The Expendables 3 (2014)

The Expendables 3 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $39,322,544Details
International Box Office $170,138,834Details
Worldwide Box Office $209,461,378
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $16,926,464 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $11,672,643 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $28,599,107
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables—but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,879,645 (40.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:18.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$100,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,221 opening theaters/3,221 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,884,571

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,341 $39,322,544
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 622 $170,138,834
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 869 $209,461,378

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 15th, 2014 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: August 14th, 2014 (Wide) (Portugal)
August 15th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: November 25th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes, and for language.
(Rating bulletin 2329, 7/2/2014)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: The Expendables
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Mercenaries, Ensemble, Arms Dealer, Faked Death, Revenge, Screenplay Written By the Star, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Nu Image, Millennium Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 264 $6,156,726 Aug 29, 2014 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2014 4 $15,879,645   3,221 $4,930   $15,879,645 1
Aug 22, 2014 6 $6,485,385 -59% 3,221 $2,013   $27,403,562 2
Aug 29, 2014 10 $3,558,114 -45% 2,564 $1,388   $33,197,163 3
Sep 5, 2014 11 $1,822,039 -49% 1,978 $921   $36,719,858 4
Sep 12, 2014 14 $968,734 -47% 1,302 $744   $38,298,670 5
Sep 19, 2014 30 $210,794 -78% 584 $361   $38,845,112 6
Sep 26, 2014 39 $71,011 -66% 232 $306   $38,988,855 7
Oct 3, 2014 30 $138,670 +95% 197 $704   $39,153,545 8
Oct 10, 2014 41 $79,590 -43% 149 $534   $39,292,022 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 14, 2014 P $875,000     0     $875,000  
Aug 15, 2014 3 $5,950,169     3,221 $1,847   $5,950,169 1
Aug 16, 2014 4 $5,728,329 -4%   3,221 $1,778   $11,678,498 2
Aug 17, 2014 4 $4,201,147 -27%   3,221 $1,304   $15,879,645 3
Aug 18, 2014 4 $1,320,470 -69%   3,221 $410   $17,200,115 4
Aug 19, 2014 4 $1,623,086 +23%   3,221 $504   $18,823,201 5
Aug 20, 2014 5 $1,084,957 -33%   3,221 $337   $19,908,158 6
Aug 21, 2014 5 $1,010,019 -7%   3,221 $314   $20,918,177 7
Aug 22, 2014 8 $1,875,205 +86% -68% 3,221 $582   $22,793,382 8
Aug 23, 2014 7 $2,746,560 +46% -52% 3,221 $853   $25,539,942 9
Aug 24, 2014 6 $1,863,620 -32% -56% 3,221 $579   $27,403,562 10
Aug 25, 2014 7 $564,422 -70% -57% 3,221 $175   $27,967,984 11
Aug 26, 2014 7 $757,570 +34% -53% 3,221 $235   $28,725,554 12
Aug 27, 2014 9 $476,918 -37% -56% 3,221 $148   $29,202,472 13
Aug 28, 2014 9 $436,577 -8% -57% 3,221 $136   $29,639,049 14
Aug 29, 2014 10 $839,146 +92% -55% 2,564 $327   $30,478,195 15
Aug 30, 2014 10 $1,310,635 +56% -52% 2,564 $511   $31,788,830 16
Aug 31, 2014 10 $1,408,333 +7% -24% 2,564 $549   $33,197,163 17
