Warcraft is the highest-grossing video game movie ever…thanks to China

Warcraft may be faltering here in the US, but it is actually doing very well overseas (a projection that was expected). The movie amassed over $156 million over its first five days in China and is now sitting at over $200 million. Warcraft has raked in over $381 million in international revenue, which has beaten 2010's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time by over $50 million. The film's total budget was $160 million, so given that it has almost quadrupled that amount (and probably will when all is said and done), we can expect that a sequel will be in the works sometime in the future.

Here is the sales chart (provided by The Verge):

Note that while this chart posts the revenue at $378 million, the official Wikipedia page of Films based on Video Games has a more updated total of $381 million. China is currently responsible for over half of Warcraft's total international revenue, so if you were hoping for a sequel, send your thanks to the Chinese.