It looks likeJustice Leagueis going to wrap up itsbox office runwith a pretty disappointing haul. Relatively speaking, anyway. For most movies, taking in nearly $700 million worldwide would be an absolute home run, worthy of celebration. However,Justice Leagueis not most movies and withStar Wars: The Last Jedidominating the box office now for the rest of the year, the DC superhero flick is getting edged out and is nearing the end of its box office run.
With another $4.2 million added to its domestic total over the weekend, representing a 57 percent drop from the weekend prior,Justice Leaguehas now made $235 million total stateside. To put that in perspective,Star Wars: The Last Jedibrought in $220 million this weekend alone. With that taken into account, a new report predicts thatJustice Leaguewill wind up with a grand total of around $675 million worldwide. IfJustice Leagueeven manages to turn a profit, it’ll be very small, but it’s expected to represent a loss for Warner Bros.
To arrive at this $675 million figure, the report looked at last year’sDoctor Strangefor comparison. The numbers forJustice Leaguevery closely mirror the Marvel Studios offering so far, which finished with $677 million worldwide. For a character that very few comic book fans had more than a passing familiarity with, that’s pretty good. However,Justice Leaguehas Batman,Supermanand Wonder Woman in it, not to mention Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg, who bring their own appeal.DC’s live-action Justice Leagueshould have sailed past something likeDoctor Strange.
Unfortunately, despite very expensive reshoots and mashing together Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon’s footage for the movie,Justice League divided critics, but found love among fans. However, without a lot of praise to help carry it, which helpedWonder Womansucceed, audiences didn’t turn up like Warner Bros. had hoped. As a result, the movie’s $300 million production cost is going to wind up costing the studio money. Or, at the very least, eat into potential profits. Not to mention the implications for the DCEU moving forward. This certainly isn’t what the studio or director Zack Snyder hoped for when they started shootingJustice Leaguelast year.
In terms of theDCEU,Justice Leaguelooks as though it will come in just ahead ofMan of Steel, which brought in $668 million worldwide in 2013. As noted byBox Office Guru,Justice Leaguehas $634 million to its name right now and, should these predictions hold, it will finish well behindSuicide Squad($745 million),Wonder Woman($821.9 million) andBatman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice($873.3 million). That explains why Warner Bros. is said to be shifting things around with DC Films behind-the-scenes, but they’re still going to move ahead with many of their planned DC movies, withAquamancoming up next in December 2018.
