‘Thor: Ragnarok’ thunders to $107.6 million at international box office

Disney-Marvel’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ has topped the international box office with $107.6 million in 52% of overseas markets, a week ahead of its U.S. release. The U.K. is the top market with $15.8 million, 27% ahead of “Doctor Strange.” It’s the biggest October opening ever for a movie in the U.K. except for James Bond titles.

South Korea took in $15.3 million, followed by Australia at $8.4 million, Brazil at $8.3 million, France at $7.4 million, Indonesia at $5.5 million and Taiwan at $5.4 million.

Disney said the opening of the third Thor movie is 4% ahead of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” which wound up with $481 million at current exchange rates and 22% ahead of “Doctor Strange.” In many markets, “Thor: Ragnarok” posted the best October opening weekend ever.

Markets which will open next weekend include Germany, Russia, China, Japan and Mexico, along with the U.S. — where it should top the early November box office with as much as $125 million in its opening weekend, early projections have shown.

“Thor: Ragnarok” is directed by Taika Waititi from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and the writing team of Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins.

Disney-Pixar also saw $8.4 million in Mexico for its opening weekend of animated film “Coco” following its premiere at the Morelia International Film Festival — the highest opening weekend for an animated title released outside the summer vacation period in June and July. “Coco” opens in the U.S. and additional international territories beginning Nov. 22. Disney said Sunday that it’s crossed the $4 billion box office threshold globally for 2017, making it  the only studio to have achieved this threshold for the last five successive years. Domestic box office for 2017 stands at $1.4 billion with  international box office at $2.7 billion.

Warner Bros. weather-disaster drama “Geostorm” came in second place with $49.3 million on approximately 28,000 screens from 61 markets now in release, bringing the international to $113.4 million. China generated a $34.1 million opening weekend with an estimated 56% share of the top five films, on approximately 17,000 screens.

Thor: Ragnarok thunders to $107.6 million at international box office

Disney-Marvels Thor: Ragnarok has topped the international box office with $107.6 million in 52% of overseas markets, a week ahead of its U.S. release. The U.K. is the top market with $15.8 million, 27% ahead of Doctor Strange. Its the biggest October opening ever for a movie in the U.K. except for James Bond titles. South Korea took in $15.3 million, followed by Australia at $8.4 million, Brazil at $8.3 million, France at $7.4 million, Indonesia at $5.5 million and Taiwan at $5.4 million. Disney said the opening of the third Thor movie is 4% ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which wound up with $481 million at current exchange rates and 22% ahead of Doctor Strange. In many markets, Thor: Ragnarok posted the best October opening weekend ever. Markets which will open next weekend include Germany, Russia, China, Japan and Mexico, along with the U.S. where it should top the early November box office with as much as $125 million in its opening weekend, early projections have shown. Thor: Ragnarok is directed by Taika Waititi from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and the writing team of Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins. Disney-Pixar also saw $8.4 million in Mexico for its opening weekend of animated film Coco following its premiere at the Morelia International Film Festival the highest opening weekend for an animated title released outside the summer vacation period in June and July. Coco opens in the U.S. and additional international territories beginning Nov. 22. Disney said Sunday that its crossed the $4 billion box office threshold globally for 2017, making it the only studio to have achieved this threshold for the last five successive years. Domestic box office for 2017 stands at $1.4 billion with international box office at $2.7 billion. Warner Bros. weather-disaster drama Geostorm came in second place with $49.3 million on approximately 28,000 screens from 61 markets now in release, bringing the international to $113.4 million. China generated a $34.1 million opening weekend with an estimated 56% share of the top five films, on approximately 17,000 screens.