M3GANcontinues to dominate at the box office internationally, scaring off other movies, as it should. The horror genre began the year dazzling fans in theaters nationwide withM3GAN’s dominance crossing international borders. The horror movie has crossed $50 million internationally this weekend, reaching $51.3 million this Sunday, pushing its global total past $124 million.
The horror film sensation continues to perform well globally, breaking records and terrifying audiences with exciting experiences at theaters worldwide. This success for a $12 million budget movie could be attributed to the fact that the movie continues to open in different parts of the world, opening in30 more international marketsjust last week. This weekend, it opened with a terrifying start in Brazil and Argentina, displaying a performance that continues to go toe to toe with horror hits likeSmile,Invisible Man,The Black Phone,andHalloween Ends.
In Brazil alone, the horror movie reached $1.4 million this weekend, achieving the third-biggest opening day for a pandemic horror film, only behindThe Conjuring 3andOrphan: First Kill.M3GANeven ranked aboveAvatar: The Way of Waterin admissions on Saturday with a superb performance in both popular and mixed theaters.M3GANcontinues to dominate in Brazil as its performance for three days was almost double that ofBlack Phonewhich opened during the holidays, a time when audiences typically flock to the theaters. In Argentina, the film started in third place, reaching $0.4 million this weekend, also aboveBlack Phoneand more than double Paramount’s viral horrorSmile.
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Meanwhile, on its second opening weekend in UK and Ireland,M3GANrose to number 2 on Saturday, reaching $5.7 million and rising above new openerBabylon.M3GANalso continues to perform well in Germany, reaching $2.8 million as well as $2.9 million in Australia on its second opening weekend. Other highlights include the movie reaching $2.9 million in Spain, $2.2 million in Italy, $1.0 million in the Netherlands, and $3.5 million in France, all in its third weekend in those markets.
The post-pandemic horror movie continues to dominate the box office, and it shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Despite being a killer robot,M3GAN’s fan base continues to grow,becoming an internet sensationdue to her dance moves, fashion sense, and loyalty.M3GANis about an artificial intelligence lifelike doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s ally. A sequel has already been ordered at Universal witha 2025 release date.
M3GANwas directed byGerard Johnstoneand produced byJames Wan,Jason Blum,Michael Clear,Cooper Samuelson,and Blumhouse Productions. Watch Collider’s interview with Johnstone below:
