Chronicles of Narnia Overtakes King Kong
Domestic champion "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe" also ruled the foreign box office during the New Year holiday weekend as its global total roared to $450 million (260 milllion pound).
Now playing in 31 markets, the adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel sold $41 million worth of tickets over the weekend, taking its overseas haul to $225.5 million.
"King Kong" added $29 million, and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" conjured up $17 million. Their respective foreign totals stand at $222.5 million and $535 million. Adding North American sales, "King Kong" is at $397 million worldwide and "Harry Potter" at $812 million.
New markets for "Narnia" included South Korea ($5 million), Taiwan ($1.3 million) and Thailand ($1 million). In Australia, where "Narnia" opened on December 26, the family offering earned $4.8 million, taking its total to $11.2 million.
France showed no drop from its opening weekend, collecting $8.4 million for a two-weekend total of $21 million. No. 1 for four weeks in a row in the U.K., "Narnia" picked up $5.1 million for a market total of $57.7 million. Two weekends in Italy brought in $11.1 million; two in Russia, $5.9 million; four in Germany, $19.7 million; four in Spain, $16.4 million, and a full month in Mexico, $18 million.
"King Kong's" $29 million haul poured in from 49 territories. In the U.K., it finished the weekend behind "Narnia" with $4.6 million, for an 18-day total $36.6 million. France, with a $3.9 million weekend, provided a 19-day total of $20 million; and Germany, with $2 million, hit $15.3 million, also in 19 days. Other scores for the same period included Spain, $10.9 million; Australia, $11.1 million; Japan, $10.1 million in 16 days; Korea, $16.7 million in 17 days; Brazil, $4.1 million in 18 days; and Mexico, $12.5 million in 17 days. "Kong" is expected to pass $400 million in world-wide box office revenue after Monday's results are tabulated.
In other holiday action, "Chicken Little" supplied a respectable $7.8 million from 38 markets to lift its total to $91.4 million.
"Cheaper by the Dozen 2" pulled out $5.5 million from eight countries to establish an early $12.3 million total. "The Family Stone" snagged $3 million from 23 territories for a foreign gross of $10.9 million.
Now playing in 31 markets, the adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel sold $41 million worth of tickets over the weekend, taking its overseas haul to $225.5 million.
"King Kong" added $29 million, and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" conjured up $17 million. Their respective foreign totals stand at $222.5 million and $535 million. Adding North American sales, "King Kong" is at $397 million worldwide and "Harry Potter" at $812 million.
New markets for "Narnia" included South Korea ($5 million), Taiwan ($1.3 million) and Thailand ($1 million). In Australia, where "Narnia" opened on December 26, the family offering earned $4.8 million, taking its total to $11.2 million.
France showed no drop from its opening weekend, collecting $8.4 million for a two-weekend total of $21 million. No. 1 for four weeks in a row in the U.K., "Narnia" picked up $5.1 million for a market total of $57.7 million. Two weekends in Italy brought in $11.1 million; two in Russia, $5.9 million; four in Germany, $19.7 million; four in Spain, $16.4 million, and a full month in Mexico, $18 million.
"King Kong's" $29 million haul poured in from 49 territories. In the U.K., it finished the weekend behind "Narnia" with $4.6 million, for an 18-day total $36.6 million. France, with a $3.9 million weekend, provided a 19-day total of $20 million; and Germany, with $2 million, hit $15.3 million, also in 19 days. Other scores for the same period included Spain, $10.9 million; Australia, $11.1 million; Japan, $10.1 million in 16 days; Korea, $16.7 million in 17 days; Brazil, $4.1 million in 18 days; and Mexico, $12.5 million in 17 days. "Kong" is expected to pass $400 million in world-wide box office revenue after Monday's results are tabulated.
In other holiday action, "Chicken Little" supplied a respectable $7.8 million from 38 markets to lift its total to $91.4 million.
"Cheaper by the Dozen 2" pulled out $5.5 million from eight countries to establish an early $12.3 million total. "The Family Stone" snagged $3 million from 23 territories for a foreign gross of $10.9 million.
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