Wonder Woman will make a little over $1M this weekend to become the highest grossing superhero origin film of all time domestically with $404M and counting. The title was previously held by Spider-Man ($403.7M) for over 15 years. Before Spider-Man, the record holder was Batman 1989 ($251M). Batman and Spider-man also held the overall superhero gross record for 13 and 6 years respectively.
Here's how the all time domestic superhero chart looks as of Friday (Aug 18). Wonder Woman will add roughly $750k to what is listed through Sunday.
Depending on holds in the next few weeks, Wonder Woman could potentially top Civil War and Iron Man 3 domestically. This would give DC a majority share of the domestic superhero Top 5 for the first time since 2004. Of course, both Civil War and Iron Man 3 will remain far ahead worldwide.
Wonder Woman is also set to pass another milestone this weekend, breaking the $800M mark worldwide. It is currently the 5th highest grossing film of the year worldwide, behind Beauty and the Beast, Fate of the Furious, Despicable Me 3, and Guardians of the Galaxy v2. However, both Spider-Man Homecoming and the Chinese Film Wolf Warrior 2 are likely to pass Wonder Woman in coming weeks.
Wonder Woman's release in Japan next weekend will determine whether the film is able to displace Spider-Man as the top superhero origin film worldwide ($822M). The Japanese run will need to come in somewhere between $17-19M to hit that mark, depending on remaining domestic legs.
EDIT: Wonder Woman is also the third highest grossing film in Warner Bros history domestically
Here's how the all time domestic superhero chart looks as of Friday (Aug 18). Wonder Woman will add roughly $750k to what is listed through Sunday.
Depending on holds in the next few weeks, Wonder Woman could potentially top Civil War and Iron Man 3 domestically. This would give DC a majority share of the domestic superhero Top 5 for the first time since 2004. Of course, both Civil War and Iron Man 3 will remain far ahead worldwide.
Wonder Woman is also set to pass another milestone this weekend, breaking the $800M mark worldwide. It is currently the 5th highest grossing film of the year worldwide, behind Beauty and the Beast, Fate of the Furious, Despicable Me 3, and Guardians of the Galaxy v2. However, both Spider-Man Homecoming and the Chinese Film Wolf Warrior 2 are likely to pass Wonder Woman in coming weeks.
Wonder Woman's release in Japan next weekend will determine whether the film is able to displace Spider-Man as the top superhero origin film worldwide ($822M). The Japanese run will need to come in somewhere between $17-19M to hit that mark, depending on remaining domestic legs.
EDIT: Wonder Woman is also the third highest grossing film in Warner Bros history domestically