Back when I was young superhero movies were relegated to cliffhanger serials but few major movies were made. They were given a “B” budget to be shown in B&W on the bottom half of a drive in movie double feature under Hercules and the Women from Mars.
Today they are given a top rated budget, great color and special effects. As Siskel and Ebert said decades ago,
“The first movie makers were raised on great books and made movies of Great Books. Today’s movie makers were raised on....comic books.”
In looking at what was showing at our local six plex theaters, a horror movie, four superhero movies and one kid movie. It never seems to change.
I have not been to a theater since 2010 to see the remake of True Grit. I might go back to see NAPOLEON.
I should add that the first Superhero movie I saw in color was a stinker called Argoman(1967) And man, it stank!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061500/
After he makes love to a woman he loses his superpowers for several hours. SO, after a love making session he is beat down, (look at watch) beat down more (look at watch) beat down some more (Look at watch) then the vehicle he is in explodes with bad buys flying everywhere! when they look up there he stands as ARGOMAN!
I am looking forward to that one.