Well, I felt that was due to several factors. DCEU movies were getting lower and lower critic review scores. Gal Godot previous acting roles were not well regarded, to the point she was considering leaving acting. Patty Jenkins hadn't directed a movie in twelve years. Let's hope we don't have to wait another twelve years for another Patty Jenkins movie.
My sister is 17 and I've never seen her invested in a superhero like Wonder Woman. She was happy and surprised that a woman directed such an amazing film. She even started playing injustice and wants to dress up like her for Halloween, representation is important.
I would like to point out Wonder Woman has a much smaller budget than the films you're comparing her to. Batman V Superman and the Dark Knight Rises had budgets of 250 million. While Wonder Woman had a budget of 149 million. So even if she only comes close to making as much money as they do, you could say the film was far more successful at the box office.
James Parker Yes!!! And while Wonder Woman was advertised pretty well nearing the release it was nothing compared to the BvS marketing so they probably blew less on that too
TDK isn't the most successful superhero film, or one of the most successful ever. I brought up TDK because that's the film that Grace compared it to while the original poster for some reason mentioned TDKR.
A point about Scarlett Johanson: I think it's unfair to argue that the failure of her comedy is somehow a mark against her. A Black Widow movie would do just fine because most people would go to see it for the character and the fact it's a MCU film, not the actress. I think that very few movie stars sell that many tickets on the basis of their faces, especially when dealing with these blockbuster films.
Don't trust any film from a studio who refuses to lift the review embargo before the movie hits theaters. Don't let Hollywood trick you. Force them to start making better films, not take the audiences for granted
I like to think a good chunk of why its not doing too hot is either people dont necessarily like scar jo and some of the actresses off screen and people might be saving their money for War of the planet of the apes and Spiderman Homecoming
Sequel to Swamp Thing called The Return of the Swamp Thing ( in 1989) total box office for it's entire theatrical run was approximately $192,816 which is fair less than $ 8 million also written as $8,000,000. However they did a TV series afterward and made it more like first movie and less like a comedy.
in india, wonder woman is running in limited theatres by english only. but, GOTG2 released in 6 languages and big numbers of theatres. so, this not a worthfull comparision on both films in box office worldwide.
Grace, it is beginning to bother me how you bring down Wonder Woman when it is doing something blockbusters almost never do: hold on the 40-30s on their second and third weekend. With these drops it will surpass the lifetime domestictly of both Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman. As long as it gets 350 overseas (very likely since it is already at 300) it has a good shot of matching Suicide Squad, and considering how much cheaper it is, it seems like a given it will have a bigger profit than the rest of the DCEU movies, even if the worldwide gross is slightly lower.
It really does look fab today! Lol tbh I actually wouldn't mind if Grace uploaded a quick tutorial about how she does her hair... I wish I could get that much curl + volume, but my hair sucks! :/
How am I ignorant, lol. And of course Batman is gonna make a lot of money. He has been on the big screen multiple times. And this is Wonder Woman's first time
N.W.A. the fact she has made more money than almost all Superman movies and could possible surpass Man of Steel is a triumph. when that happens then there should be no denying the success. in fact eventhough MoS and SS both opened way higher, WW has pulled ahead at same point in time. If the trend continues then she has a big chance to pass both films and even BvS domestically. It's too bad she isn't as big internationally but maybe WW2 will change all that. look at Captain America.
Guardians of the Galaxy isn't a team-up movie, The Avengers or The Justice League is a team up movie. A team-up movie is when characters who aren't normally together appear in the same movie for the same purpose. Guardians just so happens to be a group of characters, but they aren't a "team-up"
That One RUclips Comment nah it is a team up movie. I dont see any spin off from guardians ever doing as well as a guardians of the galaxy movie. Its only super successful cos of all the characters
Rather pray for a good superhero movie. WW2 with same cast and creative people behind the camera will give the same turd movie to the audience. Reboot it! The character of WW deserves better than this.
FINALLY I GET TO SEE WONDER WOMAN THIS FRIDAY (IN SPAIN)! All because of a stupid dubbing actors strike that made several movies late to hit theaters...
Shakeema Edwards it's hard to know whether a comedy will be good ahead of time because they constantly rework the script, much more so than with any other genre
She's going to surpass Suicide Squad. There's no question about it!! BVS is a lot harder to match but I see WW making between 750-800 million which is damn good for an origin film! The sequel, if it's as good as the first, should do incredible numbers!!
Wouldn't Jennifer Lawrence and David O Russell be an example of a mixed-gender director/actor duo? I will say though that I can't think of any examples where it's a female director and a male actor that collab a lot. Hope WW changes this!
Oooh good one! But they were also romantically involved for most of their movies. Honestly, I don't think he'll continue to give her work now that they've broken up
Grace you are really overcompensating to appear "fair and balanced" - this movie is performing damn well and these holds deserve attention! It made MORE on its third weekend than 'Civil War or 'Age of Ultron - two movies that cost well over a hundred million more to make and had much weaker competition. Domestically, it has already passed the entire runs of Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, 'Winter Soldier, Logan, the last two Spiderman movies, ALL X-men movies, all Thor movies, etc......there's really no qualifiers at this point. ;)
No. What he means is that, in perspective, this hold is historic and shows that word of mouth and repeat viewing for this film is insane. It's the 'Get Ou' of superhero films.
