Refresh for latest… Coming out of its 2nd overseas weekend, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them has zoomed past the $300M mark at the international box office. Billowing to a $317.5M cume at offshore turnstiles, the Warner Bros’ franchise-starter has hatched a $474M global tally thus far. The 2nd frame was worth $132M in 67 markets, including strong openings in China and Japan.
Holodver hubs saw a 46% drop on the JK Rowling creation. The overall session was down roughly 9.3%, buoyed by the $41.1M start in China and $15.5M bow in Japan. The Middle Kingdom launch for Beasts on 11,600 screens is already bigger than all Harry Potter movies, save the finale which grossed about $61M there. In Japan, the five-day opening drew 72% of the market, topping the bows of all Potter pics — save Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows 2 with which it was on par.
In IMAX, the China start for Wizards, Witches, Aurors, No-Majs and Nifflers was a Wizarding World best of $5.1M on 347 screens. Japan was likewise a franchise record — and the all-time biggest November IMAX opening — with $1.1M from 26. The international cume to date for the format is $19.4M.
New this session, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana rode a $16.3M wave in 12 markets with China the only major. In that competitive spot, the plucky Pacific Islander saw a $12.3M waterfall for the Disney division’s best 3-day opening ever, behind only this year’s Zootopia. Social media has been big as Maui locally with word of mouth spreading — Friday to Saturday saw a huge jump, and Saturday to Sunday dipped by just 5%. With the superb North American performance, the worldwide cume is $97.4M as rollout continues through December, January and March.
In other Disney news, Marvel’s Doctor Strange crossed over the $600M mark with a total $616M worldwide. The breakdown is currently $410.9M overseas and $205.1M domestic to push it into the Top 10 of 2016 domestically, internationally and globally. See my separate story for more detail.
Also new this weekend, Paramount’s WWII drama Allied opened in 23 international markets for $9.4M. France, the UK and Spain were the major plays, each landing at No. 2.
Breakdowns on the above and more are being updated below:
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