Top 10 Marvel box office flops
Top 10 Marvel box office flops
Can’t beat them all
The last few months have been tough for superhero movies. IN black adam before Shazam! Fury of the gods This Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Maniaaudiences are less and less interested in pitting their heroes against formidable villains.
But the truth is that this lack of interest is nothing new. A Marvel, for example, has already faced all sorts of box office flops in theaters. In this list, we highlight The 10 biggest disappointments a brand has ever had with their adaptations. Check!
Black Widow (2021) | $379 million
Solo film Black Widow this is one of those productions that seems to come too late for the public. In it we follow one of the adventures Natasha Romanoff before the events of infinity war. The only problem is that the film was released after the end of the saga of Thanosso that everyone already knew the end for which character Scarlett Johansson was heading.
Like other films on this list, Black Widow affected by the pandemic COVID-19proof of this is that although it was a failure for miracle studioswas the fifth most profitable 2021.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) | 370 million
More than ten years after the start Marvel in movie theaters, the memory of how the cinematic universe began seems hazy. The truth is that the studio has had to deal with a few rocks along the way, including a sluggish box office performance with one of the main characters.
Captain America: The First Avenger will become one of the main structural elements Avengers (2012), however the film’s slow pace did not appeal to the public and this was reflected in the box office.
Incredible Hulk (2008) | $264 million
Universe Emerald Giant seems more and more alive since his cousin, Jennifer Waltersbeamed on Disney+ and several of his villains promise to appear in Captain America: New World Order. But it was not always so.
IN 2008, Edward Norton interpreted Bruce Banner V The incredible Hulk. The film was not so well received by the public, collecting only the box office. $264 million. However, Brazilian fans remember him because of his initial scene in Tupinikim land.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix | $252.4 million
A Dark Phoenix Saga in theaters is one of the biggest disappointments for both the box office and the audience. X-Men: Dark PhoenixV 2019promised to correctly adapt the arc X-MenWith X-Men: The Last Stand left a bitter aftertaste in that regard.
WITH Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence moreover, the film, ironically, made the same mistakes as the previous venture. The difference was that this time he won the title “Worst Grossing X-Men Movie”. At least until now.
Ghost Rider (2007) | $228.7 million
Nicolas Cage you can laugh with Renfield This Talent Weightbut in 2007 the actor tried to enter the world of comics by playing Johnny BlazeABOUT Ghost rider. The film was not well received by specialized critics, but became a classic. garbage among fans of the genre.
Daredevil – Man without fear | $179.2 million
Launched in 2003, Daredevil – Man Without Fear it’s one of those films that is remembered as bad, but also good. WITH Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Favreau, Ellen Pompeo, Jennifer Garner and several other stars of the early years 2000ABOUT live action man without fear tried to deduce the origin of the hero, his relationship with Elektra and conflict with Wilson Fisk.
Fantastic Four (2015) | $167.9 million
ABOUT Fantastic Four V Josh Trank promised to be the last attempt Fox with investments from Marvel. After two films by the most famous publishing family, the studio did not touch the brand for almost a decade. With a more diverse composition, from Michael B Jordan before Kate Mara This Toby Kebbellrethinking should have all worked.
The only problem is that the tone “mature” de Trank did not fit into the family so well Richards. In addition, the special effects at that time did not please and the film still had to compete at the box office with Supernatural: Origins This Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.
Morbius (2022) | $167.5 million
WITH Jared Leto starring, Morbius it seemed like a dubious venture from the start. movie “a vampire” from Marvel seemed out of line with the rest of the universe proposed sony, but the studio went ahead anyway. The risky initiative did not give the expected result, raising only $167.5 million.
Elektra (2005) | $56 million
A Elektra V Jennifer Garner tagged fans destroyer V 2003. Even though the film was not a success, the studio decided to invest in the actress again with a solo film. collection only $56 million on the top 43 million budgetthe character was “retired” screens for years.
The film took a few liberties with the script, bringing in more magic and keeping the whole tone. “murderer” character from the side. The failure was helped by the fact that one of the main attractions of Jennifer’s Elektra was her chemistry with Daredevil. Ben Affleck.
New mutants | $49.2 million
New mutants still one of the biggest box office flops Marvel. This is largely due to the fact that the release of this feature has been delayed several times, partly due to production issues, but also due to pandemic And COVID-19.
The film was originally starred Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams This Charlie Heaton was supposed to be released in theaters the same day April 13, 2018. Then got two more dates in 2019 and finally hit the American cinemas in August 2020. The box office may not have satisfied anyone, but so many failures have made him famous. “damn”.
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