Casino Royale (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $167,365,000Details
International Box Office $427,055,216Details
Worldwide Box Office $594,420,216
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $84,064,869 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,457,819 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $85,522,688
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Synopsis

After receiving a license to kill, British Secret Service agent James Bond heads to Madagascar, where he uncovers a link to Le Chiffre, a man who finances terrorist organizations. Learning that Le Chiffre plans to raise money in a high-stakes poker game, MI6 sends Bond to play against him, gambling that their newest “00” operative will topple the man’s organization.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$40,833,156 (24.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$102,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,434 opening theaters/3,443 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $268,006,085

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 342 $167,365,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 161 $427,055,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 185 $594,420,216

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 17th, 2006 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: December 7th, 2006 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 7th, 2007 (Wide) (Australia)
June 10th, 2019 (Special Engagement), released as Casino Royale (Secret Cinema 2019) (United Kingdom)
November 13th, 2020 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
August 12th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
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Video Release: March 13th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity
Running Time: 144 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Comparisons: vs. Skyfall
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Parkour, Gambling, Terrorism, Undercover, Hostage, Slow Motion Scene, Martial Arts, Gratuitous Cameos
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, 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
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 370 $7,938,453 Dec 29, 2006 45
Biggest 6th Monday 81 $1,206,986 Dec 25, 2006 39
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 436 $5,423,514 Dec 22, 2006 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 33 $30,785,874 Nov 24, 2006 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 39 $53,111,503 Nov 24, 2006 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 33 $44,881,148 Nov 24, 2006 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $62,765,080 Nov 24, 2006 10
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 72 $40,833,156 Nov 17, 2006 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 100 $40,833,156 Nov 17, 2006 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 54 $40,833,156 Nov 17, 2006 3
Never No. 1 Domestic 24 $167,365,000 Nov 17, 2006 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 2006 2 $40,833,156   3,434 $11,891   $40,833,156 1
Nov 24, 2006 2 $30,785,874 -25% 3,443 $8,942   $94,053,658 2
Dec 1, 2006 2 $15,112,870 -51% 3,386 $4,463   $115,876,024 3
Dec 8, 2006 4 $8,926,207 -41% 3,161 $2,824   $129,020,082 4
Dec 15, 2006 8 $5,627,644 -37% 2,437 $2,309   $137,501,384 5
Dec 22, 2006 11 $3,143,720 -44% 1,588 $1,980   $143,713,120 6
Dec 29, 2006 12 $4,601,492 +46% 1,543 $2,982   $153,531,944 7
Jan 5, 2007 16 $3,002,507 -35% 1,266 $2,372   $159,837,718 8
Jan 12, 2007 20 $1,736,448 -42% 819 $2,120   $162,486,715 9
Jan 19, 2007 23 $1,192,435 -31% 661 $1,804   $164,341,331 10
Jan 26, 2007 29 $609,192 -49% 364 $1,674   $165,320,608 11
Feb 2, 2007 30 $360,708 -41% 248 $1,454   $165,875,807 12
Feb 9, 2007 30 $298,639 -17% 187 $1,597   $166,275,268 13
Feb 16, 2007 29 $318,670 +7% 318 $1,002   $166,665,339 14
Feb 23, 2007 34 $210,077 -34% 267 $787   $167,007,184 15
Mar 2, 2007 35 $138,853 -34% 226 $614   $167,220,102 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 17, 2006 1 $14,741,135     3,434 $4,293   $14,741,135 1
Nov 18, 2006 2 $15,414,153 +5%   3,434 $4,489   $30,155,288 2
Nov 19, 2006 2 $10,677,868 -31%   3,434 $3,109   $40,833,156 3
Nov 20, 2006 1 $3,836,772 -64%   3,434 $1,117   $44,669,928 4
Nov 21, 2006 1 $4,502,582 +17%   3,434 $1,311   $49,172,510 5
Nov 22, 2006 2 $6,556,349 +46%   3,443 $1,904   $55,728,859 6
Nov 23, 2006 1 $7,538,925 +15%   3,443 $2,190   $63,267,784 7
Nov 24, 2006 2 $12,934,978 +72% -12% 3,443 $3,757   $76,202,762 8
Nov 25, 2006 2 $11,687,563 -10% -24% 3,443 $3,395   $87,890,325 9
Nov 26, 2006 2 $6,163,333 -47% -42% 3,443 $1,790   $94,053,658 10
Nov 27, 2006 1 $1,733,036 -72% -55% 3,443 $503   $95,786,694 11
Nov 28, 2006 1 $1,770,492 +2% -61% 3,434 $516   $97,557,186 12
Nov 29, 2006 1 $1,625,000 -8% -75% 3,434 $473   $99,182,000 13
Nov 30, 2006 1 $1,581,000 -3% -79% 3,434 $460   $100,763,154 14
Dec 1, 2006 1 $4,632,565 +193% -64% 3,386 $1,368   $105,395,719 15
Dec 2, 2006 2 $6,824,841 +47% -42% 3,386 $2,016   $112,220,560 16
Dec 3, 2006 2 $3,655,464 -46% -41% 3,386 $1,080   $115,876,024 17
Dec 4, 2006 1 $1,036,657 -72% -40% 3,386 $306   $116,912,681 18
Dec 5, 2006 1 $1,112,818 +7% -37% 3,386 $329   $118,025,499 19
Dec 6, 2006 1 $1,044,215 -6% -36% 3,386 $308   $119,069,714 20
Dec 7, 2006 1 $1,024,161 -2% -35% 3,386 $302   $120,093,875 21
Dec 8, 2006 5 $2,634,540 +157% -43% 3,161 $833   $122,728,415 22
Dec 9, 2006 4 $4,093,807 +55% -40% 3,161 $1,295   $126,822,222 23
Dec 10, 2006 5 $2,197,860 -46% -40% 3,161 $695   $129,020,082 24
Dec 11, 2006 5 $670,308 -70% -35% 3,161 $212   $129,690,390 25
Dec 12, 2006 5 $728,683 +9% -35% 3,161 $231   $130,419,073 26
Dec 13, 2006 5 $736,891 +1% -29% 3,161 $233   $131,155,964 27
Dec 14, 2006 5 $717,776 -3% -30% 3,161 $227   $131,873,740 28
Dec 15, 2006 8 $1,603,922 +123% -39% 2,437 $658   $133,477,662 29
Dec 16, 2006 8 $2,478,377 +55% -39% 2,437 $1,017   $135,956,039 30
Dec 17, 2006 9 $1,545,345 -38% -30% 2,437 $634   $137,501,384 31
Dec 18, 2006 9 $690,009 -55% +3% 2,437 $283   $138,191,393 32
Dec 19, 2006 9 $758,665 +10% +4% 2,437 $311   $138,950,058 33
Dec 20, 2006 10 $754,817 -1% +2% 2,437 $310   $139,704,875 34
Dec 21, 2006 10 $864,525 +15% +20% 2,437 $355   $140,569,400 35
Dec 25, 2006 15 $1,206,986   +75% 1,588 $760   $144,920,106 39
Dec 29, 2006 13 $1,200,000     1,543 $778   $150,100,000 43
Jan 15, 2007 22 $273,789     819 $334   $162,760,504 60
Jan 19, 2007 22 $270,000     661 $408   $163,420,000 64
Feb 19, 2007 33 $55,455     318 $174   $166,720,794 95

