Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000)	6,999	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800)	6,799	$5,430,253
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200)	6,189	$4,002,293
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	162	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700)	656	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800)	718	$5,430,253
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	26	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700)	3,605	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300)	6,267	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800)	3,707	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,552	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Box Office for NC-17 Movies	13	$4,002,293
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies (Rank 101-200)	104	$4,002,293

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 2, 2011	17	$349,519		10	$34,952	$349,519	1
Dec 9, 2011	20	$283,415	-19%	21	$13,496	$781,501	2
Dec 16, 2011	20	$307,254	+8%	51	$6,025	$1,231,295	3
Dec 23, 2011	28	$123,574	-60%	53	$2,332	$1,530,991	4
Dec 30, 2011	29	$200,291	+62%	55	$3,642	$1,965,874	5
Jan 6, 2012	24	$210,059	+5%	45	$4,668	$2,366,669	6
Jan 13, 2012	31	$144,208	-31%	41	$3,517	$2,626,631	7
Jan 20, 2012	29	$243,798	+69%	95	$2,566	$2,983,198	8
Jan 27, 2012	33	$168,488	-31%	80	$2,106	$3,281,713	9
Feb 3, 2012	37	$103,789	-38%	64	$1,622	$3,465,396	10
Feb 10, 2012	43	$84,637	-18%	52	$1,628	$3,606,897	11
Feb 17, 2012	50	$66,547	-21%	44	$1,512	$3,720,167	12
Feb 24, 2012	55	$42,820	-36%	25	$1,713	$3,807,643	13
Mar 2, 2012	58	$29,692	-31%	22	$1,350	$3,856,516	14
Mar 9, 2012	64	$22,263	-25%	20	$1,113	$3,896,101	15
Mar 16, 2012	66	$15,103	-32%	18	$839	$3,924,105	16
Mar 23, 2012	64	$14,463	-4%	16	$904	$3,946,343	17
Mar 30, 2012	69	$13,273	-8%	14	$948	$3,968,518	18
Apr 6, 2012	73	$6,944	-48%	8	$868	$3,982,932	19
Apr 13, 2012	82	$4,255	-39%	4	$1,064	$3,992,045	20
Apr 20, 2012	80	$6,357	+49%	7	$908	$4,000,304	21

