Has already surpassed HP3....Transformers 3 just right ahead.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

20 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox $886.7 $196.6 22.2% $690.1 77.8% 2009
21 Transformers: Dark of the Moon P/DW $882.4 $325.8 36.9% $556.6 63.1% 2011
22 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $879.0 $262.0 29.8% $617.0 70.2% 2002
23 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $870.8 $314.8 36.1% $556.0 63.9% 2001^
24 Finding Nemo BV $867.9 $339.7 39.1% $528.2 60.9% 2003
25 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $848.8 $380.3 44.8% $468.5 55.2% 2005
26 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $836.3 $402.1 48.1% $434.2 51.9% 2009
27 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $834.6 $274.2 32.9% $560.4 67.1% 2011
28 Inception WB $825.5 $292.6 35.4% $533.0 64.6% 2010
29 Spider-Man Sony $821.7 $403.7 49.1% $418.0 50.9% 2002
30 Independence Day Fox $817.4 $306.2 37.5% $511.2 62.5% 1996
31 Shrek the Third P/DW $799.0 $322.7 40.4% $476.2 59.6% 2007
32 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $796.7 $249.5 31.3% $547.1 68.7% 2004
33 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $792.9 $435.1 54.9% $357.8 45.1% 1982^
34 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $786.6 $317.1 40.3% $469.5 59.7% 2008
35 The Lion King BV $783.8 $328.5 41.9% $455.3 58.1% 1994^

I guess it matched your least expectations, pretty severe drop though it was expected. Let's see how it holds next weekend. CA with 3D might hurt it as well this weekend (it is releasing in quite a few markets this weekend), so I guess we will still have to wait for $850m OS total, though with these huge numbers it is highly likely for it to pass $800m OS total.

Dude, Pirates 4 was at about $480m at the same point in time and about $45m came from China, so DH2 is already like $120m ahead when you deduct China. Nothing has changed, it's on course for $900m.

While I do agree that it is way ahead of Pirates, it is not going to hold as well. I don't think HP is reaching $900m OS now, though we will see, if it can hold up as well as Pirates.

It doesn't need to hold up as well.

And we live up to our usual standard...

HP7.2 dropped 35.8% for a €1,739,203 weekend haul and a €6,852,641 total. It was the harshest drop in the top 20, but MUCH softer than the 52.9% tumble that Transformers saw last weekend. If that had been its opening weekend, it would have ranked #11 behind five other HP films and ahead of Quantum of Solace, POTC2 and Return of the King. A second weekend not far behind so many of its predecessors' first weekends is pretty darn impressive.

It was a harsher drop than Part 1 had in November, but that's mostly because it burnt off more demand during the weekdays. It did build its lead over Part 1 by about 1 million euros.

End of Weekend 1
HP7.1: €2.828.080
HP7.2: €3.936.768

End of Weekend 2:
HP7.1: €4.928.502
HP7.2: €6.852.641

It also surpassed The Hangover 2's total gross to become the #3 of the year behind Gooische Vrouwen and POTC4.

Last weekend: http://www.filmdistributeurs.nl/files/1 ... eekend.pdf
This weekend: http://www.filmdistributeurs.nl/files/1 ... eekend.pdf

Part 1's first weekend: http://www.filmdistributeurs.nl/files/1 ... eekend.pdf
Part 1's second weekend: http://www.filmdistributeurs.nl/files/1 ... eekend.pdf

Captain America won't hurt it OS at all. I don't see Captain America doing that well in most markets OS.

indeed, should bomb rather hard.

Doesn't matter how much CA makes if HP looses 3D theaters it will get hurt. It is making 60% of its OS gross in 3D now just make that from 60% to 30% and you can see the difference. CA is being treated as one of the big summer movie in most of the Asian markets and Europe (whatever I saw from the early reports) as well, so HP will decrease withtheater loss, though not as harsh as last weekend.

That's a good point. Though i don't see $900m at the rate its dropping.

AUSTRALIA (AUD$) - Weekend 2

Brilliant hold and didn't collapse like Kung Fu Panda 2 or Cars 2 did (i.e. more than 60%) after the school holidays ended last weekend.

