Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of September 16, 2012

Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of September 16, 2012

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 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 16, 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, "Resident Evil: Retribution opens at No.1 worldwide with an estimated weekend gross of $71.1 million in 66 territories."

The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, September 16, 2012 are below.


1. Resident Evil: Retribution - Sony - $21.1M
2. Finding Nemo - Disney - $17.5M
3. Possession, The - Lionsgate - $5.8M
4. Lawless - The Weinstein Company - $4.2M
5. ParaNorman - Focus Features - $3.0M
6. Expendables 2, The - Lionsgate - $3.0M
7. Words, The - CBS Films - $2.9M
8. Bourne Legacy, The - Universal - $2.9M
9. Odd Life Of Timothy Green, The - Disney - $2.5M
10. Campaign, The - Warner Bros. - $2.4M
11. Dark Knight Rises, The - Warner Bros. - $2.1M
12. Arbitrage - Roadside Attractions - $2.1M
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 Territories Domestic
----- --------- ----- -------- --------- ----- -------- ----- ------------------ --------
Resident Evil: Retribution 71,100,000 50,000,000 21,100,000 71,100,000 50,000,000 21,100,000 SNY 66 SNY
-------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Finding Nemo 18,804,000 1,300,000 17,504,000 22,604,000 5,100,000 17,504,000 DIS 8 DIS
------------ ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --- --- ---
Bourne Legacy, The 11,975,250 9,100,000 2,875,250 198,916,910 91,100,000 107,816,910 UNI 53 UNI
------------------ ---------- --------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------- --- --- ---
Expendables 2, The 10,530,000 7,500,000 3,030,000 204,789,979 124,500,000 80,289,979 MUL 25 LGF
------------------ ---------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --- --- ---
Dark Knight Rises, The 8,540,000 6,400,000 2,140,000 1,057,410,629 616,400,000 441,010,629 WB 65 WB
---------------------- --------- --------- --------- ------------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Ted 8,492,505 8,100,000 392,505 406,346,265 188,900,000 217,446,265 UNI 44 UNI
--- --------- --------- ------- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Masquerade 8,300,000 8,300,000 - 8,365,000 8,365,000 - CJ 1 -
---------- --------- --------- --- --------- --------- --- --- --- ---
Possession, The 7,500,000 1,700,000 5,800,000 57,867,112 16,700,000 41,167,112 MUL 10 LGF
--------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Madagascar 3 7,205,000 6,900,000 305,000 620,620,228 405,000,000 215,620,228 PAR 34 PAR
------------ --------- --------- ------- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Prometheus 7,100,000 7,100,000 - 387,343,716 260,900,000 126,443,716 FOX 5 FOX
---------- --------- --------- --- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
Brave 6,900,000 6,900,000 - 499,858,247 266,300,000 233,558,247 DIS 53 DIS
----- --------- --------- --- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---
ParaNorman 6,839,464 3,800,000 3,039,464 74,335,710 25,000,000 49,335,710 UNI 37 FOC
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Lawless 6,719,000 2,500,000 4,219,000 35,640,754 5,500,000 30,140,754 MUL 3 TWC
------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- --- --- ---
Watch, The 4,300,000 4,300,000 - 52,852,422 18,800,000 34,052,422 FOX 28 FOX
---------- --------- --------- --- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Hope Springs 4,200,000 2,400,000 1,800,000 71,650,101 11,200,000 60,450,101 MUL 9 SNY
------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Total Recall 3,800,000 3,800,000 - 171,627,693 114,000,000 57,627,693 SNY 66 SNY
------------ --------- --------- --- ----------- ----------- ---------- --- --- ---
Step Up Revolution 3,195,000 3,000,000 195,000 119,728,060 85,000,000 34,728,060 MUL 14 LGF
------------------ --------- --------- ------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---
Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL 3,000,000 3,000,000 - 16,300,000 16,300,000 - TOHO 1 -
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