June 17th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Ok, ‘The Happening’ is a terrible movie, but taking the number one spot overseas is quite an accomplishment. M. Night Shyamalan’s movie made $32.1 million at 5,714 screens in 88 territories. That’s about $5,600 per screen. ‘The Incredible Hulk’ came in second, but managed to make almost $10,000 per screen at 38 markets.
The $32.1 million comes after Shyamalan’s awful box office result of ‘Lady in the Water’ in 2006. The fantasy only made $30 million overseas during its lifetime. It’s clear Fox’ aggressive marketing campaign paid off. The trailer with falling bodies gave people high hopes for his new thriller. It’s too bad this is one of those ‘the best is in the trailer’ movies and most will leave disappointed.
Europe was leading the ticket sales for ‘The Happening.’ France grossed a good $4.6 million, followed by Spain with $3.8 million. The U.K. brought in $3.4 million and several other countries ended the weekend with around $2 million.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 6:59 pm
That’s what you get when you start remaking something you can’t just copy over to Hollywood. The original South Korean ‘My Sassy Girl’ was a wild success in its home country and became the highest grossing movie ever in 2001. The romance had a big cult following outside Korea too and where potential money is, a Hollywood remake is just around the corner.
But making the ‘mid-six figure deal’ didn’t turn out that well for Gold Circle Films. The movie will see a straight-to-DVD release August 26. Find out why after the jump. The fun and chemistry of the original is just nowhere to be found.
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May 12th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
‘Iron Man’ has such a dominating personality. He stayed on top in the US and he’s not letting go overseas either. The box office hit made another $39 million this weekend in 61 territories. ‘What Happens In Vegas’ made the second place with $23 million in 36 markets and ‘Speed Racer’ had an amazingly slow weekend with only $12.8 million in 30 territories. It only took the first place in South Korea with $2.4 million.
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