‘Wonder Woman 1984’ adds $5.5 million in 2nd US weekend

Gal Gadot arrived on HBO Max on Dec. 25 — its original blockbuster theatrical release plans forced to be shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- but like all the Warner Bros. movies premiering simultaneously theatrically and on the streaming service in 2021, its viewing window is short lived, and you only have until Jan.

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made a controversial bet to make “Wonder Woman,” which premiered in cinemas on Christmas Day, simultaneously available on its streaming service, HBO Max. The company also said it was putting its entire 2021 slate of films on HBO Max, in order to bolster the nascent service and appeal to housebound customers.

Wonder Woman 1984 stayed atop the domestic box office chart in its third outing, but continued to fall off steeply. Overall it was a grim weekend for the North American theaters as total revenue tumbled 93 percent compared to the same weekend a year ago due to the ongoing pandemic and no new wide releases.

Refresh for chart and more analysis Even if there wasn’t a pandemic, odds are this would still be a hard weekend at the domestic box office, what with all the distraction that came out of our nation’s Capitol this past week. Television news seems to be filled with enough suspense and cliffhangers with the Capitol Insurrection, versus the big screen, as we all cling to our TV screens at home to witness how President Donald J. Trump will leave office, expectedly with chaos in tow.

With the pandemic dragging on and vaccine efforts falling behind schedule, the total domestic weekend box office once again fell below $10 million with “Wonder Woman 1984” leading the charts with $3 million to reach $32.6 million in domestic grosses after its third weekend.Between widespread closures in Europe and lower-than-expected performance in China, the DC blockbuster has now grossed just $131.4 million worldwide.

Patty Jenkins recently spilt the beans on the difficult journey she chattered over the decade to bring Wonder Woman. The director appeared on WTF and spoke to the host Marc Maron and spoke about the numerous unexpected turns during the journey.

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has discussed the “internal war” she faced with Warner Bros over the new DC film.Speaking on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Jenkins alleged that Warner were more interested in the symbol of having a woman direct a superhero film than her actual ideas.“They wanted to hire me like a beard,” she told Maron. “They wanted me to walk around on set as a woman, but it was their story and their vision.“And my ideas? They didn’t even want to read my script.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Wonder Woman 1984” used its lasso of truth to rope in a modest $5.5 million over the New Year’s holiday. The sequel also ensnared another $10.1 million from overseas markets, bringing its global total to a ho-hum $118.5 million.Wonder Woman may be an iconic comic book character, but the film’s lackluster results aren’t that surprising given how severely coronavirus has upended the movie business.

Wonder Woman 1984 went through its fair share of delays in 2020 owing to the coronavirus pandemic. However, come Christmas, the Gal Gadot starrer finally released theatrically as well as on HBO Max.

It’s clear, now having watched both 2017’s “Wonder Woman” and the just-released sequel, “Wonder Woman 1984,” the two films are very different. Whether that difference is good or bad is up to you, but there’s no denying that director Patty Jenkins has crafted a second ‘Wonder Woman’ film that shares very little in common with the original.

that a third installment has been greenlit.Also Read: 'Wonder Woman 3' Fast-Tracked With Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot Returning“Wonder Woman 1984” will be the first of 18 Warner Bros. films through 2021 that will be released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max.

third best Chris, Pine).And while the setting is a throwback, director and co-writer Patty Jenkins has said that she wasn’t after nostalgia but was instead trying to make a straightforward “film from the ’80s.””I was worried that I wasn’t giving people enough ’80s because the temptation is to go ‘’80s, haha,’ and make all these ’80s jokes and put in ’80s tracks,” she told “Syfy Wire” earlier this month.Despite her hesitation, never fear. The film doesn’t skimp on ’80s references.

It’s finally here! After months of delays and the announcement that it would be arriving on HBO Max the same day as in theaters, “Wonder Woman 1984” is upon us. And this week’s episode of The Playlist Podcast features Charles and Mike are here to discuss the good, the bad, and the campy in one of the most anticipated films of the year.

Set in the 80s, Wonder Woman 1984 includes all the shoulder pads, perms, synth-heavy pop songs and Cold War paranoia which the WW era implies. But what's remarkable is how close it is to being a 1980s blockbuster itself.

After Tenet, if there's a big-ticket Hollywood release in India that many were anticipating, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it's Wonder Woman 1984. Gal Gadot returns back to the silver screen as the beloved superhero Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince and along with her, we have Chris Pine reprising his role as Steve Trevor while Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal get added to the mix as dangerous villains Cheetah and Maxwell Lord.As WW84 finally released in India today, i.e.

The original Wonder Woman television series, starring Lynda Carter, has launched on HBO Max – days before the latest Gal Gadot-fronted feature film drops on the streamer.

2020 was anything but easy, but for HBO Max subscribers and those who live someplace where it's safe to go to the movie theater, it's at least ending with a super-powered holiday gift. DC Comics'  will premiere on the streaming service on Christmas Day — Friday, Dec.

Wonder Woman 1984 is days away from its theatrical release and if there's one thing that DCEU (DC Extended Universe) fans are curious about, it's how Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) managed to return for the sequel in spite of his tragic fate in Wonder Woman. While the fan theories are limitless, Pine himself isn't too surprised with Steve's return to the franchise."I wasn’t all that surprised.