Action epic 300 won the battle for international top spot, generating $14.1m in its second weekend. The film expanded into an additional five territories, including South Korea and Hong Kong, across a further 867 screens, giving it a 130% boost. Fox's Night At The Museum continues to attract international audiences as the family adventure grossed $6.8m in its 13th weekend after opening on a further 1,252 screens. Local films also fared well in home territories - Ho Voglia Di Te had a solid second weekend, taking $3.7m in Italy and action film Unfair: The Movie grossed $3.1m in its opening weekend in Japan. German audiences went wild for local comedy Neues Von Wixxer as the film entered at number one in the territory at the weekend, generating $2.3m. And animated adventure Happy Feet re-entered the chart this weekend after a $2.2m opening in Japan.

ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL BOX-OFFICE WEEKEND MARCH 16-18
(Last3-day
week)Film (origin)gross $ScrsCume $Terr
1(6)300 (US)14,170,836126225,233,32412
2(2)Music And Lyrics (US)9,503,571288957,520,93638
3(1)Norbit (US)9,488,220243131,835,83530
4(4)Ghost Rider (US)7,158,001369187,024,49957
5(12)Night At The Museum (US)6,830,5912122292,804,93915
6(3)Taxi 4 (Fr)3,944,640125549,559,2007
7(5)Ho Voglia Di Te (It)3,706,85057315,740,8941
8(23)Epic Movie (US)3,673,523102624,240,8109
9(14)Wild Hogs (US)3,433,0005237,301,0004
10NewUnfair: The Movie (Jap)3,165,3652603,165,3651
11(8)Doraemon 2007 (Jap)3,061,2983318,946,4571
12(9)La Vie En Rose (Fr-UK-Czech)2,956,796101541,070,8747
13(13)Hot Fuzz (UK)2,866,11166139,022,5103
14(7)Lubov-Morkov (Rus)2,763,61449210,291,4464
15(26)Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-US-UK)2,707,008137441,575,32725
16*Curse Of The Golden Flower (Chi-HK)2,482,24434952,958,2875
17(20)Bridge To Terabithia (US)2,283,184126113,326,85017
18NewNeues Von Wixxer (Ger)2,264,8386002,264,8381
19*Happy Feet (US-Aus)2,229,940871174,782,38221
20(10)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US)2,077,2891683137,188,95551
21(24)The Lives Of Others (Ger)2,006,41955332,112,68115
22NewPremonition (US)1,984,5303571,984,5301
23NewIl 7 E L'8 (It)1,957,0162981,957,0161
24(19)Counter Investigation (Fr)1,775,4963824,400,2583
25(22)The Good Shepherd (US)1,717,20391017,474,35023
26(16)Blood Diamond (US)1,587,0631327100,535,56737
27(28)The Painted Veil (US)1,505,2306015,458,19713
28(15)The Illusionist (US)1,511,14562740,691,5528
29(11)Dreamgirls (US)1,499,019120247,330,32346
30*Deja Vu (US)1,454,000440107,539,00011
31(17)The Number 23 (US)1,438,92564313,804,1329
32(42)The Last King Of Scotland (UK)1,263,40356123,488,62819
33(18)Saw III (US)1,217,93042483,638,0914
34(29)Ninas Mal (Mex)1,125,5263523,697,0291
35(38)Becoming Jane (UK-US-Ire)1,095,6823713,471,0661
36(35)Michou D'Auber (Fr)1,024,3304285,278,6332
37(25)Notes On A Scandal (UK-US)1,020,82765622,881,12923
38NewBig Bang (S Korea)1,017,4882241,388,6371
39(21)Borat (US)1,012,370496130,390,7977
40(27)Battery (Jap)1,005,8043123,812,8971
*Re-entry. (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady
North America - Three-day weekend March 16-18 - Top 30
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)300 (US) Warner Bros2$32,877,3283,270$10,054-54$129,165,656
2(2)Wild Hogs (US) Buena Vista3$19,058,8713,360$5,672-31$104,226,868
3(-)Premonition (US) Sony PicturesNEW$17,558,6892,831$6,202-$17,558,689
4(-)Dead Silence (US) UniversalNEW$7,842,7251,805$4,345-$7,842,725
5(-)I Think I Love My Wife (US) 20th FoxNEW$5,674,8021,776$3,195-$5,674,802
6(3)Bridge To Terabithia (US) Buena Vista5$5,192,1593,091$1,680-23$74,967,513
7(4)Ghost Rider (US) Sony Pictures5$4,176,6582,824$1,479-37$110,378,574
