Free Birds (2013)

Free Birds poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $55,750,480Details
International Box Office $54,636,592Details
Worldwide Box Office $110,387,072
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $14,089,955 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,769,801 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $18,859,756
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Synopsis

Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history - and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,805,237 (28.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,736 opening theaters/3,736 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,916,972

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 1st, 2013 (Wide) by Relativity
International Releases: October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Slovakia)
October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Ukraine)
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Video Release: February 4th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some action/peril and rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2289, 9/11/2013)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Arctic Dogs
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Time Travel, Food, Thanksgiving, 3-D, 1700s, Colonial United States, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Reel FX, Relativity Media, Reel FX Animation Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 81 $11,112,063 Nov 8, 2013 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 114 $14,984,049 Nov 8, 2013 10
Leggiest Opening Weekend 80 4.01 Nov 1, 2013 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2013 4 $15,805,237   3,736 $4,231   $15,805,237 1
Nov 8, 2013 3 $11,112,063 -30% 3,736 $2,974   $30,128,514 2
Nov 15, 2013 4 $8,106,151 -27% 3,510 $2,309   $42,024,356 3
Nov 22, 2013 5 $5,363,208 -34% 3,071 $1,746   $48,657,073 4
Nov 29, 2013 14 $1,835,178 -66% 2,287 $802   $53,266,909 5
Dec 6, 2013 20 $342,419 -81% 1,202 $285   $53,789,345 6
Dec 13, 2013 27 $101,559 -70% 283 $359   $53,982,592 7
Dec 27, 2013 - $214,000   243 $881   $54,414,000 9
Jan 3, 2014 28 $210,161 -2% 253 $831   $54,894,525 10
Jan 10, 2014 29 $157,622 -25% 232 $679   $55,122,448 11
Jan 17, 2014 34 $118,975 -25% 199 $598   $55,274,795 12
Jan 24, 2014 35 $94,456 -21% 171 $552   $55,435,490 13
Jan 31, 2014 44 $59,969 -37% 135 $444   $55,520,085 14
Feb 7, 2014 46 $34,438 -43% 109 $316   $55,567,505 15
Feb 14, 2014 49 $33,411 -3% 75 $445   $55,608,781 16
Feb 21, 2014 52 $25,973 -22% 56 $464   $55,651,843 17
Feb 28, 2014 57 $25,576 -2% 48 $533   $55,682,518 18
Mar 7, 2014 52 $33,516 +31% 74 $453   $55,725,930 19
Mar 14, 2014 72 $8,340 -75% 32 $261   $55,747,724 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 1, 2013 4 $3,943,646     3,736 $1,056   $3,943,646 1
Nov 2, 2013 3 $7,249,564 +84%   3,736 $1,940   $11,193,210 2
Nov 3, 2013 3 $4,612,027 -36%   3,736 $1,234   $15,805,237 3
Nov 4, 2013 5 $700,058 -85%   3,736 $187   $16,505,295 4
Nov 5, 2013 4 $1,229,964 +76%   3,736 $329   $17,735,259 5
Nov 6, 2013 6 $560,112 -54%   3,736 $150   $18,295,371 6
Nov 7, 2013 5 $721,080 +29%   3,736 $193   $19,016,451 7
Nov 8, 2013 5 $2,562,684 +255% -35% 3,736 $686   $21,579,135 8
Nov 9, 2013 2 $5,027,322 +96% -31% 3,736 $1,346   $26,606,457 9
Nov 10, 2013 2 $3,522,057 -30% -24% 3,736 $943   $30,128,514 10
Nov 11, 2013 2 $2,586,609 -27% +269% 3,736 $692   $32,715,123 11
Nov 12, 2013 8 $453,075 -82% -63% 3,736 $121   $33,168,198 12
Nov 13, 2013 9 $350,956 -23% -37% 3,736 $94   $33,519,154 13
Nov 14, 2013 8 $399,051 +14% -45% 3,736 $107   $33,918,205 14
Nov 15, 2013 5 $1,776,682 +345% -31% 3,510 $506   $35,694,887 15
Nov 16, 2013 3 $3,925,184 +121% -22% 3,510 $1,118   $39,620,071 16
Nov 17, 2013 3 $2,404,285 -39% -32% 3,510 $685   $42,024,356 17
Nov 18, 2013 9 $292,922 -88% -89% 3,510 $83   $42,317,278 18
Nov 19, 2013 9 $372,437 +27% -18% 3,510 $106   $42,689,715 19
Nov 20, 2013 9 $305,572 -18% -13% 3,510 $87   $42,995,287 20
Nov 21, 2013 7 $298,578 -2% -25% 3,510 $85   $43,293,865 21
Nov 22, 2013 6 $1,097,175 +267% -38% 3,071 $357   $44,391,040 22
Nov 23, 2013 5 $2,572,786 +134% -34% 3,071 $838   $46,963,826 23
Nov 24, 2013 5 $1,693,247 -34% -30% 3,071 $551   $48,657,073 24
Nov 25, 2013 5 $695,896 -59% +138% 3,071 $227   $49,352,969 25
Nov 26, 2013 5 $925,939 +33% +149% 3,071 $302   $50,278,908 26
Nov 27, 2013 7 $778,683 -16% +155% 2,287 $340   $51,057,591 27
Nov 28, 2013 14 $374,140 -52% +25% 2,287 $164   $51,431,731 28
Nov 29, 2013 14 $840,930 +125% -23% 2,287 $368   $52,272,661 29
Nov 30, 2013 15 $640,480 -24% -75% 2,287 $280   $52,913,141 30
Dec 1, 2013 14 $353,768 -45% -79% 2,287 $155   $53,266,909 31
Dec 2, 2013 16 $63,680 -82% -91% 2,287 $28   $53,330,589 32
Dec 3, 2013 - $44,688 -30% -95% 2,287 $20   $53,375,277 33
Dec 4, 2013 - $35,575 -20% -95% 2,287 $16   $53,410,852 34
Dec 5, 2013 - $36,074 +1% -90% 2,287 $16   $53,446,926 35
Dec 6, 2013 - $60,818 +69% -93% 1,202 $51   $53,507,744 36
Dec 7, 2013 - $164,440 +170% -74% 1,202 $137   $53,672,184 37
Dec 8, 2013 - $117,161 -29% -67% 1,202 $97   $53,789,345 38
Dec 9, 2013 - $26,001 -78% -59% 1,202 $22   $53,815,346 39
Dec 10, 2013 - $28,050 +8% -37% 1,202 $23   $53,843,396 40
Dec 11, 2013 - $19,789 -29% -44% 1,202 $16   $53,863,185 41
Dec 12, 2013 - $17,848 -10% -51% 1,202 $15   $53,881,033 42
Dec 13, 2013 - $20,629 +16% -66% 283 $73   $53,901,662 43
Dec 14, 2013 - $49,983 +142% -70% 283 $177   $53,951,645 44
Dec 15, 2013 - $30,947 -38% -74% 283 $109   $53,982,592 45
Dec 16, 2013 - $5,529 -82% -79% 283 $20   $53,988,121 46
Dec 17, 2013 - $16,279 +194% -42% 283 $58   $54,004,400 47
Dec 18, 2013 - $7,399 -55% -63% 283 $26   $54,011,799 48
Dec 19, 2013 - $10,034 +36% -44% 283 $35   $54,021,833 49
Jan 3, 2014 - $75,445     253 $298   $54,759,809 64
Jan 4, 2014 - $84,657 +12%   253 $335   $54,844,466 65
Jan 5, 2014 - $50,059 -41%   253 $198   $54,894,525 66
Jan 6, 2014 - $22,173 -56%   253 $88   $54,916,698 67
Jan 7, 2014 - $19,412 -12%   253 $77   $54,936,110 68
Jan 8, 2014 - $15,067 -22%   253 $60   $54,951,177 69
Jan 9, 2014 - $13,649 -9%   253 $54   $54,964,826 70
Jan 10, 2014 - $30,138 +121% -60% 232 $130   $54,994,964 71
Jan 11, 2014 - $78,546 +161% -7% 232 $339   $55,073,510 72
Jan 12, 2014 - $48,938 -38% -2% 232 $211   $55,122,448 73
Jan 13, 2014 - $8,314 -83% -63% 232 $36   $55,130,762 74
Jan 14, 2014 - $9,075 +9% -53% 232 $39   $55,139,837 75
Jan 15, 2014 - $7,787 -14% -48% 232 $34   $55,147,624 76
