Two Marvel and DC films have been officially confirmed as some of the biggest ticket results of 2024. Despite large publications and large studio support, both titles have been significantly impaired in theaters.
Sony’s Demanding hunter and Warner Bros. ‘ Joker: Folia with two Confirmed as the largest cartoon movie of 2024. Despite the strength of their own brands and star power, both titles did not meet financial expectations, which eventually became cautious stories in an unpredictable theater landscape. Their box office revenue reflects the changing audience flavors, superhero fatigue and risky studio apples.
According to the deadline Joker: Folia with two suffered from a net loss of $ 144.25 million while Demanding hunter The year of the cartoon movie was running at a $ 71 million loss. The news is not only significant because of the high profile of these titles, but because it emphasizes a deeper problem in a superhero genre: the audience is no longer visible in dropoves just because the film is tied to Marvel or DC.
Joker: Folia with two Departed as one of the most harshest areas of the recent history of box office revenue. Original Joker was a cultural phenomenon that earned more than $ 1.1 billion worldwide on a modest budget and became the most successful R-classified film in history (until 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine claimed that title). Warner Bros. He took a creative swing by turning the sequel into a style to a musical with Joaquin Phoenix, who honored his role after his role and Lady Gaga joined Harley Quinn. In spite of the star power and the $ 200 million investment, the film’s unusual approach deserved it for it, revealing the Dark audience’s appetite for the Dark audience, the Auteur-controlled superhero drama may have restrictions.
Meanwhile, Demanding hunter There were low expectations from the beginning to move for many releases, MLK weekend 2023 October 2023, then Labor Day 2024, and eventually settled on December 13th. Even with these hardened predictions, the film is still weakened.
Open only $ 11 million at home (all -time lowest Sony Marvel heading), Standard fell on its face. In order to exacerbate things, production costs rose to $ 110 million after the post-actors’ strikes moved in 2023.
Extra high profile ticket revenue 2024 (deadline) include Megalopoli (Net loss: $ 75.5 million), Bounds (Net loss: $ 80 million) and Furious: Mad Max Sagale (Net loss: $ 119.6 million).
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While the box office Joker: Folia with two and Demanding hunter They are significant, they are considered to be more abnormal than signs of a permanent genre.
When Marvel and DC publish quality content, the audience is still visible in Droveoves. Case: Deadpool and Wolverine Sample every R-class box office, over $ 1.3 billion worldwide and proven that the interest in (some) superhero films is still high.
So far, in 2025, the picture was mixed.
Marvel’s Captain America: a bold new world There is a gross more than $ 400 million, which is not devastating, but neither does impressive MCU standards. It’s still a step up from 2023 MarvelsIt became the largest economic flop in Marvel Studios history, losing Disney’s $ 237 million.
On the DC side, Joker 2 Never had to do in the first place. It felt great for “f — you” fans that turned to the original Joker A billion dollar success victory. It also followed the expensive abuse of studio with 2023 FlashWho lost Warner Bros’s reported $ 155 million, despite being marketed as a significant multi -transaver. Contrary to 2022 Batman He showed that a darker, earthed superhero movie can succeed when it is done well, earning more than $ 772 million worldwide and strengthening the position of the dark knight as one of the Hollywood banks’ heroes.
Showing, stakes are much higher for DC Superman Restart under James Gunn. When the future of the studio contains the success of this film, the flop would mean real problems. Abuser such as Standard or Joker 2 can be absorbed but Superman There is a cornerstone.
