Marvel Studios confirmed plans to make a sequel toCaptain Marvel in July 2019. Development began in January 2020 with McDonnell hired after working on the television miniseriesWandaVision (2021). Larson was set to return from the first film as Danvers, and DaCosta was hired to direct that August. In December, Parris was revealed to be reprising her role as Rambeau fromWandaVision alongside Vellani returning as Kamala fromMs. Marvel.Second unit filming began in mid-April 2021 inNew Jersey, and the title—referring to the three characters and their similar abilities—was revealed in early May.Principal photography began in July 2021 and concluded by mid-May 2022, taking place atPinewood Studios inBuckinghamshire andLongcross Studios inSurrey, England, as well as in Los Angeles andTropea, Italy. Karasik's involvement was revealed during post-production.
The Marvels premiered in Las Vegas on November 7, 2023, and was released in the United States on November 10 as part ofPhase Five of the MCU. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its performances but criticism for its script and tonal inconsistencies. The film was abox-office bomb, grossing $206 million worldwide against a gross production budget of $374 million, making it the lowest-grossing film in the MCU and one of the few MCU films not tobreak-even in its theatrical run.
Plot
Carol Danvers destroys theSupreme Intelligence, theartificial intelligence that leads theKree empire.[a] This leads to a civil war on planet Hala, the Kree home world, rendering the planet barren as it loses its air, water, and sunlight over the next 30 years. The Kree come to know Danvers as "the Annihilator".
The Kree's new leaderDar-Benn discovers one of the two legendary Quantum Bands, which were previously used to createa network that allows fast travel across space. She uses the Band to forcibly open a new jump point that connects to the network. The resulting anomaly impacts the entire network, including a jump point near Earth'sS.A.B.E.R. space station run byNick Fury. CaptainMonica Rambeau investigates the jump point near S.A.B.E.R. while Danvers investigates the new one that Dar-Benn opened. When they touch their respective jump points, Rambeau is transported to Danvers's location,Kamala Khan—who has the other Quantum Band on Earth—is transported to Rambeau's location, and Danvers is transported to Kamala's house. The three use their different light-based powers to fight off Kree enemies, leaving Kamala's home destroyed.
After the trio return to their original places, Fury and Rambeau visit Kamala on Earth. Rambeau surmises that their light-based powers are linked throughquantum entanglement and that they switch places when any of the three use their powers simultaneously. They join up at aSkrull refugee colony on planet Tarnax, which Danvers helped found and where a peace treaty is being negotiated with the Kree. When talks break down, Dar-Benn rips open another jump point which siphons the atmosphere from Tarnax to restore breathable air to Hala. After a hasty effort to evacuate the colony, Danvers, Rambeau, and Kamala form a team that Kamala names "the Marvels". Danvers explains that Dar-Benn's repeated rupturing of jump points is causing instability in the network and endangering the entire universe. They deduce that Dar-Benn is targeting planets that are meaningful to Danvers, whom Dar-Benn blames for the desolation of Hala.
The Marvels travel to thewater planet Aladna where people communicate in song. They warn Danvers' husband, Prince Yan, before Dar-Benn arrives and tears open a jump point, drawing the planet's water to Hala. Her final plan is to use the energy from Earth's sun to restore that of Hala's sun. On S.A.B.E.R.,Goose—Danvers's cat-like petFlerken—lays eggs, which hatch moments later revealing a large amount of baby Flerken that can temporarily consume people, which Fury uses to evacuate the station's personnel. Dar-Benn steals Kamala's Band and attempts to use both Bands, but this destroys Dar-Benn, ends the Marvels' entanglement, and leaves behind a rupture between realities. Kamala reclaims the Bands and joins Danvers to energize Rambeau, allowing her to close the hole from the other side, but stranding her in the process. Kamala returns to Earth and Danvers flies into Hala's sun, using her power to restore it.
Kamala's family helps Danvers move into Rambeau's house. Kamala's short-lived team-up with Danvers and Rambeau inspires her to seek out other young heroes and form a new group, starting withKate Bishop. In amid-credits scene, Rambeau awakes in a parallel universe where she is greeted byBinary—an alternate version of her motherMaria—and themutant scientistHank McCoy.
