Norm of the North (2016)

Norm of the North poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,062,499Details
International Box Office $13,473,161Details
Worldwide Box Office $30,535,660
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,158,728 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,758,362 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,917,090
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do…he heads to New York City to stop it. With a cast of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm takes on the big apple, big business and a big identity crisis to save the day.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,844,137 (40.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,411 opening theaters/2,411 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,264,014

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 15th, 2016 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Croatia)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Iraq)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Lebanon)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Oman)
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Video Release: March 29th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild rude humor and action.
(Rating bulletin 2403 (Cert #50095), 12/9/2015)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: Norm of the North
Comparisons: vs. The Nut Job
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Set in New York City, Environment, Corporate Malfeasance, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Splash Entertianment, Lionsgate, Assemblage Entertainment , Telegael
Production Countries: India, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 199 $6,844,137 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 297 $8,736,017 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 150 $9,375,822 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 175 $11,967,517 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 67 $6,844,137 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 92 $8,736,017 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 53 $9,375,822 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 61 $11,967,517 Jan 15, 2016 3
Leggiest Opening Weekend 33 4.33 Jan 15, 2016 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 15, 2016 6 $6,844,137   2,411 $2,839   $6,844,137 1
Jan 22, 2016 9 $3,828,087 -44% 2,411 $1,588   $14,024,290 2
Jan 29, 2016 16 $972,321 -75% 1,506 $646   $15,964,838 3
Feb 5, 2016 29 $189,228 -81% 338 $560   $16,326,952 4
Feb 12, 2016 36 $110,833 -41% 188 $590   $16,479,292 5
Feb 19, 2016 36 $125,743 +13% 225 $559   $16,666,914 6
Feb 26, 2016 38 $124,620 -1% 240 $519   $16,820,745 7
Mar 4, 2016 40 $89,951 -28% 177 $508   $16,948,585 8
Mar 11, 2016 53 $35,796 -60% 134 $267   $17,017,118 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 2016 7 $1,581,507     2,411 $656   $1,581,507 1
Jan 16, 2016 6 $3,005,321 +90%   2,411 $1,247   $4,586,828 2
