Even with the controversies surrounding Ezra Miller, Warner Bros. Discovery hasn’t caved and canceled “The Flash.” In fact, the powers that be have done quite the opposite, touting it as one of the greatest superhero movies ever filmed and urging fans to check it out. One has to imagine that this push could relate to the fact that DC movies haven’t done so hot at the box office as of late. If “The Flash” is truly as great as so many claim it to be, hopefully, it can make a decent chunk of change at the box office, unlike some of its recent contemporaries.

Though it promised to usher in a new era for DC media, the Dwayne Johnson-led “Black Adam” turned out to be a major financial dud. On a budget in the neighborhood of $300 million, it only made just under $394 million (via Box Office Mojo), costing Warner Bros. Discovery millions by the time it departed theaters. As for the DC film that released after it, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” the box office situation was pretty rough as well. It only made around $133 million against a production budget of $125 million.

“The Flash” zooms into cinemas on June 16, 2023. Time will tell if it’s a big monetary winner or another DC financial flop.