International Box Office: Rhapsody Gets the Whole World Singing
November 7, 2018
Bohemian Rhapsody rose to first place with $72.5 million in 64 markets for an early international total of $91.7 million. This week it opened in first place in both Mexico ($5.33 million) and Australia ($4.87 million). On the other hand, it only earned second place during its debut in South Korea with $4.40 million on 936 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.65 million. The film only fell 40% during its second weekend in the U.K. earning $7.56 million in 681 theaters for a two-week total of $26.88 million.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms opened in second place with $38.5 million in 45 markets. This includes a first place opening in China, where it managed $11.92 million, this is a good opening for a film like this. It also debuted in first place in Italy with $4.85 million over the weekend for a total opening of $5.39 million. This is a surprisingly strong start here, especially compared to its domestic debut. On the other hand, its second place debut in Mexico generated $2.24 million, which is about the same as its opening here, while it struggled in the U.K. earning third place with just $2.28 million in 576 theaters. Overall, its international debut was much better than its domestic opening, but not by enough to make profitability likely. If its international box office is higher than its $133 million production budget, then it will at least save face.
Halloween fell from first to third with $18.3 million in 66 markets for an international total of $79.2 million, while its worldwide total reached $229.4 million. The film’s only major market opening was South Korea, but it bombed there earning fifth place with $379,000 on 493 screens over the weekend for a total of $659,000. That said, the film has already made enough to earn a sizable profit, so a bomb like this is just not important.
Venom remained in fourth place with $15.97 million on 7,226 screens in 84 markets for totals of $344.58 million internationally and $543.27 million worldwide. This past weekend, the film opened in first place in Japan with $3.88 million on 454 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.27 million.
A Star is Born rounded out the top five with $14.6 million on 5,136 screens in 73 markets for totals of $129.9 million internationally and $295.4 million worldwide. Like last weekend, the film had no major market openings this past weekend and it will countine to coast on holdovers until it debuts in Japan on December 21st.
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