The
Saw franchise was already one of the most successful horror series in cinematic history, but thanks to a push from its newest entry, the franchise has now officially crossed the billion dollar threshold at the worldwide box office. You know what that means: confetti has exploded from the ceiling and Jigsaw has just been presented with an oversized jacket with dollar signs stitched into it. Congrats, buddy!
The Chris Rock-led
Spiral: From the Book of Saw made about $4.5 million at the North American box office and $2.67 million internationally this past weekend, which takes the film’s global haul to just over $22.5 million. That was enough to edge the franchise’s worldwide total past the billion dollar mark; Lionsgate estimates that the franchise’s total now stands at $1,000,799,533.
âSpiral: From The Book Of Sawâ Will Premiere On Starz Just In Time For Halloween
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Lionsgate just announced that
Spiral: From the Book of Saw will be debuting on Starz for its first pay-TV window and that window will begin in October, followed by the entire
Saw franchise (which is currently streaming on HBO Max). Yes, thatâs a little early even by current standards, just five months after its May 14 theatrical opening day. However, it does get the film onto Lionsgateâs prized cable network in time to pull the âIf itâs Halloween, it must be
Powerful F9 Debut Injects Horsepower Into Korean Box Office
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South Korea claimed to have had the honor of being the first country in the world where “F9” revved into commercial release – the distinction can only have been a matter of hours, as Hong Kong cinemas followed later the same day, on May 19 – and it proved a smart choice. The franchise film finally injected some horsepower into the Korean box office, with a tap on the accelerator from Korean-American star Kang Sung back for a fourth lap.
“F9” earned 5.53 million over the weekend and $$9.83 million over its opening five days, according to data from Kobis, the box office tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Its five-day-total, means “F9” has already overtaken “Minari” to become the third biggest film of the year at the Korean box office.
Spiral Leads Box Office, Makes Saw a $1 Billion Franchise
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Saw franchise past $1 billion grossed worldwide. The new film, starring Chris Rock, earned $4.55 million in its second weekend. That brings its box office total to $15.8 million, and the combined gross of all nine
Saw movies to greater than $1 billion worldwide. The rest of the box office chart looks much as it did last weekend, with Jason Statham s
Wrath of Man in second place in its third weekend and Angelina Jolie s neo-Western
Those Who Wish Me Dead in third place in its second frame (the film is also streaming on HBO Max).
F9 the ninth chapter in Universal Pictures Fast & Furious series hit the international race track this weekend with an impressive showing of $162.4 million. According to
Variety, China accounted for most of that figure, making
F9 the first movie since 2019 s
Avengers: Endgame to surpass $100 million at the Chinese box office.
The movie s $162.4 million debut abroad also helped push the
Fast Saga s collective global haul past the $6 billion mark. The Fast Saga is one of the few franchises to pass this milestone with the fewest number of films. What s more: the film s knockout opening overseas provides a ray of hope for the beleaguered North American box office, which is all set to debut the summer blockbuster on Friday, June 25. Along with Paramount s