MCU Phase 4 Report Card - Charts with Dan!

[@FTNChicken]

The fact that Dan is looking at averages and medians tells me we're about a year from him fully talking about skew and standard deviations XD

[@nataliajimenez1870]

It was important to consider because Phase 3 had 3 outliers (Civil War, IW & EG) so to consider the median was important

[@Bruester]

@@nataliajimenez1870 There were outliers in the other phases too -- just in the other direction (The First Avenger, Ant-Man, Black Widow, etc.)

[@beenieweenie1986]

End game would have skewed the averages since it was such a monster and likely wont ever repeat for Marvel. The Avengers movies do better than the individual but that was obscene

[@aloysiusmaina2625]

😂

[@Latriise]

I would be interested in seeing the “butt’s in seats” between the phases, based on ticket prices (which are higher now).

[@Arnold_808]

@@summertyme5748 OP is referring to the phases, not this. Sure you are posting your comment on the right video or comment? This really doesn't make any sense.

[@JoshuaStDenis]

@@summertyme5748 pretty sure there was tv and internet when the MCU started, did your brain fart when you were typing this out?

[@JoshuaStDenis]

@@summertyme5748 sounds like you've never heard Dan explain his butts in seats index.

[@SumDumGy]

That’s the only metric that would ever matter to me, especially since my butt hasn’t been in a Marvel seat for nearly four years.

[@SumDumGy]

@@summertyme5748 Aside from what the other commenters have responded, I’ve seen Gone With the Wind in a theater, and will be again this month.

[@staciemwahhaha]

The first Black Panther film was a phenomenon its success was going to be hard to replicate.

[@charlesspeaksthetruth4334]

It was a phenomenon and it was a phenomenon that had Chadwick Boseman as the lead 🤦. This movie doesn't have that, so people shouldn't have expected this movie to do exactly what the last movie did without Chadwick 🤷.

[@dcs4947]

Great excuse for the weak movie they created.

[@theonceandfuture2610]

@@dcs4947 i mean both can be true

[@CaptDeadpool32]

I think disney+ has played a pretty big role. Previously, when a movie came out it wouldn't be available for about 5 months when it would then be available for purchase on dvd or blue ray or whatever. Now it's on disney+ within like 6 weeks and if you already pay for it then it's basically free. So for me, I was more keen to rematch in the cinema whereas now I'm more inclined to wait for my 2nd viewings to be on disney

[@ZachBobBob]

Totally agree. When you only need to wait a couple months to see it at home a huge chuck of the audience are completely fine with doing that

[@Doug_Hannon]

Yes, same here. I used to see some MCU movies twice in theaters, but now I just wait for Disney+ for any repeat viewing. Also, because there is so much more MCU stuff, there is always something new to watch, so I don't rewatch as much.

[@SumDumGy]

If I’m not mistaken, movies like Black Widow were not free with the subscription unless you waited something like 45 days after release. Within that window, there was a $20 fee to watch it, even if you were a subscriber. No doubt streaming makes an impact, but the other impact is people like me who no longer watch these films.

[@CaptDeadpool32]

@@SumDumGy 45 days after theatrical release to watch something basically for free is still massively less than what it used to be

[@SumDumGy]

@@CaptDeadpool32 Absolutely, but many people weren’t waiting, instead opting to pay that fee. I don’t know if it’s still a thing or not. The streaming industry is in the turmoil it deserves to be.

[@toddhollen]

I hope you do more podcasts with Spencer and Joe (maybe get Roth on there sometimes too). I really enjoyed it and it was really nice to get you guys back together. I've especially missed Joe since he isn't really on anything I watch anymore.

[@kstepko]

Same here. I just enjoyed listening to them talk. I don’t even care what the topic is. They have such great chemistry.

[@shanetaylor761]

Yeah I have his podcast on audible but it's normally the same as the KZbin lately so every once in a while I'll check in on it. When I seen the episode with all three of them on their I was so surprised lol. I'm definitely with you when it's comes to wanting to hear more and Roth on would make it damn near perfect.

[@andrewketteridge]

It felt like catching up with old friends.

[@LaurenceGill2000]

Where/when was this?

[@FumblinAround]

Best part of my lunch break every Tuesday.

[@alexgruel9932]

I really think that the "premium pricing" thing that a lot of theaters are doing for big movies might be having an impact on percentage drops week 1 to 2. I bought a Black Panther ticket week one and it cost 20 bucks. Checking now, the price is down significantly. Perhaps that has something to do with why most MCU movies have such big drops now. In addition to all other things.

