World War Z weekend global gross is $100M

MANILA, Philippines - Brad Pitt’s (photo) World War Z’s global appeal continues, ranking as the No. 1 film worldwide this weekend with a $100M in grosses. The film has now earned $263M at the worldwide box-office after 10 days in release.

From Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions, in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films, World War Z grossed a stunning $70.1M at the international box-office this weekend to bring the international earnings to a stellar $135.3M. Domestically, the film earned $29.8M in its second weekend, with the box-office receipts of $123.7M to date. 

The film earned a terrific B+ Cinema Score from moviegoers, which indicated strong word of mouth for the movie as it plays across the world throughout the summer.

The international roll-out of World War Z continues next week with France with additional territories, including Spain and Japan, opening later in the summer.

World War Z is directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Drew Goddard and Damon Lindelof, and a story by Matthew Michael Carnahan and J. Michael Straczynski. It is based on the novel by Max Brooks. Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Ian Bryce.