Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman, having just crossed over the $600 million threshold at the global box office, is set to overtake Mamma Mia! as the highest-grossing movie ever directed by a woman.
Videos by ComicBook.com
Mamma Mia!, a 2008 musical based on the hit stage play and featuring music by global pop phenomenon ABBA, was directed by Phyllida Lloyd, whose only other theatrical release was the 2011 Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady. That film was made for a fraction of Mamma Mia!‘s budget, but went on to earn “just” $120 million at the global box office.
Wonder Woman is expected to eclipse the milestone today, and by Monday is likely to surpass Man of Steel‘s box global box office haul as well. Domestically, the film may pass Man of Steel as early as today and could cruise by Iron Man and Suicide Squad by the end of the weekend.
Wonder Woman has been bolstered by strong reviews and great word-of-mouth, which have helped to minimize the week-to-week drop that film is experiencing at the box office. Batman v Superman, for instance, had one of the biggest opening weekends of all time but fell precipitously each of the next two weeks. Wonder Woman‘s percentage drop is as low as Thor, but Thor opened smaller and had a smaller budget — meaning that the overall dollar totals are piling up much faster for the Amazing Amazon.
More Wonder Woman news:
- Wonder Woman’s Role In Justice League Hasn’t Changed
- The DCEU Has “Lots Of Plans” For Its Female Characters
- Geoff Johns Co-Writing Wonder Woman 2 Treatment With Patty Jenkins
- WB Chief Reveals When Wonder Woman II Will Take Place
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, Princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
Wonder Woman is directed by Patty Jenkins and is written by Allan Heinberg, Geoff Johns, and Zack Snyder. The film stars Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman), Chris Pine (Steve Trevor), Robin Wright (General Antiope), Connie Nielsen (Queen Hippolyta), David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis (Etta Candy), Danny Huston, Ewen Bremmer, Doutzen Kroes, Samantha Jo (Euboea), Florence Kasumba (Senator Acantha), Said Taghmaoui, Eleanor Matsuura (Epione), Emily Carey (Young Diana), and Lisa Loven Kongsli (Menalippe).
MORE WONDER WOMAN: Marvel Studios President Praises Wonder Woman’s Female Representation / How Wonder Woman Fixes Many DC Movie Problems / Doctor Poison Actress Reveals Her Villainous Inspiration
Related Posts
-
Warner Bros Japan -
Rey, BB-8, and Finn on Jaaku in The Force Awakens (2015) -
Pocahontas standing in the wind in Pocahontas (1995)
