World box office August 19-21
| Rank | Film (distributor) | 3-day (world) | Cume (world) | 3-day (int’l) | Cume (int’l) | Territories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (various) | $32.1m | $50.2m | $12m | $30.1m | 31 |
| 2. | Minions: The Rise Of Gru (Universal) | $30.2m | $883.6m | $26.7m | $483.6m | 84 |
| 3; | Bullet Train (Sony) |
$20.1m | $150m | $12.1m | $81m | 62 |
| 4. | New Gods: Yang Jian (various) | $19.8m | $19.8m | $19.8m | $19.8m | 1 |
| 5. | Moon Man (various) | $17.8m | $397.9m | $17.8m | $397.9m | 1 |
| 6. | Top Gun Maverick (Paramount) |
$14.6m | $1,403.4m | $8.7m | $720m | 64 |
| 7. | Warriors Of Future (various) | $12m | $52.1m | $12m | $52.1m | 2 |
| 8. | Beast (Universal) | $14.4m | $21.9m | $2.8m | $10.3m | 39 |
| 9. | DC League Of Super Pets (Warner Bros) | $11.8m | $130.4m | $6m | $62.9m | 71 |
| 10. | Thor: Love And Thunder (Disney) | $8.9m | $737.1m | $4.9m | $405m | 47 |
Credit: Comscore, all figures estimated, click top right to expand
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ debuts No 1 in North America and worldwide
Released by Crunchyroll in North America and Sony in most international markets, Japanese anime Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has landed at the top of the global box office, with an estimated $32.1m.
It’s the 21st Dragon Ball film overall, but only the second to carry the Dragon Ball Super branding (following 2018’s Dragon Ball Super: Broly), and is the first using mainly 3D animation.
In North America, the Crunchyroll release topped the box office with an estimated $20.1m, nearly doubling the gross of rival new release Beast (see below). Crunchyroll also distributed in Australia and New Zealand.
Sony released in a further 28 international markets, grossing an estimated $11.2m. Latin America led the charge, with an estimated $9.4m, and with the film topping the chart in 11 territories. Mexico generated an estimated $3.7m, Argentina $1.5m, Peru $1.2m and Chile $675,000.
In Europe, UK/Ireland led with an estimated $800,000. The Middle East delivered $420,000 as a region.
Imax over-indexed, delivering an estimated $3.4m in North America – 16.9% of the total on a fraction of the screens. Globally, IMAX generated $4.2m on the title.
The Toei Animation production was released in Japan via Toei Company on June 11, and has generated $18.1m there to date. Including Japan, the global total is $50.2m.
The Dragon Ball series is based on the original manga by Akira Toriyama, and the new film is one of only four so far to enjoy his direct involvement – he wrote the screenplay, and is also credited as creator. Super Hero follows recurring characters Piccolo and his former student Gohan as they go on a mission to save the world from the Red Ribbon Army.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly grossed $115.8m worldwide in 2018-9: $30.7m in North America and $85.0m in international markets, including $34.6m in Japan.
Key markets yet to release for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero are Germany (August 30), Spain (September 2), South Korea (September 15), Italy (September 29) and France (October 5).
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ races past $800m following China and Italy release
Universal’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru has seen its cumulative total rise from $790.7m a week ago to $833.6m – adding $42.9m in the past seven days, and speeding past the $800m barrier.
The Illumination Entertainment animation grossed an estimated $30.2m at the weekend, running a close second to the Dragon Ball Super film. The total includes $11.8m in China, where the film landed on Friday. It also includes an estimated $6.1m for the first four days in Italy, where The Rise Of Gru landed on Thursday.
The film was dated late in China, giving Universal just 11 days to launch it, and facing off against new Chinese animation New Gods: Yang Jian, which topped the territory chart with $19.8m. The Rise Of Gru landed third in China, behind also sci-fi comedy Moon Man, which generated $17.8m in its fourth weekend of release, pushing the total to just short of $400m (see chart).
The continuing summer school holiday is seeing strong holds for The Rise Of Gru in many markets, with a 0% drop in UK/Ireland at the weekend, and rises in France and Germany. The latest cumulative total means that the film is now 72% of the way to matching the $1.16bn global total achieved by Minions in 2015, and has reached 81% of the $1.03bn tally for 2017’s Despicable Me 3.
‘Beast’ roars quietly with $14m weekend session
While Universal is enjoying the continuing success of The Rise Of Gru, celebrations will have been more muted for the second-place arrival of Beast in North America (with an estimated $11.6m), and a 52% drop in the select international markets where the film is playing.
Beast grossed an estimated $2.8m in 38 international territories at the weekend, taking the international total to $10.3m, and the global total to $21.9m. Mexico was the top holdover market with an estimated $544,000.
Beast faces its true international test this week, when it lands in key markets France, Germany, Australia and UK/Ireland.
Idris Elba stars as a widower taking his two teenage daughters for a holiday on the African Savanna, where he faces off against a massive rogue lion. Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) directs.
Also for Universal, Nope added an estimated $12.9m at the weekend, taking the total for the Jordan Peele sci-fi/horror to $133.0m. The release was boosted by arrival in South Korea, where Nope grossed $2.2m, as well as Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Israel and five new Asian markets. The international territory count now stands at 58.
Nope lands this week in key markets Mexico, Brazil and Japan. The film is chasing the $255.7m global tally achieved by Peele’s Get Out in 2017, and the almost-identical $255.2m reached by Us in 2019.
Top Gun: Maverick breaks $1.4bn barrier
Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick reached another box office milestone at the weekend, with its latest $14.6m haul pushing the film through the $1.4bn barrier. Worldwide total is now $1.403bn.
Maverick now stands at $683.3m in North America – overtaking Avengers: Infinity War to become the sixth biggest film ever at the domestic box office.
Worldwide, Maverick overtook Avengers: Age Of Ultron to become the 12th-biggest film of all time.
This week sees Top Gun: Maverick land on digital for purchase, but it remains in cinemas.
‘Bullet Train’ achieves strong hold
Sony’s Bullet Train fell just 29% from the previous weekend in international markets, boosted by strong holds in Germany (up 9%), UK/Ireland (down 4%), France and Australia. The Japan-set action thriller grossed an estimated $12.1m for international, and $8.0m in North America, putting the film third for the weekend globally. Worldwide total is now $150.0m
This week sees Bullet Train land in South Korea and Italy, with Japan to follow on September 1.
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