[@ggs27]

If this is in the US, this is just another reason I'm happy I don't live there

[@benzaiten933]

could be, I think a lot of people are willing to wait just a bit before seeing a new movie if it means it'll be a lot cheaper.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

I'm sure Dan is also factoring in re-releases of movies. To your point, I'm wondering what the "base" tickets are worth, as opposed to upsells like IMAX and other things.

[@DegzToyDen]

Maybe I am mistaken but for MCU Median Budget it went from 180,000,000 to 200,000,000 from phase 3 to phase 4 but decreased 11%?

[@HornedTurtle1212]

I came here to ask this question.

[@joshuaroy7567]

I am curious about this as well. I originally thought he just swapped the two medians, but 180k to 200k would be an increase of 11.1% (1/9), while going from 200k to 180k would be a drop of 10%.

[@Thetinybudos]

@@joshuaroy7567 I think Dan just put the sign the wrong way round

[@BiblicalCinematicUniverse]

the box office for "The Chosen" (which is a streaming series) is something to watch- will this be more for faith movies, or will Disney and others try this approach for streaming shows to recuperate some of the costs for big 'event' series like Marvel/Star Wars?

[@travisspazz1624]

Power Rangers was my first TV show obsession. I give Jason David Frank a lot of credit for the reason the show became so big. RIP.

[@tycruz4283]

No worries on the color correction Dan. We're grateful for you keeping up the great work!

[@dorianr4770]

I honestly didn't even notice any video look was different until you pointed it out. so... I think you did a stellar job editing. and you're working with what you have. it's all good. ....my mom and I binged the Crown season 5 right away.

[@pfcribbs5645]

When comparing 2022 to other years, it seems like people only go to the theatre when there is a movie when they actively want to see. I remember wanting to go to the movies and then deciding what movie to see. That just isn’t the case any more. Looks like people are busting going to see the movies they are interested in.

[@J_Tevo]

I think when discussing budget, COVID restrictions and issues need to be acknowldeged and taken into account. Having to pay to move sets and location, get new contracts for all involved, restructure films as like MoM so Sony can keep NWH in December, etc. There was just more needed to move this massive interconnected ship, during this time. However, I could be wrong, and it is excessive hubris on the studios part.

[@4321beatles]

Hi Dan, Have you considered creating a set of "Most Profitable Movies" charts, starting in 2023 (or maybe retroactively creating ones for 2022)? Following the rule-of-thumb of the estimated budget ×2 for marketing, you can create two charts: 1. Looking at which movies are the most profitable once they pass their respective threshold of that estimated budget ×2; i.e. just the sheer dollar amount 2. Looking at which movies are the most profitable based on the ratio of (budget ×2):revenue. This would allow for smaller movies to be more fairly compared to bigger movies. So if a movie is made for $100,000 and makes $1,000,000, this is a profit of 400% once you factor in the budget ×2 after the movie makes its money back. Compared to a movie which was made for $1,000,000 and makes $4,000,000, it was "only" made 100% of its profit. The second movie was more profitable looking at the total dollars, but arguably the first movie was a better "investment." These charts could bring another dimension to the amount of money a movie makes at the box office. Love the show and hope all is well!

[@bluesdjben]

Man, Jason David Frank and Kevin Conroy barely more than a week apart. I was so obsessed with Power Rangers during the first few seasons of the show, from about ages 4 to 8. My love for Power Rangers and BTAS as a kid is the main reason I got really into superhero movies and comics as an adult, which has had a big influence on my adult life.

[@AshLink07]

I also think the median budge for phase 4 was a 11% increase rather than decrease. That puts even more context to these numbers and their performance

[@ronyYTube]

Right. Also the inflation is different in each phase. It's impossible to adjust it accurately since each phase span over several years. But we can be sure than $200M in 2022 is not the same as $200M in 2008 or 2016

[@illusionlb]

inflation and ticket prices have gone up

[@nataliajimenez1870]

Most were filmed under COVID rules which increased budgets. A few of them also had to shut down in the middle of production due to COVID or a serious accident (Wakanda Forever). WF budget was also affected by Chadwick's death 6 months before they went into production

[@Halderic]

phase 4 results doesn't look NEARLY as bad as I was expecting to be honest. given the pandemic era this seems pretty good to me, especially when some of those films came to streaming day and date or not long after, this seems okay. (and some didn't play in China)

[@terminatrix92]

I think ALL of these movies didnt play in China right? And a few not in Russia either... I wish that was a reflection on Marvel but its MUCH more worrying that these countries refuse to allow Western Cinema. Then again its not like we front load Eastern culture

[@michealgiles]

The Chosen is a great show.

