BOX OFFICE: Here's How Much Warner Bros. Will Need To Make Just To Break Even On JUSTICE LEAGUE
The Justice League budget was already huge but ballooned thanks to expensive reshoots helmed by Joss Whedon. Now, it's been revealed that the movie will need to make a huge sum to turn a profit...
Justice League was always going to be expensive with Zack Snyder at the helm (he loves his special effects) and a number of sources tell Variety that the production budget was indeed over $250 million. It's not clear whether that includes reshoots but previous reports have claimed that those may have cost upwards of $50 million. As a result, Warner Bros. is obviously hoping for a very big opening!
The trade adds that when you throw in worldwide marketing and distribution costs, Justice League will have to make $600 million from ticket sales alone and a fair bit of additional revenue from ancillaries like pay-TV and home entertainment in order to turn a profit. At one point, a movie featuring this DC Comics team would have made a guaranteed $1 billion but that changed after Batman v Superman.
With mixed reviews, it will be interesting seeing how Justice League does at the worldwide box office but fans are understandably excited to see these iconic heroes together at last so that's going to no doubt help. Will you be checking out the movie this weekend? Share your thoughts down below.
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