The Conjuring (2013)

The Conjuring poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $137,400,141Details
International Box Office $179,079,009Details
Worldwide Box Office $316,479,150
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $15,938,798 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $11,657,992 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $27,596,790
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. World-renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,855,326 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 15.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,903 opening theaters/3,115 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $182,186,161

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 483 $137,400,141
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 580 $179,079,009
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 511 $316,479,150
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 73 $137,400,141
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 87 $179,079,009
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 71 $316,479,150

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: July 19th, 2013 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: July 18th, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 19th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
August 2nd, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 9th, 2013 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 22nd, 2013 (Wide) (Chile)
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Video Release: October 22nd, 2013 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror.
(Rating bulletin 2276, 6/12/2013)
Running Time: 111 minutes
Franchise: The Conjuring
Comparisons: vs. The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
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Keywords: Haunting, Paranormal Investigation, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Possessed, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Intertitle, Exorcism, Sleepwalking, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, Evergreen Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 80 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 59 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 14 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top R Weekend Domestic 55 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 94 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top 2013 Theater Average 88 $14,418 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top Horror Day Domestic 31 $16,956,117 Jul 19, 2013 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 19, 2013 1 $41,855,326   2,903 $14,418   $41,855,326 1
Jul 26, 2013 2 $22,208,389 -47% 3,022 $7,349   $83,945,017 2
Aug 2, 2013 4 $13,027,154 -41% 3,115 $4,182   $107,956,907 3
Aug 9, 2013 8 $6,627,356 -49% 2,650 $2,501   $120,672,262 4
Aug 16, 2013 12 $3,885,296 -41% 2,001 $1,942   $127,838,166 5
Aug 23, 2013 16 $2,058,284 -47% 1,355 $1,519   $131,668,992 6
Aug 30, 2013 21 $1,423,322 -31% 903 $1,576   $133,896,232 7
Sep 6, 2013 21 $722,327 -49% 716 $1,009   $135,185,985 8
Sep 13, 2013 20 $599,296 -17% 676 $887   $136,002,840 9
Sep 20, 2013 22 $417,477 -30% 561 $744   $136,625,075 10
Sep 27, 2013 27 $201,292 -52% 338 $596   $136,972,055 11
Oct 4, 2013 38 $118,885 -41% 202 $589   $137,163,051 12
Oct 11, 2013 42 $68,003 -43% 145 $469   $137,274,464 13
Oct 18, 2013 49 $43,032 -37% 113 $381   $137,344,441 14
Oct 25, 2013 46 $27,605 -36% 100 $276   $137,387,272 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 18, 2013 P $3,300,000     0     $3,300,000  
Jul 19, 2013 1 $16,956,117     2,903 $5,841   $16,956,117 2
Jul 20, 2013 1 $13,939,346 -18%   2,903 $4,802   $30,895,463 3
Jul 21, 2013 1 $10,959,863 -21%   2,903 $3,775   $41,855,326 4
Jul 22, 2013 1 $5,536,412 -49%   2,903 $1,907   $47,391,738 5
Jul 23, 2013 1 $5,603,104 +1%   2,903 $1,930   $52,994,842 6
Jul 24, 2013 1 $4,517,407 -19%   2,903 $1,556   $57,512,249 7
Jul 25, 2013 1 $4,224,379 -6%   2,903 $1,455   $61,736,628 8
Jul 26, 2013 2 $7,329,302 +74% -57% 3,022 $2,425   $69,065,930 9
Jul 27, 2013 2 $8,440,556 +15% -39% 3,022 $2,793   $77,506,486 10
Jul 28, 2013 2 $6,438,531 -24% -41% 3,022 $2,131   $83,945,017 11
Jul 29, 2013 2 $2,904,987 -55% -48% 3,022 $961   $86,850,004 12
Jul 30, 2013 2 $3,009,486 +4% -46% 3,022 $996   $89,859,490 13
Jul 31, 2013 3 $2,488,067 -17% -45% 3,022 $823   $92,347,557 14
Aug 1, 2013 3 $2,582,196 +4% -39% 3,022 $854   $94,929,753 15
Aug 2, 2013 4 $4,311,370 +67% -41% 3,115 $1,384   $99,241,123 16
Aug 3, 2013 4 $5,163,345 +20% -39% 3,115 $1,658   $104,404,468 17
Aug 4, 2013 4 $3,552,439 -31% -45% 3,115 $1,140   $107,956,907 18
Aug 5, 2013 4 $1,717,163 -52% -41% 3,115 $551   $109,674,070 19
Aug 6, 2013 5 $1,748,218 +2% -42% 3,115 $561   $111,422,288 20
Aug 7, 2013 7 $1,349,264 -23% -46% 3,115 $433   $112,771,552 21
Aug 8, 2013 7 $1,273,354 -6% -51% 3,115 $409   $114,044,906 22
Aug 9, 2013 8 $2,141,957 +68% -50% 2,650 $808   $116,186,863 23
Aug 10, 2013 8 $2,709,461 +26% -48% 2,650 $1,022   $118,896,324 24
Aug 11, 2013 8 $1,775,938 -34% -50% 2,650 $670   $120,672,262 25
Aug 12, 2013 9 $868,235 -51% -49% 2,650 $328   $121,540,497 26
Aug 13, 2013 9 $979,011 +13% -44% 2,650 $369   $122,519,508 27
Aug 14, 2013 9 $760,141 -22% -44% 2,650 $287   $123,279,649 28
Aug 15, 2013 9 $673,221 -11% -47% 2,650 $254   $123,952,870 29
Aug 16, 2013 12 $1,194,741 +77% -44% 2,001 $597   $125,147,611 30
Aug 17, 2013 11 $1,645,626 +38% -39% 2,001 $822   $126,793,237 31
Aug 18, 2013 12 $1,044,929 -37% -41% 2,001 $522   $127,838,166 32
Aug 19, 2013 12 $484,049 -54% -44% 2,001 $242   $128,322,215 33
Aug 20, 2013 12 $522,140 +8% -47% 2,001 $261   $128,844,355 34
Aug 21, 2013 13 $403,034 -23% -47% 2,001 $201   $129,247,389 35
Aug 22, 2013 13 $363,319 -10% -46% 2,001 $182   $129,610,708 36
Aug 23, 2013 - $651,913 +79% -45% 1,355 $481   $130,262,621 37
Aug 24, 2013 - $919,197 +41% -44% 1,355 $678   $131,181,818 38
Aug 25, 2013 - $487,174 -47% -53% 1,355 $360   $131,668,992 39
Aug 26, 2013 - $218,622 -55% -55% 1,355 $161   $131,887,614 40
Aug 27, 2013 - $228,002 +4% -56% 1,355 $168   $132,115,616 41
Aug 28, 2013 - $181,069 -21% -55% 1,355 $134   $132,296,685 42
Aug 29, 2013 - $176,225 -3% -51% 1,355 $130   $132,472,910 43
Aug 30, 2013 - $360,120 +104% -45% 903 $399   $132,833,030 44
Aug 31, 2013 - $526,357 +46% -43% 903 $583   $133,359,387 45
Sep 1, 2013 - $536,845 +2% +10% 903 $595   $133,896,232 46
Sep 2, 2013 - $287,696 -46% +32% 903 $319   $134,183,928 47
Sep 3, 2013 - $104,470 -64% -54% 903 $116   $134,288,398 48
Sep 4, 2013 - $93,218 -11% -49% 903 $103   $134,381,616 49
Sep 5, 2013 - $82,042 -12% -53% 903 $91   $134,463,658 50
Sep 6, 2013 - $219,695 +168% -39% 716 $307   $134,683,353 51
Sep 7, 2013 - $342,030 +56% -35% 716 $478   $135,025,383 52
Sep 8, 2013 - $160,602 -53% -70% 716 $224   $135,185,985 53
Sep 9, 2013 - $56,061 -65% -81% 716 $78   $135,242,046 54
Sep 10, 2013 - $60,069 +7% -43% 716 $84   $135,302,115 55
Sep 11, 2013 - $53,159 -12% -43% 716 $74   $135,355,274 56
Sep 12, 2013 - $48,270 -9% -41% 716 $67   $135,403,544 57
Sep 13, 2013 - $221,349 +359% +1% 676 $327   $135,624,893 58
Sep 14, 2013 - $240,073 +8% -30% 676 $355   $135,864,966 59
Sep 15, 2013 - $137,874 -43% -14% 676 $204   $136,002,840 60
Sep 16, 2013 - $53,770 -61% -4% 676 $80   $136,056,610 61
Sep 17, 2013 - $54,496 +1% -9% 676 $81   $136,111,106 62
Sep 18, 2013 - $47,411 -13% -11% 676 $70   $136,158,517 63
Sep 19, 2013 - $49,081 +4% +2% 676 $73   $136,207,598 64
Sep 20, 2013 - $129,543 +164% -41% 561 $231   $136,337,141 65
Sep 21, 2013 - $195,622 +51% -19% 561 $349   $136,532,763 66
Sep 22, 2013 - $92,312 -53% -33% 561 $165   $136,625,075 67
Sep 23, 2013 - $35,078 -62% -35% 561 $63   $136,660,153 68
Sep 24, 2013 - $39,988 +14% -27% 561 $71   $136,700,141 69
Sep 25, 2013 - $35,589 -11% -25% 561 $63   $136,735,730 70
Sep 26, 2013 - $35,033 -2% -29% 561 $62   $136,770,763 71
Sep 27, 2013 - $58,032 +66% -55% 338 $172   $136,828,795 72
Sep 28, 2013 - $94,553 +63% -52% 338 $280   $136,923,348 73
Sep 29, 2013 - $48,707 -48% -47% 338 $144   $136,972,055 74
Sep 30, 2013 - $17,034 -65% -51% 338 $50   $136,989,089 75
Oct 1, 2013 - $18,807 +10% -53% 338 $56   $137,007,896 76
Oct 2, 2013 - $18,618 -1% -48% 338 $55   $137,026,514 77
Oct 3, 2013 - $17,652 -5% -50% 338 $52   $137,044,166 78
Oct 4, 2013 - $33,864 +92% -42% 202 $168   $137,078,030 79
Oct 5, 2013 - $57,006 +68% -40% 202 $282   $137,135,036 80
Oct 6, 2013 - $28,015 -51% -42% 202 $139   $137,163,051 81
Oct 7, 2013 - $10,645 -62% -38% 202 $53   $137,173,696 82
Oct 8, 2013 - $11,003 +3% -41% 202 $54   $137,184,699 83
Oct 9, 2013 - $10,122 -8% -46% 202 $50   $137,194,821 84
Oct 10, 2013 - $11,640 +15% -34% 202 $58   $137,206,461 85
Oct 11, 2013 - $19,252 +65% -43% 145 $133   $137,225,713 86
Oct 12, 2013 - $31,843 +65% -44% 145 $220   $137,257,556 87
Oct 13, 2013 - $16,908 -47% -40% 145 $117   $137,274,464 88
Oct 14, 2013 - $7,754 -54% -27% 145 $53   $137,282,218 89
Oct 15, 2013 - $6,413 -17% -42% 145 $44   $137,288,631 90
Oct 16, 2013 - $5,835 -9% -42% 145 $40   $137,294,466 91
Oct 17, 2013 - $6,943 +19% -40% 145 $48   $137,301,409 92
Oct 18, 2013 - $12,943 +86% -33% 113 $115   $137,314,352 93
Oct 19, 2013 - $20,345 +57% -36% 113 $180   $137,334,697 94
Oct 20, 2013 - $9,744 -52% -42% 113 $86   $137,344,441 95
Oct 21, 2013 - $3,897 -60% -50% 113 $34   $137,348,338 96
Oct 22, 2013 - $3,624 -7% -43% 113 $32   $137,351,962 97
Oct 23, 2013 - $3,261 -10% -44% 113 $29   $137,355,223 98
Oct 24, 2013 - $4,444 +36% -36% 113 $39   $137,359,667 99
Oct 25, 2013 - $8,205 +85% -37% 100 $82   $137,367,872 100
Oct 26, 2013 - $13,226 +61% -35% 100 $132   $137,381,098 101
Oct 27, 2013 - $6,174 -53% -37% 100 $62   $137,387,272 102
Oct 28, 2013 - $2,207 -64% -43% 100 $22   $137,389,479 103
Oct 29, 2013 - $2,737 +24% -24% 100 $27   $137,392,216 104
Oct 30, 2013 - $2,958 +8% -9% 100 $30   $137,395,174 105
Oct 31, 2013 - $4,967 +68% +12% 100 $50   $137,400,141 106

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 19, 2013 1 $61,736,628   2,903 $21,266   $61,736,628 2
Jul 26, 2013 2 $33,193,125 -46% 3,022 $10,984   $94,929,753 3
Aug 2, 2013 4 $19,115,153 -42% 3,115 $6,136   $114,044,906 4
Aug 9, 2013 8 $9,907,964 -48% 2,650 $3,739   $123,952,870 5
Aug 16, 2013 12 $5,657,838 -43% 2,001 $2,828   $129,610,708 6
Aug 23, 2013 16 $2,862,202 -49% 1,355 $2,112   $132,472,910 7
Aug 30, 2013 21 $1,990,748 -30% 903 $2,205   $134,463,658 8
Sep 6, 2013 21 $939,886 -53% 716 $1,313   $135,403,544 9
Sep 13, 2013 19 $804,054 -14% 676 $1,189   $136,207,598 10
Sep 20, 2013 22 $563,165 -30% 561 $1,004   $136,770,763 11
Sep 27, 2013 26 $273,403 -51% 338 $809   $137,044,166 12
Oct 4, 2013 36 $162,295 -41% 202 $803   $137,206,461 13
Oct 11, 2013 42 $94,948 -41% 145 $655   $137,301,409 14
Oct 18, 2013 45 $58,258 -39% 113 $516   $137,359,667 15
Oct 25, 2013 39 $40,474 -31% 100 $405   $137,400,141 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/9/2013 $0 0 0 0 $1,039,470 1/1/2019
Australia 7/19/2013 $0 0 32 66 $5,630,436 10/23/2023
Brazil 9/13/2013 $0 0 2 2 $7,819,451 12/13/2015
Chile 8/22/2013 $0 0 5 5 $4,503,022 12/30/2018
Egypt 9/18/2013 $0 0 3 16 $446,047 12/30/2018
Mexico 8/23/2013 $0000$0
New Zealand 7/18/2013 $0 0 15 17 $1,063,269 10/20/2022
Portugal 9/19/2013 $0 0 2 2 $429,876 12/13/2015
Serbia and Montenegro 9/26/2013 $0 0 9 18 $55,591 12/30/2018
South Korea 9/17/2013 $0 0 69 138 $14,657,865 6/11/2021
United Kingdom 8/2/2013 $0 0 7 7 $13,056,218 7/11/2020
Venezuela 9/27/2013 $0 0 14 43 $3,609,271 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $126,768,493
 
