Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	428	$149,260,140
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 601-700)	677	$200,696,165
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	245	$149,260,140
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	18	$149,260,140
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies	4	$149,260,140
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	255	$149,260,140
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	30	$149,260,140
All Time Domestic Box Office for Musical Movies	18	$149,260,140
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	230	$149,260,140
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies	60	$149,260,140

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 28, 2012	3	$27,281,735		2,814	$9,695	$66,720,160	1
Jan 4, 2013	4	$16,015,560	-41%	2,904	$5,515	$103,503,040	2
Jan 11, 2013	5	$9,644,465	-40%	2,927	$3,295	$118,723,185	3
Jan 18, 2013	8	$7,491,995	-22%	2,579	$2,905	$130,050,015	4
Jan 25, 2013	9	$4,221,055	-44%	2,210	$1,910	$137,546,205	5
Feb 1, 2013	9	$2,420,885	-43%	1,848	$1,310	$141,504,130	6
Feb 8, 2013	15	$1,555,550	-36%	1,447	$1,075	$143,983,705	7
Feb 15, 2013	18	$861,895	-45%	676	$1,275	$145,527,875	8
Feb 22, 2013	21	$634,825	-26%	462	$1,374	$146,696,690	9
Mar 1, 2013	21	$572,035	-10%	352	$1,625	$147,631,645	10
Mar 8, 2013	24	$307,455	-46%	286	$1,075	$148,136,220	11
Mar 15, 2013	30	$196,415	-36%	241	$815	$148,478,390	12
Mar 22, 2013	41	$94,810	-52%	129	$735	$148,673,165	13
Mar 29, 2013	49	$54,535	-42%	109	$500	$148,775,460	14
Feb 23, 2024	-	$346,550		162	$2,139	$149,156,320	583

