Mama (2013)

Mama poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $71,628,180Details
International Box Office $76,467,386Details
Worldwide Box Office $148,095,566
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $8,150,167 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,305,692 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $12,455,859
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The day their father killed their mother, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished near their suburban neighborhood. For five long years, their Uncle Lucas and his girlfriend, Annabel, have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home. As Annabel tries to introduce the children to a normal life, she grows convinced of an evil presence in their house. Are the sisters experiencing traumatic stress, or is a ghost coming to visit them? How did the broken girls survive those years all by themselves? As she answers these disturbing questions, the new mother will find that the whispers she hears at bedtime are coming from the lips of a deadly presence.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,402,310 (39.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,647 opening theaters/2,781 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $94,975,616

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $71,628,180
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $76,467,386
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $148,095,566

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 18th, 2013 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Malaysia)
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Ukraine)
January 18th, 2013 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
January 18th, 2013 (Wide) (Turkey)
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Video Release: May 7th, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, some disturbing images and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2248, 11/7/2012)
Running Time: 109 minutes
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Keywords: Intertitle, Spree Killer, Suicide, Murder - Suicide, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Kidnap, Cabin in the Woods, Haunting, Punk Rock, Musicians, Twins, Dream Sequence, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Abandoned Child, Unexpected Families, Director Remaking Their Own Movie, Supernatural Horror
Source:Based on Short Film
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Guillermo del Toro, De Milo, Toma 78
Production Countries: Canada, Spain
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 107 $6,590,970 Feb 1, 2013 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $9,310,387 Feb 1, 2013 17
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 48 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Top Based on Short Film Weekend Domestic 2 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 60 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 17 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 17 $40,120,995 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 20 $32,147,815 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 18 $45,411,878 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 11 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $40,120,995 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 12 $32,147,815 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $45,411,878 Jan 18, 2013 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,805 $94,975,616
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 902 $71,628,180
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 47 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 5 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 937 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies 95 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies 64 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 167 $71,628,180

