10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching DC"s Highest-Grossing Movies

Summary

• Despite financial success, DC's top movies face harsh realities like relying too heavily on Batman.
• Lack of originality in DC's top movies with familiar stories and characters, hindering creativity.
• DCEU fails to capitalize on box office success with sequels not surpassing predecessors, signaling decline.

The highest-grossing DC movies of all time may have achieved financial success, but rewatching them still highlights a handful of harsh realities. Since long before the beginning of the DCEU’s movie timeline, there have been film adaptations of the characters and stories of DC Comics. Bringing iconic heroes and villains to life comes with its challenges, but often its rewards, too. With the superhero genre coming to dominate the box office in the 21st Century so far, it would seem that making DC-inspired movies should be a formula for success.
Compared to other superhero franchises, the movies of the DCEU struggled to find their footing overall. Regardless, many of the franchise’s films were able to perform well at the box office, easing financial concerns for DC Studios. Throughout DC’s history of movies, there have been many high-grossing movies, although rewatching each one in turn highlights several issues with the franchise and its many films.
DC's 10 Highest-Grossing Movies
Release Year
Worldwide Box Office Gross
Aquaman
2018
$1.148 billion
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
$1.081 billion
Joker
2019
$1.074 billion
The Dark Knight
2008
$1.006 billion
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
$873.6 million
Wonder Woman
2017
$822.8 million
The Batman
2022
$770.9 million
Suicide Squad
2016
$746.8 million
Man of Steel
2013
$668 million
Justice League
2017
$657.9 million


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