Despicable Me 2 (2013)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $368,065,385Details
International Box Office $607,151,450Details
Worldwide Box Office $975,216,835
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $133,450,327 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $116,645,567 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $250,095,894
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$84,227,980 (22.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$76,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,997 opening theaters/4,003 max. theaters, 8.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $488,036,774

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office 60 $368,065,385
All Time International Box Office 70 $607,151,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office 54 $975,216,835
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 13 $368,065,385
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 13 $607,151,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 11 $975,216,835

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 3rd, 2013 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: June 26th, 2013 (Wide) (Belgium)
June 28th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
July 4th, 2013 (Wide) (Argentina)
July 4th, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
July 4th, 2013 (Wide) (Portugal)
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Video Release: December 10th, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
March 10th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Despicable Me 2: Three Mini-Movie Collection
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor and mild action.
(Rating bulletin 2268, 4/17/2013)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Despicable Me
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Romance, First Love, Relationships Gone Wrong, Mad Scientist, Adopted Family, Scene in End Credits, Coming of Age, Non-Chronological, Fantasy Sequence, Love at First Sight, Interspecies Romance, Sequel With Returning Stars Playing New Characters, Letting Go, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Filmed in Illumination Mac Guff Studios, Paris, France, Filmed in Paris, France, Filmed in France, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Chris Meledandri, Illumination Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 9th Monday 23 $1,040,040 Sep 2, 2013 63
Biggest 9th Sunday 69 $1,091,355 Sep 1, 2013 62
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 295 $5,124,776 Aug 30, 2013 62
Fastest to $350m 55 $350,701,135 Aug 23, 2013 55
Biggest 6th Tuesday 69 $1,221,450 Aug 13, 2013 43
Biggest 5th Thursday 64 $1,382,250 Aug 8, 2013 38
Biggest 5th Wednesday 58 $1,453,525 Aug 7, 2013 37
Biggest 5th Tuesday 53 $1,763,440 Aug 6, 2013 36
Biggest 5th Friday 93 $3,094,755 Aug 2, 2013 32
Biggest 4th Thursday 37 $2,320,155 Aug 1, 2013 31
Biggest 4th Wednesday 48 $2,139,150 Jul 31, 2013 30
Biggest 4th Tuesday 47 $2,728,660 Jul 30, 2013 29
Biggest 4th Monday 98 $2,276,780 Jul 29, 2013 28
Biggest 4th Sunday 83 $5,161,860 Jul 28, 2013 27
Fastest to $300m 57 $301,650,860 Jul 26, 2013 26
Biggest 4th Friday 93 $4,866,435 Jul 26, 2013 25
Biggest 3rd Thursday 54 $3,208,885 Jul 25, 2013 24
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 57 $3,361,405 Jul 24, 2013 23
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 46 $4,354,800 Jul 23, 2013 22
Biggest 3rd Monday 79 $3,457,100 Jul 22, 2013 21
Biggest 3rd Sunday 91 $7,410,800 Jul 21, 2013 20
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 100 $24,906,360 Jul 19, 2013 20
Biggest 3rd Friday 99 $7,468,085 Jul 19, 2013 18
Biggest 2nd Thursday 70 $5,000,505 Jul 18, 2013 17
Fastest to $250m 70 $251,100,035 Jul 18, 2013 17
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 66 $5,233,395 Jul 17, 2013 16
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 60 $6,845,130 Jul 16, 2013 15
Biggest 2nd Sunday 94 $13,009,750 Jul 14, 2013 13
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 93 $43,892,895 Jul 12, 2013 13
Biggest 2nd Saturday 97 $17,433,065 Jul 13, 2013 12
Fastest to $150m 83 $215,367,025 Jul 12, 2013 12
Fastest to $200m 81 $215,367,025 Jul 12, 2013 12
Biggest 2nd Friday 93 $13,450,080 Jul 12, 2013 11
Biggest 1st Thursday 65 $9,153,130 Jul 11, 2013 10
Biggest 1st Wednesday 65 $9,672,740 Jul 10, 2013 9
Biggest 1st Tuesday 63 $12,070,940 Jul 9, 2013 8
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 85 $12,070,940 Jul 9, 2013 8
Biggest 1st Sunday 97 $23,662,240 Jul 7, 2013 6
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 16 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 41 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 16 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 17 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 24 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top PG Weekend Domestic 24 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 84 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Universal Weekend Domestic 15 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 7 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $118,115,849 Jul 5, 2013 6
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 7 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $118,115,849 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top 2013 Theater Average 51 $21,073 Jul 5, 2013 6
Fastest to $100m 101 $118,702,055 Jul 5, 2013 5
Fastest to $50m 157 $118,702,055 Jul 5, 2013 5
Biggest Domestic Thursday 12 $24,546,980 Jul 4, 2013 3
Top Adventure Day Domestic 77 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top Digital Animation Day Domestic 27 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top Kids Fiction Day Domestic 29 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top Original Screenplay Day Domestic 46 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top PG Day Domestic 36 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top Universal Day Domestic 26 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Biggest Domestic July Day 33 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 8 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 2013 1 $84,227,980   3,997 $21,073   $143,074,960 1
Jul 12, 2013 1 $43,892,895 -48% 4,003 $10,965   $228,376,775 2
Jul 19, 2013 2 $24,906,360 -43% 3,820 $6,520   $276,006,395 3
Jul 26, 2013 3 $16,424,135 -34% 3,476 $4,725   $306,812,720 4
Aug 2, 2013 5 $10,134,120 -38% 3,207 $3,160   $326,411,585 5
Aug 9, 2013 9 $5,915,650 -42% 2,395 $2,470   $338,481,845 6
Aug 16, 2013 11 $3,908,735 -34% 1,818 $2,150   $346,114,855 7
Aug 23, 2013 14 $2,600,715 -33% 1,402 $1,855   $350,701,135 8
Aug 30, 2013 13 $2,760,460 +6% 1,284 $2,150   $354,699,250 9
Sep 6, 2013 15 $1,459,505 -47% 1,050 $1,390   $357,558,315 10
Sep 13, 2013 13 $1,282,655 -12% 1,006 $1,275   $359,113,975 11
Sep 20, 2013 13 $1,360,420 +6% 1,004 $1,355   $360,730,820 12
Sep 27, 2013 17 $792,895 -42% 748 $1,060   $361,774,715 13
Oct 4, 2013 19 $485,010 -39% 485 $1,000   $362,435,610 14
Oct 11, 2013 19 $505,615 +4% 434 $1,165   $363,060,130 15
Oct 18, 2013 20 $485,850 -4% 395 $1,230   $363,741,080 16
Oct 25, 2013 20 $390,370 -20% 379 $1,030   $364,248,630 17
Nov 1, 2013 16 $423,340 +8% 309 $1,370   $364,774,325 18
Nov 8, 2013 18 $474,315 +12% 310 $1,530   $365,353,620 19
Nov 15, 2013 18 $417,850 -12% 305 $1,370   $365,943,520 20
Nov 22, 2013 18 $343,695 -18% 295 $1,165   $366,375,650 21
Nov 29, 2013 23 $340,160 -1% 271 $1,255   $366,932,480 22
Dec 6, 2013 25 $171,360 -50% 252 $680   $367,157,955 23
Dec 13, 2013 23 $183,975 +7% 233 $790   $367,396,025 24
Dec 20, 2013 26 $98,505 -46% 197 $500   $367,504,160 25
Dec 27, 2013 32 $128,685 +31% 165 $780   $367,736,345 26
Jan 3, 2014 36 $96,640 -25% 151 $640   $367,956,735 27
Jan 10, 2014 36 $66,445 -31% 137 $485   $368,049,635 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 2, 2013 P $4,700,000     0     $4,700,000  
Jul 3, 2013 1 $35,010,665     3,956 $8,850   $35,010,665 2
Jul 4, 2013 1 $24,546,980 -30%   3,956 $6,205   $58,846,980 3
Jul 5, 2013 1 $30,477,125 +24%   3,997 $7,625   $89,324,105 4
Jul 6, 2013 1 $29,377,950 -4%   3,997 $7,350   $118,702,055 5
Jul 7, 2013 1 $23,662,240 -19%   3,997 $5,920   $143,074,960 6
Jul 8, 2013 1 $10,512,110 -56%   3,997 $2,630   $153,587,070 7
Jul 9, 2013 1 $12,070,940 +15%   3,997 $3,020   $165,658,010 8
Jul 10, 2013 1 $9,672,740 -20% -72% 3,997 $2,420   $175,330,750 9
Jul 11, 2013 1 $9,153,130 -5% -63% 3,997 $2,290   $184,483,880 10
Jul 12, 2013 3 $13,450,080 +47% -56% 4,003 $3,360   $197,933,960 11
Jul 13, 2013 1 $17,433,065 +30% -41% 4,003 $4,355   $215,367,025 12
Jul 14, 2013 1 $13,009,750 -25% -45% 4,003 $3,250   $228,376,775 13
Jul 15, 2013 1 $5,644,230 -57% -46% 4,003 $1,410   $234,021,005 14
Jul 16, 2013 1 $6,845,130 +21% -43% 4,003 $1,710   $240,866,135 15
Jul 17, 2013 2 $5,233,395 -24% -46% 3,891 $1,345   $246,099,530 16
Jul 18, 2013 1 $5,000,505 -4% -45% 3,891 $1,285   $251,100,035 17
Jul 19, 2013 2 $7,468,085 +49% -44% 3,820 $1,955   $258,568,120 18
Jul 20, 2013 2 $10,027,475 +34% -42% 3,820 $2,625   $268,595,595 19
Jul 21, 2013 2 $7,410,800 -26% -43% 3,820 $1,940   $276,006,395 20
Jul 22, 2013 2 $3,457,100 -53% -39% 3,820 $905   $279,463,495 21
Jul 23, 2013 2 $4,354,800 +26% -36% 3,820 $1,140   $283,818,295 22
Jul 24, 2013 2 $3,361,405 -23% -36% 3,820 $880   $287,179,700 23
Jul 25, 2013 2 $3,208,885 -5% -36% 3,820 $840   $290,388,585 24
Jul 26, 2013 3 $4,866,435 +52% -35% 3,476 $1,400   $295,255,020 25
Jul 27, 2013 3 $6,395,840 +31% -36% 3,476 $1,840   $301,650,860 26
Jul 28, 2013 3 $5,161,860 -19% -30% 3,476 $1,485   $306,812,720 27
Jul 29, 2013 3 $2,276,780 -56% -34% 3,476 $655   $309,089,500 28
Jul 30, 2013 3 $2,728,660 +20% -37% 3,476 $785   $311,818,160 29
Jul 31, 2013 4 $2,139,150 -22% -36% 3,476 $615   $313,957,310 30
Aug 1, 2013 4 $2,320,155 +8% -28% 3,476 $667   $316,277,465 31
Aug 2, 2013 5 $3,094,755 +33% -36% 3,207 $965   $319,372,220 32
Aug 3, 2013 5 $4,153,065 +34% -35% 3,207 $1,295   $323,525,285 33
Aug 4, 2013 5 $2,886,300 -31% -44% 3,207 $900   $326,411,585 34
Aug 5, 2013 5 $1,555,395 -46% -32% 3,207 $485   $327,966,980 35
Aug 6, 2013 4 $1,763,440 +13% -35% 3,207 $550   $329,730,420 36
Aug 7, 2013 6 $1,453,525 -18% -32% 2,850 $510   $331,183,945 37
Aug 8, 2013 6 $1,382,250 -5% -40% 2,850 $485   $332,566,195 38
Aug 9, 2013 9 $1,904,025 +38% -38% 2,395 $795   $334,470,220 39
Aug 10, 2013 9 $2,287,225 +20% -45% 2,395 $955   $336,757,445 40
Aug 11, 2013 9 $1,724,400 -25% -40% 2,395 $720   $338,481,845 41
Aug 12, 2013 8 $910,125 -47% -41% 2,395 $380   $339,391,970 42
Aug 13, 2013 8 $1,221,450 +34% -31% 2,395 $510   $340,613,420 43
Aug 14, 2013 8 $862,225 -29% -41% 2,395 $360   $341,475,645 44
Aug 15, 2013 8 $730,475 -15% -47% 2,395 $305   $342,206,120 45
Aug 16, 2013 13 $1,072,620 +47% -44% 1,818 $590   $343,278,740 46
Aug 17, 2013 12 $1,581,660 +47% -31% 1,818 $870   $344,860,400 47
Aug 18, 2013 11 $1,254,455 -21% -27% 1,818 $690   $346,114,855 48
Aug 19, 2013 11 $527,220 -58% -42% 1,818 $290   $346,642,075 49
Aug 20, 2013 11 $581,760 +10% -52% 1,818 $320   $347,223,835 50
Aug 21, 2013 12 $415,205 -29% -52% 1,818 $228   $347,639,040 51
Aug 22, 2013 11 $461,380 +11% -37% 1,818 $254   $348,100,420 52
Aug 23, 2013 - $715,020 +55% -33% 1,402 $510   $348,815,440 53
Aug 24, 2013 - $1,100,575 +54% -30% 1,402 $785   $349,916,015 54
Aug 25, 2013 - $785,120 -29% -37% 1,402 $560   $350,701,135 55
Aug 26, 2013 - $336,480 -57% -36% 1,402 $240   $351,037,615 56
Aug 27, 2013 - $350,555 +4% -40% 1,402 $250   $351,388,170 57
Aug 28, 2013 - $288,420 -18% -31% 1,402 $206   $351,676,590 58
Aug 29, 2013 - $262,200 -9% -43% 1,402 $187   $351,938,790 59
Aug 30, 2013 - $597,060 +128% -16% 1,284 $465   $352,535,850 60
Aug 31, 2013 - $1,072,045 +80% -3% 1,284 $835   $353,607,895 61
Sep 1, 2013 - $1,091,355 +2% +39% 1,284 $850   $354,699,250 62
Sep 2, 2013 - $1,040,040 -5% +209% 1,284 $810   $355,739,290 63
Sep 3, 2013 - $147,660 -86% -58% 1,284 $115   $355,886,950 64
Sep 4, 2013 - $96,300 -35% -67% 1,284 $75   $355,983,250 65
Sep 5, 2013 - $115,560 +20% -56% 1,284 $90   $356,098,810 66
Sep 6, 2013 - $309,750 +168% -48% 1,050 $295   $356,408,560 67
Sep 7, 2013 - $724,500 +134% -32% 1,050 $690   $357,133,060 68
Sep 8, 2013 - $425,255 -41% -61% 1,050 $405   $357,558,315 69
Sep 9, 2013 - $68,250 -84% -93% 1,050 $65   $357,626,565 70
Sep 10, 2013 - $78,750 +15% -47% 1,050 $75   $357,705,315 71
Sep 11, 2013 - $63,010 -20% -35% 1,050 $60   $357,768,325 72
Sep 12, 2013 - $62,995 n/c -45% 1,050 $60   $357,831,320 73
Sep 13, 2013 - $271,625 +331% -12% 1,006 $270   $358,102,945 74
Sep 14, 2013 - $613,660 +126% -15% 1,006 $610   $358,716,605 75
Sep 15, 2013 - $397,370 -35% -7% 1,006 $395   $359,113,975 76
Sep 16, 2013 - $65,390 -84% -4% 1,006 $65   $359,179,365 77
Sep 17, 2013 - $70,420 +8% -11% 1,006 $70   $359,249,785 78
Sep 18, 2013 - $60,360 -14% -4% 1,006 $60   $359,310,145 79
Sep 19, 2013 - $60,255 n/c -4% 1,006 $60   $359,370,400 80
Sep 20, 2013 - $286,140 +375% +5% 1,004 $285   $359,656,540 81
Sep 21, 2013 - $682,720 +139% +11% 1,004 $680   $360,339,260 82
Sep 22, 2013 12 $391,560 -43% -1% 1,004 $390   $360,730,820 83
Sep 23, 2013 - $65,260 -83% n/c 1,004 $65   $360,796,080 84
Sep 24, 2013 - $70,280 +8% n/c 1,004 $70   $360,866,360 85
Sep 25, 2013 - $60,240 -14% n/c 1,004 $60   $360,926,600 86
Sep 26, 2013 - $55,220 -8% -8% 1,004 $55   $360,981,820 87
Sep 27, 2013 - $190,755 +245% -33% 748 $255   $361,172,575 88
Sep 28, 2013 - $381,480 +100% -44% 748 $510   $361,554,055 89
Sep 29, 2013 - $220,660 -42% -44% 748 $295   $361,774,715 90
Sep 30, 2013 - $44,880 -80% -31% 748 $60   $361,819,595 91
Oct 1, 2013 - $48,620 +8% -31% 748 $65   $361,868,215 92
Oct 2, 2013 - $41,350 -15% -31% 748 $55   $361,909,565 93
Oct 3, 2013 - $41,035 -1% -26% 748 $55   $361,950,600 94
Oct 4, 2013 - $116,410 +184% -39% 485 $240   $362,067,010 95
Oct 5, 2013 - $230,375 +98% -40% 485 $475   $362,297,385 96
Oct 6, 2013 - $138,225 -40% -37% 485 $285   $362,435,610 97
Oct 7, 2013 - $29,100 -79% -35% 485 $60   $362,464,710 98
Oct 8, 2013 - $31,525 +8% -35% 485 $65   $362,496,235 99
Oct 9, 2013 - $26,675 -15% -35% 485 $55   $362,522,910 100
Oct 10, 2013 - $31,605 +18% -23% 485 $65   $362,554,515 101
Oct 11, 2013 - $134,540 +326% +16% 434 $310   $362,689,055 102
Oct 12, 2013 - $227,850 +69% -1% 434 $525   $362,916,905 103
Oct 13, 2013 - $143,225 -37% +4% 434 $330   $363,060,130 104
Oct 14, 2013 - $91,140 -36% +213% 434 $210   $363,151,270 105
Oct 15, 2013 - $36,890 -60% +17% 434 $85   $363,188,160 106
Oct 16, 2013 - $28,010 -24% +5% 434 $65   $363,216,170 107
Oct 17, 2013 - $39,060 +39% +24% 434 $90   $363,255,230 108
Oct 18, 2013 - $126,400 +224% -6% 395 $320   $363,381,630 109
Oct 19, 2013 - $231,075 +83% +1% 395 $585   $363,612,705 110
Oct 20, 2013 - $128,375 -44% -10% 395 $325   $363,741,080 111
Oct 21, 2013 - $29,805 -77% -67% 395 $75   $363,770,885 112
Oct 22, 2013 - $29,710 n/c -19% 395 $75   $363,800,595 113
Oct 23, 2013 - $25,870 -13% -8% 395 $65   $363,826,465 114
Oct 24, 2013 - $31,795 +23% -19% 395 $80   $363,858,260 115
Oct 25, 2013 - $102,330 +222% -19% 379 $270   $363,960,590 116
Oct 26, 2013 - $176,235 +72% -24% 379 $465   $364,136,825 117
Oct 27, 2013 - $111,805 -37% -13% 379 $295   $364,248,630 118
Oct 28, 2013 - $26,555 -76% -11% 379 $70   $364,275,185 119
Oct 29, 2013 - $24,635 -7% -17% 379 $65   $364,299,820 120
Oct 30, 2013 - $20,845 -15% -19% 379 $55   $364,320,665 121
Oct 31, 2013 - $30,320 +45% -5% 379 $80   $364,350,985 122
Nov 1, 2013 - $100,425 +231% -2% 309 $325   $364,451,410 123
Nov 2, 2013 - $208,585 +108% +18% 309 $675   $364,659,995 124
Nov 3, 2013 - $114,330 -45% +2% 309 $370   $364,774,325 125
Nov 4, 2013 - $26,265 -77% -1% 309 $85   $364,800,590 126
Nov 5, 2013 - $32,445 +24% +32% 309 $105   $364,833,035 127
Nov 6, 2013 - $23,175 -29% +11% 309 $75   $364,856,210 128
Nov 7, 2013 - $23,095 n/c -24% 309 $75   $364,879,305 129
Nov 8, 2013 - $113,150 +390% +13% 310 $365   $364,992,455 130
Nov 9, 2013 - $220,100 +95% +6% 310 $710   $365,212,555 131
Nov 10, 2013 - $141,065 -36% +23% 310 $455   $365,353,620 132
Nov 11, 2013 - $97,650 -31% +272% 310 $315   $365,451,270 133
Nov 12, 2013 - $26,350 -73% -19% 310 $85   $365,477,620 134
Nov 13, 2013 - $24,800 -6% +7% 310 $80   $365,502,420 135
Nov 14, 2013 - $23,250 -6% +1% 310 $75   $365,525,670 136
Nov 15, 2013 - $100,650 +333% -11% 305 $330   $365,626,320 137
Nov 16, 2013 - $208,925 +108% -5% 305 $685   $365,835,245 138
Nov 17, 2013 - $108,275 -48% -23% 305 $355   $365,943,520 139
Nov 18, 2013 - $22,875 -79% -77% 305 $75   $365,966,395 140
Nov 19, 2013 - $24,385 +7% -7% 305 $80   $365,990,780 141
Nov 20, 2013 - $21,350 -12% -14% 305 $70   $366,012,130 142
Nov 21, 2013 - $19,825 -7% -15% 305 $65   $366,031,955 143
Nov 22, 2013 18 $79,650 +302% -21% 295 $270   $366,111,605 144
Nov 23, 2013 16 $169,625 +113% -19% 295 $575   $366,281,230 145
Nov 24, 2013 17 $94,420 -44% -13% 295 $320   $366,375,650 146
Nov 25, 2013 17 $42,775 -55% +87% 295 $145   $366,418,425 147
Nov 26, 2013 16 $56,010 +31% +130% 295 $190   $366,474,435 148
Nov 27, 2013 - $78,590 +40% +268% 271 $290   $366,553,025 149
Nov 28, 2013 - $39,295 -50% +98% 271 $145   $366,592,320 150
Nov 29, 2013 - $135,555 +245% +70% 271 $500   $366,727,875 151
Nov 30, 2013 - $136,855 +1% -19% 271 $505   $366,864,730 152
Dec 1, 2013 - $67,750 -50% -28% 271 $250   $366,932,480 153
Dec 2, 2013 - $14,785 -78% -65% 271 $55   $366,947,265 154
Dec 3, 2013 - $13,605 -8% -76% 271 $50   $366,960,870 155
Dec 4, 2013 - $12,310 -10% -84% 271 $45   $366,973,180 156
Dec 5, 2013 - $13,415 +9% -66% 271 $50   $366,986,595 157
Dec 6, 2013 - $39,060 +191% -71% 252 $155   $367,025,655 158
Dec 7, 2013 - $83,160 +113% -39% 252 $330   $367,108,815 159
Dec 8, 2013 - $49,140 -41% -27% 252 $195   $367,157,955 160
Dec 9, 2013 - $13,860 -72% -6% 252 $55   $367,171,815 161
Dec 10, 2013 - $15,120 +9% +11% 252 $60   $367,186,935 162
Dec 11, 2013 - $13,775 -9% +12% 252 $55   $367,200,710 163
Dec 12, 2013 - $11,340 -18% -15% 252 $45   $367,212,050 164
Dec 13, 2013 - $31,220 +175% -20% 233 $134   $367,243,270 165
Dec 14, 2013 - $71,360 +129% -14% 233 $306   $367,314,630 166
Dec 15, 2013 - $41,255 -42% -16% 233 $177   $367,355,885 167
Dec 16, 2013 - $9,930 -76% -28% 233 $43   $367,365,815 168
Dec 17, 2013 - $12,265 +24% -19% 233 $53   $367,378,080 169
Dec 18, 2013 - $13,780 +12% n/c 233 $59   $367,391,860 170
Dec 19, 2013 - $13,795 n/c +22% 233 $59   $367,405,655 171
Dec 20, 2013 - $25,615 +86% -18% 197 $130   $367,431,270 172
Dec 21, 2013 - $41,370 +62% -42% 197 $210   $367,472,640 173
Dec 22, 2013 - $31,520 -24% -24% 197 $160   $367,504,160 174
Dec 23, 2013 - $31,520 n/c +217% 197 $160   $367,535,680 175
Dec 24, 2013 - $17,730 -44% +45% 197 $90   $367,553,410 176
Dec 25, 2013 - $20,125 +14% +46% 197 $102   $367,573,535 177
Dec 26, 2013 - $34,125 +70% +147% 197 $173   $367,607,660 178
Dec 27, 2013 - $43,725 +28% +71% 165 $265   $367,651,385 179
Dec 28, 2013 - $49,485 +13% +20% 165 $300   $367,700,870 180
Dec 29, 2013 - $35,475 -28% +13% 165 $215   $367,736,345 181
Dec 30, 2013 - $30,525 -14% -3% 165 $185   $367,766,870 182
Dec 31, 2013 - $26,400 -14% +49% 165 $160   $367,793,270 183
Jan 1, 2014 - $42,075 +59% +109% 165 $255   $367,835,345 184
Jan 2, 2014 - $24,750 -41% -27% 165 $150   $367,860,095 185
Jan 3, 2014 - $33,220 +34% -24% 151 $220   $367,893,315 186
Jan 4, 2014 - $42,280 +27% -15% 151 $280   $367,935,595 187
Jan 5, 2014 - $21,140 -50% -40% 151 $140   $367,956,735 188
Jan 6, 2014 - $7,555 -64% -75% 151 $50   $367,964,290 189
Jan 7, 2014 - $7,575 n/c -71% 151 $50   $367,971,865 190
Jan 8, 2014 - $6,040 -20% -86% 151 $40   $367,977,905 191
Jan 9, 2014 - $5,285 -13% -79% 151 $35   $367,983,190 192
Jan 10, 2014 - $13,015 +146% -61% 137 $95   $367,996,205 193
Jan 11, 2014 - $33,565 +158% -21% 137 $245   $368,029,770 194
Jan 12, 2014 - $19,865 -41% -6% 137 $145   $368,049,635 195
Jan 13, 2014 - $3,425 -83% -55% 137 $25   $368,053,060 196
Jan 14, 2014 - $4,110 +20% -46% 137 $30   $368,057,170 197
Jan 15, 2014 - $4,095 n/c -32% 137 $30   $368,061,265 198
Jan 16, 2014 - $4,120 +1% -22% 137 $30   $368,065,385 199

