Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $333,714,112Details
International Box Office $437,168,283Details
Worldwide Box Office $770,882,395
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $65,331,059 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $86,338,953 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $151,670,012
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Synopsis

Adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$94,320,883 (28.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$170,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,080 opening theaters/4,088 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $440,239,450

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Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon VOD (Theatrical Version), Amazon VOD (Theatrical Version), Amazon VOD (Bonus Features)
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu, Vudu, Vudu
Disney+:Disney+

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 1st, 2014 (Wide) by Walt Disney
August 1st, 2014 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: July 31st, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
July 31st, 2014 (Wide), released as Guardians of the Galaxy (가디언즈 오브 갤럭시) (South Korea)
July 31st, 2014 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 7th, 2014 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 8th, 2014 (Wide), released as Guardians Of The Galaxy (Australia)
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Video Release: December 9th, 2014 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2330 (Cert #49201), 7/9/2014)
Running Time: 121 minutes
Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Guardians of the Galaxy
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2014
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Heist, End of the World, Alien Abduction, Orphan, Smuggler, Hitmen, Mercenaries, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Redemption, Ensemble, Intertitle, Prologue, Terminal Illness, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Gratuitous Cameos, Prison, Prison Break, Cruel Wardens or Prison Guards, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Thursday 85 $224,259 Oct 9, 2014 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 87 $228,921 Oct 8, 2014 69
Biggest 10th Tuesday 81 $270,901 Oct 7, 2014 68
Biggest 10th Sunday 79 $742,045 Oct 5, 2014 66
Biggest 10th Saturday 54 $1,461,506 Oct 4, 2014 65
Biggest 10th Friday 55 $801,532 Oct 3, 2014 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 95 $341,097 Sep 30, 2014 61
Biggest 9th Sunday 84 $969,405 Sep 28, 2014 59
Biggest 9th Saturday 56 $1,771,534 Sep 27, 2014 58
Biggest 9th Friday 64 $1,025,002 Sep 26, 2014 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 68 $476,867 Sep 25, 2014 56
Biggest 8th Sunday 69 $1,383,512 Sep 21, 2014 52
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 90 $5,242,286 Sep 19, 2014 52
Biggest 8th Saturday 54 $2,475,953 Sep 20, 2014 51
Biggest 8th Friday 63 $1,382,821 Sep 19, 2014 50
Biggest 7th Thursday 95 $557,622 Sep 18, 2014 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 97 $586,451 Sep 17, 2014 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 78 $778,903 Sep 16, 2014 47
Biggest 7th Sunday 60 $2,082,992 Sep 14, 2014 45
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 59 $8,102,358 Sep 12, 2014 45
Biggest 7th Saturday 25 $3,905,201 Sep 13, 2014 44
Fastest to $300m 81 $303,904,198 Sep 12, 2014 44
Biggest 7th Friday 59 $2,114,165 Sep 12, 2014 43
Biggest 6th Sunday 72 $2,599,715 Sep 7, 2014 38
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 54 $10,357,345 Sep 5, 2014 38
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 76 $10,357,345 Sep 5, 2014 38
Biggest 6th Saturday 30 $5,050,351 Sep 6, 2014 37
Biggest 6th Friday 61 $2,707,279 Sep 5, 2014 36
Biggest 5th Tuesday 96 $1,387,915 Sep 2, 2014 33
Biggest 5th Monday 7 $5,824,589 Sep 1, 2014 32
Biggest 5th Sunday 10 $7,015,565 Aug 31, 2014 31
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 24 $17,082,262 Aug 29, 2014 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 9 $17,082,262 Aug 29, 2014 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 31 $23,172,831 Aug 29, 2014 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 6 $22,906,851 Aug 29, 2014 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $31,074,130 Aug 29, 2014 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 39 $6,220,274 Aug 30, 2014 30
Biggest 5th Friday 47 $3,846,423 Aug 29, 2014 29
Biggest 4th Thursday 98 $1,562,456 Aug 28, 2014 28
Biggest 4th Tuesday 81 $2,109,302 Aug 26, 2014 26
Biggest 4th Sunday 97 $4,902,775 Aug 24, 2014 24
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 91 $17,202,212 Aug 22, 2014 24
Fastest to $250m 92 $251,456,069 Aug 22, 2014 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 78 $7,480,888 Aug 23, 2014 23
Biggest 4th Friday 95 $4,818,549 Aug 22, 2014 22
Biggest 3rd Thursday 97 $2,573,025 Aug 21, 2014 21
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 74 $3,511,416 Aug 19, 2014 19
Biggest 3rd Sunday 86 $7,821,106 Aug 17, 2014 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 97 $25,115,564 Aug 15, 2014 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 95 $10,353,882 Aug 16, 2014 16
Fastest to $150m 94 $204,486,397 Aug 15, 2014 15
Fastest to $200m 94 $204,486,397 Aug 15, 2014 15
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 81 $4,849,881 Aug 13, 2014 13
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 65 $6,609,534 Aug 12, 2014 12
Biggest 2nd Sunday 100 $12,865,127 Aug 10, 2014 10
Biggest 1st Wednesday 82 $8,808,382 Aug 6, 2014 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 66 $11,907,821 Aug 5, 2014 5
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 88 $11,907,821 Aug 5, 2014 5
Biggest 1st Monday 86 $11,722,356 Aug 4, 2014 4
Fastest to $100m 90 $106,043,239 Aug 4, 2014 4
Biggest 1st Sunday 84 $25,485,690 Aug 3, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic Sunday 97 $25,485,690 Aug 3, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 2 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend 82 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 47 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 39 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 39 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 26 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 67 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 38 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 38 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic Weekend 88 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top 2014 Theater Average 48 $23,118 Aug 1, 2014 3
Fastest to $50m 86 $68,835,193 Aug 2, 2014 2
Biggest 1st Friday 80 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Biggest Domestic August Day 3 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Top Animation/Live Action Day Domestic 94 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Day Domestic 86 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Day 56 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Top Super Hero Day Domestic 85 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Top Walt Disney Day Domestic 90 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Biggest Domestic Friday 82 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Biggest Previews 65 $11,200,000 Jul 31, 2014 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 2014 1 $94,320,883   4,080 $23,118   $94,320,883 1
Aug 8, 2014 2 $42,124,922 -55% 4,088 $10,305   $176,515,761 2
Aug 15, 2014 2 $25,115,564 -40% 3,697 $6,793   $222,661,385 3
Aug 22, 2014 1 $17,202,212 -32% 3,371 $5,103   $251,456,069 4
Aug 29, 2014 1 $17,082,262 -1% 3,462 $4,934   $275,379,530 5
Sep 5, 2014 1 $10,357,345 -39% 3,221 $3,216   $294,765,199 6
Sep 12, 2014 3 $8,102,358 -22% 3,104 $2,610   $305,987,190 7
Sep 19, 2014 6 $5,242,286 -35% 2,846 $1,842   $313,731,317 8
Sep 26, 2014 8 $3,765,941 -28% 2,451 $1,536   $319,169,216 9
Oct 3, 2014 9 $3,005,083 -20% 1,894 $1,587   $323,331,487 10
Oct 10, 2014 12 $1,824,863 -39% 1,291 $1,414   $326,094,767 11
Oct 17, 2014 13 $959,912 -47% 730 $1,315   $327,792,643 12
Oct 24, 2014 18 $554,531 -42% 402 $1,379   $328,650,120 13
Oct 31, 2014 21 $563,687 +2% 334 $1,688   $329,390,224 14
Nov 7, 2014 18 $415,000 -26% 296 $1,402   $329,805,224 15
Nov 14, 2014 23 $292,787 -29% 233 $1,257   $330,487,141 16
Nov 21, 2014 20 $471,000 +61% 324 $1,454   $331,041,783 17
Nov 28, 2014 17 $461,937 -2% 285 $1,621   $331,855,381 18
Dec 5, 2014 22 $266,761 -42% 276 $967   $332,226,145 19
Dec 12, 2014 25 $180,906 -32% 245 $738   $332,490,182 20
Dec 19, 2014 30 $104,971 -42% 206 $510   $332,657,316 21
Dec 26, 2014 34 $112,786 +7% 170 $663   $332,862,030 22
Jan 2, 2015 38 $89,733 -20% 154 $583   $333,055,258 23
Jan 9, 2015 42 $50,725 -43% 125 $406   $333,130,696 24
Jan 16, 2015 52 $26,958 -47% 65 $415   $333,172,112 25
Nov 13, 2020 7 $406,000   1,560 $260   $333,578,112 329
Nov 20, 2020 - $136,000 -67% 815 $167   $333,714,112 330

