After two weeks of international rollout, Aquaman finally made its way to domestic shores on Friday, with the DC blockbuster topping the North American box office with a three-day opening of $72.1 million including previews.
Aquaman had been tracking a $100 million five-day Christmas opening, and was expected to comfortably top the chart ahead of fellow new releases Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee. And that proved accurate, with the Disney sequel claiming second place with $22.2 million and the Transformers spinoff in third with $21 million.
In addition to its domestic success, Aquaman added a further $91.3 million from the international markets, giving it a worldwide haul of $482.8 million to date (of which $232.8 million comes from China). Expect it to break the half billion dollar mark this Christmas Eve.
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From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman”, starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime — one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be … a king.”
Aquaman is directed by James Wan (The Conjuring) and stars Jason Momoa as the titular hero, reprising his role from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, along with Amber Heard as Mera, Patrick Wilson as Ocean Master, Willem Dafoe as Dr. Vulko, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry, Ludi Lin as Murk, Michael Beach as Jesse Kane, Djimon Hounsou as the Fisherman King, Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin, Otis Dhanji as a young Arthur Curry, Julie Andrews as Karathen and Graham McTavish as King Atlan.
