Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Summary
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis only continuing its unsatisfying box office running . It is the continuation to 2018’sAquaman , which brought in over $ 1.1 billion on a budget of approximately $ 160 million . Lost Kingdomis the last iteration of the original DC Extended Universe and comes in the Wake Island of many movies struggling , includingShazam ! Fury of the Gods , The Flash , andBlue Beetle . It had a budget of $ 205 million .
After a domestic opening weekend that sawAquaman and the Lost Kingdomearn$27.7 million , the superhero moving picture appears to have tally a scalawag undulation . Wonkafound its fashion back to the top of the box office with a $ 8.6 million take on Friday , whileAquaman 2brought in only $ 6.75 million , according to a report byVariety . That is a 51 percent drop from its orifice Clarence Day take . Aquaman 2needs $ 400 million worldwide to split even . If the vacation weekend disappointment continues , Aquaman 2could end up struggling .
Why Is Aquaman 2 Failing?
Considering how successful the originalAquamanwas , the dissatisfactory returns forAquaman and the Lost Kingdomshould be a surprise . Instead , the former DCEU movies place up the movie ’s loser . With James Gunn and Peter Safran rent over the universe and planning toreset the DC Universe , the purpose of any movies release after that announcement is refutable . The reset means that the entire purpose of an prolonged population has been diminish , which takes by fromAquaman 2 ’s appeal .
Another challenge has been themiddlingAquaman 2reviews . The movie was released with a record - breaking Rotten Tomatoes score , as it sat belowJustice Leagueand all 2023 DCU movies . The current score leavesAquaman 2sitting at a 35 percent on the Tomatometer . audience enjoy the moving-picture show considerably more , as it presently has an 80 percent interview score , which has likely kept the second - weekend cliff from drop below 51 percent .
Aquaman 2has also become somewhat controversial due to thepresence of Amber Heard , who was involved in a legal contravention with actor Johnny Depp in 2022 . Depp won a defamation difference of opinion against Heard , who claimed that Depp had been abusing her . find out did , however , win a countersuit against Depp for defaming her , as well . The controversy spread wildly and impacted how the new film was market . Regardless of how much Heard ’s disceptation conduce , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis struggling to last out afloat at the box place .
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis currently only available in theaters . Warner Bros. Discovery has not yet announced a streaming release date .
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