Photo: Mecum
Surrounded by a bit of scandal and outrage on account of lead Ezra Miller's real-life shenanigans, The Flash finally hit theaters about three weeks ago. For most movies, three weeks is more than enough time to be classified as either hits or flops. And they were enough for The Flash too, with the results placing it where its makers feared: way down on the superhero movie box office earnings list.
Although the reviews are not bad, and some A-listers not involved with the movie are singing its praises, regular folks don't seem to like spending money to see a collection of Flashes (I hope that's the correct plural) and Batmans from different eras and universes doing their thing amid incredible destruction.
According to Box Office Mojo, the flick barely managed to earn a total of almost $250 million globally. Do you think that's a lot? Well, consider it cost over $300 million to make, advertising budget included.
The way people have received The Flash may have an interesting impact on a totally unrelated world, that of car collectors. Seeing how the movie features not one, but two Batmans (Ben Affleck's and Michael Keaton's), some thought this would be a perfect time to get rid of their related possessions.
Even now, as The Flash is struggling to break even, people are trying to capitalize on the release. The lot of cars announced by auction house Mecum for this week's event in Kissimmee, Florida, has several Batmobiles to offer.
The one we're stopping at today is a Chevrolet-based one. Called a Gotham Cruiser, it was built on a 1996 Chevy chassis from an undisclosed model, and it's meant to be a replica used by Michael Keaton's Batman in the 1989 movie.
The chassis supports a 350ci V8 engine the likes of which we get all too often in Chevys, tied to an automatic transmission. All these internal elements are hidden under a one-piece fiberglass body painted black, because Batman never liked other colors.
The replica is quite faithful, with a turbine-style nose up front hiding machine guns of the fake variety inside the front fender. At the opposite end, we get an afterburner which, we're told, is operational – it's unclear though what that means.
The canopy of the vehicle slides away by electric means to reveal an interior in black and yellow and so many dials on the dashboard it's like stepping inside an aircraft cockpit. There's even room in there for a screen to show images captured by the Gotham Cruiser's backup and side cameras.
The Batmobile is to go under the hammer by the end of the week, but no mention is made as to how much it is expected to fetch. We bet though its owner is hoping for it to create a lot more fuss in Florida than The Flash did in cinemas.
According to Box Office Mojo, the flick barely managed to earn a total of almost $250 million globally. Do you think that's a lot? Well, consider it cost over $300 million to make, advertising budget included.
The way people have received The Flash may have an interesting impact on a totally unrelated world, that of car collectors. Seeing how the movie features not one, but two Batmans (Ben Affleck's and Michael Keaton's), some thought this would be a perfect time to get rid of their related possessions.
Even now, as The Flash is struggling to break even, people are trying to capitalize on the release. The lot of cars announced by auction house Mecum for this week's event in Kissimmee, Florida, has several Batmobiles to offer.
The one we're stopping at today is a Chevrolet-based one. Called a Gotham Cruiser, it was built on a 1996 Chevy chassis from an undisclosed model, and it's meant to be a replica used by Michael Keaton's Batman in the 1989 movie.
The chassis supports a 350ci V8 engine the likes of which we get all too often in Chevys, tied to an automatic transmission. All these internal elements are hidden under a one-piece fiberglass body painted black, because Batman never liked other colors.
The replica is quite faithful, with a turbine-style nose up front hiding machine guns of the fake variety inside the front fender. At the opposite end, we get an afterburner which, we're told, is operational – it's unclear though what that means.
The canopy of the vehicle slides away by electric means to reveal an interior in black and yellow and so many dials on the dashboard it's like stepping inside an aircraft cockpit. There's even room in there for a screen to show images captured by the Gotham Cruiser's backup and side cameras.
The Batmobile is to go under the hammer by the end of the week, but no mention is made as to how much it is expected to fetch. We bet though its owner is hoping for it to create a lot more fuss in Florida than The Flash did in cinemas.
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