International Box Office: Deadpool Piles Up $300 million in Cash
May 23, 2018
Deadpool 2 dominated the international box office with $174.9 million on 25,091 screens in 82 markets, for a worldwide opening of $300.4 million. The studio’s share of this opening weekend is close to $140 million, which is significantly more than the film’s $110 million production budget. The film’s biggest market was the U.K., where it earned $17.48 million in 636 theaters. In South Korea, the film earned $11.84 million on 1,576 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $16.73 million. Russia wasn’t far behind, with $11.61 million on 1,477 and it cracked $10 million in Australia, if you include previews, as it pulled in $9.48 million on 602 screens for a total opening of $11.45 million. The film has yet to open in Japan, but there’s no rational way this film won’t break even before it reaches the home market.
Avengers: Infinity War was knocked into second place, but still did incredibly well with $84.4 million in 55 markets for totals of $1.219 billion internationally and $1.814 billion worldwide. It remains on pace to become just the fourth film to reach $2 billion worldwide, despite having no new markets left to open in. The film’s biggest market of the weekend was China, where it earned first place $54.18 million over the weekend for a two-week total of $301.51 million.
How Long Will I Love U opened in second place in China and third place internationally with $36.69 million over the weekend for a total opening of $37.09 million.
A Quiet Place was next with $18.8 million in 51 markets for totals of $120.3 million internationally and $296.4 million worldwide. This includes a third place, $17.69 million opening in China. This is amazing for a horror film in this market. To be frank, it’s rare for a horror film to get past China’s censors, so anything is amazing.
Rampage rounded out the top five with $4.5 million on 3,812 screens in 61 markets for totals of $314.9 million internationally and $407.4 million worldwide. The weekend haul includes a third place, $1.6 million opening on 684 screens in Japan. That was the last market for the film, but the studio’s share of the worldwide box office is about $150 million, compared to the film’s $120 million production budget, so it was a financial success already.
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