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 25, 2012	1	$18,111,665			2,808	$6,450	$18,111,665	1
Dec 26, 2012	1	$12,158,640	-33%		2,808	$4,330	$30,270,305	2
Dec 27, 2012	2	$9,168,120	-25%		2,808	$3,265	$39,438,425	3
Dec 28, 2012	3	$9,314,345	+2%		2,814	$3,310	$48,752,770	4
Dec 29, 2012	3	$9,750,510	+5%		2,814	$3,465	$58,503,280	5
Dec 30, 2012	3	$8,216,880	-16%		2,814	$2,920	$66,720,160	6
Dec 31, 2012	2	$6,247,080	-24%		2,814	$2,220	$72,967,240	7
Jan 1, 2013	3	$7,611,870	+22%	-58%	2,814	$2,705	$80,579,110	8
Jan 2, 2013	3	$3,601,920	-53%	-70%	2,814	$1,280	$84,181,030	9
Jan 3, 2013	3	$3,306,450	-8%	-64%	2,814	$1,175	$87,487,480	10
Jan 4, 2013	4	$4,994,880	+51%	-46%	2,904	$1,720	$92,482,360	11
Jan 5, 2013	4	$6,853,440	+37%	-30%	2,904	$2,360	$99,335,800	12
Jan 6, 2013	3	$4,167,240	-39%	-49%	2,904	$1,435	$103,503,040	13
Jan 7, 2013	3	$1,263,240	-70%	-80%	2,904	$435	$104,766,280	14
Jan 8, 2013	2	$1,626,240	+29%	-79%	2,904	$560	$106,392,520	15
Jan 9, 2013	2	$1,292,280	-21%	-64%	2,904	$445	$107,684,800	16
Jan 10, 2013	2	$1,393,920	+8%	-58%	2,904	$480	$109,078,720	17
Jan 11, 2013	5	$2,853,825	+105%	-43%	2,927	$975	$111,932,545	18
Jan 12, 2013	5	$4,229,515	+48%	-38%	2,927	$1,445	$116,162,060	19
Jan 13, 2013	6	$2,561,125	-39%	-39%	2,927	$875	$118,723,185	20
Jan 14, 2013	5	$878,110	-66%	-30%	2,927	$300	$119,601,295	21
Jan 15, 2013	4	$1,126,895	+28%	-31%	2,927	$385	$120,728,190	22
Jan 16, 2013	4	$878,555	-22%	-32%	2,927	$300	$121,606,745	23
Jan 17, 2013	4	$951,275	+8%	-32%	2,927	$325	$122,558,020	24
Jan 18, 2013	8	$2,050,305	+116%	-28%	2,579	$795	$124,608,325	25
Jan 19, 2013	8	$3,262,435	+59%	-23%	2,579	$1,265	$127,870,760	26
Jan 20, 2013	6	$2,179,255	-33%	-15%	2,579	$845	$130,050,015	27
Jan 21, 2013	4	$1,521,610	-30%	+73%	2,579	$590	$131,571,625	28
Jan 22, 2013	7	$657,450	-57%	-42%	2,579	$255	$132,229,075	29
Jan 23, 2013	7	$528,695	-20%	-40%	2,579	$205	$132,757,770	30
Jan 24, 2013	6	$567,380	+7%	-40%	2,579	$220	$133,325,150	31
Jan 25, 2013	10	$1,049,750	+85%	-49%	2,210	$475	$134,374,900	32
Jan 26, 2013	7	$2,011,055	+92%	-38%	2,210	$910	$136,385,955	33
Jan 27, 2013	8	$1,160,250	-42%	-47%	2,210	$525	$137,546,205	34
Jan 28, 2013	8	$342,550	-70%	-77%	2,210	$155	$137,888,755	35
Jan 29, 2013	8	$443,090	+29%	-33%	2,210	$200	$138,331,845	36
Jan 30, 2013	7	$364,650	-18%	-31%	2,210	$165	$138,696,495	37
Jan 31, 2013	7	$386,750	+6%	-32%	2,210	$175	$139,083,245	38
Feb 1, 2013	9	$729,955	+89%	-30%	1,848	$395	$139,813,200	39
Feb 2, 2013	10	$1,228,920	+68%	-39%	1,848	$665	$141,042,120	40
Feb 3, 2013	8	$462,010	-62%	-60%	1,848	$250	$141,504,130	41
Feb 4, 2013	10	$203,280	-56%	-41%	1,848	$110	$141,707,410	42
Feb 5, 2013	10	$267,960	+32%	-40%	1,848	$145	$141,975,370	43
Feb 6, 2013	10	$221,760	-17%	-39%	1,848	$120	$142,197,130	44
Feb 7, 2013	10	$231,025	+4%	-40%	1,848	$125	$142,428,155	45
Feb 8, 2013	14	$376,220	+63%	-48%	1,447	$260	$142,804,375	46
Feb 9, 2013	15	$723,495	+92%	-41%	1,447	$500	$143,527,870	47
Feb 10, 2013	16	$455,835	-37%	-1%	1,447	$315	$143,983,705	48
Feb 11, 2013	15	$159,170	-65%	-22%	1,447	$110	$144,142,875	49
Feb 12, 2013	15	$166,405	+5%	-38%	1,447	$115	$144,309,280	50
Feb 13, 2013	14	$144,495	-13%	-35%	1,447	$100	$144,453,775	51
Feb 14, 2013	15	$212,205	+47%	-8%	903	$235	$144,665,980	52
Feb 15, 2013	-	$206,180	-3%	-45%	676	$305	$144,872,160	53
Feb 16, 2013	-	$361,660	+75%	-50%	676	$535	$145,233,820	54
Feb 17, 2013	-	$294,055	-19%	-35%	676	$435	$145,527,875	55
Feb 18, 2013	-	$236,550	-20%	+49%	676	$350	$145,764,425	56
Feb 19, 2013	-	$104,780	-56%	-37%	676	$155	$145,869,205	57
Feb 20, 2013	-	$94,640	-10%	-35%	676	$140	$145,963,845	58
Feb 21, 2013	-	$98,020	+4%	-54%	676	$145	$146,061,865	59
Feb 22, 2013	-	$163,780	+67%	-21%	462	$355	$146,225,645	60
Feb 23, 2013	-	$316,470	+93%	-12%	462	$685	$146,542,115	61
Feb 24, 2013	-	$154,575	-51%	-47%	462	$335	$146,696,690	62
Feb 25, 2013	-	$90,295	-42%	-62%	462	$195	$146,786,985	63
Feb 26, 2013	-	$99,330	+10%	-5%	462	$215	$146,886,315	64
Feb 27, 2013	-	$80,850	-19%	-15%	462	$175	$146,967,165	65
Feb 28, 2013	-	$92,445	+14%	-6%	462	$200	$147,059,610	66
Mar 1, 2013	-	$147,840	+60%	-10%	352	$420	$147,207,450	67
Mar 2, 2013	-	$262,240	+77%	-17%	352	$745	$147,469,690	68
Mar 3, 2013	-	$161,955	-38%	+5%	352	$460	$147,631,645	69
Mar 4, 2013	-	$45,760	-72%	-49%	352	$130	$147,677,405	70
Mar 5, 2013	-	$54,560	+19%	-45%	352	$155	$147,731,965	71
Mar 6, 2013	-	$49,280	-10%	-39%	352	$140	$147,781,245	72
Mar 7, 2013	-	$47,520	-4%	-49%	352	$135	$147,828,765	73
Mar 8, 2013	-	$84,370	+78%	-43%	286	$295	$147,913,135	74
Mar 9, 2013	-	$140,145	+66%	-47%	286	$490	$148,053,280	75
Mar 10, 2013	-	$82,940	-41%	-49%	286	$290	$148,136,220	76
Mar 11, 2013	-	$31,460	-62%	-31%	286	$110	$148,167,680	77
Mar 12, 2013	-	$41,470	+32%	-24%	286	$145	$148,209,150	78
Mar 13, 2013	-	$34,320	-17%	-30%	286	$120	$148,243,470	79
Mar 14, 2013	-	$38,505	+12%	-19%	286	$135	$148,281,975	80
Mar 15, 2013	-	$54,225	+41%	-36%	241	$225	$148,336,200	81
Mar 16, 2013	-	$89,170	+64%	-36%	241	$370	$148,425,370	82
Mar 17, 2013	-	$53,020	-41%	-36%	241	$220	$148,478,390	83
Mar 18, 2013	-	$21,690	-59%	-31%	241	$90	$148,500,080	84
Mar 19, 2013	-	$25,205	+16%	-39%	241	$105	$148,525,285	85
Mar 20, 2013	-	$24,220	-4%	-29%	241	$100	$148,549,505	86
Mar 21, 2013	-	$28,850	+19%	-25%	241	$120	$148,578,355	87
Mar 22, 2013	-	$25,795	-11%	-52%	129	$200	$148,604,150	88
Mar 23, 2013	-	$43,860	+70%	-51%	129	$340	$148,648,010	89
Mar 24, 2013	-	$25,155	-43%	-53%	129	$195	$148,673,165	90
Mar 25, 2013	-	$9,675	-62%	-55%	129	$75	$148,682,840	91
Mar 26, 2013	-	$12,905	+33%	-49%	129	$100	$148,695,745	92
Mar 27, 2013	-	$12,255	-5%	-49%	129	$95	$148,708,000	93
Mar 28, 2013	-	$12,925	+5%	-55%	129	$100	$148,720,925	94
Mar 29, 2013	-	$19,655	+52%	-24%	109	$180	$148,740,580	95
Mar 30, 2013	-	$21,255	+8%	-52%	109	$195	$148,761,835	96
Mar 31, 2013	-	$13,625	-36%	-46%	109	$125	$148,775,460	97
Apr 1, 2013	-	$9,265	-32%	-4%	109	$85	$148,784,725	98
Apr 2, 2013	-	$8,720	-6%	-32%	109	$80	$148,793,445	99
Apr 3, 2013	-	$7,630	-13%	-38%	109	$70	$148,801,075	100
Apr 4, 2013	-	$8,695	+14%	-33%	109	$80	$148,809,770	101
Feb 23, 2024	-	$159,370			162	$984	$148,969,140	4,078
Feb 24, 2024	-	$102,185	-36%		162	$631	$149,071,325	4,079
Feb 25, 2024	-	$84,995	-17%		162	$525	$149,156,320	4,080
Feb 26, 2024	-	$33,575	-60%		162	$207	$149,189,895	4,081
Feb 27, 2024	-	$38,620	+15%		162	$238	$149,228,515	4,082
Feb 28, 2024	-	$30,125	-22%		162	$186	$149,258,640	4,083
Feb 29, 2024	-	$1,500	-95%		162	$9	$149,260,140	4,084

