Shang-Chi won't be breaking Marvel's box office record, but it can currently boast that it's the most popular MCU movie to date according to Rotten Tomatoes.
After almost two years on hiatus thanks to the gap between Spider-Man: Far From Home and then the pandemic, the MCU's movie slate finally got back underway over the summer. First via Black Widow, and then through Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. The latest installment in the MCU hit theaters last weekend and has been getting rave reviews from critics and fans alike.
Such rave reviews, as a matter of fact, that Shang-Chi is currently the most popular MCU movie ever according to . While its critic score currently sits at 93%, which is impressive in itself, its fan score is a whopping 98% right now. The next closest MCU movie is Far From Home on 92%, while W𓃲hat If? is the highest rated MCU show on 93%.
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