\:D/ =D> :woo:

PTA stronger than last week. I'd hope that earthquake had nothing to do with it...but prolly wrong thinking.

The Obon holidays are two weekends away. AOTC made $11m during those 7 days (52 to 63). ROTS should be at about 65M before that weekend. By the end of that week it will be close to $80M. AOTC made 16M from that point. ROTS should get to 20+.

I say $100m is a very good possibilty with 110-115m total more likely.

Yahoo's article on the weekend.

Whoo, SKELETON KEY done pretty well in it's two debutes....

$1.4M from the UK....$1M from Spain.

Not a bad start...

War of the Worlds is a beast. Lovin' it.

Mr and Mrs Smith still has some failry big markets to go, apparently. So it will beat Batman Begins for foriegn cume, easily.

Well done to Fantastic Four.

I LOVE THE INTL BOX OFFICE SO MUCH!

Fantastic Four

Mexico 7/8/05 $19,778,668 8/1/05

WTH?

What is going on, matatonio? Have you guys completely lost your minds. That is already the fourth biggest grosser of all-time in Mexico. Yikes!

Wow, did not notice that.

lol!!

HEY! that movie kicked ass!! \:D/

we are known for liking bad movies, ive seen some reviews in the site of the largest theater chain in the country, and yeah, people like horrible movies over here

and plus Superheroe movies do well in Mexico

Big weekend for Warner, as Charlie, Island spread wider


Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles 05 August 2005



Warner Bros Pictures International will be vying to hold on to the box office crown this weekend as Charlie And The Chocolate Factory opens in Taiwan on Aug 6 alongside an anticipated string of impressive holds.

The family picture amassed just over $20m last weekend powered by a massive UK launch and stands on a $37.3m international running total to date.

Sci-fi thriller The Island has been producing steady business and Warner Bros executives were hoping for more of the same ahead of its Aug 4 debut in Germany, followed a day later by Spain and Brazil.

The Island has grossed $24m to date, while the superhero action adventure Batman Begins stands at $156.2m.

Charlie and The Island can expect strong competition from DreamWorks International's animated hit Madagascar, which currently stands at more than $213.8m through UIP and should hold well in all its markets.

Meanwhile Paramount's War Of The Worlds should continue to do solid business through UIP; it has grossed $316.7m at the international box office and more than $530m worldwide.

Also likely to figure prominently this weekend is Buena Vista International's (BVI) family title Herbie: Fully Loaded, which launches in three major markets.

The picture was set to open in France on Aug 3 and Germany a day later, followed by the UK on Aug 5. It has taken $20.4m to date.

BVI will open Dark Water in Mexico on Aug 5. The picture is in the early stages of its run and has grossed $2.5m.

Sony Pictures Releasing International's (SPRI) military action adventure Stealth will open in the UK on Aug 5 on 380 prints and has amassed $7.5m to date.

The Adventures of Sharkboy And Lavagirl in 3D opens in Russia on Aug 4 on 274 prints and has grossed $5.3m so far.

The Longest Yard had amassed $14m as of Aug 3, while Bewitched had taken $6.7m from its only market of Australia thus far. The comedy expands worldwide beginning Aug 10.

Universal's Southern Gothic thriller Skeleton Key opens through UIP in France on Aug 3 and Sweden on Aug 5; it had taken $2.5m as of Jul 31. Land Of The Dead opens in Russia on Aug 4.

Paramount's Bad News Bears opens in Mexico on Aug 5, and Coach Carter launches in Japan on Aug 6.

Fox International opens Guess Who in France on 130 prints on Aug 3. The international cumulative total is $22.8m.

Star Wars: Episode III has amassed $435m to date, and Fantastic Four has taken $107.6m through Fox and $112m through all distributors.






http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=22951

SEVEN SWORDS



Tsui Hark's martial arts flick opened in the 3 Chinese markets last weekend and garnered mixed results. It was dismantled in Hong Kong by The Island and obliterated in Taiwan by Stealth (it was also outopened by the Japanese import Metantei Conan 2005).

China however delivered a stunning opening, the largest of the year beating such flicks as ROTS and the Hong Kong smash Initial D.

