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World Box Office Weekend Report 5th - 7th November 2021: Eternals get released globally and takes the top of the box office in its debut

World Box Office Weekend Report 5th - 7th November 2021:  Eternals get released globally and takes the top of the box office in its debut
Eternals
Marvel Studios released their much anticipated Eternals this weekend and as expected the movie took the global box office by storm and topped the chart on its debut.

Global box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Eternals (1st weekend)
  • Highest debut - Eternals (@1)
  • Longest run - Dune (8 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - The Battle At Lake Changjin ($859.5 Million)

Global box office top 5 weekend breakdown 5th - 7th November 2021

Eternals

Eternals

Marvel release their next movie in the 'Phase 4' MCU and as expected the Chloe Zhao directed film tops the global box office with ease taking $161.7 Million.

The movie was released in 47 countries and topped the box office in most of those countries, but with unfavourable reviews and a host of new anticipated movies coming in the next couple of months the movie could sink quicker than expected.

No Time To Die

The smash hit Bond movie falls to number 2 this weekend with a take of $33.4 Million from 73 countries, a 44% drop over last weekend.

The movie has been on the global box office for 6 weeks not and taken $667.4 Million making it the 5th top movie of 2021.

The movie should overtake Detective Chinatown 3 by next weekend to be the fourth top movie of the year.

Dune~2020

The Denis Villeneuve directed movie takes $18.7 Million this weekend, a 49% drop, and falls to number 3, it is still on general release in 76 countries.

The movie has now taken $330.4 Million globally over 8 weeks of release and is the 9th top movie of 2021.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Director Andy Serkis's hit villain movie from the Spiderverse falls to number 4 this weekend with a take of $15.8 Million from 55 countries, a 42% drop.

This gives the movie a total global gross of $424.6 Million over 6 weeks of release and the 6th top movie of 2021.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

Amazingly still only released in China the top movie of 2021 globally is at number 5 this weekend with $8.6 Million, a 55% drop over last week, the movies total is now $859.5 Million.

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