The Flash earns worst box office drop in DC history

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It's the worst box office drop for a comic book movie since Morbius

Ezra Miller as Barry Allen in The Flash
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The Flash has set a new record for DC – though it's not a great one.

The film suffered a 73% drop in its second weekend, making it the worst-ever second-weekend drop for a DC film and the worst second-weekend drop for a comic book movie since Morbius (H/T Variety). 

The Flash earned $55 million in its opening weekend, then took in just $15.3 million the following week. This is almost as bad as Morbius's 73.8% weekend drop, but definitely brings a new low for DC: Black Adam only had a 59% drop in its second weekend, with Shazam! Fury of the Gods at 69%.

  • The Flash - 72.5%
  • The Suicide Squad - 71.5%
  • Jonah Hex - 69.7%
  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 69.1%
  • Shazam: Fury of the Gods - 69%

The worst-ever domestic box office drops for comic book movies are:

  • Steel - 78%
  • Morbius - 73%
  • The Flash - 72.5%
  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix - 71.5%
  • The Suicide Squad - 71.5%
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army - 70.7%
  • Jonah Hex - 69.7%
  • Hulk - 69.7%
  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 69.1%
  • Elektra - 69%

There's still time for The Flash to meet or surpass its $220 million budget, especially with global box office returns, but we'll see.

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Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.