DC’sWonder Womanhad ahistoric opening weekendand various members of the MCU have taken to social media to heap praise on director Patty Jenkins and the movie. The initial box office estimates were low even by Warner Bros., but early reviews for the movie and lame pieces of controversy ended up working in Wonder Woman’s favor as the movie crushed $100.5 million over the weekend. The number one weekend forWonder Womanalso set a record for highest opening weekend for a movie directed by a woman, which had previously been held by Sam Taylor-Johnson’sFifty Shades of Grey.
The congratulatory remarks from theMarvel Cinematic Universecome to DC afterWonder WomanactorChris Pine threw some shadeMarvel’s way, re-igniting a perceived DC Vs. Marvel rivalry that has since gotten bigger. Several actors from the MCU have been sharing their praise forWonder Womanover social media over the past few days. The praise came from Chris Evans (Captain America), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Krysten Ritter (The Defenders) and Marvel directors like James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Joss Whedon (Avengers: Age of Ultron) who is now alsopart of the DC familysince he will be directing and writing the upcoming Batgirl film, and he is also handling post-production forJustice League.
Most actors took to their personal Twitter pages to share their thoughts.Chris Evanssaid “Wow!!!!! HUGE congrats” in response to an article that revealedWonder Woman’s box office feat. Mark Ruffalo also responded to the news that the movie had been a financial success and Jenkins' new record by saying, “Yay!Wonder Womanshatters box office with biggest female director opening. Ever.” Karen Gillan posted that “I’m so excited to seeWonder Woman, it’s getting such good reviews and feels like it will be a milestone for female led blockbusters!”
Krysten Rittertook to Instagram to share a picture of her and Carrie Anne Moss with a caption that read “SeeingWonder Womanwith my favorite real life Wonder Woman. UPDATE - Holy S@#$ THE MOVIE IS AMAZING - like, I’m shell shocked. All the feels. BLOWN AWAY! So bad ass.”
Actors weren’t the only ones to jump on board to celebrate the movie. James Gunn tweeted out a congratulatory message to Jenkins, saying “Many congrats to Patty Jenkins and her awesomeWonder Womanon what looks to be an over 100 million opening weekend!” Joss Whedon also shared how much he liked the movie, but not without a little fun at the expense of the men who got hurt about the female-only screenings of the movie. He said, “I got to seeWonder Womanby myself weeks ago so shut up there’s already been a man-only screening. Ohm and it’s a goddamn delight.”
Wonder Womancurrently contains a 93% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes and generally overall has been a hit with moviegoers. Many fans of the movie have said that they would like to go see the movie again in theaters, both male and female.Wonder Womanhas yet another hurdle for its second weekend as Tom Cruise’sThe Mummyreboot opens this weekend. We’ll have to wait and see who comes out on top, but early estimates are givingWonder Womana slight edge over the monsters reboot.