Jan 16, 2014 - $8,196 +5% -40% 232 $35   $55,155,820 77
Jan 17, 2014 - $23,331 +185% -23% 199 $117   $55,179,151 78
Jan 18, 2014 - $56,748 +143% -28% 199 $285   $55,235,899 79
Jan 19, 2014 - $38,896 -31% -21% 199 $195   $55,274,795 80
Jan 20, 2014 - $47,462 +22% +471% 199 $239   $55,322,257 81
Jan 21, 2014 - $7,379 -84% -19% 199 $37   $55,329,636 82
Jan 22, 2014 - $6,103 -17% -22% 199 $31   $55,335,739 83
Jan 23, 2014 - $5,295 -13% -35% 199 $27   $55,341,034 84
Jan 24, 2014 - $18,486 +249% -21% 171 $108   $55,359,520 85
Jan 25, 2014 - $44,781 +142% -21% 171 $262   $55,404,301 86
Jan 26, 2014 - $31,189 -30% -20% 171 $182   $55,435,490 87
Jan 27, 2014 - $5,299 -83% -89% 171 $31   $55,440,789 88
Jan 28, 2014 - $6,937 +31% -6% 171 $41   $55,447,726 89
Jan 29, 2014 - $5,926 -15% -3% 171 $35   $55,453,652 90
Jan 30, 2014 - $6,464 +9% +22% 171 $38   $55,460,116 91
Jan 31, 2014 - $14,044 +117% -24% 135 $104   $55,474,160 92
Feb 1, 2014 - $31,922 +127% -29% 135 $236   $55,506,082 93
Feb 2, 2014 - $14,003 -56% -55% 135 $104   $55,520,085 94
Feb 3, 2014 - $3,010 -79% -43% 135 $22   $55,523,095 95
Feb 4, 2014 - $2,916 -3% -58% 135 $22   $55,526,011 96
Feb 5, 2014 - $3,477 +19% -41% 135 $26   $55,529,488 97
Feb 6, 2014 - $3,579 +3% -45% 135 $27   $55,533,067 98
Feb 7, 2014 - $5,870 +64% -58% 109 $54   $55,538,937 99
Feb 8, 2014 - $17,677 +201% -45% 109 $162   $55,556,614 100
Feb 9, 2014 - $10,891 -38% -22% 109 $100   $55,567,505 101
Feb 10, 2014 - $2,220 -80% -26% 109 $20   $55,569,725 102
Feb 11, 2014 - $1,737 -22% -40% 109 $16   $55,571,462 103
Feb 12, 2014 - $1,764 +2% -49% 109 $16   $55,573,226 104
Feb 13, 2014 - $2,144 +22% -40% 109 $20   $55,575,370 105
Feb 14, 2014 - $7,885 +268% +34% 75 $105   $55,583,255 106
Feb 15, 2014 - $14,296 +81% -19% 75 $191   $55,597,551 107
Feb 16, 2014 - $11,230 -21% +3% 75 $150   $55,608,781 108
Feb 17, 2014 - $9,432 -16% +325% 75 $126   $55,618,213 109
Feb 18, 2014 - $2,431 -74% +40% 75 $32   $55,620,644 110
Feb 19, 2014 - $2,280 -6% +29% 75 $30   $55,622,924 111
Feb 20, 2014 - $2,946 +29% +37% 75 $39   $55,625,870 112
Feb 21, 2014 - $5,442 +85% -31% 56 $97   $55,631,312 113
Feb 22, 2014 - $12,611 +132% -12% 56 $225   $55,643,923 114
Feb 23, 2014 - $7,920 -37% -29% 56 $141   $55,651,843 115
Feb 24, 2014 - $1,306 -84% -86% 56 $23   $55,653,149 116
Feb 25, 2014 - $1,246 -5% -49% 56 $22   $55,654,395 117
Feb 26, 2014 - $1,196 -4% -48% 56 $21   $55,655,591 118
Feb 27, 2014 - $1,351 +13% -54% 56 $24   $55,656,942 119
Feb 28, 2014 - $3,993 +196% -27% 48 $83   $55,660,935 120
Mar 1, 2014 - $13,007 +226% +3% 48 $271   $55,673,942 121
Mar 2, 2014 - $8,576 -34% +8% 48 $179   $55,682,518 122
Mar 3, 2014 - $2,407 -72% +84% 48 $50   $55,684,925 123
Mar 4, 2014 - $2,883 +20% +131% 48 $60   $55,687,808 124
Mar 5, 2014 - $2,273 -21% +90% 48 $47   $55,690,081 125
Mar 6, 2014 - $2,333 +3% +73% 48 $49   $55,692,414 126
Mar 7, 2014 - $4,291 +84% +7% 74 $58   $55,696,705 127
Mar 8, 2014 - $17,144 +300% +32% 74 $232   $55,713,849 128
Mar 9, 2014 - $12,081 -30% +41% 74 $163   $55,725,930 129
Mar 10, 2014 - $2,888 -76% +20% 74 $39   $55,728,818 130
Mar 11, 2014 - $3,832 +33% +33% 74 $52   $55,732,650 131
Mar 12, 2014 - $3,151 -18% +39% 74 $43   $55,735,801 132
Mar 13, 2014 - $3,583 +14% +54% 74 $48   $55,739,384 133
Mar 14, 2014 - $2,347 -34% -45% 32 $73   $55,741,731 134
Mar 15, 2014 - $3,519 +50% -79% 32 $110   $55,745,250 135
Mar 16, 2014 - $2,474 -30% -80% 32 $77   $55,747,724 136
Mar 17, 2014 - $693 -72% -76% 32 $22   $55,748,417 137
Mar 18, 2014 - $839 +21% -78% 32 $26   $55,749,256 138
Mar 19, 2014 - $592 -29% -81% 32 $19   $55,749,848 139
Mar 20, 2014 - $632 +7% -82% 32 $20   $55,750,480 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2013 4 $19,016,451   3,736 $5,090   $19,016,451 1
Nov 8, 2013 4 $14,901,754 -22% 3,736 $3,989   $33,918,205 2
Nov 15, 2013 5 $9,375,660 -37% 3,510 $2,671   $43,293,865 3
Nov 22, 2013 7 $8,137,866 -13% 2,287 $3,558   $51,431,731 4
Nov 29, 2013 15 $2,015,195 -75% 2,287 $881   $53,446,926 5
Dec 6, 2013 21 $434,107 -78% 1,202 $361   $53,881,033 6
Dec 13, 2013 29 $140,800 -68% 283 $498   $54,021,833 7
Jan 3, 2014 29 $280,462   253 $1,109   $54,964,826 10
Jan 10, 2014 30 $190,994 -32% 232 $823   $55,155,820 11
Jan 17, 2014 34 $185,214 -3% 199 $931   $55,341,034 12
Jan 24, 2014 35 $119,082 -36% 171 $696   $55,460,116 13
Jan 31, 2014 41 $72,951 -39% 135 $540   $55,533,067 14
Feb 7, 2014 44 $42,303 -42% 109 $388   $55,575,370 15
Feb 14, 2014 46 $50,500 +19% 75 $673   $55,625,870 16
Feb 21, 2014 53 $31,072 -38% 56 $555   $55,656,942 17
Feb 28, 2014 52 $35,472 +14% 48 $739   $55,692,414 18
Mar 7, 2014 50 $46,970 +32% 74 $635   $55,739,384 19
Mar 14, 2014 65 $11,096 -76% 32 $347   $55,750,480 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Belgium 12/11/2013 $22,507 26 26 69 $73,489 12/13/2015
Bolivia 12/12/2013 $47,484 10 10 26 $150,941 12/30/2018
Brazil 11/8/2013 $0 0 381 1,059 $4,606,410 12/13/2015
Bulgaria 11/8/2013 $0 0 20 51 $101,513 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 10/31/2013 $0 0 47 144 $277,314 12/30/2018
Egypt 11/27/2013 $6,848 4 4 8 $12,766 12/30/2018
Estonia 11/29/2013 $24,155 5 5 10 $52,100 12/13/2015
Greece 11/14/2013 $0 0 77 128 $238,177 12/13/2015
Hong Kong 12/12/2013 $37,893 18 18 23 $55,819 12/13/2015
Hungary 12/26/2013 $76,318 31 31 31 $76,318 12/30/2018
Iceland 11/1/2013 $0 0 5 13 $60,209 12/30/2018
Italy 11/28/2013 $743,864 310 324 863 $1,529,933 12/13/2015
Latvia 11/22/2013 $15,597 6 6 22 $59,140 12/30/2018
Lithuania 12/13/2013 $15,995 6 11 23 $137,151 12/13/2015
Malaysia 11/14/2013 $0 0 62 101 $362,875 12/13/2015
Mexico 12/6/2013 $703,580 589 589 1,101 $1,532,741 12/13/2015
Netherlands 12/11/2013 $30,918 67 67 67 $51,046 12/13/2015
Peru 12/5/2013 $208,481 105 105 284 $672,264 12/30/2018
Portugal 12/12/2013 $127,709 62 62 172 $519,654 12/13/2015
Romania 11/15/2013 $0 0 58 152 $241,212 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/31/2013 $0 0 166 231 $5,914,861 12/30/2018
Singapore 10/31/2013 $0 0 5 7 $150,612 12/13/2015
Slovakia 10/31/2013 $0 0 21 41 $198,721 12/13/2015
South Africa 12/6/2013 $123,234 82 82 160 $359,759 12/13/2015
Spain 12/13/2013 $9,523 37 344 900 $893,562 12/13/2015
Turkey 11/1/2013 $0 0 39 103 $446,416 12/30/2018
Ukraine 10/31/2013 $0 0 14 33 $202,713 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 11/14/2013 $0 0 29 95 $666,127 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 11/29/2013 $1,708,940 450 459 1,798 $3,328,071 12/13/2015
Vietnam 11/15/2013 $0 0 32 44 $202,719 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $31,461,959
 
