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Not coincidentally, they were both good movies. Nothing else looked even remotely interesting (though Liam Neeson’s latest Taken-style film might be decent).

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The top two earners of the year, both of the Marvel flicks, were summer releases.

Not coincidentally, they were both good movies.

Maybe, but I think all the comic book/graphic novel movies (Marvel very much included) glutted the market for blockbuster movies. Mediocre stuff crowded out the movies that could actually have succeeded big. Or maybe this just wasn't a good year.