The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

The Five-Year Engagement poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $28,700,285Details
International Box Office $32,923,534Details
Worldwide Box Office $61,623,819
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,358,058 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,240,244 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $7,598,302
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The director and writer/star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the irreverent comedy The Five-Year Engagement. Beginning where most romantic comedies end, the new film from director Nicholas Stoller, producer Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman looks at what happens when an engaged couple, keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,610,060 (37.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,936 opening theaters/2,941 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,867,969

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Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: May 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
May 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
May 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Romania)
May 10th, 2012 (Wide) (Portugal)
May 10th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 4th, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Five Year Engagement
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, and language throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2210, 2/15/2012)
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Wanderlust
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Keywords: Romance, Wedding Day, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Religious, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow/Stoller Global Solutions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 5 $10,610,060   2,936 $3,614   $10,610,060 1
May 4, 2012 6 $5,029,110 -53% 2,941 $1,710   $19,133,015 2
May 11, 2012 6 $3,314,010 -34% 2,569 $1,290   $24,623,420 3
May 18, 2012 11 $1,110,375 -66% 1,175 $945   $27,103,010 4
May 25, 2012 19 $294,555 -73% 274 $1,075   $27,949,840 5
Jun 1, 2012 25 $179,845 -39% 218 $825   $28,284,600 6
Jun 8, 2012 28 $121,625 -32% 175 $695   $28,490,225 7
Jun 15, 2012 32 $92,440 -24% 168 $550   $28,644,770 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2012 3 $3,478,500     2,936 $1,185   $3,478,500 1
Apr 28, 2012 5 $4,534,660 +30%   2,936 $1,545   $8,013,160 2
Apr 29, 2012 4 $2,596,900 -43%   2,936 $885   $10,610,060 3
Apr 30, 2012 2 $822,085 -68%   2,935 $280   $11,432,145 4
May 1, 2012 2 $1,130,360 +37%   2,936 $385   $12,562,505 5
May 2, 2012 2 $822,080 -27%   2,935 $280   $13,384,585 6
May 3, 2012 2 $719,320 -13%   2,935 $245   $14,103,905 7
May 4, 2012 4 $1,676,370 +133% -52% 2,941 $570   $15,780,275 8
May 5, 2012 6 $2,043,995 +22% -55% 2,941 $695   $17,824,270 9
May 6, 2012 5 $1,308,745 -36% -50% 2,941 $445   $19,133,015 10
May 7, 2012 3 $470,560 -64% -43% 2,941 $160   $19,603,575 11
May 8, 2012 3 $676,430 +44% -40% 2,941 $230   $20,280,005 12
May 9, 2012 3 $529,380 -22% -36% 2,941 $180   $20,809,385 13
May 10, 2012 3 $500,025 -6% -30% 2,941 $170   $21,309,410 14
May 11, 2012 6 $963,375 +93% -43% 2,569 $375   $22,272,785 15
May 12, 2012 7 $1,297,345 +35% -37% 2,569 $505   $23,570,130 16
May 13, 2012 7 $1,053,290 -19% -20% 2,569 $410   $24,623,420 17
May 14, 2012 5 $346,815 -67% -26% 2,569 $135   $24,970,235 18
May 15, 2012 5 $462,420 +33% -32% 2,569 $180   $25,432,655 19
May 16, 2012 8 $285,480 -38% -46% 2,196 $130   $25,718,135 20
May 17, 2012 8 $274,500 -4% -45% 2,196 $125   $25,992,635 21
May 18, 2012 11 $334,875 +22% -65% 1,175 $285   $26,327,510 22
May 19, 2012 11 $464,125 +39% -64% 1,175 $395   $26,791,635 23
