Skyfall (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $304,360,277Details
International Box Office $806,166,704Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,110,526,981
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $48,146,962 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $52,935,156 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $101,082,118
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Synopsis

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$88,364,714 (29.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$200,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,505 opening theaters/3,526 max. theaters, 8.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $411,972,425

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office 100 $304,360,277
All Time International Box Office 24 $806,166,704
All Time Worldwide Box Office 33 $1,110,526,981

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2012 (IMAX) by Sony Pictures
November 9th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Bahrain)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
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Video Release: February 12th, 2013 by Fox/MGM
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2242, 9/26/2012)
Running Time: 143 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2012
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Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Secret Agent, Surprise Twist, Faked Death, Development Hell, Delayed Sequel, Prologue, Intertitle
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, B23, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $300m 92 $300,149,583 Jan 18, 2013 72
Biggest 9th Saturday 95 $1,365,166 Jan 5, 2013 59
Biggest 9th Friday 67 $1,005,199 Jan 4, 2013 58
Biggest 8th Thursday 31 $682,754 Jan 3, 2013 57
Biggest 8th Wednesday 29 $746,695 Jan 2, 2013 56
Biggest 8th Tuesday 7 $1,395,850 Jan 1, 2013 55
Biggest 8th Monday 18 $1,345,069 Dec 31, 2012 54
Biggest 8th Sunday 72 $1,374,361 Dec 30, 2012 53
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 397 $6,582,216 Dec 28, 2012 53
Biggest 8th Friday 53 $1,475,427 Dec 28, 2012 51
Biggest 7th Thursday 14 $1,294,340 Dec 27, 2012 50
Biggest 7th Wednesday 16 $1,332,898 Dec 26, 2012 49
Biggest 7th Tuesday 25 $1,359,081 Dec 25, 2012 48
Biggest 7th Monday 51 $1,081,745 Dec 24, 2012 47
Biggest 7th Sunday 97 $1,674,503 Dec 23, 2012 46
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 83 $10,780,201 Dec 7, 2012 32
Biggest 5th Saturday 71 $5,018,913 Dec 8, 2012 31
Biggest 5th Friday 90 $3,122,096 Dec 7, 2012 30
Fastest to $250m 96 $250,620,080 Dec 6, 2012 29
Biggest 4th Saturday 72 $7,643,379 Dec 1, 2012 24
Biggest 4th Friday 92 $4,866,907 Nov 30, 2012 23
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 35 $35,502,973 Nov 23, 2012 18
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 25 $35,502,973 Nov 23, 2012 18
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 46 $50,590,620 Nov 23, 2012 18
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 25 $50,548,778 Nov 23, 2012 18
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $58,389,257 Nov 23, 2012 18
Biggest 3rd Saturday 44 $13,972,202 Nov 24, 2012 17
Biggest 3rd Friday 14 $14,678,348 Nov 23, 2012 16
Fastest to $150m 101 $200,319,497 Nov 23, 2012 16
Fastest to $200m 101 $200,319,497 Nov 23, 2012 16
Biggest 2nd Thursday 26 $7,643,829 Nov 22, 2012 15
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 30 $7,401,976 Nov 21, 2012 14
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 91 $5,639,795 Nov 20, 2012 13
Biggest 2nd Saturday 92 $17,686,995 Nov 17, 2012 10
Biggest 1st Monday 92 $11,327,664 Nov 12, 2012 5
Fastest to $100m 115 $101,892,378 Nov 12, 2012 5
Fastest to $50m 161 $101,892,378 Nov 12, 2012 5
Biggest 1st Sunday 94 $24,001,093 Nov 11, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 14 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend 98 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Action Weekend Domestic 58 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 20 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 10 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 50 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 79 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 74 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 9 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top 2012 Theater Average 27 $25,211 Nov 9, 2012 4
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 2 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $125,916,940 Nov 9, 2012 4
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 2 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $125,916,940 Nov 9, 2012 4
Biggest 1st Saturday 78 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 48 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Day Domestic 18 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 20 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Biggest Domestic November Day 29 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Biggest Domestic Saturday 90 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2012 1 $88,364,714   3,505 $25,211   $90,564,714 1
Nov 16, 2012 2 $41,104,513 -53% 3,505 $11,727   $160,941,621 2
Nov 23, 2012 2 $35,502,973 -14% 3,526 $10,069   $221,144,122 3
Nov 30, 2012 2 $16,555,894 -53% 3,463 $4,781   $245,585,083 4
Dec 7, 2012 1 $10,780,201 -35% 3,401 $3,170   $261,400,281 5
Dec 14, 2012 4 $6,555,732 -39% 2,924 $2,242   $271,921,795 6
Dec 21, 2012 7 $4,867,540 -26% 2,365 $2,058   $279,959,314 7
Dec 28, 2012 11 $4,531,824 -7% 1,637 $2,768   $289,559,202 8
Jan 4, 2013 13 $3,074,796 -32% 1,307 $2,353   $296,804,366 9
Jan 11, 2013 17 $1,555,802 -49% 823 $1,890   $299,349,015 10
Jan 18, 2013 20 $969,241 -38% 507 $1,912   $300,856,315 11
Jan 25, 2013 22 $791,239 -18% 456 $1,735   $302,044,126 12
Feb 1, 2013 23 $526,926 -33% 425 $1,240   $302,823,504 13
Feb 8, 2013 25 $434,210 -18% 370 $1,174   $303,460,116 14
Feb 15, 2013 28 $267,784 -38% 262 $1,022   $303,898,781 15
Feb 22, 2013 32 $143,543 -46% 184 $780   $304,164,760 16
Mar 1, 2013 45 $73,529 -49% 101 $728   $304,295,238 17
Mar 8, 2013 47 $40,701 -45% 69 $590   $304,360,277 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2012 1 $2,200,000     463 $4,752   $2,200,000 1
Nov 9, 2012 1 $30,504,077 +1,287%   3,505 $8,703   $32,704,077 2
Nov 10, 2012 1 $33,859,544 +11%   3,505 $9,660   $66,563,621 3
Nov 11, 2012 1 $24,001,093 -29%   3,505 $6,848   $90,564,714 4
Nov 12, 2012 1 $11,327,664 -53%   3,505 $3,232   $101,892,378 5
Nov 13, 2012 1 $7,215,854 -36%   3,505 $2,059   $109,108,232 6
Nov 14, 2012 1 $5,541,933 -23%   3,505 $1,581   $114,650,165 7
Nov 15, 2012 1 $5,186,943 -6% +136% 3,505 $1,480   $119,837,108 8
Nov 16, 2012 2 $12,252,756 +136% -60% 3,505 $3,496   $132,089,864 9
Nov 17, 2012 2 $17,686,995 +44% -48% 3,505 $5,046   $149,776,859 10
Nov 18, 2012 2 $11,164,762 -37% -53% 3,505 $3,185   $160,941,621 11
Nov 19, 2012 2 $4,013,928 -64% -65% 3,505 $1,145   $164,955,549 12
Nov 20, 2012 2 $5,639,795 +41% -22% 3,505 $1,609   $170,595,344 13
Nov 21, 2012 2 $7,401,976 +31% +34% 3,526 $2,099   $177,997,320 14
Nov 22, 2012 2 $7,643,829 +3% +47% 3,526 $2,168   $185,641,149 15
Nov 23, 2012 2 $14,678,348 +92% +20% 3,526 $4,163   $200,319,497 16
Nov 24, 2012 2 $13,972,202 -5% -21% 3,526 $3,963   $214,291,699 17
Nov 25, 2012 2 $6,852,423 -51% -39% 3,526 $1,943   $221,144,122 18
Nov 26, 2012 2 $1,923,566 -72% -52% 3,526 $546   $223,067,688 19
Nov 27, 2012 2 $2,274,157 +18% -60% 3,526 $645   $225,341,845 20
Nov 28, 2012 2 $1,823,066 -20% -75% 3,526 $517   $227,164,911 21
Nov 29, 2012 2 $1,864,278 +2% -76% 3,526 $529   $229,029,189 22
Nov 30, 2012 2 $4,866,907 +161% -67% 3,463 $1,405   $233,896,096 23
Dec 1, 2012 1 $7,643,379 +57% -45% 3,463 $2,207   $241,539,475 24
Dec 2, 2012 3 $4,045,608 -47% -41% 3,463 $1,168   $245,585,083 25
Dec 3, 2012 2 $1,127,736 -72% -41% 3,463 $326   $246,712,819 26
Dec 4, 2012 1 $1,506,461 +34% -34% 3,463 $435   $248,219,280 27
Dec 5, 2012 1 $1,214,376 -19% -33% 3,463 $351   $249,433,656 28
Dec 6, 2012 1 $1,186,424 -2% -36% 3,463 $343   $250,620,080 29
Dec 7, 2012 1 $3,122,096 +163% -36% 3,401 $918   $253,742,176 30
Dec 8, 2012 1 $5,018,913 +61% -34% 3,401 $1,476   $258,761,089 31
Dec 9, 2012 2 $2,639,192 -47% -35% 3,401 $776   $261,400,281 32
Dec 10, 2012 1 $888,168 -66% -21% 3,401 $261   $262,288,449 33
Dec 11, 2012 1 $1,162,083 +31% -23% 3,401 $342   $263,450,532 34
Dec 12, 2012 1 $963,787 -17% -21% 3,401 $283   $264,414,319 35
Dec 13, 2012 1 $951,744 -1% -20% 3,401 $280   $265,366,063 36
Dec 14, 2012 3 $1,819,819 +91% -42% 2,924 $622   $267,185,882 37
Dec 15, 2012 4 $3,044,056 +67% -39% 2,924 $1,041   $270,229,938 38
Dec 16, 2012 4 $1,691,857 -44% -36% 2,924 $579   $271,921,795 39
Dec 17, 2012 3 $701,272 -59% -21% 2,924 $240   $272,623,067 40
Dec 18, 2012 3 $884,751 +26% -24% 2,924 $303   $273,507,818 41
Dec 19, 2012 5 $742,693 -16% -23% 2,717 $273   $274,250,511 42
Dec 20, 2012 5 $841,263 +13% -12% 2,717 $310   $275,091,774 43
Dec 21, 2012 8 $1,277,886 +52% -30% 2,365 $540   $276,369,660 44
Dec 22, 2012 7 $1,915,151 +50% -37% 2,365 $810   $278,284,811 45
Dec 23, 2012 7 $1,674,503 -13% -1% 2,365 $708   $279,959,314 46
Dec 24, 2012 7 $1,081,745 -35% +54% 2,365 $457   $281,041,059 47
Dec 25, 2012 10 $1,359,081 +26% +54% 1,637 $830   $282,400,140 48
Dec 26, 2012 11 $1,332,898 -2% +79% 1,637 $814   $283,733,038 49
Dec 27, 2012 11 $1,294,340 -3% +54% 1,637 $791   $285,027,378 50
Dec 28, 2012 11 $1,475,427 +14% +15% 1,637 $901   $286,502,805 51
Dec 29, 2012 11 $1,682,036 +14% -12% 1,637 $1,028   $288,184,841 52
Dec 30, 2012 11 $1,374,361 -18% -18% 1,637 $840   $289,559,202 53
Dec 31, 2012 10 $1,345,069 -2% +24% 1,637 $822   $290,904,271 54
Jan 1, 2013 11 $1,395,850 +4% +3% 1,637 $853   $292,300,121 55
Jan 2, 2013 11 $746,695 -47% -44% 1,637 $456   $293,046,816 56
Jan 3, 2013 11 $682,754 -9% -47% 1,637 $417   $293,729,570 57
Jan 4, 2013 13 $1,005,199 +47% -32% 1,307 $769   $294,734,769 58
Jan 5, 2013 13 $1,365,166 +36% -19% 1,307 $1,045   $296,099,935 59
Jan 6, 2013 17 $704,431 -48% -49% 1,307 $539   $296,804,366 60
Jan 7, 2013 15 $220,644 -69% -84% 1,307 $169   $297,025,010 61
Jan 8, 2013 13 $284,473 +29% -80% 1,307 $218   $297,309,483 62
Jan 9, 2013 13 $240,281 -16% -68% 1,307 $184   $297,549,764 63
Jan 10, 2013 15 $243,449 +1% -64% 1,307 $186   $297,793,213 64
Jan 11, 2013 - $462,243 +90% -54% 823 $562   $298,255,456 65
Jan 12, 2013 - $733,531 +59% -46% 823 $891   $298,988,987 66
Jan 13, 2013 - $360,028 -51% -49% 823 $437   $299,349,015 67
Jan 14, 2013 17 $117,246 -67% -47% 823 $142   $299,466,261 68
Jan 15, 2013 17 $161,667 +38% -43% 823 $196   $299,627,928 69
Jan 16, 2013 18 $126,801 -22% -47% 823 $154   $299,754,729 70
Jan 17, 2013 18 $132,345 +4% -46% 823 $161   $299,887,074 71
Jan 18, 2013 19 $262,509 +98% -43% 507 $518   $300,149,583 72
Jan 19, 2013 20 $457,439 +74% -38% 507 $902   $300,607,022 73
Jan 20, 2013 21 $249,293 -46% -31% 507 $492   $300,856,315 74
Jan 21, 2013 21 $174,654 -30% +49% 507 $344   $301,030,969 75
Jan 22, 2013 - $82,952 -53% -49% 507 $164   $301,113,921 76
Jan 23, 2013 - $66,103 -20% -48% 507 $130   $301,180,024 77
Jan 24, 2013 - $72,863 +10% -45% 507 $144   $301,252,887 78
Jan 25, 2013 - $197,058 +170% -25% 456 $432   $301,449,945 79
Jan 26, 2013 - $395,441 +101% -14% 456 $867   $301,845,386 80
Jan 27, 2013 - $198,740 -50% -20% 456 $436   $302,044,126 81
Feb 1, 2013 - $165,232   -16% 425 $389   $302,461,810 86
Feb 2, 2013 - $280,865 +70% -29% 425 $661   $302,742,675 87
Feb 3, 2013 - $80,829 -71% -59% 425 $190   $302,823,504 88
Feb 8, 2013 - $115,047   -30% 370 $311   $303,140,953 93
Feb 9, 2013 - $208,927 +82% -26% 370 $565   $303,349,880 94
Feb 10, 2013 - $110,236 -47% +36% 370 $298   $303,460,116 95
Feb 15, 2013 - $72,688   -37% 262 $277   $303,703,685 100
Feb 16, 2013 - $116,256 +60% -44% 262 $444   $303,819,941 101
Feb 17, 2013 - $78,840 -32% -28% 262 $301   $303,898,781 102
Feb 18, 2013 - $55,579 -30%   262 $212   $303,954,360 103
Feb 22, 2013 - $44,572   -39% 184 $242   $304,065,789 107
Feb 23, 2013 - $69,820 +57% -40% 184 $379   $304,135,609 108
Feb 24, 2013 - $29,151 -58% -63% 184 $158   $304,164,760 109
Mar 1, 2013 - $21,098   -53% 101 $209   $304,242,807 114
Mar 2, 2013 - $36,204 +72% -48% 101 $358   $304,279,011 115
Mar 3, 2013 - $16,227 -55% -44% 101 $161   $304,295,238 116
Mar 8, 2013 - $10,744   -49% 69 $156   $304,330,320 121
Mar 9, 2013 - $19,792 +84% -45% 69 $287   $304,350,112 122
Mar 10, 2013 - $10,165 -49% -37% 69 $147   $304,360,277 123

