The provocative drama of the A24 “Babygirl” exceeded $ 50 million at the global box office, as international markets achieved $ 22.6 million and local profits amounting to 27.4 million dollars, for all figures offered by the studio.
Directed by Halina Regen, the film, starring Kidman, alongside Harris Dickenson, Sufi Wilde and Antonio Bandras, follows the strong CEO who reveals his life after a relationship with a younger trainee.
International performance was particularly strong. In Ukraine, “Babygirl” has become the highest version of the A24 ever, with $ 685,000 through 190 screens and outperformed the prevailing studio versions. The Netherlands, the homeland of Regein, contributed $ 4.27 million, while the United Kingdom opened a power of $ 1.3 million, as it ranked first among the best appearances in the year along with “poor things” and “Smile 2.”
Scandinavian markets exceeded expectations, as the film won first place in Denmark during the opening week. The total joint Scandinavian amounted to $ 2.1 million. In Poland, the film became the second highest A24 ever opening, while Romania has reported that the films of the highest distributor in the region have $ 432,000.
The Association of Independent Countries region adopted the film with an opening of $ 672,000, bypassing similar titles such as “Anora”, “Marry Me”, “A Star Is” and “A Simple Tavor”. France and Spain also showed strong results, as the association reached 1.54 million dollars and 809,000 dollars, respectively. In Belgium and Luxembourg, the film maintained a strong momentum, ranked second in acceptance on a successive weekend with only 5.5 %, with $ 431,000.
The cultural influence extended beyond the box office numbers. In the United States, the film drew great attention to the viral milk scene and renewed the beating of George Michael in the eighties of the last century. While initially attracts a large audience, the film expanded its attractiveness with males, which now includes nearly half of the viewers, according to the A24.
The Spanish newspaper El Pais covered talks at the country level between women between the ages of 54 and 64 years around mature female acting in the cinema. In Ukraine and Denmark, mental health professionals use the film to facilitate discussions on sexual activity and female aging.
The teacher puts $ 50 million “Babygirl” in the elite circle of the A24 of the top movies around the world. The best performance of the distributor now includes “everything everywhere once” (143.4 million dollars), “Civil War” ($ 127 million), “meaning” (92.1 million dollars), “hereditary” (87.8 million dollars) , “Lady Bird” ($ 78.9 million), “Moonlight” ($ 65.1 million), “whale” ($ 57.6 million), “interest area” ($ 52.6 million), “Hertek” ($ 52.2), and Babygirl “($ 50 million). The film’s success was more valid through a critical praise, including the best Kidman actress at the Venice Film Festival.
“I am completely pleased with the global success of” Babygirl. “Regen said,” Seeing how echoed with many people fills me with gratitude and hope. “” My greatest wish is that the film helps viewers to feel lonely, and more related to each other, and I inspired the embrace of themselves with courage . It is very humble to witness the talks raised by the film on shame and desire all over the world. Yesterday, a young woman told me that she felt that in her country “Babygirl” was more than just a movie, which she described as a movement. Seeing people open, thinking, and enjoying the participation of their stories, go beyond what I could have imagined. “
