Ghost Rider holds on to the top spot this weekend, generating $16.9m after opening in an additional 17 territories across a further 1,291 screens. Fox's Night At The Museum was not far behind, raking in an impressive $14.2m in its tenth week, despite dropping from seven territories. French cinemas favoured local films as La Vie En Rose and Taxi 4 made a dent in the international market, grossing $9.6m and $8.3m respectively. UK audiences continue to shoot for cop comedy Hot Fuzz - the Universal film took $6.4m in its second weekend from 432 screens, bringing its total to $23.2m. And Italy still shows support for local product as Saturno Contro opened on 379 screens, taking $3.3m, just behind Notte Prima Degli Esami - Oggi, which grossed $3.4m from 589 screens. Russian films were also a hit: Paragraph 78 and The Sovereign's Servant grossed $2.7m and $2.4m respectively from four territories.

Analysis: International box-office - Weekend February 23-25
(Last3-day
week)Film (origin)gross $ScrsCume $Terr
1(1)Ghost Rider (US)$16,917,8493,039$40,057,97443
2(2)Night At The Museum (US)$11,179,3483,462$268,759,26422
3(5)La Vie En Rose (Fr-UK-Czech)$9,601,265997$22,580,8395
4(3)Taxi 4 (Fr)$8,306,473943$25,452,1083
5(4)Hot Fuzz (UK)$6,473,731432$23,298,0191
6(8)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US)$6,180,0252,685$116,884,88051
7(10)Music And Lyrics (US)$5,896,4421,332$23,625,39911
8(6)Blood Diamond (US)$5,896,2372,848$87,025,97346
9(14)Dreamgirls (US)$5,368,0031,528$27,551,24039
10(7)Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-US-UK)$4,629,8962,225$30,545,44324
11(11)Charlotte's Web (US)$4,366,8851,982$52,247,53235
12(12)Rocky Balboa (US)$4,257,7391,797$70,362,23324
13(24)The Good Shepherd (US)$4,051,5271,101$6,678,68615
14(63)Norbit (US)$3,485,310647$5,642,2156
15(9)Notte Prima Degli Esami - Oggi (It)$3,450,871589$13,772,6881
16(New)Saturno Contro (It)$3,378,550379$3,378,5501
17(19)Notes On A Scandal (UK-US)$3,115,823840$13,204,06126
18(**)Protege (HK)$3,014,280512$11,124,6744
19(28)Letters From Iwo Jima (US)$2,954,793922$46,279,85336
20(15)Miracle On 1st Street (S Kor)$2,802,553335$11,063,5741
21(New)Paragraph 78 (Rus)$2,712,358553$2,712,3584
22(17)Babel (Mex-US)$2,681,7901,285$75,759,04439
23(New)The Number 23 (US)$2,602,173377$2,602,1734
24(17)Arthur Et Les Minimoys (Fr)$2,601,2961,898$83,748,65018
25(New)The Sovereign's Servant (Rus)$2,480,194434$2,480,1944
26(New)Could This Be Love (Fr)$2,304,595251$2,304,5951
27(*)Barnyard (US)$2,184,714708$37,871,04110
28(New)Dance With Him (Fr)$2,169,740308$2,169,7401
29(22)The Last King Of Scotland (UK-US)$1,935,642672$15,254,10937
30(46)Bridge To Terabithia (US)$1,786,228526$3,368,8097
31(28)Die Wilden Kerle 4 (Ger)$1,786,156862$14,637,4043
32(21)Highway Star (S Kor)$1,754,826265$7,231,7171
33(32)The Queen (Fr-It-UK)$1,621,509900$51,652,33324
34(50)Pan's Labyrinth (Sp-Mex)$1,544,763552$36,301,25421
35(18)Epic Movie (US)$1,463,032601$16,832,5967
36(24)Dororo (Jap)$1,399,880296$23,145,1451
37(34)The Lives Of Others (Ger)$1,351,443301$24,120,7469
38(13)Eklavya - The Royal Guard (Ind)$1,347,285507$5,134,68217
39(*)Grudge 2 (US)$1,168,920346$29,128,7735
40(27)The Holiday (US)$1,132,555716$126,185,23930
*Re-entry ** Figures unavailable last week due to Chinese New Year. (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady
NORTH AMERICA - Three-day weekend February 23-25 - Top 30
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Ghost Rider (US) Sony Pictures2$20,067,4433,620$5,543-61$79,027,540
2(-)The Number 23 (US) New LineNEW$14,602,8672,759$5,293-$14,602,867
3(2)Bridge To Terabithia (US) Buena Vista2$14,157,6453,139$4,510-50$46,805,679
4(-)Reno 911: Miami (US) 20th FoxNEW$10,273,4772,702$3,802-$10,273,477
5(3)Norbit (US) Paramount3$9,825,0213,145$3,124-51$74,763,394
