International Box Office: ‘No Time to Die’ Headed for a Record-Breaking $113 Million Opening
After a long series of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “” exploded at the international box office on Friday, grossing $27.2 million across 54 markets to reach a running total of $51.4 million. Industry projections predict a weekend total of $112.9 million, which would give the latest 007 entry the biggest global box office debut of the pandemic era without China .
Fittingly, the biggest draw for “No Time to Die” came from the U.K. and Ireland, where the film reached a $14.2 million total after adding $7.6 million on Friday. The debut marks the third-highest Friday gross in October, as well as the third-highest Friday gross in the James Bond franchise. The film is also the widest release in U.K. box office history, playing in 772 theaters across 3,600 screens.
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