Off My Mind: Are Audiences Finally Sick of Superhero Movies?

no, some people just like complaining about anything

I don't think people are tired of Super hero movies. Perhaps they are gun shy after seeing some duds. But that is not necessarily a bad thing, it puts pressure on the movie studios to have to make a quality product. Think back a few years before the boom of these types of movies; if i heard there was a super hero movie coming out I was going to go no matter what. Just the excitement of seing our favorite comics on the screen made us eager enough to buy a ticket. 
 
But now because of the abundance of them and after sitting through a movie like Wolverine; I feel like I would rather be more more careful with my choices. I now have the luxury of sitting back and going to see the movies in the genre that look well made. I would not say that makes someone over the genre, just more selective as Spinal Tap might say. 

Hero movies are still freshish but Hollywood does over saturate the market with other genres so 20 years from now we will be begging them to move on.

I'm personally not but if other people are I blame Hollywood for releasing so many superhero movies in a year.

With the third Nolan Batman, the zach snyder superman and spider-man's "extreme" highschool adventures (sorry for being flippant but i don't like the sound of that reboot) I don't see comic movies falling out of favour just yet. Thor was a success (though not in Iron man levels I believe) and a bloody good film; First Class didn't interest me on teeny bit and Green Lantern... maybe it just looked too wierd for the masses to engage with.So long as the third Batman does well I do not foresee the demise of comic movies just yet. If it makes the same amount of cash that (in my opinion) the overlong, dull and rather overrated Dark Knight did, the studios will remain in love with comic movies.

No they are not. Lets all agree the general public aren't complete idoits who go see anything. Transformers RotF has had a bigger opening and so far made just a bit more money than Dark of the Moon. Why because T2 sucked ass and it burned people I had a free tickect and didnt even go see that movie.

Hulk, Daredevil, Ghost Rider and Fantastic Four we can all agree those movies suck.Is the Directors cut of DD better yea but theatrical is what counts.

Hollywood not bringing panels like Avengers and Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel isn't a sign Hollywood is losing faith in comics. Avengers and DKR are filming right now or during the event and stopping production would cost money and be ineffective marketing since they wouldn't have anything to show really. I don't know wahts up with Man of Steel i did see some set photos so i think its filming. You could also argue that A these films don't really need to be at comc con since they are going to make bank no matter what. Also hollywood could be weary of the comic con effect of getting nerds hype about your movie and than it fails at the box offices see(Scott Pilgrim, and Sucker Punch)

Green Lantern hasn't made a lot of money domestically becasue of bad word of mouth it dropped like X3 did in its second week everyone saw it and was like well this movie sucks adn said don't see it.

First Class has been a good sucess according to boxofficemojo $335,993,073 on a 50 million budget.

Will audiences grow tired of comic films eventually same thing happens with the western and comedy than something happens and they are back.

When will audiences get tired of horror movies? How about chick flicks? Action movies?

I do not feel sick of them

It's not so much that they're sick of them, it's that they're burned out by them. We have four super hero movies coming out this summer, can you name four romantic comedies coming out this summer, or four just plain regular action movies or horror films? It's a bit much is all. That and they are now such a part of our regular viewing experience that we're only going to go and see the good ones, which explains the massive drop that Green Lantern has suffered.

am i the only one who liked the last hulk movie? i come to this site and everyone seems to hate it...

I would say the market is fully saturated with comic book based characters. In the past a comic inspired movie would draw in all the comic book geeks due the the novelty, this summer there have been so many the real comic book fans don't feel the need to see them all, and the average movie goer is only going to go to a movie they think is good(cool). I think comic book inspired movies should have a regular place in the box office but not so many each year, not that movie executives will listen, they will ride the comic book wave till it crashes and then we won't get any more for a while.

I kind of am... Still haven't seen X-men: First Class, Thor and Greenlantern(apparently it's very bad),

Still waiting to see how the next batman goes here.

You can't really compare comic book movies/tv shows to vampire movies/tv shows. With one you have just the one genre and fan base, with comics you have a multitude of genres and with that have a much larger audience appeal. I think the continuation of comic movies really depends on giving the masses variety and not just the same old characters and things.

@The Stegman said:

no, some people just like complaining about anything

As long as movies are good, there shouldn't be a problem. The problem with vampires is not so much that there are too many, but that most of it is crap. If Superhero Movies are not crap they should entertain your regular moviegoer,

Thor made $440,000,000 and Green Lantern made $240,000,000. seems like a lot of people are going to these films. sure GL may not have done the numbers they wanted, but that has more to do with the crappy looking early trailers and mediocre reviews it received. Thor did seem to get a lot more positive buzz.  actually planning to go see Cap, so i hope it ends up being good.

With the third Nolan Batman, the zach snyder superman and spider-man's "extreme" highschool adventures (sorry for being flippant but i don't like the sound of that reboot) I don't see comic movies falling out of favour just yet. Thor was a success (though not in Iron man levels I believe) and a bloody good film; First Class didn't interest me on teeny bit and Green Lantern... maybe it just looked too wierd for the masses to engage with.So long as the third Batman does well I do not foresee the demise of comic movies just yet. If it makes the same amount of cash that (in my opinion) the overlong, dull and rather overrated Dark Knight did, the studios will remain in love with comic movies.

am i the only one who liked the last hulk movie? i come to this site and everyone seems to hate it...

The problem in my opinion is that too many of them are too alike.  Costumed guys and gal beating up other weird looking people.  Comics are more than just DC/Marvel so I'd like to see something a bit more creative adapted for the big screen.  The downside, though is anything that costs a lot of money to make, needs to be as risk-free as the studios can manage.  That means reasonably well-known properties otherwise you get good movies that don't make money like Scott Pilgrim. 
 
I think people are getting burned out on the sameness of every superhero movie.  I doubt the genre will go father past the next line up of Dark Knight and Avengers flicks.   Too much of the same thing, even if it's a good thing, can be fatiguing.

Avengers should be different, if only because most characters already got their origin story

As someone not into comics yes I am sick of them. I am also sick of videogame movies and movies adapted from books. I want some originality.

I think the furor among general audiences will eventually cool, as it does with any cinematic genre or trend. However, true comic fans will always be willing to give the latest superhero movie a fair shot, and I think that's why we're seeing a diminished presence at the conventions: the studios know we're going to see the films, so they want to focus their promotional efforts on casual viewers, those that may be on the fence and need a little prodding.

People WANT to see a GOOD/AWESOME superhero movie. They want it true to the source material, moviee goers just want to see their favorite heroes on the screen like they remember them 
 
and secondly they want to see a GOOD movie overall. 
So doen't matter if there is a dude in a mask or not, just make i good and fans will be happy

I've never understood this argument. Why would they be sick of comic book movies? Because Green Lantern sucked? One bad movie and the whole genre is now over?

I never hear anyone say the romantic comedy is dead after a bad romantic comedy comes out (and there are far more of those types of movies), only when a bad superhero film does.

No, audiences are not sick of these movies, they just respond better to the good ones. And that's true of most genres.

Also, there is a difference between comic book movies and superhero movies as not all comic book adaptations involve superheroes. 300, Ghost World, Road to Perdition, A History of Violence, Adventures of Tintin, all comic book movies but certainly not superhero movies. Comics involve almost every genre and can be source material for a wide range of adaptations. Superheroes are their own thing.

A huge reason there are so many Super hero movies now is because of the way technology has evolved allowing people to do more to make those movies happen while being huge eye candy.  That's a big reason for a surge in comic films, a few hit the ground running and once people saw how well they did the flood gates opened.  People will get tired soon, but I think there is still another summer before that happens.  Maybe once the Avengers movie is out and finished that will mark the end of the present Super Hero movie era.