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 2006 1 $63,267,784   3,434 $18,424   $63,267,784 1
Nov 24, 2006 2 $37,495,370 -41% 3,443 $10,890   $100,763,154 2
Dec 1, 2006 2 $19,330,721 -48% 3,386 $5,709   $120,093,875 3
Dec 8, 2006 5 $11,779,865 -39% 3,161 $3,727   $131,873,740 4
Dec 15, 2006 9 $8,695,660 -26% 2,437 $3,568   $140,569,400 5
Dec 22, 2006 12 $8,361,052 -4% 1,588 $5,265   $148,930,452 6
Dec 29, 2006 12 $7,904,759 -5% 1,543 $5,123   $156,835,211 7
Jan 5, 2007 16 $3,915,056 -50% 1,266 $3,092   $160,750,267 8
Jan 12, 2007 20 $2,398,629 -39% 819 $2,929   $163,148,896 9
Jan 19, 2007 24 $1,562,520 -35% 661 $2,364   $164,711,416 10
Jan 26, 2007 29 $803,683 -49% 364 $2,208   $165,515,099 11
Feb 2, 2007 30 $461,530 -43% 248 $1,861   $165,976,629 12
Feb 9, 2007 32 $370,040 -20% 187 $1,979   $166,346,669 13
Feb 16, 2007 34 $450,438 +22% 318 $1,416   $166,797,107 14
Feb 23, 2007 33 $284,142 -37% 267 $1,064   $167,081,249 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/7/2007 $0 0 1 1 $1,293 4/2/2021
New Zealand 12/7/2006 $0 0 10 17 $2,269 12/19/2022
United Kingdom 6/10/2019 $628,415 11 122 164 $10,381,548 10/11/2023
 
Rest of World $416,670,106
 
International Total$427,055,216 10/11/2023

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
Mar 18, 200712,315,529 2,315,529$37,025,309$37,025,3091
Mar 25, 20074725,670-69% 3,041,199$11,973,700$48,999,0092
Apr 1, 20076325,979-55% 3,367,178$5,212,404$54,211,4133
Apr 8, 20078258,555-21% 3,625,733$4,134,294$58,345,7074
Apr 15, 20078259,147n/c3,884,880$4,143,761$62,489,4685
Apr 22, 20071496,387-63% 3,981,267$1,541,228$64,030,6966
Apr 29, 20071872,240-25% 4,053,507$1,155,118$65,185,8147
May 6, 20073057,289-21% 4,110,796$916,051$66,101,8658
May 13, 20072460,821+6% 4,171,617$972,528$67,074,3939
Jun 3, 20072940,777 4,301,841$721,753$69,226,40312
Jun 10, 20071452,909+30% 4,354,750$849,719$70,076,12213
Jun 17, 20072644,559-16% 4,399,309$769,329$70,845,45114
Jul 8, 20071736,852 4,467,810$736,671$72,214,78617
May 4, 20082429,747 4,809,782$248,367$76,835,75560
Aug 10, 20082734,098 4,876,748$285,288$77,471,87774
Mar 29, 20092925,677 4,998,808$309,030$79,160,221107
Nov 28, 201016329,997 5,395,666$1,181,389$80,868,920194

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 11, 2012187,543 90,469$94,045$1,065,984296

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Leading Cast

Daniel Craig    James Bond
Eva Green    Vesper Lynd

Supporting Cast

Mads Mikkelsen    Le Chiffre
Jeffrey Wright    Felix Leiter
Judi Dench    M
Giancarlo Giannini    Mathis
Caterina Murino    Solange
Simon Abkarian    Alex Dimitrios
Ivana Milicevic    Valenka
Martin Campbell    Airport Worker
Michael G. Wilson    Chief of Police
Isaach de Bankolé    Steven Obanno
Jesper Christensen    Mr. White
Tobias Menzies    Villiers

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martin Campbell    Director
Neal Purvis    Screenwriter
Robert Wade    Screenwriter
Paul Haggis    Screenwriter
Michael G. Wilson    Producer
Barbara Broccoli    Producer
Anthony Waye    Executive Producer
Callum McDougall    Executive Producer
Peter Lamont    Production Designer
Phil Meheux    Cinematographer
Stuart Baird    Editor
David Arnold    Composer
Lindy Hemming    Costume Designer
Matthew Stillman    Czech Republic
David Minkowski    Czech Republic
Andrew Noakes    Associate Producer
Guido Cerasuolo    Italy
Bruce G. Moriarty    Assistant Director
Mirek Lux    Czech Republic
Giorgia Marangoni    Co-Assistant Director, Italy
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Director
Jeremy Johns    Unit Production Manager
Terry Bamber    2nd
Janine Modder    United Kingdom
Jasmina Torbati    Czech Republic
Sabrina Allaria    Italy
Simon Lamont    Supervising Art Director
Dominic Masters    Art Director
Steven Lawrence    Art Director
Peter Francis    Art Director
Alan Tomkins    Art Director
Fred Hole    Art Director
David Baxa    Czech Republic
Susanna Codognato    Italy
Lee Sandales    Set Decorator
Simon Wakefield    Set Decorator
Flavio Bertini    Italy
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Camera
John Marzano    Aerial
Mike Valentine    Underwater Photography
Dan Grace    Costume Supervisor
Hanka Kucerova    Czech Republic
Chris Munro    Recordist
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Eddy Joseph    Supervising Sound Editor
James Boyle    Sound Effects Editor
Jack Whittaker    Sound Effects Editor
Oliver Tarney    Sound Effects Editor
James Harrison    Sound Effects Editor
Martin Cantwell    Sound Designer
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor
Dina Eaton    Supervising
Dominic Gibbs    Music Editor
Paul Engelen    Makeup Supervisor
Christine Blundell    Hairstylist Supervisor
Debbie McWilliams    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    U.S.
Janet Hirshenson    U.S.
Beatrice Kruger    Italy
Stephane Foenkinos    France
Annette Borgmann    Germany
Camilla Valentine Isola    Spain
Sona Tichackova    Czech Republic
Ivan Vorlicek    Czech Republic
Gary Powell    Stunt Coordinator
Chris Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit

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

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International Top Five - Casino's Straight Continues

December 14th, 2006

A busy week for new releases didn't stop Casino Royale earning its fourth first place finish in a row with $35.68 million on 4688 screens in 63 markets for a total of $246.65 million. The film opened in 10 new markets (and setting franchise records in each). This included Australia where the film's $5.42 million on 401 screens was more than the rest of the market combined and was equally dominate in New Zealand with $827,000 on 92 screens. The film wasn't as fortunate in Mexico where it had to settle for second place with $1.49 million on 564 screens, which was just $30,000 behind the by box office champ. Speaking of close races, the film was knocked out of top spot in the U.K. with $5.39 million on 495 screens, also falling victim to Happy Feet in a very close battle. So far the film has made $82.52 million in that one market, and with Christmas on its way it is heading for $100 million and the year's best box office there. Overall the film is rapidly closing in on Die Another Day international final tally of $271 million; in fact, it should get there by this time next week. However, it is also likely that this time next week it will no longer be in top spot on the international charts. More...

Chronicling the Sad End to 2006

December 12th, 2006

2006 has hit a real losing streak since Happy Feet and Casino Royale opened three weeks ago. This week only one of the four wide releases matched expectations while their combined box office was well below last year's number one film. And while the overall box office was up 4% from last weekend at $97 million, it was down a huge 22% from the same weekend last year. Things need to turn around soon, or ticket sales may dip below last year's pace. More...

International Top Five - Casino Hits Trip Aces

December 6th, 2006

A slow week for Casino Royale with only four openings, and only one of those in a major market. In Japan the film had to settle for second place with $2.34 million on 443 screens over the weekend and $3.25 million in total; this was a tiny margin behind local film, Love and Honor. The film also opened in a trio of African markets: South Africa with $509,000 on 77 screens, Kenya, $59,000 on 8, and Nigeria with $44,000 on 4. (Although I've received an e-mail saying the movie made $25 million there and I can earn 12.5% of that if I help a certain theatre owner smuggle it out of the country.) The film's best market remains the U.K. where it added $10.51 million on 506 screens for a total of $73.45 million. The film has already topped Die Another Day in that markets and is gunning for Dead Man's Chest, which ended its run in the market with $98.63 million. Overall, the film earned an easy first place with $43.73 million on 6728 screens in 53 markets for a total of $194.65 million. And with openings in Australia, South Korea, Italy, Mexico and other significant markets left to go, it should have no trouble topping $300 million before long. More...

Holdovers Re-Re-Repeat on Top

December 5th, 2006

Over the weekend all the holdovers were within a rounding error of expectations, but none of the new releases were able to come close to that. This left the overall box office down 42% from last weekend at $93 million. However, it was a post-holiday weekend and the large drop-off should surprise no one. Compared to the same weekend last year, the overall box office was up 7% and that is a much more significant figure. More...

