UPDATE SATURDAY: Adding another set of overseas markets on Friday, including the UK, China, Spain, Taiwan and Scandinavia, Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One won an international box office award 82.1 million dollars in 70 markets for 122.4 million dollars worldwide until yesterday.
That projects a full overseas debut in the $150 million range, give or take, with a global cume of $240 million including domestic projections. It could have entered right after that, and in any case it would have been below where we saw it enter the frame. Anthony has dismissed some of the reasons for this domestically. The key here for opening weekend purposes is whether there is significant worldwide Saturday growth for the Tom Cruise starrer. And it’s important to remember that there’s a lot of game ahead with the predicted matches (Japan is still off next week – no doubt against the headwinds of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest), but I’d bet that the trifecta of MISSION with Barbie AND Oppenheimer on deck, creates an excellent cinema opportunity across the board.
Looking closer M:I7Friday offshore numbers, taken was 25.8 million dollars (The $82.1 million run total includes previews). Ever-changing China vein M: I 7 in position no. 3 on opening day Friday, behind strong local competition, which is a trend we continue to see in the PRC; AND MISSION lost screens due to this. The take there on Friday was $7.4 million at 10,974 locations. Until Saturday (and not included in international/global totals above) Dead Reckoning Part One is about $17.6 million, up roughly 42% from Friday, and there was no slip in its Maoyan 9.4 audience score. The final launch is likely to be around $25 million in China.
IN crust, a $4.3M Saturday (also not included above) led to a $10.6M finish to date. The Friday-Saturday increase was a fantastic 130%.
The hope is that the Christopher McQuarrie-directed seventh installment follows this pattern in other markets with significant hits on Saturday.
Among Friday’s openers, uk led with $2.1 million No. 1 in 717 locations; the amount including paid previews is $7.2 million. This is the biggest opening day in the franchise.
INDIA opened at No. 1 on Friday earning $1.3 million in 1,872 locations. The amount, including previews is $4.3 million.
Taiwan opened Friday at #1 earning $695K at 101 locations. The price including previews is $4.7 million.
Among other markets, Australia has now earned $5.9 million, ranking first; FranceIts Friday total is $4.3 million at No. 1; Indonesia rose to $4.1 million; Hong Kong is at $3.1 million through Friday; THE United Arab Emirates (which is featured in the film) reached $3.5 million through Friday with the entire Middle East at $9.9 million.
Notable markets through Friday are Germany ($1.9M cumulative), Brazil ($1.9M), Mexico ($1.8M), Netherlands ($1.3M), Malaysia ($1.1M) and Spain ($1.1M).
More to come on Sunday…
FIRST, FRIDAY: Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is abroad and working overseas with a 39.8 million dollars ends by Thursday in 48 international box office markets. This includes Wednesday openings in some markets and a strong paid-advance program. With domestic previews plus Wednesday/Thursday, this brings the Tom Cruise starrer’s global total to $63.6 million dollars until yesterday.
The well-reviewed mega-thriller directed by Christopher McQuarrie opens in 70 foreign markets this week and adds the UK, China, Spain, Taiwan and Scandinavia today. Note that Cruise’s big market in Japan is going a week later to skip the launch of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest.
Until Thursday, the main market in the action-packed installment is crust with $4.4 million including previews and in first place. Today it jumped 44% from yesterday to collect $6.3 million so far (Friday’s number is not included in the overseas / global totals above).
Also not included above China debut of RMB 56.2 million ($7.9 million) on Friday. In the market, the film has a franchise best score of 9.4 from audiences on Maoyan and an 8.3 from critics on Douban vs Mission: Impossible – Fallout‘s 8.1.
Elsewhere, and again until Thursday, Ethan Hunt and crew are at No.1 France earned $3.1 million from 785 theaters – Thursday’s gross was $920,000. Australia added $570,000 Thursday at 328 locations and took the No. 1. The finish there including previews is $5.1M.
Mexico opened Thursday in first place with $660K in 990 theaters for a $1M preview. Germany also debuted Thursday with a $545K #1 on 630 pages and has collected $1.2M so far (including previews).
Other pre-execution amounts include $2.8 million United Arab Emirates (The Middle East is $7.7 million as a region); Brazil with 1.4 million dollars; Italian in 660 thousand dollars; Hong Kong with 2.7 million dollars; Malaysia with 700 thousand dollars and Netherlands up to 1 million dollars. The film is no. 1 in all these markets.
We’ll have more news over the weekend…
