MADAGASCAR

We haven't paid much attention to Madagascar lately have we, so here's my gift to any of you out there who care LOL. :razz:




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AUSTRALIA US$) - Full Week 1

Awesome preview takings 2 weeks ago is supported by an equally impressive first week gross.....it's total after 2 weeks is this year's 2nd highest behind only ROTS. With the holidays starting this week, expect a repeat of last year's Shrek 2 performance.

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $14,114,519 (6-Day - 453 TC)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $12,258,720 (535 TC)
Shrek 2 - $11,677,819 (or $11,342,047 without p/v - 437 TC)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $11,382,573 (or $11,148,194 without p/v - 452 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $10,994,568 (425 TC)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $9,577,836 (482 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $9,384,825 (8-Day or $7,274,676 7-Day - 406 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $8,637,679 (8-Day or $7,494,838 7-Day - 441 TC)
Spiderman - $8,254,201 (470 TC)*
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $8,202,807 (457 TC)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $7,412,982 (488 TC)
Star Wars 1: PM - $7,389,939 (372 TC)
Madagascar - $7,375,397 (or $4,859,004 without p/v - 365 TC)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $6,959,663 (455 TC)
Meet The Fockers - $6,860,178 (5-Days - 323 TC)*Christmas-Boxing
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $6,838,502 (356 TC)*Queens Birthday
Finding Nemo - $6,308,951 (or $6,212,103 without p/v - 399 TC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $6,295,603 (476 TC)
The Incredibles - $5,962,518 (5-Days - 417 TC)*Christmas-Boxing
The Day After Tomorrow - $6,081,062 (402 TC)
Troy - $5,998,082 (418 TC)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $5,980,367 (377 TC)
Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle - $5,966,717 (391 TC)
What Women Want - $5,685,709 (11-Days or $4,225,213 7-Days - 311 TC)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $5,643,576 (8-Day or $4,889,516 7-Day - 358 TC)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $5,587,691 (or $5,584,772 without p/v - 370 TC)
Mission Impossible 2 - $5,340,872 (366 TC)
Men In Black 2 - $5,096,837 (8-Day or $4,536,490 7-Day - 365 TC)
Gladiator - $5,092,646 (or $5,091,037 without p/v - 287 TC)
Love Actually - $5,057,348 (or $3,630,556 without p/v - 303 TC)
Notting Hill - $4,955,098 (or $3,516,572 without p/v - 303 TC)
Meet The Parents - $4,883,466 (9-Days or $3,643,265 7-Days - 266 TC)
2 Fast 2 Furious - $4,875,344 (or $4,870,138 without p/v - 301 TC)
Shrek - $4,820,925 (or $2,725,175 without p/v - 325 TC)

Monsters Inc - $4,671,986 (8-Day or $3,145,886 7-Day - 357 TC)
Shark Tale - $4,183,974 (9-Day or $3,631,806 7-Day - 310 TC)
Robots - $3,320,900 (or $3,256,832 without p/v - 385 TC)*Easter
A Bug’s Life - $2,094,617 (or $1,661,468 without p/v - 244 TC)
Toy Story 2 - $1,867,834 (315 TC)
Ice Age - $1,679,103 (298 TC)


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TURKEY - Weekend 3

Madagascar survived a hit by Mr. and Mrs. Smith last week (dropping only 31%) but the might of Batman Begins was too much this week, down 51%. Fellow opener 2 weeks ago, Monster In Law, sticks it with Madagascar.

G.O.R.A. - $14,020,188 ($1,702,334, -45%)
Gonul Yarasi - $2,331,646 ($569,382, +23%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $2,225,871 ($276,445, -48%)
Gelibolu (Gallipoli) - $1,993,872 ($218,766, -45%)
Bruce Almighty - $1,877,751 ($239,875, -39%)
Shrek 2 - $1,709,842 ($238,557, -25%)
The Incredibles - $1,618,813 ($231,107, -43%)
Finding Nemo - $1,543,075 ($242,476, +11%)
Constantine - $1,485,031 ($162,558, -43%)
The Ring Two - $1,481,513 ($188,218, -41%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,401,701 ($93,215, -61%)
Alexander - $1,370,041 ($150,639, -54%)
Meet The Fockers - $1,117,738 ($165,310, -34%)
The Interpreter - $953,923 ($77,853, -66%)
The Aviator - $941,091 ($115,557, -52%)
Closer - $850,108 ($95,413, -54%) - OUT
Madagascar - $770,558 ($89,884/ 121,838 YTL, -51%)
Shark Tale - $729,352 ($97,745, +23%)
Ice Age - $718,715 ($134,261, +11%)
Hitch - $675,784 ($132,400, -27%)
Hide And Seek - $643,180 ($98,582, -28%)
Monster-In-Law - $627,158 ($73,326/ 99,394 YTL, -46%)
Million Dollar Baby - $596,639 ($108,857, -43%)
Boogeyman - $592,547 ($77,049, -42%)
Robots - $381,678 ($49,012, -51%)


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CIS - Weekend 3

Opening with a huge $3.2m in 7-Days in CIS 3 weeks ago, Madagascar trounced National Treasure and also surpassed the 3-Day opening of Harry Potter 3 ($2.7m) and the 4-Day opening of Shrek 2 ($2.5m).

3 weeks on, Madagascar is still outperforming all CGI Animated pics including Shrek 2 and is running 4th behind 2005's monsters, Turkish Gambit, ROTS and State Councillor.

Турецкий гамбит Егор Бероев (Turkish Gambit) - $14,142,370 ($1,695,933, -19%)
Nochnoj Dozor (Night Watch) - $12m+
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $11,228,070
Troy - $10,015,790 ($690,604, -64%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $8,162,314 ($752,870, -45%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $7,486,790 ($371,383/ 10,536,321 R, -73%)
Alexander - $7,462,383 ($617,617, -68%)
Spiderman 2 - $7,343,568 ($911,291, -35%)
Van Helsing - $7,054,849 ($806,474, -61%) - Day 17
Harry Potter 3: POA - $6,479,830 ($416,759, -64%) - Day 17
The State Councillor - $6,450,196 ($475,366)
Madagascar - $6.4m
Shadow Boxing - $6,318,861 ($686,027, -61%)
I, Robot - $5,343,019 ($237,945, -75%)
Shrek 2 - $5,333,813 ($293,762, -72%)
Shark Tale - $5,203,468 ($252,953, -81%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $5,117,060 ($263,309, -75%)
Meet The Fockers - $4,627,509 ($747,303, -61%)
King Arthur - $4,524,605 ($636,190, -39%)
National Treasure - $4,503,674 ($287,402, -48%) - Day 21
ЛИЧНЫЙ НОМЕР Алексей Макаров (2004) - $4,344,408 ($318,905, -73%)*Christmas - OUT
Alien vs. Predator - $3,659,374 ($350,629, -41%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $3,630,709 ($195,498, -75%)
The Ring Two - $3,434,799 ($94,045, -84%) - OUT
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - $3,259,549 ($144,661, -78%)
Hitch - $3,141,806 ($376,608, -36%)
The Chronicles Of Riddick - $3,133,950 ($321,299, -59%)
The Incredibles - $3,012,680 ($399,370)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 - $2,662,207 ($200,987, -60%) - Day 17
СМАТЫВАЙ УДОЧКИ (2005) - $2,623,536 ($377,712, -28%) - OUT
Around The World In 80 Days - $2,436,590 ($218,740, -69%)
Torque - $2,187,621 ($119,529, -79%)
The Bourne Supremacy - $2,161,276 ($95,350, -75%)
Blade 3: Trinity - $2,131,301 ($94,465, -80%)
Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse - $2,075,729 ($134,711, -74%)
The Phantom Of The Opera - $2,071,020 ($385,502, -25%)
The Passion Of The Christ - $2,069,339 ($392,076, -36%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $2,059,975 ($130,667, -68%) - OUT
Robots - $2,046,289 ($163,079, -73%) - OUT


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HUNGARY - Weekend 2

Last weekend, Madagascar dazzled audiences and claimed the 2nd largest opening by a CGI Animated flick behind only Shrek 2. It's gone off the boil in its sophomore session dropping a huge 64% against no new competition.....

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,938,804 ($455,037/ 92,625,043 HuF/ 98,845 adms., -48%) or $2,041,330 by Mon
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $1,665,616 ($518,691/ 111,153,998 HuF/ 124,506 adms., -27%) or $1,719,347 Actuals
Shrek 2 - $1,602,352 ($379,480/ 77,081,542 HuF/84,844 adms., -38%) or $1,559,031 Actuals
The Day After Tomorrow - $1,058,915 ($265,827/ 54,900,783 HuF/ 57,629 adms., -42%) or $1,049,882 Actuals
Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines - $1,045,285 ($239,493/ 56,120,469 HuF/ 63,367 adms., -39%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $955,273 ($197,741/ 43,419,860 HuF/ 47,384 adms., -53%)
Troy - $943,829 ($268,330/ 56,566,313 HuF/ 59,130 adms., -34%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $893,698($257,479/ 54,073,601 HuF/ 59,259 adms., -51%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $802,914 ($225,784/ 42,844,296 HuF/ 44,888 adms., -39%)
Garfield: The Movie - $765,423 ($173,194/ 35,627,447 HuF/ 39,668 adms., -35%)
Madagascar - $753,528 ($122,582/ 24,869,091 HuF/ 26,908 adms., -64%) or $735,368 by Mon Actuals
Meet The Fockers - $745,205 ($251,646/ 46,201,670 HuF/ 46,845 adms., -25%)
Magyar Vandor (Hungarian Vagabond) - $714,036 ($196,238/ 40,400,000 HuF/ 47,800 adms., -28%)
The Passion Of The Christ - $702,881 ($244,056/ 50,000,000 HuF/ 60,000 adms., -25%)
American Pie 3: The Wedding - $659,569 ($229,766/ 50,275,109 HuF/ 55,399 adms., -13%)
Sorstalansag (Fateless) - $621,193 ($175,556/ 175,556 HuF/ 39,028 adms., -27%)
Finding Nemo - $583,602 ($206,984/ 45,285,921 HuF/ 53,935 adms., -23%)
Spiderman 2 - $568,071 ($114,236/ 23,298,056 HuF/ 25,117 adms., -50%) or $579,136 Actuals
The Last Samurai - $513,054 ($162,004/ 33,382,957 HuF/ 34,779 adms., -28%)
Hitch - $508,611($118,755/ 21,943,425 HuF/ 22,109 adms., -42%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $497,124 ($109,919/ 20,036,749 HuF/ 20,036,749 adms., +1%)*NY
Bruce Almighty - $493,661 ($123,589/ 27,650,664 HuF/ 30,124 adms., -46%)
Shark Tale - $490,557 ($149,023/ 28,323,731 HuF/ 32,606 adms., -3%) or $477,351 Actuals

The Incredibles - $345,296 ($130,455/ 23,843,560 HuF/ 24,547 adms., -11%)
Robots - $138,536 ($29,340/ 5,592,069 HuF/ 6,189 adms., -42%)


You can check out more of Madagascar's performance, such as in Netherlands, Mexico, Spain by visiting the Batman Begins thread which has highlights for Madagascar.


