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‘Bullet Train’ Clocks $62.5M Global Bow; ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Overtakes ‘Doctor Strange 2’ & ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Crosses $1.35B WW – International Box Office

UPDATE, writethru: Coming in just slightly ahead of pre-weekend projections, Sony’s Bullet Train pulled into 57 overseas markets for a $32.4M international box office launch. When including the domestic start, the global debut is $62.5M.

The Brad Pitt-starrer rode to the biggest offshore opening for a non-IP studio film since Tenet, and is tracking similar to Murder On The Orient Express and Kingsman: The Secret Service.

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As with Stateside, audience reactions are beating critical notes abroad, and there are still several key markets to come as the holidays continue.

This is a significant weekend given Bullet Train is the last major studio tentpole of the summer. Since May, we’ve been spoiled with near-weekly milestones on several titles, and notably as Top Gun: Maverick has continued to defy the laws of gravity.

Before we dig deeper into Bullet Train‘s overseas scores, let’s take a beat and note that Jurassic World Dominion has become the No. 2 worldwide grosser of 2022 (aided by China where few others have had access). JWD is second to Top Gun: Maverick which has crossed $1.35B (without China). Thor: Love And Thunder (also sans China) is essentially at $700M.

Now comes Bullet Train, which has a chance to leg out decently. We hear that some of the individual characters are helping propel certain markets outside the older-skewing demo (think Bad Bunny in Latin America). Let’s see what happens as there are still markets to come amid the next few quiet weeks in the latter part of summer — which is devoid of new major wide releases from the studios (Uni/Focus’ Nope will be new offshore next week, however).

Outside the studios, local titles have helped keep overall moviegoing humming, though some of that is happening in China where U.S. relations soured even further this past week. Japan had a big debut with One Piece Film: Red (see more below).

For Bullet Train, overseas play was led by the UK with a $3.5M start, followed by France at $3.1M, Mexico delivering $3M, Australia rolling to $2.2M and Saudi Arabia clocking $1.9M.

Other market debuts include the UAE‘s $1.3M. Germany‘s $1.5M, Spain‘s $1.4M and Taiwan‘s $1.3M. The IMAX portion of the global bow is $4.1M.

Key markets still to release: South Korea (August 24), Italy (August 25), and Japan (September 1).

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU - Credit: Universal
MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU - Credit: Universal

Universal

Elsewhere, Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru had a solid hold, down 42% in its 7th offshore frame for a $15.9M weekend in 80 markets. The overseas total is now $423.3M for $757.9 global. Internationally, the origins story is performing in line with Minions and Despicable Me 3 at the same point of release.

The top holdover market this session was Korea where there is a host of big local competition. The cume to date is $14.6M to overtake the lifetime of the first Minions as well as Soul, making this the market’s biggest Hollywood animation of the pandemic (in restated dollars). In Australia, where Gru released early, it is now the top movie of the entire franchise at a running cume of $28.3M.

Other standout markets include the UK ($44M), Brazil ($28.3M), Germany ($26.1M) and Japan and France each at $20M. Italy is still to release later this month.

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. - Credit: WB

WB

Warner Bros’ DC League Of Super-Pets woofed up another $11.4M this weekend in 67 markets (-41% hold). The offshore cume is now $38.3M with the worldwide tally at $83.4M. Particularly strong market drops included Germany (-23%), Colombia (-27%), France (-29%), Poland (-30%) and Mexico (-39%).
 
Netherlands kicked off with $575K on 192 screens, topping Lightyear by 40% and Encanto by 33%. Top markets to date are the UK ($7.6M), Mexico ($4.3M), France ($3M), Spain ($2.1M) and Germany ($1.8M). Korea and Taiwan set the pooches loose next weekend.

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ - Credit: Everett Collection
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ - Credit: Everett Collection

Everett Collection

Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love And Thunder is on its way to $700M worldwide with an estimated $699M through Sunday. Last session, it had already overtaken Thor: Ragnarok as the top pic of the four-title franchise (based on current rates and excluding Russia and China). Internationally, the gross is $382.8M in 48 material markets including this weekend’s $11.1M, a 50% drop from the earlier frame.

Among major markets, the Taika Waititi-directed entry is still No. 1 in Italy and No. 2 in France and Australia.

The Top 5 markets are the UK ($40.3M), Australia ($28.6M), Mexico ($27.5M), Korea ($22.6M) and Brazil ($21.2M).

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. - Credit: Paramount

Paramount

Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick still has heat in those engines with a 28% drop internationally for a $10.3M weekend (its 11th) in 64 markets. The offshore cume is now $690M for $1,352.5M global.

Holds are still strong overseas for Tom Cruise’s juggernaut. The UK has reached a stratospheric $96.2M with Japan (off just 12% from last session) now at $78.7M and Korea at $61M. Australia has cumed $60.9M and France $51.6M. Notably in Australia, TGM is the No. 3 highest-grossing film ever, behind Avatar and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to unseat Avengers: Endgame which had held the position since 2019.

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. - Credit: Universal

Universal

Universal/Amblin’s Jurassic World Dominion this weekend surpassed Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness to become the 2nd biggest Hollywood release of 2022 worldwide. The global cume through Sunday is $960.1M including $588.2M overseas. The latter figure puts it about in line with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom at the same point and when excluding China and Russia. The international weekend was $6.2M in 86 markets.

Biggest markets to date are China ($157.4M), UK ($41.7M), France ($28.4M), Germany ($23.3M) and Japan ($20.2M).

In local play, China’s sci-fi comedy Moon Man has reached RMB 2B ($296M) after adding another $60M in the sophomore session. From Alibaba Pictures, it led the market this session and has now grossed $12M in IMAX.

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. - Credit: Toei

Toei

In Japan, Toei’s One Piece Film: Red had a massive two-day opening on 495 screens for 2.25B yen ($16.6M). Per Crunchyroll — which will be releasing in North America, Australia and New Zealand this fall — and the film’s official Twitter account, this is the biggest opening for a One Piece movie ever, the best August launch weekend in Japan and the second-biggest two-day bow for a film in the market. It also scored the best Saturday opening ever for IMAX.

Korea’s new entry, Emergency Declaration — which debuted in Cannes a year ago — released to $10.8M, landing behind last week’s bow of Roaring Currents’ follow-up Hansan: Rising Dragon which has now cumed $36.2M there. With Emergency Declaration, IMAX had its 5th highest opening ever for a Korean title locally.

And, in Indonesia, Satan’s Slave: Communion, the first-ever of the market’s homegrown films to be released in IMAX was bigger than the format’s release of Doctor Strange 2 at $183K from eight screens.

MISC UPDATED CUMES/NOTABLE

. - Credit: Warner Bros
. - Credit: Warner Bros

Warner Bros

Elvis (WB): $4.5M intl weekend (70 markets); $114.7M intl cume/$251.2M global
The Black Phone (UNI): $2.4M intl weekend (75 markets); $62.4M intl cume/$148.3M global
Where The Crawdads Sing (SNY): $1.6M intl weekend (4 markets); $12.7M intl cume/$77.3M global

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