Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $42,340,598Details
International Box Office $60,585,649Details
Worldwide Box Office $102,926,247
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $3,142,076 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,784,536 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $7,926,612
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Synopsis

An actor—famous for portraying an iconic superhero—struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$424,397 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:17.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,213 max. theaters, 9.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,131,518

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 2014 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: January 1st, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
January 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
January 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Taiwan)
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Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2317, 4/9/2014)
Running Time: 119 minutes
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Keywords: Theater Actor, Theater, Mental Illness, Voiceover/Narration, Dysfunctional Family, Broadway, 2015 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Comeback, Digital Cinematography, Rehab / Former Addict, Black Out Drunk, Oscars Best Picture Winner
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Regency, M. Productions, Le Grisbi, Worldview Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 71 $39,669 Mar 27, 2015 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 50 $86,568 Mar 20, 2015 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 33 $221,887 Mar 13, 2015 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 69 $718,199 Mar 6, 2015 143
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 14 $718,199 Mar 6, 2015 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 25 $1,923,460 Feb 27, 2015 136
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 7 $1,923,460 Feb 27, 2015 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 75 $877,586 Feb 20, 2015 129
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 15 $877,586 Feb 20, 2015 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 98 $857,145 Feb 13, 2015 122
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 21 $857,145 Feb 13, 2015 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 79 $1,301,830 Feb 6, 2015 115
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 18 $1,301,830 Feb 6, 2015 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 79 $1,479,629 Jan 30, 2015 108
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 17 $1,479,629 Jan 30, 2015 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 72 $1,938,011 Jan 23, 2015 101
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 14 $1,938,011 Jan 23, 2015 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 21 $1,543,643 Jan 16, 2015 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 68 $589,859 Jan 9, 2015 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 56 $860,582 Jan 2, 2015 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 68 $802,180 Dec 26, 2014 73
Biggest 10th Thursday 63 $267,311 Dec 25, 2014 70
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 74 $865,337 Dec 19, 2014 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 58 $1,309,758 Dec 12, 2014 59
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 82 $1,150,315 Dec 5, 2014 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 52 $1,874,369 Nov 28, 2014 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 79 $1,853,664 Nov 21, 2014 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 75 $2,471,471 Nov 14, 2014 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 81 $2,311,866 Nov 7, 2014 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 67 $2,390,377 Oct 31, 2014 17
Theater Average Opening Weekend 24 $106,099 Oct 17, 2014 3
Theater Average 31 $106,099 Oct 17, 2014 3
Top 2014 Theater Average 6 $106,099 Oct 17, 2014 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 58 1,209 Oct 17, 2014 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 20 $424,397   4 $106,099   $424,397 1
Oct 24, 2014 15 $1,379,640 +225% 50 $27,593   $2,010,081 2
Oct 31, 2014 12 $2,390,377 +73% 231 $10,348   $4,884,635 3
Nov 7, 2014 11 $2,311,866 -3% 460 $5,026   $8,098,118 4
Nov 14, 2014 10 $2,471,471 +7% 857 $2,884   $11,596,838 5
Nov 21, 2014 9 $1,853,664 -25% 862 $2,150   $14,405,771 6
Nov 28, 2014 9 $1,874,369 +1% 710 $2,640   $17,220,426 7
Dec 5, 2014 10 $1,150,315 -39% 738 $1,559   $18,919,810 8
Dec 12, 2014 11 $1,309,758 +14% 606 $2,161   $20,778,965 9
Dec 19, 2014 15 $865,337 -34% 452 $1,914   $22,204,384 10
Dec 26, 2014 21 $802,180 -7% 292 $2,747   $23,743,615 11
Jan 2, 2015 21 $860,582 +7% 282 $3,052   $25,424,568 12
Jan 9, 2015 20 $589,859 -31% 228 $2,587   $26,337,585 13
Jan 16, 2015 15 $1,543,643 +162% 471 $3,277   $28,269,636 14
Jan 23, 2015 13 $1,938,011 +26% 833 $2,327   $30,936,133 15
Jan 30, 2015 14 $1,479,629 -24% 976 $1,516   $33,201,627 16
Feb 6, 2015 14 $1,301,830 -12% 666 $1,955   $35,135,202 17
Feb 13, 2015 18 $857,145 -34% 481 $1,782   $36,457,830 18
Feb 20, 2015 15 $877,586 +2% 407 $2,156   $37,780,892 19
Feb 27, 2015 12 $1,923,460 +119% 1,213 $1,586   $40,227,624 20
Mar 6, 2015 17 $718,199 -63% 777 $924   $41,535,026 21
Mar 13, 2015 24 $221,887 -69% 239 $928   $42,025,329 22
Mar 20, 2015 35 $86,568 -61% 108 $802   $42,190,774 23
Mar 27, 2015 46 $39,669 -54% 46 $862   $42,273,153 24
Apr 3, 2015 54 $21,366 -46% 39 $548   $42,312,500 25
Apr 10, 2015 65 $11,473 -46% 20 $574   $42,335,698 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 17, 2014 - $135,602     4 $33,901   $135,602 1
Oct 18, 2014 - $158,227 +17%   4 $39,557   $293,829 2
Oct 19, 2014 - $130,568 -17%   4 $32,642   $424,397 3
Oct 20, 2014 - $54,344 -58%   4 $13,586   $478,741 4
Oct 21, 2014 - $51,664 -5%   4 $12,916   $530,405 5
Oct 22, 2014 - $53,162 +3%   4 $13,291   $583,567 6
Oct 23, 2014 - $46,874 -12%   4 $11,719   $630,441 7
Oct 24, 2014 15 $432,596 +823% +219% 50 $8,652   $1,063,037 8
Oct 25, 2014 15 $580,449 +34% +267% 50 $11,609   $1,643,486 9
Oct 26, 2014 14 $366,595 -37% +181% 50 $7,332   $2,010,081 10
Oct 27, 2014 14 $126,830 -65% +133% 50 $2,537   $2,136,911 11
Oct 28, 2014 15 $121,902 -4% +136% 50 $2,438   $2,258,813 12
Oct 29, 2014 14 $118,175 -3% +122% 50 $2,364   $2,376,988 13
Oct 30, 2014 14 $117,270 -1% +150% 50 $2,345   $2,494,258 14
Oct 31, 2014 14 $504,582 +330% +17% 231 $2,184   $2,998,840 15
Nov 1, 2014 13 $1,216,558 +141% +110% 231 $5,266   $4,215,398 16
Nov 2, 2014 12 $669,237 -45% +83% 231 $2,897   $4,884,635 17
Nov 3, 2014 12 $222,094 -67% +75% 231 $961   $5,106,729 18
Nov 4, 2014 14 $237,504 +7% +95% 231 $1,028   $5,344,233 19
Nov 5, 2014 12 $227,346 -4% +92% 231 $984   $5,571,579 20
Nov 6, 2014 12 $214,673 -6% +83% 231 $929   $5,786,252 21
Nov 7, 2014 10 $675,292 +215% +34% 460 $1,468   $6,461,544 22
Nov 8, 2014 11 $1,021,764 +51% -16% 460 $2,221   $7,483,308 23
Nov 9, 2014 11 $614,810 -40% -8% 460 $1,337   $8,098,118 24
Nov 10, 2014 11 $240,864 -61% +8% 460 $524   $8,338,982 25
Nov 11, 2014 11 $344,565 +43% +45% 460 $749   $8,683,547 26
Nov 12, 2014 9 $224,309 -35% -1% 460 $488   $8,907,856 27
Nov 13, 2014 9 $217,511 -3% +1% 460 $473   $9,125,367 28
Nov 14, 2014 10 $700,276 +222% +4% 857 $817   $9,825,643 29
Nov 15, 2014 10 $1,122,002 +60% +10% 857 $1,309   $10,947,645 30
Nov 16, 2014 9 $649,193 -42% +6% 857 $758   $11,596,838 31
Nov 17, 2014 9 $227,720 -65% -5% 857 $266   $11,824,558 32
Nov 18, 2014 9 $281,696 +24% -18% 857 $329   $12,106,254 33
Nov 19, 2014 9 $234,292 -17% +4% 857 $273   $12,340,546 34
Nov 20, 2014 8 $211,561 -10% -3% 857 $247   $12,552,107 35
Nov 21, 2014 9 $505,780 +139% -28% 862 $587   $13,057,887 36
Nov 22, 2014 8 $855,519 +69% -24% 862 $992   $13,913,406 37
Nov 23, 2014 9 $492,365 -42% -24% 862 $571   $14,405,771 38
Nov 24, 2014 9 $184,004 -63% -19% 862 $213   $14,589,775 39
Nov 25, 2014 9 $236,629 +29% -16% 862 $275   $14,826,404 40
Nov 26, 2014 - $251,226 +6% +7% 705 $356   $15,077,630 41
Nov 27, 2014 - $268,427 +7% +27% 705 $381   $15,346,057 42
Nov 28, 2014 9 $741,757 +176% +47% 710 $1,045   $16,087,814 43
Nov 29, 2014 9 $749,308 +1% -12% 710 $1,055   $16,837,122 44
Nov 30, 2014 9 $383,304 -49% -22% 710 $540   $17,220,426 45
Dec 1, 2014 9 $123,460 -68% -33% 710 $174   $17,343,886 46
Dec 2, 2014 9 $155,390 +26% -34% 710 $219   $17,499,276 47
Dec 3, 2014 9 $139,367 -10% -45% 710 $196   $17,638,643 48
Dec 4, 2014 9 $130,852 -6% -51% 710 $184   $17,769,495 49
Dec 5, 2014 10 $311,949 +138% -58% 738 $423   $18,081,444 50
Dec 6, 2014 10 $541,896 +74% -28% 738 $734   $18,623,340 51
Dec 7, 2014 10 $296,470 -45% -23% 738 $402   $18,919,810 52
Dec 8, 2014 10 $112,715 -62% -9% 738 $153   $19,032,525 53
Dec 9, 2014 10 $134,130 +19% -14% 738 $182   $19,166,655 54
Dec 10, 2014 9 $124,285 -7% -11% 738 $168   $19,290,940 55
Dec 11, 2014 8 $178,267 +43% +36% 738 $242   $19,469,207 56
Dec 12, 2014 11 $378,258 +112% +21% 606 $624   $19,847,465 57
Dec 13, 2014 11 $596,692 +58% +10% 606 $985   $20,444,157 58
Dec 14, 2014 11 $334,808 -44% +13% 606 $552   $20,778,965 59
Dec 15, 2014 11 $135,815 -59% +20% 606 $224   $20,914,780 60
Dec 16, 2014 11 $158,075 +16% +18% 606 $261   $21,072,855 61
Dec 17, 2014 12 $137,049 -13% +10% 606 $226   $21,209,904 62
Dec 18, 2014 12 $129,143 -6% -28% 541 $239   $21,339,047 63
Dec 19, 2014 14 $226,193 +75% -40% 452 $500   $21,565,240 64
Dec 20, 2014 14 $373,922 +65% -37% 452 $827   $21,939,162 65
Dec 21, 2014 15 $265,222 -29% -21% 452 $587   $22,204,384 66
Dec 22, 2014 14 $152,834 -42% +13% 452 $338   $22,357,218 67
Dec 23, 2014 14 $170,368 +11% +8% 452 $377   $22,527,586 68
Dec 24, 2014 - $146,538 -14% +7% 452 $324   $22,674,124 69
Dec 25, 2014 - $267,311 +82% +107% 292 $915   $22,941,435 70
Dec 26, 2014 19 $273,624 +2% +21% 292 $937   $23,215,059 71
Dec 27, 2014 19 $296,575 +8% -21% 292 $1,016   $23,511,634 72
Dec 28, 2014 - $231,981 -22% -13% 292 $794   $23,743,615 73
Dec 29, 2014 19 $170,226 -27% +11% 292 $583   $23,913,841 74
Dec 30, 2014 19 $170,988 n/c n/c 292 $586   $24,084,829 75
Dec 31, 2014 - $188,216 +10% +28% 292 $645   $24,273,045 76
Jan 1, 2015 - $290,941 +55% +9% 292 $996   $24,563,986 77
Jan 2, 2015 - $319,494 +10% +17% 282 $1,133   $24,883,480 78
Jan 3, 2015 - $335,853 +5% +13% 282 $1,191   $25,219,333 79
Jan 4, 2015 - $205,235 -39% -12% 282 $728   $25,424,568 80
Jan 5, 2015 - $74,793 -64% -56% 282 $265   $25,499,361 81
Jan 6, 2015 - $83,520 +12% -51% 282 $296   $25,582,881 82
Jan 7, 2015 - $84,822 +2% -55% 282 $301   $25,667,703 83
Jan 8, 2015 - $80,023 -6% -72% 282 $284   $25,747,726 84
Jan 9, 2015 - $159,553 +99% -50% 228 $700   $25,907,279 85
Jan 10, 2015 - $271,549 +70% -19% 228 $1,191   $26,178,828 86
Jan 11, 2015 - $158,757 -42% -23% 228 $696   $26,337,585 87
Jan 12, 2015 - $74,857 -53% n/c 228 $328   $26,412,442 88
Jan 13, 2015 - $94,662 +26% +13% 228 $415   $26,507,104 89
Jan 14, 2015 - $94,351 n/c +11% 228 $414   $26,601,455 90
Jan 15, 2015 15 $124,538 +32% +56% 228 $546   $26,725,993 91
Jan 16, 2015 14 $405,999 +226% +154% 471 $862   $27,131,992 92
Jan 17, 2015 14 $713,616 +76% +163% 471 $1,515   $27,845,608 93
Jan 18, 2015 - $424,028 -41% +167% 471 $900   $28,269,636 94
Jan 19, 2015 15 $326,828 -23% +337% 471 $694   $28,596,464 95
Jan 20, 2015 14 $141,827 -57% +50% 471 $301   $28,738,291 96
Jan 21, 2015 13 $123,028 -13% +30% 471 $261   $28,861,319 97
Jan 22, 2015 13 $136,803 +11% +10% 471 $290   $28,998,122 98
Jan 23, 2015 13 $490,920 +259% +21% 833 $589   $29,489,042 99
Jan 24, 2015 13 $917,436 +87% +29% 833 $1,101   $30,406,478 100
Jan 25, 2015 12 $529,655 -42% +25% 833 $636   $30,936,133 101
Jan 26, 2015 12 $173,468 -67% -47% 833 $208   $31,109,601 102
Jan 27, 2015 12 $240,530 +39% +70% 833 $289   $31,350,131 103
Jan 28, 2015 12 $194,466 -19% +58% 833 $233   $31,544,597 104
Jan 29, 2015 12 $177,401 -9% +30% 833 $213   $31,721,998 105
Jan 30, 2015 15 $458,954 +159% -7% 976 $470   $32,180,952 106
Jan 31, 2015 13 $792,867 +73% -14% 976 $812   $32,973,819 107
Feb 1, 2015 15 $227,808 -71% -57% 976 $233   $33,201,627 108
Feb 2, 2015 13 $136,926 -40% -21% 976 $140   $33,338,553 109
Feb 3, 2015 13 $179,373 +31% -25% 976 $184   $33,517,926 110
Feb 4, 2015 12 $152,030 -15% -22% 976 $156   $33,669,956 111
Feb 5, 2015 11 $163,416 +7% -8% 976 $167   $33,833,372 112
Feb 6, 2015 14 $326,024 +100% -29% 666 $490   $34,159,396 113
Feb 7, 2015 14 $635,799 +95% -20% 666 $955   $34,795,195 114
Feb 8, 2015 14 $340,007 -47% +49% 666 $511   $35,135,202 115
Feb 9, 2015 14 $114,202 -66% -17% 666 $171   $35,249,404 116
Feb 10, 2015 14 $130,796 +15% -27% 666 $196   $35,380,200 117
Feb 11, 2015 14 $113,632 -13% -25% 666 $171   $35,493,832 118
Feb 12, 2015 13 $106,853 -6% -35% 666 $160   $35,600,685 119
Feb 13, 2015 - $202,809 +90% -38% 481 $422   $35,803,494 120
Feb 14, 2015 - $395,408 +95% -38% 481 $822   $36,198,902 121
Feb 15, 2015 15 $258,928 -35% -24% 481 $538   $36,457,830 122
Feb 16, 2015 14 $172,925 -33% +51% 481 $360   $36,630,755 123
Feb 17, 2015 14 $90,135 -48% -31% 481 $187   $36,720,890 124
Feb 18, 2015 14 $84,132 -7% -26% 481 $175   $36,805,022 125
Feb 19, 2015 14 $98,284 +17% -8% 481 $204   $36,903,306 126
Feb 20, 2015 14 $247,401 +152% +22% 407 $608   $37,150,707 127
Feb 21, 2015 14 $405,358 +64% +3% 407 $996   $37,556,065 128
Feb 22, 2015 14 $224,827 -45% -13% 407 $552   $37,780,892 129
Feb 23, 2015 10 $141,525 -37% -18% 407 $348   $37,922,417 130
Feb 24, 2015 11 $148,510 +5% +65% 407 $365   $38,070,927 131
Feb 25, 2015 11 $117,112 -21% +39% 407 $288   $38,188,039 132
Feb 26, 2015 12 $116,125 -1% +18% 407 $285   $38,304,164 133
Feb 27, 2015 12 $526,169 +353% +113% 1,213 $434   $38,830,333 134
Feb 28, 2015 11 $922,322 +75% +128% 1,213 $760   $39,752,655 135
Mar 1, 2015 12 $474,969 -49% +111% 1,213 $392   $40,227,624 136
Mar 2, 2015 11 $151,956 -68% +7% 1,213 $125   $40,379,580 137
Mar 3, 2015 11 $172,389 +13% +16% 1,213 $142   $40,551,969 138
Mar 4, 2015 11 $137,132 -20% +17% 1,213 $113   $40,689,101 139
Mar 5, 2015 13 $127,726 -7% +10% 1,213 $105   $40,816,827 140
Mar 6, 2015 - $192,699 +51% -63% 777 $248   $41,009,526 141
Mar 7, 2015 15 $347,853 +81% -62% 777 $448   $41,357,379 142
Mar 8, 2015 - $177,647 -49% -63% 777 $229   $41,535,026 143
Mar 9, 2015 - $60,266 -66% -60% 777 $78   $41,595,292 144
Mar 10, 2015 - $76,725 +27% -55% 777 $99   $41,672,017 145
Mar 11, 2015 15 $68,295 -11% -50% 777 $88   $41,740,312 146
Mar 12, 2015 15 $63,130 -8% -51% 777 $81   $41,803,442 147
Mar 13, 2015 - $57,064 -10% -70% 239 $239   $41,860,506 148
Mar 14, 2015 - $107,009 +88% -69% 239 $448   $41,967,515 149
Mar 15, 2015 - $57,814 -46% -67% 239 $242   $42,025,329 150
Mar 16, 2015 - $18,541 -68% -69% 239 $78   $42,043,870 151
Mar 17, 2015 - $20,735 +12% -73% 239 $87   $42,064,605 152
Mar 18, 2015 - $20,792 n/c -70% 239 $87   $42,085,397 153
Mar 19, 2015 - $18,809 -10% -70% 239 $79   $42,104,206 154
Mar 20, 2015 - $22,099 +17% -61% 108 $205   $42,126,305 155
Mar 21, 2015 - $41,818 +89% -61% 108 $387   $42,168,123 156
Mar 22, 2015 - $22,651 -46% -61% 108 $210   $42,190,774 157
Mar 23, 2015 - $11,043 -51% -40% 108 $102   $42,201,817 158
Mar 24, 2015 - $11,469 +4% -45% 108 $106   $42,213,286 159
Mar 25, 2015 - $11,150 -3% -46% 108 $103   $42,224,436 160
Mar 26, 2015 - $9,048 -19% -52% 108 $84   $42,233,484 161
Mar 27, 2015 - $11,337 +25% -49% 46 $246   $42,244,821 162
Mar 28, 2015 - $19,372 +71% -54% 46 $421   $42,264,193 163
Mar 29, 2015 - $8,960 -54% -60% 46 $195   $42,273,153 164
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,301 -63% -70% 46 $72   $42,276,454 165
Mar 31, 2015 - $4,733 +43% -59% 46 $103   $42,281,187 166
Apr 1, 2015 - $4,492 -5% -60% 46 $98   $42,285,679 167
Apr 2, 2015 - $5,455 +21% -40% 46 $119   $42,291,134 168
Apr 3, 2015 - $7,110 +30% -37% 39 $182   $42,298,244 169
Apr 4, 2015 - $8,158 +15% -58% 39 $209   $42,306,402 170
Apr 5, 2015 - $6,098 -25% -32% 39 $156   $42,312,500 171
Apr 6, 2015 - $2,707 -56% -18% 39 $69   $42,315,207 172
Apr 7, 2015 - $3,406 +26% -28% 39 $87   $42,318,613 173
Apr 8, 2015 - $2,788 -18% -38% 39 $71   $42,321,401 174
Apr 9, 2015 - $2,824 +1% -48% 39 $72   $42,324,225 175

