Warner Bros. PicturesAquaman and the Lost Kingdom debuted at #1 over the four-day holiday weekend. However, its $40 million opening wasn t superheroic.
Its 2018 original, also starring Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis, opened with $67 million on its way to more than $1.1 billion. But the sequel, which cost more than $200 million to make, won t come close to that high water mark, most prognosticators agree. It s Warner Bros. Discovery s fourth under-performing superhero movie of the year, following The Flash, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and Blue Beetle.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom makrs the studio s last superhero flick before the much-anticipated James Gunn/Peter Safran reboot of the studios comic properties.
However, Warner Bros. had sweeter news from Wonka, which came in second for the weekend with $28 million. The prequel, starring Timothée Chalamet as the magical chocolate maker, has made nearly $255 million to date.
The animated film Migration took third place with $17.5 m
Aquaman sequel sinks with weak $40 million opening
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Aquaman sequel sinks with weak $40 million opening
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