300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $106,580,051Details
International Box Office $224,200,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $330,780,051
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $17,019,669 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $17,590,094 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $34,609,763
Further financial details...

Synopsis

This new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. This pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$45,038,460 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$110,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,470 opening theaters/3,490 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $140,628,259

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 725 $106,580,051
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 432 $224,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 484 $330,780,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $106,580,051
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 57 $224,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 64 $330,780,051

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 7th, 2014 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
March 7th, 2014 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: March 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Italy)
June 20th, 2014 (Wide) (Japan)
Video Release: June 24th, 2014 by Warner Home Video
September 29th, 2014 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong sustained sequences of stylized bloody violence throughout, a sex scene, nudity and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2284, 8/7/2013)
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: 300
Comparisons: vs. 300
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Keywords: 3-D, War, Sword and Sandal, Delayed Sequel, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Cruel and Unusual Films, Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic March Weekend 38 $45,038,460 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 15 $45,038,460 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 45 $45,038,460 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 82 $45,038,460 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top Historical Fiction Day Domestic 45 $17,454,309 Mar 7, 2014 1
Biggest Domestic March Day 91 $17,454,309 Mar 7, 2014 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 7, 2014 1 $45,038,460   3,470 $12,979   $45,038,460 1
Mar 14, 2014 2 $19,201,345 -57% 3,490 $5,502   $78,406,898 2
Mar 21, 2014 5 $8,504,075 -56% 3,085 $2,757   $93,592,194 3
Mar 28, 2014 9 $4,209,290 -51% 2,601 $1,618   $101,054,704 4
Apr 4, 2014 12 $1,466,274 -65% 1,555 $943   $104,023,926 5
Apr 11, 2014 16 $441,465 -70% 525 $841   $105,020,890 6
Apr 18, 2014 25 $232,168 -47% 265 $876   $105,481,745 7
Apr 25, 2014 24 $231,563 n/c 325 $713   $105,814,532 8
May 2, 2014 31 $121,045 -48% 235 $515   $106,036,180 9
May 9, 2014 39 $78,967 -35% 191 $413   $106,170,469 10
May 16, 2014 23 $281,282 +256% 155 $1,815   $106,488,128 11
May 23, 2014 50 $33,114 -88% 71 $466   $106,563,988 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 7, 2014 1 $17,454,309     3,470 $5,030   $17,454,309 1
Mar 8, 2014 1 $16,089,450 -8%   3,470 $4,637   $33,543,759 2
Mar 9, 2014 1 $11,494,701 -29%   3,470 $3,313   $45,038,460 3
Mar 10, 2014 1 $3,882,331 -66%   3,470 $1,119   $48,920,791 4
Mar 11, 2014 1 $4,208,230 +8%   3,470 $1,213   $53,129,021 5
Mar 12, 2014 1 $3,088,419 -27%   3,470 $890   $56,217,440 6
Mar 13, 2014 1 $2,988,113 -3%   3,470 $861   $59,205,553 7
Mar 14, 2014 2 $5,762,774 +93% -67% 3,490 $1,651   $64,968,327 8
Mar 15, 2014 2 $7,901,863 +37% -51% 3,490 $2,264   $72,870,190 9
Mar 16, 2014 2 $5,536,708 -30% -52% 3,490 $1,586   $78,406,898 10
Mar 17, 2014 1 $1,731,111 -69% -55% 3,490 $496   $80,138,009 11
Mar 18, 2014 1 $2,031,500 +17% -52% 3,490 $582   $82,169,509 12
Mar 19, 2014 1 $1,574,426 -22% -49% 3,490 $451   $83,743,935 13
Mar 20, 2014 1 $1,344,184 -15% -55% 3,490 $385   $85,088,119 14
Mar 21, 2014 5 $2,401,785 +79% -58% 3,085 $779   $87,489,904 15
Mar 22, 2014 4 $3,655,989 +52% -54% 3,085 $1,185   $91,145,893 16
Mar 23, 2014 5 $2,446,301 -33% -56% 3,085 $793   $93,592,194 17
Mar 24, 2014 5 $831,707 -66% -52% 3,085 $270   $94,423,901 18
Mar 25, 2014 5 $971,097 +17% -52% 3,085 $315   $95,394,998 19
Mar 26, 2014 5 $776,225 -20% -51% 3,085 $252   $96,171,223 20
Mar 27, 2014 5 $674,191 -13% -50% 3,085 $219   $96,845,414 21
Mar 28, 2014 9 $1,178,043 +75% -51% 2,601 $453   $98,023,457 22
Mar 29, 2014 10 $1,893,101 +61% -48% 2,601 $728   $99,916,558 23
Mar 30, 2014 8 $1,138,146 -40% -53% 2,601 $438   $101,054,704 24
Mar 31, 2014 8 $394,139 -65% -53% 2,601 $152   $101,448,843 25
Apr 1, 2014 8 $460,143 +17% -53% 2,601 $177   $101,908,986 26
Apr 2, 2014 8 $363,259 -21% -53% 2,601 $140   $102,272,245 27
Apr 3, 2014 8 $285,407 -21% -58% 2,601 $110   $102,557,652 28
Apr 4, 2014 12 $430,796 +51% -63% 1,555 $277   $102,988,448 29
Apr 5, 2014 12 $631,386 +47% -67% 1,555 $406   $103,619,834 30
Apr 6, 2014 12 $404,092 -36% -64% 1,555 $260   $104,023,926 31
Apr 7, 2014 12 $136,222 -66% -65% 1,555 $88   $104,160,148 32
Apr 8, 2014 12 $171,639 +26% -63% 1,555 $110   $104,331,787 33
Apr 9, 2014 11 $135,595 -21% -63% 1,555 $87   $104,467,382 34
Apr 10, 2014 12 $112,043 -17% -61% 1,555 $72   $104,579,425 35
Apr 11, 2014 - $130,449 +16% -70% 525 $248   $104,709,874 36
Apr 12, 2014 - $184,681 +42% -71% 525 $352   $104,894,555 37
Apr 13, 2014 - $126,335 -32% -69% 525 $241   $105,020,890 38
Apr 14, 2014 - $51,797 -59% -62% 525 $99   $105,072,687 39
Apr 15, 2014 - $71,997 +39% -58% 525 $137   $105,144,684 40
Apr 16, 2014 - $49,997 -31% -63% 525 $95   $105,194,681 41
Apr 17, 2014 - $54,896 +10% -51% 525 $105   $105,249,577 42
Apr 18, 2014 - $86,881 +58% -33% 265 $328   $105,336,458 43
Apr 19, 2014 - $93,273 +7% -49% 265 $352   $105,429,731 44
Apr 20, 2014 - $52,014 -44% -59% 265 $196   $105,481,745 45
Apr 21, 2014 - $27,187 -48% -48% 265 $103   $105,508,932 46
Apr 22, 2014 20 $27,328 +1% -62% 265 $103   $105,536,260 47
Apr 23, 2014 - $23,502 -14% -53% 265 $89   $105,559,762 48
Apr 24, 2014 - $23,207 -1% -58% 265 $88   $105,582,969 49
Apr 25, 2014 19 $66,182 +185% -24% 325 $204   $105,649,151 50
Apr 26, 2014 19 $95,992 +45% +3% 325 $295   $105,745,143 51
Apr 27, 2014 19 $69,389 -28% +33% 325 $214   $105,814,532 52
Apr 28, 2014 17 $25,674 -63% -6% 325 $79   $105,840,206 53
Apr 29, 2014 18 $26,957 +5% -1% 325 $83   $105,867,163 54
Apr 30, 2014 - $23,992 -11% +2% 325 $74   $105,891,155 55
May 1, 2014 18 $23,980 n/c +3% 325 $74   $105,915,135 56
May 2, 2014 - $33,462 +40% -49% 235 $142   $105,948,597 57
May 3, 2014 - $49,764 +49% -48% 235 $212   $105,998,361 58
May 4, 2014 - $37,819 -24% -45% 235 $161   $106,036,180 59
May 5, 2014 - $12,958 -66% -50% 235 $55   $106,049,138 60
May 6, 2014 - $14,851 +15% -45% 235 $63   $106,063,989 61
May 7, 2014 - $14,405 -3% -40% 235 $61   $106,078,394 62
May 8, 2014 - $13,108 -9% -45% 235 $56   $106,091,502 63
May 9, 2014 - $20,807 +59% -38% 191 $109   $106,112,309 64
May 10, 2014 - $33,124 +59% -33% 191 $173   $106,145,433 65
May 11, 2014 - $25,036 -24% -34% 191 $131   $106,170,469 66
May 12, 2014 - $8,762 -65% -32% 191 $46   $106,179,231 67
May 13, 2014 - $9,638 +10% -35% 191 $50   $106,188,869 68
May 14, 2014 - $8,856 -8% -39% 191 $46   $106,197,725 69
May 15, 2014 - $9,121 +3% -30% 191 $48   $106,206,846 70
May 16, 2014 - $50,046 +449% +141% 155 $323   $106,256,892 71
May 17, 2014 - $136,452 +173% +312% 155 $880   $106,393,344 72
May 18, 2014 - $94,784 -31% +279% 155 $612   $106,488,128 73
May 19, 2014 - $13,750 -85% +57% 155 $89   $106,501,878 74
May 20, 2014 - $11,950 -13% +24% 155 $77   $106,513,828 75
May 21, 2014 - $7,099 -41% -20% 155 $46   $106,520,927 76
May 22, 2014 - $9,947 +40% +9% 155 $64   $106,530,874 77
May 23, 2014 - $8,441 -15% -83% 71 $119   $106,539,315 78
May 24, 2014 - $12,637 +50% -91% 71 $178   $106,551,952 79
May 25, 2014 - $12,036 -5% -87% 71 $170   $106,563,988 80
May 26, 2014 - $6,821 -43% -50% 71 $96   $106,570,809 81
May 27, 2014 - $2,323 -66% -81% 71 $33   $106,573,132 82
May 28, 2014 - $3,020 +30% -57% 71 $43   $106,576,152 83
May 29, 2014 - $3,899 +29% -61% 71 $55   $106,580,051 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 7, 2014 1 $59,205,553   3,470 $17,062   $59,205,553 1
Mar 14, 2014 2 $25,882,566 -56% 3,490 $7,416   $85,088,119 2
Mar 21, 2014 4 $11,757,295 -55% 3,085 $3,811   $96,845,414 3
Mar 28, 2014 8 $5,712,238 -51% 2,601 $2,196   $102,557,652 4
Apr 4, 2014 12 $2,021,773 -65% 1,555 $1,300   $104,579,425 5
Apr 11, 2014 16 $670,152 -67% 525 $1,276   $105,249,577 6
Apr 18, 2014 23 $333,392 -50% 265 $1,258   $105,582,969 7
Apr 25, 2014 24 $332,166 n/c 325 $1,022   $105,915,135 8
May 2, 2014 32 $176,367 -47% 235 $750   $106,091,502 9
May 9, 2014 39 $115,344 -35% 191 $604   $106,206,846 10
May 16, 2014 25 $324,028 +181% 155 $2,091   $106,530,874 11
May 23, 2014 47 $49,177 -85% 71 $693   $106,580,051 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Italy 3/7/2014 $0 0 1 1 $6,770,316 8/31/2019
Japan 6/20/2014 $0 0 535 1,383 $3,155,787 12/16/2015
 