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 20 $630,441   4 $157,610   $630,441 1
Oct 24, 2014 15 $1,863,817 +196% 50 $37,276   $2,494,258 2
Oct 31, 2014 12 $3,291,994 +77% 231 $14,251   $5,786,252 3
Nov 7, 2014 11 $3,339,115 +1% 460 $7,259   $9,125,367 4
Nov 14, 2014 10 $3,426,740 +3% 857 $3,999   $12,552,107 5
Nov 21, 2014 12 $2,793,950 -18% 705 $3,963   $15,346,057 6
Nov 28, 2014 9 $2,423,438 -13% 710 $3,413   $17,769,495 7
Dec 5, 2014 10 $1,699,712 -30% 738 $2,303   $19,469,207 8
Dec 12, 2014 12 $1,869,840 +10% 541 $3,456   $21,339,047 9
Dec 19, 2014 19 $1,602,388 -14% 292 $5,488   $22,941,435 10
Dec 26, 2014 21 $1,622,551 +1% 292 $5,557   $24,563,986 11
Jan 2, 2015 20 $1,183,740 -27% 282 $4,198   $25,747,726 12
Jan 9, 2015 20 $978,267 -17% 228 $4,291   $26,725,993 13
Jan 16, 2015 14 $2,272,129 +132% 471 $4,824   $28,998,122 14
Jan 23, 2015 13 $2,723,876 +20% 833 $3,270   $31,721,998 15
Jan 30, 2015 14 $2,111,374 -22% 976 $2,163   $33,833,372 16
Feb 6, 2015 14 $1,767,313 -16% 666 $2,654   $35,600,685 17
Feb 13, 2015 16 $1,302,621 -26% 481 $2,708   $36,903,306 18
Feb 20, 2015 14 $1,400,858 +8% 407 $3,442   $38,304,164 19
Feb 27, 2015 12 $2,512,663 +79% 1,213 $2,071   $40,816,827 20
Mar 6, 2015 17 $986,615 -61% 777 $1,270   $41,803,442 21
Mar 13, 2015 25 $300,764 -70% 239 $1,258   $42,104,206 22
Mar 20, 2015 33 $129,278 -57% 108 $1,197   $42,233,484 23
Mar 27, 2015 46 $57,650 -55% 46 $1,253   $42,291,134 24
Apr 3, 2015 54 $33,091 -43% 39 $848   $42,324,225 25
Apr 10, 2015 64 $16,373 -51% 20 $819   $42,340,598 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/15/2015 $337,851 103 168 1,192 $4,460,713 10/20/2022
Belgium 1/28/2015 $0 0 14 26 $587,752 6/26/2015
Brazil 1/30/2015 $286,357 0 0 0 $2,052,048 11/6/2018
France 2/27/2015 $1,558,599 0 0 0 $4,153,983 8/21/2018
Germany 1/29/2015 $624,638 0 1 1 $4,260,394 8/22/2018
Hong Kong 1/22/2015 $291,000 63 63 177 $773,731 11/25/2018
Italy 2/6/2015 $929,183 0 0 0 $5,021,620 11/6/2018
Japan 4/10/2015 $0 0 0 0 $618,159 8/23/2018
Netherlands 1/23/2015 $190,334 32 42 288 $1,082,095 11/21/2018
Poland 1/23/2015 $110,799 0 0 0 $605,222 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/22/2015 $531,000 469 469 1,260 $1,772,195 11/19/2018
Singapore 1/15/2015 $0 0 1 1 $987 6/26/2015
South Korea 3/6/2015 $730,915 0 0 0 $1,442,786 8/29/2018
Spain 1/9/2015 $751,095 197 283 2,400 $3,926 11/19/2018
Taiwan 1/16/2015 $201,001 0 17 42 $847,691 11/2/2018
Turkey 2/27/2015 $170,907 94 94 389 $463,908 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 1/1/2015 $2,337,407 0 230 237 $8,649,123 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $23,789,316
 
