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.
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