Fred Claus (2007)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $72,006,777Details
International Box Office $25,830,861Details
Worldwide Box Office $97,837,638
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $35,350,595 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $35,350,595
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,515,473 (25.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:73.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,603 opening theaters/3,603 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,169,083

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 9th, 2007 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: November 25th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and some rude humor
Running Time: 115 minutes
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Keywords: Christmas, Christmas in November, Dysfunctional Family, Family Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Silver Pictures, David Dobkin Pictures, Jessie Nelson Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 152 $10,575,400 Nov 23, 2007 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 166 $17,369,479 Nov 23, 2007 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 142 $14,935,100 Nov 23, 2007 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $19,884,519 Nov 23, 2007 17
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 49 $18,515,473 Nov 9, 2007 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 55 $30,410,583 Nov 9, 2007 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 25 $18,515,473 Nov 9, 2007 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $30,410,583 Nov 9, 2007 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2007 3 $18,515,473   3,603 $5,139   $18,515,473 1
Nov 16, 2007 4 $11,914,323 -36% 3,603 $3,307   $35,712,980 2
Nov 23, 2007 6 $10,575,400 -11% 3,603 $2,935   $52,869,835 3
Nov 30, 2007 6 $5,501,437 -48% 3,420 $1,609   $59,784,054 4
Dec 7, 2007 4 $4,608,314 -16% 3,185 $1,447   $65,536,922 5
Dec 14, 2007 8 $2,221,438 -52% 2,750 $808   $68,880,722 6
Dec 21, 2007 16 $864,915 -61% 1,155 $749   $70,645,805 7
Dec 28, 2007 30 $198,819 -77% 503 $395   $71,301,116 8
Jan 4, 2008 27 $200,384 +1% 404 $496   $71,651,318 9
Jan 11, 2008 36 $94,885 -53% 240 $395   $71,795,902 10
Jan 18, 2008 43 $37,588 -60% 88 $427   $71,856,080 11
Jan 25, 2008 53 $20,078 -47% 86 $233   $71,895,663 12
Feb 1, 2008 48 $66,073 +229% 112 $590   $71,970,547 13
Feb 8, 2008 64 $13,280 -80% 33 $402   $72,000,867 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 9, 2007 3 $5,329,261     3,603 $1,479   $5,329,261 1
Nov 10, 2007 3 $7,781,092 +46%   3,603 $2,160   $13,110,353 2
Nov 11, 2007 3 $5,405,120 -31%   3,603 $1,500   $18,515,473 3
Nov 12, 2007 2 $2,933,311 -46%   3,603 $814   $21,448,784 4
Nov 13, 2007 3 $827,492 -72%   3,603 $230   $22,276,276 5
Nov 14, 2007 3 $741,349 -10%   3,603 $206   $23,017,625 6
Nov 15, 2007 3 $781,032 +5%   3,603 $217   $23,798,657 7
Nov 16, 2007 4 $3,226,481 +313% -39% 3,603 $895   $27,025,138 8
Nov 17, 2007 4 $5,676,483 +76% -27% 3,603 $1,575   $32,701,621 9
Nov 18, 2007 4 $3,011,359 -47% -44% 3,603 $836   $35,712,980 10
Nov 19, 2007 4 $902,361 -70% -69% 3,603 $250   $36,615,341 11
Nov 20, 2007 3 $1,319,394 +46% +59% 3,603 $366   $37,934,735 12
Nov 21, 2007 7 $1,891,449 +43% +155% 3,603 $525   $39,826,184 13
Nov 22, 2007 5 $2,468,251 +30% +216% 3,603 $685   $42,294,435 14
Nov 23, 2007 6 $4,324,915 +75% +34% 3,603 $1,200   $46,619,350 15
Nov 24, 2007 6 $4,159,846 -4% -27% 3,603 $1,155   $50,779,196 16
Nov 25, 2007 6 $2,090,639 -50% -31% 3,603 $580   $52,869,835 17
Nov 26, 2007 10 $394,264 -81% -56% 3,603 $109   $53,264,099 18
Nov 27, 2007 9 $346,349 -12% -74% 3,603 $96   $53,610,448 19
Nov 28, 2007 9 $334,958 -3% -82% 3,603 $93   $53,945,406 20
Nov 29, 2007 9 $337,211 +1% -86% 3,603 $94   $54,282,617 21
Nov 30, 2007 7 $1,603,581 +376% -63% 3,420 $469   $55,886,198 22