International Total$60,585,649 10/20/2022

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
Feb 22, 2015586,678 86,678$1,296,703$1,296,7033
Mar 1, 2015938,982-55% 125,660$583,171$1,879,8744
Mar 8, 20152315,631-60% 141,291$233,840$2,113,7145

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 22, 20154109,934 109,934$2,178,892$2,178,8923
Mar 1, 2015441,292-62% 151,226$745,322$2,924,2144
Mar 8, 20151310,064-76% 161,290$200,874$3,125,0885
Mar 15, 20151113,503+34% 174,793$269,515$3,394,6036

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Lead Ensemble Members

Michael Keaton    Riggan
Zach Galifianakis    Jake
Edward Norton    Mike
Andrea Riseborough    Laura
Amy Ryan    Sylvia
Emma Stone    Sam
Naomi Watts    Lesley

Supporting Cast

Lindsay Duncan    Tabitha
Merritt Wever    Annie
Jeremy Shamos    Ralph
Bill Camp    Crazy Man
Damian Young    Gabriel
Kenny Chin    Korean Grocer
Jamahl Garrison-Lowe    Daniel (Stagehand)
Katherine O'Sullivan    Costume Assistant
Keenan Shimizu    Han
Akira Ito    Translator
Natalie Gold    Clara
Michael Siberry    Larry
Clark Middleton    Sydney
William Youmans    Bartender (Tommy)
Paula Pell    Lady in Bar
David Fierro    Man in Bar
Hudson Flynn    Kid in Bar (Billy)
Kelly Warren    Dresser
Joel Marsh Garland    Stagehand
Brent Bateman    Broadway Tourist
Donna Lynne Champlin    Broadway Lady
Valentino Musumeci    Broadway Kid
Taylor Schwencke    Broadway Kid
Craig Mums Grant    Broadway Man on Street
Kyle Knauf    Annoying Times Square Guy
Dave Neal    Annoying Times Square Guy
Kelly Southerland    Annoying Times Square Guy
Roberta Colindrez    Broadway Woman on Street
Catherine Peppers    Cashier
Frank Ridley    Mr. Roth
Janice Corsair    Female Usher
Rakesh G. Shaw    Liquor Store Owner
Malachi Weir    Guy in Window
Jackie Hoffman    Lady in Balcony (Mary)
Stephen Adly-Guirgis    Good Neighbor
Glenn Wein    Young Male Usher
Abe Jaffer    Cab Driver
Nicolas Rain Noe    Intermission Man
Susan Blackwell    Intermission Woman
Anna Hardwick    Blonde Reporter
Dusan Dukic    Newscaster
Helena-Alexis Seymour    Newscaster
Ian Finlay    Newscaster

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Screenwriter
Nicolas Giacobone    Screenwriter
Alexander Dinelaris, Jr.    Screenwriter
Armando Bo    Screenwriter
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Producer
John Lesher    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Producer
James W. Skotchdopole    Producer
Christopher Woodrow    Executive Producer
Molly Conners    Executive Producer
Sarah E. Johnson    Executive Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki    Director of Photography
Kevin Thompson    Production Designer
Douglas Crise    Editor
Stephen Mirrione    Editor
Albert Wolsky    Costume Designer
Antonio Sanchez    Score Producer-Drum Score
James W. Skotchdopole    Unit Production Manager
Robert Graf    Unit Production Manager
Peter Kohn    First Assistant Director
Amy Lauritsen    Second Assistant Director
Nicolas Giacobone    Associate Producer
Alexander Dinelaris    Associate Producer
Armando Bo    Associate Producer
Christina Won    Associate Producer
Rick Grayson    Additional Editor
Stephen H. Carter    Art Director
Chris Shriver    Assistant Art Director
David Meyer    Assistant Art Director
Dan DeTitta    Assistant Set Decorator
Alison Rosa    Still Photographer
Atsushi Nishijima    Still Photographer
Thomas Varga    Sound Mixer
Eva Z. Cabrera    Script Supervisor
Eric Bergman    Post-Production Supervisor
Michael Tinger    Post-Production Supervisor
Corey Bayes    First Assistant Editor
Ken Terry    Assistant Editor
Erich Randolph    Assistant Editor
Martin Hernandez    Supervising Sound Editor
Aaron Glascock    Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Peter A. Brown    Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Aulicino    Assistant Supervising Sound Editor
Thierry Couturier    Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
Michele Perrone    Dialogue/ADR Editor
Glynna Grimala    Dialogue Editor
Albert Gasser    Dialogue Editor
Skip Lievsay    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Ozanich    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Frank A. Montano    Re-recording Mixer
Martin Hernandez    Sound Designer
Aaron Glascock    Sound Designer
Peter A. Brown    Sound Designer
Jeremy Peirson    Additional Sound Designer
Sue Gandy    Assistant Costume Designer
Marcia Patten    Costume Supervisor
Judy Chin    Make up
Rondi Scott    Make up
Jerry Popolis    Hairstylist
Kat Drazen    Hairstylist
Johann Kunz    Special Effects Coordinator
Conrad Brink    Special Effects Coordinator
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler    Casting Associate
Stephanie Yankwitt    Casting Associate
Debbie Delisi    Extras Casting
Roland Thai    Sound Effects Editor
John Sanacore    Foley Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan    Foley Mixer
Stephen Pope    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blu-ray Sales: Hero is Bigger than Big

March 15th, 2015

While Big Hero 6 wasn't the only new release on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, it might as well have been. Not only did it crush the competition for the week, it is already the best selling Blu-ray of 2015 by a massive margin. It sold 1.99 million units generating $37.59 million in the process. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 67%, which is stunning. This would be stunning for a visually intensive action film aimed at Fanboys. For a family film, it is hard to comprehend. More...

Home Market Numbers: New Releases Help Home Market Survive

March 8th, 2015

There were a ton of new releases to reach the top twenty of the Blu-ray sales chart this week. Unfortunately, while Game of Thrones: Season Four, Birdman, and others did well, the overall box office wasn't particularly sharp. There were 1.1% fewer units sold when compared to last week, but because the number one release was a TV on DVD release, the revenue rose by 7.1%. Compared to last year, Blu-ray sales were up 24% in terms of units and 3.5% in terms of revenue. The overall Blu-ray share returned to normal at 43%. More...

DVD Sales: Eight is Enough for DVD

March 8th, 2015

Every single film in the top five of the DVD sales chart were new releases, as were eight of the top ten films. Game of Thrones: Season Four earned first place with 241,000 units / $7.23 million during its first week of release. It is hard to be upset about that start. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Game of Thrones is Not Playing Around

March 8th, 2015

The top four films on this week's Blu-ray sales chart and nine of the top twenty were new releases. The number one release was Game of Thrones: Season Four, which sold 286,000 units and generated $9.98 million in sales. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 54%, which is incredible compared to the average TV on DVD release. Then again, Game of Thrones isn't the average TV show. More...

Per Theater Chart: '71 is Number One

March 4th, 2015

'71 poster

Only two films were in the $10,000 club at the box office this past weekend, and they were in a close race. '71 led the way with an average of $13,940 in four theaters. Meanwhile, The Hunting Ground was close behind with an average of $12,054 in two theaters. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 3rd, 2015

March 3rd, 2015

This is not a great week for new releases on the home market. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 is by far the biggest new title and its DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack is going to sell a ton of units. However, its reviews are not up to the level required to make it our Pick of the Week. Conversely, Foxcatcher is award-worthy, but the DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack doesn't have enough extras to be a Pick of the Week. It seemed like every choice for Pick of the Week wasn't quite up to the level needed, so I'm going to go outside the box and pick To Write Love On Her Arms on DVD, which is a film I've been waiting to see for about three years. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Birdman

March 1st, 2015

Birdman was the big winner at the Oscars this year. It won four times, sharing top spot with The Grand Budapest Hotel; however, it won more prestigious awards, including Best Picture. Did it deserve to win? Or was it carried by hype? More...

Weekend Estimates: Focus Steals a Modest Win

March 1st, 2015

Focus poster

Will Smith remains a top 20 force on The Numbers Bankability Index, thanks mainly to his leading turns in tentpoles and franchise films. His draw in smaller movies has always been less of a sure thing, even in his heyday. The performance of Focus this weekend is perhaps not as much of a surprise, with Warner Bros. projecting an OK $19.1 million debut for the film—not a terrible number for the time of year, and broadly in line with the openings for Seven Pounds ($14.8m), The Pursuit of Happyness ($26.5m) and Ali ($14.7m). More...

Oscar Results: The Numbers Readers Score 18 out of 24

February 23rd, 2015

Once more, entrants in The Numbers Predict the Academy Awards Contest did an impressive job of predicting winners, in spite of a volatile Awards Season. Overall, the top voter-getters in 18 out 24 categories went on to win the Oscar on the night, including all acting awards, all but one of the technical awards, and all the short films.

Our biggest misses were actually in the biggest categories: Best Picture was won by Birdman, not Boyhood; Alejandro Inarritu beat Richard Linklater for Best Director; and Big Hero 6 prevailed over How to Train Your Dragon 2. More...

Oscar Contest Results

February 23rd, 2015

Thank you to everyone who entered our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards Contest. As usual, the contest drew hundreds of high-quality entries, with the winners predicting at least 21 of the winners on what proved to be an unpredictable Oscar night.

Read on for our list of 2015 prize winners... More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

Oscar Predictions: Boyhood and Birdman Neck and Neck for Top Two Awards

February 22nd, 2015

The polls are closed in our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards contest, and it has turned out to be the most exciting two-horse race in the history of the contest.

After weeks of intense debate among our voters, we have a virtual tie in the biggest categories of all: Best Picture and Best Director. The predicted Best Picture winner is, in fact, a statistical dead heat. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges.

Best Director is a clearer contest, but still close, and still a bout between Boyhood and Birdman. Richard Linklater is favorite to win Best Director, perhaps in part because he’s more “due” for the award than Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. As noted, though, “favorite” is strong, given the closeness of this category, with Linklater getting 55% of the votes and Inarritu taking a 46% share.

