K-pop concert film ‘Stray Kids’ tops global box office; ‘Zootopia 2’, ‘The Housemaid’, ‘Send Help’ battle for second place

Worldwide box office: February 6-8

Credit: Comscore. All figures are estimates.

‘Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience’ debuts with $19m

K-pop concert film Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience has topped the global box office on the quietest weekend of 2026 so far for cinemagoing. US studios opted not to release any major new titles in North America due to competition at home from the TV event of the year – the Super Bowl – and that has impacted globally.

Released by Universal Pictures International in most international markets and Bleecker Street in North America, the Stray Kids film opened with an estimated $19.1m. Making up that estimate: $13.2m across 61 UPI markets; $5.7m in North America; and $227,000 for CJ in South Korea.

For UPI, Mexico topped the international pack with an estimated $2.1m, ruling the territory’s weekend box office. Germany and UK/Ireland come next with an estimated $1.6m and $1.4m respectively – in both cases the biggest opening for a K-pop concert event. Comparison titles for the film include past K-pop hits such as Bring The Soul: The Movie, BTS Permission To Dance On Stage, Break The Silence: The Movie and BTS World Tour Love Yourself In Seoul.

Imax delivered an estimated $3.9m for the Stray Kids film – 20% of the global total, and a record Imax opening for a Korean-language title.

‘Zootopia 2’, ‘The Housemaid’ and ‘Send Help’ battle for runner-up spot

Just $500,000 separates the weekend takings for the three titles in second, third and fourth place in Comscore’s worldwide weekend chart: Disney’s Zootopia 2 (aka Zootropolis 2), Lionsgate’s The Housemaid and Disney’s Send Help. Global estimates for the weekend are respectively $16.8m, $16.5m and $16.3m.

The latest takings for Zootopia 2 – which are notably robust for a film in its 11^th week of release – push the cumulative total past $1.8bn. Zootopia 2 is the ninth biggest film of all time globally, and the biggest ever for a US studio animation, ahead of Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 ($1.70bn).

Right behind Zootopia 2, Lionsgate’s The Housemaid added an estimated $1.8m in North America at the weekend, taking the domestic total to $123.7m, and $14.7m across 57 international markets, for a $231.0m international tally. Global total is a powerful $354.7m – promising rich profits given a production budget reported at $35m.

Below The Housemaid is Disney’s Send Help, grossing an estimated $10.0m in North America (thus staying top of the domestic box office) plus $6.3m across 50 international markets. Cumulative totals are respectively $35.8m and $17.9m, and thus the global tally is $53.7m. UK/Ireland led international markets on Send Help, opening with an estimated $1.8m (and $2.2m including previews). Cumulatively, Mexico leads international markets with $2.3m after two weekends of play, but UK/Ireland is already right behind.

Rounding out the global top five, Disney’s Avatar: Fire And Ash is close behind Send Help for the weekend, with estimated takings of $15.7m in its eighth weekend of play. Global total is $1.44bn – making the sequel the 18^th biggest film of all time globally, right behind Barbie and Frozen II (both $1.45bn).

French hit ‘Marsupilami’ lands with $8m

Landing in seventh place in the worldwide weekend chart – with an estimated $8.1m – is Pathe’s Marsupilami, adapted from the André Franquin comic-book strip, which first appeared in French-Belgian comics magazine Spirou in 1952. The titular character is a furry yellow and black-spotted animal with a long, strong tail.

This latest iteration of Marsupilami is directed by and stars Philippe Lacheau (Babysitting) – who plays a man tasked with delivering a mysterious package from South America, only to find he is carrying an infant mysterious creature.

Marsupilami has been adapted into animated TV series, twice: in 1993 and 2000. In 2012, Pathe’s Houba! On The Trail Of The Marsupilami (aka Sur La Piste Du Marsupilami) was a film by Alain Chabat, in which he starred alongside a cast including Jamel Debbouze and Lambert Wilson. Admissions in France reached 5.2million.

The new film, which also features Debbouze in the cast, is released so far in France, French-speaking Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Morocco.

Other local hits in Europe currently include two from Sony Picture International. In Spain, Aida Y Vuelta retained the top spot and took its total after two weekends to $3.7m. In German-speaking markets, Die Drei ??? – Toteninsel (aka The Three Investigators – The Isle of Death) added another $1.7m and took its total to $9.3m. This is the third film in the Tim Dunschede-directed series, which has grossed $50m so far, and is adapted from the bestselling German children’s book series Die Drei ???.

A24 sets global record with Marty Supreme

Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme touched down in Hungary, Slovakia, Chile and Sweden at the weekend – a session that saw the film become A24’s biggest ever global release. Worldwide total is now $147m, including $93.2m in North America. This coming weekend sees the Timothée Chalamet awards contender land in France, Benelux, Switzerland and Denmark, with Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Vietnam all to follow in March.

A24’s previous biggest hit worldwide was the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once ($142.8m). Next comes Alex Garland’s Civil War ($127.3m).

Among other awards contenders, Focus Features’ Hamnet added an estimated $7.6m globally at the weekend, taking the total so far to $70.6m. Italy led new markets with an estimated $658,000. Major markets South Korea and Japan are yet to open.

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