Gone Girl (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $167,767,189Details
International Box Office $199,393,592Details
Worldwide Box Office $367,160,781
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $16,640,715 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $9,390,209 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $26,030,924
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Synopsis

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his beautiful wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$37,513,109 (22.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$61,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,014 opening theaters/3,284 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $221,298,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 340 $167,767,189
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 507 $199,393,592
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 403 $367,160,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 35 $167,767,189
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 70 $199,393,592
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 52 $367,160,781

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 3rd, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: October 2nd, 2014 (Wide) (New Zealand)
October 3rd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
October 3rd, 2014 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
October 10th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
December 12th, 2014 (Wide) (Japan)
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Video Release: January 13th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for a scene of bloody violence, some strong sexual content/nudity, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2329, 7/2/2014)
Running Time: 149 minutes
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Keywords: Faked Pregnancies, Faked Death, Framed, Missing Person, Relationships Gone Wrong, Fired, Set in New York, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Twins, Infidelity, Surprise Twist, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Psychological Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, TSG Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 9th Friday 68 $1,001,202 Nov 28, 2014 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 86 $407,226 Nov 27, 2014 56
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 265 $6,187,767 Nov 14, 2014 45
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 75 $8,480,992 Oct 31, 2014 31
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 117 $11,504,813 Oct 31, 2014 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 100 $4,476,395 Nov 1, 2014 30
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 18 $26,406,134 Oct 10, 2014 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $35,821,045 Oct 10, 2014 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 17 $30,359,347 Oct 10, 2014 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $41,183,743 Oct 10, 2014 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 25 $37,513,109 Oct 3, 2014 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 67 $37,513,109 Oct 3, 2014 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 74 $37,513,109 Oct 3, 2014 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 30 $37,513,109 Oct 3, 2014 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Day Domestic 63 $15,175,369 Oct 4, 2014 2
Biggest Domestic October Day 56 $15,175,369 Oct 4, 2014 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 3, 2014 1 $37,513,109   3,014 $12,446   $37,513,109 1
Oct 10, 2014 1 $26,406,134 -30% 3,284 $8,041   $77,887,324 2
Oct 17, 2014 2 $17,511,956 -34% 3,249 $5,390   $106,780,820 3
Oct 24, 2014 4 $11,044,357 -37% 3,106 $3,556   $124,037,579 4
Oct 31, 2014 4 $8,480,992 -23% 2,834 $2,993   $136,282,506 5
Nov 7, 2014 3 $6,207,419 -27% 2,224 $2,791   $145,535,841 6
Nov 14, 2014 5 $4,561,432 -27% 1,959 $2,328   $152,635,317 7
Nov 21, 2014 5 $2,836,019 -38% 1,609 $1,763   $156,844,231 8
Nov 28, 2014 8 $2,465,434 -13% 1,174 $2,100   $160,745,345 9
Dec 5, 2014 8 $1,473,516 -40% 1,205 $1,223   $162,834,542 10
Dec 12, 2014 12 $1,032,338 -30% 963 $1,072   $164,408,908 11
Dec 19, 2014 18 $376,364 -64% 352 $1,069   $165,203,822 12
Dec 26, 2014 25 $413,852 +10% 269 $1,538   $165,929,744 13
Jan 2, 2015 25 $396,653 -4% 279 $1,422   $166,726,809 14
Jan 9, 2015 28 $250,683 -37% 253 $991   $167,122,875 15
Jan 16, 2015 35 $173,774 -31% 186 $934   $167,412,284 16
Jan 23, 2015 39 $99,617 -43% 145 $687   $167,590,676 17
Jan 30, 2015 47 $52,257 -48% 110 $475   $167,680,834 18
Feb 6, 2015 59 $33,073 -37% 73 $453   $167,735,396 19
Feb 13, 2015 69 $9,940 -70% 25 $398   $167,758,391 20
Feb 20, 2015 72 $3,203 -68% 11 $291   $167,765,534 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 2, 2014 P $1,200,000     0     $1,200,000  
Oct 3, 2014 2 $13,179,535     3,014 $4,373   $13,179,535 1
Oct 4, 2014 1 $15,175,369 +15%   3,014 $5,035   $28,354,904 2
Oct 5, 2014 1 $9,158,205 -40%   3,014 $3,039   $37,513,109 3
Oct 6, 2014 1 $3,275,569 -64%   3,014 $1,087   $40,788,678 4
Oct 7, 2014 1 $4,157,423 +27%   3,014 $1,379   $44,946,101 5
Oct 8, 2014 1 $3,253,521 -22%   3,014 $1,079   $48,199,622 6
Oct 9, 2014 1 $3,281,568 +1%   3,014 $1,089   $51,481,190 7
Oct 10, 2014 2 $8,138,223 +148% -38% 3,284 $2,478   $59,619,413 8
Oct 11, 2014 1 $11,245,191 +38% -26% 3,284 $3,424   $70,864,604 9
Oct 12, 2014 1 $7,022,720 -38% -23% 3,284 $2,138   $77,887,324 10
Oct 13, 2014 1 $3,953,213 -44% +21% 3,284 $1,204   $81,840,537 11
Oct 14, 2014 1 $2,810,909 -29% -32% 3,284 $856   $84,651,446 12
Oct 15, 2014 1 $2,345,806 -17% -28% 3,284 $714   $86,997,252 13
Oct 16, 2014 1 $2,271,612 -3% -31% 3,284 $692   $89,268,864 14
Oct 17, 2014 2 $5,547,520 +144% -32% 3,249 $1,707   $94,816,384 15
Oct 18, 2014 2 $7,781,167 +40% -31% 3,249 $2,395   $102,597,551 16
Oct 19, 2014 3 $4,183,269 -46% -40% 3,249 $1,288   $106,780,820 17
Oct 20, 2014 2 $1,449,792 -65% -63% 3,249 $446   $108,230,612 18
Oct 21, 2014 2 $1,789,193 +23% -36% 3,249 $551   $110,019,805 19
Oct 22, 2014 2 $1,503,280 -16% -36% 3,249 $463   $111,523,085 20
Oct 23, 2014 2 $1,470,137 -2% -35% 3,249 $452   $112,993,222 21
Oct 24, 2014 4 $3,464,440 +136% -38% 3,106 $1,115   $116,457,662 22
Oct 25, 2014 4 $4,924,207 +42% -37% 3,106 $1,585   $121,381,869 23
Oct 26, 2014 5 $2,655,710 -46% -37% 3,106 $855   $124,037,579 24
Oct 27, 2014 4 $876,183 -67% -40% 3,106 $282   $124,913,762 25
Oct 28, 2014 4 $1,103,608 +26% -38% 3,106 $355   $126,017,370 26
Oct 29, 2014 3 $888,166 -20% -41% 3,106 $286   $126,905,536 27
Oct 30, 2014 4 $895,978 +1% -39% 3,106 $288   $127,801,514 28
Oct 31, 2014 5 $1,798,151 +101% -48% 2,834 $634   $129,599,665 29
Nov 1, 2014 3 $4,476,395 +149% -9% 2,834 $1,580   $134,076,060 30
Nov 2, 2014 6 $2,206,446 -51% -17% 2,834 $779   $136,282,506 31
Nov 3, 2014 5 $696,332 -68% -21% 2,834 $246   $136,978,838 32
Nov 4, 2014 5 $892,670 +28% -19% 2,834 $315   $137,871,508 33
Nov 5, 2014 5 $723,567 -19% -19% 2,834 $255   $138,595,075 34
Nov 6, 2014 4 $733,347 +1% -18% 2,834 $259   $139,328,422 35
Nov 7, 2014 4 $1,858,051 +153% +3% 2,224 $835   $141,186,473 36
Nov 8, 2014 3 $2,808,248 +51% -37% 2,224 $1,263   $143,994,721 37
Nov 9, 2014 3 $1,541,120 -45% -30% 2,224 $693   $145,535,841 38
Nov 10, 2014 4 $656,642 -57% -6% 2,224 $295   $146,192,483 39
Nov 11, 2014 4 $945,482 +44% +6% 2,224 $425   $147,137,965 40
Nov 12, 2014 4 $465,468 -51% -36% 2,224 $209   $147,603,433 41
Nov 13, 2014 4 $470,452 +1% -36% 2,224 $212   $148,073,885 42