The other big story about this year’s contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. With 93% of the Best Picture vote going to Birdman and Boyhood, the remaining nominees were left to split the other 7% of the vote. American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything each gathered a handful of votes from The Numbers readers, and Selma and Whiplash are given virtually no chance at all. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Winners

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award.

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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 20th, 2015

Birdman poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the biggest prize, Best Picture. Like with Best Director, this is a two-horse race with the same two films at the top of the list. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 20th, 2015

Birdman poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the Best Director category, which is neither among the most nor among the least competitive categories. We definitely have a favorite, but we also have another nominee with a better than average shot at winning. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 17th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Original Screenplay. This is actually a two-horse race and for once, I'd be happy with either of the two leading contenders winning. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 17th, 2015

February 16th, 2015

This is the best week on the home market in a long time. Game of Thrones is one of the best TV shows on at the moment, if not the best TV show, and its DVD and Blu-ray is Pick of the Week material. Additionally, there are a few potential Oscar winners hitting the home market this week as well. On the down side, there is not a lot of depth. Birdman, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and The Theory of Everything are all up for Oscars next weekend and all of them are worth picking up. Life Itself was snubbed by Oscar voters, but it too is a must have. However, in the end, I went with Game of Thrones for Pick of the Week. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Winners

February 14th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Writers Guild of America winners were just announced and there wasn't a lot of surprises to talk about, but enough interesting things happened that it wasn't boring. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 13th, 2015

The Theory of Everything poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two leading actor categories, finishing with Best Lead Actor. As I previously mentioned, three of the four actor races are not even close; however, this is the one exception and there is a two-horse race to pay attention to. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 12th, 2015

Boyhood poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress. Three of the four acting categories have almost no suspense to them, as there is an overwhelming favorite amongst the five nominees. This is not the exception. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 12th, 2015

Whiplash poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. Like the Best Supporting Actress category, Best Supporting Actor isn't even close and one of the five nominees is absolutely running away with things. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners

February 8th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Winners

February 7th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were handed out Saturday night and the number surprises was... well, none. Birdman was expected to win and it did, while CitizenFour is rapidly becoming the Oscar-favorite. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Winners

January 26th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild winners were announced Sunday and there were some surprises, mostly in the negative. Birdman picked up the biggest prize, but there were six different winners in the six categories.

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2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Winners

January 25th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Producers Guild of America handed out their awards last night and there weren't many surprises to discuss. In fact, the favorite won all three theatrical awards, starting with... More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 15th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were the last major Awards Season group to hand out their nominations and did so over two days this week. Not surprisingly, for the most part, the same group of films appear on this list as have appeared on the rest of the Awards Season nominations. Birdman, Boyhood, and The Imitation Game all make appearances, More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners

January 12th, 2015

Boyhood poster

We are still waiting for the DGA nominations to be announced, but we had the first major awards show on Sunday. The Golden Globes winners were announced Sunday night and while there were not a lot of surprises, there are some things worth talking about. Leading the way with three wins was Boyhood, while Birdman and The Theory of Everything each picked up a pair of wins. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Boyhood poster

The Writers Guild of America nominations were latest to be announced, but were there any real surprises? Yes. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. More on that later. Besides those two films, there are not a lot of surprises here and the usual contenders are present, including Boyhood and The Imitation Game, but there are also some other notable films missing. More...

2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. More...

Per Theater Chart: 2015 Starts as 2014 Ended

January 6th, 2015

American Sniper poster

There were very few new films that came out during the first weekend of 2015, so it should come as no surprise that the per theater chart looked mostly the same as it did last weekend. This includes the top of the chart, American Sniper, which earned an average of $169,227 in four theaters, which is 7% higher than last weekend. That bodes well for its planned wide release later in the month. The best new release was A Most Violent Year, which opened with an average of $43,197, also in four theaters. This film should also expand significantly over the coming weeks. Selma was next with an average of $28,781 in 22 theaters. Inherent Vice earned an average of $15,712 in 16 theaters. It is expanding wide in just a few days, so this is a great result. Two Days, One Night was right behind with an average of $15,628 in two theaters. The Imitation Game was roughly even with last week with an average of $10,308. Leviathan rose earning an average of $10,300 in three theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Holdovers Versus Vice and Vice Versa

December 16th, 2014

Inherent Vice poster

Inherent Vice won top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $65,637 in five theaters. This is the fifth best per theater average for the year, which is much better than expected. Second place went to The Imitation Game with an average of $34,010 in 25 theaters. It still has plenty of room to expand. The final film in the $10,000 club was Wild with an average of $13,198 in 116 theaters. It too has some room to expand, while it has also reached some level of mainstream success. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 10th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced Wednesday morning. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each.

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Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Unchallenged at Top

December 7th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

With no new wide releases, the weekend after Thanksgiving will see a comfortable victory at the box office for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. Now playing in its third weekend, the film will gross around $21.6 million, taking it to a total of $257.7m, virtually equal with The Lego Movie in third place for the year. Weekend performances for returning movies were down across the board coming off the holiday, with, in the top 10, only Gone Girl and Birdman down less than 40%. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

December 6th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each.

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Per Theater Chart: Imitation Scores Game-Winning Goal

December 3rd, 2014

The Imitation Game poster

The Imitation Game led the way on the per theater chart with an incredible average of $119,838 in four theaters. This is the second best per theater average of the year, behind only The Grand Budapest Hotel. Second place went to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, with an average of $13,725 during its sophomore stint. The final film in the $10,000 is The Babadook, which earned an average of $10,002 in three theaters.

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Weekend Estimates: Mockingjay Sets 2014 Record with Disappointing Debut

November 23rd, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

If you could sum up 2014 at the box office in one sentence, this weekend’s headline probably comes close. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 is the film we’ve been waiting for all year: the third film in a franchise that has already topped $150 million on each of its previous two opening frames, with the weekend before Thanksgiving all to itself, and reviews that, if not stellar, are at least very respectable for a franchise tentpole. A weekend of $150 million plus seemed a very good bet, and something bigger still couldn’t be ruled out. But, come Sunday, Lionsgate is projecting a $123 million weekend, down about 20% from previous installments. That is, of course, a fantastic weekend by most measures: it’s the 15th-best weekend of all time, and easily the biggest opening weekend in 2014. But this will now be the first year since 2010 without a $150m+ weekend, and the debate about the waning influence of theater-going on the industry will undoubtedly be re-opened. More...

Per Theater Chart: None of the Competition could Catch Foxcatcher

November 19th, 2014

Foxcatcher poster

Foxcatcher was the latest Oscar-hopeful to top the per theater chart earning an average of $45,146 in six theaters. This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. Likewise, The Theory of Everything expanded to 41 theaters earning an average of $17,937. It also reached its first major milestone over the weekend and will earn more in the future. The overall number one film, Dumb and Dumber To, was next with an average of $11,450, while The Homesman was right behind with an average of $11,358 in four theaters.

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Weekend Estimates: Dumb and Dumber Top

November 16th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

The box office chart is starting to take on a decidedly seasonal look, with a comedy sequel topping the chart, a smattering of Oscar hopefuls doing well in limited release, and not a single top 10 film dropping by more than 50% from last weekend. The comedy sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, will narrowly win the weekend with a shade over $38 million, per Universal’s Sunday estimate. That’s $2 million more than Big Hero 6 will post in its second weekend in release. The animated adventure will be off just 36% from last weekend. Also posting an impressive hold from a big opening weekend is Interstellar, with $29.1 million—39% below its opening frame. More...

Weekend Estimates: Big Hero Tops Interstellar

November 9th, 2014

Big Hero 6 poster

With studios cutting down on tentpole releases, and ever-more careful grooming of release schedules, it’s getting rarer to have a genuine head-to-head battle for top spot at the box office. But that’s exactly what we had this weekend, and, although both studios will rightly claim to be very happy with the outcome, execs at Disney will have the slightly bigger grins this Sunday. They are predicting a $56.2 million opening weekend for Big Hero 6, making it a clear winner over Interstellar, which Paramount says will post a round $50 million. More...

Per Theater Chart: Birdman has the Skies to Himself

November 5th, 2014

Birdman poster

For the third weekend in a row, Birdman led the per theater chart. In fact, this week it was the only one in the $10,000 club earning an average of $10,348 in 231 screens. At this point, the film has already earned some measure of mainstream success, while it still has room to grow. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

Per Theater Chart: Birdman Still Soars

October 28th, 2014

Birdman poster

Despite growing its theater count to 50, Birdman was able to remain in top spot on the per theater chart with a powerful average of $27,593. Next up was CitizenFour, which was really close behind with an average of $25,264 in five theaters. This is excellent for a documentary, but as a documentary, it's chances of expanding significantly are limited. Laggies will likely expand somewhat after opening with an average of $14,828, also in five theaters. It has a much more mainstream appeal, so it if does expand, it could do well. Then again, this is never an easy strategy and I'm sure the studio will be happy with a strong home market run. Force Majeure was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,655 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija Tops Wick

October 26th, 2014

Ouija poster

Teen horror movie Ouija will win this weekend at the box office with a solid $20 million debut and $7,000 theater average. With a budget reported at just $5 million, the movie is a sure-fire money maker for Universal, even with a shelf life of exactly eight days. By comparison, John Wick, which marks a return to form for Keanu Reeves, should have a longer run, based on its current reviews and word of mouth, but will have some ground to make up after opening with around $14 million. More...

Limited Releases: Lagging Behind the Competition

October 24th, 2014

Laggies poster

Last weekend, Birdman opened with Oscar-worthy reviews and it wasn't the only film that was expected to be a hit at the box office. This weekend, there are no such films. CitizenFour and Force Majeure are both earning Oscar buzz, but one's a documentary and the other is a foreign-language film, so neither are likely to expand significantly. This leaves Laggies as the film with the loudest buzz, even if its reviews suggest it might not thrive in limited release. More...

Per Theater Chart: Bird is the Word, and that Word is Awards Season

October 21st, 2014

Birdman poster

Birdman debuted in first place on the Per Theater Chart with an amazing average of $106,099. This is the best per theater average since The Grand Budapest Hotel opened with just over $200,000 for its per theater average. It wasn't the only film in the $10,000 club, as Dear White People opened with an average of $31,633 in eleven theaters. The Tale of Princess Kaguya was surprisingly strong during its opening weekend earning an average of $18,305 in three theaters. God the Father earned $15,037 in one theater. The final film in the $10,000 club was Listen Up Philip, which earned an average of $11,642 in two theaters. Diplomacy might have made it in the $10,000 club if it opened on Friday. However, it opened on Wednesday earning $8,518 in one theater over the weekend for a total opening of $12,750. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fury an Unspectacular First

October 19th, 2014

Fury poster

Fury will top the box office chart this weekend with a solid, but unspectacular, $23.5 million, according to Sony’s Sunday morning estimate. Pre-weekend projections had the film closer to $30 million, and with an $80 million price tag, and Brad Pitt starring, the film is really underperforming at this point. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. Fury will need really good legs, or a really strong performance overseas, to post a profit. More...

Limited Releases: Bird is the Word

October 17th, 2014

Birdman poster

It's an excellent week for limited releases with several films earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. This includes a couple that are also earning really loud buzz. Of these, Birdman is probably going to win the weekend race on the Per Theater Chart, while Dear White People should also be a hit. Diplomacy, Housebound, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, and others also deserve to find audiences, but not all will do so for various reasons (wrong genre, opening in Video on Demand, etc.). More...