Rest of World $214,273,897
 
International Total$224,200,000 8/31/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 29, 20142295,576 295,576$5,184,403$5,184,4031
Jul 6, 20142185,619-37% 481,195$3,524,905$8,709,3082
Jul 13, 20142106,562-43% 587,757$2,000,169$10,709,4773
Jul 20, 2014547,459-55% 635,216$901,246$11,610,7234
Jul 27, 20141130,858-35% 666,074$585,993$12,196,7165
Aug 3, 20141320,948-32% 687,022$397,803$12,594,5196
Aug 17, 20141734,235 735,704$410,478$13,279,3468
Aug 31, 20142617,855 762,230$238,007$13,681,75510
Sep 7, 20142717,770n/c780,000$213,062$13,894,81711
Nov 30, 201430111,949 951,571$1,654,606$16,277,85323

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 29, 20141316,054 316,054$6,921,641$6,921,6411
Jul 6, 20142124,369-61% 440,423$2,978,840$9,900,4812
Jul 13, 2014263,078-49% 503,501$1,529,277$11,429,7583
Jul 20, 2014333,672-47% 537,173$867,470$12,297,2284
Jul 27, 2014622,381-34% 559,554$564,550$12,861,7785
Aug 3, 20141212,516-44% 572,070$323,782$13,185,5606
Aug 10, 2014149,952-20% 582,022$252,015$13,437,5757
Aug 17, 20141227,582+177% 609,604$514,631$13,952,2068
Nov 30, 20141766,512 709,342$1,397,243$16,043,87023

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Jul 21, 2021101 1

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Lead Ensemble Members

Sullivan Stapleton    Themistokles
Eva Green    Artemisia
Lena Headey    Queen Gorgo
Hans Matheson    Aeskylos
Rodrigo Santoro    Xerxes