International Total$179,079,009 10/23/2023

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
Oct 27, 20131387,993 387,993$5,881,974$5,881,9741
Nov 3, 20134125,364-68% 513,357$2,129,934$8,011,9082
Nov 10, 2013970,966-43% 584,323$1,205,003$9,216,9113
Nov 17, 20131142,863-40% 627,186$728,242$9,945,1534
Nov 24, 20132318,781-56% 645,967$283,593$10,228,7465
Jun 26, 20162614,224 1,111,871$82,499$14,756,038140

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 27, 20131221,321 221,321$5,088,170$5,088,1701
Nov 3, 2013645,857-79% 267,178$1,063,420$6,151,5902
Nov 10, 20131222,264-51% 289,442$555,714$6,707,3043
Nov 17, 20131513,921-37% 303,363$347,477$7,054,7814

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Leading Cast

Vera Farmiga    Lorraine Warren

Supporting Cast

Patrick Wilson    Ed Warren
Lili Taylor    Carolyn Perron
Ron Livingston    Roger Perron
Shanley Caswell    Andrea
Hayley McFarland    Nancy
Joey King    Christine
Mackenzie Foy    Cindy
Kyla Deaver    April
Shannon Kook    Drew
John Brotherton    Brad
Sterling Jerins    Judy Warren
Marion Guyot    Georgiana
Morganna Bridgers    Debbie
Amy Tipton    Camilla
Kymour Kennedy    Student #1
Sean Flynn    Student #2
Ashley White    Female Student
Zach Pappas    Rick
Arnell Powell    Reporter
Joseph Bishara    Bathsheba
Rose Bachtel    Leah
J. Donovan Nelson    David
Christof Veillon    Maurice
George T. Zervos    Catholic Priest
Carmella Gioio    Mrs. Walker
Steve Coulter    Father Gordon
Desi Domo    Suicide Maid

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Wan    Director
Chad Hayes    Screenwriter
Carey Hayes    Screenwriter
Tony DeRosa-Grund    Producer
Peter Safran    Producer
Rob Cowan    Producer
Walter Hamada    Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter    Executive Producer
John R. Leonetti    Director of Photography
Julie Berghoff    Production Designer
Kirk Morri    Editor
Joseph Bishara    Composer
Anne McCarthy    Casting Director
Kellie Gesel    Casting Director
Kristen M. Burke    Costume Designer
Joel Kramer    Stunt Coordinator
Norbet Phillips    Stunt Coordinator
Christopher V. Bromley    Unit Production Manager
Albert Cho    First Assistant Director
Jeff Bilger    Second Assistant Director
Geoffrey S. Grimsman    Art Director
Sophie Neudorfer    Set Decorator
Carl Rudsill    Sound Mixer
Jason Leib    Post-Production Supervisor
Steve Maslow    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Joe Dzuban    Sound Designer
Joe Dzuban    Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Effects Editor
Joe Tsai    Sound Effects Editor
Justin Dzuban    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Laurie    Dialogue Editor
Lise Richardson    Music Editor
Janet Ingram    Costume Supervisor
Eleanor Sabaduquia    Make Up Department Head
Rick Pour    Key Make Up Artist
Justin Raleigh    Special Make-up Effects
Yesim Osman    Hair Department Head
David Beavis    Special Effects Supervisor

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

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International Box Office: Facing Facts

September 25th, 2013

There was an international film leading the way on the international chart this week. Gwansang jumped into first place internationally with $15.27 million on 1,239 screens in South Korea, lifting its total in that market to $46.58 million after just two weeks of release. It isn't the best South Korean film of the year, at least not yet, as Snowpiercer has made $62.1 million in that market. Meanwhile, Iron Man 3 earned about $65 million there. More...

International Box Office: Little Smurfs, Big Bucks

September 19th, 2013

The Smurfs 2 rose to first place on the international chart with $17.52 million on 12,965 screens in 70 markets for totals of $219.56 million internationally and $288.51 million worldwide. It opened in first place in China with $9.93 million on 8,053 screens. It also opened in first place in Australia with $1.89 million on 462 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $2.04 million. More...

International Box Office: Elysium On Top, But White House Moves Up

September 13th, 2013

Elysium remained in first place with $21.31 million on 10,731 screens in 52 markets for totals of $127.46 million internationally and $212.57 million worldwide. Of that, $11.75 million came from 6,253 screens in China, which was enough for first place there. Not this weekend, but next weekend, the film opens in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets, so it should be a player on the international market for a few weeks, but it will need help on the home market to break even. More...

International Box Office: Elysium Returns to the Top

September 6th, 2013

Elysium returned to first place with $17.89 million on 5,056 screens in 55 markets for an international total of $97.87 million. The film earned second place in South Korea with an estimated $5 million on 588 screens, including weekday numbers. It earned first place in Italy, albeit with a lower opening of $2.06 million on 404 screens. The film has yet to open in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. More...

International Box Office: Jurassic Park Roars in China

August 28th, 2013

Jurassic Park earned first place in China with $32.08 on 3,000 screens, but that was for the full week. Over the weekend, the film's international weekend haul was $28.9 million on 3,373 screens in 11 markets for a total of $43.37 million during its 3-D re-release. Even with the tiny studio share in China, it makes sense to release films like this in 3-D there, because they didn't get a chance to see it in theaters the first time around. More...

International Box Office: Smurfs Rise To Top

August 15th, 2013

The Smurfs 2 rose to top spot with $35.57 million on 11,102 screens in 65 markets for a total of $111.01 million internationally. Its biggest market of the weekend was Germany, where it added $3.16 million on 1,075 screens over the weekend to its total, which now sits at $8.78 million. There is a virtual tie for biggest market overall with Russia and the U.K. sitting at $9.94 million and $9.87 million respectively. Getting to the century mark internationally so quickly is good news for the studio. That said, it is behind the first film in most markets and I don't think it will finish with a profit, at least not on its own. Perhaps merchandizing will push it into the black. More...

