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The Marvels faced multiple obstacles on its debut weekend, and as the weekend closes out, it hasn't been able to overcome them. Here's what went wrong (https://whatculture.com/film/why-the-marvels-flopped?rf=homepage).

South Park's: Joining The Panderverse might hold some of the answers to a lot of what's going wrong with Marvel / Disney.

‘The Marvels’ Budget Breakdown: What Led to the MCU’s First Box Office Bomb? (https://collider.com/the-marvels-box-office-budget/)

'The Marvels' opening weekend (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq3X530Gqxo) is the lowest in MCU History.

‘The Marvels’ Budget Breakdown: What Led to the MCU’s First Box Office Bomb? (https://collider.com/the-marvels-box-office-budget/)

'The Marvels' opening weekend (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq3X530Gqxo) is the lowest in MCU History.

12 Biggest Factors In The Marvels’ Historic Box Office Disaster (https://screenrant.com/the-marvels-movie-box-office-bomb-reasons/)

The Marvels has made history by breaking the record for the lowest-grossing opening weekend for an MCU movie, and there are several reasons why.

"That’s For Bob Iger": Iman Vellani Gives Very Candid Response To The Marvels' Box Office Failure (https://screenrant.com/the-marvels-iman-vellani-box-office-response/)

Ms. Marvel actress Iman Vellani responds to The Marvels' box office failure with an incredibly candid remark, saying she's happy with the movie.

Bob Iger Says ‘The Marvels’ Failed Because of a Lack of “Supervision” (https://collider.com/bob-iger-the-marvels-box-office/)

He also cited COVID as a reason for its commercial failure.

Disney's Bob Iger Has A Theory On Why The Marvels Bombed - And It Makes No Sense (https://www.looper.com/1460408/disney-bob-iger-the-marvels-bombed-theory/)

Disney CEO Bob Iger has a reason in mind for why some of Marvel's latest films have tanked at the box office. His reasoning doesn't make sense, however.

Disney's Bob Iger Has A Theory On Why The Marvels Bombed - And It Makes No Sense (https://www.looper.com/1460408/disney-bob-iger-the-marvels-bombed-theory/)

Disney CEO Bob Iger has a reason in mind for why some of Marvel's latest films have tanked at the box office. His reasoning doesn't make sense, however.

Bob Iger's Defense Of Disney's 2023 Box Office Failures Proven Wrong... By The 2023 Box Office (https://screenrant.com/disney-ceo-movies-messages-barbie-oppenheimer/)

Disney CEO, Bob Iger, gave a strong opinion about movies with messages. However, 2023's box office perfectly highlights that Iger is wrong.

Bob Iger Has Learned All the Wrong Lessons From the MCU Struggles (https://www.cbr.com/bob-iger-learned-wrong-lessons-mcu-struggle/)

Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke about Marvel Studios' and Disney's larger box office struggles, but blames the stories' substance rather than fellow execs.

Why The Marvels’ Box Office Run Ended After Only 4 Weeks (https://screenrant.com/why-the-marvels-box-office-run-end/)

The Marvels' box office run has come to an end after what is an indubitably disappointing 4 weeks for Disney and the MCU - and here's why.

Bob Iger's Defense Of Disney's 2023 Box Office Failures Proven Wrong... By The 2023 Box Office (https://screenrant.com/disney-ceo-movies-messages-barbie-oppenheimer/)

Disney CEO, Bob Iger, gave a strong opinion about movies with messages. However, 2023's box office perfectly highlights that Iger is wrong.

Bob Iger Has Learned All the Wrong Lessons From the MCU Struggles (https://www.cbr.com/bob-iger-learned-wrong-lessons-mcu-struggle/)

Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke about Marvel Studios' and Disney's larger box office struggles, but blames the stories' substance rather than fellow execs.

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Only days after Elon Musk explicitly called out Bob Iger in front of the entire world, he doubled down, calling Disney’s upcoming slate “unwatchable”. The Marvels (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB6sAwS3Acg) and Wish (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxiFrng1CE4) losing Disney half a billion dollars between them is certainly a precursor to that.