It's tally is now a very strong $38m and leads all others through the 2nd weekend. It's pretty much on the verge of becoming the largest Potter release by the end of the next weekend.

It's 2nd weekend is the 3rd largest of all-time, only behind Avatar and Shrek 2. It's looking to do at least AU$55m with a good possibility of $60m.

1 2 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (M), WARNER BROS [759/ $10,532] 7,994,127 -56%
38,689,028
2 1 BAD TEACHER (M), SONY PICTURES [242/ $12,090] 2,925,847 N/A
2,980,509
3 4 TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (M), PARAMOUNT [424/ $3,570] 1,513,475 -50%
35,488,029
4 6 BRIDESMAIDS (MA15+), UNIVERSAL [279/ $3,939] 1,098,909 -35%
24,624,176
5 1 LARRY CROWNE (M), PINNACLE FILMS [210/ $3,744] 786,168 N/A
786,168

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Harry Potter 7-2: DH - $38,689,028 (7,994,127, -56%)
Harry Potter 6: HBP - $29,642,267 ($6,462,870, -55%)
Avatar - $28,994,289 ($8,749,099, -27%)*Boxing or $32,594,716 ($12,349,526)*Monday
Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen - $27,235,703 ($6,269,589, -54%)
Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon - $27,212,844 ($7,028,510, -43%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $26,671,665 ($7,686,250, -40%)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $26,276,913 ($6,029,668, -63%)
The Dark Knight - $25,898,496 ($7,626,120, -35%)
Harry Potter 7-1: DH - $25,850,694 ($6,729,918, -56%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $25,844,984 ($6,225,127, -56%)
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $25,608,383 ($5,179,594, -60%)
Shrek 2 - $25,340,125 ($8,502,965, -35%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $24,118,897 ($5,872,528, -40%)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - $23,894,476 ($3,876,439, -42%)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $23,149,281 ($5,396,651, -58%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $22,944,969 ($7,037,231, -37%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $22,638,420 ($6,421,037, -52%)
The Simpsons Movie - $21,973,691 ($6,157,635, -53%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $21,145,561 ($6,289,576, -48%)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $20,883,134 ($5,130,940, -58%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $20,856,397 ($6,165,170, -48%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $20,568,149 ($6,012,809, -46%)
Alice In Wonderland - $20,531,568 ($6,463,865, -38%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $20,525,056 ($4,076,203, -66%)
The Hangover: Part II - $20,319,103 ($5,696,486, -50%)
Shrek 3 - $19,963,582 ($5,241,049, -49%)
Spiderman - $19,534,504 ($5,025,270, -52%)
Happy Feet - $19,358,972 ($4,112,507, -38%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $19,309,286 ($7,593,705, -17%)
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace - $18,773,747 ($4,227,920, -57%)
Fast Five - $18,504,310 ($4,103,779, -45%)
Toy Story 3 - $18,353,248 ($6,421,626, -13%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $18,190,505 ($4,923,416, -54%)
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $18,106,068 ($5,774,030, -41%)
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $17,857,093 ($5,533,985, -6%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $17,333,852 ($5,157,172, -44%)

TURKEY - Weekend 2

Hmmm....very interesting, well down on Part I which actually still holds the foreign opening record on this market. Part 2 did Ok on opening last weekend (behind HP7-1, Pirates 4, 2012, Eclipse and New Moon out of the foreiners) and did not back it up with a good hold at all.

Not a good sign here, might finish around $4m if it doesn't get its act together....Part 1 did just over $5m.

Harry Potter 7-2: DH - $1,803,550 (or $983,588 3-Day - 495)

