Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $459,005,868Details
International Box Office $936,311,111Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,395,316,979
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $36,044,453 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $55,624,219 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $91,668,672
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Synopsis

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s mightiest heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, which soon leads to some uneasy alliances. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff and meet an old friend in a new form, Vision.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$191,271,109 (41.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$365,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,276 opening theaters/4,276 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $586,961,233

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 1st, 2015 (Wide) by Walt Disney
May 1st, 2015 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Finland)
April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (France)
April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands)
April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Norway)
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Video Release: September 8th, 2015 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as The Avengers: Age of Ultron
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments.
(Rating bulletin 2268, 4/8/2015)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Avengers
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Robot, End of the World, Hallucinations, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa, Filmed in South Africa, Filmed in Central Business District, Johannesburg, South Africa, Filmed in Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England, Filmed in Surrey, England, Filmed in England, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in Fort Bard, Italy, Filmed in Aosta Valley, Italy, Filmed in Italy, Filmed in Mapo Bridge, Seoul, South Korea, Filmed in Seoul, South Korea, Filmed in South Korea, Filmed in Sebitseom, Seoul, South Korea, Filmed in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea, Filmed in Hawley Woods, Hampshire, England, Filmed in Hampshire, England, Filmed in Rivoli Ballroom, London, England, Filmed in London, England, Filmed in University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, Filmed in Norwich, East Anglia, England, Filmed in East Anglia, England, Filmed in Dover Castle, Kent, England, Filmed in Dover, Kent, England, Filmed in Kent, England, Filmed in New York, NY, Filmed in New York, United States, Filmed in Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Filmed in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Filmed in Bangladesh
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $450m 22 $450,162,782 Jun 23, 2015 54
Biggest 5th Sunday 71 $3,599,975 May 31, 2015 31
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 90 $11,401,402 May 29, 2015 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 76 $4,917,855 May 30, 2015 30
Biggest 4th Tuesday 96 $1,949,182 May 26, 2015 26
Biggest 4th Monday 7 $6,507,209 May 25, 2015 25
Biggest 4th Sunday 23 $8,049,037 May 24, 2015 24
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 41 $21,691,697 May 22, 2015 24
Fastest to $400m 21 $404,862,176 May 22, 2015 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 71 $21,691,697 May 22, 2015 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $29,532,064 May 22, 2015 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 57 $28,198,906 May 22, 2015 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 65 $38,391,275 May 22, 2015 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 54 $8,286,236 May 23, 2015 23
Biggest 4th Friday 74 $5,356,424 May 22, 2015 22
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 99 $3,020,580 May 19, 2015 19
Biggest 3rd Monday 80 $3,435,547 May 18, 2015 18
Biggest 3rd Sunday 24 $11,636,417 May 17, 2015 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 24 $38,859,900 May 15, 2015 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 19 $17,204,358 May 16, 2015 16
Fastest to $350m 19 $360,394,291 May 15, 2015 16
Biggest 3rd Friday 45 $10,019,125 May 15, 2015 15
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 79 $5,990,413 May 12, 2015 12
Biggest 2nd Sunday 19 $22,678,911 May 10, 2015 10
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 14 $77,746,929 May 8, 2015 10
Fastest to $300m 15 $313,402,397 May 8, 2015 10
Biggest 2nd Saturday 11 $33,835,656 May 9, 2015 9
Biggest 2nd Friday 28 $21,232,362 May 8, 2015 8
Fastest to $250m 14 $256,887,830 May 8, 2015 8
Biggest 1st Thursday 75 $8,613,154 May 7, 2015 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 68 $9,409,838 May 6, 2015 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 50 $13,132,812 May 5, 2015 5
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 69 $13,132,812 May 5, 2015 5
Biggest 1st Monday 64 $13,228,555 May 4, 2015 4
Biggest Domestic Monday 85 $13,228,555 May 4, 2015 4
Fastest to $200m 12 $204,499,664 May 4, 2015 4
Biggest 1st Sunday 11 $50,319,942 May 3, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic Sunday 11 $50,319,942 May 3, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 2 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend 10 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 7 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 8 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 6 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 9 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 7 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 6 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 8 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic Weekend 10 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Fastest to $150m 10 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top 2015 Theater Average 16 $44,731 May 1, 2015 3
Widest Opening Weekend 61 4,276 May 1, 2015 3
Biggest 1st Saturday 16 $56,526,635 May 2, 2015 2
Biggest Domestic Saturday 18 $56,526,635 May 2, 2015 2
Fastest to $100m 10 $140,951,167 May 1, 2015 2
Biggest 1st Friday 9 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Action Day Domestic 7 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Animation/Live Action Day Domestic 11 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Day Domestic 7 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top PG-13 Day Domestic 11 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Domestic Sequel Day 11 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Super Hero Day Domestic 7 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Walt Disney Day Domestic 9 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Domestic Friday 9 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 2 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Domestic Day 11 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Fastest to $50m 9 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Previews 17 $27,600,000 Apr 30, 2015 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 2015 1 $191,271,109   4,276 $44,731   $191,271,109 1
May 8, 2015 1 $77,746,929 -59% 4,276 $18,182   $313,402,397 2
May 15, 2015 3 $38,859,900 -50% 4,276 $9,088   $372,030,708 3
May 22, 2015 5 $21,691,697 -44% 3,727 $5,820   $404,862,176 4
May 29, 2015 5 $11,401,402 -47% 3,228 $3,532   $427,551,427 5
Jun 5, 2015 8 $6,339,663 -44% 2,471 $2,566   $438,153,559 6
Jun 12, 2015 8 $3,675,057 -42% 2,156 $1,705   $444,777,275 7
Jun 19, 2015 9 $2,847,404 -23% 1,662 $1,713   $449,447,357 8
Jun 26, 2015 10 $1,688,938 -41% 1,097 $1,540   $452,474,193 9
Jul 3, 2015 12 $886,152 -48% 589 $1,505   $454,231,430 10
Jul 10, 2015 17 $455,764 -49% 338 $1,348   $455,238,847 11
Jul 17, 2015 18 $468,050 +3% 292 $1,603   $455,998,418 12
Jul 24, 2015 21 $329,884 -30% 214 $1,542   $456,612,713 13
Jul 31, 2015 25 $168,683 -49% 154 $1,095   $456,942,728 14
Aug 7, 2015 31 $121,941 -28% 126 $968   $457,177,917 15
Aug 14, 2015 35 $105,799 -13% 103 $1,027   $457,358,116 16
Aug 21, 2015 38 $80,867 -24% 91 $889   $457,494,254 17
Aug 28, 2015 32 $214,741 +166% 237 $906   $457,744,064 18
Sep 4, 2015 29 $402,721 +88% 220 $1,831   $458,218,418 19
Sep 11, 2015 35 $195,764 -51% 190 $1,030   $458,582,882 20
Sep 18, 2015 38 $142,184 -27% 170 $836   $458,793,291 21
Sep 25, 2015 40 $88,796 -38% 130 $683   $458,924,272 22
Oct 2, 2015 51 $41,047 -54% 86 $477   $458,991,599 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 30, 2015 P $27,600,000     0     $27,600,000  
May 1, 2015 1 $84,424,532     4,276 $19,744   $84,424,532 1
May 2, 2015 1 $56,526,635 -33%   4,276 $13,220   $140,951,167 2
May 3, 2015 1 $50,319,942 -11%   4,276 $11,768   $191,271,109 3
May 4, 2015 1 $13,228,555 -74%   4,276 $3,094   $204,499,664 4
May 5, 2015 1 $13,132,812 -1%   4,276 $3,071   $217,632,476 5
May 6, 2015 1 $9,409,838 -28%   4,276 $2,201   $227,042,314 6
May 7, 2015 1 $8,613,154 -8%   4,276 $2,014   $235,655,468 7
May 8, 2015 1 $21,232,362 +147% -75% 4,276 $4,965   $256,887,830 8
May 9, 2015 1 $33,835,656 +59% -40% 4,276 $7,913   $290,723,486 9
May 10, 2015 1 $22,678,911 -33% -55% 4,276 $5,304   $313,402,397 10
May 11, 2015 1 $5,398,779 -76% -59% 4,276 $1,263   $318,801,176 11
May 12, 2015 1 $5,990,413 +11% -54% 4,276 $1,401   $324,791,589 12
May 13, 2015 1 $4,342,154 -28% -54% 4,276 $1,015   $329,133,743 13
May 14, 2015 1 $4,037,065 -7% -53% 4,276 $944   $333,170,808 14
May 15, 2015 3 $10,019,125 +148% -53% 4,276 $2,343   $343,189,933 15
May 16, 2015 2 $17,204,358 +72% -49% 4,276 $4,023   $360,394,291 16
May 17, 2015 3 $11,636,417 -32% -49% 4,276 $2,721   $372,030,708 17
May 18, 2015 3 $3,435,547 -70% -36% 4,276 $803   $375,466,255 18
May 19, 2015 3 $3,020,580 -12% -50% 4,276 $706   $378,486,835 19
May 20, 2015 3 $2,329,898 -23% -46% 4,276 $545   $380,816,733 20
May 21, 2015 3 $2,353,746 +1% -42% 4,276 $550   $383,170,479 21
May 22, 2015 5 $5,356,424 +128% -47% 3,727 $1,437   $388,526,903 22
May 23, 2015 4 $8,286,236 +55% -52% 3,727 $2,223   $396,813,139 23
May 24, 2015 4 $8,049,037 -3% -31% 3,727 $2,160   $404,862,176 24
May 25, 2015 4 $6,507,209 -19% +89% 3,727 $1,746   $411,369,385 25
May 26, 2015 4 $1,949,182 -70% -35% 3,727 $523   $413,318,567 26
May 27, 2015 4 $1,429,415 -27% -39% 3,727 $384   $414,747,982 27
May 28, 2015 4 $1,402,043 -2% -40% 3,727 $376   $416,150,025 28
May 29, 2015 6 $2,883,572 +106% -46% 3,228 $893   $419,033,597 29
May 30, 2015 5 $4,917,855 +71% -41% 3,228 $1,523   $423,951,452 30
May 31, 2015 5 $3,599,975 -27% -55% 3,228 $1,115   $427,551,427 31
Jun 1, 2015 5 $1,082,288 -70% -83% 3,228 $335   $428,633,715 32
Jun 2, 2015 5 $1,261,068 +17% -35% 3,228 $391   $429,894,783 33
Jun 3, 2015 6 $973,884 -23% -32% 3,130 $311   $430,868,667 34
Jun 4, 2015 6 $945,229 -3% -33% 3,130 $302   $431,813,896 35
Jun 5, 2015 8 $1,842,660 +95% -36% 2,471 $746   $433,656,556 36
Jun 6, 2015 8 $2,656,411 +44% -46% 2,471 $1,075   $436,312,967 37
Jun 7, 2015 8 $1,840,592 -31% -49% 2,471 $745   $438,153,559 38
Jun 8, 2015 8 $747,554 -59% -31% 2,471 $303   $438,901,113 39
Jun 9, 2015 8 $851,565 +14% -32% 2,471 $345   $439,752,678 40
Jun 10, 2015 8 $718,865 -16% -26% 2,471 $291   $440,471,543 41
Jun 11, 2015 8 $630,675 -12% -33% 2,471 $255   $441,102,218 42
Jun 12, 2015 9 $1,064,656 +69% -42% 2,156 $494   $442,166,874 43
Jun 13, 2015 8 $1,522,453 +43% -43% 2,156 $706   $443,689,327 44
Jun 14, 2015 8 $1,087,948 -29% -41% 2,156 $505   $444,777,275 45
Jun 15, 2015 9 $451,436 -59% -40% 2,156 $209   $445,228,711 46
Jun 16, 2015 9 $502,192 +11% -41% 2,156 $233   $445,730,903 47
Jun 17, 2015 9 $442,554 -12% -38% 2,156 $205   $446,173,457 48
Jun 18, 2015 9 $426,496 -4% -32% 2,156 $198   $446,599,953 49
Jun 19, 2015 9 $734,327 +72% -31% 1,662 $442   $447,334,280 50
Jun 20, 2015 9 $1,041,234 +42% -32% 1,662 $626   $448,375,514 51
Jun 21, 2015 7 $1,071,843 +3% -1% 1,662 $645   $449,447,357 52
Jun 22, 2015 9 $325,340 -70% -28% 1,662 $196   $449,772,697 53
Jun 23, 2015 9 $390,085 +20% -22% 1,662 $235   $450,162,782 54
Jun 24, 2015 9 $316,379 -19% -29% 1,662 $190   $450,479,161 55
Jun 25, 2015 9 $306,094 -3% -28% 1,662 $184   $450,785,255 56
Jun 26, 2015 9 $482,413 +58% -34% 1,097 $440   $451,267,668 57
Jun 27, 2015 10 $703,101 +46% -32% 1,097 $641   $451,970,769 58
Jun 28, 2015 10 $503,424 -28% -53% 1,097 $459   $452,474,193 59
Jun 29, 2015 9 $248,127 -51% -24% 1,097 $226   $452,722,320 60
Jun 30, 2015 10 $240,934 -3% -38% 1,097 $220   $452,963,254 61
Jul 1, 2015 12 $162,998 -32% -48% 644 $253   $453,126,252 62
Jul 2, 2015 11 $219,026 +34% -28% 644 $340   $453,345,278 63
Jul 3, 2015 12 $363,583 +66% -25% 589 $617   $453,708,861 64
Jul 4, 2015 12 $269,388 -26% -62% 589 $457   $453,978,249 65
Jul 5, 2015 12 $253,181 -6% -50% 589 $430   $454,231,430 66
Jul 6, 2015 12 $140,338 -45% -43% 589 $238   $454,371,768 67
Jul 7, 2015 12 $155,118 +11% -36% 589 $263   $454,526,886 68
Jul 8, 2015 12 $136,103 -12% -17% 589 $231   $454,662,989 69
Jul 9, 2015 12 $120,094 -12% -45% 589 $204   $454,783,083 70
Jul 10, 2015 - $128,301 +7% -65% 338 $380   $454,911,384 71
Jul 11, 2015 - $185,695 +45% -31% 338 $549   $455,097,079 72
Jul 12, 2015 - $141,768 -24% -44% 338 $419   $455,238,847 73
Jul 13, 2015 - $69,841 -51% -50% 338 $207   $455,308,688 74
Jul 14, 2015 - $83,314 +19% -46% 338 $246   $455,392,002 75
Jul 15, 2015 - $74,545 -11% -45% 338 $221   $455,466,547 76
Jul 16, 2015 - $63,821 -14% -47% 338 $189   $455,530,368 77
Jul 17, 2015 14 $468,050 +633% +265% 292 $1,603   $455,998,418 78

