Captain America Brave New World debuts with 3rd lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in MCU at 52%

Anthony Mackie's first solo Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Brave New World did not get favourable reviews from critics.

Updated on: Feb 13, 2025, 18:23:06 IST

By Neeshita Nyayapati

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Anthony Mackie’s first solo Marvel Cinematic Outing, Captain America: Brave New World, doesn’t seem to have found fans among critics. The film, which is releasing on February 14, debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a 52% Tomatometer rating from 124 reviews. This makes it the third-lowest-rated MCU film. (Also Read: Captain America Brave New World first reactions: New Marvel entry draws mixed reviews, fails to meet high expectations)

Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford in a still from Captain America: Brave New World.

Captain America: Brave New World’s RT rating

MCU has had a tough time since the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame. The following films failed to make a mark with both the audience and critics. 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine is the only film that managed to break through, opening to $211 million in the US despite being an R-rated film.

Captain America: Brave New World’s score is higher only than Eternals, which has a 47% rating and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which has a 46% rating. Once it hits screens, it remains to be seen if the film will receive a higher rating on Popcornmeter, which is the audience score. Eternals has a Popcornmeter rating of 77%, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has an 81% rating.

About Captain America: Brave New World

According to Screenrant, Captain America: Brave New World is expected to make $85-$95 million in the US and $190 million worldwide. It is the fourth instalment in the Captain America film series, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It also continues from the 2021 web series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Directed by Julius Onah, the 35th MCU film will see Anthony as Sam Wilson, aka Captain America, while Harrison Ford plays Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, aka Red Hulk. Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, and Tim Blake Nelson also star in it.

After the events of Avengers: Endgame, this is the first film where Anthony will take over from Chris Evans as the next Captain America.

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Neeshita Nyayapati
Despite having a Master's degree in Journalism and over a decade of experience in print and digital media as a field reporter and sub-editor at organisations such as The Times of India and Reader's Digest, Neeshita Nyayapati remains a movie buff first and a Chief Content Producer second. She fell in love with movies in childhood and believes nothing matches the magic of watching a good film that moves you with a warm tub of popcorn in hand. Her love for writing about cinema follows that. Come Friday, you'll find her at her happy place, the movies, catching the latest rom-com or masala offering, for reviews or otherwise. As for the rest of the week, she's here reporting the juiciest news in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi or bringing out the best of celebs in interviews. While her niche is Telugu cinema, Neeshita likes to dabble in a little bit of everything to stay up to date. From film announcements to scandals and hard news angles, she has explored it all. A good book, a comforting cup of hot chocolate, puppy kisses and a stunning beach view are all she needs to unwind. Her passion for biking and travelling has taken her to various places across the country. She has found peace in everything from the frozen lakes of Gangtok to the coffee plantations of Coorg and the dense forests of Bandipur, to the monasteries of Darjeeling. But no matter where she goes, Neeshita loves coming across inspiring and moving stories.Read More

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