You should go to late night shows to avoid kids. It is hard to do that during the week though.

Charlie could get around $200M+ overseas. It is at $67m with quite a few big territories yet to come.

SOUTH KOREA

Right on the heels of Sympathy For Lady Vengeance, the local market delivers another blockbuster in the form of Welcome to Dongmakgol. The market has seen 3 consecutively big openings above 800,000 admissions starting with The Island.

Welcome To Dongmakgol

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Sandwiched between Constantine and Blood Rain, WTD has the 4th largest opening this year (or 3rd if you don't count Constantine's extra Chinese New Year days) and the 3rd largest for a local.

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 amds. (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
Welcome To Dongmakgol - 931,404 adms. (640,514 adms. 3-Day) - 307
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)


Sympathy For Lady Vengeance

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1 - Sympathy For Lady Vengeance - 1,073,697 amds. (869,828 adms. 3-Day) - 331

Considering WDT's massive opening, a drop of 47% for Sympathy isn't so bad....it's mid week gross is quite strong, and now leads War Of The Worlds.

Taegukgi - 4,494,376 adms. (312,645 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - 3,550,000 adms. (180,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - 2,522,187 adms. (155,895 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Matrix: Reloaded - 2,439,100 adms. (215,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
A Tale Of Two Sisters - 2,324,200 adms. (175,700 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Wife Is A Gangster - 2,297,600 adms. (149,400 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 2: COS - 2,243,743 adms. (155,258 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Troy - 2,211,300 adms. (200,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Untold Scandal - 2,194,529 adms. (162,134 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance - 2,164,547 adms. (467,524 adms. 3-Day) - 277
My Tutor Friend - 2,109,408 adms. (172,198 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - 2,108,000 adms. (107,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spirits of Jeet Kune Do: Once Upon a Time in High School - 2,050,632 adms. (132,303 adms. 2-Day Seou)
Another Public Enemy (Public Enemy 2) - 2,013,000 adms. (123,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Memories Of Murder - 2,006,025 adms. (122,057 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Friend - 1,985,528 adms. (1,985,528 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Ghost House - 1,980,000 adms. (980,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Oh! Brothers - 1,968,730 adms. (129,917 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Marrying The Magia - 1,937,140 adms. (265,074 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hi, Dharma - 1,897,900 adms. (159,700 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
War Of The Worlds - 1,894,700 adms. (425,124 adms. 3-Day) - 251
Crazy First Love - 1,880,000 adms. (105,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spiderman 2 - 1,846,000 adms. (12,200 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Shrek 2 - 1,810,000 adms. (200,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Matrix: Revolutions - 1,736,500 adms. (145,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 3: POA - 1,725,300 adms. (134,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield - 1,719,000 adms (127,600 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Blood Rain - 1,700,549 adms. (119,718 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 1: PS - 1,680,000 adms. (154,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Wife Is A Gangster 2 - 1,674,978 adms. (97,276 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Island - 1,651,214 admns. (418,294 adms. 3-Day) - 216


The Island

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1 - The Island - 805,973 adms. (3-Day) - 294
2 - The Island - 1,651,214 admns. (418,294 adms. 3-Day) - 216

Fantastic hold, down only 23% and has almost surpassed WOTW's (the current 2005 foreign leader) 5-week total of 2,452,776 adms.

Taegukgi - 6,539,031 adms. (234,512 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Silmido - 5,050,000 adms. (179,800 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - 4,760,000 adms. (130,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - 3,576,319 adms. (113,796 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Wife Is A Gangster - 3,303,600 adms. (117,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Matrix: Reloaded - 3,223,000 adms. (97,100 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Friend - 3,188,675 adms. (185,197 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Another Public Enemy (Public Enemy 2) - 3,150,000 adms. (89,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)*CNY
Harry Potter 2: COS - 3,124,814 adms. (97,574 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 1: PS - 3,112,000 adms. (132,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)*NY
Running Boy (Marathon) - 3,006,702 adms. (126,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)*CNY
Marrying The Magia - 2,962,084 adms. (127,511 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Memories Of Murder - 2,933,003 adms. (143,237 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Untold Scandal - 2,771,399 adms. (81,644 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
A Tale Of Two Sisters - 2,770,000 adms. (72,791 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Troy - 2,763,000 adms. (92,520 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spirits of Jeet Kune Do: Once Upon a Time in High School - 2,620,416 adms. (83,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hi, Dharma - 2,616,600 adms. (126,100 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
My Sassy Girl - 2,571,900 adms. (120,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Oh! Brothers - 2,515,321 adms. (91,473 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Shrek 2 - 2,400,000 adms. (110,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Ghost House - 2,393,000 adms. (64,300 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Island - 2,370,041 adms. (320,629 adms. 3-Day) - 191
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - 2,370,300 adms. (43,800 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Sex Is Zero - 2,359,420 adms. (81,661 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
War Of The Worlds - 2,281,711 adms. (370,625 adms. 3-Day) - 202
Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield - 2,263,226 adms. (82,613 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Spiderman 2 - 2,225,000 adms. (54,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Crazy First Love - 2,200,000 adms. (61,000 adsm. 2-Day Seoul)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - 2,185,500 adms. (84,000 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - 2,164,000 adms. (70,500 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Minority Report - 2,139,250 adms. (97,500 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Harry Potter 3: POA - 2,128,043 adms. (43,369 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
The Day After Tomorrow - 2,120,000 adms. (83,400 adms. 2-Day Seoul)
Blood Rain - 2,118,770 adms. (60,597 adms. 2-Day Seoul)

Asian markets feel b.o.'s pain

By Blake Murdoch
SYDNEY -- Can an 800-pound gorilla restore the ailing Asian boxoffice?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/fi ... 1001011500

For 2005, ticket sales are down 5%-15% year over year across all key Asian markets, and industry participants say it's the December release of Universal's "King Kong," from director Peter Jackson, that is the kind of potentially monstrous hit film needed to break the drought.

'King Kong' is the key," said Mike Selwyn, United International Pictures' supervisor for Australia/New Zealand, where boxoffice for the first half is down year over year by about 14% and 13%, respectively, according to each country's Motion Picture Distributors' Assn. "We need a standout title. If 'King Kong' makes anything approaching 'Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,' it could provide a huge surge for the end of year."

Added Kurt Rieder, UIP's Asian supervisor: "Sure, there will be the next 'Harry Potter' film and 'Chronicles of Narnia' later this year, but everyone knows to some extent what they can expect from these kind of films. 'King Kong' is a wild card."

The reality is that 2005 is becoming a difficult year at the Asian boxoffice, with distributors saying many major releases are not meeting expectations, echoing the lament of their European counterparts (HR 7/12).

Plus, the Asian market continues to be eroded by increasing competition from DVDs, rampant piracy -- the MPA estimates its member companies lose in excess of $896 million in potential revenue annually in the Asia-Pacific region alone -- as well as patchy performances this year by local offerings.

But, distributors say, the slump this time is more product-related.

"This is true through the first six months of the year," said Bob Girard, 20th Century Fox International Film Distributors' Tokyo-based Asian supervisor, who noted that Fox is having a "stellar summer" with titles like "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith."

"We've certainly experienced a drought, and I think the MPA member companies will experience a softer year overall," Rieder said.

However, he believes the studios are "kicking themselves" over the downturn given the presence of such titles last year as the final installment of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Shrek 2" and breakout hit "The Passion of the Christ." Plus, there were some standout local blockbusters in 2004, a trend sadly not repeated so far this year in most key markets.

"With these kind of hit films in the mix, it's just a case that 2004 was hard to top," Rieder said.

Asia is a complex and diverse market for film distribution, with tastes and market forces varying wildly. It also includes the U.S.' second-biggest consumer of films, Japan, and the world's two most populous nations, China and India -- both of which are defying the trend but also are nascent in terms of delivering results that are meaningful and hard to verify to distributors despite each market's enormous cinemagoing potential.

In Japan, the U.S.' biggest foreign market, boxoffice receipts for the first six months are down 11.5% year over year, according to MPA sources, and as much as 21% for the second quarter.

Although figures for the first half are not yet available, the market's boxoffice total is expected to be down at least 11.5% versus last year, which took in $833 million for the same period, according to Rengo Report. That indicates there will need to be an exceptionally strong comeback to top last year's boxoffice total of $2 billion.

"Local productions are beating out Hollywood tentpoles at the boxoffice ...," said Mina Mita of the motion picture department at Fuji TV, Japan's dominant film producer. "For foreign films, the market will continue to be difficult, but for Japanese films, there is increased enthusiasm from audiences." Fuji TV's film "Negotiator" is the year's highest-grossing film to date, and a follow-up, "The Suspect," is due for release Aug. 27 via Toho.

