Over Half Of Previous Summer Sequel Box Office Revenue Came From... -- PORTLAND, Ore., April 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PORTLAND, Ore., April 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As summer draws near and hotly anticipated sequels prepare to hit the big screen, Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), which precisely measures movies and TV everywhere, shows that worldwide box office totals for preceding films from this summer's sequel lineup have totaled over $7.2 trillion in worldwide revenue with over $3.8 trillion coming from outside of the United States. "This summer's lineup includes nine films releasing their first sequel and it's interesting to see how well prior first sequels on this list have done compared to the original," said Ron Giambra Rentrak's President of Theatrical Worldwide. With more than half of the total prior box office revenue coming from outside of the U.S. also shows the type of global appeal these sequels are capable of bringing to this summer's box office. The charts below show the complete histories of success each of the summer sequel prior films have had. Iron Man 3 - Releases May 3 Prior Films Released Gross (Int'l.) Gross (US) Iron Man 2 Iron Man Star Trek Into Darkness - Releases May 17 Prior Film Star Trek Fast & Furious 6 - Releases May 24 Fast Five Fast & Furious The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift 2 Fast 2 Furious The Fast and The Furious Hangover Part III - Releases May 24 Hangover 2 Hangover Monsters University - Releases June 21 Monsters Inc. Despicable Me 2 - Releases July 3 Despicable Me Grown Ups 2 - Releases July 12 Grown Ups Red 2 - Releases July 19 Red Kick-Ass 2 - Releases July 31 Kick-Ass The Smurfs 2 - Releases July 31 The Smurfs 300: Rise of an Empire - Releases August 2 Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters - Releases August 7 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Lightning Riddick - Releases September 6 The Chronicles of Riddick Pitch Black Rentrak's Box Office Essentials and International Box Office Essentials are the theatrical industry's source for comprehensive global box office intelligence and are used by every studio in the United States as well as many distribution entities around the world. Boasting a global footprint of the worldwide theatrical market, Rentrak is able to provide its clients with real-time box office intelligence, streamlined through one unique system, which allows users to view real time online reports from anywhere around the world. About Rentrak: For more information on Rentrak, please visit www.rentrak.com. Contact for Rentrak: Antoine Ibrahim (646) 722-1561 aibrahim@rentrak.com