Focus (2015)

Focus poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $53,862,963Details
International Box Office $114,202,737Details
Worldwide Box Office $168,065,700
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $4,604,219 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,399,134 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,003,353
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess. As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit. In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,685,137 (34.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,323 opening theaters/3,323 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $68,878,142

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,711 $53,862,963
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 951 $114,202,737
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,118 $168,065,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 327 $53,862,963
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 87 $114,202,737
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 146 $168,065,700

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 27th, 2015 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
February 27th, 2015 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Croatia)
February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands)
February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands)
February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Slovakia)
February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Slovenia)
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Video Release: May 12th, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexual content and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2332, 7/23/2014)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. I am Legend
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Keywords: Confidence Men, Romance, Professional Rivalry, Mentor, Auto Racing, IMAX: DMR, Crime Comedy, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Di Novi Pictures, Zaftig Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 2015 1 $18,685,137   3,323 $5,623   $18,685,137 1
Mar 6, 2015 2 $10,007,276 -46% 3,323 $3,012   $34,560,772 2
Mar 13, 2015 4 $5,739,006 -43% 2,855 $2,010   $43,966,421 3
Mar 20, 2015 8 $3,244,355 -43% 2,055 $1,579   $49,347,832 4
Mar 27, 2015 11 $1,292,230 -60% 1,260 $1,026   $51,851,639 5
Apr 3, 2015 15 $448,150 -65% 625 $717   $52,824,772 6
Apr 10, 2015 16 $300,316 -33% 424 $708   $53,344,851 7
Apr 17, 2015 25 $148,918 -50% 262 $568   $53,626,463 8
Apr 24, 2015 34 $90,398 -39% 188 $481   $53,781,080 9
May 1, 2015 43 $35,424 -61% 122 $290   $53,846,915 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 27, 2015 1 $6,451,899     3,323 $1,942   $6,451,899 1
Feb 28, 2015 1 $7,634,350 +18%   3,323 $2,297   $14,086,249 2
Mar 1, 2015 1 $4,598,888 -40%   3,323 $1,384   $18,685,137 3
Mar 2, 2015 1 $1,518,217 -67%   3,323 $457   $20,203,354 4
Mar 3, 2015 1 $1,860,439 +23%   3,323 $560   $22,063,793 5
Mar 4, 2015 1 $1,286,208 -31%   3,323 $387   $23,350,001 6
Mar 5, 2015 1 $1,203,495 -6%   3,323 $362   $24,553,496 7
Mar 6, 2015 2 $2,901,180 +141% -55% 3,323 $873   $27,454,676 8
Mar 7, 2015 2 $4,439,711 +53% -42% 3,323 $1,336   $31,894,387 9
Mar 8, 2015 2 $2,666,385 -40% -42% 3,323 $802   $34,560,772 10
Mar 9, 2015 2 $863,161 -68% -43% 3,323 $260   $35,423,933 11
Mar 10, 2015 3 $1,144,105 +33% -39% 3,323 $344   $36,568,038 12
Mar 11, 2015 3 $852,355 -26% -34% 3,323 $257   $37,420,393 13
Mar 12, 2015 3 $807,022 -5% -33% 3,323 $243   $38,227,415 14
Mar 13, 2015 3 $1,698,605 +110% -41% 2,855 $595   $39,926,020 15
Mar 14, 2015 4 $2,542,173 +50% -43% 2,855 $890   $42,468,193 16
Mar 15, 2015 6 $1,498,228 -41% -44% 2,855 $525   $43,966,421 17
Mar 16, 2015 6 $530,179 -65% -39% 2,855 $186   $44,496,600 18
Mar 17, 2015 6 $623,083 +18% -46% 2,855 $218   $45,119,683 19
Mar 18, 2015 6 $527,425 -15% -38% 2,855 $185   $45,647,108 20
Mar 19, 2015 6 $456,369 -13% -43% 2,855 $160   $46,103,477 21
Mar 20, 2015 8 $939,099 +106% -45% 2,055 $457   $47,042,576 22
Mar 21, 2015 7 $1,459,816 +55% -43% 2,055 $710   $48,502,392 23
Mar 22, 2015 8 $845,440 -42% -44% 2,055 $411   $49,347,832 24
Mar 23, 2015 8 $311,484 -63% -41% 2,055 $152   $49,659,316 25
Mar 24, 2015 8 $376,001 +21% -40% 2,055 $183   $50,035,317 26
Mar 25, 2015 7 $301,079 -20% -43% 2,055 $147   $50,336,396 27
Mar 26, 2015 8 $223,013 -26% -51% 2,055 $109   $50,559,409 28
Mar 27, 2015 11 $388,976 +74% -59% 1,260 $309   $50,948,385 29
Mar 28, 2015 11 $582,028 +50% -60% 1,260 $462   $51,530,413 30
