Elf (2003)

Elf
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $181,096,587Details
International Box Office $46,812,848Details
Worldwide Box Office $227,909,435
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs, a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,113,501 (17.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,337 opening theaters/3,381 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $306,251,635

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 282 $181,096,587
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,083 $46,812,848
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 773 $227,909,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 17 $181,096,587
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 264 $46,812,848
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 76 $227,909,435

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (Bonus Features), Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD (Buddy’s Sing & Cheer Along Edition), Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 7th, 2003 (Wide) by New Line
December 6th, 2019 (Special Engagement) by Warner Bros.
November 25th, 2020 (Wide) by New Line
January 1st, 2021 (Special Engagement) by Warner Bros.
December 16th, 2022 (Limited)
International Releases: November 13th, 2003 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 27th, 2003 (Wide) (Australia)
December 6th, 2019 (Wide), released as Elf (Re: 2019) (United Kingdom)
November 20th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
November 26th, 2021 (Wide), released as Elf (Re: 2021) (United Kingdom)
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Video Release: November 16th, 2004 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor and language.
Running Time: 97 minutes
Franchise: Elf
Comparisons: vs. Home Alone
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Keywords: Christmas in November, Christmas
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Guy Walks Into a Bar
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Wednesday 20 $900,000 Dec 31, 2003 55
Biggest 8th Tuesday 17 $1,085,000 Dec 30, 2003 54
Biggest 8th Monday 38 $912,000 Dec 29, 2003 53
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 374 $7,319,756 Dec 26, 2003 52
Biggest 8th Friday 51 $1,500,000 Dec 26, 2003 50
Biggest 7th Thursday 22 $1,213,000 Dec 25, 2003 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 19 $1,248,000 Dec 24, 2003 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 8 $1,900,000 Dec 23, 2003 47
Biggest 7th Monday 27 $1,546,000 Dec 22, 2003 46
Biggest 7th Sunday 79 $1,878,000 Dec 21, 2003 45
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 42 $21,649,842 Nov 28, 2003 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 61 $21,649,842 Nov 28, 2003 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 66 $40,571,012 Nov 28, 2003 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 59 $31,349,842 Nov 28, 2003 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 49 $47,622,648 Nov 28, 2003 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 52 $8,319,000 Nov 29, 2003 23
Biggest 4th Friday 16 $9,400,000 Nov 28, 2003 22
Biggest 3rd Thursday 11 $5,700,000 Nov 27, 2003 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 32 $4,000,000 Nov 26, 2003 20
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 33 $26,325,613 Nov 14, 2003 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 22 $49,333,235 Nov 14, 2003 10
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 79 $31,113,501 Nov 7, 2003 3
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 18 $31,113,501 Nov 7, 2003 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 2003 2 $31,113,501   3,337 $9,324   $31,113,501 1
Nov 14, 2003 1 $26,325,613 -15% 3,381 $7,786   $70,354,526 2
Nov 21, 2003 3 $18,715,992 -29% 3,381 $5,536   $94,732,626 3
Nov 28, 2003 3 $21,649,842 +16% 3,202 $6,761   $129,009,719 4
Dec 5, 2003 4 $8,026,797 -63% 3,119 $2,574   $139,527,719 5
Dec 12, 2003 6 $6,017,341 -25% 2,876 $2,092   $147,507,398 6
Dec 19, 2003 5 $5,502,635 -9% 2,451 $2,245   $154,812,967 7
Dec 26, 2003 10 $3,906,028 -29% 2,015 $1,938   $164,648,692 8
Jan 2, 2004 14 $2,303,567 -41% 1,768 $1,303   $170,837,644 9
Jan 9, 2004 23 $499,785 -78% 811 $616   $171,733,083 10
Jan 16, 2004 32 $217,683 -56% 273 $797   $172,062,189 11
Jan 23, 2004 28 $247,030 +13% 301 $821   $172,421,204 12
Jan 30, 2004 31 $205,837 -17% 306 $673   $172,696,490 13
Feb 6, 2004 32 $196,063 -5% 295 $665   $172,952,631 14
Feb 13, 2004 37 $179,100 -9% 245 $731   $173,180,828 15
Feb 20, 2004 45 $93,614 -48% 173 $541   $173,305,906 16
Feb 27, 2004 54 $51,403 -45% 121 $425   $173,381,405 17
Dec 11, 2020 3 $395,000   850 $465   $175,021,840 893
Dec 18, 2020 4 $365,000 -8% 600 $608   $175,391,840 894
Dec 25, 2020 9 $115,000 -68% 300 $383   $175,511,840 895
Jan 1, 2021 - $25,000 -78% 100 $250   $175,531,840 896
Dec 16, 2022 11 $278,500   270 $1,031   $178,100,000 998

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 7, 2003 2 $9,151,000     3,337 $2,742   $9,151,000 1
Nov 8, 2003 2 $13,048,000 +43%   3,337 $3,910   $22,081,000 2
Nov 9, 2003 2 $9,033,000 -31%   3,337 $2,707   $31,113,501 3
Nov 10, 2003 2 $3,864,000 -57%   3,337 $1,158   $34,977,000 4
Nov 11, 2003 1 $5,904,000 +53%   3,337 $1,769   $40,881,000 5
Nov 12, 2003 2 $1,741,000 -71%   3,337 $522   $42,622,000 6
Nov 13, 2003 2 $1,752,000 +1%   3,337 $525   $44,029,000 7
Nov 14, 2003 2 $7,276,000 +315% -20% 3,381 $2,152   $51,305,000 8
Nov 15, 2003 1 $11,819,000 +62% -9% 3,381 $3,496   $63,139,000 9
Nov 16, 2003 1 $7,216,000 -39% -20% 3,381 $2,134   $70,354,526 10
Nov 17, 2003 2 $1,381,000 -81% -64% 3,381 $408   $71,736,000 11
Nov 18, 2003 2 $1,554,000 +13% -74% 3,381 $460   $73,290,000 12
Nov 19, 2003 2 $1,314,000 -15% -25% 3,381 $389   $74,603,000 13
Nov 20, 2003 2 $1,395,000 +6% -20% 3,381 $413   $76,017,000 14
Nov 21, 2003 3 $5,500,000 +294% -24% 3,381 $1,627   $81,500,000 15
Nov 22, 2003 2 $8,300,000 +51% -30% 3,381 $2,455   $89,800,000 16
Nov 23, 2003 2 $5,100,000 -39% -29% 3,381 $1,508   $94,732,626 17
Nov 24, 2003 3 $1,374,000 -73% -1% 3,381 $406   $96,106,000 18
Nov 25, 2003 2 $2,150,000 +56% +38% 3,381 $636   $98,256,000 19
Nov 26, 2003 3 $4,000,000 +86% +204% 3,202 $1,249   $102,300,000 20
Nov 27, 2003 1 $5,700,000 +43% +309% 3,202 $1,780   $108,000,000 21
Nov 28, 2003 3 $9,400,000 +65% +71% 3,202 $2,936   $117,400,000 22
Nov 29, 2003 3 $8,319,000 -12% n/c 3,202 $2,598   $125,201,000 23
Nov 30, 2003 3 $3,809,000 -54% -25% 3,202 $1,190   $129,009,719 24
Dec 1, 2003 4 $693,000 -82% -50% 3,202 $216   $129,703,000 25
Dec 2, 2003 4 $648,000 -6% -70% 3,202 $202   $130,351,000 26
Dec 3, 2003 4 $571,000 -12% -86% 3,202 $178   $130,922,000 27
Dec 4, 2003 3 $593,000 +4% -90% 3,202 $185   $131,501,000 28
Dec 5, 2003 3 $2,300,000 +288% -76% 3,119 $737   $133,800,000 29
Dec 6, 2003 4 $3,616,000 +57% -57% 3,119 $1,159   $137,425,000 30
Dec 7, 2003 5 $2,103,000 -42% -45% 3,119 $674   $139,527,719 31
Dec 8, 2003 4 $457,000 -78% -34% 3,119 $147   $139,985,000 32
Dec 9, 2003 4 $508,000 +11% -22% 3,119 $163   $140,493,000 33
Dec 10, 2003 3 $500,000 -2% -12% 3,119 $160   $140,993,000 34
Dec 11, 2003 3 $508,000 +2% -14% 3,119 $163   $141,501,000 35
Dec 12, 2003 7 $1,700,000 +235% -26% 2,876 $591   $143,200,000 36
Dec 13, 2003 6 $2,797,000 +65% -23% 2,876 $973   $145,957,000 37
Dec 14, 2003 6 $1,550,000 -45% -26% 2,876 $539   $147,507,398 38
Dec 15, 2003 5 $405,000 -74% -11% 2,876 $141   $147,912,000 39
Dec 16, 2003 5 $441,000 +9% -13% 2,876 $153   $148,353,000 40
Dec 17, 2003 6 $454,000 +3% -9% 2,876 $158   $148,807,000 41
Dec 18, 2003 6 $534,000 +18% +5% 2,876 $186   $149,310,000 42
Dec 19, 2003 6 $1,500,000 +181% -12% 2,451 $612   $150,800,000 43
Dec 20, 2003 5 $2,195,000 +46% -22% 2,451 $896   $152,935,000 44
Dec 21, 2003 5 $1,878,000 -14% +21% 2,451 $766   $154,813,000 45
Dec 22, 2003 4 $1,546,000 -18% +282% 2,451 $631   $156,359,000 46
Dec 23, 2003 4 $1,900,000 +23% +331% 2,451 $775   $158,259,000 47
Dec 24, 2003 3 $1,248,000 -34% +175% 2,451 $509   $159,507,000 48
Dec 25, 2003 10 $1,213,000 -3% +127% 2,015 $602   $160,720,000 49
Dec 26, 2003 10 $1,500,000 +24% n/c 2,015 $744   $162,200,000 50
Dec 27, 2003 10 $1,359,000 -9% -38% 2,015 $674   $163,593,000 51
Dec 28, 2003 11 $1,056,000 -22% -44% 2,015 $524   $164,648,692 52
Dec 29, 2003 9 $912,000 -14% -41% 2,015 $453   $165,561,000 53
Dec 30, 2003 9 $1,085,000 +19% -43% 2,015 $538   $166,712,000 54
Dec 31, 2003 9 $900,000 -17% -28% 2,015 $447   $167,600,000 55
Jan 19, 2004 29 $69,837     273 $256   $172,132,026 74
Dec 16, 2022 15 $46,000     270 $170   $175,577,840 6,980

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 2003 2 $44,028,913   3,337 $13,194   $44,028,913 1
Nov 14, 2003 2 $31,987,721 -27% 3,381 $9,461   $76,016,634 2
Nov 21, 2003 2 $31,343,243 -2% 3,381 $9,270   $107,359,877 3
Nov 28, 2003 3 $24,141,045 -23% 3,202 $7,539   $131,500,922 4
Dec 5, 2003 4 $9,989,135 -59% 3,119 $3,203   $141,490,057 5
Dec 12, 2003 6 $7,820,275 -22% 2,876 $2,719   $149,310,332 6
Dec 19, 2003 5 $11,432,332 +46% 2,451 $4,664   $160,742,664 7
Dec 26, 2003 9 $7,791,413 -32% 2,015 $3,867   $168,534,077 8
Jan 2, 2004 14 $2,699,221 -65% 1,768 $1,527   $171,233,298 9
Jan 9, 2004 23 $611,208 -77% 811 $754   $171,844,506 10
Jan 16, 2004 34 $329,668 -46% 273 $1,208   $172,174,174 11
Jan 23, 2004 28 $316,479 -4% 301 $1,051   $172,490,653 12
Jan 30, 2004 32 $265,915 -16% 306 $869   $172,756,568 13
Feb 6, 2004 33 $245,160 -8% 295 $831   $173,001,728 14
Feb 13, 2004 39 $210,564 -14% 245 $859   $173,212,292 15
Feb 20, 2004 50 $117,710 -44% 173 $680   $173,330,002 16
Feb 27, 2004 51 $68,516 -42% 121 $566   $173,398,518 17
Dec 11, 2020 4 $400,000   850 $471   $175,026,840 893
Dec 18, 2020 - $365,000 -9% 600 $608   $175,391,840 894
Dec 25, 2020 - $115,000 -68% 300 $383   $175,506,840 895
Jan 1, 2021 - $25,000 -78% 100 $250   $175,531,840 896

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/27/2003 $756,246 195 195 400 $756,246 1/4/2021
Mexico 12/14/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 11/13/2003 $0 0 14 24 $390,052 12/28/2023
United Kingdom 12/6/2019 $194,919 274 561 6,083 $21,352,313 1/4/2024
 
