Alien: Covenant (2017)

Alien: Covenant
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $74,262,031Details
International Box Office $164,259,216Details
Worldwide Box Office $238,521,247
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,490,232 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $14,858,112 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $19,348,344
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Synopsis

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,160,621 (48.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:31.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$97,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,761 opening theaters/3,772 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $89,246,898

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,170 $74,262,031
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 643 $164,259,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 736 $238,521,247
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 284 $74,262,031
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 96 $164,259,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $238,521,247

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: May 19th, 2017 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: May 4th, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (France)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
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Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2473 (Cert #50665), 4/26/2017)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Franchise: Alien
Comparisons: vs. I am Legend
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Keywords: Alien Encounters, Set in Outer Space, Robot, Archaeology, Trapped, Inbetwequel, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Humans as Aliens, Space Colonization, 3-D, Monster, IMAX: DMR, Survival Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Films, TSG Entertainment, Brandywine
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 123 $10,614,539 May 26, 2017 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 176 $13,568,362 May 26, 2017 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 95 $13,383,150 May 26, 2017 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 109 $17,107,432 May 26, 2017 10
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 73 $36,160,621 May 19, 2017 3
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 26 $36,160,621 May 19, 2017 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 84 $36,160,621 May 19, 2017 3
Top Horror Day Domestic 42 $15,301,274 May 19, 2017 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 19, 2017 1 $36,160,621   3,761 $9,615   $36,160,621 1
May 26, 2017 4 $10,614,539 -71% 3,772 $2,814   $57,436,720 2
Jun 2, 2017 6 $4,122,884 -61% 2,660 $1,550   $67,342,368 3
Jun 9, 2017 9 $1,826,579 -56% 1,814 $1,007   $71,238,791 4
Jun 16, 2017 15 $568,149 -69% 400 $1,420   $72,754,134 5
Jun 23, 2017 18 $341,308 -40% 294 $1,161   $73,334,769 6
Jun 30, 2017 23 $172,131 -50% 213 $808   $73,653,439 7
Jul 7, 2017 30 $85,793 -50% 132 $650   $73,842,907 8
Jul 14, 2017 29 $79,953 -7% 104 $769   $73,975,898 9
Jul 21, 2017 29 $67,502 -16% 103 $655   $74,084,353 10
Jul 28, 2017 38 $43,060 -36% 98 $439   $74,154,523 11
Aug 4, 2017 44 $32,154 -25% 74 $435   $74,204,630 12
Aug 11, 2017 57 $11,757 -63% 45 $261   $74,228,655 13
Aug 18, 2017 67 $5,567 -53% 38 $147   $74,242,280 14
Aug 25, 2017 72 $6,370 +14% 29 $220   $74,255,908 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 18, 2017 P $4,200,000     0     $4,200,000  
May 19, 2017 1 $15,301,274     3,761 $4,068   $15,301,274 1
May 20, 2017 2 $12,001,611 -22%   3,761 $3,191   $27,302,885 2
May 21, 2017 2 $8,857,736 -26%   3,761 $2,355   $36,160,621 3
May 22, 2017 2 $3,323,184 -62%   3,761 $884   $39,483,805 4
May 23, 2017 2 $3,384,529 +2%   3,761 $900   $42,868,334 5
May 24, 2017 2 $2,173,358 -36%   3,761 $578   $45,041,692 6
May 25, 2017 3 $1,780,489 -18%   3,761 $473   $46,822,181 7
May 26, 2017 4 $3,010,821 +69% -80% 3,772 $798   $49,833,002 8
May 27, 2017 4 $3,931,148 +31% -67% 3,772 $1,042   $53,764,150 9
May 28, 2017 4 $3,672,570 -7% -59% 3,772 $974   $57,436,720 10
May 29, 2017 4 $2,768,611 -25% -17% 3,772 $734   $60,205,331 11
May 30, 2017 4 $1,324,220 -52% -61% 3,772 $351   $61,529,551 12
May 31, 2017 4 $953,638 -28% -56% 3,772 $253   $62,483,189 13
Jun 1, 2017 4 $736,295 -23% -59% 3,772 $195   $63,219,484 14
Jun 2, 2017 6 $1,145,142 +56% -62% 2,660 $431   $64,364,626 15
Jun 3, 2017 6 $1,703,572 +49% -57% 2,660 $640   $66,068,198 16
Jun 4, 2017 6 $1,274,170 -25% -65% 2,660 $479   $67,342,368 17
Jun 5, 2017 6 $546,806 -57% -80% 2,660 $206   $67,889,174 18
Jun 6, 2017 6 $685,586 +25% -48% 2,660 $258   $68,574,760 19
Jun 7, 2017 6 $461,918 -33% -52% 2,660 $174   $69,036,678 20
Jun 8, 2017 6 $375,534 -19% -49% 2,660 $141   $69,412,212 21
Jun 9, 2017 10 $505,957 +35% -56% 1,814 $279   $69,918,169 22
Jun 10, 2017 9 $787,216 +56% -54% 1,814 $434   $70,705,385 23
Jun 11, 2017 9 $533,406 -32% -58% 1,814 $294   $71,238,791 24
Jun 12, 2017 10 $225,592 -58% -59% 1,814 $124   $71,464,383 25
Jun 13, 2017 10 $304,375 +35% -56% 1,814 $168   $71,768,758 26
Jun 14, 2017 10 $246,929 -19% -47% 1,814 $136   $72,015,687 27
Jun 15, 2017 10 $170,298 -31% -55% 1,814 $94   $72,185,985 28
Jun 16, 2017 - $141,490 -17% -72% 400 $354   $72,327,475 29
Jun 17, 2017 - $218,627 +55% -72% 400 $547   $72,546,102 30
Jun 18, 2017 14 $208,032 -5% -61% 400 $520   $72,754,134 31
Jun 19, 2017 15 $74,640 -64% -67% 400 $187   $72,828,774 32
Jun 20, 2017 - $68,044 -9% -78% 400 $170   $72,896,818 33
Jun 21, 2017 - $49,300 -28% -80% 400 $123   $72,946,118 34
Jun 22, 2017 - $47,343 -4% -72% 400 $118   $72,993,461 35
Jun 23, 2017 - $100,089 +111% -29% 294 $340   $73,093,550 36
Jun 24, 2017 - $137,644 +38% -37% 294 $468   $73,231,194 37
Jun 25, 2017 - $103,575 -25% -50% 294 $352   $73,334,769 38
