If last weekend was the turning point for China’s tepid summer box office where young fans lined up to see their idols in Tiny Times 4.0 and Forever Young and incredible word of mouth for The Monkey King: Hero Is Back pushed the weekend total to a...

Arnold Schwarzenegger whimpered back into domestic theaters this weekend with Terminator: Genisys, but he and Paramount could be saved by international fans who were much more kind giving the reboot $74 million across 46 territories. After last weekend’s early start...

Bowing to an underwhelming $27 million last weekend, Hollywood Adventures (横冲直撞好莱坞) failed to live up to its lofty expectations and couldn’t attract Chinese moviegoers unimpressed with its premise and humor. This weekend seven new domestic and one new imported film...

In order to maintain a healthy balance between domestic product and Hollywood fare, SARFT (The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television) imposes an annual blackout “month” on most imported films. This weekend begins the month or more-long protection period...

Jonathan Papish @ChinaBoxOffice   Updated 6.22.15 with studio actuals   The dinosaurs of Jurassic World stampeded past the half billion mark overseas this weekend devouring $160.5 million at 18,718 dates across 66 territories for an outstanding total of $584.4 million....

With high school seniors finally able to burn their exam prep books and university students out for the summer, seven new pics try to contend with Jurassic World in a competitive market over the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The last...

UPDATED 6.15.15 Behind a global tsunami of nostalgia, strong marketing, and Chris Pratt’s rising star power, the dinosaurs of Universal’s Jurassic World devoured an incredible $315.61 million this weekend overseas – the highest international opening in history passing Harry Potter and...

Updated with studio actuals 6.8.15 San Andreas rocked the global box office again this weekend, holding on to the top spot with $97.7 million from ~24,015 screens across 68 markets. The Dwayne Johnson vehicle has grossed $188.5 million overseas and...

China’s current obsession with a time-traveling Japanese robotic cat is too strong that even its infatuation with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plus large scale cinematic destruction won’t win out this weekend. Disaster flicks seem tailor made for Chinese audiences who...

Disney’s Cinderella has finally lost her throne after five weeks atop the Japanese box office. Director Sion Sono’s Shinjuku Swan (新宿スワン), adapted from a popular manga series about a prostitute talent agent in Tokyo’s red light district, grossed ¥252.3 million ($2.1...

UPDATED – 5.26.15 Avengers: Age of Ultron once again takes the crown as the #1 film worldwide this weekend, stomping its way to $45.8 million from 91 territories in its fifth weekend of release. Globally, Ultron has grossed $1.26 billion...

Jonathan Papish – Follow me on Twitter Avengers: Age of Ultron added $68.3 million from a total of 90 overseas territories or 72% of its final international footprint. Hungry and Poland opened this frame. Ultron has now racked up $562.4 million abroad surpassing...