International Total$54,636,592 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
Feb 9, 20142176,883 176,883$3,535,891$3,535,8911
Feb 16, 20145143,545-19% 320,428$2,865,158$6,401,0492
Feb 23, 2014673,490-49% 393,918$1,466,860$7,867,9093
Mar 2, 20141041,634-43% 435,552$831,015$8,698,9244
Mar 9, 20141826,200-37% 461,752$522,952$9,221,8765
Mar 16, 20142919,180-27% 480,932$382,833$9,604,7096
Mar 23, 20142613,226-31% 494,158$263,991$9,868,7007
Apr 20, 20141946,362 577,240$703,312$11,272,88111
Apr 27, 20142411,558-75% 588,798$217,175$11,490,05612

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 9, 2014472,417 72,417$1,473,683$1,473,6831
Feb 16, 2014944,252-39% 116,669$1,097,882$2,571,5652
Feb 23, 20141019,535-56% 136,204$477,048$3,048,6133
Mar 2, 20141314,006-28% 150,210$280,113$3,328,7264

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Leading Cast

Owen Wilson    Reggie
Woody Harrelson    Jake
Amy Poehler    Jenny

Supporting Cast

George Takei    S.T.E.V.E.
Colm Meaney    Myles Standish
Keith David    Chief Broadbeak
Dan Fogler    Governor Bradford
Jimmy Hayward    Ranger/Leatherbeak/President/Hazmats
Kaitlyn Maher    President's Daughter
Carlos Alazraqui    Amos
Jeff Biancalana    General Sagan/Additional Voice Talent
Danny Carey    Danny
Carlos Ponce    Narrator/Alejandro
Robert Beltran    Chief Massasoit
Lesley Nicol    Pilgrim Woman
Jason Finazzo    Chrononaut One/Additional Voice Talent
Scott Mosier    Pizza Dude/Additional Voice Talent
Lauren Bowles    Jake's Mother
Dwight Howard    Cold Turkey
Vincente DiSanti    Additional Voice Talent
Jeff Fierson    Additional Voice Talent
Josh Lawson    Additional Voice Talent
David Lee    Additional Voice Talent
Rik Michul    Additional Voice Talent
Alina Phelan    Additional Voice Talent
William Morgan Sheppard    Additional Voice Talent

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jimmy Hayward    Director
Scott Mosier    Screenwriter
Jimmy Hayward    Screenwriter
David Stern    Story Creator
John Strauss    Story Creator
Scott Mosier    Producer
Aron Warner    Executive Producer
John Strauss    Executive Producer
David I. Stern    Executive Producer
Dominic Lewis    Composer
Kerry Rock    Casting
Kevin R. Adams    Production Designer
Rich McKain    Supervising Animator
David Esneault    Digital Supervisor
Scott G. Peterson    Digital Supervisor
Alonzo Ruvalcaba    Co-Producer
Geoffrey Stott    Associate Producer
Gerald McAleece III    Camera and Layout Supervisor
Harry Michalakeas    Supervising Technical Director
Chris Digiovanni    Assistant Director
Ray Chase    Directing Animator
Wesley Mandell    Directing Animator
Joanna D. Ferguson    Production Manager
Jason P. Brewer    Production Manager
Tom Jordan    Modeling Supervisor
Joshua Carey    Rigging Supervisor
Jeff Alcantara    Lighting Supervisor
Walter Behrines    Effects Sueprvisor
Chris Hummelll    Character Effects Supervisor
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Dennis Leonard    Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Gary A. Rizzo    Re-recording Mixer

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 4th, 2014

February 3rd, 2014

It's another slow week on the home market. There are five or so first run releases, but the biggest box office was earned by Free Birds, which earned $55 million. Fortunately, while there are no box office hits, there are some high quality releases, led by Dallas Buyers Club. Unfortunately, the DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack has so few extras that I'm convinced a special edition is on its way, so it isn't a Pick of the Week contender. So what are the Pick of the Week contenders this week? First there's Cutie and the Boxer on DVD or Blu-ray. Second there's ... Cutie and the Boxer is the Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Catching Fire Burns Bright, But Not Quite as Bright as Predicted

November 25th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire easily won first place at the box office this past weekend and it even broke the record for biggest opening weekend in November. Even so, its opening seems a little disappointing, because some analysts were predicting an opening of more than $180 million. The overall box office was still huge at $226 million. This was nearly $100 million or 80% more than last weekend. This was also higher than the same weekend last year by 9%. Unfortunately, 2013 is still behind 2012 by 1.4% at $9.28 billion to $9.41 billion. More...

