Dracula Untold (2014)

Dracula Untold poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $55,991,880Details
International Box Office $164,249,843Details
Worldwide Box Office $220,241,723
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $10,492,265 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $8,137,859 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $18,630,124
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Dracula Untold is the origin story of the man who became Dracula.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,514,615 (42.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,887 opening theaters/2,900 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,879,124

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,642 $55,991,880
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 644 $164,249,843
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 808 $220,241,723

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: October 10th, 2014 (Wide) by Universal
October 10th, 2014 (IMAX) by Universal
International Releases: October 1st, 2014 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 2nd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
October 2nd, 2014 (Wide) (Croatia)
October 3rd, 2014 (Wide) (Austria)
October 3rd, 2014 (Wide) (Estonia)
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Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of warfare, vampire attacks, disturbing images, and some sensuality.
(Rating bulletin 2337, 8/27/2014)
Running Time: 92 minutes
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Keywords: Origin Story, Monster, Vampire, Faustian, IMAX: DMR, Action Horror
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Legendary Pictures, Relativity Media, Michael De Luca Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 70 $23,514,615 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 21 $23,514,615 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $31,898,578 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 21 $26,169,320 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $35,499,798 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 14 $23,514,615 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $31,898,578 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 14 $26,169,320 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 16 $35,499,798 Oct 10, 2014 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2014 2 $23,514,615   2,887 $8,145   $23,514,615 1
Oct 17, 2014 6 $9,988,530 -58% 2,900 $3,444   $40,834,620 2
Oct 24, 2014 9 $4,395,945 -56% 2,364 $1,860   $48,421,335 3
Oct 31, 2014 10 $2,983,825 -32% 1,913 $1,560   $52,896,750 4
Nov 7, 2014 15 $1,053,770 -65% 830 $1,270   $54,908,425 5
Nov 14, 2014 22 $356,190 -66% 383 $930   $55,725,500 6
Nov 21, 2014 31 $106,260 -70% 195 $545   $55,942,830 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 9, 2014 P $1,300,000     2,133 $609   $1,300,000  
Oct 10, 2014 1 $8,920,830     2,887 $3,090   $8,920,830 1
Oct 11, 2014 2 $8,762,045 -2%   2,887 $3,035   $17,682,875 2
Oct 12, 2014 2 $5,831,740 -33%   2,887 $2,020   $23,514,615 3
Oct 13, 2014 3 $2,654,705 -54%   2,887 $920   $26,169,320 4
Oct 14, 2014 2 $1,963,065 -26%   2,887 $680   $28,132,385 5
Oct 15, 2014 2 $1,415,020 -28%   2,887 $490   $29,547,405 6
Oct 16, 2014 2 $1,298,685 -8%   2,887 $450   $30,846,090 7
Oct 17, 2014 6 $2,971,070 +129% -67% 2,900 $1,025   $33,817,160 8
Oct 18, 2014 5 $4,379,010 +47% -50% 2,900 $1,510   $38,196,170 9
Oct 19, 2014 5 $2,638,450 -40% -55% 2,900 $910   $40,834,620 10
Oct 20, 2014 4 $826,500 -69% -69% 2,900 $285   $41,661,120 11
Oct 21, 2014 4 $984,880 +19% -50% 2,900 $340   $42,646,000 12
Oct 22, 2014 4 $740,880 -25% -48% 2,900 $255   $43,386,880 13
Oct 23, 2014 6 $638,510 -14% -51% 2,900 $220   $44,025,390 14
Oct 24, 2014 10 $1,263,950 +98% -57% 2,364 $535   $45,289,340 15
Oct 25, 2014 10 $1,926,305 +52% -56% 2,364 $815   $47,215,645 16
Oct 26, 2014 8 $1,205,690 -37% -54% 2,364 $510   $48,421,335 17
Oct 27, 2014 8 $366,395 -70% -56% 2,364 $155   $48,787,730 18
Oct 28, 2014 9 $437,280 +19% -56% 2,364 $185   $49,225,010 19
Oct 29, 2014 9 $354,605 -19% -52% 2,364 $150   $49,579,615 20
Oct 30, 2014 10 $333,310 -6% -48% 2,364 $141   $49,912,925 21
Oct 31, 2014 10 $792,945 +138% -37% 1,913 $415   $50,705,870 22
Nov 1, 2014 11 $1,387,950 +75% -28% 1,913 $726   $52,093,820 23
Nov 2, 2014 10 $802,930 -42% -33% 1,913 $420   $52,896,750 24
Nov 3, 2014 11 $249,550 -69% -32% 1,913 $130   $53,146,300 25
Nov 4, 2014 11 $305,180 +22% -30% 1,913 $160   $53,451,480 26
Nov 5, 2014 13 $211,290 -31% -40% 1,913 $110   $53,662,770 27
Nov 6, 2014 13 $191,885 -9% -42% 1,913 $100   $53,854,655 28
Nov 7, 2014 15 $298,770 +56% -62% 830 $360   $54,153,425 29
Nov 8, 2014 15 $468,790 +57% -66% 830 $565   $54,622,215 30
Nov 9, 2014 15 $286,210 -39% -64% 830 $345   $54,908,425 31
Nov 10, 2014 15 $133,050 -54% -47% 830 $160   $55,041,475 32
Nov 11, 2014 15 $182,960 +38% -40% 830 $220   $55,224,435 33
Nov 12, 2014 14 $74,650 -59% -65% 830 $90   $55,299,085 34
Nov 13, 2014 14 $70,225 -6% -63% 830 $85   $55,369,310 35
Nov 14, 2014 - $99,580 +42% -67% 383 $260   $55,468,890 36
Nov 15, 2014 - $160,860 +62% -66% 383 $420   $55,629,750 37
Nov 16, 2014 - $95,750 -40% -67% 383 $250   $55,725,500 38
Nov 17, 2014 - $28,885 -70% -78% 383 $75   $55,754,385 39
Nov 18, 2014 - $32,390 +12% -82% 383 $85   $55,786,775 40
Nov 19, 2014 - $26,910 -17% -64% 383 $70   $55,813,685 41
Nov 20, 2014 - $22,885 -15% -67% 383 $60   $55,836,570 42
Nov 21, 2014 - $28,275 +24% -72% 195 $145   $55,864,845 43
Nov 22, 2014 23 $46,800 +66% -71% 195 $240   $55,911,645 44
Nov 23, 2014 - $31,185 -33% -67% 195 $160   $55,942,830 45
Nov 24, 2014 - $13,650 -56% -53% 195 $70   $55,956,480 46
Nov 25, 2014 - $17,550 +29% -46% 195 $90   $55,974,030 47
Nov 26, 2014 - $9,180 -48% -66% 102 $90   $55,983,210 48
Nov 27, 2014 - $8,670 -6% -62% 102 $85   $55,991,880 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2014 2 $30,846,090   2,887 $10,684   $30,846,090 1
Oct 17, 2014 5 $13,179,300 -57% 2,900 $4,545   $44,025,390 2
Oct 24, 2014 10 $5,887,535 -55% 2,364 $2,490   $49,912,925 3
Oct 31, 2014 10 $3,941,730 -33% 1,913 $2,060   $53,854,655 4
Nov 7, 2014 15 $1,514,655 -62% 830 $1,825   $55,369,310 5
Nov 14, 2014 22 $467,260 -69% 383 $1,220   $55,836,570 6
Nov 21, 2014 32 $155,310 -67% 102 $1,523   $55,991,880 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/9/2014 $585,783 115 115 115 $830,698 12/30/2018
Australia 10/2/2014 $1,710,153 221 221 978 $5,032,721 10/11/2017
Austria 10/3/2014 $0 0 76 76 $963,481 4/21/2015
Belgium 10/1/2014 $0 0 44 44 $716,245 4/21/2015
Brazil 10/23/2014 $0 0 0 0 $0 11/13/2014
Bulgaria 10/10/2014 $216,054 48 48 48 $216,054 12/30/2018
Croatia 10/2/2014 $0 0 0 0 $139,431 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 10/10/2014 $8,206 1 1 1 $8,206 12/30/2018
Denmark 10/9/2014 $169,856 55 55 55 $276,516 4/21/2015
Egypt 10/10/2014 $80,287 9 9 9 $80,287 12/30/2018
Estonia 10/3/2014 $0 0 7 7 $105,546 4/21/2015
 