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 2012 15 $2,200,000   463 $4,752   $2,200,000 1
Nov 9, 2012 1 $117,637,108 +5,247% 3,505 $33,563   $119,837,108 2
Nov 16, 2012 2 $65,804,041 -44% 3,526 $18,663   $185,641,149 3
Nov 23, 2012 2 $43,388,040 -34% 3,526 $12,305   $229,029,189 4
Nov 30, 2012 2 $21,590,891 -50% 3,463 $6,235   $250,620,080 5
Dec 7, 2012 1 $14,745,983 -32% 3,401 $4,336   $265,366,063 6
Dec 14, 2012 4 $9,725,711 -34% 2,717 $3,580   $275,091,774 7
Dec 21, 2012 11 $9,935,604 +2% 1,637 $6,069   $285,027,378 8
Dec 28, 2012 11 $8,702,192 -12% 1,637 $5,316   $293,729,570 9
Jan 4, 2013 13 $4,063,643 -53% 1,307 $3,109   $297,793,213 10
Jan 11, 2013 17 $2,093,861 -48% 823 $2,544   $299,887,074 11
Jan 18, 2013 20 $1,365,813 -35% 507 $2,694   $301,252,887 12
Jan 25, 2013 22 $1,043,691 -24% 456 $2,289   $302,296,578 13
Feb 1, 2013 22 $729,328 -30% 425 $1,716   $303,025,906 14
Feb 8, 2013 28 $605,091 -17% 370 $1,635   $303,630,997 15
Feb 15, 2013 29 $323,363 -47% 262 $1,234   $303,954,360 16
Feb 22, 2013 33 $200,492 -38% 184 $1,090   $304,221,709 17
Mar 1, 2013 47 $97,867 -51% 101 $969   $304,319,576 18
Mar 8, 2013 54 $40,701 -58% 69 $590   $304,360,277 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/1/2012 $742,653 146 146 685 $2,820,639 12/30/2018
Aruba 11/8/2012 $21,585 6 6 22 $74,475 12/29/2018
Australia 11/22/2012 $12,801,914 580 585 4,118 $50,842,825 12/4/2023
Austria 11/1/2012 $153,624 4 120 788 $8,017,081 12/14/2015
Bahrain 10/26/2012 $235,592 3 4 25 $577,196 12/29/2018
Belgium 10/26/2012 $1,490,923 97 105 1,057 $11,267,644 12/14/2015
Bolivia 11/1/2012 $81,259 20 20 104 $245,684 12/29/2018
Brazil 10/26/2012 $3,082,974 531 552 2,617 $14,189,125 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 10/26/2012 $173,062 36 36 257 $822,476 12/30/2018
Central America 11/1/2012 $470,755 145 145 487 $1,662,484 12/13/2015
Chile 11/1/2012 $589,250 85 85 458 $1,959,761 12/30/2018
China 1/21/2013 $16,477,879 8,079 8,079 18,183 $59,020,141 12/14/2015
Colombia 11/2/2012 $714,768 184 219 756 $2,955,065 12/30/2018
Croatia 11/1/2012 $305,368 29 30 241 $930,576 12/30/2018
Curacao 11/8/2012 $15,706 1 1 11 $92,564 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 10/26/2012 $854,944 89 89 202 $3,255,647 12/29/2018
Denmark 10/26/2012 $2,643,057 116 116 716 $15,872,425 12/14/2015
Dominican Republic 12/20/2012 $108,584 24 25 118 $373,517 12/30/2018
East Africa 11/2/2012 $3,385 1 1 3 $10,100 12/12/2015
Ecuador 11/1/2012 $228,979 41 41 125 $748,430 12/30/2018
Egypt 10/31/2012 $205,135 12 12 75 $824,903 12/30/2018
Estonia 11/2/2012 $147,100 12 12 74 $601,384 12/14/2015
Finland 10/26/2012 $0 0 107 441 $9,049,408 12/14/2015
France 10/26/2012 $10,327,988 820 825 5,730 $59,129,360 12/14/2015
Germany 11/1/2012 $40,205 1 1,338 8,195 $85,223,816 12/14/2015
Ghana 11/2/2012 $22,510 1 1 10 $104,835 12/30/2018
Greece 11/1/2012 $0 0 88 246 $5,806,892 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 11/1/2012 $1,971,464 135 135 377 $4,760,127 12/14/2015
Hungary 10/26/2012 $516,628 40 40 488 $2,391,722 12/30/2018
Iceland 10/26/2012 $152,410 8 8 51 $668,959 12/30/2018
India 11/1/2012 $3,920,824 1,060 1,060 2,277 $10,949,569 12/14/2015
Indonesia 11/1/2012 $2,755,926 412 412 1,225 $7,501,968 12/30/2018
Iraq 10/26/2012 $12,579 1 1 4 $29,205 12/29/2018
Israel 10/26/2012 $659,913 40 40 335 $4,222,545 12/30/2018
Italy 10/31/2012 $26,229 1 668 1,774 $16,834,692 12/12/2015
Jamaica 11/7/2012 $93,156 5 7 12 $195,003 12/29/2018
Japan 12/1/2012 $0 0 39 81 $30,599,936 12/14/2015
Jordan 10/26/2012 $75,235 3 4 29 $11,199,063 12/29/2018
Kenya 11/2/2012 $113,196 13 13 104 $378,065 12/30/2018
Kuwait 10/26/2012 $61,967 1 290 296 $5,486,061 12/30/2018
Latvia 11/2/2012 $138,463 10 10 66 $536,256 12/30/2018
Lebanon 11/1/2012 $366,166 21 21 93 $976,280 12/29/2018
Lithuania 11/1/2012 $102,363 11 11 39 $371,001 12/13/2015
Malaysia 11/1/2012 $2,502,913 180 180 729 $6,560,109 12/13/2015
Mexico 11/1/2012 $2,687,086 1,082 1,082 4,267 $9,724,753 12/14/2015
Netherlands 10/31/2012 $3,829,412 211 211 2,223 $23,039,444 12/14/2015
New Zealand 11/22/2012 $1,586,617 131 131 977 $6,147,212 3/31/2021
Nigeria 11/2/2012 $100,532 11 11 123 $520,651 12/30/2018
Norway 10/26/2012 $0 0 90 360 $13,828,717 12/14/2015
Oman 10/26/2012 $85,480 5 6 29 $299,234 12/29/2018
Peru 11/1/2012 $505,365 101 101 327 $1,278,704 12/29/2018
Philippines 10/31/2012 $1,884,491 209 209 596 $3,431,191 12/30/2018
Poland 10/26/2012 $2,516,586 212 233 1,245 $10,099,721 12/30/2018
Portugal 10/26/2012 $676,308 93 97 586 $3,600,193 12/14/2015
Qatar 10/26/2012 $233,001 5 5 27 $757,807 12/29/2018
Romania 10/26/2012 $396,524 62 72 400 $1,607,574 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/26/2012 $7,464,694 926 951 3,431 $22,807,468 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 11/1/2012 $99,849 23 24 83 $415,924 12/30/2018
Singapore 11/1/2012 $2,243,757 84 84 271 $5,258,377 12/13/2015
Slovakia 10/26/2012 $294,385 35 35 78 $1,029,907 12/13/2015
Slovenia 10/31/2012 $223,765 14 14 123 $720,355 12/14/2015
South Africa 11/30/2012 $763,995 125 125 785 $4,027,426 12/14/2015
South Korea 10/26/2012 $5,585,103 743 743 2,090 $15,220,738 12/12/2015
Spain 10/31/2012 $3,991,256 637 639 2,801 $13,699,536 12/14/2015
Suriname 11/9/2012 $6,792 1 1 9 $46,426 12/30/2018
Sweden 10/26/2012 $2,878,058 222 222 1,116 $17,898,068 12/14/2015
Switzerland 10/27/2012 $696,486 46 219 1,550 $20,159,852 12/14/2015
Taiwan 11/2/2012 $1,744,665 193 193 638 $7,853,113 12/14/2015
Thailand 11/1/2012 $67,710 3 207 407 $3,662,587 12/14/2015
Trinidad 11/7/2012 $188,966 19 19 72 $541,962 12/29/2018
Turkey 11/2/2012 $1,054,004 153 153 889 $3,677,272 12/30/2018
Ukraine 11/1/2012 $1,187,229 145 150 673 $2,508,409 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/26/2012 $1,660,032 29 30 188 $4,837,519 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 10/26/2012 $31,256,380 1,850 1,850 10,852 $158,348,368 10/5/2022
Uruguay 11/1/2012 $43,008 10 10 50 $196,809 12/29/2018
Venezuela 11/2/2012 $515,832 93 93 331 $2,164,714 12/12/2015
Vietnam 11/2/2012 $401,497 59 59 211 $1,400,605 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $5,217,054
 
International Total$806,166,704 12/4/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
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Week
Total
Spending
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Release
Feb 17, 201311,091,265 1,091,265$18,616,981$18,616,9811
Feb 24, 20132376,416-66% 1,467,681$6,824,422$25,441,4032
Mar 3, 20135178,722-53% 1,646,403$3,554,781$28,996,1843
Mar 10, 20137102,516-43% 1,748,919$2,046,219$31,042,4034
Mar 17, 2013860,213-41% 1,809,132$1,201,851$32,244,2545
Mar 24, 20131139,624-34% 1,848,756$790,895$33,035,1496
Mar 31, 201312119,985+203% 1,968,741$2,394,901$35,430,0507
Apr 7, 20131923,995-80% 1,992,736$478,460$35,908,5108
Apr 14, 20131924,121+1% 2,016,857$466,500$36,375,0109
Apr 21, 20132024,419+1% 2,041,276$374,343$36,749,35310
Apr 28, 20133019,552-20% 2,060,828$388,498$37,137,85111
May 12, 20132725,188 2,101,541$461,948$37,906,10713
May 26, 20132825,970 2,138,236$479,666$38,590,83515
Sep 15, 2013268,481 2,332,815$84,640$41,322,27331
Sep 22, 20132217,414+105% 2,350,229$173,966$41,496,23932
Oct 6, 20132313,405 2,370,780$133,916$41,701,54434
Dec 1, 201325178,325 2,614,906$2,262,944$44,646,19942
Dec 8, 20131938,846-78% 2,653,752$386,518$45,032,71743

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
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% ChangeTotal
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Spending
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Week
Total
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Release
Feb 17, 201311,433,229 1,433,229$29,108,881$29,108,8811
Feb 24, 20133261,377-82% 1,694,606$6,001,221$35,110,1022
Mar 3, 20133151,740-42% 1,846,346$3,483,947$38,594,0493
Mar 10, 2013481,872-46% 1,928,218$1,879,785$40,473,8344
Mar 17, 2013748,888-40% 1,977,106$1,127,349$41,601,1835
Mar 24, 20131040,368-17% 2,017,474$952,676$42,553,8596
Mar 31, 20131262,065+54% 2,079,539$1,499,494$44,053,3537
Apr 7, 20131319,202-69% 2,098,741$460,272$44,513,6258
Apr 14, 20131220,634+7% 2,119,375$374,089$44,887,7149
Apr 21, 20131014,128-32% 2,133,503$292,456$45,180,17010
Apr 28, 2013189,617-32% 2,143,120$238,887$45,419,05711
Jun 16, 2013677,579 2,252,530$1,199,376$47,110,53918
Jun 23, 2013208,435-89% 2,260,965$168,619$47,279,15819
Aug 4, 2013147,669 2,278,388$114,956$47,551,79325
Aug 11, 2013204,742-38% 2,283,130$71,077$47,622,87026
Aug 25, 20131013,152 2,300,709$197,148$47,886,37628
Sep 8, 2013179,194 2,317,055$137,819$48,131,39630
Dec 1, 201318107,434 2,442,205$1,412,760$49,786,40342
Dec 8, 20132042,390-61% 2,484,595$554,464$50,340,86743
Jan 26, 20141810,751 2,508,321$182,769$50,744,21150

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Leading Cast

Daniel Craig    James Bond
Javier Bardem    Silva

Supporting Cast

Judi Dench    M
Naomie Harris    Eve Moneypenny
Albert Finney    Kincade
Ralph Fiennes    Gareth Mallory
Berenice Marlohe    Severine
Ben Whishaw    Q
Rory Kinnear    Tanner
Ola Rapace    Patrice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sam Mendes    Director
Neal Purvis    Screenwriter
Robert Wade    Screenwriter
John Logan    Screenwriter
Michael G. Wilson    Producer
Barbara Broccoli    Producer
Callum McDougall    Executive Producer
Andrew Noakes    Co-Producer
David Pope    Co-Producer
Roger Deakins    Cinematographer
Stuart Baird    Editor
Thomas Newman    Composer
Dennis Gassner    Production Designer
Chris Lowe    Supervising Art Director
Anna Pinnock    Set Decorator
Jany Temime    Costume Designer
Stuart Wilson    Sound
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen M. Baker    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Steve Begg    Visual Effects Supervisor
Gary Powell    Stunt Coordinator
Gregg Wilson    Associate Producer
Michael Lerman    Assistant Director
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Director
Debbie Williams    Casting Director
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Will Dodds    Additional Assistant Director
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor

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

Spectre Starts North American Assault with $5.25 Million Thursday Night

November 6th, 2015

Burnt

Bond is, as they say, back. And looking very spritely for a 52-year-old, it has to be said. The latest entry from the world’s most durable franchise launched in North American theaters at 7pm on Thursday with $5.25 million from 3,221 locations, easily a best for the franchise from preview shows, beating the $2.2 million picked up by Skyfall back in 2012. It’s a great start—among the top 50 of all time for Thursday previews—and bodes well for the weekend as a whole; but is it enough to set the film on a path for a franchise-best opening weekend? More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 10th, 2013: Wreck-Ralph Towers Above Competition

April 24th, 2013

Wreck-It Ralph led a group of five new releases earning first place on the March 10th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. The film sold 1.01 million units and generated $28.29 million in opening week sales, for an opening week Blu-ray share of 50%. This is is amazing for a kids film. Granted, it does have a high nerd nostalgia factor, which helped on Blu-ray, but this is still impressive. More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 3rd, 2013: Dawn Not as Bright on Blu

April 19th, 2013

A pair of new releases led the way on the March 3rd, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. Or perhaps there was only one. It depends on how you look at things. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 earned first place with 649,000 units / $12.96 million. However, second place went to the Breaking Dawn double-shot, which sold 173,000 units / $3.77 million. Technically those are two different releases, but one could count them as one movie. Individually, they have opening week Blu-ray shares of 23% and 29%, which is pretty bad for a first-run release. However, this franchise has always pulled in more women than men, and movies aimed at women tend not to do as well on Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales: March 3rd, 2013: Breaking Dawn Breaks 2013 Record

April 19th, 2013

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 dominated the new releases and easily took first place on the March 3rd, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. It sold 2.12 million units and generated $31.64 million, and did so during a shortened sales week. (It came out on Friday.) Second place went to a Breaking Dawn double-pack, which was an exclusive release. The double-shot sold an additional 418,00 units and generated $16.70 million more in sales. Add them together, and this film is already the best selling DVD of 2013, at least so far. More...

