It is also closing in onTop Gun: Maverickfor 2022s biggest global release.
Offshore,WoWranks as the No.
1 international release of 2022 and No.
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2 of the pandemic era.
Its currently the 11thhighest international release of all time.
On Monday, it added $41.1M in overseas markets, a 21% ease from last Monday.
Overseas, it remains the No.
1 non-local movie in all markets and is the 13th biggest international release ever.
Its also the highest grossing release of the year offshore and the 2nd of the pandemic.
Many others saw slight drops.
While some offshore markets see vacations conclude this week, several are still in a local holiday period.
Globally, the sequel has$129.6Min the kitty.
Excluding ChinaPuss 2is in line withSing 2at the same point offshore.
Australiawas the lead new opener with $3.4M at No.
2.It debuted on Monday, a holiday down under, and previewed strongly through the midweeks.
As expected, NYE business was limited across the market, but reviews are positive and theres runway ahead.
The opening weekend excluding previews is more than doubleSing 2, also coming in aboveEncanto,CocoandFerdinand.
Vietnam, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore have all topped the lifetime ofSing 2.
Other starts includedChile($600K),New Zealand($500K) andIndonesia($400K).
NZ was more than three times bigger thanSing 2, more than doubleEncantoand aboveCoco.
Elsewhere,Italywas up 140% for $4.4M so far.
InChina,Pussnotched a strong 9.3 score on Maoyan and has now grossed $1.3M amid evolving market conditions.
Still to come are Korea and Brazil next weekend, the UK in February and Japan in March.
Sony/TriStarsWhitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebodyboogied to strong increases this session with holdovers up 29%.
The weekend was good for$8.3Min 44 overseas markets for an international cume of$13.1M.
Notably, theUKlaunched with $4.1M andAustraliawarbled to $1.5M.
Germany, Netherlands and Italy saw strong upticks.
Still to come are Brazil and Mexico in January, and Korea in March.
The launch is in line withSmileandHalloween Ends,and aboveThe BoyandThe Black Phone).
Rollout continues through January, then in Japan in June.
