Ghost Town (2008)

Ghost Town
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,367,624Details
International Box Office $16,590,604Details
Worldwide Box Office $29,958,228
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $8,188,278 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,188,278
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,012,315 (37.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,505 opening theaters/1,512 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,604,607

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,749 $13,367,624
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,819 $16,590,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,320 $29,958,228

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 28th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references.
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Haunting, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2008 8 $5,012,315   1,505 $3,330   $5,012,315 1
Sep 26, 2008 11 $2,930,904 -42% 1,512 $1,938   $9,221,951 2
Oct 3, 2008 18 $1,469,919 -50% 1,456 $1,010   $11,526,769 3
Oct 10, 2008 20 $502,402 -66% 575 $874   $12,500,221 4
Oct 17, 2008 26 $207,491 -59% 252 $823   $12,888,414 5
Oct 24, 2008 40 $81,111 -61% 125 $649   $13,032,087 6
Oct 31, 2008 48 $40,901 -50% 61 $671   $13,098,404 7
Nov 7, 2008 37 $98,827 +142% 170 $581   $13,214,030 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 2008 8 $1,529,165     1,505 $1,016   $1,529,165 1
Sep 20, 2008 7 $2,274,735 +49%   1,505 $1,511   $3,803,900 2
Sep 21, 2008 8 $1,208,415 -47%   1,505 $803   $5,012,315 3
Sep 22, 2008 7 $320,469 -73%   1,505 $213   $5,332,784 4
Sep 23, 2008 7 $355,558 +11%   1,505 $236   $5,688,342 5
Sep 24, 2008 7 $308,530 -13%   1,505 $205   $5,996,872 6
Sep 25, 2008 7 $294,175 -5%   1,505 $195   $6,291,047 7
Sep 26, 2008 - $764,250 +160% -50% 1,512 $505   $7,055,297 8
Sep 27, 2008 11 $1,454,090 +90% -36% 1,512 $962   $8,509,387 9
Sep 28, 2008 11 $712,564 -51% -41% 1,512 $471   $9,221,951 10
Sep 29, 2008 - $193,036 -73% -40% 1,512 $128   $9,414,987 11
Sep 30, 2008 11 $265,370 +37% -25% 1,512 $176   $9,680,357 12
Oct 1, 2008 11 $210,304 -21% -32% 1,512 $139   $9,890,661 13
Oct 2, 2008 12 $166,189 -21% -44% 1,512 $110   $10,056,850 14
Oct 3, 2008 - $448,501 +170% -41% 1,456 $308   $10,505,351 15
Oct 4, 2008 - $678,207 +51% -53% 1,456 $466   $11,183,558 16
Oct 5, 2008 - $343,211 -49% -52% 1,456 $236   $11,526,769 17
Oct 6, 2008 - $102,723 -70% -47% 1,456 $71   $11,629,492 18
Oct 7, 2008 - $115,345 +12% -57% 1,456 $79   $11,744,837 19
Oct 8, 2008 - $122,766 +6% -42% 1,456 $84   $11,867,603 20
Oct 9, 2008 - $130,216 +6% -22% 1,456 $89   $11,997,819 21