Jun 26, 2017 - $40,782 -61% -45% 294 $139   $73,375,551 39
Jun 27, 2017 - $45,245 +11% -34% 294 $154   $73,420,796 40
Jun 28, 2017 - $32,599 -28% -34% 294 $111   $73,453,395 41
Jun 29, 2017 - $27,913 -14% -41% 294 $95   $73,481,308 42
Jun 30, 2017 - $47,369 +70% -53% 213 $222   $73,528,677 43
Jul 1, 2017 - $65,368 +38% -53% 213 $307   $73,594,045 44
Jul 2, 2017 - $59,394 -9% -43% 213 $279   $73,653,439 45
Jul 3, 2017 - $36,429 -39% -11% 213 $171   $73,689,868 46
Jul 4, 2017 - $27,090 -26% -40% 213 $127   $73,716,958 47
Jul 5, 2017 - $21,752 -20% -33% 213 $102   $73,738,710 48
Jul 6, 2017 - $18,404 -15% -34% 213 $86   $73,757,114 49
Jul 7, 2017 - $23,995 +30% -49% 132 $182   $73,781,109 50
Jul 8, 2017 - $34,404 +43% -47% 132 $261   $73,815,513 51
Jul 9, 2017 - $27,394 -20% -54% 132 $208   $73,842,907 52
Jul 10, 2017 - $14,006 -49% -62% 132 $106   $73,856,913 53
Jul 11, 2017 - $15,169 +8% -44% 132 $115   $73,872,082 54
Jul 12, 2017 - $12,497 -18% -43% 132 $95   $73,884,579 55
Jul 13, 2017 - $11,366 -9% -38% 132 $86   $73,895,945 56
Jul 14, 2017 - $26,000 +129% +8% 104 $250   $73,921,945 57
Jul 15, 2017 - $34,810 +34% +1% 104 $335   $73,956,755 58
Jul 16, 2017 - $19,143 -45% -30% 104 $184   $73,975,898 59
Jul 17, 2017 - $9,702 -49% -31% 104 $93   $73,985,600 60
Jul 18, 2017 - $10,469 +8% -31% 104 $101   $73,996,069 61
Jul 19, 2017 - $10,541 +1% -16% 104 $101   $74,006,610 62
Jul 20, 2017 - $10,241 -3% -10% 104 $98   $74,016,851 63
Jul 21, 2017 - $20,413 +99% -21% 103 $198   $74,037,264 64
Jul 22, 2017 - $27,514 +35% -21% 103 $267   $74,064,778 65
Jul 23, 2017 - $19,575 -29% +2% 103 $190   $74,084,353 66
Jul 24, 2017 - $7,707 -61% -21% 103 $75   $74,092,060 67
Jul 25, 2017 - $7,269 -6% -31% 103 $71   $74,099,329 68
Jul 26, 2017 - $6,211 -15% -41% 103 $60   $74,105,540 69
Jul 27, 2017 - $5,923 -5% -42% 103 $58   $74,111,463 70
Jul 28, 2017 - $9,954 +68% -51% 98 $102   $74,121,417 71
Jul 29, 2017 - $19,002 +91% -31% 98 $194   $74,140,419 72
Jul 30, 2017 - $14,104 -26% -28% 98 $144   $74,154,523 73
Jul 31, 2017 - $4,317 -69% -44% 98 $44   $74,158,840 74
Aug 1, 2017 - $4,585 +6% -37% 98 $47   $74,163,425 75
Aug 2, 2017 - $4,814 +5% -22% 98 $49   $74,168,239 76
Aug 3, 2017 - $4,237 -12% -28% 98 $43   $74,172,476 77
Aug 4, 2017 - $9,055 +114% -9% 74 $122   $74,181,531 78
Aug 5, 2017 - $13,075 +44% -31% 74 $177   $74,194,606 79
Aug 6, 2017 - $10,024 -23% -29% 74 $135   $74,204,630 80
Aug 7, 2017 - $2,986 -70% -31% 74 $40   $74,207,616 81
Aug 8, 2017 - $2,866 -4% -37% 74 $39   $74,210,482 82
Aug 9, 2017 - $3,078 +7% -36% 74 $42   $74,213,560 83
Aug 10, 2017 - $3,338 +8% -21% 74 $45   $74,216,898 84
Aug 11, 2017 - $3,219 -4% -64% 45 $72   $74,220,117 85
Aug 12, 2017 - $5,373 +67% -59% 45 $119   $74,225,490 86
Aug 13, 2017 - $3,165 -41% -68% 45 $70   $74,228,655 87
Aug 14, 2017 - $2,101 -34% -30% 45 $47   $74,230,756 88
Aug 15, 2017 - $1,954 -7% -32% 45 $43   $74,232,710 89
Aug 16, 2017 - $1,876 -4% -39% 45 $42   $74,234,586 90
Aug 17, 2017 - $2,127 +13% -36% 45 $47   $74,236,713 91
Aug 18, 2017 - $1,470 -31% -54% 38 $39   $74,238,183 92
Aug 19, 2017 - $3,068 +109% -43% 38 $81   $74,241,251 93
Aug 20, 2017 - $1,029 -66% -67% 38 $27   $74,242,280 94
Aug 21, 2017 - $1,650 +60% -21% 38 $43   $74,243,930 95
Aug 22, 2017 - $2,059 +25% +5% 38 $54   $74,245,989 96
Aug 23, 2017 - $1,736 -16% -7% 38 $46   $74,247,725 97
Aug 24, 2017 - $1,813 +4% -15% 38 $48   $74,249,538 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 19, 2017 1 $46,822,181   3,761 $12,449   $46,822,181 1
May 26, 2017 4 $16,397,303 -65% 3,772 $4,347   $63,219,484 2
Jun 2, 2017 6 $6,192,728 -62% 2,660 $2,328   $69,412,212 3
Jun 9, 2017 9 $2,773,773 -55% 1,814 $1,529   $72,185,985 4
Jun 16, 2017 16 $807,476 -71% 400 $2,019   $72,993,461 5
Jun 23, 2017 19 $487,847 -40% 294 $1,659   $73,481,308 6
Jun 30, 2017 24 $275,806 -43% 213 $1,295   $73,757,114 7
Jul 7, 2017 29 $138,831 -50% 132 $1,052   $73,895,945 8
Jul 14, 2017 31 $120,906 -13% 104 $1,163   $74,016,851 9
Jul 21, 2017 30 $94,612 -22% 103 $919   $74,111,463 10
Jul 28, 2017 38 $61,013 -36% 98 $623   $74,172,476 11
Aug 4, 2017 44 $44,422 -27% 74 $600   $74,216,898 12
Aug 11, 2017 57 $19,815 -55% 45 $440   $74,236,713 13
Aug 18, 2017 63 $12,825 -35% 38 $338   $74,249,538 14
Aug 25, 2017 71 $12,493 -3% 29 $431   $74,262,031 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 5/19/2017 $601,840 0 0 0 $1,107,763 1/1/2019
Australia 5/12/2017 $2,951,928 310 316 1,239 $7,100,668 6/22/2017
Brazil 5/12/2017 $1,600,000 0 0 0 $2,877,961 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 5/18/2017 $78,858 0 0 0 $211,011 2/26/2019
China 6/6/2017 $0 0 99,849 118,152 $45,963,188 8/14/2018
Czech Republic 5/19/2017 $354,874 152 152 366 $715,567 1/1/2019
France 5/12/2017 $4,500,000 0 0 0 $9,897,877 6/27/2018
Germany 5/19/2017 $2,200,000 0 0 0 $5,772,016 6/29/2018
Hong Kong 5/12/2017 $1,800,000 0 71 71 $3,360,017 10/27/2018
India 5/12/2017 $560,361 0 0 0 $480,620 10/3/2018
Indonesia 5/12/2017 $1,160,323 329 329 568 $1,865,891 1/1/2019
Italy 5/12/2017 $1,238,427 0 0 0 $3,029,439 8/2/2017
Japan 9/15/2017 $1,750,271 0 0 0 $7,034,347 7/4/2018
Lithuania 5/12/2017 $36,642 137 137 365 $121,264 7/19/2017
Mexico 5/12/2017 $2,404,072 0 0 0 $5,520,839 6/1/2017
Netherlands 5/18/2017 $523,234 106 106 491 $1,258,935 6/27/2017
New Zealand 5/12/2017 $353,511 71 81 316 $877,085 6/26/2017
Poland 5/12/2017 $627,805 0 0 0 $1,779,642 1/1/2019
Portugal 5/19/2017 $17,979 2 71 293 $604,700 7/12/2017
Russia (CIS) 5/19/2017 $4,489,883 1,241 1,241 3,743 $7,205,477 1/1/2019
Slovakia 5/19/2017 $167,882 79 79 181 $324,384 7/6/2017
South Korea 5/4/2017 $0 0 836 1,539 $9,631,684 7/27/2017
Spain 5/12/2017 $1,708,071 603 603 2,273 $4,417,031 7/13/2017
Sweden 5/19/2017 $837,000 0 0 0 $837,000 5/23/2017
Taiwan 5/12/2017 $1,600,000 0 0 0 $2,300,000 5/23/2017
Turkey 5/12/2017 $202,457 344 344 650 $745,518 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 5/12/2017 $6,669,927 626 631 2,677 $16,854,156 8/9/2017
 