CHINA - Opening Weekend

1) Kung Fu Hustle - $7,766,623 (Y64.3m or $6,524,497 3-Day - 492)
2) House Of Flying Daggers - $6.6m (Y63.9m 3-Day - 360)

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $3,381,689 (or $4,588,361 6-Days week - 350)
A World Without Thieves - ~$3.2m
Seven Swords - $3.15m (RMB25.5m - 500)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $3m (317)
Initial D - $2.9m (RMB24m - 450)
Spiderman 2 - $2,848,442 (Y15.9m/ 20.4m units or $1,504,978 without p/v - 254)
Pearl Harbor - $2.4m (18.6m units 3-Days or $3.9m 6-Days - 272)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $2.2m (450)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $1.831m (100p)
The Day After Tomorrow - $1.74m (or $1.8m by Mon - 220)
Troy - $1.7m (170)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $1.6m (Yuan 13m - 170)
Hero - $1.45m
Titanic - $1.4m (177)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $1.4m (or $1.35m without p/v)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $1.25m


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SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE



The final installment of Park Chan-wook's "revenge trilogy" dominated the Korean market with one of the largest openings of All-Time. It more than doubled Old Boy's (2003) opening and probably annihilated Sympathy For Mr Vengeance's (2002) opening.

Variety reports a 1.46m adms. total earlier in the week and claimed that it was the largest of all-time beating Taegukgi...actuals tell a different story. In terms of opening admissions:

* 2nd highest for 2005 - behind WOTW
* Highest for a Local in 2005 - beating Public Enemy 2 and Blood Rain

However in US$, it would be a strong contender for the #1 spot. WOTW currently holds that title with US$8.65m followed by Taegukgi with around $6.5m. Depending on how much each admission is worth, it's US$ total could be anywhere between $8-9m. Full confirmation latter in the week.

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)
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance - 1,073,697 amd.s (869,828 adms. 3-Day) - 331
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 - 980,500 adms. (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)
The Island - 805,973 adms. (3-Day) - 294
Alexander - 801,000 adms. (130,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)

Old Boy - 530,000 adms. (132,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)

FANTASTIC FOUR



1 - Fantastic Four - $16,563,645 (Mexico/Australia/Brazil/ NZ/Thai/Phili/Singapore - 15/2706)
2 - Fantastic Four - $46,740,761 ($22,027,624 - Germany/Spain/Russia/Netherlands/Norway/Greece/Sweden/Argent/Malaysia - 32/4721) or $51.6m week
3 - Fantastic Four - $83,102,461 ($25,117,899 - UK/France/Belgium/Austria/Poland - 40/4569) or $93m week
4 - Fantastic Four - $109,406,360 ($13,623,374 - Finland/Portugal/Estonia/Bulgaria - 43/5126)


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MEXICO - Week 3

Gosh, it's outperforming even Spiderman 2......it will surely feature in the Top 5 All-Time, those spots currently occupied by Spiderman 1 ($31m), Shrek 2 ($28m), Titanic ($25-28m), Ice Age ($21m) and Spiderman 2 ($20m).

1 - Fantastic Four - $9,567,342 (700 TC)
2 - Fantastic Four - $15,432,046 ($5,864,704, -39%)

Spiderman - $24,763,427 ($4,445,649, -40%)
Shrek 2 - $24,058,140 ($3,462,489, -50%)
Fantastic Four - $18,689,916 ($3,257,870, -44%)
Spiderman 2 - $18,129,071 ($2,389,292, -55%)
The Passion Of The Christ - $16,044,630 ($3,418,153, -26%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $15,401,621 ($2,617,317, -42%)
Madagascar - $15,313,261 ($2,947,453, -39%)
War Of The Worlds - $15,134,562 ($2,185,963, -38%)
Finding Nemo - $14,614,196 ($2,780,194, -43%)
Ice Age - $14,611,405 ($3,539,582, -31%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $13,679,126 ($1,945,164, -44%)
Dinosaur - $13,137,654 ($2,480,971, -41%)
Monsters Inc - $13,095,136 ($3,613,060, 16%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $12,803,696 ($2,225,421, -45%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $12,769,212 ($1,593,050, -58%)
The Incredibles - $12,594,418 ($2,125,112, -52%)*NY
Lord of the Rings: TTT - $12,458,557 ($2,324,139, -42%)
El Crimen del Padre Amaro - $12,217,769 ($2,539,222, -40%)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $12,013,717 ($1,855,579, -32%)


