The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $136,479,994Details
International Box Office $133,527,400Details
Worldwide Box Office $270,007,394
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$302,393 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:25.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 38.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/596 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 499 $136,479,994
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 814 $133,527,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 640 $270,007,394
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 78 $136,479,994
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $133,527,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $270,007,394

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
March 21st, 1997 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
March 1st, 2012 (Special Engagement) by Paramount Pictures
April 10th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Cinemark
February 25th, 2022 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures, released as The Godfather: 50 Years
International Releases: October 24th, 1972 (Limited) (Portugal)
November 2nd, 1972 (Wide) (Australia)
June 29th, 2018 (Wide), released as El Padrino (re) (Spain)
September 21st, 2018 (Limited), released as The Godfather: Part I (Re: 2018) (United Kingdom)
October 8th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 11th, 2004 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 175 minutes
Franchise: Godfather
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. The Shawshank Redemption
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mafia, Crime Drama, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1973 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 499 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 300 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 310 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 35 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies 43 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 78 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 63 $136,479,994

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1972 1 $302,393   6 $50,399   $302,393 1
Mar 24, 1972 1 $5,264,402 +1,641% 323 $16,298   $133,698,921 2
Mar 21, 1997 30 $229,932   40 $5,748   $133,928,853 1,306
Mar 28, 1997 36 $176,316 -23% 40 $4,408   $134,318,802 1,307
Apr 4, 1997 40 $126,343 -28% 40 $3,159   $134,542,560 1,308
Apr 11, 1997 41 $93,402 -26% 40 $2,335   $134,693,556 1,309
Apr 18, 1997 47 $71,220 -24% 40 $1,781   $134,802,361 1,310
Apr 25, 1997 54 $43,901 -38% 40 $1,098   $134,874,308 1,311
May 2, 1997 57 $29,177 -34% 40 $729   $134,920,873 1,312
May 9, 1997 61 $17,891 -39% 40 $447   $134,951,867 1,313
May 16, 1997 61 $20,202 +13% 40 $505   $134,983,600 1,314
May 23, 1997 61 $14,875 -26% 40 $372   $135,014,048 1,315
May 30, 1997 61 $10,965 -26% 40 $274   $135,029,670 1,316
Jun 6, 1997 61 $6,704 -39% 40 $168   $135,043,998 1,317
Jun 13, 1997 61 $4,487 -33% 40 $112   $135,053,260 1,318
Jun 20, 1997 62 $4,495 n/c 40 $112   $135,062,694 1,319
Feb 25, 2022 12 $965,375   156 $6,188   $136,030,707 2,607
Mar 18, 2022 - $115,029   596 $193   $136,380,324 2,610

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 25, 2022 9 $427,682     156 $2,742   $135,493,014 18,245
Feb 26, 2022 - $298,243 -30%   156 $1,912   $135,791,257 18,246
Feb 27, 2022 - $239,450 -20%   156 $1,535   $136,030,707 18,247
Feb 28, 2022 - $92,413 -61%   156 $592   $136,123,120 18,248
Mar 1, 2022 - $103,198 +12%   156 $662   $136,226,318 18,249
Mar 2, 2022 - $38,883 -62%   156 $249   $136,265,201 18,250
Mar 3, 2022 - $94 -100%   156 $1   $136,265,295 18,251
Mar 18, 2022 - $28,372     596 $48   $136,293,667 18,266
Mar 19, 2022 - $49,364 +74%   596 $83   $136,343,031 18,267
Mar 20, 2022 - $37,293 -24%   596 $63   $136,380,324 18,268
Mar 21, 2022 - $19,393 -48%   596 $33   $136,399,717 18,269
Mar 22, 2022 - $26,073 +34%   596 $44   $136,425,790 18,270
Mar 23, 2022 - $29,129 +12%   596 $49   $136,454,919 18,271
Mar 24, 2022 - $25,075 -14%   596 $42   $136,479,994 18,272

