International Details - Apocalypto Nowish

January 28, 2007

Apocalypto climbed into sixth place despite dropping 13% to $6.72 million on 2072 screens for a total of $37.90 million. Its best market of the week was Spain where it opened in first place with $1.94 million on 283 screens.

• Casino Royale fell out of the top five for the first time during its two-month run just missing $400 million over the weekend. The film did add $5.95 million on 3034 screens in 51 markets for a running total of $399.62 million and will have crossed the milestone by Monday. More than a quarter of that total, $106.73 million, has come from the U.K. where it is now the second highest grossing film of all time behind just Titanic which earned $119 million.
• Babel saw strong growth this weekend thanks to openings in the U.K. and Brazil. In the former it made $1.17 million on just 130 screens placing seventh in the process. While in Brazil it made $363,000 on 58 screens. Overall the film added $5.02 million on 886 screens for a running tally of $46.13 million.
• Eragon had the worst week-to-week drop-off on the charts this week falling 54% and five places this past weekend. The film landed in ninth place with $4.63 million on 3794 screens in 45 markets for a total of $161.58 million.
• The Holiday just managed to hand onto a spot in the top ten with $4.36 million on 2494 screens in 42 markets for a total of $109.89 million. However, despite deep declines of nearly 50% this weekend, the studio should be more than happy with its total.
• The Departed saw amazing growth this weekend nearly returning to the top ten with $4.21 million on 1385 screens in 33 markets for a total of $135.64 million. This growth was almost entirely due to the film's first place, $2.37 million opening on 361 screens in Japan as it made almost as much in that market as it made it total last weekend.
• Happy Feet is rapidly declining falling 33% to 12th place with $4.17 million on 3162 screens on 52 screens for a total of $157.84 million. The film doesn't have a major opening till March when it makes its Japanese debut. Before then it is virtually guaranteed to drop off the charts.
• Mapado 2 opened in its native South Korea scoring first place with $3.58 million on 385 screens over the weekend and $4.78 million in total.
• The Prestige held on better than most films do in Spain down just 32% to $1.13 million on 312 screens for a total of $3.12 million. The film was also helped out by its second place, $878,000 opening on 224 screens in Russia. Overall the film added $3.33 million on 1096 screens and now has $45.87 million internationally.
• The Blood Diamond opened in first place in a quartet of markets, but the largest was Hong Kong where it took in $353,000 on 32 screens. In New Zealand the film made $183,000 on 43 screens, $182,000 on 51 in South Africa and $121,000 on 22 in Malaysia. Adding in holdovers and the film made $3.06 million on 865 screens in 17 markets for a total of $13.04 million.
• Marie Antoinette shot up into 16th place with $3.04 million on 571 screens thanks to the film's very, very close second place debut in Japan. There the film opened with $2.32 million on 273 screens, just $50,000 behind The Departed.
• Flushed Away is coasting on holdovers at the moment and that explains why it fell six places to 17th with $2.68 million on 2710 screens in 57 markets for a total of $104.45 million.
• Jacquou Le Croquant, a.k.a. Jacquou The Croquant, opened in first place in its native France with $2.59 million on 576 screens.
• Arthur And The Invisibles earned $2.43 million on 1388 screens for a total of $57.40 million internationally. The film still has a number of major markets left to open in, and if it can perform well it can still be seen as a success, at least internationally.
• Guru grew by 9% this weekend, which is not only a good sign for its long-term potential, but a very difficult thing to say five times fast. Guru grew, Guru grew, Guru grew, Guru grew, Guru grew. ... Moving on. The film added $2.23 million on 745 screens over the weekend for a total of $9.85 million after two.
• 200 Pounds of Beauty remained in second place in South Korea with $2.15 million on 262 screens over the weekend for a total of $37.09 million after more than a month of release.
• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer opened in second place in Mexico with $978,000 on 250 screens, which was nearly half of the film's $2.12 million weekend total. So far the film has made $107.32 million internationally with a couple more major markets left to open in.
• Herb remained potent in South Korea down just 13% to $1.90 million on 275 screens over the weekend and $6.17 million in total.
• John Tucker Must Die returned to the charts thanks to a fourth place opening in Germany. The film made $1.26 million on 402 screen in that market and $1.88 million on 500 screens internationally for a total of $19.98 million.
• The Chinese film, Luo Ye Gui Gen, a.k.a Getting Home, opened with 1.67 million on 483 screens for a 25th place on the international charts.
• The Illusionist returned to the charts in 26th place with $1.66 million on 561 screens for a total of $27.67 million on the international scene. $1.03 million was earned on just 180 screens in France given the film the second best per screen average in the top twenty there.
• The Queen added another $1.61 million on 580 screens to its running tally of $38.79 million.
• The Legend of King Naresuan I - Pegu's Hostage started its run with $1.59 million on 352 screens in its native Thailand, which was strong enough for 28th place internationally.
• Le Serpent, a.k.a. The Serpent, was down a mere 18% in France landing at $1.59 million on 322 screens over the weekend and $3.96 million after two.
• A second Chinese film, Sun Yat Fai Lok, Happy Birthday, charted this weekend with $1.52 million on 420 screens capturing 30th place in the process.
• Smokin' Aces fell out of the top 30 this weekend, but its $1.12 million on 339 screens during its second weekend in the U.K. for a total of $4.17 million is still a good result for the modestly budgeted film.
• An Inconvenient Truth may have missed the top ten during its expansion in Japan this past weekend, but $250,000 on 22 screens was still a very good result. Overall the film now has $18.22 million internationally and is closing in on its domestic total.

Filed under: International Box Office, Happy Feet, Casino Royale, The Departed, Eragon, Flushed Away, The Holiday, Blood Diamond, The Queen, The Prestige, John Tucker Must Die, The Illusionist, Smokin' Aces, Babel, An Inconvenient Truth, Marie Antoinette, Arthur et les Minimoys, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Guru, Apocalypto