May 20, 2012 11 $311,375 -33% -70% 1,175 $265   $27,103,010 24
May 21, 2012 11 $141,025 -55% -59% 1,175 $120   $27,244,035 25
May 22, 2012 10 $152,750 +8% -67% 1,175 $130   $27,396,785 26
May 23, 2012 - $123,375 -19% -57% 1,175 $105   $27,520,160 27
May 24, 2012 11 $135,125 +10% -51% 1,175 $115   $27,655,285 28
May 25, 2012 - $83,575 -38% -75% 274 $305   $27,738,860 29
May 26, 2012 - $113,710 +36% -76% 274 $415   $27,852,570 30
May 27, 2012 - $97,270 -14% -69% 274 $355   $27,949,840 31
May 28, 2012 - $63,020 -35% -55% 274 $230   $28,012,860 32
May 29, 2012 - $32,985 -48% -78% 274 $120   $28,045,845 33
May 30, 2012 - $28,770 -13% -77% 274 $105   $28,074,615 34
May 31, 2012 - $30,140 +5% -78% 274 $110   $28,104,755 35
Jun 1, 2012 - $52,320 +74% -37% 218 $240   $28,157,075 36
Jun 2, 2012 - $80,660 +54% -29% 218 $370   $28,237,735 37
Jun 3, 2012 - $46,865 -42% -52% 218 $215   $28,284,600 38
Jun 4, 2012 - $19,620 -58% -69% 218 $90   $28,304,220 39
Jun 5, 2012 - $24,005 +22% -27% 218 $110   $28,328,225 40
Jun 6, 2012 - $19,665 -18% -32% 218 $90   $28,347,890 41
Jun 7, 2012 - $20,710 +5% -31% 218 $95   $28,368,600 42
Jun 8, 2012 - $36,750 +77% -30% 175 $210   $28,405,350 43
Jun 9, 2012 - $53,375 +45% -34% 175 $305   $28,458,725 44
Jun 10, 2012 - $31,500 -41% -33% 175 $180   $28,490,225 45
Jun 11, 2012 - $14,875 -53% -24% 175 $85   $28,505,100 46
Jun 12, 2012 - $18,450 +24% -23% 175 $105   $28,523,550 47
Jun 13, 2012 - $14,790 -20% -25% 175 $85   $28,538,340 48
Jun 14, 2012 - $13,990 -5% -32% 175 $80   $28,552,330 49
Jun 15, 2012 - $30,165 +116% -18% 168 $180   $28,582,495 50
Jun 16, 2012 - $41,225 +37% -23% 168 $245   $28,623,720 51
Jun 17, 2012 - $21,050 -49% -33% 168 $125   $28,644,770 52
Jun 18, 2012 - $13,440 -36% -10% 168 $80   $28,658,210 53
Jun 19, 2012 - $15,195 +13% -18% 168 $90   $28,673,405 54
Jun 20, 2012 - $14,205 -7% -4% 168 $85   $28,687,610 55
Jun 21, 2012 - $12,675 -11% -9% 168 $75   $28,700,285 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 2 $14,103,905   2,935 $4,805   $14,103,905 1
May 4, 2012 5 $7,205,505 -49% 2,941 $2,450   $21,309,410 2
May 11, 2012 7 $4,683,225 -35% 2,196 $2,133   $25,992,635 3
May 18, 2012 11 $1,662,650 -64% 1,175 $1,415   $27,655,285 4
May 25, 2012 20 $449,470 -73% 274 $1,640   $28,104,755 5
Jun 1, 2012 26 $263,845 -41% 218 $1,210   $28,368,600 6
Jun 8, 2012 28 $183,730 -30% 175 $1,050   $28,552,330 7
Jun 15, 2012 33 $147,955 -19% 168 $881   $28,700,285 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/3/2012 $2,006,970 276 276 1,228 $6,212,354 12/10/2015
Austria 7/13/2012 $342,930 60 62 335 $1,119,485 12/11/2015
Belgium 8/1/2012 $37,966 16 16 57 $105,175 12/11/2015
Croatia 6/21/2012 $0 0 10 50 $44,480 12/29/2018
Egypt 7/4/2012 $0 0 6 30 $57,090 12/29/2018
France 8/1/2012 $109,842 45 45 45 $109,842 12/11/2015
Germany 7/12/2012 $1,346,375 281 358 1,712 $4,777,603 12/11/2015
Iceland 5/11/2012 $11,062 3 3 11 $38,952 12/29/2018
Israel 7/5/2012 $83,788 18 19 75 $326,058 12/29/2018
Italy 9/28/2012 $169,037 99 99 99 $169,037 12/11/2015
Lebanon 5/17/2012 $23,579 9 9 18 $43,441 12/29/2018
Mexico 8/10/2012 $249,993 208 208 781 $968,967 12/11/2015
Netherlands 6/28/2012 $23,677 10 10 10 $43,091 12/10/2015
New Zealand 5/3/2012 $218,294 50 54 247 $640,845 12/10/2015
Peru 11/29/2012 $61,954 33 37 103 $181,141 12/30/2018
Poland 6/29/2012 $44,575 59 59 166 $157,569 12/29/2018
Portugal 5/10/2012 $43,809 35 35 97 $110,927 12/10/2015
Romania 5/4/2012 $46,190 25 25 68 $134,066 12/29/2018
Slovenia 6/14/2012 $5,881 7 7 56 $65,088 12/11/2015
South Africa 10/5/2012 $43,926 24 24 64 $132,213 12/12/2015
Spain 9/7/2012 $179,875 199 199 358 $424,622 12/12/2015
United Arab Emirates 5/10/2012 $155,466 26 26 32 $350,666 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 6/22/2012 $1,626,783 457 472 2,177 $16,369,856 12/11/2015
Uruguay 4/5/2013 $7,985 5 5 9 $15,493 12/30/2018
Venezuela 3/15/2013 $0 0 17 48 $325,473 12/14/2015
 
