2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films.

The big news is that Wonder Woman continues to impress passing $800 million at the box office worldwide. The film is $4 million short of crossing the $400 million mark at the foreign box office. It may pull that off still. The movie has earned Wonder Woman is the top earning movie domestically for DC’s movie universe. The film however is third internationally behind both Batman vs Superman and Suicide Squad and likely won’t pass either. It’s the second highest earning DC movie worldwide.

Wonder Woman crosses $800 million worldwide. The most successful film of the DC movie universe.

Spider-Man: Homecoming earned $4.3 million to bring its domestic total to $314.1 million, and with its $410.8 million, the film has earned $724.9 million worldwide. That’s about $22 million over the past week. The film has now passed The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for worldwide earnings, but is far below the average of all of the Spider-Man films released to date. This film will be debated as to its success. It’s the middle of the pack when it comes to domestic earnings but due to it dragging at the international box office the film is the second lowest earner worldwide for Spider-Man films.

Atomic Blonde added $2.2 million to its total for a domestic total of $47.2 million and $73.2 million worldwide on a $30 million budget. That’s an increase of about $12 million over the week.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 added $185,000 to its total to bring that to $389.2 million and $862.3 million worldwide. That’s a gain of about $400,000 over the past week. That’s the fifth highest grossing Marvel film (not adjusted).

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets didn’t make it in the weekend box office roundup but earned $500,000 domestically and about $24 million at the foreign box office over the past week. The film is still far short of its budget and unlikely to make it back.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $337.1 million domestically while Marvel earns $308.3 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $476.9 million and DC lags behind with $433.8 million. There’s still work for DC when it comes to the international film market.

Already, the year is an interesting one with three clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Wonder Woman, Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and Valerian, Wilson and Ghost in the Shell are generally disappointments.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers:

Total Domestic Gross: $1.682 billion
Total International Gross: $2.190 billion
Worldwide Gross: $3.871 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.083 million
Total “Profit”: $2.788 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $168.2 million
Average International Gross: $243.3 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $380.8 million
Average Budget: $108.3 million
Average Profit: $278.8 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films.

The big news is that Wonder Woman continues to impress passing $400 million at the domestic box office, just $500,000 short, and it’s $5.1 million short of $400 million internationally. Wonder Woman is the top earning movie domestically for DC’s movie universe. The film however is third internationally behind both Batman vs Superman and Suicide Squad and likely won’t pass either. It’s the second highest earning DC movie worldwide.

Wonder Woman crosses $400 million domestically. The best of the DC movie universe.

Atomic Blonde in its third weekend dropped to tenth place adding $4.6 million to its total. So far, the film has earned $61.8 million worldwide but in three weeks it has passed both Ghost in the Shell and Valerian domestically.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets continues to struggle standing at $90 million with a $177 million budget. The film will need a miracle from here on out.

Spider-Man: Homecoming is an interesting film when it comes to whether it’s a winner or loser. The film has earned $702.1 million worldwide but that’s dead last when it comes to Spider-Man films. It’s fourth when it comes to domestic (not adjusted for inflation). When we do adjust for inflation it’s fifth out of sixth. When it’s all done, the film will likely wind up in the middle of the pack when it comes to domestic earnings but be at the end of the pack for worldwide earnings. The film did pass Wonder Woman when it comes to international earnings emphasizing Warner Bros. issues at the foreign box office.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $337.1 million domestically while Marvel earns $308.3 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $476.9 million and DC lags behind with $433.8 million. There’s still work for DC when it comes to the international film market.

Already, the year is an interesting one with three clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Wonder Woman, Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and Valerian, Wilson and Ghost in the Shell are generally disappointments.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers:

Total Domestic Gross: $1.667 billion
Total International Gross: $2.141 billion
Worldwide Gross: $3.808 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.083 million
Total “Profit”: $2.725 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $166.7 million
Average International Gross: $237.9 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $380.8 million
Average Budget: $108.3 million
Average Profit: $272.5 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

 

2017 feels like it’s shaping up to be a wild ride for comic adaptions. We look at who the real winners and losers are for this year’s comic films.

