Fury (2014)

Fury poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $85,817,906Details
International Box Office $124,497,775Details
Worldwide Box Office $210,315,681
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $18,119,670 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $17,667,957 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $35,787,627
Further financial details...

Synopsis

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,702,421 (27.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,173 opening theaters/3,313 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $113,210,072

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 971 $85,817,906
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 861 $124,497,775
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 866 $210,315,681
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 224 $85,817,906
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $124,497,775
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 174 $210,315,681

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 2014 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: October 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
October 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 14th, 2014 (Wide) (Taiwan)
January 1st, 2015 (Wide) (Mexico)
January 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: January 27th, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong sequences of war violence, some grisly images, and language throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2337, 8/27/2014)
Running Time: 134 minutes
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Keywords: World War II, Behind Enemy Lines, IMAX: DMR, War Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: QED International, Le Grisbi, Crave Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 312 $5,102,718 Nov 14, 2014 31
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 70 $8,819,506 Oct 31, 2014 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 111 $11,964,045 Oct 31, 2014 17
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 68 $23,702,421 Oct 17, 2014 3
Top Drama Weekend Domestic 97 $23,702,421 Oct 17, 2014 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 85 $23,702,421 Oct 17, 2014 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 1 $23,702,421   3,173 $7,470   $23,702,421 1
Oct 24, 2014 3 $13,356,718 -44% 3,173 $4,209   $46,407,146 2
Oct 31, 2014 3 $8,819,506 -34% 3,313 $2,662   $60,156,907 3
Nov 7, 2014 5 $5,628,450 -36% 2,834 $1,986   $69,396,679 4
Nov 14, 2014 7 $3,761,558 -33% 2,382 $1,579   $75,892,627 5
Nov 21, 2014 8 $1,942,949 -48% 1,720 $1,130   $79,193,067 6
Nov 28, 2014 12 $1,545,038 -20% 1,059 $1,459   $81,894,080 7
Dec 5, 2014 13 $911,696 -41% 952 $958   $83,275,969 8
Dec 12, 2014 15 $600,406 -34% 726 $827   $84,273,208 9
Dec 19, 2014 23 $170,436 -72% 238 $716   $84,705,660 10
Dec 26, 2014 29 $232,840 +37% 250 $931   $85,112,176 11
Jan 2, 2015 32 $193,329 -17% 232 $833   $85,509,098 12
Jan 9, 2015 36 $110,329 -43% 181 $610   $85,707,116 13
Jan 16, 2015 44 $51,795 -53% 103 $503   $85,755,593 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2014 P $1,200,000     2,489 $482   $1,200,000  
Oct 17, 2014 1 $8,823,154     3,173 $2,781   $8,823,154 1
Oct 18, 2014 1 $9,122,797 +3%   3,173 $2,875   $17,945,951 2
Oct 19, 2014 1 $5,756,470 -37%   3,173 $1,814   $23,702,421 3
Oct 20, 2014 1 $2,357,185 -59%   3,173 $743   $26,059,606 4
Oct 21, 2014 1 $2,836,980 +20%   3,173 $894   $28,896,586 5
Oct 22, 2014 1 $2,129,575 -25%   3,173 $671   $31,026,161 6
Oct 23, 2014 1 $2,024,267 -5%   3,173 $638   $33,050,428 7
Oct 24, 2014 3 $4,082,624 +102% -54% 3,173 $1,287   $37,133,052 8
Oct 25, 2014 2 $5,687,573 +39% -38% 3,173 $1,792   $42,820,625 9
Oct 26, 2014 3 $3,586,521 -37% -38% 3,173 $1,130   $46,407,146 10
Oct 27, 2014 2 $1,186,896 -67% -50% 3,173 $374   $47,594,042 11
Oct 28, 2014 2 $1,520,534 +28% -46% 3,173 $479   $49,114,576 12
Oct 29, 2014 2 $1,115,342 -27% -48% 3,173 $352   $50,229,918 13
Oct 30, 2014 1 $1,107,483 -1% -45% 3,173 $349   $51,337,401 14
Oct 31, 2014 3 $1,941,517 +75% -52% 3,313 $586   $53,278,918 15
Nov 1, 2014 4 $4,371,729 +125% -23% 3,313 $1,320   $57,650,647 16
Nov 2, 2014 3 $2,506,260 -43% -30% 3,313 $756   $60,156,907 17
Nov 3, 2014 2 $835,167 -67% -30% 3,313 $252   $60,992,074 18
Nov 4, 2014 2 $1,103,445 +32% -27% 3,313 $333   $62,095,519 19
Nov 5, 2014 3 $852,441 -23% -24% 3,313 $257   $62,947,960 20
Nov 6, 2014 1 $820,269 -4% -26% 3,313 $248   $63,768,229 21
Nov 7, 2014 6 $1,669,487 +104% -14% 2,834 $589   $65,437,716 22
Nov 8, 2014 6 $2,437,594 +46% -44% 2,834 $860   $67,875,310 23
Nov 9, 2014 4 $1,521,369 -38% -39% 2,834 $537   $69,396,679 24
