19 years ago, 'X-Men' kickstarted the modern comic book superhero movie boom with a $20 million opening day. Last night, 'Dark Phoenix' ended the franchise with a whimper, earning just $14 million on its first day.
history. I don't care that it isn't the top movie of the day or the weekend.What we're seeing is not a somewhat disappointing series finale for the 19-year-old Fantastic Four
A 2.5x multiplier from a $14 million opening day would be $35 million for the weekend, which would be around $21 million back in 2000 . Once again, poor reviews and an overestimation in the brand sans its popular character/actor combos are to blame. The lack of butts in the seats movie stars didn't help either.
It didn't help that everyone knew that the franchise was going to be rebooted into the MCU after Disney's purchase of Fox. To be fair, had the movie been better/better received or offered something new, that would have been mere trivia .Dark Phoenixmovie" with this cast/continuity wasn't itself an event. Comparatively speaking, audiences didn't think it looked good and the reviews confirmed that it wasn't very good.
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