Top 10 grossing films per country (Excluding US/Canada)

[efialtes76]

45 minutes ago, Broshnat said:

Great list, thanks for that! A lot of big names missing - Gone with the Wind, Ten Commandments, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Snow White - guess they didn't make the top 150?

Empire Strikes Back:2,842,496

Snow White:2,602,288

Return of the Jedi:2,378,453

Gone with the Wind:1,059,135

Ten Commandments:857,958

 

 

 

[Broshnat]

54 minutes ago, efialtes76 said:

Empire Strikes Back:2,842,496

Snow White:2,602,288

Return of the Jedi:2,378,453

Gone with the Wind:1,059,135

Ten Commandments:857,958

 

 

 

 

Great, how about the early Bond films like Dr No, From Russia, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and other classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Cleopatra? Is there a database anywhere that can be searched?

[peludo]

13 minutes ago, Broshnat said:

 

Great, how about the early Bond films like Dr No, From Russia, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and other classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Cleopatra? Is there a database anywhere that can be searched?

Everything is here: https://www.mecd.gob.es/bbddpeliculas/cargarFiltro.do?layout=bbddpeliculas&cache=init&language=es

 

It is in Spanish, but you can insert the title in English of the film in the box that says "Título". The searcher uses to find the film with the info of admissions (item called "Espectadores") and gross in euros (item called "Recaudación"). Concerning the films you ask for, I have not found any info about Thunderball, but the others are there.

 

And Dr. No is in the top 150.

 

One curiosity about Gone with the wind: I have read it was released in 1950 in just 2 theaters, one in Madrid and other one in Barcelona. It was released during 1 year and it was able to sell 1 million admissions. When the film was showed on TV by the first time in 1986, it was seen by 20 million people, more than half of the population in that moment.

[PPZVGOS]

When dealing with the biggest films over time, one has to make a vital distinction first. One metric is admissions, which focuses on the raw quantity of tickets sold. The second metric, is the real value generated by a film at the box-office in terms of constant currency (usually USD) 

 

This is a very important distinction, because the real value of tickets has varied between both time and between films released at the same time. 

 

One elementary error I find on BO websites, is the direct translation of admissions to the current average ticket price. This is highly misleading, because it blindly assumes that any movie from the past would have been able to sell the same number of tickets regardless of the real price. 

 

To give a real world example, ticket prices in the 90s were much lower in real terms than they are today. Adjusting the grosses of Jurassic Park, The Lion King, Forrest Gump, ID4, Titanic etc based on admissions achieved then and subsequently multiplied by the current (higher in real terms) average ticket lies on the misguided assumption that these films would have managed to sell the exact same number of tickets even at higher prices. The result is of course an inflated adjusted number that exaggerates the success of films from previous eras. 

[Broshnat]

it is an interesting discussion which I'm sure has been debated numerous times. Personally I think admissions is fairest - I went to see Jurassic Park back in 1993 and would have paid £3, I saw Jurassic World last summer and paid £10. I was happy to pay £10 since inflation would mean the £3 ticket in 93 would be worth about £7 in today's money anyway and we are all happier to pay extra nowadays for bigger screens, 3D, more comfortable chairs and so on. I don't think we are that price-sensitive.

 

I didn't want to see World three times as much as I did Park or think that my one viewing of World in 2015 is "equal to" three people viewing Park in '93 as would be assumed if just comparing raw gross - in my mind one admission is equal to another.

[Broshnat]

Does anyone have lifetime admissions data for the likes of Brazil, Mexico, Japan and China?

