‘Morbius’ Sinks Fangs Into $84M Global Bow; ‘Sonic’ Booms Overseas; ‘The Batman’ Wings Past $700M WW – International Box Office
deadline.comRefresh for latest…: New blood in the form of Sony’s Jared Leto-fronted Morbius led the global box office this weekend with an $84M debut, while Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 got off to a booming $25.5M start from its first 31 offshore markets.
Warner Bros/DC also has something to crow about as The Batman topped $700M worldwide.Starting with Sony’s Daniel Espinosa-directed foray into its deeper Marvel cannon, Morbius sank its fangs into $44.9M in 62 international box office markets.
This is slightly higher than expected coming into the session and tops comp Birds Of Prey by 10% in like-for-likes at today’s rates (it’s 10% below Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings).
Morbius sucked up $5.5M in IMAX globally, including $2.5M from overseas screens.There were No. 1s in 42 of the debut markets, while Sonic came in No.
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