The Divisive Critical and Audience Reaction Widens for 'Captain America: Brave New World'
The split between critic and audience scores for Captain America: Brave New World is causing quite a stir, with critics giving it a 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the MCU's worst-reviewed movies ever. But audiences aren't as harsh, giving it an 80% score, creating a whopping 27% difference. This isn't unheard of in the MCU world, as some of the bottom-ranked films like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Eternals, and Captain America: Brave New World itself have had significant divides.
If you look at the bottom 10 worst-reviewed MCU movies, you'll see a pattern emerging. The higher up the list you go, the more often critic scores surpass audience scores. For instance, Black Panther has a 96% critic score versus a 79% audience score. However, Captain America: Brave New World currently holds the third-largest gap in favor of audiences, which could suggest things aren't as bad as they initially seem.
But wait, there's a twist. These are early reviews. Previews opened up last night, and it's still 9 AM ET on Friday. It's possible that early viewers may be more inclined to like the film, artificially inflating its audience score. And let's not forget about other films with large audience splits that still struggled at the box office, like Quantumania, Eternals, and The Marvels.
So, will Captain America: Brave New World break the mold and become a box office hit? Only time will tell. Until then, keep an eye on its score and enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe's rollercoaster of critic and audience opinions.
Metacritic also shares a divisive opinion on Captain America: Brave New World, assigning it a score of 46 out of 100, further adding to the film's controversial reception.
In the multiverse of Marvel movies, the Hulk has been known for his consistent popularity, but even he can't help close the gap in audience scores between Captain America: Brave New World and its critic reviews.
Despite the strong attendance at the film's previews, it's important to consider Captain America: Brave New World's overall attendance figures once it's released widely, as high early viewer scores don't always equate to box office success, as seen with Eternals and The Marvels.
