The situation of Flash at the box office is absolutely catastrophic. Its first weekend of release already showed that the film was falling apart. It made just $55 million at the North American box office, up from Shazam: Fury of the Gods but below Black Adam, which is considered a failure. Now, the first numbers of its second weekend are catastrophic.
According to sources from Varietyhe hit Flash It is withering, with a prediction in the collection during last Friday, Saturday and this Sunday of just 15.3 million dollars. It’s a true 73% collapse at the box office, pretty much the same as it suffered Morbiusof 73.8%, a feature film that ended up raising just 75 million dollars in the United States.
On an international level, Flash he’s doing a little better. So far it has grossed $123.3 million, added to the confirmed $87.6 million in North America, for a total of $210.9 million in total.
The Flash has had some level of success in China, generating $13.7 million, Mexico $8.7 million and the UK $5.4 million and Brazil $3.4 million. In Spain the collection has been 1.3 million dollars.
The disaster of Flash It is far from the comments of those responsible for the study, who described the film as one of the best superhero stories ever told in cinema. The critics have not finished liking it and the audiences definitely did not connect with the character.
Flash it serves as a reboot of the DC Extended Universe once Peter Safran and James Gunn have taken the studio’s creative reins. The objective will be to order the franchise and provide it with phases, like the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Because Flash Has it ended up being a failure?
There is no single answer to explain why. Flash It has ended up being such a dismal failure. Part of the problem stems from superhero fatigue, which even James Gunn says exists. But the reality is that the DC Extended Universe is extremely disjointed, messy, and full of shoddy productions. That has caused much of the potential audience to simply ignore the franchise productions.
In addition, there are the personal problems of Ezra Miller, who has been accused of abuse, violence, robbery, public disorder, among other charges. Although the actor pleaded guilty and later apologized, he is not present at any promotional action for Flash,
Even if the film’s total global gross is $210 million, Flash you need to get twice that amount to make it profitable. A figure that, with a 73% drop at the box office between the first and second week of its release, seems practically impossible.