It has a lot of major Black actors in it so it really was expected and they marketed it in all the right places gonna go see it today.!Blondini wrote:Based on a best-selling book, says the poster. So not random at all. Power of the black audiences, from the looks of it. See Tyler Perry. It's got a low 4.5 rating on IMDb so the general public don't rate it at all.NothingFails wrote:Funny that Wrath Of The Titans, American Reunion and Cabin In The Woods couldn't knock Hunger Games from #1, but some random movie where the most famous actor is Turtle from Entourage does.
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by Blondini » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:14 pm
UK BO in more detail: http://industry.bfi.org.uk/article/1792 ... April-2012
Marley in at 11. Jaime and Ray Winstone's first film together Elfie Hopkins opens at 33!
Flop based on Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy at 22.
Titanic classic A Night To Remember is at 54 (rerunning at 2 cinemas/screens).
Michael Sheen's Passion play Gospel Of Us drops to 90 (from where i don't know as last weekend's results still aren't updated but it's fallen by 98%).
Marley in at 11. Jaime and Ray Winstone's first film together Elfie Hopkins opens at 33!
Flop based on Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy at 22.
Titanic classic A Night To Remember is at 54 (rerunning at 2 cinemas/screens).
Michael Sheen's Passion play Gospel Of Us drops to 90 (from where i don't know as last weekend's results still aren't updated but it's fallen by 98%).
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by Timmy94 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:30 pm
German weekly No.-1-movies from 2012 on (by viewers):
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 313,000
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 335,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 468,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 556,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 476,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 481,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 465,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 341,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 336,000
Türkisch für Anfänger 369,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 366,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 321,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 283,000
Battleship 390,000
Battleship 200,000
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 668,000 - highest number of the year
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Zirmlich beste Freunde crosses the 8-mio-mark this week, making it the 29th movie ever to do so (last movie to do so was 2009's Avatar with a current total of 11.3 mio. visitors, the all-time-No. 10).
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 313,000
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 335,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 468,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 556,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 476,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 481,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 465,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 341,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 336,000
Türkisch für Anfänger 369,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 366,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 321,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 283,000
Battleship 390,000
Battleship 200,000
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 668,000 - highest number of the year
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Zirmlich beste Freunde crosses the 8-mio-mark this week, making it the 29th movie ever to do so (last movie to do so was 2009's Avatar with a current total of 11.3 mio. visitors, the all-time-No. 10).
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by Blondini » Tue May 01, 2012 2:44 pm
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http://www.mymovies.net/charts/default. ... SA&s=1&n=4
Over in the States:Disney's superheroes drive Battleship from first to sixth place at UK box office, while Salmon Fishing in the Yemen holds steady
Iron Man has always been potent at the UK box office, but would adding relative commercial weaklings Thor, Captain America and the Hulk to the formula increase or detract from the character's appeal? That question has now been answered in resounding fashion, as Avengers Assemble explodes at the UK box office with £15.78m, including Thursday previews of £2.55m. That's more than double the openings of Iron Man (£5.47m including previews of £667,000) and Iron Man 2 (£7.66m including previews of £877,000) from early May 2008 and late April 2010 respectively. The Avengers takings are also more than the entire runs of last year's franchise extensions Thor (£14.05m) and Captain America: The First Avenger (£9.48m) as well as both of the last decade's Hulk movies, which took £8.43m (Ang Lee's The Hulk, starring Eric Bana) and £8.28m (Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton).
Disney is trumpeting the result as the biggest superhero-movie opening of all time. The Dark Knight debuted with £11.19m including £2.50m in previews. Spider-Man 3 kicked off with £11.83m (all from the Friday-Sunday period, no previews) in May 2007. Disney is also celebrating it as the second-biggest four-day weekend ever (behind Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, with £16.49m). However, this achievement loses some of its lustre when you consider certain three-day opening results, notably Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (£18.32m) and Part 2 (£23.75m). Coming off the disappointment of the over-budgeted John Carter, which has failed to crack £5m in total in the UK, Disney will have regained some much-needed spring in its step. Positioning Avengers Assemble as the first major tentpole of summer (unless you count Battleship, which opened 11 April) has proved a smart move, with no major competition for fans of event-movie spectacle. The downside is that by opening outside of a school holiday, audiences are not so available on weekdays to see it, but with such a whopping opening weekend, the Avengers won't need much in the way of midweek grosses to achieve a huge total. Meanwhile, Battleship has fallen from first to sixth place, with a drop in takings of 61% from the previous weekend.
With the smallest decline of any film in the top 10 (just 7%), Lasse Hallstrom's Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is proving a hit with its target market. It's not quite in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel league (John Madden's film opened significantly bigger and went up 5% in its second frame) but distributor Lionsgate will be more than happy. Rainy skies can't have hurt, although other films suffered much bigger drops. Principal competition came from middlebrow awards bait Albert Nobbs, featuring Oscar-nominated turns from Glenn Close and Janet McTeer; the period drama debuted with a so-so £107,000 from 75 locations.
The losers:
While several films experienced gentle declines, space-prison actioner Lockout and kidnap thriller Gone both fell 72% from the previous weekend. Both lost screens and showtimes, and now look set to make relatively speedy exits from cinemas. That fate likewise surely awaits Outside Bet, a 1980s-set Britcom that didn't win much critical favour (0% Fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, with eight out of eight reviews falling into the negative camp) and opened with a dismal £8,440 from 34 cinemas. The cast includes Bob Hoskins, Phil Davis and Adam Deacon. Mind you, its screen average of £248 isn't so far behind the £309 earned by Disney documentary African Cats at each of its 134 locations.
The art-house market:
Unless you count Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, top upscale contender was Kevin Macdonald documentary Marley, expanding its screen count a bit to help rein in its decline to a gentle 15%. The 10-day gross stands at a healthy £493,000. Best foreign language performer remains Headhunters, now with £1.19m under its belt. Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress did OK in limited play, with £45,000 from 19 screens, including modest previews, and 17th place in the weekend chart. A screening of Russian satirical ballet Bolshoi Live: The Bright Stream competed for audiences on Sunday.
The future:
Thanks to that stonking Avengers result, takings overall are a very handy 64% up on the equivalent weekend from 2011, when Thor debuted at the top with £5.45m. The current frame is the third best of the past year, behind the mid-July weekend when Deathly Hallows Part 2 opened, and the late-August one where The Inbetweeners Movie joined a crowded market of still-chugging summer blockbusters. The immediate future looks short on Avengers-size hits, but this weekend, franchise revival American Pie: Reunion presents the first major Hollywood comedy since March's 21 Jump Street, and Zac Efron fans should appreciate his turn in the latest Nicholas Sparks adaptation, The Lucky One. The action and horror boxes are ticked by Safe and Silent House, while Disney offers a 3D reissue of animated classic Beauty and the Beast.
