Update to the latest…: As we first reported yesterday, James Cameron’s Avatar is again the king of the world box office of all time, having regained the title of Avengers: Endgame thanks to a very robust China reissue this session. The full picture of three days in the Middle Kingdom is estimated at $ 21.1M, also giving science fiction the right to boast of being the weekend’s global and international box office leader. The gross abroad is now estimated $ 2,050.3 million with $ 2,810.8 million In all world.
Avatar was originally launched in China in January 2010 and grossed $ 203 million, a huge sum at the time before the market expanded exponentially. The fact that the current weekend has spawned such activity – mainly because the authorities decided to launch it just a few days in advance – bodes well for the continuation of the current race, as well as the upcoming sequences that Disney has scheduled starting Avatar 2 in December 2022.
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The current re-launch in China represents the opening weekend with the biggest re-launch in the market since theaters returned last July. While Friday’s gross revenue was $ 3.5 million, Saturday made a massive jump of 261%, with Sunday dropping just 2% thereafter. Avatar currently leads sales in China until next Thursday. Maoyan is forecasting a RMB 398.2 million ($ 61.2 million) run for reissue, which would bring him closer to PrincipleGross China last year. Also in China, new year hits Hi Mom and Detective Chinatown 3 accumulated respectively $ 807 million and $ 687 million.
On IMAX, Avatar grossed $ 6.2 million, representing 30% of the national weekend of just 1% of screens (nine of the top 10 cinemas showing the film were IMAX locations). This extends AvatarLeadership as the biggest IMAX film of all time, with $ 249.5 million. In 2010, the IMAX 3D launch of Avatar earned US $ 24 million with 14 screens from China.
IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond noted today, “Avatar it changed everything for IMAX – catapulting our brand into the stratosphere and putting us on the map of China – and we are grateful to help James, Jon (Landau) and this decisive film further consolidate its place in the history of cinema. Once again, Chinese moviegoers are demonstrating the pent-up demand for box office hits that await cinemas around the world as they reopen, and IMAX continues to help lead the recovery of the global film industry. “
Also great for IMAX this session was Japanese anime Shin Evangelion which set a new opening day record for the format in Japan last Monday. In the first seven days, the film that ends the franchise raised $ 3.4 million to become the second largest IMAX in the week of opening a local title on the market, behind the recent Demon slayer.
Elsewhere, Disney’s Raya and the last dragon added $ 11.5 million 44 offshore markets for one $ 36.8 million foreign ridge and $ 52.6 million In all world. The drop at the international weekend was 39%. Reviews and social scores remain positive, although major chains in Latin America are still not showing the film and it continues to struggle in China, where revenue is $ 14.6 million after two frames. In another move, he debuted in second place in Saudi Arabia with $ 500,000 (ahead of both Soul and Croods 2), and third in Hong Kong with $ 300,000 including views.
The lively adventure registered increases compared to its launch in the last session in Vietnam (+ 16%), Malaysia (+ 15%), New Zealand (+ 4%) and the United Arab Emirates (+ 3%). Participations were strong in markets such as Singapore (-4%), Australia (-7%), Thailand (-10%), Spain (-16%), Ukraine (-17%), Japan (-19%), Ecuador (-21%), Russia (-25%), Taiwan (-26%) and Indonesia (-33%).
Raya ranked first in Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Trinidad and Uruguay.
The top 5 markets are China ($ 14.6 million), Russia ($ 7.4 million), Australia ($ 2.5 million), Korea ($ 1.8 million) and Japan ($ 1.4 million). The next tentative releases include Germany on April 1, Italy on April 8 and France on April 14.
Continued from Warner Bros. Tom Jerry rapturous $ 2.6M across 37 markets in this session, bringing the total offshore runs to $ 38.7 million and global for $ 66.9M. Hong Kong opened with $ 176K to land on the same level Sonic the Hedgehog and 296% on Trolls World Tour. Argentina also debuted, first, with $ 127,000, at the top Scoob! by 120%. After three weekends, China leads all games with $ 15.6 million, followed by Russia ($ 7 million), Mexico ($ 2 million), United Arab Emirates ($ 1.7 million) and Brazil ($ 1 , 2 million). This week adds five more markets, including Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Lionsgate’s Chaos Walking paraded to another $ 1.6M in 33 markets to a foreign summit of $ 5M. Australia had a -32% stake and came in second with $ 621k in 278 locations. Mexico dropped just 25%, also in 2nd place, with $ 200K on 814 screens.
Also notable, A24’s Minari was No. 1 again in Korea this weekend, earning more $ 1.08M during the FSS framework and now with a ridge of $ 3.97M.
UPDATED MISC SUMMITS
The little things (WB): $ 722K intl weekend (29 markets); $ 12.7M intl summit / $ 27M global
The Croods: A New Age (UNI): $ 224K intl weekend (17 markets); $ 104.4M intl summit / $ 158.7M overall
Judas and the Black Messiah (WB): 168K international weekend (11 markets); $ 300K intl ridge / $ 5M global
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