A.R.O.G (2008) - $14,104,253 ($3,049,605, -31.8%)
Recep Ivedik 3 (2010) - $13,698,947 ($3,434,629, -50.3%)
Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak (Valley Of The Wolves: Iraq) - $13,675,813 ($3,867,546/ 5,095,492 YTL, -34%)
Recep Ivedik 2 (2009) - $13,581,871 ($3,437,773, -43.7%)
Recep Ivedik (2008) - $13,424,334 ($4,224,925, -19%)
Eyyvah Eyvah 2 (2011) - $11,561,808 ($3,921,361, -24.2%)
G.O.R.A. - $11,017,906 ($3,086,120/ 4,460,010 YTL, -9%)
Yahsi Bati (2010) - $9,954,224 ($2,443,774, -56.6%)
Five Minarets In New York (2010) - $9,210,466 ($2,435,129, -50.1%)
Muro: Nalet Olsun Içimdeki Insan Aevgisine (2008) - $7,917,721 ($1,975,239, -0.7%)
Kurtlar Vadisi: Filistin (Valley Of The Wolves: Palestine) (2011) - $7,556,985 ($1,702,681, -55.6%)
Av Mevsimi (2010) - $6,563,948 ($2,365,223, -12.3%)
Günesi Gördüm (2009) - $6,536,266 ($1,582,264, -37.7%)
Organize Isler - $6,420,813 ($1,687,139/ 2,268,358 YTL, -47%)
Kabadayi (2007) - $6,225,108 ($2,667,054, +42.2%)
Hababam Sinifi 3.5 - $6,070,641 ($1,882,039/ 2,512,522 YTL, -11%)
Hababam Sinifi Askerde - $6,015,236 ($2,486,953, +31%)
Hokkabaz - $5,905,918 ($1,378,666, -5.7%)
Ask Tesadüfleri Sever (2011) - $5,883,838 ($2,116,451, +18.9%)
Vizontele Tuuba - $5,258,151 ($1,170,197, -51%)
Asmali Konak Hayat - $4,849,051 ($1,044,056, -63%)
Evvyah Eyvah (2010) - $4,775,594 ($2,110,614, +32.1%)
Nefes (2009) - $4,654,198 ($1,529,084, -24.3%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides - $4,635,699 ($1,187,744, -32.2%)
Osmanli Cumhuriyeti (2008) - $4,499,506 ($1,154,553, -42%)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $4,396,266 ($1,412,459, -24.4%)
2012 - $4,393,223 ($1,028,597, -56.6%)
Avatar - $4,246,843 ($1,576,820, -2.3%)
Harry Potter 7-1: DH - $4,039,827 ($715,819, -58.5%)
Mustafa (2008) - $3,923,607 ($704,047, -47.3%)
Neseli Hayat (2009) - $3,809,745 ($1,074,279, -36.1%)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $3,697,429 ($634,321, -45.7%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $3,606,219 ($775,176, -55%)
Troy - $3,496,289 ($962,096, -32%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $3,490,039 ($801,607, -54.8%)
Cok Guzel Hareketler Bunlar (2010) - $3,408,553 ($1,071,399, -30.6%)
Kurtlar Vadisi: Gladio (2009) - $3,332,060 ($1,140,143, -24.5%)
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $3,246,317 ($743,075, -36%)
Maskeli Besler: Irak - $3,141,216 ($914,036, -32.4%)
Hirsiz Var - $3,136,882 ($731,138, -54%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $3,112,571 ($868,098, -42%)
Keloglan Kara Prense Karsi - $3,095,052 ($897,631/ 1,198,337 YTL, -57%)
Kutsal Damacana 2: Itmen (2010) - $3,074,799 ($813,938, -43.1%)
Beyaz Melek (2007) - $3,058,236 ($1,288,985, +15.3%)
300 - $3,036,419 ($691,651, -53.7%)
The Da Vinci Code - $3,022,669 ($688,877/ 1,053,982 YTL, -59%)
Harry Potter 7-2: DH - $2,971,824 ($473,529, -51.9%)
Hür Adam (2011) - $2,884,841 ($920,617, -25%)
Ya Sonra? (2011) - $2,773,031 ($844,934, -33.2%)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $2,507,272 ($750,049/ 1,017,442 YTL, -47%)
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $2,392,606 ($467,618, -63.1%)
Kolpaçino: Bomba (2011) - $2,176,090 ($652,837, -38.2%)
Fast Five - $2,128,531 ($597,919, -40.8%)
Harry Potter 6: HBP - $2,106,313 ($335,434, -54%)
Thor - $1,467,419 ($464,857, -32.9%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $1,273,769 ($277,792, -61%)


CEZCH REPUBLIC - Weekend 2

Dropped on par with 7.1 and defeated Avatar's 2nd weekend record. 7.1 ended up grossing about $4.25m (well below Avatar's $11.15m) though HP7-2 should do at least $5.5m which would put it straight into the Top 5 All-Time US$.