Dec 1, 2007 4 $2,444,121 +52% -41% 3,420 $715   $58,330,319 23
Dec 2, 2007 5 $1,453,735 -41% -30% 3,420 $425   $59,784,054 24
Dec 3, 2007 10 $256,201 -82% -35% 3,420 $75   $60,040,255 25
Dec 4, 2007 10 $285,694 +12% -18% 3,420 $84   $60,325,949 26
Dec 5, 2007 10 $296,263 +4% -12% 3,420 $87   $60,622,212 27
Dec 6, 2007 9 $306,396 +3% -9% 3,420 $90   $60,928,608 28
Dec 7, 2007 5 $1,262,447 +312% -21% 3,185 $396   $62,191,055 29
Dec 8, 2007 4 $2,153,136 +71% -12% 3,185 $676   $64,344,191 30
Dec 9, 2007 4 $1,192,731 -45% -18% 3,185 $374   $65,536,922 31
Dec 10, 2007 9 $258,352 -78% +1% 3,185 $81   $65,795,274 32
Dec 11, 2007 6 $303,292 +17% +6% 3,185 $95   $66,098,566 33
Dec 12, 2007 8 $284,368 -6% -4% 3,185 $89   $66,382,934 34
Dec 13, 2007 7 $276,350 -3% -10% 3,185 $87   $66,659,284 35
Dec 14, 2007 7 $713,452 +158% -43% 2,750 $259   $67,372,736 36
Dec 15, 2007 8 $948,725 +33% -56% 2,750 $345   $68,321,461 37
Dec 16, 2007 7 $559,261 -41% -53% 2,750 $203   $68,880,722 38
Dec 17, 2007 8 $194,227 -65% -25% 2,750 $71   $69,074,949 39
Dec 18, 2007 8 $206,378 +6% -32% 2,750 $75   $69,281,327 40
Dec 19, 2007 8 $222,209 +8% -22% 2,750 $81   $69,503,536 41
Dec 20, 2007 7 $277,354 +25% n/c 2,750 $101   $69,780,890 42
Jan 1, 2008 - $47,332     503 $94   $71,397,435 54
Jan 21, 2008 38 $12,637     88 $144   $71,868,717 74
Jan 22, 2008 - $2,273 -82%   88 $26   $71,870,990 75
Jan 23, 2008 - $2,187 -4%   88 $25   $71,873,177 76
Jan 24, 2008 - $2,408 +10%   88 $27   $71,875,585 77
Jan 25, 2008 - $5,130 +113%   86 $60   $71,880,715 78
Jan 26, 2008 - $8,473 +65%   86 $99   $71,889,188 79
Jan 27, 2008 - $6,475 -24%   86 $75   $71,895,663 80
Jan 28, 2008 - $2,054 -68% -84% 86 $24   $71,897,717 81
Jan 29, 2008 - $2,223 +8% -2% 86 $26   $71,899,940 82
Jan 30, 2008 - $2,049 -8% -6% 86 $24   $71,901,989 83
Jan 31, 2008 - $2,485 +21% +3% 86 $29   $71,904,474 84
Feb 1, 2008 - $15,708 +532% +206% 112 $140   $71,920,182 85
Feb 2, 2008 - $32,123 +105% +279% 112 $287   $71,952,305 86
Feb 3, 2008 - $18,242 -43% +182% 112 $163   $71,970,547 87
Feb 4, 2008 - $4,132 -77% +101% 112 $37   $71,974,679 88
Feb 5, 2008 - $4,405 +7% +98% 112 $39   $71,979,084 89
Feb 6, 2008 - $3,991 -9% +95% 112 $36   $71,983,075 90
Feb 7, 2008 - $4,512 +13% +82% 112 $40   $71,987,587 91
Feb 8, 2008 - $3,301 -27% -79% 33 $100   $71,990,888 92
Feb 9, 2008 - $5,974 +81% -81% 33 $181   $71,996,862 93
Feb 10, 2008 - $4,005 -33% -78% 33 $121   $72,000,867 94
Feb 11, 2008 - $1,015 -75% -75% 33 $31   $72,001,882 95
Feb 12, 2008 - $1,875 +85% -57% 33 $57   $72,003,757 96
Feb 13, 2008 - $1,074 -43% -73% 33 $33   $72,004,831 97
Feb 14, 2008 - $1,946 +81% -57% 33 $59   $72,006,777 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2007 3 $23,798,657   3,603 $6,605   $23,798,657 1
Nov 16, 2007 4 $18,495,778 -22% 3,603 $5,133   $42,294,435 2
Nov 23, 2007 6 $11,988,182 -35% 3,603 $3,327   $54,282,617 3
Nov 30, 2007 6 $6,645,991 -45% 3,420 $1,943   $60,928,608 4
Dec 7, 2007 6 $5,730,676 -14% 3,185 $1,799   $66,659,284 5
Dec 14, 2007 6 $3,121,606 -46% 2,750 $1,135   $69,780,890 6
Dec 21, 2007 19 $1,321,407 -58% 1,155 $1,144   $71,102,297 7
Dec 28, 2007 30 $348,637 -74% 503 $693   $71,450,934 8
Jan 4, 2008 29 $250,083 -28% 404 $619   $71,701,017 9
Jan 11, 2008 38 $117,475 -53% 240 $489   $71,818,492 10
Jan 18, 2008 47 $57,093 -51% 88 $649   $71,875,585 11
Jan 25, 2008 51 $28,889 -49% 86 $336   $71,904,474 12
Feb 1, 2008 48 $83,113 +188% 112 $742   $71,987,587 13
Feb 8, 2008 68 $19,190 -77% 33 $582   $72,006,777 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 30, 20084872,390 872,390$15,197,034$15,197,0341
Dec 7, 200810256,335-71% 1,128,725$4,355,132$19,552,1662
Dec 14, 200818147,687-42% 1,276,412$2,213,828$21,765,9943
Dec 21, 200821158,037+7% 1,434,449$2,368,975$24,134,9694
Dec 28, 200818208,532+32% 1,642,981$3,125,895$27,260,8645
Jan 4, 20092749,656-76% 1,692,637$744,343$28,005,2076

