Aquaman has proven to be the king of the holiday box office & now it has just crossed a very important milestone for the DCEU.
Aquaman has just passed Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in worldwide ticket sales, making it the highest-grossing film of the DCEU at the global box office. As of Saturday, the Warner Bros. release has grossed $887 million since its release last month, edging out Batman v Superman‘s cumulative $873 million.
Overseas interest has been high for the film as 75% of its global gross has come from foreign revenue so far. This is a significantly greater percentage than the other DCEU titles (China leads the way, where Aquaman has grossed a whopping $279 million to become the country’s second-biggest superhero film of all time behind Avengers: Infinity War).
Domestically, Aquaman probably won’t be the biggest DCEU title, with Wonder Woman and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice topping that list. There is a shot it could match or surpass the $330 million of Batman v. Superman but the $412 million of Wonder Woman is a bit out of reach.
Aquaman will easily be the number one film at the box office for the third weekend in a row with a gross of $26-31 million and it will likely top the list again next weekend due to a lack of true competition. The DC title should also see about $900 million at the worldwide box office by Sunday.
