Thursday, December 31, 2015

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON is top film of 2015

by Lau Chee Nien / 31 Dec 2015

Singapore - AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON is the top earning film of 2015 with US$9,904,467 in the bank. Its S$13,844,860 gross in domestic dollars also slips the Marvel sequel into the no. 1 spot for highest grossing film of all time ahead of its predecessor, THE AVENGERS (S$13,635,176).

JURASSIC WORLD and FAST & FURIOUS 7, the year's second and third highest grossers with US$8,766,526 / S$12,489,845 and US$6,814,286 / S$9,179,593 respectively also crack the all-time list finding places at no. 4 and no. 9.

AH BOYS TO MEN 3: FROGMEN 新兵正传:蛙人专 is the top Chinese language and local film with US$5,607,373 / S$7454,722.

ATTACK ON TITAN, the first film to be released with dual ratings simultaneously is the top foreign language film grossing US$583,912 / S$816,216.

KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, carrying a M18 rating is the highest grossing restricted movie with US$3,336,287 / S$4,430,656. This also cements the action spy pic as the top M18-rated film of all time, beating previous record holder 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (US$2,517,937 / S$3,140,950).

Runner-up FIFTY SHADES OF GREY also cements a new record but for a R21-rated title. It grossed US$1,794,458 / S$2,383,076, beating last year's GONE GIRL which collected US$1,389,783 / S$1,822,919. 

EX MACHINA is the highest grossing single print release with a US$28,663 / S$40,495 cume.

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON is the widest release with 148 screens while IP MAN 3 叶问 3 (PG13) has the highest screen average debut with an estimated US$34,308.

FLY ME TO VENUS 星语心愿之再爱 is the year's lowest grossing film with just US$160 / S$228 worth of tickets sold. It's also the lowest ever recorded by Box Office Mojo since the website started publishing figures for Singapore's box office in 2007.

Overall, about 301 films were released (excluding Indian cinema), with an estimated total gross of US$161,808,645. The figure is probably marginally higher due to incomplete figures. Box Office Mojo only provides figures up to the final weekend (instead of the final day). Figures from some independently released films and concert movies were also not available.

Of this total, domestic films only grossed US$9,578,648 (5.92%). This includes the Hollywood action thriller HITMAN: AGENT 47, a USA-Germany-Singapore co-production and KING OF MAHJONG 麻雀王, a Singapore-Malaysia co-production.


Singapore Box Office Top Ten 2015

1. Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG13)
US$9,904,467 / S$13,844,860

2. Jurassic World (PG13)
US$8,766,526 / S$12,489,845

3. Fast & Furious 7 (PG13)
US$6,814,286 / S$9,179,593

4. Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传:蛙人专 (PG13)
US$5,607,373 / S$7,454,722

5. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (PG13)
US$5,340,807 / S$7,603,173

6. Minions (PG)
US$5,214,884 / S$7,429,750

7. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PG) *
US$4,969,443 / S$6,978,986

8. Spectre (PG13) *
US$4,593,371 / S$6,450,838

9. Ant-Man (PG)
US$4,514,252 / S$6,310,202

10. Inside Out (PG)
US$3,886,185 / S$5,484,806

Note: If ranked according to domestic dollars, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION will rank at no. 4 and AH BOYS TO MEN 3: FROGMEN at no. 5


Top 5 Chinese Films

1. Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传:蛙人专 (PG13)
US$5,607,373 / S$7,454,722

2. Our Times 我的少女时代 (PG13 Edited) *
US$3,171,750 / S$4,454,342

3. Dragon Blade 天将雄师 (PG13 Edited)
US$1,909,152 / S$2,613,133

4. Ip Man 3 叶问 3 (PG) *
US$1,886,954 / S$2.65m (estimate)

5. From Vegas to Macau II 赌城风云 II (PG13)
US$1,266,405 / S$1,733,379

Note: If ranked according to domestic dollars, IP MAN 3 will rank at no. 3 and DRAGON BLADE at no. 4.


