document_title: Wonder Woman (2017 film)

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text: Wonder Woman (2017 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: In present-day Paris, Diana Prince receives a photographic plate of herself during World War I, which prompts her to recall her past. The daughter of Queen Hippolyta, Diana was raised on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazonian race of warrior women created by Zeus to protect mankind. Hippolyta shares the Amazonian history with Diana, including how Ares, Zeus's son, became jealous of humanity and worked to orchestrate its destruction. When the other gods of Mount Olympus attempted to stop him, Ares killed all but Zeus, who managed to hurt Ares enough to force a retreat. Zeus left the Amazons a weapon, the "Godkiller", to prepare them for Ares' return.

text: Hippolyta forbids Diana to train, then relents by having her sister Antiope train Diana, but so long as her training is more difficult than that received by any other warrior in the army. As a young woman in 1918, Diana rescues American pilot Captain Steve Trevor when his plane crashes off the Themyscira coast. He is pursued by a German cruiser. The Amazons kill the crew and Antiope sacrifices herself to save Diana. Steve is interrogated with the Lasso of Hestia. He reveals that a war is consuming the outside world, and that he is an Allied spy. He has stolen a notebook of the Spanish chief chemist Isabel Maru, who is attempting to engineer a deadlier form of mustard gas, under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff. Diana believes Ares is responsible for the war. She arms herself with the "Godkiller" sword, the lasso and her armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve to find and destroy Ares.

text: In London, they deliver Maru's notebook to the Supreme War Council, where Sir Patrick Morgan is trying to negotiate an armistice with Germany. Diana translates Maru's notes and reveals that the Germans plan to release the deadly gas at the War Front. Although forbidden by his commanders to act, Steve, with secret funding from Sir Patrick, recruits spy Sameer, marksman Charlie, and smuggler Chief to help prevent the gas from being released. When the team reaches the Western Front in Belgium, they are halted by the enemy lines. Diana goes alone through No Man's Land and captures the enemy trench, allowing the Allied forces to help her liberate the village of Veld. The team briefly celebrates, while Diana and Steve grow closer romantically and spend the night together.

text: The team learns a gala will be held at the nearby German High Command. Steve and Diana each infiltrate the party, with Steve intending to locate the gas and destroy it while Diana intends to kill Ludendorff, believing that he is Ares and killing him will end the war. Steve stops her to avoid jeopardizing the mission. Ludendorff then unleashes the gas on Veld, killing its inhabitants. Outraged, and blaming Steve for intervening, Diana pursues Ludendorff to a base where the gas is being loaded into a bomber aircraft bound for London. Diana fights and kills Ludendorff but is confused when his death does not stop the war.

text: Sir Patrick appears and reveals himself as Ares. He tells Diana that although he has subtly given humans ideas and inspirations using Ludendorff and Maru as pawns, it is ultimately their decision to cause violence as they are inherently corrupt. She attempts to kill Ares with the Godkiller sword but he destroys it. Ares reveals Diana to be the "Godkiller", as the daughter of Zeus and Queen Hippolyta, but he fails to persuade her to help him destroy humankind to restore paradise on Earth. While the two battle, the others on Steve's team destroy Maru's laboratory. Steve pilots the bomber carrying the gas to a safe altitude and detonates it, sacrificing himself. Ares attempts to direct Diana's rage and grief at Steve's death by convincing her to kill Maru, but memories of her experience with Steve cause her to realize that mankind has good within it. She spares Maru and redirects Ares' lightning into him, killing him. Later, the team celebrates the end of the war. In the present day, Diana sends an email to Bruce Wayne thanking him for the photographic plate of her and Steve, and reaffirms her new mission to protect and give to the world.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman:

text: Chris Pine as Steve Trevor:

text: Robin Wright as Antiope:

text: Danny Huston as General Erich Ludendorff:

text: David Thewlis as Ares:

text: Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta:

text: Elena Anaya as Isabel Maru / Doctor Poison:

text: Lucy Davis as Etta Candy:

text: Saïd Taghmaoui as Sameer:

text: Ewen Bremner as Charlie:

text: Eugene Brave Rock as Chief Napi:

text: Lisa Loven Kongsli as Menalippe:

text: Additionally, James Cosmo appears as Field Marshal Haig, Mayling Ng as Orana, Florence Kasumba as Acantha, Madeleine Vall Beijner as Egeria, Hayley Jane Warnes as Aella and Ann Wolfe as Artemis, all of whom are Amazons.[61][62][63][64] Dutch model Doutzen Kroes portrays the Amazon Venelia.[63] Samantha Jo was cast as the Amazonian Euboea, and previously played the Kryptonina, Car-Vex, in Man of Steel.[65] Zack Snyder also makes a brief cameo appearance in the film as an unnamed soldier.[66]

text: Production[edit]

text: Background[edit]

text: Development for a live action Wonder Woman feature film began in 1996, with Ivan Reitman attached as producer and possible director.[67] In 1999 the project became attached to Jon Cohen, who adapted Wonder Woman for producer Joel Silver, with the hope that Sandra Bullock would star.[68] By 2001, Todd Alcott was hired to write the screenplay, with Silver Pictures backing the project.[69] At that time, performers such as Mariah Carey and Catherine Zeta-Jones were also rumored to be possible candidates for the role of Wonder Woman.[70] Leonard Goldberg, however, focused on Bullock[71] who said that she was approached for the role. In addition, wrestler Chyna also expressed interest. Lucy Lawless, the star of Xena: Warrior Princess, was also under consideration, though she stated that she would have been more interested if Wonder Woman was portrayed as a "flawed hero."[72] The screenplay went through various drafts written by Alcott, Cohen, Becky Johnston, and Philip Levens,[73] and by August 2003, Levens had been replaced by screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis.[74]

text: In March 2005, Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures announced that Joss Whedon would write and direct the film,[75] with a reported salary was of $2 to $3 million.[76] Since Whedon was directing Serenity at the time, and required time to research Wonder Woman's background, he did not begin the screenplay until late 2005.[77][78][79] Early drafts of his screenplay included Steve Trevor as the narrator, a fierce battle between Diana and her mother over Trevor's welfare, and after leaving Themyscira, his need to frequently rescue a Diana rendered helpless by the modern world.[80] Whedon was not able to complete a final version of his screenplay however, and left the project in 2007.[81][82]

