Aquaman Box Office: Collects Over $316 Million In The US To Surpass Marvel’s Iron Man 2!

James Wan’s Aquaman has become the highest grossing film based on a DC Comics character.

According to forbes.com, the Jason Momoa – Amber Heard underwater adventure has now earned $316.5 million in the domestic US market, putting it right between Iron Man 2 ($312 million in 2010) and Iron Man ($318 million in 2008).

The big Aquaman news came as the adventure film has earned over $1.085 billion worldwide, putting it past the unadjusted global totals ($1.084 billion in 2012, sans 3-D) of Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.

Aquaman is not just the biggest DC Films project in worldwide box office (having passed Batman v Superman $873 million number), it is the biggest DC Comics movie ever. With $1.09 billion thus far, it is the 25th biggest grosser of all time, reports forbes.com.