History BoxOfficeBomb / MarvelComicsFilms

* '''''Film/{{Eternals}}''''' (2021) had a production budget of $236 million and only grossed $402 million worldwide, resulting in what has been [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/02/13/eternals-was-over-budget-says-marvel/?sh=959275036853 generously]] calculated as a $35 million loss - ''without'' counting the marketing budget, which likely pushes the loss into the nine digit range.[[note]]To be fair, the calculation didn't account for home video or TV revenues either, which could help the film, but going by [[https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Eternals-(2021)#tab=summary the numbers we do have]] it underperformed there and these likely don't come close to covering prints and ads.[[/note]]
* '''''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania''''' (2023) - Budget, $200m (at least, only counting production). Box office, $476 million. With a break-even point of [[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ant-man-3-box-office-flop-marvel-disney-1235564875/ $600 million]] the film ended up losing quite a bit of money, with its gross falling behind both of its predecessors despite attempts to increase the notability of the film by bringing on the next GreaterScopeVillain of the franchise for a turn as the BigBad. Reviews and word of mouth were generally poor and "superhero fatigue" had started affecting audiences post-''Endgame'', which could explain the underperformance.

* '''''Film/AntmanAndTheWaspQuantumania''''' (2023) - Budget, $200m (at least, only counting production). Box office, $476 million. With a break-even point of [[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ant-man-3-box-office-flop-marvel-disney-1235564875/ $600 million]] the film ended up losing quite a bit of money, with its gross falling behind both of its predecessors despite attempts to increase the notability of the film by bringing on the next GreaterScopeVillain of the franchise for a turn as the BigBad. Reviews and word of mouth were generally poor and "superhero fatigue" had started affecting audiences post-''Endgame'', which could explain the underperformance.

* The end of the ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' film series was quite troubled, not helped because it was caught in the wake of the acquisition of [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] by Creator/{{Disney}}. The latter was contractually obligated to release the final films in theaters due to contracts with Creator/{{HBO}}, and obliged, but in doing so pulled InvisibleAdvertising.

** '''''Film/TheNewMutants''''' (2020) grossed $49.2 million out of a $67–80 million budget. These returns made the film the fourth-lowest grossing of all Marvel films, only grossing higher than ''Film/ManThing'' (which wasn't released theatrically in the United States), ''Film/PunisherWarZone'' and ''Film/HowardTheDuck''. The main reasons included the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, various delays and TheFireflyEffect due to the Disney acquisition of 20th Century Fox lowered audiences interests.

* ''Film/ManThing'' (2005) - Budget, $7.5m. Box office, $0 (domestic), $1,123,136 (worldwide). The lowest grossing Marvel film of all time, it had a TroubledProduction resulting in massive budget increases. Audiences reportedly walked out of a test screening en masse and it ended up going straight to video in the US. Man-Thing would eventually get a better outing on screen with the MCU special ''Film/WerewolfByNight'' in 2022.

* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' (1986) — Budget, $37 million. Box office, $16,295,774 (domestic), $37,962,774 (worldwide). The first ever theatrically released, feature length movie adapted from a Marvel comic (discounting the 1940s ''Captain America'' serial and several TV pilot movies in the 70s) was based on [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck one of their more oddball characters]], and executive produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas of all people. To say it started Marvel’s prospects on the big screen off on the wrong foot would be putting it lightly; it remains one of the most infamous and critically panned films of the 1980s, being taken to task for its silly plot, rushed effects, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids shockingly blatant sexual and adult references in spite of its PG rating]] (most infamously a scene where the title character and Creator/LeaThompson [[BestialityIsDepraved nearly do it]]). It got to the point that it “won” the Razzie for Worst Picture (albeit in a tie with ''Film/UnderTheCherryMoon'') and its failure had several lasting ramifications; backlash from parents over the aforementioned adult references (combined with ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'', another notorious bomb with shockingly age-inappropriate content released the same year) led to stricter enforcement of the PG rating, Universal chairman Frank Price resigned from his position (after allegedly getting in a fistfight with COO Sidney Sheinberg over who would take the blame over the film flopping), William Huyck and Gloria Katz, frequent collaborators with Lucas who respectively directed and produced the film in addition to writing it, [[CreatorKiller never got involved with a feature film again]] outside of a writing credit for ''[[Film/TheRadiolandMurders Radioland Murders]]'', and Lucas himself, who was banking on the film to help pay off the debts he incurred from building Skywalker Ranch, went into even more debt combined with the financial failure of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' that same summer and going through an acrimonious divorce, and was forced to sell several assets of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} to scrape by, most notably selling [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Lucasfilm’s Graphics Group]] to UsefulNotes/SteveJobs [[labelnote:*]] Which means that yes, if it weren’t for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Duck]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Tits]], we would have never gotten ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''.[[/labelnote]] (Lucasfilm and the rechristened Pixar, along with Marvel, would eventually end up under Disney’s umbrella by 2012). And as for Howard, he would languish in obscurity outside of being the butt of many a joke until the [=2010s=], where he had a resurgence thanks to a new well-received comic series, some praised cameos in the MCU, and a certain film mentioned below surpassing his movie in infamy.
* ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' (2005) — Budget, $43 million. Box office, $24,409,722 (domestic), $56,681,556 (worldwide). This, along with ''Catwoman'', kept the superheroine genre barren [[Film/WonderWoman2017 for over a decade]], and ended the ''Daredevil'' Marvel movie series after just two films, becoming [[CreatorBacklash a source of shame]] for Jennifer Garner in the process and [[CreatorKiller impaling]] director Rob Bowman's cinematic career as well. Film copyright holders Fox subsequently found themselves unable to reboot the series before the rights reverted to Disney/Marvel, who rebooted it themselves as a Creator/{{Netflix}} [[Series/Daredevil2015 show]].

