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The Disastrous Performance of The Flash: A Box Office Failure in Superhero Movie History
The release of Warner Brothers’ The Flash was initially seen as a significant event in the superhero film landscape. Strategically positioned just two weeks after Disney’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, many speculated that the timing could have been problematic, potentially cannibalizing the movie's legs or overall box office performance. However, in an ironic twist, the release of Indiana Jones ended up helping The Flash avoid much of the negative scrutiny surrounding its failure, as the media and audiences turned their attention to the much larger disaster at the box office.