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The Adventures of Tintin (2011) - Financial Information

️Wed Oct 19 2011

Synopsis

Tintin is a young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$9,720,993 (12.5% of total gross)
Legs:	6.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	20.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$130,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:	3,087 opening theaters/3,087 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$110,522,971

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,136	$77,591,831
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300)	299	$296,402,120
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500)	412	$373,993,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200)	126	$77,591,831
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	65	$296,402,120
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies	80	$373,993,951

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	December 21st, 2011 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures December 21st, 2011 (IMAX) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases:	October 28th, 2011 (Wide) (Spain) December 15th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release:	March 13th, 2012 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating:	PG for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking. (Rating bulletin 2194, 10/19/2011)
Running Time:	104 minutes
Franchise:	Tintin
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Keywords:	3-D, Family Movie, Treasure Hunters, Pirates, Twins, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Animal Lead, Addiction, IMAX: DMR, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:	Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:	Adventure
Production Method:	Digital Animation
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies:	Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Wingnut Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	389	$5,922,781	Jan 13, 2012	26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon)	230	$5,624,780	Jan 13, 2012	26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted)	241	$8,256,299	Jan 13, 2012	26
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	117	$11,436,160	Dec 30, 2011	12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	193	$16,786,498	Dec 30, 2011	12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day)	156	$9,720,993	Dec 23, 2011	5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	236	$14,268,894	Dec 23, 2011	5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day)	66	$9,720,993	Dec 23, 2011	5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	77	$14,268,894	Dec 23, 2011	5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200)	156	$77,591,831
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,136	$77,591,831
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,637	$110,522,971
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900)	812	$77,591,831
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2011	43	$77,591,831
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200)	112	$77,591,831
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200)	126	$77,591,831
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	450	$77,591,831
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400)	313	$77,591,831
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400)	301	$77,591,831
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	160	$77,591,831

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 23, 2011	5	$9,720,993		3,087	$3,149	$17,729,016	1
Dec 30, 2011	7	$11,436,160	+18%	3,087	$3,705	$47,475,147	2
Jan 6, 2012	8	$6,727,740	-41%	3,006	$2,238	$62,008,015	3
Jan 13, 2012	12	$4,035,024	-40%	2,073	$1,946	$67,740,230	4
Jan 20, 2012	18	$2,218,841	-45%	1,340	$1,656	$72,321,006	5
Jan 27, 2012	21	$1,343,536	-39%	702	$1,914	$74,268,277	6
Feb 3, 2012	24	$709,180	-47%	486	$1,459	$75,323,319	7
Feb 10, 2012	29	$340,028	-52%	257	$1,323	$75,871,486	8
Feb 17, 2012	25	$389,854	+15%	303	$1,287	$76,391,170	9
Feb 24, 2012	28	$274,988	-29%	272	$1,011	$76,901,742	10
Mar 2, 2012	31	$186,315	-32%	215	$867	$77,167,157	11
Mar 9, 2012	34	$140,931	-24%	153	$921	$77,384,667	12
Mar 16, 2012	43	$80,274	-43%	123	$653	$77,564,037	13

