Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,046	$82,624,961
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,522	$112,103,171
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800)	740	$82,624,961
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	38	$82,624,961
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300)	224	$82,624,961
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800)	771	$82,624,961
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	408	$82,624,961
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200)	126	$82,624,961
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300)	246	$82,624,961
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies	4	$82,624,961

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 18, 2011	10	$1,190,096		29	$41,038	$1,269,296	1
Nov 25, 2011	9	$7,345,720	+517%	433	$16,965	$10,886,952	2
Dec 2, 2011	7	$4,789,741	-35%	574	$8,344	$17,677,071	3
Dec 9, 2011	7	$4,380,138	-9%	876	$5,000	$23,630,561	4
Dec 16, 2011	11	$3,268,357	-25%	878	$3,723	$28,645,909	5
Dec 23, 2011	12	$2,073,371	-37%	813	$2,550	$32,364,923	6
Dec 30, 2011	10	$3,396,129	+64%	758	$4,480	$39,420,775	7
Jan 6, 2012	12	$2,584,137	-24%	737	$3,506	$43,960,700	8
Jan 13, 2012	14	$2,100,256	-19%	660	$3,182	$47,104,452	9
Jan 20, 2012	16	$2,372,298	+13%	560	$4,236	$51,259,658	10
Jan 27, 2012	8	$6,405,285	+170%	2,001	$3,201	$58,703,299	11
Feb 3, 2012	8	$4,552,943	-29%	2,038	$2,234	$65,475,595	12
Feb 10, 2012	9	$3,441,676	-24%	1,582	$2,176	$70,671,289	13
Feb 17, 2012	11	$2,932,824	-15%	1,243	$2,359	$75,015,594	14
Feb 24, 2012	15	$2,133,442	-27%	889	$2,400	$78,460,135	15
Mar 2, 2012	15	$1,291,817	-39%	694	$1,861	$80,392,543	16
Mar 9, 2012	19	$676,862	-48%	517	$1,309	$81,454,624	17
Mar 16, 2012	24	$291,231	-57%	347	$839	$81,996,042	18
Mar 23, 2012	32	$145,849	-50%	199	$733	$82,278,717	19
Mar 30, 2012	40	$87,802	-40%	118	$744	$82,436,578	20
Apr 6, 2012	46	$47,244	-46%	78	$606	$82,523,809	21
Apr 13, 2012	60	$20,703	-56%	41	$505	$82,570,653	22
Apr 20, 2012	61	$23,665	+14%	37	$640	$82,607,825	23
Apr 27, 2012	81	$7,923	-67%	21	$377	$82,624,961	24

