Final Destination 5 (2011)

Final Destination 5 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $42,587,643Details
International Box Office $112,423,522Details
Worldwide Box Office $155,011,165
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,115,830 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,374,087 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $10,489,917
Further financial details...

Synopsis

No matter where you run, no matter where you hide...you can't cheat death. Or can you? In "Final Destination 5," Death is just as omnipresent as ever, first revealing its menacing reality to a group of coworkers headed for a corporate retreat. During the bus ride, Sam has a premonition in which he and most of his friends, as well as numerous others, die in a horrific bridge collapse. When his vision ends, events begin to mirror what he had seen, and he frantically ushers as many of his colleagues - including his friend, Peter, and girlfriend, Molly - away from the disaster before Death can claim them. But these unsuspecting souls were never supposed to survive and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group tries to discover a way to escape Death's sinister agenda.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,031,396 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,155 opening theaters/3,155 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $57,893,419

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,178 $42,587,643
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 967 $112,423,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,236 $155,011,165
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $42,587,643
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $112,423,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $155,011,165

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 12th, 2011 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
August 12th, 2011 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Wide) (Nigeria)
Video Release: December 27th, 2011 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2179, 7/6/2011)
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: Final Destination
Comparisons: vs. The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
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Keywords: 3-D, Slasher Horror, Fate or Destiny, Prequel, Surprise Twist, IMAX: DMR, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Practical Pictures, Zide Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2011 3 $18,031,396   3,155 $5,715   $18,031,396 1
Aug 19, 2011 7 $7,703,466 -57% 3,155 $2,442   $32,326,686 2
Aug 26, 2011 13 $2,555,039 -67% 2,085 $1,225   $37,914,984 3
Sep 2, 2011 17 $1,498,089 -41% 1,226 $1,222   $40,543,487 4
Sep 9, 2011 21 $555,303 -63% 655 $848   $41,756,473 5
Sep 16, 2011 33 $211,329 -62% 302 $700   $42,139,208 6
Sep 23, 2011 33 $169,647 -20% 254 $668   $42,380,557 7
Sep 30, 2011 41 $75,574 -55% 144 $525   $42,520,918 8
Oct 7, 2011 58 $30,599 -60% 61 $502   $42,575,718 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2011 3 $7,339,561     3,155 $2,326   $7,339,561 1
Aug 13, 2011 3 $6,275,966 -14%   3,155 $1,989   $13,615,527 2
Aug 14, 2011 4 $4,415,869 -30%   3,155 $1,400   $18,031,396 3
Aug 15, 2011 4 $1,855,164 -58%   3,155 $588   $19,886,560 4
Aug 16, 2011 4 $2,031,127 +9%   3,155 $644   $21,917,687 5
Aug 17, 2011 4 $1,418,082 -30%   3,155 $449   $23,335,769 6
Aug 18, 2011 4 $1,287,451 -9%   3,155 $408   $24,623,220 7
Aug 19, 2011 6 $2,446,516 +90% -67% 3,155 $775   $27,069,736 8
Aug 20, 2011 6 $3,152,165 +29% -50% 3,155 $999   $30,221,901 9
Aug 21, 2011 6 $2,104,785 -33% -52% 3,155 $667   $32,326,686 10
Aug 22, 2011 8 $803,166 -62% -57% 3,155 $255   $33,129,852 11
Aug 23, 2011 8 $936,378 +17% -54% 3,155 $297   $34,066,230 12
Aug 24, 2011 8 $662,487 -29% -53% 3,155 $210   $34,728,717 13
Aug 25, 2011 7 $631,228 -5% -51% 3,155 $200   $35,359,945 14
Aug 26, 2011 13 $815,596 +29% -67% 2,085 $391   $36,175,541 15
Aug 27, 2011 11 $1,050,814 +29% -67% 2,085 $504   $37,226,355 16
Aug 28, 2011 14 $688,629 -34% -67% 2,085 $330   $37,914,984 17
Aug 29, 2011 14 $296,116 -57% -63% 2,085 $142   $38,211,100 18
Aug 30, 2011 14 $340,124 +15% -64% 2,085 $163   $38,551,224 19
Aug 31, 2011 15 $246,061 -28% -63% 2,085 $118   $38,797,285 20
Sep 1, 2011 15 $248,113 +1% -61% 2,085 $119   $39,045,398 21
Sep 2, 2011 - $382,112 +54% -53% 1,226 $312   $39,427,510 22
Sep 3, 2011 - $576,856 +51% -45% 1,226 $471   $40,004,366 23
Sep 4, 2011 - $539,121 -7% -22% 1,226 $440   $40,543,487 24
Sep 5, 2011 20 $344,074 -36% +16% 1,226 $281   $40,887,561 25
Sep 6, 2011 - $122,152 -64% -64% 1,226 $100   $41,009,713 26
Sep 7, 2011 - $99,259 -19% -60% 1,226 $81   $41,108,972 27
Sep 8, 2011 - $92,198 -7% -63% 1,226 $75   $41,201,170 28
Sep 9, 2011 - $167,924 +82% -56% 655 $256   $41,369,094 29
Sep 10, 2011 - $261,637 +56% -55% 655 $399   $41,630,731 30
Sep 11, 2011 - $125,742 -52% -77% 655 $192   $41,756,473 31
Sep 12, 2011 - $37,980 -70% -89% 655 $58   $41,794,453 32
Sep 13, 2011 - $47,475 +25% -61% 655 $72   $41,841,928 33
Sep 14, 2011 - $40,353 -15% -59% 655 $62   $41,882,281 34
Sep 15, 2011 - $45,598 +13% -51% 655 $70   $41,927,879 35
Sep 16, 2011 - $67,305 +48% -60% 302 $223   $41,995,184 36
Sep 17, 2011 - $89,979 +34% -66% 302 $298   $42,085,163 37
Sep 18, 2011 - $54,045 -40% -57% 302 $179   $42,139,208 38
Sep 19, 2011 - $16,754 -69% -56% 302 $55   $42,155,962 39
Sep 20, 2011 - $20,439 +22% -57% 302 $68   $42,176,401 40
Sep 21, 2011 - $17,169 -16% -57% 302 $57   $42,193,570 41
Sep 22, 2011 - $17,340 +1% -62% 302 $57   $42,210,910 42
Sep 23, 2011 - $45,115 +160% -33% 254 $178   $42,256,025 43
Sep 24, 2011 - $74,907 +66% -17% 254 $295   $42,330,932 44
Sep 25, 2011 - $49,625 -34% -8% 254 $195   $42,380,557 45
Sep 26, 2011 - $16,180 -67% -3% 254 $64   $42,396,737 46
Sep 27, 2011 - $18,568 +15% -9% 254 $73   $42,415,305 47
Sep 28, 2011 - $14,798 -20% -14% 254 $58   $42,430,103 48
Sep 29, 2011 - $15,241 +3% -12% 254 $60   $42,445,344 49
Sep 30, 2011 - $20,529 +35% -54% 144 $143   $42,465,873 50
Oct 1, 2011 - $35,017 +71% -53% 144 $243   $42,500,890 51
Oct 2, 2011 - $20,028 -43% -60% 144 $139   $42,520,918 52
Oct 3, 2011 - $5,910 -70% -63% 144 $41   $42,526,828 53
Oct 4, 2011 - $6,495 +10% -65% 144 $45   $42,533,323 54
Oct 5, 2011 - $5,456 -16% -63% 144 $38   $42,538,779 55
Oct 6, 2011 - $6,340 +16% -58% 144 $44   $42,545,119 56
Oct 7, 2011 - $8,027 +27% -61% 61 $132   $42,553,146 57
Oct 8, 2011 - $13,474 +68% -62% 61 $221   $42,566,620 58
Oct 9, 2011 - $9,098 -32% -55% 61 $149   $42,575,718 59
Oct 10, 2011 - $3,449 -62% -42% 61 $57   $42,579,167 60
Oct 11, 2011 - $3,101 -10% -52% 61 $51   $42,582,268 61
Oct 12, 2011 - $2,512 -19% -54% 61 $41   $42,584,780 62
Oct 13, 2011 - $2,863 +14% -55% 61 $47   $42,587,643 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2011 3 $24,623,220   3,155 $7,805   $24,623,220 1
Aug 19, 2011 7 $10,736,725 -56% 3,155 $3,403   $35,359,945 2
Aug 26, 2011 14 $3,685,453 -66% 2,085 $1,768   $39,045,398 3
Sep 2, 2011 17 $2,155,772 -42% 1,226 $1,758   $41,201,170 4
Sep 9, 2011 22 $726,709 -66% 655 $1,109   $41,927,879 5
Sep 16, 2011 32 $283,031 -61% 302 $937   $42,210,910 6
Sep 23, 2011 34 $234,434 -17% 254 $923   $42,445,344 7
Sep 30, 2011 41 $99,775 -57% 144 $693   $42,545,119 8
Oct 7, 2011 58 $42,524 -57% 61 $697   $42,587,643 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Nigeria 9/23/2011 $0 0 8 8 $100,115 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $112,323,407
 