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 2015 1 $235,655,468   4,276 $55,111   $235,655,468 1
May 8, 2015 1 $97,515,340 -59% 4,276 $22,805   $333,170,808 2
May 15, 2015 3 $49,999,671 -49% 4,276 $11,693   $383,170,479 3
May 22, 2015 4 $32,979,546 -34% 3,727 $8,849   $416,150,025 4
May 29, 2015 5 $15,663,871 -53% 3,130 $5,004   $431,813,896 5
Jun 5, 2015 8 $9,288,322 -41% 2,471 $3,759   $441,102,218 6
Jun 12, 2015 8 $5,497,735 -41% 2,156 $2,550   $446,599,953 7
Jun 19, 2015 9 $4,185,302 -24% 1,662 $2,518   $450,785,255 8
Jun 26, 2015 12 $2,561,997 -39% 644 $3,978   $453,347,252 9
Jul 3, 2015 12 $1,435,831 -44% 589 $2,438   $454,783,083 10
Jul 10, 2015 17 $747,285 -48% 338 $2,211   $455,530,368 11
Jul 17, 2015 18 $752,461 +1% 338 $2,226   $456,282,829 12
Jul 24, 2015 21 $491,216 -35% 214 $2,295   $456,774,045 13
Jul 31, 2015 27 $281,932 -43% 214 $1,317   $457,055,976 14
Aug 7, 2015 30 $196,341 -30% 214 $917   $457,252,317 15
Aug 14, 2015 35 $161,070 -18% 103 $1,564   $457,413,387 16
Aug 21, 2015 40 $115,936 -28% 91 $1,274   $457,529,323 17
Aug 28, 2015 32 $286,374 +147% 237 $1,208   $457,815,697 18
Sep 4, 2015 32 $571,421 +100% 220 $2,597   $458,387,118 19
Sep 11, 2015 35 $263,989 -54% 220 $1,200   $458,651,107 20
Sep 18, 2015 39 $184,369 -30% 170 $1,085   $458,835,476 21
Sep 25, 2015 43 $115,076 -38% 130 $885   $458,950,552 22
Oct 2, 2015 50 $55,316 -52% 86 $643   $459,005,868 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Albania 4/23/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Argentina 4/23/2015 $4,900,000 0 308 917 $10,900,000 5/11/2015
Australia 4/23/2015 $12,285,450 760 760 3,168 $31,028,649 6/22/2015
Austria 4/30/2015 $891,145 71 74 449 $3,748,914 7/1/2015
Azerbaijan 4/23/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Belgium 4/24/2015 $964,862 134 138 891 $3,309,797 7/15/2015
Bolivia 4/30/2015 $837,003 54 54 108 $1,422,044 12/30/2018
Brazil 4/23/2015 $12,621,463 1,169 1,245 10,981 $47,862,464 10/13/2015
Bulgaria 4/24/2015 $195,642 72 72 281 $674,233 12/30/2018
Cambodia 5/1/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Chile 4/30/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
China 5/11/2015 $78,200,000 83,782 83,782 177,459 $240,120,000 9/6/2018
Colombia 5/1/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Croatia 4/30/2015 $153,418 43 43 124 $348,389 12/30/2018
Cyprus 5/1/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Czech Republic 4/30/2015 $815,184 84 93 489 $2,016,274 12/30/2018
Denmark 4/23/2015 $1,404,485 140 140 277 $2,501,945 5/12/2015
Ecuador 4/30/2015 $2,002,413 122 122 461 $5,318,524 12/30/2018
Egypt 4/29/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Estonia 5/1/2015 $118,599 8 13 31 $251,564 5/27/2015
Finland 4/22/2015 $422,765 118 2,226 2,756 $1,716,307 8/4/2015
France 4/22/2015 $12,467,255 828 828 4,631 $34,270,887 3/8/2021
Germany 4/23/2015 $9,300,000 0 463 1,137 $31,183,656 8/22/2018
Greece 4/30/2015 $772,676 169 169 456 $1,724,833 5/27/2015
Hong Kong 4/23/2015 $6,389,397 254 254 929 $17,155,906 7/1/2015
Hungary 5/7/2015 $769,370 81 81 567 $1,973,837 12/30/2018
Iceland 4/23/2015 $99,400 14 15 47 $359,620 12/30/2018
India 4/24/2015 $7,880,918 1,690 1,690 3,382 $16,695,001 5/27/2015
Indonesia 4/25/2015 $6,547,257 663 663 1,824 $15,504,514 12/30/2018
Iraq 4/30/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Ireland 4/23/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Israel 4/24/2015 $806,718 55 56 166 $1,502,215 12/30/2018
Italy 4/22/2015 $7,749,841 901 901 2,974 $18,119,848 7/7/2015
Japan 7/4/2015 $6,600,000 0 773 3,422 $25,591,212 3/8/2021
Kazakhstan 4/23/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Kenya 4/30/2015 $156,523 15 15 59 $292,470 12/30/2018
Latvia 4/30/2015 $77,549 16 17 40 $187,010 12/30/2018
Lebanon 4/30/2015 $269,570 25 25 83 $537,495 12/30/2018
Lithuania 5/1/2015 $69,906 140 140 377 $197,257 6/25/2015
Macedonia 4/30/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Malaysia 4/23/2015 $5,840,426 654 654 1,322 $13,388,939 7/21/2015
Mexico 4/30/2015 $25,500,000 0 0 0 $50,940,432 8/30/2018
Mongolia 5/1/2015 $61,630 4 4 12 $153,645 12/30/2018
Netherlands 4/22/2015 $1,412,809 116 116 755 $5,209,813 7/7/2015
New Zealand 4/23/2015 $2,038,119 79 156 668 $4,632,140 7/7/2015
Norway 4/22/2015 $1,108,814 173 173 464 $2,884,135 7/7/2015
Peru 4/30/2015 $3,270,629 407 407 1,147 $7,025,935 12/30/2018
Philippines 4/22/2015 $7,672,835 607 607 1,410 $14,097,441 12/30/2018
Poland 5/7/2015 $1,379,910 344 357 701 $3,967,269 12/30/2018
Portugal 4/30/2015 $697,966 135 135 550 $1,841,706 6/17/2015
Romania 4/23/2015 $382,531 96 96 499 $1,223,419 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 4/23/2015 $15,204,231 2,421 2,421 5,577 $30,292,989 10/19/2022
Serbia and Montenegro 4/30/2015 $48,605 28 29 106 $190,285 12/30/2018
Singapore 4/23/2015 $3,728,137 148 148 522 $9,904,472 9/22/2015
Slovakia 4/30/2015 $288,141 52 52 164 $588,888 7/7/2015
Slovenia 5/1/2015 $49,293 21 21 126 $126,757 6/26/2015
South Africa 4/24/2015 $1,015,841 130 1,034 1,515 $3,098,486 5/27/2015
South Korea 4/23/2015 $23,047,566 0 1,634 3,480 $72,319,432 5/7/2020
Spain 4/30/2015 $4,866,691 880 880 2,965 $13,640,131 11/28/2018
Sweden 4/22/2015 $0 0 91 91 $408,776 5/19/2015
Switzerland 4/24/2015 $1,428,876 121 121 347 $3,695,218 5/19/2015
Taiwan 4/22/2015 $5,604,126 84 84 502 $18,417,744 11/4/2018
Thailand 4/30/2015 $3,975,904 468 468 1,035 $10,500,000 7/7/2015
Trinidad 4/29/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Turkey 5/1/2015 $2,209,652 501 501 2,497 $5,864,977 12/30/2018
Ukraine 4/23/2015 $694,084 252 252 892 $1,909,793 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/30/2015 $3,166,560 142 142 322 $6,512,117 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 4/23/2015 $27,342,198 583 589 4,161 $75,522,277 10/3/2018
Uruguay 4/30/2015 $150,299 23 26 110 $458,022 12/30/2018
Venezuela 4/30/2015 $3,049,220 124 124 812 $18,473,572 10/6/2015
Vietnam 5/1/2015 $1,558,699 213 213 551 $5,259,089 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $37,248,347
 
International Total$936,311,111 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 4, 20151491,451 491,451$7,312,791$7,312,7914
Oct 11, 20151401,471-18% 892,922$5,949,800$13,262,5915
Oct 18, 20153123,575-69% 1,016,497$1,822,731$15,085,3226
Oct 25, 2015548,329-61% 1,064,826$877,171$15,962,4937
Nov 1, 2015837,778-22% 1,102,604$707,204$16,669,6978
Nov 8, 2015826,534-30% 1,129,138$496,716$17,166,4139
Nov 15, 20151426,651n/c1,155,789$498,907$17,665,32010
Nov 22, 20152220,314-24% 1,176,103$382,513$18,047,83311
Dec 6, 20151350,561 1,295,678$947,513$20,142,35913
Dec 13, 20151430,228-40% 1,325,906$560,729$20,703,08814
Dec 20, 20151778,721+160% 1,404,627$1,180,028$21,883,11615
Dec 27, 20151682,048+4% 1,486,675$1,263,539$23,146,65516
Jan 3, 20161716,925-79% 1,503,600$321,406$23,468,06117
May 1, 20162412,792 1,663,382$191,368$26,308,35434
May 15, 2016189,405 1,686,968$140,699$26,661,20136
Apr 29, 20181910,290 1,907,176$168,962$30,604,883138
Jun 2, 2019288,040 2,065,071$123,655$32,992,338195
Jun 30, 2019215,617 2,090,513$94,759$33,423,443199
Aug 11, 20192819,291 2,138,826$295,731$34,184,597205

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 4, 201511,057,895 1,057,895$20,787,390$20,787,3904
Oct 11, 20151588,206-44% 1,646,101$11,357,604$32,144,9945
Oct 18, 20154134,004-77% 1,780,105$2,607,665$34,752,6596
Oct 25, 2015452,463-61% 1,832,568$1,202,849$35,955,5087
Nov 1, 2015743,981-16% 1,876,549$1,042,632$36,998,1408
Nov 8, 2015727,562-37% 1,904,111$657,465$37,655,6059
Nov 15, 20151516,440-40% 1,920,551$383,653$38,039,25810
Nov 22, 20151217,872+9% 1,938,423$409,824$38,449,08211
Dec 6, 2015946,484 2,001,283$1,035,728$39,896,66313
Dec 13, 2015933,558-28% 2,034,841$785,829$40,682,49214
Dec 20, 20151365,838+96% 2,100,679$1,379,404$42,061,89615
Dec 27, 20151582,949+26% 2,183,628$1,774,194$43,836,09016
Jan 3, 20161821,992-73% 2,205,620$518,388$44,354,47817
May 8, 2016169,147 2,313,421$184,699$46,986,88635
May 15, 2016129,350+2% 2,322,771$185,378$47,172,26436
May 22, 2016158,483-9% 2,331,254$173,153$47,345,41737
May 29, 2016197,389-13% 2,338,643$166,848$47,512,26538
Apr 29, 20181910,603 2,522,713$214,757$52,062,033138
Aug 19, 2018719,209 2,563,488$489,354$53,089,141154
Apr 28, 2019209,226 2,597,946$184,496$53,775,483190
May 5, 20192013,420+45% 2,611,366$247,203$54,022,686191

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Leading Cast

James Spader    Ultron

Lead Ensemble Members

Robert Downey, Jr.    Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Hemsworth    Thor
Mark Ruffalo    Bruce Banner / The Hulk
Chris Evans    Steve Rogers / Captain America
Scarlett Johansson    Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
Jeremy Renner    Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Samuel L. Jackson    Nick Fury
Aaron Taylor-Johnson    Quicksilver
Elizabeth Olsen    Scarlet Witch

Supporting Cast

Don Cheadle    Colonel James Rhodes/War Machine
Paul Bettany    The Vision
Cobie Smulders    Maria Hill
Anthony Mackie    Sam Wilson/The Falcon
Hayley Atwell    Peggy Carter
Idris Elba    Heimdall
Stellan Skarsgård    Erik Selvig
Andy Serkis    Ulysses Klaue
Claudia Kim    Dr. Helen Cho
Julie Delpy    Madame B
Henry Goodman    Dr. List
Chris Luca    Fortress Soldier
Brian Schaeffer    Strucker Mercenary
Dominique Provost-Chalkey    Zrinka
Issac Andrews    Costel
Gareth Keiran Jones    Sokovian Acid Student
Chan Woo Lim    Dr. Cho's Assistant
Minhee Yeo    Dr. Cho's Assistant
Bentley Kalu    Klaue's Mercenary
Julian Bleach    Ballet Instructor
Vuyo Dabula    Johannesburg Cop
Chris Beasley    Johannesburg Cop
Nondumiso Tembe    Johannesburg Driver
Kabelo Thai    Johannesburg Onlooker
Lele Ledwaba    Johannesburg Onlooker
Mandla Gaduka    Johannesburg Onlooker
Harriet Manamela    Johannesburg Onlooker
Antony Acheampong    Johannesburg Elevator Passenger
Chioma Anyanwu    Johannesburg Elevator Passenger
Ingvild Deila    World Hub Tech
Earl Kim Shiroma    Korean Train Passenger
Sunny Yeo    Korean Train Passenger
Michael Matovski    Sokovian Family
Alma Noce    Sokovian Family
Namju Go    Korean Train Passenger
Riccardo Richetta    Sokovian Family
Mina Kweon    Korean Train Passenger
Constanza Ruff    Sokovian Woman
Monty McLaren    Clark-Tub Family Child
Verity Hewlett    Sokovian Family
Julia Krynke    Sokovian Driver
Tony Christian    Sokovian SUV Driver
Ian Kay    Sokovian SUV Passenger
Barry Aird    Sokovian Police Captain

Cameos

Stan Lee    Military Veteran

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joss Whedon    Director
Joss Whedon    Screenwriter
Kevin Feige    Producer
Alan Fine    Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso    Executive Producer
Jeremy Latcham    Executive Producer
Patricia Whitcher    Executive Producer
Louis D’Esposito    Executive Producer
Jon Favreau    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Mitch Bell    Co-Producer
Ben Davis    Director of Photography
Charles Wood    Production Designer
Jeffrey Ford    Editor
Lisa Lassek    Editor
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Christopher Townsend    Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Tyler    Composer
Danny Elfman    Additional Music
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Janek Sirrs    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jamie Christopher    Associate Producer
John Mahaffie    Second Unit Director
Patricia Whitcher    Unit Production Manager
Michael Sharp    Unit Production Manager
Jamie Christopher    Assistant Director
Geoffrey Baumann    Visual Effects Supervisor-Additional Visual Effects Supervisor
Greg Powell    Stunt Coordinator
James Grogan    Fight Choreographer
Jeremy Woodhead    Make-up and Hair Designer
Kate Hazell    Production Manager
Erica Bensly    Production Manager-U.K.
Terry Madden    First Assistant Director-Second Unit
Gerry Gavigan    Additional First Assistant Director
Gareth Tandy    Additional First Assistant Director
Terence Madden    Second Assistant Director-Second Unit
Cathy Doubleday    Script Supervisor
Christian Joyce    Sound Mixer
Owen Spencer    Sound Mixer
Jerome McCann    Sound Mixer
Brian Tyler    Score Producer
Joe Lisanti    Score Producer
Joe Lisanti    Music Editor
Shie Rozow    Music Editor
Noah Scot Snyder*    Score Mixer
Richard Roberts    Set Decorator
Jeanette Surga    Music Editor
Steve Durkee    Supervising Music Editor
Nashia Wachsman    Music Editor
Robin Buday    Second Assistant Editor

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

2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Avengers: Age of Ultron

December 28th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

It's been a few weeks since I did a review. I stopped taking screeners knowing how busy Star Wars: The Force Awakens would keep me, but I figured I should get back in the game. However, there was a question of what late review would be worth checking out? Well, there have been five $1 billion movies to come out this year and I've previously reviewed all of the ones that hit the home market. All of them, but one: The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Of the five $1 billion movies, this one is arguably the one that had the most disappointing run at the box office. Yes, a film that made $1.40 billion worldwide was seen as a box office disappointment by some. This is mostly because its predecessor, The Avengers, broke box office records. The film also earned much weaker reviews than the first movie, but still earned 75% positive reviews, which is very good for a wide release. Is it a real disappointment? Or does it hold up compared to the competition? More...