Supporting Cast

Callan Mulvey    Scylias
David Wenham    Dilios
Jack O'Connell    Calisto
Andrew Tiernan    Ephialtes
Igal Naor    King Darius
Andrew Pleavin    Daxos
Peter Mensah    Persian Emissary
Ben Turner    General Artaphernes
Ashraf Barhom    General Bandari
Christopher Sciueref    General Kashani
Steven Cree    Decapitated Greek Marine
Caitlin Carmichael    8 Year Old Artemisia
Jade Chynoweth    13 Year Old Artemisia
Kevin Fry-Bowers    Lascivious Greek
David Sterne    Old Statesman
Clive Leviev-Sawyer    Senator
Christopher Boyer    Senator
Fred Ochs    Senator
Price Carson    Senator
John Michael Herndon    Senator
David Pevsner    Senator
Dimo Alexandrov Alexiev*    Rope Puller
Peter Ferdinando    Greek Ambassador
Gregor Truter    Small Ambassador
Vincent Walsh    Naval Commander
Nick Court    Theban Commander
Mark Killeen    Greek Commander
Anthony Valentine    Young Greek Soldier
Alexander Nikolov Dimitrov    Greek Marine
Atanas Srebrev    Blacksmith
Luke Roberts    Butcher
George Georgiadis    Greek Citizen
Stefan Nikolaev Ivanov    Persian Commander
Farshad Farahat    Persian Officer
Daniel Rashev    Persian General 1
Dimitar Martinov    Persian General 2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Noam Murro    Director
Gianni Nunnari    Producer
Mark Canton    Producer
Zack Snyder    Producer
Deborah Snyder    Producer
Bernie Goldmann    Producer
Zack Snyder    Screenwriter
Kurt Johnstad    Screenwriter
Frank Miller    Story Creator
Thomas Tull    Executive Producer
Frank Miller    Executive Producer
Stephen Jones    Executive Producer
Jon Jashni    Executive Producer
Craig J. Flores    Executive Producer
Simon Duggan    Director of Photography
Patrick Tatopoulos    Production Designer
Wyatt Smith    Editor
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Federico Jusid    Composer
David Brenner    Editor
Wesley Coller    Co-Producer
Alex Garcia    Co-Producer
Roee Sharon Peled    Co-Producer
Tom Holkenborg    Composer
Richard Hollander    Visual Effects Supervisor
John 'DJ' DesJardin    Visual Effects Supervisor
Lucy Bevan    Casting Director
Roee Sharon Peled    Unit Production Manager
Philip Patterson    Assistant Director
Richard White    Assistant Director
Cali Pomes    Assistant Director
Tony Tanev    Assistant Director
Damon Caro    Second Unit Director
Mark Frazier    Associate Producer
George Perez    Associate Producer
Marty P. Ewing    Unit Production Manager
Vesselin Karadjov    Unit Production Manager
Carmen Pepelea    Production Supervisor
Sue Chan    Supervising Art Director
Sonya Savova    Art Director
Alexei Karagiaur    Art Director
Simon Wakefield    Set Decorator
Severina Stoyanova    Set Decorator
Anna Hadzhieva    Art Department Coordinator
Anshuman Prasad    Set Designer
Tammy Lee    Set Designer
Randall Wilkins    Set Designer
David Chow    Set Designer
Dan Jennings    Set Designer
Richard Mays    Set Designer
Tami Goldman    Post-Production Supervisor
Richard B. Molina    First Assistant Editor
Adam Duthie    Second Assistant Editor
Warren Paeff    Second Assistant Editor
Alan Robert Murray    Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Keller    Re-recording Mixer
Melissa Muik    Music Editor
Nikki Clapp    Script Supervisor
Mark Holding    Sound Mixer
Suzi Turnbull    Costume Supervisor
Jasmina Vasileva*    Costume Supervisor
Aileen Seaton    Make-up and Hair Designer
Nicola Matthews    Make-up and Hair Designer
Justin Raleigh    Special Make-up Effects
Ozzy Alvarez    Special Make-up Effects
Danielle Noe    Special Make-up Effects
Kelly Golden    Special Make-up Effects
Kevin Kirkpatrick    Special Make-up Effects
Allen Hall    Special Effects Coordinator
Yovko Dogandjiisky    Special Effects Supervisor
Katy Wood    Dialogue Editor
Ruth Key    Casting Assistant
John McAlary    Casting Associate
Jason King    Sound Effects Editor
Ai-Ling Lee    Sound Effects Editor
F. Hudson Miller    Sound Effects Editor
Mark Larry    Sound Effects Editor
Eric A. Norris    Sound Designer
Tom Ozanich    Sound Designer
David Butler    Dialogue Editor
Susan Dudeck    Dialogue Editor
Kira Roessler    Dialogue Editor
James Ashwill    Foley Mixer
Richard Duarte    Foley Mixer
John Guentner    Foley Mixer
Jack Geist    Visual Effects Producer
Rhonda Gunner    Visual Effects Producer
Jim Halty    Stunt Coordinator
Guillermo Grispo    Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Rugetti    Stunt Coordinator
Ryan Watson    Stunt Coordinator
Tim Rigby    Stunt Coordinator

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

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Noah poster

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Need for Speed poster

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Divergent poster

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March 20th, 2014

Divergent poster

Another week, another pair of wide releases. That's becoming a common thing to say. It is also a good thing to say, because too many movies tend to hurt all films involved and it is much better to have one big release and the counter-programing film. This week the big release is Divergent, which the studio is hoping will be the start of a new franchise. The box office tracking for the film looks good, even if the reviews do not. The counter-programing this week is Muppets Most Wanted, which is also opening with a saturation level theater count and it looks to do as well as The Muppets did. Last year there was also a strong one-two punch with The Croods topping Olympus has Fallen $43.64 million to $30.37 million. I'm not sure that Muppets Most Wanted will hold up its end of the bargain, but Divergent is poised for an opening of at least $50 million. It looks likes 2014 will again win over 2013. More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 20th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed performed a lot better internationally than it did domestically earning first place with $45.6 million in 40 markets. Unfortunately, $21.09 million was earned during its opening weekend in China. I say unfortunately, because studios only get about 20% of the box office haul in that market, compared to 40% in most other international markets and 60% domestically. It also earned first place in Russia with $5.84 million on 1,050 screens and in the U.K., with $3.35 million on 469. The surprise result came in Malaysia where it earned $1.89 million on 184 screens. On the other hand, the film had a trio of third place debuts in Australia ($1.38 million on 457 screens); Brazil ($1.29 on 335); and Italy ($1.07 million on 426). The film opens in Germany this weekend, while it doesn't open in Japan till June. It likely topped its production budget worldwide by Monday, so as long as its legs are not really short, it should break even sometime on the home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Peabody and Sherman Travel to the Top

March 18th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

The weekend box office didn't shake out as expected with the new films failing to live up to the low end of predictions. Need for Speed didn't earn first place, in fact, it only managed third place. Tyler Perry's Single Mothers Club barely managed fifth place and was the worst opening for Tyler Perry in his directing career. On the positive side, Mr. Peabody and Sherman held on better than expected allowing it to rise to first place. The overall box office sank compared to last weekend, down 21% to $114 million. This is still above last year's box office total by 6%. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in almost $2.00 billion, which is 11% ahead of 2013's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Peabody Beats Out Action Trio

March 16th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

An over-abundance of action movies this weekend split the market for moviegoers looking for such entertainment, allowing the animated family adventure Mr. Peabody and Sherman to sneak in and win the weekend. Peabody will be down a decent 34% from last weekend at $21.2 million, according to Fox, and will hit $63 million by the end of the weekend. Its legs will take it past 300: Rise of an Empire, which will be down 58% to $19.1 million for the weekend, and $78.4 million after two. Both films will top new release Need for Speed. Disney's debutant will post around $17.8 million for the weekend, a number undoubtedly squeezed by competition with 300 and Non-Stop, which will post $10.6 million in its third weekend, for $68.8 million in total. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will 2014 Keep Speeding Along?

March 14th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Another week, another pair of wide releases. This time around, Need for Speed is competing with Tyler Perry's Single Mothers Club. Neither film is expected to be a huge hit, but Need for Speed has a better chance at earning first place. 300: Rise of an Empire does have a shot at repeating on top, but it could also collapse due to mixed reviews and direct competition. Last year, the box office was led by Oz the Great and Powerful with $41.25 million during its second weekend of release. No single film is going to come close to that figure this weekend. On the other hand, 2014 has better depth than 2013 had, so it could still come out on top. More...

