- Captain America: Brave New World (review)- $88.5M
Marvel’s first big movie of the year, Captain America: Brave New World, got off to a hot start over the President’s Day weekend with $88.5M, $100M if including all four days. The film is the first solo outing for Anthony Mackie as Captain America, after having the shield passed to him by Chris Evans in 2019. The timing was right, as Black History Month undoubtedly factored into the attendance. Of course, there’s also the presence of Harrison Ford, the debut of the Red Hulk, and curiosity over Mackie’s performance. This is the fourth highest-grossing President’s Day debut ever. The film added another $92M overseas for an overall haul of $192M. Whether this equates to a long-term run is unclear, but the reviews weren’t great and that could be a problem. The film has one of Marvel’s lowest Rotten Tomatoes critical scores at 50%, while the audience score is more favorable at 80%.
2. Paddington in Peru (review)- $13M
Paddington in Peru, the third film in the beloved franchise and first without director Paul King, has been out overseas since November, but it finally opened here in the States. The marmalade-loving bear couldn’t compete with Captain America, earning $13M which is just slightly better than what Paddington 2 did in 2017. That said, it still has a 94% RT critical score and 90% with audiences so people still love it. Worldwide the film has $131M.
3. Heart Eyes– $10M/$21.5M
4. Dog Man– $9.7M/$66.8M
5. Ne Zha 2– $7.2M
6. Love Hurts– $4.3M/$12.2M
7. Mufasa: The Lion King– $4.1M/$240.7M
8. One of Them Days– $2.9M/$43.5M
9. Companion– $1.87M/$18.7M
10. Becoming Led Zeppelin– $1.81M/$5.4M