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1972 1 $302,393   6 $50,399   $302,393 2
Mar 21, 1997 28 $443,565   40 $11,089   $134,142,486 1,307
Mar 28, 1997 34 $273,731 -38% 40 $6,843   $134,416,217 1,308
Apr 4, 1997 37 $183,937 -33% 40 $4,598   $134,600,154 1,309
Apr 11, 1997 41 $130,987 -29% 40 $3,275   $134,731,141 1,310
Apr 18, 1997 48 $99,266 -24% 40 $2,482   $134,830,407 1,311
Apr 25, 1997 49 $61,289 -38% 40 $1,532   $134,891,696 1,312
May 2, 1997 53 $42,280 -31% 40 $1,057   $134,933,976 1,313
May 9, 1997 53 $29,422 -30% 40 $736   $134,963,398 1,314
May 16, 1997 52 $35,775 +22% 40 $894   $134,999,173 1,315
May 23, 1997 55 $19,532 -45% 40 $488   $135,018,705 1,316
May 30, 1997 56 $18,589 -5% 40 $465   $135,037,294 1,317
Jun 6, 1997 54 $11,479 -38% 40 $287   $135,048,773 1,318
Jun 13, 1997 56 $9,426 -18% 40 $236   $135,058,199 1,319
Jun 20, 1997 58 $7,133 -24% 40 $178   $135,065,332 1,320
Feb 25, 2022 12 $1,199,963   156 $7,692   $136,265,295 2,608
Mar 18, 2022 - $214,699   596 $360   $136,479,994 2,611

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/2/1972 $0 0 66 73 $50,412 11/28/2022
Mexico 7/11/2024 $0000$0
Netherlands 2/24/2022 $95,288 99 99 99 $95,288 2/28/2022
New Zealand 10/8/2020 $0 0 14 27 $7,014 9/4/2024
Portugal 10/24/1972 $0 0 1 3 $2,271 5/14/2024
Russia (CIS) 2/24/2022 $87,044 371 377 748 $194,514 10/20/2022
Spain 6/29/2018 $17,586 55 87 178 $84,011 3/12/2022
United Kingdom 9/21/2018 $21,678 9 466 475 $358,086 3/2/2022
 
Rest of World $132,735,804
 
International Total$133,527,400 9/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 814 $133,527,400
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 514 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 177 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 539 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 71 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies 95 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 79 $133,527,400

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 640 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 381 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 409 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 50 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies 62 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 75 $270,007,394

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 24, 20082261,115 61,115$578,759$578,759198
Sep 28, 20082627,374 88,489$347,510$926,269229
Oct 5, 20082325,481-7% 113,970$302,141$1,228,410230

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 7, 20102012,536 12,536$250,602$250,602300
Dec 13, 2020356,250 202,439$1,056,938$3,938,855866
Dec 20, 20201224,625-56% 227,064$462,704$4,401,559867
Dec 27, 20201720,973-15% 248,037$394,083$4,795,642868
Jan 3, 2021816,565-21% 264,602$311,256$5,106,898869
Jan 10, 20211410,087-39% 274,689$189,535$5,296,433870
Oct 16, 20221310,115 313,290$186,723$5,738,665962

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.

Leading Cast

Al Pacino    Michael Corleone

Supporting Cast

Diane Keaton    Kay Adams

Uncategorized

Marlon Brando    Don Vito Corleone
Abe Vigoda    Salvadore "Sally" Tessio
Sterling Hayden    McCluskey
Salvatore Corsitto    Bonasera
James Caan    Sonny Corleone
Ardell Sheridan    Mrs. Clemenza
John Cazale    Fredo Corleone
Talia Shire    Constanzia 'Connie' Corleone-Rizzi
Richard Conte    Barzini
Alex Rocco    Moe Greene
Robert Duvall    Tom Hagen
Sofia Coppola    Michael Francis Rizzi

