Saw (2004)

Saw
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $55,968,727Details
International Box Office $47,911,300Details
Worldwide Box Office $103,880,027
Further financial details...

Synopsis

With a dead body lying between them, two men wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw". The men must follow various rules and objectives if they wish to survive and win the deadly game set for them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,276,468 (32.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,200,000 (worldwide box office is 86.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,315 opening theaters/2,467 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $96,817,110

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,644 $55,968,727
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,040 $47,911,300
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,750 $103,880,027
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 457 $55,968,727
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $47,911,300
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 456 $103,880,027

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 29th, 2004 (Wide) by Lionsgate
October 31st, 2014 (Limited) by Lionsgate, released as Saw - 10th Anniversary
International Releases: December 3rd, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: February 15th, 2005 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong grisly violence and language
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: Saw
Comparisons: vs. Don’t Breathe 2
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Keywords: Serial Killer, Trapped, Non-Chronological, Slasher Horror, Escape, Torture Porn
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 135 $6,437,990 Nov 12, 2004 17
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $11,714,857 Nov 12, 2004 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 20 $18,276,468 Oct 29, 2004 3
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $33,256,702 Oct 29, 2004 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 11 $18,276,468 Oct 29, 2004 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 14 $33,256,702 Oct 29, 2004 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 2004 3 $18,276,468   2,315 $7,895   $18,276,468 1
Nov 5, 2004 4 $11,093,169 -39% 2,467 $4,497   $35,394,411 2
Nov 12, 2004 8 $6,437,990 -42% 2,467 $2,610   $45,753,595 3
Nov 19, 2004 10 $2,882,575 -55% 1,679 $1,717   $50,355,671 4
Nov 26, 2004 13 $1,531,070 -47% 1,043 $1,468   $53,199,019 5
Dec 3, 2004 14 $852,333 -44% 930 $916   $54,421,101 6
Dec 10, 2004 19 $252,586 -70% 485 $521   $54,897,871 7
Dec 17, 2004 32 $87,289 -65% 178 $490   $55,091,862 8
Dec 24, 2004 45 $20,502 -77% 100 $205   $55,153,403 9
Oct 31, 2014 20 $650,051   2,063 $315   $55,803,454 523

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 29, 2004 2 $6,800,000     2,315 $2,937   $6,800,000 1
Oct 30, 2004 3 $6,226,011 -8%   2,315 $2,689   $12,884,315 2
Oct 31, 2004 1 $5,392,153 -13%   2,315 $2,329   $18,276,468 3
Nov 1, 2004 1 $1,889,000 -65%   2,315 $816   $20,165,000 4
Nov 2, 2004 2 $1,464,000 -22%   2,315 $632   $21,629,000 5
Nov 3, 2004 2 $1,329,000 -9%   2,315 $574   $22,958,000 6
Nov 4, 2004 2 $1,344,000 +1%   2,315 $581   $24,302,000 7
Nov 5, 2004 4 $3,650,000 +172% -46% 2,467 $1,480   $27,951,000 8
Nov 6, 2004 4 $4,692,751 +29% -25% 2,467 $1,902   $32,640,724 9
Nov 7, 2004 3 $2,753,687 -41% -49% 2,467 $1,116   $35,394,411 10
Nov 8, 2004 3 $846,000 -69% -55% 2,467 $343   $36,241,000 11
Nov 9, 2004 3 $848,000 n/c -42% 2,467 $344   $37,089,000 12
Nov 10, 2004 3 $1,019,000 +20% -23% 2,467 $413   $38,108,000 13
Nov 11, 2004 5 $1,207,000 +18% -10% 2,467 $489   $39,315,605 14
Nov 12, 2004 8 $2,100,000 +74% -42% 2,467 $851   $41,400,000 15
Nov 13, 2004 8 $2,771,987 +32% -41% 2,467 $1,124   $44,224,398 16
Nov 14, 2004 7 $1,529,197 -45% -44% 2,467 $620   $45,753,595 17
Nov 15, 2004 6 $455,000 -70% -46% 2,467 $184   $46,209,000 18
Nov 16, 2004 6 $460,000 +1% -46% 2,467 $186   $46,669,000 19
Nov 17, 2004 6 $399,000 -13% -61% 2,467 $162   $47,068,000 20
Nov 18, 2004 6 $405,000 +2% -66% 2,467 $164   $47,473,096 21
Nov 19, 2004 9 $900,000 +122% -57% 1,679 $536   $48,400,000 22
Nov 20, 2004 10 $1,256,321 +40% -55% 1,679 $748   $49,665,161 23
Nov 21, 2004 10 $690,510 -45% -55% 1,679 $411   $50,355,671 24
Nov 22, 2004 8 $261,000 -62% -43% 1,679 $155   $50,616,000 25
Nov 23, 2004 9 $328,000 +26% -29% 1,679 $195   $50,944,000 26
Oct 31, 2014 - $311,812     2,063 $151   $55,465,215 3,655
Nov 1, 2014 - $219,158 -30%   2,063 $106   $55,684,373 3,656
Nov 2, 2014 - $119,081 -46%   2,063 $58   $55,803,454 3,657
Nov 3, 2014 - $45,634 -62%   2,063 $22   $55,849,088 3,658
Nov 4, 2014 - $49,155 +8%   2,063 $24   $55,898,243 3,659
Nov 5, 2014 - $39,298 -20%   2,063 $19   $55,937,541 3,660
Nov 6, 2014 - $31,186 -21%   2,063 $15   $55,968,727 3,661

