Black Phone 2 opened to $42M global box office while Tron: Ares eked past $100M in the second weekend and One Battle After Another reached $163M
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‘Black Phone 2’ Rings Up $42M Global Bow; ‘Tron: Ares’ Squeaks Past $100M & ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops Century Mark Overseas To Reach $163M WW – International Box Office
Updated: Blumhouse’s
Black Phone 2 dialed up a
$42M start globally, including
$15.5M from the
international box office – the latter above
The Black Phone and
Sinners in the same markets.
The Universal release of the Scott Derrickson-directed Ethan Hawke-starrer is playing in 71 offshore markets, led by
Mexico at $4.3M. It was No. 1 for the weekend there with a 58% share. The launch is above the first film, as well as
Weapons, and more than 3x
Smile 2 and
Sinners.
In the
UK & Ireland, $1.48M placed it at No. 2 behind Uni’s other opener,
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. The UK bow for
Black Phone 2 is 19% above the first film.
Brazil was another highlight at $1.2M, and with Saturday over-indexing as cinemagoing was boosted by cool and rainy weather.
Black Phone 2 ranked as the clear No.1 title in the market and came in above the first film, as well as topping
Smile 2,
Weapons and
Sinners.
Australia and
France round out the Top 5. In Oz, the sequel did $908K at No. 1 with business continuing to build throughout the frame. France captured $569K as Blumhouse’s first 16-rated film in the market.
Upcoming releases include Germany, Spain, Korea and Japan.
The sophomore session for Disney’s
Tron: Ares was down 54% internationally with an additional
$14.1M from 52 material markets. The overseas cume to date is
$48.4M, lagging domestic’s
$54.6M for a
$103M global total through Sunday.
China was new this weekend, but, as expected, did not light up, giving the movie a $2.8M launch.
Tron: Ares was the top non-local title, slightly edging the arrival of
One Battle After Another ($2.5M).
It was No. 1 again in a handful of smaller markets, and No. 2 in Australia, Brazil and Mexico.
The Top 5 after two weekends are:
Mexico ($4.9M),
UK ($4.3M),
France ($3.3M),
China ($2.8M) and
Germany ($2.7M).
The global Imax total so far is $17.6M including $7.1M from overseas.
Warner Bros’ Paul Thomas Anderson critical darling
One Battle After Another continued to hold strongly with a 38% drop for another
$11.8M from 78 overseas markets in release. The offshore cume has crossed the century mark with
$100.6M through today. Global is now $
162.5M.
The Top 5 international markets are:
UK ($13M),
France ($10.1M),
Germany ($7.7M),
Italy ($5.2M) and
Australia ($4.6M).
Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie notably added the UK and Spain this session, bringing the number of overseas markets in release to 60. The frame was
$6.8M to reach an international cume through Sunday of
$28.2M, above
Captain Underpants on a like-for-like basis. Holdovers were down 46%.
UK & Ireland had a No. 1 start with $2.3M including Thursday’s strong “Purrsday” previews, and also the highest screen average in the market. There was especially strong performance in Scotland, where schools are at the back end of their early October half term, ahead of holidays rolling out across the rest of the UK. The weekend result is in line with the openings of both
Bad Guys films, above
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,
Captain Underpants and
Paw Patrol.
pain also had a No. 1 start with $1M including last Saturday’s previews. The opening result excluding previews is in line with
Captain Underpants, and above
Sonic 3 and
Paw Patrol.
Still to release is Japan in March next year.
MISC UPDATED CUMES/NOTABLE
The Conjuring: Last Rites (WB): $3.7M intl weekend (77 markets); $306.6M intl cume/$482M global
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (SNY): $2.7M intl weekend (13 SPRI markets); $68.3M intl cume (includes Japan)
Roofman (PAR/MIR): $2.5M intl weekend (21 markets); $3M intl cume/$18.5M global
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (SNY/CR): $2M intl weekend (62 markets); $527.8M intl cume/$659M global
The Bad Guys 2 (UNI): $1.5M intl weekend (80 markets); $148.5M intl cume/$230.6M global
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (UNI): $1.3M intl weekend (48 markets); $53.5M intl cume/$98.3M global
The Renny Harlin film has begun filming in Spai, with Travolta's daughter Ella Bleu Travolta also among cast to join.
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