Ezra Miller’s The Flash has encountered a lukewarm reception at the North American box office.
Despite the immense excitement surrounding The Flash, at least from high-ranking Warner Bros. executives, Andy Muschietti’s DC Universe movie failed to meet the lofty expectations set by the studio, opening with a total of $55 million over its three-day debut. Overseas, The Flash has managed to amass an additional $75 million, resulting in a cumulative worldwide total of $139 million.
The key for greenlighting a sequel to The Flash relies on the movie’s sustained performance over the next few weeks. The Batman set the benchmark high with a worldwide gross of $770 million, a target The Flash will need to aim for to get a sequel.
In The Flash, Barry Allen travels back in time to save his mother, which creates an alternate timeline known as the Flashpoint Paradox. This decision has serious consequences for Barry and the rest of the world, as he must navigate this new reality while also facing off against villains like General Zod from Man of Steel.
The Flash’s DC Universe future
Warner Bros. Discovery already has a script for a potential sequel to The Flash, written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, the man behind the two Aquaman movies starring Jason Momoa. However, James Gunn and Peter Safran did not discuss the Flash sequel during their DC Universe presentation.
Directed by Andy Muschietti from a script written by Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson, The Flash is inspired by the Flashpoint comic book storyline, which followed Barry Allen as he navigated an altered DC Universe. Written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Andy Kuber, Flashpoint radically altered the status of the DC Comics universe and led to the launch of the New 52 titles.
In addition to Ezra Miller, The Flash also features Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck as two separate versions of Batman, Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Antje Traue as Faora-Ul and Sasha Calle as Supergirl. Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso and Luke Brandon Field are also on board in undisclosed roles.
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