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 21, 2012	2	$39,438,425		2,808	$14,045	$39,438,425	1
Dec 28, 2012	3	$48,049,055	+22%	2,814	$17,075	$87,487,480	2
Jan 4, 2013	4	$21,591,240	-55%	2,904	$7,435	$109,078,720	3
Jan 11, 2013	5	$13,479,300	-38%	2,927	$4,605	$122,558,020	4
Jan 18, 2013	7	$10,767,130	-20%	2,579	$4,175	$133,325,150	5
Jan 25, 2013	9	$5,758,095	-47%	2,210	$2,605	$139,083,245	6
Feb 1, 2013	10	$3,344,910	-42%	1,848	$1,810	$142,428,155	7
Feb 8, 2013	18	$2,237,825	-33%	903	$2,478	$144,665,980	8
Feb 15, 2013	17	$1,395,885	-38%	676	$2,065	$146,061,865	9
Feb 22, 2013	20	$997,745	-29%	462	$2,160	$147,059,610	10
Mar 1, 2013	21	$769,155	-23%	352	$2,185	$147,828,765	11
Mar 8, 2013	24	$453,210	-41%	286	$1,585	$148,281,975	12
Mar 15, 2013	29	$296,380	-35%	241	$1,230	$148,578,355	13
Mar 22, 2013	43	$142,570	-52%	129	$1,105	$148,720,925	14
Mar 29, 2013	46	$88,845	-38%	109	$815	$148,809,770	15
Feb 23, 2024	25	$450,370		162	$2,780	$149,260,140	584

