Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	368	$162,805,434
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600)	571	$218,882,036
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	205	$162,805,434
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	15	$162,805,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	136	$162,805,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	213	$162,805,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	27	$162,805,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Western Movies	3	$162,805,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies	40	$162,805,434
All Time Domestic Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies	1	$162,805,434

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 28, 2012	2	$30,122,888		3,010	$10,008	$63,443,153	1
Jan 4, 2013	2	$20,010,745	-34%	3,010	$6,648	$106,280,122	2
Jan 11, 2013	4	$11,040,485	-45%	3,012	$3,665	$125,374,607	3
Jan 18, 2013	7	$7,755,800	-30%	2,516	$3,083	$137,874,535	4
Jan 25, 2013	6	$4,946,932	-36%	2,007	$2,465	$146,236,758	5
Feb 1, 2013	8	$3,002,769	-39%	1,777	$1,690	$150,947,958	6
Feb 8, 2013	9	$2,303,495	-23%	1,502	$1,534	$154,521,627	7
Feb 15, 2013	15	$1,527,281	-34%	1,017	$1,502	$157,025,264	8
Feb 22, 2013	18	$971,655	-36%	659	$1,474	$158,788,430	9
Mar 1, 2013	18	$976,930	+1%	983	$994	$160,273,937	10
Mar 8, 2013	20	$432,074	-56%	336	$1,286	$161,105,526	11
Mar 15, 2013	26	$282,744	-35%	266	$1,063	$161,588,271	12
Mar 22, 2013	22	$283,619	n/c	296	$958	$162,007,435	13
Mar 29, 2013	26	$171,870	-39%	233	$738	$162,314,683	14
Apr 5, 2013	29	$137,857	-20%	183	$753	$162,549,162	15
Apr 12, 2013	36	$81,138	-41%	126	$644	$162,691,582	16
Apr 19, 2013	49	$38,609	-52%	77	$501	$162,760,256	17
Apr 26, 2013	64	$14,660	-62%	38	$386	$162,789,432	18
May 3, 2013	84	$4,433	-70%	12	$369	$162,800,480	19

