Collateral (2004)

Collateral poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $100,170,152Details
International Box Office $117,432,815Details
Worldwide Box Office $217,602,967
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Synopsis

A cab driver realizes his current fare is a hit man that has been having him drive around from mark to mark until the last witness to a crime is dead. When the cabbie finally figures out the truth, he must prevent the assassin from wiping out his last witness without becoming the next in the professional killer’s line of casualties.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,701,458 (24.7% of total gross)
Legs:4.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,188 opening theaters/3,205 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $169,853,733

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 819 $100,170,152
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 925 $117,432,815
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 821 $217,602,967
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $100,170,152
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $117,432,815
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $217,602,967

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: August 6th, 2004 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: October 14th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
October 21st, 2004 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 14th, 2004 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 120 minutes
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Keywords: Hitmen, Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Parkes+Macdonald Productions, Edge City, Image Nation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 216 $5,011,582 Sep 3, 2004 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 237 $9,119,303 Sep 3, 2004 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 165 $6,480,582 Sep 3, 2004 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $11,792,364 Sep 3, 2004 31
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 76 $24,701,458 Aug 6, 2004 3
Top Dreamworks SKG Weekend Domestic 18 $24,701,458 Aug 6, 2004 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 2004 1 $24,701,458   3,188 $7,748   $24,701,458 1
Aug 13, 2004 3 $16,174,309 -35% 3,205 $5,047   $52,560,520 2
Aug 20, 2004 6 $10,156,357 -37% 3,029 $3,353   $69,721,408 3
Aug 27, 2004 6 $6,470,109 -36% 2,728 $2,372   $80,158,380 4
Sep 3, 2004 7 $5,011,582 -23% 2,348 $2,134   $87,427,974 5
Sep 10, 2004 8 $2,718,073 -46% 2,024 $1,343   $92,691,776 6
Sep 17, 2004 9 $2,265,532 -17% 1,605 $1,412   $95,970,209 7
Sep 24, 2004 12 $1,452,516 -36% 1,287 $1,129   $98,127,149 8
Oct 1, 2004 17 $703,378 -52% 802 $877   $99,341,934 9
Oct 8, 2004 21 $423,450 -40% 526 $805   $100,003,492 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 6, 2004 1 $8,200,000     3,188 $2,572   $8,200,000 1
Aug 7, 2004 1 $9,532,920 +16%   3,188 $2,990   $17,474,945 2
Aug 8, 2004 1 $7,226,513 -24%   3,188 $2,267   $24,701,458 3
Aug 9, 2004 1 $3,127,000 -57%   3,188 $981   $27,829,000 4
Aug 10, 2004 1 $3,086,000 -1%   3,188 $968   $30,915,000 5
Aug 11, 2004 2 $2,862,000 -7%   3,188 $898   $33,777,000 6
Aug 12, 2004 2 $2,610,000 -9%   3,188 $819   $36,386,000 7
Aug 13, 2004 3 $4,661,000 +79% -43% 3,205 $1,454   $41,047,000 8
Aug 14, 2004 3 $6,575,508 +41% -31% 3,205 $2,052   $47,648,748 9
