It is difficult to imagine what the mood was like at the inaugural Cannes film festival, which this year reaches its 60th birthday.
The concept of an event celebrating cinema in all its manifestations and pitting films against each other competitively was still relatively novel back in 1946. The seaside resort was also looking to extend its tourist season. So altruism had to rub shoulders with commercial pragmatism from the outset.
During my first Cannes in the mid-1970s, I was walking at sunset with a colleague who had been attending since 1957. He looked out across the Cote d'Azur and wistfully sighed as he recalled a less frantic time when it was still possible for all attendees to be invited to closing ceremonies. More than anything, it solidified my conviction not to wax nostalgic about the event when I was old enough to glance in the rear-view mirror.
Yes, Cannes continues to grow and demands a logistical rigour to accomplish the simplest of pursuits. Then, as now, it was as much marketplace as showcase with the porn industry much in evidence. Cinema lions shared the stage (not literally) with Linda Lovelace and Edy Williams. The tension between the official festival and the Directors' Fortnight was unbridled but such additions as Un Certain Regard and the Camera d'Or had yet to be inaugurated.
Death, taxes and the sky-high prices on the French Riviera are the three certainties of life. Simply put, c'est Cannes! But one disturbing facet of the festival as it has matured is that it has become increasingly difficult to find the unsung gems among the hundreds of films screened. They may indeed not be there; replaced by manufactured discoveries. The cost of doing business at the festival is such that the sleeper successes must be orchestrated rather than stumbled across in some market-screen shoebox. It is a not so subtle evolution of all significant film festivals and it would be foolish to believe that the purpose of these events would remain consistent while the marketplace evolved in a fashion that no longer accommodated happy accidents.
Diva demands attention
Back in the early 1980s, when one could trawl the market for the undiscovered, I was tipped off about a French film that had already opened and closed in Paris without notice. There were seven people in the cinema at the outset (four at the fade). After the screening, I rushed to my typewriter and wrote what we laughingly call a "money" review that said the film was "potentially the most commercial French movie in the past decade".
The film was Diva and while it may have been an extreme case, there always seemed to be two or three worthy films one could promote out of Cannes and other A-list festivals every year.
During my first Cannes I met Fellini, Resnais, Bunuel and two emerging US film-makers, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. I spent time on Robert Altman's yacht (an invitation extended as a result of an earlier interview) and hung with The Conversation gang thanks to my friendship with actor Allen Garfield. It was fun and the sort of introduction to the behemoth everyone should be so fortunate to experience.
David Cronenberg was my neighbour at the Hotel des Roses and after closing night ceremonies (I wangled one of those impossible-to-get invitations) I wound up at the casino playing vingt-et-un with Francis Coppola and Ms Lovelace. The convergence of high and low art was not lost on this scribe and if that were to disappear from the fabric of Cannes it would be a tragic loss.
So happy anniversary, and may the next 60 be as eventful and rewarding.
[s19] Feedback: klad1213@ca.rr.comHogs cruise past Bean
Wild Hogs kicked Mr Bean's Holiday off the top spot this weekend after expanding to an additional four territories, including Turkey, and generating $7.6m. The suburban biker comedy has grossed $55.4m to date after eight weeks in the chart. Mr Bean's Holiday took $7.6m from 47 territories in its sixth week, bringing its total to an impressive $156.2m. Sci-fi thriller Next opened with $5.3m from 12 territories at the weekend while new Japanese fantasy film Gegege No Kitaro took $2.5m in its home territory. And UK-Indian co-production Ta Ra Rum Pum generated $2.2m from 519 screens in 17 territories. Epic Movie saw a 197% increase this weekend and grossed $2.2m, as it opened in a further four territories including Italy and Denmark, while Curse Of The Golden Flower saw a 114% boost after expansion, taking $1.2m over the three-day period.