Beyond The Trailer What an unfair comparison! You're comparing two sequel ensemble films to a franchise starting origin film!! Did you do that with Dr Strange, Antman, Thor, Captain America...etc. Are you going to do that with Black Panther and Captain Marvel? Don't be so hypocritical. Wonder Woman is currently having an historic run at the box office! The fact that you cant even admit that is astonishing considering how you vehemently defended a shitty movie with historically horrible holdovers like BVS. Can't wait until she passes MOS, SS and BVS domestically to see how you try and spin that negatively! Hell when she passes MOS and SS World Wide youre probably going to claim its a failure because she didn't reach a billion... >.
So glad Wonder Woman is still killing it. It's already surpassed the box office for every MCU origin movie which is a feat unto itself. Given how the second and third movies of the MCU trilogies seem to make I wouldn't be surprised if a Wonder Woman sequal will eventually make it into the billion dollar club.
'Wonder Woman will eventually make it into the billion dollar club'. Sorry to offend you, but what are you smoking? It will be very hard for WW to even reach $400M at overseas which is a norm for PG-13 superhero film now-a-days. Even movies with less iconic characters than WW made well over $450M in international markets. People at overseas doesn't like blockbuster films which push some agenda too hard.
No, it won't. It still has dozens of markets to open. To be fair, it's predicted to beat all other DCEU pictures when it's done and most of Marvels, including all Marvel origin films. It should end at 350 million domestic and 800 million worldwide.
People took me up entirely wrong, I edited my statement to make sure my point got across. I mean the character will eventually make it into the billion dollar club with a sequel, like how Iron Man did. I didn't mean this movie would, it doesn't have much of a chance.
I meant the character would possibly make it to the billion dollar club in a sequel, didn't mean this movie. I edited my comment to make sure that's more clear ^^
eh i usually get mad at stuff like that picture but the t shirt is a literal fact as his wife is wonder woman!! i think that was the intention but i can understand how it can come across as putting women against each other which i am strongly against
i watched it with super enthusiasm the first time and it became the last time i was that excited about any DC film, once i figured out its main flaw. its a fantasy. superhero film should be science fiction
Hi Grace, I finally got to see Wonder Woman and I absolutely loved it. I have followed your coverage of the movie, and can't help but wonder (no pun intended): Do you think that Allan Heinberg will be back to write a WW2? Especially considering how no media have credited him for his part in the Wonder Woman success? Thanks in advance :) PS: I did post this question before getting to your comment about Allan Heinberg.
Point taken. That is Why the studio is still silent on WW2 and Patty returning. They r waiting for the final tally$. + R are U saying Patty does not deserve so much credit? The screen writer deserves more! Screenplay is one thing. But Patty brought it to life. Like the improvised boat screen. And No Mans Land which she fought to be included.
MARVEL'S biggest solo debut outing was of course Dr Strange. WW has already outperformed it critically and I think it will come close commercially. I think Dr Strange's numbers are a good benchmark.
Just testing to see if you knew what you were talking about. Though, its still interesting to know that it has already beaten Dr. Strange in the domestic area
Iron Man actually had the biggest solo outing (domestically) with a $98 million opening and a total run of $318 million. The foreign box office was very weak at that time for Marvel because it wasn't a built up brand. For example, Iron Man made almost double domestic than Ant-Man (180/318), but Ant-Man made $100 million more than Iron Man foreign. If superhero films had a strong foreign box office returns back then, Iron Man would probably be in the 700 million range.
This movie is being discussed to death because it some way it is breaking many prejudices about women led films, and female filmmakers, and has also done well considering how damaged the DCEU brand is right now.
I really hope that non-white women will also be included in this "more women" mantra that's being said often. As it stands there are still no genre franchises with a non-white woman as a lead. The BW movie ship has long sailed anyways so it needs to be let go already.
hey grace I had a lot of male family members and friends that didn't want to see the movie. they went to see the movie because their wives wanted to see it and they all had nothing but good things say after .
Remember Memorial Day Weekend when the whole Industry didn't give us anything good to watch? Now it's the 4th of July and the best option is Transformers?!? I'm starting to feel like there are some serious timing problems - like people are afraid to lose on these big weekends.
Buffy was a great at showing female power without sacrificing femininity, and also the pains of teenage years transitioning into adulthood. (Not to mention relationships, absent father figures, first loves, second loves, coming to terms with sexuality, etc) I think Joss can tell a story when he's given time to tell it - when the characters have earned their moments. I just don't think he's great at condensing his views, and he seems to have gotten way more political (as everyone has) lately.
wtf no one expected wonder woman to make Avengers of TDK money why are you even comparing it? It literally made half of the avengers and like 50 million less than TDK's opening. Its drops are literally unreal. No one had any hopes for it to "break records". People were literally tracking it to be ~70m and now its gonna make more than half the MCU
I enjoy your analysis of the BO Grace, but you are really pushing too hard to appear balanced as far as WW is concerned. Let's give credit where it is due. The film had so much to overcome in the eyes of the public. That it's succeeded this well is deserving of the attention it's receiving. There's no need to downplay it or temper it with asterisks. For me, a major fan of the character since 1975 and Lynda Carter, I'm still in awe that we even have this film. I can tell you, every single comics character I have seen in films since Superman in 78, there wasn't a single time that I didn't wish for a film featuring WW. Not one single time. I'm beyond happy that WW is FINALLY getting what she always deserved. Let's be happy with that.
