Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa held on to the number-one spot in Screen’s first international chart of 2009, with weekend takings of just under $32m, bringing its cumulative gross to $339.9m.
Paramount Pictures International’s animated sequel has now surpassed the international gross of the original adventure, which stood at $338m, and still has key territories South Korea (opening this weekend) and Japan (March 14) yet to come. The film played in 43 territories, across 6,290 screens for an average of $5,100.
Walt Disney Smpi’s Bedtime Stories enjoyed a 60% increase in week-on-week takings for the January 2-4 weekend with a $21.6m haul from 3,378 screens, moving two places up the table to second. Adam Sandler’s family comedy is playing in 23 territories, with the cumulative gross standing at $42.4m. The film expands across Europe in January and February, and is scheduled for a Japanese release on March 28.
Jim Carrey’s latest comedy, Yes Man, also saw an increase in takings, with an $11.4m weekend gross, up 47% on last week. The Warner Bros film played on 1,775 screens in 20 territories, including Australia where it debuted in first place (with $3m from 256) and the UK where it held on to the top spot for a second week ($3.2m from 434 screens - a drop of just 5%).
There was only one new entry in the international chart, with A Frozen Flower reaching fourteenth position. Centring on a regal bisexual love triangle, the provocative film from South Korea’s Yoo Ha is being distributed by Showbox/Mediaplex. It debuted this week in its home territory where it secured first position and took $3.4m from 559 screens, giving it a screen average of $6,000.
Pixar animation Wall-E is close to surpassing the $300m marker in its 28th week of international release, standing at $298.9m.
| ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL BOX-OFFICE WEEKEND JANUARY 2-4 | ||||||
| (Last | 3-day | |||||
| week) | Film (origin) | gross $ | Scrs | Cume $ | Terr | |
| 1 | (1) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (US) | $31,962,701 | 6,290 | $339,881,524 | 43 |
| 2 | (4) | Bedtime Stories (US) | $21,566,773 | 3,378 | $42,421,762 | 23 |
| 3 | (2) | Australia (US-Aus) | $21,426,981 | 5,241 | $83,567,155 | 51 |
| 4 | (9) | Bolt (US) | $11,513,933 | 1,797 | $64,243,861 | 26 |
| 5 | (10) | Yes Man (US) | $11,449,860 | 1,775 | $32,683,537 | 20 |
| 6 | (3) | The Day The Earth Stood Still (US) | $10,909,972 | 5,008 | $129,586,788 | 42 |
| 7 | (8) | Twilight (US) | $8,836,212 | 2,354 | $105,794,980 | 36 |
| 8 | (7) | If You Are The One (Ch) | $7,454,277 | 831 | $39,896,387 | 2 |
| 9 | (5) | Ghanjini (Ind) | $6,553,108 | 1,288 | $28,812,350 | 23 |
| 10 | (19) | The Spirit (US) | $5,108,146 | 1,649 | $9,961,678 | 13 |
| 11 | (6) | Natale A Rio (It) | $4,427,201 | 565 | $34,344,690 | 2 |
| 12 | (15) | The Tale Of Despereaux (US) | $3,538,898 | 1,834 | $12,820,899 | 16 |
| 13 | (28) | Wall-E (US) | $3,357,168 | 480 | $298,938,977 | 6 |
| 14 | New | A Frozen Flower (S Kor) | $3,369,327 | 559 | $6,622,121 | 1 |
| 15 | (14) | Four Christmases (US) | $3,126,488 | 1,574 | $36,744,816 | 41 |
| 16 | (16) | 1 1/2 Knights: In Search Of … (Ger) | $2,986,868 | 714 | $13,967,605 | 3 |
| 17 | (13) | Ip Man (Ch) | $2,943,765 | 934 | $18,282,545 | 4 |
| 18 | (17) | Largo Winch (Fr) | $2,876,840 | 523 | $13,220,492 | 3 |
| 19 | (66) | If I Were You 2 (Bra) | $2,869,734 | 310 | $3,588,832 | 1 |
| 20 | (12) | Lovey Dovey 2 (Russia) | $2,852,664 | 983 | $12,175,589 | 2 |
| 21 | (34) | Marley & Me (US) | $2,851,967 | 469 | $5,187,807 | 6 |
| 22 | (20) | Changeling (US) | $2,565,005 | 805 | $35,321,153 | 12 |
| 23 | (26) | The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (US) | $2,270,373 | 307 | $6,219,150 | 2 |
| 24 | (24) | Inkheart (US-UK-Ger) | $2,241,263 | 1,090 | $15,515,571 | 6 |
| 25 | (25) | Speed Scandal (S Kor) | $2,228,432 | 374 | $24,943,377 | 1 |
| 26 | (11) | Il Cosmo Sul Como (It) | $2,190,092 | 470 | $18,488,637 | 2 |
| 27 | (36) | K-20: Legend Of The Mask (Jap) | $2,152,248 | 322 | $12,259,014 | 1 |
| 28 | (27) | Burn After Reading (US-UK-Fr) | $2,120,595 | 723 | $91,411,833 | 15 |
| 29 | (22) | Quantum Of Solace (US-UK) | $2,055,618 | 1,325 | $382,046,987 | 36 |
| 30 | (21) | Die Buddenbrooks (Ger) | $2,013,912 | 292 | $6,151,783 | 3 |
| 31 | (29) | Body Of Lies (US) | $1,801,391 | 953 | $73,931,211 | 33 |
| 32 | (35) | Max Manus (Nor) | $1,648,495 | 103 | $7,073,072 | 1 |
| 33 | * | Pride And Glory (US) | $1,578,734 | 449 | $10,543,620 | 11 |
| 34 | (23) | Nights In Rodanthe (US) | $1,556,703 | 356 | $40,686,605 | 5 |
| 35 | * | The Strangers (US) | $1,547,917 | 228 | $26,368,837 | 4 |
| 36 | (30) | Niko And The Way To The Stars (Fin) | $1,508,170 | 855 | $10,288,278 | 11 |
| 37 | (18) | Stilyagi (Rus) | $1,488,586 | 884 | $5,962,928 | 2 |
| 38 | (38) | Vicky Cristina Barcelona (US-Sp) | $1,435,805 | 522 | $56,826,868 | 21 |
| 39 | * | Righteous Kill (US) | $1,420,884 | 305 | $35,735,973 | 6 |
| 40 | (46) | Seven Pounds (US) | $1,351,421 | 254 | $3,376,416 | 5 |
| * Re-entry (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady | ||||||
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