Aquamanalready swam pastBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justiceto become Warner Bros.' top DC Comics earner, but can the man in the orange-and-greens become the DCEU’s first billion-dollar hit? By Poseidon, it looks mighty likely. DirectorJames Wan’s technicolor superhero story starringJason Momoatook in another $30.7 million stateside this weekend, bringing its domestic haul to $259.7 million for an absolutely titanic $940.7 million worldwide total.
Like we mentioned,Aquamansurged past its DCEU peers to become the DCEU’s biggest hit this weekend, surpassingDawn of Justice($873.6 million)Wonder Woman($821.8 million),Suicide Squad($746.8 million),Justice League($657.9 million), andMan of Steel($668 million). It’ll behighlyinteresting to see ifAquaman’s massive success is the exception or the new rule; a sequel is a no-brainer at this point, but Warner Bros. also hasShazam!andJokeron the slate for 2019, withWonder Woman 84andBirds of Preyfollowing next year.
In much smaller-scale but equally successful news,Escape Roomopened in second place above expectations with $18 million. DirectorAdam Robitel’s tale of murderous puzzles enjoyed middle-of-the-road reviews—Collider’s Matt Golberg thoughtit was fine!—and a so-so B Cinemascore, but its reported $9 million budget makes its bow that much sweeter.
Elsewhere,Mary Poppins Returnsfell to third place in its third weekend, sweeping up another $15.7 million to its $138.7 million total. It’ll be interesting to keep an eye on tonight’s 76th Annual Golden Globes.Mary Poppins Returnsis one of the only films still in theaters competing in the top categories, along withVice($5.8 million),If Beale Street Could Talk($1.84 million), andGreen Book($1.82 million). A win could possibly mean a spike at the box office for any film still struggling to find solid footing.
Rounding out the top 5 this weekend were Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which webbed up another $13 million for its $133.8 million total, and the not-quite-a-flop, not-doing-fantastic-eitherBumblebee, which added $12.7 to its $97 million haul.
Check out the weekend’s top 10 estimates below, and be back here next week to see ifA Dog’s Way Homecan navigate to any sort of box office success.
$30,700,000
$259,720,880
Escape Room
$18,000,000
Mary Poppins Returns
$15,773,000
$138,729,305
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
$13,010,000
$133,861,346
$12,775,000
$97,128,140
$9,040,000
$81,108,110
$5,803,490
$29,796,477
Second Act
$4,910,000
$32,947,075
Ralph Breaks the Internet
$4,685,000
$187,164,171
Holmes & Watson
$3,400,000
$28,410,922