International Total$112,423,522 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 1, 20126172,751 172,751$2,589,537$2,589,5371
Jan 8, 20121564,076-63% 236,827$960,499$3,550,0362
Jan 15, 20121944,228-31% 281,055$662,978$4,213,0143
Jan 22, 20122823,104-48% 304,159$346,329$4,559,3434
Jan 29, 20122716,826-27% 320,985$252,222$4,811,5655
Feb 19, 20123011,546 355,781$115,345$5,270,3098

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 1, 2012551,498 51,498$1,485,148$1,485,1481
Jan 8, 20121518,730-64% 70,228$550,879$2,036,0272

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Lead Ensemble Members

Nicolas D'Agosto    Sam
Emma Bell    Molly
Miles Fisher    Peter Friedkin
Ellen Wroe    Candice Hooper
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood    Olivia Castle
P.J. Byrne    Isaac
Arlen Escarpeta    Nathan
David Koechner    Dennis
Courtney B. Vance    Agent Block
Tony Todd    Bludworth

Supporting Cast

Brent Stait    Roy
Roman Podhora    John
Jasmin Dring    Cho
Barclay Hope    De. Leonetti
Chasty Ballesteros    Spa Receptionist
Mike Dopud    Chef
Tanya Hubbard    Coach
Frank Topol    Federal Agent
Tim Fellingham    Rocker
Blaine Anderson    Crime Scene Tech
Dawn Chubai    Reporter
Ryan Hesp    Mike the Waiter
Ian Thompson    Bus Driver
Andy Nez    Campus Security
Jodi Balfour    Woman
June B. Wilde    Woman
Brittaney Rogers    Porter
Diana Pavlovska    Flight Attendant
Michael Adamthwaite    Line Cook
Grace Baek    Spa Technicial

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Quale    Director
Eric Heisserer    Screenwriter
Craig Perry    Producer
Warren Zide    Producer
Richard Brener    Executive Producer
Walter Hamada    Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter    Executive Producer
Erik Holmberg    Executive Producer
Sheila Hanahan Taylor    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Reddick    Character Creator
Brian Pearson    Director of Photography
David Sandefur    Production Designer
Eric Sears    Editor
John Rickard    Co-Producer
Brian Tyler    Composer
Paul Barry    First Assistant Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases Fail to Arrive on Top

January 11th, 2012

Rise of the Planet of the Apes returned to the top of the Blu-ray sales chart with 390,000 units / $5.84 million over the week for totals of 1.59 million units / $33.76 million after three. More...

DVD Sales: Brand New Year, Same Old DVDs

January 10th, 2012

There wasn't a lot of activity on this week's DVD sales chart. There were just two new releases that reached the top 30, neither of them reached the top five. In fact, there was only one film in the top five this week that was wasn't in the top five last week. The Hangover II remained in first place with 298,000 units / $2.96 million for the week giving it total sales of 2.91 million units / $38.35 million, after a month of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Harry Potter and the Century Mark

January 6th, 2012

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 climbed into first place on the Blu-ray sales chart with 232,000 units / $4.63 million over the week for a total of 4.79 million units / $102.50 million after seven weeks of release. It became only the third Blu-ray to reach the $100 million milestone. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 27th, 2011

December 26th, 2011

It's the week after Christmas, so it should come as no surprise that there's not a lot to talk about on the home market. Granted, there are a few releases that are noteworthy, but it is a very shallow list. That said, we didn't have to lower the standard for Pick of the Week, as Archer: Season Two came out on DVD and Blu-ray. Either format is worth the money, while the latter is the better deal. More...

International Box Office: Snakes Swallow Smurfs

October 6th, 2011

The Smurfs were finally knocked off the top spot on the international chart, falling prey to The Sorcerer And The White Snake. This Chinese film opened in a trio of markets earning $15.88 million, but no other details were released. More...

International Box Office: Smurfs Lead Soft, Soft Box Office

September 28th, 2011

The Smurfs were the only film to top $10 million on the international chart this past weekend earning $12.61 million on 5,931 screens in 61 markets. This lifted its totals to $364.47 million internationally and $502.83 million worldwide after two months of release. The film has no major markets left to open in, but it remained in first place in Italy with $3.03 million on 559 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.26 million after two. It also remained in top spot in Australia with $2.55 million on 458 screens over the weekend for a total of $6.97 million after two. More...

