The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

The Day After Tomorrow
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $186,740,799Details
International Box Office $369,099,318Details
Worldwide Box Office $555,840,117
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$68,743,584 (36.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$125,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,425 opening theaters/3,444 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $316,647,440

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 263 $186,740,799
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 207 $369,099,318
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 205 $555,840,117

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: May 28th, 2004 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: May 27th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: October 12th, 2004 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense situations of peril
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
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Keywords: End of the World, Rescue, Visual Effects, Disaster, Extreme Weather, Academics, Survival Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Centropolis Entertainment, Lionsgate, The Mark Gordon Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 1st Monday 39 $17,063,757 May 31, 2004 4
Biggest Domestic Monday 49 $17,063,757 May 31, 2004 4
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 49 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 14 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 71 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 40 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 84 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 67 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 36 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 13 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $125,088,966 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 13 $85,807,341 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $156,138,959 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 12 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $125,088,966 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 12 $85,807,341 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $156,138,959 May 28, 2004 3
Top 2004 Theater Average 41 $20,071 May 28, 2004 3
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 40 $24,700,000 May 28, 2004 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 13 $186,740,799 May 28, 2004 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 2004 2 $68,743,584   3,425 $20,071   $68,743,584 1
Jun 4, 2004 3 $27,869,665 -59% 3,444 $8,092   $128,478,844 2
Jun 11, 2004 6 $14,538,226 -48% 3,210 $4,529   $153,144,814 3
Jun 18, 2004 8 $8,104,100 -44% 2,667 $3,039   $167,310,267 4
Jun 25, 2004 11 $4,755,505 -41% 2,212 $2,150   $175,626,913 5
Jul 2, 2004 12 $2,033,557 -57% 1,518 $1,340   $179,546,080 6
Jul 9, 2004 16 $1,078,274 -47% 728 $1,481   $182,109,550 7
Jul 16, 2004 18 $617,208 -43% 487 $1,267   $183,304,973 8
Jul 23, 2004 21 $464,114 -25% 374 $1,241   $184,110,900 9
Jul 30, 2004 25 $294,469 -37% 296 $995   $184,674,202 10
Aug 6, 2004 25 $323,656 +10% 298 $1,086   $185,220,683 11
Aug 13, 2004 28 $230,161 -29% 263 $875   $185,667,752 12
Aug 20, 2004 32 $207,237 -10% 233 $889   $185,984,768 13
Aug 27, 2004 40 $106,815 -48% 178 $600   $186,188,336 14
Sep 3, 2004 44 $97,022 -9% 129 $752   $186,342,374 15
Sep 10, 2004 44 $72,753 -25% 99 $735   $186,474,798 16
Sep 17, 2004 47 $87,192 +20% 184 $474   $186,583,549 17
