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Author:  Archangel [ Tue May 26, 2009 8:06 am ]
Post subject:  TRANSFORMERS 2: Revenge Of The Fallen (INTL.) - $810m (#20)
TRANSFORMERS 2: Revenge of the Fallen (INTL.)

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Transformers 1 (INTL.) - viewtopic.php?f=12&t=31090&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

2 years after the original smash surprised all to become the undisputed crowd favourite blockbuster of Summer 2007, Transformers returns for more. This time however, the cards are all falling into place and Transformers is hot favourite to take out Summer 2009.

There's no Spiderman, no Pirates nore Shrek...it's all about Transformers. The original had a spectacular run, rising above the smog left over by an intense May 2007 season (which saw 3 movies cross $300m) and a solid June frame capped by strong starts from Fantastic Four 2 and Ratatouille. It still holds the Tuesday record (it's opening day) and has the 8th largest 6-Day take (i.e. it's Tue-Sun) of any movie. Legs were uncharacteristic of a movie of this type, while it didn't actually register a sub 40% drop until it's 7th weekend, it didn't register a drop more than 50% throughout it's run. Also, the latter part of its run saw drops in the 20-30% contributing to a meaty $319,246,193 take. More impressive is the fact that it managed to withstand the onslaught that is Harry Potter 5, Chuck & Larry, Simpsons, Bourne Ultimatum and Rush Hour 3. All solid starts.

Transformers 2 opens this time on Wednesday and will be looking to smash all 5-Day records including HP5's top Wednesday of $44,232,338 and Spiderman 2's $152,411,751 Wed-Sun start. The sluggish starts of some of May 2009's blockbuster openings (i.e. Angels&Demons, T4, Night At The Museum 2) surely bodes well for Transformers 2. While I don't expect Transformers to beat TDK's Fri-Tue 5-Day take of $203,773,518....I give Transformers a big a shot to take out ROTS' Thu-Mon take of $172,802,507 (2nd largest 5-Day outright). Transformers 2 only needs to contend with only 2 other blockbusters, Ice Age 3 over the Independence Day weekend and Harry Potter 6 in it's 4th. Not so much of a worry considering both target familes and younger audiences. The key here will be whether it matches the fun and excitement of T1 or will it just be a rehash and doesn't really take the audiences anywhere.

On the international side, Transformers was a mixed bag by uber blockbuster terms. It didn't play that well in Europe and misfired badly in Japan (out of all places). Asia was the key contributor, Transformers was Top 3 in most markets and registered impressive tallies in South Korea ($51,511,860 - it's biggest gross and #1 foreign pic of all-time) and China ($37,218,823 and #2 foreign pic behind Titanic). It's final tally of $388,429,551 was #6 in 2007 and made up 54.9% of it's Worldwide gross of $708.3m.

Transformers 1 had a staggered release, opening in just 10 markets. It didn't hit 50 until week 6 where it started to unspool in Europe. Transformers 2 is wasting no time this year, opening in almost every market on the same weekend as the US. UK and Japan actually receives T2 one weekend before any other market. They may have learnt their lesson with Japan (T1 opened almost 1 month after the US bow). So far this year, Wolverine opened to $73,154,892 in 101 markets, Star Trek made $35.5m over 54, Angels & Demons hit $104.3m in 96 and Night At The Museum 2 with $50.1m over 93. T2 will probably top all of this and should be aiming for a Top 10 start (barrier currently stands at $110m by War of the Worlds).

Don't expect a Pirates 2, Matrix Reloaded or The Dark Knight style increase here in the foreign markets. Yes, they seem to be globetrotting more this time, but fundamentally i don't think the material itself translates that well into European markets where the focus is not always on straight out action and explosion. $400m should be a target but is by no means a lock. The question here is whether the Asian grosses can really increase that much further and whether it can overcome the foreign exchange disadvantage (compared to 2007 and 2008). I'm thinking it's going to be hard but being a sequel to a surprise smash, I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and leave it at $400m.

