Surfing on a different wave than the international one, Blue Beetle showed strength at the Brazilian box office. Released on August 17, the DC film starring Bruna Marquezine and Xolo Maridueña grossed over R$6.75 million in its second week in theaters, surpassing R$20 million in total in Brazil.
The former protagonists Oppenheimer AND Barbie they are now in fourth and fifth place, respectively, according to data from Comscore.
However, in terms of global revenue, the success of both productions is impressive: Barbiefor example, surpassed Harry Potter to become Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing film Oppenheimer won the title of Christopher Nolan’s third highest-grossing film in the United States.
Blue Beetle’s global box office
albeit in Brazil Blue Beetle works well, at the global box office the film is already considered a financial failure for DC. The film ranks third at the box office in the United States and worldwide grossing just $81 million – the production was budgeted at $104 million, which means it still hasn’t managed to pay off the investment.
With the arrival of Gran Turismowhich debuted at number one in the US, Barbie it eventually dropped to second place, proving its enduring popularity: last weekend the film added $17.1 million to its impressive $1.34 billion global box office.
Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, Blue Beetle was highly anticipated by Brazilians because it was the first live-action superhero released in comics in 1939.
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