Rest of World $155,880,658
 
International Total$164,249,843 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
Feb 8, 20151236,757 236,757$4,105,366$4,105,3661
Feb 15, 20155130,652-45% 367,409$2,248,521$6,353,8872
Feb 22, 20151149,385-62% 416,794$842,014$7,195,9013
Mar 1, 20151429,752-40% 446,546$512,329$7,708,2304
Mar 15, 20152718,692 479,361$354,026$8,329,7466
Aug 26, 20181012,662 621,115$63,310$9,948,608186
Sep 2, 20181016,643+31% 637,758$83,215$10,031,823187
Sep 9, 20181221,210+27% 658,968$106,050$10,137,873188
Sep 16, 20181420,910-1% 679,878$104,550$10,242,423189

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 8, 20152200,852 200,852$4,057,210$4,057,2101
Feb 15, 2015477,528-61% 278,380$1,611,812$5,669,0222
Feb 22, 2015927,130-65% 305,510$667,393$6,336,4153
Mar 1, 20151216,402-40% 321,912$330,992$6,667,4074
Mar 8, 2015168,147-50% 330,059$195,037$6,862,4445

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Leading Cast

Luke Evans    Vlad

Supporting Cast

Sarah Gadon    Mirena
Dominic Cooper    Mehmed
Art Parkinson    Ingeras
Charles Dance    Master Vampire
Diarmaid Murtagh    Dimitru
Paul Kaye    Brother Lucian
William Houston    Cazan
Noah Huntley    Captian Petru
Ronan Vibert    Simion
Zach McGowan    Shkelgim
Ferdinand Kingsley    Hamza Bey
Joseph Long    General Omer
Thor Kristjansson    Bright Eyes
Jakub Gierszal    Acemi
Joe Benjamin    Mihai
Paul Bullion    Nicolae
Mish Boyko    Andrei
Dilan Gwyn    Governess
Arkie Reece    General Ismail
Phil Zimmerman    Mihai's Father
Dominic Borrelli    Wealthy Boyar
Tom Benedict    Turkish General Knight
Paul Casar    Intrigued Boyar
Stavros Demetraki    Mehmed's Adjutant
Ruth Baxter    Mirena's Handmaiden
Rachel Kennedy    Mirena's Handmaiden
Louise Parker    Mirena's Handmaiden
Glen Barry    Lucian's Monk
Shane McCaffrey    Lucian's Monk
Guillaume Meliot    Omer's Adjutant
Jason Coalter    Vlad's Castle Guard
Colan Currin    Vlad's Castle Guard
John Friel    Vlad's Castle Guard
Andrew Laverty    Vlad's Castle Guard
Matthew Akerfeldt    Vlad's Soldier
Chris Cherry    Vlad's Soldier
Eugene Furphy    Vlad's Soldier
Graham Hutton    Vlad's Soldier
Chris Keenan    Vlad's Soldier
Joe Kelly    Vlad's Soldier
Bobby Marno    Vlad's Soldier
Phil McKeag    Vlad's Soldier
Darren McMullan    Vlad's Soldier
Andrew McQuade    Vlad's Soldier
Ross Moneypenny    Vlad's Soldier
Connor Schelling-Tisza    Vlad's Soldier
Gordon Bell    Boyar Man
Graham Cave    Boyar Man
Norman Coates    Boyar Man
Xander Duffy    Boyar Man
Al Geddes    Boyar Man
Arthur Halligey    Boyar Man
Paul Kavanagh    Boyar Man
Tyrone Kearns    Boyar Man
Derek Mayne    Boyar Man
Gavin McCormick    Boyar Man
Jeffrey O'Brien    Boyar Man
Ann Louise Bresnaham    Lady of the Court
Charlene Gleeson    Lady of the Court
Ann O’Connor    Lady of the Court
Gretta Shore    Lady of the Court
Orlaith Shore    Lady of the Court
Penelope Simmons    Lady of the Court
Hunter Boland    Child of the Court
Maria Laird    Child of the Court
Aodhan McGowan    Child of the Court

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gary Shore    Director
Matt Sazama    Screenwriter
Burk Sharpless    Screenwriter
Michael De Luca    Producer
Alissa Phillips    Executive Producer
Joe Caracciolo, Jr.    Executive Producer
Thomas Tull    Executive Producer
Jon Jashni    Executive Producer
John Schwartzman    Director of Photography
Francois Audouy    Production Designer
Richard Pearson    Editor
Ramin Djawadi    Composer
Ngila Dickson    Costume Designer
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Ros Hubbard    Casting Director
Christian Manz    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jo Burn    Unit Production Manager
Joe Caracciolo, Jr.    Unit Production Manager
John Wildermuth    First Assistant Director
Samantha Smith    Second Assistant Director
Kevin Lyons    Head Rigger
Wolfgang Stegemann    Head Rigger
Fiona Campbell Westgate    Visual Effects Producer
Jessica Derhammer    Production Supervisor
Paul Inglis    Supervising Art Director
David Doran    Art Director
Heather Greenlees    Art Director
Michael Turner    Art Director
Amanda Dazely    Assistant Art Director
Laura Ng    Standby Art Director
Kirsty Vogel    Art Department Coordinator
Stephen Forrest-Smith    Storyboard Artist
David Allcock    Storyboard Artist
Simon Duric    Storyboard Artist
Douglas Ingram    Storyboard Artist
William Simpson    Storyboard Artist
Paki Smith    Set Decorator
Aine Smith    Assistant Set Decorator
Mervyn Moore    Sound Mixer
Frank A. Montano    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Murawski    Additional Editor
Sean Thompson    Additional Editor
Rachael Webb-Crozier    Costume Supervisor
Daniel Phillips    Make-up and Hair Designer
Mark Coulier    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Shaune Harrison    Prosthetics Makeup Artist
Kathleen Weir-Haplin    Script Supervisor
Martin Ware    Casting Associate
Molly Cowan    Casting Assistant
Jasin Boland    Still Photographer
Kris Cole    Assistant Editor
Tom Davis    Assistant Editor
Helen Sheridan    Assistant Editor
Peter Tackaberry    Assistant Editor
Ann Scibelli    Sound Designer
Peter Staubli    Sound Designer
Jon Title    Sound Designer
Christopher Assells    Sound Effects Editor
Bill R. Dean    Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor
Christopher W. Hogan    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Saxlid    Dialogue Editor
John C. Stuver    Dialogue Editor
James Ashwill    Foley Mixer
Carl Kaller    Music Editor
Chris Kaller    Assistant Music Editor
Peter Myles    Additional Music Editor
Nick Wollage    Score Recordist
Dennis Sands    Score Mixer
Brandon Campbell    Additional Music
George Marshall Ruge    Second Unit Director
Chris Carreras    First Assistant Director (Second Unit)

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

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February 22nd, 2015

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February 22nd, 2015

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Interstellar poster

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

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Annabelle poster

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October 22nd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Fury et al are a Little Calmer than Expected

October 21st, 2014

Fury poster

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October 16th, 2014

Fury poster

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October 16th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

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October 14th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

There were four new releases in the top ten, plus another that just missed that mark. Despite the competition, Gone Girl remained in first place and it earned a little more than expected. The biggest surprise was Dracula Untold, which earned first place on Friday and nearly took first place over the weekend. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day grabbed third place, while there were other reasons to celebrate lower on the chart as well. Overall, the box office was on par with last weekend at $147 million. It was technically higher, but by 0.2%. Compared to last year, the box office was 26% higher, which was much better than anticipated. 2014 is still well behind 2013 by more than $300 million at $7.87 billion to $8.18 million, but every little bit helps. At this point, we are more concerned about limiting the losses than we are worried about completing the comeback. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dracula Nearly Gets Girl

October 12th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

What was largely expected to be a fairly comfortable win for Gone Girl this weekend turned out to be a bit of a squeaker, thanks to a better-than-expected $23.46 million estimated opening for Dracula Untold. The vampire actioner won the day on Friday, but couldn’t maintain its pace, with $8.7 million on Saturday, against Gone Girl’s $11.3 million. Projections for today have it potentially falling into third place behind Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, which doesn’t bode well for its legs long-term. More...