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 31, 2014 P $11,200,000     0     $11,200,000  
Aug 1, 2014 1 $37,845,336     4,080 $9,276   $37,845,336 1
Aug 2, 2014 1 $30,989,857 -18%   4,080 $7,596   $68,835,193 2
Aug 3, 2014 1 $25,485,690 -18%   4,080 $6,246   $94,320,883 3
Aug 4, 2014 1 $11,722,356 -54%   4,080 $2,873   $106,043,239 4
Aug 5, 2014 1 $11,907,821 +2%   4,080 $2,919   $117,951,060 5
Aug 6, 2014 1 $8,808,382 -26%   4,080 $2,159   $126,759,442 6
Aug 7, 2014 1 $7,631,397 -13%   4,080 $1,870   $134,390,839 7
Aug 8, 2014 2 $12,312,683 +61% -67% 4,088 $3,012   $146,703,522 8
Aug 9, 2014 2 $16,947,112 +38% -45% 4,088 $4,146   $163,650,634 9
Aug 10, 2014 2 $12,865,127 -24% -50% 4,088 $3,147   $176,515,761 10
Aug 11, 2014 2 $5,343,905 -58% -54% 4,088 $1,307   $181,859,666 11
Aug 12, 2014 2 $6,609,534 +24% -44% 4,088 $1,617   $188,469,200 12
Aug 13, 2014 3 $4,849,881 -27% -45% 4,088 $1,186   $193,319,081 13
Aug 14, 2014 2 $4,226,740 -13% -45% 4,088 $1,034   $197,545,821 14
Aug 15, 2014 2 $6,940,576 +64% -44% 3,697 $1,877   $204,486,397 15
Aug 16, 2014 2 $10,353,882 +49% -39% 3,697 $2,801   $214,840,279 16
Aug 17, 2014 2 $7,821,106 -24% -39% 3,697 $2,116   $222,661,385 17
Aug 18, 2014 1 $2,884,902 -63% -46% 3,697 $780   $225,546,287 18
Aug 19, 2014 2 $3,511,416 +22% -47% 3,697 $950   $229,057,703 19
Aug 20, 2014 1 $2,623,129 -25% -46% 3,697 $710   $231,680,832 20
Aug 21, 2014 1 $2,573,025 -2% -39% 3,697 $696   $234,253,857 21
Aug 22, 2014 2 $4,818,549 +87% -31% 3,371 $1,429   $239,072,406 22
Aug 23, 2014 1 $7,480,888 +55% -28% 3,371 $2,219   $246,553,294 23
Aug 24, 2014 1 $4,902,775 -34% -37% 3,371 $1,454   $251,456,069 24
Aug 25, 2014 1 $1,662,402 -66% -42% 3,371 $493   $253,118,471 25
Aug 26, 2014 1 $2,109,302 +27% -40% 3,371 $626   $255,227,773 26
Aug 27, 2014 1 $1,507,039 -29% -43% 3,371 $447   $256,734,812 27
Aug 28, 2014 1 $1,562,456 +4% -39% 3,371 $463   $258,297,268 28
Aug 29, 2014 1 $3,846,423 +146% -20% 3,462 $1,111   $262,143,691 29
Aug 30, 2014 1 $6,220,274 +62% -17% 3,462 $1,797   $268,363,965 30
Aug 31, 2014 1 $7,015,565 +13% +43% 3,462 $2,026   $275,379,530 31
Sep 1, 2014 1 $5,824,589 -17% +250% 3,462 $1,682   $281,204,119 32
Sep 2, 2014 1 $1,387,915 -76% -34% 3,462 $401   $282,592,034 33
Sep 3, 2014 1 $974,670 -30% -35% 3,462 $282   $283,566,704 34
Sep 4, 2014 1 $841,150 -14% -46% 3,462 $243   $284,407,854 35
Sep 5, 2014 1 $2,707,279 +222% -30% 3,221 $841   $287,115,133 36
Sep 6, 2014 1 $5,050,351 +87% -19% 3,221 $1,568   $292,165,484 37
Sep 7, 2014 1 $2,599,715 -49% -63% 3,221 $807   $294,765,199 38
Sep 8, 2014 1 $721,759 -72% -88% 3,221 $224   $295,486,958 39
Sep 9, 2014 1 $941,747 +30% -32% 3,221 $292   $296,428,705 40
Sep 10, 2014 1 $728,882 -23% -25% 3,221 $226   $297,157,587 41
Sep 11, 2014 1 $727,245 n/c -14% 3,221 $226   $297,884,832 42
Sep 12, 2014 3 $2,114,165 +191% -22% 3,104 $681   $299,998,997 43
Sep 13, 2014 3 $3,905,201 +85% -23% 3,104 $1,258   $303,904,198 44
Sep 14, 2014 3 $2,082,992 -47% -20% 3,104 $671   $305,987,190 45
Sep 15, 2014 2 $578,865 -72% -20% 3,104 $186   $306,566,055 46
Sep 16, 2014 2 $778,903 +35% -17% 3,104 $251   $307,344,958 47
Sep 17, 2014 2 $586,451 -25% -20% 3,104 $189   $307,931,409 48
Sep 18, 2014 2 $557,622 -5% -23% 3,104 $180   $308,489,031 49
Sep 19, 2014 6 $1,382,821 +148% -35% 2,846 $486   $309,871,852 50
Sep 20, 2014 6 $2,475,953 +79% -37% 2,846 $870   $312,347,805 51
Sep 21, 2014 6 $1,383,512 -44% -34% 2,846 $486   $313,731,317 52
Sep 22, 2014 5 $364,039 -74% -37% 2,846 $128   $314,095,356 53
Sep 23, 2014 5 $448,190 +23% -42% 2,846 $157   $314,543,546 54
Sep 24, 2014 5 $382,862 -15% -35% 2,846 $135   $314,926,408 55
Sep 25, 2014 6 $476,867 +25% -14% 2,846 $168   $315,403,275 56
Sep 26, 2014 8 $1,025,002 +115% -26% 2,451 $418   $316,428,277 57
Sep 27, 2014 8 $1,771,534 +73% -28% 2,451 $723   $318,199,811 58
Sep 28, 2014 8 $969,405 -45% -30% 2,451 $396   $319,169,216 59
Sep 29, 2014 7 $284,311 -71% -22% 2,451 $116   $319,453,527 60
Sep 30, 2014 6 $341,097 +20% -24% 2,451 $139   $319,794,624 61
Oct 1, 2014 7 $273,729 -20% -29% 2,451 $112   $320,068,353 62
Oct 2, 2014 6 $258,051 -6% -46% 2,451 $105   $320,326,404 63
Oct 3, 2014 9 $801,532 +211% -22% 1,894 $423   $321,127,936 64
Oct 4, 2014 9 $1,461,506 +82% -18% 1,894 $772   $322,589,442 65
Oct 5, 2014 9 $742,045 -49% -23% 1,894 $392   $323,331,487 66
Oct 6, 2014 8 $214,336 -71% -25% 1,894 $113   $323,545,823 67
Oct 7, 2014 8 $270,901 +26% -21% 1,894 $143   $323,816,724 68
Oct 8, 2014 8 $228,921 -15% -16% 1,894 $121   $324,045,645 69
Oct 9, 2014 8 $224,259 -2% -13% 1,894 $118   $324,269,904 70
Oct 10, 2014 12 $504,205 +125% -37% 1,291 $391   $324,774,109 71
Oct 11, 2014 12 $818,411 +62% -44% 1,291 $634   $325,592,520 72
Oct 12, 2014 11 $502,247 -39% -32% 1,291 $389   $326,094,767 73
Oct 13, 2014 13 $309,686 -38% +44% 1,291 $240   $326,404,453 74
Oct 14, 2014 13 $160,905 -48% -41% 1,291 $125   $326,565,358 75
Oct 15, 2014 13 $143,133 -11% -37% 1,291 $111   $326,708,491 76
Oct 16, 2014 12 $124,240 -13% -45% 1,291 $96   $326,832,731 77
Oct 17, 2014 13 $280,706 +126% -44% 730 $385   $327,113,437 78
Oct 18, 2014 13 $451,835 +61% -45% 730 $619   $327,565,272 79
Oct 19, 2014 14 $227,371 -50% -55% 730 $311   $327,792,643 80
Oct 20, 2014 15 $79,077 -65% -74% 730 $108   $327,871,720 81
Oct 21, 2014 15 $83,222 +5% -48% 730 $114   $327,954,942 82
Oct 22, 2014 16 $70,854 -15% -50% 730 $97   $328,025,796 83
Oct 23, 2014 - $69,793 -1% -44% 730 $96   $328,095,589 84
Nov 13, 2020 - $123,000     1,560 $79   $333,295,112 2,297
Nov 14, 2020 - $185,000 +50%   1,560 $119   $333,480,112 2,298
Nov 15, 2020 - $98,000 -47%   1,560 $63   $333,578,112 2,299
Nov 20, 2020 - $40,000   -67% 815 $49   $333,618,112 2,304
Nov 21, 2020 - $63,000 +58% -66% 815 $77   $333,681,112 2,305
Nov 22, 2020 - $33,000 -48% -66% 815 $40   $333,714,112 2,306