Home Market Numbers: Pixels Can't Take on Indominus Rex

December 3rd, 2015

Jurassic World

There were five new releases for the week of October 20th that reached the top 30 on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for November 1st. This includes three in the top five. However, none of them were able to top Jurassic World. The film remained in first place selling 867,000 units / $15.52 million for the week giving it running tallies of 3.17 million units / $69.97 million after two weeks of release. It was able to jump ahead of The Avengers: Age of Ultron and into fourth place on the yearly chart. More...

Home Market Numbers: Jurassic Eats Up the Competition

November 19th, 2015

Jurassic World

There were a handful of new releases for the week of October 20th that reached the top 30 on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for October 25th. However, only one of them really matters: Jurassic World. The film opened in first place, obviously, selling 2.34 million units and generating $54.58 million in total sales. Dollarwise, this is nearly as much as The Avengers: Age of Ultron has sold so far, while its units sold puts the film in ninth place for the year. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 66%, which was excellent, even with the high expectations summer blockbusters have. More...

Home Market Numbers: Aladdin Shakes Things Up

November 11th, 2015

San Andreas

It was a strange week on the home market, as there were two new releases that could legitimately say they won on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for October 18th. San Andreas sold 801,000 units / $16.42 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 40%. This put it on top of the chart; however, Aladdin arguably had the better week, as it sold 706,000 units / $13.92 million, all of which was on Blu-ray. More...

Home Market Numbers: Ultron's Reign Continues

November 7th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

It was the first full week for The Avengers: Age of Ultron on the home market and it topped the new releases for October 6th, 2015 and earned first place on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for October 11th. Over the week, the film sold 1.02 million units and generated $18.02 million for the week for sales of 2.62 million units / $47.21 million after nine days of release. By comparison, Furious 7 generated $47.05 million, not during its first two weeks, but since its release nearly a month ago. It is already in the top ten for the year and it should climb into the top five shortly. More...

Home Market Numbers: Age Opens Well, but Not Quite the Ultimate Opening

October 21st, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

As expected, The Avengers: Age of Ultron led the September 29th new releases earning an easy first place on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for October 4th. It sold 1.60 million units and generated $29.35 million in revenue. It also had an opening week Blu-ray share of 69%. That's simply fantastic. However, it wasn't the best first-week opening we've seen this fall, as it fell just behind Furious 7. On the other hand, Age of Ultron was a Friday release, so it had a shorter opening week. Next week we will compare the running tallies of the two films and that will likely give us a much better picture of where these two films will end up. More...

Home Market Numbers: Pitch's Opening is Good, but Not Perfect

October 14th, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 led the new releases for September 22nd and earned first place on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for September 27th. The film sold 974,000 units / $16.76 million during its first week of release, 55% of which was sold on Blu-ray. That's really impressive for this type of film. On the other hand, overall sales were 13% lower than the original film opened with. Additionally, the franchise box set earned fifth place with 48,000 units / $1.37 million. More...

Home Market Releases for October 6th, 2015

October 7th, 2015

When Marnie Was There

The home market release report is a little late this week, because in our ongoing attempt to improve our site, we are looking at the format of this column and it will change shortly. (Also, this week both Amazon and Rotten Tomatoes were acting up. I had to download a script blocker and block all scripts on Rotten Tomatoes. Certain things no longer work, but at least it doesn't cause Firefox to freeze every ten minutes.) The biggest release of the week is The Avengers: The Age of Ultron, sort of. It came out last Friday, not this Tuesday. I'm waiting for my copy to arrive so I can do a full review. Meanwhile, the best new release of the week is When Marnie Was There in Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Home Market Releases for September 29th, 2015

September 29th, 2015

Spy

It is another week loaded with TV on DVD releases, including iZombie: Season One, which is one of the best new TV shows from last season. However, while that release is a Pick of the Week contender, the actual honor goes to Spy (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack). More...

Home Market Releases for September 8th, 2015

September 8th, 2015

Over the Garden Wall

The home market is not particularly strong. The Age of Adaline is the biggest first-run release of the week, at least as far as physical releases are concerned. The Avengers: Age of Ultron is coming out on Video on Demand and it is bigger than all other releases combined. However, I really think it is a waste to rent it, as the Blu-ray is Pick of the Week material. Or to be more accurate, it will be Pick of the Week when it comes out in October. As for the Pick of the Week for this week, I'm going with Over the Garden Wall on DVD. More...

International Box Office: Terminator Generates Black Ink

September 3rd, 2015

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator Genisys remained in first place with $23.6 million in 26 markets over the weekend for totals of $320.1 million internationally and $409.5 million worldwide. In China, the film pulled in $23.4 million over the weekend for an eight-day total of $85.15 million in that market. It is going to hit the century mark in that market, while its overall worldwide number is high enough to break even. More...

International Box Office: Genisys Reborn in China

August 27th, 2015

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator Genisys earned $26.97 million on Sunday in China. That was enough for first place in that market over the entire weekend. In fact, that was enough for first place internationally. Adding in one holdover market, and the movie made $27.4 million in 2 markets for totals of $264.0 million internationally and $353.1 million worldwide. One final note, China is already the film's biggest single market and it could save the franchise and make another installment likely. More...

International Box Office: Mission Completes Hattrick, but International Fair Thrives

August 20th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation remained in first place for the third weekend in a row with $46.1 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $235.3 million internationally and $373.6 million worldwide. The film's biggest opening was in France where it easily earned first place with $7.96 million on 719 screens. It also earned first place with $2.99 million on 947 screens in Brazil. The film isn't quite done its international run. It opens in Italy this weekend and China next month. It should have no trouble getting to $300 million internationally and could get all the way to $500 million worldwide. China could be a huge market for the movie. More...

International Box Office: Rogue Remains Massive, While Fantastic Fairs Better

August 13th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation expanded over the weekend and saw its weekend haul grow, but by a tiny amount. It pulled in $65.5 million in 59 markets over the weekend for totals of $156.7 million internationally and $264.5 million worldwide. The film earned first place in a trio of major markets, led by Russia where it made $4.07 million on 1,125 screens. It also debuted in Germany ($2.84 million on 612) and Spain ($1.73 million on 603). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $4.60 million on 600 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.07 million. Jurassic World earned first place in Japan, so that's hardly a poor opening. Its biggest market overall was South Korea, where it made $6.57 million on 818 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $31.99 million. The film is below average for the franchise so far, but that's still enough to break even and justify yet another installment. More...

International Box Office: Rogue Nation Goes International

August 6th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation opened in first place on the international chart with $64.5 million in 41 markets. Its biggest opening by far came in South Korea, where it made $13.80 million on 1,202 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $16.90 million. That total opening was more than twice the film's second biggest opening, $8.31 million in 572 theaters in the U.K. The film also had major market openings in Mexico ($4.17 million) and in Australia ($3.68 million). The film has yet to open in most major markets, including Germany, Russia, Spain, and Japan. The film opens in all four this weekend, so it should strong on the international chart. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ant-Man Misses Out, Trainwreck Breaks Out

July 19th, 2015

Ant-Man

Perhaps we’re seeing the first signs of multiplex fatigue? In the midst of a buoyant Summer at the movies, Ant-Man will debut with around $58 million, according to Sunday estimates, about 10% below expectations, and well short of the $94 million earned by Guardians of the Galaxy this time last year. It’s a very good opening, to be sure, but the second slightly disappointing debut from the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year, after The Avengers: Age of Ultron’s $191 million opening weekend back in May. We’re talking disappointment of the level of seeing Babe Ruth only hit one home run in a game here, so we need to put things in perspective. It’s the twelfth straight $50 million-plus opening for the franchise in seven years—an unprecedented box office run. More...

International Box Office: Genisys Takes Over the World

July 9th, 2015

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator: Genisys expanded its market count to 47 over the weekend, which allowed it to rise to first place with $74.0 million for a two-week total of $85.5 million internationally. Its biggest new market was Russia, where it dominated with $11.17 million on 2,192 screens over the weekend. South Korea was close behind with $9.24 million on 1,113 screens for a total opening of $11.06 million. The film earned first place in Mexico with $4.73 million on 1,307 for a total opening of $6.18 million. It only managed second place in Brazil with $3.9 million on 1,012. In all four markets, the film set records for the franchise. It wasn't as lucky in the U.K., where it opened in second place with $5.83 million in 536 theaters. That's about on par with its opening here in the US. The goal for the film is to earn over $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide. If it can get there, then the film will likely break even, eventually. On the other hand, "breaking even" isn't enough to justify continuing the reboot trilogy. More...

Weekend Estimates: Inside Out, Jurassic World Neck and Neck for July 4 Honors

July 5th, 2015

Jurassic World

Two much-anticipated sequels have fallen short of knocking the two incumbents from the top of the box office chart this weekend. Terminator: Genisys will come closest with a mediocre $28.7 million three-day weekend, and $44.1 million after five days in release. That’s a couple of million behind the two returning giants, which are essentially tied for the weekend at this point. Jurassic World has the edge according to the official studio estimates, with Universal putting its total at $30.94 million for the weekend, compared to Disney’s $30.11 million projection for Inside Out. Other tracking we’ve seen suggests that the films will both end up with a shade over $30 million. The film’s respective performance on Sunday will determine who ends up the weekend winner. More...

Friday Estimates: Holdovers Keep Ted 2 on the Outside

June 27th, 2015

Inside Out

Inside Out led the way on Friday with $14.99 million. This was 56% lower than the film’s opening Friday, but that’s a better decline than most movies deal with during this point in their run. By comparison, Monsters University fell 53% on Friday on its way to a 45% weekend-to-weekend decline, while Brave fell 58% Friday-over-Friday on its way to a 49% decline. If we use these two films as guides, Inside Out will drop about 47% to $48 million. I think its superior reviews will help it reach $50 million, but it could be close.

More...

Friday Estimates: Lots of Upside to Inside Out

June 20th, 2015

Inside Out

Inside Out earned first place during its first day of release with an estimated $34.238 million on Friday. By comparison, the most recent Pixar film, Monsters University, pulled in $30.47 million during its first day of release. With Jurassic World in second place with $29 million on Friday, could Inside Out pull off a surprise weekend win? More...

Friday Estimates: Jurassic World has Monster $82.8 Million Opening Day

June 13th, 2015

Jurassic World

After pulling in $18.5 million on Thursday night, Jurassic World amassed $82.8 million for the full day. This blows past the biggest June day and is officially the third-best day ever. It’s actually the biggest 24-hour Friday in box office history, after one subtracts the Thursday night shows: The Avengers held the previous mark with $62.1 million, while Jurassic World earned an estimated $64.3 million. More...

International Box Office: After Shocks for San Andreas

June 11th, 2015

San Andreas

San Andreas remained in first place over the weekend with $97.8 million in 69 markets for a total of $188.0 million internationally and $286.5 million worldwide. It is almost guaranteed that the film's production budget is fully covered and the film should have the legs to cover its full advertising budget before its international run is over. That means its home market run will be pure gravy. This week, its biggest market was China, where the film earned first place with $34.26 million over the weekend for a six-day opening of $51.95 million. It won't last in first place for long, as Jurassic World has already opened in that market and taken over top spot. (More on that this time next week.) Its next biggest opening was South Korea, where it also earned first place with $5.74 million on 847 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.25 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Spy High, but not a Monster Hit

June 9th, 2015

Spy

None of the three new releases matched expectations and while the holdovers pulled their weight, it wasn't enough to help the overall box office. Spy didn't make it to $30 million during its opening weekend, but it came within a rounding error of that mark. Insidious Chapter 3 did very well compared to its production budget, but will likely be the weakest installment in the franchise. Meanwhile, if it weren't for its lower production budget, Entourage would be considered a bomb. Overall, the box office fell 4.3% from last weekend to $133 million. Worse still, the box office fell 18% from last year. Year-to-date, the overall box office has pulled in $4.39 billion, which is 1.2% above 2014's pace. More...

International Box Office: San Andreas Rumbles to the Top

June 4th, 2015

San Andreas

San Andreas opened in first place on the international chart with $63.9 million on 15,420 screens in 60 markets. Its best international market was Mexico where it earned first place with $9.97 million. It also opened in first place in Australia with $2.47 million in 449 theaters. The film generated $7.07 million in 505 theaters in the U.K. and $5.16 million on 2,256 screens in Russia. The film was also potent in Brazil with an opening of $3.2 million in 926 theaters, while it earned a nearly identical amount in France with $3.19 million in 496. It is still too soon to tell where the film will end up, but it made more worldwide than it cost to make during its opening weekend, so the studio must be happy. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: San Andreas Shakes Up Box Office

June 2nd, 2015

San Andreas

The post-holiday weekend was softer than the holiday weekend, which is to be expected. However, thanks to a stronger than predicted opening by San Andreas, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. On the other hand, Aloha was on the low end of expectations. The overall box office fell 9.5% from last weekend to $139 million, which is acceptable. By comparison, the overall box office fell 17% from this weekend last year, as San Andreas couldn't keep up with Maleficent's opening. Year-to-date, 2015 has pulled in $4.20 billion, putting it 1.2% ahead of 2014's pace of $4.15 million. 2015 is coming dangerously close to losing its lead over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will May End on a Disastrous Note?