Sep 1, 2014 10 $980,421 -30% +74% 2,564 $382   $34,177,584 18
Sep 2, 2014 11 $301,977 -69% -60% 2,564 $118   $34,479,561 19
Sep 3, 2014 11 $217,920 -28% -54% 2,564 $85   $34,697,481 20
Sep 4, 2014 11 $200,338 -8% -54% 2,564 $78   $34,897,819 21
Sep 5, 2014 12 $486,037 +143% -42% 1,978 $246   $35,383,856 22
Sep 6, 2014 11 $864,877 +78% -34% 1,978 $437   $36,248,733 23
Sep 7, 2014 11 $471,125 -46% -67% 1,978 $238   $36,719,858 24
Sep 8, 2014 11 $141,094 -70% -86% 1,978 $71   $36,860,952 25
Sep 9, 2014 11 $189,846 +35% -37% 1,978 $96   $37,050,798 26
Sep 10, 2014 11 $139,596 -26% -36% 1,978 $71   $37,190,394 27
Sep 11, 2014 11 $139,542 n/c -30% 1,978 $71   $37,329,936 28
Sep 12, 2014 14 $264,936 +90% -45% 1,302 $203   $37,594,872 29
Sep 13, 2014 14 $442,428 +67% -49% 1,302 $340   $38,037,300 30
Sep 14, 2014 14 $261,370 -41% -45% 1,302 $201   $38,298,670 31
Sep 15, 2014 14 $79,647 -70% -44% 1,302 $61   $38,378,317 32
Sep 16, 2014 14 $104,228 +31% -45% 1,302 $80   $38,482,545 33
Sep 17, 2014 14 $82,690 -21% -41% 1,302 $64   $38,565,235 34
Sep 18, 2014 14 $69,083 -16% -50% 1,302 $53   $38,634,318 35
Sep 19, 2014 - $59,502 -14% -78% 584 $102   $38,693,820 36
Sep 20, 2014 - $99,348 +67% -78% 584 $170   $38,793,168 37
Sep 21, 2014 - $51,944 -48% -80% 584 $89   $38,845,112 38
Sep 22, 2014 - $17,675 -66% -78% 584 $30   $38,862,787 39
Sep 23, 2014 - $19,690 +11% -81% 584 $34   $38,882,477 40
Sep 24, 2014 - $18,983 -4% -77% 584 $33   $38,901,460 41
Sep 25, 2014 - $16,384 -14% -76% 584 $28   $38,917,844 42
Sep 26, 2014 - $19,001 +16% -68% 232 $82   $38,936,845 43
Sep 27, 2014 - $33,520 +76% -66% 232 $144   $38,970,365 44
Sep 28, 2014 - $18,490 -45% -64% 232 $80   $38,988,855 45
Sep 29, 2014 - $6,235 -66% -65% 232 $27   $38,995,090 46
Sep 30, 2014 - $8,430 +35% -57% 232 $36   $39,003,520 47
Oct 1, 2014 - $6,121 -27% -68% 232 $26   $39,009,641 48
Oct 2, 2014 - $5,234 -14% -68% 232 $23   $39,014,875 49
Oct 3, 2014 - $37,635 +619% +98% 197 $191   $39,052,510 50
Oct 4, 2014 - $62,129 +65% +85% 197 $315   $39,114,639 51
Oct 5, 2014 - $38,906 -37% +110% 197 $197   $39,153,545 52
Oct 6, 2014 - $12,849 -67% +106% 197 $65   $39,166,394 53
Oct 7, 2014 - $16,841 +31% +100% 197 $85   $39,183,235 54
Oct 8, 2014 - $13,805 -18% +126% 197 $70   $39,197,040 55
Oct 9, 2014 - $15,392 +11% +194% 197 $78   $39,212,432 56
Oct 10, 2014 - $23,331 +52% -38% 149 $157   $39,235,763 57
Oct 11, 2014 - $34,203 +47% -45% 149 $230   $39,269,966 58
Oct 12, 2014 - $22,056 -36% -43% 149 $148   $39,292,022 59
Oct 13, 2014 - $8,561 -61% -33% 149 $57   $39,300,583 60
Oct 14, 2014 - $7,417 -13% -56% 149 $50   $39,308,000 61
Oct 15, 2014 - $6,951 -6% -50% 149 $47   $39,314,951 62
Oct 16, 2014 - $7,593 +9% -51% 149 $51   $39,322,544 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2014 4 $20,918,177   3,221 $6,494   $20,918,177 1
Aug 22, 2014 7 $8,720,872 -58% 3,221 $2,708   $29,639,049 2
Aug 29, 2014 10 $5,258,770 -40% 2,564 $2,051   $34,897,819 3
Sep 5, 2014 11 $2,432,117 -54% 1,978 $1,230   $37,329,936 4
Sep 12, 2014 14 $1,304,382 -46% 1,302 $1,002   $38,634,318 5
Sep 19, 2014 30 $283,526 -78% 584 $485   $38,917,844 6
Sep 26, 2014 42 $97,031 -66% 232 $418   $39,014,875 7
Oct 3, 2014 30 $197,557 +104% 197 $1,003   $39,212,432 8
Oct 10, 2014 41 $110,112 -44% 149 $739   $39,322,544 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/15/2014 $0 0 261 484 $3,850,165 10/11/2017
Portugal 8/14/2014 $0 0 1 1 $914,057 10/6/2015
 
