January was a fairly quiet month at the box office, even after January standards that are not particularly high. (That means, Unless they live in China, where films like “Ne Zha 2” exploded and shattered platesBut I wander off.) But as usual in the 2010s and beyond, Marvel is here to save the day … hopefully. “Captain America: Brave New World” will hit the cinemas this coming weekend and is a castle to provide the first blockbuster opening of 2025 that could painfully use the theater. The question is, can it be a great success like a pre-Pandemic superhero film? Or does Marvel Studios roll with this dice?
The admission of director Julius Onah to “Captain America” is currently observing an opening weekend in the range of 81 to 98 million US dollars. This more or less corresponds to previous tracking numbers in which the film is around 90 million US The Hollywood reporter. This may seem overwhelming on the surface because we are used to eliminating the entries of Cinematic universe with $ 100 million US dollars in their debut. But this is not an arbitrary measure of success.
An opening over/below 90 million US dollars would bring this into the same ball park as 2014 “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”, who deserves 714 million US dollars worldwide After an opening of 95 million US dollars. In this case, we talk about the McU film, which has probably been roughly celebrated so far, so this is a high bar that you can adhere to. On the other hand, “Thor: The Dark World” of 2013 opened on the way to a global transport of $ 644 million 85 million dollars. This film is considered the worst of the MCU, but it nevertheless set up a very respectable figure.
The dancing of approximately these 90 million dollars would set this film for success, since the MCU also plays very well overseas. “Winter Soldier” has made more than 63% of its business internationally. Nevertheless, we no longer talk about 2014, and the age of the superhero films with a suspected success has long been behind us. This raises a lot of questions especially for this film.
Can Captain America be a cash success without Steve Rogers?
Anthony Mackie sees “Brave New World” as Sam Wilson. No longer Falcon, he recorded Captain America’s coat. After meeting with the newly elected President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), Sam is involved in an international incident and has to uncover the reason for a malignant conspiracy before the mystery mastermind reaches its ultimate goal. The film also plays Danny Ramirez (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), Shira Haas (“Bodies”), Carl Lumbly (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) and Giancarlo Esposito (“Breakcon Bad”). Liv Tyler (Betty Ross) and Tim Blake Nelson (Samuel Sterns) repeat their roles from 2008 by “The Incredible Hulk”.
Have Harrison Ford takes over in the MCU as a Thunderbolt Ross for the late William Hurt Feels like a capital for the film. How much does it contribute to the end result in the long run? Does the audience take care of Red Hulk, especially when it plays Ford? This is only the tip of the iceberg with the big questions that linger the long -term success of this film.
Chris Evans played Captain America for almost a decade before moving back from the role of “Avengers: Endgame”. Will the audience be on board in the role of Mackie? This film also absorbs an action thread that dangles from “Eternals”, One of the lowest MCU films so far. Worry about the audience?
In addition, it is difficult to “ignore” a film like “ignore”The Marvels “fight for 200 million US dollars worldwide in 2023. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” also had a massive opening before an epic collapse with $ 463 million. Yes, “Deadpool & Wolverine” earned more than 1.3 billion US dollars last yearAnd that is encouraging, but that was on the back of two beloved versions of well -known characters. This could be due to critical reception. When critics and audiences are on board, this film has a way to success. When mouth propaganda is rough? It could be a bumpy ride, as this does not automatically have a must in the minds of many average cinema goers.
“Captain America: Brave New World” hits the cinemas on February 14, 2025.
