LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2015 /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 Oct. 4, 2015, 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 'The Martian' blasts off in 50 global territories with a $100.2 million debut that has the film topping the box office charts in North America and internationally by capitalizing on great word-of-mouth and critical raves. Chinese films including the comedy 'Lost in Hong Kong' and the action-adventure 'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe' both made their mark with impressive performances on the chart this weekend."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, are below.


    1. Martian, The - 20th Century Fox - $100.2M
    2. Hotel Transylvania 2 - Sony - $53.4M
    3. Lost In Hong Kong - Multiple - $41.0M
    4. Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe - Multiple - $34.0M
    5. Intern, The - Warner Bros. - $27.3M
    6. Goodbye Mr. Loser - Multiple - $26.0M
    7. Everest - Universal - $21.9M
    8. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 20th Century Fox - $21.4M
    9. Sicario - Multiple - $15.4M
    10. Inside Out - Disney - $12.8M
    11. Visit, The - Universal - $7.2M
    12. Saving Mr. Wu - Multiple - $7.0M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, are below.


    1. Martian, The - 20th Century Fox - $55.0M
    2. Hotel Transylvania 2 - Sony - $33.0M
    3. Sicario - Lionsgate - $12.1M
    4. Intern, The - Warner Bros. - $11.6M
    5. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 20th Century Fox - $7.7M
    6. Black Mass - Warner Bros. - $5.9M
    7. Everest - Universal - $5.5M
    8. Visit, The - Universal - $3.9M
    9. War Room - Sony - $2.8M
    10. Perfect Guy, The - Sony - $2.4M
    11. MET Opera: Il Trovatore (2015) - Fathom Events - $2.0M
    12. Walk, The - Sony - $1.6

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       #Terr       Dom
    -----                                                                                  ---------                       -----               --------              ---------               -----              --------              -----       -----       ---

    Martian, The                                                                                    100,200,000                    45,200,000             55,000,000             100,200,000         45,200,000            55,000,000         FOX          50        FOX
    ------------                                                                                    -----------                    ----------             ----------             -----------         ----------            ----------        ---          ---        ---

    Hotel Transylvania 2                                                                             53,400,000                    20,400,000             33,000,000             150,341,765         59,800,000            90,541,765         SNY          51        SNY
    --------------------                                                                             ----------                    ----------             ----------             -----------         ----------            ----------        ---          ---        ---

    Lost In Hong Kong                                                                                41,000,000                    41,000,000                      -            204,744,452        204,000,000               744,452         MUL           6        WGU
    -----------------                                                                                ----------                    ----------                    ---            -----------        -----------               -------        ---          ---        ---

    Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe                                                                  34,000,000                    34,000,000                      -             68,000,000         68,000,000                     -        MUL           1                -
    -------------------------------                                                                  ----------                    ----------                    ---             ----------         ----------                   ---       ---          ---              ---

    Intern, The                                                                                      27,320,000                    15,700,000             11,620,000              72,123,892         35,600,000            36,523,892         WB           58         WB
    -----------                                                                                      ----------                    ----------             ----------              ----------         ----------            ----------        ---          ---        ---

    Goodbye Mr. Loser                                                                                26,000,000                    26,000,000                      -             37,000,000         37,000,000                     -        MUL           1        CHL
    -----------------                                                                                ----------                    ----------                    ---             ----------         ----------                   ---       ---          ---        ---

    Everest                                                                                          21,906,470                    16,400,000              5,506,470             136,477,780        103,300,000            33,177,780         UNI          66        UNI
    -------                                                                                          ----------                    ----------              ---------             -----------        -----------            ----------        ---          ---        ---

    Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials                                                                   21,350,000                    13,700,000              7,650,000             211,041,124        147,800,000            63,241,124         FOX          59        FOX
    ------------------------------                                                                   ----------                    ----------              ---------             -----------        -----------            ----------        ---          ---        ---

    Sicario                                                                                          15,375,000                     3,300,000             12,075,000              25,076,295         10,000,000            15,076,295         MUL          39        LGF
    -------                                                                                          ----------                     ---------             ----------              ----------         ----------            ----------        ---          ---        ---

    Inside Out                                                                                       12,840,000                    12,600,000                240,000             792,252,737        438,400,000           353,852,737         DIS          26        DIS
    ----------                                                                                       ----------                    ----------                -------             -----------        -----------           -----------        ---          ---        ---

    Visit, The                                                                                        7,249,000                     3,300,000              3,949,000              76,694,090         19,000,000            57,694,090         UNI          31        UNI
    ----------                                                                                        ---------                     ---------              ---------              ----------         ----------            ----------        ---          ---        ---

    Saving Mr. Wu                                                                                     7,000,000                     7,000,000                      -             13,500,000         13,500,000                     -        MUL           3        INDP
    -------------                                                                                     ---------                     ---------                    ---             ----------         ----------                   ---       ---          ---       ----

    Minions                                                                                           6,310,050                     6,000,000                310,050           1,145,310,590        811,400,000           333,910,590         UNI          45        UNI
    -------                                                                                           ---------                     ---------                -------           -------------        -----------           -----------        ---          ---        ---

    Fack ju Gohte 2                                                                                   6,000,000                     6,000,000                      -             60,000,000         60,000,000                     -        CON           2                -
    ---------------                                                                                   ---------                     ---------                    ---             ----------         ----------                   ---       ---          ---              ---

    Black Mass                                                                                        5,905,000                             -             5,905,000              52,521,030                  -           52,521,030         WB            1         WB
    ----------                                                                                        ---------                           ---             ---------              ----------                ---           ----------        ---          ---        ---

    Regression                                                                                        4,000,000                     4,000,000                      -              4,000,000          4,000,000                     -        MUL           3        TWC
    ----------                                                                                        ---------                     ---------                    ---              ---------          ---------                   ---       ---          ---        ---

    Throne, The                                                                                       4,000,000                     4,000,000                      -             37,000,000         37,000,000                     -        SHO           1                -
    -----------                                                                                       ---------                     ---------                    ---             ----------         ----------                   ---       ---          ---              ---

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

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