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Supergirl is Now Officially DC's Biggest Flop Ever, Theatrical Losses Set to be Over $200 Million - TV Fandom Lounge (www.tvfandomlounge.com)
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[–] 8 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I think it's a mix of reasons, the biggest one obviously being the movie is mediocre. But I think the other big reason is that Supergirl just isn't a franchise most people care about. People would flock to the cinema for Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, maybe even Aquaman because he's better known. But a story about Superman's sister running around in space? Ehhhh...

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  • [–] 10 points 2 weeks ago

    Yep, I think we're both correct. https://www.pewresearch.org/chart/domestic-ticket-sales-plunged-during-the-pandemic-and-still-havent-recovered/

    To add another reason, Hollywood producers seem quite keen to rehash the same movie or type of movie over and over. They remake movies literally multiple times. And they have nearly zero original movie ideas that they promote. Sure, superhero movies since Iron Man has done fairly well -- because the comic book nerds finally grew up and have their own money to spend. But that isn't going to last, especially in this post-pandemic, greed-ridden, unregulated economy.

    None of this should be a surprise to any studio exec or producer.

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  • [+] -9 points 2 weeks ago

    I think it is more base than that. The whole appeal of Superman is that he is the most powerful man not powerful human, so sharing the power with a woman delutes how the character make us feel. This is why not all female superheroe movies are a flop. She just needs to have different powers.

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