The film from director Michael Engler beat out the competition and the tracking to have an excellent opening weekend and it’s now over $111 million worldwide according to Box Office Mojo.
Thankfully for Downton Abbey, the hard numbers also validate that the film was a rewarding experience for audiences.
Those reactions may not always matter as much in the grand scheme as those that can be measured with hard numbers, but it’s understandable that they would mean more.