Paranormal Activity 4 opened this weekend with $27 million overseas from 33 markets, on its way to an estimated $110 million total overseas and a weak $67 million total domestic (according to ShowbuzzDaily projections). That would give PA4 a worldwide total of $177 million, tied with PA2 as the lowest in the still-very-profitable franchise.
| Paranormal Activity Track (Par) | Critics Positive | ($ millions) | |||||
| Domestic Total | Overseas Total | Worldwide Total | |||||
| Paranormal Activity 4 | 10.19.2012 | R | 28% | 67-est. | 110-est. | 177-est. | |
| Paranormal Activity 3 | 10.21.2011 | R | 68% | 104.0 | 101.7 | 205.7 | |
| Paranormal Activity 2 | 10.22.2010 | R | 59% | 84.7 | 92.8 | 177.5 | |
| Paranormal Activity 1 | 10.16.2009 | R | 82% | 107.9 | 85.4 | 193.3 | |
The biggest gainer overseas this past week was Taken 2 (up a great $42 million to $174 million overseas to date). Eventually, the worldwide total for Taken 2 should end up around $350 million, up substantially from $227 million for Taken in January 2009. Although the domestic total for Taken 2 is slightly lower ($145 million for Taken and a projected $133 million for Taken 2), the overseas gross has rocketed from $82 million for Taken to $174 million and counting for Taken 2 (probably $210 million overseas total eventually).
Hotel Transylvania and Ted also continue to do nice business overseas.
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