Trio Try to Top Feet

November 30th, 2006

The first weekend of December rarely brings us a big blockbuster, and this year is no different. Three films open wide, or in varying degrees of wideness, but none look to have the chops to take first place. More...

International Top Five - Casino Plays to Full Houses Worldwide

November 29th, 2006

Casino Royale's dominance of the worldwide box office continued as it opened in 18 new markets scoring first place in every one of them. In fact, it was number one in 40 of the 50 markets it is currently playing in. Overall the film earned $64.94 million on 6460 screens in 50 markets for a two-week total of $129.06 million. The biggest opening of the weekend was in Germany where it crushed the competition with $12.84 million on 839 screens, more than 10 times its nearest competition. France was also a major contributor to its weekend success with $8.4 million on 823 screens while it captured $3.90 million on 500 screens in Spain, and a combined $8.02 million on 392 screens in the four Scandinavian markets. Not surprisingly, holdovers were led by the U.K. where it dipped just 25% to $16.51 million on 506 screens for a total of $53.96 million, which is nearly what Die Another Day earned in total in that market. Next up for the film is Japan this weekend, Australia the weekend after and South Korea the weekend after that. As for the film's long term potential, it is likely to crack the $500 million milestone worldwide with $600 million being a tough but achievable goal. More...

Thanksgiving Can't Get Enough of Leftovers

November 28th, 2006

As was the case last year, the Thanksgiving long weekend was dominated by holdovers, with the number one film earning almost as much as the four new wide releases combined. Over the 3-day weekend the total box office was $162 million, which was more than 10% higher than last weekend but more importantly it was just over 2% lower than the same weekend last year. Over 5 days the top ten pulled in $197 million, or about 5% lower than the same weekend last year. More...

International Top Five - Bond Bursts Out on top of Box Office

November 23rd, 2006

Casino Royale dominated the weekend box office earning $42.2 million on 3,063 screens in 27 markets, only one of them a true major markets. The film's biggest was the U.K., no surprise there, but the magnitude of the opening caught a lot of people off guard. Its weekend total of $21.55 million on 505 screens was the third biggest opening of all time behind just Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Add in Thursday and the film earned $25.33 million, roughly 47% more than the previous best opening for a Bond film in the market, and Goldeneye had 5 days to earn its $17.2 million. The second biggest market was Russia where the film took in $4.55 million on 540 screens, which was more than four times the nearesst competition and the highest opening ever for a non-Russian film there. It had a similar result in Indian earning $3.2 million on an unprecedented 427 screens beating Spider-man 2's record for a non-Indian film by 87%. Other million dollar markets include Greece with $1.34 million on 111 screens, Thailand with $1.1 million on 154 and Taiwan with $1 million on 116. The film opens in most of the rest of Europe next weekend and should have no trouble remaining on top of the charts. More...

Movie Industry Hopes to Avoid any Turkeys

November 22nd, 2006

The Thanksgiving long weekend marks the beginning of the holiday season and is traditionally one of the biggest weekends of the year. This year is no exception with four films opening wide, and two others adding a massive number of theaters. However, despite the glut of new and expanding films, there's a very good chance that it will be a holdover that claims the top spot over the weekend. More...

Bobby's the Best on Per Theater Chart

November 21st, 2006

Bobby finished on top of the Per Theater Chart this weekend after taking in nearly $70,000 in two theaters for an average of $34,520. That was more than $10,000 above its nearest competition, Volver, which pulled in an average of $24,095 during its third week of release. For Your Consideration placed third on the charts with an average of $16,174, which is a really good start, but still well below the average opening for Christopher Guest's previous mockumentaries. In fourth was the first of two wide release to top $10,000 as Casino Royale scored a very impressive $11,891 in 3,434 theaters. The re-release of Two or Three Things I Know About Her earned $11,214 in its lone theater, while Flannel Pajamas brought in $11,069, also in one theater. Finally we have the overall box office champ, Happy Feet, with an average of $10,918. More...

Potter Pushes Penguins to Top Spot

November 21st, 2006

There were a few surprises on the charts this week, including the number one film. But overall things played out almost exactly as expected, leading to a total of $146 million at the box office. This was 15% higher than last weekend but 19% lower than the same weekend last year. However, that was the weekend when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire opened and no-one was expecting this year to be able to keep pace. More...

Mumble and Bond go Mano-a-Mano

November 16th, 2006

What do penguins and secret agents have in common? (Not counting the fact that they both wear tuxedos.) Not a whole lot. However, movies featuring both will be in a close battle this weekend for top spot on the box office charts. Personally, in these battles I usually put my money on the guy with the gun, but cuteness might win out. More...

Contest - Real Gamble

November 13th, 2006

The biggest movie of the month, Casino Royale, opened in just a few days. To celebrate we have a whole lot of prizes. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Casino Royale. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over and the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday, without going under, will both win a copy of Barry Manilow's latest DVD, First & Farewell, and his latest CD, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties, and the companion book from Wordplay. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Movie Website Updates for November 4 - November 10, 2006

November 11th, 2006

There was a clear winner amongst this week's batch of websites as Stranger than Fiction - Official Site took home the Weekly Website Award. More...

2006 Preview: November

November 1st, 2006

Note: Article updated 11/18/2006 with correct budget for Harsh Times

It's that time of the month again, a time to look forward, but it is also a time to look back. October was a stronger month than expected and, while there are a lot of reasons for that, I think one must pay particular attention to the play of Taylor Pyatt. The departure of Anson Carter to free agency over the summer was troublesome and many felt finding a right winger for the Sedin twins was a key in maintaining or even improving upon last year's numbers. Without good chemistry, Daniel and Henrik might have taken a step back this year. However, with a team leading 6 goals, Taylor Pyatt is more than proving he can play with the speedy Swedes. ... What? Oh right, movies. It was a pretty good month for movies as well. November sees the beginning of the most important time of year for the movie industry. Not only do the holidays start with Thanksgiving, but this is also the time of year that award season really heats up. This means there is an excellent mix of blockbusters, especially family films, and critically acclaimed films hoping that first impressions are lasting impressions. It also means there are several limited releases that could expand wide later in their run; these include Fur, Bobby, For Your Consideration and others. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 21 - October 27, 2006

October 28th, 2006

There was a good selection of sites this week in terms of updates, but unlike last week there were fewer contenders for the Weekly Website Award. That's not to say Let's Go to Prison - Official Site didn't deserve to win, it just had a lot less competition than it would have had if it launched last week. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 7 - October 13, 2006

October 14th, 2006

With more and more Oscar contenders getting ready to start their theatrical runs, it is fitting that a satire of such films, For Your Consideration - Official Site, takes home the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 30 - October 6, 2006

October 7th, 2006

Good week for websites, but most were smaller updates or new sites with just a few features. Two sites, Happy Feet - Official Site and The Prestige - Official Site, stood out above the crowd, but both will need a few more update to take home the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 16 - September 22

September 23rd, 2006

Slow week with just over half a dozen sites on the list. Of them, Renaissance - Official Site is clearly the best with a few others showing promise. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15

September 16th, 2006

High quantity on sites this week, but many of them were for new releases, most of which haven't had any updates in a while. Those that did have updates were generally quite small, but one site stood above them all, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny - Official Site, which is easily the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 2 - September 8

September 8th, 2006

After a very busy month, the number of site on this week's list dropped off dramatically. The decline in quantity was accompanied by a decline in quality with no site jumping out as the obvious choice for the Weekly Website Award. The Guardian - Official Site came the closest, but it will have to wait till more features are added for that honor. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 26 - September 1

September 2nd, 2006

Another busy week with plenty of top-notch films to chose from In the end, however, it was a two-way race between The Black Dahlia - Official Site and Stranger than Fiction - Official Site with the former site winning out by a narrow margin. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 19 - August 25

August 26th, 2006

It's another busy week with nearly three dozen films being represented here. Taking top prize is Invincible - Official Site, although there were a few others that could take that claim before all is said and done. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 5 - August 11

August 11th, 2006

The torrid pace of website updates continues with more than 30 films on this week's list. There were a few sites that really caught my eye, but it was Trust the Man - Official Site and its interactive map of New York City and its more than 2 dozen clips that won the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4