AUSTRALIA (US$) - Week 3

1 - Fantastic Four - $4,029,423 (300 TC)
2 - Fantastic Four - $6,195,112 ($2,165,689, -47%)
3 - Fantastic Four - $7,259,477 ($1,064,365, -52%)

Shrek 2 - $30,972,955 ($4,394,445, -30%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $29,490,381 ($2,705,774, -37%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $24,041,317 ($2,353,984, -31%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $21,071,657 ($1,885,173, -37%)
Meet The Fockers - $21,031,292 ($2,920,635, -32%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $19,631,145 ($2,133,623, -19%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $19,127,322 ($1,931,667, -29%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $18,495,656 ($1,820,975, -31%)
The Incredibles - $17,959,612 ($2,289,150, -36%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $17,682,198 ($2,274,522, -13%)
Madagascar - $17,577,179 ($2,240,219, -36%)
Finding Nemo - $17,313,286 ($2,752,719, -21%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $16,680,787 ($1,727,441, -31%)
Titanic - $16,442,827 ($2,619,560, -26%)
Spiderman 2 - $16,312,897 ($888,982, -58%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $15,106,797 ($1,577,606, -33%)
Spiderman - $14,983,172 ($1,387,209, -22%)
War Of The Worlds - $14,459,753 ($1,074,985, -46%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $14,393,574 ($1,815,024, -29%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $13,885,387 ($1,459,110, -37%)
Troy - $13,743,643 ($1,596,244, -30%)
Gladiator - $13,743,058 ($2,100,629, -24%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $13,224,475 ($2,309,387, -22%)
Shrek - $12,957,181 ($2,432,740, -18%)
The Sixth Sense - $12,690,251 ($2,044,328, -26%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $12,447,192 ($970,876, -56%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $12,318,394 ($1,304,461, -32%)
Mission Impossible 2 - $12,117,096 ($1,389,271, -22%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $11,936,785 ($891,682, -41%)
Stuart Little 1 - $11,778,564 ($1,690,825, -46%)
Bruce Almighty - $11,689,049 ($1,830,525, -17%)
Love Actually - $11,601,152 ($1,303,360, -31%)
Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle - $11,453,485 ($773,365, -48%)
Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me - $11,412,466 ($1,551,695, -31%)
Monsters Inc - $11,389,338 ($1,525,901, -28%)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $11,012,498 ($919,437, -39%)
What Women Want - $10,669,157 ($974,203, -37%)
Batman Begins - $10,550,494 ($1,184,156, -38%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $10,469,253 ($1,444,619, -15%)*NY
Meet The Parents - $10,123,408 ($1,053,902, -35%)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over - $9,876,335 ($1,141,670, -42%)
The Matrix - $9,880,147 ($1,348,297, -35%)
Shark Tale - $9,763,662 ($811,087, -49%)
Notting Hill - $9,737,394 ($1,250,659, -17%)
Austin Powers 3: Goldmember - $9,558,768 ($851,460, -53%)
The Mummy - $9,552,553 ($1,051,040, -38%)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $9,536,032 ($600,950, -42%)
Ocean’s Eleven - $9,535,633 ($1,014,235, -48%)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding - $9,377,475 ($1,580,373, -8%)
Hitch - $9,349,357 ($1,350,060, -25%)*Easter
Robots - $9,206,502 ($1,801,271, -6%)

Fantastic Four - $7,902,955 ($643,478, -39%)
The Longest Yard - $7,501,583 ($873,883, -15%)

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/Israel/Panama - 13/1354)
3 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $37,264,000 ($20,675,000 - UK - 16/2303)

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UNITED KINGDOM

Opening Weekend:

Charlie exceeds expecations by becoming the highest live-action children's pic behind only the 3 Harry Potters, and the 4th largest opening of 2005. Launched on a super wide 531 TC (2nd widest of all-time behind Hp3's 535 TC) Charlie placed #20 in local pounds, just behind WOTW's.

