Rentrak Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of October 4, 2015 (1 Viewer)

[COLOR= rgb(64, 64, 64)]LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- [/COLOR]Rentrak[COLOR= rgb(64, 64, 64)] (NASDAQ: [/COLOR]RENT[COLOR= rgb(64, 64, 64)]), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of Oct. 4, 2015, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.[/COLOR]
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Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Fox's 'The Martian' blasts off in 50 global territories with a $100.2 million debut that has the film topping the box office charts in North America and internationally by capitalizing on great word-of-mouth and critical raves. Chinese films including the comedy 'Lost in Hong Kong' and the action-adventure 'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe' both made their mark with impressive performances on the chart this weekend."
The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, are below.

1. Martian, The - 20th Century Fox - $100.2M
2. Hotel Transylvania 2 - Sony - $53.4M
3. Lost In Hong Kong - Multiple - $41.0M
4. Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe - Multiple - $34.0M
5. Intern, The - Warner Bros. - $27.3M
6. Goodbye Mr. Loser - Multiple - $26.0M
7. Everest - Universal - $21.9M
8. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 20th Century Fox - $21.4M
9. Sicario - Multiple - $15.4M
10. Inside Out - Disney - $12.8M
11. Visit, The - Universal - $7.2M
12. Saving Mr. Wu - Multiple - $7.0M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, are below.

1. Martian, The - 20th Century Fox - $55.0M
2. Hotel Transylvania 2 - Sony - $33.0M
3. Sicario - Lionsgate - $12.1M
4. Intern, The - Warner Bros. - $11.6M
5. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 20th Century Fox - $7.7M
6. Black Mass - Warner Bros. - $5.9M
7. Everest - Universal - $5.5M
8. Visit, The - Universal - $3.9M
9. War Room - Sony - $2.8M
10. Perfect Guy, The - Sony - $2.4M
11. MET Opera: Il Trovatore (2015) - Fathom Events - $2.0M
12. Walk, The - Sony - $1.6

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




Title


Worldwide


Int'l


Domestic


Worldwide


Int'l


Domestic


Int'l


#Terr


Dom




Martian, The


100,200,000


45,200,000


55,000,000


100,200,000


45,200,000


55,000,000


FOX


50


FOX




Hotel Transylvania 2


53,400,000


20,400,000


33,000,000


150,341,765


59,800,000


90,541,765


SNY


51


SNY




Lost In Hong Kong


41,000,000


41,000,000


-


204,744,452


204,000,000


744,452


MUL


6


WGU




Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe


34,000,000


34,000,000


-


68,000,000


68,000,000


-


MUL


1


-




Intern, The


27,320,000


15,700,000


11,620,000


72,123,892


35,600,000


36,523,892


WB


58


WB




Goodbye Mr. Loser


26,000,000


26,000,000


-


37,000,000


37,000,000


-


MUL


1


CHL




Everest


21,906,470


16,400,000


5,506,470


136,477,780


103,300,000


33,177,780


UNI


66


UNI




Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials


21,350,000


13,700,000


7,650,000


211,041,124


147,800,000


63,241,124


FOX


59


FOX




Sicario


15,375,000


3,300,000


12,075,000


25,076,295


10,000,000


15,076,295


MUL


39


LGF




Inside Out


12,840,000


12,600,000


240,000


792,252,737


438,400,000


353,852,737


DIS


26


DIS




Visit, The


7,249,000


3,300,000


3,949,000


76,694,090


19,000,000


57,694,090


UNI


31


UNI




Saving Mr. Wu


7,000,000


7,000,000


-


13,500,000


13,500,000


-


MUL


3


INDP




Minions


6,310,050


6,000,000


310,050


1,145,310,590


811,400,000


333,910,590


UNI


45


UNI




Fack ju Gohte 2


6,000,000


6,000,000


-


60,000,000


60,000,000


-


CON


2


-




Black Mass


5,905,000


-


5,905,000


52,521,030


-


52,521,030


WB


1


WB




Regression


4,000,000


4,000,000


-


4,000,000


4,000,000


-


MUL


3


TWC




Throne, The


4,000,000


4,000,000


-


37,000,000


37,000,000


-


SHO


1


-




*Territory is a movie studio term for regions of the world consisting of various countries.







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$50 million was hoped for, but good word-of-mouth for "The Martian" pushed it towards $55 million for its opening weekend.

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