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 2013 3 $59,557,645   3,956 $15,055   $59,557,645 1
Jul 5, 2013 1 $124,926,235 +110% 3,997 $31,255   $184,483,880 2
Jul 12, 2013 1 $66,616,155 -47% 3,891 $17,121   $251,100,035 3
Jul 19, 2013 2 $39,288,550 -41% 3,820 $10,285   $290,388,585 4
Jul 26, 2013 3 $25,888,880 -34% 3,476 $7,448   $316,277,465 5
Aug 2, 2013 5 $16,288,730 -37% 2,850 $5,715   $332,566,195 6
Aug 9, 2013 9 $9,639,925 -41% 2,395 $4,025   $342,206,120 7
Aug 16, 2013 11 $5,894,300 -39% 1,818 $3,242   $348,100,420 8
Aug 23, 2013 14 $3,838,370 -35% 1,402 $2,738   $351,938,790 9
Aug 30, 2013 13 $4,160,020 +8% 1,284 $3,240   $356,098,810 10
Sep 6, 2013 16 $1,732,510 -58% 1,050 $1,650   $357,831,320 11
Sep 13, 2013 13 $1,539,080 -11% 1,006 $1,530   $359,370,400 12
Sep 20, 2013 14 $1,611,420 +5% 1,004 $1,605   $360,981,820 13
Sep 27, 2013 16 $968,780 -40% 748 $1,295   $361,950,600 14
Oct 4, 2013 19 $603,915 -38% 485 $1,245   $362,554,515 15
Oct 11, 2013 19 $700,715 +16% 434 $1,615   $363,255,230 16
Oct 18, 2013 20 $603,030 -14% 395 $1,527   $363,858,260 17
Oct 25, 2013 21 $492,725 -18% 379 $1,300   $364,350,985 18
Nov 1, 2013 16 $528,320 +7% 309 $1,710   $364,879,305 19
Nov 8, 2013 16 $646,365 +22% 310 $2,085   $365,525,670 20
Nov 15, 2013 18 $506,285 -22% 305 $1,660   $366,031,955 21
Nov 22, 2013 21 $560,365 +11% 271 $2,068   $366,592,320 22
Nov 29, 2013 22 $394,275 -30% 271 $1,455   $366,986,595 23
Dec 6, 2013 24 $225,455 -43% 252 $895   $367,212,050 24
Dec 13, 2013 26 $193,605 -14% 233 $831   $367,405,655 25
Dec 20, 2013 32 $202,005 +4% 197 $1,025   $367,607,660 26
Dec 27, 2013 29 $252,435 +25% 165 $1,530   $367,860,095 27
Jan 3, 2014 38 $123,095 -51% 151 $815   $367,983,190 28
Jan 10, 2014 35 $82,195 -33% 137 $600   $368,065,385 29

