{"id":319181,"date":"2021-08-09T14:16:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T11:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T14:16:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T11:16:20","slug":"the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Suicide Squad Box Office: A Successful Mission Overall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af2b5710fffd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af2b5710fffd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#DC_Extended_Universe_Box_Office_Attendance\" >DC Extended Universe Box Office Attendance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#The_Suicide_Squad_vs_Black_Widow\" >The Suicide Squad vs. Black Widow<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#HBO_Max_vs_Disney_%E2%80%94_Pricing\" >HBO Max vs. Disney+ \u2014 Pricing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#HBO_Max_vs_Disney_%E2%80%94_Timing\" >HBO Max vs. Disney+ \u2014 Timing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#What_about_other_recent_Warner_Bros_titles\" >What about other recent Warner Bros. titles?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#The_Suicide_Squad_Box_Office_vs_Expectations\" >The Suicide Squad Box Office vs. Expectations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#Critics_vs_Audiences\" >Critics vs. Audiences?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#Did_The_Suicide_Squad_Fail\" >Did The Suicide Squad Fail?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#The_Overall_Success_of_The_Suicide_Squad\" >The Overall Success of The Suicide Squad<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-suicide-squad-box-office-a-successful-mission-overall\/#Box_Office_Attendance_for_August_6_%E2%80%93_August_8_2021\" >Box Office Attendance for August 6 &#8211; August 8, 2021<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Suicide Squad Box Office: A Successful Mission Overall<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;The movie opened in theaters, people went to see it, the studio made some money, and most importantly of all, it came out more alive than ever. &lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;&lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;&lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/the-suicide-squad.jpeg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Suicide Squad\" loading=\"lazy\"\/&gt;&lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Warner Bros.&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;&lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;&lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Christopher Campbell\u00a0\u00b7 Published on August 9th, 2021 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Welcome to our\u00a0weekly box office report, which we do a little differently. Rather than focusing on the money, FSR senior editor\u00a0Christopher Campbell is more interested in the estimated attendance \u2014 or number of tickets sold. Because the value of money changes over the years, but the value of actual moviegoers remains the same. This week, we look at the opening box office attendance numbers for The Suicide Squad.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to look at the box office for <em><strong>The Suicide Squad<\/strong><\/em> as a dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment compared to its 2016 predecessor. The former grossed just $26.5 million (estimated*) in its debut over the weekend, while David Ayer\u2019s <em>Suicide Squad<\/em> did $134 million in its opening five years ago. In terms of attendance, that\u2019s around 2.9 million people** for the new movie and 15.5 million for the older.<\/p>\n<p>While the difference is huge, it\u2019s not surprising. For many reasons. Firstly, <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> would have seen a massive drop from <em>Suicide Squad<\/em> anyway because that was a frontloaded hit that few people really enjoyed. The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public doesn\u2019t necessarily pay attention to why James Gunn\u2019s take on the same material with a near-identical title would be any better. Even with the impressive critical distinction and buzz.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that there are not a lot of recognizable characters in <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>. Even compared to its predecessor, which features the Joker and a cameo from Batman. Sure, Margot Robbie\u2019s Harley Quinn has become a sub-brand in cinema all her own. But even her last showcase, the early 2020 DC movie <em>Birds of Prey<\/em>, only sold around 3.5 million tickets in its opening weekend.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-94-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-94\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DC_Extended_Universe_Box_Office_Attendance\"><\/span>DC Extended Universe Box Office Attendance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table id=\"tablepress-94\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-94\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-94-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Rank<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">DCEU Title<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">Opening Weekend Attendance<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-4\">Total Attendance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Batman v Superman (2016)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">19.2 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">38.2 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Suicide Squad (2016)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">15.5 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">37.6 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Man of Steel (2013)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">14.3 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35.8 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Wonder Woman (2017)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">11.5 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">46 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Justice League (2017)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">10.5 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">25.5 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Aquaman (2018)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">7.5 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">36.8 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Shazam! (2019)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">5.8 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">15.3 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Birds of Prey (2020)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">3.5 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">9 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">The Suicide Squad (2021)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">2.9 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">2.9 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1.8 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">5.1 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-94 from cache --><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Suicide_Squad_vs_Black_Widow\"><\/span>The Suicide Squad vs. Black Widow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the time of its release, we\u2019re better off comparing the box office for <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> with that of <strong><em>Black Widow<\/em><\/strong>. For one thing, box office is all different right now due to seventeen months of COVID-19 fears and limitations. And it\u2019s only getting worse, again. Sure, even then, it\u2019s a matter of 2.9 million tickets sold versus the Marvel movie\u2019s 8.8 million. Again, there\u2019s a matter of how the mainstream moviegoer is enticed over a new Marvel Avenger movie over another Suicide Squad movie.