Can James Gunn save DC after a year of box office failures?

Warner Bros.has lost money at thebox officeon multipleDCmovies in 2023, leading to record-breaking losses.

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The studio’s first movie of 2023,Shazam!

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TheXolo Mariduenamovie was made on just $104 million.

The originalAquamanbrought in $1.1 billion at the global box office and $275 million from home entertainment.

But those numbers are a far cry away forAquaman 2based on DC’s decline in recent years.

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Can James Gunn Lead DC to a Financial Comeback?

While every DCEU movie sinceAquamanhas certainly seen lackluster box office results, bothThe BatmanandJokerhave turned over impressive results.

Warner Bros. is reportedly internally blaming the failure of recent DCEU releases on the upcoming reboot.

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