1) Harry Potter 3: POA - $43,749,885 (£23,882,688/ €34,629,898 7-Day* or $17,478,583/ £9,346,002/ €13,787,106 3-Day - 535 TC)
2) Harry Potter 2: COS - $29,810,019 (£18,871,829 incl. $13,822,955/ £8.75m p/v or £10.7m 3-Day - 524 TC)
3) Shrek 2 - $29,591,472 (£16,220,752/ €23,520,090 incl. $10,225,144 p/v or $19,366,328/ £10,673,350 3-Day - 512 TC)
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 - $20,672,672 4-Day - $16.8m/ ~£9.7m 3-Day - 494 TC/1299p)
6) Harry Potter 1: PS - $23,049,154 (£16,335,627 incl. $9,334,343/ £6,665,818 2-Day p/v on 491 - 507 TC/1168p)
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/ €15,131,030 incl. $5.9m/ £3.3m p/v - 496 TC)
10) The Incredibles - $18,702,239 (£9,874,782 incl. $6.5m/ £3.5m ($151,044-$230,582/ £81,307 on 1) p/v or $18,471,657/ £9,753,035/ £6.3m without p/v - 494 TC)

11) Star Wars 2: AOTC - $16,595,553 (£11,386,209 - 467 TC)
12) Spiderman 2 - $16,058,334 (£8,766,902/ €12,712,008 or $13,180,732/ £7,080,731/ €10,290,873 3-Day without p/v - 504 TC/1117p)
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/925p)
18) James Bond: Die Another Day - $14,294,312 (£9,122,344 - 430 TC)
19) Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $14,035,754 (£7,972,168 - 531 TC)
20) Spiderman - $13,926,679 (£9,426,969 incl. $5.2m p/v on 492 - 509 TC)

Planet Of The Apes - $7,864,042 (£5,445,983 incl. Thu p/v - 446 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $6,040,183 (£3,765,450 - 452 TC)


Week 1:

Get ready folks!

Charlie almost matched its opening weekend during mid-week, grossing an additional $12m to rank amongst the Top 10 largest Opening Weeks in history.

Could this be a typo?, i'm not sure but if it's true, Charlie could turn into a monster. It has now leapfrogged WOTW and Meet the Fockers and sits right behind TTT, that's right TTT. Gosh, Narnia are you paying attention.

1) Harry Potter 3: POA - $49,988,431 (11-Days - 535 TC)
2) Shrek 2 - $39,258,369 (512 TC)
3) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $36,804,070 (494 TC)
4) Harry Potter 2: COS - $35,917,785 (524 TC)
5) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $34,483,093 (490 TC)
6) The Matrix: Reloaded - $29,778,604 (481 TC)
7) Harry Potter 1: PS - $29,658,333 (507 TC)
8) Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $29,053,163 (504 TC)
9) Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $28,812,768 (501 TC)
10) Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $26,271,517 (531 TC)

11) Star Wars 1: PM - $25,179,525 (460 TC)
12) Spiderman 2 - $24,479,745 (504 TC)
13) War Of The Worlds - $23,601,828 (507 TC)
14) Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $22,822,050 (470 TC)
15) Star Wars 2: AOTC - $22,575,310 (467 TC)
16) The Incredibles - $22,272,689 ($22,046,532 + $226,157 p/v on 1 - 494 TC)
17) The Day After Tomorrow - $21,848,449 (429 TC)
18) Monsters Inc - $21,136,247 (503 TC)
19) Meet The Fockers - $20,566,584 (456 TC)
20) James Bond: Die Another Day - $20,066,186 (430 TC)


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NETHERLANDS - Week 2

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,239,905 (€1,021,682 or $1,106,377/ €911,655 without p/v - 124 TC)

Brangelina's offspring dominated the Netherlands with the 3rd largest opening week this year ($1,421,713).....Charlie held up really well, down only 18% and tracking very much like Madagascar (the current 2005 champion).

