Turkish film Recep Ivedik was the surprise big hitter in the international arena this weekend, generating $5.1m from just 230 screens in its home territory and catapulting it into the top 10.
It boasted easily the highest screen average, at $23,170 per screen, and marks the biggest opening for a Turkish film this year. The comedy, distributed through Ozen Film, is directed by Togan Gokbakar and stars his older brother Sahan. The pair had moderate local success in 2006 with their thriller Gen, which enjoyed a rather temperate $206,849 weekend opening at home.
Two French titles were the only other non-US titles in the top 10, led by Pathe Distribution's Asterix At The Olympics, which crossed the $100m mark at the weekend. The family film continues its solid performance despite dropping 32% with a $10.1m take. It played on 3,385 screens for a $2,980 screen average and has generated $108.1m after five weekends on release.
Studio Canal's new entry, Paris, enjoyed a $5.4m take at number nine. The romantic comedy, starring Juliette Binoche, had the second-highest screen average at the weekend with $10,972 over 492 screens. It is directed by Cedric Klapisch, whose 2005 hit Russian Dolls took $23.4m worldwide.
The fifth instalment of the Die Wilden Kerle franchise proved a hit in Germany, taking $4.1m in its opening weekend and putting it at number one in the territory. The sporty family film, written and directed by Joachim Masannek, played on 851 screens for a $4,808 average at the weekend. And holdover title Keinohrhasen remains in the German top three and the international top 30, falling by just 26% in its tenth weekend with a $1.7m take. The romantic comedy boasts a $55.3m tally to date.
Russian film We Are From The Future fell just outside the top 20 this weekend with a $3.1m take. The sci-fi adventure played on 515 screens for a $5,937 screen average. It is directed by Andrei Malyukov and released through Caroprokat.
The top 40 films generated $166m from 48,087 screens during the period February 22-24.
| Analysis: International box-office Weekend February 22-24 | ||||||
| (Last | 3-day | |||||
| week) | Film (origin) | gross $ | Scrs | Cume $ | Terr | |
| 1 | (1) | Jumper (US) | $21,748,292 | 3,984 | $60,419,224 | 40 |
| 2 | (6) | Rambo (US) | $10,956,955 | 2,952 | $38,901,899 | 34 |
| 3 | (2) | Asterix At The Olympic Games (Sp-Fr-It) | $10,088,326 | 3,385 | $108,079,793 | 25 |
| 4 | (7) | Sweeney Todd... (US) | $8,595,916 | 2,646 | $81,194,576 | 42 |
| 5 | (3) | National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (US) | $7,728,083 | 2,574 | $213,198,609 | 30 |
| 6 | (8) | Juno (US) | $7,079,782 | 1,745 | $39,171,505 | 25 |
| 7 | (13) | The Bucket List (US) | $5,699,984 | 1,973 | $34,759,687 | 26 |
| 8 | (12) | The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep (US) | $5,541,006 | 2,362 | $32,829,218 | 32 |
| 9 | New | Paris (Fr) | $5,398,487 | 492 | $5,398,487 | 2 |
| 10 | New | Recep Ivedik (Turk) | $5,329,063 | 230 | $5,329,063 | 1 |
| 11 | (16) | No Country For Old Men (US) | $5,138,173 | 1,506 | $37,396,547 | 31 |
| 12 | (17) | The Chaser (S Kor) | $4,828,532 | 476 | $12,232,304 | 1 |
| 13 | (4) | Jodhaa Akbar (Ind) | $4,237,660 | 1,044 | $16,229,743 | 15 |
| 14 | (19) | L: Change The World (Jap) | $4,225,881 | 684 | $22,730,665 | 6 |
| 15 | New | Die Wilden Kerle 5 (Ger) | $4,091,545 | 851 | $4,091,545 | 1 |
| 16 | (20) | There Will Be Blood (US) | $4,077,615 | 801 | $10,345,458 | 30 |
| 17 | (15) | Earth (Ger-UK) | $3,950,718 | 703 | $48,219,152 | 4 |
| 18 | (10) | P.S. I Love You (US) | $3,787,786 | 1,614 | $72,333,581 | 31 |
| 19 | (5) | 27 Dresses (US) | $3,717,480 | 1,599 | $28,258,671 | 23 |
| 20 | (21) | Charlie Wilson's War (US) | $3,456,535 | 1,467 | $36,668,627 | 34 |
| 21 | New | We Are From The Future (Rus) | $3,057,625 | 515 | $3,057,625 | 3 |
| 22 | (9) | Cloverfield (US) | $3,016,085 | 2,098 | $74,180,860 | 44 |
| 23 | New | Be Kind Rewind (US) | $2,729,095 | 360 | $2,729,095 | 1 |
| 24 | (35) | Atonement (UK-Fr-US) | $2,650,957 | 1,540 | $69,660,266 | 45 |
| 25 | (14) | Parlami D'Amore (It) | $2,444,878 | 552 | $9,482,854 | 1 |
| 26 | (23) | Alvin And The Chipmunks (US) | $2,431,044 | 1,458 | $130,547,090 | 13 |
| 27 | (27) | The Kite Runner (US) | $1,942,224 | 603 | $28,097,525 | 23 |
| 28 | New | Vantage Point (US) | $1,790,289 | 522 | $1,790,289 | 6 |
| 29 | (11) | CJ7 (HK) | $1,743,125 | 671 | $42,389,551 | 8 |
| 30 | (25) | Keinohrhasen (Ger) | $1,732,993 | 707 | $55,284,231 | 3 |
| 31 | (18) | I Am Legend (US) | $1,458,140 | 1,192 | $328,136,579 | 26 |
| 32 | (32) | Into The Wild (US) | $1,449,360 | 579 | $25,331,862 | 12 |
| 33 | (24) | Definitely, Maybe (UK-US) | $1,390,639 | 484 | $7,959,277 | 3 |
| 34 | (29) | Lejdis (Pol) | $1,378,271 | 160 | $12,247,829 | 1 |
| 35 | (43) | Fool's Gold (US) | $1,337,442 | 634 | $5,696,902 | 7 |
| 36 | (28) | Orphanage (Mex-Sp) | $1,238,178 | 665 | $52,318,652 | 10 |
| 37 | (22) | Kung Fu Dunk (HK-Tai-Chi) | $1,194,686 | 720 | $19,428,291 | 6 |
| 38 | (37) | Glorious Team Batista (Jap) | $1,137,449 | 284 | $9,710,761 | 1 |
| 39 | (26) | American Gangster (US) | $1,131,335 | 969 | $131,649,936 | 30 |
| 40 | (33) | Quiet Chaos (It) | $1,090,692 | 280 | $7,130,788 | 1 |
| *Re-entry (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady | ||||||
| Films Receiving scenesmoking.org's 'Black Lung' rating | ||
| MPAA | Smoking | |
| Title (studio) | Rating | Rating* |
| Atonement (Focus Features) | R | 3 |
| "The fact this film is a wartime period piece does | ||
| not atone for the large amount of tobacco use it | ||
| contains, which makes one believe smoking is a normal | ||
| thing to do in almost every circumstance." | ||
| The Aviator (Warner Bros) | PG-13 | 2.71 |
| "Although the director depicted the smoking of | ||
| real-life people, the tobacco use by extras in the movie | ||
| could've been thrown out." | ||
| Charlie Wilson's War (Universal Pictures) | R | 3 |
| "Charlie Wilson's war should have been against | ||
| tobacco use." | ||
| Definitely, Maybe (Universal Pictures) | PG-13 | 2.71 |
| "They should Definitely, not Maybe, quit smoking | ||
| in this film." | ||
| Hairspray (New Line) | PG | 2.71 |
| "Full of positive messages for youth - unfortunately, | ||
| it was also full of positive messages on tobacco!" | ||
| I Think I Love My Wife (Fox Searchlight) | R | 3 |
| "I think I hate all the tobacco in this movie." | ||
| The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (New Line) | PG-13 | 2.71 |
| "Too bad Frodo didn't destroy all those pipes at | ||
| Mount Doom, along with the ring." | ||
| Mystic River (Warner Bros) | R | 3 |
| "Amazing acting, directing and screenplay, but why | ||
| is Sean Penn the only smokeless actor'" | ||
| There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) | R | 3 |
| "There Will Be Blood and lung cancer if everyone keeps | ||
| smoking in this movie." | ||
| * The lower the Smoking Rating, the less smoking is portrayed in a film; at the high end, a 2.5 or more receives a 'Black Lung' designation. Source: Smoking info from SceneSmoking.org | ||
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