International Total$32,923,534 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 9, 20127123,062 123,062$2,284,031$2,284,0311
Sep 16, 20122433,336-73% 156,398$681,054$2,965,0852
Sep 23, 20122513,195-60% 169,593$273,400$3,238,4853

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 9, 2012448,764 48,764$1,071,354$1,071,3541
Sep 16, 20121311,249-77% 60,013$268,507$1,339,8612

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Leading Cast

Jason Segel    Tom Solomon
Emily Blunt    Violet Barnes

Supporting Cast

Chris Pratt    Alex Eihauer
Alison Brie    Suzie Barnes-Eilhauer
Lauren Weedman    Chef Sally
Mimi Dennedy    Carol Solomon
David Paymer    Pete Solomon
Jacki Weaver    Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes
Jim Piddock    George Barnes
Eric Scott Cooper    B & B Mananger
Dakota Johnson    Audrey
Jane Carr    Grandma Katherine
Clement von Franckenstein    Grandpa Baba
Michael Ensign    Grandpa Harold
Madge Levinson    Grandma Leonora
Murray Miller    SF Wedding Barn Manager
Eileen Grubba    Botanical Garden Manager
Mark Rademacher    Priest
Kevin Yon    Rabbi
Heather Mathieson    Female Justice of the Piece
Rhys Ifans    Winton Childs
Mindy Kaling    Vaneetha
Randall Park    Ming
Kevin Hart    Doug
Kumail Nanjiani    Pakistani Chef
Gerry Bednob    Pakistani Chef
Tim Heidecker    Negotiating Chef
Molly Shannon    Onion Chef
Brian Posehn    Tarquin
Suzanne Kluce    Deli Customer
Tracee Chimo    Margaret
Chris Parnell    Bill
Gina Ragnone    Ashley
Kenneth Small    Not Zach
Francesca Delbanco    Cake Shop Owner
Stephanie Faracy    Florist
Zoe Niemkiewicz    Vanessa
Tyler Hamway    Vaneetha's Date in Bar
Michele Messmer    Band Manager
Fred Lindholm    Bingo Caller
Richard Rector    Randy
Aaron Lustig    Michigan Rabbi
Chris Newman    Used Car Lot Guy
Da'Vone McDonald    Taco Customer
Laurie Brown    Professor Walch
Nicholas Delbanco    Professor Delbanco
Corey Fischer    Male Justice of the Peace
Nicholas Totis    Vaneetha's Boyfriend

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nicholas Stoller    Director
Jason Segel    Screenwriter
Nicholas Stoller    Screenwriter
Judd Apatow    Producer
Nicholas Stoller    Producer
Rodney Rothman    Producer
Richard Vane    Executive Producer
Jason Segel    Executive Producer
Javier Aguirresarobe    Cinematographer
Julie Berghoff    Production Designer
William Kerr    Editor
Peck Prior    Editor
Marcei A. Brown    Unit Production Manager
Michael J. Moore    First Assistant Director
Basti Van Der Woude    Second Assistant Director
Lisa Yadavaia    Associate Producer
Craig Herring    Additional Editor
Johnny Jos    Art Director
Sophie Neudorfer    Set Decorator
Erick Donaldson    Set Designer
Justin Lang    Set Designer
Lee Gilmore    Sound Effects Editor

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

Blu-ray Sales: Battleship Fires Another Salvo

September 19th, 2012

None of the new releases were able to unseat Battleship on top of the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week, as it sold 145,000 units / $3.63 million for the week giving it totals of 729,000 units / $15.30 million after two. This is better than it is performing on DVD, but that's not saying a lot. More...

DVD Sales: Games Go Into Overtime

September 19th, 2012

It was a bad week for new releases, at least in terms of quality. How bad? The Hunger Games was able to return to first place on the DVD sales chart. It sold an additional 256,000 units / $5.11 million over the week for a total of 5.38 million units / $93.21 million. It has now sold more units than any other DVD in 2012, but it is still a little behind Breaking Dawn, Part 1 in terms of revenue. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Battleship Sinks Competition

September 12th, 2012

Battleship was one of four new releases to reach the top five on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week scoring first place with 584,000 units / $11.67 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 61%, which is fantastic. More...