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Nov 16, 2011	-	$39,777			5	$7,955	$39,777	1
Nov 17, 2011	-	$39,423	-1%		5	$7,885	$79,200	2
Nov 18, 2011	11	$318,639	+708%		29	$10,988	$397,839	3
Nov 19, 2011	10	$493,704	+55%		29	$17,024	$891,543	4
Nov 20, 2011	10	$377,753	-23%		29	$13,026	$1,269,296	5
Nov 21, 2011	10	$113,525	-70%		29	$3,915	$1,382,821	6
Nov 22, 2011	12	$123,073	+8%		29	$4,244	$1,505,894	7
Nov 23, 2011	10	$980,177	+696%	+2,364%	390	$2,513	$2,486,071	8
Nov 24, 2011	-	$1,055,161	+8%	+2,577%	390	$2,706	$3,541,232	9
Nov 25, 2011	10	$2,703,756	+156%	+749%	433	$6,244	$6,244,988	10
Nov 26, 2011	9	$2,976,845	+10%	+503%	433	$6,875	$9,221,833	11
Nov 27, 2011	8	$1,665,119	-44%	+341%	433	$3,846	$10,886,952	12
Nov 28, 2011	6	$485,880	-71%	+328%	433	$1,122	$11,372,832	13
Nov 29, 2011	6	$584,378	+20%	+375%	433	$1,350	$11,957,210	14
Nov 30, 2011	4	$476,808	-18%	-51%	433	$1,101	$12,434,018	15
Dec 1, 2011	6	$453,312	-5%	-57%	433	$1,047	$12,887,330	16
Dec 2, 2011	6	$1,437,336	+217%	-47%	574	$2,504	$14,324,666	17
Dec 3, 2011	7	$2,226,643	+55%	-25%	574	$3,879	$16,551,309	18
Dec 4, 2011	8	$1,125,762	-49%	-32%	574	$1,961	$17,677,071	19
Dec 5, 2011	5	$353,076	-69%	-27%	574	$615	$18,030,147	20
Dec 6, 2011	5	$465,361	+32%	-20%	574	$811	$18,495,508	21
Dec 7, 2011	6	$378,813	-19%	-21%	574	$660	$18,874,321	22
Dec 8, 2011	6	$376,102	-1%	-17%	574	$655	$19,250,423	23
Dec 9, 2011	7	$1,318,017	+250%	-8%	876	$1,505	$20,568,440	24
Dec 10, 2011	7	$2,008,132	+52%	-10%	876	$2,292	$22,576,572	25
Dec 11, 2011	8	$1,053,989	-48%	-6%	876	$1,203	$23,630,561	26
Dec 12, 2011	5	$420,304	-60%	+19%	876	$480	$24,050,865	27
Dec 13, 2011	5	$490,422	+17%	+5%	876	$560	$24,541,287	28
Dec 14, 2011	6	$405,151	-17%	+7%	876	$463	$24,946,438	29
Dec 15, 2011	6	$431,114	+6%	+15%	876	$492	$25,377,552	30
Dec 16, 2011	9	$928,759	+115%	-30%	878	$1,058	$26,306,311	31
Dec 17, 2011	10	$1,469,079	+58%	-27%	878	$1,673	$27,775,390	32
Dec 18, 2011	11	$870,519	-41%	-17%	878	$991	$28,645,909	33
Dec 19, 2011	11	$398,316	-54%	-5%	878	$454	$29,044,225	34
Dec 20, 2011	10	$445,784	+12%	-9%	878	$508	$29,490,009	35
Dec 21, 2011	12	$384,822	-14%	-5%	835	$461	$29,874,831	36
Dec 22, 2011	12	$416,721	+8%	-3%	835	$499	$30,291,552	37
Dec 23, 2011	12	$619,725	+49%	-33%	813	$762	$30,911,277	38
Dec 24, 2011	12	$445,663	-28%	-70%	813	$548	$31,356,940	39
Dec 25, 2011	10	$1,007,983	+126%	+16%	753	$1,339	$32,364,923	40
Dec 26, 2011	10	$1,198,609	+19%	+201%	753	$1,592	$33,563,532	41
Dec 27, 2011	11	$829,963	-31%	+86%	753	$1,102	$34,393,495	42
Dec 28, 2011	11	$805,549	-3%	+109%	753	$1,070	$35,199,044	43
Dec 29, 2011	11	$825,602	+2%	+98%	753	$1,096	$36,024,646	44
Dec 30, 2011	11	$1,098,787	+33%	+77%	758	$1,450	$37,123,433	45
Dec 31, 2011	9	$1,251,598	+14%	+181%	758	$1,651	$38,375,031	46
Jan 1, 2012	10	$1,045,744	-16%	+4%	758	$1,380	$39,420,775	47
Jan 2, 2012	11	$894,890	-14%	-25%	758	$1,181	$40,315,665	48
Jan 3, 2012	10	$371,550	-58%	-55%	758	$490	$40,687,215	49
Jan 4, 2012	10	$340,267	-8%	-58%	758	$449	$41,027,482	50
Jan 5, 2012	10	$349,081	+3%	-58%	758	$461	$41,376,563	51
Jan 6, 2012	12	$749,113	+115%	-32%	737	$1,016	$42,125,676	52
Jan 7, 2012	12	$1,186,409	+58%	-5%	737	$1,610	$43,312,085	53
Jan 8, 2012	11	$648,615	-45%	-38%	737	$880	$43,960,700	54
Jan 9, 2012	10	$191,765	-70%	-79%	737	$260	$44,152,465	55
Jan 10, 2012	10	$299,635	+56%	-19%	737	$407	$44,452,100	56
Jan 11, 2012	10	$292,764	-2%	-14%	737	$397	$44,744,864	57
Jan 12, 2012	10	$259,332	-11%	-26%	737	$352	$45,004,196	58
Jan 13, 2012	-	$554,602	+114%	-26%	660	$840	$45,558,798	59
Jan 14, 2012	-	$877,162	+58%	-26%	660	$1,329	$46,435,960	60
Jan 15, 2012	-	$668,492	-24%	+3%	660	$1,013	$47,104,452	61
Jan 16, 2012	13	$823,730	+23%	+330%	660	$1,248	$47,928,182	62
Jan 17, 2012	11	$350,466	-57%	+17%	660	$531	$48,278,648	63
Jan 18, 2012	10	$303,051	-14%	+4%	660	$459	$48,581,699	64
Jan 19, 2012	10	$305,661	+1%	+18%	660	$463	$48,887,360	65
Jan 20, 2012	-	$651,847	+113%	+18%	560	$1,164	$49,539,207	66
Jan 21, 2012	-	$1,198,634	+84%	+37%	560	$2,140	$50,737,841	67
Jan 22, 2012	-	$521,817	-56%	-22%	560	$932	$51,259,658	68
Jan 23, 2012	-	$193,349	-63%	-77%	560	$345	$51,453,007	69
Jan 24, 2012	-	$287,691	+49%	-18%	560	$514	$51,740,698	70
Jan 25, 2012	-	$271,058	-6%	-11%	560	$484	$52,011,756	71
Jan 26, 2012	-	$286,258	+6%	-6%	560	$511	$52,298,014	72
Jan 27, 2012	8	$1,733,633	+506%	+166%	2,001	$866	$54,031,647	73
Jan 28, 2012	8	$2,945,618	+70%	+146%	2,001	$1,472	$56,977,265	74
Jan 29, 2012	8	$1,726,034	-41%	+231%	2,001	$863	$58,703,299	75
Jan 30, 2012	7	$483,373	-72%	+150%	2,001	$242	$59,186,672	76
Jan 31, 2012	6	$625,273	+29%	+117%	2,001	$312	$59,811,945	77
Feb 1, 2012	5	$554,294	-11%	+104%	2,001	$277	$60,366,239	78
Feb 2, 2012	5	$556,413	n/c	+94%	2,001	$278	$60,922,652	79
Feb 3, 2012	9	$1,425,716	+156%	-18%	2,038	$700	$62,348,368	80
Feb 4, 2012	8	$2,396,074	+68%	-19%	2,038	$1,176	$64,744,442	81
Feb 5, 2012	7	$731,153	-69%	-58%	2,038	$359	$65,475,595	82
Feb 6, 2012	7	$377,996	-48%	-22%	2,038	$185	$65,853,591	83
Feb 7, 2012	6	$525,841	+39%	-16%	2,038	$258	$66,379,432	84
Feb 8, 2012	5	$421,088	-20%	-24%	2,038	$207	$66,800,520	85
Feb 9, 2012	5	$429,093	+2%	-23%	2,038	$211	$67,229,613	86
Feb 10, 2012	9	$877,260	+104%	-38%	1,582	$555	$68,106,873	87
Feb 11, 2012	9	$1,638,074	+87%	-32%	1,582	$1,035	$69,744,947	88
Feb 12, 2012	9	$926,342	-43%	+27%	1,582	$586	$70,671,289	89
Feb 13, 2012	8	$265,252	-71%	-30%	1,582	$168	$70,936,541	90
Feb 14, 2012	9	$585,174	+121%	+11%	1,582	$370	$71,521,715	91
Feb 15, 2012	8	$271,553	-54%	-36%	1,582	$172	$71,793,268	92
Feb 16, 2012	8	$289,502	+7%	-33%	1,582	$183	$72,082,770	93
Feb 17, 2012	11	$663,728	+129%	-24%	1,243	$534	$72,746,498	94
Feb 18, 2012	11	$1,295,020	+95%	-21%	1,243	$1,042	$74,041,518	95
Feb 19, 2012	11	$974,076	-25%	+5%	1,243	$784	$75,015,594	96
Feb 20, 2012	12	$556,848	-43%	+110%	1,243	$448	$75,572,442	97
Feb 21, 2012	12	$268,412	-52%	-54%	1,243	$216	$75,840,854	98
Feb 22, 2012	12	$221,569	-17%	-18%	1,243	$178	$76,062,423	99
Feb 23, 2012	11	$264,270	+19%	-9%	1,243	$213	$76,326,693	100
Feb 24, 2012	-	$542,539	+105%	-18%	889	$610	$76,869,232	101
Feb 25, 2012	-	$1,097,789	+102%	-15%	889	$1,235	$77,967,021	102
Feb 26, 2012	-	$493,114	-55%	-49%	889	$555	$78,460,135	103
Feb 27, 2012	-	$157,323	-68%	-72%	889	$177	$78,617,458	104
Feb 28, 2012	-	$179,995	+14%	-33%	889	$202	$78,797,453	105
Feb 29, 2012	-	$150,695	-16%	-32%	889	$170	$78,948,148	106
Mar 1, 2012	16	$152,578	+1%	-42%	889	$172	$79,100,726	107
Mar 2, 2012	-	$322,272	+111%	-41%	694	$464	$79,422,998	108
Mar 3, 2012	-	$646,475	+101%	-41%	694	$932	$80,069,473	109
Mar 4, 2012	-	$323,070	-50%	-34%	694	$466	$80,392,543	110
Mar 5, 2012	-	$87,253	-73%	-45%	694	$126	$80,479,796	111
Mar 6, 2012	-	$109,478	+25%	-39%	694	$158	$80,589,274	112
Mar 7, 2012	-	$93,910	-14%	-38%	694	$135	$80,683,184	113
Mar 8, 2012	-	$94,578	+1%	-38%	694	$136	$80,777,762	114
Mar 9, 2012	-	$181,432	+92%	-44%	517	$351	$80,959,194	115
Mar 10, 2012	-	$331,326	+83%	-49%	517	$641	$81,290,520	116
Mar 11, 2012	-	$164,104	-50%	-49%	517	$317	$81,454,624	117
Mar 12, 2012	-	$56,184	-66%	-36%	517	$109	$81,510,808	118
Mar 13, 2012	-	$75,739	+35%	-31%	517	$146	$81,586,547	119
Mar 14, 2012	-	$57,936	-24%	-38%	517	$112	$81,644,483	120
Mar 15, 2012	-	$60,328	+4%	-36%	517	$117	$81,704,811	121
Mar 16, 2012	-	$88,328	+46%	-51%	347	$255	$81,793,139	122
Mar 17, 2012	-	$128,413	+45%	-61%	347	$370	$81,921,552	123
Mar 18, 2012	-	$74,490	-42%	-55%	347	$215	$81,996,042	124
Mar 19, 2012	-	$30,668	-59%	-45%	347	$88	$82,026,710	125
Mar 20, 2012	-	$40,332	+32%	-47%	347	$116	$82,067,042	126
Mar 21, 2012	-	$32,665	-19%	-44%	347	$94	$82,099,707	127
Mar 22, 2012	-	$33,161	+2%	-45%	347	$96	$82,132,868	128
Mar 23, 2012	-	$38,676	+17%	-56%	347	$111	$82,171,544	129
Mar 24, 2012	-	$71,205	+84%	-45%	347	$205	$82,242,749	130
Mar 25, 2012	-	$35,968	-49%	-52%	347	$104	$82,278,717	131
Mar 26, 2012	-	$15,106	-58%	-51%	347	$44	$82,293,823	132
Mar 27, 2012	-	$19,813	+31%	-51%	347	$57	$82,313,636	133
Mar 28, 2012	-	$16,727	-16%	-49%	347	$48	$82,330,363	134
Mar 29, 2012	-	$18,413	+10%	-44%	347	$53	$82,348,776	135
Mar 30, 2012	-	$25,798	+40%	-33%	118	$219	$82,374,574	136
Mar 31, 2012	-	$40,810	+58%	-43%	118	$346	$82,415,384	137
Apr 1, 2012	-	$21,194	-48%	-41%	118	$180	$82,436,578	138
Apr 2, 2012	-	$7,819	-63%	-48%	118	$66	$82,444,397	139
Apr 3, 2012	-	$11,036	+41%	-44%	118	$94	$82,455,433	140
Apr 4, 2012	-	$10,328	-6%	-38%	118	$88	$82,465,761	141
Apr 5, 2012	-	$10,804	+5%	-41%	118	$92	$82,476,565	142
Apr 6, 2012	-	$16,907	+56%	-34%	78	$217	$82,493,472	143
Apr 7, 2012	-	$19,614	+16%	-52%	78	$251	$82,513,086	144
Apr 8, 2012	-	$10,723	-45%	-49%	78	$137	$82,523,809	145
Apr 9, 2012	-	$6,390	-40%	-18%	78	$82	$82,530,199	146
Apr 10, 2012	-	$7,527	+18%	-32%	78	$97	$82,537,726	147
Apr 11, 2012	-	$6,425	-15%	-38%	78	$82	$82,544,151	148
Apr 12, 2012	-	$5,799	-10%	-46%	78	$74	$82,549,950	149
Apr 13, 2012	-	$6,543	+13%	-61%	41	$160	$82,556,493	150
Apr 14, 2012	-	$9,509	+45%	-52%	41	$232	$82,566,002	151
Apr 15, 2012	-	$4,651	-51%	-57%	41	$113	$82,570,653	152
Apr 16, 2012	-	$3,719	-20%	-42%	41	$91	$82,574,372	153
Apr 17, 2012	-	$3,304	-11%	-56%	41	$81	$82,577,676	154
Apr 18, 2012	-	$3,049	-8%	-53%	41	$74	$82,580,725	155
Apr 19, 2012	-	$3,435	+13%	-41%	41	$84	$82,584,160	156
Apr 20, 2012	-	$7,010	+104%	+7%	37	$189	$82,591,170	157
Apr 21, 2012	-	$11,174	+59%	+18%	37	$302	$82,602,344	158
Apr 22, 2012	-	$5,481	-51%	+18%	37	$148	$82,607,825	159
Apr 23, 2012	-	$1,893	-65%	-49%	37	$51	$82,609,718	160
Apr 24, 2012	-	$2,647	+40%	-20%	37	$72	$82,612,365	161
Apr 25, 2012	-	$2,327	-12%	-24%	37	$63	$82,614,692	162
Apr 26, 2012	-	$2,346	+1%	-32%	37	$63	$82,617,038	163
Apr 27, 2012	-	$2,418	+3%	-66%	21	$115	$82,619,456	164
Apr 28, 2012	-	$4,139	+71%	-63%	21	$197	$82,623,595	165
Apr 29, 2012	-	$1,366	-67%	-75%	21	$65	$82,624,961	166

