‘Wonder Woman’ Leaps Past ‘Batman V. Superman’ As The Highest-Grossing DCEU Movie
Don’t mess with Diana of Themyscira.WonderWomanhasshattered box office recordsas the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman, and now it’s making leaps and bounds past its DC Film predecessors.
In just four weeks,Wonder Womanbreezed past the 14-week run ofSuicide Squadand has has become the highest-grossing DC Extended Universe movie, beatingBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s 12-week run just before the weekend.
Wonder Womanhas thus far made $330.533 million domestically, just above the $330.366 million cumulative gross domestically ofBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, according toForbes.
That’s a huge achievement consideringWonder Woman’s opening weekend at $103 million was significantly lower thanBatman v Superman(37% less, to be specific).Wonder Woman’s opening was also 22% smaller thanSuicide Squadand 20% smaller thanMan of Steel.
This means that the female-led superhero flick has been growing on word of mouth,urged on by acclaimfrom critics and superhero fans alike.
Here’s the breakdown between the four DCEU films that have been released since the universe kicked off withMan of Steelin 2013:
We can’t be sure of whereWonder Woman’s international performance will end up just yet, but these domestic numbers signify thatPatty Jenkins' film could be the DCEU’s first billion-dollar movie worldwide before it leaves theaters in a few months.
It’s encouraging news forWonder Womanfans, as well as the DCEU itself, which seemingly didn’t hold big expectations for the film before it hit theaters. But now Warner Bros.can learn from their mistakesand take advantage fromWonder Woman’s success by revamping the DCEU’s gloomy tone and characters. “There are several lessons to take away fromWonder Woman, but the most important one may not be the most obvious,” we wrote in our article reflecting on howWonder Woman’s success can impact the DCEU. “The biggest lesson to learn fromWonder Womanis that sincerity is no longer a dirty word.”
Now, withreshoots underwayonJustice League, hopefully the next DC Film can repeat optimistic and sincere tone ofWonder Woman, and repeat its critical acclaim and box office success.