Mar 29, 2015 11 $321,226 -45% -62% 1,260 $255   $51,851,639 31
Mar 30, 2015 12 $126,182 -61% -59% 1,260 $100   $51,977,821 32
Mar 31, 2015 12 $164,491 +30% -56% 1,260 $131   $52,142,312 33
Apr 1, 2015 12 $126,172 -23% -58% 1,260 $100   $52,268,484 34
Apr 2, 2015 12 $108,138 -14% -52% 1,260 $86   $52,376,622 35
Apr 3, 2015 14 $159,215 +47% -59% 625 $255   $52,535,837 36
Apr 4, 2015 14 $165,707 +4% -72% 625 $265   $52,701,544 37
Apr 5, 2015 14 $123,228 -26% -62% 625 $197   $52,824,772 38
Apr 6, 2015 - $52,309 -58% -59% 625 $84   $52,877,081 39
Apr 7, 2015 - $65,542 +25% -60% 625 $105   $52,942,623 40
Apr 8, 2015 - $54,399 -17% -57% 625 $87   $52,997,022 41
Apr 9, 2015 - $47,513 -13% -56% 625 $76   $53,044,535 42
Apr 10, 2015 - $91,084 +92% -43% 424 $215   $53,135,619 43
Apr 11, 2015 - $134,506 +48% -19% 424 $317   $53,270,125 44
Apr 12, 2015 15 $74,726 -44% -39% 424 $176   $53,344,851 45
Apr 13, 2015 15 $30,637 -59% -41% 424 $72   $53,375,488 46
Apr 14, 2015 - $39,828 +30% -39% 424 $94   $53,415,316 47
Apr 15, 2015 15 $32,260 -19% -41% 424 $76   $53,447,576 48
Apr 16, 2015 15 $29,969 -7% -37% 424 $71   $53,477,545 49
Apr 17, 2015 - $42,401 +41% -53% 262 $162   $53,519,946 50
Apr 18, 2015 - $68,709 +62% -49% 262 $262   $53,588,655 51
Apr 19, 2015 - $37,808 -45% -49% 262 $144   $53,626,463 52
Apr 20, 2015 - $14,745 -61% -52% 262 $56   $53,641,208 53
Apr 21, 2015 - $17,983 +22% -55% 262 $69   $53,659,191 54
Apr 22, 2015 - $15,825 -12% -51% 262 $60   $53,675,016 55
Apr 23, 2015 - $15,666 -1% -48% 262 $60   $53,690,682 56
Apr 24, 2015 - $24,611 +57% -42% 188 $131   $53,715,293 57
Apr 25, 2015 - $42,956 +75% -37% 188 $228   $53,758,249 58
Apr 26, 2015 - $22,831 -47% -40% 188 $121   $53,781,080 59
Apr 27, 2015 - $7,789 -66% -47% 188 $41   $53,788,869 60
Apr 28, 2015 - $9,024 +16% -50% 188 $48   $53,797,893 61
Apr 29, 2015 - $7,850 -13% -50% 188 $42   $53,805,743 62
Apr 30, 2015 - $5,748 -27% -63% 188 $31   $53,811,491 63
May 1, 2015 - $12,070 +110% -51% 122 $99   $53,823,561 64
May 2, 2015 - $14,027 +16% -67% 122 $115   $53,837,588 65
May 3, 2015 - $9,327 -34% -59% 122 $76   $53,846,915 66
May 4, 2015 - $3,517 -62% -55% 122 $29   $53,850,432 67
May 5, 2015 - $3,798 +8% -58% 122 $31   $53,854,230 68
May 6, 2015 - $4,167 +10% -47% 122 $34   $53,858,397 69
May 7, 2015 - $4,566 +10% -21% 122 $37   $53,862,963 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 2015 1 $24,553,496   3,323 $7,389   $24,553,496 1
Mar 6, 2015 2 $13,673,919 -44% 3,323 $4,115   $38,227,415 2
Mar 13, 2015 6 $7,876,062 -42% 2,855 $2,759   $46,103,477 3
Mar 20, 2015 8 $4,455,932 -43% 2,055 $2,168   $50,559,409 4
Mar 27, 2015 11 $1,817,213 -59% 1,260 $1,442   $52,376,622 5
Apr 3, 2015 15 $667,913 -63% 625 $1,069   $53,044,535 6
Apr 10, 2015 16 $433,010 -35% 424 $1,021   $53,477,545 7
Apr 17, 2015 25 $213,137 -51% 262 $814   $53,690,682 8
Apr 24, 2015 35 $120,809 -43% 188 $643   $53,811,491 9
May 1, 2015 40 $51,472 -57% 122 $422   $53,862,963 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/6/2015 $0 0 1 1 $708 11/24/2018
Australia 3/5/2015 $2,026,684 273 276 1,257 $6,812,576 7/7/2015
Belgium 3/25/2015 $0 0 49 96 $862,556 6/26/2015
Brazil 3/12/2015 $1,322,908 674 674 2,191 $5,090,837 11/27/2018
Bulgaria 3/20/2015 $0 0 20 36 $220,723 12/30/2018
Croatia 2/26/2015 $0 0 8 8 $204,907 6/26/2015
Ecuador 3/6/2015 $0 0 8 8 $622,708 12/30/2018
France 3/25/2015 $2,122,746 0 333 333 $5,335,745 11/27/2018
Germany 3/6/2015 $1,253,938 0 0 0 $3,082,610 8/22/2018
Hong Kong 3/6/2015 $440,616 83 83 130 $682,865 11/26/2018
Iceland 3/6/2015 $0 0 2 3 $31,026 12/30/2018
India 3/13/2015 $0 0 9 9 $392,882 6/25/2015
Israel 3/5/2015 $0 0 15 15 $37,259 11/27/2018
Italy 3/5/2015 $0 0 69 69 $5,685,523 6/25/2015
Japan 5/1/2015 $674,588 0 0 0 $3,657,012 8/23/2018
Mexico 3/6/2015 $2,261,870 0 0 0 $8,410,724 8/30/2018
Netherlands 2/26/2015 $765,832 102 102 748 $2,885,683 11/27/2018
Poland 3/6/2015 $247,735 0 0 0 $771,233 12/30/2018
Portugal 3/12/2015 $0 0 49 85 $644,937 6/26/2015
Russia (CIS) 2/27/2015 $3,803,749 1,265 1,265 3,472 $10,283,707 11/19/2018
Slovakia 2/26/2015 $0 0 11 11 $149,856 6/26/2015
Slovenia 2/26/2015 $0 0 8 8 $50,224 6/26/2015
South Africa 3/13/2015 $0 0 40 40 $711,791 6/26/2015
South Korea 2/26/2015 $379,052 0 0 0 $494,204 8/29/2018
Spain 3/27/2015 $1,386,028 317 324 1,641 $4,638,701 11/28/2018
Taiwan 2/27/2015 $471,900 69 69 202 $1,116,630 11/2/2018
Turkey 3/20/2015 $101,210 65 65 166 $340,606 11/27/2018
United Arab Emirates 2/26/2015 $0 0 5 7 $25,592 6/25/2015
United Kingdom 2/27/2015 $2,949,274 457 466 1,112 $11,202,352 2/6/2017
Uruguay 3/5/2015 $0 0 5 9 $157,416 6/26/2015
Vietnam 3/20/2015 $0 0 1 1 $13,673 6/26/2015
 