Weekend Projections: Catching Fire Takes November Record

November 24th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster

As expected, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire topped Delivery Man to win at the box office this weekend. OK, topped is perhaps an understatement when the gap between the two movies is about $150 million. Catching Fire will easily record the biggest November weekend of all time, topping The Twilight Saga: New Moon. It's also heading towards the 4th-biggest weekend of all time, per Lionsgate's Sunday estimate, although there's a good chance it'll end up just behind The Dark Knight Rises' $160.8 million from last year. It will definitely end behind Iron Man 3's $174 million from earlier this year, but continued big earnings for Catching Fire over Thanksgiving means that this year's box office championship race is about to get interesting. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Hot will Catching Fire Burn?

November 22nd, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster

The weekend before Thanksgiving is one of the best weekends of the year to release a monster hit, and this year we get The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. If Catching Fire doesn't break the record for biggest opening weekend in November, it will be seen as a huge shock. It has a chance at topping Iron Man 3's opening weekend and securing top spot for the year. Catching Fire isn't the only film opening wide this weekend, but to call Delivery Man counter-programing is an understatement. It might not crack $10 million, but that will still be enough to earn a spot in the top five. This weekend last year was the Thanksgiving long weekend, so it is a little hard to compare the two and judge which one is stronger. Catching Fire should easily earn more than the top five did over the three-day weekend, perhaps even more than the top six or seven earned, but the real test will come next weekend when we can compare this Thanksgiving to last year's. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Best Man Bests Prediction, Thor Still Powers Through

November 19th, 2013

As expected, Thor: The Dark World led the way on the weekend box office chart. However, The Best Man Holiday was surprisingly strong and helped soften the blow at the overall box office. Even so, the box office was down 26% from the last weekend at $125 million. A 26% drop-off is bad, but the year-over-year comparison was even worse. So much worse. Compared to this weekend last year when The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 debut, the box office was down almost exactly 50%. And with that, 2013 is no longer ahead of 2012's pace. It was bound to happen with the weak box office numbers recently. Granted, 2013 is only behind by 0.4% at $9.02 billion to $9.06 and one really good weekend could reverse that situation. In fact, the opening of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire this coming weekend could reverse that situation, but 2013 will be neck-and-neck with 2012 from here on out, instead of the solid leads it held for much of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Between Blockbusters

November 14th, 2013

The Best Man Holiday

Last weekend, Thor: The Dark World made its debut. Next weekend, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens up. With these two monster hits opening so close together, it comes as no surprise that this weekend there are not a lot of new releases. In fact, we only have The Best Man Holiday as a wide release. It won't be able to score top spot, but the lack of direct competition should help it score a solid second place. On the down side, this weekend last year The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opened with $141.07 million, which is very likely more than the entire box office will make this season. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Thor Sees the Light

November 11th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World matched expectations nearly perfectly and dominated the box office over the weekend. In fact, it earned more than the rest of the box office pulled in combined. This helped the overall box office rise 32% from last weekend reaching $167 million. Unfortunately, Thor couldn't match Skyfall's opening weekend and the total box office was 3% lower than the same weekend last year. 2013 is still ahead of 2012, but by 0.9% at $8.85 million to $8.77 million. Since there is only one new release next weekend, and it isn't a prime release, we will likely see another year-over-year loss. Fortunately, 2013 should still stay ahead of 2012 and Catching Fire should end 2013's losing streak in a big way. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Starts the Holidays with a Powerful Opening

November 10th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World poster

Thor: The Dark World gets the holiday season off to a start this weekend with a powerful display at the box office. Disney is pegging its opening weekend at $86.8 million, which will be a healthy 30% boost from the debut of the first film in the franchise and also one of the ten biggest weekends in November. It's the first film in the Avengers über-franchise to open outside of the May-July Summer season, but that certainly doesn't seemed to have harmed it at the box office, and it won't have much competition until Catching Fire opens in a couple of weeks' time. All said, it looks a virtual certainty to top the box office performance of the original. More...

Weekend Predictions: Thor Will Rule, But Will It Crack $100 Million?

November 8th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World will easily win the race for the top of the box office this weekend. It really has no competition for top spot, and only token competition as far as new releases are concerned. About Time is the only other new wide release, and quite frankly, I should add quotes around both "new" and "wide", as it opened in limited release last weekend, will expand to 1,400 theaters this weekend and it likely won't reach the top five. It will be interesting to see if Ender's Game will hold up next to the competition from Thor, but that seems unlikely. Thor: The Dark World could do well when compared to last year's number one film, Skyfall, but 2013 just doesn't have the depth to thrive, so 2013 will lose again in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ender Has Game, but Box Office Sinks

November 6th, 2013

As anticipated, Ender's Game won the weekend race with ease and no individual film truly bombed. That said, the overall effort was still lacking. Compared to last weekend, the overall box office was up 23% to $127 million, which is nice to see. However, and more importantly, this was 8% lower than the same weekend last year, thus ending 2013's winning streak at one weekend. 2013 is still ahead of 2012's pace, but by a shrinking margin. Currently, this year is ahead of last year by less than 0.5% at $8.66 billion to $8.62 billion. It wouldn't take much to 2013 to lose the lead at this point, and this might happen sometime during this month. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should end any losing streak when it is released, but perhaps not before 2013 falls behind 2012's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ender's Game Leads Trio of Openers

November 3rd, 2013

As expected, Ender's Game will comfortably win this weekend's box office race with an opening in the vicinity of $28 million. That's a healthy figure, but barely gets it into the top 100 openings in November and it'll be footnote by the time Thor and The Hunger Games have rolled out in a few week's time. It seems well short of what would be needed for a sequel to be greenlit. Free Birds will also not enjoy a theatrical sequel (although direct-to-video spin-offs seem likely) as it will open with around $16 million, but CBS Films is very happy with the $16 million debut of Last Vegas, which will benefit from an older demographic in the weeks to come. More...

2013 Preview: November

November 1st, 2013

October ended on a winning note, but it was the only time the entire month that 2013 topped 2012 in the year-over-year comparison. This is quite shocking, as Gravity crushed expectations with more than $200 million and counting. Even with that surprise monster hit, the month still couldn't keep pace with last year. Compared to October, November looks a lot better with three films that could be monster hits: Frozen, Thor: The Dark World, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. On the other hand, those are the only three movies with a 50/50 chance or better to top $100 million compared, while there were seven films that reached that milestone last November. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should make more than last year's number one film, Skyfall, but the depth last year could prove too much to deal with. 2013 might dip below last year's pace sometime during the month, but hopefully it won't stay there too long. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Soar, or are the New Releases Turkeys?

October 31st, 2013

November begins with three wide releases of varying quality. Ender's Game is the only one earning overall positive reviews and it is the only one with a real shot at becoming anything more than a midlevel hit. To call Free Birds a second-tier animated family film is being very generous. Its reviews might dip into the single-digit level. Finally, there's Last Vegas, which is flying under the radar for most moviegoers. It is unlikely any of them will become a breakout hit. It is nearly certain that none will match last year's number one film, Wreck-It Ralph. November is going to start off on a losing note. More...

Contest: Game of Chance

October 25th, 2013

There are three wide releases, but only two of them have any chance of becoming more than a midlevel hit. Free Birds is a digitally animated family film that has a very timely release, but it is also a second-tier CG animated film. Ender's Game is a $110 million film based on a book aimed at young adults. It is yet another film trying to tap into the vacuum left behind by Harry Potter. I don't think either of them will be big hits, but one of them has to be the target film. I think Free Birds will have better legs, but that Ender's Game will have a better opening. As such, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Ender's Game. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of The Conjuring on Blu-ray Combo Pack.

To celebrate, we have Five Things to know about The Conjuring, in GIF form, starting with...

