Wonder Womanhas had quite the summer. Initial projections looked good, but nobody was expecting it to break records. The Patty Jenkins directed movie has since gone on to beat DCEU’sMan of Steel, which stopped at $291 million domestically and has now broken the record as the biggest box office earnings for a female directed live-action movie while also earning over $300 million at the domestic box office as reported byBoxOfficeMojo.Wonder Womanis still holding up at the domestic box office, currently holding over $318 million as of this writing so beatingBatman v Supermanas well asSuicide Squadcould very well happen before the movie ends its theatrical run. Maybe some moviegoers did actually end up buying theWonder Woman Golden Ticketafter all.
Wonder WomanstarsGal Gadotand was a hit straight from the start, raking in more than $100 million domestically in the first weekend alone, while breaking the record for the best female directed opening weekend. At the worldwide box office, the movie is currently sitting at over $652 million and still going strong especially considering thatThe Mummy,Transformers: The Last Knight, and other supposed box office juggernauts have opened. Many fans ofWonder Womanenjoyed it so much that they have gone to see it for a second and third time.
One of the main ingredients to the success ofWonder Womancomes from the character development. Even Jon Berg andGeoff Johnsfrom DCEU have admitted that the character development and streamlined story have helpedWonder Womancontinue to be a huge success. Johns mentioned thatWonder Womanespecially did an excellent job in getting into whoWonder Womanis, why she is the way she is. While some fans of the DCEU are more skeptical, claiming that thewonder Womanis just an ok movie, but a great movie when compared to the previous movies in the DCEU. Fans are hoping that DCEU heed their own words moving forward to makeJustice Leagueand future DCEU movies as great asWonder Womanin the area of character development. Most fans think that the dark is good, optimism is good, but tapping into the true blood of these characters is going to be the key to moving forward.
Wonder Womanwill surely end up being the most successfulDCEU moviereleased so far after beatingSuicide SquadandBatman v Superman. This is a huge accomplishment for the DCEU and should be celebrated while also dissecting what made it work in the first place.Suicide SquadandBatman v Supermanwere mauled by critics for a reason: they simply weren’t any good and tried to accomplish way too much instead of boiling the characters down to there essence to set a foundation.
Geoff Johns has said that he andPatty Jenkinsare hard at work writing the sequel forWonder Woman. But nothing has been officially announced and since Jenkins wasn’t signed to a package deal, she’s set to earn a lot more money this time around if she’s brought on board to direct again. It’s almost a done deal that Jenkins will continue to tell the story ofWonder Womanand hopefully she continues to break records and inspire.