Cast
Brie Larson asCarol Danvers / Captain Marvel: AnAvenger and formerUnited States Air Force fighter pilot whose DNA was altered during an accident, imbuing her with superhuman strength, energy projection and absorption, and flight.[5][6] Larson said the film would dive deeper into the complexities of Danvers's character after herorigin story was established inCaptain Marvel (2019).[7] Since the events ofAvengers: Endgame (2019), Danvers has mostly been off Earth in deep space. Larson said the character had become a "workaholic" and lost touch with her family and friends.[6]
Zawe Ashton asDar-Benn: TheKree leader who is trying to restore her homeland after a civil war.[6][15] She wields the Universal Weapon, a large hammer that was previously used by the Kree fanaticRonan the Accuser inGuardians of the Galaxy (2014).[16] DirectorNia DaCosta encouraged Ashton to prioritize her agility and strength in her training.[6] Ashton's fiancéTom Hiddleston, who portraysLoki in the MCU, gave her advice on playing a Marvel villain.[17]
Samuel L. Jackson asNick Fury: The former director ofS.H.I.E.L.D. who is working on the space station S.A.B.E.R.[22] The film's version of Fury is much lighter and more fun than the version seen in the Disney+ miniseriesSecret Invasion (2023), which executive producerMary Livanos attributed to the relationship between Fury and Danvers that was established inCaptain Marvel.[23]
At the 2019San Diego Comic-Con in July, Feige confirmed plans for aCaptain Marvel sequel.[35] Official development began in January 2020, whenMegan McDonnell entered negotiations to write the script after serving as a staff writer on Marvel Studios' Disney+ miniseriesWandaVision (2021).[36] Larson was confirmed to return as Danvers,[5] butAnna Boden and Ryan Fleck were not expected to return after directing and co-writing the first film. The studio hoped to hire a female director to replace them. The film was expected to be set in the present day, and was aiming for a 2022 release.[36] In April 2020,Disney scheduled the film for release on July 8, 2022, filling the July 2022 date that the studio had previously reserved for an untitled Marvel film.[37]
Nia DaCosta was hired to direct the film in August 2020.Deadline Hollywood's Justin Kroll said this was another sign of Marvel Studios adding diversity to its films due to DaCosta being the first Black woman hired as a director by the studio. Kroll added that the film would likely break the record for the biggest-budgeted film directed by a Black woman.[38] The studio had also consideredOlivia Wilde andJamie Babbit as directors for the film,[39] but DaCosta was said to have been the frontrunner for some time.[38] Richard Newby ofThe Hollywood Reporter said DaCosta's hiring could bring new energy to the MCU and Captain Marvel franchise, saying she "enjoys challenging preconceived notions about the relationship between characters and the lore behind stories". Newby also felt the film could explore Danvers's story from the perspective of Maria Rambeau's daughterMonica, a Black woman in present-day America.[40]
DaCosta, a self-professed comic book nerd, developed the film withWandaVision producerMary Livanos who gave her "creative latitude" to make the film she wanted.[41][42] Larson said DaCosta was the best person to direct the film and praised herpitch presentation.[43] DaCosta's original pitch includedAdam Warlock andtime travel, but she was told that Warlock would be appearing inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and theDisney+ seriesLoki (2021–present) already dealt with time travel stories.[44] DaCosta also citedFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) in her pitch as a reference for the film, particularly for its fight scenes and ending sequence.[45]
Feige announcedCaptain Marvel 2 in December 2020, with a new release date of November 11, 2022. He confirmed DaCosta's involvement, revealed thatTeyonah Parris would reprise her role as Monica Rambeau fromWandaVision, and said Vellani would reprise her role as Kamala.[10] Parris was excited to work with DaCosta again afterCandyman (2021), and to further explore Monica's relationship with Danvers as teased inWandaVision.[46] Larson felt it made sense narratively to have Kamala and Rambeau introduced to the MCU in other projects before the three characters meet in this film, something she had discussed with Feige "from the beginning".[6]
Pre-production
Pre-production work began by February 2021, whenZawe Ashton was cast as the film's villain.[47] By that time, all of the scripts forMs. Marvel had been written soThe Marvels creative team was able to read those to know what happens to Kamala in that series.[48]Principal photography was expected to begin at the end of May,[49] though somesecond unit filming began on April 9 inJersey City, New Jersey,[50][51] under theworking titleGoat Rodeo,[50] to capture aerial footage,establishing shots, and green screen plates.[50][52] In May, Marvel Studios revealed that the sequel would be titledThe Marvels.[53] Ethan Anderton of/Film noted that the title referred to both Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel, since the film's logo included the same stylized "S" from theMs. Marvel series' logo.[54] Graeme McMillian atThe Hollywood Reporter acknowledged this explanation, but also wondered if there was a connection with the 1994 comics seriesMarvels—which tells various Marvel Universe events from the perspective of a photographer—or with a project of the same name announced in 2020. He also wondered if "The Marvels" referred to a family of heroes, much likeDC Comics'Marvel Family (now known as the Shazam Family).[55] Later that month, pre-production work began in the United Kingdom.[56]
