We knew The Flash had a very disappointing run at the box office, but now that the movie's final global totals are in, we can see just how little the Scarlet Speedster's solo big-screen debut took in while it was in theaters.
The Flash's final worldwide box office tally is $268 million.
For some context, the film had a reported budget of $200 million, but that's before advertising costs. Though we don't know all of the additional figures, analysts believe The Flash would have had to take in between $300M - $400M globally just to break even.
The movie did find a new lease of life on PVOD, and has managed to stay at or close to the top of all three major VOD charts over the past few weeks. Even so, we can't imagine the studio taking much solace in this, and The Flash is destined to go down as one of the biggest flops in CBM history.
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"Directed by Andy Muschietti, The Flash features Barry Allen traveling back in time in order to change events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to help. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian…albeit not the one he’s looking for.
Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?"
The Flash is produced by Barbara Muschietti and Michael Disco, with a screenplay by Christina Hodson, and a screen story by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein and Joby Harold, based on characters from DC. Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Double Dream/a Disco Factory production of an Andy Muschietti film.