Refresh for latest…: Two new studio movies entered the marketplace this weekend, and both exceeded expectations.
To wit: New Line/Warner Bros’ Weapons led the charge for the studios at the international box office with the well-reviewed horror from Zach Cregger grossing $27.5M from 72 markets. Combined with domestic, that takes the global debut to $70M.
Meanwhile, Disney’s Freakier Friday, with a $15.5M overseas launch in 46 material markets, had a global bow of $44.5M.
And, there’s a new milestone afoot for Universal/Amblin’s Jurassic World Rebirth. Read on…
Weapons’ international opening, in like-for-like markets and at today’s exchange rates, is tracking above Speak No Evil (+164%), Smile (+77%), The Black Phone (+59%), Evil Dead Rise (+34%) and M3GAN (+29%).
Notably, 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%).
In 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.
In 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.
The Top 5 overseas starts for the Julia Garner-starrer are: UK ($3.6M), Mexico ($2.7M), France ($2M), Australia ($1.8M) and Spain ($1.6M).
The Imax portion worldwide was $8.1M, including $1.9M from overseas.
Turning to the other new opener, Disney’s 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.
Overall, the female and family-skewing pic opened bigger than 2003’s Freaky Friday and 2024’s Mean Girls in like-for-like markets at current rates. The film is yet to open in Korea, Japan and some smaller Asian territories..
Talent traveled to Mexico City and did a junket for Latin America which clearly helped — other Lat Am markets that debuted to No. 1 include Argentina,
Across 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.
The Top 5 overseas markets at open are: Mexico ($2.8M), UK ($2.4M), Australia ($1.4M), Argentina ($800K) and Colombia ($800K).
In holdovers, and after three weekends, Marvel/Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps has reached $434.2M worldwide, including $203.8M from the international box office (all markets are open).
This frame added $17.5M 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.
Here are the Top 5 so far: UK ($25.5M), Mexico ($24.2M), France ($12.5M), Brazil ($11.6M) and Australia ($9.7M).
As noted above, Universal/Amblin’s 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 through Sunday with worldwide at $799.9M.
Amid a 50% overseas drop during this 6th session, Mosasaurus & Co added another $16.1M in 83 markets. Japan, the final market to release, opened at $7.5M, the biggest 3-day launch for a studio title since The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023. It’s in line with 2015’s Jurassic World, well above the 3-day openings of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and A Minecraft Movie, more than 3x The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and more than double Superman and F1.
The weekend gross there, despite competition from local title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, will surpass the total lifetime of Gladiator II and Captain America: Brave New World in the coming days.
The Top 5 JWR markets to date are: China ($78.1M), UK ($45.3M), Mexico ($35.3M), Germany ($30.5M) and France ($26.6M).
And, after becoming Brad Pitt’s highest-grossing movie ever worldwide, Apple Original Films’ F1, via Warner Bros, is still seeing incredible holds. Down just 34% overseas, this session put another $11.7M in the tank in 77 markets. The overseas total is now $392.1M for $570.7M global.
Here’s the Top 5 to date: China ($57M), UK ($28.9M), Korea ($28.2M), France ($27.9M) and Mexico ($19.6M).
As Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys 2 continues overseas rollout, the sequel added $9.3M this frame (-46%), lifting the offshore running cume to $40.5M and global to $84M.
Several markets are still to come, including Brazil, China, Italy, Germany and Australia.
Currently, the Top 5 are: UK ($9.9M), France ($4.7M), Mexico ($3.6M), Spain ($3.5M) and Korea ($2M).
The sophomore session of Paramount’s The Naked Gun picked up another $6.1M from 48 overseas markets, a holdover drop of 48%. The global offshore total is $23.4M for $56.4M global.
The Top 5 markets through Sunday are: UK ($5.9M), Germany ($4M), Netherlands ($1.3M), Mexico ($1.2M) and Austria ($728K).
France and Brazil release next week, followed by Australia on August 21 and Spain on August 22.
As for Warner/DC’s Superman, the 5th session added $5.8M from 78 overseas markets (a 49% drop). The international total is now $247.6M for $578.8M worldwide.
Here are the Top 5 offshore: UK ($35.2M), Mexico ($22.7M), Brazil ($16M), Australia ($15.4M) and France ($14.7M).
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