*Captain America: Brave New World* is inching closer to the $300 million mark at the global box office, but the film faced a significant hurdle with a 68% drop in domestic earnings during its second weekend. This substantial decline might pose a challenge for the MCU movie to reach its break-even point of approximately $425 million, given its hefty $180 million production budget.

The Anthony Mackie-led action flick exceeded expectations with an impressive $100 million haul domestically over the Presidents Day weekend. However, its second weekend brought in only $28.2 million domestically, echoing the steep drop experienced by *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* in 2023, which also struggled to break even.

After just two weekends, *Captain America: Brave New World* has amassed an estimated global total of $289.4 million, with $141.2 million from the domestic market and $148.2 million from international territories, as reported by Comscore. The film added $63.5 million worldwide in its second weekend.

Despite being the biggest release of 2025 so far, the film's second weekend performance was disappointing, especially given the absence of competing blockbusters in the immediate future. Senior Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented to *Variety*, "This is the new normal for Marvel movies. There’s still no denying these movies have appeal. But a second weekend drop of 68% reflects less audience enthusiasm than you’d expect from Marvel."

*Deadline* predicts that *Captain America: Brave New World* will likely conclude with around $450 million globally.

The film debuted to mixed reviews, with IGN's review of *Captain America: Brave New World* giving it a 5/10 score. The review stated, "*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."

Marvel Studios and its parent company, Disney, are now banking on *Captain America: Brave New World* to regain momentum and reverse the recent downward trend in MCU movie performance (excluding the successful *Deadpool & Wolverine* from last year). The hope is to build anticipation for upcoming releases like *Thunderbolts* in May and *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* in July.