Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	343	$169,211,718
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600)	526	$230,025,516
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	187	$169,211,718
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	14	$169,211,718
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	126	$169,211,718
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	191	$169,211,718
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	72	$169,211,718
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	24	$169,211,718
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies	36	$169,211,718
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies	45	$169,211,718

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 13, 2011	2	$26,247,410		2,918	$8,995	$26,247,410	1
May 20, 2011	2	$20,882,070	-20%	2,937	$7,110	$59,341,310	2
May 27, 2011	4	$16,551,355	-21%	2,958	$5,595	$85,157,910	3
Jun 3, 2011	5	$12,040,875	-27%	2,919	$4,125	$107,167,230	4
Jun 10, 2011	6	$10,066,290	-16%	2,922	$3,445	$123,815,865	5
Jun 17, 2011	7	$7,097,735	-29%	2,573	$2,759	$136,450,725	6
Jun 24, 2011	8	$5,260,290	-26%	2,031	$2,590	$146,547,315	7
Jul 1, 2011	9	$3,646,125	-31%	1,389	$2,625	$153,020,490	8
Jul 8, 2011	12	$2,628,285	-28%	1,102	$2,385	$158,142,030	9
Jul 15, 2011	11	$1,722,205	-34%	872	$1,975	$161,329,580	10
Jul 22, 2011	11	$1,325,985	-23%	680	$1,950	$163,832,870	11
Jul 29, 2011	13	$859,095	-35%	484	$1,775	$165,467,080	12
Aug 5, 2011	15	$555,400	-35%	374	$1,485	$166,499,065	13
Aug 12, 2011	22	$360,520	-35%	285	$1,265	$167,169,895	14
Aug 19, 2011	27	$280,595	-22%	244	$1,150	$167,661,310	15
Aug 26, 2011	29	$227,555	-19%	222	$1,025	$168,048,760	16
Sep 2, 2011	34	$277,195	+22%	220	$1,260	$168,452,530	17
Sep 9, 2011	38	$158,585	-43%	197	$805	$168,748,585	18
Sep 16, 2011	36	$126,565	-20%	170	$745	$168,944,100	19
Sep 23, 2011	42	$78,255	-38%	111	$705	$169,076,745	20