[efialtes76]

Mexico:

 

 Admissions 

1 Minions  16.1 m 

2 The Avengers 15.94 m 

3 The Avengers: Age of Ultron  15.73 m 

4 Fast & Furious 7  15.53 m

5 Instructions Not Included  15.20 m 

6 Toy Story 3  14.83 m 

7 Jurassic World 13.78 m

8 Despicable Me 2  13.40 m

9 Ice Age 4  13.17 m 

10 Maleficent 12.10 m 

Edited January 4, 2016 by efialtes76

[mepal1]

On 1/1/2016 at 9:50 PM, Dan9 said:

United Kingdom (£) - as of 30/12/15

 

1 Skyfall - £102.9m ($152.0m) 

2 Avatar - £94.0m ($138.9m) 

3 Spectre - £92.0m* ($135.9m) 

4 Star Wars: The Force Awakens - £83.5m* ($123.4m) 

5 Titanic - £80.1m ($118.4m) 

6 Toy Story 3 - £74.0m ($109.3m) 

7 Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows Part 2 - £73.1m ($108.0m) 

8 Mamma Mia - £68.5m ($101.2m) 

9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - £66.1m ($97.7m) 

10 Jurassic World - £64.1m ($94.7m)

 

* Still playing. 

 

I put dollars in brackets based on what it translates to with today's exchange rate, not what it was at the time of release. Bit depressing that only 6 months ago Jurassic World's gross translated to about $100m... 

 

TFA locked to become #1, maybe even after this weekend. 

Update 4th Jan 2016

 

Screen Daily (UK FILM TRADE PUBLICATION), state the following figures:-

 

1/ Skyfall £103.2 mil (i always thought it was £102.9 mil, but who am i to argue with the UK film trade)

 

2/ SWTFA £97.25 mil

 

3/ Spectre £94.25 mil (007 inches ahead of the blue people)

 

4/ Avatar £94 mil

 

Next weekend SWTFA will pass 007 to take top spot.

[baumer]

This is all really good stuff guys.  Thanks for helping out.

 

I'll update the first post from time to time with the page number that each country is on.

 

Really cool that the Impossible is so high on Spain's list.  Makes sense of course, but still pretty cool. And that French comedy at number one in France...huge numbers.

[Broshnat]

19 hours ago, efialtes76 said:

Mexico:

 

 Admissions 

1 Minions  16.1 m 

2 The Avengers 15.94 m 

3 The Avengers: Age of Ultron  15.73 m 

4 Fast & Furious 7  15.53 m

5 Instructions Not Included  15.20 m 

6 Toy Story 3  14.83 m 

7 Jurassic World 13.78 m

8 Despicable Me 2  13.40 m

9 Ice Age 4  13.17 m 

10 Maleficent 12.10 m 

 

Do you have anything outside of the top 10? I'm guessing the Mexican market has grown significantly in the last few years given the titles in the top 10...

[Olive]

Top 100 Highest-Grossing Films of All-Time in Japan (yen)

01 ¥30.40 billion - Spirited Away (2001)
02 ¥26.20 billion - Titanic (1997)
03 ¥25.48 billion - Frozen (2014)
04 ¥20.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
05 ¥19.60 billion - Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
06 ¥19.30 billion - Princess Mononoke (1997)
07 ¥17.35 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Save the Rainbow Bridge! (2003)
08 ¥17.30 billion - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
09 ¥15.60 billion - Avatar (2009)
10 ¥15.50 billion - Ponyo (2008)
11 ¥13.70 billion - The Last Samurai (2003)
12 ¥13.50 billion - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
12 ¥13.50 billion - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
14 ¥13.40 billion - Armageddon (1998)
15 ¥12.85 billion - Jurassic Park (1993)
 

