151-538: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman . Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures , RatPac-Dune Entertainment , DC Entertainment , Atlas Entertainment , and Cruel and Unusual Films , and distributed by Warner Bros., it is a follow-up to the 2013 film Man of Steel and the second film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film
302-471: A Super Bowl 50 commercial; instead, they worked with Turkish Airlines to put together a pair of Batman v Superman -themed airline commercials. McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter stated that the spots "inform interested parties about the culture, geography and history of Batman and Superman's individual stomping grounds, each one filled with Easter eggs for the comic book faithful and newcomer alike." Jesse Eisenberg's part as Lex Luthor in these commercials
453-728: A co-production with Thailand . This rise in popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to the start of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similarly to Ultraman , many early Kamen Rider and Super Sentai episodes were released as films. Original Kamen Rider films released before 1978 include Kamen Rider vs. Shocker , Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell , Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and Five Riders vs. King Dark . Original superhero characters emerged in other, more comedy-oriented films , such as
604-472: A sequel , Barb Wire (1996), The Phantom (1996), Black Mask (1996), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger (1996), Revive! Ultraman (1996), Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (1997) and Steel (1997). Marvel Comics ' Captain America (1991) did not have a theatrical release , and Roger Corman 's The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced solely for the legal maintenance of
755-619: A bad and risky decision, they continue to act as Clark's friends and confidants, offering aid when they can. At the conclusion of the New 52, following the New 52 Superman's death, Lex Luthor buys the Daily Planet . In virtually every incarnation of the era inhabited by the Legion of Super-Heroes , the Daily Planet is depicted as a fixture in Metropolis, and one of Earth's major media sources. Frequently,
906-473: A broad, multi-category licensing and merchandising program", including Mattel , Lego , Rubies, Funko , Thinkway Toys, Hot Toys , Junkfood, Bioworld, Pez , Seiko , Converse and among many other licensees to sell merchandise related to the film. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was also a licensee for the film, offering a special edition Jeep Renegade in exchange for a near-exclusive product placement deal; aside from Bruce Wayne's Aston Martin , all vehicles in
1057-471: A character that was featured exclusively in the Ultimate Edition home media release. Dawn of Justice is Affleck's second film as a comic book superhero; he played Daredevil in the 2003 film of the same name , and was initially reluctant to accept playing Batman, citing that he "felt [he] didn't fit the traditional mold", but he became excited after Snyder showed him the concept and reassured him that
1208-450: A connection between the two franchises could have "complicated things" for Batman vs. Superman as audiences would commonly expect to see Bruce Wayne slug it out with Superman instead of a different character using the Batman alias. According to Snyder, the film would take inspiration from the comic The Dark Knight Returns . In November 2013, Snyder clarified his film would not be based upon
1359-660: A controversial figure. Bruce is now a billionaire who has operated in Gotham City as the masked vigilante Batman for twenty years. Having witnessed the battle in person, he sees Superman as an existential threat to humanity. Clark Kent, Superman's civilian identity, seeks to condemn Batman's form of justice in Daily Planet articles. Bruce learns that Russian weapon trafficker Anatoli Knyazev has been contacting LexCorp mogul Lex Luthor . Luthor attempts to persuade Senator June Finch to allow him to import kryptonite discovered in
1510-453: A deal with Luthor where, in exchange for him returning the Planet to Perry, she would kill one story of his choosing with no questions asked, Luthor sold the Daily Planet to Perry White for the token sum of one dollar. The paper was quickly reinstated, rehiring all of its old staff. Sometime later, ownership of the Planet fell into the hands of Bruce Wayne , where it has remained ever since. In
1661-707: A fan and their friend the chance to win tickets to the premiere of the film, as well as fly on a helicopter with Cavill or ride in the Batmobile with Affleck. Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove cars based on Superman and Batman respectively, at Auto Club Speedway on March 20, 2016. A tie-in endless runner video game to the film, entitled Batman vs Superman – Who Will Win? , debuted March 16, 2016, released by Warner Bros. International Enterprises . In November 2013, Warner Bros. announced that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would be released on July 17, 2015. In January 2014, however,
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#17328452583451812-581: A hero until Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". Donald F. Glut wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977." The year 1966 saw the debut of the Ultra Series with the kaiju TV show Ultra Q . However, with
1963-676: A kryptonite grenade launcher , and a kryptonite-tipped spear. Meanwhile, Luthor enters the Kryptonian ship and accesses its vast database of technology. Luthor lures Superman out of exile by kidnapping Martha Kent , Clark's adoptive mother, and Lois, who he pushes off the LexCorp building. Superman saves Lois and confronts Luthor, who reveals that the distrust between Batman and Superman was manipulated. Luthor demands that he kill Batman in exchange for Martha's life. Superman tries to explain this to Batman, who instead attacks and eventually subdues him using
2114-478: A kryptonite gas. As Batman prepares to deal the final blow using the spear, Superman pleads with him to "save Martha" – the same name as Batman's mother . Batman hesitates in confusion, as Lois arrives and explains what Superman meant. Coming to his senses, Batman locates and rescues Martha. Luthor executes his backup plan: unleashing a monster genetically engineered using DNA from both Zod's body and his own. Diana joins Batman and Superman in their fight against
2265-417: A marquee superhero title, behind only 2003's Hulk . Brad Brevet, writing for Box Office Mojo , reported that "it appeared Batman v Superman was looking at a drop anywhere from 58–68% and it ended up settling in on the wrong side of those expectations." Scott Mendelson, writing for Forbes , said "Whether or not the movie is any good, and whether or not audiences respond to the picture, is best measured by
2416-533: A name conflict with real newspapers. In Superman #5 (Summer 1940), the publisher of the Daily Planet is shown to be Burt Mason, a man who is determined to print the truth even when corrupt politician Alex Evell threatens him. In Superman #6 (September–October 1940), Mason gives free printing equipment to The Gateston Gazette after its editor, Jim Tirrell, is killed and its equipment is destroyed by racketeers that Tirrell insisted on reporting. When DC made use of its multiverse means of continuity tracking between
2567-610: A newspaper named the Daily Star , under editor George Taylor . Joe Shuster named the Daily Star after the Toronto Daily Star newspaper in Toronto , Ontario , which had been the newspaper that Shuster's parents received and for which Shuster had worked as a newsboy. It was not until later years that the fictional paper became the Daily Planet. (The real-world newspaper was called
2718-600: A partnership, creating a website offering fans the opportunity to enter codes found on Doritos purchases branded with the film's logo, and enter to win movie tickets, tech toys, and a trip the premiere in New York City. Warner Bros. also partnered with Omaze to give fans who donated a chance to win "The Ultimate Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Experience", while benefiting three nonprofit organizations nominated by Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Jesse Eisenberg. "The Ultimate Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Experience" offered
