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''Wonder Woman 1984'' was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in a handful of international markets starting on December 16, 2020,<ref name="InternationalReleases">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/wonder-woman-release-dates-1234839350/|title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Sets Global Release Dates|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|work=Variety|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125233801/https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/wonder-woman-release-dates-1234839350/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on December 25 in [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby Cinema]] and [[IMAX]] while streaming on [[HBO Max]] in the United States and via [[Video on demand|premium video-on-demand]] in Canada the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 11, 2020|title=Time to experience the WONDER, Canada! On December 25, Canadians will have multiple ways to experience Wonder Woman 1984! Fans and families will be able to enjoy the film on the big screen where available in theatres, or in the comfort of their own home through PVOD. #WW84 |url=https://twitter.com/warnerbrosca/status/1337496384333869056?s=21|url-status=live|via=Twitter|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223210902/https://twitter.com/warnerbrosca/status/1337496384333869056?s=21}}</ref><ref name="WW84Dec2020Release">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=September 11, 2020 |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Release Date Pushed to Christmas |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-delayed-christmas-1234766774/ |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911223645/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-delayed-christmas-1234766774/ |archive-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Rubin">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Christopher Nolan's ''Tenet'' Pushes Back Theatrical Release |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-tenet-delayed-coronavirus-1234576169/ |access-date=June 12, 2020 |website=Variety |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913153324/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-tenet-delayed-coronavirus-1234576169/ |url-status=live }}</ref> IMAX theaters showed a version of the film with a taller aspect ratio during select scenes.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 20, 2020 |last=Mendelovich |first=Yossy |title=WONDER WOMAN 1984 Will be Released Simultaneously in Theaters and on HBO Max |url=https://ymcinema.com/2020/11/20/wonder-woman-1984-will-be-released-simultaneously-in-theaters-and-on-hbo-max/ |website=Y.M.Cinema |access-date=December 15, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120143534/https://ymcinema.com/2020/11/20/wonder-woman-1984-will-be-released-simultaneously-in-theaters-and-on-hbo-max/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That version was also seen on HBO Max as well. The film was released theatrically in additional markets through January 28, 2021.<ref name="InternationalReleases" /> | ''Wonder Woman 1984'' was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in a handful of international markets starting on December 16, 2020,<ref name="InternationalReleases">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/wonder-woman-release-dates-1234839350/|title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Sets Global Release Dates|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|work=Variety|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125233801/https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/wonder-woman-release-dates-1234839350/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on December 25 in [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby Cinema]] and [[IMAX]] while streaming on [[HBO Max]] in the United States and via [[Video on demand|premium video-on-demand]] in Canada the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 11, 2020|title=Time to experience the WONDER, Canada! On December 25, Canadians will have multiple ways to experience Wonder Woman 1984! Fans and families will be able to enjoy the film on the big screen where available in theatres, or in the comfort of their own home through PVOD. #WW84 |url=https://twitter.com/warnerbrosca/status/1337496384333869056?s=21|url-status=live|via=Twitter|archive-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223210902/https://twitter.com/warnerbrosca/status/1337496384333869056?s=21}}</ref><ref name="WW84Dec2020Release">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=September 11, 2020 |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Release Date Pushed to Christmas |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-delayed-christmas-1234766774/ |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911223645/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-delayed-christmas-1234766774/ |archive-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Rubin">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Christopher Nolan's ''Tenet'' Pushes Back Theatrical Release |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-tenet-delayed-coronavirus-1234576169/ |access-date=June 12, 2020 |website=Variety |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913153324/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-tenet-delayed-coronavirus-1234576169/ |url-status=live }}</ref> IMAX theaters showed a version of the film with a taller aspect ratio during select scenes.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 20, 2020 |last=Mendelovich |first=Yossy |title=WONDER WOMAN 1984 Will be Released Simultaneously in Theaters and on HBO Max |url=https://ymcinema.com/2020/11/20/wonder-woman-1984-will-be-released-simultaneously-in-theaters-and-on-hbo-max/ |website=Y.M.Cinema |access-date=December 15, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120143534/https://ymcinema.com/2020/11/20/wonder-woman-1984-will-be-released-simultaneously-in-theaters-and-on-hbo-max/ |url-status=live }}</ref> That version was also seen on HBO Max as well. The film was released theatrically in additional markets through January 28, 2021.<ref name="InternationalReleases" /> | ||
