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

[Welcbr12]

2 hours ago, dudalb said:

65 million first week domestic. Looks as though the "Holiday Legs" did not kick in.

 

Oh, Holiday Legs absolutely kick in for the movia, without that, this wouldn't even make it to the 100M DOM tbh

[Welcbr12]

Btw Scott Mendelson from Forbes predicts a worldwide final run between 400M (pessimistic) and 526M (optimistic)

 

I honestly can't see this coming up to 450M WW with currently being at 216M but I think 400M is quite possible 

 

https://scottmendelson.substack.com/p/friday-box-office-wonka-saves-christmas

[4815162342]

Very messy movie but I had fun. It understood the assignment

[MightyDargon]

What an absolute waste of a Christmas release slot. Another studio should have counterprogrammed it with...something.

At least we know why they ran like scared rabbits from the Avatar 2 slot last year.

[PlatnumRoyce]

49 minutes ago, MightyDargon said:

What an absolute waste of a Christmas release slot. Another studio should have counterprogrammed it with...something.

At least we know why they ran like scared rabbits from the Avatar 2 slot last year.

I think the strike really saved Aquaman. It went late enough that people committed to moving out of 2023 and people weren't racing to audible. Seems like downsides for a failed rushed Christmas release are larger than just waiting and exploiting a strike created content gap in 2024.

[BadOlCatSylvester]

1 hour ago, MightyDargon said:

What an absolute waste of a Christmas release slot. Another studio should have counterprogrammed it with...something.

At least we know why they ran like scared rabbits from the Avatar 2 slot last year.

Warner's the one that wanted it out of the way as soon as they could, for they have a franchise reboot they need to get into. At least the nature of the holiday corridor will prevent it from being a Marvels-level nuclear bomb. And it's not like they're betting it all on it either, as both Wonka and Colour Purple were placed near it as backup options. That was definitely a wise choice considering Disney betting it all on Wish blew up in their faces, and Wonka is doing very well.

[belblazer]

They didn't run from Avatar lol both this and The Flash moved due to VFX. It was always announced (since 2019) for xmas 2022. Wan and WB wanted the xmas slot again so if it wasn't 2022, would be 2023.

 

Black Adam was also on the same day as Avatar in 2021 and it only moved due to Covid.

[ThomasNicole]

216M already, yeah seems like 350M is happening, maybe even 400M if it doesn’t completely collapse in a few days 

 

It’s bad but well at least it won’t be even top 5 bombs of the year lol

[dallas]

5 minutes ago, ThomasNicole said:

216M already, yeah seems like 350M is happening, maybe even 400M if it doesn’t completely collapse in a few days 

 

It’s bad but well at least it won’t be even top 5 bombs of the year lol

It will be at $251M through Sunday

[martin]

33 minutes ago, ThomasNicole said:

216M already, yeah seems like 350M is happening, maybe even 400M if it doesn’t completely collapse in a few days 

 

It’s bad but well at least it won’t be even top 5 bombs of the year lol

251m 

[Nicson]

I guess we were wrong

 

People will still watch garbage superhero movies even when it's undeserved 

[ThomasNicole]

1 hour ago, martin said:

251m 

Just saw it, yeah 350M is locked and 400M is a decent shot atp

[martin]

2 hours ago, ThomasNicole said:

Just saw it, yeah 350M is locked and 400M is a decent shot atp

Hope it's passed quantumania.

[Blaze Heatnix]

If this movie makes more than 400 million and remotely close to 500 million worldwide, I guess James Gunn will be talking about another Aquaman movie even if it's set in the "Elseworlds". I wouldn't mind another Aquaman with Momoa and the rest of the gang.

[HummingLemon496]

We're not getting an Aquaman 3

[Belakor]

6 hours ago, Nicson said:

I guess we were wrong

 

People will still watch garbage superhero movies even when it's undeserved 

Nah, The Marvels is the evidence you are wrong.

 

[Bob Train]

Why would WB release 2 Chalamet movies within a week of each other? That would cause way too much overexposure. Wonka and Aquaman 2 will make $600m+ and $400m WW respectively.

[marveldcfox]

Now imagine fox had stuck to the December 2018 release of Alita Battle Angel. It would have easily done 150+m domestic and 400+M overseas and $550+ million worldwide. Idiots. 

[Juliet]

13 hours ago, HummingLemon496 said:

We're not getting an Aquaman 3

 

This film pretty much wrapped the whole thing well. Aquababy lived. Orm was redeemed. Atlantis is safe. Mera exists.

[Human]

I still hear this will be a bigger bomb than The Marvels.  It has now passed TM both domestically and worldwide.