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 2004 3 $24,301,242   2,315 $10,497   $24,301,242 1
Nov 5, 2004 4 $15,014,363 -38% 2,467 $6,086   $39,315,605 2
Nov 12, 2004 8 $8,157,491 -46% 2,467 $3,307   $47,473,096 3
Nov 19, 2004 9 $4,194,853 -49% 1,679 $2,498   $51,667,949 4
Nov 26, 2004 13 $1,900,819 -55% 1,043 $1,822   $53,568,768 5
Dec 3, 2004 15 $1,076,517 -43% 930 $1,158   $54,645,285 6
Dec 10, 2004 19 $359,288 -67% 485 $741   $55,004,573 7
Dec 17, 2004 33 $128,328 -64% 178 $721   $55,132,901 8
Oct 31, 2014 21 $815,324   2,063 $395   $55,968,727 523

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/3/2004 $855,570 161 161 869 $3,416,186 11/3/2020
 
Rest of World $44,495,114
 
International Total$47,911,300 11/3/2020

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 19, 200614119,879 119,879$0$053
Oct 29, 20061492,170 212,049$644,268$644,26889
Nov 5, 20061672,989-21% 285,038$572,964$1,217,23290
Nov 12, 20062751,889-29% 336,927$518,371$1,735,60391
Jan 28, 20071779,342 428,864$824,363$2,690,828102
Oct 26, 20082329,084 1,216,896$211,606$11,772,646193
Nov 2, 20082624,942-14% 1,241,838$182,735$11,955,381194

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 16, 2021320,785 20,785$376,209$376,209848

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Leading Cast

Cary Elwes    Dr. Gordon
Danny Glover    Tapp
Monica Potter    Alison Gordon

Supporting Cast

Makenzie Vega    Diana Gordon
Shawnee Smith    Amanda
Ned Bellamy    Jeff
Leigh Whannell    Adam
Tobin Bell    John
Dina Meyer    Kerry
Ken Leung    Detective Steven Sing
Michael Emerson    Zep Hindle

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Wan    Director
Charlie Clouser    Composer

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija and Nightcrawler Lead Soft Halloween

November 3rd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween is over and the box office took a real hit. Ouija was the only film that was a pleasant surprise topping expectations and earning first place. Nightcrawler matched expectations, but due to the competition, landed in second place. The other two films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and Saw, were... well, the less said the better. Overall, the box office fell 18% to just $95 million. Worse still, this was 25% lower than the same weekend last year. There is mitigating circumstances, as this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and didn't have to suffer with Halloween landing on the Friday. Next weekend will bounce back, obviously, but 2014 is running out of time to catch up to 2013. Currently it is down by 3.3% at $8.33 billion to $8.62 billion. More...

