Disney and Pixar has plenty to celebrate today as its latest animated venture, Onward (reviewed here), took the top spot this week as Coronavirus fears scared fans away from cinemas.
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Sitting atop the worldwide box office this week, Onward delivered a lukewarm $40m to take the crown in North America. According to BoxOfficeMojo that $40m lands on what they call the “extreme, lower end of expectations”. Despite high expectations heading into the weekend, an “A-” CinemaScore from opening day crowds and 96% audience score on RottenTomatoes, it was unable to catch fire over Saturday and Sunday.
Internationally, Onward grossed an estimated $28m from its first 47 territories. Leading the way was the UK with an estimated $4.4m followed by France ($3.3m), Mexico ($3.0m), Russia ($2.1m), Spain ($1.9m), Germany ($1.9m) and Brazil ($1.1m).
There are plenty of markets left to open with Korea, Italy and Japan set for mid-April and Australia, Turkey, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Taiwan to follow.
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Taking second place this week is Universal and Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man (reviewed here), which defied expectations to have a great holdover from its opening weekend, dipping just -46% for a $15.1m second weekend.
The $7m production now finds its domestic total climbing to over $52m after only ten days in release.
Internationally, the film added an additional $17.3m this weekend, bringing its international total to around $45m. Globally the film is just shy of $100m.
Landing in third place is Warner Bros.’s The Way Back with an estimated $8.5m. Audiences on opening day gave the film a “B+” CinemaScore in North America. Internationally, The Way Back debuted in 14 overseas markets this weekend with an estimated $640k on 448 screens. Australia is leading the way with $219k with more key markets to open in April.
In fourth place is our favourite blue hedgehog, Sonic, as Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog (revived here) grosses an estimated $8m. Its domestic cume now tops $140m. Internationally, the film added a further $12m to its total for an overseas box office around $154.8m and a global haul that tops $295m.
Rounding out the top five this week is 20th Century’s The Call of the Wild, finishing the lacklustre weekend with an estimated $7m for a domestic cume that now tops $57m. Internationally, it added $4.8m for an overseas total that now tops $42m and a global tally just shy of $100m.
Until next week Super Friends…
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