RELATED: Birds of Prey Star Explains The Reasoning Behind Huntress' Humorįurthermore, Birds of Prey had the misfortune of following Joker, a film that has eclipsed every DC property around it since its release, especially the smaller Birds of Prey. Undeniably, Suicide Squad was a financial hit, but audiences, especially as time passed, soured on it.
By its fourth week, it earned $16.6 million, which is only roughly $10 million more than John Wick: Chapter 2 earned in its fourth week. Suicide Squad opened up to $133.68 million, only to drop 65.1 percent in its second week, taking in just $62.4 million despite the PG-13 action film having a larger audience as a summer release. Birds of Prey is a spinoff of Suicide Squad, a film that suffered from horrible word of mouth. Of course, there's another big element to Birds of Prey's success (or lack thereof). This means, thus far, Birds of Prey is less than $4 million away from earning back its production budget, and if it has legs going forward, it might manage to either break even or turn a small profit for Warner Bros. Still, the film has already made the majority of its money overseas, with the international box office reaching $48 million. One huge factor that led to Birds of Prey's failure internationally is bad timing, with the Coronavirus keeping many Asian audience members at home and away from the theater.
John Wick: Chapter 2's $40 million), and it also has more international appeal. RELATED: Birds of Prey FINALLY Gives the DCEU a Terrifying Villainīirds of Prey did a little better, but it also has a few other elements in its favor, as well as those working against it. The film has a higher budget ($84.5 million vs. Part of the film's ultimate success was that it had legs, and in its second week, John Wick: Chapter 2 grossed $23.2 million (-45 percent from the last week), then $12.7 million and then $6.58 million.
The sequel, John Wick: Chapter 2, opened in 2017 to $30.4 million, going on to gross $171.5 million worldwide against a $40 million budget, and its domestic box office ended up reaching $92 million, amounting for 53.4 percent of its total budget. The original John Wick opened in 2014 to $14.41 million, going on to gross $86 million worldwide against a $20 million budget.
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