6(4)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros2$7,652,4332,955$2,590-52$31,715,552
7(6)Breach (US) Universal2$5,994,9501,493$4,015-51$20,304,375
8(5)Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls (US) Lionsgate2$4,815,3372,111$2,281-63$25,132,757
9(-)The Astronaut Farmer (US) Warner BrosNEW$4,454,3192,155$2,067-$4,454,319
10(-)Amazing Grace (UK-US) IDP DistributionNEW$4,054,542791$5,126-$4,054,542
11(10)Because I Said So (US) Universal4$2,758,8151,936$1,425-10$38,269,240
12(8)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox10$2,170,6611,371$1,583-55$241,640,806
13(7)Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-UK-US) MGM Studios3$1,706,1651,596$1,069-73$25,863,475
14(9)The Messengers (US) Sony Pictures4$1,603,5701,492$1,075-63$33,400,113
15(11)Pan's Labyrinth (Mex-US-Sp) Picturehouse9$1,278,430682$1,875-52$32,356,624
16(15)The Queen (Fr-It-UK) Miramax21$1,105,665662$1,670-31$52,862,098
17(12)Dreamgirls (US) Paramount11$835,251593$1,409-58$101,233,784
18(17)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) Fox Searchlight21$783,758334$2,347-28$14,009,273
19(-)The Abandoned (Sp) ADF, LionsgateNEW$782,0001,000$782-$782,000
20(16)Letters From Iwo Jima (US) Warner Bros10$707,311530$1,335-44$12,834,854
21(18)Notes On A Scandal (UK) Fox Searchlight9$579,054322$1,798-44$16,267,488
22(21)Babel (Mex-US) Paramount Vantage18$443,475289$1,535-37$33,806,170
23(27)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Sony Pictures Classics2$441,25658$7,608+1$1,315,931
24(14)Epic Movie (US) 20th Fox5$400,236553$724-76$38,941,409
25(13)Smokin' Aces (US) Universal5$390,650352$1,110-78$35,232,966
26(26)Volver (Sp) Sony Pictures Classics17$309,509243$1,274-30$12,018,524
27(25)Venus (UK) Miramax10$308,136168$1,834-32$2,858,520
28(19)The Pursuit of Happyness (US) Sony Pictures11$275,325287$959-69$162,586,036
29(24)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros12$242,611142$1,709-48$56,220,154
30(29)Happy Feet (Aus-US) Warner Bros15$221,523230$963-46$194,254,584
$1 = $1.00. Nielsen EDI
YEAR-ON-YEAR PERFORMANCE -2.1% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 30)
TOP 30 TOTAL 3-DAY GROSS $113.2m
UK/IRELAND - Three-day weekend February 23-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Hot Fuzz (UK) Universal Pictures Int'l2£3,297,539$6,472,108432$14,982-44$23,375,019
2(2)Charlotte's Web (US) Paramount Pictures Int'l3£1,304,946$2,561,229491$5,216-31$17,629,185
3(-)The Number 23 (US) Entertainment Film DistributorsNEW£1,206,087$2,367,197322$7,352-$2,367,197
4(3)Music and Lyrics (US) Warner Bros3£936,204$1,837,496421$4,365-36$14,018,367
5(-)The Good Shepherd (US) Universal Pictures Int'lNEW£629,863$1,236,237339$3,647-$1,236,237
6(4)Epic Movie (US) 20th Fox3£550,916$1,081,288337$3,209-38$8,897,639
7(5)Arthur And The Invisibles (Fr) Momentum Pictures4£494,662$970,877432$2,247-27$9,225,804
8(-)School For Scoundrels (US) Paramount Pictures Int'lNEW£340,984$669,252262$2,554-$669,182
9(7)Notes On A Scandal (UK) 20th Fox4£334,661$656,842246$2,670-33$9,000,461
10(6)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros5£317,532$623,223232$2,686-42$13,022,659
$1 = £0.51. Screen International
Year-on-year performance +38.9% on equivalent week, 2006 (Top 20)
Top 20 Total 3-day gross $20.9m
FRANCE - Week ending February 20 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Taxi 4 (Fr) EuropaCorp Distribution, ARP SelectionNEWEUR11,199,800$14,697,900867$16,953-$14,697,900
2(-)La Vie En Rose (Czech-Fr-UK) TFM DistributionNEWEUR8,765,219$11,502,913675$17,041-$11,502,913
3(1)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox2EUR2,824,224$3,706,331676$5,483-27$8,780,564
4(2)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros3EUR1,268,194$1,664,297437$3,808-30$7,117,349