Jan 17, 2016 6 $2,257,309 -25%   2,411 $936   $6,844,137 3
Jan 18, 2016 5 $2,531,685 +12%   2,411 $1,050   $9,375,822 4
Jan 19, 2016 10 $384,356 -85%   2,411 $159   $9,760,178 5
Jan 20, 2016 12 $212,409 -45%   2,411 $88   $9,972,587 6
Jan 21, 2016 12 $223,616 +5%   2,411 $93   $10,196,203 7
Jan 22, 2016 10 $841,596 +276% -47% 2,411 $349   $11,037,799 8
Jan 23, 2016 9 $1,868,540 +122% -38% 2,411 $775   $12,906,339 9
Jan 24, 2016 9 $1,117,951 -40% -50% 2,411 $464   $14,024,290 10
Jan 25, 2016 10 $267,176 -76% -89% 2,411 $111   $14,291,466 11
Jan 26, 2016 11 $304,195 +14% -21% 2,411 $126   $14,595,661 12
Jan 27, 2016 11 $208,959 -31% -2% 2,411 $87   $14,804,620 13
Jan 28, 2016 11 $187,897 -10% -16% 2,411 $78   $14,992,517 14
Jan 29, 2016 - $173,524 -8% -79% 1,506 $115   $15,166,041 15
Jan 30, 2016 15 $453,187 +161% -76% 1,506 $301   $15,619,228 16
Jan 31, 2016 15 $345,610 -24% -69% 1,506 $229   $15,964,838 17
Feb 1, 2016 - $46,024 -87% -83% 1,506 $31   $16,010,862 18
Feb 2, 2016 - $52,198 +13% -83% 1,506 $35   $16,063,060 19
Feb 3, 2016 - $40,141 -23% -81% 1,506 $27   $16,103,201 20
Feb 4, 2016 - $34,523 -14% -82% 1,506 $23   $16,137,724 21
Feb 5, 2016 - $36,807 +7% -79% 338 $109   $16,174,531 22
Feb 6, 2016 - $98,871 +169% -78% 338 $293   $16,273,402 23
Feb 7, 2016 - $53,550 -46% -85% 338 $158   $16,326,952 24
Feb 8, 2016 - $14,789 -72% -68% 338 $44   $16,341,741 25
Feb 9, 2016 - $9,839 -33% -81% 338 $29   $16,351,580 26
Feb 10, 2016 - $7,970 -19% -80% 338 $24   $16,359,550 27
Feb 11, 2016 - $8,909 +12% -74% 338 $26   $16,368,459 28
Feb 12, 2016 - $23,609 +165% -36% 188 $126   $16,392,068 29
Feb 13, 2016 - $42,302 +79% -57% 188 $225   $16,434,370 30
Feb 14, 2016 - $44,922 +6% -16% 188 $239   $16,479,292 31
Feb 15, 2016 - $40,392 -10% +173% 188 $215   $16,519,684 32
Feb 16, 2016 - $6,789 -83% -31% 188 $36   $16,526,473 33
Feb 17, 2016 - $7,893 +16% -1% 188 $42   $16,534,366 34
Feb 18, 2016 - $6,805 -14% -24% 188 $36   $16,541,171 35
Feb 19, 2016 - $24,494 +260% +4% 225 $109   $16,565,665 36
Feb 20, 2016 - $62,012 +153% +47% 225 $276   $16,627,677 37
Feb 21, 2016 - $39,237 -37% -13% 225 $174   $16,666,914 38
Feb 22, 2016 - $5,851 -85% -86% 225 $26   $16,672,765 39
Feb 23, 2016 - $8,322 +42% +23% 225 $37   $16,681,087 40
Feb 24, 2016 - $6,277 -25% -20% 225 $28   $16,687,364 41
Feb 25, 2016 - $8,761 +40% +29% 225 $39   $16,696,125 42
Feb 26, 2016 - $28,705 +228% +17% 240 $120   $16,724,830 43
Feb 27, 2016 - $56,587 +97% -9% 240 $236   $16,781,417 44
Feb 28, 2016 - $39,328 -30% n/c 240 $164   $16,820,745 45
Feb 29, 2016 - $6,700 -83% +15% 240 $28   $16,827,445 46
Mar 1, 2016 - $11,982 +79% +44% 240 $50   $16,839,427 47
Mar 2, 2016 - $8,989 -25% +43% 240 $37   $16,848,416 48
Mar 3, 2016 - $10,218 +14% +17% 240 $43   $16,858,634 49
Mar 4, 2016 - $21,008 +106% -27% 177 $119   $16,879,642 50
Mar 5, 2016 - $41,010 +95% -28% 177 $232   $16,920,652 51
Mar 6, 2016 - $27,933 -32% -29% 177 $158   $16,948,585 52
Mar 7, 2016 - $6,926 -75% +3% 177 $39   $16,955,511 53
Mar 8, 2016 - $8,696 +26% -27% 177 $49   $16,964,207 54
