300 continues to conquer at the international box office and took a whopping $48.2m at the weekend as it expanded into an additional 20 territories. The Spartan epic was boosted by 241% and had number one openings in all markets, bringing its international total to $79.3m after just three weeks. New entrant Mr Bean's Holiday took $5.5m at the weekend after opening in Singapore and Malaysia and taking $3.7m from previews in the UK. Audrey Tautou romantic drama Hunting And Gathering (Ensemble, C'est Tout) entered with a solid $4.5m opening weekend from three territories while TMNT trailed not far behind, generating $3.9m from eight territories in its first weekend. The Number 23 shot up to number nine and took $3.5m in its fifth week after expanding into an additional nine territories while Indian romance Namastey London opened in 17 territories for $1.7m at the weekend.

Analysis: International box-office Weekend March 23-25
(Last3-day
week)Film (origin)gross $ScrsCume $Terr
1(1)300 (US)$48,211,7354435$79,347,83732
2(3)Norbit (US)$8,192,0762529$43,217,28836
3(2)Music And Lyrics (US)$6,490,1182632$68,060,70841
4NewMr Bean's Holiday (UK)$5,567,008569$5,567,0083
5(4)Ghost Rider (US)$5,553,5453286$95,236,55660
6NewHunting And Gathering (Fr)$4,537,392412$4,537,3923
7NewTMNT (US-HK)$3,921,0031004$4,526,4818
8(5)Night At The Museum (US)$3,814,0671624$301,829,65310
9(31)The Number 23 (US)$3,563,781988$18,354,36918
10(9)Wild Hogs (US)$2,979,000594$11,264,0007
11(11)Doraemon 2007 (Jap)$2,644,948331$14,668,0901
12(8)Epic Movie (US)$2,608,3691203$28,332,82113
13(23)Il 7 E L'8 (It)$2,337,191304$5,130,9181
14(30)Deja Vu (US)$2,219,000855$111,417,0006
15(10)Unfair: The Movie (Jap)$2,138,352260$9,514,7341
16*Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (Fr-Ger-Sp)$2,090,822532$125,109,4158
17(12)La Vie En Rose (Fr-UK-Czech)$2,078,594971$44,628,5438
18(13)Hot Fuzz (UK)$1,796,606550$42,334,1463
19(22)Premonition (US)$1,751,344439$5,062,2773
20NewNamastey London (Ind)$1,731,628573$1,731,62817
21(18)Neues Vom Wixxer (Ger)$1,719,587657$4,427,8942
22(21)The Lives Of Others (Ger)$1,671,231553$34,580,96714
23(7)Ho Voglia Di Te (It)$1,644,532390$18,369,2591
24(43)Arthur And The Invisibles (Fr)$1,441,4441265$90,017,02617
25(15)Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-US-UK)$1,404,349885$43,806,53918
26(20)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US)$1,373,9801189$139,744,67947
27*The Holiday (US)$1,561,983357$130,983,8169
28(16)Curse Of The Golden Flower (Chi-HK)$1,273,265432$55,665,2736
29(6)Taxi 4 (Fr)$1,241,616768$51,725,3287
30*Because I Said So (US)$1,232,492384$3,556,9275
31(17)Bridge to Terabithia (US)$1,225,3311061$15,339,64715
32(19)Happy Feet (US-Aus)$1,190,535825$177,957,15917
33(41)Battery (Jap)$976,036312$6,248,7391
34(42)Freedom Writers (US)$959,098527$3,717,5979
35(25)The Good Shepherd (US)$930,476703$19,380,19625
36(26)Blood Diamond (US)$904,043934$102,232,53134
37(24)Counter Investigation (Fr)$885,926383$6,260,7082
38*Bordertown (US)$878,094299$3,598,2622
39(27)The Painted Veil (US)$876,253437$7,058,30814
40*Alpha Dog (US)$870,079343$6,728,86491
*Re-entry (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady
North America - Three-day weekend March 23-25 - Top 30
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)TMNT (US-HK) Warner BrosNEW$24,255,2053,110$7,799-$24,255,205
2(1)300 (US) Warner Bros3$19,862,4913,280$6,056-40$161,706,146
3(-)Shooter (US) ParamountNEW$14,523,5712,806$5,176-$14,523,571
4(2)Wild Hogs (US) Buena Vista4$13,850,5423,401$4,072-27$123,303,817
5(-)The Last Mimzy (US) New LineNEW$10,024,8193,017$3,323-$10,024,819
