Disney boss Bob Iger puts The Marvels’ poor performance down to the pandemic

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Ever since 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Marvels tanked at the box office during its opening weekend, fans and filmmakers have been trying to figure out what went wrong. Disney CEO Bob Iger, for his part, is b🎶laming th💞e Covid pandemic.

Speaking during the , Iger blamed The Marvel’s box office fail𒈔ure on the sheer volume of content being created during the pandemic, making it more difficult to maintain quality. Iger said, "The Marvels was shot during Covid, and there 🍨wasn't enough supervision on set [from executives].”

After The Marvels brought in record-low box office figures over its opening weekend, making $47 million, many fans put the movie’s lackluster performance down to superhero fatigue, the lack of publicity, or even in some cases, the actors. Some viewers, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:including Stephen King, seemed to think the film's hatred was driven by sexism from a small number of fans upset over a film helmed by 𝐆three women.

However, it doesn't look like this is a case of widespread superhero fatigue, as Marvel's last big movie, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, managed to bring in a whopping $118 million on its opening weekend. This mak♏es Iger’s point seem more likely, but gi𒀰ven the fact that historically Marvel has found major success in giving executives creative control, we can't be too sure. 

Directed by Nia DaCosta, the film follows three powerful women who must team up to save the universe after their powers become mysteriously intertwined. The cast includes 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ms Marvel’s Iman Vella𒉰ni, and Wan🦩daVision's Teyonah Parris. 

The Marvels is in theaters now. For more MCU madness see our list of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Marvel movies and shows, or check out our guide on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:how to watch the Marvel movies in order

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