The Flash director candidly breaks down why film became one of the worst superhero flops ever
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He revealed ‘private conversations’ have shed light on why DC movie tanked. The Flash director Andy Muschietti has candidly broken down why the DC film was a major box office flop. Upon its release in 2023, the film, starring controversial figure Ezra Miller, became one of the worst performing films in superhero history alongside Sony’s recent Marvel spin-off Kraven the Hunter.
The long-gestating project suffered years of delay after being teed up as part of the DC Extended universe (DCEU), which is in the process of being revamped by Peter Safran and James Gunn, whose Superman will be released later this year. When it was finally unleashed on the world, it amassed global takings of $271.4m (£224m) from a budget that reportedly reached highs of $220m (£181.6m). However, it’s believed that the budget would have ballooned due to the film’s production hell.
Muschietti ended up directing The Flash after many other filmmakers stepped away and the director, whose credits include horror film Mama and the It films, is sharing his thoughts on why the film tanked so much at the box office. While he acknowledged that the film’s success was tainted by the controversy surrounding its lead star as well as superhero fatigue, which has also hit the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in recent years, Muschietti thinks the film was doomed as not enough people cared.
