That was well beneath predictions of $110 million and the lowest opening weekend of any DCEU movie.
From a business standpoint, it makes sense for Warner Bros. to try and offer something bigger.
Would individual Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg films have been successful had they been released beforeJustice League?
Its impossible to know, but at least it would have given each character a chance to shine.
For those unfamiliar with the story from the comics, basically Barry Allen wakes up and everything is different.
He realizes hes in an alternate timeline, so he has to readjust to set everything right.
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Oh no, Cyborg is really different in Flashpoint?
What does that mean?
What are the stakes of this story if you dont know and care about the characters involved?
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But in practice, that panic shortchanged the Superman character and the films that followed.
The rush to right the ship only ended up pulling it off course.
That happened again withJustice League.
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The result is an odd mish-mash of two different sensibilities.
But stability and a plan will go a lot further than radically realigning and that this time something clicks.