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

September 3rd, 2012

This week is again loaded with TV on DVD releases, including several in the top best sellers according to Amazon.com. The best TV on DVD release in terms of comedy is 2 Broke Girls: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray, while Person of Interest: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray is the best TV on DVD release as far as the dramas are concerned. Both are contenders for Pick of the Week, but neither quite gets there. The Five-Year Engagement on Blu-ray Combo Pack comes a little close, but in the end I went with Headhunters on DVD or Blu-ray. Just keep an eye on the price of the Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Avengers Assemble a New Record Book

May 7th, 2012

Expectations for The Avengers were high, record-breakingly high among some people. However, as high as they were, reality was higher. Records were not just broken, but destroyed beyond recognition. The overall box office was in the top five combined biggest weekends with $258 million, which was 134% higher than last weekend. 134%. It was 55% higher than the same weekend last year. Like I've said before, this kind of year-over-year change usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. The victory erases all of the losses from April, and then some, giving 2012 a $500 million lead over 2011 at $3.58 billion to $3.08 billion. This is an amazing start for the summer and with with roughly 25 million people seeing movies this weekend, upcoming films got a ton of free publicity and added hype. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Records Be Avenged?

May 3rd, 2012

The Avengers. That's all that really matters. The Avengers has no competition from any film playing this weekend and will finish in first place by a margin of well over $100 million. It has no competition with any film that opened last year and it might beat Thor's opening by $100 million. Its only real competition comes from The Hunger Games for biggest opening of the year at $152.54 million, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, for Biggest Opening of All Time. More...

Contest: Engage the Competition: Winning Announcement

May 3rd, 2012

The winners of our Engage the Competitioncontest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Box Office Will Be Avenged

April 30th, 2012

If someone were to describe the box office this weekend in just one word, that one word would be, "Yuck". Only one of the four wide releases matched expectations, and that was the film that was expected to do the worst. Think Like a Man easily repeated on top of the chart, despite falling nearly 50%. The overall box office fell 18% from last weekend to $110 million, which was 30% lower than the same weekend last year. Declines like this usually only happen due to a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead has shrunk to 14% at $3.29 billion to $2.88 billion. Fortunately, The Avengers is on track to break records, so 2012 should get back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Think Like a Man Rises Above the Pack

April 29th, 2012

This weekend's four new wide releases were no match for Think Like a Man, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with the comedy's 46% weekend-to-weekend drop-off and $18 million gross still putting it almost $7 million ahead of the next-best finisher. That movie, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, also comes from the Sony stable, although it is projected to be very narrowly at the head of a pack of movies that will earn around $11 million, and could actually end up anywhere between second and fifth when the final numbers come in on Monday. The other movies in the hunt for the (not very) coveted runners-up position include new release The Five-Year Engagement and two returning films: The Lucky One and The Hunger Games (which will end the weekend with over $370 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Seven-Day Engagement

April 26th, 2012

The four films opening wide this week will be looking to pull in as much money as possible over the next seven days before The Avengers opens and makes everything currently in theaters irrelevant. Five-Year Engagement is the only new film that is expected to compete for top spot, but even its box office chances have taken a hit from the beginning of the month. The other three films, The Raven and The Pirates! Band of Misfits could be in a close battle for a spot in the top five, while Safe looks like it is going to sink. This weekend last year was an abnormally strong weekend for April. In fact, Fast Five's opening of $86.20 million was strong for for a summer release. There's no chance anything coming out this weekend will match that figure. More...

Contest: Engage the Competition

April 20th, 2012

It looks like The Five Year Engagement will be the easy winner next week, even though The Pirates! Band of Misfits will be opening in more theaters. The Five Year Engagement 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 The Five Year Engagement. 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 Night Wolf on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Crew 2 Crew on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: April

April 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into April. First the good news, aside from one week where we saw a minor dip, March was fantastic. There were a number of films beating expectations and the overall the month was even stronger than predicted. As of this weekend, the box office is now 20% higher than the same pace last year. The bad news? That winning streak will certainly come to an end in April. Last year, there was one film that reached $200 million, Fast Five, plus two others that reached $100 million, Hop and Rio. Granted, due to the shifting calendar, Hop is actually being compared to the last weekend in March, so this April only needs one $200 million hit and a $150 million hit to keep pace. But even so, there's almost no chance that will happen. In fact, there's a chance that we might not have one film topping $100 million this year. Only three films have a real shot at this milestone: American Reunion, Five-Year Engagement, and Titanic 3D. And quite frankly, only the first one has a 50/50 chance of getting there. We will likely see 2012 shed some of its lead over 2011, but it should still end the month with a solid year-over-year lead. More...


