Having grossed over US$87 million last week, the US blockbuster is dominating the global box office, followed closely by the Jordan Peele thriller "Us" which generated US$86.9 million Deadline has also been inflating box office numbers for Captain Marvel in every one of their articles.. 1. Yet, believe it or not, some Marvel movies have bombed at the box office. Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Here’s a list of lowest grossing Marvel movies from 2008 (when Walt Disney became its parent company) up to the present, based on worldwide unadjusted gross. Punisher: War Zone (2008) Live-action remake of Dumbo soared to the top of the weekend box office. Brie Larson remains at the top of the box office this week in the superhero movie "Captain Marvel." Live-action remake of Dumbo soared to the top of the weekend box office. It is also thought that Disney may be falsely reporting Captain Marvel box office numbers, as numerous users on social media have posted pictures of empty movie theaters. Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the next film on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's docket will officially introduce Brie Larson as Carol Danvers - the franchise's first female headlining hero … Captain Marvel about to blast past $1 billion at box office. Captain Marvel is already getting review bombed on Rotten Tomatoes. Captain Marvel about to blast past $1 billion at box office. Captain Marvel. Another possibility is that Disney could be buying up all the empty seats themselves to falsely inflate ticket sales. Plenty of box office records are artificial, if you have a poor movie but want to make a lot of money, buy your own movie's tickets out and have the media fawn at how good the movie must be.