UK comedy Mr Bean's Holiday kicked action epic 300 from the top spot after expanding in an additional 16 territories including Italy and Mexico; Bean took $30.7m at the weekend. But the Spartans fought on as 300 generated $29.9m from 54 territories, bringing its international total to $173.3m after just five weeks. Hilary Swank thriller The Reaping fared well, entering at number four after grossing $5.3m from 16 territories this weekend. And Danny Boyle's UK sci-fi adventure generated $2.8m from eight territories - $2m from its opening weekend in the UK. Will Ferrell danced on ice as Blades Of Glory took a cool $2m in its first weekend in the UK. New entrants from local films also graced the chart - French comedy Le Prix A Payer took $2.9m in its home territory while Korean crime flick The Show Must Go On took $2.6m.

ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL BOX-OFFICE WEEKEND APRIL 6-8
(Last3-day
week)Film (origin)gross $ScrsCume $Terr
1(2)Mr Bean's Holiday (US-UK-Fr)$30,782,7114,069$86,912,88242
2(1)300 (US)$29,918,5685,739$173,396,78954
3(3)Meet The Robinsons (US)$8,821,0003,965$25,213,00036
4NewThe Reaping (US)$5,398,8751,279$6,834,51916
5(7)TMNT (US-HK)$4,108,8831,865$16,328,52326
6(15)Wild Hogs (US)$3,326,000817$18,428,0008
7NewLe Prix A Payer (Fr)$2,921,103444$2,921,1031
8(6)Norbit (US)$2,903,8991,739$54,252,01634
9NewSunshine (UK)$2,840,435656$3,147,5318
10NewThe Show Must Go On (S Kor)$2,688,495449$3,123,7061
11(5)Music And Lyrics (US)$2,594,1531,707$79,926,85240
12(18)Epic Movie (US)$2,566,2931,183$34,602,20219
13NewWaiting For A Miracle (Rus)$2,307,610503$2,307,6103
14(4)Bridge To Terabithia (US)$2,169,6621,584$23,878,66715
15*The Good Shepherd (US)$2,142,974402$22,464,99818
16NewBlades Of Glory (US)$2,004,758361$2,004,7581
17(8)Night At The Museum (US)$1,874,929760$314,420,14614
18(21)The Lives Of Others (Ger)$1,841,379631$39,358,40717
19(41)Because I Said So (US)$1,792,379473$7,230,0388
20(9)Hunting And Gathering (Fr)$1,770,331497$11,537,0363
21NewBrave Days (Rus)$1,703,910466$1,703,9102
22(23)The Messengers (US)$1,681,738654$6,164,8413
23(10)Small Town Rivals (S Kor)$1,633,849315$6,293,7381
24(12)Ghost Rider (US)$1,598,5391,394$103,661,87754
25*Blood Diamond (US)$1,575,960538$105,048,31918
26(14)The Number 23 (US)$1,469,809687$24,534,49315
27(13)Doraemon 2007 (Jap)$1,351,313331$26,872,9501
28*The Illusionist (US)$1,340,334462$44,407,5337
29*Eragon (US)$1,319,360364$169,990,7191
30(34)Hot Fuzz (US-UK-Fr)$1,281,134517$46,123,6096
31NewProvoked (UK-Ind)$1,231,748517$1,231,74816
32NewDemandez La Permission Aux Enfants (Fr)$1,227,805351$1,227,8052
33(11)The Hills Have Eyes 2 (US)$1,170,246771$5,151,6277
34(33)Shooter (US)$1,133,239506$3,115,8398
35NewDie Wilden Hahner Und Die Liebe (Ger)$1,121,517545$1,121,5173
36(17)Il 7 E L'8 (It)$1,110,619264$9,321,2901
37(16)Unfair: The Movie (Jap)$1,101,713260$17,657,6921
38(20)Perfume: Story Of A Murderer (Fr-Ger-Sp)$1,002,243365$129,957,03010
39(27)Alpha Dog (US)$995,404609$9,602,63510
40(22)La Vie En Rose (Fr)$925,991732$48,209,02811
*Re-entry. (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady
NORTH AMERICA - Three-day weekend April 6-8 - Top 30
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-dayScrsScr%Total
gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Blades Of Glory (US) Paramount2$22,522,3303,410$6,605-32$67,905,237
2(2)Meet The Robinsons (US) Buena Vista2$16,715,4373,435$4,866-33$51,947,271
3(-)Are We Done Yet' (US) Sony PicturesNEW$14,262,7242,877$4,958-$18,517,017
4(-)Grindhouse (US) The Weinstein CompanyNEW$11,596,6132,624$4,419-$11,596,613
5(-)The Reaping (US) Warner BrosNEW$10,025,2032,603$3,851-$11,958,518