Harry Potter 7-2: DH - $3,904,677 ($885,629, -56.2%)
Harry Potter 7-1: DH - $2,846,778 ($739,632, -55.9%)
Avatar - $2,351,478 ($778,370, -20.2%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides - $2,300,845 ($702,690, -36.2%)
Harry Potter 6: HBP - $2,225,393 ($499,559, -57.3%)
Kajinek (2010) - $1,848,736 ($617,658, -25.8%)
Shrek 4 - $1,784,587 ($615,706, -20.4%)
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $1,717,491 ($593,137, -13.7%)
Vratné Lahve (2007) - $1,654,907 ($636,421/ 13,321,061 CZK, -3%)
Bathory (2008) - $1,641,817 ($550,660, -15.7%)
Ženy V Pokušení (2010) - $1,576,189 ($585,034, -10.1%)
Román Pro Muže (2010) - $1,562,428 ($386,037, -39.3%)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - $1,497,005 ($457,090, -34.7%)
Sneženky A Machri Po 25 Letech (2008) - $1,465,674 ($538,708, -21.1%)
This Is It - $1,384,065 ($438,037, -33.7%)
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $1,377,541 ($336,003/ 6,904,966 CZK, -51%)
Alice In Wonderland - $1,372,678 ($550,884, -6.1%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $1,359,951 ($423,705/ 10,973,954 CZK/ 88,421 adms., -39%)
I Served The King Of England (2007) - $1,354,879 ($466,795/ 9,930,085 CZK, -22%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $1,317,646 ($351,137/ 7,717,982 CZK/ 64,321 adms., -44%)
Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon - $1,288,223 ($196,710, -71.5%)
Clash Of The Titans - $1,241,617 ($331,320, -52.8%)
Nestyda (2008) - $1,173,216 ($431,777, -13.9%)
Líbáš Jako Buh (2009) - $1,169,476 ($419,810, -17.2%)
Raftaci (2007) - $1,162,706 ($425,082/ 9,989,418 CZK/ 82,564 adms., -19%)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $1,125,485 ($407,399/ 10,009,794 CZK/ 86,799 adms., -29%)
2 Bobule (2009) - $1,104,314 ($326,148, -29.2%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $1,096,392 ($346,143)
2012 - $1,068,629 ($250,536, -53.5%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $1,068,501 ($371,504/ 7,833,491 CZK, -24%)
Shrek 3 - $993,718 ($367,978/ 7,829,736 CZK, -19%)
The Da Vinci Code - $992,580 ($332,081/ 59,615 adms., -25%)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $982,067 ($146,771, -63.3%)
Medvidek (2007) - $940,837 ($292,002, -32.2%)
The Simpsons Movie - $928,129 ($245,893, -39.2%)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $927,231 ($385,978/ 9,016,443 CZK/ 81,137 adms., +2%)*Easter
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace - $918,340 ($278,118, -45.4%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $882,269 ($208,853)
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $876,912 ($207,563/ 3,343,884 CZK, -60%)
Inception - $862,375 ($241,287, -39%)
Lidice (2011) - $855,901 ($347,891, +9.7%)

Harry Potter 3: POA - $851,112 ($257,738/ 6,773,345 CZK/ 61,815 adms., -41%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $582,760 ($180,240)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $523,962 ($190,061)



HUNGARY - Weekend 2

Must've been a holiday or something, Potter down just 30.2% while other movies in the Top 10 increased and rebounded after Potter's crushing opening last week.

