Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (2014)

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,462,347Details
International Box Office $11,645,586Details
Worldwide Box Office $20,107,933
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,638,570 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $441,377 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $2,079,947
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A continuation of one of the world’s most popular and beloved fairy tales, Legends of Oz finds Dorothy waking to post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man and Glinda from a devious new villain, the Jester. Wiser the owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess and Tugg the tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,747,780 (44.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,658 opening theaters/2,658 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,165,730

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 2014 (Wide) by Clarius Entertainment
International Releases: February 13th, 2015 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 1st, 2015 (Wide) (Portugal)
Video Release: August 26th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images and mild peril.
(Rating bulletin 2289, 9/11/2013)
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Croods: A New Age
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: You Can't Go Home Again, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Witches, Living Scarecrow, Good vs. Evil, Food, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Summertime Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2014 8 $3,747,780   2,658 $1,410   $3,747,780 1
May 16, 2014 9 $1,957,456 -48% 2,578 $759   $6,564,477 2
May 23, 2014 18 $449,827 -77% 674 $667   $7,683,105 3
May 30, 2014 29 $97,148 -78% 180 $540   $8,157,292 4
Jun 6, 2014 42 $36,973 -62% 84 $440   $8,279,235 5
Jun 13, 2014 60 $14,688 -60% 43 $342   $8,333,373 6
Jun 20, 2014 43 $36,408 +148% 52 $700   $8,388,506 7
Jun 27, 2014 72 $9,802 -73% 21 $467   $8,433,862 8
Jul 4, 2014 61 $9,359 -5% 23 $407   $8,449,165 9
Jul 11, 2014 90 $1,218 -87% 10 $122   $8,456,325 10
Jul 18, 2014 93 $875 -28% 8 $109   $8,458,994 11
Jul 25, 2014 103 $820 -6% 6 $137   $8,460,990 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 9, 2014 8 $1,007,382     2,658 $379   $1,007,382 1
May 10, 2014 7 $1,616,064 +60%   2,658 $608   $2,623,446 2
May 11, 2014 8 $1,124,334 -30%   2,658 $423   $3,747,780 3
May 12, 2014 8 $191,376 -83%   2,658 $72   $3,939,156 4
May 13, 2014 8 $236,878 +24%   2,658 $89   $4,176,034 5
May 14, 2014 8 $208,068 -12%   2,658 $78   $4,384,102 6
May 15, 2014 8 $222,919 +7%   2,658 $84   $4,607,021 7
May 16, 2014 10 $468,831 +110% -53% 2,578 $182   $5,075,852 8
May 17, 2014 9 $874,586 +87% -46% 2,578 $339   $5,950,438 9
May 18, 2014 9 $614,039 -30% -45% 2,578 $238   $6,564,477 10
May 19, 2014 9 $198,153 -68% +4% 2,578 $77   $6,762,630 11
May 20, 2014 10 $167,454 -15% -29% 2,578 $65   $6,930,084 12
May 21, 2014 10 $148,623 -11% -29% 2,578 $58   $7,078,707 13
May 22, 2014 10 $154,571 +4% -31% 2,578 $60   $7,233,278 14
May 23, 2014 - $108,263 -30% -77% 674 $161   $7,341,541 15
May 24, 2014 - $190,687 +76% -78% 674 $283   $7,532,228 16
May 25, 2014 - $150,877 -21% -75% 674 $224   $7,683,105 17
May 26, 2014 15 $180,829 +20% -9% 674 $268   $7,863,934 18
May 27, 2014 - $62,884 -65% -62% 674 $93   $7,926,818 19
May 29, 2014 14 $71,241   -54% 674 $106   $8,060,144 21
May 30, 2014 - $30,739 -57% -72% 180 $171   $8,090,883 22
May 31, 2014 - $36,847 +20% -81% 180 $205   $8,127,730 23
Jun 1, 2014 - $29,562 -20% -80% 180 $164   $8,157,292 24
Jun 2, 2014 - $16,150 -45% -91% 180 $90   $8,173,442 25
Jun 3, 2014 - $26,520 +64% -58% 180 $147   $8,199,962 26
Jun 4, 2014 - $21,978 -17%   180 $122   $8,221,940 27
Jun 5, 2014 - $20,322 -8% -71% 180 $113   $8,242,262 28
