<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $149 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $820.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Wonder Woman is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . It is the fourth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by Patty Jenkins, with a screenplay by Allan Heinberg, from a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs, and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, and Elena Anaya . Wonder Woman is the second live action theatrical film featuring the titular character, following her debut in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . Jenkins's role as director makes her the first female director of a studio superhero comic book live - action theatrical release film . The film tells the story of Princess Diana, who grows up on the Amazon island of Themyscira . After American pilot Steve Trevor crashes offshore of the island and is rescued by her, he tells the Amazons about the ongoing World War . Diana then leaves her home in order to end the conflict, becoming Wonder Woman in the process . </P> <P> While development for the film began in 1996, Jenkins signed on to direct in 2015 . Principal photography began on November 21, 2015, with filming taking place in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy before wrapping up on May 9, 2016, the 123rd anniversary of the birth of the creator, William Moulton Marston . Additional filming took place in November 2016 . </P>

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