Nov 10, 2014 3 $712,557 -53% -15% 2,834 $251   $70,109,236 25
Nov 11, 2014 3 $1,048,608 +47% -5% 2,834 $370   $71,157,844 26
Nov 12, 2014 3 $487,106 -54% -43% 2,834 $172   $71,644,950 27
Nov 13, 2014 3 $486,119 n/c -41% 2,834 $172   $72,131,069 28
Nov 14, 2014 7 $1,120,265 +130% -33% 2,382 $470   $73,251,334 29
Nov 15, 2014 7 $1,673,636 +49% -31% 2,382 $703   $74,924,970 30
Nov 16, 2014 6 $967,657 -42% -36% 2,382 $406   $75,892,627 31
Nov 17, 2014 6 $333,562 -66% -53% 2,382 $140   $76,226,189 32
Nov 18, 2014 5 $417,941 +25% -60% 2,382 $175   $76,644,130 33
Nov 19, 2014 5 $335,885 -20% -31% 2,382 $141   $76,980,015 34
Nov 20, 2014 4 $270,103 -20% -44% 2,382 $113   $77,250,118 35
Nov 21, 2014 8 $542,458 +101% -52% 1,720 $315   $77,792,576 36
Nov 22, 2014 9 $846,438 +56% -49% 1,720 $492   $78,639,014 37
Nov 23, 2014 7 $554,053 -35% -43% 1,720 $322   $79,193,067 38
Nov 24, 2014 6 $255,759 -54% -23% 1,720 $149   $79,448,826 39
Nov 25, 2014 7 $312,892 +22% -25% 1,720 $182   $79,761,718 40
Nov 26, 2014 - $281,365 -10% -16% 1,059 $266   $80,043,083 41
Nov 27, 2014 - $305,959 +9% +13% 1,059 $289   $80,349,042 42
Nov 28, 2014 11 $658,005 +115% +21% 1,059 $621   $81,007,047 43
Nov 29, 2014 12 $594,706 -10% -30% 1,059 $562   $81,601,753 44
Nov 30, 2014 11 $292,327 -51% -47% 1,059 $276   $81,894,080 45
Dec 1, 2014 10 $106,363 -64% -58% 1,059 $100   $82,000,443 46
Dec 2, 2014 10 $131,919 +24% -58% 1,059 $125   $82,132,362 47
Dec 3, 2014 10 $117,591 -11% -58% 1,059 $111   $82,249,953 48
Dec 4, 2014 10 $114,320 -3% -63% 1,059 $108   $82,364,273 49
Dec 5, 2014 13 $259,125 +127% -61% 952 $272   $82,623,398 50
Dec 6, 2014 13 $408,740 +58% -31% 952 $429   $83,032,138 51
Dec 7, 2014 13 $243,831 -40% -17% 952 $256   $83,275,969 52
Dec 8, 2014 13 $93,978 -61% -12% 952 $99   $83,369,947 53
Dec 9, 2014 13 $112,790 +20% -15% 952 $118   $83,482,737 54
Dec 10, 2014 13 $97,815 -13% -17% 952 $103   $83,580,552 55
Dec 11, 2014 12 $92,250 -6% -19% 952 $97   $83,672,802 56
Dec 12, 2014 - $173,872 +88% -33% 726 $239   $83,846,674 57
Dec 13, 2014 15 $267,678 +54% -35% 726 $369   $84,114,352 58
Dec 14, 2014 - $158,856 -41% -35% 726 $219   $84,273,208 59
Dec 15, 2014 15 $72,333 -54% -23% 726 $100   $84,345,541 60
Dec 16, 2014 15 $77,598 +7% -31% 726 $107   $84,423,139 61
Dec 17, 2014 - $58,739 -24% -40% 726 $81   $84,481,878 62
Dec 18, 2014 - $53,346 -9% -42% 726 $73   $84,535,224 63
Dec 19, 2014 - $44,995 -16% -74% 238 $189   $84,580,219 64
Dec 20, 2014 - $69,210 +54% -74% 238 $291   $84,649,429 65
Dec 21, 2014 - $56,231 -19% -65% 238 $236   $84,705,660 66
Dec 22, 2014 - $39,970 -29% -45% 238 $168   $84,745,630 67
Dec 23, 2014 - $46,095 +15% -41% 238 $194   $84,791,725 68
Dec 24, 2014 - $22,928 -50% -61% 238 $96   $84,814,653 69
Dec 25, 2014 - $64,683 +182% +21% 238 $272   $84,879,336 70
Dec 26, 2014 - $81,649 +26% +81% 250 $327   $84,960,985 71
Dec 27, 2014 - $86,899 +6% +26% 250 $348   $85,047,884 72
Dec 28, 2014 - $64,292 -26% +14% 250 $257   $85,112,176 73
Dec 29, 2014 - $46,162 -28% +15% 250 $185   $85,158,338 74
Dec 30, 2014 - $47,732 +3% +4% 250 $191   $85,206,070 75
Dec 31, 2014 - $38,269 -20% +67% 250 $153   $85,244,339 76
Jan 1, 2015 - $71,430 +87% +10% 250 $286   $85,315,769 77
Jan 2, 2015 - $72,628 +2% -11% 232 $313   $85,388,397 78
Jan 3, 2015 - $74,254 +2% -15% 232 $320   $85,462,651 79
Jan 4, 2015 - $46,447 -37% -28% 232 $200   $85,509,098 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 1 $33,050,428   3,173 $10,416   $33,050,428 1
Oct 24, 2014 3 $18,286,973 -45% 3,173 $5,763   $51,337,401 2
Oct 31, 2014 3 $12,430,828 -32% 3,313 $3,752   $63,768,229 3
Nov 7, 2014 4 $8,362,840 -33% 2,834 $2,951   $72,131,069 4
Nov 14, 2014 6 $5,119,049 -39% 2,382 $2,149   $77,250,118 5
Nov 21, 2014 11 $3,098,924 -39% 1,059 $2,926   $80,349,042 6
Nov 28, 2014 11 $2,015,231 -35% 1,059 $1,903   $82,364,273 7
Dec 5, 2014 13 $1,308,529 -35% 952 $1,375   $83,672,802 8
Dec 12, 2014 17 $862,422 -34% 726 $1,188   $84,535,224 9
Dec 19, 2014 27 $344,112 -60% 238 $1,446   $84,879,336 10
Dec 26, 2014 29 $436,433 +27% 250 $1,746   $85,315,769 11
Jan 2, 2015 32 $281,018 -36% 232 $1,211   $85,596,787 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/23/2014 $2,253,425 336 336 1,195 $7,717,724 10/11/2017
Brazil 2/5/2015 $507,009 217 217 772 $2,145,558 11/6/2018
Chile 1/22/2015 $180,000 56 56 56 $180,000 12/20/2018
Germany 1/2/2015 $1,595,933 0 0 0 $3,592,814 8/22/2018
Italy 6/5/2015 $1,068,414 0 0 0 $4,458,388 11/7/2018
Mexico 1/1/2015 $0 0 0 0 $5,684,972 8/30/2018
New Zealand 10/23/2014 $0 0 62 253 $1,325,115 7/1/2015
Peru 1/22/2015 $185,000 88 88 88 $185,000 12/20/2018
Spain 1/9/2015 $1,584,539 387 387 1,877 $5,124,464 11/27/2018
Taiwan 11/14/2014 $0 0 0 0 $1,699,142 11/2/2018
Venezuela 1/9/2015 $0 0 0 0 $1,300,000 4/21/2015
 