International Box Office: Empire Conquers the World

March 13th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release. The film earned first place in Russia with $8.43 million on 1,441 screens. It only managed second place in France, but with a still strong $6.08 million on 454 screens. It also had a string of first place finishes in a number of other major markets, including South Korea where it made $5.49 million on 720 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.42 million. Brazil was next with an opening of $5.64 million on 869 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.92 million, while Mexico was close behind with $5.47 million on 2,048. Germany took in $4.75 million on 580 screens over the weekend for a very healthy debut of $5.23 million. The U.K. earned a similar result with $4.62 million on 487, but that is one of the weaker results given the size of the market. Other major markets include Spain ($3.69 million on 710 screens); Italy ($3.33 million on 580); and Australia ($2.91 million on 467). The film has yet to open in China and Japan, but given its start in these markets, it hardly matters how well in does in those. More...

Per Theater Chart: Grand, Grandeur, Grandest

March 12th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Grand Budapest Hotel led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $202,792 in four theaters. This is the best per theater average this year and the best per theater average since Frozen's debut last year. It is also the best per theater average for a live action film of all time, beating The Master's old record of $147,262 in five theaters set in 2012. The film will clearly expand wide enough to earn a significant measure of mainstream success, if it doesn't expand truly wide. Particle Fever was next with an average of $14,323 in three theaters over the weekend, while its total since Wednesday is $49,869. The only wide release to top $10,000 on the per theater chart was 300: Rise of an Empire, which earned an average of $13,006. Interior. Leather Bar. was a surprise entrant in the $10,000 club earning $10,902 in one theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: 2014 Rises Thanks to Empire and Peabody

March 11th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

The box office weekend was a little stronger than expected with 300: Rise of an Empire earning $45 million while Mr. Peabody and Sherman earned $32 million. Overall the box office pulled in $143 million, which was 17% more than last weekend. It was also 2% more than the same weekend last year. Granted, that's not a lot. In fact, it is probably less than ticket price inflation. Then again, any win, even a close win, is amazing since we were up against Oz the Great and Powerful's massive opening last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has amassed $1.84 billion, putting it 11% ahead of 2013, which had earned $1.65 million by this point in the year. It won't be long till 2014 hits $2 billion and there are some pretty big hits coming out this summer to look forward to. More...

Weekend Estimates: 300 and Peabody in Shadow of Budapest Hotel

March 9th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Two movies with very different audiences top this weekend's box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, but the really eye-popping numbers are to be found lower down the rankings. 300: Rise of an Empire leads the charge with a very solid $45 million or so from 3,470 theaters. While that's a long way behind the $70.9 million earned by 300 on its opening weekend, it's an impressive showing for a film that hasn't been earning particularly strong reviews and doesn't share much of the cast, nor the director, from the original movie. In second place, Mr. Peabody & Sherman will land at around $32.5 million for Fox. Playing in 3,934 theaters, the family animated adventure will have a decent $8,361 theater average, and its legs over the next few weeks will be closely watched -- it'll need them for any chance of a sequel.

The main story for the weekend, however, lies lower in the chart. More...

Weekend Predictions: Greeks and Persians vs. Peabody and Sherman

March 6th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

There are two wide releases this week, 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Mr. Peabody and Sherman is opening in nearly 4,000 theaters and is earning better reviews, but 300: Rise of an Empire will likely open faster at the box office. The three holdovers in the top five, Non-Stop, Son of God, and The LEGO Movie, should also do well earning more than $10 million each over the weekend, so overall the box office should be strong. Unfortunately, this weekend last year, Oz the Great and Powerful earned just shy of $80 million over the weekend. There's no way either new release will match that. In fact, it is likely both new releases combined won't match that. 2014's winning streak will end, but not to panic, it still has a large lead and while March doesn't look great, April should be better. More...

2014 Preview: March

March 1st, 2014

Divergent poster

2014 continued its strong run in February with The Lego Movie beating even the high end expectations and will become the first film released in 2014 to reach $200 million. March doesn't look as strong, as no film is on track to hit $200 million, but there are five films that have a chance at $100 million. Granted, not all of them will get there; in fact, there's a chance only one of them will get there. Divergent is the film I think has the best shot at the century club, but it could be joined by Mr. Peabody and Sherman, for instance, which is earning surprisingly strong reviews. Noah is a big-budget Bible epic and the studio has to be hoping for at least $100 million, but the buzz is quite negative and there have been reports of troubles behind-the-scenes. Last March was led by Oz The Great and Powerful, which pulled in more than $200 million domestically. I don't think any film opening this March will match that figure. In addition, The Croods and G.I. Joe: Retaliation also hit the $100 million milestone, while Olympus Has Fallen came very close. Granted, there were also some big bombs last March, like The Host, but even so, I think 2014 will lose ground in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Travel Back in Time

February 28th, 2014

Next week there are two wide releases, 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Personally, I think both films have a shot at $100 million and since 300: Rise of an Empire is an action film and a sequel, it should start off faster, but decline quicker. On the other hand, there are some who think it will bomb as badly as the previous Swords and Sandals releases that have come out this year have. Mr. Peabody and Sherman has a much more stable level of expectations. Maybe it will finish a little above $100 million, maybe it will finish a little below. Almost no one thinks it will bomb completely. As such, I think it is the safer choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Breaking Amish: Season 1 on DVD, plus another random Reality TV release. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win two random Reality TV releases. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...


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Synopsis

This new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. This pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$45,038,460 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$110,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,470 opening theaters/3,490 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $140,628,259

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 725 $106,580,051
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 432 $224,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 484 $330,780,051
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $106,580,051
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 57 $224,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 64 $330,780,051

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 7th, 2014 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
March 7th, 2014 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: March 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Italy)
June 20th, 2014 (Wide) (Japan)
Video Release: June 24th, 2014 by Warner Home Video
September 29th, 2014 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong sustained sequences of stylized bloody violence throughout, a sex scene, nudity and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2284, 8/7/2013)
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: 300
Comparisons: vs. 300
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Keywords: 3-D, War, Sword and Sandal, Delayed Sequel, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Cruel and Unusual Films, Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic March Weekend 38 $45,038,460 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 15 $45,038,460 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 45 $45,038,460 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 82 $45,038,460 Mar 7, 2014 3
Top Historical Fiction Day Domestic 45 $17,454,309 Mar 7, 2014 1
Biggest Domestic March Day 91 $17,454,309 Mar 7, 2014 1

Lead Ensemble Members

Sullivan Stapleton    Themistokles
Eva Green    Artemisia
Lena Headey    Queen Gorgo
Hans Matheson    Aeskylos
Rodrigo Santoro    Xerxes

