Affleck’s ranking in the top 10 highest paid actors list by Forbes has got many wondering if they are seeing the end of the superhero genre.


Only 1 Actor in Top 10 Highest Earning Actors of 2023 Was in a Superhero Movie Last Year - Marvel, DC Heading for a Slow Death?

Ben Affleck was the only superhero film alum in 2023 to rank among the Top 10 Highest Paid Actors in Hollywood.
Many have called this the beginning of the end for superhero cinema in general, especially Marvel and DC.

2023 was a weird time for films in Hollywood. The DCEU ended. Marvel failed. Newcomers set the box office ablaze with their take on the issues that are faced today. Then, the entire industry came to a standstill thanks to protests, where writers and actors united for their rights against studios and AI. In all this one question was routinely peppered into discussions about the industry: What about superhero films?

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The Flash proved to be Ben Affleck's last appearance as Batman, DCThe Flash proved to be Ben Affleck’s last appearance as Batman
When Forbes released its list of the highest-earning actors and actresses of 2023, Ben Affleck’s name stood out from the list for one reason: he was the only actor on the list to have starred in a superhero film in 2023.

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At one point in time, these lists would routinely feature actors who would have played parts in superhero films produced by Marvel and DC, now feature just one actor who arguably just had an extended cameo in one of the worst-performing superhero films of all time. What this ends up asking, combined with the upset that Marvel Studios faced in 2023, is this: Is the superhero genre on its way out?