The Flash movie lost approximately $200 million, making it the biggest financial flop in Warner Bros. Discovery's history. The film had a production budget of around $220-225 million and marketing costs of about $150 million, bringing the total expenditure to roughly $370-375 million. With a worldwide box office gross of about $260-280 million, and considering that studios typically receive only about half of box office revenues after theater cuts, Warner Bros. ended up with significantly less revenue than the total costs. This resulted in an estimated loss of around $200 million

. Factors contributing to the loss included poor box office performance with a steep drop in revenue after the opening weekend, controversies surrounding lead actor Ezra Miller, and changes in the DC Universe's direction announced by James Gunn, which dampened audience interest