Are most American fond of Marvel movies?

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1. I’ve never watched any. No particular hate, I just never got around to watching the first couple and now there are approximately 193 different movies and I don’t have time for that kind of commitment.

2. I don’t know about “most” but the Marvel movies are spectacularly popular.

   I’m not a big fan either. I mean they’re fine, it just feels all overdone and circlejerking at this point

3. I don’t think Americans are unique in liking Marvel movies. They are popular all over the world.

   I like some of them myself, particularly the ones like *Guardians of the Galaxy* and *Thor: Ragnarok* that contain a lot of humor. I liked the original *Iron Man*. But I’m by no means the target audience for the serious stuff, especially if it assumes knowledge of the entire franchise.

4. They’re good, but not everyone is fond of live-action superhero movies. I do like them, just not as much as the Transfromers live action films

5. I personally am completely over super hero movies. They’re formulaic and pandering in the worst ways. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind pandering to fans when its done correctly (Casino Royale, Top Gun: Maverick). Marvel movies pretend they’re clever, but they aren’t. They just make their fanbase think they are.

   All that to say, they’re just movies and they’re supposed to be fun so good for their fans to have a good time. Buy some popcorn and have a nice time.

6. So what we’re experiencing over here is an echo of a cultural staple. The stories told in the movies were groundbreaking in comic book times; Sacrifice, the ambiguity of evil, the convolution of good. With proven source material, the mcu has become it’s own cultural icon for the new generations to come.

   I get that it’s not for everyone. But it’s dope as fuck that it’s even happening.

7. I ussd to love them, but with time I’ve grown to hate them.

   They don’t feel like individual movies, they all feel like cookie cutters of the sane movie. As well as it feels like the jokes are a major part of the script, instead of the script being the major part of the script

8. Eh, they are hit and miss with me. I’ve got friends and family that absolutely love them, but aside from a few I don’t really care about them. I’m more of a star wars guy myself.

9. They’re very popular, so yeah, “most” viewers like it.

   I don’t. I find them kinda boring.

10. The first Iron Man came out when I was 12, so I grew up with the MCU movies and *was* a complete fan girl along with most of my friends. They have a very special place in my heart.

    I knew my interest would sharply drop off after Endgame and I was right. While the movies are still popular I think Americans definitely have superhero fatigue. The quantity increased and the quality decreased.

    If by most we mean >50%, then I don’t know…But I could see close to 50% of Americans have at some point had some *fondness* for the Marvel movies.

11. No. There are very few entertainment properties that have universal appeal, I’d say none of them. I’ve seen every MCU film, my girlfriend has seen zero and has no interest in them.

12. Marvel movies are [popular](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/brand/bn3732077058/) enough to get people to pay to watch them, but generally they’re rated fairly [mediocre](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-marvel-cinematic-universe-movies-ranked/). They’re never going to be on the level of The Godfather or Schindler’s List or whatever but people have generally ok experiences watching them. As for you, superhero movies may not be your style and that’s fine, but a lot of people like big dumb action movies.

13. I rarely like any superhero movie. There are a few exceptions. The only Marvel superhero movie I really likes was the first Spiderman.

14. 54% of US adults have seen a single Marvel movie. They are incredibly popular, but i won’t say most Americans are Marvel fans.

    Take me for example. I’m in that 54% and have seen about half of them because my siblings and wife love them. But I’m not going to choose to watch one and I’m not going to want to rewatch one. They’re fine movies, just not for me.

    Nobody is special or unique, including myself, so given that there are people who have watched several but aren’t Marvel stans, let’s say 30% of Americans are Marvel fans.

    54% source:

    https://www.statista.com/statistics/807367/marvel-movie-viewership-age/

15. Marvel movies fill a niche that’s sometimes referred to as “popcorn movies”. They are designed to be entertaining without getting too sophisticated in terms of plot or characterization. Few people think they are the best movies ever, but a lot of people enjoy them.

    In terms of genre, superhero movies are very much a type of Action movies. For the Action genre, plot and characterization are secondary aspects to the fight scenes. Fight choreography is what will make or break an Action movie with the plot and characters almost being more excuses to have the fight scenes. Action movies are very popular in the US and have been for a long time. Maybe the genre isn’t to your tastes, but it does appeal to a broad American audience.

16. They’re very popular and usually tend to top the box office when they’re released (which is pretty often). I think they’re just okay. Some are great (Winter Soldier, GOTG, Infinity War), while the rest are mediocre and just sort of run together. I think we’re going to start to see a lot more “Marvel fatigue” now that the main saga has ended.

