‘Captain America: Brave New World’, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, may find itself in troubled waters if early ticket pre-sales are any indication.
Being one of 2025’s most anticipated films, reports suggest its performance could fall short of expectations. This evokes concern for the franchise’s long-term trajectory and how the film will be received.
According to comcibookmovie, while ‘Brave New World‘ outpaces ‘The Marvels’ in pre-sales by a margin of one-and-a-half times, it lags behind other recent MCU entries. Disturbingly, its pre-sale figures are on par with ‘Eternals’ and ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’.
This is worrisome as both films underperformed relative to their budgets and audience expectations. Additionally, ‘Eternals’ ended its run with $402 million worldwide, an underwhelming result for a big-budget superhero film. Similarly, ‘Quantumania‘ began its box office journey with a promising $120.4 million domestic opening but failed to sustain momentum.
If ‘Brave New World’ follows a similar trajectory, it could mark another setback for Marvel’s struggling Phase Five. Adding to the concern is the looming shadow of past success. The last Captain America film, ‘Captain America: Civil War’, was a huge success and joined the billion-dollar club.
Marvel has been leaning heavily on the unique dynamics and fresh conflicts with ‘Captain America: Brave New World‘, especially the much-hyped battle between Sam Wilson’s Captain America and the formidable Red Hulk. Noe, a newly released international poster highlights this showdown.
Additionally, it sets the stage for one of the film’s most intense confrontations. For fans, seeing Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson go head-to-head with Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk is the main selling point. Moreover, this marks Ross’ first transformation in the MCU. Previously, insider reports claimed Red Hulk isn’t just a one-off villain but a key player in the MCU’s future.
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