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SUNDAY UPDATE: …: $724.4M global. In 12 days…  Are we back in 2019? That's a worthwhile query given the crazy trajectory of Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 which has blasted past all expectations. The sequel is now the highest grossing movie of 2024 to date, passing Dune: Part Two. The overseas cume…

At the top of an executive roundtable kicking off CineEurope in Barcelona on Monday, Paramount's President of International Theatrical Distribution Mark Viane gave a shout-out to the massive opening of Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2. "If anyone is here from Disney," he said to the audience, "congratulations…

SUNDAY UPDATE: No anxiety here as Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2 positively crushed its opening with a $295M worldwide debut. That includes an astonishing $140M from only 38 international box office markets. The film, which has exceeded all expectations, continued to spread joy around the globe throughout…

After emerging from bankruptcy in the U.S. last summer, Regal parent Cineworld is exploring options for its UK business that could include a potential sale or restructuring, Sky News reported over the weekend. According to the report, the world's second largest cinema operator has enlisted…

UPDATED: Sony's Bad Boys: Ride or Die pummeled pre-weekend opening projections, coming in with a $104.6M global bow, including $48.6M from the international box office. While the overseas debut is slightly off 2020’s Bad Boys for Life which did $50.3M in like-for-like offshore markets at today's exchange…

UPDATE: It may be a stretch, but we could coin a new phrase and call this the cat days of spring. To wit: Sony/Alcon's The Garfield Movie, which began early overseas release last month, took the No. 1 spot for Hollywood on the domestic, international and global charts this frame. The offshore session…

EXCLUSIVE: Growing specialty distributor 3388 Films has acquired rights to Vietnamese smash Face Off 7: One Wish, and has set the weekend of June 14 to launch in numerous markets, including the U.S., Canada and the UK. It will also roll out in Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden…

UPDATED: Warner Bros' Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga was greeted with a very warm reception during its Cannes Film Festival world premiere in an early showcase last week, and amid much love for franchise architect George Miller. It has followed up with strong critical and social scores. Nevertheless, in this…

Refresh for latest…:  After starting early offshore release on John Krasinski's IF last weekend, Paramount expanded the imaginary friends film to another 56 international box office markets this session. The overseas frame was worth $20M, bringing the international running cume to $24M. With domestic's…

Following the global success of Oppenheimer and Dune: Part Two, Imax is looking forward to its biggest ever "filmed for Imax" slate in 2025, including at least 14 titles currently shooting with Imax film or Imax-certified digital cameras, which are due for release next year.  The company said today…

Alex Garland's Civil War has been set for a June 7 theatrical release date in China. This marks the first time an A24 production will officially hit cinemas there. The dystopian thriller was acquired by Huahua Media in the market with Alibaba set to partner on the local release.  After world…

SUNDAY UPDATE AFTER SATURDAY EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios/Disney's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has dawned to a $129M global debut, swinging in with $72.5M from 52 international box office markets and $56.5M domestically. The worldwide start makes it the 3rd biggest global bow of the…