Rest of World $22,365,136
 
International Total$164,259,216 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 20172120,740 120,740$1,808,685$1,808,6851
Aug 27, 2017444,093-63% 164,833$660,954$2,469,6392
Sep 3, 2017631,460-29% 196,293$471,585$2,941,2243
Sep 10, 20171122,680-28% 218,973$339,520$3,280,7444
Sep 17, 20171810,600-53% 229,573$158,576$3,439,3205

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 20171374,236 374,236$7,935,963$7,935,9631
Aug 27, 2017284,714-77% 458,950$1,751,427$9,687,3902
Sep 3, 2017540,981-52% 499,931$843,668$10,531,0583
Sep 10, 2017528,029-32% 527,960$575,004$11,106,0624
Sep 17, 2017714,393-49% 542,353$298,560$11,404,6225
Sep 24, 2017148,627-40% 550,980$179,442$11,584,0646
Oct 1, 2017127,743-10% 558,723$159,843$11,743,9077
Oct 8, 2017206,580-15% 565,303$135,133$11,879,0408
Oct 15, 2017196,753+3% 572,056$125,780$12,004,8209

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Leading Cast

Michael Fassbender    Walter and David
Katherine Waterston    Daniels

Supporting Cast

Billy Crudup    Captain
Danny McBride    Tennessee
Demián Bichir    Sergeant Lope
Carmen Ejogo    Karine
Jussie Smollett    Ricks
Callie Hernandez    Upworth
Amy Seimetz    Faris
Nathaniel Dean    Sergeant Hallett
Alexander England    Ankor
Benjamin Rigby    Ledward
Uli Latukefu    Cole
Tess Haubrich    Rosenthal
Charlize Theron    Vickers
Noomi Rapace    Elizabeth Shaw
Kate Dickie    Ford
Rafe Spall    Milburn
Logan Marshall-Green    Holloway
Idris Elba    Janek
Sean Harris    Fifield
Benedict Wong    Ravel
Emun Elliott    Chance
Guy Pearce    Peter Weyland
James Franco    Branson
Goran D. Kleut    Neomorph/Xenomorph
Matt Scaletti    Covenant Crew Member

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ridley Scott    Director
John Logan    Screenwriter
Jack Paglen    Story by
Michael Green    Story by
Ridley Scott    Producer
Mark Huffam    Producer
Michael Schaefer    Producer
David Giler    Producer
Walter Hill    Producer
Pietro Scalia    Editor
Jed Kurzel    Composer
Dariusz Wolski    Director of Photography
Chris Seagers    Production Designer
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Charley Henley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Conor O'Sullivan    Prosthetics Supervisor
Janty Yates    Costume Designer
Kyle Gardiner    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Releases for August 15th, 2017

August 16th, 2017

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

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Thursday Night Previews: Apes Battle for $5 million Debut

July 14th, 2017

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June 22nd, 2017

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June 1st, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales dominated the international box office earning five times more than the rest of the top five combined. The film pulled in $208.4 million in 54 markets and had $271.4 million worldwide by the end of its first weekend. Its biggest single market was China, where it earned $68.55 million over the weekend. This is bigger than its domestic opening. While this is impressive, it is only the third biggest opening in China for a Disney film, behind Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War. On the other hand, the film had a big opening in Russia with $19.10 million, which is the biggest opening weekend in that market of all time. However, it wasn’t all good news, as the only market left to open in is Japan, so it will have to rely on long legs to continue its run. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Pirates Sinks Lower with $78.47 million, Takes 2017 With It

May 31st, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Memorial Day long weekend wasn’t as potent as expected as both new releases struggled. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales led the way with $78.47 million over four days. This marks the third year in a row where no film released on Memorial Day long weekend earned at least $100 million over four days. I’ve heard some talk that this means it is losing its importance as a long weekend. However, I think the actual answer is much simpler, as it is also the third weekend in a row where no wide releases have earned overall positive reviews. I don’t think the box office power of Memorial Day has dropped since X-Men: Days of Future Past came out. I just think the quality of films has dropped since then. Speaking of lack of quality, Baywatch was DOA earning just $27.71 million over five days and unlike Dead Men Tell No Tales, it likely won’t do significantly better internationally. Despite both new releases struggling, the holiday helped the overall box office grow 14% from last weekend to $141 million. Unfortunately, this was 14% lower than the same weekend last year. 2017 still maintains its lead over 2016, but that lead as slipped to 2.6% or $110 million at $4.46 billion to $4.35 billion. More...

Friday Estimates: Dead Men Tops Chart, but Struggles, with $23.40 million

May 27th, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

As expected, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales earned first place at the Friday box office. Unfortunately, it missed the low end of expectations with $23.40 million, putting it on pace for a $62 million three-day weekend and a $73 million total opening. The film’s reviews are just 32% positive, putting it in a tie with On Stranger Tides for worst in the franchise. On the other hand, the film earned an A minus from CinemaScore compared to a B plus for the previous installment, so that should help its legs a little. That said, the film cost $230 million to make, so unless it is a monster hit at the international box office, there’s little hope the sequel teased in the end credits will happen. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Dead Men are not Lively, Baywatch Going Unseen

May 26th, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will have no trouble earning first place at the weekend box office, not after earning $5.5 million in previews last night. This would have given it number one for the night, if the numbers weren’t rolled into its Friday debut. On Stranger Tides managed $4.7 million during its midnight shows, but it was truly a midnight show, rather than starting at 7 pm like Dead Men Tell No Tales did. This is 30% higher than Alien: Covenant managed last week, but well behind the $8.2 million X-Men: Apocalypse managed this weekend last year. Dead Men Tell No Tales will need serious growth to match our previous prediction of $67 million / $82 million debut. On the positive side, it is a long weekend and that will undoubtedly help. On the negative side, its reviews are quite terrible. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Make a Splash, or are They Dead in the Water?

