{"id":135245,"date":"2025-08-10T20:52:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135245\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T20:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:52:16","slug":"weapons-freakier-friday-open-strong-jurassic-topping-800m-ww-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135245\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons, Freakier Friday Open Strong, Jurassic Topping $800M WW Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tRefresh for latest\u2026:<\/strong>\u00a0 Two new studio movies entered the marketplace this weekend, and both exceeded expectations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tTo wit: New Line\/Warner Bros\u2019 Weapons<\/a> led the charge for the studios at the international box office<\/a> with the well-reviewed horror from Zach Cregger grossing $27.5M<\/strong> from 72 markets. Combined with domestic<\/a>, that takes the global debut to $70M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, Disney\u2019s Freakier Friday<\/a>, with a $15.5M<\/strong> overseas launch in 46 material markets, had a global bow of $44.5M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd, there\u2019s a new milestone afoot for Universal\/Amblin\u2019s Jurassic World Rebirth<\/a>. Read on\u2026<\/p>\n

\n\tWeapons\u2019 international opening, in like-for-like markets and at today\u2019s exchange rates, is tracking above Speak No Evil (+164%), Smile (+77%), The Black Phone (+59%), Evil Dead Rise (+34%) and M3GAN (+29%).<\/p>\n

\n\tNotably, in Europe, Weapons was tops for the region including UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Holland and Poland. In like-for-likes, the debut was ahead of Sinners (+33%), Smile (+46%) and Speak No Evil (+110%).<\/p>\n

\n\tIn Latin America, the film ranked No. 1 regionally, though came in below Freakier Friday in Mexico and some other markets. Still, it was above The Black Phone (+17%), Evil Dead Rise (+22%) and M3GAN (+32%) on a reigional basis.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn Asia, Weapons topped studio play, far ahead of the above comps and with Indonesia particularly notable at No. 1 amid local horror titles which, as we know, increasingly dominate.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Top 5 overseas starts for the Julia Garner-starrer are: UK<\/strong> ($3.6M), Mexico<\/strong> ($2.7M), France<\/strong> ($2M), Australia<\/strong> ($1.8M) and Spain<\/strong> ($1.6M).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Imax portion worldwide was $8.1M, including $1.9M from overseas.<\/p>\n

\n\tTurning to the other new opener, Disney\u2019s Lindsay Lohan\/Jamie Lee Curtis reteam, Freakier Friday, the body-swap comedy saw overperformance in Latin America, landing a surprise No. 1 in Mexico ($2.8M) and other regional markets.<\/p>\n

\n\tOverall, the female and family-skewing pic opened bigger than 2003\u2019s Freaky Friday and 2024\u2019s Mean Girls\u00a0in like-for-like markets at current rates. The film is yet to open in Korea, Japan and some smaller Asian territories..<\/p>\n

\n\tTalent traveled to Mexico City and did a junket for Latin America which clearly helped \u2014 other Lat Am markets that debuted to No. 1 include Argentina,\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAcross Europe, Freakier Friday opened at No. 2 in the UK, among others, and No. 3 in Italy. In Australia, the comedy scored a No. 2 debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Top 5 overseas markets at open are: Mexico<\/strong> ($2.8M), UK<\/strong> ($2.4M), Australia<\/strong> ($1.4M), Argentina<\/strong> ($800K) and Colombia<\/strong> ($800K).<\/p>\n

\n\tIn holdovers, and after three weekends, Marvel\/Disney\u2019s The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/a> has reached $434.2M<\/strong> worldwide, including $203.8M<\/strong> from the international box office (all markets are open).<\/p>\n

\n\tThis frame added $17.5M<\/strong> overseas, a 56% dip. In Brazil and Chile, the fantastic family held No. 1 and is the highest grossing superhero release of 2025 across the Latin American region.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the Top 5 so far: UK<\/strong> ($25.5M), Mexico<\/strong> ($24.2M), France<\/strong> ($12.5M), Brazil<\/strong> ($11.6M) and Australia<\/strong> ($9.7M).<\/p>\n

\n\tAs noted above, Universal\/Amblin\u2019s Jurassic World Rebirth is on the cusp of crossing $800M global, repping only the third studio movie to the milestone this year. The estimated offshore cume is $473.2M<\/strong> through Sunday with worldwide at $799.9M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmid a 50% overseas drop during this 6th session, Mosasaurus & Co added another $16.1M<\/strong> in 83 markets. Japan<\/strong>, the final market to release, opened at $7.5M, the biggest 3-day launch for a studio title since The Super Mario Bros. Movie\u00a0in 2023. It\u2019s in line with 2015\u2019s\u00a0Jurassic World, well above the 3-day openings of\u00a0Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning\u00a0and\u00a0A Minecraft Movie, more than 3x\u00a0The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and more than double\u00a0Superman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0F1.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe weekend gross there, despite competition from local title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, will surpass the total lifetime of\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0and\u00a0Captain America: Brave New World\u00a0in the coming days.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Top 5 JWR markets to date are: China<\/strong> ($78.1M), UK<\/strong> ($45.3M), Mexico<\/strong> ($35.3M), Germany<\/strong> ($30.5M) and France<\/strong> ($26.6M).<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd, after becoming Brad Pitt\u2019s highest-grossing movie ever worldwide<\/a>, Apple Original Films\u2019 F1<\/a>, via Warner Bros, is still seeing incredible holds. Down just 34% overseas, this session put another $11.7M<\/strong> in the tank in 77 markets. The overseas total is now $392.1M<\/strong> for $570.7<\/strong>M global.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s the Top 5 to date: China<\/strong> ($57M), UK<\/strong> ($28.9M), Korea<\/strong> ($28.2M), France<\/strong> ($27.9M) and Mexico<\/strong> ($19.6M).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAs Universal\/DreamWorks Animation\u2019s The Bad Guys 2<\/a> continues overseas rollout, the sequel added $9.3M<\/strong> this frame (-46%), lifting the offshore running cume to $40.5M<\/strong> and global to $84M<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSeveral markets are still to come, including Brazil, China, Italy, Germany and Australia.<\/p>\n

\n\tCurrently, the Top 5 are: UK<\/strong> ($9.9M), France<\/strong> ($4.7M), Mexico<\/strong> ($3.6M), Spain<\/strong> ($3.5M) and Korea<\/strong> ($2M).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe sophomore session of Paramount\u2019s The Naked Gun<\/a> picked up another $6.1M<\/strong> from 48 overseas markets, a holdover drop of 48%. The global offshore total is $23.4M<\/strong> for $56.4M<\/strong> global.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Top 5 markets through Sunday are: UK<\/strong> ($5.9M), Germany<\/strong> ($4M), Netherlands<\/strong> ($1.3M), Mexico<\/strong> ($1.2M) and Austria<\/strong> ($728K).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tFrance and Brazil release next week, followed by Australia on August 21 and Spain on August 22.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for Warner\/DC\u2019s Superman, the 5th session added $5.8M<\/strong> from 78 overseas markets (a 49% drop). The international total is now $247.6M<\/strong> for $578.8M<\/strong> worldwide.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the Top 5 offshore: UK<\/strong> ($35.2M), Mexico<\/strong> ($22.7M), Brazil<\/strong> ($16M), Australia<\/strong> ($15.4M) and France<\/strong> ($14.7M).<\/p>\n

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