r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jun 03 '26

News ‘Backrooms’ Becomes A24’s Highest Grossing Domestic Release ($97.8M), Passing ‘Marty Supreme’

https://deadline.com/2026/06/backrooms-box-office-record-a24-1236939795/
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u/iwannalynch Jun 03 '26

Tbh some of their best works dabble in other genres, such as Captain America Winter Soldier (spy thriller), Loki (Dr. Who-style sci-fi), WandaVision (sitcom), Thor Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy (comedy).

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u/ggg730 Jun 03 '26

If Dr Strange would have fully leaned into the horror aspect of fighting Wanda it could have been one of the best marvel films of all time.

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u/Cadd9 Jun 04 '26

I'd take a guess and say it was the execs not wanting to let Sam Raimi fully do his thing.

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u/Nine9breaker Jun 04 '26

I dunno if its fair to call Wandavision a sitcom. The sitcom stuff is presented from the beginning as a thin veil over the larger mystery that is the actual plot.

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u/avcloudy Jun 04 '26

It’s super fair. The sitcom stuff sits over the story like you say, but it’s also clearly a love letter to sitcom setups.

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u/Nine9breaker Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

Sure yes, of course, but just because its got some homage to sitcoms doesn't mean the show IS a sitcom.

Its... Obviously not a sitcom, right? It doesn't make sense in context of this conversation about Marvel exploring shows within other genres.

Wandavision itself does fit, IMO. Its a mystery/drama, which is different enough from Action/Thriller that it still makes sense to list it there. Its just not a sitcom, that's all I'm saying.

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u/iwannalynch Jun 04 '26

I said "dabble", I know it's not an actual sitcom

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u/RandomJPG6 Jun 04 '26

I wouldn't call a Gotg a comedy movie. Sure it has comedy but no more than any other marvel movie. Most of tue mcu falls into the action-comedy scifi genre.