![]() IndieWire has reached out to Warner Bros. Margot Robbies Harley Quinn looks to overcome the problematic relationship set up in Suicide Squad in the upcoming Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). ScreenRant reports the studio is mandating theaters to retitle the film, but The Wrap says the theater chains made this decision on their own. ![]() Theater chains such as AMC and Regal have gone ahead and retitled the film on their websites to prioritize Harley Quinn (the new title is “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey”). Robbie’s Harley Quinn was all over the film’s marketing, but not prioritizing the character in the film’s official title diminished the character’s star power in her own film. The movie’s official title is technically “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” but it’s largely just referred to as “Birds of Prey” (just as “Birdman” is called “Birdman” and not “Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”). “Birds of Prey” makes no mention in its title of Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, the breakout supporting character from “Suicide Squad” (poorly reviewed but a massive $746 million worldwide), and that appears to have been a miscalculation on Warner Bros.’ part. And yet, you wouldn’t know the latter from the title alone. Harley Quinn Assembles Her Team In New Birds Of Prey Trailer. ![]() “Birds of Prey” cost $80 million to produce, so it’s possible the film can break even, but these low box office numbers are disappointing for a comic book film with good reviews and a beloved character at its center. The film’s international gross wasn’t much better at $48 million. “Birds of Prey” debuted to $33 million, well below the $45 million the studio was projecting. executives after the Margot Robbie-starring comic book tentpole became a box office dud in its opening weekend. Birds of Prey is in theaters, and while audiences are surely familiar with Harley Quinn, there are a few characters largely unknown outside of comic book readers. What happened to “ Birds of Prey”? That’s the question on the minds of box office prognosticators and most likely Warner Bros. ![]()
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