The Ghost Writer (2010)

The Ghost Writer
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,541,549Details
International Box Office $49,990,942Details
Worldwide Box Office $65,532,491
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $5,302,797 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,301,068 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $6,603,865
Further financial details...

Synopsis

When a successful ghostwriter, the Ghost, agrees to finish the memoirs of Adam Long, England’s former prime minister, his publisher assures him it’s the chance of a lifetime. Instead, he begins to uncover evidence that suggests his late predecessor knew a dark secret about Lang and may have been murdered to prevent it from coming to light.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$183,009 (1.2% of total gross)
Legs:7.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:23.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/819 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,234,207

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,403 $15,541,549
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,975 $49,990,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,543 $65,532,491
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $15,541,549

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: February 19th, 2010 (Limited) by Summit Entertainment
Video Release: August 3rd, 2010 by Summit Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference
(Rating bulletin 2105, 1/27/2010)
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. House at the End of the Street
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Keywords: Writing and Writers, Political, Unnamed Character, Inspired by a True Story, Political Thriller, Film Noir, Assassination, Political Assassination, C.I.A.
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Summit Entertainment, R.P. Films, France 2 Cinema, Elfte Babelsberg Film GmbH, Runteam II Limited
Production Countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 94 $1,696,784 Mar 26, 2010 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 94 $2,063,595 Mar 19, 2010 31
Top 2010 Theater Average 8 $45,752 Feb 19, 2010 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2010 29 $183,009   4 $45,752   $183,009 1
Feb 26, 2010 18 $789,064 +331% 43 $18,350   $1,048,233 2
Mar 5, 2010 13 $1,287,646 +63% 147 $8,759   $2,600,505 3
Mar 12, 2010 15 $1,225,084 -5% 224 $5,469   $4,264,077 4
Mar 19, 2010 11 $2,063,595 +68% 819 $2,520   $6,753,764 5
Mar 26, 2010 13 $1,696,784 -18% 819 $2,072   $9,239,079 6
Apr 2, 2010 12 $1,127,697 -34% 656 $1,719   $11,016,593 7
Apr 9, 2010 13 $822,351 -27% 565 $1,455   $12,293,735 8
Apr 16, 2010 13 $681,271 -17% 480 $1,419   $13,251,944 9
Apr 23, 2010 17 $497,257 -27% 445 $1,117   $13,984,486 10
Apr 30, 2010 22 $351,698 -29% 336 $1,047   $14,514,160 11
May 7, 2010 28 $238,728 -32% 231 $1,033   $14,880,451 12
May 14, 2010 34 $116,995 -51% 150 $780   $15,084,114 13
May 21, 2010 37 $77,696 -34% 86 $903   $15,208,520 14
May 28, 2010 38 $73,011 -6% 58 $1,259   $15,311,669 15
Jun 4, 2010 35 $90,284 +24% 147 $614   $15,441,076 16
Jun 11, 2010 46 $39,102 -57% 63 $621   $15,523,168 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 2010 - $48,671     4 $12,168   $48,671 1
Feb 20, 2010 - $70,038 +44%   4 $17,510   $118,709 2
Feb 21, 2010 - $64,300 -8%   4 $16,075   $183,009 3
Feb 22, 2010 - $20,509 -68%   4 $5,127   $203,518 4
Feb 23, 2010 - $18,158 -11%   4 $4,540   $221,676 5
Feb 24, 2010 - $20,580 +13%   4 $5,145   $242,256 6
Feb 25, 2010 - $16,913 -18%   4 $4,228   $259,169 7
Feb 26, 2010 - $200,247 +1,084% +311% 43 $4,657   $459,416 8
Feb 27, 2010 - $365,874 +83% +422% 43 $8,509   $825,290 9
