1/24/2024 0 Comments Bass fish svg![]() ![]() ![]() Shazam: Fury of the Gods ($30.1M), The Flash ($55M, despite all good intentions to make that a great movie) and Blue Beetle ($25M). In regards to the movie’s stateside performance, realize that the new DC administration of James Gunn and Peter Safran has been specific about rebooting all of DC after the Zack Synder-verse, which has put a damper on the openings of a recent string of DC movies, i.e. RELATED: Jason Momoa On His ‘Aquaman’ Future: “It’s Not Looking Too Good” The Games of Thrones alum also showed up at a fan screening Monday night at LA’s The Grove and took photos with moviegoers. He also attended a roadshow through four cities in China earlier in the month with director Wan. Momoa traveled to London for a special event to celebrate Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom at Battersea Power station on December 12 and did a photocall the previous day during the international junket. Note, however, that the original Aquaman released earlier in December and was not hindered by the fact that Christmas Eve is also something of a no-go in several overseas markets. Mexico should count as a Top 5 market this weekend, along with the usual mature European majors. Korea, for example, ended up as one of the top offshore markets for the first Jason Mamoa starrer, but it has had a tough year - though local titles are starting to pop there, raising hope. Overall, the sequel is tough to comp in regards to its foreign box office given the current state of the motion picture marketplace. ![]() Thursday adds another 26, with Germany and the UK among the biggest, followed by 11 markets on Friday. Rollout will continue in Denmark (December 25), Australia/New Zealand (December 26), the UAE (December 28) and Japan (January 12). The sequel currently leads presales throughout the frame in the PRC, but remember we are far from the heady days of 2018, when the original bowed to $93M+ at historic rates.Īquaman 2 begins his offshore journey on Wednesday, with major territories this weekend being France, Italy, Spain, Korea, Brazil and Mexico. The Middle Kingdom, which was a prime territory for the first movie, is looking at $25M-$30M alone. That worldwide debut at its highest would be $110M through Sunday. Overseas is much better for Aquaman 2, with a 73-market launch looking to deliver $75M-$80M including China. While that’s possibly a lower gross than even The Marvels‘ 3-day start of $46.1M, and many might be quick to scream “superhero fatigue,” there are a couple of factors in hand. Greenlighterd under the previous Walter Hamada-DC administration, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is expected to do around $40M+ over the four-day Christmas weekend. The sequel, which has filmmaker James Wan back in the director’s seat, has been three years in the making, with some starts and stops due to Covid. ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Warner Bros Pictures/Everett Collection ![]()
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