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Synopsis

The director and writer/star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the irreverent comedy The Five-Year Engagement. Beginning where most romantic comedies end, the new film from director Nicholas Stoller, producer Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman looks at what happens when an engaged couple, keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,610,060 (37.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,936 opening theaters/2,941 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,867,969

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: May 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
May 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
May 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Romania)
May 10th, 2012 (Wide) (Portugal)
May 10th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 4th, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Five Year Engagement
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, and language throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2210, 2/15/2012)
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Wanderlust
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance, Wedding Day, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Religious, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow/Stoller Global Solutions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Jason Segel    Tom Solomon
Emily Blunt    Violet Barnes

Supporting Cast

Chris Pratt    Alex Eihauer
Alison Brie    Suzie Barnes-Eilhauer
Lauren Weedman    Chef Sally
Mimi Dennedy    Carol Solomon
David Paymer    Pete Solomon
Jacki Weaver    Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes
Jim Piddock    George Barnes
Eric Scott Cooper    B & B Mananger
Dakota Johnson    Audrey
Jane Carr    Grandma Katherine
Clement von Franckenstein    Grandpa Baba
Michael Ensign    Grandpa Harold
Madge Levinson    Grandma Leonora
Murray Miller    SF Wedding Barn Manager
Eileen Grubba    Botanical Garden Manager
Mark Rademacher    Priest
Kevin Yon    Rabbi
Heather Mathieson    Female Justice of the Piece
Rhys Ifans    Winton Childs
Mindy Kaling    Vaneetha
Randall Park    Ming
Kevin Hart    Doug
Kumail Nanjiani    Pakistani Chef
Gerry Bednob    Pakistani Chef
Tim Heidecker    Negotiating Chef
Molly Shannon    Onion Chef
Brian Posehn    Tarquin
Suzanne Kluce    Deli Customer
Tracee Chimo    Margaret
Chris Parnell    Bill
Gina Ragnone    Ashley
Kenneth Small    Not Zach
Francesca Delbanco    Cake Shop Owner
Stephanie Faracy    Florist
Zoe Niemkiewicz    Vanessa
Tyler Hamway    Vaneetha's Date in Bar
Michele Messmer    Band Manager
Fred Lindholm    Bingo Caller
Richard Rector    Randy
Aaron Lustig    Michigan Rabbi
Chris Newman    Used Car Lot Guy
Da'Vone McDonald    Taco Customer
Laurie Brown    Professor Walch
Nicholas Delbanco    Professor Delbanco
Corey Fischer    Male Justice of the Peace
Nicholas Totis    Vaneetha's Boyfriend

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nicholas Stoller    Director
Jason Segel    Screenwriter
Nicholas Stoller    Screenwriter
Judd Apatow    Producer
Nicholas Stoller    Producer
Rodney Rothman    Producer
Richard Vane    Executive Producer
Jason Segel    Executive Producer
Javier Aguirresarobe    Cinematographer
Julie Berghoff    Production Designer
William Kerr    Editor
Peck Prior    Editor
Marcei A. Brown    Unit Production Manager
Michael J. Moore    First Assistant Director
Basti Van Der Woude    Second Assistant Director
Lisa Yadavaia    Associate Producer
Craig Herring    Additional Editor
Johnny Jos    Art Director
Sophie Neudorfer    Set Decorator
Erick Donaldson    Set Designer
Justin Lang    Set Designer
Lee Gilmore    Sound Effects Editor

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

Blu-ray Sales: Battleship Fires Another Salvo

September 19th, 2012

None of the new releases were able to unseat Battleship on top of the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week, as it sold 145,000 units / $3.63 million for the week giving it totals of 729,000 units / $15.30 million after two. This is better than it is performing on DVD, but that's not saying a lot. More...

DVD Sales: Games Go Into Overtime

September 19th, 2012

It was a bad week for new releases, at least in terms of quality. How bad? The Hunger Games was able to return to first place on the DVD sales chart. It sold an additional 256,000 units / $5.11 million over the week for a total of 5.38 million units / $93.21 million. It has now sold more units than any other DVD in 2012, but it is still a little behind Breaking Dawn, Part 1 in terms of revenue. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Battleship Sinks Competition

September 12th, 2012

Battleship was one of four new releases to reach the top five on the Blu-ray Sales Chart this week scoring first place with 584,000 units / $11.67 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 61%, which is fantastic. More...