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

Leading Cast

Vince Vaughn    Fred Claus
Paul Giamatti    Nicholas Claus

Supporting Cast

Miranda Richardson    Annette Claus
Elizabeth Banks    Charlene
John Michael Higgins    Willy
Rachel Weisz    Wanda
Kathy Bates    Mother Claus
Kevin Spacey    Clyde
Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges    DJ Donnie
Frank Stallone    Himself
Stephen Baldwin    Himself
Roger Clinton    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Dobkin    Director
Dan Fogelman    Screenwriter
Jessie Nelson    Story Creator
Joel Silver    Producer
David Dobkin    Producer
Jessie Nelson    Producer
Paul Hitchcock    Executive Producer
Vince Vaughn    Co-Producer
Remi Adefarasin    Cinematographer
Mark Livolsi    Editor
Christophe Beck    Composer
Allan Cameron    Production Designer
Giles Masters    Supervising Art Director
Mike Stallion    Art Director
Alex Cameron    Art Director
Richard Roberts    Supervising Set Decorator
Anna B. Sheppard    Costume Designer
Peter Glossop    Sound Mixer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Alex Bicknell    Visual Effects Supervisor
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Jonathan McGarry    Assistant Director
Shaun O'Dell    Second Unit Director
Lisa Beach    Casting Director
Sarah Katzman    Casting 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 9th, 2008

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November 25th, 2008

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International Details - No Heartbreak for the Kid

December 16th, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid slipped a spot to sixth with $5.04 million on 2029 screens in 46 markets for a total of $79.44 million internationally, which is more than twice what it earned domestically. This includes France where it pulled in $1.10 million on 320 screens while lifting its running tally to $3.37 million in that market. More...

