Playing with Fire (2019)

Playing with Fire
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $44,451,847Details
International Box Office $16,784,873Details
Worldwide Box Office $61,236,720
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,095,817 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,087,846 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $7,183,663
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Synopsis

When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson and his elite team of expert firefighters come to the rescue of three siblings in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet — babysitters. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids — much like fires — are wild and unpredictable.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,723,781 (28.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,125 opening theaters/3,125 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,313,292

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2019 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Не си играй с огъня (Bulgaria)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (Colombia)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Jugando con Fuego (Mexico)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (Middle East Region)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Quem Brinca com o Fogo... (Portugal)
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Video Release: February 4th, 2020 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor, some suggestive material and mild peril.
(Rating bulletin 2599 (Cert #52316), 10/9/2019)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Zookeeper
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Keywords: Firefighter, Family Movie, Family Comedy, Unexpected Families, Animal Lead, Promotion, Orphan, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Fugitive / On the Run, Runaway, Romance, Child Protective Services, Outtakes During Credits
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Broken Road, Paramount Players, Nickelodeon Films, Paramount Pictures, Walden Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 365 $5,137,210 Nov 29, 2019 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 259 $6,052,249 Nov 29, 2019 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 68 $12,723,781 Nov 8, 2019 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $15,485,536 Nov 8, 2019 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 37 $12,723,781 Nov 8, 2019 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 54 $15,485,536 Nov 8, 2019 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2019 3 $12,723,781   3,125 $4,072   $12,723,781 1
Nov 15, 2019 4 $8,332,607 -35% 3,125 $2,666   $25,280,431 2
Nov 22, 2019 6 $4,515,388 -46% 2,760 $1,636   $31,522,035 3
Nov 29, 2019 7 $4,221,014 -7% 2,679 $1,576   $39,236,057 4
Dec 6, 2019 8 $2,033,369 -52% 2,253 $903   $42,015,694 5
Dec 13, 2019 12 $665,013 -67% 1,381 $482   $43,259,831 6
Dec 20, 2019 18 $160,773 -76% 287 $560   $43,733,832 7
Dec 27, 2019 24 $166,078 +3% 188 $883   $44,068,929 8
Jan 3, 2020 25 $151,659 -9% 156 $972   $44,406,890 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2019 4 $3,531,477     3,125 $1,130   $3,531,477 1
Nov 9, 2019 2 $5,281,731 +50%   3,125 $1,690   $8,813,208 2
Nov 10, 2019 2 $3,910,573 -26%   3,125 $1,251   $12,723,781 3
Nov 11, 2019 2 $2,287,434 -42%   3,125 $732   $15,011,215 4
Nov 12, 2019 5 $994,769 -57%   3,125 $318   $16,005,984 5
Nov 13, 2019 7 $472,121 -53%   3,125 $151   $16,478,105 6
Nov 14, 2019 7 $469,719 -1%   3,125 $150   $16,947,824 7
Nov 15, 2019 5 $1,895,186 +303% -46% 3,125 $606   $18,843,010 8
Nov 16, 2019 2 $4,002,316 +111% -24% 3,125 $1,281   $22,845,326 9
Nov 17, 2019 2 $2,435,105 -39% -38% 3,125 $779   $25,280,431 10
Nov 18, 2019 10 $328,607 -87% -86% 3,125 $105   $25,609,038 11
Nov 19, 2019 8 $717,041 +118% -28% 3,125 $229   $26,326,079 12
Nov 20, 2019 9 $361,138 -50% -24% 3,125 $116   $26,687,217 13
Nov 21, 2019 10 $319,430 -12% -32% 3,125 $102   $27,006,647 14
Nov 22, 2019 6 $1,073,396 +236% -43% 2,760 $389   $28,080,043 15
Nov 23, 2019 5 $2,076,464 +93% -48% 2,760 $752   $30,156,507 16
Nov 24, 2019 5 $1,365,528 -34% -44% 2,760 $495   $31,522,035 17
Nov 25, 2019 5 $607,528 -56% +85% 2,760 $220   $32,129,563 18