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MR. and MRS. SMITH




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SOUTH KOREA (ADMS.) - Opening Weekend

While BB and Madagascar attacked Europe and Oceania, M&MSmith launches in South Korea, one of its remainding major markets.........and results are nothing short of electrifying. US$5.2m was earned on 3-Day opening weekend......and its admissions take was the 5th largest this year.

This was both Pitt and Jolie's 2nd best effort in South Korea.

Taegukgi - 1,777,500 adms. (4-Day or 299,900 adms. 2-Day Seoul - 400)
The Matrix: Reloaded - 1,770,000 adms. (315,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - 1,676,000 adms. (241,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Silmido - 1,590,000 adms. (192,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - 1,480,000 adms. (230,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
A Tale Of Two Sisters - 1,245,666 adms. (151,811 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Untold Scandal - 1,125,661adms. (4-Day or 208,026 dams. 2-Day Seoul)
Singles - 1,120,000 adms. (148,231 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Crazy First Love - 1,100,000 adms. (153,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lord OF The Rings: TTT - 1,072,532 adms. (4-Day or 180,639 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 3: POA - 1,040,000 adms. (225,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul - 320)
Another Public Enemy (Public Enemy 2) - 1,017,000 adms. (178,700adms. 2-Day Seoul - 408)
Harry Potter 2: COS - 1,010,756 adms. (237,566 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spiderman 2 - 1,008,936 adms. (171,514 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Matrix: Revolutions - 1,030,000 adms. (5-Day or 254,500 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Wishing Stairs - 1,000,000 adms. (113,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Constantine - 980,500adms. (123,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)*CNY
Blood Rain - 921,000 adms. adms. (116,975 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield - 908,000 adms. (287,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Troy - 889,000 adms. (190,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Windstruck - 861,000 adms. (163,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Memories Of Murder - 851,173 adms. (120,763 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Shrek 2 - 850,000 adms. (240,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - 836,800 adms. (108,200 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hi, Dharma - 820,500 adms. (4-Day or 203,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The President’s Barber - 813,631 adms. (120,835 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Alexander - 801,000 adms. (130,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Mutt Boy - 800,000 adms. (89,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spirits of Jeet Kune Do: Once Upon a Time in High School - 789,320 adms. (165,617 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - 777,000 adms. (4-Day or 90,360 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - 763,550 adms. (151,803 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Tutor Friend - 758,200 adms. (155,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Little Bride - 752,800 adms. (116,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Men In Black 2 - 732,912 adms. (194,252 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life - 724,000 adms. (105,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
House Of Flying Daggers - 712,000 adms. (184,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul))
The Passion Of The Christ - 706,640 adms. (132,610 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Fighter In The Wind - 702,754 adms. (116,303 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 1: PS - 702,000 adms. (190,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Day After Tomorrow - 701,000 adms. (147,220 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Romance Of Their Own - 700,000 adms. (100,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hero - 699,736 adms. (4-Day or 149,265 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Running Boy (Marathon) - 695,000 adms. (142,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - 691,396 adms. (599,169 adms. 3-Day) - 255
A Good Lawyer’s Wife - 691,000 adms. (4-Day or 74,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle - 675,392 adms. (128,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Ghost House - 660,000 adms. (123,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Brother - 657,000 adms. (143,922 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Kingdom Of Heaven - 653,300 adms. (84,250 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Nae Morisokui Chiugae (A Moment To Remember) - 650,000 adms. (150,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Rikidozan - 652,000 adms. (110,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Teacher, Mr. Kim - 659,642 adms. (111,144 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - 630,000 adms. (161,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - 472,700 (150,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Ocean’s Eleven - 435,000 adms. (118,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Ocean’s Twelve - 395,000 adms. (95,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul)


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UNITED KINGDOM - Full Week 2

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $53,590,714 ($19,107,621, -45%)
Meet The Fockers - $32,201,088 ($11,634,504, -43%)
Troy - $22,880,701 ($7,941,214, -47%)
Ocean’s Eleven - $18,628,241 ($7,455,101, -33%)
Hitch - $18,273,721 ($7,088,413, -36%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $16,762,524 ($7,823,140, -12%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $15,476,610 ($4,653,033, -57%)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy - $14,536,565 ($4,724,442, -51%)


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AUSTRALIA (US$) - Full Week 2

M&M's $1m lead over Troy last week dwindles to less than $200k, thankyou Madagascar and Batman Begins.

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $22,419,550 ($8,305,031, -42%)
Shrek 2 - $20,404,112 ($8,726,293, -24%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $18,300,280 ($6,041,560, -51%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $16,204,277 ($5,209,709, -54%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $14,908,617 ($3,526,044, -68%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $14,465,367 ($4,887,531, -49%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $14,041,036 ($4,656,211, -37%)
Meet The Fockers - $13,910,391 ($7,050,213, +3%)*NY
Spiderman 2 - $13,253,043 ($4,615,364, -39%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $12,790,516 ($5,400,577, -27%)*
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $12,429,975 ($4,227,171, -49%)
The Incredibles - $12,160,844 ($6,198,326, +4%)*NY
Spiderman - $11,790,168 ($3,535,967, -57%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $11,164,486 ($3,751,504, -49%)
Finding Nemo - $11,135,147 ($4,826,196, -25%)
Titanic - $10,250,695 ($5,621,037, +21%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $10,039,432 ($3,200,930, -54%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $9,995,721 ($3,700,118, -42%)
Troy - $9,816,401 ($3,818,319, -37%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $9,554,142 ($2,594,479, -63%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $9,315,816 ($3,234,754, -45%)
Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle - $9,225,740 ($3,259,023, -44%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $9,059,810 ($3,472,119, -39%)
Mission Impossible 2 - $8,946,798 ($3,605,926, -32%)
Gladiator - $8,872,254 ($3,779,608, -26%)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $8,610,547 ($2,630,180, -57%)
Love Actually - $8,363,624 ($3,306,276, -11%)
What Women Want - $8,161,363 ($2,475,654, -41%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $7,996,888 ($3,369,789, -28%)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $7,898,226 ($2,254,780, -54%)

Ocean’s Twelve - $7,352,476 ($2,539,969, -47%)
Ocean’s Eleven - $6,585,084 ($2,551,591, -37%)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - $4,987,344 ($1,693,309, -48%)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life - $3,138,896 ($1,035,576, -51%)


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TAIPEI (TWD$) - Weekend 2

Firmly establishing itself as the movie to beat this year, M&MSmith continues is monstrous performance with an impressive 2nd weekend hold in Taipei against the opening of Batman Begins.

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - 115,442,405 (25,712,350, -29.1%) - 21
Kung Fu Hustle - 114,421,980 (22,134,710, -50.8%)*NY - 20
Harry Potter 2: COS - 103,876,650 (30,390,930, -25%) - 19
Spiderman 2 - 102,396,170 (18,448,190, -46.8%) - 21
The Day After Tomorrow - 94,131,415 (19,000,720, -48.4%) - 18
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - 92,655,810 (26,651,820, -6.8%) - 18
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - 91,047,145 (18,333,805, -40.7%) - 18
Harry Potter 3: POA - 83,697,485 (19,190,040, -46.7%) - 21
Spiderman 1 - 75,806,307 (19,899,982, -33%) - 18
Constantine - 71,982,380 (7,970,315, -55.2%) - 21
Troy - 71,192,370 (13,872,700, -56.1%) - 21
Men In Black 2 - 68,640,560 (11,452,280, -61.9%) - 18
Minority Report - 65,071,590 (15,003,290, -29.8%) - 19
National Treasure - 63,242,415 (13,634,760, -46.5%)*Christmas - 20
I, Robot - 57,711,515 (10,953,075, -52.7%) - 17
Van Helsing - 55,486,400 (14,859,570, -19.6%) - 20
James Bond: Die Another Day - 55,027,850 (6,335,755, -66.3%) - 19
Hero - 53,235,865 (8,559,310, -62.6%) - 18
The Matrix: Revolutions - 51,498,330 (8,243,770, -59.9%) - 20
The Last Samurai - 50,576,550 (13,959,550, +10.8%) - 19
Shrek 2 - 49,410,160 (10,243,130, -28.3%) - 21
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - 46,625,900 (10,164,670, -40.1%) - 17
Finding Nemo - 45,634,800 (10,304,560, -44.9%) - 18
The Matrix: Reloaded - 43,866,275 (8,053,650, -50.4%) - 19
The Incredibles - 43,345,965 (17,391,020, -1.9%) - 21

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life - 41,789,655 (8,081,620, -53.8%) - 20
Ocean’s Twelve - 25,853,955 (4,289,945, -62.9%) - 20

Mr. & Mrs. Smith opened in Egypt with 324k, 2nd best opening of the year behind Kingdom of Heaven.. it droped 25% for 244k (estimated).. great shot for million mark (and if it did, it'll be the fourth of this year behing KoH, Hitch (unbelievable!), Meet the Fockers..

