Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	362	$163,958,031
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600)	508	$235,662,345
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	201	$163,958,031
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	16	$163,958,031
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	134	$163,958,031
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	208	$163,958,031
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	81	$163,958,031
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies	7	$163,958,031
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	201	$163,958,031
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	92	$163,958,031

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jun 19, 2009	1	$33,627,598		3,056	$11,004	$33,627,598	1
Jun 26, 2009	2	$18,578,541	-45%	3,058	$6,075	$69,162,471	2
Jul 3, 2009	4	$12,857,482	-31%	3,099	$4,149	$94,335,111	3
Jul 10, 2009	5	$10,603,884	-18%	3,158	$3,358	$113,861,076	4
Jul 17, 2009	5	$8,289,707	-22%	3,043	$2,724	$128,083,273	5
Jul 24, 2009	8	$6,379,926	-23%	2,779	$2,296	$140,042,989	6
Jul 31, 2009	9	$4,931,064	-23%	2,435	$2,025	$148,964,741	7
Aug 7, 2009	13	$2,825,483	-43%	1,870	$1,511	$154,751,286	8
Aug 14, 2009	18	$1,301,551	-54%	1,084	$1,201	$157,693,055	9
Aug 21, 2009	21	$791,387	-39%	642	$1,233	$159,166,329	10
Aug 28, 2009	18	$664,375	-16%	520	$1,278	$160,154,402	11
Sep 4, 2009	22	$597,740	-10%	441	$1,355	$160,978,788	12
Sep 11, 2009	23	$377,867	-37%	392	$964	$161,641,834	13
Sep 18, 2009	20	$480,548	+27%	468	$1,027	$162,250,180	14
Sep 25, 2009	23	$402,718	-16%	401	$1,004	$162,848,225	15
Oct 2, 2009	30	$286,664	-29%	316	$907	$163,278,809	16
Oct 9, 2009	33	$210,405	-27%	260	$809	$163,595,468	17
Oct 16, 2009	40	$119,772	-43%	173	$692	$163,802,563	18
Oct 23, 2009	47	$60,647	-49%	102	$595	$163,900,057	19
Oct 30, 2009	56	$26,918	-56%	58	$464	$163,947,053	20

