The Circle (2017)

The Circle
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $20,497,844Details
International Box Office $24,999,845Details
Worldwide Box Office $45,497,689
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,764,605 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,113,150 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,877,755
Further financial details...

Synopsis

When Mae is hired to work for the world’s largest and most powerful tech & social media company, she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company’s founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,034,148 (44.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,163 opening theaters/3,163 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,633,971

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,767 $20,497,844
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,096 $24,999,845
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $45,497,689

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 28th, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: April 28th, 2017 (Wide), released as Кръгът (Bulgaria)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Italy)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide), released as O Círculo (Portugal)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 1st, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a sexual situation, brief strong language and some thematic elements including drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2470 (Cert #50937), 4/5/2017)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hotel Artemis
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Internet, Corporate Life, Big Brother, Dystopia, Shadowy Organization, Corporate Malfeasance, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Posthumous Release, Techno-Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Playtone, Likely Story, IM Global, Parkes+Macdonald Productions, Route One, 1978 Films, EuropaCorp
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 28, 2017 5 $9,034,148   3,163 $2,856   $9,034,148 1
May 5, 2017 6 $3,959,045 -56% 3,163 $1,252   $15,654,158 2
May 12, 2017 9 $1,780,689 -55% 2,132 $835   $18,943,251 3
May 19, 2017 - $451,218 -75% 647 $697   $20,030,002 4
May 26, 2017 28 $118,760 -74% 208 $571   $20,348,565 5
Jun 2, 2017 33 $54,286 -54% 91 $597   $20,476,301 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2017 P $430,000     0     $430,000  
Apr 28, 2017 4 $3,186,666     3,163 $1,007   $3,186,666 1
Apr 29, 2017 4 $3,716,545 +17%   3,163 $1,175   $6,903,211 2
Apr 30, 2017 5 $2,130,937 -43%   3,163 $674   $9,034,148 3
May 1, 2017 3 $616,744 -71%   3,163 $195   $9,650,892 4
May 2, 2017 4 $1,022,807 +66%   3,163 $323   $10,673,699 5
May 3, 2017 3 $546,466 -47%   3,163 $173   $11,220,165 6
May 4, 2017 3 $474,948 -13%   3,163 $150   $11,695,113 7
May 5, 2017 6 $1,158,755 +144% -64% 3,163 $366   $12,853,868 8
May 6, 2017 5 $1,790,936 +55% -52% 3,163 $566   $14,644,804 9
May 7, 2017 7 $1,009,354 -44% -53% 3,163 $319   $15,654,158 10
May 8, 2017 5 $318,815 -68% -48% 3,163 $101   $15,972,973 11
May 9, 2017 4 $546,368 +71% -47% 3,163 $173   $16,519,341 12
May 10, 2017 5 $345,667 -37% -37% 3,163 $109   $16,865,008 13
May 11, 2017 5 $297,554 -14% -37% 3,163 $94   $17,162,562 14