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 2014 1 $134,390,839   4,080 $32,939   $134,390,839 1
Aug 8, 2014 2 $63,154,982 -53% 4,088 $15,449   $197,545,821 2
Aug 15, 2014 2 $36,708,036 -42% 3,697 $9,929   $234,253,857 3
Aug 22, 2014 1 $24,043,411 -35% 3,371 $7,132   $258,297,268 4
Aug 29, 2014 1 $26,110,586 +9% 3,462 $7,542   $284,407,854 5
Sep 5, 2014 1 $13,476,978 -48% 3,221 $4,184   $297,884,832 6
Sep 12, 2014 3 $10,604,199 -21% 3,104 $3,416   $308,489,031 7
Sep 19, 2014 6 $6,914,244 -35% 2,846 $2,429   $315,403,275 8
Sep 26, 2014 8 $4,923,129 -29% 2,451 $2,009   $320,326,404 9
Oct 3, 2014 9 $3,943,500 -20% 1,894 $2,082   $324,269,904 10
Oct 10, 2014 12 $2,562,827 -35% 1,291 $1,985   $326,832,731 11
Oct 17, 2014 14 $1,262,858 -51% 730 $1,730   $328,095,589 12
Oct 24, 2014 18 $730,948 -42% 402 $1,818   $328,826,537 13
Nov 7, 2014 17 $804,130   296 $2,717   $330,194,354 15
Nov 14, 2014 23 $376,429 -53% 233 $1,616   $330,570,783 16
Nov 21, 2014 19 $822,661 +119% 324 $2,539   $331,393,444 17
Nov 28, 2014 20 $565,940 -31% 285 $1,986   $331,959,384 18
Dec 5, 2014 23 $349,892 -38% 276 $1,268   $332,309,276 19
Dec 12, 2014 26 $243,069 -31% 245 $992   $332,552,345 20
Dec 19, 2014 37 $196,899 -19% 206 $956   $332,749,244 21
Dec 26, 2014 34 $216,281 +10% 170 $1,272   $332,965,525 22
Jan 2, 2015 38 $114,446 -47% 154 $743   $333,079,971 23
Jan 9, 2015 43 $65,183 -43% 125 $521   $333,145,154 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/8/2014 $0 0 465 1,478 $23,444,382 3/29/2021
China 10/10/2014 $0 0 0 0 $86,346,368 8/13/2018
New Zealand 8/7/2014 $0 0 5 14 $3,092,151 9/21/2020
Russia (CIS) 7/31/2014 $0 0 98 105 $38,111,566 10/19/2022
South Korea 7/31/2014 $0 0 77 135 $10,015,876 5/3/2023
United Kingdom 7/31/2014 $0 0 85 176 $37,640,453 11/11/2020
 