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

September 3rd, 2012

This week is again loaded with TV on DVD releases, including several in the top best sellers according to Amazon.com. The best TV on DVD release in terms of comedy is 2 Broke Girls: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray, while Person of Interest: Season One on DVD or Blu-ray is the best TV on DVD release as far as the dramas are concerned. Both are contenders for Pick of the Week, but neither quite gets there. The Five-Year Engagement on Blu-ray Combo Pack comes a little close, but in the end I went with Headhunters on DVD or Blu-ray. Just keep an eye on the price of the Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Avengers Assemble a New Record Book

May 7th, 2012

Expectations for The Avengers were high, record-breakingly high among some people. However, as high as they were, reality was higher. Records were not just broken, but destroyed beyond recognition. The overall box office was in the top five combined biggest weekends with $258 million, which was 134% higher than last weekend. 134%. It was 55% higher than the same weekend last year. Like I've said before, this kind of year-over-year change usually only happens when there is a misalignment in holidays. The victory erases all of the losses from April, and then some, giving 2012 a $500 million lead over 2011 at $3.58 billion to $3.08 billion. This is an amazing start for the summer and with with roughly 25 million people seeing movies this weekend, upcoming films got a ton of free publicity and added hype. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Records Be Avenged?

May 3rd, 2012

The Avengers. That's all that really matters. The Avengers has no competition from any film playing this weekend and will finish in first place by a margin of well over $100 million. It has no competition with any film that opened last year and it might beat Thor's opening by $100 million. Its only real competition comes from The Hunger Games for biggest opening of the year at $152.54 million, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, for Biggest Opening of All Time. More...

Contest: Engage the Competition: Winning Announcement

May 3rd, 2012

The winners of our Engage the Competitioncontest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Box Office Will Be Avenged

April 30th, 2012

If someone were to describe the box office this weekend in just one word, that one word would be, "Yuck". Only one of the four wide releases matched expectations, and that was the film that was expected to do the worst. Think Like a Man easily repeated on top of the chart, despite falling nearly 50%. The overall box office fell 18% from last weekend to $110 million, which was 30% lower than the same weekend last year. Declines like this usually only happen due to a misalignment in holidays. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011, but the lead has shrunk to 14% at $3.29 billion to $2.88 billion. Fortunately, The Avengers is on track to break records, so 2012 should get back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Estimates: Think Like a Man Rises Above the Pack

April 29th, 2012

This weekend's four new wide releases were no match for Think Like a Man, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, with the comedy's 46% weekend-to-weekend drop-off and $18 million gross still putting it almost $7 million ahead of the next-best finisher. That movie, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, also comes from the Sony stable, although it is projected to be very narrowly at the head of a pack of movies that will earn around $11 million, and could actually end up anywhere between second and fifth when the final numbers come in on Monday. The other movies in the hunt for the (not very) coveted runners-up position include new release The Five-Year Engagement and two returning films: The Lucky One and The Hunger Games (which will end the weekend with over $370 million). More...

Weekend Predictions: Seven-Day Engagement

April 26th, 2012

The four films opening wide this week will be looking to pull in as much money as possible over the next seven days before The Avengers opens and makes everything currently in theaters irrelevant. Five-Year Engagement is the only new film that is expected to compete for top spot, but even its box office chances have taken a hit from the beginning of the month. The other three films, The Raven and The Pirates! Band of Misfits could be in a close battle for a spot in the top five, while Safe looks like it is going to sink. This weekend last year was an abnormally strong weekend for April. In fact, Fast Five's opening of $86.20 million was strong for for a summer release. There's no chance anything coming out this weekend will match that figure. More...

Contest: Engage the Competition

April 20th, 2012

It looks like The Five Year Engagement will be the easy winner next week, even though The Pirates! Band of Misfits will be opening in more theaters. The Five Year Engagement 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 The Five Year Engagement. 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 Night Wolf on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Crew 2 Crew on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: April

