Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office	98	$312,433,331
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200)	150	$426,873,425
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office	56	$312,433,331
Top 2010 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	3	$312,433,331
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	35	$312,433,331
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies	37	$312,433,331
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies	34	$312,433,331
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies	41	$312,433,331
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies	60	$312,433,331
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	10	$312,433,331

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 7, 2010	1	$128,122,480		4,380	$29,252	$128,122,480	1
May 14, 2010	1	$52,041,005	-59%	4,390	$11,854	$211,200,876	2
May 21, 2010	2	$26,361,258	-49%	4,177	$6,311	$251,026,061	3
May 28, 2010	4	$16,458,990	-38%	3,804	$4,327	$275,035,900	4
Jun 4, 2010	7	$7,918,708	-52%	3,007	$2,633	$291,429,870	5
Jun 11, 2010	9	$4,521,206	-43%	2,305	$1,961	$299,282,390	6
Jun 18, 2010	9	$2,872,252	-36%	1,612	$1,782	$304,210,329	7
Jun 25, 2010	11	$1,436,378	-50%	1,169	$1,229	$306,943,647	8
Jul 2, 2010	13	$638,314	-56%	522	$1,223	$308,292,777	9
Jul 9, 2010	18	$392,755	-38%	333	$1,179	$309,237,294	10
Jul 16, 2010	14	$561,740	+43%	362	$1,552	$310,018,590	11
Jul 23, 2010	16	$438,975	-22%	330	$1,330	$310,840,824	12
Jul 30, 2010	21	$301,277	-31%	286	$1,053	$311,417,007	13
Aug 6, 2010	27	$193,515	-36%	224	$864	$311,806,181	14
Aug 13, 2010	31	$126,878	-34%	178	$713	$312,057,433	15