In Thailand, the total after two week is on 80m. bath (~US$2m.)..

In United Arab Emirates it opened with stunning number 1.6m (~US$435k) for weekend on 20 screen count (~PTA US$21,750)..

How big is it? best opening of the year, one of best of all time (on par with Troy)

Mr. and Ms. Smith is being a monster overseas. Maybe $200M+overseas is possible. Brad Pitt's movies have always done well overseas.

FANTASTIC FOUR





HONG KONG - Opening Day

Looks like a big weekend is brewing in HK with F4 and Madagascar going head to head. F4 clearly was the stronger opener, however, with the aid of previews, Madagascar leads heading into the weekend.

F4's opening is the 4th largest this year (without previews) or the 5th largest with previews. More importantly, it is one of the strongest comic book openings of All-Time.

An opening weekend total of close to $1m is possible.

Infernal Affairs 2 - $676,923 (HK$5.28m incl. $141,062/ HK$1.1m p/v - 68)
Kung Fu Hustle - $641,174 (HK$4.99m or $528,101/ HK$4.11m without p/v - 94)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $639,678 (HK$4.99m incl. $323,093 2-Day p/v or $310,225/ HK$2.42m without p/v - 73)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $615,000 (41)
Initial D - $401,555 (HK$3.12m - 89)
Spiderman 2 - $374,278 (HK$2.93m - 76)
Running On Karma - $360,866 (HK$2.8m - 56)
Star Wars 1: PM - $358,000 (55)
The Day After Tomorrow - $332,286 (HK$2,59m - 51)
Madagascar - $322,659 (or $185,111 without p/v - 50)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $320,513 (HK$2.5m - 29)
Infernal Affairs - $320,000 (HK$2m)
The Twins Effect 2 - $257,719 (HK$2.01m - 48)
War Of The Worlds - $238,080 (61)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $224,368 (HK$1.75m - 60)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $216,878 (77)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $216,330 (HK$1.68m - 54)
Fantastic Four - $205,679 (51)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $200,481 (54)
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - $189,744 (37)
Finding Nemo - $188,435 (HK$1.47m - 56)
Sound Of Colors - $186,685 (41)
Alien vs. Predator - $179,480 (HK$1.4m - 39)
Batman Begins - $176,226 (HK$1.13m or $128,632/ HK$830,000 without p/v - 65)
House Of Flying Daggers - $166,673 (HK$1.3m - 39)
Honesty - $166,667 (or $139,744 without p/v - 39)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $164,721 (HK$990,000 - 64)
Turn Left Turn Right - $153,821 (HK$1.2m - 36)
I, Robot - $151,272 (HK$1.18m - 44)
The Twins Effect - $149,983 (HK$1.17m - 51)
3 Of A Kind - $143,577 (HK$1.12m - 40)
Jiang Hu - $142,297 (HK$1.11m - 47)
Elixir Of Love - $145,265 (44)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $144,872 (HK$1.13m - 49)
Yesterday Once More - $136,023 (HK$1.06m - 58)
Fantasia - $135,229 (HK$1.05m - 43)
Troy - $134,627 (HK$1.05m - 43)
Golden Chicken 2 - $133,883 (25)
Dragon Loaded - $133,332 (HK$1.04m - 35)
Garfield: The Movie - $128,203 (or $82,050 without p/v - 33)
The Hulk - $128,190 (HK$1m - 58)


MEXICO - Opening Weekend

It didn't eat WOTW's dirt this weekend, notching up the 6th largest opening weekend of All-Time....3rd best comic book opening (narrowly beating X2) and the 3rd largest of the year behind WOTW/ROTS.

1) Shrek 2 - $9,887,683 (5-Day or $6.96m 3-Day - 369)
2) Spiderman - $8.67m (3-Day - 1100p)
3) Spiderman 2 - $6,626,620 (3-Day - 873)
4) War Of The Worlds - $6.6m (480)
5) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $6,391,240 (4-Day - 914)
6) Fantastic Four - $5.6m (951)
7) X-Men 2: X-Men United - $5.55m (4-Day - 755)
8) The Day After Tomorrow - $5.5m (502/850p)
9) Harry Potter 3: POA - $5.2m (Pesos 59.7m - 600)
10) The Passion Of The Christ - $5m (950)
11) Madagascar - $5m (381)

The Matrix: Reloaded - $4.9m (530)
The Hulk - $4.6m (incl. $0.85m p/v on 340 - 516)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $4,428,021 (5-Day or $3,543,645 4-Day - 550)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $4.4m (715)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $4.3m
Batman Begins - $4.11m (5-Day - 643)


AUSTRALIA - Opening Weekend

Super solid opening considering the level of competition this weekend....it opened against Bewitched which wan't too far behind.

The holidays is about to wrap up in all states in Australia, it better make its money......i see a huge drop for all movies this coming weekend (especially with HP6 on Saturday).

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $13,359,734 (incl. $1.2m midnights - US$10,446,272 - 535 TC)
Spiderman - $10,563,980 (US$5.8m - 470 SC) or $13m (5-Day)*Queens Birthday
Spiderman 2 - $7,136,602 (US$4,922,209 4-Day or $8,735,015/ US$6,028,034 5-Day - 441 SC)
War Of The Worlds - $6,647,477 (US$4,993,598 4-Day or $7,847,424/ US$5,895,000 5-Day - 399 SC)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $6,415,525 (US$4.7m - 356 SC) or $7,808,470 (US$5,952,486)*Queens Birthday
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $6,009,433 (US$4,889,516 - 358 SC)
Madagascar - $4,597,250 (US$3,575,734 or $7,834,056/ US$6,093,317 incl. p/v - 365 SC)
Batman Forever - $4,337,000 (US$2.5m or $6,493,724 week - 174 SC)
Batman Begins - $4,141,841 (US$3,221,518 or $4,141,858/ US$3,221,531 incl. p/v - 361 SC)
Fantastic Four - $3,759,655 (300 SC)
Batman & Robin - $3,758,000 (US$2.9m or $5,763,520 week - 269 SC)
X-Men 1 - $3,608,778 (US$2.1m - 245 SC)
Bewitched - $3,565,347 (286 SC)
Hitch - $3,507,820 (US$2,760,304 - 373 SC)
The Longest Yard - $3,291,878 (US$2.5m - 258 SC)
The Hulk - $3,285,233 (or $3,396,534 incl. p/v - 341 SC)
Daredevil - $3,237,983 (304 SC)

CHARLIE and the CHOCOLATE FACTORY





Charlie kicks off its International Assault with openings in the 3 main french-speaking markets......results were quite ordinary. It was overwhelmed by Madagascar in Switzerland and placed a distant 2nd behind WOTW in Belgium......but we've still got a long way to go.


FRANCE - Opening Weekend

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $22.6m (5-Day - 938 TC)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $17,070,745 (€13,905,745/ 2,503,699 adms. 7-Day - 907 TC)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $13.5m (€13.6m - 2,426,543 adms. - 1073 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $10,246,000 (848 TC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $10.2m (2,091,061 adms. - 854 TC)
Planet Of The Apes - $7.15m (742 TC)
Brice De Nice - $5,966,290 (1.1m adms. - 555 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $5.5m (646 TC)
Les Daltons (The Daltons) - $4.5m (574 TC)
Hitch - $4,383,970 (560 TC)
Meet The Fockers - $4,312,790 (591 TC)
L'Enquête Corse - $4.1m (496 TC)
Les Poupees Russes - $3.9m (550 TC)
The Aviator - $3.9m (680 TC)
Alexander - $3.86m (530 TC)
36, Quai Des Orfèvres - $3,745,698 (549 TC)
Madagascar - $3,732,686 (735 TC)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $3.62m (670 TC)
Constantine - $3.6m (491 TC)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $3.5m (491 TC)
Scooby Doo - $3.1m (584 TC)
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - $2.1m (€1.8m - 591 TC)


BELGIUM - Opening Weekend

Harry Potter 2: COS - $2.2m
Harry Potter 3: POA - $1,858,540 (€1,518,297 - 145)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,754,152 (€1,398,182 - 114)
War Of The Worlds - $1,355,777 (or $1,248,010/ €1,045,845 without p/v - 85)
Meet The Fockers - $1,350,229 (or $1,010,312/ €773,242 without p/v - 51)
Ocean’s Twelve - $1,227,032 (€907,102 or $916,124/ €673,525 without p/v - 70)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $1.14m (124)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $1,109,830 (or $1,080,615/ €841,205 without p/v - 85)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $1,057,414 (or $1,009,805/ €897,717 without p/v - 69)
Hitch - $836,786 ($722,127/ €536,497 - 57) or $819,626 Actuals
Madagascar - $692,279 (or $554,948/ €459,092 without p/v - 103)
Planet Of The Apes - $695,000 (91)
Constantine - $597,310 (or $596,991/ €452,573 without p/v - 49)
The Pacifier - $591,788 (€460,606 - 47)
Alexander - $550,307 (or $521,147/ €399,407 without p/v - 46)
The Aviator - $543,280 (or $446,638/ €343,304 without p/v - 42)
The Interpreter - $526,512 (or $296,934/ €241,942 without p/v - 36)
Garfield: The Movie - $521,850 (€423,220 - $450,570/ €365,412 without p/v - 61)
Hide And Seek - $429,918 (or $375,047/ €283,183 without p/v - 45)
Million Dollar Baby - $429,086 (or $324,401/ €250,308 without p/v - 35)
The Ring Two - $421,420 (or $363,050/ €280,129 without p/v - 45)
The Polar Express - $420,291 (€317,900 or $286,689/ €216,826 without p/v - 81)
Robots - $387,421 (or $240,238/ €186,593 without p/v - 117)*Easter
Closer - $363,563 (or $341,957/ €263,085 without p/v - 28)
Batman Begins - $333,469 (€271,644 - 79)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous - $323,274 (or $320,682/ €249,074 without p/v - 56)*Easter
Sin City - $316,281 ($295,885/ €241,087 without p/v - 36)
Hostage - $305,789 (or $253,578/ €193,868 without p/v - 47)
The Daltons - $293,924 (or $244,300/ €179,607 without p/v - 21)
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie - $252,754 (or $147,515/ €113,982 without p/v - 20)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $246,863 (or $237,345/ €197,082 without p/v - 60)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - $234,909 (or $217,844/ €160,157 without p/v - 43)
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - $155,401 (€128,439 - 67)