Oct 10, 2008 - $155,218 +19% -65% 575 $270   $12,153,037 22
Oct 11, 2008 - $224,403 +45% -67% 575 $390   $12,377,440 23
Oct 12, 2008 - $122,781 -45% -64% 575 $214   $12,500,221 24
Oct 13, 2008 - $66,057 -46% -36% 575 $115   $12,566,278 25
Oct 14, 2008 - $37,342 -43% -68% 575 $65   $12,603,620 26
Oct 15, 2008 - $34,544 -7% -72% 575 $60   $12,638,164 27
Oct 16, 2008 - $42,759 +24% -67% 575 $74   $12,680,923 28
Oct 17, 2008 - $73,853 +73% -52% 252 $293   $12,754,776 29
Oct 18, 2008 - $95,049 +29% -58% 252 $377   $12,849,825 30
Oct 19, 2008 - $38,589 -59% -69% 252 $153   $12,888,414 31
Oct 20, 2008 - $14,576 -62% -78% 252 $58   $12,902,990 32
Oct 21, 2008 - $16,519 +13% -56% 252 $66   $12,919,509 33
Oct 22, 2008 - $14,927 -10% -57% 252 $59   $12,934,436 34
Oct 23, 2008 - $16,540 +11% -61% 252 $66   $12,950,976 35
Oct 24, 2008 - $29,129 +76% -61% 125 $233   $12,980,105 36
Oct 25, 2008 - $35,961 +23% -62% 125 $288   $13,016,066 37
Oct 26, 2008 - $16,021 -55% -58% 125 $128   $13,032,087 38
Oct 27, 2008 - $6,379 -60% -56% 125 $51   $13,038,466 39
Oct 28, 2008 - $6,835 +7% -59% 125 $55   $13,045,301 40
Oct 29, 2008 - $5,692 -17% -62% 125 $46   $13,050,993 41
Oct 30, 2008 - $6,510 +14% -61% 125 $52   $13,057,503 42
Oct 31, 2008 - $9,987 +53% -66% 61 $164   $13,067,490 43
Nov 1, 2008 - $21,586 +116% -40% 61 $354   $13,089,076 44
Nov 2, 2008 - $9,328 -57% -42% 61 $153   $13,098,404 45
Nov 3, 2008 - $4,051 -57% -36% 61 $66   $13,102,455 46
Nov 4, 2008 - $4,226 +4% -38% 61 $69   $13,106,681 47
Nov 5, 2008 - $4,352 +3% -24% 61 $71   $13,111,033 48
Nov 6, 2008 - $4,170 -4% -36% 61 $68   $13,115,203 49
Nov 7, 2008 - $31,774 +662% +218% 170 $187   $13,146,977 50
Nov 8, 2008 - $45,387 +43% +110% 170 $267   $13,192,364 51
Nov 9, 2008 - $21,666 -52% +132% 170 $127   $13,214,030 52
Nov 10, 2008 - $9,967 -54% +146% 170 $59   $13,223,997 53
Nov 11, 2008 - $13,633 +37% +223% 170 $80   $13,237,630 54
Nov 12, 2008 - $7,499 -45% +72% 170 $44   $13,245,129 55
Nov 13, 2008 - $7,512 n/c +80% 170 $44   $13,252,641 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2008 8 $6,291,047   1,505 $4,180   $6,291,047 1
Sep 26, 2008 11 $3,765,803 -40% 1,512 $2,491   $10,056,850 2
Oct 3, 2008 19 $1,940,969 -48% 1,456 $1,333   $11,997,819 3
Oct 10, 2008 23 $683,104 -65% 575 $1,188   $12,680,923 4
Oct 17, 2008 27 $270,053 -60% 252 $1,072   $12,950,976 5
Oct 24, 2008 43 $106,527 -61% 125 $852   $13,057,503 6
Oct 31, 2008 51 $57,700 -46% 61 $946   $13,115,203 7
Nov 7, 2008 40 $137,438 +138% 170 $808   $13,252,641 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 4, 200919117,213 117,213$2,343,088$2,343,0882
Jan 11, 20092269,992-40% 187,205$1,399,140$3,742,2283