Lord of the Rings: ROTK - $377,027,325 + $741,861,654 = $1,118,888,979
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: DMC - $423,315,812 + $642,344,000 = $1,065,659,812
The Dark Knight - $533,345,358 + $468,576,467 = $1,001,921,825
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: AWE - $309,420,425 + $651,576,067 = $960,996,492
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $292,004,738 + $646,464,126 = $938,468,864
Lord of the Rings: TTT - $341,786,758 + $584,500,642 = $926,287,400
Star Wars 1: PM - $431,088,301 + $493,229,257 = $924,317,558
Jurassic Park 1 - $357,067,947 + $557,623,171 = $914,691,118
Spiderman 3 - $336,530,303 + $554,341,323 = $890,871,626
Lord of the Rings: FOTR - $314,776,170 + $556,592,194 = $871,368,364
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $380,270,577 + $469,727,028 = $849,997,605
Shrek The Third - $322,719,944 + $476,237,137 = $798,957,081
Indiana Jones: TKOTCS - $317,101,119 + $469,534,914 = $786,636,033
Chronicles of Narnia: TLTW&TW - $291,710,957 + $453,073,000 = $744,783,957
The Matrix: Reloaded - $281,576,461 + $457,023,240 = $738,599,701
Transformers - $319,246,193 + $388,429,551 = $707,675,744
Pirates of the Caribbean 1: TCOTBP - $305,413,918 + $348,850,097 = $654,264,015
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $310,676,740 + $338,721,588 = $649,398,328
Hancock - $227,946,274 + $396,440,472 = $624,386,746
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $229,086,679 + $389,552,320 = $618,638,999
I Am Legend - $256,393,010 + $327,572,629 = $583,965,639
Iron Man - $318,412,101 + $263,618,427 = $582,030,528
King Kong - $218,080,025 + $332,236,770 = $550,316,795
The Day After Tomorrow - $186,740,799 + $356,030,973 = $542,771,772
The Matrix - $171,479,930 + $288,900,000 = $460,379,930
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $234,362,462 + $224,893,546 = $459,256,008
The Matrix: Revolutions - $139,313,948 + $285,674,263 = $424,988,211

Transformers 2
Domestic = $55m OD, $180m 5-Day, $390m Total
Overseas = $400m
Worldwide = $790m
Author:  Archangel [ Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:56 am ]
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RELEASE DATES:

Transformers 2 opens in 3 major markets in the weekend before its US opening. Look for it's 2nd weekend to be one of the biggest of all-time, with both domestic and international grosses sure to pass $100m.

New Zealand 18 June 2009
UK 19 June 2009
Japan 20 June 2009

Ukraine 23 June 2009
Argentina 24 June 2009
Australia 24 June 2009
Belgium 24 June 2009
Brazil 24 June 2009
Canada 24 June 2009
Chile 24 June 2009
China 24 June 2009
Denmark 24 June 2009
Egypt 24 June 2009
Estonia 24 June 2009
Finland 24 June 2009
France 24 June 2009
Germany 24 June 2009
Hong Kong 24 June 2009
Iceland 24 June 2009
India 24 June 2009
Mexico 24 June 2009
Netherlands 24 June 2009
Norway 24 June 2009
Russia 24 June 2009
Singapore 24 June 2009
Spain 24 June 2009
Sweden 24 June 2009
Turkey 24 June 2009
USA 24 June 2009
Croatia 25 June 2009
Czech Republic 25 June 2009
Hungary 25 June 2009
Israel 25 June 2009
Kazakhstan 25 June 2009
Portugal 25 June 2009
Slovakia 25 June 2009
Slovenia 25 June 2009
Bulgaria 26 June 2009
Italy 26 June 2009
Lithuania 26 June 2009
Poland 26 June 2009
Romania 26 June 2009
South Africa 26 June 2009
South Korea 26 June 2009
Taiwan 26 June 2009
Venezuela 26 June 2009
Author:  Archangel [ Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:34 am ]
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Box Office Tracking: Transformers 2 Could Take $175 Million In First Five Days

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/06/01/box ... five-days/

Rival movie studios are claiming that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is tracking to open huge at the box office. According to Nikki Finke’s sources, the movie might open with a high $175 million 5-day opening when the big giant robots are unleashed on Wednesday June 24th. If this number turns out to be true, it could be the second biggest 5-day opening of all time. Which film claims the 5-Day record? Answer after the jump.


The Dark Knight claims the #1 spot with $203.7 million. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith holds the #2 record with $172.8 million, with a mid-May 2005 release. The first Transformers opened on a Monday night, and made $133.2 in its first five days of release (which due to the strange release date, doesn’t include a $22.1 million Sunday)

Paramount will likely deny reports of high-level tracking to better manage expectations. Opening weekend is key, and surpassing tracking expectations is very important. Is it possible that rival studios are leaking unrealistically high expectations to water down Transformer’s box office victory? Yeah. But the end of June, early July is a hot time period for Hollywood releases: Spider-Man 2 made $152 million in its first five days on the same week in 2004. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest pulled in $152 in its first 5 days in July 2006. It is very possible that Transformers 2 will hit $160 million+.
Author:  Kris K [ Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:49 am ]
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Yeah it's really weird it's opening a whole week ealier in the Uk than America.

The adverts started on Friday. I'v seen about a million tv spots since then.

I'll let ya'll know if it's any good!
Author:  Archangel [ Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:12 pm ]
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KrissyKins wrote:
Yeah it's really weird it's opening a whole week ealier in the Uk than America.

The adverts started on Friday. I'v seen about a million tv spots since then.

I'll let ya'll know if it's any good!


Can anyone remember where the World Premiere was for the first movie....wasn't it South Korea???.....and that market alone delivered $50m+.

This year, the world premiere was in Japan.....good omen? :yes: :yes: At least they're opening in Japan first...could do mammoth figures seeing as nearly every other foreign release has performed lacklusterly so far.

