Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is projected to open on December 22 somewhere in the disastrous range of $32 million to $42 million.
Domestically, it is projected to top out in the disastrous range of $105 million to $168 million.
These are early projections that could rise or fall over the next four weeks, but as of right now, this sequel to 2018’s Aquaman is shaping up to be a five-alarm catastrophe. What should trouble Warner Bros. Discovery above all is two things. First, there is no serious competition for that same audience that week. Second, that is Christmas week, which usually lifts all boats.
A mere five years ago, Aquaman grossed an incredible $335 million domestic and another jaw-dropping $817 million overseas. When it was all over, the global take was $1.152 billion.
The success of the first Aquaman could’ve knocked me over with a Karen Carpenter. That movie…
