Zack Snyder swears his film Rebel Moon was seen more than Barbie

The director exposed Netflix's calculation – an equation that is difficult to verify…

“If it had been released in theaters, that means 160 million people would have seen it“, said Zack Snyder about his latest achievement.

After the backlash of Rebel MoonA space opera brand new available on Netflix, Zack Snyder tries to bounce back by explaining that his film has recorded a very significant audience on the Netflix streaming platform. And that it would therefore be more popular than its bad reputation suggests…

His speech follows protests from Sofia Boutella, heroine of the science fiction project, towards the bad reviews of the film. Guest on the set of the Joe Rogan show, Zack Snyder put the dots on the “i”. According to him, Rebel Moon achieved a good figure. The filmmaker even makes a comparison with the pink earthquake, barbie of Greta Gerwigwhich, let's remember, grossed $1.4 billion worldwide last summer in theaters.

“At present, Rebel Moon, it’s 80-90 million views, assures the filmmaker. They (the bosses at Netflix) assume it's two people per viewing. If it was a film released in the cinema, that means that 160 million people would have seen it. If we multiply by the price of a ticket, so $10, that’s $1.6 billion won. So more people probably saw Rebel Moon that barbie At the movie theater. This is the Netflix model, which is incredible”

This comparison advanced by Zack Snyder should be considered with caution since no figures are currently verifiable. Unlike the box office of films released in cinemas, which is not calculated directly by producers, Netflix and other streaming platforms share the scores on their services themselves. The company with the red N communicates relatively little about its audience scores, sometimes sharing viewing hours records for a program, never specifying its flops.

Remember that the Snyder/Netflix collaboration has existed for 3 years. The filmmaker had left Warner Bros, to turn to the creative freedom of the streaming platform – this alliance was born Army of the Dead and the franchise Rebel Moon.

Rebel Moon Part 2: The Slasher should normally come out April 19 on Netflix. Not to mention that Zack Snyder is also preparing a director's cut Its teams work in parallel on a Rebel Moon 3 which has not yet been officially announced by Netflix.

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