Park Seo-joon was cast in an undisclosed role in mid-June, and was set to join the production after completing work on the filmConcrete Utopia (2023).[57] His role was reported as Prince Yan of the planet Aladna.[58][20] Larson and Parris began preparing for filming the next month.[59][60] DaCosta saidThe Marvels would deal with "specific, personal, [and] sometimes sad things",[61] such as how people deal with pain and trauma,[62] but would have a lighter story than her filmsLittle Woods (2018) andCandyman. She felt that she had more creative freedom onThe Marvels than on her prior films.[61] Feige said the dynamic between Danvers, Kamala, and Rambeau was the center of the film and likened their team-up to the formation of theAvengers inThe Avengers (2012). He revealed thatThe Marvels would have "fun cosmic elements", including some fromRoy Thomas's 1971 "Kree–Skrull War" comic book storyline, with the story directly picking up from the ending ofCaptain Marvel. He described the film as tonally different from the MCU miniseriesSecret Invasion (2023),[14] anotherCaptain Marvel follow-up;[14] the series was believed to tie in with the film,[6] butThe Marvels largely ignores the events ofSecret Invasion. Matt Webb Mitovich atTVLine speculated that Marvel intended forThe Marvels to be set beforeSecret Invasion, given that film had numerous previous release dates prior toSecret Invasion's June 2023 premiere, but that assumption "still leaves continuity issuesall over the place".[63]
Filming
Principal photography was expected to begin on May 31, 2021,[49] but began on July 26, 2021,[19] atPinewood Studios inBuckinghamshire,[19][49][61] and atLongcross Studios inLongcross,Surrey, England.[19][64]Sean Bobbitt was the cinematographer.[65] Larson confirmed that she had started filming on August 10,[66] and shortly after,Samuel L. Jackson revealed that he would reprise his MCU role asNick Fury,[22] working on it in London at the same time as he was preparing to filmSecret Invasion.[67] Filming forThe Marvels took place inTropea, Italy, beginning on August 27, including on the coast of theTyrrhenian Sea.[68][69] On September 3, Park left forLos Angeles to begin filming.[70] Shortly after, Saagar Shaikh,Zenobia Shroff andMohan Kapur were revealed to be reprising their respective roles as Kamala's older brotherAamir, motherMuneeba, and fatherYusuf, fromMs. Marvel.[21][8] In October 2021, the film's release was delayed to February 17, 2023.[71] Park shot his scenes for two months, and completed filming in England by November 2.[72] Production designer Cara Brower said the film's scale and scope were massive, contrasting her work with DaCosta onCandyman.[73] The production created 54 sets at Pinewood and Longcross Studios for five different planets (including Aladna) and spaceships, the S.A.B.E.R. space station, Maria Rambeau's house, and the Khan family's house. DaCosta wanted each planet to have a distinct design.[19] In April 2022, the film's release was moved to July 28, 2023, swapping places withAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, as that film was further along in production.[74][75] Filming ofThe Marvelswrapped by the middle of the following month.[76]
Post-production
Jackson revealed in mid-June 2022 that he would return to London in August to work onreshoots forThe Marvels, before doing the same forSecret Invasion,[77] and Marvel was preparing for those reshoots by the end of July.[78] That month, Larson made acameo appearance in the last episode ofMs. Marvel, "No Normal", through footage that DaCosta had filmed forThe Marvels. DaCosta did not know the footage would be used this way when she filmed it, and its inclusion inMs. Marvel was a surprise to directorsAdil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah as well.[79] Filming forThe Marvels occurred in early August inBattery Park in New York City to capture visual effects plates.[80] DaCosta was revealed in January 2023 to have also worked on the film's script alongside Elissa Karasik andZeb Wells, who had respectively served as a writer onLoki and the MCU miniseriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022),[81] though only DaCosta, McDonnell, and Karasik were credited.[82] In February 2023, the film's release was delayed to November 10, 2023, as Disney and Marvel Studios were re-evaluating their content output and costs.[83] This allowed more time for post-production.[84][85] Joanna Robinson ofThe Ringer reported in April that the film was undergoing a "massive overhaul" and reshoots,[86] which took place for four weeks to reportedly make the storyline coherent.[85]
