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Every Time Marvel & DC Movies Opened In The Same Month (& Who Won)
Marvel and DC often have releases near each other.
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Superhero movies from Marvel and DC have been released in the same month seven times previously, and July 2025 will mark the eighth. Marvel and DC have often been considered to be in competition, and this has never been more evident as it is when movies from both studios are released within weeks of each other. Even outside the MCU and the newly-rebooted DC Universe, Marvel and DC have often competed directly for the top rankings, and the highest-grossing movies of those months have varied massively.
The first time Marvel and DC released movies in the same month was back in 2011, and since then, six more pairs have been released very close to each other. 2025 will mark the eighth time this has occurred, as the DCU's Superman reboot and the MCU's The Fantastic Four: First Steps reboot will both be released in July. While the studios wait to see which franchise will come out on top in 2025, it's worth looking back at whether Marvel or DC has been more successful when directly competing in the past.
8 X-Men: First Class & Green LanternX-Men: First Class Won In June 2011Released on June 3 and June 17, 2011, respectively, X-Men: First Class and Green Lantern were both set outside the mainstream superhero franchises of the MCU and the then-yet-to-begin DCEU. First Class was the fifth movie in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise, and was the first prequel movie in what would become the franchise's revised timelines. First Class' connection to the wider X-Men franchise, more-star-filled cast and better overall quality surely contributed to the movie's higher success when compared to Green Lantern.
Ryan Reynolds had previously appeared as Wade Wilson in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine before starring in Green Lantern, he later reinvented the character of Deadpool in a far-more-successful eponymous 2016 movie.
On a budget of between $140 and 160 million, X-Men: First Class earned $353 million at the global box office, while Green Lantern only brought in $237.2 million on a budget of $200 million. Warner Bros. originally planned for the Ryan Reynolds-led Green Lantern to kick off DC's live-action superhero franchise, but these plans were scrapped after the movie underperformed. It has since been regarded as one of the worst superhero movies ever, while X-Men: First Class is considered to be one of Fox's best.
7 The Dark Knight Rises & The Amazing Spider-ManThe Dark Knight Rises Won In July 2012A year after X-Men: First Class beat Green Lantern, it was DC who took the top spot when 2012's The Dark Knight Rises and Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man went head-to-head. The Dark Knight Rises, released on July 20, marked the end of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, as Christian Bale's Batman went up against Tom Hardy's Bane. The Dark Knight Rises racked up a whopping $1.115 billion at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing Batman movie to date and the seventh-highest-grossing movie ever at its time of release.
Related10 Things Only Chris Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy Did With BatmanChristopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy did many things with Batman in its three-film arc that no other adaptation has been able to achieve.
Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man, which hit theaters on July 3, 2012, put up a strong fight, totaling $758.7 million at the global box office. However, Andrew Garfield's debut as Spider-Man simply couldn't live up to the popularity and anticipation for Nolan's third installment in his Dark Knight Trilogy. In the years since, there have even been calls for Nolan to return to the Batman franchise, though this seems very unlikely, since Nolan always planned to only make a trilogy. Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man has achieved his own success, and has also been the subject of return speculation.
6 Thor: Ragnarok & Justice LeagueThor: Ragnarok Won In November 2017November 2017 marked the first time the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe had gone head-to-head, as Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League were released on November 3 and 17, respectively. One would have thought that Justice League, which brought together Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash and Cyborg for the first time on-screen, would have performed better. However, it was Taika Waititi's directorial debut in the MCU that won the top spot, with Ragnarok grossing $855 million at the box office, making it the most successful Thor movie to date.
MCU Thor Movie
Year
Director
Box Office
Thor
2011
Kenneth Branagh
$449.3 million
Thor: The Dark World
2013
Alan Taylor
$644.8 million
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Taika Waititi
$855 million
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Taika Waititi
$760.9 million
In comparison, with its $300 million budget against Ragnarok's $180 million, Justice League only totaled $661.3 million at the box office. Behind the scenes shake-ups during the production of Justice League could be to blamed, including Zack Snyder's sudden departure, Joss Whedon's transformative reshoots and abusive behavior allegations made by Cyborg actor Ray Fisher against Whedon and DC Films executive Walter Hamada. Justice League was a major disappointment for Warner Bros., while Thor: Ragnarok completely revitalized Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder, so it was an easy win.