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
May 13, 2011	2	$7,834,830			2,918	$2,685	$7,834,830	1
May 14, 2011	2	$10,592,340	+35%		2,917	$3,631	$18,427,170	2
May 15, 2011	2	$7,820,240	-26%		2,917	$2,681	$26,247,410	3
May 16, 2011	1	$2,990,950	-62%		2,917	$1,025	$29,238,360	4
May 17, 2011	1	$3,414,060	+14%		2,917	$1,170	$32,652,420	5
May 18, 2011	1	$2,947,180	-14%		2,917	$1,010	$35,599,600	6
May 19, 2011	1	$2,859,640	-3%		2,917	$980	$38,459,240	7
May 20, 2011	2	$6,387,975	+123%	-18%	2,937	$2,175	$44,847,215	8
May 21, 2011	2	$8,179,545	+28%	-23%	2,937	$2,785	$53,026,760	9
May 22, 2011	2	$6,314,550	-23%	-19%	2,937	$2,150	$59,341,310	10
May 23, 2011	2	$2,716,725	-57%	-9%	2,937	$925	$62,058,035	11
May 24, 2011	2	$2,334,915	-14%	-32%	2,937	$795	$64,392,950	12
May 25, 2011	2	$2,085,270	-11%	-29%	2,937	$710	$66,478,220	13
May 26, 2011	4	$2,128,335	+2%	-26%	2,937	$725	$68,606,555	14
May 27, 2011	4	$4,674,985	+120%	-27%	2,958	$1,580	$73,281,540	15
May 28, 2011	4	$6,049,110	+29%	-26%	2,958	$2,045	$79,330,650	16
May 29, 2011	4	$5,827,260	-4%	-8%	2,958	$1,970	$85,157,910	17
May 30, 2011	4	$4,185,555	-28%	+54%	2,958	$1,415	$89,343,465	18
May 31, 2011	4	$1,937,490	-54%	-17%	2,958	$655	$91,280,955	19
Jun 1, 2011	4	$1,878,330	-3%	-10%	2,958	$635	$93,159,285	20
Jun 2, 2011	4	$1,967,070	+5%	-8%	2,958	$665	$95,126,355	21
Jun 3, 2011	5	$3,677,940	+87%	-21%	2,919	$1,260	$98,804,295	22
Jun 4, 2011	5	$4,962,300	+35%	-18%	2,919	$1,700	$103,766,595	23
Jun 5, 2011	5	$3,400,635	-31%	-42%	2,916	$1,166	$107,167,230	24
Jun 6, 2011	5	$1,517,880	-55%	-64%	2,916	$521	$108,685,110	25
Jun 7, 2011	5	$1,722,210	+13%	-11%	2,916	$591	$110,407,320	26
Jun 8, 2011	5	$1,634,640	-5%	-13%	2,916	$561	$112,041,960	27
Jun 9, 2011	5	$1,707,615	+4%	-13%	2,916	$586	$113,749,575	28
Jun 10, 2011	6	$3,053,490	+79%	-17%	2,922	$1,045	$116,803,065	29
Jun 11, 2011	6	$4,280,730	+40%	-14%	2,922	$1,465	$121,083,795	30
Jun 12, 2011	6	$2,732,070	-36%	-20%	2,922	$935	$123,815,865	31
Jun 13, 2011	5	$1,256,460	-54%	-17%	2,922	$430	$125,072,325	32
Jun 14, 2011	5	$1,533,985	+22%	-11%	2,922	$525	$126,606,310	33
Jun 15, 2011	5	$1,314,900	-14%	-20%	2,922	$450	$127,921,210	34
Jun 16, 2011	5	$1,431,780	+9%	-16%	2,922	$490	$129,352,990	35
Jun 17, 2011	7	$2,378,790	+66%	-22%	2,573	$925	$131,731,780	36
Jun 18, 2011	7	$2,944,860	+24%	-31%	2,573	$1,145	$134,676,640	37
Jun 19, 2011	8	$1,774,085	-40%	-35%	2,573	$690	$136,450,725	38
Jun 20, 2011	7	$1,079,385	-39%	-14%	2,573	$420	$137,530,110	39
Jun 21, 2011	7	$1,248,505	+16%	-19%	2,573	$485	$138,778,615	40
Jun 22, 2011	6	$1,233,865	-1%	-6%	2,573	$480	$140,012,480	41
Jun 23, 2011	6	$1,274,545	+3%	-11%	2,573	$495	$141,287,025	42
Jun 24, 2011	8	$1,695,885	+33%	-29%	2,031	$835	$142,982,910	43
Jun 25, 2011	8	$2,152,860	+27%	-27%	2,031	$1,060	$145,135,770	44
Jun 26, 2011	8	$1,411,545	-34%	-20%	2,031	$695	$146,547,315	45
Jun 27, 2011	7	$710,850	-50%	-34%	2,031	$350	$147,258,165	46
Jun 28, 2011	9	$812,400	+14%	-35%	2,031	$400	$148,070,565	47
Jun 29, 2011	7	$628,050	-23%	-49%	1,590	$395	$148,698,615	48
Jun 30, 2011	7	$675,750	+8%	-47%	1,590	$425	$149,374,365	49
Jul 1, 2011	9	$1,027,860	+52%	-39%	1,389	$740	$150,402,225	50
Jul 2, 2011	9	$1,333,440	+30%	-38%	1,389	$960	$151,735,665	51
Jul 3, 2011	9	$1,284,825	-4%	-9%	1,389	$925	$153,020,490	52
Jul 4, 2011	10	$708,390	-45%	n/c	1,389	$510	$153,728,880	53
Jul 5, 2011	9	$590,325	-17%	-27%	1,389	$425	$154,319,205	54
Jul 6, 2011	9	$583,380	-1%	-7%	1,389	$420	$154,902,585	55
Jul 7, 2011	9	$611,160	+5%	-10%	1,389	$440	$155,513,745	56
Jul 8, 2011	-	$854,065	+40%	-17%	1,102	$775	$156,367,810	57
Jul 9, 2011	-	$1,068,940	+25%	-20%	1,102	$970	$157,436,750	58
Jul 10, 2011	-	$705,280	-34%	-45%	1,102	$640	$158,142,030	59
Jul 11, 2011	11	$347,130	-51%	-51%	1,102	$315	$158,489,160	60
Jul 12, 2011	11	$418,445	+21%	-29%	1,102	$380	$158,907,605	61
Jul 13, 2011	11	$374,680	-10%	-36%	1,102	$340	$159,282,285	62
Jul 14, 2011	11	$325,090	-13%	-47%	1,102	$295	$159,607,375	63
Jul 15, 2011	11	$505,760	+56%	-41%	872	$580	$160,113,135	64
Jul 16, 2011	11	$736,845	+46%	-31%	872	$845	$160,849,980	65
Jul 17, 2011	11	$479,600	-35%	-32%	872	$550	$161,329,580	66
Jul 18, 2011	11	$261,555	-45%	-25%	872	$300	$161,591,135	67
Jul 19, 2011	11	$313,920	+20%	-25%	872	$360	$161,905,055	68