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
May 6, 2010	P	$7,500,000			0		$7,500,000
May 7, 2010	1	$51,239,677			4,380	$11,699	$51,239,677	1
May 8, 2010	1	$45,776,170	-11%		4,380	$10,451	$97,015,847	2
May 9, 2010	1	$31,106,633	-32%		4,380	$7,102	$128,122,480	3
May 10, 2010	1	$9,366,982	-70%		4,380	$2,139	$137,489,462	4
May 11, 2010	1	$8,380,235	-11%		4,380	$1,913	$145,869,697	5
May 12, 2010	1	$6,951,326	-17%		4,380	$1,587	$152,821,023	6
May 13, 2010	1	$6,338,848	-9%		4,380	$1,447	$159,159,871	7
May 14, 2010	1	$15,120,949	+139%	-70%	4,390	$3,444	$174,280,820	8
May 15, 2010	1	$22,642,564	+50%	-51%	4,390	$5,158	$196,923,384	9
May 16, 2010	1	$14,277,492	-37%	-54%	4,390	$3,252	$211,200,876	10
May 17, 2010	1	$3,715,485	-74%	-60%	4,390	$846	$214,916,361	11
May 18, 2010	1	$3,565,064	-4%	-57%	4,390	$812	$218,481,425	12
May 19, 2010	1	$3,145,551	-12%	-55%	4,390	$717	$221,626,976	13
May 20, 2010	1	$3,037,827	-3%	-52%	4,390	$692	$224,664,803	14
May 21, 2010	2	$7,549,509	+149%	-50%	4,177	$1,807	$232,214,312	15
May 22, 2010	2	$11,505,392	+52%	-49%	4,177	$2,754	$243,719,704	16
May 23, 2010	2	$7,306,357	-36%	-49%	4,177	$1,749	$251,026,061	17
May 24, 2010	2	$2,215,378	-70%	-40%	4,177	$530	$253,241,439	18
May 25, 2010	2	$1,810,492	-18%	-49%	4,177	$433	$255,051,931	19
May 26, 2010	2	$1,684,755	-7%	-46%	4,177	$403	$256,736,686	20
May 27, 2010	3	$1,840,224	+9%	-39%	4,177	$441	$258,576,910	21
May 28, 2010	4	$4,440,472	+141%	-41%	3,804	$1,167	$263,017,382	22
May 29, 2010	4	$6,165,974	+39%	-46%	3,804	$1,621	$269,183,356	23
May 30, 2010	4	$5,852,544	-5%	-20%	3,804	$1,539	$275,035,900	24
May 31, 2010	4	$4,617,249	-21%	+108%	3,804	$1,214	$279,653,149	25
Jun 1, 2010	4	$1,386,018	-70%	-23%	3,804	$364	$281,039,167	26
Jun 2, 2010	4	$1,220,457	-12%	-28%	3,804	$321	$282,259,624	27
Jun 3, 2010	4	$1,251,538	+3%	-32%	3,804	$329	$283,511,162	28
Jun 4, 2010	8	$2,189,199	+75%	-51%	3,007	$728	$285,700,361	29
Jun 5, 2010	7	$3,482,014	+59%	-44%	3,007	$1,158	$289,182,375	30
Jun 6, 2010	7	$2,247,495	-35%	-62%	3,007	$747	$291,429,870	31
Jun 7, 2010	7	$802,229	-64%	-83%	3,007	$267	$292,232,099	32
Jun 8, 2010	7	$827,461	+3%	-40%	3,007	$275	$293,059,560	33
Jun 9, 2010	7	$848,031	+2%	-31%	3,007	$282	$293,907,591	34
Jun 10, 2010	7	$853,593	+1%	-32%	3,007	$284	$294,761,184	35
Jun 11, 2010	9	$1,342,063	+57%	-39%	2,305	$582	$296,103,247	36
Jun 12, 2010	9	$1,936,638	+44%	-44%	2,305	$840	$298,039,885	37
Jun 13, 2010	9	$1,242,505	-36%	-45%	2,305	$539	$299,282,390	38
Jun 14, 2010	9	$538,035	-57%	-33%	2,305	$233	$299,820,425	39
Jun 15, 2010	9	$511,560	-5%	-38%	2,305	$222	$300,331,985	40
Jun 16, 2010	9	$536,515	+5%	-37%	2,305	$233	$300,868,500	41
Jun 17, 2010	9	$469,577	-12%	-45%	2,305	$204	$301,338,077	42
Jun 18, 2010	10	$715,417	+52%	-47%	1,612	$444	$302,053,494	43
Jun 19, 2010	10	$1,049,141	+47%	-46%	1,612	$651	$303,102,635	44
Jun 20, 2010	9	$1,107,694	+6%	-11%	1,612	$687	$304,210,329	45
Jun 21, 2010	10	$342,907	-69%	-36%	1,612	$213	$304,553,236	46
Jun 22, 2010	11	$331,915	-3%	-35%	1,612	$206	$304,885,151	47
Jun 23, 2010	12	$300,013	-10%	-44%	1,612	$186	$305,185,164	48
Jun 24, 2010	11	$322,105	+7%	-31%	1,612	$200	$305,507,269	49
Jun 25, 2010	11	$410,966	+28%	-43%	1,169	$352	$305,918,235	50
Jun 26, 2010	11	$593,766	+44%	-43%	1,169	$508	$306,512,001	51
Jun 27, 2010	11	$431,646	-27%	-61%	1,169	$369	$306,943,647	52
Jun 28, 2010	11	$194,463	-55%	-43%	1,169	$166	$307,138,110	53
Jun 29, 2010	13	$180,240	-7%	-46%	1,169	$154	$307,318,350	54
Jun 30, 2010	11	$175,166	-3%	-42%	1,169	$150	$307,493,516	55
Jul 1, 2010	11	$160,947	-8%	-50%	1,169	$138	$307,654,463	56
Jul 2, 2010	13	$215,079	+34%	-48%	522	$412	$307,869,542	57
Jul 3, 2010	13	$243,163	+13%	-59%	522	$466	$308,112,705	58
Jul 4, 2010	11	$180,072	-26%	-58%	522	$345	$308,292,777	59
Jul 5, 2010	11	$237,520	+32%	+22%	522	$455	$308,530,297	60
Jul 6, 2010	13	$106,552	-55%	-41%	522	$204	$308,636,849	61
Jul 7, 2010	11	$101,621	-5%	-42%	522	$195	$308,738,470	62
Jul 8, 2010	10	$106,069	+4%	-34%	522	$203	$308,844,539	63
Jul 9, 2010	-	$121,643	+15%	-43%	333	$365	$308,966,182	64
Jul 10, 2010	-	$170,995	+41%	-30%	333	$513	$309,137,177	65
Jul 11, 2010	-	$100,117	-41%	-44%	333	$301	$309,237,294	66
Jul 12, 2010	-	$53,511	-47%	-77%	333	$161	$309,290,805	67
Jul 13, 2010	-	$61,215	+14%	-43%	333	$184	$309,352,020	68
Jul 14, 2010	-	$55,289	-10%	-46%	333	$166	$309,407,309	69
Jul 15, 2010	-	$49,541	-10%	-53%	333	$149	$309,456,850	70
Jul 16, 2010	-	$168,147	+239%	+38%	362	$464	$309,624,997	71
Jul 17, 2010	-	$221,843	+32%	+30%	362	$613	$309,846,840	72
Jul 18, 2010	-	$171,750	-23%	+72%	362	$474	$310,018,590	73
Jul 19, 2010	-	$91,726	-47%	+71%	362	$253	$310,110,316	74
Jul 20, 2010	-	$108,329	+18%	+77%	362	$299	$310,218,645	75
Jul 21, 2010	-	$90,655	-16%	+64%	362	$250	$310,309,300	76
Jul 22, 2010	-	$92,549	+2%	+87%	362	$256	$310,401,849	77
Jul 23, 2010	-	$136,636	+48%	-19%	330	$414	$310,538,485	78
Jul 24, 2010	-	$178,357	+31%	-20%	330	$540	$310,716,842	79
Jul 25, 2010	-	$123,982	-30%	-28%	330	$376	$310,840,824	80
Jul 26, 2010	-	$67,183	-46%	-27%	330	$204	$310,908,007	81
Jul 27, 2010	-	$74,910	+12%	-31%	330	$227	$310,982,917	82
Jul 28, 2010	-	$67,734	-10%	-25%	330	$205	$311,050,651	83
Jul 29, 2010	-	$65,079	-4%	-30%	330	$197	$311,115,730	84
Jul 30, 2010	-	$91,350	+40%	-33%	286	$319	$311,207,080	85
Jul 31, 2010	-	$122,483	+34%	-31%	286	$428	$311,329,563	86
Aug 1, 2010	-	$87,444	-29%	-29%	286	$306	$311,417,007	87
Aug 2, 2010	-	$48,008	-45%	-29%	286	$168	$311,465,015	88
Aug 3, 2010	-	$52,668	+10%	-30%	286	$184	$311,517,683	89
Aug 4, 2010	-	$47,133	-11%	-30%	286	$165	$311,564,816	90
Aug 5, 2010	-	$47,850	+2%	-26%	286	$167	$311,612,666	91
Aug 6, 2010	-	$56,802	+19%	-38%	224	$254	$311,669,468	92
Aug 7, 2010	-	$80,884	+42%	-34%	224	$361	$311,750,352	93
Aug 8, 2010	-	$55,829	-31%	-36%	224	$249	$311,806,181	94
Aug 9, 2010	-	$29,331	-47%	-39%	224	$131	$311,835,512	95
Aug 10, 2010	-	$35,097	+20%	-33%	224	$157	$311,870,609	96
Aug 11, 2010	-	$30,077	-14%	-36%	224	$134	$311,900,686	97
Aug 12, 2010	-	$29,869	-1%	-38%	224	$133	$311,930,555	98
Aug 13, 2010	-	$35,383	+18%	-38%	178	$199	$311,965,938	99
Aug 14, 2010	-	$53,704	+52%	-34%	178	$302	$312,019,642	100
Aug 15, 2010	-	$37,791	-30%	-32%	178	$212	$312,057,433	101
Aug 16, 2010	-	$16,883	-55%	-42%	178	$95	$312,074,316	102
Aug 17, 2010	-	$19,044	+13%	-46%	178	$107	$312,093,360	103
Aug 18, 2010	-	$16,801	-12%	-44%	178	$94	$312,110,161	104
Aug 19, 2010	-	$18,184	+8%	-39%	178	$102	$312,128,345	105