2869-516: A savior and The Daily Planet becomes the city's top-selling paper, as well as a major player in media. In Final Crisis #2, the villain Clayface triggers an explosion in The Daily Planet building, greatly damaging the offices, leaving many injured and at least one person dead. Lois Lane is hospitalized. Despite the chaos of Final Crisis and more than half of humanity being enslaved by evil,
3020-592: A series of animated short films based on the Superman comic book . In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with turmoil in the comic book industry slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of Superman and the Mole Men (1951) starring George Reeves , and Batman (1966), a big-screen extension of the Batman television series starring Adam West . Superman and
3171-487: A steep decline in its second Friday internationally, falling 72% to $ 19.2 million, with the biggest decline in the U.K. (77%) and China (87%). Its second weekend earnings fell 66% overall to $ 85.25 million. Despite the decline, the film topped the box office for three consecutive weekends. In Mexico, it had the biggest opening day for Warner Bros. and the second-biggest of all time with $ 5.8 million, including record-breaking midnight showings. It also scored
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#17328452583453322-673: A worldwide total of $ 873.6 million, making it the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2016 . Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $ 105.7 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film. Following reports of pre-tickets sales in both the United States and Canada on February 29, many insiders and analysts predicted an opening weekend haul between $ 120–140 million for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , with projections as high as $ 185 million. However, Warner Bros. insiders were more conservative in their estimates projecting in
3473-627: Is Newstime Magazine, where Clark Kent worked as the editor for a time. The publisher of Newstime is Colin Thornton, who is secretly the demon Satanus , an enemy of Superman's. In the Superman: Birthright limited series, the Daily Planet' s publisher was Quentin Galloway, an abrasive overbearing loudmouth who bullied Jimmy Olsen, and later Clark Kent, before being told off by Lois Lane, whom Galloway could not fire because of her star status. This
3624-499: Is Apollo, god of the sky. That began to be really interesting to me — that their conflict is not just due to manipulation, but their very existence." The Joker and the Riddler were supposed to appear in the film, but Snyder ultimately decided to cut them from the final script. The film's official title, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , was revealed in May 2014. Snyder explained that having
3775-655: Is a genre centered on superheroes and their adventures, with characters often possessing superhuman abilities or exceptional skills. Superhero films typically blend elements of action , adventure , fantasy , or science fiction . The first film about a particular superhero character often focuses on the hero's origin story , and typically introduces the hero's nemesis. Many superhero films are adaptations of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as Marvel , DC , and Dark Horse ( The Umbrella Academy universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from
3926-578: Is held for Superman in Metropolis , while Bruce and Diana attend a funeral for Clark, who was also declared dead. Martha gives Lois an envelope containing an engagement ring from Clark. Bruce tells Diana that he regrets failing Superman and asks for her help in forming a team of metahumans to protect Earth in Superman's absence. As they leave, the dirt atop Clark's coffin levitates. Robin Atkin Downes performed
4077-431: Is revealed that in the new history/universe, Clark Kent begins his journalism career in Metropolis roughly six years before Galaxy Broadcasting merges with the Daily Planet . Along with being a writer for The Daily Star , partly because editor George Taylor was a friend of his adopted parents, Clark is an active blogger who speaks against political corruption and reports on the troubles of everyday citizens who are not often
4228-1042: Is the biggest for Warner Bros. and the sixth-biggest Hollywood opening day of all time. However, other Chinese sources have the film open to around $ 20 million. In terms of opening weekends, the biggest openings were recorded in China ($ 57.2 million), the United Kingdom and Ireland ($ 20.7 million), Mexico ($ 18.2 million), Brazil ($ 12 million), South Korea ($ 10.2 million), Australia ($ 9.9 million), France ($ 8.6 million), Germany ($ 8.1 million), Russia ($ 7.7 million), India ($ 6.6 million), Spain ($ 6.1 million) and Japan ($ 4.5 million). It broke all-time opening record in Brazil and Warner Bros. opening records in Mexico, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. In
4379-414: Is the fifth-biggest of all time (a record it shares with Age of Ultron ) and 3D represented 40% ($ 68 million) of the total ticket sales. RealD 3D comprised $ 47 million of the opening gross. Premium large formats generated $ 17.6 million (10%), with $ 3.6 million of that coming from Cinemark XD auditoriums from 475 theaters. Following its record breaking opening weekend, it posted
4530-522: The Batman: Hush storyline, it is named a subsidiary of Wayne Entertainment . During the "Y2K" storyline (involving the city of Metropolis being infused with futuristic technology thanks to a descendant of the villain Brainiac ), the Daily Planet building was "upgraded" along with the rest of Metropolis, and a holographic globe replaced the physical one. Eventually due to temporal instabilities caused by
4681-546: The Justice League film. Joe Morton appears in a role as Silas Stone , Victor's father. U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy makes a cameo appearance as Senator Purrington, whilst U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow also makes a cameo as the Governor of New Jersey . Neil deGrasse Tyson , Soledad O'Brien , Anderson Cooper , Nancy Grace , Charlie Rose , Dana Bash , Andrew Sullivan , and Vikram Gandhi appear as themselves. Sammi Rotibi
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4832-616: The Ultraman Tiga TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999) and Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000). Adam Sternbergh of Vulture.com has stated that The Matrix (1999) was influenced by comic books, cyberpunk fiction, Japanese anime , and Hong Kong action films , reinvented
4983-547: The Unbreakable film series , Hancock , Darkman and They Call Me Jeeg , were developed as original projects for the screen. According to box office income figures from Box Office Mojo , the highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series , Toei Company 's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai , New Line Cinema 's Blade , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men , Sony Pictures ' Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi ,
5134-504: The 2016 Brussels bombings , Warner Bros. originally cancelled the red carpet of the London premiere, but decided to carry on with the premiere for the fans. The film was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 25 in 3D . It opened simultaneously in North America, China and Japan, the world's three largest film markets, as well as additional international territories, with
5285-529: The Amazing Spider-Man duology directed by Marc Webb , Pixar 's The Incredibles , Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight Trilogy , the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $ 31 billion. The MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film to date, grossing $ 2,797,501,328 worldwide. It briefly held
5436-924: The Arlington National Cemetery , a tribute by the United States Army , was actually filmed in Michigan as well, using green screen . Additional filming began in Chicago, Illinois in November 2014. Other locations included the Michigan Motion Picture Studios, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University , Yorkville, Illinois , the South Pacific , and New Mexico . Sequences of
5587-569: The Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016, and was released in the United States on March 25, 2016. Following a strong debut that set new box office records, the film experienced a historic drop in its second weekend and never recovered. Although it grossed $ 873.6 million worldwide, making it the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2016 , it performed below expectations and was not well received from critics. An extended cut , dubbed