May 28th, 2015

San Andreas

The weekend after a holiday is usually a bad weekend at the box office. This time around, San Andreas is the clear front-runner while Aloha might struggle, even as counter-programming. San Andreas will earn more than $30 million over the weekend, no other film is on track to hitting $20 million. On the other hand, there could be six other films that earn $10 million or more over the weekend. By comparison, this weekend last year, Maleficent opened with nearly $70 million, while X-Men: Days of Future Past earned more than $30 million. There's no way the top of the chart will match that. Even with better depth, it is very unlikely 2015 will win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Ultron Still Ultimate Film on International Chart

May 28th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

For the fifth week in a row, The Avengers: Age of Ultron remained in first place. This week it pulled in $45.8 million in 91 markets for month-long totals of $859.8 million internationally and $1.265 billion worldwide. The film made $53.98 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it a running tally of $209.39 million after 13 days of release. At this pace, the film should have no trouble hitting $900 million internationally and $1.3 million worldwide, likely over the weekend. Meanwhile, it has yet to open in Japan and should made $50 million, more or less, in that market alone. Will it get to $1 billion internationally? It is still too soon to tell. It should at least be close. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Sun didn't Shine on Tomorrow

May 27th, 2015

Tomorrowland

The Memorial Day long weekend was not as strong as anticipated, as no film in the top five really topped expectations. Tomorrowland did earn first place, but it barely earned more in four days as it was expected to earn in three. Pitch Perfect 2 crossed $100 million over the weekend and The Avengers: Age of Ultron crossed $400 million, so those milestones helped cushion the blow. Even so, the overall box office fell 18% when compared to last week, falling to $152 million over the three day weekend. It was also down 19% from last year over the three day period. Over four days, the box office pulled in $191 million, which was 17% lower than the same weekend last year. This is a disappointing loss. 2015 is still ahead of 2014, albeit by a margin of just 2.1% at $4.02 billion to $3.95 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Tomorrowland Barely Ahead of Pitch Perfect 2

May 24th, 2015

Tomorrowland

The good news this Memorial Day weekend is that five movies will gross over $20 million. The bad news is that none of them will do any better than Tomorrowland’s soft $32 million debut. Disney’s latest will barely scrape in ahead of Pitch Perfect 2 over three days, with the singing sensation expected to generate $30.3 million. Over four days, Tomorrowland may pull into a slightly larger lead, thanks to its more family-friendly nature, but it will take a much better performance overseas for the sci-fi adventure to recoup its costs. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Tomorrow be a Better Day?

May 22nd, 2015

Tomorrowland

It's Memorial Day long weekend, which is one of the best weekends of the year at the box office. There are two new releases trying to take advantage of the holiday, Tomorrowland and Poltergeist. There are also three major holdovers that will remain potent over the weekend: Mad Max: Fury Road, Pitch Perfect 2, and The Avengers: Age of Ultron. There's a chance all five of these films will made $30 million or more over the next four days. Like we've seen most weeks this summer, this weekend last year had a much bigger hit on top. X-Men: Days of Future Past opened with more than $90 million, but only one other film, Godzilla earned more than $15 million over the three-day weekend. So again, 2015 won't match 2014 at the top, but the depth should help 2015 win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Age of Billionaires

May 21st, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Avengers: Age of Ultron remained in first place with ease earning $185.0 million in 91 markets for totals of $770.5 million internationally and $1.143 billion worldwide. The film is now the eighth biggest hit of all time, while two of the films above it are also from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We actually thought that Disney might have overpaid when they bought Marvel. We were wrong. In our defense, no one saw this coming. This past weekend, the film opened in first place in China with $84.84 million for a six-day opening of $154.63 million. China is already the biggest market for Age of Ultron's international run, and it only took four days to get there. Up next for the film is Japan, but the film doesn't open there till July. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Perfection, Times Two

May 19th, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2

The overall box office was a little stronger than expected, including the number one film. Pitch Perfect 2 did something very few sequels do. It opened with more during its first weekend than its predecessor made in total. Mad Max: Fury Road also opened with more than Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome earned in total, but it has 30 years of inflation and population growth of roughly 33% to help it out, so it is a less impressive feat. Because both wide releases were so strong, the overall box office grew by 40% from last weekend to $184 million. This was also 3.4% higher than the same weekend last year, which allowed 2015 to maintain its lead over 2014. At the moment, 2015 is ahead of 2014 by 3.2% or $120 million at $3.78 billion to $3.66 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Mad Max Caught in Perfect Storm

May 17th, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 is coming out the clear winner of an odd couple match-up at multiplexes this weekend. The tuneful sequel will post $70 million or so at the box office this weekend, according to Universal, the third-best weekend ever for a live action comedy after The Hangover Part II ($85.9 million) and Austin Powers in Goldmember ($73.1 million). As Brent Lang notes at Variety it also shares another record with Austin Powers as a sequel that earned more in its opening weekend than the first movie did in its entire theatrical run: The Spy Who Shagged Me did the same back in 1999. Actually, this is arguably an achievement shared by Mad Max: Fury Road too: its $44.44 million beats the $36.23 million total earned by Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will We Have a Perfect Opening, or Will the Box Office Be Mad?

May 14th, 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2 both open wide this week. It is normally not a good idea to have two films competing for limited box office dollars, but these two films have divergent enough target audiences that it is unlikely that they will cannibalize each other too much. The Avengers: Age of Ultron will also still do well this weekend and help the overall box office do well. This weekend last year, Godzilla led the way with $93 million during its opening weekend. Neither Mad Max: Fury Road nor Pitch Perfect 2 will earn that much this weekend; however, they should earn more than that combined. Additionally, Age of Ultron should earn more than last year's second place film, Neighbors, and this depth could give 2015 the win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Age Completes Threepeat, Tops $500 million

May 13th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

It was a milestone weekend for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, as it remained in first place on the international chart with $68 million in 90 markets over the weekend for totals of $562 million internationally and $875 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, although it did open in China on Tuesday earning $33.9 million during its opening day. We will deal with that next week. Currently, the film's biggest market is South Korea, where it has pulled in $72.53 million, including $6.29 million on 1,295 screens over the weekend. I can't see that lead lasting more than a couple more days, not with the opening we saw in China. More...

Per Theater Chart: Ultron is Still Big

May 12th, 2015

I Am Big Bird

The Avengers: Age of Ultron remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $18,182. It wasn't the only film in the $10,000 chart this week. Pather Panchali was close behind with $16,333 in its lone theater. I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story earned $10,150 over the weekend for a total of $13,053 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ultron Runs Away from Hot Pursuit

May 12th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

As expected, The Avengers: Age of Ultron earned first place and Hot Pursuit earned second place. Unfortunately, they missed expectations in terms of raw numbers. They missed expectations so much that the box office fell 44% from last weekend to $131 million. Worse still, this is down 4.1% from the same weekend last year. 2015 still has a lead over 2014 by a margin of 4.6% at $3.57 billion to $3.41 billion. Unfortunately, I think this lead will start to slip this week. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hot Pursuit No Match for Ultron

May 10th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Hot Pursuit is utterly failing to live up to its name this weekend, with an anaemic $13.3 million opening—the worst for Reese Witherspoon since Cruel Intentions in 1999, and her worst ever for a wide-release movie, when adjusted for inflation. The Avengers: Age of Ultron wasn't really expected to be threatened in first place, and is actually doing quite well for a movie that opened with close to $200 million. It will be down about 60% this weekend to $77.2 million, per Disney, the second-best second weekend ever, just ahead of Avatar, and some way behind The Avengers. More...

International Box Office: Ultron Still the Ultimate Film at the Box Office

May 8th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Avengers: Age of Ultron remained in top spot on the international chart with $168.8 million in 88 markets over the weekend for totals of $439.8 million internationally and $631.1 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Mexico with $18.89 million over the weekend for a total opening of $25.5 million. The first film opened with $17.44 million, but it opened on a Friday, so it is a little harder to directly compare the two debuts. Age of Ultron did break the five-day opening record, so the studio has to be happy. It also broke the all-time opening record in Ecuador with $2.08 million on 122 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $2.73 million. It was strong, but not record-breaking, in Thailand, where it earned $3.98 million on 468 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.43 million. The same could be said of its openings in Spain ($4.84 million on 905 screens) and Peru ($3.16 million on 407). On the other hand, it opened in second place in Slovenia with $44,000 on 21 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $60,000. It was beat by The SpongBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water's sophomore stint there. I don't know what this means about the market and their opinion of Marvel vs. Sponges, but it is certainly an interesting bit of information. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Release in Hot Pursuit of Ultron

May 7th, 2015

Hot Pursuit

The Avengers: Age of Ultron will continue to lead the way at the box office this weekend, but Hot Pursuit hopes to at least put in a good showing as counter-programming. Its reviews suggest that will be an uphill battle. Additionally, Age of Ultron will probably suffer a pretty big drop when compared to last week, because it is a comic book movie, its a sequel and its reviews are lower than its predecessor's were. This weekend last year, Neighbors opened with close to $50 million. Age of Ultron will earn more than that. It could earn more than Neighbors and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 made combined, while Hot Pursuit will make twice what the two counter-programming releases made last year. 2015 should come away with an easy win. More...

Contest: Age of Prizes 2: Electric Boogaloo: Winning Announcement

May 7th, 2015

The winners of our Age of Prizes 2: Electric Boogaloo contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for The Avengers: Age of Ultron opening weekend were... More...

Per Theater Chart: Welcome to the Age of Ultron

May 7th, 2015

Welcome to Me

The Avengers: Age of Ultron not only earned first place on the overall box office chart, but it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $44,731. There were a couple of limited releases in the $10,000 club, Welcome to Me with an average of $19,084 in two theaters and Far from the Madding Crowd with an average of $16,499 in ten theaters. Iris came really close with an average of $9,542 in six theaters over the weekend and an average of $11,467 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ultron has Disappointing Opening?

May 5th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron That question mark in the headline isn't a mistake, as some actually consider The Avengers: Age of Ultron's opening a disappointment, but I don't think that's fair. Sure, it opened below expectations, but it still managed more than $190 million, which is the second-biggest opening of all time. Some still consider this a disappointing opening, because the biggest opening film of all time was the original The Avengers. Second biggest opening weekend of all time and it is still considered a disappointment by some. We are living in a weird world. Overall, the box office was $233 million, which was 139% more than last weekend. It was also 51% more than the same weekend last year. Growth like this usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays, but it makes sense when you compare the openings of Age of Ultron and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. 2015's lead over 2014 nearly doubled over the weekend to $110 million at $3.38 billion to $3.28 billion. A 3.3% lead is not amazing, but it is enough that the industry should be more than happy. More...

Weekend Estimates: Age of Ultron Projected to Fall Short of Record

May 3rd, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Avengers: Age of Ultron looks set to fall just short of the all-time box office record this weekend, based on Disney’s Sunday morning weekend projection. There were already signs it would struggle after Friday’s numbers were announced, and Saturday’s $57 million day leaves the film with much too much to do on Sunday to break the record. Disney is projecting $187.66 million as of this morning, and I expect the film to come in a shade below that, based on other tracking. It’s pretty hard to call $188 million a disappointing weekend, although it is short of most expectations. The film still has plenty of entries in the record books to celebrate. More...

Friday Estimates: Age of Ultron’s $84.5 Million is Second-Best Ever

May 2nd, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Sources are reporting a $84.5 million opening day for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the second-best day at the domestic box office in history, behind the $91 million earned by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II back in 2011. Given that Deathly Hallows made $43.5 million on Thursday night/midnight shows, to Ultron’s $27.6 million, this weekend’s release would have a legitimate claim to the biggest actual day (as opposed to the biggest “studio day”) if it wasn’t for the fact that The Avengers made $62 million on Friday, after $18.7 million at midnight shows. Ultron’s $56.9 million on Friday is a little bit shy of that number.

Continue below the fold for what that might mean for the weekend as a whole... More...

Ultron Posts Sixth-Best Midnight Total

May 1st, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Age of Ultron launched domestically on Thursday night with $27.6 million in preview screenings, the sixth-best start of all-time. Perhaps more importantly for gauging the film’s likely performance this weekend, that’s up 48% from the $18.7 million earned by The Avengers three years ago. That early $9 million lead bodes well for an all-time opening weekend record when the dust settles on Monday morning. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ultron vs. Loki

May 1st, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The summer blockbuster season starts in earnest this weekend with the release of The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The film will open in first place, obviously, but the real question is whether or not it will top its predecessor. The first film opened with just over $207 million, which remains the record for an opening weekend. There is a better than 50/50 chance that the record will fall this weekend. If it doesn’t, you can expect a lot of film journalists writing stories about the end of the “Age of Marvel” / “Age of Super Heroes.” I have a funny feeling many of them are already written in anticipation of this possibility. The rest of the top five will be mostly an afterthought. This weekend last year, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened with $91.61 million over the weekend. Age of Ultron should make more than that opening day. 2015 is going to win the year-over-year comparison with ease. More...

2015 Preview: May

May 1st, 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road

April is over and there was good news and bad news. Good news: Furious 7 crushed the competition, and broke records along the way. Bad news: Furious 7 crushed the competition and no other April release will earn as much in total as Furious 7 earned during its opening day. Fortunately, Furious 7 was so strong that it carried April of 2015 to a draw when compared to April of 2014. May has a lot of similarities to April. The Avengers: Age of Ultron is expected to break records during its opening weekend and even the low end has it earning more than $1 billion worldwide. Unfortunately, no other film is going to come close to that figure. There are five other films with a potential to reach $100 million at the box office. The keyword there is "potential". There's a chance less than half of those five films will get to that milestone. And like last April, last May had much better depth with five films that reached $100 million, including four that surpassed $200 million. Age of Ultron will earn more than the combined totals of Maleficent, last month's winner, and X-Men: Days of Future Past, which placed second for the month. I am a little concerned about the lack of depth this month and this could cause May to lose in the month-over-month comparison in the end. More...

International Box Office: The Age of Ultron is Upon Us

April 30th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron poster

The Avengers: Age of Ultron got its international run underway a week before its domestic debut and it was an explosive start, with the film earning $200.2 million in 44 markets. These 44 markets represent about 55% of the total international marketplace, while the $200.2 million represents a 44% increase over the first film's debut in those markets. The biggest weekend result came in the U.K. where it pulled in $27.84 million on 583 screens. In South Korea, the film's total opening was $27.97 million on 1,876 screens with $23.05 million of that coming over the weekend. Its U.K. opening was a record for the month of April and the biggest opening of the year so far, but it was less than 10% more than its predecessor's debut there. On the other hand, it more than doubled the original's debut in South Korea. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Furious Completes Sweep

April 27th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

As expected, Furious 7 completed the sweep winning every single weekend in April. Thankfully, every film in the top five matched or exceeded predictions, including The Age of Adaline, which had a solid third place opening. However, the overall box office still fell 18% from last weekend to just $97 million. This was also 16% lower than the same weekend last year. 2015 is still ahead of 2014 by a margin of 2.3% at $3.13 billion to $3.06 billion. More...

Contest: Age of Prizes 2: Electric Boogaloo

April 23rd, 2015

Next week The Avengers: Age of Ultron opens wide and will very likely break records during the weekend. Since it will be so dominant at the box office, it is 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 The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize, led by The Marine 4: Moving Target on Blu-ray, as well as a previously-reviewed DVD or Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film’s opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two previously-reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven’t won, or haven’t won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of two previously-reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don’t delay! More...