Friday Estimates: Dracula Wins Friday, Gone Girl Will Win Weekend

October 11th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold enjoyed a better-than-expected opening day, and will top the chart for Friday. Saturday morning reports have it doing $8.9 million, well ahead of Gone Girl, which will land on $8.15 million. Dracula looks set for a weekend between $20 million and $25 million, which won’t be enough for an overall win. Gone Girl should end up between $25 million and $27 million for the weekend, down just 30% from its opening frame, and will be close to $80 million by Monday morning. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases Terrible, Horrible, No Good, and Very Bad?

October 9th, 2014

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

This weekend there are four new wide releases; however, none of them are expected to be big hits. In fact, Gone Girl is widely expected to repeat in first place, while Annabelle might have a shot at second place. Three of the new releases will likely finish in the midteens with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day currently on track to become the best of the bad bunch of new films. The Judge has taken a huge tumble as far as analysts are concerned. Dracula Untold is in the mix and might earn second place, but it might also earn fifth. Regardless, it won't do well enough for a film that cost $100 million to make. Then there's Addicted, a movie whose buzz is so quiet I forgot it was opening this week. This weekend last year, Gravity again led the way with $43.19 million, while Captain Phillips opened in second place with $25.72 million. There's no chance any film will match Gravity. In fact, the top film this week will very likely be behind Captain Phillips. On the other hand, last year only one other film earned more than $4 million, so the depth was terrible. I think the depth this week should be enough to eke out a win. More...

International Box Office: Breakup Breaks the Competition

October 9th, 2014

Xin Hua Lu Fang poster

Breakup Buddies led the way in China and overall with a weekend total of $38.0 million over the weekend for a six-day total of $94.13 million. That's fantastic start for a local film in this market. More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...


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Synopsis

Dracula Untold is the origin story of the man who became Dracula.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,514,615 (42.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,887 opening theaters/2,900 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,879,124

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,642 $55,991,880
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 644 $164,249,843
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 808 $220,241,723

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: October 10th, 2014 (Wide) by Universal
October 10th, 2014 (IMAX) by Universal
International Releases: October 1st, 2014 (Wide) (Belgium)
October 2nd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
October 2nd, 2014 (Wide) (Croatia)
October 3rd, 2014 (Wide) (Austria)
October 3rd, 2014 (Wide) (Estonia)
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Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of warfare, vampire attacks, disturbing images, and some sensuality.
(Rating bulletin 2337, 8/27/2014)
Running Time: 92 minutes
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Keywords: Origin Story, Monster, Vampire, Faustian, IMAX: DMR, Action Horror
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Legendary Pictures, Relativity Media, Michael De Luca Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 70 $23,514,615 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 21 $23,514,615 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $31,898,578 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 21 $26,169,320 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $35,499,798 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 14 $23,514,615 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $31,898,578 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 14 $26,169,320 Oct 10, 2014 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 16 $35,499,798 Oct 10, 2014 3

Leading Cast

Luke Evans    Vlad

Supporting Cast

Sarah Gadon    Mirena
Dominic Cooper    Mehmed
Art Parkinson    Ingeras
Charles Dance    Master Vampire
Diarmaid Murtagh    Dimitru
Paul Kaye    Brother Lucian
William Houston    Cazan
Noah Huntley    Captian Petru
Ronan Vibert    Simion
Zach McGowan    Shkelgim
Ferdinand Kingsley    Hamza Bey
Joseph Long    General Omer
Thor Kristjansson    Bright Eyes
Jakub Gierszal    Acemi
Joe Benjamin    Mihai
Paul Bullion    Nicolae
Mish Boyko    Andrei
Dilan Gwyn    Governess
Arkie Reece    General Ismail
Phil Zimmerman    Mihai's Father
Dominic Borrelli    Wealthy Boyar
Tom Benedict    Turkish General Knight
Paul Casar    Intrigued Boyar
Stavros Demetraki    Mehmed's Adjutant
Ruth Baxter    Mirena's Handmaiden
Rachel Kennedy    Mirena's Handmaiden
Louise Parker    Mirena's Handmaiden
Glen Barry    Lucian's Monk
Shane McCaffrey    Lucian's Monk
Guillaume Meliot    Omer's Adjutant
Jason Coalter    Vlad's Castle Guard
Colan Currin    Vlad's Castle Guard
John Friel    Vlad's Castle Guard
Andrew Laverty    Vlad's Castle Guard
Matthew Akerfeldt    Vlad's Soldier
Chris Cherry    Vlad's Soldier
Eugene Furphy    Vlad's Soldier
Graham Hutton    Vlad's Soldier
Chris Keenan    Vlad's Soldier
Joe Kelly    Vlad's Soldier
Bobby Marno    Vlad's Soldier
Phil McKeag    Vlad's Soldier
Darren McMullan    Vlad's Soldier
Andrew McQuade    Vlad's Soldier
Ross Moneypenny    Vlad's Soldier
Connor Schelling-Tisza    Vlad's Soldier
Gordon Bell    Boyar Man
Graham Cave    Boyar Man
Norman Coates    Boyar Man
Xander Duffy    Boyar Man
Al Geddes    Boyar Man
Arthur Halligey    Boyar Man
Paul Kavanagh    Boyar Man
Tyrone Kearns    Boyar Man
Derek Mayne    Boyar Man
Gavin McCormick    Boyar Man
Jeffrey O'Brien    Boyar Man
Ann Louise Bresnaham    Lady of the Court
Charlene Gleeson    Lady of the Court
Ann O’Connor    Lady of the Court
Gretta Shore    Lady of the Court
Orlaith Shore    Lady of the Court
Penelope Simmons    Lady of the Court
Hunter Boland    Child of the Court
Maria Laird    Child of the Court
Aodhan McGowan    Child of the Court

