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    Also in that series she gets killed in a fight...

    Also in that series she gets killed in a fight alongside Galactus and Radd against the Celestials. So she basically does nothing in the series other than get saved by the Surfer, gets killed and the...
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    I don't see how it does but lets say you are...

    I don't see how it does but lets say you are right. So what? Do they have some sort of obligation to change their preferences?
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    Hunger Games primary audience were women. The...

    Hunger Games primary audience were women. The opening weekend for the first Hunger Games movie was 71% women/girls. The first Tomb Raider was hardly a huge hit. Aliens was a exception. Alien was...
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    Huh when exactly did I say that? My post was in...

    Huh when exactly did I say that? My post was in reponse to the idea that they made the change for financial reasons. They didn't. It was to check boxes. Changing the Surfer to a women is not...
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    In these types of movies yes. Superhero and...

    In these types of movies yes. Superhero and action movies are power fantasies. Of course for the most part they will identify with male super/action heroes more.
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    Marvel made this change to check boxes. They...

    Marvel made this change to check boxes. They wanted another women in the cast because there would have too many men otherwise. As the Marvels and Madame Web showed most people who watch these...
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    That makes no sense. Less overhead, salary etc...

    That makes no sense. Less overhead, salary etc would just make the budget less it would not change the percentage of income needed to cover the budget. The budget is listed as $200 million on the...
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    Why would animation have a lower breakeven than...

    Why would animation have a lower breakeven than live action? The box office breakout doesn't change from live action to animation.
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    I don't know where you get your numbers from but...

    I don't know where you get your numbers from but Elemental only made $485 million on a $200 million budget with most of that coming overseas where Disney receives less of the box office. So at best...
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    Not really. Movies is a large part of what...

    Not really. Movies is a large part of what Disney does along with Parks and TV and none of it except for the Parks is working well for them at the moment. Disney has had a terrible year at the...
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    Because neither one was supposed to be a box...

    Because neither one was supposed to be a box office draw. They were prestige movies designed to get awards though Napoleon seems to have failed in that area. The Marvels only purpose is box office....
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    Did B vs S make $100 million in profit. I never...

    Did B vs S make $100 million in profit. I never read that anywhere. Thats the problem with movies like Quantumania and Little Mermaid they fall right in the grey area between minimal profit,...
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    Rumours are that Vanessa Kriby will be Sue. She...

    Rumours are that Vanessa Kriby will be Sue. She is 35.
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    Huh? I thought they didn't just cast John...

    Huh? I thought they didn't just cast John Krasinski in the role becuase he was too old but Pascal is 4 years older than Krasinski.
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    Disney has a had a sh*t year at the box office. ...

    Disney has a had a sh*t year at the box office.

    Quantumania, Elemental and Little Mermaid were all breakeven, minimal gain or loss projects. None covered their total costs (Production and...
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    The cast is mediocre at best other than the...

    The cast is mediocre at best other than the shrinking girl. That's why it can't touch the Boys. Anthony Starr, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid and Chace Crawford are what makes the Boys so fun to watch.
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    The Marvels has a $50 to $75 million projection...

    The Marvels has a $50 to $75 million projection for opening weekend. Joker opened to $96 million hardly the same. Joker also had a budget that was probably 1/3 of the Marvels and there is no way...
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    There is no reason any movie needs to cost $300...

    There is no reason any movie needs to cost $300 million to produce unless it is something like Avengers End Game or Fast X where you are paying a ton of stars who have been with the franchise for a...
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    Disney simply has more big bidget films than any...

    Disney simply has more big bidget films than any other studio. As the article below states they just place bigger bets than all other studios. When there films hit things are great but they are not...
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    Except in this case the third film that concluded...

    Except in this case the third film that concluded the trilogy also made less than the 2nd. Normally for a trilogy the 3rd film would be the 2nd highest grossing after the 1st because fans would come...
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    Why should Singer have been axed? Of the 4 films...

    Why should Singer have been axed? Of the 4 films he directed 3 of the 4 were successful and he left the franchise after his first failure. I wasn't a big fan of his films but considering Marvel had...
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    Anyone could have been successful with the first...

    Anyone could have been successful with the first two Star Wars films in the sequel trilogy. It featured the return of the original cast which everyone wanted to see yet each film in the series did...
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    So Lucas films last 2 films Solo and Indiana...

    So Lucas films last 2 films Solo and Indiana Jones have been gigantic bombs. Does Kathleen Kennedy lose her job yet or does nepotism protect her forever.
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    False start expenses are fair to add to a...

    False start expenses are fair to add to a projects budget. Where else would you put the expense. Where the creative accounting starts is what they did to J. Michael Stracynski who made Babylon 5. ...
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    The Star Wars sequels had the return of the...

    The Star Wars sequels had the return of the original cast, something fans had waited decades for. Any bozo could have made bank on those pictures. The fact that each one after the Force Awakens got...
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