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November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

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October 30th, 2014

Nightcrawler poster

Tomorrow is Halloween, which is one of the worst days of the year as far as box office numbers are concerned. I would argue only Christmas Eve is worse. Nightcrawler is the only truly wide release of the week, but it is not expected to be a hit. It will likely earn first place, but with only around $10 million. There are two other films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and the tenth anniversary release of Saw. Before I Go to Sleep is the third release from Clarius Entertainment whose first two releases bombed horribly. This one is expected to finish somewhere in-between the first two at the box office. The Saw franchise is the highest grossing horror franchise of all time, but will people really go to theaters to see it? I would assume fans of these movies likely own the film on Blu-ray, so staying at home would be more appealing. Worse still, this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and it shows. There were five films that earned more than $10 million, led by Ender's Game. This year, we might have no movies earning more than $10 million. Ouch.

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June 26th, 2006

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October 29th, 2005

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October 17th, 2005

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France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

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March 27th, 2005

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March 20th, 2005

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March 12th, 2005

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March 5th, 2005

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Seeing Saw

February 24th, 2005

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DVD Releases for February 15, 2005

February 14th, 2005

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November 8th, 2004

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November 5th, 2004

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November 1st, 2004

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October 29th, 2004

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October 27th, 2004

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October 20th, 2004

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September 30th, 2004

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Movie Websites Launches for August 20 - August 26

August 26th, 2004

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August 19th, 2004

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Synopsis

With a dead body lying between them, two men wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw". The men must follow various rules and objectives if they wish to survive and win the deadly game set for them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,276,468 (32.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,200,000 (worldwide box office is 86.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,315 opening theaters/2,467 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $96,817,110

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,644 $55,968,727
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,040 $47,911,300
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,750 $103,880,027
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 457 $55,968,727
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $47,911,300
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 456 $103,880,027

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 29th, 2004 (Wide) by Lionsgate
October 31st, 2014 (Limited) by Lionsgate, released as Saw - 10th Anniversary
International Releases: December 3rd, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: February 15th, 2005 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong grisly violence and language
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: Saw
Comparisons: vs. Don’t Breathe 2
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Serial Killer, Trapped, Non-Chronological, Slasher Horror, Escape, Torture Porn
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 135 $6,437,990 Nov 12, 2004 17
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $11,714,857 Nov 12, 2004 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 20 $18,276,468 Oct 29, 2004 3
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $33,256,702 Oct 29, 2004 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day) 11 $18,276,468 Oct 29, 2004 3
Halloween (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 14 $33,256,702 Oct 29, 2004 3

Leading Cast

Cary Elwes    Dr. Gordon
Danny Glover    Tapp
Monica Potter    Alison Gordon

Supporting Cast

Makenzie Vega    Diana Gordon
Shawnee Smith    Amanda
Ned Bellamy    Jeff
Leigh Whannell    Adam
Tobin Bell    John
Dina Meyer    Kerry
Ken Leung    Detective Steven Sing
Michael Emerson    Zep Hindle

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Wan    Director
Charlie Clouser    Composer

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija and Nightcrawler Lead Soft Halloween

November 3rd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween is over and the box office took a real hit. Ouija was the only film that was a pleasant surprise topping expectations and earning first place. Nightcrawler matched expectations, but due to the competition, landed in second place. The other two films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and Saw, were... well, the less said the better. Overall, the box office fell 18% to just $95 million. Worse still, this was 25% lower than the same weekend last year. There is mitigating circumstances, as this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and didn't have to suffer with Halloween landing on the Friday. Next weekend will bounce back, obviously, but 2014 is running out of time to catch up to 2013. Currently it is down by 3.3% at $8.33 billion to $8.62 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

Weekend Predictions: Halloween Scares Away New Releases

October 30th, 2014

Nightcrawler poster

Tomorrow is Halloween, which is one of the worst days of the year as far as box office numbers are concerned. I would argue only Christmas Eve is worse. Nightcrawler is the only truly wide release of the week, but it is not expected to be a hit. It will likely earn first place, but with only around $10 million. There are two other films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and the tenth anniversary release of Saw. Before I Go to Sleep is the third release from Clarius Entertainment whose first two releases bombed horribly. This one is expected to finish somewhere in-between the first two at the box office. The Saw franchise is the highest grossing horror franchise of all time, but will people really go to theaters to see it? I would assume fans of these movies likely own the film on Blu-ray, so staying at home would be more appealing. Worse still, this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and it shows. There were five films that earned more than $10 million, led by Ender's Game. This year, we might have no movies earning more than $10 million. Ouch.

