LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6, 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 6, 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, "For the fourth consecutive weekend The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the No. 1 film in the world with an estimated weekend gross of $74.6 million and a new worldwide cume of $824.8 million. Life of Pie is the No. 1 film internationally with an estimated weekend of $60.1 million and crossed the $300 million mark overseas.

The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, January 6, 2013 are below.


    1. Texas Chainsaw 3D - Lionsgate - $23.0M
    2. Django Unchained - The Weinstein Company - $20.1M
    3. Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The - Warner Bros. - $17.5M
    4. Les Miserables - Universal - $16.1M
    5. Parental Guidance - 20th Century Fox - $10.1M
    6. Jack Reacher - Paramount - $9.3M
    7. This Is 40 - Universal - $8.6M
    8. Lincoln - Disney - $5.3M
    9. Guilt Trip, The - Paramount - $4.5M
    10. Promised Land - Focus Features - $4.3M
    11. Monsters, Inc. - Disney - $3.9M
    12. Silver Linings Playbook - The Weinstein Company - $3.6M

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
    ---                                                                                                                                                                                               -----------
    Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The                                 74,625,000                57,100,000         17,525,000           824,820,000       561,000,000         263,820,000  WB                     66  WB
    ----------------------------------                                 ----------                ----------         ----------           -----------       -----------         ----------- ---                    --- ---
    Life Of Pi                                                         62,950,000                60,100,000          2,850,000           392,976,096       301,900,000          91,076,096  FOX                    65  FOX
    ----------                                                         ----------                ----------          ---------           -----------       -----------          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Jack Reacher                                                       31,600,000                22,300,000          9,300,000           120,404,341        55,600,000          64,804,341  PAR                    16  PAR
    ------------                                                       ----------                ----------          ---------           -----------        ----------          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Les Miserables                                                     30,617,200                14,500,000         16,117,200           184,604,680        81,000,000         103,604,680  UNI                    18  UNI
    --------------                                                     ----------                ----------         ----------           -----------        ----------         ----------- ---                    --- ---
    Texas Chainsaw 3D                                                  23,550,000                   550,000         23,000,000            23,550,000           550,000          23,000,000  LGF                     2  LGF
    -----------------                                                  ----------                   -------         ----------            ----------           -------          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Wreck-It Ralph                                                     20,645,000                19,500,000          1,145,000           311,165,000       132,700,000         178,465,000  DIS                    57  DIS
    --------------                                                     ----------                ----------          ---------           -----------       -----------         ----------- ---                    --- ---
    Django Unchained                                                   20,082,000                         -         20,082,000           106,351,377                 -         106,351,377  MUL                     1  TWC
    ----------------                                                   ----------                       ---         ----------           -----------               ---         ----------- ---                    --- ---
    Parental Guidance                                                  15,125,000                 5,000,000         10,125,000            68,960,079        16,200,000          52,760,079  FOX                    21  FOX
    -----------------                                                  ----------                 ---------         ----------            ----------        ----------          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Rise Of The Guardians                                              12,200,000                 9,600,000          2,600,000           278,502,084       181,350,000          97,152,084  PAR                    59  PAR
    ---------------------                                              ----------                 ---------          ---------           -----------       -----------          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Skyfall                                                            10,600,000                 7,400,000          3,200,000         1,023,329,570       726,400,000         296,929,570  SNY                    56  SNY
    -------                                                            ----------                 ---------          ---------         -------------       -----------         ----------- ---                    --- ---
    Impossible, The                                                     9,760,000                 7,000,000          2,760,000            78,017,029        74,600,000           3,417,029  MUL                    16  LGF
    ---------------                                                     ---------                 ---------          ---------            ----------        ----------           --------- ---                    --- ---
    ??? ???????? ?? ??????? ??????? (Three Warriors)                    9,000,000                 9,000,000                  -            20,000,000        20,000,000                   -  NAS                     1 -
    -----------------------------------------------                     ---------                 ---------                ---            ----------        ----------                 --- ---                    --- ---
    This Is 40                                                          8,558,520                         -          8,558,520            54,460,365                 -          54,460,365  UNI                     1  UNI
    ----------                                                          ---------                       ---          ---------            ----------               ---          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Tower, The                                                          6,500,000                 6,500,000                  -            24,000,000        24,000,000                   -  CJ                      1  CJ
    ----------                                                          ---------                 ---------                ---            ----------        ----------                 --- ---                    --- ---
    Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2                                5,350,000                 3,900,000          1,450,000           821,206,286       532,000,000         289,206,286  MUL                    75  LGF
    ------------------------------------                                ---------                 ---------          ---------           -----------       -----------         ----------- ---                    --- ---
    Lincoln                                                             5,258,000                         -          5,258,000           143,933,000                 -         143,933,000  DIS                     1  DIS
    -------                                                             ---------                       ---          ---------           -----------               ---         ----------- ---                    --- ---
    Pitch Perfect                                                       5,138,600                 5,000,000            138,600           101,865,703        37,200,000          64,665,703  UNI                    16  UNI
    -------------                                                       ---------                 ---------            -------           -----------        ----------          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Silver Linings Playbook                                             4,811,000                 1,200,000          3,611,000            44,671,059        10,000,000          34,671,059  MUL                     4  TWC
    -----------------------                                             ---------                 ---------          ---------            ----------        ----------          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Guilt Trip, The                                                     4,530,000                         -          4,530,000            31,206,934                 -          31,206,934  PAR                     1  PAR
    ---------------                                                     ---------                       ---          ---------            ----------               ---          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Promised Land                                                       4,311,563                         -          4,311,563             4,660,965                 -           4,660,965  MUL                     1  FOC
    -------------                                                       ---------                       ---          ---------             ---------               ---           --------- ---                    --- ---
    Zero Dark Thirty                                                    4,250,000                 1,500,000          2,750,000             5,960,132         1,500,000           4,460,132  UNI                     2  SNY
    ----------------                                                    ---------                 ---------          ---------             ---------         ---------           --------- ---                    --- ---
    Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away                                       4,165,000                 2,900,000          1,265,000            22,957,930        12,100,000          10,857,930  PAR                     9  PAR
    -----------------------------                                       ---------                 ---------          ---------            ----------        ----------          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Monsters, Inc.                                                      3,923,000                         -          3,923,000            27,916,000                 -          27,916,000  DIS                     1  DIS
    --------------                                                      ---------                       ---          ---------            ----------               ---          ---------- ---                    --- ---
    Quartet                                                             3,500,000                 3,500,000                  -             4,200,000         4,200,000                   -  MUL                     3  TWC
    -------                                                             ---------                 ---------                ---             ---------         ---------                 --- ---                    --- ---
    De L'autre Cote Du Periph                                           3,400,000                 3,400,000                  -            14,500,000        14,500,000                   -  MAR                     1 -
    -------------------------                                           ---------                 ---------                ---            ----------        ----------                 --- ---                    --- ---

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

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