Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office	44	$408,010,692
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office	71	$552,557,187
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office	16	$408,010,692
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	3	$408,010,692
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	6	$408,010,692
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies	15	$408,010,692
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	14	$408,010,692
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies	21	$408,010,692
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies	29	$408,010,692
All Time Domestic Box Office for Lionsgate Movies	2	$408,010,692

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Mar 23, 2012	1	$152,535,747		4,137	$36,871	$152,535,747	1
Mar 30, 2012	1	$58,551,063	-62%	4,137	$14,153	$248,483,901	2
Apr 6, 2012	1	$33,111,557	-43%	4,137	$8,004	$302,450,722	3
Apr 13, 2012	1	$21,096,824	-36%	3,916	$5,387	$336,666,363	4
Apr 20, 2012	3	$14,666,007	-30%	3,752	$3,909	$357,066,467	5
Apr 27, 2012	3	$10,814,271	-26%	3,572	$3,028	$372,019,021	6
May 4, 2012	3	$5,587,661	-48%	2,794	$2,000	$380,614,659	7
May 11, 2012	4	$4,505,362	-19%	2,531	$1,780	$387,007,048	8
May 18, 2012	7	$2,950,331	-35%	2,064	$1,429	$391,581,441	9
May 25, 2012	9	$2,311,406	-22%	1,421	$1,627	$395,320,191	10
Jun 1, 2012	11	$1,567,186	-32%	1,099	$1,426	$398,340,934	11
Jun 8, 2012	12	$1,072,213	-32%	751	$1,428	$400,272,535	12
Jun 15, 2012	13	$852,832	-20%	593	$1,438	$401,766,452	13
Jun 22, 2012	13	$624,818	-27%	414	$1,509	$402,964,540	14
Jun 29, 2012	19	$397,145	-36%	278	$1,429	$403,768,852	15
Jul 6, 2012	22	$315,479	-21%	228	$1,384	$404,382,133	16
Jul 13, 2012	25	$279,755	-11%	212	$1,320	$404,864,651	17
Jul 20, 2012	25	$182,237	-35%	190	$959	$405,227,711	18
Jul 27, 2012	16	$518,940	+185%	310	$1,674	$405,882,323	19
Aug 3, 2012	19	$429,366	-17%	291	$1,475	$406,697,224	20
Aug 10, 2012	22	$324,057	-25%	260	$1,246	$407,294,292	21
Aug 17, 2012	29	$204,955	-37%	230	$891	$407,688,212	22
Aug 24, 2012	39	$114,851	-44%	189	$608	$407,884,011	23
Aug 31, 2012	49	$58,343	-49%	145	$402	$407,981,652	24