International Box Office: Smurfs Still Large Overseas

September 14th, 2011

The Smurfs have taken top spot on the international chart for the fifth weekend in a row, this time earning $14.78 million on 6,425 screens in 80 markets for a total of $321.17 million internationally and $457.18 million worldwide. The film opened in Japan over the weekend, but was a non-entity placing fifth with $857,000 on 235 screens over the weekend and $994,000 in total. It opens in Australia and Italy this weekend and if it can do well in those two markets, it should reach $500 million worldwide before long. More...

International Box Office: Smurfy Way to Start September

September 8th, 2011

The Smurfs started September the same way they ended August, on top of the international chart. Over the weekend the film earned $25.09 million on 8,318 screens in 78 markets for totals of $297.72 million internationally and $429.77 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in the United Arab Emirates with $1.9 million on 37 screens, which was the second best opening in the market this year, behind only Pirates of Caribbean on Stranger Tides. It also earned first place in Sweden with $1.11 million on 128 screens and second place in Norway with $1.05 million on 132. Given its surprising strength over the weekend, getting to $500 million worldwide has become more of a reality. More...

International Box Office: Quarter Billion Reasons to Say Smurf

September 1st, 2011

For the third weekend in a row, The Smurfs earned first place on the international chart. This time they pulled in $26.82 million on 9,023 screens in 48 markets for a total of $258.27 million internationally and $384.22 million worldwide. It was a pretty slow weekend in terms of new releases (it earned $739,000 on 137 screens in Denmark) but that changes next weekend with an opening in Japan, while Australia and Italy are also just around the corner. Even if the film had no markets left to open in, it would still get to $300 million internationally and $400 million worldwide, but even with these three major markets, it probably won't hit any other major milestones. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Sends out an S.O.S.

August 22nd, 2011

Yuck. That's really all that needs to be said about the weekend box office. Outside of The Help, there are practically no positive stories to report. All four wide releases that opened this week missed expectations, some by significant margins, which led to a 20% collapse from last weekend. There was also a decline from last year, albeit by just 3%, which is actually an improvement on 2011's average. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by just over 4% at $7.13 billion to $7.43 billion. There's little hope things will turn around next weekend. More...

Contest: Pick Your Destination: Winning Announcement

August 19th, 2011

The winners of our Pick Your Destination contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX Fails to Spark Final

August 16th, 2011

Final Destination 5 missed expectations overall and so it comes are no surprise that it is not re-writing the record books on IMAX. It pulled in $1.4 million domestically over the weekend. In comparison, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II added $1.1 million domestically and $1.1 million internationally during its fifth weekend of release. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office gets a Little Help

August 16th, 2011

While three of the four wide releases that opened this week missed expectations, the one that beat expectations did so by enough that we can still say the box office was a success pulling in $155 million. That was off by 7% when compared to last weekend, but more importantly it was 8% higher than the same weekend last year. The year-over-year winning streak has hit five weeks, while 2010's lead over 2011 has shrunk to just a hair over $300 million at $7.23 billion to $6.93 billion. Should 2011 continue its recent winning ways, the total box office should reach $10 billion for the year and perhaps show a little growth over 2010 in the end. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Conquer Apes?

August 11th, 2011

Four wide releases open this week, but unless one of them is a surprise hit, I think it's safe to say that summer unofficially ends this weekend. That's not to say the films opening this weekend are all destined to bomb and most should at least become solid midlevel hits, but odds are Rise of the Planet of the Apes will retain top spot on the chart. Unfortunately, this weekend last year we did have a surprise hit and there's almost no chance any film this year will match The Expendables' opening and that could mean 2011's winning streak will come to an end. On the other hand, there's a lot more depth this time around and since the four wide releases share very little crossover appeal, they might all reach their potential and that might be enough to eek out a win. More...

Contest: Pick Your Destination

August 4th, 2011

There are four films opening wide or semi-wide and while not all four of them has a shot at top spot, none are the obvious front-runner. (In fact, there's a chance none of them will top the chart.) This makes picking the target film for this week's box office prediction contest a little more difficult. The easiest choice is to go with the film with the highest estimated theater count, which is Final Destination 5. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Final Destination 5. 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 Bodyguards and Assassins on 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 copy of Bodyguards and Assassins on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: August

August 1st, 2011

It's that time of year again, the time where we try to guess when Summer ends. According to the real world, Summer ends on the 22nd of September, but in the movie business, summer ends suddenly one weekend in August, and it's never really predictable which weekend that will be. There is some reason to be optimistic, as July ended on a relatively strong note. Both films that were predicted to be monster hits, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, were monster hits. And for every potential $100 million hit that missed expectations, there was another film that topped them. If this momentum can carry forward, then perhaps summer can be extended for for one or two more weeks. August of 2010 was a good end to the Summer with two $100 million movies and a few mid-level hits. I'm not sure if 2011 will be able to replicate that performance, but Summer could end on a high note. More...


