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Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of August 12, 2012
--Only Rentrak Provides the Global Standard in Box Office Reporting--PR NewswireLOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), the global leader in box office measurement, today announced the worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of August 12, 2012 as compiled by the company's Box Office Essentials and International Box Office Essentials theatrical measurement services.
As the trusted standard for all studio box office reporting, Rentrak provides intelligence into overnight theatre-level reporting across the global theatrical market. Coupled with the official reported data, studios are able to analyze admissions and gross results in over 50 territories using Rentrak's suite of products.
Rentrak's President of Theatrical Worldwide, Ron Giambra commented, "The Dark Knight Rises is the No.1 film worldwide for the 4th consecutive weekend with an estimated weekend gross of $53.7 million and a new cume of $835.5 million."
The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, August 12, 2012 are below.
1. Bourne Legacy, The - Universal - $40.3M2. Campaign, The - Warner Bros. - $27.4M3. Dark Knight Rises, The - Warner Bros. - $19.5M4. Hope Springs - Sony - $15.6M 5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days - 20th Century Fox - $8.2M 6. Total Recall - Sony - $8.1M 7. Ice Age: Continental Drift - 20th Century Fox - $6.8M 8. Ted - Universal - $3.3M 9. Step Up Revolution - Lionsgate - $2.9M 10. Amazing Spider-Man, The - Sony - $2.2M 10. Watch, The - 20th Century Fox - $2.2M 12. Brave - Disney - $1.9M
Full details regarding the global domestic and international box office results are listed in the table below.
Weekend BO Estimate (USD)
Weekend Release Cume (USD)
Distributor
Title
Worldwide
Int'l
Domestic
Worldwide
Int'l
Domestic
Int'l
No. of Territories
Domestic
Dark Knight Rises, The
53,740,000
34,200,000
19,540,000
835,448,819
445,300,000
390,148,819
WB
59
WB
Bourne Legacy, The
48,065,491
7,800,000
40,265,491
48,065,491
7,800,000
40,265,491
UNI
14
UNI
Campaign, The
29,540,000
2,100,000
27,440,000
29,540,000
2,100,000
27,440,000
WB
2
WB
Total Recall
26,800,000
18,700,000
8,100,000
71,688,392
27,500,000
44,188,392
SNY
39
SNY
Ted
23,589,920
20,300,000
3,289,920
323,114,830
113,200,000
209,914,830
UNI
26
UNI
Ice Age: Continental Drift
22,950,000
16,200,000
6,750,000
767,664,052
623,600,000
144,064,052
FOX
63
FOX
Brave
19,077,000
17,200,000
1,877,000
374,420,000
147,100,000
227,320,000
DIS
41
DIS
Hope Springs
15,600,000
-
15,600,000
20,053,057
-
20,053,057
SNY
1
SNY
Step Up Revolution
12,750,000
9,900,000
2,850,000
62,764,762
32,600,000
30,164,762
MUL
28
LGF
Madagascar 3
10,535,000
10,100,000
435,000
548,099,764
336,400,000
211,699,764
PAR
41
PAR
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
9,200,000
1,000,000
8,200,000
36,754,008
6,200,000
30,554,008
FOX
6
FOX
The Thieves
9,000,000
9,000,000
-
52,300,000
52,300,000
-
SHO
1
$ -
Prometheus
7,800,000
7,800,000
-
321,437,261
195,500,000
125,937,261
FOX
5
FOX
The Grand Heist
7,100,000
7,100,000
-
8,300,000
8,300,000
-
NEW
1
$ -
Amazing Spider-Man, The
5,200,000
3,000,000
2,200,000
690,643,442
435,100,000
255,543,442
SNY
81
SNY
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
3,500,000
3,500,000
-
78,788,950
41,700,000
37,088,950
FOX
20
FOX
Magic Mike
2,635,000
2,200,000
435,000
146,051,618
33,800,000
112,251,618
MUL
10
WB
Sapphires, The
2,600,000
2,600,000
-
2,600,000
2,600,000
-
MUL
2
$ -
Watch, The
2,558,000
358,000
2,200,000
31,740,628
366,000
31,374,628
FOX
6
FOX
I Am A King
2,000,000
2,000,000
-
2,600,000
2,600,000
-
LOT
1
$ -
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*Territory is a movie studio term for regions of the world consisting of various countries
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About Rentrak Corporation:
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is a global digital media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry. With a reach across numerous platforms including box office, multi-screen television, and home video, Rentrak has developed more efficient metrics to be used as database currencies for the evaluation and selling of media. Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional U.S. and international offices. For more information on Rentrak, please visit www.rentrak.com.
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