By Admin 
The fourth Captain America film has a projected opening of between $80 and $85 million over the traditional weekend and $90 and $95 million through the President’s Day holiday. The film, budgeted north of $180 million excluding marketing, is expected to open in roughly 4,100 theatres across North America.
It is projected to erase the entire $110 million international box office; however, it will face stiff competition in China with titles such as “Ne Zha 2,” which has become the highest-grossing release in the country’s history at nearly $1.1 billion and counting, and “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” which is dropping onto Peacock in the U.S. while playing in theatres worldwide.
In the absence of domestic challengers, Captain America will undoubtedly have the biggest domestic opening of the year. The projected ticket sales would likely put it somewhere in the middle of post-pandemic outings in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe.
They surpass 2021’s Eternals ($71 million bow), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($75 million bow), and 2023’s The Marvels ($46 million bow)—considered dismal by MCU standards—but fall short of the more exciting franchises: 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder ($144 million bow), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($187 million bow), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($181 million bow), and 2023’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ($118 million bow).
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In fact, the only non-Disney release last year that landed a billion-dollar bow was R-rated, featuring two beloved comic book characters: Deadpool & Wolverine. The dark horse of the bunch was the third Guardians, which raked in about $845 million worldwide. The other two 2023 entries, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels, were embarrassing flops and have been among the rare money losers in the sprawling 35-title franchise.
Superhero films, long a given during a stint in theatres, have been ejected from the box office cycle. With two other tentpole movies, Thunderbolts on May 2 and The Fantastic Four: First Steps on July 25, Marvel Studios has high hopes for the upcoming months.
“Captain America: Brave New World” continues post-“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” as well as “Avengers: Endgame,” where Endgame ends with Steve Rogers going back to the past to spend the rest of his life gracefully with his love instead of doing what a superhero ought to do. Some time after Sam Wilson picks up the mantle, he finds himself embroiled in an international incident after Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (Harrison Ford) is elected the president of the United States. The film is being directed by Julius Onah of “The Cloverfield Paradox” fame.
Captain America is not the only newcomer to the film displays. Besides, Wet Patterns got Paddington in Peru; it is again the third tale of the bear-loving marmalade and is set for release on Friday. The film aims for $15 million to $17 million over a long four-day weekend. The film will be seen at just about 3,700 North American screens.
This will open Paddington 3, which thus far has grossed $103 million at the international box office. The first two “Paddington” installations, based on children’s stories by British author Michael Bond, did have higher international commercial success, and the third installation looks to be very much in line with that.