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Jun 19, 2009	1	$12,727,079			3,056	$4,165	$12,727,079	1
Jun 20, 2009	1	$12,622,125	-1%		3,056	$4,130	$25,349,204	2
Jun 21, 2009	2	$8,278,394	-34%		3,056	$2,709	$33,627,598	3
Jun 22, 2009	1	$4,651,404	-44%		3,056	$1,522	$38,279,002	4
Jun 23, 2009	1	$4,663,186	n/c		3,056	$1,526	$42,942,188	5
Jun 24, 2009	2	$4,001,451	-14%		3,056	$1,309	$46,943,639	6
Jun 25, 2009	2	$3,640,291	-9%		3,056	$1,191	$50,583,930	7
Jun 26, 2009	2	$6,108,501	+68%	-52%	3,058	$1,998	$56,692,431	8
Jun 27, 2009	2	$7,160,518	+17%	-43%	3,058	$2,342	$63,852,949	9
Jun 28, 2009	2	$5,309,522	-26%	-36%	3,058	$1,736	$69,162,471	10
Jun 29, 2009	2	$2,755,641	-48%	-41%	3,058	$901	$71,918,112	11
Jun 30, 2009	2	$3,287,320	+19%	-30%	3,058	$1,075	$75,205,432	12
Jul 1, 2009	4	$2,823,136	-14%	-29%	3,058	$923	$78,028,568	13
Jul 2, 2009	4	$3,449,061	+22%	-5%	3,058	$1,128	$81,477,629	14
Jul 3, 2009	4	$5,194,965	+51%	-15%	3,099	$1,676	$86,672,594	15
Jul 4, 2009	4	$3,580,091	-31%	-50%	3,099	$1,155	$90,252,685	16
Jul 5, 2009	4	$4,082,426	+14%	-23%	3,099	$1,317	$94,335,111	17
Jul 6, 2009	4	$2,170,073	-47%	-21%	3,099	$700	$96,505,184	18
Jul 7, 2009	4	$2,424,102	+12%	-26%	3,099	$782	$98,929,286	19
Jul 8, 2009	4	$2,204,509	-9%	-22%	3,099	$711	$101,133,795	20
Jul 9, 2009	4	$2,123,397	-4%	-38%	3,099	$685	$103,257,192	21
Jul 10, 2009	5	$3,514,468	+66%	-32%	3,158	$1,113	$106,771,660	22
Jul 11, 2009	5	$4,243,337	+21%	+19%	3,158	$1,344	$111,014,997	23
Jul 12, 2009	6	$2,846,079	-33%	-30%	3,158	$901	$113,861,076	24
Jul 13, 2009	5	$1,451,563	-49%	-33%	3,158	$460	$115,312,639	25
Jul 14, 2009	4	$1,626,629	+12%	-33%	3,158	$515	$116,939,268	26
Jul 15, 2009	5	$1,402,351	-14%	-36%	3,158	$444	$118,341,619	27
Jul 16, 2009	5	$1,451,947	+4%	-32%	3,158	$460	$119,793,566	28
Jul 17, 2009	5	$2,712,569	+87%	-23%	3,043	$891	$122,506,135	29
Jul 18, 2009	4	$3,374,526	+24%	-20%	3,043	$1,109	$125,880,661	30
Jul 19, 2009	7	$2,202,612	-35%	-23%	3,043	$724	$128,083,273	31
Jul 20, 2009	4	$1,201,054	-45%	-17%	3,043	$395	$129,284,327	32
Jul 21, 2009	4	$1,567,449	+31%	-4%	3,043	$515	$130,851,776	33
Jul 22, 2009	4	$1,371,084	-13%	-2%	3,043	$451	$132,222,860	34
Jul 23, 2009	4	$1,440,203	+5%	-1%	3,043	$473	$133,663,063	35
Jul 24, 2009	7	$2,149,638	+49%	-21%	2,779	$774	$135,812,701	36
Jul 25, 2009	8	$2,544,317	+18%	-25%	2,779	$916	$138,357,018	37
Jul 26, 2009	8	$1,685,971	-34%	-23%	2,779	$607	$140,042,989	38
Jul 27, 2009	7	$876,430	-48%	-27%	2,779	$315	$140,919,419	39
Jul 28, 2009	7	$1,040,554	+19%	-34%	2,779	$374	$141,959,973	40
Jul 29, 2009	6	$1,061,647	+2%	-23%	2,779	$382	$143,021,620	41
Jul 30, 2009	6	$1,012,057	-5%	-30%	2,779	$364	$144,033,677	42
Jul 31, 2009	8	$1,620,557	+60%	-25%	2,435	$666	$145,654,234	43
Aug 1, 2009	9	$1,938,540	+20%	-24%	2,435	$796	$147,592,774	44
Aug 2, 2009	10	$1,371,967	-29%	-19%	2,435	$563	$148,964,741	45
Aug 3, 2009	8	$720,163	-48%	-18%	2,435	$296	$149,684,904	46
Aug 4, 2009	8	$781,097	+8%	-25%	2,435	$321	$150,466,001	47
Aug 5, 2009	8	$725,937	-7%	-32%	2,435	$298	$151,191,938	48
Aug 6, 2009	8	$733,865	+1%	-27%	2,435	$301	$151,925,803	49
Aug 7, 2009	13	$948,089	+29%	-41%	1,870	$507	$152,873,892	50
Aug 8, 2009	13	$1,158,898	+22%	-40%	1,870	$620	$154,032,790	51
Aug 9, 2009	14	$718,496	-38%	-48%	1,870	$384	$154,751,286	52
Aug 10, 2009	13	$396,335	-45%	-45%	1,870	$212	$155,147,621	53
Aug 11, 2009	13	$429,729	+8%	-45%	1,870	$230	$155,577,350	54
Aug 12, 2009	12	$406,748	-5%	-44%	1,870	$218	$155,984,098	55
Aug 13, 2009	13	$407,406	n/c	-44%	1,870	$218	$156,391,504	56
Sep 7, 2009	22	$159,176			441	$361	$161,137,964	81

