Finding Nemo (2003)

Finding Nemo poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $380,529,370Details
International Box Office $555,565,482Details
Worldwide Box Office $936,094,852
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Synopsis

The momentous journey of an overprotective clownfish named Marlin and his young son Nemo—who become separated when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from his ocean home in the Great Barrier Reef to a fish tank in a dentist’s office. Buoyed by the companionship of Dory, a friendly-but-forgetful blue tang, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic journey to rescue his son—who hatches a few daring plans of his own to return safely home.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$70,251,710 (18.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$94,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,374 opening theaters/3,425 max. theaters, 14.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $647,224,713

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 30th, 2003 (Wide) by Walt Disney
September 14th, 2012 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Finding Nemo 3D
International Releases: August 28th, 2003 (Wide) (Australia)
September 6th, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 14th, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
Video Release: November 4th, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G 2012 Re-Screening
(Rating bulletin 2223 (Cert #39772), 5/16/2012)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Finding Nemo
Comparisons: Pixar
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Keywords: Faulty Memory, Underwater, Rescue, Family Movie, 3D Re-release, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, 3-D, Animals Gone Bad, Scene in End Credits, Prologue, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Dysfunctional Family, Spoiled Child, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Filmed in Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA, Filmed in Emeryville, CA, Filmed in Alameda County, CA, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in United States, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Disney-Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 100 $16,687,773 Sep 14, 2012 3,398
Fastest to $350m 66 $351,780,694 Sep 14, 2012 3,397
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 91 $511,514 Oct 17, 2003 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 95 $626,484 Oct 10, 2003 136
Biggest 10th Thursday 24 $493,000 Aug 7, 2003 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 18 $527,000 Aug 6, 2003 69
Biggest 10th Tuesday 13 $681,000 Aug 5, 2003 68
Biggest 10th Monday 24 $683,000 Aug 4, 2003 67
Biggest 10th Sunday 36 $1,222,074 Aug 3, 2003 66
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 79 $3,860,462 Aug 1, 2003 66
Biggest 10th Saturday 51 $1,520,536 Aug 2, 2003 65
Biggest 10th Friday 36 $1,117,852 Aug 1, 2003 64
Biggest 9th Thursday 7 $817,000 Jul 31, 2003 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 9 $760,000 Jul 30, 2003 62
Biggest 9th Tuesday 14 $763,000 Jul 29, 2003 61
Biggest 9th Monday 47 $700,000 Jul 28, 2003 60
Biggest 9th Sunday 50 $1,378,810 Jul 27, 2003 59
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 88 $4,391,650 Jul 25, 2003 59
Biggest 9th Saturday 59 $1,740,311 Jul 26, 2003 58
Biggest 9th Friday 43 $1,272,529 Jul 25, 2003 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 8 $1,162,000 Jul 24, 2003 56
Biggest 8th Wednesday 8 $1,284,000 Jul 23, 2003 55
Biggest 8th Tuesday 9 $1,296,000 Jul 22, 2003 54
Biggest 8th Monday 25 $1,191,000 Jul 21, 2003 53
Biggest 8th Sunday 29 $1,979,729 Jul 20, 2003 52
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 46 $7,275,723 Jul 18, 2003 52
Biggest 8th Saturday 47 $2,597,191 Jul 19, 2003 51
Fastest to $300m 86 $301,815,991 Jul 18, 2003 51
Biggest 8th Friday 9 $2,698,803 Jul 18, 2003 50
Biggest 7th Thursday 15 $1,288,000 Jul 17, 2003 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 11 $1,454,000 Jul 16, 2003 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 24 $1,404,000 Jul 15, 2003 47
Biggest 7th Monday 33 $1,306,000 Jul 14, 2003 46
Biggest 7th Sunday 35 $2,393,855 Jul 13, 2003 45
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 44 $8,465,110 Jul 11, 2003 45
Biggest 7th Saturday 59 $3,100,000 Jul 12, 2003 44
Biggest 7th Friday 28 $2,707,000 Jul 11, 2003 43
Biggest 6th Thursday 20 $1,873,000 Jul 10, 2003 42
Biggest 6th Wednesday 17 $1,898,000 Jul 9, 2003 41
Biggest 6th Tuesday 21 $2,040,000 Jul 8, 2003 40
Biggest 6th Monday 34 $1,837,000 Jul 7, 2003 39
Biggest 6th Sunday 28 $3,535,838 Jul 6, 2003 38
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 37 $11,509,141 Jul 4, 2003 38
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 124 $11,509,141 Jul 4, 2003 38
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $21,567,711 Jul 4, 2003 38
Biggest 6th Saturday 40 $4,618,891 Jul 5, 2003 37
Biggest 6th Friday 52 $2,904,412 Jul 4, 2003 36
Biggest 5th Thursday 13 $2,602,000 Jul 3, 2003 35
Biggest 5th Wednesday 17 $2,214,000 Jul 2, 2003 34
Biggest 5th Tuesday 23 $2,474,000 Jul 1, 2003 33
Biggest 5th Monday 35 $2,522,000 Jun 30, 2003 32
Biggest 5th Sunday 41 $4,285,730 Jun 29, 2003 31
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 45 $13,968,116 Jun 27, 2003 31
Fastest to $250m 100 $253,991,677 Jun 27, 2003 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 50 $5,478,147 Jun 28, 2003 30
Biggest 5th Friday 37 $4,204,239 Jun 27, 2003 29
Biggest 4th Thursday 12 $3,085,000 Jun 26, 2003 28
Biggest 4th Wednesday 19 $2,830,000 Jun 25, 2003 27
Biggest 4th Tuesday 42 $2,826,000 Jun 24, 2003 26
Biggest 4th Monday 69 $2,733,000 Jun 23, 2003 25
Biggest 4th Sunday 36 $6,598,000 Jun 22, 2003 24
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 43 $21,138,752 Jun 20, 2003 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 56 $8,247,000 Jun 21, 2003 23
Biggest 4th Friday 45 $6,242,000 Jun 20, 2003 22
Biggest 3rd Thursday 26 $4,147,000 Jun 19, 2003 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 25 $4,230,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Fastest to $100m 142 $203,264,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Fastest to $150m 117 $203,264,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Fastest to $200m 117 $203,264,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Fastest to $50m 171 $203,264,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 59 $3,968,000 Jun 17, 2003 19
Biggest 3rd Monday 69 $3,579,000 Jun 16, 2003 18
Biggest 3rd Sunday 67 $8,526,000 Jun 15, 2003 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 78 $28,384,483 Jun 13, 2003 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 75 $11,318,000 Jun 14, 2003 16
Biggest 3rd Friday 72 $8,540,000 Jun 13, 2003 15
Biggest 2nd Thursday 66 $5,053,000 Jun 12, 2003 14
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 82 $4,838,000 Jun 11, 2003 13
Biggest 2nd Sunday 66 $14,781,256 Jun 8, 2003 10
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 81 $46,589,649 Jun 6, 2003 10
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 67 $46,589,649 Jun 6, 2003 10
Biggest 2nd Saturday 70 $19,504,251 Jun 7, 2003 9
Biggest Domestic June Day 93 $22,032,107 Jun 1, 2003 3
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 45 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 66 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 26 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 4 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 28 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 62 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 40 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 64 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top 2003 Theater Average 22 $20,821 May 30, 2003 3
Top Digital Animation Day Domestic 56 $28,011,547 May 31, 2003 2
Top G Day Domestic 9 $28,011,547 May 31, 2003 2
Top Kids Fiction Day Domestic 59 $28,011,547 May 31, 2003 2
Top Original Screenplay Day Domestic 96 $28,011,547 May 31, 2003 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 30, 2003 1 $70,251,710   3,374 $20,821   $70,251,710 1
Jun 6, 2003 2 $46,589,649 -34% 3,391 $13,739   $144,043,789 2
Jun 13, 2003 1 $28,384,483 -39% 3,425 $8,287   $191,487,211 3
Jun 20, 2003 2 $21,138,752 -26% 3,404 $6,210   $228,549,216 4
Jun 27, 2003 3 $13,968,116 -34% 3,333 $4,191   $253,991,677 5
Jul 4, 2003 4 $11,509,141 -18% 2,902 $3,966   $274,936,974 6
Jul 11, 2003 5 $8,465,110 -26% 2,643 $3,203   $291,068,455 7
Jul 18, 2003 6 $7,275,723 -14% 2,480 $2,934   $303,795,720 8
Jul 25, 2003 8 $4,391,650 -40% 2,025 $2,169   $313,119,898 9
Aug 1, 2003 7 $3,860,462 -12% 1,777 $2,172   $320,020,760 10
Aug 8, 2003 9 $2,512,275 -35% 1,502 $1,673   $324,916,113 11
Aug 15, 2003 14 $1,358,901 -46% 1,037 $1,310   $327,793,194 12
Aug 22, 2003 15 $1,038,919 -24% 838 $1,240   $329,790,041 13
Aug 29, 2003 15 $1,536,533 +48% 1,053 $1,459   $331,921,877 14
Sep 5, 2003 20 $804,150 -48% 903 $891   $333,843,390 15
Sep 12, 2003 19 $636,935 -21% 624 $1,021   $334,702,727 16
Sep 19, 2003 23 $419,862 -34% 480 $875   $335,258,448 17
Sep 26, 2003 22 $360,887 -14% 405 $891   $335,734,009 18
Oct 3, 2003 18 $659,505 +83% 604 $1,092   $336,477,830 19
Oct 10, 2003 19 $626,484 -5% 540 $1,160   $337,367,455 20
Oct 17, 2003 18 $511,514 -18% 445 $1,149   $338,163,432 21
Oct 24, 2003 18 $435,507 -15% 404 $1,078   $338,746,985 22
Oct 31, 2003 24 $289,011 -34% 343 $843   $339,159,075 23
Nov 7, 2003 27 $180,158 -38% 266 $677   $339,424,646 24
Nov 14, 2003 33 $103,796 -42% 213 $487   $339,590,785 25
Nov 21, 2003 39 $50,581 -51% 168 $301   $339,666,356 26
Nov 28, 2003 59 $17,845 -65% 71 $251   $339,703,580 27
Dec 5, 2003 82 $4,918 -72% 44 $112   $339,711,822 28
Dec 12, 2003 111 $1,156 -76% 21 $55   $339,714,367 29
Sep 14, 2012 2 $16,687,773   2,904 $5,746   $356,402,140 486
Sep 21, 2012 4 $9,641,474 -42% 2,904 $3,320   $369,889,816 487
Sep 28, 2012 7 $4,035,826 -58% 2,639 $1,529   $376,159,173 488
Oct 5, 2012 10 $1,624,536 -60% 1,746 $930   $378,753,094 489
Oct 12, 2012 18 $387,942 -76% 480 $808   $379,829,269 490
Oct 19, 2012 26 $154,709 -60% 183 $845   $380,105,951 491
Oct 26, 2012 39 $61,382 -60% 78 $787   $380,167,333 492
Nov 23, 2012 29 $103,785   84 $1,236   $380,271,118 496
Nov 30, 2012 29 $76,315 -26% 79 $966   $380,347,433 497
Dec 7, 2012 33 $70,812 -7% 74 $957   $380,418,245 498
Dec 14, 2012 33 $63,755 -10% 70 $911   $380,482,000 499
Jan 4, 2013 46 $28,161   30 $939   $380,510,161 502
Jan 11, 2013 51 $19,209 -32% 22 $873   $380,529,370 503