Sep 24, 2004 57 $38,721 -56% 79 $490   $186,645,502 18
Oct 1, 2004 62 $28,973 -25% 51 $568   $186,687,402 19
Oct 8, 2004 70 $13,526 -53% 20 $676   $186,712,078 20
Oct 15, 2004 85 $10,404 -23% 15 $694   $186,727,154 21
Oct 22, 2004 96 $5,653 -46% 12 $471   $186,735,428 22
Oct 29, 2004 91 $2,843 -50% 11 $258   $186,739,919 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 28, 2004 1 $24,700,000     3,425 $7,212   $24,700,000 1
May 29, 2004 2 $23,789,623 -4%   3,425 $6,946   $47,294,053 2
May 30, 2004 2 $21,449,531 -10%   3,425 $6,263   $68,743,584 3
May 31, 2004 2 $17,063,757 -20%   3,425 $4,982   $85,807,341 4
Jun 1, 2004 1 $5,848,000 -66%   3,425 $1,707   $91,656,000 5
Jun 2, 2004 2 $4,809,000 -18%   3,425 $1,404   $96,465,000 6
Jun 3, 2004 2 $4,144,000 -14%   3,425 $1,210   $100,609,000 7
Jun 4, 2004 3 $8,400,000 +103% -66% 3,444 $2,439   $109,000,000 8
Jun 5, 2004 3 $11,286,951 +34% -53% 3,444 $3,277   $120,434,052 9
Jun 6, 2004 3 $8,044,792 -29% -62% 3,444 $2,336   $128,478,844 10
Jun 7, 2004 3 $2,601,000 -68% -85% 3,444 $755   $131,080,000 11
Jun 8, 2004 3 $2,503,000 -4% -57% 3,444 $727   $133,582,000 12
Jun 9, 2004 3 $2,520,000 +1% -48% 3,444 $732   $136,102,000 13
Jun 10, 2004 3 $2,504,000 -1% -40% 3,444 $727   $138,607,000 14
Jun 11, 2004 6 $4,600,000 +84% -45% 3,210 $1,433   $143,200,000 15
Jun 12, 2004 6 $5,997,078 +30% -47% 3,210 $1,868   $149,272,353 16
Jun 13, 2004 6 $3,872,461 -35% -52% 3,210 $1,206   $153,144,814 17
Jun 14, 2004 6 $1,975,000 -49% -24% 3,210 $615   $154,819,000 18
Jun 15, 2004 6 $1,507,000 -24% -40% 3,210 $469   $156,326,000 19
Jun 16, 2004 6 $1,436,000 -5% -43% 3,077 $467   $157,762,000 20
Jun 17, 2004 6 $1,444,000 +1% -42% 3,077 $469   $159,206,000 21
Jun 18, 2004 8 $2,300,000 +59% -50% 2,667 $862   $161,500,000 22
Jun 19, 2004 8 $3,267,849 +42% -46% 2,667 $1,225   $164,832,717 23
Jun 20, 2004 8 $2,477,550 -24% -36% 2,667 $929   $167,310,267 24
Jun 21, 2004 8 $965,000 -61% -51% 2,667 $362   $168,275,000 25
Jun 22, 2004 8 $1,018,000 +5% -32% 2,667 $382   $169,294,000 26
Jun 23, 2004 10 $775,000 -24% -46% 2,667 $291   $170,069,000 27
Jun 24, 2004 10 $803,000 +4% -44% 2,667 $301   $170,871,000 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 2004 2 $100,609,179   3,425 $29,375   $100,609,179 1
Jun 4, 2004 3 $37,997,409 -62% 3,444 $11,033   $138,606,588 2
Jun 11, 2004 6 $20,599,579 -46% 3,210 $6,417   $159,206,167 3
Jun 18, 2004 8 $11,665,241 -43% 2,667 $4,374   $170,871,408 4
Jun 25, 2004 12 $6,641,115 -43% 2,212 $3,002   $177,512,523 5
Jul 2, 2004 12 $3,518,753 -47% 1,518 $2,318   $181,031,276 6
Jul 9, 2004 16 $1,656,489 -53% 728 $2,275   $182,687,765 7
Jul 16, 2004 19 $959,021 -42% 487 $1,969   $183,646,786 8
Jul 23, 2004 21 $732,947 -24% 374 $1,960   $184,379,733 9
Jul 30, 2004 25 $517,294 -29% 296 $1,748   $184,897,027 10
Aug 6, 2004 25 $540,564 +4% 298 $1,814   $185,437,591 11
Aug 13, 2004 30 $339,940 -37% 263 $1,293   $185,777,531 12
Aug 20, 2004 32 $303,990 -11% 233 $1,305   $186,081,521 13
Aug 27, 2004 39 $163,831 -46% 178 $920   $186,245,352 14
Sep 3, 2004 42 $156,693 -4% 129 $1,215   $186,402,045 15
Sep 10, 2004 45 $94,312 -40% 99 $953   $186,496,357 16
Sep 17, 2004 46 $110,424 +17% 184 $600   $186,606,781 17
Sep 24, 2004 58 $51,648 -53% 79 $654   $186,658,429 18
Oct 1, 2004 59 $40,123 -22% 51 $787   $186,698,552 19
Oct 8, 2004 73 $18,198 -55% 20 $910   $186,716,750 20
Oct 15, 2004 87 $13,025 -28% 15 $868   $186,729,775 21
Oct 22, 2004 89 $7,301 -44% 12 $608   $186,737,076 22
Oct 29, 2004 91 $3,723 -49% 11 $338   $186,740,799 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/27/2004 $4,757,362 402 402 2,143 $14,395,406 4/8/2020
 
