UPDATED: A usually quiet weekend on the international box office, amid holdover play for the main studio titles and the beginning of staggered launch for newer entries, however included one other milestone for Chinese phenomenon Ne Zha 2 which has moved as much as develop into the fifth highest-grossing movie ever worldwide.
The Ne Zha 2 whole in China by Sunday, in keeping with Maoyan, is slightly over RMB 14.86B ($2.054B utilizing at this time’s trade price). Adding grosses in extra of $31M from markets outdoors China, and the worldwide whole rises to greater than $2.085B. That locations the animated sequel simply above Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.071B) on the all-time international chart.
In China alone, Maoyan is projecting that NZ2 will remaining at RMB 15.2B ($2.1B). Ex-China rollout continues in Indonesia on March 21 whereas a number of European releases are forward in addition to Japan.
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In Imax, the operating international cume is $155M — the 6th greatest Imax launch ever. Of that, $151.6M is from China. In the UK, Imax screens repped 35% of the previews launch this weekend, giving NZ2 the largest local-language opening for the format available in the market.
For extra on Ne Zha 2‘s blockbuster efficiency, see here.
In studio play, Warner Bros’ Mickey 17 reached $90.5M worldwide after the sophomore session of vast launch. The weekend added $15.6M abroad (-37%), for a world box office cume of $57.2M.
Bong Joon-ho’s dwelling turf of Korea continues to steer play with $17.9M after three frames, adopted by the UK ($5.8M), France ($5.3M), Germany ($2.8M) and Mexico ($2.5M).
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The Imax whole is $10.2M to date worldwide, 11.2% of the worldwide cume so far.
Disney/Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World added $6M from 52 markets within the fifth weekend (-38%), taking the abroad cume to $203.2M for $388.6M international.
The Top 5 markets are the UK ($22M), Mexico ($15.2M), China ($14.4M), France ($13.6M) and Korea ($11.3M).
On Wednesday, Disney crossed $1B international for 2025 to date, turning into the primary studio of the 12 months to the mark. This week, Disney’s reside motion Snow White hits cinemas worldwide.
Universal/Working Title’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy added one other $5.4M (-31%) this weekend in 75 markets, taking the Uni worldwide cume to $112.8M, in keeping with Bridget Jones’s Baby, Bridget Jones’s Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and properly above Anyone But You and Ticket to Paradise. Including France, the place Studiocanal releases, the offshore whole is now $119M.
In the UK this weekend, Mad About the Boy surpassed the lifetime of Bridget Jones’s Diary to develop into Working Title’s 2nd greatest movie ever and the 2nd greatest romcom of all time. The UK continues to steer play, now with $54.3M, adopted by Australia ($9.4M), Netherlands ($5.6M), Germany ($5.6M) and Poland ($5.2M).
Japan and Korea are nonetheless on deck in April.
In new openers, Universal started early rollout on Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag with $4.3M from 37 markets. Globally, the beginning was $11.8M whereas the remainder of worldwide continues to launch over the subsequent two months. France ($1.2M), UK ($1.1M) and Australia ($600K) had been the largest launches.
Paramount’s Novocaine additionally started offshore rollout. In 19 markets (25% of the worldwide footprint), the Jack Quaid-starrer injected $1.8M. Mexico was the lead play at $607K and No. 3, adopted by Korea ($154K/No. 7) and Indonesia ($126K/No. 3). Combined with home, the debut was $10.5M.
MISC UPDATED CUMES/NOTABLE
Paddington in Peru (SNY): $2.3M intl weekend; $142.6M intl cume/$183.8M international
Anora (UNI): $2.2M intl weekend (53 markets); $22.4M intl cume ($32M incl FNE markets)/ $51.9M international
Dog Man (UNI): $1.4M intl weekend (58 markets); $32.8M intl cume/$125.6M international
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PAR): $660K intl weekend; $253.5M intl cume/$489.3M international
September 5 (PAR): $125K intl weekend (20 markets); $5.5M intl cume/$8M international
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