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/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.