Rest of World $165,374,612
 
International Total$170,138,834 10/11/2017

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
Nov 30, 20149242,418 242,418$3,628,997$3,628,9971
Dec 7, 20144200,132-17% 442,550$3,040,005$6,669,0022
Dec 14, 20141476,931-62% 519,481$1,195,508$7,864,5103
Dec 21, 20142084,284+10% 603,765$1,261,731$9,126,2414
Dec 28, 201414104,752+24% 708,517$1,620,513$10,746,7545
Jan 4, 20151058,994-44% 767,511$783,440$11,530,1946
Jan 11, 20151233,417-43% 800,928$526,652$12,056,8467
Jan 18, 20151822,331-33% 823,259$338,985$12,395,8318
Jan 25, 20153012,948-42% 836,207$205,873$12,601,7049
Jan 14, 2018914,431 1,174,550$72,011$16,124,228164
Jan 28, 2018238,757 1,183,575$34,240$16,159,610166
Feb 4, 2018827,831+218% 1,211,406$115,220$16,274,830167
Feb 11, 20181028,177+1% 1,239,583$107,073$16,381,903168
Feb 18, 20181025,851-8% 1,265,434$96,683$16,478,586169
Feb 25, 20181037,704+46% 1,303,138$141,013$16,619,599170
Apr 8, 20181617,456 1,332,207$68,428$16,733,637176

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 30, 20145153,628 153,628$3,067,950$3,067,9501
Dec 7, 2014388,147-43% 241,775$1,795,553$4,863,5032
Dec 14, 2014746,628-47% 288,403$957,734$5,821,2373
Dec 21, 20141150,599+9% 339,002$1,009,948$6,831,1854
Dec 28, 20141158,101+15% 397,103$1,202,687$8,033,8725
Jan 4, 2015824,526-58% 421,629$431,175$8,465,0476
Jan 11, 20151310,886-56% 432,515$228,283$8,693,3307
Jan 18, 2015137,700-29% 440,215$153,699$8,847,0298
Jan 25, 2015176,051-21% 446,266$118,664$8,965,6939
Feb 1, 2015206,708+11% 452,974$100,614$9,066,30710

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Lead Ensemble Members

Sylvester Stallone    Barney Ross
Jason Statham    Lee Christmas
Antonio Banderas    Galgo
Jet Li    Yin Yang
Wesley Snipes    Doc
Dolph Lundgren    Gunnar Jensen
Kelsey Grammer    Bonaparte
Randy Couture    Toll Road
Terry Crews    Hale Caesar
Kellan Lutz    John Smilee
Ronda Rousey    Luna
Glen Powell    Thorn
Victor Ortiz    Mars
Robert Davi    Vata
Mel Gibson    Conrad Stonebanks
Harrison Ford    Drummer
Arnold Schwarzenegger    Trench

Supporting Cast

Ivan Kostadinov    Krug
Nikolai Stanoev Ilchev    Local Cop #1
Daniel Angelov    Local Cop #2
Slavi Slavov    Warden
Dimitar Doytchinov    Head Bodyguard
Nikolai Stanoev    Tech Guy
Haralampi Anichkin    Colonel
Boswell Maloka    Somali Drug Warlord
Natalie Burn    Conrad's Wife
Velizar Binev    Art Broker
Sarai Givaty    Camilla
Ludomir Simeonov    Cyclops
Frank Pesce    Fight Watcher
Thomas Canestraro    Conrad's Henchman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Patrick Hughes    Director
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
Creighton Rothenberger    Screenwriter
Katrin Benedikt    Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone    Story Creator
Avi Lerner    Producer
Kevin King-Templeton    Producer
Danny Lerner    Producer
Les Weldon    Producer
John Thompson    Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson    Executive Producer
Basil Iwanyk    Executive Producer
Guymon Casady    Executive Producer
Jon Feltheimer    Executive Producer
Jason Constantine    Executive Producer
Eda Kowan    Executive Producer
Robert Earl    Co-Producer
Samuel Hadida    Co-Producer
Victor Hadida    Co-Producer
Guy Avshalom    Co-Producer
Zygi Kamasa    Co-Producer
Sean Albertson    Editor
Paul Harb    Editor
Peter Menzies Jr.    Director of Photography
Daniel T. Dorrance    Production Designer
Lizz Wolf    Costume Designer
Brian Tyler    Composer
Avi Lerner    Casting Director
David Callaham    Character Creator
Lonnie Ramati    Co-Executive Producer
Selena Arizanovic    Music Supervisor
Tom Brown    Supervising Art Director
Ivan Ranghelov    Art Director
Vasil Vasilev    Set Designer
Kelly Berry    Set Decorator
Vladimir Kaloyanov    Sound Mixer
Christopher Eakins    Supervising Sound Editor
Stuart Provine    Supervising Sound Designer
Ryan Collins    Sound Designer
Chris David    Re-recording Mixer
Gabriel J. Serrano    Re-recording Mixer
Allen Hall    Special Effects Coordinator
Ajoy Mani    Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Coulter    Visual Effects Producer
Nick Satriano    Assistant Director
J.J. Perry    Fight Choreographer
J.J. Perry    Stunt Coordinator
Brad Martin    Stunt Coordinator
Jon Mooney    Music Editor

