Despite its $8.2M performance Stateside amid Paramount’s limited release experiment, Ghost Dimension blasted past previous installments in key Latin American markets like Mexico and Brazil. The 3D installment came in 4% ahead of the previous film, The Marked Ones, at open. The 6th movie in Paramount and Blumhouse’s Paranormal Activity series scared up a solid $17.9M in 33 international markets this weekend, breaking franchise records in 12 of those. Here are the breakdowns on the above and other studio and local-language pics: 1 hold in the 2nd frame and an $81.9M cume to date. Meanwhile, Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man is showing real legs in China with a No. Lionsgate’s The Last Witch Hunter scared up some solid action numbers in smaller markets, but faced a cauldron of competition in Western Europe.Įlsewhere, a season of staggered releases continued with the expansions of Goosebumps, Hotel Transylvania 2, Pan, Bridge Of Spies and The Walk. Of the brand new offshore entries, the weekend win goes to Paramount’s Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension which set franchise records despite a sub-par opening Stateside. Cultivating a cume north of $218M, the Ridley Scott sci-fi drama had a strong French start and some very solid holds in key markets. PREVIOUS, SUNDAY AM: As it did domestically, Fox’s The Martian landed back at the top of the international box office this frame. In the meantime, all studio movies reported today are detailed below along with breakdowns on local-language. With the previous film’s sky-high, record-breaking takings, the question is can Spectre match or best Skyfall? We’ll be following the numbers closely. Those will take it into a weekend where 007 has essentially no competition and a week before the offshore and U.S. The 24th James Bond movie, Spectre, begins four days of previews tomorrow in step with its world premiere. Also in Russia, and a handful of other markets next week, Paramount’s comedy/horror pic Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse will rise, looking to liven up a little Halloween action.īut next weekend, international will be largely focused on what’s shaking in the UK. It will have a chance to muscle in on more ground with key markets like Russia, Mexico and Brazil next frame. In those, Lionsgate’s new entry, The Last Witch Hunter, fared very well this weekend as compared to its start in the UK and Germany where the Vin Diesel pic didn’t scare up much business. Next week, it will hit some of the smaller Asian markets including Malaysia and Singapore. This 6th installment looks to be faring better thus far. The first three PA movies went from strength to strength in offshore territories, although the last two movies reversed that. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension entered several markets with a record-setting bow for the franchise. 1 domestically while several films floundered Stateside. The Ridley Scott space survival pic also planted a flag back at No. This week brought The Martian back to the top of the international chart, crossing $200M offshore - and China and Japan still to come. Compared to last year, however, this week’s top trio is up about 24% from the same frame in 2014 when Annabelle was an evil doll, Lucy exercised her brain in China and Shah Rukh Khan’s Happy New Year broke Bollywood records. Looking at just the Top 3, which also led last week but in different order, The Martian ($29.9M), Hotel Transylvania 2 ($29M) and Ant-Man ($22M - and creeping up on $500M global), are off a slight 27%. UPDATE, SUNDAY 4:15 PM PT: Based on today’s international estimates for the weekend, the frame is down about 15% from last week across the Top 10 studio titles. All titles have been updated throughout with box office figures reported today, including late addition of Lionsgate’s Sicario.īombs Away! 'Last Witch Hunter', 'Ghost Dimension', 'Jem', 'Kasbah' Tank As 'Martian' Flies High To No. Unlike their underperforming Stateside debuts, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension and The Last Witch Hunter with a couple of exceptions lived up to initial expectations. 2 with $28.7M and Ant-Man at $22M - which means that Disney/Marvel film is creeping up on $500M global based on its international cume of $314.8M and domestic of $179M. In addition to the top of the updated weekend tally for The Martian of $29.9M, Hotel Transylvania 2 came in at No. Another milestone is a whisker away for Universal’s Straight Outta Compton, which is at $199.6M based on current foreign tally of $38.5M on top of its domestic $161.1M. The 20th Century Fox picture’s foreign cume is $218.47M and domestic comes to $166.19M. FINAL UPDATE, MONDAY 3:30 PM PT: Director Ridley Scott’s The Martian, which returned to the top of international and domestic box office in its 4th weekend, is within shouting distance of $400 million worldwide with $385.66M.
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