The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film franchise and releases about 3 films a year. But in the UK, the county of my birth and where I am from, they don't tend to be a big thing. Not just Marvel but superhero films in general. Please observe.
List of superhero films inn the Top 50 films worldwide:
5. The Avengers Assemble
7. Avengers: Age of Ultron
13. Iron Man 3
15. Captain America: Civil War
20. The Dark Knight Rises
32. The Dark Knight
48. Spider Man 3.
So the genre has done quite well for itself. Two superhero films are in the top 10 of all time, they have 5 in the top 20 and 7 in the top 50
Now the same principle but for the US:
5. The Avengers Assemble
7. The Dark Knight
13. Avengers: Age of Ultron
14. The Dark Knight Rises
21. Wonder Woman
22. Iron Man 3
23. Captain America: Civil War
25. Spider Man
29. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
35. Spider Man 2
40. Deadpool
48. Spider Man 3
50. Spider Man: Homecoming
So in the US, superhero films seem to do very well. There 2 in the top 10 (although different two to worldwide), 4 in the top 20 and 13 in the top 50.
And the same again with the UK:
15. The Dark Knight
26. The Dark Knight Rises
32. Avengers: Age of Utlron
40. Avengers Assemble
48. Spider Man 3
As you can see, in the UK, superhero films are not as popular. There are 0 in the top 10, 1 in the top 20, and 5 in the top 50.
Comparison:
In Top 10:
Worldwide - 2
USA - 2
UK - 0
In Top 20:
Worldwide - 5
USA - 4
UK - 1
In Top 50:
Worldwide - 7
USA - 13
UK - 5
In the UK, the last two Nolan Batman films are the most popular with only two Marvel Cinematic Universe films in the top 50. The USA seem to prefer a lot more Marvel.
Why is it then that the UK doesn't seem to enjoy superhero films as much. Well it's probaly because of national institutions such as James Bond and Harry Potter that cause superhero films to be a lot lower. We will see if the three this year from Marvel or the one from DC will get into the top 50 for any of the categories
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