It seems like it needed no help at all because the movie just opened to earn $135 million across the opening weekend, according to BoxOfficeMojo.
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Actor Jared Leto attends the Suicide Squad premiere sponsored by Carrera at Beacon Theatre on August 1, 2016 in New York City. That’s a global takehome of $267 million.
Moreover, this amount positioned it as the third-biggest opening day of the year behind Walt Disney’s “Captain America: Civil War” ($75m) and Warner Bros.’ “Batman v Superman” ($81m).
Leto also expressed his desire that Suicide Squad should have been rated R, a desire echoed by frustrated fans and critics alike.
The film has yet to open in 9 worldwide markets (Egypt, Denmark, Pakistan, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Austria, Greece, and Japan).
At the end of the first weekend film has collected a total collection of more than 15 Cr at the Indian Box Office.
Despite the bad critical reviews, the audience loved Suicide Squad considerably more. Box Office revenue dramatically declined 41 percent from Friday to Saturday. Comparatively, Captain America: Civil War and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made $180 million and $166 million, respectively, in their first United States weekends. Viewers under 18 gave it an A rating. It is believed that the film’s poor word-of-mouth is to blame for the drop in attendance. In that regard, the jury remains out on “Suicide Squad”.
The movie can shoot down by next weekend as its DC predecessor Batman vs. Superman did.
One thing can’t be denied: the marketing for Suicide Squad was awesome. It could be the all-girl spin-off Margot Robbie has reportedly convinced Warner Bros.to greenlight, or it could be a Joker-centered movie in which he and his girl get their Bonnie and Clyde on. No wonder the film is trending down thanks to the resulting negative buzz in both reviews and online social media. The prior record was held by Guardians Of The Galaxy with an opening weekend of $95 million.
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The release calendar set by China Film Co. runs two months in advance mostly.
