Shown on 20,000 screens in more than 100 foreign territories, "On Stranger Tides" cleans up in territories such as Russia and Latin America.
If Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides had any chance of breaking opening box office records previously set by the Jerry Bruckheimer franchise, it had to clean up on the foreign theatrical circuit.
And clean up it certainly did.
Distributor Disney says the fourth Pirates sequel’s initial international surge through the weekend – it opened offshore on Wednesday -- drew a five-day overseas gross of $256.3 million, the biggest-grossing offshore debut of all time.
The five-day figure exceeded by more than $20 million the previous record recorded by 2009’s Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince from Warner Bros.
The total five-day figure at some 20,000 screens in more than 100 foreign territories was almost triple Tides’ domestic three-day opening weekend ($90.1 million), and beat by nearly 20% the opening surge of 2007’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, the biggest-grossing Pirates title to date with total foreign box office of $654 million.
Disney said Tides set opening box office records in Russia, Latin America, the Middle East, Norway, Turkey and the Ukraine while setting franchise opening records in a host of territories including China, Czech Republic, Croatia, German-speaking European territories, India and South Africa.
Tides drew double-digit opening grosses in at least 11 key markets with Russia leading the list -- $28.6 million or 11% of the total five-day take. That record opening number exceeded the total market gross recorded by At World’s End.
China provided $20 million while the U.K. and Ireland came up with $19.5 million. The Germany take was $19.4 million, and Japan kicked in $18.2 million. France provided $14.8 million, South Korea $12 million, Italy $11.5 million, Australia $10.3 million and Spain $10 million.
Tide’s opening foreign gross is easily 2011’s biggest to date. The worldwide take of $346.4 million is the fourth largest on record.
In other action, director Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life opened No. 5 in France via ECD and drew an estimated $1.1 million from 405 locations, sufficient for a No. 5 market ranking. Post-Cannes play in five markets generated $2.4 million thus far in limited runs. In Italy, Tree drew $551,000 from 106 spots for a No. 4 market ranking. (It opens domestically May 27 via Fox Searchlight.).
Still No. 2 in France is Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, which collected an estimated $1.8 million in its second round at 406 playdates, down about 48% from the opening weekend. Market cume stands at $6.1 million.
The top-grossing local-language title in France was La conquete (The Conquest), director Xavier Durringer’s biographical drama tracing the rise of French president Nicolas Sarkozy (played by Denis Podalydes). The Gaumont release grossed $1.7 million in its opening round at 500 sites, ranking No. 4 in the market.
No. 2 on the weekend was Fast Five, Universal turbo-charged car action title. The fifth sequel in the franchise grossed $25 million from 8,800 locations in 61 territories for an international cume of $320 million. Top holdover market was China where the weekend generated $3.9 million from 1,500 sites, pushing the 11-day market cume to $18.2 million. Worldwide tally stands at 506.2 million.
Third was Marvel Entertainment’s Thor, which via Paramount lured $9 million from 10,064 locations in 60 markets. Foreign cume for the director Kenneth Branagh’s special effects-laden comic book adaptation stands at $247 million after four weeks of offshore release. In China, Thor has grossed $14.8 million in two rounds. A Japan opening is due in July.
Fourth was Fox’s Water for Elephants, the Depression-era drama costarring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson, which grossed $5.29 million from 3,191 screens in 50 markets. Foreign cume stands at $45.6 million.
No. 5 was Fox’s family animation title Rio, which has amassed $316.4 million thus far overseas thanks to a $5.27 million weekend at 5,668 venues in 64 territories.
Other international cumes: Fox’s Black Swan, $203.9 million (thanks to a $2.17 million weekend in Japan at 328 screens for a market cume of $11.2 million); Universal’s The Adjustment Bureau, $54.3 million; Summit International’s Source Code, $57.8 million due to a $2.2 million weekend at 1,350 screens in 32 markets); Fox’s Big Momma’s Like Father, Like Son, $45.3 million; Universal’s Hop, $64.5 million; Fox’s Gulliver’s Travels, $195.5 million; and Universal’s Paul, $52.2 million.
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