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 7/4/2013 $0 0 17 21 $18,552,388 11/27/2018
Austria 7/5/2013 $0 0 10 10 $4,501,857 12/13/2015
Belgium 6/26/2013 $0 0 6 20 $5,186,485 12/13/2015
Brazil 7/5/2013 $0 0 8 18 $35,490,816 12/13/2015
Bulgaria 7/5/2013 $0 0 1 3 $713,955 12/30/2018
Egypt 9/11/2013 $0 0 6 18 $161,979 12/30/2018
Germany 7/4/2013 $0 0 87 87 $38,318,984 12/13/2015
Greece 10/10/2013 $0 0 47 194 $1,825,257 12/13/2015
Iceland 9/13/2013 $0 0 2 4 $305,639 12/30/2018
Italy 10/10/2013 $0 0 101 101 $21,608,120 12/13/2015
Lebanon 8/1/2013 $0 0 1 1 $807,573 12/30/2018
Lithuania 7/12/2013 $0 0 6 7 $749,248 10/3/2018
Portugal 7/4/2013 $0 0 2 5 $2,100,193 10/20/2015
Serbia and Montenegro 10/3/2013 $0 0 18 72 $191,060 12/30/2018
Singapore 7/4/2013 $0 0 3 3 $5,650,376 12/13/2015
Slovenia 10/3/2013 $0 0 23 69 $437,596 12/13/2015
Spain 7/5/2013 $0 0 7 12 $17,553,152 12/13/2015
Turkey 10/4/2013 $0 0 41 61 $4,111,320 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 6/28/2013 $0 0 187 569 $72,278,040 12/13/2015
Venezuela 7/5/2013 $0 0 4 8 $10,935,072 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $365,672,340
 
International Total$607,151,450 12/30/2018

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
Dec 15, 201312,080,734 2,080,734$35,351,671$35,351,6711
Dec 22, 201311,537,428-26% 3,618,162$26,120,902$61,472,5732
Dec 29, 20131948,749-38% 4,566,911$15,777,696$77,250,2693
Jan 5, 20141337,499-64% 4,904,410$5,734,108$82,984,3774
Jan 12, 20142164,649-51% 5,069,059$2,795,740$85,780,1175
Jan 19, 2014590,867-45% 5,159,926$1,543,830$87,323,9476
Jan 26, 2014575,726-17% 5,235,652$1,286,585$88,610,5327
Feb 2, 20141048,572-36% 5,284,224$825,238$89,435,7708
Feb 9, 20143166,185+242% 5,450,409$2,303,324$91,739,0949
Feb 16, 20141262,107-63% 5,512,516$930,984$92,670,07810
Feb 23, 2014853,444-14% 5,565,960$801,126$93,471,20411
Mar 2, 20141136,206-32% 5,602,166$542,728$94,013,93212
Mar 9, 2014934,604-4% 5,636,770$518,022$94,531,95413
Mar 16, 20141253,676+55% 5,690,446$804,603$95,336,55714
Mar 23, 20141426,149-51% 5,716,595$391,974$95,728,53115
Mar 30, 20141243,147+65% 5,759,742$637,713$96,366,24416
Apr 6, 20141140,630-6% 5,800,372$602,543$96,968,78717
Apr 13, 2014593,035+129% 5,893,407$1,068,972$98,037,75918
Apr 20, 20147123,932+33% 6,017,339$1,370,688$99,408,44719
Apr 27, 20141424,063-81% 6,041,402$358,779$99,767,22620
May 4, 20141622,642-6% 6,064,044$339,177$100,106,40321
May 11, 20142023,277+3% 6,087,321$348,922$100,455,32522
May 18, 20141723,300n/c6,110,621$349,267$100,804,59223
May 25, 20142017,351-26% 6,127,972$260,091$101,064,68324
Jun 1, 20142018,110+4% 6,146,082$271,469$101,336,15225
Jun 8, 20141815,911-12% 6,161,993$238,506$101,574,65826
Jun 15, 20142315,799-1% 6,177,792$236,195$101,810,85327
Jun 22, 20142411,368-28% 6,189,160$170,406$101,981,25928
Jun 29, 20142015,762+39% 6,204,922$229,495$102,210,75429
Jul 6, 20142125,471+62% 6,230,393$279,417$102,490,17130
Jul 13, 20142019,675-23% 6,250,068$224,688$102,714,85931
Jul 20, 20142514,283-27% 6,264,351$191,107$102,905,96632
Jul 27, 20141616,165+13% 6,280,516$170,056$103,076,02233
Aug 3, 20142913,916-14% 6,294,432$208,183$103,284,20534
Aug 31, 20142518,638 6,331,843$242,108$103,786,16938
Sep 7, 20142916,540-11% 6,348,383$214,689$104,000,85839
Sep 28, 2014197,837 6,371,777$101,803$104,304,74742
Nov 2, 20142919,617 6,432,423$243,251$105,080,96547
Nov 9, 20141424,185+23% 6,456,608$358,422$105,439,38748
Nov 16, 20141228,807+19% 6,485,415$393,792$105,833,17949
Nov 30, 20142300,317 6,805,348$2,946,110$109,045,28251
Dec 7, 20141493,969-69% 6,899,317$1,247,908$110,293,19052
Dec 14, 20143035,232-63% 6,934,549$492,896$110,786,08653
Dec 21, 20142863,484+80% 6,998,033$888,141$111,674,22754
Feb 8, 20152319,237 7,114,258$191,601$113,214,68161
Mar 1, 20152317,306 7,163,524$203,519$113,777,18964
Mar 15, 20151327,423 7,204,376$281,908$114,194,99866
Mar 22, 20151029,271+7% 7,233,647$344,227$114,539,22567
Mar 29, 20151038,406+31% 7,272,053$384,060$114,923,28568
Apr 5, 20151366,663+74% 7,338,716$695,295$115,618,58069
Apr 26, 20151126,481 7,392,908$390,860$116,411,01972
May 3, 2015826,096-1% 7,419,004$331,680$116,742,69973
May 10, 20151321,977-16% 7,440,981$228,121$116,970,82074
May 17, 20151425,736+17% 7,466,717$385,011$117,355,83175
May 24, 20151511,619-55% 7,478,336$173,588$117,529,41976
May 31, 2015931,100+168% 7,509,436$413,008$117,942,42777
Jun 7, 20151224,602-21% 7,534,038$325,976$118,268,40378
Jun 14, 20151720,933-15% 7,554,971$271,292$118,539,69579
Jun 21, 20151920,651-1% 7,575,622$267,637$118,807,33280
Jun 28, 20151243,853+112% 43,853$208,302$208,30281
Jun 28, 20151145,247 7,620,869$581,424$119,388,75681
Jul 5, 2015575,545+67% 7,696,414$754,695$120,143,45182
Jul 5, 2015852,039 95,892$247,185$455,48782
Jul 12, 2015763,716+22% 159,608$0$455,48783
Jul 12, 2015479,941 7,776,355$872,956$121,016,40783
Jul 19, 20151039,581-50% 199,189$0$455,48784
Jul 19, 2015668,818 7,845,173$622,803$121,639,21084
Jul 26, 2015848,236-30% 247,425$0$455,48785
Jul 26, 2015656,816 7,901,989$614,181$122,253,39185
Aug 2, 20151124,462-57% 271,887$0$455,48786
Aug 2, 20151027,045 7,929,034$282,891$122,536,28286
Aug 9, 20151022,577-17% 294,464$0$455,48787
Aug 9, 2015924,320 7,953,354$256,090$122,792,37287
Aug 16, 2015845,090+85% 339,554$0$455,48788
Aug 16, 20151335,592 7,988,946$374,784$123,167,15688
Aug 23, 20151329,238-18% 8,018,184$307,876$123,475,03289
Aug 23, 2015838,924 378,478$0$455,48789
Aug 30, 20151027,465-29% 405,943$0$455,48790
Aug 30, 20151623,785 8,041,969$252,597$123,727,62990
Sep 6, 20151519,417-18% 8,061,386$204,461$123,932,09091
Sep 20, 2015306,681 8,079,992$70,351$124,127,89293
Oct 4, 20152912,010 8,100,570$151,446$124,381,98395
Dec 6, 20152930,732 8,239,266$296,564$125,831,552104
Dec 13, 20152025,633-17% 8,264,899$256,074$126,087,626105
Dec 20, 20152850,476+97% 8,315,375$571,893$126,659,519106
Feb 7, 20162812,428 8,411,804$136,708$127,724,850113
Jul 2, 2017218,315 8,763,066$53,382$131,185,696186

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 15, 201312,918,985 2,918,985$58,828,091$58,828,0911
Dec 22, 201311,109,868-62% 4,028,853$22,272,998$81,101,0892
Dec 29, 20131651,940-41% 4,680,793$13,192,776$94,293,8653
Jan 5, 20141174,339-73% 4,855,132$3,555,572$97,849,4374
Jan 12, 2014194,901-46% 4,950,033$1,940,163$99,789,6005
Jan 19, 2014445,433-52% 4,995,466$932,496$100,722,0966
Jan 26, 2014537,469-18% 5,032,935$768,386$101,490,4827
Feb 2, 2014920,875-44% 5,053,810$429,166$101,919,6488
Feb 9, 20141821,232+2% 5,075,042$437,285$102,356,9339
Feb 16, 2014750,635+138% 5,125,677$1,040,747$103,397,68010
Feb 23, 2014633,942-33% 5,159,619$760,578$104,158,25811
Mar 2, 2014726,076-23% 5,185,695$535,735$104,693,99312
Mar 9, 2014925,629-2% 5,211,324$528,105$105,222,09813
Mar 16, 2014931,818+24% 5,243,142$650,921$105,873,01914
Mar 23, 20141015,594-51% 5,258,736$319,099$106,192,11815
Mar 30, 20141120,912+34% 5,279,648$428,749$106,620,86716
Apr 6, 20141414,303-32% 5,293,951$292,581$106,913,44817
Apr 13, 20141912,395-13% 5,306,346$221,703$107,135,15118
Apr 20, 2014862,051+401% 5,368,397$998,069$108,133,22019
Apr 27, 20141410,520-83% 5,378,917$214,606$108,347,82620
May 4, 2014188,557-19% 5,387,474$175,672$108,523,49821
Aug 3, 2014175,704 5,464,834$102,065$110,049,57934
Feb 8, 20151316,505 5,645,099$168,918$112,711,89561
Jun 28, 2015169,845 5,721,540$148,780$113,799,16381
Jul 5, 20151015,907+62% 5,737,447$235,095$114,034,25882
Jul 12, 20151211,352-29% 5,748,799$194,411$114,228,66983
Jul 19, 2015819,214+69% 5,768,013$256,586$114,485,25584
Jul 26, 2015179,533-50% 5,777,546$138,953$114,624,20885
Aug 2, 2015205,472-43% 5,783,018$79,777$114,703,98586
Dec 13, 20151819,013 5,867,402$202,715$115,718,107105

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Feb 2, 202281 3
Feb 3, 202262 8
Feb 4, 202273 12
Feb 5, 202264 17
Feb 6, 202275 21
Feb 7, 202276 25
Feb 8, 202277 29
Feb 9, 202278 33
Feb 10, 202279 37
Feb 11, 2022710 41
Feb 12, 2022811 44
Feb 13, 2022812 47
Feb 14, 2022613 52
Feb 15, 2022714 56
Feb 16, 2022715 60
Feb 17, 2022916 62
Feb 18, 20221017 63
Feb 19, 20221018 64
Feb 20, 20221019 65
Feb 22, 2022920 67
Feb 23, 2022921 69
Feb 24, 2022922 71
Feb 25, 2022623 76
Feb 26, 2022724 80
Feb 27, 2022825 83
Feb 28, 2022926 85
Mar 1, 2022827 88

