Early box office projections for Blue Beetle don’t look promising.
Early box office projections for Blue Beetle don’t look promising.
This upcoming DC superhero movie will introduce a character from the DC Universe (DCU) as the protagonist. “After Jaime Reyes graduates from college and returns to his hometown of Palmera City, he is chosen to be the symbiotic host of the Scarab, an ancient alien biotech relic that grants him powerful exoskeleton armor and transforms him into the superhero Blue Beetle,” reads the official synopsis.
Blue Beetle is currently persecution Earning $12 to $17 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend. That would be very low for the superhero film. As a comparison to other DC movies from this year: The Flash earned $55 million for domestic opening and Shazam: Fury of the Gods. earned just over $30 million.
With both of the previous DC films of that year having been box office bombs, this doesn’t bode well for the studio given the $120 million budget.
What is the Blue Beetle release date?
The film will be released on August 18, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle with a supporting cast including Susan Sarandon, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo and Becky G.