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

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September 4th, 2014

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August 26th, 2014

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August 19th, 2014

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August 17th, 2014

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August 14th, 2014

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Guardians of the Galaxy poster

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Synopsis

Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables—but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,879,645 (40.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:18.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$100,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,221 opening theaters/3,221 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,884,571

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,341 $39,322,544
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 622 $170,138,834
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 869 $209,461,378

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: August 15th, 2014 (Wide) by Lionsgate
International Releases: August 14th, 2014 (Wide) (Portugal)
August 15th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: November 25th, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes, and for language.
(Rating bulletin 2329, 7/2/2014)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Franchise: The Expendables
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Keywords: Mercenaries, Ensemble, Arms Dealer, Faked Death, Revenge, Screenplay Written By the Star, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Nu Image, Millennium Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 264 $6,156,726 Aug 29, 2014 17

Lead Ensemble Members

Sylvester Stallone    Barney Ross
Jason Statham    Lee Christmas
Antonio Banderas    Galgo
Jet Li    Yin Yang
Wesley Snipes    Doc
Dolph Lundgren    Gunnar Jensen
Kelsey Grammer    Bonaparte
Randy Couture    Toll Road
Terry Crews    Hale Caesar
Kellan Lutz    John Smilee
Ronda Rousey    Luna
Glen Powell    Thorn
Victor Ortiz    Mars
Robert Davi    Vata
Mel Gibson    Conrad Stonebanks
Harrison Ford    Drummer
Arnold Schwarzenegger    Trench

Supporting Cast

Ivan Kostadinov    Krug
Nikolai Stanoev Ilchev    Local Cop #1
Daniel Angelov    Local Cop #2
Slavi Slavov    Warden
Dimitar Doytchinov    Head Bodyguard
Nikolai Stanoev    Tech Guy
Haralampi Anichkin    Colonel
Boswell Maloka    Somali Drug Warlord
Natalie Burn    Conrad's Wife
Velizar Binev    Art Broker
Sarai Givaty    Camilla
Ludomir Simeonov    Cyclops
Frank Pesce    Fight Watcher
Thomas Canestraro    Conrad's Henchman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Patrick Hughes    Director
Sylvester Stallone    Screenwriter
Creighton Rothenberger    Screenwriter
Katrin Benedikt    Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone    Story Creator
Avi Lerner    Producer
Kevin King-Templeton    Producer
Danny Lerner    Producer
Les Weldon    Producer
John Thompson    Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
Boaz Davidson    Executive Producer
Basil Iwanyk    Executive Producer
Guymon Casady    Executive Producer
Jon Feltheimer    Executive Producer
Jason Constantine    Executive Producer
Eda Kowan    Executive Producer
Robert Earl    Co-Producer
Samuel Hadida    Co-Producer
Victor Hadida    Co-Producer
Guy Avshalom    Co-Producer
Zygi Kamasa    Co-Producer
Sean Albertson    Editor
Paul Harb    Editor
Peter Menzies Jr.    Director of Photography
Daniel T. Dorrance    Production Designer
Lizz Wolf    Costume Designer
Brian Tyler    Composer
Avi Lerner    Casting Director
David Callaham    Character Creator
Lonnie Ramati    Co-Executive Producer
Selena Arizanovic    Music Supervisor
Tom Brown    Supervising Art Director
Ivan Ranghelov    Art Director
Vasil Vasilev    Set Designer
Kelly Berry    Set Decorator
Vladimir Kaloyanov    Sound Mixer
Christopher Eakins    Supervising Sound Editor
Stuart Provine    Supervising Sound Designer
Ryan Collins    Sound Designer
Chris David    Re-recording Mixer
Gabriel J. Serrano    Re-recording Mixer
Allen Hall    Special Effects Coordinator
Ajoy Mani    Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Coulter    Visual Effects Producer
Nick Satriano    Assistant Director
J.J. Perry    Fight Choreographer
J.J. Perry    Stunt Coordinator
Brad Martin    Stunt Coordinator
Jon Mooney    Music Editor

