The Marvel Cinematic Universe's recent box office performance raises questions about its future.
If you can take a moment to wipe the drool of many a mainstream movie critic from your screen, you might notice that the obituary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (probably written in advance after “,” a superheroine team-up and sequel to the billion-dollar 2019 film “Captain Marvel,” debuted to a sub-$50 million opening weekend, a new low for Marvel Studios that raised questions aboutThe MCU’s box office success has always been a combination of the comic book die-hards and the casual movie fan.
You can’t reach a billion at the box office without one or the other. You need both. The thrill of being a part of a 10-year connective journey, and the march toward the battle with Thanos over two Avengers movies, had the geeks hyped and the non-comic-heads intrigued. It was a moment and a movement.That first decade united these audiences with smart plotting and sheer star power: Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. Chris Evans’s Captain America. Chris Hemsworth’s Thor. Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow. TheThe only movie goers likely to ponder whether to let the MCU go for good now are M
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