International Box Office: Pacific Heats Up while Smurfs Feel a Little Blue

August 8th, 2013

Pacific Rim earned first place over the weekend with $53.0 million in 58 markets for a total of $200.4 million internationally and $293.3 million worldwide. It has made more internationally than it cost to make, but it will still need a lot of help to break even. The film's biggest market over the weekend was China, where it debuted in first place with $45 million. Unfortunately for the film, while studios take about 60% of the box office numbers in the United States (it varies per film) they only get about 20% of the box office in China. Or to be more accurate, they will only get about 20% of the box office, once the sales tax dispute is settled. Right now, they are getting nothing. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Gunning for the Top

August 6th, 2013

Unless the box office bounces back next weekend, it will be safe to say summer ended over the weekend. 2 Guns did finish in first place, but it underperformed, while The Smurfs 2 only managed third place. Overall, the box office plummeted 20% from last weekend to $138 million. On the other hand, this is still better than last year, up 12%, thanks to much better depth. 2012 was led by The Dark Knight Rises, which no movie this year could match, but there were only three films to top $10 million last year compared to five films this year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Two By Two

August 2nd, 2013

August begins with two films, 2 Guns and The Smurfs 2, one action film and one kids movie. Neither film is likely going to break records, but I think 2 Guns should at least do well enough to be a financial success, eventually. The Smurfs 2 probably won't be a hit here, but its international numbers are looking a lot better. Like this year, this weekend last year there were two wide releases, Total Recall and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, one action film and one kids movie. This year's new releases should easily trump last year's new releases; however, last year the box office was led by The Dark Knight Rises, which will keep the year-over-year comparison a little closer. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Wolverine Loses Power, But Still Dominates

July 29th, 2013

The Wolverine did not live up to expectations, but it still dominated the weekend box office chart, earning more than double the second place film, The Conjuring. Overall, the box office fell nearly 12% when compared to last weekend hitting $172 million. This is still 28% higher than the same weekend last year, which is a great result. In total, 2013 has pulled in $6.40 billion, which is just under $20 million or 0.3% below last year's pace. This is fantastic; however, had The Wolverine performed as well as some were expecting, 2013 would have pulled into the lead over the weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Wolverine to Slice Through the Competition

July 25th, 2013

It's the final weekend of July and there is only one wide release to deal with, The Wolverine. It should be the easy winner of the weekend, it might pull in enough to become the biggest opening weekend of the month. This isn't likely, but there is a slim chance. There is one other film that might make an appearance in the top ten, The To Do List. Again, it doesn't have a strong chance, but it could happen. The holdovers should be far behind The Wolverine, as only The Conjuring has a shot at $20 million. This weekend last year, both new releases bombed, which is good news for 2013 in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, The Dark Knight Rises took in $62.10 million, which is something The Wolverine should have no trouble topping, while the holdovers should provide more depth. More...

Per Theater Chart: Getting in the Act

July 23rd, 2013

The Act of Killing had the best result on the per theater chart earning $27,450 in its lone theater. Fruitvale Station saw its theater count rise from 7 to 34, but its per theater average remained strong at $21,750. It has already cracked its first major milestone, and with room to expand, it will reach more. Blackfish debuted in five theaters with a per theater average of $15,192. That's very strong for a documentary. The overall box office leader, The Conjuring, was right behind with an average of $14,418. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Conjuring Calls Forth a Winning Weekend

July 22nd, 2013

The weekend box office was mixed with two of the four wide releases matching predictions, Turbo and R.I.P.D.. There was one movie failing to reach expectations, Red 2. And finally there was one more beating nearly all predictions, The Conjuring. Fortunately, The Conjuring did so well that it made up for the weak films and helped the overall box grow to $195 million. Granted, that was within a rounding error of last weekend, but any growth is good news. There is also some bad news, as this was 16% lower than the same weekend last year, but since that was the weekend The Dark Knight Rises opened, this is actually better than expected. Year-to-date, 2013 has pulled in $6.12 billion. This is still lower than last year's pace ($6.16 billion), but it is close enough that it would only take one surprise weekend result to catch up. Earlier in the year, I thought 2013 was a lost cause. Now I'm much more optimistic. More...

Weekend Estimates: Conjuring Humbles R.I.P.D.

July 21st, 2013

This is a Summer packed with big-budget proto-franchise films, which makes it a risky season for the studios. Predictably enough, we've had some success stories among them, like Man of Steel and World War Z, and some disasters (with The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim standing out). Overall, the batting average for these films is running around 50%, which makes it a particularly dicey proposition to have two of them opening in the same weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Turbo Gets Off to a Head Start on Weekend Competition

July 18th, 2013

There are four new releases coming out this week, but there is a wide range of predictions for some of these films. Turbo opened on Wednesday to mostly good reviews and some think it will earn first place over the weekend. Red 2's early reviews are weaker than anticipated, but it still has an impressive cast and could come out on top. The Conjuring is earning some of the best reviews of any wide release opening this summer. It is a horror film and those rarely open in first place in the summer, but the buzz is growing and it could be a surprise hit. Then there's R.I.P.D., which has bad buzz and no reviews. It will likely not make the top five. This weekend last year was the weekend The Dark Knight Rises opened and there's no chance 2013 will come out on top on the year-over-year comparison. In fact, the total box office this year might be lower than The Dark Knight Rises opening alone. More...

Contest: Too Many Twos

July 12th, 2013

Next week is a busy week with four films coming out: Turbo, The Conjuring, Red 2, and R.I.P.D. All four films should make $20 million over the weekend, more or less, (less in the case of R.I.P.D.). This makes it really hard to choose the target film. R.I.P.D. is the least likely to be a hit, so it is eliminated. Turbo is the most likely, but it opens on Wednesday, so it is eliminated. I really want The Conjuring to be a hit, because there are several actors in the movie that I like. (Lili Taylor doesn't get enough work in my opinion.) However, I think Red 2 will have the biggest opening of the weekend. As such, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Red 2. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Femme Fatales: The Complete Second Season on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Femme Fatales: The Complete Second Season on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: July

July 1st, 2013

For the most part, June was a really strong month at the box office with nearly every film either matching expectations, or at least coming close enough to call it a victory. Looking forward, there are a dozen films opening wide in July, more or less. One of them, The Smurfs 2, is opening on a Wednesday, so I'm going to hold off talking about that movie till the August preview. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is opening in less than 1000 theaters, but it has a shot at reaching the top ten during its opening weekend. If we include both of them, there are twelve films, but I think it is better to stick with the ten truly wide, truly July openings. Of these, Despicable Me 2 is clearly going to be the biggest hit at the box office. It could become the second biggest hit of the year so far. It is not the only film that could be a $100 million hit. In fact, there are six films opening in July that I think have a better than 50% chance of reaching that level. There is currently only one film that I think won't at least become a midlevel hit. By comparison in 2012, there were three $100 million movies, led by The Dark Knight Rises, but the rest of the new releases struggled. There's no chance any movie opening this month will top $400 million, in fact, it is quite possible no film will get to $300 million. That said, 2013 has a lot better depth, so it might come out on top in the end. More...


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Synopsis

Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. World-renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,855,326 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 15.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,903 opening theaters/3,115 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $182,186,161

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 483 $137,400,141
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 580 $179,079,009
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 511 $316,479,150
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 73 $137,400,141
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 87 $179,079,009
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 71 $316,479,150

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: July 19th, 2013 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: July 18th, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 19th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
August 2nd, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 9th, 2013 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 22nd, 2013 (Wide) (Chile)
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Video Release: October 22nd, 2013 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror.
(Rating bulletin 2276, 6/12/2013)
Running Time: 111 minutes
Franchise: The Conjuring
Comparisons: vs. The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
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Keywords: Haunting, Paranormal Investigation, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Possessed, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Intertitle, Exorcism, Sleepwalking, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, Evergreen Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 80 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 59 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top Horror Weekend Domestic 14 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top R Weekend Domestic 55 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 94 $41,855,326 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top 2013 Theater Average 88 $14,418 Jul 19, 2013 4
Top Horror Day Domestic 31 $16,956,117 Jul 19, 2013 2

