In its second weekend in US theaters, “Wonder Woman 1984” brought in about $ 5.5 million at the box office, according to studio estimates released Sunday. That’s a 6.7% drop for the superhero sequel, which will simultaneously show on 2,151 screens and stream for free to HBO Max subscribers.
Wonder Woman 1984 has grossed $ 28.5 million to date in the United States, where approximately 39% of theaters are open and most major markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia. and San Francisco are closed.
Internationally, it was $ 10.1 million for a total of $ 118.5 million worldwide.
While $ 5.5 million would be a horrible second weekend for a movie costing $ 200 million to produce in a pre-pandemic world, under the current circumstances it was enough to finish in first place nationally. . In second place was Universal Studios’ “The Croods: A New Age”, which had 25% more footage in theaters in its sixth week. It has raised $ 34.5 million since it debuted on Thanksgiving and is now available for rent on major online video services as well.
Disney and Pixar’s “Soul,” which bypassed US theaters and is available for free to Disney + subscribers, added an additional $ 16.5 million internationally, a 114% increase since its US premiere. the same markets last weekend. The film, with the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, did particularly well in China, where the premiere amount more than doubled, adding an additional $ 13.7 million over the weekend. The study attributes the gain to the positive response to social media and word of mouth.
Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic “Alien” also premiered at Disney’s 20th Century Studios this weekend. Raised $ 75,000 from 505 locations.