• The King and the Clown slipped to second place in South Korea and seventh overall with $5.22 million on 374 screens over the weekend and $37.42 million in total.
• Despite adding several more markets this past weekend, Jarhead fell a steep 38% to $4.76 million on 2141 screens in 34 markets for a disappointing total of $20.00 million so far. Typical of the film's run was its sophomore stint in the U.K. where it fell from first to fifth with $1.76 million on 390 screens; that was down 48% from last week and lifted its total to $6.71 million so far. The film's biggest opening was in Russia where the film managed just sixth place with $157,000 on 90 screens over the weekend and $179,000 in total while it was better in Norway with $139,000 on 41 screens.
• The Japanese film, The Wow-Choten Hotel, fell just 105 during its second weekend of release in its home market adding $4.49 million on 279 screens to its running tally of $14.31 million.
• Match Point opened in a series of smaller markets including Greece where it scored a second place debut with $389,000. On the other hand, its low theatre counts hurt it in the Netherlands, (eighth place with $128,000 on 18 screens), Sweden, ($89,000 on 14), and Finland, ($26,000 on 4). Overall the film made $4.35 million on 1024 screens in 12 markets for an international total of $36.42 million so far, including $2.23 million on 357 screens during its second weekend in Italy.
• Underworld: Evolution got its international run off to a very middle of the road start with $4.15 million on 534 screens in 4 markets. The film opened in second place in both the U.K. and Australia, but low screen counts limited its take to $2.02 million and $1.51 million respectively. The film also opened in Mexico but was much weaker at just $148,000 on 60 screens.
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire had one of the worst falls on the charts this weekend crashing from fourth to 12th, however, it still added $3.96 million on 3432 screens in 54 markets to its international total of $589.32 million. Its best market of the weekend continues to be Japan where it remained in second place with $1.29 million over the weekend and $89.08 million in total. The film is now fifth on the all-time international charts, $25 million behind Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets while its $875 million worldwide is ninth All-Time, just $4 million behind the same film. To put this into perspective, the film made enough domestically to show a profit and enough internationally to pay for the production of the next two installments.
• The in Italian film, Eccezzziunale... veramente: capitolo secondo... me, opened in first place in its native market with $3.65 million on 506 screens.
• Cheaper By The Dozen 2 opened in Argentina with $56,655, but placing and screen counts are unknown. However, the film held up better than expected with $3.21 million on 1787 screens in 19 markets for an international total of $34.05 million so far. Its best market of the week was the U.K. where the film added $613,000 on 335 screens for a four-week total of $9.46 million. However, it is holding up better in Mexico, where family friendly films tends to perform well; this week it slipped to third place with $532,000 on 367 screens for a $6.28 million total, also after four weeks.
• Get Rich Or Die Tryin' more than doubled its international haul with $3.02 million on 733 screens in 4 markets for a two-week total of $4.74 million. This week it opened in the three English-speaking markets scoring seventh place debuts in both the U.K., ($1.42 million on 250 screens) and Australia, ($698,000 on 117) while it placed fifth in New Zealand, ($104,000 on 39). Its only holdover was Germany where it fell from second to seventh with $670,000 on 280 screens; that was down 54% from its opening and lifted its total to just $2.36 million.
• Despite there being six new releases in the top ten in France, it was the local film, Je Vous Trouve Tres Beau, that climbed into first place with $2.76 million on 381 screens. Add in other smaller markets and the film made $2.95 million on 400 screens in 3 markets for a two-week total of $6.58 million overall.
• Rumor Has It opened in third place in Belgium with $185,000 on 16 screens over the weekend and $217,000 in total. That was one of its better openings during its international run, a run that has brought in $23.84 million after five weeks including $2.93 million on 1513 screens in 20 markets over the weekend.
• Chicken Little is shedding screens and markets as it continues its slid. This weekend it added $2.78 million on 1852 screens in 28 markets for a total of $118.29 million.
• Pride & Prejudice climbed a few more places this week thanks to its seventh place, $998,000 debut on 208 screens in France. That was easily the biggest chunk of its $2.32 million weekend box office on 793 screens in 17 markets and enough to push its international total to $51.03 million.
• Day Watch continued to rule the Russian box office despite dropping 44% to $1.90 million on 514 screens over the weekend for a $27.19 million total there. Adding in smaller markets and the film made $2.20 million over the weekend and $27.94 million in total.
• Bandidas, which is a Mexican / French co-production opened in the latter market with $1.32 million on 400 screens, good enough for fifth place during a very busy weekend. It performed even better in Russia with $689,000 on 240 screens over the weekend and $810,000 in total. Add in the $129,000 on 26 screens it made in Belgium and the film made a total of $2.14 million on 666 screens in 3 markets.
• Saw II opened in a handful of smaller markets including Argentina with $160,000, but it still fell further down the markets with $2.05 million on 1083 screens in 18 markets for a total of $35.40 million.
• The Family Stone also saw a steep decline falling to $2.05 million on 897 screens in 19 markets lifting its international total to just $26.52 million. The film opened in Italy but barely made the top ten with $299,000 on 101 screens.
• Prime reappeared on the charts thanks to its first place, $1.48 million opening on 244 screens in Germany. Adding in holdovers and the film made $1.82 million over the weekend for $9.82 million in total.
• Thanks to a small second weekend drop-off in Germany, The Constant Gardener was able to remain nearly flat this weekend taking in $1.69 million on 616 screen s in 16 markets for an international total of $34.72 million. In that market it was down just 11% to $716,000 on 160 screens for a two-week total of $1.76 million.
• The French flim, Un Ticket Pour L'Espace, opened in fourth place in its native market with $1.52 million on 488 screens and adding in other French-speaking markets the film made $1.62 million on 506 screens.
• Just Like Heaven is coasting on holdovers as it added $1.60 million on 1282 screens in 29 markets for an international total of $48.22 million.
• Nanny McPhee remained potent in Australia with $1.12 million on 226 screens for a $3.72 million total after two weeks there. Overall the film added $1.53 million on 416 screens in 3 markets to its $33.37 million international total.
• Yamato added another $1.50 million on 303 screens over the weekend in Japan and now has $30.63 million in total.
• Holiday opened in third place in its native South Korea with $1.46 million on 220 screens over the weekend and $1.78 million in total.
• The 40-Year Old Virgin held up reasonably well during its second weekend in Italy adding $1.30 million on 231 screens to its $3.62 million total in the market while its international total is nearly $65 million.
• Just Friends took a bit of a tumble in the U.K. this weekend falling 45% to $1.25 million on 357 screens for a total of $8.20 million so far, which is better than it made domestically, if you take the relative size of the two markets into account.
• The Professor And His Beloved Equation opened in its native Japan where it finished in fourth place with $1.01 million on 208 screens.
• Alone in the Dark, which is not a Canadian film, it was just filmed here. Uwe Boll is Germen, the financing came from Germany, blame them. As I was saying, Alone in the Dark opened in third place in Spain with $939,000 on 218 screens lifting its international total to $2 million.
• The Legend of Zorro opened in fifth place in Japan with $915,000 on 228 screens, below the $5000 per screen average that usual separates the long-term hits with the flash-in-the-pans. The film now has $91.6 million internationally, which is twice what it earned domestically.
• The Brazilian film, Se Eu Fosse Voce, a.k.a. "If I Were You", remained in top spot in its native market with $803,000 over the weekend and an running tally of $5.3 million.
• Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story just missed the top ten during its opening in its native U.K. with $586,000 on 131 screens, $140,000 on that come from 15 screens in London's West End.

Date posted: 2006-01-29