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 18, 2011	12	$3,462,032		29	$119,380	$3,541,232	2
Nov 25, 2011	8	$9,346,098	+170%	390	$23,964	$12,887,330	3
Dec 2, 2011	7	$6,363,093	-32%	574	$11,086	$19,250,423	4
Dec 9, 2011	7	$6,127,129	-4%	876	$6,994	$25,377,552	5
Dec 16, 2011	12	$4,914,000	-20%	878	$5,597	$30,291,552	6
Dec 23, 2011	11	$5,733,094	+17%	813	$7,052	$36,024,646	7
Dec 30, 2011	10	$5,351,917	-7%	758	$7,061	$41,376,563	8
Jan 6, 2012	12	$3,627,633	-32%	737	$4,922	$45,004,196	9
Jan 13, 2012	14	$3,883,164	+7%	660	$5,884	$48,887,360	10
Jan 20, 2012	17	$3,410,654	-12%	560	$6,090	$52,298,014	11
Jan 27, 2012	8	$8,624,638	+153%	2,001	$4,310	$60,922,652	12
Feb 3, 2012	8	$6,306,961	-27%	2,038	$3,095	$67,229,613	13
Feb 10, 2012	9	$4,853,157	-23%	1,582	$3,068	$72,082,770	14
Feb 17, 2012	11	$4,243,923	-13%	1,243	$3,414	$76,326,693	15
Feb 24, 2012	15	$2,774,033	-35%	889	$3,120	$79,100,726	16
Mar 2, 2012	15	$1,677,036	-40%	694	$2,416	$80,777,762	17
Mar 9, 2012	20	$927,049	-45%	517	$1,793	$81,704,811	18
Mar 16, 2012	24	$428,057	-54%	347	$1,234	$82,132,868	19
Mar 23, 2012	29	$215,908	-50%	199	$1,085	$82,348,776	20
Mar 30, 2012	40	$127,789	-41%	118	$1,083	$82,476,565	21
Apr 6, 2012	48	$73,385	-43%	78	$941	$82,549,950	22
Apr 13, 2012	59	$34,210	-53%	41	$834	$82,584,160	23
Apr 20, 2012	64	$32,878	-4%	37	$889	$82,617,038	24

