Justice League Box Office heading for Disappointing Weekend
Galaxy Trippin9 hours ago
It's time to admit that the DC characters are no longer the most loved.
M.C9 hours ago
Galaxy Trippin
Their characters still are but their cinematic universe is hated
anthony cheesman9 hours ago
The characters are great the studio is the issue
Juan Sanchez9 hours ago
That’s the thing people don’t realize. A lot of the people who always talk about DC characters being more iconic are older and aren’t looking at the big picture. There is a lot of younger people who have grown up in a golden age of Marvel cinema, to the point where Marvel characters are everywhere they look. In this sense, I think it’s completely fair to say that to an increasingly large demographic, Marvel characters are considered the most iconic and move beloved.
by yohyoi
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http://deadline.com/2017/11/justice-...ar-1202211094/
Never would I have ever thought this would happen, but it did. DC's most iconic heroes just lost to some Marvel heroes that were unknown decades ago. People like to preach DC has the most iconic heroes in the world, but I think it's changing. We have a new generation who attribute DC heroes to "bad" and "mediocre" movies. Marvel is having its global Renaissance where kids would rather be Thor than Superman, and be Iron Man rather than Batman. WB needs to step up.
Originally Posted by Nardz937 View Post
To spend $300 million on a movie featuring some of the most iconic and loved characters in pop culture and for it to open with less than $100 million is very disappointing.
DC has done some damage.
by Snake
When will people learn that having an "iconic" character in a movie means very little? Batman is iconic to who? To the insignificant percentage of the population that reads comics and love the character? For everyone else he is a well known character, but that's pretty much it. Everyone i know knows who Batman is, but 99% of them still couldn't care less about the character. They might go watch a Batman movie if this specific movie looks appealing enough to them, based on trailers, marketing, actors, reviews. But the simple fact of Batman being in a movie isn't enough to draw them, just like it isn't enough to draw enough people to make over 1B dollars. The number of people for whom the character is iconic isn't enough to make the movie profitable.
Plenty of movies that don't feature "iconic characters" make a lot of money. You present something that's appealing enough and has a good marketing strategy behind and people will wanna see it, regardless of the "iconic characters2 being in it on not.
by Darepool
This guy gets it.
Just because a body builder in Muscle Beach has a giant Superman tattoo on his deltoid doesn't mean he reads the comics, or will be first in line when a Superman film opens. Assuming he sees it at all or even cares. These discussions of 'iconic' only has meaning on fan boards.
Originally Posted by Zur-en-Arrh View Post
At the same time, I think Batman, Spiderman, I don't know, Darth Vader, cross into the realm of characters who do draw box office on name of character alone. Enough to save the day, maybe not. But does a divisive movie like BvS have a prayer for 500 million let alone 800 or so if it doesn't feature a character like Batman?
by Raiden
Exactly. So far in DCEU we have one movie that featured Superman and another movie with the Trinity (Superman, Batman, and WW). Neither of them made over 1B. On the other hand, movies like The Avengers (which was comprised of Marvel's B-list superheroes before TA's success) and IM3 did crossed the milestone. DC's superheroes are indeed iconic, but GA nowadays won't see a movie just because of this reason.
by Superchan
Neither Superman, Batman nor Spiderman (the big three of comicbooks) are immune to box office disappointments if their movies lack quality.
BvS had both superman and batman meeting for the first time yet the film underperformed and made less than a well received homecoming, which featured spiderman alone (with a bit part for Ironman). On the other hand ASM2 underperformed considerably and Sony had to crawl to marvel to help them save the character.
Now a divisive (being generous here) JL film is likely to make less than a well made thor movie.
The reality is the landscape has changed and being well known and iconic means little if the quality isn't there.
by m1ll3r
Zack Snyder will potentially have damaged the Batman brand just as Joel Schumacher did. In very different ways, admittedly, but the damage is done. To take a character that was adored and celebrated with billion earning movies, and reduce him to a player in a derided, underperforming, source of ridicule is a crime.
Jekecy
Way too much spotlight on other heroes for people to dwell on a misstep.
Plus, with a recast looming around the corner, the stench surrounding Ben would be immediately extinguished with a new face. Hit that teaser out the park, and people are easily going to hop on that hype train again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrSxvUc5R6Q