Rest of World $24,314,237
 
International Total$46,812,848 1/4/2024

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 10, 200627207,434 207,434$2,034,928$2,034,928108
Dec 7, 200827102,039 1,637,116$1,040,798$20,419,453212
Nov 29, 20098501,903 2,211,530$4,271,195$25,439,899263
Dec 6, 20092572,033-86% 2,283,563$637,492$26,077,391264
Dec 13, 200924139,118+93% 2,422,681$1,190,850$27,268,241265
Nov 28, 20109409,951 3,072,220$3,714,156$33,212,891315
Nov 27, 201115289,137 3,633,442$1,971,914$37,723,199367
Dec 4, 201113125,493-57% 3,758,935$769,272$38,492,471368
Dec 11, 201115102,248-19% 3,861,183$696,309$39,188,780369
Dec 18, 201115133,697+31% 3,994,880$1,001,391$40,190,171370
Nov 11, 20121085,840 4,246,668$660,848$42,145,284417
Nov 18, 20121359,782-30% 4,306,450$447,552$42,592,836418
Dec 2, 20126263,416 4,621,326$2,102,876$45,081,595420
Dec 9, 20127199,275-24% 4,820,601$1,815,535$46,897,130421
Dec 16, 20126210,878+6% 5,031,479$1,817,157$48,714,287422
Dec 23, 20122689,908-57% 5,121,387$799,003$49,513,290423
Dec 30, 20123051,427-43% 5,172,814$386,669$49,899,959424
Nov 17, 20131725,212 5,291,332$224,082$50,949,587470
Nov 24, 20131541,029+63% 5,332,361$384,877$51,334,464471
Dec 8, 201310180,557 5,521,907$1,744,072$53,180,688473
Dec 15, 20134195,859+8% 5,717,766$1,986,990$55,167,678474
Dec 22, 201313210,428+7% 5,928,194$1,901,175$57,068,853475
Dec 29, 20132837,363-82% 5,965,557$330,095$57,398,948476
Nov 16, 20141623,093 6,081,056$184,187$58,391,483522
Nov 23, 20141539,215+70% 6,120,271$313,869$58,705,352523
Dec 7, 20146177,938 6,349,758$1,422,561$60,540,676525
Dec 14, 20146153,704-14% 6,503,462$1,228,925$61,769,601526
Dec 21, 201411145,424-5% 6,648,886$1,159,771$62,929,372527
Dec 28, 201411129,610-11% 6,778,496$1,032,473$63,961,845528
Jan 4, 20152031,927-75% 6,810,423$261,801$64,223,646529
Nov 8, 20152310,432 6,908,777$72,804$65,055,597573
Nov 15, 20151620,697+98% 6,929,474$144,233$65,199,830574
Nov 22, 20151323,961+16% 6,953,435$180,807$65,380,637575
Nov 29, 201525100,579+320% 7,054,014$602,921$65,983,558576
Dec 6, 20152146,292+45% 7,200,306$1,164,323$67,147,881577
Dec 13, 2015494,939-35% 7,295,245$758,999$67,906,880578
Dec 20, 20158168,824+78% 7,464,069$1,352,601$69,259,481579
Dec 27, 201510140,153-17% 7,604,222$1,239,373$70,498,854580
Nov 6, 20162912,341 7,732,707$98,830$71,563,826625
Nov 13, 20161417,685+43% 7,750,392$141,370$71,705,196626
Nov 20, 2016818,925+7% 7,769,317$143,531$71,848,727627
Nov 27, 201618105,180+456% 7,874,497$646,131$72,494,858628
Dec 4, 2016592,352-12% 7,966,849$704,045$73,198,903629
Dec 11, 2016484,914-8% 8,051,763$677,079$73,875,982630
Dec 18, 2016692,842+9% 8,144,605$734,835$74,610,817631
Dec 25, 20169127,228+37% 8,271,833$1,011,399$75,622,216632
Oct 29, 2017247,646 8,349,892$65,603$76,321,517676
Nov 12, 20171215,288 8,370,005$137,439$76,502,708678
Nov 19, 2017921,888+43% 8,391,893$206,308$76,709,016679
Nov 26, 201716117,033+435% 8,508,926$911,687$77,620,703680
Dec 3, 2017662,894-46% 8,571,820$493,913$78,114,616681
Dec 10, 2017458,767-7% 8,630,587$466,275$78,580,891682
Dec 17, 2017482,000+40% 8,712,587$646,603$79,227,494683
Dec 24, 20174135,557+65% 8,848,144$1,066,156$80,293,650684
Nov 11, 20182011,384 8,923,597$102,342$80,932,628730
Nov 18, 2018731,648+178% 8,955,245$279,135$81,211,763731
Nov 25, 201821132,056+317% 9,087,301$810,824$82,022,587732
Dec 2, 2018968,115-48% 9,155,416$614,833$82,637,420733
Dec 9, 20182022,801-67% 9,178,217$188,044$82,825,464734
Dec 16, 2018482,606+262% 9,260,823$575,648$83,401,112735
Dec 23, 20185114,747+39% 9,375,570$799,385$84,200,497736
Dec 30, 2018761,560-46% 9,437,130$429,941$84,630,438737
Nov 10, 2019299,521 9,499,266$55,127$85,031,384782
Nov 17, 2019936,429+283% 9,535,695$211,066$85,242,450783
Nov 24, 2019643,566+20% 9,579,261$252,408$85,494,858784
Dec 1, 201915190,810+338% 9,770,071$1,105,095$86,599,953785
Dec 8, 20192122,924-36% 9,892,995$711,730$87,311,683786
Dec 15, 2019371,827-42% 9,964,822$415,878$87,727,561787
Dec 22, 20195102,387+43% 10,067,209$593,036$88,320,597788
Dec 29, 2019680,324-22% 10,147,533$465,076$88,785,673789
Nov 15, 20201725,994 10,321,998$407,586$90,111,899835
Nov 22, 2020637,052+43% 10,359,050$569,119$90,681,018836
Nov 29, 2020448,665+31% 10,407,715$747,494$91,428,512837
Dec 6, 2020266,437+37% 10,474,152$1,020,472$92,448,984838
Dec 13, 2020376,893+16% 10,551,045$1,175,694$93,624,678839
Dec 20, 2020385,812+12% 10,636,857$1,312,065$94,936,743840
Dec 27, 2020346,535-46% 10,683,392$711,520$95,648,263841
Nov 14, 20211025,077 10,740,643$369,886$96,304,724887
Nov 21, 2021525,821+3% 10,766,464$380,860$96,685,584888
Nov 28, 2021536,804+43% 10,803,268$542,859$97,228,443889
Dec 5, 2021454,269+47% 10,857,537$800,468$98,028,911890
Dec 12, 2021363,598+17% 10,921,135$938,071$98,966,982891
Dec 19, 2021380,719+27% 11,001,854$1,214,014$100,180,996892
Dec 26, 2021375,428-7% 11,077,282$1,134,437$101,315,433893
Jan 2, 20221010,042-87% 11,087,324$151,032$101,466,465894
Nov 6, 2022203,054 11,100,912$27,517$101,579,462938
Nov 13, 2022107,736+153% 11,108,648$69,701$101,649,163939
Nov 27, 20221016,840 11,126,421$151,728$101,806,489941
Dec 4, 2022629,157+73% 11,155,578$262,705$102,069,194942
Dec 11, 2022534,049+17% 11,189,627$306,781$102,375,975943
Dec 18, 2022844,245+30% 11,233,872$398,647$102,774,622944
Dec 25, 2022456,824+28% 11,290,696$511,984$103,286,606945
Jan 1, 2023159,068-84% 11,299,764$81,703$103,368,309946

