According to early estimates THE PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER opened in Germany, Austria and German-Speaking Switzerland with about $11.5m.
Ticket-wise it achieved the fifth best opening ever by a German (co-)production in Germany and the best non-comedy opening ever by a German movie, doubling the previous mark set by DOWNFALL...

Next stops:
Italy 22 September 2006
France 4 October 2006
Belgium 18 October 2006
Spain 24 November 2006
Argentina 30 November 2006
Czech Republic 1 December 2006
Netherlands 7 December 2006
Taiwan 8 December 2006
UK 8 December 2006
USA 27 December 2006
Sweden 12 January 2007
Finland 9 February 2007

I'm pretty sure it has more than 100.000 admissions in Austria. I was at the theater yesterday and it was like 90% of the people there watched it. Amazing.

131.000 admission in Austria
53.000 admissions in Switzerlnad

Hmm, this could hit $200 million worldwide if it performs equally well in other European countries.

Hope that Russia also welcomed The Perfume with some serious numbers this past weekend. No advertising on major TV channels though, but general awareness should try to do the best.

more number one openings last weekend:
In addition to Germany, Austria and Switzerland PERFUME opened at No. 1 in Russia ($3.2m) and Ukraine ($0.2m)...

Unbelievable, surprising success in Russia!!! Moreover, it even out-performed The Da Vinci Code ($3.2 Vs $3.05 mln.) although the awareness and popularity of the book was absolutely nowhere near. Another achievement: opening day of The Perfume doubled that of The Da Vinci Code ($0.64 Vs $0.305 mln.). Bravo!

P.S. Gross from Ukraine is for the opening day (Sunday I guess - still don't know why didn't they release it on Thursday as usual).

P.P.S. My theater was going to play Perfume for the week only, but then suddenly changed the schedule - I guess they've never done it before - taking one show from the heavily advertised local movie.

The good news continue:
Fifth best opening week ever by a German movie in admissions: 1.506.000
Third best opening week ever by a German movie in b.o.: 10.548.000 Euros = $13.5m

Second weekend in Germany on course for just a 20 % drop...

Even though beautiful weather in the German speaking territories prevented even better results, PERFUME, which opened in Italy over the weekend was No. 1 in the world with about $10m according to early estimates and has cumed about $31m after two weekends...

From Variety: http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795 ... id=19&cs=1

German thriller "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" has eclipsed the buccaneers, easily beating "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" as the top film at the international box office.
Figures released Monday by Summit/Constantin showed "Perfume" with $11.3 million at 1,300 playdates in five markets for the weekend, topping the 12th frame of "Dead Man's Chest" by 35%.

Top performance for the adaptation of the Patrick Suskind bestseller came from its second stanza in Germany, with $6.7 million for 51% of the market, and from the Commonwealth of Independent States, with $2.05 million.

"Perfume" has cumed $31.8 million, including $20.1 million in Germany, $6.1 million in the CIS, $2.7 million in Austria, $1.6 million in Italy and $1.4 million in Switzerland. It opens Oct. 4 in France, Nov. 24 in Spain, Dec. 8 in the U.K. and Dec. 27 in the U.S.

It'll certainly pass $100 million. It depends on the US whether it'll make $200 million or not.

Why on earth does BOM list Pirates as the winner of the weekend?!

http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2166&p=.htm

I bet it will pass $200 mln.

Probably for BOM only American movies exist in the international box-office.

I think when Astreix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra was #1 internationally, they pointed that out, though.

They fixed it

Conor Bresnan said that the information about The Perfume simply came later.

From Variety: http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795 ... id=13&cs=1

Tom Tykwer's thriller "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer," which won the international crown last weekend, remained an attractive player in Euro markets with $7.1 million at 1,298 in five markets. "Perfume" continued an impressive run on its home turf in Germany with $5.5 million, down only 13% in its third frame for a $28.4 million market cume.

"Perfume," which opens Wednesday in France, has totaled $47.3 million so far for Constantin/Summit.

