Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group has entered into a licensing agreement with Japan's Toho-Towa Group which will see the latter's Towa Pictures subsidiary handle theatrical distribution of the Warner Bros slate of Hollywood features in Japan. The multi-year pact begins in 2026, kicking off with…

UPDATED: It was only a matter of time, and what a time it is. After making record-breaking waves in Japan this summer, and rolling out in staggered fashion elsewhere, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle finally reached a big suite of overseas markets, and the U.S., this weekend via…

EXCLUSIVE: Celine Song's Materialists has crossed the $100M mark globally, with $101.3M through today. Of that, $64.8M is from the international box office. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions boarded offshore rights on the A24 original out of the 2024 European Film Market in Berlin, and staggered…

MONDAY UPDATE, with actuals…: New Line/Warner Bros' The Conjuring: Last Rites had some extra divine intervention between Sunday's estimates and today's actuals, with the global bow ascending to $194M. This makes the Michael Chaves-directed installment the biggest horror opener of all time worldwide…

It was a fairly sleepy weekend at the international box office as summer draws to a close in many of the majors. Still, there were some strong holds out there and one big new milestone.  Marvel/Disney's The Fantastic Four: First Steps crossed the five-century mark globally, reaching $505.1M in…

Updated: Two major global milestones were crossed this weekend as Warner Bros/DC's Superman passed the six-century mark — at $604.5M through Sunday — and Apple Original Films' F1, via WB, also pushed the needle past $600M, reaching $603.4M through today.  It's notable that Superman is seeing the…

Updated:  It's been largely a holdover weekend for the studios at the global and international box office, with results for some that will soon translate to big milestones. It was also a notable frame for local titles from India and Japan. Studio-wise, last weekend's champ, New Line/Warner Bros'…

Updated: Two new studio movies entered the marketplace this weekend, and both exceeded expectations.  To wit: New Line/Warner Bros' Weapons led the charge for the studios at the international box office with the well-reviewed horror from Zach Cregger grossing $27.5M from 72 markets. Combined…

Updated: There were a lot of moving parts at the global and international box office this weekend which was led for the studios by the sophomore frame of Marvel/Disney's The Fantastic Four: First Steps.  Amid a 54% dip from opening (-52% excluding China), the second overseas session added $39.6M…

SUNDAY UPDATE: Marvel/Disney's The Fantastic Four: First Steps has come in with an estimated $218M global opening. While this is lower than where we saw it yesterday, it remains above the pre-weekend projection, both worldwide and in terms of international box office. The latter landed at $100M, the…

The latest Demon Slayer movie is killing it in Japan, breaking records for opening day gross, single-day gross, and three- and four-day debuts. As we noted on Sunday, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, the first in a three-film arc, also set an all-time Imax record in…

Updated: It's been a busy weekend globally for Hollywood, with new milestones for two pictures, and as another pair close in on benchmarks amid strong holds. There was also new studio fare this frame while the latest Demon Slayer is a big hit in Japan, its first release market. Taking the major…