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 25, 2012	2	$15,011,121			3,010	$4,987	$15,011,121	1
Dec 26, 2012	3	$10,006,383	-33%		3,010	$3,324	$25,017,504	2
Dec 27, 2012	3	$8,302,761	-17%		3,010	$2,758	$33,320,265	3
Dec 28, 2012	2	$9,695,416	+17%		3,010	$3,221	$43,015,681	4
Dec 29, 2012	2	$11,362,499	+17%		3,010	$3,775	$54,378,180	5
Dec 30, 2012	2	$9,064,973	-20%		3,010	$3,012	$63,443,153	6
Dec 31, 2012	3	$5,162,458	-43%		3,010	$1,715	$68,605,611	7
Jan 1, 2013	2	$9,227,886	+79%	-39%	3,010	$3,066	$77,833,497	8
Jan 2, 2013	1	$4,551,813	-51%	-55%	3,010	$1,512	$82,385,310	9
Jan 3, 2013	1	$3,884,067	-15%	-53%	3,010	$1,290	$86,269,377	10
Jan 4, 2013	2	$6,177,843	+59%	-36%	3,010	$2,052	$92,447,220	11
Jan 5, 2013	1	$8,426,744	+36%	-26%	3,010	$2,800	$100,873,964	12
Jan 6, 2013	1	$5,406,158	-36%	-40%	3,010	$1,796	$106,280,122	13
Jan 7, 2013	1	$1,872,463	-65%	-64%	3,010	$622	$108,152,585	14
Jan 8, 2013	1	$2,428,066	+30%	-74%	3,010	$807	$110,580,651	15
Jan 9, 2013	1	$1,882,028	-22%	-59%	3,010	$625	$112,462,679	16
Jan 10, 2013	1	$1,871,443	-1%	-52%	3,010	$622	$114,334,122	17
Jan 11, 2013	4	$3,442,642	+84%	-44%	3,012	$1,143	$117,776,764	18
Jan 12, 2013	4	$4,641,652	+35%	-45%	3,012	$1,541	$122,418,416	19
Jan 13, 2013	4	$2,956,191	-36%	-45%	3,012	$981	$125,374,607	20
Jan 14, 2013	3	$1,218,771	-59%	-35%	3,012	$405	$126,593,378	21
Jan 15, 2013	3	$1,403,163	+15%	-42%	3,012	$466	$127,996,541	22
Jan 16, 2013	3	$1,076,062	-23%	-43%	3,012	$357	$129,072,603	23
Jan 17, 2013	3	$1,046,132	-3%	-44%	3,012	$347	$130,118,735	24
Jan 18, 2013	7	$2,189,464	+109%	-36%	2,516	$870	$132,308,199	25
Jan 19, 2013	7	$3,454,463	+58%	-26%	2,516	$1,373	$135,762,662	26
Jan 20, 2013	7	$2,111,873	-39%	-29%	2,516	$839	$137,874,535	27
Jan 21, 2013	6	$1,460,313	-31%	+20%	2,516	$580	$139,334,848	28
Jan 22, 2013	5	$749,886	-49%	-47%	2,516	$298	$140,084,734	29
Jan 23, 2013	5	$597,237	-20%	-44%	2,516	$237	$140,681,971	30
Jan 24, 2013	5	$607,855	+2%	-42%	2,516	$242	$141,289,826	31
Jan 25, 2013	7	$1,218,474	+100%	-44%	2,007	$607	$142,508,300	32
Jan 26, 2013	6	$2,336,548	+92%	-32%	2,007	$1,164	$144,844,848	33
Jan 27, 2013	6	$1,391,910	-40%	-34%	2,007	$694	$146,236,758	34
Jan 28, 2013	6	$409,948	-71%	-72%	2,007	$204	$146,646,706	35
Jan 29, 2013	6	$485,069	+18%	-35%	2,007	$242	$147,131,775	36
Jan 30, 2013	6	$394,513	-19%	-34%	2,007	$197	$147,526,288	37
Jan 31, 2013	6	$418,901	+6%	-31%	2,007	$209	$147,945,189	38
Feb 1, 2013	8	$924,665	+121%	-24%	1,777	$520	$148,869,854	39
Feb 2, 2013	8	$1,628,408	+76%	-30%	1,777	$916	$150,498,262	40
Feb 3, 2013	9	$449,696	-72%	-68%	1,777	$253	$150,947,958	41
Feb 4, 2013	8	$313,208	-30%	-24%	1,777	$176	$151,261,166	42
Feb 5, 2013	8	$368,964	+18%	-24%	1,777	$208	$151,630,130	43
Feb 6, 2013	8	$297,725	-19%	-25%	1,777	$168	$151,927,855	44
Feb 7, 2013	8	$290,277	-3%	-31%	1,777	$163	$152,218,132	45
Feb 8, 2013	8	$554,885	+91%	-40%	1,502	$369	$152,773,017	46
Feb 9, 2013	9	$1,084,038	+95%	-33%	1,502	$722	$153,857,055	47
Feb 10, 2013	9	$664,572	-39%	+48%	1,502	$442	$154,521,627	48
Feb 11, 2013	10	$225,183	-66%	-28%	1,502	$150	$154,746,810	49
Feb 12, 2013	13	$232,666	+3%	-37%	1,502	$155	$154,979,476	50
Feb 13, 2013	11	$191,419	-18%	-36%	1,502	$127	$155,170,895	51
Feb 14, 2013	12	$327,088	+71%	+13%	1,408	$232	$155,497,983	52
Feb 15, 2013	13	$363,495	+11%	-34%	1,017	$357	$155,861,478	53
Feb 16, 2013	15	$641,496	+76%	-41%	1,017	$631	$156,502,974	54
Feb 17, 2013	15	$522,290	-19%	-21%	1,017	$514	$157,025,264	55
Feb 18, 2013	15	$329,883	-37%	+46%	1,017	$324	$157,355,147	56
Feb 19, 2013	15	$160,202	-51%	-31%	1,017	$158	$157,515,349	57
Feb 20, 2013	15	$146,363	-9%	-24%	1,017	$144	$157,661,712	58
Feb 21, 2013	15	$155,063	+6%	-53%	1,017	$152	$157,816,775	59
Feb 22, 2013	-	$262,854	+70%	-28%	659	$399	$158,079,629	60
Feb 23, 2013	-	$476,736	+81%	-26%	659	$723	$158,556,365	61
Feb 24, 2013	-	$232,065	-51%	-56%	659	$352	$158,788,430	62
Feb 25, 2013	15	$128,559	-45%	-61%	659	$195	$158,916,989	63
Feb 26, 2013	15	$142,460	+11%	-11%	659	$216	$159,059,449	64
Feb 27, 2013	15	$117,499	-18%	-20%	659	$178	$159,176,948	65
Feb 28, 2013	16	$120,059	+2%	-23%	659	$182	$159,297,007	66
Mar 1, 2013	16	$275,110	+129%	+5%	983	$280	$159,572,117	67
Mar 2, 2013	17	$470,330	+71%	-1%	983	$478	$160,042,447	68
Mar 3, 2013	18	$231,490	-51%	n/c	983	$235	$160,273,937	69
Mar 4, 2013	16	$91,371	-61%	-29%	983	$93	$160,365,308	70
Mar 5, 2013	15	$116,739	+28%	-18%	983	$119	$160,482,047	71
Mar 6, 2013	16	$94,156	-19%	-20%	983	$96	$160,576,203	72
Mar 7, 2013	16	$97,249	+3%	-19%	983	$99	$160,673,452	73
Mar 8, 2013	-	$124,195	+28%	-55%	336	$370	$160,797,647	74
Mar 9, 2013	-	$198,295	+60%	-58%	336	$590	$160,995,942	75
Mar 10, 2013	-	$109,584	-45%	-53%	336	$326	$161,105,526	76
Mar 11, 2013	-	$46,319	-58%	-49%	336	$138	$161,151,845	77
Mar 12, 2013	-	$60,499	+31%	-48%	336	$180	$161,212,344	78
Mar 13, 2013	-	$45,794	-24%	-51%	336	$136	$161,258,138	79
Mar 14, 2013	-	$47,389	+3%	-51%	336	$141	$161,305,527	80
Mar 15, 2013	-	$84,698	+79%	-32%	266	$318	$161,390,225	81
Mar 16, 2013	-	$127,567	+51%	-36%	266	$480	$161,517,792	82
Mar 17, 2013	-	$70,479	-45%	-36%	266	$265	$161,588,271	83
Mar 18, 2013	-	$33,256	-53%	-28%	266	$125	$161,621,527	84
Mar 19, 2013	-	$40,081	+21%	-34%	266	$151	$161,661,608	85
Mar 20, 2013	-	$35,586	-11%	-22%	266	$134	$161,697,194	86
Mar 22, 2013	-	$75,116		-11%	296	$254	$161,798,932	88
Mar 23, 2013	-	$127,523	+70%	n/c	296	$431	$161,926,455	89
Mar 24, 2013	-	$80,980	-36%	+15%	296	$274	$162,007,435	90
Mar 25, 2013	-	$33,480	-59%	+1%	296	$113	$162,040,915	91
Mar 26, 2013	-	$37,905	+13%	-5%	296	$128	$162,078,820	92
Mar 27, 2013	-	$31,521	-17%	-11%	296	$106	$162,110,341	93
Mar 28, 2013	-	$32,472	+3%		296	$110	$162,142,813	94
Mar 29, 2013	-	$58,986	+82%	-21%	233	$253	$162,201,799	95
Mar 30, 2013	-	$69,219	+17%	-46%	233	$297	$162,271,018	96
Mar 31, 2013	-	$43,665	-37%	-46%	233	$187	$162,314,683	97
Apr 1, 2013	-	$26,650	-39%	-20%	233	$114	$162,341,333	98
Apr 2, 2013	-	$23,203	-13%	-39%	233	$100	$162,364,536	99
Apr 3, 2013	-	$22,362	-4%	-29%	233	$96	$162,386,898	100
Apr 4, 2013	-	$24,407	+9%	-25%	233	$105	$162,411,305	101
Apr 5, 2013	-	$43,194	+77%	-27%	183	$236	$162,454,499	102
Apr 6, 2013	-	$57,662	+33%	-17%	183	$315	$162,512,161	103
Apr 7, 2013	-	$37,001	-36%	-15%	183	$202	$162,549,162	104
Apr 8, 2013	-	$11,771	-68%	-56%	183	$64	$162,560,933	105
Apr 9, 2013	-	$17,914	+52%	-23%	183	$98	$162,578,847	106
Apr 10, 2013	-	$15,539	-13%	-31%	183	$85	$162,594,386	107
Apr 11, 2013	-	$16,058	+3%	-34%	183	$88	$162,610,444	108
Apr 12, 2013	-	$24,031	+50%	-44%	126	$191	$162,634,475	109
Apr 13, 2013	-	$38,378	+60%	-33%	126	$305	$162,672,853	110
Apr 14, 2013	-	$18,729	-51%	-49%	126	$149	$162,691,582	111
Apr 15, 2013	-	$6,709	-64%	-43%	126	$53	$162,698,291	112
Apr 16, 2013	-	$8,546	+27%	-52%	126	$68	$162,706,837	113
Apr 17, 2013	-	$7,150	-16%	-54%	126	$57	$162,713,987	114
Apr 18, 2013	-	$7,660	+7%	-52%	126	$61	$162,721,647	115
Apr 19, 2013	-	$10,414	+36%	-57%	77	$135	$162,732,061	116
Apr 20, 2013	-	$18,938	+82%	-51%	77	$246	$162,750,999	117
Apr 21, 2013	-	$9,257	-51%	-51%	77	$120	$162,760,256	118
Apr 22, 2013	-	$3,261	-65%	-51%	77	$42	$162,763,517	119
Apr 23, 2013	-	$4,173	+28%	-51%	77	$54	$162,767,690	120
Apr 24, 2013	-	$3,473	-17%	-51%	77	$45	$162,771,163	121
Apr 25, 2013	-	$3,609	+4%	-53%	77	$47	$162,774,772	122
Apr 26, 2013	-	$4,896	+36%	-53%	38	$129	$162,779,668	123
Apr 27, 2013	-	$6,811	+39%	-64%	38	$179	$162,786,479	124
Apr 28, 2013	-	$2,953	-57%	-68%	38	$78	$162,789,432	125
Apr 29, 2013	-	$1,423	-52%	-56%	38	$37	$162,790,855	126
Apr 30, 2013	-	$2,116	+49%	-49%	38	$56	$162,792,971	127
May 1, 2013	-	$1,532	-28%	-56%	38	$40	$162,794,503	128
May 2, 2013	-	$1,544	+1%	-57%	38	$41	$162,796,047	129
May 3, 2013	-	$1,380	-11%	-72%	12	$115	$162,797,427	130
May 4, 2013	-	$2,113	+53%	-69%	12	$176	$162,799,540	131
May 5, 2013	-	$940	-56%	-68%	12	$78	$162,800,480	132
May 6, 2013	-	$456	-51%	-68%	12	$38	$162,800,936	133
May 7, 2013	-	$876	+92%	-59%	12	$73	$162,801,812	134
May 8, 2013	-	$558	-36%	-64%	12	$47	$162,802,370	135
May 9, 2013	-	$744	+33%	-52%	12	$62	$162,803,114	136
May 13, 2013	-	$170		-63%	5	$34	$162,804,818	140
May 14, 2013	-	$142	-16%	-84%	5	$28	$162,804,960	141
May 15, 2013	-	$215	+51%	-61%	5	$43	$162,805,175	142
May 16, 2013	-	$259	+20%	-65%	5	$52	$162,805,434	143