August 4th, 2006

Third week in a row where the number of sites featured on this list has topped 30. With such a busy week it would take something different to win the award, and that's something Michel Gondry excels at delivering giving The Science of Sleep - Official Site the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28

July 28th, 2006

Another big week for movie sites with several excellent entries. In this crowded field there were a lot of sites that showed promise and could be just one big update away from winning the award. But this week the best of the best was World Trade Center - Official Site. Let's hope that the movie can live up to the site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21

July 21st, 2006

Another busy week, but unlike last week there was no massive blockbuster launching its flash site. Two sites stood out this week, (not counting past winners), and they are wildly different both in terms of style and in terms of the movie they are selling: Accepted - Official Site and World Trade Center - Official Site. The former is goofy and seriously immature, while the latter is one of the most emotional sites I've ever seen. In was nearly a coin flip, but in the end I went with Accepted - Official Site, but I would be willing to bet the other site will win before the movie comes out. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 8 - July 14

July 14th, 2006

It's a good week for website with what could be the last big hit of the year launching its flash site. That movie, Miami Vice, and its Official Site, is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 1st - July 7

July 7th, 2006

After the busiest week in more than a month, we have the slowest. While there are several good sites on this week's list, they are either a bit below the award-worthy level, or they are all award winners. So the Weekly Website Award is taking a vacation this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24th - June 30th

June 30th, 2006

It seems a lot of people are starting their holidays early, but not this column as it's the busiest it's been in more than a month. Including in this list are a few newly released teaser trailers and a handful of flash sites, most of which are worth checking out. But the best of the best is the Running With Scissors - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17th - June 23rd

June 23rd, 2006

Just an average week with You, Me and Dupree - Official Site taking the prize for the best of the week. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 10th - June 16th

June 16th, 2006

This is actually a pretty busy week with more than two-dozen site on the list. That makes it the busiest week in a month. However, it was one of the site that had no real updates this week that won the Weekly Website Award this week and it was, Nacho Libre - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19

May 19th, 2006

It was a good week for movie sites, although it's hard to tell looking just at the number of sites featured here. However, while the numbers of sites is low, the quality is very high with three sites in the running for the Weekly Website Award, (four if you include Casino Royale - Official Site, which I preemptively gave the award to when the placeholder site went live). Both The Break-Up - Official Site and Pulse - Official Site were also in the running, but in the end I went with See No Evil - Official Site. However, I expect the other two sites to win the award in later weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 29 - May 5

May 5th, 2006

It was not a great week when it comes to new websites with most of the really interesting updates coming in the form of new trailers. However, it was one of those sites, Casino Royale - Official Site, that was awarded the Weekly Website Award. I just hope when the site goes live in two weeks by Fanboy enthusiasm is rewarded. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 18 - November 25

November 24th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, The Producers - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 14 - October 20

October 20th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - Official Site. More...

Craig, Daniel Craig

October 14th, 2005

The world can finally sleep easy, with the announcement of the actor who will play James Bond in the 21st James Bond Movie, Casino Royale (or 22nd if you count Never Say Never Again). More...

New Movie Release Dates - James Bond Will Return...

February 13th, 2004

This week's batch of new movie release dates is highlighted by MGM announcing the release date of the as-yet-untitled 21st James Bond Movie, a confirmed release date for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, a curious move for the Bridget Jones sequel and the usual shuffling about as studios try to position their movies for the greatest chance of success. More...

Special Feature: The Evolving Face of the All Time Box Office Stars List

January 3rd, 2004

The New Year makes for an interesting time to look at how last year's blockbusters have affected our All Time Top Box Office Stars list. As usual, there are some familiar names doing well, and some surprise new entries. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

After receiving a license to kill, British Secret Service agent James Bond heads to Madagascar, where he uncovers a link to Le Chiffre, a man who finances terrorist organizations. Learning that Le Chiffre plans to raise money in a high-stakes poker game, MI6 sends Bond to play against him, gambling that their newest “00” operative will topple the man’s organization.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$40,833,156 (24.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$102,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,434 opening theaters/3,443 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $268,006,085

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 342 $167,365,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 161 $427,055,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 185 $594,420,216

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 17th, 2006 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: December 7th, 2006 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 7th, 2007 (Wide) (Australia)
June 10th, 2019 (Special Engagement), released as Casino Royale (Secret Cinema 2019) (United Kingdom)
November 13th, 2020 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
August 12th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
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Video Release: March 13th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity
Running Time: 144 minutes
Franchise: James Bond
Comparisons: vs. Skyfall
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Parkour, Gambling, Terrorism, Undercover, Hostage, Slow Motion Scene, Martial Arts, Gratuitous Cameos
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eon Productions, 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
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 370 $7,938,453 Dec 29, 2006 45
Biggest 6th Monday 81 $1,206,986 Dec 25, 2006 39
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 436 $5,423,514 Dec 22, 2006 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 33 $30,785,874 Nov 24, 2006 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 39 $53,111,503 Nov 24, 2006 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 33 $44,881,148 Nov 24, 2006 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $62,765,080 Nov 24, 2006 10
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 72 $40,833,156 Nov 17, 2006 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 100 $40,833,156 Nov 17, 2006 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 54 $40,833,156 Nov 17, 2006 3
Never No. 1 Domestic 24 $167,365,000 Nov 17, 2006 0

Leading Cast

Daniel Craig    James Bond
Eva Green    Vesper Lynd

Supporting Cast

Mads Mikkelsen    Le Chiffre
Jeffrey Wright    Felix Leiter
Judi Dench    M
Giancarlo Giannini    Mathis
Caterina Murino    Solange
Simon Abkarian    Alex Dimitrios
Ivana Milicevic    Valenka
Martin Campbell    Airport Worker
Michael G. Wilson    Chief of Police
Isaach de Bankolé    Steven Obanno
Jesper Christensen    Mr. White
Tobias Menzies    Villiers

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martin Campbell    Director
Neal Purvis    Screenwriter
Robert Wade    Screenwriter
Paul Haggis    Screenwriter
Michael G. Wilson    Producer
Barbara Broccoli    Producer
Anthony Waye    Executive Producer
Callum McDougall    Executive Producer
Peter Lamont    Production Designer
Phil Meheux    Cinematographer
Stuart Baird    Editor
David Arnold    Composer
Lindy Hemming    Costume Designer
Matthew Stillman    Czech Republic
David Minkowski    Czech Republic
Andrew Noakes    Associate Producer
Guido Cerasuolo    Italy
Bruce G. Moriarty    Assistant Director
Mirek Lux    Czech Republic
Giorgia Marangoni    Co-Assistant Director, Italy
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Director
Jeremy Johns    Unit Production Manager
Terry Bamber    2nd
Janine Modder    United Kingdom
Jasmina Torbati    Czech Republic
Sabrina Allaria    Italy
Simon Lamont    Supervising Art Director
Dominic Masters    Art Director
Steven Lawrence    Art Director
Peter Francis    Art Director
Alan Tomkins    Art Director
Fred Hole    Art Director
David Baxa    Czech Republic
Susanna Codognato    Italy
Lee Sandales    Set Decorator
Simon Wakefield    Set Decorator
Flavio Bertini    Italy
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Camera
John Marzano    Aerial
Mike Valentine    Underwater Photography
Dan Grace    Costume Supervisor
Hanka Kucerova    Czech Republic
Chris Munro    Recordist
Mike Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Eddy Joseph    Supervising Sound Editor
James Boyle    Sound Effects Editor
Jack Whittaker    Sound Effects Editor
Oliver Tarney    Sound Effects Editor
James Harrison    Sound Effects Editor
Martin Cantwell    Sound Designer
Simon Chase    Dialogue Editor
Dina Eaton    Supervising
Dominic Gibbs    Music Editor
Paul Engelen    Makeup Supervisor
Christine Blundell    Hairstylist Supervisor
Debbie McWilliams    Casting Director
Jane Jenkins    U.S.
Janet Hirshenson    U.S.
Beatrice Kruger    Italy
Stephane Foenkinos    France
Annette Borgmann    Germany
Camilla Valentine Isola    Spain
Sona Tichackova    Czech Republic
Ivan Vorlicek    Czech Republic
Gary Powell    Stunt Coordinator
Chris Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Terry Madden    Assistant Director: Second Unit

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 23rd, 2012

October 23rd, 2012

There are not a lot of major releases on this week's list. The biggest box office hit was Magic Mike, which did cross $100 million, but I'm not sure its target audience is going to support it on DVD and especially not on Blu-ray Combo Pack. According to Amazon.com, Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings is the best selling new release, and the DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and 3D Combo Pack are selling very well. However, while that film is absolutely worth picking up, the Pick of the Week goes to The Invisible War on DVD. It could be an Oscar winner next year. More...

