DC's 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' is off to a sluggish start at the holiday box office. The film starring Jason Momoa made $4.5 million in Thursday previews, well behind the $9 million earned in previews by the first film. The sequel caps a year in which the superhero genre has largely struggled.
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00:00 "Oh yeah, I finally got a job. I'm the King of Atlantis."
00:04 DC's Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, starring Jason Momoa, is off to a sluggish start at the
00:09 holiday box office. The superhero film made $4.5 million in Thursday previews, well behind the $9
00:16 million earned in previews by the first film. The sequel caps a year in which the superhero
00:21 genre has largely struggled. "True king builds bridges, right?"
00:29 "True king builds bridges."
00:30 The Warner Bros. tentpole may only make between $37 and $43 million in its domestic debut over
00:37 the long four-day holiday weekend. That would pale in comparison to 2018's Aquaman, as well as trail
00:43 the recent $46.1 million opening of the Marvels from rival Marvel Studios. Aquaman 2 marks the
00:49 end of an era at DC, as new DC chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran will reboot the DC Extended
00:55 Universe with 2025's Superman Legacy. In 2018, the first Aquaman film's official three-day opening
01:01 over the December 21-23 weekend was $67.9 million. And through Christmas Day that year,
01:07 its domestic tally was a rousing $105.4 million. The movie went on to earn $335.1 million domestically
01:15 and $1.15 billion globally, the best showing ever for a DC Extended Universe title not adjusted for
01:22 inflation. If there's any consolation, it's that Aquaman 2 is almost assured of winning what is
01:26 shaping up to be a relatively soft Christmas weekend at the box office. For the latest box
01:31 office news and numbers, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.