"The Wolf of Wall Street" has been released for ten days, garnering $69.11 million in North America, which is only a moderate performance for a movie that cost over a hundred million to produce.
However, the international box office broke $100 million in ten days, currently standing at $138 million, breaking $200 million globally, which has been a relief to everyone.
The film's production and marketing costs exceeded $130 million; if the early box office was too poor, the company would have to consider losses and would become more conservative in promotion.
Now, with the total box office exceeding $200 million in ten days and an estimated total box office around $400 million, this is without a doubt good news.
But with "The Wolf of Wall Street" doing well at the box office, competitors have likely grown envious and intensified their efforts to smear the film, hoping to cause Lionsgate to take a loss this way.