WB was probably expecting a box office of $300-500 million or more.
Their initial worldwide box office estimate was $325 million, and it's not likely to make anything like that. But -
The box office intake does not warrant a sequel.
- films that have made less than what DS has already made worldwide have had sequels. In fact, the
Underworld franchise has had multiple sequels. However, when it comes to the sequels, they've had smaller budgets than the DS film had, so if there ever is a sequel to the DS film, it would probably be a film with a smaller budget.
Though at the same time, there have also been films that have had sequels mostly because they were very successful on DVD/Blu-ray.
The truth is there is still a great deal to be played out when it comes to both the DS film's box office and its DVD/Blu-ray release, so it's still a bit premature to ponder with any certainty what the future may bring...
19 days 11 hours 9 minutes 32 seconds since the Depp/Burton Dark Shadows has been in release(ET)!!