Originally Posted by
Robotman
While The Suicide Squad didn’t do well at the box office it was still a same day HBO Max release and it came out when the pandemic was in full swing. So I think people should stop holding it up as this great example of a bomb. Definitely not saying it would have been a huge success otherwise because the first movie turned so many people off on the franchise, but still. The numbers are bad but there has to be an asterisk next to it.
Shazam not getting as big of a ad push isn’t the same thing.
Also, how are people avoiding ads for superhero movies?!? I was seeing Shazam FotG ads after almost every YouTube video I watched. Bus, radio, and billboard ads are not the best way to reach people anymore. Every person’s eyes are glued to their phone/computer screens. In the age of the internet you almost have to make an effort to avoid news about this week’s big new movie releases.