International Box Office: ‘No Time to Die’ Headed for a Record-Breaking $113 Million Opening

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” loomed large at the international box office this weekend, sinking its prodigious chompers into $62.3 million. That pushes the superhero adventure’s global haul to a muscular $283.7 million.

Refresh for latest…: Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage chomped on a big chunk of the international box office this weekend as it swallowed a $62.3M mouthful from 44 overseas markets. This follows from the symbiote’s record-breaking Russia and Latin America starts over the past few weeks. The Tom Hardy-starrer has now cumed $115.6M overseas and $283.7M global. While dates were switched up, the current pillow between Bond and Dune has done Venom well.

Despite more optimistic hopesfrom analysts and theater owners that Daniel Craig’s final Bond film could perform similar to “Skyfall” ($88 million) or “Spectre” ($70 million), “No Time to Die” has still given cinemas plenty of reasons to celebrate.

Refresh for latest…: MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time To Die has sped the Aston Martin past the $300M global mark, coming off of an $89.54M sophomore frame at the international box office. That lifts James Bond 25’s overseas cume to $257.27M and, including domestic’s start this session, brings the worldwide total to $313.3M.

Though more optimistic hopes from analysts and theater owners that Daniel Craig’s final Bond film could perform similar to “Skyfall” ($88M) or “Spectre” ($70M) weren’t realized, “No Time to Die” has still given the box office something that it hasn’t had since the pandemic began: Overall domestic grosses are set to exceed $100 million for the second straight weekend.

Combined with the second weekend of Sony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” which is estimated at $31 million, overall grosses for the domestic box office is set to stay above $100 million for the second straight weekend, a welcome result for theaters looking for business to consistently reach pre-pandemic levels. Current industry estimates project a $115 million overall weekend, just 11% down from last weekend’s annual high of $129 million.

J. Kim Murphy administratorNorth American audiences are showing up for Daniel Craig’s final bow as James Bond.

Combined with the second weekend of Sony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” which is estimated at $32 million, overall grosses for the domestic box office is set to stay above $100 million for the second straight weekend, a welcome result for theaters looking for business to consistently reach pre-pandemic levels. Current industry estimates project a $115 million overall weekend, just 11% down from last weekend’s annual high of $129 million.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAudiences are showing up in force to send Daniel Craig off in style.MGM’s “No Time to Die,” which marks the actor’s last stint as James Bond, opened to $6.3 million in Thursday previews, the best for a Bond film.

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Following last year’s cancelation and this year’s postponements, the annual CineEurope convention kicks off today in Barcelona. And what better time for studios and overseas exhibition to come together and celebrate the theatrical experience as we come off of a banner international box office weekend led by MGM/Eon/Universal’s lively launch of No Time To Die.

Not only that, but it also exceeds the $80 million opening of the first “Venom” in 2018, putting it on course to join “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” as the second post-shutdown film to reach $200 million domestic. Premium formats like IMAX were also a major factor behind the new pandemic era record, as Premium Large Formats accounted for 23% of the weekend gross.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“No Time to Die,” the latest James Bond sequel, kicked off overseas with a mighty $119 million from 54 markets.The 25th entry in the long-running British spy series arrives in theaters after several pandemic-related delays. Given its strong start, the film’s backers — Albert R.

Of course, the biggest market for the film is Bond’s homeland of the UK, where the film has set a pandemic era record with an estimated $34.8 million 4-day opening from 772 locations, the country’s widest release ever.

Refresh for latest…: A big and busy weekend at the international box office reaffirmed the power of theatrical as MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time To Die bonded with audiences to the tune of $119.1M, coming in over on yesterday’s estimates.

Not only that, it also exceeds the $80 million opening of the first “Venom” in 2018, putting it on course to join “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” as the second post-shutdown film to reach $200 million domestic. Premium formats like IMAX were also a major factor behind the new pandemic era record as 64% of tickets sold were premium tickets, bumping up the film’s performance.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAudiences are turning out in force to bid farewell to Daniel Craig as James Bond.The actor’s final outing as 007, “No Time To Die,” grossed a muscular $20 million on Thursday, pushing its two-day international haul to $22 million. That figure includes Wednesday preview results and midnight shows.Everyone’s favorite member of her majesty’s secret service was a big hit in the U.K.

FRIDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: Full numbers for Wednesday and Thursday show MGM/Eon/Universal’s James Bond pic No Time To Die at a cumulative $22M through two days of early release at the international box office. That includes $20M from just yesterday in such markets as the UK, Brazil, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The figures look to put 007 on track to top pre-weekend projections of $90M through Sunday.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” roared to a monstrously good $11.6 million in Thursday previews, injecting an enervated box office with a much needed shot of adrenaline. The superhero sequel is a key piece in Sony Pictures’ grand ambitions to turn its licensing deal for Spider-Man into a grand Spider-verse (see upcoming films on wall-crawler villains such as Kraven the Hunter and Morbius).

BBC.The film, delayed several times by the coronavirus pandemic, made 13% more than “Spectre” (which opened on a Monday), but 26% below 2012’s “Skyfall.”Universal Pictures told the BBC that its the United Kingdom’s “widest theatrical release of all time.” It opened in 772 Cinemas in the U.K.