Spoiler

16 ¥12.70 billion - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
17 ¥12.02 billion - The Wind Rises (2013)
18 ¥11.80 billion - Alice in Wonderland (2010)
19 ¥11.00 billion - Antarctica (1983)
19 ¥11.00 billion - The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
19 ¥11.00 billion - Finding Nemo (2003)
19 ¥11.00 billion - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
23 ¥10.90 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
24 ¥10.80 billion - Toy Story 3 (2010)
25 ¥10.65 billion - Independence Day (1996)
26 ¥10.32 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
27 ¥10.10 billion - Bayside Shakedown (1998)
28 ¥10.02 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
29 ¥9.70 billion - Mission: Impossible II (2000)
29 ¥9.70 billion - A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
31 ¥9.67 billion - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)
32 ¥9.51 billion - Jurassic World (2015) [Final]
33 ¥9.50 billion - Back to the Future Part 2 (1989)
33 ¥9.50 billion - Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
35 ¥9.40 billion - The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)
35 ¥9.40 billion - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
37 ¥9.37 billion - Monsters, Inc. (2002)
38 ¥9.35 billion - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
39 ¥9.25 billion - Arrietty (2010)
40 ¥9.20 billion - Heaven and Earth (1990)
41 ¥9.17 billion - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
42 ¥9.16 billion - Big Hero 6 (2014) [Final]
43 ¥9.07 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002)
44 ¥9.05 billion - The Da Vinci Code (2006)
45 ¥9.00 billion - Jaws (1975)
46 ¥8.96 billion - Monsters University (2013)
47 ¥8.87 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
48 ¥8.79 billion - Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
49 ¥8.76 billion - The Eternal Zero (2013)
50 ¥8.70 billion - The Matrix (1999)
51 ¥8.55 billion - Rookies (2009)
52 ¥8.50 billion - Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
53 ¥8.38 billion - Stand By Me, Doraemon (2014)
54 ¥8.20 billion - Back to the Future Part 3 (1990)
54 ¥8.20 billion - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
54 ¥8.20 billion - The Silk Road (1988)
57 ¥8.15 billion - Hero (2007)
58 ¥8.10 billion - Deep Impact (1998)
59 ¥8.04 billion - Umizaru: The Last Message (2010)
60 ¥8.00 billion - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
61 ¥7.90 billion - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003)
62 ¥7.80 billion - Yo-Kai Watch: It's the Secret of Birth, Nyan! (2014) [Final]
63 ¥7.75 billion - Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008)
64 ¥7.68 billion - The Sixth Sense (1999)
65 ¥7.65 billion - Tales from Earthsea (2006)
66 ¥7.54 billion - Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
67 ¥7.50 billion - Spider-Man (2002)
68 ¥7.40 billion - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
69 ¥7.33 billion - Umizaru: Brave Hearts (2012)
70 ¥7.31 billion - Bayside Shakedown: Set the Guys Loose! (2010)
71 ¥7.20 billion - Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
72 ¥7.12 billion - Spider-Man 3 (2007)
73 ¥7.10 billion - Umizaru: Limit of Love (2006)
74 ¥7.03 billion - Speed (1994)
75 ¥7.00 billion - Ghostbusters (1984)
75 ¥7.00 billion - Ocean's Eleven (2002)
77 ¥6.88 billion - Pearl Harbor (2001)
78 ¥6.87 billion - One Piece Film Z (2012)
79 ¥6.86 billion - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (2006)
79 ¥6.86 billion - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010)
81 ¥6.80 billion - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
82 ¥6.70 billion - Spider-Man 2 (2004)
82 ¥6.70 billion - Top Gun (1986)
82 ¥6.70 billion - The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
85 ¥6.53 billion - Maleficent (2014)
86 ¥6.50 billion - Mission: Impossible (1996)
86 ¥6.50 billion - The Green Mile (2000)
88 ¥6.48 billion - Departures (2008)
89 ¥6.46 billion - The Cat Returns (2002)
90 ¥6.45 billion - Forrest Gump (1995)
91 ¥6.36 billion - Pokemon: Revelation Lugia (1999)
92 ¥6.22 billion - The Towering Inferno (1975)
93 ¥6.17 billion - Phantom of the Opera (1990)
94 ¥6.10 billion - The Bodyguard (1992)
95 ¥6.09 billion - Back to the Future (1985)
96 ¥6.08 billion - The Ecstasy Hotel (2006)
97 ¥6.00 billion - War of the Worlds (2005)
98 ¥5.98 billion - Thermae Romae (2012)
99 ¥5.97 billion - Bayside Shakdown: Final (2012)
100 ¥5.95 billion - Cliffhanger (1993)

 

[baumer]

So i just checked out Star Wars TFA in yen and it's only at about 4 billion yen.  So it isn't doing well at all in Japan.  Probably won't crack the top 100.

