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Deadpool & Wolverine: $438,300,000

The Marvels: $206,136,825

Madame Web: $100,298,817

(Yes, I know Madame Web isn't an MCU movie.)

Here's looking at you, bub.

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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I've never bought the idea that men need men leading characters to identify with for a movie to be successful. If you want to sell a man a magazine put a woman on the cover. If you want to sell a woman a magazine put a woman on the cover. Now this gets into all kinds of sticky issues with objectification and male fantasy, but at least proves the starting point.

Also, Wolverine has a much longer track record than alternate spider heroes. I'm not sure I would have seen this Deadpool in the theater if it weren't for the presence of Wolverine.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And if you want to sell something to men AND women, call Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

They can definitely cover all the possibilities.