International Total$114,202,737 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
Jun 7, 20154113,466 113,466$1,700,855$1,700,8554
Jun 14, 2015849,592-56% 163,058$743,384$2,444,2395
Jun 21, 20151532,203-35% 195,261$482,723$2,926,9626
Jun 28, 20152820,398-37% 215,659$305,766$3,232,7287

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 7, 2015469,537 69,537$1,613,955$1,613,9554
Jun 14, 20151116,122-77% 85,659$402,886$2,016,8415
Jun 21, 20152011,000-32% 96,659$272,255$2,289,0966

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Leading Cast

Will Smith    Nicky
Margot Robbie    Jess

Supporting Cast

Adrian Martinez    Farhad
Gerald McRaney    Owens
Rodrigo Santoro    Garriga
B.D. Wong    Liyuan
Brennan Brown    Horst
Robert Taylor    McEwen
Dotan Bonen    Gordon
Griff Furst    Gareth
Stephanie Honore    Janice
David Stanford    Drunken Stranger
Dominic Fumusa    Jared
Steve Heung Sup Kim    Liyuan's Bodyguard
Don Yesso    Card Player/Football Coach
Juan Minujin    Marcello
Jano Seitun    Bartender
Melania Lenoir    Pretty Woman
Pietro Gian    Massive Security Guard
Justina Bustos    Blonde Bartender
Paula Brasca    Saleswoman
Antonella Macchi    Apollonia
Aaron Jay Rome    Bartender
Armando L. Leduc*    Bald Guy
Jon Eyez    Bruiser
Clay Chamerlain    Mark #1
Daniel Ladmirault    Mark #2
Daniella Short    Naked Woman
Frank Monteleone    Tech
Alan Sabbagh    Team Argentina Head Engineer
Herve Segata    France Team Engineer
Jorge Takashima    Team Korea Engineer
Pierre Marquille    HRT Team Owner
Nas Mehdi    Head of Team India
Federico Bongiorno    Head of Team Russia
Kate Adair    Tourist Thief
Billy Slaughter    Passing Thief
Lindsay Clift    Another Thief
Thomas Francis Murphy    Hustler
Nicoye Banks    Card Sharp.
Ruy Gatti    French Tech
Cacilie Hughes    Jenny
Alvin Chon    Liyuan's Bodyguard #2
Brett Baker    Another Thief #2
Taylor Persh    Sous Chef
Mariano Bertolini    Waiter
Scott M. Jefferson    Additional McEwen Tech
Billy Louviere    Rowdy Guy #1
Thomas Thomason    Rowdy Guy #2
Antonella Saldicco    Party Guest #1
Joaquin Berthold    Party Guest #2
Marina Artigas    Party Guest #3
Dario Dukah    Party Guest #4
Martin Covert    Doctor
Apollo Robbins    Apollo
Michael Dardant    Card Mechanic #1
Victor Moran    Card Mechanic #2
Eric McMullen    DOC
Han Soto    Head of Team Japan
Yeshi Tenzin    Head of Team Japan #2
Laney Chouest    Head of Team
Darrell Foster    Head of Team Italy
Hilary Tuttle    Waitress Thief
Guillermo Miguel    Team Argentina
Nina Leon    BA Reporter
Nick Reasons    Sideline Reporter
Chris Dieker    Coin Toss Rhino
Stevie Baggs, Jr.    Coin Toss Thresher
Thomas Holley    Announcer #1
Walter Prestenberg, Jr.    Announcer #2
Nicholas Harris    Interview Thresher
Pat O'Hara    Team Owner
David Haines    Nicky's Crew Tommy
Steve Hammond    Cafe Host Mark
Derrick Townsend    Frat Guy #1

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

Production and Technical Credits

Glenn Ficarra    Director
John Requa    Director
Glenn Ficarra    Screenwriter
John Requa    Screenwriter
Denise Di Novi    Producer
Charlie Gogolak    Executive Producer
Stan Wlodkowski    Executive Producer
Steven Mnuchin    Executive Producer
Beth Mickle    Production Designer
Jan Kovac    Editor
Nick Urata    Composer
Xavier Perez Grobet    Director of Photography
Dayna Pink    Costume Designer
Bernard Telsey    Casting Director
Tiffany Little Canfield    Casting Director
Stan Wlodkowski    Unit Production Manager
Stephen Hagen    First Assistant Director
Johnny Recher    Second Assistant Director
Jason Ruder    Music Supervisor
Jeffrey Harlacker    Associate Producer
Paul Urmson    Supervising Sound Editor
Lyn Pinezich    Unit Production Manager
Kelly Curley    Art Director
Lisa Sessions Morgan    Set Decorator
Dave Kelsey    Set Designer
Trinh Vu    Set Designer
Frank Masi    Additional Photography-Still Photographer
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
Anna Rane    Script Supervisor
Tania McComas    Make up
Aimee Stuit    Make up
Christa Vausbinder    Production Supervisor
Matt Kutcher    Special Effects Supervisor
Justin B. Johnson    Special Effects Coordinator
David Vaccari    Casting Associate
Jennifer Yoo    Casting Assistant
Robin Batherson    Extras Casting
Wyatt Sprague    Sound Effects Editor
Jac Rubenstein    Dialogue Editor
Joel Dougherty    Dialogue Editor
Skip Lievsay    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Urmson    Re-recording Mixer
Jason Ruder    Supervising Music Editor
Jim Rider    Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Croughwell    Stunt Coordinator

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

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April 9th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

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Cinderella poster

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Insurgent poster

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Cinderella poster

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Cinderella poster

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Cinderella poster

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March 12th, 2015

Jupiter Ascending poster

Jupiter Ascending returned to the international chart in first place with $25.3 million in 53 markets for a month-long total of $107.0 million internationally. This includes a first place, $23.08 million debut on 7,028 screens in China. If the film can have even middling legs in China, it will overtake its production budget on the global box office. However, it needed to make twice that to break even. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Chappie Leads Worst Weekend of the Year

March 10th, 2015

Chappie poster

It was the worst weekend of the year so far with two of the three wide releases bombing compared to expectations. It was so bad, that the three wide releases combined were lower than the high end predictions for Chappie. Unfinished Business missed the Mendoza Line and will be quickly forgotten by the end of the month. Only The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has a future. Overall, the total box office was just under $90 million, which was 16% lower than last weekend. It was also 38% lower than the same weekend last year. The top five this year barely made more than the number one film from last year, 300: Rise of an Empire. The combined opening of the three new releases this year was dwarfed by the opening of Mr. Peabody and Sherman last year. Granted, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 in the year-to-date comparison, but the lead has shrunk to under 1% at $1.85 billion to $1.84 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Not the Best New Releases

March 5th, 2015

Chappie poster

March begins with three wide releases. Or to be more accurate, two wide releases and a semi-wide release. Unfortunately, both wide releases are being attacked by critics. Chappie is being called a smart idea with a dumb execution. Unfinished Business is earning some of the worst reviews of the year and its buzz is really not much better than its reviews. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is earning good reviews, but its theater count is low enough that it might not reach the top five. This weekend last year, there were two $100 million hits that debuted, 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. None of the three wide releases this week will get to $100 million in total. In fact, all three films combined likely won't open with as much as 300: Rise of an Empire did. It looks like 2015 will lose in the year-over-year comparison in a significant way. More...

