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The ongoing discourse underscores a broader frustration with how box office results are perceived and debated. Critics argue that there's a bias in media and fan circles—where The Marvels is condemned as a colossal failure yet receives disproportionate criticism and blame, whereas Aquaman 2, despite its own struggles, is somehow excused or dismissed.
Moreover, the financial and critical metrics reveal that The Marvels is a notably larger failure—coming amidst an active Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in development and costing significantly more to produce—yet the narrative often unfairly favors Aquaman as the “better” or “less bad” flop.