Warner Bros. and director David Ayer's Suicide Squad currently sits at $636 million and is projected to finish with $700+ million at the worldwide box office, bringing a much needed win to the DCEU .

is showing strong legs after a 67% second weekend drop previously had analysts predicting that the film would only gross ~$650 million worldwide.Over the weekend, Suicide Squad dropped to #2, after a stellar opening for Sony's. However, the film's current box office total sits at $636 million and analysts are predicting that the film should finish up its run at $700-$730 million. That's definitely a win for Warner Bros. after critics ravaged the film and the DCEU's earlier entry this year,Previously, an "explosive" article from The Hollywood Reporte r detailed behind-the-scenes friction on the project and stated that the film needed to earn $750-$800 million just to break even. However, that figure never really made much sense, especially considering the fact that the same report from THR said the film cost $175 million (at most) to produce. Forbes disputed that number in not one but two separate articles. It should also be noted that if you go back and read the original article from THR, the $750-$800 million figure comes from an "anonymous industry insider" not from an actual employee at THR, which gives them a 'technical-out' to run with that inflated figure which fits the overall tone of their report.Furthermore, Batman v Superman, which cost $250 million to make and reportedly spent $150 million on marketing (for a total cost of $400 million) reportedly needed to earn $800 million to break even. So how does Suicide Squad, which cost less to make and presumably spent less on marketing, somehow need to earn the same (or almost the same) to break even?By no means am I apologizing for the film, in fact, I was pretty critical of its shortcoming in my review , but it seems as if there was a fervor to paint 'Squad' a failure the second after it was released for some inexplicable reason. Whether you loved or hated the film , Suicide Squad will turn a modest profit for WB and should have a sequel officially announced in the coming weeks.