International Box Office: Shades Completes the Threepeat

March 5th, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey poster

For the third weekend in a row, Fifty Shades of Grey ruled the international box office, this time pulling in $36 million in 59 markets over the weekend for totals of $337.00 million internationally and $484.40 million worldwide. It will reached $500 million early this weekend [ Copy Ed: Just heard it crossed $500 million today with $352 million internationally and $150 million domestically for a worldwide total of $502 million]. The film opened in South Korea, but struggled earning fourth place with $1.25 million on 510 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.80 million. It might have struggled in South Korea, because by the time it opened there, the word-of-mouth has overtaken the hype. Its biggest single market is the U.K. where it has made $46.27 million, including $3.43 million on 545 screens this past weekend. More...

Contest: You Need to Focus to Win: Winning Announcement

March 4th, 2015

The winners of our You Need to Focus to Win contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Focus opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Loses Focus

March 3rd, 2015

Focus poster

As expected, Focus led the way at the box office, but sadly did so with a much lower opening weekend result than predicted. The rest of the top five were a little stronger than predicted each earning between $10 million and $12 million. That said, the overall box office was still weak, down 10% from last week to $107 million. It was also down 13% from last year. This caused 2015's lead over 2014 to drop. Granted, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 by $110 million or 6.8% at $1.74 billion to $1.63 billion, so it would take a while to lose that lead at this pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Focus Steals a Modest Win

March 1st, 2015

Focus poster

Will Smith remains a top 20 force on The Numbers Bankability Index, thanks mainly to his leading turns in tentpoles and franchise films. His draw in smaller movies has always been less of a sure thing, even in his heyday. The performance of Focus this weekend is perhaps not as much of a surprise, with Warner Bros. projecting an OK $19.1 million debut for the film—not a terrible number for the time of year, and broadly in line with the openings for Seven Pounds ($14.8m), The Pursuit of Happyness ($26.5m) and Ali ($14.7m). More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases are Not In Focus

February 26th, 2015

Focus poster

The month ends with two wide releases: Focus and The Lazarus Effect. Neither film is expected to be a big hit, but at least Focus is expected to earn first place overtaking Fifty Shades of Grey. Overall, I think the box office will drop when compared to last week. Worse still, the box office looks weak when compared to last year. Last year, the box office was led by Non-Stop, while three films earned more than $20 million over the weekend. This year, there's a chance no film will earn $20 million. 2015 is very likely going to lose in the year-over-year comparison ending 2015's winning streak. More...

Contest: You Need to Focus to Win

February 20th, 2015

Next weekend, Focus will dominate The Lazarus Effect at the box office. As such, it is the only real choice for 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 Focus.

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 Tale of the Princess Kaguya on Blu-ray. 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 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: February

February 1st, 2015

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water poster

It was a record-breaking January thanks entirely to American Sniper, which set records, both during its limited release run and especially when it expanded wide. There were a couple of other films that did well, but for the most part, it was a typical January. The question is, will American Sniper boost the overall box office, which would help February, or will its effects fade as it does? There are ten wide releases in February; there are a few films that may or may not open in the top ten. Of these, there are only two that have a real shot at true box office success. The biggest film in terms of buzz is Fifty Shades of Grey, which looks so, so bad. Personally, I would rather watch The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water a hundred times than sit through just the trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey. If Fifty Shades of Grey becomes the biggest hit of the month, it will mrean the end of civilization. Because. I. Will. End. Civilization. Last February was mostly mediocre, except for The LEGO Movie which was a huge early year hit. There's no chance any film opening this month will match The LEGO Movie; the top two films likely won't match The LEGO Movie. Because of this, 2015 will need to rely on depth to come out ahead. I'm not sure how likely that will be. More...


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Synopsis

Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess. As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit. In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,685,137 (34.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,323 opening theaters/3,323 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $68,878,142

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,711 $53,862,963
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 951 $114,202,737
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,118 $168,065,700
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 327 $53,862,963
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 87 $114,202,737
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 146 $168,065,700

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 27th, 2015 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
February 27th, 2015 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Croatia)
February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands)
February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands)
February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Slovakia)
February 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Slovenia)
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Video Release: May 12th, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexual content and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2332, 7/23/2014)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. I am Legend
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Keywords: Confidence Men, Romance, Professional Rivalry, Mentor, Auto Racing, IMAX: DMR, Crime Comedy, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Di Novi Pictures, Zaftig Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Will Smith    Nicky
Margot Robbie    Jess

Supporting Cast

Adrian Martinez    Farhad
Gerald McRaney    Owens
Rodrigo Santoro    Garriga
B.D. Wong    Liyuan
Brennan Brown    Horst
Robert Taylor    McEwen
Dotan Bonen    Gordon
Griff Furst    Gareth
Stephanie Honore    Janice
David Stanford    Drunken Stranger
Dominic Fumusa    Jared
Steve Heung Sup Kim    Liyuan's Bodyguard
Don Yesso    Card Player/Football Coach
Juan Minujin    Marcello
Jano Seitun    Bartender
Melania Lenoir    Pretty Woman
Pietro Gian    Massive Security Guard
Justina Bustos    Blonde Bartender
Paula Brasca    Saleswoman
Antonella Macchi    Apollonia
Aaron Jay Rome    Bartender
Armando L. Leduc*    Bald Guy
Jon Eyez    Bruiser
Clay Chamerlain    Mark #1
Daniel Ladmirault    Mark #2
Daniella Short    Naked Woman
Frank Monteleone    Tech
Alan Sabbagh    Team Argentina Head Engineer
Herve Segata    France Team Engineer
Jorge Takashima    Team Korea Engineer
Pierre Marquille    HRT Team Owner
Nas Mehdi    Head of Team India
Federico Bongiorno    Head of Team Russia
Kate Adair    Tourist Thief
Billy Slaughter    Passing Thief
Lindsay Clift    Another Thief
Thomas Francis Murphy    Hustler
Nicoye Banks    Card Sharp.
Ruy Gatti    French Tech
Cacilie Hughes    Jenny
Alvin Chon    Liyuan's Bodyguard #2
Brett Baker    Another Thief #2
Taylor Persh    Sous Chef
Mariano Bertolini    Waiter
Scott M. Jefferson    Additional McEwen Tech
Billy Louviere    Rowdy Guy #1
Thomas Thomason    Rowdy Guy #2
Antonella Saldicco    Party Guest #1
Joaquin Berthold    Party Guest #2
Marina Artigas    Party Guest #3
Dario Dukah    Party Guest #4
Martin Covert    Doctor
Apollo Robbins    Apollo
Michael Dardant    Card Mechanic #1
Victor Moran    Card Mechanic #2
Eric McMullen    DOC
Han Soto    Head of Team Japan
Yeshi Tenzin    Head of Team Japan #2
Laney Chouest    Head of Team
Darrell Foster    Head of Team Italy
Hilary Tuttle    Waitress Thief
Guillermo Miguel    Team Argentina
Nina Leon    BA Reporter
Nick Reasons    Sideline Reporter
Chris Dieker    Coin Toss Rhino
Stevie Baggs, Jr.    Coin Toss Thresher
Thomas Holley    Announcer #1
Walter Prestenberg, Jr.    Announcer #2
Nicholas Harris    Interview Thresher
Pat O'Hara    Team Owner
David Haines    Nicky's Crew Tommy
Steve Hammond    Cafe Host Mark
Derrick Townsend    Frat Guy #1

