The world is in love withAquaman. Entering its third official week in U.S. theaters, the movie has finally toppledBatman V Supermanat the global box office to become the highest grossing DCEU movie ever. It has also bypassed a number of other Marvel and Sony superhero movies on its way to complete domination.
Just a few years ago, it would have been hard to image thatAquamanwould be the king of DC superheroes, with such heavy hitters as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman on the scene. But Arthur Curry is now king of the DC family, and he still has a good month left to earn big bucks at thebox office.
Aquamanis the second highest rated movie in the DCEU with a 64% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, coming in behindWonder Womanwith a 93% approval rating. The aquatic adventure has proven to be a huge hit overseas, with a current worldwide gross of $887,620,880 as of this writing.Batman V Supermancurrently sits at $873,634,919. Though, it should be noted thatAquamanhas a ways to go before it will be able to beatBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceat the domestic box office. It is speculated thatAquamanwill reach that covered $1 billion milestone before all is said and done.
Over the past two weeks,Aquamanhassoared by a number of big MCU movies. Now, in its third weekend, it has officially beaten last year’s surprise smashVenom, clobberingThor: RagnarokandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2in the process. There is no real competition forAquamanuntilGlass, another long awaited superhero sequel, andThe Kid Who Would Be Kinghit theaters on January 18.
Aquamanis thefirst-ever standalone movie for the DC Comics character, with Jason Momoa reprising his role fromBatman V SupermanandJustice League. Speaking domestically,Aquamanshould have no problem bypassingJustice Leaguein the U.S. after the weekend. China has really taken to the ocean dwelling do-gooder, with the King of Atlantas getting an extended release in that country. No one, least of all Warner Bros. and DC Films, imagined that the movie would do so good, this quickly, especially when it comes to squashing some of the biggest titles in the MCU.
With the movie such a smash hit, it’s expected thatAquaman 2will be officially announced any day now. Director James Wan and Jason Momoa have both stated that they have a lot of ideas for keeping this franchise fresh and swimming forward in the future. It’s unclear if any other DC superheroes will join him during the next round. It looks like Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill are down for the count when it comes to reprising their roles as Batman and Superman, respectively. But Momoa hopes he can bring Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Ezra Miller as The Flash back for the second installment.
It’s expected thatAquamancould be a box office main stay throughout February and heading into the spring. We’ll have to wait and see ifCaptain Marvelis any match for Arthur Curry when that Marvel release hits theirs in March. This news comes fromBox Office Mojo.