Analysis: International box-office Weekend april 27-29 | ||||||
(Last | 3-day | |||||
week) | Film (origin) | gross $ | Scrs | Cume $ | Terr | |
1 | (2) | Wild Hogs (US) | $7,622,000 | 3,185 | $55,431,000 | 40 |
2 | (1) | Mr Bean's Holiday (US-UK-Fr) | $7,419,541 | 4,196 | $156,242,115 | 47 |
3 | (4) | Shooter (US) | $5,464,779 | 2,119 | $28,106,137 | 47 |
4 | New | Next (US) | $5,356,351 | 1,471 | $5,372,053 | 12 |
5 | (3) | Perfect Stranger (US) | $4,159,453 | 2,555 | $27,790,043 | 48 |
6 | (5) | 300 (US) | $3,818,216 | 3,537 | $223,766,783 | 52 |
7 | (6) | The Reaping (US) | $3,801,052 | 2,219 | $26,797,271 | 41 |
8 | (9) | Detective Conan: Jolly Roger... (Jap) | $3,274,182 | 328 | $10,039,545 | 1 |
9 | (7) | Sunshine (US-UK) | $2,727,024 | 2,545 | $22,844,735 | 40 |
10 | New | Gegege No Kitaro (Jap) | $2,563,840 | 313 | $2,563,840 | 1 |
11 | (19) | The Number 23 (US) | $2,502,068 | 949 | $33,002,696 | 16 |
12 | (34) | Epic Movie (US) | $2,294,124 | 811 | $41,215,252 | 16 |
13 | * | Babel (US) | $2,279,426 | 435 | $87,936,132 | 7 |
14 | New | Ta Ra Rum Pum (UK-Ind) | $2,273,849 | 519 | $2,273,849 | 17 |
15 | (8) | Meet The Robinsons (US) | $2,218,000 | 2,765 | $45,494,000 | 27 |
16 | (10) | Music And Lyrics (US) | $1,977,505 | 1,288 | $90,811,253 | 31 |
17 | (11) | Crayon Shinchan 15 (Jap) | $1,954,624 | 303 | $6,179,932 | 1 |
18 | (12) | Paradise Murdered (S Kor) | $1,921,754 | 313 | $11,342,819 | 1 |
19 | (13) | TMNT (US-HK) | $1,638,238 | 2,167 | $29,723,673 | 31 |
20 | (17) | The Lives Of Others (Ger) | $1,468,986 | 691 | $47,598,419 | 13 |
21 | * | Premonition (US) | $1,406,073 | 442 | $12,355,575 | 4 |
22 | (14) | Mio Fratello E Figlio Unico (Fr-It) | $1,367,185 | 477 | $4,975,834 | 1 |
23 | (18) | Fracture (US) | $1,327,555 | 430 | $4,193,711 | 5 |
24 | (15) | The Good Shepherd (US) | $1,299,819 | 684 | $28,402,487 | 13 |
25 | * | Curse Of The Golden Flower (Chi-HK) | $1,298,758 | 521 | $61,213,722 | 15 |
26 | New | Please Don't Go (Fr) | $1,249,817 | 362 | $1,249,817 | 2 |
27 | (16) | Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-US-UK) | $1,165,851 | 518 | $49,848,359 | 8 |
28 | (25) | Disturbia (US) | $1,046,202 | 526 | $5,371,271 | 6 |
29 | (31) | Bridge To Terabithia (US) | $1,032,877 | 1,237 | $29,675,674 | 14 |
30 | (22) | Blades Of Glory (US) | $995,123 | 376 | $9,857,406 | 3 |
31 | (20) | The Last Legion (Fr-US-UK) | $991,758 | 425 | $3,465,764 | 2 |
32 | * | The Messengers (US) | $966,269 | 534 | $11,243,357 | 9 |
33 | (23) | Tokyo Tower: Mom And Me And... (Jap) | $943,816 | 316 | $6,858,511 | 1 |
34 | New | Bunt (S Kor) | $932,756 | 253 | $1,199,503 | 1 |
35 | (24) | My Tutor Friend 2 (S Kor) | $917,462 | 242 | $2,952,412 | 1 |
*Re-entry. For the full chart, see ScreenDaily.com - (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady |
North America - Three-day weekend April 27-29 - Top 30 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 3-day | Scrs | Scr | % | Total | ||
gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | ||||||
1 | (1) | Disturbia (US) Paramount | 3 | $9,023,835 | 2,047 | $4,408 | -31 | $52,109,598 | |