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

Steve Carell    Gru
Kristen Wiig    Lucy

Supporting Cast

Benjamin Bratt    Eduardo/El Macho
Miranda Cosgrove    Margo
Russell Brand    Dr. Nefario
Ken Jeong    Floyd
Steve Googan    Silas
Elsie Fisher    Agnes
Dana Gaier    Edith
Moises Arias    Antonio
Nasim Pedrad    Jillian
Kristen Schaal    Shannon
Pierre Coffin    Minions (Kevin, Bob, Stuart, Additional Minions, Evil Minions)
Chris Renaud    Additonal Minions, Evil Minions, Italian Waiter
Nickolai Stoilov    Arctic Lab Guards
Vanessa Bayer    Flight Attendant
Ava Acres    Additonal Voice
Lori Alan    Additonal Voice
Jack Angel    Additonal Voice
Eva Bella    Additonal Voice
Georgia Cook    Additonal Voice
John Cygan    Additonal Voice
Debi Derryberry    Additonal Voice
Jess Harnell    Additonal Voice
Danny Mann    Additonal Voice
Mona Marshall    Additonal Voice
Mickie McGowan    Additonal Voice
Mason McNulty    Additonal Voice
Alec Medlock    Additonal Voice
Laraine Newman    Additonal Voice
Jan Rabson    Additonal Voice
Andre Robinson    Additonal Voice
Katie Silverman    Additonal Voice
Casey Simpson    Additonal Voice
James Kevin Ward    Additonal Voice
April Winchell    Additonal Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Renaud    Director
Pierre Coffin    Director
Cinco Paul    Screenwriter
Ken Daurio    Screenwriter
Christopher Meledandri    Producer
Janet Healy    Producer
Gregory Perler    Editor
Yarrow Cheney    Production Designer
Eric Guillon    Production Designer
Carter Goodrich    Character Designer
Eric Guillon    Character Designer
Pharrell Williams    Song Writer
Heitor Pereira    Composer
Robert Taylor    Associate Producer
Laurent De La Chapelle    Animation Supervisor
Pierre Avon    Supervising Animator
Nicolas Bauduin    Supervising Animator
Francois-Xavier Bologna    Supervising Animator
Jean Hemez    Supervising Animator
Julien Soret    Supervising Animator
Emmanuel Vergne    Supervising Animator
Gilad Carmel    Associate Editor
Claire Dodgson    Associate Editor
Loic Rastout    Set Designer
Oliver Adam    Set Designer
Paul Mager    Set Designer
Christophe Charriton    Set Designer
Habib Louati    Story Artist

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

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Maggie

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Get Hard

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Frozen poster

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The Wolf of Wall Street poster

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The Wolf of Wall Street poster

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January 23rd, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street rocketed from fifth place to first place with $32.84 million in 4,446 screens in 36 markets for an international total of $80.86 million over four weeks of release. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $7.65 million on 500 screens, while in Germany it earned first place with $6.66 million on 502 screens. Meanwhile, it made $3.62 million on 327 screens in Spain, earning first place in that market as well. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

International Box Office: Frozen Fights Its Way to the Top

January 15th, 2014

Frozen poster

After being in second place for a long time, Frozen finally scored first place with $27.8 million in 50 markets for totals of $394.6 million internationally and $711.9 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but it opens this weekend in South Korea and in Japan in March. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 10th, 2013

December 10th, 2013

It's a good week / bad week when it comes to new releases. On the positive side, there are a couple big first run releases, a couple big TV on DVD releases, and even a classic film hitting Blu-ray for the first time. On the other hand, the depth is really bad. If you look at Amazon.com's list of best selling new releases, you will find filler on the second page. That's not to say there are no contenders for Pick of the Week. Despicable Me 2 is the best selling release and the Blu-ray Combo Pack or 3D Combo Pack are also among the best, as is Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. There are also a few more contenders where I'm waiting for a screener (Berberian Sound Studio, The Hunt, etc.). and it is a busy week for top notch releases. In the end, I went with Despicable Me 2 for that honor, but it was a real coin toss. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Despicable Me 2

December 9th, 2013

Despicable Me came out in 2010 and it was the first digitally animated film released by Universal. There was a lot of pressure to do well, because its level of success would not only determine if more Despicable Me movies would be made, but if the studio would continue to release digitally animated films in general. It beat expectations. Not only was it a great movie, but it earned more than $500 million worldwide on a $69 million budget. Needless to say, Despicable Me 2 was given the greenlight right away. However, can it live up to its predecessor? If not, is it still worth checking out? More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel

December 6th, 2013

Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas. The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real choice for 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 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

On the other hand, there's no clear prize for this week's winner. We have something a little different this time around. 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 random Blu-ray from the following list...

Just look at the app...

There are 21 possibly Blu-rays on that list, and the winner won't know which one they won till it arrives. I think this is kind of fun. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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...

International Box Office: Thor 2 Still Strong Second Time Around

November 14th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World debuted last weekend, but thanks to a number of new markets this weekend, it was even more dominant on the international chart. It pulled in $94 million in 66 markets, which lifts its running tally to $240.9 million internationally and $326.6 million worldwide. Its biggest market was China where it made $20.98 million. In comparison, Thor made about $15 million there, in total. This is incredible growth. It grew in Russia rising to $11.44 million on 1,500 screens for a total of $24.04 million after two weeks of release. The original Thor finished with $268.30 million internationally, which is a figure Thor 2 will smash through by the weekend. It might make more internationally than the first film made worldwide and it could help Disney break the all-time single year global box office record, currently at $3.791 billion, which it earned in 2010. More...

International Box Office: Gravity Grows

October 30th, 2013

Gravity earned first place for the fourth week with $37.7 million on 7,340 screens in 53 markets for a total of $164.4 million internationally and $364.0 million worldwide. This weekend it debuted in first place in France with a very impressive $10.76 million on 398 screens. It also remained in first place in South Korea with $5.29 million on 531 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $15.55 million. It also repeated in top spot in Mexico with $3.79 million on 1,563 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.04 million after two. The film will likely pull in close to $100 million in just these holdovers, plus it has yet to open in the U.K., Japan and China, so it could make another $100 million in those three markets as well. More...

International Box Office: Gravity Orbits a Milestone

October 24th, 2013

For the third weekend in a row, Gravity led the way on the international chart and reached a major milestone in the process. This past weekend, it pulled in $33.5 million on 7,900 screens in 51 markets for an international total of $114.2 million and a worldwide total $283.8 million. It opened in first place in two major markets led by South Korea where it earned $6.30 million on 636 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.29 million. Meanwhile in Mexico, it made $5.75 million on 1,783 screens. Its biggest market overall is Russia where it has earned $17.60 million in total, including $2.19 million on 700 screens this past weekend. More...

International Box Office: Gravity Stable On Top

October 16th, 2013

Gravity remained in first place with a nearly identical result as last weekend. It was up a barely noticeable amount to $28.5 million on 5,785 screens in 38 markets for a two-week total of $68.3 million internationally. This hold is even more impressive, as its only major market debut came in Brazil, where it opened in second place with $1.67 million on 219 screens. On the other hand, it was down just 9% in Australia with $3.03 million on 471 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $8.29 million. It fell a little more in Germany down 17% to $3.04 million on 614 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $8.12 million. In both of those markets, it remained in first place. It fell faster in Russia down 48% landing in second place with $3.88 million on 1,155 million screens over the weekend for a total of $14.12 million after two weeks of release. 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...

Blu-ray Sales: Despicable Has Virtuous Result

September 19th, 2013

New releases were even worse on the July 7th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart than they were on the DVD sales chart. Leading the way was Despicable Me with 88,000 units / $1.23 million for the week and 2.35 million units / $58.37 million after more than two-and-a-half years of release. This puts it just outside of the top 20 on the All-Time Blu-ray Chart, and it has already made it there as of the writing of this column. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Feel Despicable

September 19th, 2013

The new releases were terrible this week with only two of them reaching the top 30 and none of them reached the top 5 on the July 7th, 2013 DVD sales chart. Despicable Me rose to first place with 196,000 units / $2.19 million for the week for totals of 8.96 million units / $147.10 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Riddick Tops Chart Packed with Indie Releases

September 8th, 2013

The weekend after Labor Day is traditionally the slowest of the year in terms of ticket sales, but it is also potentially one of the more interesting in terms of movies because it can be the busiest weekend of the year for art house releases. This year, we have no less than 24 of them on our release schedule, and there's a good chance that we'll break the record for the most limited releases to report box office results (currently held by the weekend of September 10, 2010 with 16 -- there's an obscure movie stat for you). In fact, this weekend's chart looks very similar to that weekend three years ago. More...

Weekend Estimates: One Direction Rounds Out Hollywood's Biggest Summer

September 1st, 2013

Hollywood's Summer ends this weekend with a suitably back-to-school winner in the form of One Direction: This is Us. The 3D concert movie will pick up $17 million Friday-Sunday, largely on the back of an impressive $8.9 million gross on Saturday. While that won't set it up to challenge Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus among the top grossers in this particular sub-genre, it does show the solid business model for 3D films that cater to pop fans. Performances among other films playing this weekend were more varied. 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: Elysium Elevates the Box Office

August 23rd, 2013

Elysium rushed to top spot with $24.04 million on 4,588 screens in 41 markets for an early total of $40.08 million. This week it opened in France with $4.16 million on 466 screens, which was enough for first place. It also debuted in first place in Australia ($3.38 million on 317 screens); and in Germany ($3.20 million on 584); and Spain ($3.04 million on 450). It was pushed into third place in Russia with $2.98 million on 976 screens for a total of $12.50 million after two weeks of release. It fell 58%, which is actually better than average for a sophomore film in Russia. 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...

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...

Per Theater Chart: Fruits of Their Labor

July 16th, 2013

Fruitvale Station earned top spot on the per theater chart with an outstanding average of $53,898 in seven theaters. This is the third best per theater average for the year, behind Spring Breakers and The Place Beyond the Pines. Last week's winner, The Way Way Back, slipped to second place with $14,201 in 79 theaters. Its theater count tripled and this average suggests it will expand a lot more before it is done. Crystal Fairy was right behind with an average of $12,526 in two theaters. There were three wide releases in the $10,000 club, led by Grown Ups 2 with an average of $11,890, while Pacific Rim was right behind with an average of $11,385. The overall box office leader, Despicable Me 2, rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $10,965. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Treated Despicably

July 15th, 2013

There were two strong new releases this week, but Despicable Me 2 remained on top, even though it fell a little faster than expected. Grown Ups 2 was further evidence that bad reviews actually help Adam Sandler movies. Finally, Pacific Rim struggled, at least compared to its massive production budget. Overall, the total box office was $194 million, which is 15% lower than last weekend. However, last weekend was a holiday weekend, so this is a good hold. Compared to last year, the overall box office was 17% higher, which is a great result. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but by less than 1% at $5.81 billion to $5.86 billion. Unfortunately, next weekend 2013 will have to go against The Dark Knight Rises, so 2013 will likely lose a lot of ground. More...

Weekend Estimates: Despicable Me Too Much for Newcomers

July 14th, 2013

A three-way battle for box office supremacy this weekend will be won by the reigning champ, Despicable Me 2, dealing a major blow to Warner Bros. potential franchise starter Pacific Rim, which will end up in 3rd place. The action movie is set to post around $38.3 million, in spite of generally good reviews and an A- CinemaScore, and will land behind Grown Ups 2, which has been panned by critics but will still gather $42.5 million. Despicable Me 2 takes the prize though, with a drop of around 46% to $44.75 million for the weekend and $229 million to date. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pacific Rim Tower over Competition or Will Grown Ups Rise Up?

July 11th, 2013

There are two wide releases coming out this week, Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim, and depending on who you talk to, either one has shot at first place. However, most agree that Despicable Me 2 will repeat as the box office champ. There is a chance all three films could top $40 million at the box office, which would be great news in the year-over-year comparison. This weekend last year, Ice Age: Continental Drift opened with $46.63 million. That's a fine start, but I think Despicable Me 2 will top that during its sophomore stint and give 2013 a clear victory over 2012. More...

Contest: Independent Spirit: Winning Announcement

July 11th, 2013

The winners of our Independent Spirit contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Way Way is Strong Strong

July 9th, 2013

The Way Way Back earned top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $29,094 in nineteen theaters. This suggests a lot of room to expand, while it should reach its first milestone shortly. The overall box office leader, Despicable Me 2 was next with an average of $20,895. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain was a surprise entrant in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,450 in nearly 900 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Museum Hours with an average of $10,427 in three theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Despicable Lonely At the Top

July 9th, 2013

The July 4th long weekend resulted in a delay for some of the final box office numbers, but now that we have them, it was worth the wait. Despicable Me 2 scored an easy win with The Lone Ranger coming in a very, very distant second place. Fortunately, Despicable Me 2 made enough to compensate and the overall box office numbers were very strong. Over the three-day portion of the holiday weekend, $227 million was brought in. This is 19% higher than last weekend and 16% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. (Because July 4th falls on a different day each week, there's no way to compare the full holiday year-over-year.) Year-to-date, 2013 has earned $5.53 billion, which is 2.1% lower than last year's pace. It would only take a couple of solid wins for 2013 to earn the $118 million needed to catch up to 2012, but with The Dark Knight Rises looming ahead, that seems unlikely for now. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Despicable Be Picable?

July 4th, 2013

It's July 4th, which means it is the Independence Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the year. There are two wide releases looking to compete with the holdovers for box office dollars, but it is clear that Despicable Me 2 has far more box office potential than The Lone Ranger has. Meanwhile, Kevin Hart: Let-Me-Explain should grab a spot in the top ten. Meanwhile, Monsters University, The Heat, and the rest of the holdovers should help the overall box office climb higher than last year. 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...

