The good news internationally is that across Latin America, Lightyear opened at No. 1 in all markets, making it the highest-grossing weekend for any pandemic animated release. In particular, he released the biggest debut for any animated release during Covid in Mexico, among others. However, there are several factors that contribute to the under-performance of the space ranger, many of which Anthony has described in the domestic market, and which also apply to offshore areas. In both areas, awareness has been high, but spinoffs do not always tend to catch the same thunderbolt as their parent ships. Critical ratings are ok, but not at the same level as the franchise. Social sentiment in some international markets is also declining. While there has been crazy hot weather in parts of Europe – and, indeed, the weather is a reasonable issue when it comes to tickets – we can not put the fact that Lightyear did not ruin the Sox at all. Is it a matter of the market keeping a lot of big ticket titles? Dominion, and especially Maverick, saw strong reservations at this session – so is it distracting the family or has it not yet fully returned for those with younger children? Lightyear could still be seen outside as more holidays approach, but it only has one more weekend before Universal / Illumination Minions: The Rise Of Gru arrives. (See below for more details as the analyzes are updated.) The international leader over the weekend was Universal / Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World Dominion, which topped $ 500 million on Friday and hit another milestone today, surpassing $ 600 million for $ 622.2 million worldwide. Abroad, dinos added $ 76.1 million to 72 markets this session, down 54%, for an international profit of $ 372.4 million. The current total in major markets (excluding China) is 35% below the Jurassic World and 18% behind the Fallen Kingdom at the same point. JWD sees China return after recent lockdowns. The film peaked at No. 1 and again in second place, earning another $ 24 million to raise the local cume to $ 92.8 million. It rose 110% on Saturday as it dominated almost 65% of the market share. The film was already the biggest release of 2022 and has now surpassed Free Guy to become the 3rd largest Hollywood photo of the pandemic. Still soaring, Paramount / Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick surpassed $ 800 million worldwide after just 21 days of release on Thursday – and became the largest Tom Cruise film ever made worldwide. To date, it is estimated at $ 885.2 million. Abroad, Joseph Kosinski’s sequel added $ 39.7 million to 64 purchases of this frame. This is a slight drop of 25% compared to last weekend. Offshore cume is $ 419 million. Cruise is currently in Korea where the film comes out on Thursday. Yes, $ 1 billion is definitely on the flight path .. MORE…