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 25th, 2014

November 25th, 2014

It is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, which means there are only a few days before Black Friday, which is one of the busiest shopping days of the season. At first glance, this might seem like a great day to release a DVD or Blu-ray; however, the massive sales will instead overshadow anything that comes out this week. This explains why there are so few interesting releases. The biggest release of the week is The Expendables 3 on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack, but it might be so bad it killed the franchise. The best release is Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Turkey Day Collection (XXXI), which is the Pick of the Week. We also have a Puck of the Week for Rhymes for Young Ghouls on DVD, a Canadian film that deserves a wider audience. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Milestone for Lucy

September 17th, 2014

Lucy poster

Since this time last week, Lucy topped $200 million internationally. Considering a significant number of people thought it wouldn't reach $200 million worldwide, this is a great result. Over the weekend, it remained in first place with $24.9 million in 59 markets for totals of $230.6 million internationally and $354.1 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Russia with $9.77 million on 1,013 screens, which was more than $9 million more than the second place film. More...

International Box Office: Lucy Makes a Return Trip to the Top

September 10th, 2014

Lucy poster

Lucy reclaimed top spot on the international chart with $26 million in 54 markets for totals of $193 million internationally and $314 million worldwide. I don't think a lot of people thought this movie would reach $300 million worldwide, so this is a great run. The film opened in second place in South Korea with $7 million, but includes weekday numbers. The film remained in first place in the U.K. with $1.96 million on 506 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.26 million after three weeks of release. Lucy opens in Russia and China this weekend and could remain in first place. More...

International Box Office: Dawn of a New Day for Apes

September 4th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rose from eighth to first place thanks to its debut in China. Overall, the film made $51.2 million in 29 markets for totals of $408.0 million internationally and $613.3 million worldwide. It dominated the box office in China with $45.13 million and if it has any legs in this market, it will reach $500 million internationally and $750 million worldwide is within reach after its run in Japan. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Holdovers Have Staying Power

August 26th, 2014

If I Stay poster

Of the three wide releases, none topped expectations and only If I Stay did decent business at the box office. It only managed third place, but it did have the best per theater average in the top twenty. This left holdovers atop of the box office chart with Guardians of the Galaxy returning to first place and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles slipping to second place. Overall, the box office was down 20% from last weekend to $115 million. However, this was 4.7% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the more important metric. Unfortunately, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a large margin of $330 million or 4.7% at $6.91 billion to $7.24 billion. More...

International Box Office: Dragons Invade China

August 20th, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster

How to Train Your Dragon 2 debuted in first place in China with $26.32 million. This helped the film earn first place on the international chart with $37.7 million in 28 markets for totals of $366.0 million internationally and $537.2 million worldwide. The film is already ahead of its predecessor internationally and worldwide, so the studio should be happy, even if it didn't earn as much domestically. More...

Contest: Shell Full of Prizes: Winning Announcement

August 20th, 2014

The winners of our Shell Full of Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Holdovers Help, But Summer Stops

August 19th, 2014

Let’s Be Cops poster

Only one of the three wide releases this past weekend did reasonably well over the weekend. Despite earning reviews that were flirting with single-digits, Let's Be Cops was the best of the new releases this weekend earning an acceptable opening. On the other hand, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy held on well earning first and second places over the weekend. The overall box office plummeted from last weekend down 23% to $143 million, but this is still 2.5% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013, even though the gap shrunk a little bit at 4.5% or $6.75 billion to $7.07 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Turtles and Guardians Hold Off Newcomers

August 17th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Three lackluster debuts have allowed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy to keep the top two spots at the box office this weekend. Turtles will be down a fairly modest 57% in its second weekend for $28.4 million, and $117.6 million in total after two weekends. Guardians will be down 41% in its third weekend for a total of $222 million, and will remain on track to become the highest-grossing film of the Summer. Things look much less pretty for the openers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Summer End this Weekend?

