Refresh for Newest…: Common’s Depraved is singing on the international field workplace, with an estimated $164.2M debut. That’s solely barely off from the place it was projected to land by Sunday, as we famous yesterday (see beneath). The cut up on the Jon M. Chu-directed first installment of this Broadway musical adaptation is $114M home and $50.2M from the worldwide field workplace.
In the meantime, and earlier than we dig additional into Elphaba and Glinda’s opening numbers, Paramount’s Gladiator II has rumbled previous the two-century mark globally, now with $221M worldwide. This contains two weekends of abroad play and the primary home body — the Ridley Scott-directed sequel launched early in offshore markets. The North America launch was $55.5M, whereas the sophomore abroad body added $50.5M (-42%) for an offshore operating cume of $165.5M.
The thisclose numbers on Depraved and G2 abroad this weekend usually are not apples-to-apples comparisons. G2 is taking part in in a number of markets the place Depraved has nonetheless to launch.
Which ever manner we slice it, it’s excellent news throughout with sturdy play for each films — and extra (I’m taking a look at you, Paddington in Peru).
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PREVIOUS, SATURDAY UPDATE Common’s Depraved is sitting fairly in its international debut, now with a projected $165M by Sunday. As anticipated, the majority of the bucks going into the witches’ cauldron is coming from North America, with the anticipated cut up at $117M home and $48M from the worldwide field workplace.
Globally, Depraved will see the largest opening weekend for a movie based mostly on a Broadway adaption, forward of Les Miserables ($103M); the 6th greatest opening weekend of 2024 worldwide; and the 4th greatest opening weekend ever globally for a musical, forward of The Little Mermaid ($163.6M).
Internationally, Depraved is touchdown throughout the pre-opening vary. The movie is out in solely 61 abroad markets, repping 65% of the offshore footprint — such majors as France, China, Germany and Japan have but to launch the Jon M. Chu-directed first installment of the Broadway musical adaptation.
Nonetheless, in like-for-like launch markets, Depraved is on its solution to the highest begin for a movie based mostly on a Broadway adaption, forward of Les Miserables. The $48M abroad estimate additionally reps the 6th greatest opening weekend of all time on the worldwide field workplace for a musical forward of Mamma Mia: Right here We Go Once more ($43M); and the 7th greatest opening weekend ever abroad for a musical in like-for-like markets at in the present day’s {dollars} forward of Wonka ($45.7M).
The UK is beneath the spell of Cynthia Erivo‘s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda because the lead offshore market with an anticipated $15M+ by Sunday. The UK & Eire launched on Friday with an enormous $4.9M for the day throughout 2,250 screens, the clear No. 1 title out there with a 63% share of whole field workplace. This marks the 2nd greatest opening Friday of the 12 months (behind Deadpool & Wolverine). It’s additionally Common’s greatest opening day since No Time To Die launched in September 2021, in addition to Common’s fifth greatest opening Friday of all time. IMAX delivered the highest-grossing opening Friday within the format for a PG movie.
Forward of the Friday opening out there, Vue founder and CEO Tim Richards famous “record-breaking pre-sales for Depraved,” which have been “monitoring consistent with Barbie’s final 12 months.”
Elsewhere, Depraved is off to a No. 1 begin in Australia, On Thursday it achieved the third greatest opening day of 2024. Korea, which tends to lean into musicals, is at $3.3M by Saturday, with a robust 94% CGV Egg rating.
Mexico opened Thursday delivering the largest ever opening day for a stage musical adaptation and Depraved is the clear No. 1 title out there.
There’s additionally, in fact, the continued abroad play of Paramount and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II to consider right here. The sequel started abroad rollout final weekend (forward of home this session) and shall be nicely above $200M globally by Sunday.
We could have a full worldwide field workplace report tomorrow.