[@l.a.9406]

Dan, you look great, no matter what the lighting... Keep rockin that good, good info out!! We appreciate you. 😁

[@seanxmott]

The hard thing about comparing the Phase 3 & Phase 4 numbers is Phase 3 having Infinity War & Endgame. I think regardless of anything, Phase 4 would be a lower number because of that.

[@nataliajimenez1870]

Also China has blocked the release of all Phase 4 Marvel movies and they haven't been released in Russia either

[@BlckSWANWhtRbbt]

When you compare Phase two numbers to the Phase four numbers they are not that far apart. It seems you may be on to something.

[@seanxmott]

@@BlckSWANWhtRbbt Yeah, even with what Natalia said, Phase 4 seems to be up from Phase 4. Dan did mention the China of it all. That is about $200 million almost minimum all of Phase 4 has missed out on.

[@ajaybathula37]

You look a little blue today, Dan..... . . Just kidding, we love your content no matter what

[@noahkahan4364]

Here is how I see why smaller films that are awards season darlings are starting to fail at the box office. I don’t think that it is that people aren’t watching them. I think it is that many moviegoers no longer see those movies as a reason to go to a theater, which I find quite sad. I generally prefer watching movies in theaters, that’s where every movie is made to be seen

[@katevand]

why would anyone complain about how the video looks? you do so much, i'm just grateful for the work ❤

[@11ibi]

With tickets now on sale for avatar the way of water I’m interested to see how that film will do and what kind of opening weekend it will have

[@rl8259]

Predicted to make 150M

[@MoviesAndTvShowsAreSubjective]

Tracking says 600 million ww for first weekend

[@ItsKimOlson]

Getting Storyworth for my mom for Christmas, after I heard about it from you awhile ago.

[@ItsJustJess269]

Definitely ganna be at the theaters this whole week Saw "The Menu" and "She Said" liked both. Deff "The Menu" is a hidden gem. Can't wait to see "Bones and All" read the book and "Knives Out 2" weekend of parties, drinks and Movies. I'm definitely loyal to the movies. Been going ever weekend in premium formats 🙏

[@jenniferarmstrong7722]

Great video as always! Your charts videos are always the highlight of my Tuesday. Thank you for all your hard work!

[@christianstenger7280]

Hi Dan, as always, great work, but I'm a bit confused about one number at 22:33 ... how is going UP from 180,000,000 to 200,000,000 a 11% DEcrease? Am I missing something?

[@RDillonD]

Dude thank god you addressed why the look has been off! I didn't write anything before but I was obnoxiously curious! First theory I had was new monitor that was way too bright but then it didn't look like a brightness issue in the next video and I was so confused

[@sasankreddy2899]

Great episode of charts. Average and Median for a franchise is a great addition to better understand the data.

[@thisguydan]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Academy and what can change. There seems to be less and less interest in it every year and that's a shame, though I wouldn't want to see them giving Oscars as popularity awards to very mediocre popcorn movies who are awarded well enough at the box office. They seem to be going backwards, eliminating key awards from the broadcast, which begs the question "What's the point in an awards show at all if you're cutting some of the most crucial ones?" If the point is ratings, I'd rather see a show that focuses more on a celebration of film and filmmaking than handing out trophies. It can still shine a spotlight on lesser known great films, while also acknowledging the biggest films of the year.

[@kyleharlow3961]

Red tint confirms that Dan Murrell has been cast as Red Hulk in Thunderbolts!!!

[@Devilsblood]

As far as I'm concerned, I'll be relieved when the MCU itself phases out. They've ran longer than most freaking sitcoms and overstayed their welcome.

[@storywala88]

Cool video. Don't hate phase 4 like many but some course correction needed, and some budget control...

[@boilderrik893]

I like how you pronounce "Detective Conan" like Conan the Barbarian instead of the Arthur Conan Doyle he's named after. Makes me think of it as a very different movie.

[@Rob16164]

Shouldn’t Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume have made it to the international charts last week and this week based on its Japan performance?

[@JLandmaster]

Love your show, Dan!

[@mark2graves-movies689]

In 1988 I was 11 and my parents had subscribed to HBO. I remember watching Ernest, They Live, and Iron Eagle 2 back then, and probably all of them were on the TV.

[@MysteryMii]

I can guarantee you that Universal put She Said straight into wide release instead of doing a platform release so they could get the film onto PVOD and Peacock sooner.