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Synopsis

An actor—famous for portraying an iconic superhero—struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$424,397 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:17.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,213 max. theaters, 9.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,131,518

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 2014 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: January 1st, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
January 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia)
January 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Singapore)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Taiwan)
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Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2317, 4/9/2014)
Running Time: 119 minutes
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Keywords: Theater Actor, Theater, Mental Illness, Voiceover/Narration, Dysfunctional Family, Broadway, 2015 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Comeback, Digital Cinematography, Rehab / Former Addict, Black Out Drunk, Oscars Best Picture Winner
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Regency, M. Productions, Le Grisbi, Worldview Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 71 $39,669 Mar 27, 2015 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 50 $86,568 Mar 20, 2015 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 33 $221,887 Mar 13, 2015 150
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 69 $718,199 Mar 6, 2015 143
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 14 $718,199 Mar 6, 2015 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 25 $1,923,460 Feb 27, 2015 136
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 7 $1,923,460 Feb 27, 2015 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 75 $877,586 Feb 20, 2015 129
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 15 $877,586 Feb 20, 2015 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 98 $857,145 Feb 13, 2015 122
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 21 $857,145 Feb 13, 2015 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 79 $1,301,830 Feb 6, 2015 115
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 18 $1,301,830 Feb 6, 2015 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 79 $1,479,629 Jan 30, 2015 108
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 17 $1,479,629 Jan 30, 2015 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 72 $1,938,011 Jan 23, 2015 101
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 14 $1,938,011 Jan 23, 2015 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 21 $1,543,643 Jan 16, 2015 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 68 $589,859 Jan 9, 2015 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 56 $860,582 Jan 2, 2015 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 68 $802,180 Dec 26, 2014 73
Biggest 10th Thursday 63 $267,311 Dec 25, 2014 70
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 74 $865,337 Dec 19, 2014 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 58 $1,309,758 Dec 12, 2014 59
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 82 $1,150,315 Dec 5, 2014 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 52 $1,874,369 Nov 28, 2014 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 79 $1,853,664 Nov 21, 2014 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 75 $2,471,471 Nov 14, 2014 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 81 $2,311,866 Nov 7, 2014 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 67 $2,390,377 Oct 31, 2014 17
Theater Average Opening Weekend 24 $106,099 Oct 17, 2014 3
Theater Average 31 $106,099 Oct 17, 2014 3
Top 2014 Theater Average 6 $106,099 Oct 17, 2014 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 58 1,209 Oct 17, 2014 0

Lead Ensemble Members

Michael Keaton    Riggan
Zach Galifianakis    Jake
Edward Norton    Mike
Andrea Riseborough    Laura
Amy Ryan    Sylvia
Emma Stone    Sam
Naomi Watts    Lesley

Supporting Cast

Lindsay Duncan    Tabitha
Merritt Wever    Annie
Jeremy Shamos    Ralph
Bill Camp    Crazy Man
Damian Young    Gabriel
Kenny Chin    Korean Grocer
Jamahl Garrison-Lowe    Daniel (Stagehand)
Katherine O'Sullivan    Costume Assistant
Keenan Shimizu    Han
Akira Ito    Translator
Natalie Gold    Clara
Michael Siberry    Larry
Clark Middleton    Sydney
William Youmans    Bartender (Tommy)
Paula Pell    Lady in Bar
David Fierro    Man in Bar
Hudson Flynn    Kid in Bar (Billy)
Kelly Warren    Dresser
Joel Marsh Garland    Stagehand
Brent Bateman    Broadway Tourist
Donna Lynne Champlin    Broadway Lady
Valentino Musumeci    Broadway Kid
Taylor Schwencke    Broadway Kid
Craig Mums Grant    Broadway Man on Street
Kyle Knauf    Annoying Times Square Guy
Dave Neal    Annoying Times Square Guy
Kelly Southerland    Annoying Times Square Guy
Roberta Colindrez    Broadway Woman on Street
Catherine Peppers    Cashier
Frank Ridley    Mr. Roth
Janice Corsair    Female Usher
Rakesh G. Shaw    Liquor Store Owner
Malachi Weir    Guy in Window
Jackie Hoffman    Lady in Balcony (Mary)
Stephen Adly-Guirgis    Good Neighbor
Glenn Wein    Young Male Usher
Abe Jaffer    Cab Driver
Nicolas Rain Noe    Intermission Man
Susan Blackwell    Intermission Woman
Anna Hardwick    Blonde Reporter
Dusan Dukic    Newscaster
Helena-Alexis Seymour    Newscaster
Ian Finlay    Newscaster

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Screenwriter
Nicolas Giacobone    Screenwriter
Alexander Dinelaris, Jr.    Screenwriter
Armando Bo    Screenwriter
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Producer
John Lesher    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Producer
James W. Skotchdopole    Producer
Christopher Woodrow    Executive Producer
Molly Conners    Executive Producer
Sarah E. Johnson    Executive Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki    Director of Photography
Kevin Thompson    Production Designer
Douglas Crise    Editor
Stephen Mirrione    Editor
Albert Wolsky    Costume Designer
Antonio Sanchez    Score Producer-Drum Score
James W. Skotchdopole    Unit Production Manager
Robert Graf    Unit Production Manager
Peter Kohn    First Assistant Director
Amy Lauritsen    Second Assistant Director
Nicolas Giacobone    Associate Producer
Alexander Dinelaris    Associate Producer
Armando Bo    Associate Producer
Christina Won    Associate Producer
Rick Grayson    Additional Editor
Stephen H. Carter    Art Director
Chris Shriver    Assistant Art Director
David Meyer    Assistant Art Director
Dan DeTitta    Assistant Set Decorator
Alison Rosa    Still Photographer
Atsushi Nishijima    Still Photographer
Thomas Varga    Sound Mixer
Eva Z. Cabrera    Script Supervisor
Eric Bergman    Post-Production Supervisor
Michael Tinger    Post-Production Supervisor
Corey Bayes    First Assistant Editor
Ken Terry    Assistant Editor
Erich Randolph    Assistant Editor
Martin Hernandez    Supervising Sound Editor
Aaron Glascock    Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Peter A. Brown    Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Aulicino    Assistant Supervising Sound Editor
Thierry Couturier    Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
Michele Perrone    Dialogue/ADR Editor
Glynna Grimala    Dialogue Editor
Albert Gasser    Dialogue Editor
Skip Lievsay    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Ozanich    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Frank A. Montano    Re-recording Mixer
Martin Hernandez    Sound Designer
Aaron Glascock    Sound Designer
Peter A. Brown    Sound Designer
Jeremy Peirson    Additional Sound Designer
Sue Gandy    Assistant Costume Designer
Marcia Patten    Costume Supervisor
Judy Chin    Make up
Rondi Scott    Make up
Jerry Popolis    Hairstylist
Kat Drazen    Hairstylist
Johann Kunz    Special Effects Coordinator
Conrad Brink    Special Effects Coordinator
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler    Casting Associate
Stephanie Yankwitt    Casting Associate
Debbie Delisi    Extras Casting
Roland Thai    Sound Effects Editor
John Sanacore    Foley Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan    Foley Mixer
Stephen Pope    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blu-ray Sales: Hero is Bigger than Big

March 15th, 2015

While Big Hero 6 wasn't the only new release on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, it might as well have been. Not only did it crush the competition for the week, it is already the best selling Blu-ray of 2015 by a massive margin. It sold 1.99 million units generating $37.59 million in the process. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 67%, which is stunning. This would be stunning for a visually intensive action film aimed at Fanboys. For a family film, it is hard to comprehend. More...

Home Market Numbers: New Releases Help Home Market Survive

March 8th, 2015

There were a ton of new releases to reach the top twenty of the Blu-ray sales chart this week. Unfortunately, while Game of Thrones: Season Four, Birdman, and others did well, the overall box office wasn't particularly sharp. There were 1.1% fewer units sold when compared to last week, but because the number one release was a TV on DVD release, the revenue rose by 7.1%. Compared to last year, Blu-ray sales were up 24% in terms of units and 3.5% in terms of revenue. The overall Blu-ray share returned to normal at 43%. More...

DVD Sales: Eight is Enough for DVD

March 8th, 2015

Every single film in the top five of the DVD sales chart were new releases, as were eight of the top ten films. Game of Thrones: Season Four earned first place with 241,000 units / $7.23 million during its first week of release. It is hard to be upset about that start. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Game of Thrones is Not Playing Around

March 8th, 2015

The top four films on this week's Blu-ray sales chart and nine of the top twenty were new releases. The number one release was Game of Thrones: Season Four, which sold 286,000 units and generated $9.98 million in sales. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 54%, which is incredible compared to the average TV on DVD release. Then again, Game of Thrones isn't the average TV show. More...

Per Theater Chart: '71 is Number One

March 4th, 2015

'71 poster

Only two films were in the $10,000 club at the box office this past weekend, and they were in a close race. '71 led the way with an average of $13,940 in four theaters. Meanwhile, The Hunting Ground was close behind with an average of $12,054 in two theaters. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 3rd, 2015

March 3rd, 2015

This is not a great week for new releases on the home market. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 is by far the biggest new title and its DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack is going to sell a ton of units. However, its reviews are not up to the level required to make it our Pick of the Week. Conversely, Foxcatcher is award-worthy, but the DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack doesn't have enough extras to be a Pick of the Week. It seemed like every choice for Pick of the Week wasn't quite up to the level needed, so I'm going to go outside the box and pick To Write Love On Her Arms on DVD, which is a film I've been waiting to see for about three years. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Birdman

March 1st, 2015

Birdman was the big winner at the Oscars this year. It won four times, sharing top spot with The Grand Budapest Hotel; however, it won more prestigious awards, including Best Picture. Did it deserve to win? Or was it carried by hype? More...

Weekend Estimates: Focus Steals a Modest Win

March 1st, 2015

Focus poster

Will Smith remains a top 20 force on The Numbers Bankability Index, thanks mainly to his leading turns in tentpoles and franchise films. His draw in smaller movies has always been less of a sure thing, even in his heyday. The performance of Focus this weekend is perhaps not as much of a surprise, with Warner Bros. projecting an OK $19.1 million debut for the film—not a terrible number for the time of year, and broadly in line with the openings for Seven Pounds ($14.8m), The Pursuit of Happyness ($26.5m) and Ali ($14.7m). More...

Oscar Results: The Numbers Readers Score 18 out of 24

February 23rd, 2015

Once more, entrants in The Numbers Predict the Academy Awards Contest did an impressive job of predicting winners, in spite of a volatile Awards Season. Overall, the top voter-getters in 18 out 24 categories went on to win the Oscar on the night, including all acting awards, all but one of the technical awards, and all the short films.

Our biggest misses were actually in the biggest categories: Best Picture was won by Birdman, not Boyhood; Alejandro Inarritu beat Richard Linklater for Best Director; and Big Hero 6 prevailed over How to Train Your Dragon 2. More...

Oscar Contest Results

February 23rd, 2015

Thank you to everyone who entered our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards Contest. As usual, the contest drew hundreds of high-quality entries, with the winners predicting at least 21 of the winners on what proved to be an unpredictable Oscar night.

Read on for our list of 2015 prize winners... More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

Oscar Predictions: Boyhood and Birdman Neck and Neck for Top Two Awards

February 22nd, 2015

The polls are closed in our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards contest, and it has turned out to be the most exciting two-horse race in the history of the contest.

After weeks of intense debate among our voters, we have a virtual tie in the biggest categories of all: Best Picture and Best Director. The predicted Best Picture winner is, in fact, a statistical dead heat. Boyhood garnered 47% of the total vote, and Birdman 46%, giving the Linklater epic the tiniest of edges.

