‘Indiana Jones 5’ and ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Tie at International Box Office, ‘Transformers’ Hits $400 Million Globally
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is barely winning an unexpectedly close race with “Insidious: The Red Door” on international box office charts, with each film collecting roughly $31 million over the weekend.
Based on Sunday’s estimates, “Indiana Jones 5” is ever-so-slightly ahead of “Insidious 5” with $31.8 million for Harrison Ford’s swashbuckling adventure and $31.4 million for Sony’s paranormal horror story. “The Red Door” easily took town “Dial of Destiny” at the domestic box office, with the former earning $32.6 million in its debut.
It marked the second-best opening weekend of the franchise behind 2013’s “Insidious: Chapter 2” ($40 million). Overseas, the newest “Insidious” movie managed to secure the best start for a horror film in pandemic times, as well as the biggest start of the supernatural-horror series in comparable markets.
Top markets include Mexico ($5.8 million) the Philippines ($3.7 million) and the U.K. ($2.8 million). With $64 million in global ticket sales to date, the $16-million budgeted “Insidious 5” is already reaping big rewards in its box office run. “The Red Door,” which is positioned as the conclusion to the horror franchise, brings back original cast members Patrick Wilson (who also directed the film) Ty Simpkins, Andrew Astor and Rose Byrne.
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