Fantastic Four (2005)

Fantastic Four poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $154,696,080Details
International Box Office $178,436,670Details
Worldwide Box Office $333,132,750
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Scientist Reed Richards persuades his arrogant former classmate, Victor von Doom to fund his experiments with cosmic energy. On von Doom’s space station, the crew — including astronaut Ben Grimm, researcher Sue Storm and pilot Johnny Storm — are exposed to a mysterious cosmic storm that bestows super powers upon them. As they cope with their transformations, von Doom vows his revenge.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$56,061,504 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$87,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,602 opening theaters/3,619 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $254,126,313

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 394 $154,696,080
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 582 $178,436,670
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 478 $333,132,750
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 68 $154,696,080
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 69 $178,436,670
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 71 $333,132,750

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 8th, 2005 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: July 8th, 2005 (Wide), released as Fantastic 4 (Australia)
Video Release: December 6th, 2005 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content.
Running Time: 106 minutes
Franchise: Fantastic Four
Comparisons: vs. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Visual Effects
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Constantin Film, Marvel Studios, 1492 Pictures, Bernd Eichinger
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 44 $56,061,504 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 23 $56,061,504 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 85 $56,061,504 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 87 $56,061,504 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top 2005 Theater Average 75 $15,564 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 63 $21,263,992 Jul 8, 2005 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2005 1 $56,061,504   3,602 $15,564   $56,061,504 1
Jul 15, 2005 3 $22,783,303 -59% 3,619 $6,295   $100,195,795 2
Jul 22, 2005 3 $12,646,871 -44% 3,449 $3,667   $122,931,780 3
Jul 29, 2005 6 $6,912,725 -45% 2,744 $2,519   $136,257,616 4
Aug 5, 2005 8 $4,266,519 -38% 2,339 $1,824   $143,990,723 5
Aug 12, 2005 11 $2,342,797 -45% 1,617 $1,449   $148,511,764 6
Aug 19, 2005 17 $1,032,450 -56% 879 $1,175   $150,668,328 7
Aug 26, 2005 19 $690,921 -33% 667 $1,036   $151,777,039 8
Sep 2, 2005 19 $583,555 -16% 480 $1,216   $152,600,556 9
Sep 9, 2005 24 $317,875 -46% 376 $845   $153,135,154 10
Sep 16, 2005 26 $275,411 -13% 328 $840   $153,490,490 11
Sep 23, 2005 27 $238,809 -13% 314 $761   $153,793,757 12
Sep 30, 2005 28 $187,112 -22% 258 $725   $154,044,191 13
Oct 7, 2005 38 $124,435 -33% 203 $613   $154,227,081 14
Oct 14, 2005 40 $103,762 -17% 149 $696   $154,386,005 15
Oct 21, 2005 51 $70,160 -32% 116 $605   $154,485,963 16
Oct 28, 2005 56 $43,658 -38% 84 $520   $154,546,281 17
Nov 4, 2005 58 $36,716 -16% 68 $540   $154,598,533 18
Nov 11, 2005 60 $29,054 -21% 48 $605   $154,637,451 19
Nov 18, 2005 63 $14,939 -49% 35 $427   $154,661,075 20
Nov 25, 2005 67 $10,607 -29% 18 $589   $154,677,101 21
Dec 2, 2005 78 $5,188 -51% 12 $432   $154,684,147 22
Dec 9, 2005 74 $4,358 -16% 8 $545   $154,690,051 23
Dec 16, 2005 84 $2,176 -50% 5 $435   $154,693,150 24
Dec 23, 2005 56 $424 -81% 2 $212   $154,695,366 25

