Marvel Studio’s success with Avengers: Infinity War certainly gives the company’s executives something to cheer about. The long wait for the highly-anticipated film was worth it as the new entry in the Avengers series scored huge at the worldwide box office. Monday, April 30th, set another huge record for ticket sales. Yes, the executives in the suites at Marvel Studios are ecstatic. The executives at Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, however, may be sporting a dour mood. In terms of historic milestones, movie books will log how quickly Avengers: Infinity War passed the box office take of Justice League. In less than one week of release, the Avengers film surpassed the DC ensemble feature.
The embarrassments do not seem to end for Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment. Justice League was supposed to reinvigorate DC Extended Universe. Instead, the film did nothing but highlight all glaring problems in production and development. Just when the makers of Justice League want all bad press to go away and move on, Marvel Studios comes out with another feature that casts a spotlight on the “distinguished competition’s” movie follies.
All accolades levied at the third Avengers film have been well earned. Avengers: Infinity War did something nearly impossible. The film coherently connected story lines from various other Marvel Cinematic Universe productions while setting the stage for future projects. One criticism of Avengers: Infinity War, a fair criticism, notes the film suffers from the “incomplete narrative nature” due to being the second film in a trilogy. Regardless, the fan response to the film has been tremendous. In addition to the incredible ticket sales, the film gained mostly positive reviews from superhero movie lovers.
That’s another painful arrow into the hide of the DC Comics’ films. Sans Wonder Woman, the DC Extended Universe received mostly poor reviews for each and every film.
Maybe Warner Bros./DC Entertainment’s woes are for the best. The success of Avengers: Infinity War could — and should — inspire Warner Bros./DC Entertainment to finally figure out why their films aren’t working.
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