Mar 9, 2016 - $8,163 -6% -9% 177 $46   $16,972,370 55
Mar 10, 2016 - $8,952 +10% -12% 177 $51   $16,981,322 56
Mar 11, 2016 - $6,773 -24% -68% 134 $51   $16,988,095 57
Mar 12, 2016 - $15,433 +128% -62% 134 $115   $17,003,528 58
Mar 13, 2016 - $13,590 -12% -51% 134 $101   $17,017,118 59
Mar 14, 2016 - $9,426 -31% +36% 134 $70   $17,026,544 60
Mar 15, 2016 - $13,265 +41% +53% 134 $99   $17,039,809 61
Mar 16, 2016 - $12,263 -8% +50% 134 $92   $17,052,072 62
Mar 17, 2016 - $10,427 -15% +16% 134 $78   $17,062,499 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 15, 2016 6 $10,196,203   2,411 $4,229   $10,196,203 1
Jan 22, 2016 9 $4,796,314 -53% 2,411 $1,989   $14,992,517 2
Jan 29, 2016 17 $1,145,207 -76% 1,506 $760   $16,137,724 3
Feb 5, 2016 33 $230,735 -80% 338 $683   $16,368,459 4
Feb 12, 2016 36 $172,712 -25% 188 $919   $16,541,171 5
Feb 19, 2016 37 $154,954 -10% 225 $689   $16,696,125 6
Feb 26, 2016 40 $162,509 +5% 240 $677   $16,858,634 7
Mar 4, 2016 39 $122,688 -25% 177 $693   $16,981,322 8
Mar 11, 2016 51 $81,177 -34% 134 $606   $17,062,499 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/3/2016 $42,901 83 83 133 $64,294 1/1/2019
Brazil 3/31/2016 $122,577 241 241 399 $193,669 6/9/2016
Bulgaria 1/15/2016 $25,567 30 30 139 $121,179 2/26/2019
Central America 3/24/2016 $0 0 8 15 $72,670 4/19/2016
Chile 4/14/2016 $47,197 43 43 43 $47,197 12/31/2018
Croatia 1/14/2016 $41,539 33 33 162 $125,685 12/31/2018
Czech Republic 1/14/2016 $91,490 114 114 379 $298,806 12/31/2018
Ecuador 4/1/2016 $49,302 29 29 83 $106,072 12/31/2018
France 12/23/2016 $1,416,871 0 0 0 $3,388,500 8/17/2018
Hungary 2/11/2016 $59,667 49 49 147 $137,128 12/31/2018
Iraq 1/14/2016 $0 0 2 5 $5,799 12/31/2018
Italy 2/4/2016 $567,001 306 306 874 $1,486,989 6/9/2016
Lebanon 1/14/2016 $5,469 2 2 13 $90,304 12/31/2018
Lithuania 1/29/2016 $48,994 147 147 393 $130,302 8/22/2017
Malaysia 1/21/2016 $33,595 49 49 125 $99,079 6/9/2016
Mexico 2/5/2016 $545,858 0 564 566 $1,263,254 6/9/2016
Oman 1/14/2016 $6,830 2 2 2 $6,830 12/31/2018
Peru 2/25/2016 $0 0 18 18 $136,319 12/31/2018
Poland 2/5/2016 $401,153 0 202 202 $1,189,659 12/31/2018
Portugal 1/14/2016 $63,253 47 48 210 $218,132 6/9/2016
Romania 1/15/2016 $58 1 5 6 $189,936 12/31/2018
Russia (CIS) 3/24/2016 $284,928 750 750 1,406 $765,197 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/28/2016 $10,327 17 18 70 $48,938 12/31/2018
Singapore 2/4/2016 $22,879 10 10 30 $73,682 6/9/2016
Slovakia 1/14/2016 $47,904 59 59 242 $216,918 6/23/2016
Slovenia 1/14/2016 $15,349 20 20 92 $59,468 6/9/2016
South Africa 1/22/2016 $44,167 73 73 73 $44,167 6/9/2016
South Korea 7/17/2016 $1,523 1 321 348 $1,031,843 4/19/2017
Spain 4/1/2016 $174,772 169 185 717 $495,188 6/23/2016
Turkey 1/22/2016 $89,520 115 115 466 $597,937 12/31/2018
Ukraine 3/31/2016 $19,979 77 77 97 $26,243 12/31/2018
United Arab Emirates 1/14/2016 $105,851 19 19 57 $258,257 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 3/18/2016 $126,687 244 244 601 $468,854 9/8/2018
Uruguay 3/17/2016 $2,262 6 6 26 $14,666 12/31/2018
 
