Press Release
For immediate release

April 2 , 2000

BOX OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS

EXTREME IS ON TRACK TO HAVE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR LAUNCHES FOR A LARGE FORMAT MOVIE EVER. THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW OF THE SUCCESS STORIES:

Australians love Extreme and Cinema Plus knows how to implement a marketing campaign, combining all the elements of advertising, promotions and public relations. In Sydney, after 97 days in release, Extreme was seen by 120,455 people; a daily average of 1,241 and a per show average of 261..throughout the entire period! Often moving into the top ten weekly position of all films playing in Australia, Extreme averaged $93,756 per screen for 4 screens during the week of April 1-7, one month into its exhibition lease. In total, almost 200,000 people have seen Extreme in Sydney and it still continues to attract audiences.
In Melbourne, 87,817 people attended Extreme over the first 97 days of its exhibition. This resulted in a daily average of 905 people and a per show average over the 97 days of 241 people! The total box office for 3 theaters in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) over 97 days was $1,936,000US. In total, over 115,000 saw Extreme in Melbourne.
After almost one year, Extreme grossed over $3,000,000 in Australia alone.
After five months, almost 110,000 people saw Extreme in Capetown, South Africa, and it still continues to attract large audiences.
Over 100,000 people saw Extreme in Vancouver, Canada.
Over 65,000 people have seen Extreme in Quebec City, Canada and it still continues to play.
In Calgary, Canada, after 95 days of its exhibition, Extreme averaged 653 people/day and 136 people per show throughout the period. In the Last two weeks of that three month period, Extreme averaged 664 people/day and 152 people per show, proving that Extremes audience actually continued to increase well into its exhibition period. Extreme actually outperformed Everest for the same time period in Calgary. After nine months of being released in Calgary, a city of about 850,000, Extreme sold its 100,000th ticket!
Montreal is another Extreme success story. After only 79 days into its lease, Extreme attracted a total of 99,125 people, at an average of 1,254 people per day and 207 people/show throughout this period. In its last week of this 79 day period, Extreme attracted 1,225 people/day and 204 people/show, again displaying Extremes awesome staying power. In total, Extreme attracted over 185,000 people in Montreal.
Over 215,000 people have seen Extreme in Barcelona, Spain and it is still going stong!
Over 95,000 people have seen Extreme in Stockholm, Sweden and it continues to play.

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