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 18, 2013 1 $28,402,310   2,647 $10,730   $28,402,310 1
Jan 25, 2013 2 $13,088,145 -54% 2,682 $4,880   $48,875,585 2
Feb 1, 2013 4 $6,590,970 -50% 2,781 $2,370   $58,123,070 3
Feb 8, 2013 6 $4,229,665 -36% 2,677 $1,580   $63,951,810 4
Feb 15, 2013 11 $2,686,245 -36% 1,648 $1,630   $68,166,420 5
Feb 22, 2013 16 $1,173,900 -56% 1,163 $1,009   $70,230,570 6
Mar 1, 2013 25 $341,955 -71% 447 $765   $70,874,905 7
Mar 8, 2013 31 $152,995 -55% 214 $715   $71,117,175 8
Mar 15, 2013 34 $142,805 -7% 204 $700   $71,325,330 9
Mar 22, 2013 42 $93,620 -34% 130 $720   $71,470,865 10
Mar 29, 2013 41 $73,805 -21% 123 $600   $71,588,220 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 18, 2013 1 $10,098,305     2,647 $3,815   $10,098,305 1
Jan 19, 2013 1 $10,839,465 +7%   2,647 $4,095   $20,937,770 2
Jan 20, 2013 1 $7,464,540 -31%   2,647 $2,820   $28,402,310 3
Jan 21, 2013 1 $3,745,505 -50%   2,647 $1,415   $32,147,815 4
Jan 22, 2013 1 $1,508,790 -60%   2,647 $570   $33,656,605 5
Jan 23, 2013 1 $1,032,330 -32%   2,647 $390   $34,688,935 6
Jan 24, 2013 1 $1,098,505 +6%   2,647 $415   $35,787,440 7
Jan 25, 2013 2 $3,888,885 +254% -61% 2,682 $1,450   $39,676,325 8
Jan 26, 2013 2 $6,289,290 +62% -42% 2,682 $2,345   $45,965,615 9
Jan 27, 2013 2 $2,909,970 -54% -61% 2,682 $1,085   $48,875,585 10
Jan 28, 2013 3 $710,725 -76% -81% 2,682 $265   $49,586,310 11
Jan 29, 2013 4 $765,710 +8% -49% 2,682 $285   $50,352,020 12
Jan 30, 2013 4 $576,630 -25% -44% 2,682 $215   $50,928,650 13
Jan 31, 2013 4 $603,450 +5% -45% 2,682 $225   $51,532,100 14
Feb 1, 2013 4 $2,322,135 +285% -40% 2,781 $835   $53,854,235 15
Feb 2, 2013 4 $3,323,295 +43% -47% 2,781 $1,195   $57,177,530 16
Feb 3, 2013 4 $945,540 -72% -68% 2,781 $340   $58,123,070 17
Feb 4, 2013 6 $403,245 -57% -43% 2,781 $145   $58,526,315 18
Feb 5, 2013 7 $458,865 +14% -40% 2,781 $165   $58,985,180 19
Feb 6, 2013 6 $361,530 -21% -37% 2,781 $130   $59,346,710 20
Feb 7, 2013 5 $375,435 +4% -38% 2,781 $135   $59,722,145 21
Feb 8, 2013 6 $1,191,265 +217% -49% 2,677 $445   $60,913,410 22
Feb 9, 2013 6 $2,074,675 +74% -38% 2,677 $775   $62,988,085 23
Feb 10, 2013 7 $963,725 -54% +2% 2,677 $360   $63,951,810 24
Feb 11, 2013 7 $281,085 -71% -30% 2,677 $105   $64,232,895 25
Feb 12, 2013 7 $294,470 +5% -36% 2,677 $110   $64,527,365 26
Feb 13, 2013 8 $227,545 -23% -37% 2,677 $85   $64,754,910 27
Feb 14, 2013 9 $725,265 +219% +93% 2,043 $355   $65,480,175 28
Feb 15, 2013 10 $758,080 +5% -36% 1,648 $460   $66,238,255 29
Feb 16, 2013 11 $1,161,840 +53% -44% 1,648 $705   $67,400,095 30
Feb 17, 2013 11 $766,325 -34% -20% 1,648 $465   $68,166,420 31
Feb 18, 2013 14 $395,520 -48% +41% 1,648 $240   $68,561,940 32
Feb 19, 2013 13 $181,280 -54% -38% 1,648 $110   $68,743,220 33
Feb 20, 2013 13 $156,425 -14% -31% 1,648 $95   $68,899,645 34
Feb 21, 2013 14 $157,025 n/c -78% 1,648 $95   $69,056,670 35
Feb 22, 2013 16 $337,525 +115% -55% 1,163 $290   $69,394,195 36
Feb 23, 2013 16 $569,430 +69% -51% 1,163 $490   $69,963,625 37
Feb 24, 2013 16 $266,945 -53% -65% 1,163 $230   $70,230,570 38
Feb 25, 2013 - $75,595 -72% -81% 1,163 $65   $70,306,165 39
Feb 26, 2013 - $81,410 +8% -55% 1,163 $70   $70,387,575 40
Feb 27, 2013 - $75,595 -7% -52% 1,163 $65   $70,463,170 41
Feb 28, 2013 - $69,780 -8% -56% 1,163 $60   $70,532,950 42
Mar 1, 2013 - $102,810 +47% -70% 447 $230   $70,635,760 43
Mar 2, 2013 - $163,155 +59% -71% 447 $365   $70,798,915 44
Mar 3, 2013 - $75,990 -53% -72% 447 $170   $70,874,905 45
Mar 4, 2013 - $24,585 -68% -67% 447 $55   $70,899,490 46
Mar 5, 2013 - $22,350 -9% -73% 447 $50   $70,921,840 47
Mar 6, 2013 - $22,225 -1% -71% 447 $50   $70,944,065 48
Mar 7, 2013 - $20,115 -9% -71% 447 $45   $70,964,180 49
Mar 8, 2013 - $42,785 +113% -58% 214 $200   $71,006,965 50
Mar 9, 2013 - $72,760 +70% -55% 214 $340   $71,079,725 51
Mar 10, 2013 - $37,450 -49% -51% 214 $175   $71,117,175 52
Mar 11, 2013 - $17,120 -54% -30% 214 $80   $71,134,295 53
Mar 12, 2013 - $17,095 n/c -24% 214 $80   $71,151,390 54
Mar 13, 2013 - $13,910 -19% -37% 214 $65   $71,165,300 55
Mar 14, 2013 - $17,225 +24% -14% 214 $80   $71,182,525 56
Mar 15, 2013 - $45,900 +166% +7% 204 $225   $71,228,425 57
Mar 16, 2013 - $62,225 +36% -14% 204 $305   $71,290,650 58
Mar 17, 2013 - $34,680 -44% -7% 204 $170   $71,325,330 59
Mar 18, 2013 - $13,260 -62% -23% 204 $65   $71,338,590 60
Mar 19, 2013 - $13,350 +1% -22% 204 $65   $71,351,940 61
Mar 20, 2013 - $12,140 -9% -13% 204 $60   $71,364,080 62
Mar 21, 2013 - $13,165 +8% -24% 204 $65   $71,377,245 63
Mar 22, 2013 - $25,995 +97% -43% 130 $200   $71,403,240 64
Mar 23, 2013 - $41,600 +60% -33% 130 $320   $71,444,840 65
Mar 24, 2013 - $26,025 -37% -25% 130 $200   $71,470,865 66
Mar 25, 2013 - $10,400 -60% -22% 130 $80   $71,481,265 67
Mar 26, 2013 - $10,415 n/c -22% 130 $80   $71,491,680 68
Mar 27, 2013 - $9,750 -6% -20% 130 $75   $71,501,430 69
Mar 28, 2013 - $12,985 +33% -1% 130 $100   $71,514,415 70
Mar 29, 2013 - $26,445 +104% +2% 123 $215   $71,540,860 71
Mar 30, 2013 - $30,135 +14% -28% 123 $245   $71,570,995 72
Mar 31, 2013 - $17,225 -43% -34% 123 $140   $71,588,220 73
Apr 1, 2013 - $11,070 -36% +6% 123 $90   $71,599,290 74
Apr 2, 2013 - $9,840 -11% -6% 123 $80   $71,609,130 75
Apr 3, 2013 - $9,225 -6% -5% 123 $75   $71,618,355 76
Apr 4, 2013 - $9,825 +7% -24% 123 $80   $71,628,180 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 18, 2013 1 $35,787,440   2,647 $13,520   $35,787,440 1
Jan 25, 2013 2 $15,744,660 -56% 2,682 $5,870   $51,532,100 2
Feb 1, 2013 4 $8,190,045 -48% 2,781 $2,945   $59,722,145 3
Feb 8, 2013 8 $5,758,030 -30% 2,043 $2,818   $65,480,175 4
Feb 15, 2013 11 $3,576,495 -38% 1,648 $2,170   $69,056,670 5
Feb 22, 2013 18 $1,476,280 -59% 1,163 $1,269   $70,532,950 6
Mar 1, 2013 25 $431,230 -71% 447 $965   $70,964,180 7
Mar 8, 2013 32 $218,345 -49% 214 $1,020   $71,182,525 8
Mar 15, 2013 33 $194,720 -11% 204 $955   $71,377,245 9
Mar 22, 2013 44 $137,170 -30% 130 $1,055   $71,514,415 10
Mar 29, 2013 42 $113,765 -17% 123 $925   $71,628,180 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 3/7/2013 $403,253 52 74 454 $2,515,508 12/30/2018
Australia 3/14/2013 $121,162 41 41 81 $241,572 12/14/2015
Austria 4/19/2013 $309,054 69 69 138 $557,646 12/14/2015
Bolivia 2/7/2013 $0 0 6 16 $52,095 12/30/2018
Brazil 4/5/2013 $923,486 181 182 665 $3,406,194 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 1/18/2013 $20,521 17 17 62 $78,646 2/26/2019
Colombia 3/1/2013 $322,426 111 111 502 $1,693,816 12/30/2018
Croatia 3/7/2013 $15,701 9 12 51 $54,648 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 3/21/2013 $68,455 59 59 150 $194,226 12/30/2018
Egypt 2/27/2013 $19,676 10 10 62 $128,275 12/30/2018
Estonia 2/22/2013 $17,375 8 8 17 $54,735 12/14/2015
Finland 3/22/2013 $99,423 51 51 210 $489,713 12/14/2015
Germany 4/18/2013 $1,459,060 328 368 696 $2,965,357 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 3/14/2013 $161,067 35 35 59 $330,792 12/14/2015
India 2/8/2013 $37,596 50 50 50 $37,596 12/14/2015
Indonesia 2/8/2013 $33,131 94 105 418 $1,680,789 12/30/2018
Israel 4/4/2013 $0 0 16 28 $172,863 12/30/2018
Italy 3/21/2013 $1,127,132 241 241 519 $3,125,266 12/14/2015
Latvia 3/15/2013 $11,439 5 5 19 $61,552 12/30/2018
Lebanon 2/21/2013 $39,692 12 12 24 $95,934 12/30/2018
Lithuania 3/1/2013 $16,355 6 6 34 $71,787 12/14/2015
Malaysia 1/17/2013 $260,399 64 64 205 $889,129 12/14/2015
Mexico 2/1/2013 $0 0 406 942 $9,823,169 12/14/2015
Netherlands 3/7/2013 $329,108 40 43 246 $1,172,943 12/14/2015
Norway 4/5/2013 $123,801 85 85 204 $350,130 12/14/2015
Peru 2/7/2013 $323,156 87 87 279 $1,145,136 12/30/2018
Philippines 2/6/2013 $161,553 71 71 109 $278,075 12/30/2018
Poland 2/22/2013 $126,260 47 47 131 $335,818 12/30/2018
Portugal 3/7/2013 $61,335 24 24 93 $211,985 7/14/2016
Romania 3/1/2013 $24 1 6 21 $123,365 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 3/7/2013 $0 0 498 1,010 $6,027,432 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 3/7/2013 $6,033 7 7 49 $24,020 12/30/2018
Singapore 1/17/2013 $293,209 29 29 73 $610,043 12/14/2015
Slovakia 3/21/2013 $27,203 33 33 70 $70,269 12/14/2015
Slovenia 2/21/2013 $10,661 7 7 49 $60,367 12/14/2015
Spain 2/8/2013 $3,582,150 345 361 1,997 $10,287,633 12/14/2015
Sweden 4/3/2013 $134,728 51 51 187 $500,532 12/14/2015
Switzerland 4/18/2013 $136,169 22 22 44 $249,909 12/14/2015
Taiwan 3/8/2013 $273,803 58 60 210 $946,996 12/14/2015
Thailand 2/7/2013 $78,202 35 35 68 $154,025 12/14/2015
Turkey 1/18/2013 $134,572 76 76 260 $669,813 12/30/2018
Ukraine 1/17/2013 $113,320 47 52 149 $284,997 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 2/14/2013 $310,052 29 29 56 $762,155 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 2/22/2013 $2,373,248 392 399 1,763 $8,331,347 12/14/2015
Uruguay 3/15/2013 $25,471 7 8 47 $152,561 12/30/2018
Venezuela 4/19/2013 $286,302 45 45 88 $893,040 12/14/2015
Vietnam 1/18/2013 $209,049 35 35 93 $856,728 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $13,246,759
 