6(3)300 (US) Warner Bros5$8,368,3822,674$3,130-27$193,402,459
7(5)Wild Hogs (US) Buena Vista6$6,644,9712,825$2,352-23$145,260,566
8(6)Shooter (US) Paramount3$5,856,4942,353$2,489-30$36,712,076
9(4)TMNT (US) Warner Bros3$4,825,4452,811$1,717-48$46,607,331
10(-)Firehouse Dog (US) 20th FoxNEW$3,838,9162,860$1,342-$5,101,907
11(7)Premonition (US) Sony Pictures4$3,091,1071,752$1,764-41$44,510,378
12(9)Reign Over Me (US) Sony Pictures3$2,448,1831,747$1,401-36$17,344,515
13(12)The Namesake (US) Fox Searchlight5$1,715,144335$5,120+11$6,881,956
14(8)The Hills Have Eyes 2 (US) 20th Century Fox3$1,574,2911,169$1,347-62$19,153,873
15(10)The Last Mimzy (US) New Line3$1,505,9512,104$716-61$18,824,564
16(-)The Hoax (US) MiramaxNEW$1,449,320235$6,167-$1,449,320
17(11)The Lookout (US) Miramax2$1,025,652955$1,074-49$3,808,036
18(16)Amazing Grace (UK-US) IDP Distribution7$624,442392$1,593-26$19,238,386
19(17)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Sony Pictures Classics8$590,779213$2,774-3$7,427,381
20(18)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox16$540,423367$1,473-10$248,532,584
21(20)Ghost Rider (US) Sony Pictures8$450,770418$1,078-16$114,824,199
22(14)Dead Silence (US) Universal4$414,935312$1,330-69$16,298,900
23(13)Pride (aka PDR) (US) Lionsgate3$414,720370$1,121-71$6,653,995
24(15)I Think I Love My Wife (US) 20th Fox4$242,363168$1,443-72$12,297,056
25(29)Deep Sea 3D (Can-US) Warner Bros58$215,21736$5,978+21$25,919,074
26(24)The Host (S Korea) Magnolia Pictures5$171,796101$1,701-39$1,739,988
27(21)Zodiac (US) Paramount6$171,282130$1,318-54$32,758,035
28(19)Bridge To Terabithia (US) Buena Vista8$168,426287$587-72$80,732,533
29(26)Namastey London (Ind) Eros Entertainment3$160,24665$2,465-24$1,103,808
30(22)The Wind That Shakes The Barley (UK-Ire-Fr) IFC Films4$145,47239$3,730-54$750,720
$1 = $1.00. Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance +8.6% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 30)
Top 30 total 3-day gross $121.8m
UK/IRELAND - Three-day weekend April 6-8 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-daySitesSite%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI2£2,451,823$4,810,326511$9,414-62$28,060,761
2(-)Blades Of Glory (US) PPINEW£1,024,037$2,009,098362$5,550-$2,009,098
3(2)300 (US) Warner Bros3£1,023,145$2,007,347374$5,367-55$23,369,356
4(-)Sunshine (UK-US) 20th FoxNEW£1,021,063*$2,003,263407$4,922-$2,003,263
5(4)Meet The Robinsons (US) BVI3£446,282$875,578458$1,912-28$4,459,951
6(-)The Messengers (US) Momentum PicturesNEW£262,562$515,130260$1,981-$515,130
7(5)Premonition (US) Entertainment Film Distributors4£216,711$425,174226$1,881-53$7,426,518
8(6)TMNT (US) Warner Bros3£214,527$420,889367$1,147-44$4,411,356
9(3)The Hills Have Eyes 2 (US) 20th Fox2£210,259$412,515310$1,331-73$2,595,951
10(7)Amazing Grace (UK-US) Momentum Pictures3£181,813$356,706214$1,667-46$3,346,039
$1 = £0.51 *includes previews of £156,053 from 352 sites. Screen International
Year-on-year performance -41.6% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $15.4m
FRANCE - Week ending April 3 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek7-day7-dayScrsScr%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(2)Hunting And Gathering (Fr) Pathe Distribution2EUR2,869,502$3,819,891468$8,162-22$8,692,833
2(1)300 (US) Warner Bros2EUR2,236,890$2,977,755476$6,256-50$8,931,657
3(-)Bridge To Terabithia (US) SNDNEWEUR2,012,965$2,679,665568$4,718-$2,679,665
4(-)Hellphone (Fr) Studio CanalNEWEUR960,028$1,277,993428$2,986-$1,277,993
5(-)La Tete De Maman (Fr) UGC DistributionNEWEUR955,723$1,272,262236$5,391-$1,272,262