Top 10 films
1. Avengers Assemble, £15,778,074 from 521 sites (New)
2. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, £1,085,687 from 417 sites. Total: £3,186,574
3. The Hunger Games, £744,079 from 398 sites. Total: £22,484,112
4. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, £663,775 from 511 sites. Total: £14,908,506
5. The Cabin in the Woods, £561,905 from 383 sites. Total: £4,632,981
6. Battleship, £501,283 from 436 sites. Total: £7,130,300
7. Mirror Mirror, £437,356 from 410 sites. Total: £6,627,586
8. Titanic 3D, £366,749 from 279 sites. Total: £10,774,824
9. 21 Jump Street, £205,514 from 201 sites. Total: £9,863,555
10. Lockout, £169,133 from 300 sites. Total: £1,075,002
Other openers
Albert Nobbs, 75 sites, £99,523 (+ £7,029 previews)
Tezz, 43 sites, £59,665
African Cats, 134 sites, £41,392
Damsels in Distress, 19 sites, £40,718 (+ £4,047 previews)
Hans Kloss, 17 sites, £14,099
Outside Bet, 34 sites, £8,440
The Monk, 6 sites, £7,045 (+ £342 previews)
Ee Adutha Kalatha, 4 sites, £6,580
Being Elmo, 6 sites, £4,155
388 Arletta Avenue, 1 site, £458
Buck, 2 sites, £375
Mithivedi, 3 sites, £71
Strippers Vs Werewolves, 2 sites, £38
http://www.mymovies.net/charts/default. ... SA&s=1&n=4
The Pirates! Band Of Misfits failed to sink Think Like A Man at the US Box Office this weekend as the comedy stayed in the top spot for the second week running.
Band Of Misfits debuted in second having pillaged $11.4 million in takings, while comedy Think Like A Man reined supreme with a weekend gross of $18 million.
However, The scallywags did make Zac Efron‘s romantic drama The Lucky One walk the plank to third, while The Hunger Games moved out of the way and into fourth.
Emily Blunt and Jason Segel‘s comedy The Five–Year Engagement and Jason Statham‘s Safe debuted at fifth and sixth respectively, while The Raven took seventh on its first outing.
Disney‘s Chimpanzee moved into eighth, while those other monkeys The Three Stooges took ninth and The Cabin In The Woods took a wrong turn and headed for tenth.
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by Formusic » Wed May 02, 2012 4:19 pm
Domestic Box Office
April 29, 2012
TW LW Title Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Think Like a Man SGem $17,604,141 -47.7% 2,015 - $8,737 $60,472,199 $12 2
2 N The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony $11,137,734 - 3,358 - $3,317 $11,137,734 $55 1
3 3 The Hunger Games LGF $10,814,271 -26.3% 3,572 -180 $3,028 $372,019,021 $78 6
4 2 The Lucky One WB $10,808,023 -52.0% 3,175 +20 $3,404 $39,409,719 - 2
5 N The Five-Year Engagement Uni. $10,610,060 - 2,936 - $3,614 $10,610,060 $30 1
6 N Safe (2012) LGF $7,892,539 - 2,266 - $3,483 $7,892,539 - 1
7 N The Raven Rela. $7,289,642 - 2,203 - $3,309 $7,289,642 $26 1
8 4 Chimpanzee BV $5,227,862 -51.0% 1,567 +4 $3,336 $18,920,794 - 2
9 5 The Three Stooges Fox $5,167,421 -47.1% 3,105 -377 $1,664 $36,907,965 $30 3
10 6 The Cabin in the Woods LGF $4,619,480 -42.4% 2,639 -172 $1,750 $34,783,320 - 3
11 9 21 Jump Street Sony $3,000,054 -36.9% 1,820 -607 $1,648 $131,937,572 $42 7
12 7 American Reunion Uni. $2,907,900 -46.9% 2,154 -879 $1,350 $53,471,735 $50 4
13 10 Mirror Mirror Rela. $2,232,938 -49.3% 2,017 -921 $1,107 $58,870,360 $85 5
14 11 Wrath of the Titans WB $1,981,008 -49.5% 1,572 -930 $1,260 $80,524,819 $150 5
15 8 Titanic 3D Par. $1,913,733 -62.0% 1,409 -1,106 $1,358 $56,280,875 $18 4
16 12 Lockout FD $945,406 -70.9% 1,259 -1,076 $751 $13,334,936 $20 3
17 13 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Uni. $848,070 -55.4% 883 -700 $960 $208,435,750 $70 9
18 15 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island WB $512,212 -16.0% 401 -43 $1,277 $101,883,417 $79 12
19 14 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen CBS $427,518 -37.9% 335 -110 $1,276 $7,777,847 - 8
20 16 Bully (PG-13) Wein. $327,390 -36.2% 263 - $1,245 $1,844,667 - 3
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April 29, 2012
TW LW Title Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Think Like a Man SGem $17,604,141 -47.7% 2,015 - $8,737 $60,472,199 $12 2
2 N The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony $11,137,734 - 3,358 - $3,317 $11,137,734 $55 1
3 3 The Hunger Games LGF $10,814,271 -26.3% 3,572 -180 $3,028 $372,019,021 $78 6
4 2 The Lucky One WB $10,808,023 -52.0% 3,175 +20 $3,404 $39,409,719 - 2
5 N The Five-Year Engagement Uni. $10,610,060 - 2,936 - $3,614 $10,610,060 $30 1
6 N Safe (2012) LGF $7,892,539 - 2,266 - $3,483 $7,892,539 - 1
7 N The Raven Rela. $7,289,642 - 2,203 - $3,309 $7,289,642 $26 1
8 4 Chimpanzee BV $5,227,862 -51.0% 1,567 +4 $3,336 $18,920,794 - 2
9 5 The Three Stooges Fox $5,167,421 -47.1% 3,105 -377 $1,664 $36,907,965 $30 3
10 6 The Cabin in the Woods LGF $4,619,480 -42.4% 2,639 -172 $1,750 $34,783,320 - 3
