Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of September 2, 2012

Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of September 2, 2012

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2, 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 September 2, 2012 as compiled by the company's Box Office Essentials(TM) 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, "We now have two summer films over the $1 billion mark in global box office. Marvel's The Avengers hit the $1.5 billion plateau and The Dark Knight Rises stands at slightly over $1 billion."

The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, September 2, 2012 are below.

Estimated Box Office Numbers for Weekend of Aug. 31:


1. Possession, The - Lionsgate - $17.7M
2. Lawless - The Weinstein Company - $9.7M
3. Expendables 2, The - Lionsgate - $8.8M
4. Bourne Legacy, The - Universal - $7.2M
5. ParaNorman - Focus Features - $6.6M
6. Odd Life Of Timothy Green, The - Disney - $6.1M
7. Dark Knight Rises, The - Warner Bros. - $5.9M
8. Campaign, The - Warner Bros. - $5.4M
9. 2016 Obama's America - Rocky Mountain Pictures - $5.1M
10. Hope Springs - Sony - $4.7M
11. Premium Rush - Sony - $3.9M
12. Hit And Run - Open Road - $2.6M
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
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Title Worldwide Int'l Domestic Worldwide Int'l Domestic Int'l No. of Domestic
Territories
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Dark Knight Rises, The 52,280,000 46,400,000 5,880,000 1,005,195,743 574,000,000 431,195,743 WB 65 WB
---------------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ------------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Amazing Spider-Man, The 33,700,000 33,700,000 - 733,900,057 475,300,000 258,600,057 SNY 59 SNY
----------------------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Expendables 2, The 28,800,000 20,000,000 8,800,000 151,358,905 85,200,000 66,158,905 MUL 21 LGF
------------------ ---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Possession, The 21,225,000 3,500,000 17,725,000 21,225,000 3,500,000 17,725,000 MUL 8 LGF
--------------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --- --- ---
Bourne Legacy, The 19,848,265 12,600,000 7,248,265 157,546,705 61,300,000 96,246,705 UNI 38 UNI
------------------ ---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Brave 14,192,000 12,900,000 1,292,000 469,266,000 237,600,000 231,666,000 DIS 52 DIS
----- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Total Recall 13,885,000 13,000,000 885,000 155,454,625 98,700,000 56,754,625 SNY 75 SNY
------------ ---------- ---------- ------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Lawless 9,674,000 - 9,674,000 11,816,447 - 11,816,447 MUL 1 TWC
------- --------- --- --------- ---------- --- ---------- --- --- ---
ParaNorman 9,650,735 3,100,000 6,550,735 55,524,979 17,500,000 38,024,979 UNI 21 FOC
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Madagascar 3 9,500,000 8,900,000 600,000 602,508,920 388,000,000 214,508,920 PAR 35 PAR
------------ --------- --------- ------- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Ted 7,832,021 7,100,000 732,021 384,296,926 168,400,000 215,896,926 UNI 35 UNI
--- --------- --------- ------- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Step Up Revolution 7,020,000 6,800,000 220,000 95,802,322 61,700,000 34,102,322 MUL 15 LGF
------------------ --------- --------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Ice Age: Continental Drift 6,280,000 5,000,000 1,280,000 831,112,814 675,500,000 155,612,814 FOX 41 FOX
-------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Hope Springs 6,100,000 1,400,000 4,700,000 58,856,507 6,800,000 52,056,507 MUL 4 SNY
------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- --- --- ---
Odd Life Of Timothy Green, The 6,055,000 - 6,055,000 35,933,000 - 35,933,000 DIS 1 DIS
------------------------------ --------- --- --------- ---------- --- ---------- --- --- ---
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 6,000,000 6,000,000 - 91,319,400 53,900,000 37,419,400 FOX 21 FOX
------------------------------- --------- --------- --- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Marvel's The Avengers 5,595,000 3,900,000 1,695,000 1,501,845,000 882,300,000 619,545,000 DIS 58 DIS
--------------------- --------- --------- --------- ------------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Campaign, The 5,445,000 - 5,445,000 73,021,610 - 73,021,610 WB 1 WB
------------- --------- --- --------- ---------- --- ---------- --- --- ---
2016 Obama's America 5,103,382 - 5,103,382 18,270,412 - 18,270,412 MUL 1 RMTN
-------------------- --------- --- --------- ---------- --- ---------- --- --- ----
Watch, The 5,100,000 5,100,000 - 43,234,200 9,700,000 33,534,200 FOX 20 FOX
---------- --------- --------- --- ---------- --------- ---------- --- --- ---
Prometheus 4,500,000 4,500,000 - 351,830,513 225,500,000 126,330,513 FOX 7 FOX
---------- --------- --------- --- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
The Traffickers 4,300,000 4,300,000 - 4,900,000 4,900,000 - CIN 1 -
--------------- --------- --------- --- --------- --------- --- --- --- ---
Premium Rush 3,900,000 - 3,900,000 12,255,197 - 12,255,197 SNY 1 SNY
------------ --------- --- --------- ---------- --- ---------- --- --- ---
Neighbor 3,500,000 3,500,000 - 10,800,000 10,800,000 - LOT 1 -
-------- --------- --------- --- ---------- ---------- --- --- --- ---
Tad, The Lost Explorer 3,100,000 3,100,000 - 3,100,000 3,100,000 - PAR 1 -
---------------------- --------- --------- --- --------- --------- --- --- --- ---

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