International Total$13,473,161 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 24, 2016356,516 56,516$931,949$931,9494
May 1, 2016534,491-39% 91,007$517,020$1,448,9695
May 8, 20161121,876-37% 112,883$365,329$1,814,2986
May 15, 20161610,480-52% 123,363$169,566$1,983,8647
May 22, 20161611,910+14% 135,273$190,084$2,173,9488

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 24, 2016426,599 26,599$674,282$674,2824
May 1, 2016915,271-43% 41,870$359,487$1,033,7695

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Leading Cast

Rob Schneider    Norm

Supporting Cast

Heather Graham    Vera
Ken Jeong    Mr. Greene
Colm Meaney    Grandfather
Loretta Devine    Tamecia
Gabriel Iglesias    Pablo/Stan
Michael McElhatton    Laurence
Bill Nighy    Socrate
Jess Harnell    Male Tourist
Debi Derryberry    Little Girl
Charlie Adler    Forebear
Maya Kay    Olympia
Salome Jens    Councilwoman Klubeck
G K Bowes    Female Tourist
Ben Diskin    Chef Kozawa
Keith Ferguson    Human Tourist
Dan Gordon    Nigel/Henchman #1/PA
Kate Higgins    Elizabeth
Mikey Kelley    Henchman #2
Rove McManus    Junior Investor
Emily Polydoros    Bratty Girl
Eric Price    Caribou 1 and 2
Nick Shakoour    Costumed Bear
Max Spitz    Teen Bear 1
Janet Varney    Janet
Rick Wasserman    Henchman 3
Mary Louise Gemmill    Additional Voice
Shaun Gerardo    Additional Voice
Asher Glaser    Additional Voice
Mela Lee    Additional Voice
Aketza Lopez    Additional Voice
Cindy Robinson    Additional Voice
Nic Robuck    Additional Voice
Bernie Van De Yacht    Additional Voice
Piotr Michael    Additional Voice
Maire Ni Chonghaile    Additional Voice
Mary Ryan Connell    Additional Voice
Bridin Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh    Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Trevor Wall    Director
Malcolm T Goldman    Screenwriter
Daniel R Altiere    Screenwriter
Steven M Altiere    Screenwriter
Nicolas Atlan    Producer
Ken Katsumoto    Producer
Mike Young    Producer
Liz Young    Producer
Steve Rosen    Producer
Jack Donaldson    Producer
Derek Elliott    Producer
Max Madhavan    Executive Producer
Paul Cummins    Executive Producer
Noah Fogelson    Executive Producer
Kamal Khanna    Executive Producer
Daniel Engelhardt    Executive Producer
Silvio Astarita    Executive Producer
Shi Wen    Executive Producer
Han Tao    Executive Producer
Alice Dewey Goldstone*    Line Producer
Richard Finn    Editor
Stephen McKeon    Composer
Tim Maltby    Story by
Arnaud Mathieu    First Assistant Director
Steven M Altiere    Co-Producer
Daniel R Altiere    Co-Producer
Karen Barnash    Associate Producer
Mary Parkinson    Associate Producer
Milind D Shinde    Associate Producer
Andrew Tight    Associate Producer
Bernie Van De Yacht    Casting Director
Michael Bujniewicz    Production Manager
Tim Archer    Post-Production Supervisor
Javier Bandeira    Character Designer
Marc Perez Benito    Character Designer
Ciaran Doherty    Character Designer
Chad Frye    Character Designer
Shaun Gallagher    Character Designer
Colm Griffin    Character Designer
Morgan O'Brien    Character Designer
Patrick O'Callaghan    Character Designer
Ruben Fernandez Pinto    Character Designer
Patrick Rabbette    Character Designer
Stephen Silver    Character Designer
Trevor Wall    Character Designer
Jonathan Ramirez    Associate Editor
Michael Bradley    Additional Editor
John Dobrich    Assistant Editor
Mayuresh Desshpande    Animation Supervisor
Sachin Gangadhar Keer    Animation Supervisor
Paul Rowland    Re-recording Mixer
Kelly Vandever    Re-recording Mixer
Trip Brock    Supervising Sound Editor
Nikki Triplett    Music Supervisor
Mary Amond O'Brien    Music Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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April 19th, 2016

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January 20th, 2016

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As anticipated, Ride Along 2 earned first place over the long weekend earning more than it cost to make in just four days. The other two wide releases were less successful. Despite costing more to make, 13 Hours earned less than half Ride Along 2 opened with, while the less said about Norm of the North, the better. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was pushed into third place over the three-day weekend, but it rose to first place on the daily chart on Monday. It is not done yet. The overall, the three-day weekend was up 4.2% from last weekend; however, it was down 18% from last year. This is not surprising, as this weekend last year, American Sniper set the record for biggest January weekend. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $693 million, giving 2016 an early lead over 2015. That lead was cut to 5.9% or $39 million and will likely be cut further next weekend. Hopefully it won't be entirely gone. More...

Friday Estimates: Riding High...ish

January 16th, 2016

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Thursday Night Previews: Riding High - Updated

January 15th, 2016

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Weekend Predictions: Along for the Ride

January 14th, 2016

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Contest: Free Ride

January 7th, 2016

Ride Along 2

It is a busier weekend next week with three wide releases. However, Ride Along 2 will likely earn more than 13 Hours and Norm of the North will earn combined. As such, it is the clear choice for 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 Ride Along 2.

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January 1st, 2016

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Synopsis

A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do…he heads to New York City to stop it. With a cast of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm takes on the big apple, big business and a big identity crisis to save the day.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,844,137 (40.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,411 opening theaters/2,411 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,264,014

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Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 15th, 2016 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Croatia)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Iraq)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Lebanon)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Oman)
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Video Release: March 29th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild rude humor and action.
(Rating bulletin 2403 (Cert #50095), 12/9/2015)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Franchise: Norm of the North
Comparisons: vs. The Nut Job
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Set in New York City, Environment, Corporate Malfeasance, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Splash Entertianment, Lionsgate, Assemblage Entertainment , Telegael
Production Countries: India, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 199 $6,844,137 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 297 $8,736,017 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 150 $9,375,822 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 175 $11,967,517 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day) 67 $6,844,137 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 92 $8,736,017 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 53 $9,375,822 Jan 15, 2016 3
Martin Luther King (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 61 $11,967,517 Jan 15, 2016 3
Leggiest Opening Weekend 33 4.33 Jan 15, 2016 3

