Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 10, 2013 10:59:39 GMT -6
Lightning struck the worldwide box office this weekend as Disney-Marvel’s first fall release, “Thor: The Dark World,” amassed a thunderous $180.1 million, of which an estimated $86.1 million came from domestic theaters.
With a global cume already at $327 million after last weekend’s whammo international debut, “Thor: The Dark World” is on track to eclipse its predecessor’s global total handily. The original grossed nearly $450 million worldwide during summer 2011.
Other than its domestic start, which is the eighth-largest November bow behind “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and “Skyfall,” respectively, “The Dark World” saw fantastic bows overseas in countries including China, where the film landed with a projected $19.6 million in three days.
Russia and the U.K. each have contributed north of $20 million after two weeks.
Domestically, “Thor” was the only wide entry, though a few other films expanded nationwide looking to counter program the Disney-Marvel juggernaut.
Universal’s time travel rom-com “About Time” broadened to 1,200 Stateside locations, up from 175, estimating a soft $5.2 million for a domestic cume of $6.7 million. The Richard Curtis-directed film was outdone by Fox Searchlight’s slavery drama “12 Years a Slave,” which in its fourth frame grossed $6.6 million, bringing its North American total to $17.3 million.
In limited release, Fox 2000′s “The Book Thief” estimated a strong $27,000 from just four locations in New York and L.A. The Nazi Germany-set adaptation of Markus Zusak’s 2007 bestseller marks the first platform release for Fox 2000; parent studio plans a slow domestic roll-out of the film.
With a global cume already at $327 million after last weekend’s whammo international debut, “Thor: The Dark World” is on track to eclipse its predecessor’s global total handily. The original grossed nearly $450 million worldwide during summer 2011.
Other than its domestic start, which is the eighth-largest November bow behind “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and “Skyfall,” respectively, “The Dark World” saw fantastic bows overseas in countries including China, where the film landed with a projected $19.6 million in three days.
Russia and the U.K. each have contributed north of $20 million after two weeks.
Domestically, “Thor” was the only wide entry, though a few other films expanded nationwide looking to counter program the Disney-Marvel juggernaut.
Universal’s time travel rom-com “About Time” broadened to 1,200 Stateside locations, up from 175, estimating a soft $5.2 million for a domestic cume of $6.7 million. The Richard Curtis-directed film was outdone by Fox Searchlight’s slavery drama “12 Years a Slave,” which in its fourth frame grossed $6.6 million, bringing its North American total to $17.3 million.
In limited release, Fox 2000′s “The Book Thief” estimated a strong $27,000 from just four locations in New York and L.A. The Nazi Germany-set adaptation of Markus Zusak’s 2007 bestseller marks the first platform release for Fox 2000; parent studio plans a slow domestic roll-out of the film.
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