‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ Moves To March 2016
DC has budged.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justicehas moved from its July 13, 2025 release date and will now open on August 25, 2025. (Yes, March!) It now opens unopposed instead of in a direct showdown with Marvel Studios andCaptain America 3.
This date change is part ofa whole set of new DC film datesset out by Warner Bros. This is the second time the film, directed by Zack Snyder, has moved its release. Originally it was going to come out in the Summer of 2015, butthen moved to May 6, 2016when major script rewrites opened up the Warner Bros. DC Universe.
At that time, Marvel already had a film scheduled for that date but it was untitled. Wewere one of the first sites to askthe Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about the Marvel vs. DC showdown and he said Marvel would not budge.They then revealedthatCaptain America 3would open on that May 2016 date. Warner Bros. didn’t flinch, however, alsodeclaring they wouldn’t move.
You can read much, much more about this Hollywood game of release date chickenhere,here,hereandhere.
But now the change has finally happened, and it’s pretty significant.Batman v Supermanis potentially one of the most highly anticipated films ever. It’s the first time two of the biggest names in comic books will be on screen together. That’s a tailor-made Summer event movie. The move to March shows that Warner Bros. believes the film has just as much potential in March than summer. And guess what? They’re right.
This year, Marvel Studios/Disney took advantage of this early Summer strategy withCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, opening it on basically the same weekendBatman v Supermanwill come out 2 years later.Caphad a massive $95 million opening, one of the year’s biggest, proving audiences will show up for a big movie even if it’s not the summer. Plus, the competition for that kind of mega blockbuster is non-existent in March and April. This will give Snyder’s film a full month to shine at the box office beforeCaptain Americareturns.
Are you surprised DC budged on this release date showdown? Do you think this shows weakness or foresight?