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 30, 2003 1 $20,208,056     3,374 $5,989   $20,208,056 1
May 31, 2003 1 $28,011,547 +39%   3,374 $8,302   $48,219,603 2
Jun 1, 2003 1 $22,032,107 -21%   3,374 $6,530   $70,251,710 3
Jun 2, 2003 1 $6,946,000 -68%   3,374 $2,059   $77,197,000 4
Jun 3, 2003 1 $7,182,000 +3%   3,374 $2,129   $84,379,000 5
Jun 4, 2003 1 $6,725,000 -6%   3,374 $1,993   $91,104,000 6
Jun 5, 2003 1 $6,350,000 -6%   3,374 $1,882   $97,454,000 7
Jun 6, 2003 2 $12,304,142 +94% -39% 3,391 $3,628   $109,758,282 8
Jun 7, 2003 1 $19,504,251 +59% -30% 3,391 $5,752   $129,262,533 9
Jun 8, 2003 1 $14,781,256 -24% -33% 3,391 $4,359   $144,043,789 10
Jun 9, 2003 1 $4,503,000 -70% -35% 3,391 $1,328   $148,546,000 11
Jun 10, 2003 1 $4,665,000 +4% -35% 3,391 $1,376   $153,212,000 12
Jun 11, 2003 1 $4,838,000 +4% -28% 3,391 $1,427   $158,049,000 13
Jun 12, 2003 1 $5,053,000 +4% -20% 3,391 $1,490   $163,103,000 14
Jun 13, 2003 1 $8,540,000 +69% -31% 3,425 $2,493   $171,643,000 15
Jun 14, 2003 1 $11,318,000 +33% -42% 3,425 $3,305   $182,961,000 16
Jun 15, 2003 1 $8,526,000 -25% -42% 3,425 $2,489   $191,487,211 17
Jun 16, 2003 1 $3,579,000 -58% -21% 3,425 $1,045   $195,066,000 18
Jun 17, 2003 1 $3,968,000 +11% -15% 3,425 $1,159   $199,034,000 19
Jun 18, 2003 1 $4,230,000 +7% -13% 3,425 $1,235   $203,264,000 20
Jun 19, 2003 1 $4,147,000 -2% -18% 3,425 $1,211   $207,411,000 21
Jun 20, 2003 2 $6,242,000 +51% -27% 3,404 $1,834   $213,653,000 22
Jun 21, 2003 2 $8,247,000 +32% -27% 3,404 $2,423   $221,900,000 23
Jun 22, 2003 2 $6,598,000 -20% -23% 3,404 $1,938   $228,549,216 24
Jun 23, 2003 2 $2,733,000 -59% -24% 3,404 $803   $231,282,216 25
Jun 24, 2003 2 $2,826,000 +3% -29% 3,404 $830   $234,108,216 26
Jun 25, 2003 2 $2,830,000 n/c -33% 3,404 $831   $236,938,216 27
Jun 26, 2003 2 $3,085,000 +9% -26% 3,404 $906   $240,024,000 28
Jun 27, 2003 3 $4,204,239 +36% -33% 3,333 $1,261   $244,228,239 29
Jun 28, 2003 3 $5,478,147 +30% -34% 3,333 $1,644   $249,705,947 30
Jun 29, 2003 3 $4,285,730 -22% -35% 3,333 $1,286   $253,991,677 31
Jun 30, 2003 2 $2,522,000 -41% -8% 3,333 $757   $256,513,677 32
Jul 1, 2003 3 $2,474,000 -2% -12% 3,333 $742   $258,987,677 33
Jul 2, 2003 4 $2,214,000 -11% -22% 2,902 $763   $261,201,677 34
Jul 3, 2003 4 $2,602,000 +18% -16% 2,902 $897   $263,803,677 35
Jul 4, 2003 4 $2,904,412 +12% -31% 2,902 $1,001   $266,708,089 36
Jul 5, 2003 4 $4,618,891 +59% -16% 2,902 $1,592   $271,326,980 37
Jul 6, 2003 4 $3,535,838 -23% -17% 2,902 $1,218   $274,936,974 38
Jul 7, 2003 4 $1,837,000 -48% -27% 2,902 $633   $276,773,974 39
Jul 8, 2003 4 $2,040,000 +11% -18% 2,902 $703   $278,813,974 40
Jul 9, 2003 4 $1,898,000 -7% -14% 2,902 $654   $280,711,974 41
Jul 10, 2003 4 $1,873,000 -1% -28% 2,902 $645   $282,584,974 42
Jul 11, 2003 5 $2,707,000 +45% -7% 2,643 $1,024   $285,291,974 43
Jul 12, 2003 5 $3,100,000 +15% -33% 2,643 $1,173   $288,391,974 44
Jul 13, 2003 5 $2,393,855 -23% -32% 2,643 $906   $291,068,455 45
Jul 14, 2003 5 $1,306,000 -45% -29% 2,643 $494   $292,374,455 46
Jul 15, 2003 5 $1,404,000 +8% -31% 2,643 $531   $293,778,000 47
Jul 16, 2003 5 $1,454,000 +4% -23% 2,643 $550   $295,232,000 48
Jul 17, 2003 5 $1,288,000 -11% -31% 2,643 $487   $296,520,000 49
Jul 18, 2003 6 $2,698,803 +110% n/c 2,480 $1,088   $299,218,800 50
Jul 19, 2003 6 $2,597,191 -4% -16% 2,480 $1,047   $301,815,991 51
Jul 20, 2003 6 $1,979,729 -24% -17% 2,480 $798   $303,795,720 52
Jul 21, 2003 5 $1,191,000 -40% -9% 2,480 $480   $304,986,000 53
Jul 22, 2003 5 $1,296,000 +9% -8% 2,480 $523   $306,283,000 54
Jul 23, 2003 4 $1,284,000 -1% -12% 2,480 $518   $307,566,000 55
Jul 24, 2003 4 $1,162,000 -10% -10% 2,480 $469   $308,728,000 56
Jul 25, 2003 9 $1,272,529 +10% -53% 2,025 $628   $310,000,777 57
Jul 26, 2003 8 $1,740,311 +37% -33% 2,025 $859   $311,741,088 58
Jul 27, 2003 8 $1,378,810 -21% -30% 2,025 $681   $313,119,898 59
Jul 28, 2003 7 $700,000 -49% -41% 2,025 $346   $313,820,000 60
Jul 29, 2003 6 $763,000 +9% -41% 2,025 $377   $314,584,000 61
Jul 30, 2003 6 $760,000 n/c -41% 2,025 $375   $315,344,000 62
Jul 31, 2003 6 $817,000 +8% -30% 2,025 $403   $316,160,000 63
Aug 1, 2003 8 $1,117,852 +37% -12% 1,777 $629   $317,278,150 64
Aug 2, 2003 7 $1,520,536 +36% -13% 1,777 $856   $318,798,686 65
Aug 3, 2003 7 $1,222,074 -20% -11% 1,777 $688   $320,020,760 66
Aug 4, 2003 7 $683,000 -44% -2% 1,777 $384   $320,704,000 67
Aug 5, 2003 7 $681,000 n/c -11% 1,777 $383   $321,385,000 68
Aug 6, 2003 8 $527,000 -23% -31% 1,777 $297   $321,912,000 69
Aug 7, 2003 8 $493,000 -6% -40% 1,777 $277   $322,404,000 70
Aug 8, 2003 9 $698,684 +42% -37% 1,502 $465   $323,102,522 71
Aug 9, 2003 9 $1,015,295 +45% -33% 1,502 $676   $324,117,817 72
Aug 10, 2003 9 $798,296 -21% -35% 1,502 $531   $324,916,113 73
Aug 11, 2003 9 $397,000 -50% -42% 1,502 $264   $325,313,113 74
Aug 12, 2003 9 $428,000 +8% -37% 1,502 $285   $325,741,113 75
Aug 13, 2003 9 $376,000 -12% -29% 1,502 $250   $326,117,113 76
Aug 14, 2003 9 $291,000 -23% -41% 1,502 $194   $326,408,113 77
Sep 14, 2012 2 $5,056,737     2,904 $1,741   $344,771,104 3,396
Sep 15, 2012 2 $7,009,590 +39%   2,904 $2,414   $351,780,694 3,397
Sep 16, 2012 2 $4,621,446 -34%   2,904 $1,591   $356,402,140 3,398
Sep 17, 2012 2 $1,217,646 -74%   2,904 $419   $357,619,786 3,399
Sep 18, 2012 2 $1,226,122 +1%   2,904 $422   $358,845,908 3,400
Sep 19, 2012 2 $715,863 -42%   2,904 $247   $359,561,771 3,401
Sep 20, 2012 2 $686,571 -4%   2,904 $236   $360,248,342 3,402
Sep 21, 2012 4 $2,407,552 +251% -52% 2,904 $829   $362,655,894 3,403
Sep 22, 2012 4 $4,514,681 +88% -36% 2,904 $1,555   $367,170,575 3,404
Sep 23, 2012 2 $2,719,241 -40% -41% 2,904 $936   $369,889,816 3,405
Sep 24, 2012 6 $457,093 -83% -62% 2,904 $157   $370,346,909 3,406
Sep 25, 2012 6 $617,701 +35% -50% 2,904 $213   $370,964,610 3,407
Sep 26, 2012 3 $724,781 +17% +1% 2,904 $250   $371,689,391 3,408
Sep 27, 2012 6 $433,956 -40% -37% 2,904 $149   $372,123,347 3,409
Sep 28, 2012 7 $1,044,831 +141% -57% 2,639 $396   $373,168,178 3,410
Sep 29, 2012 7 $1,871,988 +79% -59% 2,639 $709   $375,040,166 3,411
Sep 30, 2012 7 $1,119,007 -40% -59% 2,639 $424   $376,159,173 3,412
Oct 1, 2012 9 $226,749 -80% -50% 2,639 $86   $376,385,922 3,413
Oct 2, 2012 11 $274,146 +21% -56% 2,639 $104   $376,660,068 3,414
Oct 3, 2012 9 $225,618 -18% -69% 2,639 $85   $376,885,686 3,415
Oct 4, 2012 9 $242,872 +8% -44% 2,639 $92   $377,128,558 3,416
Oct 5, 2012 11 $377,750 +56% -64% 1,746 $216   $377,506,308 3,417
Oct 6, 2012 10 $703,115 +86% -62% 1,746 $403   $378,209,423 3,418
Oct 7, 2012 9 $543,671 -23% -51% 1,746 $311   $378,753,094 3,419
Oct 8, 2012 9 $332,972 -39% +47% 1,746 $191   $379,086,066 3,420
Oct 9, 2012 13 $122,434 -63% -55% 1,746 $70   $379,208,500 3,421
Oct 10, 2012 11 $111,914 -9% -50% 1,746 $64   $379,320,414 3,422
Oct 11, 2012 11 $120,913 +8% -50% 1,746 $69   $379,441,327 3,423
Oct 12, 2012 - $77,637 -36% -79% 480 $162   $379,518,964 3,424
Oct 13, 2012 - $171,375 +121% -76% 480 $357   $379,690,339 3,425
Oct 14, 2012 - $138,930 -19% -74% 480 $289   $379,829,269 3,426
Oct 15, 2012 - $26,108 -81% -92% 480 $54   $379,855,377 3,427
Oct 16, 2012 - $29,430 +13% -76% 480 $61   $379,884,807 3,428
Oct 17, 2012 - $28,120 -4% -75% 480 $59   $379,912,927 3,429
Oct 18, 2012 - $38,315 +36% -68% 480 $80   $379,951,242 3,430