Rest of World $91,084,598
 
International Total$124,497,775 12/20/2018

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 1, 20151354,837 354,837$6,074,809$6,074,8091
Feb 8, 2015793,166-74% 448,003$1,671,398$7,746,2072
Feb 15, 2015777,769-17% 525,772$1,353,958$9,100,1653
Feb 22, 20151637,793-51% 563,565$498,868$9,599,0334
Mar 1, 20151824,569-35% 588,134$367,798$9,966,8315
Mar 22, 20152913,869 634,935$207,896$10,668,3778
Jun 16, 2019924,962 1,182,250$124,810$16,267,716229
Jun 23, 2019932,889+32% 1,215,139$164,445$16,432,161230
Jun 30, 20191128,903-12% 1,244,042$0$16,432,161231
Jul 7, 20191028,392-2% 1,272,434$0$16,432,161232
Jul 14, 20191124,593-13% 1,297,027$0$16,432,161233
Jul 21, 2019821,315-13% 1,318,342$85,047$16,517,208234
Jul 28, 20191122,150+4% 1,340,492$110,750$16,627,958235
Aug 4, 20191534,083+54% 1,374,575$170,415$16,798,373236
Aug 11, 20191124,960-27% 1,399,535$99,590$16,897,963237

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 1, 20151371,611 371,611$7,417,356$7,417,3561
Feb 8, 2015461,657-83% 433,268$1,262,742$8,680,0982
Feb 15, 2015652,930-14% 486,198$1,134,296$9,814,3943
Feb 22, 20151025,090-53% 511,288$398,422$10,212,8164
Mar 1, 20151119,309-23% 530,597$330,379$10,543,1955
Mar 8, 20151110,974-43% 541,571$197,429$10,740,6246
Mar 15, 2015915,260+39% 556,831$274,536$11,015,1607
Mar 22, 20151510,183-33% 567,014$183,189$11,198,3498
Mar 29, 2015197,911-22% 574,925$142,153$11,340,5029
May 31, 2015196,850 619,851$102,687$12,013,97318

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Lead Ensemble Members

Brad Pitt    Wardaddy
Shia LaBeouf    Boyd "Bible" Swan
Logan Lerman    Norman "Cobb" Ellison
Michael Peña    Trini "Gordo" Garcia
Jon Bernthal    Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis

Supporting Cast

Jason Isaacs    Cpt. Waggoner
Scott Eastwood    Sergeant Miles
Xavier Samuel    Lt. Parker
Brad William Henke    Sergeant Davis
Eugenia Kuzmina    Hilda Meier
Kevin Vance    Sgt. Peterson
Iain Garrett    Sgt. Foster
Stella Stocker    Edith
Alicia von Rittberg    Emma
Laurence Spellman    Sergeant Dillard
Daniel Betts    Burgermeister
Adam Ganne    SS Lieutenant
Eric Kofi Abrefa    Company Messenger
Osi Okerafor    Truck Driver
John MacMillan    Corporal
Saul Barrett    Young SS Trouper
Marek Oravec    SS Officer
Kyle Soller    Medic #1
Jake Curran    Medic #2
Jack Bannon    Young Tanker
Branko Tomovic    German Corporal
Orion Lee    Tired G.I. #1
Vivien Bridson    Old Woman
Christian Contreras    Outpost Sentry
Jacob Vonhendial    Son
Lukas Rolfe    Hitler Youth #1
Leon Rolfe    Hitler Youth #2
Harry Hancock    Hitler Youth #3
Daniel Dorr    Lt. Obersturmfurher Schmidt
Bernhard Forcher    Sturmbannfuhrer Muller
Edin Gali    Sgt Hauptscharfuhrer Wolfe
Jaime Fitzsimons    SS Sniper
Christopher Wright    Praying Soldier
Charlie Rotheram    Tank Commander 'Fury'
Nick Beattie    Tank Commander 'Lucy Sue'
The Jimmy Carroll Orchestra    Tank Commander 'Old Phyllis'
Dale 'Chip' Rosenbloom*    Tank Commander 'Lucy Sue'
Dickon Leigh-Wood    Tank Commander 'Murder Inc.'
Hugh Vere Nicoll    50 Cal Gunner 'Murder Inc.'
Xander Rawlins    Tank Crew

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Ayer    Director
David Ayer    Screenwriter
Bill Block    Producer
David Ayer    Producer
Ethan Smith    Producer
John Lesher    Producer
Brad Pitt    Executive Producer
Sasha Shapiro    Executive Producer
Anton Lessine    Executive Producer
Alex Ott    Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren    Executive Producer
Roman Vasyanov    Director of Photography
Andrew Menzies    Production Designer
Dody Dorn    Editor
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Owen Thornton    Costume Designer
Steven Price    Composer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Lindsay Graham    Casting Director
Jeremy Johns    Co-Producer
Season Kent    Music Supervisor
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor
Peter Russell    Supervising Art Director
Phillip Harvey    Art Director
Mark Scruton    Art Director
Lee Gordon    Set Decorator
Lisa Pinero    Sound Mixer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Designer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Supervising Sound Editor
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Marc Fishman    Re-recording Mixer
Jerome Chen    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Robinson    Visual Effects Producer
Andy Williams    Special Effects Supervisor
Andy Williams    Special Makeup Effects Supervisor
Steve Painter    Special Makeup Effects Supervisor
Owen Thornton    Associate Producer
Toby Hefferman    Assistant Director
Shaun O'Dell    Second Unit Director
Ben Cooke    Stunt Coordinator
Lee Gilmore    Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Waegner    Digital Effects Supervisor

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

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November 13th, 2014

Interstellar poster

As expected, Interstellar opened in first place on the international chart earning $82.90 million on 14,800 screens in 62 markets during its opening weekend. As you may or may not know, we introduced a new comprehensive look at the international numbers, so there's little more than needs to be said here. I will point out that the film's opening in South Korea was particularly strong at $12.46 million on 1,310 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $14.21 million. The film also opened in first place in the U.K., with $8.53 million on 1,298 screens, which is about on par with its domestic opening, given the relative size of the two markets. Russia was close behind with $8.00 million on 1,800 screens. The film opened in China this week and those numbers should help the film remain in first place next weekend.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Hero had a Big Opening

November 10th, 2014

Big Hero 6 poster

We had two potential monster hits go at it over the weekend and it appears the competition was a little too much and neither Big Hero 6 nor Interstellar lived up to lofty expectations, although Big Hero 6 was close. Combined the two movies earned more than $100 million over the weekend, which is reason to celebrate, even if the rest of the box office barely registered. Overall, the box office rose 65% from last weekend reaching $157 million. Wow. Unfortunately, this was still 6.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Had Interstellar matched expectations, 2014 would have come out on top of the year-over-year comparison. Hopefully it will have better legs than Thor: The Dark World did, or this weekend could be another loss. I'm hopeful, because The Dark World was a pretty big Fanboy film. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will we have Stellar New Releases?

November 6th, 2014

Nightcrawler poster

November begins with a powerful one-two punch. Both Interstellar and Big Hero 6 are expected to open with more than $50 million. On the high end, they could both clear $60 million. Interstellar was expected to win by a sizable margin, but its Wednesday IMAX opening was not quite as strong as expected, so it could be a closer than expected weekend. Those two films should easily pull in more than $100 million over the weekend, but unfortunately the rest of the box office will be well back. This weekend last year was similarly top-heavy with Thor: The Dark World earning $85.74 million, which was more than the rest of the box office combined. It looks like the year-over-year competition could be quite close, but I have to give 2014 the edge. More...