International Total$76,467,386 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $76,467,386
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,024 $76,467,386
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office 60 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 9 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,095 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 141 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies 66 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 573 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $76,467,386

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 924 $148,095,566
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 53 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 8 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 995 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies 65 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 578 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $148,095,566

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 12, 20134170,534 170,534$2,883,730$2,883,7301
May 19, 2013684,398-51% 254,932$1,518,320$4,402,0502
May 26, 20131538,212-55% 293,144$720,296$5,122,3463

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 12, 2013399,517 99,517$2,119,717$2,119,7171
May 19, 2013828,729-71% 128,246$630,883$2,750,6002
May 26, 20131713,271-54% 141,517$291,041$3,041,6413

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Leading Cast

Jessica Chastain    Annabel

Supporting Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau    Lucas/Jeffrey
Megan Charpentier    Victoria
Isabelle Nelisse    Lilly
Daniel Kash    Dr. Dreyfuss
Javier Botet    Mama
Jane Moffat    Jean Podolski/Mama Voice
Morgan McGarry    Young Victoria
David Fox    Burnsie
Domenic Cuzzocrea    Ron
Chris Marren    Cop
Julia Chantrey    Nina
Ray Kahnert    Judge
Diane Gordon    Lousie
Matthew Edison    Young Cop
Maya Dawe    Young Lilly
Sierra Dawe    Young Lilly
Nick Hall    Annabel's Bandmate
Joey Proulx    Annabel's Bandmate
Hannah Cheesman    Beautiful Mama/Skinny Woman
Elvamai Hoover    Dr. Dreyfuss' Secretary
Pamela Susan Farrauto    Nun
Chrys Hobbs    Nun 2
Laura Guiteras    Mama Voice
Melina Matthews    Mama Voice

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Muschietti    Director
Neil Cross    Screenwriter
Andy Muschietti    Screenwriter
Barbara Muschietti    Screenwriter
Andy Muschietti    Story Creator
Barbara Muschietti    Story Creator
J. Miles Dale    Producer
Barbara Muschietti    Producer
Guillermo del Toro    Executive Producer
Christina Lera Gracia    Associate Producer
Antonio Riestra    Director of Photography
Michele Conroy    Editor
Luis Sequeira    Costume Designer
Fernando Velazquez    Composer
Anastasia Masaro    Production Designer
Robin D. Cook    Casting
Dennis Chapman    Unit Production Manager
Ingrid Fdez De Castro    Line Producer
Jeff Authors    First Assistant Director
Penny Charter    Assistant Director
Mariano Liwski    Post-Production Supervisor
Elis Lam    Art Director
Arlene Lott    1st Assistant Director
Julie Lugosi    1st Assistant Director
Aleks Marinkovich    1st Assistant Director
Patricia Cuccia    Set Decorator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Mama

May 5th, 2013

January is generally a terrible time of the year to release a movie. Not only are people still dealing with Christmas shopping bills, but there will be several Oscar contenders and holiday blockbusters that are still going strong. Because of this, January tends to be filled with bad films that struggle just to become midlevel hits. Mama opened in the middle of the month and earned enough during its opening weekend to cover its production budget. Worldwide, it managed $130 million on just a $15 million budget. Unless it cost an unreasonable amount to market, it has already broken even. Will it be an ever bigger hit on the home market? More...