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

Production and Technical Credits

Glenn Ficarra    Director
John Requa    Director
Glenn Ficarra    Screenwriter
John Requa    Screenwriter
Denise Di Novi    Producer
Charlie Gogolak    Executive Producer
Stan Wlodkowski    Executive Producer
Steven Mnuchin    Executive Producer
Beth Mickle    Production Designer
Jan Kovac    Editor
Nick Urata    Composer
Xavier Perez Grobet    Director of Photography
Dayna Pink    Costume Designer
Bernard Telsey    Casting Director
Tiffany Little Canfield    Casting Director
Stan Wlodkowski    Unit Production Manager
Stephen Hagen    First Assistant Director
Johnny Recher    Second Assistant Director
Jason Ruder    Music Supervisor
Jeffrey Harlacker    Associate Producer
Paul Urmson    Supervising Sound Editor
Lyn Pinezich    Unit Production Manager
Kelly Curley    Art Director
Lisa Sessions Morgan    Set Decorator
Dave Kelsey    Set Designer
Trinh Vu    Set Designer
Frank Masi    Additional Photography-Still Photographer
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
Anna Rane    Script Supervisor
Tania McComas    Make up
Aimee Stuit    Make up
Christa Vausbinder    Production Supervisor
Matt Kutcher    Special Effects Supervisor
Justin B. Johnson    Special Effects Coordinator
David Vaccari    Casting Associate
Jennifer Yoo    Casting Assistant
Robin Batherson    Extras Casting
Wyatt Sprague    Sound Effects Editor
Jac Rubenstein    Dialogue Editor
Joel Dougherty    Dialogue Editor
Skip Lievsay    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Urmson    Re-recording Mixer
Jason Ruder    Supervising Music Editor
Jim Rider    Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Croughwell    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Numbers: SpongeBob Soaks Up the Competition

June 22nd, 2015

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

It was a busy week on the home market, sort of. There were plenty of new releases on the video chart, with new releases earning five of the top six spots. However, the number one film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water wasn't a major hit, selling 584,000 units / $11.52 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 47%, which is really good for an animated film aimed at kids. Overall, this isn't a bad start, but I was really hoping for more. Its box office numbers were much better than expected, plus it was a great movie, but its home market debut is only good. More...

Home Market Releases for June 2nd, 2015

June 3rd, 2015

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Welcome to the column formerly known as the DVD and Blu-ray release report! In response to the changing home market landscape, we have renamed it the Home Market Release Report, and will now be including Video-on-Demand releases. It was a bad week to try and change the format, as there were a ton of great releases contending for Pick of the Week. Most of these contenders are TV on DVD releases, including Parks & Recreation: Season 7. There is also one limited release, Spring on Blu-ray, and one first-run releases, The SpongeBob Movie: A Sponge Out of Water on 3D Combo Pack. It was a close race, but I choose SpongeBob in the end. More...

International Box Office: Furious Accelerates Universal to $1 Billion

April 9th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

Furious 7 dominated the international chart with $245.05 million on 10,683 screens in 63 markets for a worldwide opening of $392.22 million. Unless the film has terrible legs, it should get to $1 billion. Speaking of $1 billion, Universal announced they reached $1 billion worldwide for the year in the earliest ever time for the studio. The previous record was May 31st, which was set in 2013. So not only did they beat the record, they crushed it. The film's best individual market was Mexico, where it earned $21.5 million on 685 screens. It also cracked $15 million in the U.K. ($18.7 million on 537); Germany ($15.9 million on 650). Additionally, the film topped $10 million in France ($11.4 million on 707); Brazil ($11.4 million on 551); Australia ($11.3 million on 255); Taiwan ($10.3 million on 80). This is an incredible run so far and could be a good omen for the upcoming summer blockbuster season. More...

International Box Office: Cinderella Swaps Spots with Insurgent

April 2nd, 2015

Cinderella poster

Cinderella returned to first place after a week in second. It did so with $40.0 million in 53 markets for totals of $187.7 million internationally and $337.3 million worldwide. The film opened in a number of major markets, including the U.K., where it earned first place with $5.65 million in 554 theaters. The film took $3.8 million in France and $3.7 million in Australia, while Brazil was close behind with $3.4 million. The film's debut in Spain wasn't as strong at $2.1 million, but that was still the best result of the weekend and the third best opening of the year. Meanwhile in China, the film added $12.33 million over the full week for a total of $65.92 million after three. At this pace, the film will have no trouble getting to $400 million worldwide, which will be enough to cover its entire production budget and perhaps all of its P&A budget. More...

International Box Office: Insurgent Surges Past Cinderella

March 26th, 2015

Insurgent poster

As expected, Insurgent earned first place on the international chart earning $48.4 million on 10,187 screens in 76 markets. The film's biggest market was France, where it opened in first place with $6 million, while it made $4.37 million in 497 theaters in the U.K. earning first place there as well. Its best growth came from Brazil, where it nearly tripled the first film with $4.2 million. The film had to settle for second place in Russia with $3.76 million on 1,570 screens, but that was still close to 20% more than its predecessor opened with. More...