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $8,934,999 (€5,750,003 - $4,549,662/ €2,207,629, +22%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $5,892,594 (€5,613,285 - $3,058,309/ €2,913,345, +21%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $4,912,194 (€4,020,739 - $1,721,290/ €1,414,900, -34.5%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $4,534,858 ($1,987,891, -23%)
Shrek 2 - $4,351,593 (€3,553,893 - $1,688,301/ €1,370,056, -23.6%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $4,149,420 ($1,795,727, -24%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $3,856,737 ($1,694,206, -22%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $3,584,195 (€2,638,744 - $1,829,054/ €1,344,355, +2.4%)*
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $3,557,860 (€3,217,774 - $1,751,575/ €1,584,132, +4%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $3,307,978 ($1,437,811, -19%)
Troy - $3,307,246 (€2,756,045 - $1,710,825/ €1,414,681, +5.5%)
Bruce Almighty - $3,276,937 ($1,476,247, -13%)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $3,266,142 ($1,462,844, -15%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $3,191,086 ($1,025,194, -24%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $2,969,176 (€2,389,279 - $987,361/ €803,712, -42.8%)
Titanic - $2,962,880 ($1,545,919, +9%)
War Of The Worlds - $2,958,052 (€2,475,907 - $1,034,914/ €858,979, -40.2%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $2,834,002 (€2,310,941 - $940,667/ €767,114, -50.3%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $2,766,334 (€2,126,624 - $1,278,091/ €977,356, -14.9%)
Finding Nemo - $2,666,020 ($1,181,458, -14%)
James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies - $2.6m+ (+60%)
Pietje Bell 2 - $2,425,479 ($1,707,475, +144%)
Spiderman - $2,403,657
Bean - $2,339,517 ($1,241,973, +13%)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $2,226,667 ($968,876, -23%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $2,206,190 ($889,329, -33%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $2,169,876 (€1,772,893 - $929,971/ €750,487, -17.7%)
Scary Movie 3 - $2,166,029 ($989,414, -16%)
Madagascar - $2,165,466 (€1,765,684 - $1,089,343/ €903,065, +24.5%)
Bad Boys 2 - $2,042,832 ($808,575, -31%)
Men In Black 1 - $2,035,236 ($885,368, -23%)
Spiderman 2 - $2,031,653 (€1,659,958 - $641,353/ €532,451, -41.2%)
The Last Samurai - $2,020,441 (€1,593,921 - $916,913/ €729,129, -15.7%)
Meet The Fockers - $2,003,435 (€1,538,100 - $877,529/ €666,922, -18.9%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $1,948,332 (€1,547,112 - $805,683/ €641,324, -24.8%)
Shark Tale - $1,908,863 (€1,532,873 - $1,230,014/ €982,535, +80.2%)
2 Fast 2 Furious - $1,888,178 ($733,143, -36%)
The Village - $1,852,335 (€1,524,988 - $556,766/ €460,000, -56.8%)
Volle Maan - $1,779,642 ($875,926, -3%)
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie - $1,724,994 (€1,337,460 - $906,021/ €697,636, +28.7%)


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BELGIUM - Weekend 3

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $246,863 (or $237,345/ €197,082 without p/v - 60)
2 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $788,825 ($405,297/ €334,569, +70%)

Nice recovery from a sluggish start.

Harry Potter 2: COS - $4.5m
Harry Potter 3: POA - $4,063,406 (€3.5m - $891,576/ €735,550, -19%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $3,344,158 ($638,697/ €520,410, -2%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $3.3m
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $2,907,570 ($697,517/ €635,438, +1%)
War Of The Worlds - $2,858,330 ($624,760/ 515,733, +29%)
Meet The Fockers - $2,751,530 ($480,607/ €362,887, -34%)
Madagascar - $2,413,882 ($635,686/ €532,711, -13%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $2,240,648 ($253,935/ €202,404, -59%)
Hitch - $1,740,001 ($379,858/ €295,036, -8%)*Easter
The Aviator - $1,488,108 ($388,216/ €301,504, +5%)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,462,619 ($136,193/ €112,995, -73%)
Robots - $1,384,437 ($403,071/ €313,722, +43%)
Constantine - $1,331,344 ($224,387/ €166,706, -37%)
Million Dollar Baby - $1,262,005 ($273,520/ €211,521, -25%)
The Pacifier - $1,234,976 ($223,418/ €170,810, -37%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,225,408 $ 293,232/ €241,424, -28%)
Alexander - $1,165,928 ($225,254/ €173,299, -20%)
Racing Stripes - $1,072,904 ($152,128/ €116,431, -71%)
The Polar Express - $1,039,813 ($297,447/ €218,680, +20%)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous - $1,022,428 ($206,549/ €160,763, -16%)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - $984,640 ($233,398/ €178,876, -21%)


SWITZERLAND - Weekend 3

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $187,934 ($or $129,244/ 167,397 SFR 4-Day - 22)
2 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $429,614 ($135,346/ 174,704 SFR, +4%)

Charlie's chocolate wagon will extend to the German region on August 11th and the movie will be resurrected again on October 16th when it hits the Italian region.