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

Leading Cast

Ricky Gervais    Bertram Pincus

Supporting Cast

Greg Kinnear    Frank Herlihy
Téa Leoni    Gwen
Dana Ivey    Marjorie
Aasif Mandvi    Dr. Prashar
Kristen Wiig   
Alan Ruck   
Billy Campbell   

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Koepp    Director
David Koepp    Screenwriter
John Kamps    Screenwriter
Gavin Polone    Producer
Roger Birnbaum    Executive Producer
Gary Barber    Executive Producer
Ezra Swerdlow    Executive Producer

DVD Sales - Eye Sees Its Way to the Top

January 13th, 2009

There were a handful of new releases on the first sales chart of the year, including Eagle Eye, which led the way with 1.39 million units during the week. Adding in previous sales, the film has sold 1.58 million units and generated $34.29 million in consumer retail spending. More...

DVD Rentals - New Releases Nearly Invisible

January 13th, 2009

There was not a single new release to chart this week on the rental side of the home market. At least not an entirely new release. Eagle Eye led the way, but it placed fourth during its early release last week. More...

DVD Rentals - Burn, Baby, Burn

January 7th, 2009

This week on the rental charts we have late releases from the week of the 16th, all the releases from the week of the 23rd, and early releases from the 30th. The number on rental for the week was Burn After Reading, which generated about a sixth more revenue than second place Death Race. More...

Contest - Two Brides Go To War

January 2nd, 2009

Next week the first new releases of 2009 hit the theaters, and it looks like Bride Wars will be the only saturation level release, which makes it the perfect choice as the latest target film in our ongoing box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Bride Wars. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Ghost Town on DVD, as well as Affinity on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win Ghost Town on DVD, as well as Pulse 3 on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for December 30, 2008 - Part II

December 29th, 2008

This week is a mess because we are dealing with DVDs released on the 26th, the 27th, and the 30th. Additionally, we are dealing with the latest two waves of Paramount Blu-rays, so there are a lot of spotlight reviews this week. (Although when it comes to those particular Blu-rays, I have previously reviewed nearly half of them previously, and I have seen more than half of the rest, so it was easy to review.) It was so easy, in fact, I was able to get a couple reviews done in advance, which lead to a record number of spotlight reviews. There are more spotlight reviews this week than the previous four weeks combined. Needless to say, the column had to be split into two, with the second part found here. As for the best of the best, Serenity - Blu-ray easily won the DVD Pick of the Week, while Duckman - Season Three and Four is the DVD Pick of Next Week. Also worth grabbing are Event Horizon on Blu-ray, Ghost Town on either DVD or Blu-ray, Greek - Chapter Two, and The Truman Show on Blu-ray More...

DVD Releases for December 30, 2008 - Part I

December 29th, 2008

This week is a mess because we are dealing with DVDs released on the 26th, the 27th, and the 30th. Additionally, we are dealing with the latest two waves of Paramount Blu-rays, so there are a lot of spotlight reviews this week. (Although when it comes to those particular Blu-rays, I have previously reviewed nearly half of them previously, and I have seen more than half of the rest, so it was easy to review.) It was so easy, in fact, I was able to get a couple reviews done in advance, which lead to a record number of spotlight reviews. There are more spotlight reviews this week than the previous four weeks combined. Needless to say, the column had to be split into two, with the second part found here. As for the best of the best, Serenity - Blu-ray easily won the DVD Pick of the Week, while Duckman - Season Three and Four is the DVD Pick of Next Week. Also worth grabbing are Event Horizon on Blu-ray, Ghost Town on either DVD or Blu-ray, Greek - Chapter Two, and The Truman Show on Blu-ray More...

International Details - High School Graduates to the Century Mark

November 17th, 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year remained in second place with $14.63 million on 4413 screens in 30 markets for a total of $110.38 million internationally. This is more than it will make domestically by the end of its run, and at this pace hitting $200 million worldwide will not be an issue, as it has openings in Russia, Australia, and Japan still to go. Its biggest market of the weekend was Italy where it made $2.60 million on 487 screens over the weekend for a total of $9.02 million. Meanwhile, its biggest market overall was the U.K. with $31.44 million, including $2.39 million on 470 screens over the past weekend. More...

International Details - Number One is Number Six

November 3rd, 2008

Public Enemy Number One Part 1 opened in first place in France with $5.66 million on 489 screens. Adding in a couple of smaller markets and it pulled in $5.80 million on 527 screens in 3 markets over the weekend, landing in sixth place internationally. More...

Box Office Soars Like Some Kind of Bird

September 30th, 2008

It was a relatively predictable weekend at the box office with four of the top five films matching expectations, more or less. There was only one film on Thursday's column that beat expectations by a serious degree, and it was matched by another film that missed expectations by nearly the same margin. Overall the box office just climbed above nine digits, hitting $101 million over the weekend. This was 14% more than last weekend and 11% more than the same weekend last year. 2008 is still behind 2007, but by less than 1% at $7.11 billion to $7.15 billion. More...

