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  1. Sales here have slowed down a lot after presales opend.I could be frontloaded here. I guess fans will go for the OD here
  2. So we will see it on the same day..You´re going on OD to??
  3. Most european countries won´t care either i think
  4. Can Puss reach 400 mill after a 2,1 mill OW in Japan.It only needs 9,5 mill..Should be close
  5. Stranger things have happend..But i would´ent bet money on it
  6. Japan could change that fact.. You´ll never know
  7. Nice.. How much did MI4 open with?And would that be compareable?
  8. "21 Jump Street" sparks offshore action while "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" jumps to No. 2; "Journey 2" hits $300 million worldwide while "Mission: Impossible" grosses more than $100 million in China.Getting a gentler box office reception on the foreign theatrical circuit, Disney’s John Carter took the No. 1 spot overseas for the second consecutive weekend, grossing $40.7 million from 54 offshore markets and lifting its international gross total to $126.1 million.OUR EDITOR RECOMMENDSSpecialty Box Office: Will Ferrell's Spanish-Language 'Casa de Mi Padre' Pleases With $2.2 MilBox Office Report: '21 Jump Street' Wins Weekend Crown With Record $35 Mil'John Carter' Debacle: Inside the Fallout for Disney (Analysis)'John Carter': What the Critics Are SayingThe Lorax: Film ReviewWeekend action for the $250-million-plus live action animation fantasy-adventure directed by Andrew Stanton was down more than 40% from its foreign debut last round. It slipped from first place to No. 4 in the U.K., where it took in an estimated $1.8 million from some 460 spots for a market cume of an estimated $6.3 million.In Australia, where Carter also opened No. 1 last round, the film placed second this time, dropping about 51% to an estimated $1.6 million on the weekend. Carter also dropped from No. 2 to No. 3 in South Korea and Germany, from second to fourth in France, and from third to fifth place in Italy.Overall, Carter’s overseas reception remains considerably kinder so far than the comparable $13.5 weekend tally and $53.2 million cume-to-date meted out in the U.S. and Canada.Providing a welcome charge to the offshore circuit was the introduction of Sony’s 21 Jump Street, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.The comedy opened gangbusters in Australia, taking the No. 1 spot with $4.3 million collected from 243 sites. Weekend take overall totaled $7 million from 745 situations in 11 markets. A No. 2 bow in the U.K. provided $2.5 million from 406 spots. Jump Street ranks No. 5 overseas on the weekend.Two notable milestones achieved: Warner Bros.’ Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’s reaching the $301.8-million gross mark worldwide; and Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’s accumulating a China gross of more than $100 million ($101.5 million). Journey 2 drew $5 million on the weekend from 50 markets, pushing its offshore cume to $207 million.Opening in 10 territories, Universal’s 3D animation title Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax grossed $11.6 million overall at 1,275 venues in 16 markets. A Russia debut yielded an impressive $9.7 million at 690 sites, including previews. This week the film opens in eight markets. It ranks as this weekend’s No. 2 title.Third was 20th Century Fox’s romantic comedy This Means War, costarring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Thomas Hardy, which turned in solid openings in Brazil (No. 1 in the market) and in Mexico (No. 2), and grossed $9.15 million overall at 4,190 spots in 58 territories. Overseas cume stands at $69.4 million.No. 4 was Paramount’s The Devil Inside, whichcontinues to quietly produce interesting box office. Latest round provided $7.4 million from 2,476 locations in 40 territories. Largest of the low-budget horror outing’s seven opening was the U.K. where it finished No. 1 in the market with $3.1 million generated at 380 spots. Overseas cume so far is $38.1 million.Warner’s Project X, director Todd Phillips high school comedy, nudged its overseas cume to $14 million thanks to a $5.6 million weekend at 1,475 screens in 26 markets. A No. 2 France introduction drew $2.8 million from 248 sites.Universal’s crime thriller Contraband picked up some steam abroad as it collected $4.1 million on the weekend at 1,772 playdates in 21 markets. A No. 6 opening in the U.K. generated $1.1 million from 412 situations. Overseas cume stands at $20.7 million.Fox’s Chronicle, featuring high schoolers with supernatural powers, grossed $3.5 million at 1,822 spots in 29 territories, for an overseas cume of $53.8 million. A No. 2 Korea opening generated $1.6 million at 324 situations.Safe House, Universal’s CIA thriller starring Denzel Washington raised its international total to $67 million thanks to a $3.5 million weekend at 3,100 sites in 54 markets. Five-time Oscar winner Hugo drew $3.4 million on the weekend at 1,939 sites in the 36 markets handled by Paramount. The 3D outing from director Martin Scorsese has amassed $68 million from Paramount-handled territories. Fox International’s British hit, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, costarring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, finished No. 3 in the U.K., drawing $2.16 million from 470 spots and pushing its market cume to $21.6 million. On the weekend overall, the comedy-drama about pensioners in India came up with $3.19 million collected from 701 screens in five territories.No. 1 for the second weekend in a row in South Korea was C.J. Entertainment’s release of director Byeon Yeong-joo’s Helpless, a mystery thriller. Weekend take was an estimated $4.6 million drawn from some 520 locations. Market cume comes to an estimated $11 million.In Germany, the No 1 spot was claimed by Constantin Film’s release of Turkisch fur Anfanger – Der Film (Turkish For Beginners, The Film), director Bora Dagtekin’s big-screen adaptation of the hit 2006 series on ARD-TV about a blended German-Turkish family. The comedy opened at some 500 screens for a debut gross of an estimated $4 million.France’s top market spot went to Cloclo (May Way), director Florent Emilio Siri’s biopic of the late French pop star of the Sixties and Seventies, Claude “Cloclo” Francois. Opening round at some 600 screens drew an estimated $3.8 million.Vying for No 1 in Japan was Warner’s Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows, which grossed $2.4 million in its second market weekend at 464 screens. Nine-day cume is $9.6 million. Overall on the weekend Game of Shadows came up with $2.5 million drawn from 16 markets for a foreign gross total of $342 million, $277 more than the comparable foreign total of 2009’s Sherlock Homes.French comedy sensation Intouchables emerged No. 1 in Italy via Medusa Film. Fourth round at some 400 situations generated an estimated $1.7 million, lifting the film’s market cume to an estimated $10.2 million.Other overseas cumes: Fox’s The Descendants, $88.1 million; Sony’s The Vow, $43 million; Fox’s Star Wars: Episode I – 3D, $54.6 million; DreamWorks/Disney’s War Horse, $93.7 million; Fox’s Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, $206.8 million; DreamWorks Animation/Paramount’s Puss In Boots $390.5 million; Fox’s August 8, $9.9 million in Russia and Ukraine only; Fox’s In Time, $129.4 million; and Fox’s We Bought A Zoo, $29 million.
  9. I dont know about the 100 mill but it will be a very interesting year in China
  10. Yeah.. The film is great no doubt..But how huge impact will THG have??
  11. 34 mill is a fantastic number. But the hype got a little big in the last few days
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