Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,915,414Details
International Box Office $44,417,036Details
Worldwide Box Office $82,332,450
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,694,427 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $752,172 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $5,446,599
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Malcolm Turner’s teenage stepson Trent Pierce has just graduated from high school and is accepted into Duke University. However, he prefers to pass on college and pursue a music career as a rapper named “Prodi-G.” With his mother Sherry away on vacation, Trent tries to get Malcolm to sign a contract for him but Malcolm refuses as he believes that Trent should get his education. Persistent to get the signature, Trent stalks Malcolm while he is working on a case and witnesses a murder. To keep Trent safe, Malcolm goes undercover as Big Momma for the third time. Trent joins him, going undercover as Big Momma’s great niece “Charmaine Daisy Pierce” at a performing arts’ school for girls. Trent tries to develop a romance with one of the girls as himself while “Big Momma” is being pursued by the school’s goofball Marine, Kurtis Kool.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,300,803 (43.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,821 opening theaters/2,821 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,542,015

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 18th, 2011 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: June 14th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual humor and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2143, 10/20/2010)
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Big Momma's House
Comparisons: vs. Analyze That
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Keywords: Fat Suit, Cross-Dressing, Undercover, New Guy/Girl in School, College, Romance, African Americans, Coming of Age, Musicians, Letting Go, Dysfunctional Family, Rescue, Action Comedy, Delayed Sequel
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, New Regency, Friendly Films, Runteldat Entertainment, Collective
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 67 $16,300,803 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $23,140,592 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 70 $18,735,026 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 79 $26,609,285 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 40 $16,300,803 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 58 $23,140,592 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 41 $18,735,026 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 50 $26,609,285 Feb 18, 2011 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 18, 2011 5 $16,300,803   2,821 $5,778   $16,300,803 1
Feb 25, 2011 7 $7,623,276 -53% 2,821 $2,702   $28,647,519 2
Mar 4, 2011 12 $3,281,157 -57% 1,642 $1,998   $33,250,835 3
Mar 11, 2011 14 $1,306,504 -60% 931 $1,403   $35,162,958 4
Mar 18, 2011 16 $708,210 -46% 550 $1,288   $36,407,678 5
Mar 25, 2011 21 $410,455 -42% 406 $1,011   $36,959,681 6
Apr 1, 2011 26 $200,244 -51% 250 $801   $37,271,547 7
Apr 8, 2011 31 $152,529 -24% 184 $829   $37,499,000 8
Apr 15, 2011 34 $86,061 -44% 128 $672   $37,615,151 9
Apr 22, 2011 43 $75,188 -13% 92 $817   $37,734,214 10
