Marvel Studios’Captain Americamovie franchise reaches a majorMCUmilestone thanks toCaptain America: Brave New World’s box office.Captain America: Brave New World’s box office performancehasn’t thrived as much as previousCaptain Americainstallments. However, Sam Wilson’s first MCU movie has slowly climbed up the MCU’s rankings, leaving behind box office disappointments such asThe Incredible HulkandThe Marvels. While the MCU’s Multiverse Saga — and Phase 5 in particular — hasn’t provided the results Marvel Studios may have planned, the bumpy road towardsthe upcomingAvengers: Secret Warsfinalehas been alleviated by a couple of important milestones in the MCU’s history.
One month and one week after its worldwide release,Captain America: Brave New World’s worldwide box office has officially reached $400 million (viaBox Office Mojo). Hence,the MCU’s fourCaptain Americamovies have earned $2.6 billion in total.Captain America: The First Avengergathered $370.5 million,Captain America: The Winter Soldierearned $714.4 million, andCaptain America: Civil Warstill holds the record for highest-grossingCaptain Americainstallment, at $1,155 million.
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What Marvel’s Captain America Franchise Box Office Milestone Means
Captain America: Brave New World Isn’t A Flop In Its MCU Subfranchise
Taking inflation into account,Captain America: Brave New Worldis still the lowest-grossing installment in Marvel Studios’Captain Americafranchise. But taking its budget into account,Captain America: Brave New World’s $400 million worldwide box office may confirm that it has at least broken even for Marvel. While its box office performance could have been much better,Captain America: Brave New Worldmaintains the Captain America subfranchise’s success record intact, whereas others such asAnt-ManandCaptain Marvelfailed in their third and second installments.
Our Take On Marvel’s Captain America Franchise Box Office Milestone
Only Three MCU Subfranchises Have Maintained Their Streak, But Box Office Results Aren’t Promising
Three of Marvel Studios' subfranchises have had an unbroken streak at the box office over more than two movies: all installments of theThorsubfranchise have been hits at the box office, and none of them have made less than double their budget. The MCU’sSpider-Mansubfranchise has had increasingly better results, withSpider-Man: No Way HomedoublingSpider-Man: Homecoming’s total box office. TheCaptain Americamovies' performance was also on the rise until its fourth installment underperformed in comparison to their previous three, butCaptain America: Brave New Worldhas probably broken even already, meaning that theCaptain Americasubfranchise has avoided breaking its successful status.
Captain America: Brave New World Director’s Post-Credits Scene Comments May Have Comic-Accurate Implications For 1 MCU Villain
The Leader’s multiverse threat in Captain America: Brave New World’s post-credits scene may be deliberately wrong for a comic-accurate reason.
On the other hand,Thor: Love and Thunderearned almost $100 million less thanThor: Ragnarok, andCaptain America: Brave New Worldhas grossed more than $300 million less thanCaptain America: The Winter Soldierand more than $750 millio less thanCaptain America: Civil War. Together withThe MarvelsandAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, recent MCU sequels' decreasing box office performance suggests that even the most popular MCU heroes aren’t invulnerable at the box office. Upcoming sequels such asDestin Daniel-Cretton’sSpider-Man 4,Doctor Strange 3, andShang-Chi 2will prove whether all sequels are being affected by this trend.
