Was Snyder Cut a success?
Fortunately, there's enough there's In all the talk around the Snyder Cut, an expectation emerged that anything less than the biggest movie on HBO Max would be a failure, but the only thing clear from the data released by third party analytics is Zack Snyder's Justice League was not an unquestionably dominant #1 hit, …
Actually, the Snyder Cut Is Great Superman: Dawn of Justice. Almost half of it is in slow motion, there are characters who were nowhere to be found in the theatrical release, it's entirely in the boxy 1.33:1 aspect ratio—and it's great. For some probably necessary context, I'll admit that I'm a Snyder apologist.
Although both versions share the same broad plot brushstrokes, quite a few differences and additional scenes in Zack Snyder's Justice League add some much-needed context. And since the Snyder cut is literally twice as long as the theatrical version, all those lesser changes and new additions add up to a lot.
Although most industry insiders reported its release unlikely, Warner Bros. moved ahead with it in February 2020; in May, Snyder announced it would be released as Zack Snyder's Justice League as a HBO Max Original Film….
| Zack Snyder's Justice League | |
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| Box office | $16 million (Home media revenue) |