‘Captain Marvel’ could rescue the box office, after the worst February in years

Walt Disney Co.’s take on the comic book hero, “Captain Marvel,” starring Brie Larson in the title role, is expected to have a stellar debut at theaters this weekend, probably giving a big boost to what has been a sluggish box office so far this year. Movies have grossed a lackluster $1.5 billion in the U.S. and Canada in 2019 through March 3, down a steep 26% from the same period a year ago, according to measurement firm Comscore.

The more than $175-million production by Disney’s Marvel Studios is expected to gross $125 million Thursday evening through Sunday in the U.S. and Canada, according to people who have reviewed pre-release audience surveys.

Larson’s protagonist, Carol Danvers, debuted in Marvel Comics pages in 1968, but has never received the big-screen treatment. The film draws from Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Marvel Comics series that launched in 2012, which revived the character as an Air Force fighter pilot who gains powers and becomes Captain Marvel.

“It’s a pretty good insurance policy against people maybe sitting out one or two of these movies,” Dergarabedian said. “[A]s diverse as the comics have always been, and for as progressive as I really believe Stan Lee and the entire Marvel bullpen was in the ’60s, when you go back and look at the characters they created, there were a lot of white guys,” Feige told The Times. “But now, 21 movies in, we get to pull in the deeper bench, and it does seem like perfect timing.

Critics’ reviews have been mostly positive, though not as effusive as for “Black Panther,” which earned a best picture Oscar nomination.

Bitch, smile!

An ad for the fucking Air Force....

I look forward to this movie. I am totally cool with female heroes of any sort. 🙂

It's going to crash so hard the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs will look like a pebble tossed in a garden pond.

No matter how bad you want this movie to succeed for the wealthiest ppl in Hollywood fornpropagamda purposes , it’s just not popular to propagandize and politicize super hero’s ... go figure

Silver Surfer is still tougher 🤔😁

NAH................

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