Battleship opened in many territories overseas a month before it’s set to open here, and given that it’s a $200 million-plus movie ($209 million* according to the studio, $250-plus according to everyone else) based on a board game, its performance could have severe consequences for how many more of these pieces of shit get greenlit. 
Asia and the Euro Zone has been bombarded with relentless advertising for it (OMG! RIHANNA IN A SAILOR HAT!**), and sadly, it sounds like it seems to be working.
Universal’s Battleship continues to screen strongly overseas with estimates from Day 2 and Day 3 bringing the 72-hour total to $58 million with all 26 international territories now open. Director Peter Berg’s military vs alien actioner opened to #1 in 24 of those new territories.
– The UK opened #1 on Friday with an estimated $1.3M (£770). That’s ahead of Thor but behind Wrath Of The Titans and John Carter. The total with previews is $3.7M (£2.3M).
– Spain opened #1 with an estimated $900k (€681k), better than Iron Man.
– Germany opened #1 on Thursday with $900K, which is the biggest opening for an English language film in Germany this year. It continued #1 on Friday with $1.2M, equal to Iron Man but not as big as Transformers.
– Japan opened #1 with an estimated $900k (LC 72M), higher than Thor‘s opening day.
– Thailand opened #1 with $470K, which is the biggest opening day of 2012 and Universal’s 2nd biggest opening day ever (behind only Fast Five).
– Malaysia opened #1 with $390K, which is Universal’s biggest opening day of all time.
– Korea had another strong day and Battleship remains #1 with a three-day total of $4.2M (LC 4.7M) — better than Iron Man and Thor. [Deadline]
A movie about ships from space attacking an international force of obsolete naval vessels based on a boardgame is outgrossing Iron Man in almost every place. What can you even say about that? But while it seems disappointing, I see opportunity here. There’s still a chance that it could completely bomb domestically. LET’S GO, AMERICA! WE CAN SHOW THESE CHEESE-EATING ARMPIT FACTORIES WE’RE NOT AS DUMB AS EVERYONE SAYS! TWO-TIME WORLD WAR CHAMPS! USA! USA!
*The LA Times says $211 million.
**”According to the Telegraph, “Her dialogue consists almost entirely of tough interjections such as ‘dang’ and ‘boom.’”
Aw, but was it spicy?? I hope not, or else Michelle Rodriguez might be out of a job.
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You sank my . . . hope for a better tomorrow.
Here we go. Every time we start talkin’ ’bout wars, the white guy gotta bring up WWI and WWII.
Somehow this has to be an elaborate revenge plot by Taylor Kitsch for no one going to see John Carter. We’re now stuck with this as a franchise instead.
The plot may be full of holes but they fired everything at this film and across international waters, it’s paying off. All this proves is that the port and starboard countries are as terrible at guessing which movie will be a hit as we are.
I saw this piece of shit yesterday.
There is, I kid you not, a scene in the middle where all their radar and sonar has been out and the courageous Japanese captain onboard says he can work out where to fire the missiles to kill the aliens based on tsunami buoy displacement stats that they put up on a grid on a screen. A grid with letters down one side and numbers down the other. I am not even fucking kidding. This is in the film. He shouts out “B-11!” and then Rihanna presses the fire button (Who designs a warship that can fire missiles at such a vague target???) and then they wait to see if it hits. I would have asked for my money back if I’d actually paid.
It is worse than TRANSFORMERS 1, 2 and 3 combined. At least those were eccentrically shit. This is just shit. And Michael Bay deserves a royalty cheque for it.
You are doing God’s work telling the world of this travesty.
Since they hologrammed Tupac Shakur at Coachella we can expect to see him and Biggie next summer in Ghettopoly.
They could do “Clue” and solve their own murders. “It was Col. Mustard, on Las Vegas Blvd., with an A-K.”
Even if it’s a hit here, at least the rest of the world can’t talk trash about us. They’re on our level now.
Her dialogue consists almost entirely of tough interjections such as ‘dang’ and ‘boom.’
So, kind of like her music, then? I’m pretty sure her hits are like 50% gibberish and repeating the same phrase over and over.
How dare you, Patty. That’s called “patois.”
Pronounced “pat-oys” to the laymen. Oddly enough, “50% gibberish and repeating the same phrase over and over” is the recipe for a successful podcast.
Crap, am I racist now? I thought it was just lazy writing.
Hot Goss!
White Beaner, you are correct, and that’s called “Frotois,” pronounced “Frot-oys” to the unlaidmen.
I still can’t believe the star of Shocker is directing movies nowadays.
I always knew the rest of the world was retarded, but I didn’t think they’d go ahead and prove it.
You sir, made my day.
I hope they realized the aliens are still susceptible to an overhand right.
Rihanna’s performance in this film will change the public’s opinion. Of Chris Brown.
I know, right? That dude really got a bad wrap. Didn’t all that stuff go down around the time she would have gotten the script for this? Was he trying to do a public service? I’m just sayin’…..
I was just in Russia (and I definitely was not trying to sell military secrets) and I saw ads for this shitsnack as well as concerts by Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit. I ask you– who is really the Evil Empire?
At least the Mayans got the year right.
World: B-7
Me: Hit. You sunk my faith in humanity.
Is this the one where Liam Neeson is trying to find his daughter, or the one where he punches wolves in the face with his knife-hands?
I think this is the one where he saves the Jews. Battle-Schindler’s Ships.
Easy Paycheck: the Movie.
I can’t decide if those figures are a result of American imperialism or an excuse for it.