5 Aquaman & Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (& Once Upon A Deadpool)Aquaman Won In December 2018The DCEU's only win came in December 2018, at what some would argue was the height of superhero movie popularity, with projects such as Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther and Deadpool 2 storming the box office. However, when going up against Sony's animated spectacular, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, James Wan's Aquaman ruled the roost. While Aquaman was polarizing, it racked up $1.152 billion at the box office, blowing Into the Spider-Verse's $394 million out of the water, though the latter was made on a much smaller budget.
Once Upon a Deadpool is an edited PG-13 version of 2018's Deadpool 2 that was re-released in December 2018, but only grossed $51.3 million worldwide on top of Deadpool 2's $785 million box office total.
Aquaman benefited from being released in the 2018 to 2019 window of superhero success, and was marketed extremely well, which surely contributed to the movie's huge success. Jason Momoa's sophomore solo DCEU movie as Arthur Curry, 2023's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, didn't even see half its predecessor's success. Sony's Spider-Verse franchise, however, has gone from strength to strength, with a sequel crossing the $690 million mark, and becoming Sony Animation's highest-grossing movie, and a third movie being highly anticipated.
4 Avengers: Endgame & Shazam!Avengers: Endgame Won In April 2019While April 2019's Shazam! was a success story for the DCEU, it paled in comparison to the behemoth that is the MCU's Avengers: Endgame. Released on April 26, 2019, Avengers: Endgame marked the culmination of over a decade of storytelling in the MCU, with almost every actor reprising their superhero role for the last stand against the Mad Titan, Thanos. It's no wonder Endgame totaled $2.799 billion at the box office, not only becoming the MCU's highest-grossing movie, but becoming the highest-grossing movie ever prior to Avatar's 2021 re-release.
RelatedAvengers Endgame Killed The MCU - How Marvel's $2.8B Finale Broke Kevin Feige's MachineAvengers: Endgame was a fantastic conclusion to the Infinity Saga; however, the movie ended up completely changing the MCU for the worse.
Granted, Shazam! was made on a far smaller budget than Avengers: Endgame, but its $367.8 million box office total seems insignificant when compared to the MCU's penultimate Infinity Saga movie. Even so, Shazam! received a positive reception and was considered a success for Warner Bros., but this prompted a lackluster sequel to enter development. Conversely, Avengers: Endgame is still widely considered the peak of the MCU, though the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars have the potential to match and even beat their predecessor's success.
3 Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse & The FlashSpider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Won In June 2023While Aquaman might have bested Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in December 2018, the latter's sequel won the top spot when going up against The Flash in June 2023. After the success of the original 2018 movie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was highly anticipated, which helped to bolster its box office total to a strong $690.8 million, making it Sony's highest-grossing animated movie. The Flash, on the other hand, became one of the biggest box office bombs in history, totaling only $271.4 million on a budget between $200 and $220 million.
Due to high production and marketing costs, The Flash was reported to have lost Warner Bros. over $200 million, which is one of the biggest losses in cinema history.
The Flash's monumental flop was attributed to legal troubles surrounding lead actor Ezra Miller, the fact that new DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn had already revealed plans to reboot DC's live-action franchise, and the disappointing DCEU releases in the months prior. The five-year gap between Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse had the opposite effect, however, as audiences couldn't wait to see Miles Morales back in action. Sony's Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will end the trilogy, but surely won't be the end for Miles Morales' Spider-Man.
2 Venom: The Last Dance & Joker: Folie À DeuxVenom: The Last Dance Won In October 2024In recent years, there has been a noticeable shift in audience attitudes toward superhero movies, and this could have contributed to neither Venom: The Last Dance nor Joker: Folie à Deux performing massively well at the box office. The Last Dance marked a small success for Sony's Spider-Man Universe, totaling $479 million on a budget of $120 million, but this did nothing to stop the ultimate demise of the SSU following Kraven the Hunter's disappointing release last December. The Last Dance still won the day in October 2024, however, as Joker: Folie à Deux's performance was even more dire.
