Published 12:04 IST, February 11th 2020
'Birds of Prey' film title changed three days after release to focus on Harley Quinn
'Birds of Prey' film title has been reportedly changed in order to put the spotlight on Margot Robbie's character Harley Quinn. Read below for more details
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Warner Bros. Productions' latest release Birds of Prey (And Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) reportedly failed to rake in projected collections during its first opening weekend at box office. film was expected to enjoy a worldwide gross of $115 million during first three days itself but only mand to bring in over $80 million. As per reports, long title of Birds of Prey has been slashed down to only Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey.
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Birds of Prey title change
Reports suggest that latest DC film focussed heavily on character of Harley Quinn played by Margot Robbie. But, stretched out title of it put Harley Quinn at very end. makers of film reportedly feel that title actually isolated hardcore DC cinematic universe fans as Harley Quinn has evidently been one of most-loved characters from 2016's Suicide Squad. disappointing first-weekend box office returns have also come in play heavily for title change.
Also read: Birds of Prey debuts with 90% Rotten Tomatoes score, Margot Robbie gains critical acclaim
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minimal USA box office opening of $33 million for Birds of Prey has reportedly come as a surprise to many fans. film was praised unanimously by fans and thus positive word-of-mouth was expected to translate to box office returns. Reports suggest furrmore that Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey title is also going to stay during initial BluRay and online streaming release.
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12:04 IST, February 11th 2020