text: Although Whedon stated in May 2005 that he would not cast the part of Wonder Woman until he finished the script,[83] actors such as Kate Beckinsale were linked to the part.[84] A few years later in 2010 however, Whedon admitted that he did have an actress in mind for the part, stating that "Wonder Woman was basically Angelina Jolie."[80][85] A few years later in May 2017, Indie Ground Films leaked a version of Whedon's script in-progress online.[86] Some reacted negatively to it on social media in June 2017, shortly after the release of Patty Jenkins version of the film.[87][88][89][90][91] When asked about this response to his script, Jenkins said in a June 2017 interview that she has not read it and that Whedon is "in the DC universe now, and I don't think there's any reason to go there [...] It was what it was. I'm lucky that I'm the person who got to do it. But I don't see what would be beneficial about comparing what he would've done versus what I would have done."[92][93]

text: A day before Whedon's departure from Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures purchased a spec script for the film written by Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland. Set during World War II, the script impressed executives at Silver Pictures.[82] However, Silver stated that he had purchased the script because he did not want the rights reverting; while stating the script had good ideas, Silver did not want the film to be a period piece.[94] By April 2008, Silver hired Jennison and Strickland to write a new script set in contemporary times that would not depict Wonder Woman's origin, but explore Paradise Island's history.[95] In November 2008, Beyoncé met with representatives from DC Comics and Warner Bros., to discuss her interest in portraying Wonder Woman.[96]

text: In 2010, Warner Bros. stated that a film was in development, along with films based on DC Comics superheroes the Flash and Aquaman.[97] Both Wonder Woman and Aquaman were still under consideration for solo film subjects as of June 2013.[98] DC Chief Diane Nelson said Wonder Woman "has been, since I started, one of the top three priorities for DC and for Warner Bros. We are still trying right now, but she's tricky."[99] On October 5, 2013, WB chairman Kevin Tsujihara said he wanted to get Wonder Woman in a film or on TV.[100] Shortly afterward, Paul Feig said he had pitched the studio an idea for Wonder Woman as an action-comedy film.[101][102] The studio then began to search for female directors to direct the film.[103] While Michelle MacLaren was the studio's initial choice to direct (and while she initially indicated interest),[104][105][106] she eventually left the project due to creative differences.[107]

text: Development[edit]

text: In 2015, Patty Jenkins accepted an offer to direct Wonder Woman,[108] based on a screenplay by Allan Heinberg and a story co-written by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, Geoff Johns and Jason Fuchs.[109] Of this version, Gadot stated that,

text: for a long time, people didn't know how to approach the story. When Patty and I had our creative conversations about the character, we realized that Diana can still be a normal woman, one with very high values, but still a woman. She can be sensitive. She is smart and independent and emotional. She can be confused. She can lose her confidence. She can have confidence. She is everything. She has a human heart.[5]

text: This version was conceived of as a prequel to the first live-action, theatrical appearance of Wonder Woman, in the 2016 film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,[110] placing Wonder Woman in the 1910s and World War I (a decision which differs from her comic book origins as a supporter of the Allies during World War II).[111] As for story development, Jenkins credits the stories by the character's creator William Moulton Marston in the 1940s and George Perez's seminal stories in the 1980s in which he modernized the character.[112] In addition, it follows some aspects of DC Comics' origin changes in The New 52 reboot, where Diana is the daughter of Zeus.[10][113] Jenkins cited Richard Donner's Superman as an inspiration.[114]

text: Casting[edit]

text:
"I remember when I read in the news that Wonder Woman had been cast and my heart sank [...] I'm sure we wouldn't have made the same choice. And then I started paying attention to her, and watching her and looking at her and it was just unbelievable. Frankly, I think they did a better job than I could have because I don't know that I would have scoured the earth as hard to find her [...] They were looking for all the same things I would have looked for—all the values that Wonder Woman stands for exuding from someone in an honest way, and boy did they find it [...] She shares every quality with Wonder Woman and that's no joke. It's one of those rare things. You need someone who can appear to be Wonder Woman on screen [...] Every once in a while, there's superhero casting that transcends, because that person is so authentic to the character that it becomes identified with them, like Lynda Carter or Christopher Reeve."

– Director Patty Jenkins[115] in response to the interview questions: "Let’s talk a bit about Gal. You inherited her from Zack Snyder. Was it difficult to not get to choose your own Wonder Woman?" and "What is it about Gal that makes her such a good fit?"

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text: In late 2013, Zack Snyder cast Gal Gadot in the role of Wonder Woman for the 2016 film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice over Élodie Yung and Olga Kurylenko.[116][117][118][119] Some fans initially reacted to this choice by criticizing Gadot's appearance.[120] Snyder would later comment on his decision to cast Gadot, stating that he

text: tested a bunch of actresses, as you can imagine. But the thing with Gal is that she's strong, she's beautiful, and she's a kind person, which is interesting, but fierce at the same time. It's that combination of being fierce but kind at the same time that we were looking for.[121]

text: Gadot described Diana as having "the heart of a human so she can be emotional, she's curious, she's compassionate, she loves people. And then she has the powers of a goddess. She's all for good, she fights for good."[5] She also said that Diana has "many strengths and powers, but at the end of the day she's a woman with a lot of emotional intelligence".[122] As to how her character is different from her appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gadot said "We go back 100 years to when she's more naive", further explaining, "She's this young idealist. She's pure. Very different to the experienced, super-confident, grown-up woman you've seen".[123] Gadot underwent a diet and training regimen, practiced different martial arts and gained 17 pounds of muscle for the role.[124][125] Gadot was previously offered a different role (as a villain) in Man of Steel, which she declined because she was pregnant at the time; this allowed her to later be cast as Wonder Woman in the film's follow-up.[126] Gadot signed a three-picture deal.[118] She was only paid a base salary of $300,000 for the film itself.[127]

text: Chris Pine was cast as Steve Trevor,[19][128] a character he described as a "rogue-ish, cynical realist who's seen the awful brutish nature of modern civilization" and added that he is a "worldly guy, a charming guy".[129] He signed a multi-picture deal.[19] Lucy Davis' performance as Etta Candy is the first live-action cinematic portrayal of the character.[130] As well, Elena Anaya's performance as Doctor Poison is the cinematic debut of that character. Nicole Kidman was in negotiations for the role of Queen Hippolyta, but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Big Little Lies.[131][132]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Production began on November 21, 2015,[133][134] under the working title Nightingale.[135][136] Among the film sets were Lower Halstow, Kent,[137] Australia House,[138] and the Sassi di Matera,[139] Castel del Monte[139] and Camerota[140] in Southern Italy. Matthew Jensen was the director of photography,[141] filming in the United Kingdom, France and Italy.[142] Production in London ended on March 13, 2016.[143] On March 20, 2016, filming was underway in Italy. In late April, filming took place at a museum in France, where a Wayne Enterprises truck was spotted alongside Gadot.[144] Production ended on May 9, 2016.[145] Patty Jenkins and director of photography Matt Jensen revealed that the film's look was inspired by painter John Singer Sargent.[146] Reshoots took place in November 2016, while Gadot was five months pregnant. A green cloth was placed over her stomach to edit out her pregnancy during post-production.[147]

