LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21, 2014 /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 Dec. 21,
2014, 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, "A diminutive Hobbit proved to be a
giant at the worldwide box office as Warner Bros.' "Hobbit: The
Battle of the Five Armies" impressively generated $105.5 million internationally this weekend and
combined with its North American debut boasts a whopping
$161.72 million in 60
territories. Having already opened last week in the
international markets, the final installment in "The Hobbit"
trilogy has earned $355.6 million to
date around the world. Notably, the Bollywood comedy "P.K."
from UTV earned over $22 million this
weekend in just 21 international territories and broke into the
North American Top 10 in its debut in just 272 locations for a
global total of nearly $26
million."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in
descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, are below.
1. Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Warner Bros. -
$161.7M
2. Gone with the Bullets - Multiple - $36.0M
3. Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb - 20th Century Fox -
$28.1M
4. P.K. – UTV Communications- $25.6M
5. Penguins Of Madagascar - 20th Century Fox - $20.0M
6. Annie - Sony - $17.3M
7. Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, The - Multiple - $17.1M
8. Exodus: Gods And Kings - 20th Century Fox - $15.7M
9. Big Hero 6 - Disney - $15.1M
10. Paddington - Multiple - $10.0M
11. International Market - CJ Entertainment - $9.3M
12. Interstellar - Warner Bros./Paramount - $7.1M
The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in
descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, are below.
1. Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Warner Bros. -
$56.2M
2. Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb - 20th Century Fox -
$17.3M
3. Annie - Sony - $16.3M
4. Exodus: Gods And Kings - 20th Century Fox - $8.1M
5. Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, The - Lionsgate - $7.8M
6. Wild - Fox Searchlight - $4.2M
7. Top Five - Paramount - $3.6M
8. Big Hero 6 - Disney - $3.6M
9. Penguins Of Madagascar - 20th Century Fox - $3.5M
10. P.K. - UTV Communications - $3.5M
11. Interstellar - Paramount - $2.6M
12. Horrible Bosses 2 - Warner Bros. - $2.2M
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
|
Hobbit: The Battle of
the Five Armies
|
161,720,000
|
105,500,000
|
56,220,000
|
355,627,210
|
265,000,000
|
90,627,210
|
WB
|
60
|
WB
|
Gone with the
Bullets
|
36,000,000
|
36,000,000
|
-
|
48,500,000
|
48,500,000
|
-
|
MUL
|
1
|
-
|
Night At The Museum:
Secret Of The Tomb
|
28,100,000
|
10,800,000
|
17,300,000
|
28,100,000
|
10,800,000
|
17,300,000
|
FOX
|
29
|
FOX
|
P.K.
|
25,591,068
|
22,130,000
|
3,461,068
|
25,591,068
|
22,130,000
|
3,461,068
|
UTV
|
22
|
UTV
|
Penguins Of
Madagascar
|
20,025,000
|
16,500,000
|
3,525,000
|
199,772,461
|
135,600,000
|
64,172,461
|
FOX
|
54
|
FOX
|
Annie
|
17,300,000
|
1,000,000
|
16,300,000
|
17,300,000
|
1,000,000
|
16,300,000
|
SNY
|
3
|
SNY
|
Hunger Games:
Mockingjay, Part 1
|
17,050,000
|
9,300,000
|
7,750,000
|
639,726,689
|
350,500,000
|
289,226,689
|
MUL
|
83
|
LGF
|
Exodus: Gods And
Kings
|
15,665,000
|
7,600,000
|
8,065,000
|
100,801,511
|
61,900,000
|
38,901,511
|
FOX
|
38
|
FOX
|
Big Hero 6
|
15,063,000
|
11,500,000
|
3,563,000
|
272,041,423
|
81,600,000
|
190,441,423
|
DIS
|
39
|
DIS
|
Paddington
|
10,000,000
|
10,000,000
|
-
|
60,000,000
|
60,000,000
|
-
|
MUL
|
23
|
TWC
|
International
Market
|
9,300,000
|
9,300,000
|
-
|
10,700,000
|
10,700,000
|
-
|
CJ
|
1
|
-
|
Interstellar
|
7,100,000
|
4,500,000
|
2,600,000
|
635,433,242
|
464,000,000
|
171,433,242
|
WB
|
58
|
PAR
|
My Love, Don't Cross
That River
|
6,300,000
|
6,300,000
|
-
|
14,000,000
|
14,000,000
|
-
|
CJ
|
1
|
-
|
Fleet of
Time
|
6,000,000
|
6,000,000
|
-
|
75,000,000
|
75,000,000
|
-
|
MUL
|
1
|
-
|
Dumb And Dumber
To
|
5,288,800
|
4,500,000
|
788,800
|
138,697,960
|
55,000,000
|
83,697,960
|
MUL
|
22
|
UNI
|
Horrible Bosses
2
|
4,875,000
|
2,700,000
|
2,175,000
|
84,949,692
|
37,200,000
|
47,749,692
|
WB
|
50
|
WB
|
Famille Belier,
La
|
4,500,000
|
4,500,000
|
-
|
4,500,000
|
4,500,000
|
-
|
MUL
|
8
|
-
|
*Territory is a movie studio term for regions of the world
consisting of various countries.
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