Thank you so much, Grace, for mentioning that Joss Whedon's work is not as bad as people make it seem. Yes, that Wonder Woman script was *BAD* (I've seen screenshots on Tumblr), but he is not completely without his merits. Firefly and its movie Serenity remain very high on my favorites lists for tv/movies respectively, and when I think about characters like River, Inara, and Zoe? Let's not forget Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which though I've never seen any of it, I do know is a beloved series. Heck, it's thanks to that series that Cobie Smulders was casted into the MCU. As long as the right people work with Joss and keep him on the right track, he can deliver some great material, I know it.
Time to see Wonder Woman again... Lol. Sorry but a lot of us seem that the Transformers hype has dropped... UNLESS someone was to spoil Unicorn showing up in the film.. Id see it..
I like that you keep giving props to Alan Heinberg. Writers deserve far more credit than they're usually given. On Whedon, I expect he'll do a good job, but it's not a guaranteed home run. Some of his work has needed time to hit its stride (e.g., Firefly, which wasn't given the time to develop properly), while others have faltered after a while (e.g., Buffy's last season plus); sometimes, it's just not really worked for me (e.g., Cabin in the Woods).
I am thrilled at The success of Wonder Woman! I saw the film twice and absolutely loved it as for the Black Widow movie I think it could still do good as Scarlett is known and more popular in that role. I do plan to see Transformers The last Knight I am going to the 7:00Pm screening tomorrow. The series is a guilty pleasure of mine. I know they are not great and IMO the second one as god awful but other than that I have been entertained by the series. I also plan to see the film a second time on July 4th as I don't have to work that day. Overall great video Grace and Keep up the good work
you kidding me Grace?! Wonder woman is at 572 million on its 3rd weekend, it'll cross 600 million by the end of this weekend, it should anyway, only needs 28 million more. i'd say it makes atleast 700 million world wide, atleast. 800 at most!
I really liked the Mummy. I just saw it this weekend and it was really good. The critics really kept a lot of the general audience from a good movie in the states.
NYDA I think she's using a laptop this time compared to her usual set up at her office. She mentioned it in a previous video. She did also say she was traveling to CA for VidCon. Must be why the audio is off for you.
Before Wonder Woman went into production, people were saying WB should just use Joss Whedon's script and the script was already leaked back then. The 180 turn against Joss Whedon is such a joke when people were worshipping him when he was at Marvel.
puddin' Right? He's fuckin gross and I have no idea why people are acting like he was ever ok. Anyways he'll keep getting films I'm sure 😪 I mean Snyder recovered gracefully after that abhorrent Sucker Punch fiasco. There is no stoping these horrible writers
Grace....Gal Gadot said that she purposely lost the MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT. So in her mind, winning Miss Universe was a foregone conclusion, if she wanted to win it. Many Wide Recievers, Cornerbacks, Politicians, Preachers and Big Movie stars have massive ego's. Most just keep it to their inner circle.
I saw WW yesterday. I was surprised to see the theater was nearly full in its 3rd week. Maybe it was because of Father's Day. In which case makes it more interesting that so many dads wanted to see this movie. . .
grace you are too harsh on the boxoffice for wonder woman i did not see you dig out bvs rank list rank when it under perform. yes it is important to view all sides but i feel you are more critically in regards of the box office with this movie than any other dceu or mcu movie yet. and i do believe that wonder woman will at least get in the same range as suicide squad if not above. wonder woman will make its money in the long run i thing that the weekend drop is an indicator for that
Thanks I've had trouble finding when the Transformers review embargo was going to lift. Ouch, it's got to be pretty bad if Paramount doesn't want people to check the Tomato Meter.
Interesting choice to drain color from your inset. I give credit for trying something different, but for me it did not quite work. I would have preferred a good B&W TV filter. This one was too glossy, giving you a porcelain doll effect.
Hi Grace, in this video you mention the WGA is very strict about giving credit where it is due, but how does that reconcile with the fact that script doctors or actors that ad-lib do not get credits? Is it not possible for directors to change parts of the script while shooting on set without getting a credit?
The revised 3rd weekend numbers are now out and Wonder Woman did even better, making $41.3 million with only a 29.5% drop. Also while the Dark Knight made more money by the 3rd weekend, Wonder Woman made about the same amount of money in the 3rd weekend, $42.7 million for TDK, so a much steeper drop-off
Well look at that; Wonder Woman did break a box office record beyond small scope of films; It just became the highest gross film world wide directed by a woman. I think we deserve another video for it Grace....
I agree with you on the fact that Wonder Woman isn't being treated like every movie. It's a good movie for sure. But I think you are right that backlash is coming, I have seen some of it so far I hope it can be stopped before it spreads.
We don't need more women directors. We need more good directors haha. If you can direct a movie well I don't care what gender you are. There just needs to be more opportunity for new talent period.
Not everything is male vs female it also Ronald McDonald vs Burger King's King. Of Course sometimes they also include Wendy but she's hanging out with the King and the Clown. Of Course Wendy's was founded by Dave Thomas and named after his daughter so is she now in charge?
I don't care about boxoffice records so much ..I am just glad the movie is doing so well in general. people get so wrapped in the money... and not the story..