August 14th, 2014

The Expendables 3 poster

The strong opening by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles allowed summer to be extended one more weekend. This week three films look to avoid flopping, thus signaling the end of summer, but in order to do so, they must defy critics. The Expendables 3 is the biggest of the three films opening this weekend, but the franchise appears to be on a downward trajectory. Let's Be Cops opened on Wednesday, but with simply awful reviews, the word-of-mouth could kill it by the time the weekend starts. Finally, The Giver is the latest Young Adult adaptation, but this genre has produced more flops than even midlevel hits. Frankly, the most interesting aspect of the weekend box office will likely be milestones reached by Guardians of the Galaxy and other movies, rather than the new releases. This weekend last year was also arguably the the end of summer. The Butler was the only movie to make more than $20 million, while three of the four wide releases opened in fifth place or weaker. It looks like 2014 will continue its winning streak. More...

Contest: Shell Full of Prizes

August 7th, 2014

This week, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opens wide and we have a trio of TMNT prizes to give away. However, obviously we can't use that film as the target film, so we have to look to next week. I think Let's Be Cops will be the better movie, perhaps even the bigger movie. However, it opens on the Wednesday, so The Expendables 3 is the better choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Expendables 3.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Turtle Power: The Definitive History Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on DVD, plus a previously released TMNT DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a previously reviewed TMNT DVD. Finally, one additional entry will be chosen, regardless of the accuracy of their prediction, and that person will also win a previously reviewed TMNT DVD. So if you are really bad at predicting box office numbers, this is the contest to enter. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: August

