Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Summary
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ’s opening move weekend is plummeting below expectation . The movie is the first direct subsequence to the 2018 smash hitAquaman , which remains the highest - grossing installment in the DC Extended Universe . It features the retort of Arthur Curry ( Jason Momoa ) , most of late seen in the post - credits chronological sequence ofThe Flash , as he team up with his untrustworthy half - comrade Orm ( Patrick Wilson ) to take down the returning baddie Black Manta ( Yahya Abdul - Mateen II ) .
PerDeadline , the 3 - day gap weekend projections for theAquaman and the Lost Kingdombox officehave deflated during a quiet Christmas Eve Sunday . Its domestic opening weekend is now estimate to turn out a result of $ 27.6 million , which is considerably low than the $ 30.1 million aggregate that DC ’s early 2023 flopShazam ! furiousness of the Godsearned during its own opening weekend . This total would also give the Momoa - fronted continuation the fourth - worst opening weekend of the franchise , behindThe Suicide Squad , Blue Beetle , andWonder Woman 1984 .
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Still Has a Chance to Grow
This outcome for theAquaman and the Lost Kingdomreleaseis a dashing hopes , weigh the fact that the movie ’s production budget is over $ 200 million . However , it still has an opportunity to raise as its button proceed into the come week and months . Holiday releases have a tendency to leg out with relatively consistent workweek - on - workweek grosses , so the New Year full stop and January could provide valuable growth for the championship .
While theAquaman and the Lost Kingdomreviewstrending negatively charged with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 36 % threatened to impact the movie , it is in fact already projected to become things around with a firm Christmas Day . Its projected 4 - Clarence Day glaring lie between $ 38 and $ 39 million at the domesticated box business office . The movie ’s international numbers also have yet to be calculated and could demonstrate to be a major boost . That help the original movie during its liberation in the 2018 holiday season , as external mart grossed nearly two - and - a - half times the moving-picture show ’s $ 335 million domesticated 144 .
By the death of its theatrical run , Aquamanearned $ 1.15 billion worldwide .
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomwill also profit from a lack of competition throughout early 2024 . While January sees some notable wide releases , includingMean GirlsandNight Swim , the next big - budget tentpole wo n’t arrive at until the release of the Henry Cavill undercover agent movieArgylleon February 2 , and the next bragging superhero movie wo n’t gain theatre untilMadame Webdebuts on Valentine ’s Day .
reference : Deadline
