Pokémon Detective Pikachu topped the international box office for the second weekend in a row with a $53.8 million international tally.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu topped the international box office for the second weekend in a row with a $53.8 million international tally.
Overseas markets cannot get enough of Detective Pikachu, as the movie brings its international revenue up to $193.4 million after just two weeks in the box office. Including its US tallies, Pokémon Detective Pikachu has earned $287.4 million in total.
The movie remained strong in China during its second weekend, bringing in $17.2 from the country. Variety reports that the movie also brought in $3.5 million from the United Kingdom, $2.25 million from Mexico, and $2.1 million from Germany. It also earned $4.3 million in Russia, where it opened this week. In all, Pokémon Detective Pikachu’s $53.8 million international total comes from 72 foreign markets.
Detective Pikachu’s international competition over the weekend included Avengers: Endgame, which earned $46.8 million overseas, and John Wick Chapter 3 — Parabellum, which earned $35.2 million internationally, according to ABC News.
Unfortunately for the furry Pokémon, the Detective Pikachu movie has not yet topped the American box office. John Wick 3 opened in the US with a better-than-expected $57 million, and Endgame held strong with $29.4 million. Both totals trump the $24.8 million that Pokémon Detective Pikachu earned in its second weekend in the US.
While Pokémon Detective Pikachu has found great success so far, it still has a long way to go to snag the #1 spot from Warcraft, which grossed $433 million ($386 million internationally and $47 million domestically) during its 2016 box office run.
We watched Pokémon Detective Pikachu, featuring Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the titular character, on opening weekend and found it worth watching. If you haven’t checked it out yet, we suggest doing so. For all the details on our thoughts, you can read our review here on Gamepur.
H/T: My Nintendo News