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Mar 22, 2012	P	$19,735,000			0		$19,735,000
Mar 23, 2012	1	$67,263,650			4,137	$16,259	$67,263,650	1
Mar 24, 2012	1	$50,394,419	-25%		4,137	$12,181	$117,658,069	2
Mar 25, 2012	1	$34,877,678	-31%		4,137	$8,431	$152,535,747	3
Mar 26, 2012	1	$10,823,788	-69%		4,137	$2,616	$163,359,535	4
Mar 27, 2012	1	$10,348,198	-4%		4,137	$2,501	$173,707,733	5
Mar 28, 2012	1	$8,051,705	-22%		4,137	$1,946	$181,759,438	6
Mar 29, 2012	1	$8,173,400	+2%		4,137	$1,976	$189,932,838	7
Mar 30, 2012	1	$18,652,560	+128%	-72%	4,137	$4,509	$208,585,398	8
Mar 31, 2012	1	$24,738,873	+33%	-51%	4,137	$5,980	$233,324,271	9
Apr 1, 2012	1	$15,159,630	-39%	-57%	4,137	$3,664	$248,483,901	10
Apr 2, 2012	1	$4,522,495	-70%	-58%	4,137	$1,093	$253,006,396	11
Apr 3, 2012	1	$5,324,246	+18%	-49%	4,137	$1,287	$258,330,642	12
Apr 4, 2012	1	$4,608,765	-13%	-43%	4,137	$1,114	$262,939,407	13
Apr 5, 2012	1	$6,399,758	+39%	-22%	4,137	$1,547	$269,339,165	14
Apr 6, 2012	1	$12,799,832	+100%	-31%	4,137	$3,094	$282,138,997	15
Apr 7, 2012	1	$13,017,393	+2%	-47%	4,137	$3,147	$295,156,390	16
Apr 8, 2012	1	$7,294,332	-44%	-52%	4,137	$1,763	$302,450,722	17
Apr 9, 2012	1	$4,143,217	-43%	-8%	4,137	$1,002	$306,593,939	18
Apr 10, 2012	1	$3,293,283	-21%	-38%	4,137	$796	$309,887,222	19
Apr 11, 2012	1	$2,850,685	-13%	-38%	4,137	$689	$312,737,907	20
Apr 12, 2012	1	$2,831,632	-1%	-56%	4,137	$684	$315,569,539	21
Apr 13, 2012	1	$6,403,525	+126%	-50%	3,916	$1,635	$321,973,064	22
Apr 14, 2012	1	$9,317,258	+46%	-28%	3,916	$2,379	$331,290,322	23
Apr 15, 2012	1	$5,376,041	-42%	-26%	3,916	$1,373	$336,666,363	24
Apr 16, 2012	1	$1,396,955	-74%	-66%	3,916	$357	$338,063,318	25
Apr 17, 2012	1	$1,565,935	+12%	-52%	3,916	$400	$339,629,253	26
Apr 18, 2012	1	$1,332,029	-15%	-53%	3,916	$340	$340,961,282	27
Apr 19, 2012	1	$1,439,178	+8%	-49%	3,916	$368	$342,400,460	28
Apr 20, 2012	3	$4,014,232	+179%	-37%	3,752	$1,070	$346,414,692	29
Apr 21, 2012	3	$6,500,068	+62%	-30%	3,752	$1,732	$352,914,760	30
Apr 22, 2012	3	$4,151,707	-36%	-23%	3,752	$1,107	$357,066,467	31
Apr 23, 2012	3	$1,009,203	-76%	-28%	3,752	$269	$358,075,670	32
Apr 24, 2012	3	$1,143,349	+13%	-27%	3,752	$305	$359,219,019	33
Apr 25, 2012	3	$944,136	-17%	-29%	3,752	$252	$360,163,155	34
Apr 26, 2012	3	$1,041,595	+10%	-28%	3,752	$278	$361,204,750	35
Apr 27, 2012	4	$2,992,968	+187%	-25%	3,572	$838	$364,197,718	36
Apr 28, 2012	3	$4,967,274	+66%	-24%	3,572	$1,391	$369,164,992	37
Apr 29, 2012	3	$2,854,029	-43%	-31%	3,572	$799	$372,019,021	38
Apr 30, 2012	3	$721,922	-75%	-28%	3,752	$192	$372,740,943	39
May 1, 2012	4	$864,196	+20%	-24%	3,752	$230	$373,605,139	40
May 2, 2012	3	$712,316	-18%	-25%	3,752	$190	$374,317,455	41
May 3, 2012	3	$709,543	n/c	-32%	3,752	$189	$375,026,998	42
May 4, 2012	5	$1,630,046	+130%	-46%	2,794	$583	$376,657,044	43
May 5, 2012	4	$2,426,877	+49%	-51%	2,794	$869	$379,083,921	44
May 6, 2012	4	$1,530,738	-37%	-46%	2,794	$548	$380,614,659	45
May 7, 2012	4	$424,660	-72%	-41%	2,794	$152	$381,039,319	46
May 8, 2012	5	$535,331	+26%	-38%	2,794	$192	$381,574,650	47
May 9, 2012	4	$461,344	-14%	-35%	2,794	$165	$382,035,994	48
May 10, 2012	4	$465,692	+1%	-34%	2,794	$167	$382,501,686	49
May 11, 2012	5	$1,187,702	+155%	-27%	2,531	$469	$383,689,388	50
May 12, 2012	4	$1,856,045	+56%	-24%	2,531	$733	$385,545,433	51
May 13, 2012	4	$1,461,615	-21%	-5%	2,531	$577	$387,007,048	52
May 14, 2012	4	$398,480	-73%	-6%	2,531	$157	$387,405,528	53
May 15, 2012	4	$464,758	+17%	-13%	2,531	$184	$387,870,286	54
May 16, 2012	5	$376,509	-19%	-18%	2,531	$149	$388,246,795	55
May 17, 2012	4	$384,315	+2%	-17%	2,531	$152	$388,631,110	56
May 18, 2012	7	$824,397	+115%	-31%	2,064	$399	$389,455,507	57
May 19, 2012	7	$1,270,649	+54%	-32%	2,064	$616	$390,726,156	58
May 20, 2012	7	$855,285	-33%	-41%	2,064	$414	$391,581,441	59
May 21, 2012	7	$353,004	-59%	-11%	2,064	$171	$391,934,445	60
May 22, 2012	7	$346,088	-2%	-26%	2,064	$168	$392,280,533	61
May 23, 2012	7	$328,957	-5%	-13%	2,064	$159	$392,609,490	62
May 24, 2012	7	$399,295	+21%	+4%	2,064	$193	$393,008,785	63
May 25, 2012	9	$600,241	+50%	-27%	1,421	$422	$393,609,026	64
May 26, 2012	9	$881,691	+47%	-31%	1,421	$620	$394,490,717	65
May 27, 2012	9	$829,474	-6%	-3%	1,421	$584	$395,320,191	66
May 28, 2012	9	$701,977	-15%	+99%	1,421	$494	$396,022,168	67
May 29, 2012	9	$248,993	-65%	-28%	1,421	$175	$396,271,161	68
May 30, 2012	9	$235,064	-6%	-29%	1,421	$165	$396,506,225	69
May 31, 2012	9	$267,523	+14%	-33%	1,421	$188	$396,773,748	70
Jun 1, 2012	-	$454,882	+70%	-24%	1,099	$414	$397,228,630	71
Jun 2, 2012	-	$677,405	+49%	-23%	1,099	$616	$397,906,035	72
Jun 3, 2012	-	$434,899	-36%	-48%	1,099	$396	$398,340,934	73
Jun 4, 2012	10	$208,749	-52%	-70%	1,099	$190	$398,549,683	74
Jun 5, 2012	10	$219,296	+5%	-12%	1,099	$200	$398,768,979	75
Jun 6, 2012	10	$205,657	-6%	-13%	1,099	$187	$398,974,636	76
Jun 7, 2012	10	$225,686	+10%	-16%	1,099	$205	$399,200,322	77
Jun 8, 2012	12	$318,939	+41%	-30%	751	$425	$399,519,261	78
Jun 9, 2012	12	$431,013	+35%	-36%	751	$574	$399,950,274	79
Jun 10, 2012	12	$322,261	-25%	-26%	751	$429	$400,272,535	80
Jun 11, 2012	12	$157,003	-51%	-25%	751	$209	$400,429,538	81
Jun 12, 2012	12	$171,583	+9%	-22%	751	$228	$400,601,121	82
Jun 13, 2012	12	$156,889	-9%	-24%	751	$209	$400,758,010	83
Jun 14, 2012	12	$155,610	-1%	-31%	751	$207	$400,913,620	84
Jun 15, 2012	13	$247,895	+59%	-22%	593	$418	$401,161,515	85
Jun 16, 2012	13	$338,002	+36%	-22%	593	$570	$401,499,517	86
Jun 17, 2012	13	$266,935	-21%	-17%	593	$450	$401,766,452	87
Jun 18, 2012	12	$137,261	-49%	-13%	593	$231	$401,903,713	88
Jun 19, 2012	12	$146,913	+7%	-14%	593	$248	$402,050,626	89
Jun 20, 2012	12	$142,590	-3%	-9%	593	$240	$402,193,216	90
Jun 21, 2012	12	$146,506	+3%	-6%	593	$247	$402,339,722	91
Jun 22, 2012	-	$184,449	+26%	-26%	414	$446	$402,524,171	92
Jun 23, 2012	-	$255,614	+39%	-24%	414	$617	$402,779,785	93
Jun 24, 2012	-	$184,755	-28%	-31%	414	$446	$402,964,540	94
Jun 25, 2012	-	$97,158	-47%	-29%	414	$235	$403,061,698	95
Jun 26, 2012	-	$107,237	+10%	-27%	414	$259	$403,168,935	96
Jun 27, 2012	-	$97,775	-9%	-31%	414	$236	$403,266,710	97
Jun 28, 2012	-	$104,997	+7%	-28%	414	$254	$403,371,707	98
Jun 29, 2012	-	$113,986	+9%	-38%	278	$410	$403,485,693	99
Jun 30, 2012	-	$158,156	+39%	-38%	278	$569	$403,643,849	100
Jul 1, 2012	-	$125,003	-21%	-32%	278	$450	$403,768,852	101
Jul 2, 2012	-	$75,216	-40%	-23%	278	$271	$403,844,068	102
Jul 3, 2012	-	$69,598	-7%	-35%	278	$250	$403,913,666	103
Jul 4, 2012	-	$81,411	+17%	-17%	278	$293	$403,995,077	104
Jul 5, 2012	-	$71,577	-12%	-32%	278	$257	$404,066,654	105
Jul 6, 2012	-	$98,169	+37%	-14%	228	$431	$404,164,823	106
Jul 7, 2012	-	$129,060	+31%	-18%	228	$566	$404,293,883	107
Jul 8, 2012	-	$88,250	-32%	-29%	228	$387	$404,382,133	108
Jul 9, 2012	-	$46,786	-47%	-38%	228	$205	$404,428,919	109
Jul 10, 2012	-	$52,487	+12%	-25%	228	$230	$404,481,406	110
Jul 11, 2012	-	$51,441	-2%	-37%	228	$226	$404,532,847	111
Jul 12, 2012	-	$52,049	+1%	-27%	228	$228	$404,584,896	112
Jul 13, 2012	-	$81,315	+56%	-17%	212	$384	$404,666,211	113
Jul 14, 2012	-	$116,152	+43%	-10%	212	$548	$404,782,363	114
Jul 15, 2012	-	$82,288	-29%	-7%	212	$388	$404,864,651	115
Jul 16, 2012	-	$42,133	-49%	-10%	212	$199	$404,906,784	116
Jul 17, 2012	-	$47,929	+14%	-9%	212	$226	$404,954,713	117
Jul 18, 2012	-	$45,630	-5%	-11%	212	$215	$405,000,343	118
Jul 19, 2012	-	$45,131	-1%	-13%	212	$213	$405,045,474	119
Jul 20, 2012	-	$55,696	+23%	-32%	190	$293	$405,101,170	120
Jul 21, 2012	-	$72,444	+30%	-38%	190	$381	$405,173,614	121
Jul 22, 2012	-	$54,097	-25%	-34%	190	$285	$405,227,711	122
Jul 23, 2012	-	$31,550	-42%	-25%	190	$166	$405,259,261	123
Jul 24, 2012	-	$36,176	+15%	-25%	190	$190	$405,295,437	124
Jul 25, 2012	-	$33,228	-8%	-27%	190	$175	$405,328,665	125
Jul 26, 2012	-	$34,718	+4%	-23%	190	$183	$405,363,383	126
Jul 27, 2012	-	$152,478	+339%	+174%	310	$492	$405,515,861	127
Jul 28, 2012	-	$203,719	+34%	+181%	310	$657	$405,719,580	128
Jul 29, 2012	-	$162,743	-20%	+201%	310	$525	$405,882,323	129
Jul 30, 2012	-	$92,672	-43%	+194%	310	$299	$405,974,995	130
Jul 31, 2012	-	$104,042	+12%	+188%	310	$336	$406,079,037	131
Aug 1, 2012	-	$93,818	-10%	+182%	310	$303	$406,172,855	132
Aug 2, 2012	-	$95,003	+1%	+174%	310	$306	$406,267,858	133
Aug 3, 2012	-	$129,247	+36%	-15%	291	$444	$406,397,105	134
Aug 4, 2012	-	$172,607	+34%	-15%	291	$593	$406,569,712	135
Aug 5, 2012	-	$127,512	-26%	-22%	291	$438	$406,697,224	136
Aug 6, 2012	-	$66,226	-48%	-29%	291	$228	$406,763,450	137
Aug 7, 2012	-	$69,578	+5%	-33%	291	$239	$406,833,028	138
Aug 8, 2012	-	$67,749	-3%	-28%	291	$233	$406,900,777	139
Aug 9, 2012	-	$69,458	+3%	-27%	291	$239	$406,970,235	140
Aug 10, 2012	-	$99,602	+43%	-23%	260	$383	$407,069,837	141
Aug 11, 2012	-	$133,047	+34%	-23%	260	$512	$407,202,884	142
Aug 12, 2012	-	$91,408	-31%	-28%	260	$352	$407,294,292	143
Aug 13, 2012	-	$46,615	-49%	-30%	260	$179	$407,340,907	144
Aug 14, 2012	-	$51,293	+10%	-26%	260	$197	$407,392,200	145
Aug 15, 2012	-	$44,602	-13%	-34%	260	$172	$407,436,802	146
Aug 16, 2012	-	$46,455	+4%	-33%	260	$179	$407,483,257	147
Aug 17, 2012	-	$66,510	+43%	-33%	230	$289	$407,549,767	148
Aug 18, 2012	-	$84,031	+26%	-37%	230	$365	$407,633,798	149
Aug 19, 2012	-	$54,414	-35%	-40%	230	$237	$407,688,212	150
Aug 20, 2012	-	$20,673	-62%	-56%	230	$90	$407,708,885	151
Aug 21, 2012	-	$21,632	+5%	-58%	230	$94	$407,730,517	152
Aug 22, 2012	-	$19,267	-11%	-57%	230	$84	$407,749,784	153
Aug 23, 2012	-	$19,376	+1%	-58%	230	$84	$407,769,160	154
Aug 24, 2012	-	$32,923	+70%	-50%	189	$174	$407,802,083	155
Aug 25, 2012	-	$50,553	+54%	-40%	189	$267	$407,852,636	156
Aug 26, 2012	-	$31,375	-38%	-42%	189	$166	$407,884,011	157
Aug 27, 2012	-	$10,013	-68%	-52%	189	$53	$407,894,024	158
Aug 28, 2012	-	$10,430	+4%	-52%	189	$55	$407,904,454	159
Aug 29, 2012	-	$9,197	-12%	-52%	189	$49	$407,913,651	160
Aug 30, 2012	-	$9,658	+5%	-50%	189	$51	$407,923,309	161
Aug 31, 2012	-	$13,158	+36%	-60%	145	$91	$407,936,467	162
Sep 1, 2012	-	$24,977	+90%	-51%	145	$172	$407,961,444	163
Sep 2, 2012	-	$20,208	-19%	-36%	145	$139	$407,981,652	164
Sep 3, 2012	-	$17,603	-13%	+76%	145	$121	$407,999,255	165
Sep 4, 2012	-	$4,239	-76%	-59%	145	$29	$408,003,494	166
Sep 5, 2012	-	$3,428	-19%	-63%	145	$24	$408,006,922	167
Sep 6, 2012	-	$3,770	+10%	-61%	145	$26	$408,010,692	168

