The movie is projected to deliver the worst weekend box office debut in Marvel Cinematic Universe history.
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“The Marvels,” the 33rd movie in the Disney-owned Marvel Cinematic Universe, is shaping up to have the lowest box office opening weekend ever for an MCU movie, according to multiple reports, with Variety reporting a $21.5 million Friday performance for the action sci-fi film that had a $220 million budget.Key Facts
“The Marvels” is projected to generate between $47 million and $52 million for its opening weekend, Deadline reported.
Despite being far and away the top-grossing film in theaters this weekend, the projection is lower than opening weekend numbers for “The Incredible Hulk” in 2008 — which held the previous low-water mark for an MCU debut at the box office — and starred Edward Norton in the MCU’s second movie.
“The Marvels” is competing with movies such as Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of The Flower Moon” and “Five Nights At Freddy’s,” the latter of which has raked in $118.
