Spider-Man 3 broke records this weekend, taking a staggering $176.8m over the three-day period for a total $230.8m in its first six days. Sony's blockbuster played on 16,711 screens across 75 territories and was the highest debut ever in Japan, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, China and Brazil. It grossed $26.5m in Japan, $23.5m in the UK and $18.3m in South Korea. Biker comedy Wild Hogs was down 38% this weekend, taking $4.6m from 33 territories in its ninth week, and Mr Bean's Holiday also fell 38%, generating $4.5m from 46 territories. But Japanese film Gegege No Kitaro saw a 33% increase, despite Spider-Man 3's enormous weekend. Gegege took $3.4m from 339 screens in its home territory. Bridge To Terabithia was also up 87% as it took $1.9m over three days, after generating $1.6m from its UK opening weekend. Because I Said So and La Vie En Rose both re-entered the chart.

ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL BOX-OFFICE WEEKEND MAY 4-6
(Last3-day
week)Film (origin)gross $ScrsCume $Terr
1NewSpider-Man 3 (US)$176,836,15416,711$230,890,01075
2(1)Wild Hogs (US)$4,695,0002,645$64,922,00033
3(2)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK)$4,599,3033,444$166,332,37746
4(10)Gegege No Kitaro (Jap)$3,499,205339$12,027,0971
5(8)Detective Conan: Jolly Roger ... (Jap)$3,148,839328$16,836,4801
6(4)Next (US)$2,944,4981,445$10,575,64212
7(3)Shooter (US)$2,705,3191,815$34,687,24149
8(5)Perfect Stranger (US)$2,397,8882,056$34,792,78350
9(17)Crayon Shinchan 15 (Jap)$2,267,999305$10,973,8451
10(29)Bridge To Terabithia (US)$1,932,647988$31,877,04613
11(13)Babel (US)$1,830,650406$94,473,2366
12(6)300 (US)$1,817,2542,084$228,684,26545
13(7)The Reaping (US)$1,796,3441,547$31,264,38637
14(14)Ta Ra Rum Pum (UK-Ind)$1,592,420478$7,134,76817
15(20)The Lives Of Others (Ger)$1,481,029652$50,448,54915
16(11)The Number 23 (US)$1,471,489779$35,217,99114
17(12)Epic Movie (US)$1,218,655573$43,679,7489
18NewMy Son (S Kor)$1,175,328298$1,723,0841
19(18)Paradise Murdered (S Kor)$1,166,934255$14,183,6221
20(16)Music And Lyrics (US)$1,064,256975$93,676,81521
21(22)My Brother Is An Only Child (It)$1,062,078330$5,207,6661
22*Because I Said So (US)$1,013,119330$11,964,8747
23(19)TMNT (US-HK)$1,001,8061,651$32,791,98928
24(33)Tokyo Tower: Mom And Me And ... (Jap)$981,965324$11,061,1791
25(15)Meet The Robinsons (US)$967,0002,002$48,429,00030
26(*9)Sunshine (US-UK)$932,3161,368$25,619,52323
27*La Vie En Rose (Fr)$901,082603$53,271,30715
28(24)The Good Shepherd (US)$802,226409$30,376,47911
29(21)Premonition (US)$774,277381$14,346,9153
30(23)Fracture (US)$740,446312$5,487,3404
31(28)Disturbia (US)$705,839501$7,308,3068
32(25)Curse Of The Golden Flower (HK-Chi)$703,617413$62,400,56814
33(34)Bunt (S Kor)$673,495235$2,217,5311
34(27)Hannibal Rising (Czech-Fr-US-UK)$668,398444$52,913,5867
35(42)Vollidiot (Ger)$659,944543$5,342,0962
*Re-entry. For the full chart, see ScreenDaily.com. (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady
NORTH AMERICA - THREE-DAY WEEKEND MAY 4-6 - TOP 30
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) Sony PicturesNEW$151,116,5164,252$35,540-$151,116,516
2(1)Disturbia (US) Paramount4$5,844,3633,132$1,866-35$60,007,779
3(4)Fracture (US) New Line4$3,696,0602,365$1,563-46$26,728,823
4(2)The Invisible (US) Buena Vista2$3,261,3742,019$1,615-58$12,482,712
5(3)Next (US) Paramount2$2,892,3352,733$1,058-59$11,958,976
6(-)Lucky You (US) Warner BrosNEW$2,710,4452,525$1,073-$2,710,445
7(7)Meet The Robinsons (US) Buena Vista6$2,619,6542,107$1,243-46$91,925,051
8(5)Blades Of Glory (US) Paramount6$2,409,1062,113$1,140-53$111,738,387