May 25th, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

It’s Memorial Day long weekend, which is historically one of the best long weekends at the box office all year. However, this year the two new releases are far from the best. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has the worst reviews in the franchise and its domestic box office will likely be the same. Sadly, Baywatch’s reviews are even worse. That said, they should still finish one-two over the weekend, while Alien: Covenant and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 will be in a race for third place. It likely won’t be close. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, X-Men: Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass opened one-two during the weekend with results that are similar to what Dead Men Tell No Tales / Baywatch are expected to make. I don’t know if 2017 will win in the year-over-year comparison, but it should be close. More...

International Box Office: Dangal Dominates China in Groundbreaking Run

May 25th, 2017

Dangal

Dangal became the first Indian film to have its biggest single market not be India. It earned first place in China with $34.22 million over the weekend for totals of $113.55 million in China, $185.6 million internationally, and $198.0 million worldwide. It will shortly become the second Indian film to earn more than $200 million worldwide. More...

Contest: Make an Arrangement: Winning Announcement

May 25th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

The winners of our Make an Arrangement contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Alien: Covenant’s opening weekend were... More...

Theater Averages: Abacus Counts its Blessing with $12,528

May 24th, 2017

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

The only film in the $10,000 club was Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, which earned $12,528 in its lone theater during its opening weekend. The only other film that came close was Alien: Covenant, which earned an average of $9,615. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Aliens Crash, but Still Top Chart with $36.16 million

May 23rd, 2017

Alien: Covenant

As expected, Alien: Covenant earned first place on the weekend box office chart. However, it had a strange journey there. Everything, Everything earned more during its opening weekend than it cost to make, which is great news for the studio. On the other hand, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul will be the last entry in this franchise for a long time. Meanwhile, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 became only the second film released in 2017 to hit $300 million domestically. Unfortunately, the good news didn’t outweigh the bad news and the overall box office fell 10% from last weekend to $122 million. Compared to last year, the weekend box office was 11% lower. Fortunately, 2017 still has a $130 million lead over 2016 at $4.23 billion to $4.10 billion, so there’s no reason to panic. More...

Friday Estimates: Aliens Dominate Friday with $15.35 million, Everything’s Okay, Wimpy Not so Much

May 20th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

As expected, Alien: Covenant earned first place on Friday’s box office chart. This is a little better than originally predicted, but in line with our adjustment after Thursday’s previews. Unfortunately, it is not all good news. The reviews are 73% positive, which is good, but it only managed a B from CinemaScore, which is low enough to hurt its legs. We’re still going with just over $40 million over the weekend and over $100 million in total, but this might not be enough to be a real financial success. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Aliens Take a Bite Out of Thursday with $4.2 million in Previews

May 19th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant opened with $4.2 million in previews last night, which is about what we expected. Maybe it’s a bit higher that anticipated. In fact, it is a little better than the $3.7 million Kong managed. The film won’t have the same legs, as it is a sequel and those tend to be more front-loaded. Furthermore, its reviews have slipped to 72% positive, which isn’t good enough to truly help its legs. We predicted a little under $40 million, but now a little over $40 million seems more likely. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Aliens Invade First Place?

May 18th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant is looking to unseat Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 for top spot on the box office chart this weekend. Meanwhile, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul and Everything, Everything are just trying to survive in counter-programming roles. The prognosis for those two is mixed. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, there were five films that earned more than $10 million over the weekend. This year, there might be only two. Hopefully the new releases aren’t that bad, while the holdovers don’t completely collapse. If this happens, 2017 could win in the year-over-year comparison for the second weekend in a row. If not, then 2017's winning streak will end at one. More...

International Box Office: Guardians Completes the Hat Trick with $52.2 million

May 17th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

For the third weekend in a row, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 led the international box office chart, earning $52.2 million in 56 markets for totals of $384.4 million internationally and $632.8 million worldwide. This pushes it into seventh place on the MCU chart. The film opened in second place in Japan, where it pulled in $3.0 million, which is 15% better than the original Guardians of the Galaxy did. On the downside, this is the film’s last market to open in, so it will be coasting on holdovers from now on. Speaking of holdovers, the film’s biggest market is China, where it added $15.16 million over the weekend for a total of $80.56 million. This is the film’s biggest single market and it could hit $100 million there shortly. More...

Contest: Sharp as a Sword: Winning Announcement

May 17th, 2017

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

The winners of our Sharp as a Sword contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’s opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Make an Arrangement

May 11th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

There are three wide releases coming out next week, but only one of them, Alien: Covenant, has any real chance at earning first place. (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul and Everything, Everything could become midlevel hits.) Because of this, it’s the only real choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Alien: Covenant.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprise consisting of their choice of either one TV on DVD release, two movies, or a kids package (could be a theatrical release, a couple of single-disc TV on DVD releases, or a full season TV on DVD release). Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

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

2017 Preview: May

May 1st, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2

April is over and thank god for that. The Fate of the Furious is currently the only film that was better than a midlevel hit, while Going in Style might end up being the second-biggest release of the month. On the low end, there were seven films on last month’s list that didn’t even manage to open in truly wide release (2,000 or more theaters). Fortunately, May looks a lot brighter. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 should dominate the chart and get the month off to a fast start. Furthermore, every week there’s at least one film with a reasonable chance of earning $100 million domestically. Additionally, last May wasn’t particularly strong, so that should help 2017 overall. Granted, Captain America: Civil War earned more than $400 million, so the month got off to a fast start, but films struggled the rest of the way. The second-biggest film was X-Men: Apocalypse at just $155 million, while only one other movie, The Angry Birds Movie, earned more than $100 million. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 should at least be competitive with Captain America: Civil War, allowing 2017 to win thanks to its superior depth. More...

Alien: Covenant Trailer

March 1st, 2017

Sci-fi horror movie directed by Ridley Scott opens May 19 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world—whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,160,621 (48.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:31.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$97,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,761 opening theaters/3,772 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $89,246,898

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,170 $74,262,031
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 643 $164,259,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 736 $238,521,247
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 284 $74,262,031
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 96 $164,259,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $238,521,247

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: May 19th, 2017 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: May 4th, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (France)
May 12th, 2017 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
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Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality/nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2473 (Cert #50665), 4/26/2017)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Franchise: Alien
Comparisons: vs. I am Legend
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Keywords: Alien Encounters, Set in Outer Space, Robot, Archaeology, Trapped, Inbetwequel, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Humans as Aliens, Space Colonization, 3-D, Monster, IMAX: DMR, Survival Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Films, TSG Entertainment, Brandywine
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 123 $10,614,539 May 26, 2017 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 176 $13,568,362 May 26, 2017 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 95 $13,383,150 May 26, 2017 10
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 109 $17,107,432 May 26, 2017 10
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 73 $36,160,621 May 19, 2017 3
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 26 $36,160,621 May 19, 2017 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 84 $36,160,621 May 19, 2017 3
Top Horror Day Domestic 42 $15,301,274 May 19, 2017 1

