AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM Splashes Down On Box Office Tracking With Numbers Lower Than THE FLASH

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM Splashes Down On Box Office Tracking With Numbers Lower Than THE FLASH

Theater owners are banking on Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom being a box office hit next month, but based on tracking data, the sequel will be the DCEU's latest - and final - financial failure. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Dec 01, 2023 12:12 AM EST
Source: Deadline

This won't have been the news Warner Bros. was hoping for. 

According to Deadline, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom's three-week tracking is currently pointing to a four-day opening of just $50 million when it opens on December 22. Not helping matters is the fact Christmas Eve is on a Sunday, so there's at least a slim chance the sequel will find its sea legs when Christmas is over. 

In 2018, Aquaman splashed down with $67.8 million but eventually grossed $1.1 billion worldwide. There's at least a chance this follow-up will take off similarly, but it will have to do so without the near-$300 million haul its predecessor accumulated in China (the Middle Kingdom has largely rejected Hollywood fare in recent years). 

Reviews will be crucial to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom's success and Warner Bros. has yet to pull the trigger on its last-minute marketing campaign; for example, we're expecting heavy promotion from lead star Jason Momoa and at least one more trailer. 

Tracking has been all over the place this year, but when it comes to comic book movies, they haven't fared well. 

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opened $12 million beneath expectations with $118 million and The Marvels debuted with $47 million despite early projections of more than $70 million. In The Flash's case, that was aiming for $70 million but debuted with a mere $55 million. 

If Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom also falls short, then it could be a disaster. However, the DCEU is being rebooted as the DCU by DC Studios and Momoa has already pretty much confirmed his time as Arthur Curry ends with this movie. While that is going to lessen interest from moviegoers, it's not as if Warner Bros. will be banking on the sequel being a box office hit in order to pave the way for a threequel.

Director James Wan and Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa - along with Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman - return in the sequel to the highest-grossing DC film of all time: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family, and the world, from irreversible destruction.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will be released on December 22.

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SheepishOne
SheepishOne - 11/30/2023, 12:43 PM
In other news, water is wet.
tugboy
tugboy - 11/30/2023, 12:47 PM

Nolanite
Nolanite - 11/30/2023, 2:10 PM
@tugboy - thanks for the fap material
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/30/2023, 2:59 PM
@Nolanite - I rarely see you on here, and this is the comment haha you're great
Nolanite
Nolanite - 11/30/2023, 5:58 PM
@bobevanz - I'm always around.
I tend to go into hibernation quite often but always watching.
CoHost
CoHost - 11/30/2023, 12:50 PM
That's BS. A sequel to a billion dollar blockbuster isn't gonna flop, get a frickin clue.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 11/30/2023, 12:54 PM
@CoHost - Was that a Marvels joke? 🤔
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/30/2023, 6:31 PM
@CoHost - i somewhat agree ... i guess?
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 11/30/2023, 12:50 PM
Announcing a reboot before the old regime's DC movies were out was an amazing idea.

Their fate was sealed from day 1.



Outrageous... :(
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 11/30/2023, 1:01 PM
@Doomsday8888 - NAILED IT
EZBeast
EZBeast - 11/30/2023, 12:51 PM
Ot: comicbook.com posted 2 new poster from gxk the new empire
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 11/30/2023, 12:54 PM
@EZBeast - Sick
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 11/30/2023, 1:01 PM
@EZBeast - BADASS
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 11/30/2023, 12:54 PM
lol. A lot riding on the fella from the Mint Mobile ads to reinvigorate the genre. Got a lot of heavy lifting to do there Ryan. I actually hope he pulls it off. Deadpool could clear a billion.

Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 11/30/2023, 12:58 PM
@DarthOmega
Deadpool 3 HAS to make bank, the fate of all existence depends on it!
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