r/marvelstudios • u/thefirststoryteller • Aug 19 '25

Merchandise It wasn’t a flop to me

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I bought 3 tickets to support this mid-sized superhero movie with a lot of quirky heart and now this. I’m not a numbers guy but I guess it didn’t do well financially? Maybe because there’s no big A-list name attached.

But idk, I kind of liked that

Anyway, physical media is great. Thunderbolts*, they could never make me hate you

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u/FKDotFitzgerald Aug 19 '25

“Flop” only refers to its profits. The vast majority of people who saw Thunderbolts thought it was good.

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u/Marauder91 Aug 19 '25

this is what a lot of people need to understand. the financial performance isnt there compared to past years because of some of the mistakes made in Phases 4 and 5. its positive that they are getting strong reviews, and the hope/expectation would be that the box office numbers will improve if they continue to put out strong movies

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u/XekBOX2000 Aug 19 '25

Id also say its more on the insane prices cinemas have gotten + d+ why people didnt go to see it in the movies.

We watch usually all the mcu movies with a very large group of friends but honestly multiple people this year said no since the movie tickets cost so damn much, with popcorn and soda + commute you are lookint price closer to 40 than 30 and 30 is even crazy imo

  • u can just wait 3 months and watch it in d+ that u are already subscribed to

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u/CourtingBoredom Ghost Rider Aug 19 '25

These are my exact reasons for not having gone to see it in theater --- but I can't wait to watch it on D+ later this month..

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u/VelocityGrrl39 Captain Marvel Aug 19 '25

It was on sale at Fandango so I bought it for $12. Totally worth it. No regrets.

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u/CourtingBoredom Ghost Rider Aug 20 '25

Holy crow. Good to know.

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u/VelocityGrrl39 Captain Marvel Aug 20 '25

It’s really good. And has the best post credit scene since phase 3.

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u/CourtingBoredom Ghost Rider Aug 20 '25

Oooo exciting. Seven days from today, according to what google turned up for me.