It was tracking around #5 by the end of last week but has now elevated itself into pole position after 2 weekends. It's 2nd weekend gross is the largest behind only Avatar in US$

1 - Harry Potter 7-2: DH - $934,986 (61)

Harry Potter 7-2: DH - $2,190,022 ($652,993, -30.2%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,938,804 ($455,037/ 92,625,043 HuF/ 98,845 adms., -48%)
Avatar - $1,869,981 ($678,118, -4.9%)
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $1,812,238 ($547,973, -26.7%)
Harry Potter 6: HBP - $1,750,579 ($346,231, -65.1%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $1,665,616 ($518,691/ 111,153,998 HuF/ 124,506 adms., -27%)
Shrek 2 - $1,602,352 ($379,480/ 77,081,542 HuF/84,844 adms., -38%)
Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon - $1,456,250 ($326,392, -55.8%)
Shrek 4 - $1,415,692 ($457,608, -24.4%)
Harry Potter 7-1: DH - $1,396,733 ($357,293, -59%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides - $1,389,243 ($418,270, -41.1%)
Mamma Mia! - $1,388,947 ($479,592, -13%)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $1,207,429 ($308,012, -58.1%)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - $1,188,659 ($401,172, -39.5%)
The Hangover: Part II - $1,155,766 ($341,592, -43.5%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $1,058,915 ($265,827/ 54,900,783 HuF/ 57,629 adms., -42%)
The Mummy 3: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor - $1,052,096 ($304,425, -41.7%)
Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines - $1,045,285 ($239,493/ 56,120,469 HuF/ 63,367 adms., -39%)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $1,007,282 ($157,774, -63.3%)
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $1,000,722 ($268,243, -53%)
2012 - $958,156 ($281,333, -48.2%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $955,273 ($197,741/ 43,419,860 HuF/ 47,384 adms., -53%)
Troy - $943,829 ($268,330/ 56,566,313 HuF/ 59,130 adms., -34%)
War Of The Worlds - $934,941 ($182,570/ 37,844,190 HuF/ 37,838 adms., -52%)
Sex And The City - $928,587 ($282,194, -40.5%)
Alice In Wonderland - $923,003 ($386,303, -6.7%)
Macskafogó 2: A Sátán Macskája (2007) - $920,305 ($425,522, +33.4%)
Inception - $900,407 ($245,996, -37.9%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $893,698 ($257,479/ 54,073,601 HuF/ 59,259 adms., -51%)

Actuals have it at $833.9m or #27 WW. HP2 not too far away....

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

20 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox $886.7 $196.6 22.2% $690.1 77.8% 2009
21 Transformers: Dark of the Moon P/DW $882.4 $325.8 36.9% $556.6 63.1% 2011
22 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $879.0 $262.0 29.8% $617.0 70.2% 2002
23 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $870.8 $314.8 36.1% $556.0 63.9% 2001^
24 Finding Nemo BV $867.9 $339.7 39.1% $528.2 60.9% 2003
25 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $848.8 $380.3 44.8% $468.5 55.2% 2005
26 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $836.3 $402.1 48.1% $434.2 51.9% 2009
27 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $833.9 $273.5 32.8% $560.4 67.2% 2011
28 Inception WB $825.5 $292.6 35.4% $533.0 64.6% 2010
29 Spider-Man Sony $821.7 $403.7 49.1% $418.0 50.9% 2002
30 Independence Day Fox $817.4 $306.2 37.5% $511.2 62.5% 1996

SOUTH AFRICA - Weekend 2

Had the 4th largest opening weekend of all-time last week (behind only Eclopse, Transformers 3 and ROTK. It's 4-Day gross however was bigger than ROTK's which had a 5-Day.

Big drop this weekend and now falls behind a few more movies such as Shrek 2 and Shrek3.

