‘Wonder Woman 1984’ earns $38.5 million overseas at box office
The film will drop on HBO Max on Christmas Day
Warner Bros. revealed that its highly-anticipated superhero sequel, “Wonder Woman 1984,” pulled in an estimated $38.5 million in ticket sales from international theaters over the weekend.
The film starring Gal Gadot started its rollout abroad last week, opening in 32 markets, including China, and playing on about 30,000 screens. The studio said admissions totaled over 6 million and that the largely positive reviews bode well for its future.
Most of the earnings came from Chinese theaters, where it earned an estimated $18.8 million. It wasn’t enough to take first place in the country, however – that honor went to a local release.
'WONDER WOMAN 1984' SET FOR SIMULTANEOUS THEATRICAL, HBO MAX RELEASE
“Wonder Woman 1984 ” won’t open in U.S. theaters until Christmas Day, when it will also debut on HBO Max. The pandemic has forced AT&T owned Warner Media and its Warner Bros. studio to embrace unconventional release plans to get films out to audiences.
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from "Wonder Woman 1984." (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. via AP)
Originally, “Wonder Woman 1984” was supposed to open in theaters worldwide this summer, but its release date kept getting pushed back. The first film made over $821 million worldwide in 2017 and absent the pandemic, the hope was that the sequel, which cost around $200 million to make, would even surpass that total.
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Warner Bros. has tried a few different strategies with its films this year, including releasing “Tenet” in theaters and sending “The Witches” straight to HBO Max. “Tenet” opened internationally first as well, taking off with $53 million from 41 markets in late August. Finally, last month, the studio decided to embrace a hybrid release for “Wonder Woman 1984.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.