International Box Office: Cinderella Story

March 18th, 2015

Cinderella poster

Cinderella led the way on the international box office, but it can't be described as a Cinderella opening, as every one expected it to earn first place. The film pulled in $62.4 million in 31 markets during its first weekend of release. This includes $25.01 million during its first weekend in China, which was easily enough for first place. It also earned first place in Russia with $2.62 million on 1,550 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.06 million. The film placed first in Mexico ($5 million) and Italy ($4.6 million). It is still too early to tell where it will finish, but this is a strong start. By this time next week, it will likely have pulled in enough to cover its entire production budget. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Cinderella Helps Box Office Bounce Back

March 16th, 2015

Cinderella poster

As expected, Cinderella easily won the race to the top of the box office. However, it didn't quite do as well as expected. Additionally, Run All Night's opening was also a little softer than expected. Fortunately, despite this, the overall box office still bounced back from last weekend growing by 47% to $132 million. This was also higher than last year by 16%, which is really high for a year-over-year comparison. Year-to-date, 2015 is ahead of 2014 by 2.3% at $2.01 billion to $1.97 billion. This is not a huge lead, but it is still enough growth that the overall industry should be happy. More...

Weekend Predictions: Cinderella (Ella Ella)

March 12th, 2015

Cinderella poster

Last weekend was a disaster, the worst weekend at the box office so far this year. This weekend should bounce back with the opening of Cinderella. Its the first family film to come out since The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and its reviews are excellent. The other film opening wide this week is Run All Night, which is the latest Liam Neeson action film. There's not much more that needs to be said about that. This weekend last year was led by Mr. Peabody and Sherman with $21.81 million. Cinderella will crush that figure. In fact, Cinderella might make more than the top five made combined last year. More...

International Box Office: Jupiter Ascends to the Top

March 12th, 2015

Jupiter Ascending poster

Jupiter Ascending returned to the international chart in first place with $25.3 million in 53 markets for a month-long total of $107.0 million internationally. This includes a first place, $23.08 million debut on 7,028 screens in China. If the film can have even middling legs in China, it will overtake its production budget on the global box office. However, it needed to make twice that to break even. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Chappie Leads Worst Weekend of the Year

March 10th, 2015

Chappie poster

It was the worst weekend of the year so far with two of the three wide releases bombing compared to expectations. It was so bad, that the three wide releases combined were lower than the high end predictions for Chappie. Unfinished Business missed the Mendoza Line and will be quickly forgotten by the end of the month. Only The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has a future. Overall, the total box office was just under $90 million, which was 16% lower than last weekend. It was also 38% lower than the same weekend last year. The top five this year barely made more than the number one film from last year, 300: Rise of an Empire. The combined opening of the three new releases this year was dwarfed by the opening of Mr. Peabody and Sherman last year. Granted, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 in the year-to-date comparison, but the lead has shrunk to under 1% at $1.85 billion to $1.84 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Not the Best New Releases

March 5th, 2015

Chappie poster

March begins with three wide releases. Or to be more accurate, two wide releases and a semi-wide release. Unfortunately, both wide releases are being attacked by critics. Chappie is being called a smart idea with a dumb execution. Unfinished Business is earning some of the worst reviews of the year and its buzz is really not much better than its reviews. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is earning good reviews, but its theater count is low enough that it might not reach the top five. This weekend last year, there were two $100 million hits that debuted, 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. None of the three wide releases this week will get to $100 million in total. In fact, all three films combined likely won't open with as much as 300: Rise of an Empire did. It looks like 2015 will lose in the year-over-year comparison in a significant way. More...

International Box Office: Shades Completes the Threepeat

March 5th, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey poster

For the third weekend in a row, Fifty Shades of Grey ruled the international box office, this time pulling in $36 million in 59 markets over the weekend for totals of $337.00 million internationally and $484.40 million worldwide. It will reached $500 million early this weekend [ Copy Ed: Just heard it crossed $500 million today with $352 million internationally and $150 million domestically for a worldwide total of $502 million]. The film opened in South Korea, but struggled earning fourth place with $1.25 million on 510 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $1.80 million. It might have struggled in South Korea, because by the time it opened there, the word-of-mouth has overtaken the hype. Its biggest single market is the U.K. where it has made $46.27 million, including $3.43 million on 545 screens this past weekend. More...

Contest: You Need to Focus to Win: Winning Announcement

March 4th, 2015

The winners of our You Need to Focus to Win contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Focus opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Loses Focus

March 3rd, 2015

Focus poster

As expected, Focus led the way at the box office, but sadly did so with a much lower opening weekend result than predicted. The rest of the top five were a little stronger than predicted each earning between $10 million and $12 million. That said, the overall box office was still weak, down 10% from last week to $107 million. It was also down 13% from last year. This caused 2015's lead over 2014 to drop. Granted, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 by $110 million or 6.8% at $1.74 billion to $1.63 billion, so it would take a while to lose that lead at this pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Focus Steals a Modest Win

March 1st, 2015

Focus poster

Will Smith remains a top 20 force on The Numbers Bankability Index, thanks mainly to his leading turns in tentpoles and franchise films. His draw in smaller movies has always been less of a sure thing, even in his heyday. The performance of Focus this weekend is perhaps not as much of a surprise, with Warner Bros. projecting an OK $19.1 million debut for the film—not a terrible number for the time of year, and broadly in line with the openings for Seven Pounds ($14.8m), The Pursuit of Happyness ($26.5m) and Ali ($14.7m). More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases are Not In Focus

February 26th, 2015

Focus poster

The month ends with two wide releases: Focus and The Lazarus Effect. Neither film is expected to be a big hit, but at least Focus is expected to earn first place overtaking Fifty Shades of Grey. Overall, I think the box office will drop when compared to last week. Worse still, the box office looks weak when compared to last year. Last year, the box office was led by Non-Stop, while three films earned more than $20 million over the weekend. This year, there's a chance no film will earn $20 million. 2015 is very likely going to lose in the year-over-year comparison ending 2015's winning streak. More...

Contest: You Need to Focus to Win

February 20th, 2015

Next weekend, Focus will dominate The Lazarus Effect at the box office. As such, it is the only real choice for 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 Focus.

