The R-rated David Gordon Green-directed reboot/sequel did see some of its 52 launch markets give it a No.
1 start, while in like-for-likes, the bow is aboveM3GAN, Evil Dead Rise, Scream VIandSmile.
1 for the second-best start of a Blumhouse film post-pandemic.
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Its in line withThe Curse of La Llorona, and more than doubleScream VI,M3GANandSmile.
Turning back toExorcist: Believer, theUKfollowed Mexico with $2.1M at No.
1, in line withThe Nun IIand aboveEvil Dead RiseandSmile.
IMAX contributed 7% of the UK result.
Italyopened to $1.2M at No.1, having claimed the second-biggest Universal/Blumhouse opening day on Thursday.
Wednesday there delivered the biggest Universal/Blumhouse opening day and the biggest for Blumhouse outside of theInsidiousfilms.
The weekend result is the third-biggest opening for a Universal/Blumhouse film, in line withM3GAN.
With 13 more markets opening this session, its now out in 64% of the international paw print.
Leading new bows wasBrazilat No.
2 with $1.6M from 731 locations, followed byKoreaat No.
5 with $355K from 374,Ukraineat No.
1 with $345K at 179,Finlandat No.
1 with $340K at 128 andBelgiumat a $330K No.
The pups are led overall byChina($13.2M),Germany(where they held No.
Also notable, the second weekend inSingaporewas up 25% at No.
1 with $550K to date.
Markets still to open include the UK, France and Spain next week, and Japan on December 15.
The IMAX total is $7.8M global.
Warner Bros/New LinesThe Nun IIscared up another$6.7Mfrom 75 offshore markets for a 50% dip.
The international cume is now$167.6Mfor$248.7Mglobal.
Japan is still to release on October 13.
In local titles, Shah Rukh Khan-starrerJawanclimbed to an estimated $136.5M global, per Deadline sources.
Last weeks leader inKorea,Dr.
Cheon and the Lost Talismanrose to $12.3M while newcomerLove Resetwas tops with a $4.5M debut.