Nov 14, 2014 5 $1,352,188 +187% -27% 1,959 $690   $149,426,073 43
Nov 15, 2014 5 $2,141,753 +58% -24% 1,959 $1,093   $151,567,826 44
Nov 16, 2014 5 $1,067,491 -50% -31% 1,959 $545   $152,635,317 45
Nov 17, 2014 5 $341,758 -68% -48% 1,959 $174   $152,977,075 46
Nov 18, 2014 4 $423,712 +24% -55% 1,959 $216   $153,400,787 47
Nov 19, 2014 4 $341,744 -19% -27% 1,959 $174   $153,742,531 48
Nov 20, 2014 5 $265,681 -22% -44% 1,959 $136   $154,008,212 49
Nov 21, 2014 5 $800,068 +201% -41% 1,609 $497   $154,808,280 50
Nov 22, 2014 5 $1,322,067 +65% -38% 1,609 $822   $156,130,347 51
Nov 23, 2014 5 $713,884 -46% -33% 1,609 $444   $156,844,231 52
Nov 24, 2014 5 $291,841 -59% -15% 1,609 $181   $157,136,072 53
Nov 25, 2014 5 $360,625 +24% -15% 1,609 $224   $157,496,697 54
Nov 26, 2014 - $375,988 +4% +10% 1,609 $234   $157,872,685 55
Nov 27, 2014 - $407,226 +8% +53% 1,609 $253   $158,279,911 56
Nov 28, 2014 8 $1,001,202 +146% +25% 1,174 $853   $159,281,113 57
Nov 29, 2014 8 $1,013,364 +1% -23% 1,174 $863   $160,294,477 58
Nov 30, 2014 8 $450,868 -56% -37% 1,174 $384   $160,745,345 59
Dec 1, 2014 8 $140,277 -69% -52% 1,174 $119   $160,885,622 60
Dec 2, 2014 8 $177,292 +26% -51% 1,174 $151   $161,062,914 61
Dec 3, 2014 8 $150,517 -15% -60% 1,174 $128   $161,213,431 62
Dec 4, 2014 8 $147,595 -2% -64% 1,174 $126   $161,361,026 63
Dec 5, 2014 9 $430,457 +192% -57% 1,205 $357   $161,791,483 64
Dec 6, 2014 8 $697,153 +62% -31% 1,205 $579   $162,488,636 65
Dec 7, 2014 9 $345,906 -50% -23% 1,205 $287   $162,834,542 66
Dec 8, 2014 8 $122,316 -65% -13% 1,205 $102   $162,956,858 67
Dec 9, 2014 8 $156,359 +28% -12% 1,205 $130   $163,113,217 68
Dec 10, 2014 8 $136,090 -13% -10% 1,205 $113   $163,249,307 69
Dec 11, 2014 9 $127,263 -6% -14% 1,205 $106   $163,376,570 70
Dec 12, 2014 12 $300,041 +136% -30% 963 $312   $163,676,611 71
Dec 13, 2014 12 $478,429 +59% -31% 963 $497   $164,155,040 72
Dec 14, 2014 12 $253,868 -47% -27% 963 $264   $164,408,908 73
Dec 15, 2014 12 $109,855 -57% -10% 963 $114   $164,518,763 74
Dec 16, 2014 12 $126,405 +15% -19% 963 $131   $164,645,168 75
Dec 17, 2014 13 $95,818 -24% -30% 963 $99   $164,740,986 76
Dec 18, 2014 13 $86,472 -10% -32% 696 $124   $164,827,458 77
Dec 19, 2014 17 $102,373 +18% -66% 352 $291   $164,929,831 78
Dec 20, 2014 - $157,894 +54% -67% 352 $449   $165,087,725 79
Dec 21, 2014 - $116,097 -26% -54% 352 $330   $165,203,822 80
Dec 22, 2014 - $84,081 -28% -23% 352 $239   $165,287,903 81
Dec 23, 2014 16 $92,797 +10% -27% 352 $264   $165,380,700 82
Dec 24, 2014 - $45,962 -50% -52% 352 $131   $165,426,662 83
Dec 25, 2014 - $89,230 +94% +3% 269 $332   $165,515,892 84
Dec 26, 2014 - $132,953 +49% +30% 269 $494   $165,648,845 85
Dec 27, 2014 - $159,738 +20% +1% 269 $594   $165,808,583 86
Dec 28, 2014 - $121,161 -24% +4% 269 $450   $165,929,744 87
Dec 29, 2014 - $89,479 -26% +6% 269 $333   $166,019,223 88
Dec 30, 2014 23 $93,464 +4% +1% 269 $347   $166,112,687 89
Dec 31, 2014 - $84,896 -9% +85% 269 $316   $166,197,583 90
Jan 1, 2015 - $132,573 +56% +49% 269 $493   $166,330,156 91
Jan 2, 2015 - $155,178 +17% +17% 279 $556   $166,485,334 92
Jan 3, 2015 - $155,189 n/c -3% 279 $556   $166,640,523 93
Jan 4, 2015 - $86,286 -44% -29% 279 $309   $166,726,809 94
Jan 5, 2015 - $33,024 -62% -63% 279 $118   $166,759,833 95
Jan 6, 2015 - $39,917 +21% -57% 279 $143   $166,799,750 96
Jan 7, 2015 - $36,654 -8% -57% 279 $131   $166,836,404 97
Jan 8, 2015 - $35,788 -2% -73% 279 $128   $166,872,192 98
Jan 9, 2015 - $75,176 +110% -52% 253 $297   $166,947,368 99
Jan 10, 2015 - $113,167 +51% -27% 253 $447   $167,060,535 100
Jan 11, 2015 - $62,340 -45% -28% 253 $246   $167,122,875 101
Jan 12, 2015 - $23,569 -62% -29% 253 $93   $167,146,444 102
Jan 13, 2015 - $34,060 +45% -15% 253 $135   $167,180,504 103
Jan 14, 2015 - $29,748 -13% -19% 253 $118   $167,210,252 104
Jan 15, 2015 - $28,258 -5% -21% 253 $112   $167,238,510 105
Jan 16, 2015 - $47,955 +70% -36% 186 $258   $167,286,465 106
Jan 17, 2015 - $79,477 +66% -30% 186 $427   $167,365,942 107
Jan 18, 2015 - $46,342 -42% -26% 186 $249   $167,412,284 108
Jan 19, 2015 - $29,284 -37% +24% 186 $157   $167,441,568 109
Jan 20, 2015 - $17,795 -39% -48% 186 $96   $167,459,363 110
Jan 21, 2015 - $14,874 -16% -50% 186 $80   $167,474,237 111
Jan 22, 2015 - $16,822 +13% -40% 186 $90   $167,491,059 112
Jan 23, 2015 - $27,728 +65% -42% 145 $191   $167,518,787 113
Jan 24, 2015 - $46,544 +68% -41% 145 $321   $167,565,331 114
Jan 25, 2015 - $25,345 -46% -45% 145 $175   $167,590,676 115
Jan 26, 2015 - $7,854 -69% -73% 145 $54   $167,598,530 116
Jan 27, 2015 - $11,160 +42% -37% 145 $77   $167,609,690 117
Jan 28, 2015 - $9,799 -12% -34% 145 $68   $167,619,489 118
Jan 29, 2015 - $9,088 -7% -46% 145 $63   $167,628,577 119
Jan 30, 2015 - $17,094 +88% -38% 110 $155   $167,645,671 120
Jan 31, 2015 - $28,509 +67% -39% 110 $259   $167,674,180 121
Feb 1, 2015 - $6,654 -77% -74% 110 $60   $167,680,834 122
Feb 2, 2015 - $4,356 -35% -45% 110 $40   $167,685,190 123
Feb 3, 2015 - $6,172 +42% -45% 110 $56   $167,691,362 124
Feb 4, 2015 - $4,910 -20% -50% 110 $45   $167,696,272 125
Feb 5, 2015 - $6,051 +23% -33% 110 $55   $167,702,323 126
Feb 6, 2015 - $9,123 +51% -47% 73 $125   $167,711,446 127
Feb 7, 2015 - $16,225 +78% -43% 73 $222   $167,727,671 128
Feb 8, 2015 - $7,725 -52% +16% 73 $106   $167,735,396 129
Feb 9, 2015 - $2,893 -63% -34% 73 $40   $167,738,289 130
Feb 10, 2015 - $3,746 +29% -39% 73 $51   $167,742,035 131
Feb 11, 2015 - $2,741 -27% -44% 73 $38   $167,744,776 132
Feb 12, 2015 - $3,675 +34% -39% 73 $50   $167,748,451 133
Feb 13, 2015 - $2,388 -35% -74% 25 $96   $167,750,839 134
Feb 14, 2015 - $5,012 +110% -69% 25 $200   $167,755,851 135
Feb 15, 2015 - $2,540 -49% -67% 25 $102   $167,758,391 136
Feb 16, 2015 - $1,222 -52% -58% 25 $49   $167,759,613 137
Feb 17, 2015 - $1,098 -10% -71% 25 $44   $167,760,711 138
Feb 18, 2015 - $790 -28% -71% 25 $32   $167,761,501 139
Feb 19, 2015 - $830 +5% -77% 25 $33   $167,762,331 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 3, 2014 1 $51,481,190   3,014 $17,081   $51,481,190 1
Oct 10, 2014 1 $37,787,674 -27% 3,284 $11,507   $89,268,864 2
Oct 17, 2014 2 $23,724,358 -37% 3,249 $7,302   $112,993,222 3
Oct 24, 2014 4 $14,808,292 -38% 3,106 $4,768   $127,801,514 4
Oct 31, 2014 4 $11,526,908 -22% 2,834 $4,067   $139,328,422 5
Nov 7, 2014 3 $8,745,463 -24% 2,224 $3,932   $148,073,885 6
Nov 14, 2014 5 $5,934,327 -32% 1,959 $3,029   $154,008,212 7
Nov 21, 2014 7 $4,271,699 -28% 1,609 $2,655   $158,279,911 8
Nov 28, 2014 8 $3,081,115 -28% 1,174 $2,624   $161,361,026 9
Dec 5, 2014 8 $2,015,544 -35% 1,205 $1,673   $163,376,570 10
Dec 12, 2014 13 $1,450,888 -28% 696 $2,085   $164,827,458 11
Dec 19, 2014 23 $688,434 -53% 269 $2,559   $165,515,892 12
Dec 26, 2014 25 $814,264 +18% 269 $3,027   $166,330,156 13
Jan 2, 2015 25 $542,036 -33% 279 $1,943   $166,872,192 14
Jan 9, 2015 27 $366,318 -32% 253 $1,448   $167,238,510 15
Jan 16, 2015 34 $252,549 -31% 186 $1,358   $167,491,059 16
Jan 23, 2015 40 $137,518 -46% 145 $948   $167,628,577 17
Jan 30, 2015 45 $73,746 -46% 110 $670   $167,702,323 18
Feb 6, 2015 57 $46,128 -37% 73 $632   $167,748,451 19
Feb 13, 2015 74 $13,880 -70% 25 $555   $167,762,331 20
Feb 20, 2015 79 $4,858 -65% 11 $442   $167,767,189 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/3/2014 $4,074,576 402 420 2,469 $21,117,945 2/12/2024
Hong Kong 10/3/2014 $0 0 1 2 $2,930,471 11/25/2018
Italy 12/19/2014 $0 0 0 0 $8,466,917 11/6/2018
Japan 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $9,236,028 8/23/2018
New Zealand 10/2/2014 $0 0 1 2 $1,563,021 7/3/2023
Spain 10/10/2014 $0 0 1 3 $6,101,823 10/13/2015
 