Harry Potter 3: POA - $4,917,689 ($870,039/ 1,081,197 SFR, -37%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $3,614,716 ($507,354/ 634,396 SFR, -15%)
Meet The Fockers - $3,517,280 ($577,435/ 674,213 SFR, -39%)
Hitch - $3,180,633 ($601,731/ 702,340 SFR, -39%)
Madagascar - $3,124,789 ($830,401/ 1,071,881 SFR, +9%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $2,194,399 ($195,114/ 240,966 SFR, -65%)
War Of The Worlds - $2,193,953 ($193,623/ 250,780 SFR, -68%)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,551,339 ($164,224/ 208,827 SFR, -57%)
Love Actually - $1,509,555 ($425,545/ 544,272 SFR, +19%)
Closer - $1,451,222 ($352,707/ 419,721 SFR, -25%)
The Aviator - $1,398,504 ($367,485/ 442,562 SFR, -23%)
Constantine - $1,357,264 ($184,711/ 215,669 SFR, -53%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $1,325,875 ($217,017/ 276,653 SFR, -10%) or $1,371,490 Actuals
The Ring Two - $1,159,705 ($188,372/ 226,141 SFR, -49%)
The Interpreter - $1,041,811 ($136,063/ 163,412 SFR, -57%)
After The Sunset - $1,010,038 ($167,820/ 199,890 SFR, -37%)
The Pacifier - $966,999 ($92,253/ 110,796 SFR, -70%)
Alexander - $883,042 ($128,312/ 152,833 SFR, -48%)
Ray - $876,619 ($232,047/ 280,266 SFR, +7%)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous - $836,161 ($147,100/ 177,344 SFR, -9%)
Robots - $798,024 ($107,616/ 128,946 SFR, -48%)
Batman Begins - $730,965 ($111,404/ 144,368 SFR, -44%)
Million Dollar Baby - $706,785 ($183,522/ 211,215 SFR, -11%) - OUT
XXX-2: State Of The Union - $659,250 ($106,089/ 129,588 SFR, -50%)
Felix - Ein Hase Auf Weltreise - $626,416 ($120,702/ 142,778 SFR, -45%)
Brice De Nice - $625,473 ($141,572/ 167,126 SFR, -35%)
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - $617,523 ($56,795/ 74,828 SFR, -61%)
Finding Neverland - $602,716 ($148,583/ 178,939 SFR, +2%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $596,884 ($89,211/ 114,654 SFR. -34%)
The Polar Express - $594,647 ($197,407/ 229,170 SFR, +49%)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - $412,482 ($120,532/ 145,578 SFR, -2%)

Amen to that!

Just saw The Island last night and it was a full house for the second weekend. What a great film. Dreamworks totally dropped the ball on this one - they had gold and couldnt market it. Hopefully International should make up for the US gross.

pffft! like you have the best taste in the world!

90% of his grades are A to A+.