8(5)Zodiac (US) Paramount3$3,287,5602,362$1,392-51$29,137,557
9(6)Norbit (US) Paramount6$2,766,5932,016$1,372-35$92,438,806
10(8)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros5$2,272,3171,850$1,228-39$47,448,875
11(7)The Number 23 (US) New Line4$2,149,4522,201$977-47$33,917,402
12(10)Amazing Grace (UK-US) IDP Distribution4$2,111,5891,162$1,817-15$14,457,029
13(9)Breach (US) Universal5$1,487,7051,277$1,165-41$31,366,800
14(16)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox13$839,927610$1,377-9$246,092,265
15(17)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Sony Pictures Classics5$802,380218$3,681-6$4,591,077
16(13)The Ultimate Gift (US) The Bigger Picture2$801,452800$1,002-35$2,528,371
17(26)The Namesake (US) Fox Searchlight2$715,02641$17,440+188$1,076,544
18(11)Black Snake Moan (US) Paramount Vantage3$665,525862$772-65$8,744,995
19(21)Happy Feet (Aus-US) Warner Bros18$616,334490$1,258-1$196,561,994
20(14)Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (US) Lionsgate Films5$584,914467$1,252-52$31,068,283
21(15)The Astronaut Farmer (US) Warner Bros4$527,128650$811-48$10,371,048
22(18)Pan's Labyrinth (Mex-US-Sp) Picturehouse12$455,277376$1,211-42$36,207,983
23(20)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) Fox Searchlight24$359,725330$1,090-45$16,862,173
24(19)Because I Said So (US) Universal7$341,235452$755-52$42,304,410
25(12)Reno 911: Miami (US) 20th Fox4$334,363496$674-76$20,014,736
26(22)The Queen (It-UK-Fr) Miramax24$319,076339$941-44$55,731,585
27(24)The Host (S Korea) Magnolia Pictures2$245,96469$3,565-22$687,454
28(23)The Messengers (US) Sony Pictures7$227,756306$744-42$35,374,833
29(27)Charlotte's Web (US) Paramount14$219,361332$661-6$82,506,325
30(30)Deep Sea 3-D (Can-US) Warner Bros55$206,22555$3,750+12$24,791,585
$1 = $1.00 - Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance +11.9% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 30)
Top 30 total 3-day gross $114.7m
UK/Ireland - Three-day weekend March 16-18 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Norbit (US) Paramount Pictures International2£1,069,030$2,076,190371$5,738-44$6,986,009
2(-)Premonition (US) Entertainment Film DistributorsNEW£1,021,882$1,984,622357$5,559-$1,984,622
3(2)Hot Fuzz (UK) Universal Pictures International5£691,453$1,342,888432$3,109-48$37,524,488
4(4)Becoming Jane (UK-US-Ire) BVI2£559,120$1,085,881371$2,927-11$3,453,964
5(3)Ghost Rider (US) SPRI3£491,079$953,737343$2,781-44$7,982,507
6(5)Outlaw (UK) Pathe Distribution2£304,814$591,987285$2,077-48$2,347,825
7(8)Charlotte's Web (US) Paramount Pictures International6£230,220$447,116430$1,040-38$20,574,071
8(7)The Illusionist (US) Momentum Pictures3£221,862$430,884262$1,645-46$3,675,819
9(6)The Number 23 (US) Entertainment Film Distributors4£194,839$378,402246$1,538-53$7,324,348
10(-)Stomp The Yard (US) SPRINEW£191,716$372,336150$2,482-$372,336
$1 = £0.51 - Screen International
Year-on-year performance -11.4% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $11.3m
France - Week ending March 13 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek7-day7-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(1)La Vie En Rose (Czech-UK-Fr) TFM Distribution4EUR2,686,756$3,523,153712$4,948-41$30,498,343
2(2)Taxi 4 (Fr) EuropaCorp Distribution, ARP Selection4EUR1,881,513$2,467,234776$3,179-50$30,642,005
3(-)Counter Investigation (Fr) Pathe DistributionNEWEUR1,801,889$2,362,824349$6,770-$2,362,824
4(3)Michou d'Auber (Fr) EuropaCorp Distribution2EUR1,133,863$1,486,838415$3,583-38$3,886,014
5(5)Ghost Rider (US) Sandrew Metronome3EUR788,055$1,033,379426$2,426-49$6,905,142