International Box Office: Oz Powers Its Way to the Top

March 15th, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful began its international run in first place with $69.2 million on 11,250 screens in 46 markets. It crushed the competition is Russia with $14.65 million on 1,137 screens, but this particular market tends to reward fantasy films. It wasn't quite as strong in the U.K., but still earned first place with $5.53 million on 530 screens. It also topped the charts in Mexico ($5.26 million on 207 screens); in Australia ($4.88 million on 268); in Brazil ($4.39 million 732); Italy ($3.76 million 588); Germany ($3.74 million on 548); and in Spain ($2.62 million on 649). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $2.81 million on 584 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.50 million. It could do no better than fourth in South Korea with $1.58 million on 425 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.73 million. It is too soon to tell where it will end up, but this is a good start. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Warm Bodies is a Silver Lining for Slow Weekend

February 4th, 2013

There were a number of factors that hurt the box office over the weekend, not the least of which was the rather exciting Super Bowl game. (At least it sounds like it was exciting. I Googled the score a couple times, but I didn't watch the game.) Warm Bodies easily won the weekend race and finished on the high end of expectations, while Silver Linings Playbook remains on pace to reach $100 million. On the other hand, Bullet to the Head bombed. Overall, the box office fell 21% to just $89 million. Again, the Super Bowl had a lot to do with that. Compared to last year, the box office was down 23%. 2013 is still ahead of 2012 by 3.4% at $917 million to $887 million but that lead could be gone by the end of next weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Warm Up?

January 31st, 2013

February begins with two wide releases, Warm Bodies and Bullet to the Head. Both will have to deal with holdovers, and more importantly, The Super Bowl. Bullet to the Head's target audience is nearly identical to that for the Super Bowl, while at least Warm Bodies has at least some chance of a breakout success. Last year there were three wide releases, two of which opened with more than $20 million. It is going to be almost impossible for 2013 to match that result. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Become the Hunted

January 28th, 2013

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

Weekend Predictions: Hunting the Competition

January 24th, 2013

There are three wide releases during the final weekend of January, but it looks like none of them will please critics. As I write this, the three films have a total of seven reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, none of them are positive. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters should easily be the biggest hit of the three new films, but not everyone thinks it will come out on top, as Mama could remain potent. Parker and Movie 43 will likely struggle and getting to just $10 million over the weekend might be asking too much. Fortunately, the combination of new releases and holdovers is very similar to last year, so 2013 could win yet another weekend to start the year. More...

Contest: Coming Home: Winning Announcement

January 23rd, 2013

The winners of our Coming Home contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Love Leads the Way

January 23rd, 2013

Amour continues to show legs most limited releases can only dream of. Despite expanding its theater count to 36, the film topped the per theater chart with an average of $11,479. It is very rare for a wide release to reach the $10,000 level during this time of year, but that's exactly what Mama did, as it opened with an average of $10,730 during the three-day portion of the weekend. Quartet might have reached the $10,000 mark. We are still relying on studio estimates and at the moment the studio says it made $320,000 in 32 theaters for an average of exactly $10,000. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mama Mia!

January 22nd, 2013

Mama easily won the box office race over the Martin Luther King, Jr. long weekend, with Zero Dark Thirty earning a solid second place. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Broken City and The Last Stand, were weak and weaker. The overall box office was on par with last week, down less than 1% to $139 million, over the three-day weekend. This was 6% higher than the same weekend last year, over the same period. Adding on Monday, and the total weekend was $165 million, or about 1% higher than last year. It is still way too early to pay real attention to the year-to-date stats, but 2013 is ahead of 2012 by a 7.0% margin at $658 million to $615 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Mama Wins MLK Weekend

January 20th, 2013

For all the Oscar hype, moviegoers are voting with their feet this MLK weekend for a more straightforward entertainment bang for their buck. Mama is set to win the weekend by a large margin, with Universal estimating a $28.1 million three-day weekend and about $33 million over four days. With the film playing in a relatively modest 2,647 theaters, that translates into a per theater average of $10,625, comfortably ahead of any other wide release. Jessica Chastain has dual reasons to celebrate, with Zero Dark Thirty set to finish second for the weekend with $17.6 million. Fellow Oscar-hopeful Silver Linings Playbook will be third with about $11.35 million over three days in its first weekend in wide release. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Zero Remain Number One?

January 17th, 2013

There are a trio of new releases opening on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, but it looks like Zero Dark Thirty has a good chance to remain in first place. Mama is earning pretty good buzz, even if its reviews are only mixed. The Last Stand is the widest release of the week and the reviews are positive, but the buzz is mixed, to be kind. Finally, there's Broken City, which has the quietest buzz and the weakest reviews. Last year, Underworld: Awakening opened with just over $25 million and there's almost no chance that will happen again this year. Then again, we might have better depth. More...

Contest: Coming Home

January 11th, 2013

Next week there are three films opening wide: Broken City, The Last Stand, and Mama. All three of them appear to be on track for a $15 million to $20 million opening, and none of them appear to be runaway favorites for top spot. To pick the target film for this week's box office prediction contest, I flipped a coin and Mama came out on top. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Mama. 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 Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Movie on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Movie on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: January

January 1st, 2013

December ended on a positive note with 2012 topping 2011 with a week to spare. Hopefully this will translate into strong box office numbers going forward. There are several January releases that actually look very interesting, but you always have to ask, if the films are as good as they look, why are they opening in January? The biggest hit on this list will likely not be a January release, but a limited release from December that is expanding wide in January. Zero Dark Thirty opened in limited release the Wednesday before Christmas and right away it got off to an incredible start. If it can turn some of its Awards Season nominations into wins, which seems very likely at this point, it should be the biggest hit of January. If it can earn some major Oscars, then it might crack $100 million. Unfortunately, no other film on this release list is likely to come close to the $100 million mark. Last January was unseasonably strong with three films opening with $20 million or more and four films finishing with $50 million or more. It is possible that none of the new releases will reach those relatively weak standards. More...