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Jun 19, 2009	2	$50,583,930		3,056	$16,552	$50,583,930	1
Jun 26, 2009	2	$30,893,699	-39%	3,058	$10,103	$81,477,629	2
Jul 3, 2009	4	$21,779,563	-30%	3,099	$7,028	$103,257,192	3
Jul 10, 2009	6	$16,536,374	-24%	3,158	$5,236	$119,793,566	4
Jul 17, 2009	4	$13,869,497	-16%	3,043	$4,558	$133,663,063	5
Jul 24, 2009	7	$10,370,614	-25%	2,779	$3,732	$144,033,677	6
Jul 31, 2009	9	$7,892,126	-24%	2,435	$3,241	$151,925,803	7
Aug 7, 2009	12	$4,465,701	-43%	1,870	$2,388	$156,391,504	8
Aug 14, 2009	19	$1,983,438	-56%	1,084	$1,830	$158,374,942	9
Aug 21, 2009	20	$1,115,085	-44%	642	$1,737	$159,490,027	10
Aug 28, 2009	19	$891,021	-20%	520	$1,714	$160,381,048	11
Sep 4, 2009	22	$882,919	-1%	441	$2,002	$161,263,967	12
Sep 11, 2009	24	$505,665	-43%	392	$1,290	$161,769,632	13
Sep 18, 2009	20	$675,875	+34%	468	$1,444	$162,445,507	14
Sep 25, 2009	27	$546,638	-19%	401	$1,363	$162,992,145	15
Oct 2, 2009	30	$392,918	-28%	316	$1,243	$163,385,063	16
Oct 9, 2009	34	$297,728	-24%	260	$1,145	$163,682,791	17
Oct 16, 2009	39	$156,619	-47%	173	$905	$163,839,410	18
Oct 23, 2009	48	$80,725	-48%	102	$791	$163,920,135	19
Oct 30, 2009	58	$37,896	-53%	58	$653	$163,958,031	20

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800)	722	$150,751,686
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500)	445	$150,751,686
Top 2009 Movies at the International Box Office	24	$150,751,686
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400)	307	$150,751,686
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500)	464	$150,751,686
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300)	207	$150,751,686
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies	20	$150,751,686
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400)	323	$150,751,686
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200)	124	$150,751,686

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)	528	$314,709,717
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	304	$314,709,717
Top 2009 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	20	$314,709,717
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300)	216	$314,709,717
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400)	320	$314,709,717
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	128	$314,709,717
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies	9	$314,709,717
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	265	$314,709,717
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200)	104	$314,709,717