Jun 6, 2014 - $10,927 -46% -64% 84 $130   $8,253,189 29
Jun 7, 2014 - $15,048 +38% -59% 84 $179   $8,268,237 30
Jun 8, 2014 - $10,998 -27% -63% 84 $131   $8,279,235 31
Jun 9, 2014 - $10,819 -2% -33% 84 $129   $8,290,054 32
Jun 10, 2014 - $10,089 -7% -62% 84 $120   $8,300,143 33
Jun 11, 2014 - $9,808 -3% -55% 84 $117   $8,309,951 34
Jun 12, 2014 - $8,734 -11% -57% 84 $104   $8,318,685 35
Jun 13, 2014 - $5,408 -38% -51% 43 $126   $8,324,093 36
Jun 14, 2014 - $5,291 -2% -65% 43 $123   $8,329,384 37
Jun 15, 2014 - $3,989 -25% -64% 43 $93   $8,333,373 38
Jun 16, 2014 - $3,490 -13% -68% 43 $81   $8,336,863 39
Jun 17, 2014 - $3,714 +6% -63% 43 $86   $8,340,577 40
Jun 18, 2014 - $7,872 +112% -20% 43 $183   $8,348,449 41
Jun 19, 2014 - $3,649 -54% -58% 43 $85   $8,352,098 42
Jun 20, 2014 - $12,697 +248% +135% 52 $244   $8,364,795 43
Jun 21, 2014 - $12,440 -2% +135% 52 $239   $8,377,235 44
Jun 22, 2014 - $11,271 -9% +183% 52 $217   $8,388,506 45
Jun 23, 2014 - $6,203 -45% +78% 52 $119   $8,394,709 46
Jun 24, 2014 - $11,809 +90% +218% 52 $227   $8,406,518 47
Jun 25, 2014 - $9,092 -23% +15% 52 $175   $8,415,610 48
Jun 26, 2014 - $8,450 -7% +132% 52 $163   $8,424,060 49
Jun 27, 2014 - $3,210 -62% -75% 21 $153   $8,427,270 50
Jun 28, 2014 - $3,443 +7% -72% 21 $164   $8,430,713 51
Jun 29, 2014 - $3,149 -9% -72% 21 $150   $8,433,862 52
Jun 30, 2014 - $1,632 -48% -74% 21 $78   $8,435,494 53
Jul 1, 2014 - $2,170 +33% -82% 21 $103   $8,437,664 54
Jul 2, 2014 - $918 -58% -90% 9 $102   $8,438,582 55
Jul 3, 2014 - $1,224 +33% -86% 23 $53   $8,439,806 56
Jul 4, 2014 - $2,092 +71% -35% 23 $91   $8,441,898 57
Jul 5, 2014 - $3,997 +91% +16% 23 $174   $8,445,895 58
Jul 6, 2014 - $3,270 -18% +4% 23 $142   $8,449,165 59
Jul 7, 2014 - $1,317 -60% -19% 23 $57   $8,450,482 60
Jul 8, 2014 - $1,681 +28% -23% 23 $73   $8,452,163 61
Jul 9, 2014 - $1,402 -17% +53% 23 $61   $8,453,565 62
Jul 10, 2014 - $1,542 +10% +26% 23 $67   $8,455,107 63
Jul 11, 2014 - $360 -77% -83% 10 $36   $8,455,467 64
Jul 12, 2014 - $616 +71% -85% 10 $62   $8,456,083 65
Jul 13, 2014 - $242 -61% -93% 10 $24   $8,456,325 66
Jul 14, 2014 - $218 -10% -83% 10 $22   $8,456,543 67
Jul 15, 2014 - $578 +165% -66% 10 $58   $8,457,121 68
Jul 16, 2014 - $566 -2% -60% 10 $57   $8,457,687 69
Jul 17, 2014 - $432 -24% -72% 10 $43   $8,458,119 70
Jul 18, 2014 - $222 -49% -38% 8 $28   $8,458,341 71
Jul 19, 2014 - $230 +4% -63% 8 $29   $8,458,571 72
Jul 20, 2014 - $423 +84% +75% 8 $53   $8,458,994 73
Jul 21, 2014 - $169 -60% -22% 8 $21   $8,459,163 74
Jul 22, 2014 - $240 +42% -58% 8 $30   $8,459,403 75
Jul 23, 2014 - $239 n/c -58% 8 $30   $8,459,642 76
Jul 24, 2014 - $528 +121% +22% 8 $66   $8,460,170 77
Jul 25, 2014 - $162 -69% -27% 6 $27   $8,460,332 78
Jul 26, 2014 - $286 +77% +24% 6 $48   $8,460,618 79
Jul 27, 2014 - $372 +30% -12% 6 $62   $8,460,990 80
Jul 28, 2014 - $179 -52% +6% 6 $30   $8,461,169 81
Jul 29, 2014 - $400 +123% +67% 6 $67   $8,461,569 82
Jul 30, 2014 - $458 +15% +92% 6 $76   $8,462,027 83
Jul 31, 2014 - $320 -30% -39% 6 $53   $8,462,347 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2014 8 $4,607,021   2,658 $1,733   $4,607,021 1
May 16, 2014 10 $2,626,257 -43% 2,578 $1,019   $7,233,278 2
May 23, 2014 17 $826,866 -69% 674 $1,227   $8,060,144 3
May 30, 2014 27 $182,118 -78% 180 $1,012   $8,242,262 4
Jun 6, 2014 38 $76,423 -58% 84 $910   $8,318,685 5
Jun 13, 2014 53 $33,413 -56% 43 $777   $8,352,098 6
Jun 20, 2014 36 $71,962 +115% 52 $1,384   $8,424,060 7
Jun 27, 2014 70 $15,746 -78% 23 $685   $8,439,806 8
Jul 4, 2014 59 $15,301 -3% 23 $665   $8,455,107 9
Jul 11, 2014 78 $3,012 -80% 10 $301   $8,458,119 10
Jul 18, 2014 93 $2,051 -32% 8 $256   $8,460,170 11
Jul 25, 2014 96 $2,177 +6% 6 $363   $8,462,347 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Portugal 10/1/2015 $0 0 19 46 $150,322 12/8/2015
South Korea 2/13/2015 $592,437 0 0 0 $1,495,689 8/29/2018
 