1) The Conjuring is directed by the acclaimed James Wan, the Australian-born director of the fright-fests Insidious and the Saw series. His Twitter handle is @CreepyPuppet. Say no more.
Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Synopsis

Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history - and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,805,237 (28.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,736 opening theaters/3,736 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,916,972

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 1st, 2013 (Wide) by Relativity
International Releases: October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Singapore)
October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Slovakia)
October 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Ukraine)
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Video Release: February 4th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some action/peril and rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2289, 9/11/2013)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Arctic Dogs
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Time Travel, Food, Thanksgiving, 3-D, 1700s, Colonial United States, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Reel FX, Relativity Media, Reel FX Animation Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 81 $11,112,063 Nov 8, 2013 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 114 $14,984,049 Nov 8, 2013 10
Leggiest Opening Weekend 80 4.01 Nov 1, 2013 3

Leading Cast

Owen Wilson    Reggie
Woody Harrelson    Jake
Amy Poehler    Jenny

Supporting Cast

George Takei    S.T.E.V.E.
Colm Meaney    Myles Standish
Keith David    Chief Broadbeak
Dan Fogler    Governor Bradford
Jimmy Hayward    Ranger/Leatherbeak/President/Hazmats
Kaitlyn Maher    President's Daughter
Carlos Alazraqui    Amos
Jeff Biancalana    General Sagan/Additional Voice Talent
Danny Carey    Danny
Carlos Ponce    Narrator/Alejandro
Robert Beltran    Chief Massasoit
Lesley Nicol    Pilgrim Woman
Jason Finazzo    Chrononaut One/Additional Voice Talent
Scott Mosier    Pizza Dude/Additional Voice Talent
Lauren Bowles    Jake's Mother
Dwight Howard    Cold Turkey
Vincente DiSanti    Additional Voice Talent
Jeff Fierson    Additional Voice Talent
Josh Lawson    Additional Voice Talent
David Lee    Additional Voice Talent
Rik Michul    Additional Voice Talent
Alina Phelan    Additional Voice Talent
William Morgan Sheppard    Additional Voice Talent

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jimmy Hayward    Director
Scott Mosier    Screenwriter
Jimmy Hayward    Screenwriter
David Stern    Story Creator
John Strauss    Story Creator
Scott Mosier    Producer
Aron Warner    Executive Producer
John Strauss    Executive Producer
David I. Stern    Executive Producer
Dominic Lewis    Composer
Kerry Rock    Casting
Kevin R. Adams    Production Designer
Rich McKain    Supervising Animator
David Esneault    Digital Supervisor
Scott G. Peterson    Digital Supervisor
Alonzo Ruvalcaba    Co-Producer
Geoffrey Stott    Associate Producer
Gerald McAleece III    Camera and Layout Supervisor
Harry Michalakeas    Supervising Technical Director
Chris Digiovanni    Assistant Director
Ray Chase    Directing Animator
Wesley Mandell    Directing Animator
Joanna D. Ferguson    Production Manager
Jason P. Brewer    Production Manager
Tom Jordan    Modeling Supervisor
Joshua Carey    Rigging Supervisor
Jeff Alcantara    Lighting Supervisor
Walter Behrines    Effects Sueprvisor
Chris Hummelll    Character Effects Supervisor
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Dennis Leonard    Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Gary A. Rizzo    Re-recording Mixer

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 4th, 2014

February 3rd, 2014

It's another slow week on the home market. There are five or so first run releases, but the biggest box office was earned by Free Birds, which earned $55 million. Fortunately, while there are no box office hits, there are some high quality releases, led by Dallas Buyers Club. Unfortunately, the DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack has so few extras that I'm convinced a special edition is on its way, so it isn't a Pick of the Week contender. So what are the Pick of the Week contenders this week? First there's Cutie and the Boxer on DVD or Blu-ray. Second there's ... Cutie and the Boxer is the Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Catching Fire Burns Bright, But Not Quite as Bright as Predicted

November 25th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire easily won first place at the box office this past weekend and it even broke the record for biggest opening weekend in November. Even so, its opening seems a little disappointing, because some analysts were predicting an opening of more than $180 million. The overall box office was still huge at $226 million. This was nearly $100 million or 80% more than last weekend. This was also higher than the same weekend last year by 9%. Unfortunately, 2013 is still behind 2012 by 1.4% at $9.28 billion to $9.41 billion. More...

Weekend Projections: Catching Fire Takes November Record

November 24th, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster

As expected, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire topped Delivery Man to win at the box office this weekend. OK, topped is perhaps an understatement when the gap between the two movies is about $150 million. Catching Fire will easily record the biggest November weekend of all time, topping The Twilight Saga: New Moon. It's also heading towards the 4th-biggest weekend of all time, per Lionsgate's Sunday estimate, although there's a good chance it'll end up just behind The Dark Knight Rises' $160.8 million from last year. It will definitely end behind Iron Man 3's $174 million from earlier this year, but continued big earnings for Catching Fire over Thanksgiving means that this year's box office championship race is about to get interesting. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Hot will Catching Fire Burn?

November 22nd, 2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster

The weekend before Thanksgiving is one of the best weekends of the year to release a monster hit, and this year we get The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. If Catching Fire doesn't break the record for biggest opening weekend in November, it will be seen as a huge shock. It has a chance at topping Iron Man 3's opening weekend and securing top spot for the year. Catching Fire isn't the only film opening wide this weekend, but to call Delivery Man counter-programing is an understatement. It might not crack $10 million, but that will still be enough to earn a spot in the top five. This weekend last year was the Thanksgiving long weekend, so it is a little hard to compare the two and judge which one is stronger. Catching Fire should easily earn more than the top five did over the three-day weekend, perhaps even more than the top six or seven earned, but the real test will come next weekend when we can compare this Thanksgiving to last year's. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Best Man Bests Prediction, Thor Still Powers Through

November 19th, 2013

As expected, Thor: The Dark World led the way on the weekend box office chart. However, The Best Man Holiday was surprisingly strong and helped soften the blow at the overall box office. Even so, the box office was down 26% from the last weekend at $125 million. A 26% drop-off is bad, but the year-over-year comparison was even worse. So much worse. Compared to this weekend last year when The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 debut, the box office was down almost exactly 50%. And with that, 2013 is no longer ahead of 2012's pace. It was bound to happen with the weak box office numbers recently. Granted, 2013 is only behind by 0.4% at $9.02 billion to $9.06 and one really good weekend could reverse that situation. In fact, the opening of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire this coming weekend could reverse that situation, but 2013 will be neck-and-neck with 2012 from here on out, instead of the solid leads it held for much of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Between Blockbusters

November 14th, 2013

The Best Man Holiday

Last weekend, Thor: The Dark World made its debut. Next weekend, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens up. With these two monster hits opening so close together, it comes as no surprise that this weekend there are not a lot of new releases. In fact, we only have The Best Man Holiday as a wide release. It won't be able to score top spot, but the lack of direct competition should help it score a solid second place. On the down side, this weekend last year The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opened with $141.07 million, which is very likely more than the entire box office will make this season. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Thor Sees the Light

November 11th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World matched expectations nearly perfectly and dominated the box office over the weekend. In fact, it earned more than the rest of the box office pulled in combined. This helped the overall box office rise 32% from last weekend reaching $167 million. Unfortunately, Thor couldn't match Skyfall's opening weekend and the total box office was 3% lower than the same weekend last year. 2013 is still ahead of 2012, but by 0.9% at $8.85 million to $8.77 million. Since there is only one new release next weekend, and it isn't a prime release, we will likely see another year-over-year loss. Fortunately, 2013 should still stay ahead of 2012 and Catching Fire should end 2013's losing streak in a big way. More...