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DVD Releases for June 27, 2006

June 26th, 2006

It's an absolutely horrid week for DVD releases with six or seven contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, I have no idea how I'm going to afford to buy them all. But I will buy them all. Oh yes, I will buy them all. While the latest Masters of Horror collection was high on my list, as was Why We Fight - Buy from Amazon and Imagine Me & You - Buy from Amazon, (but for widely different reasons), I went with the criminally underrated Yellowbeard - Buy from Amazon as my DVD Pick of the Week. Maybe one day it will get the Special Edition treatment it so richly deserves. More...

Batman Begins New Slump on the Home Market

October 29th, 2005

While Batman Begins had the best start in a long time, that wasn't enough for the video market to keep up with last year's pace. It brought in $10.38 million in DVD rentals and $970,000 in VHS rentals for a total of $11.34 million. More...

DVD Releases for October 18, 2005

October 17th, 2005

Every week, films get a second chance at success on the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. This week is deceptively weak for releases; while there are plenty of DVDs coming out tomorrow, many of them are re-releases, double-dips and the like. The best of the bunch is Lifeboat - Special Edition, with Batman Begins - Buy from Amazon close behind. More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Baby Takes Fifth in Close Race

March 20th, 2005

After gathering in all the data the winner for the race for fifth place is Million Dollar Baby, I think. It would need to lost more than 40% from last week's total and that's not taking into account its openings in South Korea at $1,515,672 and second place, its $110,000, third place debut in Finland, $86,000 in Russia, $50,000, second place debut in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, exact weekend totals are unknown but it is estimated at $6 million raising its international total to $43 million so far. More...

Phoenix is Reborn on the Home Market

March 12th, 2005

Flight of the Phoenix was clearly a disappointment when it was release in theatres last December, but it's fortunes turned around at the home market. Opening week of release saw the remake bring in $7.27 million in DVD rentals and $1.23 million in VHS rentals. Combined they represent nearly half the film's $21.0 million domestic box office. More...

Saw Remains on Top of Belated Rental Charts

March 5th, 2005

Thanks in part to a slow week for DVD releases, Saw remained the top DVD rental on this weeks charts with $6.80 million this week, a drop of 28% from last week, and a two week total of $16.27 million so far. On the VHS side, the film dropped first to third with $1.09 million, down 38% for a total of $2.83 million. More...

Seeing Saw

February 24th, 2005

The low-budget horror movie, Saw was the top rental this week bringing in $9.47 million in DVD rentals and $1.75 on the VHS side. More...

DVD Releases for February 15, 2005

February 14th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section including this week's winner, Angel - Season Five - Buy from Amazon. However, there are also two other, limited releases worth picking up, but I recommend renting first. They are Donnie Darko - The Director's Cut - Buy from Amazon and The Motorcycle Diaries - Buy from Amazon. More...

Incredibles were Merely Super

November 8th, 2004

The top film on the charts wasn't as impressive as predicted, but that helped some of the holdovers hold up better. Overall, there was a massive leap from last weekend at 43.8%, but a troubling 5.8% drop from last year. This extended pseudo-slump the box office has been in has cut 2004's lead over 2003 to just 2.1%, $7.641 billion to $7.480 billion. Unless 2004 can close strong, we will see the second year in a row with declining ticket sales. More...

This Weekend will be Incredible

November 5th, 2004

Predicting which movie will finish on top of the charts this weekend is a simple matter. The real question is will The Incredibles break records, and if so, how many. More...

Halloween not as Scary as Predicted

November 1st, 2004

With four of the films in the top five beating expectations, this Halloween wasn't as bad as predicted. It was still down about 5.0% from last weekend and 1.5% from last year, but that's not as bad as it could have been. At first glance that's not too bad, however, last year Halloween was on a Friday and there were no new wide releases, which undoubtedly lead to last year under-performing. More...

Will Halloween Scare Away Moviegoers?

