The International Box Office Discussion Thread

[efialtes76]

"Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" and "Underworld Awakening" pace foreign openings; "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" tops in France.

In a generally soft session highlighted by several solid but limited film debuts on the foreign theatrical circuit, Warner Bros.’ Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows maintained its hold on the weekend’s No. 1 box office spot, generating $18.1 million from 57 offshore markets.

Foreign gross total for director Guy Ritchie’s sequel costarring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law comes to $261 million, which Warners said puts the film’s foreign cume 33% ahead of 2009’s Sherlock Holmes’ comparable tally. The original went on to gross a total of $315 million in foreign markets.

In its first five days of release in China, A Game of Shadows grossed $10 million, more than double the comparable marketing opening figure logged by the 2009 original. A “very rough projection” of the latest weekend tally in China comes to $3.1 million.

Taking the No. 1 France spot was director David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, which opened at 514 screens in the market, and registered $3.2 million. A No. 1 Mexico launch generated $1.2 million from 501 spots. The weekend overall came up with $15.7 million drawn from 4,630 locations in 53 markets, elevating the film’s foreign gross total to $70.8 million, and making the film the weekend’s No. 2 title.

The weekend’s notable offshore developments:

[*]Opening at 1,082 locations in six offshore markets was Warner Bros./New Line/Walden Media’s Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, the family-adventure sequel costarring Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine. Debut tally in all was $8.2 million, with a No. 3 Korea bow providing $2.7 million of the total from 304 situations.

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[*]Introducing itself to 36 markets on the foreign theatrical circuit was Sony’s Underworld Awakening in 3D, which generated $13.4 million from 2,344 screens. The fourth title in the Underworld vampire warrior (Kate Beckinsale) franchise finished No. 1 in at least a dozen territories including Russia, where the opening tally was a substantial $5.4 million drawn from 684 situations. It ranked No. 3 on the weekend overall.

[*]Director Alexander Payne’s The Descendants starring George Clooney, opened No. 1 in Spain ($3 million drawn from 277 screens) and in Australia ($2.6 million from 213 spots). Weekend overall for the 20th Century Fox release generated $6.2 million from 637 screens in eight territories. The Golden Globe best drama winner’s early cume stands at $9.9 million.

[*]Included among the weekend’ newcomers overseas was Paramount’s Young Adult, director Jason Reitman drama about a divorced fiction writer (Charlize Theron) seeking romance in small-town Minnesota. The film “debuted modestly” (Paramount’s words) in Australia and Russia, grossing $522,000 at 298 locations.

[*]Universal released in Australia and New Zealand Studio Canal’s co-production of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the latest film version, costarring Gary Oldman, of the John le Carre novel. Total opening gross was $1.8 million with $1.6 million coming from Australia.

[*]20th Century Fox opened The Sitter, the comedy starring Jonah Hill as a suspended collegian who baby sits the neighbors’ children, in the No. 5 slot in the U.K., generating $1.42 million from 354 screens.

[*]Premiering No. 6 in the U.K. was Paramount’s release of director Steven Soderbergh’s action thriller Haywire, costarring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor and Michael Fassbinder. Opening weekend at some 380 spots yielded an estimated $1.35 million. The film also opened in several other markets, with Lionsgate reporting figures later this week.

With openings in China and in Scandinavia due this week, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol has accumulated $336.7 million in overseas gross since Dec. 14. The Tom Cruise action sequel drew a weekend tally of $9.4 million from 4,687 locations in 58 markets, and ranks No. 4 on the weekend. A No. 2 hold in its sixth Japan round registered $1.9 million from 341 situations for a market total of $61.5 million.

No. 5, Fox’s Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, weighed in with a weekend gross of $9.3 million drawn from 5,500 sites in 47 territories. Foreign gross total for the computer animation sequel comes to $170 million. DreamWorks Animation/Paramount’s Puss In Boots upgraded it overseas cume to $345 million thanks to a $8.7-million stanza at 4,503 playdates in 58 territories.

