The Beekeeper | $61.9M OS | $103.9M WW

[Issac Newton]

The former buzzed into 49 offshore markets this session, grossing an estimated $20.4M. In like-for-like markets (excluding China and Russia), the start is 27% above Wrath of Man, 29% bigger than Plane and 23% over the first John Wick. The global 3-day is estimated at $37.1M. In IMAX, The Beekeeper grossed $8.1M worldwide. 

 

The Jason Statham-starrer performed best in China where he’s a strong draw. At No. 4 with $4.4M, The Beekeeper was the No. 1 import for the frame which was led again by local comedy Johnny Keep Walking! ($108.5M running cume).

Germany and Austria opened to No. 1 with an estimated $2.85M, coming in +152% on Wrath of Man, +117% on Plane, +45% on John Wick 2 and on par with The Equalizer.

 

The Middle East collectively opened at No. 1 with $2.7M, above the comps and on par with John Wick 2. Australia and New Zealand bowed to a combined $1.4M, in line with Wrath of Man. Other key openings were in Mexico ($1.3M), UK ($1.2M), Ukraine ($919K), Italy ($780) and Spain ($729K).

Markets still to come include Scandinavia, Korea and Japan.

[Flip]

125m final I’d guess

[Purple Minion]

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. 

[Blaze Heatnix]

122 million

[Purple Minion]

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. 

[Purple Minion]

Deadline: The Beekeeper (MIR): $3.5M intl weekend (63 markets); $79.2M intl cume/$133.8M global.

[Purple Minion]

Deadline: The Beekeeper (MIR): $2.4M intl weekend (64 markets); $83.3M intl cume/$143.8M global.

 

[Purple Minion]

Deadline: The Beekeeper (MIR): $2M intl weekend (66 markets); $86.5M intl cume/$149.6M global.