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After debuting at the top of the U.S. specialty box office over Memorial Day weekend, family comedy/drama Dad, I'm Sorry (Bo Gia) has now surpassed the $1M mark, becoming the first Vietnamese-produced title to reach that milestone. Starring, written and co-directed by Tran Thanh, the movie added $116K in its third…

UPDATE: With no major new releases, this was a strong holdover weekend at the international box office, led by last week's champ, New Line/Warner Bros' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, followed by Disney's Cruella and Paramount's A Quiet Place Part II. In the case of Conjuring 3, it crossed $100M global after…

Just ahead of its French release, Universal's F9 has been set for a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Deadline has confirmed. This is the mystery studio movie that Cannes General Delegate Thierry Frémaux has been teasing for a few weeks. We understand that the film will show before its official launch…

UPDATE, writethru: The horror genre was the biggest global draw this weekend, demonstrating that the communal theatrical experience of scary movies is alive and well. New Line/Warner Bros' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It led the international box office with $26.8M from 43 markets while Paramount's A Quiet Place…

UPDATE, writethru: It was a busy weekend at global turnstiles, with a particularly noisy start for Paramount's A Quiet Place Part II. The John Krasinski-helmed sequel came out shouting with a $22M overseas debut in just 12 markets for a worldwide opening of $70.4M including the three-day $48.4M North American haul (if…

Disney's Cruella has received a June 6 release date in China, which will see it start on a non-traditional Sunday next week. This is the latest Hollywood title to be confirmed by the Middle Kingdom with a shortened lead-time versus the usual 30-day advance. The Emma Stone-starrer began domestic and international box of…

Paramount's A Quiet Place Part II is looking to make some noise in China with a last-minute release date now set for this coming Friday (May 28). This is notable given that the first John Krasinski-helmed thriller was among the rare horror pics to gain access to the Middle Kingdom, and then was even granted an…

MONDAY UPDATE with F9 actuals: Universal's F9 came in a bit higher in the actuals versus its already record-breaking pandemic-era Sunday estimate with $163M from just eight international box office markets. The latest Justin Lin-helmed Fast Saga entry grossed a confirmed $136M in China with 81% of the share to rank…

China has added a pair of Sony movies to the release calendar with Columbia Pictures’ Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway set for June 11 — one week before its domestic bow — and Sony Pictures Classics’ Oscar winner The Father due on June 18. The Will Gluck-directed Peter Rabbit sequel opened early in Australia and New…

Moviegoing kicked off again in the UK and France this week, with the former reopening cinemas on Monday and the latter on Wednesday. And so far, signs are very positive after roughly seven months of darkened screens in each market. Advance sales are strong and exhibitors in both are encouraged at the early results. In…

The Toretto family will be back in action this week as Universal's F9 speeds into early offshore release beginning in Korea and Hong Kong on Wednesday, followed by Russia and the Middle East on Thursday and China on Friday. In those markets combined, F9 is looking to drive off with an opening weekend in the $160M-$180M…

There's excitement in the air — and a whole lot of movies lined up — across the UK and France as cinemas are set to reopen in both markets this week after roughly seven months of darkened screens. Below we take a look at how the situation is shaping up in these majors. In the UK, England/Scotland/Wales will be back up…