The dinosaurs continue to pull in the crowds while Fox’s Marvel reboot fails to bring in superhero numbersThe disappointment: great FourIn the 10 years since Fox presented the first of the two Tim memoir-directed great Four films,it’s fair to say that the value of the organization with the Marvel brand has only increased. Fox’s X-Men franchise continues to flourish, Sony took just under $1.5bn worldwide with its two Amazing Spider-Man films, and Disney has proved with The Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man that Marvel success is not limited to the Avengers portfolio of characters. So,the logic went, a rebooted great Four, and with Chronicle director Josh Trank at the helm,an appealing sounding cast led by Whiplash’s Miles Teller, plus the growing cachet of the Marvel brand, and must surely add up to an audience-pleasing proposition. A brief glance at the UK box office Top 10 (see below) suggests the novel great Four has done OK – after all,its sitting there in the top spot, with a gross of £2.69m. But that would be misleading. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com