Foxcatcher (2014)

Foxcatcher poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,096,300Details
International Box Office $7,206,758Details
Worldwide Box Office $19,303,058
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,778,201 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,222,058 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $3,000,259
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Synopsis

When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave. Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz’s bid for Gold and the chance to “coach” a world-class wrestling team as an opportunity to gain the elusive respect of his peers and, more importantly, his disapproving mother. Flattered by the attention and entranced by du Pont’s majestic world, Mark comes to see his benefactor as a father figure and grows increasingly dependent on him for approval. Though initially supportive, du Pont’s mercurial personality turns and he begins to lure Mark into an unhealthy lifestyle that threatens to undermine his training. Soon du Pont’s erratic behavior and cruel psychological game-play begin to erode the athlete’s already shaky self-esteem. Meanwhile du Pont becomes fixated on Dave, who exudes the confidence both he and Mark lack, knowing that these are things even his money cannot buy. Fueled by du Pont’s increasing paranoia and alienation from the brothers, the trio is propelled towards a tragedy no one could have foreseen.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$270,877 (2.2% of total gross)
Legs:10.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/759 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,791,557

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 14th, 2014 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: November 20th, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
January 8th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Poland)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Mexico)
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Video Release: March 3rd, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some drug use and a scene of violence.
(Rating bulletin 2326, 6/11/2014)
Running Time: 134 minutes
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Keywords: Olympics, Wrestling, 1980s, Mental Illness, Epilogue, Biographical Drama, Biography, Dysfunctional Family, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Mixed Martial Arts
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Annapurna Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 83 $581,000 Jan 23, 2015 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 57 $1,125,000 Jan 16, 2015 66
Top 2014 Theater Average 12 $45,146 Nov 14, 2014 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2014 24 $270,877   6 $45,146   $270,877 1
Nov 21, 2014 19 $474,339 +75% 24 $19,764   $822,046 2
Dec 5, 2014 16 $574,727   75 $7,663   $2,842,240 4
Dec 12, 2014 18 $401,928 -30% 79 $5,088   $3,367,639 5
Dec 19, 2014 14 $953,563 +137% 307 $3,106   $4,437,619 6
Dec 26, 2014 20 $947,489 -1% 315 $3,008   $6,147,191 7
Jan 2, 2015 20 $902,762 -5% 298 $3,029   $7,942,789 8
Jan 9, 2015 23 $531,000 -41% 237 $2,241   $8,740,000 9
Jan 16, 2015 19 $1,125,000 +112% 759 $1,482   $10,050,000 10
Jan 23, 2015 24 $581,000 -48% 516 $1,126   $10,985,000 11
Jan 30, 2015 31 $274,000 -53% 302 $907   $11,451,000 12
Feb 6, 2015 33 $180,680 -34% 174 $1,038   $11,713,352 13
Feb 13, 2015 38 $88,787 -51% 98 $906   $11,867,056 14
Feb 20, 2015 39 $89,000 n/c 118 $754   $12,000,079 15
Feb 27, 2015 57 $33,267 -63% 54 $616   $12,059,558 16
Mar 6, 2015 56 $27,300 -18% 66 $414   $12,096,300 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 14, 2014 - $76,000   6 $12,667   $76,000 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2014 24 $347,707   6 $57,951   $347,707 1
Nov 21, 2014 22 $745,753 +114% 24 $31,073   $1,093,460 2
Nov 28, 2014 13 $1,174,053 +57% 72 $16,306   $2,267,513 3
Dec 5, 2014 16 $698,198 -41% 75 $9,309   $2,965,711 4
Dec 12, 2014 20 $518,345 -26% 79 $6,561   $3,484,056 5
Dec 19, 2014 18 $1,715,646 +231% 307 $5,588   $5,199,702 6
Dec 26, 2014 20 $1,840,325 +7% 315 $5,842   $7,040,027 7
Jan 2, 2015 21 $1,169,353 -36% 298 $3,924   $8,209,380 8
Jan 9, 2015 23 $715,880 -39% 237 $3,021   $8,925,260 9
Jan 16, 2015 20 $1,479,282 +107% 759 $1,949   $10,404,542 10
Jan 23, 2015 24 $772,164 -48% 516 $1,496   $11,176,706 11
Feb 20, 2015 43 $115,221   118 $976   $12,026,291 15
Feb 27, 2015 62 $42,696 -63% 54 $791   $12,068,987 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/29/2015 $145,587 42 42 195 $406,955 7/1/2015
Brazil 1/23/2015 $117,681 39 39 86 $303,286 11/5/2018
France 1/21/2015 $473,533 0 0 0 $1,043,751 8/21/2018
Hong Kong 3/6/2015 $26,018 13 13 19 $47,714 11/25/2018
Italy 1/8/2015 $0 0 0 0 $304,978 11/6/2018
Mexico 1/16/2015 $74,147 0 0 0 $315,865 8/30/2018
Poland 1/9/2015 $19,109 0 0 0 $48,838 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/20/2014 $0 0 492 824 $335,292 11/19/2018
South Korea 2/6/2015 $0 0 0 0 $186,822 9/25/2018
Spain 2/6/2015 $154,841 99 99 322 $374,668 11/27/2018
Taiwan 3/6/2015 $22,535 24 24 31 $41,345 11/2/2018
Turkey 1/30/2015 $34,379 34 34 53 $72,024 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 1/9/2015 $1,330,616 0 0 0 $2,548,126 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $1,177,094
 
