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Deadline: The Beekeeper buzzed up another $6.2M this weekend, from 61 overseas markets. This puts $73.1M in the honeycomb internationally, for $122M global. In like-for-likes, it's running 24% ahead of Wrath of Man, 32% above Plane and 31% over the first John Wick. Holds continued to be muscular in some markets including Germany (-25%) and Saudi Arabia (-22%). Still on deck are Scandinavia this month, Korea in March and Japan in late 2024.

Deadline: Poor Things is anything but with an $8.5M weekend in 37 markets. The international cume is now $40.1M for $68.3M worldwide. The multiple Oscar nominee dropped by just 23% in holdovers with mega-strength in such markets as Sweden (+5%), Italy (-9%), Austria (-9%), Spain (-13%), Germany (-15%), Mexico (-26%) and France (-28%). Notably, in Brazil, Poor Things opened at an estimated $500K, 125% ahead of The Favourite and 2nd highest debut for a Searchlight Pictures film behind The Shape of Water. Here’s the Top 5 to date: UK ($7.5M), Italy ($5.1M), Germany ($3M), Greece ($3M) and Mexico ($2.9M).

Deadline: Illumination/Universal’s Migration finally flew into the UK and did so with a great $4.5M at No. 1 and across 1,500 screens including 35 4DX screens. The start is double Encanto, and above Moana, Wish and Elemental and in-line with Despicable Me. Saturday grossed $2.2M, representing the biggest Saturday number for an animated title since Uni and Illumination’s Super Mario Bros last April.

Deadline: Standing out with yet another exceptional hold is Sony’s Anyone But You which dipped by just 7% overseas this frame, with strong midweeks propelling momentum into the weekend. The session was good for a terrific $13.5M from 49 markets, bringing the offshore total to $75.5M and global to $151.8M. In Western Europe, it was No. 1 again in Germany (now three weeks running), and Italy jumped by 51% in the sophomore frame at No. 1. France and Spain also saw 30% and 23% increases, respectively. In Latin America, the film claimed the No. 1 spot in 10 out of 11 markets. Mexico repeated at No. 1 and Brazil jumped 65% to take the top spot. Wow! Here are the Top 5 to date: Australia ($13.1M), UK ($11.8M), Germany ($8.4M), Mexico ($5.3M), Italy ($4.1M).

Deadline is now reporting that Anyone But You repeated at #1, for a fantastic $5.3M total! Other cumes: Wonka $26.4M, Poor Things $2.9M.

Argylle #1 with $1.3M.

Deadline: The Beekeeper added $10.9M from 58 overseas markets in the session, taking the international cume to $61.9M and with global reaching $103.9M. In like-for-likes (excluding China and Russia), it is running 24% ahead of Wrath of Man, 32% above Plane and 30% over the first John Wick. The IMAX total is $8M worldwide.

Deadline: Mean Girls (PAR): $4.3M intl weekend (22 markets); $22.6M intl cume/$83.4M global.

Poor Things $1.6M OW including previews, 2nd biggest for Searchlight just behind The Shape of Water. Anyone But You up 18%, $3.6M total. Wonka reached $26M, Aquaman 2 $21.8M and Migration $8.3M.

Not a bad decrease from last weekend.

Deadline: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer now has an official release date in Japan, with Universal’s local distribution partner Bitters End setting March 29 for the film to open in cinemas there. Oppenheimer to date has grossed $953M worldwide.

CANACINE is showing higher figures, they may have included Monday. El Roomie and Anyone But You are neck and neck! Aquaman 2 reached 5M audience, Wonka 6.2M, Migration 2M, Godzilla 1.2M and Boy and the Heron 691.4K.

Top Movies 2023 (lc) 08 386,284,642 The Nun 2 09 366,853,394 The Little Mermaid (2023) 10 360,324,064 Meg 2: The Trench 11 357,400,000 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 12 356,422,924 Elemental Never expected Aquaman to be so high and end up in the Top 10! It should also pass the Mermaid and come quite close to the Nun. Wonka up to #66 in the all time lc list.

Deadline: Napoleon (SNY): $1M intl weekend (54 markets); $157M intl cume/$218.3M global.

Anyone But You had a good (for a R-rated movie) #1 $1.3M OW. Wonka total $25.3M, Aquaman 2 $20.7M, Migration $7.9M and Mean Girls $2.8M.

Wonka reached 6M audience; Godzilla Minus One up to 1.1M tickets, Boy and the Heron 610.5K.