Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Summary
James Wan’sAquaman and the Lost Kingdomrises above all 2023DCmovies to become the fourth most successful superhero film of the class . WithAquaman 3unlikely to be madeand no demand to relate the first sequel ’s plot to the wider DCEU due to the franchise ’s coming reboot , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomcould focus on what made 2018’sAquamanso successful . Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ’s casthas Jason Momoa in the lead role , Yahja Abdul - Mateen II ’s Black Manta and Patrick Wilson ’s Orm returned , and the flick ’s VFX work is just as telling as the first installation ’s .
Yet , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomhad various obstacles to overcome . For instance , the end of the DCEU lower expectation , as it guaranteed that DC would n’t specify up future sequel or crossovers inAquaman and the Lost Kingdom ’s ending and post - credits picture . The DCEU ’s negative streak diminish the hopes of a strong final installing , and the late pickpocket in superhero movie ' general profits cast a shadow over theAquamansequel . However , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomhas exceeded expected value . While it still underperformed in comparison to the first instalment and other box government agency hits , theAquamansequel has managed to outperform other2023 Marvel and DC superhero moviesthat had more variable star in their favor .
Aquaman 2 Trails Behind Only Quantumania, GOTG 3 & Across The Spider-Verse
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom Is On Track To Match Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
Against the betting odds , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ’s earnings surpassedThe Flash , DC ’s most anticipated motion picture in 2023.It also left the MCU’sThe Marvelsin the dust , having get across its full earnings in just two week . On top of that , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomalmost triplesShazam : Fury of the GodsandBlue Beetle ’s entire earnings in its third workweek in dramatic art . The only three flick theAquamansequel has n’t matched at the box office areAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania , Spider - Man : Across the Spider - Verse , andGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 . On its fourth weekend in theaters , here ’s what the data bet like :
Movie
Worldwide Box Office
Blue Beetle
$ 130 million
Shazam : Fury of the Gods
$ 134 million
The Marvels
$ 206 million
The Flash
$ 271 million
$ 340 million
Ant - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania
$ 473 million
Spider - Man : Across the Spider - Verse
$ 690 million
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3
$ 845 million
With at least a yoke of week leave in theater , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomis on running to reach the $ 400 million mark , which was last achieved within the DCEU by 2018’sAquaman . In fact , just by reachingBlack Adam ’s $ 393 million mark , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomcan formally become the high gross DCEU movie since 2018’sAquaman . On a less positive note , however , the only other MCU movieAquaman and the Lost Kingdomhas outmatch at the worldwide box office besidesThe Marvelsis 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk , though it can still passCaptain America : The First Avenger , Black Widow , andEternalsif it reaches $ 401 million .
On its fourth weekend , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ’s planetary earnings barely surpassAquaman ’s full domestic box office numbers .
2023 Was The Second Year In A Row Of No Superhero Movies Earning $1 Billion
Spider-Man: No Way Home Remains The Last Superhero Movie To Reach $1 Billion
Fourteen Marvel and DC movies make up the $ 1 billion club , introduce in 2008 byThe Dark Knight . Despite turn over three $ 1 billion movies in 2018 and break a track record in 2019 withthe $ 2.8 billion - mark pioneerAvengers : Endgame , the superhero genre ’s box office dropped drastically in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It was a hard task for any comic book movie to match the previous two $ 1 billion toilsome hitters , Spider - Man : No mode HomeandJoker , but the only candidate for such a feat was , of course , Spider - Man : No Way Home .
The Batman ’s corner office total so far is much modest than Spider - Man : No Way Home ’s haul , although the DC pic is still a success in that respect .
Spider - Man : No Way Homestill face the same obstacles as other superhero movies free during the COVID-19 pandemic , but it had the welfare of rumor , sports fan theories , and plentitude of word around the appearance of all three live - action mechanism Spider - Men . Since then , no superhero movie has managed to replicate the same variety of anticipation , includingThe Flash , which also featured more than two springy - legal action Batmen and a litany of multiversal cameo . In the absence seizure of $ 1 billion successes , exploit likeAquaman and the Lost Kingdom ’s $ 340 + million milestone is a electropositive enough surprise among a list of Marvel and DC nonachiever .