11 9 21 Jump Street Sony $3,000,054 -36.9% 1,820 -607 $1,648 $131,937,572 $42 7
12 7 American Reunion Uni. $2,907,900 -46.9% 2,154 -879 $1,350 $53,471,735 $50 4
13 10 Mirror Mirror Rela. $2,232,938 -49.3% 2,017 -921 $1,107 $58,870,360 $85 5
14 11 Wrath of the Titans WB $1,981,008 -49.5% 1,572 -930 $1,260 $80,524,819 $150 5
15 8 Titanic 3D Par. $1,913,733 -62.0% 1,409 -1,106 $1,358 $56,280,875 $18 4
16 12 Lockout FD $945,406 -70.9% 1,259 -1,076 $751 $13,334,936 $20 3
17 13 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Uni. $848,070 -55.4% 883 -700 $960 $208,435,750 $70 9
18 15 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island WB $512,212 -16.0% 401 -43 $1,277 $101,883,417 $79 12
19 14 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen CBS $427,518 -37.9% 335 -110 $1,276 $7,777,847 - 8
20 16 Bully (PG-13) Wein. $327,390 -36.2% 263 - $1,245 $1,844,667 - 3
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by Formusic » Wed May 02, 2012 4:22 pm
International Box Office
April 29, 2012
Nation/Territory #1 Movie #1 Movie Wknd Gross
AUSTRALIA The Avengers (2012) $13,923,182
AUSTRIA American Reunion $1,103,211
BAHRAIN Titanic 3D $2,127
BELGIUM The Avengers (2012) $1,271,359
BOLIVIA The Avengers (2012) $428,749
BRAZIL The Avengers (2012) $10,814,407
CZECH REPUBLIC Battleship $52,873
DENMARK The Avengers (2012) $1,658,686
ECUADOR The Avengers (2012) $1,294,001
EGYPT Battleship $41,320
FINLAND The Avengers (2012) $431,815
GERMANY The Avengers (2012) $8,297,271
GREECE The Avengers (2012) $868,941
HONG KONG The Avengers (2012) $4,351,700
ICELAND The Avengers (2012) $139,222
INDONESIA Battleship $442,639
MALAYSIA The Avengers (2012) $3,302,692
MEXICO The Avengers (2012) $17,439,946
NEW ZEALAND The Avengers (2012) $1,677,054
NIGERIA The Hunger Games $31,704
NORWAY The Avengers (2012) $1,525,494
PERU The Avengers (2012) $2,230,676
PHILIPPINES The Avengers (2012) $6,580,876
PORTUGAL The Avengers (2012) $623,556
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO Titanic 3D $6,156
SINGAPORE Battleship $505,312
SLOVAKIA Estebak (Confident) $20,949
SOUTH AFRICA (ENTIRE REGION) The Avengers (2012) $1,306,598
SOUTH KOREA The Avengers (2012) $10,792,833
SPAIN The Avengers (2012) $6,925,934
THAILAND Battleship $417,437
TURKEY Battleship $199,023
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Safe (2012) $605,711
URUGUAY The Avengers (2012) $119,780
VENEZUELA The Avengers (2012) $1,585,295
April 29, 2012
Nation/Territory #1 Movie #1 Movie Wknd Gross
AUSTRALIA The Avengers (2012) $13,923,182
AUSTRIA American Reunion $1,103,211
BAHRAIN Titanic 3D $2,127
BELGIUM The Avengers (2012) $1,271,359
BOLIVIA The Avengers (2012) $428,749
BRAZIL The Avengers (2012) $10,814,407
CZECH REPUBLIC Battleship $52,873
DENMARK The Avengers (2012) $1,658,686
ECUADOR The Avengers (2012) $1,294,001
EGYPT Battleship $41,320
FINLAND The Avengers (2012) $431,815
GERMANY The Avengers (2012) $8,297,271
GREECE The Avengers (2012) $868,941
HONG KONG The Avengers (2012) $4,351,700
ICELAND The Avengers (2012) $139,222
INDONESIA Battleship $442,639
MALAYSIA The Avengers (2012) $3,302,692
MEXICO The Avengers (2012) $17,439,946
NEW ZEALAND The Avengers (2012) $1,677,054
NIGERIA The Hunger Games $31,704
NORWAY The Avengers (2012) $1,525,494
PERU The Avengers (2012) $2,230,676
PHILIPPINES The Avengers (2012) $6,580,876
PORTUGAL The Avengers (2012) $623,556
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO Titanic 3D $6,156
SINGAPORE Battleship $505,312
SLOVAKIA Estebak (Confident) $20,949
SOUTH AFRICA (ENTIRE REGION) The Avengers (2012) $1,306,598
SOUTH KOREA The Avengers (2012) $10,792,833
SPAIN The Avengers (2012) $6,925,934
THAILAND Battleship $417,437
TURKEY Battleship $199,023
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Safe (2012) $605,711
URUGUAY The Avengers (2012) $119,780
VENEZUELA The Avengers (2012) $1,585,295
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by Blondini » Wed May 02, 2012 7:53 pm
UK in more detail: http://industry.bfi.org.uk/article/1794 ... April-2012
Marley stays at 11, Albert Nobbs new at 13, Outside Bet new at 32, Gospel Of Us back up to 64, Strippers vs Werewolves (an obvious DVD hit) in at 91 on just 2 screens!
Thread title needs changing.
Marley stays at 11, Albert Nobbs new at 13, Outside Bet new at 32, Gospel Of Us back up to 64, Strippers vs Werewolves (an obvious DVD hit) in at 91 on just 2 screens!
Thread title needs changing.
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by Timmy94 » Wed May 02, 2012 7:58 pm
Propably because of the more expensive 3D-prices because American Pie actually had more viewers (668k : 545k)...Formusic wrote:GERMANY The Avengers (2012) $8,297,271
Though this would represent an average ticket price of 15,22€ for The Avengers... This sounds way too high to me!
