Gladiator II Box Office (Worldwide): Hits A Major Milestone After Raking In $50M Overseas On Its 2nd Weekend!

Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal starrer Gladiator II opened in the US theatres on Friday, which earned Ridley Scott his career’s biggest opening weekend. The movie was released overseas a week earlier and has crossed its first significant milestone. It has also surpassed a huge global milestone on its 2nd weekend. Scroll below for the deets.

It is the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator. It stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Denzel Washington. The film is about Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Maximus (Russell Crowe), who becomes a celebrated fighter in the Colosseum. The movie had a reported budget of over $250 million to produce, and a reported $100 million was spent on the film’s promotions.

Trade analyst Luiz Fernando revealed in his latest box office report that Gladiator II had crossed a huge mark on its 2nd weekend at the worldwide box office. Despite such a bang-on debut by Wicked, Ridley Scott’s film collected a strong $50 million overseas on its 2nd weekend. The historical action drama’s international cume stands at $165.50 million. Meanwhile, the film opened in the US theatres on Friday and had a decent debut, landing on the industry’s projections.