[@djxiii]

Respecting that Green Ranger on the shelf. *salutes*

[@metalevilution4565]

Entertaining and inciteful breakdown as always Dan. Some movie company should be smart enough to hire you someday. Your knowledge is incredible. \m/

[@MrJose72289]

Minute 21:00. I think you meant 11.1% increase*

[@charvolth]

I think it was unlikely for Black Panther 2 to do as well as the first. Unless it did some truly amazing stuff (I thought it was good, not great. I agree that several characters did not get the right amount of screentime), it simply lost a lot of its novelty. Granted all the attempts to tie in to spin-offs and Disney+ shows (part of the pacing problem) was likely orders from the studio. I was actually slightly pleased with the Menu's box office. More indie films are still really struggling. I really enjoyed it myself.

[@danielpratt237]

I’m curious, with Phase 4 lacking the Avengers Team Up movie each of the other phases had, what would the averages look like if you moved Endgame from end of Phase 3 to start of Phase 4 so that each phase got 1 Event movie. I’d also be curious to know how the stats change if you remove the 3 Spider-Man movies from each phases averages, both as the world is, and with my adjustment of Endgame to Phase 4.

[@jackson857]

22:55 Is that a typo? Because the phase 4 median would appear to be an increase not a decrease.

[@jnation2377]

I like the graph showing the theater profits, keep it up

[@ChrisSmith-tu9bu]

The thing about the MCU is a bad movie doesn't hurt THAT movies box office but it does hurt THE NEXT MOVIE'S numbers...its more and more uniquely serialized so like a great TV show that loses its writers...loss of viewership or even increases will be more gradual

[@RX552VBK]

Great reporting, Dan!

[@ItsKimOlson]

I just imagined you walking around with a pointer like a weather man, pointing at graphs.

[@Molson-xg9hs]

That’s astounding that MCU movies were averaging 1.2 billion in Phase 3! I guess that’s the hope for Marvel, that history repeats itself and this fourth phase will be like the first in modest box office returns on the whole and lots of establishing that pays off with bigger movies and bigger box office down the line. I shudder to think what that Secret Wars budget could be if it is anywhere as sprawling at the comic!

[@AlMoSiCe210]

Black Panther & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are not fair one to one comparisons as far as distribution. WF doesn't have the luxury Black Panther had in that it was released MID FEBRUARY and largely ran uncontested for WEEKS. WF is DEEP in holiday/award season. When you add in some pandemic factor, the longer runtime, and VAST TONAL SHIFT from the first movie, it makes 100% sense that this movie would make less than the first. I was kinda waiting for Dan to bring up the slight difference between release times but hey, hope he sees this comment and mentions it next week! Great show as always!

[@DanMurrellMovies]

I did mention the runtime (at some point, I forget where).

[@AlMoSiCe210]

@@DanMurrellMovies Indeed you did & I was happy you brought that up. The main thing was the differences in the times of year. I mainly remember seeing your charts for BP 1 and was both happy to see it doing so well but also had the feeling of, "Huh... Black Panther's running uncontested..." This wasn't at all meant to be a gotcha critique as I greatly admire and respect what you do & HOW you do it. I was just bringing up something that was missing to help give greater context as well as more ammo for the fact that the two can't necessarily be compared the same way. Definitely looking forward to your next piece of content!!

[@clenzen9930]

Okay, now do DC success trendline. There are constant stories about how the crew and VFX artists and comic writers need to get paid more. But also the budgets need to be lower. But also make bigger hits. Seems easy.

[@travissmith6380]

How can that be? I heard Black Adam was a smash hit a few weeks back.LOL

[@faithfullypatient]

I’d be curious to see what Phase 3 numbers are without Endgame. I think Endgame really drives Phase 3 numbers up.

[@yookoala]

Not here for the colour of your camera. You can be as red, pink, yellow or grey as can be as long as the content is good. And it is good.

[@joed.8538]

Do a review of the Menu

[@DaftaAwards]

Can you please add a chart for the top 10 films profit to budget for the year?

[@G00N3R7883]

This might be a rookie question, but something I've been wondering about for a while is why do the studios report box office figures as 3 (or occasionally 4) day weekends? Why not just always report a full 7 days every week? Wouldn't that be much easier to compare, and also much more accurate? Are the midweek numbers so low that they wouldn't really make a difference?

[@benjamintillema3572]

Movies are typically released on Fridays/Thursday nights so it wouldn't be fair for new movies. Also weekends are normally when theaters are busiest.