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 21, 2011	5	$2,302,020			3,087	$746	$5,577,020	1
Dec 22, 2011	5	$2,431,003	+6%		3,087	$787	$8,008,023	2
Dec 23, 2011	5	$3,519,175	+45%		3,087	$1,140	$11,527,198	3
Dec 24, 2011	5	$2,436,040	-31%		3,087	$789	$13,963,238	4
Dec 25, 2011	7	$3,765,778	+55%		3,087	$1,220	$17,729,016	5
Dec 26, 2011	6	$5,415,136	+44%		3,087	$1,754	$23,144,152	6
Dec 27, 2011	4	$4,632,059	-14%		3,087	$1,501	$27,776,211	7
Dec 28, 2011	5	$4,147,004	-10%	+80%	3,087	$1,343	$31,923,215	8
Dec 29, 2011	5	$4,115,772	-1%	+69%	3,087	$1,333	$36,038,987	9
Dec 30, 2011	7	$4,405,247	+7%	+25%	3,087	$1,427	$40,444,234	10
Dec 31, 2011	7	$3,407,793	-23%	+40%	3,087	$1,104	$43,852,027	11
Jan 1, 2012	7	$3,623,120	+6%	-4%	3,087	$1,174	$47,475,147	12
Jan 2, 2012	5	$3,925,303	+8%	-28%	3,087	$1,272	$51,400,450	13
Jan 3, 2012	5	$1,707,277	-57%	-63%	3,087	$553	$53,107,727	14
Jan 4, 2012	6	$1,146,601	-33%	-72%	3,087	$371	$54,254,328	15
Jan 5, 2012	6	$1,025,947	-11%	-75%	3,087	$332	$55,280,275	16
Jan 6, 2012	8	$1,756,685	+71%	-60%	3,006	$584	$57,036,960	17
Jan 7, 2012	8	$2,983,264	+70%	-12%	3,006	$992	$60,020,224	18
Jan 8, 2012	8	$1,987,791	-33%	-45%	3,006	$661	$62,008,015	19
Jan 9, 2012	8	$400,367	-80%	-90%	3,006	$133	$62,408,382	20
Jan 10, 2012	7	$538,594	+35%	-68%	3,006	$179	$62,946,976	21
Jan 11, 2012	8	$389,672	-28%	-66%	3,006	$130	$63,336,648	22
Jan 12, 2012	8	$368,558	-5%	-64%	3,006	$123	$63,705,206	23
Jan 13, 2012	-	$838,447	+127%	-52%	2,073	$404	$64,543,653	24
Jan 14, 2012	12	$1,717,463	+105%	-42%	2,073	$828	$66,261,116	25
Jan 15, 2012	12	$1,479,114	-14%	-26%	2,073	$714	$67,740,230	26
Jan 16, 2012	8	$1,589,756	+7%	+297%	2,073	$767	$69,329,986	27
Jan 17, 2012	12	$310,251	-80%	-42%	2,073	$150	$69,640,237	28
Jan 18, 2012	13	$217,365	-30%	-44%	2,073	$105	$69,857,602	29
Jan 19, 2012	12	$244,563	+13%	-34%	2,073	$118	$70,102,165	30
Jan 20, 2012	-	$456,383	+87%	-46%	1,340	$341	$70,558,548	31
Jan 21, 2012	-	$1,090,265	+139%	-37%	1,340	$814	$71,648,813	32
Jan 22, 2012	14	$672,193	-38%	-55%	1,340	$502	$72,321,006	33
Jan 23, 2012	-	$170,510	-75%	-89%	1,340	$127	$72,491,516	34
Jan 24, 2012	-	$171,149	n/c	-45%	1,340	$128	$72,662,665	35
Jan 25, 2012	-	$123,900	-28%	-43%	1,340	$92	$72,786,565	36
Jan 26, 2012	-	$138,176	+12%	-44%	1,340	$103	$72,924,741	37
Jan 27, 2012	-	$293,107	+112%	-36%	702	$418	$73,217,848	38
Jan 28, 2012	-	$608,576	+108%	-44%	702	$867	$73,826,424	39
Jan 29, 2012	-	$441,853	-27%	-34%	702	$629	$74,268,277	40
Jan 30, 2012	-	$86,057	-81%	-50%	702	$123	$74,354,334	41
Jan 31, 2012	-	$103,727	+21%	-39%	702	$148	$74,458,061	42
Feb 1, 2012	-	$79,235	-24%	-36%	702	$113	$74,537,296	43
Feb 2, 2012	-	$76,843	-3%	-44%	702	$109	$74,614,139	44
Feb 3, 2012	-	$174,042	+126%	-41%	486	$358	$74,788,181	45
Feb 4, 2012	-	$359,958	+107%	-41%	486	$741	$75,148,139	46
Feb 5, 2012	-	$175,180	-51%	-60%	486	$360	$75,323,319	47
Feb 6, 2012	-	$47,705	-73%	-45%	486	$98	$75,371,024	48
Feb 7, 2012	-	$66,438	+39%	-36%	486	$137	$75,437,462	49
Feb 8, 2012	-	$45,944	-31%	-42%	486	$95	$75,483,406	50
Feb 9, 2012	-	$48,052	+5%	-37%	486	$99	$75,531,458	51
Feb 10, 2012	-	$69,808	+45%	-60%	257	$272	$75,601,266	52
Feb 11, 2012	-	$156,473	+124%	-57%	257	$609	$75,757,739	53
Feb 12, 2012	-	$113,747	-27%	-35%	257	$443	$75,871,486	54
Feb 13, 2012	-	$26,366	-77%	-45%	257	$103	$75,897,852	55
Feb 14, 2012	-	$49,005	+86%	-26%	257	$191	$75,946,857	56
Feb 15, 2012	-	$22,806	-53%	-50%	257	$89	$75,969,663	57
Feb 16, 2012	-	$31,653	+39%	-34%	257	$123	$76,001,316	58
Feb 17, 2012	-	$89,473	+183%	+28%	303	$295	$76,090,789	59
Feb 18, 2012	-	$164,687	+84%	+5%	303	$544	$76,255,476	60
Feb 19, 2012	-	$135,694	-18%	+19%	303	$448	$76,391,170	61
Feb 20, 2012	-	$138,345	+2%	+425%	303	$457	$76,529,515	62
Feb 21, 2012	-	$39,728	-71%	-19%	303	$131	$76,569,243	63
Feb 22, 2012	-	$28,357	-29%	+24%	303	$94	$76,597,600	64
Feb 23, 2012	-	$29,154	+3%	-8%	303	$96	$76,626,754	65
Feb 24, 2012	-	$67,543	+132%	-25%	272	$248	$76,694,297	66
Feb 25, 2012	-	$127,870	+89%	-22%	272	$470	$76,822,167	67
Feb 26, 2012	-	$79,575	-38%	-41%	272	$293	$76,901,742	68
Feb 27, 2012	-	$18,702	-76%	-86%	272	$69	$76,920,444	69
Feb 28, 2012	-	$22,629	+21%	-43%	272	$83	$76,943,073	70
Feb 29, 2012	-	$18,636	-18%	-34%	272	$69	$76,961,709	71
Mar 1, 2012	-	$19,133	+3%	-34%	272	$70	$76,980,842	72
Mar 2, 2012	-	$41,572	+117%	-38%	215	$193	$77,022,414	73
Mar 3, 2012	-	$90,424	+118%	-29%	215	$421	$77,112,838	74
Mar 4, 2012	-	$54,319	-40%	-32%	215	$253	$77,167,157	75
Mar 5, 2012	-	$16,788	-69%	-10%	215	$78	$77,183,945	76
Mar 6, 2012	-	$22,030	+31%	-3%	215	$102	$77,205,975	77
Mar 7, 2012	-	$16,529	-25%	-11%	215	$77	$77,222,504	78
Mar 8, 2012	-	$21,232	+28%	+11%	215	$99	$77,243,736	79
Mar 9, 2012	-	$33,221	+56%	-20%	153	$217	$77,276,957	80
Mar 10, 2012	-	$63,297	+91%	-30%	153	$414	$77,340,254	81
Mar 11, 2012	-	$44,413	-30%	-18%	153	$290	$77,384,667	82
Mar 12, 2012	-	$20,571	-54%	+23%	153	$134	$77,405,238	83
Mar 13, 2012	-	$29,186	+42%	+32%	153	$191	$77,434,424	84
Mar 14, 2012	-	$24,700	-15%	+49%	153	$161	$77,459,124	85
Mar 15, 2012	-	$24,639	n/c	+16%	153	$161	$77,483,763	86
Mar 16, 2012	-	$24,822	+1%	-25%	123	$202	$77,508,585	87
Mar 17, 2012	-	$31,467	+27%	-50%	123	$256	$77,540,052	88
Mar 18, 2012	-	$23,985	-24%	-46%	123	$195	$77,564,037	89
Mar 19, 2012	-	$5,514	-77%	-73%	123	$45	$77,569,551	90
Mar 20, 2012	-	$7,171	+30%	-75%	123	$58	$77,576,722	91
Mar 21, 2012	-	$8,278	+15%	-66%	123	$67	$77,585,000	92
Mar 22, 2012	-	$6,831	-17%	-72%	123	$56	$77,591,831	93

