I’m sure it’ll be a smash...cough cough cough. They’re hyping this thing so much, that the first wave of people will go see it out of curiosity. When they leave, they’ll be telling their buddies not to waste the money and wait til a, torrent site, gets it or it comes out on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon. It will die a slow death and the entire country will be declared racist, again, because no one wants to watch a crappy movie and spend $95 so two people can go to a movie and get some popcorn and a soda.
I skipped Doctor Strange because not interested in him.
I always liked the Avengers comic but not The Defenders comics.
The market does not lie. It will have a big opening weekend due to hype. If it continues past that, it will be because enough people think it it good entertainment.
Personally, I am willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. Given Marvel’s pretty good track record, it is more likely than not an entertaining movie.
Titanic was a disappointment, too.
What if it just sucks?
“I’m sure it’ll be a smash...cough cough cough.”
Already is apparently.
“Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” is gaining momentum with forecasts estimating as much as $170 million in North America during the four-day President’s Day weekend, updated tracking shows.” http://variety.com/2018/film/news/box-office-black-panther-opening-weekend-tracking-1202696018/
U.K. same deal: https://www.cbr.com/black-panther-uk-box-office-record/