The first trailer, released in April 2023, revealed that Ashton was playingDar-Benn andDaniel Ings had been cast as Ty-Rone.[58][28] Lynch was then reported to be reprising her role as Maria Rambeau, alongsideCobie Smulders andRandall Park in their respective MCU roles asMaria Hill andJimmy Woo,[27] although Smulders denied her involvement in June.[87] Also in June,Gary Lewis was revealed to have joined the cast,[88] portraying Emperor Dro'ge,[18] and Marvel Studios held a public test screening of the film in Texas. This was an "uncharacteristic" move by the studio and the screening was reportedly met with mixed responses.[85]Tessa Thompson was revealed to be reprising her MCU role ofValkyrie in the film when the final trailer was released in early November.[24] When the film was released soon after,Hailee Steinfeld andKelsey Grammer were revealed to be in the film, reprising their respective roles ofKate Bishop from the Disney+ miniseriesHawkeye (2021) andDr. Hank McCoy / Beast from20th Century Fox'sX-Men filmsX-Men: The Last Stand (2006) andX-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).[25][26] Grammer was excited to return to his role, which he described as "a real character of gravitas and importance in our culture", and hoped it would lead to more MCU appearances.[89]
Catrin Hedström and Evan Schiff edited the film. Hedström previously worked with DaCosta onCandyman.[90][19] Ashton stated in February 2024 that they filmed an alternate ending where Danvers perished with Dar-Benn.[91] Visual effects for the film were created byIndustrial Light & Magic,Rise FX,Rising Sun Pictures,Sony Pictures Imageworks,Trixter,Wētā FX, and Wylie Co. Tara DeMarco was the visual effects supervisor.[92]
In January 2022,Laura Karpman was hired to compose the score for the film, after previously doing so for thefirst season of the MCU television seriesWhat If...? (2021) andMs. Marvel.[93][94] DaCosta asked Karpman to write a new theme for the titular team rather than focusing on the individual characters, similar to howThe Avengers focused on a team theme rather than individual character themes.[95][96] Karpman described the film's main theme, "Higher. Further. Faster. Together", as achosen family theme that combines elements for Danvers, Rambeau, and Kamala. The theme ends with a choir chanting "higher, further, faster, together" inLatin. Dar-Benn's "slithery and jazzy" theme is mainly played on flutes and was inspired by the music ofHerbie Hancock.[96]John Ottman'sX-Men themes fromX2 (2003) andX-Men: Days of Future Past are heard during themid-credits scene.[26]
A suite that Karpman wrote to take the main theme "through paces", titled "The Marvels Suite", was performed at thePhiladelphia Orchestra on June 3, 2023.[97] "Higher. Further. Faster. Together." premiered atthe Last Night of the BBC Proms on September 9,[98] and was released as a digital single on November 2.[99] A soundtrack album for Karpman's score was released byHollywood Records andMarvel Music on November 8.[100]
Marketing
Larson, Parris, and Vellani appeared at the 2022D23 Expo to promote the film and show exclusive footage.[101] A teaser trailer, which featured the song "Intergalactic" byBeastie Boys, premiered onGood Morning America on April 11, 2023.[102] Edidiong Mboho ofCollider felt the teaser "delivers on the charm and action the MCU is known for".[103] Charles Pulliam-Moore atThe Verge said the trailer showed that Danvers, Rambeau, and Kamala "are going to end up making quite the team" and thought the 'place-switching' fight sequences could be the most inventive of the MCU.[9] Jackson's appearance in the teaser was considered by some commentators to be a spoiler for the end ofSecret Invasion, as it indicated that Fury survives the events of the series despite speculation that the character could die by the end of it.[104][105] Marvel Studios andBic partnered to create limited-edition pens inspired by the film, as well as the "Write with Might" sweepstakes that offered a chance to win a trip to the film's premiere.[106]Pita Pit was also partnered with Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures to launch the brand new limited edition smoothie "Banana Chai" to promote the film.[107] In September 2023, DaCosta expressed concern that she would be promoting the film on her own since the cast were not able to participate in marketing during the2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[108] The strike ultimately did not end until after the film's premiere, which was held inLas Vegas on November 7 without the cast.[109] Marvel collaborated with software companyAutodesk to display a video ofGoose, Danvers's cat-like petFlerken, on theSphere through November 13.[110] The strike ended on November 9, and Larson was booked to appear onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the next day to promote the film.[111]
Release
Theatrical
