Despite poor critics' reviews,Captain America: Brave New World’s audience score has surpassedCaptain America: The First AvengeronRotten Tomatoes. TheMCU’s fourthCaptain Americainstallment has received negative criticism for its overstuffed plot, its similarities to previous MCU movies, and the main character’s barebones character arc. Yet,Captain America: Brave New Worldis tracking to be a moderate box office success, and it lays sturdier foundations for future projects than many Phase 4 and Phase 5 titles.
On its release date,Captain America: Brave New Worldholds a 78% Popcornmeter onRotten Tomatoes— only 3% percentage points aboveCaptain America: The First Avenger’s 75% audience score. On the other hand,Captain America: The First Avenger’s Tomatometer stands at 80%, towering aboveCaptain America: Brave New World’s 51% critics' score with a “Certified Fresh” label.Captain America: Brave New World’s Popcornmeter and Tomatometer will continue to fluctuate as its theatrical run progresses.
What Captain America: Brave New World’s Audience RT Score Means
Audiences So Far Disagree Brave New World Has Broken A Captain America Streak
Captain America: Brave New World’s Tomatometer score is considerably lower than all three previousCaptain Americamovies, which hadn’t dipped below 80%. At 51%,Captain America: Brave New Worldfailed to win over almost half of the critics who gave positive reviews to Chris Evans' three MCU solo films.All three previousCaptain Americamovies had similar audience reviews, withCaptain America: The First Avengerclaiming the lowest Popcornmeter score at 75% andCaptain America: The Winter Soldierclaiming the top spot at 92%, only three percentage points aboveCaptain America: Civil War’s 89%.
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At the time of release,Captain America: Brave New Worlddebuted with the third-lowest RT scorein MCU history. At 48%,Captain America: Brave New World’s debut Tomatometer barely surpassedEternals' 47% andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s 46%. WhileCaptain America: Brave New World’s critics score has since increased, its audience score will probably keep changing as well, possibly falling belowCaptain America: The First Avenger’s 75% treshold and emphasizing the distance between it and the MCU’s Chris Evans-ledCaptain Americatrilogy.
Our Take On Captain America: Brave New World’s Audience RT Score
Brave New World May Be Less Divisive Than Other MCU Movies Despite Its Flaws
Captain America: Brave New World’s reviews have delineated clear flaws that previousCaptain Americamovies didn’t have, earning the movie lower critics and audience scores than previous installments. However,Captain America: Brave New World’s audience score suggests that, despite its weaknesses, the film doesn’t fail to meet general audiences' expectations as much as MCU flops such asAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,Eternals, andSecret Invasion, all of which were criticized for not fulfilling the full potential of their premises and having little impact on the franchise. ByCaptain America: Brave New World’s ending, everything the trailers promised is delivered.
