LOS ANGELES: Following the theatrical and streaming release of ‘Wonder Woman 1984’, Warner Bros. announced that the third and final film in the planned trilogy is already in the works, with both actress Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins set to return.
“As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of Wonder Woman 1984, we are excited to be able to continue her story with our real life Wonder Women – Gal and Patty – who will return to conclude the long-planned theatrical trilogy,” Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich said.
The studio, however, did not announce a release date. After note-worthy holiday opening, Wonder Woman 1984 pulled in $36.1 million at worldwide theaters over the Christmas holiday weekend and boosted streaming viewership on HBO Max.
An estimated $16.7 million of the box office total came from US and Canadian theaters, the AT&T Inc-owned studio said on Sunday. That ranked as the highest domestic opening since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered theaters in March.
According to Warner Bros., nearly half of all HBO Max subscribers watched ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ on Christmas on top of ‘millions’ more who accessed HBO Max through existing cable or streaming packages. The company said also that total viewing hours on HBO Max tripled on Friday.
The movie “exceeded our expectations across all of our key viewing and subscriber metrics in its first 24 hours on the service,” said Andy Forsell, executive vice president and general manager of WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer.
WW84 faced competition from critically praised Pixar animated movie Soul, which Walt Disney Co delivered to the Disney+ streaming service and some theaters overseas.