Contest: Age of Prizes, Part I

April 17th, 2015

The Age of Adaline poster

Next week The Age of Adaline is likely the only film opening truly wide. And the week after that, The Age of Ultron opens wide. ... That's a strange coincidence. Anyhoo... The Age of Adaline is the 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 The Age of Adaline.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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 consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s mightiest heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, which soon leads to some uneasy alliances. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff and meet an old friend in a new form, Vision.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$191,271,109 (41.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$365,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,276 opening theaters/4,276 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $586,961,233

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 1st, 2015 (Wide) by Walt Disney
May 1st, 2015 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Finland)
April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (France)
April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands)
April 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Norway)
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Video Release: September 8th, 2015 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as The Avengers: Age of Ultron
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments.
(Rating bulletin 2268, 4/8/2015)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Avengers
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Robot, End of the World, Hallucinations, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa, Filmed in South Africa, Filmed in Central Business District, Johannesburg, South Africa, Filmed in Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England, Filmed in Surrey, England, Filmed in England, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in Fort Bard, Italy, Filmed in Aosta Valley, Italy, Filmed in Italy, Filmed in Mapo Bridge, Seoul, South Korea, Filmed in Seoul, South Korea, Filmed in South Korea, Filmed in Sebitseom, Seoul, South Korea, Filmed in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea, Filmed in Hawley Woods, Hampshire, England, Filmed in Hampshire, England, Filmed in Rivoli Ballroom, London, England, Filmed in London, England, Filmed in University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, Filmed in Norwich, East Anglia, England, Filmed in East Anglia, England, Filmed in Dover Castle, Kent, England, Filmed in Dover, Kent, England, Filmed in Kent, England, Filmed in New York, NY, Filmed in New York, United States, Filmed in Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Filmed in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Filmed in Bangladesh
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $450m 22 $450,162,782 Jun 23, 2015 54
Biggest 5th Sunday 71 $3,599,975 May 31, 2015 31
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 90 $11,401,402 May 29, 2015 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 76 $4,917,855 May 30, 2015 30
Biggest 4th Tuesday 96 $1,949,182 May 26, 2015 26
Biggest 4th Monday 7 $6,507,209 May 25, 2015 25
Biggest 4th Sunday 23 $8,049,037 May 24, 2015 24
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 41 $21,691,697 May 22, 2015 24
Fastest to $400m 21 $404,862,176 May 22, 2015 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 71 $21,691,697 May 22, 2015 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $29,532,064 May 22, 2015 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 57 $28,198,906 May 22, 2015 24
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 65 $38,391,275 May 22, 2015 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 54 $8,286,236 May 23, 2015 23
Biggest 4th Friday 74 $5,356,424 May 22, 2015 22
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 99 $3,020,580 May 19, 2015 19
Biggest 3rd Monday 80 $3,435,547 May 18, 2015 18
Biggest 3rd Sunday 24 $11,636,417 May 17, 2015 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 24 $38,859,900 May 15, 2015 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 19 $17,204,358 May 16, 2015 16
Fastest to $350m 19 $360,394,291 May 15, 2015 16
Biggest 3rd Friday 45 $10,019,125 May 15, 2015 15
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 79 $5,990,413 May 12, 2015 12
Biggest 2nd Sunday 19 $22,678,911 May 10, 2015 10
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 14 $77,746,929 May 8, 2015 10
Fastest to $300m 15 $313,402,397 May 8, 2015 10
Biggest 2nd Saturday 11 $33,835,656 May 9, 2015 9
Biggest 2nd Friday 28 $21,232,362 May 8, 2015 8
Fastest to $250m 14 $256,887,830 May 8, 2015 8
Biggest 1st Thursday 75 $8,613,154 May 7, 2015 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 68 $9,409,838 May 6, 2015 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 50 $13,132,812 May 5, 2015 5
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 69 $13,132,812 May 5, 2015 5
Biggest 1st Monday 64 $13,228,555 May 4, 2015 4
Biggest Domestic Monday 85 $13,228,555 May 4, 2015 4
Fastest to $200m 12 $204,499,664 May 4, 2015 4
Biggest 1st Sunday 11 $50,319,942 May 3, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic Sunday 11 $50,319,942 May 3, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 2 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend 10 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 7 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 8 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 6 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 9 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 7 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 6 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 8 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Biggest Domestic Weekend 10 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Fastest to $150m 10 $191,271,109 May 1, 2015 3
Top 2015 Theater Average 16 $44,731 May 1, 2015 3
Widest Opening Weekend 61 4,276 May 1, 2015 3
Biggest 1st Saturday 16 $56,526,635 May 2, 2015 2
Biggest Domestic Saturday 18 $56,526,635 May 2, 2015 2
Fastest to $100m 10 $140,951,167 May 1, 2015 2
Biggest 1st Friday 9 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Action Day Domestic 7 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Animation/Live Action Day Domestic 11 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Day Domestic 7 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top PG-13 Day Domestic 11 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Domestic Sequel Day 11 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Super Hero Day Domestic 7 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Top Walt Disney Day Domestic 9 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Domestic Friday 9 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Domestic May Day 2 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Domestic Day 11 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Fastest to $50m 9 $84,424,532 May 1, 2015 1
Biggest Previews 17 $27,600,000 Apr 30, 2015 0

Leading Cast

James Spader    Ultron

Lead Ensemble Members

Robert Downey, Jr.    Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Hemsworth    Thor
Mark Ruffalo    Bruce Banner / The Hulk
Chris Evans    Steve Rogers / Captain America
Scarlett Johansson    Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
Jeremy Renner    Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Samuel L. Jackson    Nick Fury
Aaron Taylor-Johnson    Quicksilver
Elizabeth Olsen    Scarlet Witch

Supporting Cast

Don Cheadle    Colonel James Rhodes/War Machine
Paul Bettany    The Vision
Cobie Smulders    Maria Hill
Anthony Mackie    Sam Wilson/The Falcon
Hayley Atwell    Peggy Carter
Idris Elba    Heimdall
Stellan Skarsgård    Erik Selvig
Andy Serkis    Ulysses Klaue
Claudia Kim    Dr. Helen Cho
Julie Delpy    Madame B
Henry Goodman    Dr. List
Chris Luca    Fortress Soldier
Brian Schaeffer    Strucker Mercenary
Dominique Provost-Chalkey    Zrinka
Issac Andrews    Costel
Gareth Keiran Jones    Sokovian Acid Student
Chan Woo Lim    Dr. Cho's Assistant
Minhee Yeo    Dr. Cho's Assistant
Bentley Kalu    Klaue's Mercenary
Julian Bleach    Ballet Instructor
Vuyo Dabula    Johannesburg Cop
Chris Beasley    Johannesburg Cop
Nondumiso Tembe    Johannesburg Driver
Kabelo Thai    Johannesburg Onlooker
Lele Ledwaba    Johannesburg Onlooker
Mandla Gaduka    Johannesburg Onlooker
Harriet Manamela    Johannesburg Onlooker
Antony Acheampong    Johannesburg Elevator Passenger
Chioma Anyanwu    Johannesburg Elevator Passenger
Ingvild Deila    World Hub Tech
Earl Kim Shiroma    Korean Train Passenger
Sunny Yeo    Korean Train Passenger
Michael Matovski    Sokovian Family
Alma Noce    Sokovian Family
Namju Go    Korean Train Passenger
Riccardo Richetta    Sokovian Family
Mina Kweon    Korean Train Passenger
Constanza Ruff    Sokovian Woman
Monty McLaren    Clark-Tub Family Child
Verity Hewlett    Sokovian Family
Julia Krynke    Sokovian Driver
Tony Christian    Sokovian SUV Driver
Ian Kay    Sokovian SUV Passenger
Barry Aird    Sokovian Police Captain

Cameos

Stan Lee    Military Veteran

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joss Whedon    Director
Joss Whedon    Screenwriter
Kevin Feige    Producer
Alan Fine    Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso    Executive Producer
Jeremy Latcham    Executive Producer
Patricia Whitcher    Executive Producer
Louis D’Esposito    Executive Producer
Jon Favreau    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Mitch Bell    Co-Producer
Ben Davis    Director of Photography
Charles Wood    Production Designer
Jeffrey Ford    Editor
Lisa Lassek    Editor
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Christopher Townsend    Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Tyler    Composer
Danny Elfman    Additional Music
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Janek Sirrs    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jamie Christopher    Associate Producer
John Mahaffie    Second Unit Director
Patricia Whitcher    Unit Production Manager
Michael Sharp    Unit Production Manager
Jamie Christopher    Assistant Director
Geoffrey Baumann    Visual Effects Supervisor-Additional Visual Effects Supervisor
Greg Powell    Stunt Coordinator
James Grogan    Fight Choreographer
Jeremy Woodhead    Make-up and Hair Designer
Kate Hazell    Production Manager
Erica Bensly    Production Manager-U.K.
Terry Madden    First Assistant Director-Second Unit
Gerry Gavigan    Additional First Assistant Director
Gareth Tandy    Additional First Assistant Director
Terence Madden    Second Assistant Director-Second Unit
Cathy Doubleday    Script Supervisor
Christian Joyce    Sound Mixer
Owen Spencer    Sound Mixer
Jerome McCann    Sound Mixer
Brian Tyler    Score Producer
Joe Lisanti    Score Producer
Joe Lisanti    Music Editor
Shie Rozow    Music Editor
Noah Scot Snyder*    Score Mixer
Richard Roberts    Set Decorator
Jeanette Surga    Music Editor
Steve Durkee    Supervising Music Editor
Nashia Wachsman    Music Editor
Robin Buday    Second Assistant Editor

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

2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Avengers: Age of Ultron

December 28th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

It's been a few weeks since I did a review. I stopped taking screeners knowing how busy Star Wars: The Force Awakens would keep me, but I figured I should get back in the game. However, there was a question of what late review would be worth checking out? Well, there have been five $1 billion movies to come out this year and I've previously reviewed all of the ones that hit the home market. All of them, but one: The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Of the five $1 billion movies, this one is arguably the one that had the most disappointing run at the box office. Yes, a film that made $1.40 billion worldwide was seen as a box office disappointment by some. This is mostly because its predecessor, The Avengers, broke box office records. The film also earned much weaker reviews than the first movie, but still earned 75% positive reviews, which is very good for a wide release. Is it a real disappointment? Or does it hold up compared to the competition? More...

Home Market Numbers: Pixels Can't Take on Indominus Rex

December 3rd, 2015

Jurassic World

There were five new releases for the week of October 20th that reached the top 30 on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for November 1st. This includes three in the top five. However, none of them were able to top Jurassic World. The film remained in first place selling 867,000 units / $15.52 million for the week giving it running tallies of 3.17 million units / $69.97 million after two weeks of release. It was able to jump ahead of The Avengers: Age of Ultron and into fourth place on the yearly chart. More...

Home Market Numbers: Jurassic Eats Up the Competition

November 19th, 2015

Jurassic World

There were a handful of new releases for the week of October 20th that reached the top 30 on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for October 25th. However, only one of them really matters: Jurassic World. The film opened in first place, obviously, selling 2.34 million units and generating $54.58 million in total sales. Dollarwise, this is nearly as much as The Avengers: Age of Ultron has sold so far, while its units sold puts the film in ninth place for the year. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 66%, which was excellent, even with the high expectations summer blockbusters have. More...

Home Market Numbers: Aladdin Shakes Things Up

November 11th, 2015

San Andreas

It was a strange week on the home market, as there were two new releases that could legitimately say they won on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for October 18th. San Andreas sold 801,000 units / $16.42 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 40%. This put it on top of the chart; however, Aladdin arguably had the better week, as it sold 706,000 units / $13.92 million, all of which was on Blu-ray. More...

Home Market Numbers: Ultron's Reign Continues

November 7th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

It was the first full week for The Avengers: Age of Ultron on the home market and it topped the new releases for October 6th, 2015 and earned first place on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for October 11th. Over the week, the film sold 1.02 million units and generated $18.02 million for the week for sales of 2.62 million units / $47.21 million after nine days of release. By comparison, Furious 7 generated $47.05 million, not during its first two weeks, but since its release nearly a month ago. It is already in the top ten for the year and it should climb into the top five shortly. More...

Home Market Numbers: Age Opens Well, but Not Quite the Ultimate Opening

October 21st, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

As expected, The Avengers: Age of Ultron led the September 29th new releases earning an easy first place on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for October 4th. It sold 1.60 million units and generated $29.35 million in revenue. It also had an opening week Blu-ray share of 69%. That's simply fantastic. However, it wasn't the best first-week opening we've seen this fall, as it fell just behind Furious 7. On the other hand, Age of Ultron was a Friday release, so it had a shorter opening week. Next week we will compare the running tallies of the two films and that will likely give us a much better picture of where these two films will end up. More...

Home Market Numbers: Pitch's Opening is Good, but Not Perfect

October 14th, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 led the new releases for September 22nd and earned first place on the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for September 27th. The film sold 974,000 units / $16.76 million during its first week of release, 55% of which was sold on Blu-ray. That's really impressive for this type of film. On the other hand, overall sales were 13% lower than the original film opened with. Additionally, the franchise box set earned fifth place with 48,000 units / $1.37 million. More...

Home Market Releases for October 6th, 2015

October 7th, 2015

When Marnie Was There

The home market release report is a little late this week, because in our ongoing attempt to improve our site, we are looking at the format of this column and it will change shortly. (Also, this week both Amazon and Rotten Tomatoes were acting up. I had to download a script blocker and block all scripts on Rotten Tomatoes. Certain things no longer work, but at least it doesn't cause Firefox to freeze every ten minutes.) The biggest release of the week is The Avengers: The Age of Ultron, sort of. It came out last Friday, not this Tuesday. I'm waiting for my copy to arrive so I can do a full review. Meanwhile, the best new release of the week is When Marnie Was There in Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Home Market Releases for September 29th, 2015

September 29th, 2015

Spy

It is another week loaded with TV on DVD releases, including iZombie: Season One, which is one of the best new TV shows from last season. However, while that release is a Pick of the Week contender, the actual honor goes to Spy (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack). More...

Home Market Releases for September 8th, 2015

September 8th, 2015

Over the Garden Wall

The home market is not particularly strong. The Age of Adaline is the biggest first-run release of the week, at least as far as physical releases are concerned. The Avengers: Age of Ultron is coming out on Video on Demand and it is bigger than all other releases combined. However, I really think it is a waste to rent it, as the Blu-ray is Pick of the Week material. Or to be more accurate, it will be Pick of the Week when it comes out in October. As for the Pick of the Week for this week, I'm going with Over the Garden Wall on DVD. More...

International Box Office: Terminator Generates Black Ink

September 3rd, 2015

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator Genisys remained in first place with $23.6 million in 26 markets over the weekend for totals of $320.1 million internationally and $409.5 million worldwide. In China, the film pulled in $23.4 million over the weekend for an eight-day total of $85.15 million in that market. It is going to hit the century mark in that market, while its overall worldwide number is high enough to break even. More...

International Box Office: Genisys Reborn in China

August 27th, 2015

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator Genisys earned $26.97 million on Sunday in China. That was enough for first place in that market over the entire weekend. In fact, that was enough for first place internationally. Adding in one holdover market, and the movie made $27.4 million in 2 markets for totals of $264.0 million internationally and $353.1 million worldwide. One final note, China is already the film's biggest single market and it could save the franchise and make another installment likely. More...