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 7, 2010	1	$159,159,871		4,380	$36,338	$159,159,871	1
May 14, 2010	1	$65,504,932	-59%	4,390	$14,921	$224,664,803	2
May 21, 2010	2	$33,912,107	-48%	4,177	$8,119	$258,576,910	3
May 28, 2010	4	$24,934,252	-26%	3,804	$6,555	$283,511,162	4
Jun 4, 2010	7	$11,250,022	-55%	3,007	$3,741	$294,761,184	5
Jun 11, 2010	9	$6,576,893	-42%	2,305	$2,853	$301,338,077	6
Jun 18, 2010	10	$4,169,192	-37%	1,612	$2,586	$305,507,269	7
Jun 25, 2010	14	$2,147,194	-48%	1,169	$1,837	$307,654,463	8
Jul 2, 2010	13	$1,190,076	-45%	522	$2,280	$308,844,539	9
Jul 9, 2010	20	$612,311	-49%	333	$1,839	$309,456,850	10
Jul 16, 2010	14	$944,999	+54%	362	$2,610	$310,401,849	11
Jul 23, 2010	17	$713,881	-24%	330	$2,163	$311,115,730	12
Jul 30, 2010	20	$496,936	-30%	286	$1,738	$311,612,666	13
Aug 6, 2010	27	$317,889	-36%	224	$1,419	$311,930,555	14
Aug 13, 2010	32	$197,790	-38%	178	$1,111	$312,128,345	15

