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World Box Office Analysis 6th - 8th September 2019: IT Chapter Two makes its debut at the top of the global box office with $180 Million

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IT Chapter Two
After a couple of weeks of very little happening on the global box office this week the much anticipated sequel to IT makes its way to the top on its debut weekend.

IT Chapter Two

Two years on from the original and the sequel hits the top spot on its debut, although with less impact and less favourable reviews.

The Andy Muschietti directed movie takes $185 Million on its global debut from 76 countries.

Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs And Shaw

The franchise movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham falls to 2 this week with $19.4 Million from 76 countries.

After 6 weeks of release the movie has now taken a very respectable $719.7 Million which puts it on the lower end of the Fast & Furious movies.

The Lion King

Disneys remake continues to pull in audiences across the world as it take $17.5 Million from 51 countries on its 9the weekend.

The film is now at $1.59 Billion total gross and it will become only the 7th movie to cross $1.6 Billion.

Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino's most successful film to date is at number 4 this week with a weekend gross of $15.1 Million from 60 countries taking its total to $310.5 after 7 weeks.

Angel Has Fallen

Falling to number 5 after 3 weeks of release in the threequel movie starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman which takes $8 Million from 44 countries pushing its total to $97.3 Million.

This weeks top 10 World Box Office films

  1. IT Chapter Two - $185,000,000
  2. Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw - $19,420,000
  3. The Lion King - $17,593,000
  4. Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood - $15,155,000
  5. Angel Has Fallen - $13,572,000
  6. Ne Zha - $8,096,000
  7. Good Boys - $7,690,000
  8. The Angry Birds Movie 2 - $6,025,000
  9. Toy Story 4 - $5,441,000
  10. Ready Or Not - $4,529,000
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