Nov 26, 2019 5 $1,054,245 +74% +47% 2,760 $382   $33,183,808 19
Nov 27, 2019 6 $1,040,045 -1% +188% 2,679 $388   $34,223,853 20
Nov 28, 2019 8 $791,190 -24% +148% 2,679 $295   $35,015,043 21
Nov 29, 2019 8 $1,662,318 +110% +55% 2,679 $620   $36,677,361 22
Nov 30, 2019 7 $1,653,435 -1% -20% 2,679 $617   $38,330,796 23
Dec 1, 2019 7 $905,261 -45% -34% 2,679 $338   $39,236,057 24
Dec 2, 2019 8 $176,019 -81% -71% 2,679 $66   $39,412,076 25
Dec 3, 2019 10 $260,396 +48% -75% 2,679 $97   $39,672,472 26
Dec 4, 2019 10 $162,722 -38% -84% 2,679 $61   $39,835,194 27
Dec 5, 2019 10 $147,131 -10% -81% 2,679 $55   $39,982,325 28
Dec 6, 2019 9 $460,579 +213% -72% 2,253 $204   $40,442,904 29
Dec 7, 2019 8 $947,369 +106% -43% 2,253 $420   $41,390,273 30
Dec 8, 2019 8 $625,421 -34% -31% 2,253 $278   $42,015,694 31
Dec 9, 2019 9 $121,873 -81% -31% 2,253 $54   $42,137,567 32
Dec 10, 2019 10 $220,019 +81% -16% 2,253 $98   $42,357,586 33
Dec 11, 2019 9 $142,784 -35% -12% 2,253 $63   $42,500,370 34
Dec 12, 2019 10 $94,448 -34% -36% 2,253 $42   $42,594,818 35
Dec 13, 2019 14 $154,706 +64% -66% 1,381 $112   $42,749,524 36
Dec 14, 2019 12 $315,241 +104% -67% 1,381 $228   $43,064,765 37
Dec 15, 2019 12 $195,066 -38% -69% 1,381 $141   $43,259,831 38
Dec 16, 2019 - $63,074 -68% -48% 1,381 $46   $43,322,905 39
Dec 17, 2019 15 $100,080 +59% -55% 1,381 $72   $43,422,985 40
Dec 18, 2019 14 $79,461 -21% -44% 1,381 $58   $43,502,446 41
Dec 19, 2019 13 $70,613 -11% -25% 1,381 $51   $43,573,059 42
Dec 20, 2019 - $50,409 -29% -67% 287 $176   $43,623,468 43
Dec 21, 2019 - $60,292 +20% -81% 287 $210   $43,683,760 44
Dec 22, 2019 - $50,072 -17% -74% 287 $174   $43,733,832 45
Dec 23, 2019 - $47,616 -5% -25% 287 $166   $43,781,448 46
Dec 24, 2019 - $31,747 -33% -68% 287 $111   $43,813,195 47
Dec 25, 2019 - $42,215 +33% -47% 188 $225   $43,855,410 48
Dec 26, 2019 - $47,441 +12% -33% 188 $252   $43,902,851 49
Dec 27, 2019 - $56,389 +19% +12% 188 $300   $43,959,240 50
Dec 28, 2019 - $61,802 +10% +3% 188 $329   $44,021,042 51
Dec 29, 2019 - $47,887 -23% -4% 188 $255   $44,068,929 52
Dec 30, 2019 - $40,211 -16% -16% 188 $214   $44,109,140 53
Dec 31, 2019 - $42,247 +5% +33% 188 $225   $44,151,387 54
Jan 1, 2020 - $63,478 +50% +50% 188 $338   $44,214,865 55
Jan 2, 2020 - $40,366 -36% -15% 188 $215   $44,255,231 56
Jan 3, 2020 - $51,037 +26% -9% 156 $327   $44,306,268 57
Jan 4, 2020 - $61,651 +21% n/c 156 $395   $44,367,919 58
Jan 5, 2020 - $38,971 -37% -19% 156 $250   $44,406,890 59
Jan 6, 2020 - $14,630 -62% -64% 156 $94   $44,421,520 60
Jan 7, 2020 - $12,202 -17% -71% 156 $78   $44,433,722 61
Jan 8, 2020 - $9,691 -21% -85% 156 $62   $44,443,413 62
Jan 9, 2020 - $8,434 -13% -79% 156 $54   $44,451,847 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2019 3 $16,947,824   3,125 $5,423   $16,947,824 1
Nov 15, 2019 4 $10,058,823 -41% 3,125 $3,219   $27,006,647 2
Nov 22, 2019 6 $8,008,396 -20% 2,679 $2,989   $35,015,043 3
Nov 29, 2019 8 $4,967,282 -38% 2,679 $1,854   $39,982,325 4
Dec 6, 2019 9 $2,612,493 -47% 2,253 $1,160   $42,594,818 5
Dec 13, 2019 13 $978,241 -63% 1,381 $708   $43,573,059 6
Dec 20, 2019 22 $329,792 -66% 188 $1,754   $43,902,851 7
Dec 27, 2019 23 $352,380 +7% 188 $1,874   $44,255,231 8
Jan 3, 2020 26 $196,616 -44% 156 $1,260   $44,451,847 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/13/2019 $59,887 126 128 406 $206,752 1/20/2020
Australia 12/13/2019 $594,250 262 262 1,318 $2,714,136 12/4/2020
Brazil 12/13/2019 $0 0 224 345 $979,127 1/3/2020
Bulgaria 11/8/2019 $21,092 0 0 0 $75,490 12/11/2019
Colombia 11/8/2019 $129,000 0 0 0 $129,000 11/11/2019
Germany 11/29/2019 $0 0 362 1,023 $1,612,768 6/11/2021
Mexico 11/8/2019 $1,151,350 0 0 0 $3,198,076 10/19/2022
Middle East Region 11/8/2019 $0 0 0 0 $1,400,000 11/18/2019
Netherlands 1/10/2020 $75,178 57 57 108 $160,512 10/19/2022
New Zealand 12/20/2019 $192 4 46 207 $248,926 10/19/2022
Portugal 11/8/2019 $78,217 44 57 182 $261,692 10/19/2022
Romania 11/29/2019 $99,787 78 78 315 $380,293 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 2/6/2020 $626,592 1,050 1,055 3,234 $840,985 10/19/2022
Spain 1/17/2020 $106,882 63 64 127 $163,406 1/30/2020
United Arab Emirates 11/8/2019 $300,000 0 0 0 $300,000 11/11/2019
United Kingdom 12/27/2019 $998,625 450 450 1,648 $4,019,710 2/26/2020
Vietnam 11/8/2019 $94,000 0 0 0 $94,000 11/11/2019
 
