DCU: Is It the Dead Cinematic Universe, or the D-She-U?

Take your pick. (And yes, it was Nerdrotic who asked that question.)

Let's start with the final line from the embedded video below.

And look who has the last laugh now, because let's face it, Henry Caval dodged a speeding bullet when he was fired by James Gunn.

As I type this, Sunday afternoon, the weekend box office estimates are in, at least for the domestic take. It isn't good. The take for the James Gunn, DCU's movie, Supergirl, is $38 million for it's openning weekend. That is for Wednesday and Thursday previews, Friday's actual receipts, some (or all) of Saturday's reporting, and estimates for Sunday. They are pretty good at those estimates at this point.

The international numbers are $30 million, but those estimates are not nearly as good, and the reporting internationally won't really be complete for at least a few days.

You can find that data - it will be updated, positively or negatively as more reporting comes in - at The Numbers. (You have to click the "Box Office" tab, since I have not found a way to link to that directly)

And because it bears repeating, it turns out the movie studios don't show movies for free. DC Studios will receive only about half of the box office receipts.

So, is James Gunn in charge of the Dead Cinematic Universe? Let's ignore Creature Commandos, I didn't watch, and neither did very many people, Peacemaker, which lost most people at the orgy scene, and anything else that is 2nd tier. James Gunn's Superman probably lost money, or barely broke even. We don't know, because we don't know the marketing budget, and I'm not convinced we know the real production cost. But it was not a grand success. Supergirl is on track to lose many millions, perhaps 100s of millions, of dollars. Sounds pretty dead to me.

Though it could be James Gunn is in charge of the D-She-U. Because it seems like Supergirl is about as popular as The Marvels, with a story line not too different from Captain Marvel. That is, there is no character arc for the protagonist. She is the same at the end of the movie. Nothing was changed.

This is the Nerdrotic video review of the new DCU movie. Supergirl is Abysmal - The DCU is DEAD

When you're making people miss the CW, I would say Paramount-Warner Brothers, or Mount Bros, has a big problem on their hands.

The movie is 28 minutes, but I think you will enjoy it.

What does it say about Hollywood, when the videos tearing their movies apart, are more entertaining than the movies?

There is a book about titled Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need. Supergirl seems to be a "save the dog" adventure. I think they missed a couple of chapters.

What follows is a list of a few review articles on this film. I haven't read all, or even most, of these articles; I just find the titles funny. Well, except for the 3rd entry, which is sad. (Comparing Supergirl to Joker 2 is mean.)

• Forbres: ‘Supergirl’ Review: A Heroine Rendered Powerless By Scriptonite
• The NY Times: ‘Supergirl’ Review: This Glass Ceiling Is Made of Kryptonite
• Screen Crush: ‘Supergirl’ Barely Outgrosses ‘Joker 2’ in Opening Weekend
• The Atlantic: ‘Supergirl’ Crashes and Burns