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 21, 2012	3	$33,320,265		3,010	$11,070	$33,320,265	1
Dec 28, 2012	2	$52,949,112	+59%	3,010	$17,591	$86,269,377	2
Jan 4, 2013	1	$28,064,745	-47%	3,010	$9,324	$114,334,122	3
Jan 11, 2013	4	$15,784,613	-44%	3,012	$5,241	$130,118,735	4
Jan 18, 2013	6	$11,171,091	-29%	2,516	$4,440	$141,289,826	5
Jan 25, 2013	6	$6,655,363	-40%	2,007	$3,316	$147,945,189	6
Feb 1, 2013	8	$4,272,943	-36%	1,777	$2,405	$152,218,132	7
Feb 8, 2013	11	$3,279,851	-23%	1,502	$2,184	$155,497,983	8
Feb 15, 2013	15	$2,318,792	-29%	1,017	$2,280	$157,816,775	9
Feb 22, 2013	17	$1,480,232	-36%	659	$2,246	$159,297,007	10
Mar 1, 2013	17	$1,376,445	-7%	983	$1,400	$160,673,452	11
Mar 8, 2013	20	$632,075	-54%	336	$1,881	$161,305,527	12
Mar 15, 2013	23	$418,289	-34%	266	$1,573	$161,723,816	13
Mar 22, 2013	22	$418,997	n/c	296	$1,416	$162,142,813	14
Mar 29, 2013	23	$268,492	-36%	233	$1,152	$162,411,305	15
Apr 5, 2013	28	$199,139	-26%	183	$1,088	$162,610,444	16
Apr 12, 2013	38	$111,203	-44%	126	$883	$162,721,647	17
Apr 19, 2013	48	$53,125	-52%	77	$690	$162,774,772	18
Apr 26, 2013	64	$21,275	-60%	38	$560	$162,796,047	19
May 3, 2013	84	$7,067	-67%	12	$589	$162,803,114	20
May 10, 2013	101	$2,320	-67%	5	$464	$162,805,434	21

