Ben-Hur (2016)

Ben-Hur
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,410,477Details
International Box Office $65,259,171Details
Worldwide Box Office $91,669,648
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,613,722 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,903,696 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $5,517,418
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala, an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves, Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but an encounter with Jesus leads him to the Crucifixion, where he discovers forgiveness and finds redemption.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,203,815 (42.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,084 opening theaters/3,084 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,913,863

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,222 $26,410,477
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,616 $65,259,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,971 $91,669,648

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 30th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 29th, 2016 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2432 (Cert #50500), 7/6/2016)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Exodus: Gods and Kings
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Keywords: Remake, Religious, Adopted Family, Dysfunctional Family, Falsely Accused, Slavery, Revenge, Miscellaneous Racing, Ancient Rome, Bible Epic, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Sean Daniel Company, Lightworkers Media, Timur Bekmambetov
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 6 $11,203,815   3,084 $3,633   $11,203,815 1
Aug 26, 2016 10 $4,560,825 -59% 3,084 $1,479   $19,583,702 2
Sep 2, 2016 15 $2,201,643 -52% 2,167 $1,016   $23,709,782 3
Sep 9, 2016 21 $571,787 -74% 974 $587   $25,573,081 4
Sep 16, 2016 28 $231,766 -59% 438 $529   $26,041,585 5
Sep 23, 2016 35 $128,927 -44% 240 $537   $26,274,090 6
Sep 30, 2016 43 $52,399 -59% 124 $423   $26,384,681 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 19, 2016 4 $4,134,322     3,084 $1,341   $4,134,322 1
Aug 20, 2016 6 $4,125,089 n/c   3,084 $1,338   $8,259,411 2
Aug 21, 2016 6 $2,944,404 -29%   3,084 $955   $11,203,815 3
Aug 22, 2016 6 $937,817 -68%   3,084 $304   $12,141,632 4
Aug 23, 2016 6 $1,356,831 +45%   3,084 $440   $13,498,463 5
Aug 24, 2016 7 $780,191 -42%   3,084 $253   $14,278,654 6
Aug 25, 2016 7 $744,223 -5%   3,084 $241   $15,022,877 7
Aug 26, 2016 10 $1,312,613 +76% -68% 3,084 $426   $16,335,490 8
Aug 27, 2016 10 $1,948,152 +48% -53% 3,084 $632   $18,283,642 9
Aug 28, 2016 10 $1,300,060 -33% -56% 3,084 $422   $19,583,702 10
Aug 29, 2016 10 $432,223 -67% -54% 3,084 $140   $20,015,925 11
Aug 30, 2016 9 $670,656 +55% -51% 3,084 $217   $20,686,581 12
Aug 31, 2016 11 $404,709 -40% -48% 3,084 $131   $21,091,290 13
Sep 1, 2016 11 $416,849 +3% -44% 3,084 $135   $21,508,139 14
Sep 2, 2016 - $568,285 +36% -57% 2,167 $262   $22,076,424 15
Sep 3, 2016 - $810,158 +43% -58% 2,167 $374   $22,886,582 16
Sep 4, 2016 - $823,200 +2% -37% 2,167 $380   $23,709,782 17
Sep 5, 2016 - $743,601 -10% +72% 2,167 $343   $24,453,383 18
Sep 6, 2016 15 $234,220 -69% -65% 2,167 $108   $24,687,603 19
Sep 7, 2016 - $158,104 -32% -61% 2,167 $73   $24,845,707 20
Sep 8, 2016 14 $155,587 -2% -63% 2,167 $72   $25,001,294 21
Sep 9, 2016 - $161,031 +3% -72% 974 $165   $25,162,325 22
