GERMANY Finals:
2,086,806 tix (5 days), 14,080,331 Euros

Potter shatters numerous IMAX records

Denis Seguin in Toronto
16 Jul 2007 23:59
http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyA ... &Category=

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix: An IMAX 3D Experience broke several giant-format records this past week, including largest worldwide gross ($9.4m), largest domestic 5-day total ($7.3m), largest domestic per screen average ($80,500) and largest single day ($1.9m).

It was also the widest-ever opening for IMAX, with 91 screeens in North America and 35 in the rest of the world. Another 17 international IMAX screens will be added in the coming weeks. Overall, the film grossed $333m.

Speaking to Screen Daily, IMAX Filmed Entertainment chairman and president Greg Foster said, “We’re no longer a niche business. When you’re putting out $9.4m at the box office over five days, people pay attention. That’s not a cute little cherry on top.” Foster said the film also set company records for most advance ticket sales and sold-out cinemas.

The film was converted to 2D using IMAX’s DMR conversion process; the finale was converted into 3D. Said Foster, “It’s the ultimate 3D. You experience it at the bridge of your nose. It’s not gimmicky. 3D has come and gone in other formats but in IMAX it has evolved into something exceptional.”

Upcoming IMAX titles include Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf, which will be converted into 3D with DMR, and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, which is being shot with a mixture of IMAX and conventional 35mm.

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are directing and producing three IMAX 3D titles based on the Belgian comic book adventurer Tintin for Paramount/DreamWorks while Twentieth Century Fox is expected to release James Cameron’s 3-D picture Avatar sometime in 2009.

From InsideKino.de

1 2.590.464 1.226 2.113 01 Harry Potter 1 (WB)
2 2.489.952 1.249 1.994 02 Harry Potter 2 (WB)
3 2.400.158 1.243 1.931 05 Harry Potter 4 (WB)
4 2.395.588 1.061 2.258 06 Ice Age 2 (FOX)
5 2.164.909 899 2.408 04 (T)Raumschiff Surprise (NCO)
Harry Potter 5 - 2,086,806 5-Days
6 2.050.755 1.337 1.534 03 Der Herr der Ringe 3 (WB)
7 2.032.136 1.004 2.024 03 Findet Nemo (BV)
8 2.021.239 1.266 1.597 02 Der Herr der Ringe 2 (WB)
9 1.987.285 1.204 1.651 04 Harry Potter 3 (WB)
10 1.964.960 1.182 1.662 05 Die Rache der Sith (FOX)

Thanks to HP5 the German charts show some once-in-a-lifetime constellations:

The Top Five of the weekend charts are all sequels!
The Top Eight of the yearly charts are all sequels!

Does anyone else think this could be the highest grossing Potter film all time?

I think it can do 320 here and 660 internationally.

990 mill.

No and Yes, your domestic prediction is too high...the international one has a chance....though more likely around $640-650m.

It'll be $280m + $650m = $930m

See, I think that's too safe. I know logically, you make a good prediction. But all this needs to be a highest grossing film in the US is a great second weekend hold. If it drops less than 55% this weekend, it could do 300+ mill.

I think it will outdo most of the other Potter films overseas, mainly because of a combination of inflation and the weakness of the U.S dollar overseas.

1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: $7.18 mil ($12.17 mil )
2 Transformers: $3.15 mil ($18.46 mil)

Hp scores a higher 5-day then TF 6.5-day. It has opened really high only one million less the POA and COS. So its doing really well. It should easily beat TF and AWE at 26 million and shrek 3 at 28 million.

Most likely will win the year if it beats 33 million.


Just shows the difference of the Canadian and American box office.

Still not convinced about $300m domestic.....

How else would you explain Spiderman 3 surprising this year overseas...

For a second there, I thought that was Monday's domestic takings....

AUSTRALIA (USD$) - Opening Weekend

In USD$ overall, Potter stands comfortably at #1, raising the previous record by almost $4m.

1) Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $14,797,786 (5-Day or $11,222,040 4-Day - 500)
2) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $10,083,960 (535 SC) or $10,446,272 Actuals
3) Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $9,869,415 (650) or $10.5m by Mon
4) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $9,444,884 (453 SC) or $9,464,748 Actuals
5) Harry Potter 4: GOF - $9,217,025 (553 SC)
6) Shrek 2 - $9,073,520 (or $9,409,368 incl. p/v - 437 SC) or $9,720,795 Actuals
7) Happy Feet - $8,737,302 (6-Day or $5,199,027 4-Day - 404 SC)*Boxing
8) Harry Potter 3: POA - $8.6m (452 SC)
9) Shrek 3 - $8,542,601 (277 SC)
10) Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $8,333,283 (489 SC)

Spiderman 3 - $7,710,472 (500 SC)
Transformers - $6,842,014 (369 SC) or $9.8m week
Harry Potter 2: COS - $5.9m (488 SC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $4.8m (476 SC)


NEW ZEALAND - Opening Weekend

Similar story in neighbouring NZ, Potter enters at #1, setting a new USD$ record for the weekend overall. Even it's regular 4-Day frame is larger than ROTK's.

Each Potter flick has improved on its predecessor in USD.

Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $2,219,813 (5-Day or $1,681,833/ NZ$2,152,746 4-Day - 89)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $1,673,072 (NZ$2,609,992 - 114) or $1,669,114 Actuals
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $1,453,861 (NZ$2,020,867 - 122)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $1,447,226 (NZ$2,098,477 - 90)
Shrek 3 - $1,440,134 (NZ$1,900,977 - 99)
King Kong - $1,391,511 (5-Day or $1,106,607/ NZ$1,615,646 - 112)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,375,904 (NZ$1,967,542 - 75) or $1,440,473 ($1,552,926 by Mon) Actuals
Shrek 2 - $1,367,733 (NZ$2,202,050 - 86) or $1,361,175 ($1,461,363 by Mon) Actuals
Transformers - $1,309,658 (NZ$1,700,183 - 85)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $1,179,862 (NZ$2,290,584 - 103)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $1,167,438 (NZ$1,926,272 - 95)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $1,128,962 (NZ$1,790,534 - 82)
Ocean’s Twelve - $1,115,276 (8-Day or $473,335/ NZ$676,869 4-Day - 67)*Boxing
The Incredibles - $1,106,349 (8-Day or $526,008/ NZ$752,191 4-Day - 74)*Boxing
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $1.1m (NZ$2,125,910)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe - $1,041,569 (NZ$1,489,443 - 107)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $1,014,341 (3-Day - 70)
The Da Vinci Code - $1,011,571 (NZ$1,648,861 - 92) or $1,049,747 Actuals
Spiderman 3 - $1,002,009 (99)

Harry Potter 2: COS - $820,000 (NZ$1.6m)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $620,000 (74)

HP5 delivers 15th best opening week in FRANCE

05 3,088,796 tix HP4
09 2,728,766 tix HP2
14 2,503,699 tix HP3
15 2,486,291 tix HP5
17 2,316,734 tix HP1

Heh very true.

2nd worst in France for the series in admissions

Well that is where inflation and the weak dollar helps it. It sounds like it is the highest in dollars for the series.

Can you imagine....in 10 years time, a movie like ROTK might not even be inside the Top 10 largest international grosses ever...

From Moviemarshal.com.au Forums..

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MPDAA's top 10 for the week to Wednesday puts HP5 at $16,326,508

That slides in mighty high on the best regular (Thu->Wed) weeks list -- as was --
1 Lord OT Rings: The Two Towers _____ 19.620 __ Dec 2002
2 Lord OT Rings: Return OT King ______ 18.985 __ Dec 2003
3 Shrek 2 ________________________ 16.350 __ Jun 2004
4 Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith _____ 16.217 __ May 2005
5 Harry Potter & TPO Azkaban ________ 16.110 __ Jun 2004
6 Pirates OTC: Dead Man's Chest______ 15.908 __ Jul 2006
7 Harry Potter & T.Goblet Of Fire ______ 15.752 __ Dec 2005
8 Pirates OTC: At World's End ________ 14.856 __ May 2007
9 Shrek The Third__________________ 14.716 __ Jun 2007
10 Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones____ 14.691 __ May 2002

Kinda messes up the top 10 shape though --
was 2 Hobbits, 2 Ogres, 2 Jedis, 2 Pirates & 2 Potters

Phoenix 8-day cume = 20.429 M
Back-to-school will obviously hurt, but that looks like the launch of a year-topping box office to me.