6(-)The Hills Have Eyes 2 (US) 20th FoxNEW$9,686,3622,447$3,958-$9,686,362
7(3)Premonition (US) Sony Pictures2$9,562,7392,831$3,378-46$31,653,484
8(-)Reign Over Me (US) Sony PicturesNEW$7,460,6901,671$4,465-$7,460,690
9(-)Pride (aka P.D.R.) (US) Lionsgate FilmsNEW$3,533,3001,518$2,328-$3,533,300
10(4)Dead Silence (US) Universal2$3,440,4151,806$1,905-56$13,216,140
11(5)I Think I Love My Wife (US) 20th Fox2$2,769,3491,794$1,544-51$10,048,530
12(6)Bridge To Terabithia (US) Buena Vista6$2,323,8682,010$1,156-55$78,873,979
13(7)Ghost Rider (US) Sony Pictures6$1,678,8641,560$1,076-60$113,216,624
14(12)Amazing Grace (UK-US) IDP Distribution5$1,476,109932$1,584-30$16,790,093
15(17)The Namesake (US) Fox Searchlight3$1,306,819117$11,169+83$2,640,299
16(8)Zodiac (US) Paramount4$1,168,965872$1,341-64$31,639,642
17(9)Norbit (US) Paramount7$965,5431,006$960-65$94,053,460
18(10)Music and Lyrics (US) Warner Bros6$875,423875$1,000-61$49,163,340
19(15)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Sony Pictures Classics6$742,648232$3,201-7$5,672,720
20(-)Namastey London (Ind) Eros EntertainmentNEW$578,22465$8,896-$578,224
21(14)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox14$563,540443$1,272-33$246,926,396
22(13)Breach (US) Universal6$505,095457$1,105-66$32,427,985
23(19)Happy Feet (Aus-US) Warner Bros19$395,313405$976-36$197,207,309
24(11)The Number 23 (US) New Line5$335,403505$664-84$35,063,732
25(27)The Host (S Korea) Magnolia Pictures3$269,88494$2,871+10$1,057,280
26(22)Pan's Labyrinth (Mex-US-Sp) Picturehouse13$251,003207$1,213-45$36,673,437
27(30)Deep Sea 3-D (Can-US) Warner Bros56$211,16635$6,033+2$25,208,963
28(16)The Ultimate Gift (US) The Bigger Picture3$191,389183$1,046-76$3,018,257
29(23)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) Fox Searchlight25$152,661136$1,123-58$17,170,865
30(-)Miss Potter (UK-US) MGM Studios13$149,79177$1,945-$1,669,927
$1 = $1.00Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance +25.5% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 30)
Top 30 total 3-day gross $133.1m
UK/Ireland - Three-day weekend March 23-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)300 (US) Warner BrosNEW£4,735,993$9,297,199369$25,196-$9,297,199
2(2)Premonition (US) Entertainment Film Distributors2£736,061$1,444,957356$4,059-28$4,696,447
3(-)TMNT (US-HK) Warner BrosNEW£644,930$1,266,058368$3,440-$1,862,566
4(1)Norbit (US) Paramount Pictures International3£605,638$1,188,924382$3,112-43$9,033,812
5(-)Amazing Grace (UK-US) Momentum PicturesNEW£431,068$846,227238$3,556-$846,227
6(3)Hot Fuzz (UK) Universal Pictures International6£417,022$818,653363$2,255-40$39,376,461
7(-)I Want Candy (Can-UK) BVINEW£349,301$685,711257$2,668-$685,711
8(4)Becoming Jane (UK-US-Ire) BVI3£308,376$605,371336$1,802-45$5,095,954
9(-)Namastey London (Ind) Eros InternationalNEW£238,841$468,86742$11,164-$468,867
10(5)Ghost Rider (US) Spri4£174,249$342,067327$1,046-65$8,831,058
$1 = £0.51 Screen International
Year-on-year performance +40.1% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
top 20 total 3-day gross $18m
France - Week ending March 20 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek7-day7-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(1)La Vie En Rose (Czech-UK-Fr) TFM Distribution5EUR2,492,185$3,316,281703$4,717-7$34,265,098
2(-)Curse Of The Golden Flower (China-HK) SNDNEWEUR2,380,618$3,167,822274$11,561-$3,167,822
3(-)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner BrosNEWEUR2,308,693$3,072,113350$8,777-$3,072,133
4(3)Counter Investigation (Fr) Pathe Distribution2EUR1,930,651$2,569,063375$6,851+7$4,966,787
