First Sunday (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,931,869Details
International Box Office $878,729Details
Worldwide Box Office $38,810,598
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $23,130,829 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $23,130,829
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,714,821 (46.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,213 opening theaters/2,213 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,629,885

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 11th, 2008 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: May 6th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexual humor, and brief drug references.
Running Time: 96 minutes
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, African Americans, Ensemble, Money Troubles, Confidence Men, Heist, Religious, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Redemption
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Screen Gems, Cube Vision, Story Company, Firm Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 170 $7,801,017 Jan 18, 2008 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 223 $12,277,371 Jan 18, 2008 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 146 $9,504,908 Jan 18, 2008 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 147 $14,958,985 Jan 18, 2008 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2008 2 $17,714,821   2,213 $8,005   $17,714,821 1
Jan 18, 2008 5 $7,801,017 -56% 2,213 $3,525   $28,466,619 2
Jan 25, 2008 14 $3,305,950 -58% 1,503 $2,200   $34,473,158 3
Feb 1, 2008 19 $1,471,998 -55% 1,015 $1,450   $36,587,404 4
Feb 8, 2008 23 $546,844 -63% 553 $989   $37,502,863 5
Feb 15, 2008 37 $172,914 -68% 200 $865   $37,800,506 6
Feb 22, 2008 48 $73,058 -58% 89 $821   $37,931,869 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 11, 2008 2 $6,157,808     2,213 $2,783   $6,157,808 1
Jan 12, 2008 2 $7,673,647 +25%   2,213 $3,468   $13,831,455 2
Jan 13, 2008 2 $3,883,366 -49%   2,213 $1,755   $17,714,821 3
Jan 14, 2008 3 $937,232 -76%   2,213 $424   $18,652,053 4
Jan 15, 2008 3 $741,512 -21%   2,213 $335   $19,393,565 5
Jan 16, 2008 4 $620,564 -16%   2,213 $280   $20,014,129 6
Jan 17, 2008 4 $651,473 +5%   2,213 $294   $20,665,602 7
Jan 18, 2008 6 $2,213,408 +240% -64% 2,213 $1,000   $22,879,010 8
Jan 19, 2008 6 $3,256,309 +47% -58% 2,213 $1,471   $26,135,319 9
Jan 20, 2008 5 $2,331,300 -28% -40% 2,213 $1,053   $28,466,619 10
Jan 21, 2008 7 $1,703,891 -27% +82% 2,213 $770   $30,170,510 11
Jan 22, 2008 9 $364,913 -79% -51% 2,213 $165   $30,535,423 12
Jan 23, 2008 9 $309,523 -15% -50% 2,213 $140   $30,844,946 13
Jan 24, 2008 10 $322,262 +4% -51% 2,213 $146   $31,167,208 14
Feb 18, 2008 39 $29,077     200 $145   $37,829,583 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2008 2 $20,665,602   2,213 $9,338   $20,665,602 1
Jan 18, 2008 7 $10,501,606 -49% 2,213 $4,745   $31,167,208 2
Jan 25, 2008 14 $3,948,198 -62% 1,503 $2,627   $35,115,406 3
Feb 1, 2008 19 $1,840,613 -53% 1,015 $1,813   $36,956,019 4
Feb 8, 2008 27 $671,573 -64% 553 $1,214   $37,627,592 5
Feb 15, 2008 39 $231,219 -66% 200 $1,156   $37,858,811 6
Feb 22, 2008 57 $73,058 -68% 89 $821   $37,931,869 7

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
May 11, 20082473,053 473,053$8,037,170$8,037,1701
May 18, 20088201,152-57% 674,205$3,489,987$11,527,1572
May 25, 20081585,823-57% 760,028$1,489,029$13,016,1863
Jun 1, 20081456,326-34% 816,354$956,979$13,973,1654
Jun 8, 20082242,346-25% 858,700$719,459$14,692,6245
Jul 13, 20082439,131 1,004,230$664,836$17,171,93910
Jul 20, 20082931,273-20% 1,035,503$537,896$17,709,83511