The big news is that Wonder Woman continues to impress approaching $400 million at the domestic box office, just $500,000 short, and it’s $6.1 million short of $400 million internationally. Wonder Woman is the top earning movie domestically for DC’s movie universe. The film however is third internationally behind both Batman vs Superman and Suicide Squad and likely won’t pass either. It’s the second highest earning DC movie worldwide.

Wonder Woman approaches $400 million, the best of the DC movie universe.

Atomic Blonde in its second weekend dropped to seventh place adding $8.2 million to its total. So far, the film has earned just shy of $46 million but in two weeks it has earned almost as much as Ghost in the Shell and Valerian domestically.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets continues to struggle standing at $65.6 million with a $177 million budget. The film will need a miracle from here on out.

Spider-Man: Homecoming is an interesting film when it comes to whether it’s a winner or loser. The film has earned $670.9 million worldwide but that’s dead last when it comes to Spider-Man films. It’s fourth when it comes to domestic (not adjusted for inflation). When we do adjust for inflation it’s fifth out of sixth. When it’s all done, the film will likely wind up in the middle of the pack when it comes to domestic earnings but be at the end of the pack for worldwide earnings.

Lets compare how the big two comic companies compare for earnings. On average DC films earn $336.5 million domestically while Marvel earns $308.2 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $476.9 million and DC lags behind with $433.6 million. There’s still work for DC when it comes to the international film market.

Already, the year is an interesting one with three clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Wonder Woman, Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and Valerian, Wilson and Ghost in the Shell are generally disappointments.

Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers:

Total Domestic Gross: $1.641 billion
Total International Gross: $2.091 billion
Worldwide Gross: $3.733 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.083 million
Total “Profit”: $2.650 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $164.1 million
Average International Gross: $232.4 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $373.3 million
Average Budget: $108.3 million
Average Profit: $265.0 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.

 

Atomic Blonde opened up this past weekend, the latest comic adaptation, based on the series published by Oni Press. With expectations that the film would open around $20 million, it fell short with just $18.6 million. Still, with a $30 million budget, the film will be fine in the long run and probably turn a profit.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets continues to struggle standing at just $30.6 million domestically in two weeks. With a budget of $209 million, the movie will need a miracle. The film has made a bit over $25 million at the foreign box office and opens in China on August 25.

Spider-Man: Homecoming continues to do well with a worldwide gross of $633.8 million. I say well, because while that number’s impressive it’s short the $766.2 million average Spider-Man films earn. It will likely be the lowest earning Spider-Man film to date.

Wonder Woman continues to impress and is on its way to $400 domestically, just the 27th film to do so. The movie has earned $786 million, the second highest amount for a DC movie universe film. However, due to its much lower budget, the film has the highest gross to budget return.

Wonder Woman is also driving the gap between earning averages for the Marvel and DC adaptations and helping it catch up in a way. On average DC films earn $335.5 million domestically while Marvel earns $308.2 million. Internationally, Marvel rules with $476.9 million and DC lags behind with $432.8 million.

Already, the year is an interesting one with three clear successes and a whole lot of mixed otherwise. Wonder Woman, Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have done well this year, The LEGO Batman Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Atomic Blonde are in that debatable area, and Valerian, Wilson and Ghost in the Shell are generally disappointments. Spider-Man: Homecoming, we’ll wait and see.

Here’s where this year’s movie crop stands as far as the actual numbers (numbers have dipped due to a new film opening):

Total Domestic Gross: $1.599 billion
Total International Gross: $2.031 billion
Worldwide Gross: $3.630 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.115 million
Total “Profit”: $2.515 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $159.9 million
Average International Gross: $225.7 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $363.0 million
Average Budget: $111.5 million
Average Profit: $251.5 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.