LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of Aug. 24, 2014, as compiled by the company's theatrical measurement services.

As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, Rentrak provides the only theater-level reporting in the world. Customers are able to analyze admissions and gross results around the world using Rentrak's suite of products.

Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Disney/Marvel's "Guardians of The Galaxy" topped the global box office this weekend with $38.3 million as it reclaims the number one spot in North America and brings its total worldwide tally to a number approaching half a billion dollars. Universal's action film "Lucy" had a tremendous weekend in 42 international territories as it topped the international chart with $34 million."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, are below.


    1. Guardians Of The Galaxy - Disney - $38.3M
    2. Lucy - Multiple - $37.5M
    3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Paramount - $32.3M
    4. Expendables 3, The - Multiple - $23.1M
    5. How To Train Your Dragon 2 - 20th Century Fox - $18.7M
    6. If I Stay - Warner Bros. - $16.4M
    7. Four 3, The - Multiple - $15.1M
    8. Into The Storm - Warner Brothers - $12.6M
    9. Let's Be Cops - 20th Century Fox - $12.3M
    10. Frank Miller's Sin City Dame To Kill For - Multiple - $11.4M
    11. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - 20th Century Fox - $9.6M
    12. When The Game Stands Tall - Sony - $9.1M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, are below.


    1. Guardians Of The Galaxy - Disney - $17.6M
    2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Paramount - $16.8M
    3. If I Stay - Warner Bros. - $16.4M
    4. Let's Be Cops - 20th Century Fox - $11.0M
    5. When The Game Stands Tall - Sony - $9.1M
    6. Giver, The - The Weinstein Company - $6.7M
    7. Expendables 3, The - Lionsgate - $6.6M
    8. Frank Miller's Sin City Dame To Kill For - The Weinstein Company - $6.5M
    9. Hundred-Foot Journey, The - Disney - $5.6M
    10. Into The Storm - Warner Bros. - $3.8M
    11. Lucy - Universal - $3.5M
    12. Boyhood - IFC Films - $1.9M

Full details regarding the global domestic and international box office results are listed in the table below.



                                             Weekend BO Estimate  (USD)   Weekend Release Cume  (USD)   Distributor
                                             -------------------------    --------------------------    -----------

    Title                                            Worldwide                       Int'l               Domestic              Worldwide               Int'l             Domestic              Int'l          No. of         Domestic
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Territories
    ---                                                                                                                                                                                                    -----------

    Guardians Of The Galaxy                                    38,331,000                    20,700,000             17,631,000             489,484,857       237,600,000           251,884,857         DIS                67           DIS
    -----------------------                                    ----------                    ----------             ----------             -----------       -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Lucy                                                       37,536,000                    34,000,000              3,536,000             216,771,270       103,000,000           113,771,270         MUL                43           UNI
    ----                                                       ----------                    ----------              ---------             -----------       -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles                               32,300,000                    15,500,000             16,800,000             238,809,806        93,200,000           145,609,806         PAR                36           PAR
    ----------------------------                               ----------                    ----------             ----------             -----------        ----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Expendables 3, The                                         23,100,000                    16,500,000              6,600,000              65,218,177        37,700,000            27,518,177         MUL                31           LGF
    ------------------                                         ----------                    ----------              ---------              ----------        ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    How To Train Your Dragon 2                                 18,710,000                    18,200,000                510,000             574,516,962       402,400,000           172,116,962         FOX                28           FOX
    --------------------------                                 ----------                    ----------                -------             -----------       -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    If I Stay                                                  16,355,000                             -            16,355,000              16,355,000                 -           16,355,000         WB                  1            WB
    ---------                                                  ----------                           ---            ----------              ----------               ---           ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Four 3, The                                                15,100,000                    15,100,000                      -             15,100,000        15,100,000                     -        MUL                 2                   -
    -----------                                                ----------                    ----------                    ---             ----------        ----------                   ---       ---                ---                 ---

    Into The Storm                                             12,600,000                     8,800,000              3,800,000              68,601,384        30,300,000            38,301,384         WB                 44            WB
    --------------                                             ----------                     ---------              ---------              ----------        ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Let's Be Cops                                              12,300,000                     1,300,000             11,000,000              47,646,168         2,400,000            45,246,168         FOX                13           FOX
    -------------                                              ----------                     ---------             ----------              ----------         ---------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Frank Miller's Sin City Dame To Kill For                   11,377,000                     4,900,000              6,477,000              11,377,000         4,900,000             6,477,000         MUL                 4           TWC
    ----------------------------------------                   ----------                     ---------              ---------              ----------         ---------             ---------        ---                ---           ---

    Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes                              9,600,000                     8,500,000              1,100,000             556,960,970       353,000,000           203,960,970         FOX                42           FOX
    ------------------------------                              ---------                     ---------              ---------             -----------       -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    When The Game Stands Tall                                   9,100,000                             -             9,100,000               9,100,000                 -            9,100,000         SNY                 1           SNY
    -------------------------                                   ---------                           ---             ---------               ---------               ---            ---------        ---                ---           ---

    Hercules                                                    9,030,000                     8,200,000                830,000             160,616,296        90,700,000            69,916,296         PAR                30           PAR
    --------                                                    ---------                     ---------                -------             -----------        ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Hundred-Foot Journey, The                                   8,562,000                     3,000,000              5,562,000              40,350,000         7,600,000            32,750,000         MUL                 6           DIS
    -------------------------                                   ---------                     ---------              ---------              ----------         ---------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Pirates, The                                                8,300,000                     8,300,000                      -             40,200,000        40,200,000                     -        LOT                 1           WGUI
    ------------                                                ---------                     ---------                    ---             ----------        ----------                   ---       ---                ---          ----

    Giver, The                                                  8,130,000                     1,400,000              6,730,000              25,500,538         1,400,000            24,100,538         MUL                 4           TWC
    ----------                                                  ---------                     ---------              ---------              ----------         ---------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Temporary Family                                            6,800,000                     6,800,000                      -              6,800,000         6,800,000                     -        MUL                 4           ASIA
    ----------------                                            ---------                     ---------                    ---              ---------         ---------                   ---       ---                ---          ----

    Inbetweeners Movie 2, The                                   6,700,000                     6,700,000                      -             49,200,000        49,200,000                     -        MUL                 2                   -
    -------------------------                                   ---------                     ---------                    ---             ----------        ----------                   ---       ---                ---                 ---

    Step Up All In                                              6,060,000                     5,300,000                760,000              67,224,048        53,500,000            13,724,048         MUL                45           LGF
    --------------                                              ---------                     ---------                -------              ----------        ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Transformers: Age Of Extinction                             5,785,000                     5,400,000                385,000           1,065,124,603       821,300,000           243,824,603         PAR                45           PAR
    -------------------------------                             ---------                     ---------                -------           -------------       -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Fault In Our Stars, The                                     5,443,000                     5,300,000                143,000             281,038,189       156,600,000           124,438,189  FOX                       20           FOX
    -----------------------                                     ---------                     ---------                -------             -----------       -----------           ----------- ---                       ---           ---

    Sex Tape                                                    3,700,000                     3,700,000                      -             76,841,894        38,900,000            37,941,894         SNY                46           SNY
    --------                                                    ---------                     ---------                    ---             ----------        ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---


    *Territory is a movie
     studio term for regions of
     the world consisting of
     various countries.

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