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%…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Lion King is being tipped for a July 12 China release, one full week before the film's domestic debut, multiple sources tell me. Getting a jump in China is not unprecedented — Universal's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom did it last June, albeit in step with other offshore launches. What would be…

When it comes to box office, we often hear that China needs Hollywood just as much as Hollywood needs China — and both sides know it. But amid ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and the Middle Kingdom, there's more than a whiff of concern over a potential government-imposed rift in the coming months that could…

After opening to $25M in the wake of its historic Palme d’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival in May, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has crossed the $50M milestone in its home market. The multi-genre comedy-thriller is the first Korean film ever to scoop the top prize in Cannes and is now the No. 3 movie of the year in Korea…

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…

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: While it’s flailing domestically and certainly struggling abroad, Disney/Fox's Dark Phoenix had a $15.2M Friday in China, rising about 26% over Thursday and on the first full day of the Dragon Boat Festival. The cume there through yesterday is estimated at roughly $28M with a solid No. 1 showing…

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…

Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home has been confirmed for a June 28 release date in China, meaning it will open a few days ahead of domestic’s July 2 debut. The early date is a Friday, but mirrors somewhat the jump that Disney/Marvel's Avengers: Endgame had in the market when it bowed on a Wednesday, two days before…

While Godzilla: King Of The Monsters is expected to dominate the global and international box office this weekend, Bong Joon-ho's Cannes Palme d'Or winner Parasite is coming on strong in its home market. The Thursday Korea opening was a No. 1 $3.93M (including previews), according to local reporting service Kobiz…

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…

UPDATE, writethru: Lionsgate's John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum took out a hit on its predecessors at the international box office, opening to $35.2M in 66 markets. In each of those, the starts were higher than John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2. Coupled with the terrific domestic launch, the global cume through…