DVD Sales: Dark Knight and Up Share Black Friday Honors

December 12th, 2009

Black Friday sales gave a decidedly retro look to the DVD sales chart for the week ending November 29. All major retailers were offering deeply discounted prices of catalog titles, including $4 deals at Target for Elf, Sex and the City and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, among others, and Best Buy offering Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Forgetting Sarah Marshall at the same price. Walmart wasn't going to be outdone though, and offered some DVD titles, including Hellboy 2, Mummy 3, I am Legend and Casino Royale in limited quantities at just $2. The real champion of the bargain basement, however, was The Dark Knight, which was available for $5 at Walmart, and $4 at both Target and Best Buy. With low, low prices, the unit volumes for the week were astronomical, but overall spending was actually down from 2008 thanks to the price cuts. More...

2008 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

December 3rd, 2008

Thanksgiving is over and that can only mean on thing, Christmas shopping! And that means it is time for our annual Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will look at some of the recent releases, as well as some soon to be released Blu-ray films. More...

DVD Releases for October 21, 2008 - Part II

October 21st, 2008

The number of DVDs reaching my door is increasing each week (so are the number of ones that are late, or so it would seem). However, while there was a wide selection, the choice for DVD Pick of the Week was easy: Looney Tunes - Golden Collections - Volume 6. ... And James Bond - Blu-ray Uber Collection, as well as Casino Royale on Blu-ray. One last note, as has happened more often than not, this week's list is split into two. The first part can be seen here. More...

DVD Releases for October 21, 2008 - Part I

October 21st, 2008

The number of DVDs reaching my door is increasing each week (so are the number of ones that are late, or so it would seem). However, while there was a wide selection, the choice for DVD Pick of the Week was easy: Looney Tunes - Golden Collections - Volume 6. ... And James Bond - Blu-ray Uber Collection, as well as Casino Royale on Blu-ray. One last note, as has happened more often than not, this week's list is split into two. The second part can be seen here. More...

Double Dose of Happiness on the Home Market

April 7th, 2007

New releases were a source of happiness on the home market as they first one - two this week. Leading the way was Pursuit of Happyness with an impressive $9.95 million while fellow happy release, Happy Feet, placed second with $8.26 million. More...

Home Market has a Bloody Close Race on Top

March 31st, 2007

A trio of new releases led the sales chart this week, and those three all managed to place in the top five on the rental charts as well. This includes the new number one film, Blood Diamond with $9.00 million. More...

Casino Proves the House Always Wins at the Home Market

March 24th, 2007

There was another new releases to top the rental charts this week as Casino Royale earned $9.20 million during its opening weekend on the home market. This is not particularly strong compared to the film's theatrical run, but it was more dominant on the sales chart. More...

DVD Releases for March 13, 2007

March 12th, 2007

Not much worth talking about this week. However, that's because one of the biggest hits of last year is coming out, and studios don't want to go head-to-head with such a behemoth. The behemoth in question is Casino Royale - Buy from Amazon. But while this release is keeping the overall traffic a bit light, there's more than one DVD that's worth picking up, including the aforementioned Bond blockbuster. But the best of the best is Without a Trace - The Complete Second Season - Buy from Amazon. And if you want to see season 3 come out on DVD anytime soon, buy this DVD A.S.A.P. More...

International Details - Losing Blood

February 25th, 2007

The Blood Diamond fell from second to sixth this past weekend, mainly due to the lack of new openings. The film still pulled $8.52 million on 3409 screens in 59 markets for a total of $77.51 million and is still on pace for $100 million internationally, but that's the last milestone in its future. More...

International Details - Charlotte's Sticky Situation

February 18th, 2007

Charlotte's Web's return to the international charts was a successful one as it just missed the top five with $6.37 million on 2192 screens in 40 markets. However, its international tally of $32.57 is still a terrible result given the film's production budget, which has been estimated to be north of $100 million. The film has one strong opening this weekend as it earned second place in the U.K. with $3.69 million on 489 screens. On the other hand, the film flopped in France missing the top ten with $762,000 on 347 screens and that was for the full week. It did little better in South Korea with $872,000 on 150 screens over the weekend and $969,000 in total while scoring $218,000 on 54 screens over the weekend in Belgium and $271,000 in total. More...

International Details - Babel Feels Oscar Bounce

February 11th, 2007

Babel just missed the top five this past weekend and showed that Oscar nods still meant something at the box office, at least internationally. The film added $5.16 million on 1467 screens for a total of $61.31 million so far. It was aided by a first place, $1.23 million opening on 256 screens in Russia, but that is one of the film's last significant openings. More...

International Top Five - Apocalypto Remains Best of the Rest

February 4th, 2007

For the second weekend in a row Apocalypto earned sixth place on the international charts, this time pulling in 7.03 million on 2308 screens for a total of $47.42 million. Its best market of the weekend was Mexico where it had an easy first place finish with $2.43 million on 502 screens over the weekend and $2.66 million including previews. It was also strong during its second weekend in Spain as it was down 40% to $1.17 million on 284 screens for a total of $3.64 million. More...

International Details - Apocalypto Nowish

January 28th, 2007

Apocalypto climbed into sixth place despite dropping 13% to $6.72 million on 2072 screens for a total of $37.90 million. Its best market of the week was Spain where it opened in first place with $1.94 million on 283 screens. More...

International Top Five - Night Starts to Fall

January 18th, 2007

While Night at the Museum saw its weekend haul drop by more than a third this weekend, it still took first place with $20.16 million on 5193 screens in 34 markets for a total of $151.34 million. In Brazil the film earned an estimated $3 million on 502 screens and if that holds up it would be Fox's third biggest opening ever in that market. Other strong markets include $2.71 million on 803 screens in Germany for a total of $17.24 million after three weeks. At this pace the film will have no trouble reaching $200 million, and that's not taking into account markets it has yet to open in, markets including France, Spain, Italy, and Japan. More...

International Top Five - It's a Brand New Day for Night

January 10th, 2007

2007 started the same way that 2006 ended, with Night at the Museum on top of the international charts. During its second weekend of release the film pulled in $29.8 million on 5,000 screens in 38 markets crossing the $100 million mark in the process; so far the film has pulled in $116.7 million internationally and is on pace to hit $200 million. Most of the film's weekend haul came from holdovers like the U.K. where it remained in first place with $5.71 million on 487 screens for a two-week total of $26.85 million. It also held well in Germany adding $4.99 million on 794 screens to its total of $13.95 million in that market. The film's few openings were mostly of the samller variety including first place debuts in Greece, ($900,000 on 66 screens), and Peru, ($471,000 on 82). More...

International Top Five - Night on the Town

January 4th, 2007

Night at the Museum stormed into the international marketplace with $47.3 million on 4,722 screens in 26 markets. In the U.K. the film made $7.80 million on 488 screens over the weekend and $15.05 million since Boxing Day. In Australia it had to settle for second place with $3.19 million on 365 screens over the weekend and $5.10 million in total. In Mexico the film shot up to first place with $2.24 million on 972 screens during its first full weekend of release and $7.04 million since Christmas day. After just two weeks Museum has pulled in $58.1 million with many major markets still to come as it rolls out from now until March. More...

International Top Five - Eragon Gets an Early Christmas Gift

December 29th, 2006

Eragon remained in first place on the international charts with $21.9 million on 6,300 screens 52 markets for a total of $63.9 million. While the film has won the weekend race two weekends in a row, its running tally is far below studio expectations given its $100 million budget. The film opened in first place in France, ($4.4 million on 754 screens), and Belgium ($579,000 on 90), but had to settle for second place in Italy, ($2.1 million from 477). Holdovers were mixed; the film rose to first place in Russia with $1.1 million on 490 screens, but that was still nearly 50% lower than last weekend. It held on better in the U.K. down 37% to $1.64 million, but that was barely enough for fifth place and lifted its total to just $5.94 million. More...

