‘Turbo’ Opens With Only $21.5M U.S. Box Office, But Better Abroad (Update)

UPDATE Cowen & Co. analyst Doug Creutz said, "At this level, we would expect a substantial write-down on the film." Dreamworks CMO Anne Globe: "'Turbo' still has a lot of play time left, particularly in the international territories, where we had strong openings." She added that the film has an "A-plus score in children's exit polls" N.Y. Times

07/21/13 DreamWorks Animation SKG's "Turbo" saw one of the studio's "lowest domestic openings," grossing $21.5M over the weekend to rank third at the U.S. box office, and $31.2M since its Wednesday opening. The animated movie "lost the weekend" to "Despicable Me 2." But "Turbo" is "off to a strong start overseas," grossing $22.6M from 28 int'l territories representing 25% of the marketplace. HollywoodReporter.com