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 8, 2005 1 $21,263,992     3,602 $5,903   $21,263,992 1
Jul 9, 2005 1 $20,141,511 -5%   3,602 $5,592   $41,405,503 2
Jul 10, 2005 1 $14,656,001 -27%   3,602 $4,069   $56,061,504 3
Jul 11, 2005 1 $6,176,738 -58%   3,602 $1,715   $62,238,242 4
Jul 12, 2005 1 $5,482,317 -11%   3,602 $1,522   $67,720,559 5
Jul 13, 2005 1 $5,085,098 -7%   3,602 $1,412   $72,805,657 6
Jul 14, 2005 1 $4,606,835 -9%   3,602 $1,279   $77,412,492 7
Jul 15, 2005 3 $6,747,475 +46% -68% 3,619 $1,864   $84,159,967 8
Jul 16, 2005 3 $8,979,701 +33% -55% 3,619 $2,481   $93,139,668 9
Jul 17, 2005 3 $7,056,127 -21% -52% 3,619 $1,950   $100,195,795 10
Jul 18, 2005 3 $2,770,807 -61% -55% 3,619 $766   $102,966,602 11
Jul 19, 2005 3 $2,572,687 -7% -53% 3,619 $711   $105,539,289 12
Jul 20, 2005 3 $2,405,189 -7% -53% 3,619 $665   $107,944,478 13
Jul 21, 2005 3 $2,340,431 -3% -49% 3,619 $647   $110,284,909 14
Jul 22, 2005 5 $3,691,324 +58% -45% 3,449 $1,070   $113,976,233 15
Jul 23, 2005 3 $5,123,011 +39% -43% 3,449 $1,485   $119,099,244 16
Jul 24, 2005 3 $3,832,536 -25% -46% 3,449 $1,111   $122,931,780 17
Jul 25, 2005 3 $1,687,174 -56% -39% 3,449 $489   $124,618,954 18
Jul 26, 2005 3 $1,700,106 +1% -34% 3,449 $493   $126,319,060 19
Jul 27, 2005 3 $1,563,396 -8% -35% 3,449 $453   $127,882,456 20
Jul 28, 2005 3 $1,462,435 -6% -38% 3,449 $424   $129,344,891 21
Jul 29, 2005 6 $1,998,960 +37% -46% 2,744 $728   $131,343,851 22
Jul 30, 2005 6 $2,812,494 +41% -45% 2,744 $1,025   $134,156,345 23
Jul 31, 2005 6 $2,101,271 -25% -45% 2,744 $766   $136,257,616 24
Aug 1, 2005 7 $937,253 -55% -44% 2,744 $342   $137,194,869 25
Aug 2, 2005 8 $870,916 -7% -49% 2,744 $317   $138,065,785 26
Aug 3, 2005 8 $823,301 -5% -47% 2,744 $300   $138,889,086 27
Aug 4, 2005 7 $835,118 +1% -43% 2,744 $304   $139,724,204 28
Aug 5, 2005 8 $1,230,866 +47% -38% 2,339 $526   $140,955,070 29
Aug 6, 2005 8 $1,744,443 +42% -38% 2,339 $746   $142,699,513 30
Aug 7, 2005 8 $1,291,210 -26% -39% 2,339 $552   $143,990,723 31
Aug 8, 2005 8 $555,925 -57% -41% 2,339 $238   $144,546,648 32
Aug 9, 2005 8 $572,194 +3% -34% 2,339 $245   $145,118,842 33
Aug 10, 2005 8 $541,835 -5% -34% 2,339 $232   $145,660,677 34
Aug 11, 2005 8 $508,290 -6% -39% 2,339 $217   $146,168,967 35
Sep 5, 2005 20 $132,828     480 $277   $152,733,384 60
Oct 10, 2005 35 $20,700     203 $102   $154,247,781 95
Dec 26, 2005 53 $203     2 $102   $154,695,569 172

