I can't believe that $5million is from Thursday alone, it wasn't showing on Thurs within 50 miles of me... i don't think its possible being that limited. $5million friday would still mean an 18-20 million weekend, which is just insane!

Yeah i think its going to have a much bigger internal multiplier here because movies usually do. It seems like a lot more people go to the movies on saturdays here by regulation. Theres not the same frontloading that there is in America

BOM is saying it had a $147M international opening, making for a $224M WW total.

Holy shit.

Im not sure how that compares to recent blanket releases, But I believe its right up there with the biggest sequels of our time. ROTK, ROTS and MRLD.

Intersting article on Sonys take on things

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArt ... AVINCI.xml

They have one thing right

"We're really in territory that hasn't been traveled," Blake said, adding that the performance was particularly impressive given that "The Da Vinci Code" was neither an action movie nor one aimed mainly at young audiences.

I mean, even if the movie had a horrible audience reaction, which it definately did not, it would have had the benefit of an older audience appeal. I think that will help its legs despite the huge buzz that has lifted it above expectations in its first frame.

MCN

The overseas numbers are very good. It must have had a uniformly good opening everywhere to get $147M. It set new opening records at Italy and Spain.

Yikes, it must have been super frontloaded in the UK as well $15.7million or ~£8.3million is a great opening, just not as huge as i would have expected from such a strong friday number.

theres no way it got a $5m friday if it only made $16m for the weekend, sales were evenly padded out , doesnt make sense.

Maybe the $5M number probably had Thursday grosses included in it?

Anyway, with a $147M opening weekend, this will be a lock for $400M overseas. Debuting in about the same territories, WOTW did $102M OW and ended up with $357M.

I think "very good" is an understatement.


The numbers are excellent all-around (especially China, Italy and Japan).

$450+ million locked.

Though I made the original statement, I agree.

Amazing thing is that unlike HP, LOTR, SW movies, DVC did not break/set any records in the three biggies (UK/GER/Fra), but still managed to get $147M.

Compared to ROTS territories, it made $130M (excluding Japan and China). This bodes very well for DVC. It may pass ROTS' overseas gross.

Exactly. I didnt even know it was opening on Thursday, usualy my cinema has all the big movies a day before, (mi3 on thursday for example) but TDV wasnt listed until Friday. Although i think it did have a midnight listed pretty late on.

Germany:

Estimated 1,425,000 admissions over the opening weekend. Very good, but a little underwhelming, in my opinion. 22nd biggest opening ever. This should have a good run here for the next weeks, though. So I see a total of 5,000,000+ admissions for sure.

People are saying underwhelming in some instances.

What? This is having the biggest non sequel debut in many territories and people are like "Oh its not as big as ROTK!" OR "ITS no ROTS"

Those movies are sequels to some of the biggest grossing movies ever....of coruse they are going to open to huge numbers.

Um, I have every right to say that it was underwhelming in my territory and as I assume that you don't have much of an idea of my terrirotry's you hardly have a right to say much about it.

It opened below American Pie 2 and Ice Age 1 here...the hype was certainly bigger and so seemed the sell-outs.

I highly doubt anyone was thinking 6-700 WW before it came out.

Oh yea, and don't mess with DOC. He knows his shit!

$5m opening in China is incredible, especially for a subject not necessarily discussed much there. The initial projection was to make $7.5m total, now it should double that. According to a Sina's article, many theaters in the big cities had to add showings late Friday night to meet the demand.

Hanks starrer phenomenon is worldwide

By DAVE MCNARY
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111794 ... id=13&cs=1

Foreign moviegoers blessed "The Da Vinci Code" with a record opening of $147 million at 12,213 playdates in 79 markets -- a stunning overseas launch that nearly doubled the domestic gross.

The international performance, featuring all-time records in the heavily Catholic markets of Italy and Spain, eclipsed by $2 million the record set during the same frame a year ago by "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."

Sony execs trumpeted the results at a press conference Sunday at Cannes, where "Code" received a critical drubbing four days earlier. "Our worldwide day-and-date release strategy has paid off handsomely with this amazing record," said Mark Zucker, president of distribution for Sony Pictures Releasing Intl.

Pic's combined foreign and domestic gross of $224 million represented the second-best opening after "Sith," based on Friday-Sunday domestic grosses; with Wednesday domestic openings, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King""The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" and "War of the Worlds" also have slightly higher global takes than "Code."

The thriller's international numbers caught foreign distribs off-guard, as most execs had expected "Code" to open outside the U.S. at about $100 million at best. Instead, it finished better than $50 million ahead of what had been 2006's top weekend gross from "Ice Age: The Meltdown," and it took in more than double the solid foreign opening "Mission: Impossible III" drew two weeks ago.

"This opening gives the business a real shot in the arm and means a great trailering opportunity for the other summer films," one rival exec noted.

Sony's offshore marketing has stressed both the popularity and mystery of Dan Brown's novel, Tom HanksTom Hanks' star power and the international look and feel of the pic, set entirely in France and the U.K. "Code" performed well in every market, topping $11 million in half a dozen territories.

The U.K. took the top spot among "Code" grosses with $15.7 million at 1,098 playdates. It was followed by Germany with $12.3 million at 1,154, France with $11.6 million at 999, Italy with $11.5 million at 908, Japan with $11.3 million at 893 and Spain with $11.1 million at 755.

In Italy, "Code" accounted for an impressive 70% of the weekend grosses, with auds apparently undeterred by downbeat critical notices. "Everyone is going to see the movie the first weekend out of the great curiosity," one Roman exhibitor noted, adding that it wouldn't be apparent until the second weekend "if the negative criticism will influence the box office."

