"Wonder Woman 1984" tops North American box office for 2nd weekend in a row

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Warner Bros.' superheroine film "Wonder Woman 1984" took the top spot at the North American box office for a second-straight weekend with an estimated 5.5 million U.S. dollars from 2,151 locations, according to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore.

The tentpole film has earned 28.5 million dollars in North America since it was released simultaneously in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming platform on Christmas Day.

The film with a reported cost of 200 million dollars is a sequel to "Wonder Woman," a massive critical and commercial hit in 2017, which grossed 822 million dollars at the global box office. With director Patty Jenkins back at the helm and Gal Gadot returning in the title role, the film follows Diana Prince as she battles two formidable foes during the Cold War.

"Wonder Woman 1984" debuted in international markets a week earlier than the United States. The film has grossed 90 million dollars overseas for a global total of 118.5 million dollars to date.

China, now home to the world's biggest film box office, is one of the major international markets for "Wonder Woman 1984." The film has grossed 163 million yuan (around 24.95 million U.S. dollars) after 17 days on the Chinese mainland, according to box office data compiled by Maoyan, a Chinese movie-ticketing and film data platform.