International Box Office: Turtles Take Over China

November 6th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roared into first place with $34.9 million in 31 markets over the weekend for a running tally of $244.2 million internationally and $434.7 million worldwide. This includes a first place, $26.52 million opening in China. This is the film's last major market opening until it debuts in Japan in February. The film is aiming for $500 million worldwide by that time, but it is hard to tell how long a film's legs in China will be. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija and Nightcrawler Lead Soft Halloween

November 3rd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween is over and the box office took a real hit. Ouija was the only film that was a pleasant surprise topping expectations and earning first place. Nightcrawler matched expectations, but due to the competition, landed in second place. The other two films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and Saw, were... well, the less said the better. Overall, the box office fell 18% to just $95 million. Worse still, this was 25% lower than the same weekend last year. There is mitigating circumstances, as this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and didn't have to suffer with Halloween landing on the Friday. Next weekend will bounce back, obviously, but 2014 is running out of time to catch up to 2013. Currently it is down by 3.3% at $8.33 billion to $8.62 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Halloween Scares Away New Releases

October 30th, 2014

Nightcrawler poster

Tomorrow is Halloween, which is one of the worst days of the year as far as box office numbers are concerned. I would argue only Christmas Eve is worse. Nightcrawler is the only truly wide release of the week, but it is not expected to be a hit. It will likely earn first place, but with only around $10 million. There are two other films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and the tenth anniversary release of Saw. Before I Go to Sleep is the third release from Clarius Entertainment whose first two releases bombed horribly. This one is expected to finish somewhere in-between the first two at the box office. The Saw franchise is the highest grossing horror franchise of all time, but will people really go to theaters to see it? I would assume fans of these movies likely own the film on Blu-ray, so staying at home would be more appealing. Worse still, this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and it shows. There were five films that earned more than $10 million, led by Ender's Game. This year, we might have no movies earning more than $10 million. Ouch.

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International Box Office: Annabelle Takes Possession of Top Spot

October 29th, 2014

Annabelle poster

Annabelle rose from fifth to first place on the international market with $26.5 million in 62 markets for an international total of $126.7 million after a month of release. Obviously there will be another installment in this franchise. This past weekend, the film dominated Latin America earning first place in Mexico with $7.61 million on 2,742 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $10.87 million. This was double the original film's opening in that market. The film also earned top spot in Argentina ($1.4 million on 202 screens) and in Peru ($1.3 million). The film was pushed into second place in Brazil, but still managed $2.13 million on 388 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $11.35 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija Wins, But Stars Softer Than Expected

October 28th, 2014

Ouija poster

As expected, Ouija won the race for first place, but it finished on the very low end of expectations. On the other hand, John Wick beat expectations earning second place. Overall, these two results balanced out, but this still resulted in the box office falling 12% from last weekend to $116 million. More importantly, it was 13% higher than the same weekend last year. 2014 is still behind 2013, but it is chipping away at the deficit, which has fallen to under $300 million at $8.20 billion to $8.49 billion. 2014 is still behind last year's pace by 3.4%, but if it can close that gap by the same amount in November and December, then at least by the end of the year, it will have closed the gap enough to call it a spiritual victory. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija Tops Wick

October 26th, 2014

Ouija poster

Teen horror movie Ouija will win this weekend at the box office with a solid $20 million debut and $7,000 theater average. With a budget reported at just $5 million, the movie is a sure-fire money maker for Universal, even with a shelf life of exactly eight days. By comparison, John Wick, which marks a return to form for Keanu Reeves, should have a longer run, based on its current reviews and word of mouth, but will have some ground to make up after opening with around $14 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ouija Will Win, But By How Much?

October 23rd, 2014

Ouija poster

It is not a good week at the box office for new releases. There are only two films opening wide, one of which is earning terrible reviews and the other is earning terrible buzz. At the moment, Ouija's Tomatometer Score is barely in the double-digits. That said, it is a horror film opening the week before Halloween, so it should make at least $20 million at the box office. On the other hand, John Wick's reviews are Award-worthy... but the buzz is so quiet, I doubt many award voters will see it. This weekend last year was led by Bad Grandpa, which opened in first place with $32.06. Maybe if Ouija is a surprise hit, it will match that figure. However, while 2013 looked better at the top, it had really weak depth beyond the top five, so 2014 will likely win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: More than a Penny and Not Dreadful: Winning Announcement

October 22nd, 2014

The winners of our More than a Penny and Not Dreadful contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fury et al are a Little Calmer than Expected

October 21st, 2014

Fury poster

The weekend box office was a little softer than expected, with Fury earning first place, but with much less than some were expecting. I was a little more conservative and I was still off by close to $10 million. The rest of the top five, on the whole, were also not quite as strong as expected, so the overall box office fell 11% from last weekend. However, it was 26% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the much more important figure. 2014 is still behind 2013 by more than $300 million, or 3.6%, at $8.05 billion to $8.36 billion, but if we can close the gap a little bit each week, we can at least make it a respectable race in the end. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases All Wind and Fury?

October 16th, 2014

Fury poster

Three wide releases are trying to fight for box office dollars, including Fury, which could be the biggest hit of the month. Its reviews are excellent and the buzz is strong enough that is should have no trouble earning first place. The Book of Life is a family friendly animated horror film opening near Halloween. That should be a combination that spells box office success, but while the reviews are strong, the buzz is not as loud as I would like. Finally, there's The Best of Me, the latest from Nicholas Sparks, but I think the shine has come off his career. Its early reviews are terrible, which isn't surprising. The buzz is rather quiet, which is a little more surprising. This weekend last year, Gravity completed the hat-trick earning just over $30 million. I think Fury will top that. The best new release last year was Carrie, which earned just over $16 million earning third place in the process. It looks like there are a couple of films that will earn a similar amount this year. Additionally, the depth again appears to be better than last year, so 2014 should find itself on top of the chart, again. This is a surprise, as at the beginning of the month, it looked like 2014 would be in an extended slump by this point. More...

Contest: More than a Penny and Not Dreadful

October 10th, 2014

Next week Fury is opening wide. It isn't the only wide release of the week, but it is widely expected to dominate the box office, while it might become the biggest hit of the month. As such, it is the clear choice for 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 Fury.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Penny Dreadful: Season One on Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...


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Synopsis

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,702,421 (27.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,173 opening theaters/3,313 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $113,210,072

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 971 $85,817,906
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 861 $124,497,775
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 866 $210,315,681
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 224 $85,817,906
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $124,497,775
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 174 $210,315,681

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 17th, 2014 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: October 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
October 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 14th, 2014 (Wide) (Taiwan)
January 1st, 2015 (Wide) (Mexico)
January 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: January 27th, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong sequences of war violence, some grisly images, and language throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2337, 8/27/2014)
Running Time: 134 minutes
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Keywords: World War II, Behind Enemy Lines, IMAX: DMR, War Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: QED International, Le Grisbi, Crave Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 312 $5,102,718 Nov 14, 2014 31
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 70 $8,819,506 Oct 31, 2014 17
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 111 $11,964,045 Oct 31, 2014 17
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 68 $23,702,421 Oct 17, 2014 3
Top Drama Weekend Domestic 97 $23,702,421 Oct 17, 2014 3
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 85 $23,702,421 Oct 17, 2014 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Brad Pitt    Wardaddy
Shia LaBeouf    Boyd "Bible" Swan
Logan Lerman    Norman "Cobb" Ellison
Michael Peña    Trini "Gordo" Garcia
Jon Bernthal    Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis

Supporting Cast

Jason Isaacs    Cpt. Waggoner
Scott Eastwood    Sergeant Miles
Xavier Samuel    Lt. Parker
Brad William Henke    Sergeant Davis
Eugenia Kuzmina    Hilda Meier
Kevin Vance    Sgt. Peterson
Iain Garrett    Sgt. Foster
Stella Stocker    Edith
Alicia von Rittberg    Emma
Laurence Spellman    Sergeant Dillard
Daniel Betts    Burgermeister
Adam Ganne    SS Lieutenant
Eric Kofi Abrefa    Company Messenger
Osi Okerafor    Truck Driver
John MacMillan    Corporal
Saul Barrett    Young SS Trouper
Marek Oravec    SS Officer
Kyle Soller    Medic #1
Jake Curran    Medic #2
Jack Bannon    Young Tanker
Branko Tomovic    German Corporal
Orion Lee    Tired G.I. #1
Vivien Bridson    Old Woman
Christian Contreras    Outpost Sentry
Jacob Vonhendial    Son
Lukas Rolfe    Hitler Youth #1
Leon Rolfe    Hitler Youth #2
Harry Hancock    Hitler Youth #3
Daniel Dorr    Lt. Obersturmfurher Schmidt
Bernhard Forcher    Sturmbannfuhrer Muller
Edin Gali    Sgt Hauptscharfuhrer Wolfe
Jaime Fitzsimons    SS Sniper
Christopher Wright    Praying Soldier
Charlie Rotheram    Tank Commander 'Fury'
Nick Beattie    Tank Commander 'Lucy Sue'
The Jimmy Carroll Orchestra    Tank Commander 'Old Phyllis'
Dale 'Chip' Rosenbloom*    Tank Commander 'Lucy Sue'
Dickon Leigh-Wood    Tank Commander 'Murder Inc.'
Hugh Vere Nicoll    50 Cal Gunner 'Murder Inc.'
Xander Rawlins    Tank Crew

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Ayer    Director
David Ayer    Screenwriter
Bill Block    Producer
David Ayer    Producer
Ethan Smith    Producer
John Lesher    Producer
Brad Pitt    Executive Producer
Sasha Shapiro    Executive Producer
Anton Lessine    Executive Producer
Alex Ott    Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren    Executive Producer
Roman Vasyanov    Director of Photography
Andrew Menzies    Production Designer
Dody Dorn    Editor
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Owen Thornton    Costume Designer
Steven Price    Composer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Lindsay Graham    Casting Director
Jeremy Johns    Co-Producer
Season Kent    Music Supervisor
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor
Peter Russell    Supervising Art Director
Phillip Harvey    Art Director
Mark Scruton    Art Director
Lee Gordon    Set Decorator
Lisa Pinero    Sound Mixer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Designer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Supervising Sound Editor
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Marc Fishman    Re-recording Mixer
Jerome Chen    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Robinson    Visual Effects Producer
Andy Williams    Special Effects Supervisor
Andy Williams    Special Makeup Effects Supervisor
Steve Painter    Special Makeup Effects Supervisor
Owen Thornton    Associate Producer
Toby Hefferman    Assistant Director
Shaun O'Dell    Second Unit Director
Ben Cooke    Stunt Coordinator
Lee Gilmore    Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Waegner    Digital Effects Supervisor

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

Blu-ray Sales: Wick Lights up the Competition

February 22nd, 2015

The Blu-ray sales chart was dominated by two new releases. John Wick led the way with 301,000 units / $6.30 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 57%. The film was an action film with visual style, but not a ton of visual effects, so this is better than expected. More...

Home Market Numbers: Fury and Downton Lead Home Market to Victory

February 14th, 2015

It was a great week on the home market as the new releases like Fury helped the overall market grow in nearly every regard. In fact, it had double-digit growth in six of the eight metrics. Blu-ray sales were 18% higher than last week in terms of units and 20% higher in terms of revenue. Compared to last year, 35% more units were sold and 31% more revenue was generated. DVD sales were a little stronger, so the overall Blu-ray share slipped to 42%, but that's still strong. More...

DVD Sales: Going Downto(w)n

February 14th, 2015

New releases earned the top four spots on the DVD Sales Chart. Fury led the way in terms of units sold at 355,000 units to 302,000 units over Downton Abbey: Season 5. However, Downton Abbey earned first place in terms of revenue at $7.40 million to $6.20 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Furious Debut

February 14th, 2015

New releases dominated the Blu-ray sales chart, again. There were three new releases in the top three spots, while newcomers earned five of the top six spots. Leading the way was Fury with 432,000 units / $8.80 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 55%, which is great for this type of film. It is an action film, but not a visual effects action film. More...

Home Market Numbers: Blu-ray and DVD Headed in Different Directions

February 9th, 2015

New releases helped the overall Blu-ray sales grow this past weekend. Lucy, The Boxtrolls, and Annabelle were the big trio and they helped the overall Blu-ray numbers grow to 1.11 million units / $23.82 million. This was week-to-week growth of 40% in terms units and 41% in terms of revenue, which is excellent for one weeks growth. Compared to last year, Blu-ray sold 41% more units and generated 35% more revenue. This helped the overall Blu-ray share grow to 44%. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 27th, 2015

January 27th, 2015

It is a really bad week for the home market with a lot of filler on the first page of the new releases on Amazon.com. Fury is the biggest release, but there are not enough extras on the DVD or Blu-ray to be a contender for Pick of the Week. The Book of Life, on the other hand, has a loaded DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and is a contender. The only other real contender is The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness on DVD. In the end, I went with The Book of Life. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 10th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced Wednesday morning. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each.

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International Box Office: Milestone for Mockingjay

December 4th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 remained in first place with $67.0 million in 86 markets for a two-week total of $254.6 million. Its worldwide total rose to $480.3 million. I would be surprised if the film hasn't already broken even, even though it will have the lowest box office in the franchise. The film remained in first place in Australia with $7.52 million on 574 screens over the weekend for a total of $22.69 million after two weeks of release. It was pushed into second place in the U.K., but still pulled in $7.69 million in 569 theaters for a two-week total of $33.32 million. More...

International Box Office: Mockingjay has $275 million Worldwide Weekend

November 27th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 opened in first place on the international chart with $154.3 million in 85 markets for a worldwide opening of $276.2 million. Its international opening was about 4% higher than the previously entry in the franchise. The film managed $19.8 million in the U.K. and $13.8 million in Germany. This was 5% and 9% higher than the previous film's debut in those two markets. Mockingjay, Part 1 opened 19% higher in Russia with $11.9 million. The film also topped $10 million in Mexico ($12 million) and Australia ($10.3 million). More...