Leading Cast

Rob Schneider    Norm

Supporting Cast

Heather Graham    Vera
Ken Jeong    Mr. Greene
Colm Meaney    Grandfather
Loretta Devine    Tamecia
Gabriel Iglesias    Pablo/Stan
Michael McElhatton    Laurence
Bill Nighy    Socrate
Jess Harnell    Male Tourist
Debi Derryberry    Little Girl
Charlie Adler    Forebear
Maya Kay    Olympia
Salome Jens    Councilwoman Klubeck
G K Bowes    Female Tourist
Ben Diskin    Chef Kozawa
Keith Ferguson    Human Tourist
Dan Gordon    Nigel/Henchman #1/PA
Kate Higgins    Elizabeth
Mikey Kelley    Henchman #2
Rove McManus    Junior Investor
Emily Polydoros    Bratty Girl
Eric Price    Caribou 1 and 2
Nick Shakoour    Costumed Bear
Max Spitz    Teen Bear 1
Janet Varney    Janet
Rick Wasserman    Henchman 3
Mary Louise Gemmill    Additional Voice
Shaun Gerardo    Additional Voice
Asher Glaser    Additional Voice
Mela Lee    Additional Voice
Aketza Lopez    Additional Voice
Cindy Robinson    Additional Voice
Nic Robuck    Additional Voice
Bernie Van De Yacht    Additional Voice
Piotr Michael    Additional Voice
Maire Ni Chonghaile    Additional Voice
Mary Ryan Connell    Additional Voice
Bridin Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh    Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Trevor Wall    Director
Malcolm T Goldman    Screenwriter
Daniel R Altiere    Screenwriter
Steven M Altiere    Screenwriter
Nicolas Atlan    Producer
Ken Katsumoto    Producer
Mike Young    Producer
Liz Young    Producer
Steve Rosen    Producer
Jack Donaldson    Producer
Derek Elliott    Producer
Max Madhavan    Executive Producer
Paul Cummins    Executive Producer
Noah Fogelson    Executive Producer
Kamal Khanna    Executive Producer
Daniel Engelhardt    Executive Producer
Silvio Astarita    Executive Producer
Shi Wen    Executive Producer
Han Tao    Executive Producer
Alice Dewey Goldstone*    Line Producer
Richard Finn    Editor
Stephen McKeon    Composer
Tim Maltby    Story by
Arnaud Mathieu    First Assistant Director
Steven M Altiere    Co-Producer
Daniel R Altiere    Co-Producer
Karen Barnash    Associate Producer
Mary Parkinson    Associate Producer
Milind D Shinde    Associate Producer
Andrew Tight    Associate Producer
Bernie Van De Yacht    Casting Director
Michael Bujniewicz    Production Manager
Tim Archer    Post-Production Supervisor
Javier Bandeira    Character Designer
Marc Perez Benito    Character Designer
Ciaran Doherty    Character Designer
Chad Frye    Character Designer
Shaun Gallagher    Character Designer
Colm Griffin    Character Designer
Morgan O'Brien    Character Designer
Patrick O'Callaghan    Character Designer
Ruben Fernandez Pinto    Character Designer
Patrick Rabbette    Character Designer
Stephen Silver    Character Designer
Trevor Wall    Character Designer
Jonathan Ramirez    Associate Editor
Michael Bradley    Additional Editor
John Dobrich    Assistant Editor
Mayuresh Desshpande    Animation Supervisor
Sachin Gangadhar Keer    Animation Supervisor
Paul Rowland    Re-recording Mixer
Kelly Vandever    Re-recording Mixer
Trip Brock    Supervising Sound Editor
Nikki Triplett    Music Supervisor
Mary Amond O'Brien    Music Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Home Market Releases for April 19th, 2016

April 19th, 2016

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

The biggest release on this week's list is The Revenant. There are no other releases that come close to that film's box office run and / or Awards Season run. However, personally I think it is well overrated and would be considered a merely good film if it weren't for its reputation for being a difficult shoot. As for the Pick of the Week, there were only a couple of contenders. In the end, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead on Blu-ray was the clear choice. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ride Along Rides the Wave to the Top with $41.01 Million

January 20th, 2016

Ride Along 2

As anticipated, Ride Along 2 earned first place over the long weekend earning more than it cost to make in just four days. The other two wide releases were less successful. Despite costing more to make, 13 Hours earned less than half Ride Along 2 opened with, while the less said about Norm of the North, the better. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was pushed into third place over the three-day weekend, but it rose to first place on the daily chart on Monday. It is not done yet. The overall, the three-day weekend was up 4.2% from last weekend; however, it was down 18% from last year. This is not surprising, as this weekend last year, American Sniper set the record for biggest January weekend. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $693 million, giving 2016 an early lead over 2015. That lead was cut to 5.9% or $39 million and will likely be cut further next weekend. Hopefully it won't be entirely gone. More...

