Rentrak Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of March 1, 2015

Rentrak Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of March 1, 2015

-Only Rentrak Provides the Official Global Movie Results-

LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of March 1, 2015, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.

As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, Rentrak provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using Rentrak's suite of products.

Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Universal's 'Fifty Shades of Grey' remains a staggering worldwide phenomenon with $486.2 million to date after adding nearly $50 million from 60 global territories this weekend. The modestly budgeted erotic drama is expected to cross the $500 million mark later this week making it one of the most profitable films released over the past year. Notably, with $139.1 million to date, Warner Bros.' 'American Sniper' now ranks as the highest grossing Clint Eastwood directed film internationally with a total that is closing in on the $500 million threshold worldwide."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, March 1, 2015, are below.

1. Fifty Shades Of Grey - Universal - $46.9M
2. Kingsman: The Secret Service - 20th Century Fox - $37.5M
3. Focus - Warner Bros. - $31.3M
4. American Sniper - Warner Bros. - $27.2M
5. Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water - Paramount - $25.4M
6. Big Hero 6 - Disney - $22.1M
7. From Vegas to Macau II - Multiple - $22.0M
8. Wolf Totem - Multiple - $17.0M
9. Dragon Blade - Multiple - $12.5M
10. Lazarus Effect, The - Multiple - $10.6M
11. Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The - 20th Century Fox - $9.4M
12. McFarland, USA - Disney - $7.8M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, March 1, are below.

1. Focus - Warner Bros. - $19.1M
2. Kingsman: The Secret Service - 20th Century Fox - $11.8M
3. Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water - Paramount - $11.2M
4. Fifty Shades Of Grey - Universal - $10.9M
5. Lazarus Effect, The - Relativity Media - $10.6M
6. McFarland, USA - Disney - $7.8M
7. American Sniper - Warner Bros. - $7.7M
8. DUFF, The - Lionsgate - $7.2M
9. Still Alice - Sony Pictures Classics - $2.7M
10. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - Paramount - $2.4M
11. Jupiter Ascending - Warner Bros. - $2.1M
12. Birdman - Fox Searchlight - $2.0M

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 Terr Domestic
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Fifty Shades Of Grey 46,927,090 36,000,000 10,927,090 486,163,680 338,400,000 147,763,680 UNI 60 UNI
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Kingsman: Secret Service 37,550,000 25,800,000 11,750,000 210,295,747 124,600,000 85,695,747 FOX 69 FOX
------------------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --- --- ---

Focus 31,300,000 12,200,000 19,100,000 31,300,000 12,200,000 19,100,000 WB 32 WB
----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---

American Sniper 27,200,000 19,500,000 7,700,000 470,208,448 139,100,000 331,108,448 WB 60 WB
--------------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- --- --- ---

Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Water 25,400,000 14,200,000 11,200,000 236,622,050 96,300,000 140,322,050 PAR 47 PAR
--------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- --- --- ---

Big Hero 6 22,123,000 21,600,000 523,000 572,179,741 351,300,000 220,879,741 DIS 26 DIS
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From Vegas to Macau II 22,000,000 22,000,000 - 108,000,000 108,000,000 - MUL 5 -
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Wolf Totem 17,000,000 17,000,000 - 72,000,000 72,000,000 - MUL 2 -
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Dragon Blade 12,500,000 12,500,000 - 92,000,000 92,000,000 - MUL 5 -
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Lazarus Effect, The 10,600,000 - 10,600,000 10,600,000 - 10,600,000 MUL 1 REL
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Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 9,400,000 9,400,000 - 9,400,000 9,400,000 - FOX 3 FSL
--------------------------------- --------- --------- --- --------- --------- --- --- --- ---

McFarland, USA 7,797,000 - 7,797,000 21,980,981 - 21,980,981 DIS 1 DIS
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Birdman 7,775,000 5,800,000 1,975,000 86,279,164 46,000,000 40,279,164 FOX 35 FSL
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Imitation Game, The 7,427,000 5,500,000 1,927,000 196,829,345 110,000,000 86,829,345 MUL 35 TWC
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DUFF, The 7,150,000 - 7,150,000 20,052,975 - 20,052,975 MUL 2 LGF
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Snow Girl And The Dark Crystal 6,500,000 6,500,000 - 52,000,000 52,000,000 - MUL 3 WGU
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Jupiter Ascending 5,600,000 3,500,000 2,100,000 124,211,063 81,100,000 43,111,063 WB 65 WB
----------------- --------- --------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --- --- ---

Theory Of Everything 3,849,000 3,200,000 649,000 110,149,528 75,100,000 35,049,528 UNI 47 FOC
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*Territory is a movie studio term for regions of the world consisting of various countries.
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