International Total$16,784,873 10/20/2022

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
Feb 9, 2020161,880 61,880$1,055,054$1,055,0541
Feb 16, 2020345,849-26% 107,729$824,824$1,879,8782
Feb 23, 2020918,725-59% 126,454$336,863$2,216,7413
Mar 1, 20202311,719-37% 138,173$210,825$2,427,5664
Mar 8, 2020289,193-22% 147,366$165,382$2,592,9485
Mar 22, 20202810,513 167,692$189,129$2,958,6137

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 9, 2020364,634 64,634$1,248,734$1,248,7341
Feb 16, 2020742,926-34% 107,560$856,793$2,105,5272
Feb 23, 20201215,095-65% 122,655$301,305$2,406,8323

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Lead Ensemble Members

John Cena    Jake “Supe” Carson
Keegan-Michael Key    Mark
John Leguizamo    Rodrigo
Brianna Hildebrand    Brynn
Christian Convery    Will
Finley Rose Slater    Zoey

Supporting Cast

Judy Greer    Dr. Amy Hicks
Dennis Haysbert    Commander Richards
Tyler Mane    Axe
Jasmine Vega    Cashier
Kurt Long    Scared Dad
Jessica Garcie    Scared Mom
Tommy Europe    Burly Smoke Jumper #2
Kristine Wilson    Reporter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Fickman    Director
Dan Ewen    Screenwriter
Matt Lieberman    Screenwriter
Dan Ewen    Story by
Todd Garner    Producer
Sean Robins    Producer
Mark Moran    Executive Producer
Brent Thomas    Production Designer
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir    Editor
Nathan Wang    Composer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Monique Prudhomme    Costume Designer
Rich Delia    Casting Director

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

Home Market Releases for February 4th, 2020

February 5th, 2020

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

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Weekend Predictions: Will Audiences be Thankful this Thanksgiving?

November 27th, 2019

Frozen II

There are two wide releases this Thanksgiving, both of which are earning stellar reviews. Unfortunately, only one of those two films, Knives Out, is expected to make any real impact at the box office. Queen and Slim is just hoping to reach the top five. That said, both films will be crushed by Frozen II, which broke records last weekend and it is expected to have a strong hold during the holidays. This weekend last year was the weekend after Thanksgiving and the biggest new release was The Possession of Hannah Grace. Queen and Slim should top that at the box office. In fact, Knives Out might top Ralph Breaks the Internet’s sophomore stint, so even without Frozen II, the weekend would be looking good. 2019 might do well enough on the year-over-year competition that it will save November and give the year a real shot at ending on a strong note. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Frozen has Fantastic Opening with $130.26 million

November 26th, 2019

Frozen II

Frozen II beat expectations over the weekend, and earned several records along the way. In fact, its three-day opening of $130.26 million is better than the previous 5-day Thanksgiving weekend for an animated film, a record previously held by Frozen. The other two new releases, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and 21 Bridges, missed expectations, but were close enough that the overall box office was very healthy. In fact, the box office rose 89% from last weekend to $204 million. This was 5.7% lower than the same weekend last year, but this weekend last year was Thanksgiving, so being down by 5.7% during a holiday misalignment is a fantastic result. We did lose the weekday holidays, so year-over-year, 2019 lost a lot of ground to 2018 and is now behind last year’s pace by 7.4% or $770 million at $9.71 billion to $10.48 billion. We should gain a lot next weekend, thanks to Thanksgiving, and by the first weekend of December, things will settle down. More...

Weekend Estimates: Frozen II Sets Animation Records with $127 million

November 24th, 2019

Frozen II

It didn’t look like Frozen II would match our $125 million prediction based on Friday’s estimate, but if weekend estimates hold, it will did so with $127.0 million. This is not only the highest opening weekend for an Animated film in November, but anytime outside of summer. This greater-than-anticipated internal multiplier stronger suggests better legs overall. It is a family film opening just before Thanksgiving, so it was expected to have long legs regardless, but its reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore were merely good and not great. Add in the sequel effect and the film leg’s wouldn’t be nearly as stunning as the first Frozen’s legs were. However, after this result, I’m a lot more confident the film will still be at least a truly wide release come January, if not a saturation level release, as its predecessor was. More...

Friday Estimates: Frozen II Sets Fire to the Record Book

November 23rd, 2019

Frozen II

As expected, Frozen II started with a record-breaking Friday, as the film pulled in $41.8 million during its opening day, the best day in November for an animated film. Combine this start with its reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore and the film should have decent legs. The audience reaction is a little disappointing, so I think our prediction of $125 million is unlikely. It will come close enough to become a huge hit domestically. In fact, it is on pace to smash the November 3-day weekend for an animated film by the middle of Saturday and the five-day Thanksgiving weekend for any film by the middle of Sunday, and it isn’t even Thanksgiving. Those records are currently held by The Incredibles ($70.5 million) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($109.9 million). The Incredibles record will obviously be broken, but we’ll have to wait until next week to see what Thanksgiving looks like. Frozen II is the fastest-starting November animated release of all time, but I don’t think it will have the legs to catch Frozen’s domestic total, unless it is able to remain in saturation level wide release until the New Year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Frozen Heat Up the Box Office?

November 21st, 2019

Frozen II

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Ford v Ferrari has no Competition at the Box Office

November 18th, 2019

Ford v Ferrari

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Weekend Estimates: Ford and Ferrari v Top Five

November 17th, 2019

Ford v Ferrari

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Friday Estimates: Ford v Ferrari Laps the Competition

November 16th, 2019

Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari is going to dominate the weekend chart. In fact, it earned more on Friday than the second place film is expected to earn during the full weekend. The film pulled in $10.94 million during its opening day, putting it on pace for $30 million over the full weekend, which is significantly ahead of our prediction. Its reviews and its A plus from CinemaScore should result in stellar word-of-mouth. It might even do well during Awards Season, although if it does win any Oscars, I think it will be limited to technical categories. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Ford get the Pole Position on the Angels?

