By any metric, Patty Jenkins’
Wonder Woman has been a success. The film enjoyed the
largest-ever opening weekendfor a film directed by a woman. I
t’s now the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman in the world. It got an “A” from
Cinemascore viewers, and
overwhelmingly positive reviewsfrom critics. The profound wave of positivity is particularly striking when compared to other DC Comics Extended Universe
sibling films, including
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and
Suicide Squad.
And now, less than a month after its theatrical release,
Wonder Woman has overtaken the full-release box-office take of Warner Bros.’ other DCEU films in the United States, The Wrap reports. So far,
Wonder Woman has earned $330.5 million in domestic release, to
Batman v Superman’s previous DCEU record of $330.3 million. Notably,
Wonder Woman’s earnings have hit that mark after less than a month in theaters, while it took
Batman v Superman 84 days.
In worldwide release numbers, though, it’s worth noting that
Batman v Superman still holds the overall earnings record for DCEU movies, and that so far, a considerably higher percentage of the film’s box office take came from international ticket sales than
Wonder Woman’s —
according to Box Office Mojo (which currently has different domestic totals than
The Wrap’s report)
Batman v Superman made 62 percent of its money in international release, compared to
Wonder Woman’s 50 percent. It’s not clear yet whether that’s due to
Wonder Woman getting a
much smaller promotional push than
Batman v Superman, or getting a smaller international release push, or whether it takes longer for international numbers to come in. But it’ll be interesting to watch the box office race over the long term, and see how the numbers match up after
Wonder Woman’s been in release as long as the other DCEU films.
