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Analyzing the data underscores this decline. Pre-pandemic, the majority of MCU films surpassed $500 million globally, with many reaching or exceeding billion-dollar marks. Since 2020, however, only a handful of movies have crossed that threshold, and those that did often incurred enormous production and marketing costs, reducing profitability.
Thunderbolts’ gross of approximately $371 million places it as the second-lowest performer in MCU history, just above The Marvels. When factoring inflation and marketing expenses, many recent Marvel releases have struggled to turn a profit, further eroding their standing.