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 11, 2012206,504 160,363$63,290$2,030,120417
Dec 2, 20122025,837 202,937$246,368$2,435,421420
Dec 9, 20121935,741+38% 238,678$342,204$2,777,625421
Dec 16, 20121941,826+17% 280,504$390,676$3,168,301422
Nov 24, 20132014,500 433,273$145,423$4,691,368471
Nov 16, 20142011,158 853,747$100,307$8,628,540522
Nov 23, 20141715,374+38% 869,121$138,662$8,767,202523
Dec 7, 20141729,109 909,529$261,686$9,130,464525
Dec 14, 20141037,886+30% 947,415$340,599$9,471,063526
Dec 21, 20141936,084-5% 983,499$406,664$9,877,727527
Nov 22, 20151911,748 1,233,389$94,424$12,062,561575
Dec 6, 20151533,649 1,282,137$272,155$12,455,355577
Dec 13, 20151128,390-16% 1,310,527$239,706$12,695,061578
Dec 20, 20151641,051+45% 1,351,578$328,911$13,023,972579
Nov 20, 2016197,914 1,585,846$61,523$14,947,963627
Dec 4, 20161629,904 1,617,340$219,998$15,180,664629
Dec 11, 20161620,308-32% 1,637,648$162,735$15,343,399630
Dec 18, 20161730,546+50% 1,668,194$244,751$15,588,150631
Dec 25, 20161947,484+55% 1,715,678$381,641$15,969,791632
Dec 3, 20171332,746 1,896,741$264,538$17,687,172681
Dec 10, 20171021,713-34% 1,918,454$173,798$17,860,970682
Dec 17, 20171029,070+34% 1,947,524$232,886$18,093,856683
Dec 2, 20181937,293 2,241,505$297,223$20,620,375733
Dec 9, 20181030,479-18% 2,271,984$403,658$21,024,033734
Dec 16, 20181038,541+26% 2,310,525$547,210$21,571,243735
Dec 23, 20181547,890+24% 2,358,415$427,785$21,999,028736
Dec 15, 20191712,608 2,516,025$75,963$23,184,008787
Nov 29, 20201934,596 2,626,041$531,395$24,478,962837
Dec 6, 2020549,845+44% 2,675,886$765,619$25,244,581838
Dec 13, 2020551,536+3% 2,727,422$787,985$26,032,566839
Dec 20, 2020443,209-16% 2,770,631$660,666$26,693,232840
Dec 27, 2020534,994-19% 2,805,625$535,058$27,228,290841
Nov 28, 20211520,715 2,851,921$305,546$27,857,570889
Dec 5, 20211316,200-22% 2,868,121$238,950$28,096,520890
Dec 12, 20211514,893-8% 2,883,014$219,672$28,316,192891
Dec 19, 20211414,944n/c2,897,958$224,758$28,540,950892
Dec 26, 20211714,795-1% 2,912,753$222,517$28,763,467893
Nov 6, 2022114,939 2,926,782$74,332$28,950,592938
Dec 11, 20221610,048 2,952,138$151,122$29,323,695943
Dec 25, 20221514,394 2,977,841$216,486$29,710,268945

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Leading Cast

Will Ferrell    Buddy

Supporting Cast

James Caan    Walter
Bob Newhart    Papa Elf
Edward Asner    Santa
Mary Steenburgen    Emily
Zooey Deschanel    Jovie
Daniel Tay    Michael
Faizon Love    Gimbels Manager
Peter Dinklage    Miles Finch
Amy Sedaris    Deb
Michael Lerner    Fulton
Andy Richter    Morris
Jon Favreau    Doctor
Luke Pohl    Elf Student

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Favreau    Director
David Berenbaum    Screenwriter
Jon Berg    Producer
Todd Komarnicki    Producer
Shauna Robertson    Producer
Toby Emmerich    Executive Producer
Kent Alterman    Executive Producer
Cale Boyter    Executive Producer
Jimmy Miller    Executive Producer
Julie Wixson Carmody    Executive Producer
David Householter    Co-Producer
Greg Gardiner    Cinematographer
Dan Lebental    Editor
John Debney    Composer
Rusty Smith    Production Designer
Kelvin Humenny    Art Director
Johanne Hubert    Set Decorator
Laura Jean Shannon    Costume Designer
David Husby    Sound Mixer
Joseph Bauer    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jim Brebner    Assistant Director
Susie Farris    Casting Director
Misha Bukowski    Third Assistant Director

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

Weekend estimates: Croods still rule

December 13th, 2020

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The Croods: A New Age continues to dominate at the box office (relatively speaking) this weekend, with Universal projecting a weekend box office of $3.01 million for a total of $24.26 million to date. Half Brothers is outperforming expectations in second place with a projected $490,000 sophomore weekend, down just 30% from its last outing. More...

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Records Fall to the Might of the King

December 22nd, 2003

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Nemo's Fifth at Number One

December 16th, 2003

For the fifth straight week Finding Nemo was number one at the international box office. And while the film is starting to show signs of slowing down, its weekly performance is still amazing. A total international take of $31.5 million on 5,200 screens made it the clear winner. Plus it was number one in 20 of 27 markets it played in and surpassed $300 million internationally. Current totals for the Pixar smash hit are $330.2 million internationally, (good for 20th place) and $669.9 million worldwide, (for 15th place.) The Lion King is the only animated movie to make more. With only a couple more markets to open in, Finding Nemo must rely on long legs to take top spot away from The Lion King. More...

They Can't Blame the Snow This Time

December 15th, 2003

While the weekend after Thanksgiving is usually soft, the weekend after that usually sees a bit of a rebound. Last year, for instance, we saw a nearly 20% week-to-week increase at the box office. This year we weren't so lucky. No movie in the top five beat box office expectations, while a couple did place higher on the charts due to weaker than expected competition. This led to a drop of nearly 9% from last week and 13% from last year. More...

Blame it on the Tryptophan

December 9th, 2003

The post Thanksgivings weekend was even tougher on the movie industry than predicted with only one movie in the top five living up to expectations. Some analysts are blaming it on the storm in the Northeast, but the internal multiplier doesn't really support that. And while the box office did drop 40% from last week, it was well ahead of last year to the tune of almost 20%. Year-to-date 2003 is still more than $100 million behind 2002 and with only one movie left that is a sure bet to make that much, catching up is not expected. More...

Will Last be First?

December 5th, 2003

Guessing what movie will finish first this weekend is a no-brainer. Guessing where the second new release of the weekend will land is a little trickier. Leftovers... I mean holdovers will suffer the post holiday blues this weekend, especially family friendly films.

More...

Nemo's Catch Climbing

December 2nd, 2003

Finding Nemo's continued domination of the European market, (it was number one in 15 markets) helped it earn the number one position this week. It is also unseating Tarzan and The Lion King as biggest animated movie in almost every market and should become the biggest animated movie worldwide before its run is over. This week it added another $37 million to push its international total to $230.8 million, which is 54th overall, (just ahead of The Matrix Revolutions.) Its worldwide total is now an amazing $570.5 million, 21st overall. More...

Leftovers for Thanksgivings

December 1st, 2003

While all but one for the movies opening over the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend failed to make a big splash at the box office, the holdovers picked up the slack. The extra helpings of family films helped this Thanksgiving weekend 7% up from last year for the 3-day weekend. But a weak Wednesday / Thursday lead to a 6% drop for the 5-day weekend. The mixed results sent 2003's box office a little further behind 2002. More...

A Thankless Holiday

November 28th, 2003

This Thanksgiving is turning out to be rather disappointing. Early estimates are about on par with last year when all five wide releases failed to make a major impact at the box office. This year will be a little better, but only because of inflation. More...

