For a lesser-known comic book adaptation, Thor's overseas performance is tremendous. Though I guess the fantasy elements are an easier sell in Europe.

X-Men: First Class is still getting to around $350 million worldwide.

Agreed Thor did open huge in all the markets, though it came out at a time when people were craving for movies, and it was also the first of the lot to come out, still though great performance.

X-Men is headed for about $320m-$330m WW, not as bad as some were suggesting but it could have done better. WOM does not really seem to effect its run both domestically and Overseas (give or take a few countries where it opened big anyways)

EDIT: I meant $320m-$330m WW not OS

Thor still has Japan left to open in July. I doubt it will do much because superhero movies very rarely do well (except Spider-Man), but 1 billion yen ($12 million) should be reasonable. Perhaps that'll be good enough to allow Thor to hit $450 million WW.

WOM has never had an effect on X-men franchise. It's the type of franchise that relies too much on opening weekend.

^ Are you sure you would like to use always here ? I think Part 1 and Part 2 had decent multiplier, even Last stand with $100m+ opening reached IM of 2.3

He's not far off using 'always'. None of the X-Men films have had good legs, not even when compared to other films with similarly big openings. X2 especially had pretty stellar reception, but didn't manage much more than an IM of 2.5. Compare that to say, Iron Man's 3.2 IM and it's really just not that great.

Good holds for most of the top ten, X-Men dropping only 41% which is better than X-Men 1 -51%, X-Men 2 (-54%), X-Men 3 (-55%), Wolverine (-56%). It's total however is still about $2-3m behind the past three X-men pics...though ahead of X1 by about $2m.

1 3 THE HANGOVER PART II (MA15+), WARNER BROS [427/ $8,447] 3,607,039 -37% 25,442,946
2 2 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (M), FOX [412/ $6,720] 2,768,761 -41% 8,980,029
3 1 SUPER 8 (M), PARAMOUNT [380/ $6,727] 2,556,179 N/A 2,584,216
4 4 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (M), WALT DISNEY [403/ $4,569] 1,841,169 -32% 23,967,089
5 PR BRIDESMAIDS (MA15+), UNIVERSAL [258/ $5,813] 1,499,678 N/A 1,669,177
6 1 ORANGES AND SUNSHINE (M), ICON [103/ $6,612] 681,018 N/A 722,446
7 5 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (M), FOX [244/ $1,701] 415,104 -41% 10,054,828
8 6 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G), ROADSHOW [105/ $1,151] 120,805 2% 1,743,395
9 4 SNOWTOWN (MA15+), MADMAN [30/ $3,268] 98,046 -22% 723,230
10 6 SOURCE CODE (M), eOne/HOPSCOTCH [60/ $1,446] 86,756 -55% 5,519,311
11 7 MRS. CAREY`S CONCERT (PG), MUSIC FILMS [43/ $1,698] 73,006 -13% 736,752
12 8 THOR (M), PARAMOUNT [66/ $979] 64,630 -57% 18,881,374
13 3 GET LOW (M), RIALTO [41/ $1,508] 61,822 -42% 379,052
14 8 FAST AND FURIOUS 5 (M), UNIVERSAL [45/ $1,168] 52,572 -63% 25,162,637

AUSTRALIA (AU$) - Weekend 2

Good hold but needs to lift its game if it is to pass the last three X-Men pics. Wolverine stands at $18.6m, X-Men 3 at $16.6m, X-Men 2 at $16.4m and X-Men 1 at $11m.

