The Marvels Opens with Lowest Box Office Ever for MCU with $47 Million in the U.S.

‘The Marvels’ took in $47 million at the domestic box office after Marvel Studios’ other 2023 releases grossed over $100 million in opening weekends

The Marvels is struggling to take off at the box office.

Brie Larson’s return to the big screen as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel earned $47 million at the domestic box office this weekend. That number stands out as the worst opening weekend for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to multiple reports.

Movie — sequel in 2019 Captain Marvelwhich opened 2019 to $153 million — maxed out any film released over the weekend, but its $47 million gross pales in comparison to the 32 other films Marvel Studios has released in its interconnected universe since 2008. Iron man.

In comparison, both of Marvel Studios’ other feature films in 2023. Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, grossed over $100 million in their opening weekends. the third Guardians the film is the fourth highest-grossing film of the year in the US, with the third Ant man film that currently sits in eighth place, according to Box Office Mojo.

Everything you need to know about ‘The Marvels’

Brie Larson in ‘The Marvels’. Courtesy of Marvel Studios

The Marvels features Larson’s Carol Danvers, 34, teaming up with Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani following their Disney+ series debuts WandaVision and Ms. Marvel. The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, continuing the character after starring in the miniseries this summer Secret invasion.

Despite the relatively low earnings of the film at the box office, The Marvels has both critic and audience approval on RottenTomatoes (62% critic approval, 84% audience approval). The film also has a B rating from CinemaScore, which surveys audience members at premieres.

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The Marvels released at the end of a months-long Screen Actors Guild strike that prevented the film’s stars from speaking publicly about the film until 12:01 a.m. Thursday, when the strike officially ended.

The film’s release also comes amid ongoing uncertainty over the direction of the franchise and reports that Marvel Studios may recast or move away from Jonathan Majors as the main villain for upcoming titles in a range of recent multiverse-themed films and television series.

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Iman Vellani in ‘The Marvels’. Courtesy of Marvel Studios

Majors, who played the villain Kang the Conqueror in the latest Ant man entrance and appeared in Loki as two variations of the same character, will appear in a New York courtroom for a criminal trial beginning Nov. 29 in connection with his March arrest and multiple misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment. Prior to his arrest, Majors’ character was expected to serve as the main antagonist in the sequel the Avengers movie, scheduled for 2025.

The Marvels it’s in theaters now.

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