Sep 10, 2016 - $254,159 +58% -69% 974 $261   $25,416,484 23
Sep 11, 2016 - $156,597 -38% -81% 974 $161   $25,573,081 24
Sep 12, 2016 - $53,946 -66% -93% 974 $55   $25,627,027 25
Sep 13, 2016 - $76,083 +41% -68% 974 $78   $25,703,110 26
Sep 14, 2016 - $55,871 -27% -65% 974 $57   $25,758,981 27
Sep 15, 2016 - $50,838 -9% -67% 974 $52   $25,809,819 28
Sep 16, 2016 - $66,489 +31% -59% 438 $152   $25,876,308 29
Sep 17, 2016 - $99,134 +49% -61% 438 $226   $25,975,442 30
Sep 18, 2016 - $66,143 -33% -58% 438 $151   $26,041,585 31
Sep 19, 2016 - $24,789 -63% -54% 438 $57   $26,066,374 32
Sep 20, 2016 - $31,204 +26% -59% 438 $71   $26,097,578 33
Sep 21, 2016 - $24,472 -22% -56% 438 $56   $26,122,050 34
Sep 22, 2016 - $23,113 -6% -55% 438 $53   $26,145,163 35
Sep 23, 2016 - $39,225 +70% -41% 240 $163   $26,184,388 36
Sep 24, 2016 - $53,558 +37% -46% 240 $223   $26,237,946 37
Sep 25, 2016 - $36,144 -33% -45% 240 $151   $26,274,090 38
Sep 26, 2016 - $12,452 -66% -50% 240 $52   $26,286,542 39
Sep 27, 2016 - $18,279 +47% -41% 240 $76   $26,304,821 40
Sep 28, 2016 - $13,979 -24% -43% 240 $58   $26,318,800 41
Sep 29, 2016 - $13,482 -4% -42% 240 $56   $26,332,282 42
Sep 30, 2016 - $15,499 +15% -60% 124 $125   $26,347,781 43
Oct 1, 2016 - $22,171 +43% -59% 124 $179   $26,369,952 44
Oct 2, 2016 - $14,729 -34% -59% 124 $119   $26,384,681 45
Oct 3, 2016 - $5,966 -59% -52% 124 $48   $26,390,647 46
Oct 4, 2016 - $6,560 +10% -64% 124 $53   $26,397,207 47
Oct 5, 2016 - $5,727 -13% -59% 124 $46   $26,402,934 48
Oct 6, 2016 - $7,543 +32% -44% 124 $61   $26,410,477 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 6 $15,022,877   3,084 $4,871   $15,022,877 1
Aug 26, 2016 10 $6,485,262 -57% 3,084 $2,103   $21,508,139 2
Sep 2, 2016 15 $3,493,155 -46% 2,167 $1,612   $25,001,294 3
Sep 9, 2016 20 $808,525 -77% 974 $830   $25,809,819 4
Sep 16, 2016 27 $335,344 -59% 438 $766   $26,145,163 5
Sep 23, 2016 32 $187,119 -44% 240 $780   $26,332,282 6
Sep 30, 2016 44 $78,195 -58% 124 $631   $26,410,477 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/26/2016 $368,024 161 161 349 $756,937 11/30/2018
Australia 8/26/2016 $734,086 316 316 887 $1,741,912 9/9/2018
Brazil 8/19/2016 $2,500,000 0 283 432 $6,613,750 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 8/19/2016 $81,071 0 0 0 $341,901 2/26/2019
China 10/10/2016 $16,967 0 4,801 4,801 $2,573,312 8/27/2018
Czech Republic 8/26/2016 $34,216 86 86 167 $83,042 12/31/2018
France 9/9/2016 $1,295,151 0 0 0 $3,380,709 8/17/2018
Germany 9/2/2016 $697,125 0 0 0 $1,424,852 8/19/2018
Hong Kong 8/19/2016 $283,650 33 33 63 $486,447 11/15/2018
Italy 9/30/2016 $573,369 0 14 14 $1,005,489 11/13/2018
Lithuania 8/26/2016 $13,166 145 145 271 $44,107 9/21/2016
Mexico 8/19/2016 $2,676,226 0 0 0 $6,694,818 9/8/2018
Netherlands 8/25/2016 $286,990 120 121 486 $1,183,937 11/19/2018
New Zealand 8/26/2016 $107,410 80 80 217 $267,853 9/12/2016
Poland 8/19/2016 $116,760 0 0 0 $116,760 11/18/2018
Portugal 9/2/2016 $184,932 69 70 233 $501,350 10/13/2016
Russia (CIS) 9/9/2016 $2,165,542 1,231 1,231 3,403 $4,365,757 12/31/2018
Slovakia 8/26/2016 $25,704 64 64 109 $56,894 9/15/2016
Slovenia 8/26/2016 $9,373 10 10 60 $40,518 10/14/2016
South Korea 6/30/2016 $0 0 717 2,012 $9,727,994 9/28/2018
Spain 9/2/2016 $1,122,586 410 410 1,451 $3,061,558 10/21/2016
Turkey 9/9/2016 $216,389 306 306 1,053 $1,084,394 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 9/9/2016 $1,389,102 509 509 956 $2,809,225 9/8/2018
Venezuela 8/19/2016 $817,000 0 0 0 $817,000 8/22/2016
 