Japan, home of the "Godzilla" films, also loves films with big monsters. Said Girard: "Undoubtedly, 'King Kong' will be a big holiday entry."

Australia, which has enjoyed almost unbroken growth for more than 12 years, is down nearly 14% for the first six months, including drops exceeding 20% in some months like January (with no "Lord of the Rings" in release), according to the MPDAA.

However, said Selwyn and other distributors, as current major releases kick in and taking the end-of-year lineup into account, "We're looking to claw back some of the loss, and the hope is that we'll be able to a get a (reduction in overall boxoffice) of only single figures."

In Hong Kong, where boxoffice in recent years has been enlivened by major local hits but generally flattened out, the six-month tally for this year dropped 10% year over year to HK$437 million ($56 million), according to the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Motion Picture Industry Assn.

In the absence of hits like Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle," the local film year-over-year market share has dropped from HK$234 million to HK$136 million ($17.5 million), while the foreign market share has climbed almost 20% to HK$300 million ($38.5 million).

Part of the decline is a drop in local production, according to MPIA chief executive Woody Tsung, who estimates the number of Hong Kong productions could drop from 60 last year to somewhere in the 40s this year.

So far, hitting the top of the boxoffice chart is Media Asia's "Initial D," which has grossed HK$37.5 million ($4.8 million), but that is a far cry from the HK$60 million pulled in by "Kung Fu Hustle" or Chow's previous film, "Shaolin Soccer."

"War of the Worlds," "Sith" and "Fantastic Four" did well but fell below the "blockbuster" level -- reckoned to be at least HK$30 million ($4 million).

"The boxoffice for the first half of the year looks bad because there were few films that could be considered blockbusters," Media Asia assistant general manager Chu Yam-chi said.

South Korea, which in the past few years has seen domestic films snatch more than 50% of its boxoffice from imported films, was down 15% to $124.5 million year over year for the first six months, based on metropolitan Seoul figures used to track national annual boxoffice, IM Pictures said.

But distributors there also attribute that to last year's strength and product lineup.

"I think last year was really exceptional," said Jennifer Muhn, senior vp sales and acquisitions at major distributor/exhibitor CJ Entertainment. "(The market) had a lot of good titles in the first half of last year."

They include "Silmido" and "Taegukgi," both of which earned more than $66 million, the highest-grossing films yet released in Korea.

"I think the second half will be stronger," Muhn said. "A lot of big titles are coming out, such as (local films) 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance,' 'The Shadlowless Sword' and 'Typhoon.' "

For the year to date in Taiwan, the boxoffice gross is just more than $81 million, about the same as last year, according to the Taipei Film Trade Assn. However, distributors and exhibitors are projecting a 10% decline for the full year because of the relative lack of blockbusters compared with last year.

That's compounded by "Sith," "War of the Worlds" and "Batman Begins" falling short of expectations, said Ambassador Theatres president Joe Chang.

In India, where 2004 boxoffice was estimated to be close to $28 million, a growth in multiplexes has helped boxoffice rise around 10% year-over-year to date. The actual figure is estimated to be $13.4 million-$15.2 million according to data compiled by Sunir Khetarpal, country head of the entertainment and media banking group of Mumbai-based Yes Bank.

Domestic films account for about 90% of the market, which this year has seen a more commercially appealing spread of local releases, according to distributors.

"Even if you assume a leakage of between 15%-30% in reported figures, the gross boxoffice collections (in 2005) look promising given that the major films for this year will start rolling from August into the festive season in the fall," Khetarpal said.

This year's runaway hits to date includes the comedy "Bunty Aur Babli" (Bunty and Bubbly), which grossed $9.3 million, as well as big-budget period drama "Parineeta," currently in release.

Shravan Shroff, managing director of leading Mumbai-based distributor and exhibitor Shringar Films, said domestic films this year generally are performing better than U.S. films, some of which -- he points to "War of the Worlds" -- in his opinion have underperformed.

In China, only about 1,000 cinemas have computers to track boxoffice. However, the Film Bureau, which comes under the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, has authorized weekly newspaper China Film News to print the boxoffice data it collects each week every Thursday.

"These numbers may not be very accurate," a Film Bureau official said. "China is in the process of rebuilding its (boxoffice) computer network. These numbers are a reference."

Official estimates put China's boxoffice this year at $47.6 million, up 22% compared with the corresponding period.

Some industry insiders in China are skeptical about the officially reported boxoffice jump - and their doubt stands to reason. By this time last year official boxoffice statistics showed the third installment of "Lord of the Rings" and "The Day After Tomorrow" were well on their way to earning 86.3 million yuan ($10.4 million) and 82.9 million yuan ($10 million), respectively. This year, only "Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" approaches these earnings in Chinese cinemas with 75.23 million yuan ($9.09 million) in boxoffice receipts in the seven weeks on screens nationwide through July 10 (latest figures available).

In a bid to match last year's soaring summer ticket sales of an estimated 1.5 billion yuan ($181 million), many cinemas last month began to sell discounted tickets on Tuesdays.

Last year's boxoffice represented 58% growth from 2003, when the outbreak of SARS shut many cinemas for four months, according to Film Bureau data.

So far this year, China's top boxoffice earner is "Sith," which by July 10 had earned 75.23 million yuan ($9.09 million) nationally. However, the current "blackout" of foreign releases through to the end of August could affect overall 2005 results.

The compact market of Singapore remains mostly flat year over year, according to figures supplied by UIP. Another exception to the downward trend is Malaysia, which is estimated to have grown more than 20% compared with last year based on UIP's figures because of more screens opening, less censorship, a crackdown on piracy and a highly diverse ethnic slate of releases.

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It's going to be one hell of a December in South Korea....

The 2 movies mentioned above Tyhpoon (Taepung) and Shadowless Sword (starring Jang Dong-gun from Taegukgi) are both currently scheduled for a December release. And if that wasn't enough, Harry Potter 4 lands on December 16th....and if King Kong sticks to its Worldwide release date, it could open within days of Harry Potter 4.

On a side note: Marrying The Mafia 2 will get a fall 2005 release, the original Marrying the Mafia made over 5m admissions, on par with TTT.

But of course, battles on this scale as happened before, i.e. Silmido against the 2nd weekend of ROTK.

MR. AND MRS. SMITH
Overseas Total as of Aug. 08, 2005:

$192,533,886

this movie is doing much much much more than i thought overses market and yet to open in.

Spain 8/19/05
Italy 12/2/05
Japan 12/3/05

and many more small makrets.

i guess 275m is a safe call or more than that? 300m

lol! FF4 is at $21,109,980 in Mexico

c'mon, it was fun and all, but thats just to much!!

What's the Mexican all-time top ten?

i have no idea i dont know where to get the Info

but i think Spiderman is #1 and Shrek2 #2, i dont know the numbers

Spiderman - $30.9m
Shrek 2 - $28m
Titanic - $25.7m
Fantastic Four - $21,109,980
Ice Age - $20.51m
Monsters Inc - $20.4m
Spiderman 2 - $20.2m
Finding Nemo - $19.5m
The Passion Of The Christ - $19m
The Day After Tomorrow - $19m
Madagascar - $18.5m
Harry Potter 1: SS - $17,281,675
Harry Potter 2: COS - $17,010,016
Dinosaur - $17m
War Of The Worlds - $17m
El Crimen del Padre Amaro - $16.6m

International B.O preview.

http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=23015

Island floats to UK, Mexico in foreign rescue mission


Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles 12 August 2005



Warner Bros Pictures International stable-mates The Island and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory will be the ones to beat this weekend with a slew of major market debuts.

Michael Bay’s sci-fi action famously flopped when it launched in North America through DreamWorks, but its international prospects look a different story.

Currently standing at more than $42.3m from overseas theatres, the $120m plus picture was due to open in Mexico on Aug 10 followed by the UK on Aug 12, where the presence of British star Ewan McGregor in the lead role should help it to a solid opening.

The Island also opens the same day in Russia, and as last year’s hit run of Timur Bekmambetov’s Night Watch proved, the Russians like their sci-fi action pictures.

Meanwhile, Charlie was due to open in Germany on Aug 11 and Spain a day later and has wasted little time in reaching $67.3m since it launched several weeks ago.

Latest figures released by Warner Bros executives put Batman Begins on more than $160.2m and House Of Wax on more than $35.2m.

Among the other studios, Buena Vista International opens Sin City in Germany on Aug 11 and Spain a day later, looking to add to its $28m international haul to date.

