Written and directed by David Ayer, Suicide Squad garnered 26% positive reviews as of Friday at RottenTomatoes.com, about the same as Batman v Superman.
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The DC films are one of three key franchises for Warner Bros. going into the next decade, along with movies from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and pictures based on the Lego toys. Warner Bros. released the film across 4,255 locations.
The coming weeks are crucial for the movie as it will only become evident then whether the movie is only making money due to the initial rush or whether it has the potential to continue making money.
Make sure to also check out our deep dive into Suicide Squad’s Easter eggs and comic book references.
If you saw Suicide Squad this weekend – and a record-breaking number of people did – you probably have a lot of thoughts right now.
The scene shows Suicide Squad director Amanda Waller having dinner at a fancy restaurant with Bruce Wayne.
Much of the film’s early financial success can be attributed to its enormously anticipated release. “The elephant in the room is that the reviews were harsh”, Goldstein said.
Two remakes are opening next weekend. Regardless, it’s likely that we may still see the stash of deleted scenessurface on home video, but little chance of a Batman v Superman-inspired Ultimate Edition.
ComScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said, “The good news, despite those critical barbs, is that this is the last major tentpole of the summer”.
“When I watch the movie I see The Joker up there, which is insane because I know the magic trick, I know how much work went into that, I know how much research and effort Jared put into that”, Ayer said. “Suicide Squad”, $135.1 million ($132 million international). 2.
“A Joker movie would be interesting, that would be really interesting”, Leto said.
Elsewhere at the box office, “Jason Bourne” tumbled, falling 62% to tally just $22.7 million in its second weekend of release.
The Mila Kunis-led “Bad Moms” rounds out a successful weekend at the box office overall, bringing in over $14 million.
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