Nicole Kidman recently shared that working on Halina Reijn’s erotic thriller “Babygirl” was an incredibly liberating experience for her. The acclaimed actress made these comments at the Venice Film Festival, where the film has been generating significant buzz.

As we transition from summer to autumn, the box office is still feeling the heat. Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” continues to climb, now in its 12th weekend of release. The animated sequel has grossed over $1.666 billion globally, surpassing 2019’s “The Lion King” to become the ninth highest-grossing film ever worldwide. The movie’s cumulative earnings by Sunday were estimated at $1,666.2 million.

This summer has been exceptionally favorable for Disney and its associated brands. In addition to the success of “Inside Out 2,” Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” has also made waves, securing the position as one of the top two movies of the year and crossing the billion-dollar mark. Meanwhile, 20th Century’s “Alien: Romulus” is steadily approaching a $300 million global haul.

Internationally, “Inside Out 2” saw a robust 46% drop in offshore earnings, maintaining its number one spot in China with a total of $92.7 million. Projections from Maoyan suggest the film could finish at around $110.7 million in China, a slight decrease from last weekend’s forecast. Despite this, the movie has had an impressive run in a market that is significantly down compared to last summer.

Other top-performing international markets for “Inside Out 2” include the UK ($14.1 million), Korea ($12.6 million), France ($9.4 million), and Mexico ($7.1 million). The film’s Imax earnings have reached $37.2 million, making it the highest-grossing horror title in the format’s history.

Looking ahead, “Inside Out 2” is set to debut in Denmark, Singapore, Korea, and Hong Kong in September, with a November release planned for Japan.

In its sixth weekend, Marvel/Disney’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” added $13.9 million from international markets, bringing its overseas total to $658.4 million and a global sum of $1.258 billion. This positions it as the seventh highest-grossing Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) release of all time worldwide.

The film continues to hold strong at number one in Australia and several other markets, experiencing only a 34% drop from the previous session. Internationally, “Deadpool & Wolverine” ranks as the tenth highest-grossing MCU release ever.

Several key markets reported exceptional performance on Saturday. China saw a 30% increase, making it the highest-grossing Hollywood animation since the pandemic began. Other notable upticks included the UK (+24%), UAE (+21%), Germany (+18%), Argentina (+5%), and Spain (+2%). Australia and Japan saw minor declines of 12%, while Italy experienced a 28% drop.

The offshore decline for “Deadpool & Wolverine” was just 28% in its twelfth weekend, aided by many kids not yet returning to school. In Japan, despite facing a major typhoon, the film saw only a 21% decrease in its fifth weekend, bringing its total earnings there to $29.7 million.

The top five markets for “Deadpool & Wolverine” are Mexico ($102.3 million), Brazil ($80.2 million), the UK ($74.2 million), France ($63.9 million), and Korea ($60.9 million).

In local news, Imax set a new opening Wednesday record in Korea with CJ Entertainment’s concert/event release “IM Hero: The Stadium.” The network of 21 screens accounted for 44% of the opening day gross despite representing just 7% of the market’s screens. This trend continued throughout the weekend, culminating in an Imax opening total of $1.55 million by Sunday, which accounted for 46% of the total opening revenue. This achievement marks the largest Imax local-language launch ever in the Korean market.