“But right now, Hollywood is stuck in a rut and it needs a safety net – superhero flicks fit that bill right now.” Sequelitis sets in “Is 25 too many? You bet it is,” says Bock. This follows the introduction of the antihero cast of characters in the Will Smith-led Suicide Squad, which Universal is quasi-copying with its “dark universe” of monster films, ranging from this summer’s The Mummy to forthcoming attractions The Invisible Man, Dracula and vampire hunter Van Helsing. This year, Warner Bros is looking to ape Marvel’s Avengers success by bringing together its DC Comics heroes – Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman – in an ensemble film, Justice League. “About then, we must be hitting peak superhero,” says David Hancock, a film analyst at data firm IHS Markit. It is striking to recall that, little more than a decade ago, more often than not superhero films were box-office kryptonite.īy 2019, it has been estimated that there will be something like 25 superheroes appearing in individual and ensemble films, raising the question of when the superbubble will burst. The superhero genre has flourished and Hollywood has started to develop a potentially dangerous overdependence on its continued success.

“In fact, with Wonder Woman shattering the glass ceiling this summer, plan on a whole new wave of female heroism over the next few years.”

“Superhero flicks are the only thing firing on all cylinders in terms of a specific genre right now, so don’t expect to lose those codpieces and breastplates just yet,” says Jeff Bock, senior box-office analyst at industry analyst Exhibitor Relations.

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