Best Director is a clearer contest, but still close, and still a bout between Boyhood and Birdman. Richard Linklater is favorite to win Best Director, perhaps in part because he’s more “due” for the award than Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. As noted, though, “favorite” is strong, given the closeness of this category, with Linklater getting 55% of the votes and Inarritu taking a 46% share.

The other big story about this year’s contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. With 93% of the Best Picture vote going to Birdman and Boyhood, the remaining nominees were left to split the other 7% of the vote. American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything each gathered a handful of votes from The Numbers readers, and Selma and Whiplash are given virtually no chance at all. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Winners

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award.

More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 20th, 2015

Birdman poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the biggest prize, Best Picture. Like with Best Director, this is a two-horse race with the same two films at the top of the list. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 20th, 2015

Birdman poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the Best Director category, which is neither among the most nor among the least competitive categories. We definitely have a favorite, but we also have another nominee with a better than average shot at winning. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 17th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Original Screenplay. This is actually a two-horse race and for once, I'd be happy with either of the two leading contenders winning. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 17th, 2015

February 16th, 2015

This is the best week on the home market in a long time. Game of Thrones is one of the best TV shows on at the moment, if not the best TV show, and its DVD and Blu-ray is Pick of the Week material. Additionally, there are a few potential Oscar winners hitting the home market this week as well. On the down side, there is not a lot of depth. Birdman, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and The Theory of Everything are all up for Oscars next weekend and all of them are worth picking up. Life Itself was snubbed by Oscar voters, but it too is a must have. However, in the end, I went with Game of Thrones for Pick of the Week. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Winners

February 14th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Writers Guild of America winners were just announced and there wasn't a lot of surprises to talk about, but enough interesting things happened that it wasn't boring. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 13th, 2015

The Theory of Everything poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two leading actor categories, finishing with Best Lead Actor. As I previously mentioned, three of the four actor races are not even close; however, this is the one exception and there is a two-horse race to pay attention to. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 12th, 2015

Boyhood poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress. Three of the four acting categories have almost no suspense to them, as there is an overwhelming favorite amongst the five nominees. This is not the exception. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 12th, 2015

Whiplash poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. Like the Best Supporting Actress category, Best Supporting Actor isn't even close and one of the five nominees is absolutely running away with things. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners

February 8th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. The Grand Budapest Hotel took home five awards, while Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash earned three each. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Winners

February 7th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were handed out Saturday night and the number surprises was... well, none. Birdman was expected to win and it did, while CitizenFour is rapidly becoming the Oscar-favorite. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Winners

January 26th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild winners were announced Sunday and there were some surprises, mostly in the negative. Birdman picked up the biggest prize, but there were six different winners in the six categories.

More...

2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Winners

January 25th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Producers Guild of America handed out their awards last night and there weren't many surprises to discuss. In fact, the favorite won all three theatrical awards, starting with... More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 15th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Directors Guild of America were the last major Awards Season group to hand out their nominations and did so over two days this week. Not surprisingly, for the most part, the same group of films appear on this list as have appeared on the rest of the Awards Season nominations. Birdman, Boyhood, and The Imitation Game all make appearances, More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners

January 12th, 2015

Boyhood poster

We are still waiting for the DGA nominations to be announced, but we had the first major awards show on Sunday. The Golden Globes winners were announced Sunday night and while there were not a lot of surprises, there are some things worth talking about. Leading the way with three wins was Boyhood, while Birdman and The Theory of Everything each picked up a pair of wins. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Boyhood poster

The Writers Guild of America nominations were latest to be announced, but were there any real surprises? Yes. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. More on that later. Besides those two films, there are not a lot of surprises here and the usual contenders are present, including Boyhood and The Imitation Game, but there are also some other notable films missing. More...

2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. More...

Per Theater Chart: 2015 Starts as 2014 Ended

January 6th, 2015

American Sniper poster

There were very few new films that came out during the first weekend of 2015, so it should come as no surprise that the per theater chart looked mostly the same as it did last weekend. This includes the top of the chart, American Sniper, which earned an average of $169,227 in four theaters, which is 7% higher than last weekend. That bodes well for its planned wide release later in the month. The best new release was A Most Violent Year, which opened with an average of $43,197, also in four theaters. This film should also expand significantly over the coming weeks. Selma was next with an average of $28,781 in 22 theaters. Inherent Vice earned an average of $15,712 in 16 theaters. It is expanding wide in just a few days, so this is a great result. Two Days, One Night was right behind with an average of $15,628 in two theaters. The Imitation Game was roughly even with last week with an average of $10,308. Leviathan rose earning an average of $10,300 in three theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Holdovers Versus Vice and Vice Versa

December 16th, 2014

Inherent Vice poster

Inherent Vice won top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $65,637 in five theaters. This is the fifth best per theater average for the year, which is much better than expected. Second place went to The Imitation Game with an average of $34,010 in 25 theaters. It still has plenty of room to expand. The final film in the $10,000 club was Wild with an average of $13,198 in 116 theaters. It too has some room to expand, while it has also reached some level of mainstream success. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 10th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced Wednesday morning. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each.

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Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Unchallenged at Top

December 7th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

With no new wide releases, the weekend after Thanksgiving will see a comfortable victory at the box office for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. Now playing in its third weekend, the film will gross around $21.6 million, taking it to a total of $257.7m, virtually equal with The Lego Movie in third place for the year. Weekend performances for returning movies were down across the board coming off the holiday, with, in the top 10, only Gone Girl and Birdman down less than 40%. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

December 6th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each.

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Per Theater Chart: Imitation Scores Game-Winning Goal

December 3rd, 2014

The Imitation Game poster

The Imitation Game led the way on the per theater chart with an incredible average of $119,838 in four theaters. This is the second best per theater average of the year, behind only The Grand Budapest Hotel. Second place went to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, with an average of $13,725 during its sophomore stint. The final film in the $10,000 is The Babadook, which earned an average of $10,002 in three theaters.

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Weekend Estimates: Mockingjay Sets 2014 Record with Disappointing Debut

November 23rd, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

If you could sum up 2014 at the box office in one sentence, this weekend’s headline probably comes close. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 is the film we’ve been waiting for all year: the third film in a franchise that has already topped $150 million on each of its previous two opening frames, with the weekend before Thanksgiving all to itself, and reviews that, if not stellar, are at least very respectable for a franchise tentpole. A weekend of $150 million plus seemed a very good bet, and something bigger still couldn’t be ruled out. But, come Sunday, Lionsgate is projecting a $123 million weekend, down about 20% from previous installments. That is, of course, a fantastic weekend by most measures: it’s the 15th-best weekend of all time, and easily the biggest opening weekend in 2014. But this will now be the first year since 2010 without a $150m+ weekend, and the debate about the waning influence of theater-going on the industry will undoubtedly be re-opened. More...

Per Theater Chart: None of the Competition could Catch Foxcatcher

November 19th, 2014

Foxcatcher poster

Foxcatcher was the latest Oscar-hopeful to top the per theater chart earning an average of $45,146 in six theaters. This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. Likewise, The Theory of Everything expanded to 41 theaters earning an average of $17,937. It also reached its first major milestone over the weekend and will earn more in the future. The overall number one film, Dumb and Dumber To, was next with an average of $11,450, while The Homesman was right behind with an average of $11,358 in four theaters.

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Weekend Estimates: Dumb and Dumber Top

November 16th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

The box office chart is starting to take on a decidedly seasonal look, with a comedy sequel topping the chart, a smattering of Oscar hopefuls doing well in limited release, and not a single top 10 film dropping by more than 50% from last weekend. The comedy sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, will narrowly win the weekend with a shade over $38 million, per Universal’s Sunday estimate. That’s $2 million more than Big Hero 6 will post in its second weekend in release. The animated adventure will be off just 36% from last weekend. Also posting an impressive hold from a big opening weekend is Interstellar, with $29.1 million—39% below its opening frame. More...

Weekend Estimates: Big Hero Tops Interstellar

November 9th, 2014

Big Hero 6 poster

With studios cutting down on tentpole releases, and ever-more careful grooming of release schedules, it’s getting rarer to have a genuine head-to-head battle for top spot at the box office. But that’s exactly what we had this weekend, and, although both studios will rightly claim to be very happy with the outcome, execs at Disney will have the slightly bigger grins this Sunday. They are predicting a $56.2 million opening weekend for Big Hero 6, making it a clear winner over Interstellar, which Paramount says will post a round $50 million. More...

Per Theater Chart: Birdman has the Skies to Himself

November 5th, 2014

Birdman poster

For the third weekend in a row, Birdman led the per theater chart. In fact, this week it was the only one in the $10,000 club earning an average of $10,348 in 231 screens. At this point, the film has already earned some measure of mainstream success, while it still has room to grow. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

Per Theater Chart: Birdman Still Soars

October 28th, 2014

Birdman poster

Despite growing its theater count to 50, Birdman was able to remain in top spot on the per theater chart with a powerful average of $27,593. Next up was CitizenFour, which was really close behind with an average of $25,264 in five theaters. This is excellent for a documentary, but as a documentary, it's chances of expanding significantly are limited. Laggies will likely expand somewhat after opening with an average of $14,828, also in five theaters. It has a much more mainstream appeal, so it if does expand, it could do well. Then again, this is never an easy strategy and I'm sure the studio will be happy with a strong home market run. Force Majeure was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,655 in two theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija Tops Wick

October 26th, 2014

Ouija poster

Teen horror movie Ouija will win this weekend at the box office with a solid $20 million debut and $7,000 theater average. With a budget reported at just $5 million, the movie is a sure-fire money maker for Universal, even with a shelf life of exactly eight days. By comparison, John Wick, which marks a return to form for Keanu Reeves, should have a longer run, based on its current reviews and word of mouth, but will have some ground to make up after opening with around $14 million. More...

Limited Releases: Lagging Behind the Competition

October 24th, 2014

Laggies poster

Last weekend, Birdman opened with Oscar-worthy reviews and it wasn't the only film that was expected to be a hit at the box office. This weekend, there are no such films. CitizenFour and Force Majeure are both earning Oscar buzz, but one's a documentary and the other is a foreign-language film, so neither are likely to expand significantly. This leaves Laggies as the film with the loudest buzz, even if its reviews suggest it might not thrive in limited release. More...

Per Theater Chart: Bird is the Word, and that Word is Awards Season

October 21st, 2014

Birdman poster

Birdman debuted in first place on the Per Theater Chart with an amazing average of $106,099. This is the best per theater average since The Grand Budapest Hotel opened with just over $200,000 for its per theater average. It wasn't the only film in the $10,000 club, as Dear White People opened with an average of $31,633 in eleven theaters. The Tale of Princess Kaguya was surprisingly strong during its opening weekend earning an average of $18,305 in three theaters. God the Father earned $15,037 in one theater. The final film in the $10,000 club was Listen Up Philip, which earned an average of $11,642 in two theaters. Diplomacy might have made it in the $10,000 club if it opened on Friday. However, it opened on Wednesday earning $8,518 in one theater over the weekend for a total opening of $12,750. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fury an Unspectacular First

October 19th, 2014

Fury poster

Fury will top the box office chart this weekend with a solid, but unspectacular, $23.5 million, according to Sony’s Sunday morning estimate. Pre-weekend projections had the film closer to $30 million, and with an $80 million price tag, and Brad Pitt starring, the film is really underperforming at this point. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. Fury will need really good legs, or a really strong performance overseas, to post a profit. More...

