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20th Century Studios/Disney’s Alien: Romulus is gobbling up tickets worldwide and is now on track to open with a global opening of $100 million — significantly higher than pre-weekend projections. This is largely thanks to the strength of the Fede Alvarez-directed sci-fi horror at the international box office, and specifically in China.

As Anthony reported, the domestic market is eyeing a $40M-$42M+ bow. With the Ridley Scott-produced franchise installment bringing in $26M overseas through Friday, that bodes for a $60M international launch, which translates to $100M worldwide (plus or minus) – a great start and with clear weeks ahead. Good news for the industry, and for Disney on the heels of its mega-successes Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine.

Internationally, Alien: Romulus is currently 40% ahead of A Quiet Place: Day One's opening (28% excluding China).