International Box Office: Mission Completes Hattrick, but International Fair Thrives

August 20th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation remained in first place for the third weekend in a row with $46.1 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $235.3 million internationally and $373.6 million worldwide. The film's biggest opening was in France where it easily earned first place with $7.96 million on 719 screens. It also earned first place with $2.99 million on 947 screens in Brazil. The film isn't quite done its international run. It opens in Italy this weekend and China next month. It should have no trouble getting to $300 million internationally and could get all the way to $500 million worldwide. China could be a huge market for the movie. More...

International Box Office: Rogue Remains Massive, While Fantastic Fairs Better

August 13th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation expanded over the weekend and saw its weekend haul grow, but by a tiny amount. It pulled in $65.5 million in 59 markets over the weekend for totals of $156.7 million internationally and $264.5 million worldwide. The film earned first place in a trio of major markets, led by Russia where it made $4.07 million on 1,125 screens. It also debuted in Germany ($2.84 million on 612) and Spain ($1.73 million on 603). On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Japan with $4.60 million on 600 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.07 million. Jurassic World earned first place in Japan, so that's hardly a poor opening. Its biggest market overall was South Korea, where it made $6.57 million on 818 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $31.99 million. The film is below average for the franchise so far, but that's still enough to break even and justify yet another installment. More...

International Box Office: Rogue Nation Goes International

August 6th, 2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation opened in first place on the international chart with $64.5 million in 41 markets. Its biggest opening by far came in South Korea, where it made $13.80 million on 1,202 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $16.90 million. That total opening was more than twice the film's second biggest opening, $8.31 million in 572 theaters in the U.K. The film also had major market openings in Mexico ($4.17 million) and in Australia ($3.68 million). The film has yet to open in most major markets, including Germany, Russia, Spain, and Japan. The film opens in all four this weekend, so it should strong on the international chart. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ant-Man Misses Out, Trainwreck Breaks Out

July 19th, 2015

Ant-Man

Perhaps we’re seeing the first signs of multiplex fatigue? In the midst of a buoyant Summer at the movies, Ant-Man will debut with around $58 million, according to Sunday estimates, about 10% below expectations, and well short of the $94 million earned by Guardians of the Galaxy this time last year. It’s a very good opening, to be sure, but the second slightly disappointing debut from the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year, after The Avengers: Age of Ultron’s $191 million opening weekend back in May. We’re talking disappointment of the level of seeing Babe Ruth only hit one home run in a game here, so we need to put things in perspective. It’s the twelfth straight $50 million-plus opening for the franchise in seven years—an unprecedented box office run. More...

International Box Office: Genisys Takes Over the World

July 9th, 2015

Terminator: Genisys

Terminator: Genisys expanded its market count to 47 over the weekend, which allowed it to rise to first place with $74.0 million for a two-week total of $85.5 million internationally. Its biggest new market was Russia, where it dominated with $11.17 million on 2,192 screens over the weekend. South Korea was close behind with $9.24 million on 1,113 screens for a total opening of $11.06 million. The film earned first place in Mexico with $4.73 million on 1,307 for a total opening of $6.18 million. It only managed second place in Brazil with $3.9 million on 1,012. In all four markets, the film set records for the franchise. It wasn't as lucky in the U.K., where it opened in second place with $5.83 million in 536 theaters. That's about on par with its opening here in the US. The goal for the film is to earn over $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide. If it can get there, then the film will likely break even, eventually. On the other hand, "breaking even" isn't enough to justify continuing the reboot trilogy. More...

Weekend Estimates: Inside Out, Jurassic World Neck and Neck for July 4 Honors

July 5th, 2015

Jurassic World

Two much-anticipated sequels have fallen short of knocking the two incumbents from the top of the box office chart this weekend. Terminator: Genisys will come closest with a mediocre $28.7 million three-day weekend, and $44.1 million after five days in release. That’s a couple of million behind the two returning giants, which are essentially tied for the weekend at this point. Jurassic World has the edge according to the official studio estimates, with Universal putting its total at $30.94 million for the weekend, compared to Disney’s $30.11 million projection for Inside Out. Other tracking we’ve seen suggests that the films will both end up with a shade over $30 million. The film’s respective performance on Sunday will determine who ends up the weekend winner. More...

Friday Estimates: Holdovers Keep Ted 2 on the Outside

June 27th, 2015

Inside Out

Inside Out led the way on Friday with $14.99 million. This was 56% lower than the film’s opening Friday, but that’s a better decline than most movies deal with during this point in their run. By comparison, Monsters University fell 53% on Friday on its way to a 45% weekend-to-weekend decline, while Brave fell 58% Friday-over-Friday on its way to a 49% decline. If we use these two films as guides, Inside Out will drop about 47% to $48 million. I think its superior reviews will help it reach $50 million, but it could be close.

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Friday Estimates: Lots of Upside to Inside Out

June 20th, 2015

Inside Out

Inside Out earned first place during its first day of release with an estimated $34.238 million on Friday. By comparison, the most recent Pixar film, Monsters University, pulled in $30.47 million during its first day of release. With Jurassic World in second place with $29 million on Friday, could Inside Out pull off a surprise weekend win? More...

Friday Estimates: Jurassic World has Monster $82.8 Million Opening Day

June 13th, 2015

Jurassic World

After pulling in $18.5 million on Thursday night, Jurassic World amassed $82.8 million for the full day. This blows past the biggest June day and is officially the third-best day ever. It’s actually the biggest 24-hour Friday in box office history, after one subtracts the Thursday night shows: The Avengers held the previous mark with $62.1 million, while Jurassic World earned an estimated $64.3 million. More...

International Box Office: After Shocks for San Andreas

June 11th, 2015

San Andreas

San Andreas remained in first place over the weekend with $97.8 million in 69 markets for a total of $188.0 million internationally and $286.5 million worldwide. It is almost guaranteed that the film's production budget is fully covered and the film should have the legs to cover its full advertising budget before its international run is over. That means its home market run will be pure gravy. This week, its biggest market was China, where the film earned first place with $34.26 million over the weekend for a six-day opening of $51.95 million. It won't last in first place for long, as Jurassic World has already opened in that market and taken over top spot. (More on that this time next week.) Its next biggest opening was South Korea, where it also earned first place with $5.74 million on 847 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.25 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Spy High, but not a Monster Hit

June 9th, 2015

Spy

None of the three new releases matched expectations and while the holdovers pulled their weight, it wasn't enough to help the overall box office. Spy didn't make it to $30 million during its opening weekend, but it came within a rounding error of that mark. Insidious Chapter 3 did very well compared to its production budget, but will likely be the weakest installment in the franchise. Meanwhile, if it weren't for its lower production budget, Entourage would be considered a bomb. Overall, the box office fell 4.3% from last weekend to $133 million. Worse still, the box office fell 18% from last year. Year-to-date, the overall box office has pulled in $4.39 billion, which is 1.2% above 2014's pace. More...

International Box Office: San Andreas Rumbles to the Top

June 4th, 2015

San Andreas

San Andreas opened in first place on the international chart with $63.9 million on 15,420 screens in 60 markets. Its best international market was Mexico where it earned first place with $9.97 million. It also opened in first place in Australia with $2.47 million in 449 theaters. The film generated $7.07 million in 505 theaters in the U.K. and $5.16 million on 2,256 screens in Russia. The film was also potent in Brazil with an opening of $3.2 million in 926 theaters, while it earned a nearly identical amount in France with $3.19 million in 496. It is still too soon to tell where the film will end up, but it made more worldwide than it cost to make during its opening weekend, so the studio must be happy. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: San Andreas Shakes Up Box Office

June 2nd, 2015

San Andreas

The post-holiday weekend was softer than the holiday weekend, which is to be expected. However, thanks to a stronger than predicted opening by San Andreas, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. On the other hand, Aloha was on the low end of expectations. The overall box office fell 9.5% from last weekend to $139 million, which is acceptable. By comparison, the overall box office fell 17% from this weekend last year, as San Andreas couldn't keep up with Maleficent's opening. Year-to-date, 2015 has pulled in $4.20 billion, putting it 1.2% ahead of 2014's pace of $4.15 million. 2015 is coming dangerously close to losing its lead over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will May End on a Disastrous Note?

May 28th, 2015

San Andreas

The weekend after a holiday is usually a bad weekend at the box office. This time around, San Andreas is the clear front-runner while Aloha might struggle, even as counter-programming. San Andreas will earn more than $30 million over the weekend, no other film is on track to hitting $20 million. On the other hand, there could be six other films that earn $10 million or more over the weekend. By comparison, this weekend last year, Maleficent opened with nearly $70 million, while X-Men: Days of Future Past earned more than $30 million. There's no way the top of the chart will match that. Even with better depth, it is very unlikely 2015 will win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Ultron Still Ultimate Film on International Chart

May 28th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

For the fifth week in a row, The Avengers: Age of Ultron remained in first place. This week it pulled in $45.8 million in 91 markets for month-long totals of $859.8 million internationally and $1.265 billion worldwide. The film made $53.98 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it a running tally of $209.39 million after 13 days of release. At this pace, the film should have no trouble hitting $900 million internationally and $1.3 million worldwide, likely over the weekend. Meanwhile, it has yet to open in Japan and should made $50 million, more or less, in that market alone. Will it get to $1 billion internationally? It is still too soon to tell. It should at least be close. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Sun didn't Shine on Tomorrow

May 27th, 2015

Tomorrowland

The Memorial Day long weekend was not as strong as anticipated, as no film in the top five really topped expectations. Tomorrowland did earn first place, but it barely earned more in four days as it was expected to earn in three. Pitch Perfect 2 crossed $100 million over the weekend and The Avengers: Age of Ultron crossed $400 million, so those milestones helped cushion the blow. Even so, the overall box office fell 18% when compared to last week, falling to $152 million over the three day weekend. It was also down 19% from last year over the three day period. Over four days, the box office pulled in $191 million, which was 17% lower than the same weekend last year. This is a disappointing loss. 2015 is still ahead of 2014, albeit by a margin of just 2.1% at $4.02 billion to $3.95 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Tomorrowland Barely Ahead of Pitch Perfect 2

May 24th, 2015

Tomorrowland

The good news this Memorial Day weekend is that five movies will gross over $20 million. The bad news is that none of them will do any better than Tomorrowland’s soft $32 million debut. Disney’s latest will barely scrape in ahead of Pitch Perfect 2 over three days, with the singing sensation expected to generate $30.3 million. Over four days, Tomorrowland may pull into a slightly larger lead, thanks to its more family-friendly nature, but it will take a much better performance overseas for the sci-fi adventure to recoup its costs. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Tomorrow be a Better Day?

May 22nd, 2015

Tomorrowland

It's Memorial Day long weekend, which is one of the best weekends of the year at the box office. There are two new releases trying to take advantage of the holiday, Tomorrowland and Poltergeist. There are also three major holdovers that will remain potent over the weekend: Mad Max: Fury Road, Pitch Perfect 2, and The Avengers: Age of Ultron. There's a chance all five of these films will made $30 million or more over the next four days. Like we've seen most weeks this summer, this weekend last year had a much bigger hit on top. X-Men: Days of Future Past opened with more than $90 million, but only one other film, Godzilla earned more than $15 million over the three-day weekend. So again, 2015 won't match 2014 at the top, but the depth should help 2015 win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Age of Billionaires

May 21st, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Avengers: Age of Ultron remained in first place with ease earning $185.0 million in 91 markets for totals of $770.5 million internationally and $1.143 billion worldwide. The film is now the eighth biggest hit of all time, while two of the films above it are also from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We actually thought that Disney might have overpaid when they bought Marvel. We were wrong. In our defense, no one saw this coming. This past weekend, the film opened in first place in China with $84.84 million for a six-day opening of $154.63 million. China is already the biggest market for Age of Ultron's international run, and it only took four days to get there. Up next for the film is Japan, but the film doesn't open there till July. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Perfection, Times Two

May 19th, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2

The overall box office was a little stronger than expected, including the number one film. Pitch Perfect 2 did something very few sequels do. It opened with more during its first weekend than its predecessor made in total. Mad Max: Fury Road also opened with more than Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome earned in total, but it has 30 years of inflation and population growth of roughly 33% to help it out, so it is a less impressive feat. Because both wide releases were so strong, the overall box office grew by 40% from last weekend to $184 million. This was also 3.4% higher than the same weekend last year, which allowed 2015 to maintain its lead over 2014. At the moment, 2015 is ahead of 2014 by 3.2% or $120 million at $3.78 billion to $3.66 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Mad Max Caught in Perfect Storm

May 17th, 2015

Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2 is coming out the clear winner of an odd couple match-up at multiplexes this weekend. The tuneful sequel will post $70 million or so at the box office this weekend, according to Universal, the third-best weekend ever for a live action comedy after The Hangover Part II ($85.9 million) and Austin Powers in Goldmember ($73.1 million). As Brent Lang notes at Variety it also shares another record with Austin Powers as a sequel that earned more in its opening weekend than the first movie did in its entire theatrical run: The Spy Who Shagged Me did the same back in 1999. Actually, this is arguably an achievement shared by Mad Max: Fury Road too: its $44.44 million beats the $36.23 million total earned by Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will We Have a Perfect Opening, or Will the Box Office Be Mad?

May 14th, 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2 both open wide this week. It is normally not a good idea to have two films competing for limited box office dollars, but these two films have divergent enough target audiences that it is unlikely that they will cannibalize each other too much. The Avengers: Age of Ultron will also still do well this weekend and help the overall box office do well. This weekend last year, Godzilla led the way with $93 million during its opening weekend. Neither Mad Max: Fury Road nor Pitch Perfect 2 will earn that much this weekend; however, they should earn more than that combined. Additionally, Age of Ultron should earn more than last year's second place film, Neighbors, and this depth could give 2015 the win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Age Completes Threepeat, Tops $500 million

May 13th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

It was a milestone weekend for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, as it remained in first place on the international chart with $68 million in 90 markets over the weekend for totals of $562 million internationally and $875 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, although it did open in China on Tuesday earning $33.9 million during its opening day. We will deal with that next week. Currently, the film's biggest market is South Korea, where it has pulled in $72.53 million, including $6.29 million on 1,295 screens over the weekend. I can't see that lead lasting more than a couple more days, not with the opening we saw in China. More...

Per Theater Chart: Ultron is Still Big

May 12th, 2015

I Am Big Bird

The Avengers: Age of Ultron remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $18,182. It wasn't the only film in the $10,000 chart this week. Pather Panchali was close behind with $16,333 in its lone theater. I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story earned $10,150 over the weekend for a total of $13,053 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ultron Runs Away from Hot Pursuit

May 12th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

As expected, The Avengers: Age of Ultron earned first place and Hot Pursuit earned second place. Unfortunately, they missed expectations in terms of raw numbers. They missed expectations so much that the box office fell 44% from last weekend to $131 million. Worse still, this is down 4.1% from the same weekend last year. 2015 still has a lead over 2014 by a margin of 4.6% at $3.57 billion to $3.41 billion. Unfortunately, I think this lead will start to slip this week. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hot Pursuit No Match for Ultron

May 10th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Hot Pursuit is utterly failing to live up to its name this weekend, with an anaemic $13.3 million opening—the worst for Reese Witherspoon since Cruel Intentions in 1999, and her worst ever for a wide-release movie, when adjusted for inflation. The Avengers: Age of Ultron wasn't really expected to be threatened in first place, and is actually doing quite well for a movie that opened with close to $200 million. It will be down about 60% this weekend to $77.2 million, per Disney, the second-best second weekend ever, just ahead of Avatar, and some way behind The Avengers. More...

