It is quite common in this day and age to see "gender-bended" versions of what some may consider as timeless characters. For example, Superman has given rise to Superwoman, with other superheroes such as Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk following suit. While Wonder Woman is not a gender-bended character, the newfound trend of female superheroes, "Suicide Squad's" Harley Quinn included, could be one of the main reasons why she is being touted as the potential saving grace of the DC Universe.
There was a lot of hype surrounding "Man of Steel" and much more of it surrounding "Suicide Squad," but unfortunately fans and critics alike were not satisfied with the final film. One could only hope that the problems there were to be fixed in "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice," but that also was not the case. The hype surrounding the anti-hero focused Suicide Squad is said to surpass both of these aforementioned, but is currently being panned. The Daily Beast's Jen Yamato believes that a Wonder Woman film can deliver a fresh take and revive DC after the failed attempts of "Suicide Squad."
Warner Bros. and DC are currently playing catch-up with Disney and Marvel, and they hoped they would have caught up by now following the release of the much awaited "Suicide Squad." The opening weekends of DC movies may have broken box office records, but their drop-offs in sales in the subsequent weeks are also records, but preferably not talked about. Reports from the Hollywood Reporter attempt to give solid insight on why "Suicide Squad" suffered such a massive drop like some of the DC movies that came before it.
They claim that the main reason behind the 41% drop of ticket sales for "Suicide Squad" from last Friday to last Saturday is poor word of mouth as well as negative critical reviews. Warner Bros. has stated that the reason for the drop is due to the fact that "Suicide Squad's" profit from Thursday night was added to that of Friday's. This was also the case with Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron," which suffered a considerable 33% decline on its first Saturday compared to its earnings two days prior.