5738-474: The Daily Planet and subsequently closed the paper down. Luthor fired every employee of the newspaper except for four people: Simone D'Neige, Dirk Armstrong, Jimmy Olsen , and Lois Lane . As a final insult, Luthor saw to it that the Planet globe was unceremoniously dumped in the Metropolis landfill . In the Planet' s place emerged "LexCom," a news-oriented Internet website that primarily catered to Luthor's views of "quality journalism." After Lois Lane made
5889-599: The Daily Planet was purchased by Morgan Edge , president of the Galaxy Broadcasting System. Edge proceeded to integrate Metropolis television station WGBS-TV's studios into the Daily Planet building, and named Clark Kent as the anchor for the WGBS evening news. Eventually, Clark's former schoolmate from Smallville Lana Lang joined Clark as a co-anchor. After the 1985–1986 miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths , many of these elements, including Morgan Edge buying
6040-515: The Daily Planet , were retroactively changed or eliminated from the Superman canon. In the post-Crisis comics' canon, years before Clark or Lois began working for the paper, Lex Luthor owned the Daily Planet. When Luthor, deciding to sell the paper, began taking bids for the Planet , Perry White convinced an international conglomerate, TransNational Enterprises, to buy the paper. They agreed to this venture with only one stipulation: that Perry White would become editor-in-chief. White had served as
6191-576: The Evening Star prior to 1899; the Toronto Daily Star is now known as the Toronto Star .) While choosing a name for the fictitious newspaper, consideration was given to combining the names of The Globe and Mail (another Toronto newspaper) and the Daily Star to become The Daily Globe . But when the comic strip appeared, the newspaper's name was permanently made the Daily Planet to avoid
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6342-549: The French political satire film Mr. Freedom (1969), the Polish parody Hydrozagadka (1970), and the American B movies Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) and The Wild World of Batwoman (1966). Following the success of Star Wars which increased interest in fantasy and science fiction films, Richard Donner 's Superman (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film,
6493-558: The Old Toronto Star Building where Superman's co-creator, Joe Shuster , was a newsboy when the Toronto Star was still called the Daily Star . Shuster has claimed that Metropolis was visually inspired by Toronto . Over the years, however, Metropolis has come to serve as an analogue to New York City . When Superman first appeared in comics (specifically 1938's Action Comics #1 ), his alter ego Clark Kent worked for
6644-403: The Planet as part of an attempt to force Perry White and Lois to turn over any information they had on Superman that they haven't released to the public. Eventually, Superman turned the public to his favor and Sam Lane was seen in a bad light after his soldier John Corben AKA Metallo ruthlessly endangered civilians. These events lead to the people of Metropolis no longer looking at Lex Luthor as
6795-456: The Planet editor-in-chief ever since, barring the few times he was absent. During those times people such as Sam Foswell and Clark Kent have looked after the paper. Franklin Stern , an old friend of White's, became the Daily Planet' s publisher. The Planet saw its share of rough times during White's tenure. For example, it had many violent worker strikes . The building itself, along with most of
6946-439: The Planet , the newspaper was almost bankrupt, dilapidated and unable to afford new reporters. This changed after Superman begins his career. Thanks to Superman granting exclusive interviews and photographs to Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen when he debuts, the paper's circulation increased 700%. General Sam Lane (Lois' father) attempted to capture Superman, seeing him as an alien threat. When he failed to do so, he forcibly shut down
7097-652: The President of the United States in a voice role, and Michael Cassidy portrays Jimmy Olsen , a CIA agent. Reprising their roles from Man of Steel are Harry Lennix as Secretary Calvin Swanwick , Christina Wren as Major Carrie Farris, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent , Rebecca Buller as Jenny Jurwich, Chad Krowchuk as Glen Woodburn, and Carla Gugino as the Kryptonian AI Kelor . The corpse of General Zod also appears in
7248-647: The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly ; and " Amazing Grace " arranged and performed by John Allan and again performed by the Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums and the United States Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band. An estimated $ 165 million marketing effort helped promote Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con , Snyder introduced
7399-517: The Ultimate Edition home media release. Talk show host Jon Stewart has a cameo in the extended cut. To further establish the interconnection between the films of the shared universe, Chris Pine , Saïd Taghmaoui , Ewen Bremner , and Eugene Brave Rock appear in Diana Prince's photo as Steve Trevor , Sameer, Charlie, and Chief Napi, all characters who would appear in the Wonder Woman film. In
7550-409: The "Ultimate Edition", features 31 minutes of additional footage and was released to home media formats later in 2016. In a flashback to his childhood, Bruce Wayne runs from his parents' funeral. He falls into a cave, where a circling vortex of bats elevates him back to the surface. In the present, eighteen months after his cataclysmic battle with General Zod in Metropolis , Superman has become
7701-410: The "v" in the title instead of "vs." was a way "to keep it from being a straight 'versus' movie, even in the most subtle way". Henry Cavill later stated, "I wouldn't call this a Superman sequel [...] This is Batman versus Superman. It's a separate entity altogether. It's introducing the Batman character and expanding upon the universe, which was kicked off by Man of Steel ." Forbes noted that although
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#17328452583457852-837: The 1980s include Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie (1981), Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983), its sequel , Superman III (1983), Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie (1984), Supergirl (1984), Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984), Ultraman Story (1984), Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1985), Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986), Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987), Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Masters of
8003-568: The 2012 summer film market, with three films occupying the top three positions of the box office chart. These were Marvel's The Avengers (May 2012), which broke box office records as the highest-grossing superhero film of all time, The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man (July 12, 2012). Daily Planet The Daily Planet is a fictional newspaper appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in association with Superman . The newspaper
8154-589: The B13 Virus, Metropolis and the Daily Planet building, globe and all, were restored to their former states. In the current comics and media spinoffs, the Daily Planet is presented as a thoroughly modern news operation, including operating an Internet website much like most large newspapers. The Planet' s reporters also have access to the best modern equipment to aid their work, though Perry White has often been shown as still favoring his manual typewriter . In 2008, it
8305-645: The Birth of Japan 2016 . In South Korea, it scored the biggest March opening after opening on a Tuesday and dominating 68.3% of the market share with $ 10.2 million. In China, after scoring the biggest Hollywood opening Friday (behind Transformers: Age of Extinction ), it earned an estimated $ 57.2 million from approximately 16,000 screens in its opening weekend, besting all other DC Comics adaption film just by its weekend haul except for Man of Steel and gave Warner Bros. its biggest three day opening there with $ 7 million coming from 557 IMAX screens. However,
8456-619: The DCEU, stating "Well, you have Doomsday, right? He doesn't just crawl out of the ground. He has his own mythology, right? So that has to be explored." Downes has previously provided voice roles for various DC animated films and shows as well as DC video games. Additionally, Jeffrey Dean Morgan portrays Thomas Wayne in an uncredited appearance and Lauren Cohan portrays Martha Wayne , Bruce Wayne's deceased parents, Patrick Wilson (who later portrayed Ocean Master in Aquaman and its sequel ) portrays