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 18, 2009	1	2,392,322		2,392,322	$38,921,165	$38,921,165	1
Oct 25, 2009	2	623,744	-74%	3,016,066	$10,668,455	$49,589,620	2
Nov 1, 2009	4	302,874	-51%	3,318,940	$5,226,091	$54,815,711	3
Nov 8, 2009	7	284,937	-6%	3,603,877	$4,918,013	$59,733,724	4
Nov 15, 2009	8	158,395	-44%	3,762,272	$2,733,898	$62,467,622	5
Nov 22, 2009	11	122,547	-23%	3,884,819	$1,999,832	$64,467,454	6
Nov 29, 2009	30	172,059	+40%	4,056,878	$2,013,090	$66,480,544	7
Dec 6, 2009	11	156,940	-9%	4,213,818	$2,381,533	$68,862,077	8
Dec 13, 2009	22	148,025	-6%	4,361,843	$2,250,542	$71,112,619	9
Dec 20, 2009	13	187,823	+27%	4,549,666	$3,475,834	$74,588,453	10
Dec 27, 2009	18	177,400	-6%	4,727,066	$3,091,621	$77,680,074	11
Jan 10, 2010	24	51,801		4,800,871	$994,828	$79,113,704	13
May 9, 2010	21	26,844		4,991,001	$460,976	$82,409,779	30
Jan 30, 2011	12	74,385		5,212,513	$722,323	$85,725,360	68
Feb 20, 2011	13	167,162		5,391,220	$1,646,195	$87,492,764	71
Mar 6, 2011	15	56,755		5,454,466	$694,738	$88,276,281	73
Jan 31, 2016	29	9,948		6,361,289	$98,883	$98,668,746	329
Jan 8, 2017	28	10,223		6,676,083	$71,459	$101,582,216	378
Jun 4, 2017	28	10,279		6,820,686	$66,814	$102,642,450	399
Aug 19, 2018	27	5,910		7,110,315	$29,550	$104,617,465	462
May 19, 2019	25	5,782		7,228,782	$28,852	$105,245,546	501
Jun 2, 2019	24	8,223		7,242,071	$41,115	$105,312,148	503
Jun 9, 2019	19	11,123	+35%	7,253,194	$55,615	$105,367,763	504
Jun 23, 2019	30	9,523		7,272,051	$47,615	$105,462,048	506
Jul 7, 2019	27	6,187		7,285,238	$30,935	$105,527,983	508
Oct 20, 2019	30	11,545		7,342,106	$53,222	$105,805,700	523
Jan 12, 2020	23	8,085		7,376,476	$32,259	$105,946,995	535
Jan 19, 2020	19	8,065	n/c	7,384,541	$32,179	$105,979,174	536
Jan 26, 2020	19	8,903	+10%	7,393,444	$35,523	$106,014,697	537
Feb 2, 2020	16	10,700	+20%	7,404,144	$42,693	$106,057,390	538
Feb 9, 2020	21	9,627	-10%	7,413,771	$38,412	$106,095,802	539
Feb 16, 2020	21	10,386	+8%	7,424,157	$41,440	$106,137,242	540
Feb 23, 2020	20	9,474	-9%	7,433,631	$37,801	$106,175,043	541
Mar 1, 2020	17	13,005	+37%	7,446,636	$51,890	$106,226,933	542
Mar 8, 2020	22	11,994	-8%	7,458,630	$47,856	$106,274,789	543
Mar 15, 2020	24	13,151	+10%	7,471,781	$52,472	$106,327,261	544
Mar 22, 2020	22	11,767	-11%	7,483,548	$48,245	$106,375,506	545
Mar 29, 2020	22	10,456	-11%	7,494,004	$52,803	$106,428,309	546
Apr 5, 2020	23	7,402	-29%	7,501,406	$37,010	$106,465,319	547
Apr 12, 2020	27	7,822	+6%	7,509,228	$40,257	$106,505,576	548
Apr 19, 2020	29	11,199	+43%	7,520,427	$57,701	$106,563,277	549
Apr 26, 2020	24	11,186	n/c	7,531,613	$60,235	$106,623,512	550
May 3, 2020	30	15,388	+38%	7,547,001	$88,213	$106,711,725	551
May 10, 2020	29	14,241	-7%	7,561,242	$98,706	$106,810,431	552

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Oct 18, 2009	2	100,424		100,424	$2,610,014	$2,610,014	1
Oct 25, 2009	3	27,640	-72%	128,064	$718,377	$3,328,391	2
Nov 1, 2009	8	17,322	-37%	145,386	$398,589	$3,726,980	3
Nov 8, 2009	18	13,668	-21%	159,054	$286,894	$4,013,874	4
Nov 15, 2009	20	9,233	-32%	168,287	$193,799	$4,207,673	5
Nov 22, 2009	15	9,232	n/c	177,519	$193,783	$4,401,456	6
Dec 13, 2009	19	13,429		206,411	$333,045	$5,239,517	9
Dec 20, 2009	19	12,773	-5%	219,184	$243,457	$5,482,974	10

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.

Awards Season - Golden Globe Nominations are Up in the Air

December 16th, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

DVD Sales - Ice Age a Little Chilly in Stores?

November 11th, 2009

Five new releases reached the top 30 on the sales chart this week, including Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs, which took top spot with 2.46 million units sold and $43.62 million in opening week consumer spending at retail. This was enough for first place by a margin of nearly 1 million units; however, that was 44% lower unit sales that The Meltdown sold during its first week of release. Granted, there are some mitigating circumstance here, including the overall decline in DVD sales, as well as the rise in Blu-ray, but it is still troubling. More...

DVD Rentals - Dinosaurs Have Their Revenge

November 11th, 2009

Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs led the new releases to take top spot on the rental chart with roughly 50% more than second place Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen took in during its second week of release. More...

DVD Sales - Did We See a Transformation in the Record Books?

November 3rd, 2009

It came as no surprise that Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen was the best selling new release and the best selling DVD on the chart this week. During its first week of release, it sold 5.33 million units and generated $122.49 million in consumer spending at retail, which makes it the third-best selling DVD of the year and the second best in terms of revenue generated after just one week of release. More...

