Two of 2024’s highly anticipated films, the animated The Wild Robot and Transformers One have reached new heights at this week’s worldwide box office, with numbers reported as of September 29.
The Paramount and Hasbro distributed film Transformers One contributed an additional $16 million to its overseas gross in 61 markets, totaling $32 million, Deadline reports. The film saw great international success in China, raking in $8 million, including early previews. Korea comes in second with a $1.4 million gross.
The Universal/DreamWorks picture The Wild Robot has exceeded its projected gross with The Hollywood Reporter and Variety predicting the film to debut with earnings between $24M and $30M. The Wild Robot debuted with $35 million, the cumulative international total being $18 million. The film earns recognition as the third-best opening for an animated film in September, Forbes reports. It has already tracked well above the previously released Universal animated features Bad Guys and Migration. Mexico comes in at number one internationally with earnings cumulating to $3.7 million.
While animated family features The Wild Robot and Transformers One continue to succeed, they wrestle with the ever-growing Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and new Indian action film Devara: Part 1.
Check back soon as mxdwn Movies reports the Top 10 box office grosses for the week.