International Total$7,206,758 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
Mar 8, 2015832,139 32,139$576,895$576,8951

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 8, 2015521,302 21,302$424,970$424,9701

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Leading Cast

Steve Carell    John Eleuthère du Pont
Channing Tatum    Mark Schultz
Mark Ruffalo    Dave Schultz

Supporting Cast

Vanessa Redgrave    Jean du Pont
Sienna Miller    Nancy Schultz
Anthony Michael Hall    Jack
Guy Boyd    Henry Beck
Dave "Doc" Bennett*    Documentary Filmmaker
Brett Rice    Fred Cole
Jackson Frazer    Alexander Schultz
Samara Lee    Danielle Schultz
Francis J. Murphy III    Wayne Kendall
Jane Mowder    Rosie
Lee Perkins    Corporal Daly
Robert Haramia    Banquet Guest
David Zabriskie    Dan Bane
Bryan Cook    Ben Langer
Daniel Hilt    Roberto Garcia
Zach Rey    Foxcatcher Wrestler #1
Reece Humphrey    Foxcatcher Wrestler #2
J.D. Bergman    Foxcatcher Wrestler #3
Corey Jantzen    Foxcatcher Wrestler #4
Frederick Feeney    Seoul Referee
Mark Schultz    Weigh-in Official #1
Kemp Lee    Weigh-in Official #2
Jake Herbert    Mark's Opponent at Trials
Donald Modrick    Front Gate Guard
Richard E. Chapla Jr.    Broiler Hut Cashier
Kevin Cooke    Photographer
Gabrielle B. Burton    School Secretary
Bill Ehrin    Broiler Hut Patron
Roger Callard    Helicopter Pilot
Dan Anders    General
Stan Dziedzic    USA Wrestling Rep #1
Sam Dziedzic    USA Wrestling Rep #2
Bruce Baumgartner    USA Wrestling Rep #3
Sam Brehm    Hank Church
Barry Vlanich    D.C. Partygoer
Joey Russo    Olympic Trials Referee
Ken Williams    Coach Ken
Gene Mills    Worlds Referee
John C. Baxter    Worlds Announcer
Rick Steigerwald    Wexler Trainer
Mark Snider    MMA Referee
Jazz Securo    MMA Announcer
Corey Walker    MMA Backstage Official
Alan Oppenheimer    Du Pont Dynasty Narrator
David Miller    USA Wrestling Rep #2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bennett Miller    Director
E. Max Frye    Screenwriter
Dan Futterman    Screenwriter
Megan Ellison    Producer
Bennett Miller    Producer
Jon Kilik    Producer
Anthony Bregman    Producer
Chelsea Barnard    Executive Producer
Ron Schmidt    Executive Producer
Mark Bakshi    Executive Producer
Michael Coleman    Executive Producer
Tom Heller    Executive Producer
John P. Giura    Executive Producer
Scott Robertson    Co-Producer
Greig Fraser    Director of Photography
Jess Gonchor    Production Designer
Stuart Levy    Editor
Conor O Neill    Editor
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Kasia Walicka Maimone    Costume Designer
Rob Simonsen    Composer
West Dylan Thordson    Additional Music
Susan Jacobs    Music Supervisor
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Bill Corso    Make up
Kathrine Gordon    Hairstylist
Dennis Liddiard    Key Makeup Artist
Kristin Gore    Associate Producer
Hank Bedford    Associate Producer
Ron Schmidt    Unit Production Manager
Richard E. Chapla Jr.    Production Supervisor
Scott Robertson    Assistant Director
Jonas Spaccarotelli    Assistant Director
Jeff Hubbard    Assistant Director
Steve Parys    Assistant Director
Alyssa Batchelor    Assistant Director
Stuart MacPhee    Post-Production Supervisor
Tracy Scott    Script Supervisor