text: To find the perfect location to shoot the Amazon island of Themyscira, the birthplace of Wonder Woman herself, the film's producers searched all over the world, finally settling on the Amalfi Coast: a stretch of coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea, located in the Province of Salerno in Southern Italy.[148] It was chosen because most beaches in the world that sit below big cliffs disappear beneath the tide for part of every day. Production designer Aline Bonetto and her location manager Charles Somers considered 47 countries and visited several of them before they found what they were looking for. Bonetto explained that, "Italy had beautiful weather, a beautiful blue-green sea, not too much tide, not too much wave. Our effects team added some cliffs in post-production, and it was the perfect way to go".[149]

text: Post-production[edit]

text: Bill Westenhofer served as the visual effects supervisor for the film[150] and Martin Walsh served as editor.[141]

text: Music[edit]

text: On November 3, 2016, Rupert Gregson-Williams was hired to write and compose the film's music.[151] He was joined by Evan Jolly, Tom Howe,[152] Paul Mounsey,[153] and Andrew Kawczynski,[154] who provided additional music. The soundtrack was released on CD, digital, and vinyl the same day as the film.[155]

text: Australian musician Sia sang a song for the film, titled "To Be Human", featuring English musician Labrinth. Written by Florence Welch and Rick Nowels, the track is also featured on the soundtrack.[156]

text: Additional music featured in the film are: "Another Little Drink Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm" by Clifford Grey and Nat Ayer and performed by Edgar Trevor and Cecil Cooper; "Molly O'Morgan" written by Fred Godfrey and Will Letters and performed by Ella Retford; "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" written by Jack Judge and Harry Williams; "Sous les ponts de Paris" written by Jean Rodor and Vincent Scotto and performed by Lucienne Delyle; "I'll Walk Beside You" written by Edward Lockton and Alan Murray and performed by Ewen Bremner; "Green Grow the Rushes, O" written by Robert Burns and performed by Ewen Bremner; and "Schatzwalzer Op. 4" written by Johann Strauss II and performed by the Berlin String Quartet.[157] Also features samples from the movie's soundtrack "Is She with You" from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice composed by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL.

text: Release[edit]

text: Wonder Woman had its world premiere on May 25, in Los Angeles.[158] The film's London premiere, which was scheduled to take place on May 31, 2017 at the Odeon Leicester Square, was cancelled due to the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.[159] The film had its Latin America premiere in Mexico City on May 27. It was released in most of the world, including in IMAX,[160] on June 2, 2017, after originally being scheduled for June 23.[161][162] Belgium, Singapore and South Korea received the film first, with May 31 openings.[163][164][165] On April 17, it was announced that Wonder Woman would be released in China on June 2, the same day as its North American release.[166]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: The success of the superhero television series Supergirl informed the marketing and promotion strategy used for Wonder Woman.[167] According to Time Warner chief marketing officer Kristen O'Hara, they wanted to approach the Wonder Woman marketing campaign in a light manner, similar to how they did with Supergirl. O'Hara elaborated that the modest campaign route they took for Supergirl aided in establishing a large central fanbase among women well in advance of the series, which reportedly generated 5 million female superhero fans in one week.[167] They were then able to model over time, and grow that audience leading up to the 15 months later release of Wonder Woman.[167] Though neither the film nor the series are aimed exclusively at women, the latter's campaign gave them their first opportunity to begin collecting data about female superhero fans.[167] In May 2017, a promo for Wonder Woman was released during the season finale of Supergirl, featuring a remix of the song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) wearing Wonder Woman's boots.[168] The promo included an appearance by Lynda Carter, star of the 1970s Wonder Woman, who plays the American president on Supergirl.[168]

text: The costs for television advertisements for Wonder Woman are higher in comparison to that of previous DCEU film Suicide Squad. Warner Bros. has spent over $3 million on advertisements for Wonder Woman, whereas they spent $2.6 million on advertisements for Suicide Squad.[169]

text: Ticket selling site Fandango reported that Wonder Woman rounded the final leg of its marketing campaign as the most anticipated blockbuster of summer 2017, according to a poll conducted by 10,000 voters, the biggest survey in company history.[170] Separately, Fandango also found that 92% of people surveyed said that they are looking forward to seeing a film that features a standalone woman superhero, and 87% wished Hollywood would make more women-led superhero films.[171]

text: In May 2017, NASCAR driver Danica Patrick drove her No. 10 car with a Wonder Woman paint scheme at the Go Bowling 400 in Kansas and at the Monster Energy Open in Charlotte.[172]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film was released on Digital HD on August 29, 2017 and on Blu-ray, Blu-Ray 3D, 4K Ultra-HD Blu-Ray and DVD on September 19, 2017.[173]

text: Controversies[edit]

text: Bans[edit]

text: On May 31, Wonder Woman was banned in Lebanon after the Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel asked the Lebanese government's Ministry of Economy and Trade to block the film because its star, Gal Gadot, had served in the Israeli military.[174] The Lebanese government did not, however, ban Gadot's Fast & Furious films which did screen in Lebanon.[175][176] On June 7, Variety reported that a Tunisian court suspended the theatrical release of Wonder Woman after a lawsuit brought by the Al-Chaab party and the Tunisian Association of Young Lawyers to have the film blocked due to Gadot's Israeli citizenship, military service, and public comments in support of the Israeli military during the 2014 war in Gaza.[177] Jordan was reportedly also considering a ban of the film and suspended screenings pending a decision,[178] but on June 11, Al Bawaba reported that the government decided not to do so, as there was no legal precedent for it.[179]

text: Women-only screenings[edit]

text: Some men were unhappy with women-only screenings held at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, with some opponents of the gender-restricted screening stating on platforms such as Facebook that such screenings were discriminatory against men.[180][181][182]