Rest of World $354,703,912
 
International Total$369,099,318 4/8/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Dennis Quaid    Professor Jack Hall

Supporting Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal    Sam Hall
Ian Holm    Terry Rapson
Emmy Rossum    Laura
Sela Ward    Lucy
Dash Mihok    Jason Evans
Kenneth Welsh    Vice President Becker
Jay O. Sanders    Frank Harris
Austin Nichols    J.D.
Perry King    President Blake
Nestor Serrano    Gomez
Adrian Lester    Simon
Sheila McCarthy    Judith
Arjay Smith    Brian Parks
Glenn Plummer    Luther
Tamlyn Tomita    Janet Tokada

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roland Emmerich    Director
Roland Emmerich    Screenwriter
Jeffrey Nachmanoff    Screenwriter
Roland Emmerich    Story Creator
Mark Gordon    Producer
Roland Emmerich    Producer
Ute Emmerich    Executive Producer
Kelly Van Horn    Executive Producer
Stephanie Germain    Executive Producer
Thomas M. Hammel    Co-Producer
Ueli Steiger    Cinematographer
David Brenner    Editor
Harald Kloser    Composer
Barry Chusid    Production Designer
Tom Reta    Supervising Art Director
Claude Pare    Supervising Art Director
Martin Gendron    Art Director
Michele Laliberte    Art Director
Real Proulx    Art Director
Marc Bonin    Art Director
Victor J. Zolfo    Set Decorator
Renee April    Costume Designer
Don Cohen    Sound Mixer
Mark P. Stoeckinger    Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Kemp    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen E. Goulekas    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Brevig    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jim Mitchell    Visual Effects Supervisor
Kim H. Winther    Associate Producer
Lawrence Inglee    Associate Producer
Charlie Brewer    Assistant Director
Charlie Brewer    Stunt Coordinator
Neil Corbould    Speical Effects Director

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

DVD Releases for October 12, 2004

October 11th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week Ren & Stimpy - The Complete First and Second Seasons - Buy from Amazon. More...

Friendly, International Spider-Man

July 13th, 2004

With openings in more than 20 markets, Spider-man 2 took top spot on the international charts this week with $50.9 million on 6,723 screen in 50 markets. Most of this week's openings were like its domestic opening, huge, but not record breaking. So far the film has earned $113.9 million and is ahead of the first's film pace, in fact, it has already topped Spider-Man's total in five markets: Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Turkey. Worldwide the film has earned nearly $400 million and with very impressive legs it should more double that before its run is over. More...

Shrek Greener on the International Scene

July 7th, 2004

Despite crushing records domestically, Shrek 2's prospects may be even brighter internationally. This week the digital ogre pulled in a massive $78.7 million on approximately 4,700 screens in 30 markets. Highlights include a record breaking opening in the U.K. of $29.2 million, nearly triple the figure the original managed there. It's international total now sits at an impressive $176.4 million and should easily top $400 million by the time it finishes. Worldwide the film has earned $587 million, good enough for third place for the year and 24th all-time. More...

Harry Potter 3 is Number 1 for the 4th Week

June 29th, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban finished first for the fourth weekend in a row with an amazing $40.9 million. That's represents a tiny decrease from last weekend. A large chuck of that figure came from Japan where the film earned $17.5 million on 782 screens. Also helping was Germany, Italy, U.K. and France being eliminated from Euro 2004. Those four nations represent 260 million people whom were closely following the soccer tournament in Portugal, which hurt the overall box office numbers. Internationally the film has now earned $321 million, putting it in second place for the year and just behind E.T. for 25th all time. Worldwide its $533 million is also second for the year but 28th all time. More...

Harry Potter Holds Off New Competition / Euro 2004 to Win

June 22nd, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban still leads the pack internationally despite increased competition from fellow family friendly film Shrek 2 and from Euro 2004 coverage. With an additional $44.9 million from over 10,000 screens in 48 territories, including number one openings in 7 mostly minor markets. The lone exception was Spain, which added $6.1 million to Harry Potter's coffers, and that number would have been higher had it not been for Sunday's Spain Portugal soccer match. Internationally, the film has earned almost $270 million so far and is still tracking ahead of the other films in the Harry Potter Franchise, but with greater week-to-week drop-offs it is unlikely to finish quite as high. Worldwide the film has already pulled in $450 million making it the second highest grossing film of the year. More...

Harry Potter Holds up Better Overseas

June 15th, 2004

Despite massive competition form the TV coverage of the Euro2004 Football championships, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban help up rather well internationally. Its weekend take of $65.4 million was down just 25% from last weekend. Granted number one openings in 16 nations helped, especially the $8.5 million earned in Australia. The film's international take has already hit $204 million and with it still tracking ahead of Chamber of Secrets in most markets, $500 million international is virtually guaranteed with $600 million not out of the question. By next weekend it will have overtaken fellow Warner Bros. blockbuster Troy for second biggest worldwide box office of the year. More...

Big Harry Potter Drop not Enough to Remove it from the Top

June 14th, 2004

The weekend box office was filed with bad movies and that makes predicting that much more difficult. However, while there were a few surprises, it wasn't as chaotic as it could have been. But with the three new movie combined opening barely above the drop Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban suffered. And that lead to a serious drop from last weekend of 15.75%. But last year at this time, the trio of films that opened really bombed leading to a spectacular 29% increase at the box office. That's several weeks in a row of year to year increases. More...

Harry Potter Likely to Repeat on Top

June 11th, 2004

While three films open wide this weekend, none seem likely to finish first. In fact, I wouldn't be too surprised if at least one of them misses the top 5. However, if any one new movie doubles my predictions I wouldn't be too surprised. Nor would I be all that shocked if any one movie failed to reach half of what I predicted. It's just that kind of week. More...

Harry Potter has Biggest Worldwide Opening of the Year

June 8th, 2004

Despite only opening in 24 international markets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban had both the biggest international and worldwide opening of the year. Its three day total of $87.2 million was ahead of last week's winner The Day After Tomorrow despite opening in just a fraction of the markets (24 to 110) and significantly fewer screens (7,885 to 9,276.) If you include the weekday numbers in the U.K., (which are being treated as previews by Warner Bros.) then it has the third biggest international opening ever with $113.5 million. This is a fare comparison since the two films ahead of it also were not strict 3-day openers either. (Lord of the Rings: Return of the King's $125.9 million included sneak previews and The Matrix Revolutions's $117.6 million was a five day total.) Worldwide the film has already earned more than $200 million, which is good enough for sixth place for the year. More...

More Records Fall as Harry Potter Opens

June 7th, 2004

Just a month ago it was looking as if 2004 would suffer through a disastrous summer as the first two tent-pole releases failed to live up to expectations. However, since then we've had record after record fall. The first weekend in June continued this trend as the top 3 films broke several records between them. Since it was a post holiday weekend, a drop in the overall box office was expected, but with a decline of just 2.8% to $186.7 million it was enough to become the largest ever 3-day weekend. And the increase from last year was an incredible 14.6% there's more and more to celebrate about 2004. More...

Another Record Breaking Weekend

June 4th, 2004

If you were to ask a hundred moviegoers at the beginning of the year what their most anticipated film of 2004 was, I'd bet Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban would be in the top three, if not number one. And because of that, it's no surprise that no other studio would try and take on Harry Potter. More...

Still in Control

June 3rd, 2004

The boost to the box office due to the long weekend helped several films cross $10,000 per theatre with a pretty even mix of wide and limited releases. But it was last week's winner Control Room that won the weekend with $24,755 per theatre over the 3-day weekend. Coming in second was The Day After Tomorrow with an impressive $20,071; coincidentally, the film also came in second place on the overall charts. Next on the list were two films with very similar averages: Saved! brought in $17,257 and just behind was Shrek 2 at $17,090 per theatre. Rounding out the $10,000 films was My Mother Likes Women, which saw its per theatre average increased to $11,024 last weekend. More...

Far from a Global Disaster

June 2nd, 2004

It was a massive worldwide opening for The Day After Tomorrow, which debuted in 9,276 theatres in 110 markets. It's $85.0 million over three days was almost the same has its four day domestic take. And with more than $150 million, it became the biggest worldwide debut this year. This is a great start, but the real test is yet to come. What will determine if this film is a blockbuster verses it being an elite film is how well it holds up to competition next weekend. More...

Record Breaking Weekend for Day After, but still can't top Shrek 2

June 1st, 2004

In retrospect, I may have been a little harsh on the new films opening this weekend as two of the three earned more during the 3-day weekend than I thought they'd earn during the 4-day weekend. And that helped this Memorial Day long weekend become the biggest weekend ever. Comparing the 3-day total we see a 12.4% increase from last weekend and a 9.9% increase from last year. However, last year at this time it was not Memorial Day. Compared to last year's Memorial Day the three-day portion is up 16.9% and the four-day potion is up an incredible 22% to nearly $250 million. This will create a lot of buzz, which will result in free publicity for the rest of the summer movies. More...

Double the Fun for Shrek 2

May 28th, 2004

With the buzz around this week's new wide releases less than impressive, Shrek 2 should repeat as winner at the box office. And at least one, and possibly both, of the wide releases could be D.O.A. More...

Movie Websites Launches for May 21 - May 27

May 27th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Baadasssss! - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

DVD Releases for May 11, 2004

May 10th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. It was a strange week for DVD releases, whilere there are 18 releases on the list, fully half of them are TV on DVD and most of the rest of older films. Only two new releases, The Fog of War - Buy from Amazon and In America - Buy from Amazon are on my rental list. And none are on my to buy list. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 30 - May 6

May 6th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Shrek 2 - >Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2004 Summer Preview - Part 2: May

May 4th, 2004

May marks the start of Summer, at least according to the movie industry. And while Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of Summer, the first weekend in May is becoming increasingly important. So it's no surprise that there are 8 movies set for wide released during the upcoming month. ... Wait a minute; that can't be right. With just 8 movies opening each week there will be the potential blockbuster and the counter-programming movie, thereby maximizing profits. Obviously this has to change. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 26 - April 1

April 1st, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Hellboy - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 19 - March 25

March 25th, 2004

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Movie Websites Launches for February 27 - March 4

March 4th, 2004

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Movie Websites Launches for October 31 - November 6

November 6th, 2003



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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$68,743,584 (36.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$125,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,425 opening theaters/3,444 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $316,647,440

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 263 $186,740,799
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 207 $369,099,318
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 205 $555,840,117

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: May 28th, 2004 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: May 27th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: October 12th, 2004 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense situations of peril
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
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Keywords: End of the World, Rescue, Visual Effects, Disaster, Extreme Weather, Academics, Survival Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Centropolis Entertainment, Lionsgate, The Mark Gordon Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 1st Monday 39 $17,063,757 May 31, 2004 4
Biggest Domestic Monday 49 $17,063,757 May 31, 2004 4
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 49 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 14 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 71 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 40 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top Live Action Weekend Domestic 84 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 67 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 36 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 13 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $125,088,966 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 13 $85,807,341 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $156,138,959 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 12 $68,743,584 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $125,088,966 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 12 $85,807,341 May 28, 2004 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $156,138,959 May 28, 2004 3
Top 2004 Theater Average 41 $20,071 May 28, 2004 3
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 40 $24,700,000 May 28, 2004 1
Never No. 1 Domestic 13 $186,740,799 May 28, 2004 0

Leading Cast

Dennis Quaid    Professor Jack Hall

Supporting Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal    Sam Hall
Ian Holm    Terry Rapson
Emmy Rossum    Laura
Sela Ward    Lucy
Dash Mihok    Jason Evans
Kenneth Welsh    Vice President Becker
Jay O. Sanders    Frank Harris
Austin Nichols    J.D.
Perry King    President Blake
Nestor Serrano    Gomez
Adrian Lester    Simon
Sheila McCarthy    Judith
Arjay Smith    Brian Parks
Glenn Plummer    Luther
Tamlyn Tomita    Janet Tokada

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roland Emmerich    Director
Roland Emmerich    Screenwriter
Jeffrey Nachmanoff    Screenwriter
Roland Emmerich    Story Creator
Mark Gordon    Producer
Roland Emmerich    Producer
Ute Emmerich    Executive Producer
Kelly Van Horn    Executive Producer
Stephanie Germain    Executive Producer
Thomas M. Hammel    Co-Producer
Ueli Steiger    Cinematographer
David Brenner    Editor
Harald Kloser    Composer
Barry Chusid    Production Designer
Tom Reta    Supervising Art Director
Claude Pare    Supervising Art Director
Martin Gendron    Art Director
Michele Laliberte    Art Director
Real Proulx    Art Director
Marc Bonin    Art Director
Victor J. Zolfo    Set Decorator
Renee April    Costume Designer
Don Cohen    Sound Mixer
Mark P. Stoeckinger    Supervising Sound Editor
Larry Kemp    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen E. Goulekas    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Brevig    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jim Mitchell    Visual Effects Supervisor
Kim H. Winther    Associate Producer
Lawrence Inglee    Associate Producer
Charlie Brewer    Assistant Director
Charlie Brewer    Stunt Coordinator
Neil Corbould    Speical Effects Director

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

DVD Releases for October 12, 2004

October 11th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week Ren & Stimpy - The Complete First and Second Seasons - Buy from Amazon. More...

Friendly, International Spider-Man

July 13th, 2004

With openings in more than 20 markets, Spider-man 2 took top spot on the international charts this week with $50.9 million on 6,723 screen in 50 markets. Most of this week's openings were like its domestic opening, huge, but not record breaking. So far the film has earned $113.9 million and is ahead of the first's film pace, in fact, it has already topped Spider-Man's total in five markets: Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Turkey. Worldwide the film has earned nearly $400 million and with very impressive legs it should more double that before its run is over. More...

Shrek Greener on the International Scene

July 7th, 2004

Despite crushing records domestically, Shrek 2's prospects may be even brighter internationally. This week the digital ogre pulled in a massive $78.7 million on approximately 4,700 screens in 30 markets. Highlights include a record breaking opening in the U.K. of $29.2 million, nearly triple the figure the original managed there. It's international total now sits at an impressive $176.4 million and should easily top $400 million by the time it finishes. Worldwide the film has earned $587 million, good enough for third place for the year and 24th all-time. More...

Harry Potter 3 is Number 1 for the 4th Week

June 29th, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban finished first for the fourth weekend in a row with an amazing $40.9 million. That's represents a tiny decrease from last weekend. A large chuck of that figure came from Japan where the film earned $17.5 million on 782 screens. Also helping was Germany, Italy, U.K. and France being eliminated from Euro 2004. Those four nations represent 260 million people whom were closely following the soccer tournament in Portugal, which hurt the overall box office numbers. Internationally the film has now earned $321 million, putting it in second place for the year and just behind E.T. for 25th all time. Worldwide its $533 million is also second for the year but 28th all time. More...

Harry Potter Holds Off New Competition / Euro 2004 to Win

June 22nd, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban still leads the pack internationally despite increased competition from fellow family friendly film Shrek 2 and from Euro 2004 coverage. With an additional $44.9 million from over 10,000 screens in 48 territories, including number one openings in 7 mostly minor markets. The lone exception was Spain, which added $6.1 million to Harry Potter's coffers, and that number would have been higher had it not been for Sunday's Spain Portugal soccer match. Internationally, the film has earned almost $270 million so far and is still tracking ahead of the other films in the Harry Potter Franchise, but with greater week-to-week drop-offs it is unlikely to finish quite as high. Worldwide the film has already pulled in $450 million making it the second highest grossing film of the year. More...

Harry Potter Holds up Better Overseas

June 15th, 2004

Despite massive competition form the TV coverage of the Euro2004 Football championships, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban help up rather well internationally. Its weekend take of $65.4 million was down just 25% from last weekend. Granted number one openings in 16 nations helped, especially the $8.5 million earned in Australia. The film's international take has already hit $204 million and with it still tracking ahead of Chamber of Secrets in most markets, $500 million international is virtually guaranteed with $600 million not out of the question. By next weekend it will have overtaken fellow Warner Bros. blockbuster Troy for second biggest worldwide box office of the year. More...

Big Harry Potter Drop not Enough to Remove it from the Top

June 14th, 2004

The weekend box office was filed with bad movies and that makes predicting that much more difficult. However, while there were a few surprises, it wasn't as chaotic as it could have been. But with the three new movie combined opening barely above the drop Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban suffered. And that lead to a serious drop from last weekend of 15.75%. But last year at this time, the trio of films that opened really bombed leading to a spectacular 29% increase at the box office. That's several weeks in a row of year to year increases. More...

Harry Potter Likely to Repeat on Top

June 11th, 2004

While three films open wide this weekend, none seem likely to finish first. In fact, I wouldn't be too surprised if at least one of them misses the top 5. However, if any one new movie doubles my predictions I wouldn't be too surprised. Nor would I be all that shocked if any one movie failed to reach half of what I predicted. It's just that kind of week. More...

Harry Potter has Biggest Worldwide Opening of the Year

June 8th, 2004

Despite only opening in 24 international markets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban had both the biggest international and worldwide opening of the year. Its three day total of $87.2 million was ahead of last week's winner The Day After Tomorrow despite opening in just a fraction of the markets (24 to 110) and significantly fewer screens (7,885 to 9,276.) If you include the weekday numbers in the U.K., (which are being treated as previews by Warner Bros.) then it has the third biggest international opening ever with $113.5 million. This is a fare comparison since the two films ahead of it also were not strict 3-day openers either. (Lord of the Rings: Return of the King's $125.9 million included sneak previews and The Matrix Revolutions's $117.6 million was a five day total.) Worldwide the film has already earned more than $200 million, which is good enough for sixth place for the year. More...

More Records Fall as Harry Potter Opens

June 7th, 2004

Just a month ago it was looking as if 2004 would suffer through a disastrous summer as the first two tent-pole releases failed to live up to expectations. However, since then we've had record after record fall. The first weekend in June continued this trend as the top 3 films broke several records between them. Since it was a post holiday weekend, a drop in the overall box office was expected, but with a decline of just 2.8% to $186.7 million it was enough to become the largest ever 3-day weekend. And the increase from last year was an incredible 14.6% there's more and more to celebrate about 2004. More...

Another Record Breaking Weekend

June 4th, 2004

If you were to ask a hundred moviegoers at the beginning of the year what their most anticipated film of 2004 was, I'd bet Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban would be in the top three, if not number one. And because of that, it's no surprise that no other studio would try and take on Harry Potter. More...

Still in Control

June 3rd, 2004

The boost to the box office due to the long weekend helped several films cross $10,000 per theatre with a pretty even mix of wide and limited releases. But it was last week's winner Control Room that won the weekend with $24,755 per theatre over the 3-day weekend. Coming in second was The Day After Tomorrow with an impressive $20,071; coincidentally, the film also came in second place on the overall charts. Next on the list were two films with very similar averages: Saved! brought in $17,257 and just behind was Shrek 2 at $17,090 per theatre. Rounding out the $10,000 films was My Mother Likes Women, which saw its per theatre average increased to $11,024 last weekend. More...

Far from a Global Disaster

June 2nd, 2004

It was a massive worldwide opening for The Day After Tomorrow, which debuted in 9,276 theatres in 110 markets. It's $85.0 million over three days was almost the same has its four day domestic take. And with more than $150 million, it became the biggest worldwide debut this year. This is a great start, but the real test is yet to come. What will determine if this film is a blockbuster verses it being an elite film is how well it holds up to competition next weekend. More...