Supporting Cast

Callan Mulvey    Scylias
David Wenham    Dilios
Jack O'Connell    Calisto
Andrew Tiernan    Ephialtes
Igal Naor    King Darius
Andrew Pleavin    Daxos
Peter Mensah    Persian Emissary
Ben Turner    General Artaphernes
Ashraf Barhom    General Bandari
Christopher Sciueref    General Kashani
Steven Cree    Decapitated Greek Marine
Caitlin Carmichael    8 Year Old Artemisia
Jade Chynoweth    13 Year Old Artemisia
Kevin Fry-Bowers    Lascivious Greek
David Sterne    Old Statesman
Clive Leviev-Sawyer    Senator
Christopher Boyer    Senator
Fred Ochs    Senator
Price Carson    Senator
John Michael Herndon    Senator
David Pevsner    Senator
Dimo Alexandrov Alexiev*    Rope Puller
Peter Ferdinando    Greek Ambassador
Gregor Truter    Small Ambassador
Vincent Walsh    Naval Commander
Nick Court    Theban Commander
Mark Killeen    Greek Commander
Anthony Valentine    Young Greek Soldier
Alexander Nikolov Dimitrov    Greek Marine
Atanas Srebrev    Blacksmith
Luke Roberts    Butcher
George Georgiadis    Greek Citizen
Stefan Nikolaev Ivanov    Persian Commander
Farshad Farahat    Persian Officer
Daniel Rashev    Persian General 1
Dimitar Martinov    Persian General 2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Noam Murro    Director
Gianni Nunnari    Producer
Mark Canton    Producer
Zack Snyder    Producer
Deborah Snyder    Producer
Bernie Goldmann    Producer
Zack Snyder    Screenwriter
Kurt Johnstad    Screenwriter
Frank Miller    Story Creator
Thomas Tull    Executive Producer
Frank Miller    Executive Producer
Stephen Jones    Executive Producer
Jon Jashni    Executive Producer
Craig J. Flores    Executive Producer
Simon Duggan    Director of Photography
Patrick Tatopoulos    Production Designer
Wyatt Smith    Editor
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Federico Jusid    Composer
David Brenner    Editor
Wesley Coller    Co-Producer
Alex Garcia    Co-Producer
Roee Sharon Peled    Co-Producer
Tom Holkenborg    Composer
Richard Hollander    Visual Effects Supervisor
John 'DJ' DesJardin    Visual Effects Supervisor
Lucy Bevan    Casting Director
Roee Sharon Peled    Unit Production Manager
Philip Patterson    Assistant Director
Richard White    Assistant Director
Cali Pomes    Assistant Director
Tony Tanev    Assistant Director
Damon Caro    Second Unit Director
Mark Frazier    Associate Producer
George Perez    Associate Producer
Marty P. Ewing    Unit Production Manager
Vesselin Karadjov    Unit Production Manager
Carmen Pepelea    Production Supervisor
Sue Chan    Supervising Art Director
Sonya Savova    Art Director
Alexei Karagiaur    Art Director
Simon Wakefield    Set Decorator
Severina Stoyanova    Set Decorator
Anna Hadzhieva    Art Department Coordinator
Anshuman Prasad    Set Designer
Tammy Lee    Set Designer
Randall Wilkins    Set Designer
David Chow    Set Designer
Dan Jennings    Set Designer
Richard Mays    Set Designer
Tami Goldman    Post-Production Supervisor
Richard B. Molina    First Assistant Editor
Adam Duthie    Second Assistant Editor
Warren Paeff    Second Assistant Editor
Alan Robert Murray    Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Keller    Re-recording Mixer
Melissa Muik    Music Editor
Nikki Clapp    Script Supervisor
Mark Holding    Sound Mixer
Suzi Turnbull    Costume Supervisor
Jasmina Vasileva*    Costume Supervisor
Aileen Seaton    Make-up and Hair Designer
Nicola Matthews    Make-up and Hair Designer
Justin Raleigh    Special Make-up Effects
Ozzy Alvarez    Special Make-up Effects
Danielle Noe    Special Make-up Effects
Kelly Golden    Special Make-up Effects
Kevin Kirkpatrick    Special Make-up Effects
Allen Hall    Special Effects Coordinator
Yovko Dogandjiisky    Special Effects Supervisor
Katy Wood    Dialogue Editor
Ruth Key    Casting Assistant
John McAlary    Casting Associate
Jason King    Sound Effects Editor
Ai-Ling Lee    Sound Effects Editor
F. Hudson Miller    Sound Effects Editor
Mark Larry    Sound Effects Editor
Eric A. Norris    Sound Designer
Tom Ozanich    Sound Designer
David Butler    Dialogue Editor
Susan Dudeck    Dialogue Editor
Kira Roessler    Dialogue Editor
James Ashwill    Foley Mixer
Richard Duarte    Foley Mixer
John Guentner    Foley Mixer
Jack Geist    Visual Effects Producer
Rhonda Gunner    Visual Effects Producer
Jim Halty    Stunt Coordinator
Guillermo Grispo    Stunt Coordinator
Matthew Rugetti    Stunt Coordinator
Ryan Watson    Stunt Coordinator
Tim Rigby    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 24th, 2014

June 23rd, 2014

There's very little on the home market that stands out. 300: Rise of an Empire is the biggest movie coming out this week, but it is far from the best new release. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of new releases in competition for Pick of the Week. The A Hard Day's Night Criterion Collection Blu-ray is absolutely worth picking up, but there are no new extras for the Blu-ray, so that is a strike against it. Masters of Sex: Season One earned great reviews, but the extras on the DVD or the Blu-ray are only good. Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Six is loaded, but its price is just too high. In the end, I rolled a dice and Star Trek: The Next Generation came out on top, but it really is a close race. More...

International Box Office: Winter of Content

April 3rd, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

Captain America: The Winter Soldier started its international run a week earlier than its domestic run and it started out really well. It earned first place with $75.2 million in 32 markets. This includes a number of major markets, led by the U.K. with $10.05 million on 535 screens. By comparison, the first Captain America made $14.75 million in the U.K., in total, including a $4.90 million start. It also cracked $10 million in South Korea with $8.89 million on 1,268 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $10.99 million. The first film made $3.81 million in South Korea in total. The Winter Soldier also opened in Mexico, earning $8.60 million on 2,681, which was a little bit above its predecessor opening. It is too soon to tell if it will reach $20 million, like The First Avenger did. The first film made $10.28 million in France in total, while this film opened with $6.06 million on 664 screens. In Germany, the film only managed $3.66 million on 626 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.99 million, compared to $4.81 million the original made in total. It had a near identical opening in Italy with $3.60 million on 648 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $4.06 million. This is close to half of the $8.60 million the first film made in total in that market. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in Spain with $2.93 million in 709 screens, which is just a little bit more than the $2.54 million the original opened with. As you can tell, The Winter Soldier topped The First Avenger's opening in every major market. It topped its predecessor's total in one major market. This is an amazing start and with several major markets left ahead of it, an international total of $300 million is a reasonable goal. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Noah Sails to the Top, but Box Office Sinks

April 1st, 2014

Noah poster

March is over and it ended on a bit of a down note. Noah topped expectations, but not every film managed to do the same. For instance, Sabotage barely avoided the Mendoza Line. Overall the box office was down less than $1 million, or 0.7%, when compared to last weekend. Compared to last year, the box office was down 5%, which isn't great, but given how strong 2014 has been, it is hardly a reason to panic. In fact, year-to-date, 2014 has a 6% lead over 2013 at $2.35 billion to $2.22 billion. More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 26th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed remained in first place on the international chart with $29.2 million in 55 markets for a two-week total of $96.1 million. This includes $10.5 million over the weekend in China, and $24.22 million for the full week. After two weeks of release, the film has $45.54 million in that one market. The film opened in first place in Germany with $2.91 million on 455 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.06 million. The film opens in Spain and France, among other markets, in April, while by the time it debuts in Japan, it might have covered its production budget internationally. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Divergent Results