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

Production and Technical Credits

Francis Ford Coppola    Director
Mario Puzo    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$302,393 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:25.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 38.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/596 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 499 $136,479,994
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 814 $133,527,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 640 $270,007,394
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 78 $136,479,994
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $133,527,400
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $270,007,394

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
March 21st, 1997 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
March 1st, 2012 (Special Engagement) by Paramount Pictures
April 10th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Cinemark
February 25th, 2022 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures, released as The Godfather: 50 Years
International Releases: October 24th, 1972 (Limited) (Portugal)
November 2nd, 1972 (Wide) (Australia)
June 29th, 2018 (Wide), released as El Padrino (re) (Spain)
September 21st, 2018 (Limited), released as The Godfather: Part I (Re: 2018) (United Kingdom)
October 8th, 2020 (Wide) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 11th, 2004 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 175 minutes
Franchise: Godfather
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Winners
vs. The Shawshank Redemption
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mafia, Crime Drama, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1973 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Al Pacino    Michael Corleone

Supporting Cast

Diane Keaton    Kay Adams

Uncategorized

Marlon Brando    Don Vito Corleone
Abe Vigoda    Salvadore "Sally" Tessio
Sterling Hayden    McCluskey
Salvatore Corsitto    Bonasera
James Caan    Sonny Corleone
Ardell Sheridan    Mrs. Clemenza
John Cazale    Fredo Corleone
Talia Shire    Constanzia 'Connie' Corleone-Rizzi
Richard Conte    Barzini
Alex Rocco    Moe Greene
Robert Duvall    Tom Hagen
Sofia Coppola    Michael Francis Rizzi

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

Production and Technical Credits

Francis Ford Coppola    Director
Mario Puzo    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 499 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 300 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 310 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 35 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies 43 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 78 $136,479,994
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 63 $136,479,994

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1972 1 $302,393   6 $50,399   $302,393 1
Mar 24, 1972 1 $5,264,402 +1,641% 323 $16,298   $133,698,921 2
Mar 21, 1997 30 $229,932   40 $5,748   $133,928,853 1,306
Mar 28, 1997 36 $176,316 -23% 40 $4,408   $134,318,802 1,307
Apr 4, 1997 40 $126,343 -28% 40 $3,159   $134,542,560 1,308
Apr 11, 1997 41 $93,402 -26% 40 $2,335   $134,693,556 1,309
Apr 18, 1997 47 $71,220 -24% 40 $1,781   $134,802,361 1,310
Apr 25, 1997 54 $43,901 -38% 40 $1,098   $134,874,308 1,311
May 2, 1997 57 $29,177 -34% 40 $729   $134,920,873 1,312
May 9, 1997 61 $17,891 -39% 40 $447   $134,951,867 1,313
May 16, 1997 61 $20,202 +13% 40 $505   $134,983,600 1,314
May 23, 1997 61 $14,875 -26% 40 $372   $135,014,048 1,315
May 30, 1997 61 $10,965 -26% 40 $274   $135,029,670 1,316
Jun 6, 1997 61 $6,704 -39% 40 $168   $135,043,998 1,317
Jun 13, 1997 61 $4,487 -33% 40 $112   $135,053,260 1,318
Jun 20, 1997 62 $4,495 n/c 40 $112   $135,062,694 1,319
Feb 25, 2022 12 $965,375   156 $6,188   $136,030,707 2,607
Mar 18, 2022 - $115,029   596 $193   $136,380,324 2,610

