Though “Ad Astra” was overthrown by the Crawley family at the domestic box office, Brad Pitts astronaut drama reigned supreme at the international box office.
Directed by James Gray, “Ad Astra” launched overseas with $26 million from 44 foreign markets. The $80 million sci-fi epic debuted in North America with $19.2 million, bringing global box office receipts to $45.2 million.
Outside of the States, Korea and the United Kindgom enjoyed the strongest starts with $2.8 million each. France followed not far behind with $2.7 million, along with Spain ($2.2 million) and Japan ($2.2 million). The movie opens next in Italy — where it received high praise out of the Venice Film Festival, as well as Russia and Brazil.
“Ad Astra” follows Roy McBride (Pitt), an astronaut on a mission across time and space to uncover the truth about his missing father. Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler and Donald Sutherland round out the cast.
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After two strong weeks atop both international and domestic box office charts, Warner Bros. “It: Chapter Two” slid to second place with $21 million, pushing the horror sequel past the $200 million mark overseas. Combined with its $176 million domestic haul, “It: Chapter Two” has amassed $385 million globally.
Among holdover markets, “It: Chapter Two” collected $2.3 million in France, $2.2 million in Germany and $1.7 million in the U.K. The R-rated thriller, based on Stephen Kings famed novel, debuts in its final market, Japan, on Nov. 1.
In other box office milestones, Sonys “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” also flew past $200 million in ticket sales internationally, taking its worldwide tally to $344.6 million. Quentin Tarantinos R-rated ode to the movie biz earned another $9.9 million from 59 international territories for an overseas total of $206.4 million. The movie opened in Italy with $5.4 million, marking Tarantinos biggest launch in that territory to date.
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