Weekend Estimates: Thor Starts the Holidays with a Powerful Opening

November 10th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World poster

Thor: The Dark World gets the holiday season off to a start this weekend with a powerful display at the box office. Disney is pegging its opening weekend at $86.8 million, which will be a healthy 30% boost from the debut of the first film in the franchise and also one of the ten biggest weekends in November. It's the first film in the Avengers über-franchise to open outside of the May-July Summer season, but that certainly doesn't seemed to have harmed it at the box office, and it won't have much competition until Catching Fire opens in a couple of weeks' time. All said, it looks a virtual certainty to top the box office performance of the original. More...

Weekend Predictions: Thor Will Rule, But Will It Crack $100 Million?

November 8th, 2013

Thor: The Dark World will easily win the race for the top of the box office this weekend. It really has no competition for top spot, and only token competition as far as new releases are concerned. About Time is the only other new wide release, and quite frankly, I should add quotes around both "new" and "wide", as it opened in limited release last weekend, will expand to 1,400 theaters this weekend and it likely won't reach the top five. It will be interesting to see if Ender's Game will hold up next to the competition from Thor, but that seems unlikely. Thor: The Dark World could do well when compared to last year's number one film, Skyfall, but 2013 just doesn't have the depth to thrive, so 2013 will lose again in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ender Has Game, but Box Office Sinks

November 6th, 2013

As anticipated, Ender's Game won the weekend race with ease and no individual film truly bombed. That said, the overall effort was still lacking. Compared to last weekend, the overall box office was up 23% to $127 million, which is nice to see. However, and more importantly, this was 8% lower than the same weekend last year, thus ending 2013's winning streak at one weekend. 2013 is still ahead of 2012's pace, but by a shrinking margin. Currently, this year is ahead of last year by less than 0.5% at $8.66 billion to $8.62 billion. It wouldn't take much to 2013 to lose the lead at this point, and this might happen sometime during this month. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should end any losing streak when it is released, but perhaps not before 2013 falls behind 2012's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ender's Game Leads Trio of Openers

November 3rd, 2013

As expected, Ender's Game will comfortably win this weekend's box office race with an opening in the vicinity of $28 million. That's a healthy figure, but barely gets it into the top 100 openings in November and it'll be footnote by the time Thor and The Hunger Games have rolled out in a few week's time. It seems well short of what would be needed for a sequel to be greenlit. Free Birds will also not enjoy a theatrical sequel (although direct-to-video spin-offs seem likely) as it will open with around $16 million, but CBS Films is very happy with the $16 million debut of Last Vegas, which will benefit from an older demographic in the weeks to come. More...

2013 Preview: November

November 1st, 2013

October ended on a winning note, but it was the only time the entire month that 2013 topped 2012 in the year-over-year comparison. This is quite shocking, as Gravity crushed expectations with more than $200 million and counting. Even with that surprise monster hit, the month still couldn't keep pace with last year. Compared to October, November looks a lot better with three films that could be monster hits: Frozen, Thor: The Dark World, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. On the other hand, those are the only three movies with a 50/50 chance or better to top $100 million compared, while there were seven films that reached that milestone last November. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire should make more than last year's number one film, Skyfall, but the depth last year could prove too much to deal with. 2013 might dip below last year's pace sometime during the month, but hopefully it won't stay there too long. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Box Office Soar, or are the New Releases Turkeys?

October 31st, 2013

November begins with three wide releases of varying quality. Ender's Game is the only one earning overall positive reviews and it is the only one with a real shot at becoming anything more than a midlevel hit. To call Free Birds a second-tier animated family film is being very generous. Its reviews might dip into the single-digit level. Finally, there's Last Vegas, which is flying under the radar for most moviegoers. It is unlikely any of them will become a breakout hit. It is nearly certain that none will match last year's number one film, Wreck-It Ralph. November is going to start off on a losing note. More...

Contest: Game of Chance

October 25th, 2013

There are three wide releases, but only two of them have any chance of becoming more than a midlevel hit. Free Birds is a digitally animated family film that has a very timely release, but it is also a second-tier CG animated film. Ender's Game is a $110 million film based on a book aimed at young adults. It is yet another film trying to tap into the vacuum left behind by Harry Potter. I don't think either of them will be big hits, but one of them has to be the target film. I think Free Birds will have better legs, but that Ender's Game will have a better opening. As such, it is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Ender's Game. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a copy of The Conjuring on Blu-ray Combo Pack.

To celebrate, we have Five Things to know about The Conjuring, in GIF form, starting with...