BELGIUM - Opening Weekend

Harry Potter 3: POA - $2,038,933 (or $1,914,464/ 2,384,848 SFR 4-Day - 133)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,929,930 (5-Day or $1,543,614/ 1,906,363 SFR 4-Day - 124)
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)
Hitch - $1,209,149 (or $1,175,134/ 1,175,134 SFR - 96)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $1.2m (97)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $1,126,565 ($992,252/ 1,195,465 4-Day SFR - 109)
War Of The Worlds - $890,312 (5-Day or $735,854/ 953,593 SFR 4-Day - 104)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $839,585 ($769,643/ 1,092,893 SFR 4-Day - 76)
Garfield: The Movie - $788,794 ($513,999/ 642,139 SFR 4-Day without p/v - 84)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $605,305 (767,043 SFR 4-Day - 63)
Constantine - $561,102 (or $532,726/ 630,162 SFR 4-Day - 73)
The Ring Two - $457,545 (or $415,443/ 497,784 SFR 4-Day - 53)
Madagascar - $446,835 (or $273,980/ 356,749 SFR 4-Day without p/v - 28)
After The Sunset - $432,367 ($411,944/ 489,060 SFR 4-Day - 48)
The Interpreter - $384,463 ($376,082/ 451,487 SFR 4-Day - 36)
The Pacifier - $383,306 (460,159 SFR - 39)
Alexander - $378,876 ($350,277/ 415,849 SFR 4-Day - 31)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous - $355,509 (428,780 SFR - 68)*Easter
The Aviator - $311,473 (370,996 SFR - 37)
Batman Begins - $272,691 ($242,293/ 305,992 SFR 4-Day - 87)
Robots - $262,452 (or $148,348/ 173,152 SFR 4-Day - 101)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $187,934 ($or $129,244/ 167,397 SFR 4-Day - 22)
Brice De Nice - $187,602 ($168,664/ 203,341 SFR 4-Day - 7)
Finding Neverland - $186,569 ($177,719/ 211,681 SFR 4-Day - 16)
Million Dollar Baby - $171,994 (or $155,198/ 181,504 SFR 4-Day - 18)
The Polar Express - $154,948 (or $127,868/ 146,051 SFR 4-Day - 63)

Charlie bombed in P.R,it even got beat by Rebound believe it or not.

http://www.caribbeancinemas.com/default.asp

It looks like Madagascar will have a small drop or might even increase in its second weekend in Germany. Thursday was only 20,000 admissions behind the opening day last Thursday. Insidekino.com expects roughly 1.1-1.4 million admissions, compared to 1.2 last weekend.

After having roughly the same weekend, its weekdays were far superior to Shrek 2's (1/3 more admissions Mon-Wed).

MADAGASCAR





UNITED KINGDOM - Opening Weekend

Without a strong preview gross to boost its opening, Madagascar failed to match some recent offerings such as Shrek 2, Incredibles and Shark Tale.

1) Harry Potter 3: POA - $43,749,885 (£23,882,688/ €34,629,898 7-Day* - 535 TC)
2) Harry Potter 2: COS - $29,810,019 (£18,871,829 - 524 TC)
3) Shrek 2 - $29,591,472 (£16,220,752 - 512 TC)
4) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $27,501,871 (£14,361,469 4-Day or $20,155,733/ £11,029,267 3-Day - 490 TC)
5) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $26,521,471 (£15,021,761 - 494 TC)
6) Harry Potter 1: PS - $23,049,154 (£16,335,627 - 507 TC)
7) Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $20,921,781 (£13,063,560 5-Day - 501 TC)
8) The Matrix: Reloaded - $19,894,155 (£12,165,276 5-Day - 481 TC)
9) Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $19,376,954 (£10,435,193 - 496 TC)
10) The Incredibles - $18,702,239 (£9,874,782 - 494 TC)

11) Star Wars 2: AOTC - $16,595,553 (£11,386,209 - 467 TC)
12) Spiderman 2 - $16,058,334 (£8,766,902 - 504 TC)
13) Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $15,910,169 (£11,058,045 - 470 TC)
14) War Of The Worlds - $15,313,246 (£8,644,787 - 507 TC)
15) Star Wars 1: PM - $14.865m (£9,512,295 incl. $3.1m p/v - 460 TC/779p)
16) Meet The Fockers - $14,837,008 (£7,917,661 or $13,596,555 without Thu p/v - 456 TC)
17) The Matrix: Revolutions - $14,591,107 (£8,712,350 incl. £3.9m p/v - 467 TC)
18) James Bond: Die Another Day - $14,294,312 (£9,122,344 - 430 TC)
19) Spiderman - $13,926,679 (£9,426,969 incl. $5.2m p/v on 492 - 509 TC)
20) Shark Tale - $13,531,947 (£7,545,074/ €10,940,357 - 504 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)
Monsters Inc - $13,190,862 (£9,200,257 incl. $148,678 p/v on 1 - 503 TC)
Finding Nemo - $12,632,460 (£7,590,845 incl. $254,655/ $347,106 p/v on 2 - 453 TC)
Toy Story 2 - $12.346m (£7,971,539 incl. $249,340 p/v on 1 - 496 TC)
Bruce Almighty - $11,942,876 (£7,242,166 incl. $3.6m p/v - 446 TC)
Men In Black 1 - $11.865m (£7,066,748 incl. $1.3m Thu-night p/v - 417 TC)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $11,285,858 (£7,037,861 - 449 TC)
Love Actually - $11,343,464 (£6,657,479 incl. $1.7m p/v or £5.3m without p/v - 477 TC)
Troy - $11,015,061 (£6,151,581 - 506 TC)
Independence Day - $10.859m (£7,005,905 - 434 TC)
James Bond: The World Is Not Enough - $10.056m (£6,273,584 - 443 TC)
Van Helsing - $9,880,021 (£5,429,632 or $8,997,448 without p/v - 458 TC)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $9,791,254 (£6,080,369 incl. Thu late p/v - 478 TC)
Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me - $9.714m (£6,005,087 incl. p/v - 442 TC)
The Blair Witch Project - $9.635m (£5,875,318 or $11.8m with platform release - 397 TC)
Madagascar - $9,526,517 (£5,431,639 incl. p/v - 505 TC)
Men In Black 2 - $9,526,300 (£6,191,428 - 512 TC)
Hannibal - $9,292,511 (£6,402,540 - 421 TC)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $9.2m (£5,666,917 - 477 TC)

A Bug’s Life - $7m (£4,204,678 - 469 TC)
Shrek 1 - $6,636,620 (£4,686,210 - 470 TC)
Robots - $5,023,184 (£2,622,253 - 474 TC)


GERMANY - Opening Weekend

Madagascar is the #3 largest opener of 2005 so far (or #2 in admissions)....and is the 3rd largest opening for an animated feature.

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $23,248,457 (or $22,565,499/ €18,819,626/ 2.666.776 adms. 5-Day - 1337 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - ~$19.8m (€19.4m/2.634.701 adms. 5-Day - 1266 TC)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $17,791,749 (€13,614,242/ 1.964.960 adms. 4-Day - 1182 TC)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $16.28m (€16,175,918/ 2.489.952 adms. - 1249 TC)
(T)Raumschiff Surprise: Periode 1 - $15,832,093 (€13,064,093/ 2.164.909 adms. - 899 TC)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $15,273,992 (€12,477,782/ 1.987.285 adms. - 1204 TC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $14.8m (€16,666,356/ 2.590.464 adms. - 1226 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - ~$14.7m (€16.5m/2.239.864 adms. 5-Day or ~$12m/€13,526,170/1.813.898 adms. 4-Day - 1070 TC)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $14.1m (€12,144,229 - 1.788.781 adms. - 1124 TC)
Finding Nemo - $13,325,026 (€11,166,372/ 2.032.136 adms. - 1004 TC)
Men In Black 1 - $12.7m (€11,794,738/ 1.954.972 adms. - 885 TC)
Star Wars 1: PM - $12.4m (€11,938,134/ 1.786.960 adms. - 1001 TC)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $11.8m (€12,965,392/ 1.846.885 adms. - 1038 TC)
Sieben Zwerge - Männer Allein Im Wald (7 Dwarfs) - $11,713,970 (€9,209,055/ 1,565,655 adms. or $11,253,301 without p/v - 777 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $11,548,813 (€7,614,516 - 6 Days - 1.193.025 adms. - 958 TC)
Independence Day - $11m (€9,623,136/ 1.918.566 adms. - 885 TC)
Men In Black 2 - $10.8m (€10,920,434/ 1.718.673 adms. - 1165 TC)
Jurassic Park 1 - $10.51m (incl. midnights on 150 TC - 1.742.937 adms. - 644 TC)
James Bond: The World Is Not Enough - $9.2m (€7,462,065/ 1.452.245 adms. - 823 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $9,386,093 (€7,576,173/ 1.196.141 adms. - 813 TC/1164p)
The Day After Tomorrow - $9,191,095 (€7,526,588/ 1.118.240 adms. - 991 TC)
Shrek 2 - $8,971,973 (€7,293,676/ 1.273.707 adms. - 888 TC)
Pearl Harbor - $8,924,200 (€7,867,594/ 1.086.521 adms. - 1061 TC)
Hitch - $8,871,055 (€6,698,179/ 1,057,976 adms. - 796 TC)
Madagascar - $8,571,866 (€7,117,735/ 1,226,475 adms. - 834 TC)
Spiderman - $8.5m (€9,270,862/ 1.409.004 adms. - 950 TC)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $8.5m+ (€7,423,841/ 1.328.433 adms. - 793 TC)
Troy - $8,513,913 (€7,181,060/ 1.012.331 adms. - 1003 TC/1158p)
American Pie 2 - $8,497,218 (€9,273,026/ 1.467.289 adms. - 814 TC)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $8m (€8,897,715/ 1.295.957 adms. - 871 TC)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $8,007,107 (€6,982,197/ 847.752 adms. - 1069 TC)
Werner-Das Muss Kesseln! - $8m (633 TC)
James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies - $7.9m (€6,983,941/ 1.165.253 adms. - 835 TC)
Armageddon - $7.8m (€8,166,821/ 1.274.643 adms. - 915 TC)
The Mummy - $7.8m (€7,364,026/ 1.505.101 adms. - 673 TC)
Titanic - $7.8m (€7,287,651/ 1.040.573 adms. - 673 TC)
James Bond: Goldeneye - $7.7m (€6,807,605/ 1.330.617 adms. - 575 TC)
Mission Impossible 2 - $7.7m (€8,284,699/ 1.318.961 adms. - 893 TC)
Ice Age - $7.6m (€8,820,936/ 1.465.302 adms. - 794 TC)

