UPDATED:Paramount/Hasbro EntertainmentsTransformers Oneis out of the gate with a$39Mglobal start.
The Josh Cooley-directed origins story came in below projectionsdomesticallyand international is off to a softer start than hoped.
A work-in-progress screening at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival had the roomon its feetin June.
Paramount, Warner Bros, Universal
The hope here is that folks will discover the $75M production as we roll along.
Mexicowas tops at $2.2M, but only opening at No.
2 with $625K from just 132 locations andSpaingrossed $445K at No.
1 launches werePhilippines($430K),Ukraine($135K) andTurkey($120K).
In Imax, the Cybertron gang grossed $3M.
Reviews and audience reactions have been outstanding.
This is aboveBad Guysand well abovePuss 2andMigrationexcluding previews.
The first two Latin American markets,UruguayandVenezuela, each launchedWild Robotat No.
The animated title is ranking No.1 in South Africa.
There are still several majors to go throughout September and October.
Japan launches in February.
The overall leader, and in its third weekend, Warner BrosBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceremained the No.
1 movie internationally and globally.
The worldwide total is$329.7Mthrough today.
The Imax portion of the global cume is $19.1M.
Japan will release next week on September 27.
The ghost with the most held the No.
1 spot in theUK, now with a $23.8M cume.Mexicoalso was No.
1 again and has conjured $15.1M to date.
France and Germany, which were in their sophomore sessions, also kept Tim Burtons sequel at No.
Universal/BlumhousesSpeak No Eviladded four more markets, bringing the total to 77.
The global cume so far is$42.4M.
Performance so far is strongest in the west of Germany, and the title is seeing strong drive-in play.
In local play,KoreasI, The Executionerhas reached $40.7M through its sophomore session.
Its currently the No.
4 movie of 2024, and the third-biggest among homegrown titles in the market.