Weekend Weakness from the Top on Down

September 23rd, 2008

It was not a good weekend at the box office with just one of the four new releases beating expectations, and even then it was by just a rounding error. Overall box office receipts were $88 million over the weekend, which was down 13% from last week. More importantly, it was down 9% from the same weekend last year, which was not expected. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind 2007, but at a margin of just $6.98 billion to $7.04 billion, and a strong fall and holiday box office would be enough to catch up. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lakeview Terrace High Point in Ordinary Weekend

September 21st, 2008

The Fall Season is very much in full swing now. Three of the four new releases opened with less than $10 million, and total ticket sales look headed for less than $100 million. The one bright spot was Lakeview Terrace, which opened with a decent $15.6 million, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. Burn After Reading fell 40% in its second week to finish in second place with $11.3 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of September 19, 2008

September 21st, 2008

After the Oscars are handed out, the opening of The Duchess this weekend might be seen as the unofficial opening of Awards Season. However, regardless of how many awards the movie wins, its Official Site was able to take home the Weekly Website Awards, and I'm sure that will make someone very proud. That is if anyone involved in the movie ever hears about the award. More...

Will Fall Continue to Rise?

September 18th, 2008

Another week, another four wide releases... well, three and a half, as one of them is opening in fewer than 2,000 theaters, which is normally the level I consider truly wide versus semi-wide. It is unlikely that this week's crop of new releases will be as strong as last week's, and while the top of the chart won't live up to the level earned by last year's victor, Resident Evil: Extinction, the overall box office should still show some growth. More...

2008 Preview: September

September 1st, 2008

A pretty bland month with no wide release that look likely to surprise, either becoming a potential $100 million hit, or bombing so bad that they fail even to reach $10 million. The latter is a lot more likely, however, with a number of films that have serious obstacles to overcome, and it is very unlikely all of them will avoid bombing. On the other end of the scale, there are no films that have a legitimate shot at $100 million, while The top film of the month could make less than $70 million. More...

Cast Updates - August 28, 2008

August 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for City of Ember, Flash of Genius, Toy Story 3, and more! More...

Cast Updates - August 23, 2008

August 23rd, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Extract, Gnomeo and Juliet, My Life in Ruins, and more! More...

Cast Updates - August 7, 2008

August 7th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Edge of Darkness, Inglorious Bastards, Rachel Getting Married, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - May 18, 2008

May 18th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Igor, Soul Men, Hotel for Dogs and more! More...

Cast Updates - February 28, 2008

February 28th, 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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,012,315 (37.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,505 opening theaters/1,512 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,604,607

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,749 $13,367,624
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,819 $16,590,604
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,320 $29,958,228

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 2008 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 28th, 2008 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references.
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Haunting, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Ricky Gervais    Bertram Pincus

Supporting Cast

Greg Kinnear    Frank Herlihy
Téa Leoni    Gwen
Dana Ivey    Marjorie
Aasif Mandvi    Dr. Prashar
Kristen Wiig   
Alan Ruck   
Billy Campbell   

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Koepp    Director
David Koepp    Screenwriter
John Kamps    Screenwriter
Gavin Polone    Producer
Roger Birnbaum    Executive Producer
Gary Barber    Executive Producer
Ezra Swerdlow    Executive Producer

DVD Sales - Eye Sees Its Way to the Top

January 13th, 2009

There were a handful of new releases on the first sales chart of the year, including Eagle Eye, which led the way with 1.39 million units during the week. Adding in previous sales, the film has sold 1.58 million units and generated $34.29 million in consumer retail spending. More...

DVD Rentals - New Releases Nearly Invisible

January 13th, 2009

There was not a single new release to chart this week on the rental side of the home market. At least not an entirely new release. Eagle Eye led the way, but it placed fourth during its early release last week. More...

DVD Rentals - Burn, Baby, Burn

January 7th, 2009

This week on the rental charts we have late releases from the week of the 16th, all the releases from the week of the 23rd, and early releases from the 30th. The number on rental for the week was Burn After Reading, which generated about a sixth more revenue than second place Death Race. More...

