has sailed past the $100 million mark at the global box office in its first week. The film adaptation of ‘s hit novel achieved the milestone on Wednesday after finishing the day with a domestic tally of $68.9 and an early foreign total of $46.
6 million for a global total of $115.5 million. (The movie, starring , rolled out in select overseas markets a day or two before opening everywhere in North America on Aug.
9, a Friday.) From Sony and Wayfarer Studios, the summer pic exceeded all expectations when over the Aug. 9-11 weekend.
It placed a strong second behind the third weekend of , the blockbuster superhero pic that stars , Lively’s husband, and Hugh Jackman. On Monday, pulled ahead of the threequel and has been coming in No. 1 ever since.
The R-rated film also impressed overseas in collecting $30 million from its first 42 markets for a global start of $80 million against a modest $25 million budget. stars Lively as Lily Bloom, a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood watching her father abuse her mother to embark on a new life in Boston and fulfill a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid ( ) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship.
When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realizes she must learn to rely on.