James Gunn’S Superman He was impregnated to the home box office, but the public abroad does not show enough enthusiasm. While the RCO restart is strong in the United States, its international performance has been significantly softer and Gunn has some thoughts about why.
The film dominated the global box office for a second weekend, obtaining $ 102.45 million, with $ 57.3 million from North America and $ 45.2 million from international markets. This brings his total all over the world to $ 406.8 million so far.
Of this, a strong 236 million dollars comes from the internal public, while the rest of the world represents $ 171 million. Clearly, the global public is not embracing Superman At the same level as the fans of us.
Speaking with Rolling Stone, Gunn turned to disparity at the box office and reduced the factors he believes are at stake.
“We are certainly performing better at national level than we are internationally, but also internationally it is increasing and having numbers on weekdays really good in the same way we are. So obviously word of mouth is very positive both here and everywhere.
“That is the thing we needed to do more. At the same time, there are some countries where you are really doing well. Brazil and the United Kingdom”
Gunn also underlined it Superman It does not have the same global recognition as some other superheroes.
“Superman is not a known goods in some places. It is not a great superhero known in some places like Batman. This affects things. And also affects the things we have a certain amount of anti-American feeling all over the world at the moment. It is not really helping us.
“So I think it’s just a matter of letting something grow up. But once again, for us, it was all a total victory. Having the film released and being something that has been embraced by people everywhere – This is only the seed of the tree that Peter and I have watered in the last three years. So being able to start so positively has been incredibly overrated.”
The idea that Superman It is seen as a symbol of American ideals is not new and, in some international markets, it has been an obstacle.
Despite his slower growth abroad, analysts foresee it Superman In the end, its theatrical race will end in the range of $ 640 to $ 700 million. It is not a bad start for the new DCU and a promising sign for what James Gunn and Peter Safran have planned.
By Joey Gour
Source: Geek Tyrant
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