Captain America: Brave New World box office

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While inflation-adjusted box office numbers offer a more accurate comparison of films across different eras, unadjusted numbers are often preferred because they represent the actual revenue generated and are easier to understand, while inflation adjustment can be complex and potentially inaccurate.

Here's a more detailed explanation:
Reasons for Preferring Unadjusted Numbers:

Industry Standard:
The film industry and media typically report box office figures in raw, unadjusted dollars, as this is the metric they use to track revenue and determine success.

Simplicity and Clarity:
Unadjusted figures are straightforward to understand and compare, making it easier for audiences to grasp the financial performance of different films.

Focus on Actual Revenue:
Unadjusted numbers reflect the actual money a film made, which is a key indicator of its commercial success and profitability for studios.

Market Evolution:
Inflation doesn't fully account for the evolution of the market, such as changes in ticket prices, release strategies, and audience demographics.

Challenges with Inflation Adjustment:
Complexity:
Adjusting for inflation is a complex process, especially when comparing films across different countries and time periods.

Varied Inflation Rates:
Ticket prices may not have increased at the same rate as overall inflation, making it difficult to determine a precise adjustment factor.

Data Availability:
Historical box office data can be incomplete or unreliable, making it challenging to accurately adjust figures for older films.

Regional Differences:
Ticket prices and inflation rates can vary significantly by region, making global comparisons even more difficult.

Misrepresentation
It can easily become a misrepresentation if ticket prices vary from place to place

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Adjusting for inflation, while seemingly straightforward, can be problematic because it doesn't always accurately reflect the complexities of real-world economic changes and can lead to misinterpretations or skewed comparisons, especially when dealing with historical data or comparing different markets.

Here's a more detailed explanation of why adjusting for inflation can be problematic:

Inflation is a Complex Phenomenon:
Inflation is not a uniform increase in all prices; different goods and services experience price changes at varying rates.

Inflation Calculators are Not Always Accurate:
Inflation calculators rely on specific baskets of goods and services to measure price changes, which may not fully represent the experiences of all consumers.

Inflation Adjustments Can Mask Underlying Trends:
Adjusting for inflation can obscure other important factors, such as changes in technology, infrastructure, or consumer preferences, which can have a significant impact on economic outcomes.

Inflation Adjustments Can Lead to Misleading Comparisons:
When comparing data across different time periods or markets, inflation adjustments can create a false sense of comparability if the underlying economic conditions are not similar.

Inflation Adjustments Can Be Subject to Bias:
The choice of inflation index and the methodology used for adjusting data can be influenced by political or economic agendas, potentially leading to biased results.

Different Inflation Rates in Different Countries:
When comparing international data, you are dealing with dozens of different rates of inflation, making it practically impossible to consistently adjust to inflation for each individual country.

Inflation Adjustments Can Be Overly Simplistic:
Inflation adjustments often treat inflation as a simple percentage change, ignoring the complexities of how inflation affects different sectors of the economy and different income groups.

Inflation Adjustments Can Be Misinterpreted:
People may mistakenly assume that inflation-adjusted figures accurately reflect the real value of goods and services, even though they may not.

 

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Marvel Cinematic Universe Part II

Hero cafe strikes again. Also, spider-man brand new day is title of next spider-man movie confirmed.

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Marvel Cinematic Universe Part II

I heard they are filing down Johnny to not be a womanizer among other things, actually. And not to sound "anti-woke" or whatever, the Four are not a huge deal to me, but there's been female Heralds, why not use those? I guess we know the answer, Surfer is the biggest name among them. But the...

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[psylockolussus]

It is kinda pointless to even compare this, to 2011 MCU movies when those movies got sequels and those were pre-Avengers 2012.

This movie underperformed period. Got the worst Cinemascore in the Mcu. Its unlikely to get a sequel.

 

[mace1]

Here is some interesting takes and sequel talk.

Any hopes that Brave New World would mark the beginning of a turnaround have been dashed.