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by Timmy94 » Tue May 08, 2012 12:16 pm
German weekly No.-1-movies from 2012 on (by viewers):
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 313,000
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 335,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 468,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 556,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 476,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 481,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 465,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 341,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 336,000
Türkisch für Anfänger 369,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 366,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 321,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 283,000
Battleship 390,000
Battleship 200,000
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 668,000 - highest number of the year
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 525,000
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 313,000
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 335,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 468,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 556,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 476,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 481,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 465,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 341,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 336,000
Türkisch für Anfänger 369,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 366,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 321,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 283,000
Battleship 390,000
Battleship 200,000
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 668,000 - highest number of the year
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 525,000
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by Formusic » Wed May 09, 2012 4:06 pm
Domestic Box office
May 6, 2012
TW LW Title Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N Marvel's The Avengers BV $207,438,708 - 4,349 - $47,698 $207,438,708 $220 1
2 1 Think Like a Man SGem $8,106,166 -54.0% 2,010 -5 $4,033 $73,135,600 $12 3
3 3 The Hunger Games LGF $5,587,661 -48.3% 2,794 -778 $2,000 $380,614,659 $78 7
4 2 The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony $5,502,482 -50.6% 3,358 - $1,639 $18,665,941 $55 2
5 4 The Lucky One WB $5,368,115 -50.3% 3,005 -170 $1,786 $47,775,060 - 3
6 5 The Five-Year Engagement Uni. $5,029,110 -52.6% 2,941 +5 $1,710 $19,133,015 $30 2
7 6 Safe (2012) LGF $2,677,125 -66.1% 2,271 +5 $1,179 $13,080,883 - 2
8 7 The Raven Rela. $2,636,780 -63.8% 2,209 +6 $1,194 $12,176,125 $26 2
9 8 Chimpanzee BV $2,484,456 -52.5% 1,531 -36 $1,623 $23,101,889 - 3
10 9 The Three Stooges Fox $1,832,333 -64.5% 2,174 -931 $843 $39,669,015 $30 4
11 10 The Cabin in the Woods LGF $1,564,805 -66.1% 1,669 -970 $938 $38,018,748 - 4
12 34 John Carter BV $1,494,367 +1,223.8% 349 +169 $4,282 $70,760,807 $250 9
13 11 21 Jump Street Sony $1,081,100 -64.0% 1,040 -780 $1,040 $134,015,783 $42 8
14 12 American Reunion Uni. $817,470 -71.9% 856 -1,298 $955 $55,301,080 $50 5
15 13 Mirror Mirror Rela. $746,247 -66.6% 922 -1,095 $809 $60,174,498 $85 6
16 N The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel FoxS $737,051 - 27 - $27,298 $737,051 - 1
17 14 Wrath of the Titans WB $460,190 -76.8% 715 -857 $644 $81,619,832 $150 6
18 17 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Uni. $427,220 -49.6% 521 -362 $820 $209,034,865 $70 10
19 15 Titanic 3D Par. $365,334 -80.9% 333 -1,076 $1,097 $57,290,508 $18 5
20 18 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island WB $287,017 -44.0% 303 -98 $947 $102,273,112 $79 13
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International Box Office
(Weekend Ending May 6)
Nation/Territory #1 Movie #1 Movie Wknd Gross
ARGENTINA The Avengers (2012) $2,882,867
AUSTRALIA The Avengers (2012) $8,395,715
AUSTRIA American Reunion $884,287
BAHRAIN Jannat 2 $9,950
BELGIUM American Reunion $794,325
BOLIVIA The Avengers (2012) $245,380
BRAZIL The Avengers (2012) $8,916,117
BULGARIA The Avengers (2012) $232,228
COLOMBIA The Avengers (2012) $1,965,308
CROATIA The Avengers (2012) $138,406
CZECH REPUBLIC The Avengers (2012) $494,363
DENMARK The Avengers (2012) $983,465
EAST AFRICA The Avengers (2012) $55,004
ECUADOR The Avengers (2012) $930,609
EGYPT The Avengers (2012) $153,968
FINLAND The Avengers (2012) $222,567
FRANCE The Avengers (2012) $6,911,388
GERMANY The Avengers (2012) $6,226,918
GHANA The Avengers (2012) $20,549
GREECE The Avengers (2012) $423,245
HONG KONG The Avengers (2012) $2,188,410
HUNGARY The Avengers (2012) $257,324
ICELAND The Avengers (2012) $78,613
ISRAEL Battleship $150,928
JAPAN Terumae romae $6,835,550
MALAYSIA The Avengers (2012) $2,457,836
MEXICO The Avengers (2012) $9,463,940
NETHERLANDS The Avengers (2012) $1,444,212
NEW ZEALAND The Avengers (2012) $1,048,970
NIGERIA The Avengers (2012) $95,843
NORWAY The Avengers (2012) $893,759
PERU The Avengers (2012) $1,503,187
POLAND Intouchables $278,311
PORTUGAL The Avengers (2012) $299,467
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO The Avengers (2012) $33,083
SINGAPORE The Avengers (2012) $3,441,766
SLOVAKIA American Reunion $28,550
SLOVENIA The Avengers (2012) $40,765
SOUTH AFRICA (ENTIRE REGION) The Avengers (2012) $649,684
SOUTH KOREA The Avengers (2012) $10,683,493
SPAIN The Avengers (2012) $3,026,697
SWEDEN The Avengers (2012) $1,219,499
THAILAND The Avengers (2012) $2,537,093
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES The Avengers (2012) $2,671,492
URUGUAY The Avengers (2012) $109,120
VENEZUELA The Avengers (2012) $1,458,620
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'Avengers' Smashes Records
by Ray Subers
The Avengers
May 7, 2012
It's been clear for a while that The Avengers would be a box office success, though few people could have foreseen this opening. The superhero team-up got off to an unprecedented $207.4 million start this weekend, which obliterates the previous all-time weekend record set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 last Summer ($169.2 million).
While it fell short of setting a new opening day record (that still belongs to Potter), The Avengers was responsible for new high marks in most other major categories. It was the fastest movie ever to reach $100 million, $150 million, and $200 million, and it set new records for Saturday ($69.6 million) and Sunday ($57.1 million) grosses. It also had the highest per-theater average ever for a nationwide release with $47,698.
Through its first three days, The Avengers has already grossed more than Thor ($181 million), Captain America: The First Avenger ($176.6 million) and The Incredible Hulk ($134.8 million). It's still behind Iron Man and Iron Man 2 ($318.4 million and $312.4 million, respectively), though it should pass those movies next weekend.
The incredible opening weekend gross for The Avengers is mostly the result of a lengthy, extremely effective marketing effort which began all the way back in 2008 when Nick Fury made his first appearance after the credits in the original Iron Man. By the time Thor and Captain America opened last year, it became clear that these movies existed in equal parts to make money and to serve as advertisements for The Avengers.
Still, there was the problem of reaching people who hadn't turned out for Thor, Captain America and The Incredible Hulk. That was solved by Disney's massive campaign that made the movie seem accessible even for people who have never picked up a comic book in their life. The marketing conveyed that there was a major threat, and the only way to combat it was by bringing together the world's greatest superheroes. The "head count" ad was a centerpiece of this campaign: it introduced each of the Avengers with a quip from the most-popular Avenger, Tony Stark/Iron Man, and provided a few brief glimpses of the character in action. By the end of that commercial, even the most oblivious viewers probably had a good sense for who everyone was.
The movie went on to receive strong reviews (94 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), which made anticipation reach even higher levels. It also helped that April's releases were anemic, so The Avengers was able to play on more screens than it would have if another major movie was in the market (like when Thor had to face Fast Five last year).