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2005 1 $77,412,492   3,602 $21,492   $77,412,492 1
Jul 15, 2005 3 $32,872,417 -58% 3,619 $9,083   $110,284,909 2
Jul 22, 2005 3 $19,059,982 -42% 3,449 $5,526   $129,344,891 3
Jul 29, 2005 6 $10,379,313 -46% 2,744 $3,783   $139,724,204 4
Aug 5, 2005 8 $6,444,763 -38% 2,339 $2,755   $146,168,967 5
Aug 12, 2005 11 $3,466,911 -46% 1,617 $2,144   $149,635,878 6
Aug 19, 2005 17 $1,450,240 -58% 879 $1,650   $151,086,118 7
Aug 26, 2005 23 $930,883 -36% 667 $1,396   $152,017,001 8
Sep 2, 2005 21 $800,278 -14% 480 $1,667   $152,817,279 9
Sep 9, 2005 27 $397,800 -50% 376 $1,058   $153,215,079 10
Sep 16, 2005 32 $339,869 -15% 328 $1,036   $153,554,948 11
Sep 23, 2005 28 $302,131 -11% 314 $962   $153,857,079 12
Sep 30, 2005 30 $245,567 -19% 258 $952   $154,102,646 13
Oct 7, 2005 38 $179,597 -27% 203 $885   $154,282,243 14
Oct 14, 2005 41 $133,560 -26% 149 $896   $154,415,803 15
Oct 21, 2005 54 $86,820 -35% 116 $748   $154,502,623 16
Oct 28, 2005 55 $59,194 -32% 84 $705   $154,561,817 17
Nov 4, 2005 61 $46,580 -21% 68 $685   $154,608,397 18
Nov 11, 2005 60 $37,739 -19% 48 $786   $154,646,136 19
Nov 18, 2005 74 $20,358 -46% 35 $582   $154,666,494 20
Nov 25, 2005 71 $12,465 -39% 18 $693   $154,678,959 21
Dec 2, 2005 76 $6,734 -46% 12 $561   $154,685,693 22
Dec 9, 2005 77 $5,281 -22% 8 $660   $154,690,974 23
Dec 16, 2005 60 $3,968 -25% 5 $794   $154,694,942 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 7/8/2005 $2,820,091 300 303 603 $5,757,294 9/25/2020
 
Rest of World $172,679,376
 
International Total$178,436,670 9/25/2020

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 12, 20062966,189 428,659$990,849$7,792,35610
Jun 10, 20071353,265 742,030$0$12,231,70979
Jun 17, 20072158,258+9% 800,288$0$12,231,70980

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Ioan Gruffudd    Reed Richards
Jessica Alba    Sue Storm

Supporting Cast

Chris Evans    Johnny Storm
Michael Chiklis    Ben Grimm
Julian McMahon    Victor Von Doom
Hamish Linklater    Leonard
Kerry Washington    Alicia Masters
Laurie Holden    Debbie McLivane

Cameos

Stan Lee    Willie Lumpkin

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Story    Director
Mark Frost    Screenwriter
Michael France    Screenwriter
Stan Lee    Story Creator
Jack Kirby    Story Creator
Bernd Eichinger    Producer
Avi Arad    Producer
Ralph Winter    Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Kevin Feige    Executive Producer
Ross Fanger    Co-Producer
Oliver Wood    Cinematographer
William Hoy    Editor
John Ottman    Composer
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Bill Boes    Production Designer
Don MacAulay    Art Director
Shepherd Frankel    Supervising Art Director
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Jose I. Fernandez    Costume Designer
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
Mike Elizalde    Creature Effects Supervisor
John Branagan    Stunt Coordinator
Owen Walstrom    Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Rupp    Stunt Coordinator
David Gorder    Associate Producer
Lee Cleary    Associate Producer
Kurt Williams    Associate Producer
Lee Cleary    Assistant Director
Nancy Klopper    Casting Director
Jojo Villanueva    Music Coordinator
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Charles Maynes    Sound Designer

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

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War of the Worlds again finished on top of the international charts this weekend, but fell further than one would expect in many markets, mostly major markets. In the U.K. it dropped 51% to $7.49 million, down 49% in Spain to $2.9 million, down 47% in Australia to $2.68 million, 46% in Italy to $2.3 million, and down 44% in Germany to $3.7 million. The film also fell 37% in Japan to $5.2 million, which is very high for the market even taking into account the new competition. War of the Worlds also had a few new releases this weekend and overall they were very impressive, especially in South Korea where the film made $8.5 million in 300 theatres since its release on Thursday; compare that to the $3.8 million Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith opened with. On the other hand, War of the Worlds only brought in $11 million in 848 theatres in France, less than half the $22.3 million Sith made and the same was true in Sweden, ($2.7 million on 130 screens vs. $1.1 million on 88.) The film also opened in Belgium with $1.5 million in 85 theatres and Portugal earning $750,000 in 70, both on par with the summer's other blockbuster. Overall War of the Worlds added $60.5 million in 6,300 theatres pushing its international total to $201 million. More...

