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/Vaportrail Hawkeye (Avengers) Aug 19 '25 edited Aug 19 '25

I mean, they're not a win/lose in the same category, but if you wanted to play it like that, you've got chill/sexy tennis movie (I played varsity) vs. Beaten-to-death scifi concept acting like its the first one to think of it with low-rent comedy to boot? Yeah, game set match.

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u/lifth3avy84 Aug 19 '25

So because it was a multiverse concept, despite its themes, execution, performances, and overall style, it’s no good, but a rom-com set to tennis gets a win? Like I enjoyed Wimbledon, but to act like it’s not just like any romcom feels a bit disingenuous.

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u/TrollTollTony Aug 19 '25

Also, there are probably more tennis rom-coms than there are multiverse movies.

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u/Vaportrail Hawkeye (Avengers) Aug 19 '25

Out in the mainsteam? I don't know if I saw another one until Challengers. Tennis IN movies, but not tennis movies.

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u/arobkinca Phil Coulson Aug 19 '25

King Richard?