I think they should quit making SuperHeroes universe
Or at least, focus on Batman
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Don’t worry ~~Wonder Woman 1984~~ ~~The Suicide Squad~~ ~~Black Adam~~ ~~The Flash~~ ~~Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom~~ ~~Joker: Folie á Deux~~ Superman will turn things around and put DC on top, watch out Marvel
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This has to be one of, if not *the* worst run for a major franchise in Hollywood history, other studios would’ve put the whole IP on ice at this point. Literally 1/11 films of the past 5 years was successful. While having several all-time bombs and complete rejection. Embarrassing mismanagement by Warner.
Matt Reeves’ Batverse is the silver lining in this whole mess. At least he’s delivering with Penguin and Part II coming up, especially after he made – The Batman – one of the best comic book movies ever.
Wow what’s actually crazy is 1997s Batman and Robin which is pretty universally hated had a budget of 160 mil and grossed 238 mil world wide kinda proving Batman just prints money.
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The opening weekend for The Batman was HIGHER than the domestic box office of the other DC films, except for Black Adam.
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Truly embarrassing.
kneeco28 on
It’s crazy that they’re not just not doing a proper reboot of the shared universe, they’re launching their not-a-reboot with an animated Max series while also doing a Batman shared universe on the side.
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And none of the 10 movies outside of The Batman has managed to surpass Black Adam in its opening and domestic total.
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I really hope Gunn can turn it around to make DC Studios successful. I’m all for a DCU that competes with the MCU with quality movies that make bank at the box office. The DC movies have been all over the place. I had such high hopes for the DCEU.
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I will always have a soft spot for Blue Beetle. It didn’t deserve to flop that bad tho obviously there was just no demand for it and nobody cared or knows who he is. Thought it was cute tho and had some good action. Not revolutionary or anything but very Spiderman Homecoming-eque.
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Technically Aquaman 2 and Birds of Prey grossed over twice their production budgets. Black Adam was almost twice.
True there’s marketing and distribution expenses, but there also might be sponsorships and tax rebates in play as well.
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Joker 1 wasn’t DC/WB?
I think they should quit making SuperHeroes universe
Or at least, focus on Batman
Don’t worry ~~Wonder Woman 1984~~ ~~The Suicide Squad~~ ~~Black Adam~~ ~~The Flash~~ ~~Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom~~ ~~Joker: Folie á Deux~~ Superman will turn things around and put DC on top, watch out Marvel
This has to be one of, if not *the* worst run for a major franchise in Hollywood history, other studios would’ve put the whole IP on ice at this point. Literally 1/11 films of the past 5 years was successful. While having several all-time bombs and complete rejection. Embarrassing mismanagement by Warner.
Matt Reeves’ Batverse is the silver lining in this whole mess. At least he’s delivering with Penguin and Part II coming up, especially after he made – The Batman – one of the best comic book movies ever.
***[Not my word, I took it from someone who’s a simp for New Hollywood and begs DCU to do it:](https://www.reddit.com/r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers/s/J6ZlO42Bar)***
I’ve never seen a more toxic franchise than this.
Wow what’s actually crazy is 1997s Batman and Robin which is pretty universally hated had a budget of 160 mil and grossed 238 mil world wide kinda proving Batman just prints money.
The opening weekend for The Batman was HIGHER than the domestic box office of the other DC films, except for Black Adam.
Truly embarrassing.
It’s crazy that they’re not just not doing a proper reboot of the shared universe, they’re launching their not-a-reboot with an animated Max series while also doing a Batman shared universe on the side.
And none of the 10 movies outside of The Batman has managed to surpass Black Adam in its opening and domestic total.
I really hope Gunn can turn it around to make DC Studios successful. I’m all for a DCU that competes with the MCU with quality movies that make bank at the box office. The DC movies have been all over the place. I had such high hopes for the DCEU.
I will always have a soft spot for Blue Beetle. It didn’t deserve to flop that bad tho obviously there was just no demand for it and nobody cared or knows who he is. Thought it was cute tho and had some good action. Not revolutionary or anything but very Spiderman Homecoming-eque.
Technically Aquaman 2 and Birds of Prey grossed over twice their production budgets. Black Adam was almost twice.
True there’s marketing and distribution expenses, but there also might be sponsorships and tax rebates in play as well.