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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

The day their father killed their mother, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished near their suburban neighborhood. For five long years, their Uncle Lucas and his girlfriend, Annabel, have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home. As Annabel tries to introduce the children to a normal life, she grows convinced of an evil presence in their house. Are the sisters experiencing traumatic stress, or is a ghost coming to visit them? How did the broken girls survive those years all by themselves? As she answers these disturbing questions, the new mother will find that the whispers she hears at bedtime are coming from the lips of a deadly presence.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$28,402,310 (39.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,647 opening theaters/2,781 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $94,975,616

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $71,628,180
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $76,467,386
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $148,095,566

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 18th, 2013 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Malaysia)
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 17th, 2013 (Wide) (Ukraine)
January 18th, 2013 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
January 18th, 2013 (Wide) (Turkey)
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Video Release: May 7th, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, some disturbing images and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2248, 11/7/2012)
Running Time: 109 minutes
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Keywords: Intertitle, Spree Killer, Suicide, Murder - Suicide, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Kidnap, Cabin in the Woods, Haunting, Punk Rock, Musicians, Twins, Dream Sequence, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Abandoned Child, Unexpected Families, Director Remaking Their Own Movie, Supernatural Horror
Source:Based on Short Film
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Guillermo del Toro, De Milo, Toma 78
Production Countries: Canada, Spain
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 107 $6,590,970 Feb 1, 2013 17
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $9,310,387 Feb 1, 2013 17
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 48 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Top Based on Short Film Weekend Domestic 2 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 60 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 17 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 17 $40,120,995 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 20 $32,147,815 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 18 $45,411,878 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 11 $28,402,310 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $40,120,995 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 12 $32,147,815 Jan 18, 2013 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $45,411,878 Jan 18, 2013 3

Leading Cast

Jessica Chastain    Annabel

Supporting Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau    Lucas/Jeffrey
Megan Charpentier    Victoria
Isabelle Nelisse    Lilly
Daniel Kash    Dr. Dreyfuss
Javier Botet    Mama
Jane Moffat    Jean Podolski/Mama Voice
Morgan McGarry    Young Victoria
David Fox    Burnsie
Domenic Cuzzocrea    Ron
Chris Marren    Cop
Julia Chantrey    Nina
Ray Kahnert    Judge
Diane Gordon    Lousie
Matthew Edison    Young Cop
Maya Dawe    Young Lilly
Sierra Dawe    Young Lilly
Nick Hall    Annabel's Bandmate
Joey Proulx    Annabel's Bandmate
Hannah Cheesman    Beautiful Mama/Skinny Woman
Elvamai Hoover    Dr. Dreyfuss' Secretary
Pamela Susan Farrauto    Nun
Chrys Hobbs    Nun 2
Laura Guiteras    Mama Voice
Melina Matthews    Mama Voice

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Muschietti    Director
Neil Cross    Screenwriter
Andy Muschietti    Screenwriter
Barbara Muschietti    Screenwriter
Andy Muschietti    Story Creator
Barbara Muschietti    Story Creator
J. Miles Dale    Producer
Barbara Muschietti    Producer
Guillermo del Toro    Executive Producer
Christina Lera Gracia    Associate Producer
Antonio Riestra    Director of Photography
Michele Conroy    Editor
Luis Sequeira    Costume Designer
Fernando Velazquez    Composer
Anastasia Masaro    Production Designer
Robin D. Cook    Casting
Dennis Chapman    Unit Production Manager
Ingrid Fdez De Castro    Line Producer
Jeff Authors    First Assistant Director
Penny Charter    Assistant Director
Mariano Liwski    Post-Production Supervisor
Elis Lam    Art Director
Arlene Lott    1st Assistant Director
Julie Lugosi    1st Assistant Director
Aleks Marinkovich    1st Assistant Director
Patricia Cuccia    Set Decorator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: May 12th, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

There was a one-two punch when it came to new releases with Safe Haven topping the DVD chart, while Jack Reacher reached top spot on Blu-ray. Safe Haven sold 558,000 units / $9.54 million on DVD and 227,000 units / $5.22 million on Blu-ray. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 29%, which is better than expected, given its target demographic. In total, the film has sold 941,000 units / $16.09 million on DVD, while its Blu-ray running tallies are 373,000 units / $8.53 million. Jack Reacher opened in second place on the DVD chart with 320,000 units / $5.46 million, but earned first place on Blu-ray with 248,000 units / $5.01 million. An opening week Blu-ray share of 44% is good, but not great. After four weeks of release, the film has sold 539,000 units / $9.26 million on DVD and 383,000 units / $7.95 million on Blu-ray. I think the studio was expecting more. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 7th, 2013

May 7th, 2013

While there are a lot of new releases listed on Amazon.com, it isn't long before you run into filler. Worse still, the top two selling movies, Jack Reacher and Save Haven, are just mediocre movies. The Great Escape is coming out on Blu-ray this week, which would normally be a reason to celebrate. However, a lot of reviewers are complaining about the poor video quality. The film needed, and deserves, a full restoration, but that didn't happen. We need to look further down the list to find a Pick of the Week contender, and we find one in 30 Rock: Season Seven. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Mama

May 5th, 2013

January is generally a terrible time of the year to release a movie. Not only are people still dealing with Christmas shopping bills, but there will be several Oscar contenders and holiday blockbusters that are still going strong. Because of this, January tends to be filled with bad films that struggle just to become midlevel hits. Mama opened in the middle of the month and earned enough during its opening weekend to cover its production budget. Worldwide, it managed $130 million on just a $15 million budget. Unless it cost an unreasonable amount to market, it has already broken even. Will it be an ever bigger hit on the home market? More...

International Box Office: Oz Powers Its Way to the Top

March 15th, 2013

Oz the Great and Powerful began its international run in first place with $69.2 million on 11,250 screens in 46 markets. It crushed the competition is Russia with $14.65 million on 1,137 screens, but this particular market tends to reward fantasy films. It wasn't quite as strong in the U.K., but still earned first place with $5.53 million on 530 screens. It also topped the charts in Mexico ($5.26 million on 207 screens); in Australia ($4.88 million on 268); in Brazil ($4.39 million 732); Italy ($3.76 million 588); Germany ($3.74 million on 548); and in Spain ($2.62 million on 649). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $2.81 million on 584 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.50 million. It could do no better than fourth in South Korea with $1.58 million on 425 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.73 million. It is too soon to tell where it will end up, but this is a good start. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Warm Bodies is a Silver Lining for Slow Weekend

February 4th, 2013

There were a number of factors that hurt the box office over the weekend, not the least of which was the rather exciting Super Bowl game. (At least it sounds like it was exciting. I Googled the score a couple times, but I didn't watch the game.) Warm Bodies easily won the weekend race and finished on the high end of expectations, while Silver Linings Playbook remains on pace to reach $100 million. On the other hand, Bullet to the Head bombed. Overall, the box office fell 21% to just $89 million. Again, the Super Bowl had a lot to do with that. Compared to last year, the box office was down 23%. 2013 is still ahead of 2012 by 3.4% at $917 million to $887 million but that lead could be gone by the end of next weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Warm Up?

