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Update for the latest…: Just when it was doing worse domestically than hoped, Universal/Blumhouse/Morgan Creek’s “The Exorcist: Believer” failed to fully convince foreign audiences and called it quits $17.9 million International cinema debut for $45.1 million global. The David Gordon Green-directed R-rated reboot/sequel opened at No. 1 in some of its 52 launch markets, while the arc sits ahead of M3GAN, Evil Dead Rise, Scream VI and Smile on a like-for-like basis. (As for the latter, keep in mind that it featured great handles, so the comparison may not hold up across the board since the results on Believer aren’t good and Taylor Swift is on deck.)
Anthony delved deep into the details behind Universal’s purchase of the Exorcist franchise and how this opening stacks up against it. Read this here.
Abroad, supernatural horror is at its best in Latin America Mexico led that session for “The Exorcist: Believer,” debuting at No. 1 with $4 million, marking the second-best opening for a Blumhouse film post-pandemic. It’s in line with The Curse of La Llorona and is more than double that of Scream VI, M3GAN and Smile.
Before we delve into more Exorcist: Believer numbers, we’d like to note that Warner Bros. celebrated a milestone across town this session, with its year-to-date international box office revenue topping $2 billion, despite the fact that in the Overall, it was a holdover before Swift took over the world next weekend.
Back to the Exorcist: The Believer United Kingdom followed by Mexico at No. 1 with $2.1 million, tied with The Nun II and ahead of Evil Dead Rise and Smile. IMAX contributed 7% of the UK result. In general, The Exorcist: Believer is doing well at PLFs, with $800,000 from IMAX international and $3 million worldwide, a sign that people are still looking for that premium experience.
Italy opened at No. 1 with $1.2 million after ranking Universal/Blumhouse’s second-biggest opening day on Thursday. The weekend is in line with Halloween and especially Annabelle and Conjuring films as well as Evil Dead Rise, M3GAN, Scream VI and more than double Insidious: The Red Door.
Spain opened a dominant No. 1 with $966,000, tied with Insidious: The Red Door and M3GAN and above Scream VI and Smile. Germany cost $938,000, similar to Insidious: The Red Door and more than Scream V.
Other notable markets include Indonesia with $881,000. Wednesday marked Universal/Blumhouse’s biggest opening day and the biggest for Blumhouse outside of the Insidious films. The weekend result is the third-biggest opening for a Universal/Blumhouse film, according to M3GAN.
India opened with $655,000, the third-best start for a Blumhouse title and more than 5x Halloween. Malaysia grossed $488,000 for the second-biggest Universal horror opening of all time.
France, Brazil and parts of the Middle East are yet to be released this week, Korea on October 18th.
After taking top dog status in the last session, Paramount/Spin Master’s “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” moved up with another success $14 million from 57 overseas markets, down 47% in the leftovers for one $87.1 million global balance sheet through Sunday. With 13 more markets opening this session, it is now present in 64% of international markets.
Leading new bows were Brazil at No. 2 with $1.6 million from 731 locations, followed by Korea at No. 5 with $355,000 out of 374, Ukraine ranked #1 with $345,000 at 179, Finland ranked #1 with $340,000 at 128 and Belgium at $330,000 #2 of 82.
The puppies are managed by China ($13.2 million), Germany (where they held the No. 1 spot and have now grossed $5.2 million), Mexico ($4.5 million), Australia ($4.1 million) and Brazil ($1.6 million). The second weekend is also noteworthy Singapore rose 25% to No. 1 with $550,000 to date.
Markets yet to open next week include the UK, France and Spain, as well as Japan on December 15.
Added new Regency/Disney’s The Creator $10.8 million of 50 offshore markets (-44%) for an overseas cume of $36.9 million until today, and $61.8 million global. Markets with good inventory include Spain (-17%), Australia (-26%), Germany (-31%), France (-33%), UK (-42%), Italy (-46%) and Mexico (-49%).
The top 5 to date are these United Kingdom ($5.2 million), France ($3.6 million), Germany ($2.9 million), Australia ($2.2 million) and Spain ($2 million).
The IMAX total is $7.8 million worldwide.
Warner Bros./New Line’s “The Nun II” startled another $6.7 million of 75 offshore markets for a 50% decline. The international cume is now $167.6 million for $248.7 million global. The release in Japan will take place on October 13th.
The top 5 markets so far are Mexico ($21.6 million), Brazil ($10.7 million), Indonesia ($9.2 million), France ($7.9 million) and the United Kingdom ($7.9 million).
In local titles, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan climbed to an estimated $136.5 million worldwide, according to Deadline sources. According to Red Chillies Entertainment, it is the first Hindi film to ever cross the 1100 crore mark worldwide (and that includes $16 million from the Middle East, making it the first Indian film to cross that figure). reached in the region). In China, the national holiday season came to an end as Maoyan reported that total box office revenue for the period from September 29 to October 6 was RMB 2.734 billion (US$376.7 million), an increase of 83% compared to 2022. Zhang Yimou’s Under the Light was the clear winner, grossing $137.6 million to date (including $8 million from IMAX). Last week’s leader in KoreaDr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman rose to $12.3 million, while newcomer Love Reset led the way with a debut of $4.5 million.
VARIOUS UPDATED CUMES/NOTABLE
A haunting in Venice (DIS): $4.4 million weekend (52 markets); $67 million internally and $102.7 million worldwide
The equalizer 3 (SNY): $4 million weekend (50 markets); $78.2 million internally and $167.1 million worldwide
Oppenheimer (UNI): $2.1 million weekend (83 markets); $616 million internally and $939.1 million worldwide
Bernadette (WB): $1.6M weekend (France only); $1.6 million including tax
Gran Turismo: Based on a true story (SNY): $1 million intl. weekend (53 markets); $73.6 million internally and $117 million worldwide
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PAR): $1 million intl. weekend (33 markets); $61.1M internal/$179.1M