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UPDATE,writethru: After arriving with a massive jolt last weekend, Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios' Joker maintained a serious grip on audiences this frame. The sophomore session's international box office is estimated at $123.7M in 79 markets. That reps a 29% drop from opening, and brings the offshore tally…

2ND MONDAY UPDATE, writethru: Just as it has domestically, Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios' Joker has come in higher in the overseas weekend actuals — and even higher than what we were hearing earlier this morning. A huge jump of $11.7M more than projected yesterday has lifted the international box office…

UPDATE, writethru: In its sophomore frame, Fox/New Regency's Ad Astra again led the international box office, landing another $18M from 50 material markets. The overseas cume is $53.5M for $89M worldwide. The Brad Pitt-starrer is now out in all markets handled by Disney which is not across China, Taiwan or Hong Kong…

UPDATE, writethru: Newcomer Ad Astra, from Fox/New Regency and distributed by Disney, launched this weekend with an estimated $26M in 44 markets for a $45.2M worldwide start. The international box office debut is within the range we were hearing before the weekend, and is 49% ahead of last year's First Man and 23%…

UPDATE; writethru: New Line/Warner Bros' It Chapter Two had its second reading at the global and international box office this weekend, after screaming to the 2nd highest worldwide opening ever for a horror movie last session. With the sophomore frame's extra balloons, the franchise has now crossed $1B worldwide. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Downton Abbey, the movie, began offshore rollout this week in 17 markets including the UK where the film had its world premiere on Monday. The big screen transfer of the award-winning and game-changing period drama is off to a strong start in key hubs. The weekend is estimated at $12.5M. Currently, the…

SUNDAY UPDATE: New Line’s It Chapter Two slotted the second best global opening for a horror film of all-time with $185M, right behind 2017’s It which debuted to $189.7M. This was a similar case for the $79M production stateside where the Andy Muschietti-directed sequel notched the second best opening for both a…

Universal's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw has shot past the $700M mark worldwide, rocking a $700.53M gross through Thursday. The split on the Dwayne Johnson-Jason Statham action spinoff currently sits at $160.53M domestic and $540M at the international box office. A $725M-$750M finish is expected globally. The…

Pennywise will be handing out balloons in 75 overseas markets as well as the U.S. and Canada this weekend, with It Chapter Two planning a nearly full day-and-date release versus 2017's staggered rollout for the original. All in, industry sources are seeing a global debut that could potentially score a worldwide…

UPDATE, writethru: Universal's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw continued to flex its muscles at the top of the international box office this weekend, smack-talking its way to another $39.1M in 69 markets. The overseas cume topped $500M in the session, hitting $525.3M as it approaches $700M global. The current…

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Molter, Warner Bros Pictures’ Executive Vice President, International Distribution, is leaving the company. Molter has been a longtime key executive whose departure was announced internally in a memo sent to staffers today, and obtained by Deadline (read it below). The separation is understood to be due…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru: Universal's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw hit the ground running in China this weekend, muscling in on an estimated $102M (RMB 721M) three-day debut. That sets a new all-time August opening record for the market and is the 2nd best bow of 2019 on a studio movie there. Overall, the Dway…