LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31, 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. 31, 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, "Fox's "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" continues its domination of 29 international territories leading the charge with an impressive $51.2 million and thus bringing its global total to over $600 million. On the superhero side of things, the late summer hit "Guardians of the Galaxy" adds another $19.7 million in 68 international markets and now boasts a worldwide nearing $550 million."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, are below.


    1. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - 20th Century Fox - $52.0M
    2. Guardians Of The Galaxy - Disney - $36.0M
    3. Lucy - Universal - $33.9M
    4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Paramount - $24.8M
    5. Into The Storm - Warner Bros. - $15.4M
    6. Let's Be Cops - 20th Century Fox - $14.8M
    7. If I Stay - Warner Bros. - $13.9M
    8. Expendables 3, The - Lionsgate - $12.3M
    9. How To Train Your Dragon 2 - 20th Century Fox - $11.6M
    10. Hercules - Paramount - $10.4M
    11. As Above, So Below - Universal - $9.7M
    12. November Man, The - Relativity Media - $7.7M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, are below.


    1. Guardians Of The Galaxy - Disney - $16.3M
    2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Paramount - $11.8M
    3. If I Stay - Warner Bros. - $9.3M
    4. As Above, So Below - Universal - $8.3M
    5. Let's Be Cops - 20th Century Fox - $8.2M
    6. November Man, The - Relativity Media - $7.7M
    7. When The Game Stands Tall - Sony - $5.7M
    8. Giver, The - The Weinstein Company - $5.3M
    9. Hundred-Foot Journey, The - Disney - $4.6M
    10. Expendables 3, The - Lionsgate - $3.5M
    11. Lucy - Universal - $2.7M
    12. Cantinflas - Lionsgate - $2.6M

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
    ---                                                                                                                                                                                                    -----------

    Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes                             52,025,000                    51,200,000                825,000            613,344,991        408,100,000           205,244,991         FOX                30           FOX
    ------------------------------                             ----------                    ----------                -------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Guardians Of The Galaxy                                    36,013,000                    19,700,000             16,313,000            547,700,000        273,100,000           274,600,000         DIS                69           DIS
    -----------------------                                    ----------                    ----------             ----------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Lucy                                                       33,876,510                    31,200,000              2,676,510            269,355,825        151,600,000           117,755,825         MUL                53           UNI
    ----                                                       ----------                    ----------              ---------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles                               24,750,000                    13,000,000             11,750,000            274,505,980        112,100,000           162,405,980         PAR                44           PAR
    ----------------------------                               ----------                    ----------             ----------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Into The Storm                                             15,400,000                    12,900,000              2,500,000             89,643,370         47,700,000            41,943,370         WB                 52            WB
    --------------                                             ----------                    ----------              ---------             ----------         ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Let's Be Cops                                              14,800,000                     6,600,000              8,200,000             67,121,521          9,800,000            57,321,521         FOX                24           FOX
    -------------                                              ----------                     ---------              ---------             ----------          ---------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    If I Stay                                                  13,860,000                     4,600,000              9,260,000             34,421,521          4,600,000            29,821,521         WB                 11            WB
    ---------                                                  ----------                     ---------              ---------             ----------          ---------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Expendables 3, The                                         12,300,000                     8,800,000              3,500,000             92,139,049         59,000,000            33,139,049         MUL                37           LGF
    ------------------                                         ----------                     ---------              ---------             ----------         ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    How To Train Your Dragon 2                                 11,640,000                    10,500,000              1,140,000            593,670,227        420,200,000           173,470,227         FOX                24           FOX
    --------------------------                                 ----------                    ----------              ---------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Hercules                                                   10,400,000                     9,800,000                600,000            174,664,908        103,800,000            70,864,908         PAR                30           PAR
    --------                                                   ----------                     ---------                -------            -----------        -----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    As Above, So Below                                          9,742,400                     1,400,000              8,342,400             10,742,400          2,400,000             8,342,400         UNI                 9           UNI
    ------------------                                          ---------                     ---------              ---------             ----------          ---------             ---------        ---                ---           ---

    November Man, The                                           7,660,000                             -             7,660,000              9,351,474                  -            9,351,474         MUL                 1           REL
    -----------------                                           ---------                           ---             ---------              ---------                ---            ---------        ---                ---           ---

    When The Game Stands Tall                                   5,650,000                             -             5,650,000             16,320,092                  -           16,320,092         SNY                 1           SNY
    -------------------------                                   ---------                           ---             ---------             ----------                ---           ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Pirates, The                                                5,500,000                     5,500,000                      -            53,000,000         53,000,000                     -        LOT                 1           WGUI
    ------------                                                ---------                     ---------                    ---            ----------         ----------                   ---       ---                ---          ----

    Giver, The                                                  5,253,000                             -             5,253,000             34,525,650          3,000,000            31,525,650         MUL                 1           TWC
    ----------                                                  ---------                           ---             ---------             ----------          ---------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Deliver Us From Evil                                        5,200,000                     5,200,000                      -            55,577,122         25,000,000            30,577,122         SNY                29           SNY
    --------------------                                        ---------                     ---------                    ---            ----------         ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Hundred-Foot Journey, The                                   4,603,000                             -             4,603,000             51,400,000         12,000,000            39,400,000         MUL                 1           DIS
    -------------------------                                   ---------                           ---             ---------             ----------         ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    22 Jump Street                                              4,500,000                     4,500,000                      -           314,367,743        124,100,000           190,267,743         SNY                31           SNY
    --------------                                              ---------                     ---------                    ---           -----------        -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

    Begin Again                                                 4,284,000                     3,500,000                784,000             31,325,115         16,000,000            15,325,115         MUL                13           TWC
    -----------                                                 ---------                     ---------                -------             ----------         ----------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Frank Miller's Sin City Dame To Kill For                    3,924,000                     1,750,000              2,174,000             16,765,561          6,000,000            10,765,561         MUL                 9           TWC
    ----------------------------------------                    ---------                     ---------              ---------             ----------          ---------            ----------        ---                ---           ---

    Inbetweeners Movie 2, The                                   3,800,000                     3,800,000                      -            58,000,000         58,000,000                     -        MUL                 3                   -
    -------------------------                                   ---------                     ---------                    ---            ----------         ----------                   ---       ---                ---                 ---

    Fault In Our Stars, The                                     3,500,000                     3,500,000                      -           287,291,432        162,800,000           124,491,432         FOX                13           FOX
    -----------------------                                     ---------                     ---------                    ---           -----------        -----------           -----------        ---                ---           ---

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

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