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 16, 2011	13	$4,733,023		3,087	$1,533	$8,008,023	1
Dec 23, 2011	5	$28,030,964	+492%	3,087	$9,080	$36,038,987	2
Dec 30, 2011	7	$19,241,288	-31%	3,087	$6,233	$55,280,275	3
Jan 6, 2012	8	$8,424,931	-56%	3,006	$2,803	$63,705,206	4
Jan 13, 2012	12	$6,396,959	-24%	2,073	$3,086	$70,102,165	5
Jan 20, 2012	18	$2,822,576	-56%	1,340	$2,106	$72,924,741	6
Jan 27, 2012	21	$1,689,398	-40%	702	$2,407	$74,614,139	7
Feb 3, 2012	24	$917,319	-46%	486	$1,887	$75,531,458	8
Feb 10, 2012	30	$469,858	-49%	257	$1,828	$76,001,316	9
Feb 17, 2012	25	$625,438	+33%	303	$2,064	$76,626,754	10
Feb 24, 2012	27	$354,088	-43%	272	$1,302	$76,980,842	11
Mar 2, 2012	68	$21,232	-94%	215	$99	$77,243,736	12
Mar 9, 2012	32	$240,027	+1,030%	153	$1,569	$77,483,763	13
Mar 16, 2012	44	$108,068	-55%	123	$879	$77,591,831	14

