It seemed that The Suicide Squad could be one of the highest grossing films of the year, but it has debuted with low numbers.
Despite being the highest grossing R-rated film in a pandemic era, the debut of The Suicide Squad in cinemas it has been disappointing. Especially since your budget is very large and it may not end up being profitable. So far, it has raised about $ 72 million worldwide, of which $ 26 million has been in the United States. But it is below the collection of other films such as Black widow or Fast and furious 9.
According to an expert analyst, two reasons for its low initial collection are the Delta variant of the Coronavirus and its premiere in HBO Max. In addition, the marketing campaign may not have been the most successful, since they have relied heavily on promoting James Gunn, above the actors. Without forgetting that Idris Elba not as popular as Will Smith So what Margot robbie no longer impacts as much as Harley quinn. This has made them obtain 80% less than the film of The Suicide Squad of 2016, although obviously the premiere times are not comparable. So despite the great reviews that consider it one of the best films of Dc comics, you may be a long way from making enough money to make the 185 million dollars it cost you without advertising. Since it should reach 400 million worldwide in its journey in theaters and for now that seems quite complicated.
Here are some opinions from box office experts who have analyzed the film’s collection:
- The Suicide Squad debuted at No. 1 this week with 26.6 million. It’s the best box office debut of the pandemic for any R-rated movie as it beats Conjuring 3, Mortal Kombat, and Demon Slayer, though it cost a lot more than those 3 movies combined. The DCEU movie also aired on HBO Max.
- Everyone dies in this movie. Suicide Squad debuted with $ 107 million less than the 2016 movie, that’s going to hurt more than a King Shark bite.
- With a budget of 185 million, The Suicide Squad debuted in the United States with only 26.5 million or in other words, with 3 million less than Mortal Kombat at the beginning of the year. Considering the pandemic and the R rating, mistakes have been made. So heads will roll and they will have to make big changes to DC Comics.
The line to follow is Aquaman and the Joker.
Reading some reviews that highly praised the film, it seemed that Warner Bros I had already achieved the perfect formula with The Suicide Squad. That is to say, a violent, funny film, with a lot of action and no matter who lives or who dies. But curiously, if the box office has taught us something in recent years, it is that they had to follow the line of Aquaman (2018), a fun movie, with action, great special effects and that followed a bit what we have already seen so many times in Marvel Studios. While there was another variant like Joker (2019) that was more violent, realistic and disturbing that also achieved success. So it will be curious to know what recall movies like The batman, The Flash, Shazam! 2 or Black adam.
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