Blu-ray Sales: February 24th, 2013: Winning the Game

April 14th, 2013

There were two new releases that had a legitimate claim on top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of February 24th, 2013. Argo sold the most units at 378,000 generating $8.68 million earning a opening week Blu-ray of 40%. On the other hand, Game of Thrones: Season Two generated the most revenue at $10.08 million, from 336,000 units sold. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 58%, which is fantastic, even compared to first run releases and not just TV on DVD releases. More...

DVD Sales: February 24th, 2013: Argo Rescues the DVD Chart

April 14th, 2013

Argo was one of six new releases to chart on this week's DVD sales chart. It pulled in first place with 564,000 units / $8.44 million. This is not a huge amount given its box office and critical success, but it did relatively better on Blu-ray. More...

Home Market Numbers: February 17th, 2013: Skyfall Help Blu-ray Rise to New Heights

April 11th, 2013

Skyfall led the new releases and completely dominated the February 17th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. It also helped the overall Blu-ray market soar to record-setting heights. Overall, there were 2.59 million units sold and $61.13 million in total revenue, making it the best ever week for Blu-ray, outside of the Christmas shopping season. Compared to last week, total sales were 75% higher in terms of units and 66% higher in terms of revenue. Sales were also higher than last year, albeit by a little less impressive numbers. There were 47% more units sold, while total revenue was 44% higher. Finally, the overall Blu-ray share rose to 39% in terms of units and 50% in terms of revenue. Admittedly, the latter number was due mostly to rounding. (A more precise number is 49.501%.) More...

Blu-ray Sales: February 17th, 2013: Skyfall Sky High on High Definition

April 10th, 2013

As expected, Skyfall dominated the list of new releases and easily earned first place on the February 17th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold an outstanding 1.62 million units and generated $32.33 million in sales while its opening Blu-ray share was just shy of 60%. That's a fantastic start. More...

DVD Sales: February 17th, 2013: Bond Blows Away the Competition

April 10th, 2013

Skyfall led a set of four new releases that earned spots in the top 30 on the February 17th edition of the DVD sales chart. It easily took top spot with 1.09 million units / $18.54 million, which is already enough for fourth place for the year. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 26th, 2013

March 27th, 2013

It is a shallow week on the home market. Lincoln is coming out and should dominate the sales chart, but after that, there's almost nothing to talk about. Given its reviews and its Awards Season success, it is the easy choice for Pick of the Week, right? Not so fast. I'm still waiting for the screener. Speaking of late reviews, Skyfall finally showed up and despite not coming out this week, or this month, I'm giving the Blu-ray Combo Pack Pick of the Week honors. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Skyfall

March 24th, 2013

Skyfall was the latest Bond movie to come out and while nearly everyone thought it would be a hit, almost no one thought it would be this big of a hit. It earned more than $300 million domestically and $1.1 billion worldwide. Had it made half that, it would have been a monster hit. Was it also better than expected? Did it truly deserve this success? More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Unites a Divided Night at the Oscars

February 25th, 2013

Argo was the big winner at the Oscars last night, although arguably, there were no big winners, but a lot of films that shared in the glory. There were also some pretty interesting twists and a few events that stand out. Due to ongoing computer difficulties, I was unable to live-blog the Oscars this year. I will still be giving my reactions on a category by category basis, but not in the order they were handed out. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 12th, 2013

February 12th, 2013

It's a busy week, not only in terms of big selling DVDs and Blu-ray, but also in terms of quality. Skyfall will be the best-selling DVD and Blu-ray of the week, plus it is a contender for Pick of the Week. It is not the only contender, as The Perks of Being a Wallflower (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack); The Sessions (DVD or Blu-ray); Bully (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack); Nurse Jackie: Season Four (DVD or Blu-ray) and The Thieves (DVD or Blu-ray) were all contenders. In the end, I went with Skyfall, but it was close. More...

International Box Office: Django Remains Top Draw

February 6th, 2013

Django Unchained won the international race with $30.28 million on 5,990 screens in 65 markets for a running total of $158.36 million. Worldwide, its total has reached $309.31 million. It is just a week away from overtaking Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. The film had no major market openings, which makes its hold more impressive. Its best market was Germany, where it made $6.61 million on 708 screens over the weekend for a total of $30.78 million after three. More...

International Box Office: Django Battles Bond for Top Spot

January 30th, 2013

There was a relatively close race on top of the international chart, but Django Unchained came out on top for the second week in a row. This time it earned $43.10 million on 6,421 screens in 64 markets for a total of $111.61 million after just two weeks of release. It is rapidly closing in on Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. It is also the most expensive film in his career. The film opened in first place in Australia with $3.95 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.61 million. It also remained in top spot in Germany with an incredible $8.08 million on 650 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $21.32 million. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln's Double-Win Still Leaves it Behind Argo

January 28th, 2013

The SAG handed out their awards over the weekend and while Lincoln took home two awards, Argo continues its surprising run by winning the big award of the night. More...

International Box Office: Unchained Free to Take Top Spot

January 23rd, 2013

Django Unchained began its international run in first place with $49.70 million on 5,863 screens in 54 markets. It opened in first place in a number of major markets, led by Germany, where it made $9.84 million on 482 screens, while it was nearly as potent in France with $7.54 million on 610 screens. It also earned first place in Italy with $4.60 million on 541 screens and in Spain with $3.40 million on 541. It had to settle for second place in the U.K. ($4.45 million on 445 screens); in Russia ($5.52 million on 736); and in Mexico ($999,000 on 451). It only managed third place in Brazil with $1.27 million, but it was only playing on 187 screens. Overall, this debut was 30% better than Inglourious Basterds' debut in the same markets. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mama Mia!

January 22nd, 2013

Mama easily won the box office race over the Martin Luther King, Jr. long weekend, with Zero Dark Thirty earning a solid second place. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Broken City and The Last Stand, were weak and weaker. The overall box office was on par with last week, down less than 1% to $139 million, over the three-day weekend. This was 6% higher than the same weekend last year, over the same period. Adding on Monday, and the total weekend was $165 million, or about 1% higher than last year. It is still way too early to pay real attention to the year-to-date stats, but 2013 is ahead of 2012 by a 7.0% margin at $658 million to $615 million. More...

International Box Office: Second Serving of Pi

January 16th, 2013

Life of Pi remained in first place on the international chart with $34.95 million on 9,291 screens in 67 markets. Its totals reached $359.11 million internationally and $453.91 million worldwide. The film's biggest market of the weekend was Russia, where it earned $4.45 million on 1,575 screens over the weekend for a total of $25.07 million after two. More...

2013 Awards Season: Les Mis Leads Ways as Surprises Dominate

January 14th, 2013

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their awards last night, and the trend of surprises continues. Les Miserables led the way with three awards, only one of which I was truly expecting. Meanwhile, Argo won more awards than Lincoln. I don't think anyone was predicting that. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

International Box Office: Pi Living the High Life

January 10th, 2013

Life of Pi rose to first place with $59.30 million on 10,027 screens in 64 markets for a total of $302.04 million internationally and $393.08 million worldwide. The film reportedly dominated the Russian box office with $14.2 million on 1,600 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia with $5.18 million on 545 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.36 million. It managed third place in South Korea with $3.06 million on 392 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.35 million. This film has yet to open in Japan and a few smaller markets, so it isn't done yet and it should have no trouble getting to $500 million worldwide. More...

2013 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Few Surprises

January 6th, 2013

Producers Guild of America announced their nominations this week, including the three theatrical categories. There were a number of films on the list that have been mentioned time and time again this awards season, like Zero Dark Thirty, but there were also a few surprises. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Rules Weekend, Skyfall Cracks $1 Billion

January 3rd, 2013

We are still stuck with studio estimates, but it is clear The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey repeated on the top of the international box office chart this past weekend. It earned $106.5 million in 62 markets for totals of $464 million internationally and $686 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend was from Australia where it earned $18.6 million on 560 screens. This is the biggest opening in the franchise. It also remained strong in Germany with $17.17 million on 888 screens over the weekend, which represented an 11% increase and pushed its total to $61.14 million after three weeks of release. It was also able to earn more than $10 million in the U.K. with $11.18 million on 596 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.51 million after three weeks of release. The film has yet to open in a few markets, so getting to $1 billion worldwide is still the main target. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit is Smaller in Stature This Week

December 27th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained on top of the international chart with an estimated $96 million on 18,417 screens in 59 markets for a total of $288.5 million. This includes a first place, $17.8 million opening on 2,115 screens in Russia. It also had an amazing hold in Germany down just 6% to $14.2 million on 1,408 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.7 million after two. The film's best market remained the U.K. where it has made $38.4 million, including $9.8 million on 1,546 screens this past weekend, but that is a pretty steep drop-off. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Travels Around the World

December 20th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey entered the international chart in first place with $138.0 million on 18,165 screens in 56 markets. Leading the way was the U.K. with $18.80 million on 598 screens, while it also cracked $10 million in Germany with $15.13 million on 877 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $17.19 million. It also came very close in France with $9.77 million on 958 screens. The film had similar strong openings in Spain with $7.98 million on 1,052 screens and in South Korea with $7.29 million on 1,028 screes over the weekend, although it had a total opening of $8.50 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2012

In a result that surprised absolutely no one, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey earned first place on top of the chart this weekend. It earned more than the entire box office earned last weekend leading to a 70% increase week-over-week to $136 million. Compared to last year, the box office was 15% higher, as The Hobbit made more than last year's three wide releases opened with combined. Year-to-date, 2012 has earned $10.19 billion, which is 6.1% higher than last year's pace. Additionally, the year is about $100 million away from topping 2011's final tally. It should have no trouble surpassing that total some time over the weekend. On the other hand, it is still far behind the record set by 2009. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Hobbit Looks to Tower Over Competition

December 13th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens this weekend and it will clearly be the biggest hit of the month and likely the biggest hit of the winter. There is roughly a 100% chance that The Hobbit will earn first place and nearly all analysts think it will earn more than the entire box office earned last week. It might even earn more than the entire box office made last year. Last year, the box office was led by Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which made just under $40 million, while second place went to Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked with just over $23 million. If The Hobbit doesn't make more than those two films made combined, then the box office is in serious trouble. More...

Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five. More...

International Box Office: Rise Rose to the Top

December 13th, 2012

Rise Of The Guardians reached first place on the international chart with $26.71 million on 9,620 screens in 58 markets for a total of $91.33 million. The film had no major market openings, but it did rise to first place in the U.K. with $2.57 million on 495 screens over the weekend for a total of $6.51 million after two. It also remained in first place in France with $2.86 million on 649 screens, giving it a two-week total of $7.79 million. The film does have a few more markets left to open in, including Australia this coming weekend, so it should earn enough to break even sooner rather than later. More...

2013 Awards Season: SAG Focuses a Searchlight on Silver Linings

December 12th, 2012

SAG nominations were announced and there were only a few surprises to deal with. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Falls as Moviegoers Wait for The Hobbit

December 10th, 2012

Skyfall returned to the top of the box office chart, which is fitting, because it was the last film released that truly beat expectations at the box office. The only wide release this week, Playing For Keeps, barely remained above the Mendoza Line and failed to reach the top five. The overall box office fell 30% to just $80 million. Ugh. There are a couple of pieces of good news we should focus on. Firstly, $80 million is still 7% higher than this weekend last year. Secondly, it was enough to push 2012 over the $10 billion market. At the moment, the total box office for 2012 is $10.02 billion, which is 6% higher than 2011 had managed at the same point in the year. By this time next week, 2012 might be ahead of 2011's final figure of $10.28 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Holdovers Keep Control of the Box Office?

December 7th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, holdovers are expected to dominated the box office. In fact, there are many analysts that think Playing For Keeps won't even reach the top five. That doesn't mean there won't be a race for top spot, as Skyfall, Lincoln, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 were within $100,000 of each other on Wednesday. Will Lincoln finally gets its place at the top? Or will Skyfall return to the clouds? Meanwhile, how will the overall box office compare to last year, which was led by the one-two punch of New Year's Eve and The Sitter. That was a pretty weak effort from 2011, so 2012 does have an opening for a victory, despite the lack of significant new releases. More...

International Box Office: Twilight Tops $700 Million, Nears Franchise Record

December 6th, 2012

We are still stuck with studio estimates for the international numbers, but we can confidently say The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is in top spot. The film pulled in $48.8 million on 11,800 screens in 73 markets for totals of $447.8 million internationally and $702.40 million worldwide. It has likely already become the biggest hit in the franchise. The film had no major market openings, but it has yet to debut in Japan, but it will likely get past $800 million before then, which will be its last major milestone. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dawn Still Breaking Bank

December 3rd, 2012

It was a close race for top spot as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 just held off Skyfall by less than $1 million. Unfortunately, the best new release, Killing Them Softly, failed to match low expectations, while The Collection barely managed a spot in the top ten. The overall box office fell 45% to $114 million. However, as sharp as that decline was, it was still 41% higher than the same weekend last year and December begins with 2012 ahead of 2011 by 5.9% at $9.91 billion to $9.36 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Killing Has Soft Opening

December 2nd, 2012

The weekend after Thanksgiving is not known for its box office prowess, and this year is proving no different. Most films in the top 10 are down around 50% from last weekend, and the new wide releases are both falling short of their respective distributor's hopes. Killing Them Softly is headed for a $7 million debut, according to Weinstein, which is Brad Pitt's worst wide opening since Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas back in 2003, and worst live action wide release since 1994's The Favor. Meanwhile, LD Distribution is projecting $3.4 million for The Collection in 1,403 theaters, which is less of a surprise, but still a disappointment. With those two misfires, the top of the chart is once more populated by Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall, which are essentially neck and neck at this point, with Twilight topping $250 million domestically this weekend and Bond set to reach that landmark in the next few days. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holdovers are Killing New Releases

November 30th, 2012

Like last weekend, holdovers will again dominate the new releases this weekend. However, one could argue the headline is inaccurate, as Killing Them Softly is really the only new film opening truly wide, so it should be "release", singular. The Collection is opening in more theaters than originally anticipated, perhaps enough to grab a spot in the top ten, but it is not opening truly wide. That said, there are some who think The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 will relinquish top spot at the box office with some thinking Skyfall will regain the title, while others think Lincoln will climb to first place. This weekend last year was a total disaster with the best new release playing in just 10 theaters. This year we should be a little stronger at the top and with a lot more depth. More...

International Box Office: More Milestones for Twilight

November 29th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 held firm in first place with $104.21 million on 12,818 screens in 73 markets for a two-week total of $365.46 million intentionally and $592.83 million worldwide. By this time next week, it should be the biggest hit in the franchise. This past weekend, the film opened in Germany earning first place with $12.82 million on 765 screens for a total opening of $16.67 million. Its best holdover was in the U.K. where it made $8.56 million on 559 screens over the weekend for a total of $43.22 million. This is a strong result, but it was down 66%, which is troubling. It was better in Russia down 62% to $8.30 million on 1,380 screens for a total of $36.28 million after two. A 62% decline is actually average for the market, more or less. The film has very few markets left to open in, but it is already profitable, so the studio should be very happy. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hitching a Ride to the Top

November 27th, 2012

It was a particularly busy week on top of the per theater chart with seven films topping the $10,000 mark. Leading the way was Hitchcock with an average of $16,924 in 17 theaters. This is good for a limited release, but not great, and given the competition at this time of year, it needed to be great to survive. Anna Karenina expanded from 16 theaters to 66 earning an average of $13,580. Again, this is good, but not great. Rust and Bone was next with an average of $13,577 in two theaters. If it had sold just one more ticket, it would have earned second place instead of third on this list. Lincoln actually saw its per theater average grow reaching $12,724. It has already expanded truly wide and it should expand at least a little bit more. Likewise, Silver Linings Playbook should also expand more, as its per theater average this week was $11,945; however, it likely won't expand wide. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, was next up with an average of $10,723. The Central Park Five topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, barely, with an average of $10,190 in three theaters. Skyfall was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,069. It is pretty rare for a film to remain above that mark for three weeks in a row. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moviegoers Fill Up on Leftovers

November 26th, 2012

The Thanksgiving long weekend was stronger than anticipated with nearly every film topping predictions, some by pretty big margins. In fact, some earned more over three days than they were expected to earn over five days. Despite this, the box office was actually down 17% from last weekend to $208 million over the three-day portion of the weekend. This was 26% higher than the three-day portion of last year's Thanksgiving long weekend. Over five days, the box office pulled in $291 million, which is the most ever for a Thanksgiving weekend and 25% higher than last year. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.75 billion, which is 5.5% higher than last year's running tally of $9.24 billion. If 2012 can simply match 2011 the rest of the way, then we will set a new all-time yearly box office total with about $10.7 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight and Bond Lead Record-Setting Thanksgiving

November 25th, 2012

As expected, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall are dominating the Thanksgiving charts, and, with some help from three new releases and two strong holdovers, will produce the most lucrative Thanksgiving holiday in history. All told, we should see something a little over $200 million in revenue for the three-day portion of the weekend, placing it in the top 20 weekends of all time. Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is tracking about in line with Part 1 at this point in its run. In contrast, Skyfall is well ahead of James Bond's previous outing, and has become the first Bond movie to top $200 million domestically (before adjusting for inflation). More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Fight for Table Scraps

November 21st, 2012

It's the beginning of Thanksgiving long weekend tonight, which means it is a busy day for new releases. There are three new releases opening wide, plus another film that is expanding wide enough that is has a shot at the top ten. Unfortunately for the new films, there's little hope any of them will top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 over the weekend. In fact, there's a chance none of them will top Skyfall for second place. Rise of the Guardians is the only one with a real shot at second place, while Life of Pi and Red Dawn will be in a tough battle for fifth place. Finally, Silver Linings Playbook is expanding to more than 400 theaters and could grab tenth place. The box office last year looks very similar to the box office potential this year. With a little luck, there will be mostly pleasant surprises rather than serious disappointments and 2012 will have another solid win. More...

International Box Office: Twilight is Breaking the Bank

November 21st, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opened internationally and dominated the chart with $199.45 million on 13,400 screens in 61 markets during its first weekend of release. It opened in a number of major markets, scoring first place in all of them. In the U.K., the film made $25.20 million on 558 screens, while it also topped $20 million in Russia with $21.97 million on 1,366. In France, the film pulled in $16.56 million on 823 screens, while in Brazil it earned $12.24 million on 1,213 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $17.87 million. In Spain it made $11.76 million on 1,052 screens over the weekend and $12.11 million including previews. It earned $10.58 million on 856 screens over the weekend in Italy for a total opening on $13.34 million. Mexico was close behind with $9.94 million on 2,642 screens over the weekend and $12.29 million in total. It didn't hit the $10 million market in South Korea; in fact, it barely earned first place there with $5.91 million on 665 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.17 million. A local hit, A Werewolf Boy was right behind, but more on that below. More...

Per Theater Chart: Dawn of a Busy Day

November 20th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 led the overall chart and the per theater chart. Its average was $34,660, which is especially impressive, as it was playing in more than 4,000 theaters. The next best release was Silver Linings Playbook, which earned an average of $27,688 in 16 theaters. This suggests a strong potential to expand, while its reviews suggest a strong word-of-mouth and some Awards Season buzz. Anna Karenina was next up with an average of $20,043, also playing in 16 theaters, but the reviews suggest it will struggle if it tries to expand. The Comedy opened in New York this week after playing in Los Angeles last week and it did really well earning $13,150. Both members of last week's $10,000 club remained above that mark this week with Lincoln earning an average of $11,859 and Skyfall earning an average of $11,727. One final note, while Jab Tak Hai Jaan didn't quite reach that mark with an average of $8,022 in 160 theaters, it debuted on Tuesday. In total, it made $1.94 million, which would have given it an average of $12,136, had it made that over the weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Twilight Shines Bright for Lionsgate

November 19th, 2012

While The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 wasn't quite as strong as predicted, it still had a monster opening. Likewise, the two big holdovers both fell a little further than anticipated. The only film in the top five that really beat expectations was Lincoln. Fortunately, all of the films in the top five came close enough to matching the predictions that the overall box office was still very strong. Compared to last week, the box office grew by 44% to just under $250 million. Compared to last year, the box office grew 12%, which is a much more important number. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.41 billion and is now 4.8% above last year's pace. It is still technically possible that 2012 will fail to match last year at the box office, but it is ferociously unlikely. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts 8th-Biggest Weekend

November 18th, 2012

The beginning of the end for the Twilight franchise is here, and, as expected, big money is being made by Lionsgate/Summit. While this installment doesn't look like it will break franchise records, Lionsgate is predicting a $141.3 million opening weekend, which will be the 8th-best of all time, assuming it holds up. New Moon will most likely remain the top opener for the franchise with $142.8 million, although it will be a close-run thing. Twilight will most likely end up the 5th-highest-grossing franchise at the domestic box office, behind only the "box office gods", Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman and James Bond. More...

Contest: Sky is Falling: Winning Announcement

November 15th, 2012

The winners of our Sky is Falling contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Predictions: Twilight Dawns for the Final Time

November 15th, 2012

As The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 prepares to re-write the record book, it would be easy to overlook the rest of the top five. However, there are a few other films of note. Firstly, Lincoln, which is expanding this weekend and will nearly be at the truly wide level. Nearly everyone thinks this film will grab a spot in the top five. Also, despite a lot of people predicting Breaking Dawn will break records, a lot of people think Skyfall will hold up pretty well over the weekend. By comparison, last year, Breaking Dawn, Part 1 had an impressive opening, but it was the only thing about the weekend that was impressive, as Happy Feet 2 crashed and burned. There's a slim chance Breaking Dawn, Part 2 will open with more than the combined openings of those two films. Adding in Skyfall and 2012 should come out with a major win this week. More...

International Box Office: Skyfall is Bond's Biggest Hit

November 15th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Skyfall remained in first place on the international chart with $89.08 million on 11,909 screens in 80 markets for a total of $429.63 million. This is the biggest international total for the franchise and it is very close to topping the worldwide total of all of the pre-Daniel Craig Bond films. Worldwide, the film has $520.19 million and is on pace to add at least $200 million more, likely $300 million to its worldwide total before it is done. There were no major market openings this weekend, but the film did become the biggest non-3D release in the U.K. with $114.50 million, including $16.61 million on 589 screens this past weekend. It is fifth on the all-time chart in that market, but it likely overtook Toy Story 3 ($116 million) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ($117 million) already. Up next is Titanic at $127 million and Avatar at $149 million. I wouldn't be willing to bet money it would become the all time leader, but I also wouldn't bet money against it. More...

IMAX: Wide Blue Skies

November 14th, 2012

Skyfall started its domestic run and included in its $90 million weekend haul was $12.75 million in 320 IMAX theaters. Internationally, it added another $2.7 million in 127 IMAX theaters, for a three-week total of $14.5 million internationally and $27.25 million worldwide. Up next for the format is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 this weekend, which should be huge. More...

Lincoln Takes Lead in Per Theater Chart and Award Season

November 14th, 2012

Lincoln was the easy winner on the per theater chart earning an average of $85,846 over the weekend. Had it earned an average of $31,554, which was its best single-day average, it would have been impressive. A start this strong is a good indicator for Awards Season success. The overall box office leader, Skyfall, was the only other member of the $10,000 earning an average of $25,211. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sky High Start

November 13th, 2012

Most people were expecting Skyfall to be a monster hit, but the film actually beat great expectations. Its opening helped the box office grow by 25% from last week to $173 million, which was 26% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2012 reached the $9 billion mark and not sits at $9.10 billion. By comparison, at this point in 2011, the total box office was $8.72 billion giving 2012 a 4.4% lead over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Sky's the Limit

November 8th, 2012

There's only one wide release this weekend, but Skyfall could become one of the biggest hits of the holiday season. Nearly all analysts assume it will be the fastest opening Bond film of all time. It might make more that last year's top three films made combined. Wreck-It-Ralph should still be strong at the box office, while Flight should hold on better than most other films do. Overall it should be a very good week at the box office. More...

International Box Office: Blue Skies Ahead

November 8th, 2012

Skyfall expanded worldwide earning $156.09 million on 12,545 screens in 81 markets for a two-week total of $289.81 million. This is already more than Die Another Day finished with internationally, while it is on pace to top $500 million. This week it opened in first place in Germany with $21.28 million on 789 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $23.67 million It also earned first in Italy with $7.02 million on 632 screens over the weekend and $7.87 million in total. It had to settle for second place in Spain with $3.97 million on 639 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.50 million. Likewise, it only managed second place in Mexico with $2.67 million on 1,151 screens over the weekend for a total opening on $3.01 million. It dipped just 20% in the U.K. earning $25.74 million on 593 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $85.40 million. It is the biggest hit in that market all year. The film grew by 31% in France to $13.91 million on 845 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.26 million. It remained in first place in Russia with $5.74 million on 1,254 screens over the weekend for an early total of $16.67 million. It rose 1% in Brazil to $3.23 million on 558 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.78 million after two. The film was pushed into second place in South Korea, but still did well with $3.20 million on 581 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $11.59 million. The film has yet to open in Australia and Japan, while it makes its debut here this weekend. More...

Contest: Sky is Falling

November 2nd, 2012

Next week is the long awaited domestic debut of Skyfall, the latest Bond film. It is also the only wide release of the week, but even if it weren't, it would still be the clear choice for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. It is just that huge. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Skyfall. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Christmas Pageant on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of The Yummy Gummy: Search for Santa on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Skyfall Starts Sky High

November 1st, 2012

In what has to be one of the least surprising events of the year, Skyfall opened in first place on the international box office chart. It pulled in $83.05 million on 5,077 screens in 25 markets, this includes first place debuts in all 25 markets. It was surprisingly strong in its native U.K. with $32.41 million on 587 screens, which was the second best three-day opening in that market behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. The film was also huge in France with $9.70 million on 820 screens and in Russia with $8.27 million on 1,254 screens. In South Korea, the film made $6.02 million on 749 screens and in Brazil it earned $3.18 million on 537 screens. The film was also a multi-million dollar hit in a number of smaller markets. This includes $3.58 million on 116 screens in Denmark, $3.13 million on 179 in Norway, $2.82 million on 222 in Sweden, and 2.49 million on 217 in Poland. On average, the film was 30% stronger than Quantum of Solace's opening weekends in these market, and 76% higher than Casino Royale. More...

2012 Preview: November

November 1st, 2012

October was pretty good with a few films really crushing expectations, which made up for the few duds that opened at the end. 2012 gained about $100 million over 2011 during the month of October. We really needed this success and hopefully November will continue this push forward. However, November is a bit of a weird month. There are five weekends, but only eight true wide releases, half of which open on the Thanksgiving long weekend, leaving the other four weeks with just one true wide release each. There are a couple others opening in the semi-wide level and another opening in limited release with a planned wide release, but even so, it is not a busy month. That said, it is a case of quality over quantity. There are four films that are pretty much guaranteed to reach $100 million, one of which should reach $300 million. By comparison, last November only produced one $100 million film. Granted, that film was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made nearly $300 million, which is a huge number no matter how you look at it. But this year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 should top that number and with the other $100 million movies pulling in more than $400 million combined, it should be a very profitable month at the box office. More...


