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On The Table Read, the “Best Entertainment Celebrity Magazine in the UK“, RantCasino.com share their research into what is exciting audiences more in 2022 in a Marvel Vs DC clash.
The rivalry between the Marvel and DC universes always ignites fierce debate between fans. This is especially true at the moment with this year’s busy calendar of superhero blockbuster releases, such as Marvel’s Morbius on 1st April 2022.
And, with DC’s The Batman being such a hit with its recent release on 4th March 2022, the battle for the ultimate fan-favourite continues. To try and solve this debate, RantCasino.com sought to discover which releases we are most excited for in 2022, and can exclusively reveal all!
RantCasino.com were able to determine this by using average search interest data on Google Trends over the last 12 months for all Marvel and DC productions to be released in 2022. Then translated into the excitement scale*.
| Rank | Movie | Production Company | Excitement Scale (How many times higher than the average movie’s Google Trends score) |
| 1 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Marvel | 2.65 |
| 2 | The Flash | DC | 1.37 |
| 3 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Marvel | 1.30 |
| 4 | Black Adam | DC | 0.83 |
| 5 | Aquaman 2 | DC | 0.76 |
| 6 | Morbius | Marvel | 0.72 |
| 7 | The Batman | DC | 0.64 |
| 8 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Marvel | 0.41 |
| 9 | DC Super Pets | DC | 0.32 |
| Rank | TV Series | Production Company | Excitement Scale (How many times higher than the average series’ Google Trends score) |
| 1 | DC’s Legends of Tomorrow | DC | 2.15 |
| 2 | The Flash | DC | 2.06 |
| 3 | Batwoman | DC | 1.60 |
| 4 | Titans | DC | 1.28 |
| 5 | Stargirl | DC | 1.26 |
| 6 | Doom Patrol | DC | 1.24 |
| 7 | Ms Marvel | Marvel | 1.21 |
| 8 | Harley Quinn | DC | 1.15 |
| 9 | Superman and Lois | DC | 1.05 |
| 10 | She-Hulk | Marvel | 0.77 |
This year, four Marvel movies and five DC movies are scheduled to be released. On the excitement scale people are more excited for Marvel movies than DC movies, with two out of the three movies that are above average being from the Marvel franchise.
Taking the lead as the top movie people are most excited for is Thor: Love and Thunder (Marvel) with an excitement score of 2.65. In second place is The Flash (DC) with an excitement score of 1.37. In third place is Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvel) with an excitement score of 1.30.
This year, six Marvel and eleven DC TV series are running. On the excitement scale people are more excited for DC TV series than Marvel with eight out of nine series that are above the average being from DC.
The top TV series people are most excited for is DC’s Legends of Tomorrow with an excitement score of 2.15. Following in second is The Flash (DC) with a score of 2.06. Third is Batwoman (DC) with an excitement score of 1.60.
Overall Marvel wins the most exciting movie of 2022 accolade and DC wins the most exciting series of 2022 accolade. Making it still hard to separate the two, meaning the battle and debate over who is better continues but this research brings some clarity to each brand’s current strengths.
1. Experts at RantCasino.com sought to discover which Marvel and DC releases people are most excited for in 2022.
2. To do this, a seed list of all the Marvel and DC productions in 2022 according to ign.com was collected.
3. From this, in-house experts found a Google Trends average search interest over the past year for each of these productions.
4. *This average was then created into the ‘excitement scale’ by calculating how many times above or below the average Google Trends score for the 9 movies or 17 series each show was.
5. This resulted in a ranking of the movies and series people have been most excited for globally in 2022 and the ranking providing the context of comparison to the average Google Trends score.
6. Data is correct as of 22/02/22 and is subject to change.
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