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Twitter’s Community Notes, a feature that consolidates crowd-sourced fact-checking, has cast doubt on the racist backlash theory. They pointed out the illogic of blaming race on box office failure while other Black-led films perform well internationally. For instance, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, featuring Miles Morales—a Black Spider-Man—has thrived globally, including in China, where box office success is often assumed to be hindered by racial biases.
This evidence indicates that race alone cannot be responsible for the film's poor performance, especially given the notable success of other Black-led films abroad. The discrepancy suggests that other factors—such as the film's creative direction or thematic choices—may be at play.