Jul 20, 2011	9	$291,875	-7%	-22%	872	$335	$162,196,930	69
Jul 21, 2011	10	$309,955	+6%	-5%	872	$355	$162,506,885	70
Jul 22, 2011	-	$414,785	+34%	-18%	680	$610	$162,921,670	71
Jul 23, 2011	-	$554,200	+34%	-25%	680	$815	$163,475,870	72
Jul 24, 2011	-	$357,000	-36%	-26%	680	$525	$163,832,870	73
Jul 25, 2011	-	$176,665	-51%	-32%	680	$260	$164,009,535	74
Jul 26, 2011	-	$207,445	+17%	-34%	680	$305	$164,216,980	75
Jul 27, 2011	-	$186,980	-10%	-36%	680	$275	$164,403,960	76
Jul 28, 2011	-	$194,025	+4%	-37%	680	$285	$164,597,985	77
Jul 29, 2011	-	$268,610	+38%	-35%	484	$555	$164,866,595	78
Jul 30, 2011	-	$341,225	+27%	-38%	484	$705	$165,207,820	79
Jul 31, 2011	-	$249,260	-27%	-30%	484	$515	$165,457,080	80
Aug 1, 2011	-	$113,740	-54%	-36%	484	$235	$165,570,820	81
Aug 2, 2011	-	$125,985	+11%	-39%	484	$260	$165,696,805	82
Aug 3, 2011	-	$125,880	n/c	-33%	484	$260	$165,822,685	83
Aug 4, 2011	-	$120,980	-4%	-38%	484	$250	$165,943,665	84
Aug 5, 2011	-	$164,560	+36%	-39%	374	$440	$166,108,225	85
Aug 6, 2011	-	$230,015	+40%	-33%	374	$615	$166,338,240	86
Aug 7, 2011	-	$160,825	-30%	-35%	374	$430	$166,499,065	87
Aug 8, 2011	-	$78,540	-51%	-31%	374	$210	$166,577,605	88
Aug 9, 2011	-	$89,650	+14%	-29%	374	$240	$166,667,255	89
Aug 10, 2011	-	$72,930	-19%	-42%	374	$195	$166,740,185	90
Aug 11, 2011	-	$69,190	-5%	-43%	374	$185	$166,809,375	91
Aug 12, 2011	-	$108,285	+57%	-34%	285	$380	$166,917,660	92
Aug 13, 2011	-	$148,210	+37%	-36%	285	$520	$167,065,870	93
Aug 14, 2011	-	$104,025	-30%	-35%	285	$365	$167,169,895	94
Aug 15, 2011	-	$51,275	-51%	-35%	285	$180	$167,221,170	95
Aug 16, 2011	-	$56,960	+11%	-36%	285	$200	$167,278,130	96
Aug 17, 2011	-	$51,335	-10%	-30%	285	$180	$167,329,465	97
Aug 18, 2011	-	$51,250	n/c	-26%	285	$180	$167,380,715	98
Aug 19, 2011	-	$84,175	+64%	-22%	244	$345	$167,464,890	99
Aug 20, 2011	-	$117,120	+39%	-21%	244	$480	$167,582,010	100
Aug 21, 2011	-	$79,300	-32%	-24%	244	$325	$167,661,310	101
Aug 22, 2011	-	$37,820	-52%	-26%	244	$155	$167,699,130	102
Aug 23, 2011	-	$42,775	+13%	-25%	244	$175	$167,741,905	103
Aug 24, 2011	-	$39,040	-9%	-24%	244	$160	$167,780,945	104
Aug 25, 2011	-	$40,260	+3%	-21%	244	$165	$167,821,205	105
Aug 26, 2011	-	$73,260	+82%	-13%	222	$330	$167,894,465	106
Aug 27, 2011	-	$93,245	+27%	-20%	222	$420	$167,987,710	107
Aug 28, 2011	-	$61,050	-35%	-23%	222	$275	$168,048,760	108
Aug 29, 2011	-	$31,080	-49%	-18%	222	$140	$168,079,840	109
Aug 30, 2011	-	$35,520	+14%	-17%	222	$160	$168,115,360	110
Aug 31, 2011	-	$29,970	-16%	-23%	222	$135	$168,145,330	111
Sep 1, 2011	-	$30,005	n/c	-25%	222	$135	$168,175,335	112
Sep 2, 2011	-	$74,800	+149%	+2%	220	$340	$168,250,135	113
Sep 3, 2011	-	$102,300	+37%	+10%	220	$465	$168,352,435	114
Sep 4, 2011	-	$100,095	-2%	+64%	220	$455	$168,452,530	115
Sep 5, 2011	37	$64,900	-35%	+109%	220	$295	$168,517,430	116
Sep 6, 2011	-	$24,200	-63%	-32%	220	$110	$168,541,630	117
Sep 7, 2011	-	$24,165	n/c	-19%	220	$110	$168,565,795	118
Sep 8, 2011	-	$24,205	n/c	-19%	220	$110	$168,590,000	119
Sep 9, 2011	-	$52,205	+116%	-30%	197	$265	$168,642,205	120
Sep 10, 2011	-	$70,920	+36%	-31%	197	$360	$168,713,125	121
Sep 11, 2011	-	$35,460	-50%	-65%	197	$180	$168,748,585	122
Sep 12, 2011	-	$13,790	-61%	-79%	197	$70	$168,762,375	123
Sep 13, 2011	-	$18,715	+36%	-23%	197	$95	$168,781,090	124
Sep 14, 2011	-	$17,730	-5%	-27%	197	$90	$168,798,820	125
Sep 15, 2011	-	$18,715	+6%	-23%	197	$95	$168,817,535	126
Sep 16, 2011	-	$39,865	+113%	-24%	170	$235	$168,857,400	127
Sep 17, 2011	-	$56,950	+43%	-20%	170	$335	$168,914,350	128
Sep 18, 2011	-	$29,750	-48%	-16%	170	$175	$168,944,100	129
Sep 19, 2011	-	$11,815	-60%	-14%	170	$70	$168,955,915	130
Sep 20, 2011	-	$15,215	+29%	-19%	170	$90	$168,971,130	131
Sep 21, 2011	-	$12,830	-16%	-28%	170	$75	$168,983,960	132
Sep 22, 2011	-	$14,530	+13%	-22%	170	$85	$168,998,490	133
Sep 23, 2011	-	$26,085	+80%	-35%	111	$235	$169,024,575	134
Sep 24, 2011	-	$34,965	+34%	-39%	111	$315	$169,059,540	135
Sep 25, 2011	-	$17,205	-51%	-42%	111	$155	$169,076,745	136
Sep 26, 2011	-	$6,105	-65%	-48%	111	$55	$169,082,850	137
Sep 27, 2011	-	$8,880	+45%	-42%	111	$80	$169,091,730	138
Sep 28, 2011	-	$7,215	-19%	-44%	111	$65	$169,098,945	139
Sep 29, 2011	-	$7,780	+8%	-46%	111	$70	$169,106,725	140