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December 13th, 2007

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December 11th, 2007

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December 9th, 2007

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December 9th, 2007

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November 29th, 2007

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The More the Merrier

November 27th, 2007

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November 25th, 2007

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November 21st, 2007

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November 20th, 2007

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November 15th, 2007

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Claus is Box Office Coal

November 12th, 2007

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Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 9, 2007

November 11th, 2007

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November 8th, 2007

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2007 Preview: November

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Movie Website Updates for October 7, 2007 - October 13, 2007

October 14th, 2007

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September 29th, 2007

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September 22nd, 2007

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Cast Updates - August 30, 2007

August 30th, 2007

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Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

Server upgrades went... less smoothly than anticipated, which delayed this column, but at least there are a huge number of sites to check out. Many of these sites are making their first appearance on the list while quite a few are making their last appearance. Unfortunately, while it's a big list, there are not many that are even close to being award worthy at the moment. 30 Days of Night - Official Site comes the closest, but I'm waiting for the missing features to be added before I make that decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 20 - January 26, 2007

January 26th, 2007

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Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

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New Movie US Release Dates - August 6, 2006

August 6th, 2006

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  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,515,473 (25.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:73.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,603 opening theaters/3,603 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,169,083

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 9th, 2007 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: November 25th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and some rude humor
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. In a World...
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Keywords: Christmas, Christmas in November, Dysfunctional Family, Family Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Silver Pictures, David Dobkin Pictures, Jessie Nelson Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 152 $10,575,400 Nov 23, 2007 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 166 $17,369,479 Nov 23, 2007 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 142 $14,935,100 Nov 23, 2007 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $19,884,519 Nov 23, 2007 17
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 49 $18,515,473 Nov 9, 2007 3
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 55 $30,410,583 Nov 9, 2007 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 25 $18,515,473 Nov 9, 2007 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $30,410,583 Nov 9, 2007 3

Leading Cast

Vince Vaughn    Fred Claus
Paul Giamatti    Nicholas Claus

Supporting Cast

Miranda Richardson    Annette Claus
Elizabeth Banks    Charlene
John Michael Higgins    Willy
Rachel Weisz    Wanda
Kathy Bates    Mother Claus
Kevin Spacey    Clyde
Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges    DJ Donnie
Frank Stallone    Himself
Stephen Baldwin    Himself
Roger Clinton    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Dobkin    Director
Dan Fogelman    Screenwriter
Jessie Nelson    Story Creator
Joel Silver    Producer
David Dobkin    Producer
Jessie Nelson    Producer
Paul Hitchcock    Executive Producer
Vince Vaughn    Co-Producer
Remi Adefarasin    Cinematographer
Mark Livolsi    Editor
Christophe Beck    Composer
Allan Cameron    Production Designer
Giles Masters    Supervising Art Director
Mike Stallion    Art Director
Alex Cameron    Art Director
Richard Roberts    Supervising Set Decorator
Anna B. Sheppard    Costume Designer
Peter Glossop    Sound Mixer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Alex Bicknell    Visual Effects Supervisor
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Jonathan McGarry    Assistant Director
Shaun O'Dell    Second Unit Director
Lisa Beach    Casting Director
Sarah Katzman    Casting Director

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

DVD Sales - In the Black

December 9th, 2008

There were not many new releases to chart this week, but we did have a new number one as Hancock took top spot on the sales chart. That film sold 3.02 million units during its first week of release for a total of $61.23 million in consumer retail spending. More...

DVD Rentals - Hancock Flies to the Top

December 9th, 2008

There were not that many new releases to chart this week, but Hancock was able to open on top with about 40% more rentals than Tropic Thunder. More...

DVD Releases for November 26, 2008 - Part I

November 25th, 2008

Strange week. There are a dozen spotlight reviews on the list this week, but only one is for a DVD coming out this week. Ten are for DVDs that arrived late, and one spotlight review is actually early. As for this week's releases, there are not that many that seem like must-haves and none rise to the level of a DVD Pick of the Week. If I were to choose the best release found below, it's WALL-E, which came out last week. But even then I would chose the Blu-ray I reviewed last week over the DVD. Despite the lack of a top tier release, there were still more than enough that it was necessary to split the list into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

International Details - No Heartbreak for the Kid

December 16th, 2007

The Heartbreak Kid slipped a spot to sixth with $5.04 million on 2029 screens in 46 markets for a total of $79.44 million internationally, which is more than twice what it earned domestically. This includes France where it pulled in $1.10 million on 320 screens while lifting its running tally to $3.37 million in that market. More...

Building on a Legend

December 13th, 2007

This weekend promises to give us the biggest opening box office for a film since August when The Bourne Ultimatum opened with nearly $70 million. I Am Legend won't earn that much, but it will easily win the box office race. More...

