World Box Office

Eternals, the first Marvel movie from director Chloe Zhao, scored as the second biggest worldwide bow of a Hollywood release this year. The movie about an immortal race of superheroes who made an impact on the Earth’s history and civilizations, and starring Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, and Salma Hayek, debuted on top in all major overseas markets with international and global hauls of $90.

Dune fended off competition from three new releases and current titles to stay on top on its second weekend. Despite several horror movies showing in time for the Halloween weekend, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune got the biggest treat with $15.

Timothée Chalamet ruled the weekend box office with two disparate films, Denis Villeneuve’s epic Dune and Wes Anderson’s esoteric The French Dispatch. Dune, led by Timothée as Paul Atreides, the duke heir of the House Atreides, scored several record bests.

Halloween Kills made a killing at the domestic box office on its debut with $50. 35 million which surpassed all expectations, including that of the horror sequel’s studio, Universal Pictures.

Daniel Craig’s final turn as 007 in No Time to Die is shaking and stirring both the domestic and international box office. Topping the North American market on its debut with $56 million and continuing its smashing overseas run, Cary Joji Fukunaga’s first crack at directing a Bond film easily crossed the $300 million global benchmark.

On its fourth weekend, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings still conquered. The first Marvel movie directed by an Asian filmmaker and headlined by a predominantly Asian cast stayed number one and became the biggest-grossing film not only of this year but also of the coronavirus pandemic era.

Dune, Denis Villeneuve’s well-received feature adaptation of roughly the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science-fiction novel, debuted impressively in the international market, especially in Russia, Italy, Germany, and France. The movie, which premiered at the recent Venice Film Festival, amassed $35.

After an impressive debut in which its initial box office figures turned out to be even higher, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stayed on top on its second weekend. Grabbing $35.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings not only shattered the ceiling as the trailblazing Asian and Asian-American-led superhero film but it also crushed all box office forecasts, tracking estimates, and Hollywood predictions. Featuring a breakout performance from Simu Liu, who has never headlined a major movie before, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings also boasts of a strong Asian and Asian-American supporting cast, including Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Wah Yuen, and Benedict Wong.

As summer winds down, Candyman raised the banner for the horror genre and was the movie that toppled the high-performing Free Guy from its number one position in the domestic box office race. The sequel to the 1992 hit, directed by Nia DaCosta who co-wrote the screenplay with Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld, collected $22.