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Mar 23, 2012	1	$189,932,838		4,137	$45,911	$189,932,838	1
Mar 30, 2012	1	$79,406,327	-58%	4,137	$19,194	$269,339,165	2
Apr 6, 2012	1	$46,230,374	-42%	4,137	$11,175	$315,569,539	3
Apr 13, 2012	1	$26,830,921	-42%	3,916	$6,852	$342,400,460	4
Apr 20, 2012	3	$18,804,290	-30%	3,752	$5,012	$361,204,750	5
Apr 27, 2012	3	$13,822,248	-26%	3,752	$3,684	$375,026,998	6
May 4, 2012	3	$7,474,688	-46%	2,794	$2,675	$382,501,686	7
May 11, 2012	5	$6,129,424	-18%	2,531	$2,422	$388,631,110	8
May 18, 2012	7	$4,377,675	-29%	2,064	$2,121	$393,008,785	9
May 25, 2012	9	$3,764,963	-14%	1,421	$2,650	$396,773,748	10
Jun 1, 2012	11	$2,426,574	-36%	1,099	$2,208	$399,200,322	11
Jun 8, 2012	12	$1,713,298	-29%	751	$2,281	$400,913,620	12
Jun 15, 2012	13	$1,426,102	-17%	593	$2,405	$402,339,722	13
Jun 22, 2012	14	$1,031,985	-28%	414	$2,493	$403,371,707	14
Jun 29, 2012	20	$694,947	-33%	278	$2,500	$404,066,654	15
Jul 6, 2012	22	$518,242	-25%	228	$2,273	$404,584,896	16
Jul 13, 2012	25	$460,578	-11%	212	$2,173	$405,045,474	17
Jul 20, 2012	25	$317,909	-31%	190	$1,673	$405,363,383	18
Jul 27, 2012	16	$904,475	+185%	310	$2,918	$406,267,858	19
Aug 3, 2012	21	$702,377	-22%	291	$2,414	$406,970,235	20
Aug 10, 2012	25	$513,022	-27%	260	$1,973	$407,483,257	21
Aug 17, 2012	32	$285,903	-44%	230	$1,243	$407,769,160	22
Aug 24, 2012	42	$154,149	-46%	189	$816	$407,923,309	23
Aug 31, 2012	50	$87,383	-43%	145	$603	$408,010,692	24

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Argentina	3/22/2012	$0	0	15	28	$2,365,803	12/29/2018
Australia	3/22/2012	$0	0	253	689	$32,003,788	5/20/2024
Austria	3/22/2012	$0	0	46	174	$1,648,108	12/11/2015
Belgium	3/21/2012	$0	0	63	249	$4,751,824	12/11/2015
Bolivia	6/21/2012	$25,930	10	10	40	$106,180	12/29/2018
Brazil	3/23/2012	$0	0	185	306	$10,151,060	12/10/2015
Bulgaria	3/23/2012	$0	0	6	60	$251,566	12/29/2018
Chile	3/22/2012	$0	0	3	5	$950,888	12/29/2018
Colombia	3/23/2012	$0	0	7	9	$2,124,148	12/29/2018
Croatia	3/22/2012	$0	0	11	20	$210,079	12/29/2018
Czech Republic	3/22/2012	$0	0	11	22	$484,059	12/29/2018
Denmark	3/22/2012	$0	0	17	58	$3,396,860	12/11/2015
Finland	3/23/2012	$0	0	30	127	$2,290,675	12/10/2015
France	3/21/2012	$0	0	191	191	$14,510,197	12/6/2015
Germany	3/22/2012	$0	0	270	1,150	$20,303,784	12/10/2015
Hong Kong	3/22/2012	$0	0	9	18	$2,628,593	12/10/2015
Hungary	3/22/2012	$0	0	26	78	$538,976	12/29/2018
Iceland	3/23/2012	$0	0	3	9	$281,887	12/29/2018
Italy	5/1/2012	$1,309,466	535	535	1,211	$3,945,406	12/10/2015
Japan	9/28/2012	$1,207,692	565	565	1,045	$1,564,024	12/12/2015
Kenya	4/13/2012	$0	0	4	12	$55,519	12/29/2018
Latvia	4/13/2012	$0	0	5	17	$162,672	12/29/2018
Lebanon	3/22/2012	$0	0	1	1	$225,896	12/29/2018
Lithuania	4/6/2012	$0	0	5	12	$109,145	12/10/2015
Malaysia	3/22/2012	$0	0	5	22	$2,201,209	12/10/2015
Mexico	3/23/2012	$0	0	336	563	$13,913,267	12/6/2015
Netherlands	3/21/2012	$0	0	92	315	$4,815,517	12/10/2015
New Zealand	3/22/2012	$0	0	84	332	$4,368,574	10/16/2023
Nigeria	4/27/2012	$31,704	7	7	36	$65,739	12/29/2018
Norway	3/23/2012	$0	0	36	138	$3,821,709	12/11/2015
Peru	3/22/2012	$0	0	1	3	$890,985	12/29/2018
Poland	3/23/2012	$0	0	47	115	$2,556,864	12/29/2018
Portugal	3/8/2012	$0	0	27	70	$1,026,920	10/24/2023
Romania	3/23/2012	$0	0	25	25	$503,014	12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro	3/29/2012	$0	0	7	56	$55,172	12/29/2018
Singapore	3/22/2012	$0	0	21	26	$3,729,893	12/10/2015
Slovakia	3/22/2012	$0	0	5	5	$248,330	12/6/2015
Slovenia	3/22/2012	$0	0	7	7	$140,025	12/6/2015
South Africa	4/13/2012	$0	0	67	184	$1,185,087	12/6/2015
South Korea	4/5/2012	$0	0	67	67	$3,951,587	12/6/2015
Spain	4/20/2012	$0	0	499	1,989	$10,481,166	12/11/2015
Sweden	3/23/2012	$0	0	71	391	$7,717,011	12/13/2015
Switzerland	3/21/2012	$0	0	9	17	$850,870	12/6/2015
Taiwan	3/23/2012	$0	0	29	47	$5,046,604	12/6/2015
Turkey	3/23/2012	$0	0	143	517	$3,263,458	12/29/2018
Ukraine	3/22/2012	$0	0	1	2	$671,717	12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates	3/22/2012	$0	0	6	14	$1,980,129	12/29/2018
United Kingdom	3/23/2012	$0	0	398	1,015	$37,332,096	12/11/2015
Uruguay	3/23/2012	$0	0	6	14	$185,791	12/29/2018
Venezuela	4/4/2012	$0	0	61,210	83,757	$1,692,559	12/6/2015
Rest of World						$52,156,257
International Total						$269,912,687	5/20/2024

