International Weekend Box Office

Three of of the top five features in the global marketplace are animated features. Five out of the top five features have large amounts of animation from front to back.

WEEKEND FOREIGN BOX OFFICE -- (WORLD TOTALS

Ghostbusters -- $19,100,000 -- ($65,1000,000)

Secret Life Of Pets -- $4,400,000 -- ($254,000,000)

Ice Age: Collision Course -- $53,500,000 -- ($127,000)

Finding Dory -- $36,500,000 -- ($721,700,000)

The Legend Of Tarzan -- $22,000,000 -- ($193,700,000)

The Legend of Tarzan -- $22,000,000 -- ($193,650,257)

Independence Day Resurgence -- $16,200,000 --($337,713,740) ...

And an entertainment journal tells us:

... Fox’s Ice Age: Collision Course leads the international studio weekend with $53.5M. Directed by Mike Thurmeier, the fifth film in the animated franchise took the total markets to 51 this session and brought the overseas nut to $127M. ...

[Ghostbusters had] a $19.1M international opening this weekend in three majors and some smaller plays. The UK was tops with $6.1M. ...

Leading market share in 35 offshore hubs, Fox’s Ice Age: Collision Course charted $53.5M from 15,132 screens in a total 51. The international cume is now $127M. France led openings with $7.2M from 873 screens. ...

Finding Dory splashed up a further $36.5M to take the international cume to $276.2M and the global total to $721.7M. ...

[The Legend of Tarzan collected] another $22M on 8,600 screens in 55 markets. The international total for the update on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic character is $90.6M. ...

[Independence Day Resurgence's] total weekend was $16.2M from 7,605 screens in 55 markets. That brings the offshore invasion to $239.2M. ...

A lot of the cinematic product made today contains an abundance of CG animation. Given current box office results, there will be more animated and hybrid features put into production in coming months/years. Our fine entertainment conglomerates know when they're on to a good thing. And act on the knowledge.