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	2/11/2021	$436	1	1	1	$11,822,097	10/19/2022
Bahrain	1/26/2012	$0	0	1	7	$12,372	12/29/2018
Bulgaria	3/9/2012	$0	0	1	1	$31,864	12/29/2018
Denmark	2/16/2012	$0	0	10	10	$1,825,137	12/6/2015
Lithuania	2/24/2012	$0	0	2	6	$42,365	12/11/2015
New Zealand	1/26/2012	$0	0	7	17	$1,259,392	12/6/2015
Serbia and Montenegro	3/8/2012	$0	0	6	36	$37,775	12/29/2018
Venezuela	4/13/2012	$0	0	1	2	$130,913	12/6/2015
Rest of World						$77,720,924
International Total						$92,882,839	10/19/2022

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,194	$92,882,839
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900)	814	$92,882,839
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office	43	$92,882,839
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300)	255	$92,882,839
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900)	864	$92,882,839
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	444	$92,882,839
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200)	168	$92,882,839
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300)	247	$92,882,839
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies	8	$92,882,839

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,087	$175,507,800
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800)	749	$175,507,800
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	39	$175,507,800
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300)	229	$175,507,800
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800)	780	$175,507,800
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	406	$175,507,800
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200)	137	$175,507,800
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300)	230	$175,507,800
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies	7	$175,507,800