August 1st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

July was... well... let's just pretend it didn't happen. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes did well, but week after week 2014 fell further behind 2013 in the year-to-date comparison. At the moment, we are roughly $400 million behind last year's pace and while I don't think August will continue the losing streak, there's really no chance August will put a dent in that number. It looks more and more likely that Guardians of the Galaxy will be a hit, especially given its early reviews, but it could be the last $100 million hit till October, if the bad buzz surrounding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turns into bad ticket sales. Last August there were two films that reached $100 million, plus two others that came close. This August might match that, while the biggest film this year should top the biggest film from last year. I think the slump 2014 is suffering through will end the first weekend and overall I think it will cut the deficit a little bit. That said, summer 2014 will still end as one of the worst recent summers at the box office. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2014 4 $15,879,645   3,221 $4,930   $15,879,645 1
Aug 22, 2014 6 $6,485,385 -59% 3,221 $2,013   $27,403,562 2
Aug 29, 2014 10 $3,558,114 -45% 2,564 $1,388   $33,197,163 3
Sep 5, 2014 11 $1,822,039 -49% 1,978 $921   $36,719,858 4
Sep 12, 2014 14 $968,734 -47% 1,302 $744   $38,298,670 5
Sep 19, 2014 30 $210,794 -78% 584 $361   $38,845,112 6
Sep 26, 2014 39 $71,011 -66% 232 $306   $38,988,855 7
Oct 3, 2014 30 $138,670 +95% 197 $704   $39,153,545 8
Oct 10, 2014 41 $79,590 -43% 149 $534   $39,292,022 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 14, 2014 P $875,000     0     $875,000  
Aug 15, 2014 3 $5,950,169     3,221 $1,847   $5,950,169 1
Aug 16, 2014 4 $5,728,329 -4%   3,221 $1,778   $11,678,498 2
Aug 17, 2014 4 $4,201,147 -27%   3,221 $1,304   $15,879,645 3
Aug 18, 2014 4 $1,320,470 -69%   3,221 $410   $17,200,115 4
Aug 19, 2014 4 $1,623,086 +23%   3,221 $504   $18,823,201 5
Aug 20, 2014 5 $1,084,957 -33%   3,221 $337   $19,908,158 6
Aug 21, 2014 5 $1,010,019 -7%   3,221 $314   $20,918,177 7
Aug 22, 2014 8 $1,875,205 +86% -68% 3,221 $582   $22,793,382 8
Aug 23, 2014 7 $2,746,560 +46% -52% 3,221 $853   $25,539,942 9
Aug 24, 2014 6 $1,863,620 -32% -56% 3,221 $579   $27,403,562 10
Aug 25, 2014 7 $564,422 -70% -57% 3,221 $175   $27,967,984 11
Aug 26, 2014 7 $757,570 +34% -53% 3,221 $235   $28,725,554 12
Aug 27, 2014 9 $476,918 -37% -56% 3,221 $148   $29,202,472 13
Aug 28, 2014 9 $436,577 -8% -57% 3,221 $136   $29,639,049 14
Aug 29, 2014 10 $839,146 +92% -55% 2,564 $327   $30,478,195 15
Aug 30, 2014 10 $1,310,635 +56% -52% 2,564 $511   $31,788,830 16
Aug 31, 2014 10 $1,408,333 +7% -24% 2,564 $549   $33,197,163 17
Sep 1, 2014 10 $980,421 -30% +74% 2,564 $382   $34,177,584 18
Sep 2, 2014 11 $301,977 -69% -60% 2,564 $118   $34,479,561 19
Sep 3, 2014 11 $217,920 -28% -54% 2,564 $85   $34,697,481 20
Sep 4, 2014 11 $200,338 -8% -54% 2,564 $78   $34,897,819 21
Sep 5, 2014 12 $486,037 +143% -42% 1,978 $246   $35,383,856 22
Sep 6, 2014 11 $864,877 +78% -34% 1,978 $437   $36,248,733 23
Sep 7, 2014 11 $471,125 -46% -67% 1,978 $238   $36,719,858 24
Sep 8, 2014 11 $141,094 -70% -86% 1,978 $71   $36,860,952 25
Sep 9, 2014 11 $189,846 +35% -37% 1,978 $96   $37,050,798 26
Sep 10, 2014 11 $139,596 -26% -36% 1,978 $71   $37,190,394 27
Sep 11, 2014 11 $139,542 n/c -30% 1,978 $71   $37,329,936 28
Sep 12, 2014 14 $264,936 +90% -45% 1,302 $203   $37,594,872 29
Sep 13, 2014 14 $442,428 +67% -49% 1,302 $340   $38,037,300 30
Sep 14, 2014 14 $261,370 -41% -45% 1,302 $201   $38,298,670 31
Sep 15, 2014 14 $79,647 -70% -44% 1,302 $61   $38,378,317 32
Sep 16, 2014 14 $104,228 +31% -45% 1,302 $80   $38,482,545 33
Sep 17, 2014 14 $82,690 -21% -41% 1,302 $64   $38,565,235 34
Sep 18, 2014 14 $69,083 -16% -50% 1,302 $53   $38,634,318 35
Sep 19, 2014 - $59,502 -14% -78% 584 $102   $38,693,820 36
Sep 20, 2014 - $99,348 +67% -78% 584 $170   $38,793,168 37
Sep 21, 2014 - $51,944 -48% -80% 584 $89   $38,845,112 38
Sep 22, 2014 - $17,675 -66% -78% 584 $30   $38,862,787 39
Sep 23, 2014 - $19,690 +11% -81% 584 $34   $38,882,477 40
Sep 24, 2014 - $18,983 -4% -77% 584 $33   $38,901,460 41
Sep 25, 2014 - $16,384 -14% -76% 584 $28   $38,917,844 42
Sep 26, 2014 - $19,001 +16% -68% 232 $82   $38,936,845 43
Sep 27, 2014 - $33,520 +76% -66% 232 $144   $38,970,365 44
Sep 28, 2014 - $18,490 -45% -64% 232 $80   $38,988,855 45
Sep 29, 2014 - $6,235 -66% -65% 232 $27   $38,995,090 46
Sep 30, 2014 - $8,430 +35% -57% 232 $36   $39,003,520 47
Oct 1, 2014 - $6,121 -27% -68% 232 $26   $39,009,641 48
Oct 2, 2014 - $5,234 -14% -68% 232 $23   $39,014,875 49
Oct 3, 2014 - $37,635 +619% +98% 197 $191   $39,052,510 50
Oct 4, 2014 - $62,129 +65% +85% 197 $315   $39,114,639 51
Oct 5, 2014 - $38,906 -37% +110% 197 $197   $39,153,545 52
Oct 6, 2014 - $12,849 -67% +106% 197 $65   $39,166,394 53
Oct 7, 2014 - $16,841 +31% +100% 197 $85   $39,183,235 54
Oct 8, 2014 - $13,805 -18% +126% 197 $70   $39,197,040 55
Oct 9, 2014 - $15,392 +11% +194% 197 $78   $39,212,432 56
Oct 10, 2014 - $23,331 +52% -38% 149 $157   $39,235,763 57
Oct 11, 2014 - $34,203 +47% -45% 149 $230   $39,269,966 58
Oct 12, 2014 - $22,056 -36% -43% 149 $148   $39,292,022 59
Oct 13, 2014 - $8,561 -61% -33% 149 $57   $39,300,583 60
Oct 14, 2014 - $7,417 -13% -56% 149 $50   $39,308,000 61
Oct 15, 2014 - $6,951 -6% -50% 149 $47   $39,314,951 62
Oct 16, 2014 - $7,593 +9% -51% 149 $51   $39,322,544 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 2014 4 $20,918,177   3,221 $6,494   $20,918,177 1
Aug 22, 2014 7 $8,720,872 -58% 3,221 $2,708   $29,639,049 2
Aug 29, 2014 10 $5,258,770 -40% 2,564 $2,051   $34,897,819 3
Sep 5, 2014 11 $2,432,117 -54% 1,978 $1,230   $37,329,936 4
Sep 12, 2014 14 $1,304,382 -46% 1,302 $1,002   $38,634,318 5
Sep 19, 2014 30 $283,526 -78% 584 $485   $38,917,844 6
Sep 26, 2014 42 $97,031 -66% 232 $418   $39,014,875 7
Oct 3, 2014 30 $197,557 +104% 197 $1,003   $39,212,432 8
Oct 10, 2014 41 $110,112 -44% 149 $739   $39,322,544 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/15/2014 $0 0 261 484 $3,850,165 10/11/2017
Portugal 8/14/2014 $0 0 1 1 $914,057 10/6/2015
 
