Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter A24‘s political thriller “Civil War” is resonating not just in red states and blue but overseas, too.
Alex Garland’s film, starring Kirsten Dunst as a photojournalist who traverses a violently divided United States, has grossed $45.7 million in North America and $20 million internationally.
Global ticket sales stand at $67.3 million through Monday, and it’s projected to cross $70 million on Tuesday. “Civil War” is the first A24 movie to top the domestic box office, and it’s impressively remained the No.
1 film for two consecutive weekends. Given the fiercely U.S.-centric subject matter, it wasn’t clear the film would resonate at the international box office.
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