2 | (-) | The Invisible (US) Buena Vista | NEW | $7,717,309 | 2,019 | $3,822 | - | $7,717,309 | |
3 | (-) | Next (US) Paramount | NEW | $7,133,049 | 2,725 | $2,618 | - | $7,133,049 | |
4 | (2) | Fracture (US) New Line | 3 | $6,814,714 | 2,443 | $2,789 | -38 | $21,075,259 | |
5 | (4) | Blades Of Glory (US) Paramount | 5 | $5,164,364 | 3,056 | $1,690 | -33 | $108,050,741 | |
6 | (7) | Hot Fuzz (UK-US-Fr) Focus Features | 2 | $4,876,867 | 1,272 | $3,834 | -17 | $12,601,055 | |
7 | (6) | Meet The Robinsons (US) Buena Vista | 5 | $4,840,972 | 2,461 | $1,967 | -31 | $88,354,540 | |
8 | (5) | Vacancy (US) Sony Pictures | 2 | $4,112,502 | 2,551 | $1,612 | -46 | $13,780,060 | |
9 | (-) | The Condemned (US) Lionsgate | NEW | $3,807,595 | 2,310 | $1,648 | - | $2,807,595 | |
10 | (8) | Are We Done Yet' (US) Sony Pictures | 4 | $3,450,922 | 2,701 | $1,278 | -33 | $43,868,838 | |
11 | (9) | In The Land Of Women (US) Warner Bros | 2 | $2,657,425 | 2,155 | $1,233 | -44 | $8,566,083 | |
12 | (-) | Kickin It Old School (US) Yari Film, Freestyle Releasing | NEW | $2,541,419 | 1,816 | $1,399 | - | $2,541,419 | |
13 | (10) | Perfect Stranger (US) Sony Pictures | 3 | $2,172,323 | 2,197 | $989 | -47 | $21,590,618 | |
14 | (11) | Wild Hogs (US) Buena Vista | 9 | $1,840,994 | 1,602 | $1,149 | -35 | $158,723,493 | |
15 | (12) | 300 (US) Warner Bros | 8 | $1,387,466 | 1,005 | $1,381 | -38 | $206,897,885 | |
16 | (18) | The Hoax (US) Miramax | 4 | $760,550 | 981 | $775 | -38 | $6,228,666 | |
17 | (16) | Shooter (US) Paramount | 6 | $751,524 | 718 | $1,047 | -46 | $45,787,043 | |
18 | (22) | The Namesake (US) Fox Searchlight | 8 | $721,024 | 320 | $2,253 | -5 | $10,771,198 | |
19 | (14) | The Reaping (US) Warner Bros | 4 | $712,294 | 933 | $763 | -57 | $24,064,624 | |
20 | (15) | Grindhouse (US) The Weinstein Company | 4 | $576,130 | 618 | $932 | -59 | $23,887,068 | |
21 | (13) | Pathfinder (US) 20th Fox | 3 | $540,519 | 782 | $691 | -71 | $9,436,054 | |
22 | (20) | TMNT (HK-US) Warner Bros | 6 | $492,467 | 710 | $694 | -49 | $53,051,256 | |
23 | (19) | Firehouse Dog (US) 20th Fox | 4 | $463,494 | 659 | $703 | -55 | $12,689,837 | |
24 | (-) | Ta Ra Rum Pum (Ind-US) Yash Raj Films | NEW | $425,102 | 85 | $5,001 | - | $425,102 | |
25 | (28) | Black Book (Bel-Ger-Neth-UK) Sony Pictures Classics | 3 | $391,356 | 103 | $3,800 | +68 | $1,174,583 | |
26 | (17) | Redline (US) Chicago Pictures | 3 | $381,329 | 610 | $625 | -71 | $6,678,765 | |
27 | (-) | Year Of The Dog (US) Paramount Vantage | 3 | $309,318 | 33 | $9,373 | - | $627,916 | |
28 | (25) | The Lives Of Others (Ger) Sony Pictures Classics | 11 | $305,838 | 189 | $1,618 | -2 | $9,067,448 | |
29 | (21) | Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Movie (US) First Look Pictures | 3 | $265,716 | 363 | $732 | -69 | $5,265,735 | |
30 | (24) | Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox | 19 | $260,796 | 284 | $918 | -33 | $250,210,624 | |
$1 = $1.00 - Nielsen EDI | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance - -25.2% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 30) | |||||||||