It was originally announced for release on December 13, 2019,<ref name="WW2 Release Date December">{{Cite web |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |last2=Shanley |first2=Patrick |title=''Wonder Woman 2'' Sets Release Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-2-release-date-set-1022782 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726024056/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-2-release-date-set-1022782 |archive-date=July 26, 2017 |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 25, 2017 }}</ref> before being moved up to November 1, 2019,<ref name="WW2 Release Date November">{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=November 13, 2017 |title=''Wonder Woman 2'' Release Date Moved Up 6 Weeks |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-2-release-date-moves-up-6-weeks-1057572 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153408/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-2-release-date-moves-up-6-weeks-1057572 |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |access-date=June 16, 2018 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> then it was delayed to June 5, 2020.<ref name="WW2 Release Date June">{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 22, 2018 |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Flies To Summer 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/wonder-woman-1984-flies-to-summer-2020-1202487260/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022213802/https://deadline.com/2018/10/wonder-woman-1984-flies-to-summer-2020-1202487260/ |archive-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> On March 24, 2020, with [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema|theatres closed for an uncertain period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic]], the film was delayed to August 14, 2020, taking the release date of ''[[Malignant (2021 film)|Malignant]]''.<ref name="WW2 Release Date August">{{Cite web |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |last2=McClintock |first2=Pamela |date=March 24, 2020 |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Release Pushed to Late Summer Amid Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-1984-release-pushed-coronavirus-concerns-1284285 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324190613/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-1984-release-pushed-coronavirus-concerns-1284285 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In June 2020, another delay saw the film's release pushed to October 2, 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Moves From Summer to October |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-1984-moves-summer-october-1298282 |access-date=June 14, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 12, 2020 |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913153325/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-1984-moves-summer-october-1298282 |url-status=live }}</ref | It was originally announced for release on December 13, 2019,<ref name="WW2 Release Date December">{{Cite web |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |last2=Shanley |first2=Patrick |title=''Wonder Woman 2'' Sets Release Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-2-release-date-set-1022782 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726024056/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-2-release-date-set-1022782 |archive-date=July 26, 2017 |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 25, 2017 }}</ref> before being moved up to November 1, 2019,<ref name="WW2 Release Date November">{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=November 13, 2017 |title=''Wonder Woman 2'' Release Date Moved Up 6 Weeks |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-2-release-date-moves-up-6-weeks-1057572 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153408/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-2-release-date-moves-up-6-weeks-1057572 |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |access-date=June 16, 2018 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> then it was delayed to June 5, 2020.<ref name="WW2 Release Date June">{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 22, 2018 |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Flies To Summer 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/wonder-woman-1984-flies-to-summer-2020-1202487260/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022213802/https://deadline.com/2018/10/wonder-woman-1984-flies-to-summer-2020-1202487260/ |archive-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> On March 24, 2020, with [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema|theatres closed for an uncertain period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic]], the film was delayed to August 14, 2020, taking the release date of ''[[Malignant (2021 film)|Malignant]]''.