Article snippet: Posted at 6:00 pm on June 4, 2017 by Brad Slager The Heroes In Underwear Edition Following a rather dismal holiday this was poised to be an exciting theatrical frame. Months of speculation about which under-dressed foundation-garment-based super hero would prevail was finally answered this weekend. History was made and landmark achievements in a number of categories was realized. One title involved an arduous battle to get a proper hero film made; the other is a result of a studio battling to just complete animated features. Both drew well as the rest of the cinematic field stood by as they were pantsed by the newcomers. Let’s get the tape measure out and take a look at the measurements. 1. WONDER WOMAN — $100.5 million Months of rampant speculation about the marketing and random accusations of sexism led to one conclusion: the emotions were wildly misplaced. It seems Warner Brothers knew exactly what it was doing after all. The past few weeks saw the expectations of this only grow, from early projections of a $65m open, to $80m or better a week ago, and at least $90M on Friday. This sets a record for highest debut ever by a female-directed film. This will likely show to have a long term run, akin to “Guardians 2”, as the film sports a 95% approval on Rotten Tomatoes, and audiences scoring this with a solid “A” CinemaScore. Diana Prince will be around for sometime. Something of a moving target, as this was compared to a recent kids book series r... Link to the full article to read more