They saved the world. Several times. But in real life, superheroes had to face the facts. The magic of cinema does not work so easily. The proof: it only took a handful of days for the coronavirus epidemic to overthrow Fortress Hollywood. Shooting at a standstill, cinemas padlocked, stars confined… The Mecca of world cinema, whose imagination is limitless, had not anticipated such a catastrophic scenario…
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Difficult, to tell the truth. Lately, the dream factory has been in full swing. It had even experienced five historic years, with a box office, across the Atlantic, at more than $ 11 billion. In 2019, theatrical receipts worldwide had soared to $ 42.5 billion. An Everest, achieved largely thanks to the superfranchises of Disney (Avengers, The Lion King, Star Wars), Sony Pictures (Spider-Man), Universal (Fast and Furious) or Warner Bros (Joker).
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