Its been nearly two years since The Flashhit theaters in 2023, and the film remains one of the most infamous bombs in recent comic book movie history. Its director, Andy Muschietti, isnt confused about why the film failed, though. During an interview appearance on Radio Tus La Baulera del Coso, Muschietti says that he believes The Flash performed so poorly because it wasnt as widely appealing as everyone, including himself and its producers at Warner Bros. Pictures, hoped it would be.The Flash failed, among all the other reasons, because it wasnt a movie that appealed to all four quadrants. It failed at that, Muschietti argued. When you spend $200 million making a movie, [Warner Bros.] wants you to bring even your grandmother to the theaters.Recommended VideosIn the same interview, the filmmaker whose other directorial credits include 2017s IT and 2019s IT: Chapter Two revealed that hes learned in the time since he made The Flash that some viewers arent nearly as interested in the films titular hero as they are in other DC characters like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Ive found in private conversations that a lot of people just dont care about the Flash as a character, Muschietti noted. Particularly the two female quadrants. All of that is just the wind going against the film Ive learned.Warner Bros. PicturesThe Flash received notably mixed reviews from critics when it was released and it only grossed around $271 million at the worldwide box office. That might not seem like a particularly bad box office performance, especially when compared to the $100 and $59 million grosses of more recent comic book misfires like Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter. However, The Flash reportedly cost as Muschietti notes around $200 million to make. Warner Bros. hoped at the time that the film would be able to inject some new life and excitement back into its DC projects, but it ended up falling far short of the studios expectations for it.Please enable Javascript to view this contentThe movies failure helped bring WBs DC Extended Universe to an unsurprisingly anticlimactic close in 2023. Its performance doesnt seem to have hurt Muschiettis career, though. On the contrary, the filmmaker is currently set to direct The Brave and the Bold, which will introduce viewers for the first time to the new DC Universes take on, among other iconic characters, Batman and Robin.The Flash is streaming now on Max.Editors Recommendations