“Wonder Woman: 1984” dominated the still tepid box office in the United States for the third consecutive weekend.
The highly anticipated superhero sequel had yet another impressive display on a field that is somewhat devoid of any competition. The film is one of the only big box office hits that studio employees were willing to release in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which closed almost every movie theater in the United States. Its box office numbers are also impressive, given the bold decision to release the film on HBO Max, in addition to the theaters. However, the studio must still lose money on the film.
According to Variety, “Wonder Woman: 1984” grossed an impressive $ 3 million between Friday and Sunday, bringing its total in the United States and Canada to $ 32.6 million. Abroad, meanwhile, the film grossed $ 4.7 million, totaling $ 98.8 million abroad.
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The film outperformed almost all films released since the pandemic forced cinemas to close and studios to postpone the launch of the main axes. Unfortunately for Warner Bros., box office sales are still a long way from what the film, with an estimated budget of $ 200 million, expected to make in profits.
‘Wonder Woman: 1984’ dominated the United States box office for the third consecutive weekend.
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Despite the financial blow to the film, the future still looks bright for “Wonder Woman”. Warner Bros. has already given the go-ahead for a third film starring Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins on board, according to Deadline.
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Jenkins previously discussed the plot of the third installment of the franchise in an interview with Collider.
“Actually, we already know the whole story of (‘Wonder Woman 3’) and more because there’s an Amazon movie (spinoff) too and we already have it all mapped,” she said in December 2019. just a matter of, let’s change idea and when. “
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Although much of the work is done in terms of history, the director wanted to moderate fans’ expectations for the timeline of a third film.
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“I think what we don’t want to do is do it consecutively,” admitted the director. “It was great to make these two consecutive films, but I think it’s important to rest a little bit in the middle. And, I like to do other things in the middle, and Gal has other things to do. I never want to make decisions much in advance. We need to see if we both feel like making the film that we think we want to make when the time comes. “