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By Drewsch
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Under the correct (or rather, wrong) circumstances, even hundreds of millions of box office dollars do not protect you from expiring as a perceived loss instead of hitting.
Cut out your Marlon Brando crystals because it’s time to explain why Superman returns Failed.
Boo these men
Before we enter the actual investigation, I feel we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable element of Superman returns.
Two of his Key Players, Director Bryan Singer and Lex Luthor Actor Kevin SpaceyQuite famous in Hollywood for being, let’s say for legal reasons, not very nice men.
However, that was not so publicly known when Superman returns Theaters hit in 2006, so their allegations did not have very nice affecting their part in the film and its ultimate success or failure.
* Okay*, with that inhumanity out of the way, let’s set the stage.
Superman’s long-awaited return
Superman returns was the long-tide of gains for the iconic progenitor of all superheroes.
Ever since the final entry in the series was shopped for Schlockmeisters Cannon Films in 1987, Warner Bros. and others who took part like producer Jon Peters trying to find out how to bring the Steel man back to the big screen.
Through several projects not made, including the famous Superman lives! who brought Tim Burton and Kevin SmithThe last son of Krypton seemed to be a hard chin to crack.
Eventually things worked out with Bryan Singer, Director X-Men and X2: X-Men UnitedHelp develop a story that would link directly to the previous two Richard Donner films.
The singer had been a key figure in the Renaissance of the superheroes who reached us to the Mcu from today. He was also a zealous fan of Donner’s original film and the character, which could contribute to the big reason Superman returns in the end is considered a failure.
With nearly twenty years between Superman returns And the final film, there is a little stranger to the film for new viewers. He tries to put the air of full restart, but he also wants to get his cake and eat in terms of being a legitimate sequence for the Richard Donner Classic.
We will dig into that attitude later when we talk about the actual relief of the film.
It is too dark to say whether it is a bird or plane
For now it is also worth noting that a look Superman returns Amazingly bright and dark for a story and character that is often portrayed as extremely bright.
Till Zack Snyder That bleak darkness took even further. Go crazy in the comments, Snyder Bros.
But really, it’s strange to look at Superman’s outfit whose bright red cloak is now a dinghy baron. There are shots in the film where Cape or Superman Boots looks brown or even black.
And that’s a lot of the visual palette for Superman returns: cold, muddy, and dark. And while that didn’t seem to be a huge issue for audiences, I think it contributed to the longevity of the film’s opportunity to succeed.
Superman returns and the virtual box office
But this is not a video series where I just give my personal review of the film and highlight the issues I think it has. You are here to learn something concrete about why Superman returns considered a failure.
And as far as the box office is concerned, Superman returns looks like success by their value. He won $ 200 million at the Domestic Box Office and another $ 191 million in international markets.
So how does turning $ 391 million a failure?
According to the Mojo Box Office, Superman returns had a reported budget of $ 270 million, equivalent to $ 430 million today. Other places list lower numbers but all are well above $ 200 million.
The point is that Superman returns is a Gargantuan production with the intention of initiating the superhero’s franchise potential.
And while a critical response to the film weighed positively, the general takeaway from audiences did not appear to show a strong desire to see more of this version of the character.
The opening weekend cinemascore for Superman returns In B+, not terrible but not encouraging if you’ve just spent more money than any of us can even imagine on a movie about a guy in tights.
So, Superman returns Didn’t make his budget back with his domestic box office but that’s not what the film actually failed. International Box Office that was destined Superman returns.
Superman’s real kryptonite returns
As the 2000s rolled forward, international markets like China and Latin America became more and more vital to the advanced success of phenomenal films. He became so oppressive by the 2010s that movies like Iron man 3 Contains whole scenes that included Chinese character in the Chinese version of the film only.
This is to drive home how vital international markets were to these tent releases. When Superman returns He couldn’t even get taken internationally with his domestic dollars, the writing was on the wall.
Why didn’t she hit as big as possible with international audiences?
There are always a host of factors to look at when a film succeeds or fails greatly, but in this case, I think it is clear that a key factor in the film that does not connect with audiences around the world was its dual nature as a restart and as a sequel.
We are Americans tend to assume that our popular media is as well known worldwide as it is on our own shores. It was clear that the mind was with Superman returns that folks would clamp for returning to Richard Donner’s version of the character and the world, going as far as re -creating the opening titles of that film and using John Williams’ indelible theme for the film (something James Gunn also unable to let go).
But with decades between films and its relevance of pop culture diminishing, this did not participate Superman in revitalizing audiences around the world. He felt strange of an old hat with a new unknown actor stepping into one of the most beloved and memorable performances in the history of the cinema.
No shadow for Brandon Routh, I think he does what he is asked in the movie and I’m glad he got another shot Dc Stardom comics on TV.
But those international markets were enough for Warner Bros. declare that the film is a net negative. Plans for sequence were eliminated-the pretty franchise failure-and next time Kal-el would hit the big screen, it would be seven years later in a full restart that would win $ 291 million at the Domestic Box Office and $ 379 million in international markets.
And that got his sequel, right!
Whatever happened to a man tomorrow?
Superman returns In an odd film these days, stuck firmly between the past and the future of sweeping films. He feels more like a strange footnote to Superman’s cinematic history than one of his greatest productions ever.
Thanks to the Bomal and aggressive fandom for Zack Snyder’s interpretation of the character, Superman returns has been shouted out of relevance and discussion, often treated as forgotten.
While some aspects of the film deserve complete irrelevance, Superman returns He does not deserve to be left completely. I’m not a huge fan of the film anymore but its failure is much more interesting than whatever the hell of the two versions of it The Alliance of Justice Yes.
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