International Box Office: Ultron Still the Ultimate Film at the Box Office

May 8th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Avengers: Age of Ultron remained in top spot on the international chart with $168.8 million in 88 markets over the weekend for totals of $439.8 million internationally and $631.1 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Mexico with $18.89 million over the weekend for a total opening of $25.5 million. The first film opened with $17.44 million, but it opened on a Friday, so it is a little harder to directly compare the two debuts. Age of Ultron did break the five-day opening record, so the studio has to be happy. It also broke the all-time opening record in Ecuador with $2.08 million on 122 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $2.73 million. It was strong, but not record-breaking, in Thailand, where it earned $3.98 million on 468 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.43 million. The same could be said of its openings in Spain ($4.84 million on 905 screens) and Peru ($3.16 million on 407). On the other hand, it opened in second place in Slovenia with $44,000 on 21 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $60,000. It was beat by The SpongBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water's sophomore stint there. I don't know what this means about the market and their opinion of Marvel vs. Sponges, but it is certainly an interesting bit of information. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Release in Hot Pursuit of Ultron

May 7th, 2015

Hot Pursuit

The Avengers: Age of Ultron will continue to lead the way at the box office this weekend, but Hot Pursuit hopes to at least put in a good showing as counter-programming. Its reviews suggest that will be an uphill battle. Additionally, Age of Ultron will probably suffer a pretty big drop when compared to last week, because it is a comic book movie, its a sequel and its reviews are lower than its predecessor's were. This weekend last year, Neighbors opened with close to $50 million. Age of Ultron will earn more than that. It could earn more than Neighbors and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 made combined, while Hot Pursuit will make twice what the two counter-programming releases made last year. 2015 should come away with an easy win. More...

Contest: Age of Prizes 2: Electric Boogaloo: Winning Announcement

May 7th, 2015

The winners of our Age of Prizes 2: Electric Boogaloo contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for The Avengers: Age of Ultron opening weekend were... More...

Per Theater Chart: Welcome to the Age of Ultron

May 7th, 2015

Welcome to Me

The Avengers: Age of Ultron not only earned first place on the overall box office chart, but it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $44,731. There were a couple of limited releases in the $10,000 club, Welcome to Me with an average of $19,084 in two theaters and Far from the Madding Crowd with an average of $16,499 in ten theaters. Iris came really close with an average of $9,542 in six theaters over the weekend and an average of $11,467 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ultron has Disappointing Opening?

May 5th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron That question mark in the headline isn't a mistake, as some actually consider The Avengers: Age of Ultron's opening a disappointment, but I don't think that's fair. Sure, it opened below expectations, but it still managed more than $190 million, which is the second-biggest opening of all time. Some still consider this a disappointing opening, because the biggest opening film of all time was the original The Avengers. Second biggest opening weekend of all time and it is still considered a disappointment by some. We are living in a weird world. Overall, the box office was $233 million, which was 139% more than last weekend. It was also 51% more than the same weekend last year. Growth like this usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays, but it makes sense when you compare the openings of Age of Ultron and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. 2015's lead over 2014 nearly doubled over the weekend to $110 million at $3.38 billion to $3.28 billion. A 3.3% lead is not amazing, but it is enough that the industry should be more than happy. More...

Weekend Estimates: Age of Ultron Projected to Fall Short of Record

May 3rd, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Avengers: Age of Ultron looks set to fall just short of the all-time box office record this weekend, based on Disney’s Sunday morning weekend projection. There were already signs it would struggle after Friday’s numbers were announced, and Saturday’s $57 million day leaves the film with much too much to do on Sunday to break the record. Disney is projecting $187.66 million as of this morning, and I expect the film to come in a shade below that, based on other tracking. It’s pretty hard to call $188 million a disappointing weekend, although it is short of most expectations. The film still has plenty of entries in the record books to celebrate. More...

Friday Estimates: Age of Ultron’s $84.5 Million is Second-Best Ever

May 2nd, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Sources are reporting a $84.5 million opening day for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the second-best day at the domestic box office in history, behind the $91 million earned by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II back in 2011. Given that Deathly Hallows made $43.5 million on Thursday night/midnight shows, to Ultron’s $27.6 million, this weekend’s release would have a legitimate claim to the biggest actual day (as opposed to the biggest “studio day”) if it wasn’t for the fact that The Avengers made $62 million on Friday, after $18.7 million at midnight shows. Ultron’s $56.9 million on Friday is a little bit shy of that number.

Continue below the fold for what that might mean for the weekend as a whole... More...

Ultron Posts Sixth-Best Midnight Total

May 1st, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Age of Ultron launched domestically on Thursday night with $27.6 million in preview screenings, the sixth-best start of all-time. Perhaps more importantly for gauging the film’s likely performance this weekend, that’s up 48% from the $18.7 million earned by The Avengers three years ago. That early $9 million lead bodes well for an all-time opening weekend record when the dust settles on Monday morning. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ultron vs. Loki

May 1st, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron

The summer blockbuster season starts in earnest this weekend with the release of The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The film will open in first place, obviously, but the real question is whether or not it will top its predecessor. The first film opened with just over $207 million, which remains the record for an opening weekend. There is a better than 50/50 chance that the record will fall this weekend. If it doesn’t, you can expect a lot of film journalists writing stories about the end of the “Age of Marvel” / “Age of Super Heroes.” I have a funny feeling many of them are already written in anticipation of this possibility. The rest of the top five will be mostly an afterthought. This weekend last year, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened with $91.61 million over the weekend. Age of Ultron should make more than that opening day. 2015 is going to win the year-over-year comparison with ease. More...

2015 Preview: May

May 1st, 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road

April is over and there was good news and bad news. Good news: Furious 7 crushed the competition, and broke records along the way. Bad news: Furious 7 crushed the competition and no other April release will earn as much in total as Furious 7 earned during its opening day. Fortunately, Furious 7 was so strong that it carried April of 2015 to a draw when compared to April of 2014. May has a lot of similarities to April. The Avengers: Age of Ultron is expected to break records during its opening weekend and even the low end has it earning more than $1 billion worldwide. Unfortunately, no other film is going to come close to that figure. There are five other films with a potential to reach $100 million at the box office. The keyword there is "potential". There's a chance less than half of those five films will get to that milestone. And like last April, last May had much better depth with five films that reached $100 million, including four that surpassed $200 million. Age of Ultron will earn more than the combined totals of Maleficent, last month's winner, and X-Men: Days of Future Past, which placed second for the month. I am a little concerned about the lack of depth this month and this could cause May to lose in the month-over-month comparison in the end. More...

International Box Office: The Age of Ultron is Upon Us

April 30th, 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron poster

The Avengers: Age of Ultron got its international run underway a week before its domestic debut and it was an explosive start, with the film earning $200.2 million in 44 markets. These 44 markets represent about 55% of the total international marketplace, while the $200.2 million represents a 44% increase over the first film's debut in those markets. The biggest weekend result came in the U.K. where it pulled in $27.84 million on 583 screens. In South Korea, the film's total opening was $27.97 million on 1,876 screens with $23.05 million of that coming over the weekend. Its U.K. opening was a record for the month of April and the biggest opening of the year so far, but it was less than 10% more than its predecessor's debut there. On the other hand, it more than doubled the original's debut in South Korea. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Furious Completes Sweep

April 27th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

As expected, Furious 7 completed the sweep winning every single weekend in April. Thankfully, every film in the top five matched or exceeded predictions, including The Age of Adaline, which had a solid third place opening. However, the overall box office still fell 18% from last weekend to just $97 million. This was also 16% lower than the same weekend last year. 2015 is still ahead of 2014 by a margin of 2.3% at $3.13 billion to $3.06 billion. More...

Contest: Age of Prizes 2: Electric Boogaloo

April 23rd, 2015

Next week The Avengers: Age of Ultron opens wide and will very likely break records during the weekend. Since it will be so dominant at the box office, it is 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 The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize, led by The Marine 4: Moving Target on Blu-ray, as well as a previously-reviewed DVD or Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film’s opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a Frankenprize consisting of two previously-reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven’t won, or haven’t won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of two previously-reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don’t delay! More...

Contest: Age of Prizes, Part I

April 17th, 2015

The Age of Adaline poster

Next week The Age of Adaline is likely the only film opening truly wide. And the week after that, The Age of Ultron opens wide. ... That's a strange coincidence. Anyhoo... The Age of Adaline is the 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 The Age of Adaline.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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 consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. 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
May 1, 2015 1 $191,271,109   4,276 $44,731   $191,271,109 1
May 8, 2015 1 $77,746,929 -59% 4,276 $18,182   $313,402,397 2
May 15, 2015 3 $38,859,900 -50% 4,276 $9,088   $372,030,708 3
May 22, 2015 5 $21,691,697 -44% 3,727 $5,820   $404,862,176 4
May 29, 2015 5 $11,401,402 -47% 3,228 $3,532   $427,551,427 5
Jun 5, 2015 8 $6,339,663 -44% 2,471 $2,566   $438,153,559 6
Jun 12, 2015 8 $3,675,057 -42% 2,156 $1,705   $444,777,275 7
Jun 19, 2015 9 $2,847,404 -23% 1,662 $1,713   $449,447,357 8
Jun 26, 2015 10 $1,688,938 -41% 1,097 $1,540   $452,474,193 9
Jul 3, 2015 12 $886,152 -48% 589 $1,505   $454,231,430 10
Jul 10, 2015 17 $455,764 -49% 338 $1,348   $455,238,847 11
Jul 17, 2015 18 $468,050 +3% 292 $1,603   $455,998,418 12
Jul 24, 2015 21 $329,884 -30% 214 $1,542   $456,612,713 13
Jul 31, 2015 25 $168,683 -49% 154 $1,095   $456,942,728 14
Aug 7, 2015 31 $121,941 -28% 126 $968   $457,177,917 15
Aug 14, 2015 35 $105,799 -13% 103 $1,027   $457,358,116 16
Aug 21, 2015 38 $80,867 -24% 91 $889   $457,494,254 17
Aug 28, 2015 32 $214,741 +166% 237 $906   $457,744,064 18
Sep 4, 2015 29 $402,721 +88% 220 $1,831   $458,218,418 19
Sep 11, 2015 35 $195,764 -51% 190 $1,030   $458,582,882 20
Sep 18, 2015 38 $142,184 -27% 170 $836   $458,793,291 21
Sep 25, 2015 40 $88,796 -38% 130 $683   $458,924,272 22
Oct 2, 2015 51 $41,047 -54% 86 $477   $458,991,599 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 30, 2015 P $27,600,000     0     $27,600,000  
May 1, 2015 1 $84,424,532     4,276 $19,744   $84,424,532 1
May 2, 2015 1 $56,526,635 -33%   4,276 $13,220   $140,951,167 2
May 3, 2015 1 $50,319,942 -11%   4,276 $11,768   $191,271,109 3
May 4, 2015 1 $13,228,555 -74%   4,276 $3,094   $204,499,664 4
May 5, 2015 1 $13,132,812 -1%   4,276 $3,071   $217,632,476 5
May 6, 2015 1 $9,409,838 -28%   4,276 $2,201   $227,042,314 6
May 7, 2015 1 $8,613,154 -8%   4,276 $2,014   $235,655,468 7
May 8, 2015 1 $21,232,362 +147% -75% 4,276 $4,965   $256,887,830 8
May 9, 2015 1 $33,835,656 +59% -40% 4,276 $7,913   $290,723,486 9
May 10, 2015 1 $22,678,911 -33% -55% 4,276 $5,304   $313,402,397 10
May 11, 2015 1 $5,398,779 -76% -59% 4,276 $1,263   $318,801,176 11
May 12, 2015 1 $5,990,413 +11% -54% 4,276 $1,401   $324,791,589 12
May 13, 2015 1 $4,342,154 -28% -54% 4,276 $1,015   $329,133,743 13
May 14, 2015 1 $4,037,065 -7% -53% 4,276 $944   $333,170,808 14
May 15, 2015 3 $10,019,125 +148% -53% 4,276 $2,343   $343,189,933 15
May 16, 2015 2 $17,204,358 +72% -49% 4,276 $4,023   $360,394,291 16
May 17, 2015 3 $11,636,417 -32% -49% 4,276 $2,721   $372,030,708 17
May 18, 2015 3 $3,435,547 -70% -36% 4,276 $803   $375,466,255 18
May 19, 2015 3 $3,020,580 -12% -50% 4,276 $706   $378,486,835 19
May 20, 2015 3 $2,329,898 -23% -46% 4,276 $545   $380,816,733 20
May 21, 2015 3 $2,353,746 +1% -42% 4,276 $550   $383,170,479 21
May 22, 2015 5 $5,356,424 +128% -47% 3,727 $1,437   $388,526,903 22
May 23, 2015 4 $8,286,236 +55% -52% 3,727 $2,223   $396,813,139 23
May 24, 2015 4 $8,049,037 -3% -31% 3,727 $2,160   $404,862,176 24
May 25, 2015 4 $6,507,209 -19% +89% 3,727 $1,746   $411,369,385 25
May 26, 2015 4 $1,949,182 -70% -35% 3,727 $523   $413,318,567 26
May 27, 2015 4 $1,429,415 -27% -39% 3,727 $384   $414,747,982 27
May 28, 2015 4 $1,402,043 -2% -40% 3,727 $376   $416,150,025 28
May 29, 2015 6 $2,883,572 +106% -46% 3,228 $893   $419,033,597 29
May 30, 2015 5 $4,917,855 +71% -41% 3,228 $1,523   $423,951,452 30
May 31, 2015 5 $3,599,975 -27% -55% 3,228 $1,115   $427,551,427 31
Jun 1, 2015 5 $1,082,288 -70% -83% 3,228 $335   $428,633,715 32
Jun 2, 2015 5 $1,261,068 +17% -35% 3,228 $391   $429,894,783 33
Jun 3, 2015 6 $973,884 -23% -32% 3,130 $311   $430,868,667 34
Jun 4, 2015 6 $945,229 -3% -33% 3,130 $302   $431,813,896 35
Jun 5, 2015 8 $1,842,660 +95% -36% 2,471 $746   $433,656,556 36
Jun 6, 2015 8 $2,656,411 +44% -46% 2,471 $1,075   $436,312,967 37
Jun 7, 2015 8 $1,840,592 -31% -49% 2,471 $745   $438,153,559 38
Jun 8, 2015 8 $747,554 -59% -31% 2,471 $303   $438,901,113 39
Jun 9, 2015 8 $851,565 +14% -32% 2,471 $345   $439,752,678 40
Jun 10, 2015 8 $718,865 -16% -26% 2,471 $291   $440,471,543 41
Jun 11, 2015 8 $630,675 -12% -33% 2,471 $255   $441,102,218 42
Jun 12, 2015 9 $1,064,656 +69% -42% 2,156 $494   $442,166,874 43
Jun 13, 2015 8 $1,522,453 +43% -43% 2,156 $706   $443,689,327 44
Jun 14, 2015 8 $1,087,948 -29% -41% 2,156 $505   $444,777,275 45
Jun 15, 2015 9 $451,436 -59% -40% 2,156 $209   $445,228,711 46
Jun 16, 2015 9 $502,192 +11% -41% 2,156 $233   $445,730,903 47
Jun 17, 2015 9 $442,554 -12% -38% 2,156 $205   $446,173,457 48
Jun 18, 2015 9 $426,496 -4% -32% 2,156 $198   $446,599,953 49
Jun 19, 2015 9 $734,327 +72% -31% 1,662 $442   $447,334,280 50
Jun 20, 2015 9 $1,041,234 +42% -32% 1,662 $626   $448,375,514 51
Jun 21, 2015 7 $1,071,843 +3% -1% 1,662 $645   $449,447,357 52
Jun 22, 2015 9 $325,340 -70% -28% 1,662 $196   $449,772,697 53
Jun 23, 2015 9 $390,085 +20% -22% 1,662 $235   $450,162,782 54
Jun 24, 2015 9 $316,379 -19% -29% 1,662 $190   $450,479,161 55
Jun 25, 2015 9 $306,094 -3% -28% 1,662 $184   $450,785,255 56
Jun 26, 2015 9 $482,413 +58% -34% 1,097 $440   $451,267,668 57
Jun 27, 2015 10 $703,101 +46% -32% 1,097 $641   $451,970,769 58
Jun 28, 2015 10 $503,424 -28% -53% 1,097 $459   $452,474,193 59
Jun 29, 2015 9 $248,127 -51% -24% 1,097 $226   $452,722,320 60
Jun 30, 2015 10 $240,934 -3% -38% 1,097 $220   $452,963,254 61
Jul 1, 2015 12 $162,998 -32% -48% 644 $253   $453,126,252 62
Jul 2, 2015 11 $219,026 +34% -28% 644 $340   $453,345,278 63
Jul 3, 2015 12 $363,583 +66% -25% 589 $617   $453,708,861 64
Jul 4, 2015 12 $269,388 -26% -62% 589 $457   $453,978,249 65
Jul 5, 2015 12 $253,181 -6% -50% 589 $430   $454,231,430 66
Jul 6, 2015 12 $140,338 -45% -43% 589 $238   $454,371,768 67
Jul 7, 2015 12 $155,118 +11% -36% 589 $263   $454,526,886 68
Jul 8, 2015 12 $136,103 -12% -17% 589 $231   $454,662,989 69
Jul 9, 2015 12 $120,094 -12% -45% 589 $204   $454,783,083 70
Jul 10, 2015 - $128,301 +7% -65% 338 $380   $454,911,384 71
Jul 11, 2015 - $185,695 +45% -31% 338 $549   $455,097,079 72
Jul 12, 2015 - $141,768 -24% -44% 338 $419   $455,238,847 73
Jul 13, 2015 - $69,841 -51% -50% 338 $207   $455,308,688 74
Jul 14, 2015 - $83,314 +19% -46% 338 $246   $455,392,002 75
Jul 15, 2015 - $74,545 -11% -45% 338 $221   $455,466,547 76
Jul 16, 2015 - $63,821 -14% -47% 338 $189   $455,530,368 77
Jul 17, 2015 14 $468,050 +633% +265% 292 $1,603   $455,998,418 78

