
Ever since The Marvels tanked at the box office during its opening weekend, fans and filmmakers have been trying to figure out what went wrong. Disney CEO Bob Iger, for his part, is blaming the Covid pandemic.
Speaking during the NYT DealBook Summit 2023, Iger blamed The Marvel’s box office failure on the sheer volume of content being created during the pandemic, making it more difficult to maintain quality. Iger said, "The Marvels was shot during Covid, and there wasn't enough supervision on set [from executives].”