5(4)Odette Toulemonde (Bel-Fr) Pathe Distribution2EUR1,168,363$1,533,285321$4,777-34$3,853,965
6(3)Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-UK-US) Quinta Comm2EUR1,130,509$1,483,608361$4,110-37$3,836,897
7(5)Moliere (Fr) Wild Bunch3EUR1,031,375$1,353,510465$2,911-33$6,202,977
8(6)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US) Gaumont Sony3EUR876,896$1,150,782308$3,736-32$5,323,897
9(7)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Ocean Films3EUR739,117$969,969133$7,293-19$3,163,738
10(-)The Ugly Duckling And Me (Den-Fr-Ger-UK-Ire) GebekaNEWEUR546,239$716,849262$2,736-$716,849
$ figures approximated on a $5.57 average ticket price. Le Film Francais
Year-on-year performance +22.8% on equivalent week, 2006 (Top 20)
Top 20 Total 7-day gross $42.9m
SPAIN - Three-day weekend February 23-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Ghost Rider (US) Spri2EUR1,168,168$1,538,075417$3,688-51$5,283,244
2(2)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros3EUR892,867$1,175,598345$3,408-17$5,997,950
3(-)The Grudge 2 (US) AurumNEWEUR841,714$1,108,248284$3,902-$1,108,248
4(-)Bordertown (US-UK) Tri PicturesNEWEUR722,410$951,165270$3,523-$951,165
5(3)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox5EUR635,454$836,674374$2,237-26$15,364,758
6(4)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US) Spri4EUR623,424$820,835289$2,840-22$7,115,787
7(-)The Last King Of Scotland (UK) 20th FoxNEWEUR338,853$446,15390$4,957-$446,153
8(6)Babel (Mex-US) UIP9EUR302,749$398,616211$1,889-11$12,722,590
9(5)John Tucker Must Die (US) 20th Fox3EUR295,226$388,711250$1,555-34$2,158,237
10(9)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Alta Films2EUR281,430$370,54675$4,941+31$784,366
$1 = EUR0.76. Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance -4.39% on equivalent week, 2006 (Top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $9.7m
GERMANY - Four-day weekend February 22-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Ghost Rider (US) SPRINEWEUR1,802,315$2,373,028362$6,555-$2,373,028
2(3)Die Wilden Kerle 4 (Ger) BVI4EUR1,166,050$1,535,286720$2,132+14$12,405,726
3(-)La Vie En Rose (Czech-Fr-UK) Constantin FilmNEWEUR717,323$944,467205$4,607-$944,467
4(2)Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-UK-US) Tobis Film2EUR709,820$934,589519$1,801-35$2,779,082
5(1)Rocky Balboa (US) 20th Fox3EUR687,939$905,779558$1,623-41$7,176,955
6(4)The Good Shepherd (US) UPI2EUR505,412$665,454137$4,857-12$1,768,026
7(-)Pan's Labyrinth (Mex-US-Sp) Senator FilmNEWEUR469,736$618,481143$4,325-$618,481
8(5)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US) SPRI6EUR425,821$560,660509$1,101-23$11,227,365
9(-)Notes On A Scandal (US-UK) 20th FoxNEWEUR346,212$455,842122$3,736-$455,842
10(7)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros5EUR331,811$436,881415$1,053-32$6,363,381
$1 = EUR0.76. Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance -25.9% on equivalent week, 2006 (Top 15)
Top 15 total 4-day gross $11.1m
ITALY - Three-day weekend February 23-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Notte Prima Degli Esami: Oggi (It) 01 Distribuzione2EUR2,354,553$3,100,136589$5,263-48$12,680,774
2(-)Saturno Contro (It) Medusa FilmNEWEUR2,305,208$3,035,165379$8,008-$3,035,165
3(-)Music and Lyrics (US) Warner BrosNEWEUR1,267,669$1,669,084325$5,136-$1,669,084
4(2)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox4EUR845,299$1,112,968263$4,232-35$13,750,648
5(-)Alpha Dog (US) MoviemaxNEWEUR650,126$855,992185$4,627-$855,992
6(3)Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-UK-US) FilmAuro3EUR570,084$750,604228$3,292-52$6,897,364
7(4)The Holiday (US) UPI3EUR479,957$631,938224$2,821-50$5,104,847
8(-)Notes On A Scandal (US-UK) 20th FoxNEWEUR320,835$422,42994$4,494-$422,429