text: A gay Albany Law School professor initiated a complaint with Austin's Equal Employment and Fair Housing Office claiming discrimination against male prospective customers and employees of the theater.[183] The chain responded with an online statement saying the event "may have created confusion—we want everybody to see this film" and announced a similar event at their Brooklyn location. Tickets sold out in less than an hour, prompting the chain to schedule additional screenings.[180] On July 18, Alamo Drafthouse proposed settlement offers of a Wonder Woman DVD to the complainants, stating "Respondent did not realize that advertising a 'women's only' screening was a violation of discrimination laws"[184]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: As of September 24, 2017[update], Wonder Woman has grossed $412 million in the United States and Canada and $408.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $820.4 million, against a production budget of $149 million.[4] Estimates for the number the film needed to surpass internationally in order to cover its production and promotional costs and break even ranged from $300 million[185] to $460 million.[186]

text: North America[edit]

text: In May 2017, early tracking had Wonder Woman opening with $65–75 million, and possibly as high as $105 million.[187][188][189][190][185] The film opened Friday, June 2, 2017, across 4,165 theaters and made $38.7 million on its opening day, including $3.7 million in IMAX. It was the biggest single-day gross for a woman-directed film, ahead of the $35.9 million opening Friday of Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight in 2008 and the biggest opening day for a woman-led comic book superhero film, ahead of Ghost in the Shell ($7 million).[191] This included $11 million it made from Thursday previews, also the best start for a film directed by a woman, surpassing Fifty Shades of Grey's $8.6 million which was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, and the third biggest of the year, behind Beauty and the Beast and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Of that, $1.5 million came from IMAX screenings.[192][193]

text: Earning a total of $103.3 million on its opening weekend, the film recorded a number of records: the biggest domestic opening of all-time for a female director (surpassing previous record holder Fifty Shades of Grey by Sam Taylor-Johnson), the biggest DC Comics release without Batman or Superman (ahead of Constantine), the sixth-biggest non-sequel comic book superhero debut ever, as well as the sixth-biggest June debut weekend.[194] Its three-day opening alone made it the highest-grossing woman-led comic book superhero film ever (surpassing Ghost in the Shell).[195] It was also the 16th superhero film to cross $100 million in its domestic box office launch.[196] About 9% ($9 million) of the opening weekend came from IMAX screenings from 343 theaters.[197] In its second week the film grossed $58.5 million, again topping the box office. It marked a 43.3% drop for its second weekend at the box office, better than the average 50–60% decline superhero films tend to see, and was a better second weekend than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($51.3 million) and Suicide Squad ($43.5 million).[198] In its third weekend it grossed $40.8 million, finishing second behind newcomer Cars 3 ($53.5 million). It was the second best third weekend ever for Warner Bros. and was nearly double what Batman v Superman ($23.3 million), Suicide Squad ($20.9 million) and Man of Steel ($20.7 million) made in their third weekends. It earned $24.9 million and $15.7 million in its fourth and fifth weekends respectively, dropping just 39% and 36% despite facing rough competition from opening films Transformers: The Last Knight and Despicable Me 3.[199] It eventually became the highest-grossing film directed by a woman, surpassing the previous records of Jennifer Yuh Nelson's Kung Fu Panda 2 and Phyllida Lloyd's Mamma Mia!.[8] By August 8, the film had garnered $400 million in ticket sales, becoming the second female-fueled film (after Disney's Beauty and the Beast), Warner Bros.' third-biggest movie (after Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises), holding the record of the highest origin superhero film; supplanting the previous record held by Spider-Man (2002) and also becoming the highest-earning film with a female director in terms of domestic earnings, surpassing Frozen (2013).[200][201]

text: International[edit]

text: Internationally, the film was released day-and-date with its North American debut in 55 markets (72% of its total release), and was projected to debut with anywhere between $92–118 million.[185] It ended up opening to $125 million, including $38 million in China, $8.5 million in Korea, $8.4 million in Mexico, $8.3 million in Brazil and $7.5 million in the UK.[202] In its second week of release, the film brought in another $60 million, including holding the top spot on France, the UK, Australia and Brazil.[203] As of June 25, 2017, the biggest markets of Wonder Woman outside North America are China (US$90 million) followed by Brazil (US$34 million), UK (US$28 million) and Australia (US$24 million). In the Philippines, it broke 2017 box office record for highest earning non-holiday opening day – earning $4.7 million and becoming the 6th most successful commercial film of all time as well overtaking the record set by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[204][205][206] The film opened in its last market, Japan, on August 25 and debuted to $3.4 million, helping the international gross cross the $400 million mark.[207]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Wonder Woman received largely positive reviews, with some critics calling it the best film in the DC Extended Universe, and praising Jenkins' direction and the performances and chemistry of Gadot and Pine.[7][211] On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 344 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Thrilling, earnest, and buoyed by Gal Gadot's charismatic performance, Wonder Woman succeeds in spectacular fashion."[212] It is the highest-rated superhero film on the site.[213][note 1] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 76 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[214] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[215]

text: Critics commented favorably on Gadot's performance and Chris Pine's Steve Trevor.[216][217][210] Andrew Barker of Variety found the film to be more lighthearted than recent DC Comics films: "Never prone to stewing in solitude, and taking more notes from Richard Donner than from Christopher Nolan, Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman provides a welcome respite from DC's house style of grim darkness—boisterous, earnest, sometimes sloppy, yet consistently entertaining—with star Gal Gadot proving an inspired choice for this avatar of truth, justice, and the Amazonian way."[218] Vox stated "Trevor is the superhero girlfriend comic book movies need".[219] The San Francisco Chronicle's Mick LaSalle lauded the performances of Gadot, Pine, Huston, and Thewlis while commending the film's "different perspective" and humor.[220] Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times described Gadot's performance as inspirational, heroic, heartfelt and endearing and the most "real" Wonder Woman portrayal.[221]

text: A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote that it "briskly shakes off blockbuster branding imperatives and allows itself to be something relatively rare in the modern superhero cosmos. It feels less like yet another installment in an endless sequence of apocalyptic merchandising opportunities than like ... what's the word I'm looking for? A movie. A pretty good one, too."[222] Michael Phillips of Chicago Tribune compared the film to Captain America: The First Avenger, noting that as with "the first Captain America movie over in the Marvel Comics universe, DC's Wonder Woman offers the pleasures of period re-creation for a popular audience. Jenkins and her design team make 1918-era London; war-torn Belgium; the Ottoman Empire; and other locales look freshly realized, with a strong point of view. There are scenes here of dispossessed war refugees, witnessed by an astonished and heartbroken Diana, that carry unusual gravity for a comic book adaptation."[223] Katie Erbland of IndieWire commended its thematic depth, explaining that "Wonder Woman is a war movie. Patty Jenkins' first—and we hope not last—entry into the DC Expanded Universe is primarily set during World War I, but while the feature doesn't balk at war-time violence, it's the internal battles of its compelling heroine that are most vital."[224] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap similarly felt that, "Diana's scenes of action are thrilling precisely because they're meant to stop war, not to foment it; the idea of a demi-god using love to fight war might sound goofy in the abstract, but Jenkins makes the concept work."[225] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post praised Gadot and Pine's performances as well the film's detailed plot and narrative while comparing of some slow-motion action sequences to The Matrix.[226] Stephanie Zacharek of Time magazine hailed the film as a "cut above nearly all the superhero movies that have been trotted out over the past few summers" while praising Gadot's performance as "charming" and "marvelous" and commending Jenkins' direction of the film as a step forward for women directors in directing big-budget blockbuster films in Hollywood.[227]