Top 5 Local Films

1. Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传:蛙人专 (PG13)
US$5,607,373 / S$7,454,722

2. Hitman: Agent 47 (NC16) [co-production with USA-Germany]
US$1,342,193 / S$1,910,746

3. King of Mahjong 麻雀王 (PG13) [co-production with Malaysia]
US$602,195 / S$838,304

4. 1965 (PG13)
US$436,690 / S$622,161

5. Mr. Unbelievable (PG) *
US$398,753 / S$560,000 (estimate)


Top 5 Foreign Language Films

1. Attack on Titan (NC16 Edited / M18)
US$583,912 / S$816,216

2. I Fine... Thank You... Love You (PG13)
US$551,871 / S$759,772

3. The Last: Naruto the Movie (PG13)
US$380,939 / S$507,098

4. Attack on Titan II: End of the World (NC16)
US$286,364 / S$396,061

5. Ju-On: The Final Curse (PG13)
US$193,871 / S$265,944

Note: If ranked according to domestic dollars, MAY WHO (US$192,737 / S$272,210) will rank at no. 5.


Top 5 Single Print Releases

1. Ex Machina (M18)
US$28,663 / S$40,495

2. Danny Collins (NC16)
US$15,690 / S$20,885

3. Baby Steps (R21)
US$15,200 / S$21,453

4. Mr. Turner (M18)
US$12,578 / S$16,905

5. Madame Bovary (M18)
US$8,832 / S$12,432

Note: If ranked according to domestic dollars, BABY STEPS will rank at no. 2 and DANNY COLLINS at no. 3.


Top 5 Widest Releases

1. Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG13)
148 screens

2. Jurassic World (PG13) [tie]
116 screens

2. Spectre (PG13) [tie]
116 screens

4. Fast & Furious 7 (PG13)
107 screens

5. Ant-Man (PG)
106 screens


Top 5 Screen Average Debuts

1. Ip Man 3 叶问 3 (PG)
US$34,308  (55 screens) (estimate)

2. Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传:蛙人专 (PG13)
US$32,320 (56 screens)

3. Jurassic World (PG13)
US$29,322 (116 screens)

4. Minions (PG)
US$27,260 (82 screens)

5. Fast & Furious 7 (PG13)
US$26,379 (107 screens)


Top 10 Restricted Rating Releases

1. Kingsman: The Secret Service (M18)
US$3,336,287 / S$4,430,656

2. Fifty Shades of Grey (R21)
US$1,794,458 / S$2,383,076

3. Hitman: Agent 47 (NC16)
US$1,342,193 / S$1,910,746

4. American Sniper (M18)
US$1,340,733 / S$1,845,814

5. Mad Max: Fury Road (NC16)
US$1,245,593 / S$1,682,273

6. Ted 2 (M18)
US$1,241,977 / S$1,746,480

7. Spy (M18)
US$1,230,662 / S$1,687,201

8. Chappie (NC16)
US$1,070,326 / S$1,464,045

9. The Imitation Game (NC16)
US$737,574 / S$1,008,891

10. Helios 赤道 (NC16)
US$732,145 / S$986,280

Note: If ranked according to domestic dollars, TED 2 will rank at no. 5, SPY at no. 6 and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD at no. 7.


Lowest Grossing Films 2015

10. Red Amnesia 闯入者 (PG13)
US$3,949 / S$5,359

9. Bad Guys Always Die 坏蛋必须死 (PG13)
US$3,904 / S$5,453

8. Full Strike 全力扣杀 (NC16)
US$3,428 / S$4,579

7. The Lovers (PG13)
US$3,412 / S$4,604

6. Mr. Pip (PG13)
US$3,372 / S$4,550

5. Only You 命中注定 (PG13)
US$1,841 / S$2,525

4. Young Ones (PG13)
US$1,083 / S$1,443

3. White Bird in a Blizzard (M18)
US$826 / S$1,110

2. Stonewall (R21 Edited)
US$546 / S$776

1. Fly Me to Venus 星语心愿之再爱 (PG)
US$160 / S$228

Note: If ranked according to domestic dollars, FULL STRIKE will rank at no. 7, THE LOVERS at no. 8, RED AMNESIA at no. 9 and MISS J CONTEMPLATES HER CHOICE at no. 10 (US$3,993 / S$5,393).


Top 10 Indian Films

I wished the data was compiled and available publicly.


List of Films screened in Edited Versions or Passed with Cuts

1. Lang Tong (R21 Edited)
2. Welcome to New York (R21 Edited)
3. The Green Inferno (R21 Edited)
4. Stonewall (R21 Edited)

The following films contain "language that denigrates religion or is religiously profane", e.g "Jesus f**king Christ", "Jesus motherf**ker", etc:

5. Whiplash (NC16 Edited)
6. Exists (NC16 Edited)
7. Wild (M18 Passed with Cuts)
8. Black Sea (NC16 Edited)
9. Entourage (R21 Edited)
10. The Road Within (M18 Edited)
11. Black Mass (M18 Passed with Cuts)

Note: MDA's Film Classification Database has edited their classification information for the above films such that details of the "language that denigrates religion or is religiously profane" are no longer mentioned.