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 25, 2022 9 $427,682     156 $2,742   $135,493,014 18,245
Feb 26, 2022 - $298,243 -30%   156 $1,912   $135,791,257 18,246
Feb 27, 2022 - $239,450 -20%   156 $1,535   $136,030,707 18,247
Feb 28, 2022 - $92,413 -61%   156 $592   $136,123,120 18,248
Mar 1, 2022 - $103,198 +12%   156 $662   $136,226,318 18,249
Mar 2, 2022 - $38,883 -62%   156 $249   $136,265,201 18,250
Mar 3, 2022 - $94 -100%   156 $1   $136,265,295 18,251
Mar 18, 2022 - $28,372     596 $48   $136,293,667 18,266
Mar 19, 2022 - $49,364 +74%   596 $83   $136,343,031 18,267
Mar 20, 2022 - $37,293 -24%   596 $63   $136,380,324 18,268
Mar 21, 2022 - $19,393 -48%   596 $33   $136,399,717 18,269
Mar 22, 2022 - $26,073 +34%   596 $44   $136,425,790 18,270
Mar 23, 2022 - $29,129 +12%   596 $49   $136,454,919 18,271
Mar 24, 2022 - $25,075 -14%   596 $42   $136,479,994 18,272

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 17, 1972 1 $302,393   6 $50,399   $302,393 2
Mar 21, 1997 28 $443,565   40 $11,089   $134,142,486 1,307
Mar 28, 1997 34 $273,731 -38% 40 $6,843   $134,416,217 1,308
Apr 4, 1997 37 $183,937 -33% 40 $4,598   $134,600,154 1,309
Apr 11, 1997 41 $130,987 -29% 40 $3,275   $134,731,141 1,310
Apr 18, 1997 48 $99,266 -24% 40 $2,482   $134,830,407 1,311
Apr 25, 1997 49 $61,289 -38% 40 $1,532   $134,891,696 1,312
May 2, 1997 53 $42,280 -31% 40 $1,057   $134,933,976 1,313
May 9, 1997 53 $29,422 -30% 40 $736   $134,963,398 1,314
May 16, 1997 52 $35,775 +22% 40 $894   $134,999,173 1,315
May 23, 1997 55 $19,532 -45% 40 $488   $135,018,705 1,316
May 30, 1997 56 $18,589 -5% 40 $465   $135,037,294 1,317
Jun 6, 1997 54 $11,479 -38% 40 $287   $135,048,773 1,318
Jun 13, 1997 56 $9,426 -18% 40 $236   $135,058,199 1,319
Jun 20, 1997 58 $7,133 -24% 40 $178   $135,065,332 1,320
Feb 25, 2022 12 $1,199,963   156 $7,692   $136,265,295 2,608
Mar 18, 2022 - $214,699   596 $360   $136,479,994 2,611

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/2/1972 $0 0 66 73 $50,412 11/28/2022
Mexico 7/11/2024 $0000$0
Netherlands 2/24/2022 $95,288 99 99 99 $95,288 2/28/2022
New Zealand 10/8/2020 $0 0 14 27 $7,014 9/4/2024
Portugal 10/24/1972 $0 0 1 3 $2,271 5/14/2024
Russia (CIS) 2/24/2022 $87,044 371 377 748 $194,514 10/20/2022
Spain 6/29/2018 $17,586 55 87 178 $84,011 3/12/2022
United Kingdom 9/21/2018 $21,678 9 466 475 $358,086 3/2/2022
 
Rest of World $132,735,804
 
International Total$133,527,400 9/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 814 $133,527,400
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 514 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 177 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 539 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 71 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies 95 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $133,527,400
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 79 $133,527,400

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 640 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 381 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 409 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies 50 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies 62 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $270,007,394
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies 75 $270,007,394

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 24, 20082261,115 61,115$578,759$578,759198
Sep 28, 20082627,374 88,489$347,510$926,269229
Oct 5, 20082325,481-7% 113,970$302,141$1,228,410230

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 7, 20102012,536 12,536$250,602$250,602300
Dec 13, 2020356,250 202,439$1,056,938$3,938,855866
Dec 20, 20201224,625-56% 227,064$462,704$4,401,559867
Dec 27, 20201720,973-15% 248,037$394,083$4,795,642868
Jan 3, 2021816,565-21% 264,602$311,256$5,106,898869
Jan 10, 20211410,087-39% 274,689$189,535$5,296,433870
Oct 16, 20221310,115 313,290$186,723$5,738,665962

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.