Contest - Two Brides Go To War

January 2nd, 2009

Next week the first new releases of 2009 hit the theaters, and it looks like Bride Wars will be the only saturation level release, which makes it the perfect choice as the latest target film in our ongoing box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Bride Wars. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win Ghost Town on DVD, as well as Affinity on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win Ghost Town on DVD, as well as Pulse 3 on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD Releases for December 30, 2008 - Part II

December 29th, 2008

This week is a mess because we are dealing with DVDs released on the 26th, the 27th, and the 30th. Additionally, we are dealing with the latest two waves of Paramount Blu-rays, so there are a lot of spotlight reviews this week. (Although when it comes to those particular Blu-rays, I have previously reviewed nearly half of them previously, and I have seen more than half of the rest, so it was easy to review.) It was so easy, in fact, I was able to get a couple reviews done in advance, which lead to a record number of spotlight reviews. There are more spotlight reviews this week than the previous four weeks combined. Needless to say, the column had to be split into two, with the second part found here. As for the best of the best, Serenity - Blu-ray easily won the DVD Pick of the Week, while Duckman - Season Three and Four is the DVD Pick of Next Week. Also worth grabbing are Event Horizon on Blu-ray, Ghost Town on either DVD or Blu-ray, Greek - Chapter Two, and The Truman Show on Blu-ray More...

DVD Releases for December 30, 2008 - Part I

December 29th, 2008

This week is a mess because we are dealing with DVDs released on the 26th, the 27th, and the 30th. Additionally, we are dealing with the latest two waves of Paramount Blu-rays, so there are a lot of spotlight reviews this week. (Although when it comes to those particular Blu-rays, I have previously reviewed nearly half of them previously, and I have seen more than half of the rest, so it was easy to review.) It was so easy, in fact, I was able to get a couple reviews done in advance, which lead to a record number of spotlight reviews. There are more spotlight reviews this week than the previous four weeks combined. Needless to say, the column had to be split into two, with the second part found here. As for the best of the best, Serenity - Blu-ray easily won the DVD Pick of the Week, while Duckman - Season Three and Four is the DVD Pick of Next Week. Also worth grabbing are Event Horizon on Blu-ray, Ghost Town on either DVD or Blu-ray, Greek - Chapter Two, and The Truman Show on Blu-ray More...

International Details - High School Graduates to the Century Mark

November 17th, 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year remained in second place with $14.63 million on 4413 screens in 30 markets for a total of $110.38 million internationally. This is more than it will make domestically by the end of its run, and at this pace hitting $200 million worldwide will not be an issue, as it has openings in Russia, Australia, and Japan still to go. Its biggest market of the weekend was Italy where it made $2.60 million on 487 screens over the weekend for a total of $9.02 million. Meanwhile, its biggest market overall was the U.K. with $31.44 million, including $2.39 million on 470 screens over the past weekend. More...

International Details - Number One is Number Six

November 3rd, 2008

Public Enemy Number One Part 1 opened in first place in France with $5.66 million on 489 screens. Adding in a couple of smaller markets and it pulled in $5.80 million on 527 screens in 3 markets over the weekend, landing in sixth place internationally. More...

Box Office Soars Like Some Kind of Bird

September 30th, 2008

It was a relatively predictable weekend at the box office with four of the top five films matching expectations, more or less. There was only one film on Thursday's column that beat expectations by a serious degree, and it was matched by another film that missed expectations by nearly the same margin. Overall the box office just climbed above nine digits, hitting $101 million over the weekend. This was 14% more than last weekend and 11% more than the same weekend last year. 2008 is still behind 2007, but by less than 1% at $7.11 billion to $7.15 billion. More...

Weekend Weakness from the Top on Down

September 23rd, 2008

It was not a good weekend at the box office with just one of the four new releases beating expectations, and even then it was by just a rounding error. Overall box office receipts were $88 million over the weekend, which was down 13% from last week. More importantly, it was down 9% from the same weekend last year, which was not expected. Year-to-date, 2008 is still behind 2007, but at a margin of just $6.98 billion to $7.04 billion, and a strong fall and holiday box office would be enough to catch up. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lakeview Terrace High Point in Ordinary Weekend

September 21st, 2008

The Fall Season is very much in full swing now. Three of the four new releases opened with less than $10 million, and total ticket sales look headed for less than $100 million. The one bright spot was Lakeview Terrace, which opened with a decent $15.6 million, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. Burn After Reading fell 40% in its second week to finish in second place with $11.3 million. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of September 19, 2008

September 21st, 2008

After the Oscars are handed out, the opening of The Duchess this weekend might be seen as the unofficial opening of Awards Season. However, regardless of how many awards the movie wins, its Official Site was able to take home the Weekly Website Awards, and I'm sure that will make someone very proud. That is if anyone involved in the movie ever hears about the award. More...