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Argentina	1/31/2013	$505,376	67	83	394	$2,199,830	12/30/2018
Aruba	12/25/2012	$4,698	3	3	8	$12,363	12/30/2018
Australia	1/24/2013	$3,952,669	330	330	2,061	$16,438,085	4/1/2024
Austria	1/18/2013	$1,317,590	87	91	832	$6,592,612	12/14/2015
Bahrain	1/17/2013	$48,491	5	5	16	$125,172	12/30/2018
Belgium	1/16/2013	$712,939	65	65	570	$3,886,707	12/14/2015
Bolivia	1/31/2013	$0	0	12	23	$73,894	12/30/2018
Brazil	1/18/2013	$1,275,345	187	194	1,201	$7,010,528	12/14/2015
Bulgaria	1/18/2013	$69,934	33	33	91	$229,806	12/30/2018
Central America	1/25/2013	$72,657	34	34	133	$271,248	12/14/2015
Chile	1/17/2013	$170,456	43	44	215	$936,855	12/30/2018
Colombia	2/1/2013	$178,253	66	66	237	$672,871	12/30/2018
Croatia	1/17/2013	$83,524	22	23	184	$318,948	12/30/2018
Curacao	12/27/2012	$5,101	1	1	6	$31,268	12/30/2018
Czech Republic	1/17/2013	$281,765	64	68	443	$1,389,475	12/30/2018
Denmark	1/24/2013	$582,856	81	81	484	$3,610,280	12/14/2015
Dominican Republic	2/28/2013	$0	0	10	26	$51,391	12/30/2018
East Africa	1/25/2013	$1,774	1	1	1	$1,774	12/14/2015
Ecuador	1/18/2013	$30,449	20	20	84	$109,423	12/30/2018
Egypt	1/16/2013	$32,582	10	10	50	$135,022	12/30/2018
Estonia	1/18/2013	$40,124	8	8	42	$224,864	12/14/2015
Finland	1/18/2013	$292,412	69	69	340	$1,766,650	12/14/2015
France	1/16/2013	$8,082,471	610	774	5,332	$37,297,980	12/14/2015
Germany	1/17/2013	$9,007,598	618	865	7,499	$50,853,260	12/14/2015
Ghana	1/18/2013	$8,887	1	1	9	$36,062	12/30/2018
Greece	1/17/2013	$386,927	102	102	346	$1,378,573	12/14/2015
Hong Kong	1/17/2013	$254,050	31	31	96	$667,690	12/14/2015
Hungary	1/17/2013	$290,573	57	57	341	$1,189,490	12/30/2018
Iceland	1/18/2013	$0	0	7	22	$217,476	12/30/2018
India	3/22/2013	$276,874	265	265	328	$554,834	12/14/2015
Indonesia	2/13/2013	$299,079	108	108	215	$576,440	12/30/2018
Iraq	1/31/2013	$2,384	1	2	9	$12,496	12/30/2018
Israel	1/17/2013	$364,300	26	29	280	$2,182,213	12/30/2018
Italy	1/17/2013	$4,720,430	517	568	2,507	$16,283,123	12/14/2015
Jamaica	12/25/2012	$27,934	4	5	20	$143,648	12/30/2018
Japan	3/1/2013	$0	0	148	363	$4,880,841	12/14/2015
Jordan	1/17/2013	$19,124	4	6	15	$30,595,644	12/30/2018
Kenya	1/18/2013	$17,501	8	8	33	$50,410	12/30/2018
Kuwait	1/17/2013	$119,577	10	10	18	$276,902	12/30/2018
Latvia	1/18/2013	$31,273	6	6	31	$144,381	12/30/2018
Lebanon	1/17/2013	$49,506	13	13	32	$164,007	12/30/2018
Lithuania	1/25/2013	$38,056	11	11	44	$124,867	12/14/2015
Malaysia	3/14/2013	$76,665	37	37	95	$181,343	12/14/2015
Mexico	1/18/2013	$986,119	449	449	1,894	$4,026,816	12/14/2015
Netherlands	1/17/2013	$893,719	87	90	758	$4,721,883	12/14/2015
New Zealand	1/24/2013	$382,771	57	59	459	$1,697,431	7/8/2024
Nigeria	1/18/2013	$50,484	9	9	90	$249,139	12/30/2018
Norway	1/18/2013	$606,450	139	139	482	$3,517,987	12/14/2015
Oman	1/17/2013	$22,920	4	4	7	$48,541	12/30/2018
Peru	2/7/2013	$0	0	26	82	$424,379	12/30/2018
Philippines	3/13/2013	$95,499	62	62	91	$137,177	12/30/2018
Poland	1/18/2013	$0	0	118	440	$2,691,572	12/30/2018
Portugal	1/24/2013	$374,084	64	64	358	$1,237,455	7/14/2020
Qatar	1/17/2013	$42,286	4	4	8	$94,953	12/30/2018
Romania	1/18/2013	$190,998	42	42	181	$575,978	12/30/2018
Russia (CIS)	1/17/2013	$5,514,730	750	750	2,685	$15,975,993	12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro	1/17/2013	$41,371	22	22	109	$206,835	12/30/2018
Singapore	3/21/2013	$163,662	19	19	43	$410,216	12/14/2015
Slovakia	1/17/2013	$103,803	35	35	145	$386,392	12/14/2015
Slovenia	1/17/2013	$42,024	13	13	89	$169,402	12/14/2015
South Africa	1/18/2013	$106,098	34	34	207	$525,274	12/14/2015
South Korea	3/21/2013	$832,754	346	346	621	$1,625,583	11/14/2019
Spain	1/18/2013	$3,376,672	541	541	3,785	$14,282,117	12/14/2015
Suriname	1/4/2013	$3,513	1	1	6	$15,432	12/30/2018
Sweden	1/18/2013	$1,169,848	163	163	826	$5,723,060	12/14/2015
Switzerland	1/17/2013	$0	0	8	23	$4,359,137	12/14/2015
Syria	1/19/2013	$114	1	2	11	$4,708	12/30/2018
Taiwan	2/27/2013	$102,478	47	47	112	$437,390	12/14/2015
Thailand	3/14/2013	$107,761	34	34	70	$227,415	12/14/2015
Trinidad	1/2/2013	$59,327	10	10	45	$174,031	12/30/2018
Turkey	2/1/2013	$231,859	52	52	252	$982,231	12/30/2018
Ukraine	1/17/2013	$401,451	104	104	393	$1,118,961	12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates	1/17/2013	$304,464	30	30	58	$790,029	12/30/2018
United Kingdom	1/18/2013	$4,546,811	580	580	2,853	$24,893,462	12/14/2015
Uruguay	1/18/2013	$26,396	6	6	47	$207,333	12/30/2018
Venezuela	1/18/2013	$0	0	54	170	$1,109,361	12/14/2015
Vietnam	3/15/2013	$33,329	23	23	47	$87,713	12/30/2018
International Total						$287,036,132	7/8/2024