Aug 15, 2004 3 $4,911,772 -25% -32% 3,205 $1,533   $52,560,520 10
Aug 16, 2004 3 $1,889,000 -62% -40% 3,205 $589   $54,450,000 11
Aug 17, 2004 3 $1,762,000 -7% -43% 3,205 $550   $56,211,000 12
Aug 18, 2004 3 $1,696,000 -4% -41% 3,205 $529   $57,907,000 13
Aug 19, 2004 3 $1,658,000 -2% -36% 3,205 $517   $59,565,000 14
Aug 20, 2004 6 $3,000,000 +81% -36% 3,029 $990   $62,600,000 15
Aug 21, 2004 5 $4,489,350 +50% -32% 3,029 $1,482   $66,974,616 16
Aug 22, 2004 6 $2,746,792 -39% -44% 3,029 $907   $69,721,408 17
Aug 23, 2004 6 $1,005,000 -63% -47% 3,029 $332   $70,727,000 18
Aug 24, 2004 5 $1,064,000 +6% -40% 3,029 $351   $71,790,000 19
Aug 25, 2004 5 $962,000 -10% -43% 3,029 $318   $72,753,000 20
Aug 26, 2004 4 $936,000 -3% -44% 3,029 $309   $73,688,000 21
Aug 27, 2004 6 $1,794,000 +92% -40% 2,728 $658   $75,482,000 22
Aug 28, 2004 6 $2,866,904 +60% -36% 2,728 $1,051   $78,368,446 23
Aug 29, 2004 6 $1,789,934 -38% -35% 2,728 $656   $80,158,380 24
Aug 30, 2004 6 $600,000 -66% -40% 2,728 $220   $80,759,000 25
Aug 31, 2004 6 $609,000 +1% -43% 2,728 $223   $81,368,000 26
Sep 1, 2004 7 $533,000 -12% -45% 2,728 $195   $81,900,000 27
Sep 2, 2004 6 $516,000 -3% -45% 2,728 $189   $82,416,000 28
Sep 3, 2004 9 $1,100,000 +113% -39% 2,348 $468   $83,500,000 29
Sep 4, 2004 8 $1,837,299 +67% -36% 2,348 $782   $85,480,849 30
Sep 5, 2004 6 $1,947,125 +6% +9% 2,348 $829   $87,427,974 31
Sep 6, 2004 6 $1,469,000 -25% +145% 2,348 $626   $88,897,000 32
Sep 7, 2004 5 $375,000 -74% -38% 2,348 $160   $89,272,000 33
Sep 8, 2004 4 $368,000 -2% -31% 2,348 $157   $89,640,000 34
Sep 9, 2004 5 $333,000 -10% -35% 2,348 $142   $89,974,000 35
Sep 10, 2004 9 $700,000 +110% -36% 2,024 $346   $90,700,000 36
Sep 11, 2004 7 $1,283,116 +83% -30% 2,024 $634   $92,023,599 37
Sep 12, 2004 8 $668,177 -48% -66% 2,024 $330   $92,691,776 38
Sep 13, 2004 6 $220,000 -67% -85% 2,024 $109   $92,912,000 39
Sep 14, 2004 5 $242,000 +10% -35% 2,024 $120   $93,154,000 40
Sep 15, 2004 5 $270,000 +12% -27% 2,024 $133   $93,424,000 41
Sep 16, 2004 5 $280,000 +4% -16% 2,024 $138   $93,705,000 42
Sep 17, 2004 9 $700,000 +150% n/c 1,605 $436   $94,400,000 43
Sep 18, 2004 8 $1,053,722 +51% -18% 1,605 $657   $95,451,425 44
Sep 19, 2004 9 $518,784 -51% -22% 1,605 $323   $95,970,209 45
Sep 20, 2004 8 $162,000 -69% -26% 1,605 $101   $96,132,000 46
Sep 21, 2004 8 $190,000 +17% -21% 1,605 $118   $96,323,000 47
Sep 22, 2004 8 $180,000 -5% -33% 1,605 $112   $96,503,000 48
Sep 23, 2004 8 $172,000 -4% -39% 1,605 $107   $96,675,000 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 2004 1 $36,386,211   3,188 $11,413   $36,386,211 1
Aug 13, 2004 3 $23,178,840 -36% 3,205 $7,232   $59,565,051 2
Aug 20, 2004 6 $14,123,220 -39% 3,029 $4,663   $73,688,271 3
Aug 27, 2004 6 $8,728,121 -38% 2,728 $3,199   $82,416,392 4
Sep 3, 2004 7 $7,557,311 -13% 2,348 $3,219   $89,973,703 5
Sep 10, 2004 6 $3,730,974 -51% 2,024 $1,843   $93,704,677 6
Sep 17, 2004 8 $2,969,956 -20% 1,605 $1,850   $96,674,633 7
Sep 24, 2004 12 $1,963,923 -34% 1,287 $1,526   $98,638,556 8
Oct 1, 2004 17 $941,486 -52% 802 $1,174   $99,580,042 9
Oct 8, 2004 21 $590,110 -37% 526 $1,122   $100,170,152 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/14/2004 $1,802,458 299 299 1,478 $6,448,984 9/3/2020
New Zealand 10/21/2004 $0 0 1 1 $605 6/28/2021
 
Rest of World $110,983,226
 
International Total$117,432,815 6/28/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Tom Cruise    Vincent
Jamie Foxx    Max