I think your favoring the movies grace the ones you like are getting more videos and more time to talk about and it's not fair but still love your channel
Wonder Woman was never a tough sell. It's just a tough story to tell right.
Well, I felt that was due to several factors. DCEU movies were getting lower and lower critic review scores. Gal Godot previous acting roles were not well regarded, to the point she was considering leaving acting. Patty Jenkins hadn't directed a movie in twelve years. Let's hope we don't have to wait another twelve years for another Patty Jenkins movie.
Wonder Woman still number 1 in Brazil!! No mummys, pirates or cars seem to defeat Diana of Temyscra!😉
mariana carteado Vai br! 😊💚💛
My sister is 17 and I've never seen her invested in a superhero like Wonder Woman. She was happy and surprised that a woman directed such an amazing film. She even started playing injustice and wants to dress up like her for Halloween, representation is important.
That's WONDERful! :)
...I see what you did there Grace
But thing is Wonder woman is evil within the injustice universe.
Sounds like a story from Tumblr/Twitter for reblog. :/
Gabriel Tejada The good Wonder Woman still has a sizable role int he first Injustice though
Ultimately Wonder Woman will finish with $750-800 million. The same ballpark as other big superhero hits like Guardians of the Galaxy or Deadpool.
I doubt it will clear $700m it's already out in most markets. I hope I am wrong though. Massive Chis Pine fan.
CityOf Film out in most markets? no it's not. it kinda just came out
CityOf Film it need $129M to reach $700M and it just made $40M on it third weekend I think reaching that mark won't be a problem at all.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/releaseinfo?mode=desktop
City, those were the release dates, not the closing dates. Wonder Woman was also released June 2 in the USA and is still playing.
Wonder Woman is making it RAINNN
I'm so happy for Gal and Patty. They deserve this. Haters silenced.
Davon Stigars I'm not a fan of Wonder woman but this is a amazing movie..this got me.oumped for a sequel,party and gal need a higher salary now :)
Eddie Palomares I wasn't a fan of Wonder Woman until she showed up in BvS. Now she's my favorite character in the DCEU so far.
How exactly? MoS & BvS UE were much better film than this. You can talk about RT score but they also give Ghostbusters 73% certified fresh rating.
I'm super happy for Chris Pine (as well as Patty and Gal) too! :)
The mess in BvS script and editing alone make your comment un-worthwhile.
Chris Pine's on screen magnetism and chemistry with Gal Gadot helped a lot with WW's success I feel. He was perfectly cast.
To be fair, the movie has a myriad reasons for people to love it, Pine included.
Clarkie said it helped a lot but not that it was the MAIN reason. I agree with you though
Chris Pines back deserves a giant massage after what he did in the damn film
yes, everyone loves chris pine. and they killed him off, so don't expect him in the sequel lol
O.o o.O Spoiler! Also they could do like they did in the TV series with Lyle Waggoner and have him play a son or nephew in modern times.
I would like to point out Wonder Woman has a much smaller budget than the films you're comparing her to. Batman V Superman and the Dark Knight Rises had budgets of 250 million. While Wonder Woman had a budget of 149 million. So even if she only comes close to making as much money as they do, you could say the film was far more successful at the box office.
James Parker Yes!!! And while Wonder Woman was advertised pretty well nearing the release it was nothing compared to the BvS marketing so they probably blew less on that too
The Dark Knight's budget was $185m lol
The Dark Knight's budget is barely higher than WW's and made a billion dollars in total. So no, it won't be more profitable.
TDK isn't the most successful superhero film, or one of the most successful ever. I brought up TDK because that's the film that Grace compared it to while the original poster for some reason mentioned TDKR.
Yea, I misheard Grace, sorry about that.
WW could be #2 again next week.
1. Transformers
2. WW
3. Cars.
be a little more optimistic
1. ww
2. cars
3. every other movie
4. transformers
O.o o.O "Little more optimistic" Okay...
Probably gonna be:
1. Transformers 5
2. Cars 3
3. Wonder Woman
4. Every Other Movie
A point about Scarlett Johanson: I think it's unfair to argue that the failure of her comedy is somehow a mark against her. A Black Widow movie would do just fine because most people would go to see it for the character and the fact it's a MCU film, not the actress. I think that very few movie stars sell that many tickets on the basis of their faces, especially when dealing with these blockbuster films.
I love how you always find ways to diminish Wonder Woman and talk about some "backlash" that doesn't exist.
Arthur Mendes amen to that. grace does this with damn near every actress in a successful project.
A little context on the Gal Gadot photo. She and the husband have been up nights taking care of a colic baby.
cut them some slack grace.... everything doesnt have to be over thought or publicized
professorM context not needed, grace is just being dumb about this. I honestly cannot believe she went there.
Jaime C. Schmidt as F****** usual
Grace has decided that everything everyone does is a marketing decision and I have decided to roll my eyes at her. She crossed a line with this video.
Tom When you become a celebrity everything IS a marketing decision.
many contracts include clauses for social media engagement for that very reason
Don't trust any film from a studio who refuses to lift the review embargo before the movie hits theaters. Don't let Hollywood trick you. Force them to start making better films, not take the audiences for granted
ur talking about a transformers movie not taking the audience for granted....
I'm so happy for Wonder Woman!!!!!
