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Worst opening in the MCU ever, followed by the biggest second weekend drop ever. Wonder Woman is a more typically feminine superhero, who doesn't focus much on beating people up. That movie also had a major romance plotline, which.....shockingly.....women like. Oh, and Wonder Woman also has a sexy costume. Captain Marvel could be a dyke for all we know. Her costume is not allowed to be sexy, ever, at any point. Her main personality trait is being able to beat men up. She is cold, snarky, aggressive. Isn't it odd that women who cosplay dress up in almost pornographic costumes, but female marvel superheroes are stricty forbidden from being sexually appealing to men in anyway. <blockquote>Person is a nobody, turns into a Superhero.</blockquote> Thor, Tony Star, T'challa were nobodies. Interesting. k In order for something to qualify as nostalgia, you need at least a 10 year gap. But recasting Iron Man wouldn't....what?? <blockquote>I think the MCU is still on the right track</blockquote> You are probably the only person on the planet who thinks that. Of the 9 movies released since phase 3, 6 are the lowest rated MCU movies of all times (except HUlk). The highest rated one is a Sony moive, the next highest is Guardians of the Galaxy 3. James Gunn is leaving the MCU and that was his swan song, so both those movies are exceptions to the rule. The other movie was Shangh Chi, which I thought was awful, but somehow had the Force Awakens effect where everyone was saying it was good at the time. The box office for shangh chi was awful though. Maybe only the die hards saw it. why would you recast iron Man with an older actor, wnen you could just cast RDJ? The gap in the experience between home and cinema is much smaller than it used to be. Even watching on a laptop in HD. Cinema used to be a totally different experience. It's still a bit better, but not that much. I don't agree that there is a big differnence in home cinema and cinema. It's more about the resoution than the size of the screen. Theater is more of a ritual for me. I just like the ritual of it. It's not about the size of the screen. Audiences can watch old movies on demand at home any time. You used to have to buy a hard copy of a film to be able to watch it, or wait for it to be on TV with ads and a 4:3 ratio and low resolution. There used to be a massive difference watching a movie at the cinema and at home. Not so much any more. Those films are sold out because there are limited screenings. If a film is showing 10 times a day, some of those screenings are not going to be sold out. Like we really need articles from journalists to explain why this move failed. It's the wrong question. The real question is "Why did Captain Marvel not bomb?" This is just what happens when you make a movie that no one wants to see, as a sequel to movies that were bad. There is no longer an interconnected narrative that we are interested in. Is there even an inerconnected narrative? Multiverse is not a narrative. And more importantly, there are no characters that we care about. my point it, someone had to make Star Wars and Iron Man and Toy Story etc. in the first place. If studios had just get making remakes and sequals back then, then the franchises wouldn't exist in the first place. And people get bored sooner or later. Not true all all. When there are movies people want to see, they go to the box office. In 2019 8/10 of the top 10 movies were Disney. Including 3 MCU movies, 2 live action adaptations of beloved animated movies, 2 sequels to beloved animated franchises, and a Star Wars Movie. Avatar, Top Gun, Barbie, Super Marios all made massive box office. The real problem is the lack of original movies. Movie studios don't take risks anymore. But there is only so long you can keep bleeding established frnachises dry until people get bored. We need new stuff. $110m global opening, it will be less. no way this is going over 3x multiplier The biggest that I can find Superman II to III had a 63% drop, a0000000s did Superman III to IV. a 63% drop would mean $418m. Quantum Mania made $476m after opening with $106m domestic. https://youtu.be/9e852S8RvlU?si=l0-NHzyH83dQ0FoA&t=218 I guess you didn't get the reference it's actually getting made? I thought this would be quietly shelved. Guess they already shot it then. I am not going to see it, because I am a 40 year old white dude, and this movie was not made for me.