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Madame Webb has become a textbook example of how not to manage a superhero property in today’s cinematic climate. Its critical drubbing, disastrous box office (likely to be one of the worst for a superhero film), and the negative cultural conversations it has sparked serve as a wake-up call for studios chasing franchise gold.
As the industry faces a saturation point and critics call for more thoughtful, well-executed superhero stories, Madame Webb will undoubtedly be remembered as a spectacular failure—a cautionary tale about the dangers of neglecting quality, coherence, and audience expectations in pursuit of market share. For now, the only thing Madame Webb has succeeded in is breaking records for failure and humiliation—a fitting end for a project that seemed doomed from the start.