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 30, 2003 1 $97,454,140   3,374 $28,884   $97,454,140 1
Jun 6, 2003 1 $65,648,588 -33% 3,391 $19,360   $163,102,728 2
Jun 13, 2003 1 $44,307,736 -33% 3,425 $12,937   $207,410,464 3
Jun 20, 2003 2 $32,613,097 -26% 3,404 $9,581   $240,023,561 4
Jun 27, 2003 3 $23,404,272 -28% 3,333 $7,022   $263,427,833 5
Jul 4, 2003 5 $19,175,512 -18% 2,902 $6,608   $282,603,345 6
Jul 11, 2003 5 $13,916,652 -27% 2,643 $5,265   $296,519,997 7
Jul 18, 2003 6 $12,208,251 -12% 2,480 $4,923   $308,728,248 8
Jul 25, 2003 8 $7,432,050 -39% 2,025 $3,670   $316,160,298 9
Aug 1, 2003 7 $6,243,540 -16% 1,777 $3,514   $322,403,838 10
Aug 8, 2003 9 $4,030,455 -35% 1,502 $2,683   $326,434,293 11
Aug 15, 2003 14 $2,316,829 -43% 1,037 $2,234   $328,751,122 12
Aug 22, 2003 15 $1,634,222 -29% 838 $1,950   $330,385,344 13
Aug 29, 2003 14 $2,653,896 +62% 1,053 $2,520   $333,039,240 14
Sep 5, 2003 20 $1,026,552 -61% 903 $1,137   $334,065,792 15
Sep 12, 2003 20 $772,794 -25% 624 $1,238   $334,838,586 16
Sep 19, 2003 24 $534,536 -31% 480 $1,114   $335,373,122 17
Sep 26, 2003 23 $445,203 -17% 405 $1,099   $335,818,325 18
Oct 3, 2003 16 $922,646 +107% 604 $1,528   $336,740,971 19
Oct 10, 2003 18 $910,947 -1% 540 $1,687   $337,651,918 20
Oct 17, 2003 18 $659,560 -28% 445 $1,482   $338,311,478 21
Oct 24, 2003 17 $558,586 -15% 404 $1,383   $338,870,064 22
Oct 31, 2003 25 $374,424 -33% 343 $1,092   $339,244,488 23
Nov 7, 2003 28 $242,501 -35% 266 $912   $339,486,989 24
Nov 14, 2003 36 $128,786 -47% 213 $605   $339,615,775 25
Nov 21, 2003 40 $69,960 -46% 168 $416   $339,685,735 26
Nov 28, 2003 62 $21,169 -70% 71 $298   $339,706,904 27
Dec 5, 2003 83 $6,307 -70% 44 $143   $339,713,211 28
Dec 12, 2003 110 $1,156 -82% 21 $55   $339,714,367 29
Sep 14, 2012 2 $20,533,975   2,904 $7,071   $360,248,342 486
Sep 21, 2012 4 $11,875,005 -42% 2,904 $4,089   $372,123,347 487
Sep 28, 2012 7 $5,005,211 -58% 2,639 $1,897   $377,128,558 488
Oct 5, 2012 10 $2,312,769 -54% 1,746 $1,325   $379,441,327 489
Oct 12, 2012 18 $509,915 -78% 480 $1,062   $379,951,242 490
Oct 19, 2012 28 $154,709 -70% 183 $845   $380,105,951 491
Oct 26, 2012 42 $61,382 -60% 78 $787   $380,167,333 492
Nov 23, 2012 37 $103,785   84 $1,236   $380,271,118 496
Nov 30, 2012 34 $76,315 -26% 79 $966   $380,347,433 497
Dec 7, 2012 40 $70,812 -7% 74 $957   $380,418,245 498
Dec 14, 2012 47 $63,755 -10% 70 $911   $380,482,000 499
Jan 4, 2013 53 $28,161   30 $939   $380,510,161 502
Jan 11, 2013 53 $19,209 -32% 22 $873   $380,529,370 503

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/28/2003 $5,217,329 399 399 437 $7,102,658 5/29/2021
Germany 2/14/2013 $0 0 1 1 $1,812,858 10/6/2015
New Zealand 9/6/2012 $0 0 6 15 $169,589 9/14/2020
 
Rest of World $546,480,377
 
International Total$555,565,482 5/29/2021

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 9, 2014267,264 1,354,750$118,021$31,795,623575
May 10, 20152314,434 1,619,438$220,481$37,041,060601
May 17, 20152815,241+6% 1,634,679$234,609$37,275,669602
Nov 22, 20153018,951 1,871,274$379,825$41,694,057629
Dec 13, 20152625,004 1,929,321$502,465$42,860,099632
Mar 20, 20162911,725 2,024,473$179,672$44,972,914646
Mar 27, 20162421,341+82% 2,045,814$332,371$45,305,285647
Apr 3, 20162916,017-25% 2,061,831$295,712$45,600,997648
May 8, 20162814,558 2,100,119$284,455$46,331,149653
May 22, 2016279,317 2,116,187$181,886$46,645,627655
May 29, 2016239,992+7% 2,126,179$199,603$46,845,230656
Jun 5, 20162714,842+49% 2,141,021$297,218$47,142,448657
Jun 26, 20161520,881 2,183,990$413,375$48,000,108660
Jul 3, 20161916,604-20% 2,200,594$304,338$48,304,446661
Jul 10, 20162619,044+15% 2,219,638$347,323$48,651,769662

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 9, 20123336,808 336,808$8,866,597$8,866,597475
Dec 16, 20126160,607-52% 497,415$4,129,933$12,996,530476
Dec 23, 20129123,793-23% 621,208$3,695,316$16,691,846477
Dec 30, 20123163,553+32% 784,761$4,235,539$20,927,385478
Jan 6, 20131031,615-81% 816,376$991,815$21,919,200479
Jan 13, 20131519,789-37% 836,165$592,802$22,512,002480
Jan 20, 20131218,212-8% 854,377$449,871$22,961,873481
Jan 27, 2013916,950-7% 871,327$392,482$23,354,355482
Feb 3, 20131511,355-33% 882,682$271,370$23,625,725483
Feb 10, 20131014,092+24% 896,774$365,322$23,991,047484
Feb 17, 20131419,750+40% 916,524$535,659$24,526,706485
Mar 10, 20131711,654 940,559$271,150$25,151,592488
Mar 24, 20132011,428 962,697$267,693$25,727,615490
Mar 31, 20131929,503+158% 992,200$699,323$26,426,938491
Jun 26, 2016179,378 1,295,281$254,194$35,488,094660
Jul 3, 2016179,762+4% 1,305,043$267,256$35,755,350661
Jul 10, 20161413,541+39% 1,318,584$475,173$36,230,523662

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Leading Cast

Albert Brooks    Marlin
Ellen DeGeneres    Dory
Barry Humphries    Bruce the Shark

Supporting Cast

Alexander Gould    Nemo
Willem Dafoe    Gill
Brad Garrett    Bloat
Allison Janney    Peach
Austin Pendleton    Gurgle
Stephen Root    Bubbles
Vicki Lewis    Deb (&Flo)
Joe Ranft    Jacques
Geoffrey Rush    Nigel
Andrew Stanton    Crush
Elizabeth Perkins    Coral
Nick Bird    Squirt
Bob Peterson    Mr. Ray
Eric Bana    Anchor
Bruce Spence    Chum
Bill Hunter    Dentist
LuLu Ebeling    Darla
Jordy Ranft    Tad
Erica Beck    Pearl the Octopus
Erik Per Sullivan    Sheldon the Seahorse
Carlos Alazraqui    Additional Voices
Jack Angel    Additional Voices
James S. Baker    Additional Voices
Bob Bergen    Additional Voices
Bobby Block    Additional Voices
Susan Blu    Additional Voices
Geoff Brooks    Additional Voices
Jane Carr    Additional Voices
Jennifer Darling    Additional Voices
Paul Eiding    Additional Voices
Jessie Flower    Additional Voices
Aaron Fors    Additional Voices
Leland Grossman    Additional Voices
Bradley Trevor Greive    Additional Voices
Jess Harnell    Additional Voice
Lili Ishida    Additional Voices
Marc John Jefferies    Additional Voices
Caroline Kindred    Additional Voices
Oliver Kindred    Additional Voices
Noah Luke    Additional Voices
Sherry Lynn    Additional Voices
Danny Mann    Additional Voices
Andrew McDonough    Additional Voices
Mickie McGowan    Additional Voices

Cameos

John Ratzenberger    Fish School

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Stanton    Director
Lee Unrich    Co-Director
Graham Walters    Producer
John Lasseter    Executive Producer
Jimko Gotoh    Associate Producer
Andrew Stanton    Original Story by
Andrew Stanton    Screenwriter
Bob Peterson    Screenwriter
David Reynolds    Screenwriter
Thomas Newman    Composer
Ronnie del Carmen    Story Supervisor
Dan Jeup    Story Supervisor
Jason Katz    Story Supervisor
David Ian Salter    Editor
Oren Jacob    Supervising Technical Director
Ralph Eggleston    Production Designer
Sharon Calahan    Cinematographer
Jeremy Lasky    Cinematographer
Dylan Brown    Supervising Animator
Ricky Vega Nierva    Characters
Robin Cooper    Shading
Anthony Christov    Environments
Randy Berrett    Environments
Lindsey Collins    Production Manager
Gary Rydstrom    Sound Designer
Kevin Reher    Casting Director
Mary Hidalgo    Casting Director
Matthew Jon Beck    Casting Director

Blu-ray Sales: Post-Christmas Slump Hits Hard

February 5th, 2013

Given how bad the new releases were, it's no surprise none of them reached the top of the Blu-ray sales chart. (While Looper was awarded the Pick of the Week, it actually came out on the following Monday, while the sales week ends on Sunday, so the numbers will be included in next week's results.) The Dark Knight Rises returned to first place with 314,000 units / $7.65 million for the week giving it totals of 3.90 million units / $79.93 million. It is one of the best selling Blu-rays of all time and about 50% more than The Dark Knight's current running tally. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Dark Knight One-Two Punches Its Way to the Top

January 20th, 2013

Batman was even more dominant on the Blu-ray sales chart than it was on the DVD sales chart with two new releases earning the top two spots. The Dark Knight Rises earned first place with 2.26 million units / $42.13 million giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 53%. Meanwhile, the Trilogy Box Set earned second place with 453,000 units / $12.68 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 58%. The combined totals are not quite as good as The Avengers' debut was, but was still a fantastic start. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 4th, 2012

December 4th, 2012

It is an awesome week for new releases on the home market. Not only is one of the biggest hits of all time coming out, but there are a number of other releases that are Pick of the Week contenders. The Dark Knight Rises, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Finding Nemo, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Two, My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Season One, Brazil, Francis Ford Coppola: 5-Film Collection - Blu-ray, and others. In the end, I went with Finding Nemo: 3D Combo Pack, but it really is an excellent week for prime releases. More...

Featured 3D Blu-ray Review: Finding Nemo

December 3rd, 2012

Finding Nemo came out nearly a decade ago and earned nearly perfect reviews. This fall, it became the latest Pixar film to earn a 3D re-release. Is it as good as most critics said it was? And does the 3D add anything to the film? More...

2012 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 23rd, 2012

This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. Unlike most years, I'm only halfway done with my Christmas shopping. So what recent, and not so recent releases are prime candidates for the perfect gift this year? Over the next month, we will go over several dozen possibilities with our annual Holiday Gift Guide, which is divided into into four sections. This week we start with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: End Starts on Top

September 24th, 2012

It was another terrible week at the box office with only one of the four wide releases matching pre-weekend predictions. End of Watch was able to come out on top and it was only the second time an Open Road release was able to do that. The rest of the films ranged from a little disappointing to, 'Please don't make me talk about this; it's depressing.' The overall box office rose by 5.1% from last week to $90, but that's a staggering 23% lower than the same weekend last year. Yes, year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but its lead continues to shrink reaching just 2.5% at $7.92 billion to $7.73 billion. Ticket sales are just 1.3% higher than last year's pace and the upcoming releases don't seem particularly strong, so by the end of October, we could officially be in trouble. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Be in Trouble?

September 20th, 2012

This weekend there are four wide releases, which is too many. The odds are at least one, more likely two films will miss reaching their full potential. That's under normal circumstances. The box office is clearly sub-normal at the moment. The widest release of the week is Trouble with the Curve, but its Tomatometer Score has fallen from close to 90% to barely more than 60%. At this pace, by the time the weekend starts, it will be below the overall positive level. House at the End of the Street has good buzz, but still no reviews, and that is troubling. Dredd's reviews are shockingly good, but the film has had trouble escaping the remake stink. Finally, End of Watch is also earning great reviews, but its studio has a really bad track record at the box office. By comparison, last year there were four wide releases, none of which earned more than $20 million; however, three of them did earn more than $10 million and the fourth came close, while The Lion King won the weekend with more than $20 million. I think it will be another loss for 2012 in the year-over-year comparison. It likely won't be close. More...

