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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ opens with $88.5 million

The movie is expected to hit $100 million by the end of Presidents' Day holiday

INQUIRER.net US Bureau / 03:22 PM February 16, 2025

This image released by Disney shows Anthony Mackie in a scene from Marvel Studios’ “Captain America: Brave New World.” (Eli Adé/Marvel Studios-Disney via AP)

LOS ANGELES – “Captain America: Brave New World” opened with $88.5 million this weekend to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday, with domestic ticket sales projected to climb to $100 million through the Presidents Day holiday on Monday.

Disney’s latest entry in the Marvel universe stars Anthony Mackie in the title role, with Harrison Ford playing the president of the United States.

It placed far ahead of “Paddington in Peru,” the third entry in the popular franchise about a talking bear, which opened with $13 million, Comscore reported.

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The slasher film “Heart Eyes” grossed $10 million Friday through Sunday in its second weekend.

“Dog Man” was fourth with $9.73 million after spending its first two weeks in first place, followed by the Chinese animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2,” which opened with $7.2 million this weekend in theaters in the United States and Canada.

Rounding out the top 10 domestic releases were “Love Hurts” ($4.3 million), “Mufasa: The Lion King” ($4.1 million), “One of Them Days” ($2.9 million), “Companion” ($1.87 million) and “Becoming Led Zeppelin” ($1.81 million).

Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected US President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

The Walt Disney Co. release is by far the biggest opener of 2025 and the company predicts it will hit $100 million domestically and $192.4 globally by the end of Monday’s Presidents’ Day holiday.

“Captain America: Brave New World” is Marvel’s first major release since “Deadpool & Wolverine” broke records last summer and re-energized a Marvel fanbase that some worried was weakening after the poor showing for “The Marvels.”

The movie. which opened in theaters on Friday, is rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence, action and some strong language.” (With CNS report)