November 14th, 2019

Ford v Ferrari

There are three wide releases coming out this week and at the moment, all three of them have positive reviews. Unfortunately, that’s the end of the good news. Ford v Ferrari is the best new release of the week and should have no trouble earning first place on the box office. On the other hand, the film cost nearly $100 million to make, so it will likely struggle to break even any time soon. Charlie’s Angels cost half as much to make, but it is also on track to open with about half as much. The Good Liar is the smallest of the three new films and, with a more mature target audience, it is unlikely to have a big opening. Worse still, it is likely all three new releases this week will earn less than Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opened with this weekend last year. 2019 is going to take another beating in the year-over-year competition and it might even be worse than last weekend was. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Box Office is in a Deep Sleep

November 12th, 2019

Midway

It was a weekend to forget with the four new releases earning significantly less than The Grinch opened with last year. Still, the four new releases took the to four spots, meaning there were no powerful holdovers to make up the difference. Midway was the best of the bunch, while Playing with Fire was the biggest positive surprise. Unfortunately, Doctor Sleep missed expectations by a larger margin than those two films beat our predictions, so the good news was drowned out by the bad. Overall, the box office was 5.9% higher than last weekend at $121 million. This is not a reason to celebrate, as last weekend was arguably Halloween weekend, which is one of the worst weekends of the year. More importantly, the weekend was behind the same weekend last year by 28%. 2019 is now behind 2018’s pace by 5.9% or $580 million at $9.32 billion to $9.90 billion. However, and this is important, as bad as 2019 has been doing, we are still ahead of 2017’s pace, both in terms of raw dollars and ticket sales, so there’s no need to panic. While we would prefer to set records every year, being the second best year at the box office is still worth celebrating. More...

Weekend Estimates: Midway Overcomes the Odds to Come out on Top

November 10th, 2019

Midway

Midway wasn’t supposed to be a major hit, and it won’t be, but, sadly for all the other new films, it is opening in first place at the box office. In fact, its weekend estimate is $17.49 million, which is less than 10% above our prediction, but it was able to earn first place with relative ease. The film only managed mixed reviews, but it did earn an A-rating from CinemaScore. Additionally, there are holidays coming up, so it could have surprisingly long legs. The film also opened in China with $4.48 million. It’s hard to use this result as a guide for other markets, as there haven’t been enough American-centric war movies released in China to compare against. More...

Friday Estimates: Midway is the High Point of the Weekend

November 9th, 2019

Midway

Midway made a surprisingly strong debut to earn first place on Friday with an estimated $6.34 million. Its reviews have improved and are currently 40% positive. Granted, this isn’t great, or even merely good, but it is also not so bad that it will be a major drag at the box office. Furthermore, the film scored a solid A-rating from CinemaScore, indicating its target audience loved the movie, especially compared to critics. Add in a more mature target audience and the film should have solid legs, helping it earn close to $18 million during its opening weekend. Granted, the film cost $50 million to make, so it will still need help internationally and on the home market to break even after a start like this, but this is still much better than most people were expecting. More...

Thursday Previews: Doctor Sleep Hits the Snooze Alarm

November 8th, 2019

Doctor Sleep

It looks like it could be a slow weekend at the box office. Doctor Sleep only managed $1.5 million during its previews, which is lower than anticipated. There are some reasons to be optimistic. Firstly, it does have the best reviews of the four new releases and this is technically a long weekend, as Veteran's Day is on Monday. On the other hand, I was expecting closer to $2 million during its previews. More...

Can Doctor Sleep Wake Up the Box Office?

November 7th, 2019

Doctor Sleep

It is not a banner week for stellar new releases. Doctor Sleep is earning good reviews, but not great reviews. Sadly, it is award-worthy compared to most of the other new releases. Last Christmas is earning mixed reviews, but that’s to be expected for a romantic comedy. The less said about Midway or Playing with Fire’s reviews, the better. This weekend last year, The Grinch opened with $67 million, which is likely more than all four new films will open with this year. In fact, last year’s number two film, Bohemian Rhapsody, will likely earn more than any one film will earn this year. 2019 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year competition. More...

2019 Preview: November

November 1st, 2019

Frozen II

Joker single-handedly saved October. Had the film merely matched expectations, then the month would had suffered a major loss in the year-over-year competition. We sill lost a little ground, but not so much that we will look to October as the reason 2019 missed last year’s pace. As for November, we have some potential monster hits with Frozen II leading the way. If that film doesn’t earn at least $1 billion worldwide, I will be shocked. Additionally, every week has at least one movie coming out that has a somewhat realistic shot at $100 million, although not all of them will get there. Unfortunately, last November was much better, with five films that topped $100 million, including three that earned more than $200 million. I think 2019 will be better at the top, but it just won’t have the depth to keep pace with last year. More...

Playing with Fire Trailer

July 17th, 2019

Comedy starring John Cena, Brianna Hildebrand, and Keegan-Michael Key opens November 8 ... Full Movie Details.

A crew of rugged fighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids. More...


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Synopsis

When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson and his elite team of expert firefighters come to the rescue of three siblings in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet — babysitters. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids — much like fires — are wild and unpredictable.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,723,781 (28.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,125 opening theaters/3,125 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,313,292

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2019 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Не си играй с огъня (Bulgaria)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (Colombia)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Jugando con Fuego (Mexico)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (Middle East Region)
November 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Quem Brinca com o Fogo... (Portugal)
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Video Release: February 4th, 2020 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor, some suggestive material and mild peril.
(Rating bulletin 2599 (Cert #52316), 10/9/2019)
Running Time: 96 minutes
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Keywords: Firefighter, Family Movie, Family Comedy, Unexpected Families, Animal Lead, Promotion, Orphan, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Fugitive / On the Run, Runaway, Romance, Child Protective Services, Outtakes During Credits
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Broken Road, Paramount Players, Nickelodeon Films, Paramount Pictures, Walden Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 365 $5,137,210 Nov 29, 2019 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 259 $6,052,249 Nov 29, 2019 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 68 $12,723,781 Nov 8, 2019 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $15,485,536 Nov 8, 2019 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 37 $12,723,781 Nov 8, 2019 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 54 $15,485,536 Nov 8, 2019 3

