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Payton Oswalt (Pip the Troll) says Marvel is making Eternals 2

BadBurger

Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
Amazing how people suddenly forget that movies were released in the middle of a pandemic.

I don't think anyone here is ignoring that fact. Lots of movies got sent out to test the waters (I bet many of us even saw some - I know I did), and some did better than others. The difference was that Eternals was the next big installment in the Marvel CU and still underperformed greatly.

Wonder Woman 1984 opened at the height of the pandemic while also being available on HBO Max and still earned $160m despite horrific reviews.

A Quiet Place 2, also released at the height of the pandemic and a simple low-budget horror sequel, earned $297m.

Then there's Tenet - a random Nolan film that wasn't even greatly received across the gamut of critics and fans, also a 2020 opening and arguably the first to truly test the waters, earned $363m.

Then we come back to Eternals. Released at the tail end of 2021 when things were winding down and almost essentially back to normal. The next big MCU milestone. $400m. That's simply not a good figure. Not an absolutely miserable take at the box office. But man. Still surprised Marvel Studios is going back to that.
 
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