Still No. 1 in its third round in Germany is French-made comedy sensation Intouchables, pairing a wealthy quadriplegic man and his caretaker with a shady past. Lastest round in Germany yielded an estimated $4.2 million from some 654 spots. In France, Intouchables generated an estimated $2.2 million from 809 sites for a market cume amassed over 12 weeks of $143.3 million.

Steven Spielberg’sWar Horse -- remaining No. 1 in the U.K. in its second round there -- drew a total of $7.3 million on the weekend, as per distributor Disney, from a dozen offshore territories. Foreign gross total to date stands at $28.8 million. The director’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn drew $4.48 million on the weekend with Sony reporting $3.7 million from 1,045 venues in 35 markets and co-distributor Paramount showing $782,000 from 425 locations in 13 territories.

Opening in four territories was Fox’s sci-fi/horror outing The Darkest Hour, which generated $5 million from 3,200 screens in 50 markets, pushing its overseas cume to $37.2 million. Sony’s Adam Sandler comedy Jack and Jill yielded $3.2 million on the weekend at 651 playdates in 25 markets, lifting its foreign cume to $25.9 million.

The local language film scene in France was active this weekend with three releases finishing in the market’s top six slots. Opening No. 3 was EuropaCorp Distribution’s L’amour dure trios ans, a romantic comedy directed by Frederic Beigbeder about a literary critic’s musings about his private life. Weekend provided an estimated $2.5 million from some 400 screens.

Making its No. 5 debut was Si on vivait tous ensemble (And If We All Lived Together), directed by Stephane Robelin and costarring Jane Fonda and Geraldine Chaplin. It’s Fonda’s first role in a French film in 40 years (she plays a cancer stricken university professor). The BAC films release, made in 2010 and shown as the closing night film at 2011’s Locarno International Film festival, grossed $1.1 million from 300 situations.

No. 6 in France was Mars Distribution’s release of Ma Premier Fois, the saga of a 20-year-old youth and his 18-year-old girlfriend. Opening round at some 225 screens came in at an estimated $800,000.

Other international cumes: Fox’s We Bought a Zoo, $19.5 million (after a $2.3 million weekend at 1,350 sites in 20 markets); Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, $330,000 in three markets; Universal’s Contraband, $3.8 million (after a $1.8 million weekend at 680 locations in 16 territories); Hugo, $11.6 million in five territories handled by Paramount); Universal’s Tower Heist, $64.8 million; Universal’s Rubbeldiekatz, $18.3 million in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland; and Universal’s Johnny English Reborn, $155.1 million (after a $640,000 opening in Japan at 126 sites).

Edited January 22, 2012 by efialtes76

[fmpro]

If SH2 is 33% ahead of the first now... More than double from last weekend...

[CJohn]

Journey 2 :blink:Fantastic for The Descendants. It is looking like the Kings Speech 2012 in some countries. Look at that spanish opening...

Edited January 22, 2012 by CJohn

[kayumanggi]

Just 6 markets, wow.

[Bishop54]

Just 6 markets, wow.

What about just 6 markets?

[Rthmessiah]

China either if its released there...

CJohn, on 23 January 2012 - 07:42 AM, said:It won't be released in the UK by Sony.I wonder why?...

.... and France.

Not sure why in UK its being released by Entertainment films, Sony have it through most of the world only a few exceptions.France being another one, its SND films there currently scheduled for 8-Feb Edited January 23, 2012 by Rth

[CJohn]

There are like 3 or 4 exceptions only.

[kayumanggi]

What about just 6 markets?

JOURNEY ll opened in just six markets and made 8 M plus. I don't know though if they are big ones.

[Jonwo]

They probably sold the rights for good money.In Portugal, for example, Ghost Rider 2, The Vow and 007 Skyfall won't be released by Sony.And The Hobbit won't be released by Warner Bros!

Ghost Rider is being released by EOne in the UK rather than Sony, Is it a local distributor for Skyfall and The Hobbit or MGM?