Thriller Dark Water opens in director Walter Salles’ homeland of Brazil on Aug 12. Still in the early days of release, the picture has grossed $4.2m to date.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy opens in Italy on Aug 12 and has taken $44.2m so far, while Herbie: Fully Loaded stands at $33m and opens in South Africa on Aug 12 and Taiwan on Aug 13.

Fox International opens Fantastic Four in South Korea on Aug 12 on 251 prints, and executives are looking for a solid launch to boost the Marvel Comics adaptation’s $127.2m running total. Italy, Japan and China are still to open.

Perfect Catch, known in North America as Fever Pitch, opens in its first international market of the UK on Aug 12 on 300 screens. Directed by the Farrelly brothers, the film is an Americanised remake of Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch novel, with baseball mania substituting for soccer madness.

The book inspired its own British film in 1997, with Colin Firth starring as an Arsenal fanatic; it opened in seventh place on $746,052 on 223 screens in April.

The new version has diehard Boston Red Sox supporter Jimmy Fallon trying to woo Drew Barrymore. It will be interesting to see how British audiences take to this Hollywood treatment.

Mr And Mrs Smith, which was sold through Summit, has taken $190.6m through all distributors and is going great guns in France, where it ranks number one after two weekends after raking in a mighty $12.3m through SND.

I Heart Huckabee’s gets a wide release in Spain on 190 screens on Aug 12.

Sony Pictures Releasing International opens Bewitched in Mexico on Aug 12 on 350; to date the picture has grossed $7.2m from Australia.

Kung Fu Hustle opens Down Under on Aug 11 on 107 screens and stands at $80.6m, while Stealth has no scheduled openings and has sold $13.4m in international tickets to date. The Longest Yard stands at $15.4m.

Paramount’s War Of The Worlds has amassed $327.3m through UIP to date and has launched in every major market. DreamWorks International’s Madagascar stands at $227.8m.

Paramount’s family remake Bad News Bears opens in the UK on Aug 12 through UIP and is in the embryonic stages of its international run.

Universal’s comedy Kicking And Screaming opens in Australia on Aug 11. The Gothic thriller Skeleton Key has grossed $7.5m to date and launches in North America this weekend.

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)
4 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $66,770,000 ($13,974,000 - Sweden/Taiwan/Philippines/Singapore/Romania - 23/2516)

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TAIPEI (TWD) - Opening Weekend

Lacklustre opening in Taipei, it did not compare to openings from previous weekends such as The Island and Stealth.

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
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - 19,875,700 (10,197,740 2-Day) - 18
Bad Boys 2 - 18,069,575 (12,068,740 2-Day) - 18
House Of Flying Daggers - 17,890,960 (13,495,360 2-Day) - 19
Ju-on: The Grudge - 17,871,785 (12,897,820 2-Day) - 16
The Bourne Identity - 17,782,995 (14,429,480 2-Day) - 18
The Bourne Supremacy - 17,693,330 (14,107,950 2-Day) - 20
The Aviator - 17,629,270 (5-Day or 6,291,970 2-Day) *CNY - 17
Kingdom Of Heaven - 17,372,350 (13,239,720 2-Day) - 19
King Arthur - 17,217,095 (13,351,230 2-Day) - 20
Alexander - 17,080,915 (13,341,490 2-Day) - 18
Quill - 16,975,235 (13,440,590 2-Day) - 18
The Last Samurai - 16,599,245 (12,600,570 2-Day) - 19
Double Vision - 16,447,955 (12,861,350 2-Day) - 15
Signs - 16,342,000 (12,640,240 2-Day) - 18
Fantastic Four - 16,196,900 (12,800,770 2-Day) - 17
Batman Begins - 16,103,715 (9,645,530 2-Day) - 20
Ocean’s Twelve - 15,950,660 (11,577,020 2-Day)*NY - 20
The Tuxedo - 15,626,090 (12,834,550 2-Day) - 17
The Terminal - 14,903,290 (11,833,220 2-Day) - 20
Shark Tale - 14,879,090 (12,361,190 2-Day) - 20
Catch Me If You Can - 14,629,320 (11,806,640 2-Day) - 18
Charlies Angels 2: Full Throttle - 14,527,280 (11,096,490 2-Day) - 16
Daredevil - 14,060,410 (7,340,110 2-Day) - 18
Stealth - 14,025,365 (9,558,010 2-Day) - 20
Hitch - 13,605,145 (11,048,965 -2Day) - 20
K-19: The Widowmaker - 13,518,340 (10,740,840 2-Day) - 16
Windtalkers - 13,529,380 (10,836,420 2-Day) - 18
XXX - 13,060,835 (10,382,350 2-Day) - 18
The Island - 12,652,590 (9,887,185 2-Day) - 20
Alien vs. Predator - 12,627,265 (9,410,630 2-Day) - 17
Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow - 12,244,775 (9,680,170 2-Day) - 15
Master & Commander: The Far Side Of The World - 12,035,440 (9,346,460 2-Day) - 19
House Of Wax - 11,940,670 (8,853,700 2-Day) - 18
S.W.A.T. - 11,723,970 (9,078,960 2-Day) - 16
Taxi 3 - 11,716,990 (9,358,410 2-Day) - 16
X-Men 2: X-Men United - 11,441,990 (5,577,430 2-Day) - 19
Shanghai Knights - 11,396,405 (8,209,580 2-Day) - 17
Red Dragon - 11,520,685 (9,389,450 2-Day) - 17
Meet The Fockers - 11,359,205 (8,629,185 2-Day) - 22
The Sum Of All Fears - 11,147,530 (9,275,110 2-Day) - 17
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - 10,950,105 (9,125,410 2-Day) - 20
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - 10,877,465 (8,502,415 2-Day) - 17
The Phantom Of The Opera - 10,601,205 (8,081,135 2-Day) - 19
Initial D - 10,338,545 (7,328,165 2-Day) - 15
The Pacifier - 10,315,765 (8,434,290 2-Day) - 18
Tears Of The Sun - 10,308,180 (8,205,010 2-Day) - 17
Chicago - 10,205,670 (8,091,460 2-Day) - 17
Dawn Of The Dead - 10,065,245 (7,715,560 2-Day) - 18
Turn Left, Turn Right - 10,022,400 (7,903,680 2-Day) - 16
The Forgotten - 10,020,420 (7,626,340 2-Day) - 19
2 Fast 2 Furious - 9,976,445 (7,652,810 2-Day) - 17
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - 9,947,590 (7,771,255 2-Day) - 19
Hide And Seek - 9,900,780 (7,931,030 2-Day) - 17)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - 9,816,260 (7,649,585 2-Day) - 20


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UNITED KINGDOM - Week 2

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $26,330,006 (531 TC)

Down 45% and looks very solid at the momment, with no competition over the next few weeks, it should hit $60m.

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $62,532,369 ($25,728,299, -30%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $60,835,875 ($10,847,444, -78%)
Shrek 2 - $58,107,530 ($18,849,161, -53%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $53,590,714 ($19,107,621, -45%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $52,314,235 ($23,501,467, -18%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $51,141,135 ($15,223,350, -58%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $46,133,651 ($16,475,318, -44%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $44,569,947 ($15,516,784, -47%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $41,888,045 ($19,065,995, -17%)
Toy Story 2 - $41,765,817 ($24,264,690, +41%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $40,870,352 ($14,540,346, -45%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $40,386,126 ($15,206,601, -40%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $39,560,517 ($9,781,913, -67%)
Spiderman 2 - $35,857,377 ($11,377,632, -53%)
Monsters Inc - $35,150,324 ($14,014,077, -34%)
War Of The Worlds - $34,587,799 ($10,985,971, -53%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $34,490,067 ($11,914,757, -47%)
The Incredibles - $32,625,406 ($10,352,717, -54%)
Meet The Fockers - $32,201,088 ($11,634,504, -43%)


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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)
2 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $2,169,876 (€1,772,893 - $929,971/ €750,487, -17.7%)

Holding the #2 spot behind Brangelina, Charlie increases 2%.....it could eventually outgross Star Wars 3 ($4.7m)