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400)	308	$287,036,132
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	157	$287,036,132
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office	15	$287,036,132
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	132	$287,036,132
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	160	$287,036,132
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	18	$287,036,132
All Time International Box Office for Western Movies	1	$287,036,132
All Time International Box Office for R Movies	28	$287,036,132
All Time International Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies	3	$287,036,132

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400)	301	$449,841,566
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	154	$449,841,566
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	16	$449,841,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	122	$449,841,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	152	$449,841,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	20	$449,841,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Western Movies	1	$449,841,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies	30	$449,841,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies	2	$449,841,566

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Apr 21, 2013	1	589,842		589,842	$10,192,470	$10,192,470	1
Apr 28, 2013	1	315,862	-46%	905,704	$6,269,861	$16,462,331	2
May 5, 2013	4	127,011	-60%	1,032,715	$2,521,168	$18,983,499	3
May 12, 2013	6	80,274	-37%	1,112,989	$1,473,028	$20,456,527	4
May 19, 2013	8	58,928	-27%	1,171,917	$1,141,435	$21,597,962	5
May 26, 2013	18	37,462	-36%	1,209,379	$671,694	$22,269,656	6
Jun 2, 2013	15	69,216	+85%	1,278,595	$1,349,712	$23,619,368	7
Jun 16, 2013	9	31,706		1,323,891	$427,714	$24,267,376	9
Jun 30, 2013	27	21,668		1,360,588	$430,543	$24,997,597	11
Jul 7, 2013	26	26,817	+24%	1,387,405	$508,182	$25,505,779	12
Jul 14, 2013	27	23,057	-14%	1,410,462	$389,894	$25,895,673	13
Jul 21, 2013	25	27,285	+18%	1,437,747	$470,666	$26,366,339	14
Jul 28, 2013	20	34,008	+25%	1,471,755	$495,156	$26,861,495	15
Aug 4, 2013	27	10,958	-68%	1,482,713	$164,151	$27,025,646	16
Aug 11, 2013	30	19,613	+79%	1,502,326	$293,214	$27,318,860	17
Feb 9, 2014	29	19,633		1,717,054	$197,704	$30,276,617	43

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Apr 21, 2013	1	672,777		672,777	$15,594,971	$15,594,971	1
Apr 28, 2013	1	182,486	-73%	855,263	$4,425,286	$20,020,257	2
May 5, 2013	3	74,979	-59%	930,242	$1,721,524	$21,741,781	3
May 12, 2013	6	52,415	-30%	982,657	$1,172,518	$22,914,299	4
May 19, 2013	5	34,301	-35%	1,016,958	$787,201	$23,701,500	5
May 26, 2013	11	23,958	-30%	1,040,916	$549,363	$24,250,863	6
Jun 2, 2013	9	18,222	-24%	1,059,138	$414,923	$24,665,786	7
Jun 9, 2013	20	9,185	-50%	1,068,323	$197,743	$24,863,529	8
Jun 16, 2013	4	102,800	+1,019%	1,171,123	$1,375,469	$26,238,998	9
Jun 23, 2013	14	12,925	-87%	1,184,048	$283,055	$26,522,053	10
Jun 30, 2013	17	9,477	-27%	1,193,525	$208,312	$26,730,365	11
Jul 7, 2013	18	10,788	+14%	1,204,313	$236,682	$26,967,047	12
Feb 9, 2014	19	21,123		1,266,034	$340,499	$27,961,964	43
Jun 18, 2023	16	2,435		1,452,725	$44,828	$30,282,258	531

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

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.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Date	Rank	Days In Top 10	Vierwership Score
Apr 26, 2020	10	1	1
Apr 27, 2020	8	2	4
Apr 28, 2020	10	3	5
Apr 29, 2020	10	4	6
Apr 30, 2020	9	5	8

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases More Powerful in High Definition

July 29th, 2013

There were a lot of new releases on the Blu-ray sales chart this week. This includes Oz the Great and Powerful, which led the way with 472,000 units / $13.21 million during its first week of release. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 46%, which is a good start for a visually impressive adventure film. More...

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: April 28th, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

There were a quartet of new releases this week, but it was a matter of quantity over quality and Django Unchained remained on top of the DVD and Blu-ray carts. The Gangster Squad settled for second place with 314,000 units / $5.04 million on DVD and 149,000 units / $3.52 million It's opening week Blu-ray share was 32%, which is solid for a drama, but nothing too impressive. Its running totals are 532,000 units / $8.31 million on DVD and 236,000 units / $5.69 million on Blu-ray. More...

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: April 21st, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

New releases were led by Django Unchained on both DVD and Blu-ray. It sold 590,000 units and generated $10.19 million on DVD and 667,000 units / $15.47 million on Blu-ray. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 53%, which is very strong. Since then, the film has sold a total of 1.27 million units and $23.42 million on DVD and 1.08 million units / $25.23 million on Blu-ray. On the other hand, it was the only new release in the top five, or even the top ten.