The Incredibles - $5,703,432 (€4,313,563/ 750,960 adms. - 1003 TC)
Shark Tale - $3,515,117 (€2,816,136/ 532,757 adms. - 684 TC)
Shrek - $2.7m (669 TC)
Robots - $2,302,501 (€1,732,770/ 326,328 adms. - 868 TC)


SOUTH KOREA (ADMS.) - Opening Weekend

With the exception of Shrek 2, CGI Animated features have been fighting an uphill battle in South Korea, Madagascar's opening pales in comparison to some of the other blockbusters this year.

Taegukgi - 1,777,500 adms. (4-Day or 299,900 adms. 2-Day Seoul) - 400
The Matrix: Reloaded - 1,770,000 adms. (315,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - 1,676,000 adms. (241,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Silmido - 1,590,000 adms. (192,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - 1,480,000 adms. (230,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
A Tale Of Two Sisters - 1,245,666 adms. (151,811 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
War Of The Worlds - 1,136,746 adms. (906,109 3-Day) - 321
Untold Scandal - 1,125,661adms. (4-Day or 208,026 dams. 2-Day Seoul)
Singles - 1,120,000 adms. (148,231 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Crazy First Love - 1,100,000 adms. (153,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lord OF The Rings: TTT - 1,072,532 adms. (4-Day or 180,639 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 3: POA - 1,040,000 adms. (225,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul - 320)
Another Public Enemy (Public Enemy 2) - 1,017,000 adms. (178,700adms. 2-Day Seoul - 408)
Harry Potter 2: COS - 1,010,756 adms. (237,566 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spiderman 2 - 1,008,936 adms. (171,514 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Matrix: Revolutions - 1,030,000 adms. (5-Day or 254,500 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Wishing Stairs - 1,000,000 adms. (113,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Constantine - 980,500adms. (123,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)*CNY
Blood Rain - 921,000 adms. adms. (116,975 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield - 908,000 adms. (287,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Troy - 889,000 adms. (190,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Windstruck - 861,000 adms. (163,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Memories Of Murder - 851,173 adms. (120,763 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Shrek 2 - 850,000 adms. (240,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - 836,800 adms. (108,200 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hi, Dharma - 820,500 adms. (4-Day or 203,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The President’s Barber - 813,631 adms. (120,835 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Alexander - 801,000 adms. (130,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Mutt Boy - 800,000 adms. (89,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spirits of Jeet Kune Do: Once Upon a Time in High School - 789,320 adms. (165,617 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - 777,000 adms. (4-Day or 90,360 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - 763,550 adms. (151,803 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Tutor Friend - 758,200 adms. (155,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Little Bride - 752,800 adms. (116,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Men In Black 2 - 732,912 adms. (194,252 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life - 724,000 adms. (105,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
House Of Flying Daggers - 712,000 adms. (184,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul))
The Passion Of The Christ - 706,640 adms. (132,610 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Fighter In The Wind - 702,754 adms. (116,303 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 1: PS - 702,000 adms. (190,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Day After Tomorrow - 701,000 adms. (147,220 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Romance Of Their Own - 700,000 adms. (100,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hero - 699,736 adms. (4-Day or 149,265 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Running Boy (Marathon) - 695,000 adms. (142,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - 691,396 adms. (599,169 adms. 3-Day) - 255
A Good Lawyer’s Wife - 691,000 adms. (4-Day or 74,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle - 675,392 adms. (128,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Ghost House - 660,000 adms. (123,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Brother - 657,000 adms. (143,922 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Kingdom Of Heaven - 653,300 adms. (84,250 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Nae Morisokui Chiugae (A Moment To Remember) - 650,000 adms. (150,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Rikidozan - 652,000 adms. (110,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Teacher, Mr. Kim - 659,642 adms. (111,144 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - 630,000 adms. (161,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Bad Boys 2 - 608,723 adms. (107,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Rules Of Dating - 605,400 adms. (135,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Antartic Journal - 602,000 adms. (115,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Super Family - 602,000 adms. (100,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Scarlet Letter - 601,733 adms. (135,240 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
S Diary - 600,000 adms. (140,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Wet Dreams 2 - 598,000 adms. (76,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spiderman - 594,690 adms. (190,136 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Marrying The Mafia - 592,389 adms. (132,254 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Van Helsing - 588,405 adms. (102,441 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Friend - 583,114 adms. (190,257 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Wife Is A Gangster - 564,000 (119,100 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Phantom Of The Opera - 563,000 adms. (123,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Sex Is Zero - 558,373 adms. (112,148 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Minority Report - 557,700 adms. (159,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Jail Breakers - 553,709 adms. (141,531 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
She’s On Duty (Stake Out) - 550,000 adms. (95,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Love So Divine - 547,301 adms. (86,234 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Innocent Steps - 540,212 adms. (119,542 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Old Boy - 530,000 adms. (132,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hi Dharma 2: Showdown In Soul - 538,210 adms. (94,147 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
I, Robot - 537,100 adms. (105,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Old Boy - 530,000 adms. (132,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Sassy Girl - 525,500 adms. (134,200 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Bruce Almighty - 523,250 adms. (85,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Musa: The Warrior - 521,000 adms. (177,700 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Chicago - 510,000 adms. (115,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Bet On My Disco - 510,000 adms. (81,200 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Big Swindle - 503,000 adms. (87,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
North Korea Guys - 500,657 adms. (5-Day or 56,512 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Wet Dreams - 500,452 adms. (81,738 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
National Treasure - 500,196 adms. (98,760 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
R-Point - 5000,000 adms. (85,031 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Mummy Returns - 495,000 adms. (191,100 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
YMCA Baseball Team - 492,900 adms. (91,700 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas - 492,175 adms. (89,641 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Arahan - 486,721 adms. (112,640 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - 486,000 adms. (127,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Boyfriend Is Type-B - 485,000 adms. (70,100 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Greatest Expectations - 481,047 adms. (110,763 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Volcano High - 479,600 adms. (151,500 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
2009 Lost Memories - 473,700 adms. (136,500 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - 472,700 (150,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Mapado: All About the Hemp & Widows - 472,000 adms. (87,038 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Uninvited - 465,814 adms. (69,749 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
James Bond: Die Another Day - 426,200 adms. (6-Day or 41,820 2-Day Seoul)
The Hulk - 460,000 adms. (85,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Crying Fist - 456,246 adms. (97,251 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Bunshinsaba: Ouija Board - 455,000 adms. (71,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Daredevil - 452,000 adms. (81,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
King Arthur - 450,000 adms. (96,571 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
To Catch A Virgin Ghost - 450,000 adms. (85,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Oh! Happy Day - 449,728 adms. (67,449 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Shrek 1 - 449,000 adms. (182,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Pearl Harbor - 449,000 adms. (179,100 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Madagascar - 445,798 adms. (389,653 adms. 3-Day) - 301

Finding Nemo - 423,000 adms. (79,500 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Shark Tale - 375,500 adms. (95,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Incredibles - 326,493 adms. (91,403 adms. 2-Seoul Seoul)
Monsters Inc - 135,982 adms. (61,638 adms. 2-Day Seoul)






TAIPEI (TWD) - Opening Weekend

Madagascar just manages to topple Shrek 2 as the largest Animated feature opening here in Taipei.

