LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of July 27, 2014 as compiled by the company's Box Office Essentials(®) and International Box Office Essentials(TM) theatrical measurement services.

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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, "'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' ruled the planet again this weekend in the international marketplace adding another $54.4 million from 59 territories for a global tally of $356 million. Meanwhile, newcomer 'Hercules' impressively showed strength in the international arena, earning $28.7 million from only 25 markets. Notably 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' nears a billion dollars globally."

The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, July 27, 2014, are below.

1. Lucy - Universal - $44.0M
2. Hercules - Paramount - $29.0M
3. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - 20th Century Fox - $16.4M
4. Purge: Anarchy, The - Universal - $9.9M
5. Planes: Fire and Rescue - Disney - $9.3M
6. Sex Tape - Sony - $6.0M
7. Transformers: Age Of Extinction - Paramount - $4.6M
8. And So It Goes - Freestyle Releasing - $4.6M
9. Tammy - Warner Bros. - $3.4M
10. Most Wanted Man, A - Roadside Attractions - $2.7M
11. 22 Jump Street - Sony - $2.5M
12. How To Train Your Dragon 2 - 20th Century Fox - $2.2M

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
    ---                                                                                                                                                                                          -----------

    Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes                    70,800,000                    54,400,000             16,400,000            355,888,629        183,800,000           172,088,629        FOX                60           FOX
    ------------------------------                    ----------                    ----------             ----------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---               ---          ---

    Hercules                                          57,700,000                    28,700,000             29,000,000             57,700,000         28,700,000            29,000,000        PAR                26           PAR
    --------                                          ----------                    ----------             ----------             ----------         ----------            ----------        ---               ---          ---

    Lucy                                              44,025,375                             -            44,025,375             44,025,375                  -           44,025,375        UNI                 1           UNI
    ----                                              ----------                           ---            ----------             ----------                ---           ----------        ---               ---          ---

    Transformers: Age Of Extinction                   42,100,000                    37,500,000              4,600,000            966,352,475        730,000,000           236,352,475        PAR                60           PAR
    -------------------------------                   ----------                    ----------              ---------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---               ---          ---

    Continent                                         33,000,000                    33,000,000                      -            45,000,000         45,000,000                     -       MUL                 1                   -
    ---------                                         ----------                    ----------                    ---            ----------         ----------                   ---       ---               ---                 ---

    How To Train Your Dragon 2                        26,200,000                    24,000,000              2,200,000            425,828,880        260,200,000           165,628,880        FOX                43           FOX
    --------------------------                        ----------                    ----------              ---------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---               ---          ---

    KUNDO: Age of the Rampant                         20,000,000                    20,000,000                      -            20,100,000         20,100,000                     -       SHO                 1                   -
    -------------------------                         ----------                    ----------                    ---            ----------         ----------                   ---       ---               ---                 ---

    Planes: Fire and Rescue                           16,203,000                     6,900,000              9,303,000             56,121,000         21,000,000            35,121,000        DIS                31           DIS
    -----------------------                           ----------                     ---------              ---------             ----------         ----------            ----------        ---               ---          ---

    Purge: Anarchy, The                               15,896,040                     6,000,000              9,896,040             57,972,185          6,700,000            51,272,185        UNI                24           UNI
    -------------------                               ----------                     ---------              ---------             ----------          ---------            ----------        ---               ---          ---

    Sex Tape                                          12,075,000                     6,100,000              5,975,000             37,076,532         10,200,000            26,876,532        SNY                19           SNY
    --------                                          ----------                     ---------              ---------             ----------         ----------            ----------        ---               ---          ---

    House That Never Dies, The                         8,700,000                     8,700,000                      -            48,500,000         48,500,000                     -       MUL                 1                   -
    --------------------------                         ---------                     ---------                    ---            ----------         ----------                   ---       ---               ---                 ---

    Tiny Times 3.0                                     7,200,000                     7,200,000                      -            73,500,000         73,500,000                     -       LEV                 1                   -
    --------------                                     ---------                     ---------                    ---            ----------         ----------                   ---       ---               ---                 ---

    Maleficent                                         6,980,000                     5,200,000              1,780,000            715,019,000        482,900,000           232,119,000        DIS                46           DIS
    ----------                                         ---------                     ---------              ---------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---               ---          ---

    Godzilla                                           6,950,000                     6,950,000                      -           498,317,206        299,000,000           199,317,206         WB                 1           WB
    --------                                           ---------                     ---------                    ---           -----------        -----------           -----------        ---               ---          ---

    Step Up All In                                     6,300,000                     6,300,000                      -            18,600,000         18,600,000                     -       MUL                21           LGF
    --------------                                     ---------                     ---------                    ---            ----------         ----------                   ---       ---               ---          ---

    And So It Goes                                     4,551,687                             -             4,551,687              5,751,687          1,200,000             4,551,687        MUL                 1          FREE
    --------------                                     ---------                           ---             ---------              ---------          ---------             ---------        ---               ---          ----

    22 Jump Street                                     4,500,000                     2,000,000              2,500,000            278,154,099         92,500,000           185,654,099        SNY                47           SNY
    --------------                                     ---------                     ---------              ---------            -----------         ----------           -----------        ---               ---          ---

    Magical Brush, The                                 3,800,000                     3,800,000                      -             3,800,000          3,800,000                     -       CHI                 1                   -
    ------------------                                 ---------                     ---------                    ---             ---------          ---------                   ---       ---               ---                 ---

    Blended                                            3,800,000                     3,800,000                      -           111,600,155         66,200,000            45,400,155         WB                47           WB
    -------                                            ---------                     ---------                    ---           -----------         ----------            ----------        ---               ---          ---

    Fault In Our Stars, The                            3,635,000                     3,180,000                455,000            257,675,855        135,000,000           122,675,855        FOX                29           FOX
    -----------------------                            ---------                     ---------                -------            -----------        -----------           -----------        ---               ---          ---

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

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