text: Elise Jost of Moviepilot observed that "Gadot's take on Wonder Woman is one of those unique cases of an actor merging with their story, similar to Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark. Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman, and Wonder Woman is Gal Gadot."[210] Jost praised Gadot's interpretation of Wonder Woman as the one in which Gadot "absolutely nails the character's unwaveringly positive outlook on life. She's a force of nature who believes in the greater good; her conviction that she's meant to save the world is stronger than her bullet-deflecting shield. She's genuine, she's fun, she's the warm source of energy at the heart of the movie."[210] The Federalist suggests that Wonder Woman is "a story of Jesus". "The movie is wrapped up in faux Greek mythology, true, but there's no mistaking the Christology here."[228] "Perhaps Christ in the form of a beautiful and kick-ass Amazon is all that our contemporary society can handle right now", stated M. Hudson, a Christian feminist.[228] On HuffPost cultural critic, G. Roger Denson, who regards the superhero genre as a source of contemporary "Mainstream Mythopoetics" ("the making of new yet vitally meaningful, if not symbolic, stories filled with imagery reflecting, yet also shaping and advancing, the political, legal, moral and social practices of today"), wrote that the "No Man's Land" scene "that people are crying over in theaters and raving about afterward happens to be among the most powerfully mythopoetic scenes ever filmed at the same time it is one of the oldest myths to have been utilized by artists and writers after it had been invented by early military strategists and leaders." Specifically "used by director Patty Jenkins", the scene raises "the esteem for powerful yet compassionate women as heroes and leaders to a level equal with that of men for having won over a huge and adoring popular audience around the world".[229]

text: Steve Rose in The Guardian criticized the film for failing to explore the material's potential for "patriarchy-upending subversion".[230] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone criticized the film's over-reliance on exposition: "Wonder Woman is hobbled by a slogging origin story and action that only comes in fits and starts. Just when Gadot and director Patty Jenkins...are ready to kick ass, we get backstory."[231]

text: "Gas was intended to win the war. On that much Wonder Woman is absolutely right." said David Hambling in Popular Mechanics.[232] Rachel Becker of The Verge stated that despite the scientific liberties of using a "hydrogen-based" chemical weapon as a plot device, the film succeeds in evoking real and horrifying history. "First off, mustard gas is such a horrible, terrifying weapon, it doesn't need to be made more potent. But if you were a chemist bent on raining destruction on the Allied forces, you wouldn't do it by replacing the sulfur atom in mustard gas with a hydrogen atom. You'd know that sulfur is the linchpin holding together this poisonous molecule."[233]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
Result
Ref.

IndieWire Critic's Poll
December 19, 2016
Most Anticipated of 2017
Wonder Woman
Nominated
[234]

Golden Trailer Awards
June 6, 2017
Best of Show
Won
[235]
[236]

Best Fantasy / Adventure

Best Summer 2017 Blockbuster Poster

Teen Choice Awards
August 13, 2017
Choice Action Movie
[237]
[238]
[239]

Choice Action Movie Actor
Chris Pine

Choice Action Movie Actress
Gal Gadot

Choice Movie Ship
Gal Gadot & Chris Pine
Nominated

Choice Liplock
Chris Pine & Gal Gadot

Choice Summer Movie
Wonder Woman

Choice Summer Movie Actor
Chris Pine

Choice Summer Movie Actress
Gal Gadot

Dragon Awards
September 3, 2017
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie
Wonder Woman
Won
[240]

text: Sequel[edit]

text: Originally signed for three feature films, with Wonder Woman and Justice League being her second and third films, Gadot signed an extension to her contract for additional films.[241] Jenkins initially signed for only one film,[242] but in an interview with Variety, Geoff Johns revealed that he and Jenkins are writing the treatment for a Wonder Woman sequel and that he has a "cool idea for the second one". At the 2017 San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. officially announced a sequel would be released on December 13, 2019, and would be titled Wonder Woman 2.[9][243][244] Later, Jenkins was officially signed to return as director, with confirmation that Gadot will be returning as the titular role.[245] On August 19, 2017, actress Geena Davis stated that she would like very much to play a role in Wonder Woman 2 and that she is in talks with Jenkins about that matter.[246] Days later, the studio hired Dave Callaham to co-write the film's script with Jenkins and Johns.[247]

text: Notes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ This is by an adjusted Tomatometer with at least 20 reviews each that, uses a weighted Bayesian based formula to account for the differences in ratings.


document_title: List of career achievements by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

question_text: kareem abdul jabbar most points in one game

root

text: Awards[edit]

text: NBA achievements[edit]

text:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1995[1]
6-time NBA champion: 1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988

tag: ul

text: 10 NBA Finals appearances: 1971, 1974, 1980, 1982–1985, 1987–1989

text:
6-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980[2]
2-time scoring champion: 1971, 1972[3]
1-time rebounding leader: 1976
4-time blocks leader: 1975–1976, 1979–1980
1-time field goal percentage leader: 1977
19-time NBA All-Star: 1970–1977, 1979–1989[4]

Selected, but did not play due to personal reasons in 1973.

2-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1985[5]
15-time All-NBA selection:

text:
First Team: 1971–1974, 1976–1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986[6][7]
Second Team: 1970, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985[6][7]

text: 11-time All-Defensive selection:

text:
First Team: 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981[8][9]
Second Team: 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984[8][9]

text: NBA All-Rookie selection:

text: First Team: 1970[10][11]

text:
NBA Rookie of the Year: 1970[12]
6-time The Sporting News Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1985
Ranked #7 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-time[13]
Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
Selected in 1996 as member of one of the "Top 10 Teams in NBA History"

text: 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers (65–17; .793)

text: A statue of Abdul-Jabbar was unveiled in front of Staples Center on Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles on November 16, 2012.

text: College[edit]

text:
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2007)
Three-time NCAA champion (1967, 1968, 1969)
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, 1969)
Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
Three-time First Team All-American (1967, 1968, 1969)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1969)
3× First-team All-Pac-8 (1967–1969)

text: NBA statistics[edit]

text:
†
Denotes seasons in which Abdul-Jabbar won an NBA Championship

Led the league

Bold
Denotes career highs

tag: table

text:
GP
Games played
  GS
Games started
 W-L
Games won-Games lost

 MIN
Minutes per game
 FG%
Field-goal percentage
 FT%
Free-throw percentage

 OFF
Offensive rebounds per game
 DEF
Defensive rebounds per game
 REB
Total rebounds per game

 AST
Assists per game
 STL
Steals per game
 BLK
Blocks per game

 TOV
Turnovers per game
 PF
Fouls per game
 PTS
Points per game

text: Averages[edit]

text:
Season
Age
Team
GP
GS
MIN
FG%
FT%
OFF
DEF
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PF
PTS

1969–70
22-23
Milwaukee
82

43.1
.518
.653

14.5
4.1

3.5
28.8

1970–71†
23-24
Milwaukee
82
82
40.1
.577
.690

16.0
3.3

3.2
31.7

1971–72
24-25
Milwaukee
81
81
44.2
.574
.689

16.6
4.6

2.9
34.8

1972–73
25-26
Milwaukee
76
76
42.8
.554
.713

16.1
5.0

2.7
30.2

1973–74
26-27
Milwaukee
81
81
43.8
.539
.702
3.5
11.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5

2.9
27.0

1974–75
27-28
Milwaukee
65
64
42.3
.513
.763
3.0
11.0
14.0
4.1
1.0
3.3

3.2
30.0

1975–76
28-29
Los Angeles
82
82
41.2
.529
.703
3.3
13.5
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1

3.6
27.7

1976–77
29-30
Los Angeles
82
82
36.8
.579
.701
3.2
10.0
13.3
3.9
1.2
3.2

3.2
26.2

1977–78
30-31
Los Angeles
62
62
36.5
.550
.783
3.0
9.9
12.9
4.3
1.7
3.0
3.4
2.9
25.8

1978–79
31-32
Los Angeles
80
80
39.5
.577
.736
2.6
10.2
12.8
5.4
1.0
4.0
3.5
2.9
23.8

1979–80†
32-33
Los Angeles
82
81
38.3
.604
.765
2.3
8.5
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
3.6
2.6
24.8

1980–81
33-34
Los Angeles
80
80
37.2
.574
.766
2.5
7.8
10.3
3.4
.7
2.9
3.1
3.1
26.2

1981–82†
34-35
Los Angeles
76
76
35.2
.579
.706
2.3
6.4
8.7
3.0
.8
2.7
3.0
2.9
23.9

1982–83
35-36
Los Angeles
79
79
32.3
.588
.749
2.1
5.4
7.5
2.5
.8
2.2
2.5
2.8
21.8

1983–84
36-37
Los Angeles
80
80
32.8
.578
.723
2.1
5.2
7.3
2.6
.7
1.8
2.8
2.6
21.5

1984–85†
37-38
Los Angeles
79
79
33.3
.599
.732
2.1
5.8
7.9
3.2
.8
2.1
2.5
3.0
22.0

1985–86
38-39
Los Angeles
79
79
33.3
.564
.765
1.7
4.4
6.1
3.5
.8
1.6
2.6
3.1
23.4

1986–87†
39-40
Los Angeles
78
78
31.3
.564
.714
1.9
4.8
6.7
2.6
.6
1.2
2.4
3.1
17.5

1987–88†
40-41
Los Angeles
80
80
28.9
.532
.762
1.5
4.5
6.0
1.7
.6
1.2
2.0
2.7
14.6

1988–89
41-42
Los Angeles
74
74
22.9
.475
.739
1.4
3.1
4.5
1.0
.5
1.1
1.3
2.6
10.1

Career
1,560

36.8
.559
.721
2.4
7.6
11.2
3.6
.9
2.6
2.7
3.0
24.6

Playoffs
237

37.3
.533
.740
2.6
6.5
10.5
3.2
1.0
2.4
2.6
3.4
24.3

All-Star
18
13
24.9
.493
.820
2.2
7.8
8.3
2.8
.4
2.1
2.5
3.2
13.9

text: Totals[edit]

text:
Season
Age
Team
GP
GS
W-L
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
OFF
DEF
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PF
PTS

1969–70
22-23
Milwaukee
82

56-26
3,534
938
1,810
485
743

1,190
337

283
2,361

1970–71†
23-24
Milwaukee
82
82
66-16
3,288
1,063
1,843
470
681

1,311
272

264
2,596

1971–72
24-25
Milwaukee
81
81
62-19
3,583
1,159
2,019
504
732

1,346
370

235
2,822

1972–73
25-26
Milwaukee
76
76
54-22
3,254
982
1,772
328
460

1,224
379

208
2,292

1973–74
26-27
Milwaukee
81
81
58-23
3,548
948
1,759
295
420
287
891
1,178
386
112
283

238
2,191

1974–75
27-28
Milwaukee
65
64
35-30
2,747
812
1,584
325
426
194
718
912
264
65
212

205
1,949

1975–76
28-29
Los Angeles
82
82
40-42
3,379
914
1,728
447
636
272
1,111
1,383
413
119
338

292
2,275

1976–77
29-30
Los Angeles
82
82
53-29
3,016
888
1,533
376
536
266
824
1,090
319
101
261

262
2,152

1977–78
30-31
Los Angeles
62
62
37-25
2,265
663
1,205
274
350
186
615
801
269
103
185
208
182
1,600

1978–79
31-32
Los Angeles
80
80
46-34
3,157
777
1,347
349
474
207
818
1,025
431
76
316
282
230
1,903

1979–80†
32-33
Los Angeles
82
81
60-22
3,143
835
1,383
364
476
190
696
886
371
81
280
297
216
2,034

1980–81
33-34
Los Angeles
80
80
52-28
2,976
836
1,457
423
552
197
624
821
272
59
228
249
244
2,095

1981–82†
34-35
Los Angeles
76
76
51-25
2,677
753
1,301
312
442
172
487
659
225
63
207
230
224
1,818

1982–83
35-36
Los Angeles
79
79
57-22
2,554
722
1,228
278
371
167
425
592
200
61
170
200
220
1,722

1983–84
36-37
Los Angeles
80
80
53-27
2,622
716
1,238
285
394
169
418
587
211
55
143
221
211
1,717

1984–85†
37-38
Los Angeles
79
79
60-19
2,630
723
1,207
289
395
162
460
622
249
63
162
197
238
1,735

1985–86
38-39
Los Angeles
79
79
61-18
2,629
755
1,338
336
439
133
345
478
280
67
130
203
248
1,846

1986–87†
39-40
Los Angeles
78
78
63-15
2,441
560
993
245
343
152
371
523
203
49
97
186
245
1,366

1987–88†
40-41
Los Angeles
80
80
60-20
2,308
480
903
205
269
118
360
478
135
48
92
159
216
1,165

1988–89
41-42
Los Angeles
74
74
50-24
1,695
313
659
122
165
103
231
334
74
38
85
95
196
748

Career
1,560

1,074-486
57,446
15,837
28,307
6,712
9,304
2,975
9,394
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
38,387

Playoffs
237

154-83
8,851
2,356
4,422
1,050
1,419
505
1,273
2,481
767
189
476
447
797
5,762

All-Star
18
13
9-9
449
105
213
41
50
33
84
149
51
6
31
28
57
251

text: Career highs[edit]

text: Regular season[edit]

text:
Stat
High
Opponent
Date

Points
55
vs. Boston Celtics
000000001971-12-10-0000December 10, 1971

Field goals made, no misses
11–11
vs. Phoenix Suns
000000001985-12-12-0000December 12, 1985

Field goals made
24 (2 OT)
vs. Houston Rockets
000000001973-01-25-0000January 25, 1973

Field goal attempts
39
at Los Angeles Lakers
000000001972-03-17-0000March 17, 1972

Free throws made
20
at Boston Celtics
000000001970-03-08-0000March 8, 1970

Free throw attempts
25
at Boston Celtics
000000001970-03-08-0000March 8, 1970

Rebounds
34
vs. Detroit Pistons
000000001975-12-14-0000December 14, 1975

Defensive rebounds
29
vs. Detroit Pistons
000000001975-12-14-0000December 14, 1975

Assists
14
at Seattle SuperSonics
000000001973-03-21-0000March 21, 1973

Minutes played
60 (4 OT)
at Cleveland Cavaliers
000000001980-01-29-0000January 29, 1980

text: Playoffs[edit]

text:
Stat
High
Opponent
Date

Points
46
vs. Philadelphia 76ers
000000001970-04-03-0000April 3, 1970

Field goals made
20
at Chicago Bulls
000000001974-04-18-0000April 18, 1974

Field goal attempts
37
vs. Los Angeles Lakers
000000001972-04-14-0000April 14, 1972

Free throws made
13
vs. Golden State Warriors
000000001977-04-29-0000April 29, 1977

Free throw attempts
18
vs. Golden State Warriors
000000001977-04-29-0000April 29, 1977

Rebounds
31
vs. New York Knicks
000000001970-04-17-0000April 17, 1970

Defensive rebounds
18
vs. Golden State Warriors
000000001977-05-04-0000May 4, 1977

Assists
11
at New York Knicks
000000001970-04-13-0000April 13, 1970

Steals
6
at Portland Trail Blazers
000000001985-05-05-0000May 5, 1985

Blocked shots
9
vs. Golden State Warriors
000000001977-04-22-0000April 22, 1977

text: 40-point games[edit]

text:
70 times in the regular season
55 with Milwaukee Bucks
15 with Los Angeles Lakers

tag: p

text: 50-point games[edit]

text:
All of Abdul-Jabbar's 50-point efforts occurred while he played for the Milwaukee Bucks.
His career high as a Laker was 48 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on 000000001975-11-26-0000November 26, 1975.

text:
Points
Opponent
Home/Away
Date
Minutes
played
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
Rebounds
Assists

55
Boston Celtics
Home
000000001971-12-10-0000December 10, 1971
47
23
36
9
11
18
3

53
Cleveland Cavaliers
Away
000000001970-11-04-0000November 4, 1970
45
20
32
13
14
11
3

53
Boston Celtics
Away
000000001971-01-27-0000January 27, 1971
48
22
31
9
14
14
7

53
Cleveland Cavaliers
Away
000000001972-02-09-0000February 9, 1972
48
23
31
7
9
14
8

53
Philadelphia 76ers
Home
000000001972-02-18-0000February 18, 1972
48
18
28
17
22
13
9

52
Atlanta Hawks
Home
000000001975-01-02-0000January 2, 1975
43
18
29
16
20
10
1

51
Seattle SuperSonics
Neutral
000000001970-02-21-0000February 21, 1970
min
18
25
15
23
reb
ast

51
Boston Celtics
Away
000000001972-02-13-0000February 13, 1972
48
21
36
9
14
17
7

50
Los Angeles Lakers
Away
000000001972-03-17-0000March 17, 1972
46
22
39
6
8
8
2

50
Portland Trail Blazers
Home
000000001975-01-19-0000January 19, 1975
45
18
30
14
16
15
11

text: 30-rebound games[edit]

text: 3 times in the regular season

text:
Offensive
rebounds
Defensive
rebounds
Rebounds
Team
Opponent
Home/Away
Date

5
29
34
Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons
Home
000000001975-12-14-0000December 14, 1975

—
—
30
Milwaukee Bucks
Boston Celtics
Away
000000001971-02-28-0000February 28, 1971

7
23
30
Los Angeles Lakers
New Jersey Nets
Away
000000001978-02-03-0000February 3, 1978

text: Top shot-blocking efforts[edit]

text: Occurred in playoff competition

text:
Blocks
Opponent
Home/Away
Date
Minutes
played
Points
Rebounds
Assists

11
Detroit Pistons
Away
000000001975-12-03-0000December 3, 1975
46
29
21
2

11
Detroit Pistons
Home
000000001978-11-28-0000November 28, 1978
43
27
16
4

11
Kansas City Kings
Home
000000001979-11-25-0000November 25, 1979
41
25
15
3

10 (OT)
Detroit Pistons
Home
000000001973-11-03-0000November 3, 1973
53
19
16
5

10 (OT)
Atlanta Hawks
Home
000000001975-11-02-0000November 2, 1975
49
39
23
5

10
Atlanta Hawks
Home
000000001980-01-18-0000January 18, 1980
39
28
15
2

10
Detroit Pistons
Home
000000001982-01-22-0000January 22, 1982
35
19
10
0

9
Phoenix Suns
Away
000000001973-10-12-0000October 12, 1973
39
18
17
2

9
Milwaukee Bucks
Away
000000001975-10-28-0000October 28, 1975
45
30
20
5

9
Portland Trail Blazers
Home
000000001975-12-26-0000December 26, 1975
46
41
20
3

9
Phoenix Suns
Home
000000001977-03-25-0000March 25, 1977
26
28
12
1

9
Golden State Warriors
Home
000000001977-04-22-0000April 22, 1977
40
40
19
3

9
New Orleans Jazz
Away
000000001978-03-29-0000March 29, 1978
48
34
16
6

9
Chicago Bulls
Away
000000001978-11-07-0000November 7, 1978
44
18
10
8

9
Indiana Pacers
Away
000000001978-11-08-0000November 8, 1978
40
25
13
8

text: NBA records and former records[edit]

