‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Feels The Power With $824M+ Global Through Second Frame; Disney Tops $3B WW – International Box Office
SUNDAY UPDATE: Deadpool & Wolverine continues to govern the global box office, now with an estimated $824.1M through Sunday. The breakdown here is $395.6M domestic and $428.5M at the international box office. On a worldwide basis, D&W has already topped the cumes of Deadpool ($783M) and Deadpool 2 ($786M).
It is the No. 3 R-rated movie of all time, and the 2nd highest global studio release of 2024 to date. Falling in behind Inside Out 2, this has helped push The Walt Disney Studios to become the first studio to cross $3B globally this year (the estimated cume through Sunday is $3.109B).
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D&W saw a great 41% dip in the sophomore session overseas (with strong holds in several areas) and remains the No. 1 non-local movie in all international markets.
In milestones, D&W is the highest grossing superhero film of all time in Lebanon and Turkey while the cume to date has already surpassed the totals for both previous Deadpool movies in Italy and Spain as well as Netherlands, Poland, Egypt, Greece, UAE, Ukraine, Philippines, Malaysia and India, among others.
The Top 5 to date are: China ($45.2M), UK ($42.4M), Mexico ($32.8M), Australia ($24.6M) and Germany ($19.1M).
In Imax, the running total is $64.5M worldwide, including $30M from overseas.
With this weekend’s offshore business, Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 4 has now surpassed Dune: Part Two to become the second biggest film of the year internationally, sitting just ahead of D&W with $438.3M. The current frame added $26.9M from 80 markets
Globally, the running cume is $752.2M.
Overall, the overseas performance is above both Minions: The Rise of Gru and DM3 at the same point (excluding China). Italy has yet to release.
The international drop was just 29% while individual markets saw strong holds (and some uptick on certain days). Japan dipped just 32% against the opening of Inside Out 2, China was off 20%, Spain (-26%), Netherlands (-15%) and Korea (-21%).
Top 5 markets are China ($45.7M), Mexico ($40.1M), UK ($39.1M), Australia ($27.4M) and France ($24.2M).
Back in Disneyland, and finally opening in Japan, Pixar’s Inside Out added $20.5M from 52 material markets this session. The overseas cume is now $928.2M for $1,555.1M global (still the 10th biggest movie of all time). The offshore drop was just 28% in the 8th weekend.
Japan opened on Thursday at No. 1 (non-local), coming in No. 2 overall for the weekend with an estimated $4.9M for the four days including previews. That makes it the 2nd highest opening weekend for a non-local title in 2024 and 2nd highest Pixar opening ever. The start is 27% ahead of Inside Out with encouraging social scores from Filmarks (4.1), Eiga.com (3.9) and Yahoo! (3.9). The Obon holiday period is ahead.
The Top 5 markets are Mexico ($101.1M), Brazil ($78.5M), UK ($66.4M), Korea ($59.3M) and France ($57.5M).
Universal/Warner Bros/Amblin’s Twisters whipped up another $7.5M in the third session, from 77 markets and with good holds including in the UK (-26%), France (-32%) and Germany (-33%). The offshore cume to date is now $78.8M and the worldwide total is currently $274.4M.
Japan debuted to an estimated $1M on 797 screens, roughly on par with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Into the Storm, Uncharted and Rampage, as well as 86% higher than Skyscraper and 157% above San Andreas.
Korea is the final market to release on August 14.
Tops to date are the UK ($13.1M), Mexico ($11M), Australia ($7.2M), France ($4.6M) and Germany ($3M).
MISC UPDATED CUMES/NOTABLE
*Harold and the Purple Crayon (SNY): $3M intl weekend (32 markets); $3M intl cume/$9M global
The Garfield Movie (SNY): $1.8M intl weekend (57 markets); $160M intl cume/$251.8M global
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (SNY): $1M intl weekend (53 markets); $205.3M intl cume/$398.2M global
A Quiet Place: Day One (PAR): $900K intl weekend (62 markets); $121.4M intl cume/$258.8M global
MaXXXine (UNI): $586K intl weekend (40 markets); 4.9M intl cume/$19.9M global
*Denotes New
PREVIOUS: The boys are at it again, with yet another milestone crossed. Including Thursday’s numbers, Deadpool & Wolverine has licked the six-century global box office milestone, now counting $630.4M worldwide. Is it bittersweet that this means D&W has overtaken the lifetime of Hugh Jackman-starrer Logan’s $619M global (likewise an R-rated movie and one which is heavily referenced in D&W)? Probably worth keeping an eye on social for commentary from the stars about that.
With this weekend’s upcoming business, Ryan Reynolds and Jackman are expected to be fronting the second biggest movie of the year worldwide, only behind Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2.
The current breakdown for this Marvel and Disney phenom is $298.4M domestic and $332M from the international box office.
Continuing its record-breaking run, the Shawn Levy-directed mutant mash-up is poised to top The Passion of the Christ by EOD on Sunday to become the biggest R-rated movie ever in North America.
Internationally, D&W has already well surpassed that 2004 Mel Gibson blockbuster. The overall overseas record is still a ways away, though the film could enter the Top 5 this weekend.
For the record, Thursday’s overseas D&W gross was $21.9M (11% of the opening weekend). The Top 10 markets through Thursday are: China ($35.6M), UK ($32.6M), Mexico ($26.4M), Australia ($17.3M), Germany ($13.5M), Brazil ($13.5M), France ($13.4M), India ($12.9M), Spain ($11.7M) and Italy ($10.9M).
We’ll have more updates throughout the weekend.
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