The big question now is how high The Avengers can go—it will obviously hit $400 million, and with exceptional word-of-mouth (rare "A+" CinemaScore) the movie could even be in line for a $500 million total.
The audience was split evenly between those above and below 25 years-of-age, and it was 60 percent male. 3D screenings accounted for 52 percent of the opening weekend gross, which is an improvement from Captain America's 40 percent but below Thor's 60 percent. That 3D share breaks down to 40 percent traditional 3D, 8 percent IMAX, and 4 percent premium large format. The estimated $15.3 million the movie earned at 275 IMAX theaters set a new record for the format.
The Avengers accounted for 83.1 percent of the $249.7 million the Top 12 earned this weekend. That's the second-highest weekend market share ever, and the weekend itself ranks fifth all-time in revenue (first for a Summer kick-off).
The titles that made up that other 16.9 percent expectedly took a big hit this weekend. Think Like a Man fell 54 percent to $8.1 million, which brings its total to $73.1 million. It is easily the highest-grossing April 2012 release, and should wind up with at least $85 million.
The Hunger Games stayed in the Top 3 for the seventh-straight weekend, though it dropped 48 percent to $5.6 million. So far, the movie has made $380.6 million, which ranks 14th on the all-time domestic chart. In the next day or two, it will pass Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2's $381 million.
The Lucky One dipped 50 percent to $5.4 million, and has thus far earned $47.8 million. The Pirates! Band of Misfits added $5.5 million, which is off 51 percent from its opening. That's a terrible drop for an animated movie, and it probably has to do with losing family audiences and some 3D screens to The Avengers. The Pirates! has only made $18.7 million through its first 10 days.
The Five-Year Engagement also took a tumble—the Jason Segel-Emily Blunt romantic comedy fell 53 percent to $5.03 million, and has to-date earned a paltry $19.1 million. Even worse, though, were Safe and The Raven. Those movies dropped 66 percent and 64 percent to $2.68 million and $2.64 million, respectively. Safe has now grossed $13.1 million, while The Raven's total sits at $12.2 million.
While The Avengers was the only new nationwide release this weekend, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel provided great counterprogramming and played well in limited release. The movie ranked 16th for the weekend with $737,051 from just 27 locations, which translates to a strong $27,298 per-theater average. This kind of pleasant, well-reviewed adult comedy is right in distributor Fox Searchlight's wheelhouse, and it should be able to successfully expand over the next few weeks.
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by Blondini » Wed May 09, 2012 5:11 pm
Why has John Carter charged back up the chart? 
UK Box Office:
1 1 Avengers Assemble
2 NEW American Pie: Reunion
3 NEW The Lucky One
4 NEW Beauty and the Beast 3D
5 NEW Safe
6 2 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
7 3 The Hunger Games
8 4 The Pirates!: In An Adventure With Scientists
9 NEW Silent House
10 7 Mirror Mirror
The Cabin In The Woods out from 5 (not that writer Joss Whedon will care!), Battleship out after just 3 weeks!
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1 1 Avengers Assemble
2 NEW American Pie: Reunion
3 NEW The Lucky One
4 NEW Beauty and the Beast 3D
5 NEW Safe
6 2 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
7 3 The Hunger Games
8 4 The Pirates!: In An Adventure With Scientists
9 NEW Silent House
10 7 Mirror Mirror
The Cabin In The Woods out from 5 (not that writer Joss Whedon will care!), Battleship out after just 3 weeks!
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by Formusic » Thu May 10, 2012 4:13 pm
i dunno if it s doubtfull or not but here is the german box office by grosses
May 6, 2012
TW LW Movie Studio Weekend Gross Change Theaters Change / Avg. Gross-to-Date Week
1 1 The Avengers (2012) Disney $6,226,918 -26.3% 620 +13 $10,043 $19,075,237 2
2 2 American Reunion UPI $5,248,660 -22.4% 658 +24 $7,977 $15,340,087 2
3 N Project X WB $1,218,694 - 183 - $6,660 $1,262,705 1
4 3 The Lucky One WB $1,064,485 -12.6% 425 +14 $2,505 $3,244,655 2
5 5 Intouchables Senator $585,555 +14.5% 593 -25 $987 $76,303,906 18
6 N The Cold Light of Day Concorde $463,511 - 247 - $1,877 $523,011 1
7 6 The Hunger Games n/a $402,585 -17.1% 241 -192 $1,670 $20,593,032 7
8 4 Battleship UPI $394,561 -46.0% 416 -177 $948 $9,317,478 4
9 7 Türkisch für Anfänger - Der Film Constantin $320,064 -16.1% 381 -66 $840 $21,241,823 8
10 11 Mirror Mirror n/a $275,614 +42.5% 409 -4 $674 $5,106,010 5
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TW LW Movie Studio Weekend Gross Change Theaters Change / Avg. Gross-to-Date Week
1 1 The Avengers (2012) Disney $6,226,918 -26.3% 620 +13 $10,043 $19,075,237 2
2 2 American Reunion UPI $5,248,660 -22.4% 658 +24 $7,977 $15,340,087 2
3 N Project X WB $1,218,694 - 183 - $6,660 $1,262,705 1
4 3 The Lucky One WB $1,064,485 -12.6% 425 +14 $2,505 $3,244,655 2
5 5 Intouchables Senator $585,555 +14.5% 593 -25 $987 $76,303,906 18
6 N The Cold Light of Day Concorde $463,511 - 247 - $1,877 $523,011 1
7 6 The Hunger Games n/a $402,585 -17.1% 241 -192 $1,670 $20,593,032 7
8 4 Battleship UPI $394,561 -46.0% 416 -177 $948 $9,317,478 4
9 7 Türkisch für Anfänger - Der Film Constantin $320,064 -16.1% 381 -66 $840 $21,241,823 8
10 11 Mirror Mirror n/a $275,614 +42.5% 409 -4 $674 $5,106,010 5
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by Blondini » Thu May 10, 2012 5:01 pm
More UK box office:
http://industry.bfi.org.uk/article/1794 ... 6-May-2012
11 5 The Cabin In The Woods
12 6 Battleship
13 11 Marley
14 8 Titanic 3D
15 12 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
and a late posting of the chart from mid-April
http://industry.bfi.org.uk/article/1794 ... April-2012
shows Gospel Of Us debuted at 27 on just 10 screens post-Easter
http://industry.bfi.org.uk/article/1794 ... 6-May-2012
11 5 The Cabin In The Woods
12 6 Battleship
13 11 Marley
14 8 Titanic 3D
15 12 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
and a late posting of the chart from mid-April
http://industry.bfi.org.uk/article/1794 ... April-2012
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by rp662 » Fri May 11, 2012 1:08 am
Blondini wrote:Why has John Carter charged back up the chart?