Rest of World $9,999,575
 
International Total$11,645,586 8/29/2018

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
Aug 31, 20141625,768 25,768$333,953$333,9531
Sep 7, 20142320,290-21% 46,058$262,958$596,9112

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 31, 20142011,363 11,363$170,438$170,4381

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Leading Cast

Lea Michele    Dorothy

Supporting Cast

Dan Aykroyd    Scarecrow
James Belushi    Cowardly Lion
Kelsey Grammer    Tin Man
Martin Short    Jester
Oliver Platt    Wiser the Owl
Megan Hilty    China Princess
Hugh Dancy    Marshall Mallow
Bernadette Peters    Glinda
Patrick Stewart    Tugg

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

Production and Technical Credits

Will Finn    Director
Daniel St. Pierre    Director
Adam Balsam    Screenwriter
Randi Barnes    Screenwriter
Roger Stanton Baum    Story Creator
Bonne Radford    Producer
Ryan Carroll    Producer
Roland Caroll    Producer
Neil L. Kaufman*    Executive Producer
Rene Torres    Executive Producer
Greg Centineo    Executive Producer
Arish Fyzee    Co-Producer
Kristin Dornig    Co-Producer
Toby Chu    Composer
Bryan Adams    Song Writer
Jim Vallance    Song Writer
Tift Merritt    Song Writer
Jim Dooley    Song Writer
Mike Himelstein    Song Writer
Vicki Hiatt    Music Supervisor
Prana Studios    CG Animation and Imagery
Dan Molina    Editor
Stan Webb    Editor
Daniel St. Pierre    Production Designer
Seth Engstrom    Art Director
Matthew Jon Beck    Casting Director

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Synopsis

A continuation of one of the world’s most popular and beloved fairy tales, Legends of Oz finds Dorothy waking to post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man and Glinda from a devious new villain, the Jester. Wiser the owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess and Tugg the tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,747,780 (44.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:42.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,658 opening theaters/2,658 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,165,730