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Home Market Numbers: April 14th, 2013: Home Market Sinks to Yearly Low

May 31st, 2013

The overall home market again sank for the week of April 14th, 2013 falling to what was arguably the lowest level for the year. Since there was only one new release to reach the top ten, it should come as no surprise that the total sales fell from last week, but it is still troubling. In total, there were 688,000 units sold and $17.95 million in revenue generated. This was 24% fewer units and 37% less revenue when compared to last week. Even more troubling, this was the lowest units sold all year and second lowest by revenue. Fortunately, and more importantly, it was better than the same weekend last year by 26% in terms of units and 34% in terms of revenue. The overall Blu-ray share was mostly flat at 31% in terms of units and 38% in terms of revenue. It will be this way for most of the summer, until the flood of TV on DVD releases start coming out, at which time the Blu-ray share will drop. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 23rd, 2013

April 23rd, 2013

This time of year tends to be really bad on the home market. By this late in spring, there are only a few late winter releases still finding their way on the home market. Last weekend it was Django Unchained and next weekend it will be Silver Linings Playbook. This week, there are no such releases. The best selling release according to Amazon.com is Jurassic Park, which makes its home market 3D debut. (It is still in the top ten at the box office, so that might be helping the sales.) I hope to get a screener to review but so far it is late, so I'm not sure if the 3D upgrade is worth the triple-dip. As far as Pick of the Week Contenders, there are not many. The Impossible is probably the best bet, but I'm still waiting for the screener. The week is so bad, that I took the time to review Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray a week in advance, just so I would have something to choose as Pick of the Week this week. It is expensive, but there are several classic episodes that aired this season and there is a ton of new extras on the six-disc set. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 16th, 2013

April 16th, 2013

It is both a great week and a terrible week on the home market. On the high end, Django Unchained is coming out. It is one of the biggest hits of the fall and one of the best reviewed films of the year. It would be a contender for Pick of the Week regardless how busy the week was. On the other hand, there are releases in the Amazon.com's top ten new releases for the week that would be filler on even an average week. After Django Unchained, there's no real depth this week. The Blu-ray Combo Pack doesn't have a lot of extras, but it is still worthy of Pick of the Week honors. More...

International Box Office: Journey Never Ends

March 6th, 2013

Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons earned first place for the third weekend in a row earning $23.37 million in 8 markets for a running tally of $193.09 million. A few years ago, a Chinese film earning nearly $200 million would have been the biggest news of the year, but this is becoming almost common. More...

Weekend Estimates: Jack No Giant

March 3rd, 2013

The year's first big-budget special effects extravaganza is headed for a decidedly weak opening weekend. Jack the Giant Slayer will earn about $28 million, according to Warner Bros., which is only a fraction of its reported $195 million production budget. Even with international numbers expected to be better, the film will struggle financially. The weekend's other openers are posting even more modest numbers, but benefit from having much, much lower budgets. 21 and Over is set for $9 million for Relativity and The Last Exorcism Part II will post about $8 million for CBS Films. Phantom, from new distributor RCR Media Group, will pick up a very weak $460,000 or so (they have not shared an official number with us) from 1,118 theaters, highlighting once more the challenge for new distributors in establishing a place in the market. More...

International Box Office: Extended Journey on the Top

February 28th, 2013

A Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons remained in first place with $54.93 million in 6 markets for a total of $168.02 million after three weeks of release. It is the biggest Chinese film released this year, but it won't be the last to get to the century mark. More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Unites a Divided Night at the Oscars

February 25th, 2013

Argo was the big winner at the Oscars last night, although arguably, there were no big winners, but a lot of films that shared in the glory. There were also some pretty interesting twists and a few events that stand out. Due to ongoing computer difficulties, I was unable to live-blog the Oscars this year. I will still be giving my reactions on a category by category basis, but not in the order they were handed out. More...

Argo Predicted as Best Picture, Awards to Be Spread Far and Wide

February 24th, 2013

Voting is closed in our annual Predict the Academy Awards contest, and Argo is the clear favorite to pick up the Best Picture award, based on the opinion of nearly 500 entrants. Ben Affleck's thriller took an impressive 80% of the vote, more than six times the score of Lincoln, which took second place in the poll. Coincidentally, the contest has predicted the winner of the Best Picture Oscar 80% of the time in the 15 years we've been running it. Quite a few other categories have strong favorites, but there are also some really close calls, and it looks as though the awards will be shared by several films tonight.

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- Predicted Winners in Each Category More...

Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Regains Top Spot

February 24th, 2013

The box office crown for Oscar weekend will be claimed by Identity Thief, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, even though the comedy will fall by a relatively large 41% from last weekend. So its win is in large part due to the low-key new releases: Snitch will be second with $13 million in a modest 2,511 theaters and Dark Skies is headed for 6th place with $8.85 million from 2,313 theaters. Neither new film has particularly low per theater averages ($5,177 and $3,826 respectively), so their so-so debuts are as much a factor of their smallish opening theater counts as lack of demand. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 22nd, 2013

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. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. Like last year, there are nine nominees. Unlike last year, none of them were completely out of left field. That's not to say they all have a legitimate shot at winning; there's definitely a favorite. However, politics could become an issue. I don't mean politics as in Democrat vs. Republican. I mean behind-the-scenes issues might play a bigger role than what is on the screen. Let's take a look at the nominees, and their chances to claiming the crown on Sunday. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 21st, 2013

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 two writing categories, finishing with Best Original Screenplay. There are actually three films that could win that and it wouldn't be a total shock if they did. That said, there is still a favorite to contend with. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 21st, 2013

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 two writing categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is a race that is not as close as many thought it would be, and it is not the two early front-runners running away with the Oscar. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 21st, 2013

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, continuing with Best Supporting Actor. This category is more competitive than Best Supporting Actress, but even so, it is mostly a two horse race. More...

International Box Office: Journey has a Good Day

February 21st, 2013

Thanks to the Chinese New Year, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons rocketed into first place with $94.26 million in 5 markets over the weekend for a total run of $113.09 million. The film broke a number of records in its native China, including biggest opening day for a Chinese film ($12.3 million) and biggest single day of all time ($19.6 million) and fastest to $100 million in China (8 days). At this point, someone in North America should be interested in grabbing the film for a domestic release. More...

International Box Office: Django Completes Hat Trick

February 14th, 2013

For the third weekend in a row, Django Unchained earned first place on the international chart. This weekend it earned $19.55 million on 5,090 screens in 65 markets for totals of $187.71 million internationally and $342.23 million worldwide. It has now made more than Inglourious Basterds made worldwide, and it is a week away from becoming Quentin Tarantino's undisputed biggest hit of his career. Plus, it has yet to open in Japan and a few other markets, so it might have more milestones ahead. More...