[Fake]

Screendaily:

The action sequel grossed an estimated $18.1m from 57 territories to reach $261m, which puts it 33% ahead of the original by the same stage of release.

The film added $2.5m in Brazil for $7.9m after two weekends and has grossed $10m from its first five days in China, where Chinese New Year celebrations are about to get underway.

Latest figures put Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows at $38.1m in the UK, $27.8m in Russia, $24.8m in Italy, $18.6m in Germany and $16.1m in Australia.

Journey 2 has got off to a storming start, taking $8.2m from 1,082 screens in six countries led by $2.7m from 304 in South Korea and $2m from 354 in Australia. Hong Kong produced a $1.1m number one debut from 49, followed by Taiwan on $705,000 from 130 and Malaysia and Singapore, which generated number one launches and a combined $1.6m haul.

Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) reported that The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo grossed $15.7m from 4,630 screens in 53 markets for a $70.8m running total. Highlights were a $3.2m number one launch in France on 514 and a $1.2m number one debut in Mexico on 501.

Germany generated $2.1m from 644 for $5.7m and Australia produced $1.5m from 257 for $4.9m, both after two weekends. The thriller stands at $17.4m in the UK after four and $10.6m in Russia after three.

Underworld: Awakening opened day-and-date with the number one North American release, grossing $13.4m from 2,344 in 36 markets. The highlight was a $5.4m number one debut in Russia from 684. The film also opened in Italy in second place on $1.4m from 269.

The Adventures Of Tintin opened top in Brazil on $2.8m from 553 and the SPRI running total stands at $192.6m, rising to $267m including Paramount Pictures International (PPI) territories.

PPI’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol added $9.4m from 4,687 sites in 58 markets for $336.7m. Japan has produced a superb $61.5m.

DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots added $8.7m from 4,503 in 58 territories for $345m and Hugo brought in $1.5m from 776 locations in five markets for $11.6m.

Fox International’s Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked grossed a further $9.3m from 5,500 screens in 47 markets for $170m.

The Descendants captalised on last weekend’s Golden Globes success and earned $6.2m from 637 screens in eight markets for an early $9.9m running total. It opened top in Spain on an excellent $3m from 277 and held at number one in Australia on $2.6m from 213 for $6.3m after two weekends.

The Darkest Hour brought in $5.1m for $13.7m while comedy The Sitter opened in the UK on $1.4m from 354.

Universal/UPI’s thriller Contraband added $1.8m from 680 sites in 16 territories for an early $3.8m. Russia has generated $1.7m after two weekends. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy grossed $1.8m from 180, led by Australia on $1.6m from 127 venues. Tower Heist stands at $64.8m and German title Rubbeldiekatz is at $18.3m, $17.1m of which comes from Germany. Johnny English Reborn is at $155.1m.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International reported that DreamWorks’ War Horse grossed $7.3m for $28.8m and Beauty And The Beast 3D grossed $330,000 from three markets.

[Fake]

Nice opening for Tintin in Brazil. $300M OS is still a possibility.

[Fake]

JOURNEY ll opened in just six markets and made 8 M plus. I don't know though if they are big ones.

SK - 2.7MAustralia - 2.0MHK - 1.1MTaiwan - 0.7MMalaysia + Singapore - 1.6MSo pretty good.

[lab276]

What is Journey 2?

[Fake]

What is Journey 2?

A sequel to the 2008's 3D film starring Brendan Fraser but this one has Dwanye Johnson (The Rock) as the lead.

[Rthmessiah]

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CJohn, on 23 January 2012 - 07:47 AM, said:

They probably sold the rights for good money.

In Portugal, for example, Ghost Rider 2, The Vow and 007 Skyfall won't be released by Sony.

And The Hobbit won't be released by Warner Bros!

