Earning over $90 million in an opening weekend is no small accomplishment, but these numbers for Justice League came as a disappointment to Warner Bros. and the film's domestic totals. In China, however, the film took in $52.1 million, which was 30% more than Wonder Woman earlier this year and 10% shy of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice's opening. Unfortunately, much like in the United States, Justice League failed to top Thor: Ragnarok's numbers, with that film opening to $54.7 million in China. According to the L.A. Times, it was Justice League's dazzling special effects and recognizable superheroes that most appealed to Chinese audiences.
It was a rough weekend for the executives at Warner Bros., as the film was expected to earn somewhere near the $120 million mark, only for that number to decrease with each day that went by. The film even managed to fall short of its expected $95 million mark that was anticipated as recent as the day before release. Adding insult to injury, early reports of the film's box office earnings announced it had taken in $96 million, only for the studio to be forced to correct those earnings and reveal the film scored $94 million.
Justice League is now playing in theaters. The film will be followed in the DC Extended Universe by Aquaman on December 21, 2018, Wonder Woman 2 on November 1, 2019, Shazam on April 5, 2019, Cyborg in 2020, and Green Lantern Corps in 2020.