Lead Ensemble Members

John Cena    Jake “Supe” Carson
Keegan-Michael Key    Mark
John Leguizamo    Rodrigo
Brianna Hildebrand    Brynn
Christian Convery    Will
Finley Rose Slater    Zoey

Supporting Cast

Judy Greer    Dr. Amy Hicks
Dennis Haysbert    Commander Richards
Tyler Mane    Axe
Jasmine Vega    Cashier
Kurt Long    Scared Dad
Jessica Garcie    Scared Mom
Tommy Europe    Burly Smoke Jumper #2
Kristine Wilson    Reporter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Fickman    Director
Dan Ewen    Screenwriter
Matt Lieberman    Screenwriter
Dan Ewen    Story by
Todd Garner    Producer
Sean Robins    Producer
Mark Moran    Executive Producer
Brent Thomas    Production Designer
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir    Editor
Nathan Wang    Composer
Dean Semler    Director of Photography
Monique Prudhomme    Costume Designer
Rich Delia    Casting Director

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

Home Market Releases for February 4th, 2020

February 5th, 2020

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

It is a slow week for truly great releases. Both Doctor Sleep and The Nightingale are worth picking up, but not Pick of the Week contenders. Last Christmas is also worth picking up, but only if you like Romantic Comedies with magical realism. As for the Pick of the Week, I’m going with That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Season One, Part Two and if you really into Isekai Anime, grab Isekai Quartet: Season One as well. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Audiences be Thankful this Thanksgiving?

November 27th, 2019

Frozen II

There are two wide releases this Thanksgiving, both of which are earning stellar reviews. Unfortunately, only one of those two films, Knives Out, is expected to make any real impact at the box office. Queen and Slim is just hoping to reach the top five. That said, both films will be crushed by Frozen II, which broke records last weekend and it is expected to have a strong hold during the holidays. This weekend last year was the weekend after Thanksgiving and the biggest new release was The Possession of Hannah Grace. Queen and Slim should top that at the box office. In fact, Knives Out might top Ralph Breaks the Internet’s sophomore stint, so even without Frozen II, the weekend would be looking good. 2019 might do well enough on the year-over-year competition that it will save November and give the year a real shot at ending on a strong note. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Frozen has Fantastic Opening with $130.26 million

November 26th, 2019

Frozen II

Frozen II beat expectations over the weekend, and earned several records along the way. In fact, its three-day opening of $130.26 million is better than the previous 5-day Thanksgiving weekend for an animated film, a record previously held by Frozen. The other two new releases, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and 21 Bridges, missed expectations, but were close enough that the overall box office was very healthy. In fact, the box office rose 89% from last weekend to $204 million. This was 5.7% lower than the same weekend last year, but this weekend last year was Thanksgiving, so being down by 5.7% during a holiday misalignment is a fantastic result. We did lose the weekday holidays, so year-over-year, 2019 lost a lot of ground to 2018 and is now behind last year’s pace by 7.4% or $770 million at $9.71 billion to $10.48 billion. We should gain a lot next weekend, thanks to Thanksgiving, and by the first weekend of December, things will settle down. More...

Weekend Estimates: Frozen II Sets Animation Records with $127 million

November 24th, 2019

Frozen II

It didn’t look like Frozen II would match our $125 million prediction based on Friday’s estimate, but if weekend estimates hold, it will did so with $127.0 million. This is not only the highest opening weekend for an Animated film in November, but anytime outside of summer. This greater-than-anticipated internal multiplier stronger suggests better legs overall. It is a family film opening just before Thanksgiving, so it was expected to have long legs regardless, but its reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore were merely good and not great. Add in the sequel effect and the film leg’s wouldn’t be nearly as stunning as the first Frozen’s legs were. However, after this result, I’m a lot more confident the film will still be at least a truly wide release come January, if not a saturation level release, as its predecessor was. More...

Friday Estimates: Frozen II Sets Fire to the Record Book

November 23rd, 2019

Frozen II

As expected, Frozen II started with a record-breaking Friday, as the film pulled in $41.8 million during its opening day, the best day in November for an animated film. Combine this start with its reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore and the film should have decent legs. The audience reaction is a little disappointing, so I think our prediction of $125 million is unlikely. It will come close enough to become a huge hit domestically. In fact, it is on pace to smash the November 3-day weekend for an animated film by the middle of Saturday and the five-day Thanksgiving weekend for any film by the middle of Sunday, and it isn’t even Thanksgiving. Those records are currently held by The Incredibles ($70.5 million) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($109.9 million). The Incredibles record will obviously be broken, but we’ll have to wait until next week to see what Thanksgiving looks like. Frozen II is the fastest-starting November animated release of all time, but I don’t think it will have the legs to catch Frozen’s domestic total, unless it is able to remain in saturation level wide release until the New Year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Frozen Heat Up the Box Office?