Leading Cast

Vera Farmiga    Lorraine Warren

Supporting Cast

Patrick Wilson    Ed Warren
Lili Taylor    Carolyn Perron
Ron Livingston    Roger Perron
Shanley Caswell    Andrea
Hayley McFarland    Nancy
Joey King    Christine
Mackenzie Foy    Cindy
Kyla Deaver    April
Shannon Kook    Drew
John Brotherton    Brad
Sterling Jerins    Judy Warren
Marion Guyot    Georgiana
Morganna Bridgers    Debbie
Amy Tipton    Camilla
Kymour Kennedy    Student #1
Sean Flynn    Student #2
Ashley White    Female Student
Zach Pappas    Rick
Arnell Powell    Reporter
Joseph Bishara    Bathsheba
Rose Bachtel    Leah
J. Donovan Nelson    David
Christof Veillon    Maurice
George T. Zervos    Catholic Priest
Carmella Gioio    Mrs. Walker
Steve Coulter    Father Gordon
Desi Domo    Suicide Maid

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Wan    Director
Chad Hayes    Screenwriter
Carey Hayes    Screenwriter
Tony DeRosa-Grund    Producer
Peter Safran    Producer
Rob Cowan    Producer
Walter Hamada    Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter    Executive Producer
John R. Leonetti    Director of Photography
Julie Berghoff    Production Designer
Kirk Morri    Editor
Joseph Bishara    Composer
Anne McCarthy    Casting Director
Kellie Gesel    Casting Director
Kristen M. Burke    Costume Designer
Joel Kramer    Stunt Coordinator
Norbet Phillips    Stunt Coordinator
Christopher V. Bromley    Unit Production Manager
Albert Cho    First Assistant Director
Jeff Bilger    Second Assistant Director
Geoffrey S. Grimsman    Art Director
Sophie Neudorfer    Set Decorator
Carl Rudsill    Sound Mixer
Jason Leib    Post-Production Supervisor
Steve Maslow    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Joe Dzuban    Sound Designer
Joe Dzuban    Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Effects Editor
Joe Tsai    Sound Effects Editor
Justin Dzuban    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Laurie    Dialogue Editor
Lise Richardson    Music Editor
Janet Ingram    Costume Supervisor
Eleanor Sabaduquia    Make Up Department Head
Rick Pour    Key Make Up Artist
Justin Raleigh    Special Make-up Effects
Yesim Osman    Hair Department Head
David Beavis    Special Effects Supervisor

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

2013 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 24th, 2013

Thanksgiving is less than a week away and that means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and a ton of shopping. It also means the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. Over the next month, we will talk about TV on DVD releases, independent releases, foreign language releases, classics, etc. but this week we start with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, this year seems weaker than years past. Last year the biggest new release was The Avengers, which was also one of the best reviewed wide releases of the year. This year the biggest release is Iron Man 3, which earned good reviews, but not great reviews. Last year there were a ton of franchise box sets. This year has been pretty barren. In fact, I think the only franchise box set that's truly new and really worth picking up is... More...

Contest: Game of Chance: Winning Announcement

November 7th, 2013

The winner of our Game of Chance contest was determined and it is... More...

Contest: Game of Chance

October 25th, 2013

There are three wide releases, but only two of them have any chance of becoming more than a midlevel hit. Free Birds is a digitally animated family film that has a very timely release, but it is also a second-tier CG animated film. Ender's Game is a $110 million film based on a book aimed at young adults. It is yet another film trying to tap into the vacuum left behind by Harry Potter. I don't think either of them will be big hits, but one of them has to be the target film. I think Free Birds will have better legs, but that Ender's Game will have a better opening. As such, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Ender's Game. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of The Conjuring on Blu-ray Combo Pack.

To celebrate, we have Five Things to know about The Conjuring, in GIF form, starting with...

1) The Conjuring is directed by the acclaimed James Wan, the Australian-born director of the fright-fests Insidious and the Saw series. His Twitter handle is @CreepyPuppet. Say no more.
Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Contest: Escape While You Can: Winning Announcement

October 22nd, 2013

The winner of our Escape While You Can contest was determined and it is... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 22nd, 2013

October 21st, 2013

This week on the home market is... well... it's short. Last week, according to Amazon.com, there were 459 new releases or reissues. This week there are 161. Fortunately, there are a few releases of note, including The Conjuring, which pulled in more than $300 million worldwide on a production budget of just $20 million. Fortunately, it really deserved this success and the DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack are contenders for Pick of the Week. Other contenders include Before Midnight on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and The Way Way Back on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. In the end, it was literally a coin toss and The Conjuring won. More...

International Box Office: Gravity Throws Around its Weight

October 11th, 2013

Gravity opened in first place on the international chart with $28.4 million on 4,830 screens in 27 markets. This includes a number of first place openings, led by Russia, where it made $7.57 million on 1,219 screens. It also earned first place in Germany with $3.65 million on 569 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.87 million. Australia was right behind with $3.35 million on 469. Italy contributed $2.75 million on 399, while in Spain it earned $2.26 million on 325. More...

International Box Office: Rise of Detective Dee

October 3rd, 2013

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon opened in China with $17.0 million earning first place in that market and on the overall international chart. The original earned a limited release here and was a great movie, so I'm hoping this film will also get a release here. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing it. More...

International Box Office: Facing Facts

September 25th, 2013

There was an international film leading the way on the international chart this week. Gwansang jumped into first place internationally with $15.27 million on 1,239 screens in South Korea, lifting its total in that market to $46.58 million after just two weeks of release. It isn't the best South Korean film of the year, at least not yet, as Snowpiercer has made $62.1 million in that market. Meanwhile, Iron Man 3 earned about $65 million there. More...

International Box Office: Little Smurfs, Big Bucks

September 19th, 2013

The Smurfs 2 rose to first place on the international chart with $17.52 million on 12,965 screens in 70 markets for totals of $219.56 million internationally and $288.51 million worldwide. It opened in first place in China with $9.93 million on 8,053 screens. It also opened in first place in Australia with $1.89 million on 462 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $2.04 million. More...

International Box Office: Elysium On Top, But White House Moves Up

September 13th, 2013

Elysium remained in first place with $21.31 million on 10,731 screens in 52 markets for totals of $127.46 million internationally and $212.57 million worldwide. Of that, $11.75 million came from 6,253 screens in China, which was enough for first place there. Not this weekend, but next weekend, the film opens in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets, so it should be a player on the international market for a few weeks, but it will need help on the home market to break even. More...

International Box Office: Elysium Returns to the Top

September 6th, 2013

Elysium returned to first place with $17.89 million on 5,056 screens in 55 markets for an international total of $97.87 million. The film earned second place in South Korea with an estimated $5 million on 588 screens, including weekday numbers. It earned first place in Italy, albeit with a lower opening of $2.06 million on 404 screens. The film has yet to open in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. More...

International Box Office: Jurassic Park Roars in China

August 28th, 2013

Jurassic Park earned first place in China with $32.08 on 3,000 screens, but that was for the full week. Over the weekend, the film's international weekend haul was $28.9 million on 3,373 screens in 11 markets for a total of $43.37 million during its 3-D re-release. Even with the tiny studio share in China, it makes sense to release films like this in 3-D there, because they didn't get a chance to see it in theaters the first time around. More...

International Box Office: Smurfs Rise To Top

August 15th, 2013

The Smurfs 2 rose to top spot with $35.57 million on 11,102 screens in 65 markets for a total of $111.01 million internationally. Its biggest market of the weekend was Germany, where it added $3.16 million on 1,075 screens over the weekend to its total, which now sits at $8.78 million. There is a virtual tie for biggest market overall with Russia and the U.K. sitting at $9.94 million and $9.87 million respectively. Getting to the century mark internationally so quickly is good news for the studio. That said, it is behind the first film in most markets and I don't think it will finish with a profit, at least not on its own. Perhaps merchandizing will push it into the black. More...

International Box Office: Pacific Heats Up while Smurfs Feel a Little Blue

August 8th, 2013

Pacific Rim earned first place over the weekend with $53.0 million in 58 markets for a total of $200.4 million internationally and $293.3 million worldwide. It has made more internationally than it cost to make, but it will still need a lot of help to break even. The film's biggest market over the weekend was China, where it debuted in first place with $45 million. Unfortunately for the film, while studios take about 60% of the box office numbers in the United States (it varies per film) they only get about 20% of the box office in China. Or to be more accurate, they will only get about 20% of the box office, once the sales tax dispute is settled. Right now, they are getting nothing. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Gunning for the Top

August 6th, 2013

Unless the box office bounces back next weekend, it will be safe to say summer ended over the weekend. 2 Guns did finish in first place, but it underperformed, while The Smurfs 2 only managed third place. Overall, the box office plummeted 20% from last weekend to $138 million. On the other hand, this is still better than last year, up 12%, thanks to much better depth. 2012 was led by The Dark Knight Rises, which no movie this year could match, but there were only three films to top $10 million last year compared to five films this year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Two By Two

August 2nd, 2013

August begins with two films, 2 Guns and The Smurfs 2, one action film and one kids movie. Neither film is likely going to break records, but I think 2 Guns should at least do well enough to be a financial success, eventually. The Smurfs 2 probably won't be a hit here, but its international numbers are looking a lot better. Like this year, this weekend last year there were two wide releases, Total Recall and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, one action film and one kids movie. This year's new releases should easily trump last year's new releases; however, last year the box office was led by The Dark Knight Rises, which will keep the year-over-year comparison a little closer. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Wolverine Loses Power, But Still Dominates

July 29th, 2013

The Wolverine did not live up to expectations, but it still dominated the weekend box office chart, earning more than double the second place film, The Conjuring. Overall, the box office fell nearly 12% when compared to last weekend hitting $172 million. This is still 28% higher than the same weekend last year, which is a great result. In total, 2013 has pulled in $6.40 billion, which is just under $20 million or 0.3% below last year's pace. This is fantastic; however, had The Wolverine performed as well as some were expecting, 2013 would have pulled into the lead over the weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Wolverine to Slice Through the Competition

July 25th, 2013

It's the final weekend of July and there is only one wide release to deal with, The Wolverine. It should be the easy winner of the weekend, it might pull in enough to become the biggest opening weekend of the month. This isn't likely, but there is a slim chance. There is one other film that might make an appearance in the top ten, The To Do List. Again, it doesn't have a strong chance, but it could happen. The holdovers should be far behind The Wolverine, as only The Conjuring has a shot at $20 million. This weekend last year, both new releases bombed, which is good news for 2013 in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, The Dark Knight Rises took in $62.10 million, which is something The Wolverine should have no trouble topping, while the holdovers should provide more depth. More...

Per Theater Chart: Getting in the Act

July 23rd, 2013

The Act of Killing had the best result on the per theater chart earning $27,450 in its lone theater. Fruitvale Station saw its theater count rise from 7 to 34, but its per theater average remained strong at $21,750. It has already cracked its first major milestone, and with room to expand, it will reach more. Blackfish debuted in five theaters with a per theater average of $15,192. That's very strong for a documentary. The overall box office leader, The Conjuring, was right behind with an average of $14,418. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Conjuring Calls Forth a Winning Weekend

July 22nd, 2013

The weekend box office was mixed with two of the four wide releases matching predictions, Turbo and R.I.P.D.. There was one movie failing to reach expectations, Red 2. And finally there was one more beating nearly all predictions, The Conjuring. Fortunately, The Conjuring did so well that it made up for the weak films and helped the overall box grow to $195 million. Granted, that was within a rounding error of last weekend, but any growth is good news. There is also some bad news, as this was 16% lower than the same weekend last year, but since that was the weekend The Dark Knight Rises opened, this is actually better than expected. Year-to-date, 2013 has pulled in $6.12 billion. This is still lower than last year's pace ($6.16 billion), but it is close enough that it would only take one surprise weekend result to catch up. Earlier in the year, I thought 2013 was a lost cause. Now I'm much more optimistic. More...

Weekend Estimates: Conjuring Humbles R.I.P.D.

July 21st, 2013

This is a Summer packed with big-budget proto-franchise films, which makes it a risky season for the studios. Predictably enough, we've had some success stories among them, like Man of Steel and World War Z, and some disasters (with The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim standing out). Overall, the batting average for these films is running around 50%, which makes it a particularly dicey proposition to have two of them opening in the same weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Turbo Gets Off to a Head Start on Weekend Competition

July 18th, 2013

There are four new releases coming out this week, but there is a wide range of predictions for some of these films. Turbo opened on Wednesday to mostly good reviews and some think it will earn first place over the weekend. Red 2's early reviews are weaker than anticipated, but it still has an impressive cast and could come out on top. The Conjuring is earning some of the best reviews of any wide release opening this summer. It is a horror film and those rarely open in first place in the summer, but the buzz is growing and it could be a surprise hit. Then there's R.I.P.D., which has bad buzz and no reviews. It will likely not make the top five. This weekend last year was the weekend The Dark Knight Rises opened and there's no chance 2013 will come out on top on the year-over-year comparison. In fact, the total box office this year might be lower than The Dark Knight Rises opening alone. More...

Contest: Too Many Twos

July 12th, 2013

Next week is a busy week with four films coming out: Turbo, The Conjuring, Red 2, and R.I.P.D. All four films should make $20 million over the weekend, more or less, (less in the case of R.I.P.D.). This makes it really hard to choose the target film. R.I.P.D. is the least likely to be a hit, so it is eliminated. Turbo is the most likely, but it opens on Wednesday, so it is eliminated. I really want The Conjuring to be a hit, because there are several actors in the movie that I like. (Lili Taylor doesn't get enough work in my opinion.) However, I think Red 2 will have the biggest opening of the weekend. As such, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Red 2. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Femme Fatales: The Complete Second Season on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Femme Fatales: The Complete Second Season on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: July