1) The Conjuring is directed by the acclaimed James Wan, the Australian-born director of the fright-fests Insidious and the Saw series. His Twitter handle is @CreepyPuppet. Say no more.
Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2013 4 $15,805,237   3,736 $4,231   $15,805,237 1
Nov 8, 2013 3 $11,112,063 -30% 3,736 $2,974   $30,128,514 2
Nov 15, 2013 4 $8,106,151 -27% 3,510 $2,309   $42,024,356 3
Nov 22, 2013 5 $5,363,208 -34% 3,071 $1,746   $48,657,073 4
Nov 29, 2013 14 $1,835,178 -66% 2,287 $802   $53,266,909 5
Dec 6, 2013 20 $342,419 -81% 1,202 $285   $53,789,345 6
Dec 13, 2013 27 $101,559 -70% 283 $359   $53,982,592 7
Dec 27, 2013 - $214,000   243 $881   $54,414,000 9
Jan 3, 2014 28 $210,161 -2% 253 $831   $54,894,525 10
Jan 10, 2014 29 $157,622 -25% 232 $679   $55,122,448 11
Jan 17, 2014 34 $118,975 -25% 199 $598   $55,274,795 12
Jan 24, 2014 35 $94,456 -21% 171 $552   $55,435,490 13
Jan 31, 2014 44 $59,969 -37% 135 $444   $55,520,085 14
Feb 7, 2014 46 $34,438 -43% 109 $316   $55,567,505 15
Feb 14, 2014 49 $33,411 -3% 75 $445   $55,608,781 16
Feb 21, 2014 52 $25,973 -22% 56 $464   $55,651,843 17
Feb 28, 2014 57 $25,576 -2% 48 $533   $55,682,518 18
Mar 7, 2014 52 $33,516 +31% 74 $453   $55,725,930 19
Mar 14, 2014 72 $8,340 -75% 32 $261   $55,747,724 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 1, 2013 4 $3,943,646     3,736 $1,056   $3,943,646 1
Nov 2, 2013 3 $7,249,564 +84%   3,736 $1,940   $11,193,210 2
Nov 3, 2013 3 $4,612,027 -36%   3,736 $1,234   $15,805,237 3
Nov 4, 2013 5 $700,058 -85%   3,736 $187   $16,505,295 4
Nov 5, 2013 4 $1,229,964 +76%   3,736 $329   $17,735,259 5
Nov 6, 2013 6 $560,112 -54%   3,736 $150   $18,295,371 6
Nov 7, 2013 5 $721,080 +29%   3,736 $193   $19,016,451 7
Nov 8, 2013 5 $2,562,684 +255% -35% 3,736 $686   $21,579,135 8
Nov 9, 2013 2 $5,027,322 +96% -31% 3,736 $1,346   $26,606,457 9
Nov 10, 2013 2 $3,522,057 -30% -24% 3,736 $943   $30,128,514 10
Nov 11, 2013 2 $2,586,609 -27% +269% 3,736 $692   $32,715,123 11
Nov 12, 2013 8 $453,075 -82% -63% 3,736 $121   $33,168,198 12
Nov 13, 2013 9 $350,956 -23% -37% 3,736 $94   $33,519,154 13
Nov 14, 2013 8 $399,051 +14% -45% 3,736 $107   $33,918,205 14
Nov 15, 2013 5 $1,776,682 +345% -31% 3,510 $506   $35,694,887 15
Nov 16, 2013 3 $3,925,184 +121% -22% 3,510 $1,118   $39,620,071 16
Nov 17, 2013 3 $2,404,285 -39% -32% 3,510 $685   $42,024,356 17
Nov 18, 2013 9 $292,922 -88% -89% 3,510 $83   $42,317,278 18
Nov 19, 2013 9 $372,437 +27% -18% 3,510 $106   $42,689,715 19
Nov 20, 2013 9 $305,572 -18% -13% 3,510 $87   $42,995,287 20
Nov 21, 2013 7 $298,578 -2% -25% 3,510 $85   $43,293,865 21
Nov 22, 2013 6 $1,097,175 +267% -38% 3,071 $357   $44,391,040 22
Nov 23, 2013 5 $2,572,786 +134% -34% 3,071 $838   $46,963,826 23
Nov 24, 2013 5 $1,693,247 -34% -30% 3,071 $551   $48,657,073 24
Nov 25, 2013 5 $695,896 -59% +138% 3,071 $227   $49,352,969 25
Nov 26, 2013 5 $925,939 +33% +149% 3,071 $302   $50,278,908 26
Nov 27, 2013 7 $778,683 -16% +155% 2,287 $340   $51,057,591 27
Nov 28, 2013 14 $374,140 -52% +25% 2,287 $164   $51,431,731 28
Nov 29, 2013 14 $840,930 +125% -23% 2,287 $368   $52,272,661 29
Nov 30, 2013 15 $640,480 -24% -75% 2,287 $280   $52,913,141 30
Dec 1, 2013 14 $353,768 -45% -79% 2,287 $155   $53,266,909 31
Dec 2, 2013 16 $63,680 -82% -91% 2,287 $28   $53,330,589 32
Dec 3, 2013 - $44,688 -30% -95% 2,287 $20   $53,375,277 33
Dec 4, 2013 - $35,575 -20% -95% 2,287 $16   $53,410,852 34
Dec 5, 2013 - $36,074 +1% -90% 2,287 $16   $53,446,926 35
Dec 6, 2013 - $60,818 +69% -93% 1,202 $51   $53,507,744 36
Dec 7, 2013 - $164,440 +170% -74% 1,202 $137   $53,672,184 37
Dec 8, 2013 - $117,161 -29% -67% 1,202 $97   $53,789,345 38
Dec 9, 2013 - $26,001 -78% -59% 1,202 $22   $53,815,346 39
Dec 10, 2013 - $28,050 +8% -37% 1,202 $23   $53,843,396 40
Dec 11, 2013 - $19,789 -29% -44% 1,202 $16   $53,863,185 41
Dec 12, 2013 - $17,848 -10% -51% 1,202 $15   $53,881,033 42
Dec 13, 2013 - $20,629 +16% -66% 283 $73   $53,901,662 43
Dec 14, 2013 - $49,983 +142% -70% 283 $177   $53,951,645 44
Dec 15, 2013 - $30,947 -38% -74% 283 $109   $53,982,592 45
Dec 16, 2013 - $5,529 -82% -79% 283 $20   $53,988,121 46
Dec 17, 2013 - $16,279 +194% -42% 283 $58   $54,004,400 47
Dec 18, 2013 - $7,399 -55% -63% 283 $26   $54,011,799 48
Dec 19, 2013 - $10,034 +36% -44% 283 $35   $54,021,833 49
Jan 3, 2014 - $75,445     253 $298   $54,759,809 64
Jan 4, 2014 - $84,657 +12%   253 $335   $54,844,466 65
Jan 5, 2014 - $50,059 -41%   253 $198   $54,894,525 66
Jan 6, 2014 - $22,173 -56%   253 $88   $54,916,698 67
Jan 7, 2014 - $19,412 -12%   253 $77   $54,936,110 68
Jan 8, 2014 - $15,067 -22%   253 $60   $54,951,177 69
Jan 9, 2014 - $13,649 -9%   253 $54   $54,964,826 70
Jan 10, 2014 - $30,138 +121% -60% 232 $130   $54,994,964 71
Jan 11, 2014 - $78,546 +161% -7% 232 $339   $55,073,510 72
Jan 12, 2014 - $48,938 -38% -2% 232 $211   $55,122,448 73
Jan 13, 2014 - $8,314 -83% -63% 232 $36   $55,130,762 74
Jan 14, 2014 - $9,075 +9% -53% 232 $39   $55,139,837 75
Jan 15, 2014 - $7,787 -14% -48% 232 $34   $55,147,624 76
Jan 16, 2014 - $8,196 +5% -40% 232 $35   $55,155,820 77
Jan 17, 2014 - $23,331 +185% -23% 199 $117   $55,179,151 78
Jan 18, 2014 - $56,748 +143% -28% 199 $285   $55,235,899 79
Jan 19, 2014 - $38,896 -31% -21% 199 $195   $55,274,795 80
Jan 20, 2014 - $47,462 +22% +471% 199 $239   $55,322,257 81
Jan 21, 2014 - $7,379 -84% -19% 199 $37   $55,329,636 82
Jan 22, 2014 - $6,103 -17% -22% 199 $31   $55,335,739 83
Jan 23, 2014 - $5,295 -13% -35% 199 $27   $55,341,034 84
Jan 24, 2014 - $18,486 +249% -21% 171 $108   $55,359,520 85
Jan 25, 2014 - $44,781 +142% -21% 171 $262   $55,404,301 86
Jan 26, 2014 - $31,189 -30% -20% 171 $182   $55,435,490 87
Jan 27, 2014 - $5,299 -83% -89% 171 $31   $55,440,789 88
Jan 28, 2014 - $6,937 +31% -6% 171 $41   $55,447,726 89
Jan 29, 2014 - $5,926 -15% -3% 171 $35   $55,453,652 90
Jan 30, 2014 - $6,464 +9% +22% 171 $38   $55,460,116 91
Jan 31, 2014 - $14,044 +117% -24% 135 $104   $55,474,160 92
Feb 1, 2014 - $31,922 +127% -29% 135 $236   $55,506,082 93
Feb 2, 2014 - $14,003 -56% -55% 135 $104   $55,520,085 94
Feb 3, 2014 - $3,010 -79% -43% 135 $22   $55,523,095 95
Feb 4, 2014 - $2,916 -3% -58% 135 $22   $55,526,011 96
Feb 5, 2014 - $3,477 +19% -41% 135 $26   $55,529,488 97
