2004’s Catwoman is widely admonished as one of the worst films ever released, and grossed just $82.1 million from its $100 million budget; Elektra didn’t fare much better when it was released in 2005, grossing only $56.7 million and garnering negative reviews.
Rather than trying to fix the issues with these films, Hollywood studios seemingly decided to just put the blame on the fact their superheroes were female, and subsequently avoided making solo films for similar characters since.
Out of all of these releases, Patty Jenkin’s Wonder Woman is the film with the most pressure on its back, especially because the last two female led superhero blockbusters proved to be such critical and financial disasters.