<ref name="WW2 Release Date August">{{Cite web |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |last2=McClintock |first2=Pamela |date=March 24, 2020 |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Release Pushed to Late Summer Amid Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-1984-release-pushed-coronavirus-concerns-1284285 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324190613/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-1984-release-pushed-coronavirus-concerns-1284285 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In June 2020, another delay saw the film's release pushed to October 2, 2020,<ref name="Rubin" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Moves From Summer to October |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-1984-moves-summer-october-1298282 |access-date=June 14, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 12, 2020 |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913153325/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-1984-moves-summer-october-1298282 |url-status=live }}</ref> before it was delayed further to the Christmas date in September, following the tepid opening weekend of Warner Bros' ''[[Tenet (film)|Tenet]]'' in the United States and in response to the continued closure of theaters in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City at the time.<ref name="WW84Dec2020Release" /> | ||
Later, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported the film would be keeping its Christmas release date in theaters, while the film would also premiere digitally on HBO Max in the United States the same day, with the film being available at no extra cost to subscribers, after a staggered theatrical release schedule in most international markets that do not have HBO Max starting on December 16,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/|title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' to Debut Both on HBO Max and in Theaters|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca B.|work=Variety|date=November 18, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118233910/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/|url-status=live}}</ref> including Greece, South Africa and the United Kingdom.<ref name="InternationalReleases" /> Shortly after, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that in order to get exhibitors on board with the day-and-date HBO Max release, Warner Bros. agreed to take a lower cut of the rental revenue than it usually does with a tentpole release, as well as to pull the film from HBO Max after a month so that the second month of the film's run would be exclusive to theaters.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Going In Theaters & HBO Max On Christmas Day, Unprecedented For A Superhero Tentpole |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/wonder-woman-1984-going-in-theaters-hbo-max-on-christmas-day-1234618288/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 19, 2020 |date=November 18, 2020 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118235549/https://deadline.com/2020/11/wonder-woman-1984-going-in-theaters-hbo-max-on-christmas-day-1234618288/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The site also said industry analysts had estimated the film's [[break-even]] point at $500{{Nbsp}}million and that it was expected to lose money for the studio.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 6, 2020 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/universal-continues-to-dominate-paltry-pandemic-post-thanksgiving-b-o-as-town-reels-from-warner-hbo-max-windows-bombshell-1234651156/ |title=Universal Continues To Dominate Paltry Pandemic Post-Thanksgiving B.O. As Town Reels From Warner-HBO Max Windows Bombshell |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206164037/https://deadline.com/2020/12/universal-continues-to-dominate-paltry-pandemic-post-thanksgiving-b-o-as-town-reels-from-warner-hbo-max-windows-bombshell-1234651156/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Adam Aron, CEO of US theater chain [[AMC Theatres]], supported the simultaneous release strategy, stating, "Given that atypical circumstances call for atypical economic relationships between studios and theaters and atypical windows and releasing strategies, AMC is fully onboard for Warner Brothers' announcement."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-analysis-1234835650/ |title=How HBO Max Became ''Wonder Woman 1984''{{'}}s Best Option |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca B. |work=Variety |date=November 19, 2020 |access-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121010505/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-analysis-1234835650/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | Later, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported the film would be keeping its Christmas release date in theaters, while the film would also premiere digitally on HBO Max in the United States the same day, with the film being available at no extra cost to subscribers, after a staggered theatrical release schedule in most international markets that do not have HBO Max starting on December 16,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/|title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' to Debut Both on HBO Max and in Theaters|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca B.|work=Variety|date=November 18, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118233910/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/|url-status=live}}</ref> including Greece, South Africa and the United Kingdom.<ref name="InternationalReleases" /> Shortly after, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that in order to get exhibitors on board with the day-and-date HBO Max release, Warner Bros. agreed to take a lower cut of the rental revenue than it usually does with a tentpole release, as well as to pull the film from HBO Max after a month so that the second month of the film's run would be exclusive to theaters.