International Top Five - The Casino Era is Gone

December 20th, 2006

There was a new winner on the international box office charts as Eragon claimed top spot with $30.09 million on 6,195 screens in 76 markets. This included first place finishes in nearly three dozen markets, but finished third or worse in half, including some major markets. For instance, the film placed fourth in the U.K. with just $2.26 million on 431 screens. Its best market was Spain where it pulled in $4.2 million at 500 while Germany was close behind with $3.88 million on 781 screens. Other million dollar markets include Mexico, ($2.28 million on 807 screens); Russia, ($2.2 million on 490); Japan, ($2.16 million on 558); Australia, ($1.67 million on 321); and Thailand, ($1.1 million on 220). The film has yet to open in France, Italy, Brazil, and smaller markets, but there's little room to expand beyond this point and while it did claim first place, it was not a dominate display especially considering its competition has been in release for a month. More...

International Top Five - Casino's Straight Continues

December 14th, 2006

A busy week for new releases didn't stop Casino Royale earning its fourth first place finish in a row with $35.68 million on 4688 screens in 63 markets for a total of $246.65 million. The film opened in 10 new markets (and setting franchise records in each). This included Australia where the film's $5.42 million on 401 screens was more than the rest of the market combined and was equally dominate in New Zealand with $827,000 on 92 screens. The film wasn't as fortunate in Mexico where it had to settle for second place with $1.49 million on 564 screens, which was just $30,000 behind the by box office champ. Speaking of close races, the film was knocked out of top spot in the U.K. with $5.39 million on 495 screens, also falling victim to Happy Feet in a very close battle. So far the film has made $82.52 million in that one market, and with Christmas on its way it is heading for $100 million and the year's best box office there. Overall the film is rapidly closing in on Die Another Day international final tally of $271 million; in fact, it should get there by this time next week. However, it is also likely that this time next week it will no longer be in top spot on the international charts. More...

Chronicling the Sad End to 2006

December 12th, 2006

2006 has hit a real losing streak since Happy Feet and Casino Royale opened three weeks ago. This week only one of the four wide releases matched expectations while their combined box office was well below last year's number one film. And while the overall box office was up 4% from last weekend at $97 million, it was down a huge 22% from the same weekend last year. Things need to turn around soon, or ticket sales may dip below last year's pace. More...

International Top Five - Casino Hits Trip Aces

December 6th, 2006

A slow week for Casino Royale with only four openings, and only one of those in a major market. In Japan the film had to settle for second place with $2.34 million on 443 screens over the weekend and $3.25 million in total; this was a tiny margin behind local film, Love and Honor. The film also opened in a trio of African markets: South Africa with $509,000 on 77 screens, Kenya, $59,000 on 8, and Nigeria with $44,000 on 4. (Although I've received an e-mail saying the movie made $25 million there and I can earn 12.5% of that if I help a certain theatre owner smuggle it out of the country.) The film's best market remains the U.K. where it added $10.51 million on 506 screens for a total of $73.45 million. The film has already topped Die Another Day in that markets and is gunning for Dead Man's Chest, which ended its run in the market with $98.63 million. Overall, the film earned an easy first place with $43.73 million on 6728 screens in 53 markets for a total of $194.65 million. And with openings in Australia, South Korea, Italy, Mexico and other significant markets left to go, it should have no trouble topping $300 million before long. More...

Holdovers Re-Re-Repeat on Top

December 5th, 2006

Over the weekend all the holdovers were within a rounding error of expectations, but none of the new releases were able to come close to that. This left the overall box office down 42% from last weekend at $93 million. However, it was a post-holiday weekend and the large drop-off should surprise no one. Compared to the same weekend last year, the overall box office was up 7% and that is a much more significant figure. More...

Trio Try to Top Feet

November 30th, 2006

The first weekend of December rarely brings us a big blockbuster, and this year is no different. Three films open wide, or in varying degrees of wideness, but none look to have the chops to take first place. More...

International Top Five - Casino Plays to Full Houses Worldwide

November 29th, 2006

Casino Royale's dominance of the worldwide box office continued as it opened in 18 new markets scoring first place in every one of them. In fact, it was number one in 40 of the 50 markets it is currently playing in. Overall the film earned $64.94 million on 6460 screens in 50 markets for a two-week total of $129.06 million. The biggest opening of the weekend was in Germany where it crushed the competition with $12.84 million on 839 screens, more than 10 times its nearest competition. France was also a major contributor to its weekend success with $8.4 million on 823 screens while it captured $3.90 million on 500 screens in Spain, and a combined $8.02 million on 392 screens in the four Scandinavian markets. Not surprisingly, holdovers were led by the U.K. where it dipped just 25% to $16.51 million on 506 screens for a total of $53.96 million, which is nearly what Die Another Day earned in total in that market. Next up for the film is Japan this weekend, Australia the weekend after and South Korea the weekend after that. As for the film's long term potential, it is likely to crack the $500 million milestone worldwide with $600 million being a tough but achievable goal. More...

Thanksgiving Can't Get Enough of Leftovers

November 28th, 2006

As was the case last year, the Thanksgiving long weekend was dominated by holdovers, with the number one film earning almost as much as the four new wide releases combined. Over the 3-day weekend the total box office was $162 million, which was more than 10% higher than last weekend but more importantly it was just over 2% lower than the same weekend last year. Over 5 days the top ten pulled in $197 million, or about 5% lower than the same weekend last year. More...

International Top Five - Bond Bursts Out on top of Box Office

November 23rd, 2006

Casino Royale dominated the weekend box office earning $42.2 million on 3,063 screens in 27 markets, only one of them a true major markets. The film's biggest was the U.K., no surprise there, but the magnitude of the opening caught a lot of people off guard. Its weekend total of $21.55 million on 505 screens was the third biggest opening of all time behind just Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Add in Thursday and the film earned $25.33 million, roughly 47% more than the previous best opening for a Bond film in the market, and Goldeneye had 5 days to earn its $17.2 million. The second biggest market was Russia where the film took in $4.55 million on 540 screens, which was more than four times the nearesst competition and the highest opening ever for a non-Russian film there. It had a similar result in Indian earning $3.2 million on an unprecedented 427 screens beating Spider-man 2's record for a non-Indian film by 87%. Other million dollar markets include Greece with $1.34 million on 111 screens, Thailand with $1.1 million on 154 and Taiwan with $1 million on 116. The film opens in most of the rest of Europe next weekend and should have no trouble remaining on top of the charts. More...

Movie Industry Hopes to Avoid any Turkeys

November 22nd, 2006

The Thanksgiving long weekend marks the beginning of the holiday season and is traditionally one of the biggest weekends of the year. This year is no exception with four films opening wide, and two others adding a massive number of theaters. However, despite the glut of new and expanding films, there's a very good chance that it will be a holdover that claims the top spot over the weekend. More...

Bobby's the Best on Per Theater Chart

November 21st, 2006

Bobby finished on top of the Per Theater Chart this weekend after taking in nearly $70,000 in two theaters for an average of $34,520. That was more than $10,000 above its nearest competition, Volver, which pulled in an average of $24,095 during its third week of release. For Your Consideration placed third on the charts with an average of $16,174, which is a really good start, but still well below the average opening for Christopher Guest's previous mockumentaries. In fourth was the first of two wide release to top $10,000 as Casino Royale scored a very impressive $11,891 in 3,434 theaters. The re-release of Two or Three Things I Know About Her earned $11,214 in its lone theater, while Flannel Pajamas brought in $11,069, also in one theater. Finally we have the overall box office champ, Happy Feet, with an average of $10,918. More...

Potter Pushes Penguins to Top Spot

November 21st, 2006

There were a few surprises on the charts this week, including the number one film. But overall things played out almost exactly as expected, leading to a total of $146 million at the box office. This was 15% higher than last weekend but 19% lower than the same weekend last year. However, that was the weekend when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire opened and no-one was expecting this year to be able to keep pace. More...

