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.。 By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.。Thanks for signing up!。 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 。 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。 Wonder Woman 。
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