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Will "Man of Steel" Make Superman a Box-Office Success Once Again?

By Eric Bleeker – Updated Apr 10, 2017 at 1:03PM

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Can this iteration of Superman compete with the other action heroes on the big screen in 2013?

In the following video from The Motley Fool's Weekly Tech Review, host Chris Hill talks with analysts Eric Bleeker and Austin Smith about the newest Superman movie, Man of Steel, a release by Warner Brothers studios, which is a subsidiary of Time Warner (TWX). The film has already garnered mediocre support on Rotten Tomatoes. Will audiences be kinder than the critics? In the video, our analysts discuss the movie's potential, and the market for comic-book hero movies today.

The relevant video segment can be found between 5:39 and 8:55.

Austin Smith and Eric Bleeker, CFA, have no position in any stocks mentioned. Chris Hill owns shares of Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Walt Disney. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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