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	8/17/2018	$973	26	26	26	$973	8/27/2018
South Korea	4/29/2010	$0	0	57	57	$23,934,532	10/16/2024
Rest of World						$284,787,553
International Total						$308,723,058	10/16/2024

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300)	276	$308,723,058
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	139	$308,723,058
Top 2010 Movies at the International Box Office	10	$308,723,058
All Time International Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	51	$308,723,058
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	141	$308,723,058
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies	48	$308,723,058
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	109	$308,723,058
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	151	$308,723,058
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	27	$308,723,058

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	179	$621,156,389
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	106	$621,156,389
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 101-200)	134	$312,433,331
Top 2010 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	7	$621,156,389
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies	44	$621,156,389
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies	79	$621,156,389
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies	45	$621,156,389
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies	72	$621,156,389
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	112	$621,156,389
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	18	$621,156,389

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 3, 2010	1	2,683,831		2,683,831	$61,362,844	$61,362,844	1
Oct 10, 2010	2	1,103,239	-59%	3,787,070	$22,152,818	$83,515,662	2
Oct 17, 2010	3	385,216	-65%	4,172,286	$9,614,722	$93,130,384	3
Oct 24, 2010	4	171,153	-56%	4,343,439	$4,427,797	$97,558,181	4
Oct 31, 2010	5	99,282	-42%	4,442,721	$2,594,060	$100,152,241	5
Nov 7, 2010	8	63,300	-36%	4,506,021	$1,683,217	$101,835,458	6
Nov 14, 2010	15	56,215	-11%	4,562,236	$1,454,029	$103,289,487	7
Nov 21, 2010	19	73,296	+30%	4,635,532	$1,830,355	$105,119,842	8
Dec 5, 2010	23	90,733		4,774,979	$1,844,275	$108,155,554	10
Dec 12, 2010	14	158,075	+74%	4,933,054	$2,819,615	$110,975,169	11
Dec 19, 2010	30	75,735	-52%	5,008,789	$1,288,389	$112,263,558	12
Feb 20, 2011	10	187,345		5,370,658	$2,459,503	$117,989,220	21
May 22, 2011	18	44,107		5,471,820	$666,532	$119,742,467	34
May 6, 2012	24	25,036		5,599,779	$295,918	$121,785,368	84
May 13, 2012	19	39,246	+57%	5,639,025	$421,114	$122,206,482	85
May 20, 2012	19	30,297	-23%	5,669,322	$307,015	$122,513,497	86
Sep 30, 2012	18	24,832		5,742,527	$208,504	$123,235,127	105
Oct 7, 2012	19	16,861	-32%	5,759,388	$173,302	$123,408,429	106
Dec 2, 2012	30	34,528		5,908,874	$328,541	$124,826,699	114
Apr 28, 2013	23	19,426		6,086,002	$199,515	$127,006,333	135
May 5, 2013	20	26,659	+37%	6,112,661	$269,256	$127,275,589	136
May 12, 2013	26	25,549	-4%	6,138,210	$269,580	$127,545,169	137

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 3, 2010	1	1,208,101		1,208,101	$28,873,614	$28,873,614	1
Oct 10, 2010	2	211,841	-82%	1,419,942	$4,270,140	$33,143,754	2
Oct 17, 2010	3	103,555	-51%	1,523,497	$2,529,492	$35,673,246	3
Oct 24, 2010	4	73,432	-29%	1,596,929	$1,852,580	$37,525,826	4
Oct 31, 2010	6	30,078	-59%	1,627,007	$738,102	$38,263,928	5
Nov 7, 2010	8	20,723	-31%	1,647,730	$513,315	$38,777,243	6
Nov 14, 2010	9	21,185	+2%	1,668,915	$520,949	$39,298,192	7
Nov 21, 2010	12	16,833	-21%	1,685,748	$396,761	$39,694,953	8
Dec 12, 2010	13	39,123		1,753,010	$933,336	$41,317,421	11
Dec 26, 2010	17	81,107		1,864,400	$1,881,132	$43,899,126	13
Feb 20, 2011	3	71,352		1,998,905	$1,545,851	$46,836,236	21
Jul 24, 2011	20	12,091		2,054,639	$250,392	$47,997,902	43
Apr 29, 2012	15	10,630		2,129,288	$157,657	$49,103,648	83
May 6, 2012	10	12,500	+18%	2,141,788	$180,391	$49,284,039	84
May 13, 2012	8	22,115	+77%	2,163,903	$331,266	$49,615,305	85
May 20, 2012	13	14,599	-34%	2,178,502	$218,394	$49,833,699	86
Sep 30, 2012	8	27,110		2,273,550	$290,450	$50,851,754	105
Oct 7, 2012	11	13,309	-51%	2,286,859	$199,125	$51,050,879	106
Dec 2, 2012	13	35,212		2,365,746	$641,527	$52,341,851	114
Apr 28, 2013	19	8,832		2,391,503	$131,690	$52,726,740	135
May 5, 2013	8	18,485	+109%	2,409,988	$231,370	$52,958,110	136
May 12, 2013	18	15,077	-18%	2,425,065	$225,051	$53,183,161	137
Sep 29, 2013	14	5,253		2,464,318	$108,876	$54,004,953	157
Aug 18, 2019	12	12,733		2,513,323	$266,892	$55,032,278	464

