After fending off competition from Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee to top the domestic box office going into the Christmas week, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Aquaman crossed the half billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office this past Christmas Eve.
Banking $11.2 million on Monday in North America to add to its $67.4 million weekend opening, Aquaman had grossed $79 million domestically by close of play on Christmas Eve, with a further $420 million plus from the international markets.
Aquaman is certainly performing well overseas; it has already passed the entire international runs of Man of Steel ($377 million) and Wonder Woman ($409 million) and will likely have topped Suicide Squad ($422 million) and Justice League ($429 million) by the time of writing.
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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.
