LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak
(NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV
everywhere, today announced the official worldwide weekend box
office estimates for the weekend of March 1,
2015, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement
services.
As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box
office reporting, Rentrak provides the only theater-level reporting
in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross
results around the world using Rentrak's suite of products.
Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst Paul
Dergarabedian commented, "Universal's 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
remains a staggering worldwide phenomenon with $486.2 million to date after adding nearly
$50 million from 60 global
territories this weekend. The modestly budgeted erotic drama
is expected to cross the $500 million
mark later this week making it one of the most profitable films
released over the past year. Notably, with $139.1 million to date, Warner Bros.' 'American
Sniper' now ranks as the highest grossing Clint Eastwood directed film internationally
with a total that is closing in on the $500
million threshold worldwide."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in
descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, March 1, 2015, are below.
1. Fifty Shades Of Grey - Universal - $46.9M
2. Kingsman: The Secret Service - 20th Century Fox - $37.5M
3. Focus - Warner Bros. - $31.3M
4. American Sniper - Warner Bros. - $27.2M
5. Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water - Paramount -
$25.4M
6. Big Hero 6 - Disney - $22.1M
7. From Vegas to Macau II - Multiple - $22.0M
8. Wolf Totem - Multiple - $17.0M
9. Dragon Blade - Multiple - $12.5M
10. Lazarus Effect, The - Multiple - $10.6M
11. Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The - 20th Century Fox -
$9.4M
12. McFarland, USA - Disney - $7.8M
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in
descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, March 1, are below.
1. Focus - Warner Bros. - $19.1M
2. Kingsman: The Secret Service - 20th Century Fox - $11.8M
3. Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water - Paramount -
$11.2M
4. Fifty Shades Of Grey - Universal - $10.9M
5. Lazarus Effect, The - Relativity Media - $10.6M
6. McFarland, USA - Disney - $7.8M
7. American Sniper - Warner Bros. - $7.7M
8. DUFF, The - Lionsgate - $7.2M
9. Still Alice - Sony Pictures Classics - $2.7M
10. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - Paramount - $2.4M
11. Jupiter Ascending - Warner Bros. - $2.1M
12. Birdman - Fox Searchlight - $2.0M
Full details regarding the global domestic and international box
office results are listed in the table below.
|
Weekend BO
Estimate(USD)
|
Weekend Release
Cume(USD)
|
Distributor
|
Title
|
Worldwide
|
Int'l
|
Domestic
|
Worldwide
|
Int'l
|
Domestic
|
Int'l
|
No. of
Terr
|
Domestic
|
Fifty Shades Of
Grey
|
46,927,090
|
36,000,000
|
10,927,090
|
486,163,680
|
338,400,000
|
147,763,680
|
UNI
|
60
|
UNI
|
Kingsman: Secret
Service
|
37,550,000
|
25,800,000
|
11,750,000
|
210,295,747
|
124,600,000
|
85,695,747
|
FOX
|
69
|
FOX
|
Focus
|
31,300,000
|
12,200,000
|
19,100,000
|
31,300,000
|
12,200,000
|
19,100,000
|
WB
|
32
|
WB
|
American
Sniper
|
27,200,000
|
19,500,000
|
7,700,000
|
470,208,448
|
139,100,000
|
331,108,448
|
WB
|
60
|
WB
|
Spongebob
Squarepants: Sponge Out Water
|
25,400,000
|
14,200,000
|
11,200,000
|
236,622,050
|
96,300,000
|
140,322,050
|
PAR
|
47
|
PAR
|
Big Hero 6
|
22,123,000
|
21,600,000
|
523,000
|
572,179,741
|
351,300,000
|
220,879,741
|
DIS
|
26
|
DIS
|
From Vegas to Macau
II
|
22,000,000
|
22,000,000
|
-
|
108,000,000
|
108,000,000
|
-
|
MUL
|
5
|
-
|
Wolf Totem
|
17,000,000
|
17,000,000
|
-
|
72,000,000
|
72,000,000
|
-
|
MUL
|
2
|
-
|
Dragon
Blade
|
12,500,000
|
12,500,000
|
-
|
92,000,000
|
92,000,000
|
-
|
MUL
|
5
|
-
|
Lazarus Effect,
The
|
10,600,000
|
-
|
10,600,000
|
10,600,000
|
-
|
10,600,000
|
MUL
|
1
|
REL
|
Second Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel
|
9,400,000
|
9,400,000
|
-
|
9,400,000
|
9,400,000
|
-
|
FOX
|
3
|
FSL
|
McFarland,
USA
|
7,797,000
|
-
|
7,797,000
|
21,980,981
|
-
|
21,980,981
|
DIS
|
1
|
DIS
|
Birdman
|
7,775,000
|
5,800,000
|
1,975,000
|
86,279,164
|
46,000,000
|
40,279,164
|
FOX
|
35
|
FSL
|
Imitation Game,
The
|
7,427,000
|
5,500,000
|
1,927,000
|
196,829,345
|
110,000,000
|
86,829,345
|
MUL
|
35
|
TWC
|
DUFF, The
|
7,150,000
|
-
|
7,150,000
|
20,052,975
|
-
|
20,052,975
|
MUL
|
2
|
LGF
|
Snow Girl And The
Dark Crystal
|
6,500,000
|
6,500,000
|
-
|
52,000,000
|
52,000,000
|
-
|
MUL
|
3
|
WGU
|
Jupiter
Ascending
|
5,600,000
|
3,500,000
|
2,100,000
|
124,211,063
|
81,100,000
|
43,111,063
|
WB
|
65
|
WB
|
Theory Of
Everything
|
3,849,000
|
3,200,000
|
649,000
|
110,149,528
|
75,100,000
|
35,049,528
|
UNI
|
47
|
FOC
|
*Territory is a movie
studio term for regions of the world consisting of various
countries.
|
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