November 21st, 2019

Frozen II

The winter holiday season unofficially began on the first weekend of November and so far performance at the box office has been less than acceptable. That needs to—and should—turn around this weekend. According to most industry trackers, Frozen II should break records. Its reviews are far from award-worthy, but they are great for a family film. On the other hand, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’s reviews are award-worthy and the film should have really long legs, especially if major nominations start rolling in. Finally, 21 Bridges has the weakest reviews and the lowest box office potential of the three wide releases this week. This weekend last year was led by the one-two punch of Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II. Frozen II should easily earn more than those two’s combined $92 million. Unfortunately, last year there were four films that topped $20 million over the weekend, while this year there will be only one. Last year’s depth will likely result in 2019 losing yet another weekend in the year-over-year competition. At least it should be close. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ford v Ferrari has no Competition at the Box Office

November 18th, 2019

Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari had a good opening over the weekend, but unfortunately, it was only good and not great. Furthermore, it was the only film that had a good weekend. The other two new releases crashed and burned, while the holdovers couldn’t compensate for this weakness. The overall box office fell 11% from last weekend to just $108 million, which was 37% lower than the same weekend last year. The year-to-date numbers don’t look any better, as 2019 is now behind 2018’s pace by a margin of 6.5% or $660 million at $9.47 billion to $10.13 billion. Worse still, 2019 has fallen behind 2016’s pace. Things need to turn around and fast. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ford and Ferrari v Top Five

November 17th, 2019

Ford v Ferrari

If the weekend estimates hold, then Ford v Ferrari, with an estimated $31.04 million, will open with almost as much as the rest of the top five combined. A lot of time when something like this happens, it is because there’s a monster hit opening. In this case, Ford v Ferrari will need strong legs just to top its production budget and hit $100 million at the box office and it is dominating the box office due to really weak competition. Fortunately, the film should have strong legs thanks to its reviews and its A plus from CinemaScore. The film is not doing as well internationally with an opening of $21.4 million in 41 markets. This includes a $3.2 million debut in Russia and $2.3 million debuts in the U.K. and France. If the film can earn some Awards Season buzz, then it could have the legs to get to $250 million worldwide, which should be enough to break even sometime during its home market run. More...

Friday Estimates: Ford v Ferrari Laps the Competition

November 16th, 2019

Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari is going to dominate the weekend chart. In fact, it earned more on Friday than the second place film is expected to earn during the full weekend. The film pulled in $10.94 million during its opening day, putting it on pace for $30 million over the full weekend, which is significantly ahead of our prediction. Its reviews and its A plus from CinemaScore should result in stellar word-of-mouth. It might even do well during Awards Season, although if it does win any Oscars, I think it will be limited to technical categories. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Ford get the Pole Position on the Angels?

November 14th, 2019

Ford v Ferrari

There are three wide releases coming out this week and at the moment, all three of them have positive reviews. Unfortunately, that’s the end of the good news. Ford v Ferrari is the best new release of the week and should have no trouble earning first place on the box office. On the other hand, the film cost nearly $100 million to make, so it will likely struggle to break even any time soon. Charlie’s Angels cost half as much to make, but it is also on track to open with about half as much. The Good Liar is the smallest of the three new films and, with a more mature target audience, it is unlikely to have a big opening. Worse still, it is likely all three new releases this week will earn less than Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opened with this weekend last year. 2019 is going to take another beating in the year-over-year competition and it might even be worse than last weekend was. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Box Office is in a Deep Sleep

November 12th, 2019

Midway

It was a weekend to forget with the four new releases earning significantly less than The Grinch opened with last year. Still, the four new releases took the to four spots, meaning there were no powerful holdovers to make up the difference. Midway was the best of the bunch, while Playing with Fire was the biggest positive surprise. Unfortunately, Doctor Sleep missed expectations by a larger margin than those two films beat our predictions, so the good news was drowned out by the bad. Overall, the box office was 5.9% higher than last weekend at $121 million. This is not a reason to celebrate, as last weekend was arguably Halloween weekend, which is one of the worst weekends of the year. More importantly, the weekend was behind the same weekend last year by 28%. 2019 is now behind 2018’s pace by 5.9% or $580 million at $9.32 billion to $9.90 billion. However, and this is important, as bad as 2019 has been doing, we are still ahead of 2017’s pace, both in terms of raw dollars and ticket sales, so there’s no need to panic. While we would prefer to set records every year, being the second best year at the box office is still worth celebrating. More...

Weekend Estimates: Midway Overcomes the Odds to Come out on Top

November 10th, 2019

Midway

Midway wasn’t supposed to be a major hit, and it won’t be, but, sadly for all the other new films, it is opening in first place at the box office. In fact, its weekend estimate is $17.49 million, which is less than 10% above our prediction, but it was able to earn first place with relative ease. The film only managed mixed reviews, but it did earn an A-rating from CinemaScore. Additionally, there are holidays coming up, so it could have surprisingly long legs. The film also opened in China with $4.48 million. It’s hard to use this result as a guide for other markets, as there haven’t been enough American-centric war movies released in China to compare against. More...

Friday Estimates: Midway is the High Point of the Weekend

November 9th, 2019

Midway

Midway made a surprisingly strong debut to earn first place on Friday with an estimated $6.34 million. Its reviews have improved and are currently 40% positive. Granted, this isn’t great, or even merely good, but it is also not so bad that it will be a major drag at the box office. Furthermore, the film scored a solid A-rating from CinemaScore, indicating its target audience loved the movie, especially compared to critics. Add in a more mature target audience and the film should have solid legs, helping it earn close to $18 million during its opening weekend. Granted, the film cost $50 million to make, so it will still need help internationally and on the home market to break even after a start like this, but this is still much better than most people were expecting. More...

Thursday Previews: Doctor Sleep Hits the Snooze Alarm

November 8th, 2019

Doctor Sleep

It looks like it could be a slow weekend at the box office. Doctor Sleep only managed $1.5 million during its previews, which is lower than anticipated. There are some reasons to be optimistic. Firstly, it does have the best reviews of the four new releases and this is technically a long weekend, as Veteran's Day is on Monday. On the other hand, I was expecting closer to $2 million during its previews. More...

Can Doctor Sleep Wake Up the Box Office?