Contest: Back to School: Winning Announcement

September 19th, 2012

The winners of our Back to School contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office of the Living Dead

September 17th, 2012

2012 started off so well that I keep thinking the box office will return to those glory days, or at the very least it will stop sucking. That didn't happen this weekend. Granted, the box office grew 28% from last weekend to $86 million. However, this is 15% lower than the same weekend last year and it is still one of the worst weekends of all time. Year-to-date, 2012 still leads 2011, but that lead has shrunk to just 3.0% at $7.80 billion to $7.58 billion. If things don't turn around very soon, 2012 will lose its lead in terms of tickets sold (currently just 1.8%) and its overall lead shortly after that. Since fewer people are watching movies in theaters, it means fewer people are seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films. Fewer people seeing trailers for upcoming films does often times result in fewer people seeing these upcoming movies. We need a true blockbuster to break out of this cycle. More...

Weekend Estimates: Resident Evil Conquers Nemo

September 16th, 2012

Resident Evil: Retribution will post a solid opening weekend to top this weekend's box office, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. With $21.1 million projected by Sony, it will be the fourth consecutive film in the franchise to open between $20 million and $27 million -- an impressive level of consistency. In second place, Finding Nemo 3D is expected to post about $17.5 million, which is a significant disappointment compared to the $30 million debut enjoyed by The Lion King this weekend last year. But the real plaudits this weekend will go to a film playing in just five theaters. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Come Back to Life?

September 13th, 2012

Last weekend was a disaster. It was a disaster the likes we haven't seen in more than a decade, much, much longer if you take into account inflation. This weekend should be a lot stronger, as we have two significant wide releases, Finding Nemo and Resident Evil: Retribution, as well as a semi-wide release, Last Ounce of Courage. Both of the wide releases should top $20 million over the weekend, while there's a chance they could both top $30 million. Last year there were four wide releases that managed a combined $50 million or so. This year, the two wide releases could top that, but it will be close if they do. However, the holdovers are so much weaker than the top two wide releases that 2012 will end up losing again. More...

Contest: Back to School

September 7th, 2012

With kids back to school, it seems like good time to hand out some Blu-rays dealing with a school you don't want to go to. (I'm not sure what would be worse, an alien invasion or a relationship drama that results in several deaths.) As far as the target film goes, there are two real choices: Resident Evil: Retribution and Finding Nemo 3D. Nemo will most certainly be the bigger hit overall, but Retribution could win the weekend. I think Finding Nemo is the safer choice for the weekend and it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Finding Nemo 3D. 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 The Faculty on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of O (Othello) on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: September

September 1st, 2012

August is over and let's just be glad we never have to talk about that month again. It is too early to tell how a couple of the wide releases from the month will do, but of the other fourteen we have solid numbers for, none of them were a pleasant surprise. There were a few that were mildly disappointing, but likely still profitable. There were also a few that were "What were they thinking?" level of box office bomb. This September, there about a dozen films opening wide, depending on your definition of wide. (Plus, For A Good Time, Call might expand wide on the 14th, while The Master is opening in limited release on the 14th, but might expand wide before the end of the month. "Might" is the key here. I don't think either will get it done.) None of the dozen films are likely to get to $100 million. In fact, there's a good chance no film opening this month will get to $75 million in total. The biggest film of the month could be Finding Nemo, which is getting a 3D Re-release. As long as the movie going public hasn't tired of 3D re-releases, it should be a hit, but there are signs that the trend might be ending soon. There are a few others that should become midlevel hits, but most will struggle to find an audience. Last September was not terrible with one $100 million film and a few other midlevel hits. For 2012 to come out ahead, it will have to rely on depth, and I'm more than a little worried in that regard. More...

Harry Potter 3 is Number 1 for the 4th Week

June 29th, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban finished first for the fourth weekend in a row with an amazing $40.9 million. That's represents a tiny decrease from last weekend. A large chuck of that figure came from Japan where the film earned $17.5 million on 782 screens. Also helping was Germany, Italy, U.K. and France being eliminated from Euro 2004. Those four nations represent 260 million people whom were closely following the soccer tournament in Portugal, which hurt the overall box office numbers. Internationally the film has now earned $321 million, putting it in second place for the year and just behind E.T. for 25th all time. Worldwide its $533 million is also second for the year but 28th all time. More...

Harry Potter Holds Off New Competition / Euro 2004 to Win

June 22nd, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban still leads the pack internationally despite increased competition from fellow family friendly film Shrek 2 and from Euro 2004 coverage. With an additional $44.9 million from over 10,000 screens in 48 territories, including number one openings in 7 mostly minor markets. The lone exception was Spain, which added $6.1 million to Harry Potter's coffers, and that number would have been higher had it not been for Sunday's Spain Portugal soccer match. Internationally, the film has earned almost $270 million so far and is still tracking ahead of the other films in the Harry Potter Franchise, but with greater week-to-week drop-offs it is unlikely to finish quite as high. Worldwide the film has already pulled in $450 million making it the second highest grossing film of the year. More...

Big Harry Potter Drop not Enough to Remove it from the Top

June 14th, 2004

The weekend box office was filed with bad movies and that makes predicting that much more difficult. However, while there were a few surprises, it wasn't as chaotic as it could have been. But with the three new movie combined opening barely above the drop Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban suffered. And that lead to a serious drop from last weekend of 15.75%. But last year at this time, the trio of films that opened really bombed leading to a spectacular 29% increase at the box office. That's several weeks in a row of year to year increases. More...

Harry Potter Likely to Repeat on Top

June 11th, 2004

While three films open wide this weekend, none seem likely to finish first. In fact, I wouldn't be too surprised if at least one of them misses the top 5. However, if any one new movie doubles my predictions I wouldn't be too surprised. Nor would I be all that shocked if any one movie failed to reach half of what I predicted. It's just that kind of week. More...

Getting the Jump on the Weekend

May 19th, 2004

All of Hollywood is desperate for a big hit. Admissions are down nearly 3% from this time last year and we've yet to have a breakout hit in May. Hoping to change that is Shrek 2, which opens tonight in a near record 3737 theatres. More...

Oscars Boost Box Office of Several Films

March 8th, 2004

With its 11 Oscar wins and huge jump in theatre count, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King should have had the largest post-Oscar jump at the box office. And while in raw dollars it did, it was the lesser known The Barbarian Invasions that had the biggest percent jump. The Canadian film and winner of Best Foreign Language Film jumped more than 137% at the box office. Its per theatre average also jumped by nearly 40%, compared to the nearly 20% drop by Return of the King. More...

King Sweeps and Other Oscar Reactions

March 1st, 2004

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of last nights Oscars was the lack of surprises. Even the sweep by Lord of the Rings: Return of the King wasn't that big of a shock. More...

Lording over the Oscars

February 29th, 2004

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King swept all the categories it was nominated for in winning a record-equaling 11 Oscars earlier this evening. Here is a list of the winners with reactions to be posted tomorrow. More...

Numbers Readers Predicting Return of the King Oscar Sweep

February 29th, 2004

The final results are in from our Predict the Academy Awards Competition, and Numbers readers are forecasting a Lord of the Rings sweep at the ceremony tonight.

A stunning 90% of voters are calling for Lord of the Rings to win Best Picture and Peter Jackson to win Best Director - some of the strongest predictions we've seen in the 7 years we've been running the poll. The movie is also projected to win in every other category in which its nominated.

With no Rings stars nominated for acting awards though, some of the other results are still ripe for speculation. More...

Oscar Prediction: Best Animated Feature

February 23rd, 2004

As Oscar night draws near, we analyze the current voting in our Predict the Oscars competition, and, like CNN on election night, start calling results that we think are looking like racing certainties. We'll be announcing a new projected winner each day leading up to the competition, and giving our final projected results on the afternoon of February 29 - just before the show itself. Today we start with an easy one... Best Animated Feature More...

Yikes. Just yikes.

January 30th, 2004

It's been a while since the prospects for catching a good movie at the theatres was this bad. And it's not like there's lack of wide releases this week. There are three of them. Three wide releases with combined reviews of only 17% positive. In fact, the box office race for top spot should prove more interesting that any of the movies trying to get there. More...

Finding Nemo a New Home

January 30th, 2004

Steve Jobs, CEO of Pixar and Founder of Apple Computers, announced today that Pixar Studios would no longer negotiate with Disney for distribution rights for their feature films. After ten months of trying to strike a new deal, the two sides were still too far apart for mutually acceptable terms to be found. And while Disney did lead all studios with $1.5 billion in box office receipts for 2003, it's hard not to wonder if their strong-armed negotiating techniques will hurt them in the future. They can hardly lose the $2.5 billion the first Pixar films earned worldwide, adding Finding Nemo's box office would have taken any studio in the top five to first place. More...

Last Remains First as King Fails to Return to Top Spot

January 27th, 2004

The weekend take for The Last Samurai dropped less than expected, just 23% or $31.3 million, and that helped it maintain first place for the second weekend in a row. It also crossed $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide. A mid-February opening in Russia is the last major opening for The Last Samurai, but strong legs in many markets could pull in another $100 million internationally. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

Effective Marketing

January 26th, 2004

There seems to be a pattern developing for 2004. The number one movie surprises, but the overall box office is lower than expected. This week was no different. The total box office was down from last weekend's 3-day total, which is not surprising as last weekend was a long weekend. But it dropped by a massive 24.7%. The performance compared to last year that is more troubling. Before the weekend 2004 was 7% behind 2003 and at first glance this weekend was almost flat compared to last year, down less than $200,000 or just 0.002%. But this weekend last year was Superbowl weekend, so the performance is really more equivalent to a 10% drop. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Last in First

January 21st, 2004

The second round of openings for The Last Samurai in as many weeks helped push it to top spot on the international charts. It more than doubled the number of markets it's playing in while adding almost 70% more screens, but only managed to increase its box office by roughly 25%. The weekend figure of $40.6 million pushed its international total to $157.6 million and its worldwide total to over $250 million. But without many major openings left, its weekly numbers may have peaked. More...

Last Weekend on Top for King?

January 13th, 2004

For the first time since it was released, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King had some stiff competition for top spot on the charts. It did still take first place for the fourth weekend in a row with $35.3 million in 51 markets. Including wins in head-to-head competition with second place The Last Samurai. For instance, Return of the King's fourth weekend easily won in the U.K. $6.7 million to Samurai's $4.9 million. It was a closer contest in Germany, but King remained number one $5.5 million to $4.9 million. But with only a couple of mid-level openings this week in Indonesia and the Czech Republic it could drop out of first place next weekend. Its international total $455 million, second for the year surpassing The Matrix Reloaded by less than $1 million and putting it in a virtual tie with The Lion King for 10th all-time. Worldwide it hit $767, which is also second for the year but 13th all-time. More...

King still on Top While Nemo Breaks another Record

January 6th, 2004

As it has since it was first released, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King had a commanding win at the international box office. This weekend's numbers were $58.7 million from 8,826 screens in 45 territories, more than double Finding Nemo in second place. Highlights include $2.3 million opening in Poland and just shy of $1 million opening in Argentina, as well as $13.7 million in the U.K. and $10 million in Germany. Totals for Return of the King now sit at $390.4 million outside the US (3rd for the year, 13th all-time) and $680.8 million worldwide (3rd for the year, and 15th all-time). By next week it should be the highest grossing film for the year. More...

