The DC movie brand is struggling at the box office ever since Justice League, albeit with a couple of exceptions. While Aquamanβs box office performance suggested that the DCEU would move on from Justice League just fine, subsequent releases like Shazam! and Birds of Prey went for a different approach and tried to deliver smaller films in terms of budget. Some of DCβs main characters β including Batman and Superman β began to stay away from the big screen, leading to questions of whether another Justice League movie would even happen. Without a big film centered on a major DC character, the audiencesβ interest in the current DCEU franchise seems to be fading away.
Aquaman remains the only DCEU movie since Justice League to have made more than $400 million at the worldwide box office. Granted, the pandemic and 2020βs HBO Max same-day release strategy have to be taken into consideration, especially for Wonder Woman 1984 and The Suicide Squad. Still, Shazam! Fury of the Godsβ box office performance is a symptom of a much larger DC movie problem. DC is lacking a major cinematic event, something that involves several characters and has a significant impact on the franchise. This is exactly what The Flash movieβs Flashpoint storyline can deliver, as it brings two Batmen, two Flashes, Supergirl, and Man of Steelβs Kryptonians.
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