January 31st, 2013

February begins with two wide releases, Warm Bodies and Bullet to the Head. Both will have to deal with holdovers, and more importantly, The Super Bowl. Bullet to the Head's target audience is nearly identical to that for the Super Bowl, while at least Warm Bodies has at least some chance of a breakout success. Last year there were three wide releases, two of which opened with more than $20 million. It is going to be almost impossible for 2013 to match that result. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Become the Hunted

January 28th, 2013

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

Weekend Predictions: Hunting the Competition

January 24th, 2013

There are three wide releases during the final weekend of January, but it looks like none of them will please critics. As I write this, the three films have a total of seven reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, none of them are positive. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters should easily be the biggest hit of the three new films, but not everyone thinks it will come out on top, as Mama could remain potent. Parker and Movie 43 will likely struggle and getting to just $10 million over the weekend might be asking too much. Fortunately, the combination of new releases and holdovers is very similar to last year, so 2013 could win yet another weekend to start the year. More...

Contest: Coming Home: Winning Announcement

January 23rd, 2013

The winners of our Coming Home contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Love Leads the Way

January 23rd, 2013

Amour continues to show legs most limited releases can only dream of. Despite expanding its theater count to 36, the film topped the per theater chart with an average of $11,479. It is very rare for a wide release to reach the $10,000 level during this time of year, but that's exactly what Mama did, as it opened with an average of $10,730 during the three-day portion of the weekend. Quartet might have reached the $10,000 mark. We are still relying on studio estimates and at the moment the studio says it made $320,000 in 32 theaters for an average of exactly $10,000. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mama Mia!

January 22nd, 2013

Mama easily won the box office race over the Martin Luther King, Jr. long weekend, with Zero Dark Thirty earning a solid second place. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Broken City and The Last Stand, were weak and weaker. The overall box office was on par with last week, down less than 1% to $139 million, over the three-day weekend. This was 6% higher than the same weekend last year, over the same period. Adding on Monday, and the total weekend was $165 million, or about 1% higher than last year. It is still way too early to pay real attention to the year-to-date stats, but 2013 is ahead of 2012 by a 7.0% margin at $658 million to $615 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Mama Wins MLK Weekend

January 20th, 2013

For all the Oscar hype, moviegoers are voting with their feet this MLK weekend for a more straightforward entertainment bang for their buck. Mama is set to win the weekend by a large margin, with Universal estimating a $28.1 million three-day weekend and about $33 million over four days. With the film playing in a relatively modest 2,647 theaters, that translates into a per theater average of $10,625, comfortably ahead of any other wide release. Jessica Chastain has dual reasons to celebrate, with Zero Dark Thirty set to finish second for the weekend with $17.6 million. Fellow Oscar-hopeful Silver Linings Playbook will be third with about $11.35 million over three days in its first weekend in wide release. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Zero Remain Number One?

January 17th, 2013

There are a trio of new releases opening on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, but it looks like Zero Dark Thirty has a good chance to remain in first place. Mama is earning pretty good buzz, even if its reviews are only mixed. The Last Stand is the widest release of the week and the reviews are positive, but the buzz is mixed, to be kind. Finally, there's Broken City, which has the quietest buzz and the weakest reviews. Last year, Underworld: Awakening opened with just over $25 million and there's almost no chance that will happen again this year. Then again, we might have better depth. More...

Contest: Coming Home

January 11th, 2013

Next week there are three films opening wide: Broken City, The Last Stand, and Mama. All three of them appear to be on track for a $15 million to $20 million opening, and none of them appear to be runaway favorites for top spot. To pick the target film for this week's box office prediction contest, I flipped a coin and Mama came out on top. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Mama. 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 Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Movie on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Movie on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: January

January 1st, 2013

December ended on a positive note with 2012 topping 2011 with a week to spare. Hopefully this will translate into strong box office numbers going forward. There are several January releases that actually look very interesting, but you always have to ask, if the films are as good as they look, why are they opening in January? The biggest hit on this list will likely not be a January release, but a limited release from December that is expanding wide in January. Zero Dark Thirty opened in limited release the Wednesday before Christmas and right away it got off to an incredible start. If it can turn some of its Awards Season nominations into wins, which seems very likely at this point, it should be the biggest hit of January. If it can earn some major Oscars, then it might crack $100 million. Unfortunately, no other film on this release list is likely to come close to the $100 million mark. Last January was unseasonably strong with three films opening with $20 million or more and four films finishing with $50 million or more. It is possible that none of the new releases will reach those relatively weak standards. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,805 $94,975,616
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 902 $71,628,180
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 47 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 5 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 937 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies 95 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies 64 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $71,628,180
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 167 $71,628,180

