International Top Five - Milestone Weekend for Knight
September 4, 2008
The Dark Knight fell hard this past weekend, but it still managed a major milestone reaching $400 million internationally while topping $900 million worldwide. The lack of new markets meant its weekend haul was down 43% to $19.46 million on 6124 screens in 62 markets and now has $413.73 million internationally and $916.02 million worldwide. Its best market of the weekend was Germany, where it remained in first place with $4.58 million on 754 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.61 million after two. This is already more than double what the original made in total. Meanwhile the film's best market overall remained the U.K. where it has made $84.08 million, including $1.67 million on 396 screens over this past weekend.
Mamma Mia! rose to second spot with $12.24 million on 6165 screens in 33 markets for a total of $256.68 million internationally and $387.99 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Poland with $1.36 million on 112 screens, which is very impressive for that market. It also added $2.84 million on 504 screens during the weekend in the U.K. with $97.61 million, which puts it about a week away from reaching the century mark.
Kung Fu Panda returned to the top five with $9.15 million on 3401 screens in 38 markets for a total of $384.93 million internationally and $598.53 million worldwide. Summer slowdown ended in Italy this week as the movie opened in first place with $6.54 million on 666 screens, which was seven times more than its nearest competitor. The film has likely already become the 40th film to reach $600 million worldwide, while it should reach $400 million internationally, even if you don't take into account its opening in Greece this weekend.
Hancock quadrupled its numbers landing in fourth place with $8.65 million on 1635 screens in 41 markets for a total of $353.64 million. Almost all of its weekend haul came from Japan where it opened in first place with $7.67 million on 453 screens. Additionally, the film has yet to open in Italy and Greece, and should reach $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide before long.
Like last week, WALL-E rounded out the top five with a nearly identical $8.02 million on 3358 screens in 36 markets and now has $175.69 million after two months of release. What is even more impressive is the releases this week; since the film didn't open in any major markets, its performance is even more amazing. Its biggest market was Singapore where landed in first place with $890,000 on 80 screens, while it also earned top spot in Norway ($616,000 on 96 screens over the weekend and $730,000 in total) and in Denmark ($479,000 on 110 screens over the weekend and $572,000 in total). Next major market for the Pixar creation is Australia in two weeks, while it doesn't end its run till it opens in Japan just before Christmas.
Filed under: International Box Office, The Dark Knight, Hancock, WALL-E, Kung Fu Panda, Mamma Mia!