March 25th, 2014

Divergent poster

This weekend, there were two new wide releases at the box office. One was a big hit and the other struggled. Also, one was a hit with critics and one was not. Sadly, the critical miss was a box office hit with Divergent earning more than $50 million while Muppets Most Wanted failed to reach $20 million. Overall, the total box office this weekend was $141 million, which is 24% more than last weekend. It is also more than the same weekend last year, but by less than 2%. Year-to-date, 2014 is 8% ahead of 2013 at $2.16 billion to $2.01 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Divergent Opinions on the New Releases

March 20th, 2014

Divergent poster

Another week, another pair of wide releases. That's becoming a common thing to say. It is also a good thing to say, because too many movies tend to hurt all films involved and it is much better to have one big release and the counter-programing film. This week the big release is Divergent, which the studio is hoping will be the start of a new franchise. The box office tracking for the film looks good, even if the reviews do not. The counter-programing this week is Muppets Most Wanted, which is also opening with a saturation level theater count and it looks to do as well as The Muppets did. Last year there was also a strong one-two punch with The Croods topping Olympus has Fallen $43.64 million to $30.37 million. I'm not sure that Muppets Most Wanted will hold up its end of the bargain, but Divergent is poised for an opening of at least $50 million. It looks likes 2014 will again win over 2013. More...

International Box Office: Speed Races Around the World

March 20th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Need for Speed performed a lot better internationally than it did domestically earning first place with $45.6 million in 40 markets. Unfortunately, $21.09 million was earned during its opening weekend in China. I say unfortunately, because studios only get about 20% of the box office haul in that market, compared to 40% in most other international markets and 60% domestically. It also earned first place in Russia with $5.84 million on 1,050 screens and in the U.K., with $3.35 million on 469. The surprise result came in Malaysia where it earned $1.89 million on 184 screens. On the other hand, the film had a trio of third place debuts in Australia ($1.38 million on 457 screens); Brazil ($1.29 on 335); and Italy ($1.07 million on 426). The film opens in Germany this weekend, while it doesn't open in Japan till June. It likely topped its production budget worldwide by Monday, so as long as its legs are not really short, it should break even sometime on the home market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Peabody and Sherman Travel to the Top

March 18th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

The weekend box office didn't shake out as expected with the new films failing to live up to the low end of predictions. Need for Speed didn't earn first place, in fact, it only managed third place. Tyler Perry's Single Mothers Club barely managed fifth place and was the worst opening for Tyler Perry in his directing career. On the positive side, Mr. Peabody and Sherman held on better than expected allowing it to rise to first place. The overall box office sank compared to last weekend, down 21% to $114 million. This is still above last year's box office total by 6%. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in almost $2.00 billion, which is 11% ahead of 2013's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Peabody Beats Out Action Trio

March 16th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

An over-abundance of action movies this weekend split the market for moviegoers looking for such entertainment, allowing the animated family adventure Mr. Peabody and Sherman to sneak in and win the weekend. Peabody will be down a decent 34% from last weekend at $21.2 million, according to Fox, and will hit $63 million by the end of the weekend. Its legs will take it past 300: Rise of an Empire, which will be down 58% to $19.1 million for the weekend, and $78.4 million after two. Both films will top new release Need for Speed. Disney's debutant will post around $17.8 million for the weekend, a number undoubtedly squeezed by competition with 300 and Non-Stop, which will post $10.6 million in its third weekend, for $68.8 million in total. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will 2014 Keep Speeding Along?

March 14th, 2014

Need for Speed poster

Another week, another pair of wide releases. This time around, Need for Speed is competing with Tyler Perry's Single Mothers Club. Neither film is expected to be a huge hit, but Need for Speed has a better chance at earning first place. 300: Rise of an Empire does have a shot at repeating on top, but it could also collapse due to mixed reviews and direct competition. Last year, the box office was led by Oz the Great and Powerful with $41.25 million during its second weekend of release. No single film is going to come close to that figure this weekend. On the other hand, 2014 has better depth than 2013 had, so it could still come out on top. More...

International Box Office: Empire Conquers the World

March 13th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release. The film earned first place in Russia with $8.43 million on 1,441 screens. It only managed second place in France, but with a still strong $6.08 million on 454 screens. It also had a string of first place finishes in a number of other major markets, including South Korea where it made $5.49 million on 720 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.42 million. Brazil was next with an opening of $5.64 million on 869 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.92 million, while Mexico was close behind with $5.47 million on 2,048. Germany took in $4.75 million on 580 screens over the weekend for a very healthy debut of $5.23 million. The U.K. earned a similar result with $4.62 million on 487, but that is one of the weaker results given the size of the market. Other major markets include Spain ($3.69 million on 710 screens); Italy ($3.33 million on 580); and Australia ($2.91 million on 467). The film has yet to open in China and Japan, but given its start in these markets, it hardly matters how well in does in those. More...

Per Theater Chart: Grand, Grandeur, Grandest

March 12th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Grand Budapest Hotel led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $202,792 in four theaters. This is the best per theater average this year and the best per theater average since Frozen's debut last year. It is also the best per theater average for a live action film of all time, beating The Master's old record of $147,262 in five theaters set in 2012. The film will clearly expand wide enough to earn a significant measure of mainstream success, if it doesn't expand truly wide. Particle Fever was next with an average of $14,323 in three theaters over the weekend, while its total since Wednesday is $49,869. The only wide release to top $10,000 on the per theater chart was 300: Rise of an Empire, which earned an average of $13,006. Interior. Leather Bar. was a surprise entrant in the $10,000 club earning $10,902 in one theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: 2014 Rises Thanks to Empire and Peabody

March 11th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

The box office weekend was a little stronger than expected with 300: Rise of an Empire earning $45 million while Mr. Peabody and Sherman earned $32 million. Overall the box office pulled in $143 million, which was 17% more than last weekend. It was also 2% more than the same weekend last year. Granted, that's not a lot. In fact, it is probably less than ticket price inflation. Then again, any win, even a close win, is amazing since we were up against Oz the Great and Powerful's massive opening last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has amassed $1.84 billion, putting it 11% ahead of 2013, which had earned $1.65 million by this point in the year. It won't be long till 2014 hits $2 billion and there are some pretty big hits coming out this summer to look forward to. More...

Weekend Estimates: 300 and Peabody in Shadow of Budapest Hotel

March 9th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

Two movies with very different audiences top this weekend's box office chart, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning, but the really eye-popping numbers are to be found lower down the rankings. 300: Rise of an Empire leads the charge with a very solid $45 million or so from 3,470 theaters. While that's a long way behind the $70.9 million earned by 300 on its opening weekend, it's an impressive showing for a film that hasn't been earning particularly strong reviews and doesn't share much of the cast, nor the director, from the original movie. In second place, Mr. Peabody & Sherman will land at around $32.5 million for Fox. Playing in 3,934 theaters, the family animated adventure will have a decent $8,361 theater average, and its legs over the next few weeks will be closely watched -- it'll need them for any chance of a sequel.