October 29th, 2004

Traditionally, Halloween is not a good day for the movies, with kids and families staying away from the theatres in order to trick or treat. The only films that really benefit from Halloween are horror films aimed at High School and College students. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 22 - October 28

October 28th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner Kung Fu Hustle - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Sharks Sink but Still Stay on Top

October 27th, 2004

Despite a 45% drop in its weekend haul, Shark Tale was able easily able to earn it third first place finish on the international charts. Still early in its run, the film took home $16.2 million in 4,368 theatres in 24 markets pushing its total to $80.3 million internationally. Without any openings the film relied on strong holdovers like in the U.K. where it drop 39%, in France it was off 32% and 35% in Germany. More...

Sharks do a Double-Take

October 20th, 2004

Thanks to mostly unopposed openings several more markets, Shark Tale was able to repeat as the international box office champ this week. Not only that, but its $29.6 million more than doubled its international tally prior to the start of the weekend as the film now sits at $56.2 million. The best opening of the weekend, and most likely of its international run, was in the U.K. where the film managed to take in $9.1 million, ($13.6 million if you include last week's previews.) In France the result was strong with $4.2 million but in the face of local competition, it could only manage $3.4 million in Germany. More...

Shark Attack

October 13th, 2004

With openings in nearly a dozen new markets, Shark Tale was able to take top spot on the international charts with $9.4 million in 16 markets, pushing its early total to $19.2 million internationally and over $100 million worldwide. Highlights include $4.4 million in the U.K., (including previews) and $2.05 million in Mexico. How happy the studio is with these results depends on their expectations. Compared to the average film, Shark Tale is a massive hit. But compared to Dreamworks previous digitally animated film, Shrek 2, it is a large drop. More...

Collateral Climbs to the Top

October 6th, 2004

Collateral finished first on the international charts breaking The Village's five week run on top. Although, with a weekly take of only $9.4 million in 28 markets, it has as much to do with the weakness of the competition as it does with the strength of the film itself. The largest chunk of that box office came from France, where the film earned $3.8 million. More...

2004 Preview: October

October 1st, 2004

October is generally a transition month. Not the dumping ground that September is, but without a major holiday, it's not as prosperous as November. Also, the month is usually good to horror movies for the obvious reason. One last note, the movie industry as a whole is in a bit of a slump right now, of the 11 films that opened wide in September, only 2 will beat expectations by any reasonable degree. This has caused me to downgrade some of my predictions, especially for earlier in the month. More...

Movie Websites Launches for September 24 - September 30

September 30th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner Shark Tale - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for August 20 - August 26

August 26th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Official Site, which won also for CountOlaf.com. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for August 13 - August 19

August 19th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Vanity Fair - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 2004 3 $18,276,468   2,315 $7,895   $18,276,468 1
Nov 5, 2004 4 $11,093,169 -39% 2,467 $4,497   $35,394,411 2
Nov 12, 2004 8 $6,437,990 -42% 2,467 $2,610   $45,753,595 3
Nov 19, 2004 10 $2,882,575 -55% 1,679 $1,717   $50,355,671 4
Nov 26, 2004 13 $1,531,070 -47% 1,043 $1,468   $53,199,019 5
Dec 3, 2004 14 $852,333 -44% 930 $916   $54,421,101 6
Dec 10, 2004 19 $252,586 -70% 485 $521   $54,897,871 7
Dec 17, 2004 32 $87,289 -65% 178 $490   $55,091,862 8
Dec 24, 2004 45 $20,502 -77% 100 $205   $55,153,403 9
Oct 31, 2014 20 $650,051   2,063 $315   $55,803,454 523

