'Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation' tops international box office

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation”

In addition to topping North American box offices, “Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation” was also the most popular film for audiences around the world over the weekend.

The fifth instalment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise raked in $121 million in 41 territories, including North America, according to box office tracker Rentrak.

Over the next few weeks, the film is also set to open in 25 markets including China on September 8, holding even more earnings potential.

Here are the top performing films around the world over the weekend:

1. Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation - Paramount Pictures - $121.0M
2. Minions - Universal - $51.3M
3. Ant-Man - Disney - $32.6M
4. Pixels - Sony - $30.2M
5. Monster Hunt - Multiple - $27.0M
6. Inside Out - Disney - $22.3M
7. Vacation - Warner Bros. - $14.8M
8. Assassination, The - Showbox - $12.7M
9. Paper Towns - 20th Century Fox - $10.6M
10. Southpaw - Multiple - $10.5M
11. Trainwreck - Universal - $10.0M
12. Dynasty Woman: Yang Gui Fei - Multiple - $9.0M