[peludo]

15 minutes ago, Baumer Fett said:

So i just checked out Star Wars TFA in yen and it's only at about 4 billion yen.  So it isn't doing well at all in Japan.  Probably won't crack the top 100.

Leggy market. ROTS was at $44m after 3rd weekend and finished with $82m. Let's wait.

[baumer]

Thanks Peludo.  I do recall now that Japan is a leggy market.  Thanks for reminding me.

[Olive]

39 minutes ago, Baumer Fett said:

So i just checked out Star Wars TFA in yen and it's only at about 4 billion yen.  So it isn't doing well at all in Japan.  Probably won't crack the top 100.

It has made 6.4B yen as of Sunday, will most likely crack 10B yin the end.

Probably will end up all-time top 25.

[baumer]

2 minutes ago, The Good Olive said:

It has made 6.4B yen as of Sunday, will most likely crack 10B yin the end.

Probably will end up all-time top 25.

 

6 billion yen?  Wow.  Ok, that's way more than Mojo has reported.  Where do you get these numbers from Olive.

 

And thank you for this.

[Olive]

Hong Kong's Top 20 highest-grossing films

 

SW-TFA  has made HK$72.66M as of Sunday, ranking #13 on all-time list.

[Olive]

List of highest-grossing films in China

 

Rank	Title	Gross	Country	Year
1	Monster Hunt	2.438 billion	China	2015
2	Furious 7	2.427 billion	United States	2015
3	Transformers: Age of Extinction	1.977 billion	United States China	2014
4	Lost in Hong Kong	1.612 billion	China	2015
5	Mojin: The Lost Legend	1.547 billion	China	2015
6	Avengers: Age of Ultron	1.464 billion	United States	2015
7	Goodbye Mr. Loser	1.441 billion	China	2015
8	Jurassic World	1.420 billion	United States	2015
9	Avatar	1.340 billion	United States	2009
10	Lost in Thailand	1.268 billion	China	2012
11	Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons	1.247 billion	China Hong Kong	2013
12	Breakup Buddies	1.170 billion	China	2014
13	Jian Bing Man	1.160 billion	China	2015
14	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	1.072 billion	United States	2011
15	The Monkey King	1.045 billion	China Hong Kong	2014
16	From Vegas to Macau II	974 million	China Hong Kong	2015
17	Monkey King: Hero Is Back	956 million	China	2015
18	Titanic in 3D	946 million	United States	2012
19	The Taking of Tiger Mountain	881 million	China Hong Kong	2014
20	CZ12	881 million	China Hong Kong	2012
21	Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation	869 million	United States	2015
22	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	766 million	United States New Zealand	2014
23	Interstellar	755 million	United States United Kingdom	2014
24	Iron Man 3	755 million	United States China	2013
25	Dragon Blade	743 million	China Hong Kong	2015

[Olive]

