"Gladiator 2" premiered in Europe and South America, taking in US$87 million at the box office, setting Paramount's highest overseas box office record. The film's director, Ridley Scott, achieved the best overseas box office debut in his career. Among them, the British and French

" Gladiator 2" premiered in Europe and South America, taking in US$87 million at the box office, setting a record for Paramount's highest overseas box office. Director Ridley Scott achieved the best overseas box office debut of his career .

had the best box office performance in China, Britain and France, reaching US$11.4 million and US$10.2 million respectively. The film is scheduled to hit the Chinese mainland and North American markets this Friday.

The production budget of the film and "Red One" starring Dwayne Johnson are both US$250 million. The latter's international box office in its second week was US$14.7 million, with a global cumulative box office of US$84.1 million. In other words, when the two major film markets of China and the United States have not yet opened, the international box office of "Gladiator 2" in its first week surpassed the cumulative global box office of "Red One". The latter was released for two weeks and it is said that the release budget was as high as $100 million, and the promotion will run through the Christmas holidays.

The market performance of "Gladiator 2" can be regarded as a boost for the box office at the end of the year. The only problem is that the review by film critics is average: the Rotten Tomatoes index is 75/100, which is considered a mid-range level for Director Lei.

Many film critics pointed out that the action scenes of the film were enough to attract the audience, but the narrative was bland and the script was reduced to a scaffolding for the action scenes, with the messy construction only showing off the internal organs in a fancy way.

"Entertainment Weekly", "Variety", and "Hollywood Reporter" all gave the film favorable reviews due to human kindness - Director Lei still worked hard to make the film for everyone at such an old age. His technique cannot be said to be exquisite, but after a look One part is missing.

"Variety" film critics implicitly pointed out that "Gladiator 2" is a qualified popcorn blockbuster that can relieve the worries and boredom of the audience who flocked to the theater on Saturday. It is impossible to say how good it is. It is impossible to surpass the previous game. At best, it is a shadow of the previous game, but this alone is enough to attract F1 drivers to come and support:

Carlos said that he has been a fan of the previous game since he was a child. You have to join in the fun with your teammates for this premiere.

In addition, the global box office of "Venom 3: The Last Dance" reached US$436.1 million, of which the mainland contributed US$89 million, second only to North America's US$127.6 million. Venom 3 has surpassed Guardians 3 (86.9 million), becoming the best-performing imported film in mainland China after the epidemic.