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 18, 2012	2	528,854		528,854	$7,927,521	$7,927,521	1
Mar 25, 2012	5	162,709	-69%	691,563	$2,554,531	$10,482,052	2
Apr 1, 2012	9	64,136	-61%	755,699	$1,071,071	$11,553,123	3
Apr 8, 2012	19	52,149	-19%	807,848	$800,487	$12,353,610	4
Apr 15, 2012	18	35,332	-32%	843,180	$528,213	$12,881,823	5
Apr 22, 2012	23	30,288	-14%	873,468	$485,214	$13,367,037	6
Apr 29, 2012	30	19,274	-36%	892,742	$340,379	$13,707,416	7

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 18, 2012	2	123,547		123,547	$2,469,699	$2,469,699	1
Mar 25, 2012	10	30,569	-75%	154,116	$611,078	$3,080,777	2
Apr 1, 2012	17	16,674	-45%	170,790	$352,653	$3,433,430	3
Apr 15, 2012	12	13,046		189,599	$280,361	$3,837,638	5

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For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

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Contest: Do Go Into the Woods: Winning Announcement

April 20th, 2012

The winners of our Do Go Into the Woods contest were determined and they are... More...

Contest: Do Go Into the Woods

April 6th, 2012

There are three films opening wide next week and I think The Cabin in the Woods will be the biggest hit. I hope The Cabin in the Woods will be the biggest hit. It will certainly earn better reviews than Lockout or The Three Stoogers will. Regardless if I'm right, it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Cabin in the Woods. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Descendants on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of The Descendants on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Contest: Fairest Prizes of Them All: Winning Announcement

April 4th, 2012

The winners of our Fairest Prizes of Them All contest were determined and they are... More...

DVD Sales: Muppets Show How it's Done

April 3rd, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart earning the top three spots and five of the top ten. Leading the way was The Muppets with 884,000 units / $15.05 million. This is a little weaker than I would like, but perhaps it performed better on Blu-ray. I'm not overly optimistic, because live action kids movies tend to struggle on high definition. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Tintin Finds First Spot

March 28th, 2012

The Adventures of Tintin led all new releases and took top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 504,000 units and generated $11.09 million in opening week sales. This represents an opening Blu-ray share of very nearly 50%, which is an excellent start for a kids film. More...

DVD Sales: Happy Feet's Debut Puts a Smile on Your Face

March 27th, 2012

Like last week, new releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week with three new releases topping the chart. The best of the best was Happy Feet Two with 896,000 units / $13.43 million during its first week on the home market. The film struggled at the box office, so this start on the home market is better than expected. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Immortals and Game Battle for Blu-ray Throne

March 21st, 2012

As it was on the DVD sales chart, there was a battle for first place on the Blu-ray sales chart between two new releases. Immortals beat Game of Thrones: Season Two in terms of units, 927,000 units to 680,000 units. However, Game comes out ahead in terms of revenue at $29.89 million to $21.31 million. As far as the two releases opening week Blu-ray share, Immortals managed 59% while Game earned 57%. Both of those results are fantastic. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 20th, 2012

March 20th, 2012

It's another week were there are a lot of Awards Season players hitting the home market and a lot of screeners that are late. There are a trio of films that are high on the list of contenders for Pick of the Week. These include two serious drama / thrillers: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on Blu-ray Combo Pack and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Blu-ray. However, in the end, I went with the extreme other end of the serious scale with The Muppets's Wocka Wocka Value Pack More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 13th, 2012

March 13th, 2012

There are two themes this week. The first is Awards Season. There are no fewer than half a dozen Award Season players on this week's list, although one was a late review. Speaking of late reviews, that's the other theme on this week's list, as there are no fewer than eight releases on this week's list where I'm waiting for the screener to arrive. (This includes Wizards which arrived on Monday; however, screeners need to arrive by Friday if I'm to get the review done on time.) Unfortunately, there's a lot of crossover among these two groups and a few Pick of the Week candidates are late. For instance, My Week with Marilyn and Melancholia fit into both groups. Other screeners I'm waiting for that could be Pick of the Week are Wallace & Gromit: World of Invention and the aforementioned Wizards: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray, while The Guild: Season Five was up for that honor as well. However, in the end I went with The Descendants on Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: The Descendants - Blu-ray Update

March 12th, 2012

From the minute Alexander Payne decided to work on an adaptation of Kaui Hart Hemmings' novel, The Descendants was an Awards Season favorite. His previous three films each earned at least one Oscar nomination and he won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sideways. Will this film live up to his career average? Is it really his best, as many are claiming? More...

Per Theater Chart is Feeling Green

March 7th, 2012

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax was surprisingly strong during its opening and that helped it win the race on top of the per theater chart with an average of $18,830. The only other two films in the $10,000 club, Being Flynn and Boy, were neck-and-neck at $10,998 and $10,622 respectively. More...

2012 Awards Season: Live Blogging the Oscars... Best Picture... The Arist

February 26th, 2012

It's Oscars night. (Actually, it's 3:43 in the morning as I'm typing this, but I thought I would get a jump on the celebration.) As I do every year, I will follow the announcements live and update our list of Oscar winners. However, this year I will be doing it a little differently and the list of nominees below will include the favorites as picked by our readers in Italics and as picked by me in Bold. So you can watch live and tell when I'm out of the running for our Oscar contest. (I figure it will take at least 17 wins out of 24 to come out on top. Maybe even 18 or 19 wins.) So, will The Artist be the big winner tonight as our readers predict? Or will Hugo score the upset? Stay tuned to fine out. More...