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	7/31/2020	$3,542	12	109	171	$17,581,959	8/26/2024
Germany	2/21/2024	$0	0	0	0	$0
Netherlands	3/15/2024	$27,587	63	63	63	$27,587	3/19/2024
New Zealand	5/11/2024	$6,780	23	23	28	$7,865	5/27/2024
Russia (CIS)	2/7/2013	$0	0	0	0	$0
South Korea	12/19/2012	$0	0	120	588	$32,261,088	3/20/2024
United Kingdom	2/16/2024	$0	0	0	0	$0
Rest of World						$236,421,309
International Total						$286,032,312	8/26/2024

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400)	310	$286,032,312
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	159	$286,032,312
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office	16	$286,032,312
All Time International Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies	2	$286,032,312
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	161	$286,032,312
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	19	$286,032,312
All Time International Box Office for Musical Movies	9	$286,032,312
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	165	$286,032,312
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies	37	$286,032,312

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400)	316	$435,292,452
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200)	162	$435,292,452
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	17	$435,292,452
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies	2	$435,292,452
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200)	161	$435,292,452
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	22	$435,292,452
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies	11	$435,292,452
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200)	169	$435,292,452
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies	39	$435,292,452

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 24, 2013	2	376,265		376,265	$7,510,249	$7,510,249	1
Mar 31, 2013	2	523,235	+39%	899,500	$10,443,771	$17,954,020	2
Apr 7, 2013	4	127,174	-76%	1,026,674	$2,538,393	$20,492,413	3
Apr 14, 2013	4	98,257	-23%	1,124,931	$1,961,210	$22,453,623	4
Apr 21, 2013	10	48,367	-51%	1,173,298	$965,405	$23,419,028	5
Apr 28, 2013	13	54,897	+14%	1,228,195	$1,094,097	$24,513,125	6
May 5, 2013	14	30,901	-44%	1,259,096	$496,270	$25,009,395	7
May 12, 2013	8	48,979	+59%	1,308,075	$734,195	$25,743,590	8
May 19, 2013	17	24,008	-51%	1,332,083	$358,920	$26,102,510	9
May 26, 2013	26	28,942	+21%	1,361,025	$433,841	$26,536,351	10
Jun 2, 2013	22	43,849	+52%	1,404,874	$657,297	$27,193,648	11
Jun 9, 2013	23	15,814	-64%	1,420,688	$236,894	$27,430,542	12
Jun 16, 2013	25	16,552	+5%	1,437,240	$247,452	$27,677,994	13
Jun 23, 2013	26	17,307	+5%	1,454,547	$259,432	$27,937,426	14
Jul 7, 2013	25	28,584		1,498,534	$425,330	$28,593,647	16
Jul 21, 2013	29	24,374		1,540,807	$366,585	$29,228,001	18
Aug 11, 2013	25	21,521		1,599,408	$322,600	$30,103,124	21
Aug 18, 2013	28	20,538	-5%	1,619,946	$307,865	$30,410,989	22
Sep 1, 2013	29	16,721		1,653,880	$250,146	$30,919,158	24
Sep 22, 2013	30	14,774		1,695,782	$213,189	$31,538,253	27
Oct 6, 2013	22	8,381		1,712,600	$83,726	$31,706,265	29
Oct 13, 2013	23	7,472	-11%	1,720,072	$74,645	$31,780,910	30
Oct 20, 2013	28	14,223	+90%	1,734,295	$142,088	$31,922,998	31
Nov 3, 2013	27	15,698		1,763,744	$156,666	$32,217,036	33
Dec 1, 2013	27	129,896		1,922,116	$789,768	$33,289,473	37
Dec 8, 2013	22	14,612	-89%	1,936,728	$99,800	$33,389,273	38
Jul 27, 2014	28	12,020		2,205,628	$61,663	$35,865,586	71
Jan 7, 2018	25	7,515		3,226,701	$56,362	$44,507,445	251
Jan 14, 2018	22	7,771	+3%	3,234,472	$58,282	$44,565,727	252
Jan 21, 2018	28	7,593	-2%	3,242,065	$56,948	$44,622,675	253
Mar 18, 2018	30	8,105		3,295,625	$32,339	$44,948,990	261
Apr 15, 2018	21	12,885		3,331,743	$51,411	$45,093,100	265
May 26, 2019	22	6,010		3,466,303	$139,238	$46,350,449	323
Jun 2, 2019	22	3,954	-34%	3,470,257	$77,886	$46,428,335	324