List of highest-grossing films in South Korea

Rank	English title	Title in Korean	Director	Admissions	Year
1	The Admiral: Roaring Currents	명량	Kim Han-min	17,607,820	2014
2	Ode to My Father	국제시장	Yoon Je-kyoon	14,254,955	2014
3	Avatar	아바타	James Cameron	13,624,328	2009
4	The Host	괴물	Bong Joon-ho	13,019,740	2006
5	The Thieves	도둑들	Choi Dong-hoon	12,983,330	2012
6	Miracle in Cell No. 7	7번방의 선물	Lee Hwan-kyung	12,810,776	2013
7	Masquerade	광해, 왕이 된 남자	Choo Chang-min	12,319,542	2012
8	King and the Clown	왕의 남자	Lee Joon-ik	12,302,831	2005
9	Assassination	암살	Choi Dong-hoon	12,192,697	2015
10	Taegukgi	태극기 휘날리며	Kang Je-gyu	11,746,135	2004
11	Haeundae	해운대	Yoon Je-kyoon	11,453,338	2009
12	The Attorney	변호인	Yang Woo-suk	11,375,954	2013
13	Silmido	실미도	Kang Woo-suk	11,081,000	2003
14	Veteran	베테랑	Ryoo Seung-wan	10,812,112	2015
15	Avengers: Age of Ultron	어벤져스: 에이지 오브 울트론	Joss Whedon	10,494,499	2015
16	Frozen	겨울왕국	Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee	10,295,483	2014
17	Interstellar	인터스텔라	Christopher Nolan	10,105,249	2014
18	Snowpiercer	설국열차	Bong Joon-ho	9,341,747	2013
19	The Face Reader	관상	Han Jae-rim	9,135,492	2013
20	Iron Man 3	아이언맨 3	Shane Black	9,001,309	2013
21	The Pirates	해적: 바다로 간 산적	Lee Seok-hoon	8,665,503	2014
22	Miss Granny	수상한 그녀	Hwang Dong-hyuk	8,656,417	2014
23	Take Off	국가 대표	Kim Yong-hwa	8,845,330	2009
24	D-War	디 워	Shim Hyung-rae	8,426,973	2007
25	Scandal Makers	과속 스캔들	Kang Hyeong-cheol	8,245,523	2008
26	Friend	친구	Kwak Kyung-taek	8,134,500	2001
27	Welcome to Dongmakgol	웰컴 투 동막골	Park Kwang-hyun	8,008,622	2005
28	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	트랜스포머 3	Michael Bay	7,784,807	2011
29	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	미션 임파서블: 고스트 프로토콜	Brad Bird	7,575,899	2011
30	War of the Arrows	최종병기 활	Kim Han-min	7,482,180	2011
31	Sunny	써니	Kang Hyeong-cheol	7,453,029	2011
32	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	트랜스포머: 패자의 역습	Michael Bay	7,437,802	2009
33	Transformers	트랜스포머	Michael Bay	7,437,443	2007
34	May 18	화려한 휴가	Kim Ji-hoon	7,307,993	2007
35	The Berlin File	베를린	Ryoo Seung-wan	7,166,177	2013
36	The Avengers	어벤져스	Joss Whedon	7,074,867	2012
37	A Werewolf Boy	늑대 소년	Jo Sung-hee	7,068,920	2012
38	Secretly, Greatly	은밀하게 위대하게	Jang Cheol-soo	6,963,821	2013
39	Tazza: The High Rollers	타짜	Choi Dong-hoon	6,847,777	2006
40	The Good, the Bad, the Weird	좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈	Kim Jee-woon	6,686,949	2008
41	200 Pounds Beauty	미녀는 괴로워	Kim Yong-hwa	6,619,498	2006
42	The Dark Knight Rises	다크 나이트 라이즈	Christopher Nolan	6,396,615	2012
43	The Man from Nowhere	아저씨	Lee Jeong-beom	6,282,774	2010
44	Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard	전우치	Choi Dong-hoon	6,136,928	2009
45	Kingsman: The Secret Service	킹스맨: 시크릿 에이전트	Matthew Vaughn	6,129,681	2015
46	My Boss, My Teacher	투사부일체	Kim Dong-won	6,105,431	2006
47	Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation	미션 임파서블: 로그네이션	Christopher McQuarrie	6,075,860	2015
48	Northern Limit Line	연평해전	Kim Hak-soon	6,040,555	2015
49	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	반지의 제왕: 왕의 귀환	Peter Jackson	5,960,000	2003
50	Inception	인셉션	Christopher Nolan	5,926,948	2010

 

[Olive]

6 minutes ago, Baumer Fett said:

 

6 billion yen?  Wow.  Ok, that's way more than Mojo has reported.  Where do you get these numbers from Olive.

 

And thank you for this.

Japanese news and Corpse report on WorldofKJ.

http://www.worldofkj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=55322&start=7025

Mojo's #s are so out of date.