‘The Marvels’ Tracking for $75M Domestic Debut

There are some folks utterly shocked by THR’s box-office forecasting of “The Marvels.” Pamela Mcclintock’s writeup suggests that “superhero fatigue” will lead the latest MCU movie to a $75-$80 million domestic opening.

Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if the opening numbers are actually much lower than that. Ticket presales for “The Marvels” have not been going well and last week’s projected numbers hinted at something closer to a $55-$70 million weekend.

The original “Captain Marvel” opened with $153 million. This one stars three female leads, including fan favorite Brie Larson, and is being directed by Nia DaCosta — curiously enough, both of these ladies recently hinted that they would be leaving the MCU.

Most MCU movies open with around $100 million, but it looks like “The Marvels” will be an exception. “The Marvels” has a large budget of $273 million.

This is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 33rd feature film. DaCosta is one of four credited writers on the screenplay, along with Megan McDonnell, Elissa Karasik, and Zeb Wells. You almost never get a single person writing the screenplay for an MCU movie.

When the trailer came out in early summer, there was fanboy backlash. A lot of hate was thrown at this movie. Rolling Stone, of course, claimed the backlash was due to the “misogynist side of Marvel fandom.”

ScreenRant’s insane theory that bots were hired by the misogynists to rally up the dislikes was definitely out there. Ditto Jezebel’s belief that “sexist Marvel fans” were responsible for over half a million dislikes on YouTube.

It’s as if some can’t fathom that maybe, just maybe, the trailer was underwhelming? That maybe, just maybe, people are getting sick and tired of these mass-marketed superhero movies. All of these journalists are right on cue, going to bat for Disney by screaming “MISOGYNY!” when the real problem is more nuanced.

“The Marvels” will be in theaters on Nov 10.

Werner Herzog's ‘Grizzly Man' Joins the Criterion Collection — Plus ‘The English Patient,’ ‘Nashville' and ‘Shop Around the Corner’

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Robert De Niro to Play Tommy Lasorda in Reid Carolin's ‘Tommy & Me'

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Quentin Tarantino to Publish ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth' Novel, Out December 8

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Zack Snyder Says the ‘Last Photograph' Negative Reviews Were “100%” About Him and Not the Movie

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‘The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd': Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy Power Tim Blake Nelson's Best Film Since ‘The Grey Zone' [TIFF]

Tim Blake Nelson has been making films for thirty years and hasn't directed a narrative feature in more than ten. "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd," is the best thing he's done since "The Grey Zone.”

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3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC

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Joaquin Phoenix Reuniting with Mike Mills for Next Film, Shooting in January 2027

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Todd Field-Written ‘The Girls’ Sets Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic to Direct, November Shoot

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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