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400)	335	$269,912,687
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	172	$269,912,687
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office	18	$269,912,687
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	66	$269,912,687
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	173	$269,912,687
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	76	$269,912,687
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	128	$269,912,687
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	176	$269,912,687
All Time International Box Office for Lionsgate Movies	7	$269,912,687

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	151	$677,923,379
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office	57	$677,923,379
Biggest Film in a Single Market	68	$408,010,692
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	9	$677,923,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies	37	$677,923,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies	63	$677,923,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies	30	$677,923,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies	60	$677,923,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies	97	$677,923,379
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Lionsgate Movies	4	$677,923,379

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Aug 19, 2012	1	2,176,055		2,176,055	$36,971,174	$36,971,174	1
Aug 26, 2012	1	2,435,039	+12%	4,611,094	$41,371,313	$78,342,487	2
Sep 2, 2012	2	510,664	-79%	5,121,758	$9,758,789	$88,101,276	3
Sep 9, 2012	1	297,682	-42%	5,419,440	$5,941,733	$94,043,009	4
Sep 16, 2012	4	151,079	-49%	5,570,519	$3,000,429	$97,043,438	5
Sep 23, 2012	8	128,892	-15%	5,699,411	$2,433,481	$99,476,919	6
Sep 30, 2012	5	78,253	-39%	5,777,664	$1,452,376	$100,929,295	7
Oct 7, 2012	4	80,257	+3%	5,857,921	$1,561,801	$102,491,096	8
Oct 14, 2012	12	44,755	-44%	5,902,676	$842,737	$103,333,833	9
Oct 21, 2012	15	48,787	+9%	5,951,463	$959,152	$104,292,985	10
Oct 28, 2012	17	34,479	-29%	5,985,942	$686,477	$104,979,462	11
Nov 4, 2012	16	56,299	+63%	6,042,241	$1,096,142	$106,075,604	12
Nov 11, 2012	15	56,101	n/c	6,098,342	$1,063,675	$107,139,279	13
Nov 18, 2012	14	52,444	-7%	6,150,786	$977,032	$108,116,311	14
Nov 25, 2012	5	499,757	+853%	6,650,543	$4,907,614	$113,023,925	15
Dec 2, 2012	11	181,556	-64%	6,832,099	$2,558,124	$115,582,049	16
Dec 9, 2012	19	124,066	-32%	6,956,165	$1,837,417	$117,419,466	17
Dec 16, 2012	15	138,363	+12%	7,094,528	$1,456,962	$118,876,428	18
Dec 23, 2012	14	178,996	+29%	7,273,524	$2,683,150	$121,559,578	19
Dec 30, 2012	12	160,534	-10%	7,434,058	$2,176,841	$123,736,419	20
Jan 6, 2013	27	37,943	-76%	7,472,001	$568,007	$124,304,426	21
Jan 27, 2013	24	28,199		7,536,647	$422,703	$125,272,435	24
Feb 10, 2013	27	25,670		7,574,731	$381,713	$125,843,089	26
Mar 10, 2013	19	32,594		7,656,197	$332,459	$126,902,415	30
Apr 7, 2013	24	21,077		7,733,616	$281,589	$128,007,426	34
Apr 14, 2013	29	17,124	-19%	7,750,740	$205,488	$128,212,914	35
Apr 28, 2013	28	23,456		7,787,940	$237,844	$128,591,084	37
May 5, 2013	30	18,174	-23%	7,806,114	$184,466	$128,775,550	38
Jun 16, 2013	27	16,249		7,890,543	$162,328	$129,632,714	44
Jun 23, 2013	30	16,040	-1%	7,906,583	$163,287	$129,796,001	45
Aug 4, 2013	27	16,757		7,999,427	$158,354	$130,712,760	51
Nov 3, 2013	28	15,585		8,144,344	$161,928	$132,299,057	64
Nov 24, 2013	7	62,950		8,224,403	$628,241	$133,146,659	67
Dec 1, 2013	8	411,391	+554%	8,635,794	$2,941,446	$136,088,105	68
Dec 8, 2013	12	148,704	-64%	8,784,498	$1,543,548	$137,631,653	69
Dec 22, 2013	29	44,270		8,835,537	$356,816	$138,046,885	71
Dec 29, 2013	23	41,307	-7%	8,876,844	$330,043	$138,376,928	72
Jan 5, 2014	29	33,770	-18%	8,910,614	$281,642	$138,658,570	73
Mar 2, 2014	12	35,812		9,030,631	$368,505	$140,073,026	81
Mar 9, 2014	7	80,420	+125%	9,111,051	$899,096	$140,972,122	82
Mar 16, 2014	10	56,181	-30%	9,167,232	$658,441	$141,630,563	83
Apr 13, 2014	28	16,323		9,212,882	$167,800	$142,121,037	87
Apr 27, 2014	30	11,073		9,238,393	$110,287	$142,375,126	89
Oct 19, 2014	26	10,777		9,419,509	$107,339	$144,214,833	114
Jan 25, 2015	23	13,901		9,764,729	$124,970	$147,175,512	128
Feb 8, 2015	30	17,654		9,795,711	$157,474	$147,452,805	130
Mar 8, 2015	30	14,737		9,855,669	$104,780	$147,895,579	134
Mar 15, 2015	29	18,517	+26%	9,874,186	$176,837	$148,072,416	135
Apr 19, 2015	28	16,212		9,950,801	$113,646	$148,632,015	140
May 10, 2015	30	12,607		9,988,733	$89,510	$148,901,332	143
Aug 2, 2015	26	11,646		10,091,835	$81,988	$149,665,074	155
Aug 9, 2015	26	13,125	+13%	10,104,960	$91,744	$149,756,818	156

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Aug 19, 2012	1	1,036,317		1,036,317	$20,715,977	$20,715,977	1
Aug 26, 2012	1	919,559	-11%	1,955,876	$18,391,180	$39,107,157	2
Sep 2, 2012	2	145,648	-84%	2,101,524	$3,250,874	$42,358,031	3
Sep 9, 2012	2	92,852	-36%	2,194,376	$2,130,944	$44,488,975	4
Sep 16, 2012	5	42,637	-54%	2,237,013	$974,682	$45,463,657	5
Sep 23, 2012	6	32,906	-23%	2,269,919	$614,030	$46,077,687	6
Sep 30, 2012	11	24,700	-25%	2,294,619	$562,915	$46,640,602	7
Oct 7, 2012	5	23,446	-5%	2,318,065	$493,775	$47,134,377	8
Oct 14, 2012	10	14,395	-39%	2,332,460	$302,867	$47,437,244	9
Oct 21, 2012	14	13,183	-8%	2,345,643	$251,002	$47,688,246	10
Nov 4, 2012	17	10,019		2,364,286	$189,960	$48,041,714	12
Nov 25, 2012	4	230,266		2,605,405	$4,248,415	$52,494,120	15
Dec 2, 2012	10	42,280	-82%	2,647,685	$787,684	$53,281,804	16
Dec 23, 2012	19	67,803		2,782,351	$1,325,552	$55,897,906	19
Dec 30, 2012	16	37,684	-44%	2,820,035	$752,924	$56,650,830	20
Nov 24, 2013	10	22,543		3,049,785	$337,921	$60,446,514	67
Dec 1, 2013	12	161,467	+616%	3,211,252	$2,268,609	$62,715,123	68
Dec 8, 2013	18	53,829	-67%	3,265,081	$886,020	$63,601,143	69
Mar 2, 2014	14	13,895		3,356,425	$204,947	$64,948,433	81
Mar 9, 2014	6	69,969	+404%	3,426,394	$955,081	$65,903,514	82
Mar 16, 2014	11	24,253	-65%	3,450,647	$362,822	$66,266,336	83

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.