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Synopsis

No matter where you run, no matter where you hide...you can't cheat death. Or can you? In "Final Destination 5," Death is just as omnipresent as ever, first revealing its menacing reality to a group of coworkers headed for a corporate retreat. During the bus ride, Sam has a premonition in which he and most of his friends, as well as numerous others, die in a horrific bridge collapse. When his vision ends, events begin to mirror what he had seen, and he frantically ushers as many of his colleagues - including his friend, Peter, and girlfriend, Molly - away from the disaster before Death can claim them. But these unsuspecting souls were never supposed to survive and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group tries to discover a way to escape Death's sinister agenda.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,031,396 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,155 opening theaters/3,155 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $57,893,419

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,178 $42,587,643
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 967 $112,423,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,236 $155,011,165
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $42,587,643
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $112,423,522
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $155,011,165

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 12th, 2011 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
August 12th, 2011 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Wide) (Nigeria)
Video Release: December 27th, 2011 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2179, 7/6/2011)
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: Final Destination
Comparisons: vs. The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 3-D, Slasher Horror, Fate or Destiny, Prequel, Surprise Twist, IMAX: DMR, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Practical Pictures, Zide Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Nicolas D'Agosto    Sam
Emma Bell    Molly
Miles Fisher    Peter Friedkin
Ellen Wroe    Candice Hooper
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood    Olivia Castle
P.J. Byrne    Isaac
Arlen Escarpeta    Nathan
David Koechner    Dennis
Courtney B. Vance    Agent Block
Tony Todd    Bludworth

Supporting Cast

Brent Stait    Roy
Roman Podhora    John
Jasmin Dring    Cho
Barclay Hope    De. Leonetti
Chasty Ballesteros    Spa Receptionist
Mike Dopud    Chef
Tanya Hubbard    Coach
Frank Topol    Federal Agent
Tim Fellingham    Rocker
Blaine Anderson    Crime Scene Tech
Dawn Chubai    Reporter
Ryan Hesp    Mike the Waiter
Ian Thompson    Bus Driver
Andy Nez    Campus Security
Jodi Balfour    Woman
June B. Wilde    Woman
Brittaney Rogers    Porter
Diana Pavlovska    Flight Attendant
Michael Adamthwaite    Line Cook
Grace Baek    Spa Technicial

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Quale    Director
Eric Heisserer    Screenwriter
Craig Perry    Producer
Warren Zide    Producer
Richard Brener    Executive Producer
Walter Hamada    Executive Producer
Dave Neustadter    Executive Producer
Erik Holmberg    Executive Producer
Sheila Hanahan Taylor    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Reddick    Character Creator
Brian Pearson    Director of Photography
David Sandefur    Production Designer
Eric Sears    Editor
John Rickard    Co-Producer
Brian Tyler    Composer
Paul Barry    First Assistant Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases Fail to Arrive on Top

January 11th, 2012

Rise of the Planet of the Apes returned to the top of the Blu-ray sales chart with 390,000 units / $5.84 million over the week for totals of 1.59 million units / $33.76 million after three. More...

DVD Sales: Brand New Year, Same Old DVDs

January 10th, 2012

There wasn't a lot of activity on this week's DVD sales chart. There were just two new releases that reached the top 30, neither of them reached the top five. In fact, there was only one film in the top five this week that was wasn't in the top five last week. The Hangover II remained in first place with 298,000 units / $2.96 million for the week giving it total sales of 2.91 million units / $38.35 million, after a month of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Harry Potter and the Century Mark

January 6th, 2012

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 climbed into first place on the Blu-ray sales chart with 232,000 units / $4.63 million over the week for a total of 4.79 million units / $102.50 million after seven weeks of release. It became only the third Blu-ray to reach the $100 million milestone. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 27th, 2011

December 26th, 2011

It's the week after Christmas, so it should come as no surprise that there's not a lot to talk about on the home market. Granted, there are a few releases that are noteworthy, but it is a very shallow list. That said, we didn't have to lower the standard for Pick of the Week, as Archer: Season Two came out on DVD and Blu-ray. Either format is worth the money, while the latter is the better deal. More...

International Box Office: Snakes Swallow Smurfs

October 6th, 2011

The Smurfs were finally knocked off the top spot on the international chart, falling prey to The Sorcerer And The White Snake. This Chinese film opened in a trio of markets earning $15.88 million, but no other details were released. More...