May 12, 2017 9 $488,247 +64% -58% 2,132 $229   $17,650,809 15
May 13, 2017 9 $735,367 +51% -59% 2,132 $345   $18,386,176 16
May 14, 2017 10 $557,075 -24% -45% 2,132 $261   $18,943,251 17
May 15, 2017 9 $152,675 -73% -52% 2,132 $72   $19,095,926 18
May 16, 2017 8 $226,009 +48% -59% 2,132 $106   $19,321,935 19
May 17, 2017 8 $147,606 -35% -57% 2,132 $69   $19,469,541 20
May 18, 2017 9 $109,243 -26% -63% 2,132 $51   $19,578,784 21
May 19, 2017 15 $127,686 +17% -74% 647 $197   $19,706,470 22
May 20, 2017 15 $200,198 +57% -73% 647 $309   $19,906,668 23
May 21, 2017 15 $123,334 -38% -78% 647 $191   $20,030,002 24
May 22, 2017 15 $61,352 -50% -60% 647 $95   $20,091,354 25
May 23, 2017 14 $67,446 +10% -70% 647 $104   $20,158,800 26
May 24, 2017 - $42,172 -37% -71% 647 $65   $20,200,972 27
May 25, 2017 - $28,833 -32% -74% 647 $45   $20,229,805 28
May 26, 2017 - $31,084 +8% -76% 208 $149   $20,260,889 29
May 27, 2017 - $46,350 +49% -77% 208 $223   $20,307,239 30
May 28, 2017 - $41,326 -11% -66% 208 $199   $20,348,565 31
May 29, 2017 - $36,384 -12% -41% 208 $175   $20,384,949 32
May 30, 2017 - $15,733 -57% -77% 208 $76   $20,400,682 33
May 31, 2017 - $11,988 -24% -72% 208 $58   $20,412,670 34
Jun 1, 2017 - $9,345 -22% -68% 208 $45   $20,422,015 35
Jun 2, 2017 - $13,167 +41% -58% 91 $145   $20,435,182 36
Jun 3, 2017 - $25,945 +97% -44% 91 $285   $20,461,127 37
Jun 4, 2017 - $15,174 -42% -63% 91 $167   $20,476,301 38
Jun 5, 2017 - $4,827 -68% -87% 91 $53   $20,481,128 39
Jun 6, 2017 - $7,606 +58% -52% 91 $84   $20,488,734 40
Jun 7, 2017 - $5,070 -33% -58% 91 $56   $20,493,804 41
Jun 8, 2017 - $4,040 -20% -57% 91 $44   $20,497,844 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 28, 2017 4 $11,695,113   3,163 $3,697   $11,695,113 1
May 5, 2017 6 $5,467,449 -53% 3,163 $1,729   $17,162,562 2
May 12, 2017 9 $2,416,222 -56% 2,132 $1,133   $19,578,784 3
May 19, 2017 16 $651,021 -73% 646 $1,008   $20,229,805 4
May 26, 2017 28 $192,210 -70% 208 $924   $20,422,015 5
Jun 2, 2017 36 $75,829 -61% 91 $833   $20,497,844 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 6/30/2017 $237,346 0 0 0 $537,852 1/1/2019
Australia 8/18/2017 $4,574 11 11 11 $4,574 8/21/2017
Brazil 6/23/2017 $772,076 0 0 0 $2,617,294 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 4/28/2017 $24,687 0 0 0 $81,487 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 4/28/2017 $60,116 79 79 218 $184,272 1/1/2019
France 7/14/2017 $939,225 0 0 0 $2,710,162 6/27/2018
Germany 9/8/2017 $1,065,922 0 0 0 $3,627,344 6/29/2018
Italy 4/28/2017 $872,509 0 0 0 $2,326,308 6/1/2017
Lithuania 5/19/2017 $7,074 101 101 171 $35,070 7/11/2017
Mexico 8/11/2017 $285,906 0 0 0 $325,709 8/17/2017
Netherlands 5/10/2017 $231,457 93 97 724 $1,359,956 7/25/2017
Poland 5/19/2017 $155,413 0 0 0 $499,631 1/1/2019
Portugal 4/28/2017 $108,387 42 42 167 $314,107 6/29/2017
Russia (CIS) 4/28/2017 $512,395 837 837 1,737 $1,055,767 1/1/2019
Slovakia 4/28/2017 $43,862 67 67 130 $101,629 6/15/2017
South Korea 6/8/2017 $0 0 169 269 $517,724 7/27/2017
Spain 5/5/2017 $359,764 250 250 1,263 $1,812,556 7/13/2017
Turkey 4/28/2017 $67,671 0 59 84 $208,758 1/1/2019
 
Rest of World $6,679,645
 
International Total$24,999,845 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 6, 2017534,601 34,601$517,631$517,6311
Aug 13, 2017919,833-43% 54,434$296,702$814,3332