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  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Scientist Reed Richards persuades his arrogant former classmate, Victor von Doom to fund his experiments with cosmic energy. On von Doom’s space station, the crew — including astronaut Ben Grimm, researcher Sue Storm and pilot Johnny Storm — are exposed to a mysterious cosmic storm that bestows super powers upon them. As they cope with their transformations, von Doom vows his revenge.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$56,061,504 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$87,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,602 opening theaters/3,619 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $254,126,313

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 394 $154,696,080
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 582 $178,436,670
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 478 $333,132,750
All Time Domestic Box Office for Super Hero Movies 68 $154,696,080
All Time International Box Office for Super Hero Movies 69 $178,436,670
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Super Hero Movies 71 $333,132,750

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 8th, 2005 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: July 8th, 2005 (Wide), released as Fantastic 4 (Australia)
Video Release: December 6th, 2005 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content.
Running Time: 106 minutes
Franchise: Fantastic Four
Comparisons: vs. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Visual Effects
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Constantin Film, Marvel Studios, 1492 Pictures, Bernd Eichinger
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 44 $56,061,504 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 23 $56,061,504 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 85 $56,061,504 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 87 $56,061,504 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top 2005 Theater Average 75 $15,564 Jul 8, 2005 3
Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic 63 $21,263,992 Jul 8, 2005 1

Leading Cast

Ioan Gruffudd    Reed Richards
Jessica Alba    Sue Storm

Supporting Cast

Chris Evans    Johnny Storm
Michael Chiklis    Ben Grimm
Julian McMahon    Victor Von Doom
Hamish Linklater    Leonard
Kerry Washington    Alicia Masters
Laurie Holden    Debbie McLivane

Cameos

Stan Lee    Willie Lumpkin

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Story    Director
Mark Frost    Screenwriter
Michael France    Screenwriter
Stan Lee    Story Creator
Jack Kirby    Story Creator
Bernd Eichinger    Producer
Avi Arad    Producer
Ralph Winter    Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
Kevin Feige    Executive Producer
Ross Fanger    Co-Producer
Oliver Wood    Cinematographer
William Hoy    Editor
John Ottman    Composer
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Bill Boes    Production Designer
Don MacAulay    Art Director
Shepherd Frankel    Supervising Art Director
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Jose I. Fernandez    Costume Designer
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
Mike Elizalde    Creature Effects Supervisor
John Branagan    Stunt Coordinator
Owen Walstrom    Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Rupp    Stunt Coordinator
David Gorder    Associate Producer
Lee Cleary    Associate Producer
Kurt Williams    Associate Producer
Lee Cleary    Assistant Director
Nancy Klopper    Casting Director
Jojo Villanueva    Music Coordinator
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Charles Maynes    Sound Designer

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

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February 8th, 2005

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Movie Websites Launches for January 14 - January 20

