Overview
- Lionsgate’s heist threequel opened to $21.3 million domestically and $75.5 million worldwide, including $54.2 million from international markets.
- Paramount’s The Running Man debuted with $17 million in North America and $11.2 million overseas for a $28.2 million global start against an estimated $110 million budget.
- The Running Man drew mixed reviews, including the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of Edgar Wright’s career, raising concerns about its staying power.
- Predator: Badlands fell about 68% in its second weekend to $13 million domestically after a strong launch a week earlier.
- Key overseas markets for Now You See Me: Now You Don’t included China at roughly $19.2 million, South Korea at $3.9 million, France at $3.5 million and the U.K. at $3.2 million, as analysts point to next weekend’s Wicked: For Good as a likely inflection point with projections around $140 million to $180 million.