Rest of World $16,078,655
 
International Total$65,259,171 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 18, 20161548,301 48,301$786,340$786,3403
Jan 8, 20172710,274 98,362$205,377$1,735,5576

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 18, 2016856,284 56,284$1,189,285$1,189,2853

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Lead Ensemble Members

Jack Huston    Judah Ben-Hur
Toby Kebbell    Messala
Rodrigo Santoro    Jesus
Nazanin Boniadi    Esther
Ayelet Zurer    Naomi
Morgan Freeman    Ilderim

Supporting Cast

Sofia Black-D'Elia    Tirzah
Haluk Bilginer    Simonides
Pilou Asbaek    Pontius Pilate
Marwan Kenzari    Druses
Moises Arias    Gestas
Yasen Atour    Jacob
David Walmsley    Marcus Decimus
Julian Kostov    Lucius
Alan Cappelli Goetz    Decurion
Gabriel Farnese    Elijah
Yorgos Karamihos    Sick Oarsman
Dato Bakhtadze    Hortator
Edoardo Purgatori    Angry Slave
Jarreth Merz    Flores
Simone Spinazze    Garrison Captain
Denise Tantucci    Avigail
Alessandro Giuggioli    Judas
Jay Natelle    Gesius

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

Production and Technical Credits

Timur Bekmambetov    Director
Keith Clarke    Screenwriter
John Ridley    Screenwriter
Lew Wallace    Based on the novel by
Sean Daniel    Producer
Mark Burnett    Producer
Joni Levin    Producer
Duncan Henderson    Producer
Roma Downey    Executive Producer
Keith Clarke    Executive Producer
John Ridley    Executive Producer
Jason Brown    Executive Producer
Oliver Wood    Director of Photography
Naomi Shohan    Production Designer
Varya Avdyushko    Costume Designer
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Jim Rygiel    Visual Effects Supervisor

Home Market Releases for December 13th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

The Twilight Zone

This is a strange week on the home market. We have one of the biggest domestic hits of the year, Suicide Squad, but it is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. (Granted, I’ve done fewer reviews this year and skipped a lot of terrible looking movies, like Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft, Gods of Egypt, Allegiant... Ben Hur, The Huntsman, The Legend of Tarzan. I could keep going. Wow! It was a bad year for $100 million movies.) After Suicide Squad, the next biggest release according to Amazon is the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition Blu-ray. That’s a huge drop in sales. As far as quality is concerned, I have to give a shout out to that World Series Blu-ray. Real fans want full games and this one provides them. On the other hand, I personally find baseball boring to watch. Unfortunately, there’s no one release that stands out as an obvious Pick of the Week, but instead we have a lot of releases that are close, but wouldn’t be close enough during a good week. The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the best, assuming you didn’t grab the individual seasons when they came out. More...