Due to a hefty production budget and a massive marketing campaign, Disney ended up losing $200 million on "John Carter." In an attempt to reduce some of those loses, the studio paired the film with "The Avengers" as a double feature offered at more than 150 drive-ins across the country.
Usually, drive-ins don't boost a film's gross by all that much, but since "The Avengers" scored the biggest weekend of all time, "John Carter" actually jumped to 12th place at the domestic box office, from 38th place the week prior. "Carter" took in $1.5 million, which is 1,223% more over the previous weekend.
The average cost of a drive-in ticket is $8. Studios don't disclose how they divide the ticket sales between the two films. But as of right now, "Carter" has grossed $70.8 million domestically and $208.2 million overseas.
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by JSparksFan » Fri May 11, 2012 4:26 am
Neither did I! But I watched it and it was phenomenal! This and The Hunger Games are definitely my films of the year so far!Thriller wrote:Wow, never imagined this Avengers film would be THAT big
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by Formusic » Fri May 11, 2012 4:02 pm
i just watched it as well and it was completly ridiculousJSparksFan wrote:Neither did I! But I watched it and it was phenomenal! This and The Hunger Games are definitely my films of the year so far!Thriller wrote:Wow, never imagined this Avengers film would be THAT big
(imo ofc) however Scarlett Johansson was really good but i can t stand Captain America,Hulk, Iron Man & Co. The Hunger Games is obviously superior to it.
This film is so predictable with the superhero stereotype, it s just a burger with different sauces but in the end you eat the same old sh*t
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by Blondini » Fri May 11, 2012 9:21 pm
Clever!rp662 wrote:Blondini wrote:Why has John Carter charged back up the chart?Due to a hefty production budget and a massive marketing campaign, Disney ended up losing $200 million on "John Carter." In an attempt to reduce some of those loses, the studio paired the film with "The Avengers" as a double feature offered at more than 150 drive-ins across the country.
Usually, drive-ins don't boost a film's gross by all that much, but since "The Avengers" scored the biggest weekend of all time, "John Carter" actually jumped to 12th place at the domestic box office, from 38th place the week prior. "Carter" took in $1.5 million, which is 1,223% more over the previous weekend.
The average cost of a drive-in ticket is $8. Studios don't disclose how they divide the ticket sales between the two films. But as of right now, "Carter" has grossed $70.8 million domestically and $208.2 million overseas.
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Weekend Report: 'Avengers' Shatters More Records, 'Shadows' Mostly Sucks
by Ray Subers
The Avengers
May 13, 2012
With Dark Shadows providing little in the way of competition, The Avengers had no trouble at all extending its stranglehold on the box office this weekend. Marvel's superhero team-up fell 50 percent to an estimated $103.2 million, which is by-far the best second weekend ever ahead of Avatar's $75.6 million. It also topped The Dark Knight for best second weekend hold for a movie that opened to more than $120 million. Other new records include fastest movie to $300 million and $350 million, and highest eight-day, nine-day, and ten-day grosses.
Through Sunday, The Avengers is estimated to have earned $373.2 million, which ranks 18th on the all-time domestic chart. It's now inevitable that the movie will finish above $500 million, and it should also claim third place on the all-time chart ahead of The Dark Knight ($533.3 million).
As expected, Dark Shadows couldn't hold a candle to The Avengers, though its estimated $28.8 million opening is still a bit of a disappointment. Among recent Johnny Depp and Tim Burton collaborations, that's a tiny fraction of Alice in Wonderland's $116.1 million and around half of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's $56.2 million. Those were both colorful, fun, recognizable properties, and Dark Shadows is much closer to Sweeney Todd and Sleepy Hollow. It significantly out-grossed Sweeney Todd ($9.3 million at 1,249 locations) but was a bit off from Sleepy Hollow ($30.1 million).
Dark Shadows's underwhelming debut can be attributed to a handful of factors, not least of which was the tough release date. The second weekend of May is a notoriously difficult time to open a movie, as Warner Bros. experienced with Poseidon in 2006 ($22.2 million) and Speed Racer in 2008 ($18.6 million). The challenge was magnified this year thanks to The Avengers, which is outperforming even the most bullish pre-release forecasts.
It doesn't help that vampires who don't sparkle (read: aren't in the Twilight franchise) don't tend to be overly successful at the box office, and the Dark Shadows soap opera upon which the movie is based isn't nearly as popular as other TV source material. Perhaps more importantly, though, this mediocre opening seems to suggest that Johnny Depp may be losing some of his mojo thanks to disappointing recent movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Tourist. Because of this, a movie can't be sold on Depp alone, and the fish-out-of-water comedy and outlandish sex scenes portrayed in the movie's marketing weren't enough to seal the deal for most people.
IMAX presentations only contributed $1.15 million, which is likely a result of splitting showtimes with The Avengers. According to distributor Warner Bros. Pictures, the audience was 57 percent female and 73 percent over the age of 25. They awarded the movie a poor "B-" CinemaScore, and with three new nationwide releases coming up next weekend there's little chance that Dark Shadows holds up well in the long-run.
In its fourth weekend, Think Like a Man eased 22 percent to an estimated $6.3 million. So far, the ensemble romantic comedy has earned a very strong $81.9 million.
The Hunger Games took fourth place with an estimated $4.4 million, which is off just 21 percent from last weekend. The blockbuster has so far grossed $386.9 million, and will yield 2012's top spot in the next few days to The Avengers.
The Lucky One rounded out the Top Five with an estimated $4.06 million (a light 24 percent decline). The movie has now made $53.7 million.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel expanded to 178 locations and added an estimated $2.65 million this weekend. That was good for eighth place on the weekend chart, and the Fox Searchlight geriatric comedy has now earned $3.7 million.
Girl in Progress, the latest release from Lionsgate/Pantelion, opened in tenth place with an estimated $1.35 million from 322 locations. The movie received a "B+" CinemaScore, and the audience was 70 percent female and 57 percent over the age of 25.
The Artist received one final push from The Weinstein Company this weekend, though it didn't really take advantage. The Oscar winner expanded to 751 locations but made just $161,000, which translates to an awful $214 per-theater average. The Artist has now earned $44.4 million, and is unlikely to make much more before the end of its run.
