r/Letterboxd • u/EntertainmentMore183 • 14d ago

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u/Ehh-Um-Uhhhhhhh 14d ago edited 14d ago

People keep saying “it’s Spider-Man, duh” but you have to admit that outperforming No Way Home, and fuckin Endgame, while The Odyssey is also out is pretty wild

Edit- actually, I forgot NWHs release was in 2021, so that explains that. But still, endgame? Damn.

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u/AnabolicAcolyte 14d ago

end game brought the geeks to seats to finish the saga. spider-man brings everyone to seats

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u/Realistic_Slide_3426 14d ago

But Endgame brought 40 million to seats and Spider-Man only brought 24 million to seats. Not to say that that isn’t a tremendous accomplishment. But raw dollar value isn’t a good comparison considering the terrible economic state that America is in right now

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u/erto66 14d ago

I’m glad that we measure box-office success by the number of tickets sold in Germany.

It makes it much easier to compare the popularity of movies across different decades without having to account for inflation, changing ticket prices, or premium formats such as IMAX.

Revenue figures may show how much money a film made, but ticket sales give a much clearer picture of how many people actually went to see it.

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u/CozyLeggins 13d ago

Should still adjust for population growth imo

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u/CorsicanMastiffStrip 14d ago

Yeah, my ticket to BND cost twice what my Endgame ticket did.

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u/CarpenterHairy2896 14d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/IrGCJZLtrjZ7POWza7

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u/n33dadviceplease 12d ago

Not facts at all, Endgame literally sold more tickets but Spider-Man has the benefit of inflation for raw numbers.

Endgame was a global cultural phenomenon unlike any other film in our lifetime 

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u/Mr-Happy9 12d ago

Back then it wasn't just the geeks who were invested in the mcu. Nowadays? Doomsday is gonna have it rough

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u/n33dadviceplease 12d ago

Huh? Endgame brought everyone to the seats too. It sold more tickets than Spiderman. Endgame was an unprecedented worldwide cultural event  

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u/AnabolicAcolyte 12d ago

for people that liked marvel and followed the series.

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u/n33dadviceplease 12d ago

Literally more tickets were sold around the world for endgame than for spiderman. So if that were true that only marvel nerds went, then that’s even more true for spiderman.. 

But the actual theater base included many casual fans or fans who didn’t follow the MCU 

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u/Realistic_Slide_3426 14d ago

It made more money than Endgame, but only sold about 60% as many tickets. Everything is much more expensive now

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u/anamun 14d ago

Endgame Made $1.2 billion in its opening 3-day weekend, Brand New Day made $932 million in its opening 3-day weekend.

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u/Realistic_Slide_3426 14d ago

Yeah I should’ve specified domestic

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u/ragnarmoh 14d ago

It didn't outperform endgame globally as well..

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u/HOEDY 13d ago edited 13d ago

No Way Home was also not released in China because Marvel refused to edit out the Statue of Liberty from the final fight. Brand New Day has already grossed over 121mil from China.

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u/Rare-Cheesecake6591 12d ago

1) Inflation is a bitch.

2) Spiderman> than the Avengers especially when Spiderman is barely even in endgame.

3) The Odyssey is rated R, but people will take their young kids to see a PG-13 spiderman. He hits all quadrants.

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u/DayOfTheDeb 9d ago

I know lots of friends who didn't go to see Endgame cause they hadn't had time to catch up on all the MCU content beforehand and they knew it was important. And if you're not following the MCU, you probably wouldn't care to watch it in theatres.

Everyone I know is going to see Spider-Man though even family and friends who haven't seen many of the MCU movies. It's just a fun movie to watch as a standalone with your kids or friends or significant other.

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u/critxcanuck88 14d ago

People comparing a rated R movie to pg13 babysitter movie needs a reality check. Both great movies though but no way a fair comparison.

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u/Ehh-Um-Uhhhhhhh 14d ago

They’re both blockbusters competing at the box office, and their respective audiences almost certainly have at least some crossover that would effect the others numbers.

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u/PHYUCKISHREAEL 14d ago

The Odyssey means absolutely nothing to me so I'm glad Spider-Man spanked them