That's assuming the average household had multiple people watching together. than the first movie, which was released in theaters in 2017. Rich Greenfield, a media analyst at LightShed, said on Twitter that "Wonder Woman 1984" was likely seen by more people in the U.S.
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So even though WarnerMedia said only half of those retail subscribers watched on Christmas Day, there are millions more households who likely streamed the movie on top of that. In total, HBO Max has 12.6 million subscribers as of early December. The last "retail subscriber" count we have for HBO Max is 3.6 million as of October. Millions more likely watched "Wonder Woman 1984" at home than in theaters. That should keep filmmakers somewhat happy that the company isn't completely giving up on theatrical releases post-pandemic. (Jenkins apparently got what she wanted, and WarnerMedia announced Sunday that she'll write and direct the third film in the series.)īy keeping the streaming numbers fuzzy, WarnerMedia was able to simultaneously tout the power of HBO Max, while bragging that it had the most successful theatrical release of the pandemic. Patty Jenkins, who directed both "Wonder Woman" movies, implied in an interview with The New York Times that she wouldn't direct a third installment without a guarantee that it will launch in theaters.
When the company made its bold announcement earlier this month, directors and producers in the industry immediately pushed back.