Surf's Up grew by 77% in France adding $3.44 million on 628 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.36 million in total. This growth was due to the Toussaint holiday while it was enough to lift the film's weekend box office to $5.84 million on 1996 screens in 32 markets for a total of $72.34 million. The film has yet to open in Scandinavia as well as Japan and should hit $100 million internationally before it is done, which is significantly more than the $58.87 million it earned domestically, but not enough to show a profit just yet.

• Thanks to the Allerheiligen holiday in Germany, Lissi Und Der Wilde Kaiser fell just 7% to $4.69 million on 790 screens over the weekend and $11.80 million in total. Overall the film added $5.65 million on 904 screens in 3 markets for a total of $15.39 million.
• The Kingdom climbed into to the top ten with $5.00 million on 1762 screens in 31 markets for a total of $25.10 million. The film was the best of eight new wide releases in France, but still had to settle for third place with $1.77 milionon 293 screens.
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age also saw strong growth climbing into ninth place with $4.78 million on 793 screens in 5 markets over the weekend for a total of $7.87 million after two. This includes a fourth place opening in the U.K. where the film earned $2.81 million on 451 screens, but given the nature of the film, I was expecting more. On the other hand, it was down just 27% during its second weekend in Italy thanks to the Ognissanti or Tutti i Santi holiday, as it added $1.28 million on 333 screens in $4.38 million.
• Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 opened in second place in Japan with $4.77 million on 330 screens, which was enough for tenth place internationally.
• Lust, Caution returned to the charts in 11th place with $4.40 million on 542 screens in 10 markets for a total of $19.63 million so far. This includes a record-breaking $5.36 million on 600 screens in China, including midweek numbers.
• The Bourne Ultimatum jumped into 12th place with $4.21 million on 996 screens in 30 markets for a total of $189.99 million. All this growth came from Italy where it opened in second place with $1.99 million on 357 screens over the weekend and $3.17 million in total. At this point $200 million is assured, with openings in Japan this weekend and China at the end of the month.
• Sky Of Love earned third place in Japan and thirteenth internationally with $4.14 million on 287 screens.
• Bee Movie made its international debut with $3.49 million on 544 screens in 2 markets, from $2.95 million on 482 screens in Russia and $533,000 on 62 screens in the Ukraine.
• 30 Days of Night made its international debut in 15th place with $3.41 million on 477 screens in 5 markets for a total of $3.85 million. Almost all of that came from the film's second place opening with $3.19 million on 385 screens, which was just a fraction behind Ratatouille's fourth weekend of release.
• Superbad is living up to expectations adding $3.40 million on 1433 screens in 36 markets for a total of $40.25 million. It's fifth place opening in France was unspectacular at $1.44 million on 280 screens while it was no more impressive in Belgium earning seventh place with $286,000 on 39 screens.
• Le Grand Chef opened in first place in South Korea with $3.30 million on 434 screens over the weekend and $3.80 million in total.
• Thanks it part to the Todos los Santos holiday, The Orphanage only dipped 19% to $3.26 million on 374 screens for a total of $26.68 million. However, that was enough for it to fall from 6th place to 19th place, which just shows how strong the competition was this week.
• The Seeker: The Dark is Rising grew by 4%, but fell nearly 10 places to 19th with $3.27 million on 1777 screens in 29 markets for a total of just $15.51 million. This includes a seventh place, $1.43 million opening on 393 screens in France, which is no better than the other openings, which is saying a lot.
• Le Coeur Des Hommes 2 slipped just 13% in France adding $3.14 million on 518 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.84 million after two.
• The Game Plan returned to the charts earning $2.71 million on 908 screens in 4 markets for a total of $8.31 million. It was aided by a second place, $1.16 million opening on 212 screens in Australia, while in neighboring New Zealand it earned first place with $149.000 on 41 screens.
• Crows: Episode 0 fell from first to fourth in Japan with $2.55 million on 259 screens over the weekend and $9.10 million in total.
• 1408 returned to the charts in 24th place with $2.54 million on 732 screens in 15 markets for a total of $30.58 million. This includes second place finishes in Brazil with $1.32 million on 183 screens and in New Zealand with $140,000 on 34 screens.
• Death At A Funeral finally opened in the U.K., but despite beating expectations nearly everywhere, it struggled in its home market placing seventh with $743,000 on 309 screens. However, overall it earned $2.42 million on 694 screens in 11 markets for a total of $18.78 million, which is more than twice what it cost to make.
• Rush Hour 3 added $2.33 million on 1105 screens in 27 markets for a total of $111.56 million internationally and $251.44 million worldwide.
• Jab We Met grew by 25% earning $2.18 million on 566 screens in 17 markets for a total of $6.30 million after two weeks.
• Going By The Book fell to 28th place with $1.97 million on 301 screens over the weekend and $11.73 million, all of which has come from South Korea.
• Halloween opened in Mexico with $312,000 on 186 screens, which was only enough for seventh place. Overall it made $1.97 million on 997 screens in 20 markets for a total of $9.91 million, which is well behind its domestic pace.
• Cassandra's Dream opened in fifth place with $1.44 million on 190 screens while over the weekend it earned $1.93 million on 360 screens in 3 markets for a total for $3.33 million.

- C.S.Strowbridge

Date posted: 2007-11-11