‘The Batman’ Nears $500M Global; ‘Sing’ Franchise Tops $1B WW & ‘Uncharted’ Crosses $300M – International Box Office
14.03.2022 - 17:57
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In its sophomore outing, Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman kept a firm grip on the international box office, dropping just 42% to add $66.6M from 76 offshore markets. That brings the overseas cume through Sunday to $224.7M for $463.2M global. As the Robert Pattinson-starrer heads to $500M worldwide this week, in like-for-like markets and using today’s exchange rates, it’s currently tracking 132% ahead of pandemic comp Godzilla Vs Kong and is 44% above Wonder Woman, 36% ahead of The Dark Knight and 24% over Justice League.
Japan was a new market this session, opening to $3.2M on 358 screens and ranking No. 1. That’s on par with Black Widow and The Dark Knight Rises while 71% over The Dark Knight. In all, IMAX added $4.4M for a $14.2M offshore cume, $860K of which came from Japan where 39 IMAX screens made up a huge 27.5% of the national total. The global IMAX haul so far is $38.7M
The UK leads all markets with $35.2M, followed by Mexico ($20.2M), Australia ($16.7M), Brazil ($14.6M) and France ($13.6M). Holds have been very strong for the Caped Crusader with Saudi Arabia up 2%, Germany off by just 25%, and Australia, Korea and Brazil down 38%.
China is up next for the Matt Reeves-directed thriller, opening Friday March 18. However, a Covid spike there has forced the closure of 2,300 theaters in 65 cities including Shanghai and Shenzen which is likely to impact business perhaps by as much as 25%.
Sony’s Uncharted releases in China today and as of this evening local time is leading box office there with about $3M.
Uncharted hit a new milestone this weekend, crossing $300M global after an $11.2M session in 64 overseas markets. The offshore cume on the Tom Holland-starrer is $187.9M for $301.3M global. The drop from last weekend was a