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Wonder Woman 84 is Projected to Earn $60 Million For Opening Weekend in the International Box Office


Warner Bros./DC's Wonder Woman 84 will start its international roll out today, December 16, 2020. The markets where it will be released include the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Indonesia. Although in the UK, it may have a very limited release in London as it is moving towards a Tier 3 COVID lockdown.

The film will open in 32 markets until Friday, including Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Taiwan, China, and Japan. Some of the important locations will miss out on the release due to the theaters still closed. These places include the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and France.

Despite the pandemic and some major markets remained close, industry sources estimated that the overseas opening will land within the $60 million range. China's returns remain unpredictable. The Wonder Woman film in 2017 did an opening of $73 million. It grossed over $822 million globally.

One of the major determiners for the box office will be in China. WW 2017 debuted with $38 million. The final box office is at $90.5 million in China. According to Deadline, there are signals pointing for WW84 to debut around $40 million in China.

The release in Southeast Asia is looking good while the Middle East may have healthy box returns. Brazil was Wonder Woman 2017's biggest market, but only 64% of the cinemas are open with some COVID resurgence, and the exchange rate has taken a big hit. This means the returns from Brazil may not be as big as it did in 2017.

Wonder Woman 84's offshore box office results will surely be impacted by the pandemic. Some experts even wonder why Warner Bros. would risk releasing their potential $1 billion grosses when many parts of the world are restricted or closed. Moreover, when the HBO Max strategy begins, piracy might take place. With Wonder Woman 84 being one of the major blockbusters that will be released, it will be interesting to see how its box office return will fare in the pandemic situation.

WW84 will be released in the US on December 25. Its current rating sits at 89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

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