International Box Office: Django Remains Top Draw

February 6th, 2013

Django Unchained won the international race with $30.28 million on 5,990 screens in 65 markets for a running total of $158.36 million. Worldwide, its total has reached $309.31 million. It is just a week away from overtaking Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. The film had no major market openings, which makes its hold more impressive. Its best market was Germany, where it made $6.61 million on 708 screens over the weekend for a total of $30.78 million after three. More...

International Box Office: Django Battles Bond for Top Spot

January 30th, 2013

There was a relatively close race on top of the international chart, but Django Unchained came out on top for the second week in a row. This time it earned $43.10 million on 6,421 screens in 64 markets for a total of $111.61 million after just two weeks of release. It is rapidly closing in on Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. It is also the most expensive film in his career. The film opened in first place in Australia with $3.95 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.61 million. It also remained in top spot in Germany with an incredible $8.08 million on 650 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $21.32 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Become the Hunted

January 28th, 2013

January ended, and we should all be glad it did. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters did beat modest expectations, but most of the rest failed that test with Movie 43 crashing worse than even my low expectations. The overall box office fell 20% from last weekend to $112 million. This was 11% less than the same weekend last year; fortunately, this was the first miss of 2013 and the year still has a lead of 10% over 2012 at $797 million to $721 million. More...

International Box Office: Unchained Free to Take Top Spot

January 23rd, 2013

Django Unchained began its international run in first place with $49.70 million on 5,863 screens in 54 markets. It opened in first place in a number of major markets, led by Germany, where it made $9.84 million on 482 screens, while it was nearly as potent in France with $7.54 million on 610 screens. It also earned first place in Italy with $4.60 million on 541 screens and in Spain with $3.40 million on 541. It had to settle for second place in the U.K. ($4.45 million on 445 screens); in Russia ($5.52 million on 736); and in Mexico ($999,000 on 451). It only managed third place in Brazil with $1.27 million, but it was only playing on 187 screens. Overall, this debut was 30% better than Inglourious Basterds' debut in the same markets. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Oscar Bounce Subdued

January 14th, 2013

Oscar nominations didn't produce a big box office bounce over the weekend, but Zero Dark Thirty still managed an easy win, despite missing my admittedly high expectations. The only film in the top five to be a pleasant surprise was A Haunted House, although "pleasant" is not a word most critics were using to describe it. The box office pulled in $141 million overall, which was 4.7% lower than last weekend. More importantly though, it was 6.3% higher than the same weekend last year, which means if A Haunted House bombed like I thought it would, 2013 would have lost in the year-over-year comparison. Fortunately, we had a second win in as many weeks and 2013 is off to an early 22% lead, at $441 million to $362 million. More...

2013 Awards Season: Les Mis Leads Ways as Surprises Dominate

January 14th, 2013

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their awards last night, and the trend of surprises continues. Les Miserables led the way with three awards, only one of which I was truly expecting. Meanwhile, Argo won more awards than Lincoln. I don't think anyone was predicting that. More...

Weekend Estimates: Minor Oscar Effect as Zero Dark Thirty Wins

January 13th, 2013

As expected, Zero Dark Thirty will ride its Oscar nominations to a win at the box office this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. But the overall Oscar effect seems quite small. In fact, A Haunted House, which it's safe to say won't be on any Oscar lists this time next year, will have the highest per theater average in the top 10, and came in a very creditable second place with $18.8 million from just 2,160 theaters. Gangster Squad, which has some Oscar-style pedigree, but suffered from a delay for reshoots following the Aurora tragedy, will come in third with a slightly disappointing $16.7 million from 3,103 venues. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Oscar Glory Shine a Light on Dark?

January 11th, 2013

With the Oscar nominations announced yesterday, most movie aficionados are focusing on that. This is great news for Zero Dark Thirty, which picked up five Oscars yesterday and should lead the box office this week. There are other films opening wide this week. This includes Gangster Squad, which should do acceptable business, even though its reviews are weak. Finally there's A Haunted House, which is an early contender for worst movie of the year. Last year, Contraband opened with just over $24 million and I think Zero Dark Thirty will top that. Overall, 2013 looks pretty good in comparison. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Texas Messes With Holdovers

January 7th, 2013

There was a pleasant surprise during the first weekend of 2013, as Texas Chainsaw 3D opened in first place with more than $20 million. Django Unchained also beat that milestone. The overall box office still fell from last weekend, down 18% to $147 million, but this is to be expected for a post-holiday weekend. It was 5.9% higher than the same weekend last year and 2013 is off to an early lead over 2012 at $253 million to $191 million. Hopefully I don't have to tell you it is way too early to pay serious attention to those numbers, but it is better to win early than fall behind. More...

2013 Awards Season: WGAs Leaves Analysts In the Dark

January 7th, 2013

Surprises seems to be the word of the day, as the WGA nominations included a number of them. Granted, Zero Dark Thirty and a lot of the other films that have earned Awards Season success thus far were here, but there were almost as many surprises as there were obvious choices. More...

2013 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Few Surprises

January 6th, 2013

Producers Guild of America announced their nominations this week, including the three theatrical categories. There were a number of films on the list that have been mentioned time and time again this awards season, like Zero Dark Thirty, but there were also a few surprises. More...

Weekend Estimates: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Surprises

January 6th, 2013

After a few weeks of family fare at the top of the box office charts, teens and young adults are reasserting themselves in movie theaters this weekend, pushing Texas Chainsaw 3D to a surprise win and Django Unchained above The Hobbit. Both films will earn over $20 million this weekend, according to studio estimates. There's also a lot of strength in depth this weekend, with 21 films set to earn over $1 million. That's not quite a record (25 films topped $1 million the weekends of January 12, 2007 and the following weekend -- for the full list, see our analysis), but it's certainly a healthy way to start 2013. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases to Win New Year?