Rest of World $149,977,387
 
International Total$199,393,592 2/12/2024

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 18, 20151459,764 459,764$6,878,069$6,878,0691
Jan 25, 20152156,695-66% 616,459$2,344,157$9,222,2262
Feb 1, 2015681,698-48% 698,157$1,222,202$10,444,4283
Feb 8, 2015699,791+22% 797,948$1,049,801$11,494,2294
Feb 15, 20151358,115-42% 856,063$868,238$12,362,4675
Feb 22, 20151928,307-51% 884,370$423,473$12,785,9406

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 18, 20151223,263 223,263$4,257,625$4,257,6251
Jan 25, 2015567,610-70% 290,873$1,373,152$5,630,7772
Feb 1, 2015755,091-19% 345,964$1,264,346$6,895,1233
Feb 8, 20151416,499-70% 362,463$289,059$7,184,1824
Feb 15, 20151422,806+38% 385,269$522,946$7,707,1285

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Leading Cast

Ben Affleck    Nick Dunne
Rosamund Pike    Amy Dunne

Supporting Cast

Neil Patrick Harris    Desi Collings
Tyler Perry    Tanner Bolt
Carrie Coon    Margo Dunne
Kim Dickens    Detective Rhonda Boney
Patrick Fugit    Officer James Gilpin
David Clennon    Rand Elliott
Lisa Banes    Marybeth Elliott
Missi Pyle    Ellen Abbott
Emily Ratajkowski    Andie Fitzgerald
Casey Wilson    Noelle Hawthorne
Lola Kirke    Greta
Boyd Holbrook    Jeff
Sela A. Ward*    Sharon Schieber
Lee Norris    Officer
Jamie McShane    Donnelly
Leonard Kelly-Young    Bill Dunne
Kathleen Rose Perkins    Shawna Kelly
RL Pete Housman    Walter
Lynn Adrianna    Kelly Capitono
Mark Atteberry    FBI
Darin Cooper    Mustached Man
Kate Campbell    Above-it-All Journalist
Brett Leigh    Nervous Intern
Antonio St. James    Security Guard
Lauren Glazier    Fashionista
Julia Prudhomme    Female Officer
Cooper Thornton    Doctor
Casey Ruggieri    Earnest Girl
Cyd Strittmatter    Maureen Dunne
Ashley Didion    Friend 1
Lexis Nutt    Friend 2
L.A. Williams    Guard
Blake Sheldon    Tweaker Teen 1
Sean Guse    Tweaker Teen 2
Ricky Wood    Jason
Fred Cross    Airport Traveler
Scott Takeda    Producer
Donna Rusch    Lauren Nevens
Kathy Sweeney-Meadows    Reporter One
Mark T. Anderson    Reporter
Scoot McNairy    Tommy O'Hara

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Fincher    Director
Gillian Flynn    Screenwriter
Gillian Flynn    Story Creator
Cean Chaffin    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Producer
Joshua Donen    Producer
Reese Witherspoon    Producer
Leslie Dixon    Executive Producer
Bruna Papandrea    Executive Producer
Jeff Cronenweth    Director of Photography
Donald Graham Burt    Production Designer
Kirk Baxter    Editor
Trish Summerville    Costume Designer
Trent Reznor    Composer
Atticus Ross    Composer
James Davidson    Associate Producer
Sue Chan    Supervising Art Director
Timothy Croshaw    Set Designer
Barbara Mesney    Set Designer
Douglas Mowat    Set Decorator
David Smith    Set Decorator-Assistant Set Decorator
Merrick Morton    Additional Photography-Still Photographer
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell    Costume Supervisor
Kate Biscoe    Make up
Kim Santantonio    Hairstylist
Steve Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez    Script Supervisor
Ron Bolanowski    Special Effects Supervisor
Jared Baker    Special Effects Foreman
Peter Mavromates    Post-Production Supervisor
Alex Olivares    Assistant Editor
Tyler Nelson    Assistant Editor
Billy Peake    Assistant Editor
Nathan Gross    Assistant Editor
Ren Klyce    Sound Supervisor
Ren Klyce    Re-recording Mixer
David Parker    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Malcolm Fife    Sound Effects Editor
Al Nelson    Sound Effects Editor
David Hughes    Sound Effects Editor
Richard Quinn    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Laurie    Dialogue Editor
Jonathon Stevens    Music Editor
Jeremy Molod    Assistant Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Orlando    Assistant Sound Effects Editor
Coya Elliott    Assistant Sound Effects Editor
Nathan Nance    Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
Bonnie Wild    Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
Mary Jo Lang    Foley Mixer
Mickey Giacomazzi    Stunt Coordinator

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

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Winners

February 14th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Writers Guild of America winners were just announced and there wasn't a lot of surprises to talk about, but enough interesting things happened that it wasn't boring. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actress

February 13th, 2015

Still Alice poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two leading actor categories, starting with Best Lead Actress. One actress is so far ahead of the rest of the field that there isn't even a consensus on who the second place actress should be. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases all but Gone

February 9th, 2015

New releases scored four of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart this week. This includes Lucy, which opened with 367,000 units / $5.39 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Lucy has Diamond Debut on Blu

February 9th, 2015

New releases dominated the Blu-ray Sales Chart earning the top three spots. This includes Lucy, which opened in first place with 425,000 units / $8.71 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 54%. Action films tend to do really well on Blu-ray, so this result isn't too much of a surprise. More...

Home Market Numbers: Blu-ray Bounces Back, But Winter Slump Continues

February 2nd, 2015

A couple of new releases, Gone Girl and A Walk Among the Tombstones, were able to take the top two spots on the Blu-ray sales chart and that helped the overall sales of Blu-ray grow 22% to 852,000 units and 21% to $17.92 million compared to last week. Unfortunately, this was 19% fewer units and 25% less revenue from the same week last year. This is less of an issue with the Blu-ray market and more of an issue with the weakness in the theatrical numbers. In fact, the overall Blu-ray share rose to 37% in terms of units and 43% in terms of revenue. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Girl Feeling Blu

February 2nd, 2015

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top twenty on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, but we did have a new film on top. Gone Girl earned first place with 342,000 / $6.64 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 43%. This isn't bad, for a thriller. More...

DVD Sales: Gone Walks All Over Competition

February 2nd, 2015

Gone Girl led the new releases on the DVD sales chart with sales of 460,000 units / $6.97 million during its opening week of release. This is a good start for the film and probably enough to get to 1 million units before it is done. Eventually. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 13th, 2015

January 13th, 2015

This week on the home market is about as busy as last week was, but there are far fewer contenders for Pick of the Week, as Gone Girl just crushes the competition and the Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. The next best picks are Empire: Season Five and Love is Strange on Blu-ray. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Boyhood poster

The Writers Guild of America nominations were latest to be announced, but were there any real surprises? Yes. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. More on that later. Besides those two films, there are not a lot of surprises here and the usual contenders are present, including Boyhood and The Imitation Game, but there are also some other notable films missing. More...

2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies started its international run earning first place with $122.2 million on 15,395 screens in 37 markets. Not only did it earn the best opening of The Hobbit Trilogy, but it was often times the biggest opening in Peter Jackson's career, or even occasionally in Warner Bros' history. Its biggest opening came in Germany where it pulled in $20.5 million on 1,442 screens. Next up was the U.K. and France, which had nearly identical openings of $15.2 million on 1,489 screens and $15.1 million on 914 screens respectively. It earned $13.56 million on 2,390 screens in Russia. Brazil and Mexico were neck-and-neck with $6.8 million on 1,037 screens and $6.3 million on 2,775 screens respectively. It earned $2.4 million on 640 screens in Japan, which seems low compared to the other markets, but it is nearly double the debut The Desolation of Smaug earned. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. 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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Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Unchallenged at Top

December 7th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

With no new wide releases, the weekend after Thanksgiving will see a comfortable victory at the box office for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. Now playing in its third weekend, the film will gross around $21.6 million, taking it to a total of $257.7m, virtually equal with The Lego Movie in third place for the year. Weekend performances for returning movies were down across the board coming off the holiday, with, in the top 10, only Gone Girl and Birdman down less than 40%. 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...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hunger Games Goes on a Diet

November 24th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

As expected, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 earned first place with ease pulling in more than the rest of the box office combined. On the downside, it was well below the optimistic expectations at just $121.90 million. ... It seems strange that an opening of $121.90 million is considered disappointing. Worse still, none of the other films in the top five topped predictions, so they couldn't help mitigate Mockingjay, Part 1's softer than anticipated opening. The overall box office still rose 38% from last weekend to $194 million, but this was 14% lower than the same weekend last year. There's really no way to spin that in a positive manner. Year-to-date, 2014 has earned $8.94 billion, which is 3.2% or $290 million lower than last year's pace. Again, it is hard to spin that number in a positive way.

