How Much The Marvels Cost To Make & What Box Office It Needs
Summary
- The Marvels has a budget of $270 million, making it one of the most expensive non-Avengers films in the MCU. The updated budget reflects the film's ensemble cast and VFX-focused nature.
- The film will need to make around $450 million at the box office to be considered a success after taking into account the subsidy received. The recent track record of MCU films suggests this may be a tough ask, as post-COVID average worldwide box office numbers have been around $400 million.
- Box office predictions for The Marvels currently project an opening weekend of $50-75 million and a total domestic box office of $121-189 million. These numbers are significantly lower than its predecessor, Captain Marvel, making it unlikely that the film will achieve the financial success it needs.
The Marvels is the MCU’s next big release, but a massive budget and franchise-wide concerns make it unclear exactly how much the movie needs to make to succeed and what its odds of doing so are. A sequel to 2019’s Captain Marvel, the film will follow Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers leading the cast as she, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan investigate why their powers are being intertwined. Given the tepid reception to several 2023 MCU projects, Marvel Studios needs The Marvels to find success both among critics and at the box office.
The film will be the MCU big screen debut for Teyonah Parris’ Photon and Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel, though the extra star power may not be enough to help The Marvel's reach the incredible box office performance of its predecessor. Crossing the $1 billion mark, Captain Marvel (2019) released at the peak of MCU hype and filled the void between Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. However, while The Marvels' sizable budget means it needs to do well to turn a profit, there's plenty of middle ground between hitting seven figures and a disappointing box office return.