An estimated $16.7 million off the box office total came from U.

S and Canadian theaters.

However, the film was simultaneously available on streaming services for those fearful of returning to the cinema or unable to do so due to closures.

Warner Brothers said Millions watched a film on streaming service HBO Max, but they didn't reveal how long viewers tuned in for off the back of the film's success.

The company confirmed it will fast track the third installment of the superhero franchise.

It will be written and directed by Patty Jenkins, who helmed the previous films on Well Against Our Girl.

Girl Dot Warner Brothers is planning the same hybrid release strategy for its 17 theatrical movies in 2021.

The strategy has angered some top Hollywood directors in cinema operators who had hoped for a rebound in cinema going during 2021 This year has been a disaster for movie theaters, with box office receipts down 80% from a year earlier, according to comScore.

While the latest Wonder Woman film is a relative success, Stagner against the previous installment is telling within the U.

S.

That movie Eclipse is It's sequel more than five times over, having taken in $100 million in its day, be there or be it in 2017 in a world without the global health crisis.