The Dark Knight - $25,898,496 ($7,626,120, -35%)
The Hangover: Part II - $20,319,103 ($5,696,486, -50%)
Spiderman - $19,534,504 ($5,025,270, -52%)
Fast Five - $18,504,310 ($4,103,779, -45%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides - $17,257,739 ($5,023,472, -49%)
Iron Man 2 - $16,728,692 ($4,565,882, -52%)
Spiderman 2 - $16,702,710 ($4,591,550, -36%)
Spiderman 3 - $16,172,993 ($4,190,321, -56%)
Clash Of The Titans - $13,306,445 ($3,232,566, -50%)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $12,949,497 ($2,927,434, -56%)
Thor - $12,138,466 ($3,063,948, -43%)
Terminator 4: Salvation - $11,859,272 ($3,040,720, -65%)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $11,574,549 ($2,740,495, -55%)
Iron Man - $11,440,096 ($3,375,533, -45%)
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $11,329,952 ($2,997,527, -55%)
300 - $9,840,670 ($2,202,455, -58%)
Batman Forever - $9,460,781 ($2,967,057, -31.5%) - OUT
Superman Returns - $9,082,726 ($1,962,707, -62%)
X-Men: First Class - $8,980,029 ($2,768,761, -41%) or $9,765,980 ($3,554,712)*Queen’s Birthday
Batman Begins - $8,367,495 ($2,879,803, -30%)
The Proposal - $7,701,662 ($2,354,206, -33%)
Rio - $7,561,253 ($3,056,885, +33%)
X-Men 1 - $6,535,804 ($1,776,825, -51%)

Not a very good drop for X-Men: First Class here in the Netherlands. Thor dropped -35.6% in its second weekend and had a higher total (€881,624) with a higher per-screen average (€2,805) despite opening slightly below X-Men: First Class. A 41% drop might not seem bad, but films generally have better legs than that over here.

1 1 4 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, WDS [187/€4,178] €781,356 -34.4% €7,581,696
2 2 3 HANGOVER PART II;THE, WB [108/€6,645] €717,698 -28.1% €3,732,128
3 3 2 X-MEN:FIRST CLASS, WB(FOX) [92/€2,636] €242,586 -41.1% €816,507
4 - 1 SOURCE CODE, eOne [58/3,469] €201,211 N/A €242,585
5 - 1 PENNY'S SHADOW, IF [100/€1,092] €109,242 N/A €141,910

At this rate it's not going to get anywhere NEAR the other X-Men films. Especially not X-Men 1. which made €2,349,210 ten years ago, easily the biggest film in the franchise here (over €500,000 more than Wolverine did).

JAPAN - Opening Weekend

Terrible opening in Japan, lowest of the franchise.

Spiderman 3 - $26,594,091 (¥3.13bn - 6-Day - 822 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides - $18,635,369 (or $14,837,677 2-Day - 800 TC)
Terminator 4: Salvation - $10,569,856 (or $6,129,075 without p/v - 697 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $10,045,607 (696 TC)
Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen - $5,825,212 (329 TC)
Men In Black 2 - $5,459,047 (529 TC)
Transformers - $5,299,278 (616 TC)
Tron: Legacy - $4,342,766 (or $3,385,618 2-Day - 533 TC)
Iron Man 2 - $3,774,584 (or $2,909,452 2-Day - 414 TC)
X-Men 1 - $3.6m (267 TC)
300 - $3,413,369 (incl. $672,774 p/v - 452 TC)
Superman Returns - $3,202,229 (505 TC)
The Dark Knight - $3,093,780 (459 TC)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $3,040,428 (436 TC)
Clash Of The Titans - $3,019,469 (or $2,386,317 2-Day - 479 TC)
Batman Begins - $2,667,324 (545 TC)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $2,503,397 (3-Day or $1,903,329 2-Day - 514 TC)
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $2,366,099 (565 TC)
X-Men: First Class - $2,129,941 (or $1,957,646 2-Day - 519 TC)
Batman & Robin - $1.2m (133 TC)
Batman Forever - $1m


BRAZIL - Weekend 2

Better in Brazil, nice drop and better than Wolverine. This was against the opening of Kung Fu Panda.

Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora É Outro (Elite Squad 2) (2010) - $23,582,040 ($7,246,994, -81.%)
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $20,583,417 ($5,672,671, +24.5%)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $19,192,489 ($4,214,652, -35%)
Rio - $18,753,027 ($7,217,044, -13.6%)
Shrek 4 - $18,595,550 ($6,117,973, -11%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides - $17,314,827 ($5,281,033, -37.1%)
Spiderman 3 - $14,947,134 ($4,338,175, -40.7%)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $14,165,345 ($3,708,842, -46.3%)
Harry Potter 6: HBP - $13,732,346 ($2,284,753, -52.8%)
Avatar - $13,333,207 ($4,657,745)
Alice In Wonderland - $13,203,924 ($4,747,936, -21.3%)
Harry Potter 7-1: DH - $13,070,621 ($3,400,152, -54%)
Tangled - $12m
Fast Five - $11,747,742 ($3,944,430, -20.1%)
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $11,660,272 ($2,376,277, -39.4%)
2012 - $11,439,754 ($3,744,501, -29.5%)
Shrek 3 - $11,144,716 ($3,167,475, -38.1%)
Alvin And The Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel - $10,764,845 ($2,503,069, -26.3%)
The Dark Knight - $10,538,946 ($3,123,909, -29.7%)
The Da Vinci Code - $9.8m ($2.8m, -61%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $9,668,079 ($3,005,910, -35.3%)
Thor - $9,375,017 ($3,420,827, -35.1%)
Iron Man 2 - $9,216,609 ($2,913,911, -40.1%)
Nosso Lar (2010) - $9,184,721 ($2,590,384)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $9m ($3.7m, -4%)
Clash Of The Titans - $8,859,361 ($2,836,509, -32.4%)
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $8,559,105 ($2,009,963, -44.7%)
Iron Man - $8,538,340 ($1,805,446, -47.2%)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $8,297,101 ($2,237,051, -34.8%)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - $8,070,003 ($1,899,031, -38.8%)
De Pernas Pro Ar (2010) - $8,025,690 ($2,156,725, +59.2%)
X-Men: First Class - $8,022,260 ($2,626,783, -29.3%)
Spiderman - $7.9m ($2.7m, -21%)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $7.9m ($2.3m)
Hancock - $7,805,094 ($2,098,163, -39.5%)
Spiderman 2 - $7,723,414 ($2,569,969, -38%)
Toy Story 3 - $7,656,955 ($3,456,819, +36.1%)
Se Eu Fosse Você 2 (If I Were You 2) (2009) - $7,576,157 ($1,926,925, -19.6%)
Chico Xavier (2010) - $7,572,483 ($2,602,836, -24.6%)
Angels & Demons - $7,465,347 ($2,286,323, -39.4%)
Kung Fu Panda - $7,137,888 ($1,916,255, -28.7%)

X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $6.9m ($2m, -37%)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $4.2m+ ($1.1m)

First Class is going to be the highest grossing movie in the franchise over here in Hong Kong. Right now, it stands at 2.46m and is going to pass The Last Stand this weekend. 3m is a lock. Is there anywhere else where it's taking the franchise record?

I think Singapore and Malaysia will also have similar numbers. Arch did mention Philippines also saw FC having the biggest opening of the franchise, so maybe there as well.

In India too, this will be the highest grossing of the franchise. However, the studio will get 40% of the boxoffice receipts at best.

Asia has delivered but it's doing pretty ordinarily in Europe. Some of the opening takes in some markets i've seen are the lowest of the franchise.

Shame because the movie is amongst the best.

The German opening is just terrible.

THat's one of those markets

Holding well in Australia in its 2nd full week thanks to the Queen's Birthday holiday on Monday.

School holidays start pretty soon (i think it's in 2 weeks). There's no new big openers this week besides Bridesmaids (Green Lantern doesn't open until August here).

