History Trivia / TheMarvels2023

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost Disney $220 million to make,[[note]]originally budgeted at $275 million but reduced by a $55 million UK tax credit,[[/note]] not including marketing costs, and grossed $206 million worldwide. The film set a record for the lowest opening weekend for an MCU movie in North America at $46 million, lower than ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'s'' $55 million opening 15 years prior. It collapsed 78% in its second weekend, the biggest drop ever for a major studio superhero film. It is the lowest-grossing MCU film, despite [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 the first film]] earning $1.1 billion four years earlier. Even when the film was still being in roughly 2,000 theaters at the time, Creator/{{Disney}} simply stopped reporting its live numbers less than a month later [[https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/the-marvels-box-office-lowest-grossing-mcu-movie-history-1235819808/ on December 3, 2023]]. A couple of months later, [[https://deadline.com/2024/05/biggest-box-office-bombs-2023-lowest-grossing-movies-1235902825/ this Deadline article]] revealed that ''The Marvels'' became '''the''' biggest box-office failure of 2023 and the biggest confirmed box-office bomb of all time (unadjusted for inflation), having a net loss of $237 million.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost Disney $220 million to make,[[note]]originally budgeted at $275 million but reduced by a $55 million UK tax credit,[[/note]] not including marketing costs, and grossed $206 million worldwide. The film set a record for the lowest opening weekend for an MCU movie in North America at $46 million, lower than ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'s'' $55 million opening 15 years prior. It collapsed 78% in its second weekend, the biggest drop ever for a major studio superhero film. It is the lowest-grossing MCU film, despite [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 the first film]] earning $1.1 billion four years earlier. Even when the film was still being in roughly 2,000 theaters at the time, Creator/{{Disney}} simply stopped reporting its live numbers less than a month later [[https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/the-marvels-box-office-lowest-grossing-mcu-movie-history-1235819808/ on December 3, 2023]]. A couple of months later, [[https://deadline.com/2024/05/biggest-box-office-bombs-2023-lowest-grossing-movies-1235902825/ this Deadline article]] revealed that ''The Marvels'' became '''the''' biggest box-office failure of 2023, having a net loss of $237 million.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost Disney $220 million to make,[[note]]originally budgeted at $275 million but reduced by a $55 million UK tax credit,[[/note]] not including marketing costs, and grossed $206 million worldwide. The film set a record for the lowest opening weekend for an MCU movie in North America at $46 million, lower than ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'s'' $55 million opening 15 years prior. It collapsed 78% in its second weekend, the biggest drop ever for a major studio superhero film. It is the lowest-grossing MCU film, despite [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 the first film]] earning $1.1 billion four years earlier. Even when the film was still being in roughly 2,000 theaters at the time, Creator/{{Disney}} simply stopped reporting its live numbers less than a month later [[https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/the-marvels-box-office-lowest-grossing-mcu-movie-history-1235819808/ on December 3, 2023]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost Disney $220 million to make,[[note]]originally budgeted at $275 million but reduced by a $55 million UK tax credit,[[/note]] not including marketing costs, and grossed $206 million worldwide. The film set a record for the lowest opening weekend for an MCU movie in North America at $46 million, lower than ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'s'' $55 million opening 15 years prior. It collapsed 78% in its second weekend, the biggest drop ever for a major studio superhero film. It is the lowest-grossing MCU film, as well the franchise's first bomb since ''The Incredible Hulk'' in 2008, despite [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 the first film]] earning $1.1 billion four years earlier. Even when the film was still being in roughly 2,000 theaters at the time, Creator/{{Disney}} simply stopped reporting its live numbers less than a month later [[https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/the-marvels-box-office-lowest-grossing-mcu-movie-history-1235819808/ on December 3, 2023]].

* AcclaimedFlop: While the film garnered generally positive reviews from both audiences and critics, the film itself didn't perform well at the box office, due to the many factors moving against it.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film cost Disney $220 million to make,[[note]]originally budgeted at $275 million but reduced by a $55 million UK tax credit,[[/note]] not including marketing costs, and grossed $206 million worldwide. The film set a record for the lowest opening weekend for an MCU movie in North America at $46 million, lower than ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'s'' $55 million opening 15 years prior. It collapsed 78% in its second weekend, the biggest drop ever for a major studio superhero film. It is the lowest-grossing MCU film, as well the franchise's first outright bomb, despite [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 the first film]] earning $1.1 billion four years earlier. Even when the film was still being in roughly 2,000 theaters at the time, Creator/{{Disney}} simply stopped reporting its live numbers less than a month later [[https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/the-marvels-box-office-lowest-grossing-mcu-movie-history-1235819808/ on December 3, 2023]].

* SpecialEffectsEvolution: [[spoiler:Beast's Cameo in the Mid-Credits scene is the first time the character is depicted entirely via CGI in live action. Previously, both Creator/KelseyGrammer and Creator/NicholasHoult had to wear special make-up and prosthetics to portray the character.]]