LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), the global leader in box office measurement, today announced the worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of January 13, 2013 as compiled by the company's Box Office Essentials(TM) and International Box Office Essentials theatrical measurement services.

As the trusted standard for all studio box office reporting, Rentrak provides intelligence into overnight theatre-level reporting across the global theatrical market. Coupled with the official reported data, studios are able to analyze admissions and gross results in over 50 territories using Rentrak's suite of products.

Rentrak's President of Theatrical Worldwide, Ron Giambra commented, "Life of Pi is the new No. 1 film in the world with an estimated weekend take of $35.9 million, narrowly beating Les Miserables at $35.6 million and The Hobbit at $35.2 million. Total cumes are as follows: Life of Pi $452.2 million, Les Miserables $234.3 million and The Hobbit $886.1 million."

The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, January 13, 2013 are below.


    1. Zero Dark Thirty - Sony - $24.0M
    2. Haunted House, A - Open Road - $18.8M
    3. Gangster Squad - Warner Bros. - $16.7M
    4. Django Unchained - The Weinstein Company - $11.1M
    5. Les Miserables - Universal - $10.1M
    6. Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The - Warner Bros. - $9.1M
    7. Lincoln - Disney - $6.3M
    8. Parental Guidance - 20th Century Fox - $6.1M
    9. Texas Chainsaw 3D - Lionsgate - $5.2M
    10. Silver Linings Playbook - The Weinstein Company - $5.0M
    11. Jack Reacher - Paramount - $5.0M
    12. This Is 40 - Universal - $4.5M

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   No. of        Domestic
                                                                                                                                                                                         Territories
    ---                                                                                                                                                                                  -----------
    Life Of Pi                                                 35,885,000                33,200,000          2,685,000           452,181,152       357,400,000          94,781,152   FOX              68    FOX
    ----------                                                 ----------                ----------          ---------           -----------       -----------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Les Miserables                                             35,627,420                25,500,000         10,127,420           234,306,140       115,100,000         119,206,140   UNI              23    UNI
    --------------                                             ----------                ----------         ----------           -----------       -----------         -----------  ---              ---   ---
    Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The                         35,180,000                26,100,000          9,080,000           886,124,187       608,000,000         278,124,187   WB               64    WB
    ----------------------------------                         ----------                ----------          ---------           -----------       -----------         -----------  ---              ---   ---
    Gangster Squad                                             25,810,000                 9,100,000         16,710,000            25,810,000         9,100,000          16,710,000   WB               20    WB
    --------------                                             ----------                 ---------         ----------            ----------         ---------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Zero Dark Thirty                                           25,200,000                 1,200,000         24,000,000            32,580,807         3,100,000          29,480,807   UNI               2    SNY
    ----------------                                           ----------                 ---------         ----------            ----------         ---------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Jack Reacher                                               22,570,000                17,600,000          4,970,000           153,178,330        80,400,000          72,778,330   PAR              58    PAR
    ------------                                               ----------                ----------          ---------           -----------        ----------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Haunted House, A                                           18,817,000                         -         18,817,000            18,817,000                 -          18,817,000   MUL               1   OPRD
    ----------------                                           ----------                       ---         ----------            ----------               ---          ----------  ---              ---   ----
    Wreck-It Ralph                                             12,250,000                11,600,000            650,000           336,272,000       156,900,000         179,372,000   DIS              60    DIS
    --------------                                             ----------                ----------            -------           -----------       -----------         -----------  ---              ---   ---
    Django Unchained                                           11,065,000                         -         11,065,000           125,399,122                 -         125,399,122   MUL               1    TWC
    ----------------                                           ----------                       ---         ----------           -----------               ---         -----------  ---              ---   ---
    Parental Guidance                                          10,700,000                 4,600,000          6,100,000            83,750,304        23,100,000          60,650,304   FOX              30    FOX
    -----------------                                          ----------                 ---------          ---------            ----------        ----------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Impossible, The                                             8,850,000                 6,300,000          2,550,000            98,364,089        91,500,000           6,864,089   MUL              19    LGF
    ---------------                                             ---------                 ---------          ---------            ----------        ----------           ---------  ---              ---   ---
    Anna Karenina                                               6,520,661                 6,300,000            220,661            43,327,148        31,400,000          11,927,148   UNI              22    FOC
    -------------                                               ---------                 ---------            -------            ----------        ----------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola                                   6,500,000                 6,500,000                  -             6,500,000         6,500,000                   -   FOX               9   FXIP
    -------------------------                                   ---------                 ---------                ---             ---------         ---------                 ---  ---              ---   ----
    Texas Chainsaw 3D                                           6,350,000                 1,200,000          5,150,000            31,951,740         1,200,000          30,751,740   LGF               2    LGF
    -----------------                                           ---------                 ---------          ---------            ----------         ---------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Lincoln                                                     6,314,000                         -          6,314,000           152,579,000                 -         152,579,000   DIS               1    DIS
    -------                                                     ---------                       ---          ---------           -----------               ---         -----------  ---              ---   ---
    Man On The Edge                                             6,200,000                 6,200,000                  -             6,260,000         6,260,000                   -   SHO               1    -
    ---------------                                             ---------                 ---------                ---             ---------         ---------                 ---  ---              ---   ---
    Silver Linings Playbook                                     6,100,000                 1,100,000          5,000,000            53,905,705        12,600,000          41,305,705   MUL               6    TWC
    -----------------------                                     ---------                 ---------          ---------            ----------        ----------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Cloud Atlas                                                 5,600,000                 5,600,000                  -            69,914,930        43,000,000          26,914,930   MUL              12    WB
    -----------                                                 ---------                 ---------                ---            ----------        ----------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Skyfall                                                     5,570,000                 4,000,000          1,570,000         1,032,863,213       733,500,000         299,363,213   SNY              52    SNY
    -------                                                     ---------                 ---------          ---------         -------------       -----------         -----------  ---              ---   ---
    Schlussmacher (Break Up Man)                                5,000,000                 5,000,000                  -             5,000,000         5,000,000                   -   FOX               2    -
    ---------------------------                                 ---------                 ---------                ---             ---------         ---------                 ---  ---              ---   ---
    Rise Of The Guardians                                       4,900,000                 3,900,000          1,000,000           286,385,093       187,700,000          98,685,093   PAR              55    PAR
    ---------------------                                       ---------                 ---------          ---------           -----------       -----------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    This Is 40                                                  4,780,800                   280,000          4,500,800            61,984,755           415,000          61,569,755   UNI               6    UNI
    ----------                                                  ---------                   -------          ---------            ----------           -------          ----------  ---              ---   ---
    Tower, The                                                  4,200,000                 4,200,000                  -            28,000,000        28,000,000                   -   MUL               2    CJ
    ----------                                                  ---------                 ---------                ---            ----------        ----------                 ---  ---              ---   ---
    Quartet                                                     2,550,333                 2,500,000             50,333            13,950,333        13,900,000              50,333   MUL               5    TWC
    -------                                                     ---------                 ---------             ------            ----------        ----------              ------  ---              ---   ---
    Hunter×Hunter Phantom Rouge                                 2,500,000                 2,500,000                  -             2,500,000         2,500,000                   -   TOH               1    -
    ---------------------------                                 ---------                 ---------                ---             ---------         ---------                 ---  ---              ---   ---
    Pitch Perfect                                               2,499,330                 2,400,000             99,330           105,197,273        40,400,000          64,797,273   UNI              16    UNI
    -------------                                               ---------                 ---------             ------           -----------        ----------          ----------  ---              ---   ---

    (C) Rentrak       *Territory is a movie studio term
     for regions of the world consisting of various
     countries

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