Leading Cast

Michael Fassbender    Walter and David
Katherine Waterston    Daniels

Supporting Cast

Billy Crudup    Captain
Danny McBride    Tennessee
Demián Bichir    Sergeant Lope
Carmen Ejogo    Karine
Jussie Smollett    Ricks
Callie Hernandez    Upworth
Amy Seimetz    Faris
Nathaniel Dean    Sergeant Hallett
Alexander England    Ankor
Benjamin Rigby    Ledward
Uli Latukefu    Cole
Tess Haubrich    Rosenthal
Charlize Theron    Vickers
Noomi Rapace    Elizabeth Shaw
Kate Dickie    Ford
Rafe Spall    Milburn
Logan Marshall-Green    Holloway
Idris Elba    Janek
Sean Harris    Fifield
Benedict Wong    Ravel
Emun Elliott    Chance
Guy Pearce    Peter Weyland
James Franco    Branson
Goran D. Kleut    Neomorph/Xenomorph
Matt Scaletti    Covenant Crew Member

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ridley Scott    Director
John Logan    Screenwriter
Jack Paglen    Story by
Michael Green    Story by
Ridley Scott    Producer
Mark Huffam    Producer
Michael Schaefer    Producer
David Giler    Producer
Walter Hill    Producer
Pietro Scalia    Editor
Jed Kurzel    Composer
Dariusz Wolski    Director of Photography
Chris Seagers    Production Designer
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Charley Henley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Conor O'Sullivan    Prosthetics Supervisor
Janty Yates    Costume Designer
Kyle Gardiner    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Releases for August 15th, 2017

August 16th, 2017

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Alien: Covenant is the biggest release on this week’s list, but the franchise is off its peak and has been for a long time. As for Pick of the Week contenders, there are not a lot of them. If I were to stretch the definition, Food Wars: Season One is great, if you are into that subgenre of Anime. Descendants 2 is arguably better than the original, but the DVD isn’t going to really appeal to those outside the target audience. That leaves The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 50th Anniversary Blu-ray as the clear winner for Pick of the Week. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Apes Battle for $5 million Debut

July 14th, 2017

War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes started its box office run with $5 million in Thursday previews, which is a little lower than expected, but not tragically so. For example, Alien: Covenant earned $4.2 million during its previews on its was to a $36.16 million weekend. If War for the Planet of the Apes has the same legs, it would make $43 million this weekend. On the other hand, The Mummy earned $2.66 million pulling in $31.67 million during its opening weekend. If War for the Planet has the same legs as that film, it would earn just shy of $60 million during its opening weekend. War has much better reviews than either of those films, to it could have better legs than either of those films. That said, it is also the third installment in the reboot franchise and that tends to shrink legs. The average is just over $50 million, which sounds about right. More...

In Defense of Rotten Tomatoes

July 4th, 2017

Transformers: The Last Knight

I’ve seen a lot of people attacking Rotten Tomatoes recently saying it is bad for the movie business. Some even point to Transformers: The Last Knight as proof that the site can ruin a film’s box office chances. Besides that charge, the other two main complaints I’m hearing over and over again are A.) Rotten Tomatoes is a very shallow site, especially the Tomatometer. And B.) It is killing in-depth critical examination of movies. I’ll tackle those claims below. More...

International Box Office: The Mummy Tumbles, Still Tops Chart with $53.0 million

June 22nd, 2017

The Mummy

The Mummy remained on top of the international box office chart, but it fell more than 60% to $53.0 million in 68 markets for totals of $239.1 million internationally and $296.2 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in France, but with just $3.0 million on 615 screens. Its biggest market overall was China, where it was down 77% to $11.63 million over the weekend for a two-week total of $81.62 million. Its best market is arguably South Korea, where it added $3.73 million on 933 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $23.64 million. The only major market left for the film is Japan, where it opens at the end of the month. It is on pace for about $400 million worldwide, which is not enough to pay for its $195 million production budget. Even if it is a bigger than expected hit on the home market, it will have trouble covering its combined production and advertising budget, which is at least $300 million. More...

International Box Office: Pirates Sail International Waters with $208.4 million

June 1st, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales dominated the international box office earning five times more than the rest of the top five combined. The film pulled in $208.4 million in 54 markets and had $271.4 million worldwide by the end of its first weekend. Its biggest single market was China, where it earned $68.55 million over the weekend. This is bigger than its domestic opening. While this is impressive, it is only the third biggest opening in China for a Disney film, behind Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War. On the other hand, the film had a big opening in Russia with $19.10 million, which is the biggest opening weekend in that market of all time. However, it wasn’t all good news, as the only market left to open in is Japan, so it will have to rely on long legs to continue its run. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Pirates Sinks Lower with $78.47 million, Takes 2017 With It

May 31st, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Memorial Day long weekend wasn’t as potent as expected as both new releases struggled. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales led the way with $78.47 million over four days. This marks the third year in a row where no film released on Memorial Day long weekend earned at least $100 million over four days. I’ve heard some talk that this means it is losing its importance as a long weekend. However, I think the actual answer is much simpler, as it is also the third weekend in a row where no wide releases have earned overall positive reviews. I don’t think the box office power of Memorial Day has dropped since X-Men: Days of Future Past came out. I just think the quality of films has dropped since then. Speaking of lack of quality, Baywatch was DOA earning just $27.71 million over five days and unlike Dead Men Tell No Tales, it likely won’t do significantly better internationally. Despite both new releases struggling, the holiday helped the overall box office grow 14% from last weekend to $141 million. Unfortunately, this was 14% lower than the same weekend last year. 2017 still maintains its lead over 2016, but that lead as slipped to 2.6% or $110 million at $4.46 billion to $4.35 billion. More...

Friday Estimates: Dead Men Tops Chart, but Struggles, with $23.40 million

May 27th, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

As expected, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales earned first place at the Friday box office. Unfortunately, it missed the low end of expectations with $23.40 million, putting it on pace for a $62 million three-day weekend and a $73 million total opening. The film’s reviews are just 32% positive, putting it in a tie with On Stranger Tides for worst in the franchise. On the other hand, the film earned an A minus from CinemaScore compared to a B plus for the previous installment, so that should help its legs a little. That said, the film cost $230 million to make, so unless it is a monster hit at the international box office, there’s little hope the sequel teased in the end credits will happen. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Dead Men are not Lively, Baywatch Going Unseen

May 26th, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will have no trouble earning first place at the weekend box office, not after earning $5.5 million in previews last night. This would have given it number one for the night, if the numbers weren’t rolled into its Friday debut. On Stranger Tides managed $4.7 million during its midnight shows, but it was truly a midnight show, rather than starting at 7 pm like Dead Men Tell No Tales did. This is 30% higher than Alien: Covenant managed last week, but well behind the $8.2 million X-Men: Apocalypse managed this weekend last year. Dead Men Tell No Tales will need serious growth to match our previous prediction of $67 million / $82 million debut. On the positive side, it is a long weekend and that will undoubtedly help. On the negative side, its reviews are quite terrible. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Make a Splash, or are They Dead in the Water?