Venom SSU Movie
Year
Director
Box Office
Venom
2018
Ruben Fleischer
$856.1 million
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
Andy Serkis
$506.8 million
Venom: The Last Dance
2024
Kelly Marcel
$479 million
On a budget of $200 million, considerably more than its billion dollar predecessor from 2019, Todd Phillips' Joker: Folie à Deux only earned $207.5 million worldwide. The response to Folie à Deux was mixed, with its indie style and subversive storyline polarizing fans of the titular DC Comics supervillain. Venom: The Last Dance bid a fond farewell to Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock and the Venom Symbiote, at least, so wasn't such a sorry end for the character's arc. Even so, it seems neither Venom: The Last Dance nor Joker: Folie à Deux will be getting direct sequels.
1 Superman & The Fantastic Four: First StepsSuperman Releases July 11 & The Fantastic Four: First Steps Releases July 25July 2025 will mark the next occurrence of Marvel and DC movies releasing in the same month, as July 11's Superman and July 25's The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be going up against one another. James Gunn's Superman will release as the first feature film in the newly-rebooted DC Universe, with a new vibrancy and injection of hope in David Corenswet's new Man of Steel. Similarly, Matt Shakman's The Fantastic Four: First Steps is moving on from Fox's past mistakes with Marvel's First Family, so these two reboots could benefit from releasing near each other.
Superman will introduce David Corenswet's Clark Kent already on Earth, working at the Daily Planet and operating as the superhero Superman. James Gunn has designed a new DC Universe already full of iconic superheroes, including the likes of Hawkgirl, Mister Terrific, Batman and Wonder Woman, some of whom were glimpsed in the animated Creature Commandos series. Superman's release will set the tone for the DCU going forward, so a lot rides on the reboot being a success, but the movie's first trailer spells good news for the Kryptonian hero's reinvention.
The Fantastic Four has also seen a new burst of anticipation following the release of the first teaser trailer. 20th Century Fox made several blunders and alterations when trying to bring the Fantastic Four into live-action in 2005, 2007 and 2015, but Matt Shakman and Marvel Studios appear to have solved these problems, adapting a more comic-accurate Fantastic Four while fitting perfectly in the MCU's Multiverse Saga. It remains to be seen whether Marvel or DC will come out on top in July, but the side-by-side releases of Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps are very exciting nonetheless.
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 rejected Kang Hee's (Lee Se Young's) proposal to go to Seoul with her, along with more details about what happened to Kang Hee's mother—making the story even more complex. From Kang Hee being ostracized for her mother's past to Yeon Soo missing out on the life he wanted, here are three moments from episodes 7 and 8 that left us heartbroken.
Warning: spoilers for episodes 7-8 ahead!
One cannot change one's parents
Since the start of Motel California, each episode begins with Yeon Soo and Kang Hee as friends—if they can even be called that. Throughout the two episodes of the week, the couple grows a bit closer, only to return to square one by the end of the second episode. On one hand, Kang Hee's indecisiveness and her inability to stay away from Yeon Soo while also being unable to fully commit is frustrating to watch. However, episodes 5 and 6 provided some insight into her childhood that explains her behavior.
As a child, Kang Hee's mother was pregnant with her younger brother, but when she went into labor, no one was there to help her. Kang Hee's father had left to help Yeon Soo's mother in Seoul, and as a result, the baby died. This revelation makes one thing clear: Kang Hee believes she cannot be with Yeon Soo as long as he remains tied to his mother, who was indirectly responsible for part of her suffering. However, episodes 7 and 8 shed light on why Yeon Soo's mother despises Kang Hee so much and refuses to let her near her son.
With four episodes remaining, the full story has yet to unfold. However, it's revealed that after Kang Hee's brother died, her mother fell into depression and found solace in Yeon Soo's father. The two began an affair and attempted to run away together, but they got into an accident that killed Yeon Soo's father. This adds another layer of complexity to their relationship.
Yeon Soo's mother refuses to let him be with Kang Hee because she is the daughter of that woman—the one who seduced her husband and caused his death. Yet, at the same time, she still loves Yeon Soo, who is the son of the very man who betrayed her. The entire village has ostracized Kang Hee, bullying her and spreading rumors about her since childhood for being the daughter of a vixen. In contrast, Yeon Soo is seen as the golden child, and his future wife is expected to be the luckiest woman alive. It's heartbreaking that the village's cruelty is solely directed at Kang Hee, who did nothing wrong.