January 20th, 2005

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2005 1 $56,061,504   3,602 $15,564   $56,061,504 1
Jul 15, 2005 3 $22,783,303 -59% 3,619 $6,295   $100,195,795 2
Jul 22, 2005 3 $12,646,871 -44% 3,449 $3,667   $122,931,780 3
Jul 29, 2005 6 $6,912,725 -45% 2,744 $2,519   $136,257,616 4
Aug 5, 2005 8 $4,266,519 -38% 2,339 $1,824   $143,990,723 5
Aug 12, 2005 11 $2,342,797 -45% 1,617 $1,449   $148,511,764 6
Aug 19, 2005 17 $1,032,450 -56% 879 $1,175   $150,668,328 7
Aug 26, 2005 19 $690,921 -33% 667 $1,036   $151,777,039 8
Sep 2, 2005 19 $583,555 -16% 480 $1,216   $152,600,556 9
Sep 9, 2005 24 $317,875 -46% 376 $845   $153,135,154 10
Sep 16, 2005 26 $275,411 -13% 328 $840   $153,490,490 11
Sep 23, 2005 27 $238,809 -13% 314 $761   $153,793,757 12
Sep 30, 2005 28 $187,112 -22% 258 $725   $154,044,191 13
Oct 7, 2005 38 $124,435 -33% 203 $613   $154,227,081 14
Oct 14, 2005 40 $103,762 -17% 149 $696   $154,386,005 15
Oct 21, 2005 51 $70,160 -32% 116 $605   $154,485,963 16
Oct 28, 2005 56 $43,658 -38% 84 $520   $154,546,281 17
Nov 4, 2005 58 $36,716 -16% 68 $540   $154,598,533 18
Nov 11, 2005 60 $29,054 -21% 48 $605   $154,637,451 19
Nov 18, 2005 63 $14,939 -49% 35 $427   $154,661,075 20
Nov 25, 2005 67 $10,607 -29% 18 $589   $154,677,101 21
Dec 2, 2005 78 $5,188 -51% 12 $432   $154,684,147 22
Dec 9, 2005 74 $4,358 -16% 8 $545   $154,690,051 23
Dec 16, 2005 84 $2,176 -50% 5 $435   $154,693,150 24
Dec 23, 2005 56 $424 -81% 2 $212   $154,695,366 25

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 8, 2005 1 $21,263,992     3,602 $5,903   $21,263,992 1
Jul 9, 2005 1 $20,141,511 -5%   3,602 $5,592   $41,405,503 2
Jul 10, 2005 1 $14,656,001 -27%   3,602 $4,069   $56,061,504 3
Jul 11, 2005 1 $6,176,738 -58%   3,602 $1,715   $62,238,242 4
Jul 12, 2005 1 $5,482,317 -11%   3,602 $1,522   $67,720,559 5
Jul 13, 2005 1 $5,085,098 -7%   3,602 $1,412   $72,805,657 6
Jul 14, 2005 1 $4,606,835 -9%   3,602 $1,279   $77,412,492 7
Jul 15, 2005 3 $6,747,475 +46% -68% 3,619 $1,864   $84,159,967 8
Jul 16, 2005 3 $8,979,701 +33% -55% 3,619 $2,481   $93,139,668 9
Jul 17, 2005 3 $7,056,127 -21% -52% 3,619 $1,950   $100,195,795 10
Jul 18, 2005 3 $2,770,807 -61% -55% 3,619 $766   $102,966,602 11
Jul 19, 2005 3 $2,572,687 -7% -53% 3,619 $711   $105,539,289 12
Jul 20, 2005 3 $2,405,189 -7% -53% 3,619 $665   $107,944,478 13
Jul 21, 2005 3 $2,340,431 -3% -49% 3,619 $647   $110,284,909 14
Jul 22, 2005 5 $3,691,324 +58% -45% 3,449 $1,070   $113,976,233 15
Jul 23, 2005 3 $5,123,011 +39% -43% 3,449 $1,485   $119,099,244 16
Jul 24, 2005 3 $3,832,536 -25% -46% 3,449 $1,111   $122,931,780 17
Jul 25, 2005 3 $1,687,174 -56% -39% 3,449 $489   $124,618,954 18
Jul 26, 2005 3 $1,700,106 +1% -34% 3,449 $493   $126,319,060 19
Jul 27, 2005 3 $1,563,396 -8% -35% 3,449 $453   $127,882,456 20
Jul 28, 2005 3 $1,462,435 -6% -38% 3,449 $424   $129,344,891 21
Jul 29, 2005 6 $1,998,960 +37% -46% 2,744 $728   $131,343,851 22
Jul 30, 2005 6 $2,812,494 +41% -45% 2,744 $1,025   $134,156,345 23
Jul 31, 2005 6 $2,101,271 -25% -45% 2,744 $766   $136,257,616 24
Aug 1, 2005 7 $937,253 -55% -44% 2,744 $342   $137,194,869 25
Aug 2, 2005 8 $870,916 -7% -49% 2,744 $317   $138,065,785 26
Aug 3, 2005 8 $823,301 -5% -47% 2,744 $300   $138,889,086 27
Aug 4, 2005 7 $835,118 +1% -43% 2,744 $304   $139,724,204 28
Aug 5, 2005 8 $1,230,866 +47% -38% 2,339 $526   $140,955,070 29
Aug 6, 2005 8 $1,744,443 +42% -38% 2,339 $746   $142,699,513 30
Aug 7, 2005 8 $1,291,210 -26% -39% 2,339 $552   $143,990,723 31
Aug 8, 2005 8 $555,925 -57% -41% 2,339 $238   $144,546,648 32
Aug 9, 2005 8 $572,194 +3% -34% 2,339 $245   $145,118,842 33
Aug 10, 2005 8 $541,835 -5% -34% 2,339 $232   $145,660,677 34
Aug 11, 2005 8 $508,290 -6% -39% 2,339 $217   $146,168,967 35
Sep 5, 2005 20 $132,828     480 $277   $152,733,384 60
Oct 10, 2005 35 $20,700     203 $102   $154,247,781 95
Dec 26, 2005 53 $203     2 $102   $154,695,569 172

