Batman no Superman are icons but in terms of cinema Marvel is leaps and bounds superior in every way save the notoriety from the past of these icons. We see that despite two icons of DCs they couldn't even out gross Cap Civil War. Times have changed. Marvel is outright dominating them to the point Henry Cavill even agrees publicly.
What'll be crazy to see is that I'm guessing Thor: Ragnarok is going to outgross Justice League. SMH, how WB, how did they mess this up after dominating the superhero film industry and setting the comic book movie standard for decades (from the Superman serials to Chris Reeve to Burton's Batman to Nolan's TDK Trilogy).
This doesn't show superiority. If the MCU and DCEU both had an equal amount of movies that had been released this might mean something.
Instead of just being happy for Marvel you had to celebrate a triumph that literally does not exist.
__________________ Chicken Boo, what's the matter with you? You don't act like the other chickens do. You wear a disguise to look like human guys, but you're not a man you're a Chicken Boo.
I suppose it depends on the quality. I liked BvS, but it was critically-smashed and divided with the audience, but I thought it was a billion-dollar film for sure. The fact that it wasn't is unfathomable to me in this time of comic book film interest being at its peak.
Also, I loved Man of Steel. Still think it's one of the best comic book movies ever, up there but still behind Chris Reeve's first two efforts. Thought Suicide Squad was entertaining, but had a horrible plot and editing. Haven't seen Wonder Woman yet. And to tell the truth, I've at least liked, if not enjoyed thoroughly, all of Snyder's films from Dawn of the Dead 2004 onward, Sucker Punch included.
I hope the DCEU does well, but it's quality, with the exception of Man of Steel and possibly Wonder Woman (again, haven't seen it), is so far below Nolan's, Donner's, Burton's, and Paul Dini/Bruce Timm's runs in film and TV animation that it bamboozles me how WB hasn't captured that for comic book film's renaissance currently happening.
That's why I make the statement that Justice League won't beat Thor: Ragnarok. Marvel/Disney have cracked the code, and Wonder Woman is DC/WB's one massive success. If Justice League can piggyback off WW, ya it should beat Ragnarok; if it sticks to the BvS route, ain't happenin'.
EDIT: Adding a TL;DR: MCU has a proven track record, DCEU still has to prove WW wasn't a one-trick pony in its catalog, thus my prediction for Thor: Ragnarok beating Justice League.
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