Refresh for up to date…: After its sadly disappointing start last weekend, Warner Bros and Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux continues to be a tragic clown, including an estimated $22.7M from 77 international box office markets this session (a 70.5% drop). The abroad operating cume now stands at $113.7M and the worldwide complete is presently $165.3M by way of Sunday. The outlook offshore is a couple of $150M last.
New this session was Japan the place Joker 2 was the highest U.S. title with $2.4M. The High 5 abroad to this point are the UK ($11.8M), Germany ($7.9M), Italy ($7.6M), Mexico ($7.4M) and France ($7.1M). China nonetheless has to launch, however we’re not anticipating firecrackers. The Imax complete to this point is $13.5M international, of which worldwide is $7.3M.
Onward.
The wild run of Common/DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot continues as its staggered rollout added 19 markets together with France, Spain, Italy and Brazil this session. The offshore weekend tally was $24.1M (-23% within the holdovers), for a $64.7M worldwide cume to this point. Globally, the Chris Sanders-directed charmer is at $148.5M. Abroad, the operating complete is performing above The Unhealthy Guys, Migration and Trolls in the identical markets (excluding China). Nonetheless to launch are the UK this coming Friday, and Japan on February 7 subsequent 12 months.
Among the many openers, France was tops with $3M, together with $700K from two Sundays of previews. The No. 1 begin is in step with Puss in Boots 2 and Elemental. The title will play by way of All Saints holidays, which begin subsequent week, and phrase of mouth is anticipated to propel it to a robust run. The AlloCiné viewers rating is a implausible 4.5. The film was screened as a piece in progress on the Annecy competition this summer season.
Spain was additionally a No. 1 begin, with $2.3M (together with $128K of previews). That is greater than 3x Puss in Boots 2 and Migration excluding previews. The opening Friday was in step with Frozen and Coco. Wild Robotic launched with a presentation on the current San Sebastian Movie Competition, supported by expertise presence and coinciding with the screening on the Sitges Movie Competition. Viewers reactions are wildly constructive with the highest ever FilmAffinity rating for a DWA movie at 7.9.
In Italy, The Wild Robotic was a transparent No. 1 with $1.9M. Brazil likewise gave the film a No. 1 begin with $1.4M which incorporates previews.
In holdovers, Australia surpassed the lifetimes of Kung Fu Panda 3, Lodge Transylvania and Trolls Band Collectively this week. At No. 1 in weekend 4, the cume is now $9.4M by way of Sunday.
Additionally notable,Korea surpassed the lifetime of Migration this weekend, reaching $3M by way of Sunday. The CGV Egg ranking is an unbelievable 99%, with native audiences deeply touched by the film’s heartwarming message and reportedly calling it “the perfect DreamWorks animation film ever.”
The High 5 abroad markets to this point are: Mexico ($10.8M and coming off only a 6% drop), Australia ($9.4M), China ($7M), Germany ($3.3M), France and Korea ($3M every).
Paramount/Hasbro’s Transformers One added 9 markets this weekend together with the UK and Germany. Within the former, a No. 1 launch introduced in $2.4M from 583 places together with paid previews, and amid college holidays. Germany didn’t fare fairly so effectively, with a No. 7 begin of $555K.
The complete worldwide weekend was $6.2M, lifting the operating abroad cume to $58.5M and international to $111.4M. France continues to be to launch, on October 23.
Simply in time for Hugh Jackman’s birthday, and because it notched the highest-selling first week ever for an R-rated film on home digital platforms, Marvel/Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine has change into the No. 20 international film of all time theatrically. With an estimated worldwide cume of $1,334.5M to this point ($635.2M home and $699.3M worldwide), this weekend noticed the BFFs cross Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Final Jedi. D&W can be closing in on passing Barbie domestically to change into the No. 12 launch there ever.
Listed here are the High 5 abroad market cumes on D&W: UK ($73.8M), China ($59.7M), Australia ($44.5M), Mexico ($43.5M) and Germany ($40.7M).
In native information, Chen Kaige’s The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Dying continues to guide China’s field workplace, now at roughly $140M after two frames. Warner Bros landed the No. 2 spot this body there with the rerelease of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone which grossed $6.6M. That is a part of a push to place all HP franchise films in cinemas by way of the primary week of December.
MISC UPDATED CUMES/NOTABLE
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (WB): $4.6M intl weekend (76 markets); $144.7M intl cume/$420.3M international
Despicable Me 4 (UNI): $2M intl weekend (84 markets); $600.2M intl cume/$961.2M international
Communicate No Evil (UNI): $1.9M intl weekend (77 markets); $38M intl cume/$73.2M international
It Ends with Us (SNY): $1M intl weekend (52 markets); $198.1M intl cume/$346.4M international
