Night At The Museum continues to dominate the international box office raking in $14.8m at the weekend across 4,391 screens, bringing its total to $173.8m. The family film could not be uprooted from the top spot despite a 26% decline after opening in an additional six territories. Sony's The Pursuit Of Happyness also fared well - in addition to Will Smith's Oscar nomination for best actor, the film was boosted by 3% after grossing $13.2m at the weekend as it opened in a further six territories. Rocky Balboa refused to leave the ring and took $12m over the three-day period thanks to its UK opening weekend where it grossed $7m. Local sequels entered the chart with a bang - Italian comedy Manuale D'Amore 2 generated nearly $9m in its first weekend in Italy while Korean comedy Mapado 2 took $3.5m.

(Last3-day
week)Film (origin)gross $ScreensCume $Terr
1(1)Night At The Museum (US)14,844,8084391173,859,87545
2(2)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US)13,298,997172432,168,11411
3(5)Rocky Balboa (US)12,183,524177926,027,11013
4NEWManuale D'Amore 2 (It)8,934,6735908,934,6731
5(7)Deja Vu (US)7,383,000266290,122,00045
6(8)Apocalypto (US)6,721,455207237,899,39925
7(3)Casino Royale (Czech-Ger-UK-US)5,954,1413034399,616,98253
8(13)Babel (Mex-US)5,018,02388646,131,87228
9(4)Eragon (US)4,629,0333794161,575,32826
10(6)The Holiday (US)4,358,8872494109,889,11442
11(15)The Departed (US)4,214,9611385135,641,78421
12(9)Happy Feet (Aus-US)4,168,0033162157,838,51443
13NEWMapado 2 (S Kor)3,577,0833854,776,6411
14(11)The Prestige (US)3,330,950109645,867,54329
15(14)Blood Diamond (US)3,058,62586513,044,33416
16(42)Marie Antoinette (Fr-Jap-US)3,044,32457124,373,20618
17(10)Flushed Away (UK)2,682,5142710104,454,92638
18NEWJacquou Le Croquant (Fr)2,585,6225852,585,6222
19(12)Arthur And The Invisibles (Fr)2,427,717138857,403,57416
20(20)Guru (Ind)2,233,8177459,852,07219
21(17)200 Pound Beauty (S Kor)2,153,66426237,088,5171
22(29)Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (Ger-Fr)2,122,490768107,316,05118
23(18)Herb (S Kor)1,897,0552756,174,8361
24*John Tucker Must Die (US)1,881,11150019,977,6314
25NEWGetting Home (Chi)1,671,7824831,671,7821
26(43)The Illusionist (US)1,656,07056127,670,85513
27(26)The Queen (UK)1,613,23558038,792,48116
28NEWThe Legend of King Naresuan ... (Thai)1,594,4193521,594,4191
29(22)The Serpent (Fr)1,592,8413223,957,4462
30NEWHappy Birthday (Chi)1,519,5744201,519,5744
31(16)Mein Fuhrer (Ger)1,444,7864254,556,9583
32(25)Miss Potter (UK-US)1,398,8974238,987,3462
33(27)The Last King Of Scotland (UK-US)1,379,8552484,149,5031
34(23)Charlotte's Web (US)1,359,161166121,778,80119
35(50)The Guardian (US)1,335,65464634,247,7779
36NEWAnja And Viktor 4 (Den)1,322,1471021,431,3421
37NEWRobot Taekwon V (S Kor)1,279,4382091,476,0351
38NEWDlaczego Nie! (Pol)1,276,7621151,276,7621
39NEWTruands (Fr)1,175,4142081,175,4142
40*Bobby (US)1,169,6923461,393,8135
*Re-entry (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady
North America - Three-day weekend January 19-21 Top 30
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Stomp The Yard (US) Sony Pictures2$12,287,3522,051$5,991-53$40,550,946
2(2)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox5$12,012,7243,483$3,449-45$204,852,656
3(4)Dreamgirls (US) Paramount6$8,008,7492,214$3,617-22$77,415,704
4(-)The Hitcher (US) Focus FeaturesNEW$7,818,2392,835$2,758-$7,818,239
5(3)The Pursuit of Happyness (US) Sony Pictures6$6,310,1333,066$2,058-41$146,121,200
6(5)Freedom Writers (US) Paramount3$5,207,0622,286$2,278-41$26,524,683
7(18)Pan's Labyrinth (Mex-Sp-US) Picturehouse4$4,502,243609$7,393+72$9,932,414