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

Leading Cast

Ice Cube    Durell
Tracy Morgan    LeeJohn
Katt Williams    Rickey

Supporting Cast

Loretta Devine    Sister Doris
Michael Beach    Deacon
Keith David    Judge B. Bennett Galloway
Regina Hall    Omunique
Malinda Williams    Tianna
Chi McBride    Pastor Arthur Mitchell

Cameos

Nicholas Turturro    Officer D'Agostino

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

Production and Technical Credits

David E. Talbert    Director
Ice Cube    Producer

DVD Sales - In Love with New Releases

May 20th, 2008

There were more than half a dozen new releases to chart this week, including to top two sellers, although none of them were particularly strong sellers. P.S., I Love You led the way with sales of $11.88 million from 743,000 units while First Sunday placed second with 468,000 units sold and opening week revenue of $7.94 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Love Comes First

May 20th, 2008

P.S., I Love You led the new releases and the overall rental chart with $7.16 million during its opening week. More...

DVD Releases for May 6, 2008

May 6th, 2008

A slow week for top-of-the-line releases and there are no first-run, wide releases that look even remotely interesting enough to buy. There are a few limited releases and older releases to fill the gap. It was also a slow week for spotlight reviews, but that gave me a chance to completely catch up to all the screeners that arrived late. ... That is until the next batch of late arrivals show up. As for the best of the best, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Buy from Amazon is high on that list, except technically it was released a couple of weeks ago. Teeth - Buy from Amazon also impressed, but the extras are a little too light. For the DVD Pick of the Week, I'm going with The Passion of Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies - Volume 2. More...

Cloverfield Shoots for the Stars (Wars)

January 22nd, 2008

Records fell this week as Cloverfield became the biggest film ever to debut on Martin Luther King long weekend, as well as setting a few other records (including topping Star Wars long standing January opening record). This helped the weekend bring in $155 million over three days, which was 19% more than last weekend. It was also 56% more than the same weekend last year. However, since Martin Luther King long weekend was a week earlier that isn't a fair comparison. Compared to last year's Martin Luther King long weekend, 2008 was ahead by 21% over three days and 19% over four. More...

Can Cloverfield Conquer?

January 17th, 2008

A 2008 release finally looks like it will win a weekend. The first two weeks of the year have brought us wins by holdovers, but the super-hyped Cloverfield should end that streak. Or it could turn into another Snakes on a Plane, I'm still not sure which way it will go. More...

Bucket Full of Cash

January 15th, 2008

It's the second weekend of January and we still haven't seen a January release top the charts. This time the biggest hit was a wide expansion from December, which not only finished first, but also helped the overall box office reach $130 million. This is about 7% lower than last weekend, but roughly 1% more than the same weekend last year, and this weekend last year was Martin Luther King Weekend, which helped boost the numbers. More...

Weekend Estimates: Bucket List Just Beats First Sunday

January 13th, 2008

If this was an election and we were CNN, we'd probably still be calling this weekend's box office race "too close to call". With weekend estimates in, The Bucket List heads the list with an estimated $19.54 million. That's just half a million or so ahead of First Sunday with $19 million, and final numbers could yet see the two positions reversed. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of January 11, 2008

January 12th, 2008

We have twice as many sites as last week, but the real improvement is with the quality at the top. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movies - Official Site - has an excellent mix of regular features, extras, and style and is the clear winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Drop in the Bucket

January 10th, 2008

This week, we have three new wide release and there are also a couple of expansions. Add in several strong holdovers, and there could be quite a logjam on the top of the charts. Not every new release / wide expansion will take part in this bounty, with In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which could turn out to be the worst movie of the year, likely to miss out. More...

2008 Preview: January

January 1st, 2008

It's the beginning of a new month, and a new year. This new beginning brings with it a sense of hope and exhilaration for many people, but this does not extend into the movie world. January is dominated by films from last year. Not only are holdovers going to overwhelm new releases at the box office for the next couple weeks, but with the award season heating up, most buzz is about who will win what. In fact, only Cloverfield seems to be able to rise above the award season buzz, but this is not a sure sign that the film will survive at the box office. More...

