UPDATE, WRITETHRU: In another weekend crowded with holdovers, expansions and no new wide studio releases, the international box office was again led by China and blackout action smash Wolf Warriors 2. Now at an estimated $470M after 11 days, the film is on its way to devouring The Mermaids 2016 record as the biggest movie ever in the Middle Kingdom. <\/p>\n
Hollywood is currently shut out of that market, but had business to get on with in the rest of the world. Foxs War For The Planet Of The Apes came out swinging at No. 1 in each of its 14 new markets, including France, Brazil and Germany; and was the top studio movie this frame. The weekend added $31.5M to the critically praised film its best score since offshore rollout began in mid-July for an international total of $147.8M before Korea (August 15), China (September 15) and Japan (October 13) get in on the action. <\/p>\n
The No. 2 Hollywood movie at offshore turnstiles, Dunkirk channeled $25M in its third voyage. In the UK, the running cume is $49.8M, surpassing the lifetime of Christopher Nolans Inception. The drop was 44% overall for an overseas cume of $180.6M and a global total at $314.2M. It crossed $300M yesterday. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Illumination\/Universals Despicable Me franchise got even Gru-vier this weekend. It is now the top-grossing animated series ever worldwide with $3.528B, passing the Shrek films for the record. Despicable Me 3 has lifted its worldwide cume to $879.5M. <\/p>\n
In other milestones, Universals The Mummy crossed $400M at the global box office. <\/p>\n
New titles in soft rollout this session include Sony\/MRCs The Dark Tower with $8M in 19 markets (Russia was the only major); and New Line\/Warner Bros Annabelle: Creation at a No. 1 $1.1M in Italy (only opening). <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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While we are waiting on estimates for Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets, breakdowns on the films above and more have been updated below. <\/p>\n
NEW THE DARK TOWER<\/p>\n
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The action fantasy bowed at No. 1 in 11 of 19 markets as The Gunslinger and The Man In Black faced off on 3,800+ screens. Russia launched to $4.1M from 2,150 screens. <\/p>\n
Stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey should make for some of the draw internationally, led by the huge King brand and general curiosity with little in the way of major titles to come. The offshore release continues over the next three weeks, including France, Germany, Italy, Australia, the UK, Spain, Korea, Brazil and Mexico. <\/p>\n
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Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto star as a dollmaker and his wife whose daughter died 12 years earlier. They open their home to a nun, and several girls from a shuttered orphanage. But the shelter turns horrific as the possessed Annabelle sets her sights on the girls. <\/p>\n
International box office on The Conjuring 2 rose more than 19% from the first film, while Annabelle did more than 62% of her business offshore. Mexico, Brazil, France, the UK and Indonesia were the biggest plays on that film. <\/p>\n
Next weekend adds 38 international markets which go day-and-date with the U.S. including France, Russia, Korea, Australia and the UK. <\/p>\n
HOLDOVERS\/EXPANSIONS WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES<\/p>\n
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The UK continues, natch, to be the lead play with another No. 1 hold and $6.1M on 1,163 screens. Maintaining a nearly 50% share of the Top 5 films, Dunkirk also had 14% of its weekend there in IMAX. The total local cume has topped Nolans Inception with $49.8M (38.1M). Australia likewise held No. 1 and has a cume of $13M. <\/p>\n
The Top 5 markets are the UK, followed by Korea ($20.1M), Australia, France ($12.7M) and Spain ($6.7M). In the Netherlands, Dunkirk is still No. 1 with a slight drop and a $4.7M cume that beats the lifetime of Nolans Interstellar. There are still Italy, China and Japan on deck. <\/p>\n
DESPICABLE ME 3<\/p>\n
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The Despicable movies passed the Shrek stable of pics that also includes Puss In Boots at $3.501B global. DM3 also outdid DM2s $607.7M earlier this week to become the No. 7 biggest animated move of all time at the international box office. <\/p>\n
DM3 is still in play in 64 territories where the international box office total is $638.7M. Combined North America, the worldwide heist is $879.5M. <\/p>\n
New this frame was Slovenia (No. 1\/$137K). In holds, Korea kept Gru and Dru at No. 3 behind two local titles (A Taxi Driver and The Battleship Island). The weekend estimate is $4.7M for a total of $17.1M. It will pass Minions today and The Secret Life Of Pets tomorrow to become the highest grossing Illumination movie ever in the market. <\/p>\n
In Japan, DM3 dipped 31% during its 3rd frame. That total there is $27.9M across 16 days. As it wraps up in China, the film held at No. 6 behind five local blackout movies. The total there is now $149.2M (RMB 1.01B) to take it past Kung Fu Panda 3 (RMB 1.002B). That makes it the No. 2 animated movie of all time in the PROC behind Zootopia. <\/p>\n