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Mar 24, 2013	2	527,599		527,599	$12,657,099	$12,657,099	1
Mar 31, 2013	2	517,719	-2%	1,045,318	$12,420,088	$25,077,187	2
Apr 7, 2013	4	81,539	-84%	1,126,857	$1,956,120	$27,033,307	3
Apr 14, 2013	3	56,685	-30%	1,183,542	$1,359,316	$28,392,623	4
Apr 21, 2013	5	26,373	-53%	1,209,915	$632,421	$29,025,044	5
Apr 28, 2013	10	19,143	-27%	1,229,058	$457,321	$29,482,365	6
May 5, 2013	13	13,660	-29%	1,242,718	$284,682	$29,767,047	7
May 12, 2013	7	42,701	+213%	1,285,419	$853,590	$30,620,637	8
May 19, 2013	18	10,110	-76%	1,295,529	$202,090	$30,822,727	9

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.

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May 31st, 2013

There were only three new releases to reach the top 30 on the April 14th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart and none of them reached the top five. This left the top five identical to last week. The Bible: The Epic Miniseries sold 161,000 units and generated $5.29 million in sales for the week, lifting its running tallies to 597,000 units / $19.60 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: April 7th, 2013: Bible Blues

May 23rd, 2013

There were a couple of new releases to chart on the April 7th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. This includes The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, which earned first place with 172,000 units / $6.31 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 28%, which is low for the format as a whole, but better than expected, given its genre and target audience. More...

DVD Sales: April 7th, 2013: The Bible Leads the Way

May 23rd, 2013

New releases were nearly shut out of the April 7th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. That said, the one and only new release to chart was The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, which earned first place with 436,000 units / $14.31 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 31st, 2013: Lincoln Feels Miserable(s)

May 19th, 2013

There were quite a few new releases to reach the upper echelon of the March 31st, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. Lincoln was the best of these earning first place with 496,000 units / $14.24 million during its first week of release for a Blu-ray share of 38%. This is really good for a drama. More...

DVD Sales: March 31st, 2013: Lincoln Leads and Holdovers Soar

May 19th, 2013

The week of March 31st, 2013 was a strange week on the home market, as it contained Easter weekend. Easter sales helped a lot of older releases rise on the DVD sales chart. Even so, a new release, Lincoln, led the way with 818,000 units / $15.62 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 24th, 2013: Hobbit Reaches its Expected Destination

May 9th, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was one of three new releases to finish in the top three spots on the March 24th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 1.36 million units and generated $31.34 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 56%. It wasn't that long ago that reaching the 50% mark would have been record-breaking, but here it was expected. More...

DVD Sales: March 24th, 2013: Hobbit Travels to the Top

May 9th, 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey dominated the new releases and easily won first place on the March 24th edition of the DVD sales chart. The film sold 1.07 million units and generated $13.05 million in opening week sales, putting it in the top ten of the year after just one week of release. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 19th, 2013

March 19th, 2013

It is a very healthy week on the home market, at least at the top, as there are a number of big hits and Awards Season contenders. The biggest of these is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The film didn't live up to expectations, but it is still worth picking up, especially if you've made the leap to 3D. There are also a couple of Awards Season contenders coming out this week, but I'm waiting for the screeners for both of them. Les Miserables has generated a lot of praise, but also some harsh criticisms. On the other hand, Zero Dark Thirty was one of the best movies of the year and even sight unseen, the Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

International Box Office: Oz Powers Its Way to the Top

March 15th, 2013

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

International Box Office: Journey Never Ends

March 6th, 2013

Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons earned first place for the third weekend in a row earning $23.37 million in 8 markets for a running tally of $193.09 million. A few years ago, a Chinese film earning nearly $200 million would have been the biggest news of the year, but this is becoming almost common. More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Unites a Divided Night at the Oscars

February 25th, 2013

Argo was the big winner at the Oscars last night, although arguably, there were no big winners, but a lot of films that shared in the glory. There were also some pretty interesting twists and a few events that stand out. Due to ongoing computer difficulties, I was unable to live-blog the Oscars this year. I will still be giving my reactions on a category by category basis, but not in the order they were handed out. More...

Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Regains Top Spot

February 24th, 2013

The box office crown for Oscar weekend will be claimed by Identity Thief, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, even though the comedy will fall by a relatively large 41% from last weekend. So its win is in large part due to the low-key new releases: Snitch will be second with $13 million in a modest 2,511 theaters and Dark Skies is headed for 6th place with $8.85 million from 2,313 theaters. Neither new film has particularly low per theater averages ($5,177 and $3,826 respectively), so their so-so debuts are as much a factor of their smallish opening theater counts as lack of demand. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 22nd, 2013

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try to figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. Like last year, there are nine nominees. Unlike last year, none of them were completely out of left field. That's not to say they all have a legitimate shot at winning; there's definitely a favorite. However, politics could become an issue. I don't mean politics as in Democrat vs. Republican. I mean behind-the-scenes issues might play a bigger role than what is on the screen. Let's take a look at the nominees, and their chances to claiming the crown on Sunday. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 21st, 2013

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, continuing with Best Lead Actor. This category is not truly competitive, but I'm supporting an underdog. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 21st, 2013

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 again not a very competitive category this year. I'm not saying it is impossible for upset to happen here, but it is very, very unlikely. More...

International Box Office: Journey has a Good Day

February 21st, 2013

Thanks to the Chinese New Year, Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons rocketed into first place with $94.26 million in 5 markets over the weekend for a total run of $113.09 million. The film broke a number of records in its native China, including biggest opening day for a Chinese film ($12.3 million) and biggest single day of all time ($19.6 million) and fastest to $100 million in China (8 days). At this point, someone in North America should be interested in grabbing the film for a domestic release. More...

International Box Office: Django Completes Hat Trick

February 14th, 2013

For the third weekend in a row, Django Unchained earned first place on the international chart. This weekend it earned $19.55 million on 5,090 screens in 65 markets for totals of $187.71 million internationally and $342.23 million worldwide. It has now made more than Inglourious Basterds made worldwide, and it is a week away from becoming Quentin Tarantino's undisputed biggest hit of his career. Plus, it has yet to open in Japan and a few other markets, so it might have more milestones ahead. More...

International Box Office: Django Remains Top Draw

February 6th, 2013

Django Unchained won the international race with $30.28 million on 5,990 screens in 65 markets for a running total of $158.36 million. Worldwide, its total has reached $309.31 million. It is just a week away from overtaking Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. The film had no major market openings, which makes its hold more impressive. Its best market was Germany, where it made $6.61 million on 708 screens over the weekend for a total of $30.78 million after three. More...

International Box Office: Django Battles Bond for Top Spot

January 30th, 2013

There was a relatively close race on top of the international chart, but Django Unchained came out on top for the second week in a row. This time it earned $43.10 million on 6,421 screens in 64 markets for a total of $111.61 million after just two weeks of release. It is rapidly closing in on Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. It is also the most expensive film in his career. The film opened in first place in Australia with $3.95 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.61 million. It also remained in top spot in Germany with an incredible $8.08 million on 650 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $21.32 million. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln's Double-Win Still Leaves it Behind Argo

January 28th, 2013

The SAG handed out their awards over the weekend and while Lincoln took home two awards, Argo continues its surprising run by winning the big award of the night. More...

International Box Office: Unchained Free to Take Top Spot

January 23rd, 2013

Django Unchained began its international run in first place with $49.70 million on 5,863 screens in 54 markets. It opened in first place in a number of major markets, led by Germany, where it made $9.84 million on 482 screens, while it was nearly as potent in France with $7.54 million on 610 screens. It also earned first place in Italy with $4.60 million on 541 screens and in Spain with $3.40 million on 541. It had to settle for second place in the U.K. ($4.45 million on 445 screens); in Russia ($5.52 million on 736); and in Mexico ($999,000 on 451). It only managed third place in Brazil with $1.27 million, but it was only playing on 187 screens. Overall, this debut was 30% better than Inglourious Basterds' debut in the same markets. More...