Supporting Cast

Jada Pinkett Smith    Annie
Mark Ruffalo    Fanning
Peter Berg    Richard Weidner
Bruce McGill    Pedrosa
Irma P. Hall    Ida
Javier Bardem    Felix
Debi Mazar    Young Professional Woman
Bodhi Elfman    Young Professional Man
Barry Shabaka Henley    Daniel
Richard T. Jones    Traffic Cop #1
Brandon Molale    Limo Driver
Michael-John Wolfe    Hotel Clerk

Cameos

Jason Statham    Airport Man

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Mann    Director
James Newton Howard    Composer
Stuart Beattie    Screenwriter
Michael Mann    Producer
Julie Richardson    Producer
Frank Darabont    Executive Producer
Rob Fried    Executive Producer
Chuck Russell    Executive Producer
Peter Giullano    Executive Producer
Michael Waxman    Co-Producer
Dion Beebe    Cinematographer
Paul Cameron    Cinematographer
Jim Miller    Editor
Paul Rubell    Editor
Antonio Pinto    Additional Music
Tom Rothrock    Additional Music
David Wasco    Production Designer
Daniel T. Dorrance    Art Director
Patrick M. Sullivan    Set Designer
Clint Wallace    Set Designer
Alexandra Reynolds-Wasco*    Set Decorator
Jeffrey Kurland    Costume Designer
Lee Orloff    Sound Mixer
Elliott L. Koretz    Sound Designer
John Sullivan    Visual Effects Supervisor
Julie Herrin    Associate Producer
Bryan H. Carroll    Associate Producer
Gusmano Cesaretti    Associate Producer
Michael Waxman    Assistant Director
Bryan H. Carroll    Second Unit Director
Gusmano Cesaretti    Second Unit Director
Joel Kramer    Stunt Coordinator
Francine Maisler    Casting Director

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

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Synopsis

A cab driver realizes his current fare is a hit man that has been having him drive around from mark to mark until the last witness to a crime is dead. When the cabbie finally figures out the truth, he must prevent the assassin from wiping out his last witness without becoming the next in the professional killer’s line of casualties.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,701,458 (24.7% of total gross)
Legs:4.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,188 opening theaters/3,205 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $169,853,733

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 819 $100,170,152
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 925 $117,432,815
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 821 $217,602,967
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $100,170,152
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $117,432,815
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $217,602,967

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: August 6th, 2004 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: October 14th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
October 21st, 2004 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 14th, 2004 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 120 minutes
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Keywords: Hitmen, Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Parkes+Macdonald Productions, Edge City, Image Nation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 216 $5,011,582 Sep 3, 2004 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 237 $9,119,303 Sep 3, 2004 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 165 $6,480,582 Sep 3, 2004 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $11,792,364 Sep 3, 2004 31
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 76 $24,701,458 Aug 6, 2004 3
Top Dreamworks SKG Weekend Domestic 18 $24,701,458 Aug 6, 2004 3

Leading Cast

Tom Cruise    Vincent
Jamie Foxx    Max

Supporting Cast

Jada Pinkett Smith    Annie
Mark Ruffalo    Fanning
Peter Berg    Richard Weidner
Bruce McGill    Pedrosa
Irma P. Hall    Ida
Javier Bardem    Felix
Debi Mazar    Young Professional Woman
Bodhi Elfman    Young Professional Man
Barry Shabaka Henley    Daniel
Richard T. Jones    Traffic Cop #1
Brandon Molale    Limo Driver
Michael-John Wolfe    Hotel Clerk

Cameos

Jason Statham    Airport Man

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Mann    Director
James Newton Howard    Composer
Stuart Beattie    Screenwriter
Michael Mann    Producer
Julie Richardson    Producer
Frank Darabont    Executive Producer
Rob Fried    Executive Producer
Chuck Russell    Executive Producer
Peter Giullano    Executive Producer
Michael Waxman    Co-Producer
Dion Beebe    Cinematographer
Paul Cameron    Cinematographer
Jim Miller    Editor
Paul Rubell    Editor
Antonio Pinto    Additional Music
Tom Rothrock    Additional Music
David Wasco    Production Designer
Daniel T. Dorrance    Art Director
Patrick M. Sullivan    Set Designer
Clint Wallace    Set Designer
Alexandra Reynolds-Wasco*    Set Decorator
Jeffrey Kurland    Costume Designer
Lee Orloff    Sound Mixer
Elliott L. Koretz    Sound Designer
John Sullivan    Visual Effects Supervisor
Julie Herrin    Associate Producer
Bryan H. Carroll    Associate Producer
Gusmano Cesaretti    Associate Producer
Michael Waxman    Assistant Director
Bryan H. Carroll    Second Unit Director
Gusmano Cesaretti    Second Unit Director
Joel Kramer    Stunt Coordinator
Francine Maisler    Casting Director

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

Screen Actors Guild Gets Its Chance to Shine Tonight

February 5th, 2005

The 11th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are handed out tonight and while there are numerous awards only five are for theatrical releases. More...

Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and at first glance it appears that most of the nominations went to films with smaller budgets and box office results. Box office hits were nearly shut out of the major nominations. More...

Sideways is Golden

December 14th, 2004

Golden Globe Nominations were announced on Monday and as with the IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Sideways lead the pack with 7 nominations. This does not mean it is the favorite in any particular category, but it does help its chances of taking home some hardware on January 16th. More...

DVD Releases for December 14, 2004

December 13th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winners of the DVD Pick of the Week, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Platinum Series Special Extended Edition and Star Trek: The Original Series - The Complete Third Season - Buy from Amazon. More...

Incredibles have a Super Weekend

December 1st, 2004

With a nearly 3-1 lead over its nearest competitor, The Incredibles took top spot on the International Box Office charts this week with $44.3 million on 4,362 screens in 22 markets for a running tally of $59.1 million. The film opened number one in all twelve markets and in a few of the markets the film debuted in this week it was able to break the record for biggest debut by an animated films. However, in others it fell short to either Finding Nemo, (France) or Shrek 2 (the U.K. and Spain.) Its biggest single market was the U.K., where the brought in $18.1 million, including sneak peaks, which was a Disney record. Other highlights include $9.2 million in France, $5.6 million in Spain, $5.4 million in Italy, and $1.3 million in Belgium. Considering the results so far it should challenge for supremacy among the elite animated films and $400 million to $500 million isn't out of the question. More...

Bridget Slims Down but Still Number One

November 24th, 2004

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason's second round of openings was no quite as strong as last week's, but it was still more than enough to keep its first place finish at the international box office. Overall the British comedy took in $20.6 million on 1,854 screens in 18 markets lifting its tally to $59 million. Out of the new openings, the film was most impressive in Spain with $2.6 million while its best market overall was the U.K. where the film dropped just 29% to $9.3 million. The film is still tracking well ahead of the original and is becoming one of the monster hits of the fall. More...

Bridget has 26 million Reasons to Celebrate

November 17th, 2004

Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason opened in a mere half a dozen international markets over the weekend, but what an opening it was. Despite place on fewer than 1000 screens the film was able to pull in an amazing $26.7 million, the lion's share coming from the U.K. where the film took in $19.1 million on 496 screens, (including $5.9 million from sneak peaks.) That was the best opening for a Working Title film smashing the previous record of $11.1 million for Love Actually. In each market the film broke the record for Working Title films and more than doubled the original's debut. And even with legs that are expected to be much lower, it should be able to break $300 million internationally, although it may have trouble hitting $50 million domestically. More...

Dwarves Tower Above All

November 10th, 2004

It's a rare feat for a non-Hollywood film to top the international charts, but that's just what the German spoof, Seven Dwarfs, did this week. Playing in just three markets the film took in $10.6 million on under 1,000 screens. In its home market of Germany the film eased just 19% to $9.2 million; the result was not quite as good in Austria where it dropped a respectable 30% to $915,000, but it was in Switzerland where it shined - increasing 4% to $500,000. Overall the film has now made $29.0 million so far but the real test comes with increased competition from holiday fare and the ability to find an audience in non-German speaking markets. More...

Sharks 4 - Dwarves 7

November 3rd, 2004

Holidays throughout Europe, and a $1.5 million, first place finish in Russia helped Shark Tale remain in top spot for the fourth straight week, although it was a much closer contest this week. Highlights include $4.3 million in the U.K., off just 24% compared to its sophomore weekend, $4.0 million in France, which was up 47% from last weekend for a $15.5 million in 4,300 theatres in 27 markets weekend. Its international running total topped $100 million, the 13th film to do so this year, and now sits at $109.6 million. More...

Sharks Sink but Still Stay on Top

October 27th, 2004

Despite a 45% drop in its weekend haul, Shark Tale was able easily able to earn it third first place finish on the international charts. Still early in its run, the film took home $16.2 million in 4,368 theatres in 24 markets pushing its total to $80.3 million internationally. Without any openings the film relied on strong holdovers like in the U.K. where it drop 39%, in France it was off 32% and 35% in Germany. More...