Weekly US DVD Sales

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 18, 2012	3	407,328		407,328	$6,309,511	$6,309,511	1
Mar 25, 2012	6	159,625	-61%	566,953	$2,665,738	$8,975,249	2
Apr 1, 2012	8	72,441	-55%	639,394	$1,225,702	$10,200,951	3
Apr 8, 2012	9	103,990	+44%	743,384	$1,499,536	$11,700,487	4
Apr 15, 2012	19	34,657	-67%	778,041	$622,093	$12,322,580	5
Apr 22, 2012	21	32,305	-7%	810,346	$569,214	$12,891,794	6
Apr 29, 2012	15	32,460	n/c	842,806	$577,463	$13,469,257	7
May 20, 2012	29	13,341		888,419	$198,514	$14,153,343	10

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 18, 2012	1	200,791		200,791	$5,080,134	$5,080,134	1
Mar 25, 2012	5	61,732	-69%	262,523	$1,624,481	$6,704,615	2
Apr 1, 2012	6	34,926	-43%	297,449	$911,869	$7,616,484	3
Apr 8, 2012	6	52,667	+51%	350,116	$1,164,590	$8,781,074	4
Apr 15, 2012	15	12,591	-76%	362,707	$347,064	$9,128,138	5
Apr 29, 2012	12	10,890		375,947	$310,824	$9,496,913	7

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Weekend Predictions: Ring in the New Year with Auld Films

December 29th, 2011

The New Year's Eve weekend is one of the most prosperous at the box office, but it also usually has no wide releases. This is the case this year, for the most part. War Horse and The Darkest Hour will have their first full weekends at the box office, but that's as close as we have to a new release. This means it is unlikely there will be many major changes in the ranking of the top five films and Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol has a clear shot at first place. Also, because Christmas Eve fell on Saturday, we should see strong growth across the board. Anything less than double-digit growth by any film will be considered a disappointment. This means we could actually end 2011 on a winning note compared to 2010. It wouldn't be enough to make a difference in the big picture, but a win is a win. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ethereal Results

December 27th, 2011

Due to the placement of Christmas Day, we are still dealing with mostly studio estimates for weekend numbers. However, while we wait for the final numbers, we can look at some of these early results and compare them to expectations and in some cases use them predict how these films will end their theatrical runs. (In some cases, there's not enough information to guess where it will go in the future.) As for the overall box office numbers, we don't know if the final tally will be higher or lower than last year, but I'm not optimistic. More...

