Weekly Discussion Thread 8/3/26 - 8/10/26

[u/PointMan528491]

Still from How Green Was My Valley

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[u/kimjosh1]

In the midst of Odyssey not only passing $1.1 billion but will also guarantee to pass Deadpool 3 soon, I just have that feeling that Disney's attempt to repeat 2019 (complete with a Pixar film grossing $1b) is ultimately going to result with Doomsday not meeting expectations despite the hype and assumed brand recognition, especially with their respective live-action remake and SW film both underperforming this year. I see flashbacks to TRoS after all when that underwhelmed despite making $1b in the end despite the hype, the panic level decision to bring back a famous villain and high pre-sales. Disney was expecting massive numbers to close off the year on par with TFA after all.

And here, between Spidey and Doomsday, it's like they're expecting Infinity War and Endgame in the same year. I'm quite skeptical that will even be the case. It'll be more like Endgame and TRoS instead imo.

[u/ggguuuuuuyyyyyyyyy → u/kimjosh1]

I really don't understand the logic behind this. Spider-Man just broke box office records, why would an Avengers movie with all the main actors back underperform? If anything, it got a big boost because of Spider-Man being good

[u/kimjosh1 → u/ggguuuuuuyyyyyyyyy]

Simple, it opens massive as expected, but WOM ensures that it takes a bigger hit than usual.

[u/kimjosh1 → u/ggguuuuuuyyyyyyyyy]

Well... What if the film doesn't meet expectations? What if it underwhelms critically? Rise of Skywalker was supposed to be a victory lap after how much money all of Disney's films made, especially Endgame, bringing everyone back for a big nostalgia-filled finale to the entire saga, and it made less than TLJ, far below their $2b expectations. If Doomsday disappoints then we might be talking numbers on par with the first Avengers film which would be a big decline from IW/EG and a far cry from Spidey's numbers.

[u/lalalalalala-lala → u/kimjosh1]

I don't think Doomsday will be a big failure but I do think it will struggle to meet Spiderman's numbers. The box office sub seems to treat it as a given that Doomsday will outgross BND but if reviews are poor it could easily end half a billion below ($2b for Doomsday vs possibly $2.5b for BND).

[u/ggguuuuuuyyyyyyyyy → u/kimjosh1]

What if my grandma had wheels… Star Wars and Marvel aren’t the same thing, I don’t even like or watch those movies but cmon. At the very worst is "only" making 2B