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,714,821 (46.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,213 opening theaters/2,213 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,629,885

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 11th, 2008 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: May 6th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexual humor, and brief drug references.
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Crime Comedy, African Americans, Ensemble, Money Troubles, Confidence Men, Heist, Religious, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Redemption
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Screen Gems, Cube Vision, Story Company, Firm Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 170 $7,801,017 Jan 18, 2008 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 223 $12,277,371 Jan 18, 2008 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 146 $9,504,908 Jan 18, 2008 10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 147 $14,958,985 Jan 18, 2008 10

Leading Cast

Ice Cube    Durell
Tracy Morgan    LeeJohn
Katt Williams    Rickey

Supporting Cast

Loretta Devine    Sister Doris
Michael Beach    Deacon
Keith David    Judge B. Bennett Galloway
Regina Hall    Omunique
Malinda Williams    Tianna
Chi McBride    Pastor Arthur Mitchell

Cameos

Nicholas Turturro    Officer D'Agostino

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

Production and Technical Credits

David E. Talbert    Director
Ice Cube    Producer

DVD Sales - In Love with New Releases

May 20th, 2008

There were more than half a dozen new releases to chart this week, including to top two sellers, although none of them were particularly strong sellers. P.S., I Love You led the way with sales of $11.88 million from 743,000 units while First Sunday placed second with 468,000 units sold and opening week revenue of $7.94 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Love Comes First

May 20th, 2008

P.S., I Love You led the new releases and the overall rental chart with $7.16 million during its opening week. More...

DVD Releases for May 6, 2008

May 6th, 2008

A slow week for top-of-the-line releases and there are no first-run, wide releases that look even remotely interesting enough to buy. There are a few limited releases and older releases to fill the gap. It was also a slow week for spotlight reviews, but that gave me a chance to completely catch up to all the screeners that arrived late. ... That is until the next batch of late arrivals show up. As for the best of the best, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Buy from Amazon is high on that list, except technically it was released a couple of weeks ago. Teeth - Buy from Amazon also impressed, but the extras are a little too light. For the DVD Pick of the Week, I'm going with The Passion of Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies - Volume 2. More...

Cloverfield Shoots for the Stars (Wars)

January 22nd, 2008

Records fell this week as Cloverfield became the biggest film ever to debut on Martin Luther King long weekend, as well as setting a few other records (including topping Star Wars long standing January opening record). This helped the weekend bring in $155 million over three days, which was 19% more than last weekend. It was also 56% more than the same weekend last year. However, since Martin Luther King long weekend was a week earlier that isn't a fair comparison. Compared to last year's Martin Luther King long weekend, 2008 was ahead by 21% over three days and 19% over four. More...

Can Cloverfield Conquer?

January 17th, 2008

A 2008 release finally looks like it will win a weekend. The first two weeks of the year have brought us wins by holdovers, but the super-hyped Cloverfield should end that streak. Or it could turn into another Snakes on a Plane, I'm still not sure which way it will go. More...

Bucket Full of Cash

January 15th, 2008

It's the second weekend of January and we still haven't seen a January release top the charts. This time the biggest hit was a wide expansion from December, which not only finished first, but also helped the overall box office reach $130 million. This is about 7% lower than last weekend, but roughly 1% more than the same weekend last year, and this weekend last year was Martin Luther King Weekend, which helped boost the numbers. More...

Weekend Estimates: Bucket List Just Beats First Sunday

January 13th, 2008

If this was an election and we were CNN, we'd probably still be calling this weekend's box office race "too close to call". With weekend estimates in, The Bucket List heads the list with an estimated $19.54 million. That's just half a million or so ahead of First Sunday with $19 million, and final numbers could yet see the two positions reversed. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of January 11, 2008

January 12th, 2008

We have twice as many sites as last week, but the real improvement is with the quality at the top. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movies - Official Site - has an excellent mix of regular features, extras, and style and is the clear winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Drop in the Bucket

January 10th, 2008

This week, we have three new wide release and there are also a couple of expansions. Add in several strong holdovers, and there could be quite a logjam on the top of the charts. Not every new release / wide expansion will take part in this bounty, with In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which could turn out to be the worst movie of the year, likely to miss out. More...