Rest of World $238,517,487
 
International Total$437,168,283 5/3/2023

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
Dec 14, 201411,207,701 1,207,701$14,637,336$14,637,3361
Dec 21, 20142482,638-60% 1,690,339$7,813,909$22,451,2452
Dec 28, 20143470,882-2% 2,161,221$8,221,600$30,672,8453
Jan 4, 20153148,389-68% 2,309,610$2,219,899$32,892,7444
Jan 11, 2015579,681-46% 2,389,291$1,192,028$34,084,7725
Jan 18, 2015553,806-32% 2,443,097$804,938$34,889,7106
Jan 25, 20151129,930-44% 2,473,027$447,753$35,337,4637
Feb 1, 20151228,760-4% 2,501,787$430,250$35,767,7138
Feb 8, 20151423,155-19% 2,524,942$346,399$36,114,1129
Feb 15, 20151838,052+64% 2,562,994$568,497$36,682,60910
Feb 22, 20152621,910-42% 2,584,904$327,774$37,010,38311
Apr 5, 20152929,417 2,670,087$395,364$38,425,49417
May 7, 20171810,597 3,436,101$147,192$52,289,494126
May 21, 2017295,425 3,448,148$83,599$52,471,032128
Jun 18, 20173010,203 3,479,953$203,652$53,083,814132
Aug 27, 2017530,632 3,558,297$508,185$54,481,600142
Sep 3, 2017726,450-14% 3,584,747$527,942$55,009,542143
Sep 10, 20171220,868-21% 3,605,615$416,525$55,426,067144
May 13, 2018296,466 3,785,749$93,498$58,599,037179
May 5, 20192310,333 3,937,464$152,102$60,914,160230
Jun 2, 2019256,384 3,957,317$96,909$61,212,834234

