Wonder Woman 1984 lasso a “B +” CinemaScore from opening weekend moviegoers, representing the Wonder Woman sequel to a $ 16.7 million pandemic-best domestic opening weekend. After losing its Certified Fresh award on Rotten Tomatoes, it plummeted from a high ’80s rating to a more mixed 66% fresh critics’ approval, WW84’s reception matches the “B +” scored by this year Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey – well received on Rotten Tomatoes with 78% – as well as the theatrical release of Justice League and the David Ayer directed Suicide Squad. Those two films are among the worst rated submissions from the nine-film DC Extended Universe on Rotten Tomatoes, where Suicide Squad reached a franchise low of 26%.
The first Wonder Woman and Shazam! are the best-received films from the DCEU on CinemaScore, each receiving an “A” rating from audiences on opening night. The launch of Zack Snyder’s universe Man of Steel scored an “A-“, as did James Wan Aquarius, which is still the top grossing DC Comics adaptation at the worldwide box office. The worst received movie in the universe is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which received a “B” during the opening weekend of 2016.
Other Christmas weekend new releases to receive a “B +” CinemaScore include Promising young woman and the Tom Hanks starring News of the world. Compared to other new releases, WW84 comes behind the animated The Croods: A New Age (“A”) but before Vince Vaughn’s body swap comedy horror Freaky and the drama of Kevin Costner and Diane Lane Let him go (“B-“).
WW84Its “B +” rating puts it next to other superhero movies Spider-Man 3, Superman returns, Thor, Venom, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: first class, and that of DC Films Joker, which became the first DC Comics movie to be nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award.
Amid mixed reception from home viewers WW84 on HBO Max over the Christmas holidays, studio Warner Bros. confirmed on Sunday that writer-director Patty Jenkins will be returning for it Wonder Woman 3.
“Wonder Woman 1984 breaking records and exceeding our expectations for all of our key viewing and subscriber metrics in the first 24 hours of the service, and the interest and momentum we see indicates that this is likely to continue well beyond the weekend, “Andy Forssell, WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer executive vice president and general manager, said in a statement, “In these very difficult times, it was nice to give families the opportunity to enjoy this uplifting movie at home, where theater was not an option.”
With Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal and Chris Pine, Wonder Woman 1984 is in theaters now and streaming on HBO Max.