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The last two projects were Deadpool 3 and Agatha right? Weren't people saying those were the start of a potential turnaround? Shouldn't it be more like 'Cap 4 isn't continuing the upward trend'? Plus that new Spidey cartoon, which is MCU adjacent, seems to be doing well and I didn't hear anything about the last season of What If failing to get views. Seems like the last several MCU projects have done just fine, or did I miss something?
Either way, shame if Cap 4 doesn't make more cash but how successful were people seriously expecting this to be? I mean, I was hoping it'd do well but I never expected it to earn more than your typical mid-level MCU movie. It's a follow up to Falcon and Incredible Hulk, neither of which set the world on fire (and Hulk was fifteen long years ago!). The plot apparently centers around stuff from the Eternals, which is considered a flop (right?). It's still fashionable to hate on the MCU and complain about movies that would've gotten rave reviews in 2018. Sam's never been a major player in the films. Mid-range seemed the best outcome one could reasonably expect. Sure, there's Red Hulk, but that's just 'a' Hulk, not 'the' Hulk, and I don't know if Hulk ever really had that big an impact on box office anyway? I mean, Thor 3 was huge but was that Banner or the momentum of phase 3 and the bold, fun new direction the film took?

Plus eggs cost like, a hundred bucks or something, stocks are dropping, who's spending money on movie tickets? And a black man wearing the flag is all kinds of contentious these days no matter how much Fiege tries to avoid the quagmire. Feels like the movie turning a profit of any kind is dodging a bullet.

Here is a interesting take on a sequel i was going to post a while ago and if this movie needs one or not from the Captain America: Brave New World cbr mcu thread.

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I saw the movie for $7. It has for the most part been the only movie that I was going to the theaters for. I got my movie popcorn tin and drink (Like I did for Spiderverse, Blue Beetle and sort of for Black Panther and TMNT). I got the hoodie and shirts by Sanford Greene. I even got the Little Golden book. The fact we got this much stuff with a black man in that suit in this now ultra toxic to anything black environment is a victory. I don't need a Cap America 5. Because I understand the battle to get to this point. It got further than DC. Sam is sort of in a better place than Cyborg. T'Challa, Miles and Sam at least we got something. We are what almost 30 years where all we had was Blade, Spawn and a bad Steel movie. Now in 2025 we had 6 black lead (Sort of with Miles) and toss in Shang and Jaime Reyes. There are just some victories to be happy for and just hope for the best.

Captain America: Brave New World

Meh. I don't worry about the money. It could make $1 but it was still good to me. I want it to make money so's we get another one ;)

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[psylockolussus]

The Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic 4 (if its successful), sequels for Dr. Strange, Spider-Man, Black Panther and Shang-Chi are more than enough to keep them busy in the next five years.

I'd be open to Captain America 5 if only Brave new World was good as a movie, it wasn't. I don't even want to see a Thor 5 with Chris Hemsworth.

 

[lenz]

The Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic 4 (if its successful), sequels for Dr. Strange, Spider-Man, Black Panther and Shang-Chi are more than enough to keep them busy in the next five years.

I'd be open to Captain America 5 if only Brave new World was good as a movie, it wasn't. I don't even want to see a Thor 5 with Chris Hemsworth.

Isn't the universe supposed to be reset In a few years? It's exhausting even thinking about continuing on with half these franchises long term. There is simply no juice left with so much of this current MCU.

 

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A reset isn't official yet. Deadpool & Wolverine 2 is reportedly in the works.

 

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Domestic (48.3%)
$200,297,781

International (51.7%)
$214,601,576

Worldwide (100%)
$414,899,357

 

[Kon]

I don't think Disney is really happy with Captain America 4. There has been the earning call for Disney in Q2 2025.

In the Earning Report, this is mentioned about theatrical distribution results:

• Theatrical distribution results were comparable to the prior-year quarter, as the carryover performance of first quarter releases, Mufasa: The Lion King and Moana 2, was largely offset by the results of second quarter releases, Snow White and Captain America: Brave New World, including the costs of their initial marketing campaigns. There were no significant titles released the prior-year quarter.

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2025/05/q2-fy25-earnings.pdf

PS: The prior-year quarter should be Q2 2024. So, theatrical distribution results in Q2 2025 wasn't better than Q2 2024 (which doesn't have significant titles released).

 

[psylockolussus]

Sinners will soon outgross it in North America.

Anyway, if they wanted a guaranteed hit, they could fast tracked a DS3 movie for 2025. A Captain America movie without Chris Evans was never gonna do that well at the box office. The movie being terrible based from reviews/word-of-mouth, gave people another reason not to watch it in the cinemas.