I think in today's times, the SuperHero movie genre has become more than just a gimmick but a whole new kind of movie in its own right. I don't think it would wane sooner or later but rather refresh itself in a number of ways that would make it more and more marketable outside the comic book reading community.

Thor made $440,000,000 and Green Lantern made $240,000,000. seems like a lot of people are going to these films. sure GL may not have done the numbers they wanted, but that has more to do with the crappy looking early trailers and mediocre reviews it received. Thor did seem to get a lot more positive buzz.  actually planning to go see Cap, so i hope it ends up being good.

I have to jump in and exclaim that, No! I am not sick at all of comic book movies. I do however believe that in some ways The Dark Knight was damaging to the comic book film industry. In my thoughts, comic book movies do not have to be multi-level masterpieces. The Dark Knight was in many ways, and I think that the resulting expectations of comic movie fans have become far too high. I went into the Green Lantern and left dieing for a sequal. I expected to be entertained and I was. I love comic book movies, the day that they die off will be a sad time indeed.

Must say I am loving all the superhero movies. Put a smile on my face. A geek like me will always be happy with more superhero movies. People just need to stop taking these movies too seriously. You can never expect them to be as good as the comics.

Just watch it on it's own merit and you will end up having more fun.

@Gambler said:

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My own opinion is that if anyone gets sick of Superhero movies it'll be the Comicbook fans who simply cant get over the fact that the movies are not going to follow the comics word for word.

Yeah, QFT

The movie viewing public is sick of bad movies not super hero movies. Green Lantern caught flak not because it was a super hero movie but because it was a BAD movie. If movies are good people will go and see them super heroes or not. 

Green Lantern was a big epic fail. its understandable why it made so little.  
X-Men was excellent but...i think people overseas were too distracted by other films like Pirates (which is making over a billion worldwide). 
Btw you forgot that there's a Fantastic Four reboot coming our way. 

I think there's room for them as along as the quality remains strong. Big budget FX movies have been taking in less in general in the domestic market, but continue to do well worldwide.

Really?!  People wanted to see "Robots you can't tell apart and Screaming Shia LeBeuf" 3?!
Also, Superman reboot and Spider-Man reboot are unnecessary.  Of course it'll die out cause of these!

The movie viewing public is sick of bad movies not super hero movies. Green Lantern caught flak not because it was a super hero movie but because it was a BAD movie. If movies are good people will go and see them super heroes or not. 

Seems to me that superhero/comic flicks have been suffering from a ridiculously high bar that was set in 2008 by the Dark Knight.  It seems all the superhero flicks since then have been trying to match the success of that movie and Nolan's impeccable slant on the Caped Crusader has been shown to be effective for moviegoers.  Maybe he should be considered the mob boss of superhero flicks then for his success thus far...but then again lets wait and see how Dark Knight Rises does too.

@LB70145 said:

The movie viewing public is sick of bad movies not super hero movies. Green Lantern caught flak not because it was a super hero movie but because it was a BAD movie. If movies are good people will go and see them super heroes or not. 

Problem is the crew at Comicvine or at least the ones on the podcast, didn't think Green Lantern was bad. So the most obvious answer for it's lackluster success doesn't register. As comic fans the second most obvious answer, a blockbuster set around a space cop with a strange color fetish taking orders from big headed blue aliens probably doesn't have the broadest casual appeal also doesn't register.   Which is the REAL lesson since the first is so obvious (though not always accurate). It's why Scott Pilgrim was such a bomb. The studio was looking for a blockbuster when they should have planned (and budgeted) for something that was a more modest success.

I don't mind if the majority of people think Green Lantern was a bad movie, but is it really so bad that some of us actually liked the film? Or do our opinions not count like some would have us believe?

I don't mind if the majority of people think Green Lantern was a bad movie, but is it really so bad that some of us actually liked the film? Or do our opinions not count like some would have us believe?

Once I see a good Daredevil movie, then they can stop....and maybe JLA