Georgina Marquis    Production Supervisor
David Massachi    Editor
Mike Azevedo    Assistant Editor
Julia Bloch    Assistant Editor
Brooks Larsen    Assistant Editor
Alexandra Yalakidis    Assistant Editor
Andreas Fehrle    Assistant Editor
Pete Snell    Music Editor
Suzana Peric    Music Editor
Jennifer Dunnington    Music Editor
John Carbonara    Music Editor
Jake Jackson    Score Recordist
Brad Ricker    Art Director
Katherine Lucas    Set Decorator
Kate Dougherty    Set Designer
Rori Bergman    Additional Casting
Matt Maisto    Additional Casting
Darcie Buterbaugh    Costume Supervisor
Jim Emswiller    Sound Mixer
Paul Hsu    Supervising Sound Editor
Ronald Eng    Supervising Sound Editor
Deb Adair    Re-recording Mixer
Beau Borders    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Fleischman    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Bucossi    Stunt Coordinator
Jake Braver    Visual Effects Supervisor
Raymond M. Tasillo    Special Effects Coordinator
Jim Rider    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Casey    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dan Schrecker    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jon Tanimoto    Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Anderson    Visual Effects Producer
Karen Czukerberg    Visual Effects Producer
John Bair    Visual Effects Producer
Renuka Ballal    Visual Effects Producer
Colleen Bachman    Visual Effects Producer
Joseph Bell    Visual Effects Producer
Jess Gonchor    Second Unit Director

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

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December 3rd, 2014

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November 23rd, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

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November 16th, 2014

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November 14th, 2014

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Synopsis

When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave. Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz’s bid for Gold and the chance to “coach” a world-class wrestling team as an opportunity to gain the elusive respect of his peers and, more importantly, his disapproving mother. Flattered by the attention and entranced by du Pont’s majestic world, Mark comes to see his benefactor as a father figure and grows increasingly dependent on him for approval. Though initially supportive, du Pont’s mercurial personality turns and he begins to lure Mark into an unhealthy lifestyle that threatens to undermine his training. Soon du Pont’s erratic behavior and cruel psychological game-play begin to erode the athlete’s already shaky self-esteem. Meanwhile du Pont becomes fixated on Dave, who exudes the confidence both he and Mark lack, knowing that these are things even his money cannot buy. Fueled by du Pont’s increasing paranoia and alienation from the brothers, the trio is propelled towards a tragedy no one could have foreseen.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$270,877 (2.2% of total gross)
Legs:10.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/759 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,791,557

