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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Leaps To $676M WW; ‘Strange World’ Inanimate – International Box Office
28.11.2022 - 01:27 / deadline.com
In its third weekend, Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continued to reign at the global and international box office. With a $32.1M offshore frame (-53%), the sequel has an overseas total of $308M for $675.6M worldwide through Sunday.
Before we look more closely at the hold on Wakanda Forever, however, attention turns to Disney’ new entry this session, the animated Strange World which arrived with a thud at $9.2M in 43 overseas markets and $27.8M globally, including the domestic five-day holiday.
Strange World is original animated IP that, as we came into the weekend, was eyeing a $25M offshore start and ended up worlds away from that.
The film about a family of explorers entered the overseas landscape with no holidays to boost it and the World Cup acting as a distraction while also skipping several markets. Last June, Disney chose to forgo a theatrical release in France as a stance against the market’s archaic windowing system. Then as we reported last week, the studio preemptively opted out of theatrical in more than 20 international markets where the movie’s LGBTQ+ content would have very likely forced demands for edits.
By taking this preemptive step with Strange World in such areas as the Middle East, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam and East and West Africa, we noted coming in that Disney was likely leaving money on the table. Last year’s Encanto did just under $25M in the same markets where Strange World is not releasing — and that itself was lower than it might have been given Encanto went out when many of those areas were battling Omicron.
Ultimately, Strange World was consistent in that it just didn’t click anywhere. The top market was the UK at $1M, followed by Spain, Mex
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deadline.com
16.12.2022 / 13:09
Global Box Office Projected To Reach $29B In 2023 – Analysts
Taking a look ahead to 2023, Gower Street Analytics is projecting global box office to hit $29B, repping a 12% gain on 2022 should this year remain on track for approximately $25.8B. The London-based firm estimates 2022 receipts stood at $23.6B as of December 10.
deadline.com
15.12.2022 / 23:07
‘Black Adam’ Sarah Shahi To Star And Exec Produce Holiday Pic ‘The Hollys’ With Di Novi Pictures, Burr Steers To Direct
EXCLUSIVE: Black Adam breakout Sarah Shahi is set to executive produce and star in the Christmas film The Hollys with 17 Again helmer Burr Steers attached to direct. The film, co-written by Floriana Lima, Yolanda Pecoraro, and Ilaria Urbinati, will be produced by Denise Di Novi and Margaret French Isaac of Di Novi Pictures. The package is just starting to go out to financiers.
deadline.com
15.12.2022 / 14:35
World Cup Ratings: France Vs Morocco Scores Biggest TV Audience Since 2016 For TF1
The semi-final World Cup match between France and Morocco on Wednesday night was watched by an average 20.7 million viewers on TF1 from 8pm French time. This is the network’s biggest audience since 2016, and is also the best for any program on any French channel in those six years.
deadline.com
14.12.2022 / 22:31
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Starts Offshore Rollout With Strong Early Numbers; China Covid & French Football Impactful, Long Game Afoot – International Box Office
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water began its international box office rollout today in such majors as Korea, France, Germany and Italy — and with early sneaks in China. One of the most anticipated movies of recent years, it’s dominating play.
deadline.com
13.12.2022 / 23:27
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Looks To Dive In With Half-Billion-Plus Global Opening Weekend – Box Office Preview
And so it begins. Thirteen years after the first Avatar arrived in movie theaters, conquered and continued to conquer the global box office as the highest release of all-time with $2.9 billion worldwide, Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the James Cameron directed 3x Oscar winning 3D sci-fi movie arrives with a global outlook of $525M in what is Disney’s widest global release ever at 52K screens, surpassing Avengers: Endgame.
deadline.com
11.12.2022 / 22:03
‘Wakanda Forever’ Leaps To $768M Global, ’Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ Laps Up $9M From Early Offshore Play – International Box Office
On the final weekend before Avatar: The Way of Water dominates screens globally, Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continued to lead the worldwide and international box office. The fifth session for the sequel added $11.8M in 50 overseas markets, lifting the offshore cume to $358M and global to $767.8M.
deadline.com
11.12.2022 / 19:27
‘The Whale’ With Brendan Fraser Sets 2022 Record For Best Limited Opening – Specialty Box Office
Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale from A24 swam to the biggest limited opening of the year in NY and LA this weekend, beating the per screen record set by in late spring by the indie distributor’s Everything, Everywhere All At Once.
dailyrecord.co.uk
06.12.2022 / 20:35
The Holiday 'due for sequel next year' with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black and Jude Law 'all signed up'
Seventeen years after The Holiday was released, a sequel is said to be in the works. The festive classic, released in 2006, stars Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black and Jude Law, with the feel good rom-com a must-watch for many every December.
deadline.com
05.12.2022 / 16:05
World Cup Ratings: France Vs Poland Sets New Record For TF1
With another winning performance at the World Cup, this time defeating Poland in the round of 16, the French national football team also led broadcaster TF1 to yet another ratings record for the year. An average 14.3 million viewers tuned in to see Les Bleus notch a 3-1 victory on Sunday, from the 4pm hour local time. This is the best score for all channels across 2022 and since July 2021. The audience share was 68.9%.
deadline.com
05.12.2022 / 03:33
‘Black Panther’ Rises To $733M Global, ’Violent Night’ Launches With $20M WW & ‘Matilda’ Nears $10M In UK – International Box Office
Akin to domestic, it was a rather sleepy weekend at the international box office. Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever again won the frame, with $20.2M from 50 overseas markets for an offshore total of $339.3M and a global tally of $733M through Sunday.
deadline.com
27.11.2022 / 14:35
World Cup Ratings: France Scores Again For TF1
France’s 2-1 victory in the World Cup group stage over Denmark on Saturday evening drew an average 11.6 million viewers to TF1 from the 5PM hour local time. This is second best audience score of the year for all programs and across all channels in the Hexagon. Upon entering the tournament last week, Les Bleus set a record for viewership in 2022, and since June 2021.
usmagazine.com
24.11.2022 / 22:05
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deadline.com
23.11.2022 / 20:03
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Projected To Open To $150M-$175M+ At U.S. Box Office
The long awaited James Cameron sequel to the highest grossing movie of all-time hit tracking this morning with a projected opening of at least $150M. Tracking has it higher near $175M, but rivals are bullish at $200M.
deadline.com
23.11.2022 / 13:59
World Cup Ratings: France V Australia Scores 2022 Record For TF1
Despite being plagued by injuries that knocked out some key players in past weeks, France entered the World Cup with a bang on Tuesday — and scored a ratings victory for TF1 at the same time. At home, an average 12.53 million viewers tuned in from 8 PM local time to watch Les Bleus defeat Australia’s Socceroos 4-1.