Record Breaking Weekend for Day After, but still can't top Shrek 2

June 1st, 2004

In retrospect, I may have been a little harsh on the new films opening this weekend as two of the three earned more during the 3-day weekend than I thought they'd earn during the 4-day weekend. And that helped this Memorial Day long weekend become the biggest weekend ever. Comparing the 3-day total we see a 12.4% increase from last weekend and a 9.9% increase from last year. However, last year at this time it was not Memorial Day. Compared to last year's Memorial Day the three-day portion is up 16.9% and the four-day potion is up an incredible 22% to nearly $250 million. This will create a lot of buzz, which will result in free publicity for the rest of the summer movies. More...

Double the Fun for Shrek 2

May 28th, 2004

With the buzz around this week's new wide releases less than impressive, Shrek 2 should repeat as winner at the box office. And at least one, and possibly both, of the wide releases could be D.O.A. More...

Movie Websites Launches for May 21 - May 27

May 27th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Baadasssss! - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

DVD Releases for May 11, 2004

May 10th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. It was a strange week for DVD releases, whilere there are 18 releases on the list, fully half of them are TV on DVD and most of the rest of older films. Only two new releases, The Fog of War - Buy from Amazon and In America - Buy from Amazon are on my rental list. And none are on my to buy list. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 30 - May 6

May 6th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Shrek 2 - >Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2004 Summer Preview - Part 2: May

May 4th, 2004

May marks the start of Summer, at least according to the movie industry. And while Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of Summer, the first weekend in May is becoming increasingly important. So it's no surprise that there are 8 movies set for wide released during the upcoming month. ... Wait a minute; that can't be right. With just 8 movies opening each week there will be the potential blockbuster and the counter-programming movie, thereby maximizing profits. Obviously this has to change. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 26 - April 1

April 1st, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Hellboy - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 19 - March 25

March 25th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 27 - March 4

March 4th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, The Prince & Me - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 31 - November 6

