“Captain America: Brave New World” delivered a heroic $88.5 million in its box office debut, with domestic ticket sales projected to climb to $100 million through the Presidents Day holiday on Monday.

Despite unfavorable reviews and terrible audience scores, the 35th entry in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe arrived slightly above projections and ranks as the biggest opening weekend of the year. It’s also the fourth-best Presidents Day launch on record following 2018’s “Black Panther” ($242 million), 2016’s “Deadpool” ($152 million) and 2023’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” ($120 million).

Overseas, “Captain America: Brave New World” collected an additional $92.4 million for a global start of $192.4 million through Monday. In the $180-million tentpole, Anthony Mackie takes up the mantle as Cap from Chris Evans, who played the star-spangled Avenger in Marvel movies for nearly a decade. Directed by Julius Onah (“The Cloverfield Paradox), “Captain America: Brave New World” finds Mackie’s Sam Wilson at the...