Feb 28, 2010 - $222,943 -39% +247% 43 $5,185   $1,048,233 10
Mar 1, 2010 - $65,780 -70% +221% 43 $1,530   $1,114,013 11
Mar 2, 2010 - $72,283 +10% +298% 43 $1,681   $1,186,296 12
Mar 3, 2010 - $65,386 -10% +218% 43 $1,521   $1,251,682 13
Mar 4, 2010 - $61,177 -6% +262% 43 $1,423   $1,312,859 14
Mar 5, 2010 - $386,790 +532% +93% 147 $2,631   $1,699,649 15
Mar 6, 2010 - $651,214 +68% +78% 147 $4,430   $2,350,863 16
Mar 7, 2010 - $249,642 -62% +12% 147 $1,698   $2,600,505 17
Mar 8, 2010 - $95,692 -62% +45% 147 $651   $2,696,197 18
Mar 9, 2010 - $112,235 +17% +55% 147 $764   $2,808,432 19
Mar 10, 2010 - $115,102 +3% +76% 147 $783   $2,923,534 20
Mar 11, 2010 - $115,459 n/c +89% 147 $785   $3,038,993 21
Mar 12, 2010 - $336,521 +191% -13% 224 $1,502   $3,375,514 22
Mar 13, 2010 - $560,088 +66% -14% 224 $2,500   $3,935,602 23
Mar 14, 2010 - $328,475 -41% +32% 224 $1,466   $4,264,077 24
Mar 15, 2010 - $99,751 -70% +4% 224 $445   $4,363,828 25
Mar 16, 2010 - $114,633 +15% +2% 224 $512   $4,478,461 26
Mar 17, 2010 - $106,384 -7% -8% 224 $475   $4,584,845 27
Mar 18, 2010 - $105,324 -1% -9% 224 $470   $4,690,169 28
Mar 19, 2010 11 $548,628 +421% +63% 819 $670   $5,238,797 29
Mar 20, 2010 11 $950,452 +73% +70% 819 $1,161   $6,189,249 30
Mar 21, 2010 11 $564,515 -41% +72% 819 $689   $6,753,764 31
Mar 22, 2010 11 $186,686 -67% +87% 819 $228   $6,940,450 32
Mar 23, 2010 11 $226,524 +21% +98% 819 $277   $7,166,974 33
Mar 24, 2010 11 $188,672 -17% +77% 819 $230   $7,355,646 34
Mar 25, 2010 11 $186,649 -1% +77% 819 $228   $7,542,295 35
Mar 26, 2010 - $489,054 +162% -11% 819 $597   $8,031,349 36
Mar 27, 2010 13 $755,921 +55% -20% 819 $923   $8,787,270 37
Mar 28, 2010 13 $451,809 -40% -20% 819 $552   $9,239,079 38
Mar 29, 2010 13 $158,885 -65% -15% 819 $194   $9,397,964 39
Mar 30, 2010 13 $176,265 +11% -22% 819 $215   $9,574,229 40
Mar 31, 2010 13 $159,042 -10% -16% 819 $194   $9,733,271 41
Apr 1, 2010 14 $155,625 -2% -17% 819 $190   $9,888,896 42
Apr 2, 2010 12 $368,315 +137% -25% 656 $561   $10,257,211 43
Apr 3, 2010 12 $472,799 +28% -37% 656 $721   $10,730,010 44
Apr 4, 2010 12 $286,583 -39% -37% 656 $437   $11,016,593 45
Apr 5, 2010 14 $120,282 -58% -24% 656 $183   $11,136,875 46
Apr 6, 2010 12 $116,792 -3% -34% 656 $178   $11,253,667 47
Apr 7, 2010 13 $107,592 -8% -32% 656 $164   $11,361,259 48
Apr 8, 2010 13 $110,125 +2% -29% 656 $168   $11,471,384 49
Apr 9, 2010 13 $229,822 +109% -38% 565 $407   $11,701,206 50
Apr 10, 2010 - $394,722 +72% -17% 565 $699   $12,095,928 51
Apr 11, 2010 - $197,807 -50% -31% 565 $350   $12,293,735 52
Apr 12, 2010 - $61,964 -69% -48% 565 $110   $12,355,699 53
Apr 13, 2010 12 $82,180 +33% -30% 565 $145   $12,437,879 54
Apr 14, 2010 - $64,496 -22% -40% 565 $114   $12,502,375 55
Apr 15, 2010 - $68,298 +6% -38% 565 $121   $12,570,673 56
Apr 16, 2010 - $169,011 +147% -26% 480 $352   $12,739,684 57
Apr 17, 2010 - $333,200 +97% -16% 480 $694   $13,072,884 58
Apr 18, 2010 - $179,060 -46% -9% 480 $373   $13,251,944 59
Apr 19, 2010 - $49,472 -72% -20% 480 $103   $13,301,416 60
Apr 20, 2010 - $67,636 +37% -18% 480 $141   $13,369,052 61
Apr 21, 2010 - $61,206 -10% -5% 480 $128   $13,430,258 62
Apr 22, 2010 - $56,971 -7% -17% 480 $119   $13,487,229 63
Apr 23, 2010 - $119,840 +110% -29% 445 $269   $13,607,069 64
Apr 24, 2010 - $239,997 +100% -28% 445 $539   $13,847,066 65
Apr 25, 2010 - $137,420 -43% -23% 445 $309   $13,984,486 66
Apr 26, 2010 - $41,565 -70% -16% 445 $93   $14,026,051 67
Apr 27, 2010 - $48,992 +18% -28% 445 $110   $14,075,043 68
Apr 28, 2010 - $43,427 -11% -29% 445 $98   $14,118,470 69
Apr 29, 2010 - $43,992 +1% -23% 445 $99   $14,162,462 70
Apr 30, 2010 - $93,298 +112% -22% 336 $278   $14,255,760 71
May 1, 2010 - $168,285 +80% -30% 336 $501   $14,424,045 72