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Around-the-World Roundup: 'Avengers' Reaches $1 Billion Worldwide
by Ray Subers
The Avengers
May 13, 2012
Based on Sunday estimates, The Avengers has joined the fabled $1 billion worldwide box office club. The movie reached this level on its 19th day in theaters, which ties the record-breaking pace of Avatar and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (though The Avengers was only playing in the U.S. for ten of those days). It currently ranks 11th on the all-time worldwide chart with $1.002 billion, and by the end of next weekend it will move up to fourth place behind Avatar, Titanic and Deathly Hallows Part 2.
"We're obviously thrilled with the global success of The Avengers," said Robert Iger, Disney's Chairman and CEO, in a press release. "It's a fantastic movie and an extraordinary franchise that will continue with more great stories and compelling characters for years to come."
The Avengers is Disney's fifth billion-dollar movie following Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1.066 billion), Toy Story 3 ($1.063 billion), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($1.044 billion) and Alice in Wonderland ($1.024 billion). No other studio has more than two billion-dollar movies.
Across its 54 markets, The Avengers added an estimated $95.4 million this weekend to bring its foreign total to $628.9 million. That's the highest overseas gross ever for a comic book adaptation, and it ranks 16th among all titles. The movie's top market so far is the United Kingdom with $65.7 million, and China ($52.3 million), Mexico ($49.6 million), Brazil ($44.6 million) and South Korea ($41.3 million) make up the Top Five. It's only major market remaining is Japan, where it opens in August, and there's a good chance The Avengers ultimately winds up close to $800 million in overseas revenue.
Dark Shadows had its foreign launch this weekend, though similarly to its domestic debut it played second fiddle to The Avengers. The Tim Burton-Johnny Depp horror comedy grossed $36.7 million from 42 markets, and was 93 percent ahead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory across the same regions according to distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie opened to $5.3 million in Russia, $4.6 million in France (first place), $4 million in the U.K., $3.7 million in Australia, $2.5 million in South Korea, $2.4 million in Spain, $2.3 million in Italy, and a disappointing $2 million in Germany. Dark Shadows still has debuts in Japan, Brazil, and Mexico to look forward to.
American Reunion added $15.6 million in 49 territories for a total of $144.5 million. That passed American Pie 2's $143 million to set a new franchise record. Add in its domestic tally, and American Reunion has now made over $200 million worldwide, and it's likely this movie will ultimately be deemed a success.
Battleship opened in Latin America this weekend but only saw its revenues jump to an estimated $11.2 million. It had fine debuts in Mexico ($3.1 million) and Brazil ($1.6 million), though it trailed the third weekend of The Avengers in both of those territories. It's entirely possible that a similar fate awaits Battleship when it opens in the U.S. this upcoming weekend.
Other Notables - Weekend Gross - Gross-to-Date
21 Jump Street - $3.2 - $49.1
Titanic 3D - $3.1 - $282.6
The Lucky One - $2.5 - $22.8
The Pirates! - $2.2 - $74.5
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $1.9 - $75.7
Five-Year Engagement - $1.7 - $4.7
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Weekend Studio Estimates
TW LW Title Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $103,163,000 -50.3% 4,349 - $23,721 $373,182,000 $220 2
2 N Dark Shadows WB $28,805,000 - 3,755 - $7,671 $28,805,000 $150 1
3 2 Think Like a Man SGem $6,300,000 -22.3% 2,052 +42 $3,070 $81,917,000 $12 4
4 3 The Hunger Games LGF $4,400,000 -21.3% 2,531 -263 $1,738 $386,902,000 $78 8
5 5 The Lucky One WB $4,055,000 -24.5% 2,839 -166 $1,428 $53,721,000 - 4
6 4 The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony $3,200,000 -41.8% 3,079 -279 $1,039 $23,104,000 $55 3
7 6 The Five-Year Engagement Uni. $3,100,000 -38.4% 2,569 -372 $1,207 $24,377,000 $30 3
8 16 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel FoxS $2,650,000 +259.5% 178 +151 $14,888 $3,723,000 - 2
9 9 Chimpanzee BV $1,624,000 -34.6% 1,559 +28 $1,042 $25,586,000 - 4
10 N Girl in Progress LGF $1,350,000 - 322 - $4,193 $1,350,000 - 1
Weekend Report: 'Avengers' Shatters More Records, 'Shadows' Mostly Sucks
by Ray Subers
The Avengers
May 13, 2012
With Dark Shadows providing little in the way of competition, The Avengers had no trouble at all extending its stranglehold on the box office this weekend. Marvel's superhero team-up fell 50 percent to an estimated $103.2 million, which is by-far the best second weekend ever ahead of Avatar's $75.6 million. It also topped The Dark Knight for best second weekend hold for a movie that opened to more than $120 million. Other new records include fastest movie to $300 million and $350 million, and highest eight-day, nine-day, and ten-day grosses.
Through Sunday, The Avengers is estimated to have earned $373.2 million, which ranks 18th on the all-time domestic chart. It's now inevitable that the movie will finish above $500 million, and it should also claim third place on the all-time chart ahead of The Dark Knight ($533.3 million).
As expected, Dark Shadows couldn't hold a candle to The Avengers, though its estimated $28.8 million opening is still a bit of a disappointment. Among recent Johnny Depp and Tim Burton collaborations, that's a tiny fraction of Alice in Wonderland's $116.1 million and around half of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's $56.2 million. Those were both colorful, fun, recognizable properties, and Dark Shadows is much closer to Sweeney Todd and Sleepy Hollow. It significantly out-grossed Sweeney Todd ($9.3 million at 1,249 locations) but was a bit off from Sleepy Hollow ($30.1 million).
Dark Shadows's underwhelming debut can be attributed to a handful of factors, not least of which was the tough release date. The second weekend of May is a notoriously difficult time to open a movie, as Warner Bros. experienced with Poseidon in 2006 ($22.2 million) and Speed Racer in 2008 ($18.6 million). The challenge was magnified this year thanks to The Avengers, which is outperforming even the most bullish pre-release forecasts.
It doesn't help that vampires who don't sparkle (read: aren't in the Twilight franchise) don't tend to be overly successful at the box office, and the Dark Shadows soap opera upon which the movie is based isn't nearly as popular as other TV source material. Perhaps more importantly, though, this mediocre opening seems to suggest that Johnny Depp may be losing some of his mojo thanks to disappointing recent movies like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Tourist. Because of this, a movie can't be sold on Depp alone, and the fish-out-of-water comedy and outlandish sex scenes portrayed in the movie's marketing weren't enough to seal the deal for most people.
IMAX presentations only contributed $1.15 million, which is likely a result of splitting showtimes with The Avengers. According to distributor Warner Bros. Pictures, the audience was 57 percent female and 73 percent over the age of 25. They awarded the movie a poor "B-" CinemaScore, and with three new nationwide releases coming up next weekend there's little chance that Dark Shadows holds up well in the long-run.
