Catwoman and Supergirl were DC movies and they did not get legit praise lol. Additionally it was never really about DC. it was more about a director called Patty Jenkins. DC movies were even seen as an eye sore around that time before Wonder Woman.
I just looked at the film credits of the Shang CHI director. Destin Daniel Cretton. He has not had his one big break through moment yet, although Just Mercy was successful for an indie smaller kind of the film. But I would not say he is a big house hold name.
If Shang CHI does have the quality of Wonder Woman, I am sure this will and should propel Destin Daniel Cretton to Patty Jenkins level kind of fame, she got after Wonder Woman in 2017.