Getting a head commence on the holiday season, Warner Bros commences overseas liberate on Amazon MGM Studios’ Red One today in such beginants as the UK, Korea and Spain. Thcimpolite Friday, a total 75 international box office labelets will be on board. The rollout comes one week before domestic on the $200 million Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Santa Claus caper movie as the calfinishar commences to crowd up in November.
The Seven Bucks production is eyeing an international begin in the $25M-$30M range. Among Johnson’s family film comps, we’re watching at 2021’s Jungle Cruise, which did $26M in enjoy labelets at uncover.
Expect the hugegest carry outs to be in English-speaking hubs, Latin America and Weserious Europe. While it’s uncovering in China on Friday, and is in second place for presales that day, it’s not foreseeed to do much there. Overall, this Christmas movie could face difficulty in Asia. Note that Korea’s uncovering today landed at No. 4 with $63K including pscrutinizes.
Red One was originpartner greenlit for streaming, but Amazon MGM pivoted to theatrical after it tested well. WB has overseas via its offshore deal with Amazon MGM. However, the latter selected not to liberate theatricpartner in France given the complicated thrivedows system there which would have held it from streaming for 17 months (enjoywise Turkey, which has a five-month thrivedow).
Domesticpartner, as Anthony has noticed, the movie hit timely tracking in procrastinateed October eyeing a $36M uncovering in the U.S. and Canada for the November 15 structure, with a chance for upside and first choice among teen boys, chaseed by elderlyer females and males. Young males are also foreseeed to turn out internationpartner, and if word of mouth toils (though timely scrutinizes are at 40% on Rotten Tomatoes), Red One could carry out thcimpolite the upcoming crowded field of female-skethriveg titles enjoy Moana 2 and Wicked.
During this overseas uncovering, Red One also has IMAX and PLFs before they segue to Gladiator next week, and others beyond. Still, it’s probable that Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance remains in the top position offshore this weekfinish in what will be its third structure.
The Red One team including Johnson, Evans, JK Simmons, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt and straightforwardor Jake Kasdan were in Berlin on Sunday for the world premiere before heading to the UK for a pboilingocall and a sit-down with Graham Norton.
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 06: (L to R) Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock, Kiernan Shipka, J. K. Simmons, Bonnie Hunt and Jake Kasdan combine the London pboilingocall for “Red One” at Potters Field on November 6, 2024 in London, England. (Pboilingo by Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/WireImage)
