Refresh for contemporary…: Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes very (very) narrowly missed the $100M mark globally in its opening weekend, nevertheless it’s as close to as dammit with an estimated $98.5M via Sunday worldwide. The Francis Lawrence-directed prequel got here in barely greater than pre-frame projections abroad with $54.5M from 87 worldwide field workplace markets. The drag on attending to the century milestone was home at $44M versus hopes for $50M+.
The prime abroad market openings embody the UK with a No. 1 of $6.7M, Germany additionally at No. 1 with $4.8M, China at a No. 3 of $4.5M, France with $4.1M at No. 1 and Mexico additionally at No. 1 with $3.7M. In basic, we perceive that Latin America noticed some overperformance.
In China, there isn’t a Maoyan viewers rating but, although Douban critics have it at 7.1, on par with the primary movie and never the bottom of the franchise. Maoyan is presently predicting a ultimate of $7.1M which might, nonetheless, rep the bottom of the Hunger Games titles launched there. We weren’t anticipating nice issues out of China – the earlier years had been a unique time for Hollywood there and native tastes have turned enormously inward in newer instances.
In IMAX, the worldwide bow was $7.3M, together with $3.2M from 74 abroad markets ($700K of which got here from China to rep 15% of the nationwide whole).
As Anthony has famous, Songbirds & Snakes sits at a $100M-plus manufacturing price, 65% of which is funded by overseas gross sales, with one other $20M in German tax credit.
Turning to the holdovers, after its misfire debut final weekend, Disney/Marvel’s The Marvels dropped by 67% abroad, the steepest dip for a sophomore body of a Disney MCU pic ever. It added $19.5M in 52 materials markets. The worldwide cume is approaching $100M, presently at $96.3M via Sunday. Globally, it’s at $161.3M.
There had been a handful of No. 1 and No. 2 holds (both total or for non-local fare). The important No. 2s had been in France, Germany, Spain, the UK, Australia, Korea, Brazil and Mexico.
The Top 5 markets to this point are China ($14.7M), the UK ($7.2M), Indonesia ($5.2M), Korea ($4.8M) and France ($4.8M).
With $271.8M globally via at the moment, Universal/Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s has topped The Nun 2 to grow to be the very best grossing horror movie of 2023.
Freddy and the gang added $9.9M from 78 abroad markets this session, a 52% drop from the final. The offshore cume is now $139.2M, performing in keeping with The Nun 2 and The Conjuring 2 and above Annabelle Comes Home and Insidious: The Red Door on the similar level in the identical markets.
It’s surpassed the lifetime of Glass to grow to be the second largest Blumhouse title ever internationally (it’s already Blumhouse’s No. 2 movie worldwide, behind Split).
Korea was the brand new entry within the body, debuting to $2.5M for one of the best Hollywood horror opening of the yr. It was recreation at No. 1 with the largest Blumhouse bow of the pandemic period. The launch is above Annabelle Comes Home, Insidious Red Door and The Nun 2.
Top Five markets to this point are Mexico ($20.7M), the UK ($12.5M), Brazil ($10M), Australia ($8.4M) and Spain ($7.2M)
Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls Band Together topped the $100M international mark this weekend, boosted by the sturdy home begin and after early staggered offshore rollout started in early October.
In whole, it’s taking part in in 66 abroad markets, including $6.7M this body to raise the worldwide working whole to $76.4M and worldwide to $108.1M.
Major markets nonetheless to launch are Australia later this month and Korea in December.
The Top 5 markets to this point are the UK ($18M), France ($10M), Germany ($6.1M), Mexico ($5.6M) and Brazil ($5.1M).
MISC UPDATED CUMES/NOTABLE
Killers of the Flower Moon (PAR): $3.5M intl weekend (61 markets); $82.2M intl cume/$145.8M international
*Thanksgiving (SNY): $2.4M intl weekend (11 markets); $2.4M intl cume
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (PAR): $2.2M intl weekend (61 markets); $127.3M intl cume/$192.4M international
*Saltburn (WB): $1.3M intl weekend (2 markets); $1.3M intl cume/$1.62M international
*Denotes new