"Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience," a concert documentary about the popular K-pop boy band, was number one at the global box office with $19.1 million.
The film, released by Universal in international markets and Bleecker Street in the U.S. and Canada, made $13.2 million overseas and $5.6 million in the U.S. during its opening weekend.
In terms of international sales, Universal reports that these figures are higher than other K-pop concert documentaries, like "BTS Yet to Come to the Cinema" from 2023, which made a total of $29 million. The film also earned more than "Bring the Soul: The Movie" from 2019 ($12.1 million) and "Break the Silence: The Movie" from 2020 ($8.9 million).
Mexico was the top international market, pulling in $2.1 million, followed by Germany with $1.5 million and the United Kingdom and Ireland with $1.3 million.
David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, says this is "very good business."
He notes that concert films usually focus on American pop stars, like Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and One Direction. "This is unique," he adds. "These movies cost very little to make, and they also sell a lot of albums and merchandise."
"Stray Kids" captures the music group's world tour and sold-out performance at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium.
"The dominATE Experience" had a strong showing in Imax, which made up 20.5% of the global box office with $3.9 million. These ticket sales mark the company's largest opening weekend for a Korean-language film.
Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends at Comscore, says that a slow overall weekend for the industry can provide a great opportunity for a film like "Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience."
"The K-pop phenomenon is not to be underestimated," he says. "There is a huge appetite for these large-scale concert films for fans to enjoy in the communal environment of the movie theater."
"Stray Kids" was able to top the worldwide box office because major Hollywood studios avoided releasing new films around the Super Bowl, the biggest TV event of the year in the U.S.
It was mostly holdover titles that fueled the marketplace, which caused overall ticket sales to drop around the world.
Disney's animated hit "Zootopia 2" came in second place with $16.8 million globally—$12.8 million overseas and $4 million domestically.
This is a huge amount for a film in its 11th weekend of release. "Zootopia 2" has made $1.8 billion worldwide and is the ninth-highest-grossing movie of all time.
"Zootopia 2" beat a newer Disney release, Sam Raimi's survival thriller "Send Help," which made $16.3 million globally in its second weekend.
That includes $6.3 million overseas and $10 million in North America. So far, "Send Help" has grossed $17.9 million internationally and $53.7 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.
Not far behind was another Disney title, James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar: Fire and Ash," with $15.7 million globally.
International territories accounted for $12.2 million of those sales, while the domestic market brought in $3.5 million. Cameron's third otherworldly-set adventure has earned $1.43 billion to date, a massive number that is still less than its predecessors, 2009's "Avatar" ($2.9 billion) and 2022's "The Way of Water" ($2.33 billion).
Other box office milestones include "Marty Supreme" overtaking "Everything Everywhere All at Once" to become A24's highest-grossing film of all time; "The Housemaid" clearing the $350 million mark, and "Hamnet" reaching $70 million.
"Marty Supreme" has made $147 million worldwide to date, outperforming "Everything Everywhere All at Once" ($142 million) and Alex Garland's dystopian thriller "Civil War" ($127 million worldwide) in terms of A24 releases.
The global tally will keep rising because "Marty Supreme" has yet to open in several big international territories, according to A24. The studio spent $70 million to produce the R-rated sports dramedy, the most the indie studio has ever spent on a film. It has been an Oscar contender with nine nominations, including best picture and lead actor for Timothee Chalamet.
Lionsgate's sexy psychological thriller "The Housemaid" has generated a huge $354.7 million, a major milestone for the mid-budget movie.
The film, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, has become an unexpected breakout at the international box office, which has accounted for $231 million in ticket sales. "The Housemaid," which appealed mostly to female audiences, cost just $35 million to produce and will be wildly profitable for the studio.
Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" has earned $48.7 million overseas and $21.8 million domestically, bringing total grosses to $70.5 million globally.
This is a notable amount at a tough time for art-house releases; Focus Features is behind the $34 million-budgeted film. The Shakespearean drama has also been in the awards race with eight Oscar nominations, including best director and actress for Jessie Buckley.
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