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gary Shore    Director
Matt Sazama    Screenwriter
Burk Sharpless    Screenwriter
Michael De Luca    Producer
Alissa Phillips    Executive Producer
Joe Caracciolo, Jr.    Executive Producer
Thomas Tull    Executive Producer
Jon Jashni    Executive Producer
John Schwartzman    Director of Photography
Francois Audouy    Production Designer
Richard Pearson    Editor
Ramin Djawadi    Composer
Ngila Dickson    Costume Designer
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Ros Hubbard    Casting Director
Christian Manz    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jo Burn    Unit Production Manager
Joe Caracciolo, Jr.    Unit Production Manager
John Wildermuth    First Assistant Director
Samantha Smith    Second Assistant Director
Kevin Lyons    Head Rigger
Wolfgang Stegemann    Head Rigger
Fiona Campbell Westgate    Visual Effects Producer
Jessica Derhammer    Production Supervisor
Paul Inglis    Supervising Art Director
David Doran    Art Director
Heather Greenlees    Art Director
Michael Turner    Art Director
Amanda Dazely    Assistant Art Director
Laura Ng    Standby Art Director
Kirsty Vogel    Art Department Coordinator
Stephen Forrest-Smith    Storyboard Artist
David Allcock    Storyboard Artist
Simon Duric    Storyboard Artist
Douglas Ingram    Storyboard Artist
William Simpson    Storyboard Artist
Paki Smith    Set Decorator
Aine Smith    Assistant Set Decorator
Mervyn Moore    Sound Mixer
Frank A. Montano    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Murawski    Additional Editor
Sean Thompson    Additional Editor
Rachael Webb-Crozier    Costume Supervisor
Daniel Phillips    Make-up and Hair Designer
Mark Coulier    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Shaune Harrison    Prosthetics Makeup Artist
Kathleen Weir-Haplin    Script Supervisor
Martin Ware    Casting Associate
Molly Cowan    Casting Assistant
Jasin Boland    Still Photographer
Kris Cole    Assistant Editor
Tom Davis    Assistant Editor
Helen Sheridan    Assistant Editor
Peter Tackaberry    Assistant Editor
Ann Scibelli    Sound Designer
Peter Staubli    Sound Designer
Jon Title    Sound Designer
Christopher Assells    Sound Effects Editor
Bill R. Dean    Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor
Christopher W. Hogan    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Saxlid    Dialogue Editor
John C. Stuver    Dialogue Editor
James Ashwill    Foley Mixer
Carl Kaller    Music Editor
Chris Kaller    Assistant Music Editor
Peter Myles    Additional Music Editor
Nick Wollage    Score Recordist
Dennis Sands    Score Mixer
Brandon Campbell    Additional Music
George Marshall Ruge    Second Unit Director
Chris Carreras    First Assistant Director (Second Unit)

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

DVD Sales: Alexander's Really Good, Wonderful, Amazing Start on DVD

March 1st, 2015

There were a lot of new releases in the top 30 of the DVD sales chart. However, there were only two new releases in the top five. Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day earned first place, as it sold 345,000 units and generated $5.98 million during its first week of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: That's a Lot of Spots

March 1st, 2015

The Blu-ray sales chart was led by a very old new release. 101 Damlatians made its Blu-ray debut earning first place with 339,000 units / $7.69 million. This is a little lower than The Jungle Book opened with last year. More...

Home Market Numbers: Hitmen vs. Vampires

February 22nd, 2015

New releases grabbed the top two spots on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week ending February 8, with John Wick taking the top spot and Dracula Untold taking a close second place. Two other new releases debuted in the top ten: The Best of Me took fifth place, and Ouija took eighth.

This welcome shot of sales helped fuel a strong increase over last year for Blu-ray sales. Compared to last year, 21% more units were sold, and revenue jumped 17%. Overall, the Blu-ray share of home market sales ticked up a percentage point, to 43%.

While this week's Blu-ray numbers do represent a drop from last week, sales were down only 0.7% in terms of units sold and 7.5% in revenue, perhaps suggesting that slightly lower prices helped maintain sales of units and supported the increase from last year. More...

DVD Sales: Dracula's Debut Tells an Important Story

February 22nd, 2015

New releases occupied four of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart for the week ending February 8. The top spot went to Dracula Untold, with 237,000 units sold and $4.16 million in consumer spending during its first week of release. With this strong result, I think the odds of this film becoming the first of a franchise have increased.

Second place, just barely, went to The Best of Me, with 227,000 units sold and $3.45 million in consumer spending. The Best of Me edged out John Wick, sending it to third place with 227,000 units sold and $3.44 million in spending.

