Internationally, KFP3 launched in a handful of major markets including China, South Korea, and Russia, with $75.7 million. Expect that number to drop even further with this latest installment. In fact, less than 25% of Kung Fu Panda 2′s total box office came from the United States. Kung Fu Panda, much like Blue Sky’s Ice Age franchise, has found greater success abroad than at home. The domestic box office gross doesn’t begin to tell the whole story about the Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yuh-directed movie.
In fact, when final numbers are released, it may even top Ride Along’s $41.5 million debut to become the highest-grossing January launch of all-time. The opening represents a drop-off from Kung Fu Panda 2, which opened with $47.7 million in 2011, or the original’s $60.2 million bow in 2008, but it’s a nonetheless significant launch for the slow January period. In the United States, the latest installment of the DreamWorks franchise debuted atop the box office with an estimated $41 million. Kung Fu Panda 3 dominated on both sides of the Pacific last weekend, scoring a number one launch in the United States and a record-breaking number one launch in China.
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