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Despite high hopes, DCEU is left to lament the miserable performance ofThe Flashat the box office. The latest film in the DC universe was not only an attempt to experiment with the concept of multiverse, but also a notable chance provided to the scandalous actor Ezra Miller. But unfortunately, the movie failed to meet its own meager box office projections.
So much so, DC’sThe Flashsuffers a crushing defeat before its competitor, Marvel’sEternals,andBlack Widow. It is believed that DC’s attempt atThe Flashpromotion and marketing failed just like the movie. Even the notable cameos from legendary actors like Michael Keaton and George Clooney couldn’t save the movie from its sinking revenue.
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The FlashSuffers Miserably At The Box Office
There is no sugarcoating to the fact that DC’s superhero adventure movieThe Flash, starring Ezra Miller is suffering a significant loss. Released during the weekend of June 16th, 2023, the movie was expected to turn into a summer blockbuster. However, entirely missing the mark,The Flashstumbled with $55M as an opening revenue over 3 days.
The big looming question about the movie’sultimate global box office earning tickles people’s minds in the wake ofEzra Miller‘s tabloid-laden reported budget of $200M. Based on several aspects prior to the release of the movie, Warner Bros and DC decided to keep their expectations low and thus presented an opening box office projection of $70M to $75M in 3 days.
However, unfortunately, even to the Studio’s surprise,The Flashfailed to meet its own box office projections, despite the tactically maintained low expectations. Proceeding at a losing speed, the movie even failed to overtake DC’s own productionBlack Adamwhich evidently appeared as a failure following its $67M domestic opening.
Thus, Ezra Miller’s movie earning $55M domestically with a $75M international take, bringing it up to $139M overall, appears as a bad sign for the franchise. But with all things said,The Flashmight appear as a milestone for DC’s future financial failures.
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The FlashOpens Below Marvel’sEternalsandBlack Widow
Apart from struggling to meet its own skimpy box office projections and facing competition from DC’sBlack Adam, Ezra Miller’sThe Flashappears to be failing around its competitor, Marvel’sEternals,andBlack Widow.Despite James Gunn’s plans and experiments with DCEU, asThe Flashfails to meet its own expectations at the box office, the movie starts facing competition from its rival, Marvel Studios.
It took Marvel’sEternalsfive days to earn $5.25M, whichBlack Widowearned in its Fri-Sun. Thus, evidently,Eternalswas starting to appear as Marvel’s first flop sinceThe Incredible Hulk.However, the movie, as a part of MCU’s phase four, took its pace and managed to earn $402M worldwide, surpassingBlack Widow‘s $379M gross.
Although Marvel’sEternalsandBlack Widowappear among the Studio’s greatest flops, as MCU movies often tend to earn billions, it still made an impact better than DC’sThe Flash. Considering the slow pace at which the Speedster’s story is performing at the box office it isn’t expected to make even $350M at the global box office.Expected to engrave its name on the list belowBlack Adam,Eternals,Black Widow,and evenUncharted, Ezra Miller’sThe Flashmight present an overwhelming loss of $300M to Warner Bros.
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Source:Forbes,Variety
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