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 2014 (Wide) by Clarius Entertainment
International Releases: February 13th, 2015 (Wide) (South Korea)
October 1st, 2015 (Wide) (Portugal)
Video Release: August 26th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images and mild peril.
(Rating bulletin 2289, 9/11/2013)
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Croods: A New Age
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: You Can't Go Home Again, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Witches, Living Scarecrow, Good vs. Evil, Food, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Summertime Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Lea Michele    Dorothy

Supporting Cast

Dan Aykroyd    Scarecrow
James Belushi    Cowardly Lion
Kelsey Grammer    Tin Man
Martin Short    Jester
Oliver Platt    Wiser the Owl
Megan Hilty    China Princess
Hugh Dancy    Marshall Mallow
Bernadette Peters    Glinda
Patrick Stewart    Tugg

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

Production and Technical Credits

Will Finn    Director
Daniel St. Pierre    Director
Adam Balsam    Screenwriter
Randi Barnes    Screenwriter
Roger Stanton Baum    Story Creator
Bonne Radford    Producer
Ryan Carroll    Producer
Roland Caroll    Producer
Neil L. Kaufman*    Executive Producer
Rene Torres    Executive Producer
Greg Centineo    Executive Producer
Arish Fyzee    Co-Producer
Kristin Dornig    Co-Producer
Toby Chu    Composer
Bryan Adams    Song Writer
Jim Vallance    Song Writer
Tift Merritt    Song Writer
Jim Dooley    Song Writer
Mike Himelstein    Song Writer
Vicki Hiatt    Music Supervisor
Prana Studios    CG Animation and Imagery
Dan Molina    Editor
Stan Webb    Editor
Daniel St. Pierre    Production Designer
Seth Engstrom    Art Director
Matthew Jon Beck    Casting Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 26th, 2014

August 26th, 2014

This is not a good week for new releases on the home market. For one thing, the biggest first-run release is Blended (DVD or Blu-ray ComboPack) which is also one of the worst movies of the summer. There are many TV on DVD releases that helped pick up the slack somewhat, but it still feels like a shallow week. As for Pick of the Week contenders, there are not many. The Normal Heart (DVD or Blu-ray) and Belle (Blu-ray) are the two most likely candidates, but I kind of want to give it to Gravity Falls: Even Stranger (DVD). In the end, I went with The Normal Heart. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Help Summer Recover

August 5th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Finally! Finally we have a week where there's nothing but good news to talk about. Guardians of the Galaxy crushed high expectations breaking the August records for biggest day and biggest weekend. While Guardians dominated at the box office chart, Get On Up did okay in the counter-programming role. This helped the overall box office soar, rising 20% when compared to last weekend to $186 million. More importantly, this was 35% better that this weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 $6.26 billion to $6.62 billion, but the gap was closed a little bit at $360 million or 5.4%. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hercules No Match for Lucy

July 27th, 2014

Lucy poster

This weekend’s boys versus girls box office match-up has proven to be a triumph for the girls, with Lucy enjoying a decisive win over Hercules. The Scarlett Johansson/Luc Besson sci-fi thriller will post an opening around $44 million, according to Universal’s Sunday estimate, which is almost exactly 50% more than the $29 million debut projected for Hercules. The difference in budgets between the two films is even starker with Hercules clocking in at around $100 million, and Lucy reportedly closer to $40 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Godzilla Helps 2014 Climb Back on Top

May 20th, 2014

Godzilla poster

I thought Godzilla would be a monster hit. I mentioned that possibility in the monthly preview and the weekend predictions. However, I was in the minority and I reduced my expectations. That turns out to be a mistake. Godzilla opened with $93.19 million over the weekend, which is a better opening than The Amazing Spider-Man 2 managed, but it wasn't quite up to Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It also helped the overall box office soar to $178 million, which is 30% more than last weekend. More importantly, it was 16% more than the same weekend last year. 2014 is now ahead of 2013 by a margin of $185 million or 5.3% at $3.66 billion to $3.48 billion. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Neighbors were Louder than Expected

May 13th, 2014

Neighbors poster

Neighbors got off to a much faster start than expected, as did many of the top five films. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 fell more than 60% during its sophomore stint, but that was expected, at least it was inline with my expectations. Overall, the box office still fell from last weekend, but by 11% to $137 million, which isn't as bad as it could have been. It was down 14% from the same weekend last year, but that's a huge improvement from what it was last weekend, so in a small way, it is a bit of a victory. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $3.45 billion, putting it 5.4% ahead of 2013's pace. That's down from its peak, but even if 2014 loses next weekend and the weekend after that, 2014 should still remain ahead of last year's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Neighbors Tops $50 Million

