“Napoleon” climbs to $21 million worldwide through Thursday; Now looking for a $70 million+ WW arc – International box office

That of Ridley Scott Napoleon A gross profit is said to have been achieved by Thursday 21 million dollars worldwide. The action epic from Apple Original Films and Sony Pictures currently has a five-day worldwide theatrical release of $70 million to $73 million, including $40 million at the international box office. If these numbers hold, they will significantly exceed the predictions coming into the weekend.

The Joaquin Phoenix star stormed eight foreign markets on Wednesday, including France and the UK (the latter taking place on an unusual Wednesday). On Thursday, Napoleon added 40 more markets, raising its outstanding foreign cume to $8.9 million in the first two days. The main subjects launched on Thursday were Oz, Brazil, Germany, Italy and Mexico – all release markets open so far Napoleon Today, Spain is on board, among others, to reach 56 hubs. Overall, this weekend will account for 85% of the international presence. The most important future markets include China and Japan on December 1st and Korea on December 6th.

The top markets are until Thursday Great Britain ($1.75 million), France ($1.74 million), Germany $530,000, Australia ($493,000), Italy ($447,000) and Mexico ($424,000).

Mature European markets are expected to take the lead.

Notably, France is off to a strong start, which is somewhat surprising given the 2.9 critical rating on AlloCiné. Responding to last week’s harsh reviews, Scott showed his usual swagger, telling the BBC: “The French don’t even like themselves. The audience I showed it to in Paris loved it.”

Napoleon The film had its world premiere in Paris on November 14 with Scott, Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim and Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group.

We’ll have more of this throughout the weekend.