Worldwide box office: May 16-18
| Title | Film (distributor) | 3-day (world) | Cume (world) | 3-day (int’l) | Cume (int’l) | Territories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Final Destination: Bloodlines (Warner Bros)
|
$102m | $102m | $51m | $51m | 75 |
| 2 |
Thunderbolts* (Disney)
|
$32.2m | $325.7m | $15.7m | $170.3m | 53 |
| 3 |
Sinners (Warner Bros)
|
$19.2m | $316.7m | $3.8m | $76m | 71 |
| 4 | A Minecraft Movie (Warner Bros) | $14.1m | $928.6m | $8.3m | $512m | 79 |
| 5 | The Accountant 2 (Warner Bros) | $7.1m | $93.8m | $2.2m | $34.8m | 74 |
| 6 | The Dumpling Queen (various) | $4.4m | $47.2m | $4.4m | $47m | 7 |
| 7 | Hurry Up Tomorrow (various) | $4.2m | $4.3m | $0.9m | $1m | 23 |
| 8 | Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback (Toho) | $4.1m | $86.6m | $4.1m | $86.6m | 1 |
| 9 | Karate Kid: Legends (Toho) | $4m | $11.5m | $4m | $11.5m | 12 |
| 10 | A Gilded Game (various) | $3.7m | $33m | $3.7m | $33m | 6 |
Credit: Comscore. All figures are estimates.
’Final Destination: Bloodlines’ continues Warner Bros hot streak
Warner Bros is celebrating a run of three consecutive worldwide hits with the successful launch of New Line Cinema’s Final Destination: Bloodlines – grossing an estimated $51.0m in North America and the exact same amount across 74 international markets. The $102.0m opening puts the film comfortably at the top spot of the worldwide box office for the latest weekend period (May 16-18).
The success follows hot on the heels of Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures’ A Minecraft Movie (now at $928.6m worldwide) and Warner Bros’ Sinners ($316.8m).
Sequel Bloodlines revives the Final Destination franchise after a 14-year fallow period, and follows the initial five films in the series released 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2011.
Final Destination: Bloodlines has already overtaken the lifetime box office of Final Destination 2 ($90.9m according to available data) and will soon overtake franchise launcher Final Destination ($112.9m). Bloodlines looks well on course to achieve a box office record for the franchise by the end of its run – a record currently held by the fourth film in the series, 2009’s The Final Destination ($186.2m).
Among international markets, Bloodlines performed particularly well in Latin America, topping the box office in all territories, and Mexico (an estimated $5.5m) is the top performer outside domestic North America.
Asia is likewise strong, with both Philippines (an estimated $3.4m) and India ($3.0m) among the top five international markets, and with Indonesia ($2.8m) ranked sixth.
Also in the top five markets are UK/Ireland and France – flying the flag for Europe with respective estimated takings of $5.3m and $3.0m.
Bloodlines opened last Wednesday (May 14) in many territories, including UK/Ireland, with Warner Bros presumably wary of the threat posed by Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, landing in key markets this Wednesday (May 21). Bloodlines needs to grab cash quickly before competition for eyeballs heats up.
In particular, the film is likely to lose IMAX and premium large format (PLF) screens to the Tom Cruise blockbuster. IMAX delivered $7.6m for Bloodlines so far (7.5% of the box office total). Premium formats including IMAX accounted for 39% of box office for Bloodlines in North America.
Disney’s much-anticipated Lilo & Stitch likewise lands in cinemas this coming week – not competing directly for audiences with the R-rated Bloodlines, but sucking up lots of screens and showtimes.
Markets yet to open Bloodlines include Thailand, where the film arrives on Thursday (May 22).
‘Thunderbolts*’ and ‘Sinners’ pass $300m worldwide
Disney/Marvel’s Thunderbolts* and Warner Bros’ Sinners both passed $300m at the worldwide box office at the weekend, with the Marvel adventure now out in front.
Thunderbolts* added an estimated $32.2m in its third weekend of play, taking the worldwide total to $325.7m. Sinners added an estimated $19.2m in its fifth weekend of play, and the total is now a profitable-looking $316.8m.
Thunderbolts* fell 49% at the North American box office at the weekend – a typical rate of erosion for a Marvel film – whereas Sinners saw a 30% drop domestically.
Thunderbolts* has been boosted by a stronger global appeal – with an international haul of $170.3m eclipsing North American takings totalling $155.4m so far.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has proved stronger in North America, where box office has now reached a powerful $240.8m. In international markets, where the total to date is $76.0m, UK/Ireland has proved strong ($19.1m), ahead of France ($9.0m) and Mexico ($6.3m). Evey other international market is below $5m for Sinners.
‘The Salt Path’ scores in first release markets
Distributors and cinema operators will be looking with interest at the strong results for UK independent film The Salt Path in its first release territory – The Netherlands.
Adapted from Raynor Winn’s 2018 bestselling memoir, and starring Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson, The Salt Path landed in second place at the Netherlands box office, and had grossed €588,000 ($659,000) from 89 sites for distributor The Searchers by the end of the first week. The Salt Path grossed another $434,000 ($487,000) from 116 sites in its second week, holding steady in second place.
The latest weekend, saw the film add another $222,000 ($247,000), ranking third. Total after three weekends of play including previews is €1.4m ($1.6m).
The Salt Path faced its second box office test at the weekend, landing in Australia and New Zealand via Transmission, and opening respectively in fifth place with Aus$401,000 ($257,000) and third place with NZ$168,000 ($99,000). In both territories, the film is beaten only by major US studio titles.
UK/Ireland is the home market, where Black Bear releases on May 30.
Anderson and Isaacs star as Raynor and Moth Winn – a real-life British couple who lost everything they owned including their home and farm after an ill-advised business investment, and headed off on an epic wild-camping trek along England’s 630-mile South West Coast Path. Award-winning theatre director Marianne Elliott makes her feature directing debut. The Salt Path premiered at Toronto International Film Festival last September.
‘Karate Kid: Legends’ hits $11.5m in Latin America
Sony’s early rollout of Karate Kid: Legends in 12 Latin American markets saw second-weekend estimated box office of $4.0m, taking the total to $11.5m. Overall decline from the opening session is a relatively mild 31%.
So far, Legends is running 18% ahead of previous instalment Karate Kid (2010) in the same suite of markets at the same stage of release.
This is the sixth film in the Karate Kid franchise (which began in 1984), and also follows TV series Cobra Kai (2018-2025).
Karate Kid: Legends lands in North America on May 30, and also sees a significant international expansion on that date, arriving in 31 fresh markets including UK/Ireland, Germany, Netherlands and Middle East. Australia and Italy follow in June, with Spain, France and Japan in August.
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