Box office analysis: global
Phil Hoad charts which films are making money worldwide and highlights the big hits in key territories
Gods of Egypt's $140m budget looks Ozymandian as Grimsby goes south
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene:
• Lionsgate claim they’re only exposed for $10m of overbudgeted fantasy epic
• Grimsby marks Sacha Baron Cohen’s worst UK opening
• Kung Fu Panda 3 becomes China’s highest grossing animation
A bigger splash: how did The Mermaid become China's biggest ever film?
• Chinese blockbuster takes the highest-grossing title in 11 days
• Disney animation Zootopia aims to follow up Frozen’s overseas magic
• Rebel Wilson the key star ingredient in the new female-centric romcom
Deadpool overflows global box office thanks to snark and social-media savvy
The gobby X-Men offshoot sets records for R-rated, February and Fox debuts, while Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid conquers the Chinese new-year box office
The Force Awakens joins Avatar and Titanic in the $2bn club
The latest Star Wars instalment hits $900m in the States as the Coens’ Hail, Caesar! garners a lukewarm reception on wide release
Kung fu pandering: Dreamworks' threequel does best business in China
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene, local tailoring allows US-Chinese co-production Kung Fu Panda 3 to set a Chinese animation record
As The 5th Wave flounders at the global box office, YA sci-fi faces endgame
Search for successor to The Hunger Games continues, with latest YA franchise’s making weak start, while Daddy’s Home hints at global expansion for comedy star Will Ferrell
The Big Short offers highest rate of return for credit-crunch genre
Paramount’s banking dramedy opts for a prudent approach; Michael Bay’s Benghazi 13 Hours hits red-state audience too hard and The Revenant makes quick progress to recouping out-of-control budget
The Revenant's franchise-free DiCaprio is the ultimate A-list survivor
Staunch US opening for Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Revenant shows maturing star appeal in this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene
Backward-looking The Force Awakens might pay the price beyond the west
Total global dominance eludes Star Wars Episode VII, while Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight is his worst wide US debut
Jurassic World and the 'legacyquel': 2015 global box office in review
US cinema is on the road to recovery, while China gets it head around the blockbuster game – plus more winners, losers and trends of the year
What Star Wars: The Force Awakens has to do to beat Avatar
After breaking new ground for franchise and December openings, can the space sequel match James Cameron’s monster hit?
Point Break gets air in Asia – but may be grounded by limits of the action remake
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene remake of 90s beach classic aims to defy grim track record of action remakes
In the Heart of the Sea treads water at the box office during pre-Star Wars lull
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene, Ron Howard’s seafarer hopes to catch fairer winds than 2003’s Master and Commander
The Martian shows Hollywood's Chinese connection has lift-off
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene, Ridley Scott’s film takes $50m in People’s Republic after including China-set scenes
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 fails to satiate box-office bloodlust across the world
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene, The Hunger Games hits a franchise low with Mockingjay - Part 2 despite it being the year’s fifth highest opening
Salman Khan's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo claims Bollywood debut record
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene, Salman Khan and Fox Star’s new record is a matter of box-office interpretation, but there’s no denying ‘Salmania’ is more than intact
Spectre pits 007 against his greatest adversary – international exchange rates
Strong dollar holds Spectre back, Peanuts Movie bids for a new generation and The Martian becomes Ridley Scott’s highest grosser in box office analysis
Bond is best of British – and Spectre still has a view to a killing overseas
Latest globetrotting outing for 007 has Skyfall’s $1bn-plus franchise record in its sights
Vin Diesel crashes and burns with The Last Witch Hunter
In this week’s roundup of the global box-office scene, the Fast & Furious don proves he has little firepower beyond the car franchise
Ghastly start for Crimson Peak leaves old-style horror in the red
Universal suffers a rare flop with Guillermo del Toro’s $55m gothic romance, Le Petit Prince tries to do a Paddington and Ant-Man secures hit status with strong Chinese debut
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