International Box Office: Smurfs Lead Soft, Soft Box Office

September 28th, 2011

The Smurfs were the only film to top $10 million on the international chart this past weekend earning $12.61 million on 5,931 screens in 61 markets. This lifted its totals to $364.47 million internationally and $502.83 million worldwide after two months of release. The film has no major markets left to open in, but it remained in first place in Italy with $3.03 million on 559 screens over the weekend for a total of $8.26 million after two. It also remained in top spot in Australia with $2.55 million on 458 screens over the weekend for a total of $6.97 million after two. More...

International Box Office: Smurfs Still Large Overseas

September 14th, 2011

The Smurfs have taken top spot on the international chart for the fifth weekend in a row, this time earning $14.78 million on 6,425 screens in 80 markets for a total of $321.17 million internationally and $457.18 million worldwide. The film opened in Japan over the weekend, but was a non-entity placing fifth with $857,000 on 235 screens over the weekend and $994,000 in total. It opens in Australia and Italy this weekend and if it can do well in those two markets, it should reach $500 million worldwide before long. More...

International Box Office: Smurfy Way to Start September

September 8th, 2011

The Smurfs started September the same way they ended August, on top of the international chart. Over the weekend the film earned $25.09 million on 8,318 screens in 78 markets for totals of $297.72 million internationally and $429.77 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in the United Arab Emirates with $1.9 million on 37 screens, which was the second best opening in the market this year, behind only Pirates of Caribbean on Stranger Tides. It also earned first place in Sweden with $1.11 million on 128 screens and second place in Norway with $1.05 million on 132. Given its surprising strength over the weekend, getting to $500 million worldwide has become more of a reality. More...

International Box Office: Quarter Billion Reasons to Say Smurf

September 1st, 2011

For the third weekend in a row, The Smurfs earned first place on the international chart. This time they pulled in $26.82 million on 9,023 screens in 48 markets for a total of $258.27 million internationally and $384.22 million worldwide. It was a pretty slow weekend in terms of new releases (it earned $739,000 on 137 screens in Denmark) but that changes next weekend with an opening in Japan, while Australia and Italy are also just around the corner. Even if the film had no markets left to open in, it would still get to $300 million internationally and $400 million worldwide, but even with these three major markets, it probably won't hit any other major milestones. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Sends out an S.O.S.

August 22nd, 2011

Yuck. That's really all that needs to be said about the weekend box office. Outside of The Help, there are practically no positive stories to report. All four wide releases that opened this week missed expectations, some by significant margins, which led to a 20% collapse from last weekend. There was also a decline from last year, albeit by just 3%, which is actually an improvement on 2011's average. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by just over 4% at $7.13 billion to $7.43 billion. There's little hope things will turn around next weekend. More...

Contest: Pick Your Destination: Winning Announcement

August 19th, 2011

The winners of our Pick Your Destination contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX Fails to Spark Final

August 16th, 2011

Final Destination 5 missed expectations overall and so it comes are no surprise that it is not re-writing the record books on IMAX. It pulled in $1.4 million domestically over the weekend. In comparison, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II added $1.1 million domestically and $1.1 million internationally during its fifth weekend of release. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office gets a Little Help

August 16th, 2011

While three of the four wide releases that opened this week missed expectations, the one that beat expectations did so by enough that we can still say the box office was a success pulling in $155 million. That was off by 7% when compared to last weekend, but more importantly it was 8% higher than the same weekend last year. The year-over-year winning streak has hit five weeks, while 2010's lead over 2011 has shrunk to just a hair over $300 million at $7.23 billion to $6.93 billion. Should 2011 continue its recent winning ways, the total box office should reach $10 billion for the year and perhaps show a little growth over 2010 in the end. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Conquer Apes?

August 11th, 2011

Four wide releases open this week, but unless one of them is a surprise hit, I think it's safe to say that summer unofficially ends this weekend. That's not to say the films opening this weekend are all destined to bomb and most should at least become solid midlevel hits, but odds are Rise of the Planet of the Apes will retain top spot on the chart. Unfortunately, this weekend last year we did have a surprise hit and there's almost no chance any film this year will match The Expendables' opening and that could mean 2011's winning streak will come to an end. On the other hand, there's a lot more depth this time around and since the four wide releases share very little crossover appeal, they might all reach their potential and that might be enough to eek out a win. More...