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $11,884,283 (€9,331,539 - $2,949,284/ €2,316,194, -33%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $8,115,312 (€7,791,511 - $2,222,718/ €2,134,031, -45%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $6,091,059 (€5,005,847 - $1,178,865/ €974,332, -31.1%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $5,731,614 ($1,582,194, -13%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $5,562,804 ($1,027,946, -48%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $5,199,955 ($1,343,218, -22%)
Shrek 2 - $5,104,409 (€4,310,511 - $752,816/ €749,646, -45.3%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $5,073,079 (€5,691,994 - $1,515,199/ €1,700,053, -12%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $4,930,488 (€3,670,953 - $1,346,293/ €1,014,701, -25%)*NY
Titanic - $4,500,396 ($1,537,516, -1%)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $4,484,736 ($1,218,594, -17%)
Troy - $4,412,121 (€3,660,416 - $1,104,875/ €902,572, -36.2%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $4,309,432 ($1,001,454, -30%)
James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies - $4,153,343
Bruce Almighty - $3,951,098 ($674,161, -54%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $3,771,404 (€2,880,950 - $1,005,070/ €756,014, -22.6%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $3,754,228 ($563,172, -44%)
Finding Nemo - $3,740,525 ($1,074,505, -10%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $3,704,346 (€2,990,392 - $735,170/ €600,634, -25.3%)
War Of The Worlds - $3,571,354 (€2,983,560 - $613,302/ €507,814, -40.9%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $3,471,386 (€2,836,480 - $637,384/ €523,930, -31.7%)
Madagascar - $3,466,035 (€2,857,867 - $1,300,569/ €1,091,177, +20.8%)
Bean - $3,404,172 ($1,064,655, -14%)
Pietje Bell 2 - $3,243,869 ($818,390, -52%)
Shark Tale - $3,198,419 (€2,543,738 - $1,289,556/ €1,010,496, +2.8%)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $3,159,551 ($932,884, -4%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $3,122,149 (€2,535,664 - $952,273/ €762,771, +1.6%)
Spiderman - $3,035,643 ($631,986, -27%)
Scary Movie 3 - $2,790,939 ($624,910, -35%)
The Last Samurai - $2,731,182 (€2,156,455 - $710,741/ €562,409, -22.9%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $2,688,073 ($481,883, -46%)
Meet The Fockers - $2,656,873 (€2,035,216 - $653,438/ €498,573, -25.2%)


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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%)
3 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,225,408 $ 293,232/ €241,424, -28%)

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $7,778,024 (€6,059,081 - $708,842/ 552,188, -42%)
Shrek 2 - $5,182,440 ($555,192/ €446,080, -44%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $4,997,977 ($767,533/ €630,260, -14%)
Finding Nemo - $4,624,529 ($796,476/ €644,747, +23%)
Troy - $4,140,470 ($379,574/ €310,085, -46%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $3,741,615 ($358,013/ €295,318, -43%)
Podium - $3,617,689 ($427,868/ €344,434, -46%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $3,487,988 ($424,711/ €385,213, -39%)
War Of The Worlds - $3,355,166 ($340,334/ €280,204, -46%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $3,352,161 ($255,195/ €194,895, -51%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $3,272,107 ($360,655/ €297,540, -24%)
The Incredibles - $3,217,019 ($377,652/ €284,935, -30%)
Meet The Fockers - $3,201,646 ($334,810/ €248,744, -31%)
The Last Samurai - $3,086,305 ($455,396/ €358,397, -19%)
Madagascar - $2,766,059 ($227,188/ €188,648, -65%)
Bruce Almighty - $2,685,507 ($293,388/ €260,822, -47%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $2,661,898 ($164,197/ €136,940, -43%)
Brother Bear - $2,596,128 ($301,094/ €242,381, -65%)
Spiderman 2 - $2,588,840 ($200,212/ €163,345, -17%)
Bad Boys 2 - $2,544,417 ($464,826/ €399,750, +14%)
Shark Tale - $2,515,404 ($632,371/ €489,752, +75%)
The Village - $2,397,251 ($219,316/ €180,284, -31%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $2,375,008 ($109,162/ €87,512, -57%)
I, Robot - $2,309,683 ($236,463/ €196,446, -36%) or $2,377,953 by Tue
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $2,306,970 ($280,997/ €208,750, +3%)*NY
Hitch - $2,264,216 ($319,846/ €246,793, -16%)
National Treasure - $2,216,743 ($258,877/ €198,983, -24%)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $2,070,953 ($197,207/ €179,656, -23%)
The Alzheimer Case - $2,031,692 ($339,797/ €296,303, -37%)
American Pie 3: The Wedding - $1,921,720 ($208,513/ €179,321, -29%)
Scary Movie 3 - $1,907,304 ($199,266/ €160,808, -30%)
Team Spirit 2 - $1,897,854 ($299,298/ €237,643, -30%)
2 Fast 2 Furious - $1,897,480 ($136,418/ €120,730, -61%)
Van Helsing - $1,810,928 ($168,619/ €138,082, -58%)
The Aviator - $1,758,154 ($181,181/ €138,667, -54%)
King Arthur - $1,711,032 ($260,213/ €211,033, -23%)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,690,676 ($186,151/ €151,391, +34%)
Collateral - $1,608,451 ($197,648/ €156,466, -29%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,589,137 ($262,478/ €212,757, -12%)
The Bourne Supremacy - $1,576,589 ($156,287/ €126,099, -44%)
Fahrenheit 9/11 - $1,569,730 ($117,397/ €97,505, -45%)
Robots - $1,534,702 ($135,806/ €105,023, -67%)
The Polar Express - $1,523,024 ($332,473/ €246,991, +13%)*NY


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%)
3 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $596,884 ($89,211/ 114,654 SFR. -34%)

Harry Potter 3: POA - $5,445,289 ($322,560/ 400,490 SFR, -63%)
Madagascar - $4,216,022 ($621,752/ 799,076 SFR, -25%)
Meet The Fockers - $4,039,975 ($360,425/ 414,813 SFR, -38%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $3,983,875 ($274,973/ 348,446 SFR, -45%)
Hitch - $3,807,845 ($577,118/ 696,062 SFR, -1%)*Easter
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $3,517,186 ($531,473/ 732,370 SFR, -23%)
War Of The Worlds - $2,466,633 ($154,980/ 200,048 SFR, -20%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $2,302,199 ($64,086/ 79,370 SFR, -67%)
Shall We Dance? - $2,297,316 ($274,384/ 313,401 SFR, -36%)
The Aviator - $1,860,507 ($352,307/ 425,516 SFR, -4%)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,834,894 ($218,142/ 273,506 SFR, +31%)
Closer - $1,665,227 ($172,997/ 208,340 SFR, -50%)
Constantine - $1,512,442 ($95,713/ 110,156 SFR, -49%)
The Interpreter - $1,363,141 ($249,397/ 300,473 SFR, +84%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $1,611,134 ($242,212/ 313,883 SFR, +13%)
The Ring Two - $1,305,302 ($87,417/ 103,196 SFR, -54%)
The Pacifier - $1,219,211 ($198,221/ 238,817 SFR, +116%)
Ray - $1,158,794 ($180,562/ 213,587 SFR, -24%)
After The Sunset - $1,149,709 ($106,437/ 126,660 SFR, -37%)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous - $1,012,281 ($131,873/ 158,314 SFR, -11%)
Robots - $1,000,877 ($173,389/ 209,038 SFR, +62%)
Alexander - $976,793 ($64,952/ 77,293 SFR, -49%)
Batman Begins - $910,378 ($116,570/ 151,786 SFR, +5%)
Finding Neverland - $849,160 ($180,106/ 217,532 SFR, +22%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $806,171 ($103,377/ 130,844 SFR, +14%)
Felix - Ein Hase Auf Weltreise - $771,434 ($94,965/ 111,061 SFR, -22%)
The Polar Express - $780,847 ($148,482/ 172,254 SFR, -25%)
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - $684,614 ($46,074/ 59,739 SFR, -20%) - OUT
Wedding Crashers - $505,639 ($66,306/ 83,924 SFR, -25%)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - $503,929 ($50,708/ 59,982 SFR, -59%)

Greetings Archangel. What's up?

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)
5 - 5 - Fantastic Four - $123,541,301 ($8,110,716 - Denmark/Hungary/Czech/Egypt/Lebanon - 48/4432) or $127.2m week


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DENMARK - Opening Weekend

Huge opening that beats even Batman Begins. F4 has the 3rd largest opening of 2005 behind only ROTS and Kingdom of Heaven.

1) Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $4,057,585 ($2,236,822/ 13,477,972 DKR/ 162,624 adms. 3-Day - 123)
2) Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $2.75m
3) Star Wars 3: ROTS - $2,066,909 (4-Day or $1,398,893/ 8,305,510 DKR/ 113,204 adms. 3-Day - 92)
4) Harry Potter 2: COS - $1.9m
5) Harry Potter 3: POA - $1,801,456 (10.9m DKR - $185,691/ 1,149,241 DKR/ 163,781 adms. 3-Day – 98/137)
6) Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $1.8m
7) Troy - $1,578,094 (9.2m DKR incl. p/v or $876,007/ 5,423,274 DKR/ 64,824 adms. 3-Day- 78)
8) The Matrix: Reloaded - $1.5m
9) Spiderman 2 - $1,451,244 (5-Day or $795,121/ 4,772,237 DKR/ 49,198 adms. 3-Day - 97)

Harry Potter 1: PS - $1,283,153 (89)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $1,173,324 (5-Day or $635,169/ 4,115,260 DKR/ 61,225 adms. 3-Day - 79)
Shrek 2 - $1,159,747 (or $1,042,094/ 6,429,931 DKR/ 54,033 adms. without p/v - 119)
Spiderman - $997,000 (91)
Anja After Victor - $990,000+
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $950,432 (5-Day or $488,266/ 3,144,433 DKR/ 49,774 adms. 3-Day - 91)
Star Wars 1: PM - $932,000 (or $1.2m 6-Days - 54)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $910,000 (86)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $886,617 (5-Day or $481,688/ 2,790,610 DKR/ 37,202 adms. 3-Day - 68)
The Incredibles - $870,239 (or $752,095/ 4,321,992 DKR/ 71,780 adms. 3-Day - 109)
Men In Black 2 - $861,000 (90)
Finding Nemo - $749,120 ($626,508/ 3,960,157 DKR/ 73,744 adms.. 3-Day - 87)
Hercules - $746,000 (65)
The Day After Tomorrow - $718,638 (or $710,415/ 4,326,923 DKR/ 66,947 adms. - 87)
Tarzan - $710,000 (or $857,000 6-Days - 62)
Adams Aebler (Adam’s Apples) - $684,796 (or $637,728/ 3,676,184 DKR/ 53,716 adms. 3-Day - 69)
Fantastic Four - $667,268 (or $456,480/ 2,760,745 DKR/ 39,583 adms. 3-Day - 62)
War Of The Worlds - $664,365 (5-Day or $372,170/ 2,318,170 DKR/ 31,623 adms. 3-Day - 70)
Batman Begins - $659,166 ($615,348/ 3,790,110 DKR/ 51,897 adms. 3-Day - 54)
Terkel In Trouble - $657,301 (or $640,959/ 3,927,795 DKR/ 63,812 adms. 3-Day - 75)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $649,270 (or $615,257/ 4,045,317 DKR/ 62,393 adms. 3-Day - 51)
James Bond: The World Is Not Enough - $643,000 (640
Brother Bear - $624,513 ($546,789/ 3,204,181 DKR/ 62,198 adms. 3-Day - 75)
Titanic - $622,350 ($840,000 5-Days - 56)
The Lion King - $612,000+ (Larger than JP2)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $612,000 (60)
Bruce Almighty - $592,947 ($544,450/ 3,523,679 DKR/ 56,026 adms. 3-Day - 51)
Bad Boys 2 - $590,049 ($431,953/ 2,719,142 DKR/ 41,682 adms. 3-Day - 71)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $547,819 ($409,787/ 2,494,376 DKR/ 35,417 adms. 3-Day - 70)


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FINLAND - Week 2

1 - Fantastic Four - $240,349 (or $223,308 without p/v - 35)

Struggling a bit here, BB is already at $1.1m in 4 weeks.

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,799,148 ($638,607)
Spiderman 2 - $1,235,474 ($368,620)
Spiderman - $1,112,443 ($353,271)
Batman Begins - $807,475 ($317,693)
The Incredibles - $733,074 ($311,542)
War Of The Worlds - $718,872 ($199,718)
National Treasure - $689,502 ($240,634)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie - $644,489 ($258,239)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $597,691 ($198,453)
Sin City - $526,827 ($179,484)
Meet The Fockers - $461,924 ($195,160)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $443,018 ($156,039)
Alexander - $429,105 ($162,182)
The Ring Two - $427,157 ($131,170)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $391,611 ($131,102)
The Hulk - $390,040 ($129,815)
Fantastic Four - $369,628 ($129,279)
The Aviator - $360,041 ($159,406)
Robots - $358,636 ($177,683)*Easter


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UNITED KINGDOM - Week 3

1 - Fantastic Four - $10,567,916 (406 TC)
2 - Fantastic Four - $15,620,587 ($5,052,671, -52%)

Tracking very much like X-Men 1 at the momment.

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $61,690,161 ($8,099,447, -57%)
Meet The Fockers - $42,861,274 ($10,660,186, -8%)
Spiderman 2 - $41,347,529 ($5,490,152, -51%)
War Of The Worlds - $41,345,624 ($6,757,825, -39%)
The Incredibles - $38,755,954 ($6,130,548, -40%)
Spiderman 1 - $33,364,514 ($6,148,697, -34%)
Madagascar - $31,333,321 ($5,542,933, -53%)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $27,971,261 ($4,490,738, -34%)
Hitch - $24,552,103 ($6,278,382, -9%)*Easter
Batman Begins - $23,783,679 ($3,996,875, -48%)
Batman Forever - $23,161,903 ($4,016,770, -44%)
Batman & Robin - $20,236,077 ($3,258,223, -38%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $20,206,100 ($3,443,576, -57%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $19,621,040 ($4,118,581, -12%)
X-Men 1 - $18,894,270 ($2,734,764, -49%)
Fantastic Four - $18,297,014 ($2,676,427, -48%)
Robots - $18,285,701 ($4,213,412, -39%)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy - $17,238,789 ($2,702,224, -42%)

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MEXICO - Week 4

1 - Fantastic Four - $9,567,342 (700 TC)
2 - Fantastic Four - $15,432,046 ($5,864,704, -39%)
3 - Fantastic Four - $18,689,916 ($3,257,870, -44%)

I object!

Spiderman - $27,182,596 ($2,419,189, -45%)
Shrek 2 - $26,143,485 ($2,085,345, -40%)
Fantastic Four - $20,500,772 ($1,810,856, -45%)
Spiderman 2 - $19,271,173 ($1,142,102, -52%)
The Passion Of The Christ - $17,904,977 ($1,860,347, -45%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $16,805,641 ($1,404,020, -46%)
Madagascar - $16,772,933 ($1,459,672, -50%)
Ice Age - $16,662,789 ($2,051,384, -42%)
Finding Nemo - $16,416,116 ($1,801,920, -34%)
War Of The Worlds - $16,301,206 ($1,166,644, -47%)
Monsters Inc - $14,951,404 ($1,884,270, -48%)
Dinosaur - $14,863,705 ($1,726,051, -30%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $14,672,115 ($992,989, -49%)
Lord of the Rings: TTT - $13,985,605 ($1,527,048, -41%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $13,977,250 ($1,173,554, -48%)
El Crimen del Padre Amaro - $13,960,668 ($1,742,899, -31%)
The Incredibles - $13,938,655 ($1,344,237, -36%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $13,897,630 ($1,128,418, -29%)
Troy - $13,188,302 ($1,342,851, -37%)
Harry Potter 1: SS - $13,108,168 ($1,968,460, -18%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $12,974,693 ($1,703,356, -16%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $12,701,099 ($1,481,449, -34%)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $12,924,426 ($910,709, -51%)



AUSTRALIA (US$) - Week 5

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%)
4 - Fantastic Four - $7,902,955 ($643,478, -39%)

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $25,060,512 ($1,019,195, -58%)
The Incredibles - $19,488,127 ($1,528,515, -33%)*Australia Day
Madagascar - $18,612,621 ($1,033,400, -54%)
Spiderman 2 - $16,866,904 ($554,007, -37%)
Spiderman - $16,065,424 ($1,082,252, -23%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $14,625,080 ($739,693, -49%)
Batman Begins - $11,220,954 ($670,460, -44%)
Robots - $10,212,920 ($1,006,418, -45%)
Hitch - $10,146,950 ($797,593, -41%)
X-Men 2: X-Men United - $9,986,448 ($450,416, -26%)
Fantastic Four - $8,389,342 ($486,387, -25%)
The Longest Yard - $8,007,336 ($505,753, -41%)
The Pacifier - $7,767,410 ($1,302,675, -38%)
Herbie: Fully Loaded - $6,868,688 ($227,066, -73%)
X-Men 1 - $6,619,678 ($437,720, -31%)
The Hulk - $6,365,122 ($142,438, -61%)

GO FF GO!

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

'The Island' proves an o'seas survivor
D'Works pic cume at $63 mil

By DAVE MCNARY
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"The Island," continuing to find foreign footing, topped a lukewarm international frame with $13.9 million at more than 4,200 screens in 33 markets during weekend, edging the still-sweet "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
"The Island," which stumbled Stateside with $34.1 million in four weeks, has cumed a respectable $63 million offshore for Warner Bros. Top performances came from the U.K. with a solid launch of $2.6 million at 413 playdates to finish second behind "Charlie," and Mexico with $1.91 million debut at 500 sites for a 34% share of the latter market.