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 2, 2011	17	$110,476			10	$11,048	$110,476	1
Dec 3, 2011	-	$139,705	+26%		10	$13,971	$250,181	2
Dec 4, 2011	-	$99,338	-29%		10	$9,934	$349,519	3
Dec 5, 2011	-	$39,338	-60%		10	$3,934	$388,857	4
Dec 6, 2011	-	$43,810	+11%		10	$4,381	$432,667	5
Dec 7, 2011	-	$32,888	-25%		10	$3,289	$465,555	6
Dec 8, 2011	-	$32,531	-1%		10	$3,253	$498,086	7
Dec 9, 2011	-	$83,839	+158%	-24%	21	$3,992	$581,925	8
Dec 10, 2011	-	$112,721	+34%	-19%	21	$5,368	$694,646	9
Dec 11, 2011	-	$86,855	-23%	-13%	21	$4,136	$781,501	10
Dec 12, 2011	-	$36,112	-58%	-8%	21	$1,720	$817,613	11
Dec 13, 2011	-	$37,738	+5%	-14%	21	$1,797	$855,351	12
Dec 14, 2011	-	$34,707	-8%	+6%	21	$1,653	$890,058	13
Dec 15, 2011	-	$33,983	-2%	+4%	21	$1,618	$924,041	14
Dec 16, 2011	-	$88,669	+161%	+6%	51	$1,739	$1,012,710	15
Dec 17, 2011	-	$121,825	+37%	+8%	51	$2,389	$1,134,535	16
Dec 18, 2011	-	$96,760	-21%	+11%	51	$1,897	$1,231,295	17
Dec 19, 2011	-	$48,695	-50%	+35%	51	$955	$1,279,990	18
Dec 20, 2011	-	$49,125	+1%	+30%	51	$963	$1,329,115	19
Dec 21, 2011	-	$38,140	-22%	+10%	51	$748	$1,367,255	20
Dec 22, 2011	-	$40,162	+5%	+18%	51	$787	$1,407,417	21
Dec 23, 2011	-	$45,311	+13%	-49%	50	$906	$1,452,728	22
Dec 24, 2011	-	$28,913	-36%	-76%	50	$578	$1,481,641	23
Dec 25, 2011	-	$49,350	+71%	-49%	53	$931	$1,530,991	24
Dec 26, 2011	-	$65,766	+33%	+35%	53	$1,241	$1,596,757	25
Dec 27, 2011	-	$54,491	-17%	+11%	53	$1,028	$1,651,248	26
Dec 28, 2011	-	$56,981	+5%	+49%	53	$1,075	$1,708,229	27
Dec 29, 2011	-	$57,354	+1%	+43%	53	$1,082	$1,765,583	28
Dec 30, 2011	-	$71,699	+25%	+58%	55	$1,304	$1,837,282	29
Dec 31, 2011	-	$45,216	-37%	+56%	55	$822	$1,882,498	30
Jan 1, 2012	-	$83,376	+84%	+69%	55	$1,516	$1,965,874	31
Jan 2, 2012	-	$77,991	-6%	+19%	55	$1,418	$2,043,865	32
Jan 3, 2012	-	$40,477	-48%	-26%	55	$736	$2,084,342	33
Jan 4, 2012	-	$35,737	-12%	-37%	55	$650	$2,120,079	34
Jan 5, 2012	-	$36,531	+2%	-36%	55	$664	$2,156,610	35
Jan 6, 2012	-	$59,258	+62%	-17%	45	$1,317	$2,215,868	36
Jan 7, 2012	-	$86,289	+46%	+91%	45	$1,918	$2,302,157	37
Jan 8, 2012	-	$64,512	-25%	-23%	45	$1,434	$2,366,669	38
Jan 9, 2012	-	$24,754	-62%	-68%	45	$550	$2,391,423	39
Jan 10, 2012	-	$35,443	+43%	-12%	45	$788	$2,426,866	40
Jan 11, 2012	-	$27,054	-24%	-24%	45	$601	$2,453,920	41
Jan 12, 2012	-	$28,503	+5%	-22%	45	$633	$2,482,423	42
Jan 13, 2012	-	$39,607	+39%	-33%	41	$966	$2,522,030	43
Jan 14, 2012	-	$57,480	+45%	-33%	41	$1,402	$2,579,510	44
Jan 15, 2012	-	$47,121	-18%	-27%	41	$1,149	$2,626,631	45
Jan 16, 2012	-	$43,486	-8%	+76%	41	$1,061	$2,670,117	46
Jan 17, 2012	-	$23,155	-47%	-35%	41	$565	$2,693,272	47
Jan 18, 2012	-	$22,933	-1%	-15%	41	$559	$2,716,205	48
Jan 19, 2012	-	$23,195	+1%	-19%	41	$566	$2,739,400	49
Jan 20, 2012	-	$70,297	+203%	+77%	95	$740	$2,809,697	50
Jan 21, 2012	-	$106,012	+51%	+84%	95	$1,116	$2,915,709	51
Jan 22, 2012	-	$67,489	-36%	+43%	95	$710	$2,983,198	52
Jan 23, 2012	-	$30,708	-54%	-29%	95	$323	$3,013,906	53
Jan 24, 2012	-	$35,702	+16%	+54%	95	$376	$3,049,608	54
Jan 25, 2012	-	$30,848	-14%	+35%	95	$325	$3,080,456	55
Jan 26, 2012	-	$32,769	+6%	+41%	95	$345	$3,113,225	56
Jan 27, 2012	-	$47,749	+46%	-32%	80	$597	$3,160,974	57
Jan 28, 2012	-	$72,313	+51%	-32%	80	$904	$3,233,287	58
Jan 29, 2012	-	$48,426	-33%	-28%	80	$605	$3,281,713	59
Jan 30, 2012	-	$16,780	-65%	-45%	80	$210	$3,298,493	60
Jan 31, 2012	-	$22,799	+36%	-36%	80	$285	$3,321,292	61
Feb 1, 2012	-	$19,158	-16%	-38%	80	$239	$3,340,450	62
Feb 2, 2012	-	$21,157	+10%	-35%	80	$264	$3,361,607	63
Feb 3, 2012	-	$31,815	+50%	-33%	64	$497	$3,393,422	64
Feb 4, 2012	-	$49,577	+56%	-31%	64	$775	$3,442,999	65
Feb 5, 2012	-	$22,397	-55%	-54%	64	$350	$3,465,396	66
Feb 6, 2012	-	$12,416	-45%	-26%	64	$194	$3,477,812	67
Feb 7, 2012	-	$15,871	+28%	-30%	64	$248	$3,493,683	68
Feb 8, 2012	-	$13,981	-12%	-27%	64	$218	$3,507,664	69
Feb 9, 2012	-	$14,596	+4%	-31%	64	$228	$3,522,260	70
Feb 10, 2012	-	$23,387	+60%	-26%	52	$450	$3,545,647	71
Feb 11, 2012	-	$36,923	+58%	-26%	52	$710	$3,582,570	72
Feb 12, 2012	-	$24,327	-34%	+9%	52	$468	$3,606,897	73
