We're not even halfway through the year yet but it's safe to say that Captain America: Brave New World will remain one of 2025's most high-profile releases. The Marvel Cinematic Universe movie was the fourth installment in the Captain America movie series and 35th MCU film over all, but it was the first to star Anthony Mackie as the titular hero. It also featured Harrison Ford as President Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross and saw the character become the Red Hulk - a moment that fans were waiting years to see.
Captain America 4 received a mixed response from audiences but it was ultimately a hit at the box office, grossing $415.1 million worldwide. Although insiders predict the movie fell slightly short of breaking even in its theatrical run, it was a healthy performance that was great for cinema in general and ensures that Marvel will make a profit from the movie via its home media and streaming release.
Speaking of which, if you didn't make it out to the movies to see it, you'll be glad to know that Marvel has officially announced when the film will be made available to stream.
Captain America: Brave New World's Disney Plus release date revealed
Marvel Studios has officially announced that Captain America: Brave New World will arrive on Disney Plus on May 28, 2025. The announcement came ahead of the Disney and ABC Upfronts and the date is pretty much in line with what fans were predicting. It also came with a fancy new poster, which you can check out below:
'CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD' starts streaming May 28 on Disney+. pic.twitter.com/wnhFzkzDb7
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The film was released in movie theaters on Valentine's Day and, based on the release schedule of previous MCU movies, the Disney Plus release date is usually within or around three months after their theatrical debut. That would've put Captain America 4's streaming debut somewhere in May, and that's exactly where Disney Plus has landed on it too.
The film had its VOD release back in April and its home media release on Blu-Ray, 4K UHD and DVD came on May 13, so the streaming debut announcement was inevitable at this point. There is no doubt that it will be a big hit on home media and Disney Plus, ensuring that the MCU continues to dominate the conversation there while its newest release, Thunderbolts*, does so in theaters.
Anthony Mackie is one of the MCU's longest-standing actors. He actually made his debut in the second Captain America movie (The Winter Soldier in 2014) as Sam Wilson became the Falcon for the first time, but he has since become the franchise's new Captain America after his best friend and predecessor, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), retired in 2019's Avengers: Endgame.
Mackie is now set to reprise his role in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, which will both close out the franchise's ongoing Multiverse Saga.
Captain America: Brave New World releases on Disney Plus on May 28, 2025.