[@LingeezyS]

It’s also the World Cup, which I think might take some audiences away from everything (you reported a similar assumption about a recent Champions League final).

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

17:48 Based on your numbers there’s no reason to say Marvel’s failed Phase 4. Not financially. There were some creative risks taken. TBH I have to give them credit for taking risks. But there were a couple poor choices. I think Phase 4 will be in better context as we go.

[@TheDilettante]

Umm, I think the median budget actually went up in Phase 4, or am I reading that wrong?

[@pattongilbert]

Personally, I was waiting until Thanksgiving break until I go see BP:WF with my family. Planning on seeing it Wednesday night.😊

[@linusandersen9045]

Now I wanna see Dan going on a road-trip knocking on everybodys door and asking them why they didn't see Wakanda Forever 😂

[@plasmaticnoises3523]

Disney+ should make physical copies of all their MCU content

[@isaacrichter3269]

Also debuting this week on Netflix is a film called The Swimmers, which was the Opening Night film at TIFF and tells the true story of sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini, who escaped Syria and made a harrowing journey as refugees to Germany and then competed at the Summer Olympics in Rio in 2016 (well, Yusra did). If the film had bigger stars and was being more heavily promoted, I think it could have been an awards contender. It's a very predictable film, but the story it's telling is so interesting that you remain invested.

[@DrAndyShick]

23:04 How is the Phase 4 median budget an 11.1% decrease going from $180M to $200M? An increase of $20 would be an INCREASE of a ninth (11.1%). Which tells an even worse story as they are getting lower grosses off of higher budgets.

[@FTNChicken]

random suggestion but it might be interesting to show where the movies on the Fall/Holiday top 10 are in relation to the yearly top 10. Might help place those movies in a little more context

[@futlessfr3ak]

Dan please check out the Malayalam (Original version) of Drishyam 1 and 2

[@clockpenalty]

Error at 23 minutes. Median did not drop, it went up.

[@eme.261]

The change in median grosses from phase 3 to phase 4 makes perfect sense to me. Phase 4 was the culmination of a decade long build up. Phase 4 is a rebuild phase, the beginning of another ramp up, AND, phase 4 rolled out during a pandemic and the explosion of streaming. It's primarily ahead of phase 2, which is great, considering everything. Phase 4 production budgets are considerably higher than phase 2. That's to be expected, considering the amount of special effects included in the movies, , as things went more cosmic, inflation, as well as how much it cost to film during the pandemic. I think they should dial back on the spectacle nature of the movies (potentially bringing down the budget without a strong dependence on special effects) and focus more on character and story development.

[@varkesh456]

Defanitly a great break down of the mcu statistically for phase 4 and its preceeding years. The only caviat i would add is not really one of statistics they still had the high budget trying to introduce the unkowns onto the line up but they did so without a strong narrative thread building to something. That i feel is one of the biggest reasons it was able to be stalled as a lot pf people had viewed end game as a ending point. Lots of great data points as always for the rest of the charts...shame sonic 2 is not likely to see out the year chart would have been awesome to see it get that point...but no one can deny it has done very well holding its place against competion no one would have thought possiable at the beginung of the year.

[@katevand]

The Tommy Ranger ❤

[@YouFightLikeACow]

Enjoy Decision to Leave! Good movie.

[@jacksongerrety8050]

camera makes you look good king

[@colby2763]

This is the first time I have noticed the stuffed Buc-ees beaver (Bucky) in the background.

[@Poweranimals]

Doctor Strange 2 didn't come out in the summer.

[@ryanmatthews7405]

Phase 4 also had no Avengers movie. The only phase where that was the case and some had multiple.

[@lubis1991]

Shouldn't median budget Phase 3 > Phase 4 be an INcrease, not a DEcrease?

[@ignitedxblaze]

Wonder if you'll tread the old ground on x-men, days of future past still feels great.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

32:19-34:07 #RIPJasonDavidFrank

[@jim1242]

Another issue for Phase 4, is that inflation has pushed up ticker prices a lot since even Phase 3. So ajusted for inflation im sure the fall would be even bigger in terms on average gross

[@joen0411]

Since Disney make most of their money from toy sales. I would like to see how their marvel toy sales have done between the phases. Since they haven’t introduced a lot of new characters, I would think sales are much lower. The one exception being Eternals. Does a ten year old care if a new toy is from a movie that didn’t do well?

[@hatillense]

Not for the U.S I guess but internationally, it might have not been the best weekend since the FIFA World Cup started on Sunday and will be on for a month.

