i didnt say xmen didnt help carry, you said that the xmen were carrying marvel on its back, like spider man and the hulk didnt do heavy lifting for the brand as well.
and spider man specifically put marvel up there.
because wolverine was a huge character. hes bigger than the brand at the moment and has been for a long time. i dont see any storm or cyclops and the starjammers solo media released even though they would be dope, and there hasnt been anything released with the xmens name on it outside of comics that hasnt had wolverine in it in some pivotal role. and if hes not involed it does poorly like the last 3 xmen movies hell even the newest xmen themed game is a wolverine solo. as much as i love many of the characters, they are mostly just replaceable cogs to the major xmen machine. the mcu could definetely change that, but as is, tell me im wrong? you still have cats here call cyclops a boy scout like he hasnt evolved over the years