Worldwide box office November 26-28
| Rank | Film (distributor) | 3-day (World) | Cume (World) | 3-day (Int’l) | Cume (Int’l) | Territories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Encanto (Disney) | $56.3m | $69.6m | $29.3m | $29.3m | 48 |
| 2. | Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Sony) | $33.1m | $115.7m | $8.6m | $28m | 41 |
| 3. | House Of Gucci (Universal) | $27m | $34.7m | $12.8m | $12.8m | 41 |
| 4. | Be Somebody (Various) | $21.8m | $94.3m | $21.8m | $94.3m | 1 |
| 5. | Eternals (Disney) | $18.1m | $368.4m | $10.2m | $217.8m | 50 |
Credit: Comscore, all figures estimates
‘Encanto’ debuts at top of global box office
UPDATED: Disney animation Encanto has landed at the top of the global box office in its opening session, boosted by the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. The Colombia-set, magic-infused, song-powered family tale began with a confirmed five-day $40.6m in North America and a confirmed $29.5m from 47 international territories – combining for $70.1m. That’s the biggest opening for an animated feature in the pandemic era.
France led the way for Encanto with a confirmed $3.6m, followed by Colombia with $2.8m – the second highest opening for an animated film in the South American country (behind Toy Story 4), and the biggest opening of the pandemic era there. UK/Ireland ($2.4m), South Korea ($2.1m) and Italy ($2.1m) come next in Encanto’s table of top markets.
In the pandemic era, the top-performing US studio animated titles have been The Croods 2: A New Age ($216m), The Boss Baby: Family Business ($143m), Tom And Jerry ($133m) and Raya And The Last Dragon ($130m).
In addition, hybrid films such as Space Jam: A New Legacy ($163m) and Peter Rabbit 2 ($154m) rely heavily on animation.
This coming weekend sees Encanto open in Australia and New Zealand. A China release is to be confirmed.
Also for Disney, Marvel’s Eternals added a confirmed $11.5m over five days in North America (taking the total there to $150.7m) and a confirmed $10.6m for international (for a $218.3m total). The numbers combine for a $369m global total. Eternals is chasing worldwide totals of $431.7m for Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings and $379.6m for Black Widow. Eternals should overtake Black Widow at the end of this week.
‘House Of Gucci’ unzips with $35m
UPDATED: Distributed by United Artists Releasing in North America, and Universal/MGM internationally, Ridley Scott’s House Of Gucci has made a strong start with $34.5m worldwide. That breaks down as $21.6m in North America for the five-day Thanksgiving holiday period, $10.8m for Universal’s international markets and $2.1m for MGM markets.
After five days, House Of Gucci has already overtaken the total to date for Scott’s other 2021 release The Last Duel, which has sputtered at $28.9m. The Last Duel’s 152-minute running time had been seen as a negative, but a similar 158-minute run time for House Of Gucci does not seem to have slowed it down.
Among international markets, UK/Ireland led the way with an estimated $3.2m – topping the chart ahead of Encanto. Next come France ($1.9m) and Mexico ($1m).
Key markets yet to open House Of Gucci include Germany and Russia/CIS (both opening this coming weekend), plus Australia, South Korea and Japan (all in January).
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ hits $116m after second session
UPDATED: Sony’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife continues to perform more powerfully in North America than internationally, where it has now reached 40 markets. The franchise picture grossed a confirmed $24.3m in North America in its second session, down 44%, and $8.3m in international markets, down 46%.
Totals after two weekends of play are $87.5m in North America, $27.6m for international, and $115.1m worldwide.
Among international markets, UK/Ireland performed best at the weekend with a confirmed $2.8m – sliding to second place behind House Of Gucci and beating Encanto. Total there after 11 days is $10m. Mexico came next with an estimated $1m for the weekend and a $4m total.
This coming weekend sees Ghostbusters: Afterlife arrive in France, Spain, Russia and South Korea, with Australia to follow in January and Japan in February.
In 2016, Paul Feig’s female-fronted Ghostbusters reboot reached a lifetime total of $128.4m in North America, $100.8m for international and $229.1m worldwide.
‘No Time To Die’ crosses $750m
The weekend saw Universal/MGM’s No Time To Die become the first US studio film of the pandemic era to reach $750m box office. Confirmed global weekend takings of $10.2m take the worldwide total to $755.9m. Top international markets were Australia with $2.8m in its third session for a $19.3m running total and China with $1.1m in its fifth for $62.7m.
In UK/Ireland, No Time To Die has reached $129.8m after nine weekends, overtaking Spectre to become the second-biggest Bond film (after Skyfall) and the third-biggest film of all time (after Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Skyfall).
No Time To Die has now reached 85% of Spectre’s lifetime global total of $881m, and 69% of Skyfall’s $1.11bn tally.
Australia opening boosts ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’
UPDATED: Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage grossed a confirmed $8.6m from international markets – up from $6.8m for the previous session. The uplift was thanks to the film’s arrival in Australia, which delivered a chart-topping confirmed $5.1m including previews.
International total is now $260.1m, and North America is $209.5m – combining for $469.6m worldwide.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage has overtaken Godzilla Vs Kong ($467.9m) to become the third biggest US studio film of 2021, after No Time To Die ($753.1m) and Fast & Furious 9 ($739.6m).
Also for Sony, Screen Gems and Constantin Film’s Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City began with an estimated $8.8m in North America for the five-day holiday, plus $5.1m in 15 international markets, combining for $13.9m. Brazil and UK/Ireland both open the film this coming weekend, with other key markets Australia, South Korea and Japan to follow.
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