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 14th, 2014 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: November 20th, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
January 8th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Poland)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Mexico)
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Video Release: March 3rd, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some drug use and a scene of violence.
(Rating bulletin 2326, 6/11/2014)
Running Time: 134 minutes
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Keywords: Olympics, Wrestling, 1980s, Mental Illness, Epilogue, Biographical Drama, Biography, Dysfunctional Family, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Mixed Martial Arts
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Annapurna Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 83 $581,000 Jan 23, 2015 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 57 $1,125,000 Jan 16, 2015 66
Top 2014 Theater Average 12 $45,146 Nov 14, 2014 3

Leading Cast

Steve Carell    John Eleuthère du Pont
Channing Tatum    Mark Schultz
Mark Ruffalo    Dave Schultz

Supporting Cast

Vanessa Redgrave    Jean du Pont
Sienna Miller    Nancy Schultz
Anthony Michael Hall    Jack
Guy Boyd    Henry Beck
Dave "Doc" Bennett*    Documentary Filmmaker
Brett Rice    Fred Cole
Jackson Frazer    Alexander Schultz
Samara Lee    Danielle Schultz
Francis J. Murphy III    Wayne Kendall
Jane Mowder    Rosie
Lee Perkins    Corporal Daly
Robert Haramia    Banquet Guest
David Zabriskie    Dan Bane
Bryan Cook    Ben Langer
Daniel Hilt    Roberto Garcia
Zach Rey    Foxcatcher Wrestler #1
Reece Humphrey    Foxcatcher Wrestler #2
J.D. Bergman    Foxcatcher Wrestler #3
Corey Jantzen    Foxcatcher Wrestler #4
Frederick Feeney    Seoul Referee
Mark Schultz    Weigh-in Official #1
Kemp Lee    Weigh-in Official #2
Jake Herbert    Mark's Opponent at Trials
Donald Modrick    Front Gate Guard
Richard E. Chapla Jr.    Broiler Hut Cashier
Kevin Cooke    Photographer
Gabrielle B. Burton    School Secretary
Bill Ehrin    Broiler Hut Patron
Roger Callard    Helicopter Pilot
Dan Anders    General
Stan Dziedzic    USA Wrestling Rep #1
Sam Dziedzic    USA Wrestling Rep #2
Bruce Baumgartner    USA Wrestling Rep #3
Sam Brehm    Hank Church
Barry Vlanich    D.C. Partygoer
Joey Russo    Olympic Trials Referee
Ken Williams    Coach Ken
Gene Mills    Worlds Referee
John C. Baxter    Worlds Announcer
Rick Steigerwald    Wexler Trainer
Mark Snider    MMA Referee
Jazz Securo    MMA Announcer
Corey Walker    MMA Backstage Official
Alan Oppenheimer    Du Pont Dynasty Narrator
David Miller    USA Wrestling Rep #2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bennett Miller    Director
E. Max Frye    Screenwriter
Dan Futterman    Screenwriter
Megan Ellison    Producer
Bennett Miller    Producer
Jon Kilik    Producer
Anthony Bregman    Producer
Chelsea Barnard    Executive Producer
Ron Schmidt    Executive Producer
Mark Bakshi    Executive Producer
Michael Coleman    Executive Producer
Tom Heller    Executive Producer
John P. Giura    Executive Producer
Scott Robertson    Co-Producer
Greig Fraser    Director of Photography
Jess Gonchor    Production Designer
Stuart Levy    Editor
Conor O Neill    Editor
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Kasia Walicka Maimone    Costume Designer
Rob Simonsen    Composer
West Dylan Thordson    Additional Music
Susan Jacobs    Music Supervisor
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Bill Corso    Make up
Kathrine Gordon    Hairstylist
Dennis Liddiard    Key Makeup Artist
Kristin Gore    Associate Producer
Hank Bedford    Associate Producer
Ron Schmidt    Unit Production Manager
Richard E. Chapla Jr.    Production Supervisor
Scott Robertson    Assistant Director
Jonas Spaccarotelli    Assistant Director
Jeff Hubbard    Assistant Director
Steve Parys    Assistant Director
Alyssa Batchelor    Assistant Director
Stuart MacPhee    Post-Production Supervisor
Tracy Scott    Script Supervisor
Georgina Marquis    Production Supervisor
David Massachi    Editor
Mike Azevedo    Assistant Editor
Julia Bloch    Assistant Editor
Brooks Larsen    Assistant Editor
Alexandra Yalakidis    Assistant Editor
Andreas Fehrle    Assistant Editor
Pete Snell    Music Editor
Suzana Peric    Music Editor
Jennifer Dunnington    Music Editor
John Carbonara    Music Editor
Jake Jackson    Score Recordist
Brad Ricker    Art Director
Katherine Lucas    Set Decorator
Kate Dougherty    Set Designer
Rori Bergman    Additional Casting
Matt Maisto    Additional Casting
Darcie Buterbaugh    Costume Supervisor
Jim Emswiller    Sound Mixer
Paul Hsu    Supervising Sound Editor
Ronald Eng    Supervising Sound Editor
Deb Adair    Re-recording Mixer
Beau Borders    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Fleischman    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Bucossi    Stunt Coordinator
Jake Braver    Visual Effects Supervisor
Raymond M. Tasillo    Special Effects Coordinator
Jim Rider    Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Casey    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dan Schrecker    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jon Tanimoto    Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Anderson    Visual Effects Producer
Karen Czukerberg    Visual Effects Producer
John Bair    Visual Effects Producer
Renuka Ballal    Visual Effects Producer
Colleen Bachman    Visual Effects Producer
Joseph Bell    Visual Effects Producer
Jess Gonchor    Second Unit Director