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 18, 2013 1 $28,402,310   2,647 $10,730   $28,402,310 1
Jan 25, 2013 2 $13,088,145 -54% 2,682 $4,880   $48,875,585 2
Feb 1, 2013 4 $6,590,970 -50% 2,781 $2,370   $58,123,070 3
Feb 8, 2013 6 $4,229,665 -36% 2,677 $1,580   $63,951,810 4
Feb 15, 2013 11 $2,686,245 -36% 1,648 $1,630   $68,166,420 5
Feb 22, 2013 16 $1,173,900 -56% 1,163 $1,009   $70,230,570 6
Mar 1, 2013 25 $341,955 -71% 447 $765   $70,874,905 7
Mar 8, 2013 31 $152,995 -55% 214 $715   $71,117,175 8
Mar 15, 2013 34 $142,805 -7% 204 $700   $71,325,330 9
Mar 22, 2013 42 $93,620 -34% 130 $720   $71,470,865 10
Mar 29, 2013 41 $73,805 -21% 123 $600   $71,588,220 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 18, 2013 1 $10,098,305     2,647 $3,815   $10,098,305 1
Jan 19, 2013 1 $10,839,465 +7%   2,647 $4,095   $20,937,770 2
Jan 20, 2013 1 $7,464,540 -31%   2,647 $2,820   $28,402,310 3
Jan 21, 2013 1 $3,745,505 -50%   2,647 $1,415   $32,147,815 4
Jan 22, 2013 1 $1,508,790 -60%   2,647 $570   $33,656,605 5
Jan 23, 2013 1 $1,032,330 -32%   2,647 $390   $34,688,935 6
Jan 24, 2013 1 $1,098,505 +6%   2,647 $415   $35,787,440 7
Jan 25, 2013 2 $3,888,885 +254% -61% 2,682 $1,450   $39,676,325 8
Jan 26, 2013 2 $6,289,290 +62% -42% 2,682 $2,345   $45,965,615 9
Jan 27, 2013 2 $2,909,970 -54% -61% 2,682 $1,085   $48,875,585 10
Jan 28, 2013 3 $710,725 -76% -81% 2,682 $265   $49,586,310 11
Jan 29, 2013 4 $765,710 +8% -49% 2,682 $285   $50,352,020 12
Jan 30, 2013 4 $576,630 -25% -44% 2,682 $215   $50,928,650 13
Jan 31, 2013 4 $603,450 +5% -45% 2,682 $225   $51,532,100 14
Feb 1, 2013 4 $2,322,135 +285% -40% 2,781 $835   $53,854,235 15
Feb 2, 2013 4 $3,323,295 +43% -47% 2,781 $1,195   $57,177,530 16
Feb 3, 2013 4 $945,540 -72% -68% 2,781 $340   $58,123,070 17
Feb 4, 2013 6 $403,245 -57% -43% 2,781 $145   $58,526,315 18
Feb 5, 2013 7 $458,865 +14% -40% 2,781 $165   $58,985,180 19
Feb 6, 2013 6 $361,530 -21% -37% 2,781 $130   $59,346,710 20
Feb 7, 2013 5 $375,435 +4% -38% 2,781 $135   $59,722,145 21
Feb 8, 2013 6 $1,191,265 +217% -49% 2,677 $445   $60,913,410 22
Feb 9, 2013 6 $2,074,675 +74% -38% 2,677 $775   $62,988,085 23
Feb 10, 2013 7 $963,725 -54% +2% 2,677 $360   $63,951,810 24
Feb 11, 2013 7 $281,085 -71% -30% 2,677 $105   $64,232,895 25
Feb 12, 2013 7 $294,470 +5% -36% 2,677 $110   $64,527,365 26
Feb 13, 2013 8 $227,545 -23% -37% 2,677 $85   $64,754,910 27
Feb 14, 2013 9 $725,265 +219% +93% 2,043 $355   $65,480,175 28
Feb 15, 2013 10 $758,080 +5% -36% 1,648 $460   $66,238,255 29
Feb 16, 2013 11 $1,161,840 +53% -44% 1,648 $705   $67,400,095 30
Feb 17, 2013 11 $766,325 -34% -20% 1,648 $465   $68,166,420 31
Feb 18, 2013 14 $395,520 -48% +41% 1,648 $240   $68,561,940 32
Feb 19, 2013 13 $181,280 -54% -38% 1,648 $110   $68,743,220 33
Feb 20, 2013 13 $156,425 -14% -31% 1,648 $95   $68,899,645 34
Feb 21, 2013 14 $157,025 n/c -78% 1,648 $95   $69,056,670 35
Feb 22, 2013 16 $337,525 +115% -55% 1,163 $290   $69,394,195 36
Feb 23, 2013 16 $569,430 +69% -51% 1,163 $490   $69,963,625 37
Feb 24, 2013 16 $266,945 -53% -65% 1,163 $230   $70,230,570 38
Feb 25, 2013 - $75,595 -72% -81% 1,163 $65   $70,306,165 39
Feb 26, 2013 - $81,410 +8% -55% 1,163 $70   $70,387,575 40
Feb 27, 2013 - $75,595 -7% -52% 1,163 $65   $70,463,170 41
Feb 28, 2013 - $69,780 -8% -56% 1,163 $60   $70,532,950 42
Mar 1, 2013 - $102,810 +47% -70% 447 $230   $70,635,760 43
Mar 2, 2013 - $163,155 +59% -71% 447 $365   $70,798,915 44
Mar 3, 2013 - $75,990 -53% -72% 447 $170   $70,874,905 45
Mar 4, 2013 - $24,585 -68% -67% 447 $55   $70,899,490 46
Mar 5, 2013 - $22,350 -9% -73% 447 $50   $70,921,840 47
Mar 6, 2013 - $22,225 -1% -71% 447 $50   $70,944,065 48
Mar 7, 2013 - $20,115 -9% -71% 447 $45   $70,964,180 49
Mar 8, 2013 - $42,785 +113% -58% 214 $200   $71,006,965 50
Mar 9, 2013 - $72,760 +70% -55% 214 $340   $71,079,725 51
Mar 10, 2013 - $37,450 -49% -51% 214 $175   $71,117,175 52
Mar 11, 2013 - $17,120 -54% -30% 214 $80   $71,134,295 53
Mar 12, 2013 - $17,095 n/c -24% 214 $80   $71,151,390 54
Mar 13, 2013 - $13,910 -19% -37% 214 $65   $71,165,300 55
Mar 14, 2013 - $17,225 +24% -14% 214 $80   $71,182,525 56
Mar 15, 2013 - $45,900 +166% +7% 204 $225   $71,228,425 57
Mar 16, 2013 - $62,225 +36% -14% 204 $305   $71,290,650 58
Mar 17, 2013 - $34,680 -44% -7% 204 $170   $71,325,330 59
Mar 18, 2013 - $13,260 -62% -23% 204 $65   $71,338,590 60
Mar 19, 2013 - $13,350 +1% -22% 204 $65   $71,351,940 61
Mar 20, 2013 - $12,140 -9% -13% 204 $60   $71,364,080 62
Mar 21, 2013 - $13,165 +8% -24% 204 $65   $71,377,245 63
Mar 22, 2013 - $25,995 +97% -43% 130 $200   $71,403,240 64
Mar 23, 2013 - $41,600 +60% -33% 130 $320   $71,444,840 65
Mar 24, 2013 - $26,025 -37% -25% 130 $200   $71,470,865 66
Mar 25, 2013 - $10,400 -60% -22% 130 $80   $71,481,265 67
Mar 26, 2013 - $10,415 n/c -22% 130 $80   $71,491,680 68
Mar 27, 2013 - $9,750 -6% -20% 130 $75   $71,501,430 69
Mar 28, 2013 - $12,985 +33% -1% 130 $100   $71,514,415 70
Mar 29, 2013 - $26,445 +104% +2% 123 $215   $71,540,860 71
Mar 30, 2013 - $30,135 +14% -28% 123 $245   $71,570,995 72
Mar 31, 2013 - $17,225 -43% -34% 123 $140   $71,588,220 73
Apr 1, 2013 - $11,070 -36% +6% 123 $90   $71,599,290 74
Apr 2, 2013 - $9,840 -11% -6% 123 $80   $71,609,130 75