Weekend Predictions: Six Days of Christmas

December 21st, 2011

This year Christmas is a mess, when it comes to the box office. There are six films opening or expanding wide spread over six days. This includes The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which was bumped up at the last minute and opened on Tuesday. At the other end of the time frame, War Horse and The Darkest Hour don't open till Sunday. The number of films virtually guarantees at least two will struggle at the box office, but hopefully by spreading out the releases, moviegoers will be able to spread their daily movie contact among the new releases. That is if people will bother going to the movies. The longer the slump continues, the more likely it is due to a systemic issue. When people stop going to the movies, they don't see as many trailers and posters for upcoming releases and they are less excited about upcoming releases and, therefore, they are less likely to see movies in the future. It's a vicious cycle. Last year wasn't a great weekend at the box office, because Christmas Eve, which is a dead zone at the box office, landed on a Friday. This year it lands on a Saturday, so it could be even worse. More...

Contest: Ghost of a Chance

December 16th, 2011

Next week is a mess when it comes to new releases. While there are five films opening wide or expanding wide next week, only one of those is doing so on the Friday, but I don't think it will be the biggest hit of the week. The biggest hit of the week should be Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, but that opens tonight before expanding on Wednesday. The second biggest should be The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, and since it should be the biggest new release of the week, it is the target film in this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Family Guy: Volume 9 on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Family Guy: Volume 9 on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

International Box Office: Puss Boots Twilight out of Top Spot

December 15th, 2011

For the first time in four weeks, we had a new number one film on the international chart, as Puss In Boots continued its climb reaching top spot. It expanded into 16 additional markets, including a handful of major ones. This propelled it into first place with $47.06 million on 6,749 screens in 40 markets for a total of $143.72 million, which is just over what it has made domestically. The film's biggest debuted was Germany, where it earned top spot with $6.88 million on 680 screens, including previews. It was even more impressive in Brazil with $5.56 million on 738 screens, also including previews. Brazil is more of an emerging market than a major market, so the fact that it generated more revenue than its openings in either Australia ($4.03 million on 507 screens, including previews) or in the U.K. ($3.07 million on 510) is quite stunning. With debuts in Italy, Japan, and other markets ahead of it, not to mention the Christmas holiday, it could double what it currently has internationally, which would lift its worldwide total over $400 million. More...

International Box Office: Twilight Leaps Past Major Milestone

December 7th, 2011

For the third weekend in a row, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 earned top spot on the international chart, this time with $40.2 million on 9,000 screens in 73 markets. It now has totals of $341 million internationally and $588 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend came from South Korea, where it made $3.22 million on 706 screens for a total opening of $5.12 million. Its biggest running tally comes from the U.K. where it has made $42.76 million, including $2.61 million on 523 screens this past weekend. More...

2011 Preview: December

December 1st, 2011

Well... game over. At the beginning of November, 2011's total box office was $340 million behind 2010's pace. We needed that gap to be closed significantly by the end of the month, but it actually grew wider. So now that there's virtually no chance that 2011 will avoid a year-over-year decline at the box office, not unless there's a surprise Avatar coming out this month. But is there at least some hope for the next four weeks? Last December six films reach $100 million, including one that opened in limited release and expanded wide, but none reached $200 million. This year, four are practically sure bets at $100 million, including one or two that could reach $200 million. Plus, there are four others that should make between $75 million and $100 million. I doubt all of them will reach the century mark, but if one did, it wouldn't be a shock. Then there's a couple of limited releases that should expand wide and, maybe, if one of them becomes the big play during Awards Season, it could reach $100 million as well. Even if every film beat expectations, 2011 won't come out ahead. But maybe if enough do, we can at least end the year on a high note. Unfortunately it has come down to that. Instead of talking about the box office record being broken, we are hoping 2011 doesn't end on yet another sour note. More...

International Box Office: Competition Can't Touch Twilight

November 30th, 2011

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 remained in top spot on the international chart with $76 million on 10,500 screens in 68 markets for a total of $268 million internationally and $489 million worldwide. It has already topped the first film in the franchise and by the end it should improve upon the franchise's international average. Its best new market was Germany, at $10.89 million on 789 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $13.70 million. Meanwhile, its best holdover was the U.K., where it added $7.11 million on 546 screens to its two-week total, which sits at $36.24 million. More...