6(3)La Vie En Rose (Czech-UK-Fr) TFM Distribution7EUR739,880$984,931524$1,880-40$36,905,291
7(-)Alpha Dog (US) MetropolitanNEWEUR722,284$961,507174$5,526-$961,507
8(-)Happily N'Ever After (Ger-US) TFM DistributionNEWEUR638,812$850,389455$1,869-$850,389
9(5)Curse Of The Golden Flower (China-HK) SND3EUR543,833$723,952275$2,633-37$5,045,558
10(4)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros3EUR512,958$682,851311$2,196-42$4,931,593
$ figures approximated on a $5.57 average ticket price. Le Film Francais
Year-on-year performance +14.3% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 7-day gross $20m
AUSTRALIA - Four-day weekend April 5-8 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek4-day4-dayScrsScr%Total
gross a$gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)300 (US) Warner BrosNEWa$5,252,817$4,289,064337$12,727-$4,289,064
2(1)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) PPI, UPI2a$2,744,393$2,240,870347$6,458-28$6,596,857
3(6)TMNT (US) Roadshow3a$1,308,322$1,068,280238$4,489+359$2,016,948
4(2)Wild Hogs (US) BVI5a$1,110,629$906,858263$3,448-16$11,299,101
5(3)Meet The Robinsons (US) BVI2a$1,040,430$849,539318$2,672+15$2,085,601
6(5)Becoming Jane (UK-US-Ire) Dendy Films2a$486,835$397,514100$3,975-11$1,245,539
7(4)Hot Fuzz (UK-US-Fr) PPI, UPI4a$449,547$367,067176$2,086-32$4,132,996
8(-)Stomp The Yard (US) Spri0a$428,124$349,57573$4,789-$352,390
9(-)Are We Done Yet' (US) SpriNEWa$409,261$334,172170$1,966-$334,172
10(-)Happily N'Ever After (Ger-US) RoadshowNEWa$280,064$228,680172$1,330-$361,856
$1 = a$1.22. Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia
Year-on-year performance +45.3% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 4-day gross $12.1m
GERMANY - Germany Four-day weekend April 5-8 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek4-day4-dayScrsScr%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)300 (US) Warner BrosNEWEUR5,002,847$6,687,404602$11,109-$6,687,404
2(1)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI2EUR3,330,207$4,451,553840$5,299-21$13,298,119
3(-)Die Wilden ... Die Liebe (Ger) Constantin FilmNEWEUR739,202$988,106480$2,059-$988,106
4(-)Epic Movie (US) KinoweltNEWEUR521,364$696,918219$3,182-$696,918
5(3)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros5EUR517,546$691,814531$1,303-21$10,738,141
6(2)The Hills Have Eyes 2 (US) 20th Fox2EUR432,839$578,584368$1,572-37$1,792,846
7(4)Neues Vom Wixxer (Ger) Constantin Film4EUR382,656$511,504548$933-35$6,446,140
8(6)The Number 23 (US) Warner Bros3EUR248,594$332,300209$1,590-26$1,852,870
9(-)Freedom Writers (US) UPINEWEUR240,268$321,171172$1,867-$321,171
10(8)Hande ... Mississippi (Ger) Delphi Film Foundation3EUR187,776$251,004325$772-22$1,539,174
$1 = EUR0.75. Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance -28% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 15)
Top 15 total 4-day gross $16.4m
ITALY - Three-day weekend April 6-8 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScr%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPINEWEUR1,747,943$2,336,510421$5,550-$2,336,510
2(1)300 (US) Warner Bros3EUR1,002,277$1,339,763352$3,806-53$12,058,818
3(-)The Illusionist (US) Eagle PicturesNEWEUR805,113$1,076,210309$3,483-$1,076,210
4(2)Il 7 E L'8 (It) Medusa Film4EUR747,797$999,595264$3,786-38$8,598,253
5(3)Bridge To Terabithia (US) Moviemax2EUR475,550$635,677310$2,051-54$2,469,850
6(-)The Reaping (US) Warner BrosNEWEUR424,143$566,960222$2,554-$566,960
7(6)Centochiodi (It) Mikado Film2EUR384,066$513,389157$3,270-6$1,302,730
8(-)The Lives Of Others (Ger) 01 DistribuzioneNEWEUR316,698$423,336111$3,814-$423,336
9(4)Norbit (US) Universal Pictures International3EUR262,038$350,271183$1,914-63$3,860,333
