But it is unclear what kind of staying power “Suicide Squad” will have. Or will “Suicide Squad” ultimately go down as another disappointment? “Suicide Squad,” about a gang of DC Comics supervillains, also set sales records overseas, where it has collected an additional $132 million. PhotoBacked by a meticulously executed marketing campaign, “Suicide Squad” pushed through abysmal reviews to set box office records for Warner Bros. over the weekend. “Suicide Squad” unseated Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which had about $96 million in initial sales in 2014.

Source: New York Times August 07, 2016 19:30 UTC