Box Office: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Leads Christmas Day With Ho-Hum $40 Million
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” didn’t give Hollywood much to be merry about at the Christmas box office.
The comic book sequel, starring Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis and directed by James Wan, opened slightly below estimates with $27.7 million over the traditional weekend and a disappointing $40 million through the four-day holiday frame.
With its $205 million price tag, “Aquaman 2” is shaping up to be the latest underperforming tentpole for Warner Bros. and DC following this year’s string of misfires, “The Flash” ($55 million debut), “Shazam!
Fury of the Gods” ($30 million debut) and “Blue Beetle” ($25 million debut). “Aquaman 2″ managed to lead over a series of newcomers, including Universal and Illumination’s animated family film “Migration,” the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell-led romantic comedy “Anyone but You” and A24’s sports biopic “The Iron Claw,” starring Zac Efron.
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