“Aquaman” Part 2 earned $4.5 million in preview

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”, produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and DC opened its way to $4.5 million in Thursday night's prelims at the domestic box office.

Not only does it mark the final installment of the DCEU, it represents DC's latest flop this year as all three of its predecessors — “The Flash,” “Blue Beetle,” and “Shazam! Wrath of the Gods” — underwhelm on all fronts.

The figure indicates that the film is now targeting a total of $35-40 million for the four-day weekend – a decidedly lower start than the film's $67 million first weekend earnings.

In fact, the first Aquaman movie made twice that number in its Thursday previews — $9 million. That's better than the $3.3 million and $3.4 million earned by Blue Beetle and Shazam, but significantly lower than The Flash's $9.7 million in previews and Black Adam's $7.6 million. $6.6 million from “The Marvels” last month.

The first Aquaman movie grossed a staggering $335 million in North America and $1.15 billion worldwide, a number the sequel isn't even expected to come close to.

The film also faces significant competition from films such as Illumination's “Migration,” which earned $1.5 million in its premiere, the romantic comedy “Anyone But You,” which earned $1.2 million, and Zac Efron's wrestling drama “The Iron Claw.” “, and the romantic comedy “Anyone But You,” which earned $1.2 million. Still going strong “Wonka”.

source: diverse