Coming in again almost $1M above the studio's weekend estimates for both domestic and interational
Domestic (22.1%)
$85,240,391
International (77.9%)
$299,906,164
Worldwide
$385,146,555
Weekend Box Office Actuals: #TerminatorDarkFate $29m; #JokerMovie $13.5m; #Maleficent $13.09m https://t.co/50Pr4sGV6t pic.twitter.com/SRTVrWdAxJ— Box Office Mojo (@boxofficemojo) November 5, 2019
Variety
Among holdovers, Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” brought in $40 million this weekend ... Though the first film earned a massive $500 million abroad, “Maleficent 2” has already surpassed the lifetime tally of the original in 11 markets, including China ($46.9 million), Russia ($28.2 million) and France ($15.3 million).
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Break even per Deadline is $400M and MMoE should pass that within the coming week. MMoE is making just half of what M made in North America, but a far greater % (95% vs 70%) of the audience liked it. That is helping MMoE hold well and should boost ancillary revenues. Perhaps more important, strong audience goodwill means Disney has a more valuable franchise in its hands. Even before MMoE appears in Disney+ the numbers should already justify a sequel. If they decide to move forward with M3, they will hopefully have learned their lesson and not choose another unproven director. M was Robert Stromberg's first as a director. MMoE was Joachim Rønning's first on his own -- all his previous films were with his directing partner Espen Sandberg. A female director would be fitting for a female-led franchise.