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Blu-ray Sales: Wick Lights up the Competition

February 22nd, 2015

The Blu-ray sales chart was dominated by two new releases. John Wick led the way with 301,000 units / $6.30 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 57%. The film was an action film with visual style, but not a ton of visual effects, so this is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 3rd, 2015

February 2nd, 2015

It is a slow week on the home market, and will remain a slow week until the winter blockbusters start coming out. According to Amazon.com, this week the biggest release is John Wick. Granted, the Blu-ray Combo Pack is Pick of the Week material, but the film only made $43 million at the box office, so it likely won't sell a lot on the home market. The other two contenders for Pick of the Week are The Overnighters on DVD or Blu-ray and Dear White People - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. Are three are worth picking up. The Overnighters is arguably the best, but I love the Film Noir style in John Wick, so I'm awarding that one the Pick of the Week. More...

International Box Office: Interstellar Reaches for the Stars

November 13th, 2014

Interstellar poster

As expected, Interstellar opened in first place on the international chart earning $82.90 million on 14,800 screens in 62 markets during its opening weekend. As you may or may not know, we introduced a new comprehensive look at the international numbers, so there's little more than needs to be said here. I will point out that the film's opening in South Korea was particularly strong at $12.46 million on 1,310 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $14.21 million. The film also opened in first place in the U.K., with $8.53 million on 1,298 screens, which is about on par with its domestic opening, given the relative size of the two markets. Russia was close behind with $8.00 million on 1,800 screens. The film opened in China this week and those numbers should help the film remain in first place next weekend.

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International Box Office: Turtles Take Over China

November 6th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roared into first place with $34.9 million in 31 markets over the weekend for a running tally of $244.2 million internationally and $434.7 million worldwide. This includes a first place, $26.52 million opening in China. This is the film's last major market opening until it debuts in Japan in February. The film is aiming for $500 million worldwide by that time, but it is hard to tell how long a film's legs in China will be. More...

International Box Office: Annabelle Takes Possession of Top Spot

October 29th, 2014

Annabelle poster

Annabelle rose from fifth to first place on the international market with $26.5 million in 62 markets for an international total of $126.7 million after a month of release. Obviously there will be another installment in this franchise. This past weekend, the film dominated Latin America earning first place in Mexico with $7.61 million on 2,742 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $10.87 million. This was double the original film's opening in that market. The film also earned top spot in Argentina ($1.4 million on 202 screens) and in Peru ($1.3 million). The film was pushed into second place in Brazil, but still managed $2.13 million on 388 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $11.35 million. More...

International Box Office: Guardians Have Double-Milestone Weekend

October 22nd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy return to top spot on the international chart this past weekend, it reached two major milestones along the way. Over the weekend, it pulled in $23.1 million in 22 markets for totals of $404.8 million internationally and $732.6 million worldwide. The film earned $37.97 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it $69.04 million after ten days of release. The film has yet to open in Italy and it might have a shot at $800 million worldwide by the time it ends its run there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fury et al are a Little Calmer than Expected

October 21st, 2014

Fury poster

The weekend box office was a little softer than expected, with Fury earning first place, but with much less than some were expecting. I was a little more conservative and I was still off by close to $10 million. The rest of the top five, on the whole, were also not quite as strong as expected, so the overall box office fell 11% from last weekend. However, it was 26% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the much more important figure. 2014 is still behind 2013 by more than $300 million, or 3.6%, at $8.05 billion to $8.36 billion, but if we can close the gap a little bit each week, we can at least make it a respectable race in the end. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases All Wind and Fury?

October 16th, 2014

Fury poster

Three wide releases are trying to fight for box office dollars, including Fury, which could be the biggest hit of the month. Its reviews are excellent and the buzz is strong enough that is should have no trouble earning first place. The Book of Life is a family friendly animated horror film opening near Halloween. That should be a combination that spells box office success, but while the reviews are strong, the buzz is not as loud as I would like. Finally, there's The Best of Me, the latest from Nicholas Sparks, but I think the shine has come off his career. Its early reviews are terrible, which isn't surprising. The buzz is rather quiet, which is a little more surprising. This weekend last year, Gravity completed the hat-trick earning just over $30 million. I think Fury will top that. The best new release last year was Carrie, which earned just over $16 million earning third place in the process. It looks like there are a couple of films that will earn a similar amount this year. Additionally, the depth again appears to be better than last year, so 2014 should find itself on top of the chart, again. This is a surprise, as at the beginning of the month, it looked like 2014 would be in an extended slump by this point. More...

International Box Office: Guardians Hit Gold in China, but Dracula Tops Chart

October 16th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold rose to first place with $33.9 million in 42 markets for a two-week total of $62.6 million. This week's biggest new market was Russia, where it pulled in first place with $9.81 million on 1,068 screens. It opened in second place in South Korea with $2.65 million on 477 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.29 million. Mexico led the holdovers with $2.78 million on 1,624 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $9.30 million in that market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Untold Nearly Undoes the Competition, But Gone Remains

October 14th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

There were four new releases in the top ten, plus another that just missed that mark. Despite the competition, Gone Girl remained in first place and it earned a little more than expected. The biggest surprise was Dracula Untold, which earned first place on Friday and nearly took first place over the weekend. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day grabbed third place, while there were other reasons to celebrate lower on the chart as well. Overall, the box office was on par with last weekend at $147 million. It was technically higher, but by 0.2%. Compared to last year, the box office was 26% higher, which was much better than anticipated. 2014 is still well behind 2013 by more than $300 million at $7.87 billion to $8.18 million, but every little bit helps. At this point, we are more concerned about limiting the losses than we are worried about completing the comeback. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dracula Nearly Gets Girl

October 12th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

What was largely expected to be a fairly comfortable win for Gone Girl this weekend turned out to be a bit of a squeaker, thanks to a better-than-expected $23.46 million estimated opening for Dracula Untold. The vampire actioner won the day on Friday, but couldn’t maintain its pace, with $8.7 million on Saturday, against Gone Girl’s $11.3 million. Projections for today have it potentially falling into third place behind Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, which doesn’t bode well for its legs long-term. More...

