Aquaman was not seen as a guaranteed hit for Warner Bros. before its release. After all, Justice League had sunk both critically and commercially in 2017 and that’s the film that introduced Jason Momoa’s King of Atlantis to moviegoers. However, Aquaman and Justice League are as different as chalk and cheese and worldwide audiences haven’t stopped swimming into cinemas to see it.
Earlier this month, Aquaman crossed the coveted $1 billion mark at the box office, making it the most successful movie in the Worlds of DC franchise. Now, James Wan’s aquatic action/adventure flick has officially passed The Dark Knight Rises to become the highest-grossing DC film of all-time. Christopher Nolan’s closer to his Dark Knight trilogy previously held the accolade with its $1.085 billion gross, but Aquaman has just sailed past it and currently stands at $1.091 billion.
While the pic earned itself a strong domestic intake,...
Earlier this month, Aquaman crossed the coveted $1 billion mark at the box office, making it the most successful movie in the Worlds of DC franchise. Now, James Wan’s aquatic action/adventure flick has officially passed The Dark Knight Rises to become the highest-grossing DC film of all-time. Christopher Nolan’s closer to his Dark Knight trilogy previously held the accolade with its $1.085 billion gross, but Aquaman has just sailed past it and currently stands at $1.091 billion.
While the pic earned itself a strong domestic intake,...
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