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.

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DVD Sales: Gru was Despicable to the Competition

December 28th, 2010

There were seven new releases to chart this week, including the new number one. In fact, that new number one dominated in a surprising way and none of the other new releases managed to make much of an impact at the box office. Despicable Me led the way with 3.75 million units sold and $62.70 million. If there were any doubts about a sequel, this ended them, as the film is already in the top ten for the year. More...

2010 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I

November 26th, 2010

This weekend is Thanksgiving and that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in between. Personally, I've done my Christmas shopping, and I have been for weeks; in fact, I've even finished wrapping everything. For the rest of you, here is the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will look at some of the major first-run releases, but we start with a short talk on... More...

DVD Sales: New Releases are Not Very Sexy

November 9th, 2010

New releases again failed to make much of an impact on this week's sale chart with only three placing in the top 30. However, one of those, Sex and the City 2, did take top spot with 989,000 units and $16.81 million during its opening week. This is weaker than its predecessor opened with, but in line with expectations, more or less. More...

DVD Sales: Dragons Prey on New Releases

November 2nd, 2010

New releases failed to make much of an impact on this week's DVD sales chart with only one placing in the top five and only two or three others in the top 30. This left How to Train Your Dragon on top with an easy win at 1.42 million units for the week. This gives it totals of 3.29 million / $70.40 million in consumer spending at retail, which makes it the third-best-selling DVD for any 2010 theatrical release and the eighth-best-selling DVD of the year. More...

DVD Sales: How to Tops the Chart

October 26th, 2010

We had a new number one release on this week's sales chart, with How to Train Your Dragon dominating with 1.87 million units sold / $39.63 million in opening week sales. More...

DVD Sales: Karate Chops Competition, But Beast Feeling Blu

October 19th, 2010

Several films could claim to be the champion of the home market this week, including one of the many new releases. The Karate Kid opened on top of the DVD sales chart with 1.22 million units compared to Iron Man 2 with 1.10 million units. However, the latter topped the former in terms of consumer spending at $22.15 million to $20.80 million. More...

DVD Sales: Iron Man Franchise Remains Golden on the DVD Sales Chart

October 12th, 2010

New releases walked away with the top two spots on this week's DVD sales chart, as well as four of the top six, and six of the top 30. Leading the way was Iron Man 2 with 2.82 million units generating $64.53 million in revenue during its opening week of release. This is weaker than its predecessor opened with, but the film compensated with stronger Blu-ray sales. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 28th, 2010

September 27th, 2010

Like many retail businesses, the home market does most of its sales in the last quarter of the year. And while technically the fourth quarter doesn't begin until October, like any good business, the movie industry tries to extend its prime business season as long as possible, which explains why Iron Man 2 is coming out this week instead of next. Unfortunately, that screener is late and I won't be able to review it. (In fact, its one of those weeks where it seems more screeners are late than arrived on time.) There were plenty of other DVDs / Blu-rays that came out this week, but the presence of Iron Man 2 did scare away a lot of prime competition, so much so that I'm awarding it the Pick of the Week, specifically the Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo Pack edition. More...

International Details: A-Team Earns a B-Grade

June 26th, 2010

The A-Team climbed to second place with $13.97 million on 4929 screens in 48 markets for a total of $34.74 million. New openings this past weekend include France, where it made $3.05 million on 621 screens. On the one hand, that was enough for first place. On the other hand, that's not a particularly strong start, especially for a summer blockbuster. It was only half has much as Prince of Persia opened with, for instance. In Italy it had a similar result with a first place, $1.11 million opening on 354 screens. That said, if it can earn half of what Prince of Persia does, then The A-Team will end its run with more than $100 million internationally and close to $200 million worldwide. As long as it is a hit on the home market, that will be enough to show a profit eventually, particularly if you take into account increased DVD sales for the TV series it is based on. More...