Rest of World $165,374,612
 
International Total$170,138,834 10/11/2017

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
Nov 30, 20149242,418 242,418$3,628,997$3,628,9971
Dec 7, 20144200,132-17% 442,550$3,040,005$6,669,0022
Dec 14, 20141476,931-62% 519,481$1,195,508$7,864,5103
Dec 21, 20142084,284+10% 603,765$1,261,731$9,126,2414
Dec 28, 201414104,752+24% 708,517$1,620,513$10,746,7545
Jan 4, 20151058,994-44% 767,511$783,440$11,530,1946
Jan 11, 20151233,417-43% 800,928$526,652$12,056,8467
Jan 18, 20151822,331-33% 823,259$338,985$12,395,8318
Jan 25, 20153012,948-42% 836,207$205,873$12,601,7049
Jan 14, 2018914,431 1,174,550$72,011$16,124,228164
Jan 28, 2018238,757 1,183,575$34,240$16,159,610166
Feb 4, 2018827,831+218% 1,211,406$115,220$16,274,830167
Feb 11, 20181028,177+1% 1,239,583$107,073$16,381,903168
Feb 18, 20181025,851-8% 1,265,434$96,683$16,478,586169
Feb 25, 20181037,704+46% 1,303,138$141,013$16,619,599170
Apr 8, 20181617,456 1,332,207$68,428$16,733,637176

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 30, 20145153,628 153,628$3,067,950$3,067,9501
Dec 7, 2014388,147-43% 241,775$1,795,553$4,863,5032
Dec 14, 2014746,628-47% 288,403$957,734$5,821,2373
Dec 21, 20141150,599+9% 339,002$1,009,948$6,831,1854
Dec 28, 20141158,101+15% 397,103$1,202,687$8,033,8725
Jan 4, 2015824,526-58% 421,629$431,175$8,465,0476
Jan 11, 20151310,886-56% 432,515$228,283$8,693,3307
Jan 18, 2015137,700-29% 440,215$153,699$8,847,0298
Jan 25, 2015176,051-21% 446,266$118,664$8,965,6939
Feb 1, 2015206,708+11% 452,974$100,614$9,066,30710

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