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
May 13, 2011	1	$38,459,240		2,918	$13,180	$38,459,240	1
May 20, 2011	3	$30,147,315	-22%	2,937	$10,265	$68,606,555	2
May 27, 2011	4	$26,519,800	-12%	2,958	$8,965	$95,126,355	3
Jun 3, 2011	5	$18,623,220	-30%	2,919	$6,380	$113,749,575	4
Jun 10, 2011	6	$15,603,415	-16%	2,922	$5,340	$129,352,990	5
Jun 17, 2011	7	$11,934,035	-24%	2,573	$4,638	$141,287,025	6
Jun 24, 2011	7	$8,087,340	-32%	2,031	$3,982	$149,374,365	7
Jul 1, 2011	9	$6,139,380	-24%	1,389	$4,420	$155,513,745	8
Jul 8, 2011	12	$4,093,630	-33%	1,102	$3,715	$159,607,375	9
Jul 15, 2011	11	$2,899,510	-29%	872	$3,325	$162,506,885	10
Jul 22, 2011	11	$2,091,100	-28%	680	$3,075	$164,597,985	11
Jul 29, 2011	13	$1,345,680	-36%	484	$2,780	$165,943,665	12
Aug 5, 2011	17	$865,710	-36%	374	$2,315	$166,809,375	13
Aug 12, 2011	23	$571,340	-34%	285	$2,005	$167,380,715	14
Aug 19, 2011	25	$440,490	-23%	244	$1,805	$167,821,205	15
Aug 26, 2011	25	$354,130	-20%	222	$1,595	$168,175,335	16
Sep 2, 2011	34	$414,665	+17%	220	$1,885	$168,590,000	17
Sep 9, 2011	37	$227,535	-45%	197	$1,155	$168,817,535	18
Sep 16, 2011	37	$180,955	-20%	170	$1,064	$168,998,490	19
Sep 23, 2011	42	$108,235	-40%	111	$975	$169,106,725	20