Mumble and Bond go Mano-a-Mano

November 16th, 2006

What do penguins and secret agents have in common? (Not counting the fact that they both wear tuxedos.) Not a whole lot. However, movies featuring both will be in a close battle this weekend for top spot on the box office charts. Personally, in these battles I usually put my money on the guy with the gun, but cuteness might win out. More...

Contest - Real Gamble

November 13th, 2006

The biggest movie of the month, Casino Royale, opened in just a few days. To celebrate we have a whole lot of prizes. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Casino Royale. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), without going over and the person who comes the closest to the film's opening 3-day weekend (Friday to Sunday, without going under, will both win a copy of Barry Manilow's latest DVD, First & Farewell, and his latest CD, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties, and the companion book from Wordplay. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Movie Website Updates for November 4 - November 10, 2006

November 11th, 2006

There was a clear winner amongst this week's batch of websites as Stranger than Fiction - Official Site took home the Weekly Website Award. More...

2006 Preview: November

November 1st, 2006

Note: Article updated 11/18/2006 with correct budget for Harsh Times

It's that time of the month again, a time to look forward, but it is also a time to look back. October was a stronger month than expected and, while there are a lot of reasons for that, I think one must pay particular attention to the play of Taylor Pyatt. The departure of Anson Carter to free agency over the summer was troublesome and many felt finding a right winger for the Sedin twins was a key in maintaining or even improving upon last year's numbers. Without good chemistry, Daniel and Henrik might have taken a step back this year. However, with a team leading 6 goals, Taylor Pyatt is more than proving he can play with the speedy Swedes. ... What? Oh right, movies. It was a pretty good month for movies as well. November sees the beginning of the most important time of year for the movie industry. Not only do the holidays start with Thanksgiving, but this is also the time of year that award season really heats up. This means there is an excellent mix of blockbusters, especially family films, and critically acclaimed films hoping that first impressions are lasting impressions. It also means there are several limited releases that could expand wide later in their run; these include Fur, Bobby, For Your Consideration and others. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 21 - October 27, 2006

October 28th, 2006

There was a good selection of sites this week in terms of updates, but unlike last week there were fewer contenders for the Weekly Website Award. That's not to say Let's Go to Prison - Official Site didn't deserve to win, it just had a lot less competition than it would have had if it launched last week. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 7 - October 13, 2006

October 14th, 2006

With more and more Oscar contenders getting ready to start their theatrical runs, it is fitting that a satire of such films, For Your Consideration - Official Site, takes home the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 30 - October 6, 2006

October 7th, 2006

Good week for websites, but most were smaller updates or new sites with just a few features. Two sites, Happy Feet - Official Site and The Prestige - Official Site, stood out above the crowd, but both will need a few more update to take home the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 16 - September 22

September 23rd, 2006

Slow week with just over half a dozen sites on the list. Of them, Renaissance - Official Site is clearly the best with a few others showing promise. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15

September 16th, 2006

High quantity on sites this week, but many of them were for new releases, most of which haven't had any updates in a while. Those that did have updates were generally quite small, but one site stood above them all, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny - Official Site, which is easily the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 2 - September 8

September 8th, 2006

After a very busy month, the number of site on this week's list dropped off dramatically. The decline in quantity was accompanied by a decline in quality with no site jumping out as the obvious choice for the Weekly Website Award. The Guardian - Official Site came the closest, but it will have to wait till more features are added for that honor. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 26 - September 1

September 2nd, 2006

Another busy week with plenty of top-notch films to chose from In the end, however, it was a two-way race between The Black Dahlia - Official Site and Stranger than Fiction - Official Site with the former site winning out by a narrow margin. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 19 - August 25

August 26th, 2006

It's another busy week with nearly three dozen films being represented here. Taking top prize is Invincible - Official Site, although there were a few others that could take that claim before all is said and done. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 5 - August 11

August 11th, 2006

The torrid pace of website updates continues with more than 30 films on this week's list. There were a few sites that really caught my eye, but it was Trust the Man - Official Site and its interactive map of New York City and its more than 2 dozen clips that won the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4

August 4th, 2006

Third week in a row where the number of sites featured on this list has topped 30. With such a busy week it would take something different to win the award, and that's something Michel Gondry excels at delivering giving The Science of Sleep - Official Site the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28

July 28th, 2006

Another big week for movie sites with several excellent entries. In this crowded field there were a lot of sites that showed promise and could be just one big update away from winning the award. But this week the best of the best was World Trade Center - Official Site. Let's hope that the movie can live up to the site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21

July 21st, 2006

Another busy week, but unlike last week there was no massive blockbuster launching its flash site. Two sites stood out this week, (not counting past winners), and they are wildly different both in terms of style and in terms of the movie they are selling: Accepted - Official Site and World Trade Center - Official Site. The former is goofy and seriously immature, while the latter is one of the most emotional sites I've ever seen. In was nearly a coin flip, but in the end I went with Accepted - Official Site, but I would be willing to bet the other site will win before the movie comes out. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 8 - July 14

July 14th, 2006

It's a good week for website with what could be the last big hit of the year launching its flash site. That movie, Miami Vice, and its Official Site, is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 1st - July 7

July 7th, 2006

After the busiest week in more than a month, we have the slowest. While there are several good sites on this week's list, they are either a bit below the award-worthy level, or they are all award winners. So the Weekly Website Award is taking a vacation this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24th - June 30th

June 30th, 2006

It seems a lot of people are starting their holidays early, but not this column as it's the busiest it's been in more than a month. Including in this list are a few newly released teaser trailers and a handful of flash sites, most of which are worth checking out. But the best of the best is the Running With Scissors - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17th - June 23rd

June 23rd, 2006

Just an average week with You, Me and Dupree - Official Site taking the prize for the best of the week. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 10th - June 16th

June 16th, 2006

This is actually a pretty busy week with more than two-dozen site on the list. That makes it the busiest week in a month. However, it was one of the site that had no real updates this week that won the Weekly Website Award this week and it was, Nacho Libre - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 19

May 19th, 2006

It was a good week for movie sites, although it's hard to tell looking just at the number of sites featured here. However, while the numbers of sites is low, the quality is very high with three sites in the running for the Weekly Website Award, (four if you include Casino Royale - Official Site, which I preemptively gave the award to when the placeholder site went live). Both The Break-Up - Official Site and Pulse - Official Site were also in the running, but in the end I went with See No Evil - Official Site. However, I expect the other two sites to win the award in later weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for April 29 - May 5

May 5th, 2006

It was not a great week when it comes to new websites with most of the really interesting updates coming in the form of new trailers. However, it was one of those sites, Casino Royale - Official Site, that was awarded the Weekly Website Award. I just hope when the site goes live in two weeks by Fanboy enthusiasm is rewarded. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 18 - November 25

November 24th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, The Producers - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 14 - October 20

October 20th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - Official Site. More...

Craig, Daniel Craig

October 14th, 2005

The world can finally sleep easy, with the announcement of the actor who will play James Bond in the 21st James Bond Movie, Casino Royale (or 22nd if you count Never Say Never Again). More...

New Movie Release Dates - James Bond Will Return...

February 13th, 2004

This week's batch of new movie release dates is highlighted by MGM announcing the release date of the as-yet-untitled 21st James Bond Movie, a confirmed release date for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, a curious move for the Bridget Jones sequel and the usual shuffling about as studios try to position their movies for the greatest chance of success. More...

