Disney and 20th Century’s “ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ” conquered the international box office again with $40.6 million in its second weekend of release. So far, the fourth chapter in the “Apes” reboot franchise has generated $136 million overseas and $237 million globally.
It currently stands as the fourth-highest grossing movie of the year, behind “Kung Fu Panda 4” ($533 million), “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($561 million) and “Dune: Part Two” ($710 million). “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” cost $160 million to produce so it needs to keep swinging at the box office to justify its price tag. International ticket sales will be key in turning a profit in its theatrical run.
Top overseas markets include China with $20.4 million, France with $13.8 million, Mexico with $12 million and the United Kingdom with $10 million.
In a distant second place, Paramount and director John Krasinski‘s “IF,” a fantasy-comedy aimed at young kids, collected $20 million from 58 markets. The film opened in the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $35 million and has generated $59 million globally to date.
Those returns are decent for an original PG family film, except it cost $110 million to make and many millions more to market. So, “IF” needs staying power and positive word-of-mouth to portend a strong theatrical run. Krasinski wrote, directed, produced and stars in “IF,” which follows Brooklyn-dwelling neighbors Cal and Bea (Ryan Rey.
