The release of Avengers: Endgame certainly marked a turning point for blockbuster cinema, particularly the superhero genre. The ultimate culmination of the MCU’s Infinity Saga (with Spider-Man: Far From Home‘s release two months later being a sort of epilogue), the movie’s recording-breaking $2.79 billion gross felt like the superhero genre reached its peak. Combine that with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down theaters for nearly a year later and reshaping the entire cinematic landscape; it felt like Avengers: Endgame was truly the final chapter in the peak of super movies.