WONDER WOMAN Breaks Records As It Officially Lassos A $100.5 Million Opening Weekend In North America
Warner Bros. has now released the official figures for Wonder Woman's first weekend at the domestic box office, and Patty Jenkins' superhero flick has taken in a record breaking $100.5 million...
It's official: Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman has scored the top domestic opening of all time for a female director.
The figures are in, and Warner Bros. reports that the iconic DC Comics heroine's first solo adventure has taken in $100.5 million over the course of its first three days on release, making it the 16th superhero movie to cross the $100 million mark in its box-office launch. Initial estimates predicted the film would earn around $65 - $75M, so this is obviously terrific news for all involved.
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Wonder Woman will face stiff competition from The Mummy next week, but given the overwhelmingly positive reviews and the fact that schools will be closed in the weeks ahead, domestic final predictions are already in the $275-300M range.
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UPDATE: Wonder Woman has also taken in $122.5M internationally, bringing its global total to $223M.