As of October 21, the global box office of the film "Joker" of the same name adapted from the role of DC's clown has accumulated a total of 738 million US dollars, and the total box office is expected to exceed 900 million, and the film has not been released in the Chinese mainland market. The production cost of the film is only $5,500. This business is undoubtedly a bloody profit for DC. (Ugly Lord: Jump with Lao Tzu!)
But before you make money, you must lose money first. Today, I will just take a look at the few comic movies that made DC lose vomiting blood in those years. Catwoman
Catwoman, one of DC's most popular female characters, showed her face in 1992's "Batman Returns" and received good response. At a glance at DC, this character can be tapped, filmed, and filmed with money!
invested 100 million US dollars to find Halle Berry, who just won the Oscar actress, to play the role of Catwoman. I thought I would be able to kill the Quartet in the summer, but after the release, there were a lot of bad reviews, and the global box office was only 82.1 million US dollars. This wave of DC lost money.
even brought the heroine Halle Berry to become a box office poison. In the next few years, apart from the "X-Men", which was signed for a long time, no other major productions were received. Watcher
Zach Schneider at this time just finished filming "Spartan 300 Warriors", full of energy and no energy. Thus, "Watchmen" was born. The
R-level superhero film, which cost as much as 130 million US dollars to produce, is full of vigor. After it was released, it was beaten by the box office, and DC lost $185 million worldwide.
feels that the story is too dark, and the release version of the film is 163 minutes long, which is a challenge for the audience. Fortunately, the film has a good reputation and is still regarded as a classic by fans. Superman returns
Superman, DC's natal hero. In 1978, "Superman" hit the box office, opening the way for DC to change.
Unfortunately, the follow-up one was missed by one. After 1987, DC simply stopped the "Superman" comic change plan. In the 90s, DC wanted to restart. At that time, the popular Nicholas Cage also participated in the audition, but then the plan was once again shelved.
In 2006, DC invited the director of "X-Men", Brian Singer, to take over the filming of "Superman Returns." He wanted to bring the role of Superman back to the big screen. Even the leading actor, Brandon Rose, looked like the original Superman. Christopher Reeve.
The role of the villain Lex is handed over to the actor Kevin Spacey, and Superman's father resurrects Marlon Brando, the father of the original Superman, through computer technology. The final investment of
is as high as 270 million US dollars, this time DC has lost its capital. After the show, the audience still didn't buy it. The global box office was only 391 million U.S. dollars, which was far less than expected. DC once again knelt and lost the money. Green Lantern
Green Lantern, one of the founders of the Justice League, an important role under DC. In 2011, DC aimed the comic arrow at the veteran character, and the actor selected Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson’s ex-husband.
is different from the previous unplanned adaptation. At this time, DC has a cosmological outlook, and Green Lantern is also very suitable as the beginning of the DC universe. This time, DC's investment is still not small, 200 million U.S. dollars, enough. The result of
was not unexpected, losing money and being scolded. Ryan Reynolds, like Halle Berry, became a box office poison, knowing that in 2016, he turned around with "Deadpool".
Even in the ending menu of "Deadpool 2", when Xiao Jianjian traveled through various universes, he shot and killed Ryan Reynolds, who was watching the script of "Green Lantern". It can be seen that he had prejudices about this film. How deep. The highlight of the Justice League
DC universe. Before it was released, a trailer made countless fans climax, and the voices were louder than ever.
However, during post-production, DC suddenly decided to change the director, drove away Zach Schneider, and hired the director of "Avengers", Jos Weiden, to start making up. Two directors of different styles squeezed in one film, the effect will certainly not be good.
Not only that, Henry Cavill, who played Superman, was filming "Mission: Impossible 6" with a beard on his mouth, which did not match the image of Superman. Warner went to Paramount to negotiate again, but failed. That's why we see Superman with his mouth processed in the movie theater, and Batman with fat and thin. The result speaks for itself,The one who rushes on the street is called miserable. The production cost of US$300 million was only exchanged for US$658 million at the box office, with an estimated loss of US$100 million. Just when people thought that DC was so cool, a "Sea King" pulled DC back from the brink of life and death with a box office of more than 1.1 billion US dollars. Counting the current "Joker" and the previous "Wonder Woman", DC really responded to the phrase "gathering is a pile of shit, scattered with stars."
