After five weeks on release, The Flash is set to be dropped from nearly 1,000 theaters in the U.S. this weekend, leaving the movie to screen at just 778 sites.
We've previously reported on what a financial disaster the Scarlet Speedster's solo adventure was shaping up to be for Warner Bros. Discovery, and it's now been confirmed that the movie stands to cost the studio upwards of $200 million after budget and marketing costs are factored in.
This would potentially make The Flash the biggest flop in Warner Bros.' 100-year history.
What the heck went wrong? We've discussed it ad nauseam at this stage, but one thing is for sure, DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran have their work cut out when it comes to getting audiences invested in these characters - even if the DCU does prove to be a full reboot.
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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.