“Les Miserables" hit all the right notes in its U.K. debut this weekend, finishing No. 1 with $13.4 million over the three days, TheWrap reported.
The opening, which came from 567 theaters and represented a 37 percent share of the market, was Universal’s best ever in the U.K. In all, "Les Miz" brought in $22.5 million from 22 overseas territories and pushed its worldwide gross past $238 million.
“Les Miz” also opened No.1 in New Zealand with $625,000 from 81 locations, the biggest opening ever for a musical in that market.
The film, directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe, is holding very strongly in two key Asian territories.
In Japan, “Les Miz” remained the top MPAA movie for the fourth weekend in a row and dominated the box office with 51% market share. It grossed $3 million at 328 from theaters, giving it a 24-day total of $31.8 million in that country.
In South Korea, the film continued its strong run, taking in $2.8 million at 408 dates for a 20-day total of $33.1 million.