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m not looking to compare apples to apples. I\u2019m actually interested in pointing out the apples to oranges of these two <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HBO_Max_vs_Disney_%E2%80%94_Pricing\"><\/span>HBO Max vs. Disney+ \u2014 Pricing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What I\u2019m really wanting to compare here is a superhero movie opening simultaneously on Disney+ and a superhero movie opening simultaneously on HBO Max. There is one huge factor contrasting these models. <em>Black Widow<\/em>\u2018s Disney streaming option required a subscription costing $7.99 <em>plus\u00a0<\/em>a \u201cPremier Access\u201d surcharge of $29.99. Meanwhile, <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> was available to <em>all<\/em> main-tier subscribers of HBO Max, which costs $14.99 per month.<\/p>\n<p>So, obviously, the more appealing option is to stay home and check out <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> if you have access without any extra effort \u2014 or cost. Or even if someone didn\u2019t have HBO Max already and only had to pay $14.99. Maybe for the one time and then cancel. For a movie that many in the general audience would be skeptical of, that\u2019s especially attractive.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, for Warner Bros., they don\u2019t get to highlight an extra $30 million or whatever from HBO Max like even <em><strong>Jungle Cruise<\/strong><\/em> did two weeks ago. But there\u2019s a chance that more people actually watched <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> at home compared to <em>Black Widow<\/em>. I assume a lot of underage teenagers who\u2019d be turned away by theaters likely saw it, too. Parents don\u2019t know any better, or don\u2019t care.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HBO_Max_vs_Disney_%E2%80%94_Timing\"><\/span>HBO Max vs. Disney+ \u2014 Timing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s where I think the streaming alternative hurts HBO Max additionally: Thursday night. I was surprised to see so many people I know watching <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> at home the night before the movie\u2019s official release date of Friday, August 6th. All major new releases hit theaters on the evening ahead of their release, but I thought day-and-date streaming had a delay.<\/p>\n<p>But the other difference between Disney+ and HBO Max is their timing. The former make their Premier Access titles available at midnight PT on the official release date. That means, say, Marvel fans wanting to be first to see <em>Black Widow<\/em> would be better off going to an early Thursday evening movie theater screening anyway. HBO Max put <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> up on the site at 7 pm PT (though a friend of mine says he accessed it around 8 pm ET). Not much later than the first screenings on the East Coast and around the same time as the first on the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine you\u2019re a movie lover who really wants to check out <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>, but you\u2019re not really able to go out on Thursday evening. And even though you would probably love to see it first on the big screen, well, it\u2019s right there on your streaming channels early enough before your bedtime. I bet the HBO Max streaming numbers for <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> on Thursday are astronomical.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_about_other_recent_Warner_Bros_titles\"><\/span>What about other recent Warner Bros. titles?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"has-credit-line\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-366541\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Space-Jam-2-LeBron-James.jpeg\" alt=\"NBA players in movies Space Jam Lebron James\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\">Warner Bros.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Should I actually be looking more at <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>\u2018s box office performance compared to other Warner Bros. and HBO Max day-and-date releases then? A few weeks ago, <em><strong>Space Jam: A New Legacy<\/strong><\/em> opened in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously. The <em>Looney Tunes<\/em> basketball-focused sequel sold about a half-million more tickets in its debut.<\/p>\n<p>Well, there are a few factors at play here. <em>Space Jam 2<\/em> drew families based on kids\u2019 excitement for the sport and the cartoon characters and parents\u2019 nostalgia for the original. <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> faced a number of hurdles, including its R rating. Also, the increased health risks of the COVID Delta Variant.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a chance that a lot more people still saw <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> in its first three days comparatively. While there\u2019s no scientific weight to this, I think it\u2019s interesting that more than seventy-thousand people <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt6334354\/reference\">have rated the DC movie on IMDb<\/a> while just over forty-thousand <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3554046\/reference\">have rated <em>Space Jam 2<\/em><\/a>. It\u2019s also just more the sort of movie that brings fans to actively check off their viewership. Not unlike Letterboxd, where <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/letterboxd.com\/film\/the-suicide-squad\/\">shows 121,000 viewers<\/a> and <em>Space Jam 2<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/letterboxd.com\/film\/space-jam-a-new-legacy\/\">shows 74,000<\/a>. But it\u2019s still curious.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Suicide_Squad_Box_Office_vs_Expectations\"><\/span>The Suicide Squad Box Office vs. Expectations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The box office attendance for <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> was actually not much lower than expected. At least not from the outlook a week ago. On Thursday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-box-office-forecast-the-suicide-squad-targets-best-r-debut-of-pandemic-but-faces-numerous-challenges-in-debut\/\">Box Office Pro forecast<\/a> an opening weekend gross equivalent to around 3 million. With a range of anywhere between 2.7 million and\u00a0 3.8 million. So, the movie performed within the window of expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, just two weeks earlier, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/long-range-box-office-forecast-what-to-expect-from-the-suicide-squad-and-summers-remaining-slate\/\">the same experts were saying<\/a> <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> would sell <em>at least<\/em> 3.8 million tickets. And the high end of the range was around 6.5 million tickets. That was a long time ago in terms of the pandemic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> cycle, however. Before studios started pulling titles off the release calendar again.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Critics_vs_Audiences\"><\/span>Critics vs. Audiences?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes it seems like critics and general audiences are different species. A lot of time, in fact. But maybe not so much this time around. <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> received great reviews (Certified Fresh with a 92% <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_suicide_squad\">on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, 74 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/suicide-squad\">on Metacritic<\/a>). Among the best <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/franchise\/dc_comics\">for the current DC movie franchise<\/a>. And its audience scores (85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.1 on Metacritic) are close.