Limited Releases: Bird is the Word

October 17th, 2014

Birdman poster

It's an excellent week for limited releases with several films earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. This includes a couple that are also earning really loud buzz. Of these, Birdman is probably going to win the weekend race on the Per Theater Chart, while Dear White People should also be a hit. Diplomacy, Housebound, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, and others also deserve to find audiences, but not all will do so for various reasons (wrong genre, opening in Video on Demand, etc.). More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 20 $424,397   4 $106,099   $424,397 1
Oct 24, 2014 15 $1,379,640 +225% 50 $27,593   $2,010,081 2
Oct 31, 2014 12 $2,390,377 +73% 231 $10,348   $4,884,635 3
Nov 7, 2014 11 $2,311,866 -3% 460 $5,026   $8,098,118 4
Nov 14, 2014 10 $2,471,471 +7% 857 $2,884   $11,596,838 5
Nov 21, 2014 9 $1,853,664 -25% 862 $2,150   $14,405,771 6
Nov 28, 2014 9 $1,874,369 +1% 710 $2,640   $17,220,426 7
Dec 5, 2014 10 $1,150,315 -39% 738 $1,559   $18,919,810 8
Dec 12, 2014 11 $1,309,758 +14% 606 $2,161   $20,778,965 9
Dec 19, 2014 15 $865,337 -34% 452 $1,914   $22,204,384 10
Dec 26, 2014 21 $802,180 -7% 292 $2,747   $23,743,615 11
Jan 2, 2015 21 $860,582 +7% 282 $3,052   $25,424,568 12
Jan 9, 2015 20 $589,859 -31% 228 $2,587   $26,337,585 13
Jan 16, 2015 15 $1,543,643 +162% 471 $3,277   $28,269,636 14
Jan 23, 2015 13 $1,938,011 +26% 833 $2,327   $30,936,133 15
Jan 30, 2015 14 $1,479,629 -24% 976 $1,516   $33,201,627 16
Feb 6, 2015 14 $1,301,830 -12% 666 $1,955   $35,135,202 17
Feb 13, 2015 18 $857,145 -34% 481 $1,782   $36,457,830 18
Feb 20, 2015 15 $877,586 +2% 407 $2,156   $37,780,892 19
Feb 27, 2015 12 $1,923,460 +119% 1,213 $1,586   $40,227,624 20
Mar 6, 2015 17 $718,199 -63% 777 $924   $41,535,026 21
Mar 13, 2015 24 $221,887 -69% 239 $928   $42,025,329 22
Mar 20, 2015 35 $86,568 -61% 108 $802   $42,190,774 23
Mar 27, 2015 46 $39,669 -54% 46 $862   $42,273,153 24
Apr 3, 2015 54 $21,366 -46% 39 $548   $42,312,500 25
Apr 10, 2015 65 $11,473 -46% 20 $574   $42,335,698 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 17, 2014 - $135,602     4 $33,901   $135,602 1
Oct 18, 2014 - $158,227 +17%   4 $39,557   $293,829 2
Oct 19, 2014 - $130,568 -17%   4 $32,642   $424,397 3
Oct 20, 2014 - $54,344 -58%   4 $13,586   $478,741 4
Oct 21, 2014 - $51,664 -5%   4 $12,916   $530,405 5
Oct 22, 2014 - $53,162 +3%   4 $13,291   $583,567 6
Oct 23, 2014 - $46,874 -12%   4 $11,719   $630,441 7
Oct 24, 2014 15 $432,596 +823% +219% 50 $8,652   $1,063,037 8
Oct 25, 2014 15 $580,449 +34% +267% 50 $11,609   $1,643,486 9
Oct 26, 2014 14 $366,595 -37% +181% 50 $7,332   $2,010,081 10
Oct 27, 2014 14 $126,830 -65% +133% 50 $2,537   $2,136,911 11
Oct 28, 2014 15 $121,902 -4% +136% 50 $2,438   $2,258,813 12
Oct 29, 2014 14 $118,175 -3% +122% 50 $2,364   $2,376,988 13
Oct 30, 2014 14 $117,270 -1% +150% 50 $2,345   $2,494,258 14
Oct 31, 2014 14 $504,582 +330% +17% 231 $2,184   $2,998,840 15
Nov 1, 2014 13 $1,216,558 +141% +110% 231 $5,266   $4,215,398 16
Nov 2, 2014 12 $669,237 -45% +83% 231 $2,897   $4,884,635 17
Nov 3, 2014 12 $222,094 -67% +75% 231 $961   $5,106,729 18
Nov 4, 2014 14 $237,504 +7% +95% 231 $1,028   $5,344,233 19
Nov 5, 2014 12 $227,346 -4% +92% 231 $984   $5,571,579 20
Nov 6, 2014 12 $214,673 -6% +83% 231 $929   $5,786,252 21
Nov 7, 2014 10 $675,292 +215% +34% 460 $1,468   $6,461,544 22
Nov 8, 2014 11 $1,021,764 +51% -16% 460 $2,221   $7,483,308 23
Nov 9, 2014 11 $614,810 -40% -8% 460 $1,337   $8,098,118 24
Nov 10, 2014 11 $240,864 -61% +8% 460 $524   $8,338,982 25
Nov 11, 2014 11 $344,565 +43% +45% 460 $749   $8,683,547 26
Nov 12, 2014 9 $224,309 -35% -1% 460 $488   $8,907,856 27
Nov 13, 2014 9 $217,511 -3% +1% 460 $473   $9,125,367 28
Nov 14, 2014 10 $700,276 +222% +4% 857 $817   $9,825,643 29
Nov 15, 2014 10 $1,122,002 +60% +10% 857 $1,309   $10,947,645 30
Nov 16, 2014 9 $649,193 -42% +6% 857 $758   $11,596,838 31
Nov 17, 2014 9 $227,720 -65% -5% 857 $266   $11,824,558 32
Nov 18, 2014 9 $281,696 +24% -18% 857 $329   $12,106,254 33
Nov 19, 2014 9 $234,292 -17% +4% 857 $273   $12,340,546 34
Nov 20, 2014 8 $211,561 -10% -3% 857 $247   $12,552,107 35
Nov 21, 2014 9 $505,780 +139% -28% 862 $587   $13,057,887 36
Nov 22, 2014 8 $855,519 +69% -24% 862 $992   $13,913,406 37
Nov 23, 2014 9 $492,365 -42% -24% 862 $571   $14,405,771 38
Nov 24, 2014 9 $184,004 -63% -19% 862 $213   $14,589,775 39
Nov 25, 2014 9 $236,629 +29% -16% 862 $275   $14,826,404 40
Nov 26, 2014 - $251,226 +6% +7% 705 $356   $15,077,630 41
Nov 27, 2014 - $268,427 +7% +27% 705 $381   $15,346,057 42
Nov 28, 2014 9 $741,757 +176% +47% 710 $1,045   $16,087,814 43
Nov 29, 2014 9 $749,308 +1% -12% 710 $1,055   $16,837,122 44
Nov 30, 2014 9 $383,304 -49% -22% 710 $540   $17,220,426 45
Dec 1, 2014 9 $123,460 -68% -33% 710 $174   $17,343,886 46
Dec 2, 2014 9 $155,390 +26% -34% 710 $219   $17,499,276 47
Dec 3, 2014 9 $139,367 -10% -45% 710 $196   $17,638,643 48
Dec 4, 2014 9 $130,852 -6% -51% 710 $184   $17,769,495 49
Dec 5, 2014 10 $311,949 +138% -58% 738 $423   $18,081,444 50
Dec 6, 2014 10 $541,896 +74% -28% 738 $734   $18,623,340 51
Dec 7, 2014 10 $296,470 -45% -23% 738 $402   $18,919,810 52
Dec 8, 2014 10 $112,715 -62% -9% 738 $153   $19,032,525 53
Dec 9, 2014 10 $134,130 +19% -14% 738 $182   $19,166,655 54
Dec 10, 2014 9 $124,285 -7% -11% 738 $168   $19,290,940 55
Dec 11, 2014 8 $178,267 +43% +36% 738 $242   $19,469,207 56
Dec 12, 2014 11 $378,258 +112% +21% 606 $624   $19,847,465 57
Dec 13, 2014 11 $596,692 +58% +10% 606 $985   $20,444,157 58
Dec 14, 2014 11 $334,808 -44% +13% 606 $552   $20,778,965 59
Dec 15, 2014 11 $135,815 -59% +20% 606 $224   $20,914,780 60
Dec 16, 2014 11 $158,075 +16% +18% 606 $261   $21,072,855 61
Dec 17, 2014 12 $137,049 -13% +10% 606 $226   $21,209,904 62
Dec 18, 2014 12 $129,143 -6% -28% 541 $239   $21,339,047 63
Dec 19, 2014 14 $226,193 +75% -40% 452 $500   $21,565,240 64
Dec 20, 2014 14 $373,922 +65% -37% 452 $827   $21,939,162 65
Dec 21, 2014 15 $265,222 -29% -21% 452 $587   $22,204,384 66
Dec 22, 2014 14 $152,834 -42% +13% 452 $338   $22,357,218 67
Dec 23, 2014 14 $170,368 +11% +8% 452 $377   $22,527,586 68
Dec 24, 2014 - $146,538 -14% +7% 452 $324   $22,674,124 69
Dec 25, 2014 - $267,311 +82% +107% 292 $915   $22,941,435 70
Dec 26, 2014 19 $273,624 +2% +21% 292 $937   $23,215,059 71
Dec 27, 2014 19 $296,575 +8% -21% 292 $1,016   $23,511,634 72
Dec 28, 2014 - $231,981 -22% -13% 292 $794   $23,743,615 73
Dec 29, 2014 19 $170,226 -27% +11% 292 $583   $23,913,841 74
Dec 30, 2014 19 $170,988 n/c n/c 292 $586   $24,084,829 75
Dec 31, 2014 - $188,216 +10% +28% 292 $645   $24,273,045 76
Jan 1, 2015 - $290,941 +55% +9% 292 $996   $24,563,986 77
Jan 2, 2015 - $319,494 +10% +17% 282 $1,133   $24,883,480 78
Jan 3, 2015 - $335,853 +5% +13% 282 $1,191   $25,219,333 79
Jan 4, 2015 - $205,235 -39% -12% 282 $728   $25,424,568 80
Jan 5, 2015 - $74,793 -64% -56% 282 $265   $25,499,361 81
Jan 6, 2015 - $83,520 +12% -51% 282 $296   $25,582,881 82
Jan 7, 2015 - $84,822 +2% -55% 282 $301   $25,667,703 83
Jan 8, 2015 - $80,023 -6% -72% 282 $284   $25,747,726 84
Jan 9, 2015 - $159,553 +99% -50% 228 $700   $25,907,279 85
Jan 10, 2015 - $271,549 +70% -19% 228 $1,191   $26,178,828 86
Jan 11, 2015 - $158,757 -42% -23% 228 $696   $26,337,585 87
Jan 12, 2015 - $74,857 -53% n/c 228 $328   $26,412,442 88
Jan 13, 2015 - $94,662 +26% +13% 228 $415   $26,507,104 89
Jan 14, 2015 - $94,351 n/c +11% 228 $414   $26,601,455 90
Jan 15, 2015 15 $124,538 +32% +56% 228 $546   $26,725,993 91
Jan 16, 2015 14 $405,999 +226% +154% 471 $862   $27,131,992 92
Jan 17, 2015 14 $713,616 +76% +163% 471 $1,515   $27,845,608 93
Jan 18, 2015 - $424,028 -41% +167% 471 $900   $28,269,636 94
Jan 19, 2015 15 $326,828 -23% +337% 471 $694   $28,596,464 95
Jan 20, 2015 14 $141,827 -57% +50% 471 $301   $28,738,291 96
Jan 21, 2015 13 $123,028 -13% +30% 471 $261   $28,861,319 97
Jan 22, 2015 13 $136,803 +11% +10% 471 $290   $28,998,122 98
Jan 23, 2015 13 $490,920 +259% +21% 833 $589   $29,489,042 99
Jan 24, 2015 13 $917,436 +87% +29% 833 $1,101   $30,406,478 100
Jan 25, 2015 12 $529,655 -42% +25% 833 $636   $30,936,133 101
Jan 26, 2015 12 $173,468 -67% -47% 833 $208   $31,109,601 102
Jan 27, 2015 12 $240,530 +39% +70% 833 $289   $31,350,131 103
Jan 28, 2015 12 $194,466 -19% +58% 833 $233   $31,544,597 104
Jan 29, 2015 12 $177,401 -9% +30% 833 $213   $31,721,998 105
Jan 30, 2015 15 $458,954 +159% -7% 976 $470   $32,180,952 106
Jan 31, 2015 13 $792,867 +73% -14% 976 $812   $32,973,819 107
Feb 1, 2015 15 $227,808 -71% -57% 976 $233   $33,201,627 108
Feb 2, 2015 13 $136,926 -40% -21% 976 $140   $33,338,553 109
Feb 3, 2015 13 $179,373 +31% -25% 976 $184   $33,517,926 110
Feb 4, 2015 12 $152,030 -15% -22% 976 $156   $33,669,956 111
Feb 5, 2015 11 $163,416 +7% -8% 976 $167   $33,833,372 112
Feb 6, 2015 14 $326,024 +100% -29% 666 $490   $34,159,396 113
Feb 7, 2015 14 $635,799 +95% -20% 666 $955   $34,795,195 114
Feb 8, 2015 14 $340,007 -47% +49% 666 $511   $35,135,202 115
Feb 9, 2015 14 $114,202 -66% -17% 666 $171   $35,249,404 116
Feb 10, 2015 14 $130,796 +15% -27% 666 $196   $35,380,200 117
Feb 11, 2015 14 $113,632 -13% -25% 666 $171   $35,493,832 118
Feb 12, 2015 13 $106,853 -6% -35% 666 $160   $35,600,685 119
Feb 13, 2015 - $202,809 +90% -38% 481 $422   $35,803,494 120
Feb 14, 2015 - $395,408 +95% -38% 481 $822   $36,198,902 121
Feb 15, 2015 15 $258,928 -35% -24% 481 $538   $36,457,830 122
Feb 16, 2015 14 $172,925 -33% +51% 481 $360   $36,630,755 123
Feb 17, 2015 14 $90,135 -48% -31% 481 $187   $36,720,890 124
Feb 18, 2015 14 $84,132 -7% -26% 481 $175   $36,805,022 125
Feb 19, 2015 14 $98,284 +17% -8% 481 $204   $36,903,306 126
Feb 20, 2015 14 $247,401 +152% +22% 407 $608   $37,150,707 127
Feb 21, 2015 14 $405,358 +64% +3% 407 $996   $37,556,065 128
Feb 22, 2015 14 $224,827 -45% -13% 407 $552   $37,780,892 129
Feb 23, 2015 10 $141,525 -37% -18% 407 $348   $37,922,417 130
Feb 24, 2015 11 $148,510 +5% +65% 407 $365   $38,070,927 131
Feb 25, 2015 11 $117,112 -21% +39% 407 $288   $38,188,039 132
Feb 26, 2015 12 $116,125 -1% +18% 407 $285   $38,304,164 133
Feb 27, 2015 12 $526,169 +353% +113% 1,213 $434   $38,830,333 134
Feb 28, 2015 11 $922,322 +75% +128% 1,213 $760   $39,752,655 135
Mar 1, 2015 12 $474,969 -49% +111% 1,213 $392   $40,227,624 136
Mar 2, 2015 11 $151,956 -68% +7% 1,213 $125   $40,379,580 137
Mar 3, 2015 11 $172,389 +13% +16% 1,213 $142   $40,551,969 138
Mar 4, 2015 11 $137,132 -20% +17% 1,213 $113   $40,689,101 139
Mar 5, 2015 13 $127,726 -7% +10% 1,213 $105   $40,816,827 140
Mar 6, 2015 - $192,699 +51% -63% 777 $248   $41,009,526 141
Mar 7, 2015 15 $347,853 +81% -62% 777 $448   $41,357,379 142
Mar 8, 2015 - $177,647 -49% -63% 777 $229   $41,535,026 143
Mar 9, 2015 - $60,266 -66% -60% 777 $78   $41,595,292 144
Mar 10, 2015 - $76,725 +27% -55% 777 $99   $41,672,017 145
Mar 11, 2015 15 $68,295 -11% -50% 777 $88   $41,740,312 146
Mar 12, 2015 15 $63,130 -8% -51% 777 $81   $41,803,442 147
Mar 13, 2015 - $57,064 -10% -70% 239 $239   $41,860,506 148
Mar 14, 2015 - $107,009 +88% -69% 239 $448   $41,967,515 149
Mar 15, 2015 - $57,814 -46% -67% 239 $242   $42,025,329 150
Mar 16, 2015 - $18,541 -68% -69% 239 $78   $42,043,870 151
Mar 17, 2015 - $20,735 +12% -73% 239 $87   $42,064,605 152
Mar 18, 2015 - $20,792 n/c -70% 239 $87   $42,085,397 153
Mar 19, 2015 - $18,809 -10% -70% 239 $79   $42,104,206 154
Mar 20, 2015 - $22,099 +17% -61% 108 $205   $42,126,305 155
Mar 21, 2015 - $41,818 +89% -61% 108 $387   $42,168,123 156
Mar 22, 2015 - $22,651 -46% -61% 108 $210   $42,190,774 157
Mar 23, 2015 - $11,043 -51% -40% 108 $102   $42,201,817 158
Mar 24, 2015 - $11,469 +4% -45% 108 $106   $42,213,286 159
Mar 25, 2015 - $11,150 -3% -46% 108 $103   $42,224,436 160
Mar 26, 2015 - $9,048 -19% -52% 108 $84   $42,233,484 161
Mar 27, 2015 - $11,337 +25% -49% 46 $246   $42,244,821 162
Mar 28, 2015 - $19,372 +71% -54% 46 $421   $42,264,193 163
Mar 29, 2015 - $8,960 -54% -60% 46 $195   $42,273,153 164
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,301 -63% -70% 46 $72   $42,276,454 165
Mar 31, 2015 - $4,733 +43% -59% 46 $103   $42,281,187 166
Apr 1, 2015 - $4,492 -5% -60% 46 $98   $42,285,679 167
Apr 2, 2015 - $5,455 +21% -40% 46 $119   $42,291,134 168
Apr 3, 2015 - $7,110 +30% -37% 39 $182   $42,298,244 169
Apr 4, 2015 - $8,158 +15% -58% 39 $209   $42,306,402 170
Apr 5, 2015 - $6,098 -25% -32% 39 $156   $42,312,500 171
Apr 6, 2015 - $2,707 -56% -18% 39 $69   $42,315,207 172
Apr 7, 2015 - $3,406 +26% -28% 39 $87   $42,318,613 173
Apr 8, 2015 - $2,788 -18% -38% 39 $71   $42,321,401 174
Apr 9, 2015 - $2,824 +1% -48% 39 $72   $42,324,225 175

