[Greenskar]

Never been a fan of the Punisher. I watched his movies for the action and kill scenes, but I don't care for the character himself. He's not compelling to me.

His movies doing bad are the result in little interest in him. Has he ever been a top tier character just out of curiosity? I'm not saying he doesn't have fans, I'm just saying I've never seen the mass appeal of the character. He appears to have more of a cult following than anything else.

Deadpool used to have a similar cult following, but his personality is what's given him the potential to explode in popularity. Punisher, not likely.

Punisher is a bomb in the Movie category for Marvel that will NOT repeat, further. It wasn't the rated R aspect of it so much as the lack of interest for a nutcase with a vengeance story.

And that's what sucks. Marvel sees the results of Punisher movies as proof that they don't have an audience for Rated R movies. Bullshit! You throw out a Rated R Wolverine or Deadpool movie done appropriately and then lets see what happens.