The Marvels premiered in Las Vegas on November 7, 2023.[109] It was released in South Korea on November 8,[20] and in the United States and China on November 10,[83][112] inIMAX,[113]ScreenX, and4DX.[114] The film was initially not expected to have an IMAX release becauseDune: Part Two was scheduled to be released on November 3 and would have access to all IMAX screens for five to six weeks.[115]IMAX Corporation CEORichard Gelfond said the company would pivot to showingThe Marvels in IMAX shouldDune: Part Two be delayed by the SAG-AFTRA strike,[115] and this was confirmed in August when the film was moved to March 2024.[113][116] Before it was set for the November 2023 release date,The Marvels was scheduled for July 8, 2022,[37] November 11, 2022,[53] February 17, 2023,[71] and July 28, 2023.[74] It is part ofPhase Five of the MCU.[117]
The Marvels ranked No. 1 at Vudu, No. 3 at Apple TV, and No. 3 at Google Play during its PVOD release.[120] It debuted at No. 1 on the U.K.'sOfficial Film Chart through January 24, 2024.[121] The film ranked No. 2 on both theCircana VideoScan First Alert andBlu-ray Disc charts for the week ending February 17, 2024. It sold about 75% as many copies asThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. For its first-week sales, 69% were in HD formats, with 32% from regular Blu-ray and 37% from 4K Ultra HD.[122] It was at No. 1 on the Official Film Chart, the U.K.'s weekly home entertainment sales chart, for the period ending February 28, 2024.[123]
According to the file-sharing news websiteTorrentFreak,The Marvels ranked among the top ten most-pirated films for the weeks ending December 11 and December 18, 2023.[124] It was reported as the most-pirated film for the week ending January 22, 2024, and remained in the top ten from January 29 through March 4, 2024.[125]Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on U.S. television screens, calculated thatThe Marvels was watched for 559 million minutes from February 5—11, 2024, making it the most-streamed film of the week.[126][127] The following week, from February 12–18, 2024, it garnered 337 million minutes of watch time, ranking as the fifth most-streamed film.[128][129]
Reception
Box office
The Marvels grossed $84.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $121.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $206.1 million.[3] It is the firstbox-office bomb and the lowest-grossing film of the MCU franchise,[130][131][132] falling short of an estimatedbreak-even point of $439.6 million.[133]Puck News reported that the film needed to earn around $700 million to become profitable.[134]Deadline Hollywood calculated the net losses of the film to be $237million, when factoring together expenses and revenues.[131] Despite this, it surpassedA Wrinkle in Time (2018) to become the highest-grossing film directed by a Black woman.[135]
In the United States and Canada,The Marvels was originally projected to gross around $60 million from 4,030 theaters in its opening weekend.[136] After making $21.3 million on its first day (including $6.6 million from Thursday night previews), estimates were lowered to $47–52 million. It went on to debut to $46.1 million, topping the box office and marking the best opening weekend for a Black female director. However, this also marked the lowest opening weekend for an MCU film, taking that record fromThe Incredible Hulk (2008).[137] In its second weekend, the film made $10.12 million and finished fourth behind newcomersThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,Trolls Band Together, andThanksgiving.[138] This was a 78% drop from the first weekend, which was the biggest second-weekend drop for an MCU film, a record previously held byAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.[139]The Marvels made $6.4 million in its third weekend, finishing in sixth place.[140] On December 3, during its fourth weekend, Disney described the film's box office as "winding down" and said the studio would no longer report its weekend box office grosses, despite the film remaining in theaters through the New Year's holiday. It earned an additional $2.4 million in the fourth weekend, dropping out of the top 10 to 11th place.[132]
Discussing the film's low box office performance, Anthony D'Alessandro ofDeadline Hollywood rejected claims that it was impacted by general "superhero fatigue" and instead blamed lackluster marketing and the overexposure of MCU content on Disney+.[137]John Scalzi, writing forUncanny Magazine, criticized the amount of "homework" required to understand the film considering its connections to multiple Disney+ series and prior MCU films.[141] Disney CEOBob Iger also acknowledged the large amount of MCU content produced for Disney+, but added that insufficient day-to-day supervision by Disney executives during production was partially to blame for the film's failure, in part due to filming taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic.[142] Multiple commentators took issue with this statement, questioning how more executive oversight than Marvel is already known for could be an improvement. Some felt Iger was wrongfully blaming DaCosta for the film's performance,[143][144] and several characterized his statement as throwing the director "under the bus".[141][145][146][147] This came amid a wider narrative in the Hollywood media, which some attributed to Disney, in which DaCosta appeared to be unfairly targeted.[147][148][149][150] Kaitlyn Booth atBleeding Cool and Rachel Ulatowski atThe Mary Sue both noted that Iger did not suggest Disney's other 2023 box office failures required additional supervision, includingAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania andIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny which were both directed by men,[145][151] and Ulatowski made it clear that she found Iger's statement to be sexist.[151]