Apr 29, 2011 49 $56,829 -24% 69 $824   $37,814,428 11
May 6, 2011 56 $34,845 -39% 52 $670   $37,860,851 12
May 13, 2011 65 $23,029 -34% 38 $606   $37,892,605 13
May 20, 2011 69 $14,271 -38% 24 $595   $37,911,876 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 18, 2011 4 $4,782,465     2,821 $1,695   $4,782,465 1
Feb 19, 2011 5 $7,014,715 +47%   2,821 $2,487   $11,797,180 2
Feb 20, 2011 5 $4,503,623 -36%   2,821 $1,596   $16,300,803 3
Feb 21, 2011 6 $2,434,223 -46%   2,821 $863   $18,735,026 4
Feb 22, 2011 6 $935,627 -62%   2,821 $332   $19,670,653 5
Feb 23, 2011 6 $685,157 -27%   2,821 $243   $20,355,810 6
Feb 24, 2011 7 $668,433 -2%   2,821 $237   $21,024,243 7
Feb 25, 2011 7 $2,028,036 +203% -58% 2,821 $719   $23,052,279 8
Feb 26, 2011 7 $3,723,108 +84% -47% 2,821 $1,320   $26,775,387 9
Feb 27, 2011 7 $1,872,132 -50% -58% 2,821 $664   $28,647,519 10
Feb 28, 2011 9 $336,105 -82% -86% 2,821 $119   $28,983,624 11
Mar 1, 2011 9 $385,779 +15% -59% 2,821 $137   $29,369,403 12
Mar 2, 2011 9 $299,339 -22% -56% 2,821 $106   $29,668,742 13
Mar 3, 2011 9 $300,936 +1% -55% 2,821 $107   $29,969,678 14
Mar 4, 2011 12 $811,374 +170% -60% 1,642 $494   $30,781,052 15
Mar 5, 2011 11 $1,645,036 +103% -56% 1,642 $1,002   $32,426,088 16
Mar 6, 2011 12 $824,747 -50% -56% 1,642 $502   $33,250,835 17
Mar 7, 2011 13 $168,329 -80% -50% 1,642 $103   $33,419,164 18
Mar 8, 2011 13 $171,335 +2% -56% 1,642 $104   $33,590,499 19
Mar 9, 2011 13 $134,059 -22% -55% 1,642 $82   $33,724,558 20
Mar 10, 2011 13 $131,896 -2% -56% 1,642 $80   $33,856,454 21
Mar 11, 2011 15 $318,043 +141% -61% 931 $342   $34,174,497 22
Mar 12, 2011 13 $650,587 +105% -60% 931 $699   $34,825,084 23
Mar 13, 2011 15 $337,874 -48% -59% 931 $363   $35,162,958 24
Mar 14, 2011 15 $121,992 -64% -28% 931 $131   $35,284,950 25
Mar 15, 2011 15 $150,170 +23% -12% 931 $161   $35,435,120 26
Mar 16, 2011 15 $134,393 -11% n/c 931 $144   $35,569,513 27
Mar 17, 2011 15 $129,955 -3% -1% 931 $140   $35,699,468 28
Mar 18, 2011 - $214,762 +65% -32% 550 $390   $35,914,230 29
Mar 19, 2011 - $335,947 +56% -48% 550 $611   $36,250,177 30
Mar 20, 2011 - $157,501 -53% -53% 550 $286   $36,407,678 31
Mar 21, 2011 - $37,725 -76% -69% 550 $69   $36,445,403 32
Mar 22, 2011 - $41,959 +11% -72% 550 $76   $36,487,362 33
Mar 23, 2011 - $29,577 -30% -78% 550 $54   $36,516,939 34
Mar 24, 2011 - $32,287 +9% -75% 550 $59   $36,549,226 35
Mar 25, 2011 - $106,164 +229% -51% 406 $261   $36,655,390 36
Mar 26, 2011 - $198,995 +87% -41% 406 $490   $36,854,385 37
Mar 27, 2011 - $105,296 -47% -33% 406 $259   $36,959,681 38
Mar 28, 2011 - $27,511 -74% -27% 406 $68   $36,987,192 39
Mar 29, 2011 - $29,902 +9% -29% 406 $74   $37,017,094 40
Mar 30, 2011 - $26,523 -11% -10% 406 $65   $37,043,617 41
Mar 31, 2011 - $27,686 +4% -14% 406 $68   $37,071,303 42
Apr 1, 2011 - $53,401 +93% -50% 250 $214   $37,124,704 43
Apr 2, 2011 - $96,841 +81% -51% 250 $387   $37,221,545 44
Apr 3, 2011 - $50,002 -48% -53% 250 $200   $37,271,547 45
Apr 4, 2011 - $17,194 -66% -38% 250 $69   $37,288,741 46
Apr 5, 2011 - $20,280 +18% -32% 250 $81   $37,309,021 47
Apr 6, 2011 - $18,803 -7% -29% 250 $75   $37,327,824 48
Apr 7, 2011 - $18,647 -1% -33% 250 $75   $37,346,471 49
Apr 8, 2011 - $39,233 +110% -27% 184 $213   $37,385,704 50
Apr 9, 2011 - $73,303 +87% -24% 184 $398   $37,459,007 51
