Overview
- Lionsgate’s Now You See Me: Now You Don’t opened No. 1 with an estimated $21.3 million in North America and $54.2 million overseas for a $75.5 million global start.
- International strength was driven by China (about $19.2 million), with solid debuts in South Korea (~$3.9 million), France (~$3.5 million) and the U.K. (~$3.2 million).
- Paramount’s The Running Man launched to $17 million domestically and $11.2 million abroad (about $28.2 million worldwide), a weak result against its roughly $110 million budget.
- Predator: Badlands fell roughly 68% in its second weekend to $13 million domestically after a franchise-best opening a week earlier.
- Director Ruben Fleischer says a script is in development for a potential Now You See Me 4, as analysts forecast a holiday rebound led by Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2.