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	11/5/2020	$41	3	3	11	$20,962,686	10/21/2024
Rest of World						$99,457,619
International Total						$120,420,305	10/21/2024

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	913	$120,420,305
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600)	597	$120,420,305
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office	30	$120,420,305
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500)	402	$120,420,305
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700)	626	$120,420,305
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	310	$120,420,305
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies	75	$120,420,305
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200)	163	$120,420,305
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200)	113	$120,420,305

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)	594	$289,632,023
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	347	$289,632,023
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	20	$289,632,023
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300)	246	$289,632,023
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400)	371	$289,632,023
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200)	157	$289,632,023
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies	39	$289,632,023
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies	89	$289,632,023
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies	77	$289,632,023

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Sep 25, 2011	1	1,247,121		1,247,121	$19,554,857	$19,554,857	1
Oct 2, 2011	2	326,739	-74%	1,573,860	$5,597,039	$25,151,896	2
Oct 9, 2011	3	209,766	-36%	1,783,626	$3,473,725	$28,625,621	3
Oct 16, 2011	6	158,950	-24%	1,942,576	$2,541,610	$31,167,231	4
Oct 23, 2011	7	107,641	-32%	2,050,217	$1,629,685	$32,796,916	5
Oct 30, 2011	8	76,150	-29%	2,126,367	$1,168,902	$33,965,818	6
Nov 6, 2011	10	56,184	-26%	2,182,551	$898,382	$34,864,200	7
Nov 13, 2011	18	58,343	+4%	2,240,894	$932,905	$35,797,105	8
Nov 20, 2011	12	89,252	+53%	2,330,146	$1,427,139	$37,224,244	9
Nov 27, 2011	3	648,954	+627%	2,979,100	$3,887,234	$41,111,478	10
Dec 4, 2011	3	298,203	-54%	3,277,303	$3,852,783	$44,964,261	11
Dec 11, 2011	12	135,431	-55%	3,412,734	$2,030,111	$46,994,372	12
Dec 18, 2011	11	175,438	+30%	3,588,172	$1,745,608	$48,739,980	13
Dec 25, 2011	11	270,633	+54%	3,858,805	$3,824,044	$52,564,024	14
Jan 8, 2012	20	53,694		3,951,933	$804,873	$53,960,013	16
Jan 22, 2012	12	48,582		4,030,313	$728,244	$55,137,015	18
Jan 29, 2012	10	47,809	-2%	4,078,122	$716,657	$55,853,672	19
Feb 5, 2012	15	46,557	-3%	4,124,679	$696,027	$56,549,699	20
Mar 4, 2012	12	70,764		4,216,451	$1,060,752	$57,924,578	24
Mar 11, 2012	18	52,928	-25%	4,269,379	$786,510	$58,711,088	25
May 13, 2012	4	104,527		4,410,924	$1,111,122	$60,325,084	34
Nov 4, 2012	14	62,926		4,534,343	$685,893	$61,783,193	59
Nov 25, 2012	4	500,554		5,043,304	$5,090,634	$66,989,253	62
Jan 4, 2015	11	57,604		5,276,171	$296,661	$69,116,706	172

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Sep 25, 2011	1	368,416		368,416	$7,340,178	$7,340,178	1
Oct 2, 2011	2	114,825	-69%	483,241	$2,295,509	$9,635,687	2
Oct 9, 2011	5	54,594	-52%	537,835	$1,086,168	$10,721,855	3
Oct 16, 2011	7	42,492	-22%	580,327	$836,737	$11,558,592	4
Oct 23, 2011	10	25,000	-41%	605,327	$488,924	$12,047,516	5
Oct 30, 2011	14	15,409	-38%	620,736	$299,733	$12,347,249	6
Nov 6, 2011	20	10,621	-31%	631,357	$205,828	$12,553,077	7
Nov 20, 2011	18	8,227		648,954	$205,588	$12,992,831	9
Dec 18, 2011	19	50,203		793,905	$963,531	$15,781,143	13
Jan 22, 2012	15	15,709		913,120	$312,100	$18,128,401	18
Mar 4, 2012	13	12,390		961,285	$247,327	$19,116,225	24
Mar 11, 2012	17	10,406	-16%	971,691	$208,366	$19,324,591	25
May 13, 2012	14	14,424		998,189	$215,563	$19,804,931	34

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.

DVD Sales: New Releases Were Expendable

January 16th, 2013

There were not many new releases to reach the top 30 on the November 25th edition of the DVD sales chart. This is not a surprise, as it was the Thanksgiving Sales weekend and holdovers tend to dominate the chart. Brave remained in top spot with 1.59 million units / $27.28 million during its second week of release. At this point, it had sold 3.75 million units and generated $61.79 million, which was enough for sixth place for 2012. More...

