Marvel Studios avoids a box office disappointment, buoyed by international audiences. But is that enough to lift this latest Captain America sequel to box office profits?

In this film, Captain America is hunted by a new villain, only for him to learn that it’s his best friend, Bucky, back from the dead, and brainwashed. Most of the film is Cap trying to figure out why this has occurred, only to learn that the nefarious organization Hydra has its tentacles everywhere.

Brave New World for this specifically, but it’s another headline that is not terribly positive, though part of a recent trend with this current phase of Marvel movies. While Captain America: Brave New World was still #1 at the box office this weekend with $28.

Brave New World" doesn't live up to its name, breaking no new ground and falling into the same Marvel Cinematic Universe rut that most recent MCU films find themselves. In this offering, Sam Wilson is played by Anthony Mackie.

Sam Wilson as Captain America must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

Spoiler alert! This article contains spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World. Marvel Studios is steadily building toward the X-Men’s long-awaited debut in the MCU, but Captain America: Brave New World may have already made one of the original members impossible to adapt.

The Incredible Hulk remains an underrated gem in the MCU, blending, tragedy and moral dilemmas in a way Captain America: Brave New World didn't.