* ''[[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fant4stic]]'' (2015) — Budget, $155 million (not counting marketing costs), $200 million (counting them). Box office, $56,117,548 (domestic), $167,397,693 (worldwide). Fans and copyright holder Disney/Marvel were already annoyed at Fox's [[AshCanCopy ill-fated attempt to hold on to the]] ''Fantastic Four'' franchise despite the middling performances of [[Film/FantasticFour2005 the 2005 film and its sequel]]. The movie's TroubledProduction saw director Creator/JoshTrank exhibit bad behavior that cost him a ''Star Wars'' directing job. Creator/MarvelComics seemingly did everything in their power ''not'' to promote it, and the evisceration by the critics, fans, ''and'' general audience led this to be the worst-performing superhero-based movie since ''Film/TheGreenHornet''. It didn't even win on its opening weekend, losing to ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'', which premiered a week prior. Its nuclear failure morphed Fox's entire fiscal year into a severe financial loss, [[StillbornFranchise crushed their plans for a sequel]], and [[CreatorKiller played a very significant part in Fox's acquisition by Disney]]. It also derailed Trank's career, turning his name into instant sarcasm-bait as a latter-day Creator/{{Michael Cimino|Director}}. As if adding insult to injury, Fox's next Marvel movie, ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', utterly demolished expectations, earning back its ~$60 million budget ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome thirteen times over]]'', making this movie's entire lifetime's gross earnings in its '''''opening weekend''''' (that film was rated R and therefore somewhat out of Disney's comfort zone, but in contrast to ''[=Fant4stic=]'', they did ''not'' have a problem with creating merchandise for that film or allowing Marvel executives to praise it). As for other members of the crew, all four "Fantastics" in the movie regret starring in it, with Creator/MilesTeller and Creator/TobyKebbell seeing serious [[StarDerailingRole career difficulties]] (Teller's next ''five'' films would all seriously bomb). The creation of the movie and its bombing led Marvel to deep freeze the entire ''Fantastic Four'' franchise until 2018, with the re-release of their comic and placing them back in video games months later, before another, much-anticipated reboot in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse was announced.
* ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers only slowly returning, this was very good indeed and the film got generally good reviews ([[BrokenBase fan reception, on the other hand, was more mixed]]), with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarlettJohansson filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings. A public war of words followed between her and Disney, before the matter was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee.

Marvel has had an overall better financial track record with their movies, especially with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, compared to their [[BoxOfficeBomb/DCComicsFilms distinguished competition]], but not all of the films commissioned using their IP have been a success.

* ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers only slowly returning, this was very good indeed and the film got generally good reviews ([[BrokenBase fan reception, on the other hand, was more mixed]]), with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarlettJohansson filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings. A public war of words followed between her and Disney, before the matter was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee.

* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' (1986) — Budget, $37 million. Box office, $16,295,774 (domestic), $37,962,774 (worldwide). The first ever theatrically released, feature length movie adapted from a Marvel comic (discounting the 1940s ''Captain America'' serial and several TV pilot movies in the 70s) was based on [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck one of their more oddball characters]], and executive produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas of all people. To say it started Marvel’s prospects on the big screen off on the wrong foot would be putting it lightly; it remains one of the most infamous and critically panned films of the 1980s, being taken to task for its silly plot, rushed effects, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids shockingly blatant sexual and adult references in spite of its PG rating]] (most infamously a scene where the title character and Creator/LeaThompson [[BestialityIsDepraved nearly do it]]). It got to the point that it “won” the Razzie for Worst Picture (albeit in a tie with ''Film/UnderTheCherryMoon'') and its failure had several lasting ramifications; backlash from parents over the aforementioned adult references (combined with ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'', another notorious bomb with shockingly age-inappropriate content released the same year) led to stricter enforcement of the PG rating, Universal chairman Frank Price resigned from his position (after allegedly getting in a fistfight with COO Sidney Sheinberg over who would take the blame over the film flopping), William Huyck and Gloria Katz, frequent collaborators with Lucas who respectively directed and produced the film in addition to writing it, [[CreatorKiller never got involved with a feature film again]] outside of a writing credit for ''[[Film/TheRadiolandMurders Radioland Murders]]'', and Lucas himself, who was banking on the film to help pay off the debts he incurred from building Skywalker Ranch, went into even more debt combined with the financial failure of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' that same summer and going through an acrimonious divorce, and was forced to sell several assets of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} to scrape by, most notably selling [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Lucasfilm’s Graphics Group]] to UsefulNotes/SteveJobs [[labelnote:*]] Which means that yes, if it weren’t for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Duck]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Tits]], we would have never gotten ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''.[[/labelnote]] (Lucasfilm and the rechristened Pixar, along with Marvel, would eventually end up under Disney’s umbrella by 2012), and Howard himself would languish in obscurity outside of being the butt of many a joke until the [=2010s=], where he had a resurgence thanks to a new well-received comic series, some praised cameos in the MCU, and a certain film mentioned below surpassing his movie in infamy.

* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' (1986) — Budget, $37 million. Box office, $16,295,774 (domestic), $37,962,774 (worldwide). The first ever theatrically released, feature length movie adapted from a Marvel comic (discounting the 1940s ''Captain America'' serial and several TV pilot movies in the 70s) was based on [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck one of their more oddball characters]], and executive produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas of all people. To say it started Marvel’s prospects on the big screen off on the wrong foot would be putting it lightly; it remains one of the most infamous and critically panned films of the 1980s, being taken to task for its silly plot, rushed effects, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids shockingly blatant sexual and adult references in spite of its PG rating]] (most infamously a scene where the title character and Creator/LeaThompson [[BestialityIsDepraved nearly do it]]). It got to the point that it “won” the Razzie for Worst Picture (albeit in a tie with ''Film/UnderTheCherryMoon'') and its failure had several lasting ramifications; backlash from parents over the aforementioned adult references (combined with ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'', another notorious bomb with shockingly age-inappropriate content released the same year) led to stricter enforcement of the PG rating, Universal chairman Frank Price resigned his position (after allegedly getting in a fistfight with COO Sidney Sheinberg over who would take the blame over the film flopping), William Huyck and Gloria Katz, frequent collaborators with Lucas who respectively directed and produced the film in addition to writing it, [[CreatorKiller never got involved with a feature film again]] outside of a writing credit for ''[[Film/TheRadiolandMurders Radioland Murders]]'', and Lucas himself, who was banking on the film to help pay off the debts he incurred from building Skywalker Ranch, went into even more debt combined with the financial failure of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' that same summer and going through an acrimonious divorce, and was forced to sell several assets of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} to scrape by, most notably selling [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Lucasfilm’s Graphics Group]] to UsefulNotes/SteveJobs [[labelnote:*]] Which means that yes, if it weren’t for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Duck]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Tits]], we would have never gotten ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''.[[/labelnote]] (Lucasfilm and the rechristened Pixar, along with Marvel, would eventually end up under Disney’s umbrella by 2012), and Howard himself would languish in obscurity outside of being the butt of many a joke until the [=2010s=], where he had a resurgence thanks to a new well-received comic series, some praised cameos in the MCU, and a certain film mentioned below surpassing his movie in infamy.

* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' (1986) — Budget, $37 million. Box office, $16,295,774 (domestic), $37,962,774 (worldwide). The first ever theatrically released, feature length movie adapted from a Marvel comic (discounting the 1940s ''Captain America'' serial and several TV pilot movies in the 70s) was based on [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck one of their more oddball characters]], and executive produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas of all people. To say it started Marvel’s prospects on the big screen off on the wrong foot would be putting it lightly; it remains one of the most infamous and critically panned films of the 1980s, being taken to task for its silly plot, rushed effects, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids shockingly blatant sexual and adult references in spite of its PG rating]] (most infamously a scene where the title character and Creator/LeaThompson [[BestialityIsDepraved nearly do it]]). It got to the point that it “won” the Razzie for Worst Picture (albeit in a tie with ''Film/UnderTheCherryMoon'') and its failure had several lasting ramifications; backlash from parents over the aforementioned adult references (combined with ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'', another notorious bomb with shocking age-inappropriate content released the same year) led to stricter enforcement of the PG rating, Universal chairman Frank Price resigned his position (after allegedly getting in a fistfight with COO Sidney Sheinberg over who would take the blame over the film flopping), William Huyck and Gloria Katz, frequent collaborators with Lucas who respectively directed and produced the film in addition to writing it, [[CreatorKiller never got involved with a feature film again]] outside of a writing credit for ''[[Film/TheRadiolandMurders Radioland Murders]]'', and Lucas himself, who was banking on the film to help pay off the debts he incurred from building Skywalker Ranch, went into even more debt combined with the financial failure of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' that same summer and going through an acrimonious divorce, and was forced to sell several assets of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} to scrape by, most notably selling [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Lucasfilm’s Graphics Group]] to UsefulNotes/SteveJobs [[labelnote:*]] Which means that yes, if it weren’t for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Duck]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Tits]], we would have never gotten ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''.[[/labelnote]] (Lucasfilm and the rechristened Pixar, along with Marvel, would eventually end up under Disney’s umbrella by 2012), and Howard himself would languish in obscurity outside of being the butt of many a joke until the [=2010s=], where he had a resurgence thanks to a new well-received comic series, some praised cameos in the MCU, and a certain film mentioned below surpassing his movie in infamy.

* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' (1986) — Budget, $37 million. Box office, $16,295,774 (domestic), $37,962,774 (worldwide). The first ever theatrically released, feature length movie adapted from a Marvel comic (discounting the 1940s ''Captain America'' serial and several TV pilot movies in the 70s) was based on [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck one of their more oddball characters]], and executive produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas of all people. To say it started Marvel’s prospects on the big screen off on the wrong foot would be putting it lightly; it remains one of the most infamous and critically panned films of the 1980s, being taken to task for its silly plot, rushed effects, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids shockingly blatant sexual and adult references in spite of its PG rating]] (most infamously a scene where the title character and Creator/LeaThompson [[BestialityIsDepraved nearly do it]]). It got to the point that it “won” the Razzie for Worst Picture (albeit in a tie with ''Film/UnderTheCherryMoon'') and its failure had several lasting ramifications; backlash from parents over the aforementioned adult references (combined with ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'', another notorious bomb with shocking age-inappropriate content released the same year) led to stricter enforcement of the PG rating, Universal chairman Frank Price resigned his position (after allegedly getting in a fistfight with COO Sidney Sheinberg over who would take the blame over the film flopping), William Huyck and Gloria Katz, frequent collaborators with Lucas who respectively directed and produced the film in addition to writing it, [[CreatorKiller never got involved with a feature film again]] outside of a writing credit for ''[[Film/TheRadiolandMurders Radioland Murders]]'', and Lucas himself, who was banking on the film to help pay off the debts he incurred from building Skywalker Ranch, went into even more debt combined with the financial failure of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' that same summer and going through an acrimonious divorce, and was forced to sell several assets of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} to scrape by, most notably selling [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Lucasfilm’s Graphics Group]] to UsefulNotes/SteveJobs [[labelnote:*]] Which means that yes, if it weren’t for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Duck]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Tits]], we would have never gotten ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''.[[/labelnote]] (Lucasfilm and the rechristened Pixar, along with Marvel, would eventually end up under Disney’s umbrella by 2012), and Howard himself would languish in obscurity aside as the butt of many a joke until the [=2010s=].

* ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers only slowly returning, this was very good indeed and the film got good reviews, with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarlettJohansson filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings. A public war of words followed between her and Disney, before the matter was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee.

* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' (1986) — Budget, $37 million. Box office, $16,295,774 (domestic), $37,962,774 (worldwide). The first ever theatrically released, feature length movie adapted from a Marvel comic (discounting the 1940s ''Captain America'' serial and several TV pilot movies in the 70s) was based on [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck one of their more oddball characters]], and executive produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas of all people. To say it started Marvel’s prospects on the big screen on the wrong foot would be putting it lightly; it remains one of the most infamous and critically panned films of the 1980s, being taken to task for its silly plot, rushed effects, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids shockingly blatant sexual and adult references in spite of its PG rating]] (most infamously a scene where the title character and Creator/LeaThompson [[BestialityIsDepraved nearly do it]]). It got to the point that it “won” the Razzie for Worst Picture (albeit in a tie with ''Film/UnderTheCherryMoon'') and its failure had several lasting ramifications; backlash from parents over the aforementioned adult references (combined with ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'', another notorious bomb with shocking age-inappropriate content released the same year) led to stricter enforcement of the PG rating, Universal chairman Frank Price resigned his position (after allegedly getting in a fistfight with COO Sidney Sheinberg over who would take the blame over the film flopping), William Huyck and Gloria Katz, frequent collaborators with Lucas who respectively directed and produced the film in addition to writing it, [[CreatorKiller never got involved with a feature film again]] outside of a writing credit for ''[[Film/TheRadiolandMurders Radioland Murders]]'', and Lucas himself, who was banking on the film to help pay off the debts he incurred from building Skywalker Ranch, went into even more debt combined with the financial failure of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' that same summer and going through an acrimonious divorce, and was forced to sell several assets of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} to scrape by, most notably selling [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Lucasfilm’s Graphics Group]] to UsefulNotes/SteveJobs [[labelnote:*]] Which means that yes, if it weren’t for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Duck]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Tits]], we would have never gotten ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''.[[/labelnote]] (Lucasfilm and the rechristened Pixar, along with Marvel, would eventually end up under Disney’s umbrella by 2012), and Howard himself would languish in obscurity aside as the butt of many a joke until the [=2010s=].

* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' (1986) — Budget, $37 million. Box office, $16,295,774 (domestic), $37,962,774 (worldwide). The first ever theatrically released, feature length movie adapted from a Marvel comic (discounting the 1940s ''Captain America'' serial and several TV pilot movies in the 70s) was based on [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck one of their more oddball characters]], and executive produced by Creator/GeorgeLucas of all people. To say it started Marvel’s prospects on the big screen on the wrong foot would be putting it lightly; it remains one of the most infamous and critically panned films of the 1980s, being taken to task for its silly plot, rushed effects, and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids shockingly blatant sexual and adult references in spite of its PG rating]] (most infamously a scene where the title character and Creator/LeaThompson [[BestialityIsDepraved nearly do it]]). It got to the point that it “won” the Razzie for Worst Picture (albeit in a tie with ''Film/UnderTheCherryMoon'') and its failure had several lasting ramifications; backlash from parents over the aforementioned adult references (combined with ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie'', another notorious bomb with shocking age-inappropriate content released the same year) led to stricter enforcement of the PG rating, Universal chairman Frank Price resigned his position (after allegedly getting in a fistfight with COO Sidney Sheinberg over who would take the blame over the film flopping), William Huyck and Gloria Katz, frequent collaborators with Lucas who respectively directed and produced the film in addition to writing it, [[CreatorKiller never got involved with a feature film again]] outside of a writing credit for ''[[Film/TheRadiolandMurders Radioland Murders]]'', and Lucas himself, who was banking on the film to help pay off the debts he incurred from building Skywalker Ranch, went into even more debt combined with the financial failure of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' that same summer and going through an acrimonious divorce, and was forced to sell several assets of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} to scrape by, most notably selling [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Lucasfilm’s Graphics Group]] to UsefulNotes/SteveJobs [[labelnote:*]] Which means that yes, if it weren’t for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Duck]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Tits]], we would have never gotten ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''.[[/labelnote]] (Lucasfilm and the rechristened Pixar, along with Marvel, would eventually end up under Disney’s umbrella by 2012), and Howard himself would languish in obscurity aside as the butt of many a joke until the [=2010s=].

* ''Film/{{Black Widow 2021}}'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers only slowly returning, this was very good indeed and the film got good reviews, with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarlettJohansson filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings. A public war of words followed between her and Disney, before the matter was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee.

