DC superhero movies have been struggling for a while, and ahead of the official DC Universe
Relaunch, movies like Joker: Folie a Deux
Appears to be adding to the pile of business failures, while other safer bets are ignored. While the DCEU spiraled out of control almost from the moment it started, there were some big hits that came out of the struggling franchise. The first Aquaman Passed the billion dollar mark, becoming the instant leader of the pack, and Wonder Woman followed close behind with an over $800 million box office (via The numbers).
While looking back at the missteps of the franchise, stars such as Connie Nielsen, the woman who played Queen Hippolyta, have commented on the unusual choices made by the studios to simply evaluate financially viable products, as a potential. Wonder Woman 3In favor of starting from scratch and potentially draining even more money on failed attempts. In the light of Joker 2s Spectacular fall from graceFrom a billion-dollar hit like the original 2019 movie, to a sequel struggling to reach $200,000, it’s worth considering why Warner Bros. is flailing along the way.
Not making Wonder Woman 3 look different after Joker: Folie à Deux’s reception
Scrapping all the DCEU projects and future plans seems more reckless
If you look closer at the numbers, it’s clear that Warner Bros. and DC Studios had a lot to consider when it came to the reboot and which movies should be impacted. Joker 2 It was expected to be a huge hit considering the success of previous entries, but when you look back at any of the other DCEU projects and their sequels, many of them have had a major decline. Aquaman Went from a billion dollar first entry to a sequel that earned less than half that figure despite the increase in production budget. But, when Aquaman has plans for a sequel in place, Joker was initially released as a solo movie.
“I mean, honestly, I don’t get it. [Wonder Woman] Made $800 million in theaters alone, and it has a huge and passionate, passionate fan base. These are spectacular films, and there’s just no reason why I can’t invest in that. If I were a business person, I would say that there is money on the table. It’s right there. Plus every time we’ve done it, [it was] With budgets that were much smaller than any of the other DC budgets.”
– Connie Nielsen
Applying the same kind of analysis to Wonder Woman Figures, the first movie took home more than $800 million, and the sequel saw a significant drop in earnings, with a total of nearly $170 million. however, Wonder Woman 1984 Did the Disaster of coming after the DC reshuffleAnd many fans felt that the movies lost their attention when they had no stakes or future. Announcing early that many of the staple projects would be scrapped, and the actors cast away, meant that fans felt betrayed and saw no point in watching the dead-end projects. While Joker 2 It was on the outskirts of the Elseworld, it had even less reason to get a sequel.
Why Wonder Woman 3 might be a safer bet than Joker 2
Wonder Woman 3 was always meant to happen
finally, Joker’s Success meant that the studios put pressure on them to create a sequel, and due to its detachment from the core DCEU, they saw it as a movie that could still be made despite the DCU reboot. However, at the time of Joker’s Released in 2019, director Todd Phillips and the star, Joaquin Phoenix, were clear about the fact that it was made as a standalone movie. so, When a sequel was announced, it wasn’t exactly expectedOr even wanted by fans of the original. Add to that the significant departure in approach and delivery of the sequel, and it explains some of the reasons why it flopped.
|
Movie |
Production budget |
Box Office |
|---|---|---|
|
Wonder Woman |
$150,000,000 |
$817,691,766 |
|
Wonder Woman 1984 |
$200,000,000 |
$166,360,232 |
|
Joker |
$55,000,000 |
$1,063,574,394 |
|
Joker: Folie à Deux |
$190,000,000 |
$167,883,843 |
Meanwhile, Wonder Woman Director, Patty Jenkins, and star, Gal Gadot, both have excitement and anticipation for their third entry. Announce that not only would a Wonder Woman 3 Not happening, but also that the entire universe was scrapped in favor ofnewnewin later takes home from taking place, in favor of new stories, new actors and a whole new universe, the DCEU lost any credibility, validity or intrigue. The studio said they planned to continue the stories going forward until a natural reboot could happen, viz The bottle movie or some other event, Wonder Woman 3 could be made, and it would likely exceed the box office total of the jarring Joker Sequel.
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