Apr 10, 2011 - $39,993 -45% -20% 184 $217   $37,499,000 52
Apr 11, 2011 - $7,193 -82% -58% 184 $39   $37,506,193 53
Apr 12, 2011 - $8,296 +15% -59% 184 $45   $37,514,489 54
Apr 13, 2011 - $7,264 -12% -61% 184 $39   $37,521,753 55
Apr 14, 2011 - $7,337 +1% -61% 184 $40   $37,529,090 56
Apr 15, 2011 - $21,227 +189% -46% 128 $166   $37,550,317 57
Apr 16, 2011 - $41,125 +94% -44% 128 $321   $37,591,442 58
Apr 17, 2011 - $23,709 -42% -41% 128 $185   $37,615,151 59
Apr 18, 2011 - $9,171 -61% +27% 128 $72   $37,624,322 60
Apr 19, 2011 - $11,807 +29% +42% 128 $92   $37,636,129 61
Apr 20, 2011 - $10,623 -10% +46% 128 $83   $37,646,752 62
Apr 21, 2011 - $12,274 +16% +67% 128 $96   $37,659,026 63
Apr 22, 2011 - $29,857 +143% +41% 92 $325   $37,688,883 64
Apr 23, 2011 - $31,079 +4% -24% 92 $338   $37,719,962 65
Apr 24, 2011 - $14,252 -54% -40% 92 $155   $37,734,214 66
Apr 25, 2011 - $6,296 -56% -31% 92 $68   $37,740,510 67
Apr 26, 2011 - $6,364 +1% -46% 92 $69   $37,746,874 68
Apr 27, 2011 - $5,184 -19% -51% 92 $56   $37,752,058 69
Apr 28, 2011 - $5,541 +7% -55% 92 $60   $37,757,599 70
Apr 29, 2011 - $15,815 +185% -47% 69 $229   $37,773,414 71
Apr 30, 2011 - $28,469 +80% -8% 69 $413   $37,801,883 72
May 1, 2011 - $12,545 -56% -12% 69 $182   $37,814,428 73
May 2, 2011 - $2,871 -77% -54% 69 $42   $37,817,299 74
May 3, 2011 - $3,728 +30% -41% 69 $54   $37,821,027 75
May 4, 2011 - $2,520 -32% -51% 69 $37   $37,823,547 76
May 5, 2011 - $2,459 -2% -56% 69 $36   $37,826,006 77
May 6, 2011 - $8,732 +255% -45% 52 $168   $37,834,738 78
May 7, 2011 - $15,145 +73% -47% 52 $291   $37,849,883 79
May 8, 2011 - $10,968 -28% -13% 52 $211   $37,860,851 80
May 9, 2011 - $2,148 -80% -25% 52 $41   $37,862,999 81
May 10, 2011 - $2,690 +25% -28% 52 $52   $37,865,689 82
May 11, 2011 - $1,882 -30% -25% 52 $36   $37,867,571 83
May 12, 2011 - $2,005 +7% -18% 52 $39   $37,869,576 84
May 13, 2011 - $5,021 +150% -42% 38 $132   $37,874,597 85
May 14, 2011 - $11,310 +125% -25% 38 $298   $37,885,907 86
May 15, 2011 - $6,698 -41% -39% 38 $176   $37,892,605 87
May 16, 2011 - $1,189 -82% -45% 38 $31   $37,893,794 88
May 17, 2011 - $1,390 +17% -48% 38 $37   $37,895,184 89
May 18, 2011 - $1,209 -13% -36% 38 $32   $37,896,393 90
May 19, 2011 - $1,212 n/c -40% 38 $32   $37,897,605 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 18, 2011 5 $21,024,243   2,821 $7,453   $21,024,243 1
Feb 25, 2011 8 $8,945,435 -57% 2,821 $3,171   $29,969,678 2
Mar 4, 2011 12 $3,886,776 -57% 1,642 $2,367   $33,856,454 3
Mar 11, 2011 15 $1,843,014 -53% 931 $1,980   $35,699,468 4
Mar 18, 2011 17 $849,758 -54% 550 $1,545   $36,549,226 5
Mar 25, 2011 22 $522,077 -39% 406 $1,286   $37,071,303 6
Apr 1, 2011 27 $275,168 -47% 250 $1,101   $37,346,471 7
Apr 8, 2011 34 $182,619 -34% 184 $992   $37,529,090 8
Apr 15, 2011 35 $129,936 -29% 128 $1,015   $37,659,026 9
Apr 22, 2011 44 $98,573 -24% 92 $1,071   $37,757,599 10
Apr 29, 2011 52 $68,407 -31% 69 $991   $37,826,006 11
May 6, 2011 61 $43,570 -36% 52 $838   $37,869,576 12
May 13, 2011 67 $28,029 -36% 38 $738   $37,897,605 13
May 20, 2011 74 $17,809 -36% 24 $742   $37,915,414 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 19, 2011791,103 91,103$1,590,658$1,590,6581
Jun 26, 20111642,976-53% 134,079$757,667$2,348,3252
Jul 3, 20112520,010-53% 154,089$354,177$2,702,5023
Jul 10, 20112616,866-16% 170,955$286,553$2,989,0554

