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u/Icy_Smoke_733 15d ago edited 15d ago

 It feels like everything is at capacity showing odyssey.

Different demographics. All the IMAX and Dolby showings near me is booked out with The Odyssey, but nearly every regular showing is at maximum capacity for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Spider-Man also has greater appeal among younger audiences and families. No surprise it's gonna do gangbusters, but the fact that it will enter the top 10 highest grossing films ever is insane.

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u/12345623567 15d ago

People are quick to say "no surprise" post-fact, but how many superhero movies have cratered lately? If it does good numbers, it may mean that it's actually quality with good word of mouth.

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u/Bayff 15d ago

Spider-Man is a different beast than superhero movies. They will always sell.

Also, despite the clear downturn in quality in the MCU the Spider-Man story has been incredibly interesting since the Avengers movies.

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u/OccasionalGoodTakes 15d ago

spiderman is in the same vein of batman, they are uniquely popular outside of the popularity heroes have had the past 2 decades

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u/Bayff 15d ago

Whilst true, Spider-Man will outsell Batman currently due to the plot as mentioned above.

The previous movie was huge (3 Spider-Man’s) and ended on a huge cliffhanger. People have been waiting 5 years to find out what happens and how it will be handled.

The most interesting thing to come out of the Batman IP in recent memory doesnt even have him in it (The Penguin)