Brave New World is arriving in theaters with a very unexpected record to its name. The upcoming fourth installment of Marvel Studios’ Captain America franchise, Brave New World, also stands as the Captain America movie with the shortest run time.

Marvel ’s Captain America: Brave New World will be released in United States theaters on February 14, 2025, as part of Phase Five of the MCU.

Marvel has released a couple of new trailers fo . One of them is an IMAX trailer and the other is a Japanese trailer, and they tease the continuation of Sam Wilson’s MCU journey along with some big action.

Brave New World is preparing for takeoff at the box office. The Anthony Mackie-fronted Marvel Studios movie hit pre-release tracking service The Quorum and is projected to open with upwards of $95 million when it flies into theaters over Valentine’s Day/Presidents’ Day weekend on Feb.

Measuring this result up to the history of the Chris Evans Captain America trilogy, Brave New World’s opening isn’t the highest water mark on the board. At the same time, the figures shown below slot this new chapter in a pretty fantastic place when you consider all the factors in play. Here’s the history of Cap’s opening weekend history thus far:

Brave New World Box Office predictions are in, and Marvel Studios has reason to be optimistic about the next MCU movie.

If the rumored runtime is true, Captain America: Brave New World will set a new franchise record. AMC Theatres' listing for Captain America: Brave New World states it has a 118-minute runtime. That is the shortest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ‘s (MCU) series for the character.

Brave New World should build on that, and the other developments in the MCU since the early days after Endgame, to show us a Sam Wilson who’s more comfortable with the role of leading the Avengers. This brings me to the other reason why Captain America 4 is so important.

The early box office predictions for Captain America 4 suggest that it might become one of the highest openers for Marvel Studios in recent years. Being the fourth installment of the Captain America franchise,