Special Feature: The Evolving Face of the All Time Box Office Stars List

January 3rd, 2004

The New Year makes for an interesting time to look at how last year's blockbusters have affected our All Time Top Box Office Stars list. As usual, there are some familiar names doing well, and some surprise new entries. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 2006 2 $40,833,156   3,434 $11,891   $40,833,156 1
Nov 24, 2006 2 $30,785,874 -25% 3,443 $8,942   $94,053,658 2
Dec 1, 2006 2 $15,112,870 -51% 3,386 $4,463   $115,876,024 3
Dec 8, 2006 4 $8,926,207 -41% 3,161 $2,824   $129,020,082 4
Dec 15, 2006 8 $5,627,644 -37% 2,437 $2,309   $137,501,384 5
Dec 22, 2006 11 $3,143,720 -44% 1,588 $1,980   $143,713,120 6
Dec 29, 2006 12 $4,601,492 +46% 1,543 $2,982   $153,531,944 7
Jan 5, 2007 16 $3,002,507 -35% 1,266 $2,372   $159,837,718 8
Jan 12, 2007 20 $1,736,448 -42% 819 $2,120   $162,486,715 9
Jan 19, 2007 23 $1,192,435 -31% 661 $1,804   $164,341,331 10
Jan 26, 2007 29 $609,192 -49% 364 $1,674   $165,320,608 11
Feb 2, 2007 30 $360,708 -41% 248 $1,454   $165,875,807 12
Feb 9, 2007 30 $298,639 -17% 187 $1,597   $166,275,268 13
Feb 16, 2007 29 $318,670 +7% 318 $1,002   $166,665,339 14
Feb 23, 2007 34 $210,077 -34% 267 $787   $167,007,184 15
Mar 2, 2007 35 $138,853 -34% 226 $614   $167,220,102 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 17, 2006 1 $14,741,135     3,434 $4,293   $14,741,135 1
Nov 18, 2006 2 $15,414,153 +5%   3,434 $4,489   $30,155,288 2
Nov 19, 2006 2 $10,677,868 -31%   3,434 $3,109   $40,833,156 3
Nov 20, 2006 1 $3,836,772 -64%   3,434 $1,117   $44,669,928 4
Nov 21, 2006 1 $4,502,582 +17%   3,434 $1,311   $49,172,510 5
Nov 22, 2006 2 $6,556,349 +46%   3,443 $1,904   $55,728,859 6
Nov 23, 2006 1 $7,538,925 +15%   3,443 $2,190   $63,267,784 7
Nov 24, 2006 2 $12,934,978 +72% -12% 3,443 $3,757   $76,202,762 8
Nov 25, 2006 2 $11,687,563 -10% -24% 3,443 $3,395   $87,890,325 9
Nov 26, 2006 2 $6,163,333 -47% -42% 3,443 $1,790   $94,053,658 10
Nov 27, 2006 1 $1,733,036 -72% -55% 3,443 $503   $95,786,694 11
Nov 28, 2006 1 $1,770,492 +2% -61% 3,434 $516   $97,557,186 12
Nov 29, 2006 1 $1,625,000 -8% -75% 3,434 $473   $99,182,000 13
Nov 30, 2006 1 $1,581,000 -3% -79% 3,434 $460   $100,763,154 14
Dec 1, 2006 1 $4,632,565 +193% -64% 3,386 $1,368   $105,395,719 15
Dec 2, 2006 2 $6,824,841 +47% -42% 3,386 $2,016   $112,220,560 16
Dec 3, 2006 2 $3,655,464 -46% -41% 3,386 $1,080   $115,876,024 17
Dec 4, 2006 1 $1,036,657 -72% -40% 3,386 $306   $116,912,681 18
Dec 5, 2006 1 $1,112,818 +7% -37% 3,386 $329   $118,025,499 19
Dec 6, 2006 1 $1,044,215 -6% -36% 3,386 $308   $119,069,714 20
Dec 7, 2006 1 $1,024,161 -2% -35% 3,386 $302   $120,093,875 21
Dec 8, 2006 5 $2,634,540 +157% -43% 3,161 $833   $122,728,415 22
Dec 9, 2006 4 $4,093,807 +55% -40% 3,161 $1,295   $126,822,222 23
Dec 10, 2006 5 $2,197,860 -46% -40% 3,161 $695   $129,020,082 24
Dec 11, 2006 5 $670,308 -70% -35% 3,161 $212   $129,690,390 25
Dec 12, 2006 5 $728,683 +9% -35% 3,161 $231   $130,419,073 26
Dec 13, 2006 5 $736,891 +1% -29% 3,161 $233   $131,155,964 27
Dec 14, 2006 5 $717,776 -3% -30% 3,161 $227   $131,873,740 28
Dec 15, 2006 8 $1,603,922 +123% -39% 2,437 $658   $133,477,662 29
Dec 16, 2006 8 $2,478,377 +55% -39% 2,437 $1,017   $135,956,039 30
Dec 17, 2006 9 $1,545,345 -38% -30% 2,437 $634   $137,501,384 31
Dec 18, 2006 9 $690,009 -55% +3% 2,437 $283   $138,191,393 32
Dec 19, 2006 9 $758,665 +10% +4% 2,437 $311   $138,950,058 33
Dec 20, 2006 10 $754,817 -1% +2% 2,437 $310   $139,704,875 34
Dec 21, 2006 10 $864,525 +15% +20% 2,437 $355   $140,569,400 35
Dec 25, 2006 15 $1,206,986   +75% 1,588 $760   $144,920,106 39
Dec 29, 2006 13 $1,200,000     1,543 $778   $150,100,000 43
Jan 15, 2007 22 $273,789     819 $334   $162,760,504 60
Jan 19, 2007 22 $270,000     661 $408   $163,420,000 64
Feb 19, 2007 33 $55,455     318 $174   $166,720,794 95

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 17, 2006 1 $63,267,784   3,434 $18,424   $63,267,784 1
Nov 24, 2006 2 $37,495,370 -41% 3,443 $10,890   $100,763,154 2
Dec 1, 2006 2 $19,330,721 -48% 3,386 $5,709   $120,093,875 3
Dec 8, 2006 5 $11,779,865 -39% 3,161 $3,727   $131,873,740 4
Dec 15, 2006 9 $8,695,660 -26% 2,437 $3,568   $140,569,400 5
Dec 22, 2006 12 $8,361,052 -4% 1,588 $5,265   $148,930,452 6
Dec 29, 2006 12 $7,904,759 -5% 1,543 $5,123   $156,835,211 7
Jan 5, 2007 16 $3,915,056 -50% 1,266 $3,092   $160,750,267 8
Jan 12, 2007 20 $2,398,629 -39% 819 $2,929   $163,148,896 9
Jan 19, 2007 24 $1,562,520 -35% 661 $2,364   $164,711,416 10
Jan 26, 2007 29 $803,683 -49% 364 $2,208   $165,515,099 11
Feb 2, 2007 30 $461,530 -43% 248 $1,861   $165,976,629 12
Feb 9, 2007 32 $370,040 -20% 187 $1,979   $166,346,669 13
Feb 16, 2007 34 $450,438 +22% 318 $1,416   $166,797,107 14
Feb 23, 2007 33 $284,142 -37% 267 $1,064   $167,081,249 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/7/2007 $0 0 1 1 $1,293 4/2/2021
New Zealand 12/7/2006 $0 0 10 17 $2,269 12/19/2022
United Kingdom 6/10/2019 $628,415 11 122 164 $10,381,548 10/11/2023
 
Rest of World $416,670,106
 
International Total$427,055,216 10/11/2023

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
Mar 18, 200712,315,529 2,315,529$37,025,309$37,025,3091
Mar 25, 20074725,670-69% 3,041,199$11,973,700$48,999,0092
Apr 1, 20076325,979-55% 3,367,178$5,212,404$54,211,4133
Apr 8, 20078258,555-21% 3,625,733$4,134,294$58,345,7074
Apr 15, 20078259,147n/c3,884,880$4,143,761$62,489,4685
Apr 22, 20071496,387-63% 3,981,267$1,541,228$64,030,6966
Apr 29, 20071872,240-25% 4,053,507$1,155,118$65,185,8147
May 6, 20073057,289-21% 4,110,796$916,051$66,101,8658
May 13, 20072460,821+6% 4,171,617$972,528$67,074,3939
Jun 3, 20072940,777 4,301,841$721,753$69,226,40312
Jun 10, 20071452,909+30% 4,354,750$849,719$70,076,12213
Jun 17, 20072644,559-16% 4,399,309$769,329$70,845,45114
Jul 8, 20071736,852 4,467,810$736,671$72,214,78617
May 4, 20082429,747 4,809,782$248,367$76,835,75560
Aug 10, 20082734,098 4,876,748$285,288$77,471,87774
Mar 29, 20092925,677 4,998,808$309,030$79,160,221107
Nov 28, 201016329,997 5,395,666$1,181,389$80,868,920194

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 11, 2012187,543 90,469$94,045$1,065,984296

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