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> also earned a decent B+ grade from ticket buyers on opening night <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemascore.com\/\">via Cinemascore polling<\/a>. But so did the previous <em>Suicide Squad<\/em>! However, that movie\u2019s current audience scores are also fairly poor (59% <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/suicide_squad_2016\">on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, 6.0 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/suicide-squad\">on Metacritic<\/a>). Not much better than its abysmal critical reception (26% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic).<\/p>\n<p>Word of mouth could be better for <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> despite having the same Cinemascore grade, but that only helps more viewers tune in to the streaming option. The grade and the circumstances are not great for non-believers and undecideds suddenly deciding to go to the multiplex.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_The_Suicide_Squad_Fail\"><\/span>Did The Suicide Squad Fail?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You could make some fun metaphors out of the box office situation for <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>. The premise of the movie involves a group of well-intentioned villains sent on a \u201csuicide mission.\u201d You could say the same thing about the movie itself, being sent out on a suicide mission to cinemas. It could fail at the box office but ultimately survive in the long run, or it could succeed in the mission at hand of getting the release into theaters even if it dies there. Both are sort of true depending on how you skew it and view it.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, this is as good as things are getting right now for most movies, and it\u2019s unfortunate that most of the good DC movies of late are suffering in the wake of so many bad ones. Personally, I think the best DC Extended Universe movies are better than the best Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, but at least the latter franchise is consistently pretty good. The DCEU has some stinkers, like the first <em>Suicide Squad<\/em>, and some winners, like this one.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Overall_Success_of_The_Suicide_Squad\"><\/span>The Overall Success of The Suicide Squad<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In the long run, movie fans should favor the second take. Warner Bros. should sell more copies of <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> on home video over the years. (I don\u2019t want to get into <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> box office compared to <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> budget, which is reportedly $185 million, as that\u2019s up to in-house accountants.)\u00a0They should have made a good amount in new subscriptions to HBO Max over the last week (hopefully many of them realizing how great their library is and stick around).<\/p>\n<p>And they should be better off going forward with an improved reputation.<\/p>\n<p>The DCEU\u2019s record over the course of eleven movies (including <em>Justice League<\/em> twice) is now 6-5 in terms of Rotten Tomatoes freshness. For the last seven releases, however, the record is 6-1. They\u2019re on a roll, with three fresh films in a row. (I think the most recent rotten scorer, <em>Wonder Woman 1984<\/em>, deserved much better critically, by the way.) Everything is going to be okay.<\/p>\n<p>Well, maybe not for theater owners for a while.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-93-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-93\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Box_Office_Attendance_for_August_6_%E2%80%93_August_8_2021\"><\/span>Box Office Attendance for August 6 &#8211; August 8, 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table id=\"tablepress-93\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-93\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-93-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Rank<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Movie Title<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">Weekend Attendance<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-4\">Per-Screen Attendance<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-5\">Total Attendance<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-6\">Studio<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">The Suicide Squad<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">2.9 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">723<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">2.9 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Warner Bros.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Jungle Cruise<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1.7 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">397<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">7.1 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Old<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">0.5 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">144<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">4.2 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Universal Pictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Black Widow<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">0.4 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">141<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">19 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Stillwater<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">0.31 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">120<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">1.1 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Focus Features<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">The Green Knight<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">0.28 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">101<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">1.3 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">A24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Space Jam: A New Legacy<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">0.27 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">94<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">7.2 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Warner Bros.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Snake Eyes<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">0.18 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">85<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">2.8 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Paramount Pictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Escape Room: Tournament of Champions<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">0.14 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">105<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">2.5 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">F9: The Fast Saga<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">0.13 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">78<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">18.7 million<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">Universal Pictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-93 from cache --><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>*Initially box office grosses are estimated and then are later updated for actual figures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>** Ticket sales and attendance figures are determined with each year\u2019s average ticket prices. Currently, for 2021, that average is $9.16.<\/em><br \/><em><br \/>All box office gross figures are sourced from Box Office Mojo, The Numbers, and Box Office Pro unless otherwise stated.<\/em><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Box Office\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9548579701b30a10e6e3c4528bdae65d?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=x\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Christopher Campbell began writing film criticism and covering film festivals for a zine called <em>Read<\/em>, back when a zine could actually get you Sundance press credentials. 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