November 6th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 2004 2 $68,743,584   3,425 $20,071   $68,743,584 1
Jun 4, 2004 3 $27,869,665 -59% 3,444 $8,092   $128,478,844 2
Jun 11, 2004 6 $14,538,226 -48% 3,210 $4,529   $153,144,814 3
Jun 18, 2004 8 $8,104,100 -44% 2,667 $3,039   $167,310,267 4
Jun 25, 2004 11 $4,755,505 -41% 2,212 $2,150   $175,626,913 5
Jul 2, 2004 12 $2,033,557 -57% 1,518 $1,340   $179,546,080 6
Jul 9, 2004 16 $1,078,274 -47% 728 $1,481   $182,109,550 7
Jul 16, 2004 18 $617,208 -43% 487 $1,267   $183,304,973 8
Jul 23, 2004 21 $464,114 -25% 374 $1,241   $184,110,900 9
Jul 30, 2004 25 $294,469 -37% 296 $995   $184,674,202 10
Aug 6, 2004 25 $323,656 +10% 298 $1,086   $185,220,683 11
Aug 13, 2004 28 $230,161 -29% 263 $875   $185,667,752 12
Aug 20, 2004 32 $207,237 -10% 233 $889   $185,984,768 13
Aug 27, 2004 40 $106,815 -48% 178 $600   $186,188,336 14
Sep 3, 2004 44 $97,022 -9% 129 $752   $186,342,374 15
Sep 10, 2004 44 $72,753 -25% 99 $735   $186,474,798 16
Sep 17, 2004 47 $87,192 +20% 184 $474   $186,583,549 17
Sep 24, 2004 57 $38,721 -56% 79 $490   $186,645,502 18
Oct 1, 2004 62 $28,973 -25% 51 $568   $186,687,402 19
Oct 8, 2004 70 $13,526 -53% 20 $676   $186,712,078 20
Oct 15, 2004 85 $10,404 -23% 15 $694   $186,727,154 21
Oct 22, 2004 96 $5,653 -46% 12 $471   $186,735,428 22
Oct 29, 2004 91 $2,843 -50% 11 $258   $186,739,919 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 28, 2004 1 $24,700,000     3,425 $7,212   $24,700,000 1
May 29, 2004 2 $23,789,623 -4%   3,425 $6,946   $47,294,053 2
May 30, 2004 2 $21,449,531 -10%   3,425 $6,263   $68,743,584 3
May 31, 2004 2 $17,063,757 -20%   3,425 $4,982   $85,807,341 4
Jun 1, 2004 1 $5,848,000 -66%   3,425 $1,707   $91,656,000 5
Jun 2, 2004 2 $4,809,000 -18%   3,425 $1,404   $96,465,000 6
Jun 3, 2004 2 $4,144,000 -14%   3,425 $1,210   $100,609,000 7
Jun 4, 2004 3 $8,400,000 +103% -66% 3,444 $2,439   $109,000,000 8
Jun 5, 2004 3 $11,286,951 +34% -53% 3,444 $3,277   $120,434,052 9
Jun 6, 2004 3 $8,044,792 -29% -62% 3,444 $2,336   $128,478,844 10
Jun 7, 2004 3 $2,601,000 -68% -85% 3,444 $755   $131,080,000 11
Jun 8, 2004 3 $2,503,000 -4% -57% 3,444 $727   $133,582,000 12
Jun 9, 2004 3 $2,520,000 +1% -48% 3,444 $732   $136,102,000 13
Jun 10, 2004 3 $2,504,000 -1% -40% 3,444 $727   $138,607,000 14
Jun 11, 2004 6 $4,600,000 +84% -45% 3,210 $1,433   $143,200,000 15
Jun 12, 2004 6 $5,997,078 +30% -47% 3,210 $1,868   $149,272,353 16
Jun 13, 2004 6 $3,872,461 -35% -52% 3,210 $1,206   $153,144,814 17
Jun 14, 2004 6 $1,975,000 -49% -24% 3,210 $615   $154,819,000 18
Jun 15, 2004 6 $1,507,000 -24% -40% 3,210 $469   $156,326,000 19
Jun 16, 2004 6 $1,436,000 -5% -43% 3,077 $467   $157,762,000 20
Jun 17, 2004 6 $1,444,000 +1% -42% 3,077 $469   $159,206,000 21
Jun 18, 2004 8 $2,300,000 +59% -50% 2,667 $862   $161,500,000 22
Jun 19, 2004 8 $3,267,849 +42% -46% 2,667 $1,225   $164,832,717 23
Jun 20, 2004 8 $2,477,550 -24% -36% 2,667 $929   $167,310,267 24
Jun 21, 2004 8 $965,000 -61% -51% 2,667 $362   $168,275,000 25
Jun 22, 2004 8 $1,018,000 +5% -32% 2,667 $382   $169,294,000 26
Jun 23, 2004 10 $775,000 -24% -46% 2,667 $291   $170,069,000 27
Jun 24, 2004 10 $803,000 +4% -44% 2,667 $301   $170,871,000 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 28, 2004 2 $100,609,179   3,425 $29,375   $100,609,179 1
Jun 4, 2004 3 $37,997,409 -62% 3,444 $11,033   $138,606,588 2
Jun 11, 2004 6 $20,599,579 -46% 3,210 $6,417   $159,206,167 3
Jun 18, 2004 8 $11,665,241 -43% 2,667 $4,374   $170,871,408 4
Jun 25, 2004 12 $6,641,115 -43% 2,212 $3,002   $177,512,523 5
Jul 2, 2004 12 $3,518,753 -47% 1,518 $2,318   $181,031,276 6
Jul 9, 2004 16 $1,656,489 -53% 728 $2,275   $182,687,765 7
Jul 16, 2004 19 $959,021 -42% 487 $1,969   $183,646,786 8
Jul 23, 2004 21 $732,947 -24% 374 $1,960   $184,379,733 9
Jul 30, 2004 25 $517,294 -29% 296 $1,748   $184,897,027 10
Aug 6, 2004 25 $540,564 +4% 298 $1,814   $185,437,591 11
Aug 13, 2004 30 $339,940 -37% 263 $1,293   $185,777,531 12
Aug 20, 2004 32 $303,990 -11% 233 $1,305   $186,081,521 13
Aug 27, 2004 39 $163,831 -46% 178 $920   $186,245,352 14
Sep 3, 2004 42 $156,693 -4% 129 $1,215   $186,402,045 15
Sep 10, 2004 45 $94,312 -40% 99 $953   $186,496,357 16
Sep 17, 2004 46 $110,424 +17% 184 $600   $186,606,781 17
Sep 24, 2004 58 $51,648 -53% 79 $654   $186,658,429 18
Oct 1, 2004 59 $40,123 -22% 51 $787   $186,698,552 19
Oct 8, 2004 73 $18,198 -55% 20 $910   $186,716,750 20
Oct 15, 2004 87 $13,025 -28% 15 $868   $186,729,775 21
Oct 22, 2004 89 $7,301 -44% 12 $608   $186,737,076 22
Oct 29, 2004 91 $3,723 -49% 11 $338   $186,740,799 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/27/2004 $4,757,362 402 402 2,143 $14,395,406 4/8/2020
 
Rest of World $354,703,912
 
International Total$369,099,318 4/8/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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