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This number will increase as Cannes, Venice and other summer festival titles are added to the mix alongside studio releases.

French cinemas reopen this Wednesday (May 19) after lying dark for six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the country’s 100-plus distributors rushing to set theatrical dates for an estimated backlog of 400 stalled films.

As a result, French cinemagoers will have access to the richest and most diverse offering of films in the world over the coming months, spanning festival titles, local mainstream comedies and dramas, world cinema and studio blockbuster fare, as the summer advances.

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Godzilla Vs Kong has cracked $300m in international markets, and now stands at $390.9m including North American takings.

‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ overtakes ‘Tenet’

Updated: Warner Bros and Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong has cracked $300m in international markets, and now stands at $390m including North American takings. The Adam Wingard-directed monster mash-up grossed a confirmed $12.3m in international at the weekend (down 50%) and $7.7m in domestic (down 44%). Cumulative totals are respectively $310.3m and $80.6m.

Godzilla Vs Kong’s global total of $390.9m compares with $364m for Tenet – previously the biggest-grossing Hollywood film of the pandemic era.

Godzilla Vs Kong...

Godzilla Vs Kong has cracked $300m in international markets, and now stands at $390m including North American takings.

‘Godzilla Vs Kong’ overtakes ‘Tenet’

Warner Bros and Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong has cracked $300m in international markets, and now stands at $390m including North American takings. The Adam Wingard-directed monster mash-up grossed an estimated $12.2m in international at the weekend (down 50%) and $7.7m in domestic (down 44%). Cumulative totals are respectively $309.7m and $80.5m.

Godzilla Vs Kong’s global total of $390m compares with $364m for Tenet – previously the biggest-grossing Hollywood film of the pandemic era.

Godzilla Vs Kong has...

Monday Update, writethru after Sunday Am post: Warner Bros/Legendary’s Godzilla Vs Kong is approaching the $400M global mark, as it topped $300M at the international box office this weekend. Adding $12.2M from 41 overseas markets (a good -49% hold), the monsters have cumed an estimated $309.7M offshore for $390.2M worldwide through Sunday. After overtaking Tenet as the No. 1 grossing movie of the pandemic era domestically last weekend, Gvk has also now surpassed that film to boast the same honors for a Hollywood title internationally and globally.

In like-for-like overseas plays and at today’s exchange rates, Gvk continues to track ahead of Kong: Skull Island (+7%), Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (+45%) and Godzilla (+96%). In China, the Adam Wingard-directed Gvk has become the highest grossing pic of the Monsterverse. The cume there is now estimated at $177.1M through Sunday. Rounding out the Top 5 behind China are Australia ($19.1M), Mexico ($17.3M...