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 19, 20111513,657 13,657$324,073$324,0731

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Leading Cast

Martin Lawrence    Malcolm Turner/Big Momma
Brandon T. Jackson    Trent Pierce/Charmaine Daisy Pierce

Supporting Cast

Jessica Lucas    Haley
Portia Doubleday    Jasmine
Tony Curran    Chirkoff
Anna Ortiz    Gail
Sherri Shepherd    Beverly Townsend
Michelle Ang    Mia
Emily Rios    Isabelle
Henri Lubatti    Vlad
Lorenzo Pisoni    Dmitri
Max Casella    Canetti

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Whitesell    Director
David T. Friendly    Producer
Michael Green    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Martin Lawrence    Executive Producer
Jeff Kwatinetz    Executive Producer
Jeremiah Samuels    Executive Producer
Matthew Fogel    Screenwriter
Don Rhymer    Story Creator
Matthew Fogel    Story Creator
Darryl Quarles    Character Creator
Anthony B. Richmond    Cinematographer
Priscilla Nedd Friendly    Editor
Meghan Rogers    Production Designer
David Newman    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
William Paul Clark    Assistant Director
William Paul Clark    Associate Producer

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

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Synopsis

Malcolm Turner’s teenage stepson Trent Pierce has just graduated from high school and is accepted into Duke University. However, he prefers to pass on college and pursue a music career as a rapper named “Prodi-G.” With his mother Sherry away on vacation, Trent tries to get Malcolm to sign a contract for him but Malcolm refuses as he believes that Trent should get his education. Persistent to get the signature, Trent stalks Malcolm while he is working on a case and witnesses a murder. To keep Trent safe, Malcolm goes undercover as Big Momma for the third time. Trent joins him, going undercover as Big Momma’s great niece “Charmaine Daisy Pierce” at a performing arts’ school for girls. Trent tries to develop a romance with one of the girls as himself while “Big Momma” is being pursued by the school’s goofball Marine, Kurtis Kool.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,300,803 (43.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,821 opening theaters/2,821 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,542,015

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 18th, 2011 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: June 14th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual humor and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2143, 10/20/2010)
Running Time: 107 minutes
Franchise: Big Momma's House
Comparisons: vs. Analyze That
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Fat Suit, Cross-Dressing, Undercover, New Guy/Girl in School, College, Romance, African Americans, Coming of Age, Musicians, Letting Go, Dysfunctional Family, Rescue, Action Comedy, Delayed Sequel
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, New Regency, Friendly Films, Runteldat Entertainment, Collective
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 67 $16,300,803 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $23,140,592 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 70 $18,735,026 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 79 $26,609,285 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 40 $16,300,803 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 58 $23,140,592 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 41 $18,735,026 Feb 18, 2011 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 50 $26,609,285 Feb 18, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Martin Lawrence    Malcolm Turner/Big Momma
Brandon T. Jackson    Trent Pierce/Charmaine Daisy Pierce

Supporting Cast

Jessica Lucas    Haley
Portia Doubleday    Jasmine
Tony Curran    Chirkoff
Anna Ortiz    Gail
Sherri Shepherd    Beverly Townsend
Michelle Ang    Mia
Emily Rios    Isabelle
Henri Lubatti    Vlad
Lorenzo Pisoni    Dmitri
Max Casella    Canetti

