Forum Views ()
Forum Replies ()
Read more with google mobile :
Clash of the Titans leads worldwide box office
|
Edition:
U.S.
Article
Save
Email
Print
Reprints
Most Popular
Most Shared
"Clash of the Titans" leads worldwide box office
3:54pm EDT
"Kumar" goes from White House back to Hollywood
03 Apr 2010
IMAX puts 3D spin on science films with "Hubble 3D"
03 Apr 2010
"Dynasty" actor John Forsythe dies, 92
02 Apr 2010
Janet Jackson calls film role "intense," "cathartic"
02 Apr 2010
"Clash of the Titans" leads worldwide box office
3:54pm EDT
"Kumar" goes from White House back to Hollywood
03 Apr 2010
IMAX puts 3D spin on science films with "Hubble 3D"
03 Apr 2010
"Dynasty" actor John Forsythe dies, 92
02 Apr 2010
Janet Jackson calls film role "intense," "cathartic"
02 Apr 2010
"Clash of the Titans" leads worldwide box office
LOS ANGELES
Sun Apr 4, 2010 3:54pm EDT
Related News
"Titans" shows muscle but can't slay "Dragon"
Fri, Apr 2 2010
"Clash of the Titans" set to win box office battle
Wed, Mar 31 2010
DreamWorks Animation's "Dragon" opening disappoints
Mon, Mar 29 2010
UPDATE 1-DreamWorks Animation's "Dragon" opening disappoints
Mon, Mar 29 2010
"Dragon" knocks "Alice" off top box office perch
Mon, Mar 29 2010
Cast member Sam Worthington and girlfriend Natalie Mark pose at the premiere of ''Clash of the Titans'' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California March 31, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Clash of the Titans," the latest film to cash in on the 3D craze, easily won the battle at the worldwide box office during the weekend, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
Entertainment | Film
The Olympian epic earned $64.1 million from theaters in the United States and Canada since opening Thursday evening, said Time Warner Inc-owned distributor Warner Bros Pictures.
The opening was in line with industry expectations, and the $61.4 million portion from the traditional Friday-to-Sunday period sets a new record for an Easter release. The previous Easter record was set by "Scary Movie 4" ($40.2 million) in 2006.
The film, starring Sam Worthington ("Avatar") as the heroic Perseus and Ralph Fiennes as the villainous Hades, also grossed $44.2 million from No. 1 openings in all 15 of its foreign markets. Spain contributed $8.6 million in five days, Britain $7.8 million in three, and South Korea $6.8 million in four. The early worldwide total stands at $108.26 million.
Worldwide, 3D screenings accounted for just over half of total sales even though the film played in more 2D locations.
Since the success of "Avatar," Hollywood has rushed to capitalize on 3D movies because studios can charge higher ticket prices for the experience. "Clash of the Titans," which cost over $100 million to make, is not even a true 3D film since it was converted from 2D after filming was completed.
But movie theater owners have been slow to equip their theaters with new technology, creating a logjam among 3D titles. "Clash" competed for playdates with previous champion "How to Train Your Dragon" and recent leader "Alice in Wonderland."
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's "Dragon" slipped to No. 3 with $29.2 million, taking its 10-day haul to $92.3 million. After a relatively disappointing $44 million opening that sent the studio's stock price down eight percent on Monday, the film lost just one-third of its audience. Second-weekend drops tend to be in the 50 percent range.
Walt Disney Co's "Alice" fell three to No. 5 with $8.3 million in its fifth weekend; its tally stands at $309.8 million.
Among other openers, Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married Too?" came in at No. 2 with $30.2 million, the second-highest opening for the prolific filmmaker after "Madea Goes to Jail" ($41 million) last year. Perry's low-cost films are released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
The Disney drama "The Last Song," teen starlet Miley Cyrus' first foray into mature fare, debuted at No. 4 with $16.2 million. Its total stands at a solid $25.6 million after opening on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman, editing by Vicki Allen and Jackie Frank)
Entertainment
Film
More from Reuters
"Clash of the Titans" leads worldwide box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Clash of the Titans," the latest film to cash in on the 3D craze, easily won the battle at the worldwide box office during the weekend, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
"Kumar" goes from White House back to Hollywood
IMAX puts 3D spin on science films with "Hubble 3D"
"Dynasty" actor John Forsythe dies, 92
Janet Jackson calls film role "intense," "cathartic"
Terrence McNally ready for a break after long year
» More Top News
Road ahead may turn toxic
Higher rates should be a boon for the dollar -- and indeed, the greenback has been climbing. But good things can sometimes be bad. Full Article
Currencies
When love turns sour ...