* ''Film/{{Black Widow 2021}}'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers only slowly returning, this was very good indeed and the film got good reviews, with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarlettJohansson filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings. A public war of words followed between her and Disney, before the matter was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee.
* ''Film/{{Morbius}}'' (2022) - Budget, $75 to 83 million. Box office, $73,865,530 (domestic), $167,460,961 (worldwide). The third film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, filming was completed in 2019, but the pandemic forced a delay to release to this Creator/JaredLeto led movie of over two years. It was very poorly reviewed, with the effects, script and performances of all the leads bar Creator/MattSmith coming in for criticism. After grossing $39m on its first weekend, it then dropped 74% for the second, the worst of any tentpole superhero movie and only beaten by ''Film/{{Steel}}''. The movie became subject to [[Memes/Morbius2022 massive memery]] resulting in Sony deciding to rerelease it... and weren't anywhere near as successful. Nominated for five Razzies, it won two, one for Leto as Worst Actor.
* ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' (2023) - Budget $200m. Box office, $214,504,909 (domestic), $476,071,180 (international). Received mixed reviews from critics, with the plot and visual effects coming in for particular criticism. Another troubled production - the visual effects resources had been taken off it for ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' and there were reports of the VFX providers coming under pressure from Marvel as a result. The script was also leaked to Reddit before the film's release. Marvel at this point decided to slow down the pace of the releases, delaying ''Film/{{The Marvels|2023}}'' to allow for more time to work on the effects there.

* ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' (2023) - Budget $200m. Box office, $214,504,909 (domestic), $476,071,180 (international). Received mixed reviews from critics, with the plot and visual effects coming in for particular criticism. Another troubled production - the visual effects resources had been taken off it for ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' and there were reports of the VFX providers coming under pressure from Marvel as a result. The script was also leaked to Reddit before the film's release. Marvel at this point decided to slow down the pace of the releases, delaying ''Film/TheMarvels'' to allow for more time to work on the effects there.

* ''Film/ManThing'' (2005) - Budget, $7.5m. Box office, $0 (domestic), $1,123,136 (worldwide). The lowest grossing Marvel film of all time, it had a TroubledProduction resulting in massive budget increases. Audiences reportedly walked out of a test screening en masse and it ended up going straight to video in the US. Man-Thing would eventually reappear in ''Film/WerewolfByNight'' in 2022.

The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse may be the biggest movie franchise of all time, but not all of the films commissioned using their IP have been a success.

* ''Film/{{Black Widow 2021}}'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers only slowly returning, this was very good indeed and the film got good reviews, with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarletJohansson filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings. A public war of words followed between her and Disney, before the matter was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee.

* ''Film/{{Black Widow 2021}}'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers only slowly returning, this was very good indeed and the film got good reviews, with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarletJohannson filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings. A public war of words followed between her and Disney, before the matter was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee.

* ''Film/{{Black Widow 2021}}'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers only slowly returning, this was very good indeed and the film got good reviews, with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarletJohannsen filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings. A public war of words followed between her and Disney, before the matter was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee.

* ''Film/BlackWidow'' (2021) - Budget, $200m. Box office, $183,651,655 (domestic), $379,751,131 (international). The first major casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with a delay of a year. Disney ultimately released it in box cinemas and as a paid-for streaming movie on the Disney+ service, a large chunk of the gross being from the latter. In the circumstances with moviegoers , this was very good indeed and the film got good reviews, with praise for Creator/FlorencePugh in particular. However, the non-exclusive release resulted in Creator/ScarletJohannsen filing a lawsuit for breach of contract and the loss of major back-end earnings.
* ''Film/{{Morbius}}'' (2022) - Budget, $75 to 83 million. Box office, $73,865,530 (domestic), $167,460,961 (worldwide). The third film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, filming was completed in 2019, but the pandemic forced a delay to release to this Creator/JaredLeto led movie of over two years. It was very poorly reviewed, with the effects, script and performances of all the leads bar Creator/MattSmith coming in for criticism. After grossing $39m on its first weekend, it then dropped 74% for the second, the worst of any tentpole superhero movie and only beaten by ''Film/{{Steel}}''. The movie became subject to [[Memes/Morbius2022 massive memery]] resulting in Sony deciding to rerelease it... and weren't anywhere near as successful. Nominated for five Razzies, it won two, one for Leto as Worst Actor.