Aquaman was coming off a more high profile flop in Justice League and still more than doubled Bumblebee
Maybe Aquaman is the exception and Batman Begins/Bumblebee are the norm?
The latter
Didn't they already say they got 0 plans for Superman? Isn't that the reason a Supergirl movie is being developed?
Had Nolan and Goyer not come knocking we'd probably still be waiting on a follow up to Superman Returns