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DC's last chance to score a win at the 2023 box office, with James Wan's water-dwelling sequel "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," is looking like a fourth and final bust. The original film, also directed by Wan and released in 2018, grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide and is still the third-highest grossing movie in Warner Bros. Pictures' history. But with early numbers in, "The Lost Kingdom" looks set to repeat the pattern of "Captain Marvel" and its recent sequel "The Marvels" with a mega-drop in ticket sales.
Per Deadline, "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" grossed just $13.7 million on Friday (including Thursday previews), which puts it on track to gross just $30 million Friday-to-Sunday, and $43 million over the four-day Christmas weekend. The three-day estimate puts it on par with "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" and only slightly ahead of the opening weekend for "Blue Beetle," which featured a relatively obscure DC superhero who...
Per Deadline, "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" grossed just $13.7 million on Friday (including Thursday previews), which puts it on track to gross just $30 million Friday-to-Sunday, and $43 million over the four-day Christmas weekend. The three-day estimate puts it on par with "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" and only slightly ahead of the opening weekend for "Blue Beetle," which featured a relatively obscure DC superhero who...
- 12/23/2023
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
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The staggering decision to scrap “Batgirl” leads a growing list of HBO Max titles audiences may never see thanks to the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
On Monday, Deadline broke the news that six more movies and series would not go forward at the streaming service, notably including “Batman: Caped Crusader” from Matt Reeves, who despite the change just cut a multi-year film deal with Warner Bros.
The animated DC series is expected to continue production and possibly stream elsewhere, per Borys Kit for The Hollywood Reporter. But not all of the impacted projects can be so lucky.
“The movie is practically finished and turned out beautifully,” lamented “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt” co-writer Tony Cervone in an Instagram post made when the film’s cancellation was first announced along with “Batgirl” in early August. “I am heartbroken,” he continued.
“Why cancel a 95 finished holiday movie this close to fall?” tweeted co-writer Paul Dini.
On Monday, Deadline broke the news that six more movies and series would not go forward at the streaming service, notably including “Batman: Caped Crusader” from Matt Reeves, who despite the change just cut a multi-year film deal with Warner Bros.
The animated DC series is expected to continue production and possibly stream elsewhere, per Borys Kit for The Hollywood Reporter. But not all of the impacted projects can be so lucky.
“The movie is practically finished and turned out beautifully,” lamented “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt” co-writer Tony Cervone in an Instagram post made when the film’s cancellation was first announced along with “Batgirl” in early August. “I am heartbroken,” he continued.
“Why cancel a 95 finished holiday movie this close to fall?” tweeted co-writer Paul Dini.
- 8/24/2022
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
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