The first bit of Wonder Woman box office is in, and the results are promising. To wit, the film opened in Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Indonesia starting on Tuesday (taking advantage of the Chinese Dragon Boat Holidays) and the two-day total is now $6.3 million.
In Taiwan, it scored the third-biggest Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc. opening day of all time, besting the likes of Dr. Strange, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Thor, Man of Steel, Ant-Man Captain America and both Guardians of the Galaxy movies. It has earned $1.8m in two days. It opened with $601,000 on opening day on 83 screens in Hong Kong, scoring the fourth biggest-debut ever for a WB movie and coming in ahead of the likes of Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Man of Steel, Logan , Thor, Captain America and both Guardians movies. It has earned $829k in two days.
It opened on Wednesday (Cultural Day) in South Korea, where it earned $1.2 million on 800 screens and was again ahead of Doctor Strange, Thor, Captain America and the Guardians movies. Finally, it opened in Indonesia for a $803,000 opening day on 820 screens, which was the second-biggest debut ever for Warner Bros. behind only Batman v Superman. It was also ahead of all of the other related comparative superhero movies.
It opens in 55 markets this weekend, including China, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Mexico and Brazil.
Credit: Forbes