Avatar 2 Costs $2.1B WW; “Pathaan” breaks Bollywood records; Chinese New Year success brings hope Spring – International box office

Update for latest…: The global and international box office had a wild weekend this session amid the continued evolution of Avatar: the way of water and a mega comeback for Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan as the Chinese New Year ended as the market’s second best ever.

To take Avatar: the way of water For one thing, by Friday it had already become the world’s fourth-largest edition of all time. As of Sunday, James Cameron’s sci-fi adventure hit an estimate $2.117 billion. It remains the fourth biggest film on the global charts and should surpass Cameron’s titanic to hit #3 in the next week or so (although a re-release of titanic glide).

The international box office to date Wow be graded $1.496 billion after a $42.4 million seventh frame in 52 material markets. It was only 28% lower than the previous session. It remains the fourth biggest foreign release of all time Avatar, Avengers: Endgame and titanic.

The 20th Century Studios/Disney/Lightstorm sequel has become the highest-grossing film of all time in France, joining a long list of smaller markets. Notably, it is the biggest studio title of all time in India and Korea.

In Chinaas the market exited the Chinese New Year period (more on this below), Avatar: the way of water experienced a 46% drop and now earns $237.1 million.

in the IMAX, Wow This frame added $7.3 million worldwide, amounting to $239 million in global sales, more than avatar to become IMAX’s biggest debut release of all time. The foreign total is $156.1 million, the formula’s best foreign result to date.

As for China, IMAX also had its best spring festival ever at $34 million, up 3% in 2021 and 54% in 2022. Big was cited. The Wandering Earth II for $26.1 million, making it the third biggest IMAX release ever during CNY. It was also the first time IMAX had ever seen a Chinese film and a Hollywood film gross over $25 million (away from the water) simultaneously in Chinese cinemas.

According to Maoyan, China’s opening of the Year of the Rabbit ended on Friday with an estimated total of RMB6.725 billion (US$990 million+) during the week-long holiday season. Surpassing last year’s Spring Festival to become the second biggest festival ever (even with slightly lower ticket prices), it gives encouragement for what lies ahead as the market continues to recover. (Remember that Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is available for a day-and-date release there next month.)

A trio of films generated strong revenue and social sentiment, unlike some previous years where a film blew up on day one only to fall flat afterwards. Zhang Yimou’s exciting comedy Full river red led the entire game through Friday with RMB2.6 billion ($383 million) (that’s $466 million through Sunday and has a 9.6 rating on Moayan). Next came a sci-fi sequel The Wandering Earth II with $319 million ($377 million as of Sunday/4/9) and in last third place Boonie Bears Course, Guardians Code for $110 million ($136.3 million as of Sunday/3/9).

But perhaps the biggest surprise came out In the This shoot where Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan fires back with an action-packed spy shot after a long break from the lead role Pathan. The film was a tearjerker, breaking opening day records for a Hindi title and earning $429 million ($52.6 million) worldwide as of Saturday, including more than $20 million from markets outside India. IMAX made its best ever opening for an Indian film at $2.5 million.

The Yash Raj Films production, which also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, is estimated to have grossed over US$500 million (US$61.3 million) worldwide. In North America, it is considered the biggest Bollywood opening weekend ever, while also setting records in the UK. Note that the Indian cash register is not centralized and comes with unique challenges; We will update as soon as possible.

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