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 14, 201412,264,583 2,264,583$45,269,014$45,269,0141
Dec 21, 20142472,610-79% 2,737,193$11,555,325$56,824,3392
Dec 28, 20142410,983-13% 3,148,176$8,215,549$65,039,8883
Jan 4, 20152100,126-76% 3,248,302$2,001,520$67,041,4084
Jan 11, 2015242,285-58% 3,290,587$1,010,617$68,052,0255
Jan 18, 2015436,249-14% 3,326,836$904,775$68,956,8006
Jan 25, 2015624,396-33% 3,351,232$608,918$69,565,7187
Feb 1, 20151023,400-4% 3,374,632$584,073$70,149,7918
Feb 8, 20151515,918-32% 3,390,550$397,304$70,547,0959
Feb 15, 20151325,442+60% 3,415,992$635,035$71,182,13010
Feb 22, 20151416,477-35% 3,432,469$410,759$71,592,88911
Mar 1, 20151811,072-33% 3,443,541$276,363$71,869,25212
Mar 8, 2015187,656-31% 3,451,197$191,086$72,060,33813
Mar 15, 20151710,758+41% 3,461,955$268,517$72,328,85514
Mar 22, 2015188,152-24% 3,470,107$203,464$72,532,31915
Apr 5, 20152011,866 3,484,180$297,825$72,885,53717
May 3, 2015149,541 3,517,337$244,071$73,734,43321
May 24, 2015165,381 3,537,127$138,446$74,234,54824
May 31, 2015177,258+35% 3,544,385$195,671$74,430,21925
May 7, 20171215,511 3,907,592$264,772$81,470,043126
May 14, 20171311,070-29% 3,918,662$186,564$81,656,607127
May 21, 2017178,272-25% 3,926,934$138,787$81,795,394128
Aug 20, 2017918,581 3,997,143$375,432$83,202,856141
Aug 27, 2017620,317+9% 4,017,460$416,096$83,618,952142
Sep 3, 2017196,695-67% 4,024,155$138,725$83,757,677143
Sep 10, 2017197,197+7% 4,031,352$151,252$83,908,929144
Oct 6, 20191315,952 4,134,083$317,436$85,988,702252

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Lead Ensemble Members

Chris Pratt    Peter Quill
Zoe Saldana    Gamora
Dave Bautista    Drax
Vin Diesel    Groot
Bradley Cooper    Rocket

Supporting Cast

Lee Pace    Ronan
Michael Rooker    Yondu Udonta
Karen Gillan    Nebula
Djimon Hounsou    Korath
John C. Reilly    Corpsman Dey
Glenn Close    Nova Prime
Benicio del Toro    The Collector
Laura Haddock    Meredith Quill
Sean Gunn    Kraglin/On Set Rocket
Peter Serafinowicz    Denarian Saal
Christopher Fairbank    The Broker
Krystian Godlewski    On Set Groot
Wyatt Oleff    Young Quill
Gregg Henry    Grandpa
Janis Ahern    Meredith's Mother
Solomon Mousley    Meredith's Brother
Lindsay Morton    Meredith's Best Friend
Robert Firth    Dr. Fitzgibbon
Melia Kreiling    Bereet
Tom Proctor    Horuz
Nick Holmes    Horuz' Mate
Max Wrottesley    Sacrificed Nova Corpsman
Nicole Alexandria Shipley    Pretty Xandarian
Sharif Atkins    Nova Arresting Pilot
Brendan Fehr    Corpsman Dey's Partner
Tomas Arana    Kree Ambassador
Mikaela Hoover    Nova Prime's Assistant
Emmett J. Scanlan    Head Riot Guard
Dominic Grant    Angry Guard
Spencer Wilding    Mean Guard
Alison Lintott    Sad Woman With Horns
Alexis Rodney    Moloka Dar
Nathan Fillion    Montrous Inmate
Keeley Forsyth    Mottled Prisoner
Frank Gilhooley    Burly Prisoner
Alexis Denisof    The Other
Enzo Cilenti    Watchtower Guard
Richard Katz    One Legged Prisoner
Enoch Frost    Rifle Guard
Ronan Summers    "Drop The Leg" Guard
Ophelia Lovibond    Carina
Laura Ortiz    Tortured Pink Girl
Marama Corlett    Pit Boss
Rosie Jones    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Abidemi Sobande    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Alex Rose    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Ekaterina Zalitko    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Emily Redding    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Fred Fred    Cosmo the Space Dog
Stephen Blackehart    Knowhere Dispatcher
Jennifer Moylan-Taylor    Sad Krylorian Girl
Bruce MacKinnon    One-Eyed Ravager
Ralph Ineson    Ravager Pilot
Rob Zombie    Ravager Navigator Voice
Naomi Ryan    Nova Centurion
John Brotherton    Nova Starblaster Pilot
Graham Shiels    Alien Nova Pilot
James Gunn    Maskless Sakaaran
Douglas Robson    Maskless Sakaaran
Rachel Cullen    Corpsman Dey's Wife
Isabella Poynton    Corpsman Dey's Daughter
Imogen Poynton    Corpsman Dey's Daughter
David Yarovesky    Goth Ravager
Miriam Lucia    Crying Xandarian Citizen