Sharks do a Double-Take

October 20th, 2004

Thanks to mostly unopposed openings several more markets, Shark Tale was able to repeat as the international box office champ this week. Not only that, but its $29.6 million more than doubled its international tally prior to the start of the weekend as the film now sits at $56.2 million. The best opening of the weekend, and most likely of its international run, was in the U.K. where the film managed to take in $9.1 million, ($13.6 million if you include last week's previews.) In France the result was strong with $4.2 million but in the face of local competition, it could only manage $3.4 million in Germany. More...

Shark Attack

October 13th, 2004

With openings in nearly a dozen new markets, Shark Tale was able to take top spot on the international charts with $9.4 million in 16 markets, pushing its early total to $19.2 million internationally and over $100 million worldwide. Highlights include $4.4 million in the U.K., (including previews) and $2.05 million in Mexico. How happy the studio is with these results depends on their expectations. Compared to the average film, Shark Tale is a massive hit. But compared to Dreamworks previous digitally animated film, Shrek 2, it is a large drop. More...

Collateral Climbs to the Top

October 6th, 2004

Collateral finished first on the international charts breaking The Village's five week run on top. Although, with a weekly take of only $9.4 million in 28 markets, it has as much to do with the weakness of the competition as it does with the strength of the film itself. The largest chunk of that box office came from France, where the film earned $3.8 million. More...

Village's Population Grows

September 29th, 2004

For the fifth week in a row The Village finished in first place with $14.0 million on 4000 screens in 38 markets. The biggest opening of the week was $5.2 million in Spain, but suffered another collapse in Mexico dropping 55% during its second weekend there. Its international total hit $100 million over the weekend, the fifth Disney film to do so this year, and the 17th overall. More...

Spider Swings into Italy but Can't Top Village

September 21st, 2004

The Village once again top took spot on the international scene, but by a very narrow margin. Still being plagued by sharp drop-offs, the film earned $11.2 million on 3,500 screens in 34 markets. So far the film has taken it $117 million internationally, higher than its $113 million it earned domestically. Although, it is much lower than M. Night Shyamalan's previous movie Signs. More...

Beating the Odds

September 10th, 2004

Historically speaking, the weekend after the Labor Day long weekend tends to be the slowest weekend of the year. But this year looks to buck the odds, as we should see a slight bounce from last weekend. And this increase should be thanks entirely to one movie, while this week's other new release will have to settle for a distant second place. The rest of the top five, and indeed the top ten, will finish way back but within a couple million of each other. More...

Village Leads Limp Box Office

August 31st, 2004

As the summer box office comes to a close, The Village continues to set career best records for M. Night Shyamalan, but it's the sophomore stint drop-offs that the real story. The previously mentioned career best openings were in Belgium, Sweden and Norway totaled $2.6 million, but at the same time saw its U.K. and French numbers cut nearly in half from last weekend. This week it took in a total of $10.2 million in 14 markets, lifting its international total to $30.8 million More...

Arthur, King of the International Box Office

August 24th, 2004

A trio of new openings pushed King Arthur into first place this week with $13 million in 33 markets. The film now sits at $88 million internationally, and should break $100 million by next weekend. Worldwide it looks headed for $200 million. More...

Robot Takes Gold

August 17th, 2004

It's a little early to say what effect the 2004 Summer Olympics will have on the box office, but the early indication is that Eurocup 2004 had a larger effect. I, Robot hit its first international milestone topping the $100 million mark and now sits at $107.7 million. It accomplished this feat by taking in $18.8 million on more than 5,300 screens in 34 markets over the weekend. With Japan and Italy still ahead, $300 million worldwide is almost guaranteed while $200 million internationally is not out of the question. More...

Maybe Summer isn't Over

August 16th, 2004

There was a huge jump in the box office this weekend as Friday's top ten was almost 42% ahead of last week's pace. Then Saturday came and the dubious quality of the new entrants helped weekend returned to normal. (While Hurricane Charley shut down much of Florida, it would only have a small effect on the overall box office.) Even so, there was still a 21.2% increase from last weekend, but surprisingly an 6.87% decrease from last year. More...

Aliens vs. Predator vs. Princess

August 13th, 2004

The box office will try to rebound this weekend with two high profile releases. Critically it's another matter as all three movies are being brutalized by reviewer after reviewer. More...

