Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had a lot going for it. It was following up from one of the most well-doing films in all of DCEU history, the 2018 film, Aquaman. The film also featured an exceptional cast, with actors like Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. On top of this, the director of the project was James Wan, who is a legend in the horror genre, having been a part of films like the Conjuring series, Malignant, and The Nun, and was also responsible for the first part.
Despite this, the film did very poorly at the box office. Not only has this film not made the amount it was supposed to, it has been record-breakingly disappointing in the days following its release. This has led to many fans trolling the film online, making fun of how poorly this franchise has been doing, the one that once had a great empire.
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Aquaman 2 Has Reached New Levels Of Failure
Aquaman 2 was already expected to not do as well as the rest of the DCEU films due to the presence of the controversial actress, Amber Heard, in the film. Fans wished for her to be removed from the project altogether and since she wasn’t, they decided to boycott the film instead. On top of this, the ever-declining fame of the DCEU is not helping the film’s case. These are, perhaps, the reasons why this film ended up failing as badly as it did.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, in its 3-day domestic opening weekend, made $28.1 million. This concerningly low number is after the film had a budget of $205 million. This has made this movie the second-lowest DCEU opening ever, following close to Ezra Miller’s The Flash. This has resulted in fans going online to talk about all the reasons why they did not like this movie.
Fans Troll Aquaman 2
Fans have been discussing Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ever since its disappointment was announced, via Discussing Films. One fan commented that they cannot imagine how this sort of failure that this franchise has been experiencing will do well for James Gunn, who is leading into a new DCU era. One fan commented on the movie’s rating, saying that on top of no one watching this film, it also has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
‘AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM’ opens with $28.1M in the film’s 3-day domestic opening weekend.
Second lowest DCEU opening ever. pic.twitter.com/Wm1pGSTHtt
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) December 24, 2023
Unfortunately, I don’t see any way this momentum doesn’t follow into the new Gunn-led DCU era.
— Michael Austin (@mikeswriting) December 24, 2023
Why is the rating this low? Thought it will be higher
— IRUNNIA (@Irunnia_) December 24, 2023
Why is the rating this low? Thought it will be higher
— IRUNNIA (@Irunnia_) December 24, 2023
The ending was extremely woke and had nothing to do with the rest of the movie btw
— MelloProto (@MelloTheProto) December 24, 2023
Not commenting on the quality of the film as I’ve not seen (and likely won’t, general disinterest) but this is insane considering the first Aquaman made over $1b
— Mehul Desai (@TechNoirUK) December 24, 2023
Many fans commented on specific aspects of this film, with one not liking the way it ended, calling it abrupt and not related to the rest of the film. Some talked about the irony of how much this film made, in comparison to the first film,
