UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Sony's Men In Black: International performed in line with pre-weekend industry projections, landing $73.7M at the international box office. Added to domestic's fizzle, the global launch crossed the century mark with $102.2M. Offshore tracking is on par with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and 19%…

Will Smith is going all out to boost Aladdin’s bottom line. The actor, who plays Genie in Disney’s live-action remake of the classic 1992 animated film, posted a picture on Instagram Friday that showed him dolled up in a gown, long wig and jewelry. "#Aladdin still in theaters!! How y'all gon' Resist THIS?!" Smith…

TUESDAY AM UPDATE, writethru with actuals: Disney/Fox’s Dark Phoenix came in below Sunday's estimate with an international box office opening of $103.7M in 53 markets, per the actuals. Combined with a heavily singed domestic bow, the global debut was $136.5M, lower than pre-weekend projections from the industry. The…

Disney's live-action take on the classic 1992 animated Aladdin is riding its magic carpet across the $500M mark worldwide today. This comes after just 15 days of release for the Will Smith-starrer and with strong word of mouth continuing to bring a shine to the lamp. The film is crossing the milestone with Thursday’s…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru: Warner Bros/Legendary’s Godzilla: King Of The Monsters has come in with a $130M opening weekend launch at the international box office. As we noted yesterday, this is far lower than what the industry was seeing ahead of the debut. The continuation of Legendary’s modern monster series is the…

6TH UPDATE, SUNDAY AM FINAL: Even though Legendary/Warner Bros. Godzilla: King of the Monsters led all movies at the domestic box office, it’s with lackluster results, as the lizard has fallen below his stateside projections with $49M, per the studio – and some rivals even see the pic’s three-day lower at $47M. And…

With superhero fever cooled down for about a week until Disney/Fox’s Dark Phoenix, the world is primed for a big spectacle, shifting interest to monsters, and Elton John. Legendary builds out of its Japanese-classic beasts inspired franchise with its third installment Godzilla: King of the Monsters in which the green…

The Memorial Day weekend may be over, but Disney’s Aladdin continued to mine box office gold with an estimated strong Tuesday of $12.1 million. Disney will report their official figures soon. That’s the second best Tuesday for a live-action reboot of a Disney animated classic following Beauty and the Beast ($17.8M…

6TH UPDATE/Tuesday AM: Disney’s Aladdin will final its Memorial Day weekend opening between $116M-$117M after a robust estimated $25.7M Monday, +15% from Sunday. This comes from estimates this morning. Should Disney call Aladdin at $117M+ for the Friday through Monday stretch, then the Guy Ritchie-directed musical…

UPDATE, TUESDAY AM writethru with actuals: Disney’s live-action take on the classic 1992 animated Aladdin flew slightly higher at the international box office compared to Sunday’s estimates, with a $122M start. That lands the Will Smith-starrer right at the top end of industry predictions with a better-than-expected…

Disney’s live-action take of their 1992 half-billion grossing animated hit Aladdin finally takes flight over the Memorial Day weekend frame, and while we’ve typically trumpeted the lofty-end of projections for most global launches, especially Disney’s, we’re going low on this one with $73M-$75M domestic (including…

Disney’s second feature adaptation of one of its classic tunes this year, Aladdin, hit tracking today with a combination of industry and tracking projections betting $70M-$90M over four-days. Coming away from CinemaCon, there were a number of rivals and attendees hating on the film and the footage that was shown (Will…