‘Captain America: Brave New World’ crawls to $400M—fans joke they “fell asleep at the theater”

Captain America: Brave New World, released on Valentine's Day, 2025, didn't live up to expectations. The trailer stirred quite a buzz in the movie buff community and online discussions. It was the first time Sam Wilson was cast as Captain America.

The trailer offered a glimpse into the story. This time, Anthony Mackie, known as Captain America (portrayed by Sam Wilson), was preparing to confront a supervillain, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (played by Harrison Ford). Notably, the antagonist was also the President and Captain America became entangled in an international conspiracy.

However, many were disappointed with the release. Some found the narrative weak, while others criticized the action sequences.

It gradually impacted the box office collections, ultimately becoming the second lowest-grossing movie in the franchise. However, many claimed they had seen it coming. With an estimated budget of $180 million, the projected global earnings ranged from $405 million to $450 million.

Netizens react as Captain America: Brave New World turns out to be the second-lowest-grossing film in the franchise

Fell asleep at the theater (via Bellstringer/ X)

Some netizens felt that the narrative was weak enough to qualify as monotonous. The user wasn't surprised by the gross earnings and claimed they fell asleep during the show.

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A user questioned Captain America: Brave New World's success. Some confirmed that the gross must be double or triple the budget to be considered successful.

So, after that, would it be considered a hit or not?

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Some refused to believe the claimed budget. If the speculations are true, Marvel must have suffered significant losses.

Yeah I’m gonna a go in a limb and say it went well over the $180 budget.

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A user remarked sarcastically.

People are acting like it’s a bad thing. It’s good to make money by being the only option in theaters

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A user opined about the budget.

Madness that they spend that much money on THAT… you can make a good cap movie for 50m or less

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Some fans defended the movie's performance.

400 Millions + is good for the 180 millions we winning

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Captain: America Brave New World's plot involves the captain's journey to save the country from malicious practices. However, the entire setting appeared to be somewhat unrealistic to the fans. On the other hand, some opined that the criticism was way too harsh and that it was a decent movie.

I watched Captain America: Brave New World. It wasn't horrible. It just wasn't very good. If you're expecting Winter Soldier type story telling and acting, just stay home. Captain America did. ~ A fan stared.

Captain America: Brave New World. 6/10 being generous. ~ Another X-user claimed.

Just finished Captain America: Brave New World. It was well... it was okay. I love Sam ~ A netizen revealed.

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