8607-545: The Japanese Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Super Sentai franchises. Both Underdog and The Powerpuff Girls are based on their respective animated television series. The Green Hornet is based primarily on the original radio series and its 1960s television adaptation . Anime superhero films are often based on manga and television shows . Some superhero films, like the RoboCop series, The Meteor Man ,
8758-704: The Mole Men served as a pilot for the TV series Adventures of Superman . Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. In 1957, Shintoho produced the first film serial featuring the tokusatsu superhero character, Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture toward masked superheroes in tokusatsu . Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant film series greatly influenced later Japanese tokusatsu superhero films. Moonlight Mask also became popular around that time, with six films retelling
8909-543: The Silver and Bronze Age universes, Clark's first contact with the Daily Planet came when reporter (and future editor) Perry White came to Smallville to write a story about Superboy , and wound up getting an interview where the Boy of Steel first revealed his extraterrestrial origins. The story resulted in Perry earning a Pulitzer Prize . During Clark Kent's years in college, Perry White
9060-400: The Thursday previews, it earned $ 53.89 million on Friday which is the fifth-biggest ever. It fell 37.8% on Saturday, which is the second-worst superhero opening Friday-to-Saturday drop, only behind the 40% drop of The Dark Knight Rises. In total, it earned $ 166 million for its debut weekend, setting records for the biggest March and pre-summer openings, the biggest Easter opening,
9211-536: The United Kingdom and Ireland, it benefited from the long Easter weekend holiday and despite a distinctly mixed bag of reviews in the U.K. press, it posted an opening £14.62 million or $ 20.7 million from 612 theaters, a record for 2016 so far and for a superhero title on straight Friday to Sunday, but fell short of The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron , when accounting for previews. In Japan, it opened in third place, behind two local films, Assassination Classroom: Graduation and Doraemon: Nobita and
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#17328452583459362-508: The United States and Canada in its opening weekend, the eighth-biggest opening of all time, ahead of The Dark Knight Rises ' $ 160.9 million. The film had a worldwide opening of $ 422.5 million, which stands as the second-biggest for Warner Bros. and the fourth-biggest of all time at the time of its release. It became the fourth film to have a global opening above $ 400 million. It also had an IMAX worldwide opening weekend total of $ 36 million from 945 IMAX screens,
9513-588: The Universe (1987), Bollywood 's Mr. India (1987), Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987), Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie (1989), and The Punisher (1989). The success of Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and its direct follow-up, Batman Returns (1992), spawned the DC Animated Universe . Superhero movies from the 1990s include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its two sequels , RoboCop 2 (1990), Darkman (1990), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993),
9664-466: The aforementioned graphic novel. "If you were going to do that, you would need a different Superman. We're bringing Batman into the universe that now this Superman lives in." The film also marks the first appearance of Wonder Woman in a live-action, theatrical feature, which Warner Bros. had been developing as far back as 1996. In December 2013, Chris Terrio was hired to rewrite the script, due to Goyer's commitments to other projects. Further commenting on
9815-454: The aftermath of Zod's terraforming attempt, so that it can be used as a deterrent against future Kryptonian threats. She declines, but Luthor makes alternative plans with Finch's subordinate, who grants him access to Zod's corpse and the Kryptonian scout ship. Bruce attends a gala at LexCorp to steal encrypted data from the company's mainframe, but antiquities dealer Diana Prince steals it first; she later returns it to Bruce. While decrypting
9966-427: The animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), Kamen Rider J (1994), Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie , The Shadow (1994), The Mask (1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994), Blankman (1994), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and
10117-456: The biggest March Monday with $ 15.05 million, a drop of 55% from its Sunday gross. This broke The Hunger Games ' previous record of $ 10.8 million, and also the biggest March Tuesday with $ 12.2 million. It made $ 209 million in its first week full which stands at the eleventh-biggest opening week of all time and surpassed the lifetime total Batman Begins . Despite earning $ 15.35 million in its second Friday,
10268-583: The biggest opening day of all time in Brazil ($ 3.5 million) and the biggest opening day for a superhero film in Germany ($ 2.8 million). Elsewhere, it opened in the United Kingdom and Ireland ($ 9 million), Australia ($ 2.5 million), India ($ 2.54 million), Russia ($ 1.9 million), South Korea ($ 1.7 million), Japan ($ 1.2 million), the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong ($ 1.1 million respectively). In China, it earned $ 21.22 million on its opening day, including around $ 1.34 million worth of previews, which
10419-569: The box office to "recoup its investment" according to financial analysts. Despite surpassing this amount, it was considered "a disappointment" for failing to reach $ 1 billion. This resulted in Warner Bros. creating DC Films in May 2016, giving a dedicated executive team responsibility for films based on DC Comics , similar to the dedicated Marvel Comics focus of Marvel Studios within the larger Walt Disney Studios group. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice grossed $ 330.4 million in North America and $ 543.3 million in other territories for
10570-418: The cast are Ben Affleck as Batman , Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman , Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor , Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth , Ray Fisher as Cyborg , Jason Momoa as Aquaman , Ezra Miller as The Flash and Tao Okamoto as Luthor's assistant Mercy Graves . Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey were cast as Wallace Keefe and Anatoli Knyazev , while Jena Malone was cast as Jenet Klyburn ,
10721-416: The character. A second Batsuit was also unveiled at Comic-Con, and unlike the first, it is armored. Aquaman's look in this film shows him "tattooed in Maori -like patterns", and wearing a suit "decked out in shades of gold, black and silver armor". According to the Warner Bros. Studios lot, the next generation Batmobile combined inspiration from both the sleek, streamlined design of classic Batmobiles and
10872-400: The choice of Ben Affleck as Batman. I'll let that one speak for itself." Via social media, fans criticized Gadot's small frame in contrast to Wonder Woman's warrior-like build in the comics. Responding to this, Gadot stated that she had been participating in various training regimens to achieve a body that stays closer to the source material. Fans also criticized Eisenberg's casting, feeling that
11023-461: The city, was destroyed during the "Fall of Metropolis" storyline; it is only much later that it was restored by the efforts of various superheroes. The Planet building sustained heavy damages after the villain Doomsday 's rampage. Later, Franklin Stern decided to put the paper up for sale. Lex Luthor , disliking the heavy criticism of himself and his company that the Planet became noted for, purchased
11174-506: The comic book prequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Upstairs/Downstairs . Rocksteady Studios released downloadable content for the video game Batman: Arkham Knight that featured the Batmobile and Batsuit from the film. The third trailer debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 3, 2015. It received positive responses, with Scott Mendelson of Forbes calling the trailer a "Saturday morning cartoon nerd's wildest dreams." Molly Driscoll of CS Monitor stated that it looks like