Bob Iger appeared at a New York times summit though, hoping to restore confidence, but curtesy of Elon Musk … and himself, but mostly Elon Musk, that backfired rather tremendously.

In this editorial, @AndreEinherjar will begin with an extended look at how Bob Iger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8yv224HiAs) blamed literally everyone and everything but himself for Disney’s current troubles of his making. Then we’ll see how Iger created a new adversary in Elon Musk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Acx_n2WfYM), and how the single greatest problem facing Disney right now, is the company’s own employees!

10 Costly Mistakes That Doomed Great Movie Franchises (https://whatculture.com/film/10-costly-mistakes-that-doomed-great-movie-franchises?page=9)

2. Pumping Out Too Much Content - Marvel Cinematic Universe

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A world where Marvel Studios were ever in a position where fans weren't lining up outside of theatres to take in their next gripping Phase entry once seemed unthinkable.

Here was a franchise that had somehow forced folks all over the planet to invest in a number of largely overlooked figures within the superhero sphere, and patiently spent a decade or so successfully building anticipation for the must-see conclusion of the Infinity Saga. But rather than give their fanbase a moment to breath after watching Thanos finally get dusted away, Kevin Feige and co. had other ideas.

And those ideas involved pumping out a seemingly constant stream of content, not just on the big-screen, but on Disney+ now, too.

What followed was an absolute deluge of new characters and stories folks struggle to really connect with, and often dodgy visual effects - due to Marvel overworking (https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-vfx-artists-she-hulk-breaking-point) their talented VFX artists. And it's now got to the point where those who once did whatever it took to keep up with all things Marvel Cinematic Universe, would rather spend their precious time elsewhere.

The Marvels becoming the lowest-grossing MCU movie of all time (https://collider.com/the-marvels-global-box-office-202-million/) recently is simply the latest reminder of how much Marvel Studios have worn out their audience with their relentless waves of incoming content.

Maybe it's time to take a breather?

The Marvels’ Box Office Bomb Means Avengers 5 Will Have To Reintroduce 2 Major Heroes (https://screenrant.com/the-marvels-box-office-avengers-5-monica-rambeau-ms-marvel-reintroduce/)

The Marvels (https://screenrant.com/tag/captain-marvel-2/) performed disappointingly (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/BoxOfficeBomb/MarvelComicsFilms) at the global box office, making its development of two major heroes difficult to continue in the MCU's future.

10 Lessons Marvel Needs To Learn From The Marvels' Record Box Office Disaster (https://screenrant.com/mcu-lessons-the-marvels-box-office-disaster/)

The Marvels proved to be the MCU's biggest box office disappointment to date, and Marvel should learn multiple lessons from its shortcomings.

Why These Marvel Movies Bombed At The Box Office (https://www.looper.com/1600604/why-these-marvel-movies-were-box-office-bombs/)

The Marvels required too much homework

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"Captain Marvel" was a fun departure from standard MCU films, taking place in the past and looping Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury into the story. The film's plot — not to mention its billion-dollar box office gross — demanded a sequel, but it didn't arrive for years. In the meantime, Disney released "WandaVision" and "Ms. Marvel" on Disney+, and while "WandaVision" at least did well, both series also became a prerequisite for "The Marvels."

You could watch "The Marvels" without knowing who the adult Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) or Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) are, but you'd be pretty lost. The film's exposition almost demands that you already know those shows before watching the movie, which alienated some viewers. The film was also set after another failed Marvel series, "Secret Invasion," which didn't perform well for Disney+, causing more problems.

"The Marvels" is a fun yet unimportant superhero movie starring three protagonists only a handful of viewers know well enough to follow. Brie Larson's Captain Marvel was fully established, but the other two weren't. A near-total lack of promotion due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, scenes set on a planet where everyone sings, a B-grade villain, and superhero fatigue didn't help this $219.8 million box office bomb (https://www.looper.com/1444791/why-the-marvels-bombed-box-office/) that only made $206 million at the box office.