Blu-ray Sales: Expendables Bravely Challenge Holdovers

January 16th, 2013

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DVD Sales: New Releases Were Expendable

January 16th, 2013

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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

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2012 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 23rd, 2012

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Blu-ray Sales: Avengers Continues Cinderella Story

October 21st, 2012

The Avengers remained in top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart with 824,000 units / $20.61 million for the week giving it totals of 4.21 million / $88.30 million after two. The number of Blu-rays that have sold more units can be counted on the fingers of one hand. More...

DVD Sales: Averages Too Bright for Dark Shadows

October 21st, 2012

The Avengers remained on top of the DVD sales chart selling an additional 664,000 units and generating $12.69 million more in revenue. After two weeks of release, the film has sold 2.75 million units and generated $48.10 million in total revenue giving it fourth place on the 2012 chart. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Avengers Begin To Rewrite Record Book

October 12th, 2012

The Avengers became one of the best selling Blu-rays of all time after just one week of release. Its opening week sales were outstanding at 3.39 million units / $67.69 million. This was by far the biggest new releases of the week and it crushed the competition on the Blu-ray sales chart. In fact, it was easily the best single week on the chart and places the Blu-ray in the top ten on the all-time list. (More on that next week.) Its opening week Blu-ray share was 62%. I suspect by the end of the Christmas shopping season, a 60% opening week Blu-ray share will be the norm for any major release. More...

DVD Sales: Avengers Earns an A Minus

October 12th, 2012

The Avengers dominated a lengthy list of new releases and sold roughly 20 times the number of DVDs of the second place release on this week's DVD sales chart. It sold 2.09 million units and generated $35.41 million in opening weekend revenue. This is a good start on the home market, but not great compared to the film's theatrical run. In fact, it wasn't even the best opening of the year, as both The Hunger Games and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 sold more during their first week of release, and they both had shortened opening weeks. That said, it is already in eighth place for the year and this film did much better on Blu-ray than it did on DVD. More on that very shortly. More...

Blu-ray Sales: White Shines on Blu

September 25th, 2012

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DVD Sales: Snow White is Alright

September 25th, 2012

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Blu-ray Sales: Battleship Fires Another Salvo

September 19th, 2012

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DVD Sales: Games Go Into Overtime

September 19th, 2012

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Blu-ray Sales: Battleship Sinks Competition

September 12th, 2012

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DVD Sales: Lucky To Win

September 12th, 2012

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Blu-ray Sales: Hungry No More

September 7th, 2012

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September 5th, 2012

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September 5th, 2012

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Blu-ray Sales: Games Scores Early

August 29th, 2012

The short sales week didn't stop The Hunger Games from earning first place on the Blu-ray Sales Chart. It led all new releases with 1.67 million units / $33.33 million over two days. This is more than I thought it would sell and puts it in the top ten all time openings on Blu-ray. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 43%, which is a little low for a major blockbuster, but it was aimed more at women, who don't buy as many Blu-rays as men do. More...

DVD Sales: Hunger Games Feasts on DVD

August 29th, 2012

Despite being out for only two days, The Hunger Games was the best new release and crushed the competition on the DVD sales chart. It sold 2.18 million units while generated $36.97 million, again, in just two days. Its opening was not quite as strong as Breaking Dawn, Part 1's debut was earlier this year, at least not on DVD, but it performed better on Blu-ray. More...

Contest: Get Some New Possessions

August 24th, 2012

Next week is the last weekend in August, and it really feels like it. There are three wide releases, which is one more than expected at the beginning of the month. (I never thought The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure would open in 2000 theaters.) Lawless will very likely be the best movie, but it is opening in only 2300 theaters and is opening on Wednesday. This leaves The Possession as the clear choice as the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Possession. 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 Hunger Games 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 win a copy of Freelancers on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Contest: Butterflies and Bullets: Winning Announcement

August 22nd, 2012

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Blu-ray Sales: Green Film Wins Big on Blu

August 22nd, 2012

Doctor Seuss' The Lorax was the first new release to top the Blu-ray Sales Chart in a while. It sold 1.73 million units and generated $34.65 million in revenue. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 47%, which is outstanding for a kids movie. In fact, it generated more revenue from Blu-ray than it did from DVD, so it is clear Blu-ray has taken over the mainstream market. Granted, some types of releases, like dramas, live action kids movies, documentaries, TV shows, etc. still sell much better on DVD than they do on Blu-ray, but those days could be numbered as well.

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 21st, 2012

August 22nd, 2012

It is an amazing week on the home market, if you count The Hunger Games. That film made its DVD and Blu-ray debut on Saturday, so it didn't quite come out this week, but it is still selling well. The best-selling Tuesday release was NCIS: Season Nine - Buy from Amazon, while the top five is dominated by Blu-ray catalog releases. I think Bernie comes close to being a Pick of the Week Contender and A Separation is even better, but I'm going with The Hunger Games as top pick. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Hunger Games

August 18th, 2012

Of the 15 films that have reached $400 million, all but one of them opened in the heart of summer, or in December. That one exception was The Hunger Games, which opened in March. Even films that open the weekend before Thanksgiving and have the entire holiday season rarely come close to $300 million, while films that open in March rarely top $200 million. You can not overstate the impressive nature of this film's success. However, there is a chance it was based on hype and not inherent quality. After all, the Twilight films are a huge hit, and the films are generally considered poor to terrible. So is it as good as its box office numbers would indicate? Or did the hype propel it forward? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 14th, 2012

August 14th, 2012

It is an amazing week on the home market, almost. One of the biggest films of all time comes out on DVD and Blu-ray this week; however, fans of The Hunger Games will have to wait till a minute after midnight on Saturday morning to get a hold of the film. I hope my screener will arrive before then. As for releases coming out this Tuesday, there are some that should sell well, but for Pick of the Week, I think Jaws' Blu-ray debut it a top contender. The Hunger Games is also a contender for Pick of the Week. I'm going with Jaws, but it is a close race. More...

International Box Office: Ice Drifts to the Top

July 5th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift started its international run a little earlier than its domestic run, and if this is any indication, its box office chances here are fantastic. The film pulled in $80.31 million on 9,653 screens in 35 markets. This includes $12.23 million on 2,617 screens over the weekend in Mexico for a total opening there of $13.87 million, which was the third biggest opening of all time in that market. It also made $11.31 million on 841 screens in France, which was the biggest opening of the year. The film dominated Brazil with $6.56 million on 1,004. Its opening in Australia was not quite as strong with $5.02 million on 490 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.43 million, but that's still equivalent to $60 million here, given the relative size of the two markets. It broke the record for biggest opening in Argentina at $4.1 million on 284 screens, and did the same in a number of smaller Latin American markets ($3.2 million on 296 in Colombia, $3.1 million on 252 in Peru, etc.). I think its chances of reaching $1 billion worldwide are better than I previously thought. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Tops Another Milestone

June 27th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted earned top spot on the international chart, this time pulling in $35.43 million on 9,499 screens in 43 markets for a total of $214.17 million internationally and $371.26 million worldwide. Its best market of the weekend was Mexico, where it remained in first place with $3.81 million on 1,612 screens over the weekend for a total of $20.78 million after three. Meanwhile in Russia, the film has amassed a total of $43.05 million, including $3.41 million on 1,485 screens this past weekend. The film's next major market is Spain, but it doesn't open there till the end of July. It doesn't finish its run till October when it opens in the U.K. More...

