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  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2022)

    The further adventures of Aquaman. Jason Momoa reprise his role as Arthur Curry/Aquaman — He will be joined by Amber Herd's Mera, Patrick Wilson's Orm, and Game of Thrones' Pilou Asbaek.

    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is set to be released December 16, 2022

  • #2
    I'll try to track this film's box office performance also (to further look into the current developments for superhero movies at the box office). Though, I keep forgetting that this is an upcoming film. TBH, I don't think I've even seen the first one.

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    • #3
      A slew of other movies also open Friday, including the animated family film 'Migration,' rom-com 'Anyone but You' and wrestling biographical drama 'The Iron Claw,' among others.


      If tracking is correct, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom may only swim to $37 million to $43 million in its domestic box office debut over the four-day Christmas weekend. That sum would pale in comparison to the first installment, released five years ago, and would also trail the recent $46.1 opening of box office debacle The Marvels, from rival Marvel Studios.

      At the same time, Aquaman 2 is almost assured of winning what is shaping up to be a sluggish Christmas weekend. The sequel, reteaming director James Wan and star Jason Momoa, caps a year in which the superhero genre has largely struggled at the box office.
      Man, it's like...

      Marvel: "We've just had our lowest grossing movie."
      DC: "Hold my beer."

      The first Aquaman movie had a $100,707,869 Christmas opening weekend gross, domestically.

      Of course, it also released in December of 2018. The one year between 2015 and 2019, where Lucasfilm chose to release a Star Wars movie in the spring, while vaccating the December/Christmas spot. What else was there in December of 2018? Bumblebee (part of  a film series, that had already overstayed its welcome), Mary Poppins Returns (a sequel to an almost 60-year-old movie, and, personally, I've never even seen the first one), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse​ (which grossed less than $400 million worldwide).
      Last edited by jon-el87; 12-22-2023, 08:23 AM.

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      • #4
        Estimated figures:

        Opening weekend (Dec 22-25) gross (domestic): $40,000,000

        Opening weekend gross (international): $80,100,000

        Opening weekend gross (worldwide): $120,100,000

        Domestically, The Marvels had a bigger opening weekend. However, on the international market, Aquaman 2 had a bigger opening weekend than The Marvels (which had a $62,917,838 international opening weekend).

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        • #5
          The first movie becomes a massive success for a studio that was struggling badly with its superhero franchises at the time (self inflicted suffering that started with Snyder's blackballing). The movie itself was one of the best DC or MCU movies of the past decade with a compelling story, amazing CGI, wonderful score and the directing of a man who cared about making a good movie.

          So what did those morons do afterwards?

          1) They announced a sequel FOUR YEARS later. Which then became 5 years due to the studio's butchering of the film to remove unwanted elements (like Ben Affleck).

          2) They made Jason Momoa's Aquaman look like a freaking joke in every cameo he made after: In Peacemaker he's told that he screws fish and in The Flash post credits scene he's shown to be a drunkard.

          3) They do zero promotion for Aquaman 2. And no, it's not because of Amber Heard. They do zero promotion because they don't care to. Because it's best to have the final remnants of the DCEU fail miserably so that James Gunn looks like a savior.

          So congrats. Mission accomplished. A sequel that could have generated 700-800 million for any other studio will lose money. Even more than The Flash did. All because WBD is run by petty idiots.

          The only ones I feel bad about are Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson and James Wan. They brought their A game again, but they were fighting a lost cause.

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          • #6
            As for the movie itself, I don't know what sort of review to make. Because I don't know how much of James Wan's original vision changed. Apparently a Batfleck cameo was cut out. And reportedly parts with Mera were cut out because Heard proved herself to be a trainwreck.

            I think the story could have been better, but they decided to throw so many climate change anvils that it became tiresome. The Lost Kingdom stuff and Black Manta's enhanced role were smart choices though. Because they were storylines that began in Aquaman 1, so it was a cool way to bookend everything.

            Another thing this movie missed compared to the first one was Volko. Granted, Atlanna's role increased and we saw more of Nicole Kidman (ALWAYS a plus), but it wasn't the same.

            The good intentions were there, but it's hard to get invested in a movie that's suffered from studio interference and that feels like the funeral of a movie universe that died years ago anyway.

            4/10.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by costas22
              The first movie becomes a massive success for a studio that was struggling badly with its superhero franchises at the time (self inflicted suffering that started with Snyder's blackballing).
              Oh, please, the DCEU had problems since before day one. It did not suddenly start having problems because Snyder left.

              They announced a sequel FOUR YEARS later. Which then became 5 years due to the studio's butchering of the film to remove unwanted elements (like Ben Affleck).
              Actually, that is pretty standard these days:

              Thor: The Dark World (2013​) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017​) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022​). Four years and five years (and, remember, the 2013 film had the big cliffhanger with Loki posing as Odin).

              Captain Marvel (2019) and The Marvels (2023). Here you have almost five years, as the first was released in March and the other in November.

              Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018​) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023​). Five years.

              Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017​) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Six years (granted, perhaps becaused by factors like Gunn's firing)

              Doctor Strange (2016​) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022​). Six years (again, the first one having had a cliffhanger with Mordu... that they sequel doesn't follow up on).

              Black Panther (2018​) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022​). Four years.

              Compare this to 20 years back:

              X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).

              Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).

              Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).

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              • #8
                Originally posted by jon-el87
                Estimated figures:

                Opening weekend (Dec 22-25) gross (domestic): $40,000,000

                Opening weekend gross (international): $80,100,000

                Opening weekend gross (worldwide): $120,100,000
                Updated final figures:

                Opening weekend (Dec 22-25) gross (domestic): $38,300,000

                Opening weekend gross (international): $80,200,000

                Opening weekend gross (worldwide): $118,500,000​

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by jon-el87

                  Updated final figures:

                  Opening weekend (Dec 22-25) gross (domestic): $38,300,000

                  Opening weekend gross (international): $80,200,000

                  Opening weekend gross (worldwide): $118,500,000​
                  Okay, apparently that was not the final opening weekend numbers. Box Office Mojo now reports a $27,700,000 opening weekend (domestic), and $107,900,000 worldwide.

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                  • #10
                    Weekend domestic gross (Dec 29-Jan 1): $23,521,163

                    Current domestic gross: $85,275,070

                    Current international gross: $173,600,000

                    Current worldwide gross: $258,875,070

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                    • #11
                      Current domestic gross: $114,814,090

                      Current international gross: $283,400,000

                      Current worldwide gross: $398,214,090

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                      • #12
                        Current domestic gross: $118,102,000

                        Current international gross: $294,600,000

                        Current worldwide gross: $412,702,000

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