Led by Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. has gone past $5 billion at the 2017 worldwide box office, Variety has revealed.
It’s been a big year for Warner Bros. at the box office, featuring some big surprise hits and some more obvious wins. On Tuesday, the studio announced that this is the eighth time in nine years that they have made more than $4 billion in a year.
Contributing to its box office takings are the likes of Wonder Woman ($821 million), It surprising everyone with $694 million, Justice League currently at $570 million, Kong: Skull Island at $566 million, and Dunkirk with an impressive $525 million.
Beyond these titles there were three other WB movies that made more than $250 million in 2017. The LEGO Batman Movie, Annabelle: Creation, and Blade Runner 2049 all contributed to the impressive total.
“We are thrilled to reach this extraordinary benchmark as we come to the end of an amazing, record-setting year,” Sue Kroll, president of worldwide marketing and distribution, commented. “Surpassing $5 billion in a single year can only happen with an incredible level of hard work across all theatrical divisions, as well as the invaluable contributions of the many talented filmmakers and actors with whom we are so fortunate to collaborate.”
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Originally published December 6, 2017. Updated April 19, 2018.
