"Wonder Woman is off to an excellent start, bringing in an impressive $11 million from Thursday preview screenings, which began at 7 PM at 3,500+ theaters.
Comparatively, this is just behind the $11.2 million Guardians of the Galaxy brought in before its $94.3 million opening and ahead of the $9.4 million Doctor Strange brought in on Thursday night before its $85 million debut last year. Both films were referenced in our preview below and the $85-95 million range might be just what we should expect for the film's opening weekend.
Wonder Woman is looking strong out of the gate, delivering an estimated $38.85 million on Friday, which includes $11 million from Thursday previews. This is nearly identical to the performance of the first Guardians of the Galaxy, which brought in $11.2 million from previews, delivered $37.8 million on Friday and ultimately opened with $94.3 million, suggesting a $95-100 million opening is in the offing. Wonder Woman received an "A" CinemaScore from opening day audiences, which was 52% female vs. 48% male.
Overseas, Wonder Woman is now up to $47.1 million, bringing the worldwide cume to $85.95 million so far.
In terms of other superhero films, Wonder Woman's Thursday night performance was on par with the first Guardians of the Galaxy ($11.2 million) and ahead of the first Captain America ($10.2 million). And it wasn't too far behind Deadpool ($12.7 million). Early last month, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 grossed $17 million in previews. Superhero tentpoles sporting the biggest Thursday night numbers include The Dark Knight Rises ($30.6 million), Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice ($27.7 million) and Avengers: Age of Ultron $27.6 million"