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Gladiator II takes $87m to break Ridley Scott opening box-office record
Long-awaited sequel performs strongly in UK and France, although behind February blockbuster Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II isn’t entertaining audiences in the US, Canada and China until this Friday, but scored the highest ever international opening for a Ridley Scott film over the weekend, taking $87m. Gladiator II’s cast and crew have been on a weeks-long global press tour which concluded with a screening attended by King Charles III in London last week. Hopes are high that Scott’s belated sequel can boost the global box office for the final month and a half of the year, following disappointing numbers for Venom: The Last Dance and The Rock’s comedy Red One, which opened last week around the world.
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