Just two days after Wonder Woman 1984 hit theaters and HBO Max, Warner Bros. says it has put the third installment in the franchise on the fast track. Gal Gadot will reprise her role as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman and Patty Jenkins will once again write and direct, Warner Bros. chair Toby Emmerich said in a statement Sunday.
Warner Bros. said the film “easily conquered” the holiday weekend, exceeding projections as “the top post-pandemic domestic opening weekend for any feature film this year.” Wonder Woman 1984 brought in $16.7 million at the box office, pushing the worldwide tally for the film to $85 million thus far.
I’m not sure I’d call this the post-pandemic era as the situation is far from under control, but to each their own I suppose.
According to Warner Bros., Wonder Woman 1984’s opening weekend went better than expected, selling $16.7 million in tickets in 2,100 theaters in North America, despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions still in effect in many cities. The film was released simultaneously on HBO Max, where it will play for a month before continuing in theaters.
Warner Bros. Chairman Toby Emmerich said they are excited to continue the story of Diana Prince with their “real life Wonder Women” who will return to conclude the long-planned trilogy.
Wonder Woman 1984 was the sequel to the first film in the franchise from 2017 and the ninth overall installment in the DC Extended Universe.
