Slow Dancing to $100 million

May 8th, 2005

Golden Week helped Shall We Dance? climb 19% to $2,250,195 for the weekend and $7,270,348 during its run. The film now has $90.3 million internationally and could break $100 million if it continues to show strong legs in Japan. More...

DVD Releases for May 3, 2005

May 2nd, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. Not a strong week for releases as there are no major releases, and very few limited releases, on the week's list that were also big hits with the critics. Fortunately there was a TV on DVD release and a classic of sorts to fill the gap - Gilmore Girls - The Complete Third Season - Buy from Amazon and Spaceballs - Collector's Edition - Buy from Amazon More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Baby Takes Fifth in Close Race

March 20th, 2005

After gathering in all the data the winner for the race for fifth place is Million Dollar Baby, I think. It would need to lost more than 40% from last week's total and that's not taking into account its openings in South Korea at $1,515,672 and second place, its $110,000, third place debut in Finland, $86,000 in Russia, $50,000, second place debut in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, exact weekend totals are unknown but it is estimated at $6 million raising its international total to $43 million so far. More...

Close Race on Per Theater Charts, But Both Films Fall Short

March 8th, 2005

No film was able to reach the $10,000 club on the per theater charts this week, but at least two films were close. Leading the way was the overall box office leader, The Pacifier, which opened with an average of $9,758. In second place with $9,020 was last week's winner, Downfall. More...

Films Earn Early Oscars Gold

February 1st, 2005

Oscar Nominations gave a box office boost to many films this past weekend while other films are too far into their runs for it to make a difference, (The Motorcycle Diaries) or out of theatres completely, (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.) But of the 35 films that received Oscar Nominations, 17 saw increases in either their overall box office, per theatre average or both. More...

Lost at Sea

January 28th, 2005

A handful of limited releases on this week's list, including the latest IMAX film. More...

Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and at first glance it appears that most of the nominations went to films with smaller budgets and box office results. Box office hits were nearly shut out of the major nominations. More...

Latest Anime Flick Hits the States

January 14th, 2005

One of the three limited releases this week is the latest Anime film hoping to crack the domestic market. And while the film is the widest limited release, it is unlikely to make the most impact. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 7 - January 13

January 13th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here's the list of this week's releases, including this week's winner, Racing Stripes (Official Site). If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Sideways is Golden

December 14th, 2004

Golden Globe Nominations were announced on Monday and as with the IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Sideways lead the pack with 7 nominations. This does not mean it is the favorite in any particular category, but it does help its chances of taking home some hardware on January 16th. More...

New Movie Release Dates

February 20th, 2004

A quiet week for movie release date announcements. But we do have news on Jersey Girl, Closer, and a few limited releases. More...

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Screens	Per Screen	Total Gross	Week
2022/12/02	6	$380,000		9,424	$40	$380,000	1
2022/12/09	7	$330,000	-13%	11,414	$29	$860,000	2
2022/12/16	9	$20,000	-94%	1,437	$14	$1,000,000	3
2022/12/23	11	$20,000	n/c	521	$38	$1,040,000	4
2022/12/30	15	$20,000	n/c	343	$58	$1,080,000	5
2023/01/05	-	$10,000		307	$33	$1,110,000	6
2023/01/06	12	$20,000		317	$63	$1,120,000	6
2023/01/13	11	$30,000	+50%	501	$60	$1,160,000	7

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	1/14/2005	$17,806	16	17	146	$367,623	9/10/2020
China	12/2/2022	$380,000	9424	11414	24506	$1,180,000	2/6/2023
North America	11/26/2004	$40,027	21	59	731	$3,629,758
Rest of World						$78,348,245
Worldwide Total						$83,525,626	2/6/2023