Because I have followed the disastrous performance of the Marvel Cinematic Universe flop The Marvels since its debut, I feel obligated to provide a conclusion. The movie has now officially left theaters, with a total North American box office of $84.5 million. That is the lowest in the MCU, as was its opening weekend of $46.1 million. Many MCU movies have exceeded The Marvels’ total by their opening weekends, and the latest movie’s opening weekend number on their opening day.

Its poor performance was part of a rough year for comic-book movies, as I noted last week. The once-unstoppable MCU officially has a genuine flop on its hands. The challenge is in how to prevent another.