In North America, last weekend’s box office grosses were mainly spent on the concert film highlight “Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour” ($31 million), while Martin Scorsese’s new film “Killers Of The Flower” landed at second place Moon” (23 million). In Germany, according to the first forecasts, during the weekend About 162,000 tickets were purchased for “Trolls 3” and 130,000 people saw the 3.5-hour film “Killers Of The Flower Moon” starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
But it is a very different Leo, for whom people flocked to movie theaters in other international cinema markets: The Indian action struck “Lion“ made more money at the box office outside North America than “Killers Of The Flower Moon”. Last weekend, “Leo” surpassed the Scorsese blockbuster with $21 million in grosses from $29 million.
Leonardo DiCaprio vs. “Leo”
Both films premiered last week, in many countries on Thursday, but ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ only premiered in some countries on Friday. If you take the earnings since the beginning, ‘Leo’ even has 43.8 million dollars, ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ remains at 21 million – outside North America, mind you.
If you’re interested in which film captured the hearts of moviegoers outside Germany and North America, you can currently experience it in local cinemas: Because ‘Leo’ also had its German launch on October 19, 2023. Above this article we have attached the trailer for you, which shows that not only Joseph Vijay as the title character Leo strikes hard until the blood spurts in slow motion, but also a hyena (!) bites hard…
In the Bollywood blockbuster ‘Leo’, family father Parthi (Joseph Vijay) not only runs a café in the quiet town of Theog, but is also active as an animal rescuer. In this role, he and a ranger friend capture a runaway hyena before it can wreak havoc on the town and adopt the animal.
But the peace that follows does not last long: Parthi is attacked in his café and skillfully defends himself. His photo ends up in the newspaper – and rumors soon spread that he is actually Leo Das, the son of a gangster who has gone into hiding…
A completely different “Leo” on Netflix
Please note, there is currently a risk of confusion with the film title “Leo”: in addition to the action thriller “Leo”, an animated film called “Leo” will soon be released on Netflix. It’s much more kid-friendly: Adam Sandler voices a lizard who wants to escape his terrarium to enjoy life. Netflix starts on November 21, 2023, here is the trailer of the family film (!) “Leo”: