Friend Request (2016)

Friend Request
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,759,078Details
International Box Office $7,551,757Details
Worldwide Box Office $11,310,835
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $396,841 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $230,069 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $626,910
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Popular college student Laura shares everything with her more than 800 Facebook friends. One day she accepts a friend request from classmate Marina, an awkward outcast. But when Laura excludes the hoodie-clad loner from her birthday party, she makes the mistake of posting pictures of the happy gathering. Outraged by the snub, and then devastated when Laura unfriends her, Marina kills herself, unleashing evil forces that commandeer Laura’s Facebook page and post a video of Marina’s gruesome suicide. Soon, one by one, Laura’s classmates Gustavo, Isabel and Olivia fall prey to demonic forces that include homicidal swarms of wasps. Laura’s Facebook page is mysteriously hacked and begins displaying videos of each of her friends’ horrific deaths, triggering a drop in Laura’s social media followers and turning her into a campus pariah. Kicked out of school for the out-of-control postings, Laura joins forces with her boyfriend Tyler and tech-savvy friend Kobe to try and stop the killings. Together, they uncover secrets of Marina’s past and learn of her involvement with the ancient witchcraft of the “Black Mirror,” which serves as a portal to evil spirits. Laura tracks the demonic forces’ origins to a remote site where they face off against the deadly social media terror gone supernaturally viral.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,002,863 (53.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$9,900,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,573 opening theaters/2,573 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,517,596

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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 22nd, 2017 (Wide) by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
International Releases: January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
January 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Austria)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Cambodia)
March 17th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
March 17th, 2016 (Wide) (Thailand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 19th, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for horror violence, disturbing images, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2444 (Cert #50702), 9/28/2016)
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Insidious: The Last Key
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Internet, Social Media, Revenge, Suicide, College, Supernatural, Haunting, Social Outcast, Witches, Occult, Orphan, Epilogue
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Wiedemann & Berg, Seven Pictures Film, Two Oceans, The Exchange
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 2017 7 $2,002,863   2,573 $778   $2,002,863 1
Sep 29, 2017 14 $728,064 -64% 2,081 $350   $3,411,022 2
Oct 6, 2017 36 $75,156 -90% 154 $488   $3,700,326 3
Oct 13, 2017 62 $9,578 -87% 50 $192   $3,733,254 4
Oct 20, 2017 67 $10,486 +9% 40 $262   $3,746,025 5
Oct 27, 2017 78 $5,569 -47% 32 $174   $3,754,992 6
Nov 3, 2017 96 $483 -91% 4 $121   $3,757,645 7
Nov 10, 2017 97 $515 +7% 2 $258   $3,758,339 8
Nov 17, 2017 91 $357 -31% 2 $179   $3,758,792 9
Nov 24, 2017 86 $87 -76% 1 $87   $3,759,014 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 21, 2017 P $110,000     1,500 $73   $110,000  
Sep 22, 2017 7 $687,006     2,573 $267   $687,006 1
Sep 23, 2017 7 $813,069 +18%   2,573 $316   $1,500,075 2
Sep 24, 2017 7 $502,788 -38%   2,573 $195   $2,002,863 3
Sep 25, 2017 7 $157,385 -69%   2,573 $61   $2,160,248 4
Sep 26, 2017 8 $240,628 +53%   2,573 $94   $2,400,876 5
Sep 27, 2017 8 $150,532 -37%   2,573 $59   $2,551,408 6
Sep 28, 2017 7 $131,550 -13%   2,573 $51   $2,682,958 7
Sep 29, 2017 14 $213,792 +63% -69% 2,081 $103   $2,896,750 8
Sep 30, 2017 14 $340,072 +59% -58% 2,081 $163   $3,236,822 9
Oct 1, 2017 15 $174,200 -49% -65% 2,081 $84   $3,411,022 10
Oct 2, 2017 - $53,687 -69% -66% 2,081 $26   $3,464,709 11
Oct 3, 2017 15 $80,412 +50% -67% 2,081 $39   $3,545,121 12
Oct 4, 2017 - $48,323 -40% -68% 2,081 $23   $3,593,444 13
Oct 5, 2017 - $31,726 -34% -76% 2,081 $15   $3,625,170 14
Oct 6, 2017 - $20,779 -35% -90% 154 $135   $3,645,949 15
Oct 7, 2017 - $34,325 +65% -90% 154 $223   $3,680,274 16
Oct 8, 2017 - $20,052 -42% -88% 154 $130   $3,700,326 17
Oct 9, 2017 - $7,701 -62% -86% 154 $50   $3,708,027 18
Oct 10, 2017 - $7,346 -5% -91% 154 $48   $3,715,373 19
Oct 11, 2017 - $5,245 -29% -89% 154 $34   $3,720,618 20
Oct 12, 2017 - $3,058 -42% -90% 154 $20   $3,723,676 21
Oct 13, 2017 - $2,773 -9% -87% 50 $55   $3,726,449 22
Oct 14, 2017 - $4,533 +63% -87% 50 $91   $3,730,982 23
Oct 15, 2017 - $2,272 -50% -89% 50 $45   $3,733,254 24
Oct 16, 2017 - $629 -72% -92% 50 $13   $3,733,883 25
Oct 17, 2017 - $772 +23% -89% 50 $15   $3,734,655 26
Oct 18, 2017 - $424 -45% -92% 50 $8   $3,735,079 27
Oct 19, 2017 - $460 +8% -85% 50 $9   $3,735,539 28
Oct 20, 2017 - $3,492 +659% +26% 40 $87   $3,739,031 29
Oct 21, 2017 - $4,279 +23% -6% 40 $107   $3,743,310 30
Oct 22, 2017 - $2,715 -37% +19% 40 $68   $3,746,025 31
Oct 23, 2017 - $841 -69% +34% 40 $21   $3,746,866 32
Oct 24, 2017 - $933 +11% +21% 40 $23   $3,747,799 33
Oct 25, 2017 - $748 -20% +76% 40 $19   $3,748,547 34
Oct 26, 2017 - $876 +17% +90% 40 $22   $3,749,423 35
Oct 27, 2017 - $1,600 +83% -54% 32 $50   $3,751,023 36
Oct 28, 2017 - $2,404 +50% -44% 32 $75   $3,753,427 37
Oct 29, 2017 - $1,565 -35% -42% 32 $49   $3,754,992 38
Oct 30, 2017 - $413 -74% -51% 32 $13   $3,755,405 39
Oct 31, 2017 - $696 +69% -25% 32 $22   $3,756,101 40
Nov 1, 2017 - $465 -33% -38% 32 $15   $3,756,566 41
Nov 2, 2017 - $596 +28% -32% 32 $19   $3,757,162 42
Nov 3, 2017 - $85 -86% -95% 4 $21   $3,757,247 43
Nov 4, 2017 - $248 +192% -90% 4 $62   $3,757,495 44
Nov 5, 2017 - $150 -40% -90% 4 $38   $3,757,645 45
Nov 6, 2017 - $53 -65% -87% 4 $13   $3,757,698 46
Nov 7, 2017 - $29 -45% -96% 4 $7   $3,757,727 47
Nov 8, 2017 - $37 +28% -92% 4 $9   $3,757,764 48
Nov 9, 2017 - $60 +62% -90% 4 $15   $3,757,824 49
Nov 10, 2017 - $98 +63% +15% 2 $49   $3,757,922 50
Nov 11, 2017 - $213 +117% -14% 2 $107   $3,758,135 51
Nov 12, 2017 - $204 -4% +36% 2 $102   $3,758,339 52
Nov 13, 2017 - $24 -88% -55% 2 $12   $3,758,363 53
Nov 14, 2017 - $8 -67% -72% 2 $4   $3,758,371 54
Nov 15, 2017 - $30 +275% -19% 2 $15   $3,758,401 55
Nov 16, 2017 - $34 +13% -43% 2 $17   $3,758,435 56
Nov 17, 2017 - $63 +85% -36% 2 $32   $3,758,498 57
Nov 18, 2017 - $125 +98% -41% 2 $63   $3,758,623 58
Nov 19, 2017 - $169 +35% -17% 2 $85   $3,758,792 59
Nov 20, 2017 - $48 -72% +100% 2 $24   $3,758,840 60
Nov 21, 2017 - $55 +15% +588% 2 $28   $3,758,895 61
Nov 22, 2017 - $16 -71% -47% 2 $8   $3,758,911 62
Nov 23, 2017 - $16 n/c -53% 2 $8   $3,758,927 63
Nov 24, 2017 - $4 -75% -94% 1 $4   $3,758,931 64
Nov 25, 2017 - $83 +1,975% -34% 1 $83   $3,759,014 65
Nov 27, 2017 - $4   -92% 1 $4   $3,759,018 67
Nov 29, 2017 - $28   +75% 1 $28   $3,759,046 69
Nov 30, 2017 - $32 +14% +100% 1 $32   $3,759,078 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 2017 7 $2,682,958   2,573 $1,043   $2,682,958 1
Sep 29, 2017 14 $942,212 -65% 2,081 $453   $3,625,170 2
Oct 6, 2017 36 $98,506 -90% 154 $640   $3,723,676 3
Oct 13, 2017 63 $11,863 -88% 50 $237   $3,735,539 4
Oct 20, 2017 66 $13,884 +17% 40 $347   $3,749,423 5
Oct 27, 2017 76 $7,739 -44% 32 $242   $3,757,162 6
Nov 3, 2017 99 $662 -91% 4 $166   $3,757,824 7
Nov 10, 2017 96 $611 -8% 2 $306   $3,758,435 8
Nov 17, 2017 92 $492 -19% 2 $246   $3,758,927 9
Nov 24, 2017 93 $151 -69% 1 $151   $3,759,078 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Austria 1/8/2016 $0 0 43 76 $280,053 6/9/2016
Cambodia 1/14/2016 $18,445 11 11 15 $100,496 12/31/2018
France 11/25/2016 $402,105 0 0 0 $881,821 8/17/2018
Germany 1/7/2016 $963,434 0 306 635 $2,407,754 8/18/2018
Italy 6/9/2016 $292,171 0 0 0 $688,544 8/9/2016
Portugal 11/4/2016 $18,137 13 17 46 $50,375 12/15/2016
Russia (CIS) 3/17/2016 $2,431 638 638 638 $375,810 12/31/2018
South Korea 1/24/2017 $0 0 172 178 $162,197 3/6/2017
Thailand 3/17/2016 $51,267 70 70 94 $94,099 6/9/2016
Turkey 9/9/2016 $8,810 35 35 67 $37,534 2/26/2019
Ukraine 3/24/2016 $2,121 13 13 13 $2,121 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 4/22/2016 $899,404 402 402 944 $2,107,091 9/8/2018
 
Rest of World $363,862
 
International Total$7,551,757 2/26/2019

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
Jan 14, 20181311,095 11,095$110,839$110,8394

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

Alycia Debnam Carey    Laura

Supporting Cast

William Moseley    Tyler
Connor Paolo    Kobe
Brit Morgan    Olivia
Brooke Markham    Isabel
Sean Marquette    Gustavo
Liesl Ahlers    Marina
Shasha Wnee-Hal    Detective Cameron
Tom Choi    Dean
Nicholas Pauling    Detective Cameron
Susan Danford    Caroline Woodson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon Verhoeven    Director
Simon Verhoeven    Screenwriter
Matthew Ballen    Screenwriter
Philip Koch    Screenwriter
Quirin Berg    Producer
Max Viedelmann    Producer
Stefan Gartner    Co-Producer
Simon Verhoeven    Co-Producer
Giselher Venzke    Co-Producer
Bertha Spieker    Co-Producer
Mark Popp    Co-Producer
Maren Bouwer    Line Producer
David Vogt    Line Producer
Mark Popp    Line Producer
Marco Le Roux    Line Producer
Patrick Noel Simon    Creative Producer
Matthew Ballen    Associate Producer
Byron Allen    Executive Producer
Carolyn Folks    Executive Producer
Jennifer Lucas    Executive Producer
Chris Charalambous    Executive Producer
Mark Borde    Executive Producer
Richard Barner    Executive Producer
Chad Doher    Executive Producer
Jo Heim    Director of Photography
Tom Seil    Editor
Denis Bachter    Editor
Ben Rosenkind    Sound Recording Mixer
Nico Krebs    Sound Designer
Thomas Conen    Sound Mixer
Greg Albert    Sound Mixer
Gary Go    Composer
Martin Todsharow    Composer
Tommy Stark    Production Designer
Sylvain Gingras    Production Designer
Tatjana Brecht-Bergen    Costume Designer
Wolfgang Ender    Costume Designer
Sina Stoelzle    Make up
Ayten Morgenstern    Make up
Tannis Vallely    Casting Director
Christa Schamberger-Young*    Casting Director

Home Market Releases for January 9th, 2018

January 9th, 2018

It

Usually this is a terrible time of year on the home market, because it is too late for the summer blockbusters, but too early for the holiday hits. However, the home market is terrible this week, because It comes out and it destroyed records at the box office and is scaring away nearly all of the competition. Fortunately, its reviews were very good, so it is a contender for Pick of the Week. Its main competition are two classics, Inherit the Wind and Young Mr. Lincoln. All three are worth picking up, but I’m giving the title to It, because of its wider appeal. More...

Home Market Releases for December 19th, 2017

December 19th, 2017

The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration

By this time next week, Christmas will be over. This resulted in a short list, but not a bad week. Dunkirk is the biggest new release of the week and it is award-worthy and a contender for Pick of the Week. It isn’t the only contender, The Amicus Collection, Stronger, A Town Called Panic: The Collection, and others are too. As for the best of the best, I went with The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Kingsman Wins Three-Way Race with $16.94 million

October 3rd, 2017

American Made

The top three films on the weekend box office chart landed in the same order as predicted; however, it was a much closer race than most thought it would be. Kingsman: The Golden Circle ended up on top with $16.94 million, just ahead of It with $16.90 million. The best new release of the week was American Made with $16.78 million. The other new releases struggled, to be kind, with Flatliners earning a distant fifth place and Til Death Do Us Part opening in ninth place. Overall, the box office fell 23% from last weekend to just $90 million. It was also 21% lower than the same weekend last year, thus ending 2017’s mini-winning streak. Year-to-date, 2017 has earned $8.06 billion, putting it 4.8% or $410 million behind last year’s pace. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Kingsman Earns Gold with $39.02 million

September 26th, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The weekend box office was good, for a September weekend, but disappointing compared to expectations. Kingsman: The Golden Circle did earn first place, but with only $39.02 million. Granted, this is great for September, but $10 million less than our prediction, and our prediction wasn’t even on the high end of expectations. The Lego Ninjago Movie struggled in third place with $20.43 million. The shine has come off the Lego franchise. Fortunately, It continues to be strong and that helped the overall box office. We saw 5.6% growth from last weekend reaching $117 million. This is also 13% higher than the same weekend last year, so there’s clearly reason to celebrate. 2017 is still behind 2016 in the year-to-date comparison, but it closed the gap to 4.7% or $390 million at $7.94 billion to $8.33 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Kingsman Circles $39 Million

September 24th, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The fine line between mere popularity and capturing the zeitgeist (or going viral, to use a slightly more up-to-date term) is shown in this weekend’s box office results. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, a decently-reviewed sequel to a very popular franchise-starter, will pick up a very respectable $39 million this weekend. That’s a shade better than the original film made on its opening weekend, and a pretty satisfying result for all concerned. With good business expected overseas (we don’t have an official estimate yet), the film should cruise to profitability overall, and will most likely top $100 million domestically. It would also have counted as the fourth-best opening weekend in September, were it not for the behemoth zeitgeist-capturer, It. More...

Friday Estimates: Kingsman Not Quite Golden with $15.33 million Opening Day

September 23rd, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle opened on the low end of expectations with $15.33 million on Friday. This puts it on pace for just under $40 million over the full weekend. This is a little more than the $36.21 million the original managed back in 2015. This film has earned weaker reviews, but both films earned a B plus from CinemaScore. Still sequels tend to have shorter legs, so getting much past $100 million domestically will be difficult. This is not good news for a film that cost $104 million to make. I don’t think there will be a third film in the franchise, not unless it shows some growth internationally. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Kingsman Pulls in $3.4 million in Golden Debut - Updated

September 22nd, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

As expected, Kingsman: The Golden Circle had the best previews, earning $3.4 million last night. The original film opened with $1.4 million during its previews; however, this is not a good predictor for two reasons. Firstly, that was two years ago, which is a lifetime ago in terms of previews. Secondly, it was at a different time of year and previews are very dependent on time of year. Perhaps a closer comparison would be The Magnificent Seven, as that film earned $1.75 million this weekend last year, on the way to $67 million. However, Kingsman: The Golden Circle earned weaker reviews and it has a younger target audience, so it will likely have worse legs. In fact, it could have worse legs than It did, which would leave the film with just $31 million during its opening weekend. I was expecting about $4 million last night, so unless its legs are better, it won’t match its prediction. That said, just over $40 million is still good and if it can merely match its predecessor’s legs, then it will break even sometime during its home market run. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Earn Gold?

September 21st, 2017

The Lego Ninjago Movie

There are three wide releases coming out this week, which is one more than anticipated. Kingsman: The Golden Circle is widely expected to earn first place during the weekend, but The Lego Ninjago Movie is widely expected to have longer legs and that could give it the win overall. Meanwhile, Friend Request is just hoping to earn a spot in the top five. It’s not a sure bet that it will. Meanwhile, It will relinquish first spot and fall to third place, but still earn a ton of money. This weekend last year, the one-two punch of The Magnificent Seven and Storks helped the overall box office pull in $104 million. The top three films this year should earn more than that, to give 2017 another win. It will still take a lot to recover, but this result at least makes that possible. More...

2017 Preview: September

September 1st, 2017

It

As bad as July was, August actually managed to be worse. 2017 was over $300 million behind 2016’s pace during August alone. That’s worse than the rest of the summer combined. The only film that was an unqualified hit was Annabelle: Creation, although there were a couple of other films that are doing well enough to be considered financial hits. There’s some good news and some bad news for this September. The month gets off to a slow start with no wide releases the first weekend, but there are three films opening during the rest of the month that are expected to top $100 million and all three should be better than the best August had to offer. It is expected to be the biggest hit of the month and is tracking to break the record for the biggest September weekend. Both Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The Lego Ninjago Movie are expected to cross $100 million, although they are opening the same weekend, so that could hurt both of their chances. Meanwhile last September, Sully was the biggest release of the month earning $125.07 million. It should top that, while Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The Lego Ninjago Movie won’t be too far behind. 2017 should cut the gap with 2016, but sadly only by a little bit. More...

Friend Request Trailer

August 31st, 2017

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Synopsis

Popular college student Laura shares everything with her more than 800 Facebook friends. One day she accepts a friend request from classmate Marina, an awkward outcast. But when Laura excludes the hoodie-clad loner from her birthday party, she makes the mistake of posting pictures of the happy gathering. Outraged by the snub, and then devastated when Laura unfriends her, Marina kills herself, unleashing evil forces that commandeer Laura’s Facebook page and post a video of Marina’s gruesome suicide. Soon, one by one, Laura’s classmates Gustavo, Isabel and Olivia fall prey to demonic forces that include homicidal swarms of wasps. Laura’s Facebook page is mysteriously hacked and begins displaying videos of each of her friends’ horrific deaths, triggering a drop in Laura’s social media followers and turning her into a campus pariah. Kicked out of school for the out-of-control postings, Laura joins forces with her boyfriend Tyler and tech-savvy friend Kobe to try and stop the killings. Together, they uncover secrets of Marina’s past and learn of her involvement with the ancient witchcraft of the “Black Mirror,” which serves as a portal to evil spirits. Laura tracks the demonic forces’ origins to a remote site where they face off against the deadly social media terror gone supernaturally viral.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,002,863 (53.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$9,900,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,573 opening theaters/2,573 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,517,596

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 22nd, 2017 (Wide) by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
International Releases: January 7th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
January 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Austria)
January 14th, 2016 (Wide) (Cambodia)
March 17th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
March 17th, 2016 (Wide) (Thailand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 19th, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for horror violence, disturbing images, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2444 (Cert #50702), 9/28/2016)
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Insidious: The Last Key
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Internet, Social Media, Revenge, Suicide, College, Supernatural, Haunting, Social Outcast, Witches, Occult, Orphan, Epilogue
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Wiedemann & Berg, Seven Pictures Film, Two Oceans, The Exchange
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Alycia Debnam Carey    Laura

Supporting Cast

William Moseley    Tyler
Connor Paolo    Kobe
Brit Morgan    Olivia
Brooke Markham    Isabel
Sean Marquette    Gustavo
Liesl Ahlers    Marina
Shasha Wnee-Hal    Detective Cameron
Tom Choi    Dean
Nicholas Pauling    Detective Cameron
Susan Danford    Caroline Woodson

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

Production and Technical Credits

Simon Verhoeven    Director
Simon Verhoeven    Screenwriter
Matthew Ballen    Screenwriter
Philip Koch    Screenwriter
Quirin Berg    Producer
Max Viedelmann    Producer
Stefan Gartner    Co-Producer
Simon Verhoeven    Co-Producer
Giselher Venzke    Co-Producer
Bertha Spieker    Co-Producer
Mark Popp    Co-Producer
Maren Bouwer    Line Producer
David Vogt    Line Producer
Mark Popp    Line Producer
Marco Le Roux    Line Producer
Patrick Noel Simon    Creative Producer
Matthew Ballen    Associate Producer
Byron Allen    Executive Producer
Carolyn Folks    Executive Producer
Jennifer Lucas    Executive Producer
Chris Charalambous    Executive Producer
Mark Borde    Executive Producer
Richard Barner    Executive Producer
Chad Doher    Executive Producer
Jo Heim    Director of Photography
Tom Seil    Editor
Denis Bachter    Editor
Ben Rosenkind    Sound Recording Mixer
Nico Krebs    Sound Designer
Thomas Conen    Sound Mixer
Greg Albert    Sound Mixer
Gary Go    Composer
Martin Todsharow    Composer
Tommy Stark    Production Designer
Sylvain Gingras    Production Designer
Tatjana Brecht-Bergen    Costume Designer
Wolfgang Ender    Costume Designer
Sina Stoelzle    Make up
Ayten Morgenstern    Make up
Tannis Vallely    Casting Director
Christa Schamberger-Young*    Casting Director

Home Market Releases for January 9th, 2018

January 9th, 2018

It

Usually this is a terrible time of year on the home market, because it is too late for the summer blockbusters, but too early for the holiday hits. However, the home market is terrible this week, because It comes out and it destroyed records at the box office and is scaring away nearly all of the competition. Fortunately, its reviews were very good, so it is a contender for Pick of the Week. Its main competition are two classics, Inherit the Wind and Young Mr. Lincoln. All three are worth picking up, but I’m giving the title to It, because of its wider appeal. More...

Home Market Releases for December 19th, 2017

December 19th, 2017

The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration

By this time next week, Christmas will be over. This resulted in a short list, but not a bad week. Dunkirk is the biggest new release of the week and it is award-worthy and a contender for Pick of the Week. It isn’t the only contender, The Amicus Collection, Stronger, A Town Called Panic: The Collection, and others are too. As for the best of the best, I went with The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Kingsman Wins Three-Way Race with $16.94 million

October 3rd, 2017

American Made

The top three films on the weekend box office chart landed in the same order as predicted; however, it was a much closer race than most thought it would be. Kingsman: The Golden Circle ended up on top with $16.94 million, just ahead of It with $16.90 million. The best new release of the week was American Made with $16.78 million. The other new releases struggled, to be kind, with Flatliners earning a distant fifth place and Til Death Do Us Part opening in ninth place. Overall, the box office fell 23% from last weekend to just $90 million. It was also 21% lower than the same weekend last year, thus ending 2017’s mini-winning streak. Year-to-date, 2017 has earned $8.06 billion, putting it 4.8% or $410 million behind last year’s pace. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Kingsman Earns Gold with $39.02 million

September 26th, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The weekend box office was good, for a September weekend, but disappointing compared to expectations. Kingsman: The Golden Circle did earn first place, but with only $39.02 million. Granted, this is great for September, but $10 million less than our prediction, and our prediction wasn’t even on the high end of expectations. The Lego Ninjago Movie struggled in third place with $20.43 million. The shine has come off the Lego franchise. Fortunately, It continues to be strong and that helped the overall box office. We saw 5.6% growth from last weekend reaching $117 million. This is also 13% higher than the same weekend last year, so there’s clearly reason to celebrate. 2017 is still behind 2016 in the year-to-date comparison, but it closed the gap to 4.7% or $390 million at $7.94 billion to $8.33 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Kingsman Circles $39 Million

September 24th, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The fine line between mere popularity and capturing the zeitgeist (or going viral, to use a slightly more up-to-date term) is shown in this weekend’s box office results. Kingsman: The Golden Circle, a decently-reviewed sequel to a very popular franchise-starter, will pick up a very respectable $39 million this weekend. That’s a shade better than the original film made on its opening weekend, and a pretty satisfying result for all concerned. With good business expected overseas (we don’t have an official estimate yet), the film should cruise to profitability overall, and will most likely top $100 million domestically. It would also have counted as the fourth-best opening weekend in September, were it not for the behemoth zeitgeist-capturer, It. More...

Friday Estimates: Kingsman Not Quite Golden with $15.33 million Opening Day

September 23rd, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle opened on the low end of expectations with $15.33 million on Friday. This puts it on pace for just under $40 million over the full weekend. This is a little more than the $36.21 million the original managed back in 2015. This film has earned weaker reviews, but both films earned a B plus from CinemaScore. Still sequels tend to have shorter legs, so getting much past $100 million domestically will be difficult. This is not good news for a film that cost $104 million to make. I don’t think there will be a third film in the franchise, not unless it shows some growth internationally. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Kingsman Pulls in $3.4 million in Golden Debut - Updated

September 22nd, 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

As expected, Kingsman: The Golden Circle had the best previews, earning $3.4 million last night. The original film opened with $1.4 million during its previews; however, this is not a good predictor for two reasons. Firstly, that was two years ago, which is a lifetime ago in terms of previews. Secondly, it was at a different time of year and previews are very dependent on time of year. Perhaps a closer comparison would be The Magnificent Seven, as that film earned $1.75 million this weekend last year, on the way to $67 million. However, Kingsman: The Golden Circle earned weaker reviews and it has a younger target audience, so it will likely have worse legs. In fact, it could have worse legs than It did, which would leave the film with just $31 million during its opening weekend. I was expecting about $4 million last night, so unless its legs are better, it won’t match its prediction. That said, just over $40 million is still good and if it can merely match its predecessor’s legs, then it will break even sometime during its home market run. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Earn Gold?

September 21st, 2017

The Lego Ninjago Movie

There are three wide releases coming out this week, which is one more than anticipated. Kingsman: The Golden Circle is widely expected to earn first place during the weekend, but The Lego Ninjago Movie is widely expected to have longer legs and that could give it the win overall. Meanwhile, Friend Request is just hoping to earn a spot in the top five. It’s not a sure bet that it will. Meanwhile, It will relinquish first spot and fall to third place, but still earn a ton of money. This weekend last year, the one-two punch of The Magnificent Seven and Storks helped the overall box office pull in $104 million. The top three films this year should earn more than that, to give 2017 another win. It will still take a lot to recover, but this result at least makes that possible. More...

2017 Preview: September

September 1st, 2017

It

As bad as July was, August actually managed to be worse. 2017 was over $300 million behind 2016’s pace during August alone. That’s worse than the rest of the summer combined. The only film that was an unqualified hit was Annabelle: Creation, although there were a couple of other films that are doing well enough to be considered financial hits. There’s some good news and some bad news for this September. The month gets off to a slow start with no wide releases the first weekend, but there are three films opening during the rest of the month that are expected to top $100 million and all three should be better than the best August had to offer. It is expected to be the biggest hit of the month and is tracking to break the record for the biggest September weekend. Both Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The Lego Ninjago Movie are expected to cross $100 million, although they are opening the same weekend, so that could hurt both of their chances. Meanwhile last September, Sully was the biggest release of the month earning $125.07 million. It should top that, while Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The Lego Ninjago Movie won’t be too far behind. 2017 should cut the gap with 2016, but sadly only by a little bit. More...

