By Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior Contributor Refresh for latest…: Disney/Pixar’s Onward topped the global and international box office chart this weekend, but came in vastly below projections.
A $68M worldwide start includes just $28M from 47 material offshore markets. That’s well under the $40M-$55M range the industry was seeing ahead of the weekend.
The spread of the coronavirus, and the fears that incites, are certainly factors here as is the challenge of launching new IP in a non-holiday corridor.
Reviews and audience reaction have been strongly positive for the Dan Scanlon-directed story of two teenage elves looking to spend one more day with their deceased father.
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