Robot Tops Very Light Competition

August 10th, 2004

With the summer juggernauts mostly wrapping up their runs, and very little in the way of new competition, I, Robot easily finished first on the international box office charts. Its weekend earnings of $31.3 million on more than 6,000 screens in 29 markets was nearly triple what the nearest competitor could take in. The film opened number one in the U.K. (8.7 million), Germany ($5.3 million) and Russia ($2.4 million) as well as strong holdovers in France ($2.6 million) and other nations. The film has already earned $71.2 million internationally, and should top its domestic numbers within a few weeks. More...

The Summer is Officially Over

August 9th, 2004

Sometime in August the summer box office season ends, and it pretty easy to see when that happens. Last year it was the fourth weekend when the box office dropped 31.1%. The year before that it was the third weekend with its 22.4% drop. This year summer couldn't even last one weekend in August as it dropped 27.9% from last weekend and 19.9% from last year. The drop in weekend's overall box office was so steep that it took a real bite out of 2004's year to date lead over 2003, which now sits at 4.7%. More...

It Must be August

August 6th, 2004

The streak of massive hit after massive hit is over as August begins. For the first time in nearly 2 months the number one film at the box office probably won't have a $10,000 per theatre average. More...

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August 5th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, Saints and Soldiers. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

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August 1st, 2004

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Movie Websites Launches for July 23 - July 29

July 29th, 2004

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 the winner for the week, The Manchurian Candidate - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

