'Thunderbolts*' will cost Marvel a loss of $ 100 MDD

Thunderbolts* Marvel Studios thought it would be the great Opportunity for Phase 5 of the MCU to achieve an urgent box office hitafter several releases that have been below the expectation of the study and the fandom.

Although initially everything seemed to indicate that Thunderbolts* had the necessary ingredients to come to break the bad streak that crosses the Marvel cinematographic universe, the box office of the film centered on A group of antiheroes It is being duty.

Until June 2, Thunderbolts* He has raised $ 181.8 million at the national box officey $ 188 million at the international box officefor a World total of $ 369.9 million dollars.

While these figures could be a respectable box office with the naked eye, for such a high profile as MCU tickets are, they are not. Some box office specialists reports have mentioned that The balance point – so that the film does not report or losses or profits– They are $ 500 million.

He production budget was $ 180 million, More marketing costsestimated in the range of $ 100 million.

With the current trajectory, it is possible that Thunderbolts* It does not even reach $ 400 million in the Global Box Office, and Report a loss of at least $ 100 million for Disney.

Thunderbolts* It is the most recent MCU project with disappointing performance for Marvel Studios standards. Prior to the launch of this film, the studio launched Captain America: Brave New World (launched in February) that passed without penalty or glory through theaters, ending its route with $ 415 million worldwide, and mixed criticisms, more inclined to the negative side.

To do the most complicated things to the study, it has begun to report that the proof projections of Fantastic Four: The First StepsThey are not convincing the audience in the least. This reboot will be released in cinemas on July 25.

While it is true that The Marvels It is still the least blockbuster of the MCU, with $ 205 million worldwide, it is also true that Thunderbolts* It is the second with worse results in the history of the franchisebehind the hard criticized Ethernalswhich exceeded $ 400 million at the global box office.

They are hard times for the MCU, which, At some point it was synonym for absolute guarantee of success at the box office. There is talk of being dealing with franchise fatigue, of the genre of superheroes. What is evident is that the study executives face an urgent need to emphasize the narrative for the future of the franchise and the MCU.

Thunderbolts* It brings together a group of misfit members of a new team of antiheroes from the study, with a cast that includes Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman, Hannah John-Kamen, Geraldine Viswanathan, Olga Kurylenko, David Harbour, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Synopsis:

“After being trapped in a deadly trap, an unconventional antihero teams must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to face the darkest corners of their past.”

The film is directed by Jake Schreier (Beef, Robot & Frank), With script of Eric Pearson (Black Widow, Thor: Ragnarok, Godzilla vs. Kong, Agent Carter), Lee Sung Jin (Beef, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) y Joanna Calo (The Bear, Hacks, BoJack Horseman, Beef).