Cameos

Stan Lee    Xandarian Ladie's Man

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Gunn    Director
James Gunn    Screenwriter
Nicole Perlman    Screenwriter
Kevin Feige    Producer
Louis D’Esposito    Executive Producer
Alan Fine    Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso    Executive Producer
Jeremy Latcham    Executive Producer
Nikolas Korda    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
David J. Grant    Co-Producer
Jonathan Schwartz    Co-Producer
Ben Davis    Director of Photography
Charles Wood    Production Designer
Fred Raskin    Editor
Craig Wood    Editor
Hughes Winborne    Editor
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Stephane Ceretti    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Pickett    Visual Effects Producer
Tyler Bates    Composer
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Hermione Ninnim    Unit Production Manager
Nikolas Korda    Unit Production Manager
Jamie Christopher    First Assistant Director
Jamie Christopher    Associate Producer
Matthew Sharp    Second Assistant Director
Olivier Dumont    Associate Visual Effects Supervisor
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Matthew Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Peter MacDonald    Second Unit Director
Jonathan Taylor    Second Unit Director
Thomas Robinson Harper    Stunt Coordinator
James Young    Stunt Coordinator-Fight Coordinator
Raymond Chan    Supervising Art Director
Mike Stallion    Art Director
Mark Swain    Art Director
Tom Brown    Art Director
Jordan Crockett    Art Director
Paula Casarin    Script Supervisor
Jennifer Wood    Assistant Script Supervisor
Jesse Torres    Post-Production Supervisor
Meagan Costello    First Assistant Editor
Simon Morgan    First Assistant Editor
John Breinholt    First Assistant Editor
Emma McCleave    First Assistant Editor-UK
Ben Renton    Second Assistant Editor-UK
Louise Horishny    Third Assistant Editor-UK
Chris Tonick    Assistant Editor
Dylan Quirt    Assistant Editor
Heather Mullen    Assistant Editor
Todd Felderstein    Assistant Editor
Steve Durkee    Supervising Music Editor
Darrell Hall    Music Editor
Will Kaplan    Music Editor
Nashia Wachsman    Music Editor
Simon Hayes    Sound Mixer
Ricky Davis    Lighting Technician
Tim Neill    Lighting Technician
Jack Ridout    Lighting Technician
Terence Townsend    Lighting Technician
William Finch    Lighting Technician
Andrew Purdy    Lighting Technician
Patrick O'Flynn    Lighting Technician
Dan Grace    Costume Supervisor
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou    Make up
Andrew Simonin    Hairstylist
Richard Roberts    Set Decorator
David White    Special Makeup Effects Designer
Nicolas Aithadi    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jonathan Fawkner    Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Corbould    SFX Supervisor
Brad Semenoff    Dialogue/ADR Editor

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

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

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...

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...

DVD Sales: Left Behind Out in Front

January 24th, 2015

Left Behind led the new releases on the DVD chart, at least in terms of units sold, with 201,000. Its sales for the week were $2.05 million, giving it third place by that metric. This is not great for a first-run release, but not bad compared to the film's box office. It is also much better than its opening on Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: No Reward for Good Deeds

January 24th, 2015

The first set of new releases for Blu-ray didn't result in a change at the top, as The Equalizer remained on top of the chart during its sophomore stint. Over the week, it sold $143,000 / $3.48 million for two-week totals of 821,000 units / $17.08 million. This gives it a two-week Blu-ray share of 51%, which is good for an action film. It does have a slightly older target demographic, so that explains why it isn't as good as say... More...

Home Market Numbers: 2014, The Year the Home Market Froze

January 24th, 2015

We are getting back to weekly home market analysis this weekend, but before we do that, let's have a brief look at the home market in 2014. The overall winner was Frozen, which just destroyed the competition. It sold more Blu-rays (7.23 million units for $152.93 million) than the nearest competitor, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire sold total units, and had more combined sales than the next three best-selling films. It is the second-best selling Blu-ray off all time and will soon top Avatar for first place. Additionally, the film surpassed 10 million DVDs sold by a significant margin at 11.03 million units for $185.48 million, while its overall home market sales for the year were 18.27 million units for $338.41 million in total sales. 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...

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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 9th, 2014

December 9th, 2014

It is a very shallow week on the home market. Granted, Guardians of the Galaxy is coming out this week on DVD or 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack and it would be a clear contender for Pick of the Week even on the busiest of week. However, after that, there is a sharp decline in quality. Calvary and Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead are two very different movies, but both are contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end, I went with Guardians of the Galaxy as the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Guardians of the Galaxy

December 8th, 2014

At the moment, Guardians of the Galaxy is the highest grossing film released in 2014. (Mockingjay, Part 1 still has a chance of catching it, depending on how well it does over Christmas). It is also one the the best-reviewed wide releases of 2014. As a fan of Marvel Comics in general and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in particular, I had very high hopes for this film. Was the buzz warranted? Or was this a case of too much hype? More...

2014 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 26th, 2014

This Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means this is Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and a ton of shopping. It also means the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. Over the next month, we will talk about TV on DVD releases, independent releases, foreign language releases, classics, etc. but this week we start with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. In some ways, this is better than last year, as there were a wider number of big releases that would make great gifts. However, in other ways it is much weaker. I can't think of a single big franchise box set that came out this year. There are some smaller ones, like the Halloween Box Set, but while the franchise has lasted ten installments and 30 years, how many can you really say are worth repeated viewing? Fortunately, there were plenty of great films to come out this year, starting with what is currently the biggest hit of the year. More...

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...

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...

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...