Compass Can't Find an Audience

December 11th, 2007

The box office has been soft practically since summer ended, but things are starting to get desperate. This was another week of significant declines at the box office, with overall business of just $82 million. That's down more than 2% from last weekend, and, more significantly, down more than 15% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2007 is still ahead in terms of raw dollars, but ticket sales are now trailing last year's pace. More...

International Details - Bee Movie is Buzzing Internationally

December 9th, 2007

Bee Movie returned to the charts in sixth place with $6.71 million on 1288 screens in 11 markets for an early international total of $19.43 million after a month of release. This includes a pair of first place debuts in Spain and Mexico. In the former it earned $2.81 million on 421 screens while in the latter is earned $2.60 million on 389 screens. While Spain is the larger marker, I thought the family friendly nature of Mexico would give it the edge. Even so, there are great openings for the film. More...

Compass Loses Bearings

December 9th, 2007

His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass made a thoroughly disappointing debut in theaters over the weekend, earning just $26.1 million, according to estimates released on Sunday. That's substantially short of the $30 million - $40 million that New Line had announced as their target, and leaves their $300 million plus investment horribly in the red. Only a miracle can save it now. More...

Will Golden Rule?

December 6th, 2007

It's another slow week for wide releases -- like last weekend, there's only one. However, His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass should do significantly better than last week's Awake. It better do significantly better or the holiday season is in real trouble. More...

Asleep at the Wheel

November 29th, 2007

The weekend after Thanksgiving is the only slow weekend during the entire Holiday Season. So it comes as no surprise that only one movie is opening wide, but it is a bit surprising that the weekend is a weak as it is. More...

The More the Merrier

November 27th, 2007

Thanksgiving provided plenty of reasons for studios to give thanks, especially since every single film managed to earn enough to be called a hit in one form or other. Even the weakest releases of the week did well compared to their modest costs. Overall, the box office brought in $162 million over three days, which is 55% more than last weekend. More importantly, it is virtually identical to the same weekend last year. Over five days, movies earned an estimated $229 million, which is up just shy of 2% from last year. This is great news after a Fall that most would like to forget, but the growth is still lower than ticket price inflation, meaning actual attendance was down. More...

International Details - Elizabeth a Little More Golden Overseas

November 25th, 2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age nearly reached the top five with $5.79 million on 1579 screens in 12 markets for a total of $21.80 million. This includes a first place, $1.89 million opening on 470 screens in Russia, while the film added $933,000 on 394 screens in the U.K. for a total of $8.40 million so far. More...

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Food, Family, and Films

November 21st, 2007

The five-day Thanksgiving long weekend officially starts tonight, as does the lucrative holiday weekend. From now until the New Year, there we should see hit after hit released, as well as a number of Oscar contenders. With the box office slowing down, this couldn't come at a better time. More...

Beowulf Adds a New Dimension to the Weekend Box Office

November 20th, 2007

It was another tough week at the box office. No film missed Thursday's prediction by a significant margin, but there was an overall weakness. This pushed the box office to $104 million, down 8% from last weekend. More importantly it was down 28% from the same weekend last year. It is getting close to the time to panic. Granted, this year is safe but there's little evidence that this slowdown at the box office, which has lasted almost the entire fall, is going to end now that the Holidays have started. The only good news is that last Thanksgiving was a terrible weekend for new releases. More...

Will Mr. Magorium Be Wonderful or Will Beowulf Slay the Competition?

November 15th, 2007

It's looking like 2007 is going to end on a really soft note. Since mid-September, only one weekend has been above the same weekend last year, and there's almost no chance that things will turn around this weekend. This time last year, we had two $40 million openers. This weekend, we might not have a single film top $30 million. More...

Claus is Box Office Coal

November 12th, 2007

There was little to cheer over the weekend, as all four of the new releases missed expectations, some by substantial margins. This left the overall box office struggling with $113 million over the weekend, down 16% from last weekend and 11% from the same weekend last year. This means the streak of year-to-year growth ends at one. On the other hand, had the four wide releases mere met expectations, the overall box office would have been within a rounding error of last year. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of November 9, 2007

November 11th, 2007

A soft week for movie sites with only a few that stand out and none that are award-worthy. Next week should be different. More...

Will Santa Bring a Gift to Theater Owners?