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Synopsis

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$88,364,714 (29.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$200,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,505 opening theaters/3,526 max. theaters, 8.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $411,972,425

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office 100 $304,360,277
All Time International Box Office 24 $806,166,704
All Time Worldwide Box Office 33 $1,110,526,981

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2012 (IMAX) by Sony Pictures
November 9th, 2012 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Bahrain)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
October 26th, 2012 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
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Video Release: February 12th, 2013 by Fox/MGM
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2242, 9/26/2012)
Running Time: 143 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2012
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Keywords: IMAX: DMR, Secret Agent, Surprise Twist, Faked Death, Development Hell, Delayed Sequel, Prologue, Intertitle
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, B23, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $300m 92 $300,149,583 Jan 18, 2013 72
Biggest 9th Saturday 95 $1,365,166 Jan 5, 2013 59
Biggest 9th Friday 67 $1,005,199 Jan 4, 2013 58
Biggest 8th Thursday 31 $682,754 Jan 3, 2013 57
Biggest 8th Wednesday 29 $746,695 Jan 2, 2013 56
Biggest 8th Tuesday 7 $1,395,850 Jan 1, 2013 55
Biggest 8th Monday 18 $1,345,069 Dec 31, 2012 54
Biggest 8th Sunday 72 $1,374,361 Dec 30, 2012 53
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 397 $6,582,216 Dec 28, 2012 53
Biggest 8th Friday 53 $1,475,427 Dec 28, 2012 51
Biggest 7th Thursday 14 $1,294,340 Dec 27, 2012 50
Biggest 7th Wednesday 16 $1,332,898 Dec 26, 2012 49
Biggest 7th Tuesday 25 $1,359,081 Dec 25, 2012 48
Biggest 7th Monday 51 $1,081,745 Dec 24, 2012 47
Biggest 7th Sunday 97 $1,674,503 Dec 23, 2012 46
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 83 $10,780,201 Dec 7, 2012 32
Biggest 5th Saturday 71 $5,018,913 Dec 8, 2012 31
Biggest 5th Friday 90 $3,122,096 Dec 7, 2012 30
Fastest to $250m 96 $250,620,080 Dec 6, 2012 29
Biggest 4th Saturday 72 $7,643,379 Dec 1, 2012 24
Biggest 4th Friday 92 $4,866,907 Nov 30, 2012 23
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 35 $35,502,973 Nov 23, 2012 18
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 25 $35,502,973 Nov 23, 2012 18
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 46 $50,590,620 Nov 23, 2012 18
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 25 $50,548,778 Nov 23, 2012 18
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 36 $58,389,257 Nov 23, 2012 18
Biggest 3rd Saturday 44 $13,972,202 Nov 24, 2012 17
Biggest 3rd Friday 14 $14,678,348 Nov 23, 2012 16
Fastest to $150m 101 $200,319,497 Nov 23, 2012 16
Fastest to $200m 101 $200,319,497 Nov 23, 2012 16
Biggest 2nd Thursday 26 $7,643,829 Nov 22, 2012 15
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 30 $7,401,976 Nov 21, 2012 14
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 91 $5,639,795 Nov 20, 2012 13
Biggest 2nd Saturday 92 $17,686,995 Nov 17, 2012 10
Biggest 1st Monday 92 $11,327,664 Nov 12, 2012 5
Fastest to $100m 115 $101,892,378 Nov 12, 2012 5
Fastest to $50m 161 $101,892,378 Nov 12, 2012 5
Biggest 1st Sunday 94 $24,001,093 Nov 11, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 14 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend 98 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Action Weekend Domestic 58 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 20 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 10 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 50 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 79 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 74 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 9 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Top 2012 Theater Average 27 $25,211 Nov 9, 2012 4
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 2 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $125,916,940 Nov 9, 2012 4
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 2 $88,364,714 Nov 9, 2012 4
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 2 $125,916,940 Nov 9, 2012 4
Biggest 1st Saturday 78 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 48 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Day Domestic 18 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 20 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Biggest Domestic November Day 29 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3
Biggest Domestic Saturday 90 $33,859,544 Nov 10, 2012 3

Leading Cast

Daniel Craig    James Bond
Javier Bardem    Silva

Supporting Cast

Judi Dench    M
Naomie Harris    Eve Moneypenny
Albert Finney    Kincade
Ralph Fiennes    Gareth Mallory
Berenice Marlohe    Severine
Ben Whishaw    Q
Rory Kinnear    Tanner
Ola Rapace    Patrice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sam Mendes    Director
Neal Purvis    Screenwriter
Robert Wade    Screenwriter
John Logan    Screenwriter
Michael G. Wilson    Producer
Barbara Broccoli    Producer
Callum McDougall    Executive Producer
Andrew Noakes    Co-Producer
David Pope    Co-Producer
Roger Deakins    Cinematographer
Stuart Baird    Editor
Thomas Newman    Composer
Dennis Gassner    Production Designer
Chris Lowe    Supervising Art Director
Anna Pinnock    Set Decorator
Jany Temime    Costume Designer
Stuart Wilson    Sound
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen M. Baker    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Steve Begg    Visual Effects Supervisor
Gary Powell    Stunt Coordinator
Gregg Wilson    Associate Producer
Michael Lerman    Assistant Director
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Director
Debbie Williams    Casting Director
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Will Dodds    Additional Assistant Director
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor

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

Spectre Starts North American Assault with $5.25 Million Thursday Night

November 6th, 2015

Burnt

Bond is, as they say, back. And looking very spritely for a 52-year-old, it has to be said. The latest entry from the world’s most durable franchise launched in North American theaters at 7pm on Thursday with $5.25 million from 3,221 locations, easily a best for the franchise from preview shows, beating the $2.2 million picked up by Skyfall back in 2012. It’s a great start—among the top 50 of all time for Thursday previews—and bodes well for the weekend as a whole; but is it enough to set the film on a path for a franchise-best opening weekend? More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 10th, 2013: Wreck-Ralph Towers Above Competition

April 24th, 2013

Wreck-It Ralph led a group of five new releases earning first place on the March 10th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. The film sold 1.01 million units and generated $28.29 million in opening week sales, for an opening week Blu-ray share of 50%. This is is amazing for a kids film. Granted, it does have a high nerd nostalgia factor, which helped on Blu-ray, but this is still impressive. More...

Blu-ray Sales: March 3rd, 2013: Dawn Not as Bright on Blu

April 19th, 2013

A pair of new releases led the way on the March 3rd, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. Or perhaps there was only one. It depends on how you look at things. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 earned first place with 649,000 units / $12.96 million. However, second place went to the Breaking Dawn double-shot, which sold 173,000 units / $3.77 million. Technically those are two different releases, but one could count them as one movie. Individually, they have opening week Blu-ray shares of 23% and 29%, which is pretty bad for a first-run release. However, this franchise has always pulled in more women than men, and movies aimed at women tend not to do as well on Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales: March 3rd, 2013: Breaking Dawn Breaks 2013 Record

April 19th, 2013

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 dominated the new releases and easily took first place on the March 3rd, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. It sold 2.12 million units and generated $31.64 million, and did so during a shortened sales week. (It came out on Friday.) Second place went to a Breaking Dawn double-pack, which was an exclusive release. The double-shot sold an additional 418,00 units and generated $16.70 million more in sales. Add them together, and this film is already the best selling DVD of 2013, at least so far. More...

Blu-ray Sales: February 24th, 2013: Winning the Game

April 14th, 2013

There were two new releases that had a legitimate claim on top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week of February 24th, 2013. Argo sold the most units at 378,000 generating $8.68 million earning a opening week Blu-ray of 40%. On the other hand, Game of Thrones: Season Two generated the most revenue at $10.08 million, from 336,000 units sold. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 58%, which is fantastic, even compared to first run releases and not just TV on DVD releases. More...

DVD Sales: February 24th, 2013: Argo Rescues the DVD Chart

April 14th, 2013

Argo was one of six new releases to chart on this week's DVD sales chart. It pulled in first place with 564,000 units / $8.44 million. This is not a huge amount given its box office and critical success, but it did relatively better on Blu-ray. More...

Home Market Numbers: February 17th, 2013: Skyfall Help Blu-ray Rise to New Heights

April 11th, 2013

Skyfall led the new releases and completely dominated the February 17th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. It also helped the overall Blu-ray market soar to record-setting heights. Overall, there were 2.59 million units sold and $61.13 million in total revenue, making it the best ever week for Blu-ray, outside of the Christmas shopping season. Compared to last week, total sales were 75% higher in terms of units and 66% higher in terms of revenue. Sales were also higher than last year, albeit by a little less impressive numbers. There were 47% more units sold, while total revenue was 44% higher. Finally, the overall Blu-ray share rose to 39% in terms of units and 50% in terms of revenue. Admittedly, the latter number was due mostly to rounding. (A more precise number is 49.501%.) More...

Blu-ray Sales: February 17th, 2013: Skyfall Sky High on High Definition

April 10th, 2013

As expected, Skyfall dominated the list of new releases and easily earned first place on the February 17th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold an outstanding 1.62 million units and generated $32.33 million in sales while its opening Blu-ray share was just shy of 60%. That's a fantastic start. More...

DVD Sales: February 17th, 2013: Bond Blows Away the Competition

April 10th, 2013

Skyfall led a set of four new releases that earned spots in the top 30 on the February 17th edition of the DVD sales chart. It easily took top spot with 1.09 million units / $18.54 million, which is already enough for fourth place for the year. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 26th, 2013

March 27th, 2013

It is a shallow week on the home market. Lincoln is coming out and should dominate the sales chart, but after that, there's almost nothing to talk about. Given its reviews and its Awards Season success, it is the easy choice for Pick of the Week, right? Not so fast. I'm still waiting for the screener. Speaking of late reviews, Skyfall finally showed up and despite not coming out this week, or this month, I'm giving the Blu-ray Combo Pack Pick of the Week honors. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Skyfall

March 24th, 2013

Skyfall was the latest Bond movie to come out and while nearly everyone thought it would be a hit, almost no one thought it would be this big of a hit. It earned more than $300 million domestically and $1.1 billion worldwide. Had it made half that, it would have been a monster hit. Was it also better than expected? Did it truly deserve this success? More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Unites a Divided Night at the Oscars

February 25th, 2013

Argo was the big winner at the Oscars last night, although arguably, there were no big winners, but a lot of films that shared in the glory. There were also some pretty interesting twists and a few events that stand out. Due to ongoing computer difficulties, I was unable to live-blog the Oscars this year. I will still be giving my reactions on a category by category basis, but not in the order they were handed out. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 12th, 2013

February 12th, 2013

It's a busy week, not only in terms of big selling DVDs and Blu-ray, but also in terms of quality. Skyfall will be the best-selling DVD and Blu-ray of the week, plus it is a contender for Pick of the Week. It is not the only contender, as The Perks of Being a Wallflower (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack); The Sessions (DVD or Blu-ray); Bully (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack); Nurse Jackie: Season Four (DVD or Blu-ray) and The Thieves (DVD or Blu-ray) were all contenders. In the end, I went with Skyfall, but it was close. More...

International Box Office: Django Remains Top Draw

February 6th, 2013

Django Unchained won the international race with $30.28 million on 5,990 screens in 65 markets for a running total of $158.36 million. Worldwide, its total has reached $309.31 million. It is just a week away from overtaking Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. The film had no major market openings, which makes its hold more impressive. Its best market was Germany, where it made $6.61 million on 708 screens over the weekend for a total of $30.78 million after three. More...

International Box Office: Django Battles Bond for Top Spot

January 30th, 2013

There was a relatively close race on top of the international chart, but Django Unchained came out on top for the second week in a row. This time it earned $43.10 million on 6,421 screens in 64 markets for a total of $111.61 million after just two weeks of release. It is rapidly closing in on Inglourious Basterds as Quentin Tarantino's biggest hit of his career. It is also the most expensive film in his career. The film opened in first place in Australia with $3.95 million on 330 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.61 million. It also remained in top spot in Germany with an incredible $8.08 million on 650 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $21.32 million. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln's Double-Win Still Leaves it Behind Argo

January 28th, 2013

The SAG handed out their awards over the weekend and while Lincoln took home two awards, Argo continues its surprising run by winning the big award of the night. More...

International Box Office: Unchained Free to Take Top Spot

January 23rd, 2013

Django Unchained began its international run in first place with $49.70 million on 5,863 screens in 54 markets. It opened in first place in a number of major markets, led by Germany, where it made $9.84 million on 482 screens, while it was nearly as potent in France with $7.54 million on 610 screens. It also earned first place in Italy with $4.60 million on 541 screens and in Spain with $3.40 million on 541. It had to settle for second place in the U.K. ($4.45 million on 445 screens); in Russia ($5.52 million on 736); and in Mexico ($999,000 on 451). It only managed third place in Brazil with $1.27 million, but it was only playing on 187 screens. Overall, this debut was 30% better than Inglourious Basterds' debut in the same markets. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Mama Mia!

January 22nd, 2013

Mama easily won the box office race over the Martin Luther King, Jr. long weekend, with Zero Dark Thirty earning a solid second place. Unfortunately, the other two new releases, Broken City and The Last Stand, were weak and weaker. The overall box office was on par with last week, down less than 1% to $139 million, over the three-day weekend. This was 6% higher than the same weekend last year, over the same period. Adding on Monday, and the total weekend was $165 million, or about 1% higher than last year. It is still way too early to pay real attention to the year-to-date stats, but 2013 is ahead of 2012 by a 7.0% margin at $658 million to $615 million. More...

International Box Office: Second Serving of Pi

January 16th, 2013

Life of Pi remained in first place on the international chart with $34.95 million on 9,291 screens in 67 markets. Its totals reached $359.11 million internationally and $453.91 million worldwide. The film's biggest market of the weekend was Russia, where it earned $4.45 million on 1,575 screens over the weekend for a total of $25.07 million after two. More...

2013 Awards Season: Les Mis Leads Ways as Surprises Dominate

January 14th, 2013

Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out their awards last night, and the trend of surprises continues. Les Miserables led the way with three awards, only one of which I was truly expecting. Meanwhile, Argo won more awards than Lincoln. I don't think anyone was predicting that. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

International Box Office: Pi Living the High Life

January 10th, 2013

Life of Pi rose to first place with $59.30 million on 10,027 screens in 64 markets for a total of $302.04 million internationally and $393.08 million worldwide. The film reportedly dominated the Russian box office with $14.2 million on 1,600 screens. It had to settle for second place in Australia with $5.18 million on 545 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.36 million. It managed third place in South Korea with $3.06 million on 392 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.35 million. This film has yet to open in Japan and a few smaller markets, so it isn't done yet and it should have no trouble getting to $500 million worldwide. More...

2013 Awards Season: PGA Produces a Few Surprises

January 6th, 2013

Producers Guild of America announced their nominations this week, including the three theatrical categories. There were a number of films on the list that have been mentioned time and time again this awards season, like Zero Dark Thirty, but there were also a few surprises. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Rules Weekend, Skyfall Cracks $1 Billion

January 3rd, 2013

We are still stuck with studio estimates, but it is clear The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey repeated on the top of the international box office chart this past weekend. It earned $106.5 million in 62 markets for totals of $464 million internationally and $686 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend was from Australia where it earned $18.6 million on 560 screens. This is the biggest opening in the franchise. It also remained strong in Germany with $17.17 million on 888 screens over the weekend, which represented an 11% increase and pushed its total to $61.14 million after three weeks of release. It was also able to earn more than $10 million in the U.K. with $11.18 million on 596 screens over the weekend for a total of $58.51 million after three weeks of release. The film has yet to open in a few markets, so getting to $1 billion worldwide is still the main target. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit is Smaller in Stature This Week

December 27th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained on top of the international chart with an estimated $96 million on 18,417 screens in 59 markets for a total of $288.5 million. This includes a first place, $17.8 million opening on 2,115 screens in Russia. It also had an amazing hold in Germany down just 6% to $14.2 million on 1,408 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.7 million after two. The film's best market remained the U.K. where it has made $38.4 million, including $9.8 million on 1,546 screens this past weekend, but that is a pretty steep drop-off. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Travels Around the World

December 20th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey entered the international chart in first place with $138.0 million on 18,165 screens in 56 markets. Leading the way was the U.K. with $18.80 million on 598 screens, while it also cracked $10 million in Germany with $15.13 million on 877 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $17.19 million. It also came very close in France with $9.77 million on 958 screens. The film had similar strong openings in Spain with $7.98 million on 1,052 screens and in South Korea with $7.29 million on 1,028 screes over the weekend, although it had a total opening of $8.50 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2012

In a result that surprised absolutely no one, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey earned first place on top of the chart this weekend. It earned more than the entire box office earned last weekend leading to a 70% increase week-over-week to $136 million. Compared to last year, the box office was 15% higher, as The Hobbit made more than last year's three wide releases opened with combined. Year-to-date, 2012 has earned $10.19 billion, which is 6.1% higher than last year's pace. Additionally, the year is about $100 million away from topping 2011's final tally. It should have no trouble surpassing that total some time over the weekend. On the other hand, it is still far behind the record set by 2009. More...

Weekend Predictions: The Hobbit Looks to Tower Over Competition

December 13th, 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens this weekend and it will clearly be the biggest hit of the month and likely the biggest hit of the winter. There is roughly a 100% chance that The Hobbit will earn first place and nearly all analysts think it will earn more than the entire box office earned last week. It might even earn more than the entire box office made last year. Last year, the box office was led by Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which made just under $40 million, while second place went to Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked with just over $23 million. If The Hobbit doesn't make more than those two films made combined, then the box office is in serious trouble. More...

Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five. More...

International Box Office: Rise Rose to the Top

December 13th, 2012

Rise Of The Guardians reached first place on the international chart with $26.71 million on 9,620 screens in 58 markets for a total of $91.33 million. The film had no major market openings, but it did rise to first place in the U.K. with $2.57 million on 495 screens over the weekend for a total of $6.51 million after two. It also remained in first place in France with $2.86 million on 649 screens, giving it a two-week total of $7.79 million. The film does have a few more markets left to open in, including Australia this coming weekend, so it should earn enough to break even sooner rather than later. More...

2013 Awards Season: SAG Focuses a Searchlight on Silver Linings

December 12th, 2012

SAG nominations were announced and there were only a few surprises to deal with. Leading the way for total nominations was The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, and Les Miserables, all of which earned nominations in four of the six categories. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Falls as Moviegoers Wait for The Hobbit

December 10th, 2012

Skyfall returned to the top of the box office chart, which is fitting, because it was the last film released that truly beat expectations at the box office. The only wide release this week, Playing For Keeps, barely remained above the Mendoza Line and failed to reach the top five. The overall box office fell 30% to just $80 million. Ugh. There are a couple of pieces of good news we should focus on. Firstly, $80 million is still 7% higher than this weekend last year. Secondly, it was enough to push 2012 over the $10 billion market. At the moment, the total box office for 2012 is $10.02 billion, which is 6% higher than 2011 had managed at the same point in the year. By this time next week, 2012 might be ahead of 2011's final figure of $10.28 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Holdovers Keep Control of the Box Office?

December 7th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, holdovers are expected to dominated the box office. In fact, there are many analysts that think Playing For Keeps won't even reach the top five. That doesn't mean there won't be a race for top spot, as Skyfall, Lincoln, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 were within $100,000 of each other on Wednesday. Will Lincoln finally gets its place at the top? Or will Skyfall return to the clouds? Meanwhile, how will the overall box office compare to last year, which was led by the one-two punch of New Year's Eve and The Sitter. That was a pretty weak effort from 2011, so 2012 does have an opening for a victory, despite the lack of significant new releases. More...

International Box Office: Twilight Tops $700 Million, Nears Franchise Record

December 6th, 2012

We are still stuck with studio estimates for the international numbers, but we can confidently say The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is in top spot. The film pulled in $48.8 million on 11,800 screens in 73 markets for totals of $447.8 million internationally and $702.40 million worldwide. It has likely already become the biggest hit in the franchise. The film had no major market openings, but it has yet to debut in Japan, but it will likely get past $800 million before then, which will be its last major milestone. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dawn Still Breaking Bank

December 3rd, 2012

It was a close race for top spot as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 just held off Skyfall by less than $1 million. Unfortunately, the best new release, Killing Them Softly, failed to match low expectations, while The Collection barely managed a spot in the top ten. The overall box office fell 45% to $114 million. However, as sharp as that decline was, it was still 41% higher than the same weekend last year and December begins with 2012 ahead of 2011 by 5.9% at $9.91 billion to $9.36 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Killing Has Soft Opening

December 2nd, 2012

The weekend after Thanksgiving is not known for its box office prowess, and this year is proving no different. Most films in the top 10 are down around 50% from last weekend, and the new wide releases are both falling short of their respective distributor's hopes. Killing Them Softly is headed for a $7 million debut, according to Weinstein, which is Brad Pitt's worst wide opening since Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas back in 2003, and worst live action wide release since 1994's The Favor. Meanwhile, LD Distribution is projecting $3.4 million for The Collection in 1,403 theaters, which is less of a surprise, but still a disappointment. With those two misfires, the top of the chart is once more populated by Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall, which are essentially neck and neck at this point, with Twilight topping $250 million domestically this weekend and Bond set to reach that landmark in the next few days. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holdovers are Killing New Releases

November 30th, 2012

Like last weekend, holdovers will again dominate the new releases this weekend. However, one could argue the headline is inaccurate, as Killing Them Softly is really the only new film opening truly wide, so it should be "release", singular. The Collection is opening in more theaters than originally anticipated, perhaps enough to grab a spot in the top ten, but it is not opening truly wide. That said, there are some who think The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 will relinquish top spot at the box office with some thinking Skyfall will regain the title, while others think Lincoln will climb to first place. This weekend last year was a total disaster with the best new release playing in just 10 theaters. This year we should be a little stronger at the top and with a lot more depth. More...

International Box Office: More Milestones for Twilight

November 29th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 held firm in first place with $104.21 million on 12,818 screens in 73 markets for a two-week total of $365.46 million intentionally and $592.83 million worldwide. By this time next week, it should be the biggest hit in the franchise. This past weekend, the film opened in Germany earning first place with $12.82 million on 765 screens for a total opening of $16.67 million. Its best holdover was in the U.K. where it made $8.56 million on 559 screens over the weekend for a total of $43.22 million. This is a strong result, but it was down 66%, which is troubling. It was better in Russia down 62% to $8.30 million on 1,380 screens for a total of $36.28 million after two. A 62% decline is actually average for the market, more or less. The film has very few markets left to open in, but it is already profitable, so the studio should be very happy. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hitching a Ride to the Top

November 27th, 2012

It was a particularly busy week on top of the per theater chart with seven films topping the $10,000 mark. Leading the way was Hitchcock with an average of $16,924 in 17 theaters. This is good for a limited release, but not great, and given the competition at this time of year, it needed to be great to survive. Anna Karenina expanded from 16 theaters to 66 earning an average of $13,580. Again, this is good, but not great. Rust and Bone was next with an average of $13,577 in two theaters. If it had sold just one more ticket, it would have earned second place instead of third on this list. Lincoln actually saw its per theater average grow reaching $12,724. It has already expanded truly wide and it should expand at least a little bit more. Likewise, Silver Linings Playbook should also expand more, as its per theater average this week was $11,945; however, it likely won't expand wide. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, was next up with an average of $10,723. The Central Park Five topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, barely, with an average of $10,190 in three theaters. Skyfall was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,069. It is pretty rare for a film to remain above that mark for three weeks in a row. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moviegoers Fill Up on Leftovers

November 26th, 2012

The Thanksgiving long weekend was stronger than anticipated with nearly every film topping predictions, some by pretty big margins. In fact, some earned more over three days than they were expected to earn over five days. Despite this, the box office was actually down 17% from last weekend to $208 million over the three-day portion of the weekend. This was 26% higher than the three-day portion of last year's Thanksgiving long weekend. Over five days, the box office pulled in $291 million, which is the most ever for a Thanksgiving weekend and 25% higher than last year. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.75 billion, which is 5.5% higher than last year's running tally of $9.24 billion. If 2012 can simply match 2011 the rest of the way, then we will set a new all-time yearly box office total with about $10.7 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight and Bond Lead Record-Setting Thanksgiving

November 25th, 2012

As expected, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall are dominating the Thanksgiving charts, and, with some help from three new releases and two strong holdovers, will produce the most lucrative Thanksgiving holiday in history. All told, we should see something a little over $200 million in revenue for the three-day portion of the weekend, placing it in the top 20 weekends of all time. Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is tracking about in line with Part 1 at this point in its run. In contrast, Skyfall is well ahead of James Bond's previous outing, and has become the first Bond movie to top $200 million domestically (before adjusting for inflation). More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Fight for Table Scraps

November 21st, 2012

It's the beginning of Thanksgiving long weekend tonight, which means it is a busy day for new releases. There are three new releases opening wide, plus another film that is expanding wide enough that is has a shot at the top ten. Unfortunately for the new films, there's little hope any of them will top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 over the weekend. In fact, there's a chance none of them will top Skyfall for second place. Rise of the Guardians is the only one with a real shot at second place, while Life of Pi and Red Dawn will be in a tough battle for fifth place. Finally, Silver Linings Playbook is expanding to more than 400 theaters and could grab tenth place. The box office last year looks very similar to the box office potential this year. With a little luck, there will be mostly pleasant surprises rather than serious disappointments and 2012 will have another solid win. More...

International Box Office: Twilight is Breaking the Bank

November 21st, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opened internationally and dominated the chart with $199.45 million on 13,400 screens in 61 markets during its first weekend of release. It opened in a number of major markets, scoring first place in all of them. In the U.K., the film made $25.20 million on 558 screens, while it also topped $20 million in Russia with $21.97 million on 1,366. In France, the film pulled in $16.56 million on 823 screens, while in Brazil it earned $12.24 million on 1,213 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $17.87 million. In Spain it made $11.76 million on 1,052 screens over the weekend and $12.11 million including previews. It earned $10.58 million on 856 screens over the weekend in Italy for a total opening on $13.34 million. Mexico was close behind with $9.94 million on 2,642 screens over the weekend and $12.29 million in total. It didn't hit the $10 million market in South Korea; in fact, it barely earned first place there with $5.91 million on 665 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.17 million. A local hit, A Werewolf Boy was right behind, but more on that below. More...

Per Theater Chart: Dawn of a Busy Day

November 20th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 led the overall chart and the per theater chart. Its average was $34,660, which is especially impressive, as it was playing in more than 4,000 theaters. The next best release was Silver Linings Playbook, which earned an average of $27,688 in 16 theaters. This suggests a strong potential to expand, while its reviews suggest a strong word-of-mouth and some Awards Season buzz. Anna Karenina was next up with an average of $20,043, also playing in 16 theaters, but the reviews suggest it will struggle if it tries to expand. The Comedy opened in New York this week after playing in Los Angeles last week and it did really well earning $13,150. Both members of last week's $10,000 club remained above that mark this week with Lincoln earning an average of $11,859 and Skyfall earning an average of $11,727. One final note, while Jab Tak Hai Jaan didn't quite reach that mark with an average of $8,022 in 160 theaters, it debuted on Tuesday. In total, it made $1.94 million, which would have given it an average of $12,136, had it made that over the weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Twilight Shines Bright for Lionsgate

November 19th, 2012

While The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 wasn't quite as strong as predicted, it still had a monster opening. Likewise, the two big holdovers both fell a little further than anticipated. The only film in the top five that really beat expectations was Lincoln. Fortunately, all of the films in the top five came close enough to matching the predictions that the overall box office was still very strong. Compared to last week, the box office grew by 44% to just under $250 million. Compared to last year, the box office grew 12%, which is a much more important number. Year-to-date, 2012 has pulled in $9.41 billion and is now 4.8% above last year's pace. It is still technically possible that 2012 will fail to match last year at the box office, but it is ferociously unlikely. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts 8th-Biggest Weekend

November 18th, 2012

The beginning of the end for the Twilight franchise is here, and, as expected, big money is being made by Lionsgate/Summit. While this installment doesn't look like it will break franchise records, Lionsgate is predicting a $141.3 million opening weekend, which will be the 8th-best of all time, assuming it holds up. New Moon will most likely remain the top opener for the franchise with $142.8 million, although it will be a close-run thing. Twilight will most likely end up the 5th-highest-grossing franchise at the domestic box office, behind only the "box office gods", Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman and James Bond. More...

Contest: Sky is Falling: Winning Announcement

November 15th, 2012

The winners of our Sky is Falling contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Predictions: Twilight Dawns for the Final Time

November 15th, 2012

As The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 prepares to re-write the record book, it would be easy to overlook the rest of the top five. However, there are a few other films of note. Firstly, Lincoln, which is expanding this weekend and will nearly be at the truly wide level. Nearly everyone thinks this film will grab a spot in the top five. Also, despite a lot of people predicting Breaking Dawn will break records, a lot of people think Skyfall will hold up pretty well over the weekend. By comparison, last year, Breaking Dawn, Part 1 had an impressive opening, but it was the only thing about the weekend that was impressive, as Happy Feet 2 crashed and burned. There's a slim chance Breaking Dawn, Part 2 will open with more than the combined openings of those two films. Adding in Skyfall and 2012 should come out with a major win this week. More...

