Huge opening in Japan, things bode well for an internal gross around $630m-$650m. Looks like it's going to be Alice In Wonderland vs. Harry Potter 7-II this year for the overseas crown, and perhaps the WW crown as well, unless Iron Man 2 / TS3 surprised with a $500m Domestic gross or something.

$1 billion is still not normal for any film that is not a sequel, 3D or not.

Yes, $1b for something like Alice is definitelly not the new norm.

Potter is matching Alice without having 3D so i see no problem for the last two to top Alice by quite a margin overseas, they should at least reach ROTK numbers, as much as i hate to see that...

Shrek 3 did 470 mill overseas ,without 3d... and Alice couldn`t hit 1 billion

Really? Shrek 3? Interesting. Well, we still have time and it has only been a little over a month since its domestic release.

Yeah I agree Potter should make 700 million overseas because of 3D.

It may not look like the norm now, but after a number of films this year approach or top $1 billion, I think that will put things into more perspective. Imo, Alice may not make the top 3 for the year worldwide, even with $1 billion...

AUSTRALIA (AUD$) - Weekend 7

It's run has been fantastic here in Australia and still lingers inside the Top 10 for the weekend. It's already tracking above any over Johnny Depp or Tim Burton pic and is headed for $38m or thereabouts, which should be line ball with Pirates 2's AUD$38,051,837.

Avatar - $92,706,581 ($4,548,004, -19%)
Shrek 2 - $48,915,069 ($662,679, -37%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $44,109,857 ($827,805, -28%)
The Dark Knight - $43,061,254 ($947,876, -29%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $42,197,532 ($804,227, -33%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $41,605,118 ($1,013,399, -20%)
Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen - $39,916,228 ($216,971, -61%)
Harry Potter 6: HBP - $39,622,687 ($452,177, -29%)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $37,360,348 ($403,053, -18%)*NY
Harry Potter 1: PS - $37,059,603 ($1,255,922, -38%)
Alice In Wonderland - $36,108,348 ($756,052, -41%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $35,889,873 ($630,602, -26%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $35,380,815 ($1,202,786, -31%)
Finding Nemo - $35,271,507 ($1,078,326, -51%)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - $34,614,059 ($236,429, -44%)
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $34,595,924 ($434,135, -43%)
Star Wars 4: ROTS - $34,419,936 ($410,638, -41%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $34,229,424 ($906,332, -42%)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $34,151,910 ($563,273, -37%)
Shrek 3 - $33,306,141 ($445,228, -56%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $32,553,142 ($410,559, -31%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $32,495,191 ($440,494, -31%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $32,437,413 ($418,552, -55%)
Meet The Fockers - $32,269,232 ($838,361, -28%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $32,063,574 ($463,093, -37%)
Happy Feet - $31,162,095 ($212,420, -49%) - OUT
Australia - $31,143,865 ($1,290,497, -34%)
The Simpsons Movie - $30,917,592 ($355,614, -28%)
Spiderman - $30,106,550 ($433,436, -50%)
Shrek - $29,759,324 ($597,220, -38%)
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace - $29,527,408 ($587,427, -31%)
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - $29,504,104 ($187,221, -45%)
James Bond: Casino Royale - $29,468,055 ($829,866, -37%)
Titanic - $28,921,217 ($1,813,226, -29%)
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $28,604,571 ($352,872, -30%)
Babe - $28,059,554 ($1,831,609, +2%)
Mamma Mia! - $27,433,547 ($1,111,479, -24%)
Independence Day - $27,244,529 ($877,160, -40%)
Up - $27,233,515 ($1,091,126, -48%)
Transformers - $26,961,361 ($341,671, -42%)
Kung Fu Panda - $25,595,894 ($116,272, -52%)
Sex And The City - $26,264,933 ($275,167, -53%)
Gladiator - $26,167,678 ($953,431, -51%)
The Incredibles - $26,143,816 ($243,920, -63%)
The Da Vinci Code - $26,119,212 ($449,089, -36%)
Sherlock Holmes - $25,275,813 ($478,727, -39%)
Madagascar - $24,960,839 ($173,269, -54%)
Monsters Inc - $24,904,736 ($246,323, -50%)
The Sixth Sense - $24,724,601 ($1,079,585, -17%)
Spiderman 2 - $24,122,517 ($184,171, -44%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $24,114,598 ($263,817, -65%)

That is a good point "O". It is crazy how well films are doing nowadays. Regardless, I think Alice definitely raised the bar for films and "March releases" when it broke that record opening weekend.

JAPAN - Opening Weekend

Largest opening since Avatar and Depp's 3rd largest for this market. When movies hit big, they really hit big in Japan.

An opening at this mark literally gaurantees $50m especially with the Golden Week holidays coming up. Alice In Wonderland if it mimicks Pirates' run should be good for around $80-$90m.

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)
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $18,678,847 (¥2.3bn 3-Day or $16,952,890 2-Day incl. $9.5m/ ¥1.2bn p/v - 951 TC)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $18,677,181 (¥2.22bn incl. $7.5m p/v - 631 TC)
Harry Potter 6: HBP - $17,724,824 (¥1.7bn/ 1.4m adms. or $10,239,565 2-Day - 861 TC)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $17.2m (¥1.9bn incl. $3.8m/ ¥412.1m p/v - 782 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)
Avatar - $15,166,114 (¥1.3bn 5-Day or $6,890,387 2-Day - 839 TC/283 3D)
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)
Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea (2008) - $14.8m (or $9,667,033/ 1.25m adms. 3-Day - 481)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $14,676,989 (or $11.1m without p/v - $21,130,324 5-Days - 729 TC)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $14,520,977 (or $11,374,170 without p/v - 826 TC)
Alice In Wonderland - $14,032,610 (859 TC)
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - $13,998,152 (¥1.48bn/ 1.1m adms. - 448 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)
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) - $13.1m (3-Day Holiday or $8,897,909 without p/v - 321 TC)

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $4.3m (338 TC)

Damn...if this becomes the 5th-biggest movie of all-time worldwide...wow. Even knowing that it will be overtaken at that spot soon...still...wow!!

BOM has Alice in Wonderland at $548m now. About $44m for the week.

With the terrific hold in Japan we're guaranteed at least $80 million more from there. That, combined with a strong start in Brazil, locks up $1 billion worldiwde. Unbelievable, but true. Alice in Wonderland is going to become the 5th-biggest movie of all-time worldwide (at least for a little bit).

Combined, it looks like Japan, Spain, and Brazil will be adding up to anywhere between $125-140m more to add. They're pretty much the only markets where Alice is pulling in significant numbers, but when you add the few it's still doing okay number in, then yeah, $1b does appear locked up.

I'd say $1.025b or so will be the total.

591m OS, 921m WW.

Yeah, 1b is locked and it has a chance at Dead Man's Chest.

Geez, that golden week in Japan really seemed to have boosted its gross it seems...

3 more days remaining, too.

Especially if it sticks around in Japan long enough to push its worldwide total past Dead Man Chest's for #4 worldwide of all-time.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I will pass it, but I honestly no longer think that either Toy Story 3 or Shrek Forever After will...

You expect Toy Story 3 to make $600+ million overseas, even though Toy Story 2 made $239 million?

ALICE is gonna be the first $1b grosser I have absolutely no desire in watching...

Same here...

Yeah, that's the thing.

It's hard to know how TS3 will do overseas, but $500m should be the minimum, considering how (relatively) well Up did.

Hmm, Up did beat Toy Story 2 in Germany...in admissions even (and so did WALL-E).

Yeah, nobody cares about some toys outside the US.