Over There: International Box Office for November 6-8, 2015

By Edwin Davies

November 9, 2015

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If Spectre is Daniel Craig's final time playing James Bond, a situation brought about by the end of his contract and his barely disguised disdain for the role, he's going out with a bang. After opening in a few territories last weekend and bringing in more than $80 million - much of which came from a record-breaking week in the UK - Spectre expanded and brought in $117.8 million, giving it a new total of $223.1 million internationally, and $296.1 million globally. That's a huge start for a very pricey movie, so the only question now is whether it can match the $804.2 million that Skyfall earned overseas back in 2012.

I'm inclined to think that it won't, given the less enthusiastic response to Spectre and the fact that Skyfall benefited from the sense of ceremony that came with the series' 50th anniversary, but its current momentum will prevent it from sliding to the levels of Craig's first two outings as Bond, which earned $431.6 million and $417.7 million in 2006 and 2008. It largely depends on how Spectre performs in China, as is often the case these days.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials makes a belated return to the chart in second place, having earned $21.3 million this weekend. $19.8 million of that came from the aforementioned China, bringing its international take to $218.5 million, while its global total is $298.3 million. Both trail the first film's totals of $245.9 million and $348.3 million.

Third goes to the delightfully titled Chinese romantic comedy The Ex-Files 2: The Back Up Strikes Back. The sequel earned $17 million, almost topping the $19.3 million the first film earned during its entire run.

Hotel Transylvania 2 continues its solid run with $15 million, good for fourth place. That brings its international total to $242.9 million, easily topping the $210 million the first film earned, while its global total sits at $404.1 million versus the original's $358.3 million.




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Everest is fifth, as the mountaineering picture that has pretty much disappeared from theaters in the US continues to find an audience overseas. It earned $13.1 million this weekend, giving it a new international total of $148.1 million, while its worldwide one is $190.8 million.

South Korean occult thriller The Priests is sixth with $$11.5 million, comfortably ahead of the Vin Diesel oddity The Last Witch Hunter, which earned $10.7 million for a new total of $60.8 million. Maybe Vin would have had better luck with a film based on a character from a Netrunner campaign?

The Martian is in eighth place thanks to a weekend gross of $9.3 million. That takes its overseas total to $261.4 million, while its worldwide total is $458.5. That just tops Gladiator's global total of $457.6 million to make the Matt Damon vehicle Ridley Scott's biggest hit ever (not adjusted for inflation).

In ninth place we find Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, as the series still displays some hold overseas, even as its domestic support has pretty much disappeared. The sixth film in the series, and the fifth in the main chronology, added $6.9 million, bringing its international total to $50.8 million. It's creeping up on The Marked Ones' total of $58.4 million, but is a far cry from the $85+ million totals of the first four main films in the Paranormal Activity series.

Finally this week we have The Last Woman Standing, a Chinese romantic drama that brought in $6.3 million to round out the top ten.


     


 
 

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