International Box Office: Onward Starts On Top, but it could have a Short Journey in Theaters

March 12, 2020

Onward

Onward opened in first place internationally with just $28.0 million in 47 markets during its opening weekend. Worse still, the film has opened in most major markets and it wasn’t a serious hit in any of them. Its biggest market was the U.K., where it did open in first place with $4.45 million on 632 theaters. It also earned first place in France ($3.5 million) and in Mexico ($2.84 million). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Russia ($2.99 million on 1,631 screens) and Germany ($1.7 million).

The Invisible Man remained in second place with $17.3 million in 65 markets for a two-week total of $45.6 million internationally and $98.3 million worldwide. The film’s biggest new market was Russia, where it debuted in third place with $1.59 million on 1,193 screens. Its biggest market overall was the U.K. with $2.00 million in 578 theaters for a total of $6.51 million after two weeks of release.

Sonic The Hedgehog was pushed into third place with $12.0 million in 62 markets for totals of $154.8 million internationally and $295.3 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings, but it has yet to open in Japan and China, so it isn’t quite done. However, it has already made enough for Paramount to earn a sizable profit.

The Gentlemen rose to fourth place with $4.9 million in 71 markets for totals of $74.4 million internationally and $110.4 million worldwide.

The Call of the Wild rounded out the top five with $4.8 million in 47 markets for totals of $42.1 million internationally and $99.6 million worldwide. Had the film had a reasonable budget for a live-action family film, then this would be enough to break even, eventually. As it is, it will lose a ton of money for Disney.

Filed under: International Box Office, Onward, The Call of the Wild, Sonic The Hedgehog, The Invisible Man, The Gentlemen