I liked the movie, so... yaay

PS: RT, unless you collapse the uncertainty field, Enz can safely call you Russ, Rodger, Roderick,
Rupert The Red Nosed Reindeer, etc

DOMESTIC - Day 7

Doing brilliantly i reckon, not too far off Transformers....

1) Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $196,019,502 (Thu - $12,358,033)
2) Spiderman 2 - $192,085,360 (Tue - $12,012,472)
3) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $191,363,169 (Wed - $8,652,951)
4) Spiderman 3 - $182,070,572 (Thu - $5,908,618)
5) Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $173,339,068 (Thu - $6,102,449)
6) Transformers - $165,333,052 (Mon - $9,927,640)
7) Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $159,300,110 (Tue - $9,169,473)
8) The Matrix: Reloaded - $158,242,565 (Wed - $6,323,052)
9) Spiderman - $151,622,504 (Thu - $7,466,380)
10) Shrek 3 - $150,338,458 (Thu - $5,859,631)

11) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $150,139,984 (Tue - $12,476,242)
12) Shrek 2 - $148,518,679 (Tue - $8,023,299)
13) Harry Potter 4: GOF - $146,283,069 (Thu - $12,409,162)
14) The Passion Of The Christ - $144,600,923 (Tue - $9,283,076)
15) X-Men 3: The Last Stand - $141,331,162 (Thu - $5,375,353)
16) Star Wars 2: AOTC - $134,869,203 (Wed - $6,536,835)
17) Harry Potter 1: SS - $129,490,758 (Thu - $12,258,000)*Thanksgiving
18) Star Wars 1: PM - $124,723,784 (Tue - $8,181,275)
19) Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $123,346,204 (Tue - $7,790,050)
20) Harry Potter 3: POA - $123,064,649 (Thu - $6,823,073)

Harry Potter 2: COS - $106,131,568 (Thu - $3,678,022)

looking good forf 1 billion+

In your dreams fat bastard

LOL well it would be tough, I say 950 is best case scenerio and that might not be easy unless it can get close to 300 domestic.

Yeah $950m sounds about right....it's so close between HP5 and Pirates 3....don't know which one to go for.....

FRANCE - Opening Week

HP5 becomes the first Potter flick to do less than its predecessor in USD$. HP5's opening comes in at #10, this year's 3rd largest behind Spiderman 3 and AWE.

1) Spiderman 3 - $27,114,987 (9-Day $21,027,757/ €15,476,429 7-Day - 850 TC)
2) Les Bronzes 3: Amis Pour La Vie - $26,114,641 (3,906,694 adms. - 950 TC)
3) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $24,015,395 (3,303,005 adms. - 938 TC)
4) Taxi 2 - $22,613,000 (3,478,000 adms. - 831 TC)
5) Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $20,509,962 (€15,091,230 - 783 TC) or $24m by Thu
6) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $20,201,754 (2,935,984 adms or $19,629,272 without p/v - 993 TC)
7) Harry Potter 4: GOF - $20,115,509 (3,088,796 adms. - 950 TC)
8) Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $19,449,660 (2,708,112 adms. - 750 TC)
9) Asterix et. Cleopatra - $19,162,504 (3,685,000 adms. - 945 TC)
10) Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $19,075,263 (€13,848,641 - 950 TC)

11) Harry Potter 3: POA - $17,070,745 (907 TC)
12) Visitors II - $16,905,000 (600 TC)
13) Shrek 2 - $15,182,674 (906 TC)
14) La Verite Si Je Mens 2 (Would I Lie To You 2) - $14,718,542 (2,830,489 adms. - 827 TC)
15) Taxi 4 - $14,697,900 (€11,199,800 - 867 TC)
16) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown - $14,650,228 (2,171,390 adms. - 858 TC)
17) Spiderman 2 - $14,563,574 (880 TC)
18) Jurassic Park 1 - $14.5m (2,256,888 adms. - 529 TC)
19) Harry Potter 2: COS - $14,189,583 (2,728,766 adms. - 1007 TC)
20) Finding Nemo - $14,155,420 (or $13,735,466 without p/v - 893 TC)

Shrek 3 - $13,033,659 (or $13,048,542/ €9,766,833 without p/v - 8/TC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $12,047,017 (2,300,000+ adms. - 851 TC)