DVD Sales: Unbreakable Vow

May 23rd, 2012

There was a weird mix of new releases and ancient holdovers on the top of the DVD sales chart this week. (Maybe "ancient" is overstating things.) Leading the way was The Vow with an impressive opening week sales of 810,000 units / $13.76 million. Given its domestic box office numbers, this is a great start and it is likely already profitable. More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 23rd, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the two writing categories, finishing with Best Original Screenplay. This race could be closer than it looks at first, as differences in rules affected the WGA nominations, but will there be an upset? More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 15th, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress, which is possibly the least competitive this year, and not just the least competitive acting category, but the least competitive overall. More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

Awards Season: WGAs Welcome Same Group of Nominees

January 5th, 2012

The latest round of major nominations were released today with the WGA nominations. Like much of the rest of the previous announcements, the only surprise was the lack of surprises. Four of the five Original Screenplays earned other nominations in that category or other guild nominations. That number rises to five out of five for Adapted Screenplays. There's little doubt about what films are Oscar contenders at this point. The Documentary films category is a little more contentious, but it usually is. More...

Awards Season: PGAs Build Consensus

January 4th, 2012

The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Awards Season: SAG Spreads the Love

December 15th, 2011

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while The Help led the way with four nods, it wasn't the only film that earned multiple nominations. More...

DVD Sales: Smurfs Start the Final Stretch in Style

December 13th, 2011

We are in the final stretch for the Christmas shopping season, but there are still few more summer blockbusters coming out from now till Christmas week. This time around, there were half a dozen new releases on this week's DVD sales chart, led by The Smurfs with 491,000 units / $8.34 million. For a kids' film that sold more than $140 million in tickets, this is slow start. More...

DVD Sales: Cars 2 Retakes Lead Thanks to Black Friday

December 6th, 2011

Cars 2 returned to top spot on the DVD Sales Chart this week thanks in part to Black Friday sales. Over the week it sold 1.06 million units, lifting its totals to 3.86 million units / $61.14 million putting into fourth place for 2011. More...

2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I

November 23rd, 2011

This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... More...

Blu-ray Sales: King Begins Reign of the Century

October 19th, 2011

A pair of powerful new releases helped push the Blu-ray sales chart to record levels. The Lion King led the way with 1.57 million units sold, earning $46.46 million. If you add in The Trilogy Box Set, which sold 44,000 units / $3.33 million, the film earned nearly $50 million in opening week sales. I wasn't expecting it to sell this well. More...

DVD Sales: Fast Five Takes Checkered Flag

October 18th, 2011

The list of new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart was short with only two such DVDs. This does include a new number one film, Fast Five, which sold 851,000 units while generating $13.92 million during its first week of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Transformers Soar Past the Moon

October 14th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon dominated the new releases and the Blu-ray sales chart in a way few films have managed. It sold 1.42 million units generating $29.66 million from Friday through Sunday. Its opening Blu-ray ratio was 64%, which is a record for a first-run release. It also represented 68% of all Blu-rays sold, which is mind-boggling. More...

DVD Sales: Transformers Look on the Bright Side of Things

October 12th, 2011

There were only three new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD Sales Chart, but all three placed high on the list. Leading the way was Transformers: Dark of the Moon with 796,000 units / $13.53 million from Friday through Sunday. This is lower than Bridesmaids opened with last week, but this was a Friday release, so that does have some effect. I'm still a little disappointed in the film's DVD sales, but hopefully it was much stronger on Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Bridesmaids Highlight of Banner Week

October 5th, 2011

Bridesmaids led the way on the Blu-ray sales chart, just as it did on the DVD sales chart. It was by far the best new release selling 593,000 units and generating $13.30 million in revenue. Its opening week Blu-ray ratio was 30%, which is very high for this type of release and further proof Blu-ray is taking over from DVD. More...

DVD Sales: Honeymoon Begins for Bridesmaids

October 5th, 2011

New releases were again dominated by TV on DVD releases representing five of the eight new DVDs to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD sales chart. However, none of them reached the top five. The best of these new releases was Bridesmaids with 1.37 million units / $21.44 million in opening week sales. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Thor Goes to War

September 28th, 2011

There are three major releases on this week's Blu-ray sales chart, including one that was released a little early, and one that was released a little late. Leading the way in terms of units sold is Thor with 799,000 units / $22.00 million. Its opening Blu-ray ratio was just a hair under 50% and that's a figure that will quickly become the norm for blockbuster releases. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 20th, 2011

September 20th, 2011

It's another incredibly busy week on the home market with over 400 new releases on Amazon.com. Granted, the vast majority of them are not worth mentioning, while the signal to noise ratio seems to be lower than the average week. There are several major releases coming out in this group, including a few that are prime contender for Pick of the Week. Bridesmaids on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Castle: Season Three, and Dumbo: Blu-ray Combo Pack were all on the shortlist. But in the end, that honor went to Modern Family: Season Two. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Bridesmaids

September 20th, 2011

While there were high hopes for Bridesmaids in terms of critical reception, it wasn't expected to be a huge hit in theaters. Female driven comedies are generally a hard sell at the box office. R-rated ones are practically unheard of. It opened with respectable numbers, but nothing too special. Then its legs kicked in. In the end, the film earned more than $160 million and topped such films as X-Men: First Class and Green Lantern, both of which opened with twice as much money as Bridesmaids did. Is it really as good as its box office numbers would indicate. Or will I be one of the few to fail to see its appeal. More...