Top 30 total 3-day gross $74.9m |
UK/Ireland - Three-day weekend April 27-29 - Top 10 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 3-day | 3-day | Sites | Site | % | Total | |
gross £ | gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | |||||
1 | (-) | Next (US) Entertainment Film Distributors | NEW | £795,012 | $1,591,616 | 357 | $4,458 | - | $1,591,616 |
2 | (1) | Wild Hogs (US) BVI | 3 | £654,684 | $1,310,679 | 421 | $3,113 | -31 | $8,543,269 |
3 | (2) | Fracture (US) Entertainment Film Distributors | 2 | £577,881 | $1,156,919 | 361 | $3,205 | -32 | $3,788,112 |
4 | (3) | Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI | 5 | £507,064 | $1,015,143 | 472 | $2,151 | -39 | $40,958,074 |
5 | (4) | Blades Of Glory (US) Paramount Pictures Int'l | 4 | £462,622 | $926,170 | 353 | $2,624 | -30 | $9,818,102 |
6 | (5) | Alpha Dog (US) Icon Film Distribution | 2 | £362,861 | $726,448 | 197 | $3,688 | -20 | $2,160,124 |
7 | (-) | The Painted Veil (US) Momentum Pictures | NEW | £261,130 | $522,783 | 140 | $3,734 | - | $522,783 |
8 | (6) | Shooter (US) Paramount Pictures Int'l | 3 | £256,416 | $513,345 | 292 | $1,758 | -40 | $3,971,139 |
9 | (-) | Ta Ra Rum Pum (Ind-US) Yash Raj Films | NEW | £231,835 | $464,134 | 50 | $9,283 | - | $464,134 |
10 | (9) | The Lives Of Others (Ger) Lionsgate UK | 3 | £216,196 | $432,825 | 98 | $4,417 | -23 | $2,281,776 |
$1 = £0.50 Screen International | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance +1.9% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20) | |||||||||
Top 20 total 3-day gross $10.9m |
France - Week ending April 24 - Top 10 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 7-day | 7-day | Scrs | Screen | % | Total | |
gross EUR | gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | |||||
1 | (-) | Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) Studio Canal | NEW | EUR2,138,345 | $2,906,940 | 771 | $3,770 | - | $2,906,940 |
2 | (-) | Shooter (US) PPI | NEW | EUR1,024,490 | $1,392,727 | 248 | $5,616 | - | $1,392,727 |
3 | (1) | Le Prix A Payer (Fr) Wild Bunch | 3 | EUR941,425 | $1,279,805 | 444 | $2,882 | -43 | $7,106,611 |
4 | (3) | Hunting And Gathering (Fr) Pathe Distribution | 5 | EUR720,145 | $978,990 | 470 | $2,083 | -42 | $13,786,174 |
5 | (2) | Perfect Stranger (US) Gaumont Sony Pictures Films | 2 | EUR704,093 | $957,168 | 364 | $2,630 | -48 | $2,780,904 |
6 | (5) | Bridge To Terabithia (US) SND | 4 | EUR567,305 | $771,213 | 228 | $3,383 | -47 | $6,642,392 |
7 | (-) | The Reaping (US) Warner Bros | NEW | EUR559,089 | $760,045 | 197 | $3,858 | - | $760,045 |
8 | (4) | Sunshine (UK-US) 20th Fox | 2 | EUR494,817 | $672,671 | 343 | $1,961 | -56 | $2,185,740 |
9 | (-) | Jean De La Fontaine: Le Defi (Fr) Rezo Films | NEW | EUR463,357 | $629,904 | 233 | $2,703 | - | $629,904 |
10 | (6) | Goodbye Bafana (Bel-Lux-S Africa-UK) PPI | 2 | EUR441,434 | $600,100 | 316 | $1,899 | -50 | $1,794,447 |
$ figures approximated on a $5.57 average ticket price - Le Film Francais | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance -48.4% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20) | |||||||||