Feb 13, 2012	-	$9,228	-62%	-26%	52	$177	$3,616,125	74
Feb 14, 2012	-	$14,285	+55%	-10%	52	$275	$3,630,410	75
Feb 15, 2012	-	$11,686	-18%	-16%	52	$225	$3,642,096	76
Feb 16, 2012	-	$11,524	-1%	-21%	52	$222	$3,653,620	77
Feb 17, 2012	-	$17,511	+52%	-25%	52	$337	$3,671,131	78
Feb 18, 2012	-	$27,475	+57%	-26%	52	$528	$3,698,606	79
Feb 19, 2012	-	$21,561	-22%	-11%	52	$415	$3,720,167	80
Feb 20, 2012	-	$14,908	-31%	+62%	52	$287	$3,735,075	81
Feb 21, 2012	-	$9,978	-33%	-30%	52	$192	$3,745,053	82
Feb 22, 2012	-	$9,313	-7%	-20%	52	$179	$3,754,366	83
Feb 23, 2012	-	$10,457	+12%	-9%	52	$201	$3,764,823	84
Feb 24, 2012	-	$12,841	+23%	-27%	25	$514	$3,777,664	85
Feb 25, 2012	-	$19,832	+54%	-28%	25	$793	$3,797,496	86
Feb 26, 2012	-	$10,147	-49%	-53%	25	$406	$3,807,643	87
Feb 27, 2012	-	$5,230	-48%	-65%	25	$209	$3,812,873	88
Feb 28, 2012	-	$4,354	-17%	-56%	25	$174	$3,817,227	89
Feb 29, 2012	-	$4,580	+5%	-51%	25	$183	$3,821,807	90
Mar 1, 2012	-	$5,017	+10%	-52%	25	$201	$3,826,824	91
Mar 2, 2012	-	$7,446	+48%	-42%	22	$338	$3,834,270	92
Mar 3, 2012	-	$12,944	+74%	-35%	22	$588	$3,847,214	93
Mar 4, 2012	-	$9,302	-28%	-8%	22	$423	$3,856,516	94
Mar 5, 2012	-	$2,824	-70%	-46%	22	$128	$3,859,340	95
Mar 6, 2012	-	$4,159	+47%	-4%	22	$189	$3,863,499	96
Mar 7, 2012	-	$5,687	+37%	+24%	22	$259	$3,869,186	97
Mar 8, 2012	-	$4,652	-18%	-7%	22	$211	$3,873,838	98
Mar 9, 2012	-	$6,429	+38%	-14%	20	$321	$3,880,267	99
Mar 10, 2012	-	$10,225	+59%	-21%	20	$511	$3,890,492	100
Mar 11, 2012	-	$5,609	-45%	-40%	20	$280	$3,896,101	101
Mar 12, 2012	-	$2,523	-55%	-11%	20	$126	$3,898,624	102
Mar 13, 2012	-	$3,287	+30%	-21%	20	$164	$3,901,911	103
Mar 14, 2012	-	$3,682	+12%	-35%	20	$184	$3,905,593	104
Mar 15, 2012	-	$3,409	-7%	-27%	20	$170	$3,909,002	105
Mar 16, 2012	-	$4,999	+47%	-22%	18	$278	$3,914,001	106
Mar 17, 2012	-	$6,155	+23%	-40%	18	$342	$3,920,156	107
Mar 18, 2012	-	$3,949	-36%	-30%	18	$219	$3,924,105	108
Mar 19, 2012	-	$2,395	-39%	-5%	18	$133	$3,926,500	109
Mar 20, 2012	-	$1,911	-20%	-42%	18	$106	$3,928,411	110
Mar 21, 2012	-	$1,557	-19%	-58%	18	$87	$3,929,968	111
Mar 22, 2012	-	$1,912	+23%	-44%	18	$106	$3,931,880	112
Mar 23, 2012	-	$3,612	+89%	-28%	16	$226	$3,935,492	113
Mar 24, 2012	-	$6,236	+73%	+1%	16	$390	$3,941,728	114
Mar 25, 2012	-	$4,615	-26%	+17%	16	$288	$3,946,343	115
Mar 26, 2012	-	$2,110	-54%	-12%	16	$132	$3,948,453	116
Mar 27, 2012	-	$1,966	-7%	+3%	16	$123	$3,950,419	117
Mar 28, 2012	-	$2,081	+6%	+34%	16	$130	$3,952,500	118
Mar 29, 2012	-	$2,745	+32%	+44%	16	$172	$3,955,245	119
Mar 30, 2012	-	$3,263	+19%	-10%	14	$233	$3,958,508	120
Mar 31, 2012	-	$5,761	+77%	-8%	14	$412	$3,964,269	121
Apr 1, 2012	-	$4,249	-26%	-8%	14	$304	$3,968,518	122
Apr 2, 2012	-	$1,776	-58%	-16%	14	$127	$3,970,294	123
Apr 3, 2012	-	$2,265	+28%	+15%	14	$162	$3,972,559	124
Apr 4, 2012	-	$1,925	-15%	-7%	14	$138	$3,974,484	125
Apr 5, 2012	-	$1,504	-22%	-45%	14	$107	$3,975,988	126
Apr 6, 2012	-	$1,910	+27%	-41%	8	$239	$3,977,898	127
Apr 7, 2012	-	$3,121	+63%	-46%	8	$390	$3,981,019	128
Apr 8, 2012	-	$1,913	-39%	-55%	8	$239	$3,982,932	129
Apr 9, 2012	-	$1,191	-38%	-33%	8	$149	$3,984,123	130
Apr 10, 2012	-	$1,249	+5%	-45%	8	$156	$3,985,372	131
Apr 11, 2012	-	$997	-20%	-48%	8	$125	$3,986,369	132
Apr 12, 2012	-	$1,421	+43%	-6%	8	$178	$3,987,790	133
Apr 13, 2012	-	$1,266	-11%	-34%	4	$317	$3,989,056	134
Apr 14, 2012	-	$2,076	+64%	-33%	4	$519	$3,991,132	135
Apr 15, 2012	-	$913	-56%	-52%	4	$228	$3,992,045	136
Apr 16, 2012	-	$427	-53%	-64%	4	$107	$3,992,472	137
Apr 17, 2012	-	$556	+30%	-55%	4	$139	$3,993,028	138
Apr 18, 2012	-	$431	-22%	-57%	4	$108	$3,993,459	139
Apr 19, 2012	-	$488	+13%	-66%	4	$122	$3,993,947	140
Apr 20, 2012	-	$1,749	+258%	+38%	7	$250	$3,995,696	141
Apr 21, 2012	-	$2,857	+63%	+38%	7	$408	$3,998,553	142
Apr 22, 2012	-	$1,751	-39%	+92%	7	$250	$4,000,304	143
Apr 23, 2012	-	$578	-67%	+35%	7	$83	$4,000,882	144
Apr 24, 2012	-	$584	+1%	+5%	7	$83	$4,001,466	145
Apr 25, 2012	-	$426	-27%	-1%	7	$61	$4,001,892	146
Apr 26, 2012	-	$401	-6%	-18%	7	$57	$4,002,293	147

