Globe Warms to 'Day After Tomorrow'
by Brandon Gray
May 31, 2004
HOLLYWOOD (Box Office Mojo) – Audiences around the world stormed theaters showing The Day After Tomorrow over the weekend.
Playing domestically and in 102 countries overseas, the $125 million disaster picture raked in an estimated $155 million through Sunday. Distributor 20th Century Fox noted that was the top non-sequel worldwide bow ever, and the movie has yet to debut in major markets Japan and South Korea. The overall worldwide opening record still belongs to The Return of the King, which earned $250.1 million in its first five days domestically and in 28 territories.
Overseas alone accounted for an estimated $85 million. Breaking the regions down, Day pulled in $53.9 million from Europe, $19.2 million from Asia and $11.9 million from Latin America.
Domestically, director Roland Emmerich's eco-epic took in an estimated $70 million at 3,425 theaters for its three-day Memorial frame, delivering the biggest opening ever for a disaster picture -- eclipsing Emmerich's own Independence Day's $50.2 million.
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Do a google news search on Day After Tomorrow and see neo-con heads exploding over this "entertainment." I love it!
And now for a little hand wringing ...