Julius Onah says Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford "both really poured themselves into their performances" in 'Captain America: Brave New World'Captain America: Brave New World director Julius Onah got to work with one of his onscreen heroes in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.

The superhero pic launched ahead of expectations despite receiving a B- CinemaScore, the worst grade bestowed on any title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Here is what fans had to say after the movie’s release on Friday, Feb 14. Audience reactions to ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ According to the Rotten Tomatoes Popcornme

While critic reviews and the movie’s Cinemascore spell bad news for Captain America: Brave New World in general, we now have actual box office numbers.

It remains to be seen how much a B- CinemaScore from audiences — the worst grade bestowed any title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — is impacting the tentpole.

This image released by Disney shows Harrison Ford, left, and Anthony Mackie in a scene from Marvel Studios’ “Captain America: Brave New World.” (Eli Adé/Marvel Studios-Disney via AP)

Brave New World' director Julius Onah tells PEOPLE that he gave Octavia Spencer — whom he worked with on 2019's 'Luce' — a special thanks in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie's end credits. "Octavia's the greatest,

Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford opened to mixed to negative reviews from the critics with just 50% score on Rotten Tomatoes (worst in MCU) based on 258 reviews. However, the response from the audience was significantly better with an 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes and the box office biz that has exceeded expectations.