Edited Versions Released in lieu of Uncut Versions

The following films were passed clean, but were released as edited versions with lower ratings: 

1. Vice (NC16 Edited)
2. Dragon Blade 天将雄师 (PG13 Edited)
3. Focus (NC16 Edited)
4. Song One (NC16 Edited)
5. The Longest Ride (PG13 Edited)
6. Imprisoned 壹狱壹世界 (M18 Edited)
7. Careful What You Wish For (NC16 Edited)
8. Monk Comes Down the Mountain 道士下山 (PG13 Edited)
9. Attack on Titan (NC16 Edited) [also released uncut with M18 rating]
10. Saving Mr. Wu 解救吾先生 (PG13 Edited)
11. Are You Here? 碟仙碟仙 (NC16 Edited)
12. Crimson Peak (NC16 Edited) [also released uncut with M18 rating]
13. Our Times 我的少女时代 (PG13 Edited) *
14. Regression (NC16 Edited)


Source: Box Office Mojo

Disclaimer: Doing this as a hobbyist means that I only have access to whatever data is publicly available. So do take the info here as a rough guide rather than as an absolute.

Figures correct as of 31 Dec 2015. I'll probably do an update once all films released in 2015 have ended their run.

* still in release

6 comments:

  1. Please note that Fly Me to Venus is 星语心愿之再爱 & not 十月初五的月光 which is Return of the Cuckoo.

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    1. Thanks for pointing out the mistake. I've corrected it :)

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  2. UPDATED (28 Feb 2016)

    Singapore Box Office Top Ten 2015

    1. Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG13)
    US$9,904,467 / S$13,844,860

    2. Jurassic World (PG13)
    US$8,766,526 / S$12,489,845

    3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PG)
    US$7,173,581 / S$10,020,919 - UPDATED

    4. Fast & Furious 7 (PG13)
    US$6,814,286 / S$9,179,593

    5. Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传:蛙人专 (PG13)
    US$5,607,373 / S$7,454,722

    6. Ip Man 3 叶问 3 (PG13)
    US$5,387,597 / S$7,578,571 - UPDATED

    7. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (PG13)
    US$5,340,807 / S$7,603,173

    8. Minions (PG)
    US$5,214,884 / S$7,429,750

    9. Spectre (PG13)
    US$4,598,137 / S$6,365,891 - UPDATED

    10. Ant-Man (PG)
    US$4,514,252 / S$6,310,202

    Note: If ranked according to domestic dollars, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION will rank at no. 5, IP MAN 3 at no. 6 and AH BOYS TO MEN 3: FROGMEN at no. 7.

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  3. UPDATED (28 Feb 2016)

    Top 5 Chinese Films

    1. Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传:蛙人专 (PG13)
    US$5,607,373 / S$7,454,722

    2. Ip Man 3 叶问 3 (PG13)
    US$5,387,597 / S$7,578,571 - UPDATED

    3. Our Times 我的少女时代 (PG13 Edited)
    US$3,171,750 / S$4,454,342

    4. Dragon Blade 天将雄师 (PG13 Edited)
    US$1,909,152 / S$2,613,133

    5. From Vegas to Macau II 赌城风云 II (PG13)
    US$1,266,405 / S$1,733,379

    Note: If ranked according to domestic dollars, IP MAN 3 will rank at no. 1 and AH BOYS TO MEN 3: FROGMEN at no. 2.

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  4. UPDATED (28 Feb 2016)

    Top 5 Local Films

    1. Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传:蛙人专 (PG13)
    US$5,607,373 / S$7,454,722

    2. Hitman: Agent 47 (NC16) [co-production with USA-Germany]
    US$1,342,193 / S$1,910,746

    3. King of Mahjong 麻雀王 (PG13) [co-production with Malaysia]
    US$602,195 / S$838,304

    4. 1965 (PG13)
    US$436,690 / S$622,161

    5. Mr. Unbelievable (PG)
    US$417,846 / S$591,812 - UPDATED

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  5. Hi, I think you should rank them in order of Domestic Dollars not USD. USD should only be ranked unless you are in North America. Just like HK Box Office or China Box Office rankings, domestic currency may fluctuate but it best represents important information like admissions and readers can adjust it to ticket prices. You can go and look at HK box office websites, its always listed in their domestic currency or else you will see that when the currency is weak, box office records can never be broken. lol.

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