It has been a terribly quiet year for Marvel Studios due to the
ongoing pandemic
and
delay
of several movie releases—
twice
. This long wait has only made MCU fans hungrier for new content, which means re-watching or playing Marvel-related movies and games like watching
Black Panther
for the tenth time with their family or playing
Marvel’s Avengers
.
A new survey has shown that U.S. consumers are just as hungry for Marvel, with the comic book properties making it onto over half the top 20 entertainment franchises this year. At that, some surprising ones made it onto the list while others missed the mark.
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NEWS
The National Research Group, a global insight and strategy firm, began a
survey
in January 2019, conducting more than 350,000 interviews with U.S. consumers about more than 700 entertainment franchises. They asked which ones they considered
“the most bold, inspiring and thought-provoking.”
To little surprise, Disney and Marvel Studios dominated this list, with at least seven of their own franchises making the top 20 list.
“The Mandalorian”
“Avengers”
“Stranger Things”
“John Wick”
“Black Panther”
“Guardians of the Galaxy”
“The Witcher”
“Ozark”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
“Black Widow”
“Deadpool”
“Thor”
“Iron Man”
“Mario Bros.”
“Toy Story”
“Doctor Strange”
“Spider-Man”
“Coco”
“The Lion King”
“Hamilton”
While it is a tad questionable whether
Spider-Man
is including the recent and massively successful and popular video games by Insomniac Games, Marvel Studios has had a significant and likely long-lasting impact for the character and franchise to the general public.
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WHAT THIS MEANS
Arguably, the most surprising, but encouraging, part of this survey is that Scarlett Johansson’s
Black Widow
managed to make it to the top ten despite the character’s movie being delayed twice. So, excitement for this new franchise starring Florence Pugh, who will reportedly
continue the mantel of Black Widow
in Johansson’s place, is still high. It is rather disappointing and shocking that Captain America of all characters did not make this list, while Thor managed to make it above Iron Man.
It does speak volumes about the massive improvement Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder went through between
The Dark World
and
Ragnarok
. This is not to mention the influence that Taika Waititi has had on the character, which he will continue to have in the upcoming
Thor: Love and Thunder
that will also star
Natalie Portman as The Mighty Thor
.
It has been a terribly quiet year for Marvel Studios due to the
ongoing pandemic
and
delay
of several movie releases—
twice
. This long wait has only made MCU fans hungrier for new content, which means re-watching or playing Marvel-related movies and games like watching
Black Panther
for the tenth time with their family or playing
Marvel’s Avengers
.
A new survey has shown that U.S. consumers are just as hungry for Marvel, with the comic book properties making it onto over half the top 20 entertainment franchises this year. At that, some surprising ones made it onto the list while others missed the mark.
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
The National Research Group, a global insight and strategy firm, began a
survey
in January 2019, conducting more than 350,000 interviews with U.S. consumers about more than 700 entertainment franchises. They asked which ones they considered
“the most bold, inspiring and thought-provoking.”
To little surprise, Disney and Marvel Studios dominated this list, with at least seven of their own franchises making the top 20 list.
While it is a tad questionable whether
Spider-Man
is including the recent and massively successful and popular video games by Insomniac Games, Marvel Studios has had a significant and likely long-lasting impact for the character and franchise to the general public.
- “The Mandalorian”
- “Avengers”
- “Stranger Things”
- “John Wick”
- “Black Panther”
- “Guardians of the Galaxy”
- “The Witcher”
- “Ozark”
- “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
- “Black Widow”
- “Deadpool”
- “Thor”
- “Iron Man”
- “Mario Bros.”
- “Toy Story”
- “Doctor Strange”
- “Spider-Man”
- “Coco”
- “The Lion King”
- “Hamilton”
WHAT THIS MEANS
Arguably, the most surprising, but encouraging, part of this survey is that Scarlett Johansson’s
Black Widow
managed to make it to the top ten despite the character’s movie being delayed twice. So, excitement for this new franchise starring Florence Pugh, who will reportedly
continue the mantel of Black Widow
in Johansson’s place, is still high. It is rather disappointing and shocking that Captain America of all characters did not make this list, while Thor managed to make it above Iron Man.
It does speak volumes about the massive improvement Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder went through between
The Dark World
and
Ragnarok
. This is not to mention the influence that Taika Waititi has had on the character, which he will continue to have in the upcoming
Thor: Love and Thunder
that will also star
Natalie Portman as The Mighty Thor
.
