Amazing for Quantum of Solace obviously.

Madagascar 2 is doing very very well overseas as well and should become the year's 6th $400+ million grosser (with Hancock barely missing the mark). I think that $650-700 million in total sounds reasonable for it, beating Kung-Fu Panda as the biggest animated flick of the year worldwide.

Burn after Reading really shows that huge starpower works better overseas than domestically. While it did well in the US, its overseas performance is really great and it will end up making $150+ million WW.

Mamma Mia! is well on its way to $590-600 million worldwide. Overseas it is definitely THE box-office story of the year.

WALL-E will have to wait until Japan to pass $500 million WW, but I see it making it there.

That opening in Switzerland is just huge. Germany looks pretty ordinary compared to the 2nd weekend in the UK...LOL....but still very big.

Pity that the idiot Sony heads would be thinking that Quantum is actually some sort of good when it's not.

QoS had 254 482 adm. on OW. This is the biggest Bond opening ever. It had 80% higher opening than Casino Royale ( former no.1 Bond movie in Poland ). With people not working today or tomorrow due to Independence Day I think it might reach 350k adm. after 5 days. It will only need another 176k adm. to become no.1 Bond movie in Poland. Should make it in 10 days

Just goes to show, when you have a brilliant first movie..the wonders it can do for the second movie...if it is of some good of course.

holy hell!

Anyone have any insight on numbers for 2009?
On BOM in the HP thread they talk about the exchange rates for the US being stronger resulting in a lower gross for movies next year. I think that makes a huge difference and further emphasizes the need to count admissions instead of gross.

Well it's taking effect right now with Quantum of Solace being impacted. The peak was back around the time Indiana Jones and The Dark Knight made their runs. So yeah, expect grosses to be comparatively lower next year.

It will be at least a year and a bit until we see some recover I think. Hp6 will of course be hit...it may struggle to pass HP5 overseas.

"Solace" managed to win easily even though it took a 50% hit as rivals began going head to head with 007 -- notably in Australia, where its second Australian frame slid 64% to $2.8 million to finish well behind a solid $5 million launch for Baz Luhrmann's epic "Australia.

I like this sentence.

Quantum of Solace is still huge and has Japan ahead of it.

However, the numbers slowed down considerably and it is no longer a contender for $500 million overseas. In fact, it probably won't even pass Indy and The Dark Knight overseas now. Unless TDK somehow manages to squeeze additional money somewhere overseas, Indy will win the year afterall overseas! I think QoS will duke it out with Mamma Mia! for #3 of the year internationally, grossing around $440-450 million OS and around $650 million WW.

WALL-E is THIS close to passing $500 million worldwide. Japan will push it beyond.


You know what really really surprises me? The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is actually still the 7th-biggest movie of the year overseas: above Iron Man, Sex and the City, WALL-E, Narnia. I really find that amazing. WALL-E might pass it with Japan and Madagascar 2 surely will too, but still... It made more overseas than the first two Mummy flicks. I surely think another sequel is possible...

Asia saved Mummy 3....it was huge there and was among this year's largest openers in that territory.

Not surprising considering Mummy1-2 had comparatively impressive runs.

Yeah, but with the wait between #2 and #3 and a much less impressive domestic gross, it is still surprising.

I mean The Mummy Returns made less overseas than the first film, so it's surprising that the third one could rise that much.

Wall-E's performance is quite blah. I mean, it's only beaten Cars right?
A Bug's Life and Toy Story aren't exactly competition OS considering when they were released.

EDIT: Actually it's 4th best so nevermind, though I still feel it's weak.

01| 524.9 M FINDING NEMO
02| 478.6 M SHREK II
03| 476.3 M SHREK THE THIRD
04| 456.3 M ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
05| 416.1 M KUNG FU PANDA
05| 415.0 M RATATTOUILLE
07| 370.0 M THE INCREDIBLES
08| 339.1 M MADAGASCAR

are ahead of it.

Wall-E could've done better. Cars was very american so that limited it's appeal overseas. It still might cross 300m OS if Japan gives it amazing legs.

It had a pretty decent opening in Japan last weekend, the 3rd highest opening for Pixar in the territory.

Nemo found its way to $107m (10x opening), Incredibles did $55m (7.5x) and Ratatouille did $34m (8.2x)....so Wall-E should find its way to $40m at the very least i think.....but with the Christmas holidays just around the corner...normally a huge period in Japan.....it could well hit $50m and top even The Incredibles.

Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea (2008) - $14.8m (or $9,667,033/ 1.25m adms. 3-Day - 481)
Indiana Jones: The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - $13,449,954 (or $7.9m without p/v - 789 TC)
Finding Nemo - $10,331,939 (incl. $1.8m p/v or $8.3m without p/v - 654 TC)
Hana Yori Dango: Fainaru (Boys Over Flowers: Final) (2008) - $9,631,782 (400 TC)
Aibô: Gekijô-ban (2008) - $8,994,541 (or $5,611,972 2-Day - 300 TC)
Hancock - $7,730,084 (456 TC)
Wanted - $7,654,662 (504 TC)
The Incredibles - $7,299,536 (689 TC)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian - $7,722,058 (3-Day or $5,284,060 2-Day - 782 TC)
Red Cliff: Part 1 (2008) - $6,752,188 (545 TC)
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl The Movie (2008) - $6,577,014 (359 TC)
Wall-E - $5,538,163 (or $4,850,736 3-Day - 458 TC)
L: Change The World (2008) - $5,328,178 (388 TC)
Suspect X (2008) - $5,146,164 (410 TC)
Doraemon: Nobita To Midori No Kyojinten (2008) - $5,033,049 (344 TC)
Za Majikku Awâ (The Magic Hour) (2008) - $4,847,585 (379 TC)
Monsters Inc - $4,471,902 (535 TC)
Ratatouille - $4,124,359 (553 TC)
Cars - $3,388,740 (644 TC)
The Dark Knight - $3,093,780 (459 TC)
Shrek 3 - $2,952,556 (543 TC)
Madagascar - $2,689,952 (326 TC)
Shrek 2 - $2,583,769 (or $1,959,087 2-Day without p/v - 551 TC)
Kung Fu Panda - $2,109,567 (521 TC)
Shrek - $2,054,226 (incl. p/v - 443 TC)
The Lion King - $2m
A Bug’s Life - $1.7m (170 TC)
Toy Story 1 - $1.6m

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" ruled the foreign box office roost for the fourth consecutive weekend with $15.8 million at 6,893 playdates in 61 markets.

Paramount's animated toon, which has now grossed $366 million outside the United States, scored its top numbers with $2 million each in a South Korean launch and in its second frame in Poland. It's now won five of the past six frames on the foreign side.

Freezing temps, snow and road closures held down biz in much of Europe.

Sony's "Seven Pounds" led the rest of the pack with a respectable $13.4 million at 2,050 in 15 markets as the Will Smith drama expanded into major territories. Best numbers came from Italy with $5.6 million and Germany with $3.6 million.

Fox's "Australia" continued to show decent traction internationally with $12.3 million at 4,900 in 57 territories to take its foreign cume to $103.5 million. The third weekends in Germany and Spain both generated $1.8 million.

Warner Bros. saw positive response to "Yes Man" with $12 million at 2,489 in 35 markets, led by its $3.1 million launch in Italy. The Jim Carrey laffer's midway in its foreign run with international cume hitting $50 million.

Disney's "Bedtime Stories" remained a player $9.3 million at 2,432 in two dozen markets, pushing the foreign cume to $60.1 million. The red-hot Russian market led the way with $2 million in its soph sesh for an 11-day cume of $7.3 million.

A pair of comedies starting their international runs went head to head in the U.K. with Universal's "Role Models" take the top slot with $3.5 million ahead of Fox's "Bride Wars" with $2.85 million.

Disney opened "Doubt" in Israel, its first international launch, with $65,000 at 10 playdates. The Meryl Streep drama expands next weekend to Australia and Scandinavia.


http://www.variety.com/article/VR111799 ... id=13&cs=1


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With Japan still ahead, looks like Madagascar 2 has a solid shot at a $600+ million worldwide total.

Pretty good results for Yes Man so far, considering that US comedies don't always perform well overseas. But this should be a rock solid $200+ million WW hit for Carrey.


Solid for Australia as well. With Japan, Russia, Italy and China still ahead of it, it will get close to $200 million overseas. Won't pass it, but I could see about $175-180 million OS for a worldwide total of $225-230 million.

600+ is disappointning for Mad2. I expected 700+.

Wall-E has sort of quietly kept on pace with The Incredibles in Japan.

Actually I think MAdagascar 2 did quite well overseas....obviously helped by the lack of big name movies in December attracting audiences.

Same thing happened to National Treasure 2 last year and Night At The Museum before it.

Australia is doing great overseas.

It'll make profit after all.