Oh and don't get me started on how good the UK release is this time....anything is better than opening up against Simpsons (which made $30m in the first week and trounched Transformers).
Author:  Keyser Söze [ Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:54 pm ]
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I doubt it will do that well in japan. I dont see appeal for Americanized version in japan. If anything hollywood films have been on a decline in japan and I think TF2 will make less than TF1. I think HP6 will do well as the series is really popular. Even that series has dropped with every sequel.
Author:  Archangel [ Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:05 pm ]
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shawman wrote:
I doubt it will do that well in japan. I dont see appeal for Americanized version in japan. If anything hollywood films have been on a decline in japan and I think TF2 will make less than TF1. I think HP6 will do well as the series is really popular. Even that series has dropped with every sequel.


Indeed, HP5 is the lowest grosser in the franchise, less than $90m as well.

I've got a feeling Transformers might do better this time around, not mammoth figures but should do better than the originals $30m odd gross.
Author:  Archangel [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:50 pm ]
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TRANSFORMERS 1 re-enters South Korean Charts

In prep for T2, T1 played again on South Korean screens (it's #1 market), entering at #13 with 7 screens.

The total gross of $32m below is incorrect because they based all grosses on today's exchange rate....it's actual gross is north of $50m.

1 N Geobuki dalinda (Running Turtle) Showbox $2,601,197 - 477 - $5,453 $2,943,070 1 Unknown
2 1 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fox $2,147,659 -50.0% 576 -93 $3,729 $7,631,630 2 USA
3 3 Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins Lotte $1,338,171 -52.5% 460 -119 $2,909 $21,735,805 4 USA
4 2 Mother (2009) CJ Ent. $1,100,509 -62.2% 477 -191 $2,307 $13,941,133 3 Unknown
5 N The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three Sony $779,933 - 309 - $2,524 $931,372 1 Unknown
6 18 Drag Me to Hell KD $591,802 +15,016.3% 305 +302 $1,940 $698,201 1 Unknown
7 N Blood: The Last Vampire Sidus $302,806 - 303 - $999 $384,247 1 Unknown
8 N Urmel voll in Fahrt n/a $94,397 - 79 - $1,195 $96,986 1 Germany
9 4 Angels & Demons Sony $88,784 -86.0% 103 -227 $862 $9,920,321 5 USA
10 5 7th Grade Civil Servant (My Girlfriend Is an Agent) Lotte $87,454 -83.2% 120 -187 $729 $20,833,523 8 South Korea
11 6 Coraline UIP $21,243 -88.2% 41 -163 $518 $1,127,987 4 USA
12 11 Calling n/a $16,124 -0.4% 24 +3 $672 $282,012 11 Unknown
13 - Transformers CJ Ent. $14,915 - 7 - $2,131 $38,051,623 103 USA
14 N Himalayaeui sonyowa (Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells) n/a $12,474 - 30 - $416 $16,813 1 Unknown
15 N Eye 1318 (If You Were Me 4) n/a $9,411 - 15 - $627 $10,548 1 Unknown

Terminator 4 is the largest foreign release this year, though expect Transformers 2 to overtake it within 2 weeks.

Top 10 opening weekends currently look as follows in South Korea:

1) D-War - $18,794,245 (or $13,186,391 3-Day - 700)
2) Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $18.4m (5-Days - 623) or $19.4m by Mon or $20.7m week
3) Spiderman 3 - $17,322,853 (16.6bn Won - 6-Day - 683) or $19.4m week
4) The Host - $16,385,577 (5bn Won or $12,629,494 without p/v - 620)
5) The Good, The Bad, And The Weird (2008) - $13,902,186 (or $10,899,841 3-Day - 949)
6) Transformers - $13,383,925 (4-Day or $11,225,837 3-Day - 549 TC) or $14.75m 5-Days or $17.5m week
7) The Mummy 3: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor - $13,376,867 (or $9,337,582 3-Day - 724)
8) Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $12,492,301 (5-Day or $9,805,771 3-Day - 390)
9) Die Hard 4: Live Free Or Die Hard - $11,294,657 (5-Day or $5,856,160 3-Day - 531)
10) Shrek 3 - $10,741,629 (5-Days - 569)

Look for a Top 5 opening for T2 here.
Author:  Archangel [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:54 pm ]
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Transformers sequel stomps into Japan, UK ahead of US launch

http://www.screendaily.com/news/distrib ... 86.article

The sequel to 2007 action sci-fi smash Transformers, which grossed $389m internationally and $319.2m in North America, Revenge opens with 1,097 prints in the UK on Friday (June 19) and with 718 prints in Japan on Saturday (June 20).

Distributor Paramount Pictures International is making an early international start with the DreamWorks/Hasbro production, which opens next Wednesday (June 24) in North America. The sequel reunites director Michael Bay with stars Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox and a cast of giant alien robots.

The original film was a major hit in both territories, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 2007 in the UK with $37.4m (£22.9m) and the fifth highest-grossing release of the year in Japan with $42m (¥ 4.01bn).