International Box Office: Lost in a Maze

October 1st, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner easily won the race for top spot on the international chart with $28.8 million in 62 markets for a three-week total of $92.4 million. This is already enough to cover its production budget, so the studio should be very, very happy. The film remained in first place in South Korea with $4.37 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.94 million after two weeks of release. It also topped the charts in Russia with $3.13 million on 1,486 screens for a two-week total of $10.49 million. The film has yet to open in Italy, the U.K., Germany, France, Japan, and others. It should surpass $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide before it is done. That is excellent for a film that cost $34 million to make. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Equalizer Has No Equal

September 30th, 2014

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer easily won the race for the top of the box office chart this weekend earning almost as much as the next two films combined. Those next two films were The Maze Runner and The Boxtrolls, both of which exceeded expectations, albeit by tiny margins. The strength of these three films helped the overall box office reach $106 million, which is 4% higher than last weekend. On the other hand, this was 2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.51 billion, which is a massive amount when you look at it without context. However, it is nearly $400 million or 4.9% lower than last year's pace, which is also a massive amount. It is technically possible for 2014 to catch up to 2013 before the end of the year, but only if October is a really strong month at the box office. It won't be. More...

International Box Office: Maze Runs Down Competition

September 24th, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

Just as it did on the domestic chart, The Maze Runner earned first place on the international chart. It did so with $38.0 million in 51 markets for an early total of $50.7 million. Its biggest market was Russia, where it placed first with $5.59 million on 1,748 screens, while South Korea was close behind with $4.88 million on 648 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.41 million. It also earned first place in Australia with $3.19 million on 305 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.31 million. The final major market debut of the weekend was Brazil, where it earned first place with $1.96 million on 316 screens. It slipped to second place in Mexico with $1.73 million on 996 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $5.92 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Maze Runs Laps Around Competetion

September 22nd, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner easily won the weekend box office race this past weekend beating expectations by a little bit with $32.51 million. Unfortunately, the other new releases were not as strong and their combined totals were about 25% lower than the number one film. Overall, the box office was $103 million, which is 14% higher than last weekend and 18% higher than the same weekend last year. This is a fantastic result, given the box office troubles of the past several weeks. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a large margin at $7.38 billion to $7.75 billion, which is a 4.8% deficit. Hopefully this win will help the box office going forward and the fall will be better than the summer was. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Milestone for Lucy

September 17th, 2014

Lucy poster

Since this time last week, Lucy topped $200 million internationally. Considering a significant number of people thought it wouldn't reach $200 million worldwide, this is a great result. Over the weekend, it remained in first place with $24.9 million in 59 markets for totals of $230.6 million internationally and $354.1 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Russia with $9.77 million on 1,013 screens, which was more than $9 million more than the second place film. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Deed has a Good Opening, but Box Office is still Bad

September 16th, 2014

No Good Deed poster

No Good Deed led the box office this weekend with a surprisingly robust opening of $24.25 million. This was more than double last week's number one movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. Dolphin Tale 2 also topped last week's number one film, even though it didn't live up to expectations. Overall, the box office pulled in $90 million, which was 37% more than last weekend. Unfortunately, this was still 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.26 billion, which isn't an insignificant amount. However, it is 5.2% or nearly $400 million behind last year's pace. 2014 still has a chance to catch up to last year, but the odds of it doing so are getting slimmer and slimmer each week. More...

Weekend Estimates: No Good Deed Enjoys Surprise Win

September 14th, 2014

No Good Deed poster

Movie fans are ignoring the critics this weekend and turning out in big numbers to see No Good Deed. The thriller, starring Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson will easily win the weekend with an estimated $24.5 million, in spite of earning only 17% positive reviews from critics. Audiences are giving the film a 71% positive score so far, which represents a huge difference of opinion. Dolphin Tale 2, which was considered the more likely weekend winner, and is enjoying excellent reviews from critics and moviegoers alike, is under-performing at the box office and should make about $16.5 million according to Warner Bros., down from the $19.2 million opening for the first film in the franchise. More...

Weekend Predictions: Box Office set to Bounce Back

September 11th, 2014

Dolphin Tale 2 poster

Last weekend was the worst weekend in more than a decade. This weekend the box office will bounce back, because it has to. It can't possibly get worse. There are two wide releases debuting this weekend: Dolphin Tale 2 and No Good Time. Neither film is expected to become a big hit; in fact, if either film earns more than $20 million over the weekend, I will be impressed. That said, they will still be a step up from what happened last weekend. The biggest news of the weekend will come from Guardians of the Galaxy, which will become the first film released in 2014 to top $300 million. This weekend last year, Insidious Chapter 2 opened with more than $40 million and the combined openings of the two new releases this weekend will likely be below that. Worse case scenario has neither film opening above last year's number two film, The Family. There's almost no chance 2014 will win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Lucy Makes a Return Trip to the Top

September 10th, 2014

Lucy poster

Lucy reclaimed top spot on the international chart with $26 million in 54 markets for totals of $193 million internationally and $314 million worldwide. I don't think a lot of people thought this movie would reach $300 million worldwide, so this is a great run. The film opened in second place in South Korea with $7 million, but includes weekday numbers. The film remained in first place in the U.K. with $1.96 million on 506 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.26 million after three weeks of release. Lucy opens in Russia and China this weekend and could remain in first place. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Fail to Protect Box Office

September 9th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

The weekend box office was an unmitigated disaster. Guardians of the Galaxy was the only film to crack $10 million over the weekend and there were no other releases that came close. The only new "wide" release was The Identical, and it missed the top ten. Overall, the box office fell 40% from last weekend to just $66 million. It goes without saying that this is the worst box office of the year so far. In fact, it is the fifth worst box office weekend since 2000 running 23% lower than the worst weekend from last year. The worst weekend from last year was this weekend last year, so that makes the comparison so much easier. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.15 billion, which is 5.1% lower than the last year's pace. Things better turn around soon, or we can say goodbye to any chance to catch up to last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will The Top Five be Identical to Last Week?