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Weekend Predictions: Will Hunger Games Leave Moviegoers Hungry?

November 20th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

There is only one wide release coming out this weekend, but it is the biggest release of the year. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 should have no trouble earning the biggest opening weekend of the year so far and it shouldn't take very long before it surpasses Guardians of the Galaxy for number one film of the year. As for the rest of the box office, there's not a lot to look forward to. Dumb and Dumber To will likely take a serious hit, while Big Hero 6 should overtake it over the weekend. This weekend last year, Catching Fire led the way with $158.07 million, which could be more than the entire box office earns this year. Hopefully that won't be the case, but I don't see how 2014 comes out ahead on the year-over-year comparison.

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International Box Office: Century Weekend for Interstellar

November 20th, 2014

Interstellar poster

Interstellar remained in first place with $107.9 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $225.8 million internationally and $322.7 million worldwide. This might be enough to cover the film's production budget, but probably not. That said, by this time next week, its worldwide total will be close to $500 million, which should put the film in the black. This weekend the film opened in first place in China with $42.67 million during its five-day opening. Perhaps more impressively, the film grew by 6% in South Korea helping it remain in first place with $13.13 million on 1,410 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.24 million after two weeks of release. It didn't hold up quite as well in the U.K., but still remained in first place with $5.91 million on 576 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.11 million.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Dumb Leaves the Competition Smarting

November 18th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

There was some good news and bad news over the weekend. The good news was Dumb and Dumber To, which managed a stronger than expected opening, despite its reviews. The bad news was Beyond the Lights, which couldn't turn its reviews into box office success. That said, the good outweighed the bad and overall the box office was quite strong. It was still down 11% from last weekend to $140 million, but that's still 12% more than the same weekend last year. 2014 remains behind 2013's pace by 3.4% or $310 million at $8.72 billion to $9.03 billion, but every little victory will help soften the blow at the end of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Does it Pay to be Dumb?

November 13th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

It is a slower weekend at the box office than last weekend. Granted, there are two films opening wide, but neither of them are expected to be a huge hit. Dumb and Dumber To is earning terrible reviews, but it is expecting to earn first place at the box office. Beyond the Lights is earning much better reviews, but it will likely only become a midlevel hit at best. As far as holdovers are concerned, both Big Hero 6 and Interstellar will continue to be big factors at the box office, but only these four films have a shot at $10 million or more at the box office. This weekend last year, Thor: The Dark World led the way with $36.59 million while The Best Man Holiday opened in second place with $30.11 million. I think the one-two punch this year will be better, plus we will have a lot more depth leading to 2014 earning a win in the year-over-year comparison. 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 Estimates: Big Hero Tops Interstellar

November 9th, 2014

Big Hero 6 poster

With studios cutting down on tentpole releases, and ever-more careful grooming of release schedules, it’s getting rarer to have a genuine head-to-head battle for top spot at the box office. But that’s exactly what we had this weekend, and, although both studios will rightly claim to be very happy with the outcome, execs at Disney will have the slightly bigger grins this Sunday. They are predicting a $56.2 million opening weekend for Big Hero 6, making it a clear winner over Interstellar, which Paramount says will post a round $50 million. 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 Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. 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...

International Box Office: Guardians Have Double-Milestone Weekend

October 22nd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy return to top spot on the international chart this past weekend, it reached two major milestones along the way. Over the weekend, it pulled in $23.1 million in 22 markets for totals of $404.8 million internationally and $732.6 million worldwide. The film earned $37.97 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it $69.04 million after ten days of release. The film has yet to open in Italy and it might have a shot at $800 million worldwide by the time it ends its run there. 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 Estimates: Fury an Unspectacular First

October 19th, 2014

Fury poster

Fury will top the box office chart this weekend with a solid, but unspectacular, $23.5 million, according to Sony’s Sunday morning estimate. Pre-weekend projections had the film closer to $30 million, and with an $80 million price tag, and Brad Pitt starring, the film is really underperforming at this point. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. Fury will need really good legs, or a really strong performance overseas, to post a profit. 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...

International Box Office: Guardians Hit Gold in China, but Dracula Tops Chart

October 16th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold rose to first place with $33.9 million in 42 markets for a two-week total of $62.6 million. This week's biggest new market was Russia, where it pulled in first place with $9.81 million on 1,068 screens. It opened in second place in South Korea with $2.65 million on 477 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.29 million. Mexico led the holdovers with $2.78 million on 1,624 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $9.30 million in that market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Untold Nearly Undoes the Competition, But Gone Remains

October 14th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

There were four new releases in the top ten, plus another that just missed that mark. Despite the competition, Gone Girl remained in first place and it earned a little more than expected. The biggest surprise was Dracula Untold, which earned first place on Friday and nearly took first place over the weekend. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day grabbed third place, while there were other reasons to celebrate lower on the chart as well. Overall, the box office was on par with last weekend at $147 million. It was technically higher, but by 0.2%. Compared to last year, the box office was 26% higher, which was much better than anticipated. 2014 is still well behind 2013 by more than $300 million at $7.87 billion to $8.18 million, but every little bit helps. At this point, we are more concerned about limiting the losses than we are worried about completing the comeback. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dracula Nearly Gets Girl

October 12th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

What was largely expected to be a fairly comfortable win for Gone Girl this weekend turned out to be a bit of a squeaker, thanks to a better-than-expected $23.46 million estimated opening for Dracula Untold. The vampire actioner won the day on Friday, but couldn’t maintain its pace, with $8.7 million on Saturday, against Gone Girl’s $11.3 million. Projections for today have it potentially falling into third place behind Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, which doesn’t bode well for its legs long-term. More...

Friday Estimates: Dracula Wins Friday, Gone Girl Will Win Weekend

October 11th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold enjoyed a better-than-expected opening day, and will top the chart for Friday. Saturday morning reports have it doing $8.9 million, well ahead of Gone Girl, which will land on $8.15 million. Dracula looks set for a weekend between $20 million and $25 million, which won’t be enough for an overall win. Gone Girl should end up between $25 million and $27 million for the weekend, down just 30% from its opening frame, and will be close to $80 million by Monday morning. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases Terrible, Horrible, No Good, and Very Bad?

October 9th, 2014

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

This weekend there are four new wide releases; however, none of them are expected to be big hits. In fact, Gone Girl is widely expected to repeat in first place, while Annabelle might have a shot at second place. Three of the new releases will likely finish in the midteens with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day currently on track to become the best of the bad bunch of new films. The Judge has taken a huge tumble as far as analysts are concerned. Dracula Untold is in the mix and might earn second place, but it might also earn fifth. Regardless, it won't do well enough for a film that cost $100 million to make. Then there's Addicted, a movie whose buzz is so quiet I forgot it was opening this week. This weekend last year, Gravity again led the way with $43.19 million, while Captain Phillips opened in second place with $25.72 million. There's no chance any film will match Gravity. In fact, the top film this week will very likely be behind Captain Phillips. On the other hand, last year only one other film earned more than $4 million, so the depth was terrible. I think the depth this week should be enough to eke out a win. More...

International Box Office: Breakup Breaks the Competition

October 9th, 2014

Xin Hua Lu Fang poster

Breakup Buddies led the way in China and overall with a weekend total of $38.0 million over the weekend for a six-day total of $94.13 million. That's fantastic start for a local film in this market. More...

Contest: Get These Prizes Before they are Gone: Winning Announcement

October 8th, 2014

The winners of our Get These Prizes Before they are Gone contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Wide Releases are Keepin' On

October 7th, 2014

Keep On Keepin' On poster

Keep On Keepin' On had the best weekend of its run earning an average of $13,291 in two theaters. Gone Girl earned an average of $12,446 in just over 3,000 theaters. Annabelle was very close behind with an average of $11,659 in close to 3,200 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Gone Girl Arrives and Annabelle Scares the Competition

October 7th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

As expected, Gone Girl won the race for top spot on the box office chart this weekend. However, while it earned more than expected, Annabelle still managed to make it a really close race. These two films, as well as the rest of the top five, all beat predictions and this lead to the overall box office growing 38% to $147 million. More impressively, this was 16% better than the same weekend last year. I was not expected 2014 to come out ahead on the year-over-year comparison, which makes this win so much more spectacular. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a substantial margin of $370 million or 4.6% at $8.05 billion to $7.68 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the Box Office Chances Going, Going, Gone?

October 2nd, 2014

Gone Girl poster

The first weekend in October promises to be better than the average weekend in September was, but then again, it would practically have to. Gone Girl is aiming for first place and most analysts think it will get there. On the other, Annabelle has an outside shot at top spot over the weekend. That seems unlikely, but thanks to its genre, it has a better shot at earning first place on Friday's daily chart. The final wide release of the week is Left Behind, which as it turns out isn't opening truly wide. The buzz is so bad that some expect the film to open below the Mendoza Line. This weekend last year, Gravity opened in first place with $55.79 million. No film is going to open with that much money. In fact, all three wide releases combined might not make that much. 2014 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison, but frankly we should all be used to that by now. 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...

Contest: Get These Prizes Before They are Gone

September 25th, 2014

October finally begins next week and Gone Girl should have no trouble leading the way at the box office. (Annabelle should be a midlevel hit, while Left Behind will be left behind at the box office.) Since Gone Girl could open with more than the other two films combined, 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 Gone Girl.

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 Decoding Annie Parker on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Decoding Annie Parker on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...


