TUESDAY AM UPDATE, writethru with actuals : Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man And The Wasp took flight in 41 offshore markets over the weekend session, supersizing to $85.9M for its international box office bow. The Paul Rudd/Evangeline Lilly sequel buzzed in about 45% ahead of the first film and landed above Sunday estimates as well as industry expectations , despite the lack of some key markets in this early mix. Spreading its wings across Latin America, mostly smaller hubs in Europe and some Asian markets outside of China, AM&TW got off to a strong Korea start, leading play at $20.9M (including previews), 78% ahead of the original. Asia-Pacific as a region came in 51% above Ant-Man , with the insects No. 1 in all releases save New Zealand. China’s not part of this suite and will come after the summer blackout. The Middle Kingdom currently has its hands full with black comedy Dying To Survive thriving . Local figures have it at $152M for the three-day … [Read more...] about ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Zaps $86M In Debut; China’s ‘Dying To Survive’ Prescribes $200M – International Box Office
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‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Registers $100M+ WW; ‘Skyscraper’ Jumps In Low With $40M Offshore – International Box Office
UPDATE, WRITETHRU : After starting early offshore rollout Down Under two weeks ago, Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation checked into another 42 markets this frame, and topped the studio charts with $46.4M in 44 total hubs. The overseas tally is now $54.8M for a global total of $100.12M . The Genndy Tartakovsky-helmed threequel set a new record as Sony’s biggest animated opening for the same group of 42 new markets and was No. 1 in 33. Similar to Stateside, the Drac Pack came in ahead of Universal/Legendary’s Skyscraper which made its overseas bow this frame in 57 markets. Latin America was particularly soft on the Dwayne Johnson-starrer while HT3 excelled there in a competitive landscape with school holiday play. The weekend on Skyscraper was $40.4M overall, including No. 1 starts in 17 markets and the best performances in Asia and the Middle East, but still mostly coming in below comps in a disappointing start. … [Read more...] about ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Registers $100M+ WW; ‘Skyscraper’ Jumps In Low With $40M Offshore – International Box Office
‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Jumps Higher With Record $156M Global Bow – International Box Office
MONDAY UPDATE, writethru with actuals : Paramount Pictures/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout lit the fuse this weekend with an action-packed $155.83M worldwide opening to rep the best start ever for the Tom Cruise franchise. Of that, $94.6M — up $2.6M from the Sunday estimate — comes from the international box office where it’s also the top launch for the spy series ($61.23M is from domestic , another franchise record). Out in just 36 markets for 40% of the offshore footprint, Fallout is currently 23% ahead of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation ‘s 2015 overseas start on a like-for-like basis. As we noted in our global preview, anything above the $131.5M opening for 2011’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol reps a worldwide record start for Ethan Hunt & Co. With so much of the world to come on Fallout , including France, Japan and China (the latter dated August 31), it’s early to put a multiple on it, but $700M+ global is probable and … [Read more...] about ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Jumps Higher With Record $156M Global Bow – International Box Office
Pop & Rock: ‘Mamma Mia 2’ Puts $43M In Offshore Jukebox, ‘Skyscraper’ Tops China With $48M – International Box Office
TUESDAY UPDATE, WRITETHRU with actuals : Universal’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again made its debut at the international box office smorgasbord this weekend, belting out $42.9M in 41 markets. The summer sequel, directed by Ol Parker, topped the 2008 movie’s start in 34 of those and danced to No. 1 in 24 openings. Combined with domestic , the sun-kissed origins story kicked off a global launch of $77.9M . Overall, Mamma Mia 2 came in at No. 2 overseas this weekend, with Universal/Legendary’s Dwayne Johnson-starrer Skyscraper the name of the game in China . That film had booked a rare slot inside the July Middle Kingdom blackout, and nabbed $48.4M (via Legendary East) to come in below Johnson’s recent Rampage , but above Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle . Combined with $29.4M in 67 other overseas markets, the full international weekend was $77.8M . Skyscraper launch last session , and the offshore total is $135.7M for $182.9M worldwide after … [Read more...] about Pop & Rock: ‘Mamma Mia 2’ Puts $43M In Offshore Jukebox, ‘Skyscraper’ Tops China With $48M – International Box Office
Why Dwayne Johnson Pic ‘Skyscraper’ Went Up In Flames At The B.O. With $25M+
4th Update with Sunday AM Analysis: This weekend The Rock is getting squashed by a horde of bloodsucking vampires, as Sony Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3 : Summer Vacation is the prime destination for families, with a studio-reported $44.1. That knocks down Dwayne Johnson ’s Skyscraper to third place, with a Universal-reported $25.4M , a low result for the action star in his recent solo PG-13 credits. The opening for HT3 currently ranks behind Hotel Transylvania 2 ‘s $48.4M, and ahead of the first installment’s $42.5M. For full Sunday analysis click here. There’s a few reasons why Skyscraper is in shambles, but chiefly, Johnson’s family crowd here is being swallowed up whole by both HT3 and the second weekend of Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp , which remains solid with an estimated $28.8M in second place. In addition, we hear Johnson’s Rampage played more family than Skyscraper. Another reality is that the last two weeks of the year brings … [Read more...] about Why Dwayne Johnson Pic ‘Skyscraper’ Went Up In Flames At The B.O. With $25M+