The first Suicide Squad and his The Suicide Squad received the same CinemaScore from audiences which I already linked. The first Suicide Squad also did well in DVD and Bluray sales
https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Su...ad#tab=summary. It far surpassed Gunn's The Suicide Squad DVD and Bluray sales which I already linked. The first Suicde Squad was also a merchandising juggernaut, including Harley Quinn by far being the most popular costume for 2016.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/harl...oween-polyvore
The first Suicide Squad also won an Oscar for costuming and makeup.
Lets's see: the first Suicide Squad was more financially successful at the box office, more successful in DVD/Bluray sales, more successful in merchandising, and helped transform Suicide Squad into a massive IP, including two spinoffs, a sequel, an HBO Max series, a video game, and a Justice League vs. Suicide Squad comic series with one of the most popular comic book artists attached to it. It also won an Academy Award.
Yet Gunn's The Suicide Squad is more successful because it has a higher Rotten Tomatoes score.