Friday Estimates: Dracula Wins Friday, Gone Girl Will Win Weekend

October 11th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold enjoyed a better-than-expected opening day, and will top the chart for Friday. Saturday morning reports have it doing $8.9 million, well ahead of Gone Girl, which will land on $8.15 million. Dracula looks set for a weekend between $20 million and $25 million, which won’t be enough for an overall win. Gone Girl should end up between $25 million and $27 million for the weekend, down just 30% from its opening frame, and will be close to $80 million by Monday morning. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases Terrible, Horrible, No Good, and Very Bad?

October 9th, 2014

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

This weekend there are four new wide releases; however, none of them are expected to be big hits. In fact, Gone Girl is widely expected to repeat in first place, while Annabelle might have a shot at second place. Three of the new releases will likely finish in the midteens with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day currently on track to become the best of the bad bunch of new films. The Judge has taken a huge tumble as far as analysts are concerned. Dracula Untold is in the mix and might earn second place, but it might also earn fifth. Regardless, it won't do well enough for a film that cost $100 million to make. Then there's Addicted, a movie whose buzz is so quiet I forgot it was opening this week. This weekend last year, Gravity again led the way with $43.19 million, while Captain Phillips opened in second place with $25.72 million. There's no chance any film will match Gravity. In fact, the top film this week will very likely be behind Captain Phillips. On the other hand, last year only one other film earned more than $4 million, so the depth was terrible. I think the depth this week should be enough to eke out a win. More...

International Box Office: Breakup Breaks the Competition

October 9th, 2014

Xin Hua Lu Fang poster

Breakup Buddies led the way in China and overall with a weekend total of $38.0 million over the weekend for a six-day total of $94.13 million. That's fantastic start for a local film in this market. More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2014 2 $23,514,615   2,887 $8,145   $23,514,615 1
Oct 17, 2014 6 $9,988,530 -58% 2,900 $3,444   $40,834,620 2
Oct 24, 2014 9 $4,395,945 -56% 2,364 $1,860   $48,421,335 3
Oct 31, 2014 10 $2,983,825 -32% 1,913 $1,560   $52,896,750 4
Nov 7, 2014 15 $1,053,770 -65% 830 $1,270   $54,908,425 5
Nov 14, 2014 22 $356,190 -66% 383 $930   $55,725,500 6
Nov 21, 2014 31 $106,260 -70% 195 $545   $55,942,830 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 9, 2014 P $1,300,000     2,133 $609   $1,300,000  
Oct 10, 2014 1 $8,920,830     2,887 $3,090   $8,920,830 1
Oct 11, 2014 2 $8,762,045 -2%   2,887 $3,035   $17,682,875 2
Oct 12, 2014 2 $5,831,740 -33%   2,887 $2,020   $23,514,615 3
Oct 13, 2014 3 $2,654,705 -54%   2,887 $920   $26,169,320 4
Oct 14, 2014 2 $1,963,065 -26%   2,887 $680   $28,132,385 5
Oct 15, 2014 2 $1,415,020 -28%   2,887 $490   $29,547,405 6
Oct 16, 2014 2 $1,298,685 -8%   2,887 $450   $30,846,090 7
Oct 17, 2014 6 $2,971,070 +129% -67% 2,900 $1,025   $33,817,160 8
Oct 18, 2014 5 $4,379,010 +47% -50% 2,900 $1,510   $38,196,170 9
Oct 19, 2014 5 $2,638,450 -40% -55% 2,900 $910   $40,834,620 10
Oct 20, 2014 4 $826,500 -69% -69% 2,900 $285   $41,661,120 11
Oct 21, 2014 4 $984,880 +19% -50% 2,900 $340   $42,646,000 12
Oct 22, 2014 4 $740,880 -25% -48% 2,900 $255   $43,386,880 13
Oct 23, 2014 6 $638,510 -14% -51% 2,900 $220   $44,025,390 14
Oct 24, 2014 10 $1,263,950 +98% -57% 2,364 $535   $45,289,340 15
Oct 25, 2014 10 $1,926,305 +52% -56% 2,364 $815   $47,215,645 16
Oct 26, 2014 8 $1,205,690 -37% -54% 2,364 $510   $48,421,335 17
Oct 27, 2014 8 $366,395 -70% -56% 2,364 $155   $48,787,730 18
Oct 28, 2014 9 $437,280 +19% -56% 2,364 $185   $49,225,010 19
Oct 29, 2014 9 $354,605 -19% -52% 2,364 $150   $49,579,615 20
Oct 30, 2014 10 $333,310 -6% -48% 2,364 $141   $49,912,925 21
Oct 31, 2014 10 $792,945 +138% -37% 1,913 $415   $50,705,870 22
Nov 1, 2014 11 $1,387,950 +75% -28% 1,913 $726   $52,093,820 23
Nov 2, 2014 10 $802,930 -42% -33% 1,913 $420   $52,896,750 24
Nov 3, 2014 11 $249,550 -69% -32% 1,913 $130   $53,146,300 25
Nov 4, 2014 11 $305,180 +22% -30% 1,913 $160   $53,451,480 26
Nov 5, 2014 13 $211,290 -31% -40% 1,913 $110   $53,662,770 27
Nov 6, 2014 13 $191,885 -9% -42% 1,913 $100   $53,854,655 28
Nov 7, 2014 15 $298,770 +56% -62% 830 $360   $54,153,425 29
Nov 8, 2014 15 $468,790 +57% -66% 830 $565   $54,622,215 30
Nov 9, 2014 15 $286,210 -39% -64% 830 $345   $54,908,425 31
Nov 10, 2014 15 $133,050 -54% -47% 830 $160   $55,041,475 32
Nov 11, 2014 15 $182,960 +38% -40% 830 $220   $55,224,435 33
Nov 12, 2014 14 $74,650 -59% -65% 830 $90   $55,299,085 34
