Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is a 2020 American animated superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Home Video and very loosely based on the story arc "Darkseid War" by Geoff Johns and draw inspiration from Final Crisis by Grant Morrison. It is the fifteenth and final film in the DC Animated Movie Universe, and the 38th film overall in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. It is directed by Matt Peters and Christina Sotta, written by Ernie Altbacker and Mairghread Scott  and features an ensemble cast including Matt Ryan, Jerry O'Connell, Taissa Farmiga, Stuart Allan, Tony Todd, Ray Chase, Jason O'Mara, Rosario Dawson, Shemar Moore, Christopher Gorham, Rebecca Romijn and Rainn Wilson. In the film, following an unsuccessful attack on Apokolips that left many heroes dead, the remaining members of the Justice League, Justice League Dark, Teen Titans and Suicide Squad join forces against Darkseid in one epic final battle to save Earth. The film was announced in July 2019 at San Diego Comic Con.

Originally scheduled to be released on May 8, 2020, the film's release date was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic closing most cinemas and was instead released in theaters on December 4, 2020. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving acclaim for its animation, story, characters, depth, ending, and plot, and grossed $60 million on a budget of $18 million.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Half Brothers and All My Life and was projected to gross $5-10 million from 1,400 theaters in its opening weekend. The film grossed $3 million on its first day and debuted with $9 million, knocking holdover The Croods: A New Age off the top spot. In its second weekend, the film added more theaters and grossed $13 million, keeping its first position, and in its third weekend, the film grossed $5 million, retaining first yet again. However, in its fourth weekend, the film grossed $7 million but fell down to second, being knocked down by newcomer Wonder Woman 1984.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 249 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The site's consensus reads, "Emotionally charged, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is a visually satisfying conclusion to a series that rarely misses." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on a scale of A+ to F.