9(-)Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (US) UPINEWEUR306,110$403,041150$2,687-$403,041
10(6)Arthur And The Invisibles (Fr) 01 Distribuzione3EUR209,777$276,204176$1,569-46$2,090,535
$1 = EUR0.76. Cinetel
Year-on-year performance +51.8% on equivalent week, 2006 (Top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $13.4m
MEXICO - Three-day weekend February 23-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Norbit (US) Paramount Pictures Int'lNEW13,726,775$1,243,367292$4,258-$1,243,367
2(1)Ghost Rider (US) Spri212,847,477$1,163,721403$2,888-44$5,634,523
3(2)KM 31 (Mex-Sp) Videocine47,524,068$681,528282$2,417-32$7,429,633
4(3)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US) Spri45,750,864$520,912297$1,754-32$5,634,523
5(4)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros34,266,325$386,442323$1,196-40$3,121,582
6(6)Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (Fr-Ger-Sp) Gussi62,113,472$191,438167$1,146-14$4,241,687
7(5)Apocalypto (US) 20th Fox51,829,852$165,747249$666-53$7,741,925
8(8)Pan's Labyrinth (Mex-US-Sp) Warner Bros191,819,795$164,837111$1,485-2$6,072,813
9(-)Notes On A Scandal (US-UK) 20th FoxNEW1,724,129$156,17177$2,028-$170,147
10(-)Fuera Del Cielo (Mex) Videocine71,063,432$96,325112$860-$2,954,632
$1 = peso11.04. Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance +22.7% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $4.8m
JAPAN - Two-day weekend February 24-25 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(2)Dreamgirls (US) UPI/PPI2Yen193,669,943$1,601,107288$5,559-5$5,371,314
2(1)Dororo (Jap) Toho5Yen169,335,137$1,399,927296$4,729-21$23,145,145
3(3)The Pursuit Of Happyness (US) Spri5Yen117,814,065$973,992273$3,568-24$19,163,122
4(4)Bubble Fiction: Boom Or Bust (Jap) Toho3Yen95,519,099$789,675272$2,903-18$5,207,982
5(5)The Guardian (US) BVI3Yen70,097,704$579,511319$1,817-33$5,470,408
6(-)Sakuran (Jap) Asmik AceNEWYen44,855,778$370,83251$7,271-$370,832
7(6)Marie Antoinette (Fr-Jap-US) Toho, Towa6Yen43,975,895$363,557256$1,420-21$15,735,433
8(7)The Departed (US) Warner Bros6Yen37,405,052$309,235291$1,063-19$11,412,650
9(9)I Just Didn't Do It (Jap) Warner Bros6Yen35,439,814$292,988203$1,443-19$7,795,897
10(8)Battle Of Wits (China-HK-Jap-S Korea) Shochiku4Yen33,894,145$280,210245$1,144-25$4,673,338
$1 = Yen120.96. Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance -13% on equivalent week, 2006 (Top 10)
Top 10 total 2-day gross $7m
SOUTH KOREA - Three-day weekend February 23-25 (93% screens reporting) - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Miracle On 1st Street (S Korea) CJ Entertainment22,398,224,900$2,556,743280$9,131-20$10,203,150
2(2)Highway Star (S Korea) Studio 2.021,491,065,100$1,589,622233$6,822-19$6,280,466
3(-)Dreamgirls (US) CJ EntertainmentNEW1,171,455,300$1,248,886125$9,991-$1,591,040
4(3)A Day For An Affair (S Korea) Cinema Service3829,062,100$883,862224$3,946-49$10,302,248
5(-)Hotel M: Gangster's Last Law (S Korea) ShowBoxNEW616,573,400$657,328206$3,191-$779,650
6(-)Babel (Mex-US) MK PicturesNEW582,325,000$620,816111$5,593-$734,646
7(4)Voice Of A Murderer (S Korea) CJ Entertainment4503,533,900$536,817213$2,520-61$2,002,961
8(6)Bridge To Terabithia (US) Lotte Entertainment2479,586,000$511,286123$4,090-20$18,192,638
9(-)Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (US) Lotte NEW293,925,500$313,353111$2,823-$389,632
10(5)Master Kims (S Korea) ShowBox3229,005,500$244,142151$1,617-76$5,728,118
$1 = won938.00. Kofic
Year-on-year performance -5.1% on equivalent week, 2006 (Top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $9.2m
The Screen Index Cumulative grosses to March 2 issue
Weekly total: $232.2m
Year-on-year comparison +8%
Week-on-week comparison -20.2%
The weekly total is the sum of the grosses in the top nine markets