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 6, 2017825,218 25,218$503,360$503,3601
Aug 13, 20171211,070-56% 36,288$220,955$724,3152

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Leading Cast

Emma Watson    Mae Holland
Tom Hanks    Eamon Bailey

Supporting Cast

John Boyega    Kiaden
Karen Gillan    Annie Allerton
Ellar Coltrane    Mercer
Patton Oswalt    Tom Stenton
Glenne Headly    Mae’s Mother
Bill Paxton    Mae’s Father
Brando Marler    Tommy Shelton
Poorna Jagannathan    Dr. Jessica Villalobos
Nate Corddry    Dan
Jimmy Wong    Mitch
Ellen Wong    Renata
Elvy Yost    Sabine

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Ponsoldt    Director
James Ponsoldt    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Based on the novel by
Gary Goetzman    Producer
Anthony Bergman    Producer
James Ponsoldt    Producer
Stefanie Azpiazu    Executive Producer
Ron Schmidt    Executive Producer
Sally Willcox    Executive Producer
Steven Shareshian    Executive Producer
Evan Hayes    Executive Producer
Peter Cron    Executive Producer
Marc Shmuger    Executive Producer
Federica Sainte-Rose    Executive Producer
Russell Levine    Executive Producer
Matthew Libatique    Director of Photography
Gerald Sullivan    Production Designer
Lisa Lassek    Editor
Emma Potter    Costume Designer
Danny Elfman    Composer
Tiffany Anders    Music Supervisor
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Chris O’ Hara    Second Assistant Director

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

Home Market Releases for August 1st, 2017

August 2nd, 2017

Colossal

There is no monster hit coming out this week, but that doesn’t mean there are no new DVD / Blu-rays worth picking up. In fact, there are six Pick of the Week contenders. This includes Slither: Collector's Edition, which took home the title in a close race. There are also two co-winners of the Puck of the Week for best Canadian release, Colossal on Blu-ray Combo Pack and I am the Blues on DVD. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Galaxy gets the Summer Going with $146.51 million

May 8th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

For the eighth year in a row, a Marvel movie started the summer blockbuster season. This time around, it was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, which earned $146.51 million, or roughly 75% of the total weekend box office of $194 million. That figure is nearly double the box office from last week, an increase of 97%, to be more precise. Unfortunately, this is also 19% lower than the same weekend last year when Captain America: Civil War dominated the chart. 2017 is still ahead of 2016, but the gap has narrowed to 4.5% at $3.88 billion to $3.71 billion. More...

Friday Estimates: Galaxy Doesn’t Shine as Bright, but Still Earns $56.26 million

May 6th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

As expected, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 dominated the box office chart on Friday. However, it didn’t do quite as well as we predicted with $56.26 million. It would have needed north of $60 million to get to $156 million over the weekend. Its reviews are fantastic, the best in the top ten by quite a margin, while it earned an A from CinemaScore, so it should have solid legs over the weekend. On the other hand, it is a sequel and those tend to be more front-loaded, so look for $138 million over the weekend. It is still very early, but the film appears to be on pace for $350 million domestically and close to $900 million worldwide. This is clearly a monster hit, even if it is not quite as large as anticipated. To put it in perspective, it is the sixth best May opening of all time, so there's plenty of reasons to celebrate this debut. On a side note, four of the five films ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 on that list are from the MCU. The lone exception is Spider-Man 3. Marvel owns May. More...

Weekend Predictions: Guarding the Box Office against Civil War

May 4th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

The summer blockbuster season unofficially begins this weekend with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. There are no other films opening wide this week, so it will dominate the chart like few films are able to. In fact, the film’s only real competition is Captain America: Civil War, which opened this weekend last year. There’s very little chance Vol 2 will start as fast as Civil War started, but it could have better legs. I think 2017 will lose the year-over-year comparison this weekend, but the rest of the month should be better. More...

