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Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
Will the live action DC films (Batman, Flash, Aquaman and Black Adam) have a chance to make more at the box office than the Marvel live action films (Dr. strange 2, Black Panther 2, Morbius and Thor 4)?
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Not a chance. DC properties have proven to be very volatile one way or another at the box office, with the exception of Batman, but then we haven't had a solo Batman film since 2012 and that was the finale of a very successful trilogy. I expect 'The Batman' will do quite well but maybe won't be as much of a box office smash as you're expecting.
When you have Wonder Woman 2 and Suicide Squad Reboot tank after very profitable first films, Aquaman 2 is certainly no guarantee to be a repeat success. Flash and Black Adam are likely to play closer to Shazam.
Marvel on the other hand has been extremely consistent at the box office and have
always seen consistent growth with their sequels. The only movies to do less than their prequels were Iron Man 2 (by only a few million) and Age of Ultron (by a lot, but it was still a big hit).
Dr. Strange 2 will easily outperform the first movie's $232M gross, while Thor 4 should at least match Ragnarok's $315M. Black Panther 2 will struggle to be as big a hit as the first, which became something of a cultural phenomenon, but it will still do very well (probably a similar situation as Avengers 1 to Avengers 2). Morbius is the only one from the group that's likely to struggle but it might even see a bit of a boost from No Way Home's mega success (I think anything close to or over $100M for it would be viewed as a moderate success).