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August 31st, 2017

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 2017 7 $2,002,863   2,573 $778   $2,002,863 1
Sep 29, 2017 14 $728,064 -64% 2,081 $350   $3,411,022 2
Oct 6, 2017 36 $75,156 -90% 154 $488   $3,700,326 3
Oct 13, 2017 62 $9,578 -87% 50 $192   $3,733,254 4
Oct 20, 2017 67 $10,486 +9% 40 $262   $3,746,025 5
Oct 27, 2017 78 $5,569 -47% 32 $174   $3,754,992 6
Nov 3, 2017 96 $483 -91% 4 $121   $3,757,645 7
Nov 10, 2017 97 $515 +7% 2 $258   $3,758,339 8
Nov 17, 2017 91 $357 -31% 2 $179   $3,758,792 9
Nov 24, 2017 86 $87 -76% 1 $87   $3,759,014 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 21, 2017 P $110,000     1,500 $73   $110,000  
Sep 22, 2017 7 $687,006     2,573 $267   $687,006 1
Sep 23, 2017 7 $813,069 +18%   2,573 $316   $1,500,075 2
Sep 24, 2017 7 $502,788 -38%   2,573 $195   $2,002,863 3
Sep 25, 2017 7 $157,385 -69%   2,573 $61   $2,160,248 4
Sep 26, 2017 8 $240,628 +53%   2,573 $94   $2,400,876 5
Sep 27, 2017 8 $150,532 -37%   2,573 $59   $2,551,408 6
Sep 28, 2017 7 $131,550 -13%   2,573 $51   $2,682,958 7
Sep 29, 2017 14 $213,792 +63% -69% 2,081 $103   $2,896,750 8
Sep 30, 2017 14 $340,072 +59% -58% 2,081 $163   $3,236,822 9
Oct 1, 2017 15 $174,200 -49% -65% 2,081 $84   $3,411,022 10
Oct 2, 2017 - $53,687 -69% -66% 2,081 $26   $3,464,709 11
Oct 3, 2017 15 $80,412 +50% -67% 2,081 $39   $3,545,121 12
Oct 4, 2017 - $48,323 -40% -68% 2,081 $23   $3,593,444 13
Oct 5, 2017 - $31,726 -34% -76% 2,081 $15   $3,625,170 14
Oct 6, 2017 - $20,779 -35% -90% 154 $135   $3,645,949 15
Oct 7, 2017 - $34,325 +65% -90% 154 $223   $3,680,274 16
Oct 8, 2017 - $20,052 -42% -88% 154 $130   $3,700,326 17
Oct 9, 2017 - $7,701 -62% -86% 154 $50   $3,708,027 18
Oct 10, 2017 - $7,346 -5% -91% 154 $48   $3,715,373 19
Oct 11, 2017 - $5,245 -29% -89% 154 $34   $3,720,618 20
Oct 12, 2017 - $3,058 -42% -90% 154 $20   $3,723,676 21
Oct 13, 2017 - $2,773 -9% -87% 50 $55   $3,726,449 22
Oct 14, 2017 - $4,533 +63% -87% 50 $91   $3,730,982 23
Oct 15, 2017 - $2,272 -50% -89% 50 $45   $3,733,254 24
Oct 16, 2017 - $629 -72% -92% 50 $13   $3,733,883 25
Oct 17, 2017 - $772 +23% -89% 50 $15   $3,734,655 26
Oct 18, 2017 - $424 -45% -92% 50 $8   $3,735,079 27
Oct 19, 2017 - $460 +8% -85% 50 $9   $3,735,539 28
Oct 20, 2017 - $3,492 +659% +26% 40 $87   $3,739,031 29
Oct 21, 2017 - $4,279 +23% -6% 40 $107   $3,743,310 30
Oct 22, 2017 - $2,715 -37% +19% 40 $68   $3,746,025 31
Oct 23, 2017 - $841 -69% +34% 40 $21   $3,746,866 32
Oct 24, 2017 - $933 +11% +21% 40 $23   $3,747,799 33
Oct 25, 2017 - $748 -20% +76% 40 $19   $3,748,547 34
Oct 26, 2017 - $876 +17% +90% 40 $22   $3,749,423 35
Oct 27, 2017 - $1,600 +83% -54% 32 $50   $3,751,023 36
Oct 28, 2017 - $2,404 +50% -44% 32 $75   $3,753,427 37
Oct 29, 2017 - $1,565 -35% -42% 32 $49   $3,754,992 38
Oct 30, 2017 - $413 -74% -51% 32 $13   $3,755,405 39
Oct 31, 2017 - $696 +69% -25% 32 $22   $3,756,101 40
Nov 1, 2017 - $465 -33% -38% 32 $15   $3,756,566 41
Nov 2, 2017 - $596 +28% -32% 32 $19   $3,757,162 42
Nov 3, 2017 - $85 -86% -95% 4 $21   $3,757,247 43
Nov 4, 2017 - $248 +192% -90% 4 $62   $3,757,495 44
Nov 5, 2017 - $150 -40% -90% 4 $38   $3,757,645 45
Nov 6, 2017 - $53 -65% -87% 4 $13   $3,757,698 46
Nov 7, 2017 - $29 -45% -96% 4 $7   $3,757,727 47
Nov 8, 2017 - $37 +28% -92% 4 $9   $3,757,764 48
Nov 9, 2017 - $60 +62% -90% 4 $15   $3,757,824 49
Nov 10, 2017 - $98 +63% +15% 2 $49   $3,757,922 50
Nov 11, 2017 - $213 +117% -14% 2 $107   $3,758,135 51
Nov 12, 2017 - $204 -4% +36% 2 $102   $3,758,339 52
Nov 13, 2017 - $24 -88% -55% 2 $12   $3,758,363 53
Nov 14, 2017 - $8 -67% -72% 2 $4   $3,758,371 54
Nov 15, 2017 - $30 +275% -19% 2 $15   $3,758,401 55
Nov 16, 2017 - $34 +13% -43% 2 $17   $3,758,435 56
Nov 17, 2017 - $63 +85% -36% 2 $32   $3,758,498 57
Nov 18, 2017 - $125 +98% -41% 2 $63   $3,758,623 58
Nov 19, 2017 - $169 +35% -17% 2 $85   $3,758,792 59
Nov 20, 2017 - $48 -72% +100% 2 $24   $3,758,840 60
Nov 21, 2017 - $55 +15% +588% 2 $28   $3,758,895 61
Nov 22, 2017 - $16 -71% -47% 2 $8   $3,758,911 62
Nov 23, 2017 - $16 n/c -53% 2 $8   $3,758,927 63
Nov 24, 2017 - $4 -75% -94% 1 $4   $3,758,931 64
Nov 25, 2017 - $83 +1,975% -34% 1 $83   $3,759,014 65
Nov 27, 2017 - $4   -92% 1 $4   $3,759,018 67
Nov 29, 2017 - $28   +75% 1 $28   $3,759,046 69
Nov 30, 2017 - $32 +14% +100% 1 $32   $3,759,078 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 22, 2017 7 $2,682,958   2,573 $1,043   $2,682,958 1
Sep 29, 2017 14 $942,212 -65% 2,081 $453   $3,625,170 2
Oct 6, 2017 36 $98,506 -90% 154 $640   $3,723,676 3
Oct 13, 2017 63 $11,863 -88% 50 $237   $3,735,539 4
Oct 20, 2017 66 $13,884 +17% 40 $347   $3,749,423 5
Oct 27, 2017 76 $7,739 -44% 32 $242   $3,757,162 6
Nov 3, 2017 99 $662 -91% 4 $166   $3,757,824 7
Nov 10, 2017 96 $611 -8% 2 $306   $3,758,435 8
Nov 17, 2017 92 $492 -19% 2 $246   $3,758,927 9
Nov 24, 2017 93 $151 -69% 1 $151   $3,759,078 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Austria 1/8/2016 $0 0 43 76 $280,053 6/9/2016
Cambodia 1/14/2016 $18,445 11 11 15 $100,496 12/31/2018
France 11/25/2016 $402,105 0 0 0 $881,821 8/17/2018
Germany 1/7/2016 $963,434 0 306 635 $2,407,754 8/18/2018
Italy 6/9/2016 $292,171 0 0 0 $688,544 8/9/2016
Portugal 11/4/2016 $18,137 13 17 46 $50,375 12/15/2016
Russia (CIS) 3/17/2016 $2,431 638 638 638 $375,810 12/31/2018
South Korea 1/24/2017 $0 0 172 178 $162,197 3/6/2017
Thailand 3/17/2016 $51,267 70 70 94 $94,099 6/9/2016
Turkey 9/9/2016 $8,810 35 35 67 $37,534 2/26/2019
Ukraine 3/24/2016 $2,121 13 13 13 $2,121 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 4/22/2016 $899,404 402 402 944 $2,107,091 9/8/2018
 
Rest of World $363,862
 
International Total$7,551,757 2/26/2019

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
Jan 14, 20181311,095 11,095$110,839$110,8394

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