manicholic 3,694 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 The tentpole lands the top domestic opening of all time for a female director, and launches the first major studio film franchise featuring a female superhero. In a defining moment for Hollywood's gender problem, Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman grossed a winning $100.5 million in its domestic box office debut, the biggest opening of all time for a female director. Hollywood studios are notoriously loath to hire female directors, not to mention for a big-budget tentpole featuring a marquee superhero. Wonder Woman's performance could put even more pressure on film companies to make women filmmakers more job offers. The $150 milllion Warner Bros. movie, starring Gal Gadot, also launches the first film franchise featuring a female superhero after both Catwoman and Elecktra flopped in the mid-2000's. Wonder Woman skewed female (52 percent), almost unheard for a superhero tentpole, which usually draws an audience that is 60 percent male. Wonder Woman becomes the 16th superhero film to cross $100 million in its domestic box-office launch, a list that is topped by the likes of Marvel's The Avengers ($207 million), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($191.3 million), Captain America: Civil War ($179.1 million), Iron Man 3 ($174 million) and Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice ($166 million). The previous record-holder for top opening for a female director was Sam Taylor-Johnson's Fifty Shades of Grey, not adjusting for inflation. That film debuted to $93 million over the four-day Valentine's Day/Presidents Day weekend in 2015, including a three-day haul of $85 million. Earning rapturous reviews and an A CinemaScore from audiences, Wonder Woman is a much-needed critical win for Warners and DC Entertainment, whose Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) were largely snubbed. Wonder Woman also restores the luster to the early summer box office after the worst Memorial Day weekend in 18 years. The movie opens as World War I pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) and his plane crash on Themyscira, the island of the Amazons, where the Princess Diana (Gadot) has been trained by her aunt, the great warrior Antiope (Robin Wright). Soon, Diana leaves the island to try and stop the war, marking the beginning of her transformation into Wonder Woman. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-wonder-woman-opens-historic-1005m-1010026?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral There's nothing harder for people to do than admit they were fooled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellspont 1,468 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 It deserves it! The No Man's Land sequence is the best superhero sequence ever probably. Gal Gadot is so perfect in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shame 25,360 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Choke on that, Ms. Steele angels forever, forever angels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Hollywood 37,364 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 FEMALE EMPOWERMENT COME THE F*** THRU Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr 4,217 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 It honestly deserves it and so much more, it's the best DCEU movie I've seen in a long time and it annoys me that I know people that aren't going to see it simply because it's a Wonder Woman film. The story and the humanity of the movie mixed with great acting and fantastic action sequences made it the best movie of 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANVEEROY 61,261 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Did you guys saw "Monster' the film? Patty Jenkins directed that also. What a genius! Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Hopefully Captain Marvel can do well to! I'm still annoyed that Marvel never did a Black Widow standalone film though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madam Margolyes 7,783 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Anveeroy said: Did you guys saw "Monster' the film? Patty Jenkins directed that also. What a genius! This! Can't believe Wonder Woman is actually her second feature film after 14 freaking years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusfly 17,885 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 8 minutes ago, ZacharyMark said: Hopefully Captain Marvel can do well to! I'm still annoyed that Marvel never did a Black Widow standalone film though. There's still space for one, I think their release schedule is really full until 2020 though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Just now, Venusfly said: There's still space for one, I think their release schedule is really full until 2020 though I think it's too late now though. I think a Black Widow film should've been released sometime after the first Avengers. It's not that her character isn't popular anymore, but the film wouldn't have the hype like it would back in 2012. Plus we have the factor of woman leading films still not doing as great as male lead films. But maybe WW will start to detract from that cycle. That's why I'm hoping Captain Marvel is great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEnigma 11,313 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 YAAAAASSSSSSSSSS! Im seeing it tomorrow night since it's a Monday and literally the theater will be empty so I can take in all its glory Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donutellha 13,819 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Yes! Suck on those people who predicted low ratings bc there was a lead female superhero. Walk down the runway but don't puke, it's okay. You just had 10 donuts today. Without frosting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterOfficial 11,079 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 ICONIC HONESTLY AND LOOK AT THE RATING exorcise my mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl 3,421 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 As a part time film critic and hater of the vast majority of Superhero films, I loved this so much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicholic 3,694 Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 There's nothing harder for people to do than admit they were fooled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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