International Box Office: Skyfall is Bond's Biggest Hit

November 15th, 2012

For the third weekend in a row, Skyfall remained in first place on the international chart with $89.08 million on 11,909 screens in 80 markets for a total of $429.63 million. This is the biggest international total for the franchise and it is very close to topping the worldwide total of all of the pre-Daniel Craig Bond films. Worldwide, the film has $520.19 million and is on pace to add at least $200 million more, likely $300 million to its worldwide total before it is done. There were no major market openings this weekend, but the film did become the biggest non-3D release in the U.K. with $114.50 million, including $16.61 million on 589 screens this past weekend. It is fifth on the all-time chart in that market, but it likely overtook Toy Story 3 ($116 million) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ($117 million) already. Up next is Titanic at $127 million and Avatar at $149 million. I wouldn't be willing to bet money it would become the all time leader, but I also wouldn't bet money against it. More...

IMAX: Wide Blue Skies

November 14th, 2012

Skyfall started its domestic run and included in its $90 million weekend haul was $12.75 million in 320 IMAX theaters. Internationally, it added another $2.7 million in 127 IMAX theaters, for a three-week total of $14.5 million internationally and $27.25 million worldwide. Up next for the format is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 this weekend, which should be huge. More...

Lincoln Takes Lead in Per Theater Chart and Award Season

November 14th, 2012

Lincoln was the easy winner on the per theater chart earning an average of $85,846 over the weekend. Had it earned an average of $31,554, which was its best single-day average, it would have been impressive. A start this strong is a good indicator for Awards Season success. The overall box office leader, Skyfall, was the only other member of the $10,000 earning an average of $25,211. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Sky High Start

November 13th, 2012

Most people were expecting Skyfall to be a monster hit, but the film actually beat great expectations. Its opening helped the box office grow by 25% from last week to $173 million, which was 26% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2012 reached the $9 billion mark and not sits at $9.10 billion. By comparison, at this point in 2011, the total box office was $8.72 billion giving 2012 a 4.4% lead over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Sky's the Limit

November 8th, 2012

There's only one wide release this weekend, but Skyfall could become one of the biggest hits of the holiday season. Nearly all analysts assume it will be the fastest opening Bond film of all time. It might make more that last year's top three films made combined. Wreck-It-Ralph should still be strong at the box office, while Flight should hold on better than most other films do. Overall it should be a very good week at the box office. More...

International Box Office: Blue Skies Ahead

November 8th, 2012

Skyfall expanded worldwide earning $156.09 million on 12,545 screens in 81 markets for a two-week total of $289.81 million. This is already more than Die Another Day finished with internationally, while it is on pace to top $500 million. This week it opened in first place in Germany with $21.28 million on 789 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $23.67 million It also earned first in Italy with $7.02 million on 632 screens over the weekend and $7.87 million in total. It had to settle for second place in Spain with $3.97 million on 639 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.50 million. Likewise, it only managed second place in Mexico with $2.67 million on 1,151 screens over the weekend for a total opening on $3.01 million. It dipped just 20% in the U.K. earning $25.74 million on 593 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $85.40 million. It is the biggest hit in that market all year. The film grew by 31% in France to $13.91 million on 845 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.26 million. It remained in first place in Russia with $5.74 million on 1,254 screens over the weekend for an early total of $16.67 million. It rose 1% in Brazil to $3.23 million on 558 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.78 million after two. The film was pushed into second place in South Korea, but still did well with $3.20 million on 581 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $11.59 million. The film has yet to open in Australia and Japan, while it makes its debut here this weekend. More...

Contest: Sky is Falling

November 2nd, 2012

Next week is the long awaited domestic debut of Skyfall, the latest Bond film. It is also the only wide release of the week, but even if it weren't, it would still be the clear choice for the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. It is just that huge. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Skyfall. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Christmas Pageant on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of The Yummy Gummy: Search for Santa on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Skyfall Starts Sky High

November 1st, 2012

In what has to be one of the least surprising events of the year, Skyfall opened in first place on the international box office chart. It pulled in $83.05 million on 5,077 screens in 25 markets, this includes first place debuts in all 25 markets. It was surprisingly strong in its native U.K. with $32.41 million on 587 screens, which was the second best three-day opening in that market behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. The film was also huge in France with $9.70 million on 820 screens and in Russia with $8.27 million on 1,254 screens. In South Korea, the film made $6.02 million on 749 screens and in Brazil it earned $3.18 million on 537 screens. The film was also a multi-million dollar hit in a number of smaller markets. This includes $3.58 million on 116 screens in Denmark, $3.13 million on 179 in Norway, $2.82 million on 222 in Sweden, and 2.49 million on 217 in Poland. On average, the film was 30% stronger than Quantum of Solace's opening weekends in these market, and 76% higher than Casino Royale. More...

2012 Preview: November

November 1st, 2012

October was pretty good with a few films really crushing expectations, which made up for the few duds that opened at the end. 2012 gained about $100 million over 2011 during the month of October. We really needed this success and hopefully November will continue this push forward. However, November is a bit of a weird month. There are five weekends, but only eight true wide releases, half of which open on the Thanksgiving long weekend, leaving the other four weeks with just one true wide release each. There are a couple others opening in the semi-wide level and another opening in limited release with a planned wide release, but even so, it is not a busy month. That said, it is a case of quality over quantity. There are four films that are pretty much guaranteed to reach $100 million, one of which should reach $300 million. By comparison, last November only produced one $100 million film. Granted, that film was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made nearly $300 million, which is a huge number no matter how you look at it. But this year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 should top that number and with the other $100 million movies pulling in more than $400 million combined, it should be a very profitable month at the box office. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2012 1 $88,364,714   3,505 $25,211   $90,564,714 1
Nov 16, 2012 2 $41,104,513 -53% 3,505 $11,727   $160,941,621 2
Nov 23, 2012 2 $35,502,973 -14% 3,526 $10,069   $221,144,122 3
Nov 30, 2012 2 $16,555,894 -53% 3,463 $4,781   $245,585,083 4
Dec 7, 2012 1 $10,780,201 -35% 3,401 $3,170   $261,400,281 5
Dec 14, 2012 4 $6,555,732 -39% 2,924 $2,242   $271,921,795 6
Dec 21, 2012 7 $4,867,540 -26% 2,365 $2,058   $279,959,314 7
Dec 28, 2012 11 $4,531,824 -7% 1,637 $2,768   $289,559,202 8
Jan 4, 2013 13 $3,074,796 -32% 1,307 $2,353   $296,804,366 9
Jan 11, 2013 17 $1,555,802 -49% 823 $1,890   $299,349,015 10
Jan 18, 2013 20 $969,241 -38% 507 $1,912   $300,856,315 11
Jan 25, 2013 22 $791,239 -18% 456 $1,735   $302,044,126 12
Feb 1, 2013 23 $526,926 -33% 425 $1,240   $302,823,504 13
Feb 8, 2013 25 $434,210 -18% 370 $1,174   $303,460,116 14
Feb 15, 2013 28 $267,784 -38% 262 $1,022   $303,898,781 15
Feb 22, 2013 32 $143,543 -46% 184 $780   $304,164,760 16
Mar 1, 2013 45 $73,529 -49% 101 $728   $304,295,238 17
Mar 8, 2013 47 $40,701 -45% 69 $590   $304,360,277 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 8, 2012 1 $2,200,000     463 $4,752   $2,200,000 1
Nov 9, 2012 1 $30,504,077 +1,287%   3,505 $8,703   $32,704,077 2
Nov 10, 2012 1 $33,859,544 +11%   3,505 $9,660   $66,563,621 3
Nov 11, 2012 1 $24,001,093 -29%   3,505 $6,848   $90,564,714 4
Nov 12, 2012 1 $11,327,664 -53%   3,505 $3,232   $101,892,378 5
Nov 13, 2012 1 $7,215,854 -36%   3,505 $2,059   $109,108,232 6
Nov 14, 2012 1 $5,541,933 -23%   3,505 $1,581   $114,650,165 7
Nov 15, 2012 1 $5,186,943 -6% +136% 3,505 $1,480   $119,837,108 8
Nov 16, 2012 2 $12,252,756 +136% -60% 3,505 $3,496   $132,089,864 9
Nov 17, 2012 2 $17,686,995 +44% -48% 3,505 $5,046   $149,776,859 10
Nov 18, 2012 2 $11,164,762 -37% -53% 3,505 $3,185   $160,941,621 11
Nov 19, 2012 2 $4,013,928 -64% -65% 3,505 $1,145   $164,955,549 12
Nov 20, 2012 2 $5,639,795 +41% -22% 3,505 $1,609   $170,595,344 13
Nov 21, 2012 2 $7,401,976 +31% +34% 3,526 $2,099   $177,997,320 14
Nov 22, 2012 2 $7,643,829 +3% +47% 3,526 $2,168   $185,641,149 15
Nov 23, 2012 2 $14,678,348 +92% +20% 3,526 $4,163   $200,319,497 16
Nov 24, 2012 2 $13,972,202 -5% -21% 3,526 $3,963   $214,291,699 17
Nov 25, 2012 2 $6,852,423 -51% -39% 3,526 $1,943   $221,144,122 18
Nov 26, 2012 2 $1,923,566 -72% -52% 3,526 $546   $223,067,688 19
Nov 27, 2012 2 $2,274,157 +18% -60% 3,526 $645   $225,341,845 20
Nov 28, 2012 2 $1,823,066 -20% -75% 3,526 $517   $227,164,911 21
Nov 29, 2012 2 $1,864,278 +2% -76% 3,526 $529   $229,029,189 22
Nov 30, 2012 2 $4,866,907 +161% -67% 3,463 $1,405   $233,896,096 23
Dec 1, 2012 1 $7,643,379 +57% -45% 3,463 $2,207   $241,539,475 24
Dec 2, 2012 3 $4,045,608 -47% -41% 3,463 $1,168   $245,585,083 25
Dec 3, 2012 2 $1,127,736 -72% -41% 3,463 $326   $246,712,819 26
Dec 4, 2012 1 $1,506,461 +34% -34% 3,463 $435   $248,219,280 27
Dec 5, 2012 1 $1,214,376 -19% -33% 3,463 $351   $249,433,656 28
Dec 6, 2012 1 $1,186,424 -2% -36% 3,463 $343   $250,620,080 29
Dec 7, 2012 1 $3,122,096 +163% -36% 3,401 $918   $253,742,176 30
Dec 8, 2012 1 $5,018,913 +61% -34% 3,401 $1,476   $258,761,089 31
Dec 9, 2012 2 $2,639,192 -47% -35% 3,401 $776   $261,400,281 32
Dec 10, 2012 1 $888,168 -66% -21% 3,401 $261   $262,288,449 33
Dec 11, 2012 1 $1,162,083 +31% -23% 3,401 $342   $263,450,532 34
Dec 12, 2012 1 $963,787 -17% -21% 3,401 $283   $264,414,319 35
Dec 13, 2012 1 $951,744 -1% -20% 3,401 $280   $265,366,063 36
Dec 14, 2012 3 $1,819,819 +91% -42% 2,924 $622   $267,185,882 37
Dec 15, 2012 4 $3,044,056 +67% -39% 2,924 $1,041   $270,229,938 38
Dec 16, 2012 4 $1,691,857 -44% -36% 2,924 $579   $271,921,795 39
Dec 17, 2012 3 $701,272 -59% -21% 2,924 $240   $272,623,067 40
Dec 18, 2012 3 $884,751 +26% -24% 2,924 $303   $273,507,818 41
Dec 19, 2012 5 $742,693 -16% -23% 2,717 $273   $274,250,511 42
Dec 20, 2012 5 $841,263 +13% -12% 2,717 $310   $275,091,774 43
Dec 21, 2012 8 $1,277,886 +52% -30% 2,365 $540   $276,369,660 44
Dec 22, 2012 7 $1,915,151 +50% -37% 2,365 $810   $278,284,811 45
Dec 23, 2012 7 $1,674,503 -13% -1% 2,365 $708   $279,959,314 46
Dec 24, 2012 7 $1,081,745 -35% +54% 2,365 $457   $281,041,059 47
Dec 25, 2012 10 $1,359,081 +26% +54% 1,637 $830   $282,400,140 48
Dec 26, 2012 11 $1,332,898 -2% +79% 1,637 $814   $283,733,038 49
Dec 27, 2012 11 $1,294,340 -3% +54% 1,637 $791   $285,027,378 50
Dec 28, 2012 11 $1,475,427 +14% +15% 1,637 $901   $286,502,805 51
Dec 29, 2012 11 $1,682,036 +14% -12% 1,637 $1,028   $288,184,841 52
Dec 30, 2012 11 $1,374,361 -18% -18% 1,637 $840   $289,559,202 53
Dec 31, 2012 10 $1,345,069 -2% +24% 1,637 $822   $290,904,271 54
Jan 1, 2013 11 $1,395,850 +4% +3% 1,637 $853   $292,300,121 55
Jan 2, 2013 11 $746,695 -47% -44% 1,637 $456   $293,046,816 56
Jan 3, 2013 11 $682,754 -9% -47% 1,637 $417   $293,729,570 57
Jan 4, 2013 13 $1,005,199 +47% -32% 1,307 $769   $294,734,769 58
Jan 5, 2013 13 $1,365,166 +36% -19% 1,307 $1,045   $296,099,935 59
Jan 6, 2013 17 $704,431 -48% -49% 1,307 $539   $296,804,366 60
Jan 7, 2013 15 $220,644 -69% -84% 1,307 $169   $297,025,010 61
Jan 8, 2013 13 $284,473 +29% -80% 1,307 $218   $297,309,483 62
Jan 9, 2013 13 $240,281 -16% -68% 1,307 $184   $297,549,764 63
Jan 10, 2013 15 $243,449 +1% -64% 1,307 $186   $297,793,213 64
Jan 11, 2013 - $462,243 +90% -54% 823 $562   $298,255,456 65
Jan 12, 2013 - $733,531 +59% -46% 823 $891   $298,988,987 66
Jan 13, 2013 - $360,028 -51% -49% 823 $437   $299,349,015 67
Jan 14, 2013 17 $117,246 -67% -47% 823 $142   $299,466,261 68
Jan 15, 2013 17 $161,667 +38% -43% 823 $196   $299,627,928 69
Jan 16, 2013 18 $126,801 -22% -47% 823 $154   $299,754,729 70
Jan 17, 2013 18 $132,345 +4% -46% 823 $161   $299,887,074 71
Jan 18, 2013 19 $262,509 +98% -43% 507 $518   $300,149,583 72
Jan 19, 2013 20 $457,439 +74% -38% 507 $902   $300,607,022 73
Jan 20, 2013 21 $249,293 -46% -31% 507 $492   $300,856,315 74
Jan 21, 2013 21 $174,654 -30% +49% 507 $344   $301,030,969 75
Jan 22, 2013 - $82,952 -53% -49% 507 $164   $301,113,921 76
Jan 23, 2013 - $66,103 -20% -48% 507 $130   $301,180,024 77
Jan 24, 2013 - $72,863 +10% -45% 507 $144   $301,252,887 78
Jan 25, 2013 - $197,058 +170% -25% 456 $432   $301,449,945 79
Jan 26, 2013 - $395,441 +101% -14% 456 $867   $301,845,386 80
Jan 27, 2013 - $198,740 -50% -20% 456 $436   $302,044,126 81
Feb 1, 2013 - $165,232   -16% 425 $389   $302,461,810 86
Feb 2, 2013 - $280,865 +70% -29% 425 $661   $302,742,675 87
Feb 3, 2013 - $80,829 -71% -59% 425 $190   $302,823,504 88
Feb 8, 2013 - $115,047   -30% 370 $311   $303,140,953 93
Feb 9, 2013 - $208,927 +82% -26% 370 $565   $303,349,880 94
Feb 10, 2013 - $110,236 -47% +36% 370 $298   $303,460,116 95
Feb 15, 2013 - $72,688   -37% 262 $277   $303,703,685 100
Feb 16, 2013 - $116,256 +60% -44% 262 $444   $303,819,941 101
Feb 17, 2013 - $78,840 -32% -28% 262 $301   $303,898,781 102
Feb 18, 2013 - $55,579 -30%   262 $212   $303,954,360 103
Feb 22, 2013 - $44,572   -39% 184 $242   $304,065,789 107
Feb 23, 2013 - $69,820 +57% -40% 184 $379   $304,135,609 108
Feb 24, 2013 - $29,151 -58% -63% 184 $158   $304,164,760 109
Mar 1, 2013 - $21,098   -53% 101 $209   $304,242,807 114
Mar 2, 2013 - $36,204 +72% -48% 101 $358   $304,279,011 115
Mar 3, 2013 - $16,227 -55% -44% 101 $161   $304,295,238 116
Mar 8, 2013 - $10,744   -49% 69 $156   $304,330,320 121
Mar 9, 2013 - $19,792 +84% -45% 69 $287   $304,350,112 122
Mar 10, 2013 - $10,165 -49% -37% 69 $147   $304,360,277 123

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 2, 2012 15 $2,200,000   463 $4,752   $2,200,000 1
Nov 9, 2012 1 $117,637,108 +5,247% 3,505 $33,563   $119,837,108 2
Nov 16, 2012 2 $65,804,041 -44% 3,526 $18,663   $185,641,149 3
Nov 23, 2012 2 $43,388,040 -34% 3,526 $12,305   $229,029,189 4
Nov 30, 2012 2 $21,590,891 -50% 3,463 $6,235   $250,620,080 5
Dec 7, 2012 1 $14,745,983 -32% 3,401 $4,336   $265,366,063 6
Dec 14, 2012 4 $9,725,711 -34% 2,717 $3,580   $275,091,774 7
Dec 21, 2012 11 $9,935,604 +2% 1,637 $6,069   $285,027,378 8
Dec 28, 2012 11 $8,702,192 -12% 1,637 $5,316   $293,729,570 9
Jan 4, 2013 13 $4,063,643 -53% 1,307 $3,109   $297,793,213 10
Jan 11, 2013 17 $2,093,861 -48% 823 $2,544   $299,887,074 11
Jan 18, 2013 20 $1,365,813 -35% 507 $2,694   $301,252,887 12
Jan 25, 2013 22 $1,043,691 -24% 456 $2,289   $302,296,578 13
Feb 1, 2013 22 $729,328 -30% 425 $1,716   $303,025,906 14
Feb 8, 2013 28 $605,091 -17% 370 $1,635   $303,630,997 15
Feb 15, 2013 29 $323,363 -47% 262 $1,234   $303,954,360 16
Feb 22, 2013 33 $200,492 -38% 184 $1,090   $304,221,709 17
Mar 1, 2013 47 $97,867 -51% 101 $969   $304,319,576 18
Mar 8, 2013 54 $40,701 -58% 69 $590   $304,360,277 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/1/2012 $742,653 146 146 685 $2,820,639 12/30/2018
Aruba 11/8/2012 $21,585 6 6 22 $74,475 12/29/2018
Australia 11/22/2012 $12,801,914 580 585 4,118 $50,842,825 12/4/2023
Austria 11/1/2012 $153,624 4 120 788 $8,017,081 12/14/2015
Bahrain 10/26/2012 $235,592 3 4 25 $577,196 12/29/2018
Belgium 10/26/2012 $1,490,923 97 105 1,057 $11,267,644 12/14/2015
Bolivia 11/1/2012 $81,259 20 20 104 $245,684 12/29/2018
Brazil 10/26/2012 $3,082,974 531 552 2,617 $14,189,125 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 10/26/2012 $173,062 36 36 257 $822,476 12/30/2018
Central America 11/1/2012 $470,755 145 145 487 $1,662,484 12/13/2015
Chile 11/1/2012 $589,250 85 85 458 $1,959,761 12/30/2018
China 1/21/2013 $16,477,879 8,079 8,079 18,183 $59,020,141 12/14/2015
Colombia 11/2/2012 $714,768 184 219 756 $2,955,065 12/30/2018
Croatia 11/1/2012 $305,368 29 30 241 $930,576 12/30/2018
Curacao 11/8/2012 $15,706 1 1 11 $92,564 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 10/26/2012 $854,944 89 89 202 $3,255,647 12/29/2018
Denmark 10/26/2012 $2,643,057 116 116 716 $15,872,425 12/14/2015
Dominican Republic 12/20/2012 $108,584 24 25 118 $373,517 12/30/2018
East Africa 11/2/2012 $3,385 1 1 3 $10,100 12/12/2015
Ecuador 11/1/2012 $228,979 41 41 125 $748,430 12/30/2018
Egypt 10/31/2012 $205,135 12 12 75 $824,903 12/30/2018
Estonia 11/2/2012 $147,100 12 12 74 $601,384 12/14/2015
Finland 10/26/2012 $0 0 107 441 $9,049,408 12/14/2015
France 10/26/2012 $10,327,988 820 825 5,730 $59,129,360 12/14/2015
Germany 11/1/2012 $40,205 1 1,338 8,195 $85,223,816 12/14/2015
Ghana 11/2/2012 $22,510 1 1 10 $104,835 12/30/2018
Greece 11/1/2012 $0 0 88 246 $5,806,892 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 11/1/2012 $1,971,464 135 135 377 $4,760,127 12/14/2015
Hungary 10/26/2012 $516,628 40 40 488 $2,391,722 12/30/2018
Iceland 10/26/2012 $152,410 8 8 51 $668,959 12/30/2018
India 11/1/2012 $3,920,824 1,060 1,060 2,277 $10,949,569 12/14/2015
Indonesia 11/1/2012 $2,755,926 412 412 1,225 $7,501,968 12/30/2018
Iraq 10/26/2012 $12,579 1 1 4 $29,205 12/29/2018
Israel 10/26/2012 $659,913 40 40 335 $4,222,545 12/30/2018
Italy 10/31/2012 $26,229 1 668 1,774 $16,834,692 12/12/2015
Jamaica 11/7/2012 $93,156 5 7 12 $195,003 12/29/2018
Japan 12/1/2012 $0 0 39 81 $30,599,936 12/14/2015
Jordan 10/26/2012 $75,235 3 4 29 $11,199,063 12/29/2018
Kenya 11/2/2012 $113,196 13 13 104 $378,065 12/30/2018
Kuwait 10/26/2012 $61,967 1 290 296 $5,486,061 12/30/2018
Latvia 11/2/2012 $138,463 10 10 66 $536,256 12/30/2018
Lebanon 11/1/2012 $366,166 21 21 93 $976,280 12/29/2018
Lithuania 11/1/2012 $102,363 11 11 39 $371,001 12/13/2015
Malaysia 11/1/2012 $2,502,913 180 180 729 $6,560,109 12/13/2015
Mexico 11/1/2012 $2,687,086 1,082 1,082 4,267 $9,724,753 12/14/2015
Netherlands 10/31/2012 $3,829,412 211 211 2,223 $23,039,444 12/14/2015
New Zealand 11/22/2012 $1,586,617 131 131 977 $6,147,212 3/31/2021
Nigeria 11/2/2012 $100,532 11 11 123 $520,651 12/30/2018
Norway 10/26/2012 $0 0 90 360 $13,828,717 12/14/2015
Oman 10/26/2012 $85,480 5 6 29 $299,234 12/29/2018
Peru 11/1/2012 $505,365 101 101 327 $1,278,704 12/29/2018
Philippines 10/31/2012 $1,884,491 209 209 596 $3,431,191 12/30/2018
Poland 10/26/2012 $2,516,586 212 233 1,245 $10,099,721 12/30/2018
Portugal 10/26/2012 $676,308 93 97 586 $3,600,193 12/14/2015
Qatar 10/26/2012 $233,001 5 5 27 $757,807 12/29/2018
Romania 10/26/2012 $396,524 62 72 400 $1,607,574 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/26/2012 $7,464,694 926 951 3,431 $22,807,468 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 11/1/2012 $99,849 23 24 83 $415,924 12/30/2018
Singapore 11/1/2012 $2,243,757 84 84 271 $5,258,377 12/13/2015
Slovakia 10/26/2012 $294,385 35 35 78 $1,029,907 12/13/2015
Slovenia 10/31/2012 $223,765 14 14 123 $720,355 12/14/2015
South Africa 11/30/2012 $763,995 125 125 785 $4,027,426 12/14/2015
South Korea 10/26/2012 $5,585,103 743 743 2,090 $15,220,738 12/12/2015
Spain 10/31/2012 $3,991,256 637 639 2,801 $13,699,536 12/14/2015
Suriname 11/9/2012 $6,792 1 1 9 $46,426 12/30/2018
Sweden 10/26/2012 $2,878,058 222 222 1,116 $17,898,068 12/14/2015
Switzerland 10/27/2012 $696,486 46 219 1,550 $20,159,852 12/14/2015
Taiwan 11/2/2012 $1,744,665 193 193 638 $7,853,113 12/14/2015
Thailand 11/1/2012 $67,710 3 207 407 $3,662,587 12/14/2015
Trinidad 11/7/2012 $188,966 19 19 72 $541,962 12/29/2018
Turkey 11/2/2012 $1,054,004 153 153 889 $3,677,272 12/30/2018
Ukraine 11/1/2012 $1,187,229 145 150 673 $2,508,409 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 10/26/2012 $1,660,032 29 30 188 $4,837,519 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 10/26/2012 $31,256,380 1,850 1,850 10,852 $158,348,368 10/5/2022
Uruguay 11/1/2012 $43,008 10 10 50 $196,809 12/29/2018
Venezuela 11/2/2012 $515,832 93 93 331 $2,164,714 12/12/2015
Vietnam 11/2/2012 $401,497 59 59 211 $1,400,605 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $5,217,054
 
International Total$806,166,704 12/4/2023

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 17, 201311,091,265 1,091,265$18,616,981$18,616,9811
Feb 24, 20132376,416-66% 1,467,681$6,824,422$25,441,4032
Mar 3, 20135178,722-53% 1,646,403$3,554,781$28,996,1843
Mar 10, 20137102,516-43% 1,748,919$2,046,219$31,042,4034
Mar 17, 2013860,213-41% 1,809,132$1,201,851$32,244,2545
Mar 24, 20131139,624-34% 1,848,756$790,895$33,035,1496
Mar 31, 201312119,985+203% 1,968,741$2,394,901$35,430,0507
Apr 7, 20131923,995-80% 1,992,736$478,460$35,908,5108
Apr 14, 20131924,121+1% 2,016,857$466,500$36,375,0109
Apr 21, 20132024,419+1% 2,041,276$374,343$36,749,35310
Apr 28, 20133019,552-20% 2,060,828$388,498$37,137,85111
May 12, 20132725,188 2,101,541$461,948$37,906,10713
May 26, 20132825,970 2,138,236$479,666$38,590,83515
Sep 15, 2013268,481 2,332,815$84,640$41,322,27331
Sep 22, 20132217,414+105% 2,350,229$173,966$41,496,23932
Oct 6, 20132313,405 2,370,780$133,916$41,701,54434
Dec 1, 201325178,325 2,614,906$2,262,944$44,646,19942
Dec 8, 20131938,846-78% 2,653,752$386,518$45,032,71743

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 17, 201311,433,229 1,433,229$29,108,881$29,108,8811
Feb 24, 20133261,377-82% 1,694,606$6,001,221$35,110,1022
Mar 3, 20133151,740-42% 1,846,346$3,483,947$38,594,0493
Mar 10, 2013481,872-46% 1,928,218$1,879,785$40,473,8344
Mar 17, 2013748,888-40% 1,977,106$1,127,349$41,601,1835
Mar 24, 20131040,368-17% 2,017,474$952,676$42,553,8596
Mar 31, 20131262,065+54% 2,079,539$1,499,494$44,053,3537
Apr 7, 20131319,202-69% 2,098,741$460,272$44,513,6258
Apr 14, 20131220,634+7% 2,119,375$374,089$44,887,7149
Apr 21, 20131014,128-32% 2,133,503$292,456$45,180,17010
Apr 28, 2013189,617-32% 2,143,120$238,887$45,419,05711
Jun 16, 2013677,579 2,252,530$1,199,376$47,110,53918
Jun 23, 2013208,435-89% 2,260,965$168,619$47,279,15819
Aug 4, 2013147,669 2,278,388$114,956$47,551,79325
Aug 11, 2013204,742-38% 2,283,130$71,077$47,622,87026
Aug 25, 20131013,152 2,300,709$197,148$47,886,37628
Sep 8, 2013179,194 2,317,055$137,819$48,131,39630
Dec 1, 201318107,434 2,442,205$1,412,760$49,786,40342
Dec 8, 20132042,390-61% 2,484,595$554,464$50,340,86743
Jan 26, 20141810,751 2,508,321$182,769$50,744,21150

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

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