 The Phantom of the Opera was released in the United States on 22 December 2004. With a limited release of 622 theaters, it opened at tenth place at the weekend box office, grossing $ 6.5 million across five days. After expanding to 907 screens on 14 January 2005 the film obtained the 9th spot at the box office, which it retained during its 1,511 screens wide release on 21 January 2005. The total domestic gross was $ 51,225,796. With a further $ 107 million earned internationally, The Phantom of the Opera reached a worldwide total of $ 158,225,796. A few foreign markets were particularly successful, such as Japan, where the film's ¥ 4.20 billion ($ 35 million) gross stood as the 6th most successful foreign film and 9th overall of the year. The United Kingdom and South Korea both had over $ 10 million in receipts, with $ 17.5 million and $ 11.9 million, respectively.
