The Flash's $55 Million Debut vs. Pixar's $29.5 Million Debut

Box office underdogs "The Flash," a superhero film starring Ezra Miller, beat out "Elemental" from Pixar.

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Both of the new movies that opened this weekend completely bombed despite high hopes that they would kick off the summer blockbuster season.

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While "Elemental" made $29.5 million in its first week on the air, "The Flash" only managed $55 million.

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Both movies underwhelmed audiences with low expectations. They were also expensive projects,

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coming in at around $200 million to make and $100 million to market, and they are shaping up to be massive flops at the box office.

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Warner Bros. executives put in a lot of time and effort to promote "The Flash," calling it "one of the greatest superhero movies ever made

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as stated by James Gunn, the newly appointed co-chief of DC Studios. The story continues as Andy Muschietti takes the helm and picks up where Miller left off,

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