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 29, 2004 2 $6,800,000     2,315 $2,937   $6,800,000 1
Oct 30, 2004 3 $6,226,011 -8%   2,315 $2,689   $12,884,315 2
Oct 31, 2004 1 $5,392,153 -13%   2,315 $2,329   $18,276,468 3
Nov 1, 2004 1 $1,889,000 -65%   2,315 $816   $20,165,000 4
Nov 2, 2004 2 $1,464,000 -22%   2,315 $632   $21,629,000 5
Nov 3, 2004 2 $1,329,000 -9%   2,315 $574   $22,958,000 6
Nov 4, 2004 2 $1,344,000 +1%   2,315 $581   $24,302,000 7
Nov 5, 2004 4 $3,650,000 +172% -46% 2,467 $1,480   $27,951,000 8
Nov 6, 2004 4 $4,692,751 +29% -25% 2,467 $1,902   $32,640,724 9
Nov 7, 2004 3 $2,753,687 -41% -49% 2,467 $1,116   $35,394,411 10
Nov 8, 2004 3 $846,000 -69% -55% 2,467 $343   $36,241,000 11
Nov 9, 2004 3 $848,000 n/c -42% 2,467 $344   $37,089,000 12
Nov 10, 2004 3 $1,019,000 +20% -23% 2,467 $413   $38,108,000 13
Nov 11, 2004 5 $1,207,000 +18% -10% 2,467 $489   $39,315,605 14
Nov 12, 2004 8 $2,100,000 +74% -42% 2,467 $851   $41,400,000 15
Nov 13, 2004 8 $2,771,987 +32% -41% 2,467 $1,124   $44,224,398 16
Nov 14, 2004 7 $1,529,197 -45% -44% 2,467 $620   $45,753,595 17
Nov 15, 2004 6 $455,000 -70% -46% 2,467 $184   $46,209,000 18
Nov 16, 2004 6 $460,000 +1% -46% 2,467 $186   $46,669,000 19
Nov 17, 2004 6 $399,000 -13% -61% 2,467 $162   $47,068,000 20
Nov 18, 2004 6 $405,000 +2% -66% 2,467 $164   $47,473,096 21
Nov 19, 2004 9 $900,000 +122% -57% 1,679 $536   $48,400,000 22
Nov 20, 2004 10 $1,256,321 +40% -55% 1,679 $748   $49,665,161 23
Nov 21, 2004 10 $690,510 -45% -55% 1,679 $411   $50,355,671 24
Nov 22, 2004 8 $261,000 -62% -43% 1,679 $155   $50,616,000 25
Nov 23, 2004 9 $328,000 +26% -29% 1,679 $195   $50,944,000 26
Oct 31, 2014 - $311,812     2,063 $151   $55,465,215 3,655
Nov 1, 2014 - $219,158 -30%   2,063 $106   $55,684,373 3,656
Nov 2, 2014 - $119,081 -46%   2,063 $58   $55,803,454 3,657
Nov 3, 2014 - $45,634 -62%   2,063 $22   $55,849,088 3,658
Nov 4, 2014 - $49,155 +8%   2,063 $24   $55,898,243 3,659
Nov 5, 2014 - $39,298 -20%   2,063 $19   $55,937,541 3,660
Nov 6, 2014 - $31,186 -21%   2,063 $15   $55,968,727 3,661

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 2004 3 $24,301,242   2,315 $10,497   $24,301,242 1
Nov 5, 2004 4 $15,014,363 -38% 2,467 $6,086   $39,315,605 2
Nov 12, 2004 8 $8,157,491 -46% 2,467 $3,307   $47,473,096 3
Nov 19, 2004 9 $4,194,853 -49% 1,679 $2,498   $51,667,949 4
Nov 26, 2004 13 $1,900,819 -55% 1,043 $1,822   $53,568,768 5
Dec 3, 2004 15 $1,076,517 -43% 930 $1,158   $54,645,285 6
Dec 10, 2004 19 $359,288 -67% 485 $741   $55,004,573 7
Dec 17, 2004 33 $128,328 -64% 178 $721   $55,132,901 8
Oct 31, 2014 21 $815,324   2,063 $395   $55,968,727 523

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/3/2004 $855,570 161 161 869 $3,416,186 11/3/2020
 
Rest of World $44,495,114
 
International Total$47,911,300 11/3/2020

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 19, 200614119,879 119,879$0$053
Oct 29, 20061492,170 212,049$644,268$644,26889
Nov 5, 20061672,989-21% 285,038$572,964$1,217,23290
Nov 12, 20062751,889-29% 336,927$518,371$1,735,60391
Jan 28, 20071779,342 428,864$824,363$2,690,828102
Oct 26, 20082329,084 1,216,896$211,606$11,772,646193
Nov 2, 20082624,942-14% 1,241,838$182,735$11,955,381194

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 16, 2021320,785 20,785$376,209$376,209848

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