AQUAMAN on Track to Become the Biggest DC Movie Since THE DARK KNIGHT RISES and James Wan Defends Those Who Don't Like It
As DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Aquaman continues to blow up at the box office, according to the latest box office tracking, the film is currently on pace to become the biggest DC movie since Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises in 2012.
This isn’t really surprising as the movie was an absolute blast to watch and a visual spectacle that fans and audiences were sure to love. Director James Wan did a great job bringing this movie to the screen.
According to THR, Aquaman has brought in over $748.8 million at the worldwide box office, and $188.8M domestically. That’s just in its first ten days in theaters. If you look at the film on a global scale, its the most successful DC movie yet with its $560 million.
The movie is expected to surpass $900 million by the end of its theatrical run, which will make it DC's biggest film since The Dark Knight Rises, which brought in $1.09 billion. They also say there’s a chance that it could break the billion dollar mark. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Aquaman has been praised by a lot of critics and fans, but there are some people out there who weren’t as impressed. Some people just didn’t care for the movie, which isn’t surprising at all. After all, you can’t make everyone happy with any movie that is released. Almost every film is going to have its critics.
Fans just like to take things to the extreme, though, and some fans were harassing other fans who didn’t like the movie. Hell, I enjoyed the movie and thought the movie was a great time. I made one critique about the script though, and the fans who seemed to find no fault in the film jumped all over me and seemed to forget or not bother to read the fact that I actually enjoyed the film regardless.
Anyway, director James Wan is defending those that didn’t like the movie and shared the following Tweet:
It has come to my attention that some folks are getting harassed by some fans for not liking AQM. Please don’t do that. Not the kind of support I want. Be respectful. Vice versa, it’s ok to not like my film, but there’s no need to attack me personally, or tag me on hates. Peace✌️
— James Wan (@creepypuppet) December 30, 2018
Seriously! What a class act. He makes a great point here! It’s great when fans can engage in civil debates and discussions with each other about movies, but it’s juvenile to bully and harass others. I think fans can and should be better than that.
I’m happy to see that the movie is succeeding, though!