International Box Office: Little Blue Guys Earning Lots of Green

August 24th, 2011

The Smurfs remained in first place with $35.18 million on 10,737 screens in 47 markets for a total of $211.52 million internationally and $329.07 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but did add $3.95 million on 504 screens during its third weekend in Brazil and it now has $21.91 million in that market. That's like earning more than $200 million domestically. With openings in Italy, Japan, and Australia still ahead, the film should have no trouble getting to $400 million worldwide, which means it is on pace to earn a profit before the home market. More...

International Box Office: Cars Cuts Off Panda to Take Checkered Flag

June 29th, 2011

In a battle of digitally animated sequels, Cars 2 came out on top with $39.23 million on 4,873 screens in 25 markets for a total opening of $43.98 million. Its best market was Russia where it opened in first place with $9.42 million on 950 screens. By comparison, the original Cars made $4 million in that market, in total. The film was also very strong in Mexico with $8.08 million on 1,981 screens and in Brazil with $5.29 million on 747 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.04 million. The film had to deal with direct competition in Australia, but still came out on top with $5.13 million. The final major market it debuted in was Italy, where it earned $3.86 million on 834 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.71 million. Overall, the film more than doubled the debuts of Cars in the markets it opened in, while it was on par with Toys 3's openings. Granted, it likely won't have the same legs, but this is still a great start. More...

Weekend Estimates: Green Lantern Lights the Way

June 19th, 2011

As expected, Green Lantern led the way at the box office this weekend, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but a weak performance on Saturday and an expected further decline on Sunday will leave it with a fairly modest $52.69 million weekend, according to Warner Bros.' estimate. That puts it behind X-Men: First Class ($55 million) and Thor ($66 million) so far as opening weekends for superhero movies are concerned, and its reviews suggest it won't have the legs of the other two. Mr. Popper's Penguins also under-performed compared to original expectations, although its $18.2 million debut is in line with the numbers Fox was expecting going in to the weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will X-Men's Latest Offering be Top of the Class?

June 2nd, 2011

After a record-breaking Memorial Day long weekend, the industry is hoping to maintain that momentum throughout the summer. There's only one wide release to deal with this weekend, X-Men: First Class, but most analysts expect it to earn more than the four wide releases earned in total this weekend last year. Add in stronger holdovers, and every indication says there should be a solid win for 2011 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: A Memorial Day To Remember?

May 31st, 2011

Records were broken on Memorial Day long weekend, which makes the weekend one to remember. Ironic then that the biggest hit of the weekend was a film about people who can't remember the night before. Yes, The Hangover 2 easily took top spot, while Kung Fu Panda 2 was disappointingly far behind. On the other hand, it still earned more than last year's number one film, Shrek Forever After, so it at least pulled its weight. Overall, the three-day box office was a very healthy $223 million, or 33% more than last weekend and 47% more than the same weekend last year. Over four days, the box office pulled in $277 million, or 44% more than last year. Those figures were both records for biggest Memorial Day long weekend ever, crushing 2007's offering by $22 million. Year-to-date, 2011 now has $4.02 billion and has cut the gap with 2010 to just over 8% at $4.38 billion. If the rest of the summer is as strong as May was, we could be in good shape going into the fall. More...

Weekend Predictions: Two by Two

May 26th, 2011

It's Memorial Day long weekend, which is one of the most important weekends of the year. Not only is it one of the most lucrative, but it can help set the tone for the rest of summer. 30 million people going to theaters, each seeing countless posters, trailers, etc. for upcoming releases is a boon for the marketing for those film. This is why when both new releases failed to make an impact last year, it was such a devastating result. This time around, there are two sequels opening, Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Hangover 2, both of which should earn more individually than Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia earned combined. There's a slim chance one will dominate the other, but in that case, the overall box office should still be a large step up from last year. But the best case scenario has both of them becoming monster hits, and that would have a positive effect on the rest of the box office for weeks to come. More...

