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There was definitely a big increase around the time of Black Panther. Spider-Man Homecoming didnt even make a billion.

If we look at average gross its something like:

Phase 1: mean - $637.5 million, median - $507 million

Phase 2: mean - $876.5 million, median - $744 million

Phase 3 first half: mean - $884.8 million, median - $869 million

Phase 3 second half: mean - $1.512 billion, median - $1.23 billion

Phase 3 overall: mean - $1.227 billion, median - $1.13 billion

So there was clearly a bigger jump in overall attendance in Phase 3 than what got brought about by Avengers 1. They were also making twice as many films in Phase 3, over the same period of time. So, while the MCU was a huge deal already, it is reasonable to say that it became a lot more universal in both popularity and the number of films there were during Phase 3. I dont think its to do with any one film, more the buildup in general.

scarletspeed7 posted...

Did LMS actually dispute that more movies are being made now than ever? Aside from the pandemic year of 2020, there has never NOT been a rise in the number of released movies from the year before!

Not if you go by theatrical releases, 2019 was down from 2018, though still the number two year. 2021 was also down from 2020 because 2020 had three normal months. Were still nowhere near a return to normal in 2022 also. Thats the pandemic of course, but its a lasting effect not just one year. I wouldnt be surprised if the box office and the number of theatrical releases never returns to 2018 levels to be honest