War Of The Worlds - 66,620,455 (5-Day or 33,046,880 2-Day) - 21
Spiderman 2 - 60,628,635 (34,707,130 2-Day) - 21
Kung Fu Hustle - 60,605,530 (45,000,910 2-Day)*Christmas - 20
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - 56,290,115 (36,265,930 2-Day) - 21
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - 53,521,040 (5-Day or 30,920,450 2-Day) - 17
Harry Potter 2: COS - 49,051,240 (40,536,985 2-Day) - 19
Constantine - 48,747,655 (5-Day or 17,775,725 2-Day)*CNY - 21
The Day After Tomorrow - 46,937,210 (36,823,860 2-Day) - 18
Harry Potter 3: POA - 45,139,165 (36,014,570 2-Day) - 21
Troy - 39,678,450 (31,600,090 2-Day) - 21
Men In Black 2 - 39,135,295 (30,029,310 2-Day) - 18
Spiderman 1 - 37,314,930 (29,685,730 2-Day) - 18
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - 35,284,035 (28,584,370 2-Day) - 18
The Matrix: Revolutions - 34,290,895 (20,550,275 2-Day) - 20
National Treasure - 32,463,500 (25,470,530 2-Day) - 20
Hero - 30,020,535 (22,910,860 2-Day) - 18
I, Robot - 29,957,195 (23,180,605 2-Day) - 18
Minority Report - 28,762,830 (21,374,280 2-Day) - 18
Van Helsing - 27,658,770 (18,478,490 2-Day) - 20
The Matrix: Reloaded - 26,469,945 (16,241,510 2-Day) - 19
Madagascar - 23,815,370 (17,558,785 2-Day) - 22
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - 23,611,900 (15,251,800 2-Day) - 17
Shrek 2 - 22,959,090 (14,285,440 2-Day incl. 4,605,790 p/v on 16) - 21
Finding Nemo - 22,543,215 (18,688,560 2-Day) - 19
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life - 22,350,680 (17,484,120 2-Day) - 20
James Bond: Die Another Day - 22,328,610 (18,774,070 2-Day) - 19
Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse - 22,191,140 (17,183,960 2-Day) - 16
The Incredibles - 21,747,590 (17,733,730 2-Day) - 21
The Hulk - 21,588,075 (16,968,800 2-Day) - 19
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - 21,491,935 (16,974,180 2-Day) - 17
Star Wars 2: AOTC - 20,892,355 (16,563,925 2-Day) - 19
Bruce Almighty - 20,468,595 (16,408,010 2-Day) - 15
Star Wars 3: ROTS - 20,180,150 (15,302,870 2-Day) - 18

[b]Shark Tale - 14,879,090 (12,361,190 2-Day) - 20
Robots - 8,098,615 (6,737,640 2-Day) - 19[/b]


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ARGENTINA - Week 1

Madagascar's opening is the largest opening week since Harry Potter 1 and is the 2nd largest for an animated feature. Most importantly, it beats both Shrek 1/2 and all offerings by Pixar.

Godzilla - $2,459,188 (111 TC)
Mission Impossible 2 - $2,185,828 (90 TC)
Jurassic Park 3 - $2,086,522 (or $1,908,218 without p/v - 76 TC)
Star Wars 1: PM - $2,024,863 (112 TC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $1,845,927 (178 TC)
Planet Of The Apes - $1,833,079 (98 TC)
Dinosaur - $1.8m (6-Days - 110 TC)
Hannibal - $1,776,541 (84 TC)
Madagascar - $1,701,939 (or $1,681,258 without p/v - 160 TC)
Armageddon - $1,562,418 (99 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $1,502,272 (164 TC) or $1,560,937 Actuals
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $1.4m (51)
Monsters Inc - $1,396,181 (103 TC)
The Passion Of The Christ - $1,392,435 (136 TC)
Shrek - $1,387,068 (62 TC)
Shrek 2 - $1,373,222 (123 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $1,372,872 (8-Day or $1,262,833 7-Day - 110 TC)
The Mask Of Zorro - $1,367,847 (108 TC)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $1,351,728 (115 TC)
Tarzan - $1,317,627 (109 TC)
The Patriot - $1,291,430 (65 TC)
The Mummy - $1,280,877 (52 TC)
Cast Away - $1,259,211 (77 TC)
The Perfect Storm - $1,257,323 (89 TC)
Lethal Weapon 4 - $1.2m (65 TC)
Son Of The Bride - $1,155,984 (64 TC)
Pearl Harbor - $1,149,033 (97 TC)
Men In Black 1 - $1,144,591 (86 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $1,125,958 (120 TC)
The Sixth Sense - $1.1m (61 TC)
Lethal Weapon 4 - $1,086,843 (71 TC)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $1,081,302 (96 TC)
The Lion King - $1,058,587 (43 TC)

The Incredibles - $1,004,794 (97 TC)
Toy Story 2 - $776,075 (117 TC)
Finding Nemo - $637,594 (96 TC)
Shark Tale - $546,710 (90 TC)
Ice Age - $545,902 (103 TC)

Total International.

Madagascar 146.2million.
War of the Worlds 255.4 million.
Fantastic Four 47.9 million.
Batman Begins 142.9 million.
Chocolate Factory 4.2 million.
WEDDING CRASHERS 4.7 million
Revenge of the Sith 414.3 million.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith 144.6 million.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/cha ... 005&p=.htm

http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=22839

Four, Madagascar vie for international crown


Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles 24 July 2005



Fox International's Fantastic Four added an estimated $22.9m over the weekend for a $78.4m running total and a possible top international spot.

However the weekend champion may still be DreamWorks' Madagascar, which added more than $20.3m, a result that will swell once full weekend results are confirmed.

Key drivers for Fantastic Four were the UK and France openings, which took $5.8m on 409 screens and $5m on 635 respectively. Executives were unable to confirm rankings at time of writing.

Star Wars Episode III added $3.9m on 747 screens in its third weekend in Japan, which suffered a 6.0 earthquake near Tokyo. The film has generated $43.7m to date.

The Japanese total will continue to grow as school holidays get underway this week. Overall the picture stands at a $422m international running total.

Latest figures put Mr And Mrs Smith on $131.4m through Fox International markets and Flight Of The Phoenix, which opened on $322,000 in Australia, on $12.5m.

Madagascar's incomplete $20.3m-plus result in 43 territories raised its international running total to $181m, equal to the lifetime UIP international total of Shark Tale.

The animated feature stayed top in many territories, including the UK where it added $5.3m in its second weekend for $20m, and Germany, where it added $6.9m for $20.2m.

In other territories, Madagascar climbed to $19m in Australia, $17.8m in Mexico, $17.2m in France, $9.8m in Brazil, $6.7m in South Korea, $3.9m in Argentina, and an impressive $3.4m in New Zealand.

Paramount's War Of The Worlds became UIP's biggest release of the year and is closing in on $300m following an estimated $17.5m weekend haul in 6,313 sites that raised the running total to $290.1m.

The picture added $2.9m in 458 theatres in its fourth weekend in the UK to rank fourth on $45.5m, $2.4m in 755 in its third weekend in France for more than $20m and third place, and $1.1m in 678 in its fourth weekend in Germany on $17.8m and third place.

It remained number one in Italy for its fourth consecutive weekend after adding $520,000 in 356 for a $13.9m cumulative total. Japan and Spain added $2.2m in 340 for more than $40m and third place and $850,000 in 439 for $17.2m and third place respectively.

War of The Worlds ranked third in Australia after raising its total by $830,000 in 259 for $14.6m, while South Korea added $1.4m for $17.5m and third place. Mexico stands at $15.7m and Brazil has grossed $7.1m.

Warner Bros Pictures International enjoyed a successful string of debuts for The Island in the Asia/Pacific region that generated $10.5m and produced seven number one rankings in nine territories.

South Korea generated $5.6m including previews to become the distributor's third biggest debut ever behind the first two Matrix pictures. Japan opened on $2m.

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory opened in seven territories to combine with four holdovers for a $5.6m weekend haul that raised the international running total to $12.1m.

The picture opened on just over $1m in Brazil on 334 screens and was expected to rank number one. It added $2.7m on 670 prints in France for $8.2m.

Batman Begins added $3.6m in 56 territories for a $149.7m international cumulative total.

Buena Vista International's (BVI) Herbie: Fully Loaded grossed $2.9m for a $13.8m running total.

The key driver was Mexico's $1.5m result on 400 screens. Argentina climbed 4% on $250,000 for an impressive $1.2m.

Sin City added $1.8m for $23.1m in BVI territories. It opened in Mexico on $760,000 and added $750,000 for $1.2m after two weekends in Australia.

Universal's Land Of The Dead opened in Argentina through UIP on $90,000 in 22 sites to rank seventh. Mexico held well in its second weekend, adding $76,000 in 74 to rank tenth on $345,000. Figures for Brazil's opening were incomplete at time of writing, however UIP is estimating $50,000 in 52.

The picture ranked second in Italy after adding $215,000 in 148 for $925,000 after two weekends. Overall the picture has amassed $1.4m through all territories to date.

The Interpreter remains active in 15 territories and has grossed $73.5m to date, rising to $79.1m including France, where it was release through Mars Distribution. Results for the debuts in Russia and India will become available this week.

Sony Pictures Releasing International's The Adventures of Sharkboy And Lavagirl in 3-D added $1.4m on 610 screens in six markets for an early $3m international cumulative total.

The family title opened on $655,000 on 157 screens in Brazil to rank third. Mexico added $435,000 on 339 for $1.8m after two weekends.

The Longest Yard generated $745,000 on 300 screens in nine markets for a $12.6m running total. Russia opened on $385,000 on 182.

ooh!!

Land of the Dead opened in Mexico?!?!, i had no idea

its not on any of my local theaters!

T.J. is not part of Mexico!!! [-( [-X

:wink:

DAMN YOU GRINGOS!!

LOL! Damned earthquake!!!

Madagascar officially wins weekend,F4 was overestimated.

http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=22858

Madagascar wins international weekend with $24.6m take


Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles 26 July 2005



At the final reckoning, DreamWorks' Madagascar did in fact rule the roost at the weekend international box office second consecutive weekend, as revised results from UIP reveal it grossed an estimated $24.6m.

The animated family title, which currently stands at more than $190m, was far ahead of Fox International's Fantastic Four which took $20.3m on the weekend.

Fantastic Four has grossed $78.4m to date while Mr And Mrs Smith is at $156.3m through all distributors and $133m through Fox International.

Paramount's War Of The Worlds is fast approaching $300m after a $17.8m weekend haul through UIP raised its international cumulative total to $291m.

Revised figures put Warner Bros Pictures International's Batman Begins on $150.1m, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory on $13.3m, The Island on $10.4m, and House Of Wax on $32.4m.

New Line International's Monster In Law opened top in Australia on $1.8m on 257 screens and launched in Mexico on $729,438 on 191. Overall the picture has grossed $36.3m to date.

Wedding Crashers launched in three territories at the weekend for a $12.4m international cumulative total. The highlight was a number one debut in Sweden on $191,635 on 30.

That is an awesome total for Madagascar. I wonder if it will get closer to $300m overseas.

