LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27, 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 Dec. 27, 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, "Like the Millennium Falcon shifting into hyper-drive, Disney's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' demolishes more records as it hits the $1 billion mark in just 12 days, faster in than any other film in box office history and also became the fastest film to hit $500 million in North America in a record 10 days. China is well-represented with two titles in the second and third spots respectively with the debut of 'Devil and Angel (E Gun Tian Shi)' followed by 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' in its second weekend."

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, are below.


    1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Disney - $286.8M
    2. Devil And Angel (E Gun Tian Shi) - Benlight - $55.0M
    3. Mojin: The Lost Legend - Multiple - $44.0M
    4. Daddy's Home - Paramount Pictures - $43.2M
    5. Mr. Six - Multiple - $27.3M
    6. Peanuts Movie, The - 20th Century Fox - $25.5M
    7. Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip - 20th Century Fox - $20.8M
    8. Joy - 20th Century Fox - $19.5M
    9. Himalayas, The - CJ Entertainment - $14.5M
    10. Sisters - Universal - $14.2M
    11. Point Break - Multiple - $12.2M
    12. Big Short, The - Paramount Pictures - $11.9M

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Dec. 27, are below.


    1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Disney - $153.5M
    2. Daddy's Home - Paramount - $38.8M
    3. Joy - 20th Century Fox - $17.5M
    4. Sisters - Universal - $13.9M
    5. Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip - 20th Century Fox - $12.7M
    6. Concussion - Sony - $11.0M
    7. Big Short, The - Paramount - $10.5M
    8. Point Break - Warner Bros. - $10.2M
    9. Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, The - Lionsgate - $5.3M
    10. Hateful Eight, The - The Weinstein Company - $4.5M
    11. Good Dinosaur, The - Disney - $3.8M
    12. Krampus - Universal - $2.2M

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                                                                         286,822,000                   133,300,000             153,522,000           1,090,573,000        546,000,000           544,573,000        DIS      n/a             DIS
    ----------------------------                                                                         -----------                   -----------             -----------           -------------        -----------           -----------        ---      ---            ---

    Devil And Angel (E Gun Tian Shi)                                                                      55,000,000                    55,000,000                       -             79,000,000         79,000,000                     -       BEN              1        CHA
    -------------------------------                                                                       ----------                    ----------                     ---             ----------         ----------                   ---       ---            ---       ---

    Mojin: The Lost Legend                                                                                44,000,000                    44,000,000                       -            183,566,374        183,000,000               566,374        MUL              4        WGU
    ----------------------                                                                                ----------                    ----------                     ---            -----------        -----------               -------        ---            ---       ---

    Daddy's Home                                                                                          43,200,000                     4,400,000              38,800,000              43,200,000          4,400,000            38,800,000        PAR              5        PAR
    ------------                                                                                          ----------                     ---------              ----------              ----------          ---------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

    Mr. Six                                                                                               27,286,847                    27,000,000                 286,847              36,375,000         36,000,000               375,000        MUL              3        CHA
    -------                                                                                               ----------                    ----------                 -------              ----------         ----------               -------        ---            ---       ---

    Peanuts Movie, The                                                                                    25,470,000                    25,000,000                 470,000             172,604,937         45,000,000           127,604,937        FOX             50        FOX
    ------------------                                                                                    ----------                    ----------                 -------             -----------         ----------           -----------        ---            ---       ---

    Alvin And The Chipmunks: Road Chip                                                                    20,800,000                     8,100,000              12,700,000              47,499,441          8,100,000            39,399,441        FOX             14        FOX
    ----------------------------------                                                                    ----------                     ---------              ----------              ----------          ---------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

    Joy                                                                                                   19,500,000                     2,000,000              17,500,000              19,500,000          2,000,000            17,500,000        FOX              9        FOX
    ---                                                                                                   ----------                     ---------              ----------              ----------          ---------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

    Himalayas, The                                                                                        14,500,000                    14,500,000                       -             28,013,387         28,000,000                13,387        CJE              1        CJE
    --------------                                                                                        ----------                    ----------                     ---             ----------         ----------                ------        ---            ---       ---

    Sisters                                                                                               14,176,970                       300,000              13,876,970              40,044,900          2,900,000            37,144,900        UNI             11        UNI
    -------                                                                                               ----------                       -------              ----------              ----------          ---------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

    Point Break                                                                                           12,220,000                     2,000,000              10,220,000              53,220,000         43,000,000            10,220,000        MUL             15        WB
    -----------                                                                                           ----------                     ---------              ----------              ----------         ----------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

    Big Short, The                                                                                        11,920,000                     1,400,000              10,520,000              17,411,000          1,400,000            16,011,000        PAR              2        PAR
    --------------                                                                                        ----------                     ---------              ----------              ----------          ---------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

    Good Dinosaur, The                                                                                    11,785,000                     8,000,000               3,785,000             214,350,000        109,000,000           105,350,000        DIS             52        DIS
    ------------------                                                                                    ----------                     ---------               ---------             -----------        -----------           -----------        ---            ---       ---

    Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2                                                                       11,700,000                     6,400,000               5,300,000             616,803,061        352,200,000           264,603,061        MUL             79        LGF
    -------------------------------                                                                       ----------                     ---------               ---------             -----------        -----------           -----------        ---            ---       ---

    Concussion                                                                                            11,000,000                             -             11,000,000              11,000,000                  -           11,000,000        SNY              1        SNY
    ----------                                                                                            ----------                           ---             ----------              ----------                ---           ----------        ---            ---       ---

    Spectre                                                                                                6,465,000                     5,600,000                 865,000             850,149,955        653,900,000           196,249,955        SNY             69        SNY
    -------                                                                                                ---------                     ---------                 -------             -----------        -----------           -----------        ---            ---       ---

    Hotel Transylvania 2                                                                                   5,000,000                     5,000,000                       -            456,003,439        288,200,000           167,803,439        SNY             47        SNY
    --------------------                                                                                   ---------                     ---------                     ---            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---            ---       ---

    Bridge Of Spies                                                                                        4,700,000                     4,700,000                       -            136,946,389         67,000,000            69,946,389        FOX             15        DIS
    ---------------                                                                                        ---------                     ---------                     ---            -----------         ----------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

    Hateful Eight, The                                                                                     4,536,591                             -              4,536,591               4,536,591                  -            4,536,591        MUL              1        TWC
    ------------------                                                                                     ---------                           ---              ---------               ---------                ---            ---------        ---            ---       ---

    Ip Man 3                                                                                               4,000,000                     4,000,000                       -              4,500,000          4,500,000                     -       MUL              4        WGU
    --------                                                                                               ---------                     ---------                     ---              ---------          ---------                   ---       ---            ---       ---

    Natale Col Boss                                                                                        4,000,000                     4,000,000                       -              5,900,000          5,900,000                     -       UNI              1                -
    ---------------                                                                                        ---------                     ---------                     ---              ---------          ---------                   ---       ---            ---              ---

    Krampus                                                                                                3,729,120                     1,500,000               2,229,120              55,931,585         15,400,000            40,531,585        UNI             44        UNI
    -------                                                                                                ---------                     ---------               ---------              ----------         ----------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

    In The Heart Of The Sea                                                                                3,615,000                     2,600,000               1,015,000              76,155,000         53,800,000            22,355,000         WB             56        WB
    -----------------------                                                                                ---------                     ---------               ---------              ----------         ----------            ----------        ---            ---       ---

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

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