Based on current projections , 2025 will be the first year since 2011 in which the top ten highest-grossing films of the year will not include an installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s possible that it won’t include any superhero films at all — while Superman has earned a hefty $580 million globally, it may fall behind highly anticipated fall titles like Avatar: Fire and Ash , Zootopia 2 , and Wicked: For Good.

It’s a significant difference from the late 2010s, in which Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame both grossed over $2 billion globally, with the latter briefly snatching the title of “highest-grossing film ever” from Avatar . Beyond their commercial success, superhero films were also at the epicenter of culture, with both Black Panther and Jo

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