"The Island" also opened decently in Russia with $1.2 million at 241 engagements, in Holland with $434,500 at 86 and in Argentina with $198,800 at 50. Best holdover performance came from Germany with a 40% soph-sesh drop to $1.66 million while Spain saw second-frame results plunge 55% to $1.13 million.

"The Island" has racked up nearly half its offshore gross in two Asian markets: South Korea with a remarkable $19 million and Japan with $9.4 million. Korean fourth-frame results fell 54% to $1 million amid competishcompetish from three local titles and the launch of "Fantastic Four" while Japanese takings declined just 1.5%, thanks to the Obon holiday, from the third weekend with $793,700.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" continued to cook up tasty international results for Warners with $13.6 million at more than 3,500 playdates in 30 markets, with its top performance by far coming from the U.K., where third-frame takings declined 36% to $4.96 million. Foreign cume has hit $91 million, with exactly half of that coming from the U.K. with $45.5 million, or 20% above "The Incredibles"; worldwide total for Tim BurtonTim Burton's fantasy comedy is near $275 million.

"Charlie" opened moderately in Spain with $1.48 million at 308 sites and in Germany with $1.45 million at 484. It overcame typhoon conditions in Hong Kong to lead the market with $643,600 from 41 prints, topping openings of Thai entry "Tom Yum Goong" and "Land of the Dead"; in Turkey, "Charlie" launched in first with $211,100 at 79, representing a dominant 46% share.

Tapping into the same family audience as "Charlie," "Madagascar" remained reliable with $8.2 million, led by a $2.7 million launch in Japan. Holdover bizbiz for the CGI toontoon stayed significant in Germany, declining 48% to $1.7 million, and in the U.K. with $1.2 million for a 21% drop, lifting the respective cumes to $36.8 million and $35.7 million after five weeks in each market.

"Madagascar" has totaled $252 million in foreign markets, pushing the worldwide cume past $441 million.

Overall offshore biz appeared restrained as only three pics topped $6 million, and that trio followed the ongoing trend of lagging the same frame last year. "The Island," "Charlie" and "Madagascar" combined for $35.7 million -- $4 million short of the 2004 session, when "I Robot" led with $18.8 million, followed by "King Arthur" with $12.2 million and "Spider-Man 2" with $9.2 million.

BVI's "Herbie: Fully Loaded" showed moderate traction overseas with $5.8 million, led by a French soph seshsesh that declined 40% to $1.4 million at 575 playdates and a second BlightyBlighty frame with $1.2 million at 442, falling just 12%. "Herbie" has cumed $42 million offshore and should drive past the $63.8 million Stateside take by the end of its foreign run.

BVI's "Sin City" debuted decently in Germany with $2.5 million at 350 engagements, eclipsing launches of both "Kill Bill""Kill Bill" pics, and in Spain with $1.7 million at 305, matching the "Hellboy" opening. "Sin" also opened in first in Austria with $505,000 at 70 and in second in New Zealand with $200,000 at 40.

The year's top offshore performers -- UIP's "War of the Worlds" and Fox's "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" -- continued to contribute at the end of their runs. "War" declined 34% to $4.1 million with the best perfperf coming from Japan, where the Obon holiday lifted the seventh weekend figure 33% to $1.3 million and the Japanese cume to $48.6 million.

"War of the Worlds" has topped $332 million offshore and $560 million worldwide.

"Revenge of the Sith" also benefited from the Japanese holiday as sixth weekend grosses rose 15% to $2.8 million at 298 playdates, edging "Madagascar" to mark the sixth consecutive win in that market. "Sith" has cumed $444 million overseas; worldwide total has hit $822.5 million.

Fox's "Fantastic Four" won in its South Korean launch with $2.2 million at 248 playdates, pushing the studio's foreign cume to $128 million and worldwide takings to $276 million.

"Land of the Dead" showed some life with a $1 million opening in France for Wild Bunch and another $1.1 million at 655 sites in 19 UIP markets.

UIP's "Skeleton Key," which launched offshore ahead of its domestic opening, scared up modest returns with $1.8 million at 874 sites in eight markets, lifting foreign cume to $9.5 million. Top perf came from its French soph sesh with $500,000 at 246 for a 50% decline, followed by a Taiwanese launch of $400,000 and a U.K. third frame of $330,000 at 236, sliding 57%.

Sony's "Bewitched" conjured up lukewarm biz with $1.8 million at 588 screens in eight markets with most of that coming from its Mexican launch of $1.2 million at 350 sites and Singapore with $200,000 at 27 to lead the latter market.

Fox's "Robots" rang up $915,000 at 417 in its third Japanese frame for a territorial total of $5.6 million and a $124.5 million foreign cume. Fox's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," near the end of its run, shot up $635,000 at 78 screens in its second Belgian frame to lift the distribdistrib's offshore total to $143 million.

Fox's baseball-themed "Fever Pitch," retitled "Perfect Catch" for U.K. audiences, generated a quiet $455,000 at 254 U.K. playdates in its first foreign launch outside the Caribbean markets. "Fever Pitch""Fever Pitch" was based on Nick Hornby's memoir about his devotion to the Arsenal soccer club, leading to a 1997 Brit film of the same name.

Impressive for The Island.

Charlie bombed big time in Germany. Madagascar's 5th wknd beat Charlie'e opening weekend.

Madagascar at $252M is a monster overseas.

CGI is still massive overseas, Madagascar only proves that. I'm actually impressed thus far by The Island's overseas run. Hopefully it will continue to do well...its a shame Dreamworks screwed up its marketing campaign here.

I agree on the Island. DW's executives deserve dumbasses of the year award for screwing up two of their live action movies (Ring 2 and The Island)

Not all CGI movies are monster hits overseas. Robots has made only $120M overseas. Looks like Madagascar will pass $300M overseas. That is uberblockbuster territory.

Ah yeah you are correct. Still, $120 million is nothing to scoff at. Considering the cost of the film, that should cover most of the budget alone, as it was only $75 million.

Charlie did bomb bigtime in germany,what a horrible opening.

Mojo's article.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1872&p=.htm

Wow,Charlie did bomb bigtime in germany with a pathetic 1.6mill gross.

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)
4 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $66,770,000 ($13,974,000 - Sweden/Taiwan/Philippines/Singapore/Romania - 23/2516)
5 - 5 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $91,499,000 ($13,863,000 - Germany/Spain/Austria/Switz(G)/HK/Portugal/UAE/Estonia -30/3522)

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HONG KONG - Day 8

OW - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $625,475 ($191,761 - 40)

Solid opening weekend along the same lines as Shrek 2 and National Treasure. It opened 2nd behind a local Tom Yum Goong ($660,224) but has since surpassed it during the week.

Kung Fu Hustle - $4,840,078 ($248,110)
Initial D - $2,823,499 ($180,169)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $2,609,075 ($130,774)
The Twins Effect - $2,296,242 ($287,191)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $2,010,256 ($87,179)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $1,933,599 ($227,861)
Constantine - $1,894,726 ($124,349)
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - $1,756,455 ($92,310)
Finding Nemo - $1,751,013 ($128,185)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $1,726,923 ($91,026)
Madagascar - $1,709,951 ($96,426)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $1,704,377 ($92,615)
Jurassic Park 1 - $1.6m
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $1,543,372 ($67,939)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $1,499,788 ($55,262)
The Twins Effect 2 - $1,489,724 ($79,486)
Fantastic Four - $1,441,245 ($79,712)
Catch Me If You Can - $1,411,538 ($133,333)
House Of Flying Daggers - $1,247,276 ($57,839)
Troy - $1,220,356 ($73,068)
Yesterday Once More - $1,216,851 ($89,852)
Jiang Hu - $1,194,734 ($44,867)
Dragon Loaded - $1,192,185 ($97,426)
Batman Begins - $1,142,887 ($52,768)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life - $1,076,854 ($52,561)
Van Helsing - $1,074,263 ($62,815)
Loves On The Rock - $1,060,420 ($70,524)
Elixir Of Love - $1,047,592 ($59,201)
Turn Left Turn Right - $1,033,108 ($44,862)
Lost In Time - $1,023,493 ($78,532)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $963,654 ($66,903)
Tom Yum Goong - $953,361 ($50,177)
Super Model - $928,086 ($69,222)
House Of Fury - $925,665 ($52,565)
Leaving Me Loving You - $920,028 ($30,882)
Enter The Phoenix - $910,396 ($57,701)
Johnny English - $885,897 ($41,026)
Meet The Fockers - $865,318 ($53,842)


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GERMANY - Week 1

OW - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,609,907 (€1,294,977/ 230,923 adms. - 484 TC)

Charlie joins Batman Begins and Fantastic Four as one of the most dissapointing openings in Germany this year..