With half of U.S. marriages ending in divorce, steering a broken couple through post-marital woes is a growing -- and lucrative -- career path. Full Article
In working couples, women's careers still take backseat
Economy
© Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters
Editorial Editions:
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Reuters
Contact Us
Advertise With Us
Help
Journalism Handbook
Archive
Site Index
Video Index
Analyst Research
Mobile
Newsletters
RSS
Podcasts
Widgets
Your View
Labs
Thomson Reuters
Copyright
Disclaimer
Privacy
Professional Products
Professional Products Support
Financial Products
About Thomson Reuters
Careers
Online Products
Acquisitions Monthly
Buyouts
Venture Capital Journal
International Financing Review
Project Finance International
PEhub.com
PE Week
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.
Other News on Monday, 5 April 2010 Triple blasts target Baghdad embassies, killing 30
Bomb defused outside N.Ireland police station: police
NATO admits Afghan civilian deaths in night raid
|
Senegal takes back French military bases in symbolic move
Turkish court orders rearrest of coup plot officers
Israel allows clothes, shoes into blockaded Gaza
British kissing couple loses jail appeal in Dubai
Fighters kill U.N. peacekeeper in north Congo attack
|
Obama attends Easter service at historic black church
'Long way to go' in taming US joblessness: White House
Karzai rallies tribes, distances self from West
|
Pope shuns paedophilia scandal as Christians mark Easter
Four Shot Dead Inside California Restaurant
Teacher identified by father as 2nd Moscow bomber
|
Afghan leader seeks support for new offensive
Nine rescued alive from flooded China mine: state TV
State TV says 9 rescued from flooded Chinese mine
Nine rescued alive from flooded China coal mine: state TV
UN's Ban calls Aral Sea 'shocking disaster'
Karzai pledges consultation before new offensive
Thai protesters pledge to leave commercial area
South Korean oil tanker seized by Somali pirates
Karzai pledges consultation ahead of new offensive
Australia warns stranded Chinese ship could break up
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
"Clash of the Titans" leads box office
W.Cup anthem singer stirs few in native Somalia
Clash of the Titans leads worldwide box office
|
Over 100 pulled alive in China mine miracle
|
Protesters force way into Thai Election Commission
|
Suicide bomber kills two policemen in Russia
|
Obama Attends Easter Service In Ward 8, Poorest Of DC Neighborhoods
North Korea threatens to abandon U.S. MIA remains
|
Heroic Father Rescues Daughter From NY River
U.S. Navy Calls Off Sea Seach; Declares Pilot Dead
Strong quake shakes cities around U.S.-Mexico border
|
Man Allegedly Stabs Wife 70 Times
Pakistan's Army accused of extra-judicial killings
|
Nearly half of Japan's voters don't support any party
|
War still raging for South Korean POWs in North
|
Cuba says no giving in to dissident blackmail
|
South Korea sends destroyer after pirates seize tanker
|
Killer Mexico quake rattles southwestern US
Suicide bomber kills two in Russian Caucasus
Major quake in Mexico rocks southwestern US
Angelie Jolie, Brad Pitt in surprise visit to Sarajevo
Can the CIA sabotage Iran's nuclear project?
Major quake in Mexico rocks southwestern US
Haitians celebrate Easter in camps and cathedral ruins
Defiant Thai protesters fan out in nervous capital
Teens Find Man's Body During Iowa Easter Egg Hunt
Mekong nations join forces on shrinking river
FACTBOX-Key bills before South Korea's parliament
Martin couple each cast in TV pilots
S.Korea bonds steady, helped by low rates outlook
Chieftains' new album explores Irish-Mexican ties
Seoul shares slip on shipyards; techs advance
Ersatz skin, Sichuan pepper: the "greening" of cosmetics
Ban says Uzbekistan must observe human rights
Rescuers prepare for search in flooded China mine
Soderbergh shoots 'secret' film in Sydney
N.Korea threatens to stop preserving remains of US soldiers
Stranded Chinese ship threatens Great Barrier Reef
Australia rushes to contain Barrier Reef oil spill
Over 100 pulled alive in China mine "miracle"
100-plus trapped miners freed in China 'miracle'
Two killed in Ingushetia suicide bombing
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights