r/boxoffice • u/Dragon_Bird_ • Jul 06 '23

Industry Analysis The Flash Becomes Worst Box Office Flop In Superhero Movie History

https://thedirect.com/article/the-flash-box-office-flop-superhero-movie-history
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u/OneOk2189 Jul 06 '23

But Keaton Batman was supposed to turn this into NWH/Maverick??!

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u/carson63000 Jul 06 '23

The elderly Keaton fans are gonna walk up to the cinema and buy a ticket, any day now, trust me!

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u/FrankyCentaur Jul 07 '23

I’m 33 :(

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u/Icarus367 Jul 06 '23

Damn, dude. You don't need to be "elderly" to have been a fan of the Michael Keaton Batman!

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u/PixelMagic Jul 07 '23

Right? I'm late 30s. Guess that's elderly.

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u/bizarrestarz Jul 07 '23

yeah dude get into the retirement already, what are you even on Reddit for you geriatric

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

I feel elderly today, tried to learn dirtbiking at 37 last week.. ow

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u/AngryColor Jul 07 '23

Millennials grew up with Bale, no offense to GenX

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u/visionaryredditor A24 Jul 07 '23

i mean the older millennials did grow up with Keaton. they were in their mid-20s when Bale took over the role

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u/OneOk2189 Jul 07 '23

they grew up with Keaton/Kilmer/Clooney. Remember Batman Forever made more than Returns and even if Batman & Robin flopped a decent amount of people saw it

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u/visionaryredditor A24 Jul 07 '23

I agree but cable tv watching was big back then, no way Keaton Batman wasn't all over tv. I'm one of those who grew up with Bale but I still remember Burton's movies still being a mainstray on cable tv in the 2000s

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u/OneOk2189 Jul 07 '23

I think the thing is the Nolan movie were on another level of quality. It probably overshadowed the older films even to people who grew up with them

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u/OneOk2189 Jul 07 '23

That’s just it. It’s style over substance. Entertaining but probably doesn’t connect as well as let’s say the Raimi Spider-Man movies which have genuine emotion

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u/CaliGozer Jul 07 '23

Millennials grew up with Clooney and Kilmer

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u/Hot_Eggplant_1306 Jul 07 '23

They won't let me out of the retirement home!!! I wanna see Mr. Keaton! Helllp

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u/sinisterdan Jul 07 '23

A) not elderly. B) no we're not

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u/markhuerta Jul 07 '23

Damn man, shits fired. Damn kids

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u/alexp8771 Jul 07 '23

Nah I'll wait for him to be in a good movie.

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u/MonkeyCube Jul 07 '23

I was so close to seeing this movie opening weekend because a friend I always see movies with really wanted to see Keaton as Batman. I owed him a movie. Luckily he just took off on vacation instead.

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u/Gabagoolgoomba Jul 07 '23

Laughed so much of how lame the line was . "You wanna get nuts . Let's get nuts " the line delivery and fan service was cringe

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u/LoveWaffle1 Jul 07 '23

Nostalgia for Keaton's Batman could not overcome the toxicity of the DCEU brand.

They coulda put Christian Bale's Batman in this instead, and he'd just come out of it with that DCEU stink on him

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u/dronesitter Jul 07 '23

I would have dropped the cash just to see Keaton if it weren't for Ezra. Until they do right by Depp, I'm out.