May 2, 2010 - $90,115 -46% -34% 336 $268   $14,514,160 73
May 3, 2010 - $29,210 -68% -30% 336 $87   $14,543,370 74
May 4, 2010 - $37,012 +27% -24% 336 $110   $14,580,382 75
May 5, 2010 - $29,705 -20% -32% 336 $88   $14,610,087 76
May 6, 2010 - $31,636 +7% -28% 336 $94   $14,641,723 77
May 7, 2010 - $55,530 +76% -40% 231 $240   $14,697,253 78
May 8, 2010 - $108,927 +96% -35% 231 $472   $14,806,180 79
May 9, 2010 - $74,271 -32% -18% 231 $322   $14,880,451 80
May 10, 2010 - $19,173 -74% -34% 231 $83   $14,899,624 81
May 11, 2010 - $21,628 +13% -42% 231 $94   $14,921,252 82
May 12, 2010 - $22,944 +6% -23% 231 $99   $14,944,196 83
May 13, 2010 - $22,923 n/c -28% 231 $99   $14,967,119 84
May 14, 2010 - $31,505 +37% -43% 150 $210   $14,998,624 85
May 15, 2010 - $58,231 +85% -47% 150 $388   $15,056,855 86
May 16, 2010 - $27,259 -53% -63% 150 $182   $15,084,114 87
May 17, 2010 - $11,123 -59% -42% 150 $74   $15,095,237 88
May 18, 2010 - $12,238 +10% -43% 150 $82   $15,107,475 89
May 19, 2010 - $11,693 -4% -49% 150 $78   $15,119,168 90
May 20, 2010 - $11,656 n/c -49% 150 $78   $15,130,824 91
May 21, 2010 - $19,138 +64% -39% 86 $223   $15,149,962 92
May 22, 2010 - $38,332 +100% -34% 86 $446   $15,188,294 93
May 23, 2010 - $20,226 -47% -26% 86 $235   $15,208,520 94
May 24, 2010 - $8,241 -59% -26% 86 $96   $15,216,761 95
May 25, 2010 - $7,454 -10% -39% 86 $87   $15,224,215 96
May 26, 2010 - $7,716 +4% -34% 86 $90   $15,231,931 97
May 27, 2010 - $6,727 -13% -42% 86 $78   $15,238,658 98
May 28, 2010 - $16,076 +139% -16% 58 $277   $15,254,734 99
May 29, 2010 - $30,222 +88% -21% 58 $521   $15,284,956 100
May 30, 2010 - $26,713 -12% +32% 58 $461   $15,311,669 101
May 31, 2010 38 $19,970 -25% +142% 58 $344   $15,331,639 102
Jun 1, 2010 - $6,671 -67% -11% 58 $115   $15,338,310 103
Jun 2, 2010 - $6,024 -10% -22% 58 $104   $15,344,334 104
Jun 3, 2010 - $6,458 +7% -4% 58 $111   $15,350,792 105
Jun 4, 2010 - $23,155 +259% +44% 147 $158   $15,373,947 106
Jun 5, 2010 - $41,026 +77% +36% 147 $279   $15,414,973 107
Jun 6, 2010 - $26,103 -36% -2% 147 $178   $15,441,076 108
Jun 7, 2010 - $9,134 -65% -54% 147 $62   $15,450,210 109
Jun 8, 2010 - $11,036 +21% +65% 147 $75   $15,461,246 110
Jun 9, 2010 - $12,017 +9% +99% 147 $82   $15,473,263 111
Jun 10, 2010 - $10,803 -10% +67% 147 $73   $15,484,066 112
Jun 11, 2010 - $11,306 +5% -51% 63 $179   $15,495,372 113
Jun 12, 2010 - $18,453 +63% -55% 63 $293   $15,513,825 114
Jun 13, 2010 - $9,343 -49% -64% 63 $148   $15,523,168 115
Jun 14, 2010 - $4,371 -53% -52% 63 $69   $15,527,539 116
Jun 15, 2010 - $5,243 +20% -52% 63 $83   $15,532,782 117
Jun 16, 2010 - $5,024 -4% -58% 63 $80   $15,537,806 118
Jun 17, 2010 - $3,743 -25% -65% 63 $59   $15,541,549 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2010 29 $259,169   4 $64,792   $259,169 1
Feb 26, 2010 18 $1,053,690 +307% 43 $24,504   $1,312,859 2
Mar 5, 2010 14 $1,726,134 +64% 147 $11,742   $3,038,993 3
Mar 12, 2010 15 $1,651,176 -4% 224 $7,371   $4,690,169 4
Mar 19, 2010 11 $2,852,126 +73% 819 $3,482   $7,542,295 5
Mar 26, 2010 15 $2,346,601 -18% 819 $2,865   $9,888,896 6
Apr 2, 2010 12 $1,582,488 -33% 656 $2,412   $11,471,384 7
Apr 9, 2010 13 $1,099,289 -31% 565 $1,946   $12,570,673 8
Apr 16, 2010 15 $916,556 -17% 480 $1,909   $13,487,229 9
Apr 23, 2010 17 $675,233 -26% 445 $1,517   $14,162,462 10
Apr 30, 2010 23 $479,261 -29% 336 $1,426   $14,641,723 11
May 7, 2010 24 $325,396 -32% 231 $1,409   $14,967,119 12
May 14, 2010 33 $163,705 -50% 150 $1,091   $15,130,824 13
May 21, 2010 38 $107,834 -34% 86 $1,254   $15,238,658 14
May 28, 2010 38 $112,134 +4% 58 $1,933   $15,350,792 15
Jun 4, 2010 35 $133,274 +19% 147 $907   $15,484,066 16
Jun 11, 2010 46 $57,483 -57% 63 $912   $15,541,549 17

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
Aug 8, 20104103,723 103,723$1,776,775$1,776,7751
Aug 15, 20101639,407-62% 143,130$669,525$2,446,3002

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 8, 2010719,334 19,334$499,782$499,7821

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Leading Cast

Ewan McGregor    The Ghost
Pierce Brosnan    Adam Lang

Supporting Cast

Kim Cattrall    Amelia Bly
Olivia Williams    Ruth Lang
Tom Wilkinson    Paul Emmett
Timothy Hutton    Sidney Kroll
Jon Bernthal    Rick Ricardelli
David Rintoul    Stranger
Robert Pugh    Robert Rycart
Eli Wallach    Old Man
Tim Preece    Roy
James Belushi    John Maddox
Anna Botting    SKY TV Newsreader
Yvonne Tomlinson    Stewardess
Milton Welch    Taxi Driver
Alister Mazzotti    Protection Officer N1
Tim Faraday    Barry
Kate Copeland    Alice
Soogi Kang    Dep
Hong Thay Lee    Duc
John Keogh    Protection Officer N2
Hans-Peter Sussner    Protection Officer N3
Stuart Austen    Protection Officer N4
Marianne Grafam    Lucy
Morgane Polanski    Hotel Receptionist
Andy Guting    Protection Officer N5
Robert Wallhofer    Protection Officer N6
Glenn Conroy    Barman
Robert Seeliger    CNN Newscaster
Clayton Nemrow    Journalist
Julia Kratz    Woman with Bullhorn
Nyasha Hatendi    Josh
Daphne Alexander    Connie
Angelique Fernandez    War Crime Prosecutor
Anne Wittman    CNN Newscaster
Michael S. Ruscheinsky    CNN Reporter
Mo Asumang    US Secretary of State
Sylke Ferber    Island Ferry Attendant
Desiree Erasmus    Nancy Emmett
Errol Shaker    Mainland Ferry Attendent
Errol Harewood    CIA Agent on the Ferry
Talin Lopez    CIA Agent on Ferry
Joel Kirby    Motel Receptionist
Regine Hentschel    Diner Waitress
Jeff Burrell    Frank
Daniel Sutton    Hatherton Stewart
Eben Young    FBI Agent
Jaymes Butler    FBI Agent

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roman Polanski    Director
Robert Harris    Screenwriter
Roman Polanski    Screenwriter
Robert Harris    Story based on the novel by
Roman Polanski    Producer
Robert Benmussa    Producer
Alain Sarde    Producer
Henning Molfenter    Executive Producer

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Ghost Writer remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $18,350, which is a strong hold from its opening last week despite expanding its theater count from 4 to 43. Just a hair behind was A Prophet, which opened in second place with an average of $18,197 in 9 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Art of the Steal with an average of $13,006 in 3 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Shutter Island Wins Again

February 28th, 2010

A decent 46% second weekend drop was good enough to keep Shutter Island at the top of the box office chart this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $22.2 million, the movie beat out good debuts by Cop Out and The Crazies, which picked up $18.6 million and $16.5 million respectively. Overall business for the weekend looks as though it will be up about 20% compared to this weekend last year. More...

Ghost Haunts the Top of the Per Theater Chart

February 24th, 2010

Showing once again that there's no such thing as bad publicity, Ghost Writer topped the per theater chart with an average of $45,752 in four theaters during its opening weekend. It will be interesting to see if it can maintain this momentum going forward. Shutter Island was the only other film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $13,729 in nearly 3,000 theaters on its way to the number one spot on the overall chart. More...

Weekend Estimates: Scorsese Scores Best Opening

February 21st, 2010

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio both enjoyed record openings this weekend as Shutter Island made an excellent debut, according to Paramount's estimates released on Sunday. With $40.2 million in the bank so far, the thriller will most likely be among the ten biggest openers in February, and decent word-of-mouth will most likely propel it past $100 million at the box office. More...

Limited Releases on the Defensive

February 19th, 2010

Oscar night is approaching, a fact which has influence on both the most significant limited release of the week, and the relative weakness of limited releases in general. It would be hard to argue that 2010 Oscar Shorts is not the biggest release of the week, but the most interesting release might be Defendor. More...

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June 26th, 2008

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

Synopsis

When a successful ghostwriter, the Ghost, agrees to finish the memoirs of Adam Long, England’s former prime minister, his publisher assures him it’s the chance of a lifetime. Instead, he begins to uncover evidence that suggests his late predecessor knew a dark secret about Lang and may have been murdered to prevent it from coming to light.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$183,009 (1.2% of total gross)
Legs:7.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:23.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/819 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,234,207

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,403 $15,541,549
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,975 $49,990,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,543 $65,532,491
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $15,541,549

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: February 19th, 2010 (Limited) by Summit Entertainment
Video Release: August 3rd, 2010 by Summit Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference
(Rating bulletin 2105, 1/27/2010)
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. House at the End of the Street
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Keywords: Writing and Writers, Political, Unnamed Character, Inspired by a True Story, Political Thriller, Film Noir, Assassination, Political Assassination, C.I.A.
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Summit Entertainment, R.P. Films, France 2 Cinema, Elfte Babelsberg Film GmbH, Runteam II Limited
Production Countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 94 $1,696,784 Mar 26, 2010 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 94 $2,063,595 Mar 19, 2010 31
Top 2010 Theater Average 8 $45,752 Feb 19, 2010 3

Leading Cast

Ewan McGregor    The Ghost
Pierce Brosnan    Adam Lang

Supporting Cast

Kim Cattrall    Amelia Bly
Olivia Williams    Ruth Lang
Tom Wilkinson    Paul Emmett
Timothy Hutton    Sidney Kroll
Jon Bernthal    Rick Ricardelli
David Rintoul    Stranger
Robert Pugh    Robert Rycart
Eli Wallach    Old Man
Tim Preece    Roy
James Belushi    John Maddox
Anna Botting    SKY TV Newsreader
Yvonne Tomlinson    Stewardess
Milton Welch    Taxi Driver
Alister Mazzotti    Protection Officer N1
Tim Faraday    Barry
Kate Copeland    Alice
Soogi Kang    Dep
Hong Thay Lee    Duc
John Keogh    Protection Officer N2
Hans-Peter Sussner    Protection Officer N3
Stuart Austen    Protection Officer N4
Marianne Grafam    Lucy
Morgane Polanski    Hotel Receptionist
Andy Guting    Protection Officer N5
Robert Wallhofer    Protection Officer N6
Glenn Conroy    Barman
Robert Seeliger    CNN Newscaster
Clayton Nemrow    Journalist
Julia Kratz    Woman with Bullhorn
Nyasha Hatendi    Josh
Daphne Alexander    Connie
Angelique Fernandez    War Crime Prosecutor
Anne Wittman    CNN Newscaster
Michael S. Ruscheinsky    CNN Reporter
Mo Asumang    US Secretary of State
Sylke Ferber    Island Ferry Attendant
Desiree Erasmus    Nancy Emmett
Errol Shaker    Mainland Ferry Attendent
Errol Harewood    CIA Agent on the Ferry
Talin Lopez    CIA Agent on Ferry
Joel Kirby    Motel Receptionist
Regine Hentschel    Diner Waitress
Jeff Burrell    Frank
Daniel Sutton    Hatherton Stewart
Eben Young    FBI Agent
Jaymes Butler    FBI Agent

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roman Polanski    Director
Robert Harris    Screenwriter
Roman Polanski    Screenwriter
Robert Harris    Story based on the novel by
Roman Polanski    Producer
Robert Benmussa    Producer
Alain Sarde    Producer
Henning Molfenter    Executive Producer

DVD Sales: Wimpy Kicks Some Ass

August 18th, 2010

It was a strange week on the sales chart with one new release dominating DVD sales, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and another dominating the Blu-ray sales chart, Kick Ass. Diary of a Wimpy Kid sold 733,000 units generating $12.46 million in revenue. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 3th, 2010

August 3rd, 2010

A good week with a number of interesting releases but no real blockbusters. Kick-Ass, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Escape from New York, and Bull Durham are all coming out this week and I will get a chance to review them. ... Note the future tense. None of the screeners have arrived yet, but hopefully they all will get here soon. I am always hesitant to award the Pick of the Week to a release when the screener is late, as I prefer to take the opportunity to delve further into the DVD / Blu-ray. Fortunately, one of the prime candidates did arrive on time and Road to Perdition on Blu-ray is worthy of Pick of the Week honors. More...

Iron and Robin Finish One-Two on the Per Theater Chart

May 18th, 2010

Just like they did in the overall box office, Iron Man 2 and Robin Hood top the per theater chart, finishing in the same order. It was a close race with Iron Man 2 coming out on top, $11,854 to $10,295. More...

International Details: Date Night Dips in Popularity

May 2nd, 2010

Date Night fell out of the top five, but added $7.47 million on 3120 screens in 48 markets for a total of $28.31 million. The film opened in first place in the U.K., but only made $1.97 million on 400 screens, which is about the same as $11 million here. That's not a great start and there's little hope that the film will match its domestic total overseas, but it is still a solid midlevel hit and should show a profit by the time it reaches the home market. More...

International Details: Foreign Releases Go Lala

April 25th, 2010

There were more than a dozen foreign releases to reach the top 30 on the international chart, starting with Go Lala Go!. This Chinese film opened in first place in its native market and sixth place overall with $6.44 million on 655 screens. More...

International Details: Date Night an International Affair

April 18th, 2010

Date Night started its international run in sixth place with $7.05 million on 1616 screens in 34 markets. While it is playing in a large number of markets, these were mostly of the smaller variety. The largest was Australia, where it placed third with $1.99 million on 304 screens. It also placed third in Brazil with $1.02 million on 174. It managed second place in Mexico, but with only $863,000 on 305 screens. More...

International Details: Shutter Slips to Sixth

April 11th, 2010

Shutter Island fell to sixth place with $6.64 million on 2870 screens in 39 markets for a total of $135.53 million internationally and $258.97 million worldwide. With a debut in Japan this weekend, it could climb back into the top five. Even if it doesn't, it still has to be considered a financial success. More...

Titan Stands Tall on Per Theater Chart

April 6th, 2010

Not only did Clash of the Titans top the overall box office chart, it also led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $16,213. Breaking Upwards was right behind with $15,467 in one theater. Why Did I Get Married Too? was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $13,591. More...

International Details: Bounty Takes down the Competition

April 4th, 2010

The Bounty Hunter slipped a spot to sixth place with $6.33 million on 1671 screens in 29 markets for a total of $17.04 million. It opened in a number of markets, mostly on the smaller side. Its largest new market was Mexico, where it debuted in fourth place with $656,000 on 300 screens. Meanwhile, it added $1.49 million on 393 screens during its second weekend in the U.K. for a two-week total of $5.86 million. It was right behind in Russia with $1.40 million on 445 screens over the weekend for a total of $5.52 million after two. More...

International Details: Just Another Week on the International Chart

March 28th, 2010

Just Another Pandora's Box started its international run in sixth place with $7.57 million on 417 screens in 2 markets. These two markets include Hong Kong, where it placed third with $333,000 on 33 screens. More...

Lots of Green for Greenberg on the Per Theater Chart

March 23rd, 2010

Greenberg easily led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $39,384 in three theaters. This was more than twice as much as the second place movie, City Island, which averaged $16,001 in two theaters. Hubble 3D was the last film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,536 per theater, while The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo just missed that mark with an average of $9,868. More...

International Details: Things are Looking Up for The Round Up

March 21st, 2010

The Round Up opened in sixth place with $6.32 million on 632 screens in 3 markets. Of that, $5.67 million was earned on 602 screens in France, which was easily enough for first place in that market. More...

Alice Overtakes Kells on the Per Theater Chart

March 16th, 2010

Just like last week, there were only two films to top $10,000 on the per theater chart. In fact, these were the same two films that managed the same feat last week. However, they finished in the opposite order with Alice in Wonderland taking the top spot with an average of $16,822 per theater while The Secret of Kells earned $12,537 in one theater. More...

International Details: Princess hits Regal Milestone

March 14th, 2010

The Princess and the Frog remained in sixth place with $5.18 million on 3019 screens in 35 markets for a total of $149.82 million internationally and $253.53 million worldwide. This past week it opened in Japan, struggling into fifth place with $1.02 million on 363 screens. Even with that disappointing result, it should do well enough on the home market to show a profit relatively soon. More...

Kells Success is no Secret

March 9th, 2010

There were only two films to top $10,000 on the per theater chart, but they both did amazingly well. The Secret of Kells led the way with $39,826 in one theater, including a sellout of all seven shows on Saturday. Second place went to the overall number one film, Alice in Wonderland, which earned an average of $31,143. More...

Writer Still Profitable

March 2nd, 2010

Ghost Writer remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $18,350, which is a strong hold from its opening last week despite expanding its theater count from 4 to 43. Just a hair behind was A Prophet, which opened in second place with an average of $18,197 in 9 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Art of the Steal with an average of $13,006 in 3 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Shutter Island Wins Again

February 28th, 2010

A decent 46% second weekend drop was good enough to keep Shutter Island at the top of the box office chart this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. With $22.2 million, the movie beat out good debuts by Cop Out and The Crazies, which picked up $18.6 million and $16.5 million respectively. Overall business for the weekend looks as though it will be up about 20% compared to this weekend last year. More...

Ghost Haunts the Top of the Per Theater Chart

February 24th, 2010

Showing once again that there's no such thing as bad publicity, Ghost Writer topped the per theater chart with an average of $45,752 in four theaters during its opening weekend. It will be interesting to see if it can maintain this momentum going forward. Shutter Island was the only other film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $13,729 in nearly 3,000 theaters on its way to the number one spot on the overall chart. More...

Weekend Estimates: Scorsese Scores Best Opening

February 21st, 2010

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio both enjoyed record openings this weekend as Shutter Island made an excellent debut, according to Paramount's estimates released on Sunday. With $40.2 million in the bank so far, the thriller will most likely be among the ten biggest openers in February, and decent word-of-mouth will most likely propel it past $100 million at the box office. More...

Limited Releases on the Defensive

February 19th, 2010

Oscar night is approaching, a fact which has influence on both the most significant limited release of the week, and the relative weakness of limited releases in general. It would be hard to argue that 2010 Oscar Shorts is not the biggest release of the week, but the most interesting release might be Defendor. More...

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June 26th, 2008

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2010 29 $183,009   4 $45,752   $183,009 1
Feb 26, 2010 18 $789,064 +331% 43 $18,350   $1,048,233 2
Mar 5, 2010 13 $1,287,646 +63% 147 $8,759   $2,600,505 3
Mar 12, 2010 15 $1,225,084 -5% 224 $5,469   $4,264,077 4
Mar 19, 2010 11 $2,063,595 +68% 819 $2,520   $6,753,764 5
Mar 26, 2010 13 $1,696,784 -18% 819 $2,072   $9,239,079 6
Apr 2, 2010 12 $1,127,697 -34% 656 $1,719   $11,016,593 7
Apr 9, 2010 13 $822,351 -27% 565 $1,455   $12,293,735 8
Apr 16, 2010 13 $681,271 -17% 480 $1,419   $13,251,944 9
Apr 23, 2010 17 $497,257 -27% 445 $1,117   $13,984,486 10
Apr 30, 2010 22 $351,698 -29% 336 $1,047   $14,514,160 11
May 7, 2010 28 $238,728 -32% 231 $1,033   $14,880,451 12
May 14, 2010 34 $116,995 -51% 150 $780   $15,084,114 13
May 21, 2010 37 $77,696 -34% 86 $903   $15,208,520 14
May 28, 2010 38 $73,011 -6% 58 $1,259   $15,311,669 15
Jun 4, 2010 35 $90,284 +24% 147 $614   $15,441,076 16
Jun 11, 2010 46 $39,102 -57% 63 $621   $15,523,168 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 19, 2010 - $48,671     4 $12,168   $48,671 1
Feb 20, 2010 - $70,038 +44%   4 $17,510   $118,709 2
Feb 21, 2010 - $64,300 -8%   4 $16,075   $183,009 3
Feb 22, 2010 - $20,509 -68%   4 $5,127   $203,518 4
Feb 23, 2010 - $18,158 -11%   4 $4,540   $221,676 5
Feb 24, 2010 - $20,580 +13%   4 $5,145   $242,256 6
Feb 25, 2010 - $16,913 -18%   4 $4,228   $259,169 7
Feb 26, 2010 - $200,247 +1,084% +311% 43 $4,657   $459,416 8
Feb 27, 2010 - $365,874 +83% +422% 43 $8,509   $825,290 9
Feb 28, 2010 - $222,943 -39% +247% 43 $5,185   $1,048,233 10
Mar 1, 2010 - $65,780 -70% +221% 43 $1,530   $1,114,013 11
Mar 2, 2010 - $72,283 +10% +298% 43 $1,681   $1,186,296 12
Mar 3, 2010 - $65,386 -10% +218% 43 $1,521   $1,251,682 13
Mar 4, 2010 - $61,177 -6% +262% 43 $1,423   $1,312,859 14
Mar 5, 2010 - $386,790 +532% +93% 147 $2,631   $1,699,649 15
Mar 6, 2010 - $651,214 +68% +78% 147 $4,430   $2,350,863 16
Mar 7, 2010 - $249,642 -62% +12% 147 $1,698   $2,600,505 17
Mar 8, 2010 - $95,692 -62% +45% 147 $651   $2,696,197 18
Mar 9, 2010 - $112,235 +17% +55% 147 $764   $2,808,432 19
Mar 10, 2010 - $115,102 +3% +76% 147 $783   $2,923,534 20
Mar 11, 2010 - $115,459 n/c +89% 147 $785   $3,038,993 21
Mar 12, 2010 - $336,521 +191% -13% 224 $1,502   $3,375,514 22
Mar 13, 2010 - $560,088 +66% -14% 224 $2,500   $3,935,602 23
Mar 14, 2010 - $328,475 -41% +32% 224 $1,466   $4,264,077 24
Mar 15, 2010 - $99,751 -70% +4% 224 $445   $4,363,828 25
Mar 16, 2010 - $114,633 +15% +2% 224 $512   $4,478,461 26
Mar 17, 2010 - $106,384 -7% -8% 224 $475   $4,584,845 27
Mar 18, 2010 - $105,324 -1% -9% 224 $470   $4,690,169 28
Mar 19, 2010 11 $548,628 +421% +63% 819 $670   $5,238,797 29
Mar 20, 2010 11 $950,452 +73% +70% 819 $1,161   $6,189,249 30
Mar 21, 2010 11 $564,515 -41% +72% 819 $689   $6,753,764 31
Mar 22, 2010 11 $186,686 -67% +87% 819 $228   $6,940,450 32
Mar 23, 2010 11 $226,524 +21% +98% 819 $277   $7,166,974 33
Mar 24, 2010 11 $188,672 -17% +77% 819 $230   $7,355,646 34
Mar 25, 2010 11 $186,649 -1% +77% 819 $228   $7,542,295 35
Mar 26, 2010 - $489,054 +162% -11% 819 $597   $8,031,349 36
Mar 27, 2010 13 $755,921 +55% -20% 819 $923   $8,787,270 37
Mar 28, 2010 13 $451,809 -40% -20% 819 $552   $9,239,079 38
Mar 29, 2010 13 $158,885 -65% -15% 819 $194   $9,397,964 39
Mar 30, 2010 13 $176,265 +11% -22% 819 $215   $9,574,229 40
Mar 31, 2010 13 $159,042 -10% -16% 819 $194   $9,733,271 41
Apr 1, 2010 14 $155,625 -2% -17% 819 $190   $9,888,896 42
Apr 2, 2010 12 $368,315 +137% -25% 656 $561   $10,257,211 43
Apr 3, 2010 12 $472,799 +28% -37% 656 $721   $10,730,010 44
Apr 4, 2010 12 $286,583 -39% -37% 656 $437   $11,016,593 45
Apr 5, 2010 14 $120,282 -58% -24% 656 $183   $11,136,875 46
Apr 6, 2010 12 $116,792 -3% -34% 656 $178   $11,253,667 47
Apr 7, 2010 13 $107,592 -8% -32% 656 $164   $11,361,259 48
Apr 8, 2010 13 $110,125 +2% -29% 656 $168   $11,471,384 49
Apr 9, 2010 13 $229,822 +109% -38% 565 $407   $11,701,206 50
Apr 10, 2010 - $394,722 +72% -17% 565 $699   $12,095,928 51
Apr 11, 2010 - $197,807 -50% -31% 565 $350   $12,293,735 52
Apr 12, 2010 - $61,964 -69% -48% 565 $110   $12,355,699 53
Apr 13, 2010 12 $82,180 +33% -30% 565 $145   $12,437,879 54
Apr 14, 2010 - $64,496 -22% -40% 565 $114   $12,502,375 55
Apr 15, 2010 - $68,298 +6% -38% 565 $121   $12,570,673 56
Apr 16, 2010 - $169,011 +147% -26% 480 $352   $12,739,684 57
Apr 17, 2010 - $333,200 +97% -16% 480 $694   $13,072,884 58
Apr 18, 2010 - $179,060 -46% -9% 480 $373   $13,251,944 59
Apr 19, 2010 - $49,472 -72% -20% 480 $103   $13,301,416 60
Apr 20, 2010 - $67,636 +37% -18% 480 $141   $13,369,052 61
