Wednesday, May 30, 2012

?Prometheus? Begins Foreign Run: #1 France

post thumbnail EXCLUSIVE:�Ridley Scott’s scifi thriller won’t debut in the U.S. or Canada until June 8th but it’s already started selling movie tickets in France.�Fox’s Prometheus opened with $1.5M (Euros 1.12m) for #1 in the market and 40% market share.�It was the 2nd highest opening day of 2012, behind The Avengers but 20% ahead of Men In Black 3 and 87% ahead of The Hunger Games.�In fact pre-sales for Prometheus in a number of countries are many times the MIB3 levels and should increase now that reviews are coming out and the public is getting a taste of the long-secret story and visuals that is/isn’t a prequel to the Alien franchise. (Oh for crissakes, Fox,�just brand�it already…) The 9-day jump on foreign box office is due to�the Euro Cup beginning June 8th and running through July 1st,�so Twentieth Century Fox wants to open box office early for its big summer blockbuster. It is debuting 15 international markets (20 countries) this weekend — including the UK, France, Russia, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and Scandinavia –�on�4,700 screens, of which 3,300 are 3D. Right now UK presales�are around $1.6M (�1m) already. And the IMAX Southbank alone has sold $810K (�500k) making it the largest ever presales at this screen.�After that,�Prometheus will open day and date in� 35 international markets (49 countries) next weekend, including South Korea, Australia, and Taiwan. That will ensure Ridley Scott’s scifi thriller will play on�a total�8,000 screens, of ... Read More »

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