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November 24th, 2003


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November 18th, 2003


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November 14th, 2003


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November 12th, 2003


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

Synopsis

Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs, a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,113,501 (17.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,337 opening theaters/3,381 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $306,251,635

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 282 $181,096,587
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,083 $46,812,848
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 773 $227,909,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 17 $181,096,587
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 264 $46,812,848
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 76 $227,909,435

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (Bonus Features), Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD (Buddy’s Sing & Cheer Along Edition), Amazon VOD
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 7th, 2003 (Wide) by New Line
December 6th, 2019 (Special Engagement) by Warner Bros.
November 25th, 2020 (Wide) by New Line
January 1st, 2021 (Special Engagement) by Warner Bros.
December 16th, 2022 (Limited)
International Releases: November 13th, 2003 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 27th, 2003 (Wide) (Australia)
December 6th, 2019 (Wide), released as Elf (Re: 2019) (United Kingdom)
November 20th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
November 26th, 2021 (Wide), released as Elf (Re: 2021) (United Kingdom)
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Video Release: November 16th, 2004 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor and language.
Running Time: 97 minutes
Franchise: Elf
Comparisons: vs. Home Alone
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Keywords: Christmas in November, Christmas
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Guy Walks Into a Bar
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Wednesday 20 $900,000 Dec 31, 2003 55
Biggest 8th Tuesday 17 $1,085,000 Dec 30, 2003 54
Biggest 8th Monday 38 $912,000 Dec 29, 2003 53
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 374 $7,319,756 Dec 26, 2003 52
Biggest 8th Friday 51 $1,500,000 Dec 26, 2003 50
Biggest 7th Thursday 22 $1,213,000 Dec 25, 2003 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 19 $1,248,000 Dec 24, 2003 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 8 $1,900,000 Dec 23, 2003 47
Biggest 7th Monday 27 $1,546,000 Dec 22, 2003 46
Biggest 7th Sunday 79 $1,878,000 Dec 21, 2003 45
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 42 $21,649,842 Nov 28, 2003 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 61 $21,649,842 Nov 28, 2003 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 66 $40,571,012 Nov 28, 2003 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 59 $31,349,842 Nov 28, 2003 24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 49 $47,622,648 Nov 28, 2003 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 52 $8,319,000 Nov 29, 2003 23
Biggest 4th Friday 16 $9,400,000 Nov 28, 2003 22
Biggest 3rd Thursday 11 $5,700,000 Nov 27, 2003 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 32 $4,000,000 Nov 26, 2003 20
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 33 $26,325,613 Nov 14, 2003 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 22 $49,333,235 Nov 14, 2003 10
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic 79 $31,113,501 Nov 7, 2003 3
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 18 $31,113,501 Nov 7, 2003 3

Leading Cast

Will Ferrell    Buddy

Supporting Cast

James Caan    Walter
Bob Newhart    Papa Elf
Edward Asner    Santa
Mary Steenburgen    Emily
Zooey Deschanel    Jovie
Daniel Tay    Michael
Faizon Love    Gimbels Manager
Peter Dinklage    Miles Finch
Amy Sedaris    Deb
Michael Lerner    Fulton
Andy Richter    Morris
Jon Favreau    Doctor
Luke Pohl    Elf Student

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Favreau    Director
David Berenbaum    Screenwriter
Jon Berg    Producer
Todd Komarnicki    Producer
Shauna Robertson    Producer
Toby Emmerich    Executive Producer
Kent Alterman    Executive Producer
Cale Boyter    Executive Producer
Jimmy Miller    Executive Producer
Julie Wixson Carmody    Executive Producer
David Householter    Co-Producer
Greg Gardiner    Cinematographer
Dan Lebental    Editor
John Debney    Composer
Rusty Smith    Production Designer
Kelvin Humenny    Art Director
Johanne Hubert    Set Decorator
Laura Jean Shannon    Costume Designer
David Husby    Sound Mixer
Joseph Bauer    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jim Brebner    Assistant Director
Susie Farris    Casting Director
Misha Bukowski    Third Assistant Director

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

Weekend estimates: Croods still rule

December 13th, 2020

The Croods: A New Age

The Croods: A New Age continues to dominate at the box office (relatively speaking) this weekend, with Universal projecting a weekend box office of $3.01 million for a total of $24.26 million to date. Half Brothers is outperforming expectations in second place with a projected $490,000 sophomore weekend, down just 30% from its last outing. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 26th, 2010

October 25th, 2010

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October 28th, 2008

A slower week in terms of first run releases with a second tier summer release topping that particular list. However, there are a few other releases that are more interesting, including the direct-to-DVD release, Tinker Bell, which is worth picking up on either DVD or Blu-ray, but the latter is better than the former. While that release is the DVD Pick of the Week, two non-DVD releases are worth mentioning above the fold: The Mental Floss History of the World - Buy from Amazon and The Best Of Bond... James Bond - Buy from Amazon. It goes without saying that it was another busy week in terms of total DVDs on this week's list, so much so that it had to be split into two. The second part of the list can be found here. More...

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November 15th, 2004

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Records Fall to the Might of the King

December 22nd, 2003

Expectations for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King were huge, but unlike so many other movies with huge expectations that opened this year Return of the King didn't disappoint. A record-breaking performance lead to a huge 59% jump in the box office from last week. But the major letdown in other films led to a 2.3% drop from last year. More...

Nemo's Fifth at Number One

December 16th, 2003

For the fifth straight week Finding Nemo was number one at the international box office. And while the film is starting to show signs of slowing down, its weekly performance is still amazing. A total international take of $31.5 million on 5,200 screens made it the clear winner. Plus it was number one in 20 of 27 markets it played in and surpassed $300 million internationally. Current totals for the Pixar smash hit are $330.2 million internationally, (good for 20th place) and $669.9 million worldwide, (for 15th place.) The Lion King is the only animated movie to make more. With only a couple more markets to open in, Finding Nemo must rely on long legs to take top spot away from The Lion King. More...

They Can't Blame the Snow This Time

December 15th, 2003

While the weekend after Thanksgiving is usually soft, the weekend after that usually sees a bit of a rebound. Last year, for instance, we saw a nearly 20% week-to-week increase at the box office. This year we weren't so lucky. No movie in the top five beat box office expectations, while a couple did place higher on the charts due to weaker than expected competition. This led to a drop of nearly 9% from last week and 13% from last year. More...

Blame it on the Tryptophan

December 9th, 2003

The post Thanksgivings weekend was even tougher on the movie industry than predicted with only one movie in the top five living up to expectations. Some analysts are blaming it on the storm in the Northeast, but the internal multiplier doesn't really support that. And while the box office did drop 40% from last week, it was well ahead of last year to the tune of almost 20%. Year-to-date 2003 is still more than $100 million behind 2002 and with only one movie left that is a sure bet to make that much, catching up is not expected. More...

Will Last be First?

December 5th, 2003

Guessing what movie will finish first this weekend is a no-brainer. Guessing where the second new release of the weekend will land is a little trickier. Leftovers... I mean holdovers will suffer the post holiday blues this weekend, especially family friendly films.

More...

Nemo's Catch Climbing

December 2nd, 2003

Finding Nemo's continued domination of the European market, (it was number one in 15 markets) helped it earn the number one position this week. It is also unseating Tarzan and The Lion King as biggest animated movie in almost every market and should become the biggest animated movie worldwide before its run is over. This week it added another $37 million to push its international total to $230.8 million, which is 54th overall, (just ahead of The Matrix Revolutions.) Its worldwide total is now an amazing $570.5 million, 21st overall. More...

