More than 820,000 people saw the London show in 2010, and more than nine million have watched it in the city since it began its run.
The RSC's production has prompted a number of walkouts since it began its run in Stratford-upon-Avon a fortnight ago, with the first performance reported to have triggered as many as 80 audience members to leave before its end.
Blockbuster concocted a new advertising slogan -- "Go Home Happy!" -- to capitalize on its new arrangement and it began its run to $5.2 billion in revenue last year from $3.3 billion in 1997.
According to both Mr. Slaughter and John Sullivan, the film's co-director and co-writer, there were a number of compelling reasons to open the film in Houston, where it began its run on July 13 at the Edwards Houston Marq'E, which is part of the Regal chain.
During the same period, "Maneater" began its run as the second single in North America; it was not as successful as "Promiscuous", reaching number twenty-two in Canada and the top twenty in the US, though it became a top five single on the ARIA Singles Chart.
Fronted by the enthusiastically eccentric Hamish McAlpine, Tartan had been going in one form or another since 1984, but began its run as a major art-film player when it merged with another distributor, Metro, in 1991.
Since the U.S. began its run of seven straight World Cup appearances in 1990, it has never lost the first two games of the final qualifying competition.
Knocked Up began its run with £1.58m, and no previews.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy began its run in 2004 with £556,000.
The reference to money disappeared soon after the ad began its run and has not reappeared.
The last Diaz comedy, What Happens in Vegas, began its run in May 2008 with £1.26m.