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Whitesell    Director
David T. Friendly    Producer
Michael Green    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Executive Producer
Martin Lawrence    Executive Producer
Jeff Kwatinetz    Executive Producer
Jeremiah Samuels    Executive Producer
Matthew Fogel    Screenwriter
Don Rhymer    Story Creator
Matthew Fogel    Story Creator
Darryl Quarles    Character Creator
Anthony B. Richmond    Cinematographer
Priscilla Nedd Friendly    Editor
Meghan Rogers    Production Designer
David Newman    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
William Paul Clark    Assistant Director
William Paul Clark    Associate Producer

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

Blu-ray Sales: Battle Earns Victory on High Definition

June 29th, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles was just able to squeak ahead of True Grit on this week's Blu-ray sales chart with 375,000 units sold for opening week sales of $8.71 million. Its opening week Blu-ray sales ratio was 47% in terms of units and 54% in terms of dollars. It won't be long before visual effects laden blockbusters commonly sell more Blu-rays than DVDs. More...

DVD Sales: True Grit in Battle for Top Spot

June 27th, 2011

While three new releases reached the top five, none were able to sell as many DVDs as True Grit. That film sold 446,000 units over the week for a total of 1.36 million after two, lifting its total revenue to $20.95 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 21st, 2011

June 21st, 2011

It's another busy week for DVD / Blu-ray with four first-run releases coming out this week. Five if you include Cedar Rapids, which was had surprisingly brisk ticket sales in limited release. Cedar Rapids is also the only one of the big releases that I would consider for Pick of the Week honors. Despite the number of wide releases on this week's list, I'm going with an unorthodox choice for Pick of the Week, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Alpocalypse, but Louie: Season One on Blu-ray earns an honorable mention. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

June 17th, 2011

I watched Big Momma's House, because Paul Giamatti was in it and I'm a big fan of his. It's not one of his best movies, to put it mildly. I also watched Big Momma's House 2, mainly because Kat Dennings was it it and I'm a big fan of hers. It's arguably her worst movie. Now that I've seen Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, was the franchise able to recover from its previous low, or should it have quit after part two? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 14th, 2011

June 13th, 2011

It's actually a rather busy week for DVD / Blu-ray releases, at least for the summertime, with four first run releases coming out. Granted, those four films averaged just 21% positive reviews, so it is certainly a matter of quantity over quality. Unfortunately, the quantity of first run releases appears to have scared away quality alternatives and there are not a lot of top notch releases. There are a few that are with picking up, some of which are for limited audiences, but as far as Pick of the Week contenders go, there are none. However, True Blood: Season Three arrived late, and I'm giving the Pick of the Week honor to the Blu-ray. More...

Hall Passes, But Barely

February 28th, 2011

February ended in the same position it has been for nearly the entire year, on the losing end of the comparison to 2010. The post-holiday drop-off was steep at 25% leaving the weekend box office at just $109 million. This was 9% lower than the same weekend last year. Normally, a 9% drop-off year-over-year would be devastating, but that's actually better than 2011 has averaged so far. Year-to-date it is now 21% lower than 2010's pace at $1.53 billion to $1.93 billion. More...

Unknown Finds Self On Top of Chart

February 22nd, 2011

It was a good news / bad news situation this weekend as a number of films missed expectations. However, the overall box office was still enough for 2011 to secure its first win, topping last year's box office $145 million to $134 million. Granted, this is not exactly a fair comparison, as it was President's Day long weekend this year and it wasn't last year, but when you've had a 14-week losing streak, you will take any win that you can. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010's pace by nearly $400 million at $1.39 billion to $1.78 billion and there's little you can do to spin that into a positive. More...

Number Four Is Headed For Number One, But Will It Be Enough?