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 2, 2011	17	$498,086		10	$49,809	$498,086	1
Dec 9, 2011	20	$425,955	-14%	21	$20,284	$924,041	2
Dec 16, 2011	22	$483,376	+13%	51	$9,478	$1,407,417	3
Dec 23, 2011	29	$358,166	-26%	53	$6,758	$1,765,583	4
Dec 30, 2011	27	$391,027	+9%	55	$7,110	$2,156,610	5
Jan 6, 2012	23	$325,813	-17%	45	$7,240	$2,482,423	6
Jan 13, 2012	30	$256,977	-21%	41	$6,268	$2,739,400	7
Jan 20, 2012	28	$373,825	+45%	95	$3,935	$3,113,225	8
Jan 27, 2012	32	$248,382	-34%	80	$3,105	$3,361,607	9
Feb 3, 2012	36	$160,653	-35%	64	$2,510	$3,522,260	10
Feb 10, 2012	44	$131,360	-18%	52	$2,526	$3,653,620	11
Feb 17, 2012	49	$111,203	-15%	44	$2,527	$3,764,823	12
Feb 24, 2012	54	$62,001	-44%	25	$2,480	$3,826,824	13
Mar 2, 2012	56	$47,014	-24%	22	$2,137	$3,873,838	14
Mar 9, 2012	66	$35,164	-25%	20	$1,758	$3,909,002	15
Mar 16, 2012	65	$22,878	-35%	18	$1,271	$3,931,880	16
Mar 23, 2012	63	$23,365	+2%	16	$1,460	$3,955,245	17
Mar 30, 2012	67	$20,743	-11%	14	$1,482	$3,975,988	18
Apr 6, 2012	114	$0	-100%	8	$0	$3,987,790	19
Apr 13, 2012	82	$6,157		4	$1,539	$3,993,947	20
Apr 20, 2012	85	$8,346	+36%	7	$1,192	$4,002,293	21