International Box Office: Second Serving of Pi

January 16th, 2013

Life of Pi remained in first place on the international chart with $34.95 million on 9,291 screens in 67 markets. Its totals reached $359.11 million internationally and $453.91 million worldwide. The film's biggest market of the weekend was Russia, where it earned $4.45 million on 1,575 screens over the weekend for a total of $25.07 million after two. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Oscar Bounce Subdued

January 14th, 2013

Oscar nominations didn't produce a big box office bounce over the weekend, but Zero Dark Thirty still managed an easy win, despite missing my admittedly high expectations. The only film in the top five to be a pleasant surprise was A Haunted House, although "pleasant" is not a word most critics were using to describe it. The box office pulled in $141 million overall, which was 4.7% lower than last weekend. More importantly though, it was 6.3% higher than the same weekend last year, which means if A Haunted House bombed like I thought it would, 2013 would have lost in the year-over-year comparison. Fortunately, we had a second win in as many weeks and 2013 is off to an early 22% lead, at $441 million to $362 million. More...

2013 Awards Season: DGA Diverge From Oscars

January 14th, 2013

The Directors Guild of America handed out their nominations for Feature Films last week and Documentaries today. No, I have no idea why they split up their announcements. Usually, there's a lot of overlap between the DGAs and the Oscars, but that's not the case this year, so we again have some surprises. More...

2013 Awards Season: Les Mis Leads Ways as Surprises Dominate

January 14th, 2013

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their awards last night, and the trend of surprises continues. Les Miserables led the way with three awards, only one of which I was truly expecting. Meanwhile, Argo won more awards than Lincoln. I don't think anyone was predicting that. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Oscar Glory Shine a Light on Dark?

January 11th, 2013

With the Oscar nominations announced yesterday, most movie aficionados are focusing on that. This is great news for Zero Dark Thirty, which picked up five Oscars yesterday and should lead the box office this week. There are other films opening wide this week. This includes Gangster Squad, which should do acceptable business, even though its reviews are weak. Finally there's A Haunted House, which is an early contender for worst movie of the year. Last year, Contraband opened with just over $24 million and I think Zero Dark Thirty will top that. Overall, 2013 looks pretty good in comparison. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

International Box Office: Pi Living the High Life

January 10th, 2013

Life of Pi rose to first place with $59.30 million on 10,027 screens in 64 markets for a total of $302.04 million internationally and $393.08 million worldwide. The film reportedly dominated the Russian box office with $14.2 million on 1,600 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia with $5.18 million on 545 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.36 million. It managed third place in South Korea with $3.06 million on 392 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.35 million. This film has yet to open in Japan and a few smaller markets, so it isn't done yet and it should have no trouble getting to $500 million worldwide. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Texas Messes With Holdovers

January 7th, 2013

There was a pleasant surprise during the first weekend of 2013, as Texas Chainsaw 3D opened in first place with more than $20 million. Django Unchained also beat that milestone. The overall box office still fell from last weekend, down 18% to $147 million, but this is to be expected for a post-holiday weekend. It was 5.9% higher than the same weekend last year and 2013 is off to an early lead over 2012 at $253 million to $191 million. Hopefully I don't have to tell you it is way too early to pay serious attention to those numbers, but it is better to win early than fall behind. More...

2013 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Few Surprises

January 6th, 2013

Producers Guild of America announced their nominations this week, including the three theatrical categories. There were a number of films on the list that have been mentioned time and time again this awards season, like Zero Dark Thirty, but there were also a few surprises. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases to Win New Year?

January 4th, 2013

Its the first weekend of 2013 and there is one new wide release and a previous limited release expanding semi-wide. Will either film compete for top spot? Not likely. There are some recent examples of horror films opening well in January, so Texas Chainsaw 3D could be a surprise hit, but there's also a chance it won't reach the top 5. Meanwhile, Promised Land is a message movie, but one that has limited appeal beyond those that agree with the message. This means The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will remain on top of the box office chart. If it does so, it will mean in the past nine weeks, only three films have earned first place over the weekend. 2012 got off to a strong start and last year the box office was led by The Devil Inside, which made $33.73 million. I don't think any film will make $20 million over the weekend this year, so 2013 could start off on a losing note. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Rules Weekend, Skyfall Cracks $1 Billion

