Comscore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend

Comscore today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of December 23, 2018, as compiled by the company’s theatrical measurement services.

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Comscore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Warner Bros.’ ‘Aquaman’ is the #1 film at the global box office for the third weekend as it crosses the $400 million mark internationally, generating $91.3 million this weekend on roughly 31,930 screens thus pushing the international $410.7M and including the North American debut, the global tally is now $482.8 million. Notably, Sony’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ opened #1 in China amidst a crowded marketplace with $26.1 million, and took in $38 million this weekend from 29,000 plus total screens in 53 markets for an international cume of $64.8 million.”

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, December 23, are below.

Aquaman – Warner Bros. – $158.7M
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse – Sony – $54.7M
Bumblebee – Paramount Pictures – $52.1M
Mary Poppins Returns – Disney – $42.5M
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – Universal – $31.9M
Bohemian Rhapsody – 20th Century Fox – $16.9M
Ralph Breaks The Internet – Disney – $13.9M
Airpocalypse – Multiple Chinese Distributors – $12.9M
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes Of Grindelwald – Warner Bros. – $8.3M
Kung Fu Monster – Multiple – $8.1M
Drug King, The – Showbox / Mediaplex Inc. – $7.5M
Second Act – Multiple – $7.3M


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