UPDATED: We're in a bit of a getting going/holdover situation for the studios this weekend at the international box office. There are two animated films continuing to roll out in the marketplace — both of which are highly scored, and performing to differing degrees. Related…

Todd Phillips' 2019 Oscar-winning Joker did not release in China, but his sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, has been confirmed for October 16 in the market. Warner Bros' and DC's official Weibo accounts confirmed the date. Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, had its world premiere…

UPDATED: Paramount/Hasbro Entertainment's Transformers One is out of the gate with a $39M global start. From just 50 international box office markets (representing only 40% of the overseas footprint), the first animated Transformers movie in close to 40 years grossed $14M. The Josh Cooley-directed…

UPDATE: Last week's champ, and this week's holdover winner, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, took in an estimated $28.7M overseas, keeping the momentum spurred by its recent world premiere in Venice. The offshore drop was 44% which is good for this sort of title. The international running cume is $76.3M; and…

Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros unleashed Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend, as the ghost with the most tallied up a $145.4M global start. That's in line with where we saw it ahead of the weekend, and includes $110M from domestic as well as $35.4M from 69 international box office…

UPDATED: While the calendar has clicked over to September, summer vibes are still being felt at the global and international box office. In yet another ascent, and on its 12th weekend of release, Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2 has now grossed $1.666B+ globally, overtaking 2019's The Lion King to become the…

UPDATED: Another busy weekend at the international box office, with strong holds across the board, and a major new milestone for Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2. Already the highest grossing animated film of all time, globally and overseas, the sequel has become the first animated movie ever to cross the $1B…

Sony/Wayfarer Studios' It Ends with Us continues to blossom as it crosses the $200M global box office mark. With Wednesday's numbers included, the Blake Lively-starring and -produced adaptation of Colleen Hoover's popular novel counts $204.4M worldwide, of which $106.7M is from domestic and $97.7M from…

SUNDAY UPDATE: Alien: Romulus has chomped into a $108.2M global opening, including $41.5M from domestic and $66.7M at the international box office. The Fede Alvarez-directed sci-fi horror came in well ahead of expectations, aided, as we noted yesterday (see below), by an over-performance in China. The…

Marvel Studios and Disney's Deadpool & Wolverine has added to its list of records, now becoming the highest-grossing U.S. R-rated movie ever on a global basis. Through Thursday, the Merc with a Mouth and the adamantium-clawed X-Man have grossed  $1,085.6 million (or $1.086 billion) worldwide. The…

UPDATED: As we reported earlier today, Deadpool & Wolverine this weekend crossed the $1B global box office milestone, a major feat and with swagger to spare. But, hey, there's a lot going on at turnstiles alongside the Merc with the Mouth. Impressively, a female-driven title that cost peanuts is…

UPDATED: Deadpool & Wolverine has officially crossed the $1B global box office milestone this weekend, with $1.029B+ through Sunday. The international box office portion of the Marvel/Disney marvel is $535.2M and domestic is $494.3M, adding up to a total $1,029.5M.  Related…