Worldwide Box Office October 1-3 2021
| Rank | Film (Distributor) | 3-day (World) | Cume (World) | 3-day (Int’l) | Cume (Int’l) | Territories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | No Time To Die (Universal) | $145.5m | $313.2m | $89.5m | $257.2m | 67 |
| 2. | The Battle At Lake Changjin (various) | $108.3m | $632.2m | $108.3m | $632.2m | 1 |
| 3. | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Sony) | $56.8m | $185.5m | $24.8m | $43.9m | 14 |
| 4. | My Country, My Parents (various) | $19.6m | $181.8m | $19.6m | $181.8m | 3 |
| 5. | The Addams Family 2 (Uni) | $14.5m | $35.7m | $4.5m | $4.5m | 13 |
Credit: Comscore, all figures estimates
‘No Time To Die’ achieves strong hold in second session
UPDATED: A strong hold for the second weekend of play in existing markets plus the North American opening combined to boost Universal and MGM’s release of No Time To Die.
The 25th Bond film achieved a confirmed $74.3m in 48 Universal release territories (down 31% in holdover markets) and $16.1m in 18 MGM territories (down 34% in holdover markets). Those numbers combine for a $90.4m second weekend for international, taking the international total to $259m. In North America, No Time To Die opened on an estimated $56 for MGM. Global total is now $313m.
For Universal, numbers were boosted by fresh territory openings, led by France with a confirmed $10.3m and followed by Russia/CIS with $5.1m. Holdover markets were led by UK/Ireland with $20.7m in its second session – down 27% from the opening weekend, and taking the total to $71.4m. That compares with a 34% drop for Spectre in its second session, and 20% in the case of Skyfall.
UK/Ireland leads the international league table for No Time To Die in cumulative totals, ahead of Germany ($32.6m), Japan ($11.9m) and France. Future key markets for the film are China (October 29) and Australia (November 11).
No Time To Die is chasing Skyfall’s $1.11bn global total ($804m for international and $304m in North America), and Spectre’s $881m tally ($681m, for international and $200m in North America).
Universal also released animated sequel The Addams Family 2 in 12 early markets, achieving a confirmed $4.7m. UK/Ireland led the way with $2.7m – landing in second place behind No Time To Die, and in line with the first film. Spain began with $1.1m – likewise landing in second place. A single MGM market produced $1.2m for a $5.9m combined international running total.
The Addams Family 2 lands this week in France, Russia/CIS and Mexico, with key markets Brazil, South Korea, Germany, Australia and Japan all to come.
Latin America opening boosts ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’
Following a session where Venom: Let There Be Carnage was released just in North America and a single international market (Russia/CIS), the Sony release expanded into 12 fresh territories, achieving an estimated $24.8m. The cumulative total for international is now $43.9m.
In North America, Venom: Let There Be Carnage added an estimated $32m, taking the domestic total to a robust $141.7m. Numbers combine to deliver a $185.6m global total.
The film’s fresh openings were all in Latin America, and delivered an estimated $20m – a regional record for the pandemic era. The number is 15% below the Latin America opening for the original Venom film, but with pandemic capacity restrictions.
Mexico led with an estimated $10.5m, followed by Brazil with $2.7m and Argentina with $1m (Sony’s highest opening ever in the country).
The sole holdover international market Russia/CIS added an estimated $4.9m, taking the cumulative total there to $23.9m.
South Korea, Italy, UK/Ireland and Spain all open the Venom sequel this week, with France and Germany following next week. Australia and Japan are to follow.
Let There Be Carnage is chasing Venom’s $214m North America total, $643m for international and $856m combined.
‘The Battle At Lake Changjin’ tops international box office
While No Time To Die tops the global box office at the weekend, boosted by the North America opening, Chinese release The Battle At Lake Changjin continues its reign at the top of the international chart, with second-weekend takings of $108m. Total for the film after two weekends of play is $632m. (See China box office reprt here.)
The Battle At Lake Changjin is already the fourth biggest film of 2021, behind Chinese titles Hi, Mom ($822m) and Detective Chinatown 3 ($686m) as well as US studio tentpole Fast & Furious 9 ($717m).
The patriotic film – celebrating Chinese heroics in the Korean War – was released to coincide with China’s annual National Day holiday (October 1), and has also benefited from the seven-day Golden Week holiday period that follows it.
Fellow Chinese release My Country, My Parents is likewise in the global top five for the weekend (see chart above), with takings of $19.6m in its second session, and a total so far of $182m.
Early ‘Dune’ markets reach $117m
UPDATED: While Warner Bros and Legendary’s Dune declined 49% in its second session (hit by the release of No Time To Die), the erosion was a slimmer 41% for the third weekend of play.
The sci-fi film is released in 32 early markets, where it grossed a confirmed $9.2m at the weekend, taking the total to $117.6m.
In like for like markets, Dune is tracking 12% ahead of Tenet at the same stage of release, advises Warner Bros. Imax has delivered $11m – 11% of the total.
Japan releases this week alongside three smaller markets, with the next big wave of territories to follow a week later, including North America, UK/Ireland, China, South Korea and Brazil.
So far, France ($24.2m), Russia/CIS ($19.5m) and Germany ($15.7m) lead the way for Dune, ahead of Spain ($7.8m) and Italy ($7.6m).
‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’ hits $400m
Disney’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings achieved a box office milestone at the weekend, hitting $400m. The Marvel martial arts film grossed an estimated $9.1m for the weekend session, taking the total after six weeks to $402m.
The film remains the third-biggest US studio title of the pandemic era – behind Fast & Furious 9 ($717m) and Godzilla Vs Kong ($468m).
Shang-Chi has yet to open in China, and also most of south-east Asia where cinemas mostly remain closed (exceptions being Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia).
Today will see Disney pass another milestone: $2bn in global box office for 2021, powered by seven films all grossing over $100m in the pandemic era. These are Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, Black Widow ($379m), Free Guy ($327m), Cruella ($233m), Jungle Cruise ($212m), Raya And The Last Dragon ($130m) and Soul ($105m).
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