Apr 3, 2013 - $9,225 -6% -5% 123 $75   $71,618,355 76
Apr 4, 2013 - $9,825 +7% -24% 123 $80   $71,628,180 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 18, 2013 1 $35,787,440   2,647 $13,520   $35,787,440 1
Jan 25, 2013 2 $15,744,660 -56% 2,682 $5,870   $51,532,100 2
Feb 1, 2013 4 $8,190,045 -48% 2,781 $2,945   $59,722,145 3
Feb 8, 2013 8 $5,758,030 -30% 2,043 $2,818   $65,480,175 4
Feb 15, 2013 11 $3,576,495 -38% 1,648 $2,170   $69,056,670 5
Feb 22, 2013 18 $1,476,280 -59% 1,163 $1,269   $70,532,950 6
Mar 1, 2013 25 $431,230 -71% 447 $965   $70,964,180 7
Mar 8, 2013 32 $218,345 -49% 214 $1,020   $71,182,525 8
Mar 15, 2013 33 $194,720 -11% 204 $955   $71,377,245 9
Mar 22, 2013 44 $137,170 -30% 130 $1,055   $71,514,415 10
Mar 29, 2013 42 $113,765 -17% 123 $925   $71,628,180 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 3/7/2013 $403,253 52 74 454 $2,515,508 12/30/2018
Australia 3/14/2013 $121,162 41 41 81 $241,572 12/14/2015
Austria 4/19/2013 $309,054 69 69 138 $557,646 12/14/2015
Bolivia 2/7/2013 $0 0 6 16 $52,095 12/30/2018
Brazil 4/5/2013 $923,486 181 182 665 $3,406,194 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 1/18/2013 $20,521 17 17 62 $78,646 2/26/2019
Colombia 3/1/2013 $322,426 111 111 502 $1,693,816 12/30/2018
Croatia 3/7/2013 $15,701 9 12 51 $54,648 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 3/21/2013 $68,455 59 59 150 $194,226 12/30/2018
Egypt 2/27/2013 $19,676 10 10 62 $128,275 12/30/2018
Estonia 2/22/2013 $17,375 8 8 17 $54,735 12/14/2015
Finland 3/22/2013 $99,423 51 51 210 $489,713 12/14/2015
Germany 4/18/2013 $1,459,060 328 368 696 $2,965,357 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 3/14/2013 $161,067 35 35 59 $330,792 12/14/2015
India 2/8/2013 $37,596 50 50 50 $37,596 12/14/2015
Indonesia 2/8/2013 $33,131 94 105 418 $1,680,789 12/30/2018
Israel 4/4/2013 $0 0 16 28 $172,863 12/30/2018
Italy 3/21/2013 $1,127,132 241 241 519 $3,125,266 12/14/2015
Latvia 3/15/2013 $11,439 5 5 19 $61,552 12/30/2018
Lebanon 2/21/2013 $39,692 12 12 24 $95,934 12/30/2018
Lithuania 3/1/2013 $16,355 6 6 34 $71,787 12/14/2015
Malaysia 1/17/2013 $260,399 64 64 205 $889,129 12/14/2015
Mexico 2/1/2013 $0 0 406 942 $9,823,169 12/14/2015
Netherlands 3/7/2013 $329,108 40 43 246 $1,172,943 12/14/2015
Norway 4/5/2013 $123,801 85 85 204 $350,130 12/14/2015
Peru 2/7/2013 $323,156 87 87 279 $1,145,136 12/30/2018
Philippines 2/6/2013 $161,553 71 71 109 $278,075 12/30/2018
Poland 2/22/2013 $126,260 47 47 131 $335,818 12/30/2018
Portugal 3/7/2013 $61,335 24 24 93 $211,985 7/14/2016
Romania 3/1/2013 $24 1 6 21 $123,365 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 3/7/2013 $0 0 498 1,010 $6,027,432 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 3/7/2013 $6,033 7 7 49 $24,020 12/30/2018
Singapore 1/17/2013 $293,209 29 29 73 $610,043 12/14/2015
Slovakia 3/21/2013 $27,203 33 33 70 $70,269 12/14/2015
Slovenia 2/21/2013 $10,661 7 7 49 $60,367 12/14/2015
Spain 2/8/2013 $3,582,150 345 361 1,997 $10,287,633 12/14/2015
Sweden 4/3/2013 $134,728 51 51 187 $500,532 12/14/2015
Switzerland 4/18/2013 $136,169 22 22 44 $249,909 12/14/2015
Taiwan 3/8/2013 $273,803 58 60 210 $946,996 12/14/2015
Thailand 2/7/2013 $78,202 35 35 68 $154,025 12/14/2015
Turkey 1/18/2013 $134,572 76 76 260 $669,813 12/30/2018
Ukraine 1/17/2013 $113,320 47 52 149 $284,997 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 2/14/2013 $310,052 29 29 56 $762,155 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 2/22/2013 $2,373,248 392 399 1,763 $8,331,347 12/14/2015
Uruguay 3/15/2013 $25,471 7 8 47 $152,561 12/30/2018
Venezuela 4/19/2013 $286,302 45 45 88 $893,040 12/14/2015
Vietnam 1/18/2013 $209,049 35 35 93 $856,728 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $13,246,759
 
International Total$76,467,386 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $76,467,386
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,024 $76,467,386
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office 60 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 9 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,095 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 141 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies 66 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 573 $76,467,386
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $76,467,386

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 924 $148,095,566
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 53 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Short Film Movies 8 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 995 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies 65 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 578 $148,095,566
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $148,095,566

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 12, 20134170,534 170,534$2,883,730$2,883,7301
May 19, 2013684,398-51% 254,932$1,518,320$4,402,0502
May 26, 20131538,212-55% 293,144$720,296$5,122,3463

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 12, 2013399,517 99,517$2,119,717$2,119,7171
May 19, 2013828,729-71% 128,246$630,883$2,750,6002
May 26, 20131713,271-54% 141,517$291,041$3,041,6413

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