Contest: Independent Spirit

June 28th, 2013

Next weekend is the Fourth of July long weekend, which is a great time to release a potential monster hit. However, while there are two or three films opening wide (one of them is semi-wide) it seems clear that Despicable Me 2 will be the clear winner. As such, it is the easy choice for 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 Despicable Me 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 6 Souls on Blu-ray. 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 6 Souls on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! Important Note: While Despicable Me 2 opens on Wednesday, we only care about the Friday through Sunday box office. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$84,227,980 (22.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$76,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,997 opening theaters/4,003 max. theaters, 8.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $488,036,774

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office 60 $368,065,385
All Time International Box Office 70 $607,151,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office 54 $975,216,835
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 13 $368,065,385
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 13 $607,151,450
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 11 $975,216,835

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 3rd, 2013 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: June 26th, 2013 (Wide) (Belgium)
June 28th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
July 4th, 2013 (Wide) (Argentina)
July 4th, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
July 4th, 2013 (Wide) (Portugal)
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Video Release: December 10th, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
March 10th, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Despicable Me 2: Three Mini-Movie Collection
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor and mild action.
(Rating bulletin 2268, 4/17/2013)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Despicable Me
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2013
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Romance, First Love, Relationships Gone Wrong, Mad Scientist, Adopted Family, Scene in End Credits, Coming of Age, Non-Chronological, Fantasy Sequence, Love at First Sight, Interspecies Romance, Sequel With Returning Stars Playing New Characters, Letting Go, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Filmed in Illumination Mac Guff Studios, Paris, France, Filmed in Paris, France, Filmed in France, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Chris Meledandri, Illumination Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 9th Monday 23 $1,040,040 Sep 2, 2013 63
Biggest 9th Sunday 69 $1,091,355 Sep 1, 2013 62
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 295 $5,124,776 Aug 30, 2013 62
Fastest to $350m 55 $350,701,135 Aug 23, 2013 55
Biggest 6th Tuesday 69 $1,221,450 Aug 13, 2013 43
Biggest 5th Thursday 64 $1,382,250 Aug 8, 2013 38
Biggest 5th Wednesday 58 $1,453,525 Aug 7, 2013 37
Biggest 5th Tuesday 53 $1,763,440 Aug 6, 2013 36
Biggest 5th Friday 93 $3,094,755 Aug 2, 2013 32
Biggest 4th Thursday 37 $2,320,155 Aug 1, 2013 31
Biggest 4th Wednesday 48 $2,139,150 Jul 31, 2013 30
Biggest 4th Tuesday 47 $2,728,660 Jul 30, 2013 29
Biggest 4th Monday 98 $2,276,780 Jul 29, 2013 28
Biggest 4th Sunday 83 $5,161,860 Jul 28, 2013 27
Fastest to $300m 57 $301,650,860 Jul 26, 2013 26
Biggest 4th Friday 93 $4,866,435 Jul 26, 2013 25
Biggest 3rd Thursday 54 $3,208,885 Jul 25, 2013 24
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 57 $3,361,405 Jul 24, 2013 23
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 46 $4,354,800 Jul 23, 2013 22
Biggest 3rd Monday 79 $3,457,100 Jul 22, 2013 21
Biggest 3rd Sunday 91 $7,410,800 Jul 21, 2013 20
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 100 $24,906,360 Jul 19, 2013 20
Biggest 3rd Friday 99 $7,468,085 Jul 19, 2013 18
Biggest 2nd Thursday 70 $5,000,505 Jul 18, 2013 17
Fastest to $250m 70 $251,100,035 Jul 18, 2013 17
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 66 $5,233,395 Jul 17, 2013 16
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 60 $6,845,130 Jul 16, 2013 15
Biggest 2nd Sunday 94 $13,009,750 Jul 14, 2013 13
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 93 $43,892,895 Jul 12, 2013 13
Biggest 2nd Saturday 97 $17,433,065 Jul 13, 2013 12
Fastest to $150m 83 $215,367,025 Jul 12, 2013 12
Fastest to $200m 81 $215,367,025 Jul 12, 2013 12
Biggest 2nd Friday 93 $13,450,080 Jul 12, 2013 11
Biggest 1st Thursday 65 $9,153,130 Jul 11, 2013 10
Biggest 1st Wednesday 65 $9,672,740 Jul 10, 2013 9
Biggest 1st Tuesday 63 $12,070,940 Jul 9, 2013 8
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 85 $12,070,940 Jul 9, 2013 8
Biggest 1st Sunday 97 $23,662,240 Jul 7, 2013 6
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 16 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 41 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 16 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 17 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 24 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top PG Weekend Domestic 24 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 84 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top Universal Weekend Domestic 15 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 7 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $118,115,849 Jul 5, 2013 6
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 7 $84,227,980 Jul 5, 2013 6
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $118,115,849 Jul 5, 2013 6
Top 2013 Theater Average 51 $21,073 Jul 5, 2013 6
Fastest to $100m 101 $118,702,055 Jul 5, 2013 5
Fastest to $50m 157 $118,702,055 Jul 5, 2013 5
Biggest Domestic Thursday 12 $24,546,980 Jul 4, 2013 3
Top Adventure Day Domestic 77 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top Digital Animation Day Domestic 27 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top Kids Fiction Day Domestic 29 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top Original Screenplay Day Domestic 46 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top PG Day Domestic 36 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Top Universal Day Domestic 26 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Biggest Domestic July Day 33 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 8 $35,010,665 Jul 3, 2013 2

Leading Cast

Steve Carell    Gru
Kristen Wiig    Lucy

Supporting Cast

Benjamin Bratt    Eduardo/El Macho
Miranda Cosgrove    Margo
Russell Brand    Dr. Nefario
Ken Jeong    Floyd
Steve Googan    Silas
Elsie Fisher    Agnes
Dana Gaier    Edith
Moises Arias    Antonio
Nasim Pedrad    Jillian
Kristen Schaal    Shannon
Pierre Coffin    Minions (Kevin, Bob, Stuart, Additional Minions, Evil Minions)
Chris Renaud    Additonal Minions, Evil Minions, Italian Waiter
Nickolai Stoilov    Arctic Lab Guards
Vanessa Bayer    Flight Attendant
Ava Acres    Additonal Voice
Lori Alan    Additonal Voice
Jack Angel    Additonal Voice
Eva Bella    Additonal Voice
Georgia Cook    Additonal Voice
John Cygan    Additonal Voice
Debi Derryberry    Additonal Voice
Jess Harnell    Additonal Voice
Danny Mann    Additonal Voice
Mona Marshall    Additonal Voice
Mickie McGowan    Additonal Voice
Mason McNulty    Additonal Voice
Alec Medlock    Additonal Voice
Laraine Newman    Additonal Voice
Jan Rabson    Additonal Voice
Andre Robinson    Additonal Voice
Katie Silverman    Additonal Voice
Casey Simpson    Additonal Voice
James Kevin Ward    Additonal Voice
April Winchell    Additonal Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Renaud    Director
Pierre Coffin    Director
Cinco Paul    Screenwriter
Ken Daurio    Screenwriter
Christopher Meledandri    Producer
Janet Healy    Producer
Gregory Perler    Editor
Yarrow Cheney    Production Designer
Eric Guillon    Production Designer
Carter Goodrich    Character Designer
Eric Guillon    Character Designer
Pharrell Williams    Song Writer
Heitor Pereira    Composer
Robert Taylor    Associate Producer
Laurent De La Chapelle    Animation Supervisor
Pierre Avon    Supervising Animator
Nicolas Bauduin    Supervising Animator
Francois-Xavier Bologna    Supervising Animator
Jean Hemez    Supervising Animator
Julien Soret    Supervising Animator
Emmanuel Vergne    Supervising Animator
Gilad Carmel    Associate Editor
Claire Dodgson    Associate Editor
Loic Rastout    Set Designer
Oliver Adam    Set Designer
Paul Mager    Set Designer
Christophe Charriton    Set Designer
Habib Louati    Story Artist

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

Home Market Numbers: Maggie Can't Wake Up the Box Office

July 26th, 2015

Maggie

There was not a single first run release among the new releases for July 7th, which meant Get Hard remained on top of the combined DVD and Blu-ray chart for July 12th. It sold an additional 268,000 units and generated $5.21 million for the week, giving it totals of 760,000 units / $13.75 million after two. More...

Get Hard Tops Soft Home Market

July 22nd, 2015

Get Hard

Only one of the new releases for June 30th was a really big seller on the DVD and Blu-ray chart for July 5th. That was Get Hard, which led the way with 503,000 units / $8.81 million during its first week of release. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 31%. This is lower than the market average, but not that bad for a comedy. More...

DVD Sales: Secret of the Tomb Stuck with the Leftovers

March 29th, 2015

Despite there being five new releases on this week's DVD sales chart, there was a holdover hanging onto top spot. Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 sold 472,000 units and generated $6.36 million in sales during its first full week of release for early totals of 1.19 million units / $16.28 million. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 15th, 2014

Frozen poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Animated Feature Film, which looked like it would be competitive for most of the year, then Frozen came out and instantly became the favorite. Is it the favorite? Or is there a dark horse out there? More...

International Box Office: Happy New Year!

February 5th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

It's Chinese New Year and the international box office was led by two Chinese films. The Monkey King earned first place with $46 million in 7 markets for a total opening of $54 million. Like most Chinese films, we don't have breakdowns of individual markets. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Rolling in the Money

January 29th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street remained in first place with $35.27 million on 5,472 screens in 40 markets for an international total of $125.49 million. This is already substantially more than the film has pulled in domestically, plus it has a number of major market debuts ahead. This past weekend, the film opened in first place in Australia with $4.46 million on 325 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.68 million. Meanwhile, it remained in first place in the U.K. with $5.95 million on 506 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.94 million after two weeks of release. It had a very similar weekend at the box office in Germany with $5.49 million on 597 screens, while it is $14.11 million in that market, also after two weeks of release. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Leads the Pack

January 23rd, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street rocketed from fifth place to first place with $32.84 million in 4,446 screens in 36 markets for an international total of $80.86 million over four weeks of release. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $7.65 million on 500 screens, while in Germany it earned first place with $6.66 million on 502 screens. Meanwhile, it made $3.62 million on 327 screens in Spain, earning first place in that market as well. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

International Box Office: Frozen Fights Its Way to the Top

January 15th, 2014

Frozen poster

After being in second place for a long time, Frozen finally scored first place with $27.8 million in 50 markets for totals of $394.6 million internationally and $711.9 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but it opens this weekend in South Korea and in Japan in March. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 10th, 2013

December 10th, 2013

It's a good week / bad week when it comes to new releases. On the positive side, there are a couple big first run releases, a couple big TV on DVD releases, and even a classic film hitting Blu-ray for the first time. On the other hand, the depth is really bad. If you look at Amazon.com's list of best selling new releases, you will find filler on the second page. That's not to say there are no contenders for Pick of the Week. Despicable Me 2 is the best selling release and the Blu-ray Combo Pack or 3D Combo Pack are also among the best, as is Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. There are also a few more contenders where I'm waiting for a screener (Berberian Sound Studio, The Hunt, etc.). and it is a busy week for top notch releases. In the end, I went with Despicable Me 2 for that honor, but it was a real coin toss. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Despicable Me 2

December 9th, 2013

Despicable Me came out in 2010 and it was the first digitally animated film released by Universal. There was a lot of pressure to do well, because its level of success would not only determine if more Despicable Me movies would be made, but if the studio would continue to release digitally animated films in general. It beat expectations. Not only was it a great movie, but it earned more than $500 million worldwide on a $69 million budget. Needless to say, Despicable Me 2 was given the greenlight right away. However, can it live up to its predecessor? If not, is it still worth checking out? More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel

December 6th, 2013

Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas. The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real choice for 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 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

On the other hand, there's no clear prize for this week's winner. We have something a little different this time around. 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 random Blu-ray from the following list...

Just look at the app...

There are 21 possibly Blu-rays on that list, and the winner won't know which one they won till it arrives. I think this is kind of fun. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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...

International Box Office: Thor 2 Still Strong Second Time Around

November 14th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World debuted last weekend, but thanks to a number of new markets this weekend, it was even more dominant on the international chart. It pulled in $94 million in 66 markets, which lifts its running tally to $240.9 million internationally and $326.6 million worldwide. Its biggest market was China where it made $20.98 million. In comparison, Thor made about $15 million there, in total. This is incredible growth. It grew in Russia rising to $11.44 million on 1,500 screens for a total of $24.04 million after two weeks of release. The original Thor finished with $268.30 million internationally, which is a figure Thor 2 will smash through by the weekend. It might make more internationally than the first film made worldwide and it could help Disney break the all-time single year global box office record, currently at $3.791 billion, which it earned in 2010. More...

International Box Office: Gravity Grows

October 30th, 2013

Gravity earned first place for the fourth week with $37.7 million on 7,340 screens in 53 markets for a total of $164.4 million internationally and $364.0 million worldwide. This weekend it debuted in first place in France with a very impressive $10.76 million on 398 screens. It also remained in first place in South Korea with $5.29 million on 531 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $15.55 million. It also repeated in top spot in Mexico with $3.79 million on 1,563 screens over the weekend for a total of $12.04 million after two. The film will likely pull in close to $100 million in just these holdovers, plus it has yet to open in the U.K., Japan and China, so it could make another $100 million in those three markets as well. More...

International Box Office: Gravity Orbits a Milestone

October 24th, 2013

For the third weekend in a row, Gravity led the way on the international chart and reached a major milestone in the process. This past weekend, it pulled in $33.5 million on 7,900 screens in 51 markets for an international total of $114.2 million and a worldwide total $283.8 million. It opened in first place in two major markets led by South Korea where it earned $6.30 million on 636 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.29 million. Meanwhile in Mexico, it made $5.75 million on 1,783 screens. Its biggest market overall is Russia where it has earned $17.60 million in total, including $2.19 million on 700 screens this past weekend. More...

International Box Office: Gravity Stable On Top

October 16th, 2013

Gravity remained in first place with a nearly identical result as last weekend. It was up a barely noticeable amount to $28.5 million on 5,785 screens in 38 markets for a two-week total of $68.3 million internationally. This hold is even more impressive, as its only major market debut came in Brazil, where it opened in second place with $1.67 million on 219 screens. On the other hand, it was down just 9% in Australia with $3.03 million on 471 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $8.29 million. It fell a little more in Germany down 17% to $3.04 million on 614 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $8.12 million. In both of those markets, it remained in first place. It fell faster in Russia down 48% landing in second place with $3.88 million on 1,155 million screens over the weekend for a total of $14.12 million after two weeks of release. 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...

Blu-ray Sales: Despicable Has Virtuous Result

September 19th, 2013

New releases were even worse on the July 7th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart than they were on the DVD sales chart. Leading the way was Despicable Me with 88,000 units / $1.23 million for the week and 2.35 million units / $58.37 million after more than two-and-a-half years of release. This puts it just outside of the top 20 on the All-Time Blu-ray Chart, and it has already made it there as of the writing of this column. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Feel Despicable

September 19th, 2013

The new releases were terrible this week with only two of them reaching the top 30 and none of them reached the top 5 on the July 7th, 2013 DVD sales chart. Despicable Me rose to first place with 196,000 units / $2.19 million for the week for totals of 8.96 million units / $147.10 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Riddick Tops Chart Packed with Indie Releases

September 8th, 2013

The weekend after Labor Day is traditionally the slowest of the year in terms of ticket sales, but it is also potentially one of the more interesting in terms of movies because it can be the busiest weekend of the year for art house releases. This year, we have no less than 24 of them on our release schedule, and there's a good chance that we'll break the record for the most limited releases to report box office results (currently held by the weekend of September 10, 2010 with 16 -- there's an obscure movie stat for you). In fact, this weekend's chart looks very similar to that weekend three years ago. More...