Friday Estimates: Riding High...ish

January 16th, 2016

Ride Along 2

As expected, Ride Along 2 earned first place on Friday, but it was a little softer than anticipated. The film earned $12 million during its first day of release, which is 17% less than Ride Along opened with back in 2014. Because this film is a sequel and the reviews are so weak, it will likely have a smaller internal multiplier. Additionally, Ride Along 2 cost more than the first film cost to make. That said, it still only cost $40 million and it looks like it will earn close to that much during its four-day weekend. There will be a part three of the franchise. They are just too profitable not to make another. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Riding High - Updated

January 15th, 2016

Ride Along 2

Ride Along 2 started its box office run with $1.26 million in Thursday night previews. This is better than the $1.06 million in previews Ride Along managed and that's a good sign for its weekend total. Maybe it will top the original with $50 million over four days. Or maybe the reviews will kill its legs. We will know more tomorrow when Friday's estimates come in. More...

Weekend Predictions: Along for the Ride

January 14th, 2016

Ride Along 2

Star Wars: The Force Awakens will finally relinquish its hold on the weekend box office and there are three new releases looking to grab as much of the box office share as they can. Ride Along 2 is the film with the best shot at first place, assuming its reviews don't kill it. The Revenant should have one of the best week-to-week declines, thanks in part to its Awards Season success. 13 Hours looks like a solid top-five film, but not a major hit, while Norm of the North is just hoping not to embarrass itself. This weekend last year, American Sniper expanded wide and set the record for biggest January weekend. That record fell earlier this year, but that's not a lot of comfort for this weekend, as all three new releases combined won't match American Sniper's haul. 2016's winning streak will end at two weeks. Hopefully the upcoming losing streak won't be much longer than that. More...

Contest: Free Ride

January 7th, 2016

Ride Along 2

It is a busier weekend next week with three wide releases. However, Ride Along 2 will likely earn more than 13 Hours and Norm of the North will earn combined. As such, it is the clear choice for 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 Ride Along 2.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of two DVDs.

Next weekend is a long weekend, but remember, we only are concerned with the three-day, Friday through Sunday box office number.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: January