I hope that Sith will get some boost now in Japan thanks to those school holidays

CHARLIE and the CHOCOLATE FACTORY





1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $4,404,818 (France/Belgium/Switzerland/PuertoRico - 4/789)
2 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $13,349,000 ($6,746,000 - Brazil/Argentina/Netherlands/SAfrica/Israel/Panama - 13/1354)


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BRAZIL - Opening Weekend

Spiderman - $3.4m (607)
Spiderman 2 - $3,089,084 (652)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $3m
Godzilla - $3m (4-Day or $2.3m 3-Day - 307)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $3m (5-Day - 281)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $2.8m
War Of The Worlds - $2.7m (305 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $2.7m
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $2,640,272 (4-Days - 456)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $2.4m (400)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $2.4m (458sc/400p)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $2,312,942 (525 TC)
Star Wars 1: PM - $2.3m (371)
Madagascar - $2,293,871 (incl. p/v - 296 TC)
Independence Day - $2m+
Armageddon - $2m (318)
Scary Movie 1 - $1.9m (or $1.4m without p/v - 279)
X-Men 1 - $1.9m (343)
Fantastic Four - $1.9m (413)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $1.9m (Real 6.1m)
Titanic - $1.8m (220)
Speed 2: Cruise Control - $1.8m (220)
Harry Potter 1: SS - $1.8m (484)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $1.8m (499)
The Passion Of The Christ - $1.8m (521)
The Incredibles - $1.71m
Shrek 2 - $1,702,430 (471) or $1,788,873 by Mon
The Mummy - $1.7m (217)
Unbreakable - $1.7m (280)
Troy - $1.7m (Real 5.4m - 451)
The Day After Tomorrow - $1.7m (or $1,836,150 by Mon - 496)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $1.7m
Ocean’s Twelve - $1.7m
Dinosaur - $1.6m (320)
Batman Begins - $1.6m (324)
Planet Of The Apes - $1.6m (366)
Men In Black 2 - $1.6m (379)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $1.6m (401)
Scooby Doo - $1.6m
Bruce Almighty - $1.5m (241)
What Lies Beneath - $1.5m (255)
Signs - $1.5m (403)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $1.5m (483)
Men In Black 1 - $1.4m (160)
Jurassic Park 3 - $1.4m (247)
Gone In 60 Seconds - $1.4m (255)
Runaway Bride - $1.4m (259)
Constantine - $1.4m (309)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,321,691
My Best Friend’s Wedding - $1.3m (181)
Tarzan - $1.3m (256)
End Of Days - $1.3m (320)
Artificial Intelligence - $1.3m (330)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $1.3m
Lethal Weapon 4 - $1.2m (185)
Entrapment - $1.2m (190)
The Matrix - $1.2m (214)
Saving Private Ryan - $1.2m (236)
The Hulk - $1.2m (286)
Deep Impact - $1.1m (155)
Anaconda - $1.1m (189)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factor - $1.1m (200)
The Grudge - $1.1m (213)
Finding Nemo - $1.1m (294)
Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle - $1.1m (295)
Pokemon: The First Movie - $1.1m (296)
Pearl Harbor - $1.1m (377)
Meet The Fockers - $1,033,868(190)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $1.02m
Van Helsing - $1m (234)
The Patriot - $1m (276)
Minority Report - $1m (338)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $1m (475)
Hannibal - $1m
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $1m


SOUTH AFRICA - Opening Weekend

Harry Potter 3: POA - $677,000 (Rand 4.4m or $630,000/Rand 4.1m without p/v - 89)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $640,000
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $637,000 (71)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $623,351 by Mon
Madagascar - $553,447 (105)
Garfield: The Movie - $430,000 (71)
Hitch - $427,606 (80)
Meet The Fockers - $424,300 (70)
War Of The Worlds - $375,000
Robots - $364,000
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $290,000 (80)
Scooby Doo - $280,000
Lethal Weapon 4 - $274,000 (73)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $274,000 (41)
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - $267,000
Kingdom Of Heaven - $204,694
Constantine - $203,200 (42)


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NETHERLANDS - Week 1

O/W - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $759,268 (€626,768 or $629,650/ €519,770 without p/v - 123)

Although it opened behind Madagascar on opening weekend, Charlie outperformed the toon throughout the week and now leads.

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $4,385,337 (€3,542,374 8-Day or $3,740,173/ €3,018,694 7-Day - 186 TC)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $3,190,904 (€2,602,182 8-Day or $2,648,208/ €2,159,614 7-Day - 302 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $2,834,285 (8-Day or $2,472,319 7-Day - 130 TC)
Shrek 2 - $2,663,292 (€2,167,387 or $2,183,844/ €1,777,212 without p/v - 224 TC) or $2,465,870 Actuals
The Matrix: Reloaded - $2,546,907 (134 TC)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $2,353,693 (270 TC)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $2,165,892 (or $1,819,549 without p/v - 142 TC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $2,162,531 (243 TC)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,981,815 (€1,583,074 (5-Day or $1,756,460/ €1,403,060 4-Day - 115 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $1,923,138 (€1,613,513 5-Day or $1,711,417/ €1,435,879 3-Day - 113 TC)
The Day After Tomorrow - $1,894,035 (€1,547,237 - 109 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $1,870,167 (or $1,795,343 without p/v - 110 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $1,806,305 (or $1,638,204 without p/v - 113 TC)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $1,803,898 (or $1,689,988 without p/v - 112 TC)
Bruce Almighty - $1,800,690 (102 TC)
Ocean’s Twelve - $1,755,141 (€1,294,389 - 134 TC)
Troy - $1,596,421 (€1,336,364 - 130 TC)
Spiderman - $1,529,485 (128 TC)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $1,488,243 (€1,148,626 - 109 TC)
Finding Nemo - $1,484,562 (or $1,346,769 without p/v - 193 TC)
Titanic - $1,416,961 (109 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $1,390,300 (€1,127,950 5-Day or $1,124,368/ €906,113 4-Day - 125 TC)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $1,316,861 (105 TC)
The Village - $1,295,569 (€1,064,180 - 99 TC)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $1,257,791 (99 TC)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $1,246,835 ($991,998 - 115 TC)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,239,905 (€1,021,682 or $1,106,377/ €911,655 without p/v - 124 TC)
Bad Boys 2 - $1,234,257 (or $1,175,499 without p/v - 107 TC)
Scary Movie 3 - $1,176,615 (96 TC)
2 Fast 2 Furious - $1,155,035 (84 TC)
Men In Black 1 - $1,149,868 (71 TC)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $1,142,649 (€905,778 or $1,075,605/ €852,632 without p/v - 104 TC)
Meet The Fockers - $1,125,906 (€866,948 or $1,068,351/ €822,630 without p/v - 94 TC)
National Treasure - $1,123,022 (€862,481 or $743,353/ €570,895 without p/v - 96 TC)
The Last Samurai - $1,103,528 (€864,614 - 102 TC)
Star Wars 1: PM - $1.1m (102 TC)
Bean - $1,097,544 (106 TC)
Madagascar - $1,076,123 (€860,898 or $906,439/ €725,151 without p/v - 219 TC)
Van Helsing - $1,009,953 (€851,289 or $852,757/€718,789 without p/v - 94)
James Bond: The World Is Not Enough - $1m (102 TC)
Men In Black 2 - $1,033,668 (or $974,993 without p/v - 110 TC)
Deep Impact - $1,019,525 (85 TC)
Signs - $986,683 (102 TC)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $969,460 (98 TC)
Love Actually - $946,532 (or $835,761 without p/v - 108 TC)
8 Mile - $935,421 (66 TC)
The Incredibles - $929,560 (€699,215 8-Day or $812,067/ €610,837 7-Day - 195 TC)
American Pie 3: The Wedding - $910,153 (or $813,564 without p/v - 95 TC)
Con Air - $910,000 (92 TC)
The Passion Of The Christ - $824,486 (€686,151 or $783,462/ €648,080 without p/v - 97 TC)
Volle Maan - $903,716 (113 TC)
Jurassic Park 3 - $901,000 (83 TC)
Ocean’s Eleven - $887,039 (or $884,745 without p/v - 91 TC)
Hitch - $880,648 (€657,844 (or $817,079/ €610,358 without p/v - 93 TC)


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FRANCE - Week 2

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $5,141,947 (670 TC)

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $33,912,225 ($9,896,830, -57%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $27,853,797 ($10,783,052, -36%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $22,898,101 ($8,708,518, -39%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $20,356,398 ($8,309,382, -31%)
Brice de Nice - $16,428,269 ($6,789,893, -30%)
War Of The Worlds - $16,232,447 ($4,932,471, -57%)
Iznogoud - $13,531,286 ($5,522,855, -32%)
Planet Of The Apes - $12,868,915 ($4,746,394, -42%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $11,915,543 ($5,005,476, -28%)
Madagascar - $10,074,485 ($4,189,795, -28%)
Hitch - $9,881,807 ($3,508,792, -43%)*Easter
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $9,714,436 ($4,572,489, -12%)
Les Poupees Russes - $9,325,159 ($4,813,293, +8%)
Million Dollar Baby - $9,180,157 ($3,622,427, -35%)
Meet The Fockers - $8,596,254 ($3,128,477, -43%)


BELGIUM - Weekend 2

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $246,863 (or $237,345/ €197,082 without p/v - 60)

Harry Potter 3: POA - $3,059,050 (€2,548,189 - $1,095,321/ €912,402, -41%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $2,624,662 ($664,695/ €532,866, -62%) or $2,804,736 by Mon
Meet The Fockers - $2,191,121 ($720,256/ €546,019, -29%)
War Of The Worlds - $2,046,292 ($479,726/ €398,345, -62%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $2,002,673 ($680,307/ €626,563, -30%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $1,842,198 ($629,062/ €497,399, -41%)
Madagascar - $1,538,190 ($734,843/ €614,057, +34%) or $1,689,032 by Mon
Hitch - $1,332,280 ($424,900/ €319,763, -40%)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,152,841 ($495,617/ €411,744, +13%)
Constantine - $1,033,513 ($349,453/ €263,858, -42%)
The Aviator - $1,026,635 ($371,469/ €287,027, -16%)
The Pacifier - $973,730 ($347,811/ €268,973, -42%)
Million Dollar Baby - $923,584 ($360,806/ €280,826, +12%)
Alexander - $898,056 ($283,337/ €216,387, -46%)
Racing Stripes - $897,806 ($511,333/ €397,122, +164%)
The Grudge - $897,049 ($282,607/ €219,484, -17%)
Robots - $888,936 ($284,688/ €219,665, +18%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $788,825 ($405,297/ €334,569, +70%)
The Ring Two - $780,528 ($261,493/ 203,528, -27%)
The Interpreter - $777,663 ($195,807/ €161,517, -33%)
Hide And Seek - $774,219 ($263,618/ €195,852, -31%)