February 17th, 2011

We need a win. It has been more than three months since we've seen a victory in the year-over-year comparison, and with last year's Alice in Wonderland looming ahead on the comparisons, if we don't get a win soon, we might not get one for another couple of months. There is some good news this weekend. It's President's Day long weekend, which actually happened one weekend earlier last year. This means we have a holiday weekend this year going up against the post-holiday weekend from last year. Granted, Shutter Island opened with more than $40 million and I don't think any film will repeat that feat this year. However, last year's second place film, Valentine's Day made under $17 million, and each of the top five films this year could make that much. In order words, depth could be the key to the first victory of the year. More...

2011 Preview: February

February 1st, 2011

January got off to about as bad a start as I feared, and already 2011 is behind 2010 by about $275 million. Even worse, last February was better than expected. Not only did Avatar add another $200 million to its coffers during the month, the new releases collectively topped expectations every week (even if some individual releases failed to do so). What does this mean going forward? It means 2011 will likely continue to lose ground on 2010. By the time March rolls around, the only thing box office watchers will be talking about is the slump. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 18, 2011 5 $16,300,803   2,821 $5,778   $16,300,803 1
Feb 25, 2011 7 $7,623,276 -53% 2,821 $2,702   $28,647,519 2
Mar 4, 2011 12 $3,281,157 -57% 1,642 $1,998   $33,250,835 3
Mar 11, 2011 14 $1,306,504 -60% 931 $1,403   $35,162,958 4
Mar 18, 2011 16 $708,210 -46% 550 $1,288   $36,407,678 5
Mar 25, 2011 21 $410,455 -42% 406 $1,011   $36,959,681 6
Apr 1, 2011 26 $200,244 -51% 250 $801   $37,271,547 7
Apr 8, 2011 31 $152,529 -24% 184 $829   $37,499,000 8
Apr 15, 2011 34 $86,061 -44% 128 $672   $37,615,151 9
Apr 22, 2011 43 $75,188 -13% 92 $817   $37,734,214 10
Apr 29, 2011 49 $56,829 -24% 69 $824   $37,814,428 11
May 6, 2011 56 $34,845 -39% 52 $670   $37,860,851 12
May 13, 2011 65 $23,029 -34% 38 $606   $37,892,605 13
May 20, 2011 69 $14,271 -38% 24 $595   $37,911,876 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 18, 2011 4 $4,782,465     2,821 $1,695   $4,782,465 1
Feb 19, 2011 5 $7,014,715 +47%   2,821 $2,487   $11,797,180 2
Feb 20, 2011 5 $4,503,623 -36%   2,821 $1,596   $16,300,803 3
Feb 21, 2011 6 $2,434,223 -46%   2,821 $863   $18,735,026 4
Feb 22, 2011 6 $935,627 -62%   2,821 $332   $19,670,653 5
Feb 23, 2011 6 $685,157 -27%   2,821 $243   $20,355,810 6
Feb 24, 2011 7 $668,433 -2%   2,821 $237   $21,024,243 7
Feb 25, 2011 7 $2,028,036 +203% -58% 2,821 $719   $23,052,279 8
Feb 26, 2011 7 $3,723,108 +84% -47% 2,821 $1,320   $26,775,387 9
Feb 27, 2011 7 $1,872,132 -50% -58% 2,821 $664   $28,647,519 10
Feb 28, 2011 9 $336,105 -82% -86% 2,821 $119   $28,983,624 11
Mar 1, 2011 9 $385,779 +15% -59% 2,821 $137   $29,369,403 12
Mar 2, 2011 9 $299,339 -22% -56% 2,821 $106   $29,668,742 13
Mar 3, 2011 9 $300,936 +1% -55% 2,821 $107   $29,969,678 14
Mar 4, 2011 12 $811,374 +170% -60% 1,642 $494   $30,781,052 15
Mar 5, 2011 11 $1,645,036 +103% -56% 1,642 $1,002   $32,426,088 16
Mar 6, 2011 12 $824,747 -50% -56% 1,642 $502   $33,250,835 17
Mar 7, 2011 13 $168,329 -80% -50% 1,642 $103   $33,419,164 18
Mar 8, 2011 13 $171,335 +2% -56% 1,642 $104   $33,590,499 19
Mar 9, 2011 13 $134,059 -22% -55% 1,642 $82   $33,724,558 20
Mar 10, 2011 13 $131,896 -2% -56% 1,642 $80   $33,856,454 21
Mar 11, 2011 15 $318,043 +141% -61% 931 $342   $34,174,497 22
Mar 12, 2011 13 $650,587 +105% -60% 931 $699   $34,825,084 23
Mar 13, 2011 15 $337,874 -48% -59% 931 $363   $35,162,958 24
