Ben Hur (2016) | $67.7M OS ● $94.1M Worldwide

[Purple Minion]

BEN-HUR rolled out to just $10.7M internationally in 23 markets--31% below EXODUS, 39% below HERCULES.

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) 21 August 2016

Edited February 20, 2017 by Purple Minion

[Purple Minion]

Screendaily -  Riding into 23 overseas markets day-and-date with North America, Ben-Hur posted an estimated international debut of $10.7m.

Paramount-MGM’s remake charted top in five markets, including Mexico with $2.8m, while it recorded a $2.5m bow in Brazil and $817k in Venezuela. It opens in Australia, Argentina and the Netherlands next weekend. Forum Film distributes the film in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Israel.

[Purple Minion]

BEN-HUR is an international flop, as well. Paramount's remake scored just $6.3M in 35 markets, $21M total.

[Purple Minion]

Ladies and gentlemen, behold! Flop of the summer!

 

Screendaily - Ben-Hur fought to a further $5.2m from its 46 markets for an early $29.7m, after opening top in Spain with $1.1m from 356 sites.

Paramount-MGM’s remake posted a $710k third weekend in Brazil for $5.5m and a $628k third weekend in Mexico for $6m. It arrives in France, Russia and the UK next weekend.

[Purple Minion]

BEN-HUR is still trotting around the globe, earning $8.3M this weekend, $40M total.

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) 11 September 2016

[John Marston]

Lmao this mIght not even reach 100m

[Purple Minion]

Wonder what did this so popular in South Korea, about 13% of the OS total in one weekend...

 

Screendaily -  Ben-Hur raced to an estimated $11.3m from its 47 markets for $54.9m overseas, with the majority of the weekend’s take coming from a superb $7m bow in South Korea.

Holdover-wise, Paramount-MGM’s remake took $907k for $2.4m after two weeks in France, while Russia added $696k for $3.7m and the UK took $556k for $2.5m. It arrives in Italy on Sept 29.

[Purple Minion]

Screendaily:  Ahead of its release in Italy next weekend, Ben-Hur travelled to another $3.3m from its 40 markets for $60.2m to date. Paramount-MGM’s remake posted a $1.6m second weekend in South Korea for $8.8m and added $467k in France for $3m after three weeks in play. It opens in China on Oct 10.

[Purple Minion]

Screendaily: Opening in Italy with $578k from 340 sites, Paramount-MGM’s Ben-Hur rode to an extra $1.5m for $62.9m ahead of its China release on October 10.