Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off its 2025 offerings over the long weekend with “Captain America: Brave New World,” which net an $88 million 3-day opening and $100 million over the extended weekend, domestically.

Before 2023, it would have been unthinkable for a Marvel Studios film to flop at the box office. Regardless, The Marvels failed to, well, marvel audiences, earning a bleak $206.1 million worldwide, while Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania disappointed the studio with only $476.

This timeline tells us that Thunderbolts* will happen either soon after the events in Brave New World or a little later down the road. Whatever the case, Congressman James Buchanan Barnes will be elected to office before he and the Thunderbolts become the New Avengers.

The first big release of the year has arrived from Marvel, as an early glimpse into the health of 2025's box office and audience attitudes. Can the MCU maintain momentum?

As per Box Office Mojo, Captain America: Brave New World has already grossed $192.4 million worldwide, with $100m coming from the US and the rest from international territories. That’s a big start for a movie with a B- CinemaScore and a 50% Rotten Tomatoes score. However, it also has a verified 80% audience rating.

Brave New World. Red Hulk's appearance in the fourth Captain America movie brings back the quite silly Marvel science of gamma rays to the

Podcaster Ashley Ray and film writers Adam Nayman and Kaiya Shunyata explain why the film is receiving such harsh reviews.