November 8th, 2007

With the streak of year-to-year declines finally over, the winter holiday season is looking to start earning back some of the loses from October. The good news is, this weekend there are three films that should top $20 million at the box office compared to just one that did last year. Bad news, that one film was Borat, which earned more than $28 million and there's a chance no film will replicate that performance this time around. More...

Cast Updates - November 8, 2007

November 8th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for The Box, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Sleepwalking, and more! More...

Contest - Santa and the Log Lady

November 2nd, 2007

Next Friday, the only film that is opening in more than 3000 theaters is Fred Claus, and it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. To win one must simply predict the box office opening for Fred Claus. 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 Twin Peaks - Definitive Gold Box Edition. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Buried Alive.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2007 Preview: November

November 1st, 2007

After a horrible October, we finally get to November and the start of the holiday season. Just like the summer season doesn't officially begin until Memorial Day, the winter holiday season doesn't officially begin until the Thanksgiving long weekend. However, studios are trying to stretch the lucrative box office season as long as possible and the holiday-like releases start during the first weekend of the month. This means practically every weekend this month, there's at least one potential $100 million movie. There are also a few that might be Oscar contenders, although not as many as I had expected. In fact, so far Award Season has been particularly slow, but at least this means there should be more buzz surrounding the upcoming films as the race is wide open. More...

Movie Website Updates for October 7, 2007 - October 13, 2007

October 14th, 2007

Quite a few full sites launched this week, but as is the case most times, there were pretty Spartan at the moment and it will take a few more updates before we can tell if they are award-worthy or not. That said, it was a site for a movie that opens this week, Lars and the Real Girl - Official Site, that won the top prize as it finished adding all the material marked coming soon this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 23 - September 29, 2007

September 29th, 2007

Another slow week, but at least we have a clear contender for the Weekly Website Award. That site is The Kingdom - Official Site, which combines all the usual features with a good mix of extras as well as enough sound and animation to keep surfers interested. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 16 - September 22, 2007

September 22nd, 2007

Not a long list this week, but at least we had a clear winner for the Weekly Website Award, Resident Evil: Extinction - Official Site. IN the coming weeks we should see some big sites launch as award season starts to heat up. More...

Cast Updates - August 30, 2007

August 30th, 2007

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for American Gangster, The Informers, Nothing but the Truth, and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for July 22 - July 28, 2007

July 29th, 2007

Server upgrades went... less smoothly than anticipated, which delayed this column, but at least there are a huge number of sites to check out. Many of these sites are making their first appearance on the list while quite a few are making their last appearance. Unfortunately, while it's a big list, there are not many that are even close to being award worthy at the moment. 30 Days of Night - Official Site comes the closest, but I'm waiting for the missing features to be added before I make that decision. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 20 - January 26, 2007

January 26th, 2007

This year's crop of summer blockbusters still haven't started opening movies site in earnest yet, and until they do, this column will be lacking. It's yet another week without a truly award-winning site but Catch & Release - Official Site is the best of the rest. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

Big list as I try to catch up after the holidays. I think I caught all the updates. Not only are there a lot of sites on this week's list, several of them are potential award winners with the best of the best being Smokin' Aces - Official Site. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 6, 2006