International Box Office: Bridget Jones’s Baby Bounces its way to Top Spot with $29.00 million

September 22nd, 2016

Bridget Jones’s Baby

Bridget Jones’s Baby struggled when it opened in theaters here, but it earned first place internationally with $29.00 million on 4,866 screens in 39 markets. It opened in its native U.K. with $10.53 million. This is a record opening in the U.K. for its production company, genre, and for the month of September. It is also more than it made here during its opening weekend, despite the U.K. market being five or six times smaller than the domestic market. The film also earned first place in Australia with $2.76 million on 483 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.68 million. This is also much better than its debut here, albeit not by as large a margin. The film cost $35 million to make and it has already made more than that worldwide. If it has legs, it will top $100 million internationally, which will be enough to cover its production budget, while it should ensure profitability, eventually. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Don’t Breathe Made the Box Office Gasp with $26.41 million

August 29th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Don’t Breathe topped the weekend box office chart earning $26.41 million. This was double its nearest competitor, Suicide Squad, and more than three times the other new release, Mechanic: Resurrection. The overall box office fell 12% from last weekend to $117 million. This is 33% higher than this weekend last year, which is really impressive for a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 has grown to $480 million or 6.5% at $7.81 billion to $7.33 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Newcomers Can’t Dislodge Suicide Squad

August 21st, 2016

Suicide Squad

Three even-matched debutants proved to be no match for the incumbents at the box office this weekend, with Suicide Squad taking a third straight victory at the box office with $20.71 million, according to Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning projection. Sausage Party stays in second with $15.3 million, and that leaves the new entrants in 3rd, 4th and 5th. This was a weekend where diversity isn’t the problem, but novelty is. More...

Friday Estimates: Suicide Squad Leads Slow Night with $6.03 million

August 20th, 2016

War Dogs

Suicide Squad led the way on Friday with $6.03 million. This is almost perfectly in line with predictions and it should finish with just a little above $20 million over the weekend. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Dogs Go to War with $1.9 million Preemptive Strike - Updated with Ben-Hur Numbers

August 19th, 2016

War Dogs

War Dogs got off to a surprisingly strong start with $1.9 million during its midnight previews last night. This is about 20% more than Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates made a few weeks ago. The two films are great comparisons, but we don’t have a lot of other films to work with. This is good news for the film and makes it likely that it will beat predictions by a small margin. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dog Days of Summer are Here

August 18th, 2016

War Dogs

Summer is over, at least as far as the box office is concerned. There are three films opening wide and another expanding wide-ish, but none of them are expected to crack $20 million over the weekend. War Dogs should come the closest, but even then, it is only aiming at the midteens. Kubo and the Two Strings is the best of the new releases, but recent history isn’t kind to stop-motion animated films. The final wide release of the week is Ben-Hur. This film cost nearly $100 million to make and it is expected to bomb spectacularly. Hell or High Water is expected to expand semi-wide, perhaps wide enough to score a spot in the top ten. Suicide Squad will likely win the box office race, but this has less to do with the film’s strength and more to do with the weak competition. Speaking of weak competition, this weekend last year, Straight Outta Compton earned more than all three wide releases combined. 2016 won’t be able to match it at the top of the chart, but there’s much better depth this year than last year, so 2016 should win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2016 Preview: August

August 1st, 2016

Suicide Squad

July did reasonably well, thanks mostly to The Secret Life of Pets, which will top $300 million shortly and could earn double its nearest competitor when all is said and done. That said, there were also a quartet of $100 million hits as well, so the month had good depth as well. August isn’t as lucky. There is one film that is expected to earn $100 million during its opening weekend, Suicide Squad, and one more that is expected to reach $100 million in total, Pete’s Dragon. There could be a surprise hit among the rest of the releases, (my long shot with a shot is Sausage Party) but for the most part, the rest of the wide releases would be happy with just $50 million at the box office. Last August was a disaster and Straight Outta Compton was the only hit of the month. Unless Suicide Squad bombs compared to expectations, 2016 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...