International Box Office: Madagascar Cracks Quarter Billion

June 20th, 2012

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted held firm on top of the international chart with $52.82 million on 11,633 screens in 43 markets for a total of $158.43 million internationally and $277.44 million worldwide. It fell just 36% in Russia for a weekend haul of $10.09 million on 1,830 screens over the weekend and a total of $36.00 million after two. Quite frankly, this is a stunning hold. Russia is known for steep declines (drop-offs greater than 60% are the norm). At this pace, the film could top The Avengers as the biggest hit in the market this year by this time next week. In Mexico, it made $5.03 million on 572 screens over the weekend for a total of $14.82 million after two, while in Brazil it managed $4.19 million on 870 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.53 million after two. In both of those markets the film remained in top spot. On the other hand, it slipped to second place during its second weekend in France down 45% to $4.41 million on 685 screens over the weekend for a total of $13.17 million so far. This is about on par with its run here. With many, many major markets left ahead of it, the film should have little trouble reaching more major milestones, while it should break even before it reaches the lucrative home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Animated Animals Outpace Aliens

June 12th, 2012

In just two weeks, the box office went from slump to soaring. Both Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Prometheus were box office hits and for first time in nearly four years and for only the second time ever, two films opened with more than $50 million at the box office. The overall box office reached $182 million, which shows the holdovers were also an important part of the overall picture. This was an increase of 27% from last weekend and a 32% increase from last year. A 32% increase would be amazing under normal circumstances, but just two weeks ago, we saw a 30% decrease in the year-over-year comparison, which makes this turnaround even more stunning. Year-to-date, 2012 remains ahead of 2011 by just shy of 10% at $4.70 billion to $4.28 billion and things look pretty good next weekend as well. Not as good as they were this weekend, but pretty good. More...

Weekend Estimates: Family Audiences Give Madagascar Weekend Win

June 10th, 2012

This is a rare Summer weekend where two new releases had a decent shot at topping the chart, and a rarer Summer weekend where both of them have performed strongly at the box office. In the end, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted will come out on top, according to studios' Sunday estimates, with the animated adventure forecast to earn just over $60 million (within 5% of the debut of the previous outing for the franchise). Prometheus, meanwhile, started out in first place on Friday, but has slowed through the weekend and will end up with about $50 million, according to Fox. Both films averaged about $14,000 per theater, and clearly didn't suffer too much from having to share 3-D space in theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Avengers Begin New Century Club

May 15th, 2012

For the first time ever, a film earned more than $100 million during its sophomore stint. The Avengers again led the way at the box office and again broke records. It wasn't all good news as Dark Shadows missed modest expectations and the overall box office slid 34% from last weekend to $171 million. That is still 22% higher than the same weekend last year, while 2012's lead over 2011 grew to 17.5% at $3.83 billion to $3.26 billion. I don't know how long The Avengers can keep 2012 ahead in the year-over-year comparison, but it sure is helping build up its lead in the short term. More...

Weekend Predictions: Avengers Overshadows New Releases

May 10th, 2012

There is one wide release this week, Dark Shadows, plus a busy slate of limited releases. However, the only film most people are talking about is The Avengers. There is a chance that by the end of business this weekend, it will be the biggest hit of the year, overtaking The Hunger Games. Even if Dark Shadows makes $50 million over the weekend, it will be a mere footnote at the box office compared to The Avengers' sophomore stint. Dark Shadows probably won't match the combined openings of last year's two wide releases, Bridemaids and Priest 3D (about $41 million), but it could be close. However, since there are some that are predicting The Avengers will earn more than last year's top five earned (about $110 million), 2012 should easily walk away with the win. More...

International Box Office: Avengers were Hungry for More

May 9th, 2012

The Avengers crushed the competition on the international chart this week and held on so well that it became the biggest hit on the worldwide chart for 2012, overtaking The Hunger Games. Over the weekend it managed $151.5 million on 12,410 screens in 52 markets for totals of $475.8 million internationally and $683.2 million worldwide. It just pushed Forrest Gump out of the top 50 on the All Time chart and is climbing the ranks quickly. By the end of business on Monday, it had topped $700 million worldwide and will be fighting for a spot in the top 40 before the weekend begins. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Avengers Assemble a New Record Book

May 7th, 2012

Expectations for The Avengers were high, record-breakingly high among some people. However, as high as they were, reality was higher. Records were not just broken, but destroyed beyond recognition. The overall box office was in the top five combined biggest weekends with $258 million, which was 134% higher than last weekend. 134%. It was 55% higher than the same weekend last year. Like I've said before, this kind of year-over-year change usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. The victory erases all of the losses from April, and then some, giving 2012 a $500 million lead over 2011 at $3.58 billion to $3.08 billion. This is an amazing start for the summer and with with roughly 25 million people seeing movies this weekend, upcoming films got a ton of free publicity and added hype. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Records Be Avenged?

May 3rd, 2012

The Avengers. That's all that really matters. The Avengers has no competition from any film playing this weekend and will finish in first place by a margin of well over $100 million. It has no competition with any film that opened last year and it might beat Thor's opening by $100 million. Its only real competition comes from The Hunger Games for biggest opening of the year at $152.54 million, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, for Biggest Opening of All Time. More...

International Box Office: Avengers are Marvelous

May 3rd, 2012

The weekend international numbers came in a little late for two main reasons. Firstly, it was May Day. In North America the normal reaction to that is, "Huh?" (My knowledge of the holiday is limited to a joke on Red Dwarf.) But internationally, it's a pretty big deal. Secondly, it takes a long time to count to $200 million, which what The Avengers made. Technically, it made $185.1 million on 12,152 screens in 39 markets over the weekend, for a total opening of $218.2 million. To put this into perspective, this is more than Captain America made in total on the international scene, as well as both of the Hulk films. It is possible that the film will reach $300 million internationally by the end of business on Thursday, while by the end of this weekend, it will be one of the biggest hits Marvel has produced. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Box Office Will Be Avenged

April 30th, 2012

If someone were to describe the box office this weekend in just one word, that one word would be, "Yuck". Only one of the four wide releases matched expectations, and that was the film that was expected to do the worst. Think Like a Man easily repeated on top of the chart, despite falling nearly 50%. The overall box office fell 18% from last weekend to $110 million, which was 30% lower than the same weekend last year. Declines like this usually only happen due to a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead has shrunk to 14% at $3.29 billion to $2.88 billion. Fortunately, The Avengers is on track to break records, so 2012 should get back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Think Like a Man Rises Above the Pack

April 29th, 2012

This weekend's four new wide releases were no match for Think Like a Man, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with the comedy's 46% weekend-to-weekend drop-off and $18 million gross still putting it almost $7 million ahead of the next-best finisher. That movie, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, also comes from the Sony stable, although it is projected to be very narrowly at the head of a pack of movies that will earn around $11 million, and could actually end up anywhere between second and fifth when the final numbers come in on Monday. The other movies in the hunt for the (not very) coveted runners-up position include new release The Five-Year Engagement and two returning films: The Lucky One and The Hunger Games (which will end the weekend with over $370 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Seven-Day Engagement

April 26th, 2012

The four films opening wide this week will be looking to pull in as much money as possible over the next seven days before The Avengers opens and makes everything currently in theaters irrelevant. Five-Year Engagement is the only new film that is expected to compete for top spot, but even its box office chances have taken a hit from the beginning of the month. The other three films, The Raven and The Pirates! Band of Misfits could be in a close battle for a spot in the top five, while Safe looks like it is going to sink. This weekend last year was an abnormally strong weekend for April. In fact, Fast Five's opening of $86.20 million was strong for for a summer release. There's no chance anything coming out this weekend will match that figure. More...

