“We could not be more proud to have reached this amazing benchmark,” Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution of Warner Bros. Global takings helped to push “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” over the billion dollar milestone at the worldwide box office during the weekend, making it only the 15th film in history to achieve the feat. “We know that this is a global picture and the technology and the special effects will really drive this movie internationally,” he added. “It was within the range of our expectations,” Jeff Goldstein, vice president theatrical distributions at Warner Bros., said about the film’s domestic weekend performance. International sales, particularly for action movies, can run twice as high or more. believes “Jack” will perform well in overseas markets as it opens in more countries in the coming weeks. As of Friday, 49 percent of reviews recommended the movie on aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. The film received a mixed reception from critics. The movie stars Nicholas Hoult as a young farmer who ventures into the land of the giants to save a kidnapped princess.

“But I wouldn’t rush to call the film a financial flop just yet because overseas growth can really save a movie, and I feel that this is a movie that could do really well in other territories and make up for the fact that the North American haul was a little bit underwhelming.” “Jack” clearly was not a great opening by any means, said Phil Contrino, vice president/chief analyst with. 4 slot with $8 million, according to studio estimates. Low-budget horror sequel “The Last Exorcism Part II” took the No. “Jack the Giant Slayer” also grossed $13.7 million from 1,824 screens in 10 Asian markets.Ĭomedy “Identity Thief” took in $9.7 million to capture second place, and new adult comedy “21 and Over” finished in third place on domestic charts with $9 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters on Sunday.īut that was an underwhelming start for a 3D movie that cost $189 million to produce, plus tens of millions more to market. 1 spot on domestic box office charts with $28 million in ticket sales in U.S. “Jack,” a retelling of the “Jack and the Beanstalk” fairy tale, earned the No. Director of the movie Bryan Singer poses at the premiere of 'Jack the Giant Slayer' in Hollywood, California February 26, 2013.

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