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Global Box Office Figures 3rd - 5th December 2021: Encanto remains at the top with Schemes In Antiques entering highest at 2

Global Box Office Figures 3rd - 5th December 2021:  Encanto remains at the top with Schemes In Antiques entering highest at 2
Encanto
Disney's Encanto remains at the top of the global box office this weekend despite a fairly hefty drop over its debut weekend gross.

Highest new entry of the weekend is Schemes In Antiques, a Chinese action movie only released in its native country and yet beats out most of the other movies released worldwide.

Global box office Quickview

  • Number 1 - Encanto (2nd weekend)
  • Highest debut - Schemes In Antiques (@2)
  • Longest run - Dune (10 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Venom: Let There Be Carnage ($483.2 Million)

Global box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th December 2021

Encanto

A second weekend at the top for the Disney animated movie as it takes $33.4 Million from 50 countries, a 41% drop over last weekend.

This puts the movies total gross globally at $116 Million which despite the favourable reviews is low for a Disney movie.

Schemes In Antiques

Schemes In Antiques

Making its debut at number 2 this weekend is the Chinese action movie which is only release in it's native China at the moment.

The movie takes a very impressive $25.4 Million on its debut and could follow in the footsteps of Be Somebody and The Battle At Lake Changjin as massive Chinese hits that turn into global blockbusters.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

The Ghostbusters sequel movie falls to number 3 this weekend with a gross of $23.4 million from 54 countries, a 29% drop over last weekend.

This gives the film a total global gross of $145 Million over 3 weeks of release.

House of Gucci

Director Ridley Scott's true story movie falls to number 4 on its second weekend of release with a $21.5 Million gross from a massive 61 countries, a 20% drop over last weekend, giving the movie a $67 Million total after 2 weeks.

Be Somebody

Be SOmebody

The Chinese movie falls to number 5 this weekend with $13.3 Million from just 1 country, a 39% drop, giving the film a total global gross of $117 Million after 4 weeks.

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