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 Tale of the Princess Kaguya on Blu-ray. 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 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: February

February 1st, 2015

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water poster

It was a record-breaking January thanks entirely to American Sniper, which set records, both during its limited release run and especially when it expanded wide. There were a couple of other films that did well, but for the most part, it was a typical January. The question is, will American Sniper boost the overall box office, which would help February, or will its effects fade as it does? There are ten wide releases in February; there are a few films that may or may not open in the top ten. Of these, there are only two that have a real shot at true box office success. The biggest film in terms of buzz is Fifty Shades of Grey, which looks so, so bad. Personally, I would rather watch The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water a hundred times than sit through just the trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey. If Fifty Shades of Grey becomes the biggest hit of the month, it will mrean the end of civilization. Because. I. Will. End. Civilization. Last February was mostly mediocre, except for The LEGO Movie which was a huge early year hit. There's no chance any film opening this month will match The LEGO Movie; the top two films likely won't match The LEGO Movie. Because of this, 2015 will need to rely on depth to come out ahead. I'm not sure how likely that will be. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 2015 1 $18,685,137   3,323 $5,623   $18,685,137 1
Mar 6, 2015 2 $10,007,276 -46% 3,323 $3,012   $34,560,772 2
Mar 13, 2015 4 $5,739,006 -43% 2,855 $2,010   $43,966,421 3
Mar 20, 2015 8 $3,244,355 -43% 2,055 $1,579   $49,347,832 4
Mar 27, 2015 11 $1,292,230 -60% 1,260 $1,026   $51,851,639 5
Apr 3, 2015 15 $448,150 -65% 625 $717   $52,824,772 6
Apr 10, 2015 16 $300,316 -33% 424 $708   $53,344,851 7
Apr 17, 2015 25 $148,918 -50% 262 $568   $53,626,463 8
Apr 24, 2015 34 $90,398 -39% 188 $481   $53,781,080 9
May 1, 2015 43 $35,424 -61% 122 $290   $53,846,915 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 27, 2015 1 $6,451,899     3,323 $1,942   $6,451,899 1
Feb 28, 2015 1 $7,634,350 +18%   3,323 $2,297   $14,086,249 2
Mar 1, 2015 1 $4,598,888 -40%   3,323 $1,384   $18,685,137 3
Mar 2, 2015 1 $1,518,217 -67%   3,323 $457   $20,203,354 4
Mar 3, 2015 1 $1,860,439 +23%   3,323 $560   $22,063,793 5
Mar 4, 2015 1 $1,286,208 -31%   3,323 $387   $23,350,001 6
Mar 5, 2015 1 $1,203,495 -6%   3,323 $362   $24,553,496 7
Mar 6, 2015 2 $2,901,180 +141% -55% 3,323 $873   $27,454,676 8
Mar 7, 2015 2 $4,439,711 +53% -42% 3,323 $1,336   $31,894,387 9
Mar 8, 2015 2 $2,666,385 -40% -42% 3,323 $802   $34,560,772 10
Mar 9, 2015 2 $863,161 -68% -43% 3,323 $260   $35,423,933 11
Mar 10, 2015 3 $1,144,105 +33% -39% 3,323 $344   $36,568,038 12
Mar 11, 2015 3 $852,355 -26% -34% 3,323 $257   $37,420,393 13
Mar 12, 2015 3 $807,022 -5% -33% 3,323 $243   $38,227,415 14
Mar 13, 2015 3 $1,698,605 +110% -41% 2,855 $595   $39,926,020 15
Mar 14, 2015 4 $2,542,173 +50% -43% 2,855 $890   $42,468,193 16
Mar 15, 2015 6 $1,498,228 -41% -44% 2,855 $525   $43,966,421 17
Mar 16, 2015 6 $530,179 -65% -39% 2,855 $186   $44,496,600 18
Mar 17, 2015 6 $623,083 +18% -46% 2,855 $218   $45,119,683 19
Mar 18, 2015 6 $527,425 -15% -38% 2,855 $185   $45,647,108 20
Mar 19, 2015 6 $456,369 -13% -43% 2,855 $160   $46,103,477 21
Mar 20, 2015 8 $939,099 +106% -45% 2,055 $457   $47,042,576 22
Mar 21, 2015 7 $1,459,816 +55% -43% 2,055 $710   $48,502,392 23
Mar 22, 2015 8 $845,440 -42% -44% 2,055 $411   $49,347,832 24
Mar 23, 2015 8 $311,484 -63% -41% 2,055 $152   $49,659,316 25
Mar 24, 2015 8 $376,001 +21% -40% 2,055 $183   $50,035,317 26
Mar 25, 2015 7 $301,079 -20% -43% 2,055 $147   $50,336,396 27
Mar 26, 2015 8 $223,013 -26% -51% 2,055 $109   $50,559,409 28
Mar 27, 2015 11 $388,976 +74% -59% 1,260 $309   $50,948,385 29
Mar 28, 2015 11 $582,028 +50% -60% 1,260 $462   $51,530,413 30
Mar 29, 2015 11 $321,226 -45% -62% 1,260 $255   $51,851,639 31
Mar 30, 2015 12 $126,182 -61% -59% 1,260 $100   $51,977,821 32
Mar 31, 2015 12 $164,491 +30% -56% 1,260 $131   $52,142,312 33
Apr 1, 2015 12 $126,172 -23% -58% 1,260 $100   $52,268,484 34
Apr 2, 2015 12 $108,138 -14% -52% 1,260 $86   $52,376,622 35
Apr 3, 2015 14 $159,215 +47% -59% 625 $255   $52,535,837 36
Apr 4, 2015 14 $165,707 +4% -72% 625 $265   $52,701,544 37
Apr 5, 2015 14 $123,228 -26% -62% 625 $197   $52,824,772 38
Apr 6, 2015 - $52,309 -58% -59% 625 $84   $52,877,081 39