The main story for the weekend, however, lies lower in the chart. More...

Weekend Predictions: Greeks and Persians vs. Peabody and Sherman

March 6th, 2014

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster

There are two wide releases this week, 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Mr. Peabody and Sherman is opening in nearly 4,000 theaters and is earning better reviews, but 300: Rise of an Empire will likely open faster at the box office. The three holdovers in the top five, Non-Stop, Son of God, and The LEGO Movie, should also do well earning more than $10 million each over the weekend, so overall the box office should be strong. Unfortunately, this weekend last year, Oz the Great and Powerful earned just shy of $80 million over the weekend. There's no way either new release will match that. In fact, it is likely both new releases combined won't match that. 2014's winning streak will end, but not to panic, it still has a large lead and while March doesn't look great, April should be better. More...

2014 Preview: March

March 1st, 2014

Divergent poster

2014 continued its strong run in February with The Lego Movie beating even the high end expectations and will become the first film released in 2014 to reach $200 million. March doesn't look as strong, as no film is on track to hit $200 million, but there are five films that have a chance at $100 million. Granted, not all of them will get there; in fact, there's a chance only one of them will get there. Divergent is the film I think has the best shot at the century club, but it could be joined by Mr. Peabody and Sherman, for instance, which is earning surprisingly strong reviews. Noah is a big-budget Bible epic and the studio has to be hoping for at least $100 million, but the buzz is quite negative and there have been reports of troubles behind-the-scenes. Last March was led by Oz The Great and Powerful, which pulled in more than $200 million domestically. I don't think any film opening this March will match that figure. In addition, The Croods and G.I. Joe: Retaliation also hit the $100 million milestone, while Olympus Has Fallen came very close. Granted, there were also some big bombs last March, like The Host, but even so, I think 2014 will lose ground in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Travel Back in Time