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

DVD Sales: Mockingjay Leaves DVD Sales a Little Hungry

March 22nd, 2015

There was a flood of new releases on this week's DVD sales chart, including five of the top six best-sellers for the week. Leading the way was Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 with 718,000 units / $9.98 million. This is well below what Catching Fire opened with, but still enough to keep the studio happy. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Hunger Games Fills Up on Blu-ray

March 22nd, 2015

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 3rd, 2015

March 3rd, 2015

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February 20th, 2015

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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 17th, 2015

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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actor

February 13th, 2015

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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 12th, 2015

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Per Theater Chart: Sniper Expands Wide, but Still Secures Top Spot

January 21st, 2015

American Sniper poster

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Weekend Estimates: American Sniper Shatters January Record

January 18th, 2015

American Sniper poster

American Sniper was confidently expected to top the box office charts this weekend, and to give Clint Eastwood his best weekend as a director, but no-one was predicting that the film would break the record for the biggest weekend in January by over $20 million. As of Sunday morning, that’s what Warner Bros. is projecting for the film with their official weekend estimate standing at $90,205,000 from 3,555 theaters. Since the film had already played for three weeks in exclusive engagements, it will also grab the crown for biggest fourth weekend at the box office. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

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2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

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2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

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2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Birdman poster

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Per Theater Chart: American Shoots for the Top

December 31st, 2014

American Sniper poster

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December 22nd, 2014

Inherent Vice poster

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December 16th, 2014

Inherent Vice poster

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December 11th, 2014

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December 10th, 2014

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December 10th, 2014

The Imitation Game poster

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December 7th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

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December 3rd, 2014

The Imitation Game poster

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Per Theater Chart: Mockingjay Makes a Mockery of the Per Theater Chart

November 26th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

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Weekend Estimates: Mockingjay Sets 2014 Record with Disappointing Debut

November 23rd, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

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November 19th, 2014

Foxcatcher poster

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Weekend Estimates: Dumb and Dumber Top

November 16th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

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Limited Release: Foxy Releases