DVD Rentals - Fallen on Top

November 3rd, 2009

It was almost a slow week for new releases, sort of. Granted, we had the biggest movie of the year come out on the home market, but that was practically the only release of note. That release, Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen, easily won the race to top the rental chart with nearly three times the rentals as The Proposal managed during its second week of release. More...

DVD Sales - Getting Hitched to Proposal

October 27th, 2009

The Proposal led all new releases and totally dominated the sales chart this week selling 2.41 million units generating $39.26 million in the process. More...

DVD Rentals - Props to Proposal

October 27th, 2009

There were five new releases to reach the top 30 this past week, including three that reached the top five. The best rental overall was The Proposal with close to double the rentals of Land of the Lost. More...

International Details - Number Six for District Nine, Redux

October 25th, 2009

District 9 returned to sixth place with $6.20 million on 2233 screens in 44 markets for a total of $77.12 million international and $192.36 million. The film opened in first place in South Korea with $1.60 million on 287 screens over the weekend and $1.88 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $865,000 on 204 screens over the weekend for a total of $968,000 and Mexico wasn't as strong with $666,000 on 250 screens, but that was still enough for second place. The film still has a couple markets left to open in, but none are major markets. This will make it hard to reach $100 million internationally, but it could make to $200 million worldwide by this time next week. More...

International details - Agora Speaks to the Masses

October 19th, 2009

Agora opened in first place in Spain and sixth place internationally with $7.90 million on 462 screens. This is great news, as the film cost $70 million to make and it will need a massive run to break even. It won't have to earn all of it in Spain, on the other hand, and should perform well throughout Europe and when it opens here. More...

DVD Releases for October 13th, 2009

October 12th, 2009

Not a great week for home market releases. The best-selling DVD is The Proposal while Drag Me To Hell will likely be the best selling Blu-ray title of the week. Drag Me To Hell could have been a DVD Pick of the Week, but weak extras leads me to believe there will be a special edition coming out sooner rather than later. More...

International Details - Nothing Small About Petit

October 11th, 2009

Le Petit Nicolas debuted in sixth place internationally with $9.39 million on 618 screens in 3 markets. Of that total, $8.88 million was earned on 571 screens in France, which was more than five times the amount earned by the second place film. More...

International Details - Number Six for District Nine

October 4th, 2009

District 9 climbed into sixth place with $6.19 million on 2547 screens in 35 markets for a total of $56.88 million. This includes a fifth place, $926,000 opening on 253 screens in Italy, while it added $1.94 million on 448 screens during the full week in France for a total of $6.05 million after two. More...

International Details - Viking Still Pillaging International Box Office

September 26th, 2009

Vicky the Viking fell to sixth place with 7.40 million on 898 screens in 3 markets for a total of $24.55 million. Of that, $5.92 million was earned on 751 screens in Germany and it now has $18.94 million in its native market. More...

International Details - Dusk for Ice Age

September 19th, 2009

Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs fell out of the top five this past weekend earning $7.08 million on 3521 screens in 35 markets for a total of $670.44 million internationally and $865.11 million worldwide. It is now the third highest grossing film internationally of all time, while it is 18th place worldwide. That's quite a gap. The film remained in first place in Italy earning $3.14 million on 690 screens over the weekend for a total of $33.63 million after three. So far the film has earned more than 77% of its worldwide box office internationally, which is a very high percentage, and it will keep creeping higher as its international run comes to a close. More...

International Details - An Interesting Proposal

September 12th, 2009

The Proposal had massive gains this past weekend and just failed to reach the top five with $5.83 million on 2160 screens in 42 markets for a total of $124.60 million internationally and $285.57 million worldwide. It is now the biggest worldwide hit for Sandra Bullock, and it still has a chance to overtake Speed internationally. This week it debuted in third place in Italy with $1.43 million on 354 screens over the weekend for a total of $1.86 million during its opening, which is much weaker than its performance here. It has yet to open in France, which is key in its quest to overtake Speed, but even if it bombs there and in Japan, it will still hit $300 million worldwide. More...