May 11th, 2014

Neighbors poster

Comedy triumphs at the box office this weekend, with Neighbors posting an impressive $51 million, according to Universal’s Sunday morning estimate. That’s the 16th-biggest opening ever for a comedy film (depending somewhat on one’s definition of what constitutes a comedy), and comparable to the debut of Ted (which made $54 million in 2012). It’s also easily Seth Rogen’s best weekend, ahead of the $33.5 million debut for The Green Hornet, and Zac Efron’s best, beating High School Musical: Senior Year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Neighbors Have a Good Opening?

May 8th, 2014

Neighbors poster

It could be an interesting weekend at the box office as The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is expected to fall far enough that Neighbors could win the box office race. That certainly would be a boost for the new release's box office chances. Earning first place does provide a lot of free publicity. The other two wide releases coming out this week are not expected to be major players at the box office. I've heard some buzz that Mom's Night Out could be a sleeper hit. On the other hand, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return might not open above the Mendoza Line. This weekend last year, Iron Man 3 led the way with $72.53 million, which is more than all three wide releases will make. In fact, last year's second place film, The Great Gatsby earning $50.09 million, which might be more than all three wide releases make this weekend. On the other hand, depth will be better this time around and that should mitigate the situation a little bit. More...

2014 Preview: May

May 1st, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 poster

It has been a great year so far and April was again a strong month. The box office was led by Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as it became the second film of the year to reach $200 million, while Rio 2 is on pace to become the seventh $100 million hit of the year. Big picture, 2014 has already hit $3 billion, which isn't a record for this time of the year, but it is $250 million ahead of 2013. That streak ends in May. Don't get me wrong. There are six films opening this month that at least have a shot at $100 million and two of those should earn more than $200 million and there are two others that at least have a shot at that milestone. Leading the way is The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is looking to top The Winter Soldier and become the second biggest hit of the year so far. Its main competition this month is X-men: Days of Future Past, while Godzilla also has a shot at $200 million. Unfortunately, this month last year, Iron Man 3 earned more than $400 million, while two other films took in $200 million and seven films in total reached the century mark. That is going to be really hard to replicate this year and 2014 will likely lose some of its lead over 2013. Fortunately, 2014 has such a big lead that unless the box office really slumps, it will end the month with at least a small lead over 2013. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2014 8 $3,747,780   2,658 $1,410   $3,747,780 1