November 14th, 2014

Foxcatcher poster

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2014 24 $270,877   6 $45,146   $270,877 1
Nov 21, 2014 19 $474,339 +75% 24 $19,764   $822,046 2
Dec 5, 2014 16 $574,727   75 $7,663   $2,842,240 4
Dec 12, 2014 18 $401,928 -30% 79 $5,088   $3,367,639 5
Dec 19, 2014 14 $953,563 +137% 307 $3,106   $4,437,619 6
Dec 26, 2014 20 $947,489 -1% 315 $3,008   $6,147,191 7
Jan 2, 2015 20 $902,762 -5% 298 $3,029   $7,942,789 8
Jan 9, 2015 23 $531,000 -41% 237 $2,241   $8,740,000 9
Jan 16, 2015 19 $1,125,000 +112% 759 $1,482   $10,050,000 10
Jan 23, 2015 24 $581,000 -48% 516 $1,126   $10,985,000 11
Jan 30, 2015 31 $274,000 -53% 302 $907   $11,451,000 12
Feb 6, 2015 33 $180,680 -34% 174 $1,038   $11,713,352 13
Feb 13, 2015 38 $88,787 -51% 98 $906   $11,867,056 14
Feb 20, 2015 39 $89,000 n/c 118 $754   $12,000,079 15
Feb 27, 2015 57 $33,267 -63% 54 $616   $12,059,558 16
Mar 6, 2015 56 $27,300 -18% 66 $414   $12,096,300 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 14, 2014 - $76,000   6 $12,667   $76,000 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 14, 2014 24 $347,707   6 $57,951   $347,707 1
Nov 21, 2014 22 $745,753 +114% 24 $31,073   $1,093,460 2
Nov 28, 2014 13 $1,174,053 +57% 72 $16,306   $2,267,513 3
Dec 5, 2014 16 $698,198 -41% 75 $9,309   $2,965,711 4
Dec 12, 2014 20 $518,345 -26% 79 $6,561   $3,484,056 5
Dec 19, 2014 18 $1,715,646 +231% 307 $5,588   $5,199,702 6
Dec 26, 2014 20 $1,840,325 +7% 315 $5,842   $7,040,027 7
Jan 2, 2015 21 $1,169,353 -36% 298 $3,924   $8,209,380 8
Jan 9, 2015 23 $715,880 -39% 237 $3,021   $8,925,260 9
Jan 16, 2015 20 $1,479,282 +107% 759 $1,949   $10,404,542 10
Jan 23, 2015 24 $772,164 -48% 516 $1,496   $11,176,706 11
Feb 20, 2015 43 $115,221   118 $976   $12,026,291 15
Feb 27, 2015 62 $42,696 -63% 54 $791   $12,068,987 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/29/2015 $145,587 42 42 195 $406,955 7/1/2015
Brazil 1/23/2015 $117,681 39 39 86 $303,286 11/5/2018
France 1/21/2015 $473,533 0 0 0 $1,043,751 8/21/2018
Hong Kong 3/6/2015 $26,018 13 13 19 $47,714 11/25/2018
Italy 1/8/2015 $0 0 0 0 $304,978 11/6/2018
Mexico 1/16/2015 $74,147 0 0 0 $315,865 8/30/2018
Poland 1/9/2015 $19,109 0 0 0 $48,838 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/20/2014 $0 0 492 824 $335,292 11/19/2018
South Korea 2/6/2015 $0 0 0 0 $186,822 9/25/2018
Spain 2/6/2015 $154,841 99 99 322 $374,668 11/27/2018
Taiwan 3/6/2015 $22,535 24 24 31 $41,345 11/2/2018
Turkey 1/30/2015 $34,379 34 34 53 $72,024 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 1/9/2015 $1,330,616 0 0 0 $2,548,126 8/27/2018
 
Rest of World $1,177,094
 
International Total$7,206,758 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
Mar 8, 2015832,139 32,139$576,895$576,8951

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 8, 2015521,302 21,302$424,970$424,9701

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