Refresh for latest…: Here we are in the pre-holiday period with strong returns from the top two studio titles already in the marketplace, and a not unexpected uninspiring start from a movie that has jumped around the calendar.
Taking the latter first, much as it has Stateside, Sony’s Kraven the Hunter failed to whip up much appetite from overseas audiences. The international debut in 60 markets was $15M, for a global start of $26M. There are still some markets to release, and we’ll see where this goes.
Importantly, we are seeing strong continued play from Moana 2 and Wicked; both films wisely took advantage of a pre-holiday corridor.
Disney’s surfer girl sequel continues to charm with a current international weekend of $57.2M from 52 offshore markets (-44%). The total split is now $337.5M domestic and $379.5M from all offshore markets for $717M worldwide.
Highlights with these results: Dis has $2.4B in animated box office this year, Moana2 has surpassed Dune: Part Two to become the No. 4 studio movie worldwide in 2024, and, it’s the No. 4 Walt Disney Animation Studios release ever globally.
Moana 2 is likely on its way to a $1B worldwide gross — not a slam dunk, but given the movie opened overseas without holidays, the play-through could help it get there.
Meanwhile, Universal’s Wicked licked the $500M global milestone this session, adding $21.5M from 81 offshore markets (-39%) to lift the international cume to $166M. With $525M, global, the movie is playing more to domestic, as expected, but continues to make its mark overseas. In Germany, it scored the biggest stage-musical opening ever this weekend; and it crossed $50M in the UK. Globally, it is the biggest non-sequel of the year and the No. 2 stage adaptation of all-time (behind only Mamma Mia! and beating Les Misérables).
Pan-Indian box office juggernaut Pushpa 2: The Rule continues to break records at home and globally. The gross in the home market is an estimated $120M and $147M worldwide.
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