Despite the hopes of DC Studios, Flash This is a real nightmare, disappointing at the box office a few days after the premiere. After years of delays and production issues, director changes and lead character scandals, the film was released on June 16. But it works worse than Black Adamyet another studio film that is considered a major flop for superhero cinema.
just a few months ago Flash it was considered one of the best performances of the summer of 2023. Today, it seems to be a shadow of what DC Studios and Warner expected from the film in terms of box office performance. It grossed $55 million in the United States and Canada in its first weekend of release, with some publications estimating it at $61 million. Analysts’ expectations ranged from $68 million to $85 million.
With a budget of over $200 million, grossing just $55 million in North American theaters at the time of its release is an absolute disaster for Flash. But even more so when it’s less than the $67 million he received. Black Adam in the same period of time. DC Studios and Warner Bros Discovery are hoping something similar will happen. Aquaman (2019) that demand for a film persists over time until it reaches $1,140 million worldwide at the box office. However, those were other times.
James Gunn believes that Flash It’s a great film, but specialized critics disagree
James Gunn, creative co-president DC Studios and David Zaslav, President Warner Bros. Discovery given that Flash This is one of the best superhero movies ever made. But specialized criticism, including the one we published in hypertextyou disagree.
Flash it’s a film that tries too much to light up, with a real visuals problem. A mess, as has happened to many other DC productions.
To complicate matters further, Flash enters the big screen without a traditional advertising strategy, where the main character is in charge of all the interviews. Ezra Miller has endured dozens of personal problems, having been accused of theft, disorderly conduct, harassment and violence. Although he recently apologized and showed up at the world premiere, the damage is so bad that it seems to have affected the film in one way or another.
Catastrophe Flash Bad news from DC, which is in dire need of a hit. This movie works like reload franchises. Perhaps James Gunn’s Superman movie will breathe fresh air into a subgenre that seems to be pretty outdated.
Source: Hiper Textual