Brave New World ” was a runaway No. 1 at the global box office over the weekend. The movie, which cost at least $300 million to make and market worldwide, was on pace to sell roughly $100 million in tickets from Thursday through Monday in the United States and Canada,

It makes sense that Marvel Studios, in dire need of a box office win to start off 2025, would turn to one of its tried-and-true franchises — Captain America. The first three films in the series were released during Marvel’s golden era.

The movie, which cost at least US$300 million (S$403 million) to make and market worldwide, was on pace to sell roughly US$100 million in tickets in the United States and Canada from Feb 13 to 16, according to Comscore, which compiles box-office data. Moviegoers overseas were poised to chip in another US$92 million or so.