Leftovers for Thanksgivings

December 1st, 2003

While all but one for the movies opening over the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend failed to make a big splash at the box office, the holdovers picked up the slack. The extra helpings of family films helped this Thanksgiving weekend 7% up from last year for the 3-day weekend. But a weak Wednesday / Thursday lead to a 6% drop for the 5-day weekend. The mixed results sent 2003's box office a little further behind 2002. More...

A Thankless Holiday

November 28th, 2003

This Thanksgiving is turning out to be rather disappointing. Early estimates are about on par with last year when all five wide releases failed to make a major impact at the box office. This year will be a little better, but only because of inflation. More...

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November 24th, 2003


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November 21st, 2003


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November 18th, 2003


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November 14th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 2003 2 $31,113,501   3,337 $9,324   $31,113,501 1
Nov 14, 2003 1 $26,325,613 -15% 3,381 $7,786   $70,354,526 2
Nov 21, 2003 3 $18,715,992 -29% 3,381 $5,536   $94,732,626 3
Nov 28, 2003 3 $21,649,842 +16% 3,202 $6,761   $129,009,719 4
Dec 5, 2003 4 $8,026,797 -63% 3,119 $2,574   $139,527,719 5
Dec 12, 2003 6 $6,017,341 -25% 2,876 $2,092   $147,507,398 6
Dec 19, 2003 5 $5,502,635 -9% 2,451 $2,245   $154,812,967 7
Dec 26, 2003 10 $3,906,028 -29% 2,015 $1,938   $164,648,692 8
Jan 2, 2004 14 $2,303,567 -41% 1,768 $1,303   $170,837,644 9
Jan 9, 2004 23 $499,785 -78% 811 $616   $171,733,083 10
Jan 16, 2004 32 $217,683 -56% 273 $797   $172,062,189 11
Jan 23, 2004 28 $247,030 +13% 301 $821   $172,421,204 12
Jan 30, 2004 31 $205,837 -17% 306 $673   $172,696,490 13
Feb 6, 2004 32 $196,063 -5% 295 $665   $172,952,631 14
Feb 13, 2004 37 $179,100 -9% 245 $731   $173,180,828 15
Feb 20, 2004 45 $93,614 -48% 173 $541   $173,305,906 16
Feb 27, 2004 54 $51,403 -45% 121 $425   $173,381,405 17
Dec 11, 2020 3 $395,000   850 $465   $175,021,840 893
Dec 18, 2020 4 $365,000 -8% 600 $608   $175,391,840 894
Dec 25, 2020 9 $115,000 -68% 300 $383   $175,511,840 895
Jan 1, 2021 - $25,000 -78% 100 $250   $175,531,840 896
Dec 16, 2022 11 $278,500   270 $1,031   $178,100,000 998

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 7, 2003 2 $9,151,000     3,337 $2,742   $9,151,000 1
Nov 8, 2003 2 $13,048,000 +43%   3,337 $3,910   $22,081,000 2
Nov 9, 2003 2 $9,033,000 -31%   3,337 $2,707   $31,113,501 3
Nov 10, 2003 2 $3,864,000 -57%   3,337 $1,158   $34,977,000 4
Nov 11, 2003 1 $5,904,000 +53%   3,337 $1,769   $40,881,000 5
Nov 12, 2003 2 $1,741,000 -71%   3,337 $522   $42,622,000 6
Nov 13, 2003 2 $1,752,000 +1%   3,337 $525   $44,029,000 7
Nov 14, 2003 2 $7,276,000 +315% -20% 3,381 $2,152   $51,305,000 8
Nov 15, 2003 1 $11,819,000 +62% -9% 3,381 $3,496   $63,139,000 9
Nov 16, 2003 1 $7,216,000 -39% -20% 3,381 $2,134   $70,354,526 10
Nov 17, 2003 2 $1,381,000 -81% -64% 3,381 $408   $71,736,000 11
Nov 18, 2003 2 $1,554,000 +13% -74% 3,381 $460   $73,290,000 12
Nov 19, 2003 2 $1,314,000 -15% -25% 3,381 $389   $74,603,000 13
Nov 20, 2003 2 $1,395,000 +6% -20% 3,381 $413   $76,017,000 14
Nov 21, 2003 3 $5,500,000 +294% -24% 3,381 $1,627   $81,500,000 15
Nov 22, 2003 2 $8,300,000 +51% -30% 3,381 $2,455   $89,800,000 16
Nov 23, 2003 2 $5,100,000 -39% -29% 3,381 $1,508   $94,732,626 17
Nov 24, 2003 3 $1,374,000 -73% -1% 3,381 $406   $96,106,000 18
Nov 25, 2003 2 $2,150,000 +56% +38% 3,381 $636   $98,256,000 19
Nov 26, 2003 3 $4,000,000 +86% +204% 3,202 $1,249   $102,300,000 20
Nov 27, 2003 1 $5,700,000 +43% +309% 3,202 $1,780   $108,000,000 21
Nov 28, 2003 3 $9,400,000 +65% +71% 3,202 $2,936   $117,400,000 22
Nov 29, 2003 3 $8,319,000 -12% n/c 3,202 $2,598   $125,201,000 23
Nov 30, 2003 3 $3,809,000 -54% -25% 3,202 $1,190   $129,009,719 24
Dec 1, 2003 4 $693,000 -82% -50% 3,202 $216   $129,703,000 25
Dec 2, 2003 4 $648,000 -6% -70% 3,202 $202   $130,351,000 26
Dec 3, 2003 4 $571,000 -12% -86% 3,202 $178   $130,922,000 27
Dec 4, 2003 3 $593,000 +4% -90% 3,202 $185   $131,501,000 28
Dec 5, 2003 3 $2,300,000 +288% -76% 3,119 $737   $133,800,000 29
Dec 6, 2003 4 $3,616,000 +57% -57% 3,119 $1,159   $137,425,000 30
Dec 7, 2003 5 $2,103,000 -42% -45% 3,119 $674   $139,527,719 31
Dec 8, 2003 4 $457,000 -78% -34% 3,119 $147   $139,985,000 32
Dec 9, 2003 4 $508,000 +11% -22% 3,119 $163   $140,493,000 33
Dec 10, 2003 3 $500,000 -2% -12% 3,119 $160   $140,993,000 34
Dec 11, 2003 3 $508,000 +2% -14% 3,119 $163   $141,501,000 35
Dec 12, 2003 7 $1,700,000 +235% -26% 2,876 $591   $143,200,000 36
Dec 13, 2003 6 $2,797,000 +65% -23% 2,876 $973   $145,957,000 37
Dec 14, 2003 6 $1,550,000 -45% -26% 2,876 $539   $147,507,398 38
Dec 15, 2003 5 $405,000 -74% -11% 2,876 $141   $147,912,000 39
Dec 16, 2003 5 $441,000 +9% -13% 2,876 $153   $148,353,000 40
Dec 17, 2003 6 $454,000 +3% -9% 2,876 $158   $148,807,000 41
Dec 18, 2003 6 $534,000 +18% +5% 2,876 $186   $149,310,000 42
Dec 19, 2003 6 $1,500,000 +181% -12% 2,451 $612   $150,800,000 43
Dec 20, 2003 5 $2,195,000 +46% -22% 2,451 $896   $152,935,000 44
Dec 21, 2003 5 $1,878,000 -14% +21% 2,451 $766   $154,813,000 45
Dec 22, 2003 4 $1,546,000 -18% +282% 2,451 $631   $156,359,000 46
Dec 23, 2003 4 $1,900,000 +23% +331% 2,451 $775   $158,259,000 47
Dec 24, 2003 3 $1,248,000 -34% +175% 2,451 $509   $159,507,000 48
Dec 25, 2003 10 $1,213,000 -3% +127% 2,015 $602   $160,720,000 49
Dec 26, 2003 10 $1,500,000 +24% n/c 2,015 $744   $162,200,000 50
Dec 27, 2003 10 $1,359,000 -9% -38% 2,015 $674   $163,593,000 51
Dec 28, 2003 11 $1,056,000 -22% -44% 2,015 $524   $164,648,692 52
Dec 29, 2003 9 $912,000 -14% -41% 2,015 $453   $165,561,000 53
Dec 30, 2003 9 $1,085,000 +19% -43% 2,015 $538   $166,712,000 54
Dec 31, 2003 9 $900,000 -17% -28% 2,015 $447   $167,600,000 55
Jan 19, 2004 29 $69,837     273 $256   $172,132,026 74
Dec 16, 2022 15 $46,000     270 $170   $175,577,840 6,980

