‘Marigold Hotel’ crosses $100 million at worldwide box office
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Moviegoers worldwide continue to check into ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,’ as the film surpassed $100 million at the global box office Wednesday.
The movie, centered on British retirees who go on a trip to India, had already racked up $70 million abroad before it debuted in the U.S. in early May. Since, the picture’s international tally has risen to $81.4 million, while the film has sold nearly $20-million worth of tickets domestically.
Internationally, the movie has performed best in the United Kingdom, grossing over $30 million in the region where many of its stars — including Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson — hail from.
In America, meanwhile, the movie has resonated with older moviegoers. On the film’s opening weekend, distributor Fox Searchlight said that 90% of the audience was 35 and older, while 60% of the crowd was female.
The movie is now the seventh-highest-grossing title ever for Fox Searchlight, which financed the picture with Participant Media for $12 million.
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— Amy Kaufman