Ares‘ Opens To $60.5M Global Box office
Ares’ debut at teh globalโ box โฃoffice has yielded $60.5 โmillion, with $45.5 million coming from north America andโ $15 million internationally, through โขSunday. The film is currently playing โin โค63 overseas markets.
The strong opening for Ares’ signalsโข continued audience โinterest in action thrillers and positions the filmโค for potential โคsuccess as it expands into further international territories, including China on October 17.โ The film’s performance is being closely watched โby Worldwide/DreamWorks Animation, New Line/Warner bros, โคand Crunchyroll/Sonyโ as they navigate a competitive fall movie season.
Elsewhere at the international box office,Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie addedโ 11 โmarkets this session,earning $7.2 million for a $19.5 millionโฃ offshore cumeโข and $46โฃ million global total.
The Conjuring: Last Rites surpassed $300 million โฃinternationally, adding $5.8 million โคfrom โ75 overseas marketsโค this weekend, bringing itsโ running international total to $300.6 millionโฃ and โคits global total to $473 million. Japan is the final market forโค release, scheduled for October 17.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle โ has climbed to โbecome the fifthโฃ highest-grossing โworldwide release of theโ year with โข$648 million. โคIn north โAmerica,โข the film reached $128.6 million, surpassing Crouching Tiger,โค Hidden Dragon to become the top-grossing โคinternationalโฃ film of allโ time โin the domestic marketplace. This frame,the โฃfilmโฃ delivered $3.5 million overseas from 62 markets for a studio international cume of $336 million.