May 16, 2014 9 $1,957,456 -48% 2,578 $759   $6,564,477 2
May 23, 2014 18 $449,827 -77% 674 $667   $7,683,105 3
May 30, 2014 29 $97,148 -78% 180 $540   $8,157,292 4
Jun 6, 2014 42 $36,973 -62% 84 $440   $8,279,235 5
Jun 13, 2014 60 $14,688 -60% 43 $342   $8,333,373 6
Jun 20, 2014 43 $36,408 +148% 52 $700   $8,388,506 7
Jun 27, 2014 72 $9,802 -73% 21 $467   $8,433,862 8
Jul 4, 2014 61 $9,359 -5% 23 $407   $8,449,165 9
Jul 11, 2014 90 $1,218 -87% 10 $122   $8,456,325 10
Jul 18, 2014 93 $875 -28% 8 $109   $8,458,994 11
Jul 25, 2014 103 $820 -6% 6 $137   $8,460,990 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 9, 2014 8 $1,007,382     2,658 $379   $1,007,382 1
May 10, 2014 7 $1,616,064 +60%   2,658 $608   $2,623,446 2
May 11, 2014 8 $1,124,334 -30%   2,658 $423   $3,747,780 3
May 12, 2014 8 $191,376 -83%   2,658 $72   $3,939,156 4
May 13, 2014 8 $236,878 +24%   2,658 $89   $4,176,034 5
May 14, 2014 8 $208,068 -12%   2,658 $78   $4,384,102 6
May 15, 2014 8 $222,919 +7%   2,658 $84   $4,607,021 7
May 16, 2014 10 $468,831 +110% -53% 2,578 $182   $5,075,852 8
May 17, 2014 9 $874,586 +87% -46% 2,578 $339   $5,950,438 9
May 18, 2014 9 $614,039 -30% -45% 2,578 $238   $6,564,477 10
May 19, 2014 9 $198,153 -68% +4% 2,578 $77   $6,762,630 11
May 20, 2014 10 $167,454 -15% -29% 2,578 $65   $6,930,084 12
May 21, 2014 10 $148,623 -11% -29% 2,578 $58   $7,078,707 13
May 22, 2014 10 $154,571 +4% -31% 2,578 $60   $7,233,278 14
May 23, 2014 - $108,263 -30% -77% 674 $161   $7,341,541 15
May 24, 2014 - $190,687 +76% -78% 674 $283   $7,532,228 16
May 25, 2014 - $150,877 -21% -75% 674 $224   $7,683,105 17
May 26, 2014 15 $180,829 +20% -9% 674 $268   $7,863,934 18
May 27, 2014 - $62,884 -65% -62% 674 $93   $7,926,818 19
May 29, 2014 14 $71,241   -54% 674 $106   $8,060,144 21
May 30, 2014 - $30,739 -57% -72% 180 $171   $8,090,883 22
May 31, 2014 - $36,847 +20% -81% 180 $205   $8,127,730 23
Jun 1, 2014 - $29,562 -20% -80% 180 $164   $8,157,292 24
Jun 2, 2014 - $16,150 -45% -91% 180 $90   $8,173,442 25
Jun 3, 2014 - $26,520 +64% -58% 180 $147   $8,199,962 26
Jun 4, 2014 - $21,978 -17%   180 $122   $8,221,940 27
Jun 5, 2014 - $20,322 -8% -71% 180 $113   $8,242,262 28
Jun 6, 2014 - $10,927 -46% -64% 84 $130   $8,253,189 29
Jun 7, 2014 - $15,048 +38% -59% 84 $179   $8,268,237 30
Jun 8, 2014 - $10,998 -27% -63% 84 $131   $8,279,235 31
Jun 9, 2014 - $10,819 -2% -33% 84 $129   $8,290,054 32
Jun 10, 2014 - $10,089 -7% -62% 84 $120   $8,300,143 33
Jun 11, 2014 - $9,808 -3% -55% 84 $117   $8,309,951 34
Jun 12, 2014 - $8,734 -11% -57% 84 $104   $8,318,685 35
Jun 13, 2014 - $5,408 -38% -51% 43 $126   $8,324,093 36
Jun 14, 2014 - $5,291 -2% -65% 43 $123   $8,329,384 37
Jun 15, 2014 - $3,989 -25% -64% 43 $93   $8,333,373 38
Jun 16, 2014 - $3,490 -13% -68% 43 $81   $8,336,863 39
Jun 17, 2014 - $3,714 +6% -63% 43 $86   $8,340,577 40
Jun 18, 2014 - $7,872 +112% -20% 43 $183   $8,348,449 41
Jun 19, 2014 - $3,649 -54% -58% 43 $85   $8,352,098 42
Jun 20, 2014 - $12,697 +248% +135% 52 $244   $8,364,795 43
Jun 21, 2014 - $12,440 -2% +135% 52 $239   $8,377,235 44
Jun 22, 2014 - $11,271 -9% +183% 52 $217   $8,388,506 45
Jun 23, 2014 - $6,203 -45% +78% 52 $119   $8,394,709 46
