Marvels at the US box office: This is the worst launch in Marvel history, with earnings far from expectations (and projections)

US box office November 10-12, 2023*

1 – The Marvels: $47,000,000 (New)

2 – Five Nights at Freddy’s: $9,000,000 (cumulative: $127,205,300)

3 – Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: $5,900,000 (Cumulative: $172,526,901)

4 – Priscilla: $4,792,678 (cumulative: $12,728,840)

5 – Killers Of The Flower Moon: $4,650,000 (cumulative: $59,937,384)

6 – Winter Break: $3,200,000 (Cumulative: $4,274,260)

7 – Journey to Bethlehem: $2,425,000 (New)

8 – PAW Patrol: Super Patrol the Movie: $1,760,000 (Cumulative: $64,564,318)

9 – Radical: $1,752,000 (Cumulative: $5,209,758)

10 – The Exorcist: Dedication: $1,150,000 (Cumulative: $64,994,335)

to remember

After disappointing audiences for Loki season 2, a negative start Marvels Is this a new illustration of “superhero fatigue” at the US box office? A phenomenon that director Nia da Costa thought he could sidestep, as he said last August, thanks to Tony “Crazy, funny, absurd, witty and brilliant” His feature film, which both A sequel to Captain Marvel and the series WandaVision, Miss Marvel and Secret Invasion.

However, the observation is unmistakable after the release of estimates for the weekend of November 10-12 in US theaters: barely $47* million in greenbacks collected over three days (below already very high projections). pessimists!). Marvels It’s the worst start since the MCU’s inception in 2008, falling short of the $55 million* grossed by 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. The feature film starring Brie Larson, Iman Whelan and Teyonah Parrish thus earned less than a third. The first Captain Marvel in 2019.

First Weekend Rankings for 33 Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies*

#1 – Avengers: Endgame (2019) – $357,115,007

#2 – Spider-Man: Not Home (2021) – $260,138,569

#3 – Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – $257,698,183

#4 – The Avengers (2012) – $207,438,708

#5 – Black Panther (2018) – $202,003,951

#6 – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) – $191,271,109

#7 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) – $187,420,998

#8 – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) – $181,339,761

#9 – Captain America: Civil War (2016) – 179,139,142

#10 – Iron Man 3 (2013) – $174,144,585

#11 – Captain Marvel (2019) – $153,433,423

#12 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – $146,510,104

#13 – Thor: Love & Thunder (2022) – $144,165,107

#14 – Iron Man 2 (2010) – $128,122,480

#15 – Thor Ragnarok (2017) – $122,744,989

#16 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) – $118,414,021

#17 – Spider-Man Homecoming (2017) – $117,027,503

#18 – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum of Solace (2023) – $106,109,650

#19 – Iron Man (2008) – $98,618,668

#20 – Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) – $95,023,721

#21 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 (2014) – $94,320,883

#22 – Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) – $92,579,212

#23 – Thor: The Dark World (2013) – $85,737,841

#24 – Doctor Strange (2016) – $85,058,311

#25 – Black Widow (2021) – $80,366,312

#26 – Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) – $75,812,205

#27 – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) – $75,388,688

#28 – The Eternals (2021) – $71,297,219

#29 – Thor (2011) – $65,723,338

#30 – Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) – $65,058,524

#31 – Ant-Man (2015) – $57,225,526

#32 – The Incredible Hulk (2008) – $55,414,050

#33 – Marvels (2023) – 47,000,000 dollars

Among the upcoming theatrical and streaming releases that will prove “Marvel Fatigue” or vice versa for the Kevin Feige-led studio, the Echo series is expected in January 2024 on Disney+ under the new non-MCU label, and Deadpool 3 on Marvel. Side by Side Cinematic Universe (July 26, 2024) and Kraven Hunter on the Sony/Marvel Side (August 28, 2024) will be the only two Marvel-branded releases in 2024. Thunderbolts and Blade have been delayed and will be released, as well as Fantastic 4, in 2025.

*Figures: Cashier Mojo