Mar 14, 2011 15 $121,992 -64% -28% 931 $131   $35,284,950 25
Mar 15, 2011 15 $150,170 +23% -12% 931 $161   $35,435,120 26
Mar 16, 2011 15 $134,393 -11% n/c 931 $144   $35,569,513 27
Mar 17, 2011 15 $129,955 -3% -1% 931 $140   $35,699,468 28
Mar 18, 2011 - $214,762 +65% -32% 550 $390   $35,914,230 29
Mar 19, 2011 - $335,947 +56% -48% 550 $611   $36,250,177 30
Mar 20, 2011 - $157,501 -53% -53% 550 $286   $36,407,678 31
Mar 21, 2011 - $37,725 -76% -69% 550 $69   $36,445,403 32
Mar 22, 2011 - $41,959 +11% -72% 550 $76   $36,487,362 33
Mar 23, 2011 - $29,577 -30% -78% 550 $54   $36,516,939 34
Mar 24, 2011 - $32,287 +9% -75% 550 $59   $36,549,226 35
Mar 25, 2011 - $106,164 +229% -51% 406 $261   $36,655,390 36
Mar 26, 2011 - $198,995 +87% -41% 406 $490   $36,854,385 37
Mar 27, 2011 - $105,296 -47% -33% 406 $259   $36,959,681 38
Mar 28, 2011 - $27,511 -74% -27% 406 $68   $36,987,192 39
Mar 29, 2011 - $29,902 +9% -29% 406 $74   $37,017,094 40
Mar 30, 2011 - $26,523 -11% -10% 406 $65   $37,043,617 41
Mar 31, 2011 - $27,686 +4% -14% 406 $68   $37,071,303 42
Apr 1, 2011 - $53,401 +93% -50% 250 $214   $37,124,704 43
Apr 2, 2011 - $96,841 +81% -51% 250 $387   $37,221,545 44
Apr 3, 2011 - $50,002 -48% -53% 250 $200   $37,271,547 45
Apr 4, 2011 - $17,194 -66% -38% 250 $69   $37,288,741 46
Apr 5, 2011 - $20,280 +18% -32% 250 $81   $37,309,021 47
Apr 6, 2011 - $18,803 -7% -29% 250 $75   $37,327,824 48
Apr 7, 2011 - $18,647 -1% -33% 250 $75   $37,346,471 49
Apr 8, 2011 - $39,233 +110% -27% 184 $213   $37,385,704 50
Apr 9, 2011 - $73,303 +87% -24% 184 $398   $37,459,007 51
Apr 10, 2011 - $39,993 -45% -20% 184 $217   $37,499,000 52
Apr 11, 2011 - $7,193 -82% -58% 184 $39   $37,506,193 53
Apr 12, 2011 - $8,296 +15% -59% 184 $45   $37,514,489 54
Apr 13, 2011 - $7,264 -12% -61% 184 $39   $37,521,753 55
Apr 14, 2011 - $7,337 +1% -61% 184 $40   $37,529,090 56
Apr 15, 2011 - $21,227 +189% -46% 128 $166   $37,550,317 57
Apr 16, 2011 - $41,125 +94% -44% 128 $321   $37,591,442 58
Apr 17, 2011 - $23,709 -42% -41% 128 $185   $37,615,151 59
Apr 18, 2011 - $9,171 -61% +27% 128 $72   $37,624,322 60
Apr 19, 2011 - $11,807 +29% +42% 128 $92   $37,636,129 61
Apr 20, 2011 - $10,623 -10% +46% 128 $83   $37,646,752 62
Apr 21, 2011 - $12,274 +16% +67% 128 $96   $37,659,026 63
Apr 22, 2011 - $29,857 +143% +41% 92 $325   $37,688,883 64
Apr 23, 2011 - $31,079 +4% -24% 92 $338   $37,719,962 65
Apr 24, 2011 - $14,252 -54% -40% 92 $155   $37,734,214 66
Apr 25, 2011 - $6,296 -56% -31% 92 $68   $37,740,510 67
Apr 26, 2011 - $6,364 +1% -46% 92 $69   $37,746,874 68
Apr 27, 2011 - $5,184 -19% -51% 92 $56   $37,752,058 69
Apr 28, 2011 - $5,541 +7% -55% 92 $60   $37,757,599 70
Apr 29, 2011 - $15,815 +185% -47% 69 $229   $37,773,414 71
Apr 30, 2011 - $28,469 +80% -8% 69 $413   $37,801,883 72
May 1, 2011 - $12,545 -56% -12% 69 $182   $37,814,428 73
May 2, 2011 - $2,871 -77% -54% 69 $42   $37,817,299 74
May 3, 2011 - $3,728 +30% -41% 69 $54   $37,821,027 75
May 4, 2011 - $2,520 -32% -51% 69 $37   $37,823,547 76
May 5, 2011 - $2,459 -2% -56% 69 $36   $37,826,006 77
May 6, 2011 - $8,732 +255% -45% 52 $168   $37,834,738 78
May 7, 2011 - $15,145 +73% -47% 52 $291   $37,849,883 79
May 8, 2011 - $10,968 -28% -13% 52 $211   $37,860,851 80
May 9, 2011 - $2,148 -80% -25% 52 $41   $37,862,999 81
May 10, 2011 - $2,690 +25% -28% 52 $52   $37,865,689 82
May 11, 2011 - $1,882 -30% -25% 52 $36   $37,867,571 83
May 12, 2011 - $2,005 +7% -18% 52 $39   $37,869,576 84
May 13, 2011 - $5,021 +150% -42% 38 $132   $37,874,597 85
May 14, 2011 - $11,310 +125% -25% 38 $298   $37,885,907 86
May 15, 2011 - $6,698 -41% -39% 38 $176   $37,892,605 87
May 16, 2011 - $1,189 -82% -45% 38 $31   $37,893,794 88
May 17, 2011 - $1,390 +17% -48% 38 $37   $37,895,184 89
May 18, 2011 - $1,209 -13% -36% 38 $32   $37,896,393 90
May 19, 2011 - $1,212 n/c -40% 38 $32   $37,897,605 91