Jun 24, 2014 - $11,809 +90% +218% 52 $227   $8,406,518 47
Jun 25, 2014 - $9,092 -23% +15% 52 $175   $8,415,610 48
Jun 26, 2014 - $8,450 -7% +132% 52 $163   $8,424,060 49
Jun 27, 2014 - $3,210 -62% -75% 21 $153   $8,427,270 50
Jun 28, 2014 - $3,443 +7% -72% 21 $164   $8,430,713 51
Jun 29, 2014 - $3,149 -9% -72% 21 $150   $8,433,862 52
Jun 30, 2014 - $1,632 -48% -74% 21 $78   $8,435,494 53
Jul 1, 2014 - $2,170 +33% -82% 21 $103   $8,437,664 54
Jul 2, 2014 - $918 -58% -90% 9 $102   $8,438,582 55
Jul 3, 2014 - $1,224 +33% -86% 23 $53   $8,439,806 56
Jul 4, 2014 - $2,092 +71% -35% 23 $91   $8,441,898 57
Jul 5, 2014 - $3,997 +91% +16% 23 $174   $8,445,895 58
Jul 6, 2014 - $3,270 -18% +4% 23 $142   $8,449,165 59
Jul 7, 2014 - $1,317 -60% -19% 23 $57   $8,450,482 60
Jul 8, 2014 - $1,681 +28% -23% 23 $73   $8,452,163 61
Jul 9, 2014 - $1,402 -17% +53% 23 $61   $8,453,565 62
Jul 10, 2014 - $1,542 +10% +26% 23 $67   $8,455,107 63
Jul 11, 2014 - $360 -77% -83% 10 $36   $8,455,467 64
Jul 12, 2014 - $616 +71% -85% 10 $62   $8,456,083 65
Jul 13, 2014 - $242 -61% -93% 10 $24   $8,456,325 66
Jul 14, 2014 - $218 -10% -83% 10 $22   $8,456,543 67
Jul 15, 2014 - $578 +165% -66% 10 $58   $8,457,121 68
Jul 16, 2014 - $566 -2% -60% 10 $57   $8,457,687 69
Jul 17, 2014 - $432 -24% -72% 10 $43   $8,458,119 70
Jul 18, 2014 - $222 -49% -38% 8 $28   $8,458,341 71
Jul 19, 2014 - $230 +4% -63% 8 $29   $8,458,571 72
Jul 20, 2014 - $423 +84% +75% 8 $53   $8,458,994 73
Jul 21, 2014 - $169 -60% -22% 8 $21   $8,459,163 74
Jul 22, 2014 - $240 +42% -58% 8 $30   $8,459,403 75
Jul 23, 2014 - $239 n/c -58% 8 $30   $8,459,642 76
Jul 24, 2014 - $528 +121% +22% 8 $66   $8,460,170 77
Jul 25, 2014 - $162 -69% -27% 6 $27   $8,460,332 78
Jul 26, 2014 - $286 +77% +24% 6 $48   $8,460,618 79
Jul 27, 2014 - $372 +30% -12% 6 $62   $8,460,990 80
Jul 28, 2014 - $179 -52% +6% 6 $30   $8,461,169 81
Jul 29, 2014 - $400 +123% +67% 6 $67   $8,461,569 82
Jul 30, 2014 - $458 +15% +92% 6 $76   $8,462,027 83
Jul 31, 2014 - $320 -30% -39% 6 $53   $8,462,347 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2014 8 $4,607,021   2,658 $1,733   $4,607,021 1
May 16, 2014 10 $2,626,257 -43% 2,578 $1,019   $7,233,278 2
May 23, 2014 17 $826,866 -69% 674 $1,227   $8,060,144 3
May 30, 2014 27 $182,118 -78% 180 $1,012   $8,242,262 4
Jun 6, 2014 38 $76,423 -58% 84 $910   $8,318,685 5
Jun 13, 2014 53 $33,413 -56% 43 $777   $8,352,098 6
Jun 20, 2014 36 $71,962 +115% 52 $1,384   $8,424,060 7
Jun 27, 2014 70 $15,746 -78% 23 $685   $8,439,806 8
Jul 4, 2014 59 $15,301 -3% 23 $665   $8,455,107 9
Jul 11, 2014 78 $3,012 -80% 10 $301   $8,458,119 10
Jul 18, 2014 93 $2,051 -32% 8 $256   $8,460,170 11
Jul 25, 2014 96 $2,177 +6% 6 $363   $8,462,347 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Portugal 10/1/2015 $0 0 19 46 $150,322 12/8/2015
South Korea 2/13/2015 $592,437 0 0 0 $1,495,689 8/29/2018
 
Rest of World $9,999,575
 
International Total$11,645,586 8/29/2018

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
Aug 31, 20141625,768 25,768$333,953$333,9531
Sep 7, 20142320,290-21% 46,058$262,958$596,9112

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 31, 20142011,363 11,363$170,438$170,4381

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