The Fantastic Beasts franchise is more of an international project, although Secrets Of Dumbledore comes from a previous entry (The Crimes Of Grindelwald) that did not really inspire and left something like a nasty hangover. There is also clear money on the table, as Hollywood is not circulating in Russia and China is half-closed. There are holidays abroad and word of mouth for what is considered the best movie that could help afterwards. As for the order of the five images mentioned above, it remains to be seen how this will be done. Is there enough in these expensive films to go on? Time will tell and, as we understand it, it will also include how Harry Potter creator JK Rowling feels. In the meantime, let’s take a look at Dumbledore and the crew over the weekend. France opened at No. 1 with $ 7.1 million and almost 50% of the market, about the same level as Batman, but 33% behind Grindelwald. Mexico also grossed $ 7.1 million, but reached much higher than previous films and recorded the second largest opening of the WB pandemic. Germany held the FBTSOD at No. 1 in the second session and has now received $ 17.1 million. Brazil dropped to $ 4.7 million, the same level as the previous two films on FB. Japan is at $ 17 million after two weekends. The Top 5 to date are: Germany ($ 17.1 million), Japan ($ 17 million), the United Kingdom ($ 16.7 million), China ($ 14.7 million) and Australia ($ 8 million). Overall, the film is 26% ahead of Dune and slightly behind The Batman (which grossed over $ 750 million worldwide this session). IMAX added $ 3.4 million internationally to $ 13.8 million worldwide. Other markets to follow include the Middle East and Hong Kong this week. India, meanwhile, has another hit starring Yash KGF: Chapter 2. Directed by Prashanth Neel, it was released on Thursday and is estimated to have grossed 445 crore ($ 58.3 million) by Sunday, according to Jatinder Singh analyst at the local Pink Villa site. This would make it the second largest four-day opening after Baahubali 2 in 2017. By comparison, the recent smash RRR fell to 342 crore in three days (398 crore including Monday). Globally, KGF recorded an estimated 545 crore ($ 71.4 million), surpassing the RRR on a three- and four-day basis. Baahubali 2 holds the world record with 600 crore in four days. (Note that India’s incomes are difficult to collect and will be updated.) At IMAX, Hombale Films’s KGF released the highest IMAX all-time opening weekend in India (bringing Spider-Man: No Way Home) to $ 762,000 (average $ 36,000 per screen from just 21 screens) to $ 1.1 million at the IMAX global box office playing on 95 screens worldwide. Originally in Canadian, KGF was also released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. He is said to make hay in all the local markets and plays particularly well in the Hindi version. Another Indian title, Beast, starring Master’s Vijay, has a weekend of $ 17.8 million in India and $ 26 million worldwide. Returning to the studios, Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 continues to accelerate, earning another $ 25 million from 54 purchases, down 31%. International profit topped $ 100 million to $ 112.2 million as of Sunday. Top game for the little blue guy was Mexico with an extra $ 3.7 million in the second frame. The cume there is now $ 12.7 million. In the third weekend, Jeff Fowler’s sequel fell just 25% in the United Kingdom, which is the top market with a total of $ 21.6 million. After the United Kingdom, the Top 5 is completed by France ($ 11.4 million), Australia ($ 9.2 million), Brazil ($ 6.6 million) and Spain ($ 5.6 million). Sonic will arrive in Poland, Malaysia and India next week and travel to Japan on August 19. With expanded release, Paramount The Lost City’s romantic comedy Sandra Bullock / Channing Tatum grossed $ 10 million out of a total of $ 33 million. The UK’s best debut in this session was No. 2 with $ 3.5 million while Australia took No. 1 with $ 3.3 million. The next markets to open are France, Brazil, Mexico and Korea this week with Japan on June 24. And The Bad Guys by Universal / DreamWorks Animation, before its domestic release, topped $ 50 million internationally after a slight drop of 20%. MORE…