International Box Office: Interstellar Reaches for the Stars

November 13th, 2014

Interstellar poster

As expected, Interstellar opened in first place on the international chart earning $82.90 million on 14,800 screens in 62 markets during its opening weekend. As you may or may not know, we introduced a new comprehensive look at the international numbers, so there's little more than needs to be said here. I will point out that the film's opening in South Korea was particularly strong at $12.46 million on 1,310 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $14.21 million. The film also opened in first place in the U.K., with $8.53 million on 1,298 screens, which is about on par with its domestic opening, given the relative size of the two markets. Russia was close behind with $8.00 million on 1,800 screens. The film opened in China this week and those numbers should help the film remain in first place next weekend.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Hero had a Big Opening

November 10th, 2014

Big Hero 6 poster

We had two potential monster hits go at it over the weekend and it appears the competition was a little too much and neither Big Hero 6 nor Interstellar lived up to lofty expectations, although Big Hero 6 was close. Combined the two movies earned more than $100 million over the weekend, which is reason to celebrate, even if the rest of the box office barely registered. Overall, the box office rose 65% from last weekend reaching $157 million. Wow. Unfortunately, this was still 6.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Had Interstellar matched expectations, 2014 would have come out on top of the year-over-year comparison. Hopefully it will have better legs than Thor: The Dark World did, or this weekend could be another loss. I'm hopeful, because The Dark World was a pretty big Fanboy film. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will we have Stellar New Releases?

November 6th, 2014

Nightcrawler poster

November begins with a powerful one-two punch. Both Interstellar and Big Hero 6 are expected to open with more than $50 million. On the high end, they could both clear $60 million. Interstellar was expected to win by a sizable margin, but its Wednesday IMAX opening was not quite as strong as expected, so it could be a closer than expected weekend. Those two films should easily pull in more than $100 million over the weekend, but unfortunately the rest of the box office will be well back. This weekend last year was similarly top-heavy with Thor: The Dark World earning $85.74 million, which was more than the rest of the box office combined. It looks like the year-over-year competition could be quite close, but I have to give 2014 the edge. More...

International Box Office: Turtles Take Over China

November 6th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roared into first place with $34.9 million in 31 markets over the weekend for a running tally of $244.2 million internationally and $434.7 million worldwide. This includes a first place, $26.52 million opening in China. This is the film's last major market opening until it debuts in Japan in February. The film is aiming for $500 million worldwide by that time, but it is hard to tell how long a film's legs in China will be. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija and Nightcrawler Lead Soft Halloween

November 3rd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween is over and the box office took a real hit. Ouija was the only film that was a pleasant surprise topping expectations and earning first place. Nightcrawler matched expectations, but due to the competition, landed in second place. The other two films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and Saw, were... well, the less said the better. Overall, the box office fell 18% to just $95 million. Worse still, this was 25% lower than the same weekend last year. There is mitigating circumstances, as this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and didn't have to suffer with Halloween landing on the Friday. Next weekend will bounce back, obviously, but 2014 is running out of time to catch up to 2013. Currently it is down by 3.3% at $8.33 billion to $8.62 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Halloween Scares Away New Releases

October 30th, 2014

Nightcrawler poster

Tomorrow is Halloween, which is one of the worst days of the year as far as box office numbers are concerned. I would argue only Christmas Eve is worse. Nightcrawler is the only truly wide release of the week, but it is not expected to be a hit. It will likely earn first place, but with only around $10 million. There are two other films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and the tenth anniversary release of Saw. Before I Go to Sleep is the third release from Clarius Entertainment whose first two releases bombed horribly. This one is expected to finish somewhere in-between the first two at the box office. The Saw franchise is the highest grossing horror franchise of all time, but will people really go to theaters to see it? I would assume fans of these movies likely own the film on Blu-ray, so staying at home would be more appealing. Worse still, this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and it shows. There were five films that earned more than $10 million, led by Ender's Game. This year, we might have no movies earning more than $10 million. Ouch.

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International Box Office: Annabelle Takes Possession of Top Spot

October 29th, 2014

Annabelle poster

Annabelle rose from fifth to first place on the international market with $26.5 million in 62 markets for an international total of $126.7 million after a month of release. Obviously there will be another installment in this franchise. This past weekend, the film dominated Latin America earning first place in Mexico with $7.61 million on 2,742 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $10.87 million. This was double the original film's opening in that market. The film also earned top spot in Argentina ($1.4 million on 202 screens) and in Peru ($1.3 million). The film was pushed into second place in Brazil, but still managed $2.13 million on 388 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $11.35 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija Wins, But Stars Softer Than Expected

October 28th, 2014

Ouija poster

As expected, Ouija won the race for first place, but it finished on the very low end of expectations. On the other hand, John Wick beat expectations earning second place. Overall, these two results balanced out, but this still resulted in the box office falling 12% from last weekend to $116 million. More importantly, it was 13% higher than the same weekend last year. 2014 is still behind 2013, but it is chipping away at the deficit, which has fallen to under $300 million at $8.20 billion to $8.49 billion. 2014 is still behind last year's pace by 3.4%, but if it can close that gap by the same amount in November and December, then at least by the end of the year, it will have closed the gap enough to call it a spiritual victory. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija Tops Wick

October 26th, 2014

Ouija poster

Teen horror movie Ouija will win this weekend at the box office with a solid $20 million debut and $7,000 theater average. With a budget reported at just $5 million, the movie is a sure-fire money maker for Universal, even with a shelf life of exactly eight days. By comparison, John Wick, which marks a return to form for Keanu Reeves, should have a longer run, based on its current reviews and word of mouth, but will have some ground to make up after opening with around $14 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ouija Will Win, But By How Much?

October 23rd, 2014

Ouija poster

It is not a good week at the box office for new releases. There are only two films opening wide, one of which is earning terrible reviews and the other is earning terrible buzz. At the moment, Ouija's Tomatometer Score is barely in the double-digits. That said, it is a horror film opening the week before Halloween, so it should make at least $20 million at the box office. On the other hand, John Wick's reviews are Award-worthy... but the buzz is so quiet, I doubt many award voters will see it. This weekend last year was led by Bad Grandpa, which opened in first place with $32.06. Maybe if Ouija is a surprise hit, it will match that figure. However, while 2013 looked better at the top, it had really weak depth beyond the top five, so 2014 will likely win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: More than a Penny and Not Dreadful: Winning Announcement

October 22nd, 2014

The winners of our More than a Penny and Not Dreadful contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fury et al are a Little Calmer than Expected

October 21st, 2014

Fury poster

The weekend box office was a little softer than expected, with Fury earning first place, but with much less than some were expecting. I was a little more conservative and I was still off by close to $10 million. The rest of the top five, on the whole, were also not quite as strong as expected, so the overall box office fell 11% from last weekend. However, it was 26% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the much more important figure. 2014 is still behind 2013 by more than $300 million, or 3.6%, at $8.05 billion to $8.36 billion, but if we can close the gap a little bit each week, we can at least make it a respectable race in the end. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases All Wind and Fury?

October 16th, 2014

Fury poster

Three wide releases are trying to fight for box office dollars, including Fury, which could be the biggest hit of the month. Its reviews are excellent and the buzz is strong enough that is should have no trouble earning first place. The Book of Life is a family friendly animated horror film opening near Halloween. That should be a combination that spells box office success, but while the reviews are strong, the buzz is not as loud as I would like. Finally, there's The Best of Me, the latest from Nicholas Sparks, but I think the shine has come off his career. Its early reviews are terrible, which isn't surprising. The buzz is rather quiet, which is a little more surprising. This weekend last year, Gravity completed the hat-trick earning just over $30 million. I think Fury will top that. The best new release last year was Carrie, which earned just over $16 million earning third place in the process. It looks like there are a couple of films that will earn a similar amount this year. Additionally, the depth again appears to be better than last year, so 2014 should find itself on top of the chart, again. This is a surprise, as at the beginning of the month, it looked like 2014 would be in an extended slump by this point. More...

Contest: More than a Penny and Not Dreadful

October 10th, 2014

Next week Fury is opening wide. It isn't the only wide release of the week, but it is widely expected to dominate the box office, while it might become the biggest hit of the month. As such, it is the clear choice for 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 Fury.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Penny Dreadful: Season One on Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 1 $23,702,421   3,173 $7,470   $23,702,421 1
Oct 24, 2014 3 $13,356,718 -44% 3,173 $4,209   $46,407,146 2
Oct 31, 2014 3 $8,819,506 -34% 3,313 $2,662   $60,156,907 3
Nov 7, 2014 5 $5,628,450 -36% 2,834 $1,986   $69,396,679 4
Nov 14, 2014 7 $3,761,558 -33% 2,382 $1,579   $75,892,627 5
Nov 21, 2014 8 $1,942,949 -48% 1,720 $1,130   $79,193,067 6
Nov 28, 2014 12 $1,545,038 -20% 1,059 $1,459   $81,894,080 7
Dec 5, 2014 13 $911,696 -41% 952 $958   $83,275,969 8
Dec 12, 2014 15 $600,406 -34% 726 $827   $84,273,208 9
Dec 19, 2014 23 $170,436 -72% 238 $716   $84,705,660 10
Dec 26, 2014 29 $232,840 +37% 250 $931   $85,112,176 11
Jan 2, 2015 32 $193,329 -17% 232 $833   $85,509,098 12
Jan 9, 2015 36 $110,329 -43% 181 $610   $85,707,116 13
Jan 16, 2015 44 $51,795 -53% 103 $503   $85,755,593 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2014 P $1,200,000     2,489 $482   $1,200,000  
Oct 17, 2014 1 $8,823,154     3,173 $2,781   $8,823,154 1
Oct 18, 2014 1 $9,122,797 +3%   3,173 $2,875   $17,945,951 2
Oct 19, 2014 1 $5,756,470 -37%   3,173 $1,814   $23,702,421 3
Oct 20, 2014 1 $2,357,185 -59%   3,173 $743   $26,059,606 4
Oct 21, 2014 1 $2,836,980 +20%   3,173 $894   $28,896,586 5
Oct 22, 2014 1 $2,129,575 -25%   3,173 $671   $31,026,161 6
Oct 23, 2014 1 $2,024,267 -5%   3,173 $638   $33,050,428 7
Oct 24, 2014 3 $4,082,624 +102% -54% 3,173 $1,287   $37,133,052 8
Oct 25, 2014 2 $5,687,573 +39% -38% 3,173 $1,792   $42,820,625 9
Oct 26, 2014 3 $3,586,521 -37% -38% 3,173 $1,130   $46,407,146 10
Oct 27, 2014 2 $1,186,896 -67% -50% 3,173 $374   $47,594,042 11
Oct 28, 2014 2 $1,520,534 +28% -46% 3,173 $479   $49,114,576 12
Oct 29, 2014 2 $1,115,342 -27% -48% 3,173 $352   $50,229,918 13
Oct 30, 2014 1 $1,107,483 -1% -45% 3,173 $349   $51,337,401 14
Oct 31, 2014 3 $1,941,517 +75% -52% 3,313 $586   $53,278,918 15
Nov 1, 2014 4 $4,371,729 +125% -23% 3,313 $1,320   $57,650,647 16
Nov 2, 2014 3 $2,506,260 -43% -30% 3,313 $756   $60,156,907 17
Nov 3, 2014 2 $835,167 -67% -30% 3,313 $252   $60,992,074 18
Nov 4, 2014 2 $1,103,445 +32% -27% 3,313 $333   $62,095,519 19
Nov 5, 2014 3 $852,441 -23% -24% 3,313 $257   $62,947,960 20
Nov 6, 2014 1 $820,269 -4% -26% 3,313 $248   $63,768,229 21
Nov 7, 2014 6 $1,669,487 +104% -14% 2,834 $589   $65,437,716 22
Nov 8, 2014 6 $2,437,594 +46% -44% 2,834 $860   $67,875,310 23
Nov 9, 2014 4 $1,521,369 -38% -39% 2,834 $537   $69,396,679 24
Nov 10, 2014 3 $712,557 -53% -15% 2,834 $251   $70,109,236 25
Nov 11, 2014 3 $1,048,608 +47% -5% 2,834 $370   $71,157,844 26
Nov 12, 2014 3 $487,106 -54% -43% 2,834 $172   $71,644,950 27
Nov 13, 2014 3 $486,119 n/c -41% 2,834 $172   $72,131,069 28
Nov 14, 2014 7 $1,120,265 +130% -33% 2,382 $470   $73,251,334 29
Nov 15, 2014 7 $1,673,636 +49% -31% 2,382 $703   $74,924,970 30
Nov 16, 2014 6 $967,657 -42% -36% 2,382 $406   $75,892,627 31
Nov 17, 2014 6 $333,562 -66% -53% 2,382 $140   $76,226,189 32
Nov 18, 2014 5 $417,941 +25% -60% 2,382 $175   $76,644,130 33
Nov 19, 2014 5 $335,885 -20% -31% 2,382 $141   $76,980,015 34
Nov 20, 2014 4 $270,103 -20% -44% 2,382 $113   $77,250,118 35
Nov 21, 2014 8 $542,458 +101% -52% 1,720 $315   $77,792,576 36
Nov 22, 2014 9 $846,438 +56% -49% 1,720 $492   $78,639,014 37
Nov 23, 2014 7 $554,053 -35% -43% 1,720 $322   $79,193,067 38
Nov 24, 2014 6 $255,759 -54% -23% 1,720 $149   $79,448,826 39
Nov 25, 2014 7 $312,892 +22% -25% 1,720 $182   $79,761,718 40
Nov 26, 2014 - $281,365 -10% -16% 1,059 $266   $80,043,083 41
Nov 27, 2014 - $305,959 +9% +13% 1,059 $289   $80,349,042 42
Nov 28, 2014 11 $658,005 +115% +21% 1,059 $621   $81,007,047 43
Nov 29, 2014 12 $594,706 -10% -30% 1,059 $562   $81,601,753 44
Nov 30, 2014 11 $292,327 -51% -47% 1,059 $276   $81,894,080 45
Dec 1, 2014 10 $106,363 -64% -58% 1,059 $100   $82,000,443 46
Dec 2, 2014 10 $131,919 +24% -58% 1,059 $125   $82,132,362 47
Dec 3, 2014 10 $117,591 -11% -58% 1,059 $111   $82,249,953 48
Dec 4, 2014 10 $114,320 -3% -63% 1,059 $108   $82,364,273 49
Dec 5, 2014 13 $259,125 +127% -61% 952 $272   $82,623,398 50
Dec 6, 2014 13 $408,740 +58% -31% 952 $429   $83,032,138 51
Dec 7, 2014 13 $243,831 -40% -17% 952 $256   $83,275,969 52
Dec 8, 2014 13 $93,978 -61% -12% 952 $99   $83,369,947 53
Dec 9, 2014 13 $112,790 +20% -15% 952 $118   $83,482,737 54
Dec 10, 2014 13 $97,815 -13% -17% 952 $103   $83,580,552 55
Dec 11, 2014 12 $92,250 -6% -19% 952 $97   $83,672,802 56
Dec 12, 2014 - $173,872 +88% -33% 726 $239   $83,846,674 57
Dec 13, 2014 15 $267,678 +54% -35% 726 $369   $84,114,352 58
Dec 14, 2014 - $158,856 -41% -35% 726 $219   $84,273,208 59
Dec 15, 2014 15 $72,333 -54% -23% 726 $100   $84,345,541 60
Dec 16, 2014 15 $77,598 +7% -31% 726 $107   $84,423,139 61
Dec 17, 2014 - $58,739 -24% -40% 726 $81   $84,481,878 62
Dec 18, 2014 - $53,346 -9% -42% 726 $73   $84,535,224 63
Dec 19, 2014 - $44,995 -16% -74% 238 $189   $84,580,219 64
Dec 20, 2014 - $69,210 +54% -74% 238 $291   $84,649,429 65
Dec 21, 2014 - $56,231 -19% -65% 238 $236   $84,705,660 66
Dec 22, 2014 - $39,970 -29% -45% 238 $168   $84,745,630 67
Dec 23, 2014 - $46,095 +15% -41% 238 $194   $84,791,725 68
Dec 24, 2014 - $22,928 -50% -61% 238 $96   $84,814,653 69
Dec 25, 2014 - $64,683 +182% +21% 238 $272   $84,879,336 70
Dec 26, 2014 - $81,649 +26% +81% 250 $327   $84,960,985 71
Dec 27, 2014 - $86,899 +6% +26% 250 $348   $85,047,884 72
Dec 28, 2014 - $64,292 -26% +14% 250 $257   $85,112,176 73
Dec 29, 2014 - $46,162 -28% +15% 250 $185   $85,158,338 74
Dec 30, 2014 - $47,732 +3% +4% 250 $191   $85,206,070 75
Dec 31, 2014 - $38,269 -20% +67% 250 $153   $85,244,339 76
Jan 1, 2015 - $71,430 +87% +10% 250 $286   $85,315,769 77
Jan 2, 2015 - $72,628 +2% -11% 232 $313   $85,388,397 78
Jan 3, 2015 - $74,254 +2% -15% 232 $320   $85,462,651 79
Jan 4, 2015 - $46,447 -37% -28% 232 $200   $85,509,098 80

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 17, 2014 1 $33,050,428   3,173 $10,416   $33,050,428 1
Oct 24, 2014 3 $18,286,973 -45% 3,173 $5,763   $51,337,401 2
Oct 31, 2014 3 $12,430,828 -32% 3,313 $3,752   $63,768,229 3
Nov 7, 2014 4 $8,362,840 -33% 2,834 $2,951   $72,131,069 4
Nov 14, 2014 6 $5,119,049 -39% 2,382 $2,149   $77,250,118 5
Nov 21, 2014 11 $3,098,924 -39% 1,059 $2,926   $80,349,042 6
Nov 28, 2014 11 $2,015,231 -35% 1,059 $1,903   $82,364,273 7
Dec 5, 2014 13 $1,308,529 -35% 952 $1,375   $83,672,802 8
Dec 12, 2014 17 $862,422 -34% 726 $1,188   $84,535,224 9
Dec 19, 2014 27 $344,112 -60% 238 $1,446   $84,879,336 10
Dec 26, 2014 29 $436,433 +27% 250 $1,746   $85,315,769 11
Jan 2, 2015 32 $281,018 -36% 232 $1,211   $85,596,787 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/23/2014 $2,253,425 336 336 1,195 $7,717,724 10/11/2017
Brazil 2/5/2015 $507,009 217 217 772 $2,145,558 11/6/2018
Chile 1/22/2015 $180,000 56 56 56 $180,000 12/20/2018
Germany 1/2/2015 $1,595,933 0 0 0 $3,592,814 8/22/2018
Italy 6/5/2015 $1,068,414 0 0 0 $4,458,388 11/7/2018
Mexico 1/1/2015 $0 0 0 0 $5,684,972 8/30/2018
New Zealand 10/23/2014 $0 0 62 253 $1,325,115 7/1/2015
Peru 1/22/2015 $185,000 88 88 88 $185,000 12/20/2018
Spain 1/9/2015 $1,584,539 387 387 1,877 $5,124,464 11/27/2018
Taiwan 11/14/2014 $0 0 0 0 $1,699,142 11/2/2018
Venezuela 1/9/2015 $0 0 0 0 $1,300,000 4/21/2015
 
Rest of World $91,084,598
 
International Total$124,497,775 12/20/2018

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 1, 20151354,837 354,837$6,074,809$6,074,8091
Feb 8, 2015793,166-74% 448,003$1,671,398$7,746,2072
Feb 15, 2015777,769-17% 525,772$1,353,958$9,100,1653
Feb 22, 20151637,793-51% 563,565$498,868$9,599,0334
Mar 1, 20151824,569-35% 588,134$367,798$9,966,8315
Mar 22, 20152913,869 634,935$207,896$10,668,3778
Jun 16, 2019924,962 1,182,250$124,810$16,267,716229
Jun 23, 2019932,889+32% 1,215,139$164,445$16,432,161230
Jun 30, 20191128,903-12% 1,244,042$0$16,432,161231
Jul 7, 20191028,392-2% 1,272,434$0$16,432,161232
Jul 14, 20191124,593-13% 1,297,027$0$16,432,161233
Jul 21, 2019821,315-13% 1,318,342$85,047$16,517,208234
Jul 28, 20191122,150+4% 1,340,492$110,750$16,627,958235
Aug 4, 20191534,083+54% 1,374,575$170,415$16,798,373236
Aug 11, 20191124,960-27% 1,399,535$99,590$16,897,963237

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 1, 20151371,611 371,611$7,417,356$7,417,3561
Feb 8, 2015461,657-83% 433,268$1,262,742$8,680,0982
Feb 15, 2015652,930-14% 486,198$1,134,296$9,814,3943
Feb 22, 20151025,090-53% 511,288$398,422$10,212,8164
Mar 1, 20151119,309-23% 530,597$330,379$10,543,1955
Mar 8, 20151110,974-43% 541,571$197,429$10,740,6246
Mar 15, 2015915,260+39% 556,831$274,536$11,015,1607
Mar 22, 20151510,183-33% 567,014$183,189$11,198,3498
Mar 29, 2015197,911-22% 574,925$142,153$11,340,5029
May 31, 2015196,850 619,851$102,687$12,013,97318

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