‘Deadpool 2’ Sets Fox Record With $176M Overseas Bow; ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Tops $1.81B WW – International Box Office

‘Deadpool 2’ Sets Fox Record With $176M Overseas Bow; ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Tops $1.81B WW – International Box Office

Refresh for latest…: Fox/Marvel’s Deadpool 2 strutted his stuff into 81 markets this weekend, grossing $176.3M at the international box office. That sets a new benchmark for Fox International as its biggest opening of all time, topping the previous record-holder, X-Men: Days Of Future Past. The offshore opening is also the biggest ever for an R-rated title, clawing over last year’s Logan. In all launch markets this session, Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a mouth scored the No. 1 spot and bested Deadpool 1’s start by 7% (in like-for-like plays and at today’s exchange rates). The global debut cume is $301.3M.

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Helmed by David Leitch, DP2 further scored Fox’s best launch ever in 10 markets including Mexico, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The $176.3M bow is within the range we were hearing ahead of the weekend. While the film had strong debuts in Europe, it still had to face such distractions as the Royal Wedding, the FA Cup soccer final and fine weather.

Reynolds was tireless in his overseas promotional efforts and the travel paid dividends in such places as Italy where DP2 is the top X-Men opening ever and 25% bigger than the previous film (more detail to come below). Japan is still to open in June.

One key market where Deadpool did not open this session (and where it would appear unlikely to be granted a release) is China. Avengers: Infinity War continued to dominate the Middle Kingdom, and crossed $300M there in the process. That makes AIW the No. 4 Hollywood release of all time in the PROC. The full offshore weekend was worth $84.4M in 55 markets.

Globally, the cume on Anthony and Joe Russo’s Disney/Marvel juggernaut is $1,813.7M to make it the No. 4 film ever worldwide and the highest grossing MCU/superhero release of all time. The global IMAX portion is $134M, behind only Avatar and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Internationally, the total is $1,218.7M to see AIW pass Furious 7 and become the No. 3 title ever at the overseas box office.

But Infinity War wasn’t the only action in China this weekend. Paramount/Platinum Dunes’ A Quiet Place scared up a fantastic $17.7M opening there and has now crossed $120M overseas.

Breakdowns on the films above and more are being updated below.

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