Yep, DCEU's best movie and I'm still not sure if I'm going to c Justice League but I'm really looking forward to Aquaman cause of James Wan
Real story to me is Rough Night. Wide release and only 8 million - that is crazy bad.
I like to think a good chunk of why its not doing too hot is either people dont necessarily like scar jo and some of the actresses off screen and people might be saving their money for War of the planet of the apes and Spiderman Homecoming
Sequel to Swamp Thing called The Return of the Swamp Thing ( in 1989) total box office for it's entire theatrical run was approximately $192,816 which is fair less than $ 8 million also written as $8,000,000. However they did a TV series afterward and made it more like first movie and less like a comedy.
The problem is NOT Scarlet Johansson. The problem is her being in movies that aren't good
in india, wonder woman is running in limited theatres by english only. but, GOTG2 released in 6 languages and big numbers of theatres. so, this not a worthfull comparision on both films in box office worldwide.
Grace, it is beginning to bother me how you bring down Wonder Woman when it is doing something blockbusters almost never do: hold on the 40-30s on their second and third weekend. With these drops it will surpass the lifetime domestictly of both Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman. As long as it gets 350 overseas (very likely since it is already at 300) it has a good shot of matching Suicide Squad, and considering how much cheaper it is, it seems like a given it will have a bigger profit than the rest of the DCEU movies, even if the worldwide gross is slightly lower.
Backlash for Wonder Woman is almost nonexistent.
omg i love your hairstyle Grace!!!
it's always the best
It really does look fab today!
Lol tbh I actually wouldn't mind if Grace uploaded a quick tutorial about how she does her hair... I wish I could get that much curl + volume, but my hair sucks! :/
Gray Lockser wGreat hair, cut, color, and style. Would love to know how Grace does it too!
I'm just saying that Wonder Woman is a solo movie, and Guardians is a team-up movie.
And generally team-up movies make more money
How am I ignorant, lol. And of course Batman is gonna make a lot of money. He has been on the big screen multiple times. And this is Wonder Woman's first time
N.W.A. the fact she has made more money than almost all Superman movies and could possible surpass Man of Steel is a triumph. when that happens then there should be no denying the success. in fact eventhough MoS and SS both opened way higher, WW has pulled ahead at same point in time. If the trend continues then she has a big chance to pass both films and even BvS domestically. It's too bad she isn't as big internationally but maybe WW2 will change all that. look at Captain America.
Guardians of the Galaxy isn't a team-up movie, The Avengers or The Justice League is a team up movie. A team-up movie is when characters who aren't normally together appear in the same movie for the same purpose. Guardians just so happens to be a group of characters, but they aren't a "team-up"
That One RUclips Comment nah it is a team up movie. I dont see any spin off from guardians ever doing as well as a guardians of the galaxy movie. Its only super successful cos of all the characters
Wonder Woman has other Amazons like Thor has other Asgardians and other soldiers like the Captain America film.
Very excited for what Wonder Woman has done so far and continues to do!
Give Wonder Woman 2 to the world already, Warner Bros!
Rather pray for a good superhero movie. WW2 with same cast and creative people behind the camera will give the same turd movie to the audience. Reboot it! The character of WW deserves better than this.
Maze Runner the movie came out 3 weeks ago chill
Calm ya titties the movie came out 3 weeks ago calm the fuck down.
Flamesthatburn331 Maybe you should calm down instead
I need a Flash film first
Are people not allowed to have a sense of humor? I'm married and I thought the shirt looked funny.
FINALLY I GET TO SEE WONDER WOMAN THIS FRIDAY (IN SPAIN)! All because of a stupid dubbing actors strike that made several movies late to hit theaters...
I don't understand why Scarlett Johansson took a B-comedy role.
Shakeema Edwards it's hard to know whether a comedy will be good ahead of time because they constantly rework the script, much more so than with any other genre
Maybe a contract required her to do it. That stuff can happen something. Who made Rough Night?
becuz she's an actor and actors like to act.
She's going to surpass Suicide Squad. There's no question about it!! BVS is a lot harder to match but I see WW making between 750-800 million which is damn good for an origin film! The sequel, if it's as good as the first, should do incredible numbers!!
Wouldn't Jennifer Lawrence and David O Russell be an example of a mixed-gender director/actor duo? I will say though that I can't think of any examples where it's a female director and a male actor that collab a lot. Hope WW changes this!
Excellent comment - I forgot about them, great example!
Beyond The Trailer What about Helena Bonham-Carter and Tim Burton
Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy
you also forget Quentin Tarantino and Umma Thurman...which is weird to me
Oooh good one! But they were also romantically involved for most of their movies. Honestly, I don't think he'll continue to give her work now that they've broken up
Do the average moviegoer cares if a film is directed by a man or a woman? I don't think so. At least in my case, I only care if the movie is great.
Oscar unless it's a big name like nolan
NOLAN OVERRATED
Grace you are really overcompensating to appear "fair and balanced" - this movie is performing damn well and these holds deserve attention! It made MORE on its third weekend than 'Civil War or 'Age of Ultron - two movies that cost well over a hundred million more to make and had much weaker competition. Domestically, it has already passed the entire runs of Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, 'Winter Soldier, Logan, the last two Spiderman movies, ALL X-men movies, all Thor movies, etc......there's really no qualifiers at this point. ;)
So WW is more successful than Civil War and Age of Ultron because it's THIRD weekend is higher? Two films that made a BILLION dollars EACH? smh
Don't mean to be a pedant but as you know Ultron made over $400m more than a billion.