International Details - Still a Force to be Reckoned With

September 5th, 2009

G-Force just missed the top five with $7.09 million on 2964 screens in 30 markets for a total of $67.97 million. The film had no major market openings this week, but it did add $2.17 million on 409 screens in Russia for a total of $8.93 million after two weeks there. Up next is Spain this weekend, which means it could climb back into the top five, if it performs well there. More...

International Details - Post Summer Hangover

August 30th, 2009

Summer is mostly over and we're moving back to the normal schedule for the international box office columns. Mostly. There are still not enough multi-million dollar films to fill out the top 30, but as the blockbusters make way for smaller releases, that will change. Meanwhile, The Hangover remained in sixth place with $7.65 million on 2782 screens in 46 markets for a total of $152.38 million internationally and $420.65 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Brazil with $1.13 million on 205 screens, while it remained in first place in Mexico with $1.04 million on 398 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.56 million after two. Other million dollar markets include Spain where it was down just 18% to $1.27 million on 319 screens over the weekend for a total of $3.88 million after two, and Germany where it added $1.02 million on 427 screens giving the film a total of $15.29 million after a month of release. More...

International Details - Enemies has a lot of International Friends

August 22nd, 2009

Public Enemies remained in fifth place with $8.74 million on 2919 screens in 49 markets for a total of $76.20 million. The film opened in first place in Spain with $2.44 million on 460 screens, but had to settle for fifth in South Korea with $1.22 million on 375 screens over the weekend and $1.70 million in total. With Debuts in Italy and Japan still ahead, the film should have no trouble topping $100 million internationally and $200 million worldwide. However, it was a costly film to make, so it will have to show some strength on the home market to show a profit. More...

International Details - Potter Hits Half a Billion

August 16th, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince became just the second film of the year to reach $500 million on the international chart, but the sixth film of that franchise to reach that milestone. Over the weekend it earned $22.85 million on 9346 screens in 63 markets for a total of $548.68 million internationally and $822.53 million worldwide after just four weeks of release. The film is running on holdovers, but it did place third in France adding $3.78 million on 918 screens over the weekend for a total of $45.08 million in that market. Meanwhile it remained in first place in Germany with $2.74 million on 908 screens giving it $54.68 million in total. Its best market overall remains the U.K. where it has made $73.85 million, including $2.25 million on 535 screens over the past weekend. More...

International Details - One for the Ages

August 8th, 2009

Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs became the all-time highest grossing animated film on the international scene during the past week. Over the weekend it earned $24.66 million on 8844 screens in 68 markets for a total of $551.39 million internationally, which tops the $526.88 million earned by Finding Nemo. On the other hand, that film made $866.59 million worldwide compared to this film's running tally of $733.45 million. Ice Age isn't done yet, and should reach a couple milestones before it is done. but the record is likely safe. More...

International Details - Ice Not Showing its Age

August 1st, 2009

It took Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs just a month to reach $500 million internationally becoming just the seventeenth film to reach that milestone. Over the weekend it added $40.37 million on 10,518 screens in 102 markets for a total of $505.18 million internationally and $676.68 million worldwide. The week the film opened in Japan, but it went nowhere in that market finishing in 10th place with $428,000 on 233 screens. The film opens in South Korea in a couple of weeks and in Italy at the end of the month, and when it does it should be at $600 million internationally and $800 million worldwide. More...

International Details - Harry Leaves Competition in the Cold

July 26th, 2009

Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs was pushed into second place by The Half-Blood Prince, but it became the biggest international hit of the year topping Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen. Over the weekend the film added $61.90 million on 11,089 screens in 102 markets for a total of $430.88 million internationally and $582.75 million Worldwide. It is possible that the film is already the biggest his in the franchise, but we won't know for sure till this weekend's numbers are released. More...

Hot-Blooded Weekend

July 21st, 2009

The year-to-year box office comparison has been hit hard over the weekend due to the competition from The Dark Knight, which opened this weekend last year. That film alone made $158.41 million over three days. This year, the total box office was $160 million, or 38% lower than last year. It was 12% more than last weekend, and 2009 is still ahead of 2008 by a 10% margin, $5.98 billion to $5.44 billion. But there's no chance things will rebound this coming week. More...