King's International Reign Continues

December 30th, 2003

In just a dozen days of release, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King has already accumulated nearly half a billion dollars. And it is still going strong. This week it commanded $84 million from 38 markets, including $12.5 million from both the U.K. and Germany. It already has more than half the total box office of both its predecessors, and it has yet to open in major markets like Japan and Italy. Internationally, Return of the King has pulled in $268 million, just behind fourth place The Matrix Revolutions for the year and 33rd all time. Worldwide, it has $490 million and that's good enough for fourth for the year and 32nd place all-time. By next week, it will be in the top 20 in both. More...

A Quarter Billion for the King

December 23rd, 2003

As expected, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King dominated the international markets this week, setting many records along the way. It played in 28 countries on 7,403 screens earning $125.9 million, which is a record for international weekend. The film also broke individual market records for Wednesday openings in 15 countries, out of 17 Wednesday openings. It also broke weekend records in more than half a dozen other countries, including major markets like the U.K. and Germany. Worldwide totals for Return of the King are already at $250 million, (another record) putting it in 168th place on the all-time chart in just 5 days. Even with this success, it is unlike to unseat Titanic as the number one movie of all time, but it should become only the second film to earn $1 billion worldwide. More...

Return of the Box Office King

December 16th, 2003

It's after midnight eastern time and the doors have opened to packed houses for the opening of Lord of the Ring: Return of the King. If there's ever been a guaranteed box office hit, this is it. More...

Nemo's Fifth at Number One

December 16th, 2003

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

Record Catch for Movie Pirates

December 11th, 2003

After surprising analysts at the box office this summer, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl has broken records at the home market. The Disney DVD sold 4 million combined VHS and DVD copies in just the first 24 hours, and went on to sell 11 million copies in its first week. That last figure is a record for most units sold in the first week for a live-action feature. More...

Nemo's Number One at Pixar

December 10th, 2003

Finding Nemo not only won the weekend in convincing fashion, it also became Pixar's biggest international hit internationally, overtaking Monsters Inc.. The film's performance this week was even more impressive than last week. Number one in 20 markets helped it to another $45.9 million, bringing its total to $283.4 million internationally. That's 28th overall and 3rd for animated movies. However, it is only a few million behind Aladdin for second and will surpass that film mid-week (most likely, it has already done so.) Worldwide, Finding Nemo is even more impressive with $623.1 million, 18th overall. More...

Nemo's Catch Climbing

December 2nd, 2003

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

Audiences Love Finding Neo

November 25th, 2003


Nemo Continues to Set Records in the Home Market

November 18th, 2003


Neo Wins Race but Nemo's Journey is Only Beginning

November 18th, 2003


Global Revolution

November 12th, 2003


8 Million Found Nemo Yesterday

November 5th, 2003


Cruelty: Part 2

November 4th, 2003



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Synopsis

The momentous journey of an overprotective clownfish named Marlin and his young son Nemo—who become separated when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from his ocean home in the Great Barrier Reef to a fish tank in a dentist’s office. Buoyed by the companionship of Dory, a friendly-but-forgetful blue tang, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic journey to rescue his son—who hatches a few daring plans of his own to return safely home.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$70,251,710 (18.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$94,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,374 opening theaters/3,425 max. theaters, 14.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $647,224,713

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 30th, 2003 (Wide) by Walt Disney
September 14th, 2012 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Finding Nemo 3D
International Releases: August 28th, 2003 (Wide) (Australia)
September 6th, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 14th, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
Video Release: November 4th, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G 2012 Re-Screening
(Rating bulletin 2223 (Cert #39772), 5/16/2012)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Finding Nemo
Comparisons: Pixar
vs. Finding Dory
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Keywords: Faulty Memory, Underwater, Rescue, Family Movie, 3D Re-release, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, 3-D, Animals Gone Bad, Scene in End Credits, Prologue, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Dysfunctional Family, Spoiled Child, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Filmed in Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA, Filmed in Emeryville, CA, Filmed in Alameda County, CA, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in United States, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Disney-Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 100 $16,687,773 Sep 14, 2012 3,398
Fastest to $350m 66 $351,780,694 Sep 14, 2012 3,397
Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend 91 $511,514 Oct 17, 2003 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 95 $626,484 Oct 10, 2003 136
Biggest 10th Thursday 24 $493,000 Aug 7, 2003 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 18 $527,000 Aug 6, 2003 69
Biggest 10th Tuesday 13 $681,000 Aug 5, 2003 68
Biggest 10th Monday 24 $683,000 Aug 4, 2003 67
Biggest 10th Sunday 36 $1,222,074 Aug 3, 2003 66
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 79 $3,860,462 Aug 1, 2003 66
Biggest 10th Saturday 51 $1,520,536 Aug 2, 2003 65
Biggest 10th Friday 36 $1,117,852 Aug 1, 2003 64
Biggest 9th Thursday 7 $817,000 Jul 31, 2003 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 9 $760,000 Jul 30, 2003 62
Biggest 9th Tuesday 14 $763,000 Jul 29, 2003 61
Biggest 9th Monday 47 $700,000 Jul 28, 2003 60
Biggest 9th Sunday 50 $1,378,810 Jul 27, 2003 59
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 88 $4,391,650 Jul 25, 2003 59
Biggest 9th Saturday 59 $1,740,311 Jul 26, 2003 58
Biggest 9th Friday 43 $1,272,529 Jul 25, 2003 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 8 $1,162,000 Jul 24, 2003 56
Biggest 8th Wednesday 8 $1,284,000 Jul 23, 2003 55
Biggest 8th Tuesday 9 $1,296,000 Jul 22, 2003 54
Biggest 8th Monday 25 $1,191,000 Jul 21, 2003 53
Biggest 8th Sunday 29 $1,979,729 Jul 20, 2003 52
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 46 $7,275,723 Jul 18, 2003 52
Biggest 8th Saturday 47 $2,597,191 Jul 19, 2003 51
Fastest to $300m 86 $301,815,991 Jul 18, 2003 51
Biggest 8th Friday 9 $2,698,803 Jul 18, 2003 50
Biggest 7th Thursday 15 $1,288,000 Jul 17, 2003 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 11 $1,454,000 Jul 16, 2003 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 24 $1,404,000 Jul 15, 2003 47
Biggest 7th Monday 33 $1,306,000 Jul 14, 2003 46
Biggest 7th Sunday 35 $2,393,855 Jul 13, 2003 45
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 44 $8,465,110 Jul 11, 2003 45
Biggest 7th Saturday 59 $3,100,000 Jul 12, 2003 44
Biggest 7th Friday 28 $2,707,000 Jul 11, 2003 43
Biggest 6th Thursday 20 $1,873,000 Jul 10, 2003 42
Biggest 6th Wednesday 17 $1,898,000 Jul 9, 2003 41
Biggest 6th Tuesday 21 $2,040,000 Jul 8, 2003 40
Biggest 6th Monday 34 $1,837,000 Jul 7, 2003 39
Biggest 6th Sunday 28 $3,535,838 Jul 6, 2003 38
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 37 $11,509,141 Jul 4, 2003 38
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 124 $11,509,141 Jul 4, 2003 38
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $21,567,711 Jul 4, 2003 38
Biggest 6th Saturday 40 $4,618,891 Jul 5, 2003 37
Biggest 6th Friday 52 $2,904,412 Jul 4, 2003 36
Biggest 5th Thursday 13 $2,602,000 Jul 3, 2003 35
Biggest 5th Wednesday 17 $2,214,000 Jul 2, 2003 34
Biggest 5th Tuesday 23 $2,474,000 Jul 1, 2003 33
Biggest 5th Monday 35 $2,522,000 Jun 30, 2003 32
Biggest 5th Sunday 41 $4,285,730 Jun 29, 2003 31
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 45 $13,968,116 Jun 27, 2003 31
Fastest to $250m 100 $253,991,677 Jun 27, 2003 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 50 $5,478,147 Jun 28, 2003 30
Biggest 5th Friday 37 $4,204,239 Jun 27, 2003 29
Biggest 4th Thursday 12 $3,085,000 Jun 26, 2003 28
Biggest 4th Wednesday 19 $2,830,000 Jun 25, 2003 27
Biggest 4th Tuesday 42 $2,826,000 Jun 24, 2003 26
Biggest 4th Monday 69 $2,733,000 Jun 23, 2003 25
Biggest 4th Sunday 36 $6,598,000 Jun 22, 2003 24
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 43 $21,138,752 Jun 20, 2003 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 56 $8,247,000 Jun 21, 2003 23
Biggest 4th Friday 45 $6,242,000 Jun 20, 2003 22
Biggest 3rd Thursday 26 $4,147,000 Jun 19, 2003 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 25 $4,230,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Fastest to $100m 142 $203,264,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Fastest to $150m 117 $203,264,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Fastest to $200m 117 $203,264,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Fastest to $50m 171 $203,264,000 Jun 18, 2003 20
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 59 $3,968,000 Jun 17, 2003 19
Biggest 3rd Monday 69 $3,579,000 Jun 16, 2003 18
Biggest 3rd Sunday 67 $8,526,000 Jun 15, 2003 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 78 $28,384,483 Jun 13, 2003 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 75 $11,318,000 Jun 14, 2003 16
Biggest 3rd Friday 72 $8,540,000 Jun 13, 2003 15
Biggest 2nd Thursday 66 $5,053,000 Jun 12, 2003 14
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 82 $4,838,000 Jun 11, 2003 13
Biggest 2nd Sunday 66 $14,781,256 Jun 8, 2003 10
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 81 $46,589,649 Jun 6, 2003 10
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 67 $46,589,649 Jun 6, 2003 10
Biggest 2nd Saturday 70 $19,504,251 Jun 7, 2003 9
Biggest Domestic June Day 93 $22,032,107 Jun 1, 2003 3
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 45 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 66 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 26 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 4 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 28 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 62 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 40 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 64 $70,251,710 May 30, 2003 3
Top 2003 Theater Average 22 $20,821 May 30, 2003 3
Top Digital Animation Day Domestic 56 $28,011,547 May 31, 2003 2
Top G Day Domestic 9 $28,011,547 May 31, 2003 2
Top Kids Fiction Day Domestic 59 $28,011,547 May 31, 2003 2
Top Original Screenplay Day Domestic 96 $28,011,547 May 31, 2003 2

Leading Cast

Albert Brooks    Marlin
Ellen DeGeneres    Dory
Barry Humphries    Bruce the Shark

Supporting Cast

Alexander Gould    Nemo
Willem Dafoe    Gill
Brad Garrett    Bloat
Allison Janney    Peach
Austin Pendleton    Gurgle
Stephen Root    Bubbles
Vicki Lewis    Deb (&Flo)
Joe Ranft    Jacques
Geoffrey Rush    Nigel
Andrew Stanton    Crush
Elizabeth Perkins    Coral
Nick Bird    Squirt
Bob Peterson    Mr. Ray
Eric Bana    Anchor
Bruce Spence    Chum
Bill Hunter    Dentist
LuLu Ebeling    Darla
Jordy Ranft    Tad
Erica Beck    Pearl the Octopus
Erik Per Sullivan    Sheldon the Seahorse
Carlos Alazraqui    Additional Voices
Jack Angel    Additional Voices
James S. Baker    Additional Voices
Bob Bergen    Additional Voices
Bobby Block    Additional Voices
Susan Blu    Additional Voices
Geoff Brooks    Additional Voices
Jane Carr    Additional Voices
Jennifer Darling    Additional Voices
Paul Eiding    Additional Voices
Jessie Flower    Additional Voices
Aaron Fors    Additional Voices
Leland Grossman    Additional Voices
Bradley Trevor Greive    Additional Voices
Jess Harnell    Additional Voice
Lili Ishida    Additional Voices
Marc John Jefferies    Additional Voices
Caroline Kindred    Additional Voices
Oliver Kindred    Additional Voices
Noah Luke    Additional Voices
Sherry Lynn    Additional Voices
Danny Mann    Additional Voices
Andrew McDonough    Additional Voices
Mickie McGowan    Additional Voices

Cameos

John Ratzenberger    Fish School

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Stanton    Director
Lee Unrich    Co-Director
Graham Walters    Producer
John Lasseter    Executive Producer
Jimko Gotoh    Associate Producer
Andrew Stanton    Original Story by
Andrew Stanton    Screenwriter
Bob Peterson    Screenwriter
David Reynolds    Screenwriter
Thomas Newman    Composer
Ronnie del Carmen    Story Supervisor
Dan Jeup    Story Supervisor
Jason Katz    Story Supervisor
David Ian Salter    Editor
Oren Jacob    Supervising Technical Director
Ralph Eggleston    Production Designer
Sharon Calahan    Cinematographer
Jeremy Lasky    Cinematographer
Dylan Brown    Supervising Animator
Ricky Vega Nierva    Characters
Robin Cooper    Shading
Anthony Christov    Environments
Randy Berrett    Environments
Lindsey Collins    Production Manager
Gary Rydstrom    Sound Designer
Kevin Reher    Casting Director
Mary Hidalgo    Casting Director
Matthew Jon Beck    Casting Director

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February 5th, 2013

Given how bad the new releases were, it's no surprise none of them reached the top of the Blu-ray sales chart. (While Looper was awarded the Pick of the Week, it actually came out on the following Monday, while the sales week ends on Sunday, so the numbers will be included in next week's results.) The Dark Knight Rises returned to first place with 314,000 units / $7.65 million for the week giving it totals of 3.90 million units / $79.93 million. It is one of the best selling Blu-rays of all time and about 50% more than The Dark Knight's current running tally. More...