February 28th, 2014

Next week there are two wide releases, 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Personally, I think both films have a shot at $100 million and since 300: Rise of an Empire is an action film and a sequel, it should start off faster, but decline quicker. On the other hand, there are some who think it will bomb as badly as the previous Swords and Sandals releases that have come out this year have. Mr. Peabody and Sherman has a much more stable level of expectations. Maybe it will finish a little above $100 million, maybe it will finish a little below. Almost no one thinks it will bomb completely. As such, I think it is the safer choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Breaking Amish: Season 1 on DVD, plus another random Reality TV release. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win two random Reality TV releases. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 7, 2014 1 $45,038,460   3,470 $12,979   $45,038,460 1
Mar 14, 2014 2 $19,201,345 -57% 3,490 $5,502   $78,406,898 2
Mar 21, 2014 5 $8,504,075 -56% 3,085 $2,757   $93,592,194 3
Mar 28, 2014 9 $4,209,290 -51% 2,601 $1,618   $101,054,704 4
Apr 4, 2014 12 $1,466,274 -65% 1,555 $943   $104,023,926 5
Apr 11, 2014 16 $441,465 -70% 525 $841   $105,020,890 6
Apr 18, 2014 25 $232,168 -47% 265 $876   $105,481,745 7
Apr 25, 2014 24 $231,563 n/c 325 $713   $105,814,532 8
May 2, 2014 31 $121,045 -48% 235 $515   $106,036,180 9
May 9, 2014 39 $78,967 -35% 191 $413   $106,170,469 10
May 16, 2014 23 $281,282 +256% 155 $1,815   $106,488,128 11
May 23, 2014 50 $33,114 -88% 71 $466   $106,563,988 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 7, 2014 1 $17,454,309     3,470 $5,030   $17,454,309 1
Mar 8, 2014 1 $16,089,450 -8%   3,470 $4,637   $33,543,759 2
Mar 9, 2014 1 $11,494,701 -29%   3,470 $3,313   $45,038,460 3
Mar 10, 2014 1 $3,882,331 -66%   3,470 $1,119   $48,920,791 4
Mar 11, 2014 1 $4,208,230 +8%   3,470 $1,213   $53,129,021 5
Mar 12, 2014 1 $3,088,419 -27%   3,470 $890   $56,217,440 6
Mar 13, 2014 1 $2,988,113 -3%   3,470 $861   $59,205,553 7
Mar 14, 2014 2 $5,762,774 +93% -67% 3,490 $1,651   $64,968,327 8
Mar 15, 2014 2 $7,901,863 +37% -51% 3,490 $2,264   $72,870,190 9
Mar 16, 2014 2 $5,536,708 -30% -52% 3,490 $1,586   $78,406,898 10
Mar 17, 2014 1 $1,731,111 -69% -55% 3,490 $496   $80,138,009 11
Mar 18, 2014 1 $2,031,500 +17% -52% 3,490 $582   $82,169,509 12
Mar 19, 2014 1 $1,574,426 -22% -49% 3,490 $451   $83,743,935 13
Mar 20, 2014 1 $1,344,184 -15% -55% 3,490 $385   $85,088,119 14
Mar 21, 2014 5 $2,401,785 +79% -58% 3,085 $779   $87,489,904 15
Mar 22, 2014 4 $3,655,989 +52% -54% 3,085 $1,185   $91,145,893 16
Mar 23, 2014 5 $2,446,301 -33% -56% 3,085 $793   $93,592,194 17
Mar 24, 2014 5 $831,707 -66% -52% 3,085 $270   $94,423,901 18
Mar 25, 2014 5 $971,097 +17% -52% 3,085 $315   $95,394,998 19
Mar 26, 2014 5 $776,225 -20% -51% 3,085 $252   $96,171,223 20
Mar 27, 2014 5 $674,191 -13% -50% 3,085 $219   $96,845,414 21
Mar 28, 2014 9 $1,178,043 +75% -51% 2,601 $453   $98,023,457 22
Mar 29, 2014 10 $1,893,101 +61% -48% 2,601 $728   $99,916,558 23
Mar 30, 2014 8 $1,138,146 -40% -53% 2,601 $438   $101,054,704 24
Mar 31, 2014 8 $394,139 -65% -53% 2,601 $152   $101,448,843 25
Apr 1, 2014 8 $460,143 +17% -53% 2,601 $177   $101,908,986 26
Apr 2, 2014 8 $363,259 -21% -53% 2,601 $140   $102,272,245 27
Apr 3, 2014 8 $285,407 -21% -58% 2,601 $110   $102,557,652 28
Apr 4, 2014 12 $430,796 +51% -63% 1,555 $277   $102,988,448 29
Apr 5, 2014 12 $631,386 +47% -67% 1,555 $406   $103,619,834 30
Apr 6, 2014 12 $404,092 -36% -64% 1,555 $260   $104,023,926 31
Apr 7, 2014 12 $136,222 -66% -65% 1,555 $88   $104,160,148 32
Apr 8, 2014 12 $171,639 +26% -63% 1,555 $110   $104,331,787 33
Apr 9, 2014 11 $135,595 -21% -63% 1,555 $87   $104,467,382 34
Apr 10, 2014 12 $112,043 -17% -61% 1,555 $72   $104,579,425 35
Apr 11, 2014 - $130,449 +16% -70% 525 $248   $104,709,874 36
Apr 12, 2014 - $184,681 +42% -71% 525 $352   $104,894,555 37
Apr 13, 2014 - $126,335 -32% -69% 525 $241   $105,020,890 38
Apr 14, 2014 - $51,797 -59% -62% 525 $99   $105,072,687 39
Apr 15, 2014 - $71,997 +39% -58% 525 $137   $105,144,684 40
Apr 16, 2014 - $49,997 -31% -63% 525 $95   $105,194,681 41
Apr 17, 2014 - $54,896 +10% -51% 525 $105   $105,249,577 42
Apr 18, 2014 - $86,881 +58% -33% 265 $328   $105,336,458 43
Apr 19, 2014 - $93,273 +7% -49% 265 $352   $105,429,731 44
Apr 20, 2014 - $52,014 -44% -59% 265 $196   $105,481,745 45
Apr 21, 2014 - $27,187 -48% -48% 265 $103   $105,508,932 46
Apr 22, 2014 20 $27,328 +1% -62% 265 $103   $105,536,260 47
Apr 23, 2014 - $23,502 -14% -53% 265 $89   $105,559,762 48
Apr 24, 2014 - $23,207 -1% -58% 265 $88   $105,582,969 49
Apr 25, 2014 19 $66,182 +185% -24% 325 $204   $105,649,151 50
Apr 26, 2014 19 $95,992 +45% +3% 325 $295   $105,745,143 51
Apr 27, 2014 19 $69,389 -28% +33% 325 $214   $105,814,532 52
Apr 28, 2014 17 $25,674 -63% -6% 325 $79   $105,840,206 53
Apr 29, 2014 18 $26,957 +5% -1% 325 $83   $105,867,163 54
Apr 30, 2014 - $23,992 -11% +2% 325 $74   $105,891,155 55
May 1, 2014 18 $23,980 n/c +3% 325 $74   $105,915,135 56
May 2, 2014 - $33,462 +40% -49% 235 $142   $105,948,597 57
May 3, 2014 - $49,764 +49% -48% 235 $212   $105,998,361 58
May 4, 2014 - $37,819 -24% -45% 235 $161   $106,036,180 59
May 5, 2014 - $12,958 -66% -50% 235 $55   $106,049,138 60
May 6, 2014 - $14,851 +15% -45% 235 $63   $106,063,989 61
May 7, 2014 - $14,405 -3% -40% 235 $61   $106,078,394 62
May 8, 2014 - $13,108 -9% -45% 235 $56   $106,091,502 63
May 9, 2014 - $20,807 +59% -38% 191 $109   $106,112,309 64
May 10, 2014 - $33,124 +59% -33% 191 $173   $106,145,433 65
May 11, 2014 - $25,036 -24% -34% 191 $131   $106,170,469 66
May 12, 2014 - $8,762 -65% -32% 191 $46   $106,179,231 67
May 13, 2014 - $9,638 +10% -35% 191 $50   $106,188,869 68
May 14, 2014 - $8,856 -8% -39% 191 $46   $106,197,725 69
May 15, 2014 - $9,121 +3% -30% 191 $48   $106,206,846 70
May 16, 2014 - $50,046 +449% +141% 155 $323   $106,256,892 71
May 17, 2014 - $136,452 +173% +312% 155 $880   $106,393,344 72
May 18, 2014 - $94,784 -31% +279% 155 $612   $106,488,128 73
May 19, 2014 - $13,750 -85% +57% 155 $89   $106,501,878 74
May 20, 2014 - $11,950 -13% +24% 155 $77   $106,513,828 75
May 21, 2014 - $7,099 -41% -20% 155 $46   $106,520,927 76
May 22, 2014 - $9,947 +40% +9% 155 $64   $106,530,874 77
May 23, 2014 - $8,441 -15% -83% 71 $119   $106,539,315 78
May 24, 2014 - $12,637 +50% -91% 71 $178   $106,551,952 79
May 25, 2014 - $12,036 -5% -87% 71 $170   $106,563,988 80
May 26, 2014 - $6,821 -43% -50% 71 $96   $106,570,809 81
May 27, 2014 - $2,323 -66% -81% 71 $33   $106,573,132 82
May 28, 2014 - $3,020 +30% -57% 71 $43   $106,576,152 83
May 29, 2014 - $3,899 +29% -61% 71 $55   $106,580,051 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 7, 2014 1 $59,205,553   3,470 $17,062   $59,205,553 1
Mar 14, 2014 2 $25,882,566 -56% 3,490 $7,416   $85,088,119 2
Mar 21, 2014 4 $11,757,295 -55% 3,085 $3,811   $96,845,414 3
Mar 28, 2014 8 $5,712,238 -51% 2,601 $2,196   $102,557,652 4
Apr 4, 2014 12 $2,021,773 -65% 1,555 $1,300   $104,579,425 5
Apr 11, 2014 16 $670,152 -67% 525 $1,276   $105,249,577 6
Apr 18, 2014 23 $333,392 -50% 265 $1,258   $105,582,969 7
Apr 25, 2014 24 $332,166 n/c 325 $1,022   $105,915,135 8
May 2, 2014 32 $176,367 -47% 235 $750   $106,091,502 9
May 9, 2014 39 $115,344 -35% 191 $604   $106,206,846 10
May 16, 2014 25 $324,028 +181% 155 $2,091   $106,530,874 11
May 23, 2014 47 $49,177 -85% 71 $693   $106,580,051 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Italy 3/7/2014 $0 0 1 1 $6,770,316 8/31/2019
Japan 6/20/2014 $0 0 535 1,383 $3,155,787 12/16/2015
 
Rest of World $214,273,897
 
International Total$224,200,000 8/31/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 29, 20142295,576 295,576$5,184,403$5,184,4031
Jul 6, 20142185,619-37% 481,195$3,524,905$8,709,3082
Jul 13, 20142106,562-43% 587,757$2,000,169$10,709,4773
Jul 20, 2014547,459-55% 635,216$901,246$11,610,7234
Jul 27, 20141130,858-35% 666,074$585,993$12,196,7165
Aug 3, 20141320,948-32% 687,022$397,803$12,594,5196
Aug 17, 20141734,235 735,704$410,478$13,279,3468
Aug 31, 20142617,855 762,230$238,007$13,681,75510
Sep 7, 20142717,770n/c780,000$213,062$13,894,81711
Nov 30, 201430111,949 951,571$1,654,606$16,277,85323

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 29, 20141316,054 316,054$6,921,641$6,921,6411
Jul 6, 20142124,369-61% 440,423$2,978,840$9,900,4812
Jul 13, 2014263,078-49% 503,501$1,529,277$11,429,7583
Jul 20, 2014333,672-47% 537,173$867,470$12,297,2284
Jul 27, 2014622,381-34% 559,554$564,550$12,861,7785
Aug 3, 20141212,516-44% 572,070$323,782$13,185,5606
Aug 10, 2014149,952-20% 582,022$252,015$13,437,5757
Aug 17, 20141227,582+177% 609,604$514,631$13,952,2068
Nov 30, 20141766,512 709,342$1,397,243$16,043,87023

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Netflix Daily Charts

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