International Box Office: Battle on the High Seas

April 26th, 2012

For the second weekend in a row, Battleship and Titanic 3D were battling for top spot on the international chart, but this week Battleship came out on top. It managed $60 million on 9,038 screens in 50 markets for an early total of $131.1 million. The film opened in second place in China with $17 million on 2,287 screens, while it placed first in Russia with $11.20 million on 809. It also maintained first place in a trio of major markets, led by South Korea with $3.44 million on 624 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.68 million. It also repeated on top in Germany ($2.16 million on 637 screens for a total of $7.39 million) and in the U.K. ($2.06 million on 497 screens for a total of $9.80 million). More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moviegoers were Very Thoughtful

April 23rd, 2012

Every single film in the top five either matched or exceeded expectations, Think Like a Man more than doubled its predictions, but it still wasn't enough to match last year's total. Granted, there was still reason to celebrate, as the box office soared 18% when compared to last week reaching $135 million over the weekend, while the box office fell short of last year's total by less than 0.5%, so it is hardly a reason to panic. Additionally, 2012 is still ahead of 2011 by a massive 17% margin at $3.14 billion to $2.69 billion. Next weekend will be a disaster, but the weekend after that is the start of summer, and analysts are bullish on the overall box office chances. More...

Weekend Estimates: Think Like a Man Delivers Big Opening

April 22nd, 2012

Although it won't be enough to give the industry a year-on-year win, Think Like a Man will deliver a very impressive $30 million opening this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, a performance that is well ahead of projections going into the weekend. The Lucky One also beat expectations and will finish second with around $22.8 million. The Hunger Games will be pushed into 3rd place, picking up around $14.5 million in its fifth weekend and passing $350 million in the process. Nature documentary Chimpanzee will land in fourth place with $10.2 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Finally Get Lucky?

April 19th, 2012

It has been nearly a month since we've had a new release top the box office chart, but it looks like The Hunger Games is finally going to be pushed from top spot. It looks like The Lucky One will be the film that breaks The Hunger Games winning streak, as it is the only saturation level release. On the other hand, Think Like a Man and Chimpanzee are barely opening wide. Fortunately, the three wide releases this year appear about as strong as the three wide releases from last year. Unfortunately, last year was led by Rio during its second weekend of release, so 2012 has about a $25 million hole it will need to plug if it is to avoid the first three-week slump of the year. More...

International Box Office: Titanic International Run Would Sink an Iceberg

April 18th, 2012

Titanic 3D had an insane second weekend on re-release on the international chart earning $98.90 million on 10,066 screens in 69 markets for totals of $157.15 million internationally and $201.87 million worldwide. Its complete total is now $2.04 billion, which is a stunning figure. The majority of the film's weekend haul came from China, where it broke records with $67 million, which broke Transformers: Dark of the Moon's record opening weekend in that market. The film remained in top spot in Russia with $3.15 million on 972 screens for a total of $10.34 million after two. Its total in the U.K. rose to $12.68 million after two weeks of release, including $2.87 million on 429 screens this past weekend. At this point, I can imagine studio heads looking at every film that earned more than $300 million and trying to figure out if they can be converted to 3D or not. If it only costs $18 million to convert a film and it can make $200 million worldwide, it's an easy way to make money. Of course, it's also an easy way to over-saturate the market to the point of no return. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: It's All Fun and Games Till the Box Office Falls

April 16th, 2012

The overall box office went about as well as expected over the weekend; however, that's not particularly good news, as expectations were low to begin with. The Hunger Games remained on top of the box office for the fourth time, making it the first film since Avatar to accomplish that feat. However, there wasn't a lot of celebrate over the weekend, as the box office fell 8% from last weekend to $114 million. More importantly, this was 12% lower than the same weekend last year, making this the worst year-over-year decline of 2012. That said, 2012 still has a massive lead on 2011 up $2.98 billion to $2.50 billion and if the summer is as good as the first part of the year was, that lead will be even greater by the time the Fall rolls around. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Wins for Fourth Weekend

April 15th, 2012

The Hunger Games will enjoy a fourth straight weekend at the top of the box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With a $21.5 million weekend, the film moves to about $337 million in total, by far the biggest hit of 2012 so far. The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods will both post decent openings, with $17.1 million and $14.85 million respectively, but neither has broken out of their core demographics enough for a win. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Finally Satisfy Box Office Hunger?

April 12th, 2012

After a fantastic three-month run in which 2012 only lost once in the year-over-year comparison and built a 20% lead over 2011, it looks like the box office is returning normal. This weekend there are three films opening wide: The Cabin in the Woods, Lockout, and The Three Stooges. However, despite the number of new releases, there are many who think The Hunger Games will remain on top for the fourth weekend in a row. This would be terrible news for everyone, with the possible exception of Lionsgate, which is the distributor for both The Hunger Games and The Cabin in the Woods, as it is a sign of profound weakness at the box office. How weak is the box office? There is a chance that all three films combined won't open with as much as last year's number one film, Rio, opened with. And there's a chance none of the new wide releases will open with as much as the second place film, Scream 4, opened with. There's little hope 2012 will walk away with a win this time around. More...

International Box Office: Wrath is Titanic Internationally

April 11th, 2012

Wrath of the Titans is really struggling domestically, but it could mitigate some of the losses here with its box office numbers internationally. This weekend it added $42.1 million on 13,070 screens in 61 markets for a total of $151.6 million. Its best market of the weekend was Russia, where it earned $4.09 million on 1,116 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.55 million after two. It has yet to open in Japan, and if it can get to $300 million worldwide, it should break even very early in the film's home market run. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Feels Hunger Pangs

April 9th, 2012

There's good news and bad news at the box office this weekend. The good news was The Hunger Games, which not only earned its third first place finish on the chart, but it also held on better than expected and crossed a major milestone. The bad news was practically everything else. Neither American Reunion or Titanic 3D matched expectations, while the overall box office suffered as a result falling 17% to $123 million. Fortunately, this was higher than last year by a margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011 with $2.81 billion to $2.34 billion. Unfortunately, we needed the new releases this weekend to be stronger if we have a chance of winning over the next couple weekends. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can 3D Stop a Threepeat? Or Will Reunion Rule?

April 5th, 2012

A trio of films are looking to grab top spot on the box office chart this weekend. Some think American Reunion will win. It is the latest installment in a very popular franchise, one that hasn't had a theatrical release in almost nine years. Some think Titanic 3D will lead the way. It is a 3D re-release of the second-biggest hit of all time. While still others think The Hunger Games will win for the third weekend in a row. It is by far the biggest hit of the year and topped the chart on Wednesday, despite the debut of Titanic. All three films are have a chance to make more than $30 million over the weekend. On the other hand, this weekend last year, no films made more than $30 million and only one, Hop, made more than $20 million. This means 2012 should win with ease. More...

International Box Office: Wrath Fills Up on International Sales

April 5th, 2012

In a reversal of what happened domestically, Wrath of the Titans won the race on the international chart with an estimated $78 million in 60 markets. This includes some powerhouse results, like $12.66 million on 1,164 screens in Russia, which is more than The Hunger Games has made in two weeks. However, Russia tends to reward fantasy films over most other genres. It also did very well in Mexico ($5.09 million on 1,494 screens) and in Brazil ($4.05 million on 517). On the other hand, it struggled in the U.K. placing second with $3.52 million 466 screens. That's a weaker opening than it had here, given the relative size of the two markets. With a production budget of $150 million, it will likely need close to $400 million to break even before the home market. Anything more than $300 million will be enough to cover expenses, eventually, but probably won't be enough to greenlight a third installment in the franchise. More...

Per Theater Chart: Bullying is No Game

April 4th, 2012

The ratings controversy didn't hurt Bully, which topped the per theater chart with an average of $23,294 in five theaters. It is always difficult for a documentary to expand significantly, but this start will certainly help. The overall box office leader, The Hunger Games, was next with an average of $14,153 in more than 4,000 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hunger Still Filling

April 2nd, 2012

Despite falling a little bit further than expected, The Hunger Games easily won the race for top spot in the box office this weekend. Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror couldn't compensate for the number one film's decline and the overall box office fell 31% to $149 million. However, and more importantly, the box office was up 19% when compared to last year. Year-to-date, 2012 has expanded its lead to 20% at $2.62 billion to $2.18 billion after three months. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Continues Chart Domination

April 1st, 2012

Celebrations will continue at Lionsgate this weekend, as The Hunger Games continues its dominant run at the box office, dropping a creditable 60% in its second weekend in release to $61.1 million. That will be the 7th-best second weekend of all time, and take it past $250 million in 10 days. It also tops the combined box office of this weekend's second- and third-placed films: Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror will both debut with respectable figures, $34.2 million and $19 million respectively, but neither film looks likely to end up making significant amounts of money. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Hunger Remain the Fairest or Feel the Wrath of the Fanboy Effect?

