LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2016 /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 Jan. 17, 2016, 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's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' does it again, leading the box office charge as it adds an additional $72.4 million globally in its fifth weekend in cinemas, thus bringing its total to nearly $1.9 billion around the globe as it sets its sights on the $2 billion club. Fox's 'The Revenant' is also a big winner as it builds on critical and awards-season buzz with nearly $150 million worldwide to date and climbing."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Jan. 17, are below.

1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Disney - $72.4M
2. Revenant, The - 20th Century Fox - $61.0M
3. Ride Along 2 - Universal - $42.2M
4. Daddy's Home - Paramount - $17.1M
5. 13 Hours:The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi - Paramount- $16.0M
6. Boonie Bears III - Multiple - $16.0M
7. Creed - Warner Bros. - $15.3M
8. Big Short, The - Paramount - $12.2M
9. Royal Treasure - Multiple - $11.5M
10. Hateful Eight, The - Multiple - $10.9M
11. Last Witch Hunter, The - Multiple - $9.3M
12. Alvin and The Chipmunks: Road Chip - 20th Century Fox - $8.9M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Jan. 17, are below.

1. Ride Along 2 - Universal - $34.0M
2. Revenant, The - 20th Century Fox - $29.5M
3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Disney - $25.1M
4. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi - Paramount - $16.0M
5. Daddy's Home - Paramount - $9.3M
6. Norm Of The North - Lionsgate - $6.7M
7. Forest, The - Focus Features - $5.8M
8. Big Short, The - Paramount - $5.2M
9. Sisters - Universal - $4.4M
10. Hateful Eight, The - The Weinstein Company - $3.4M
11. Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip - 20th Century Fox - $2.9M
12. Joy - 20th Century Fox - $2.7M

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

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens                                72,420,000                    47,300,000             25,120,000           1,863,653,000       1,012,600,000           851,053,000    DIS         N/A   DIS
    ----------------------------                                ----------                    ----------             ----------           -------------       -------------           -----------   ---          ---  ---

    Revenant, The                                               61,000,000                    31,500,000             29,500,000             146,274,769          58,600,000            87,674,769    FOX          26    FOX
    -------------                                               ----------                    ----------             ----------             -----------          ----------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Ride Along 2                                                42,200,000                     2,700,000             39,500,000              42,200,000           2,700,000            39,500,000    UNI          12    UNI
    ------------                                                ----------                     ---------             ----------              ----------           ---------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Daddy's Home                                                17,100,000                     7,800,000              9,300,000             179,656,102          50,400,000           129,256,102    PAR          40    PAR
    ------------                                                ----------                     ---------              ---------             -----------          ----------           -----------   ---          ---   ---

    13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi                   16,000,000                             -            16,000,000              16,000,000                   -           16,000,000    PAR           1    PAR
    -----------------------------------------                   ----------                           ---            ----------              ----------                 ---           ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Boonie Bears III                                            16,000,000                    16,000,000                      -             21,000,000          21,000,000                     -   MUL           1            -
    ----------------                                            ----------                    ----------                    ---             ----------          ----------                   ---  ---          ---          ---

    Creed                                                       15,305,000                    14,200,000              1,105,000             135,969,603          28,700,000           107,269,603    WB           35    WB
    -----                                                       ----------                    ----------              ---------             -----------          ----------           -----------   ---          ---   ---

    Big Short, The                                              12,200,000                     7,000,000              5,200,000              68,520,882          18,000,000            50,520,882    PAR          39    PAR
    --------------                                              ----------                     ---------              ---------              ----------          ----------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Royal Treasure                                              11,500,000                    11,500,000                      -             11,500,000          11,500,000                     -   MUL           1            -
    --------------                                              ----------                    ----------                    ---             ----------          ----------                   ---  ---          ---          ---

    Hateful Eight, The                                          10,947,000                     7,500,000              3,447,000              77,595,491          30,000,000            47,595,491    MUL          28    TWC
    ------------------                                          ----------                     ---------              ---------              ----------          ----------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Last Witch Hunter, The                                       9,300,000                     9,300,000                      -            123,867,660          96,500,000            27,367,660    MUL           1    LGF
    ----------------------                                       ---------                     ---------                    ---            -----------          ----------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Alvin And The Chipmunks: Road                                8,900,000                     6,000,000              2,900,000             125,613,025          46,000,000            79,613,025    FOX          32    FOX
    -----------------------------                                ---------                     ---------              ---------             -----------          ----------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    5th Wave, The                                                8,200,000                     8,200,000                      -              8,200,000           8,200,000                     -   SNY          30    SNY
    -------------                                                ---------                     ---------                    ---              ---------           ---------                   ---  ---          ---   ---

    Peanuts Movie, The                                           7,721,500                     7,500,000                221,500             231,631,607         102,200,000           129,431,607    FOX          47    FOX
    ------------------                                           ---------                     ---------                -------             -----------         -----------           -----------   ---          ---   ---

    Joy                                                          7,675,000                     5,000,000              2,675,000              83,125,268          31,800,000            51,325,268    FOX          54    FOX
    ---                                                          ---------                     ---------              ---------              ----------          ----------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Norm Of The North                                            6,675,000                             -             6,675,000               6,675,000                   -            6,675,000    MUL           1    LGF
    -----------------                                            ---------                           ---             ---------               ---------                 ---            ---------   ---          ---   ---

    Sisters                                                      6,517,830                     2,100,000              4,417,830              93,000,000          11,500,000            81,500,000    UNI          21    UNI
    -------                                                      ---------                     ---------              ---------              ----------          ----------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Forest, The                                                  5,792,000                             -             5,792,000              22,125,634           1,000,000            21,125,634    MUL           1    FOC
    -----------                                                  ---------                           ---             ---------              ----------           ---------            ----------   ---          ---   ---

    Quo Vado?                                                    4,900,000                     4,900,000                      -             63,000,000          63,000,000                     -   MED           1            -
    ---------                                                    ---------                     ---------                    ---             ----------          ----------                   ---  ---          ---          ---

    Danish Girl, The                                             4,849,000                     4,200,000                649,000              21,600,000          12,800,000             8,800,000    UNI          17    FOC
    ----------------                                             ---------                     ---------                -------              ----------          ----------             ---------   ---          ---   ---

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


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