2008 Preview: January

January 1st, 2008

It's the beginning of a new month, and a new year. This new beginning brings with it a sense of hope and exhilaration for many people, but this does not extend into the movie world. January is dominated by films from last year. Not only are holdovers going to overwhelm new releases at the box office for the next couple weeks, but with the award season heating up, most buzz is about who will win what. In fact, only Cloverfield seems to be able to rise above the award season buzz, but this is not a sure sign that the film will survive at the box office. More...

Cast Updates - December 20, 2007

December 20th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Four Christmases, My Sister's Keeper, Quarantined, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 12, 2007

August 12th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Bucket List, Be Kind Rewind, Charlie Bartlett and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - June 23, 2007

June 23rd, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Michael Clayton, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Love Guru and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2008 2 $17,714,821   2,213 $8,005   $17,714,821 1
Jan 18, 2008 5 $7,801,017 -56% 2,213 $3,525   $28,466,619 2
Jan 25, 2008 14 $3,305,950 -58% 1,503 $2,200   $34,473,158 3
Feb 1, 2008 19 $1,471,998 -55% 1,015 $1,450   $36,587,404 4
Feb 8, 2008 23 $546,844 -63% 553 $989   $37,502,863 5
Feb 15, 2008 37 $172,914 -68% 200 $865   $37,800,506 6
Feb 22, 2008 48 $73,058 -58% 89 $821   $37,931,869 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 11, 2008 2 $6,157,808     2,213 $2,783   $6,157,808 1
Jan 12, 2008 2 $7,673,647 +25%   2,213 $3,468   $13,831,455 2
Jan 13, 2008 2 $3,883,366 -49%   2,213 $1,755   $17,714,821 3
Jan 14, 2008 3 $937,232 -76%   2,213 $424   $18,652,053 4
Jan 15, 2008 3 $741,512 -21%   2,213 $335   $19,393,565 5
Jan 16, 2008 4 $620,564 -16%   2,213 $280   $20,014,129 6
Jan 17, 2008 4 $651,473 +5%   2,213 $294   $20,665,602 7
Jan 18, 2008 6 $2,213,408 +240% -64% 2,213 $1,000   $22,879,010 8
Jan 19, 2008 6 $3,256,309 +47% -58% 2,213 $1,471   $26,135,319 9
Jan 20, 2008 5 $2,331,300 -28% -40% 2,213 $1,053   $28,466,619 10
Jan 21, 2008 7 $1,703,891 -27% +82% 2,213 $770   $30,170,510 11
Jan 22, 2008 9 $364,913 -79% -51% 2,213 $165   $30,535,423 12
Jan 23, 2008 9 $309,523 -15% -50% 2,213 $140   $30,844,946 13
Jan 24, 2008 10 $322,262 +4% -51% 2,213 $146   $31,167,208 14
Feb 18, 2008 39 $29,077     200 $145   $37,829,583 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2008 2 $20,665,602   2,213 $9,338   $20,665,602 1
Jan 18, 2008 7 $10,501,606 -49% 2,213 $4,745   $31,167,208 2
Jan 25, 2008 14 $3,948,198 -62% 1,503 $2,627   $35,115,406 3
Feb 1, 2008 19 $1,840,613 -53% 1,015 $1,813   $36,956,019 4
Feb 8, 2008 27 $671,573 -64% 553 $1,214   $37,627,592 5
Feb 15, 2008 39 $231,219 -66% 200 $1,156   $37,858,811 6
Feb 22, 2008 57 $73,058 -68% 89 $821   $37,931,869 7

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
May 11, 20082473,053 473,053$8,037,170$8,037,1701
May 18, 20088201,152-57% 674,205$3,489,987$11,527,1572
May 25, 20081585,823-57% 760,028$1,489,029$13,016,1863
Jun 1, 20081456,326-34% 816,354$956,979$13,973,1654
Jun 8, 20082242,346-25% 858,700$719,459$14,692,6245
Jul 13, 20082439,131 1,004,230$664,836$17,171,93910
Jul 20, 20082931,273-20% 1,035,503$537,896$17,709,83511

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