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Synopsis

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his beautiful wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$37,513,109 (22.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$61,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,014 opening theaters/3,284 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $221,298,459

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 340 $167,767,189
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 507 $199,393,592
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 403 $367,160,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 35 $167,767,189
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 70 $199,393,592
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 52 $367,160,781

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 3rd, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: October 2nd, 2014 (Wide) (New Zealand)
October 3rd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
October 3rd, 2014 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
October 10th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
December 12th, 2014 (Wide) (Japan)
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Video Release: January 13th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for a scene of bloody violence, some strong sexual content/nudity, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2329, 7/2/2014)
Running Time: 149 minutes
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Keywords: Faked Pregnancies, Faked Death, Framed, Missing Person, Relationships Gone Wrong, Fired, Set in New York, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Twins, Infidelity, Surprise Twist, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Psychological Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises, TSG Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 9th Friday 68 $1,001,202 Nov 28, 2014 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 86 $407,226 Nov 27, 2014 56
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 265 $6,187,767 Nov 14, 2014 45
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 75 $8,480,992 Oct 31, 2014 31
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 117 $11,504,813 Oct 31, 2014 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 100 $4,476,395 Nov 1, 2014 30
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 18 $26,406,134 Oct 10, 2014 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $35,821,045 Oct 10, 2014 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 17 $30,359,347 Oct 10, 2014 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $41,183,743 Oct 10, 2014 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 25 $37,513,109 Oct 3, 2014 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 67 $37,513,109 Oct 3, 2014 3
Top R Weekend Domestic 74 $37,513,109 Oct 3, 2014 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Weekend Domestic 30 $37,513,109 Oct 3, 2014 3
Top Thriller/Suspense Day Domestic 63 $15,175,369 Oct 4, 2014 2
Biggest Domestic October Day 56 $15,175,369 Oct 4, 2014 2

Leading Cast

Ben Affleck    Nick Dunne
Rosamund Pike    Amy Dunne

Supporting Cast

Neil Patrick Harris    Desi Collings
Tyler Perry    Tanner Bolt
Carrie Coon    Margo Dunne
Kim Dickens    Detective Rhonda Boney
Patrick Fugit    Officer James Gilpin
David Clennon    Rand Elliott
Lisa Banes    Marybeth Elliott
Missi Pyle    Ellen Abbott
Emily Ratajkowski    Andie Fitzgerald
Casey Wilson    Noelle Hawthorne
Lola Kirke    Greta
Boyd Holbrook    Jeff
Sela A. Ward*    Sharon Schieber
Lee Norris    Officer
Jamie McShane    Donnelly
Leonard Kelly-Young    Bill Dunne
Kathleen Rose Perkins    Shawna Kelly
RL Pete Housman    Walter
Lynn Adrianna    Kelly Capitono
Mark Atteberry    FBI
Darin Cooper    Mustached Man
Kate Campbell    Above-it-All Journalist
Brett Leigh    Nervous Intern
Antonio St. James    Security Guard
Lauren Glazier    Fashionista
Julia Prudhomme    Female Officer
Cooper Thornton    Doctor
Casey Ruggieri    Earnest Girl
Cyd Strittmatter    Maureen Dunne
Ashley Didion    Friend 1
Lexis Nutt    Friend 2
L.A. Williams    Guard
Blake Sheldon    Tweaker Teen 1
Sean Guse    Tweaker Teen 2
Ricky Wood    Jason
Fred Cross    Airport Traveler
Scott Takeda    Producer
Donna Rusch    Lauren Nevens
Kathy Sweeney-Meadows    Reporter One
Mark T. Anderson    Reporter
Scoot McNairy    Tommy O'Hara

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

Production and Technical Credits

David Fincher    Director
Gillian Flynn    Screenwriter
Gillian Flynn    Story Creator
Cean Chaffin    Producer
Arnon Milchan    Producer
Joshua Donen    Producer
Reese Witherspoon    Producer
Leslie Dixon    Executive Producer
Bruna Papandrea    Executive Producer
Jeff Cronenweth    Director of Photography
Donald Graham Burt    Production Designer
Kirk Baxter    Editor
Trish Summerville    Costume Designer
Trent Reznor    Composer
Atticus Ross    Composer
James Davidson    Associate Producer
Sue Chan    Supervising Art Director
Timothy Croshaw    Set Designer
Barbara Mesney    Set Designer
Douglas Mowat    Set Decorator
David Smith    Set Decorator-Assistant Set Decorator
Merrick Morton    Additional Photography-Still Photographer
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell    Costume Supervisor
Kate Biscoe    Make up
Kim Santantonio    Hairstylist
Steve Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez    Script Supervisor
Ron Bolanowski    Special Effects Supervisor
Jared Baker    Special Effects Foreman
Peter Mavromates    Post-Production Supervisor
Alex Olivares    Assistant Editor
Tyler Nelson    Assistant Editor
Billy Peake    Assistant Editor
Nathan Gross    Assistant Editor
Ren Klyce    Sound Supervisor
Ren Klyce    Re-recording Mixer
David Parker    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Malcolm Fife    Sound Effects Editor
Al Nelson    Sound Effects Editor
David Hughes    Sound Effects Editor
Richard Quinn    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Laurie    Dialogue Editor
Jonathon Stevens    Music Editor
Jeremy Molod    Assistant Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Orlando    Assistant Sound Effects Editor
Coya Elliott    Assistant Sound Effects Editor
Nathan Nance    Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
Bonnie Wild    Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
Mary Jo Lang    Foley Mixer
Mickey Giacomazzi    Stunt Coordinator

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

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Winners

February 14th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Writers Guild of America winners were just announced and there wasn't a lot of surprises to talk about, but enough interesting things happened that it wasn't boring. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actress

February 13th, 2015

Still Alice poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two leading actor categories, starting with Best Lead Actress. One actress is so far ahead of the rest of the field that there isn't even a consensus on who the second place actress should be. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases all but Gone

February 9th, 2015

New releases scored four of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart this week. This includes Lucy, which opened with 367,000 units / $5.39 million. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Lucy has Diamond Debut on Blu

February 9th, 2015

New releases dominated the Blu-ray Sales Chart earning the top three spots. This includes Lucy, which opened in first place with 425,000 units / $8.71 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 54%. Action films tend to do really well on Blu-ray, so this result isn't too much of a surprise. More...

Home Market Numbers: Blu-ray Bounces Back, But Winter Slump Continues

February 2nd, 2015

A couple of new releases, Gone Girl and A Walk Among the Tombstones, were able to take the top two spots on the Blu-ray sales chart and that helped the overall sales of Blu-ray grow 22% to 852,000 units and 21% to $17.92 million compared to last week. Unfortunately, this was 19% fewer units and 25% less revenue from the same week last year. This is less of an issue with the Blu-ray market and more of an issue with the weakness in the theatrical numbers. In fact, the overall Blu-ray share rose to 37% in terms of units and 43% in terms of revenue. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Girl Feeling Blu

February 2nd, 2015

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top twenty on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, but we did have a new film on top. Gone Girl earned first place with 342,000 / $6.64 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 43%. This isn't bad, for a thriller. More...

DVD Sales: Gone Walks All Over Competition

February 2nd, 2015

Gone Girl led the new releases on the DVD sales chart with sales of 460,000 units / $6.97 million during its opening week of release. This is a good start for the film and probably enough to get to 1 million units before it is done. Eventually. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 13th, 2015

January 13th, 2015

This week on the home market is about as busy as last week was, but there are far fewer contenders for Pick of the Week, as Gone Girl just crushes the competition and the Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. The next best picks are Empire: Season Five and Love is Strange on Blu-ray. More...

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

2014 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Boyhood poster

The Writers Guild of America nominations were latest to be announced, but were there any real surprises? Yes. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. More on that later. Besides those two films, there are not a lot of surprises here and the usual contenders are present, including Boyhood and The Imitation Game, but there are also some other notable films missing. More...

2014 - Awards Season: PGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Stands Tall

December 17th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies started its international run earning first place with $122.2 million on 15,395 screens in 37 markets. Not only did it earn the best opening of The Hobbit Trilogy, but it was often times the biggest opening in Peter Jackson's career, or even occasionally in Warner Bros' history. Its biggest opening came in Germany where it pulled in $20.5 million on 1,442 screens. Next up was the U.K. and France, which had nearly identical openings of $15.2 million on 1,489 screens and $15.1 million on 914 screens respectively. It earned $13.56 million on 2,390 screens in Russia. Brazil and Mexico were neck-and-neck with $6.8 million on 1,037 screens and $6.3 million on 2,775 screens respectively. It earned $2.4 million on 640 screens in Japan, which seems low compared to the other markets, but it is nearly double the debut The Desolation of Smaug earned. More...

2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice. More...

2014 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 10th, 2014

Birdman poster

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Weekend Estimates: Hunger Games Unchallenged at Top

December 7th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

With no new wide releases, the weekend after Thanksgiving will see a comfortable victory at the box office for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. Now playing in its third weekend, the film will gross around $21.6 million, taking it to a total of $257.7m, virtually equal with The Lego Movie in third place for the year. Weekend performances for returning movies were down across the board coming off the holiday, with, in the top 10, only Gone Girl and Birdman down less than 40%. 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...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hunger Games Goes on a Diet

November 24th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

As expected, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 earned first place with ease pulling in more than the rest of the box office combined. On the downside, it was well below the optimistic expectations at just $121.90 million. ... It seems strange that an opening of $121.90 million is considered disappointing. Worse still, none of the other films in the top five topped predictions, so they couldn't help mitigate Mockingjay, Part 1's softer than anticipated opening. The overall box office still rose 38% from last weekend to $194 million, but this was 14% lower than the same weekend last year. There's really no way to spin that in a positive manner. Year-to-date, 2014 has earned $8.94 billion, which is 3.2% or $290 million lower than last year's pace. Again, it is hard to spin that number in a positive way.