Contest: Circle of Prizes: Winning Announcement

May 3rd, 2017

The Circle

The winners of our Circle of Prizes contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for The Circle’s opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: April’s Conclusion was a Wild Weekend

May 1st, 2017

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

The weekend box office was a wild one with two limited releases in the top five, How to be a Latin Lover and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The Fate of the Furious remained in first place with $19.94 million, which is better than expected. Unfortunately, the overall box office was still weak down 8.3% from last weekend to just $99 million. Worse still, this is 8.9% lower than the same weekend last year. 2017’s lead over 2016 took a bit of a hit, but still has a 5.1% or $180 million lead, $3.66 billion to $3.48 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Niche Audiences to the Fore at Home, Guardians Big Overseas

April 30th, 2017

How to Be a Latin Lover

The last weekend before the Summer season is generally a quiet one, but two breakout hits aimed at niche audiences are making this one interesting. How to Be a Latin Lover will post a shade over $12 million from just 1,118 theaters, according to Lionsgate’s weekend estimate. That would be the news of the weekend if it wasn’t for Baahubali 2: The Conclusion earning the best weekend for a Bollywood movie in history with a stellar $10.1 million from just 425 locations. Those two films couldn’t knock The Fate of the Furious off top spot though, as the action blockbuster added another $19.4 million, to take its domestic total to $192.7 million. More...

Friday Estimates: Audiences are still in Love with Furious

April 29th, 2017

How to be a Latin Lover

The top five this weekend looks a little different than anticipated. Okay, “a little” might be an understatement. The Fate of the Furious dominated Friday’s box office with $5.1 million, which puts it on pace for $18.5 million for the weekend. This is almost exactly as expected. Some of the new releases were a little more surprising. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Circle Doesn’t Live Up to its Promise with $430,000 While Moviegoers Love Latin with $450,000

April 28th, 2017

The Circle

The Circle was the first film to release Thursday preview numbers and they were not good at just $430,000. Granted, this is far from the worst we’ve seen this year. The Promise only managed $200,000 last week. If The Circle has the same legs during its opening weekend, it will only manage $9 million. Even that might be asking too much, as its reviews went from 50% positive when we made our prediction to just 21% positive today. I really don’t think it will manage $12 million over the weekend. We will have a better idea tomorrow when Friday’s numbers show up. More...

Weekend Predictions: April Circles the Drain

April 27th, 2017

The Circle

The last weekend in April is usually a terrible weekend and this year is no different. There is only one truly wide release this week, The Circle, although How to be a Latin Lover has a shot at the top five. There are also two films opening in approximately 500 theaters hoping to sneak into the top ten: Sleight and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. However, while it seems like a busy week for new releases, The Fate of the Furious will easily remain in first place. In fact, the top five this week could be nearly identical to the top five last week, with The Circle being the only nearly guaranteed new addition. This weekend last year, The Jungle Book led the way with $44 million, while the biggest new release was Keanu with just under $10 million. The new releases might be stronger this time around, but there’s almost no way 2017 will be able to compete with The Jungle Book. More...

Contest: Forget About It: Winning Announcement

April 26th, 2017

La La Land

The winners of our Forget About It contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Unforgettable’s opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Circle of Prizes

April 21st, 2017

The Circle

April is finally over next week. On our April preview, we had three films opening wide this week, but two of those have been dropped to semi-wide or lower. This leaves just The Circle as the only truly wide release. As such, it is the only real choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Circle.

Our April Fools contests conclude this week. Two of our winners will win two previously reviewed movies, while the third will win the April Fool’s prize, a movie on HD-DVD.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will be a potential winner of two previously reviewed movies or a film on HD-DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also be a potential winner of two previously reviewed movies or a film on HD-DVD. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will be the final potential winner of two previously reviewed movies or a film on HD-DVD.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2017 Preview: April

April 1st, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016. More...

