Around-the-World Roundup: 'Avengers' Dominates Again
Tuesday Update: The Avengers earned $28.4 million on Monday to bring its overseas total to $475.8 million. Combined with its $226.3 million domestic total, Marvel's superhero team-up has so far earned over $700 million worldwide (placing it 47th on the all-time chart).
Around-the-World Roundup: Aside from crushing the opening weekend record in the U.S., The Avengers had another phenomenal overseas session this weekend. The movie added $157.4 million from 52 territories, which brings its 12-day foreign total to a massive $447.4 million.
Its only major openings this weekend came in Russia and China, where it took first place with $17.9 million and $17.4 million, respectively. Neither of these are close to record-setting levels, though that shouldn't take away from how impressive they are either. Including Monday, the highest-grossing territories for The Avengers are the United Kingdom ($54 million), Mexico ($40.7 million), Brazil ($33.9 million), Australia ($33.2 million), and South Korea ($31.8 million). The only top tier market left to open is Japan, which will unleash The Avengers in August.
Including the domestic opening, the movie has so far made $641.8 million worldwide. That tops all of the franchise's previous movies including former top entry Iron Man 2 ($624 million). It's a foregone conclusion at this point that The Avengers winds up with over $1 billion worldwide, and it could get as high as fourth on the all-time chart ahead of Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1.12 billion). It's unlikely that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2's $1.33 billion is in reach, but crazier things have happened.
American Reunion came in second place at the foreign box office this weekend with an estimated $33.5 million from 48 markets. It opened to an impressive $10.2 million in the U.K., and also had a strong $4.9 million debut in France. In both of those markets, the movie wound up in second place behind The Avengers; however, it took first place ahead of The Avengers in Italy ($3.4 million and Spain ($2.9 million). With a $117 million total so far, American Reunion is on pace to beat American Pie 2's $142.5 million to set a new series record.
Battleship added an estimated $11 million to bring its overseas total just past the $200 million mark. It's now Universal Pictures' highest-grossing movie ever in China with $42.5 million. The board game adaptation opens in Latin America this week, then in the U.S. next Friday.
A week after its disappointing domestic launch, The Five-Year Engagement played a bit better in its first overseas markets. It earned $2.2 million this weekend, most of which came from a very solid $2 million second place opening in Australia. Its next big market is the U.K. on June 22.
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Other Notables - Weekend Gross - Gross-to-Date (in millions)
The Hunger Games - $6.4 - $239.8
The Lucky One - $5.4 - $17.9
Titanic 3D - $5.2 - $277.1
Mirror Mirror - $4.4 - $93.8
The Pirates! - $2.95 - $70.6
The Lorax - $2.3 - $92.2
21 Jump Street - $2.2 - $45
Cabin in the Woods - $2.1 - $15
Intouchables - $2.1 - $336.3
Wrath of the Titans - $1.5 - $217.1
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $1.5 - $72.8
Last Weekend:
• 'The Avengers' Assemble $185.1 Million Overseas Debut
Related Charts:
• 2012 Worldwide Grosses
• All-Time Worldwide Grosses
Around-the-World Roundup: Aside from crushing the opening weekend record in the U.S., The Avengers had another phenomenal overseas session this weekend. The movie added $157.4 million from 52 territories, which brings its 12-day foreign total to a massive $447.4 million.
Its only major openings this weekend came in Russia and China, where it took first place with $17.9 million and $17.4 million, respectively. Neither of these are close to record-setting levels, though that shouldn't take away from how impressive they are either. Including Monday, the highest-grossing territories for The Avengers are the United Kingdom ($54 million), Mexico ($40.7 million), Brazil ($33.9 million), Australia ($33.2 million), and South Korea ($31.8 million). The only top tier market left to open is Japan, which will unleash The Avengers in August.
Including the domestic opening, the movie has so far made $641.8 million worldwide. That tops all of the franchise's previous movies including former top entry Iron Man 2 ($624 million). It's a foregone conclusion at this point that The Avengers winds up with over $1 billion worldwide, and it could get as high as fourth on the all-time chart ahead of Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1.12 billion). It's unlikely that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2's $1.33 billion is in reach, but crazier things have happened.
American Reunion came in second place at the foreign box office this weekend with an estimated $33.5 million from 48 markets. It opened to an impressive $10.2 million in the U.K., and also had a strong $4.9 million debut in France. In both of those markets, the movie wound up in second place behind The Avengers; however, it took first place ahead of The Avengers in Italy ($3.4 million and Spain ($2.9 million). With a $117 million total so far, American Reunion is on pace to beat American Pie 2's $142.5 million to set a new series record.
Battleship added an estimated $11 million to bring its overseas total just past the $200 million mark. It's now Universal Pictures' highest-grossing movie ever in China with $42.5 million. The board game adaptation opens in Latin America this week, then in the U.S. next Friday.
A week after its disappointing domestic launch, The Five-Year Engagement played a bit better in its first overseas markets. It earned $2.2 million this weekend, most of which came from a very solid $2 million second place opening in Australia. Its next big market is the U.K. on June 22.
Become a fan of Box Office Mojo on Facebook. On Twitter, follow us at @boxofficemojo, and follow author Ray Subers at @raysubers.
Other Notables - Weekend Gross - Gross-to-Date (in millions)
The Hunger Games - $6.4 - $239.8
The Lucky One - $5.4 - $17.9
Titanic 3D - $5.2 - $277.1
Mirror Mirror - $4.4 - $93.8
The Pirates! - $2.95 - $70.6
The Lorax - $2.3 - $92.2
21 Jump Street - $2.2 - $45
Cabin in the Woods - $2.1 - $15
Intouchables - $2.1 - $336.3
Wrath of the Titans - $1.5 - $217.1
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $1.5 - $72.8
Last Weekend:
• 'The Avengers' Assemble $185.1 Million Overseas Debut
Related Charts:
• 2012 Worldwide Grosses
• All-Time Worldwide Grosses
