【】We can now safely surmise that
Did you hear that distant drumming? That was 。 Wonder Woman 。pounding the entire DC Comics cinematic universe at the box office -- and in about a third of the time. 。
We can now safely surmise that 。 Wonder Woman 。has exceeded both 。 Batman v Superman。and 。 Suicide Squad。at the domestic (North American) box office as of Thursday, making it the biggest hit Warner Bros. has produced from its DC stable, according to estimates provided by ComScore. 。
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And it's not just the totals that are impressive -- it's the speed. 。Wonder Woman 。 became WB/DC's top grosser in just 。four weeks 。 of release, beating out the entire 14-week run of 。Suicide Squad 。 earlier this week, then zooming past 。Batman v Superman。 just before the weekend. All the more estimable when you realize that 。Wonder Woman 。
's opening weekend ($103 million) was significantly lower -- meaning its high quality and great word-of-mouth have given it powerful legs. 。
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Wonder Woman 。(4 weeks): $325,083,830 (through Tuesday), earning more than $3 million daily on average this week, for an estimated $331 million to $332 million 。
Batman v Superman 。(12 weeks): $330 million 。
Suicide Squad 。(14 weeks): $325 million 。
Man of Steel 。 (14 weeks): $291 million 。Even if things slowed down mid-week, Wonder Woman。will have the domestic box-office title very much in the bag by the first matinees of Friday, and be pulling away all holiday weekend. We're probably another month (or less) away from 。
Wonder Woman。
Wonder Woman 。
passing the previous DC films' world-wide grosses -- now at $660 million or so and counting -- but that's inevitable, too. 。 Will 'Wonder Woman' be WB/DC's first billion-dollar movie?Which really leaves only one question: Will it be WB/DC's first billion-dollar movie worldwide? It's not a certainty -- but come on.。Batman v Superman 。
came closest at $873,260,194 after playing in 63 territories.。 Wonder Woman 。has played in just over 40 countries, meaning there are probably still a good dozen or two to go. 。 And if the pace of domestic totals are any indication,Wonder Woman。 should ring that billion-dollar bell before it finally exits theaters around the end of August or beginning of September. (By comparison, Marvel has four billion-dollar grossers: 。The Avengers 。 The Avengers 。, Avengers: Age of Ultron 。,
Captain America: Civl War。 and 。Iron Man 3 。
.) 。
Just another feather in the headpiece for。
Wonder Woman 。