Wonder Woman is a certified hit for Warner Bros., both in domestic markets and across the world.
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Patty Jenkins’ blockbuster has been raking in big box office bucks since its debut on Thursday night, powering its way to an impressive $100.5 million opening weekend stateside. And it looks to be taking in similar figures worldwide.
International estimates put Wonder Woman at about $122.5 million in box office sales, totaling $223 in total gross for its opening.
The DC Comics hero boasts a few other bragging rights—not only having the best opening weekend of a film directed by a woman or based on a female comic book superhero, but having a greater international opening than the first two Iron Man movies, the first two Guardians of the Galaxy movies, the first two Captain America movies, Man of Steel, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, and Thor: The Dark World.
The film also outgrossed the entire global total of Green Lantern, which brought in $219 million, just in its opening weekend.
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When it’s all said and done, Wonder Woman could be the biggest superhero movie from Warner Bros. that isn’t about Batman or Superman.
It’s a major victory for Warner Bros. and its DC Films division, which have been commercial successes but received mix reviews from fans and critics alike. But Wonder Woman boasts an A CinemaScore and is Certified Fresh from Rotten Tomatoes, meaning audiences will continue to show up for the Princess of Themyscira’s origin story.
The film will face stiff competition in the following weeks as The Mummy is set to debut June 9, Cars 3 following June 16, and Transformers: The Last Knight debuting June 23.
But Wonder Woman has made an impressive debut, allowing Gal Gadot and Jenkins to take a bow for their hard work. It’s a well deserved victory and a breath of fresh air in today’s cinematic climate, and now fans patiently await word of the inevitable sequel.
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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.
Joining Gal Gadot in the international cast are Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner and Saïd Taghmaoui. Patty Jenkins directs the film from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg and Geoff Johns, story by Zack Snyder and Allan Heinberg, based on characters from DC Entertainment. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston.
The film is produced by Charles Roven, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder and Richard Suckle, with Rebecca Roven, Stephen Jones, Wesley Coller and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, Wonder Woman.
[h/t] Forbes
