Variety has posted an update on the international box office, which was dominated this weekend by Shrek the Third. Here are the results for Transformers, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (which added $9 million domestically for a total of $114.8 million) and Spider-Man 3:
But there was plenty of international green for tentpoles as “Transformers” debuted ahead of its U.S. launch with a stellar $34.7 million at 2,261 in 10 territories and “Live Free or Die Hard” shot down a solid $30.7 million at 3,583 in day and date openings in 35 markets…
Paramount also saw stalwart numbers from “Transformers,” which logged the top per-location average with $15,351, as the disrib opted for playing into local holidays plus distancing itself from Warner’s mid-July launch of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” South Korea sparked to “Transformers” in the fourth biggest launch ever with $12.4 million at 549 while the Michael Bay pic posted the best 4-day launch ever in Singapore with $1.7 million.
“Transformers” led in all 10 of its markets, including Australia with $6.7 million, Italy with $3.6 million, Taiwan with $3 million and the Philippines with $2.1 million; in eight of those, it topped “War of the Worlds,” which rang up a stellar $357 million overseas in 2005. “Transformers” moves into a dozen more markets next weekend, including Russia, Spain and Scandinavia.
Fox’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” also showed enough traction to remain on track to equal the international performance by its predecessor, which took in $175 million two years ago. “Surfer” landed with $15.2 million at 6,200, pushing the cume to $81.2 million, as Mexico kicked in $3.3 million in its second frame and Brazil launched with a beefy $2.9 million; it opens in August in France, Korea and Spain.
Sony’s “Spider-Man 3,” which fulfilled forecasts as it jump-started summer biz overseas, ensnared $1 million to become the 10th largest international film with $548.9 million and the 11th biggest globally with $883 million.
Source: Variety
