THE MARVELS Ended Up Losing $237 Million, Which Was More Than THE FLASH Lost

A new report has surfaced that crunched the numbers for some of the biggest superhero movie bombs, and it turns out Marvel’s The Marvels lost more money than expected. It ended up losing more money than The Flash.

While the first Captain Marvel movie made over $1 billion at the box office, The Marvels only brought in $206.1 million globally. According to Deadline, when all is said and done, the movie made a net loss of $237 million!

That kind of loss definitely hurts, but I don’t think we’ve seen the last of these characters. I just don’t think they will ever star in their own movie again. Moving forward, they will probably only be utilized in team-up films.

Monica’s story will continue at some point in a Multiversal story after landing in the same reality as the X-Men. A Ms. Marvel Variant is said to next appear in the Marvel Zombies animated series. As for Captain Marvel, her story will most likely continue in the upcoming Avengers movies. 

As for The Flash, it made $271.3 million worldwide and had a net loss of $155 million. The most successful superhero film of 2023 was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which made a profit of $124 million. 

Disney CEO Bob Iger previously blamed the failure of The Marvels on the lack of oversight it received while it was being made. He said: "Quality needs attention. ... It doesn't happen by accident.”

He added: “Quantity, in our case, diluted quality. There wasn't as much supervision on the set ... where we have executives there really looking over what's being done."

But, let’s be honest, executives rarely make a movie better. Most them aren’t very creative or talented. They are there to keep the budget and production in check.

Audiences are very wary of superhero films these days, but I think Deadpool & Wolverine is going to break through that. Marvel Studios has a huge hit on their hands with that movie!