"The Flash" Box Office Failure Highlights Warner Bros' DC Film Woes

Warner Bros. is facing a $1.1 billion problem as its latest DC Comics adaptation, "The Flash," underperforms at the box office, grossing only $55 million in the US and Canada and $135.7 million worldwide. The film is the second of four mega-budgeted DC adaptations set to release this year, but the studio is facing a dilemma as it tries to promote films that were greenlit by an executive team that has since departed. The studio still needs audiences to see these films on a blockbuster scale, but audiences may be becoming fatigued with cinematic universes and the obligation to watch multiple films to understand a new one.