9(6)Hot Fuzz (UK-US-Fr) Focus Features3$2,219,3461,266$1,753-54$16,310,098
10(10)Are We Done Yet' (US) Sony Pictures5$1,744,6191,704$1,024-49$46,150,924
11(8)Vacancy (US) Sony Pictures3$1,546,0331,698$911-62$16,531,942
12(9)The Condemned (US) Lionsgate2$1,263,0362,310$547-67$6,210,481
13(14)Wild Hogs (US) Buena Vista10$909,524960$947-51$160,102,549
14(12)Kickin It Old Skool (US) Yari Film, Freestyle Releasing2$834,2391,585$526-67$3,750,677
15(11)In The Land Of Women (US) Warner Bros3$778,2971,008$772-71$10,087,134
16(13)Perfect Stranger (US) Sony Pictures4$575,757625$921-74$22,892,481
17(18)The Namesake (US) Fox Searchlight9$486,033282$1,724-33$11,482,531
18(25)Black Book (Bel-Ger-Neth-UK) Sony Pictures Classics4$430,815153$2,816+10$1,758,018
19(15)300 (US) Warner Bros9$419,317433$968-70$207,871,046
20(19)The Reaping (US) Warner Bros5$302,141476$635-58$24,675,635
21(16)The Hoax (US) Miramax5$247,954301$824-67$6,733,726
22(27)Year Of The Dog (US) Paramount Vantage4$223,032141$1,582-28$937,735
23(28)The Lives Of Others (Ger) Sony Pictures Classics12$222,413144$1,545-27$9,417,886
24(23)Firehouse Dog (US) 20th Fox5$187,656386$486-60$12,964,280
25(30)Night At The Museum (US) 20th Fox20$179,383245$732-31$250,447,698
26(17)Shooter (US) Paramount7$164,771240$687-78$46,221,821
27(24)Ta Ra Rum Pum (Ind-US) Yash Raj Films2$164,72185$1,938-61$667,140
28(-)The Valet (Fr) Sony Pictures ClassicsNEW$130,79428$4,671-$728,933
29(20)Grindhouse (US) The Weinstein Company5$130,500180$725-77$24,283,797
30(-)The Last Mimzy (US) New Line7$121,122251$483-$20,677,264
$1 = $1.00. Nielsen EDI.
Year-on-year performance +73.2% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 30)
Top 30 total 3-day gross $187.8m
UK/IRELAND - THREE-DAY WEEKEND MAY 4-6 - TOP 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-daySitesSite%Total
gross £gross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) SpriNEW£11,827,013$23,559,787522$45,134-$23,559,787
2(-)Bridge To Terabithia (US) Icon Film DistributionNEW£1,045,444*$2,082,558409$5,092-$2,082,558
3(1)Next (US) Entertainment Film Distributors2£405,011$806,795357$2,260-49$3,015,139
4(2)Wild Hogs (US) BVI4£364,213$725,524361$2,010-44$9,673,034
5(3)Fracture (US) Entertainment Film Distributors3£333,612$664,566279$2,382-42$4,957,488
6(4)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI6£284,988$567,705400$1,419-44$42,133,687
7(5)Blades Of Glory (US) PPI5£204,277$406,926273$1,491-56$10,544,892
8(6)Alpha Dog (US) Icon Film Distribution3£194,281$387,014182$2,126-46$2,887,876
9(11)This Is England (UK) Optimum Releasing2£191,338$381,15183$4,592-8$1,238,100
10(7)The Painted Veil (US) Momentum Pictures2£189,707$377,902123$3,072-27$1,491,873
$1 = £0.50 *includes two-day previews of £223,769. Screen International
Year-on-year performance +113.3% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $31.1m
FRANCE - WEEK ENDING MAY 1 - TOP 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek7-day7-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) Gaumont Sony Pictures FilmsNEWEUR4,480,202$6,117,987850$7,198-$4,480,202
2(1)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) Studio Canal2EUR1,595,047$2,178,134500$4,356-25$5,098,174
3(-)Next (US) TFM DistributionNEWEUR1,463,757$1,998,849386$5,178-$1,998,849
4(-)Please Don't Go (Fr) UGC DistributionNEWEUR861,300$1,176,158252$4,667-$1.176,158
5(3)Le Prix A Payer (Fr) Wild Bunch4EUR750,881$1,025,373444$2,309-20$8,164,009
6(2)Shooter (US) Paramount Pictures International2EUR701,670$958,172248$3,864-32$2,357,176
7(4)Hunting And Gathering (Fr) Pathe Distribution6EUR633,710$865,369459$1,885-12$14,713,669
