Warner Bros. May Release Fewer Movies, Focus On Tentpoles After The Underperformance Of ‘Batman V. Superman’

"We’re not concerned with the drop. No matter how you slice it, to get to $52 million on any given weekend is an enormous accomplishment. We’re most focused on where we are in total. And our global number is huge," a Warner Bros. spokesman said after last weekend's 69% box office slide for "Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice." In fairness, the movie will cross $700 million worldwide this week, and will likely hit the magic $800 million marker the $300 million needs to earn to save face. As for $1 billion worldwide? That's a different question, but it would be naive to think that the studio, watching 'Batman v Superman' flop with critics and most audiences, and still reeling from a string of expensive misfires like "Pan," "Jupiter Ascending," and "In The Heart Of The Sea" might not be looking to change the game plan a bit.

THR reports that according to their sources, WB plans to produce fewer films than usual, while putting a greater...