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 1, 2015 1 $235,655,468   4,276 $55,111   $235,655,468 1
May 8, 2015 1 $97,515,340 -59% 4,276 $22,805   $333,170,808 2
May 15, 2015 3 $49,999,671 -49% 4,276 $11,693   $383,170,479 3
May 22, 2015 4 $32,979,546 -34% 3,727 $8,849   $416,150,025 4
May 29, 2015 5 $15,663,871 -53% 3,130 $5,004   $431,813,896 5
Jun 5, 2015 8 $9,288,322 -41% 2,471 $3,759   $441,102,218 6
Jun 12, 2015 8 $5,497,735 -41% 2,156 $2,550   $446,599,953 7
Jun 19, 2015 9 $4,185,302 -24% 1,662 $2,518   $450,785,255 8
Jun 26, 2015 12 $2,561,997 -39% 644 $3,978   $453,347,252 9
Jul 3, 2015 12 $1,435,831 -44% 589 $2,438   $454,783,083 10
Jul 10, 2015 17 $747,285 -48% 338 $2,211   $455,530,368 11
Jul 17, 2015 18 $752,461 +1% 338 $2,226   $456,282,829 12
Jul 24, 2015 21 $491,216 -35% 214 $2,295   $456,774,045 13
Jul 31, 2015 27 $281,932 -43% 214 $1,317   $457,055,976 14
Aug 7, 2015 30 $196,341 -30% 214 $917   $457,252,317 15
Aug 14, 2015 35 $161,070 -18% 103 $1,564   $457,413,387 16
Aug 21, 2015 40 $115,936 -28% 91 $1,274   $457,529,323 17
Aug 28, 2015 32 $286,374 +147% 237 $1,208   $457,815,697 18
Sep 4, 2015 32 $571,421 +100% 220 $2,597   $458,387,118 19
Sep 11, 2015 35 $263,989 -54% 220 $1,200   $458,651,107 20
Sep 18, 2015 39 $184,369 -30% 170 $1,085   $458,835,476 21
Sep 25, 2015 43 $115,076 -38% 130 $885   $458,950,552 22
Oct 2, 2015 50 $55,316 -52% 86 $643   $459,005,868 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Albania 4/23/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Argentina 4/23/2015 $4,900,000 0 308 917 $10,900,000 5/11/2015
Australia 4/23/2015 $12,285,450 760 760 3,168 $31,028,649 6/22/2015
Austria 4/30/2015 $891,145 71 74 449 $3,748,914 7/1/2015
Azerbaijan 4/23/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Belgium 4/24/2015 $964,862 134 138 891 $3,309,797 7/15/2015
Bolivia 4/30/2015 $837,003 54 54 108 $1,422,044 12/30/2018
Brazil 4/23/2015 $12,621,463 1,169 1,245 10,981 $47,862,464 10/13/2015
Bulgaria 4/24/2015 $195,642 72 72 281 $674,233 12/30/2018
Cambodia 5/1/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Chile 4/30/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
China 5/11/2015 $78,200,000 83,782 83,782 177,459 $240,120,000 9/6/2018
Colombia 5/1/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Croatia 4/30/2015 $153,418 43 43 124 $348,389 12/30/2018
Cyprus 5/1/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Czech Republic 4/30/2015 $815,184 84 93 489 $2,016,274 12/30/2018
Denmark 4/23/2015 $1,404,485 140 140 277 $2,501,945 5/12/2015
Ecuador 4/30/2015 $2,002,413 122 122 461 $5,318,524 12/30/2018
Egypt 4/29/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Estonia 5/1/2015 $118,599 8 13 31 $251,564 5/27/2015
Finland 4/22/2015 $422,765 118 2,226 2,756 $1,716,307 8/4/2015
France 4/22/2015 $12,467,255 828 828 4,631 $34,270,887 3/8/2021
Germany 4/23/2015 $9,300,000 0 463 1,137 $31,183,656 8/22/2018
Greece 4/30/2015 $772,676 169 169 456 $1,724,833 5/27/2015
Hong Kong 4/23/2015 $6,389,397 254 254 929 $17,155,906 7/1/2015
Hungary 5/7/2015 $769,370 81 81 567 $1,973,837 12/30/2018
Iceland 4/23/2015 $99,400 14 15 47 $359,620 12/30/2018
India 4/24/2015 $7,880,918 1,690 1,690 3,382 $16,695,001 5/27/2015
Indonesia 4/25/2015 $6,547,257 663 663 1,824 $15,504,514 12/30/2018
Iraq 4/30/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Ireland 4/23/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Israel 4/24/2015 $806,718 55 56 166 $1,502,215 12/30/2018
Italy 4/22/2015 $7,749,841 901 901 2,974 $18,119,848 7/7/2015
Japan 7/4/2015 $6,600,000 0 773 3,422 $25,591,212 3/8/2021
Kazakhstan 4/23/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Kenya 4/30/2015 $156,523 15 15 59 $292,470 12/30/2018
Latvia 4/30/2015 $77,549 16 17 40 $187,010 12/30/2018
Lebanon 4/30/2015 $269,570 25 25 83 $537,495 12/30/2018
Lithuania 5/1/2015 $69,906 140 140 377 $197,257 6/25/2015
Macedonia 4/30/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Malaysia 4/23/2015 $5,840,426 654 654 1,322 $13,388,939 7/21/2015
Mexico 4/30/2015 $25,500,000 0 0 0 $50,940,432 8/30/2018
Mongolia 5/1/2015 $61,630 4 4 12 $153,645 12/30/2018
Netherlands 4/22/2015 $1,412,809 116 116 755 $5,209,813 7/7/2015
New Zealand 4/23/2015 $2,038,119 79 156 668 $4,632,140 7/7/2015
Norway 4/22/2015 $1,108,814 173 173 464 $2,884,135 7/7/2015
Peru 4/30/2015 $3,270,629 407 407 1,147 $7,025,935 12/30/2018
Philippines 4/22/2015 $7,672,835 607 607 1,410 $14,097,441 12/30/2018
Poland 5/7/2015 $1,379,910 344 357 701 $3,967,269 12/30/2018
Portugal 4/30/2015 $697,966 135 135 550 $1,841,706 6/17/2015
Romania 4/23/2015 $382,531 96 96 499 $1,223,419 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 4/23/2015 $15,204,231 2,421 2,421 5,577 $30,292,989 10/19/2022
Serbia and Montenegro 4/30/2015 $48,605 28 29 106 $190,285 12/30/2018
Singapore 4/23/2015 $3,728,137 148 148 522 $9,904,472 9/22/2015
Slovakia 4/30/2015 $288,141 52 52 164 $588,888 7/7/2015
Slovenia 5/1/2015 $49,293 21 21 126 $126,757 6/26/2015
South Africa 4/24/2015 $1,015,841 130 1,034 1,515 $3,098,486 5/27/2015
South Korea 4/23/2015 $23,047,566 0 1,634 3,480 $72,319,432 5/7/2020
Spain 4/30/2015 $4,866,691 880 880 2,965 $13,640,131 11/28/2018
Sweden 4/22/2015 $0 0 91 91 $408,776 5/19/2015
Switzerland 4/24/2015 $1,428,876 121 121 347 $3,695,218 5/19/2015
Taiwan 4/22/2015 $5,604,126 84 84 502 $18,417,744 11/4/2018
Thailand 4/30/2015 $3,975,904 468 468 1,035 $10,500,000 7/7/2015
Trinidad 4/29/2015 $0 0 0 0 $0
Turkey 5/1/2015 $2,209,652 501 501 2,497 $5,864,977 12/30/2018
Ukraine 4/23/2015 $694,084 252 252 892 $1,909,793 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/30/2015 $3,166,560 142 142 322 $6,512,117 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 4/23/2015 $27,342,198 583 589 4,161 $75,522,277 10/3/2018
Uruguay 4/30/2015 $150,299 23 26 110 $458,022 12/30/2018
Venezuela 4/30/2015 $3,049,220 124 124 812 $18,473,572 10/6/2015
Vietnam 5/1/2015 $1,558,699 213 213 551 $5,259,089 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $37,248,347
 
International Total$936,311,111 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 4, 20151491,451 491,451$7,312,791$7,312,7914
Oct 11, 20151401,471-18% 892,922$5,949,800$13,262,5915
Oct 18, 20153123,575-69% 1,016,497$1,822,731$15,085,3226
Oct 25, 2015548,329-61% 1,064,826$877,171$15,962,4937
Nov 1, 2015837,778-22% 1,102,604$707,204$16,669,6978
Nov 8, 2015826,534-30% 1,129,138$496,716$17,166,4139
Nov 15, 20151426,651n/c1,155,789$498,907$17,665,32010
Nov 22, 20152220,314-24% 1,176,103$382,513$18,047,83311
Dec 6, 20151350,561 1,295,678$947,513$20,142,35913
Dec 13, 20151430,228-40% 1,325,906$560,729$20,703,08814
Dec 20, 20151778,721+160% 1,404,627$1,180,028$21,883,11615
Dec 27, 20151682,048+4% 1,486,675$1,263,539$23,146,65516
Jan 3, 20161716,925-79% 1,503,600$321,406$23,468,06117
May 1, 20162412,792 1,663,382$191,368$26,308,35434
May 15, 2016189,405 1,686,968$140,699$26,661,20136
Apr 29, 20181910,290 1,907,176$168,962$30,604,883138
Jun 2, 2019288,040 2,065,071$123,655$32,992,338195
Jun 30, 2019215,617 2,090,513$94,759$33,423,443199
Aug 11, 20192819,291 2,138,826$295,731$34,184,597205

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 4, 201511,057,895 1,057,895$20,787,390$20,787,3904
Oct 11, 20151588,206-44% 1,646,101$11,357,604$32,144,9945
Oct 18, 20154134,004-77% 1,780,105$2,607,665$34,752,6596
Oct 25, 2015452,463-61% 1,832,568$1,202,849$35,955,5087
Nov 1, 2015743,981-16% 1,876,549$1,042,632$36,998,1408
Nov 8, 2015727,562-37% 1,904,111$657,465$37,655,6059
Nov 15, 20151516,440-40% 1,920,551$383,653$38,039,25810
Nov 22, 20151217,872+9% 1,938,423$409,824$38,449,08211
Dec 6, 2015946,484 2,001,283$1,035,728$39,896,66313
Dec 13, 2015933,558-28% 2,034,841$785,829$40,682,49214
Dec 20, 20151365,838+96% 2,100,679$1,379,404$42,061,89615
Dec 27, 20151582,949+26% 2,183,628$1,774,194$43,836,09016
Jan 3, 20161821,992-73% 2,205,620$518,388$44,354,47817
May 8, 2016169,147 2,313,421$184,699$46,986,88635
May 15, 2016129,350+2% 2,322,771$185,378$47,172,26436
May 22, 2016158,483-9% 2,331,254$173,153$47,345,41737
May 29, 2016197,389-13% 2,338,643$166,848$47,512,26538
Apr 29, 20181910,603 2,522,713$214,757$52,062,033138
Aug 19, 2018719,209 2,563,488$489,354$53,089,141154
Apr 28, 2019209,226 2,597,946$184,496$53,775,483190
May 5, 20192013,420+45% 2,611,366$247,203$54,022,686191

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

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