1 - Harry Potter 7-2: DH - $1,225,129 (96)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $2,606,041 ($470,329, -69.3%)
Shrek 2 - $2,502,134
Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon - $2,405,687 ($540,913, -58.9%)
Shrek 3 - $1,960,758 ($512,035, -44.7%)
Harry Potter 7-2: DH - $1,919,924 ($430,564, -64.9%)
Toy Story 3 - $1,865,611 ($384,335, -63.8%)
Cars 2 - $1,844,276 ($412,462, -59%)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $1,833,903 ($384,112, -61.5%)
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $1,794,473 ($436,158, -53.5%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides - $1,746,367 ($587,116, -34%)
Shrek 4 - $1,699,785 ($662,383, -19.3%)
Kung Fu Panda 2 - $1,522,549 ($511,685, -21.6%)
Avatar - $1,505,445 ($396,794, -31.4%)
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $1,385,583 ($273,935, -71%)
Harry Potter 7-1: DH - $1,384,572 ($289,587, -62.4%)
Alice In Wonderland - $1,372,563 ($508,389, -17.2%)
Spiderman 3 - $1,371,457 ($377,264, -52%)
Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen - $1,362,167 ($293,435, -59%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $1,353,917 by Mon
Iron Man 2 - $1,312,859 ($393,971, -42%)
Fast Five - $1,296,668 ($462,160, -28.2%)
Thor - $1,281,828 ($308,471, -57.8%)
Kung Fu Panda - $1,212,806 ($286,439, -46.7%)
Schuks Tshabalala’s Guide to S.A. (2010) - $1,208,354 ($463,411, -1.2%)
Harry Potter 6: HBP - $1,194,763 ($242,336, -69.3%)

If it wasn't going to be big enough. This will add at least $4m to Potter 7-2's total and potentially even more for Transformers 3 (which i would say is locked to hit $750m overseas).

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Hollywood Returns to Indonesia with 'Harry Potter'

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/h ... ter-215266

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hollywood blockbusters will soon return to Indonesian screens, with the final Harry Potter film leading the way to end a five-month drought caused by a standoff over the country's tax on imported movies, an official said Monday.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is being imported by a newly established local company and will be released before Ramadan, the Islamic fasting month that begins Aug. 1, said Djonny Sjafruddin, head of the Indonesian Cinema Companies Union. He declined to give an exact release date.

"All things such as censorship and subtitles have already been finished," Mr. Sjafruddin said. "We need some 90 copies and they are now under process."

He added that Transformers 3 and Kung Fu Panda 2 would also be released during the next several weeks.

The announcement signals relief for moviegoers forced for months to make do with local productions and second-tier foreign releases because of the protracted dispute between studios, film importers and the government.

In February, six major Hollywood studios withdrew films from Indonesia, a Muslim-majority nation of 237 million people, in opposition to a new levy on imported movies that was meant to protect local filmmakers.

Last month the government announced a revised tax it said would bring back Hollywood movies, but their return had been blocked by another dispute.

Indonesia's largest film distributors remain banned from bringing in new films, pending their payment of more than $30 million in unpaid taxes and related penalties. The film importers are challenging that in court.

The debut of Harry Potter and the other movies is made possible by the recent establishment of a new film importer, PT Omega Film, Mr. Sjarifuddin said. The new company has no tax problems and so can distribute the newest Hollywood movies.

Many Indonesian film lovers turned to the black market for the latest movies during the five-month blackout. Pirated DVD vendors reported a 50% increase in sales, according to local media. Others flew to Singapore to see the latest Hollywood hits.

Studios participating in the boycott include Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film, Warner Bros. Pictures and Universal Pictures, leaving Indonesian movie fans gasping. Normally, they spend an estimated $6.2 million a month, but local media report box-office takings have been down 60 to 70 percent since February.

From THR :


A smidgen lesser than the estimates and according to THR the total is $559m OS, absolutely amazing.

Hmm....i thought it would increase rather than drop....

BOM is still at $560.4m so not sure which number is true.

Most drops were between 50-60% and that's without previews. Some even higher.

^ He meant increase from the estimates

That's the reason why it couldn't increase.

I think it needs another week to stabalise. Though we're on the verge of receiving openings from Captain America, Rise of the Apes and Cowboys & Aliens in interntaional markets....not that i'm saying that'll all be huge threats

These days movies are quite big in 80%-85% markets specially opening weekends, so even if they are not huge threats there will be theater loss which will mean the drops would be good but not great. Specially for movies like HP where to meet the OW demand theater owners sack out older movies, though a same fate awaits them and with much bigger force.

When i say stablise i'm thinking around the 40% mark. Days of good holds across the board are out. Emergenging markets like China and Russia have huge openings but fizzle too quickly.

I'm interested to see whether Transformers 3 will drop big next weekend in CHina? Pirates 4 actually only dropped -2% in its 2nd weekend.

Total rises to $840.4m and on the verge of the top 25.