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Synopsis

The story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala, an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves, Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but an encounter with Jesus leads him to the Crucifixion, where he discovers forgiveness and finds redemption.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,203,815 (42.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,084 opening theaters/3,084 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,913,863

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,222 $26,410,477
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,616 $65,259,171
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,971 $91,669,648

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: June 30th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 29th, 2016 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2432 (Cert #50500), 7/6/2016)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Exodus: Gods and Kings
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Remake, Religious, Adopted Family, Dysfunctional Family, Falsely Accused, Slavery, Revenge, Miscellaneous Racing, Ancient Rome, Bible Epic, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Sean Daniel Company, Lightworkers Media, Timur Bekmambetov
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Jack Huston    Judah Ben-Hur
Toby Kebbell    Messala
Rodrigo Santoro    Jesus
Nazanin Boniadi    Esther
Ayelet Zurer    Naomi
Morgan Freeman    Ilderim

Supporting Cast

Sofia Black-D'Elia    Tirzah
Haluk Bilginer    Simonides
Pilou Asbaek    Pontius Pilate
Marwan Kenzari    Druses
Moises Arias    Gestas
Yasen Atour    Jacob
David Walmsley    Marcus Decimus
Julian Kostov    Lucius
Alan Cappelli Goetz    Decurion
Gabriel Farnese    Elijah
Yorgos Karamihos    Sick Oarsman
Dato Bakhtadze    Hortator
Edoardo Purgatori    Angry Slave
Jarreth Merz    Flores
Simone Spinazze    Garrison Captain
Denise Tantucci    Avigail
Alessandro Giuggioli    Judas
Jay Natelle    Gesius

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

Production and Technical Credits

Timur Bekmambetov    Director
Keith Clarke    Screenwriter
John Ridley    Screenwriter
Lew Wallace    Based on the novel by
Sean Daniel    Producer
Mark Burnett    Producer
Joni Levin    Producer
Duncan Henderson    Producer
Roma Downey    Executive Producer
Keith Clarke    Executive Producer
John Ridley    Executive Producer
Jason Brown    Executive Producer
Oliver Wood    Director of Photography
Naomi Shohan    Production Designer
Varya Avdyushko    Costume Designer
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Jim Rygiel    Visual Effects Supervisor

Home Market Releases for December 13th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

The Twilight Zone

This is a strange week on the home market. We have one of the biggest domestic hits of the year, Suicide Squad, but it is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. (Granted, I’ve done fewer reviews this year and skipped a lot of terrible looking movies, like Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft, Gods of Egypt, Allegiant... Ben Hur, The Huntsman, The Legend of Tarzan. I could keep going. Wow! It was a bad year for $100 million movies.) After Suicide Squad, the next biggest release according to Amazon is the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition Blu-ray. That’s a huge drop in sales. As far as quality is concerned, I have to give a shout out to that World Series Blu-ray. Real fans want full games and this one provides them. On the other hand, I personally find baseball boring to watch. Unfortunately, there’s no one release that stands out as an obvious Pick of the Week, but instead we have a lot of releases that are close, but wouldn’t be close enough during a good week. The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the best, assuming you didn’t grab the individual seasons when they came out. More...

International Box Office: Bridget Jones’s Baby Bounces its way to Top Spot with $29.00 million

September 22nd, 2016

Bridget Jones’s Baby

Bridget Jones’s Baby struggled when it opened in theaters here, but it earned first place internationally with $29.00 million on 4,866 screens in 39 markets. It opened in its native U.K. with $10.53 million. This is a record opening in the U.K. for its production company, genre, and for the month of September. It is also more than it made here during its opening weekend, despite the U.K. market being five or six times smaller than the domestic market. The film also earned first place in Australia with $2.76 million on 483 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.68 million. This is also much better than its debut here, albeit not by as large a margin. The film cost $35 million to make and it has already made more than that worldwide. If it has legs, it will top $100 million internationally, which will be enough to cover its production budget, while it should ensure profitability, eventually. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Don’t Breathe Made the Box Office Gasp with $26.41 million

August 29th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Don’t Breathe topped the weekend box office chart earning $26.41 million. This was double its nearest competitor, Suicide Squad, and more than three times the other new release, Mechanic: Resurrection. The overall box office fell 12% from last weekend to $117 million. This is 33% higher than this weekend last year, which is really impressive for a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 has grown to $480 million or 6.5% at $7.81 billion to $7.33 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Newcomers Can’t Dislodge Suicide Squad

August 21st, 2016

Suicide Squad

Three even-matched debutants proved to be no match for the incumbents at the box office this weekend, with Suicide Squad taking a third straight victory at the box office with $20.71 million, according to Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning projection. Sausage Party stays in second with $15.3 million, and that leaves the new entrants in 3rd, 4th and 5th. This was a weekend where diversity isn’t the problem, but novelty is. More...

Friday Estimates: Suicide Squad Leads Slow Night with $6.03 million

August 20th, 2016

War Dogs

Suicide Squad led the way on Friday with $6.03 million. This is almost perfectly in line with predictions and it should finish with just a little above $20 million over the weekend. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Dogs Go to War with $1.9 million Preemptive Strike - Updated with Ben-Hur Numbers

August 19th, 2016

War Dogs

War Dogs got off to a surprisingly strong start with $1.9 million during its midnight previews last night. This is about 20% more than Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates made a few weeks ago. The two films are great comparisons, but we don’t have a lot of other films to work with. This is good news for the film and makes it likely that it will beat predictions by a small margin. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dog Days of Summer are Here

August 18th, 2016

War Dogs

Summer is over, at least as far as the box office is concerned. There are three films opening wide and another expanding wide-ish, but none of them are expected to crack $20 million over the weekend. War Dogs should come the closest, but even then, it is only aiming at the midteens. Kubo and the Two Strings is the best of the new releases, but recent history isn’t kind to stop-motion animated films. The final wide release of the week is Ben-Hur. This film cost nearly $100 million to make and it is expected to bomb spectacularly. Hell or High Water is expected to expand semi-wide, perhaps wide enough to score a spot in the top ten. Suicide Squad will likely win the box office race, but this has less to do with the film’s strength and more to do with the weak competition. Speaking of weak competition, this weekend last year, Straight Outta Compton earned more than all three wide releases combined. 2016 won’t be able to match it at the top of the chart, but there’s much better depth this year than last year, so 2016 should win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2016 Preview: August

August 1st, 2016

Suicide Squad

July did reasonably well, thanks mostly to The Secret Life of Pets, which will top $300 million shortly and could earn double its nearest competitor when all is said and done. That said, there were also a quartet of $100 million hits as well, so the month had good depth as well. August isn’t as lucky. There is one film that is expected to earn $100 million during its opening weekend, Suicide Squad, and one more that is expected to reach $100 million in total, Pete’s Dragon. There could be a surprise hit among the rest of the releases, (my long shot with a shot is Sausage Party) but for the most part, the rest of the wide releases would be happy with just $50 million at the box office. Last August was a disaster and Straight Outta Compton was the only hit of the month. Unless Suicide Squad bombs compared to expectations, 2016 will come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 6 $11,203,815   3,084 $3,633   $11,203,815 1
Aug 26, 2016 10 $4,560,825 -59% 3,084 $1,479   $19,583,702 2
Sep 2, 2016 15 $2,201,643 -52% 2,167 $1,016   $23,709,782 3
Sep 9, 2016 21 $571,787 -74% 974 $587   $25,573,081 4
Sep 16, 2016 28 $231,766 -59% 438 $529   $26,041,585 5
Sep 23, 2016 35 $128,927 -44% 240 $537   $26,274,090 6
Sep 30, 2016 43 $52,399 -59% 124 $423   $26,384,681 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 19, 2016 4 $4,134,322     3,084 $1,341   $4,134,322 1
Aug 20, 2016 6 $4,125,089 n/c   3,084 $1,338   $8,259,411 2
Aug 21, 2016 6 $2,944,404 -29%   3,084 $955   $11,203,815 3
Aug 22, 2016 6 $937,817 -68%   3,084 $304   $12,141,632 4
Aug 23, 2016 6 $1,356,831 +45%   3,084 $440   $13,498,463 5
Aug 24, 2016 7 $780,191 -42%   3,084 $253   $14,278,654 6
Aug 25, 2016 7 $744,223 -5%   3,084 $241   $15,022,877 7
Aug 26, 2016 10 $1,312,613 +76% -68% 3,084 $426   $16,335,490 8
Aug 27, 2016 10 $1,948,152 +48% -53% 3,084 $632   $18,283,642 9
Aug 28, 2016 10 $1,300,060 -33% -56% 3,084 $422   $19,583,702 10
Aug 29, 2016 10 $432,223 -67% -54% 3,084 $140   $20,015,925 11
Aug 30, 2016 9 $670,656 +55% -51% 3,084 $217   $20,686,581 12
Aug 31, 2016 11 $404,709 -40% -48% 3,084 $131   $21,091,290 13
Sep 1, 2016 11 $416,849 +3% -44% 3,084 $135   $21,508,139 14
Sep 2, 2016 - $568,285 +36% -57% 2,167 $262   $22,076,424 15
Sep 3, 2016 - $810,158 +43% -58% 2,167 $374   $22,886,582 16
Sep 4, 2016 - $823,200 +2% -37% 2,167 $380   $23,709,782 17
Sep 5, 2016 - $743,601 -10% +72% 2,167 $343   $24,453,383 18
Sep 6, 2016 15 $234,220 -69% -65% 2,167 $108   $24,687,603 19
Sep 7, 2016 - $158,104 -32% -61% 2,167 $73   $24,845,707 20
Sep 8, 2016 14 $155,587 -2% -63% 2,167 $72   $25,001,294 21
Sep 9, 2016 - $161,031 +3% -72% 974 $165   $25,162,325 22
Sep 10, 2016 - $254,159 +58% -69% 974 $261   $25,416,484 23
Sep 11, 2016 - $156,597 -38% -81% 974 $161   $25,573,081 24
Sep 12, 2016 - $53,946 -66% -93% 974 $55   $25,627,027 25
Sep 13, 2016 - $76,083 +41% -68% 974 $78   $25,703,110 26
Sep 14, 2016 - $55,871 -27% -65% 974 $57   $25,758,981 27
Sep 15, 2016 - $50,838 -9% -67% 974 $52   $25,809,819 28
Sep 16, 2016 - $66,489 +31% -59% 438 $152   $25,876,308 29
Sep 17, 2016 - $99,134 +49% -61% 438 $226   $25,975,442 30
Sep 18, 2016 - $66,143 -33% -58% 438 $151   $26,041,585 31
Sep 19, 2016 - $24,789 -63% -54% 438 $57   $26,066,374 32