Feb 6, 2014 - $3,579 +3% -45% 135 $27   $55,533,067 98
Feb 7, 2014 - $5,870 +64% -58% 109 $54   $55,538,937 99
Feb 8, 2014 - $17,677 +201% -45% 109 $162   $55,556,614 100
Feb 9, 2014 - $10,891 -38% -22% 109 $100   $55,567,505 101
Feb 10, 2014 - $2,220 -80% -26% 109 $20   $55,569,725 102
Feb 11, 2014 - $1,737 -22% -40% 109 $16   $55,571,462 103
Feb 12, 2014 - $1,764 +2% -49% 109 $16   $55,573,226 104
Feb 13, 2014 - $2,144 +22% -40% 109 $20   $55,575,370 105
Feb 14, 2014 - $7,885 +268% +34% 75 $105   $55,583,255 106
Feb 15, 2014 - $14,296 +81% -19% 75 $191   $55,597,551 107
Feb 16, 2014 - $11,230 -21% +3% 75 $150   $55,608,781 108
Feb 17, 2014 - $9,432 -16% +325% 75 $126   $55,618,213 109
Feb 18, 2014 - $2,431 -74% +40% 75 $32   $55,620,644 110
Feb 19, 2014 - $2,280 -6% +29% 75 $30   $55,622,924 111
Feb 20, 2014 - $2,946 +29% +37% 75 $39   $55,625,870 112
Feb 21, 2014 - $5,442 +85% -31% 56 $97   $55,631,312 113
Feb 22, 2014 - $12,611 +132% -12% 56 $225   $55,643,923 114
Feb 23, 2014 - $7,920 -37% -29% 56 $141   $55,651,843 115
Feb 24, 2014 - $1,306 -84% -86% 56 $23   $55,653,149 116
Feb 25, 2014 - $1,246 -5% -49% 56 $22   $55,654,395 117
Feb 26, 2014 - $1,196 -4% -48% 56 $21   $55,655,591 118
Feb 27, 2014 - $1,351 +13% -54% 56 $24   $55,656,942 119
Feb 28, 2014 - $3,993 +196% -27% 48 $83   $55,660,935 120
Mar 1, 2014 - $13,007 +226% +3% 48 $271   $55,673,942 121
Mar 2, 2014 - $8,576 -34% +8% 48 $179   $55,682,518 122
Mar 3, 2014 - $2,407 -72% +84% 48 $50   $55,684,925 123
Mar 4, 2014 - $2,883 +20% +131% 48 $60   $55,687,808 124
Mar 5, 2014 - $2,273 -21% +90% 48 $47   $55,690,081 125
Mar 6, 2014 - $2,333 +3% +73% 48 $49   $55,692,414 126
Mar 7, 2014 - $4,291 +84% +7% 74 $58   $55,696,705 127
Mar 8, 2014 - $17,144 +300% +32% 74 $232   $55,713,849 128
Mar 9, 2014 - $12,081 -30% +41% 74 $163   $55,725,930 129
Mar 10, 2014 - $2,888 -76% +20% 74 $39   $55,728,818 130
Mar 11, 2014 - $3,832 +33% +33% 74 $52   $55,732,650 131
Mar 12, 2014 - $3,151 -18% +39% 74 $43   $55,735,801 132
Mar 13, 2014 - $3,583 +14% +54% 74 $48   $55,739,384 133
Mar 14, 2014 - $2,347 -34% -45% 32 $73   $55,741,731 134
Mar 15, 2014 - $3,519 +50% -79% 32 $110   $55,745,250 135
Mar 16, 2014 - $2,474 -30% -80% 32 $77   $55,747,724 136
Mar 17, 2014 - $693 -72% -76% 32 $22   $55,748,417 137
Mar 18, 2014 - $839 +21% -78% 32 $26   $55,749,256 138
Mar 19, 2014 - $592 -29% -81% 32 $19   $55,749,848 139
Mar 20, 2014 - $632 +7% -82% 32 $20   $55,750,480 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 1, 2013 4 $19,016,451   3,736 $5,090   $19,016,451 1
Nov 8, 2013 4 $14,901,754 -22% 3,736 $3,989   $33,918,205 2
Nov 15, 2013 5 $9,375,660 -37% 3,510 $2,671   $43,293,865 3
Nov 22, 2013 7 $8,137,866 -13% 2,287 $3,558   $51,431,731 4
Nov 29, 2013 15 $2,015,195 -75% 2,287 $881   $53,446,926 5
Dec 6, 2013 21 $434,107 -78% 1,202 $361   $53,881,033 6
Dec 13, 2013 29 $140,800 -68% 283 $498   $54,021,833 7
Jan 3, 2014 29 $280,462   253 $1,109   $54,964,826 10
Jan 10, 2014 30 $190,994 -32% 232 $823   $55,155,820 11
Jan 17, 2014 34 $185,214 -3% 199 $931   $55,341,034 12
Jan 24, 2014 35 $119,082 -36% 171 $696   $55,460,116 13
Jan 31, 2014 41 $72,951 -39% 135 $540   $55,533,067 14
Feb 7, 2014 44 $42,303 -42% 109 $388   $55,575,370 15
Feb 14, 2014 46 $50,500 +19% 75 $673   $55,625,870 16
Feb 21, 2014 53 $31,072 -38% 56 $555   $55,656,942 17
Feb 28, 2014 52 $35,472 +14% 48 $739   $55,692,414 18
Mar 7, 2014 50 $46,970 +32% 74 $635   $55,739,384 19
Mar 14, 2014 65 $11,096 -76% 32 $347   $55,750,480 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Belgium 12/11/2013 $22,507 26 26 69 $73,489 12/13/2015
Bolivia 12/12/2013 $47,484 10 10 26 $150,941 12/30/2018
Brazil 11/8/2013 $0 0 381 1,059 $4,606,410 12/13/2015
Bulgaria 11/8/2013 $0 0 20 51 $101,513 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 10/31/2013 $0 0 47 144 $277,314 12/30/2018
Egypt 11/27/2013 $6,848 4 4 8 $12,766 12/30/2018
Estonia 11/29/2013 $24,155 5 5 10 $52,100 12/13/2015
Greece 11/14/2013 $0 0 77 128 $238,177 12/13/2015
Hong Kong 12/12/2013 $37,893 18 18 23 $55,819 12/13/2015
Hungary 12/26/2013 $76,318 31 31 31 $76,318 12/30/2018
Iceland 11/1/2013 $0 0 5 13 $60,209 12/30/2018
Italy 11/28/2013 $743,864 310 324 863 $1,529,933 12/13/2015
Latvia 11/22/2013 $15,597 6 6 22 $59,140 12/30/2018
Lithuania 12/13/2013 $15,995 6 11 23 $137,151 12/13/2015
Malaysia 11/14/2013 $0 0 62 101 $362,875 12/13/2015
Mexico 12/6/2013 $703,580 589 589 1,101 $1,532,741 12/13/2015
Netherlands 12/11/2013 $30,918 67 67 67 $51,046 12/13/2015
Peru 12/5/2013 $208,481 105 105 284 $672,264 12/30/2018
Portugal 12/12/2013 $127,709 62 62 172 $519,654 12/13/2015
Romania 11/15/2013 $0 0 58 152 $241,212 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/31/2013 $0 0 166 231 $5,914,861 12/30/2018
Singapore 10/31/2013 $0 0 5 7 $150,612 12/13/2015
Slovakia 10/31/2013 $0 0 21 41 $198,721 12/13/2015
South Africa 12/6/2013 $123,234 82 82 160 $359,759 12/13/2015
Spain 12/13/2013 $9,523 37 344 900 $893,562 12/13/2015
Turkey 11/1/2013 $0 0 39 103 $446,416 12/30/2018
Ukraine 10/31/2013 $0 0 14 33 $202,713 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 11/14/2013 $0 0 29 95 $666,127 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 11/29/2013 $1,708,940 450 459 1,798 $3,328,071 12/13/2015
Vietnam 11/15/2013 $0 0 32 44 $202,719 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $31,461,959
 
International Total$54,636,592 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
Feb 9, 20142176,883 176,883$3,535,891$3,535,8911
Feb 16, 20145143,545-19% 320,428$2,865,158$6,401,0492
Feb 23, 2014673,490-49% 393,918$1,466,860$7,867,9093
Mar 2, 20141041,634-43% 435,552$831,015$8,698,9244
Mar 9, 20141826,200-37% 461,752$522,952$9,221,8765
Mar 16, 20142919,180-27% 480,932$382,833$9,604,7096
Mar 23, 20142613,226-31% 494,158$263,991$9,868,7007
Apr 20, 20141946,362 577,240$703,312$11,272,88111
Apr 27, 20142411,558-75% 588,798$217,175$11,490,05612

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 9, 2014472,417 72,417$1,473,683$1,473,6831
Feb 16, 2014944,252-39% 116,669$1,097,882$2,571,5652
Feb 23, 20141019,535-56% 136,204$477,048$3,048,6133
Mar 2, 20141314,006-28% 150,210$280,113$3,328,7264

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