International Top Five - B.C. Stands for Big Cash
March 19, 2008
10,000 B.C. climbed into first place on the international charts with $38.65 million on 6,569 screens in 48 markets for a total of $74.43 million in just two weeks. The film opened in first place in Russia with $3.99 million on 536 screens and in the U.K. with $3.92 million on 431 screens while it also scored first place in South Korea with $3.13 million on 401 screens over the weekend and $3.56 million in total. It wasn't able to top the charts in either France nor Italy, but had to settle for second place with $3.39 million on 562 screens and $2.91 million on 454 screens respectively. As for holdovers, it held on very well in Mexico, down 28% to $2.98 million on 467 screens over the weekend for a total of $9.16 million. It wasn't as strong in Australia where it fell by more than 50% to $1.01 million on 221 screens over the weekend and $3.83 million in total. 10,000 B.C. will hit $100 million very shortly, but it cost $105 million to make, which will make profitability troublesome.
Bienvenue Chez les Ch'its fell just 14% this past weekend earning $25.64 million on 970 screens in 3 markets for a total of $111.60 million. Almost all of this has come from France where it added $24.67 million on 887 screens over the weekend for a total of $106.33 million, becoming only the second film to hit the century mark in the market. The first... Titanic. So this is a major milestone and big news for the film.
Horton Hears A Who opened in third place with $18.80 million on 5,564 screens in 31 markets, but that is not a particularly strong result. It did okay in Germany with $3.32 million on 731 screens and in Russia with $2.95 million on 568 screens and in Spain with $2.05 million on 471 screens. It had the best hope in Mexico, where family-friendly films usually thrive, but it only made $1.89 million on 1,088 screens for a terrible per screen average. It is still early and it could hold on well in these markets and open bigger in future debuts, but this is not a strong start.
Step Up 2 The Streets reached the top five for the first time in its run with $8.03 million on 1,237 screens in 21 markets for a total of $22.42 million. It opened in South Korea in third place with $2.02 million on 337 screens over the weekend and $2.33 million in total. Meanwhile in Germany it was down just 19% to $1.70 million on 268 screens for a total of $4.38 million, which is more than the original made in a month there.
Vantage Point slipped to fifth place with $7.78 million on 2,703 screens in 40 markets for a total of $40.01 million. Good news, it opened in first place in Australia with a respectable $1.06 million on 196 screens and it held on well in the U.K., down just 36% to $1.89 million on 352 screens over the weekend for a total of $6.12 million. On the other hand, it is rapidly running out of major market to open in and it's hard to see how it can add too much more to its running tally.
Filed under: International Box Office, Horton Hears a Who, Vantage Point, Step Up 2 the Streets, Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, 10,000 B.C.