Following China, the top grossers are the UK ($51.5M), Brazil ($37.2M), Germany ($34.8M) and Mexico ($34.4M). Still on deck are Italy, Turkey and Greece. <\/p>\n
THE EMOJI MOVIE<\/p>\n
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The UK launched with $3.5M (including previews) on 780 screens, while Germany pulled in $1.2M from 835 screens. Releases continue overseas with Spain, Russia and Brazil throughout August followed by Australia in September and France in October. <\/p>\n
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING<\/p>\n
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Holds were strong in the Netherlands (-23%), Belgium (-28%), and Finland (-12%). Leading the overall markets is Mexico with $15.6M, followed by Japan ($11.8M), the UK ($11.5M), Russia ($10.5M) and Brazil ($10.3M). Key releases still to come are in China (August 25), Italy (September 14) and Germany (September 28). <\/p>\n
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT Optimus Prime sharpened up his sword in Japan this frame with a No. 1 start of $4M at 685 locations. Spain also debuted at No. 1 for Paramount with $1.2M at 515; and Israel started in 3rd place with $196K at 74. <\/p>\n
In all, Michael Bays last installment in the franchise captured $9.4M from 55 markets. The international cume is $454M. <\/p>\n
BABY DRIVER Now in 42 offshore markets, Edgar Wrights getaway romance has lifted $57.5M internationally. Thats with a weekend heist of $7M for the Sony pic on 3,175 screens. Holds have been solid. Leading cumes include the UK at $15.3M, France with $4.7M and Germany at $2.1M.. Mexico drives in next this week. <\/p>\n
ATOMIC BLONDE Universal is releasing the Charlize Theron\/James McAvoy-starrer in 24 international territories and kicked off its boots in Australia, New Zealand, Ecuador and Venezuela this weekend. The estimate is $2.1M for on the Universal books. Sierra\/Affinity has released the film in 26 markets through its distribution partners. The weekend they kicked in $2.9M. That takes the full international total to $11.7M with $45.8M globally. <\/p>\n
Australia opened to No. 3 with a good $1.8M including previews; New Zealand opened No. 2 with $225K for the weekend. Ecuador got off to a fair start at $40K in a very slow market. Conversely, Venezuela, which is currently in the throes of a constitutional crisis, topped comps Lucy and Kingsman: The Secret Service with a $19K bow. Next weekend, Theron takes her ass-kicking to the UK, Netherlands and Colombia. <\/p>\n
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES The 5th installment in Disneys Pirates franchise is saying yo-ho-ho in Japan where it is now the No. 2 Western release of the year, behind the studios own Beauty And The Beast. The total there is $51.9M. Japan is typically a top market for the series, although (in non-restated dollars) this one is currently at about half of the last film, On Stranger Tides. <\/p>\n
Overall, the weekend was worth $1.9M in 20 markets for $609.9M internationally and $781.2M globally. Holds were good in the Netherlands (-37%) and Belgium (-31%) in the films 11th week of overseas play. <\/p>\n
GIRLS TRIP Universals breakout comedy opened to No. 1 in South Africa and Trinidad, and held steady at No. 4 in the UK. The weekend is $1.7M internationally for an early total of $5.4M. Worldwide, the cume is $90.8M. The Malcolm D Lee-directed pic scored a better South Africa opening than all comps including Bridesmaids and The Hangover with $192K. In Trinidad, its a similar story with a strong $125K bow. The UKs 2nd session was down just 9% with a 10-day total of $5M. <\/p>\n
THE MUMMY With a $1.5M weekend in 47 overseas markets, Universals Dark Universe entry crossed $400M at the worldwide box office today. The offshore total is $322.2M for $402.1M global. Japan, the final market to release, made up the bulk of this weekends tomb take at $1.3M. The cume there is $7.8M after two frames. The rest of the world has essentially completed runs on the Tom Cruise pic. <\/p>\n
MISC UPDATED CUMES\/NOTABLE Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (FOX): $1.3M intl weekend (5 markets); $18M intl cume Baywatch (PAR): $882K intl weekend (28 markets); $117.3M intl cume The Beguiled (UNI): $300K intl weekend (16 markets); $4.9M intl cume <\/p>\n
LOCAL LANGUAGE While Wolf Warriors 2 has been chomping its way through the Chinese box office, another local film, Once Upon A Time was the No. 2 movie internationally this weekend. At $38M for the FSS as reported by comScore, its got a local take of $61.5M thus far. A romantic fantasy thats based on a book and a TV series, it was still no match for big dog WW2. Its IMAX weekend on 427 local screens was a solid $4M. <\/p>\n
In Korea, A Taxi Driver drove away with $25.7M for the weekend. The Showbox movie is directed by Jang Hun and based on a true story. Starring Song Kang-ho and Germanys Thomas Kretschmann (The Pianist, Avengers: Age Of Ultron), its set in the 80s when a Seoul cabbie becomes involved with a German journalist on a drive down to Gwangju city and back. The North America release is on Friday. <\/p>\n
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