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January 20th, 2013

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December 4th, 2012

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Featured 3D Blu-ray Review: Finding Nemo

December 3rd, 2012

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Weekend Wrap-Up: End Starts on Top

September 24th, 2012

It was another terrible week at the box office with only one of the four wide releases matching pre-weekend predictions. End of Watch was able to come out on top and it was only the second time an Open Road release was able to do that. The rest of the films ranged from a little disappointing to, 'Please don't make me talk about this; it's depressing.' The overall box office rose by 5.1% from last week to $90, but that's a staggering 23% lower than the same weekend last year. Yes, year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but its lead continues to shrink reaching just 2.5% at $7.92 billion to $7.73 billion. Ticket sales are just 1.3% higher than last year's pace and the upcoming releases don't seem particularly strong, so by the end of October, we could officially be in trouble. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Be in Trouble?

September 20th, 2012

This weekend there are four wide releases, which is too many. The odds are at least one, more likely two films will miss reaching their full potential. That's under normal circumstances. The box office is clearly sub-normal at the moment. The widest release of the week is Trouble with the Curve, but its Tomatometer Score has fallen from close to 90% to barely more than 60%. At this pace, by the time the weekend starts, it will be below the overall positive level. House at the End of the Street has good buzz, but still no reviews, and that is troubling. Dredd's reviews are shockingly good, but the film has had trouble escaping the remake stink. Finally, End of Watch is also earning great reviews, but its studio has a really bad track record at the box office. By comparison, last year there were four wide releases, none of which earned more than $20 million; however, three of them did earn more than $10 million and the fourth came close, while The Lion King won the weekend with more than $20 million. I think it will be another loss for 2012 in the year-over-year comparison. It likely won't be close. More...

Contest: Back to School: Winning Announcement

September 19th, 2012

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office of the Living Dead

September 17th, 2012

2012 started off so well that I keep thinking the box office will return to those glory days, or at the very least it will stop sucking. That didn't happen this weekend. Granted, the box office grew 28% from last weekend to $86 million. However, this is 15% lower than the same weekend last year and it is still one of the worst weekends of all time. Year-to-date, 2012 still leads 2011, but that lead has shrunk to just 3.0% at $7.80 billion to $7.58 billion. If things don't turn around very soon, 2012 will lose its lead in terms of tickets sold (currently just 1.8%) and its overall lead shortly after that. Since fewer people are watching movies in theaters, it means fewer people are seeing trailers, posters, etc. for upcoming films. Fewer people seeing trailers for upcoming films does often times result in fewer people seeing these upcoming movies. We need a true blockbuster to break out of this cycle. More...

Weekend Estimates: Resident Evil Conquers Nemo

September 16th, 2012

Resident Evil: Retribution will post a solid opening weekend to top this weekend's box office, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. With $21.1 million projected by Sony, it will be the fourth consecutive film in the franchise to open between $20 million and $27 million -- an impressive level of consistency. In second place, Finding Nemo 3D is expected to post about $17.5 million, which is a significant disappointment compared to the $30 million debut enjoyed by The Lion King this weekend last year. But the real plaudits this weekend will go to a film playing in just five theaters. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office Come Back to Life?

September 13th, 2012

Last weekend was a disaster. It was a disaster the likes we haven't seen in more than a decade, much, much longer if you take into account inflation. This weekend should be a lot stronger, as we have two significant wide releases, Finding Nemo and Resident Evil: Retribution, as well as a semi-wide release, Last Ounce of Courage. Both of the wide releases should top $20 million over the weekend, while there's a chance they could both top $30 million. Last year there were four wide releases that managed a combined $50 million or so. This year, the two wide releases could top that, but it will be close if they do. However, the holdovers are so much weaker than the top two wide releases that 2012 will end up losing again. More...

Contest: Back to School

September 7th, 2012

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September 1st, 2012

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Harry Potter 3 is Number 1 for the 4th Week

June 29th, 2004

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June 22nd, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban still leads the pack internationally despite increased competition from fellow family friendly film Shrek 2 and from Euro 2004 coverage. With an additional $44.9 million from over 10,000 screens in 48 territories, including number one openings in 7 mostly minor markets. The lone exception was Spain, which added $6.1 million to Harry Potter's coffers, and that number would have been higher had it not been for Sunday's Spain Portugal soccer match. Internationally, the film has earned almost $270 million so far and is still tracking ahead of the other films in the Harry Potter Franchise, but with greater week-to-week drop-offs it is unlikely to finish quite as high. Worldwide the film has already pulled in $450 million making it the second highest grossing film of the year. More...

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June 14th, 2004

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Harry Potter Likely to Repeat on Top

June 11th, 2004

While three films open wide this weekend, none seem likely to finish first. In fact, I wouldn't be too surprised if at least one of them misses the top 5. However, if any one new movie doubles my predictions I wouldn't be too surprised. Nor would I be all that shocked if any one movie failed to reach half of what I predicted. It's just that kind of week. More...

Getting the Jump on the Weekend

May 19th, 2004

All of Hollywood is desperate for a big hit. Admissions are down nearly 3% from this time last year and we've yet to have a breakout hit in May. Hoping to change that is Shrek 2, which opens tonight in a near record 3737 theatres. More...

Oscars Boost Box Office of Several Films

March 8th, 2004

With its 11 Oscar wins and huge jump in theatre count, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King should have had the largest post-Oscar jump at the box office. And while in raw dollars it did, it was the lesser known The Barbarian Invasions that had the biggest percent jump. The Canadian film and winner of Best Foreign Language Film jumped more than 137% at the box office. Its per theatre average also jumped by nearly 40%, compared to the nearly 20% drop by Return of the King. More...

King Sweeps and Other Oscar Reactions

March 1st, 2004

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February 29th, 2004

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February 29th, 2004

The final results are in from our Predict the Academy Awards Competition, and Numbers readers are forecasting a Lord of the Rings sweep at the ceremony tonight.

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Oscar Prediction: Best Animated Feature

February 23rd, 2004

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Yikes. Just yikes.

January 30th, 2004

It's been a while since the prospects for catching a good movie at the theatres was this bad. And it's not like there's lack of wide releases this week. There are three of them. Three wide releases with combined reviews of only 17% positive. In fact, the box office race for top spot should prove more interesting that any of the movies trying to get there. More...

Finding Nemo a New Home

January 30th, 2004

Steve Jobs, CEO of Pixar and Founder of Apple Computers, announced today that Pixar Studios would no longer negotiate with Disney for distribution rights for their feature films. After ten months of trying to strike a new deal, the two sides were still too far apart for mutually acceptable terms to be found. And while Disney did lead all studios with $1.5 billion in box office receipts for 2003, it's hard not to wonder if their strong-armed negotiating techniques will hurt them in the future. They can hardly lose the $2.5 billion the first Pixar films earned worldwide, adding Finding Nemo's box office would have taken any studio in the top five to first place. More...

Last Remains First as King Fails to Return to Top Spot

January 27th, 2004

The weekend take for The Last Samurai dropped less than expected, just 23% or $31.3 million, and that helped it maintain first place for the second weekend in a row. It also crossed $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide. A mid-February opening in Russia is the last major opening for The Last Samurai, but strong legs in many markets could pull in another $100 million internationally. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

Effective Marketing

January 26th, 2004

There seems to be a pattern developing for 2004. The number one movie surprises, but the overall box office is lower than expected. This week was no different. The total box office was down from last weekend's 3-day total, which is not surprising as last weekend was a long weekend. But it dropped by a massive 24.7%. The performance compared to last year that is more troubling. Before the weekend 2004 was 7% behind 2003 and at first glance this weekend was almost flat compared to last year, down less than $200,000 or just 0.002%. But this weekend last year was Superbowl weekend, so the performance is really more equivalent to a 10% drop. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Last in First

January 21st, 2004

The second round of openings for The Last Samurai in as many weeks helped push it to top spot on the international charts. It more than doubled the number of markets it's playing in while adding almost 70% more screens, but only managed to increase its box office by roughly 25%. The weekend figure of $40.6 million pushed its international total to $157.6 million and its worldwide total to over $250 million. But without many major openings left, its weekly numbers may have peaked. More...

Last Weekend on Top for King?

January 13th, 2004

For the first time since it was released, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King had some stiff competition for top spot on the charts. It did still take first place for the fourth weekend in a row with $35.3 million in 51 markets. Including wins in head-to-head competition with second place The Last Samurai. For instance, Return of the King's fourth weekend easily won in the U.K. $6.7 million to Samurai's $4.9 million. It was a closer contest in Germany, but King remained number one $5.5 million to $4.9 million. But with only a couple of mid-level openings this week in Indonesia and the Czech Republic it could drop out of first place next weekend. Its international total $455 million, second for the year surpassing The Matrix Reloaded by less than $1 million and putting it in a virtual tie with The Lion King for 10th all-time. Worldwide it hit $767, which is also second for the year but 13th all-time. More...

King still on Top While Nemo Breaks another Record

January 6th, 2004

As it has since it was first released, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King had a commanding win at the international box office. This weekend's numbers were $58.7 million from 8,826 screens in 45 territories, more than double Finding Nemo in second place. Highlights include $2.3 million opening in Poland and just shy of $1 million opening in Argentina, as well as $13.7 million in the U.K. and $10 million in Germany. Totals for Return of the King now sit at $390.4 million outside the US (3rd for the year, 13th all-time) and $680.8 million worldwide (3rd for the year, and 15th all-time). By next week it should be the highest grossing film for the year. More...

King's International Reign Continues

December 30th, 2003

In just a dozen days of release, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King has already accumulated nearly half a billion dollars. And it is still going strong. This week it commanded $84 million from 38 markets, including $12.5 million from both the U.K. and Germany. It already has more than half the total box office of both its predecessors, and it has yet to open in major markets like Japan and Italy. Internationally, Return of the King has pulled in $268 million, just behind fourth place The Matrix Revolutions for the year and 33rd all time. Worldwide, it has $490 million and that's good enough for fourth for the year and 32nd place all-time. By next week, it will be in the top 20 in both. More...

A Quarter Billion for the King

December 23rd, 2003

As expected, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King dominated the international markets this week, setting many records along the way. It played in 28 countries on 7,403 screens earning $125.9 million, which is a record for international weekend. The film also broke individual market records for Wednesday openings in 15 countries, out of 17 Wednesday openings. It also broke weekend records in more than half a dozen other countries, including major markets like the U.K. and Germany. Worldwide totals for Return of the King are already at $250 million, (another record) putting it in 168th place on the all-time chart in just 5 days. Even with this success, it is unlike to unseat Titanic as the number one movie of all time, but it should become only the second film to earn $1 billion worldwide. More...