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Weekend Predictions: Will Hunger Games Leave Moviegoers Hungry?

November 20th, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

There is only one wide release coming out this weekend, but it is the biggest release of the year. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 should have no trouble earning the biggest opening weekend of the year so far and it shouldn't take very long before it surpasses Guardians of the Galaxy for number one film of the year. As for the rest of the box office, there's not a lot to look forward to. Dumb and Dumber To will likely take a serious hit, while Big Hero 6 should overtake it over the weekend. This weekend last year, Catching Fire led the way with $158.07 million, which could be more than the entire box office earns this year. Hopefully that won't be the case, but I don't see how 2014 comes out ahead on the year-over-year comparison.

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International Box Office: Century Weekend for Interstellar

November 20th, 2014

Interstellar poster

Interstellar remained in first place with $107.9 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $225.8 million internationally and $322.7 million worldwide. This might be enough to cover the film's production budget, but probably not. That said, by this time next week, its worldwide total will be close to $500 million, which should put the film in the black. This weekend the film opened in first place in China with $42.67 million during its five-day opening. Perhaps more impressively, the film grew by 6% in South Korea helping it remain in first place with $13.13 million on 1,410 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.24 million after two weeks of release. It didn't hold up quite as well in the U.K., but still remained in first place with $5.91 million on 576 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.11 million.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Dumb Leaves the Competition Smarting

November 18th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

There was some good news and bad news over the weekend. The good news was Dumb and Dumber To, which managed a stronger than expected opening, despite its reviews. The bad news was Beyond the Lights, which couldn't turn its reviews into box office success. That said, the good outweighed the bad and overall the box office was quite strong. It was still down 11% from last weekend to $140 million, but that's still 12% more than the same weekend last year. 2014 remains behind 2013's pace by 3.4% or $310 million at $8.72 billion to $9.03 billion, but every little victory will help soften the blow at the end of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Does it Pay to be Dumb?

November 13th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

It is a slower weekend at the box office than last weekend. Granted, there are two films opening wide, but neither of them are expected to be a huge hit. Dumb and Dumber To is earning terrible reviews, but it is expecting to earn first place at the box office. Beyond the Lights is earning much better reviews, but it will likely only become a midlevel hit at best. As far as holdovers are concerned, both Big Hero 6 and Interstellar will continue to be big factors at the box office, but only these four films have a shot at $10 million or more at the box office. This weekend last year, Thor: The Dark World led the way with $36.59 million while The Best Man Holiday opened in second place with $30.11 million. I think the one-two punch this year will be better, plus we will have a lot more depth leading to 2014 earning a win in the year-over-year comparison. 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 Estimates: Big Hero Tops Interstellar

November 9th, 2014

Big Hero 6 poster

With studios cutting down on tentpole releases, and ever-more careful grooming of release schedules, it’s getting rarer to have a genuine head-to-head battle for top spot at the box office. But that’s exactly what we had this weekend, and, although both studios will rightly claim to be very happy with the outcome, execs at Disney will have the slightly bigger grins this Sunday. They are predicting a $56.2 million opening weekend for Big Hero 6, making it a clear winner over Interstellar, which Paramount says will post a round $50 million. 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 Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. 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...

International Box Office: Guardians Have Double-Milestone Weekend

October 22nd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy return to top spot on the international chart this past weekend, it reached two major milestones along the way. Over the weekend, it pulled in $23.1 million in 22 markets for totals of $404.8 million internationally and $732.6 million worldwide. The film earned $37.97 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it $69.04 million after ten days of release. The film has yet to open in Italy and it might have a shot at $800 million worldwide by the time it ends its run there. 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 Estimates: Fury an Unspectacular First

October 19th, 2014

Fury poster

Fury will top the box office chart this weekend with a solid, but unspectacular, $23.5 million, according to Sony’s Sunday morning estimate. Pre-weekend projections had the film closer to $30 million, and with an $80 million price tag, and Brad Pitt starring, the film is really underperforming at this point. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. Fury will need really good legs, or a really strong performance overseas, to post a profit. 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...

International Box Office: Guardians Hit Gold in China, but Dracula Tops Chart

October 16th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold rose to first place with $33.9 million in 42 markets for a two-week total of $62.6 million. This week's biggest new market was Russia, where it pulled in first place with $9.81 million on 1,068 screens. It opened in second place in South Korea with $2.65 million on 477 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.29 million. Mexico led the holdovers with $2.78 million on 1,624 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $9.30 million in that market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Untold Nearly Undoes the Competition, But Gone Remains

October 14th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

There were four new releases in the top ten, plus another that just missed that mark. Despite the competition, Gone Girl remained in first place and it earned a little more than expected. The biggest surprise was Dracula Untold, which earned first place on Friday and nearly took first place over the weekend. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day grabbed third place, while there were other reasons to celebrate lower on the chart as well. Overall, the box office was on par with last weekend at $147 million. It was technically higher, but by 0.2%. Compared to last year, the box office was 26% higher, which was much better than anticipated. 2014 is still well behind 2013 by more than $300 million at $7.87 billion to $8.18 million, but every little bit helps. At this point, we are more concerned about limiting the losses than we are worried about completing the comeback. More...

Weekend Estimates: Dracula Nearly Gets Girl

October 12th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

What was largely expected to be a fairly comfortable win for Gone Girl this weekend turned out to be a bit of a squeaker, thanks to a better-than-expected $23.46 million estimated opening for Dracula Untold. The vampire actioner won the day on Friday, but couldn’t maintain its pace, with $8.7 million on Saturday, against Gone Girl’s $11.3 million. Projections for today have it potentially falling into third place behind Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, which doesn’t bode well for its legs long-term. More...

Friday Estimates: Dracula Wins Friday, Gone Girl Will Win Weekend

October 11th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold enjoyed a better-than-expected opening day, and will top the chart for Friday. Saturday morning reports have it doing $8.9 million, well ahead of Gone Girl, which will land on $8.15 million. Dracula looks set for a weekend between $20 million and $25 million, which won’t be enough for an overall win. Gone Girl should end up between $25 million and $27 million for the weekend, down just 30% from its opening frame, and will be close to $80 million by Monday morning. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the New Releases Terrible, Horrible, No Good, and Very Bad?

October 9th, 2014

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster

This weekend there are four new wide releases; however, none of them are expected to be big hits. In fact, Gone Girl is widely expected to repeat in first place, while Annabelle might have a shot at second place. Three of the new releases will likely finish in the midteens with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day currently on track to become the best of the bad bunch of new films. The Judge has taken a huge tumble as far as analysts are concerned. Dracula Untold is in the mix and might earn second place, but it might also earn fifth. Regardless, it won't do well enough for a film that cost $100 million to make. Then there's Addicted, a movie whose buzz is so quiet I forgot it was opening this week. This weekend last year, Gravity again led the way with $43.19 million, while Captain Phillips opened in second place with $25.72 million. There's no chance any film will match Gravity. In fact, the top film this week will very likely be behind Captain Phillips. On the other hand, last year only one other film earned more than $4 million, so the depth was terrible. I think the depth this week should be enough to eke out a win. More...

International Box Office: Breakup Breaks the Competition

October 9th, 2014

Xin Hua Lu Fang poster

Breakup Buddies led the way in China and overall with a weekend total of $38.0 million over the weekend for a six-day total of $94.13 million. That's fantastic start for a local film in this market. More...

Contest: Get These Prizes Before they are Gone: Winning Announcement

October 8th, 2014

The winners of our Get These Prizes Before they are Gone contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Wide Releases are Keepin' On

October 7th, 2014

Keep On Keepin' On poster

Keep On Keepin' On had the best weekend of its run earning an average of $13,291 in two theaters. Gone Girl earned an average of $12,446 in just over 3,000 theaters. Annabelle was very close behind with an average of $11,659 in close to 3,200 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Gone Girl Arrives and Annabelle Scares the Competition

October 7th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

As expected, Gone Girl won the race for top spot on the box office chart this weekend. However, while it earned more than expected, Annabelle still managed to make it a really close race. These two films, as well as the rest of the top five, all beat predictions and this lead to the overall box office growing 38% to $147 million. More impressively, this was 16% better than the same weekend last year. I was not expected 2014 to come out ahead on the year-over-year comparison, which makes this win so much more spectacular. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a substantial margin of $370 million or 4.6% at $8.05 billion to $7.68 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the Box Office Chances Going, Going, Gone?

October 2nd, 2014

Gone Girl poster

The first weekend in October promises to be better than the average weekend in September was, but then again, it would practically have to. Gone Girl is aiming for first place and most analysts think it will get there. On the other, Annabelle has an outside shot at top spot over the weekend. That seems unlikely, but thanks to its genre, it has a better shot at earning first place on Friday's daily chart. The final wide release of the week is Left Behind, which as it turns out isn't opening truly wide. The buzz is so bad that some expect the film to open below the Mendoza Line. This weekend last year, Gravity opened in first place with $55.79 million. No film is going to open with that much money. In fact, all three wide releases combined might not make that much. 2014 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison, but frankly we should all be used to that by now. 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...

Contest: Get These Prizes Before They are Gone

September 25th, 2014

October finally begins next week and Gone Girl should have no trouble leading the way at the box office. (Annabelle should be a midlevel hit, while Left Behind will be left behind at the box office.) Since Gone Girl could open with more than the other two films combined, 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 Gone Girl.