10(5)Stay Alive (US) Medusa Film2EUR152,064$203,267135$1,506-71$1,175,723
$1 = EUR0.75. Cinetel
Year-on-year performance - +25.7% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $9.3m
MEXICO - Three-day weekend April 6-8 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScr%Total
gross pesogross $avg $changegross $
1(7)Wild Hogs (US) BVINEW14,596,982$1,329,476355$3,745+335$1,668,127
2(-)The Reaping (US) Warner BrosNEW13,176,092$1,200,063295$4,068-$1,484,528
3(1)Meet The Robinsons (US) BVI211,634,306$1,059,639389$2,724-42$4,860,332
4(-)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPINEW9,853,256$897,423271$3,312-$1,115,491
5(2)300 (US) Warner Bros39,732,822$886,454387$2,291-47$7,969,504
6(-)TMNT (US) GussiNEW9,373,375$853,716307$2,781-$1,092,645
7(-)Are We Done Yet' (US) SpriNEW4,473,960$407,483250$1,630-$494,340
8(3)Shooter (US) Paramount Pictures International23,798,347$345,949268$1,291-43$1,513,349
9(6)Canitas. Presencia (Mex) Videocine22,782,008$253,382149$1,701-33$1,029,063
10(5)Ninas Mal (Mex) Spri52,253,037$205,204216$950-51$6,681,028
$1 = peso10.98. Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance -6.7% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $7.4m
JAPAN - Two-day weekend April 7-8 - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek2-day2-dayScrsScr%Total
gross Yengross $avg $changegross $
1(1)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox4Yen206,101,752$1,727,954557$3,102-43$24,803,317
2(2)Doraemon 2007 (Jap) Toho5Yen161,177,798$1,351,313331$4,083-48$26,872,950
3(-)Blood Diamond (US) Warner BrosNEWYen149,372,340$1,252,336285$4,394-$1,252,336
4(3)Unfair: The Movie (Jap) Toho4Yen131,406,786$1,101,713260$4,237-45$17,657,692
5(4)The Holiday (US) UPI, UIP3Yen102,836,528$862,180278$3,101-32$6,864,417
6(5)Happy Feet (Aus-US) Warner Bros4Yen88,722,942$743,852429$1,734-41$10,671,212
7(-)Taitei No Ken (Jap) ToeiNEWYen61,214,878$513,225221$2,322-$513,225
8(6)Battery (Jap) Toho5Yen58,657,545$491,784310$1,586-42$10,502,641
9(8)Mushishi (Jap) Toshiba Entertainment3Yen38,441,862$322,296167$1,930-45$3,141,975
10(7)Deja Vu (US) BVI4Yen37,475,022$314,190308$1,020-54$6,388,477
$1 = Yen119.28. Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance +24.6% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 2-day gross $8.7m
SOUTH KOREA - Three-day weekend April 6-8 (92% screens reporting) - Top 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross wongross $avg $changegross $
1(-)The Show Must Go On (S Kor) Lotte EntertainmentNEW2,200,834,000$2,358,752391$6,033-$2,810,967
2(1)Small Town Rivals (S Kor) CJ Entertainment21,480,408,000$1,586,633281$5,646-47$6,099,738
3(2)300 (US) Warner Bros41,028,037,500$1,101,803235$4,689-50$18,205,331
4(3)Perfume (Ger-Fr-Sp) Lotte Entertainment3765,350,500$820,267208$3,944-41$5,406,287
5(-)Because I Said So (US) Studio 2.0NEW586,736,500$628,837143$4,397-$753,281
6(6)Black Book (Bel-Ger-Neth-UK) Prime Entertainment2208,496,500$223,457111$2,013-52$956,785
7(-)Sky Fighters (Fr) UPINEW171,880,000$184,21394$1,960-$215,339
8(4)The Number 23 (US) Mirovision3159,744,500$171,207115$1,489-73$2,712,806
9(5)Beautiful Sunday (S Kor) Showbox/Mediaplex2145,526,000$155,968166$940-75$1,126,869
10(8)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros667,203,000$72,02546$1,566-75$7,129,965
$1 = won933.05. Kofic
Year-on-year performance -6.3% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $7.3m
The Screen Index Cumulative grosses to April 13 issue
Weekly total: $218.5m
Year-on-year comparison +0.5%
Week-on-week comparison -5.8%
The weekly total is the sum of the grosses in the top nine markets