Ghost Riser 2 is only Sony in a very few markets, GH2 &Vow are Lusomundo, but I would have thought both Skyfall & Hobbitt would be under CTW (sony/warner)

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Ghost Rider is being released by EOne in the UK rather than Sony, Is it a local distributor for Skyfall and The Hobbit or MGM?

Skyfall is Sony & Hobbit is WB in UK

[Crusader]

That's solid for Journey 2 but given that it has 2 of 12 major markets in there its not that great Will do over 100 mil OS though obviously

[Tesseract]

Nice opening for Tintin in Brazil. $300M OS is still a possibility.

What is the OS total now? Screendaily mentions $267M and BOM still has $278.8M from last week. Edited January 23, 2012 by Tesseract

[Fake]

What is the OS total now? Screendaily mentions $267M and BOM still has $278.8M from last week.

267M + 18.5-19M approx from Japan+SK.So over 285M.

[efialtes76]

"The Adventures Of Tintin opened top in Brazil on $2.8m from 553 and the SPRI running total stands at $192.6m, rising to $267m including Paramount Pictures International (PPI) territories."

[fmpro]

Screendaily:

The action sequel grossed an estimated $18.1m from 57 territories to reach $261m, which puts it 33% ahead of the original by the same stage of release.

The film added $2.5m in Brazil for $7.9m after two weekends and has grossed $10m from its first five days in China, where Chinese New Year celebrations are about to get underway.

Latest figures put Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows at $38.1m in the UK, $27.8m in Russia, $24.8m in Italy, $18.6m in Germany and $16.1m in Australia.

Journey 2 has got off to a storming start, taking $8.2m from 1,082 screens in six countries led by $2.7m from 304 in South Korea and $2m from 354 in Australia. Hong Kong produced a $1.1m number one debut from 49, followed by Taiwan on $705,000 from 130 and Malaysia and Singapore, which generated number one launches and a combined $1.6m haul.

Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) reported that The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo grossed $15.7m from 4,630 screens in 53 markets for a $70.8m running total. Highlights were a $3.2m number one launch in France on 514 and a $1.2m number one debut in Mexico on 501.

Germany generated $2.1m from 644 for $5.7m and Australia produced $1.5m from 257 for $4.9m, both after two weekends. The thriller stands at $17.4m in the UK after four and $10.6m in Russia after three.

Underworld: Awakening opened day-and-date with the number one North American release, grossing $13.4m from 2,344 in 36 markets. The highlight was a $5.4m number one debut in Russia from 684. The film also opened in Italy in second place on $1.4m from 269.

The Adventures Of Tintin opened top in Brazil on $2.8m from 553 and the SPRI running total stands at $192.6m, rising to $267m including Paramount Pictures International (PPI) territories.

PPI’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol added $9.4m from 4,687 sites in 58 markets for $336.7m. Japan has produced a superb $61.5m.

DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots added $8.7m from 4,503 in 58 territories for $345m and Hugo brought in $1.5m from 776 locations in five markets for $11.6m.

Fox International’s Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked grossed a further $9.3m from 5,500 screens in 47 markets for $170m.

The Descendants captalised on last weekend’s Golden Globes success and earned $6.2m from 637 screens in eight markets for an early $9.9m running total. It opened top in Spain on an excellent $3m from 277 and held at number one in Australia on $2.6m from 213 for $6.3m after two weekends.

The Darkest Hour brought in $5.1m for $13.7m while comedy The Sitter opened in the UK on $1.4m from 354.

Universal/UPI’s thriller Contraband added $1.8m from 680 sites in 16 territories for an early $3.8m. Russia has generated $1.7m after two weekends. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy grossed $1.8m from 180, led by Australia on $1.6m from 127 venues. Tower Heist stands at $64.8m and German title Rubbeldiekatz is at $18.3m, $17.1m of which comes from Germany. Johnny English Reborn is at $155.1m.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International reported that DreamWorks’ War Horse grossed $7.3m for $28.8m and Beauty And The Beast 3D grossed $330,000 from three markets.

TDH numbers seems of... 13 mill in one article and 37 in another