International Details: Robin Hood Nears Major Milestone

June 20th, 2010

For the third weekend in a row, Robin Hood remained in fourth place. This time it pulled in $7.19 million on 5742 screens in 54 markets for a total of $183.71 million internationally and $283.17 million worldwide. This week it opened in China and India, two countries that rarely release box office numbers in a timely fashion. More...

Weekend Preview: Pixar Turns it Up to Eleven

June 17th, 2010

Pixar releases its eleventh feature-length film this weekend. And considering its previous ten have all opened in first place (assuming you discount prestige limited releases) this is reason for Disney to celebrate. In fact, it could be reason for the industry as a whole to celebrate, considering more than 10 million tickets could be sold for this movie, which means more than 10 million people watching trailers for upcoming releases, seeing posters for new movies, etc. Compared to last year, Toy Story 3 could make more than the top five combined, which should help boost 2010's lead over 2009. More...

International Details: Box Office as a Strong Indian Flavor

June 13th, 2010

Rajneeti was the second Indian film within a few weeks to open strong on the global scene. Internationally, it earned third place with $11.01 million on 925 screens in 16 markets, which is an excellent start for this type of film. After Kites opened respectively well, it quickly collapsed. Thanks to a higher than average production budget, it will end up costing the studio money. However, this film is already well on its way to profitability and hopefully it will show much better legs. More...

International Details: Sex Debuts in Second

June 6th, 2010

Sex and the City 2 started its international run in second place with $23.98 million on 2739 screens in 18 markets for a total opening of $27.11 million. The film's biggest opening came in the U.K., where it made $8.93 million on 530 screens, 24% more than the original's opening. It had the biggest opening of the year in Germany with $5.90 million on 736 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.72 million. This was 23% higher than the original managed. On the other hand, it only saw 4% growth in Italy, with $2.4 million on 499 screens. This is not enough to keep pace with inflation. However, it is still better than it managed here. More...

Sex Doesn't Sell, Persia is Prince Among Kings

June 2nd, 2010

May is over, and not a moment too soon. I remember at the beginning of last month that a lot of people were suggesting this was going to be the highest grossing summer of all time and that May was going to be the highest grossing month of all time. Since this summer is a weekend shorter than most and this missing weekend was at the beginning of May, this was never going to happen. However, now that the month is over, we can see just how unrealistic those predictions were. Even Memorial Day long weekend wasn't enough as the total box office take was $152 million over three days and $193 million over four. Compared to last week, this was up just over 1%. While any increase is welcome, this it hardly a reason to celebrate. Compared to last Memorial Day, this was down 14% over three days and 13% over four. Not good. Year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009, but the lead has been cut to 4.7% at $4.30 billion to $4.10 billion. Perhaps it's not quite time to hit the panic button, but I'm starting to do warm up exercises for when running around in a panic will be required. More...

International Details: Iron Shines Brighter than Predecessor

May 30th, 2010

Iron Man 2 is starting to see sharp declines in its theater count, but it still hit a major milestone during the past weekend. It added $13.90 million on 8739 screens in 55 markets for a total of $269.30 million internationally, which is just ahead of the total earned by Iron Man. Additionally, the film reached the half billion dollar mark with total ticket sales of $520.32 million worldwide. By the time it opened in Japan on the 11th, it will have surpassed its predecessor on the worldwide stage, while it has likely already broken even at this point. More...

Sex Starts Early on Memorial Day

May 28th, 2010

Memorial Day long weekend started early with the midnight release of Sex and the City 2, but it's not the only saturation level release debuting this weekend. With the weakness shown last weekend by Shrek Forever After, the industry is looking forward with a bit of trepidation. Should both of these stumble, the narrative going forward will be quite negative, as none of the May releases will have excelled. This time last year, Up opened with close to $70 million. I don't think either film will match that, especially over three days. But their combined strength will hopefully give 2010 a boost at the box office. More...

Summer Continues to be Soft

May 25th, 2010

I'm starting to get a little concerned about summer. Granted, we are only three weeks in, but so far we have had two films that came short of high expectations and another that was expected to struggle at the box office and did. This time around, the number one movie failed to meet even the low end of expectations and the overall box office managed just a hair under $150 million. This was 8% more than last weekend, but 15% lower than the same weekend last year. Granted, this time last year was Memorial Day long weekend, so the comparison isn't entirely fair. But still troubling. Year-to-date, 2010 has amassed $4.04 billion, which is 4.8% higher than last year, but the boom in 3D films and the higher ticket prices that go with it means that attendance is down 1.7%. More...

