'The Adventures of Tintin' Sails to $55.8 Million Worldwide Debut

American audiences will not get the opportunity to determine 'The Adventures of Tintin' until 12 ,. 21, but people around the world happen to be purchasing tickets for that Steven Spielberg-directed motion-capture spectacle in seeming bulk. 'Tintin' bowed with $55.8 million in worldwide ticket sales, finishing on the top in 17 from the 19 nations where it first showed. In line with the popular comic series by Herge (the pen-title of Belgian artist Georges Rémi), 'The Adventures of Tintin' was most widely used in France: the film opened up with $21.5 million on just 935 screens, great for the greatest opening ever for any non-follow up in the united states. To place that in perspective, 'Tintin' gained roughly 80 % a lot more than 'Indiana Johnson and also the Kingdom from the Very Skull,' 50 % a lot more than 'Ratatouille' and 'Alice in Wonderland' and 41 percent a lot more than 'Spider-Guy.' For that year, 'Tintin' trailed only 'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2' when it comes to opening weekend box office. Elsewhere, 'Tintin' gained $10.7 million within the Uk, $6.7 million in The country (great for 50 % from the entire market) and $4.six million in Germany. In Belgium, the film made $2.a million (the 2nd greatest opening of the season), during Denmark it drawn within an impressive $1.six million on just 221 screens. Starring Jamie Bell, Difficulties, Andy Serkis, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg (plus Snowy your dog), 'The Adventures of Tintin' has been written by Vital and The new sony around the world. It's yet to spread out in China, India, Australia, Mexico, South Usa and also the U . s . States. Expecting 'Tintin' to become among the greatest global box-office tales through out 2011 appears just like a pretty safe wager. [via Pr Release] [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED