The Darkest Minds (2018)

The Darkest Minds
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,695,691Details
International Box Office $25,665,737Details
Worldwide Box Office $38,361,428
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,285,072 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,459,339 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $3,744,411
Further financial details...

Synopsis

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,842,609 (46.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$34,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,127 opening theaters/3,127 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,022,997

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,873 $12,695,691
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,047 $25,665,737
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,682 $38,361,428

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 3rd, 2018 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: August 3rd, 2018 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 3rd, 2018 (Wide), released as Тъмна дарба (Bulgaria)
August 3rd, 2018 (Wide), released as Tamsiausios galios (Lithuania)
August 3rd, 2018 (Wide) (Mexico)
August 3rd, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 2nd, 2018 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2533 (Cert #51140), 6/19/2018)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Runaway, Betrayal, Resistance Fighter, Near Future, Psychics, Fugitive / On the Run, Bounty Hunter, Suicide, Sex Crimes, Faulty Memory, Action Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 21 Laps Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2018 8 $5,842,609   3,127 $1,868   $5,842,609 1
Aug 10, 2018 13 $2,142,645 -63% 3,127 $685   $10,988,197 2
Aug 17, 2018 22 $255,173 -88% 448 $570   $12,289,659 3
Aug 24, 2018 35 $85,690 -66% 172 $498   $12,474,725 4
Aug 31, 2018 46 $55,500 -35% 117 $474   $12,558,745 5
Sep 7, 2018 44 $39,165 -29% 79 $496   $12,623,974 6
Sep 14, 2018 52 $27,031 -31% 57 $474   $12,660,998 7
Sep 21, 2018 56 $16,259 -40% 41 $397   $12,684,052 8
Sep 28, 2018 80 $3,639 -78% 19 $192   $12,691,716 9
Oct 5, 2018 92 $1,515 -58% 10 $152   $12,693,802 10
Oct 12, 2018 84 $1,103 -27% 8 $138   $12,695,220 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 3, 2018 7 $2,330,430     3,127 $745   $2,330,430 1
Aug 4, 2018 9 $2,024,593 -13%   3,127 $647   $4,355,023 2
Aug 5, 2018 8 $1,487,586 -27%   3,127 $476   $5,842,609 3
Aug 6, 2018 10 $753,326 -49%   3,127 $241   $6,595,935 4
Aug 7, 2018 8 $1,114,660 +48%   3,127 $356   $7,710,595 5
Aug 8, 2018 10 $654,474 -41%   3,127 $209   $8,365,069 6
Aug 9, 2018 10 $480,483 -27%   3,127 $154   $8,845,552 7
Aug 10, 2018 13 $631,844 +32% -73% 3,127 $202   $9,477,396 8
Aug 11, 2018 13 $899,051 +42% -56% 3,127 $288   $10,376,447 9
Aug 12, 2018 13 $611,750 -32% -59% 3,127 $196   $10,988,197 10
Aug 13, 2018 13 $290,146 -53% -61% 3,127 $93   $11,278,343 11
Aug 14, 2018 13 $424,372 +46% -62% 3,127 $136   $11,702,715 12
Aug 15, 2018 14 $195,989 -54% -70% 3,127 $63   $11,898,704 13
Aug 16, 2018 - $135,782 -31% -72% 3,127 $43   $12,034,486 14
Aug 17, 2018 - $65,893 -51% -90% 448 $147   $12,100,379 15
Aug 18, 2018 - $118,361 +80% -87% 448 $264   $12,218,740 16
Aug 19, 2018 - $70,919 -40% -88% 448 $158   $12,289,659 17
Aug 20, 2018 - $24,161 -66% -92% 448 $54   $12,313,820 18
Aug 21, 2018 - $36,130 +50% -91% 448 $81   $12,349,950 19
Aug 22, 2018 - $23,990 -34% -88% 448 $54   $12,373,940 20
Aug 23, 2018 - $15,095 -37% -89% 448 $34   $12,389,035 21
Aug 24, 2018 - $21,895 +45% -67% 172 $127   $12,410,930 22
Aug 25, 2018 - $41,551 +90% -65% 172 $242   $12,452,481 23
Aug 26, 2018 - $22,244 -46% -69% 172 $129   $12,474,725 24
Aug 27, 2018 - $6,659 -70% -72% 172 $39   $12,481,384 25
Aug 28, 2018 - $8,687 +30% -76% 172 $51   $12,490,071 26
Aug 29, 2018 - $6,029 -31% -75% 172 $35   $12,496,100 27
Aug 30, 2018 - $7,145 +19% -53% 172 $42   $12,503,245 28
Aug 31, 2018 - $12,105 +69% -45% 117 $103   $12,515,350 29
Sep 1, 2018 - $22,503 +86% -46% 117 $192   $12,537,853 30
Sep 2, 2018 - $20,892 -7% -6% 117 $179   $12,558,745 31
Sep 3, 2018 - $16,457 -21% +147% 117 $141   $12,575,202 32
Sep 4, 2018 - $3,695 -78% -57% 117 $32   $12,578,897 33
Sep 5, 2018 - $3,189 -14% -47% 117 $27   $12,582,086 34
Sep 6, 2018 - $2,723 -15% -62% 117 $23   $12,584,809 35
Sep 7, 2018 - $9,088 +234% -25% 79 $115   $12,593,897 36
Sep 8, 2018 - $19,510 +115% -13% 79 $247   $12,613,407 37
Sep 9, 2018 - $10,567 -46% -49% 79 $134   $12,623,974 38
Sep 10, 2018 - $2,443 -77% -85% 79 $31   $12,626,417 39
Sep 11, 2018 - $2,656 +9% -28% 79 $34   $12,629,073 40
Sep 12, 2018 - $2,443 -8% -23% 79 $31   $12,631,516 41
Sep 13, 2018 - $2,451 n/c -10% 79 $31   $12,633,967 42
Sep 14, 2018 - $8,073 +229% -11% 57 $142   $12,642,040 43
Sep 15, 2018 - $12,737 +58% -35% 57 $223   $12,654,777 44
Sep 16, 2018 - $6,221 -51% -41% 57 $109   $12,660,998 45
Sep 17, 2018 - $1,458 -77% -40% 57 $26   $12,662,456 46
Sep 18, 2018 - $1,607 +10% -39% 57 $28   $12,664,063 47
Sep 19, 2018 - $1,857 +16% -24% 57 $33   $12,665,920 48
Sep 20, 2018 - $1,873 +1% -24% 57 $33   $12,667,793 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2018 8 $8,845,552   3,127 $2,829   $8,845,552 1
Aug 10, 2018 14 $3,188,934 -64% 3,127 $1,020   $12,034,486 2
Aug 17, 2018 23 $354,549 -89% 448 $791   $12,389,035 3
Aug 24, 2018 36 $114,210 -68% 172 $664   $12,503,245 4
Aug 31, 2018 45 $81,564 -29% 117 $697   $12,584,809 5
Sep 7, 2018 47 $49,158 -40% 79 $622   $12,633,967 6
Sep 14, 2018 52 $33,826 -31% 57 $593   $12,667,793 7
Sep 21, 2018 58 $20,284 -40% 41 $495   $12,688,077 8
Sep 28, 2018 84 $4,210 -79% 19 $222   $12,692,287 9
Oct 5, 2018 100 $1,830 -57% 10 $183   $12,694,117 10
Oct 12, 2018 90 $1,574 -14% 8 $197   $12,695,691 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/3/2018 $112,705 0 0 0 $151,818 1/1/2019
Australia 8/17/2018 $419,246 228 228 609 $837,935 9/13/2018
Brazil 8/17/2018 $330,017 0 0 0 $580,089 8/31/2018
Bulgaria 8/3/2018 $18,697 0 0 0 $80,774 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 8/10/2018 $52,171 87 87 175 $135,754 1/1/2019
France 8/10/2018 $1,700,000 0 0 0 $5,793,878 9/20/2018
Germany 8/17/2018 $207,720 0 0 0 $413,892 8/31/2018
Indonesia 8/17/2018 $703,000 0 0 0 $960,254 1/1/2019
Italy 8/10/2018 $32,463 0 0 0 $469,560 8/27/2018
Lithuania 8/3/2018 $12,535 108 236 351 $42,143 8/22/2018
Mexico 8/3/2018 $935,254 0 0 0 $1,927,342 8/14/2018
Netherlands 8/3/2018 $208,114 95 95 318 $729,833 8/31/2018
Poland 8/24/2018 $126,089 0 0 0 $126,089 1/1/2019
Portugal 8/10/2018 $94,678 53 53 138 $282,735 9/4/2018
Russia (CIS) 9/6/2018 $697,243 998 998 2,597 $1,473,570 1/1/2019
Slovakia 8/10/2018 $21,425 58 58 85 $45,514 8/31/2018
Spain 8/10/2018 $402,018 252 264 1,067 $2,240,526 9/25/2018
Taiwan 8/24/2018 $170,307 0 0 0 $170,307 9/13/2018
Thailand 8/3/2018 $454,000 0 0 0 $454,000 8/6/2018
Turkey 8/3/2018 $99,185 252 252 772 $360,827 7/18/2019
United Kingdom 8/10/2018 $495,882 403 403 682 $1,081,481 8/22/2018
 
Rest of World $7,307,416
 
International Total$25,665,737 7/18/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 4, 20181325,053 25,053$374,793$374,7935
Nov 11, 2018289,489-62% 34,542$141,955$516,7486

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 4, 20181319,069 19,069$390,736$390,7365

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Leading Cast

Amandla Stenberg    Ruby Daly
Harris Dickinson    Liam Stewart
Skylan Brooks    Chubs
Miya Cech    Zu

Supporting Cast

Mandy Moore    Dr. Cate Connor
Bradley Whitford    President Gray
Patrick Gibson    Clancy Gray
Mark O'Brien    Rob
Gwendoline Christie    Lady Jane
Golden Brooks    Molly Daly
Wallace Langham    Dr. Viceroy
Lidya Jewett    Young Ruby Daly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jennifer Yuh Nelson    Director
Chad Hodge    Screenwriter
Alexandra Bracken    Story based on “The Darkest Minds” by
Shawn Levy    Producer
Billy Rosenberg    Producer
Dan Cohen    Producer
Dan Levine    Producer
John H. Starke    Executive Producer
Dan Cohen    Executive Producer
Maryann Brandon    Editor
Benjamin Wallfisch    Composer
Kramer Morgenthau    Director of Photography
Jack Gill    Stunt Coordinator
Jack Gill    Second Unit Director
Joulles Wright    Costume Supervisor

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

Home Market Releases for October 30th, 2018

October 30th, 2018

Made In Abyss

It’s another slow week on the home market, with not a lot of big releases and not a lot of Pick of the Week contenders. There were several that came close, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Never Goin’ Back, The Princess Bride, etc. In the end, Mandy on Blu-ray was the only true contender for that title. More...

Home Market Releases for October 2nd, 2018

October 2nd, 2018

Leave No Trace

It’s an off week on the home market with no blockbusters to deal with. There are two solid midlevel hits, The First Purge and Sicario: Day of the Soldado, but neither of those are Pick of the Week contenders. (Ant-Man and the Wasp is also coming out this week, but only on Video on Demand). There are some high quality picks: Leave No Trace, Three Identical Strangers, Molly, The Spiral Staircase, and Hyouka. It was a close race, but in the end, I went with Leave No Trace Blu-ray as Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Meg Chows Down on Moviegoers

August 14th, 2018

The Meg

The Meg was arguably the biggest box office surprise of the summer, earning more during its opening weekend than many thought it would earn in total and it doubled our prediction. It also earned more than the next three films earned combined, so it was a rather one-sided affair at the box office. Its $45.40 million debut did help the overall box office rise 5.6% from last weekend reaching $147 million. More importantly, this is 26% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2018 now has a 9.1% / $640 million lead over 2017 at $7.68 billion to $7.04 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fallout Continues its Mission

August 7th, 2018

Mission: Impossible—Fallout

Mission: Impossible—Fallout remained on top of the weekend box office chart thanks in part to a stronger than expected hold and in part to weaker than expected competition. Christopher Robin was the only new release to make any real noise opening in second place with $24.59 million, while The Spy Who Dumped Me opened with less than half of that. Overall, the box office earned $139 million, 11% lower than last weekend. More importantly, this was 14% higher than this weekend last year. 2018 extended its lead over 2017 to just under $600 million or 8.7% at $7.46 billion to $6.86 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fallout Doesn’t Fall Very Far

August 5th, 2018

Mission: Impossible—Fallout

Mission: Impossible—Fallout fell just 43% during its second weekend earning $35.0 million for a two-week total of $124.5 million. It will have no trouble getting to $200 million domestically, especially with the weak competition for the rest of the month. More...

Friday Estimates: Christopher Robin can’t make Fallout Fall from Top Spot

August 4th, 2018

Christopher Robin

There was a virtual tie on top of the Friday box office chart, which was good news for Paramount, but not so good news for Disney. Mission: Impossible—Fallout held on better than expected, remaining in first place with $9.85 million, and putting it on pace for $34 million over the weekend. With this result, it will cruise to $200 million domestically. This would be the first $200 million hit for Paramount since Transformers: Age of Extinction came out in 2014. Four years is a long time between $200 million hits. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Christopher Robin’s $1.5 million Start is a Good Omen

August 3rd, 2018

Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin earned $1.5 million during its previews last night. There are not a lot of movies that are great matches for this movie, so it is hard to judge if this is a good start or not. This is almost exactly twice as large an opening as the $775,000 The BFG earned during its previews, so if this film earned the same legs, it would top our prediction by a few million dollars. I’ve seen some people compare it to Peter Rabbit, but that was a spring release. Another Pete, Pete’s Dragon, is a much better comparison, but it had no previews. Despite the lack of concrete data, I think this debut is on the high end of expectations and with good reviews, it should top $33 million over the weekend by a little bit. Anything more than $35 million would be a bit of a surprise. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Christopher Robin Survive the Fallout?

August 2nd, 2018

Christopher Robin

There are four films opening wide or semi-wide during the first weekend of the August. This includes the only potential $100 million hit, Christopher Robin. The Spy Who Dumped Me’s roller coaster ride on Rotten Tomatoes appears to be coming to an end at the mediocre end of things, but that’s not bad compared to the average August release. On the other hand, bad is the best way to describe The Darkest Minds, while calling Death of a Nation “bad” is a glorious understatement. While most of the new releases are not expected to make an impact at the box office, there could be a close race on top between Christopher Robin and Mission: Impossible—Fallout. This weekend last year, The Dark Tower opened in first place with just under $20 million. This year, the top two films should beat that with ease. Last year’s depth was better, but 2018 should still win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: August

August 1st, 2018

Christopher Robin

Overall, July was a a little weaker than expected. Ant-Man and the Wasp appears to be on pace for $200 million, while it is too soon to tell if Mission: Impossible—Fallout will also get there. That said, 2018 is still ahead of 2017 by $550 million, so the month of July was a success in that regard. As for August, there’s only one movie that is expected to earn $100 million, Christopher Robin, and maybe a few others that could hit $50 million. It’s a rather sad slate of movies. Fortunately, last August was even worse, so 2018 should at least maintain its lead. Maybe we can get lucky and come away with a $600 million lead by the end of the month. More...

The Darkest Minds Trailer

March 28th, 2018

Sci-fi thriller starring Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie, and Harris Dickinson opens August 3 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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

Synopsis

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,842,609 (46.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$34,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,127 opening theaters/3,127 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,022,997

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,873 $12,695,691
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,047 $25,665,737
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,682 $38,361,428

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 3rd, 2018 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: August 3rd, 2018 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 3rd, 2018 (Wide), released as Тъмна дарба (Bulgaria)
August 3rd, 2018 (Wide), released as Tamsiausios galios (Lithuania)
August 3rd, 2018 (Wide) (Mexico)
August 3rd, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 2nd, 2018 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2533 (Cert #51140), 6/19/2018)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Runaway, Betrayal, Resistance Fighter, Near Future, Psychics, Fugitive / On the Run, Bounty Hunter, Suicide, Sex Crimes, Faulty Memory, Action Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 21 Laps Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Amandla Stenberg    Ruby Daly
Harris Dickinson    Liam Stewart
Skylan Brooks    Chubs
Miya Cech    Zu

Supporting Cast

Mandy Moore    Dr. Cate Connor
Bradley Whitford    President Gray
Patrick Gibson    Clancy Gray
Mark O'Brien    Rob
Gwendoline Christie    Lady Jane
Golden Brooks    Molly Daly
Wallace Langham    Dr. Viceroy
Lidya Jewett    Young Ruby Daly

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jennifer Yuh Nelson    Director
Chad Hodge    Screenwriter
Alexandra Bracken    Story based on “The Darkest Minds” by
Shawn Levy    Producer
Billy Rosenberg    Producer
Dan Cohen    Producer
Dan Levine    Producer
John H. Starke    Executive Producer
Dan Cohen    Executive Producer
Maryann Brandon    Editor
Benjamin Wallfisch    Composer
Kramer Morgenthau    Director of Photography
Jack Gill    Stunt Coordinator
Jack Gill    Second Unit Director
Joulles Wright    Costume Supervisor

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

Home Market Releases for October 30th, 2018

October 30th, 2018

Made In Abyss

It’s another slow week on the home market, with not a lot of big releases and not a lot of Pick of the Week contenders. There were several that came close, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Never Goin’ Back, The Princess Bride, etc. In the end, Mandy on Blu-ray was the only true contender for that title. More...

Home Market Releases for October 2nd, 2018

October 2nd, 2018

Leave No Trace

It’s an off week on the home market with no blockbusters to deal with. There are two solid midlevel hits, The First Purge and Sicario: Day of the Soldado, but neither of those are Pick of the Week contenders. (Ant-Man and the Wasp is also coming out this week, but only on Video on Demand). There are some high quality picks: Leave No Trace, Three Identical Strangers, Molly, The Spiral Staircase, and Hyouka. It was a close race, but in the end, I went with Leave No Trace Blu-ray as Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Meg Chows Down on Moviegoers

August 14th, 2018

The Meg

The Meg was arguably the biggest box office surprise of the summer, earning more during its opening weekend than many thought it would earn in total and it doubled our prediction. It also earned more than the next three films earned combined, so it was a rather one-sided affair at the box office. Its $45.40 million debut did help the overall box office rise 5.6% from last weekend reaching $147 million. More importantly, this is 26% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2018 now has a 9.1% / $640 million lead over 2017 at $7.68 billion to $7.04 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fallout Continues its Mission

August 7th, 2018

Mission: Impossible—Fallout

Mission: Impossible—Fallout remained on top of the weekend box office chart thanks in part to a stronger than expected hold and in part to weaker than expected competition. Christopher Robin was the only new release to make any real noise opening in second place with $24.59 million, while The Spy Who Dumped Me opened with less than half of that. Overall, the box office earned $139 million, 11% lower than last weekend. More importantly, this was 14% higher than this weekend last year. 2018 extended its lead over 2017 to just under $600 million or 8.7% at $7.46 billion to $6.86 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fallout Doesn’t Fall Very Far

August 5th, 2018

Mission: Impossible—Fallout

Mission: Impossible—Fallout fell just 43% during its second weekend earning $35.0 million for a two-week total of $124.5 million. It will have no trouble getting to $200 million domestically, especially with the weak competition for the rest of the month. More...

Friday Estimates: Christopher Robin can’t make Fallout Fall from Top Spot

August 4th, 2018

Christopher Robin

There was a virtual tie on top of the Friday box office chart, which was good news for Paramount, but not so good news for Disney. Mission: Impossible—Fallout held on better than expected, remaining in first place with $9.85 million, and putting it on pace for $34 million over the weekend. With this result, it will cruise to $200 million domestically. This would be the first $200 million hit for Paramount since Transformers: Age of Extinction came out in 2014. Four years is a long time between $200 million hits. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Christopher Robin’s $1.5 million Start is a Good Omen

August 3rd, 2018

Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin earned $1.5 million during its previews last night. There are not a lot of movies that are great matches for this movie, so it is hard to judge if this is a good start or not. This is almost exactly twice as large an opening as the $775,000 The BFG earned during its previews, so if this film earned the same legs, it would top our prediction by a few million dollars. I’ve seen some people compare it to Peter Rabbit, but that was a spring release. Another Pete, Pete’s Dragon, is a much better comparison, but it had no previews. Despite the lack of concrete data, I think this debut is on the high end of expectations and with good reviews, it should top $33 million over the weekend by a little bit. Anything more than $35 million would be a bit of a surprise. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Christopher Robin Survive the Fallout?

August 2nd, 2018

Christopher Robin

There are four films opening wide or semi-wide during the first weekend of the August. This includes the only potential $100 million hit, Christopher Robin. The Spy Who Dumped Me’s roller coaster ride on Rotten Tomatoes appears to be coming to an end at the mediocre end of things, but that’s not bad compared to the average August release. On the other hand, bad is the best way to describe The Darkest Minds, while calling Death of a Nation “bad” is a glorious understatement. While most of the new releases are not expected to make an impact at the box office, there could be a close race on top between Christopher Robin and Mission: Impossible—Fallout. This weekend last year, The Dark Tower opened in first place with just under $20 million. This year, the top two films should beat that with ease. Last year’s depth was better, but 2018 should still win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: August

August 1st, 2018

Christopher Robin

Overall, July was a a little weaker than expected. Ant-Man and the Wasp appears to be on pace for $200 million, while it is too soon to tell if Mission: Impossible—Fallout will also get there. That said, 2018 is still ahead of 2017 by $550 million, so the month of July was a success in that regard. As for August, there’s only one movie that is expected to earn $100 million, Christopher Robin, and maybe a few others that could hit $50 million. It’s a rather sad slate of movies. Fortunately, last August was even worse, so 2018 should at least maintain its lead. Maybe we can get lucky and come away with a $600 million lead by the end of the month. More...

The Darkest Minds Trailer

March 28th, 2018

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2018 8 $5,842,609   3,127 $1,868   $5,842,609 1
Aug 10, 2018 13 $2,142,645 -63% 3,127 $685   $10,988,197 2
Aug 17, 2018 22 $255,173 -88% 448 $570   $12,289,659 3
Aug 24, 2018 35 $85,690 -66% 172 $498   $12,474,725 4
Aug 31, 2018 46 $55,500 -35% 117 $474   $12,558,745 5
Sep 7, 2018 44 $39,165 -29% 79 $496   $12,623,974 6
Sep 14, 2018 52 $27,031 -31% 57 $474   $12,660,998 7
Sep 21, 2018 56 $16,259 -40% 41 $397   $12,684,052 8
Sep 28, 2018 80 $3,639 -78% 19 $192   $12,691,716 9
Oct 5, 2018 92 $1,515 -58% 10 $152   $12,693,802 10
Oct 12, 2018 84 $1,103 -27% 8 $138   $12,695,220 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 3, 2018 7 $2,330,430     3,127 $745   $2,330,430 1
Aug 4, 2018 9 $2,024,593 -13%   3,127 $647   $4,355,023 2
Aug 5, 2018 8 $1,487,586 -27%   3,127 $476   $5,842,609 3
Aug 6, 2018 10 $753,326 -49%   3,127 $241   $6,595,935 4
Aug 7, 2018 8 $1,114,660 +48%   3,127 $356   $7,710,595 5
Aug 8, 2018 10 $654,474 -41%   3,127 $209   $8,365,069 6
Aug 9, 2018 10 $480,483 -27%   3,127 $154   $8,845,552 7
Aug 10, 2018 13 $631,844 +32% -73% 3,127 $202   $9,477,396 8
Aug 11, 2018 13 $899,051 +42% -56% 3,127 $288   $10,376,447 9
Aug 12, 2018 13 $611,750 -32% -59% 3,127 $196   $10,988,197 10
Aug 13, 2018 13 $290,146 -53% -61% 3,127 $93   $11,278,343 11
Aug 14, 2018 13 $424,372 +46% -62% 3,127 $136   $11,702,715 12
Aug 15, 2018 14 $195,989 -54% -70% 3,127 $63   $11,898,704 13
Aug 16, 2018 - $135,782 -31% -72% 3,127 $43   $12,034,486 14
Aug 17, 2018 - $65,893 -51% -90% 448 $147   $12,100,379 15
Aug 18, 2018 - $118,361 +80% -87% 448 $264   $12,218,740 16
Aug 19, 2018 - $70,919 -40% -88% 448 $158   $12,289,659 17
Aug 20, 2018 - $24,161 -66% -92% 448 $54   $12,313,820 18
Aug 21, 2018 - $36,130 +50% -91% 448 $81   $12,349,950 19
Aug 22, 2018 - $23,990 -34% -88% 448 $54   $12,373,940 20
Aug 23, 2018 - $15,095 -37% -89% 448 $34   $12,389,035 21
Aug 24, 2018 - $21,895 +45% -67% 172 $127   $12,410,930 22
Aug 25, 2018 - $41,551 +90% -65% 172 $242   $12,452,481 23
Aug 26, 2018 - $22,244 -46% -69% 172 $129   $12,474,725 24
Aug 27, 2018 - $6,659 -70% -72% 172 $39   $12,481,384 25
Aug 28, 2018 - $8,687 +30% -76% 172 $51   $12,490,071 26
Aug 29, 2018 - $6,029 -31% -75% 172 $35   $12,496,100 27
Aug 30, 2018 - $7,145 +19% -53% 172 $42   $12,503,245 28
Aug 31, 2018 - $12,105 +69% -45% 117 $103   $12,515,350 29
Sep 1, 2018 - $22,503 +86% -46% 117 $192   $12,537,853 30
Sep 2, 2018 - $20,892 -7% -6% 117 $179   $12,558,745 31
Sep 3, 2018 - $16,457 -21% +147% 117 $141   $12,575,202 32
Sep 4, 2018 - $3,695 -78% -57% 117 $32   $12,578,897 33
Sep 5, 2018 - $3,189 -14% -47% 117 $27   $12,582,086 34
Sep 6, 2018 - $2,723 -15% -62% 117 $23   $12,584,809 35
Sep 7, 2018 - $9,088 +234% -25% 79 $115   $12,593,897 36
Sep 8, 2018 - $19,510 +115% -13% 79 $247   $12,613,407 37
Sep 9, 2018 - $10,567 -46% -49% 79 $134   $12,623,974 38
Sep 10, 2018 - $2,443 -77% -85% 79 $31   $12,626,417 39
Sep 11, 2018 - $2,656 +9% -28% 79 $34   $12,629,073 40
Sep 12, 2018 - $2,443 -8% -23% 79 $31   $12,631,516 41
Sep 13, 2018 - $2,451 n/c -10% 79 $31   $12,633,967 42
Sep 14, 2018 - $8,073 +229% -11% 57 $142   $12,642,040 43
Sep 15, 2018 - $12,737 +58% -35% 57 $223   $12,654,777 44
Sep 16, 2018 - $6,221 -51% -41% 57 $109   $12,660,998 45
Sep 17, 2018 - $1,458 -77% -40% 57 $26   $12,662,456 46
Sep 18, 2018 - $1,607 +10% -39% 57 $28   $12,664,063 47
Sep 19, 2018 - $1,857 +16% -24% 57 $33   $12,665,920 48
Sep 20, 2018 - $1,873 +1% -24% 57 $33   $12,667,793 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2018 8 $8,845,552   3,127 $2,829   $8,845,552 1
Aug 10, 2018 14 $3,188,934 -64% 3,127 $1,020   $12,034,486 2
Aug 17, 2018 23 $354,549 -89% 448 $791   $12,389,035 3
Aug 24, 2018 36 $114,210 -68% 172 $664   $12,503,245 4
Aug 31, 2018 45 $81,564 -29% 117 $697   $12,584,809 5
Sep 7, 2018 47 $49,158 -40% 79 $622   $12,633,967 6
Sep 14, 2018 52 $33,826 -31% 57 $593   $12,667,793 7
Sep 21, 2018 58 $20,284 -40% 41 $495   $12,688,077 8
Sep 28, 2018 84 $4,210 -79% 19 $222   $12,692,287 9
Oct 5, 2018 100 $1,830 -57% 10 $183   $12,694,117 10
Oct 12, 2018 90 $1,574 -14% 8 $197   $12,695,691 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/3/2018 $112,705 0 0 0 $151,818 1/1/2019
Australia 8/17/2018 $419,246 228 228 609 $837,935 9/13/2018
Brazil 8/17/2018 $330,017 0 0 0 $580,089 8/31/2018
Bulgaria 8/3/2018 $18,697 0 0 0 $80,774 2/26/2019
Czech Republic 8/10/2018 $52,171 87 87 175 $135,754 1/1/2019
France 8/10/2018 $1,700,000 0 0 0 $5,793,878 9/20/2018
Germany 8/17/2018 $207,720 0 0 0 $413,892 8/31/2018
Indonesia 8/17/2018 $703,000 0 0 0 $960,254 1/1/2019
Italy 8/10/2018 $32,463 0 0 0 $469,560 8/27/2018
Lithuania 8/3/2018 $12,535 108 236 351 $42,143 8/22/2018
Mexico 8/3/2018 $935,254 0 0 0 $1,927,342 8/14/2018
Netherlands 8/3/2018 $208,114 95 95 318 $729,833 8/31/2018
Poland 8/24/2018 $126,089 0 0 0 $126,089 1/1/2019
Portugal 8/10/2018 $94,678 53 53 138 $282,735 9/4/2018
Russia (CIS) 9/6/2018 $697,243 998 998 2,597 $1,473,570 1/1/2019
Slovakia 8/10/2018 $21,425 58 58 85 $45,514 8/31/2018
Spain 8/10/2018 $402,018 252 264 1,067 $2,240,526 9/25/2018
Taiwan 8/24/2018 $170,307 0 0 0 $170,307 9/13/2018
Thailand 8/3/2018 $454,000 0 0 0 $454,000 8/6/2018
Turkey 8/3/2018 $99,185 252 252 772 $360,827 7/18/2019
United Kingdom 8/10/2018 $495,882 403 403 682 $1,081,481 8/22/2018
 
Rest of World $7,307,416
 
International Total$25,665,737 7/18/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 4, 20181325,053 25,053$374,793$374,7935
Nov 11, 2018289,489-62% 34,542$141,955$516,7486

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 4, 20181319,069 19,069$390,736$390,7365

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