International Details: Iron No Longer Golden, But Still Rich

May 23rd, 2010

Iron Man 2 slipped to second place with $30.47 million on 10,223 screens in 57 markets for a total of $245.75 million internationally and $456.95 million worldwide. While this is impressive, its per theater average has become very weak and the competition is heating up. Look for sharp declines in the film's screen count over the next few weeks. That said, the original Iron Man earned a total of $264 million internationally and it is likely that the sequel has already topped that figure. It has also likely topped $500 million worldwide, while $600 million globally is a safe bet, so there's no reason for the studio to worry about shedding screens at this point. The film's biggest individual market so far is still the U.K. where it has made $25.80 million, including $2.30 million on 491 screens this past weekend. South Korea is right behind with $2.11 million on 600 screens over the weekend and $25.27 million after two. More...

Weekend Preview: The Beginning of the End for Shrek

May 20th, 2010

It's the first long weekend of the summer; at least it is up here in Canada. What effect will this have on the box office? Not a whole lot, but Canada does represent about 10% of the total domestic box office and every little bit will help. This time last year saw the debut of two box office hits and we only have Shrek Forever After this time around. Granted, even the low end estimates have the pseudo-final chapter in the Shrek franchise crushing either Night at the Museum or Terminator, individually. The question is, can it top their combined opening? It might need to if 2010 is to keep pace with 2009. More...

Iron and Robin Finish One-Two on the Per Theater Chart

May 18th, 2010

Just like they did in the overall box office, Iron Man 2 and Robin Hood top the per theater chart, finishing in the same order. It was a close race with Iron Man 2 coming out on top, $11,854 to $10,295. More...

Robin Hood Rich, but Can't Top Tony Stark

May 17th, 2010

The overall box office this past weekend was adequate. While three of the top five films were unable to match Thursday's predictions, none were off by a significant degree. All combined, the box office brought in $139 million, which was down 22% compared to last week. Again, this was expected. Compared to last year it was higher, but by a mere 1.3%. Not enough to keep pace with inflation. Year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009 at $3.85 billion to $3.62 billion. However, due to the influx of 3D ticket sales and the much higher ticket prices they command, attendance is actually down by a fraction of a percent. It's nothing to worry about at the moment, but it is still interesting. More...

Weekend Estimates: Iron Man Sees Off Robin Hood

May 16th, 2010

This Summer's first blockbuster face-off ended with a victory for Iron Man 2 as the superhero actioner saw off the medieval actioner, Robin Hood. Both movies enjoyed weekends roughly in line with expectations. Iron Man 2 posted a respectable 59% drop from its opening weekend to earn $53 million, and take its domestic box office total to $212 million. With another $210 million internationally, the movie is well on its way to topping Iron Man's $582 million worldwide tally. Robin Hood couldn't match that level of performance, but posted a decent $37.1 million opening in North America, and earned an estimated $77 million internationally, to take it past $100 million worldwide on its first weekend. More...

Robin Hood Ready to Steal the Box Office Crown?

May 13th, 2010

The second weekend in May tends to be weak at the box office; for instance, it was the second weekend of May that saw the release of Speed Racer and Poseidon, just to name two recent examples. It is unlikely that Robin Hood will do that poorly at the box office; in fact, it might open with more than Speed Racer made in total. If it can, it will go a long way towards helping 2010 keep pace with last year. But even if it does, it will likely have to settle for second place. More...

Contest: As Big As They Get: Winning Announcement

May 13th, 2010

The winners of our As Big As They Get contest were determined and they are... More...

International Top of the Chart: Iron vs. Iron

May 12th, 2010

Iron Man 2 suffered steep declines in most international markets, but it was still the only major player out there and finished on top of the chart with ease. During its sophomore stint, it added $59.09 million on 10,392 screens in 59 markets for a total of $195.62 million internationally and $323.74 million worldwide. To put this into perspective, the first Iron Man earned $264 million on the international scene, in total. It will top this figure, perhaps as early as this time next week, while its worldwide total of $582 million will fall before too long. More...

IMAX: Iron Just as Golden on Domestic Screens

May 12th, 2010

Iron Man 2 opened domestically and while its overall total was on the low end of expectations, it broke records on IMAX, pulling in $9.8 million on 181 IMAX screens. This is a record opening for a 2D title. Internationally, it added $1.5 million for a total of $4.7 million overseas and $14.5 million worldwide. More...

Iron Rockets to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

May 12th, 2010

The overall box office leader, Iron Man 2, was also the leader on the Per Theater Chart with an impressive average of $29,252. That is below expectations, but still excellent. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Mother and Child, which opened with $10,760. More...

