Guys : I got great news !!! 
The opening day of Ratatouille in France was not only the best opening day for a Pixar movie, but also the best opening day for an animated movie ever !
And it’s not finished : if you don’t take sequels into account, it was the 4th best opening day of all time in France. Yeah !
Holy man…thats just…awesome! Yes! 
excited
Archibald - That’s great, dude! But I just knew the movie was going to do great in France… 
points up to post before this one
See? What did I tell ya?
Wow, that’s amazing! I mean, it was always gonna do well in France, but that’s just incredible!
Archibald - Yippe, yahoo, and whoop-de-doodle-doo!!! That’s fantastic news, Archibald!! Thanks for telling us! 
Well, Ratatouille had its biggest drop this past weekend (46.5%) to $3.9 million in the US,
along with losing its place in the weekend top ten. Also, as of Monday the movie’s weekday total dropped below
$1 million for the first time, earning between $700-750 thousand dollars per day. The film’s current stateside
total (including Wednesday estimates) has just reached $190.4 million. I expect Ratatouille to pass Toy Story’s
$191.7 by the end of tomorrow, but as time goes by I’m beginning to wonder if this movie will even hit the $200
mark.
Overseas, however, Ratatouille did quite well. It opened in 7 more territories and earned $25.6
million (a 156.4% increase on last week’s $10), moving it up to rank third overall highest gross for this past
weekend, behind Simpsons and Transformers. France was (not surprisingly) Ratatouille’s biggest moneymaker this
week. While it didn’t make as much as Nemo’s opening weekend ($13.7), it still picked up an impressive $11.8.
I think in the long run, Ratatouille should do better there than Nemo there. Anyway, Remy’s current foreign
total now sits at $84.2, bringing the worldwide gross to $274.6.
Welp, it’d be nice for Rat to hit 200$ mil., but with the good news
surrounding the foreign release, I think it will be fine if it doesn’t. 
Oh well. You can’t win 'em all. Heck, even I’ve neglected to see the film on a regular basis. On the upside, it has gained worldwide attention, and those universal totals are close to blasting through the roof, so I’m not worried.
Personally, I never did much care for box office results. It’s whether or not the film itself is good that matters to me.
Thanks for the update, Shark Bait!
– Mitch
I’m with you on that; I’ve seen it 4 times so far, and each time as we were standing in line, people would ask “How is Ratatouille?” whereupon people who’d seen it (including yours truly, natch) would be all “Oh, it’s wonderful! You have to see it! Bring your friends!” As someone else said, the “heart” in this movie is strong enough to engender a word-of-mouth campaign that’s stronger than any hype.
Latest from BoM:
Domestic: $194,142,609 61.9%
= Worldwide: $313,413,609
Is that bad? I mean, who cares about domestic grosses when the worldwide is over 300 mil?
Also, somebody tell me what DVD releases mean to a movie like this. I’ve heard more than one budget-conscious friend tell me “Oh, I’ll save the $10 to buy it on DVD, since I’ll be watching it 100 times anyway…”
Edited. I combined both of your posts. – Mitch
Since I am going to see Ratatouille again, and probably another time after that, I actually wondered how much money it would have made simply due to repeat viewings… This film deserves to be seen more than once because of all the detail - I bet you notice something new each time.
rachel - Well, I can tell you right now that I’ve probably contributed to a sixteenth of Ratatouille’s profits, as I’ve spent approxiamately $300+ on the film alone. Ridiculous, I know, but there ya’ have it!
But yeah, I see what you mean. People who have seen the film and loved it will, most likely, want to see it again, so there’s an extra “repeat viewing” right there. Then, of course, they’ll tell their friends and relatives, so there’s some more money in the bag, and the cycle continues…
And yep, you notice something new every time. I’ve seen the darn thing twenty-one times and I still notice something that I hadn’t seen previously.
– Mitch
Mitch - I saw that you had changed your signature to a Ratatouille counter, and my first thought was “That must have cost her a pretty penny!”. You must really like the movie to actually pay to see it that many times. It’s really encouraging too, that you notice something different every time.
Oh, yeah, I have tried (in vain sometimes, though 
) to let my family know how much of a good film this is. It really does seem like a “word-of-mouth” film. I can see why they chose to have preview screenings, now. I can’t wait to see it again when it’s actually released.
rachel - Yeah, I really do love it. It lifted my spirits and my heart to a great extent; I can’t really explain in words how much I adore this picture/feature… <img src=“{SMILIES_PATH}/love2.gif” alt=“:loves:” title="In
Love" />
Haha. Cha, I tell anyone who asks about the film itself to go and see it! You’re right: It’s a “word-of-mouth” film in every aspect, but the cool thing about that is that reviews of the film spread like wildfire. Everyone should see the thing. (snigger)
So yeah. Have fun seeing it again!
– Mitch
Mitch - Yeah, you say that all the time Mitch. This film seems like it means so much to you. <img src=“{SMILIES_PATH}/love2.gif” alt=“:loves:” title="In
Love" /> I hope it has that effect on me when I see it again, and again…
rachel - Cha, my ranting must be getting pretty repetitive, huh? 
I can’t help it, though. I love it!
But back on-topic…
– Mitch
Mitch - It does get repetitive, but never annoying. Heh. And I honestly mean that it doesn’t annoy me at all. It’s quite sweet that you enjoy it so much.
rachel - Eheh. Well, thanks… <img src=“{SMILIES_PATH}/love2.gif” alt=“:loves:” title="In
Love" />
BoxOfficeMojo indicates that (considering estimated saturday incomes) Ratatouille just entered the Top Ten of Computer Animated Features in US BOX OFFICE
Top Ten of Computer Animated Features huh? Does this include every animated feature, or is it just this year?