‘Aquaman’ Swims Past $100 Million on Christmas Day
Warner Bros. and DC’s Aquaman has made a massive splash at the box office in its first week in theaters.
On Christmas Day alone, the film earned $22 million making it the sixth biggest box office earner on Christmas Day behind three Star Wars films (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rogue One), Avatar and Sherlock Holmes. Not only did the film have a huge Christmas, but that $22 million earned the film a total of $105 million domestically and over $500 million worldwide according to Variety. Aquaman easily outearned its competition with Mary Poppins Returns earning $11.6 million and Bumblebee earning $8.9 million.
The film has earned high praise from fans and critics, including within our own review of the film which you can read HERE.
Jason Momoa reprises his role in the DC Universe as Arthur Curry (aka. Aquaman, half-human, half-Atlantean and King of the Seven Seas, ruler of Atlantis). The film also stars Amber Heard (as Mera), Patrick Wilson (as the villainous Orm/Ocean Master), Temuera Morrison (as Tom Curry), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (as Black Manta), Nicole Kidman (as Queen Atlanna), Dolph Lundgren (as King Nereus) and Oscar-nominee Willem Dafoe (as Nuidis Vulko).
James Wan, best known for his background in the horror genre, particularly for his work on The Conjuring and Insidious films, is directing the film. This is Wan’s first dip into the superhero world. He also directed Furious 7which ended up being the top grossing film of the Fast and Furious franchise. Peter Safran is producing along with Zack and Deborah Snyder, Rob Cowan, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.
The official film synopsis reads as follows:
[row]“From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king.”[/row]
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