Iron Golden, but Not as Lustrous as Some Expected

May 10th, 2010

Iron Man 2 started off the summer in style with the biggest opening weekend of the year and the fifth biggest of all time. This helped the overall box office hit $174 million, which was 76% higher than last weekend. More importantly, it was 20% higher than the same weekend last year. This is extra important, because last year we were already a week into summer and we couldn't afford any weakness at the box office if 2010 was to maintain its lead over 2009. It was able to do so. In fact, it increased its lead slightly to 6.5% at $3.66 billion to $3.44 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Iron Man 2 Leads Off Summer with Fifth Best Opening

May 9th, 2010

A prime launch date, inflated ticket prices, and the unbeatable formula of a superhero sequel combined to give Iron Man 2 a massive opening weekend, according to Paramount's estimate, released on Sunday. Their projected $133.6 million would make the movie the fifth-biggest opener of all time, and cements Iron Man's place among the industry's mega-franchises, alongside Batman, Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Twilight and Harry Potter. More...

Friday Estimates: Iron Man 2 Posts Seventh Best Opening Day

May 8th, 2010

Iron Man 2 posted an impressive, but not spectacular, opening day on Friday, according to our Saturday morning estimate. We have the superhero actioner opening with $52.2 million, based on reports so far, which would give it the seventh biggest opening day in history. That compares with a $67.2 million Friday achieved by The Dark Knight in 2008 and a $59.8 million debut by Spider-Man 3 in 2007. More...

IMAX: Iron Golden during International Debut

May 6th, 2010

Iron Man 2 started its international run a week ahead of its domestic run and among its many impressive results was a record-breaking debut on IMAX. During its opening weekend, it pulled in $2.25 million on IMAX 48 screens, which was a record for a live action film, topping the $2.1 million earned by Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. More...

Iron Bound Record Book

May 6th, 2010

Summer has finally begun. It feels a week late because May 1st fell on a Saturday. However, the wait could be worth it, as a number of analysts are expecting a record-breaking performance by Iron Man 2 over the weekend. The movie has no competition at the box office. There's not even competition when compared to last year, as practically everyone thinks it will open with much more than Star Trek. For that matter, most think it will easily top Iron Man's opening weekend and perhaps even break records. More...

International Top of the Chart: Summer Starts Early

May 5th, 2010

Summer blockbuster season doesn't start till Friday, at least domestically. Thanks to the May Day celebration, it began this past weekend in many international markets. The May Day celebration also means that our box office numbers are still studio estimates in many cases, but we do know which film won. That film was Iron Man 2, which earned $100.2 million on 6,764 screens in 53 markets. More...

2010 Preview: May

May 1st, 2010

It's summertime! April started off okay, but ended with a thud. In fact, How to Train Your Dragon was arguably the biggest box office draw of the month, and it opened in March. That said, it's May, and that means there's a clean slate for the box office, as even under the best of circumstances holdovers mean very little at the beginning of the month. As long as the overall box office is healthy, we should be fine. And given the number of $100 million hits that have opened in 2010 so far, plus the $300 million hit that is Alice in Wonderland, I think it is fair to say that we will be fine. The real question is how well May 2010 will compare to last year, when we had six $100 million movies including two that reached $200 million. This time around there's one less weekend, so we will need help from some of the counter programming to match that number. Since there are only three films that you could call counter programming, this could be a problem. More...

Contest: As Big As They Get

April 30th, 2010

Next week the first big hit of the summer blockbuster season opens. Not only does Iron Man 2 start off summer, it's 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 Iron Man 2. 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 Avatar on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. 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 The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

IMAX: Avatar Reaches International Milestone

April 20th, 2010

During the past week, the IMAX corporation released further details on Avatar's IMAX run. The film reached $100 million internationally from 85 international screens to go with its more than $125 million domestic IMAX total. Worldwide it has now made $228 million on 262 screens. All these numbers are records, the international box office, the worldwide box office, the screen counts, everything. More...

Avatar is IMAX Champ

January 14th, 2010

Avatar has now become the highest grossing DMR film of all time with a total of $91 million on IMAX screens worldwide. This is substantially more than $71 million that The Polar Express has earned over the years, while by the weekend, Avatar will become the first such film to reach $100 million worldwide. More...

Cast Updates - October 2, 2008

October 2nd, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Paper Man, Sherlock Holmes, Kung Fu Panda 2, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - May 11, 2008

May 11th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Spirit, Iron Man 2, The Avengers and more! More...

Cast Updates - May 9, 2008

May 9th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Avengers, Iron Man 2, Push, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - May 7, 2008

May 7th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...