Gladiator II, the long-awaited follow-up to Ridley Scott’s Oscar winner,Gladiator,breaks an international box office record for the director. The film’s world premiere came on November 13, which coincided with its release in South Korea, Belgium, and France. Some countries, including Australia, Germany, Italy, and New Zealand released the movie on the following day, and the United Kingdom on November 15.Gladiator IIwill come to the U.S. on November 22.
With data from 63 international box office markets,Deadlinereports the first weekend saw the moviedebut with an estimated $87 million, which marksthe biggest overseas opening for director Ridley Scott. The R-rated sequel is sitting at the No. 1 spot in major markets, with the U.K. seeing the most commercial success.Gladiator IIopened with $11.4 million at the box office in the U.K., $4.3 million in Germany, $3.8 million in Italy, $3.2 million in Korea, and $3 million in Brazil.
What This Means For Gladiator II
The Gladiator Sequel Has The Tracking To Be Another Ridley Scott Hit
The prolific filmmaker has been a driving force in Hollywood since his first feature period piece,The Duellistswon the Best First Feature Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Over the years, the director has brought a list of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, includingThe Martian, both a Golden Globe Award-winner and a box office hit ($639 million globally).The originalGladiatoris also one of Scott’s highest-grossing movies, which concluded globally at $465 million.
Gladiator II May Have Already Confirmed Its Biggest Change To The Russell Crowe Original
Gladiator III is already in the works from Ridley Scott, meaning that Gladiator II could be the start of a much bigger story than the original film.
Gladiator II,being the director’s biggest international hit during the first weekend, shows promise.While audience reception for the film isn’t available yet, theGladiatorsequel has enjoyed a lot of praise from critics. The film has a 75% critical approval rate on Rotten Tomatoes and receivedan 8/10 rating fromScreen Rant. The movie is showing signs as another Ridley Scott’s hit.
Our Take On Gladiator II
Should You Go See Gladiator II?
Gladiator IImade history in the director’s career before its domestic release, which is also a first.Since its release, critics and those living in other countries have compared the sequel to the original. There arekey takeaways fromGladiator II’s reviews, and those who are concerned about whether the film will live up to its predecessor shouldn’t be worried. The sequel is said to be its own work of art.
The hype for the highly-anticipated period epic is higher than ever. The good news is that audiences in the U.S. don’t have to wait much longer.Gladiator IIcombines historical truth with imagination, taking viewers back to the same ancient world seen in the original two decades later.
Gladiator II
Cast
Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