The Circle Trailer

February 9th, 2017

Tech thriller starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, and John Boyega, based on the book by Dave Eggers, opens April 28 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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Synopsis

When Mae is hired to work for the world’s largest and most powerful tech & social media company, she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company’s founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,034,148 (44.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,163 opening theaters/3,163 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,633,971

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,767 $20,497,844
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,096 $24,999,845
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $45,497,689

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 28th, 2017 (Wide) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: April 28th, 2017 (Wide), released as Кръгът (Bulgaria)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Italy)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide), released as O Círculo (Portugal)
April 28th, 2017 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 1st, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a sexual situation, brief strong language and some thematic elements including drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2470 (Cert #50937), 4/5/2017)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hotel Artemis
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Internet, Corporate Life, Big Brother, Dystopia, Shadowy Organization, Corporate Malfeasance, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Posthumous Release, Techno-Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Playtone, Likely Story, IM Global, Parkes+Macdonald Productions, Route One, 1978 Films, EuropaCorp
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Emma Watson    Mae Holland
Tom Hanks    Eamon Bailey

Supporting Cast

John Boyega    Kiaden
Karen Gillan    Annie Allerton
Ellar Coltrane    Mercer
Patton Oswalt    Tom Stenton
Glenne Headly    Mae’s Mother
Bill Paxton    Mae’s Father
Brando Marler    Tommy Shelton
Poorna Jagannathan    Dr. Jessica Villalobos
Nate Corddry    Dan
Jimmy Wong    Mitch
Ellen Wong    Renata
Elvy Yost    Sabine

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Ponsoldt    Director
James Ponsoldt    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Screenwriter
Dave Eggers    Based on the novel by
Gary Goetzman    Producer
Anthony Bergman    Producer
James Ponsoldt    Producer
Stefanie Azpiazu    Executive Producer
Ron Schmidt    Executive Producer
Sally Willcox    Executive Producer
Steven Shareshian    Executive Producer
Evan Hayes    Executive Producer
Peter Cron    Executive Producer
Marc Shmuger    Executive Producer
Federica Sainte-Rose    Executive Producer
Russell Levine    Executive Producer
Matthew Libatique    Director of Photography
Gerald Sullivan    Production Designer
Lisa Lassek    Editor
Emma Potter    Costume Designer
Danny Elfman    Composer
Tiffany Anders    Music Supervisor
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Chris O’ Hara    Second Assistant Director

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

Home Market Releases for August 1st, 2017

August 2nd, 2017

Colossal

There is no monster hit coming out this week, but that doesn’t mean there are no new DVD / Blu-rays worth picking up. In fact, there are six Pick of the Week contenders. This includes Slither: Collector's Edition, which took home the title in a close race. There are also two co-winners of the Puck of the Week for best Canadian release, Colossal on Blu-ray Combo Pack and I am the Blues on DVD. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Galaxy gets the Summer Going with $146.51 million

May 8th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

For the eighth year in a row, a Marvel movie started the summer blockbuster season. This time around, it was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, which earned $146.51 million, or roughly 75% of the total weekend box office of $194 million. That figure is nearly double the box office from last week, an increase of 97%, to be more precise. Unfortunately, this is also 19% lower than the same weekend last year when Captain America: Civil War dominated the chart. 2017 is still ahead of 2016, but the gap has narrowed to 4.5% at $3.88 billion to $3.71 billion. More...

Friday Estimates: Galaxy Doesn’t Shine as Bright, but Still Earns $56.26 million

May 6th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

As expected, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 dominated the box office chart on Friday. However, it didn’t do quite as well as we predicted with $56.26 million. It would have needed north of $60 million to get to $156 million over the weekend. Its reviews are fantastic, the best in the top ten by quite a margin, while it earned an A from CinemaScore, so it should have solid legs over the weekend. On the other hand, it is a sequel and those tend to be more front-loaded, so look for $138 million over the weekend. It is still very early, but the film appears to be on pace for $350 million domestically and close to $900 million worldwide. This is clearly a monster hit, even if it is not quite as large as anticipated. To put it in perspective, it is the sixth best May opening of all time, so there's plenty of reasons to celebrate this debut. On a side note, four of the five films ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 on that list are from the MCU. The lone exception is Spider-Man 3. Marvel owns May. More...