Weekend Estimates: One Direction Rounds Out Hollywood's Biggest Summer

September 1st, 2013

Hollywood's Summer ends this weekend with a suitably back-to-school winner in the form of One Direction: This is Us. The 3D concert movie will pick up $17 million Friday-Sunday, largely on the back of an impressive $8.9 million gross on Saturday. While that won't set it up to challenge Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus among the top grossers in this particular sub-genre, it does show the solid business model for 3D films that cater to pop fans. Performances among other films playing this weekend were more varied. 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: Elysium Elevates the Box Office

August 23rd, 2013

Elysium rushed to top spot with $24.04 million on 4,588 screens in 41 markets for an early total of $40.08 million. This week it opened in France with $4.16 million on 466 screens, which was enough for first place. It also debuted in first place in Australia ($3.38 million on 317 screens); and in Germany ($3.20 million on 584); and Spain ($3.04 million on 450). It was pushed into third place in Russia with $2.98 million on 976 screens for a total of $12.50 million after two weeks of release. It fell 58%, which is actually better than average for a sophomore film in Russia. 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...

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...

Per Theater Chart: Fruits of Their Labor

July 16th, 2013

Fruitvale Station earned top spot on the per theater chart with an outstanding average of $53,898 in seven theaters. This is the third best per theater average for the year, behind Spring Breakers and The Place Beyond the Pines. Last week's winner, The Way Way Back, slipped to second place with $14,201 in 79 theaters. Its theater count tripled and this average suggests it will expand a lot more before it is done. Crystal Fairy was right behind with an average of $12,526 in two theaters. There were three wide releases in the $10,000 club, led by Grown Ups 2 with an average of $11,890, while Pacific Rim was right behind with an average of $11,385. The overall box office leader, Despicable Me 2, rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $10,965. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Treated Despicably

July 15th, 2013

There were two strong new releases this week, but Despicable Me 2 remained on top, even though it fell a little faster than expected. Grown Ups 2 was further evidence that bad reviews actually help Adam Sandler movies. Finally, Pacific Rim struggled, at least compared to its massive production budget. Overall, the total box office was $194 million, which is 15% lower than last weekend. However, last weekend was a holiday weekend, so this is a good hold. Compared to last year, the overall box office was 17% higher, which is a great result. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but by less than 1% at $5.81 billion to $5.86 billion. Unfortunately, next weekend 2013 will have to go against The Dark Knight Rises, so 2013 will likely lose a lot of ground. More...

Weekend Estimates: Despicable Me Too Much for Newcomers

July 14th, 2013

A three-way battle for box office supremacy this weekend will be won by the reigning champ, Despicable Me 2, dealing a major blow to Warner Bros. potential franchise starter Pacific Rim, which will end up in 3rd place. The action movie is set to post around $38.3 million, in spite of generally good reviews and an A- CinemaScore, and will land behind Grown Ups 2, which has been panned by critics but will still gather $42.5 million. Despicable Me 2 takes the prize though, with a drop of around 46% to $44.75 million for the weekend and $229 million to date. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pacific Rim Tower over Competition or Will Grown Ups Rise Up?

July 11th, 2013

There are two wide releases coming out this week, Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim, and depending on who you talk to, either one has shot at first place. However, most agree that Despicable Me 2 will repeat as the box office champ. There is a chance all three films could top $40 million at the box office, which would be great news in the year-over-year comparison. This weekend last year, Ice Age: Continental Drift opened with $46.63 million. That's a fine start, but I think Despicable Me 2 will top that during its sophomore stint and give 2013 a clear victory over 2012. More...

Contest: Independent Spirit: Winning Announcement

July 11th, 2013

The winners of our Independent Spirit contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Way Way is Strong Strong

July 9th, 2013

The Way Way Back earned top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $29,094 in nineteen theaters. This suggests a lot of room to expand, while it should reach its first milestone shortly. The overall box office leader, Despicable Me 2 was next with an average of $20,895. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain was a surprise entrant in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,450 in nearly 900 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Museum Hours with an average of $10,427 in three theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Despicable Lonely At the Top

July 9th, 2013

The July 4th long weekend resulted in a delay for some of the final box office numbers, but now that we have them, it was worth the wait. Despicable Me 2 scored an easy win with The Lone Ranger coming in a very, very distant second place. Fortunately, Despicable Me 2 made enough to compensate and the overall box office numbers were very strong. Over the three-day portion of the holiday weekend, $227 million was brought in. This is 19% higher than last weekend and 16% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. (Because July 4th falls on a different day each week, there's no way to compare the full holiday year-over-year.) Year-to-date, 2013 has earned $5.53 billion, which is 2.1% lower than last year's pace. It would only take a couple of solid wins for 2013 to earn the $118 million needed to catch up to 2012, but with The Dark Knight Rises looming ahead, that seems unlikely for now. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Despicable Be Picable?

July 4th, 2013

It's July 4th, which means it is the Independence Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the year. There are two wide releases looking to compete with the holdovers for box office dollars, but it is clear that Despicable Me 2 has far more box office potential than The Lone Ranger has. Meanwhile, Kevin Hart: Let-Me-Explain should grab a spot in the top ten. Meanwhile, Monsters University, The Heat, and the rest of the holdovers should help the overall box office climb higher than last year. 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...