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 20 $630,441   4 $157,610   $630,441 1
Oct 24, 2014 15 $1,863,817 +196% 50 $37,276   $2,494,258 2
Oct 31, 2014 12 $3,291,994 +77% 231 $14,251   $5,786,252 3
Nov 7, 2014 11 $3,339,115 +1% 460 $7,259   $9,125,367 4
Nov 14, 2014 10 $3,426,740 +3% 857 $3,999   $12,552,107 5
Nov 21, 2014 12 $2,793,950 -18% 705 $3,963   $15,346,057 6
Nov 28, 2014 9 $2,423,438 -13% 710 $3,413   $17,769,495 7
Dec 5, 2014 10 $1,699,712 -30% 738 $2,303   $19,469,207 8
Dec 12, 2014 12 $1,869,840 +10% 541 $3,456   $21,339,047 9
Dec 19, 2014 19 $1,602,388 -14% 292 $5,488   $22,941,435 10
Dec 26, 2014 21 $1,622,551 +1% 292 $5,557   $24,563,986 11
Jan 2, 2015 20 $1,183,740 -27% 282 $4,198   $25,747,726 12
Jan 9, 2015 20 $978,267 -17% 228 $4,291   $26,725,993 13
Jan 16, 2015 14 $2,272,129 +132% 471 $4,824   $28,998,122 14
Jan 23, 2015 13 $2,723,876 +20% 833 $3,270   $31,721,998 15
Jan 30, 2015 14 $2,111,374 -22% 976 $2,163   $33,833,372 16
Feb 6, 2015 14 $1,767,313 -16% 666 $2,654   $35,600,685 17
Feb 13, 2015 16 $1,302,621 -26% 481 $2,708   $36,903,306 18
Feb 20, 2015 14 $1,400,858 +8% 407 $3,442   $38,304,164 19
Feb 27, 2015 12 $2,512,663 +79% 1,213 $2,071   $40,816,827 20
Mar 6, 2015 17 $986,615 -61% 777 $1,270   $41,803,442 21
Mar 13, 2015 25 $300,764 -70% 239 $1,258   $42,104,206 22
Mar 20, 2015 33 $129,278 -57% 108 $1,197   $42,233,484 23
Mar 27, 2015 46 $57,650 -55% 46 $1,253   $42,291,134 24
Apr 3, 2015 54 $33,091 -43% 39 $848   $42,324,225 25
Apr 10, 2015 64 $16,373 -51% 20 $819   $42,340,598 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/15/2015 $337,851 103 168 1,192 $4,460,713 10/20/2022
Belgium 1/28/2015 $0 0 14 26 $587,752 6/26/2015
Brazil 1/30/2015 $286,357 0 0 0 $2,052,048 11/6/2018
France 2/27/2015 $1,558,599 0 0 0 $4,153,983 8/21/2018
Germany 1/29/2015 $624,638 0 1 1 $4,260,394 8/22/2018
Hong Kong 1/22/2015 $291,000 63 63 177 $773,731 11/25/2018
Italy 2/6/2015 $929,183 0 0 0 $5,021,620 11/6/2018
Japan 4/10/2015 $0 0 0 0 $618,159 8/23/2018
Netherlands 1/23/2015 $190,334 32 42 288 $1,082,095 11/21/2018
Poland 1/23/2015 $110,799 0 0 0 $605,222 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 1/22/2015 $531,000 469 469 1,260 $1,772,195 11/19/2018
Singapore 1/15/2015 $0 0 1 1 $987 6/26/2015
South Korea 3/6/2015 $730,915 0 0 0 $1,442,786 8/29/2018
Spain 1/9/2015 $751,095 197 283 2,400 $3,926 11/19/2018
Taiwan 1/16/2015 $201,001 0 17 42 $847,691 11/2/2018
Turkey 2/27/2015 $170,907 94 94 389 $463,908 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 1/1/2015 $2,337,407 0 230 237 $8,649,123 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $23,789,316
 
International Total$60,585,649 10/20/2022

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
Feb 22, 2015586,678 86,678$1,296,703$1,296,7033
Mar 1, 2015938,982-55% 125,660$583,171$1,879,8744
Mar 8, 20152315,631-60% 141,291$233,840$2,113,7145

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 22, 20154109,934 109,934$2,178,892$2,178,8923
Mar 1, 2015441,292-62% 151,226$745,322$2,924,2144
Mar 8, 20151310,064-76% 161,290$200,874$3,125,0885
Mar 15, 20151113,503+34% 174,793$269,515$3,394,6036

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