The International Box Office Discussion Thread

[fmpro]

Don't know. 25 mio USD at least since IM2 made 20 mio?

Good but not huge..I hope for 30-35 mill...Lets see what happens

[Maple]

Pretty good drop for JC if trueIs there hollidays in France??

No but there is the Printemps du Cinéma (Spring of Cinema).Tickets will be 3.5€ for 3 days (next Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) everywhere.Between 2 and 3 millions tickets are usually sold during those 3 days. It's a booster for admission numbers.Hi BTW. Edited March 15, 2012 by Maple

[Bluebomb]

No but there is the Printemps du Cinéma (Spring of Cinema).Tickets will be 3.5€ for 3 days (next Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) everywhere.Between 2 and 3 millions tickets are usually sold during those 3 days. It's a booster for admission numbers.Hi BTW.

Welcome!

[fmpro]

No but there is the Printemps du Cinéma (Spring of Cinema).Tickets will be 3.5€ for 3 days (next Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) everywhere.Between 2 and 3 millions tickets are usually sold during those 3 days. It's a booster for admission numbers.Hi BTW.

Cool.. Good to know..Welcome

[efialtes76]

New estimates for Cloco....940,000 admissions!

[pinocchio]

Ouch.

[CJohn]

As I was expecting, THG is flopping in the pre-sales here. Portugal, you scumbag country, Y U NO go to hell?!

Edited March 16, 2012 by CJohn

[Maple]

Ouch.

Not ouch actually.1st - 940 000 would be the 4th best first week of the year. Plus it's 2h30 long.2nd - the core audience of Cloclo is a week-end kind of public, not a Wednesday kind of publicMovies are released on Wednesday in France because it's the "day of the children", ie it's a school-free day for the kids in primary schools and a school free-afternoon in junior highschools and highschools.Cloclo (I think the international title is "My Way", since Claude François is actually the co-creator and the original singer of the song) is a biopic about a huge french pop idol singer who died in 1978 from electrocution at age 39, causing a Lady Di-size national mourning. It primarily appeals to people 35 yo +. If kids go and see Cloclo, it's because their parents will go and take them during the week-end. That's where the potential of Cloclo will be evaluated accurately.Actually I've seen the movie and found it gorgeous, beyond my expectations. I know people averse to anything Claude François who didn't expect to but loved the movie as well. Cloclo is the first big contender for next year's Cesars. I'd expect an excellent word of mouth for this one and a long career on screens. Edited March 15, 2012 by Maple

[pinocchio]

I wrote "ouch" because the first prediction from cine-directors was much too high.

[fmpro]

As I was expecting, THG is flopping in the pre-sales here. Portugal, you scumbad country, Y U NO go to hell?!

:angry:But as expected

[fmpro]

New estimates for Cloco....940,000 admissions!

Still a great number if it comes true

[CJohn]

Wanderlust may defeat John Carter this weekend here

Edited March 16, 2012 by CJohn

[iceroll]

Where are the numbers?

[CJohn]

Nothing in THR yet.

[iceroll]

Oh I guess they're late this week, usually it would be out.

[efialtes76]

SD:

In its second weekend Disney’s John Carter brought in a further $40.7m according to estimates to raise the international running total to $126.1m as it emerged that PPI’s Ghost Protocol crossed $100m in China.

China drove the second John Carter weekend on a $10.4m debut which makes it the second biggest launch in the territory for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International after Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. John Carter has grossed$179.3m wordlwide.

The sci-fi adventure opened in Russia on Mar 8 on what was reportedly the biggest opening day in Russian cinema history, however Disney has not supplied the opening day number at time of writing.

[*]Sony Pictures Releasing International reported that the number one US release 21 Jump Street grossed $7m from its initial foray outside North America. Active on 745 screens in 11 markets, the action comedy played best in Australia where it opened top on $4.3m from 243 and ranked second in the UK on $2.5m from 406.

Romance The Vow added $2.2m from 1,175 in 24 for $43m and opened in South Korea on $1.2m from 275. It has amassed $11.7m after six weekends in Australia.

[*]This Means War added $9.2m through Fox International from 4,190 screens in 58 markets for an early $69.4m running total. The action comedy arrived in Latin America and secured a number one $1.7m berth in Brazil from 314 and opened second in Mexico on $1.5m from 702.

Chronicle stands at $53.8m and opened in South Korea on $1.6m from 324. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel stands at $22.6m and continues to work wonders in the UK where it grossed $2.2m in the fourth weekend for a dazzling $21.6m.

Star Wars: Episode 1 in 3D arrived in Japan on $2.2m from 617 and at $54.6m overall while We Bought A Zoo stands at $29m, The Descendants and excellent $88.1m and New Regency’s In Time $134.5m including Italy where the sci-fi thriller was released through Medusa.

[*]The Devil Inside brought in an estimated $7.4m from 2,476 venues through Paramount Pictures International (PPI) as the horror film’s running total climbed to $38.1m from 40 markets. The highlight was a $3.1m number one debut in the UK and the film launched in Italy on $1.6m from 256.

GK Film’s Oscar winner Hugo added $3.4m from 1,939 locations in 36 markets where PPI is distributing for a $68m tally. DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots opened in Japan on $2.1m from 297 locations and has grossed $390.5m outside North America.

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol has now crossed $100m in China where it has reached $101.5m and stands at $482.7m overall.

[*]Dr Seuss’ The Lorax from Universal grossed $11.6m from 1,275 venues in 16 territories for an early tally through UPI of $14.1m. The family film opened in 10 territories including Russia where it accounted for the lion’s share of the weekend on $9.7m from 690 including previews.

Turning to Universal’s active thrillers, Contraband added $4.1m from 1,722 in 21 for $20.7m and opened in the UK on $1.1m from 412, while Safe House grossed $3.5m from 3,100 in 54 for $67m.

[*]Warner Bros Pictures International’s Journey To Mysterious Island added $5m from 50 markets to reach $207m. Project X grossed $5.6m from around 1,475 screens in 26 markets for an early $14m and Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows added $2.5m from 16 markets for $315m.

[fmpro]

"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.

[iceroll]

Awesome opening for The Lorax in Russia!

[Heretic]

John Carter's not doing well OS, except for a few obvious countries. The UK gross is absolutely horrific.Great for 21 jump street.

[Jonwo]

As expected The Devil Inside was number 1 in the UK but I wouldn't be surprised if it falls big time next week, 21 Jump Street I predict will have good legs,