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Argentina	4/26/2012	$0	0	15	22	$135,399	12/29/2018
Brazil	3/16/2012	$0	0	8	32	$557,243	12/11/2015
Chile	5/3/2012	$0	0	5	12	$64,786	12/29/2018
Croatia	5/31/2012	$0	0	1	2	$4,781	12/29/2018
Ecuador	7/20/2012	$0	0	4	8	$10,146	12/29/2018
Hong Kong	4/12/2012	$0	0	4	8	$124,409	12/6/2015
Mexico	3/16/2012	$0	0	60	63	$391,599	12/6/2015
Peru	5/10/2012	$14,015	8	8	12	$28,088	12/29/2018
South Africa	5/11/2012	$16,869	7	7	7	$16,869	12/6/2015
Spain	2/17/2012	$0	0	11	30	$1,425,419	12/11/2015
Uruguay	5/4/2012	$4,869	2	2	11	$17,201	12/29/2018
Venezuela	5/18/2012	$1,206	10,436	10,436	32,140	$72,953	12/10/2015
Rest of World						$13,561,655
International Total						$16,410,548	12/29/2018

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000)	3,925	$16,410,548
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,225	$16,410,548
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200)	167	$16,410,548
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,972	$16,410,548
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,241	$16,410,548
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,935	$16,410,548
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900)	827	$16,410,548
All Time International Box Office for NC-17 Movies	6	$16,410,548
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies	41	$16,410,548

