If the success of Aquaman and Wonder Woman are any indication, the future of the DCEU might be brighter than originally expected.
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While the movie received mixed reviews from critics, it was a move away from the serious, darker movies that Zack Snyder created in the DCEU.
Both of those DCEU movies still fell short of the last two Christopher Nolan Dark Knight movies. Its box office numbers passed Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice with $331 million but are still $81 million behind Wonder Woman for the DCEU. While it doesn't have a chance of topping the three Avengers movies or Black Panther, it's still a great showing for a movie that bodes well for the future of the DCEU.ĭomestically, Aquaman did well, but hasn't quite hit those same highs. Here are the 10 highest-grossing movies of all time. It already passed The Dark Knight Rises to become the highest grossing DC Comics movie of all-time worldwide. We turned to Box Office Mojo for its data on worldwide box office grosses to determine the top 10 highest-grossing movies in the world. RELATED: James Cameron Explains Differences Between Entourage's Aquaman & DCEU Film While Aquaman's theatrical run is almost over, there's a remote chance it could pull in another $23 million to gran the #19 spot on that list from Captain America: Civil War. According to Box Office Mojo, the film currently has a current gross of $1.13 billion. With its most recent weekend's box office numbers, Aquaman passed Transformers: Dark of the Moon to become the 20th highest-grossing film of all-time on the worldwide box office list. Beyond achieving simple critical and commercial success, this DC Extended Universe film is now one of the highest-grossing movies of all-time worldwide.
Aquaman has done better at the box office than anyone could've imagined when it hit theaters near the end of 2018.