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title=''Wonder Woman 1984'' Going In Theaters & HBO Max On Christmas Day, Unprecedented For A Superhero Tentpole |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/wonder-woman-1984-going-in-theaters-hbo-max-on-christmas-day-1234618288/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 19, 2020 |date=November 18, 2020 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118235549/https://deadline.com/2020/11/wonder-woman-1984-going-in-theaters-hbo-max-on-christmas-day-1234618288/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The site also said industry analysts had estimated the film's [[break-even]] point at $500{{Nbsp}}million and that it was expected to lose money for the studio.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 6, 2020 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/universal-continues-to-dominate-paltry-pandemic-post-thanksgiving-b-o-as-town-reels-from-warner-hbo-max-windows-bombshell-1234651156/ |title=Universal Continues To Dominate Paltry Pandemic Post-Thanksgiving B.O. As Town Reels From Warner-HBO Max Windows Bombshell |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206164037/https://deadline.com/2020/12/universal-continues-to-dominate-paltry-pandemic-post-thanksgiving-b-o-as-town-reels-from-warner-hbo-max-windows-bombshell-1234651156/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Adam Aron, CEO of US theater chain [[AMC Theatres]], supported the simultaneous release strategy, stating, "Given that atypical circumstances call for atypical economic relationships between studios and theaters and atypical windows and releasing strategies, AMC is fully onboard for Warner Brothers' announcement."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-analysis-1234835650/ |title=How HBO Max Became ''Wonder Woman 1984''{{'}}s Best Option |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca B. |work=Variety |date=November 19, 2020 |access-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121010505/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-analysis-1234835650/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
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''Wonder Woman 1984'' grossed $46.5 million in the United States and Canada and $120 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $166.5 million.<ref name=BOM/> In January 2021, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that the film would likely lose the studio "north of $100 million."<ref>{{cite web |last= McClintock |first= Pamela |date= January 27, 2021 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/studios-hold-out-hope-for-theaters-return-to-normalcy |title= Studios Hold Out Hope for Theaters' Return to Normalcy |website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date= January 27, 2021 |archive-date= January 27, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210127174735/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/studios-hold-out-hope-for-theaters-return-to-normalcy |url-status= live }}</ref> | ''Wonder Woman 1984'' grossed $46.5 million in the United States and Canada and $120 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $166.5 million.<ref name=BOM/> In January 2021, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that the film would likely lose the studio "north of $100 million."<ref>{{cite web |last= McClintock |first= Pamela |date= January 27, 2021 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/studios-hold-out-hope-for-theaters-return-to-normalcy |title= Studios Hold Out Hope for Theaters' Return to Normalcy |website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date= January 27, 2021 |archive-date= January 27, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210127174735/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/studios-hold-out-hope-for-theaters-return-to-normalcy |url-status= live }}</ref> | ||
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''[[News of the World (film)|News of the World]]'', ''[[Promising Young Woman]]'' and ''[[Pinocchio (2019 film)|Pinocchio]]'' and was projected to gross around $10 million from 2,150 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 22, 2020 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-weekend-box-office-projection-hbo-max-christmas-box-office-1234660495/ |title='Wonder Woman 1984' Will Try To Use Whatever Remaining Superpowers Over Christmas For Starving U.S. Exhibitors – Box Office Preview |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222163316/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-weekend-box-office-projection-hbo-max-christmas-box-office-1234660495/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It ended up debuting to $16.7 million, finishing above expectations and with the best total of the COVID-19 pandemic, but 87% less than the first film's opening weekend.<ref name="opening">{{cite web |last= | In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''[[News of the World (film)|News of the World]]'', ''[[Promising Young Woman]]'' and ''[[Pinocchio (2019 film)|Pinocchio]]'' and was projected to gross around $10 million from 2,150 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 22, 2020 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-weekend-box-office-projection-hbo-max-christmas-box-office-1234660495/ |title='Wonder Woman 1984' Will Try To Use Whatever Remaining Superpowers Over Christmas For Starving U.S. Exhibitors – Box Office Preview |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222163316/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-weekend-box-office-projection-hbo-max-christmas-box-office-1234660495/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It ended up debuting to $16.7 million, finishing above expectations and with the best total of the COVID-19 pandemic, but 87% less than the first film's opening weekend.