In 30 other markets, the Ed Zwick-helmed film came in higher versus Jack Reacher the first. But while Cruise resonates with local audiences in the Mission: Impossible movies and other pics, the Reacher character hasn’t made a similar connection. The companies are also acting as marketing partners on the title. The first Jack Reacher went on to gross $15M there.Ĭruise did a three-day/three-city China tour recently to promote the film in which Huahua Media and Shanghai Film Group have a significant investment. That actioner had about double the screenings of Never Go Back and dominated the frame at $28.2M. Facing Never Go Back was heavy local competition and the release of Jason Statham-starrer Mechanic: Resurrection. It’s the film’s top opening market this weekend at $5.6M, but the sequel came in 11% below the original and landed in 4th place. Of that, $1M came from 327 in China.Ĭhina was challenging, however. In IMAX, the overseas action is $2.6M on 526 screens. That’s 28% bigger than the original 2012 film whose worldwide launch was $42M in like-for-like markets, per Par. Combined with the domestic opening, the global bow is $54.3M. PREVIOUS: Paramount and Skydance’s Tom Cruise sequel, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, was this weekend’s major wide opener overseas where it punched up a $31.5M start in 42 markets - 20 of which were No. Along with Doctor Strange, pics set for release before December include Inferno, Trolls, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Keeping Up With The Joneses and Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, among others.īreakdowns have been updated below the original post. With box office having slowed its massive upswing there this year, the powers that be are being a bit more lax about the number of Hollywood movies that will get in under the 2016 wire. The Middle Kingdom market is about to become very crowded.
Statham’s star has continued to grow in South East Asia owing to his various action franchises and this movie dominated screens with about double the daily showings of Jack Reacher. The first Mechanic rolled into China after the summer blackout of 2012 and action fans who’d been deprived of Hollywood movies flocked to see it. That performance tops the Jason Statham-starring pic’s entire domestic run which began in August and comes despite a 26% rotten score on the Tomatometer. The first one made just $15M locally and this one is playing similarly.Ĭompetition was also tough, especially from Mechanic: Resurrection in first place with a $24M start. But the character doesn’t seem to have resonated with local audiences the way some of Cruise’s other movies do. The $60M budgeted movie has significant Chinese investment from Huahua Media and Shanghai Film Group who are acting as marketing partners - and Cruise earlier this month engaged in a local promotional push. This current weekend in China saw a lackluster start for Jack Reacher with $5.6M in 4th place. The movie travels to China on November 4 in a day-and-date release with the U.S. Benedict Cumberbatch’s titular (and erstwhile) neurosurgeon is hitting such majors as the UK, France, Australia, Germany, Mexico and Korea. Next week sees the release of the latest Marvel movie as Doctor Strange starts offshore rollout in 32 markets ahead of domestic. At this time in 2015, Fox’s The Martian, Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 2 and Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man were in charge and nearing major milestones. Versus last year, this weekend is up 8% across the Top 10. Across the Top 10 titles there was a 3% jump from last week when Inferno debuted in a pre-domestic release pattern that will see it hit $100M international before getting to North America later this week. Accompanying the ex-military policeman at the top of the charts are Tom Hanks holdover Inferno with $28.9M ($94.8M intl cume) and Jason Statham sequel Mechanic: Resurrection with $28.2M in the Middle Kingdom ($50M intl cume). UPDATE, SUNDAY PM: Tom Cruise-starrer Jack Reacher: Never Go Back led the international box office this weekend with a $31.5M debut in 42 markets, including a soft start in China. In total, Never Go Back bested the Sunday estimate with $31.5M in 42 markets and was the weekend leader (more detail below).
With the downturn in the market amid constant shifts plus younger, more discerning audiences, China is becoming tougher for Hollywood to crack and this franchise just hasn’t clicked with Chinese audiences. Certainly no one blames Cruise who remains a huge and willing star. While Never Go Back was expected to do better in China, rival execs weren’t necessarily pointing fingers over the outcome. 'Battle At Lake Changjin II' Tops $300M In China Lunar New Year Frame Still Down Versus 2021