1 3 THE HANGOVER PART II (MA15+), WARNER BROS [426/ $11,860] 5,052,235 -30% 26,888,454
2 2 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (M), FOX [412/ $9,818] 4,045,185 -34% 10,261,453
3 1 SUPER 8 (M), PARAMOUNT [380/ $9,993] 3,797,467 N/A 3,825,498
4 4 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (M), WALT DISNEY [403/ $6,887] 2,775,554 -20% 24,901,474
5 PR BRIDESMAIDS (MA15+), UNIVERSAL [258/ $8,177] 2,109,550 N/A 2,279,049
6 1 ORANGES AND SUNSHINE (M), ICON [102/ $11,136] 1,135,918 N/A 1,199,619
7 5 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (M), FOX [244/ $2,767] 675,037 -32% 10,314,761
8 6 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G), ROADSHOW [101/ $1,951] 197,101 24% 1,831,277
9 4 SNOWTOWN (MA15+), MADMAN [30/ $5,276] 158,275 -10% 783,459
10 6 SOURCE CODE (M), eOne/HOPSCOTCH [60/ $2,331] 139,853 -47% 5,572,425
11 7 MRS. CAREY`S CONCERT (PG), MUSIC FILMS [45/ $2,976] 133,903 5% 797,649
12 3 GET LOW (M), RIALTO [41/ $2,418] 99,133 -37% 416,363
13 8 THOR (M), PARAMOUNT [66/ $1,457] 96,165 -53% 18,915,016
14 8 FAST AND FURIOUS 5 (M), UNIVERSAL [45/ $1,772] 79,731 -57% 25,189,796
15 10 RIO (G), FOX [51/ $1,512] 77,111 -11% 16,374,771

SOUTH KOREA - Weekend 2

Doing quite well here in Korea compared to its predecessors. It's dropped consistently in the 40% region and closing the gap on Thor.


Spiderman 3 - $26,424,571 ($6.3m, -44%)
Kung Fu Panda 2 - $24,446,933 ($7,595,766, -40.7%)
Iron Man 2 - $22,049,150 ($4,403,572, -53.5%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides - $19,725,273 ($4,498,216, -57.3%)
Iron Man - $17,213,679 ($4,629,868, -22.1%)
Inception - $16,870,856 ($5,096,387, -15.7%)
Terminator 4: Salvation - $15,374,881 ($4,174,923, -44.6%)
The Dark Knight - $15,322,097 ($4,852,383, -3.8%)
Clash Of The Titans - $14,201,067 ($4,120,428, -41.2%)
Harry Potter 7-1: DH - $13,468,629 ($4,614,884, -8.3%)*Christmas
Sunny (2011) - $12,144,722 ($4,250,599, +70.6%)
300 - $12m ($3.4m, -29%)
Thor - $11,115,155 ($2,070,501, -59.9%)
X-Men: First Class - $10,843,794 ($2,633,461, -42.2%)
Spiderman 2 - $10,146,639 ($2,664,794, -32%)
The Last Airbender - $10,063,161 ($2,169,091, -60.6%)
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time - $9,417,459 ($2,400,834, -39%)
Constantine - $9,328,535 ($1,492,914, -48%)
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $8,401,334 ($2,080,931, -44.7%)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader - $7,605,558 ($1,567,133, -59.9%)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $6,011,039 ($1,011,178, -51.4%)
Batman Begins - $4,702,509 ($1,231,174, -45%)
Star Trek - $4,486,599 ($1,405,954, -32%)

Hong Kong

Even with Green Lantern opening, X-Men is heading for a drop between 40-45% (about $320,000 for the weekend). Fantastic performance here.

Oh, by the way, 3rd weekend comparisons of the X-Men franchise...

Wolverine: -64.6% ($115,730)
The Last Stand: -62.6% ($232,225)

$133,952,230 is FC's current OS gross according to BOM. Will probably be at $160+ million by the end of the weekend.

Pretty good run there, like most Asian countries. I'm surprised it doesn't play better in Europe considering the theme. Perhaps audiences are just tired of another X-Men pick?

X-Men: First Class now stands at $163.2 million overseas, coming off a $21 million weekend. It'll pass $300 million worldwide next weekend and still has a shot at $200+ million overseas and $350+ million worldwide.

pathetic

Umm...why? X2 made $192,761855 overseas and Wolverine made $193,179,707. X-Men: First Class looks to outdo these two, falling only behind X-Men: The Last Stand overseas. That, to me, is impressive enough. What more could have been expected?

Yeah, it's doing comparatively better overseas than any of the other X-Men.