August 6th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a sequel to Madagascar and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2007 3 $18,515,473   3,603 $5,139   $18,515,473 1
Nov 16, 2007 4 $11,914,323 -36% 3,603 $3,307   $35,712,980 2
Nov 23, 2007 6 $10,575,400 -11% 3,603 $2,935   $52,869,835 3
Nov 30, 2007 6 $5,501,437 -48% 3,420 $1,609   $59,784,054 4
Dec 7, 2007 4 $4,608,314 -16% 3,185 $1,447   $65,536,922 5
Dec 14, 2007 8 $2,221,438 -52% 2,750 $808   $68,880,722 6
Dec 21, 2007 16 $864,915 -61% 1,155 $749   $70,645,805 7
Dec 28, 2007 30 $198,819 -77% 503 $395   $71,301,116 8
Jan 4, 2008 27 $200,384 +1% 404 $496   $71,651,318 9
Jan 11, 2008 36 $94,885 -53% 240 $395   $71,795,902 10
Jan 18, 2008 43 $37,588 -60% 88 $427   $71,856,080 11
Jan 25, 2008 53 $20,078 -47% 86 $233   $71,895,663 12
Feb 1, 2008 48 $66,073 +229% 112 $590   $71,970,547 13
Feb 8, 2008 64 $13,280 -80% 33 $402   $72,000,867 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 9, 2007 3 $5,329,261     3,603 $1,479   $5,329,261 1
Nov 10, 2007 3 $7,781,092 +46%   3,603 $2,160   $13,110,353 2
Nov 11, 2007 3 $5,405,120 -31%   3,603 $1,500   $18,515,473 3
Nov 12, 2007 2 $2,933,311 -46%   3,603 $814   $21,448,784 4
Nov 13, 2007 3 $827,492 -72%   3,603 $230   $22,276,276 5
Nov 14, 2007 3 $741,349 -10%   3,603 $206   $23,017,625 6
Nov 15, 2007 3 $781,032 +5%   3,603 $217   $23,798,657 7
Nov 16, 2007 4 $3,226,481 +313% -39% 3,603 $895   $27,025,138 8
Nov 17, 2007 4 $5,676,483 +76% -27% 3,603 $1,575   $32,701,621 9
Nov 18, 2007 4 $3,011,359 -47% -44% 3,603 $836   $35,712,980 10
Nov 19, 2007 4 $902,361 -70% -69% 3,603 $250   $36,615,341 11
Nov 20, 2007 3 $1,319,394 +46% +59% 3,603 $366   $37,934,735 12
Nov 21, 2007 7 $1,891,449 +43% +155% 3,603 $525   $39,826,184 13
Nov 22, 2007 5 $2,468,251 +30% +216% 3,603 $685   $42,294,435 14
Nov 23, 2007 6 $4,324,915 +75% +34% 3,603 $1,200   $46,619,350 15
Nov 24, 2007 6 $4,159,846 -4% -27% 3,603 $1,155   $50,779,196 16
Nov 25, 2007 6 $2,090,639 -50% -31% 3,603 $580   $52,869,835 17
Nov 26, 2007 10 $394,264 -81% -56% 3,603 $109   $53,264,099 18
Nov 27, 2007 9 $346,349 -12% -74% 3,603 $96   $53,610,448 19
Nov 28, 2007 9 $334,958 -3% -82% 3,603 $93   $53,945,406 20
Nov 29, 2007 9 $337,211 +1% -86% 3,603 $94   $54,282,617 21
Nov 30, 2007 7 $1,603,581 +376% -63% 3,420 $469   $55,886,198 22
Dec 1, 2007 4 $2,444,121 +52% -41% 3,420 $715   $58,330,319 23
Dec 2, 2007 5 $1,453,735 -41% -30% 3,420 $425   $59,784,054 24
Dec 3, 2007 10 $256,201 -82% -35% 3,420 $75   $60,040,255 25
Dec 4, 2007 10 $285,694 +12% -18% 3,420 $84   $60,325,949 26
Dec 5, 2007 10 $296,263 +4% -12% 3,420 $87   $60,622,212 27
Dec 6, 2007 9 $306,396 +3% -9% 3,420 $90   $60,928,608 28
Dec 7, 2007 5 $1,262,447 +312% -21% 3,185 $396   $62,191,055 29
Dec 8, 2007 4 $2,153,136 +71% -12% 3,185 $676   $64,344,191 30
Dec 9, 2007 4 $1,192,731 -45% -18% 3,185 $374   $65,536,922 31
Dec 10, 2007 9 $258,352 -78% +1% 3,185 $81   $65,795,274 32
Dec 11, 2007 6 $303,292 +17% +6% 3,185 $95   $66,098,566 33
Dec 12, 2007 8 $284,368 -6% -4% 3,185 $89   $66,382,934 34
Dec 13, 2007 7 $276,350 -3% -10% 3,185 $87   $66,659,284 35
