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Matt Gaetz: “Do you think Supergirl would have done better than the box…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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The Anchormen Show EP 141 - Bench Pressed

Published | Video Starts at 49:37

By the way, by the way, them saying Supergirl might have gone both ways didn't lead to more attendance. Is that what you're reporting? That's, that's, and, and hold on. Do you think, Do you think Supergirl would have done better than the box office if she didn't have to compete against the male movies that were in the box office? No, because there's a lot of precedents that women heroes do. Fine. Wonder Woman was a smash hit. The thing is, men go to these movies, women don't. (49:37–49:45)

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Implies that Supergirl's box office performance was affected by competition with male-led movies.

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