International Box Office: Twilight is a Ray of Sunshine at the Box Office

November 23rd, 2011

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 wasn't the only film playing internationally, but it might as well have been with how much it dominated the box office. It opened with $152.9 million on 9,950 screens in 54 markets for a global opening of $291.0 million. This was the best opening for the franchise so far, although Part 2 will likely top it. Its biggest opening came from the U.K. where it managed $21.84 million on 543 screens, while it also topped the chart in Russia with $15.85 million on 1,268. It earned nearly identical results in Italy ($12.10 million on 719) and in Australia ($12.01 million on 618). Other first place results include Spain ($11.73 million on 957); Brazil ($10.29 million on 1,008); and Mexico ($10.12 million on 2,176). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in France, but still managed a very strong $14.85 million on 759 screens. The film opens in Germany this weekend, while it doesn't finish its run till February when it debuts in Japan. More...

International Box Office: Immortals Starts as Gods of the Box Office

November 16th, 2011

Immortals opened in first place internationally with an estimated $38 million in three dozen theaters. (Because the film's international run is being handled by multiple studios, getting exact numbers was delayed.) Its biggest market was Russia, where it earned first place with $8.68 million on 1,236 screens, while it earned $5.5 million in China. The film also debuted in first place in South Korea with $3.99 million on 633 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.95 million. It took top spot in the U.K. with $3.45 million on 428 screens and in Germany with $2.63 million on 440. On the other hand, it bombed in Japan earning just $1.26 million on 462 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.69 million. More...

International Box Office: Feeling Adventurous

November 9th, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn remained on top of the international chart during its second weekend of release, while it crossed the $100 million milestone over the weekend. It expanded into more than two dozen new markets, but most were of the smaller variety. Overall, it made $38.98 million on 7,103 screens in 45 markets, for a total of $123.55 million so far. Russia was the only real exception, where it opened in second place with $4.81 million on 788 screens. It plummeted 74% in France, but still added $6.99 million on 850 screens for a two-week total of $33.44 million. On the other hand, it remained in first place in Spain with $5.19 million on 819 screens over the weekend, for a total of $16.62 million after two. At this point, $200 million internationally is a given, which is likely close to the film's total budget. If it can close close to that figure here, it will break even before the lucrative home market. More...

International Box Office: Christmas Comes Early

November 3rd, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn doesn't open here till a few days before Christmas, but it led the way on the international chart with an astonishing $56.56 million on 5,699 screens in 19 markets. Its biggest opening was in France, where it managed $26.97 million on 850 screens. That's like a $150 million opening here. It's a record for a non-sequel in that market. It wasn't as impressive in the U.K., but it did score $10.83 million on 512 screens, which is equivalent to a $50 million to $60 million opening here. These results will force me to re-evaluate its box office potential with an above $200 million run a lot more likely now. Granted, the source material is better known in Europe, plus it will have a lot more competition when it debuts here, but this is still a great sign going forward. More...

IMAX: Boots has Big Footprint

November 1st, 2011

Puss in Boots was the biggest IMAX draw domestically earning $2.2 million on 269 screens, while it also made $900,000 on 25 IMAX screens internationally. Meanwhile, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn started its international run well ahead of its domestic debut, pulling in $1.2 million on 28 screens. This bodes well for its potential here. More...

IMAX: Hornet has Some Sting

January 20th, 2011

There were a trio of news items relating to IMAX this past week, starting with box office numbers for The Green Hornet, which were good, but not great. The film managed $3.0 million on 173 screens over four days, which gave it a per screen average significantly higher than in regular theaters, but not by as much as some other releases. I think this was because it was a better than expected marginal release. There were likely two groups of people who were on the fence about this movie: those that wanted to see it, but weren't willing to pay IMAX prices, and those who wanted to see it, but were willing to wait for the home market. Better than expected reviews are more likely to change the minds of the latter group than the former, resulting in a higher than expected overall box office, but not as much change in IMAX. That said, this is still a good result, especially for this time of year. More...