‘The Hobbit; The Battle of the Five Armies’ ruled the foreign box office during the weekend pick up a massive $117.6 million.
‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ foreign total surpasses the first weekends of the previous two ‘Hobbit’ films, which opened in December for the past two years. The final installment in Peter Jackson's six-film Middle Earth series debuted in 38 foreign territories, including major markets like Japan, Russia and Mexico, media reported
According to reports, the foreign charts, ‘Exodus; Gods and Kings’ earned $18.8 million from 6,096 screens in 27 markets. IMAX screenings accounted for $6.4 million of the film's opening. Among the notable territories, Germany accounted for $19.5 million, Britain contributed $15.2 million, France added $14.5 million, and Russia amassed $13.4 million, making it to be the biggest ‘Warner Bros’ opening ever.
‘The Hunger Games; Mockingjay - Part 1’ and ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ were the third and fourth highest-grossing films overseas, picking up $16 million and $14.7 million, respectively. The ‘Hunger Games’ sequel has earned $611.4 million worldwide, while the ‘Madagascar’ spin-off has picked up $175.5 million.
Fifth place finisher ‘Interstellar’ blasted past $600 million globally last week. The space adventure earned $11.4 million overseas. It’s worldwide total to $621.8 million. Chinese audiences were a boon to ‘Interstellar’, delivering $122.9 million.
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