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 2003 2 $44,028,913   3,337 $13,194   $44,028,913 1
Nov 14, 2003 2 $31,987,721 -27% 3,381 $9,461   $76,016,634 2
Nov 21, 2003 2 $31,343,243 -2% 3,381 $9,270   $107,359,877 3
Nov 28, 2003 3 $24,141,045 -23% 3,202 $7,539   $131,500,922 4
Dec 5, 2003 4 $9,989,135 -59% 3,119 $3,203   $141,490,057 5
Dec 12, 2003 6 $7,820,275 -22% 2,876 $2,719   $149,310,332 6
Dec 19, 2003 5 $11,432,332 +46% 2,451 $4,664   $160,742,664 7
Dec 26, 2003 9 $7,791,413 -32% 2,015 $3,867   $168,534,077 8
Jan 2, 2004 14 $2,699,221 -65% 1,768 $1,527   $171,233,298 9
Jan 9, 2004 23 $611,208 -77% 811 $754   $171,844,506 10
Jan 16, 2004 34 $329,668 -46% 273 $1,208   $172,174,174 11
Jan 23, 2004 28 $316,479 -4% 301 $1,051   $172,490,653 12
Jan 30, 2004 32 $265,915 -16% 306 $869   $172,756,568 13
Feb 6, 2004 33 $245,160 -8% 295 $831   $173,001,728 14
Feb 13, 2004 39 $210,564 -14% 245 $859   $173,212,292 15
Feb 20, 2004 50 $117,710 -44% 173 $680   $173,330,002 16
Feb 27, 2004 51 $68,516 -42% 121 $566   $173,398,518 17
Dec 11, 2020 4 $400,000   850 $471   $175,026,840 893
Dec 18, 2020 - $365,000 -9% 600 $608   $175,391,840 894
Dec 25, 2020 - $115,000 -68% 300 $383   $175,506,840 895
Jan 1, 2021 - $25,000 -78% 100 $250   $175,531,840 896

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/27/2003 $756,246 195 195 400 $756,246 1/4/2021
Mexico 12/14/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 11/13/2003 $0 0 14 24 $390,052 12/28/2023
United Kingdom 12/6/2019 $194,919 274 561 6,083 $21,352,313 1/4/2024
 
