I Can’t Believe How Much More The DCEU’s Highest Grossing Movie Made Than Its Budget

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The DCEU"s highest-grossing movie, James Wan"s Aquaman, is still an impressive achievement over six years after it broke historical DC movie records. The DC Extended Universe raced to its first crossover event after only three installments. After Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice teased the Justice League"s creation with cameos by Aquaman, Flash, and Cyborg. Then, Justice League assembled the team, and Jason Momoa"s Arthur Curry received his own spinoff one year later. James Wan"s Aquaman was the first movie outside Zack Snyder"s DCEU original plans to follow Justice League"s controversial release.
The DCEU is officially over as the DCU begins its first chapter. Jason Momoa will no longer play Aquaman, but he"s set to join James Gunn"s franchise as Lobo in the DCU"s upcoming Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The DCU"s Aquaman hasn"t been cast yet, and it"s unknown when or where the King of Atlantis will first appear in the new DC Universe. It will be challenging for the DCU to replace Aquaman, as Jason Momoa"s Arthur Curry became one of the most popularn characters in the whole DCEU, as shown by Aquaman"s record-breaking box office performance in 2018.
Aquaman Made Over $1 Billion At The Box Office James Wan's Aquaman Still Holds The Title Of Highest-Grossing DC Movie Ever

As reported by Deadline, James Wan"s 2018 Aquaman movie grossed $105.4M domestically over its first five days in theaters, and it tripled that amount at the end of its domestic run, for a total domestic gross of $334.8 million. Overseas, Aquaman quickly crossed the $300 million mark, and it gathered a total of $1.131 billion worldwide by the time it left theaters. Apart from claiming the title of highest-grossing DC movie ever, Aquaman also broke other records, landing at the second spot of Warner Bros." highest-grossing movies, after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2.
Since then, Barbie surpassed Aquaman in Warner Bros." rankings, with $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office.
No other DCEU movie got close to Aquaman"s box office. The following five movies in the DCEU"s box office rankings are all films that released before Aquaman: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Man of Steel, and Justice League. The next movie in the list is Aquaman"s only sequel, as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom"s box office broke the DCEU"s downward trend and reached $439 million despite the franchise"s poor results towards its conclusion.
Aquaman's Budget Makes The DCEU's Highest Grossing Movie Even More Impressive James Wan's Aquaman Was A Bold Risk For Warner Bros In 2018 Close As reported by Business Insider, Aquaman"s budget estimates range from $160 million to $200 million. By 2025, it"s not uncommon for superhero blockbusters like DC"s The Flash and Marvel"s The Marvels to reach budgets of around $200 million, and unfortunately, it"s also not uncommon for them to flop at the box office, with The Flash grossing $271 million and The Marvels earning only $206.1 million worldwide. Due to inflation, Aquaman"s $160m-$200m budget was an even bolder risk in 2018, especially considering that Aquaman wasn"t an established property at the time.

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