Factoring in theinternational box officebow of$68.3M, that makes for an estimated$163.8Mglobal debut through Sunday.
The offshore launch is lower than hoped forcoming into the frame.
However, its fairly astonishing to see these overseas reactions largely believed to be led by internet trolls.
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We encourage you to make up your own mind about the film.
While not unprecedented, this is a rare move.
On IMDB, a warning reads: Our rating mechanism has detected unusual voting activity on this title.
To preserve the reliability of our rating system, an alternate weighting calculation has been applied.
IMDB says it publishes weighted vote averages rather than raw data averages.
However, it does not disclose the exact method used to generate the rating.
Traction increased throughout the weekend, moving to a 5 rating.
Some gripes have been about murky lighting or even just the why of it all when remaking a classic.
In some pockets of the world, there has sadly been racially-tinged commentary.
On the day of release, the score was 1.96, which has since evolved to 6.67.
Many ultimately have praisedHalle Baileys performance.
And, in China, its just a disaster.
There is no audience score on Maoyan, unusual for a film already in release for several days.
The international IMAX take was $1.5M for $8.5M global.