<ref name="THR-opening">{{cite web |last= McClintock |first= Pamela |date= December 27, 2020 |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wonder-woman-1984-opens-to-pandemic-best-16-7m-at-christmas-box-office |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Opens to Pandemic-Best $16.7M at Christmas Box Office, Third Film Confirmed |website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date= December 27, 2020 |archive-date= December 28, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201228231205/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wonder-woman-1984-opens-to-pandemic-best-16-7m-at-christmas-box-office |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="opening">{{cite web |last= D'Alessandro |first= Anthony |date= December 27, 2020 |url= https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-opening-weekend-box-office-hbo-max-christmas-1234661767/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Hits $16.7M At Domestic B.O. In Face Of HBO Max Release; Record For Pandemic, But -84% Lower Than First Pic's Opening |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= December 27, 2020 |archive-date= December 28, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201228231240/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-opening-weekend-box-office-hbo-max-christmas-1234661767/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Over 10,000 private screenings of the film were held, accounting for about $2 million (12%) of the opening weekend total.<ref>{{cite web |last1= Fuster |first1= Jeremy |last2= Haithman |first2= Diane |date= December 31, 2020 |url= https://www.thewrap.com/wonder-woman-1984-private-screenings-box-office/ |title= How Private Screenings Boosted 'Wonder Woman 1984' to Pandemic-Record Box Office |website= [[TheWrap]] |access-date= December 31, 2020 |archive-date= January 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210103222228/https://www.thewrap.com/wonder-woman-1984-private-screenings-box-office/ |url-status= live }}</ref> It fell 67% in its second weekend, grossing $5.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |last= Fuster |first= Jeremy |date= January 3, 2021 |url= https://www.thewrap.com/wonder-woman-1984-reaches-118-million-worldwide-but-pandemic-forces-67-domestic-drop/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Reaches $118 Million Worldwide, But Pandemic Forces 67% Domestic Drop |website= [[TheWrap]] |access-date= January 3, 2021 |archive-date= January 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210103222312/https://www.thewrap.com/wonder-woman-1984-reaches-118-million-worldwide-but-pandemic-forces-67-domestic-drop/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In its third weekend the film fell another 45% to $3 million, with ''Deadline Hollywood'' saying it "continued to emulate the legs of a horror movie".<ref name= D'Alessandro-Jan2021>{{cite web |last= D'Alessandro |first= Anthony |date= January 10, 2021 |url= https://deadline.com/2021/01/wonder-woman-1984-domestic-box-office-pandemic-donald-trump-capitol-insurrection-1234670479/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Continues To Fall With $3M In Third Weekend Amid Pandemic & U.S. Capitol Woes |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= January 10, 2021 |archive-date= January 10, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210110165016/https://deadline.com/2021/01/wonder-woman-1984-domestic-box-office-pandemic-donald-trump-capitol-insurrection-1234670479/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The film grossed $2.6 million in its fourth weekend, finishing second behind newcomer ''[[The Marksman (2021 film)|The Marksman]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last= D'Alessandro |first= Anthony |date= January 17, 2021 |url= https://deadline.com/2021/01/open-roads-liam-neeson-pic-the-marksman-takes-3-7m-at-mlk-weekend-box-office-1234675393/ |title= Open Road's Liam Neeson Pic 'The Marksman' Takes $3.7M At MLK Weekend Box Office |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= January 21, 2021 |archive-date= January 19, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210119193831/https://deadline.com/2021/01/open-roads-liam-neeson-pic-the-marksman-takes-3-7m-at-mlk-weekend-box-office-1234675393/ |url-status= live }}</ref> | ||
Internationally, the film was expected to debut to around $60 million from 32 countries.<ref>{{cite web |last= Tartaglione |first= Nancy |date= December 16, 2020 |url= https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-box-office-preview-warner-bros-dc-1234657379/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Looking To Lasso $60M+ Overseas Opening – International Box Office Preview |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |quote= overseas opening to land in the $60M+ range |access-date= December 16, 2020 |archive-date= December 16, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201216170919/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-box-office-preview-warner-bros-dc-1234657379/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In China, the film had a disappointing first-day opening, only grossing $4.6 million, compared to the local film [[The Rescue (2020 film)|''The Rescue'']], which grossed $8.9 million its first day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=China Box Office: 'Wonder Woman 1984' Limps Towards Second-Place Opening|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-wonder-woman-1984-limps-towards-second-place-opening|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218140102/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-wonder-woman-1984-limps-towards-second-place-opening|archive-date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> Global projections were subsequently lowered to $35–40 million and the film went on to debut to $38.2 million, including $5 million from IMAX screens. China was the largest opening with $18.8 million, followed by Taiwan ($3.6 million), Thailand ($2 million), Brazil ($1.7 million), Japan ($1.6 million), Mexico ($1.6 million), Singapore ($1.3 million), the United Kingdom ($1.2 million) and Spain ($1.1 million).