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Numbers to beat:

UK OW - Transformers - $17,645,337 (£8,718,561 incl. $7.7m p/v - 456 TC)

Japan OW - Transformers - $5,299,278 (616 TC)
Author:  RT [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:31 pm ]
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UK opening day is tracking like 80%+ above #1 , however #1 had weekend prior previews where 2 didn't, see when result come out.
Author:  Archangel [ Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:49 pm ]
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RT wrote:
UK opening day is tracking like 80%+ above #1 , however #1 had weekend prior previews where 2 didn't, see when result come out.



I don't have stats on how much T1 opened to on its first day, but this is at least encouraging.
Author:  the ultimate biu [ Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:25 pm ]
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... wD98V7RD80

Quote:
Paramount's "Transformers" sequel got off to a big start in Great Britain and Japan, where it opened this weekend in advance of its U.S. debut Wednesday, pulling in $14.1 million in Britain and $5.8 million in Japan.
Author:  the ultimate biu [ Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:01 pm ]
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 095bdd0bc7

Quote:
Playing in just two key foreign markets, Paramount's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" from director Michael Bay premiered No. 1 over the weekend on the international circuit, rolling up $20 million from 846 locations.

The sci-fi/action sequel to "Transformers," Bay's 2007 smash -- which grossed $389 million overseas -- opened No. 1 in the U.K. ($14.1 million from 517 screens) and in Japan ($5.8 million from 329 sites).

The explosive saga of shape-shifting robots co-starring Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox outperformed the original in the U.K. by 71%, and by 13% in Japan, Paramount said. "Revenge of the Fallen" opens worldwide on Wednesday.
Author:  Archangel [ Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:09 pm ]
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Ok,

Looks like there's not going to be a monster turnaround in Japan (not that that was likely); though solid grosses in the UK (the original had previews grossing a total of around $18m for the weekend).

So yeah, there's definately an improvement (must also factor in the exchange rates)....but it's no Shrek 2 or Pirates 2 type breakthrough.
Author:  Keyser Söze [ Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:31 pm ]
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I think this one will be more front loaded in both the markets. I doubt it will even hit TF1 number in japan while it may barely squeak past 1st one in UK.
Author:  Keyser Söze [ Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:36 pm ]
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Archangel wrote:
Ok,

Looks like there's not going to be a monster turnaround in Japan (not that that was likely); though solid grosses in the UK (the original had previews grossing a total of around $18m for the weekend).

So yeah, there's definately an improvement (must also factor in the exchange rates)....but it's no Shrek 2 or Pirates 2 type breakthrough.


Actually yen is lot strong now than during TF1's release. So that makes its Japanese OW even bigger disappointment.

Current rate is 96.7844 per dollar. During 2007 august it averaged 116.733. So that means it appreciated around 20%.

http://www.x-rates.com/d/JPY/USD/hist2007.html
Author:  Jedi Master Carr [ Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:38 pm ]
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I think it will do 400-450 at best overseas. I don't see it going past 850 WW, so I think Potter is safe in being the #1 film WW.
Author:  Archangel [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:26 am ]
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shawman wrote:
Archangel wrote:
Ok,

Looks like there's not going to be a monster turnaround in Japan (not that that was likely); though solid grosses in the UK (the original had previews grossing a total of around $18m for the weekend).

So yeah, there's definately an improvement (must also factor in the exchange rates)....but it's no Shrek 2 or Pirates 2 type breakthrough.


Actually yen is lot strong now than during TF1's release. So that makes its Japanese OW even bigger disappointment.

Current rate is 96.7844 per dollar. During 2007 august it averaged 116.733. So that means it appreciated around 20%.

http://www.x-rates.com/d/JPY/USD/hist2007.html


Well there you go... :grrr:
Author:  MadGez [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:29 am ]
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You would expect a substantial increase in the UK because the first opened against The Simpsons (in what must have been the most stupid scheduling ever). Japan is quite dissapointing. You would think it would be near Titanic levels there.
Author:  Sugah [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:28 am ]
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Transformers' performance in Japan just mystifies me. Big Robots doing Awesome Stuff, that sounds pretty much like something that the Japanese would just eat up.
Author:  Archangel [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:49 am ]
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T2 opened to half of what Terminator 4 made in its first weekend with previews.

It's same situation as King Kong.

Both King Kong and Transformers 1 did really well in South Korea though....
Author:  Archangel [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:03 am ]
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UNITED KINGDOM - Opening Weekend

Solid opening over the regular 3-Day frame, however this is nothing special. T1's 3-Day was almost $10m, so consideration inflation and what not, this hasn't really expanded on the original that much.

What's dissapointing is that T2 had the market to itself, no major competition (i.e Simpsons) and was released before the US weekend. Having typed that, makes it even more ordinary.

But it has been a pretty ordinary year so far, no movie has topped $10m on opening outright over the 3-Day wekeend. Only Termintor 4 grossed above $11m on opening but that one had extra days and previews.

