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Even with such a massive fanbase for James Gunn, Peter Safran, and David Zaslav; it would seem as if a majority of the fans are still leaning towards the creation of Zack Snyder’s DCEU. As contradictory as it had been, fans came to believe that it wasn’t as profitable. However, that was not the case.
Well, former Warner Bros. president Greg Silverman wouldn’t hear any of it as he reportedly defended Snyder from James Gunn and even revealed the figures that each of Snyder’s movies made. From the looks of it, Zack Snyder was indeed making quite a profit for the DCEU.
Zack Snyder Made Tremendous Profit For The DCEU Before James Gunn Took Over
After Snyder’s departure, David Zaslav took control of the DCEU/DCU for the time being. A few months later, Peter Safran andJames Gunnwere announced as the new co-CEOs of the DC Studios and were given free rein to do whatever they liked with the DC characters.
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Zack Snyder became quite the controversial star after his clashes with Warner Bros. Several critics and fans revolted against the director for allegedly ruining the DCEU and blaming him for making bad movies on purpose. Well, Greg Silverman, the former president of Warner Bros. decided to take sides and defended Zack Snyder by stating that he made tremendous profits with his films for the DCEU unlike what the critics and fans said.
In a Twitter post that alleged that Snyder made Warner Bros. lose a lot of money with his film, Greg Silverman was quick to reply and defended Zack Snyder by stating that the300director’s films at WB were pretty profitable.
Not true. We lost some money on GAHOOLE and a fair amount on SUCKERPUNCH. The rest of his films at WB were very profitable. Very.https://t.co/5WuQMuRriH
— Greg Silverman (@gregsilverman)June 08, 2025
The film producer was immediately revered as the people realized that Snyder indeed made quite a hefty profit for the DCEU and Warner Bros. Discovery during his tenure. Under Snyder’s reign, movies likeWonder Woman,Aquaman,and,Watchmenwent on to earn quite massive figures at the global box office withAquamangrossing a little over $1 billion dollars at the global box office.
So how much exactly did Zack Snyder earn profits for the DCEU? Well, it’s more than what James Gunn has been able to do so far.
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How Much Did Zack Snyder Earn Profits for the DCEU?
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Well, to put things into perspective, Snyder’s movies have always been a commercial success, to say the least. Having started his vision with the 2013 movieMan of Steel,the film earned a whopping $668 million against a budget of $225 million.
The director then moved on toBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicewhich received mixed reviews from the audiences. The action flick still managed to earn a whopping $872.7 million with a budget of $250 million. Zack Snyder would go on to take a break from directing the 2017 movieJustice Leaguewhich was later taken over by Joss Whedon and failed miserably. After releasingThe Snyder Cut,the director departed the DCEU never to look back again.
It was during this time that James Gunn and Peter Safran took control and created the DCU. From the reports, Snyder did give a lot of profit to Warner Bros. Discovery and the DCEU. It is now up to James Gunn and Peter Safran to prove their worth by creating an orderly universe that could potentially earn more than Zack Snyder’s vision.
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Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
