‘Wonder Woman’ tops global box office after opening weekend

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“Wonder Woman,” starring Gal Gadot, grossed $223 million during the movie’s opening weekend. Image: Warner Bros. Pictures/YouTube LLC via AFP Relaxnews

The superhero flick has shot to the top of the global box office after hitting movie theaters this weekend. The movie, starring Gal Gadot, grossed $223 million on its opening weekend.

The Amazonian princess relegates “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” to second place.

For its second week in theaters, Jack Sparrow’s fifth movie adventure grossed $95.4 million, taking it over the $500 million mark in total grossings since its release.

“Baywatch” completes the top three. The remake of the hit 1990s TV show grossed $32.3 million, taking total grossings to $67.2 million.

Here’s the global box office standings, as of June 4, 2017:

1. Wonder Woman $223 million
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales $95.4 million
3. Baywatch $32.3 million
4. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie $24.2 million
5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 $14.1 million
6. Dangal $8.8 million
7. Alien: Covenant $7.7 million
8. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword $4.9 million
9. Warriors Of The Dawn $4.1 million
10. Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi $3.9 million

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