January 4th, 2013

Its the first weekend of 2013 and there is one new wide release and a previous limited release expanding semi-wide. Will either film compete for top spot? Not likely. There are some recent examples of horror films opening well in January, so Texas Chainsaw 3D could be a surprise hit, but there's also a chance it won't reach the top 5. Meanwhile, Promised Land is a message movie, but one that has limited appeal beyond those that agree with the message. This means The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will remain on top of the box office chart. If it does so, it will mean in the past nine weeks, only three films have earned first place over the weekend. 2012 got off to a strong start and last year the box office was led by The Devil Inside, which made $33.73 million. I don't think any film will make $20 million over the weekend this year, so 2013 could start off on a losing note. More...

Contest: Army of Two: Winning Announcement

January 3rd, 2013

The winner of our Army of Two contest was determined and it is... More...

Per Theater Chart: Zero to $1 million in Nine Days

January 3rd, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty shot up to the top of the per theater chart with averages of $83,430 during its opening weekend and $63,283 during its sophomore stint. Expanding truly wide is virtually guaranteed. Amour was well back with an average of $20,005 over the past weekend and $22,755 during its opening weekend. The Impossible rose 27% to $12,172 in 15 theaters. This is a great sign and while its reviews are too low to be a major contender during Awards Season, it should still do well enough to expand significantly, but probably not truly wide. The final film in the $10,000 club was Django Unchained, which opened with an average of $10,008. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Catch-Up

January 3rd, 2013

All of the final box office numbers we're going to get are in, so let's take a look at the last two weeks at the box office. There were not a lot of changes with the final numbers and no film switched places, so there's not a lot to update. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained in top spot in both weeks with Django Unchained in close second this weekend and Jack Reacher a distant second the weekend before. The year ended with $10.76 billion, or about 5.8% higher than last year's total and just a hair above 2009's record total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Happy New Year!

December 31st, 2012

The last news story of the year is the weekend wrap-up, but since many studios are still closed for the holidays, we are still dealing with estimates. It appears that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey won a close race for top spot just ahead of Django Unchained. Additionally, every film in the top five came within a rounding error of predictions, or was better than expected, and the overall box office was massive compared to last year. We won't have final numbers for the last two weekends till Wednesday or Thursday, so there will be a lot of catching up to do, but it is hard to complain about the results we've seen. More...

Weekend Estimates: Narrow Win for The Hobbit Caps Year

December 30th, 2012

2012 comes to an end on a decidedly positive note for the movie industry this weekend, thanks to strong performances from three films. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will come out on top, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with $32.92 million or so for the weekend and a total to date of $222.7 million. Django Unchained will post an impressive second place with $30.7 million and a per theater average over $10,000. Finally, Les Miserables is set for a little over $28 million, for a six-day total of $67.5 million. With those three films bringing in $90 million between, and plenty of strength in depth, 2012 will finish on a winning note. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ringing Out the Old Year

December 28th, 2012

There are three wide releases this weekend; however, all of them were released on Christmas day, so we have a few box office numbers to look at. Les Miserables was a surprise winner on Christmas day, while both Django Unchained and Parental Guidance also beat expectations, which bodes well for their perform this weekend. Even so, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will likely remain in top spot as it crosses $200 million domestically. Compared to last year the box office looks pretty good. No film topped $30 million last year, but The Hobbit should get to that mark this year. However, last year seven films topped $10 million, while only six will do so this year. 2013 has a shot at ending on a winning note, but it should be close. More...

Christmas Weekend Wrap-Up

December 27th, 2012

This year, Christmas fell on a really awkward day and compounded with the smart decision for some studios to close the entire week, dealing with the weekend box office numbers is a little trickier this year. We are still stuck with a mixture of final numbers and studio estimates, but since we won't get absolute final numbers till likely January 2nd, we should at least talk about the numbers we have. We won't be able to compare the full weekend to last week or last year, because we don't have the full weekend numbers. But since most of the films failed to match expectations, things look grim. More...

Limited Releases: Awards Season Contenders Shine Bright

December 20th, 2012

There are not a lot of limited releases on this week's list; however, there are three films that have already found some Awards Season success, plus a couple others that are earning great reviews. Of the Awards Season hopefuls, Zero Dark Thirty is poised to earn the best per theater average, but it likely won't be the only success story over the weekend. More...

Contest: Army of Two

December 20th, 2012

Next weekend is a mess. Let's be upfront about that right now. There are three new wide releases opening next weekend, but all three films are opening on Christmas Day, which lands on the Tuesday. Of these three films, both Django Unchained and Les Miserables have a shot at top spot, while Parental Guidance is clearly counter-programming. Django Unchained has nearly perfect reviews and some of the loudest buzz we've heard for any film opening this winter. As such, 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 Django Unchained. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they going over or under, will win a copy of Army Wives: Season Six, Part One and Part Two on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Christmas Cacophony

December 19th, 2012

For the next week, starting tonight and running till Christmas day, there are eight films opening wide, or at least wide enough to predict they will enter the top ten. Despite that level of competition, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will very likely remain in top spot. Jack Reacher looks to be the best of the new releases, at least for the weekend. Meanwhile, This is 40 probably won't start as fast, but Judd Apatow's films tend to have really good legs. Monsters, Inc. is debuting in 3D tonight, but is destined to be a midlevel hit and nothing more. The Guilt Trip is also opening tonight, but I'm not sure it has the buzz to even be a midlevel hit. The final new release of the weekend is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, but with an opening theater count of just 800, it will struggle just to reach to the top ten. And because Christmas lands on the Tuesday, and we won't have another weekend prediction column till Friday, we need to talk about the three Christmas day releases, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, and Parental Guidance. Last year, Christmas day landed on the Sunday, which makes the comparisons between weekends nearly impossible. I'm going to assume 2012 is going to come out ahead, mainly because they had nothing to compare to The Hobbit, so as long as this year's new releases are as strong as last years holdovers, victory is a safe bet. More...

Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five. More...

2013 Awards Season: SAG Focuses a Searchlight on Silver Linings

December 12th, 2012

SAG nominations were announced and there were only a few surprises to deal with. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...