X-Men: Dark Phoenix has been named the biggest box office flop of 2019. The superhero outing, which starred the likes of Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, topped the list in Deadline’s biggest blockbuster bombs round-up of the last year.
Why did Dark Phoenix fail?
The movie, which had opened to a mere US$33 million (S$45million) in the US and ignored by critics, “didn’t connect with audiences that didn’t see it (and) didn’t connect enough with audiences that did see it,” he told KCRW’s The Business. “So that’s on me.”
How much did Dark Phoenix lose?
Unfortunately, the final loss was even worse. Per Deadline, Dark Phoenix posted a total loss of $133 million after topping out at $252 million at the global box office (another all-time low for the X-Men movies).
Did Dark Phoenix make a profit?
Opening at just $32.8 million, Dark Phoenix didn’t even finish in first place during its first weekend and earned the lowest total gross in X-Men movie history, finishing its run with $252 million worldwide.
Will there be a Dark Phoenix 2?
To put it even more plainly, in March, Fox executive Emma Watts described Dark Phoenix as “the perfect send off” for Fox’s X-Men film franchise. So no, there will be no sequel to Dark Phoenix, but we will be seeing the X-Men again.
Why was Wolverine not in Dark Phoenix?
“There was an element of this being Jean’s story,” he says. “And I was committing so fully to it that I didn’t want to run the risk of pulling away from Jean by going to the well of a fan-favorite character in these movies. I wanted this to be a very different experience of seeing an X-Men movie.”
Is Dark Phoenix the Last movie?
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Kinberg, 2019) is the seventh and final X-Men team film in a series dating back to X-Men (Singer, 2000). Blade (Norrington, 1998), X-Men, and Spider-Man (Raimi, 2002) were three increasingly successful and acclaimed films that jump-started two decades (and counting) of Marvel Films.
What was wrong with Dark Phoenix?
As Sophie Turner’s first role after the disappointing final season of Game of Thrones, Dark Phoenix carried high expectations. Unfortunately, it’s a letdown. The script is clunky, the plot barely worth dwelling on, and the most compelling character development arcs belong to the wrong people.
Did Disney produce Dark Phoenix?
It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It’s the seventh installment in the X-Men Cinematic Universe after Deadpool 2, but it takes place after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse.
Does Dark Phoenix suck?
Dark Phoenix’s Rotten Tomatoes score currently sits at 22% on its opening weekend – the worst in the X-Men franchise. While many fans may have hoped that the last time we saw this particular version of the X-Men would be a triumphant exit, it seems like more of a whimper than a bang.
Will Wolverine return after Logan?
However, Hugh decided to retire from the role after doing Logan in 2017. As per reports, however, Marvel has convinced him to come out of retirement and play the hero again, in a new MCU universe, rather than the Fox one. It is said that Jackman will make a cameo as the superhero in Dr.
Who will be the new Wolverine?
Marvel fans were left in awe after seeing this video of Scott Eastwood as Wolverine. It goes without saying that Wolverine is one of the most popular Marvel Comics characters of all time.