AUSTRIA - Week 1

3rd largest opening week for a non-US pic and 4th largest for the year

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $4,892,324 (or $4,448,652 without p/v - 120)
(T)Raumschiff Surprise: Periode 1 - $4,778,450 (8-Day or $4,225,378 7-Day - 135)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $4,662,024 (632,825 adms. 9-Day or $3,513,276 7-Day - 157)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $3,990,780 (or $3,482,997 without p/v - 164)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $3,863,222 (9-Day or $2,999,101 7-Day - 150)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $3,113,954 (9-Day or $2,595,160 7-Day - 115)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $3,095,256 (8-Day or $2,430,277 7-Day - 126)
The Da Vinci Code - $3,021,032 (137 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $2,900,185 (9-Day or $2,326,169 7-Day - 124)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $2,752,310 (9-Day or $2,111,373 7-Day - 128)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $2,668,986 (or $2,511,127 without p/v - 164)
Finding Nemo - $2,522,215 (8-Day or $2,105,134 7-Day - 123)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $2,273,747 (8-Day or $2,027,299 7-Day - 144)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $2,264,925 (or $1,502,688 without p/v - 109)
Mission Impossible 2 - $2,173,692 (117)
Sieben Zwerge - Männer Allein Im Wald (7 Dwarfs) - $2,160,333 (95)
Troy - $2,066,606 (or $1,911,647 without p/v - 136)
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer - $2,042,758 (or $1,919,507 without p/v - 91)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $2,023,939 (8-Day or $1,700,734 7-Day - 125)
Madagascar - $1,940,915 (110)
Spiderman 2 - $1,894,708 (or $1,754,225 without p/v - 101)
Men In Black 2 - $1,861,107 (or $1,511,541 without p/v - 104)
The Day After Tomorrow - $1,846,945 (or $1,682,586 without p/v - 111)
Der Schuh des Manitu - $1,831,369 (72)
Shrek 2 - $1,804,100 (or $1,667,475 without p/v - 105)


GERMANY - Week 2

Currently tracking as the 4th largest movie of 2006...

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $56,104,943 (6.594.748 adms. - $25,261,884/ 2.914.708 adms., -19%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $47,085,585 (6.323.324 adms. - $21,263,593/ 2.776.382 adms., -4%)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $42,436,532 (6.236.066 adms. - $18,102,469/ 2.624.013 adms., -26%)*Easter
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $40,346,815 ($15,352,496, -39%)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $38,637,875 (4.832.753 adms. - $12,864,877/ 1.569.999 adms., -52%)
(T)Raumschiff Surprise: Periode 1 - $36,440,531 (5.358.831 adms. - $13,016,985/ 1.924.022 adms., -44%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $34,421,625 (5.687.995 adms. - $16,746,883/ 2.607.667 adms., -4%)
Independence Day - $34,145,917 ($14,850,047, -23%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $33,805,625 (5.417.021 adms. - $13,203,056/ 2.117.290 adms., -35%)
The Da Vinci Code - $32,154,055 ($13,664,875, -26%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $31,524,436 (3.756.932 adms. - $9,104,071/ 1.075.035 adms., -59%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $31,285,482 (5.671.299 adms. - $12,635,859/2.303.554 adms., -32%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $30,495,813 (4.086.165 adms. - $11,432,103/ 1.535.698 adms., -39%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $28,923,559 ($10,964,502, -39%)
Sieben Zwerge - Männer Allein Im Wald (7 Dwarfs) - $27,649,017 (3.757.847 adms. - $11,438,049/ 1.554.715 adms., -30%)
Finding Nemo - $27,556,173 (4.359.940 adms. - $11,262,801/ 1.771.431 adms., -31%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $26,108,299 (3.418.787 adms. - $7,250,845/ 933.566 adms., -61%)
Jurassic Park 1 - $25,361,124 ($11,002,991, -25%)
Men In Black 1 - $25,026,072 ($9,415,118, -40%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $24,128,731 (3.914.609 adms. - $8,092,841/1.326.577 adms., -50%)
Madagascar - $23,617,314 (3.637.565 adms. - $10,587,153/ 1.637.465 adms., -20%)
James Bond: Goldeneye - $23,158,185 ($9,563,978, 30%)
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer - $22,594,399 ($9,237,463, -32%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $22,564,269 (3.285.026 adms. - $7,947,401/ 1.114.360 adms., -47%)
Shrek 2 - $21,773,140 (3.264.033 adms. - $9,637,371/ 1.448.442 adms., -21%)
Men In Black 2 - $21,268,329 (3.599.736 adms. - $6,138,590/1.064.884 adms., -58%)
Troy - $22,143,674 (2.705.059 adms. - $9,923,069/1.207.049 adms., -20%)
Titanic - $20,893,570 (2.903.059 adms. - $10,805,896/ 1.506.891 adms., +7%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $20,169,423 (2.572.635 adms. - $6,574,903/ 863.831 adms., -52%)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $19,778,102 ($8,324,342, -28%)


