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7 Marvel Movies That didn’t Sell Well

Hello MCU fans, this time we will discuss Marvel movies that didn't sell well. Are you curious? Let's check right here.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a very famous superhero universe. In the MCU there are tons of planets, living beings who have superpowers. As we know, Marvel Studio has released a lot of movies, but not all released movies are successful. Therefore, this time we will discuss Marvel movies that didn’t sell well.

The reason why these movies don’t sell well is because of the audience’s saturation of the superhero genre. Apart from saturation, the movie also presents a good story so that the movie is less interesting.

Marvel Movies didn’t Sell Well

So what are the Marvel movies that didn’t sell well, or even weren’t profitable at all? For those of you who want to know, you can check the list below.

1. The New Mutant

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The-new-mutant | 20th Century Fox

The first unsold Marvel movie is The New Mutant. For those of you who don’t know, this movie is part of X-Men. This movie tells the story of new and young mutants who will be the successors of X-Men in the future.

But unfortunately it did not meet the expectations of the audience, because the story presented was disappointing and the plot also felt chaotic. This movie was made with a capital of around USD67-80 million, but unfortunately only received USD49.2 million.

2. Eternals

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Eternals | Marvel Studios

The next unsold Marvel movie is Eternals. This movie was first released in 2021, according to the information we got Eternals only scored 17%.

Eternals introduced 10 new characters in one movie. The reason why Eternals is considered bad is because the movie does not follow the usual formula of the Marvel franchise.

In addition, there are also many unfamiliar scenes that make the audience disappointed. The movie only earned USD402.1 million at the box office from a budget of USD200 million.

3. Black Widow

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Black-widow | Marvel Studios

The next unsold Marvel movie is Black Widow. Actually Black Widow is not as bad as the previous movie, but unfortunately this movie was released at the wrong time. The problem is that Nathasha Romanoff died in Avengers: Endgame.

Not only that, this Black Widow movie was also released during the pandemic so people were still afraid to go to the movies. In the end, this movie feels useless because people already know what happened to Black Widow.

4. X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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X-men-dark-phoenix | 20th Century Fox

Then there was X-Men: Dark Phoenix. This movie, released in 2019, was supposed to be a spectacular finale and leave a deep impression on X-Men fans. But unfortunately X-Men: Dark Phoenix was a disappointment.

Actually this movie is not entirely bad, even in terms of visuals and the players are also good. But unfortunately, the story, the plot is complicated so that many reviews and critics consider this movie bad.

5. Shang-Chi and The Legend of Ten Rings

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Shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-ten-rings | Marvel Studios

The next unsold Marvel movie is Shang-Chi and The Legend of Ten Rings. Actually, this movie is good and even managed to get a high score of around 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and was liked by many fans.

But unfortunately, this Shang-Chi movie was released at the wrong time. With a capital of USD200 million, Shang-Chi should have achieved a large income. The film was released during the pandemic so people were still reluctant to come to the movies.

6. Morbius

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Morbius | Sony Pictures

The next unsold Marvel movie is Morbius. So lately Sony has been trying to expand the Spider-Man franchise, so they released Morbius in 2022. Actually, this movie could have been successful.

But due to the pandemic, Morbius had to be delayed until 2022, because of the long delay, fans’ enthusiasm for the Morbius movie slowly faded. Not to mention the poor execution of the movie with a disorganized story and cheap CGI.

7. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

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Ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania | Marvel Studios

The last Marvel movie was Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. This film is the opening of phase 5 of the MCU and also the third Ant-Man film. Not only does it tell about the adventures of Ant-Man and the Wasp, but it also introduces a new villain named Kang the Conqueror.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania became the second MCU film with the lowest score of around 46% and was heavily criticized. the film failed to reach its break-even point.


That’s the list of Marvel movies that didn’t sell well. After reading this article and seeing the list, do you agree that the movie didn’t sell well? Don’t forget to keep visiting Dafunda.

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