Quote Originally Posted by Psyren View Post
I'm inclined to agree - but I don't think Marvels is getting a fair shake in that regard.
As fair as any other.

Every entry in a franchise is affected by the franchise's popularity as a whole. That very effect is why franchises exist to begin with, and why studios seek to release yet another entry in a known franchise rather than strike out and do something wholly new.

Therefore, every entry in a franchise is sort of working from a baseline of what came before it. An MCU film around Infinity Wars/Endgame? Yeah, you're getting some buzz. Now? Less so.

Even with that taken into account, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 was released not so very long ago, in a fairly similar MCU, and did quite well. This is because GotG 3 was much better than The Marvels.