Return of the Box Office King

December 16th, 2003

It's after midnight eastern time and the doors have opened to packed houses for the opening of Lord of the Ring: Return of the King. If there's ever been a guaranteed box office hit, this is it. More...

Nemo's Fifth at Number One

December 16th, 2003

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

Record Catch for Movie Pirates

December 11th, 2003

After surprising analysts at the box office this summer, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl has broken records at the home market. The Disney DVD sold 4 million combined VHS and DVD copies in just the first 24 hours, and went on to sell 11 million copies in its first week. That last figure is a record for most units sold in the first week for a live-action feature. More...

Nemo's Number One at Pixar

December 10th, 2003

Finding Nemo not only won the weekend in convincing fashion, it also became Pixar's biggest international hit internationally, overtaking Monsters Inc.. The film's performance this week was even more impressive than last week. Number one in 20 markets helped it to another $45.9 million, bringing its total to $283.4 million internationally. That's 28th overall and 3rd for animated movies. However, it is only a few million behind Aladdin for second and will surpass that film mid-week (most likely, it has already done so.) Worldwide, Finding Nemo is even more impressive with $623.1 million, 18th overall. More...

Nemo's Catch Climbing

December 2nd, 2003

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

Audiences Love Finding Neo

November 25th, 2003


Nemo Continues to Set Records in the Home Market

November 18th, 2003


Neo Wins Race but Nemo's Journey is Only Beginning

November 18th, 2003


Global Revolution

November 12th, 2003


8 Million Found Nemo Yesterday

November 5th, 2003


Cruelty: Part 2

November 4th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 30, 2003 1 $70,251,710   3,374 $20,821   $70,251,710 1
Jun 6, 2003 2 $46,589,649 -34% 3,391 $13,739   $144,043,789 2
Jun 13, 2003 1 $28,384,483 -39% 3,425 $8,287   $191,487,211 3
Jun 20, 2003 2 $21,138,752 -26% 3,404 $6,210   $228,549,216 4
Jun 27, 2003 3 $13,968,116 -34% 3,333 $4,191   $253,991,677 5
Jul 4, 2003 4 $11,509,141 -18% 2,902 $3,966   $274,936,974 6
Jul 11, 2003 5 $8,465,110 -26% 2,643 $3,203   $291,068,455 7
Jul 18, 2003 6 $7,275,723 -14% 2,480 $2,934   $303,795,720 8
Jul 25, 2003 8 $4,391,650 -40% 2,025 $2,169   $313,119,898 9
Aug 1, 2003 7 $3,860,462 -12% 1,777 $2,172   $320,020,760 10
Aug 8, 2003 9 $2,512,275 -35% 1,502 $1,673   $324,916,113 11
Aug 15, 2003 14 $1,358,901 -46% 1,037 $1,310   $327,793,194 12
Aug 22, 2003 15 $1,038,919 -24% 838 $1,240   $329,790,041 13
Aug 29, 2003 15 $1,536,533 +48% 1,053 $1,459   $331,921,877 14
Sep 5, 2003 20 $804,150 -48% 903 $891   $333,843,390 15
Sep 12, 2003 19 $636,935 -21% 624 $1,021   $334,702,727 16
Sep 19, 2003 23 $419,862 -34% 480 $875   $335,258,448 17
Sep 26, 2003 22 $360,887 -14% 405 $891   $335,734,009 18
Oct 3, 2003 18 $659,505 +83% 604 $1,092   $336,477,830 19
Oct 10, 2003 19 $626,484 -5% 540 $1,160   $337,367,455 20
Oct 17, 2003 18 $511,514 -18% 445 $1,149   $338,163,432 21
Oct 24, 2003 18 $435,507 -15% 404 $1,078   $338,746,985 22
Oct 31, 2003 24 $289,011 -34% 343 $843   $339,159,075 23
Nov 7, 2003 27 $180,158 -38% 266 $677   $339,424,646 24
Nov 14, 2003 33 $103,796 -42% 213 $487   $339,590,785 25
Nov 21, 2003 39 $50,581 -51% 168 $301   $339,666,356 26
Nov 28, 2003 59 $17,845 -65% 71 $251   $339,703,580 27
Dec 5, 2003 82 $4,918 -72% 44 $112   $339,711,822 28
Dec 12, 2003 111 $1,156 -76% 21 $55   $339,714,367 29
Sep 14, 2012 2 $16,687,773   2,904 $5,746   $356,402,140 486
Sep 21, 2012 4 $9,641,474 -42% 2,904 $3,320   $369,889,816 487
Sep 28, 2012 7 $4,035,826 -58% 2,639 $1,529   $376,159,173 488
Oct 5, 2012 10 $1,624,536 -60% 1,746 $930   $378,753,094 489
Oct 12, 2012 18 $387,942 -76% 480 $808   $379,829,269 490
Oct 19, 2012 26 $154,709 -60% 183 $845   $380,105,951 491
Oct 26, 2012 39 $61,382 -60% 78 $787   $380,167,333 492
Nov 23, 2012 29 $103,785   84 $1,236   $380,271,118 496
Nov 30, 2012 29 $76,315 -26% 79 $966   $380,347,433 497
Dec 7, 2012 33 $70,812 -7% 74 $957   $380,418,245 498
Dec 14, 2012 33 $63,755 -10% 70 $911   $380,482,000 499
Jan 4, 2013 46 $28,161   30 $939   $380,510,161 502
Jan 11, 2013 51 $19,209 -32% 22 $873   $380,529,370 503

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 30, 2003 1 $20,208,056     3,374 $5,989   $20,208,056 1
May 31, 2003 1 $28,011,547 +39%   3,374 $8,302   $48,219,603 2
Jun 1, 2003 1 $22,032,107 -21%   3,374 $6,530   $70,251,710 3
Jun 2, 2003 1 $6,946,000 -68%   3,374 $2,059   $77,197,000 4
Jun 3, 2003 1 $7,182,000 +3%   3,374 $2,129   $84,379,000 5
Jun 4, 2003 1 $6,725,000 -6%   3,374 $1,993   $91,104,000 6
Jun 5, 2003 1 $6,350,000 -6%   3,374 $1,882   $97,454,000 7
Jun 6, 2003 2 $12,304,142 +94% -39% 3,391 $3,628   $109,758,282 8
Jun 7, 2003 1 $19,504,251 +59% -30% 3,391 $5,752   $129,262,533 9
Jun 8, 2003 1 $14,781,256 -24% -33% 3,391 $4,359   $144,043,789 10
Jun 9, 2003 1 $4,503,000 -70% -35% 3,391 $1,328   $148,546,000 11
Jun 10, 2003 1 $4,665,000 +4% -35% 3,391 $1,376   $153,212,000 12
Jun 11, 2003 1 $4,838,000 +4% -28% 3,391 $1,427   $158,049,000 13
Jun 12, 2003 1 $5,053,000 +4% -20% 3,391 $1,490   $163,103,000 14
Jun 13, 2003 1 $8,540,000 +69% -31% 3,425 $2,493   $171,643,000 15
Jun 14, 2003 1 $11,318,000 +33% -42% 3,425 $3,305   $182,961,000 16
Jun 15, 2003 1 $8,526,000 -25% -42% 3,425 $2,489   $191,487,211 17
Jun 16, 2003 1 $3,579,000 -58% -21% 3,425 $1,045   $195,066,000 18
Jun 17, 2003 1 $3,968,000 +11% -15% 3,425 $1,159   $199,034,000 19
Jun 18, 2003 1 $4,230,000 +7% -13% 3,425 $1,235   $203,264,000 20
Jun 19, 2003 1 $4,147,000 -2% -18% 3,425 $1,211   $207,411,000 21
Jun 20, 2003 2 $6,242,000 +51% -27% 3,404 $1,834   $213,653,000 22
Jun 21, 2003 2 $8,247,000 +32% -27% 3,404 $2,423   $221,900,000 23
Jun 22, 2003 2 $6,598,000 -20% -23% 3,404 $1,938   $228,549,216 24
Jun 23, 2003 2 $2,733,000 -59% -24% 3,404 $803   $231,282,216 25
Jun 24, 2003 2 $2,826,000 +3% -29% 3,404 $830   $234,108,216 26
Jun 25, 2003 2 $2,830,000 n/c -33% 3,404 $831   $236,938,216 27
Jun 26, 2003 2 $3,085,000 +9% -26% 3,404 $906   $240,024,000 28
Jun 27, 2003 3 $4,204,239 +36% -33% 3,333 $1,261   $244,228,239 29
Jun 28, 2003 3 $5,478,147 +30% -34% 3,333 $1,644   $249,705,947 30
Jun 29, 2003 3 $4,285,730 -22% -35% 3,333 $1,286   $253,991,677 31
Jun 30, 2003 2 $2,522,000 -41% -8% 3,333 $757   $256,513,677 32
Jul 1, 2003 3 $2,474,000 -2% -12% 3,333 $742   $258,987,677 33
Jul 2, 2003 4 $2,214,000 -11% -22% 2,902 $763   $261,201,677 34
Jul 3, 2003 4 $2,602,000 +18% -16% 2,902 $897   $263,803,677 35
Jul 4, 2003 4 $2,904,412 +12% -31% 2,902 $1,001   $266,708,089 36
Jul 5, 2003 4 $4,618,891 +59% -16% 2,902 $1,592   $271,326,980 37
Jul 6, 2003 4 $3,535,838 -23% -17% 2,902 $1,218   $274,936,974 38
Jul 7, 2003 4 $1,837,000 -48% -27% 2,902 $633   $276,773,974 39
Jul 8, 2003 4 $2,040,000 +11% -18% 2,902 $703   $278,813,974 40
Jul 9, 2003 4 $1,898,000 -7% -14% 2,902 $654   $280,711,974 41
Jul 10, 2003 4 $1,873,000 -1% -28% 2,902 $645   $282,584,974 42
Jul 11, 2003 5 $2,707,000 +45% -7% 2,643 $1,024   $285,291,974 43
Jul 12, 2003 5 $3,100,000 +15% -33% 2,643 $1,173   $288,391,974 44
Jul 13, 2003 5 $2,393,855 -23% -32% 2,643 $906   $291,068,455 45
Jul 14, 2003 5 $1,306,000 -45% -29% 2,643 $494   $292,374,455 46
Jul 15, 2003 5 $1,404,000 +8% -31% 2,643 $531   $293,778,000 47
Jul 16, 2003 5 $1,454,000 +4% -23% 2,643 $550   $295,232,000 48
Jul 17, 2003 5 $1,288,000 -11% -31% 2,643 $487   $296,520,000 49
Jul 18, 2003 6 $2,698,803 +110% n/c 2,480 $1,088   $299,218,800 50
Jul 19, 2003 6 $2,597,191 -4% -16% 2,480 $1,047   $301,815,991 51
Jul 20, 2003 6 $1,979,729 -24% -17% 2,480 $798   $303,795,720 52
Jul 21, 2003 5 $1,191,000 -40% -9% 2,480 $480   $304,986,000 53
Jul 22, 2003 5 $1,296,000 +9% -8% 2,480 $523   $306,283,000 54
Jul 23, 2003 4 $1,284,000 -1% -12% 2,480 $518   $307,566,000 55
Jul 24, 2003 4 $1,162,000 -10% -10% 2,480 $469   $308,728,000 56
Jul 25, 2003 9 $1,272,529 +10% -53% 2,025 $628   $310,000,777 57
Jul 26, 2003 8 $1,740,311 +37% -33% 2,025 $859   $311,741,088 58
Jul 27, 2003 8 $1,378,810 -21% -30% 2,025 $681   $313,119,898 59
Jul 28, 2003 7 $700,000 -49% -41% 2,025 $346   $313,820,000 60
Jul 29, 2003 6 $763,000 +9% -41% 2,025 $377   $314,584,000 61
Jul 30, 2003 6 $760,000 n/c -41% 2,025 $375   $315,344,000 62
Jul 31, 2003 6 $817,000 +8% -30% 2,025 $403   $316,160,000 63
Aug 1, 2003 8 $1,117,852 +37% -12% 1,777 $629   $317,278,150 64
Aug 2, 2003 7 $1,520,536 +36% -13% 1,777 $856   $318,798,686 65
Aug 3, 2003 7 $1,222,074 -20% -11% 1,777 $688   $320,020,760 66
Aug 4, 2003 7 $683,000 -44% -2% 1,777 $384   $320,704,000 67
Aug 5, 2003 7 $681,000 n/c -11% 1,777 $383   $321,385,000 68
Aug 6, 2003 8 $527,000 -23% -31% 1,777 $297   $321,912,000 69
Aug 7, 2003 8 $493,000 -6% -40% 1,777 $277   $322,404,000 70
Aug 8, 2003 9 $698,684 +42% -37% 1,502 $465   $323,102,522 71
Aug 9, 2003 9 $1,015,295 +45% -33% 1,502 $676   $324,117,817 72
Aug 10, 2003 9 $798,296 -21% -35% 1,502 $531   $324,916,113 73
Aug 11, 2003 9 $397,000 -50% -42% 1,502 $264   $325,313,113 74
Aug 12, 2003 9 $428,000 +8% -37% 1,502 $285   $325,741,113 75
Aug 13, 2003 9 $376,000 -12% -29% 1,502 $250   $326,117,113 76
Aug 14, 2003 9 $291,000 -23% -41% 1,502 $194   $326,408,113 77
Sep 14, 2012 2 $5,056,737     2,904 $1,741   $344,771,104 3,396
Sep 15, 2012 2 $7,009,590 +39%   2,904 $2,414   $351,780,694 3,397
Sep 16, 2012 2 $4,621,446 -34%   2,904 $1,591   $356,402,140 3,398
Sep 17, 2012 2 $1,217,646 -74%   2,904 $419   $357,619,786 3,399
Sep 18, 2012 2 $1,226,122 +1%   2,904 $422   $358,845,908 3,400
Sep 19, 2012 2 $715,863 -42%   2,904 $247   $359,561,771 3,401
Sep 20, 2012 2 $686,571 -4%   2,904 $236   $360,248,342 3,402
Sep 21, 2012 4 $2,407,552 +251% -52% 2,904 $829   $362,655,894 3,403
Sep 22, 2012 4 $4,514,681 +88% -36% 2,904 $1,555   $367,170,575 3,404
Sep 23, 2012 2 $2,719,241 -40% -41% 2,904 $936   $369,889,816 3,405
Sep 24, 2012 6 $457,093 -83% -62% 2,904 $157   $370,346,909 3,406
Sep 25, 2012 6 $617,701 +35% -50% 2,904 $213   $370,964,610 3,407
Sep 26, 2012 3 $724,781 +17% +1% 2,904 $250   $371,689,391 3,408
Sep 27, 2012 6 $433,956 -40% -37% 2,904 $149   $372,123,347 3,409
Sep 28, 2012 7 $1,044,831 +141% -57% 2,639 $396   $373,168,178 3,410
Sep 29, 2012 7 $1,871,988 +79% -59% 2,639 $709   $375,040,166 3,411
Sep 30, 2012 7 $1,119,007 -40% -59% 2,639 $424   $376,159,173 3,412
Oct 1, 2012 9 $226,749 -80% -50% 2,639 $86   $376,385,922 3,413
Oct 2, 2012 11 $274,146 +21% -56% 2,639 $104   $376,660,068 3,414
Oct 3, 2012 9 $225,618 -18% -69% 2,639 $85   $376,885,686 3,415
Oct 4, 2012 9 $242,872 +8% -44% 2,639 $92   $377,128,558 3,416
Oct 5, 2012 11 $377,750 +56% -64% 1,746 $216   $377,506,308 3,417
Oct 6, 2012 10 $703,115 +86% -62% 1,746 $403   $378,209,423 3,418
Oct 7, 2012 9 $543,671 -23% -51% 1,746 $311   $378,753,094 3,419
Oct 8, 2012 9 $332,972 -39% +47% 1,746 $191   $379,086,066 3,420
Oct 9, 2012 13 $122,434 -63% -55% 1,746 $70   $379,208,500 3,421
Oct 10, 2012 11 $111,914 -9% -50% 1,746 $64   $379,320,414 3,422
Oct 11, 2012 11 $120,913 +8% -50% 1,746 $69   $379,441,327 3,423
Oct 12, 2012 - $77,637 -36% -79% 480 $162   $379,518,964 3,424
Oct 13, 2012 - $171,375 +121% -76% 480 $357   $379,690,339 3,425
Oct 14, 2012 - $138,930 -19% -74% 480 $289   $379,829,269 3,426
Oct 15, 2012 - $26,108 -81% -92% 480 $54   $379,855,377 3,427
Oct 16, 2012 - $29,430 +13% -76% 480 $61   $379,884,807 3,428
Oct 17, 2012 - $28,120 -4% -75% 480 $59   $379,912,927 3,429
Oct 18, 2012 - $38,315 +36% -68% 480 $80   $379,951,242 3,430