March 30th, 2012

There are two saturation level releases coming out this week, Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror. Even so, there's a 99% likelihood that The Hunger Games will repeat on the top of the chart. Wrath of the Titans would have to nearly double its average prediction and / or The Hunger Games would have to collapse by a near record amount for there to be a new number one this weekend. Additionally, unless there's some catastrophic event that keeps people away from theaters nationwide, the overall box office should see massive growth from last year. In fact, even without The Hunger Games, there could be some growth from last year, as most analysts expect the two new releases from this year to be stronger than the three new releases from last year. The only downside is the lack of depth. John Carter should place sixth with $2 million over the weekend, but that wouldn't even be enough for a top ten finish last year. More...

International Box Office: Hunger Not as Filling Internationally

March 28th, 2012

The Hunger Games opened in first place internationally, but it wasn't as dominant as it was domestically. The film earned $59.25 million on 7,700 screens in 67 markets. That's a strong start for a film that cost $80 million to make, but it is a weak start for a film that opened with $152 million domestically. It open in first place in a number of major markets and did very well in Australia with $9.48 million on 471 screens. By comparison, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 made more than $12 million when it opened there last year. In the U.K. it made $7.77 million on 511 screens, compared to nearly $22 million for Breaking Dawn. It also opened in first place in Russia with $6.62 million on 1,165 screens, in Germany with $4.24 million on 613, in Mexico with $3.57 million on 1,362, in France with $3.55 million on 706, and in Brazil with $2.98 million on 636. These results are all good, but nowhere near as potent as its domestic opening. The film has yet to open in South Korea, Spain, Italy, and a few other markets, so it should earn about $200 million internationally and about $500 million worldwide. More...

Contest: Feed Your Hunger with Prizes: Winning Announcement

March 28th, 2012

The winners of our Feed Your Hunger with Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX: IMAX Feasts on The Hunger Games

March 27th, 2012

The Hunger Games broke records on IMAX earning $10.2 million on 268 IMAX screens for an average of $38,000. This was a record for a 2D non-sequel and for a digital-only release. It also earned about $400,000 internationally. Unfortunately, it won't have long legs on IMAX, because Wrath of the Titans takes over on Friday ending The Hunger Games one-week run. More...

Games Redeem Per Theater Chart

March 27th, 2012

There were only two films in the $10,000 club on the per theater chart, but the number one film was massive. The Hunger Games not only took top spot on the overall chart, but it earned an average of $36,871, which was more than double its nearest competitor. Second place went to The Raid: Redemption with an average of $15,270 in 14 theaters. This suggests some potential for expansion, while it should reach at least one major milestone before its theatrical run is done. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office is Stuffed

March 26th, 2012

The buzz surrounding The Hunger Games became nearly deafening by the time it opened. There were some concerns that the film couldn't possible live up to the hype. However, not only did it live up to the hype, it crushed expectations and set records. Overall the box office pulled in $214 million, which is the ninth best combined weekend total and the best non-Holiday season weekend (Summer blockbuster season and the Thanksgiving to New Years holiday run). This was 93% higher than last weekend and 76% higher than the same weekend last year. Needless to say, 2012 stretched its lead over 2011, and it now sits 19% ahead of last year's pace at $2.41 billion to $2.02 billion. This is behind 2010's running tally of $2.69 billion, but ahead of 2009, which had $2.38 billion at this point of the year, so while we are not quite on a record-breaking pace, it has been a very good year so far. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Smashes Records with $155 Million Debut

March 25th, 2012

Lionsgate has reported a $155 million estimated opening weekend for The Hunger Games: a record for the studio, for a non-sequel, for March, and the 3rd-best weekend of all time. In fact, it's already Lionsgate's top-grossing film of all time, beating Fahrenheit 9/11's actual $119 million and inflation-adjusted $151 million in just three days. With an A CinemaScore and a more diverse audience than the Twilight franchise, the film will almost certainly top Summit's best performance (the $300 million earned by Eclipse), but for now the studio will have plenty to celebrate about this weekend alone. More...

Friday Estimates: Hunger Games Smashes Non-Sequel Single Day Record

March 24th, 2012

Lionsgate have announced a massive opening day of $68.25 million for The Hunger Games, which is by a large margin the biggest ever day for a non-sequel film:

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The Hunger Games Posts $19.735 Million at Midnight Screenings

March 23rd, 2012

Lionsgate report that The Hunger Games earned $19.735 million at midnight screenings last night, the seventh-best performance at midnight screenings of all time and the best ever for a non-sequel. The only films to better that number are all from the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises. Based on this pace, and comparing with those franchises, the film should do between $40 million and $50 million on Friday as a whole. But we're in somewhat uncharted territory here, so a direct comparison may not be entirely accurate. If comparatively more fans have decided to buy tickets for this evening's shows, then a day closer to $60 million is possible. So there's still a lot of uncertainty, but a total weekend between $90 million and $125 million seems likely. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Hungry are Moviegoers?

March 22nd, 2012

At the beginning of the month, most people were expecting The Hunger Games to have one of the biggest openings of March and one of the all-time biggest openings for a non-sequel film. However, that's changed... for the better. Instead of analysts predicting $70 million to $80 million over its opening weekend, expectations have grown to the point where it could earn over $100 million over the next three days and still be considered a disappointment. In fact, there are many who are predicting The Hunger Games will make more by itself than the entire industry made last year. Needless to say, if that happened, 2012 will make up for last week's 3.6% year-over-year decline in a huge way. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: 21 Jumps High, but Overall Box Office Low

March 19th, 2012

2012's winning streak finally came to a close, but it was close. Overall the total box office was $111 million, which was 17% lower than last week and more importantly, down 3.6% compared to the same weekend last year. 21 Jump Street did hold up its end of the box office numbers, but since the only other new release in the top ten was Casa di me Padre, is wasn't enough. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011's pace by 16% at $2.16 billion to $1.87 billion. That lead will grow next weekend with the release of The Hunger Games, which could be record-breaking at the box office and is just as strong with critics. More...

Contest: Feed Your Hunger with Prizes - Update!

March 16th, 2012

The Hunger Games is almost here and it is already breaking records. (Fandango reported more than 1000 sold out shows, so far. That's the most for a non-sequel.) Its opening could be massive, but more importantly, 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 Hunger Games. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of Jane By Design: Volume One on DVD. Turns out we don't have a copy of Jane By Design, but two of them. So a second copy will be given out to one additional entrant, regardless of their prediction. So if you have bad luck making predictions, now's your chance to win. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: March

March 1st, 2012

February continued 2012's winning streak, which has now reached eight weeks. Will that streak continue in March? I'm not sure it will. There are some very good signs. For instance, last March, only one film reached $100 million, Rango, while there were a couple others that cracked $75 million, Battle: Los Angeles and Limitless. Plus the final weekend of this month lines up with the first weekend of April last year, which also had a $100 million hit, Hop. This time around, things look a whole lot better at the top with a potential $200 million hit, The Hunger Games, and two more that should hit the century mark, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, and Wrath of the Titans. Plus a couple others, 21 Jump Street and John Carter of Mars, that could top $75 million. However, there are a few weeks that look soft when compared with last year. I suspect The Hunger Games will be such a huge hit that overall March 2012 will perform better than March 2011, but I also think there will be a couple weeks of year-over-year declines. On the plus side, very few films feel like filler; in fact, there are very few films, period. Over the next five weekends, only nine films are opening wide, which is odd for this time of year. In fact, it would be slow for the heart of summer, when most weeks have a blockbuster and one counter-programming film. Will this help the overall box office, as no films will be squeezed out? Or will the lack of choices hurt the box office? We will soon find out, but I remain cautiously optimistic. More...