May 25th, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

It’s Memorial Day long weekend, which is historically one of the best long weekends at the box office all year. However, this year the two new releases are far from the best. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has the worst reviews in the franchise and its domestic box office will likely be the same. Sadly, Baywatch’s reviews are even worse. That said, they should still finish one-two over the weekend, while Alien: Covenant and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 will be in a race for third place. It likely won’t be close. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, X-Men: Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass opened one-two during the weekend with results that are similar to what Dead Men Tell No Tales / Baywatch are expected to make. I don’t know if 2017 will win in the year-over-year comparison, but it should be close. More...

International Box Office: Dangal Dominates China in Groundbreaking Run

May 25th, 2017

Dangal

Dangal became the first Indian film to have its biggest single market not be India. It earned first place in China with $34.22 million over the weekend for totals of $113.55 million in China, $185.6 million internationally, and $198.0 million worldwide. It will shortly become the second Indian film to earn more than $200 million worldwide. More...

Contest: Make an Arrangement: Winning Announcement

May 25th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

The winners of our Make an Arrangement contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Alien: Covenant’s opening weekend were... More...

Theater Averages: Abacus Counts its Blessing with $12,528

May 24th, 2017

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

The only film in the $10,000 club was Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, which earned $12,528 in its lone theater during its opening weekend. The only other film that came close was Alien: Covenant, which earned an average of $9,615. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Aliens Crash, but Still Top Chart with $36.16 million

May 23rd, 2017

Alien: Covenant

As expected, Alien: Covenant earned first place on the weekend box office chart. However, it had a strange journey there. Everything, Everything earned more during its opening weekend than it cost to make, which is great news for the studio. On the other hand, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul will be the last entry in this franchise for a long time. Meanwhile, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 became only the second film released in 2017 to hit $300 million domestically. Unfortunately, the good news didn’t outweigh the bad news and the overall box office fell 10% from last weekend to $122 million. Compared to last year, the weekend box office was 11% lower. Fortunately, 2017 still has a $130 million lead over 2016 at $4.23 billion to $4.10 billion, so there’s no reason to panic. More...

Friday Estimates: Aliens Dominate Friday with $15.35 million, Everything’s Okay, Wimpy Not so Much

May 20th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

As expected, Alien: Covenant earned first place on Friday’s box office chart. This is a little better than originally predicted, but in line with our adjustment after Thursday’s previews. Unfortunately, it is not all good news. The reviews are 73% positive, which is good, but it only managed a B from CinemaScore, which is low enough to hurt its legs. We’re still going with just over $40 million over the weekend and over $100 million in total, but this might not be enough to be a real financial success. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Aliens Take a Bite Out of Thursday with $4.2 million in Previews

May 19th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant opened with $4.2 million in previews last night, which is about what we expected. Maybe it’s a bit higher that anticipated. In fact, it is a little better than the $3.7 million Kong managed. The film won’t have the same legs, as it is a sequel and those tend to be more front-loaded. Furthermore, its reviews have slipped to 72% positive, which isn’t good enough to truly help its legs. We predicted a little under $40 million, but now a little over $40 million seems more likely. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Aliens Invade First Place?

May 18th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant is looking to unseat Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 for top spot on the box office chart this weekend. Meanwhile, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul and Everything, Everything are just trying to survive in counter-programming roles. The prognosis for those two is mixed. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, there were five films that earned more than $10 million over the weekend. This year, there might be only two. Hopefully the new releases aren’t that bad, while the holdovers don’t completely collapse. If this happens, 2017 could win in the year-over-year comparison for the second weekend in a row. If not, then 2017's winning streak will end at one. More...

International Box Office: Guardians Completes the Hat Trick with $52.2 million

May 17th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

For the third weekend in a row, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 led the international box office chart, earning $52.2 million in 56 markets for totals of $384.4 million internationally and $632.8 million worldwide. This pushes it into seventh place on the MCU chart. The film opened in second place in Japan, where it pulled in $3.0 million, which is 15% better than the original Guardians of the Galaxy did. On the downside, this is the film’s last market to open in, so it will be coasting on holdovers from now on. Speaking of holdovers, the film’s biggest market is China, where it added $15.16 million over the weekend for a total of $80.56 million. This is the film’s biggest single market and it could hit $100 million there shortly. More...

Contest: Sharp as a Sword: Winning Announcement

May 17th, 2017

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

The winners of our Sharp as a Sword contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’s opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Make an Arrangement

May 11th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

There are three wide releases coming out next week, but only one of them, Alien: Covenant, has any real chance at earning first place. (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul and Everything, Everything could become midlevel hits.) Because of this, it’s the only real choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Alien: Covenant.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprise consisting of their choice of either one TV on DVD release, two movies, or a kids package (could be a theatrical release, a couple of single-disc TV on DVD releases, or a full season TV on DVD release). Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

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

2017 Preview: May

May 1st, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2

April is over and thank god for that. The Fate of the Furious is currently the only film that was better than a midlevel hit, while Going in Style might end up being the second-biggest release of the month. On the low end, there were seven films on last month’s list that didn’t even manage to open in truly wide release (2,000 or more theaters). Fortunately, May looks a lot brighter. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 should dominate the chart and get the month off to a fast start. Furthermore, every week there’s at least one film with a reasonable chance of earning $100 million domestically. Additionally, last May wasn’t particularly strong, so that should help 2017 overall. Granted, Captain America: Civil War earned more than $400 million, so the month got off to a fast start, but films struggled the rest of the way. The second-biggest film was X-Men: Apocalypse at just $155 million, while only one other movie, The Angry Birds Movie, earned more than $100 million. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 should at least be competitive with Captain America: Civil War, allowing 2017 to win thanks to its superior depth. More...

