Patty Jenkins' 'Wonder Woman' Is Now The Fifth Biggest Superhero Movie Ever In North America

Patty Jenkins' 'Wonder Woman' Is Now The Fifth Biggest Superhero Movie Ever In North America

Forbes writes on Monday that "Yup, on today, its 95th day of release, the Gal Gadot/Chris Pine superhero adventure movie has cleared $409.1m domestic. That means, inflation notwithstanding, the film is the fifth-biggest superhero movie of all time in North America, behind only 'The Dark Knight Rises' ($448m), 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' ($459m), 'The Dark Knight' ($534m) and 'The Avengers' ($623m).."

'Wonder Woman' has out-grossed all but four male-driven comic book superhero movies. Yet, it is merely the eighth-biggest female-led blockbuster of all time in North America, behind 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' ($425 million), 'Finding Dory' ($486m), 'Beauty and the Beast' ($504m), 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' ($529m), 'Jurassic World' ($652m),  'Titanic' ($658m) and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' ($937m). 

Jenkins is interviewed, along with Lucy Davis who plays Etta Candy, in the film, by Laura Brounstein for Cosmopolitan. Front of mind is 'Titanic' director James Cameron who took it upon himself to mansplain  why 'Wonder Woman' is not a feminist film. In fact, Cameron argued in an interview forThe Guardian that the film represents a setback for women. Jenkins responded on Twitter:

Steven Pan Flashes '2017's Hollywood Heroines' For The Edit May 25, 2017

Steven Pan Flashes '2017's Hollywood Heroines' For The Edit May 25, 2017

Talents Zoey Deutch, Kimberly Steward, Sasha Lane, Patty Jenkins & Sofia Boutella cover The Edit's 2017 Women in Hollywood issue, styled in shades of rose by Alison Edmond. Photographer Steven Pan flashes '2017's Hollywood Heroines' for The Edit May 25, 2017/Hair by Teddy Charles; makeup by Mary Wiles

A Sexy, Strong Gal Gadot Talks 'Wonder Woman' Movie In The World Of Motherhood

A Sexy, Strong Gal Gadot Talks ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie In The World Of Motherhood

Teddy Wayneinterviews Gadot, known today as Gisele in the Fast & Furious franchise, but preparing to become the world’s next Wonder Woman in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’. This role is “just a warm-up for the actress”. 

Speaking of this role, Gadot explains: “I didn’t want to do the obvious role that you see in Hollywood most of the time, which is the heartbroken girl who’s waiting to be rescued by the guy, blah, blah, blah. I wanted to do something different. Little did I know that I would land Wonder Woman not long after.”

Land it she did! Gadot will reprise her superhero identity in the “long-gestating” ‘Wonder Woman’ movie, with female director Patty Jenkins at the helm. The film is the first female-centric entry in the superhero genre since 2005’s ‘Elektra’, with Jennifer Garner.