HERCULES rocks at no. 1!

28 July 2014

Singapore - The son of Zeus makes his second appearance at no. 1 as Dwayne Johnson's HERCULES debuts at no. 1 spot with US$1,223,351 from 83 screens (including 3D and IMAX 3D). Earlier this year, THE LEGEND OF HERCULES managed to hit no.1 with only US$394,887 from 25 screens.

HERCULES is the 13th film this year to debut above US$1m, but it also has the weakest screen average of US$14,739. Back in April, NOAH debut at no. 2 with US$1,012,591 with a screen average of US$14,891.

Also new this weekend is Japanese horror JU ON 3: BEGINNING OF THE END with US$128,508 from 13 screens with a screen average of US$9,885.

APES maintain hold at #1

21 July 2014

Singapore - DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES spends a 2nd weekend at no. 1. Its total cume now stands at US$2,527,649.

Holding at no. 2 is TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, which has now grossed US$8,340,162 to date. The no. 1 film of 2014 is also currently the 5th biggest all-time box office champ, and one of 5 films that have grossed more than S$10m locally.  

Thai horror CURSED HOUSE is the highest debut at no. 3 (US$61,140 / 11 screens), followed by Clint Eastwood's musical biography JERSEY BOYS at no. 5 (US$55,582 / 25 screens).

APES Take Command of #1!

14 Jul 2014

Singapore - DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES takes the top spot with US$1,343,869 (including 3D) from 79 screens and a screen average of US$17,011. It's the 12th film this year to debut above US$1m. DAWN starts bigger than RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2011), which began with US$806,110 from 42 screens but a stronger US$19,193 screen average.

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION drops to no. 2 after two weeks at the top. The fourquel has now grossed US$7,965,558, making it the highest grossing film of 2014 and the 5th highest grosser of all time.

TRANSFORMERS 4 commands no. 1 for a 2nd Week!

7 Jul 2014

Singapore - TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION maintains its grip on no. 1, adding another US$1,855,959 to its coffers. That's 71.68% of all tickets sold over the weekend. The Michael Bay behemoth has now grossed US$6,911,701 to date and is on track to become the top film of 2014. It's currently the 3rd highest grossing film of the year and the 9th highest grossing film of all time.

Debuts this week include the horror DELIVER US FROM EVIL (US$198,283 / 25 screens), the comedy TAMMY (US$125,979 / 25 screens), corruption thriller Z STORM Z风暴 (US$87,076 / 14 screens) and romance comedy BEGIN AGAIN (US$71,786 / 12 screens).

Overall, the Top 10 films sold US$2,589,323 worth of tickets - a 46.4% drop from last week's record setting weekend, and a 23.06% dip from the same frame a year ago when DESPICABLE ME 2 opened at no. 1

Source: Box Office Mojo

TRANSFORMERS 4 blows past US$4.1m in 4 days!

30 Jun 2014

SINGAPORE - TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION opens on 150 screens (including 3D and IMAX 3D) for a gargantuan US$4,171,943. That makes it the widest release to date, as well as the highest grossing film from Thursday through Sunday during its opening weekend. It also helps to set a new record for the highest grossing weekend haul by the Top 10 films (with AGE OF EXTINCTION contributing 86.38% to the total).

The previous widest release was THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 on 134 screens just two months ago, while the biggest 4-day opening weekend gross was previously set by IRON MAN 3 with US$3,761,476 last year. The Top 10 films also sold US$4,829,695 worth of tickets - a new peak that exceeds the summer blockbuster weekend of June 2, 2011 when X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and KUNG FU PANDA 2 led the box office to a total cume of US$4,236,701.