The tentpole lands the top domestic opening of all time for a female director, and launches the first major studio film franchise featuring a female superhero.
The movie is one of the few Hollywood tentpoles ever directed by a woman; it is also the first time the marquee female superhero has gotten her own big-screen feature.
The female-centric superhero film is one of the few Hollywood tentpoles to ever be directed by a woman; elsewhere, DreamWorks Animation's 'Captain Underpants' targets younger tots.