6(4)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox5EUR775,104$1,016,397499$2,037-52$15,246,542
7(6)The Number 23 (US) Metropolitan2EUR768,270$1,007,435253$3,982-42$2,741,877
8(-)The Witnesses (Fr) UGC DistributionNEWEUR739,145$969,243169$5,735$969,243
9(7)Dance With Him (Fr) Wild Bunch3EUR705,920$925,675322$2,875-46$5,271,414
10(8)Could This Be Love' (Fr) Studio Canal3EUR609,670$799,462297$2,692-49$5,014,490
$ figures approximated on a $5.57 average ticket price. Le Film Francais
Year-on-year performance +14.1% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 7-day gross $20m
Spain - Three-day weekend March 16-18 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Hannibal Rising (Czech-UK-US-Fr) AurumNEWEUR1,290,211$1,716,848325$5,283-$1,716,848
2(-)Norbit (US) Universal Pictures InternationalNEWEUR931,728$1,239,824248$4,999-$1,239,824
3(1)Epic Movie (US) 20th Fox2EUR816,198$1,086,092300$3,620-39$3,121,183
4(3)The Painted Veil (US) Aurum2EUR517,279$688,329205$3,358-20$1,854,303
5(2)Bridge To Terabithia (US) DeA Planeta3EUR496,797$661,074305$2,167-41$3,970,508
6(-)Lola (Sp) DeA PlanetaNEWEUR440,583$586,271326$1,798-$586,271
7(5)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Alta Films5EUR305,758$406,86498$4,152-11$2,724,825
8(4)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros6EUR291,721$388,185264$1,470-27$8,473,589
9(-)Goal! 2 (Ger-UK-Sp) BVINEWEUR207,079$275,554103$2,675-$275,554
10(11)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) 20th Fox4EUR154,807$205,997107$1,925-27$1,825,388
$1 =EUR0.75. Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance -15.3% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $8.7m
Germany - Four-day weekend March 15-18 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek4-day4-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Neues Vom Wixxer (Ger) Constantin FilmNEWEUR1,706,430$2,270,699600$3,785-$2,270,699
2(1)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros2EUR1,587,520$2,112,468621$3,402-33$6,089,131
3(2)Norbit (US) Universal Pictures International2EUR1,392,473$1,852,925546$3,394-23$4,671,623
4(4)Pathfinder (US) 20th Fox2EUR354,091$471,179300$1,571-27$1,319,634
5(-)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) 20th FoxNEWEUR340,617$453,25086$5,270-$453,250
6(3)Ghost Rider (US) Spri4EUR337,812$449,517368$1,222-35$5,852,937
7(8)Rennschwein Rudi Russel 2 (Ger-US) Warner Bros2EUR335,271$446,136350$1,275+43$808,378
8(5)Die Wilden Kerle 4 (Ger) BVI7EUR322,324$428,908708$606-1$14,690,629
9(6)The Lives Of Others (Ger) BVI52EUR321,842$428,266152$2,818+2$16,346,908
10(10)Bridge To Terabithia (US) Constantin Film3EUR236,993$315,360280$1,126+10$1,402,323
$1 = EUR0.75. Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance -0.7% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 15)
Top 15 total 4-day gross $10.3m
Italy - Three-day weekend March 16-18 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Ho Voglia Di Te (It) Warner Bros2EUR2,506,761$3,335,677573$5,821-60$14,504,161
2(-)Ghost Rider (US) SPRINEWEUR1,323,916$1,761,698302$5,833-$1,761,698
3(-)Il 7 E L'8 (It) Medusa FilmNEWEUR1,323,434$1,761,057298$5,910-$1,765,094
4(2)Saw III (US) 20th Fox2EUR769,918$1,024,508273$3,753-46$3,753,188
5(3)Borat (US) 20th Fox3EUR547,255$728,217273$2,667-58$7,182,359
6(4)Saturno Contro (It-Fr-Tur) Medusa Film4EUR455,082$605,565214$2,830-51$9,083,570
7(-)Lezioni Di Volo (It) 01 DistribuzioneNEWEUR403,674$537,158147$3,654-$537,158
8(5)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros4EUR232,975$310,013130$2,385-53$4,740,459
9(-)Asterix And The Vikings (Den-Fr) DNC DistribuzioneNEWEUR207,034$275,494201$1,371-$275,494