2012 Awards Season: The Artist Shows its Spirit

February 26th, 2012

While the Independent Spirit Award unofficially kick off Awards Season with their nominations, they are one of the last to hand out their actual awards, which they did on Saturday. As it has most of the time, The Artist led the way by earning four wins out of the five categories it was nominated it. So which one did it lose? And what were the other winners? More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 23rd, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. This year there were nine nominees, but not all of them really have a shot at winning. (One of the nominations generated more outrage than anything else.) Is there a favorite? And are there any that have a legitimate shot at the upset? More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 23rd, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the Best Director, which is one of the closer races, at least among the high prestige categories, with the two leading contenders splitting previous major awards. More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 22nd, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try to figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is not a particularly close race with one obvious favorite and a couple that are long shots with a shot. More...

Per Theater Chart: Unbreakable Vow

February 22nd, 2012

No films topped $10,000 on the per theaters chart; in fact, none of them come close. The Vow came closest with an average of $7,798. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance was the best new release at an average of $6,968, while the best new limited release was Undefeated at $6,633. More...

2012 Awards Season: WGAs Help The Descendants Ascend

February 19th, 2012

The final major guild, the WGA, handed their awards out tonight. Due to rule differences, they are not as useful when it comes to predicting the Oscars this year as they are in some years, winning is still a good omen. So who won and what does that say about their chances? More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Actor

February 16th, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, and up next is Best Actor. This category is actually competitive with two actors in a relatively close race for the top. More...

Jazzing Up the Per Theater Chart

February 14th, 2012

Chico and Rita started its run on top of the per theater chart with $21,400 in one theater. Given its reviews and its Oscar nomination, it should have no trouble expanding at least somewhat. The overall number one film, The Vow, was in second place on the per theater chart with an average of $13,929. Safe House was close behind with $12,880. It's not too common for wide releases to earn more than $10,000 on the per theater chart at this time of year, so to have two of them do so on the same weekend is doubly impressive. The final film in the $10,000 club was Rampart with an average of $12,089. Like Chico and Rita it should expand for similar reasons. (I.E. Strong reviews and major nominations.) More...

International Box Office: More Milestones were not Impossible for Mission

February 8th, 2012

Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol has reached two milestones since last week, reaching $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide. It added $24.31 million on 6,259 screens in 51 markets over the weekend and now has $420.83 million internationally and $626.03 million worldwide. Of its weekend haul, $20 million came from China, which was $7 million more than last week's opening. More...

Per Theater Chart: Truth Stalls but Squeaks Out Win

February 8th, 2012

An Inconsistent Truth repeated on top of the per theater chart with $12,176 in one theater. However, while it won, it fell more than 40%, which is closer to a wide release than a limited release. W.E. was very close behind with an average of $11,769 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Chronicle and Woman in Black Vie for SuperBowl Honors

February 5th, 2012

The industry's healthy start to 2012 will continue this weekend thanks to two more good opening weekends. Chronicle is currently favorite to win the weekend, with Fox predicting a $22 million opening. CBS Films is pegging The Woman in Black at $21 million (a record for the fledgling studio). Both figures are predicated on historical models for SuperBowl Sunday, which can be a difficult day to predict, so the final order between the two could yet switch, although Chronicle is heavily favored to win at this point. Overall box office will be up about 35% from last year, although that reflects the very weak start to 2011. This weekend looks as though it will be about average for a SuperBowl weekend overall. More...

International Box Office: Ghost Rises Again

February 1st, 2012

It was a good weekend for Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol. It crossed $200 million domestically and jumped back to first place on the international chart with $25.23 million on 6,411 screens in 56 markets. It now has $369.37 million internationally and $571.93 million worldwide, which is the best in the franchise. The film earned first place with $12.7 million on 3000 screens in China, but had to settle for second place in Italy with $3.01 million on 575. It will quickly cross $600 million worldwide, even though it has no more major markets left to open in. More...

Per Theater Chart: Truth Above Beauty

January 31st, 2012

There was only one film to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. An Inconsistant Truth opened with $20,733 in its lone theater, but with still no reviews, its long term chances are still unknown. The phrase, "preaching to the choir" does spring to mind. More...

2012 Awards Season: Will SAG Help Predict the Oscars?

January 29th, 2012

The SAG awards were announced on Sunday night, and there were a couple surprises among the theatrical categories. Arguably the biggest surprise of the night was the overall strength of The Help, which earned three wins and it was the only film to win more than once. As for the rest of the winners... More...

Weekend Estimates: The Grey Continues Bright Start to 2012

January 29th, 2012

The industry will enjoy another weekend of increased revenue compared to last year, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, with The Grey starting out on the high end of expectations with $20 million, according to Open Road -- comfortably beating the $9.3 million of their previous film, The Killer Elite. In third place, One for the Money will post a surprisingly strong $11.75 million, according to Lionsgate, which will get to claim bragging rights over its new division Summit Entertainment, which is predicting $8.25 million for its new release, Man on a Ledge. The two films would most likely have ended up on different weekends if the combined studio had have had longer to rearrange their schedules. More...

Per Theater Chart: Pina Dances to the Top

January 25th, 2012

There were only three films this past weekend to reach the $10,000 mark on the per theater average, and none of them were new releases. Pina finally expanded playing in ten theaters, while it climbed to the top of the per theater average with $13,667. It should hit its first major milestone soon. A Separation doubled its theater count and saw its per theater average grow to $12,986. It too should reach its first milestone sooner rather than later. The final member of the $10,000 club was We Need to Talk About Kevin with an average of $10,530 in seven theaters. The best new release of the week was Crazy Horse with $7,963 in its lone theater. However, it was a Wednesday release and if you include its first two days of release, it earned $12,336. If it were a Friday release, it likely would have reached the $10,000 market. More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

2012 Awards Season: PGAs Turn Award Season Prognosticating from Science to Art

January 22nd, 2012

Producers Guild of America handed out the winners tonight and instead of solidifying Oscar prospects, they might have opened things up a bit more. At least in my mind there are more questions than answers after tonight. So what nominees took home the awards? More...