<ref>{{cite web |date= December 20, 2020 |last= Tartaglione |first= Nancy |url= https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-opening-weekend-box-office-warner-bros-gal-gadot-1234658943/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Lassos $38.5M In Offshore Debut; China Cuffs Expectations – International Box Office |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= December 20, 2020 |archive-date= December 20, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201220173138/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-opening-weekend-box-office-warner-bros-gal-gadot-1234658943/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In its second weekend of international release, the film made $19.4 million from 40 countries. Its largest markets were Australia ($4.5 million) and Japan ($2.5 million), while China's running total reached $23.9 million.<ref>{{cite news |date= December 28, 2020 |last= Tartaglione |first= Nancy |url= https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-soul-demon-slayer-japan-record-china-global-international-box-office-1234661795/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Rises To $85M Global; 'Demon Slayer' Becomes Japan's Highest-Grossing Movie Ever; 'Soul' Grows In China & 'Croods 2' Nears $100M WW – International Box Office |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= December 28, 2020 |archive-date= December 28, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201228231321/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-soul-demon-slayer-japan-record-china-global-international-box-office-1234661795/ |url-status= live }}</ref> | Internationally, the film was expected to debut to around $60 million from 32 countries.<ref>{{cite web |last= Tartaglione |first= Nancy |date= December 16, 2020 |url= https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-box-office-preview-warner-bros-dc-1234657379/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Looking To Lasso $60M+ Overseas Opening – International Box Office Preview |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |quote= overseas opening to land in the $60M+ range |access-date= December 16, 2020 |archive-date= December 16, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201216170919/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-box-office-preview-warner-bros-dc-1234657379/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In China, the film had a disappointing first-day opening, only grossing $4.6 million, compared to the local film [[The Rescue (2020 film)|''The Rescue'']], which grossed $8.9 million its first day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=China Box Office: 'Wonder Woman 1984' Limps Towards Second-Place Opening|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-wonder-woman-1984-limps-towards-second-place-opening|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218140102/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-wonder-woman-1984-limps-towards-second-place-opening|archive-date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> Global projections were subsequently lowered to $35–40 million and the film went on to debut to $38.2 million, including $5 million from IMAX screens. China was the largest opening with $18.8 million, followed by Taiwan ($3.6 million), Thailand ($2 million), Brazil ($1.7 million), Japan ($1.6 million), Mexico ($1.6 million), Singapore ($1.3 million), the United Kingdom ($1.2 million) and Spain ($1.1 million).<ref>{{cite web |date= December 20, 2020 |last= Tartaglione |first= Nancy |url= https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-opening-weekend-box-office-warner-bros-gal-gadot-1234658943/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Lassos $38.5M In Offshore Debut; China Cuffs Expectations – International Box Office |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= December 20, 2020 |archive-date= December 20, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201220173138/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-opening-weekend-box-office-warner-bros-gal-gadot-1234658943/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In its second weekend of international release, the film made $19.4 million from 40 countries. Its largest markets were Australia ($4.5 million) and Japan ($2.5 million), while China's running total reached $23.9 million.<ref>{{cite news |date= December 28, 2020 |last= Tartaglione |first= Nancy |url= https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-soul-demon-slayer-japan-record-china-global-international-box-office-1234661795/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Rises To $85M Global; 'Demon Slayer' Becomes Japan's Highest-Grossing Movie Ever; 'Soul' Grows In China & 'Croods 2' Nears $100M WW – International Box Office |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= December 28, 2020 |archive-date= December 28, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201228231321/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-soul-demon-slayer-japan-record-china-global-international-box-office-1234661795/ |url-status= live }}</ref> | ||