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DC’s Aquaman dominates the Christmas box office, passes $600 million worldwide

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After comfortably fending off competition from Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee over the Friday to Sunday period with $72.1 million, Warner Bros. and DC Films Aquaman continued its dominance of the North American box office over Christmas with a total five-day opening of $105 million. The Jason Momoa-headlined superhero blockbuster earned $22.1 million on Christmas […]

Aquaman crosses $500 million at the worldwide box office

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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 […]

Aquaman tops U.S. box office, approaching $500 million worldwide

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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 […]

James Wan cut a bloody and violent shark scene from Aquaman

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James Wan, the director of Aquaman, apparently had to cut a bloody shark scene from the film. With fans around the world now enjoying Aquaman in cinemas, the fun can start surrounding how different the film may have been if certain scenes hadn’t been cut. Was there anything crazy that didn’t make the theatrical release? […]

Movie Review – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018. Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews. SYNOPSIS: The bastard son of a human fisherman and Atlanna, […]

Jason Momoa names two Justice League members he wants in Aquaman 2

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Jason Momoa, the star of Aquaman, has named two DC characters that he would love to see in the sequel. Aquaman seems to be going down pretty well with fans around the world, with audiences getting their first experience of a solo on-screen adventure for Momoa’s Arthur Curry. But, with Aquaman 2 now in early […]

DC’s Aquaman hits $261 million worldwide ahead of U.S. release

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It doesn’t hit U.S. shores until this coming Friday, but Warner Bros. and DC Films’ superhero blockbuster Aquaman is already proving a solid hit around the globe, with the Jason Momoa-headlined solo movie hitting $261 million worldwide. Following a bumper opening in China last weekend, Aquaman expanded into a further 42 markets this frame, grossing […]

Amy Adams clarifies her comments on being “out of the DC universe”

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During an interview with Aquaman star Nicole Kidman last week, Justice League’s Amy Adams suggested that her time as the DCEU’s Lois Lane could be over, with the Oscar-winner stating: “I think I’m out of the DC universe now… I think they are revamping that.” Couple this with the recent – and as-yet-unconfirmed – reports […]

Aquaman director James Wan explains why he wanted to tell “a standalone story”

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While it remains firmly entrenched in the DC Extended Universe, director James Wan has revealed to Den of Geek that he deliberately set out to tell “a standalone story” with Aquaman – one that wasn’t “necessarily part of a ‘cinematic universe.’” “We’ve seen him in other films, but I really wanted to tell a standalone story,” said […]