17. I didn’t miss any of them at first.

    Now I only watch them on streaming because i can’t keep up any more. It seems like everytime I turn around there is more.

18. I know a lot are. Personally I’m not. There are some good ones from early on.

19. Some people like different things.

20. Marvel movies are mindless, paint-by-numbers crap that’s propped up by nonstop CGI. Mind you, I’m not looking for Ingmar Bergman here, but it sure would be nice to not have the entire story arc telegraphed in the first sixty seconds or have some dialog that wasn’t written by a couple of bored sixth graders in study hall after lunch.

21. I am not a fan of Marvel movies, or really any movies that rely too heavily on CGI. I find Marvel movies to be predictable, pithy, the story lives are painfully obvious or painfully reliant on the element of surprise. I wasn’t ever into the comics either.

22. They’re not my thing personally, but they are certainly popular.

23. I absolutely despise Marvel movies. It’s one movie structure being recycled tens of hundreds of times, each time with a different cast. Maybe I should clarify, though, the older ones were actually semi-decent. I remember watching Iron Man 3 twice. Marvel in its current state, however, is a huge cancerous lump to modern American cinema…

24. You’re comparing popcorn action movies to classic pieces of cinema. Obviously, those movies are better and have more weight than a typical Marvel movie, but that’s 100% intentional.

    As to your specific question, the box office numbers say that “most” movie-goers in the entire world are fond of Marvel movies. It’s not unique to Americans.

25. Like any movie, some are and some aren’t.

    I was never into superheroes as a kid, so I don’t care for them.

26. I’m over them, but I did enjoy them back when superhero movies were the next big thing rather than same old, same old.

    I think I watched most of them up to 2012 when the first Avengers movie came out, then just kind of gradually stopped over the next few years. I think the last one I saw and liked was Guardians of the Galaxy, which I watched on an airplane because it was there more than because I was interested, but it did suck me in.

27. It’s weird to describe Americans as find of Marvel movies, when I think of them as something we export because they have broad international appeal. They’re mostly special effects.

    I’ve seen one or two, and they kind of run together.

    I’ve seen a lot of Westerns (my Aussie mom was *obsessed*), not sure if those have international appeal.

28. Marvel movies are really popular, but i personally don’t care for them (or any superhero movie, just not my thing). Not sure about “most” but certainly a lot of Americans like them.

29. For people who grew up with Marvel comic books and cartoons they are super popular for sure. They are pretty popular overall, but lots of people don’t care much about them.

30. Most? No.

    I would say even most who do enjoy them see them as fun action spectacles, not high cinema.

31. They are very popular, but I’ve never seen one (except for X-Men, does that count?). They aren’t really my thing. I am frankly surprised they are so popular, since I bet most people haven’t read the comic books they are based on.

32. The DC stuff could have been up there if they had a direction goal which they basically never had and it was a huge mess (hints at the 3 different batman actors in the last 15 ish years if that) the TV shows have been better than the movies.

    MCU when they did the first Ironman movie had a goal and seperated into phases (phase 1 introduced the big main ones up to the first Avengers, and expanded upon them throughout each phase leading up to Endgame) the TV shows were good also but after Endgame (and imo the Spiderman movies after Endgame) it just kinda dropped off a bit.

    Just need a break after having so many get released in quick succession.

33. When it comes to my friends and family, it’s probably 50/50…not everyone likes them

34. I am not a fan of Marvel movies either. I realize that I am in the minority though. They are pretty popular here.

35. This has nothing to do with national culture this is just individual movie preference.

36. I don’t like them. I think they’re overdone and not interesting to me. I don’t like any sort of superhero movie or comic movie. It’s just not my thing.

37. I like a few of them but I’m not the biggest fan. My husband likes them a lot though so I’ve seen a lot of them

38. So Matt Damon did a really interesting interview that delves into this.

    It is a hard time to do *excellent* movies because the studio doesn’t have a good way to profit off of them. Up until a couple of years ago, if you didn’t have a blockbuster hit at the theatres and the movie was good, DVD sales down the line of a couple of years was enough to make it a profitable venture. Now, if you can’t grab a substantial audience buying tickets at the theatre and first run streaming (you know, the ones that cost $20 or whatever the equivalent currency is for your nation) then the movie won’t be profitable. The movie business is a business, you know.

    That means more comic book movies and fewer *14 Years a Slave*.