January 3rd, 2013

We are still stuck with studio estimates, but it is clear The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey repeated on the top of the international box office chart this past weekend. It earned $106.5 million in 62 markets for totals of $464 million internationally and $686 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend was from Australia where it earned $18.6 million on 560 screens. This is the biggest opening in the franchise. It also remained strong in Germany with $17.17 million on 888 screens over the weekend, which represented an 11% increase and pushed its total to $61.14 million after three weeks of release. It was also able to earn more than $10 million in the U.K. with $11.18 million on 596 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.51 million after three weeks of release. The film has yet to open in a few markets, so getting to $1 billion worldwide is still the main target. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Catch-Up

January 3rd, 2013

All of the final box office numbers we're going to get are in, so let's take a look at the last two weeks at the box office. There were not a lot of changes with the final numbers and no film switched places, so there's not a lot to update. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained in top spot in both weeks with Django Unchained in close second this weekend and Jack Reacher a distant second the weekend before. The year ended with $10.76 billion, or about 5.8% higher than last year's total and just a hair above 2009's record total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Happy New Year!

December 31st, 2012

The last news story of the year is the weekend wrap-up, but since many studios are still closed for the holidays, we are still dealing with estimates. It appears that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey won a close race for top spot just ahead of Django Unchained. Additionally, every film in the top five came within a rounding error of predictions, or was better than expected, and the overall box office was massive compared to last year. We won't have final numbers for the last two weekends till Wednesday or Thursday, so there will be a lot of catching up to do, but it is hard to complain about the results we've seen. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ringing Out the Old Year

December 28th, 2012

There are three wide releases this weekend; however, all of them were released on Christmas day, so we have a few box office numbers to look at. Les Miserables was a surprise winner on Christmas day, while both Django Unchained and Parental Guidance also beat expectations, which bodes well for their perform this weekend. Even so, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will likely remain in top spot as it crosses $200 million domestically. Compared to last year the box office looks pretty good. No film topped $30 million last year, but The Hobbit should get to that mark this year. However, last year seven films topped $10 million, while only six will do so this year. 2013 has a shot at ending on a winning note, but it should be close. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit is Smaller in Stature This Week

December 27th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained on top of the international chart with an estimated $96 million on 18,417 screens in 59 markets for a total of $288.5 million. This includes a first place, $17.8 million opening on 2,115 screens in Russia. It also had an amazing hold in Germany down just 6% to $14.2 million on 1,408 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.7 million after two. The film's best market remained the U.K. where it has made $38.4 million, including $9.8 million on 1,546 screens this past weekend, but that is a pretty steep drop-off. More...

Christmas Weekend Wrap-Up

December 27th, 2012

This year, Christmas fell on a really awkward day and compounded with the smart decision for some studios to close the entire week, dealing with the weekend box office numbers is a little trickier this year. We are still stuck with a mixture of final numbers and studio estimates, but since we won't get absolute final numbers till likely January 2nd, we should at least talk about the numbers we have. We won't be able to compare the full weekend to last week or last year, because we don't have the full weekend numbers. But since most of the films failed to match expectations, things look grim. More...

Weekend Predictions: Christmas Cacophony

December 19th, 2012

For the next week, starting tonight and running till Christmas day, there are eight films opening wide, or at least wide enough to predict they will enter the top ten. Despite that level of competition, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will very likely remain in top spot. Jack Reacher looks to be the best of the new releases, at least for the weekend. Meanwhile, This is 40 probably won't start as fast, but Judd Apatow's films tend to have really good legs. Monsters, Inc. is debuting in 3D tonight, but is destined to be a midlevel hit and nothing more. The Guilt Trip is also opening tonight, but I'm not sure it has the buzz to even be a midlevel hit. The final new release of the weekend is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, but with an opening theater count of just 800, it will struggle just to reach to the top ten. And because Christmas lands on the Tuesday, and we won't have another weekend prediction column till Friday, we need to talk about the three Christmas day releases, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, and Parental Guidance. Last year, Christmas day landed on the Sunday, which makes the comparisons between weekends nearly impossible. I'm going to assume 2012 is going to come out ahead, mainly because they had nothing to compare to The Hobbit, so as long as this year's new releases are as strong as last years holdovers, victory is a safe bet. More...

Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five. More...

2013 Awards Season: SAG Focuses a Searchlight on Silver Linings

December 12th, 2012

SAG nominations were announced and there were only a few surprises to deal with. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...