Deadpool 2 Sets Fox Record With $176M Overseas Bow; Avengers: Infinity War Tops $1.81B WW – International Box Office
Refresh for latest…: Fox/Marvels 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 away last years Logan. In all launch markets this session, Ryan Reynolds Merc with a mouth scored the No. 1 spot and bested Deadpool 1s start by 7% (in like-for-like plays and at todays exchange rates). The global debut cume is $301.3M.
Helmed by David Leitch, DP2 further scored Foxs 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 for a $1,218.7M cume. That zooms AIW past Furious 7 to become the No. 3 title ever at the overseas box office. Globally, the cume on Anthony and Joe Russos 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.
But Infinity War wasnt 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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