In what is hopefully a sign of the times for the box office to quote the Harry Styles song in Project Hail Mary, non-franchise IP is excelling around the world with Amazon MGM Studios’ posting an amazing $108.6M second frame for a running total of $300.8M. Not only is that the top grossing Amazon MGM Studios post merger, besting the $276M haul of 2023’s Creed III, but it’s also currently the top grossing MPA title of 2026 year-to-date. Remember, China’s racing car movie, Pegasus 3 is the highest grossing movie year to date with $630.4M.
Broken out the Ryan Gosling movie did $54.1M in 86 markets, a -5% hold, and another $54.5M domestic for weekend two. Running totals stateside is $164.3M domestic and $136.5M offshore. Project Hail Mary was No. 1 in 60+ markets including China, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and Japan. Openings this weekend, which were all the best in each market for an MPA title included Spain with $2.3M at 648 screens (No. 1 remained Sony local comedy Torrente Presidente with $3.2M and a $24.5M running cume in weekend 3), India with $1.8M on 650 screens and Malaysia with $825K on 180 screens.
Imax contributed $20.3M WW to the Lord and Miller movie this weekend. Imax 70MM locations (15 in North America, 1 UK’s BFI) have minted $4.3M alone. Broken out domestic was $10.1M stateside and $10.2M abroad for Imax. Global running cume in Imax is $59.6M ($33M North America, $26.5M offshore).
Disney/Pixar’s Hoppers isn’t far behind Project Hail Mary with a running worldwide cume of $297.6M, after a $37M global weekend ($12.2M domestic, $24.8M overseas). Broken out that’s $138.6M stateside and $159M abroad.
Other stuff:
Reminders of Him (Uni) 67 markets, $9.6M WW ($4.7M U.S, $4.9M Int’l), $69.4M WW ($41M U.S., $28.3M Int’l)/Wk 3
Pic opened in Portugal to No. 2 with $127K boosted by first spring sunshine after three months of harsh stormy weather. Lithuania bowed to $70K, No. 2 in the market on 16 screens, ahead of Colleen Hoover’s Regretting You. Notable holdovers included Germany with $1.3M weekend, -20% and a $6.7M cume surpassing Regretting You, and already ahead of Materialists. The UK & Ireland enjoyed a strong hold in weekend 3 of $700K, -27% at No.5 in the market, with one of the best holds across all titles. Pic’s $4.5M is in sync with Materialists at the same point.
They Will Kill You (WB) 66 markets, $9M WW ($5M U.S., $4M Int’l)/Wk 1
No, the opening for the $20M Nocturna-New Line co-financed movie wasn’t $20M global. Paltry results in France ($598K), UK ($418K), Germany ($270K), Mexico ($218K), Italy ($215K), Spain ($198K), Brazil ($149K), Australia ($135K), Holland ($110K), Colombia ($92K), Poland ($91K), and Switzerland ($65K).
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (Dis), 30 markets, $6.9M WW ($4M U.S, Int’l $2.9M, -40%), Global Cume $23.5M ($16.3M domestic, $7.2M Int’l)/Wk 2
Mexico was $400K, No. 4 opening, 1% ahead of Searchlight’s The Menu. Pic bowed No. 3 non-local in Hong Kong and Singapore. Top territories are UK ($1.8M cume, -36% hold), Australia ($700K cume, Samara Weaving native land, -50% hold). Philippines with $500K was No. 2 opening and the best non-local opening year-to-date. Brazil’s running cume is $400K, Malaysia is $400K, Colombia is $300K and Netherland is $300K.
Scream 7 (Par), 57 markets, $6.3M WW ($2.6M U.S., $3.7M Int’l, -42% hold), $204M WW cume ($118.6M U.S., $85.4M)/Wk 5
Top grossing territory was France with a weekend 5 of $509K at 441 sites, No. 10 in the market and -32% from last weekend. Runing total there is $10.1M.
GOAT (Sony) 52 markets, 6,346 global screens, $4.4M WW ($2.2M U.S./$2.2M Int’l), $181M WW cume ($80M int’l, $101M domestic)/Wk 7
We’ll have more updates soon on the global front….