Contest: Independent Spirit

June 28th, 2013

Next weekend is the Fourth of July long weekend, which is a great time to release a potential monster hit. However, while there are two or three films opening wide (one of them is semi-wide) it seems clear that Despicable Me 2 will be the clear winner. As such, it is the easy choice for 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 Despicable Me 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 6 Souls on Blu-ray. 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 6 Souls on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! Important Note: While Despicable Me 2 opens on Wednesday, we only care about the Friday through Sunday box office. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 5, 2013 1 $84,227,980   3,997 $21,073   $143,074,960 1
Jul 12, 2013 1 $43,892,895 -48% 4,003 $10,965   $228,376,775 2
Jul 19, 2013 2 $24,906,360 -43% 3,820 $6,520   $276,006,395 3
Jul 26, 2013 3 $16,424,135 -34% 3,476 $4,725   $306,812,720 4
Aug 2, 2013 5 $10,134,120 -38% 3,207 $3,160   $326,411,585 5
Aug 9, 2013 9 $5,915,650 -42% 2,395 $2,470   $338,481,845 6
Aug 16, 2013 11 $3,908,735 -34% 1,818 $2,150   $346,114,855 7
Aug 23, 2013 14 $2,600,715 -33% 1,402 $1,855   $350,701,135 8
Aug 30, 2013 13 $2,760,460 +6% 1,284 $2,150   $354,699,250 9
Sep 6, 2013 15 $1,459,505 -47% 1,050 $1,390   $357,558,315 10
Sep 13, 2013 13 $1,282,655 -12% 1,006 $1,275   $359,113,975 11
Sep 20, 2013 13 $1,360,420 +6% 1,004 $1,355   $360,730,820 12
Sep 27, 2013 17 $792,895 -42% 748 $1,060   $361,774,715 13
Oct 4, 2013 19 $485,010 -39% 485 $1,000   $362,435,610 14
Oct 11, 2013 19 $505,615 +4% 434 $1,165   $363,060,130 15
Oct 18, 2013 20 $485,850 -4% 395 $1,230   $363,741,080 16
Oct 25, 2013 20 $390,370 -20% 379 $1,030   $364,248,630 17
Nov 1, 2013 16 $423,340 +8% 309 $1,370   $364,774,325 18
Nov 8, 2013 18 $474,315 +12% 310 $1,530   $365,353,620 19
Nov 15, 2013 18 $417,850 -12% 305 $1,370   $365,943,520 20
Nov 22, 2013 18 $343,695 -18% 295 $1,165   $366,375,650 21
Nov 29, 2013 23 $340,160 -1% 271 $1,255   $366,932,480 22
Dec 6, 2013 25 $171,360 -50% 252 $680   $367,157,955 23
Dec 13, 2013 23 $183,975 +7% 233 $790   $367,396,025 24
Dec 20, 2013 26 $98,505 -46% 197 $500   $367,504,160 25
Dec 27, 2013 32 $128,685 +31% 165 $780   $367,736,345 26
Jan 3, 2014 36 $96,640 -25% 151 $640   $367,956,735 27
Jan 10, 2014 36 $66,445 -31% 137 $485   $368,049,635 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 2, 2013 P $4,700,000     0     $4,700,000  
Jul 3, 2013 1 $35,010,665     3,956 $8,850   $35,010,665 2
Jul 4, 2013 1 $24,546,980 -30%   3,956 $6,205   $58,846,980 3
Jul 5, 2013 1 $30,477,125 +24%   3,997 $7,625   $89,324,105 4
Jul 6, 2013 1 $29,377,950 -4%   3,997 $7,350   $118,702,055 5
Jul 7, 2013 1 $23,662,240 -19%   3,997 $5,920   $143,074,960 6
Jul 8, 2013 1 $10,512,110 -56%   3,997 $2,630   $153,587,070 7
Jul 9, 2013 1 $12,070,940 +15%   3,997 $3,020   $165,658,010 8
Jul 10, 2013 1 $9,672,740 -20% -72% 3,997 $2,420   $175,330,750 9
Jul 11, 2013 1 $9,153,130 -5% -63% 3,997 $2,290   $184,483,880 10
Jul 12, 2013 3 $13,450,080 +47% -56% 4,003 $3,360   $197,933,960 11
Jul 13, 2013 1 $17,433,065 +30% -41% 4,003 $4,355   $215,367,025 12
Jul 14, 2013 1 $13,009,750 -25% -45% 4,003 $3,250   $228,376,775 13
Jul 15, 2013 1 $5,644,230 -57% -46% 4,003 $1,410   $234,021,005 14
Jul 16, 2013 1 $6,845,130 +21% -43% 4,003 $1,710   $240,866,135 15
Jul 17, 2013 2 $5,233,395 -24% -46% 3,891 $1,345   $246,099,530 16
Jul 18, 2013 1 $5,000,505 -4% -45% 3,891 $1,285   $251,100,035 17
Jul 19, 2013 2 $7,468,085 +49% -44% 3,820 $1,955   $258,568,120 18
Jul 20, 2013 2 $10,027,475 +34% -42% 3,820 $2,625   $268,595,595 19
Jul 21, 2013 2 $7,410,800 -26% -43% 3,820 $1,940   $276,006,395 20
Jul 22, 2013 2 $3,457,100 -53% -39% 3,820 $905   $279,463,495 21
Jul 23, 2013 2 $4,354,800 +26% -36% 3,820 $1,140   $283,818,295 22
Jul 24, 2013 2 $3,361,405 -23% -36% 3,820 $880   $287,179,700 23
Jul 25, 2013 2 $3,208,885 -5% -36% 3,820 $840   $290,388,585 24
Jul 26, 2013 3 $4,866,435 +52% -35% 3,476 $1,400   $295,255,020 25
Jul 27, 2013 3 $6,395,840 +31% -36% 3,476 $1,840   $301,650,860 26
Jul 28, 2013 3 $5,161,860 -19% -30% 3,476 $1,485   $306,812,720 27
Jul 29, 2013 3 $2,276,780 -56% -34% 3,476 $655   $309,089,500 28
Jul 30, 2013 3 $2,728,660 +20% -37% 3,476 $785   $311,818,160 29
Jul 31, 2013 4 $2,139,150 -22% -36% 3,476 $615   $313,957,310 30
Aug 1, 2013 4 $2,320,155 +8% -28% 3,476 $667   $316,277,465 31
Aug 2, 2013 5 $3,094,755 +33% -36% 3,207 $965   $319,372,220 32
Aug 3, 2013 5 $4,153,065 +34% -35% 3,207 $1,295   $323,525,285 33
Aug 4, 2013 5 $2,886,300 -31% -44% 3,207 $900   $326,411,585 34
Aug 5, 2013 5 $1,555,395 -46% -32% 3,207 $485   $327,966,980 35
Aug 6, 2013 4 $1,763,440 +13% -35% 3,207 $550   $329,730,420 36
Aug 7, 2013 6 $1,453,525 -18% -32% 2,850 $510   $331,183,945 37
Aug 8, 2013 6 $1,382,250 -5% -40% 2,850 $485   $332,566,195 38
Aug 9, 2013 9 $1,904,025 +38% -38% 2,395 $795   $334,470,220 39
Aug 10, 2013 9 $2,287,225 +20% -45% 2,395 $955   $336,757,445 40
Aug 11, 2013 9 $1,724,400 -25% -40% 2,395 $720   $338,481,845 41
Aug 12, 2013 8 $910,125 -47% -41% 2,395 $380   $339,391,970 42
Aug 13, 2013 8 $1,221,450 +34% -31% 2,395 $510   $340,613,420 43
Aug 14, 2013 8 $862,225 -29% -41% 2,395 $360   $341,475,645 44
Aug 15, 2013 8 $730,475 -15% -47% 2,395 $305   $342,206,120 45
Aug 16, 2013 13 $1,072,620 +47% -44% 1,818 $590   $343,278,740 46
Aug 17, 2013 12 $1,581,660 +47% -31% 1,818 $870   $344,860,400 47
Aug 18, 2013 11 $1,254,455 -21% -27% 1,818 $690   $346,114,855 48
Aug 19, 2013 11 $527,220 -58% -42% 1,818 $290   $346,642,075 49
Aug 20, 2013 11 $581,760 +10% -52% 1,818 $320   $347,223,835 50
Aug 21, 2013 12 $415,205 -29% -52% 1,818 $228   $347,639,040 51
Aug 22, 2013 11 $461,380 +11% -37% 1,818 $254   $348,100,420 52
Aug 23, 2013 - $715,020 +55% -33% 1,402 $510   $348,815,440 53
Aug 24, 2013 - $1,100,575 +54% -30% 1,402 $785   $349,916,015 54
Aug 25, 2013 - $785,120 -29% -37% 1,402 $560   $350,701,135 55
Aug 26, 2013 - $336,480 -57% -36% 1,402 $240   $351,037,615 56
Aug 27, 2013 - $350,555 +4% -40% 1,402 $250   $351,388,170 57
Aug 28, 2013 - $288,420 -18% -31% 1,402 $206   $351,676,590 58
Aug 29, 2013 - $262,200 -9% -43% 1,402 $187   $351,938,790 59
Aug 30, 2013 - $597,060 +128% -16% 1,284 $465   $352,535,850 60
Aug 31, 2013 - $1,072,045 +80% -3% 1,284 $835   $353,607,895 61
Sep 1, 2013 - $1,091,355 +2% +39% 1,284 $850   $354,699,250 62
Sep 2, 2013 - $1,040,040 -5% +209% 1,284 $810   $355,739,290 63
Sep 3, 2013 - $147,660 -86% -58% 1,284 $115   $355,886,950 64
Sep 4, 2013 - $96,300 -35% -67% 1,284 $75   $355,983,250 65
Sep 5, 2013 - $115,560 +20% -56% 1,284 $90   $356,098,810 66
Sep 6, 2013 - $309,750 +168% -48% 1,050 $295   $356,408,560 67
Sep 7, 2013 - $724,500 +134% -32% 1,050 $690   $357,133,060 68
Sep 8, 2013 - $425,255 -41% -61% 1,050 $405   $357,558,315 69
Sep 9, 2013 - $68,250 -84% -93% 1,050 $65   $357,626,565 70
Sep 10, 2013 - $78,750 +15% -47% 1,050 $75   $357,705,315 71
Sep 11, 2013 - $63,010 -20% -35% 1,050 $60   $357,768,325 72
Sep 12, 2013 - $62,995 n/c -45% 1,050 $60   $357,831,320 73
Sep 13, 2013 - $271,625 +331% -12% 1,006 $270   $358,102,945 74
Sep 14, 2013 - $613,660 +126% -15% 1,006 $610   $358,716,605 75
Sep 15, 2013 - $397,370 -35% -7% 1,006 $395   $359,113,975 76
Sep 16, 2013 - $65,390 -84% -4% 1,006 $65   $359,179,365 77
Sep 17, 2013 - $70,420 +8% -11% 1,006 $70   $359,249,785 78
Sep 18, 2013 - $60,360 -14% -4% 1,006 $60   $359,310,145 79
Sep 19, 2013 - $60,255 n/c -4% 1,006 $60   $359,370,400 80
Sep 20, 2013 - $286,140 +375% +5% 1,004 $285   $359,656,540 81
Sep 21, 2013 - $682,720 +139% +11% 1,004 $680   $360,339,260 82
Sep 22, 2013 12 $391,560 -43% -1% 1,004 $390   $360,730,820 83
Sep 23, 2013 - $65,260 -83% n/c 1,004 $65   $360,796,080 84
Sep 24, 2013 - $70,280 +8% n/c 1,004 $70   $360,866,360 85
Sep 25, 2013 - $60,240 -14% n/c 1,004 $60   $360,926,600 86
Sep 26, 2013 - $55,220 -8% -8% 1,004 $55   $360,981,820 87
Sep 27, 2013 - $190,755 +245% -33% 748 $255   $361,172,575 88
Sep 28, 2013 - $381,480 +100% -44% 748 $510   $361,554,055 89
Sep 29, 2013 - $220,660 -42% -44% 748 $295   $361,774,715 90
Sep 30, 2013 - $44,880 -80% -31% 748 $60   $361,819,595 91
Oct 1, 2013 - $48,620 +8% -31% 748 $65   $361,868,215 92
Oct 2, 2013 - $41,350 -15% -31% 748 $55   $361,909,565 93
Oct 3, 2013 - $41,035 -1% -26% 748 $55   $361,950,600 94
Oct 4, 2013 - $116,410 +184% -39% 485 $240   $362,067,010 95
Oct 5, 2013 - $230,375 +98% -40% 485 $475   $362,297,385 96
Oct 6, 2013 - $138,225 -40% -37% 485 $285   $362,435,610 97
Oct 7, 2013 - $29,100 -79% -35% 485 $60   $362,464,710 98
Oct 8, 2013 - $31,525 +8% -35% 485 $65   $362,496,235 99
Oct 9, 2013 - $26,675 -15% -35% 485 $55   $362,522,910 100
Oct 10, 2013 - $31,605 +18% -23% 485 $65   $362,554,515 101
Oct 11, 2013 - $134,540 +326% +16% 434 $310   $362,689,055 102
Oct 12, 2013 - $227,850 +69% -1% 434 $525   $362,916,905 103
Oct 13, 2013 - $143,225 -37% +4% 434 $330   $363,060,130 104
Oct 14, 2013 - $91,140 -36% +213% 434 $210   $363,151,270 105
Oct 15, 2013 - $36,890 -60% +17% 434 $85   $363,188,160 106
Oct 16, 2013 - $28,010 -24% +5% 434 $65   $363,216,170 107
Oct 17, 2013 - $39,060 +39% +24% 434 $90   $363,255,230 108
Oct 18, 2013 - $126,400 +224% -6% 395 $320   $363,381,630 109
Oct 19, 2013 - $231,075 +83% +1% 395 $585   $363,612,705 110
Oct 20, 2013 - $128,375 -44% -10% 395 $325   $363,741,080 111
Oct 21, 2013 - $29,805 -77% -67% 395 $75   $363,770,885 112
Oct 22, 2013 - $29,710 n/c -19% 395 $75   $363,800,595 113
Oct 23, 2013 - $25,870 -13% -8% 395 $65   $363,826,465 114
Oct 24, 2013 - $31,795 +23% -19% 395 $80   $363,858,260 115
Oct 25, 2013 - $102,330 +222% -19% 379 $270   $363,960,590 116
Oct 26, 2013 - $176,235 +72% -24% 379 $465   $364,136,825 117
Oct 27, 2013 - $111,805 -37% -13% 379 $295   $364,248,630 118
Oct 28, 2013 - $26,555 -76% -11% 379 $70   $364,275,185 119
Oct 29, 2013 - $24,635 -7% -17% 379 $65   $364,299,820 120
Oct 30, 2013 - $20,845 -15% -19% 379 $55   $364,320,665 121
Oct 31, 2013 - $30,320 +45% -5% 379 $80   $364,350,985 122
Nov 1, 2013 - $100,425 +231% -2% 309 $325   $364,451,410 123
Nov 2, 2013 - $208,585 +108% +18% 309 $675   $364,659,995 124
Nov 3, 2013 - $114,330 -45% +2% 309 $370   $364,774,325 125
Nov 4, 2013 - $26,265 -77% -1% 309 $85   $364,800,590 126
Nov 5, 2013 - $32,445 +24% +32% 309 $105   $364,833,035 127
Nov 6, 2013 - $23,175 -29% +11% 309 $75   $364,856,210 128
Nov 7, 2013 - $23,095 n/c -24% 309 $75   $364,879,305 129
Nov 8, 2013 - $113,150 +390% +13% 310 $365   $364,992,455 130
Nov 9, 2013 - $220,100 +95% +6% 310 $710   $365,212,555 131
Nov 10, 2013 - $141,065 -36% +23% 310 $455   $365,353,620 132
Nov 11, 2013 - $97,650 -31% +272% 310 $315   $365,451,270 133
Nov 12, 2013 - $26,350 -73% -19% 310 $85   $365,477,620 134
Nov 13, 2013 - $24,800 -6% +7% 310 $80   $365,502,420 135
Nov 14, 2013 - $23,250 -6% +1% 310 $75   $365,525,670 136
Nov 15, 2013 - $100,650 +333% -11% 305 $330   $365,626,320 137
Nov 16, 2013 - $208,925 +108% -5% 305 $685   $365,835,245 138
Nov 17, 2013 - $108,275 -48% -23% 305 $355   $365,943,520 139
Nov 18, 2013 - $22,875 -79% -77% 305 $75   $365,966,395 140
Nov 19, 2013 - $24,385 +7% -7% 305 $80   $365,990,780 141
Nov 20, 2013 - $21,350 -12% -14% 305 $70   $366,012,130 142
Nov 21, 2013 - $19,825 -7% -15% 305 $65   $366,031,955 143
Nov 22, 2013 18 $79,650 +302% -21% 295 $270   $366,111,605 144
Nov 23, 2013 16 $169,625 +113% -19% 295 $575   $366,281,230 145
Nov 24, 2013 17 $94,420 -44% -13% 295 $320   $366,375,650 146
Nov 25, 2013 17 $42,775 -55% +87% 295 $145   $366,418,425 147
Nov 26, 2013 16 $56,010 +31% +130% 295 $190   $366,474,435 148
Nov 27, 2013 - $78,590 +40% +268% 271 $290   $366,553,025 149
Nov 28, 2013 - $39,295 -50% +98% 271 $145   $366,592,320 150
Nov 29, 2013 - $135,555 +245% +70% 271 $500   $366,727,875 151
Nov 30, 2013 - $136,855 +1% -19% 271 $505   $366,864,730 152
Dec 1, 2013 - $67,750 -50% -28% 271 $250   $366,932,480 153
Dec 2, 2013 - $14,785 -78% -65% 271 $55   $366,947,265 154
Dec 3, 2013 - $13,605 -8% -76% 271 $50   $366,960,870 155
Dec 4, 2013 - $12,310 -10% -84% 271 $45   $366,973,180 156
Dec 5, 2013 - $13,415 +9% -66% 271 $50   $366,986,595 157
Dec 6, 2013 - $39,060 +191% -71% 252 $155   $367,025,655 158
Dec 7, 2013 - $83,160 +113% -39% 252 $330   $367,108,815 159
Dec 8, 2013 - $49,140 -41% -27% 252 $195   $367,157,955 160
Dec 9, 2013 - $13,860 -72% -6% 252 $55   $367,171,815 161
Dec 10, 2013 - $15,120 +9% +11% 252 $60   $367,186,935 162
Dec 11, 2013 - $13,775 -9% +12% 252 $55   $367,200,710 163
Dec 12, 2013 - $11,340 -18% -15% 252 $45   $367,212,050 164
Dec 13, 2013 - $31,220 +175% -20% 233 $134   $367,243,270 165
Dec 14, 2013 - $71,360 +129% -14% 233 $306   $367,314,630 166
Dec 15, 2013 - $41,255 -42% -16% 233 $177   $367,355,885 167
Dec 16, 2013 - $9,930 -76% -28% 233 $43   $367,365,815 168
Dec 17, 2013 - $12,265 +24% -19% 233 $53   $367,378,080 169
Dec 18, 2013 - $13,780 +12% n/c 233 $59   $367,391,860 170
Dec 19, 2013 - $13,795 n/c +22% 233 $59   $367,405,655 171
Dec 20, 2013 - $25,615 +86% -18% 197 $130   $367,431,270 172
Dec 21, 2013 - $41,370 +62% -42% 197 $210   $367,472,640 173
Dec 22, 2013 - $31,520 -24% -24% 197 $160   $367,504,160 174
Dec 23, 2013 - $31,520 n/c +217% 197 $160   $367,535,680 175
Dec 24, 2013 - $17,730 -44% +45% 197 $90   $367,553,410 176
Dec 25, 2013 - $20,125 +14% +46% 197 $102   $367,573,535 177
Dec 26, 2013 - $34,125 +70% +147% 197 $173   $367,607,660 178
Dec 27, 2013 - $43,725 +28% +71% 165 $265   $367,651,385 179
Dec 28, 2013 - $49,485 +13% +20% 165 $300   $367,700,870 180
Dec 29, 2013 - $35,475 -28% +13% 165 $215   $367,736,345 181
Dec 30, 2013 - $30,525 -14% -3% 165 $185   $367,766,870 182
Dec 31, 2013 - $26,400 -14% +49% 165 $160   $367,793,270 183
Jan 1, 2014 - $42,075 +59% +109% 165 $255   $367,835,345 184
Jan 2, 2014 - $24,750 -41% -27% 165 $150   $367,860,095 185
Jan 3, 2014 - $33,220 +34% -24% 151 $220   $367,893,315 186
Jan 4, 2014 - $42,280 +27% -15% 151 $280   $367,935,595 187
Jan 5, 2014 - $21,140 -50% -40% 151 $140   $367,956,735 188
Jan 6, 2014 - $7,555 -64% -75% 151 $50   $367,964,290 189
Jan 7, 2014 - $7,575 n/c -71% 151 $50   $367,971,865 190
Jan 8, 2014 - $6,040 -20% -86% 151 $40   $367,977,905 191
Jan 9, 2014 - $5,285 -13% -79% 151 $35   $367,983,190 192
Jan 10, 2014 - $13,015 +146% -61% 137 $95   $367,996,205 193
Jan 11, 2014 - $33,565 +158% -21% 137 $245   $368,029,770 194
Jan 12, 2014 - $19,865 -41% -6% 137 $145   $368,049,635 195
Jan 13, 2014 - $3,425 -83% -55% 137 $25   $368,053,060 196
Jan 14, 2014 - $4,110 +20% -46% 137 $30   $368,057,170 197
Jan 15, 2014 - $4,095 n/c -32% 137 $30   $368,061,265 198
Jan 16, 2014 - $4,120 +1% -22% 137 $30   $368,065,385 199