11325-501: The concept of " faster than a speeding bullet " on-screen. Inspector Gadget and Mystery Men would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. Following the success of the Kamen Rider Kuuga television series, a new era of the Kamen Rider franchise began. This led to the production of annual Kamen Rider movies, starting with Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 in 2001. The release of Iron Man in 2008 laid
11476-435: The creature. Superman realizes its vulnerability to kryptonite and fatally impales the creature with the kryptonite spear. Superman, already weakened by kryptonite exposure, is fatally wounded by the creature before it dies. Following Luthor's arrest, Batman confronts him in prison, warning him that he will always be watching. Luthor gloats that Superman's death has made the world vulnerable to powerful alien threats. A memorial
11627-438: The drive, Bruce dreams of a postapocalyptic world where he leads rebels against an evil Superman. He is awakened by an unidentified person, appearing through a portal, who tells him that Lois Lane is "the key" and urges him to find "the others" before vanishing. The decrypted drive reveals Luthor's files on several metahumans across the globe. One is Diana, who appears in a photo from World War I . Wayne contemplates weaponizing
11778-413: The earlier history of the Planet in the new continuity. The story established that while Lex Luthor, in the revised history, owns every media in Metropolis and uses it to enforce his public image as a wealthy benefactor, the Planet had always stood free, refusing him ownership and even condemning his actions in editorials signed by Perry White himself. As a result, when Clark Kent is first inducted into
11929-510: The early 1960s and mid-1980s, it was declared that the Daily Star was the newspaper's name in the Golden Age or "Earth-Two" versions of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, while the Daily Planet was used in the Silver Age or "Earth-One" versions. The Clark Kent of Earth-Two eventually became the editor-in-chief of the Daily Star , something his Earth-One counterpart did not achieve. In
12080-519: The early 2000s, Warner Bros. wanted to reboot the Superman film series with an origin story. In August 2001, Andrew Kevin Walker was hired after pitching the studio an idea titled Batman vs. Superman , attaching Wolfgang Petersen as director. Walker's draft was thought of as too dark by the studio, who hired Akiva Goldsman to do a rewrite, which was codenamed Asylum . Warner Bros. wanted Johnny Depp as Batman and Josh Hartnett as Superman . Filming
12231-547: The end of the month, construction began on the Kent farm seen in Man of Steel for the film. Principal photography involving the main cast of the film began on May 19, 2014, in Detroit, Michigan , with scenes featuring Gal Gadot as Diana Prince being filmed early on May 16. While filming in Michigan, the production spent a total of $ 199 million in the state. The scene of a state funeral at
12382-433: The exception of Poland, where theaters do not open on Good Friday . The film debuted simultaneously across 30,000 screens in nearly every major foreign territory across 61 markets, including China. In the United States, it opened across roughly 4,242 locations, of which 3,500 theaters (85%) were in 3D, 390 IMAX screens, 470 PLF locations, 150 D-Box theaters and ten 70 mm prints. The film grossed $ 166 million in
12533-407: The fifth-biggest international opening on record. The film's accomplishments also included the second-biggest IMAX opening record of $ 18 million, behind only Jurassic World which tallied $ 23.5 million. 3D accounted 59% or $ 149.86 million of the weekend gross led by China (98%), Germany (88%), Brazil (81%), Russia (55%), and France (51%). As with North America, the film witnessed
12684-491: The film "will continue the trend of adapting comic book stories as timely tales." Graeme McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter noted that based on the trailer's content, the film might be the anti- Civil War , referring to Marvel's Captain America: Civil War as "Superman and Batman complete the comic book trope by overcoming their differences to fight a common foe, alongside a third hero, who saves them both — that feels
12835-434: The film dropped 81.2% and broke the record for the biggest Friday-to-Friday drop for a comic book adaptation film, not including $ 27.7 million worth of previews which represented an even larger decline. It fell precipitously by 69.1% in its second weekend , grossing $ 51.3 million from 4,256 theaters (an addition of 14 cinemas) due to poor reviews and mixed word of mouth , establishing itself an infamous record for
12986-483: The film in a crucial role; however, Michael Shannon did not film any scenes for the film and the corpse was created using the physique of fitness model Greg Plitt and a head-shot of Shannon. Hugh Maguire portrays Jack O'Dwyer, an executive of Wayne Enterprises. Ezra Miller , Jason Momoa , and Ray Fisher are introduced as Barry Allen / The Flash , Arthur Curry / Aquaman , and Victor Stone / Cyborg respectively in brief appearances, which led to their inclusion in
13137-676: The film is different from the character's previous portrayal by Christian Bale in The Dark Knight trilogy , serving as a cinematic reboot of the character. The film is also inspired by narrative elements from " The Death of Superman ". Pre-production began at East Los Angeles College in October 2013, and principal photography started in May 2014 in Detroit . Additional filming also took place in Illinois and New Mexico , concluding that December. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered at
13288-458: The film is influenced by The Dark Knight Returns ; unlike the suits seen in previous live-action Batman films, it is made of cloth instead of armor and is a cast of the physique of fitness model Rossano Rea. An image of the Wonder Woman costume was revealed at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con , in which the costume desaturates the red, blue, and gold colors that make up the costume of most versions of
13439-404: The film originated as a sequel to Man of Steel , it was "revamped into a backdoor pilot for Justice League and/or an eventual stand-alone Batman movie." As part of a settlement with his heirs, this is the first Batman production that lists Bill Finger as a co-creator. In April 2021, Terrio revealed that his script was never titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , while Snyder indicated that
13590-420: The film rights to the property and was therefore not released theatrically or on home video . Alex Proyas ' The Crow (1994) became the first independent comic superhero film to establish a franchise. The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern action film . The success of The Crow may have influenced
13741-526: The film was released on March 18, 2016, by WaterTower Music . Songs featured in the film include: "Kang Ling (An Instrument Made From A Human Thigh Bone)", a traditional song performed by the monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery, Dharamshala ; " Night and Day " and " Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye " written by Cole Porter and performed by Richard Cheese ; " Shostakovich: Waltz II (Jazz Suite No. 2) " written by Dmitri Shostakovich performed by
13892-538: The film were either from Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep , Ram , or Iveco . Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Cross Fire , an original companion novel tied to the film, telling a tie-in story set before the events of the movie, was published by Scholastic Corporation . Also, there are a series of four minicomics found in Batman v Superman -branded General Mills cereals. Additionally, those who purchased Batman v Superman -themed Doritos Family Fun Mix at Walmart received
14043-483: The film would be different from Nolan's trilogy. Snyder cast an older Batman to be a layered juxtaposition against a younger Superman; while "bear[ing] the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain[ing] the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne." Nolan was involved with the casting of Affleck and he was the first actor Snyder approached for the part. Ryan Gosling , Joe Manganiello , Richard Armitage , Max Martini and Matthew Goode were considered for
14194-537: The film's box office performance as a "fantastic result, by any measure". Box office analyst Jeff Bock said "Still, outside of Christopher Nolan's two Dark Knight movies, and Tim Burton's Batman films when you adjust for inflation, this is the highest-grossing property in DC's bullpen thus far. It tops Man of Steel by more than $ 200 million," and that "overall, BvS successfully relaunched DC's cinematic universe." The film needed to reach $ 800 million in revenue at
