{"id":20639,"date":"2025-08-24T17:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/20639\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T17:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:46:08","slug":"f1-superman-pass-600-million-global-box-office-demon-slayer-soars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/20639\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 & Superman Pass $600 Million Global Box Office, Demon Slayer Soars"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tRefresh for latest\u2026:<\/strong> Two major global milestones were crossed this weekend as Warner Bros\/DC\u2019s Superman<\/a> passed the six-century mark \u2014 at $604.5M<\/strong> through Sunday \u2014 and Apple Original Films\u2019 F1<\/a>, via WB, also pushed the needle past $600M, reaching $603.4M<\/strong> through today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s notable that Superman is seeing the majority of its money coming from domestic ($347M) with the international box office<\/a> at $257.5M<\/strong> (42.6% of the total), while F1 is heavily being driven by overseas where the cume to date is $417.5M<\/strong> \u2014 or 69% of the worldwide take thus far. The global Imax tally is $94.4M.<\/p>\n

\n\tA little more about F1 before we dig into the rest of the weekend. The Joseph Kosinski-directed racing pic added $6.1M<\/strong> in this 9th frame, a 37% dip. It\u2019s Brad Pitt\u2019s biggest movie ever worldwide, and best ever in China for the actor as well as one of only three studio titles to cross $50M in that market this year.<\/p>\n

\n\tTops to date are: China<\/strong> ($59.2M), Korea<\/strong> ($35.2M), France<\/strong> ($30M), UK<\/strong> ($29.7M) and Mexico<\/strong> ($19.9M).<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking of China, New Line\/WB\u2019s Final Destinations Bloodlines finally released in the market this weekend, and to very positive results amid strong local titles.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe opening session there is an estimated $8.2M<\/strong>, lifting the international cume to $157.4M<\/strong> and sending global close to $300M, currently at $295.5M<\/strong> through today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAs we saw last year with Alien: Romulus, there has been some relaxation of censorship for horror\/R-rated films, and audiences are responding. This weekend marks the first time the Final Destination franchise had ever been played in mainland China cinemas.<\/p>\n

\n\tStaying in Asia for a moment, Japanese hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle<\/a> added another $10.5M<\/strong> in the markets where Crunchyroll\/Sony have the movie. The offshore cume for Sony is $34.7M<\/strong>. Not included here is Japan, where Toho\/Aniplex release (we will update that total once it becomes available), and Korea which killed it at open this session with a leading $13M. The global total is now well above $200M.<\/p>\n

\n\tThere are nine Southeast Asian Sony markets in release so far, including this weekend\u2019s new opener, Philippines<\/strong>. The start there was huge at $4.2M, making it the top anime film ever in the market. In Thailand<\/strong>, Infinity Castle has become the biggest anime and animated movie of all time and the top film of the year ($6M). Other holdover markets further elevated their record totals as the highest grossing anime film of all time: Hong Kong<\/strong> ($7.1M), Indonesia <\/strong>($6.2M) and Malaysia<\/strong> ($5M).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn Imax, the global total is $28.5M. In Japan, Infinity Castle has become the highest-grossing for Imax ever, overtaking Mugen Train. Korea\u2019s weekend debut of\u00a0$1.4M\u00a0makes it\u00a0Imax\u2019s biggest ever 3-day opening\u00a0for the country, besting Avatar: The Way of Water.<\/p>\n

\n\tThere are many more markets on deck including North America, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, UK, Spain, France and Germany.<\/p>\n

\n\tLeading other continued play, New Line\/Warner Bros\u2019 Weapons<\/a> continues to hold well, dropping 31% internationally with a $13.2M<\/strong> 3rd frame. The offshore cume is now $83.5M<\/strong> in 74 markets, and global is thisclose to $200M at $199.4M<\/strong> through Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Top 5 overseas plays are: UK<\/strong> ($11.6M), Mexico<\/strong> ($7.5M), Spain<\/strong> ($5.7M), France<\/strong> ($5.6M) and Australia<\/strong> ($5.1M).<\/p>\n

\n\tWith a terrific 29% drop, Universal\/DreamWorks Animation\u2019s The Bad Guys 2 added another $12M<\/strong> to its overseas coffers for an $83M <\/strong>running international cume in 68 markets. Global is now $149.1M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe offshore performance, excluding China, is pacing 19% above the original film.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tItaly<\/strong> was new this frame, opening at No. 1 with $1.7M. China<\/strong>\u00a0had a strong second weekend of $4.5M (-32%), taking the cume there to $16.4M through Sunday.\u00a0During the week there, the sequel\u00a0surpassed the lifetime of\u00a0Trolls\u00a0and this weekend overtook\u00a0Elemental.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tFrance\u00a0<\/strong>had a great -5% hold in weekend 4, the best in the market, as the\u00a0No.1\u00a0film for the session.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Top 5 to date are: China<\/strong> ($16.4M), UK<\/strong> ($13.7M), France<\/strong> ($8.7M), Spain<\/strong> ($6.2M) and Mexico<\/strong> ($5.5M).<\/p>\n

\n\tGermany and Australia are still to release.<\/p>\n

\n\tUniversal\/Amblin\u2019s Jurassic World Rebirth<\/a> this week became only the 3rd studio title to cross $500M at the international box office, reaching $508.6M<\/strong> through Sunday. The weekend added $6.2M<\/strong> in 83 markets. Excluding China, the overall overseas performance to date is on par with Jurassic World Dominion. The global total is $844.1M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the Top 5 to date: China<\/strong> ($79M), UK<\/strong> ($47.3M), Mexico<\/strong> ($36.4M), Germany<\/strong> ($32.6M) and France<\/strong> ($28.4M).<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney\u2019s Freakier Friday had a solid 35% drop in its 3rd frame, notably with the UK down just 19% and Mexico, Australia, Italy, Germany and France all sliding within the 30s. The full overseas weekend was $6.2M<\/strong> for a running $42.8M<\/strong> international cume and $113.3M<\/strong> global.<\/p>\n

\n\tStrong play continues in Latin American markets with the sequel remaining the No. 1 title in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Central America, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina (non-local), Uruguay (non-local) and the region as a whole.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Top 5 markets to date are: UK<\/strong> ($7.9M), Mexico<\/strong> ($7.6M), Australia<\/strong> ($3.3M), Argentina<\/strong> ($2.3M) and Colombia<\/strong> ($2.2M).<\/p>\n

\n\tStill to open are Korea, Hong Kong and Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tDakota Johnson\/Pedro Pascal\/Chris Evans-starrer Materialists<\/a> just keeps cranking out strong numbers, this weekend adding $6.2M<\/strong> in 57 markets for a $48.6M<\/strong> international running cume and $85.1M<\/strong> global. Sony has overseas on the A24 pic which is still to release in Italy next month.<\/p>\n

\n\tMarvel\/Disney\u2019s The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/a> \u2014 also starring Pedro Pascal \u2014 is nearing the five-century mark with $490.1M<\/strong> worldwide through the 5th session. International reps $232.8M <\/strong>of the running total.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough it is skewing more towards domestic, FF:FS is the highest-grossing superhero movie of the year in Italy, Spain, Mexico and the whole of Latin America. It is again No. 1 in Brazil this weekend.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe offshore take was $5.8M<\/strong> (-42%) across all international markets. The Top 5 of those to date are: UK<\/strong> ($29.5M), Mexico<\/strong> ($27.4M), France<\/strong> ($15.4M), Brazil<\/strong> ($13.5M) and Australia<\/strong> ($11.1M).<\/p>\n

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