Dec 14, 2007 7 $713,452 +158% -43% 2,750 $259   $67,372,736 36
Dec 15, 2007 8 $948,725 +33% -56% 2,750 $345   $68,321,461 37
Dec 16, 2007 7 $559,261 -41% -53% 2,750 $203   $68,880,722 38
Dec 17, 2007 8 $194,227 -65% -25% 2,750 $71   $69,074,949 39
Dec 18, 2007 8 $206,378 +6% -32% 2,750 $75   $69,281,327 40
Dec 19, 2007 8 $222,209 +8% -22% 2,750 $81   $69,503,536 41
Dec 20, 2007 7 $277,354 +25% n/c 2,750 $101   $69,780,890 42
Jan 1, 2008 - $47,332     503 $94   $71,397,435 54
Jan 21, 2008 38 $12,637     88 $144   $71,868,717 74
Jan 22, 2008 - $2,273 -82%   88 $26   $71,870,990 75
Jan 23, 2008 - $2,187 -4%   88 $25   $71,873,177 76
Jan 24, 2008 - $2,408 +10%   88 $27   $71,875,585 77
Jan 25, 2008 - $5,130 +113%   86 $60   $71,880,715 78
Jan 26, 2008 - $8,473 +65%   86 $99   $71,889,188 79
Jan 27, 2008 - $6,475 -24%   86 $75   $71,895,663 80
Jan 28, 2008 - $2,054 -68% -84% 86 $24   $71,897,717 81
Jan 29, 2008 - $2,223 +8% -2% 86 $26   $71,899,940 82
Jan 30, 2008 - $2,049 -8% -6% 86 $24   $71,901,989 83
Jan 31, 2008 - $2,485 +21% +3% 86 $29   $71,904,474 84
Feb 1, 2008 - $15,708 +532% +206% 112 $140   $71,920,182 85
Feb 2, 2008 - $32,123 +105% +279% 112 $287   $71,952,305 86
Feb 3, 2008 - $18,242 -43% +182% 112 $163   $71,970,547 87
Feb 4, 2008 - $4,132 -77% +101% 112 $37   $71,974,679 88
Feb 5, 2008 - $4,405 +7% +98% 112 $39   $71,979,084 89
Feb 6, 2008 - $3,991 -9% +95% 112 $36   $71,983,075 90
Feb 7, 2008 - $4,512 +13% +82% 112 $40   $71,987,587 91
Feb 8, 2008 - $3,301 -27% -79% 33 $100   $71,990,888 92
Feb 9, 2008 - $5,974 +81% -81% 33 $181   $71,996,862 93
Feb 10, 2008 - $4,005 -33% -78% 33 $121   $72,000,867 94
Feb 11, 2008 - $1,015 -75% -75% 33 $31   $72,001,882 95
Feb 12, 2008 - $1,875 +85% -57% 33 $57   $72,003,757 96
Feb 13, 2008 - $1,074 -43% -73% 33 $33   $72,004,831 97
Feb 14, 2008 - $1,946 +81% -57% 33 $59   $72,006,777 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 9, 2007 3 $23,798,657   3,603 $6,605   $23,798,657 1
Nov 16, 2007 4 $18,495,778 -22% 3,603 $5,133   $42,294,435 2
Nov 23, 2007 6 $11,988,182 -35% 3,603 $3,327   $54,282,617 3
Nov 30, 2007 6 $6,645,991 -45% 3,420 $1,943   $60,928,608 4
Dec 7, 2007 6 $5,730,676 -14% 3,185 $1,799   $66,659,284 5
Dec 14, 2007 6 $3,121,606 -46% 2,750 $1,135   $69,780,890 6
Dec 21, 2007 19 $1,321,407 -58% 1,155 $1,144   $71,102,297 7
Dec 28, 2007 30 $348,637 -74% 503 $693   $71,450,934 8
Jan 4, 2008 29 $250,083 -28% 404 $619   $71,701,017 9
Jan 11, 2008 38 $117,475 -53% 240 $489   $71,818,492 10
Jan 18, 2008 47 $57,093 -51% 88 $649   $71,875,585 11
Jan 25, 2008 51 $28,889 -49% 86 $336   $71,904,474 12
Feb 1, 2008 48 $83,113 +188% 112 $742   $71,987,587 13
Feb 8, 2008 68 $19,190 -77% 33 $582   $72,006,777 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 30, 20084872,390 872,390$15,197,034$15,197,0341
Dec 7, 200810256,335-71% 1,128,725$4,355,132$19,552,1662
Dec 14, 200818147,687-42% 1,276,412$2,213,828$21,765,9943
Dec 21, 200821158,037+7% 1,434,449$2,368,975$24,134,9694
Dec 28, 200818208,532+32% 1,642,981$3,125,895$27,260,8645
Jan 4, 20092749,656-76% 1,692,637$744,343$28,005,2076

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