1) Harry Potter 3: POA - $43,749,885 (£23,882,688/ €34,629,898 7-Day* or $17,478,583/ £9,346,002/ €13,787,106 3-Day - 535 TC)
2) Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $33,543,431 (£16,493,305/ 3.3m adms. 4-Day - 567 TC/1390p)
3) Shrek 3 - $33,513,478 (£16,671,727 incl. $12.7m p/v - 536 TC)
4) Harry Potter 2: COS - $29,810,019 (£18,871,829 incl. $13,822,955/ £8.75m p/v or £10.7m 3-Day - 524 TC)
5) Shrek 2 - $29,591,472 (£16,220,752/ €23,520,090 incl. $10,225,144 p/v or $19,366,328/ £10,673,350 3-Day - 512 TC)
6) The Simpsons Movie - $27,579,140 (£13,626,853 - 499 TC)
7) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $27,501,871 (£14,361,469 4-Day or $20,155,733/ £11,029,267 3-Day - 490 TC)
8) Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $26,601,138 (£13,412,294 - 552 TC/12,050sc)
9) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $26,521,471 (£15,021,761 - $20,672,672 4-Day - $16.8m/ £9.7m 3-Day - 494 TC/1299p)
10) Harry Potter 4: GOF - $25,593,661 (£14,933,901 - 535 TC)

11) Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $25,422,357 (£13,740,784 incl. £2.3m p/v - 512 TC)
12) James Bond: Casino Royale - $25,328,602 (£13,370,969 or $22m without p/v - 505 TC/988 SC)
13) James Bond: Quantum Of Solace - $25,309,345 (£15,384,217 - 540 TC/1150 SC)
14) Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $24,146,846 (£12,227,799 - 538 TC)
15) Spiderman 3 - $23,624,634 (£11,827,013 3-Day - 522 TC/1357p)
16) Harry Potter 1: PS - $23,049,154 (£16,335,627 incl. $9,334,343/ £6,665,818 2-Day p/v on 491 - 507 TC/1168p)
17) The Dark Knight - $22,232,467 (£11,191,824 or $17,257,277/ £8,687,313/ 2.1m adms. - 502 TC/1021p)
18) I Am Legend - $21,974,780 (£11,009,365 - 440 TC)
19) Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $20,921,781 (£13,063,560 5-Day - 501 TC)
20) The Matrix: Reloaded - $19,894,155 (£12,165,276 5-Day - 481 TC)

Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $19,376,954 (£10,435,193/ €15,131,030 incl. $5.9m/ £3.3m p/v - 496 TC)
Hancock - $19,003,359 (£9,589,095 - 450 TC)
The Incredibles - $18,702,239 (£9,874,782 incl. $6.5m/ £3.5m ($151,044-$230,582/ £81,307 on 1) p/v or $18,471,657/ £9,753,035/ £6.3m without p/v - 494 TC)
Transformers - $17,645,337 (£8,718,561 incl. $7.7m p/v - 456 TC)
The Da Vinci Code - $17,643,366 (£9,388,035 - 523 TC)
Sex And The City - $17,374,683 (£8,767,265 - 460 TC)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $17,021,824 (£9,775,974 incl. $4.1m/ £2.4m p/v - 502 TC)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $16,595,553 (£11,386,209 - 467 TC)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit - $16,559,973 (£9,374,932 incl. $4.9m/ £2.7m p/v - 501 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $16,058,334 (£8,766,902/ €12,712,008 or $13,180,732/ £7,080,731/ €10,290,873 3-Day without p/v - 504 TC/1117p)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $15,910,169 (£11,058,045 -¬ 470 TC)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe - $15,598,804 (£8,884,111 or $14,115,196 without p/v - 498 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $15,313,246 (£8,644,787 - 507 TC)
Night At The Museum - $15,052,480 (£7,690,312 6-Day or $7,800,985 4-Day - 488 TC)*Boxing/NY
Star Wars 1: PM - $14.865m (£9,512,295 incl. $3.1m p/v - 460 TC/779p)
Meet The Fockers - $14,837,008 (£7,917,661 or $13,596,555 without Thu p/v - 456 TC)
The Golden Compass - $14,705,611 (£7,243,984 - 507 TC)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $14,591,107 (£8,712,350 incl. £3.9m p/v - 467 TC/925p)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $14,294,312 (£9,122,344 - 430 TC)
Transformers - $14.1m (517 TC)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $14,035,754 (£7,972,168 - 531 TC)
Spiderman - $13,926,679 (£9,426,969 incl. $5.2m p/v on 492 - 509 TC)
The Day After Tomorrow - $13,434,189 (£7,321,633/ €10,616,368 or $13,424,336 without p/v - 429 TC/914 SC) or $16,022,264 by Mon
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $13,181,822 (£7,091,820 - 446 TC)

Terminator 4: Salvation - $11,081,955 (or $7,636,415 3-Day - 489 TC)
Iron Man - $10,772,921 (£5,465,103 - 500 TC)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $9,933,585 (£6,658,979 - 488 TC)
Angels & Demons - $9,188,295 (or $7,763,481 3-Day - 506 TC)
Star Trek - $9,059,797 (499 TC)
Night At The Museum 2: Battle Of The Smithsonian - $6,625,627 (515 TC)
The Hangover - $5,250,380 (422 TC)


JAPAN - Opening Weekend

As indicated earlier, it didn't expand its audience on opening and actually went backwards when you factor in inflation and exchange. Terrible.