10(6)Notte Prima Degli Esami: Oggi (It) 01 Distribuzione5EUR144,023$191,647111$1,727-67$16,023,179
$1 = EUR0.75. Cinetel
Year-on-year performance +13.4% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $11.5m
Mexico - Three-day weekend March 16-18 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross pesogross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Epic Movie (US) 20th FoxNEW15,068,031$1,346,081496$2,714-$1,346,081
2(1)Ninas Mal (Mex) Spri212,599,138$1,125,526352$3,198-25$3,697,029
3(2)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros25,431,765$485,239319$1,521-28$1,562,938
4(3)KM 31 (Mex-Sp) Videocine74,250,608$379,722263$1,444-30$349,173
5(-)Arthur And The Invisibles (Fr) VideocineNEW4,005,392$357,816151$2,370-$357,816
6(-)The Good Shepherd (US) UPINEW3,852,247$344,135137$2,512-$344,135
7(5)Ghost Rider (US) Spri53,133,223$279,902307$912-37$6,798,513
8(4)Norbit (US) PPl, UIP43,110,611$277,882300$926-43$4,220,588
9(6)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US) Spri72,350,740$210,000212$991-34$7,346,391
10(7)Pathfinder (US) 20th Fox31,791,432$160,035146$1,096-41$1,339,998
$1 = peso11.19. Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance -3.2% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $5m
Japan - Two-day weekend March 17-18 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek2-day2-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross Yengross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Night At The Museum (US) 20th FoxNEWYen598,841,468$5,106,737575$8,881-$5,106,693
2(-)Unfair: The Movie (Jap) TohoNEWYen371,189,726$3,165,392260$12,175-$3,165,365
3(1)Doraemon 2007 (Jap) Toho2Yen358,986,222$3,061,325331$9,249-36$8,946,457
4(-)Happy Feet (Aus-US) Warner BrosNEWYen243,827,004$2,079,282499$4,167-$2,079,264
5(-)Deja Vu (US) BVINEWYen159,214,155$1,357,730306$4,437-$1,357,718
6(2)Battery (Jap) Toho2Yen117,946,556$1,005,812312$3,224-36$3,812,897
7(-)Sergeant Keroro ... (Jap) KadokawaNEWYen91,685,471$781,866175$4,468-$781,859
8(3)Genghis Khan (Jap) Shochiku3Yen83,446,273$711,604362$1,966-46$7,000,722
9(4)One Piece 8 (Jap) Toei3Yen70,335,467$599,799281$2,135-42$3,982,164
10(5)Dreamgirls (US) PPI, UPI5Yen63,345,067$540,187290$1,863-46$13,884,545
$1 = Yen117.27. Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance +50.4% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 2-day gross $18.4m
South Korea - Three-day weekend March 16-18 (93% screens reporting) - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross wongross $avg $changegross $
1(-)300 (US) Warner BrosNEW4,774,649,100$5,040,490380$13,264-$6,660,992
2(2)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros3844,431,500$891,447139$6,413-31$5,392,590
3(-)Big Bang (S Korea) ShowBoxNEW820,781,700$866,481224$3,868-$1,189,499
4(1)The Illusionist (US) Lotte Entertainment2735,659,300$776,619219$3,546-46$2,849,911
5(3)Miracle On 1st Street (S Korea) CJ Entertainment5397,249,100$419,367190$2,207-61$15,855,707
6(-)The Painted Veil (US) Prime EntertainmentNEW349,599,500$369,064113$3,266-$494,559
7(4)The Pursuit of Happyness (US) Spri3314,094,400$331,582135$2,456-59$3,542,945
8(7)Dreamgirls (US) CJ Entertainment4159,905,500$168,80969$2,447-69$4,556,530
9(-)Saint Ralph (Can) MK PicturesNEW134,374,800$141,856132$1,075-$174,710
10(5)Highway Star (S Korea) Studio 2.05126,343,000$133,377117$1,140-77$9,336,782
$1 = won947.26. Kofic
Year-on-year performance +17.9% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $9.1m
The Screen Index Cumulative grosses to March 23 issue
Weekly total: $209m
Year-on-year comparison +10.8%
Week-on-week comparison -18%
The weekly total is the sum of the grosses in the top nine markets