Weekend Estimates: Underworld Awakens Box Office

January 22nd, 2012

A solid $25.4 million projected opening for Underworld: Awakening this weekend, backed by a better-than-expected $19.1 million for Red Tails will help give the industry a healthy start to 2012. Based on studio estimates released on Sunday, business this weekend should be up about 30% from the same weekend last year, and 2012 is currently running about 11% ahead of 2011. Obviously there's a long way to go, but early momentum is always useful. More...

Per Theater Chart: We Need to Talk About Holdovers

January 18th, 2012

It was a busy week on the per theater chart with five films in the $10,000 club; however, all but one of those films were holdovers. Leading the way was We Need to Talk About Kevin, which returned to theaters after its week-long Oscar qualification run. It earned an average of $21,123 in two theaters. Pina doubled its theater count, but remained strong in second place with an average of $20,740 in six theaters. Even if it doesn't expand significantly, it will reach some major milestones. Despite mixed reviews, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is earning very strong legs. This past weekend it dipped just 8% while earning an average of $15,172 in six theaters. It expands wide on Friday and it should do quite well. The only new release of the week to reach the $10,000 club was Sophomore, which opened with an estimated $13,000 in its lone theater. Finally, we get to A Separation, which earned an average of $11,977 in six theaters. Hopefully it will expand to take advantage of is success thus far. More...

2012 Awards Season: Golden Globes: Artist has Hat-trick, but Descendants on the Rise

January 16th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the Golden Globes last night, and after an Awards Season most notable for the lack of surprises, there were not a lot of surprises either. In fact, the biggest storyline of the night was how many different movies earned wins. The Artist led the way with just three, while The Descendents was the only other film to win more than once. More...

2012 Awards Season: Scorsese Scores DGA Double-Shot

January 12th, 2012

After previously announcing Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, the Directors Guild of America announced the nominations for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary category. This is the final major award we track before the Oscars and, at this point, there are definitely favorites for the big night. More...

Awards Season: WGAs Welcome Same Group of Nominees

January 5th, 2012

The latest round of major nominations were released today with the WGA nominations. Like much of the rest of the previous announcements, the only surprise was the lack of surprises. Four of the five Original Screenplays earned other nominations in that category or other guild nominations. That number rises to five out of five for Adapted Screenplays. There's little doubt about what films are Oscar contenders at this point. The Documentary films category is a little more contentious, but it usually is. More...

Awards Season: PGAs Build Consensus

January 4th, 2012

The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder. More...

Per Theater Chart: Iron is Worth Its Weight In Gold

January 4th, 2012

Iron Lady led a group of six films in the $10,000 earning a per theater average of $55,102. This is better than expected and shows the Oscar buzz for Meryl Streep is overcoming the middling overall reviews. Last week's winner, Pina, remained strong with an average of $23,874 in three theaters. I expect it will expand somewhat and earn a small measure of mainstream success. A Separation opened with an average of $19,827 in three theaters and with possible Oscar glory, it continues to do well. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has already earned a significant measure of mainstream success and with an average of $19,043 in 55 theaters this past weekend, it had its best weekend yet. It did cost $21 million to make, so it will need to continue to do well for quite some time before it makes profitability likely. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close's first full weekend went well earning an average of $18,463 in three theaters. It has a shot at expanding wide in a couple weeks, assuming it holds on relatively well over the next couple weeks. The final film in the $10,000 club was Pariah, which earned an average of $12,145 in four theaters. It earned just over $100,000 from Wednesday through Monday. More...

Weekend Estimates: Mission Impossible Continues to Top Chart

January 1st, 2012

Mission: Impossible will enjoy another weekend at the top of the chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, and 2011 will end on a small uptick from 2010, but a lackluster Holiday Season overall will cap a year where the total box office will fall around 3% and ticket sales will be down 4%, making the year as a whole the worst for ticket sales since 1995 (full historical analysis here). More...

Per Theater Chart: Nothing is Impossible

December 20th, 2011

It was a busy week on the per theater chart with several films in the $10,000 club. These were led by Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol with $30,083, but given its unusual opening, it's hard to judge this start. (More on its IMAX run later today.) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy expanded from four to sixteen theaters, but remained potent with an average of $28,549. Some measure of mainstream success is guaranteed, even if it is failing to live up to expectations during Awards Season. On the other hand, The Artist is starting to clean up during Awards Season and this is helping its per theater average remain strong at $16,904. It should have no trouble expanding some more, even if the nature of the film will prevent it from becoming a hit in Megaplexes. Carnage debuted with an average of $15,959 in five theaters, which is disappointing given its pedigree. The overall box office leader, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $10,704. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Awards Season: SAG Spreads the Love

December 15th, 2011

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while The Help led the way with four nods, it wasn't the only film that earned multiple nominations. More...