Star Wars 3: ROTS - $22,420,365 (2.681.897 adms. - 1182 TC)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $20,602,569 (3.299.731 adms. - 1249 TC)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $19,063,710 (2.550.467 adms. - 1204 TC)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $18,520,294 (3.367.745 adms. - 1226 TC)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $14,616,868 (2.170.666 adms. or 1.703.401 adms. 7-Day - 949 TC)
Madagascar - $13,030,161 (2.000.100 adms. - 834 TC)
Hitch - $10,963,403 (1.375.461 adms. - 796 TC)
War Of The Worlds - $9,575,982 (1.303.523 adms. 9-Day or $8,822,566/ 1.198.344 adms. 7-Day - 837 TC)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $8,039,036 (649 TC)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $7,793,341 (891.447 adms. - 842 TC)
Meet The Fockers - $7,307,616 (916.449 adms. 629 TC)
Planet Of The Apes - $5,293,640 (794 TC)
Constantine - $4,717,788 (511 TC)
Alexander - $3,973,653 (499 TC)*Christmas
Garfield: The Movie - $3,551,590 (600 TC)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy - $3,114,223 (545 TC)
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie - $3,029,422 (404 TC)*Christmas
Closer - $2,944,408 (469 TC)
The Interpreter - $2,725,961 (403 TC)
The Aviator - $2,705,233 (318 TC)
The Pacifier - $2,662,114 (604 TC)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous - $2,636,427 (616 TC)*Easter
The Polar Express - $2,571,533 (738 TC)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $2,454,685 (484 TC)
Batman Begins - $2,416,380 (674 TC)
Fantastic Four - $1,956,577 (434 TC)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - $1,655,128 (398 TC)
Monster-In-Law - $1,424,554 (368 TC)


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TAIPEI (TWD) - Weekend 2

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - 10,877,465 (8,502,415 2-Day) - 17

Good recovery and should hit 40 TWD, where the majority of pics this year have end up at this year.

Harry Potter 2: COS - 103,876,650 (30,390,930, -25%) - 19
War Of The Worlds - 96,254,700 (12,073,145, -63.5%) - 21
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
Constaine - 71,982,380 (7,970,315, -55.2%) - 21
Madagascar - 48,001,095 (11,229,265, -36%) - 22
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - 46,625,900 (10,164,670, -40.1%) - 17
Star Wars 3: ROTS - 36,703,740 (8,261,730, -46%) - 18
Kingdom Of Heaven - 35,641,275 (9,669,370, -27%) - 19
Meet The Fockers - 33,012,035 (6,682,930, -22.6%)*CNY - 21
Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - 32,931,605 (7,341,115, -5.5%)*CNY - 19
Hitch - 31,542,405 (7,813,200, -29.3%) - 20
Alexander - 30,561,835 (6,361,070, -52.3%) - 18
House Of Wax - 28,918,640 (8,391,390, -5.2%) - 18
Fantastic Four - 28,873,695 (4,311,500, -66.3%) - 17
Batman Begins - 28,664,600 (5,843,970, -39.4%) - 20
Stealth - 26,210,570 (4,987,430, -47.8%) - 20
The Aviator - 25,855,825 (2,778,890, -55.8%) - 17
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - 25,716,770 (6,480,020 2-Day, -23.8%) - 17
The Island - 24,388,645 (4,667,430, -52.8%) - 20
The Phantom Of The Opera - 22,595,335 (5,886,565, -27.2%) - 19
Hide And Seek - 20,176,220 (3,754,475, -52.7%) - 17
Initial D - 19,973,285 (3,113,130, -57.5%) - 15
The Pacifier - 19,580,855 (4,693,995, -44.3%) - 18
Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events - 19,141,990 (3,573,820, -53.3%) - 19


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UNITED KINGDOM - Week 3

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $26,330,006 (531 TC)
2 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $40,907,122 ($14,577,116, -45%)

Excellent drop, UK is turning out to be a huge market for Charlie. It's definately headed for $65m, can it beat ROTS's $72m?

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $78,744,615 ($16,212,246, -38%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $69,187,366 ($8,351,491, -24%)
Shrek 2 - $69,005,727 ($10,898,197, -43%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $65,451,564 ($13,137,329, -44%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $61,690,161 ($8,099,447, -57%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $60,496,010 ($9,354,875, -38%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $57,058,144 ($10,924,493, -34%)
Toy Story 2 - $54,565,380 ($12,799,563, -47%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $54,229,495 ($12,341,450, -35%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $53,812,338 ($9,242,391, -42%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $50,946,156 ($10,560,030, -31%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $50,348,367 ($9,441,245, -36%)
Finding Nemo - $46,320,495 ($16,370,815, +25%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $45,664,810 ($6,104,293, -39%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $43,464,910 ($8,974,843, -25%)
Meet The Fockers - $42,861,274 ($10,660,186, -8%)
Monsters Inc - $42,413,649 ($7,263,325, -48%)
Spiderman 2 - $41,347,529 ($5,490,152, -51%)
War Of The Worlds - $41,345,624 ($6,757,825, -39%)


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NETHERLANDS - Week 4

1 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,239,905 (€1,021,682 or $1,106,377/ €911,655 without p/v - 124 TC)
2 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $2,169,876 (€1,772,893 - $929,971/ €750,487, -17.7%)
3 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $3,122,149 (€2,535,664 - $952,273/ €762,771, +1.6%)

Charlie is staying with Madagascar at this point, could it last?

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $13,719,742 (€10,811,459 - $1,835,459/ €1,438,082, -38%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $9,356,758 ($1,241,446, -17%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $6,993,657 (€5,766,686 - $902,598/ €747,080, -23.3%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $6,744,847 ($1,013,233, -37%)
Titanic - $6,401,657 ($1,901,261, +24%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $6,327,602 ($764,798, -25%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $6,217,027 ($1,017,007, -26%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $6,149,104 ($1,076,025, -28%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $5,743,694 (€4,292,058 - $813,206/ €620,232, -38.9%)
Shrek 2 - $5,676,248 (€4,788,135 - $571,839/ €474,741, -36.7%)
James Bond: Die Another Day - $5,370,049 ($885,313, -28%)
Finding Nemo - $5,174,404 ($1,433,809, +33%)
Troy - $4,977,297 (€4,125,823 - $565,176/ €460,901, -49.2%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $4,961,439 ($652,007, -37%)
James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies - $4,788,232 ($634,889, -44%)
Bruce Almighty - $4,515,486 ($564,388, -17%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $4,465,886 (€3,405,039 - $694,482/ €517,181, -32%)
Bean - $4,217,569 ($813,397, -24%)
War Of The Worlds - $4,181,111 (€3,485,237 - $609,757/ €502,440, -1.1%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $4,136,218 (€3,327,957 - $431,872/ €351,803, -41.4%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $4,071,486 ($317,198, -45%)
Madagascar - $4,055,271 (€3,347,942 - $589,236/ €489,066, -55.2%)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $3,969,074
The Day After Tomorrow - $3,918,243 (€3,203,992 - $446,857/ €369,327, -29.5%)
Shark Tale - $3,827,297 (€3,040,146 - $628,278/ €493,638, -51.1%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $3,741,308 (€3,048,841 - $619,159/ €509,568, -33.2%)
Pietje Bell 2 - $3,546,327 (€2,926,803 - $302,458/ €236,976, -63%)
Spiderman - $3,348,811 ($313,168, -50%)


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BELGIUM - Weekend 5

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%)
3 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,225,408 $ 293,232/ €241,424, -28%)
4 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,589,137 ($262,478/ €212,757, -12%)

No drops below 30% means a solid total despite a small opening....

