These failures encompass several films from the post-Aquaman era of the DC Extended Universe
DC's The Flash is expected to result in a $200 million loss for the studio due to its high production costs and underwhelming box office revenue. This makes it one of the biggest financial failures in the history of comic book movies.
The disappointing performance of The Flash endorses the notion
that DC needs to make significant changes. This is evident when examining
the list of the biggest comic book movie failures that has been circulating
recently.
Strikingly, six out of the top 10 bombs on the list
belong to DC, with five of them being released within the last three years,
predominantly after the success of Aquaman. These failures encompass several
films from the post-Aquaman era of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).
The list includes the following films, along with their
estimated losses:
The Flash: $200 million
Shazam! Fury
of the Gods: $150 million
Wonder Woman 1984: $137 million
Dark
Phoenix: $133 million
The Suicide Squad: $130 million
Black
Adam: $100 million
Fantastic Four: $100 million
RIPD:
$92 million
The New Mutants: $84 million
Green
Lantern: $75 million
Notably, the only non-DC/Marvel superhero
film on the list is RIPD, making it the second film on the list for Ryan
Reynolds. These financial setbacks further highlight the need for DC to
reassess and make significant adjustments to their approach in the superhero
movie landscape- which seems to be on the agenda of new co-CEO James
Gunn.
