SEPTEMBER 24 UPDATE: Warner Bros’ horror hit The Nun held off Fox’s The Predator for the second consecutive weekend to lead international box office thanks to a $3m session that boosted the running total to $192.1m.
The Predator used a $15.7m session to climb to $54.9m, while Universal’s Johnny English Strikes Again grossed $18m for an early $22.9m, The House With A Clock In Its Walls opened top in the UK, Searching became fourth highest Hollywood thriller of all time in South Korea, and Incredibles 2 delivered the fourth highest debut for a Disney Animation/Pixar release of all time in Italy.
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UPDATED: The Nun, New Line’s hit from the Conjuring universe stands at $292.7m worldwide. South Korea led the way for the international debutants on $4.3m to rank as the top Western film, followed by France on $4.5m for number one, Russia on $4.2m for number one and the highest debut in the Conjuring series and the second highest horror launch ever behind It.
Italy delivered $2.9m for second place, the best Conjuring series debut, the highest Warner Bros release for the year-to-date, and the second highest horror debut behind It. Norway produced $966,000 for number one for the top franchise debut and the second highest horror opening behind It, while Hong Kong generated $816,000 for best launch in the franchise and the highest debut by a foreign horror film.
In a raft of third-weekend holdovers, Brazil produced $1.7m for $15.5m and held on to number one, while Mexico delivered $1.7m for $20m to rank second, the UK $1.3m for $12.3m, Germany $1.2m for $6.6m, and Spain $1.2m for $9.4m and second place behind Johnny English Strikes Again.
Crazy Rich Asians brought in a further $5.4m from 35 markets for $47.4m and opened at number five in Mexico on $340,000. The rom-com added $1.5m in the UK to rank third and reach $4.6m after two weekends, while Indonesia produced $1.1m for number one and stands at $4.3m after two.
Australia delivered $1m for a number four result and stands has reached $13.9m after four sessions. It is the top market from the film’s international run so far, followed by Singapore on $5m, then the UK and Indonesia.
The Meg added $3.8m from 62 for $377.3m, and $517.8m worldwide. The shark action thriller added $1.2m in its third session in Japan for $10.2m, and has reached $153m in its top market China. Mexico is next on $20.8m, followed by the UK on $20.2m.
German superstar Til Schweiger’s latest directorial outing, the comedy Klassentreffen, launched top of the charts in Germany on $2.3m. It is a Barefoot Films / Nordisk Film / SevenPictures Film / Warner Bros Film Productions presentation. As Screen first reported recently, Schweiger is currently shooting the action epic Medieval in the Czech Republic.
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Hong Kong action film Golden Job arrived in China on $23.2m, while Hong Kong anti-corruption crime thriller L Storm followed up last weekend’s strong debut with $9m for $55.9m. Producer Raymond Wong and director David Lam with actor Louis Koo and Julian Cheung, with Kevin Cheng and Stephy Tang joining the cast. The Great Battle opened on $9m. Jia Zhangke’s romance Ash Is Purest White debuted on $5.9m.
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UPDATED: The Predator fell away in its second session as Shane Black’s action reboot brought in $15.7m for a $54.9m tally from 83 markets. The alien warriors opened top in Mexico on $3.3m and top in Colombia on $634,016.
Russia and the UK were the lead holdovers markets in the second session on $1.2m for number three and a $6.6m tally, and $873,633 for $5m for number six, respectively.
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout added $8m from 49 markets at the weekend to reach $559.8m, to track 23% ahead of Rogue Nation from the same group of markets.
The spy action thriller’s fourth session in China delivered $6.2m for number four and a $173.6m running total, while Italy has produced $5.8m at the same stage. After eight weekends, the film stands at $15.5m in Germany, $41.8m in Japan, and $26.7m in France.
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UPDATED: Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English Strikes Again grossed $18m from 33 territories as the early running total climbed to $22.9m to maintain a good pace. The action comedy debuted in 27, led by Australia on $1.9m for number one, and an excellent $1.8m number one bow in the UAE that delivered Atkinson’s best debut.
The Middle East delivered $1.9m for a regional number one result, while Russia produced $1.5m for number two, Spain $1.3m for number one. A string of further number one results saw the film open in Hong Kong on $1.2m, Singapore on $1.1m, Netherlands on $1.1m, and Vietnam on $827,000.
Malaysia produced $1m for $3.8m to hold at number one in its second session, and Mexico generated $613,000 for $2.2m for number three.
The House With A Clock In its Walls opened on $3.2m from 14 territories through Universal, and Germany was the fantasy film’s top result on $886,000 for number three, followed by Philippines on $602,000 for number one, and Brazil on $522,000 for number three.
BlacKkKlansman added $.42m from 23 active territories for $29.6m and stands at $76.7m worldwide. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again grossed $2.1m from 41 active for $267.9m and has reached $388.2m globally. Skyscraper stands at $136m internationally and $203.8m worldwide excluding China. Todos Lo Saben added $600,000 in Spain for $1.9m after two sessions.
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The House With A Clock In its Walls added $5.6m via Amblin’s network, opening top in the UK on $4.3m through eOne, and debuting in Australia, Indonesia, Greece and Cyprus, Poland, Israel, Portugal, and Iceland. Combined with Universal, the fantasy’s international weekend amounted to $8.7m, and grossed $35.6m worldwide including the $26.9m North American debut through Universal.
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Pixar’s Incredibles 2 shot to the top of the table in Italy where $5.4m ($6.1m including previews) delivered the fourth highest debut for a Disney Animation/Pixar release.
Overall the family release remains on track to cross $600m, and grossed $8.3m from 20 active territories to reach $588.8m. It opens in Germany this week and currently ranks as the 17th highest global release of all time and the second highest animation on $1.195bn. The UK remains the highest territory on $71.9m, with China on $53.7m, Japan on $42m, France on $40.8m, and Brazil on $37.5m.
Christopher Robin brought in $4.1m from 21 for $67.9m and stands at $164.8m worldwide. The family release opened at number two in New Zealand on $200,000 ($400,000 including previews), and dropped a mere 26% in its second weekend in Japan to reach $9.4m. The UK is the lead market on $17.8m.
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UPDATED: Crime mystery A Simple Favor starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively grossed $5.4m from 36 markets to reach an early $10.2m. The bulk of the session came from a number two UK debut on $2.1m. It stands at $3.6m in Australia, where it added $1.1m in the second weekend to rank third.
A slew of major markets open this week: France, Belgium, Brazil, Netherlands, Mexico, Spain, and Sweden.
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UPDATED: The Equalizer 2 added $1.9m from 49 markets for $81.9m, while the thriller Searching added $2.8m from 30 for $30.5m. South Korea has delivered an outstanding $20.2m tally that makes the film the fourth highest grossing Hollywood thriller of all time.
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation added $2.9m from 58 for $342.3m, while Studio 8’s family release Alpha added $3.3m from 48 for $39.2m.
Ladies In Black, from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films, debuted at number two in Australia on $1.6m including previews. Including The New Zealand the weekend total reached $1.8m. Bruce Beresford directed the coming-of-age adaptation of the Madeleine St John novel about a suburban schoolgirl in Sydney in the late 1950s.
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