James Wan Is Worried About ‘Aquaman’ Competing Against ‘Mary Poppins Returns’

Early estimates have Aquaman, supposedly the second best DC Extended Universe movie after Wonder Woman, bringing in over $100 million during its opening weekend. That’s a lot of money! But it could be even higher, if the Jason Momoa-starring movie didn’t open against Mary Poppins Returns. And Bumblebee. And Welcome to Marwen. And Holmes & Watson soon after. It’s the year’s busiest five days for movies — there’s no Star Wars to hog all the money — and director James Wan is “worried” about the stiff competition.

“For sure, I think I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “But generally around the holidays, there’s a lot to go around — which was pointed out to us when Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle opened on top of each other. You see how well Jumanji played.”

The Last Jedi and 2manji were released within days of each other — one made $1.3 billion; the other, $962 million. There’s plenty of money to go around for both magical nannies and jacked fish-talkers. “I don’t mind being the underdog,” Wan said about competing against Mary Poppins Returns. “Aquaman has always been the underdog and I’m happy to continue that narrative.”

Khal Drogo is ready.