'Thor: The Dark World' Opens at $109.4M Worldwide, Ahead of N. American Release

Rentrak Corporation

today announced the worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of Nov. 3, 2013 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 Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Thor: The Dark World

opened internationally in spectacular fashion, posting an estimated $109.4 million in its first weekend of overseas release in 36 territories ahead of its N. American release this Friday.  'Gravity' also continues to impress as it crosses $200 million internationally, boosting its worldwide tally to an astounding $426.7 million." The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 are below. 1. Ender's Game - Lionsgate - $28.0M2. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa - Paramount - $20.5M3. Last Vegas - CBS