Aquaman King For Second Week In A Row

Aquaman King For Second Week In A Row

Aquaman is king at the box office for the second week in a row and has now amassed almost $750 million worldwide.

The James-Wan directed movie took home an estimated $51.55 million for its second weekend, which is only a drop of 23.5% — better than any Marvel or DC movie.

Its U.S. gross stands at $188.785 million, with its foreign gross at $560 million thanks to China which is responsible for close to half the international haul ($260.4 million). The worldwide gross is at $748.785 million.

Aquaman has now passed Justice League ($657.9 million), Suicide Squad ($746.8 million) and Man of Steel ($668 million) in the DCEU and trails behind Wonder Woman ($821.8 million) and Batman vs. Superman ($873.6 million). 

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The Transformers Bumblebee movie is also seeing continued success as it only dropped 5% for its second weekend bringing in an estimated $20.5 million. Everyone I know that has seen Bumblebee absolutely loved it, and it appears word-of-mouth is starting to get out, which could spell good news for the Transformers franchise as two new movies are in the works. Bumblebee currently has a U.S gross of $66,778,020, a foreign gross of $90 million, with a worldwide gross of $156,778,020.

Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns also is performing well as its second weekend actually increased19% with $28 million. Mary Poppins Returns has a $98,929,758 U.S. gross, a foreign gross of $74.4 million, with a worldwide gross of $173,329,758. 

Numbers for Sony’s animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse include a U.S. gross of $103,643,730, a foreign gross of $109.6 million, with a worldwide gross of $213,243,730. Sony has already announced a sequel and spinoff

About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.

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