Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | December 22, 2023 | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (co-writer of first film) returns

[Borobudur]

I think we have seen enough, Aquaman 2 would have epic collapse in China like MI6 to MI7 , and CA1 to CA2. In term of absolute number, Aquaman could even top them. Both MI7 and CM2 drop 130m+ from their predecessor. If Maoyan prediction turns out true, the collaspe of Aquaman 2 would be epic 250m! The collapse is gonna be so epic, it is actually bigger than ATOW's BO in China!  

[Issac Newton]

Korea

 

Pre-sales 87K admits - finished below The Marvels (112K)

[Gavin Feng]

I mean just imagine if The Flash is the highest grossing DC movie this year

[PlatnumRoyce]

2 hours ago, TigerPaw said:

Is WB pushing Jason Mamoa for any Late Night shows..

Am not seeing much marketing / exposure for this film.

 

I mean for Wonka, Timothee Chalamet hosted SNL..

Momoa hosted SNL in one of the first post-strike episodes

[ChipDerby]

15 minutes ago, PlatnumRoyce said:

Momoa hosted SNL in one of the first post-strike episodes

 

He was also just on Colbert, doing that puppy adoption skit.

[Welcbr12]

Well, at least it surpassed The Marvels 

 

 

[XXRDJisDoctorDoom]

My lord is this even gonna make $200M worldwide? I was trying not to discount it too much because of the holidays but every time a new number is posted it seems to go lower and lower.

[Mojoguy]

6 minutes ago, Welcbr12 said:

Well, at least it surpassed The Marvels 

 

 

Utter REJECTION!

 

We are witnessing the destruction of the entire superhero film genre in 2023! What time to be alive!

[JustLurking]

2023 DCEU must be the worst year a franchise has ever had.

[filmlover]

Is Momoa the only person from this doing any press for it? The entire release just feels so quiet and ready to move on for a sequel to such a big hit.

[interiorgatordecorator]

2 minutes ago, XXR Delayed Until 2025 said:

My lord is this even gonna make $200M worldwide? I was trying not to discount it too much because of the holidays but every time a new number is posted it seems to go lower and lower.

 

can it really miss 100 dom?

as long as it gets to 100 dom it reaches flash, only starts getting a bit dicey in the 80 million range, and I just can't wrap my head around that happening 

[interiorgatordecorator]

2 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Is Momoa the only person from this doing any press for it? The entire release just feels so quiet and ready to move on for a sequel to such a big hit.

 

who else is there other than patrick wilson?

wan maybe, but I dont think him doing press changes anything 

[XXRDJisDoctorDoom]

1 minute ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

can it really miss 100 dom?

 

Based on tracking thread information I'd say it definitely can. I can see it under $80M even (though not necessarily betting on that.)

[Mojoguy]

9 minutes ago, filmlover said:

Is Momoa the only person from this doing any press for it? The entire release just feels so quiet and ready to move on for a sequel to such a big hit.

At this point I think even Momoa knows it's going to flop. Momoa still has to fulfill his contract by promoting the film.

 

Kind how like Gunn probably wanted to wash his hands of GOTG3 the moment he finished making that film, but he still had to do promos for months afterwards.

Edited December 19, 2023 by Mojoguy

[Brainbug]

This is already another case where i feel bad for laughing at this epic bombage. Its shaping up to be such an embarrasment that its not even funny anymore, its just sad.

[JustLurking]

Just now, Mojoguy said:

At this point I think even Moama knows it's going to flop. Moana still has to fulfill his contract by promoting the film.

 

Kind how like Gunn probably wanted to wash his hands of GOTG3 the moment he finished making that film, but he still had to do promos for months afterwards.

From Momoa to Moama to Moana, he sure did quite the transformation

[Borobudur]

One big mistake WB made is allow this movie to come after Avatar 2. Not only that superhero fatigue hit harder now, it is also about the vast downgrade in term of CGI quality between two is too glaring.  

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

It’s just wild to see a sequel to a billion dollar grosser get dumped like this. Especially with it now being the end of the old DCEU. It’s like the opposite of how WB pushed The Flash. I don’t celebrate it, I’m still planning on seeing it this weekend. I just don’t think I have seen anything like it. 

[Mojoguy]

1 minute ago, JustLurking said:

From Momoa to Moama to Moana, he sure did quite the transformation

Was typing too fast.

[filmlover]

Just now, interiorgatordecorator said:

 

who else is there other than patrick wilson?

wan maybe, but I dont think him doing press changes anything 

Kidman being nowhere isn't overly a surprise since she's filling the "screen legend collecting a paycheck" void here but Yayha is playing the main villain in this and doesn't seem to be doing any interviews? Guess we'll find out when the embargo ends if they had a good reason to just cut their losses and move on.