Around-the-World Roundup: 'Ninja Turtles,' 'Maze Runner' Score in China
Thanks to a strong start in China, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles easily led the foreign box office this weekend.
The movie earned $34.7 million, which brings its international total to $244 million. Most of that came from China, where Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opened in first place with an impressive $26.5 million. That's a bit higher than Thor: The Dark World, which debuted in China around the same time last year.
The movie has now earned $434.5 million worldwide, and could eventually pass $500 million with help from Japan early next year.
The Maze Runner also got off to a solid start in China this weekend. The movie opened to $13.7 million, which is roughly on par with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Overall, The Maze Runner added $23.8 million for a new total of $208.5 million; including its domestic revenue, the movie has now banked over $300 million worldwide.
Gone Girl continued to impress at the international box office: the David Fincher thriller took in $15.3 million, which brings its total to $142.4 million. It had strong holds in most markets: in South Korea, it was off a light 10 percent to $4.1 million.
Fox International has now earned $3.25 billion this year; that's the biggest ever single-year total for a studio ahead of Paramount's 2011 haul ($3.21 billion). The biggest contributors to this pot are X-Men: Days of Future Past ($512 million), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($499 million), How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($438 million) and Rio 2 ($367 million). The studio still has Penguins of Madagascar and Exodus: Gods and Kings on the way this year, and will almost certainly finish well north of $3.5 billion.
Fury expanded to a total of 44 markets and took in $14.6 million. In Russia, it was a strong second place finisher with $3.3 million. To date, the Brad Pitt World War II movie has grossed $37.8 million overseas.
Annabelle grossed $13.5 million at 62 markets this weekend. The horror movie repeated in first place in Mexico with $3.4 million; overall, it's now earned $149 million total.
Dracula Untold added $12.4 million for a new total of $136.1 million. It opened in first place in Italy with $3 million, and took in a decent $1.4 million in Japan. Dracula will likely pass $200 million worldwide sometime next weekend.
Guardians of the Galaxy passed Maleficent this weekend to move up to second place at the worldwide box office this year (behind Transformers: Age of Extinction). The movie has now earned $765 million worldwide.
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• 2013 - Good 'Grandpa,' Bad 'Counselor'
• 2012 - 'Argo' Ahead of Four Dreadful Debuts
• 2011 - 'Puss' Purrs Softly
• 2010 - 'Saw' Sharpens with "Final Chapter," 'Paranormal Activity' Fades
• 2009 - 'Michael Jackson' Strikes Top Spot
• 2008 - 'Zack and Miri,' 'Changeling' Contribute to Bleak Halloween
• 2007 - 'Saw IV' Loses Little Blood
• 2006 - 'Saw' Sharp in Third Outing
• 2005 - 'Saw II' Gores 'Zorro' on Halloween Weekend
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The movie earned $34.7 million, which brings its international total to $244 million. Most of that came from China, where Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opened in first place with an impressive $26.5 million. That's a bit higher than Thor: The Dark World, which debuted in China around the same time last year.
The movie has now earned $434.5 million worldwide, and could eventually pass $500 million with help from Japan early next year.
The Maze Runner also got off to a solid start in China this weekend. The movie opened to $13.7 million, which is roughly on par with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Overall, The Maze Runner added $23.8 million for a new total of $208.5 million; including its domestic revenue, the movie has now banked over $300 million worldwide.
Gone Girl continued to impress at the international box office: the David Fincher thriller took in $15.3 million, which brings its total to $142.4 million. It had strong holds in most markets: in South Korea, it was off a light 10 percent to $4.1 million.
Fox International has now earned $3.25 billion this year; that's the biggest ever single-year total for a studio ahead of Paramount's 2011 haul ($3.21 billion). The biggest contributors to this pot are X-Men: Days of Future Past ($512 million), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($499 million), How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($438 million) and Rio 2 ($367 million). The studio still has Penguins of Madagascar and Exodus: Gods and Kings on the way this year, and will almost certainly finish well north of $3.5 billion.
Fury expanded to a total of 44 markets and took in $14.6 million. In Russia, it was a strong second place finisher with $3.3 million. To date, the Brad Pitt World War II movie has grossed $37.8 million overseas.
Annabelle grossed $13.5 million at 62 markets this weekend. The horror movie repeated in first place in Mexico with $3.4 million; overall, it's now earned $149 million total.
Dracula Untold added $12.4 million for a new total of $136.1 million. It opened in first place in Italy with $3 million, and took in a decent $1.4 million in Japan. Dracula will likely pass $200 million worldwide sometime next weekend.
Guardians of the Galaxy passed Maleficent this weekend to move up to second place at the worldwide box office this year (behind Transformers: Age of Extinction). The movie has now earned $765 million worldwide.
Discuss this story with fellow Box Office Mojo fans on Facebook. On Twitter, follow us at @boxofficemojo, and follow author Ray Subers at @raysubers.
This Weekend's Forecast:
• 'Ouija' Set to Spook 'John Wick' This Weekend
This Weekend in Past Years
• 2013 - Good 'Grandpa,' Bad 'Counselor'
• 2012 - 'Argo' Ahead of Four Dreadful Debuts
• 2011 - 'Puss' Purrs Softly
• 2010 - 'Saw' Sharpens with "Final Chapter," 'Paranormal Activity' Fades
• 2009 - 'Michael Jackson' Strikes Top Spot
• 2008 - 'Zack and Miri,' 'Changeling' Contribute to Bleak Halloween
• 2007 - 'Saw IV' Loses Little Blood
• 2006 - 'Saw' Sharp in Third Outing
• 2005 - 'Saw II' Gores 'Zorro' on Halloween Weekend
Related Charts
• Weekend Box Office Results
• All-Time Domestic