Contest: Pick Your Destination

August 4th, 2011

There are four films opening wide or semi-wide and while not all four of them has a shot at top spot, none are the obvious front-runner. (In fact, there's a chance none of them will top the chart.) This makes picking the target film for this week's box office prediction contest a little more difficult. The easiest choice is to go with the film with the highest estimated theater count, which is Final Destination 5. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Final Destination 5. 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 Bodyguards and Assassins on 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 copy of Bodyguards and Assassins on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: August

August 1st, 2011

It's that time of year again, the time where we try to guess when Summer ends. According to the real world, Summer ends on the 22nd of September, but in the movie business, summer ends suddenly one weekend in August, and it's never really predictable which weekend that will be. There is some reason to be optimistic, as July ended on a relatively strong note. Both films that were predicted to be monster hits, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, were monster hits. And for every potential $100 million hit that missed expectations, there was another film that topped them. If this momentum can carry forward, then perhaps summer can be extended for for one or two more weeks. August of 2010 was a good end to the Summer with two $100 million movies and a few mid-level hits. I'm not sure if 2011 will be able to replicate that performance, but Summer could end on a high note. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2011 3 $18,031,396   3,155 $5,715   $18,031,396 1
Aug 19, 2011 7 $7,703,466 -57% 3,155 $2,442   $32,326,686 2
Aug 26, 2011 13 $2,555,039 -67% 2,085 $1,225   $37,914,984 3
Sep 2, 2011 17 $1,498,089 -41% 1,226 $1,222   $40,543,487 4
Sep 9, 2011 21 $555,303 -63% 655 $848   $41,756,473 5
Sep 16, 2011 33 $211,329 -62% 302 $700   $42,139,208 6
Sep 23, 2011 33 $169,647 -20% 254 $668   $42,380,557 7
Sep 30, 2011 41 $75,574 -55% 144 $525   $42,520,918 8
Oct 7, 2011 58 $30,599 -60% 61 $502   $42,575,718 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2011 3 $7,339,561     3,155 $2,326   $7,339,561 1
Aug 13, 2011 3 $6,275,966 -14%   3,155 $1,989   $13,615,527 2
Aug 14, 2011 4 $4,415,869 -30%   3,155 $1,400   $18,031,396 3
Aug 15, 2011 4 $1,855,164 -58%   3,155 $588   $19,886,560 4
Aug 16, 2011 4 $2,031,127 +9%   3,155 $644   $21,917,687 5
Aug 17, 2011 4 $1,418,082 -30%   3,155 $449   $23,335,769 6
Aug 18, 2011 4 $1,287,451 -9%   3,155 $408   $24,623,220 7
Aug 19, 2011 6 $2,446,516 +90% -67% 3,155 $775   $27,069,736 8
Aug 20, 2011 6 $3,152,165 +29% -50% 3,155 $999   $30,221,901 9
Aug 21, 2011 6 $2,104,785 -33% -52% 3,155 $667   $32,326,686 10
Aug 22, 2011 8 $803,166 -62% -57% 3,155 $255   $33,129,852 11
Aug 23, 2011 8 $936,378 +17% -54% 3,155 $297   $34,066,230 12
Aug 24, 2011 8 $662,487 -29% -53% 3,155 $210   $34,728,717 13
Aug 25, 2011 7 $631,228 -5% -51% 3,155 $200   $35,359,945 14
Aug 26, 2011 13 $815,596 +29% -67% 2,085 $391   $36,175,541 15
Aug 27, 2011 11 $1,050,814 +29% -67% 2,085 $504   $37,226,355 16
Aug 28, 2011 14 $688,629 -34% -67% 2,085 $330   $37,914,984 17
Aug 29, 2011 14 $296,116 -57% -63% 2,085 $142   $38,211,100 18
Aug 30, 2011 14 $340,124 +15% -64% 2,085 $163   $38,551,224 19
Aug 31, 2011 15 $246,061 -28% -63% 2,085 $118   $38,797,285 20
Sep 1, 2011 15 $248,113 +1% -61% 2,085 $119   $39,045,398 21
Sep 2, 2011 - $382,112 +54% -53% 1,226 $312   $39,427,510 22