8(-)Bordertown (UK-US) SNDNEWEUR442,381$604,097170$3,554-$604,097
9(5)Perfect Stranger (US) Gaumont Sony Pictures Films3EUR438,398$598,659297$2,016-38$3,392,094
10(-)Love And Other Disasters (UK-US-Fr) EuropaCorp DistNEWEUR430,773$588,246150$3,922-$558,246
$ figures approximated on a $5.57 average ticket price. Le Film Francais
Year-on-year performance -47.2% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 7-day gross $20m
SPAIN - THREE-DAY WEEKEND MAY 4-6 - TOP 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScr%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) SpriNEWEUR8,130,836$11,047,332758$14,574-$11,047,332
2(1)Premonition (US) DeA Planeta2EUR530,960$721,413252$2,863-45$3,102,704
3(2)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros3EUR324,884$441,418307$1,438-51$3,541,432
4(-)Fur: An Imaginary Portrait ... (US) TripicturesNEWEUR270,914$368,090155$2,375-$368,090
5(3)The Number 23 (US) Tripictures3EUR251,720$342,011280$1,221-56$3,207,336
6(5)Perfect Stranger (US) Spri4EUR206,449$280,501282$995-56$4,967,621
7(7)Curse Of The Golden Flower (China-HK) Spri2EUR192,879$262,064100$2,621-49$1,218,178
8(-)Quien Dice Que Tu Es Facil' (Arg) On PicturesNEWEUR174,064$236,50082$2,884-$236,500
9(4)Sunshine (UK-US) 20th Fox3EUR141,023$191,607281$682-71$2,588,885
10(6)Wild Hogs (US) BVI4EUR131,935$179,260246$729-67$3,698,413
$1 = EUR0.74. Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance +77.6% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $15.2m
GERMANY - FOUR-DAY WEEKEND MAY 3-6 - TOP 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek4-day4-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) SpriNEWEUR10,066,051$13,676,700846$16,166-$13,676,700
2(1)Wild Hogs (US) BVI3EUR1,057,085$1,436,257583$2,464-14$7,539,807
3(2)Vollidiot (Ger) Senator Film Verleih4EUR455,646$619,084512$1,209-15$5,086,995
4(3)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI6EUR396,766$539,084655$823-5$21,367,535
5(4)300 (US) Warner Bros5EUR252,343$342,857460$745-36$13,877,791
6(7)Die Wilden Huhner Und Die Liebe (Ger) Constantin Film5EUR237,855$323,173523$618+14$4,261,110
7(6)Shooter (US) UPI3EUR189,580$257,582252$1,022-28$1,500,346
8(-)Shoppen (Ger) X VerleihNEWEUR186,751$253,73852$4,880-$253,738
9(5)Sunshine (UK-US) 20th Fox3EUR136,649$185,664442$420-49$1,556,092
10(8)Perfect Stranger (US) Spri4EUR124,739$169,482243$697-32$1,834,558
$1 = EUR0.74. Nielsen EDI
Year-on-year performance +188.2% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 15)
Top 15 total 4-day gross $18.3m
ITALY - THREE-DAY WEEKEND MAY 4-6 - TOP 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross EURgross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) SpriNEWEUR5,974,246$8,117,182812$9,997-$13,270,552
2(2)My Brother Is An Only Child (It-Fr) Warner Bros3EUR701,767$953,488330$2,889-22$6,521,321
3(1)Epic Movie (US) 20th Fox2EUR656,657$892,197245$3,642-41$3,279,781
4(3)The Number 23 (US) 01 Distribuzione2EUR529,410$719,307228$3,155-18$3,068,637
5(4)Wild Hogs (US) BVI3EUR325,521$442,284207$2,137-30$3,581,018
6(5)The Good Shepherd (US) Medusa Film3EUR321,936$437,413188$2,327-28$3,161,211
7(-)La Vie En Rose (Czech-UK-Fr) Mikado FilmNEWEUR281,412$382,353162$2,360-$385,644
8(7)The Lives Of Others (Ger) 01 Distribuzione5EUR247,319$336,03192$3,65327$2,886,948
9(-)Slow Burn (US) Eagle PicturesNEWEUR232,402$315,764129$2,448-$315,764
10(6)Voce Del Verbo Amore (It) Medusa Film2EUR162,339$220,569133$1,658-40$906,838
$1 = EUR0.74. Cinetel
Year-on-year performance +70.4% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 20)