Weekend Predictions: Guarding the Box Office against Civil War

May 4th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

The summer blockbuster season unofficially begins this weekend with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. There are no other films opening wide this week, so it will dominate the chart like few films are able to. In fact, the film’s only real competition is Captain America: Civil War, which opened this weekend last year. There’s very little chance Vol 2 will start as fast as Civil War started, but it could have better legs. I think 2017 will lose the year-over-year comparison this weekend, but the rest of the month should be better. More...

Contest: Circle of Prizes: Winning Announcement

May 3rd, 2017

The Circle

The winners of our Circle of Prizes contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for The Circle’s opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: April’s Conclusion was a Wild Weekend

May 1st, 2017

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

The weekend box office was a wild one with two limited releases in the top five, How to be a Latin Lover and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The Fate of the Furious remained in first place with $19.94 million, which is better than expected. Unfortunately, the overall box office was still weak down 8.3% from last weekend to just $99 million. Worse still, this is 8.9% lower than the same weekend last year. 2017’s lead over 2016 took a bit of a hit, but still has a 5.1% or $180 million lead, $3.66 billion to $3.48 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Niche Audiences to the Fore at Home, Guardians Big Overseas

April 30th, 2017

How to Be a Latin Lover

The last weekend before the Summer season is generally a quiet one, but two breakout hits aimed at niche audiences are making this one interesting. How to Be a Latin Lover will post a shade over $12 million from just 1,118 theaters, according to Lionsgate’s weekend estimate. That would be the news of the weekend if it wasn’t for Baahubali 2: The Conclusion earning the best weekend for a Bollywood movie in history with a stellar $10.1 million from just 425 locations. Those two films couldn’t knock The Fate of the Furious off top spot though, as the action blockbuster added another $19.4 million, to take its domestic total to $192.7 million. More...

Friday Estimates: Audiences are still in Love with Furious

April 29th, 2017

How to be a Latin Lover

The top five this weekend looks a little different than anticipated. Okay, “a little” might be an understatement. The Fate of the Furious dominated Friday’s box office with $5.1 million, which puts it on pace for $18.5 million for the weekend. This is almost exactly as expected. Some of the new releases were a little more surprising. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Circle Doesn’t Live Up to its Promise with $430,000 While Moviegoers Love Latin with $450,000

April 28th, 2017

The Circle

The Circle was the first film to release Thursday preview numbers and they were not good at just $430,000. Granted, this is far from the worst we’ve seen this year. The Promise only managed $200,000 last week. If The Circle has the same legs during its opening weekend, it will only manage $9 million. Even that might be asking too much, as its reviews went from 50% positive when we made our prediction to just 21% positive today. I really don’t think it will manage $12 million over the weekend. We will have a better idea tomorrow when Friday’s numbers show up. More...

Weekend Predictions: April Circles the Drain

April 27th, 2017

The Circle

The last weekend in April is usually a terrible weekend and this year is no different. There is only one truly wide release this week, The Circle, although How to be a Latin Lover has a shot at the top five. There are also two films opening in approximately 500 theaters hoping to sneak into the top ten: Sleight and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. However, while it seems like a busy week for new releases, The Fate of the Furious will easily remain in first place. In fact, the top five this week could be nearly identical to the top five last week, with The Circle being the only nearly guaranteed new addition. This weekend last year, The Jungle Book led the way with $44 million, while the biggest new release was Keanu with just under $10 million. The new releases might be stronger this time around, but there’s almost no way 2017 will be able to compete with The Jungle Book. More...

