Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Summary
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis tracking to have a crushed first step weekend than Marvel Studios ' biggest bomb . Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis theDCEU ’s last film . The subsequence serves as the follow - up to 2018’sAquaman , which broke expectations to become DC ’s highest - grossing motion-picture show ever , with a global box office total of over $ 1.1 billion . However , the latestAquaman and the Lost Kingdomupdatedoes not prefigure well for the subsequence ’s boxwood office performance .
grant toDeadline , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis on cartroad for a four - 24-hour interval Christmas opening weekend of around $ 40 million plus , which is less thanThe Marvels ' $ 46 million three - day opening . That is unfit word for the DCEU ’s net movie , asThe Marvelshad the worst debut for a Marvel Studios flick and will end its theatrical tally as the lowest - grossing MCU movie yet , with only $ 204 million — agree toBox Office Mojo . Despite poke having teased an excitingstory forAquaman and the Lost Kingdom , the movie should be another 2023 DCEU box office disappointment .
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was the DCEU ’s final moving picture , and also one of the franchise ’s most expensive , making its box spot crucial .
Why Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom Might Struggle At The Box Office
A Few Factors Explain The Sequel’s Situation
The wretched box government agency projections forAquaman and the Lost Kingdomare part of a bigger DC problem . After it was announced that James Gunn and Peter Safran would be replacing the DCEU with the approaching fresh DC Universe , audience interestingness in the final projects of the dying universe dwindled . All of DC ’s 2023 movies so far have underperformed at the box government agency , and theAquamansequel seems ineffective to hightail it that tendency .
Alongside the end of the DCEU was the report that all theactors from 2017’sJustice Leaguewill not reprise their function in the DCU , which includes Jason Momoa not returning as Aquaman . With a DC reboot on the horizon andAquaman and the Lost Kingdomnot leading anywhere , the sequel lose a lot of momentum . While there have been no official statements yet about Momoa ’s future tense as Aquaman , rumors about the role player ’s DC future also touch on theAquamansequel ’s operation .
Momoa has revealed on multiple function that he would sleep with to play Lobo , and with Gunn having already tease the character on social media — which he has done for others who are already cast in the DCU — Momoa playing Lobo is a veridical possibility . Varietyhas reported that Momoa is in talks to play Lobo either inSuperman : Legacyor another DCU undertaking . Based on the DCEU ’s many controversies , the incoming reboot of the franchise , and Momoa being seemingly bond to another theatrical role , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomsimply had too much horseback riding against it to take over the originalAquaman ’s historical loge role run .
generator : Deadline
