International Box Office: Ghost Comes to Life with $41.3 million

April 13, 2017

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell rose to first place with $41.3 million in 57 markets for a two-week international total of $92.8 million. The film was aided by a first place debut in China. It earned $21.15 million over the weekend for a total opening of $21.49 million. It also opened in Japan with $3.2 million over the weekend. The film’s international running tally is nearly triple its domestic one and that spread will only grow. This will help the studio somewhat; however, it would need to make over $250 million internationally to have any real shot at breaking even.

The Boss Baby climbed a spot to second place with $37.5 million in 46 markets for totals of $110.3 million internationally and $199.7 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $9.95 million in 598 theaters, which is even better than its opening here, given the relative size of the two markets. The film has yet to open in a number of major markets and it is on pace to top $300 million worldwide relatively soon.

Beauty and the Beast fell to third place with $36.1 million in 55 markets for totals of $545.1 million internationally and $976.0 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, again, so its hold is even more impressive. Furthermore, it is likely the film will have crossed $1 billion on Wednesday, making it the first film of 2017 to get there and the 29th film of all-time. Interestingly, Disney is responsible for 15 of the top 30 films on the all-time international chart.

Smurfs: The Lost Village rose to fourth place with $22.15 million on 13,467 screens in 76 markets for a two-week total of $42.22 million after two weeks of release. This is better than it will do domestically, but that’s hardly a reason to celebrate. The film’s biggest new opening was Brazil, where it earned fourth place with $2.11 million on 855 screens. On the other hand, it earned first place in France with $1.95 million on 589 screens.

Kong: Skull Island rounded out the top five with $16.0 million in 68 markets with totals of $377.8 million internationally and $534.1 million worldwide. The film did cost a lot to make, but the studio’s share is very likely over $200 million, so the entire production budget is covered. As long as it does well on the home market, it will break even sooner rather than later.

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