International Details - New Number One for the Year

July 19th, 2009

Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen became the biggest hit of the year on the international scene, at least for a little while. Over the weekend it added $34.27 million on 8210 screens in 62 markets for a total of $371.24 million internationally and $710.46 million worldwide. It has overtaken Angels and Demons for the biggest international hit of 2009, for the time being, while it is just ahead of the original's worldwide total. More...

Fashionably Late

July 14th, 2009

The weekend at the box office was rather boring, at least as far as box office numbers go. We had no records broken, no blockbuster releases, and no films that shocked analysts, either on the high end or the low end. Total ticket sales were at $143 million, which is 12% lower than last weekend and 5.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-day, 2009 is still ahead of 2008 by 11.2%, $5.68 billion to $5.11 billion. More...

International Details - Transformers Involved in Change on Top

July 12th, 2009

Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen fell to second place with $57.50 million on 9158 screens in 61 markets for a total of $301.64 million. This puts the film less than $100 million behind the original internationally, which is a lead that won't last long. The film's biggest market of the weekend was South Korea where it placed first adding $7.76 million on 1076 screens to its total of $27.81 million. It also was impressive in China adding $5.2 million on 1009 screens for a total of $41.6 million, while it remained in first place in Australia with $4.95 million on 456 screens over the weekend and $21.51 million after two, and in Italy with $1.39 million on 565 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.06 million, also after two. More...

In Fashion

July 10th, 2009

There's a bit of a lull in blockbusters this week with no saturation level releases coming out, but that's not to say there isn't a potential $100 million movie. Compared to last year, the selection of new releases are not as strong, but overall 2009 might keep pace with 2008. More...

Transformers Hang on to Top Spot

July 7th, 2009

New releases were not as strong as expected, and Independence Day itself hurt a little more than I was expecting, but the overall box office was still solid at $162 million. Granted, this was nearly 19% less than last weekend, but more importantly it was 1.4% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has made $5.44 billion, which is 11.6% ahead of last year's pace. More...

International Details - Hanging Out with Hangover

July 5th, 2009

The Hangover climbed into second place with $11.14 million on 2091 screens in 28 markets for a total of $47.81 million. This was actually 2% lower than last week's performance. Its only major market opening came from France where it placed second with $3.31 million on 251 screens, but that was for the full week. (This is still impressive.) In the U.K. it was down just 15% to $3.15 million on 425 screens over the weekend and $18.50 million after three. It is a couple of weeks away from overtaking Terminator Salvation in that market. Over in Australia it managed to dip just 30% to $1.80 million on 227 screens over the weekend for a total of $9.07 million. It will also top Terminator Salvation in this market, and could beat out Angels and Demons as well. Massive. On the other hand, I'm not sure the film will do as well in most non-English speaking markets, as comedy tends to be harder to translate into other cultures. More...

Dawn of the Holidays

July 1st, 2009

While the movie industry has been in summer mode for a full two months, for many, the July 4th weekend marks the official start of summer. To celebrate, there are two saturation level releases coming out this week, and both are opening tonight and not Friday. Both could be major hits, but they could have real trouble topping Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen over the weekend. Compared to last year, I don't think anything will top Hancock's opening weekend, but combined they should help 2009 maintain its strong pace compared to last year. More...

Transformers Gets Revenge on the Critics

June 29th, 2009

The biggest opening of the year, and in some respects the biggest opening weekend ever, helped the overall box office recover from its mini-slump, with moviegoers spending just a hair shy of $200 million on tickets over the weekend. This was up 32% from last weekend and 7.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has now amassed $5.13 billion in ticket sales, which is 12% higher than last year's pace. It has been a long, long time since we've seen this kind of year-over-year growth, and while it is likely the box office will cool down over the rest of the summer, this is still an amazing performance. More...

International Details - Terminating Another Milestone

June 28th, 2009

Terminator Salvation fell to second place with $18.94 million on 9263 screens in 71 markets over the weekend, for a total of $200.84 million internationally and $320.57 million worldwide. The film has been troubled by sharp drop-offs internationally, and that was certainly the case this past weekend, as it was down 65% in Japan. Japan. It was down 65% in Japan, which is a market known for its strong holds. It still added $3.72 million on 697 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.70 million after two, but that's a sharper decline than anticipated. More...

$100 Million Weekend for Revenge?