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 30, 2003 1 $97,454,140   3,374 $28,884   $97,454,140 1
Jun 6, 2003 1 $65,648,588 -33% 3,391 $19,360   $163,102,728 2
Jun 13, 2003 1 $44,307,736 -33% 3,425 $12,937   $207,410,464 3
Jun 20, 2003 2 $32,613,097 -26% 3,404 $9,581   $240,023,561 4
Jun 27, 2003 3 $23,404,272 -28% 3,333 $7,022   $263,427,833 5
Jul 4, 2003 5 $19,175,512 -18% 2,902 $6,608   $282,603,345 6
Jul 11, 2003 5 $13,916,652 -27% 2,643 $5,265   $296,519,997 7
Jul 18, 2003 6 $12,208,251 -12% 2,480 $4,923   $308,728,248 8
Jul 25, 2003 8 $7,432,050 -39% 2,025 $3,670   $316,160,298 9
Aug 1, 2003 7 $6,243,540 -16% 1,777 $3,514   $322,403,838 10
Aug 8, 2003 9 $4,030,455 -35% 1,502 $2,683   $326,434,293 11
Aug 15, 2003 14 $2,316,829 -43% 1,037 $2,234   $328,751,122 12
Aug 22, 2003 15 $1,634,222 -29% 838 $1,950   $330,385,344 13
Aug 29, 2003 14 $2,653,896 +62% 1,053 $2,520   $333,039,240 14
Sep 5, 2003 20 $1,026,552 -61% 903 $1,137   $334,065,792 15
Sep 12, 2003 20 $772,794 -25% 624 $1,238   $334,838,586 16
Sep 19, 2003 24 $534,536 -31% 480 $1,114   $335,373,122 17
Sep 26, 2003 23 $445,203 -17% 405 $1,099   $335,818,325 18
Oct 3, 2003 16 $922,646 +107% 604 $1,528   $336,740,971 19
Oct 10, 2003 18 $910,947 -1% 540 $1,687   $337,651,918 20
Oct 17, 2003 18 $659,560 -28% 445 $1,482   $338,311,478 21
Oct 24, 2003 17 $558,586 -15% 404 $1,383   $338,870,064 22
Oct 31, 2003 25 $374,424 -33% 343 $1,092   $339,244,488 23
Nov 7, 2003 28 $242,501 -35% 266 $912   $339,486,989 24
Nov 14, 2003 36 $128,786 -47% 213 $605   $339,615,775 25
Nov 21, 2003 40 $69,960 -46% 168 $416   $339,685,735 26
Nov 28, 2003 62 $21,169 -70% 71 $298   $339,706,904 27
Dec 5, 2003 83 $6,307 -70% 44 $143   $339,713,211 28
Dec 12, 2003 110 $1,156 -82% 21 $55   $339,714,367 29
Sep 14, 2012 2 $20,533,975   2,904 $7,071   $360,248,342 486
Sep 21, 2012 4 $11,875,005 -42% 2,904 $4,089   $372,123,347 487
Sep 28, 2012 7 $5,005,211 -58% 2,639 $1,897   $377,128,558 488
Oct 5, 2012 10 $2,312,769 -54% 1,746 $1,325   $379,441,327 489
Oct 12, 2012 18 $509,915 -78% 480 $1,062   $379,951,242 490
Oct 19, 2012 28 $154,709 -70% 183 $845   $380,105,951 491
Oct 26, 2012 42 $61,382 -60% 78 $787   $380,167,333 492
Nov 23, 2012 37 $103,785   84 $1,236   $380,271,118 496
Nov 30, 2012 34 $76,315 -26% 79 $966   $380,347,433 497
Dec 7, 2012 40 $70,812 -7% 74 $957   $380,418,245 498
Dec 14, 2012 47 $63,755 -10% 70 $911   $380,482,000 499
Jan 4, 2013 53 $28,161   30 $939   $380,510,161 502
Jan 11, 2013 53 $19,209 -32% 22 $873   $380,529,370 503

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/28/2003 $5,217,329 399 399 437 $7,102,658 5/29/2021
Germany 2/14/2013 $0 0 1 1 $1,812,858 10/6/2015
New Zealand 9/6/2012 $0 0 6 15 $169,589 9/14/2020
 
Rest of World $546,480,377
 
International Total$555,565,482 5/29/2021

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 9, 2014267,264 1,354,750$118,021$31,795,623575
May 10, 20152314,434 1,619,438$220,481$37,041,060601
May 17, 20152815,241+6% 1,634,679$234,609$37,275,669602
Nov 22, 20153018,951 1,871,274$379,825$41,694,057629
Dec 13, 20152625,004 1,929,321$502,465$42,860,099632
Mar 20, 20162911,725 2,024,473$179,672$44,972,914646
Mar 27, 20162421,341+82% 2,045,814$332,371$45,305,285647
Apr 3, 20162916,017-25% 2,061,831$295,712$45,600,997648
May 8, 20162814,558 2,100,119$284,455$46,331,149653
May 22, 2016279,317 2,116,187$181,886$46,645,627655
May 29, 2016239,992+7% 2,126,179$199,603$46,845,230656
Jun 5, 20162714,842+49% 2,141,021$297,218$47,142,448657
Jun 26, 20161520,881 2,183,990$413,375$48,000,108660
Jul 3, 20161916,604-20% 2,200,594$304,338$48,304,446661
Jul 10, 20162619,044+15% 2,219,638$347,323$48,651,769662

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 9, 20123336,808 336,808$8,866,597$8,866,597475
Dec 16, 20126160,607-52% 497,415$4,129,933$12,996,530476
Dec 23, 20129123,793-23% 621,208$3,695,316$16,691,846477
Dec 30, 20123163,553+32% 784,761$4,235,539$20,927,385478
Jan 6, 20131031,615-81% 816,376$991,815$21,919,200479
Jan 13, 20131519,789-37% 836,165$592,802$22,512,002480
Jan 20, 20131218,212-8% 854,377$449,871$22,961,873481
Jan 27, 2013916,950-7% 871,327$392,482$23,354,355482
Feb 3, 20131511,355-33% 882,682$271,370$23,625,725483
Feb 10, 20131014,092+24% 896,774$365,322$23,991,047484
Feb 17, 20131419,750+40% 916,524$535,659$24,526,706485
Mar 10, 20131711,654 940,559$271,150$25,151,592488
Mar 24, 20132011,428 962,697$267,693$25,727,615490
Mar 31, 20131929,503+158% 992,200$699,323$26,426,938491
Jun 26, 2016179,378 1,295,281$254,194$35,488,094660
Jul 3, 2016179,762+4% 1,305,043$267,256$35,755,350661
Jul 10, 20161413,541+39% 1,318,584$475,173$36,230,523662

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