Contest: Forget About It: Winning Announcement

April 26th, 2017

La La Land

The winners of our Forget About It contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Unforgettable’s opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Circle of Prizes

April 21st, 2017

The Circle

April is finally over next week. On our April preview, we had three films opening wide this week, but two of those have been dropped to semi-wide or lower. This leaves just The Circle as the only truly wide release. As such, it is the only real choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Circle.

Our April Fools contests conclude this week. Two of our winners will win two previously reviewed movies, while the third will win the April Fool’s prize, a movie on HD-DVD.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will be a potential winner of two previously reviewed movies or a film on HD-DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also be a potential winner of two previously reviewed movies or a film on HD-DVD. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will be the final potential winner of two previously reviewed movies or a film on HD-DVD.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2017 Preview: April

April 1st, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016. More...

The Circle Trailer

February 9th, 2017

Tech thriller starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, and John Boyega, based on the book by Dave Eggers, opens April 28 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 28, 2017 5 $9,034,148   3,163 $2,856   $9,034,148 1
May 5, 2017 6 $3,959,045 -56% 3,163 $1,252   $15,654,158 2
May 12, 2017 9 $1,780,689 -55% 2,132 $835   $18,943,251 3
May 19, 2017 - $451,218 -75% 647 $697   $20,030,002 4
May 26, 2017 28 $118,760 -74% 208 $571   $20,348,565 5
Jun 2, 2017 33 $54,286 -54% 91 $597   $20,476,301 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2017 P $430,000     0     $430,000  
Apr 28, 2017 4 $3,186,666     3,163 $1,007   $3,186,666 1
Apr 29, 2017 4 $3,716,545 +17%   3,163 $1,175   $6,903,211 2
Apr 30, 2017 5 $2,130,937 -43%   3,163 $674   $9,034,148 3
May 1, 2017 3 $616,744 -71%   3,163 $195   $9,650,892 4
May 2, 2017 4 $1,022,807 +66%   3,163 $323   $10,673,699 5
May 3, 2017 3 $546,466 -47%   3,163 $173   $11,220,165 6
May 4, 2017 3 $474,948 -13%   3,163 $150   $11,695,113 7
May 5, 2017 6 $1,158,755 +144% -64% 3,163 $366   $12,853,868 8
May 6, 2017 5 $1,790,936 +55% -52% 3,163 $566   $14,644,804 9
May 7, 2017 7 $1,009,354 -44% -53% 3,163 $319   $15,654,158 10
May 8, 2017 5 $318,815 -68% -48% 3,163 $101   $15,972,973 11
May 9, 2017 4 $546,368 +71% -47% 3,163 $173   $16,519,341 12
May 10, 2017 5 $345,667 -37% -37% 3,163 $109   $16,865,008 13
May 11, 2017 5 $297,554 -14% -37% 3,163 $94   $17,162,562 14
May 12, 2017 9 $488,247 +64% -58% 2,132 $229   $17,650,809 15
May 13, 2017 9 $735,367 +51% -59% 2,132 $345   $18,386,176 16
May 14, 2017 10 $557,075 -24% -45% 2,132 $261   $18,943,251 17
May 15, 2017 9 $152,675 -73% -52% 2,132 $72   $19,095,926 18
May 16, 2017 8 $226,009 +48% -59% 2,132 $106   $19,321,935 19