July 1st, 2013

For the most part, June was a really strong month at the box office with nearly every film either matching expectations, or at least coming close enough to call it a victory. Looking forward, there are a dozen films opening wide in July, more or less. One of them, The Smurfs 2, is opening on a Wednesday, so I'm going to hold off talking about that movie till the August preview. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is opening in less than 1000 theaters, but it has a shot at reaching the top ten during its opening weekend. If we include both of them, there are twelve films, but I think it is better to stick with the ten truly wide, truly July openings. Of these, Despicable Me 2 is clearly going to be the biggest hit at the box office. It could become the second biggest hit of the year so far. It is not the only film that could be a $100 million hit. In fact, there are six films opening in July that I think have a better than 50% chance of reaching that level. There is currently only one film that I think won't at least become a midlevel hit. By comparison in 2012, there were three $100 million movies, led by The Dark Knight Rises, but the rest of the new releases struggled. There's no chance any movie opening this month will top $400 million, in fact, it is quite possible no film will get to $300 million. That said, 2013 has a lot better depth, so it might come out on top in the end. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 19, 2013 1 $41,855,326   2,903 $14,418   $41,855,326 1
Jul 26, 2013 2 $22,208,389 -47% 3,022 $7,349   $83,945,017 2
Aug 2, 2013 4 $13,027,154 -41% 3,115 $4,182   $107,956,907 3
Aug 9, 2013 8 $6,627,356 -49% 2,650 $2,501   $120,672,262 4
Aug 16, 2013 12 $3,885,296 -41% 2,001 $1,942   $127,838,166 5
Aug 23, 2013 16 $2,058,284 -47% 1,355 $1,519   $131,668,992 6
Aug 30, 2013 21 $1,423,322 -31% 903 $1,576   $133,896,232 7
Sep 6, 2013 21 $722,327 -49% 716 $1,009   $135,185,985 8
Sep 13, 2013 20 $599,296 -17% 676 $887   $136,002,840 9
Sep 20, 2013 22 $417,477 -30% 561 $744   $136,625,075 10
Sep 27, 2013 27 $201,292 -52% 338 $596   $136,972,055 11
Oct 4, 2013 38 $118,885 -41% 202 $589   $137,163,051 12
Oct 11, 2013 42 $68,003 -43% 145 $469   $137,274,464 13
Oct 18, 2013 49 $43,032 -37% 113 $381   $137,344,441 14
Oct 25, 2013 46 $27,605 -36% 100 $276   $137,387,272 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 18, 2013 P $3,300,000     0     $3,300,000  
Jul 19, 2013 1 $16,956,117     2,903 $5,841   $16,956,117 2
Jul 20, 2013 1 $13,939,346 -18%   2,903 $4,802   $30,895,463 3
Jul 21, 2013 1 $10,959,863 -21%   2,903 $3,775   $41,855,326 4
Jul 22, 2013 1 $5,536,412 -49%   2,903 $1,907   $47,391,738 5
Jul 23, 2013 1 $5,603,104 +1%   2,903 $1,930   $52,994,842 6
Jul 24, 2013 1 $4,517,407 -19%   2,903 $1,556   $57,512,249 7
Jul 25, 2013 1 $4,224,379 -6%   2,903 $1,455   $61,736,628 8
Jul 26, 2013 2 $7,329,302 +74% -57% 3,022 $2,425   $69,065,930 9
Jul 27, 2013 2 $8,440,556 +15% -39% 3,022 $2,793   $77,506,486 10
Jul 28, 2013 2 $6,438,531 -24% -41% 3,022 $2,131   $83,945,017 11
Jul 29, 2013 2 $2,904,987 -55% -48% 3,022 $961   $86,850,004 12
Jul 30, 2013 2 $3,009,486 +4% -46% 3,022 $996   $89,859,490 13
Jul 31, 2013 3 $2,488,067 -17% -45% 3,022 $823   $92,347,557 14
Aug 1, 2013 3 $2,582,196 +4% -39% 3,022 $854   $94,929,753 15
Aug 2, 2013 4 $4,311,370 +67% -41% 3,115 $1,384   $99,241,123 16
Aug 3, 2013 4 $5,163,345 +20% -39% 3,115 $1,658   $104,404,468 17
Aug 4, 2013 4 $3,552,439 -31% -45% 3,115 $1,140   $107,956,907 18
Aug 5, 2013 4 $1,717,163 -52% -41% 3,115 $551   $109,674,070 19
Aug 6, 2013 5 $1,748,218 +2% -42% 3,115 $561   $111,422,288 20
Aug 7, 2013 7 $1,349,264 -23% -46% 3,115 $433   $112,771,552 21
Aug 8, 2013 7 $1,273,354 -6% -51% 3,115 $409   $114,044,906 22
Aug 9, 2013 8 $2,141,957 +68% -50% 2,650 $808   $116,186,863 23
Aug 10, 2013 8 $2,709,461 +26% -48% 2,650 $1,022   $118,896,324 24
Aug 11, 2013 8 $1,775,938 -34% -50% 2,650 $670   $120,672,262 25
Aug 12, 2013 9 $868,235 -51% -49% 2,650 $328   $121,540,497 26
Aug 13, 2013 9 $979,011 +13% -44% 2,650 $369   $122,519,508 27
Aug 14, 2013 9 $760,141 -22% -44% 2,650 $287   $123,279,649 28
Aug 15, 2013 9 $673,221 -11% -47% 2,650 $254   $123,952,870 29
Aug 16, 2013 12 $1,194,741 +77% -44% 2,001 $597   $125,147,611 30
Aug 17, 2013 11 $1,645,626 +38% -39% 2,001 $822   $126,793,237 31
Aug 18, 2013 12 $1,044,929 -37% -41% 2,001 $522   $127,838,166 32
Aug 19, 2013 12 $484,049 -54% -44% 2,001 $242   $128,322,215 33
Aug 20, 2013 12 $522,140 +8% -47% 2,001 $261   $128,844,355 34
Aug 21, 2013 13 $403,034 -23% -47% 2,001 $201   $129,247,389 35
Aug 22, 2013 13 $363,319 -10% -46% 2,001 $182   $129,610,708 36
Aug 23, 2013 - $651,913 +79% -45% 1,355 $481   $130,262,621 37
Aug 24, 2013 - $919,197 +41% -44% 1,355 $678   $131,181,818 38
Aug 25, 2013 - $487,174 -47% -53% 1,355 $360   $131,668,992 39
Aug 26, 2013 - $218,622 -55% -55% 1,355 $161   $131,887,614 40
Aug 27, 2013 - $228,002 +4% -56% 1,355 $168   $132,115,616 41
Aug 28, 2013 - $181,069 -21% -55% 1,355 $134   $132,296,685 42
Aug 29, 2013 - $176,225 -3% -51% 1,355 $130   $132,472,910 43
Aug 30, 2013 - $360,120 +104% -45% 903 $399   $132,833,030 44
Aug 31, 2013 - $526,357 +46% -43% 903 $583   $133,359,387 45
Sep 1, 2013 - $536,845 +2% +10% 903 $595   $133,896,232 46
Sep 2, 2013 - $287,696 -46% +32% 903 $319   $134,183,928 47
Sep 3, 2013 - $104,470 -64% -54% 903 $116   $134,288,398 48
Sep 4, 2013 - $93,218 -11% -49% 903 $103   $134,381,616 49
Sep 5, 2013 - $82,042 -12% -53% 903 $91   $134,463,658 50
Sep 6, 2013 - $219,695 +168% -39% 716 $307   $134,683,353 51
Sep 7, 2013 - $342,030 +56% -35% 716 $478   $135,025,383 52
Sep 8, 2013 - $160,602 -53% -70% 716 $224   $135,185,985 53
Sep 9, 2013 - $56,061 -65% -81% 716 $78   $135,242,046 54
Sep 10, 2013 - $60,069 +7% -43% 716 $84   $135,302,115 55
Sep 11, 2013 - $53,159 -12% -43% 716 $74   $135,355,274 56
Sep 12, 2013 - $48,270 -9% -41% 716 $67   $135,403,544 57
Sep 13, 2013 - $221,349 +359% +1% 676 $327   $135,624,893 58
Sep 14, 2013 - $240,073 +8% -30% 676 $355   $135,864,966 59
Sep 15, 2013 - $137,874 -43% -14% 676 $204   $136,002,840 60
Sep 16, 2013 - $53,770 -61% -4% 676 $80   $136,056,610 61
Sep 17, 2013 - $54,496 +1% -9% 676 $81   $136,111,106 62
Sep 18, 2013 - $47,411 -13% -11% 676 $70   $136,158,517 63
Sep 19, 2013 - $49,081 +4% +2% 676 $73   $136,207,598 64
Sep 20, 2013 - $129,543 +164% -41% 561 $231   $136,337,141 65
Sep 21, 2013 - $195,622 +51% -19% 561 $349   $136,532,763 66
Sep 22, 2013 - $92,312 -53% -33% 561 $165   $136,625,075 67
Sep 23, 2013 - $35,078 -62% -35% 561 $63   $136,660,153 68
Sep 24, 2013 - $39,988 +14% -27% 561 $71   $136,700,141 69
Sep 25, 2013 - $35,589 -11% -25% 561 $63   $136,735,730 70
Sep 26, 2013 - $35,033 -2% -29% 561 $62   $136,770,763 71
Sep 27, 2013 - $58,032 +66% -55% 338 $172   $136,828,795 72
Sep 28, 2013 - $94,553 +63% -52% 338 $280   $136,923,348 73
Sep 29, 2013 - $48,707 -48% -47% 338 $144   $136,972,055 74
Sep 30, 2013 - $17,034 -65% -51% 338 $50   $136,989,089 75
Oct 1, 2013 - $18,807 +10% -53% 338 $56   $137,007,896 76
Oct 2, 2013 - $18,618 -1% -48% 338 $55   $137,026,514 77
Oct 3, 2013 - $17,652 -5% -50% 338 $52   $137,044,166 78
Oct 4, 2013 - $33,864 +92% -42% 202 $168   $137,078,030 79
Oct 5, 2013 - $57,006 +68% -40% 202 $282   $137,135,036 80
Oct 6, 2013 - $28,015 -51% -42% 202 $139   $137,163,051 81
Oct 7, 2013 - $10,645 -62% -38% 202 $53   $137,173,696 82
Oct 8, 2013 - $11,003 +3% -41% 202 $54   $137,184,699 83
Oct 9, 2013 - $10,122 -8% -46% 202 $50   $137,194,821 84
Oct 10, 2013 - $11,640 +15% -34% 202 $58   $137,206,461 85
Oct 11, 2013 - $19,252 +65% -43% 145 $133   $137,225,713 86
Oct 12, 2013 - $31,843 +65% -44% 145 $220   $137,257,556 87
Oct 13, 2013 - $16,908 -47% -40% 145 $117   $137,274,464 88
Oct 14, 2013 - $7,754 -54% -27% 145 $53   $137,282,218 89
Oct 15, 2013 - $6,413 -17% -42% 145 $44   $137,288,631 90
Oct 16, 2013 - $5,835 -9% -42% 145 $40   $137,294,466 91
Oct 17, 2013 - $6,943 +19% -40% 145 $48   $137,301,409 92
Oct 18, 2013 - $12,943 +86% -33% 113 $115   $137,314,352 93
Oct 19, 2013 - $20,345 +57% -36% 113 $180   $137,334,697 94
Oct 20, 2013 - $9,744 -52% -42% 113 $86   $137,344,441 95
Oct 21, 2013 - $3,897 -60% -50% 113 $34   $137,348,338 96
Oct 22, 2013 - $3,624 -7% -43% 113 $32   $137,351,962 97
Oct 23, 2013 - $3,261 -10% -44% 113 $29   $137,355,223 98
Oct 24, 2013 - $4,444 +36% -36% 113 $39   $137,359,667 99
Oct 25, 2013 - $8,205 +85% -37% 100 $82   $137,367,872 100
Oct 26, 2013 - $13,226 +61% -35% 100 $132   $137,381,098 101
Oct 27, 2013 - $6,174 -53% -37% 100 $62   $137,387,272 102
Oct 28, 2013 - $2,207 -64% -43% 100 $22   $137,389,479 103
Oct 29, 2013 - $2,737 +24% -24% 100 $27   $137,392,216 104
Oct 30, 2013 - $2,958 +8% -9% 100 $30   $137,395,174 105
Oct 31, 2013 - $4,967 +68% +12% 100 $50   $137,400,141 106