November 7th, 2019

Doctor Sleep

It is not a banner week for stellar new releases. Doctor Sleep is earning good reviews, but not great reviews. Sadly, it is award-worthy compared to most of the other new releases. Last Christmas is earning mixed reviews, but that’s to be expected for a romantic comedy. The less said about Midway or Playing with Fire’s reviews, the better. This weekend last year, The Grinch opened with $67 million, which is likely more than all four new films will open with this year. In fact, last year’s number two film, Bohemian Rhapsody, will likely earn more than any one film will earn this year. 2019 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year competition. More...

2019 Preview: November

November 1st, 2019

Frozen II

Joker single-handedly saved October. Had the film merely matched expectations, then the month would had suffered a major loss in the year-over-year competition. We sill lost a little ground, but not so much that we will look to October as the reason 2019 missed last year’s pace. As for November, we have some potential monster hits with Frozen II leading the way. If that film doesn’t earn at least $1 billion worldwide, I will be shocked. Additionally, every week has at least one movie coming out that has a somewhat realistic shot at $100 million, although not all of them will get there. Unfortunately, last November was much better, with five films that topped $100 million, including three that earned more than $200 million. I think 2019 will be better at the top, but it just won’t have the depth to keep pace with last year. More...

Playing with Fire Trailer

July 17th, 2019

Comedy starring John Cena, Brianna Hildebrand, and Keegan-Michael Key opens November 8 ... Full Movie Details.

