'Wonder Woman 1984' Opens Strong in the Year of COVID
2020-12-31
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1The new movie Wonder Woman 1984 has enjoyed a successful opening in 2020.
2The second movie in the Wonder Woman series reportedly earned $16.7 million over the Christmas weekend.
3That is not a large amount in a normal year.
4But the coronavirus health crisis has changed expectations in the movie business.
5Usually, movie theaters are filled throughout the winter holiday season in the United States.
6There are lots of releases and lots of people paying to see them.
7On Christmas Day alone in 2019, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker earned $32 million from filmgoers.
8The media market research company Comscore reports that only 35 percent of North American movie theaters are even operating right now.
9Wonder Woman 1984 played in about 2,150 theaters.
10Media company HBOMax released it online at the same time.
11The movie made an additional $19.4 million internationally, after opening a week earlier.
12To date, Wonder Woman 1984 has made about $85 million around the world.
13"This is a very weak theatrical opening," said David Gross of FranchiseRe, another market research company.
14Noting the many closed theaters and rising COVID-19 rate, Gross said,
15"The majority of moviegoers and fans have little choice but to watch the film on television. Early foreign openings have been weak as well."
16Patty Jenkins directed and Gal Godot starred in both films in the series.
17The first was a huge success, opening with more than $100 million in sales at 4,100 theaters.
18It set a record for biggest opening by a female filmmaker.
19It earned $822 million worldwide.
20Wonder Woman 1984 cost about $200 million to make.
21Before COVID-19 appeared, the film had been expected to earn about $1 billion from movie theater attendance.
22FranchiseRE predicts that total earnings will be around $180 million.
23WarnerMedia owns the film series.
24It is counting on Wonder Woman 1984 to matter more to HBO Max, a movie service.
25There were some reports of technical problems, however, from fans trying to watch online.
26But Warner Bros. Studio is praising the performance as the best that could be expected, given the current conditions.
27The studio on Sunday announced that it would speed production of a third Wonder Woman film, with Jenkins and Gadot returning.
28"Wonder Woman 1984 broke records and exceeded our expectations," said Andy Forssell, a WarnerMedia official.
29"During these very difficult times, it was nice to give families the option of enjoying this uplifting film at home," he added.
30I'm Caty Weaver.
1The new movie Wonder Woman 1984 has enjoyed a successful opening in 2020. The second movie in the Wonder Woman series reportedly earned $16.7 million over the Christmas weekend. 2That is not a large amount in a normal year. But the coronavirus health crisis has changed expectations in the movie business. Usually, movie theaters are filled throughout the winter holiday season in the United States. There are lots of releases and lots of people paying to see them. On Christmas Day alone in 2019, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker earned $32 million from filmgoers. 3The media market research company Comscore reports that only 35 percent of North American movie theaters are even operating right now. 4Wonder Woman 1984 played in about 2,150 theaters. Media company HBOMax released it online at the same time. The movie made an additional $19.4 million internationally, after opening a week earlier. To date, Wonder Woman 1984 has made about $85 million around the world. 5"This is a very weak theatrical opening," said David Gross of FranchiseRe, another market research company. Noting the many closed theaters and rising COVID-19 rate, Gross said, "The majority of moviegoers and fans have little choice but to watch the film on television. Early foreign openings have been weak as well." 6Patty Jenkins directed and Gal Godot starred in both films in the series. The first was a huge success, opening with more than $100 million in sales at 4,100 theaters. It set a record for biggest opening by a female filmmaker. It earned $822 million worldwide. 7Wonder Woman 1984 cost about $200 million to make. Before COVID-19 appeared, the film had been expected to earn about $1 billion from movie theater attendance. 8FranchiseRE predicts that total earnings will be around $180 million. 9WarnerMedia owns the film series. It is counting on Wonder Woman 1984 to matter more to HBO Max, a movie service. There were some reports of technical problems, however, from fans trying to watch online. 10But Warner Bros. Studio is praising the performance as the best that could be expected, given the current conditions. The studio on Sunday announced that it would speed production of a third Wonder Woman film, with Jenkins and Gadot returning. 11"Wonder Woman 1984 broke records and exceeded our expectations," said Andy Forssell, a WarnerMedia official. 12"During these very difficult times, it was nice to give families the option of enjoying this uplifting film at home," he added. 13I'm Caty Weaver. 14VOA News reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 15____________________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17exceed - v. to be better than (something) 18option - n. a choice or possibility