Alien: Covenant Trailer

March 1st, 2017

Sci-fi horror movie directed by Ridley Scott opens May 19 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 19, 2017 1 $36,160,621   3,761 $9,615   $36,160,621 1
May 26, 2017 4 $10,614,539 -71% 3,772 $2,814   $57,436,720 2
Jun 2, 2017 6 $4,122,884 -61% 2,660 $1,550   $67,342,368 3
Jun 9, 2017 9 $1,826,579 -56% 1,814 $1,007   $71,238,791 4
Jun 16, 2017 15 $568,149 -69% 400 $1,420   $72,754,134 5
Jun 23, 2017 18 $341,308 -40% 294 $1,161   $73,334,769 6
Jun 30, 2017 23 $172,131 -50% 213 $808   $73,653,439 7
Jul 7, 2017 30 $85,793 -50% 132 $650   $73,842,907 8
Jul 14, 2017 29 $79,953 -7% 104 $769   $73,975,898 9
Jul 21, 2017 29 $67,502 -16% 103 $655   $74,084,353 10
Jul 28, 2017 38 $43,060 -36% 98 $439   $74,154,523 11
Aug 4, 2017 44 $32,154 -25% 74 $435   $74,204,630 12
Aug 11, 2017 57 $11,757 -63% 45 $261   $74,228,655 13
Aug 18, 2017 67 $5,567 -53% 38 $147   $74,242,280 14
Aug 25, 2017 72 $6,370 +14% 29 $220   $74,255,908 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 18, 2017 P $4,200,000     0     $4,200,000  
May 19, 2017 1 $15,301,274     3,761 $4,068   $15,301,274 1
May 20, 2017 2 $12,001,611 -22%   3,761 $3,191   $27,302,885 2
May 21, 2017 2 $8,857,736 -26%   3,761 $2,355   $36,160,621 3
May 22, 2017 2 $3,323,184 -62%   3,761 $884   $39,483,805 4
May 23, 2017 2 $3,384,529 +2%   3,761 $900   $42,868,334 5
May 24, 2017 2 $2,173,358 -36%   3,761 $578   $45,041,692 6
May 25, 2017 3 $1,780,489 -18%   3,761 $473   $46,822,181 7
May 26, 2017 4 $3,010,821 +69% -80% 3,772 $798   $49,833,002 8
May 27, 2017 4 $3,931,148 +31% -67% 3,772 $1,042   $53,764,150 9
May 28, 2017 4 $3,672,570 -7% -59% 3,772 $974   $57,436,720 10
May 29, 2017 4 $2,768,611 -25% -17% 3,772 $734   $60,205,331 11
May 30, 2017 4 $1,324,220 -52% -61% 3,772 $351   $61,529,551 12
May 31, 2017 4 $953,638 -28% -56% 3,772 $253   $62,483,189 13
Jun 1, 2017 4 $736,295 -23% -59% 3,772 $195   $63,219,484 14
Jun 2, 2017 6 $1,145,142 +56% -62% 2,660 $431   $64,364,626 15
Jun 3, 2017 6 $1,703,572 +49% -57% 2,660 $640   $66,068,198 16
Jun 4, 2017 6 $1,274,170 -25% -65% 2,660 $479   $67,342,368 17
Jun 5, 2017 6 $546,806 -57% -80% 2,660 $206   $67,889,174 18
Jun 6, 2017 6 $685,586 +25% -48% 2,660 $258   $68,574,760 19
Jun 7, 2017 6 $461,918 -33% -52% 2,660 $174   $69,036,678 20
Jun 8, 2017 6 $375,534 -19% -49% 2,660 $141   $69,412,212 21
Jun 9, 2017 10 $505,957 +35% -56% 1,814 $279   $69,918,169 22
Jun 10, 2017 9 $787,216 +56% -54% 1,814 $434   $70,705,385 23
Jun 11, 2017 9 $533,406 -32% -58% 1,814 $294   $71,238,791 24
Jun 12, 2017 10 $225,592 -58% -59% 1,814 $124   $71,464,383 25
Jun 13, 2017 10 $304,375 +35% -56% 1,814 $168   $71,768,758 26
Jun 14, 2017 10 $246,929 -19% -47% 1,814 $136   $72,015,687 27
Jun 15, 2017 10 $170,298 -31% -55% 1,814 $94   $72,185,985 28
Jun 16, 2017 - $141,490 -17% -72% 400 $354   $72,327,475 29
Jun 17, 2017 - $218,627 +55% -72% 400 $547   $72,546,102 30
Jun 18, 2017 14 $208,032 -5% -61% 400 $520   $72,754,134 31
Jun 19, 2017 15 $74,640 -64% -67% 400 $187   $72,828,774 32
Jun 20, 2017 - $68,044 -9% -78% 400 $170   $72,896,818 33
Jun 21, 2017 - $49,300 -28% -80% 400 $123   $72,946,118 34
Jun 22, 2017 - $47,343 -4% -72% 400 $118   $72,993,461 35
Jun 23, 2017 - $100,089 +111% -29% 294 $340   $73,093,550 36
Jun 24, 2017 - $137,644 +38% -37% 294 $468   $73,231,194 37
Jun 25, 2017 - $103,575 -25% -50% 294 $352   $73,334,769 38
Jun 26, 2017 - $40,782 -61% -45% 294 $139   $73,375,551 39
Jun 27, 2017 - $45,245 +11% -34% 294 $154   $73,420,796 40
Jun 28, 2017 - $32,599 -28% -34% 294 $111   $73,453,395 41
Jun 29, 2017 - $27,913 -14% -41% 294 $95   $73,481,308 42
Jun 30, 2017 - $47,369 +70% -53% 213 $222   $73,528,677 43
Jul 1, 2017 - $65,368 +38% -53% 213 $307   $73,594,045 44
Jul 2, 2017 - $59,394 -9% -43% 213 $279   $73,653,439 45
Jul 3, 2017 - $36,429 -39% -11% 213 $171   $73,689,868 46
Jul 4, 2017 - $27,090 -26% -40% 213 $127   $73,716,958 47
Jul 5, 2017 - $21,752 -20% -33% 213 $102   $73,738,710 48
Jul 6, 2017 - $18,404 -15% -34% 213 $86   $73,757,114 49
Jul 7, 2017 - $23,995 +30% -49% 132 $182   $73,781,109 50
Jul 8, 2017 - $34,404 +43% -47% 132 $261   $73,815,513 51
Jul 9, 2017 - $27,394 -20% -54% 132 $208   $73,842,907 52
Jul 10, 2017 - $14,006 -49% -62% 132 $106   $73,856,913 53
Jul 11, 2017 - $15,169 +8% -44% 132 $115   $73,872,082 54
Jul 12, 2017 - $12,497 -18% -43% 132 $95   $73,884,579 55
Jul 13, 2017 - $11,366 -9% -38% 132 $86   $73,895,945 56
Jul 14, 2017 - $26,000 +129% +8% 104 $250   $73,921,945 57
Jul 15, 2017 - $34,810 +34% +1% 104 $335   $73,956,755 58
Jul 16, 2017 - $19,143 -45% -30% 104 $184   $73,975,898 59
Jul 17, 2017 - $9,702 -49% -31% 104 $93   $73,985,600 60
Jul 18, 2017 - $10,469 +8% -31% 104 $101   $73,996,069 61
Jul 19, 2017 - $10,541 +1% -16% 104 $101   $74,006,610 62
Jul 20, 2017 - $10,241 -3% -10% 104 $98   $74,016,851 63
Jul 21, 2017 - $20,413 +99% -21% 103 $198   $74,037,264 64
Jul 22, 2017 - $27,514 +35% -21% 103 $267   $74,064,778 65
Jul 23, 2017 - $19,575 -29% +2% 103 $190   $74,084,353 66
Jul 24, 2017 - $7,707 -61% -21% 103 $75   $74,092,060 67
Jul 25, 2017 - $7,269 -6% -31% 103 $71   $74,099,329 68