MR. and MRS. SMITH



FRANCE - Opening Weekend

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $22.6m (5-Day - 938 TC)
Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre - $16.5m+ (2,960,046 - 945 TC)
Taxi 2 - $16.5m+ (831 TC)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $17,070,745 (€13,905,745/ 2,503,699 adms. 7-Day - 907 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $14,008,027 (2,160,462 adms. 5-Day or $11,055,224 4-Day - 975 TC)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $13.5m (€13.6m - 2,426,543 adms. - 1073 TC)
Finding Nemo - $13m (or $12.6m without p/v - 893 TC)
Spiderman 2 - $12,530,128 (€11,667,950/ 2.100.789 adms. - 900 TC)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $11.6m (1,725,780 adms. - 894 TC)**
La Verite Si Je Mens 2 (Would I Lie To You 2) - $11.3m (5-Day - 2.2m adms. - 827 TC)
Astérix & Obélix vs. Caesar - $11.2m (750 TC)
Star Wars 1: PM - $11.02m (793 TC)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $10.7m (902 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $10,246,000 (848 TC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $10.2m (2,091,061 adms. - 854 TC)
Jurassic Park 1 - $10m (529 TC)
Taxi 3 - $10m (2,036,368 adms. - 969 TC)
Shrek 2 - $9,931,499 (€12,431,620/ 2.238.286 adms. - 773 TC)
Men In Black 2 - $9.9m (795 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $9.8m (1,893,754 adms. - 973 TC)
Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) - $9.7m (€8.0m - 707 TC)
The Incredibles - $9.2m (or $8.9m without 2-weekend p/v - 960 TC)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $9.2m+ (5-Days - 598 TC)
Spiderman - $8.5m (901 TC)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $8.3m (1,584,893 adms.)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $8.3m (incl. p/v - 852 TC)
Titanic - $8.1m (564 TC)
The Brotherhood Of The Wolf - $7.9m (5-Day - 650 TC)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $7.7m (836 TC)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $7.5m (701 TC)
Ocean’s Twelve - $7.5m (€5.7m - 719 TC)
Tarzan - $7.2m (756 TC)
Planet Of The Apes - $7.15m (742 TC)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $7.1m (€7.15m - 713 TC)
Mission Impossible 2 - $6.8m (759 TC)
Podium - $6.5m (554 TC)
Pocahontas - $6.5m
The Lion King - $6.2m
Wild Wild West - $6.2m (5-Days - 658 TC)
James Bond: The World Is Not Enough - $6.1m (658 TC)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $6.1m (895,806 adms.)
The Matrix - $6m (656 TC)
Belphegor, Le Fantome du Louvre - $6m
Brice De Nice - $5,966,290 (1.1m adms. - 555 TC)

Ocean’s Eleven - $5.8m (789 TC)
Troy - $5.1m (€4,516,583 - 813.201 adms. 4-Day - 743 TC)


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GERMANY - Week 2

1 - Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $8,039,036 (649 TC)