January 1st, 2016

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016 will begin the same way 2015 ended, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens on top. In fact, three of the five films that have the best shot at box office success in January are The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, and The Revenant, all of which opened in December. There are two true January releases that could also do really well, for this time of year: Ride Along 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3. The rest of the releases are just hoping to become midlevel hits. Last January, American Sniper dominated earning more than $300 million. Its success could prevent 2016 from being ahead in the year-over-year comparison by the end of the month, but this year does have better depth. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 15, 2016 6 $6,844,137   2,411 $2,839   $6,844,137 1
Jan 22, 2016 9 $3,828,087 -44% 2,411 $1,588   $14,024,290 2
Jan 29, 2016 16 $972,321 -75% 1,506 $646   $15,964,838 3
Feb 5, 2016 29 $189,228 -81% 338 $560   $16,326,952 4
Feb 12, 2016 36 $110,833 -41% 188 $590   $16,479,292 5
Feb 19, 2016 36 $125,743 +13% 225 $559   $16,666,914 6
Feb 26, 2016 38 $124,620 -1% 240 $519   $16,820,745 7
Mar 4, 2016 40 $89,951 -28% 177 $508   $16,948,585 8
Mar 11, 2016 53 $35,796 -60% 134 $267   $17,017,118 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 2016 7 $1,581,507     2,411 $656   $1,581,507 1
Jan 16, 2016 6 $3,005,321 +90%   2,411 $1,247   $4,586,828 2
Jan 17, 2016 6 $2,257,309 -25%   2,411 $936   $6,844,137 3
Jan 18, 2016 5 $2,531,685 +12%   2,411 $1,050   $9,375,822 4
Jan 19, 2016 10 $384,356 -85%   2,411 $159   $9,760,178 5
Jan 20, 2016 12 $212,409 -45%   2,411 $88   $9,972,587 6
Jan 21, 2016 12 $223,616 +5%   2,411 $93   $10,196,203 7
Jan 22, 2016 10 $841,596 +276% -47% 2,411 $349   $11,037,799 8
Jan 23, 2016 9 $1,868,540 +122% -38% 2,411 $775   $12,906,339 9
Jan 24, 2016 9 $1,117,951 -40% -50% 2,411 $464   $14,024,290 10
Jan 25, 2016 10 $267,176 -76% -89% 2,411 $111   $14,291,466 11
Jan 26, 2016 11 $304,195 +14% -21% 2,411 $126   $14,595,661 12
Jan 27, 2016 11 $208,959 -31% -2% 2,411 $87   $14,804,620 13
Jan 28, 2016 11 $187,897 -10% -16% 2,411 $78   $14,992,517 14
Jan 29, 2016 - $173,524 -8% -79% 1,506 $115   $15,166,041 15
Jan 30, 2016 15 $453,187 +161% -76% 1,506 $301   $15,619,228 16
Jan 31, 2016 15 $345,610 -24% -69% 1,506 $229   $15,964,838 17
Feb 1, 2016 - $46,024 -87% -83% 1,506 $31   $16,010,862 18
Feb 2, 2016 - $52,198 +13% -83% 1,506 $35   $16,063,060 19
Feb 3, 2016 - $40,141 -23% -81% 1,506 $27   $16,103,201 20
Feb 4, 2016 - $34,523 -14% -82% 1,506 $23   $16,137,724 21
Feb 5, 2016 - $36,807 +7% -79% 338 $109   $16,174,531 22
Feb 6, 2016 - $98,871 +169% -78% 338 $293   $16,273,402 23
Feb 7, 2016 - $53,550 -46% -85% 338 $158   $16,326,952 24
Feb 8, 2016 - $14,789 -72% -68% 338 $44   $16,341,741 25
Feb 9, 2016 - $9,839 -33% -81% 338 $29   $16,351,580 26
Feb 10, 2016 - $7,970 -19% -80% 338 $24   $16,359,550 27
Feb 11, 2016 - $8,909 +12% -74% 338 $26   $16,368,459 28
Feb 12, 2016 - $23,609 +165% -36% 188 $126   $16,392,068 29
Feb 13, 2016 - $42,302 +79% -57% 188 $225   $16,434,370 30
Feb 14, 2016 - $44,922 +6% -16% 188 $239   $16,479,292 31
Feb 15, 2016 - $40,392 -10% +173% 188 $215   $16,519,684 32
Feb 16, 2016 - $6,789 -83% -31% 188 $36   $16,526,473 33
Feb 17, 2016 - $7,893 +16% -1% 188 $42   $16,534,366 34
Feb 18, 2016 - $6,805 -14% -24% 188 $36   $16,541,171 35
Feb 19, 2016 - $24,494 +260% +4% 225 $109   $16,565,665 36
Feb 20, 2016 - $62,012 +153% +47% 225 $276   $16,627,677 37
Feb 21, 2016 - $39,237 -37% -13% 225 $174   $16,666,914 38
Feb 22, 2016 - $5,851 -85% -86% 225 $26   $16,672,765 39
Feb 23, 2016 - $8,322 +42% +23% 225 $37   $16,681,087 40
Feb 24, 2016 - $6,277 -25% -20% 225 $28   $16,687,364 41
Feb 25, 2016 - $8,761 +40% +29% 225 $39   $16,696,125 42
Feb 26, 2016 - $28,705 +228% +17% 240 $120   $16,724,830 43
Feb 27, 2016 - $56,587 +97% -9% 240 $236   $16,781,417 44
Feb 28, 2016 - $39,328 -30% n/c 240 $164   $16,820,745 45