Jul 26, 2017 - $6,211 -15% -41% 103 $60   $74,105,540 69
Jul 27, 2017 - $5,923 -5% -42% 103 $58   $74,111,463 70
Jul 28, 2017 - $9,954 +68% -51% 98 $102   $74,121,417 71
Jul 29, 2017 - $19,002 +91% -31% 98 $194   $74,140,419 72
Jul 30, 2017 - $14,104 -26% -28% 98 $144   $74,154,523 73
Jul 31, 2017 - $4,317 -69% -44% 98 $44   $74,158,840 74
Aug 1, 2017 - $4,585 +6% -37% 98 $47   $74,163,425 75
Aug 2, 2017 - $4,814 +5% -22% 98 $49   $74,168,239 76
Aug 3, 2017 - $4,237 -12% -28% 98 $43   $74,172,476 77
Aug 4, 2017 - $9,055 +114% -9% 74 $122   $74,181,531 78
Aug 5, 2017 - $13,075 +44% -31% 74 $177   $74,194,606 79
Aug 6, 2017 - $10,024 -23% -29% 74 $135   $74,204,630 80
Aug 7, 2017 - $2,986 -70% -31% 74 $40   $74,207,616 81
Aug 8, 2017 - $2,866 -4% -37% 74 $39   $74,210,482 82
Aug 9, 2017 - $3,078 +7% -36% 74 $42   $74,213,560 83
Aug 10, 2017 - $3,338 +8% -21% 74 $45   $74,216,898 84
Aug 11, 2017 - $3,219 -4% -64% 45 $72   $74,220,117 85
Aug 12, 2017 - $5,373 +67% -59% 45 $119   $74,225,490 86
Aug 13, 2017 - $3,165 -41% -68% 45 $70   $74,228,655 87
Aug 14, 2017 - $2,101 -34% -30% 45 $47   $74,230,756 88
Aug 15, 2017 - $1,954 -7% -32% 45 $43   $74,232,710 89
Aug 16, 2017 - $1,876 -4% -39% 45 $42   $74,234,586 90
Aug 17, 2017 - $2,127 +13% -36% 45 $47   $74,236,713 91
Aug 18, 2017 - $1,470 -31% -54% 38 $39   $74,238,183 92
Aug 19, 2017 - $3,068 +109% -43% 38 $81   $74,241,251 93
Aug 20, 2017 - $1,029 -66% -67% 38 $27   $74,242,280 94
Aug 21, 2017 - $1,650 +60% -21% 38 $43   $74,243,930 95
Aug 22, 2017 - $2,059 +25% +5% 38 $54   $74,245,989 96
Aug 23, 2017 - $1,736 -16% -7% 38 $46   $74,247,725 97
Aug 24, 2017 - $1,813 +4% -15% 38 $48   $74,249,538 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 19, 2017 1 $46,822,181   3,761 $12,449   $46,822,181 1
May 26, 2017 4 $16,397,303 -65% 3,772 $4,347   $63,219,484 2
Jun 2, 2017 6 $6,192,728 -62% 2,660 $2,328   $69,412,212 3
Jun 9, 2017 9 $2,773,773 -55% 1,814 $1,529   $72,185,985 4
Jun 16, 2017 16 $807,476 -71% 400 $2,019   $72,993,461 5
Jun 23, 2017 19 $487,847 -40% 294 $1,659   $73,481,308 6
Jun 30, 2017 24 $275,806 -43% 213 $1,295   $73,757,114 7
Jul 7, 2017 29 $138,831 -50% 132 $1,052   $73,895,945 8
Jul 14, 2017 31 $120,906 -13% 104 $1,163   $74,016,851 9
Jul 21, 2017 30 $94,612 -22% 103 $919   $74,111,463 10
Jul 28, 2017 38 $61,013 -36% 98 $623   $74,172,476 11
Aug 4, 2017 44 $44,422 -27% 74 $600   $74,216,898 12
Aug 11, 2017 57 $19,815 -55% 45 $440   $74,236,713 13
Aug 18, 2017 63 $12,825 -35% 38 $338   $74,249,538 14
Aug 25, 2017 71 $12,493 -3% 29 $431   $74,262,031 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 5/19/2017 $601,840 0 0 0 $1,107,763 1/1/2019
Australia 5/12/2017 $2,951,928 310 316 1,239 $7,100,668 6/22/2017
Brazil 5/12/2017 $1,600,000 0 0 0 $2,877,961 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 5/18/2017 $78,858 0 0 0 $211,011 2/26/2019
China 6/6/2017 $0 0 99,849 118,152 $45,963,188 8/14/2018
Czech Republic 5/19/2017 $354,874 152 152 366 $715,567 1/1/2019
France 5/12/2017 $4,500,000 0 0 0 $9,897,877 6/27/2018
Germany 5/19/2017 $2,200,000 0 0 0 $5,772,016 6/29/2018
Hong Kong 5/12/2017 $1,800,000 0 71 71 $3,360,017 10/27/2018
India 5/12/2017 $560,361 0 0 0 $480,620 10/3/2018
Indonesia 5/12/2017 $1,160,323 329 329 568 $1,865,891 1/1/2019
Italy 5/12/2017 $1,238,427 0 0 0 $3,029,439 8/2/2017
Japan 9/15/2017 $1,750,271 0 0 0 $7,034,347 7/4/2018
Lithuania 5/12/2017 $36,642 137 137 365 $121,264 7/19/2017
Mexico 5/12/2017 $2,404,072 0 0 0 $5,520,839 6/1/2017
Netherlands 5/18/2017 $523,234 106 106 491 $1,258,935 6/27/2017
New Zealand 5/12/2017 $353,511 71 81 316 $877,085 6/26/2017
Poland 5/12/2017 $627,805 0 0 0 $1,779,642 1/1/2019
Portugal 5/19/2017 $17,979 2 71 293 $604,700 7/12/2017
Russia (CIS) 5/19/2017 $4,489,883 1,241 1,241 3,743 $7,205,477 1/1/2019
Slovakia 5/19/2017 $167,882 79 79 181 $324,384 7/6/2017
South Korea 5/4/2017 $0 0 836 1,539 $9,631,684 7/27/2017
Spain 5/12/2017 $1,708,071 603 603 2,273 $4,417,031 7/13/2017
Sweden 5/19/2017 $837,000 0 0 0 $837,000 5/23/2017
Taiwan 5/12/2017 $1,600,000 0 0 0 $2,300,000 5/23/2017
Turkey 5/12/2017 $202,457 344 344 650 $745,518 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 5/12/2017 $6,669,927 626 631 2,677 $16,854,156 8/9/2017
 
Rest of World $22,365,136
 
International Total$164,259,216 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 20172120,740 120,740$1,808,685$1,808,6851
Aug 27, 2017444,093-63% 164,833$660,954$2,469,6392
Sep 3, 2017631,460-29% 196,293$471,585$2,941,2243
Sep 10, 20171122,680-28% 218,973$339,520$3,280,7444
Sep 17, 20171810,600-53% 229,573$158,576$3,439,3205

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 20171374,236 374,236$7,935,963$7,935,9631
Aug 27, 2017284,714-77% 458,950$1,751,427$9,687,3902
Sep 3, 2017540,981-52% 499,931$843,668$10,531,0583
Sep 10, 2017528,029-32% 527,960$575,004$11,106,0624
Sep 17, 2017714,393-49% 542,353$298,560$11,404,6225
Sep 24, 2017148,627-40% 550,980$179,442$11,584,0646
Oct 1, 2017127,743-10% 558,723$159,843$11,743,9077
Oct 8, 2017206,580-15% 565,303$135,133$11,879,0408
Oct 15, 2017196,753+3% 572,056$125,780$12,004,8209

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