DC fans had big expectations from Justice League but the superhero team-up didn’t really meet them. The movie has completed its theatrical run and has officially become DC’s least successful movie ever. It merits mentioning here that Justice League had more than its fair share of problems during and even before production began. There was a change of director and even extensive reshoots which were meant to lighten up the movie’s tone.
The expectation was that Justice League would be able to match if not surpass the first Avengers movie that Marvel released in 2012. That movie brought together the biggest heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and subsequently became the most successful movie it had made so far.
Justice League has done the opposite, it has become DC’s least successful movie ever, finishing its theatrical run with a worldwide gross of $657.9 million. It’s below Man of Steel, the second least successful movie DC has ever made, and even that movie earned $668 million off of a $225 million budget compared to Justice League’s $300 million.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which was met with generally bad reactions from critics and fans alike, remains DC’s most successful movie so far with a worldwide gross of $876.3 million. Wonder Woman, launched to rave reviews and was generally well regarded, made $821.8 million.
On the other hand, Marvel continues to forge ahead with its Avengers franchise. It’s due to release Avengers: Infinity War on April 27th and it’s expected to be another major hit for the MCU.
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