Spiderman 3 - $26,594,091 (¥3.13bn - 6-Day - 822 TC) or $29.7m week
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $18,975,503 (¥2.22bn/ 1.57m adms. incl. $7.5m p/v or $12.5m without p/v - 757 TC)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $18,677,181 (¥2.22bn incl. $7.5m p/v - 631 TC)
Star Wars 1: PM - $16.7m (incl. 2-Days p/v or $12.2m without p/v - 916,540 adms. - $20.1m/2.5bil Yen 5-Days - 403 TC)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $16,676,912 (862,958 adms. - incl. $3.7m on 777 TC - 858 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $16,650,081 (761 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $15,936,091 (3-Day or $12,093,262 2-Day - 883 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $15,116,883 (¥1,644,111,600/ 1,306,314 adms. 5-Day - 765 TC)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $14,882,041 (5-Day - 638 TC/900p)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $14,676,989 (or $11.1m without p/v - $21,130,324 5-Days - 729 TC)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $13,714,649 (incl. $3m p/v - 630 TC)
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $13,449,954 (or $7.9m without p/v - 789 TC)
Mission Impossible 2 - $13.1m (356 TC) or $18.2m week
Rookies (2009) - $12,703,775 (428 TC)
Mission Impossible 3 - $12,412,091 (or $6,322,846 without p/v - 807 TC)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $12,359,141 (incl. p/v or $9.5m without - 550 TC)
The Da Vinci Code - $11,301,981 (863 TC) or $19.3m week
Artificial Intelligence - $11,261,483 (or $8,553,416 without p/v - 1,037,879 adms. - $16.07m/2bil Yen 5-Days - 524 TC)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $10.8m (284 TC) or $15.3m week
Terminator 4: Salvation - $10,569,856 (or $6,129,075 without p/v - 697 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $10,045,607 (696 TC) or $9,965,335 (incl. p/v or $7,516,538 2-Day - 700 TC)
The Day After Tomorrow - $10,002,367 (incl. $1.7m p/v - 631 TC) or $9,424,476 Actuals
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $9.66m (800,000 adms. incl. p/v or $6,904,890 without p/v - 643 TC)
Spiderman - $9,603,489 (incl. $3.35m p/v or $6.01m without on 496 TC)
The Sixth Sense - $9.2m (or $6.6m without p/v or $13.8m 5-Days - 275 TC)
Independence Day - $9m+
Red Cliff: Part 2 (2009) - $8,719,946 (or $6,821,001 2-Day - 729 TC)
The Matrix - $7.8m (incl. $580,000 p/v or $13.4m 5-Days or $15.7m 7-Days - 282 TC)
Hancock - $7,730,084 (456 TC)
Wanted - $7,654,662 (504 TC)
Armageddon - $7.3m (¥889,500,000 or $11.1m 5-Days - 263 TC)
Die Hard 4: Live Free Or Die Hard - $7,243,548 (or $4,898,157 3-Day - 741 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $6,888,116 (¥908,000,000/ 620,000 adms. - 580 TC)
The Mummy Returns - $6,877,797 (incl. $1.7m p/v or $9.2m 5-Days - 382 TC)
I, Robot - $6,641,924 (or $5.6m without p/v - 592 TC)
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace - $6,452,284 (345 TC)
Minority Report - $6,329,370 (¥779,600,000 - 458 TC)
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009) - $6,021,234 (341 TC)
Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen - $5.8m (329 TC)
Crows Zero 2 (2009) - $5,793,542 (314 TC)
Van Helsing - $5,761,639 (incl. $1.2m p/v - 500 TC)
Angels & Demons - $5,673,107 (721 TC)
Jurassic Park 3 - $5.5m (incl. $970,000 p/v - 276 TC) or $8.9m (5-Days)
Men In Black 2 - $5,459,047 (529 TC)
Transformers - $5,299,278 (616 TC)
Author:  roo [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TRANSFORMERS 2: Revenge Of The Fallen (INTL.) opens in UK/JP
A note: the Transformers are indeed Japanese, but the bulk of the poparity the series had is American. They talk about this on the Animated movie DVD
Author:  MARVEL_ROCKS [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TRANSFORMERS 2: Revenge Of The Fallen (INTL.) opens in UK/JP
Archangel wrote:
UNITED KINGDOM - Opening Weekend

Solid opening over the regular 3-Day frame, however this is nothing special. T1's 3-Day was almost $10m, so consideration inflation and what not, this hasn't really expanded on the original that much.

What's dissapointing is that T2 had the market to itself, no major competition (i.e Simpsons) and was released before the US weekend. Having typed that, makes it even more ordinary.

