While it’s box office run is winding down, and it hasn’t cracked the domestic top 10 in a few weeks, anotherWonder Woman box officemilestone was passed when the movie crossed $800 million worldwide. The movie earned an estimated $1.1 million at the domestic box office this weekend good for 12th place, pushing its domestic total to $404 million, and with the $396 million its earned overseas, it has earned just over $800 million worldwide. The movie is certainly a smash hit, working from a $149 million budget that breathed new life into Warner Bros. struggling DCEU, with this movie out-grossing the first two DCEU moviesBatman v. Superman: Dawn of JusticeandSuicide Squadat the domestic box office.
Box Office Mojoreports thatWonder Womancurrently stands as the second highest-grossing movie of the year at the domestic box office, although it has virtually no shot at catching the number one movie, Disney’sBeauty and the Beast, which has earned $504 million domestic.Wonder Woman, which starsGal Gadotas Diana of Themyscira, also ranks as the fifth highest grossing movie worldwide this year, behindGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2($862.2 million),Despicable Me 3($948.4 million),The Fate of the Furious($1.23 billion) andBeauty and the Beast($1.26 billion). While it seems very unlikely thatWonder Womanwill move up the charts any further, it’s still an impressive performance.
While the first twoDCEU movies,Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice($330.6 million domestic, $873.2 million worldwide) andSuicide Squad($325.1 million domestic, $745.6 million worldwide) fared well at the box office, both were bashed by critics, but that was not the case withWonder Woman. Director Patty Jenkins' blockbuster was universally beloved by fans and critics alike, with an impressive 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that’s raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny. TheWonder Womancast also includes Connie Nielsen as Hippolyata, Robin Wright as Antiope, Danny Huston as Luddendorf, David Thewlis as Sir Patrick, Saïd Taghmaoui as Sameer, Ewen Bremner as Charlie, Eugene Brave Rock as The Chief, Lucy Davis as Etta Candy and Elena Anaya as Dr. Maru.
We reported last month that the inevitable sequelWonder Woman 2will be set in the 1980s, which would allow the production to bring back Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, although they would likely have to age him up quite a bit. The studio has announced a July 07, 2025 release date, but no production schedule has been announced for thisWonder Womansequel, but rest assured, it will still happen, especially considering how big of a hit the firstWonder Womanmovie truly was. Hopefully we’ll find out more about the sequel soon, as the box office run forWonder Womanstarts to die down.