Pirates Pillage the Box Office

May 23rd, 2011

We had a reason to celebrate this weekend as On Stranger Tides had the best opening of any film so far in 2011, even if it was a little weaker than expected. This helped the overall box office grow nearly 20% from last weekend to $167 million, which is 12% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by $3.65 billion to $4.13 billion, but the gap is down to 11.6% and the box office is moving in the right direction. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pirates More Errr Than Arrr

May 22nd, 2011

While a $90 million opening is nothing to sniff at, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will most likely become, briefly, 2011's top-grossing movie, the film's performance puts Disney in an interesting position. On the one hand, its international performance so far has been impressive, and there's a good chance it will end with $700 million or so outside North America. That alone will make it a highly-profitable movie. But domestically it will most likely top out around $250 million, which won't take much of a chunk out of its estimated $250 million production budget, and home video sales are unlikely to come anywhere near the kind of numbers posted by previous movies in the franchise. So from a purely domestic perspective, it would be tempting to scale back or retire the franchise. But the international demand clearly suggests it has some life yet. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will a Strange Tide Lift the Box Office?

May 19th, 2011

Not to put too fine a point on it, but so far 2011 has been a terrible year at the box office. Granted, the past month or so have been better, but if we were to extrapolate the total box office based on how we've done so far, we'd have the worst year in a decade in terms of dollars, and way longer than that in terms of tickets sold. This really should change this weekend with the release of On Stranger Tides, which should earn more than Shrek Forever After, last year's number one film, with relative ease. In fact, it might earn more than the top five combined did last year. More...

Contest: Better Hustle: Winning Announcement

May 18th, 2011

The winners of our Better Hustle contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: L'Amour's In Love With Top Spot

May 17th, 2011

L'Amour Fou was the only film to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart, earning first place with an average of $18,625 in two theaters. The number two film on the overall box office chart, Bridesmaids, did at least come relatively close with an average of $8,995. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Thor and Bridesmaids Spark Surprise Win

May 16th, 2011

A stronger than expected hold by Thor and a better than expected debut by Bridesmaids helped 2011 earn a surprise win in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, with an overall haul of $140 million, it was 16% lower than last weekend, but it topped the same weekend last year... By less than $1 million. Hey, a win is a win and I'll take it. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by $500 million at $3.44 billion to $3.94 billion, but we could see that gap close next weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Tops Strong Opening for Bridesmaids

May 15th, 2011

A bigger-than-expected opening for Bridesmaids gave the market a welcome shot in the arm this weekend, according to studio estimates. While the comedy didn't top the weekend, it did top most predictions (although C.S. just about nailed it in his Friday column) with an estimated debut of $24.4 million, continuing an excellent run for Universal after a long stretch of under-performance. Thor remained top of the chart though, and will drop a respectable 47% according to Paramount's figures. That puts it on track for about $170 million in total, which isn't bad for the first outing in a franchise, although hardly record-breaking. More...

Weekend Predictions: Lightning Likely to Strike Twice

May 12th, 2011

With no blockbuster releases this weekend, Thor seems set to repeat at the box office champion. This will likely result in a pretty big decline from last weekend's total box office, and there's almost no chance the box office will keep pace with last year. Hopefully next weekend things will turn around.

Thor has to deal with direct competition and the Fanboy Effect this weekend. On the positive side, it also has strong reviews and neither of the new films are expected to be monster hits. The combination of factors makes a 50% drop-off likely, while a fall as much as 60% would not be a large surprise. More...

Contest: Better Hustle

May 5th, 2011

After two weeks of massive hits, next weekend neither film seems likely to be anything more than a midlevel hit. This makes it all the more difficult to pick a target film in this week's box office prediction contest. Bridesmaids is not your typical blockbuster, but I think it has a better than 50% shot at outperforming Priest in 3D and as such is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Bridesmaids. Meanwhile, all three prizes are from Fox's Father's Day collection of Blu-ray releases. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Hustler on Blu-ray. 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 The Comancheros on Blu-ray. Finally, one additional entrant will be chosen and they will win the final copy of Tigerland on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: May

May 1st, 2011

Summer is officially upon us and after a depressing start to the year, we finally have some reason to be optimistic. April produced a few films that were stronger than expected and the last three weekends have produced wins in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, 2011 is a long way from matching 2010's pace, but if we can earn a few more wins this month, we could be in good shape going forward. In comparison with last May, the month starts off slowly this year, but comes on really strong by the end and looks much healthier overall. In fact, last May there were only three films to make more than $100 million at the box office. (Granted, two others came very close.) This year there are four films that might open with more than $100 million. Right now 2010 has about a $500 million lead on 2011, but hopefully by the end of the month that lead will be down to $300 million. More...