No. What he means is that, in perspective, this hold is historic and shows that word of mouth and repeat viewing for this film is insane. It's the 'Get Ou' of superhero films.
You can't really compare movies from 00's (X-men) to now-days
Different ticket price, increased markets etc
Even gap in 5-6 years is a big deal.
Beyond The Trailer What an unfair comparison! You're comparing two sequel ensemble films to a franchise starting origin film!! Did you do that with Dr Strange, Antman, Thor, Captain America...etc. Are you going to do that with Black Panther and Captain Marvel? Don't be so hypocritical.
Wonder Woman is currently having an historic run at the box office! The fact that you cant even admit that is astonishing considering how you vehemently defended a shitty movie with historically horrible holdovers like BVS. Can't wait until she passes MOS, SS and BVS domestically to see how you try and spin that negatively! Hell when she passes MOS and SS World Wide youre probably going to claim its a failure because she didn't reach a billion... >.
I'm want to see Wonder Woman, but I'm still doing A-level exams. When I'm done (which I'm nearly), i will go & see it.
So glad Wonder Woman is still killing it. It's already surpassed the box office for every MCU origin movie which is a feat unto itself. Given how the second and third movies of the MCU trilogies seem to make I wouldn't be surprised if a Wonder Woman sequal will eventually make it into the billion dollar club.
'Wonder Woman will eventually make it into the billion dollar club'. Sorry to offend you, but what are you smoking? It will be very hard for WW to even reach $400M at overseas which is a norm for PG-13 superhero film now-a-days. Even movies with less iconic characters than WW made well over $450M in international markets. People at overseas doesn't like blockbuster films which push some agenda too hard.
No, it won't. It still has dozens of markets to open. To be fair, it's predicted to beat all other DCEU pictures when it's done and most of Marvels, including all Marvel origin films. It should end at 350 million domestic and 800 million worldwide.
People took me up entirely wrong, I edited my statement to make sure my point got across. I mean the character will eventually make it into the billion dollar club with a sequel, like how Iron Man did. I didn't mean this movie would, it doesn't have much of a chance.
I meant a sequel starring Wonder Woman has a chance, not the current movie. Sorry for confusing people
I meant the character would possibly make it to the billion dollar club in a sequel, didn't mean this movie. I edited my comment to make sure that's more clear ^^
Wonder Woman is the best movie of 2017 and i cant wait for WONDER WOMAN 2 😄😄
I just woke up and I love when I get a notification from you...
Wonder woman has amazing holds
congrats to wonder woman and all eyez on me
eh i usually get mad at stuff like that picture but the t shirt is a literal fact as his wife is wonder woman!! i think that was the intention but i can understand how it can come across as putting women against each other which i am strongly against
Olivia A That's the joke. It's just a laugh and not meant to put others down.
I know, that's how I took it personally
I have only see it reported positively apart form Grace.
Olivia A the tee is awesome dont know what Grace is talking about
Olivia A it's pretty funny. I didn't get why grace was getting to bent up about it!
I'm going to see Wonder woman tomorrow, cant wait
I'll see it for the fourth time on Wednesday 😁😁😁
SUPERSTORM owen i watched it today in 3D I already watched but in 2D, 3D is waayy better ending was just wooww
SUPERSTORM owen Let me know how you like watching that crappy opening scene with women who are cringe.
MG ok I'll get back to you about it tomorrow haha xD
i watched it with super enthusiasm the first time and it became the last time i was that excited about any DC film, once i figured out its main flaw. its a fantasy. superhero film should be science fiction
Hi Grace, I finally got to see Wonder Woman and I absolutely loved it. I have followed your coverage of the movie, and can't help but wonder (no pun intended): Do you think that Allan Heinberg will be back to write a WW2? Especially considering how no media have credited him for his part in the Wonder Woman success? Thanks in advance :) PS: I did post this question before getting to your comment about Allan Heinberg.
Point taken. That is Why the studio is still silent on WW2 and Patty returning. They r waiting for the final tally$. + R are U saying Patty does not deserve so much credit? The screen writer deserves more! Screenplay is one thing. But Patty brought it to life. Like the improvised boat screen. And No Mans Land which she fought to be included.
MARVEL'S biggest solo debut outing was of course Dr Strange. WW has already outperformed it critically and I think it will come close commercially. I think Dr Strange's numbers are a good benchmark.
how much did Dr. Strange make worldwide?
$677.7m according to box office mojo.
Just testing to see if you knew what you were talking about. Though, its still interesting to know that it has already beaten Dr. Strange in the domestic area
Iron Man actually had the biggest solo outing (domestically) with a $98 million opening and a total run of $318 million. The foreign box office was very weak at that time for Marvel because it wasn't a built up brand. For example, Iron Man made almost double domestic than Ant-Man (180/318), but Ant-Man made $100 million more than Iron Man foreign. If superhero films had a strong foreign box office returns back then, Iron Man would probably be in the 700 million range.
To bad that still to less,wonder women will probably make around 900 mill
I just wanna stop with all this bullshit. Bottom line is: the movie is successful. Can we stop there and just be content.
This movie is being discussed to death because it some way it is breaking many prejudices about women led films, and female filmmakers, and has also done well considering how damaged the DCEU brand is right now.