Apr 7, 2015 - $65,542 +25% -60% 625 $105   $52,942,623 40
Apr 8, 2015 - $54,399 -17% -57% 625 $87   $52,997,022 41
Apr 9, 2015 - $47,513 -13% -56% 625 $76   $53,044,535 42
Apr 10, 2015 - $91,084 +92% -43% 424 $215   $53,135,619 43
Apr 11, 2015 - $134,506 +48% -19% 424 $317   $53,270,125 44
Apr 12, 2015 15 $74,726 -44% -39% 424 $176   $53,344,851 45
Apr 13, 2015 15 $30,637 -59% -41% 424 $72   $53,375,488 46
Apr 14, 2015 - $39,828 +30% -39% 424 $94   $53,415,316 47
Apr 15, 2015 15 $32,260 -19% -41% 424 $76   $53,447,576 48
Apr 16, 2015 15 $29,969 -7% -37% 424 $71   $53,477,545 49
Apr 17, 2015 - $42,401 +41% -53% 262 $162   $53,519,946 50
Apr 18, 2015 - $68,709 +62% -49% 262 $262   $53,588,655 51
Apr 19, 2015 - $37,808 -45% -49% 262 $144   $53,626,463 52
Apr 20, 2015 - $14,745 -61% -52% 262 $56   $53,641,208 53
Apr 21, 2015 - $17,983 +22% -55% 262 $69   $53,659,191 54
Apr 22, 2015 - $15,825 -12% -51% 262 $60   $53,675,016 55
Apr 23, 2015 - $15,666 -1% -48% 262 $60   $53,690,682 56
Apr 24, 2015 - $24,611 +57% -42% 188 $131   $53,715,293 57
Apr 25, 2015 - $42,956 +75% -37% 188 $228   $53,758,249 58
Apr 26, 2015 - $22,831 -47% -40% 188 $121   $53,781,080 59
Apr 27, 2015 - $7,789 -66% -47% 188 $41   $53,788,869 60
Apr 28, 2015 - $9,024 +16% -50% 188 $48   $53,797,893 61
Apr 29, 2015 - $7,850 -13% -50% 188 $42   $53,805,743 62
Apr 30, 2015 - $5,748 -27% -63% 188 $31   $53,811,491 63
May 1, 2015 - $12,070 +110% -51% 122 $99   $53,823,561 64
May 2, 2015 - $14,027 +16% -67% 122 $115   $53,837,588 65
May 3, 2015 - $9,327 -34% -59% 122 $76   $53,846,915 66
May 4, 2015 - $3,517 -62% -55% 122 $29   $53,850,432 67
May 5, 2015 - $3,798 +8% -58% 122 $31   $53,854,230 68
May 6, 2015 - $4,167 +10% -47% 122 $34   $53,858,397 69
May 7, 2015 - $4,566 +10% -21% 122 $37   $53,862,963 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 2015 1 $24,553,496   3,323 $7,389   $24,553,496 1
Mar 6, 2015 2 $13,673,919 -44% 3,323 $4,115   $38,227,415 2
Mar 13, 2015 6 $7,876,062 -42% 2,855 $2,759   $46,103,477 3
Mar 20, 2015 8 $4,455,932 -43% 2,055 $2,168   $50,559,409 4
Mar 27, 2015 11 $1,817,213 -59% 1,260 $1,442   $52,376,622 5
Apr 3, 2015 15 $667,913 -63% 625 $1,069   $53,044,535 6
Apr 10, 2015 16 $433,010 -35% 424 $1,021   $53,477,545 7
Apr 17, 2015 25 $213,137 -51% 262 $814   $53,690,682 8
Apr 24, 2015 35 $120,809 -43% 188 $643   $53,811,491 9
May 1, 2015 40 $51,472 -57% 122 $422   $53,862,963 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/6/2015 $0 0 1 1 $708 11/24/2018
Australia 3/5/2015 $2,026,684 273 276 1,257 $6,812,576 7/7/2015
Belgium 3/25/2015 $0 0 49 96 $862,556 6/26/2015
Brazil 3/12/2015 $1,322,908 674 674 2,191 $5,090,837 11/27/2018
Bulgaria 3/20/2015 $0 0 20 36 $220,723 12/30/2018
Croatia 2/26/2015 $0 0 8 8 $204,907 6/26/2015
Ecuador 3/6/2015 $0 0 8 8 $622,708 12/30/2018
France 3/25/2015 $2,122,746 0 333 333 $5,335,745 11/27/2018
Germany 3/6/2015 $1,253,938 0 0 0 $3,082,610 8/22/2018
Hong Kong 3/6/2015 $440,616 83 83 130 $682,865 11/26/2018
Iceland 3/6/2015 $0 0 2 3 $31,026 12/30/2018
India 3/13/2015 $0 0 9 9 $392,882 6/25/2015
Israel 3/5/2015 $0 0 15 15 $37,259 11/27/2018
Italy 3/5/2015 $0 0 69 69 $5,685,523 6/25/2015
Japan 5/1/2015 $674,588 0 0 0 $3,657,012 8/23/2018
Mexico 3/6/2015 $2,261,870 0 0 0 $8,410,724 8/30/2018
Netherlands 2/26/2015 $765,832 102 102 748 $2,885,683 11/27/2018
Poland 3/6/2015 $247,735 0 0 0 $771,233 12/30/2018
Portugal 3/12/2015 $0 0 49 85 $644,937 6/26/2015
Russia (CIS) 2/27/2015 $3,803,749 1,265 1,265 3,472 $10,283,707 11/19/2018
Slovakia 2/26/2015 $0 0 11 11 $149,856 6/26/2015
Slovenia 2/26/2015 $0 0 8 8 $50,224 6/26/2015
South Africa 3/13/2015 $0 0 40 40 $711,791 6/26/2015
South Korea 2/26/2015 $379,052 0 0 0 $494,204 8/29/2018
Spain 3/27/2015 $1,386,028 317 324 1,641 $4,638,701 11/28/2018
Taiwan 2/27/2015 $471,900 69 69 202 $1,116,630 11/2/2018
Turkey 3/20/2015 $101,210 65 65 166 $340,606 11/27/2018
United Arab Emirates 2/26/2015 $0 0 5 7 $25,592 6/25/2015
United Kingdom 2/27/2015 $2,949,274 457 466 1,112 $11,202,352 2/6/2017
Uruguay 3/5/2015 $0 0 5 9 $157,416 6/26/2015
Vietnam 3/20/2015 $0 0 1 1 $13,673 6/26/2015
 
International Total$114,202,737 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
Jun 7, 20154113,466 113,466$1,700,855$1,700,8554
Jun 14, 2015849,592-56% 163,058$743,384$2,444,2395
Jun 21, 20151532,203-35% 195,261$482,723$2,926,9626
Jun 28, 20152820,398-37% 215,659$305,766$3,232,7287

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 7, 2015469,537 69,537$1,613,955$1,613,9554
Jun 14, 20151116,122-77% 85,659$402,886$2,016,8415
Jun 21, 20152011,000-32% 96,659$272,255$2,289,0966

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