WEDNESDAY UPDATE:James CameronsAvatar: The Way of Waterhas officially overtakenSpider-Man: No Way Hometo become the No.
6 biggest film ever worldwide, as was presaged over the past few days (see below).
It now is expected to hit the $2B global benchmark this coming weekend.
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Overseas,WoWcurrently sits as the No.
Theinternational box officecume to date is$1.354B.
The 20th Century Studios/Disney sequel picked up a further $9.2M offshore on Tuesday.
Korea is at $97.6M.
As we reported Sunday (see below), whenWay of Waterjumps into the No.
6 slot, it will have overtakenSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Through Monday,Way of Waterhas grossed$1,916.2Mglobally.
The 20th Century Studios/Disney sequel currently stands as the No.
5 biggest movie of all time at the international box office.
The estimated global cume through Sunday is$1.894B.Avatar 2still ranks as the No.
7 biggest movie of all time.
Ahead of it at No.
6 isSpider-Man: No Way Homewith $1.921B, so it should overtake that early this week.
It remains the No.
5 biggest overseas release ever, behindAvatar, Avengers: Endgame, TitanicandAvengers: Infinity War.
Its closing in onInfinity War($1.37B) to jump up a notch on the international chart.
It is already the top release internationally of the pandemic era.
Chinais still the top market, passing $200M to land at $211.8M through Sunday.
It is now the highest grossing studio film of the pandemic era, passingF9.
Avatar: The Way of Waterremained the No.
In Imax,WoWhas become the formats No.
3 biggest movie ever globally, reaching $214M through Monday (so, including the domestic holiday).
The international portion is $138.8M, now IMAXs No.
2 highest of all time, behind onlyEndgame.
Offshore, it has overtakenSoulto become the 6thbiggest animated studio title of the pandemic.
Above Mexico isFrancewith a $15.5M cume so far, followed byGermanyat $10.7M.
Universal/Blumhouses scary doll picM3GANalso had a great hold with$15.4Mfrom 64 markets for a 34% drop.
The offshore total to date is$34.2M, in line withSmile, The Invisible ManandThe Black Phone.
The worldwide running cume is$90.7M.
Thirty new markets debuted this session.
In theUK, a $3M start included the best Saturday for a horror film during the pandemic.
Overall,M3GANboogied to the second-best horror launch of the last three years excluding previews.
This opening is in line withAnnabelle,Scream, andNope, aboveBlack Phone,Halloween EndsandHappy Death Day.
Poland, ThailandandTaiwaneach opened to $300K.
InIndonesia,M3GANhas exceededSmileandHappy Death Dayat $1.4M.