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $8,099,110 ($485,283/ 391,623, -29%)
Finding Nemo - $6,043,535 ($1,033,488/ €829,891, +29%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $5,761,230 ($604,982/ €491,814, -22%)
Shrek 2 - $5,547,698 ($345,618/ €285,211, -36%)
Troy - $4,420,968 ($298,768/ €248,874, -20%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $3,983,576 ($166,829/ €136,409, -54%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $3,935,234 ($296,914/ €262,769, -32%)
Podium - $3,915,561 ($301,551/ €247,272, -28%)
The Incredibles - $3,892,418 ($487,432/ €358,355, +26%)
War Of The Worlds - $3,724,918 ($243,487/ €197,363, -30%)
The Day After Tomorrow - 3,685,395 ($315,661/ €259,205, -13%)
Ocean’s Twelve - $3,563,650 ($200,668/ €154,384, -21%)
The Last Samurai - $3,503,846 ($338,021/ €264,299, -26%)
Madagascar - $3,421,648 ($499,909/ €412,670, +119%)
Meet The Fockers - $3,357,312 ($167,561/ €126,100, -49%)
Shark Tale - $2,928,141 (€2,264,273 - $395,482/ €305,818, -38%)
Bruce Almighty - $2,933,439 ($165,258/ €145,923, -44%)
Spiderman 2 - $2,862,829 ($182,357/ €147,634, -10%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $2,811,205 ($84,608/ €69,717, -49%)
Brother Bear - $2,772,345 ($207,373/ €170,046, -30%)
Bad Boys 2 - $2,748,412 ($198,321/ €172,936, -57%)
Hitch - $2,663,716 ($307,768/ €239,545, -3%)
The Village - $2,638,991 ($184,255/ €150,192, -17%)
The Alzheimer Case - $2,619,248 ($304,645/ €258,948, -13%)
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason - $2,608,767 ($264,652/ €202,829, -3%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $2,510,630 ($143,621/ €117,022, +34%)
I, Robot - $2,447,890 ($101,516/ €84,225, -57%)
National Treasure - $2,417,050 ($181,642/ €140,351, -29%)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $2,223,267 ($112,284/ €101,842, -43%)
American Pie 3: The Wedding - $2,147,573 ($171,647/ €145,213, -19%)
Team Spirit 2 - $2,146,425 ($181,131/ €141,101, -41%)
Scary Movie 3 - $2,099,326 ($128,189/ €101,013, -37%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $2,002,774 ($239,827/ €192,912, -9%)
2 Fast 2 Furious - $2,000,664 ($95,213/ €84,930, -30%)
Van Helsing - $1,968,533 ($93,381/ €76,286, -45%)
The Aviator - $1,953,111 ($129,173/ €97,925, -29%)
King Arthur - $1,932,954 ($190,800/ €158,511, -25%)
The Polar Express - $1,854,160 ($254,889/ €195,347, -21%)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,843,901 ($154,524/ €127,023, -16%)


SWITZERLAND - Weekend 5

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%)
3 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $596,884 ($89,211/ 114,654 SFR. -34%)
4 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $806,171 ($103,377/ 130,844 SFR, +14%)

Charlie expanded to the German region of Switzerland, as a result, jumped 153%. It should scream up the charts in no time....

Harry Potter 3: POA - $5,837,646 ($236,368/ 291,347 SFR, -27%)
Madagascar - $5,346,220 ($578,246/ 731,886 SFR, -8%)
Hitch - $4,300,361 ($284,757/ 341,196 SFR, -51%)
Meet The Fockers - $4,212,489 ($161,555/ 188,567 SFR, -55%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $4,190,472 ($106,393/ 134,364 SFR, -61%) or $4,375,575 by Mon
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $3,956,451 ($299,888/ 410,846 SFR, -44%)
War Of The Worlds - $2,627,572 ($91,926/ 118,143 SFR, -41%)
Kingdom Of Heaven - $2,383,669 ($72,561/ 90,730 SFR, +14%)
The Aviator - $2,187,001 ($191,375/ 226,377 SFR, -47%)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - $2,079,007 ($355,563/ 462,979 SFR, +48%)
Garfield: The Movie - $1,990,825 ($122,635/ 155,930 SFR, -43%)
Closer - $1,850,132 ($152,428/ 184,102 SFR, -12%)
The Interpreter - $1,556,665 ($175,248/ 214,065 SFR, -29%)
Constantine - $1,536,570 ($28,250/ 32,973 SFR, -70%) - OUT
Ray - $1,526,344 ($261,288/ 305,576 SFR, +43%)
The Pacifier - $1,340,273 ($117,582/ 143,626 SFR, -40%)
The Ring Two - $1,328,762 ($30,194/ 36,263 SFR, -65%) - OUT
Robots - $1,137,225 ($102,362/ 122,886 SFR, -41%)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous - $1,111,601 ($55,592/ 65,626 SFR, -59%)
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - $1,107,577 ($261,732/ 331,274 SFR, +153%)
Alexander - $1,012,566 ($28,665/ 34,521 SFR, -55%) - OUT

NOTE: TOM YUM KUNG IS THAI MOVIE..

http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=23087

The Island continues buoyant international run


Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles 22 August 2005



Warner Bros Pictures International’s The Island maintained its status as the dominant overseas picture as it added an estimated $12.4m over the weekend on more than 4,800 screens in 44 markets for an $84.8m international running total.

Leading the charge was France, where the sci-fi adventure opened top on $3.4m from 640 prints and drew approximately 444,000 admissions. Belgium was expected to close the weekend at number one after grossing a very respectable $418,300 from 64.

Denmark and Finland also opened top on $215,200 from 50 and $99,400 on 35 respectively.

The Island stayed top in its second weekend in Mexico after adding $928,500 on 514 for a $3.8m running total, and added $1.4m from 412 UK sites for a $5.7m cumulative gross after the same amount of time.

The picture has produced extraordinary results in South Korea, grossing $20.5m after five weekends to become Warner’s fifth biggest title of all time in the market behind Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone, Troy, Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets, and The Matrix Reloaded.

After three weekends The Island has taken $7.2m in Spain and $6.8m in Germany.

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory added $9.5m on more than 3,500 screens in 37 markets for a $111.4m international running total.

The weekend was powered by a $3m UK haul in 524 sites that kept the picture in the number one spot for the fourth consecutive weekend and raised the running total to a superb $52.6m. It’s the fifth biggest Warner’s release ever behind the first three Harry Potter titles and The Matrix Reloaded.

Malaysia opened in second place on $130,000 including previews from 19 prints. Spain added $1.1m on 309 prints for $4.2m after two weekends, Germany raised its total by $1m from 485 to $3.4m after the same amount of time, and Argentina stayed top for the third straight weekend and has reached $723,100.

Mr And Mrs Smith produced an outstanding number one debut in Spain through Fox International as it opened on $5m on 465 prints. The action picture crossed $150m for Fox International and has amassed in excess of $200m through all distributors.

Fox’s Fantastic Four raised its international running total to more than $134m over the weekend. The picture added $588,000 on 223 in its second weekend in South Korea for $2.3m.

Robots added $617,000 on 360 in its fourth weekend in Japan where it has passed $10m. The animated family title grossed $111,000 on 31 in South Korea for $4.2m. The international running total stands at more than $129.3m.

Figures for Star Wars Ð Episode III were unavailable at time of writing and will be confirmed this week.

DreamWorks International’s Madagascar added $3.1m through UIP and $1.9m through non-UIP distributors from 3,358 theatres for a $266.2m cumulative total that includes $22.6m through non-UIP distributors.

The highlight was Japan, which added $1.8m for $10m. Madagascar was vying for the top spot with Episode III and final figures and rankings await confirmation.

The UK has generated $37.5m after six weekends and Germany stands at $39m after the same amount of time.

Paramount’s War of The Worlds added $2.5m for a $338.2m international cumulative total. Once again Japan generated the biggest returns as it added $750,000 for a $51.3m running total.

Universal’s thriller Skeleton Key grossed $5m in 1,400 sites in 18 markets for an early international running total of $16m. The picture opened in Germany on $1.7m on 297 and launched in Australia in second place on $810,000 on 188.

Skeleton Key has grossed $4.5m after four weekends in the UK and $3.4m in Spain after the same amount of time. The picture opens in Brazil this week.

Unleashed, known as Danny The Dog outside North America, opened in sixth place in the UK on $470,000 in 268 sites through UIP. The action picture has taken $4.1m to date from Germany, Austria, South Africa and the UK.

Zombie saga Land Of The Dead added $600,000 from 550 sites in 24 markets for a $7m UIP total. There are 30 markets to go, including the UK, Japan and Germany.

Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) comedy Bewitched grossed $3.7m on 1,200 screens for a $13.7m international cumulative total.

The highlight was a $1.9m number two UK launch on 408 that was approximately equal to the opening of director Nora Ephron’s Sleepless In Seattle. The picture opened top in Taiwan as it took $250,000 on 18 screens in Taipei.

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo opened in second place in Holland, where the picture shot, on $300,000 on 86. It opened in ninth place in Germany on $320,000 on 200. Italy, Spain and Belgium open next weekend.

The action adventure Stealth stands at $16m to date following launches in the UK, Mexico, South Korea and Russia, among others. The remainder of Europe opens later this summer.

Results from Buena Vista International were unavailable this weekend and will be confirmed this week.