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July 22nd, 2004

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July 15th, 2004

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May 13th, 2004

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 2004 1 $24,701,458   3,188 $7,748   $24,701,458 1
Aug 13, 2004 3 $16,174,309 -35% 3,205 $5,047   $52,560,520 2
Aug 20, 2004 6 $10,156,357 -37% 3,029 $3,353   $69,721,408 3
Aug 27, 2004 6 $6,470,109 -36% 2,728 $2,372   $80,158,380 4
Sep 3, 2004 7 $5,011,582 -23% 2,348 $2,134   $87,427,974 5
Sep 10, 2004 8 $2,718,073 -46% 2,024 $1,343   $92,691,776 6
Sep 17, 2004 9 $2,265,532 -17% 1,605 $1,412   $95,970,209 7
Sep 24, 2004 12 $1,452,516 -36% 1,287 $1,129   $98,127,149 8
Oct 1, 2004 17 $703,378 -52% 802 $877   $99,341,934 9
Oct 8, 2004 21 $423,450 -40% 526 $805   $100,003,492 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 6, 2004 1 $8,200,000     3,188 $2,572   $8,200,000 1
Aug 7, 2004 1 $9,532,920 +16%   3,188 $2,990   $17,474,945 2
Aug 8, 2004 1 $7,226,513 -24%   3,188 $2,267   $24,701,458 3
Aug 9, 2004 1 $3,127,000 -57%   3,188 $981   $27,829,000 4
Aug 10, 2004 1 $3,086,000 -1%   3,188 $968   $30,915,000 5
Aug 11, 2004 2 $2,862,000 -7%   3,188 $898   $33,777,000 6
Aug 12, 2004 2 $2,610,000 -9%   3,188 $819   $36,386,000 7
Aug 13, 2004 3 $4,661,000 +79% -43% 3,205 $1,454   $41,047,000 8
Aug 14, 2004 3 $6,575,508 +41% -31% 3,205 $2,052   $47,648,748 9
Aug 15, 2004 3 $4,911,772 -25% -32% 3,205 $1,533   $52,560,520 10
Aug 16, 2004 3 $1,889,000 -62% -40% 3,205 $589   $54,450,000 11
Aug 17, 2004 3 $1,762,000 -7% -43% 3,205 $550   $56,211,000 12
Aug 18, 2004 3 $1,696,000 -4% -41% 3,205 $529   $57,907,000 13
Aug 19, 2004 3 $1,658,000 -2% -36% 3,205 $517   $59,565,000 14
Aug 20, 2004 6 $3,000,000 +81% -36% 3,029 $990   $62,600,000 15
Aug 21, 2004 5 $4,489,350 +50% -32% 3,029 $1,482   $66,974,616 16
Aug 22, 2004 6 $2,746,792 -39% -44% 3,029 $907   $69,721,408 17
Aug 23, 2004 6 $1,005,000 -63% -47% 3,029 $332   $70,727,000 18
Aug 24, 2004 5 $1,064,000 +6% -40% 3,029 $351   $71,790,000 19
Aug 25, 2004 5 $962,000 -10% -43% 3,029 $318   $72,753,000 20
Aug 26, 2004 4 $936,000 -3% -44% 3,029 $309   $73,688,000 21
Aug 27, 2004 6 $1,794,000 +92% -40% 2,728 $658   $75,482,000 22
Aug 28, 2004 6 $2,866,904 +60% -36% 2,728 $1,051   $78,368,446 23
Aug 29, 2004 6 $1,789,934 -38% -35% 2,728 $656   $80,158,380 24
Aug 30, 2004 6 $600,000 -66% -40% 2,728 $220   $80,759,000 25
Aug 31, 2004 6 $609,000 +1% -43% 2,728 $223   $81,368,000 26
Sep 1, 2004 7 $533,000 -12% -45% 2,728 $195   $81,900,000 27
Sep 2, 2004 6 $516,000 -3% -45% 2,728 $189   $82,416,000 28
Sep 3, 2004 9 $1,100,000 +113% -39% 2,348 $468   $83,500,000 29
Sep 4, 2004 8 $1,837,299 +67% -36% 2,348 $782   $85,480,849 30
Sep 5, 2004 6 $1,947,125 +6% +9% 2,348 $829   $87,427,974 31
Sep 6, 2004 6 $1,469,000 -25% +145% 2,348 $626   $88,897,000 32
Sep 7, 2004 5 $375,000 -74% -38% 2,348 $160   $89,272,000 33
Sep 8, 2004 4 $368,000 -2% -31% 2,348 $157   $89,640,000 34
Sep 9, 2004 5 $333,000 -10% -35% 2,348 $142   $89,974,000 35
Sep 10, 2004 9 $700,000 +110% -36% 2,024 $346   $90,700,000 36
Sep 11, 2004 7 $1,283,116 +83% -30% 2,024 $634   $92,023,599 37
Sep 12, 2004 8 $668,177 -48% -66% 2,024 $330   $92,691,776 38
Sep 13, 2004 6 $220,000 -67% -85% 2,024 $109   $92,912,000 39
Sep 14, 2004 5 $242,000 +10% -35% 2,024 $120   $93,154,000 40
Sep 15, 2004 5 $270,000 +12% -27% 2,024 $133   $93,424,000 41
Sep 16, 2004 5 $280,000 +4% -16% 2,024 $138   $93,705,000 42
Sep 17, 2004 9 $700,000 +150% n/c 1,605 $436   $94,400,000 43
Sep 18, 2004 8 $1,053,722 +51% -18% 1,605 $657   $95,451,425 44
Sep 19, 2004 9 $518,784 -51% -22% 1,605 $323   $95,970,209 45
Sep 20, 2004 8 $162,000 -69% -26% 1,605 $101   $96,132,000 46
Sep 21, 2004 8 $190,000 +17% -21% 1,605 $118   $96,323,000 47
Sep 22, 2004 8 $180,000 -5% -33% 1,605 $112   $96,503,000 48
Sep 23, 2004 8 $172,000 -4% -39% 1,605 $107   $96,675,000 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 6, 2004 1 $36,386,211   3,188 $11,413   $36,386,211 1
Aug 13, 2004 3 $23,178,840 -36% 3,205 $7,232   $59,565,051 2
Aug 20, 2004 6 $14,123,220 -39% 3,029 $4,663   $73,688,271 3
Aug 27, 2004 6 $8,728,121 -38% 2,728 $3,199   $82,416,392 4
Sep 3, 2004 7 $7,557,311 -13% 2,348 $3,219   $89,973,703 5
Sep 10, 2004 6 $3,730,974 -51% 2,024 $1,843   $93,704,677 6
Sep 17, 2004 8 $2,969,956 -20% 1,605 $1,850   $96,674,633 7
Sep 24, 2004 12 $1,963,923 -34% 1,287 $1,526   $98,638,556 8
Oct 1, 2004 17 $941,486 -52% 802 $1,174   $99,580,042 9
Oct 8, 2004 21 $590,110 -37% 526 $1,122   $100,170,152 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/14/2004 $1,802,458 299 299 1,478 $6,448,984 9/3/2020
New Zealand 10/21/2004 $0 0 1 1 $605 6/28/2021
 
Rest of World $110,983,226
 
International Total$117,432,815 6/28/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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