A Better Previous Installment

The previous movie in any given franchise can be integral to the success of the next one. In the case of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the previous (and only) installment in the DC Extended Universe was the fairly underwhelming Man of Steel – and that undoubtedly could hamper its potential success.

In the case of Captain America: Civil War, the brilliant Ant-Man was the last movie released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so people are still going to be interested in it.

More to the point, there have been eleven other movies in the MCU – most of which were huge successes – and the characters from those movies are uniting for this one. The past will certainly affect the success of these future movies, just you wait and see.