M1Astray posted... Iron Man is the only reason the DCU exists. Full stop.
Iron Man is the reason the genre continued into what it became. It was arguably the best first step that could have been taken. A strong well made action flick with a charismatic character people wanted to see more of.
Had Iron Man flopped (and not been good enough to maintain interest) there would have been no Avengers, no MCU, and therefore no attempts to ape the MCU by Warner Brothers.
Meanwhile the DCU's first two entries are, lets be real for a moment here, lacklustre at best. Superman did nothing to set the world on fire (sub-$700m is basically close to a flop, the opposite of starting strong) and Peacemaker... Unless you already care about the DCU odds are, like me, you know nothing about it nor care about it.
Iron Man provided the most fertile soil you could ever want to grow a cinematic universe and brand from. Superman 2025? Not so much. Just another flick to pass the time with and from what I can gather that's largely all its viewed as. And as Superman is one of the A listers (the other being Batman obviously) I'd say the DCU isn't long for this world as a brand.
I get what you're saying about iron man but Superman box office is good.
750mil is high for a movie today. Almost nothing makes that anymore unless it's a family animated movie or dinosaurs