Top 20 total 7-day gross $13.9m |
Australia - Four-day weekend April 26-29 - Top 10 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 4-day | 4-day | Scrs | Screen | % | Total | |
gross a$ | gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | |||||
1 | (1) | Shooter (US) PPI | 2 | a$975,191 | $811,105 | 188 | $4,314 | -34 | $2,775,974 |
2 | (3) | 300 (US) Warner Bros | 4 | a$727,150 | $604,799 | 278 | $2,176 | -38 | $11,009,483 |
3 | (4) | Perfect Stranger (US) Spri | 2 | a$669,591 | $556,925 | 207 | $2,690 | -32 | $1,917,171 |
4 | (-) | The Number 23 (US) Roadshow | NEW | a$565,193 | $470,093 | 111 | $4,235 | - | $626,856 |
5 | (2) | Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) PPI/UPI | 5 | a$562,454 | $467,815 | 247 | $1,894 | -52 | $13,676,361 |
6 | (6) | Disturbia (US) PPI | 3 | a$447,828 | $372,476 | 206 | $1,808 | -40 | $3,493,972 |
7 | (5) | Meet The Robinsons (US) BVI | 5 | a$395,824 | $329,222 | 238 | $1,383 | -56 | $6,775,841 |
8 | (8) | Stomp The Yard (US) Spri | 3 | a$309,480 | $257,407 | 118 | $2,181 | -45 | $2,965,995 |
9 | (10) | Wild Hogs (US) BVI | 8 | a$309,172 | $257,150 | 176 | $1,461 | -25 | $13,820,645 |
10 | (-) | Curse Of The Golden Flower (Chi-HK) PPI/UPI | NEW | a$301,554 | $250,814 | 64 | $3,919 | - | $327,640 |
$1 = a$1.20 - Motion Picture Distributors Association Of Australia | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance -28.8% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20) | |||||||||
Top 20 total 4-day gross $5.8m |
Germany - Four-day weekend April 26-29 - Top 10 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 4-day | 4-day | Scrs | Screen | % | Total | |
gross EUR | gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | |||||
1 | (1) | Wild Hogs (US) BVI | 2 | EUR1,231,256 | $1,681,355 | 583 | $2,884 | -45 | $5,280,371 |
2 | (2) | Vollidiot (Ger) Senator Film Verleih | 3 | EUR533,220 | $728,144 | 513 | $1,419 | -39 | $4,164,799 |
3 | (3) | Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI | 5 | EUR419,610 | $573,003 | 766 | $748 | -48 | $20,584,774 |
4 | (4) | 300 (US) Warner Bros | 4 | EUR394,742 | $539,044 | 648 | $832 | -49 | $13,368,584 |
5 | (5) | Sunshine (UK-US) 20th Fox | 2 | EUR268,783 | $367,039 | 452 | $812 | -46 | $1,247,494 |
6 | (6) | Shooter (US) UPI | 2 | EUR262,415 | $358,344 | 252 | $1,422 | -40 | $1,120,672 |
7 | (7) | Die Wilden Huhner Und Die Liebe (Ger) Constantin Film | 4 | EUR207,830 | $283,804 | 523 | $543 | -46 | $3,761,027 |
8 | (8) | Perfect Stranger (US) Spri | 3 | EUR182,650 | $249,420 | 381 | $655 | -39 | $1,598,651 |
9 | (-) | Catch And Release (US) Spri | NEW | EUR159,592 | $217,933 | 100 | $2,179 | - | $217,933 |
10 | (9) | The Reaping (US) Warner Bros | 2 | EUR114,262 | $156,032 | 202 | $772 | -37 | $875,600 |
$1 = EUR0.73 - Nielsen EDI | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance -52.7% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 15) | |||||||||
Top 15 total 4-day gross $5.6m |