Sep 20, 2016 - $31,204 +26% -59% 438 $71   $26,097,578 33
Sep 21, 2016 - $24,472 -22% -56% 438 $56   $26,122,050 34
Sep 22, 2016 - $23,113 -6% -55% 438 $53   $26,145,163 35
Sep 23, 2016 - $39,225 +70% -41% 240 $163   $26,184,388 36
Sep 24, 2016 - $53,558 +37% -46% 240 $223   $26,237,946 37
Sep 25, 2016 - $36,144 -33% -45% 240 $151   $26,274,090 38
Sep 26, 2016 - $12,452 -66% -50% 240 $52   $26,286,542 39
Sep 27, 2016 - $18,279 +47% -41% 240 $76   $26,304,821 40
Sep 28, 2016 - $13,979 -24% -43% 240 $58   $26,318,800 41
Sep 29, 2016 - $13,482 -4% -42% 240 $56   $26,332,282 42
Sep 30, 2016 - $15,499 +15% -60% 124 $125   $26,347,781 43
Oct 1, 2016 - $22,171 +43% -59% 124 $179   $26,369,952 44
Oct 2, 2016 - $14,729 -34% -59% 124 $119   $26,384,681 45
Oct 3, 2016 - $5,966 -59% -52% 124 $48   $26,390,647 46
Oct 4, 2016 - $6,560 +10% -64% 124 $53   $26,397,207 47
Oct 5, 2016 - $5,727 -13% -59% 124 $46   $26,402,934 48
Oct 6, 2016 - $7,543 +32% -44% 124 $61   $26,410,477 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 6 $15,022,877   3,084 $4,871   $15,022,877 1
Aug 26, 2016 10 $6,485,262 -57% 3,084 $2,103   $21,508,139 2
Sep 2, 2016 15 $3,493,155 -46% 2,167 $1,612   $25,001,294 3
Sep 9, 2016 20 $808,525 -77% 974 $830   $25,809,819 4
Sep 16, 2016 27 $335,344 -59% 438 $766   $26,145,163 5
Sep 23, 2016 32 $187,119 -44% 240 $780   $26,332,282 6
Sep 30, 2016 44 $78,195 -58% 124 $631   $26,410,477 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/26/2016 $368,024 161 161 349 $756,937 11/30/2018
Australia 8/26/2016 $734,086 316 316 887 $1,741,912 9/9/2018
Brazil 8/19/2016 $2,500,000 0 283 432 $6,613,750 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 8/19/2016 $81,071 0 0 0 $341,901 2/26/2019
China 10/10/2016 $16,967 0 4,801 4,801 $2,573,312 8/27/2018
Czech Republic 8/26/2016 $34,216 86 86 167 $83,042 12/31/2018
France 9/9/2016 $1,295,151 0 0 0 $3,380,709 8/17/2018
Germany 9/2/2016 $697,125 0 0 0 $1,424,852 8/19/2018
Hong Kong 8/19/2016 $283,650 33 33 63 $486,447 11/15/2018
Italy 9/30/2016 $573,369 0 14 14 $1,005,489 11/13/2018
Lithuania 8/26/2016 $13,166 145 145 271 $44,107 9/21/2016
Mexico 8/19/2016 $2,676,226 0 0 0 $6,694,818 9/8/2018
Netherlands 8/25/2016 $286,990 120 121 486 $1,183,937 11/19/2018
New Zealand 8/26/2016 $107,410 80 80 217 $267,853 9/12/2016
Poland 8/19/2016 $116,760 0 0 0 $116,760 11/18/2018
Portugal 9/2/2016 $184,932 69 70 233 $501,350 10/13/2016
Russia (CIS) 9/9/2016 $2,165,542 1,231 1,231 3,403 $4,365,757 12/31/2018
Slovakia 8/26/2016 $25,704 64 64 109 $56,894 9/15/2016
Slovenia 8/26/2016 $9,373 10 10 60 $40,518 10/14/2016
South Korea 6/30/2016 $0 0 717 2,012 $9,727,994 9/28/2018
Spain 9/2/2016 $1,122,586 410 410 1,451 $3,061,558 10/21/2016
Turkey 9/9/2016 $216,389 306 306 1,053 $1,084,394 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 9/9/2016 $1,389,102 509 509 956 $2,809,225 9/8/2018
Venezuela 8/19/2016 $817,000 0 0 0 $817,000 8/22/2016
 
Rest of World $16,078,655
 
International Total$65,259,171 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 18, 20161548,301 48,301$786,340$786,3403
Jan 8, 20172710,274 98,362$205,377$1,735,5576

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 18, 2016856,284 56,284$1,189,285$1,189,2853

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