UPDATED: As it's early January, we are still largely in holdover mode. But that shouldn't discount the performance of those movies that released at the end of last year and are still doing solid business. Among them are Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King and Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Also, as…

UPDATED: With this weekend's business, Disney's Moana 2 has topped $1B in global box office, becoming the third release of 2024 to reach the mark. This new milestone means Disney scored a hat trick of $1B worldwide grossers from 2024; the only studio with movies released during the year that crossed…

Here’s the second Insider of the year, as things grind back into gear. Jesse Whittock here to take you through the top international TV and film news. I’ll also take this time to send out love to friends, colleagues and counterparts in L.A. impacted by the devastating fires. ‘Dick Turpin’s Demise…

EXCLUSIVE: With Wednesday's business included, Universal's Wicked has topped the $700M mark globally. Of the total, $240.4M is from the international box office and $460.6M from domestic. The film still has Japan to release on March 7. The news comes as Wicked today was nominated in the main feature…

UPDATED: This has been a solid holdover weekend with milestones crossed and neared for the major titles in release as we come off a really strong end to 2024. But it's bittersweet as we cannot ignore the fire devastation in the home of Hollywood. My thoughts go out to you all who have been affected…

UPDATED: Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King continued its reign at the top of the international box office pride this weekend with an additional $53.5M from 52 material markets. This lifts the overseas cume to $307.8M and global to $476.4M as it approaches the half-a-billion mark. Speaking of major…

Amid the continued success of its third installment, Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog feature franchise has zoomed past $1B at the worldwide box office. Based on the Sega video game, the first two pictures were released in February 2020 and April 2022, respectively, grossing a combined $725.2M…

UPDATED: Paramount's Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is off and running overseas, where the threequel officially began rollout on Wednesday after last week's sizable previews. Through Sunday, and with previews included, the little critter has amassed $74M from 52 offshore markets. That lifts the global tally to…

Universal's Wicked has overtaken the studio's own Mamma Mia! to become the biggest stage musical adaptation of all time worldwide. The global cume through Sunday is an estimated $634.4M, of which $424.2M is from domestic and $210.2M from the international box office. Overseas, the current…

Continuing to ride a wave, Disney's Moana 2 has crested the $800M global mark. With $804M through Monday, it is now the No. 4 studio movie of the year to date globally. The international box office portion of that is $440.6M. The sequel is also the No. 4 domestic and international release of the…

SUNDAY UPDATE: The big new cat this weekend landed with more of a meh than a roar as Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King pounced on a $122.2M worldwide start. That's way below our pre-weekend projections, and just slightly under where we saw this prequel yesterday. The international box office bow was $87…

After becoming the first studio of 2024 to hit $2 billion at the domestic box office earlier this week, Disney has now claimed a new milestone. Based on today's estimates, the Walt Disney Studios has crossed $5 billion globally. The total worldwide estimate is $5.06 billion. Of that, $2.054 billion…