14345-424: The film's first footage intended to be exclusive to the event. A teaser trailer was scheduled to be screened in selected cinemas on April 20, 2015. However, on April 16, the trailer leaked online, and within a few hours Snyder officially released the trailer to Twitter . At the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con, Snyder and the cast attended to present an initial trailer of the film. While the teaser had received mixed response,
14496-480: The film's release, advance ticket sales outpaced The Dark Knight Rises , The Avengers , and Furious 7 . Worldwide, it was estimated to gross between $ 300–340 million in over 35,000 screens in its opening weekend. It passed the $ 50 million mark in IMAX ticket sales on its second weekend, grossing a total of $ 53.4 million from 571 IMAX screens. Warner Bros. US distribution chief Jeff Goldstein described
14647-598: The film, including a scene depicting the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents, were filmed using IMAX cameras. The planned shoot in Morocco was shifted to New Mexico due to incidents related to the 2014 Ebola outbreak . Principal photography wrapped on December 5, 2014. Hans Zimmer composed the film score, emphasizing a challenge not to reuse the themes he established with the Batman character from Christopher Nolan 's trilogy. Junkie XL , who provided additional music in Man of Steel , also returned for this film, helping to compose
14798-519: The first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman . In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a preemptive battle with Superman, who Luthor is obsessed with destroying. The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con after the release of Man of Steel . Snyder stated that the film would take inspiration from the Batman comic book series The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller but clarified that it would follow an original premise. The incarnation of Batman in
14949-462: The focus of news media. While working at the Star , Clark meets Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen and the two become friends despite working at rival publications. Clark is also a great fan of Lois Lane's work at the Daily Planet , eventually meeting her through Jimmy. Months after Superman makes his public debut, Clark leaves The Daily Star on good terms and accepts a position at The Daily Planet . After
15100-500: The following weekend onward due largely to bad critical reception and mixed word of mouth from audiences. A similar result was followed by DC's third superhero film, Suicide Squad released in August 2016, although Suicide Squad became less front-loaded than Dawn of Justice . Internationally, it was projected to open between $ 180–200 million; however, Deadline.com pointed out that these figures were only early predictions pegged to
15251-405: The groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few months later, The Dark Knight released to widespread critical acclaim and became the first superhero movie to make over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office. 2009 saw the release of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s, taking
15402-650: The high-suspension, military build from the more recent Tumbler from The Dark Knight Trilogy . Designed by production designer Patrick Tatopoulos , the Batmobile is about 20 feet long and 12 feet wide. The glasses Cavill wears as Clark Kent are made by British spectacle designer Tom Davies . In September 2013, Larry Fong joined the crew as cinematographer , having previously worked with Zack Snyder on 300 , Watchmen , and Sucker Punch . Initial filming commenced on October 19, 2013, at East Los Angeles College , to shoot an American football game between Gotham City University and rival Metropolis State University. At
15553-427: The influences, Terrio revealed that the film would draw inspiration from Nolan's Batman trilogy, Italian semiotician Umberto Eco 's 1972 essay "The Myth of Superman" , and the W.H. Auden poem "Musée des Beaux Arts" which contrasts the quotidian details of normal people's lives with the epic struggles of mythological figures. According to him, "In superhero stories, Batman is Pluto, god of the underworld, and Superman
15704-409: The job to do Man of Steel that I did it in a subversive way to get to Batman. I really believe that only after contemplating who could face [Superman] did Batman come into the picture." — Snyder, on how Batman came into the film In June 2013, around the time of Man of Steel' s release, the studio announced that director Zack Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer would return for a sequel, with
15855-414: The kryptonite to go to war with Superman. A widely publicized congressional hearing, led by Finch, is held to question Superman's actions against Zod. A bomb smuggled in by Luthor detonates, killing everyone present except Superman. Superman blames himself for not detecting it in time and self-imposes exile. In response, Batman breaks into LexCorp and steals the kryptonite. He builds a powered exoskeleton ,
16006-442: The lower range of $ 110 million. According to Deadline Hollywood , an undisclosed rival studio box office analyst indicated that if the film is truly pacing in tandem with The Dark Knight Rises , then Dawn of Justice could possibly be looking at a $ 180 million+ debut. The film also became Fandango 's top pre-selling superhero film ever, beating The Dark Knight Rises and Avengers: Age of Ultron , representing 90% of
16157-560: The merger with Galaxy Broadcasting, Lois was promoted to run the TV division, with Clark acting as an on-the-scene reporter for the TV division. Clark is later assigned the "Superman beat." But after rising tension between himself and Lois, as well as with Galaxy Broadcasting head Morgan Edge, Clark concludes that the Daily Planet is now more concerned with ratings and internet page views than actual journalism. He quits and goes off to begin an independent, internet news site with fellow journalist Cat Grant. Though Lois and Jimmy consider this to be
16308-500: The most fresh, especially in light of the Civil War trailer. While that ended with a showdown between three heroes, this trailer moves beyond that to show three heroes standing united." However, it was criticized for revealing that, with Rob Tornoe of NewsWorks pointing out that this trailer was targeting the "broadest audience" rather than just fans, as studios try to "maximize a film's opening day box office." Warner Bros. did not buy
16459-509: The motion capture and voice work for the creature at the film's climax. Although the character is not named directly, it was revealed later to be that of Doomsday . The role was kept under such heavy secrecy that Downes did not know who he was playing until the second trailer was released. On his role, Downes stated that he was proud to be part of the film and expressed his admiration in helping bring Doomsday to life in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . Snyder has confirmed Doomsday will return in
16610-447: The name of the film was decided by studio executives and that he fought for the abbreviation of the word "versus" in the title. Potential titles that the pair initially wanted included Justice League: Foundations , Justice League: Rising , and Son of Sun and Knight of Night . Henry Cavill , Amy Adams , Kevin Costner , Diane Lane , Laurence Fishburne , Harry Lennix and Christina Wren reprise their roles from Man of Steel . Joining
16761-559: The newspaper continues to spread news and inform the public via a printing press in Superman's Fortress of Solitude . In Final Crisis #7, it is shown functioning once again. With the reboot of DC's line of comics in 2011, the Daily Planet was shown in the Superman comics as being bought by Morgan Edge and merged with the Galaxy Broadcasting System , similar to the Silver/Bronze Age continuity. In Action Comics , it
16912-444: The opening figure fell below analysts projections of $ 70–80 million. It held the top spot for its first seven days only, after which it faced stiff competitions from local productions, and fell dramatically from then onwards in accruing revenue. As a result, it fell to third place in its second weekend after falling enormously by 78% to $ 12.7 million, a record for a superhero film. Superhero film A superhero film