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 Decoding Annie Parker on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Decoding Annie Parker on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 3, 2014 1 $37,513,109   3,014 $12,446   $37,513,109 1
Oct 10, 2014 1 $26,406,134 -30% 3,284 $8,041   $77,887,324 2
Oct 17, 2014 2 $17,511,956 -34% 3,249 $5,390   $106,780,820 3
Oct 24, 2014 4 $11,044,357 -37% 3,106 $3,556   $124,037,579 4
Oct 31, 2014 4 $8,480,992 -23% 2,834 $2,993   $136,282,506 5
Nov 7, 2014 3 $6,207,419 -27% 2,224 $2,791   $145,535,841 6
Nov 14, 2014 5 $4,561,432 -27% 1,959 $2,328   $152,635,317 7
Nov 21, 2014 5 $2,836,019 -38% 1,609 $1,763   $156,844,231 8
Nov 28, 2014 8 $2,465,434 -13% 1,174 $2,100   $160,745,345 9
Dec 5, 2014 8 $1,473,516 -40% 1,205 $1,223   $162,834,542 10
Dec 12, 2014 12 $1,032,338 -30% 963 $1,072   $164,408,908 11
Dec 19, 2014 18 $376,364 -64% 352 $1,069   $165,203,822 12
Dec 26, 2014 25 $413,852 +10% 269 $1,538   $165,929,744 13
Jan 2, 2015 25 $396,653 -4% 279 $1,422   $166,726,809 14
Jan 9, 2015 28 $250,683 -37% 253 $991   $167,122,875 15
Jan 16, 2015 35 $173,774 -31% 186 $934   $167,412,284 16
Jan 23, 2015 39 $99,617 -43% 145 $687   $167,590,676 17
Jan 30, 2015 47 $52,257 -48% 110 $475   $167,680,834 18
Feb 6, 2015 59 $33,073 -37% 73 $453   $167,735,396 19
Feb 13, 2015 69 $9,940 -70% 25 $398   $167,758,391 20
Feb 20, 2015 72 $3,203 -68% 11 $291   $167,765,534 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 2, 2014 P $1,200,000     0     $1,200,000  
Oct 3, 2014 2 $13,179,535     3,014 $4,373   $13,179,535 1
Oct 4, 2014 1 $15,175,369 +15%   3,014 $5,035   $28,354,904 2
Oct 5, 2014 1 $9,158,205 -40%   3,014 $3,039   $37,513,109 3
Oct 6, 2014 1 $3,275,569 -64%   3,014 $1,087   $40,788,678 4
Oct 7, 2014 1 $4,157,423 +27%   3,014 $1,379   $44,946,101 5
Oct 8, 2014 1 $3,253,521 -22%   3,014 $1,079   $48,199,622 6
Oct 9, 2014 1 $3,281,568 +1%   3,014 $1,089   $51,481,190 7
Oct 10, 2014 2 $8,138,223 +148% -38% 3,284 $2,478   $59,619,413 8
Oct 11, 2014 1 $11,245,191 +38% -26% 3,284 $3,424   $70,864,604 9
Oct 12, 2014 1 $7,022,720 -38% -23% 3,284 $2,138   $77,887,324 10
Oct 13, 2014 1 $3,953,213 -44% +21% 3,284 $1,204   $81,840,537 11
Oct 14, 2014 1 $2,810,909 -29% -32% 3,284 $856   $84,651,446 12
Oct 15, 2014 1 $2,345,806 -17% -28% 3,284 $714   $86,997,252 13
Oct 16, 2014 1 $2,271,612 -3% -31% 3,284 $692   $89,268,864 14
Oct 17, 2014 2 $5,547,520 +144% -32% 3,249 $1,707   $94,816,384 15
Oct 18, 2014 2 $7,781,167 +40% -31% 3,249 $2,395   $102,597,551 16
Oct 19, 2014 3 $4,183,269 -46% -40% 3,249 $1,288   $106,780,820 17
Oct 20, 2014 2 $1,449,792 -65% -63% 3,249 $446   $108,230,612 18
Oct 21, 2014 2 $1,789,193 +23% -36% 3,249 $551   $110,019,805 19
Oct 22, 2014 2 $1,503,280 -16% -36% 3,249 $463   $111,523,085 20
Oct 23, 2014 2 $1,470,137 -2% -35% 3,249 $452   $112,993,222 21
Oct 24, 2014 4 $3,464,440 +136% -38% 3,106 $1,115   $116,457,662 22
Oct 25, 2014 4 $4,924,207 +42% -37% 3,106 $1,585   $121,381,869 23
Oct 26, 2014 5 $2,655,710 -46% -37% 3,106 $855   $124,037,579 24
Oct 27, 2014 4 $876,183 -67% -40% 3,106 $282   $124,913,762 25
Oct 28, 2014 4 $1,103,608 +26% -38% 3,106 $355   $126,017,370 26
Oct 29, 2014 3 $888,166 -20% -41% 3,106 $286   $126,905,536 27
Oct 30, 2014 4 $895,978 +1% -39% 3,106 $288   $127,801,514 28
Oct 31, 2014 5 $1,798,151 +101% -48% 2,834 $634   $129,599,665 29
Nov 1, 2014 3 $4,476,395 +149% -9% 2,834 $1,580   $134,076,060 30
Nov 2, 2014 6 $2,206,446 -51% -17% 2,834 $779   $136,282,506 31
Nov 3, 2014 5 $696,332 -68% -21% 2,834 $246   $136,978,838 32
Nov 4, 2014 5 $892,670 +28% -19% 2,834 $315   $137,871,508 33
Nov 5, 2014 5 $723,567 -19% -19% 2,834 $255   $138,595,075 34
Nov 6, 2014 4 $733,347 +1% -18% 2,834 $259   $139,328,422 35
Nov 7, 2014 4 $1,858,051 +153% +3% 2,224 $835   $141,186,473 36
Nov 8, 2014 3 $2,808,248 +51% -37% 2,224 $1,263   $143,994,721 37
Nov 9, 2014 3 $1,541,120 -45% -30% 2,224 $693   $145,535,841 38
Nov 10, 2014 4 $656,642 -57% -6% 2,224 $295   $146,192,483 39
Nov 11, 2014 4 $945,482 +44% +6% 2,224 $425   $147,137,965 40
Nov 12, 2014 4 $465,468 -51% -36% 2,224 $209   $147,603,433 41
Nov 13, 2014 4 $470,452 +1% -36% 2,224 $212   $148,073,885 42
Nov 14, 2014 5 $1,352,188 +187% -27% 1,959 $690   $149,426,073 43
Nov 15, 2014 5 $2,141,753 +58% -24% 1,959 $1,093   $151,567,826 44
Nov 16, 2014 5 $1,067,491 -50% -31% 1,959 $545   $152,635,317 45
Nov 17, 2014 5 $341,758 -68% -48% 1,959 $174   $152,977,075 46
Nov 18, 2014 4 $423,712 +24% -55% 1,959 $216   $153,400,787 47
Nov 19, 2014 4 $341,744 -19% -27% 1,959 $174   $153,742,531 48
Nov 20, 2014 5 $265,681 -22% -44% 1,959 $136   $154,008,212 49
Nov 21, 2014 5 $800,068 +201% -41% 1,609 $497   $154,808,280 50
Nov 22, 2014 5 $1,322,067 +65% -38% 1,609 $822   $156,130,347 51
Nov 23, 2014 5 $713,884 -46% -33% 1,609 $444   $156,844,231 52
Nov 24, 2014 5 $291,841 -59% -15% 1,609 $181   $157,136,072 53
Nov 25, 2014 5 $360,625 +24% -15% 1,609 $224   $157,496,697 54
Nov 26, 2014 - $375,988 +4% +10% 1,609 $234   $157,872,685 55
Nov 27, 2014 - $407,226 +8% +53% 1,609 $253   $158,279,911 56
Nov 28, 2014 8 $1,001,202 +146% +25% 1,174 $853   $159,281,113 57
Nov 29, 2014 8 $1,013,364 +1% -23% 1,174 $863   $160,294,477 58
Nov 30, 2014 8 $450,868 -56% -37% 1,174 $384   $160,745,345 59
Dec 1, 2014 8 $140,277 -69% -52% 1,174 $119   $160,885,622 60
Dec 2, 2014 8 $177,292 +26% -51% 1,174 $151   $161,062,914 61
Dec 3, 2014 8 $150,517 -15% -60% 1,174 $128   $161,213,431 62
Dec 4, 2014 8 $147,595 -2% -64% 1,174 $126   $161,361,026 63
Dec 5, 2014 9 $430,457 +192% -57% 1,205 $357   $161,791,483 64
Dec 6, 2014 8 $697,153 +62% -31% 1,205 $579   $162,488,636 65
Dec 7, 2014 9 $345,906 -50% -23% 1,205 $287   $162,834,542 66
Dec 8, 2014 8 $122,316 -65% -13% 1,205 $102   $162,956,858 67
Dec 9, 2014 8 $156,359 +28% -12% 1,205 $130   $163,113,217 68
Dec 10, 2014 8 $136,090 -13% -10% 1,205 $113   $163,249,307 69
Dec 11, 2014 9 $127,263 -6% -14% 1,205 $106   $163,376,570 70
Dec 12, 2014 12 $300,041 +136% -30% 963 $312   $163,676,611 71
Dec 13, 2014 12 $478,429 +59% -31% 963 $497   $164,155,040 72
Dec 14, 2014 12 $253,868 -47% -27% 963 $264   $164,408,908 73
Dec 15, 2014 12 $109,855 -57% -10% 963 $114   $164,518,763 74
Dec 16, 2014 12 $126,405 +15% -19% 963 $131   $164,645,168 75