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $56,104,943 (6.594.748 adms. - $25,261,884/ 2.914.708 adms., -19%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $47,085,585 (6.323.324 adms. - $21,263,593/ 2.776.382 adms., -4%)
(T)Raumschiff Surprise: Periode 1 - $36,440,531 (5.358.831 adms. - $13,016,985/ 1.924.022 adms., -44%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $34,421,625 (5.687.995 adms. - $16,746,883/ 2.607.667 adms., -4%)
Independence Day - $34,145,917 ($14,850,047, -23%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $33,805,625 (5.417.021 adms. - $13,203,056/ 2.117.290 adms., -35%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $31,524,436 (3.756.932 adms. - $9,104,071/ 1.075.035 adms., -59%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $31,285,482 (5.671.299 adms. - $12,635,859/2.303.554 adms., -32%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $30,495,813 (4.086.165 adms. - $11,432,103/ 1.535.698 adms., -39%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $28,923,559 ($10,964,502, -39%)
Sieben Zwerge - Männer Allein Im Wald (7 Dwarfs) - $27,649,017 (3.757.847 adms. - $11,438,049/ 1.554.715 adms., -30%)
Finding Nemo - $27,556,173 (4.359.940 adms. - $11,262,801/ 1.771.431 adms., -31%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $26,108,299 (3.418.787 adms. - $7,250,845/ 933.566 adms., -61%)
Jurassic Park 1 - $25,361,124 ($11,002,991, -25%)
Men In Black 1 - $25,026,072 ($9,415,118, -40%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $24,128,731 (3.914.609 adms. - $8,092,841/1.326.577 adms., -50%)
Madagascar - $23,617,314 (3.637.565 adms. - $10,587,153/ 1.637.465 adms., -20%)
James Bond: Goldeneye - $23,158,185 ($9,563,978, 30%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $22,564,269 (3.285.026 adms. - $7,947,401/ 1.114.360 adms., -47%)
Shrek 2 - $21,773,140 (3.264.033 adms. - $9,637,371/ 1.448.442 adms., -21%)
Men In Black 2 - $21,268,329 (3.599.736 adms. - $6,138,590/1.064.884 adms., -58%)
Troy - $22,143,674 (2.705.059 adms. - $9,923,069/1.207.049 adms., -20%)
Titanic - $20,893,570 (2.903.059 adms. - $10,805,896/ 1.506.891 adms., +7%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $20,169,423 (2.572.635 adms. - $6,574,903/ 863.831 adms., -52%)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $19,778,102 ($8,324,342, -28%)
Hitch - $18,812,198 (.334.915 adms. - $7,848,795/ 959.454 adms., -30%)
Werner-Das Muss Kesseln! - $18,691,286 ($8,557,833, -15%)
American Pie 2 - $18,164,393 ($5,423,961, -36%)
Spiderman 2 - $18,157,312 (2.438.518 adms. - $5,685,538/ 767.920 adms., -54%)
Mission Impossible 2 - $17,961,575 ($6,921,701, -37%)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $17,935,188 (2.752.263 adms. - $6,877,543/1.036.915 adms., -39%)
Armageddon - $17,888,001 ($6,655,033, -41%)
Ice Age - $17,883,450 (3.680.098 adms. - $7,279,241/ 1.505.518 adms., -31%)
James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies - $17,846,186 ($8,281,804, -14%)
What Women Want - $16,767,771 ($7,396,365, -21%)
Spiderman - $16,712,011 (2.867.809 adms. - $5,588,785/956.696 adms., -50%)
Bean - $16,663,068 ($7,625,110, -16%)
The Mummy - $16,077,946 ($6,276,469, -36%)
James Bond: The World Is Not Enough - $15,933,676 ($6,672,241, -28%)
Pearl Harbor - $15,373,568 ($6,449,368, -28%)
Runaway Bride - $15,358,883 ($6,878,724, -19%)
Twister - $15,101,238 ($6,663,799, -20%)
Godzilla - $14,825,240 ($4,696,144, -54%)
The Lion King - $14,626,525 ($7,328,601, +1%)
War Of The Worlds - $14,349,912 (1.948.945 adms. - $4,773,930/ 645.422 adms., -46%)
The Flintstones - $13,912,268 ($6,353,295, -17%)
The Matrix - $13,747,261 ($5,073,947, -41%)
Der Untergang (The Downfall) - $13,709,134 (1.672.020 - $7,275,086/ 890.583 adms., +12%)
Mission Impossible 1 - $13,662,154 ($4,996,012, -42%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $13,640,131 ($5,601,095, -30%)
Meet The Fockers - $13,561,841 (1.684.444 adms. - $6,254,225/ 767.995 adms., -16%)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $13,550,144 ($4,240,614, -55%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $13,457,443 (1.859.389 adms. - $3,689,269/500.690 adms., -63%)

Actually...

Out of the 56 movies released in '05 (that I've seen), I've only given 7 of 'em an A to A+, which is approx. 13%.

I understand that Sandler is not much of a draw overseas, but the performance of The Longest Yard in Italy is beyond pitiful. It made 70,000 Euros ($84,000) in its opening weekend.

It barely beat Alone in the Dark and came behind the 4th weekend gross of Boogeyman.

Link

Variety

SITH earned $2.4 mil for a total of $58.4 mil in Japan.

Do most people still think SITH will earn $100+ mil in Japan?

Yep. Obon holidays are 8/13-16. After next weekend, ROTS should be approx. at $70M. (AOTC made $11m during these 7 days.)

I went to see Charlie mid-week during the day here in the UK (at twelve minutes past noon to be precise), and it was packed. The cinema I go to rarely has more than four people at a show at that time, but this time the screen was nearly full. I asked the refreshment vendor what was going on (thinking there might be some kind of party happening or somesuch), and he said it was because of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. They'd been run off their feet all week because of the demand.

That would certainly explain the boffo mid-week numbers for Charlie. Needless to say, I'm giddy!

It made $12M in the UK during the week (M-T) which is quite impressive. I am surprised, even shocked that Charlie is performing better than Batman Begins overseas.

Really!? I'm surprised as well. I mean I hoped it would do well, but Christ.

On the downside, the kids that were sat around me seemed rather non-plussed by the film. They certainly wouldn't shut the fuck up throughout.