Italy - Three-day weekend April 27-29 - Top 10 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 3-day | 3-day | Scrs | Screen | % | Total | |
gross EUR | gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | |||||
1 | (-) | Epic Movie (US) 20th Fox | NEW | EUR1,106,474 | $1,510,957 | 247 | $6,117 | - | $1,510,957 |
2 | (1) | Mio Fratello E Figlio Unico (It-Fr) Warner Bros | 2 | EUR901,579 | $1,231,161 | 477 | $2,581 | -36 | $4,592,279 |
3 | (-) | The Number 23 (US) 01 Distribuzione | NEW | EUR643,541 | $878,794 | 258 | $3,406 | - | $1,693,555 |
4 | (2) | Wild Hogs (US) BVI | 2 | EUR465,651 | $635,875 | 289 | $2,200 | -49 | $2,672,309 |
5 | (3) | The Good Shepherd (US) Medusa Film | 2 | EUR446,945 | $610,330 | 307 | $1,988 | -38 | $2,264,108 |
6 | (-) | Voce Del Verbo Amore (It) Medusa Film | NEW | EUR271,875 | $371,262 | 222 | $1,672 | - | $371,262 |
7 | (7) | The Lives Of Others (Ger) 01 Distribuzione | 4 | EUR194,585 | $265,718 | 101 | $2,631 | -16 | $2,304,576 |
8 | (5) | Sunshine (UK-US) 20th Fox | 2 | EUR159,494 | $217,799 | 167 | $1,304 | -49 | $906,982 |
9 | (4) | Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI | 4 | EUR156,541 | $213,766 | 181 | $1,181 | -63 | $6,755,688 |
10 | (6) | Perfect Stranger (US) Spri | 3 | EUR113,661 | $155,211 | 113 | $1,374 | -59 | $2,064,068 |
$1 = EUR0.73 Cinetel | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance -48.2% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20) | |||||||||
Top 20 total 3-day gross $6.8m |
Mexico - Three-day weekend April 27-29 - Top 10 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 3-day | 3-day | Scrs | Screen | % | Total | |
gross peso | gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | |||||
1 | (-) | The Messengers (US) Gussi | NEW | 7,364,904 | $673,948 | 255 | $2,643 | - | $673,948 |
2 | (1) | Perfect Stranger (US) Spri | 2 | 6,477,561 | $592,749 | 300 | $1,976 | -36 | $2,008,290 |
3 | (2) | Wild Hogs (US) BVI | 4 | 4,958,230 | $453,718 | 349 | $1,300 | -28 | $5,853,709 |
4 | (6) | Happily N'Ever After (Ger-US) Videocine | 2 | 4,695,554 | $429,681 | 173 | $2,484 | +8 | $973,399 |
5 | (4) | Disturbia (US) PPI | 2 | 4,478,240 | $409,795 | 230 | $1,782 | -20 | $1,208,438 |
6 | (3) | The Reaping (US) Warner Bros | 4 | 4,453,859 | $407,564 | 327 | $1,246 | -31 | $5,180,795 |
7 | (5) | Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI | 4 | 3,772,138 | $345,181 | 257 | $1,343 | -23 | $3,836,652 |
8 | (7) | TMNT (HK-US) Gussi | 4 | 3,083,652 | $282,179 | 306 | $922 | -15 | $3,363,346 |
9 | (9) | Meet The Robinsons (US) BVI | 5 | 2,778,903 | $254,292 | 364 | $699 | -12 | $7,190,904 |
10 | (8) | Goal! 2 (Ger-UK-Sp) BVI | 3 | 2,421,984 | $221,631 | 211 | $1,050 | -33 | $1,726,243 |
$1 = peso10.93 - Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance -41.7% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10) | |||||||||
Top 10 total 3-day gross $4.1m |
Hong Kong - Week ending April 25 - Top 10 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 7-day | 7-day | Scrs | Scr | % | Total | |
gross hk$ | gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | |||||
