The Matrix Reloaded broke the all time industry record of an...

The Matrix Reloaded broke the all time industry record of an opening film in Japan by grossing $18.7m, including previews, as the Warner Brothers sci-fi sequel raised its international total to an estimated $300.6m The remarkable bow (¥ 2.2bn) from 631 screens included the territory's biggest ever preview gross of $7.5m (¥ 892m) from advanced screenings on May 24 and 31. In fact May 31 yielded the biggest single-day preview gross of $4m (¥ 465m), beating Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets by 7%.

Compared to opening weekends without previews it was the third biggest bow ever behind Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets. According to Warner Brothers the total opening gross was 259.3% bigger than The Matrix, 107.2% bigger than Chamber of Secrets (81% of Chamber's total without previews), 137.1% bigger than Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, and 183.5% bigger than Spider-Man. The opening was also 136.4% bigger than all time total box office champ Spirited Away.

Warner Brothers' film grossed $42.3m off 9,400 screens in 63 territories over the weekend and has amassed almost $550m worldwide in four weeks.

The Wachowski Brother's directed film has accumulated vast sums across the globe including the U.K.'s $43.5m, France's $31.3m, Germany's $28.4m (estimated due to public holiday), Australia's $17.4m, Italy's $15.5m, Spain's $15.3m, South Korea's $15.1m, Mexico's $10.8m.

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