According to
Box Office Guru (via Twitter), Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson's
The Adventures of Tintin opened big in Europe, with $55.8 million from 19 markets. It was previously reported that film had a strong opening day in France, where it grossed $4.7 million, making more than the first
Spider-Man film, all
Lord of the Ring movies, as well as
Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Over the weekend, it made $21.5 million in France, $10.7 million in UK, $2.1 million in Belgium, $6.7M in Spain , $4.6M in Germany , $1.8M in Switzerland , $1.6 million in Denmark , $1.3M in Holland , $1.3M in Italy.
The Adventures of Tintin was #1 in 17 out of 19 markets.
DreamWorks presents this computer-animated motion-capture adaptation of Georges Remi's beloved Tintin comic strip in this first installment of a planned trilogy. Steven Spielberg handles direction duties on the initial film, which is set to be followed by a second film helmed by Peter Jackson, who shares producing duties on the films along with Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy. Jamie Bell provides the voice of Tintin, with Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Toby Jones heading up the rest of the cast. Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, and Steven Moffat provide the screenplay.