Feb 29, 2016 - $6,700 -83% +15% 240 $28   $16,827,445 46
Mar 1, 2016 - $11,982 +79% +44% 240 $50   $16,839,427 47
Mar 2, 2016 - $8,989 -25% +43% 240 $37   $16,848,416 48
Mar 3, 2016 - $10,218 +14% +17% 240 $43   $16,858,634 49
Mar 4, 2016 - $21,008 +106% -27% 177 $119   $16,879,642 50
Mar 5, 2016 - $41,010 +95% -28% 177 $232   $16,920,652 51
Mar 6, 2016 - $27,933 -32% -29% 177 $158   $16,948,585 52
Mar 7, 2016 - $6,926 -75% +3% 177 $39   $16,955,511 53
Mar 8, 2016 - $8,696 +26% -27% 177 $49   $16,964,207 54
Mar 9, 2016 - $8,163 -6% -9% 177 $46   $16,972,370 55
Mar 10, 2016 - $8,952 +10% -12% 177 $51   $16,981,322 56
Mar 11, 2016 - $6,773 -24% -68% 134 $51   $16,988,095 57
Mar 12, 2016 - $15,433 +128% -62% 134 $115   $17,003,528 58
Mar 13, 2016 - $13,590 -12% -51% 134 $101   $17,017,118 59
Mar 14, 2016 - $9,426 -31% +36% 134 $70   $17,026,544 60
Mar 15, 2016 - $13,265 +41% +53% 134 $99   $17,039,809 61
Mar 16, 2016 - $12,263 -8% +50% 134 $92   $17,052,072 62
Mar 17, 2016 - $10,427 -15% +16% 134 $78   $17,062,499 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 15, 2016 6 $10,196,203   2,411 $4,229   $10,196,203 1
Jan 22, 2016 9 $4,796,314 -53% 2,411 $1,989   $14,992,517 2
Jan 29, 2016 17 $1,145,207 -76% 1,506 $760   $16,137,724 3
Feb 5, 2016 33 $230,735 -80% 338 $683   $16,368,459 4
Feb 12, 2016 36 $172,712 -25% 188 $919   $16,541,171 5
Feb 19, 2016 37 $154,954 -10% 225 $689   $16,696,125 6
Feb 26, 2016 40 $162,509 +5% 240 $677   $16,858,634 7
Mar 4, 2016 39 $122,688 -25% 177 $693   $16,981,322 8
Mar 11, 2016 51 $81,177 -34% 134 $606   $17,062,499 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/3/2016 $42,901 83 83 133 $64,294 1/1/2019
Brazil 3/31/2016 $122,577 241 241 399 $193,669 6/9/2016
Bulgaria 1/15/2016 $25,567 30 30 139 $121,179 2/26/2019
Central America 3/24/2016 $0 0 8 15 $72,670 4/19/2016
Chile 4/14/2016 $47,197 43 43 43 $47,197 12/31/2018
Croatia 1/14/2016 $41,539 33 33 162 $125,685 12/31/2018
Czech Republic 1/14/2016 $91,490 114 114 379 $298,806 12/31/2018
Ecuador 4/1/2016 $49,302 29 29 83 $106,072 12/31/2018
France 12/23/2016 $1,416,871 0 0 0 $3,388,500 8/17/2018
Hungary 2/11/2016 $59,667 49 49 147 $137,128 12/31/2018
Iraq 1/14/2016 $0 0 2 5 $5,799 12/31/2018
Italy 2/4/2016 $567,001 306 306 874 $1,486,989 6/9/2016
Lebanon 1/14/2016 $5,469 2 2 13 $90,304 12/31/2018
Lithuania 1/29/2016 $48,994 147 147 393 $130,302 8/22/2017
Malaysia 1/21/2016 $33,595 49 49 125 $99,079 6/9/2016
Mexico 2/5/2016 $545,858 0 564 566 $1,263,254 6/9/2016
Oman 1/14/2016 $6,830 2 2 2 $6,830 12/31/2018
Peru 2/25/2016 $0 0 18 18 $136,319 12/31/2018
Poland 2/5/2016 $401,153 0 202 202 $1,189,659 12/31/2018
Portugal 1/14/2016 $63,253 47 48 210 $218,132 6/9/2016
Romania 1/15/2016 $58 1 5 6 $189,936 12/31/2018
Russia (CIS) 3/24/2016 $284,928 750 750 1,406 $765,197 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/28/2016 $10,327 17 18 70 $48,938 12/31/2018
Singapore 2/4/2016 $22,879 10 10 30 $73,682 6/9/2016
Slovakia 1/14/2016 $47,904 59 59 242 $216,918 6/23/2016
Slovenia 1/14/2016 $15,349 20 20 92 $59,468 6/9/2016
South Africa 1/22/2016 $44,167 73 73 73 $44,167 6/9/2016
South Korea 7/17/2016 $1,523 1 321 348 $1,031,843 4/19/2017
Spain 4/1/2016 $174,772 169 185 717 $495,188 6/23/2016
Turkey 1/22/2016 $89,520 115 115 466 $597,937 12/31/2018
Ukraine 3/31/2016 $19,979 77 77 97 $26,243 12/31/2018
United Arab Emirates 1/14/2016 $105,851 19 19 57 $258,257 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 3/18/2016 $126,687 244 244 601 $468,854 9/8/2018
Uruguay 3/17/2016 $2,262 6 6 26 $14,666 12/31/2018
 
International Total$13,473,161 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 24, 2016356,516 56,516$931,949$931,9494
May 1, 2016534,491-39% 91,007$517,020$1,448,9695
May 8, 20161121,876-37% 112,883$365,329$1,814,2986
May 15, 20161610,480-52% 123,363$169,566$1,983,8647
May 22, 20161611,910+14% 135,273$190,084$2,173,9488

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 24, 2016426,599 26,599$674,282$674,2824
May 1, 2016915,271-43% 41,870$359,487$1,033,7695

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