International Box Office: Beauty Nears $900 million With $66.5 million
April 5, 2017
Beauty and the Beast completed the threepeat earning first place on the international chart with $66.5 million in 55 markets for totals of $480.8 million internationally and $874.1 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but it did do really well in a number of mid-level markets. Malaysia was the best earning $2.4 million, which is the second best opening in that market this year. Kong: Skull Island earned $2.6 million during its debut there. The Netherlands managed $1.8 million over the weekend for a total opening of $2.3 million, which is the best opening of the year so far. Likewise, it had the best openings of 2017 in both New Zealand ($1.4 million over the weekend and $1.7 million including previews) and in Chile ($1.5 million / $1.6 million). It will soon become the first film of 2017 to reach $1 billion worldwide and the 14th film from Disney to reach that milestone.
Ghost in the Shell opened in second place with $40.1 million in 52 markets. The film’s biggest market was Russia, where it earned second place with $4.84 million on 1,292 screens, while it had to settle for third place in South Korea with $3.07 million on 806 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.18 million. Both of these results are better than its opening here and that’s a positive sign. However, the film struggled more in France ($3.1 million) and the U.K. ($2.8 million). It will need at least $200 million internationally, not counting China, to have any shot at breaking even any time soon. The studio usually gets about 40% of the box office in most international markets, but only 25% in China. This makes calculating the studio’s share a little more complicated.
The Boss Baby climbed a spot to third place with $36.2 million in 34 markets for totals of $59.0 million internationally and $109.2 million worldwide. The film’s biggest new market was Mexico, where it earned $6.6 million. Meanwhile, its biggest holdover was Russia, where it remained in first place with $6.14 million on 1,282 screens for a two-week total of $21.77 million. The film reportedly cost $125 million to make, so it will need to make about $300 million worldwide to break even early in its home market run. That seems like a safe bet at this point.
Kong: Skull Island fell to fourth place with $34.6 million in 67 markets for totals of $329.5 million internationally and $477.1 million worldwide. The film cracked $100 million in China just before the weekend, while it pulled in $23.64 million over the weekend for a two-week total of $123.88 million. At this point, the studio’s share is more than it cost to make, so it should break even sometime during its home market run.
The Devotion Of Suspect X landed in second place in China and fifth place internationally with $23.09 million over the weekend for a total opening of $23.27 million including previews.
Smurfs: The Lost Village missed the top five, but since it doesn’t open domestically until Friday, it is worth looking at. The film opened in sixth place with $15.1 million in 32 markets, led by Russia, where it earned $2.52 million on 1,273 screens, including previews. It also did well in Spain with $2.12 million on 558 screens, but it struggled in the U.K. with $1.73 million in 695 theaters.
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