Yeon Soo's guilt
One of the more confusing aspects of the show has been why Yeon Soo didn't go to Seoul with Kang Hee. Initially, viewers assumed it was because he didn't have the grades to get into a good university in the city. However, he could have attended a community college, just like Kang Hee did.
In recent episodes, it was revealed that Yeon Soo stayed in Hana-eup because his grandfather was terminally ill and he wanted to be with him. But in episode 8, the real reason is finally unveiled, and it wasn't just his grandfather's illness.
Yeon Soo confesses that he knew his father was secretly meeting with Kang Hee's mother, likely having an affair. As a child, he even preferred Kang Hee's mother over his own because she made his father smile in a way his mother never did. However, because he never told his mother the truth about the affair, he has carried guilt, believing he played a role in ruining her life. As a result, he has spent years doing everything she wanted out of guilt. But now, he believes he has paid the price for keeping the secret and refuses to let his mother dictate his life any longer.
A life never lived
One of the saddest moments in episodes 7 and 8 of Motel California is when Yeon Soo and Kang Hee unexpectedly run into each other on a bus to Seoul. Yeon Soo asks her to give him a tour of the city so he can see the version of himself he could have been if he had left with her years ago. At first, this sentiment doesn't seem all that emotional. But after we learn that he stayed behind because of the guilt he carried for not exposing his father's affair, the moment becomes deeply melancholic.
Yeon Soo could have had a completely different life with Kang Hee. They might have dated throughout their youth, or, as Kang Hee suggests, they could have moved on from each other naturally. What's truly sad, however, is the loss of time and opportunity, something he can never get back. Even if he and Kang Hee end up together by the end of Motel California, Yeon Soo will never get to relive his teenage years, move to Seoul, and experience the life he never had the chance to live.
Every week, we learn more about Kang Hee's mother, shedding light on why the villagers have ostracized her for her entire life. However, considering Hana-eup's tendency to spread rumors, is it possible that Kang Hee's mother and Yeon Soo's father never actually had an affair—that it was just another story born out of the villagers' boredom?
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Javeria is a binge-watching specialist who loves devouring entire K-dramas in one sitting. Good screenwriting, beautiful cinematography, and a lack of cliches are the way to her heart. As a music fanatic, she listens to multiple artists across different genres and stans the self-producing idol group SEVENTEEN. You can talk to her on Instagram @javeriayousufs.
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 Kim Tae Ho, “Good Day” is a music project in which G-Dragon brings together celebrities from various fields to create the song of the year. Taking on the role of producer, G-Dragon will tell their stories through music, offering viewers an in-depth look at his creative process through a reality show format.
The video starts with G-Dragon welcoming Hwang Jung Min as the first celebrity to join the project. Hwang Jung Min shares that he agreed to join the project on the spot after learning that G-Dragon would be producing and that their voices will contribute to a meaningful cause.
As the video progresses, a star-studded lineup of celebrities is revealed, including SEVENTEEN’s BSS, Kim Go Eun, Jung Hae In, Kim Soo Hyun, Yim Si Wan, Hong Jin Kyung, chef Ahn Sung Jae, Kian84, Lee Soo Hyuk, Jung Hyung Don, Defconn, Cho Sae Ho, and CODE KUNST. G-Dragon teases that there are more guests to come, with their names hidden by a beep sound, sparking curiosity about who will join this incredible project.
G-Dragon also opens up about his vision for the show, emphasizing that the goal is to create music that brings people together, regardless of age or profession, to offer joy and comfort. Even when some of the celebrity participants struggle with their singing skills, G-Dragon reassures them, saying, “Being good at it is not important. What matters is that we’re doing this together.”
The teaser also highlights heartwarming fan moments as some celebrities react to the fact that they’ll be working with their idol G-Dragon. Members of BSS are shown getting excited before meeting him, writing down their wishes for their first encounter. Kian84, too, gazes at G-Dragon with awe, as if this moment has been a dream come true for him.
Check out the full teaser here!
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“Good Day” will premiere on February 16 at 9:10 p.m. KST.
In the meantime, watch G-Dragon perform at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon on Viki:
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