17063-402: The performance of similar films in their respective territories. It opened in ten countries on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, earning $ 7 million and debuting at No. 1 in all markets on approximately 5,900 screens. The following day, the film was released in 38 additional countries, earning $ 33.1 million on 19,700 screens for a two-day total of $ 44 million. On March 25, it opened in
17214-543: The plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all." "... after Man of Steel finished and we started talking about what would be in the next movie, I started subtly mentioning that it would be cool if he faced Batman... You're in a story meeting talking about, like, who should [Superman] fight if he fought this giant alien threat Zod who was basically his equal physically, from his planet, fighting on our turf... You know, who to fight next?... But I'm not gonna say at all that when I took
17365-473: The prior trailer back in December been received better. So now we have this fourth and final sell, and at least they are going out on a high note." Jonathon Dornbush of Entertainment Weekly said that the footage "works to establish Batman as his own independent crime fighting force, while also providing a deeper look at his existential struggle against Superman." In February 2016, Warner Bros. and Doritos formed
17516-563: The record for highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed by Avatar . Superhero stories gained popularity through comic books and were later adapted into film serials . Early examples include Mandrake the Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). Between 1941 and 1943, Fleischer Studios produced
17667-563: The release of a film version of Spawn (1997), Image Comics ' leading character. After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (the company that owned The Men in Black comic series), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the Men in Black film in 1997. This film was the first Marvel property to win an Academy Award and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation. While commercially successful, Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin (1997)
17818-465: The release of the original Ultraman , the franchise started focusing on superheroes. The series was met with a 36.8% average audience rate, a success. In 1967, Ultraman started expanding to films. Early films, such as Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature , were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original Ultraman film was The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army ,
17969-440: The remaining 17 countries delivering $ 67.2 million in revenue, for a three-day total of $ 115.3 million in 62 countries on more than 30,000 screens. Through Sunday, March 27, it earned an opening-weekend total of $ 256.5 million from 66 countries on over 40,000 screens, making it the biggest superhero opening weekend of all time, the biggest overall March opening, the second-biggest opening ever for Warner Bros., and
18120-420: The role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions". Producer Charles Roven revealed that this incarnation of Wonder Woman would use the character's origins from 2011's The New 52 reboot of the DC continuity, wherein the character would be a demigoddess, and the daughter of Zeus . This deviates from the character's original origins, where she
18271-436: The role. The director had also discussed the part with Josh Brolin . Christian Bale admitted he wanted to play Batman again after The Dark Knight Rises , though he stated that his Batman does not belong in any other film and he was never approached by Warner Bros. to play the role again. Jason Momoa auditioned for Batman, but was cast as Aquaman instead. On casting Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Snyder offered, "Having Jesse in
18422-412: The second and third weekends...Yes, we're still talking about a $ 15.35 million second Friday and a $ 50m+ second weekend, but in terms of legs, this film sadly doesn't seem to have any." Continuing this trend, in its third weekend, the film dropped by 54.3% in which Brad Brevet concluded in a follow-up for Box Office Mojo that "the legs on this one are proving quite short." In the weeks leading up to
18573-400: The second-biggest opening for Warner Bros. , the biggest for a DC Comics property, and the eighth-biggest opening of all time . Conversely, the film holds the record for the worst superhero Friday-to-Sunday drop with a 58% decline, eclipsing the previous 48% decline record held by Fantastic Four in 2015. IMAX comprised 11% or $ 18 million of the weekend's gross from 388 theaters which
18724-439: The sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered. In 1998, Marvel released Blade , a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a title character with the powers of a vampire and an arsenal of weaponry. The success of Blade is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations. The popularity of
18875-492: The seventh steepest drop for a superhero/comic book adapted film and the steepest decline since the -69% posted by X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, despite facing little to no competition or new wide-releases and having the added benefit of 30% K–12 schools off, and 9% of colleges on break, per ComScore . The steep drop also marks the fourth-biggest for a film that opened above $ 100 million (tied with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 ). In its third weekend it
19026-452: The seventh-biggest of all time of which $ 3.0 million came from IMAX showings, also a new record for Easter weekend. On its opening day, it earned $ 81.59 million from 4,242 theaters, including previews, marking the biggest pre-summer opening day of all time, the second-biggest superhero Friday opening and the fourth-biggest opening-day and fourth-biggest single-day gross , with $ 9 million coming from IMAX showings. Excluding
19177-490: The site's weekend's ticket sales. A survey carried out showed that the introduction of Wonder Woman is a primary draw for moviegoers. It pre-sold around $ 20–25 million worth of advance tickets. Dawn of Justice made $ 27.7 million in Thursday previews from around 3,800 theaters which is the biggest of 2016, the biggest Easter weekend preview, the second-biggest for a superhero film (behind The Dark Knight Rises ), and
19328-472: The story of the TV series were made. Another early Japanese superhero film was Ōgon Bat (1966), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the 1931 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat . The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began to transition into a superhero role in subsequent films. He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating Spider-Man's 1962 debut, although Godzilla did not become
19479-495: The studio announced that it was delayed from its original release date and moved to May 6, 2016, in order to give the filmmakers "time to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature of the story." In August 2014, the release date was moved up to March 25, 2016, with a Warner Bros. insider saying the studio was "not flinching" in regards to the previous opening date being on the same day as Marvel Studios ' Captain America: Civil War , but instead stating that March 2016
19630-700: The studio considering a 2015 release. The following month, Snyder confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con that the follow-up to Man of Steel would be Batman vs. Superman featuring Superman and Batman meeting for the first time on film. Goyer and Snyder would co-write the story, and Goyer would write the script. Christopher Nolan was involved in an advisory role as executive producer. Snyder and Nolan considered having Man of Steel share continuity with Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy , but decided against it. Given The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ended with John Blake (played by Joseph Gordon Levitt ) taking over as Batman for Bruce Wayne ( Christian Bale ), Snyder agreed that
19781-705: The sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights. Matthew Vaughn 's adaptation of Kick-Ass was released in 2010, followed by Iron Man 2 a month later. 2011 releases included The Green Hornet , Green Lantern , and X-Men: First Class . After referencing the " Avengers Initiative " in the Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk , Marvel released Thor on May 6, 2011, followed by Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22, 2011. While Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest, superhero films dominated