Dec 17, 2014 13 $95,818 -24% -30% 963 $99   $164,740,986 76
Dec 18, 2014 13 $86,472 -10% -32% 696 $124   $164,827,458 77
Dec 19, 2014 17 $102,373 +18% -66% 352 $291   $164,929,831 78
Dec 20, 2014 - $157,894 +54% -67% 352 $449   $165,087,725 79
Dec 21, 2014 - $116,097 -26% -54% 352 $330   $165,203,822 80
Dec 22, 2014 - $84,081 -28% -23% 352 $239   $165,287,903 81
Dec 23, 2014 16 $92,797 +10% -27% 352 $264   $165,380,700 82
Dec 24, 2014 - $45,962 -50% -52% 352 $131   $165,426,662 83
Dec 25, 2014 - $89,230 +94% +3% 269 $332   $165,515,892 84
Dec 26, 2014 - $132,953 +49% +30% 269 $494   $165,648,845 85
Dec 27, 2014 - $159,738 +20% +1% 269 $594   $165,808,583 86
Dec 28, 2014 - $121,161 -24% +4% 269 $450   $165,929,744 87
Dec 29, 2014 - $89,479 -26% +6% 269 $333   $166,019,223 88
Dec 30, 2014 23 $93,464 +4% +1% 269 $347   $166,112,687 89
Dec 31, 2014 - $84,896 -9% +85% 269 $316   $166,197,583 90
Jan 1, 2015 - $132,573 +56% +49% 269 $493   $166,330,156 91
Jan 2, 2015 - $155,178 +17% +17% 279 $556   $166,485,334 92
Jan 3, 2015 - $155,189 n/c -3% 279 $556   $166,640,523 93
Jan 4, 2015 - $86,286 -44% -29% 279 $309   $166,726,809 94
Jan 5, 2015 - $33,024 -62% -63% 279 $118   $166,759,833 95
Jan 6, 2015 - $39,917 +21% -57% 279 $143   $166,799,750 96
Jan 7, 2015 - $36,654 -8% -57% 279 $131   $166,836,404 97
Jan 8, 2015 - $35,788 -2% -73% 279 $128   $166,872,192 98
Jan 9, 2015 - $75,176 +110% -52% 253 $297   $166,947,368 99
Jan 10, 2015 - $113,167 +51% -27% 253 $447   $167,060,535 100
Jan 11, 2015 - $62,340 -45% -28% 253 $246   $167,122,875 101
Jan 12, 2015 - $23,569 -62% -29% 253 $93   $167,146,444 102
Jan 13, 2015 - $34,060 +45% -15% 253 $135   $167,180,504 103
Jan 14, 2015 - $29,748 -13% -19% 253 $118   $167,210,252 104
Jan 15, 2015 - $28,258 -5% -21% 253 $112   $167,238,510 105
Jan 16, 2015 - $47,955 +70% -36% 186 $258   $167,286,465 106
Jan 17, 2015 - $79,477 +66% -30% 186 $427   $167,365,942 107
Jan 18, 2015 - $46,342 -42% -26% 186 $249   $167,412,284 108
Jan 19, 2015 - $29,284 -37% +24% 186 $157   $167,441,568 109
Jan 20, 2015 - $17,795 -39% -48% 186 $96   $167,459,363 110
Jan 21, 2015 - $14,874 -16% -50% 186 $80   $167,474,237 111
Jan 22, 2015 - $16,822 +13% -40% 186 $90   $167,491,059 112
Jan 23, 2015 - $27,728 +65% -42% 145 $191   $167,518,787 113
Jan 24, 2015 - $46,544 +68% -41% 145 $321   $167,565,331 114
Jan 25, 2015 - $25,345 -46% -45% 145 $175   $167,590,676 115
Jan 26, 2015 - $7,854 -69% -73% 145 $54   $167,598,530 116
Jan 27, 2015 - $11,160 +42% -37% 145 $77   $167,609,690 117
Jan 28, 2015 - $9,799 -12% -34% 145 $68   $167,619,489 118
Jan 29, 2015 - $9,088 -7% -46% 145 $63   $167,628,577 119
Jan 30, 2015 - $17,094 +88% -38% 110 $155   $167,645,671 120
Jan 31, 2015 - $28,509 +67% -39% 110 $259   $167,674,180 121
Feb 1, 2015 - $6,654 -77% -74% 110 $60   $167,680,834 122
Feb 2, 2015 - $4,356 -35% -45% 110 $40   $167,685,190 123
Feb 3, 2015 - $6,172 +42% -45% 110 $56   $167,691,362 124
Feb 4, 2015 - $4,910 -20% -50% 110 $45   $167,696,272 125
Feb 5, 2015 - $6,051 +23% -33% 110 $55   $167,702,323 126
Feb 6, 2015 - $9,123 +51% -47% 73 $125   $167,711,446 127
Feb 7, 2015 - $16,225 +78% -43% 73 $222   $167,727,671 128
Feb 8, 2015 - $7,725 -52% +16% 73 $106   $167,735,396 129
Feb 9, 2015 - $2,893 -63% -34% 73 $40   $167,738,289 130
Feb 10, 2015 - $3,746 +29% -39% 73 $51   $167,742,035 131
Feb 11, 2015 - $2,741 -27% -44% 73 $38   $167,744,776 132
Feb 12, 2015 - $3,675 +34% -39% 73 $50   $167,748,451 133
Feb 13, 2015 - $2,388 -35% -74% 25 $96   $167,750,839 134
Feb 14, 2015 - $5,012 +110% -69% 25 $200   $167,755,851 135
Feb 15, 2015 - $2,540 -49% -67% 25 $102   $167,758,391 136
Feb 16, 2015 - $1,222 -52% -58% 25 $49   $167,759,613 137
Feb 17, 2015 - $1,098 -10% -71% 25 $44   $167,760,711 138
Feb 18, 2015 - $790 -28% -71% 25 $32   $167,761,501 139
Feb 19, 2015 - $830 +5% -77% 25 $33   $167,762,331 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 3, 2014 1 $51,481,190   3,014 $17,081   $51,481,190 1
Oct 10, 2014 1 $37,787,674 -27% 3,284 $11,507   $89,268,864 2
Oct 17, 2014 2 $23,724,358 -37% 3,249 $7,302   $112,993,222 3
Oct 24, 2014 4 $14,808,292 -38% 3,106 $4,768   $127,801,514 4
Oct 31, 2014 4 $11,526,908 -22% 2,834 $4,067   $139,328,422 5
Nov 7, 2014 3 $8,745,463 -24% 2,224 $3,932   $148,073,885 6
Nov 14, 2014 5 $5,934,327 -32% 1,959 $3,029   $154,008,212 7
Nov 21, 2014 7 $4,271,699 -28% 1,609 $2,655   $158,279,911 8
Nov 28, 2014 8 $3,081,115 -28% 1,174 $2,624   $161,361,026 9
Dec 5, 2014 8 $2,015,544 -35% 1,205 $1,673   $163,376,570 10
Dec 12, 2014 13 $1,450,888 -28% 696 $2,085   $164,827,458 11
Dec 19, 2014 23 $688,434 -53% 269 $2,559   $165,515,892 12
Dec 26, 2014 25 $814,264 +18% 269 $3,027   $166,330,156 13
Jan 2, 2015 25 $542,036 -33% 279 $1,943   $166,872,192 14
Jan 9, 2015 27 $366,318 -32% 253 $1,448   $167,238,510 15
Jan 16, 2015 34 $252,549 -31% 186 $1,358   $167,491,059 16
Jan 23, 2015 40 $137,518 -46% 145 $948   $167,628,577 17
Jan 30, 2015 45 $73,746 -46% 110 $670   $167,702,323 18
Feb 6, 2015 57 $46,128 -37% 73 $632   $167,748,451 19
Feb 13, 2015 74 $13,880 -70% 25 $555   $167,762,331 20
Feb 20, 2015 79 $4,858 -65% 11 $442   $167,767,189 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/3/2014 $4,074,576 402 420 2,469 $21,117,945 2/12/2024
Hong Kong 10/3/2014 $0 0 1 2 $2,930,471 11/25/2018
Italy 12/19/2014 $0 0 0 0 $8,466,917 11/6/2018
Japan 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $9,236,028 8/23/2018
New Zealand 10/2/2014 $0 0 1 2 $1,563,021 7/3/2023
Spain 10/10/2014 $0 0 1 3 $6,101,823 10/13/2015
 
Rest of World $149,977,387
 
International Total$199,393,592 2/12/2024

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 18, 20151459,764 459,764$6,878,069$6,878,0691
Jan 25, 20152156,695-66% 616,459$2,344,157$9,222,2262
Feb 1, 2015681,698-48% 698,157$1,222,202$10,444,4283
Feb 8, 2015699,791+22% 797,948$1,049,801$11,494,2294
Feb 15, 20151358,115-42% 856,063$868,238$12,362,4675
Feb 22, 20151928,307-51% 884,370$423,473$12,785,9406

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 18, 20151223,263 223,263$4,257,625$4,257,6251
Jan 25, 2015567,610-70% 290,873$1,373,152$5,630,7772
Feb 1, 2015755,091-19% 345,964$1,264,346$6,895,1233
Feb 8, 20151416,499-70% 362,463$289,059$7,184,1824
Feb 15, 20151422,806+38% 385,269$522,946$7,707,1285

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