'Wonder Woman' Is the Top-Grossing Female-Directed Film
by EG
Director Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman continues to make history in its box-office run.
Sometime Thursday or Friday, the Warner Bros. and DC superhero tentpole will eclipse the $609.8 million earned worldwide by Phyllida Lloyd's Mamma Mia! (2008) to become the top-grossing live-action film of all time from a female director, not accounting for inflation.
Wonder Woman also has a strong shot of passing up Kung Fu Panda 2's $665.7 million to become the top-grossing film of all time from a female filmmaker with solo directing duties. Jennifer Yuh Nelson helmed the 2011 animated sequel.
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Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot and Chris Pine.