19932-548: The superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. John Kenneth Muir , in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television , describes The Matrix as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its bullet-time effect effectively demonstrated
20083-491: The theme for Batman. Originally, Zimmer enlisted Junkie XL to compose the Batman material, with Zimmer planning to focus solely on the Superman side of the score, but the final Batman theme was written by both composers as a collaboration. Zimmer noted that he had significant trouble in finding a new angle from which to tell the story and after the release of the film, Zimmer announced that he was retired from superhero films, though he has since retracted this. The soundtrack album of
20234-482: The then-30-year-old was too young for the role, and not physically imposing enough. Upon the film's release, both Affleck and Gadot received considerable praise for their performances, despite the overall negative reception of the film itself. Michael Wilkinson reprised his duties as costume designer. He updated the Superman suit from Man of Steel so that it "feels fresh and right for this installment of Zack Snyder's comic-book universe". The first Batsuit featured in
20385-412: The third-biggest ever, behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($ 48 million) and Jurassic World ($ 44 million). However, both inside and outside of the United States, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice experienced a notable poor Friday-to-Sunday hold and set a new record for the worst Friday-to-Sunday drop for a superhero movie release in modern box office history with a 58% decline, which
20536-501: The trailer was positively received by attendees, who gave it a standing ovation . Mark Hughes of Forbes said the trailers "both set the stage for a story about the world's distrust and fear of Superman, Batman's rage at Superman and intention to duke it out with the Man of Steel, and Wonder Woman's participation in a big fight featuring the 'Trinity'." Warner Bros. Consumer Products partnered-up with "a powerhouse slate of global licensees for
20687-555: Was "a clay figure brought to life by the gods". Olga Kurylenko , Jaimie Alexander and Élodie Yung were considered for the role of Wonder Woman before Gadot was cast. Dawn of Justice is Ray Fisher's feature film debut, and the first live-action film to feature Cyborg, whose role originally was to become more significant in future DC Comics films. It is also the live-action theatrical debut of Aquaman. Snyder almost cast Adam Driver as Dick Grayson/Nightwing and Carla Gugino as Catwoman . The casting of Affleck, Gadot, and Eisenberg
20838-426: Was a "fantastic corridor" for them. According to sources obtained by The Hollywood Reporter , Warner Bros. considered the possibility of having a 70mm release for the film, which was partially shot in the 65mm IMAX format. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016, followed by a New York City premiere on March 20 at Radio City Music Hall . Following
20989-670: Was a critical and commercial success. The same year, Toei Company 's Spider-Man reimagining and the first Super Sentai crossover film, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger , were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980), Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981), Richard Lester 's Superman II (1981), Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), and Paul Verhoeven 's RoboCop (1987). These were followed by Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass , both released in 1988. Other superhero films released during
21140-430: Was cast as General Amajagh, while Wunmi Mosaku portrays Kahina Ziri, a woman from Nairomi who initially testifies to the U.S. Congress against Superman. Jena Malone was cast as S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Jenet Klyburn, but her scenes were cut from the theatrical release, along with Man of Steel characters Coburn Goss as Father Leone, Joseph Cranford as Pete Ross and Emily Peterson as Lana Lang ; they were restored for
21291-432: Was critically panned for its campiness and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton. Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre. Starting with the 1990s, original Ultraman films became more common. In 1996, Tsuburaya released Ultraman Zearth , which parodied the original TV series and later installments. The following year,
21442-428: Was criticized. Affleck's casting caused significant backlash from comic book fans, with multiple online petitions demanding his removal from the role; unlike previous Batman actors, he was not considered intimidating enough for the role by the protesters. Conversely, PopMatters journalist J.C. Maçek III supported Affleck's casting as Batman, stating, "Way back when the news was new I wrote a PopMatters article defending
21593-430: Was directed by Zack Snyder , written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer , and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman , alongside Amy Adams , Jesse Eisenberg , Diane Lane , Laurence Fishburne , Jeremy Irons , Holly Hunter , and Gal Gadot . Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together, as well as
21744-465: Was first mentioned in Action Comics #9 (November 13, 1939) - Underworld Politics, War on Crime. The Daily Planet building's distinguishing feature is the enormous globe that sits on top of the building. Based in the fictional city of Metropolis , the paper employs Clark Kent , Lois Lane , Jimmy Olsen , and Perry White as its editor-in-chief. The building's original features were inspired by
21895-459: Was meant to be a new origin for Superman but one that applied to the Post-Crisis continuity, so later Planet history concerning Luthor temporarily owning it and other events still applied. During the story Infinite Crisis , parts of the Post-Crisis history were altered. These changes were explained gradually over the next several years. The 2009 mini-series Superman: Secret Origin clarified
22046-527: Was overtaken by the comedy The Boss after falling 54% with $ 23.3 million. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice proved to be front-loaded, failing to generate significant revenue after its opening weekend/week release. It earned just 1.99 times ($ 330 million) its opening weekend numbers ($ 166 million), which is lower than Man of Steel ' s 2.28 multiplier. Like other DC films, such as Watchmen , Green Lantern and Man of Steel , it opened to record breaking numbers but then dropped
22197-464: Was praised, as Dirk Libbey of CinemaBlend noted that "he matches up well with Bruce Wayne by playing the welcoming billionaire business man. It's a far cry from the somewhat cartoonish villain we've seen in the clips from the film." The final trailer was released to the public on February 11, 2016, which was described as "intense" by Kwame Opam of The Verge . Mendelson of Forbes felt that Warner Bros. "probably wouldn't have even dropped this one had
22348-414: Was previously held by 2015's Fantastic Four . In its second weekend , Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice experienced a "historic" box-office drop, with an 81.2% decline on Friday that was "one of the biggest Friday-to-Friday drops any blockbuster has ever seen", and an overall 68.4% drop for the weekend despite not "facing any big competition at the box office", making it the second largest decline for
22499-454: Was promoted to editor-in-chief upon the retirement of the Daily Planet' s previous editor, the Earth-One version of George Taylor. After graduating from Metropolis University with a degree in journalism, Clark Kent went to work at the Planet , and quickly met Lois Lane (who had been working there for some time already). After Clark was hired, Jimmy Olsen joined the paper's staff. In 1971,
22650-419: Was said that Clark (at least in this era/continuity) uses a typewriter at his desk due to his powers causing minor interference in regular desktop computers. During this era, the Planet 's major competitors in Metropolis include the tabloid newspaper the Daily Star , WGBS-TV (which also employed Jimmy Olsen and Cat Grant for a time), and Lex Luthor 's various media operations. A contemporary publication
22801-402: Was to start in early 2003, with plans for a five- to six-month shoot and a release date was set for the summer of 2004. In late 2002, Petersen, however, put the project on hold to make Troy . In August 2008, the studio's President of Production Jeff Robinov admitted, "Had Superman worked in 2006 (i.e. with Superman Returns ), we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. Now
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