\n\tRefresh for latest\u2026:\u00a0 Two new studio movies entered the marketplace this weekend, and both exceeded expectations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tTo wit: New Line\/Warner Bros\u2019 Weapons<\/a> led the charge for the studios at the international box office<\/a> with the well-reviewed horror from Zach Cregger grossing $27.5M from 72 markets. Combined with domestic<\/a>, that takes the global debut to $70M.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, Disney\u2019s Freakier Friday<\/a>, with a $15.5M overseas launch in 46 material markets, had a global bow of $44.5M.<\/p>\n \n\tAnd, there\u2019s a new milestone afoot for Universal\/Amblin\u2019s Jurassic World Rebirth<\/a>. Read on\u2026<\/p>\n \n\tWeapons\u2019 international opening, in like-for-like markets and at today\u2019s exchange rates, is tracking above Speak No Evil (+164%), Smile (+77%), The Black Phone (+59%), Evil Dead Rise (+34%) and M3GAN (+29%).<\/p>\n \n\tNotably, in Europe, Weapons was tops for the region including UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Holland and Poland. In like-for-likes, the debut was ahead of Sinners (+33%), Smile (+46%) and Speak No Evil (+110%).<\/p>\n \n\tIn Latin America, the film ranked No. 1 regionally, though came in below Freakier Friday in Mexico and some other markets. Still, it was above The Black Phone (+17%), Evil Dead Rise (+22%) and M3GAN (+32%) on a reigional basis.<\/p>\n \n\tIn Asia, Weapons topped studio play, far ahead of the above comps and with Indonesia particularly notable at No. 1 amid local horror titles which, as we know, increasingly dominate.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Top 5 overseas starts for the Julia Garner-starrer are: UK ($3.6M), Mexico ($2.7M), France ($2M), Australia ($1.8M) and Spain ($1.6M).<\/p>\n \n\tThe Imax portion worldwide was $8.1M, including $1.9M from overseas.<\/p>\n \n\tTurning to the other new opener, Disney\u2019s Lindsay Lohan\/Jamie Lee Curtis reteam, Freakier Friday, the body-swap comedy saw overperformance in Latin America, landing a surprise No. 1 in Mexico ($2.8M) and other regional markets.<\/p>\n \n\tOverall, the female and family-skewing pic opened bigger than 2003\u2019s Freaky Friday and 2024\u2019s Mean Girls\u00a0in like-for-like markets at current rates. The film is yet to open in Korea, Japan and some smaller Asian territories..<\/p>\n \n\tTalent traveled to Mexico City and did a junket for Latin America which clearly helped \u2014 other Lat Am markets that debuted to No. 1 include Argentina,\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAcross Europe, Freakier Friday opened at No. 2 in the UK, among others, and No. 3 in Italy. In Australia, the comedy scored a No. 2 debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe Top 5 overseas markets at open are: Mexico ($2.8M), UK ($2.4M), Australia ($1.4M), Argentina ($800K) and Colombia ($800K).<\/p>\n \n\tIn holdovers, and after three weekends, Marvel\/Disney\u2019s The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/a> has reached $434.2M worldwide, including $203.8M from the international box office (all markets are open).<\/p>\n \n\tThis frame added $17.5M overseas, a 56% dip. In Brazil and Chile, the fantastic family held No. 1 and is the highest grossing superhero release of 2025 across the Latin American region.<\/p>\n \n\tHere are the Top 5 so far: UK ($25.5M), Mexico ($24.2M), France ($12.5M), Brazil ($11.6M) and Australia ($9.7M).<\/p>\n \n\tAs noted above, Universal\/Amblin\u2019s Jurassic World Rebirth is on the cusp of crossing $800M global, repping only the third studio movie to the milestone this year. The estimated offshore cume is $473.2M through Sunday with worldwide at $799.9M.<\/p>\n \n\tAmid a 50% overseas drop during this 6th session, Mosasaurus & Co added another $16.1M in 83 markets. Japan, the final market to release, opened at $7.5M, the biggest 3-day launch for a studio title since The Super Mario Bros. Movie\u00a0in 2023. It\u2019s in line with 2015\u2019s\u00a0Jurassic World, well above the 3-day openings of\u00a0Mission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning\u00a0and\u00a0A Minecraft Movie, more than 3x\u00a0The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and more than double\u00a0Superman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0F1.<\/p>\n \n\tThe weekend gross there, despite competition from local title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, will surpass the total lifetime of\u00a0Gladiator II\u00a0and\u00a0Captain America: Brave New World\u00a0in the coming days.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Top 5 JWR markets to date are: China ($78.1M), UK ($45.3M), Mexico ($35.3M), Germany ($30.5M) and France ($26.6M).<\/p>\n \n\tAnd, after becoming Brad Pitt\u2019s highest-grossing movie ever worldwide<\/a>, Apple Original Films\u2019 F1<\/a>, via Warner Bros, is still seeing incredible holds. Down just 34% overseas, this session put another $11.7M in the tank in 77 markets. The overseas total is now $392.1M for $570.7M global.<\/p>\n \n\tHere\u2019s the Top 5 to date: China ($57M), UK ($28.9M), Korea ($28.2M), France ($27.9M) and Mexico ($19.6M).\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAs Universal\/DreamWorks Animation\u2019s The Bad Guys 2<\/a> continues overseas rollout, the sequel added $9.3M this frame (-46%), lifting the offshore running cume to $40.5M and global to $84M.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tSeveral markets are still to come, including Brazil, China, Italy, Germany and Australia.<\/p>\n \n\tCurrently, the Top 5 are: UK ($9.9M), France ($4.7M), Mexico ($3.6M), Spain ($3.5M) and Korea ($2M).<\/p>\n