Critical response
Thereview aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 62% with an average score of 5.9/10, based on 371 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Funny, refreshingly brief, and elevated by the chemistry of its three leads,The Marvels is easy to enjoy in the moment despite its cluttered story and jumbled tonal shifts."[152]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned the film a score of 50 out of 100 based on 57 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[153] Audiences polled byCinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on A+ to F scale, which at the time was tied withEternals (2021) andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania for the lowest score of the MCU, while those polled byPostTrak gave it a 73% positive score.[137]
Writing forThe Hollywood Reporter, Lovia Gyarkye praised DaCosta's direction as "kinetic", and felt that the directing and the "intimate storytelling style" lets audiences see the main characters from "new and entertaining vantage points".[154] Abby Olcese, forPaste, rated the film an 8.5/10 and praised the film for playing with genre and pulling "aesthetics" from theMs. Marvel streaming series; Olcese felt that "DaCosta's assured, efficient direction" was an example of what the MCU could have been if the franchise "hadn't gotten bogged down by gloopy effects and overblown lore".[155] In contrast, James Mottram ofNME gave the film a 3/5 star rating and felt that the film "never musters the same level of engagement" as DaCosta'sCandyman even with "a script that is chock full of good lines and a cast of willing participants".[156]Christy Lemire ofRogerEbert.com gave the film a negative review with a 1.5 star rating, calling it "terrible" and opined that it is "the worst film yet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe" with only the musical moments as "an unexpected and much-needed delight".[157]
Despite mixed critical reception, the performances were praised.Peter Bradshaw ofThe Guardian described the lead trio as "an entertaining intergalactic ensemble".[158]Peter Travers ofABC News similarly commended that "If there is such a thing as chemistry, Larson, Parris and Vellani have it".[159] Amelia Emberwing ofIGN declared that Vellani "predictably steals the show".[160]Helen O'Hara ofEmpire praised the humor and emotional depth of Vellani's Kamala with the "two older heroes".[161] Christian Holub ofEntertainment Weekly gave a lukewarm review of the film and opined that it was "a mixed bag that tries to juggle too many different characters and plotlines", but praised Vellani as a "shining star".[162]
^Reid, Caroline (October 15, 2024)."Why 'The Marvels' Cost Disney $374 Million".Forbes.Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. RetrievedDecember 7, 2024.Disney does not discuss the costs of specific productions and did not respond to an opportunity to comment. However, its filings for the FPC behind The Marvels show that it had spent precisely $374 million (£307.8 million) on the movie by September 30, 2023. Then came a $66.7 million (£54.9 million) reimbursement from the UK government bringing Disney's net spending on the movie down to $307.3 million.
Lussier, Germain (December 4, 2023)."Disney Gives Up on The Marvels".Gizmodo.Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2024.Marvel Studios is not reacting well, at all, to having its first real box office bomb in 15 years. [...] One bomb in 30 or so is, obviously, pretty damned incredible, but you wouldn't know it from how Marvel and Disney are handling it.
Jones, Tamera (November 14, 2023)."What Made 'The Marvels' the MCU's First Box Office Bomb?".Collider.Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2024.Capping off its opening weekend at $47 million domestically and $110.3 million total, The Marvels becomes the MCU's lowest-earning superhero feature and Marvel's first box office bomb
^Reid, Caroline (September 20, 2023)."Disney Reveals $270 Million Bill For 'The Marvels'".Forbes.Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2023.It spent $274.8 million and banked a $55 million subsidy from the government of the United Kingdom where the movie was made. This brought its net spending down to $219.8 million meaning that the movie will have to gross at least $439.6 million at the box office to break even as studios get around half of theater takings.
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