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BP's Domestic Box office is Greater than the Combo of BvS + JL Domestic?


Marvel's Black Panther's domestic box office currently stands at $562 Million and over the next weeks, even with the customary drops, will soon reach $600 Million domestic. There is something driving this besides Representation. The Dark Knight and DKR both grossed $534 and $448 Million respectively as the superhero demand started growing.

In my opinion the popularity of the MCU and the Marvel brand have helped BP reach this lofty result. Warner/DC management should be absolutely embarrassed for destroying the IP for DC characters including Batman. I personally think Batman is over exposed and DC has become crippled by an over reliance on Batman, but the real problem is that Warner/DC is too wedded to a particular fan base. It's great that Warner/DC listens to their fans but it is criminal that they kowtow to those same fans. The tail is now wagging the dog.

It makes no sense that a B-List character like Black Panther (based on comic title sales, media exposure and overall popularity) should suddenly be this in demand. I think Marvel/Disney has been riding a wave of luck, timing and momentum. With luck being the residue of hardwork.

BP was created in 1966 without much fanfare and that wasn't blind luck; but to execute to the tune of crossing $1 Billion in 2018?! Success means that Disney/Marvel work very hard on crafting a viable entertainment product.

BvS made $330 Mil Domestic and JL made $228 Mil Domestic. BP garnering more than those two movies combined domestically is insane. It is criminally insane. At some point the DCEU will become irrelevant to the MCU and maybe that is Warner's plan to remain distinct and different. But how is Warner/DC going to win back audiences for their films in the long run?





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"There is something driving this besides Representation"

What's driving the success of "Black Panther" is that it's a good movie, and a movie that everyone can enjoy! (Well, everyone but DC fanboys, it's far too fun for them.)

Really. I'm white and I really liked it, the elderly aunt I took to the theater absolutely loved it, my friends all enjoyed the hell out of it, all the co-workers who've seen it said they had a blast. I haven't polled any children or teens to see how they liked it, but then I avoid children and teens. Everyone I know who's seen it really liked the movie and thought it was fun, and that includes not only all racial groups but some political and cultural conservatives, the sort of people who object to "PC". Yeah, I disagree with them on many points, but absolutely everyone can enjoy watching a hot chick ride the roof of a speeding car with a spear in her hand.

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If this keeps going, Black Panther is going to make more domestic than Justice League did Worldwide... Prep H free for all who need it...

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That is a very real possibility and just a stunning DC fan rebuke of WB/DC. It is almost akin to a boycott. One would think that the number of fans of Warner/DC at some point were greater than the amount of Marvel fans but that doesn't seem to be the case.

WB/DC's Holy Trinity in a movie coming off of a well received Wonder Woman should have performed much better than it did. It would appear that audiences have not bought in to the DCEU or DCCU or whatever it was called but even as a stand-alone movie JL did not excel.

I want there to be a solid Justice League film but WB/DC refuses to make one and instead caters to a select audience.

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Yes, butthurt DC fans keep downplaying all MCU movies, but ignore how crappy the DCEU has been. Even Wonder Woman isnt that good as they want you to believe...

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Top 10 Worlwide
No. 3 Domestic movie of all time

Wow!

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Top 9 Worldwide. May not stay there long. Maybe Solo will dethrone it? Nah. Avengers 4? Probably yes.
No. 3 Domestic movie of all time may hold for awhile. I don't see AIW knocking BP down to 4th. Remarkable achievement for BP even adjusting for inflation where it is #30.

Congrats to fans for pouring out and attending BP!

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