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2005 1 $77,412,492   3,602 $21,492   $77,412,492 1
Jul 15, 2005 3 $32,872,417 -58% 3,619 $9,083   $110,284,909 2
Jul 22, 2005 3 $19,059,982 -42% 3,449 $5,526   $129,344,891 3
Jul 29, 2005 6 $10,379,313 -46% 2,744 $3,783   $139,724,204 4
Aug 5, 2005 8 $6,444,763 -38% 2,339 $2,755   $146,168,967 5
Aug 12, 2005 11 $3,466,911 -46% 1,617 $2,144   $149,635,878 6
Aug 19, 2005 17 $1,450,240 -58% 879 $1,650   $151,086,118 7
Aug 26, 2005 23 $930,883 -36% 667 $1,396   $152,017,001 8
Sep 2, 2005 21 $800,278 -14% 480 $1,667   $152,817,279 9
Sep 9, 2005 27 $397,800 -50% 376 $1,058   $153,215,079 10
Sep 16, 2005 32 $339,869 -15% 328 $1,036   $153,554,948 11
Sep 23, 2005 28 $302,131 -11% 314 $962   $153,857,079 12
Sep 30, 2005 30 $245,567 -19% 258 $952   $154,102,646 13
Oct 7, 2005 38 $179,597 -27% 203 $885   $154,282,243 14
Oct 14, 2005 41 $133,560 -26% 149 $896   $154,415,803 15
Oct 21, 2005 54 $86,820 -35% 116 $748   $154,502,623 16
Oct 28, 2005 55 $59,194 -32% 84 $705   $154,561,817 17
Nov 4, 2005 61 $46,580 -21% 68 $685   $154,608,397 18
Nov 11, 2005 60 $37,739 -19% 48 $786   $154,646,136 19
Nov 18, 2005 74 $20,358 -46% 35 $582   $154,666,494 20
Nov 25, 2005 71 $12,465 -39% 18 $693   $154,678,959 21
Dec 2, 2005 76 $6,734 -46% 12 $561   $154,685,693 22
Dec 9, 2005 77 $5,281 -22% 8 $660   $154,690,974 23
Dec 16, 2005 60 $3,968 -25% 5 $794   $154,694,942 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 7/8/2005 $2,820,091 300 303 603 $5,757,294 9/25/2020
 
Rest of World $172,679,376
 
International Total$178,436,670 9/25/2020

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 12, 20062966,189 428,659$990,849$7,792,35610
Jun 10, 20071353,265 742,030$0$12,231,70979
Jun 17, 20072158,258+9% 800,288$0$12,231,70980

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