Lerkot Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) That's whatever.... Hitch is doing unbelievably well. Has Hitch premired in Japan yet? Will has a great chance to do better overseas than he did in the US. Crazy... Why is that crazy? It aint like its more ppl living in US than in the rest of the world :confused3: Edited April 13, 2005 by Lerkot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) In general, US films usually have better promotion, better distribution, and as a result, better sales within the US as opposed to the rest of the world. Empirical evidence supports this. In keeping with this, Hitch is even more of a phenomenon. Hitch is a romantic comedy, a genre which usually doesn't sell as well outside of the US as inside. For example, I can almost guarantee that the new romantic comedy, "Fever Pitch" will not do as well outside of the US as it will inside. The movies that do best outside of the US are usually blockbusters... Independence Day, Men In Black, Spiderman, X-Men... War of the Worlds coming later this year, and also, US films with international stars. I am generalizing, because I'm sure there certainly are exceptions. Though there are of course more people living in the rest of the world than the US, US films have to compete with films originating from all parts of the world when shown in different countries, whereas that is not much of an issue within the US. All in all, crazy is the perfect word to describe the Hitch phenomenon we have seen all over the world. No one thought it would do so well in the US less the rest of the world, and I for one am quite happy. Also, remember, this is really the first big movie outing for Overbrook... which makes the accomplishment even more exciting. Edited April 13, 2005 by MaxFly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg14 Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Update: The weekend estimates have been released and Hitch came in at #12 with an estimated $1.2 million. That brings its total to $175.4 million. It's still another $1.3 million short from taking over the #4 all-time spot on the romantic comedy list. Actual numbers are released on Monday night. Overseas numbers will come out either Tuesday or Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg14 Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Updated Numbers: Domestic: $175.5 million Overseas: $170.4 million Total B.O.: $345.9 million Hitch continues to make strides at the international box office. With its international total eclipsing $170 million, Hitch's worldwide total has passed $340 million. The romantic comedy was #1 in Greece, Portugal and The Netherlands. Keep in mind, the movie has yet to open in Japan. The movie will definitely finish above $350 million and will now set its sights on $375 million worldwide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted April 19, 2005 Admin Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 you would expect atleat 20-25 million in Japan.. so maybe a 380 million total up..beating I, Robot!! thats huge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Thanks TD! :thumb: Its amazing how well this film has done considering its not an action type which tends to draw big numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg14 Posted April 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Update: Hitch dropped 3 spots to #15 this weekend at the box office but that's not the news. With its $750,000 weekend estimate total, Hitch has now passed There's Something About Mary into 4th place on the all-time romantic comedy list. If the weekend numbers hold up, Hitch will officially be #4. If not, the movie will certainly surpass that total on Monday. Overseas numbers due Tuesday or Wednesday. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbfprince Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 thanks for the info :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Amor Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 thanx 4 that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I thought it was already #1 for the all time romantic comedy?? Or was it the biggest selling romantic comedy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny 5 Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Hey Brakes I think the stat was that it had the biggest opening for a RomCom... maybe someone else can confirm because I don't know a lot about movies and how the figures are recorded... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will2k5 Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 In Germany hitch is already the most successful movie of spring 2005. And it has a good chance to be the most successful one of the year. :peace: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg14 Posted April 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I thought it was already #1 for the all time romantic comedy?? Or was it the biggest selling romantic comedy? Hitch's opening weekend of over $43 million is the biggest opening weekend ever for a romantic comedy. Its overall total of $176.6 million is the 4th biggest romantic comedy of all-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 I thought it was already #1 for the all time romantic comedy?? Or was it the biggest selling romantic comedy? Hitch's opening weekend of over $43 million is the biggest opening weekend ever for a romantic comedy. Its overall total of $176.6 million is the 4th biggest romantic comedy of all-time. Oh ok! Thanks for clearing that up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bagotrasho Posted April 26, 2005 Members Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Way to go Hitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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