May 17, 2017 8 $147,606 -35% -57% 2,132 $69   $19,469,541 20
May 18, 2017 9 $109,243 -26% -63% 2,132 $51   $19,578,784 21
May 19, 2017 15 $127,686 +17% -74% 647 $197   $19,706,470 22
May 20, 2017 15 $200,198 +57% -73% 647 $309   $19,906,668 23
May 21, 2017 15 $123,334 -38% -78% 647 $191   $20,030,002 24
May 22, 2017 15 $61,352 -50% -60% 647 $95   $20,091,354 25
May 23, 2017 14 $67,446 +10% -70% 647 $104   $20,158,800 26
May 24, 2017 - $42,172 -37% -71% 647 $65   $20,200,972 27
May 25, 2017 - $28,833 -32% -74% 647 $45   $20,229,805 28
May 26, 2017 - $31,084 +8% -76% 208 $149   $20,260,889 29
May 27, 2017 - $46,350 +49% -77% 208 $223   $20,307,239 30
May 28, 2017 - $41,326 -11% -66% 208 $199   $20,348,565 31
May 29, 2017 - $36,384 -12% -41% 208 $175   $20,384,949 32
May 30, 2017 - $15,733 -57% -77% 208 $76   $20,400,682 33
May 31, 2017 - $11,988 -24% -72% 208 $58   $20,412,670 34
Jun 1, 2017 - $9,345 -22% -68% 208 $45   $20,422,015 35
Jun 2, 2017 - $13,167 +41% -58% 91 $145   $20,435,182 36
Jun 3, 2017 - $25,945 +97% -44% 91 $285   $20,461,127 37
Jun 4, 2017 - $15,174 -42% -63% 91 $167   $20,476,301 38
Jun 5, 2017 - $4,827 -68% -87% 91 $53   $20,481,128 39
Jun 6, 2017 - $7,606 +58% -52% 91 $84   $20,488,734 40
Jun 7, 2017 - $5,070 -33% -58% 91 $56   $20,493,804 41
Jun 8, 2017 - $4,040 -20% -57% 91 $44   $20,497,844 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 28, 2017 4 $11,695,113   3,163 $3,697   $11,695,113 1
May 5, 2017 6 $5,467,449 -53% 3,163 $1,729   $17,162,562 2
May 12, 2017 9 $2,416,222 -56% 2,132 $1,133   $19,578,784 3
May 19, 2017 16 $651,021 -73% 646 $1,008   $20,229,805 4
May 26, 2017 28 $192,210 -70% 208 $924   $20,422,015 5
Jun 2, 2017 36 $75,829 -61% 91 $833   $20,497,844 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 6/30/2017 $237,346 0 0 0 $537,852 1/1/2019
Australia 8/18/2017 $4,574 11 11 11 $4,574 8/21/2017
Brazil 6/23/2017 $772,076 0 0 0 $2,617,294 6/26/2018
Bulgaria 4/28/2017 $24,687 0 0 0 $81,487 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 4/28/2017 $60,116 79 79 218 $184,272 1/1/2019
France 7/14/2017 $939,225 0 0 0 $2,710,162 6/27/2018
Germany 9/8/2017 $1,065,922 0 0 0 $3,627,344 6/29/2018
Italy 4/28/2017 $872,509 0 0 0 $2,326,308 6/1/2017
Lithuania 5/19/2017 $7,074 101 101 171 $35,070 7/11/2017
Mexico 8/11/2017 $285,906 0 0 0 $325,709 8/17/2017
Netherlands 5/10/2017 $231,457 93 97 724 $1,359,956 7/25/2017
Poland 5/19/2017 $155,413 0 0 0 $499,631 1/1/2019
Portugal 4/28/2017 $108,387 42 42 167 $314,107 6/29/2017
Russia (CIS) 4/28/2017 $512,395 837 837 1,737 $1,055,767 1/1/2019
Slovakia 4/28/2017 $43,862 67 67 130 $101,629 6/15/2017
South Korea 6/8/2017 $0 0 169 269 $517,724 7/27/2017
Spain 5/5/2017 $359,764 250 250 1,263 $1,812,556 7/13/2017
Turkey 4/28/2017 $67,671 0 59 84 $208,758 1/1/2019
 
Rest of World $6,679,645
 
International Total$24,999,845 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 6, 2017534,601 34,601$517,631$517,6311
Aug 13, 2017919,833-43% 54,434$296,702$814,3332

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 6, 2017825,218 25,218$503,360$503,3601
Aug 13, 20171211,070-56% 36,288$220,955$724,3152

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