text: Regular season[edit]

text: Service[edit]

text: Seasons: 20 (Milwaukee Bucks, 1969–70—1974–75; Los Angeles Lakers, 1975–76—1988–89)

text: Broken by Robert Parish in 1996–97

text: Games, career: 1,560

text: Broken by Robert Parish on April 6, 1996

text: Minutes, career: 57,446

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Points, career: 38,387

text: Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 9 (1969–70—1973–74, 1975–76—1976–77, 1979–80—1980–81)

text: Broken by Michael Jordan and Karl Malone in 1997–98

text: Seasons scoring 1,000 or more points: 19 (1969–70—1987–88)

text: Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 787, December 4, 1977 to December 2, 1987

text: Broken by Michael Jordan on December 30, 1997

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Field goals made, career: 15,837

text: Field goal attempts, career: 28,307

text: Rebounding[edit]

text: Defensive rebounds, career: 9,394

text: Broken by Robert Parish on January 26, 1994

text: Defensive rebounds, season: 1,111 (1975–76)

text: Defensive rebounds, game: 29, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons, December 14, 1975

text: Personal fouls[edit]

text: Personal fouls, career: 4,657

text: Blocked shots[edit]

text: Seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 4 (1974–75—1975–76, 1978–79—1979–80)

text: Tied by Mark Eaton and Marcus Camby

text: Consecutive seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 2 (1974–75—1975–76, 1978–79—1979–80)

text: Broken by Dikembe Mutombo in 1995–96

text: Blocked shots, career: 3,189

text: Broken by Hakeem Olajuwon on April 21, 1996

text: Playoffs[edit]

text: Service[edit]

text: Years played: 18

text: Games, career: 237

text: Broken by Robert Horry on May 13, 2008

text: Minutes played, career: 8,851

text: Broken by Tim Duncan on June 12, 2014

text: Minutes played, 7-game series: 345, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974 NBA Finals

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Points, career: 5,762

text: Broken by Michael Jordan on May 31, 1998

text: Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 57, April 13, 1973 to April 5, 1981

text: Broken by Michael Jordan on May 2, 1993

text: Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points, from start of playoff career: 27

text: Games scoring 10 or more points, career: 223

text: Broken by Tim Duncan on June 12, 2014

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Field goals made, career: 2,356

text: Field goals made, 4-game series: 65, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls, 1974 Western Conference Finals

text: Field goal attempts, career: 4,422

text: Broken by Michael Jordan on June 10, 1998

text: Rebounding[edit]

text: Offensive rebounds, 5-game series: 29, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1974 Western Conference Semifinals

text: Broken by Hakeem Olajuwon in 1985

text: Defensive rebounds, 4-game series: 62, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls, 1974 Western Conference Finals

text: Defensive rebounds, 5-game series: 61, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1974 Western Conference Semifinals

text: Broken by Jack Sikma in 1979

text: Defensive rebounds, 7-game series: 95, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, 1977 Western Conference Semifinals

text: Blocked shots[edit]

text: Blocked shots, career: 476

text: Broken by Tim Duncan on May 31, 2012

text: Blocked shots, 3-game series: 15, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets, 1979 Western Conference First Round

text: Broken by Manute Bol in 1989

text: Blocked shots, 4-game series: 15, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 1977 Western Conference Finals

text: Broken by Mark Eaton in 1986

text: Blocked shots, game: 9, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, April 22, 1977

text: Broken by Mark Eaton on April 26, 1985

text: Personal fouls[edit]

text: Personal fouls, career: 797

text: Finals[edit]

text: Service[edit]

text: Highest average, minutes per game, any championship series: 49.3, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974 (345/7)

text: Minutes, 7-game series: 345, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974

text: Minutes, game: 58, Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics, May 10, 1974 (2 OT)

text: Broken by Garfield Heard and Jo Jo White on June 4, 1976 (3 OT)

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Points, 4-game series: 108, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971

text: Broken by Rick Barry in 1975

text: Scoring 20 or more points in all games, 7-game series: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974

text: Also achieved by Bob Pettit (1960), Elgin Baylor (1962), Jerry West (1962, 1969, 1970), Larry Bird (1984), Hakeem Olajuwon (1994) and Kobe Bryant (2010)

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Highest field goal percentage, 4-game series: .605 (46—76), Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971

text: Broken by Derrek Dickey in 1975

text: Field goals, 4-game series: 46, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971

text: Blocked shots[edit]

text: Blocked shots, career: 116

text: Blocked shots, 6-game series: 23, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1980

text: Broken by Tim Duncan in 2003

text: All-Star[edit]

text: Points, career: 251

text: Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003

text: Games, career: 18

text: Minutes, career: 449

text: Field goals made, career: 105

text: Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003

text: Field goal attempts, career: 213

text: Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003

text: Blocked shots, career: 31

text: Personal fouls, career: 57

text: Personal fouls, game: 6 (1970)

text: Other records[edit]

text: All-NBA Team selections: 15

text: Tied by Kobe Bryant

text: NBA Most Valuable Player Awards (regular season): 6

text: One of five players in NBA history to lead the league in blocks and rebounding in the same season (1975–76)[14]

text:
Averaged 4.1 blocks and 16.9 rebounds per game.
The other four players are Bill Walton (1976–77), Hakeem Olajuwon (1989–90), Ben Wallace (2001–02), and Dwight Howard (2008–09, 2009–10).

text: One of two players in NBA history to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award with two different franchises

text:
Abdul-Jabbar won the award with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985.
Also won by LeBron James with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.

text: One of fourteen players in NBA history to win at least six NBA championships

text: Also includes Scottie Pippen (6), Michael Jordan (6), Bob Cousy (6), Steve Kerr (7) 2 as a coach. Robert Horry (7), Frank Ramsey (7), Jim Loscutoff (7), John Havlicek (8), Satch Sanders (8), K. C. Jones (8), Tom Heinsohn (8), Sam Jones (10), and Bill Russell (11)