A crew of rugged fighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2019 3 $12,723,781   3,125 $4,072   $12,723,781 1
Nov 15, 2019 4 $8,332,607 -35% 3,125 $2,666   $25,280,431 2
Nov 22, 2019 6 $4,515,388 -46% 2,760 $1,636   $31,522,035 3
Nov 29, 2019 7 $4,221,014 -7% 2,679 $1,576   $39,236,057 4
Dec 6, 2019 8 $2,033,369 -52% 2,253 $903   $42,015,694 5
Dec 13, 2019 12 $665,013 -67% 1,381 $482   $43,259,831 6
Dec 20, 2019 18 $160,773 -76% 287 $560   $43,733,832 7
Dec 27, 2019 24 $166,078 +3% 188 $883   $44,068,929 8
Jan 3, 2020 25 $151,659 -9% 156 $972   $44,406,890 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2019 4 $3,531,477     3,125 $1,130   $3,531,477 1
Nov 9, 2019 2 $5,281,731 +50%   3,125 $1,690   $8,813,208 2
Nov 10, 2019 2 $3,910,573 -26%   3,125 $1,251   $12,723,781 3
Nov 11, 2019 2 $2,287,434 -42%   3,125 $732   $15,011,215 4
Nov 12, 2019 5 $994,769 -57%   3,125 $318   $16,005,984 5
Nov 13, 2019 7 $472,121 -53%   3,125 $151   $16,478,105 6
Nov 14, 2019 7 $469,719 -1%   3,125 $150   $16,947,824 7
Nov 15, 2019 5 $1,895,186 +303% -46% 3,125 $606   $18,843,010 8
Nov 16, 2019 2 $4,002,316 +111% -24% 3,125 $1,281   $22,845,326 9
Nov 17, 2019 2 $2,435,105 -39% -38% 3,125 $779   $25,280,431 10
Nov 18, 2019 10 $328,607 -87% -86% 3,125 $105   $25,609,038 11
Nov 19, 2019 8 $717,041 +118% -28% 3,125 $229   $26,326,079 12
Nov 20, 2019 9 $361,138 -50% -24% 3,125 $116   $26,687,217 13
Nov 21, 2019 10 $319,430 -12% -32% 3,125 $102   $27,006,647 14
Nov 22, 2019 6 $1,073,396 +236% -43% 2,760 $389   $28,080,043 15
Nov 23, 2019 5 $2,076,464 +93% -48% 2,760 $752   $30,156,507 16
Nov 24, 2019 5 $1,365,528 -34% -44% 2,760 $495   $31,522,035 17
Nov 25, 2019 5 $607,528 -56% +85% 2,760 $220   $32,129,563 18
Nov 26, 2019 5 $1,054,245 +74% +47% 2,760 $382   $33,183,808 19
Nov 27, 2019 6 $1,040,045 -1% +188% 2,679 $388   $34,223,853 20
Nov 28, 2019 8 $791,190 -24% +148% 2,679 $295   $35,015,043 21
Nov 29, 2019 8 $1,662,318 +110% +55% 2,679 $620   $36,677,361 22
Nov 30, 2019 7 $1,653,435 -1% -20% 2,679 $617   $38,330,796 23
Dec 1, 2019 7 $905,261 -45% -34% 2,679 $338   $39,236,057 24
Dec 2, 2019 8 $176,019 -81% -71% 2,679 $66   $39,412,076 25
Dec 3, 2019 10 $260,396 +48% -75% 2,679 $97   $39,672,472 26
Dec 4, 2019 10 $162,722 -38% -84% 2,679 $61   $39,835,194 27
Dec 5, 2019 10 $147,131 -10% -81% 2,679 $55   $39,982,325 28
Dec 6, 2019 9 $460,579 +213% -72% 2,253 $204   $40,442,904 29
Dec 7, 2019 8 $947,369 +106% -43% 2,253 $420   $41,390,273 30
Dec 8, 2019 8 $625,421 -34% -31% 2,253 $278   $42,015,694 31
Dec 9, 2019 9 $121,873 -81% -31% 2,253 $54   $42,137,567 32
Dec 10, 2019 10 $220,019 +81% -16% 2,253 $98   $42,357,586 33
Dec 11, 2019 9 $142,784 -35% -12% 2,253 $63   $42,500,370 34
Dec 12, 2019 10 $94,448 -34% -36% 2,253 $42   $42,594,818 35
Dec 13, 2019 14 $154,706 +64% -66% 1,381 $112   $42,749,524 36
Dec 14, 2019 12 $315,241 +104% -67% 1,381 $228   $43,064,765 37
Dec 15, 2019 12 $195,066 -38% -69% 1,381 $141   $43,259,831 38
Dec 16, 2019 - $63,074 -68% -48% 1,381 $46   $43,322,905 39
Dec 17, 2019 15 $100,080 +59% -55% 1,381 $72   $43,422,985 40
Dec 18, 2019 14 $79,461 -21% -44% 1,381 $58   $43,502,446 41
Dec 19, 2019 13 $70,613 -11% -25% 1,381 $51   $43,573,059 42
Dec 20, 2019 - $50,409 -29% -67% 287 $176   $43,623,468 43
Dec 21, 2019 - $60,292 +20% -81% 287 $210   $43,683,760 44
Dec 22, 2019 - $50,072 -17% -74% 287 $174   $43,733,832 45
Dec 23, 2019 - $47,616 -5% -25% 287 $166   $43,781,448 46
Dec 24, 2019 - $31,747 -33% -68% 287 $111   $43,813,195 47
Dec 25, 2019 - $42,215 +33% -47% 188 $225   $43,855,410 48
Dec 26, 2019 - $47,441 +12% -33% 188 $252   $43,902,851 49
Dec 27, 2019 - $56,389 +19% +12% 188 $300   $43,959,240 50
Dec 28, 2019 - $61,802 +10% +3% 188 $329   $44,021,042 51
Dec 29, 2019 - $47,887 -23% -4% 188 $255   $44,068,929 52
Dec 30, 2019 - $40,211 -16% -16% 188 $214   $44,109,140 53
Dec 31, 2019 - $42,247 +5% +33% 188 $225   $44,151,387 54
Jan 1, 2020 - $63,478 +50% +50% 188 $338   $44,214,865 55
Jan 2, 2020 - $40,366 -36% -15% 188 $215   $44,255,231 56
Jan 3, 2020 - $51,037 +26% -9% 156 $327   $44,306,268 57
Jan 4, 2020 - $61,651 +21% n/c 156 $395   $44,367,919 58
Jan 5, 2020 - $38,971 -37% -19% 156 $250   $44,406,890 59
Jan 6, 2020 - $14,630 -62% -64% 156 $94   $44,421,520 60
Jan 7, 2020 - $12,202 -17% -71% 156 $78   $44,433,722 61
Jan 8, 2020 - $9,691 -21% -85% 156 $62   $44,443,413 62
Jan 9, 2020 - $8,434 -13% -79% 156 $54   $44,451,847 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2019 3 $16,947,824   3,125 $5,423   $16,947,824 1
Nov 15, 2019 4 $10,058,823 -41% 3,125 $3,219   $27,006,647 2
Nov 22, 2019 6 $8,008,396 -20% 2,679 $2,989   $35,015,043 3
Nov 29, 2019 8 $4,967,282 -38% 2,679 $1,854   $39,982,325 4
Dec 6, 2019 9 $2,612,493 -47% 2,253 $1,160   $42,594,818 5
Dec 13, 2019 13 $978,241 -63% 1,381 $708   $43,573,059 6
Dec 20, 2019 22 $329,792 -66% 188 $1,754   $43,902,851 7
Dec 27, 2019 23 $352,380 +7% 188 $1,874   $44,255,231 8
Jan 3, 2020 26 $196,616 -44% 156 $1,260   $44,451,847 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/13/2019 $59,887 126 128 406 $206,752 1/20/2020
Australia 12/13/2019 $594,250 262 262 1,318 $2,714,136 12/4/2020
Brazil 12/13/2019 $0 0 224 345 $979,127 1/3/2020
Bulgaria 11/8/2019 $21,092 0 0 0 $75,490 12/11/2019
Colombia 11/8/2019 $129,000 0 0 0 $129,000 11/11/2019
Germany 11/29/2019 $0 0 362 1,023 $1,612,768 6/11/2021
Mexico 11/8/2019 $1,151,350 0 0 0 $3,198,076 10/19/2022
Middle East Region 11/8/2019 $0 0 0 0 $1,400,000 11/18/2019
Netherlands 1/10/2020 $75,178 57 57 108 $160,512 10/19/2022
New Zealand 12/20/2019 $192 4 46 207 $248,926 10/19/2022
Portugal 11/8/2019 $78,217 44 57 182 $261,692 10/19/2022
Romania 11/29/2019 $99,787 78 78 315 $380,293 10/20/2022
Russia (CIS) 2/6/2020 $626,592 1,050 1,055 3,234 $840,985 10/19/2022
Spain 1/17/2020 $106,882 63 64 127 $163,406 1/30/2020
United Arab Emirates 11/8/2019 $300,000 0 0 0 $300,000 11/11/2019
United Kingdom 12/27/2019 $998,625 450 450 1,648 $4,019,710 2/26/2020
Vietnam 11/8/2019 $94,000 0 0 0 $94,000 11/11/2019
 
International Total$16,784,873 10/20/2022

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
Feb 9, 2020161,880 61,880$1,055,054$1,055,0541
Feb 16, 2020345,849-26% 107,729$824,824$1,879,8782
Feb 23, 2020918,725-59% 126,454$336,863$2,216,7413
Mar 1, 20202311,719-37% 138,173$210,825$2,427,5664
Mar 8, 2020289,193-22% 147,366$165,382$2,592,9485
Mar 22, 20202810,513 167,692$189,129$2,958,6137

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 9, 2020364,634 64,634$1,248,734$1,248,7341
Feb 16, 2020742,926-34% 107,560$856,793$2,105,5272
Feb 23, 20201215,095-65% 122,655$301,305$2,406,8323

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.

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