June 26th, 2009

It looks like the high end of expectations might not have been high enough as Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen opened with more than $60 million on Wednesday, including midnight showings. This bodes very week for its weekend haul, which should help the overall box office from last year. To put this into perspective, last year's number one film, WALL-E earned $63 million over the weekend, or barely more than Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen earned in one day. More...

Contest - Scary as Friday the 12th - Winning Announcement

June 24th, 2009

The winners of our Scary as Friday the 12th contest were determined and they are... More...

Whatever Really Works on the Per Theater Chart

June 23rd, 2009

Whatever Works led all releases on the per theater chart this weekend, earning $266,000 in 9 theaters for an average of $29,574; however, given its mixed reviews, I'm a little doubtful about its chances to expand over the coming weeks. The overall box office leader, The Proposal, also reached the $10,000 plateau with an impressive average of $11,004, while the re-release of Brighton Rock was the only other such film at $10,626 in one theater. More...

Millions Accept Box Office Proposal

June 23rd, 2009

It was a better-than-expected weekend at the box office as every film in the top five matched or exceeded expectations. This led to an overall industry haul of $151 million, which is 9.6% higher than last weekend and 5.6% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has earned $4.78 billion, which is 10.5% higher than 2008's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Bullock's Best Betters Black

June 21st, 2009

This was the weekend of the comedy in theaters, and romance won out over the numbskulls. Sandra Bullock enjoyed her best opening weekend ever as The Proposal topped the chart with an impressive $34.1 million, according to Disney's Sunday estimate. Bullock's previous best was the $17.5 million opening for Premonition in 2007, so this is a tremendous weekend for her. More...

Movie Website Reviews for the Weekend of June 19th, 2009

June 20th, 2009

Not a good week for movie websites, as the best of the best (Year One's Official Site) only manages to be above average for a wide release and without enough wow factor to rise to the level of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Decent Proposal

June 18th, 2009

We have another two new saturation level releases and two holdovers that will play an important part in this week's box office race, again. It appears that only one of the new films has a legitimate shot at top spot, while we could have our first threpeat in nearly a year. Overall, the box office looks like it will continue its losing streak vs. 2009, as this time last year was marginally stronger. Hopefully that will change next week. More...

Contest - Scary as Friday the 12th

June 12th, 2009

Another week without an obvious number one film means it is a little trickier choosing an obvious target film for this week's box office prediction contest. We're going with The Proposal, because, being forced to marry your scary boss fits the most with Friday the 13th, which features prominently on this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of The Proposal. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win copies of Friday the 13th numbers four, five, and six 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 win a copy of Inside the Third Reich on DVD, which is as scary as Friday the 13th, but in a different way. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Confusion Over Which Films will Place 1 2 3

June 11th, 2009

We have two new saturation level releases and two holdovers that will play an important part in this week's box office race, and three of them have a legitimate shot at taking first place. This depth should help the overall box office numbers, but the weekend will still have a hard time reaching the box office level of last year when The Incredible Hulk opened with just over $55 million. In fact, the number one film this year might not earn half that much. Let's hope that is not the case, but there is certainly a chance of that happening. On the other end of the spectrum, there is a slim chance the top film surprise by earning $40 million, or more, and coasting to $100 million in total. More...

2009 Preview: June

June 1st, 2009

So far we are one month into summer, and it looks like we will have six $100 million movies already (as I'm writing this, only two are confirmed, while three more should reach that milestone over the weekend.) However, June doesn't look as strong, either compared to last month, or the same month last year. It's not entirely bad, and we could have the bigget movie of the year opening this month, but don't expect six more $100 million movies. In fact, there's a chance we won't get half that many. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - September 29, 2008

September 29th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hannah Montana, Old Dogs, Legion and more! More...

Cast Updates - August 23, 2008

August 23rd, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Extract, Gnomeo and Juliet, My Life in Ruins, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 3, 2008

August 3rd, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Haunting of Molly Hartley, Nothing Like the Holidays, Not Easily Broken and more! More...

Cast Updates - March 20, 2008

March 20th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Grand, The Proposal, The Legend of Secret Pass, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - February 24, 2008

February 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Old Dogs, Prince of Persia, Alice in Wonderland and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - December 16, 2007

December 16th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains not only the general weekly update, but also an a number of release updates we had missed earlier. More...