[@toddhollen]

In your Carbon Health ads, don't forgot that COVID is also still a problem and cases and hospitalizations have been jumping up really badly the last few weeks. There is a new Omicron booster shot that has been available for a few months but no one is taking about it. It would be really great if people with audiences and influence would help encourage people to get their booster so we don't have more people in the hospital with the holidays coming up.

[@chrispapciak887]

Haha I never even notice the camera change but I did now 🤣

[@GymRatChris]

On the MCU budgets by phase chart, the median in p4 was 200M p3 was 180M but you have a -11%. Shouldn’t that be a positive number?

[@mattryan1999]

Shang Chi and Eternals both opened to around $70 million, Wakanda Forever opened to over $180 million, so of course it had a bigger drop percentagewise

[@moviereedviews]

I'm a little surprised you didn't have any input about The Chosen. It's gaining in popularity and as you said the biggest crowdfunding show. The budget for the 2 episodes combined was about $2 million (reported) and most funds coming from donations to pay for the episodes. So above $8 million is a great result and above what they projected. I would have liked to see how it compared with other faith based releases lately and your thoughts on the future of those (kind of like how anime releases have been growing).

[@jim1242]

Hi Dan what do you think Wakanda forever needs to breakeven? I hear this could be as high as $800m if production and marketing budget was as high $400m ($250m production, $150m marketing). If this is the case, this means the movie will not make much of a profit.

[@Tonyoung55]

They need $650

[@PennyAfNorberg]

I wondder how 1899 will stack up next week, maybe even dark.

[@SkolneyVikings]

Phase 3 had two Avengers movies (plus Civil War which basically was) and Black Panther. And no pandemic, no closed theaters, and full WW releases. So those Phase 4 dropoffs aren't nearly the eye opener that some may think.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

It's still pretty fresh but have you given any thought as to what the firing of Chapek and the reorganisation of Disney will mean for the box office given how many movies were dropped straight onto streaming or really what might change with Iger back in temporary control?

[@dcs4947]

I would love to see this adjusted to inflation and actual tickets sold and all of this theory that phase 4 "held out pretty well" would crumble like a castle of cards on a hurricane.

[@TheLegendaryMovieCritic]

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will slay Thanksgiving along with Strange World!

[@Cubert2910]

I love learning cool new facts, like that $200,000,000 is actually an 11.1% drop from $180,000,000. (See graphic at 22:30 for more information)

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Yeah, I made typo. It happens.

[@Cubert2910]

I'm just busting chops. I know you put a lot of work into your videos! Love your content and always look forward to seeing the next video!

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

I think they've backed themselves into a corner with these budgets. If they drop them then the spectacle isn't there to get people into the theatre. Especially when they can get plenty of Marvel content without leaving home. They're probably hoping to absorb these losses when the bigger movies come out in phases 5 and 6.

[@closeben]

I had no interest initially in She Said because I thought it was a cheap horror movie based on the poster… I was so surprised when someone told me what it was and I was like “oh what, of course I’m going to watch that!”

[@gill-1284]

I'm sorry, I'm from the Netherlands. And I tried googling the definition for 'median', because I've never heard of that word before. But I still don't understand... can someone please explain to me what the difference between 'average' and 'median' is? 😬

[@DanMurrellMovies]

The average is when you take all the numbers in a data set, add them together, then divide them by how many numbers you have. So the average of 2, 7, and 9 is 6 (2+7+9=18, 18/3=6). To find the median, you take all the numbers, put them in order, and find the middle value. The median of 2,7, and 9 is 7. The median is useful because you get rid of extremely high or low numbers to see what’s in the middle. The average is useful because it incorporates all values, but can be skewed by an extremely high or low number. Just two different ways to express data sets.

[@gill-1284]

@@DanMurrellMovies Thank you for the explanation Dan! This reminds me of something I once learned in high school, I just can't remember the correct term for it anymore. Never thought I'd need it again! 😅 While I'm at it, long time fan here, and I love your channel. Thank you for all the facts, your opinions and your enthousiasm over all these years 😊

[@benzaiten933]

I swear when I first saw the trailer for the GOTG holiday special I thought it was just a joke. it took me way too long to realize this was a real thing.

[@DralenDragonfox]

Confused by the MCU budget by phase chart. In phase 2, you had the median budget as $180k (a 5.9% increase over the $170k phase 2), and then you had the phase 4 median as $200k, but marked it as a drop of 11.1% from the $180k of phase 3.