Deadpool could have made up to $100m more if it was approved for a general release in China.
We are not talking about Deadpool though, so I am not sure what your point is.
something deadpol - NO !
The crux of Something Deadpool's argument was that these discussions are irrelevant. I feel the China example shows how they're anything but.
Man I remember when you hand a hand full of subscribers. Congrats on your success. keep up the great work Grace.
See on the June 26th 👋🏽!!
I'm going to support #WonderWoman
I really hope that non-white women will also be included in this "more women" mantra that's being said often. As it stands there are still no genre franchises with a non-white woman as a lead.
The BW movie ship has long sailed anyways so it needs to be let go already.
ugh these franchises are so cringey >.> i feel sad that's what ur using as a measure of success
All Eyez on Me box office success is no sjocker. It ridding off the success of Straight Outta Compton
I think I will finally watch Wonder Woman this week :D
this movie will make u realize how bad the other DCEU movies are
The Wonder Woman tweet is just a bit of fun. Tweets do need to b analyzed but not this one... like cmon
Thanks Grace for doing MM!! I´m so exited to see Wonder Woman this Friday!
hey grace I had a lot of male family members and friends that didn't want to see the movie. they went to see the movie because their wives wanted to see it and they all had nothing but good things say after .
Didn't expect a movie math this week with you away! Thanks Grace!
Always appreciate your pragmatic & forward thinking perspective!
I will never watch another Transformers movie. They can't have my money or my time.
Patty and Gal are the best cinematic duo right now, so excited for the sequel.
Grace is definately becoming one of my favorite people & RUclipsrs. have a great week, Grace!
I would think that the transformers team wouldn't worry about critics at this point, there audience has no taste, so why should have any shame left
Remember Memorial Day Weekend when the whole Industry didn't give us anything good to watch? Now it's the 4th of July and the best option is Transformers?!? I'm starting to feel like there are some serious timing problems - like people are afraid to lose on these big weekends.
The big 4th of July movies this year are Transformers 5 aaaand Despicable Me 3! :) Despicable Me 3 is gonna clean up.
Spiderman opens 6th of July.
Buffy was a great at showing female power without sacrificing femininity, and also the pains of teenage years transitioning into adulthood. (Not to mention relationships, absent father figures, first loves, second loves, coming to terms with sexuality, etc)
I think Joss can tell a story when he's given time to tell it - when the characters have earned their moments. I just don't think he's great at condensing his views, and he seems to have gotten way more political (as everyone has) lately.
I love your reviews and reactions but these are my favorite videos.
wtf no one expected wonder woman to make Avengers of TDK money why are you even comparing it? It literally made half of the avengers and like 50 million less than TDK's opening.
Its drops are literally unreal. No one had any hopes for it to "break records". People were literally tracking it to be ~70m and now its gonna make more than half the MCU
I enjoy your analysis of the BO Grace, but you are really pushing too hard to appear balanced as far as WW is concerned. Let's give credit where it is due. The film had so much to overcome in the eyes of the public. That it's succeeded this well is deserving of the attention it's receiving. There's no need to downplay it or temper it with asterisks.
For me, a major fan of the character since 1975 and Lynda Carter, I'm still in awe that we even have this film. I can tell you, every single comics character I have seen in films since Superman in 78, there wasn't a single time that I didn't wish for a film featuring WW. Not one single time. I'm beyond happy that WW is FINALLY getting what she always deserved.
Let's be happy with that.
I missed you Grace.
I think people were stop talking about Guardians of Galaxy 2 after its second week. People will be talking about Wonder Woman for a long time.
Because it's a female led superhero film.
Grace, your hair game is on point today
Thank you so much, Grace, for mentioning that Joss Whedon's work is not as bad as people make it seem. Yes, that Wonder Woman script was *BAD* (I've seen screenshots on Tumblr), but he is not completely without his merits. Firefly and its movie Serenity remain very high on my favorites lists for tv/movies respectively, and when I think about characters like River, Inara, and Zoe? Let's not forget Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which though I've never seen any of it, I do know is a beloved series. Heck, it's thanks to that series that Cobie Smulders was casted into the MCU. As long as the right people work with Joss and keep him on the right track, he can deliver some great material, I know it.
BioNichole Colbie was in Buffy? Woah! I didn't know that!
Time to see Wonder Woman again... Lol. Sorry but a lot of us seem that the Transformers hype has dropped... UNLESS someone was to spoil Unicorn showing up in the film.. Id see it..
I like that you keep giving props to Alan Heinberg. Writers deserve far more credit than they're usually given.
On Whedon, I expect he'll do a good job, but it's not a guaranteed home run. Some of his work has needed time to hit its stride (e.g., Firefly, which wasn't given the time to develop properly), while others have faltered after a while (e.g., Buffy's last season plus); sometimes, it's just not really worked for me (e.g., Cabin in the Woods).
I am thrilled at The success of Wonder Woman! I saw the film twice and absolutely loved it as for the Black Widow movie I think it could still do good as Scarlett is known and more popular in that role. I do plan to see Transformers The last Knight I am going to the 7:00Pm screening tomorrow. The series is a guilty pleasure of mine. I know they are not great and IMO the second one as god awful but other than that I have been entertained by the series. I also plan to see the film a second time on July 4th as I don't have to work that day. Overall great video Grace and Keep up the good work
Joss Whedon is not a good writer, that's just the truth. Boot him off batgirl and get someone else.
