International Details - Dozens of Countries for Old Men

March 16, 2008

No Country For Old Men slipped out of the top five but still added $7.07 million on 1881 screens in 47 markets for a total of $60.56 million. It is on track to top its domestic box office shortly, which would give it $150 million worldwide.

  • Doraemon: Nobita To Midori No Kyojinten opened in first place in Japan with $5.05 million on 344 screens, which was enough for seventh place overall.
  • Step Up 2 The Streets climbed into the top ten with $5.05 million on 811 screens in 13 markets for a still early total of $12.13 million. The film opened in third place in Germany with $2.00 million on 245 screens over the weekend, which is twice what the original opened with back in 2006.
  • The Other Boleyn Girl also climbed in to the top ten after missing the top 30 last weekend during its opening. The film opened in second place in the U.K. with $1.92 million on 317 screens, however, it missed the top ten in Germany with just $435,000 on 121 screens. Meanwhile in Spain, the film was down 30% during its sophomore stint adding $938,000 on 217 screens over the weekend for a total of $2.64 million. Overall it made $4.72 million on 1007 screens in 13 markets for a total of $7.00 million.
  • The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep rose a few spots to 10th with $4.43 million on 1946 screens in 37 markets for a total of $45.07 million. The film opened in fourth place in Spain with $1.04 million on 200 screens while it climbed to fourth in Russia with $842,000 also on 200 screens for a total of $1.55 million in that market. It has now made more internationally than it did domestically, but it is still below expectations.
  • 27 Dresses just missed the top ten with $4.29 million on 1793 screens in 31 markets for a total of $40.56 million. The film's biggest opening came in South Korea where is placed fifth with $768,000 on 262 screens over the weekend while earning $867,000 in total. On the other hand, it opened in second place in Holland with $339,000 on 58 screens over the weekend and $518,000 in total.
  • Juno slipped out of the top ten with $4.04 million on 1716 screens in 29 markets for a total of $55.04 million. Its biggest market remains the U.K. where it added $901,000 on 340 screens for a total of $17.83 million after a month of release. Once has to think the filmmakers would have been happy if the film would have made $17.83 million worldwide, after all most limited releases don't get that far.
  • There Will Be Blood added $3.57 million on 1106 screens in 49 markets for a total of $23.37 million, mostly from limited or semi-limited releases.
  • Meet the Spartans had one of the weakest week-to-week performance on the charts down 56% while falling from 6th to 14th place. It still earned 3.53 million on 1390 screens in 14 markets for an early total of $18.32 million. Germany remained its best market and it fell just 48% to $1.59 million on 338 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.13 million after two.
  • The Chaser remained in first place in South Korea and in 15th place internationally this week. Over the weekend it added $3.23 million on 410 screens and now has $24.24 million.
  • Asterix At The Olympic Games lost half of its weekend take falling to 16th place with $3.20 million on 2811 screens in 26 markets for a total of $123.50 million. It was an expensive film to make, but it has surpasses its production budget internationally while it has made just over $60 million in France alone.
  • Ouch. His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass fell more than 60% this weekend, in Japan, which is a huge drop-off for that market. However, it still earned $3.14 million on 667 screens in that market for a two-week total of $15.02 million. Overall it added $3.19 million on 702 screens in 9 markets for a total of $275.45 million. $300 million internationally is out of the question now, but it will hit $350 million worldwide soon, which should be enough for the film to show a profit eventually.
  • Rambo also fell hard this week down 55% to $2.86 million on 2090 screens in 36 markets for a total of $55.48 million. The film is now just a week away from hitting $100 million worldwide, which is twice what it cost to make, but that is still the weakest performance in the franchise.
  • Eiga: Kurosagi just missed first place in Japan opening with $2.83 million on 315 screens over the weekend. That was only enough for fourth place in the market, but 19th place internationally.
  • Earth slipped a spot to 20th with $2.52 million on 537 screens in 4 markets for a total of $59.16 million. This week Germany was again the film's most lucrative market pulling in $2.36 million on 431 screens for a total of $19.43 million in that market after a month of release.
  • Recep Ivedik ruled Turkey for the third week in a row adding $2.46 million on 233 screens over the weekend for a total of $18.37 million after three.
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street fell 11 spots to 22nd with $2.32 million on 1565 screens in 37 markets for a total of $95.08 million. It should still reach $100 million, but it will likely fall out of the top 30 before then.
  • National Treasure: The Book of Secrets slid into 23rd place with $2.26 million on 1632 screens in 28 markets for a total of $222.91 million.
  • The Bucket List opened in Russia last weekend, but missed the top ten with $321,000 on 92 screens. Overall it made $2.21 million on 1153 screens in 26 markets for a total of $46.77 million.
  • Female Agents opened in second place in France with $2.11 million on 469 screens while is placed 10th in Belgium with $77,000 on 21 screens over the weekend and $84,000 in total.
  • An Empress And The Warriors opened in China earning $2.14 million on 645 screens over the weekend and $2.68 million in total.
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles entered the top 30 for the first time placing 27th with $2.02 million on 577 screens in five markets for a total of $6.51 million. Its best market of the weekend was Mexico where it placed second with $1.49 million on 367 screens over the weekend and $1.59 million in total.
  • Be Kind Rewind returned to the top 30 in 28th place with $2.01 million on 547 screens in 3 markets for a total of $7.58 million. The film opened in seventh place in France with $1.08 million on 190 screens while it has made $6.47 million in three weeks in the U.K., including $936,000 on 354 screens this past weekend.
  • The Orphanage remained in the top 30 with $1.96 million on 886 screens in 13 markets for a total of $57.56 million. The film opened in semi-wide release in France placing 12th with $617,000 on just 134 screens. It opens in the U.K. in a week and should perform better there.
  • The Game Plan returned to the top 30, barely, with $1.77 million on 422 screens in 6 markets for a total of $27.91 million. The vast majority of the film's weekend haul came from the U.K. where it opened in third place with $1.56 million on 280 screens. The younger target demographic and the football are hurting overseas, but its performance so far is still strong.
Additionally, In Bruges also started its international run last weekend, but it missed the top 30 overall. In fact, it missed the top ten in the U.K. earning $674,000, but that was on just 70 screens giving the film the best per screen average in the market.


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Filed under: International Box Office, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Juno, The Bucket List, The Game Plan, No Country for Old Men, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Golden Compass, Step Up 2 the Streets, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Rambo, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, There Will Be Blood, Meet the Spartans, Earth, The Other Boleyn Girl, Be Kind Rewind, In Bruges, El orfanato, Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques, , Les femmes de l'ombre, Eiga: Kurosagi, Doraemon: Nobita to Midori no kyojinten, Recep Ivedik, The Chaser, 27 Dresses