Top 20 total 3-day gross $14.6m
MEXICO - THREE-DAY WEEKEND MAY 4-6 - TOP 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross pesogross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) SpriNEW130,782,022$12,017,645935$12,853-$12,017,645
2(1)The Messengers (US) Gussi23,868,587$355,487250$1,422-47$1,729,643
3(2)Perfect Stranger (US) Spri33,469,798$318,842259$1,231-46$2,886,876
4(5)Disturbia (US) Paramount Pictures International32,272,832$208,852172$1,214-49$1,809,945
5(3)Wild Hogs (US) BVI52,105,677$193,492233$830-58$6,506,272
6(6)The Reaping (US) Warner Bros52,097,395$192,731256$753-53$5,786,144
7(-)An American Haunting (Can-Rom-UK-US) GussiNEW2,053,789$188,724103$1,832-$188,724
8(4)Happily N'Ever After (Ger-US) Videocine31,950,873$179,267169$1,061-58$1,684,918
9(7)Mr Bean's Holiday (UK-US-Fr) UPI51,386,844$127,438239$533-63$4,346,754
10(-)Canitas. Presencia (Mex) Videocine61,058,443$97,26199$982-$1,837,047
$1 = peso10.88. Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance +137.4% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $13.9m
JAPAN - TWO-DAY WEEKEND MAY 5-6 - TOP 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek2-day2-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross Yengross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) SpriNEWYen1,208,276,812$10,073,926807$12,483-$26,584,305
2(2)Gegege No Kitaro (Jap) Shochiku2Yen419,698,202$3,499,205339$10,322+32$12,027,097
3(1)Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In Deep Azure (Jap) Toho3Yen377,674,915$3,148,839328$9,600+16$16,836,480
4(4)Crayon Shinchan 15 (Jap) Toho3Yen272,026,062$2,267,999305$7,436+19$10,973,845
5(3)Babel (Mex-US) Toho2Yen217,425,533$1,812,771340$5,332-19$8,708,109
6(5)Tokyo Tower: Mom And Me And ... (Jap) Shochiku4Yen117,777,907$981,965324$3,031+12$11,061,179
7(7)Rocky Balboa (US) 20th Fox3Yen66,707,436$556,169292$1,905-23$5,345,744
8(6)Hannibal Rising (Czech-UK-US-Fr) Towa3Yen62,776,555$523,395279$1,876-31$5,117,470
9(8)Blood Diamond (US) Warner Bros5Yen42,395,051$353,466287$1,232-16$7,421,436
10(9)Music And Lyrics (US) Warner Bros3Yen38,543,916$321,357214$1,502-20$3,009,896
$1 = Yen119.94. Screen International, Compiled by Leonard Klady
Year-on-year performance +31.2% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 2-day gross $23.5m
SOUTH KOREA - THREE-DAY WEEKEND MAY 4-6 (93% SCREENS REPORTING) - TOP 10
RankFilm (Origin) DistributorWeek3-day3-dayScrsScreen%Total
gross wongross $avg $changegross $
1(-)Spider-Man 3 (US) SpriNEW9,951,443,500$10,727,006778$13,788-$16,446,489
2(-)My Son (S Kor) Cinema ServiceNEW1,061,060,500$1,143,754269$4,252-$1,672,005
3(1)Paradise Murdered (S Kor) MK Pictures4984,201,000$1,060,904233$4,553-41$12,527,474
4(5)Bunt (S Kor) Showbox/Mediaplex2543,342,500$585,688216$2,712-34$1,985,005
5(2)Shooter (US) CJ Entertainment2535,582,500$577,323144$4,009-48$2,521,382
6(6)TMNT (HK-US) Lotte Entertainment2436,275,000$470,276200$2,351+6$1,043,702
7(3)The Reaping (US) Warner Bros3426,005,500$459,206128$3,588-53$3,659,818
8(4)My Tutor Friend 2 (S Kor) CJ Entertainment3246,888,000$266,129111$2,398-71$3,330,972
9(9)Meet The Robinsons (US) Spri3131,925,500$142,20753$2,683-16$755,027
10(8)The Show Must Go On (S Kor) Lotte Entertainment538,506,500$41,50746$902-80$6,481,138
$1 = won927.70. Kofic
Year-on-year performance +2.2% on equivalent week, 2006 (top 10)
Top 10 total 3-day gross $15.5m
The Screen Index Cumulative grosses to May 11 issue
Weekly total: $339.9m
Year-on-year comparison +52.2%
Week-on-week comparison +100.6%
The weekly total is the sum of the grosses in the top nine markets