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In a rare bit of good news for Alice Through the Looking Glass (which is it itself a rare bit of bad news for Disney during their stellar year), the sequel no one asked for to the film hardly anyone liked topped the International box office this weekend with $65 million. Combined with the film’s underwhelming domestic debut, that gives the film $100.5 million so far, which is a decent if unspectacular start for a film whose predecessor earned more than $1 billion worldwide. With plenty of expansion left in its future, Through The Looking Glass has a chance to clear $500 million before all is said and done, though that has to be considered closer to a worst case scenario than Disney was hoping for.

In second is X-Men: Apocalypse with $55.3 million. The sixth film in the main X-Men continuity (and the ninth when you factor in Wolverine’s two solo outings and Deadpool) opened in some territories last weekend, so this week’s result brings its tally to a strong $185.8 million, and $250.8 million when you add in the US opening weekend. Despite being one of the forerunners of the current superhero boom, the X-Men series has only recently managed to break through internationally with Days of Future Past, which earned $513.9 million overseas back in 2014. Prior to that, the best an X-film had done internationally was The Wolverine, which earned a relatively modest $282.3 million in 2013.

Looking ahead, Apocalypse will probably struggle to beat DOFP’s total, but could finish between that and Deadpool, which has so far earned $400.4 million outside of the US. That would be a good result for a series that is long in the tooth and for a film people don’t seem too excited about, though it suggests that the X-Men in their current incarnation may have already hit their peak.

The Angry Birds Movie, one of two video game adaptations in the top five, lands at number three with $31.8 million, and a total to date of $157.2 million. Its global total so far is $223.5 million, which is a very good result for a modestly budgeted ($73 million) animated film that probably should have come out three or four years ago. It’s probably not going to be become a massive hit, but it doesn’t really have to. It’s doing well enough to extend the life of the brand and guarantee a sequel in a few years time.

Speaking of films that probably should have been made years ago, Warcraft opened in a handful of countries this weekend and brought in an okay $31.6 million. The Universal fantasy based on the once hugely popular, now somewhat less popular, MMORPG has so far received scathing reviews and doesn’t seem to be that anticipated outside of the games fans, so this result portends a mediocre performance for a costly ($160 million budget) franchise-launcher.

Captain America: Civil War rounds out the top five as Marvel’s stealth Avengers sequel winds down after a spectacular couple of weeks. It added $12.5 million, bringing its running total to $730.7 million, while globally it’s sitting pretty with $1.107 billion. That puts it fourth for the MCU in general, behind the two Avengers movies and Iron Man 3, and reinforces the prudence of Marvel’s careful cultivation of their characters over the past eight years. This result is a far cry from the $370.6 million that the original Captain America earned in 2011.

Jodie Foster’s Money Monster is sixth with $6.7 million. The financially-minded thriller starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts has earned $16.8 million internationally and a little over $50 million worldwide, which is a decent result for a cheaply-made thriller ($27 million budget) but pretty mediocre considering all the star wattage associated with the production.

Disney makes its third appearance in the top ten with The Jungle Book. The Jon Favreau-directed adaptation earned $5.3 million, bringing its overseas total to a huge $539.1 million, and its global one to a stunning $879.6 million. $1 billion is probably out of the question at this point (though you can’t discount Disney this year, it seems) but it could reach $900 million in the next few weeks, which is an amazing result for a film that has defied even the most optimistic expectations.

The Jungle Book shares seventh place with The Wailing, a South Korean thriller which also earned $5.3 million, and which has so far earned $40.2 million.

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is in ninth place with $4.5 million, giving it a running total of $36.5 million and a global one of $74.8 million. That’s not a terrible result relative to the film’s $35 million budget, but looks much worse compared to its predecessor, which earned $270 million worldwide off of an $18 million budget. It will still likely make a profit for Universal, but this still has to be seen as something of a disappointment.

Finally this week we have Disney’s fourth and final appearance on the chart with Zootopia. The animated sensation inched closer to a $1 billion global total by adding $4 million, bringing its international tally to $655.6 million and its global one to $991.4 million. Even more than The Jungle Book, Zootopia’s performance has been nothing short of staggering, as it not only outstripped all expectations, but hung around for far longer than anyone could have anticipated.