Box Office News

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‘Babygirl’ makes £1m start at UK-Ireland box office as ‘Mufasa’ stays top

‘A Real Pain’ is also near £1m mark; as ‘We Live In Time’ thrives.

The Count Of Monte Cristo

French films projected to gross €250.2m in overseas markets in 2024

The figures are projected and final numbers won’t be confirmed until October.

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Indian box office falls 3% to $1.36bn in 2024 topped by ‘Pushpa 2’

Further top titles included ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, ‘Stree 2’ and ‘Devara – Part 1’.

Parthenope

Italian box office holds steady in 2024 as Disney takes distributor crown

Sleeper hit ’The Boy With The Pink Trousers’ was top local title of 2024, followed by Paolo Sorrentino’s ’Parthenope’.

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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Babygirl’, ‘A Real Pain’ and ‘Maria’ roll out

Awards contenders dominate new releases as ‘The Girl With The Needle’ also opens.

'Paddington In Peru'

Will moves by Canal+ and Disney prompt a seismic shift to France’s windows chronology?

A dramatic overhaul of the system in favour of the global platforms is likely to meet pushback from France’s powerful theatrical distribution sector.

'Harbin'

‘Harbin’ holds Korea box office lead as ‘Sonic 3’ debuts in fourth

Period action film ‘Harbin’ claimed 42% of all ticket sales.

Yolo

China box office falls 23% to $5.8bn in 2024

Marks the lowest takings since 2015.

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‘Nosferatu’ storms UK-Ireland box office as ‘Mufasa’ holds top spot

Robert Eggers’ horror has a strong £5.3m including previews, for the second-best post-pandemic horror start.

'Mufasa: The Lion King', 'Nosferatu', 'Moana 2'

‘Mufasa’ wins global box office; ‘Nosferatu’ cracks $100m and ‘Moana 2’ hits $960m

‘Mufasa’ held off ‘Sonic 3’ for the top spot and is eyeing $500m.

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Strong December boosts UK-Ireland 2024 box office to reach £1bn, level with 2023

‘Wicked’, ‘Moana 2’ boost end-of-year takings to £1.06bn.

The Last Dance

Hong Kong films surpass overseas titles at 2024 box office

Titles includes ‘Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In’ and ‘The Last Dance’

Exhuma

Korea box office admissions down 1.6% in 2024 as local titles dominate

Leading films included ‘Exhuma’ and ‘The Roundup: Punishment’.

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UK-Ireland box office preview: audiences get teeth into ‘Nosferatu’ after fast start

Studiocanal has Andrew Garfield-Florence Pugh romance ‘We Live In Time’; Altitude starts Asif Kapadia’s ‘2073’.

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North American box office on course for $8.75bn 2024 after strong second half

Disney produced the biggest haul for an individual studio, thanks in large part to ‘Inside Out 2.’

'A Little Something Extra'

French box office rises 0.5% year on year but remains 13% below pre-pandemic period

The top 10 films accounted for 32% of total ticket sales (57.9 million tickets) - the most in some 20 years.