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500)	5,479	$20,412,841
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700)	4,655	$20,412,841
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200)	186	$20,412,841
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900)	2,825	$20,412,841
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800)	4,760	$20,412,841
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900)	2,870	$20,412,841
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,170	$20,412,841
All Time Worldwide Box Office for NC-17 Movies	9	$20,412,841
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies	67	$20,412,841

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Apr 22, 2012	7	17,839		17,839	$485,942	$485,942	1

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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Blu-ray Sales: Mission did the Impossible

May 2nd, 2012

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol led all new releases topping the Blu-ray sales chart with an impressive debut of 1.34 million units / $29.51 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was an outstanding 67%. As a result of this fantastic opening, I'm making a bold prediction. By the end of the year, a summer blockbuster will open with a Blu-ray share of 75%. More...

Thinking About the Per Theater Chart

April 25th, 2012

Think Like a Man was a surprise hit and the only film to top $10,000 on the per theater chart. However, Darling Companion came very, very close with an average of $9,991 in four theaters. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 17th, 2012

April 17th, 2012

This week's list of DVD and Blu-ray releases is dominated by Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol. The Blu-ray Combo Pack is worth picking up, but you'll want the Best Buy exclusive, or perhaps you want to tell studios to stop doing retailer exclusives, as they are annoying. That added complication is the reason I'm not awarding the release Pick of the Week, but there are not a lot of other films worthy either. Shame has two amazing performances, but the Blu-ray Combo Pack doesn't have a lot of extras. Fans of nature documentaries might want Frozen Planet: The Complete Series on Blu-ray or IMAX: Born to be Wild on 3D Combo Pack. But in the end, I went with the underseen The Last Rites of Joe May on DVD. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Shame

April 17th, 2012

Shame was made to win Oscars, I don't think there's any doubt about that. It debuted in limited release in early December, which is the perfect time to release an Award Season player. It was rated NC-17, so it was clearly not going for a mainstream audience. However, while the film earned a number of film festival and critic association awards, it was almost entirely passed over by the major awards voters earning just one Independent Spirit Award nomination. On the other hand, many thought Michael Fassbender was a leading contender for at least a Best Actor Oscar nomination. So was this film passed over because of its subject matter? Or was it merely a good movie, but not an Award-worthy movie? Or maybe it was over-hyped? More...

Per Theater Chart: Iron is Worth Its Weight In Gold

January 4th, 2012

Iron Lady led a group of six films in the $10,000 earning a per theater average of $55,102. This is better than expected and shows the Oscar buzz for Meryl Streep is overcoming the middling overall reviews. Last week's winner, Pina, remained strong with an average of $23,874 in three theaters. I expect it will expand somewhat and earn a small measure of mainstream success. A Separation opened with an average of $19,827 in three theaters and with possible Oscar glory, it continues to do well. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has already earned a significant measure of mainstream success and with an average of $19,043 in 55 theaters this past weekend, it had its best weekend yet. It did cost $21 million to make, so it will need to continue to do well for quite some time before it makes profitability likely. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close's first full weekend went well earning an average of $18,463 in three theaters. It has a shot at expanding wide in a couple weeks, assuming it holds on relatively well over the next couple weeks. The final film in the $10,000 club was Pariah, which earned an average of $12,145 in four theaters. It earned just over $100,000 from Wednesday through Monday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Nothing is Impossible

December 20th, 2011

It was a busy week on the per theater chart with several films in the $10,000 club. These were led by Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol with $30,083, but given its unusual opening, it's hard to judge this start. (More on its IMAX run later today.) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy expanded from four to sixteen theaters, but remained potent with an average of $28,549. Some measure of mainstream success is guaranteed, even if it is failing to live up to expectations during Awards Season. On the other hand, The Artist is starting to clean up during Awards Season and this is helping its per theater average remain strong at $16,904. It should have no trouble expanding some more, even if the nature of the film will prevent it from becoming a hit in Megaplexes. Carnage debuted with an average of $15,959 in five theaters, which is disappointing given its pedigree. The overall box office leader, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $10,704. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Per Theater Chart: Tailor Made for Success