Rest of World $24,314,237
 
International Total$46,812,848 1/4/2024

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 10, 200627207,434 207,434$2,034,928$2,034,928108
Dec 7, 200827102,039 1,637,116$1,040,798$20,419,453212
Nov 29, 20098501,903 2,211,530$4,271,195$25,439,899263
Dec 6, 20092572,033-86% 2,283,563$637,492$26,077,391264
Dec 13, 200924139,118+93% 2,422,681$1,190,850$27,268,241265
Nov 28, 20109409,951 3,072,220$3,714,156$33,212,891315
Nov 27, 201115289,137 3,633,442$1,971,914$37,723,199367
Dec 4, 201113125,493-57% 3,758,935$769,272$38,492,471368
Dec 11, 201115102,248-19% 3,861,183$696,309$39,188,780369
Dec 18, 201115133,697+31% 3,994,880$1,001,391$40,190,171370
Nov 11, 20121085,840 4,246,668$660,848$42,145,284417
Nov 18, 20121359,782-30% 4,306,450$447,552$42,592,836418
Dec 2, 20126263,416 4,621,326$2,102,876$45,081,595420
Dec 9, 20127199,275-24% 4,820,601$1,815,535$46,897,130421
Dec 16, 20126210,878+6% 5,031,479$1,817,157$48,714,287422
Dec 23, 20122689,908-57% 5,121,387$799,003$49,513,290423
Dec 30, 20123051,427-43% 5,172,814$386,669$49,899,959424
Nov 17, 20131725,212 5,291,332$224,082$50,949,587470
Nov 24, 20131541,029+63% 5,332,361$384,877$51,334,464471
Dec 8, 201310180,557 5,521,907$1,744,072$53,180,688473
Dec 15, 20134195,859+8% 5,717,766$1,986,990$55,167,678474
Dec 22, 201313210,428+7% 5,928,194$1,901,175$57,068,853475
Dec 29, 20132837,363-82% 5,965,557$330,095$57,398,948476
Nov 16, 20141623,093 6,081,056$184,187$58,391,483522
Nov 23, 20141539,215+70% 6,120,271$313,869$58,705,352523
Dec 7, 20146177,938 6,349,758$1,422,561$60,540,676525
Dec 14, 20146153,704-14% 6,503,462$1,228,925$61,769,601526
Dec 21, 201411145,424-5% 6,648,886$1,159,771$62,929,372527
Dec 28, 201411129,610-11% 6,778,496$1,032,473$63,961,845528
Jan 4, 20152031,927-75% 6,810,423$261,801$64,223,646529
Nov 8, 20152310,432 6,908,777$72,804$65,055,597573
Nov 15, 20151620,697+98% 6,929,474$144,233$65,199,830574
Nov 22, 20151323,961+16% 6,953,435$180,807$65,380,637575
Nov 29, 201525100,579+320% 7,054,014$602,921$65,983,558576
Dec 6, 20152146,292+45% 7,200,306$1,164,323$67,147,881577
Dec 13, 2015494,939-35% 7,295,245$758,999$67,906,880578
Dec 20, 20158168,824+78% 7,464,069$1,352,601$69,259,481579
Dec 27, 201510140,153-17% 7,604,222$1,239,373$70,498,854580
Nov 6, 20162912,341 7,732,707$98,830$71,563,826625
Nov 13, 20161417,685+43% 7,750,392$141,370$71,705,196626
Nov 20, 2016818,925+7% 7,769,317$143,531$71,848,727627
Nov 27, 201618105,180+456% 7,874,497$646,131$72,494,858628
Dec 4, 2016592,352-12% 7,966,849$704,045$73,198,903629
Dec 11, 2016484,914-8% 8,051,763$677,079$73,875,982630
Dec 18, 2016692,842+9% 8,144,605$734,835$74,610,817631
Dec 25, 20169127,228+37% 8,271,833$1,011,399$75,622,216632
Oct 29, 2017247,646 8,349,892$65,603$76,321,517676
Nov 12, 20171215,288 8,370,005$137,439$76,502,708678
Nov 19, 2017921,888+43% 8,391,893$206,308$76,709,016679
Nov 26, 201716117,033+435% 8,508,926$911,687$77,620,703680
Dec 3, 2017662,894-46% 8,571,820$493,913$78,114,616681
Dec 10, 2017458,767-7% 8,630,587$466,275$78,580,891682
Dec 17, 2017482,000+40% 8,712,587$646,603$79,227,494683
Dec 24, 20174135,557+65% 8,848,144$1,066,156$80,293,650684
Nov 11, 20182011,384 8,923,597$102,342$80,932,628730
Nov 18, 2018731,648+178% 8,955,245$279,135$81,211,763731
Nov 25, 201821132,056+317% 9,087,301$810,824$82,022,587732
Dec 2, 2018968,115-48% 9,155,416$614,833$82,637,420733
Dec 9, 20182022,801-67% 9,178,217$188,044$82,825,464734
Dec 16, 2018482,606+262% 9,260,823$575,648$83,401,112735
Dec 23, 20185114,747+39% 9,375,570$799,385$84,200,497736
Dec 30, 2018761,560-46% 9,437,130$429,941$84,630,438737
Nov 10, 2019299,521 9,499,266$55,127$85,031,384782
Nov 17, 2019936,429+283% 9,535,695$211,066$85,242,450783
Nov 24, 2019643,566+20% 9,579,261$252,408$85,494,858784
Dec 1, 201915190,810+338% 9,770,071$1,105,095$86,599,953785
Dec 8, 20192122,924-36% 9,892,995$711,730$87,311,683786
Dec 15, 2019371,827-42% 9,964,822$415,878$87,727,561787
Dec 22, 20195102,387+43% 10,067,209$593,036$88,320,597788
Dec 29, 2019680,324-22% 10,147,533$465,076$88,785,673789
Nov 15, 20201725,994 10,321,998$407,586$90,111,899835
Nov 22, 2020637,052+43% 10,359,050$569,119$90,681,018836
Nov 29, 2020448,665+31% 10,407,715$747,494$91,428,512837
Dec 6, 2020266,437+37% 10,474,152$1,020,472$92,448,984838
Dec 13, 2020376,893+16% 10,551,045$1,175,694$93,624,678839
Dec 20, 2020385,812+12% 10,636,857$1,312,065$94,936,743840
Dec 27, 2020346,535-46% 10,683,392$711,520$95,648,263841
Nov 14, 20211025,077 10,740,643$369,886$96,304,724887
Nov 21, 2021525,821+3% 10,766,464$380,860$96,685,584888
Nov 28, 2021536,804+43% 10,803,268$542,859$97,228,443889
Dec 5, 2021454,269+47% 10,857,537$800,468$98,028,911890
Dec 12, 2021363,598+17% 10,921,135$938,071$98,966,982891
Dec 19, 2021380,719+27% 11,001,854$1,214,014$100,180,996892
Dec 26, 2021375,428-7% 11,077,282$1,134,437$101,315,433893
Jan 2, 20221010,042-87% 11,087,324$151,032$101,466,465894
Nov 6, 2022203,054 11,100,912$27,517$101,579,462938
Nov 13, 2022107,736+153% 11,108,648$69,701$101,649,163939
Nov 27, 20221016,840 11,126,421$151,728$101,806,489941
Dec 4, 2022629,157+73% 11,155,578$262,705$102,069,194942
Dec 11, 2022534,049+17% 11,189,627$306,781$102,375,975943
Dec 18, 2022844,245+30% 11,233,872$398,647$102,774,622944
Dec 25, 2022456,824+28% 11,290,696$511,984$103,286,606945
Jan 1, 2023159,068-84% 11,299,764$81,703$103,368,309946

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 11, 2012206,504 160,363$63,290$2,030,120417
Dec 2, 20122025,837 202,937$246,368$2,435,421420
Dec 9, 20121935,741+38% 238,678$342,204$2,777,625421
Dec 16, 20121941,826+17% 280,504$390,676$3,168,301422
Nov 24, 20132014,500 433,273$145,423$4,691,368471
Nov 16, 20142011,158 853,747$100,307$8,628,540522
Nov 23, 20141715,374+38% 869,121$138,662$8,767,202523
Dec 7, 20141729,109 909,529$261,686$9,130,464525
Dec 14, 20141037,886+30% 947,415$340,599$9,471,063526
Dec 21, 20141936,084-5% 983,499$406,664$9,877,727527
Nov 22, 20151911,748 1,233,389$94,424$12,062,561575
Dec 6, 20151533,649 1,282,137$272,155$12,455,355577
Dec 13, 20151128,390-16% 1,310,527$239,706$12,695,061578
Dec 20, 20151641,051+45% 1,351,578$328,911$13,023,972579
Nov 20, 2016197,914 1,585,846$61,523$14,947,963627
Dec 4, 20161629,904 1,617,340$219,998$15,180,664629
Dec 11, 20161620,308-32% 1,637,648$162,735$15,343,399630
Dec 18, 20161730,546+50% 1,668,194$244,751$15,588,150631
Dec 25, 20161947,484+55% 1,715,678$381,641$15,969,791632
Dec 3, 20171332,746 1,896,741$264,538$17,687,172681
Dec 10, 20171021,713-34% 1,918,454$173,798$17,860,970682
Dec 17, 20171029,070+34% 1,947,524$232,886$18,093,856683
Dec 2, 20181937,293 2,241,505$297,223$20,620,375733
Dec 9, 20181030,479-18% 2,271,984$403,658$21,024,033734
Dec 16, 20181038,541+26% 2,310,525$547,210$21,571,243735
Dec 23, 20181547,890+24% 2,358,415$427,785$21,999,028736
Dec 15, 20191712,608 2,516,025$75,963$23,184,008787
Nov 29, 20201934,596 2,626,041$531,395$24,478,962837
Dec 6, 2020549,845+44% 2,675,886$765,619$25,244,581838
Dec 13, 2020551,536+3% 2,727,422$787,985$26,032,566839
Dec 20, 2020443,209-16% 2,770,631$660,666$26,693,232840
Dec 27, 2020534,994-19% 2,805,625$535,058$27,228,290841
Nov 28, 20211520,715 2,851,921$305,546$27,857,570889
Dec 5, 20211316,200-22% 2,868,121$238,950$28,096,520890
Dec 12, 20211514,893-8% 2,883,014$219,672$28,316,192891
Dec 19, 20211414,944n/c2,897,958$224,758$28,540,950892
Dec 26, 20211714,795-1% 2,912,753$222,517$28,763,467893
Nov 6, 2022114,939 2,926,782$74,332$28,950,592938
Dec 11, 20221610,048 2,952,138$151,122$29,323,695943
Dec 25, 20221514,394 2,977,841$216,486$29,710,268945

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