Will Fall Continue to Rise?

September 18th, 2008

Another week, another four wide releases... well, three and a half, as one of them is opening in fewer than 2,000 theaters, which is normally the level I consider truly wide versus semi-wide. It is unlikely that this week's crop of new releases will be as strong as last week's, and while the top of the chart won't live up to the level earned by last year's victor, Resident Evil: Extinction, the overall box office should still show some growth. More...

2008 Preview: September

September 1st, 2008

A pretty bland month with no wide release that look likely to surprise, either becoming a potential $100 million hit, or bombing so bad that they fail even to reach $10 million. The latter is a lot more likely, however, with a number of films that have serious obstacles to overcome, and it is very unlikely all of them will avoid bombing. On the other end of the scale, there are no films that have a legitimate shot at $100 million, while The top film of the month could make less than $70 million. More...

Cast Updates - August 28, 2008

August 28th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for City of Ember, Flash of Genius, Toy Story 3, and more! More...

Cast Updates - August 23, 2008

August 23rd, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Extract, Gnomeo and Juliet, My Life in Ruins, and more! More...

Cast Updates - August 7, 2008

August 7th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Edge of Darkness, Inglorious Bastards, Rachel Getting Married, and more! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - May 18, 2008

May 18th, 2008

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2008 8 $5,012,315   1,505 $3,330   $5,012,315 1
Sep 26, 2008 11 $2,930,904 -42% 1,512 $1,938   $9,221,951 2
Oct 3, 2008 18 $1,469,919 -50% 1,456 $1,010   $11,526,769 3
Oct 10, 2008 20 $502,402 -66% 575 $874   $12,500,221 4
Oct 17, 2008 26 $207,491 -59% 252 $823   $12,888,414 5
Oct 24, 2008 40 $81,111 -61% 125 $649   $13,032,087 6
Oct 31, 2008 48 $40,901 -50% 61 $671   $13,098,404 7
Nov 7, 2008 37 $98,827 +142% 170 $581   $13,214,030 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 2008 8 $1,529,165     1,505 $1,016   $1,529,165 1
Sep 20, 2008 7 $2,274,735 +49%   1,505 $1,511   $3,803,900 2
Sep 21, 2008 8 $1,208,415 -47%   1,505 $803   $5,012,315 3
Sep 22, 2008 7 $320,469 -73%   1,505 $213   $5,332,784 4
Sep 23, 2008 7 $355,558 +11%   1,505 $236   $5,688,342 5
Sep 24, 2008 7 $308,530 -13%   1,505 $205   $5,996,872 6
Sep 25, 2008 7 $294,175 -5%   1,505 $195   $6,291,047 7
Sep 26, 2008 - $764,250 +160% -50% 1,512 $505   $7,055,297 8
Sep 27, 2008 11 $1,454,090 +90% -36% 1,512 $962   $8,509,387 9
Sep 28, 2008 11 $712,564 -51% -41% 1,512 $471   $9,221,951 10
Sep 29, 2008 - $193,036 -73% -40% 1,512 $128   $9,414,987 11
Sep 30, 2008 11 $265,370 +37% -25% 1,512 $176   $9,680,357 12
Oct 1, 2008 11 $210,304 -21% -32% 1,512 $139   $9,890,661 13
Oct 2, 2008 12 $166,189 -21% -44% 1,512 $110   $10,056,850 14
Oct 3, 2008 - $448,501 +170% -41% 1,456 $308   $10,505,351 15
