UPDATED: Paramount's Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is off and running overseas, where the threequel officially began rollout on Wednesday after last week's sizable previews. Through Sunday, and with previews included, the little critter has amassed $74M from 52 offshore markets. That lifts the global tally to $211…

Universal's Wicked has overtaken the studio's own Mamma Mia! to become the biggest stage musical adaptation of all time worldwide. The global cume through Sunday is an estimated $634.4M, of which $424.2M is from domestic and $210.2M from the international box office. Overseas, the current weekend…

Continuing to ride a wave, Disney's Moana 2 has crested the $800M global mark. With $804M through Monday, it is now the No. 4 studio movie of the year to date globally. The international box office portion of that is $440.6M. The sequel is also the No. 4 domestic and international release of the year&nbsp…

SUNDAY UPDATE: The big new cat this weekend landed with more of a meh than a roar as Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King pounced on a $122.2M worldwide start. That's way below our pre-weekend projections, and just slightly under where we saw this prequel yesterday. The international box office bow was $87.2M…

After becoming the first studio of 2024 to hit $2 billion at the domestic box office earlier this week, Disney has now claimed a new milestone. Based on today's estimates, the Walt Disney Studios has crossed $5 billion globally. The total worldwide estimate is $5.06 billion. Of that, $2.054 billion comes…

Continuing the trajectory it began after world premiering in Venice, where it won the Best Screenplay prize, this past week Walter Salles' I'm Still Here was shortlisted for an International Feature Oscar. Salles' so-called "comeback film" is also a box office phenom in Brazil. Through Sunday, it has…

Global box office in 2025 is eyed at a projected $33 billion, according to Gower Street Analytics. This early look at next year puts 2025 on track to come in about 8% ahead of 2024 which the London-based firm currently estimates will conclude with $30.5 billion. If it holds, the 2025 global forecast…

UPDATED: Here we are in the pre-holiday period with strong returns from the top two studio titles already in the marketplace, and a not unexpected uninspiring start from a movie that has jumped around the calendar. Taking the latter first, much as it has Stateside, Sony's Kraven the Hunter failed to…

Refresh for latest…: It was smooth sailing for Disney’s Moana 2 this weekend as it reached $600M global following last frame‘s record-breaking bow. The running split is even for the splashy sequel, with $300M domestic and $300M from the international box office. The full overseas frame was $103.7M in…

MONDAY UPDATE with Moana 2 actuals: Now that Sunday’s actuals are in, Disney’s Moana 2 has surfed even higher across its launch frame domestically, swelling the global start to $389M. That’s a new milestone as Disney confirmed the phenom has posted the highest ever reported animated opening weekend at the…

SATURDAY UPDATE: With over-performance in all corners, Disney's Moana 2 is now eyeing a global opening of $370M+ through Sunday. Anything but a turkey, domestic‘s super-charged Thanksgiving frame is looking at $215M-$220M, while the international box office is expected to ride a wave past $150M. Through…

UPDATED: Universal's Wicked is singing at the global box office, with an estimated $164.2M debut. That's only slightly off from where it was projected to land through Sunday, as we noted yesterday (see below). The split on the Jon M. Chu-directed first installment of this Broadway musical adaptation is $11…