December 14th, 2011

Three new releases were able to reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart, while there were three holdovers that were able to join them. Leading the way was Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with an outstanding average of $77,641 in four theaters. Young Adult opened with nearly the same total, but was playing in eight theaters giving it an average of $38,783. We Need to Talk About Kevin earned $24,587 in one theater during its Oscar qualifying run. A Dangerous Method spent its third weekend in the $10,000 club with an average of $19,234 in four theaters. However, it has seen in per theater average cut by more than half since its opening, and it has yet to expand. The Artist has also seen its per theater average fall, but it expanded its theater count to sixteen this past weekend and still earned an average of $18,460. It is already an art house success and will soon start earning some measure of mainstream success. Shame more than doubled its theater count, but hung onto a spot in the $10,000 club with an average of $13,496 in 21 theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Strength and Independence

December 6th, 2011

We are right in the prime of Awards Season and over the weekend there were three films earning very impressive per theater averages and two of those films were recently given Independent Spirit Award Nominations. Leading the way for the second weekend in a row was The Artist with an average of $35,211 in six theaters. It is still barely in theaters, but it is already halfway to $1 million. Being a silent film will likely keep the film from expanding truly wide, but it should grab some measure of mainstream success. Shame debuted in second place with an average of $34,952 in ten theaters. It is rare for an NC-17 film to do this well. Rounding out the $10,000 club was A Dangerous Method placed third with an average of $29,894, while still playing in four theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight Wins Again on Slow Weekend

December 4th, 2011

Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will complete a hat-trick of wins this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, but the fact that it can do so while falling almost 60% from last weekend shows just how weak business is overall. Based on the numbers reported so far, this will be the second-slowest weekend of the year, after the weekend of September 9 as moviegoers switch to Holiday shopping. More...

Can Limited Releases Pick Up the Slack?

December 2nd, 2011

Since there are no wide releases this weekend, the box office will be looking to limited releases to help boost the numbers. Last year the biggest release was The Warrior's Way, which made just over $3 million during its opening weekend. Obviously no limited release is going to match that this weekend. However, The Warrior's Way finished with less than $6 million and that figure might be within reach for a couple limited releases. Shame has the best shot at reaching that level of box office success, but Outrage is also earning great reviews. More...

2011 Preview: December

December 1st, 2011

Well... game over. At the beginning of November, 2011's total box office was $340 million behind 2010's pace. We needed that gap to be closed significantly by the end of the month, but it actually grew wider. So now that there's virtually no chance that 2011 will avoid a year-over-year decline at the box office, not unless there's a surprise Avatar coming out this month. But is there at least some hope for the next four weeks? Last December six films reach $100 million, including one that opened in limited release and expanded wide, but none reached $200 million. This year, four are practically sure bets at $100 million, including one or two that could reach $200 million. Plus, there are four others that should make between $75 million and $100 million. I doubt all of them will reach the century mark, but if one did, it wouldn't be a shock. Then there's a couple of limited releases that should expand wide and, maybe, if one of them becomes the big play during Awards Season, it could reach $100 million as well. Even if every film beat expectations, 2011 won't come out ahead. But maybe if enough do, we can at least end the year on a high note. Unfortunately it has come down to that. Instead of talking about the box office record being broken, we are hoping 2011 doesn't end on yet another sour note. More...

Awards Season: Early Nods Speak Volumes

November 30th, 2011

As it does every year, Independent Spirit Award nominations kick off the unofficial start of Awards Season. This year there were two films that topped the list of nominations: The Artist and Take Shelter. Both of those films earned five nominations, but they weren't the only films to be singled out. More...