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Unleashes $87M In Overseas Bow; Biggest Ever Offshore Start For A Ridley Scott-Directed Movie

posted 7 days ago by Satan2016 (25525)
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https://deadline.com/2024/11/gladiator-2-opening-weekend-international-box-office-ridley-scott-1236179583/

Sunday AM: Storming 63 international box office markets in its opening frame, and before domestic enters the arena this coming week, Paramount and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II has debuted to an estimated $87M. This is within our pre-release projection, and also marks the biggest overseas start for a Ridley Scott-directed film, as well as Paramount’s best offshore bow for a U.S. R-rated movie.

Heading back to the Colosseum 24 years after Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator reinvented the swords and sandals genre, this sequel was No. 1 in major markets. It performed best in the UK with a No. 1 launch of $11.4M at 722 locations.

[–] olioz (3673) 6 days ago

I thought it was pretty awesome. It is not as good as the first one, which is one of my favourite movies. The drama doesn't work as well and it's not as touching, but as an action epic it's really good. The gladiator fights are just as exciting as they were in the first one.

Gladiator 10/10
Gladiator 2 8/10

[–] Porsche911 (3598) 6 days ago

G1 - 9/10
G2 - 6/10