SWITZERLAND - Opening Weekend

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $3,173,293 (or $2,762,494/ 3,596,215 SFR 4-Day - 139)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $2,737,841 (or $2,122,457/ 2,673,447 SFR 4-Day - 134)
The Da Vinci Code - $2,117,642 (or $2,031,011/ 2,455,086 SFR 4-Day - 129)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $2,038,933 (or $1,914,464/ 2,384,848 SFR 4-Day - 133)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $2m (5-Day or $1.7m 4-Day)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,929,930 (5-Day or $1,543,614/ 1,906,363 SFR 4-Day - 124)
James Bond: The World Is Not Enough - $1.9m (88)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $1,768,561 (or $1,565,030/ 1,927,647 SFR 4-Day - 101)
Finding Nemo - $1,728,619 (or $1,632,109/ 1,632,109 SFR 4-Day - 100)
Spiderman 2 - $1,651,591 ($1,547,788/ 1,898,053 SFR 4-Day - 133)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $1,647,297 (2,176,738 SFR 4-Day - 103)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $1.544m ($1m German on 68 + $0.544m French on 27)
Meet The Fockers - $1,511,162 (or $1,144,275/ 1,353,563 SFR 4-Day - 95)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $1,504,539 (5-Day or $1,232,925/ 1,686,642 SFR 4-Day - 119)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $1.4m
Ocean’s Twelve - $1,379,890 (1,536,418 SFR - 112)
Spiderman - $1.3m (106)
Hitch - $1,209,149 (or $1,175,134/ 1,175,134 SFR - 96)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $1.2m (97)
The Day After Tomorrow - $1,161,641 (or $1,112,562/ 1,395,598 SFR 4-Day - 101)
Troy - $1,156,809 (1,502,117 SFR -115)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $1,126,565 ($992,252/ 1,195,465 SFR 4-Day - 109)
Star Wars 1: PM - $1.1m (92)
My Name Is Eugen - $1,071,433 (or $768,262/ 976,231 SFR 4-Day - 59)
Titanic - $992,000 ($1.2m week - 56)
Shrek 2 - $950,942 (or $815,137/ 1,012,074 SFR 4-Day - 107)
Jurassic Park 1 - $927,000 (German - 47)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $906,582 (or $850,307/ 1,139,412 SFR 4-Day - 96)
Lethal Weapon 4 - $897,000 (German)
Van Helsing - $894,828 (or $811,310/ 1,054,541 SFR 4-Day - 95)
War Of The Worlds - $890,312 (5-Day or $735,854/ 953,593 SFR 4-Day - 104)
Les Bronzes 3: Amis Pour La Vie - $881,692 (or $734,242/ 951,431 SFR 4-Day - 30)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe - $866,631 (or $789,355/ 1,027,267 SFR 4-Day - 92)
The Sixth Sense - $866,000 (62)
Men In Black 1 - $863,621 (63)
(T)Raumschiff Surprise: Periode 1 - $852,459 (1,077,167 SFR 4-Day - 63)
Men In Black 2 - $850,000 (97)
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $848,273 (or $744,740/ 911,636 SFR 4-Day - 80)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $839,585 ($769,643/ 1,092,893 SFR 4-Day - 76)
Mission Impossible 3 - $837,251 (or $801,733/ 981,802 SFR 4-Day - 118)
Johnny English - $827,075 (63)
Pearl Harbor - $825,000 (76)
King Kong - $794,900 (or $698,599/ 940,244 SFR 4-Day - 105)
Garfield: The Movie - $788,794 ($513,999/ 642,139 SFR 4-Day without p/v - 84)
Ready, Steady, Charlie! - $784,141 (or $744,699/ 1,020,237 SFR 4-Day - 49)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $783,922 (German - 62)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $783,000 (94)
Ocean’s Eleven - $769,000
Catch Me If You Can - $759,000 (69)
Bad Boys 2 - $753,082 (or $729,575/ 957,203 SFR 4-Day - 75)
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer - $732,916 (or $714,370/ 899,035 SFR 4-Day - 45)

Third place opening in France,
another $7.6m this weekend for a $58.5m total in 8 territories...

Finally, the US-Trailer is online:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/perfume/

How much is the movie gonna make in the US?

Who knows? The Name of the Rose bombed in the US despite being an international success. I don't see more than $15-20 million in North America.

Still good enough for $150+ million worldwide probably.

The popularity on the movie in USA is relative to the popularity of the book. Perfume the book was somewhat of a literary phenomenom in Europe when it came out and has been expanding it's fanbase in the 20 years that have followed. The awareness and B.O of the film is largery boosted by the big fanbase of the book.

Did the book ever have a breakthrough in USA? It's a very "european" book, so it might have not had the kind of impact in USA as it had in Europe.

Sorry.... But I think it will be lucky to gross $10 million in US.

As Variety's review says, "Euro big-budgeter, shot in English on a reported tab of E50 million ($63.7 million), has a readymade fan base, especially in Europe, among the book's 15 million readers but is more high-end fare in Anglo markets."

http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout ... egoryid=31

With no new opening this weekend, PERFUME did $4.4m over the weekend and has cumed $68.8m in 8 territories.