5(2)Taxi 4 (Fr) EuropaCorp Distribution, ARP Selection5EUR1,248,850$1,661,809680$2,444-34$32,758,634
6(4)Michou D'Auber (Fr) EuropaCorp Distribution3EUR1,176,356$1,565,344415$3,772+4$5,508,756
7(-)Freedom Writers (US) Paramount Pictures Int'lNEWEUR912,800$1,214,638244$4,978-$1,214,638
8(-)Breaking And Entering (US) BVINEWEUR730,934$972,634149$6,528-$972,638
9(-)Crank (US) TFM DistributionNEWEUR707,730$941,756118$7,981-$941,756
10(7)The Number 23 (US) Metropolitan3EUR697,375$927,978219$4,237-9$3,710,354
$ figures approximated on a $5.57 average ticket price - Le Film Francais
Year-on-year performance +11.4% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 7-day gross $25.6m
Spain - Three-day weekend March 23-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)300 (US) Warner BrosNEWEUR5,046,781$6,712,930536$12,524 -$6,712,930
2(1)Hannibal Rising (Czech-UK-US-Fr) Aurum2EUR681,105$905,966325$2,788-47$3,086,601
3(2)Norbit (US) Universal Pictures International2EUR615,113$818,187249$3,286-34$2,324,600
4(3)Epic Movie (US) 20th Fox3EUR428,814$570,383299$1,908-47$3,859,177
5(4)The Painted Veil (US) Aurum3EUR395,110$525,552205$2,564-24$2,666,713
6(5)Bridge To Terabithia (US) DeA Planeta4EUR353,200$469,806294$1,598-29$4,576,987
7(7)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Alta Films6EUR286,107$380,56397$3,923-6$3,247,510
8(6)Lola (Sp) DeA Planeta2EUR260,123$346,000314$1,102-41$1,185,270
9(-)Urmel Aus Dem Eis (Ger) Universal Pictures Int'lNEWEUR222,478$295,927100$2,959 -$295,927
10(8)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros7EUR194,104$258,186208$1,241-33$8,855,734
$1 = EUR0.75 Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance +47.8% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $12.6m
Germany - Four-day weekend March 22-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek4-day4-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Neues Vom Wixxer (Ger) Constantin Film2EUR1,194,334$1,588,633600$2,648-30$4,355,269
2(2)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros3EUR1,101,992$1,465,805613$2,391-31$8,195,716
3(3)Norbit (US) Universal Pictures International3EUR783,438$1,042,083546$1,909-44$5,973,348
4(-)The Number 23 (US) Warner BrosNEWEUR530,548$705,704209$3,377 -$705,704
5(-)Alpha Dog (US) ConcordeNEWEUR477,085$634,590205$3,096 -$634,590
6(-)Hande Weg... Mississippi (Ger) Delphi Film FoundationNEWEUR423,293$563,039313$1,799 -$563,039
7(9)The Lives Of Others (Ger) BVI53EUR272,773$362,827152$2,387-15$17,464,702
8(-)Am Limit (Aust-Ger) KinoweltNEWEUR236,161$314,12771$4,424 -$314,127
9(5)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) 20th Fox2EUR211,136$280,84199$2,837-38$911,109
10(4)Pathfinder (US) 20th Fox3EUR197,918$263,259306$860-44$1,714,557
$1 = EUR0.75 Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance -31.7% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 15)
Top 15 total 4-day gross $8.3m
Italy - Three-day weekend March 23-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)300 (US) Warner BrosNEWEUR3,441,044$4,577,074459$9,972 -$4,577,074
2(3)Il 7 E L'8 (It) Medusa Film2EUR1,584,098$2,107,074304$6,931+20$4,736,580
3(-)Norbit (US) Universal Pictures InternationalNEWEUR1,341,936$1,784,964266$6,710 -$1,784,964
4(1)Ho Voglia Di Te (It) Warner Bros3EUR1,114,629$1,482,614390$3,802-56$16,957,487
5(2)Ghost Rider (US) Spri2EUR630,155$838,195275$3,048-52$3,197,336
6(-)Because I Said So (US) Eagle PicturesNEWEUR542,412$721,484219$3,294 -$721,484
7(-)Bordertown (UK-US) Medusa FilmNEWEUR538,339$716,067195$3,672 -$716,067
8(7)Lezioni Di Volo (It) 01 Distribuzione2EUR371,034$493,528143$3,451-8$1,243,859
9(4)Saw III (US) 20th Fox3EUR318,952$424,251138$3,074-59$4,563,931
