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      Rentrak Announces Worldwide Box Office Results For Weekend Of September 2, 2012

      --Only Rentrak Provides the Global Standard in Box Office Reporting--

      Rentrak Corporation

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      Rentrak Corporation

      Sep 02, 2012, 03:52 ET

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      LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), the global leader in box office measurement, today announced the worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of September 2, 2012 as compiled by the company's Box Office Essentials™ 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, "We now have two summer films over the $1 billion mark in global box office. Marvel's The Avengers hit the $1.5 billion plateau and The Dark Knight Rises stands at slightly over $1 billion."

      The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, September 2, 2012 are below.

      Estimated Box Office Numbers for Weekend of Aug. 31:

      1. Possession, The - Lionsgate - $17.7M
      2. Lawless - The Weinstein Company - $9.7M
      3. Expendables 2, The - Lionsgate - $8.8M
      4. Bourne Legacy, The - Universal - $7.2M
      5. ParaNorman - Focus Features - $6.6M
      6. Odd Life Of Timothy Green, The - Disney - $6.1M
      7. Dark Knight Rises, The - Warner Bros. - $5.9M
      8. Campaign, The - Warner Bros. - $5.4M
      9. 2016 Obama's America - Rocky Mountain Pictures - $5.1M
      10. Hope Springs - Sony - $4.7M
      11. Premium Rush - Sony - $3.9M
      12. Hit And Run - Open Road - $2.6M 

      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

      Territories

      Domestic

      Dark Knight Rises, The

      52,280,000

      46,400,000

      5,880,000

      1,005,195,743

      574,000,000

      431,195,743

       WB

      65

       WB

      Amazing Spider-Man, The

      33,700,000

      33,700,000

      -

      733,900,057

      475,300,000

      258,600,057

       SNY

      59

       SNY

      Expendables 2, The

      28,800,000

      20,000,000

      8,800,000

      151,358,905

      85,200,000

      66,158,905

       MUL

      21

       LGF

      Possession, The

      21,225,000

      3,500,000

      17,725,000

      21,225,000

      3,500,000

      17,725,000

       MUL

      8

       LGF

      Bourne Legacy, The

      19,848,265

      12,600,000

      7,248,265

      157,546,705

      61,300,000

      96,246,705

       UNI

      38

       UNI

      Brave

      14,192,000

      12,900,000

      1,292,000

      469,266,000

      237,600,000

      231,666,000

       DIS

      52

       DIS

      Total Recall

      13,885,000

      13,000,000

      885,000

      155,454,625

      98,700,000

      56,754,625

       SNY

      75

       SNY

      Lawless

      9,674,000

      -

      9,674,000

      11,816,447

      -

      11,816,447

       MUL

      1

       TWC

      ParaNorman

      9,650,735

      3,100,000

      6,550,735

      55,524,979

      17,500,000

      38,024,979

       UNI

      21

       FOC

      Madagascar 3

      9,500,000

      8,900,000

      600,000

      602,508,920

      388,000,000

      214,508,920

       PAR

      35

       PAR

      Ted

      7,832,021

      7,100,000

      732,021

      384,296,926

      168,400,000

      215,896,926

       UNI

      35

       UNI

      Step Up Revolution

      7,020,000

      6,800,000

      220,000

      95,802,322

      61,700,000

      34,102,322

       MUL

      15

       LGF

      Ice Age: Continental Drift

      6,280,000

      5,000,000

      1,280,000

      831,112,814

      675,500,000

      155,612,814

       FOX

      41

       FOX

      Hope Springs

      6,100,000

      1,400,000

      4,700,000

      58,856,507

      6,800,000

      52,056,507

       MUL

      4

       SNY

      Odd Life Of Timothy Green, The

      6,055,000

      -

      6,055,000

      35,933,000

      -

      35,933,000

       DIS

      1

       DIS

      Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

      6,000,000

      6,000,000

      -

      91,319,400

      53,900,000

      37,419,400

       FOX

      21

       FOX

      Marvel's The Avengers

      5,595,000

      3,900,000

      1,695,000

      1,501,845,000

      882,300,000

      619,545,000

       DIS

      58

       DIS

      Campaign, The

      5,445,000

      -

      5,445,000

      73,021,610

      -

      73,021,610

       WB

      1

       WB

      2016 Obama's America

      5,103,382

      -

      5,103,382

      18,270,412

      -

      18,270,412

       MUL

      1

       RMTN

      Watch, The

      5,100,000

      5,100,000

      -

      43,234,200

      9,700,000

      33,534,200

       FOX

      20

       FOX

      Prometheus

      4,500,000

      4,500,000

      -

      351,830,513

      225,500,000

      126,330,513

       FOX

      7

       FOX

      The Traffickers

      4,300,000

      4,300,000

      -

      4,900,000

      4,900,000

      -

       CIN

      1

      -

      Premium Rush

      3,900,000

      -

      3,900,000

      12,255,197

      -

      12,255,197

       SNY

      1

       SNY

      Neighbor

      3,500,000

      3,500,000

      -

      10,800,000

      10,800,000

      -

       LOT

      1

      -

      Tad, The Lost Explorer

      3,100,000

      3,100,000

      -

      3,100,000

      3,100,000

      -

       PAR

      1

      -

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

      Content in this chart is produced and/or compiled by Rentrak Corporation and its Box Office Essentials and International Box Office Essentials data collection and analytical service, and is covered by provisions of the Copyright Act.  The material presented herein is intended to be available for public use.  You may reproduce the content of the chart in any format or medium without first obtaining permission, subject to the following requirements: (1) the material must be reproduced accurately; and (2) any publication or issuance of any part of the material to others must acknowledge Rentrak as the source of the material.

      About Rentrak Corporation:

      Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is a global digital media measurement and research company, serving the most recognizable companies in the entertainment industry. With a reach across numerous platforms including box office, multi-screen television, and home video, Rentrak has developed more efficient metrics to be used as database currencies for the evaluation and selling of media. Rentrak is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with additional U.S. and international offices. For more information on Rentrak, please visit www.rentrak.com.

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