1 | (7) | Love Is Not All Around (HK) Gold Label Entertainment | 2 | hk$6,197,365 | $794,534 | 36 | $22,070 | +971 | $868,742 |
2 | (-) | Epic Movie (US) 20th Fox | NEW | hk$1,611,565 | $206,611 | 26 | $7,947 | - | $206,611 |
3 | (-) | Shooter (US) Intercontinental Film Dist | NEW | hk$1,490,346 | $191,070 | 19 | $10,056 | - | $191,070 |
4 | (1) | Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI | 3 | hk$1,448,850 | $185,750 | 33 | $5,629 | -70 | $2,579,501 |
5 | (2) | Spider Lilies (Tai) Deltamac | 2 | hk$847,142 | $108,608 | 10 | $10,861 | -53 | $341,721 |
6 | (-) | The Painted Veil (US) Intercontinental Film Dist | NEW | hk$555,305 | $71,193 | 5 | $14,239 | - | $71,193 |
7 | (-) | Miss Potter (UK-US) Golden Scene | NEW | hk$535,438 | $68,646 | 10 | $6,865 | - | $68,646 |
8 | (4) | The Reaping (US) Warner Bros | 3 | hk$238,726 | $30,606 | 22 | $1,391 | -81 | $643,912 |
9 | (-) | Almost Love (S Kor) Lfdl | NEW | hk$201,747 | $25,865 | 4 | $6,466 | - | $25,865 |
10 | (3) | Meet The Robinsons (US) Intercontinental Film Dist | 3 | hk$198,681 | $25,472 | 21 | $1,213 | -85 | $777,098 |
$1 = hk$7.80 - Mpaa | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance +44.3% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10) | |||||||||
Top 10 total 7-day gross $1.7m |
South Korea - Three-day weekend April 27-29 (93% screens reporting) - Top 10 | |||||||||
Rank | Film (Origin) Distributor | Week | 3-day | 3-day | Scrs | Screen | % | Total | |
gross won | gross $ | avg $ | change | gross $ | |||||
1 | (1) | Paradise Murdered (S Kor) MK Pictures | 3 | 1,663,989,000 | $1,790,872 | 270 | $6,633 | -23 | $10,644,939 |
2 | (-) | Shooter (US) CJ Entertainment | NEW | 1,039,033,000 | $1,118,262 | 155 | $7,215 | - | $1,386,720 |
3 | (3) | The Reaping (US) Warner Bros | 2 | 914,332,500 | $984,053 | 133 | $7,399 | -10 | $2,787,962 |
4 | (2) | My Tutor Friend 2 (S Kor) CJ Entertainment | 2 | 842,649,000 | $906,903 | 223 | $4,067 | -29 | $2,849,306 |
5 | (-) | Bunt (S Kor) Showbox/Mediaplex | NEW | 829,245,500 | $892,478 | 229 | $3,897 | - | $1,122,063 |
6 | (-) | TMNT (HK-US) Lotte Entertainment | NEW | 409,963,500 | $441,224 | 207 | $2,132 | - | $486,239 |
7 | (4) | Meet Mr Daddy (S Kor) Cinema Service | 2 | 381,126,500 | $410,188 | 211 | $1,944 | -48 | $1,697,221 |
8 | (5) | The Show Must Go On (S Kor) Lotte Entertainment | 4 | 193,228,500 | $207,963 | 99 | $2,101 | -56 | $6,331,871 |
9 | (7) | Meet The Robinsons (US) Spri | 2 | 157,193,500 | $169,180 | 93 | $1,819 | -50 | $586,925 |
10 | (9) | The Good Shepherd (US) UPI | 2 | 128,074,000 | $137,840 | 80 | $1,723 | -48 | $540,293 |
$1 = won929.15 - Kofic | |||||||||
Year-on-year performance -25.1% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10) | |||||||||
Top 10 total 3-day gross $7.1m | |||||||||
The Screen Index Cumulative grosses to May 4 issue | |||||||||
Weekly total: $130.7m | |||||||||
Year-on-year comparison N/A | |||||||||
Week-on-week comparison N/A | |||||||||
The weekly total is the sum of the grosses in the top nine markets |
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