El Roland Emmerich's American Blockbuster 2012 It has raised around the world, in its first weekend at the box office, a whopping 225 million dollars, which is exactly the millions that have been spent on making it without counting promotional expenses.
La 2012 film It has raised 65 million dollars in the USA, in Spain 15 million dollars, in France 17,2 million dollars, Russia with 15,3 million dollars, and Germany, Emmerich's native country with 12,4 million dollars.
Columbia reported that 2012 film recorded the world's highest-grossing premiere for an original film, not based on an established franchise, brand, or record-selling novel.
Overall, the film ranks ninth in the world, after movies such as the Harry Potter, Spider-Man and Star Wars franchises, as well as the adaptation of The Da Vinci Code. The record of $ 394 million was set in July by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Now, we will have to see how it works in the next few weeks because these types of films gross their first weekend a lot, thanks to a very aggressive advertising and, then, they descend at the box office quickly.