Darth23
May 22nd, 2002, 11:24:47 AM
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/2002/20.htm
It actually gives some perspective and comparisons to other movies (along with screen counts)
An excerpt:
"Crushing the previous record Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones sold $69.1 million worth of tickets for the highest-grossing weekend ever abroad with $179.3 million worldwide. It also broke Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone's international weekend of $62.3 million, which it took from 37 countries on 8,524 prints vs. AOTC's 72 territories on 5,854 screens.
Nearly $56 million came from Europe alone, with the rest coming from Australia and Asia. In the U.K., Germany, and Spain Episode II had the second-highest opening of all-time behind the boy wizard, which had the benefit of more screens.
In the United Kingdom AOTC debuted with $16,595,553 from 467 screens for a bountiful average of $35,537 for 75% of the Top 15's entire gross. It can now boast as the second-highest grossing weekend ever at $2.6 million more than The Phantom Menace and as the 10th widest release ever. Episode II blasted off with $3.38 million on its opening day and then took $13.2 million over the next three days. It took over $600,000 more than The Lord of the Rings' opening pushing that back to third in the highest grossing weekend column even though Ring's opened on three more screens. What's even more astonishing is that AOTC was only the 10th widest release ever. Phantom Menace was the 3rd widest release when it opened, which could mean that AOTC is already tracking much higher than Phantom Menace. Its opening already put it as the 6th highest grossing film this year and at number 133 on the all time list between Enemy of the State and The Jungle Book (Re-issues) (in local currency).
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It actually gives some perspective and comparisons to other movies (along with screen counts)
An excerpt:
"Crushing the previous record Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones sold $69.1 million worth of tickets for the highest-grossing weekend ever abroad with $179.3 million worldwide. It also broke Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone's international weekend of $62.3 million, which it took from 37 countries on 8,524 prints vs. AOTC's 72 territories on 5,854 screens.
Nearly $56 million came from Europe alone, with the rest coming from Australia and Asia. In the U.K., Germany, and Spain Episode II had the second-highest opening of all-time behind the boy wizard, which had the benefit of more screens.
In the United Kingdom AOTC debuted with $16,595,553 from 467 screens for a bountiful average of $35,537 for 75% of the Top 15's entire gross. It can now boast as the second-highest grossing weekend ever at $2.6 million more than The Phantom Menace and as the 10th widest release ever. Episode II blasted off with $3.38 million on its opening day and then took $13.2 million over the next three days. It took over $600,000 more than The Lord of the Rings' opening pushing that back to third in the highest grossing weekend column even though Ring's opened on three more screens. What's even more astonishing is that AOTC was only the 10th widest release ever. Phantom Menace was the 3rd widest release when it opened, which could mean that AOTC is already tracking much higher than Phantom Menace. Its opening already put it as the 6th highest grossing film this year and at number 133 on the all time list between Enemy of the State and The Jungle Book (Re-issues) (in local currency).
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