Sep 3, 2011 - $576,856 +51% -45% 1,226 $471   $40,004,366 23
Sep 4, 2011 - $539,121 -7% -22% 1,226 $440   $40,543,487 24
Sep 5, 2011 20 $344,074 -36% +16% 1,226 $281   $40,887,561 25
Sep 6, 2011 - $122,152 -64% -64% 1,226 $100   $41,009,713 26
Sep 7, 2011 - $99,259 -19% -60% 1,226 $81   $41,108,972 27
Sep 8, 2011 - $92,198 -7% -63% 1,226 $75   $41,201,170 28
Sep 9, 2011 - $167,924 +82% -56% 655 $256   $41,369,094 29
Sep 10, 2011 - $261,637 +56% -55% 655 $399   $41,630,731 30
Sep 11, 2011 - $125,742 -52% -77% 655 $192   $41,756,473 31
Sep 12, 2011 - $37,980 -70% -89% 655 $58   $41,794,453 32
Sep 13, 2011 - $47,475 +25% -61% 655 $72   $41,841,928 33
Sep 14, 2011 - $40,353 -15% -59% 655 $62   $41,882,281 34
Sep 15, 2011 - $45,598 +13% -51% 655 $70   $41,927,879 35
Sep 16, 2011 - $67,305 +48% -60% 302 $223   $41,995,184 36
Sep 17, 2011 - $89,979 +34% -66% 302 $298   $42,085,163 37
Sep 18, 2011 - $54,045 -40% -57% 302 $179   $42,139,208 38
Sep 19, 2011 - $16,754 -69% -56% 302 $55   $42,155,962 39
Sep 20, 2011 - $20,439 +22% -57% 302 $68   $42,176,401 40
Sep 21, 2011 - $17,169 -16% -57% 302 $57   $42,193,570 41
Sep 22, 2011 - $17,340 +1% -62% 302 $57   $42,210,910 42
Sep 23, 2011 - $45,115 +160% -33% 254 $178   $42,256,025 43
Sep 24, 2011 - $74,907 +66% -17% 254 $295   $42,330,932 44
Sep 25, 2011 - $49,625 -34% -8% 254 $195   $42,380,557 45
Sep 26, 2011 - $16,180 -67% -3% 254 $64   $42,396,737 46
Sep 27, 2011 - $18,568 +15% -9% 254 $73   $42,415,305 47
Sep 28, 2011 - $14,798 -20% -14% 254 $58   $42,430,103 48
Sep 29, 2011 - $15,241 +3% -12% 254 $60   $42,445,344 49
Sep 30, 2011 - $20,529 +35% -54% 144 $143   $42,465,873 50
Oct 1, 2011 - $35,017 +71% -53% 144 $243   $42,500,890 51
Oct 2, 2011 - $20,028 -43% -60% 144 $139   $42,520,918 52
Oct 3, 2011 - $5,910 -70% -63% 144 $41   $42,526,828 53
Oct 4, 2011 - $6,495 +10% -65% 144 $45   $42,533,323 54
Oct 5, 2011 - $5,456 -16% -63% 144 $38   $42,538,779 55
Oct 6, 2011 - $6,340 +16% -58% 144 $44   $42,545,119 56
Oct 7, 2011 - $8,027 +27% -61% 61 $132   $42,553,146 57
Oct 8, 2011 - $13,474 +68% -62% 61 $221   $42,566,620 58
Oct 9, 2011 - $9,098 -32% -55% 61 $149   $42,575,718 59
Oct 10, 2011 - $3,449 -62% -42% 61 $57   $42,579,167 60
Oct 11, 2011 - $3,101 -10% -52% 61 $51   $42,582,268 61
Oct 12, 2011 - $2,512 -19% -54% 61 $41   $42,584,780 62
Oct 13, 2011 - $2,863 +14% -55% 61 $47   $42,587,643 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2011 3 $24,623,220   3,155 $7,805   $24,623,220 1
Aug 19, 2011 7 $10,736,725 -56% 3,155 $3,403   $35,359,945 2
Aug 26, 2011 14 $3,685,453 -66% 2,085 $1,768   $39,045,398 3
Sep 2, 2011 17 $2,155,772 -42% 1,226 $1,758   $41,201,170 4
Sep 9, 2011 22 $726,709 -66% 655 $1,109   $41,927,879 5
Sep 16, 2011 32 $283,031 -61% 302 $937   $42,210,910 6
Sep 23, 2011 34 $234,434 -17% 254 $923   $42,445,344 7
Sep 30, 2011 41 $99,775 -57% 144 $693   $42,545,119 8
Oct 7, 2011 58 $42,524 -57% 61 $697   $42,587,643 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Nigeria 9/23/2011 $0 0 8 8 $100,115 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $112,323,407
 
International Total$112,423,522 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 1, 20126172,751 172,751$2,589,537$2,589,5371
Jan 8, 20121564,076-63% 236,827$960,499$3,550,0362
Jan 15, 20121944,228-31% 281,055$662,978$4,213,0143
Jan 22, 20122823,104-48% 304,159$346,329$4,559,3434
Jan 29, 20122716,826-27% 320,985$252,222$4,811,5655
Feb 19, 20123011,546 355,781$115,345$5,270,3098

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 1, 2012551,498 51,498$1,485,148$1,485,1481
Jan 8, 20121518,730-64% 70,228$550,879$2,036,0272

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