SWITZERLAND - Weekend 2

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $187,934 ($or $129,244/ 167,397 SFR 4-Day - 22)

Harry Potter 3: POA - $3,722,851 ($1,362,697/ 1,716,998 SFR, -28%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $2,912,906 ($605,308/ 749,674 SFR, -61%)
Meet The Fockers - $2,732,166 ($939,698/ 1,098,977 SFR, -19%)
Hitch - $2,445,908 ($994,828/ 1,144,947 SFR, -17%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $1,895,540 ($832,338/ 1,166,106 SFR, +7%)
War Of The Worlds - $1,828,718 ($604,110/ 786,612 SFR, -18%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $1,825,519 ($568,229/ 694,092 SFR, -42%)
Madagascar - $1,756,407 ($755,791/ 978,900 SFR, +174%)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,284,335 ($381,043/ 487,888 SFR, -24%)
Constantine - $1,080,519 ($391,711/ 458,106 SFR, -27%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $1,052,975 ($242,744/ 306,561 SFR, -60%) or $1,079,034 Actuals
Closer - $1,015,940 ($468,501/ 558,032 SFR, +26%)
The Ring Two - $904,993 ($367,291/ 442,806 SFR, -11%)
The Aviator - $896,935 ($481,441/ 572,915 SFR, +54%)
The Interpreter - $828,618 ($318,225/ 375,665 SFR, -17%)
The Pacifier - $807,541 ($307,869/ 363,439 SFR, -21%)
After The Sunset - $786,024 ($267,483/ 316,325 SFR, -35%)
Alexander - $702,524 ($246,704/ 291,752 SFR, -30%)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous - $642,899 ($162,835/ 195,109 SFR, -55%)
Batman Begins - $558,676 ($202,450/ 258,083 SFR, -16%)
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - $547,024 ($150,456/ 194,118 SFR, -10%)
Robots - $536,633 ($204,425/ 246,557 SFR, +42%)*Easter
Million Dollar Baby - $448,580 ($203,678/ 237,814 SFR, +31%)
Brice De Nice - $439,356 ($215,671/ 258,913 SFR, +27%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $429,614 ($135,346/ 174,704 SFR, +4%)
Finding Neverland - $394,061 ($147,336/ 175,330 SFR, -17%)
Iznogoud - $342,740 ($82,430/ 97,506 SFR, -56%)
Hostage - $330,833 ($145,426/ 175,398 SFR, +1%)*Easter
The Polar Express - $329,012 ($135,037/ 154,131 SFR, +6%)

TOP 20 of 2005 So Far.

1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith $427,363,500
2 War of the Worlds $300,836,000
3 Howl's Moving Castle $217,969,444
4 Madagascar $202,881,729
5 Hitch $187,713,141
6 Kingdom of Heaven $163,503,263
7 Mr. and Mrs. Smith $163,085,740
8 Constantine $154,003,899
9 Batman Begins $150,100,000
10 Robots $114,370,548
11 Fantastic Four $92,788,660
12 Ring Two $84,594,240
13 Untergang, Der $82,058,514
14 Pacifier $81,993,000
15 Interpreter $80,457,498
16 Kung Fu Hustle $80,041,464
17 Hide and Seek $71,534,905
18 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous $52,903,445
19 Sahara $49,294,095
20 Sin City $45,100,000


Others New Openings
53 Island $10,430,000
60 Bewitched $6,286,219

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/yearly/2005/a.htm

Anyone with subscription for Variety, Screen Daily,...any news on Japan? Sith in particular?

Im subscribed with screen daily,the numbers arent out yet,i expect them later like in 3 hours.

Oh, cool...thanks.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111792 ... =1&s=h&p=0

Chocoholics lured by 'Charlie' o'seas
Burton's 'Factory' brings in international business

By DAVE MCNARY
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'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' took in $19.8 million in 15 markets during the weekend.






"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was plenty sweet overseas, particularly the U.K., by handily winning a moderate offshore box office with $19.8 million at 2,300 playdates in 15 markets during the weekend.
"The Island" proved again to be somewhat less disappointing offshore than domestically with $7.64 million from 1,547 prints in a dozen Asia-Pacific markets for a $23.9 million foreign cume. Meanwhile "Stealth" registered only a modest profile on the foreign radar with a launch of $4.5 million at 1,200 engagements in 10 markets.

Warner's "Charlie," echoing its domestic success, proved particularly tasty in the U.K. with an impressive debut of $13.1 million at 531 playdates, taking in 60% of the coincoin from the top five films. Opening was on parpar with "War of the Worlds" and "Toy Story 2""Toy Story 2" and 21% ahead of "The Incredibles."

Soph seshsesh of "Charlie" held respectably in France with a 33% decline to $2.39 million at 670 sites to lift French cume to $12.8 million. Tim BurtonTim Burton's remake of "Willie Wonka" launched in first in Mexico with $1.43 million at 47 sites, more than double the opening for "Stealth."

"Charlie" has totaled $36.3 million offshore, driving worldwide cume past $184 million.

"Stealth" took in its best numbers in Korea with $1.62 million at 210 engagements and in Russia with $730,000 at 250. It led in Taiwan with $440,000 at 20, in Singapore with $280,000 at 38 and in Malaysia with $265,000 at 48.

"The Island," while hardly approaching blockbuster territory in foreign markets for Warner Bros., continued to give indications of respectable offshore results in comparison with the weak domestic perfperf. The Michael BayMichael Bay vehicle has performed best in South Korea with a two-week cume of $11.5 million and declined 37% in its soph sesh to $3 million at 230 playdates against openings of local pic "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" -- which won the weekend -- along with "Robots" and "Stealth."

Openings of "The Island" led in Australia with $1.42 million at 334 sites, topping the soph sesh of "Monster-In-Law," and in Hong Kong with $522,963 at 42 to beat local title "Seven Swords." Second frame in Japan declined 30% to $1.26 million at 394.

"The Island" opens next weekend in Germany, Spain and Brazil, then launches in the U.K., Mexico and Russia during the following session.

Last weekend's winner, UIP's "Madagascar," remained a solid draw with $13.3 million with third frames in Germany and the U.K. taking in $3.35 million and $3.3 million, respectively. The CGI toontoon has totaled $220 million in foreign markets, underlining the strong appetite for family comedies internationally.

Fox's "Fantastic Four," which has been released gradually, remained a respectable draw with $11.4 million at 4,225 playdates led by soph seshes in the U.K. with $2.9 million at 409 and in France with $2.3 million at 635 along with $1.1 million at 425 in its third weekend in Spain.

"Four" has cumed $102.5 million overseas to go along with $136 million domestically. It's the fifth Fox pic to cross the $100 million mark in offshore grosses this year, joining "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith," "Kingdom of Heaven," "Robots" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."

As usual, the weekend's performance lagged the same frame a year ago. The top three pics -- "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Madagascar" and "Fantastic Four" -- combined for $44.5 million or $5 million less than the top three from 2004 weekend when "I, Robot" led with $20.8 million, followed by "Spider-Man 2" with $17.6 million and "King Arthur" with $11.3 million.

UIP's "War of the Worlds," the last film to go out day-and-date in all markets, took in another $10 million in its fifth weekend with half of that coming from three markets -- the U.K. with $1.9 million, France with $1.6 million and Japan with $1.4 million.

"War of the Worlds" has cumed $311 million offshore, joining "Revenge of the Sith" as the only 2005 pics to take in more than $300 million overseas so far. Seven pics had passed the milestone in 2004 grosses at this point last year, including "Spider-Man 2," "The Last Samurai," "Troy," "The Day After Tomorrow," "Shrek 2," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

"Sith" remained a strong player in Japan in its fourth weekend with $3.4 million at 616 playdates, declining only 14% despite appearing in 131 fewer locations. Japanese cume has hit nearly $52 million, lifting the foreign total to $431.6 million and the worldwide cume to $808 million.

Fox scored moderate numbers in launching "Robots" in Japan with $1.5 million at 456 engagements and in South Korea with $1.4 million at 223. "Robots," which finished the rest of its foreign run by mid-spring, has cumed $117.6 million in foreign grosses.

Taking the offbeat approach of opening offshore before the domestic launch, UIP's "Skeleton Key" scared up lukewarm results in debuts in the U.K. with $1.4 million at 355 playdates and in Spain with $1 million at 266. The Kate HudsonKate Hudson thriller had originally been set to open Stateside in July but was pushed back to Aug. 12, thus avoiding going against Jennifer ConnellyJennifer Connelly's "Dark Water."

Warner's long-running "Batman Begins" opened impressively in first in Sweden with $1.26 million at 87 sites including previews, marking the second biggest 2005 launch in that market after "Revenge of the Sith." The fifth Batpic grossed another $2 million from 51 other markets, pushing its Batcume to $156.2 million.

Fox opened "Guess Who" to moderate results in Spain with $1.4 million at 300 playdates, lifting the laffer's foreign cume to $21.4 million. DistribDistrib also launched "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" in Holland with $980,000 at 98, for an offshore total of $135.5 million in Fox territories.

BVI launched "Sin City" in Brazil with $461,000 at 135 playdates to push its foreign cume to $25.7 million. "Herbie: Fully Loaded" opned with $328,000 at 70 in Belgium, lifting the offshore total to $19.1 million.

Sweet for Charlie!