Mufasa nears $500 million at global box office as Moana 2 sets course for $1 billion

Refresh for latest…: Disney Mufasa: The Lion King continued its reign atop the international box office this weekend with an extra $53.5 million from 52 hardware markets. This raises the overseas cume to $307.8 million and worldwide $476.4 million as it approaches the half-billion mark.

Speaking of major milestones, Disney’s Moana 2 is now on track to join the global billion-dollar club, with $960.5 million through Sunday; Universal/Focus’ Nosferatu exceeded $100 million globally this session; and, as we noted earlier, the Sonic the Hedgehog the franchise surpassed $1 billion across three films (more on those below).

The offshore fall on Moufasa was 31% with strong participations in Japan (+13%), Germany (-22%), France (-23%), the United Kingdom (-24%), Australia (-26%), in Brazil (-26%), Mexico (-30%) and Spain (-31%). Overall abroad, Moufasa is now studio release #9 of 2024.

The top 5 markets to date are France ($30.9 million), UNITED KINGDOM ($25.9 million), Mexico ($21.4 million), Germany ($20.5 million) and Italy ($19.6 million).

The Imax total is $31 million worldwide, including $15.4 million international.

Like Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog the franchise exceeds 1 billion dollars worldwide, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 added $51.2 million on 61 markets this weekend, a hold of -36%. There were 7 new openings, each being the best for the franchise, including Brazil ($6.8 million), Italy ($5.1 million) and Poland ($3.3 million) .

The international total is now $148.8 million For $336.3 million global.

The top 5 markets to date are UNITED KINGDOM ($23.6 million), Mexico ($16.2 million), France ($14.4 million), Australia ($9.7 million) and Brazil.

Universal/Focus’ Nosferatu expanded to 56 more overseas markets this weekend, bringing the total to 61 as released. The second session brought $26.8 million for an international cume of $31 million to this day. The film has already surpassed Robert Eggers’ offshore totals The witch And The lighthouse. The $31 million is also more than double The Northerner at the same point. Globally, Nosferatu grew $100.4 million to this day.

Until today, Nosferatu will become Eggers’ biggest film of all time in 21 markets, including the UK, Mexico and Italy.

THE UNITED KINGDOM leads all films with $6.6 million over a five-day opening at the expected No. 1. The film has already exceeded the total lifespan of recent horrors. The bottom And Trap in the market and achieved the biggest opening weekend for Eggers with only the Wednesday gross. In total, Imax stock currently stands at 12%.

In Mexico, Nosferatu is expected to open with $3.5 million from 1,727 screens. This would represent the second-largest horror arc among 2024 titles, just behind A quiet place: first day.

Italy is considering $2.2 million, exceeding the total lifespan of Insidious: the red door, Don’t say anything bad, Hereditary, To go out And No. At the end of the weekend, Nosferatu will also have exceeded the lifespan of Smile, cry VI, long legs And Trap.

Australia bowed at $2 million from 200 locations, which is in line with The nun 2 and larger than the complete series of The bottom, Trap And Don’t say anything bad.

In Germanyhome of the 1922 original and where the film had its world premiere, a $1.6 million bow is well above the horrors of 2024 Trap (+91%), Long legs (+60%) and Don’t say anything bad (+220%), and in line with Extraterrestrial: Romulus.

The top 5 markets are UNITED KINGDOM, Mexico, Spain ($3.2 million), Italy And France ($2.1 million).

Korea and Japan have yet to come out.

Disney Moana 2 now has its compass to cross the global billion dollar mark, reaching a global sum of $960.5 million after six frames. It is the fourth worldwide release of 2024 and the fifth ever made by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Overseas, Moana 2 is also the #4 international release among 2024 titles. With $26 million in 52 markets this session it fell by only 30% and recorded strong positions in majors such as Japan (+1%), Australia (-24%), the United Kingdom (-25%) , Germany (-26%), Spain (-28%), France (-29%) and Mexico (-33%).

International cume is now $535.3 million with the top 5 markets as follows: France ($59.4 million), UNITED KINGDOM ($48.1 million), Germany ($39.5 million), Mexico ($29.6 million) and Australia ($27.6 million).

Universal Wicked added $10.8 million (-26%) on 81 markets in its 7th frame, bringing the offshore cume to $230.5 million and worldwide $681.3 million. Current international performance is ahead of Mom Mia 2, The Little Mermaid, Maleficent and way above The greatest showman (excluding China).

The tops to date are the UNITED KINGDOM ($72.6 million), Australia ($26.9 million), Germany ($15.2 million), Korea ($14.8 million) and Mexico ($10 million).

Japan releases in March.

Meanwhile, according to estimates, Pushpa 2 until today will exceed Baahubali 2 to become the highest-grossing film ever made in India.

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