The Marvels lands February release date on Disney Plus following terrible box office run

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It’s official:The Marvelswill finally make its way onto Disney Plus on Wednesday, February 7.

TheMarvel Phase 5film, which is the biggest box office bomb inMarvelCinematic Universe (MCU) history, will make its official streaming debut on the Disney-owned platform early next month. The announcement was made via Marvel’s social media channels, with the Disney subsidiary confirming its latest big-screen offering will be available to watch at home in just over two weeks (at the time of writing, anyway).

Hold on for an action-packed ride!#TheMarvels is coming to @DisneyPlus February 7. pic.twitter.com/0cSF1lgXofJanuary 22, 2024

The Marvels' forthcoming arrival onDisney Pluscomes two weeks after it was initially made available to rent and/or buy on select digital stores. Indeed, in early January,The Marvelsreceived a streaming release dateof January 9, but fans were left waiting for a confirmed Disney Plus launch as Marvel opted to distribute the superhero film on the likes ofAppleTV, theAmazonstore, andGoogle Playfirst.

Before then,we speculated on whenThe Marvelswould make its Disney Plus bowand, not to blow our own trumpet, but we suggested the Brie Larson-starring flick would join the streaming’s movie library in February 2024. We’re glad, then, that we were proved right.

With its February 7 release date now locked in,The Marvelswill follow its MCU brethren in debuting on Disney Plus around three months after its original theatrical launch. Even better (well, for us, anyway), we’ll be able to give ournew Disney Plus moviesguide a proper update, as the Nia DaCosta-directed movie will be the first film to arrive on the service sinceThe Creatoron January 17 (onDisney Plus UK) and 2000’sX-Menon January 5 (on Disney Plus US).

Unfortunately forThe Marvels, we won’t be adding it to ourbest Disney Plus moviesarticle. As I mentioned, its theatrical performance was, particularly in Marvel movie terms, a disaster. PerBox Office Mojo,The Marvelsmade a paltry $206.1 million globally – a timid haul that made it the lowest-grossing MCU movie of all-time. With an eyewatering reported budget in the region of $270 million,The Marvelsfailed to recoup its production costs, let alone make a profit for Marvel.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, its critical reception, poor word of mouth, and general audiences' apparent superhero fatigue didn’t aid its cause. But, considering it holds a positive 82% viewers' rating onRotten Tomatoes, coupled with the prospect of fans waiting for it to debut on Disney Plus before watching it,The Marvelsmight surprise us all and draw in a sizeable audience next month. We’ll be on hand to report on that possibility whenThe Marvelsmakes the superpowered jump from the big to the small screen in February.

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