Captain America: Brave New World Projected to Beat Estimates With $100 Million Domestic Box Office Over Presidents Day Weekend

Captain America: Brave New World has soared above expectations with a projected domestic box office haul of $100 million over the Presidents Day holiday weekend. According to box office revenue tracker Comscore, the latest Marvel Studios film raked in an impressive $88.5 million across 4,105 theaters over the three-day period, with projections reaching $100 million for the four-day holiday. Internationally, the movie added another $92.4 million, bringing the estimated global weekend total to a robust $192.4 million.

With a production budget of $180 million, Captain America: Brave New World needs to reach a global box office of approximately $425 million to break even. The film's opening performance marks it as the fourth-best Presidents Day launch on record, trailing behind other superhero blockbusters such as Black Panther ($242 million), Deadpool ($152 million), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ($120 million).

Despite its strong box office start, Captain America: Brave New World has received mixed reviews. IGN's review scored the film a 5/10, stating, "Captain America: Brave New World feels neither brave, nor all that new, falling short of strong performances from Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, and Carl Lumbly."

The film's performance is crucial as the Marvel Cinematic Universe seeks to reverse a downward trend in recent releases, with the exception of last year's successful Deadpool & Wolverine. All eyes are now on Captain America: Brave New World to see if it can maintain momentum leading into the upcoming releases of Thunderbolts* in May and The Fantastic Four: First Steps in July.