April 1st, 2012

There's good news / bad news going forward into April. First the good news, aside from one week where we saw a minor dip, March was fantastic. There were a number of films beating expectations and the overall the month was even stronger than predicted. As of this weekend, the box office is now 20% higher than the same pace last year. The bad news? That winning streak will certainly come to an end in April. Last year, there was one film that reached $200 million, Fast Five, plus two others that reached $100 million, Hop and Rio. Granted, due to the shifting calendar, Hop is actually being compared to the last weekend in March, so this April only needs one $200 million hit and a $150 million hit to keep pace. But even so, there's almost no chance that will happen. In fact, there's a chance that we might not have one film topping $100 million this year. Only three films have a real shot at this milestone: American Reunion, Five-Year Engagement, and Titanic 3D. And quite frankly, only the first one has a 50/50 chance of getting there. We will likely see 2012 shed some of its lead over 2011, but it should still end the month with a solid year-over-year lead. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 5 $10,610,060   2,936 $3,614   $10,610,060 1
May 4, 2012 6 $5,029,110 -53% 2,941 $1,710   $19,133,015 2
May 11, 2012 6 $3,314,010 -34% 2,569 $1,290   $24,623,420 3
May 18, 2012 11 $1,110,375 -66% 1,175 $945   $27,103,010 4
May 25, 2012 19 $294,555 -73% 274 $1,075   $27,949,840 5
Jun 1, 2012 25 $179,845 -39% 218 $825   $28,284,600 6
Jun 8, 2012 28 $121,625 -32% 175 $695   $28,490,225 7
Jun 15, 2012 32 $92,440 -24% 168 $550   $28,644,770 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 27, 2012 3 $3,478,500     2,936 $1,185   $3,478,500 1
Apr 28, 2012 5 $4,534,660 +30%   2,936 $1,545   $8,013,160 2
Apr 29, 2012 4 $2,596,900 -43%   2,936 $885   $10,610,060 3
Apr 30, 2012 2 $822,085 -68%   2,935 $280   $11,432,145 4
May 1, 2012 2 $1,130,360 +37%   2,936 $385   $12,562,505 5
May 2, 2012 2 $822,080 -27%   2,935 $280   $13,384,585 6
May 3, 2012 2 $719,320 -13%   2,935 $245   $14,103,905 7
May 4, 2012 4 $1,676,370 +133% -52% 2,941 $570   $15,780,275 8
May 5, 2012 6 $2,043,995 +22% -55% 2,941 $695   $17,824,270 9
May 6, 2012 5 $1,308,745 -36% -50% 2,941 $445   $19,133,015 10
May 7, 2012 3 $470,560 -64% -43% 2,941 $160   $19,603,575 11
May 8, 2012 3 $676,430 +44% -40% 2,941 $230   $20,280,005 12
May 9, 2012 3 $529,380 -22% -36% 2,941 $180   $20,809,385 13
May 10, 2012 3 $500,025 -6% -30% 2,941 $170   $21,309,410 14
May 11, 2012 6 $963,375 +93% -43% 2,569 $375   $22,272,785 15
May 12, 2012 7 $1,297,345 +35% -37% 2,569 $505   $23,570,130 16
May 13, 2012 7 $1,053,290 -19% -20% 2,569 $410   $24,623,420 17
May 14, 2012 5 $346,815 -67% -26% 2,569 $135   $24,970,235 18
May 15, 2012 5 $462,420 +33% -32% 2,569 $180   $25,432,655 19
May 16, 2012 8 $285,480 -38% -46% 2,196 $130   $25,718,135 20
May 17, 2012 8 $274,500 -4% -45% 2,196 $125   $25,992,635 21
May 18, 2012 11 $334,875 +22% -65% 1,175 $285   $26,327,510 22
May 19, 2012 11 $464,125 +39% -64% 1,175 $395   $26,791,635 23
May 20, 2012 11 $311,375 -33% -70% 1,175 $265   $27,103,010 24
May 21, 2012 11 $141,025 -55% -59% 1,175 $120   $27,244,035 25
May 22, 2012 10 $152,750 +8% -67% 1,175 $130   $27,396,785 26
May 23, 2012 - $123,375 -19% -57% 1,175 $105   $27,520,160 27
May 24, 2012 11 $135,125 +10% -51% 1,175 $115   $27,655,285 28
May 25, 2012 - $83,575 -38% -75% 274 $305   $27,738,860 29
May 26, 2012 - $113,710 +36% -76% 274 $415   $27,852,570 30
May 27, 2012 - $97,270 -14% -69% 274 $355   $27,949,840 31
May 28, 2012 - $63,020 -35% -55% 274 $230   $28,012,860 32
May 29, 2012 - $32,985 -48% -78% 274 $120   $28,045,845 33