South Korea generated a solid $9.5 million at 386 engagements, followed by Australia with $6.4 million at 563, Mexico with $6.2 million at 768 and China with $5 million at 393 -- the fourth biggest opening for a U.S. film in that market.

Half a dozen other markets topped $2 million, led by Brazil with $4.6 million at 500, Taiwan with $4.1 million at 161, Russia with $3.7 million at 470, Denmark and Holland with $2.1 million each and Belgium with $2 million at 125.

"The Da Vinci Code" will face competishcompetish internationally next weekend from Fox's day-and-date launch of "X-Men: The Last Stand," which is opening in a similarly massive fashion at 10,000-plus playdates. Both pics are expected to prosper, at least until soccer's World Cup starts on June 9, representing a potentially huge distraction for international moviegoers until after the July 9 final.

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Sweet openings all around.....I can't believe it managed to beat ROTS already insane takings.....

The only market where it did spark, if you can call it that is in Russia, it grossed half of what Ice Age 2 did, and well down on WOTWs and King Kong, both of which opened to $5m.

American Pie is a huge franchise in Germany isnt it!?

I remember I went out with a German girl back in 03 for a few months before she went back home. She heard Blink 182's song "Mutt" in my car and said "thats American Pie music!" A few days later American Wedding came out and we went to see it. Damn, good memories!!

Wow. Last year we had only 3 films ALL year pass $600 m worldwide. From Da Vinci/Ice Age 2, we could have 2 already. And we still have 7 months of the year left to go. Hurray!

Final numbers GERMANY:
10,546,639 Euro, 1,450,024 tix

Foreign Total as of May 21, 2006:
$152,617,212


BOM

The actuals increased $5.6M from the estimates. Excellent number.

Worldwide: $229,690,600

DVC underestimated...

Domestic: $77,073,388 33.6%
+ Foreign: $152,617,212 66.4%

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= Worldwide: $229,690,600

Argentina 5/18/06 $1,393,855 5/21/06
Australia 5/18/06 $6,548,653 5/21/06
Austria 5/19/06 $1,743,199 5/21/06
Belgium 5/17/06 $2,009,494 5/21/06
Bolivia 5/18/06 $91,028 5/21/06
Brazil 5/19/06 $4,751,897 5/21/06
Bulgaria 5/19/06 $135,414 5/21/06
Central America 5/18/06 $717,666 5/21/06
Chile 5/18/06 $876,683 5/21/06
China 5/19/06 $4,746,107 5/21/06
Colombia 5/19/06 $802,673 5/21/06
Croatia 5/18/06 $172,984 5/21/06
Czech Republic 5/18/06 $433,473 5/21/06
Denmark 5/19/06 $2,157,523 5/21/06
Ecuador 5/19/06 $223,968 5/21/06
Estonia 5/19/06 $87,219 5/21/06
Finland 5/19/06 $630,060 5/21/06
France 5/17/06 $11,973,127 5/21/06
Germany 5/18/06 $13,275,582 5/21/06
Greece 5/18/06 $1,670,662 5/21/06
Holland 5/18/06 $2,060,207 5/21/06
Hong Kong 5/18/06 $2,011,897 5/21/06
Hungary 5/18/06 $694,629 5/21/06
Iceland 5/19/06 $131,824 5/21/06
Indonesia 5/19/06 $373,284 5/21/06
Israel 5/18/06 $430,344 5/21/06
Italy 5/19/06 $11,114,109 5/21/06
Japan 5/20/06 $11,301,981 5/21/06
Kenya 5/19/06 $53,979 5/21/06
Latvia 5/19/06 $82,489 5/21/06
Lithuania 5/19/06 $147,491 5/21/06
Malaysia 5/18/06 $476,839 5/21/06
Mexico 5/19/06 $6,352,945 5/21/06
New Zealand 5/18/06 $1,049,747 5/21/06
Nigeria 5/19/06 $17,823 5/21/06
Norway 5/19/06 $1,587,955 5/21/06
Peru 5/18/06 $608,098 5/21/06
Philippines 5/18/06 $901,307 5/21/06
Poland 5/19/06 $1,784,993 5/21/06
Portugal 5/18/06 $1,305,356 5/21/06
Romania 5/19/06 $141,669 5/21/06
Serbia and Montenegro 5/18/06 $139,819 5/21/06
Singapore 5/18/06 $963,140 5/21/06
Slovakia 5/18/06 $141,041 5/21/06
Slovenia 5/18/06 $186,206 5/21/06
South Africa 5/19/06 $652,780 5/21/06
South Korea 5/18/06 $8,821,168 5/21/06
Spain 5/19/06 $11,018,157 5/21/06
Sweden 5/19/06 $1,533,340 5/21/06
Switzerland (French-speaking) 5/17/06 $626,999 5/21/06
Switzerland (German-speaking) 5/18/06 $1,372,866 5/21/06
Switzerland (Italian-speaking) 5/19/06 $63,169 5/21/06
Taiwan 5/18/06 $1,942,388 5/21/06
Thailand 5/18/06 $1,081,721 5/21/06
Turkey 5/19/06 $1,924,768 5/21/06
United Kingdom 5/19/06 $17,143,960 5/21/06
Uruguay 5/19/06 $93,251 5/21/06
Venezuela 5/19/06 $582,810 5/21/06

Awesome, nice number! Where would this be expected to go in terms of final total for worldwide (assuming poor legs). I want to get a feel for what the film should make at the very least. Any idea, anybody who is smart with international numbers?

PEACE, Mike.