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DCEU’s final movieAquaman and the Lost Kingdom,featuring Jason Momoa appears to be struggling at the box office to bring the holiday cheer. Despite fans waiting for five years since 2018, when the firstAquamanmovie was released, the sequel appears to already have a worse start than MCU’sThe Marvels.
The DCEU has been plagued by underperforming entries in 2023, asThe Flash,Blue Beetle, and other projects struggled mightily at the box office. Now, with Jason Momoa’sAquaman and the Lost Kingdomtracking to have a lower opening weekend than Marvel Studios’ biggest bomb, it seems the studio is legitimately doomed.
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Aquaman 2Initial Predictions VS Box Office Collection
After the success of the 2018 standalone movieAquaman, DCEU had been hoping to come up with a sequel in 2022. However, theJason Momoastarring sequel’s release date had to be pushed back to December 2023, due to Amber Heard’s high-profile defamation lawsuit, controversies, and the Hollywood strikes.
Eventually, after five years of waiting, fans were presented withAquaman and the Lost Kingdom,as DCEU’s last project.But surprisingly, as perDeadline, the domestic box office projections for the opening weekend of the film were estimated to be around $40M. In comparison to its predecessor, which earned $67M,Aquaman 2appeared to be losing to its own goals.
Well, not just that.Aquaman 2not only appeared to be losing to its own predecessor but also to MCU’s biggest bomb,The Marvels. According to reports,Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’s four-day opening weekend projection of $40M, counts way less thanThe Marvels’$46M three-day opening. This appears to be a disappointment as DCEU’s final film.
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Jason Momoa’s Sequel Had a Worse Start ThanThe Marvels
Being DCEU’s last movie, Jason Momoa’sAquaman and the Lost Kingdomwas supposed to make an impact on the audiences. But unfortunately, it is now being compared with MCU’s worst box office debut,The Marvels. Even in that comparison toBrie Larson‘s movie, Momoa’s sequel seems to have lost its theatrical grace to the lowest-grossing MCU movie, ever.
The first installment ofAquamanreleased in 2018, earned $9M for its Thursday previews, but now, its sequel only made $4.5M at the domestic box office, as perVarietyreports. Making a worse start than MCU’sThe Marvelswhich earned $6.6M from Thursday previews,Aquaman 2appears to be heading towards a disappointing run.
Nonetheless, amid such a heartbreaking struggle from the DCEU project, Jason Momoa’sAquaman and the Lost Kingdomseems to be heading towards an encouraging international projection. The James Wan-helmed movie is expected to earn an estimated $110M overseas by Christmas Eve. Around $75M and $80M of that gross is predicted to come from a 73% market launch in foreign territories.
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Krittika Mukherjee is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on films, TV shows, and celebrity news with over 3,000 articles published. With an educational background in Journalism, and a keen interest in filmmaking, Krittika blends factual precision with creative flair, when crafting her editorials, or dissecting fan theories.Her coverage often includes news and analyses of critically acclaimed films, celebrity news, and franchises like the Wizarding World, LOTR, DC, and MCU—particularly Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, Superheroes, and fan theories. As a Wizarding World aficionado, Krittika has spent countless hours exploring hidden backstories, unadapted book moments, spells, and trivias surrounding J.K. Rowling’s lore.An imaginative writer with a way with words, Krittika has worked as an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a web content writer for a year. She brought her experience and expertise to FandomWire to pursue her desire for sipping coffee while dissecting films and tracking celebrity drama.