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 18, 2011 5 $21,024,243   2,821 $7,453   $21,024,243 1
Feb 25, 2011 8 $8,945,435 -57% 2,821 $3,171   $29,969,678 2
Mar 4, 2011 12 $3,886,776 -57% 1,642 $2,367   $33,856,454 3
Mar 11, 2011 15 $1,843,014 -53% 931 $1,980   $35,699,468 4
Mar 18, 2011 17 $849,758 -54% 550 $1,545   $36,549,226 5
Mar 25, 2011 22 $522,077 -39% 406 $1,286   $37,071,303 6
Apr 1, 2011 27 $275,168 -47% 250 $1,101   $37,346,471 7
Apr 8, 2011 34 $182,619 -34% 184 $992   $37,529,090 8
Apr 15, 2011 35 $129,936 -29% 128 $1,015   $37,659,026 9
Apr 22, 2011 44 $98,573 -24% 92 $1,071   $37,757,599 10
Apr 29, 2011 52 $68,407 -31% 69 $991   $37,826,006 11
May 6, 2011 61 $43,570 -36% 52 $838   $37,869,576 12
May 13, 2011 67 $28,029 -36% 38 $738   $37,897,605 13
May 20, 2011 74 $17,809 -36% 24 $742   $37,915,414 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 19, 2011791,103 91,103$1,590,658$1,590,6581
Jun 26, 20111642,976-53% 134,079$757,667$2,348,3252
Jul 3, 20112520,010-53% 154,089$354,177$2,702,5023
Jul 10, 20112616,866-16% 170,955$286,553$2,989,0554

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 19, 20111513,657 13,657$324,073$324,0731

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