Rentrak Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of December 21, 2014

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Dec 21, 2014, 04:02 ET

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of Dec. 21, 2014, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.

As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, Rentrak provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using Rentrak's suite of products.

Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "A diminutive Hobbit proved to be a giant at the worldwide box office as Warner Bros.' "Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" impressively generated $105.5 million internationally this weekend and combined with its North American debut boasts a whopping $161.72 million in 60 territories. Having already opened last week in the international markets, the final installment in "The Hobbit" trilogy has earned $355.6 million to date around the world. Notably, the Bollywood comedy "P.K." from UTV earned over $22 million this weekend in just 21 international territories and broke into the North American Top 10 in its debut in just 272 locations for a global total of nearly $26 million."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, are below.

1. Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Warner Bros. - $161.7M
2. Gone with the Bullets - Multiple - $36.0M
3. Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb - 20th Century Fox - $28.1M
4. P.K. – UTV Communications- $25.6M
5. Penguins Of Madagascar - 20th Century Fox - $20.0M
6. Annie - Sony - $17.3M
7. Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, The - Multiple - $17.1M
8. Exodus: Gods And Kings - 20th Century Fox - $15.7M
9. Big Hero 6 - Disney - $15.1M
10. Paddington - Multiple - $10.0M
11. International Market - CJ Entertainment - $9.3M
12. Interstellar - Warner Bros./Paramount - $7.1M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, are below.

1. Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Warner Bros. - $56.2M
2. Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb - 20th Century Fox - $17.3M
3. Annie - Sony - $16.3M
4. Exodus: Gods And Kings - 20th Century Fox - $8.1M
5. Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, The - Lionsgate - $7.8M
6. Wild - Fox Searchlight - $4.2M
7. Top Five - Paramount - $3.6M
8. Big Hero 6 - Disney - $3.6M
9. Penguins Of Madagascar - 20th Century Fox - $3.5M
10. P.K. - UTV Communications - $3.5M
11. Interstellar - Paramount - $2.6M
12. Horrible Bosses 2 - Warner Bros. - $2.2M

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	No. of Terr	Domestic
Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	161,720,000	105,500,000	56,220,000	355,627,210	265,000,000	90,627,210	WB	60	WB
Gone with the Bullets	36,000,000	36,000,000	-	48,500,000	48,500,000	-	MUL	1	-
Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb	28,100,000	10,800,000	17,300,000	28,100,000	10,800,000	17,300,000	FOX	29	FOX
P.K.	25,591,068	22,130,000	3,461,068	25,591,068	22,130,000	3,461,068	UTV	22	UTV
Penguins Of Madagascar	20,025,000	16,500,000	3,525,000	199,772,461	135,600,000	64,172,461	FOX	54	FOX
Annie	17,300,000	1,000,000	16,300,000	17,300,000	1,000,000	16,300,000	SNY	3	SNY
Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1	17,050,000	9,300,000	7,750,000	639,726,689	350,500,000	289,226,689	MUL	83	LGF
Exodus: Gods And Kings	15,665,000	7,600,000	8,065,000	100,801,511	61,900,000	38,901,511	FOX	38	FOX
Big Hero 6	15,063,000	11,500,000	3,563,000	272,041,423	81,600,000	190,441,423	DIS	39	DIS
Paddington	10,000,000	10,000,000	-	60,000,000	60,000,000	-	MUL	23	TWC
International Market	9,300,000	9,300,000	-	10,700,000	10,700,000	-	CJ	1	-
Interstellar	7,100,000	4,500,000	2,600,000	635,433,242	464,000,000	171,433,242	WB	58	PAR
My Love, Don't Cross That River	6,300,000	6,300,000	-	14,000,000	14,000,000	-	CJ	1	-
Fleet of Time	6,000,000	6,000,000	-	75,000,000	75,000,000	-	MUL	1	-
Dumb And Dumber To	5,288,800	4,500,000	788,800	138,697,960	55,000,000	83,697,960	MUL	22	UNI
Horrible Bosses 2	4,875,000	2,700,000	2,175,000	84,949,692	37,200,000	47,749,692	WB	50	WB
Famille Belier, La	4,500,000	4,500,000	-	4,500,000	4,500,000	-	MUL	8	-

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

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