Apr 21, 2010 - $61,206 -10% -5% 480 $128   $13,430,258 62
Apr 22, 2010 - $56,971 -7% -17% 480 $119   $13,487,229 63
Apr 23, 2010 - $119,840 +110% -29% 445 $269   $13,607,069 64
Apr 24, 2010 - $239,997 +100% -28% 445 $539   $13,847,066 65
Apr 25, 2010 - $137,420 -43% -23% 445 $309   $13,984,486 66
Apr 26, 2010 - $41,565 -70% -16% 445 $93   $14,026,051 67
Apr 27, 2010 - $48,992 +18% -28% 445 $110   $14,075,043 68
Apr 28, 2010 - $43,427 -11% -29% 445 $98   $14,118,470 69
Apr 29, 2010 - $43,992 +1% -23% 445 $99   $14,162,462 70
Apr 30, 2010 - $93,298 +112% -22% 336 $278   $14,255,760 71
May 1, 2010 - $168,285 +80% -30% 336 $501   $14,424,045 72
May 2, 2010 - $90,115 -46% -34% 336 $268   $14,514,160 73
May 3, 2010 - $29,210 -68% -30% 336 $87   $14,543,370 74
May 4, 2010 - $37,012 +27% -24% 336 $110   $14,580,382 75
May 5, 2010 - $29,705 -20% -32% 336 $88   $14,610,087 76
May 6, 2010 - $31,636 +7% -28% 336 $94   $14,641,723 77
May 7, 2010 - $55,530 +76% -40% 231 $240   $14,697,253 78
May 8, 2010 - $108,927 +96% -35% 231 $472   $14,806,180 79
May 9, 2010 - $74,271 -32% -18% 231 $322   $14,880,451 80
May 10, 2010 - $19,173 -74% -34% 231 $83   $14,899,624 81
May 11, 2010 - $21,628 +13% -42% 231 $94   $14,921,252 82
May 12, 2010 - $22,944 +6% -23% 231 $99   $14,944,196 83
May 13, 2010 - $22,923 n/c -28% 231 $99   $14,967,119 84
May 14, 2010 - $31,505 +37% -43% 150 $210   $14,998,624 85
May 15, 2010 - $58,231 +85% -47% 150 $388   $15,056,855 86
May 16, 2010 - $27,259 -53% -63% 150 $182   $15,084,114 87
May 17, 2010 - $11,123 -59% -42% 150 $74   $15,095,237 88
May 18, 2010 - $12,238 +10% -43% 150 $82   $15,107,475 89
May 19, 2010 - $11,693 -4% -49% 150 $78   $15,119,168 90
May 20, 2010 - $11,656 n/c -49% 150 $78   $15,130,824 91
May 21, 2010 - $19,138 +64% -39% 86 $223   $15,149,962 92
May 22, 2010 - $38,332 +100% -34% 86 $446   $15,188,294 93
May 23, 2010 - $20,226 -47% -26% 86 $235   $15,208,520 94
May 24, 2010 - $8,241 -59% -26% 86 $96   $15,216,761 95
May 25, 2010 - $7,454 -10% -39% 86 $87   $15,224,215 96
May 26, 2010 - $7,716 +4% -34% 86 $90   $15,231,931 97
May 27, 2010 - $6,727 -13% -42% 86 $78   $15,238,658 98
May 28, 2010 - $16,076 +139% -16% 58 $277   $15,254,734 99
May 29, 2010 - $30,222 +88% -21% 58 $521   $15,284,956 100
May 30, 2010 - $26,713 -12% +32% 58 $461   $15,311,669 101
May 31, 2010 38 $19,970 -25% +142% 58 $344   $15,331,639 102
Jun 1, 2010 - $6,671 -67% -11% 58 $115   $15,338,310 103
Jun 2, 2010 - $6,024 -10% -22% 58 $104   $15,344,334 104
Jun 3, 2010 - $6,458 +7% -4% 58 $111   $15,350,792 105
Jun 4, 2010 - $23,155 +259% +44% 147 $158   $15,373,947 106
Jun 5, 2010 - $41,026 +77% +36% 147 $279   $15,414,973 107
Jun 6, 2010 - $26,103 -36% -2% 147 $178   $15,441,076 108
Jun 7, 2010 - $9,134 -65% -54% 147 $62   $15,450,210 109
Jun 8, 2010 - $11,036 +21% +65% 147 $75   $15,461,246 110
Jun 9, 2010 - $12,017 +9% +99% 147 $82   $15,473,263 111
Jun 10, 2010 - $10,803 -10% +67% 147 $73   $15,484,066 112
Jun 11, 2010 - $11,306 +5% -51% 63 $179   $15,495,372 113
Jun 12, 2010 - $18,453 +63% -55% 63 $293   $15,513,825 114
Jun 13, 2010 - $9,343 -49% -64% 63 $148   $15,523,168 115
Jun 14, 2010 - $4,371 -53% -52% 63 $69   $15,527,539 116
Jun 15, 2010 - $5,243 +20% -52% 63 $83   $15,532,782 117
Jun 16, 2010 - $5,024 -4% -58% 63 $80   $15,537,806 118
Jun 17, 2010 - $3,743 -25% -65% 63 $59   $15,541,549 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 19, 2010 29 $259,169   4 $64,792   $259,169 1
Feb 26, 2010 18 $1,053,690 +307% 43 $24,504   $1,312,859 2
Mar 5, 2010 14 $1,726,134 +64% 147 $11,742   $3,038,993 3
Mar 12, 2010 15 $1,651,176 -4% 224 $7,371   $4,690,169 4
Mar 19, 2010 11 $2,852,126 +73% 819 $3,482   $7,542,295 5
Mar 26, 2010 15 $2,346,601 -18% 819 $2,865   $9,888,896 6
Apr 2, 2010 12 $1,582,488 -33% 656 $2,412   $11,471,384 7
Apr 9, 2010 13 $1,099,289 -31% 565 $1,946   $12,570,673 8
Apr 16, 2010 15 $916,556 -17% 480 $1,909   $13,487,229 9
Apr 23, 2010 17 $675,233 -26% 445 $1,517   $14,162,462 10
Apr 30, 2010 23 $479,261 -29% 336 $1,426   $14,641,723 11
May 7, 2010 24 $325,396 -32% 231 $1,409   $14,967,119 12
May 14, 2010 33 $163,705 -50% 150 $1,091   $15,130,824 13
May 21, 2010 38 $107,834 -34% 86 $1,254   $15,238,658 14
May 28, 2010 38 $112,134 +4% 58 $1,933   $15,350,792 15
Jun 4, 2010 35 $133,274 +19% 147 $907   $15,484,066 16
Jun 11, 2010 46 $57,483 -57% 63 $912   $15,541,549 17

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
Aug 8, 20104103,723 103,723$1,776,775$1,776,7751
Aug 15, 20101639,407-62% 143,130$669,525$2,446,3002

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 8, 2010719,334 19,334$499,782$499,7821

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