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Other recent releases, including Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Suicide Squad, have struggled critically and commercially. The pandemic years further complicated their performance, but even as theaters recovered, the franchise's decline has persisted. The anxieties about the reboot and restructuring under Gunn have done little to rekindle excitement.
The Future for DC and Warner Brothers
This box office underperformance leaves Warner Brothers Discovery in a difficult position. With a projected gross less than Black Adam's opening and possibly significantly lower, the signal is clear: audiences are losing confidence in DC’s current direction, and their willingness to invest in these movies has waned.