Oct 4, 2008 - $678,207 +51% -53% 1,456 $466   $11,183,558 16
Oct 5, 2008 - $343,211 -49% -52% 1,456 $236   $11,526,769 17
Oct 6, 2008 - $102,723 -70% -47% 1,456 $71   $11,629,492 18
Oct 7, 2008 - $115,345 +12% -57% 1,456 $79   $11,744,837 19
Oct 8, 2008 - $122,766 +6% -42% 1,456 $84   $11,867,603 20
Oct 9, 2008 - $130,216 +6% -22% 1,456 $89   $11,997,819 21
Oct 10, 2008 - $155,218 +19% -65% 575 $270   $12,153,037 22
Oct 11, 2008 - $224,403 +45% -67% 575 $390   $12,377,440 23
Oct 12, 2008 - $122,781 -45% -64% 575 $214   $12,500,221 24
Oct 13, 2008 - $66,057 -46% -36% 575 $115   $12,566,278 25
Oct 14, 2008 - $37,342 -43% -68% 575 $65   $12,603,620 26
Oct 15, 2008 - $34,544 -7% -72% 575 $60   $12,638,164 27
Oct 16, 2008 - $42,759 +24% -67% 575 $74   $12,680,923 28
Oct 17, 2008 - $73,853 +73% -52% 252 $293   $12,754,776 29
Oct 18, 2008 - $95,049 +29% -58% 252 $377   $12,849,825 30
Oct 19, 2008 - $38,589 -59% -69% 252 $153   $12,888,414 31
Oct 20, 2008 - $14,576 -62% -78% 252 $58   $12,902,990 32
Oct 21, 2008 - $16,519 +13% -56% 252 $66   $12,919,509 33
Oct 22, 2008 - $14,927 -10% -57% 252 $59   $12,934,436 34
Oct 23, 2008 - $16,540 +11% -61% 252 $66   $12,950,976 35
Oct 24, 2008 - $29,129 +76% -61% 125 $233   $12,980,105 36
Oct 25, 2008 - $35,961 +23% -62% 125 $288   $13,016,066 37
Oct 26, 2008 - $16,021 -55% -58% 125 $128   $13,032,087 38
Oct 27, 2008 - $6,379 -60% -56% 125 $51   $13,038,466 39
Oct 28, 2008 - $6,835 +7% -59% 125 $55   $13,045,301 40
Oct 29, 2008 - $5,692 -17% -62% 125 $46   $13,050,993 41
Oct 30, 2008 - $6,510 +14% -61% 125 $52   $13,057,503 42
Oct 31, 2008 - $9,987 +53% -66% 61 $164   $13,067,490 43
Nov 1, 2008 - $21,586 +116% -40% 61 $354   $13,089,076 44
Nov 2, 2008 - $9,328 -57% -42% 61 $153   $13,098,404 45
Nov 3, 2008 - $4,051 -57% -36% 61 $66   $13,102,455 46
Nov 4, 2008 - $4,226 +4% -38% 61 $69   $13,106,681 47
Nov 5, 2008 - $4,352 +3% -24% 61 $71   $13,111,033 48
Nov 6, 2008 - $4,170 -4% -36% 61 $68   $13,115,203 49
Nov 7, 2008 - $31,774 +662% +218% 170 $187   $13,146,977 50
Nov 8, 2008 - $45,387 +43% +110% 170 $267   $13,192,364 51
Nov 9, 2008 - $21,666 -52% +132% 170 $127   $13,214,030 52
Nov 10, 2008 - $9,967 -54% +146% 170 $59   $13,223,997 53
Nov 11, 2008 - $13,633 +37% +223% 170 $80   $13,237,630 54
Nov 12, 2008 - $7,499 -45% +72% 170 $44   $13,245,129 55
Nov 13, 2008 - $7,512 n/c +80% 170 $44   $13,252,641 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2008 8 $6,291,047   1,505 $4,180   $6,291,047 1
Sep 26, 2008 11 $3,765,803 -40% 1,512 $2,491   $10,056,850 2
Oct 3, 2008 19 $1,940,969 -48% 1,456 $1,333   $11,997,819 3
Oct 10, 2008 23 $683,104 -65% 575 $1,188   $12,680,923 4
Oct 17, 2008 27 $270,053 -60% 252 $1,072   $12,950,976 5
Oct 24, 2008 43 $106,527 -61% 125 $852   $13,057,503 6
Oct 31, 2008 51 $57,700 -46% 61 $946   $13,115,203 7
Nov 7, 2008 40 $137,438 +138% 170 $808   $13,252,641 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 4, 200919117,213 117,213$2,343,088$2,343,0882
Jan 11, 20092269,992-40% 187,205$1,399,140$3,742,2283

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