โWonder Woman 1984โ adds $5.5 million in 2nd US weekend
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot, left, and Chris Pine in a scene from "Wonder Woman 1984." (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)In its second weekend in U.S. theaters, โWonder Woman 1984โ earned an estimated $5.5 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. โWonder Woman 1984โ has made $28.5 million to date from the U.S., where about 39% of theaters are open and most major markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco, are closed. Internationally, it added $10.1 million, bringing its global total to $118.5 million. While $5.5 million would be a terrible second weekend for a $200 million movie in a pre-pandemic world, under the unique circumstances it was enough to top the domestic charts.
'Wonder Woman 1984' debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from "Wonder Woman 1984." โWonder Woman 1984โ grossed an additional $19.4 million in international markets where it began playing a week earlier. But WarnerMedia is counting on โWonder Woman 1984โ to matter more to HBO Max, which wobbled in its initial rollout. Warner Bros. nevertheless seized on the returns for โWonder Woman 1984โ as the best as could be expected, given the circumstances. Streaming numbers weren't provided for โSoulโ or โWonder Woman 1984.โ WarnerMedia said nearly half of HBO Maxโs subscribers watched โWonder Woman 1984โ on its first day on the streaming platform, though it didn't say how long constituted a watch.
โWonder Woman 1984โ grabs $38.5 million overseas
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from "Wonder Woman 1984." The superhero sequel earned an estimated $38.5 million in ticket sales from international theaters, Warner Bros. said Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)The superhero sequel โWonder Woman 1984โ has earned an estimated $38.5 million in ticket sales from international theaters, Warner Bros. said Sunday. โ Wonder Woman 1984 โ wonโt open in U.S. theaters until Christmas Day, when it will also debut on HBO Max. Originally, โWonder Woman 1984โ was supposed to open in theaters worldwide this summer, but its release date kept getting pushed back.
'Wonder Woman 1984' to debut in theaters and on HBO Max
โWonder Woman 1984โ isnโt skipping theaters or moving to 2021, but it is altering course. After the first month for free on HBO Max, โWonder Woman 1984โ will play in theaters for an additional few weeks before being made available for rental on demand. Warner Bros. also sent its next big film, โThe Witchesโ straight to HBO Max, which parent company Warner Media launched earlier this year. โWonder Woman 1984โ is a major tentpole for Warner Bros. Is it possible for that to happen again this Christmas with Wonder Woman 1984 between theaters and HBO Max?โ Killar wrote Wednesday.
Pandemic chases 'Wonder Woman 1984' to Dec. 25
NEW YORK โ Following the less-than-stellar theatrical debut of Christopher Nolan's โTenet,โ Warner Bros. is delaying its next big release, โWonder Woman 1984," to Christmas. The postponement of the โWonder Womanโ sequel, which had been scheduled to hit theaters Oct. 2, comes on the heels of Hollywood's strongest attempt to lure moviegoers back to theaters during the pandemic. Warner Bros.' $200 million โTenet" fared well in its international-first release, but found ticket sales harder to come by in the United States. The โWonder Woman 1984โ postponement suggests Hollywood's fall may go little better than its summer. โWonder Woman 1984,โ one of many blockbusters originally set for the summer, had been the next big-budget release on the calendar.