INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS May 18-20

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Marvel’s The Avengers (distributed by Disney) increased again to $723 million to date overseas (up from $629 million last week), although the growth rate is starting to slow.  United Kingdom continues to lead the way overseas ($64.7 million so far now — up from $48.2 million this time last week).  Mexico remains the second-biggest territory ($50.3 million to date — up from $40.7 million last week).  Brazil moves up to the third position ($43.9 million to date — up from $31.4 million last week), with just behind South Korea ($41.6 million to date — up from $30.9 million last week).  (Click “read more” to see the updated weekly chart.)

We are now projecting The Avengers will finish just below $1.5 billion worldwide.

                   BILLION DOLLAR CLUB

            TOP WORLDWIDE GROSSES ($ millions)

                      Domestic   Overseas    Worldwide

1. Avatar              $760.5     $2021.8     $2782.3

2. Titanic             $658.0     $1517.7     $2175.7

3. The Avengers        $606       $ 875       $1481 (projected) 

4. Harry Potter and    $381.0     $ 947.1     $1328.1

   Deathly Hallows P2

5. Transformers Dark   $352.3     $ 771.4     $1123.7

of the Moon

6. Lord of the Rings   $377.8     $ 742.1     $1119.9

   Return of the King

7. Pirates Caribbean   $423.3     $ 642.9     $1066.2

   Dead Man’s Chest

8. Toy Story 3         $415.0     $ 648.2     $1063.2

9. Pirates Caribbean   $241.1     $ 802.8     $1043.9

   On Stranger Tides

10 Star Wars Ep 1      $474.5     $ 551.7     $1026.3

   Phantom Menace

11 Alice in Wonderland $334.1     $ 690.1     $1024.3

12 The Dark Knight     $533.3     $ 468.6     $1001.9

Battleship enters the chart in the top 10, with a profile extremely similar to John Carter and Wrath of the Titans.  A $300 million worldwide gross would be fine for a lower-budget film, not for a giant special effects extravaganza like Battleship.  The Dictator currently sits in the middle of the chart, with a projected $59 million domestic final tally and $30 million overseas to date.  With maybe $60 million more overseas possible, The Dictator could hit $150 million worldwide (compared to $262 million worldwide for Borat and $139 million worldwide for Bruno).  What to Expect When You’re Expecting is near the bottom of the chart with $20 million worldwide, with little chance of additional overseas revenue.