Despite premiering simultaneously by streaming service, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ managed the best box office debut of the pandemic, opening with $16.7 million (Dh61.3 million) over the Christmas weekend in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.
That’s only a faint glimmer of typical business during the holiday season, when cinemas are usually packed and box office receipts are among the best of the year. Last year, ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ exceeded $32 million on Christmas Day alone. According to data firm comScore, 35% of North American theatres are currently open.
But Warner Bros nevertheless celebrated the performance of ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ which landed in 2,150 theatres and bettered the approximately $10 million launch of Warner Bros’ ‘Tenet’ in North America. (Universal Pictures’ ‘The Croods: A New Age’ opened similarly in late November.) ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ grossed an additional $19.4 million in international markets where it began playing a week earlier. The Patty Jenkins-directed sequel, starring Gal Gadot, has made $85 million globally to date.