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 19, 2013 1 $61,736,628   2,903 $21,266   $61,736,628 2
Jul 26, 2013 2 $33,193,125 -46% 3,022 $10,984   $94,929,753 3
Aug 2, 2013 4 $19,115,153 -42% 3,115 $6,136   $114,044,906 4
Aug 9, 2013 8 $9,907,964 -48% 2,650 $3,739   $123,952,870 5
Aug 16, 2013 12 $5,657,838 -43% 2,001 $2,828   $129,610,708 6
Aug 23, 2013 16 $2,862,202 -49% 1,355 $2,112   $132,472,910 7
Aug 30, 2013 21 $1,990,748 -30% 903 $2,205   $134,463,658 8
Sep 6, 2013 21 $939,886 -53% 716 $1,313   $135,403,544 9
Sep 13, 2013 19 $804,054 -14% 676 $1,189   $136,207,598 10
Sep 20, 2013 22 $563,165 -30% 561 $1,004   $136,770,763 11
Sep 27, 2013 26 $273,403 -51% 338 $809   $137,044,166 12
Oct 4, 2013 36 $162,295 -41% 202 $803   $137,206,461 13
Oct 11, 2013 42 $94,948 -41% 145 $655   $137,301,409 14
Oct 18, 2013 45 $58,258 -39% 113 $516   $137,359,667 15
Oct 25, 2013 39 $40,474 -31% 100 $405   $137,400,141 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/9/2013 $0 0 0 0 $1,039,470 1/1/2019
Australia 7/19/2013 $0 0 32 66 $5,630,436 10/23/2023
Brazil 9/13/2013 $0 0 2 2 $7,819,451 12/13/2015
Chile 8/22/2013 $0 0 5 5 $4,503,022 12/30/2018
Egypt 9/18/2013 $0 0 3 16 $446,047 12/30/2018
Mexico 8/23/2013 $0000$0
New Zealand 7/18/2013 $0 0 15 17 $1,063,269 10/20/2022
Portugal 9/19/2013 $0 0 2 2 $429,876 12/13/2015
Serbia and Montenegro 9/26/2013 $0 0 9 18 $55,591 12/30/2018
South Korea 9/17/2013 $0 0 69 138 $14,657,865 6/11/2021
United Kingdom 8/2/2013 $0 0 7 7 $13,056,218 7/11/2020
Venezuela 9/27/2013 $0 0 14 43 $3,609,271 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $126,768,493
 
International Total$179,079,009 10/23/2023

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
Oct 27, 20131387,993 387,993$5,881,974$5,881,9741
Nov 3, 20134125,364-68% 513,357$2,129,934$8,011,9082
Nov 10, 2013970,966-43% 584,323$1,205,003$9,216,9113
Nov 17, 20131142,863-40% 627,186$728,242$9,945,1534
Nov 24, 20132318,781-56% 645,967$283,593$10,228,7465
Jun 26, 20162614,224 1,111,871$82,499$14,756,038140

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 27, 20131221,321 221,321$5,088,170$5,088,1701
Nov 3, 2013645,857-79% 267,178$1,063,420$6,151,5902
Nov 10, 20131222,264-51% 289,442$555,714$6,707,3043
Nov 17, 20131513,921-37% 303,363$347,477$7,054,7814

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