“The Flash” witnessed a significant drop in ticket sales during its second weekend.
The movie experienced a 73% decline in its second weekend, which is the worst-ever second-weekend drop for a DC film and the worst second-weekend drop for a comic book movie since “Morbius.” The Flash earned $55 million in its opening weekend but only brought in $15.3 million in the following week.
Comparatively, other DC films like “Black Adam” and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” had smaller drops in their second weekends at 59% and 69%, respectively. On the other hand, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” maintained its number one spot, accumulating over $300 million domestically in just four weeks.
The passage also provides a list of the biggest second-weekend drops for DC movies at the domestic box office, with “The Flash” topping the list at a 72.5% drop. It further includes a list of the worst-ever domestic box office drops for comic book movies, where “The Flash” ranks third.
Although there is still potential for “The Flash” to recover its $220 million budget, especially with global box office returns, its second-weekend performance raises concerns about its overall box office success.
The passage concludes by mentioning various spoilery deep dives related to “The Flash,” providing readers with additional information about the film and its connections to the wider DC Extended Universe (DCEU).