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‘The Marvels’ Meltdown: Disney MCU Seeing Lowest B.O. Opening Ever At $47M+ (deadline.com)
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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Writers strike and actors strike, meant that only minimal promotion was possible

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

studios should've caved faster

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

True

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Wrong. It was absolutely possible. Just not possible while sacrificing absolutely everything for their profit-focused timeline. I want movies to be profitable, but most studies won't accept anything lower than "wildly popular with opportunities for sequels and spinoffs".