There’s no Lasso of Truth like box-office numbers: Wonder Woman is about to conquer Batman, Superman, Harley Quinn and all her Suicide Squad comrades.
As it approaches its fifth weekend in theaters, “Wonder Woman” is set to pass its DC Extended Universe predecessors, “Batman v Superman” and “Suicide Squad,” at the domestic box-office with a $325 million total and counting.
After grossing $3.9 million on Tuesday, “Wonder Woman” is less than $6,000 away from passing “Suicide Squad” and its $325.1 million domestic take. If “Wonder Woman” maintains its current pace, it should pass “BvS” and its $330 million total by the end of Thursday.
“Wonder Woman,” which opened June 2, was the third movie in 2017 to score a $100 million-plus opening with a $103.1 million bow. That was significantly less than the $133 million made by “Squad” and $166 million made by “BvS.”
But “Wonder Woman” has staying power. Thanks to better buzz than “BvS” or “Suicide Squad,” “Wonder Woman” has held on to a larger share of its audience from week to week.
While “Squad” and “BvS” received second-weekend totals that were more than 65 percent down from their opening weekends, “Wonder Woman” held its drop-off to just 43 percent and outperformed “BvS” $58.5 million to $51.3 million. This past weekend, “WW” grossed $25 million in its fourth frame, compared to $12 million for “Squad” and just $9 million for “BvS.”
Last week, “Wonder Woman” set a new record for the highest worldwide grossing live-action film directed by a woman. Patty Jenkins’ film, which has a global total of over $660 million, passed Phyllida Lloyd’s “Mamma Mia!,” which made $609.8 million in 2008.
In a sense, Wonder Woman also beat herself: The character also appeared in “BvS.” Judging from her box office, maybe she should have appeared in the movie more.