‘The Marvels’ flops at the box office, marking a new low for the MCU
nypost.comReviews weren’t strong (62% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and neither was audience reaction. “The Marvels” is only the third MCU release to receive a “B” CinemaScore from moviegoers, following “Eternals” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantamania.”“The Marvels,” which added $63.3 million in overseas ticket sales, may go down as a turning point in the MCU.
Over the years, the franchise has collected $33 billion globally — a point Disney noted in reporting its grosses Sunday.But with movie screens and streaming platforms increasingly crowded with superhero films and series, some analysts have detected a new fatigue setting in for audiences.
Disney chief executive Bob Iger himself has spoken about possible oversaturation for Marvel.“Over the last three and a half years, the growth of the genre has stopped,” Gross wrote in a newsletter Sunday.Either way, something is shifting for superheroes.
The box-office crown this year appears assured to go to “Barbie,” the year’s biggest smash with more than $1.4 billion worldwide for Warner Bros.Marvel has still produced recent hits. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
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