It's not Scarlett Johansson fault that the movies are bad she's like the good parts of them
SelenaStoleMe True!
WB gets no credit for not green lighting that WW script because they did CATWOMAN
At 6:41 When you were talking about acting and directing pairs. You forget Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig. They constantly work together.
The day a Disney movie doesn't make money, is the day that the North Pole will melt
LOL wtf
you kidding me Grace?! Wonder woman is at 572 million on its 3rd weekend, it'll cross 600 million by the end of this weekend, it should anyway, only needs 28 million more. i'd say it makes atleast 700 million world wide, atleast. 800 at most!
McQueen on the thumbnail be like : datass...
I really liked the Mummy. I just saw it this weekend and it was really good. The critics really kept a lot of the general audience from a good movie in the states.
Using a different mic? Audio sounds a lil muffled compared to usual...
NYDA I think she's using a laptop this time compared to her usual set up at her office. She mentioned it in a previous video. She did also say she was traveling to CA for VidCon. Must be why the audio is off for you.
There was tons of new releases this weekend and all you talked about was Wonder Woman which came out 3 weeks ago
Transformers? No. I will wait for it to hit a movie channel.
Before Wonder Woman went into production, people were saying WB should just use Joss Whedon's script and the script was already leaked back then. The 180 turn against Joss Whedon is such a joke when people were worshipping him when he was at Marvel.
puddin' Right? He's fuckin gross and I have no idea why people are acting like he was ever ok. Anyways he'll keep getting films I'm sure 😪 I mean Snyder recovered gracefully after that abhorrent Sucker Punch fiasco. There is no stoping these horrible writers
puddin' I didn't like his Marvel movies and I fear for Justice League :c
It's a summer tradition to skip a Transformer movie
Grace....Gal Gadot said that she purposely lost the MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT. So in her mind, winning Miss Universe was a foregone conclusion, if she wanted to win it. Many Wide Recievers, Cornerbacks, Politicians, Preachers and Big Movie stars have massive ego's. Most just keep it to their inner circle.
I saw WW yesterday. I was surprised to see the theater was nearly full in its 3rd week. Maybe it was because of Father's Day. In which case makes it more interesting that so many dads wanted to see this movie. . .
grace you are too harsh on the boxoffice for wonder woman i did not see you dig out bvs rank list rank when it under perform. yes it is important to view all sides but i feel you are more critically in regards of the box office with this movie than any other dceu or mcu movie yet. and i do believe that wonder woman will at least get in the same range as suicide squad if not above. wonder woman will make its money in the long run i thing that the weekend drop is an indicator for that
I believe if a really good sequel is made to WW with patty jenkins returning as the director it can make a billion dollars
DEFINITELY going to see Transformers this weekend. One of the movies I have been waiting for.
Thanks I've had trouble finding when the Transformers review embargo was going to lift. Ouch, it's got to be pretty bad if Paramount doesn't want people to check the Tomato Meter.
Interesting choice to drain color from your inset. I give credit for trying something different, but for me it did not quite work. I would have preferred a good B&W TV filter. This one was too glossy, giving you a porcelain doll effect.
You never see women highlight when they write movies that are directed by men. So I don't see why you keep bringing up the guy who wrote Wonder Woman.
Hi Grace, in this video you mention the WGA is very strict about giving credit where it is due, but how does that reconcile with the fact that script doctors or actors that ad-lib do not get credits? Is it not possible for directors to change parts of the script while shooting on set without getting a credit?
Looks like Kevin Feige was smart to not greenlighting that Black Widow movie.
I very much enjoyed watching the wonder women movie...👍
The revised 3rd weekend numbers are now out and Wonder Woman did even better, making $41.3 million with only a 29.5% drop. Also while the Dark Knight made more money by the 3rd weekend, Wonder Woman made about the same amount of money in the 3rd weekend, $42.7 million for TDK, so a much steeper drop-off
Well look at that; Wonder Woman did break a box office record beyond small scope of films; It just became the highest gross film world wide directed by a woman. I think we deserve another video for it Grace....
I agree with you on the fact that Wonder Woman isn't being treated like every movie. It's a good movie for sure. But I think you are right that backlash is coming, I have seen some of it so far I hope it can be stopped before it spreads.
We don't need more women directors. We need more good directors haha. If you can direct a movie well I don't care what gender you are. There just needs to be more opportunity for new talent period.
RickLan Exactly!
RickLan yes! Why is everything male vs female nowadays.
I like you haha. we think alike
Not everything is male vs female it also Ronald McDonald vs Burger King's King. Of Course sometimes they also include Wendy but she's hanging out with the King and the Clown. Of Course Wendy's was founded by Dave Thomas and named after his daughter so is she now in charge?
The Mummy has made $300 mil already worldwide. Breaking even is not an issue.
I don't care about boxoffice records so much ..I am just glad the movie is doing so well in general. people get so wrapped in the money... and not the story..
"Rough Night", What does the Ostrich say? "Ha ha!"
off topic I'm so hype for d23 Expo can't wait to see what Pixar movies and marvel and Star Wars movies they bring to the table
I think your favoring the movies grace the ones you like are getting more videos and more time to talk about and it's not fair but still love your channel