8(6)Children Of Men (US-UK) Universal5$3,710,9451,524$2,435-50$27,491,508
9(24)The Queen (Fr-It-UK) Miramax16$3,400,0611,586$2,144+151$35,557,521
10(9)Arthur And The Invisibles (Fr-US) MGM Studios2$3,080,6982,248$1,370-46$9,272,106
11(7)Alpha Dog (US) Universal2$2,990,9951,292$2,315-60$1,787,810
12(10)Charlotte's Web (US) Paramount6$2,335,1201,915$1,219-56$76,773,487
13(29)Babel (Mex-US) Paramount Classics13$2,072,412889$2,331+352$23,658,420
14(11)The Good Shepherd (US) Universal5$2,050,1551,571$1,305-53$57,602,410
15(8)Primeval (US) Buena Vista2$1,878,2872,444$769-72$9,594,760
16(14)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros7$1,744,497955$1,827-39$50,627,655
17(-)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) Fox Searchlight17$1,609,920495$3,252-$5,326,979
18(13)Rocky Balboa (US) Sony Pictures, MGM Studios5$1,578,1711,450$1,088-53$67,725,170
19(12)Happily N'Ever After (Ger-US) Lionsgate Films3$1,562,8141,758$889-63$13,918,191
20(16)We Are Marshall (US) Warner Bros5$1,472,3491,440$1,022-48$41,078,532
21(30)Letters From Iwo Jima (US) Warner Bros5$1,355,466360$3,765+201$2,442,552
22(15)Happy Feet (Aus-US) Warner Bros10$1,308,2881,004$1,303-54$190,695,949
23(20)Casino Royale (Czech-Ger- US-UK) Sony Pictures10$1,192,435661$1,804-41$164,341,331
24(17)Eragon (US) 20th Fox6$1,175,7131,075$1,094-56$72,343,373
25(22)Notes On A Scandal (UK) Fox Searchlight4$1,167,702200$5,839-40$6,004,333
26(25)The Painted Veil (US) Warner Independent Pictures4$903,477252$3,585-25$3,836,419
27(19)Curse Of The Golden Flower (China-HK) Sony Pictures Classics5$820,1411,149$714-63$5,815,478
28(23)The Holiday (US) Sony Pictures7$682,075719$949-61$62,821,343
29(21)Code Name: The Cleaner (US) New Line3$553,207675$820-72$7,835,856
30(28)Volver (Sp) Sony Pictures Classics12$535,947147$3,646-10$7,507,680
$1 = $1.00 Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance -19.3% on equivalent week, 2006
Top 30 total 4-day gross $95.3m
UK/Ireland - Three-day weekend January 19-21 Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-daySitesSites%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Rocky Balboa (US) 20th FoxNEW£3,639,339$7,185,270405$17,741-$7,185,270
2(1)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US) Spri2£1,725,660$3,407,029404$8,433-32$10,452,164
3(2)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox4£1,414,066$2,791,838474$5,890-27$36,631,098
4(5)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) 20th Fox2£704,554$1,391,025248$5,609-18$4,132,956
5(4)Miss Potter (US-UK) Momentum Releasing3£647,647$1,278,671362$3,532-28$8,995,593
6(6)Casino Royale (Czech-Ger-US-UK) Spri10£597,983$1,180,618270$4,373-29$106,730,975
7(-)Babel (Mex-US) Paramount Pictures InternationalNEW£592,387$1,169,570130$8,997-$1,169,570
8(3)Smokin' Aces (US) Universal2£568,946$1,123,289339$3,314-44$4,172,373
9(8)Employee Of The Month (US) Lionsgate UK3£428,878$846,748323$2,622-39$5,487,447
10(9)Happy Feet (Aus-US) Warner Bros7£418,684$826,622456$1,813-24$34,786,456
$1 = £0.51 Screen International
Year-on-year performance +23.6% On equivalent week, 2006
Top 20 total 3-day gross $24.3m
France - Week ending January 16 Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek7-day7-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)The Serpent (Fr) Wild BunchNEWEUR1,695,090$2,192,589304$7,212-$2,192,589
2(1)Arthur And The Invisibles (Fr-US) EuropaCorp Dist5EUR1,568,674$2,029,069820$2,474-73$41,460,541
3(-)Apocalypto (US) Quinta CommunicationsNEWEUR1,307,240$1,690,907437$3,869-$1,690,907
4(2)Eragon (US) 20th Fox4EUR1,054,295$1,363,724718$1,899-68$18,331,057
