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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.28.2024

Posted July 28, 2024 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE (Marvel/Disney) landed at the top of sky-high expectations with $205M in the US and $233.3M overseas, the best US (and MCU) start since Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021, the best worldwide launch since Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022, and by far the biggest opening ever for an […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through March 25

Posted March 25, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Welcome to the big leagues, Hunger Games.  Our preliminary domestic total projection of $403 million and the overseas gross to date of $59 million instantly puts The Hunger Games in the stratosphere of worldwide revenue, already matching the big releases from the recent Christmas period.  Of course, much bigger numbers are ahead as the overseas […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS August 14

Posted August 16, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>International box office results show that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 continues to surge: its overseas gross to date is now over $850 million and its estimated worldwide total exceeds $1.2 billion.  Rise of the Planet of the Apes now stands at #14, but it is just getting started overseas.  It is probably […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Conquers the World

Posted April 29, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> Marvel spent a great deal of time and effort setting the stage for its full-house-of-heroes extravaganza THE AVENGERS, and it’s all paying off.  The movie opened in 39 international territories this past week (some on Wednesday, some on Friday), covering 70% of the globe other than the US, and has already grossed a gigantic […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through January 6

Posted January 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart below.  The Hobbit (+$97 million overseas since last week) and Life of Pi (+$82 million) are the big movers this week. New entrants to the chart include The Impossible at #31, Texas Chainsaw at #41, and Promised Land at #65.  With significant (and growing overseas business) the Spanish-produced Impossible is the one film in this week’s crop that can move up […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through May 26

Posted May 26, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Scattered overseas results are in for the past week, mostly for the recent openers.Fast & Furious 6 is off to an impressive start outside of North America, as well as domestically.  In contrast, Epic is already slightly outshining The Hangover Part III worldwide (an early lead in overseas box office for Epic more than makes up for a slight estimated domestic advantage […]

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International Box Office through August 25

Posted August 25, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated international box office chart:

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International Box Office through November 24

Posted November 24, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated worldwide box office chart for 2013 North American films.  Also, click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio.

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