Wonder Woman 1984 has only just released, but Warner Bros. has already announced a planned third movie. According to Variety, the studio is fast-tracking another sequel for DC’s heroine. Not only is star Gal Gadot returning, but writer and director Patty Jenkins as well. Warner Bros. chief Toby Emmerich issued the following statement:
Wonder Woman 1984’s Success In These Strange Times
Wonder Woman 1984 is the first movie of WB’s projects to debut on HBO Max on the same day as in theaters. Variety states most viewers turned to the streaming platform for its Christmas Day release. However, its theatrical numbers were still impressive. According to the article, the sequel brought in $16.7 million across 2,100 theaters in North America. While that doesn’t sound like much, it’s enough to warrant a sequel. It’s the best opening weekend to date during the coronavirus pandemic.
It may be difficult to quantify streaming numbers versus ticket sales. But the HBO Max launch of Wonder Woman 1984 was apparently quite successful as well. Andy Forssell, Executive Vice President and General Manager of WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer, issued a statement expressing his excitement and explaining as such:
With this news, Jenkins’ schedule will be pretty full up for a few years. She will also helm Rogue Squadron, set within the Star Wars universe. That won’t release until December of 2023. It sounds as if she’ll be working on that before returning to Wonder Woman, so we’ll likely be waiting on this one for a while.
