What is wrong with the latest Marvel films

There was a time when Marvel and Disney took out the ticket board with each novelty. The various films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe had become used to exceeding one billion in the world box, and the universe thus meticulously constituted had reached its peak with Avengers: Endgamereaching $ 2.8 billion. But, since then, this is the beginning of the end. If some successes remain notable, such as films Spider-Man (1.13 billion for Far From Home in 2019, and 1.92 for No Way Home in 2021), Doctor Strange 2 (955 million) or Galaxy 3 guardsit must be recognized that we are witnessing a long descent.

From Avengers: EndgameMarvel and Disney proposed 15 films. There are only three which exceeded one billion (both Spider-Manas well as Deadpool & Wolverine). And eight of them did not even cross the $ 500 million mark. Worse, if we are interested in the most recent sample, that is to say the films broadcast since 2024, there is only the anomaly Deadpool & Wolverine To save the bet. Marvel and Disney probably believed that The fantastic four: first stepswhich constitutes the first stone to prepare Avengers: Doomsdaywas going to restart the machine. But the first figures are not cheerful.

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Drifting, the MCU cannot revive

As Variety reports in an article published on August 3, The fantastic four: first step has suffered copiously for its second weekend in the United States, with a drop of 66 % (compared to 53 % for Superman). A fall comparable to what had experienced Captain America: Brave New World (-68 %), Ant-man and the wasp: Quantumania (-70 %) or even Thor: Love and Thunder (-67 %). The fantastic four: first step is on the way to exceed Captain America: Brave New World (failure attributed in part to the absence of Chris Evans according to Kevin Feige) and Thunderbolts*but without reaching summits either, despite positive criticism. He suffers from comparison with other summer blockbusters, as Jurassic World: Rebirth ($ 766 million) and F1 (546 millions).

« The fantastic four is not a first -row franchise for Marvel. It has never been “Consives analyst Jeff Bock. He forgets that characters like Black Panther or Doctor Strange were not either. He also forgets the craze around the casting, led by Pedro Pascal. Everything suggests that the public sulks the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe due to the many mistakes noted after the release ofAvengers: Endgame (which closed a big chapter). The concept of multiverse gave birth to incredible scenarios, and the Jonathan Majors affair – which was to embody the big bad kang in the next Avengersdid not help. Without forgetting the scattering caused by the series on Disney+: suddenly, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become difficult to follow.

Will the Marvel Cinematic Universe justice be the famous Avengers: Doomsday ? Marvel and Disney offered a golden bridge to Robert Downey Jr. for him to come back, despite the death of Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame (He will play Doctor Doom), and even though the future X-Men film would be articulated around a tight budget. It will also be necessary to monitor the scores of Spider-Man: Brand New Daywith regard to the popularity of the character (the teasing of the costume panicked the canvas). But even if these two films would reconnect with the success of yesteryear, they would only be exceptions to what seems to be a rule: too long in its comfort zone, the MCU has lost its magic and its attractive power. Except to rely on his old glories of the past. It would be to forget that nostalgia alone will not be enough to relaunch the machine.

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MCU films figures since Avengers: Endgame :

*in progress

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