May 30, 2012 - $28,770 -13% -77% 274 $105   $28,074,615 34
May 31, 2012 - $30,140 +5% -78% 274 $110   $28,104,755 35
Jun 1, 2012 - $52,320 +74% -37% 218 $240   $28,157,075 36
Jun 2, 2012 - $80,660 +54% -29% 218 $370   $28,237,735 37
Jun 3, 2012 - $46,865 -42% -52% 218 $215   $28,284,600 38
Jun 4, 2012 - $19,620 -58% -69% 218 $90   $28,304,220 39
Jun 5, 2012 - $24,005 +22% -27% 218 $110   $28,328,225 40
Jun 6, 2012 - $19,665 -18% -32% 218 $90   $28,347,890 41
Jun 7, 2012 - $20,710 +5% -31% 218 $95   $28,368,600 42
Jun 8, 2012 - $36,750 +77% -30% 175 $210   $28,405,350 43
Jun 9, 2012 - $53,375 +45% -34% 175 $305   $28,458,725 44
Jun 10, 2012 - $31,500 -41% -33% 175 $180   $28,490,225 45
Jun 11, 2012 - $14,875 -53% -24% 175 $85   $28,505,100 46
Jun 12, 2012 - $18,450 +24% -23% 175 $105   $28,523,550 47
Jun 13, 2012 - $14,790 -20% -25% 175 $85   $28,538,340 48
Jun 14, 2012 - $13,990 -5% -32% 175 $80   $28,552,330 49
Jun 15, 2012 - $30,165 +116% -18% 168 $180   $28,582,495 50
Jun 16, 2012 - $41,225 +37% -23% 168 $245   $28,623,720 51
Jun 17, 2012 - $21,050 -49% -33% 168 $125   $28,644,770 52
Jun 18, 2012 - $13,440 -36% -10% 168 $80   $28,658,210 53
Jun 19, 2012 - $15,195 +13% -18% 168 $90   $28,673,405 54
Jun 20, 2012 - $14,205 -7% -4% 168 $85   $28,687,610 55
Jun 21, 2012 - $12,675 -11% -9% 168 $75   $28,700,285 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 2 $14,103,905   2,935 $4,805   $14,103,905 1
May 4, 2012 5 $7,205,505 -49% 2,941 $2,450   $21,309,410 2
May 11, 2012 7 $4,683,225 -35% 2,196 $2,133   $25,992,635 3
May 18, 2012 11 $1,662,650 -64% 1,175 $1,415   $27,655,285 4
May 25, 2012 20 $449,470 -73% 274 $1,640   $28,104,755 5
Jun 1, 2012 26 $263,845 -41% 218 $1,210   $28,368,600 6
Jun 8, 2012 28 $183,730 -30% 175 $1,050   $28,552,330 7
Jun 15, 2012 33 $147,955 -19% 168 $881   $28,700,285 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/3/2012 $2,006,970 276 276 1,228 $6,212,354 12/10/2015
Austria 7/13/2012 $342,930 60 62 335 $1,119,485 12/11/2015
Belgium 8/1/2012 $37,966 16 16 57 $105,175 12/11/2015
Croatia 6/21/2012 $0 0 10 50 $44,480 12/29/2018
Egypt 7/4/2012 $0 0 6 30 $57,090 12/29/2018
France 8/1/2012 $109,842 45 45 45 $109,842 12/11/2015
Germany 7/12/2012 $1,346,375 281 358 1,712 $4,777,603 12/11/2015
Iceland 5/11/2012 $11,062 3 3 11 $38,952 12/29/2018
Israel 7/5/2012 $83,788 18 19 75 $326,058 12/29/2018
Italy 9/28/2012 $169,037 99 99 99 $169,037 12/11/2015
Lebanon 5/17/2012 $23,579 9 9 18 $43,441 12/29/2018
Mexico 8/10/2012 $249,993 208 208 781 $968,967 12/11/2015
Netherlands 6/28/2012 $23,677 10 10 10 $43,091 12/10/2015
New Zealand 5/3/2012 $218,294 50 54 247 $640,845 12/10/2015
Peru 11/29/2012 $61,954 33 37 103 $181,141 12/30/2018
Poland 6/29/2012 $44,575 59 59 166 $157,569 12/29/2018
Portugal 5/10/2012 $43,809 35 35 97 $110,927 12/10/2015
Romania 5/4/2012 $46,190 25 25 68 $134,066 12/29/2018
Slovenia 6/14/2012 $5,881 7 7 56 $65,088 12/11/2015
South Africa 10/5/2012 $43,926 24 24 64 $132,213 12/12/2015
Spain 9/7/2012 $179,875 199 199 358 $424,622 12/12/2015
United Arab Emirates 5/10/2012 $155,466 26 26 32 $350,666 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 6/22/2012 $1,626,783 457 472 2,177 $16,369,856 12/11/2015
Uruguay 4/5/2013 $7,985 5 5 9 $15,493 12/30/2018
Venezuela 3/15/2013 $0 0 17 48 $325,473 12/14/2015
 
International Total$32,923,534 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 9, 20127123,062 123,062$2,284,031$2,284,0311
Sep 16, 20122433,336-73% 156,398$681,054$2,965,0852
Sep 23, 20122513,195-60% 169,593$273,400$3,238,4853

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Sep 9, 2012448,764 48,764$1,071,354$1,071,3541
Sep 16, 20121311,249-77% 60,013$268,507$1,339,8612

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