Per Theater Chart: Tailor Made for Success

December 14th, 2011

Three new releases were able to reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart, while there were three holdovers that were able to join them. Leading the way was Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with an outstanding average of $77,641 in four theaters. Young Adult opened with nearly the same total, but was playing in eight theaters giving it an average of $38,783. We Need to Talk About Kevin earned $24,587 in one theater during its Oscar qualifying run. A Dangerous Method spent its third weekend in the $10,000 club with an average of $19,234 in four theaters. However, it has seen in per theater average cut by more than half since its opening, and it has yet to expand. The Artist has also seen its per theater average fall, but it expanded its theater count to sixteen this past weekend and still earned an average of $18,460. It is already an art house success and will soon start earning some measure of mainstream success. Shame more than doubled its theater count, but hung onto a spot in the $10,000 club with an average of $13,496 in 21 theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Strength and Independence

December 6th, 2011

We are right in the prime of Awards Season and over the weekend there were three films earning very impressive per theater averages and two of those films were recently given Independent Spirit Award Nominations. Leading the way for the second weekend in a row was The Artist with an average of $35,211 in six theaters. It is still barely in theaters, but it is already halfway to $1 million. Being a silent film will likely keep the film from expanding truly wide, but it should grab some measure of mainstream success. Shame debuted in second place with an average of $34,952 in ten theaters. It is rare for an NC-17 film to do this well. Rounding out the $10,000 club was A Dangerous Method placed third with an average of $29,894, while still playing in four theaters. More...

Weekend Predictions: Leftovers are Getting Cold

December 1st, 2011

There are no wide releases opening this week, but that doesn't mean there definitely won't be a change at the top of the box office. The Fangirl Factor for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely eat away at its box office much more than the three family films, and this could leave The Muppets on top over the weekend. This is what happened last year with Tangled. Unfortunately for this year, Tangled started out much better and even if The Muppets holds on better as a percentage of its opening, that likely won't be enough to for the total box office to earn a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Awards Season: Early Nods Speak Volumes

November 30th, 2011

As it does every year, Independent Spirit Award nominations kick off the unofficial start of Awards Season. This year there were two films that topped the list of nominations: The Artist and Take Shelter. Both of those films earned five nominations, but they weren't the only films to be singled out. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases Roar

November 30th, 2011

The top film on the per theater chart was a silent film, The Artist, which was amazing, earning more than $200,000 in just four theaters for an average of $51,220. A Dangerous Method was also very strong on the per theater chart earning an average of $41,988, also in four theaters. Last week's winner, The Descendants, expanded into nearly 400 theaters, but still managed an average of $18,835. Finally, the overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, managed an average of $10,252. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: A Thankless Way to End the Month

November 28th, 2011

November ended the same way it began, on a losing note. Of the three wide releases, only The Muppets really made an impact at the box office. Hugo was able to top expectations and it was the only film in the top five to do so, but it was also the smallest of the three new releases in the top five. This meant the overall box office was down 26% from last weekend to $164 million. That was behind last year's haul by 9% leaving 2011 further behind last year's pace. At the moment, the gap is close to 4% at $9.35 billion to $9.71 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight Tops Over Thanksgiving

November 27th, 2011

In spite of a hefty 70% weekend-to-weekend decline, Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will run out an easy winner at the box office over Thanksgiving, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Its $42 million Friday-Sunday performance is exactly in line with the $42 million earned by New Moon during its Thanksgiving weekend, but it is currently running about $9 million behind the second film in the franchise, suggesting a total gross of around $285 million. A bevy of family-friendly new releases will be unable to come all that close to the vampire film, although all studios involved are projecting strong business for the films in question throughout the Holiday Season. More...

Per Theater Chart: Ascent of The Descendants

November 23rd, 2011

There were only two films that were able to crack the $10,000 club this weekend, but they were both huge hits. The Descendants opened with more than $1 million in 29 theaters, for an average of $41,038. Add in the film's reviews and its Awards Season buzz and there's little doubt that the film will expand wide. Speaking of wide, the only other film in the $10,000 club was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1. The overall box office leader took in $138 million in 4,061 theaters, for an average of $34,012. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts Fifth-Biggest Opening Weekend

November 20th, 2011

Twilight-mania continues this weekend at the box office, as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is set to post a $139.5 million opening, according to Summit's Sunday estimate. That will be the fifth-biggest weekend in history, just behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which remains the best in the franchise with a $142.8 million debut, which was also posted the weekend before Thanksgiving, in 2009. Breaking Dawn's Friday performance of $72 million is the third-best day in history, also just a fraction behind New Moon's first day. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II continues to hold the records for biggest weekend and day. More...

Descending on the Limited Releases

November 18th, 2011

It's a great week for limited releases, but not because there are a huge number of releases, but because this week The Descendants comes out. This is Alexander Payne's first feature-length film in seven years. (He directed a segment of Paris, je t'aime since then.) His previous three feature-length films all earned at least one Oscar nomination and it would be a major shock if this film didn't also perform well during Awards Season. There are other films coming out this week, including a few earning good reviews, but their box office chances are dwarfed by this movie's potential. More...

2011 Preview: November

November 1st, 2011

October was a bit of a write-off. After the last weekend of September, the 2011 box office was about $280 million behind 2010's pace, but after the final weekend in October, that gap increased to $340 million. November will obviously bring in more box office dollars than October did. After all, it has one of the most important long holiday weekends of the year, Thanksgiving. However, the important question is not, "Can this November top last month?" It's, "Can this November top last year?" The biggest hit of last November was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, which earned just shy of $300 million. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 should match that figure. Tangled reached $200 million and maybe Happy Feet 2 will match that figure, but that's far less certain. There's a chance The Muppets will match Megamind while Tower Heist should top Due Date. If Jack and Jill and / or Hugo can become surprise $100 million hits and one of the limited releases can become a monster hit, like The King's Speech was able to, then suddenly the box office looks whole lot rosier going into the final month of the year. It's possible, but it's kind of like getting a backdoor full house in Texas Hold'em to beat a straight. I wouldn't bet on it. On the other hand, there doesn't appear to be many Skyline, The Next Three Days or Faster films that bombed at the box office. So while we might not be as strong at the top, there is better depth this year and hopefully that will be enough. More...