But it has been a pretty ordinary year so far, no movie has topped $10m on opening outright over the 3-Day wekeend. Only Termintor 4 grossed above $11m on opening but that one had extra days and previews.

1) Harry Potter 3: POA - $43,749,885 (£23,882,688/ €34,629,898 7-Day* or $17,478,583/ £9,346,002/ €13,787,106 3-Day - 535 TC)
2) Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $33,543,431 (£16,493,305/ 3.3m adms. 4-Day - 567 TC/1390p)
3) Shrek 3 - $33,513,478 (£16,671,727 incl. $12.7m p/v - 536 TC)
4) Harry Potter 2: COS - $29,810,019 (£18,871,829 incl. $13,822,955/ £8.75m p/v or £10.7m 3-Day - 524 TC)
5) Shrek 2 - $29,591,472 (£16,220,752/ €23,520,090 incl. $10,225,144 p/v or $19,366,328/ £10,673,350 3-Day - 512 TC)
6) The Simpsons Movie - $27,579,140 (£13,626,853 - 499 TC)
7) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $27,501,871 (£14,361,469 4-Day or $20,155,733/ £11,029,267 3-Day - 490 TC)
8) Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $26,601,138 (£13,412,294 - 552 TC/12,050sc)
9) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $26,521,471 (£15,021,761 - $20,672,672 4-Day - $16.8m/ £9.7m 3-Day - 494 TC/1299p)
10) Harry Potter 4: GOF - $25,593,661 (£14,933,901 - 535 TC)

11) Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $25,422,357 (£13,740,784 incl. £2.3m p/v - 512 TC)
12) James Bond: Casino Royale - $25,328,602 (£13,370,969 or $22m without p/v - 505 TC/988 SC)
13) James Bond: Quantum Of Solace - $25,309,345 (£15,384,217 - 540 TC/1150 SC)
14) Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $24,146,846 (£12,227,799 - 538 TC)
15) Spiderman 3 - $23,624,634 (£11,827,013 3-Day - 522 TC/1357p)
16) Harry Potter 1: PS - $23,049,154 (£16,335,627 incl. $9,334,343/ £6,665,818 2-Day p/v on 491 - 507 TC/1168p)
17) The Dark Knight - $22,232,467 (£11,191,824 or $17,257,277/ £8,687,313/ 2.1m adms. - 502 TC/1021p)
18) I Am Legend - $21,974,780 (£11,009,365 - 440 TC)
19) Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $20,921,781 (£13,063,560 5-Day - 501 TC)
20) The Matrix: Reloaded - $19,894,155 (£12,165,276 5-Day - 481 TC)

Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $19,376,954 (£10,435,193/ €15,131,030 incl. $5.9m/ £3.3m p/v - 496 TC)
Hancock - $19,003,359 (£9,589,095 - 450 TC)
The Incredibles - $18,702,239 (£9,874,782 incl. $6.5m/ £3.5m ($151,044-$230,582/ £81,307 on 1) p/v or $18,471,657/ £9,753,035/ £6.3m without p/v - 494 TC)
Transformers - $17,645,337 (£8,718,561 incl. $7.7m p/v - 456 TC)
The Da Vinci Code - $17,643,366 (£9,388,035 - 523 TC)
Sex And The City - $17,374,683 (£8,767,265 - 460 TC)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $17,021,824 (£9,775,974 incl. $4.1m/ £2.4m p/v - 502 TC)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $16,595,553 (£11,386,209 - 467 TC)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit - $16,559,973 (£9,374,932 incl. $4.9m/ £2.7m p/v - 501 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $16,058,334 (£8,766,902/ €12,712,008 or $13,180,732/ £7,080,731/ €10,290,873 3-Day without p/v - 504 TC/1117p)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $15,910,169 (£11,058,045 -¬ 470 TC)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe - $15,598,804 (£8,884,111 or $14,115,196 without p/v - 498 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $15,313,246 (£8,644,787 - 507 TC)
Night At The Museum - $15,052,480 (£7,690,312 6-Day or $7,800,985 4-Day - 488 TC)*Boxing/NY
Star Wars 1: PM - $14.865m (£9,512,295 incl. $3.1m p/v - 460 TC/779p)
Meet The Fockers - $14,837,008 (£7,917,661 or $13,596,555 without Thu p/v - 456 TC)
The Golden Compass - $14,705,611 (£7,243,984 - 507 TC)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $14,591,107 (£8,712,350 incl. £3.9m p/v - 467 TC/925p)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $14,294,312 (£9,122,344 - 430 TC)
Transformers - $14.1m (517 TC)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $14,035,754 (£7,972,168 - 531 TC)
Spiderman - $13,926,679 (£9,426,969 incl. $5.2m p/v on 492 - 509 TC)
The Day After Tomorrow - $13,434,189 (£7,321,633/ €10,616,368 or $13,424,336 without p/v - 429 TC/914 SC) or $16,022,264 by Mon
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $13,181,822 (£7,091,820 - 446 TC)

Terminator 4: Salvation - $11,081,955 (or $7,636,415 3-Day - 489 TC)
Iron Man - $10,772,921 (£5,465,103 - 500 TC)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $9,933,585 (£6,658,979 - 488 TC)
Angels & Demons - $9,188,295 (or $7,763,481 3-Day - 506 TC)
Star Trek - $9,059,797 (499 TC)
Night At The Museum 2: Battle Of The Smithsonian - $6,625,627 (515 TC)
The Hangover - $5,250,380 (422 TC)


JAPAN - Opening Weekend

As indicated earlier, it didn't expand its audience on opening and actually went backwards when you factor in inflation and exchange. Terrible.

Spiderman 3 - $26,594,091 (¥3.13bn - 6-Day - 822 TC) or $29.7m week
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $18,975,503 (¥2.22bn/ 1.57m adms. incl. $7.5m p/v or $12.5m without p/v - 757 TC)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $18,677,181 (¥2.22bn incl. $7.5m p/v - 631 TC)
Star Wars 1: PM - $16.7m (incl. 2-Days p/v or $12.2m without p/v - 916,540 adms. - $20.1m/2.5bil Yen 5-Days - 403 TC)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $16,676,912 (862,958 adms. - incl. $3.7m on 777 TC - 858 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $16,650,081 (761 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $15,936,091 (3-Day or $12,093,262 2-Day - 883 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $15,116,883 (¥1,644,111,600/ 1,306,314 adms. 5-Day - 765 TC)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $14,882,041 (5-Day - 638 TC/900p)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $14,676,989 (or $11.1m without p/v - $21,130,324 5-Days - 729 TC)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $13,714,649 (incl. $3m p/v - 630 TC)
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $13,449,954 (or $7.9m without p/v - 789 TC)
Mission Impossible 2 - $13.1m (356 TC) or $18.2m week
Rookies (2009) - $12,703,775 (428 TC)
Mission Impossible 3 - $12,412,091 (or $6,322,846 without p/v - 807 TC)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $12,359,141 (incl. p/v or $9.5m without - 550 TC)
The Da Vinci Code - $11,301,981 (863 TC) or $19.3m week
Artificial Intelligence - $11,261,483 (or $8,553,416 without p/v - 1,037,879 adms. - $16.07m/2bil Yen 5-Days - 524 TC)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $10.8m (284 TC) or $15.3m week
Terminator 4: Salvation - $10,569,856 (or $6,129,075 without p/v - 697 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $10,045,607 (696 TC) or $9,965,335 (incl. p/v or $7,516,538 2-Day - 700 TC)
The Day After Tomorrow - $10,002,367 (incl. $1.7m p/v - 631 TC) or $9,424,476 Actuals
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $9.66m (800,000 adms. incl. p/v or $6,904,890 without p/v - 643 TC)
Spiderman - $9,603,489 (incl. $3.35m p/v or $6.01m without on 496 TC)
The Sixth Sense - $9.2m (or $6.6m without p/v or $13.8m 5-Days - 275 TC)
Independence Day - $9m+
Red Cliff: Part 2 (2009) - $8,719,946 (or $6,821,001 2-Day - 729 TC)
The Matrix - $7.8m (incl. $580,000 p/v or $13.4m 5-Days or $15.7m 7-Days - 282 TC)
Hancock - $7,730,084 (456 TC)
Wanted - $7,654,662 (504 TC)
Armageddon - $7.3m (¥889,500,000 or $11.1m 5-Days - 263 TC)
Die Hard 4: Live Free Or Die Hard - $7,243,548 (or $4,898,157 3-Day - 741 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $6,888,116 (¥908,000,000/ 620,000 adms. - 580 TC)
The Mummy Returns - $6,877,797 (incl. $1.7m p/v or $9.2m 5-Days - 382 TC)
I, Robot - $6,641,924 (or $5.6m without p/v - 592 TC)
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace - $6,452,284 (345 TC)
Minority Report - $6,329,370 (¥779,600,000 - 458 TC)
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009) - $6,021,234 (341 TC)
Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen - $5.8m (329 TC)
Crows Zero 2 (2009) - $5,793,542 (314 TC)
Van Helsing - $5,761,639 (incl. $1.2m p/v - 500 TC)
Angels & Demons - $5,673,107 (721 TC)
Jurassic Park 3 - $5.5m (incl. $970,000 p/v - 276 TC) or $8.9m (5-Days)
Men In Black 2 - $5,459,047 (529 TC)
Transformers - $5,299,278 (616 TC)


So basically the first movie really wasn't that well liked. It made all that money on dvd due to fanbase and kids.

I can totally see TF3 doing sub less than 700 million worldwide.
Author:  Corpse [ Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TRANSFORMERS 2: Revenge Of The Fallen (INTL.) opens in UK/JP
Well, unlike Pirates or Shrek the first had a fanbase as well, which would mean Pirates and Shrek (two films many have compared Transformers to) had much more room to expand their audience.

It's doubtful Transformers 2 will see significant increases except in the markets that are seeing rapid growth.
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