5(3)Priceless (Fr) TFM Distribution5EUR984,748$1,273,766459$2,775-47$12,949,504
6(4)The Holiday (US) UIP3EUR762,566$986,375403$2,448-52$5,931,492
7(6)My Best Friend (Fr) Wild Bunch4EUR644,471$833,620416$2,004-45$6,196,259
8(-)Stranger Than Fiction (US) Paramount Pictures Int'lNEWEUR394,974$510,897142$3,598-$510,897
9(9)The Departed (US) TFM Distribution7EUR382,614$494,909254$1,948-47$12,431,950
10(-)Harsh Times (US) Sandrew MetronomeNEWEUR308,946$399,619131$3,051-$399,619
$ figures approximated on a $5.57 average ticket price. Le Film Francais
Year-on-year performance -15% on equivalent week, 2006
Top 20 total 7-day gross $14.5m
The Screen Index Cumulative grosses to Jan 26 issue
Weekly total: $205m
Year-on-year comparison -17%
Week-on-week comparison -25.2%
The weekly total is the sum of the grosses in the top nine markets
Spain - Three-day weekend January 19-21 Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Apocalypto (US) AurumNEWEUR1,502,416$1,944,875283$6,872-$1,944,875
2(1)Rocky Balboa (US) 20th Fox2EUR1,162,555$1,504,926312$4,823-56$5,455,285
3(3)Babel (Mex-US) UIP4EUR996,735$1,290,272199$6,4840$7,815,994
4(2)The Prestige (US-UK) Warner Bros2EUR869,548$1,125,628312$3,608-32$3,119,528
5(-)El Ekipo Ja (Sp) DeaplanetaNEWEUR854,888$1,106,651241$4,592-$1,106,651
6(-)Bobby (US) Manga FilmsNEWEUR430,899$557,798177$3,151-$557,798
7(4)The Kovak Box (UK-Sp) Filmax2EUR379,819$491,675199$2,471-23$1,308,517
8(7)The Illusionist (US) Aurum10EUR329,085$426,000204$2,088-21$11,274,145
9(6)Marie Antoinette (Fr- Jap-US) Spri3EUR307,411$397,943112$3,553-33$2,124,123
10(5)Eragon (US) 20th Fox6EUR293,731$380,234281$1,353-39$13,647,291
$1 = EUR0.77 Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance +2% on equivalent week, 2006
Top 20 total 3-day gross $11m
Germany - Four-day weekend January 18-21 Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek4-day4-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US) SpriNEWEUR2,413,179$3,123,856512$6,101-$3,123,856
2(1)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox4EUR1,298,509$1,680,918807$2,083-38$19,320,340
3(2)Mein Fuhrer (Ger) X-Verleih2EUR998,433$1,292,470389$3,323-50$4,401,050
4(-)John Tucker Must Die (US) 20th FoxNEWEUR969,931$1,255,574402$3,123-$1,255,574
5(-)Schwere Jungs (Ger) Constantin FilmNEWEUR731,230$946,576250$3,786-$946,576
6(3)Deja Vu (US) BVI4EUR554,119$717,306595$1,206-51$9,875,599
7(4)The Holiday (US) UIP6EUR467,634$605,351535$1,132-54$14,669,877
8(5)Casino Royale (Czech-Ger-US-UK) Spri9EUR466,636$604,060413$1,463-51$48,468,450
9(9)Babel (Mex-US) Tobis Film5EUR410,671$531,613113$4,705-6$4,117,785
10(6)The Queen (Fr-It-UK) Concorde2EUR373,664$483,707153$3,161-34$1,462,674
$1 = EUR0.77 Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance +21.7% on equivalent week, 2006
Top 15 total 4-day gross $12.6m
Italy - Three-day weekend January 19-21 Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Manuale D'Amore 2 (It) FilmAuroNEWEUR6,199,674$8,025,468590$13,602-$8,084,115
2(1)The Pursuit of Happyness (US) Medusa Film2EUR3,064,888$3,967,493441$8,997-15$11,005,116
3(2)Rocky Balboa (US) 20th Fox2EUR1,226,510$1,587,715324$4,900-57$6,672,175
4(3)Casino Royale (Czech-Ger-US-UK) Spri3EUR803,302$1,039,873280$3,714-52$9,048,542
5(4)Apocalypto (US) Eagle Pictures3EUR619,464$801,895243$3,300-55$7,696,624
6(-)The Guardian (US) Eagle PicturesNEWEUR426,663$552,315199$2,775-$552,315
7(-)Bobby (US) 01 DistribuzioneNEWEUR374,868$485,266147$3,301-$485,266
8(6)Flushed Away (US-UK) UIP4EUR225,937$292,475171$1,710-47$8,085,395
9(-)The Science Of Sleep (Fr-It) Mikado FilmNEWEUR130,813$169,33750$3,387-$191,695
