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#JasonMomoa is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, one more bit of high-profile publicity for #Aquaman. The Warner Bros./ #DC superhero flick he’s starring has already opened big in China, and it will screen for select US audiences next week with a wide release in the US later this month. The film, in which Momoa plays the titular hero, is an origin story about the half-human, half-#Atlantean Arthur Curry who goes on a journey to discover who he is and learns that he was born to be a king of the seas. It debuted in China today and grossed the equivalent of about $24.6 million, and while DC films don’t really have the same cachet as entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Warner Bros. and DC are nevertheless hoping for an opening weekend of more than $80 million for Aquaman, a strong early showing. The haul today reportedly represents the biggest opening day ever for a Warner Bros. title. Early reviews have been positive, and it looks like the estimated $200 million budge...