In its fourth weekend, Think Like a Man eased 22 percent to an estimated $6.3 million. So far, the ensemble romantic comedy has earned a very strong $81.9 million.
The Hunger Games took fourth place with an estimated $4.4 million, which is off just 21 percent from last weekend. The blockbuster has so far grossed $386.9 million, and will yield 2012's top spot in the next few days to The Avengers.
The Lucky One rounded out the Top Five with an estimated $4.06 million (a light 24 percent decline). The movie has now made $53.7 million.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel expanded to 178 locations and added an estimated $2.65 million this weekend. That was good for eighth place on the weekend chart, and the Fox Searchlight geriatric comedy has now earned $3.7 million.
Girl in Progress, the latest release from Lionsgate/Pantelion, opened in tenth place with an estimated $1.35 million from 322 locations. The movie received a "B+" CinemaScore, and the audience was 70 percent female and 57 percent over the age of 25.
The Artist received one final push from The Weinstein Company this weekend, though it didn't really take advantage. The Oscar winner expanded to 751 locations but made just $161,000, which translates to an awful $214 per-theater average. The Artist has now earned $44.4 million, and is unlikely to make much more before the end of its run.
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Around-the-World Roundup: 'Avengers' Reaches $1 Billion Worldwide
by Ray Subers
The Avengers
May 13, 2012
Based on Sunday estimates, The Avengers has joined the fabled $1 billion worldwide box office club. The movie reached this level on its 19th day in theaters, which ties the record-breaking pace of Avatar and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (though The Avengers was only playing in the U.S. for ten of those days). It currently ranks 11th on the all-time worldwide chart with $1.002 billion, and by the end of next weekend it will move up to fourth place behind Avatar, Titanic and Deathly Hallows Part 2.
"We're obviously thrilled with the global success of The Avengers," said Robert Iger, Disney's Chairman and CEO, in a press release. "It's a fantastic movie and an extraordinary franchise that will continue with more great stories and compelling characters for years to come."
The Avengers is Disney's fifth billion-dollar movie following Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1.066 billion), Toy Story 3 ($1.063 billion), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($1.044 billion) and Alice in Wonderland ($1.024 billion). No other studio has more than two billion-dollar movies.
Across its 54 markets, The Avengers added an estimated $95.4 million this weekend to bring its foreign total to $628.9 million. That's the highest overseas gross ever for a comic book adaptation, and it ranks 16th among all titles. The movie's top market so far is the United Kingdom with $65.7 million, and China ($52.3 million), Mexico ($49.6 million), Brazil ($44.6 million) and South Korea ($41.3 million) make up the Top Five. It's only major market remaining is Japan, where it opens in August, and there's a good chance The Avengers ultimately winds up close to $800 million in overseas revenue.
Dark Shadows had its foreign launch this weekend, though similarly to its domestic debut it played second fiddle to The Avengers. The Tim Burton-Johnny Depp horror comedy grossed $36.7 million from 42 markets, and was 93 percent ahead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory across the same regions according to distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie opened to $5.3 million in Russia, $4.6 million in France (first place), $4 million in the U.K., $3.7 million in Australia, $2.5 million in South Korea, $2.4 million in Spain, $2.3 million in Italy, and a disappointing $2 million in Germany. Dark Shadows still has debuts in Japan, Brazil, and Mexico to look forward to.
American Reunion added $15.6 million in 49 territories for a total of $144.5 million. That passed American Pie 2's $143 million to set a new franchise record. Add in its domestic tally, and American Reunion has now made over $200 million worldwide, and it's likely this movie will ultimately be deemed a success.
Battleship opened in Latin America this weekend but only saw its revenues jump to an estimated $11.2 million. It had fine debuts in Mexico ($3.1 million) and Brazil ($1.6 million), though it trailed the third weekend of The Avengers in both of those territories. It's entirely possible that a similar fate awaits Battleship when it opens in the U.S. this upcoming weekend.
Other Notables - Weekend Gross - Gross-to-Date
21 Jump Street - $3.2 - $49.1
Titanic 3D - $3.1 - $282.6
The Lucky One - $2.5 - $22.8
The Pirates! - $2.2 - $74.5
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $1.9 - $75.7
Five-Year Engagement - $1.7 - $4.7
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Domestic Box Office
May 13, 2012
Weekend Studio Estimates
TW LW Title Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $103,163,000 -50.3% 4,349 - $23,721 $373,182,000 $220 2
2 N Dark Shadows WB $28,805,000 - 3,755 - $7,671 $28,805,000 $150 1
3 2 Think Like a Man SGem $6,300,000 -22.3% 2,052 +42 $3,070 $81,917,000 $12 4
4 3 The Hunger Games LGF $4,400,000 -21.3% 2,531 -263 $1,738 $386,902,000 $78 8
5 5 The Lucky One WB $4,055,000 -24.5% 2,839 -166 $1,428 $53,721,000 - 4
6 4 The Pirates! Band of Misfits Sony $3,200,000 -41.8% 3,079 -279 $1,039 $23,104,000 $55 3
7 6 The Five-Year Engagement Uni. $3,100,000 -38.4% 2,569 -372 $1,207 $24,377,000 $30 3
8 16 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel FoxS $2,650,000 +259.5% 178 +151 $14,888 $3,723,000 - 2
9 9 Chimpanzee BV $1,624,000 -34.6% 1,559 +28 $1,042 $25,586,000 - 4
10 N Girl in Progress LGF $1,350,000 - 322 - $4,193 $1,350,000 - 1
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by Timmy94 » Mon May 14, 2012 9:19 pm
German weekly No.-1-movies from 2012 on (by viewers):
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 313,000
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 335,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 468,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 556,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 476,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 481,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 465,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 341,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 336,000
Türkisch für Anfänger 369,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 366,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 321,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 283,000
Battleship 390,000
Battleship 200,000
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 668,000 - highest number of the year
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 525,000
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 235,000
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Marvel's The Avengers is No. 2 for the 3rd consecutive week...
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 313,000
Sherlock Holmes: Spiel im Schatten 335,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 468,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 614,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 556,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 476,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 481,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 465,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 341,000
Ziemlich beste Freunde 336,000
Türkisch für Anfänger 369,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 366,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 321,000
Die Tribute von Panem – The Hunger Games 283,000
Battleship 390,000
Battleship 200,000
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 668,000 - highest number of the year
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 525,000
American Pie: Das Klassentreffen 235,000
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Marvel's The Avengers is No. 2 for the 3rd consecutive week...
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