Nov 13, 2014 14 $70,225 -6% -63% 830 $85   $55,369,310 35
Nov 14, 2014 - $99,580 +42% -67% 383 $260   $55,468,890 36
Nov 15, 2014 - $160,860 +62% -66% 383 $420   $55,629,750 37
Nov 16, 2014 - $95,750 -40% -67% 383 $250   $55,725,500 38
Nov 17, 2014 - $28,885 -70% -78% 383 $75   $55,754,385 39
Nov 18, 2014 - $32,390 +12% -82% 383 $85   $55,786,775 40
Nov 19, 2014 - $26,910 -17% -64% 383 $70   $55,813,685 41
Nov 20, 2014 - $22,885 -15% -67% 383 $60   $55,836,570 42
Nov 21, 2014 - $28,275 +24% -72% 195 $145   $55,864,845 43
Nov 22, 2014 23 $46,800 +66% -71% 195 $240   $55,911,645 44
Nov 23, 2014 - $31,185 -33% -67% 195 $160   $55,942,830 45
Nov 24, 2014 - $13,650 -56% -53% 195 $70   $55,956,480 46
Nov 25, 2014 - $17,550 +29% -46% 195 $90   $55,974,030 47
Nov 26, 2014 - $9,180 -48% -66% 102 $90   $55,983,210 48
Nov 27, 2014 - $8,670 -6% -62% 102 $85   $55,991,880 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2014 2 $30,846,090   2,887 $10,684   $30,846,090 1
Oct 17, 2014 5 $13,179,300 -57% 2,900 $4,545   $44,025,390 2
Oct 24, 2014 10 $5,887,535 -55% 2,364 $2,490   $49,912,925 3
Oct 31, 2014 10 $3,941,730 -33% 1,913 $2,060   $53,854,655 4
Nov 7, 2014 15 $1,514,655 -62% 830 $1,825   $55,369,310 5
Nov 14, 2014 22 $467,260 -69% 383 $1,220   $55,836,570 6
Nov 21, 2014 32 $155,310 -67% 102 $1,523   $55,991,880 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 10/9/2014 $585,783 115 115 115 $830,698 12/30/2018
Australia 10/2/2014 $1,710,153 221 221 978 $5,032,721 10/11/2017
Austria 10/3/2014 $0 0 76 76 $963,481 4/21/2015
Belgium 10/1/2014 $0 0 44 44 $716,245 4/21/2015
Brazil 10/23/2014 $0 0 0 0 $0 11/13/2014
Bulgaria 10/10/2014 $216,054 48 48 48 $216,054 12/30/2018
Croatia 10/2/2014 $0 0 0 0 $139,431 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 10/10/2014 $8,206 1 1 1 $8,206 12/30/2018
Denmark 10/9/2014 $169,856 55 55 55 $276,516 4/21/2015
Egypt 10/10/2014 $80,287 9 9 9 $80,287 12/30/2018
Estonia 10/3/2014 $0 0 7 7 $105,546 4/21/2015
 
Rest of World $155,880,658
 
International Total$164,249,843 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
Feb 8, 20151236,757 236,757$4,105,366$4,105,3661
Feb 15, 20155130,652-45% 367,409$2,248,521$6,353,8872
Feb 22, 20151149,385-62% 416,794$842,014$7,195,9013
Mar 1, 20151429,752-40% 446,546$512,329$7,708,2304
Mar 15, 20152718,692 479,361$354,026$8,329,7466
Aug 26, 20181012,662 621,115$63,310$9,948,608186
Sep 2, 20181016,643+31% 637,758$83,215$10,031,823187
Sep 9, 20181221,210+27% 658,968$106,050$10,137,873188
Sep 16, 20181420,910-1% 679,878$104,550$10,242,423189

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 8, 20152200,852 200,852$4,057,210$4,057,2101
Feb 15, 2015477,528-61% 278,380$1,611,812$5,669,0222
Feb 22, 2015927,130-65% 305,510$667,393$6,336,4153
Mar 1, 20151216,402-40% 321,912$330,992$6,667,4074
Mar 8, 2015168,147-50% 330,059$195,037$6,862,4445

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