10(6)Saturno Contro (It-Fr-Tur) Medusa Film5EUR233,942$311,17696$3,241-49$9,625,564
$1 = EUR0.75 Cinetel
Year-on-year performance +49.75% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $14.7m
Mexico - Three-day weekend March 23-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross pesogross $avg $changegross $
1(-)300 (US) Warner BrosNEW28,175,478$2,559,081526$4,865 -$2,588,918
2(1)Epic Movie (US) 20th Fox28,635,538$784,336445$1,763-43$3,044,397
3(2)Ninas Mal (Mex) Spri37,733,982$702,451313$2,244-39$5,252,027
4(5)Arthur And The Invisibles (Fr) Videocine23,425,682$311,143151$2,061-14$950,102
5(3)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros33,159,752$286,989214$1,341-42$2,209,224
6(4)KM 31 (Mex-Sp) Videocine82,081,848$189,087217$871-51$10,438,647
7(6)The Good Shepherd (US) Universal Pictures Int'l22,048,067$186,019131$1,420-47$782,582
8(8)Norbit (US) Paramount Pictures Int'l51,614,862$146,672177$829-48$4,569,741
9(7)Ghost Rider (US) Spri61,446,883$131,415210$626-54$7,101,896
10(9)The Pursuit of Happyness (US) Spri81,243,879$112,977123$919-47$7,612,108
$1 = peso11.01 Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance +17.5% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $5.4m
Japan - Two-day weekend March 24-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek2-day2-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross Yengross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox2Yen353,550,071$2,996,111566$5,293-41$12,435,424
2(3)Doraemon 2007 (Jap) Toho3Yen312,114,503$2,644,971331$7,991-13$14,668,090
3(2)Unfair: The Movie (Jap) Toho2Yen252,334,074$2,138,370260$8,225-32$9,514,734
4(-)The Holiday (US) Universal, UIPNEWYen175,776,991$1,489,598277$5,378-$1,489,585
5(4)Happy Feet (Aus-US) Warner Bros2Yen128,486,787$1,088,843499$2,182-47$4,879,929
6(6)Battery (Jap) Toho3Yen115,176,198$976,045312$3,128-2$6,248,739
7(5)Deja Vu (US) BVI2Yen99,721,204$845,073308$2,744-37$3,896,052
8(-)Mushishi (Jap) Toshiba EntertainmentNEWYen95,231,727$807,028162$4,982-$807,028
9(8)Genghis Khan (Jap) Shochiku4Yen62,467,418$529,371332$1,594-25$8,440,806
10(-)Mushi King/Love And Berry (Jap) ShochikuNEWYen59,435,503$503,678121$4,163-$1,125,048
$1 = Yen118.00 Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance +38.4% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 2-day gross $14m
South Korea - Three-day weekend March 23-25 (93% screens reporting) - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross wongross $avg $changegross $
1(1)300 (US) Warner Bros23,444,070,800$3,674,067350$10,497-28$12,683,883
2(-)Perfume (Ger-Fr-Sp) Lotte EntertainmentNEW1,587,673,900$1,693,699227$7,461-$1,939,377
3(-)The Number 23 (US) MirovisionNEW1,070,108,000$1,141,570168$6,795-$1,300,661
4(-)The Break-Up (US) UPINEW610,292,500$651,048152$4,283-$738,186
5(-)Soo (S Korea) Cinema ServiceNEW607,219,600$647,770204$3,175-$818,854
6(2)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros4518,855,500$553,505139$3,982-39$6,378,886
7(3)Big Bang (S Korea) ShowBox2347,670,900$370,889207$1,792-58$1,892,854
8(4)The Illusionist (US) Lotte Entertainment3275,816,300$294,235156$1,886-63$3,460,671
9(-)Mug Travel (S Korea) RG Animation StudioNEW218,275,000$232,85265$3,582-$243,952
10(5)Miracle On 1st Street (S Korea) CJ Entertainment6123,948,700$132,226100$1,322-69$16,298,840
$1 = won937.40 - Kofic
Year-on-year performance +11.5% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $9.4m
The Screen Index Cumulative grosses to March 30 issue
Weekly total: $241m
Year-on-year comparison +23.3%
Week-on-week comparison +15.3%
The weekly total is the sum of the grosses in the top nine markets