Of the$98.5Mglobal start,$45.5Mis from 59 overseas markets, well exceeding expectations.
Overall, on a like-for-like basis, the offshore result onAQPD1is 4% aboveA Quiet Place: Part II.
When excluding China, its 20% higher.
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Chinawas the lead market at $9.8M, landing No.
3 behind a local title and the continued strong run ofInside Out 2.Mexicowas a $4.7M start at No.
2 for the biggest opening weekend in the franchise and the best for a Paramount horror movie.
TheUKscared up $3.9M at No.
2;Australiaopened to $2.6M andKoreato $2.5M.
Markets yet to open include Argentina, Chile, Finland and South Africa.
In Imax, the film delivered $9.3M global including $3.5M from overseas markets.
The worldwide cume is$1,014.8Bwhich includes$545.5Mfrom overseas.
It is currently the No.
18 animated film ever at the international box office, and the highest grosser of the year.
Still to come onIO2is Japan on August 1.
Illumination/UniversalsDespicable Me 4continued its early staggered overseas release with an additional$13.9Mfrom 20 markets.
The running offshore cume is$25.3M.
It was also the biggest opening day ever for an Illumination title.
The market is heading into two weeks of winter vacations.
Colombiaopened across 520 screens, reaching $1.7M in line withDespicable Me 3and well aboveDespicable Me 2.
Saturday grossed $400K, the biggest opening day for a Hollywood title in 2024.
Other strong starts were seen inPortugal($500K at No.
In holds,Australiawas down just 22%.
Oz is the top market to date for the fourquel, followed by Argentina at $5.2M.
There are many majors to come with releases next weekend in Spain, Mexico and Brazil alongside domestic.
SonysBad Boys: Ride or Dietopped $300M globally during the week and now counts$332Mworldwide.
A$13.1Minternational box office weekend lifts the offshore cume to$166.7Mfrom 66 markets.