10(5)A Good Year (US) Medusa Film6EUR126,125$163,26992$1,775-71$6,887,179
$1 = EUR0.77 Cinetel
Year-on-year performance +49.4% on equivalent week, 2006
Top 20 total 3-day gross $18m
Mexico - Three-day weekend January 19-21 Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross pesogross $avg $changegross $
1(2)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox512,750,476$1,164,959661$1,762-26$17,377,427
2(-)Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (Fr-Ger-Sp) GussiNEW10,700,412$977,653250$3,911-$977,653
3(1)Rocky Balboa (US) 20th Fox210,011,917$914,748403$2,270-42$3,366,879
4(3)The Holiday (US) UIP25,984,212$546,753235$2,327-29$1,794,003
5(4)Fuera Del Cielo (Mex) Videocine25,031,723$459,728151$3,045-32$1,583,664
6(5)Tired Of Kissing Frogs (Mex) BVI54,943,408$451,659299$1,511-21$5,715,013
7(6)Eragon (US) 20th Fox63,003,067$274,378269$1,020-30$10,273,511
8(7)Flushed Away (US-UK) UIP62,046,036$186,938187$1,000-24$6,189,899
9(-)Unaccompanied Minors (US) Warner BrosNEW1,828,187$167,034141$1,185-$1,032,651
10(8)Charlotte's Web (US) UIP41,718,595$157,021184$853-25$1,899,322
$1 = peso10.95 Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance +18% on equivalent week, 2006
Top 10 total 3-day gross $5.3m
Japan - Two-day weekend January 20-21 Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek2-day2-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross Yengross $avg $changegross $
1(-)The Departed (US) Warner BrosNEWYen287,957,108$2,370,349361$6,566-$2,370,349
2(-)Marie Antoinette (Jap-Fr-US) Toho, TowaNEWYen281,627,722$2,318,248273$8,492-$2,318,248
3(2)Letters From Iwo Jima (US) Warner Bros7Yen133,343,021$1,097,627298$3,683-12$35,504,247
4(1)Love Never To End (Jap) Toho2Yen129,250,016$1,063,935288$3,694-18$4,490,344
5(-)I Just Didn't Do It (Jap) Warner BrosNEWYen115,725,678$952,608203$4,693-$952,608
6(3)Monster House (US) Col TriStar2Yen112,889,050$929,258295$3,150-22$2,504,214
7(4)Love And Honour (Jap) Shochiku8Yen84,199,260$693,095326$2,126-26$28,821,938
8(-)My Sister, My Love (Jap) Toshiba EntertainmentNEWYen80,765,786$664,83276$8,748-$664,832
9(5)Oh-oku, The Women Of The Inner Palace (Jap) Toei5Yen67,846,069$558,482320$1,745-36$15,688,239
10(6)Lucky Number Slevin (US) Toho2Yen44,314,326$364,778152$2,400-54$1,935,244
$1 = Yen121.4 Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance -6.32% on equivalent week, 2006
Top 10 total 2-day gross $11m
South Korea - Three-day weekend January 19-21 (90% screens reporting) Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross wongross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Mapado 2 (S Korea) CJ EntertainmentNEW3,008,539,100$3,213,050326$9,856-$4,330,343
2(2)200 Pounds Beauty (S Korea) ShowBox61,857,540,600$1,983,810237$8,371-5$33,031,458
3(3)Herb (S Korea) ShowBox21,590,336,900$1,698,443241$7,047-14$5,539,445
4(1)Eragon (US) 20th Fox21,186,776,400$1,267,450215$5,895-44$4,864,182
5(-)Robot Taekwon V (S Kor) CJ Ent, Cinema ServiceNEW1,117,609,000$1,193,580215$5,552-$1,320,554
6(6)Deja Vu (US) Spri21,115,715,500$1,191,558184$6,476-18$3,782,315
7(4)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox5918,762,600$981,217192$5,111-39$25,025,244
8(8)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros2568,558,900$607,208134$4,531-22$2,077,641
9(5)Death Note: The Last Name (Jap) Lotte Entertainment2562,366,500$600,594189$3,178-59$3,088,285
10(-)Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (US) UIPNEW372,489,000$397,810101$3,9390$442,043
$1 = won936.35 Kofic
Year-on-year performance -15.7% on equivalent week, 2006
Top 10 total 3-day gross $13.1m