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 28, 2013 3 $59,557,645   3,956 $15,055   $59,557,645 1
Jul 5, 2013 1 $124,926,235 +110% 3,997 $31,255   $184,483,880 2
Jul 12, 2013 1 $66,616,155 -47% 3,891 $17,121   $251,100,035 3
Jul 19, 2013 2 $39,288,550 -41% 3,820 $10,285   $290,388,585 4
Jul 26, 2013 3 $25,888,880 -34% 3,476 $7,448   $316,277,465 5
Aug 2, 2013 5 $16,288,730 -37% 2,850 $5,715   $332,566,195 6
Aug 9, 2013 9 $9,639,925 -41% 2,395 $4,025   $342,206,120 7
Aug 16, 2013 11 $5,894,300 -39% 1,818 $3,242   $348,100,420 8
Aug 23, 2013 14 $3,838,370 -35% 1,402 $2,738   $351,938,790 9
Aug 30, 2013 13 $4,160,020 +8% 1,284 $3,240   $356,098,810 10
Sep 6, 2013 16 $1,732,510 -58% 1,050 $1,650   $357,831,320 11
Sep 13, 2013 13 $1,539,080 -11% 1,006 $1,530   $359,370,400 12
Sep 20, 2013 14 $1,611,420 +5% 1,004 $1,605   $360,981,820 13
Sep 27, 2013 16 $968,780 -40% 748 $1,295   $361,950,600 14
Oct 4, 2013 19 $603,915 -38% 485 $1,245   $362,554,515 15
Oct 11, 2013 19 $700,715 +16% 434 $1,615   $363,255,230 16
Oct 18, 2013 20 $603,030 -14% 395 $1,527   $363,858,260 17
Oct 25, 2013 21 $492,725 -18% 379 $1,300   $364,350,985 18
Nov 1, 2013 16 $528,320 +7% 309 $1,710   $364,879,305 19
Nov 8, 2013 16 $646,365 +22% 310 $2,085   $365,525,670 20
Nov 15, 2013 18 $506,285 -22% 305 $1,660   $366,031,955 21
Nov 22, 2013 21 $560,365 +11% 271 $2,068   $366,592,320 22
Nov 29, 2013 22 $394,275 -30% 271 $1,455   $366,986,595 23
Dec 6, 2013 24 $225,455 -43% 252 $895   $367,212,050 24
Dec 13, 2013 26 $193,605 -14% 233 $831   $367,405,655 25
Dec 20, 2013 32 $202,005 +4% 197 $1,025   $367,607,660 26
Dec 27, 2013 29 $252,435 +25% 165 $1,530   $367,860,095 27
Jan 3, 2014 38 $123,095 -51% 151 $815   $367,983,190 28
Jan 10, 2014 35 $82,195 -33% 137 $600   $368,065,385 29

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 7/4/2013 $0 0 17 21 $18,552,388 11/27/2018
Austria 7/5/2013 $0 0 10 10 $4,501,857 12/13/2015
Belgium 6/26/2013 $0 0 6 20 $5,186,485 12/13/2015
Brazil 7/5/2013 $0 0 8 18 $35,490,816 12/13/2015
Bulgaria 7/5/2013 $0 0 1 3 $713,955 12/30/2018
Egypt 9/11/2013 $0 0 6 18 $161,979 12/30/2018
Germany 7/4/2013 $0 0 87 87 $38,318,984 12/13/2015
Greece 10/10/2013 $0 0 47 194 $1,825,257 12/13/2015
Iceland 9/13/2013 $0 0 2 4 $305,639 12/30/2018
Italy 10/10/2013 $0 0 101 101 $21,608,120 12/13/2015
Lebanon 8/1/2013 $0 0 1 1 $807,573 12/30/2018
Lithuania 7/12/2013 $0 0 6 7 $749,248 10/3/2018
Portugal 7/4/2013 $0 0 2 5 $2,100,193 10/20/2015
Serbia and Montenegro 10/3/2013 $0 0 18 72 $191,060 12/30/2018
Singapore 7/4/2013 $0 0 3 3 $5,650,376 12/13/2015
Slovenia 10/3/2013 $0 0 23 69 $437,596 12/13/2015
Spain 7/5/2013 $0 0 7 12 $17,553,152 12/13/2015
Turkey 10/4/2013 $0 0 41 61 $4,111,320 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 6/28/2013 $0 0 187 569 $72,278,040 12/13/2015
Venezuela 7/5/2013 $0 0 4 8 $10,935,072 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $365,672,340
 
International Total$607,151,450 12/30/2018

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
Dec 15, 201312,080,734 2,080,734$35,351,671$35,351,6711
Dec 22, 201311,537,428-26% 3,618,162$26,120,902$61,472,5732
Dec 29, 20131948,749-38% 4,566,911$15,777,696$77,250,2693
Jan 5, 20141337,499-64% 4,904,410$5,734,108$82,984,3774
Jan 12, 20142164,649-51% 5,069,059$2,795,740$85,780,1175
Jan 19, 2014590,867-45% 5,159,926$1,543,830$87,323,9476
Jan 26, 2014575,726-17% 5,235,652$1,286,585$88,610,5327
Feb 2, 20141048,572-36% 5,284,224$825,238$89,435,7708
Feb 9, 20143166,185+242% 5,450,409$2,303,324$91,739,0949
Feb 16, 20141262,107-63% 5,512,516$930,984$92,670,07810
Feb 23, 2014853,444-14% 5,565,960$801,126$93,471,20411
Mar 2, 20141136,206-32% 5,602,166$542,728$94,013,93212
Mar 9, 2014934,604-4% 5,636,770$518,022$94,531,95413
Mar 16, 20141253,676+55% 5,690,446$804,603$95,336,55714
Mar 23, 20141426,149-51% 5,716,595$391,974$95,728,53115
Mar 30, 20141243,147+65% 5,759,742$637,713$96,366,24416
Apr 6, 20141140,630-6% 5,800,372$602,543$96,968,78717
Apr 13, 2014593,035+129% 5,893,407$1,068,972$98,037,75918
Apr 20, 20147123,932+33% 6,017,339$1,370,688$99,408,44719
Apr 27, 20141424,063-81% 6,041,402$358,779$99,767,22620
May 4, 20141622,642-6% 6,064,044$339,177$100,106,40321
May 11, 20142023,277+3% 6,087,321$348,922$100,455,32522
May 18, 20141723,300n/c6,110,621$349,267$100,804,59223
May 25, 20142017,351-26% 6,127,972$260,091$101,064,68324
Jun 1, 20142018,110+4% 6,146,082$271,469$101,336,15225
Jun 8, 20141815,911-12% 6,161,993$238,506$101,574,65826
Jun 15, 20142315,799-1% 6,177,792$236,195$101,810,85327
Jun 22, 20142411,368-28% 6,189,160$170,406$101,981,25928
Jun 29, 20142015,762+39% 6,204,922$229,495$102,210,75429
Jul 6, 20142125,471+62% 6,230,393$279,417$102,490,17130
Jul 13, 20142019,675-23% 6,250,068$224,688$102,714,85931
Jul 20, 20142514,283-27% 6,264,351$191,107$102,905,96632
Jul 27, 20141616,165+13% 6,280,516$170,056$103,076,02233
Aug 3, 20142913,916-14% 6,294,432$208,183$103,284,20534
Aug 31, 20142518,638 6,331,843$242,108$103,786,16938
Sep 7, 20142916,540-11% 6,348,383$214,689$104,000,85839
Sep 28, 2014197,837 6,371,777$101,803$104,304,74742
Nov 2, 20142919,617 6,432,423$243,251$105,080,96547
Nov 9, 20141424,185+23% 6,456,608$358,422$105,439,38748
Nov 16, 20141228,807+19% 6,485,415$393,792$105,833,17949
Nov 30, 20142300,317 6,805,348$2,946,110$109,045,28251
Dec 7, 20141493,969-69% 6,899,317$1,247,908$110,293,19052
Dec 14, 20143035,232-63% 6,934,549$492,896$110,786,08653
Dec 21, 20142863,484+80% 6,998,033$888,141$111,674,22754
Feb 8, 20152319,237 7,114,258$191,601$113,214,68161
Mar 1, 20152317,306 7,163,524$203,519$113,777,18964
Mar 15, 20151327,423 7,204,376$281,908$114,194,99866
Mar 22, 20151029,271+7% 7,233,647$344,227$114,539,22567
Mar 29, 20151038,406+31% 7,272,053$384,060$114,923,28568
Apr 5, 20151366,663+74% 7,338,716$695,295$115,618,58069
Apr 26, 20151126,481 7,392,908$390,860$116,411,01972
May 3, 2015826,096-1% 7,419,004$331,680$116,742,69973
May 10, 20151321,977-16% 7,440,981$228,121$116,970,82074
May 17, 20151425,736+17% 7,466,717$385,011$117,355,83175
May 24, 20151511,619-55% 7,478,336$173,588$117,529,41976
May 31, 2015931,100+168% 7,509,436$413,008$117,942,42777
Jun 7, 20151224,602-21% 7,534,038$325,976$118,268,40378
Jun 14, 20151720,933-15% 7,554,971$271,292$118,539,69579
Jun 21, 20151920,651-1% 7,575,622$267,637$118,807,33280
Jun 28, 20151243,853+112% 43,853$208,302$208,30281
Jun 28, 20151145,247 7,620,869$581,424$119,388,75681
Jul 5, 2015575,545+67% 7,696,414$754,695$120,143,45182
Jul 5, 2015852,039 95,892$247,185$455,48782
Jul 12, 2015763,716+22% 159,608$0$455,48783
Jul 12, 2015479,941 7,776,355$872,956$121,016,40783
Jul 19, 20151039,581-50% 199,189$0$455,48784
Jul 19, 2015668,818 7,845,173$622,803$121,639,21084
Jul 26, 2015848,236-30% 247,425$0$455,48785
Jul 26, 2015656,816 7,901,989$614,181$122,253,39185
Aug 2, 20151124,462-57% 271,887$0$455,48786
Aug 2, 20151027,045 7,929,034$282,891$122,536,28286
Aug 9, 20151022,577-17% 294,464$0$455,48787
Aug 9, 2015924,320 7,953,354$256,090$122,792,37287
Aug 16, 2015845,090+85% 339,554$0$455,48788
Aug 16, 20151335,592 7,988,946$374,784$123,167,15688
Aug 23, 20151329,238-18% 8,018,184$307,876$123,475,03289
Aug 23, 2015838,924 378,478$0$455,48789
Aug 30, 20151027,465-29% 405,943$0$455,48790
Aug 30, 20151623,785 8,041,969$252,597$123,727,62990
Sep 6, 20151519,417-18% 8,061,386$204,461$123,932,09091
Sep 20, 2015306,681 8,079,992$70,351$124,127,89293
Oct 4, 20152912,010 8,100,570$151,446$124,381,98395
Dec 6, 20152930,732 8,239,266$296,564$125,831,552104
Dec 13, 20152025,633-17% 8,264,899$256,074$126,087,626105
Dec 20, 20152850,476+97% 8,315,375$571,893$126,659,519106
Feb 7, 20162812,428 8,411,804$136,708$127,724,850113
Jul 2, 2017218,315 8,763,066$53,382$131,185,696186

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 15, 201312,918,985 2,918,985$58,828,091$58,828,0911
Dec 22, 201311,109,868-62% 4,028,853$22,272,998$81,101,0892
Dec 29, 20131651,940-41% 4,680,793$13,192,776$94,293,8653
Jan 5, 20141174,339-73% 4,855,132$3,555,572$97,849,4374
Jan 12, 2014194,901-46% 4,950,033$1,940,163$99,789,6005
Jan 19, 2014445,433-52% 4,995,466$932,496$100,722,0966
Jan 26, 2014537,469-18% 5,032,935$768,386$101,490,4827
Feb 2, 2014920,875-44% 5,053,810$429,166$101,919,6488
Feb 9, 20141821,232+2% 5,075,042$437,285$102,356,9339
Feb 16, 2014750,635+138% 5,125,677$1,040,747$103,397,68010
Feb 23, 2014633,942-33% 5,159,619$760,578$104,158,25811
Mar 2, 2014726,076-23% 5,185,695$535,735$104,693,99312
Mar 9, 2014925,629-2% 5,211,324$528,105$105,222,09813
Mar 16, 2014931,818+24% 5,243,142$650,921$105,873,01914
Mar 23, 20141015,594-51% 5,258,736$319,099$106,192,11815
Mar 30, 20141120,912+34% 5,279,648$428,749$106,620,86716
Apr 6, 20141414,303-32% 5,293,951$292,581$106,913,44817
Apr 13, 20141912,395-13% 5,306,346$221,703$107,135,15118
Apr 20, 2014862,051+401% 5,368,397$998,069$108,133,22019
Apr 27, 20141410,520-83% 5,378,917$214,606$108,347,82620
May 4, 2014188,557-19% 5,387,474$175,672$108,523,49821
Aug 3, 2014175,704 5,464,834$102,065$110,049,57934
Feb 8, 20151316,505 5,645,099$168,918$112,711,89561
Jun 28, 2015169,845 5,721,540$148,780$113,799,16381
Jul 5, 20151015,907+62% 5,737,447$235,095$114,034,25882
Jul 12, 20151211,352-29% 5,748,799$194,411$114,228,66983
Jul 19, 2015819,214+69% 5,768,013$256,586$114,485,25584
Jul 26, 2015179,533-50% 5,777,546$138,953$114,624,20885
Aug 2, 2015205,472-43% 5,783,018$79,777$114,703,98586
Dec 13, 20151819,013 5,867,402$202,715$115,718,107105

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Feb 2, 202281 3
Feb 3, 202262 8
Feb 4, 202273 12
Feb 5, 202264 17
Feb 6, 202275 21
Feb 7, 202276 25
Feb 8, 202277 29
Feb 9, 202278 33
Feb 10, 202279 37
Feb 11, 2022710 41
Feb 12, 2022811 44
Feb 13, 2022812 47
Feb 14, 2022613 52
Feb 15, 2022714 56
Feb 16, 2022715 60
Feb 17, 2022916 62
Feb 18, 20221017 63
Feb 19, 20221018 64
Feb 20, 20221019 65
Feb 22, 2022920 67
Feb 23, 2022921 69
Feb 24, 2022922 71
Feb 25, 2022623 76
Feb 26, 2022724 80
Feb 27, 2022825 83
Feb 28, 2022926 85
Mar 1, 2022827 88

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