September 5th, 2014

The Identical poster

It's the weekend after Labor Day Weekend, which is historically the one of the two worst weekends of the year. Only the weekend after Thanksgiving really competes with it. This year there is only one wide release, The Identical, and it technically not opening truly wide. It is practically guaranteed that Guardians of the Galaxy will win the weekend box office race for the fourth time in its run and there likely won't be many changes in the top five. (As Above, So Below will drop out and The November Man will take its place.) This weekend last year, Riddick opened in first place with $19.03 million. No film this week it going to match that figure and the depth this year isn't going to help. Look for a big loss in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Dawn of a New Day for Apes

September 4th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rose from eighth to first place thanks to its debut in China. Overall, the film made $51.2 million in 29 markets for totals of $408.0 million internationally and $613.3 million worldwide. It dominated the box office in China with $45.13 million and if it has any legs in this market, it will reach $500 million internationally and $750 million worldwide is within reach after its run in Japan. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Grab Top, But Summer Ends on a Down Note

September 3rd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Labor Day Weekend was dominated by holdovers. The two new releases were As Above, So Below and The November Man, which opened in fourth and sixth places respectively. Guardians of the Galaxy remained in first place over the weekend and climbed into first place for the year in the process, overtaking fellow Marvel Film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Overall, the box office fell 4% from last weekend down to $110 million. Compared to last year, the box office was down 11%, which is troubling. Year-to-date, 2014 is now behind 2013 by a 4.5% margin at $7.07 billion to $7.40 billion. This is the weakest post-Labor Day weekend running tally since 2008 and that's before you look at ticket price inflation. With ticket price inflation, you have to go back to 2005. More...

Weekend Estimates: Guardians Win Again on Sluggish Labor Day Weekend

August 31st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

A lackluster Summer comes to an end this weekend with an third weekend win for Guardians of the Galaxy, which, in the process becomes the top-grossing film of 2014. That’s reason to cheer for Disney and the Avengers franchise, not least because the movie Guardians overtakes is their previous franchise outing, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Marvel juggernaut was much too much for this weekend’s more low-key openers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Labor Day Be an Above Weekend?

August 28th, 2014

As Above, So Below poster

It's Labor Day Weekend, which is historically the worst long weekend of the year. This year As Above, So Below and The November Man are trying to avoid bombing this weekend. It looks like As Above, So Below will be a middling hit thanks in part to its low production budget. On the other hand, The November Man only managed fifth place during its opening day and it will likely get worse over the weekend. This leaves Guardians of the Galaxy with an easy path to first place for the weekend, and coincidentally, an easy path for first place for the year so far. Labor Day last year was led by One Direction: This is Us and there's really no chance the new releases this year will do the same. 2014 does have better depth, but I don't think that will be enough to continue the winning streak in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Lucy is Sky High

August 28th, 2014

Lucy poster

Lucy rocketed to first place with 34.0 million in 42 markets for totals of $104.4 million internationally and $218.1 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend came from Taiwan, where the movie opened with $6.2 million on 88 screens. The film also opened in first place in the U.K. with $5.10 million on 486 screens and in Spain with $3.32 million on 387. More impressively, it remained in first place in France with $4.43 million in 615 screens over the weekend for a total of $29.93 million after three weeks of release.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Holdovers Have Staying Power

August 26th, 2014

If I Stay poster

Of the three wide releases, none topped expectations and only If I Stay did decent business at the box office. It only managed third place, but it did have the best per theater average in the top twenty. This left holdovers atop of the box office chart with Guardians of the Galaxy returning to first place and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles slipping to second place. Overall, the box office was down 20% from last weekend to $115 million. However, this was 4.7% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the more important metric. Unfortunately, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a large margin of $330 million or 4.7% at $6.91 billion to $7.24 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sin City Bombs

August 24th, 2014

If I Stay poster

Even though it is nine years since original movie opened with $29 million and topped a fairly lackluster April weekend, few predicted going into the Summer that Sin City: A Dame to Kill For would finish in 8th place on debut. In spite of little competition the neo-noir thriller will post about $6.5 million from 2,894 theaters, putting it in third place among the openers. Tearjerker If I Stay is the best new release this weekend, with an expected $16.35 million from 2,907 theaters, for a very respectable average of $5,600. It will be third overall behind Guardians of the Galaxy, which will pass $250 million today, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which falls to second place with $16.8 million this weekend and $145 million in total. With a little over $1 million separating the top three, it’s conceivable that the order could change when final results are reported on Monday. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Will Kill or Be Killed

August 21st, 2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For poster

Last weekend, there were three wide releases, but only one of them did relatively well. This weekend, there are also three wide releases and hopefully they will perform better at the box office. There are some positive signs and some analysts think both Sin City: A Dame To Kill For and If I Stay will open with more than $20 million while When the Game Stands Tall could make more than $10 million. That's on the high side. On the low side, none of the new releases will open in first place and Guardians of the Galaxy and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be in a battle for first and second place. That said, this weekend last year, none of the three wide releases earned more than $10 million during the weekend and only two films in total reached that mark over the weekend. Even low-end expectations for this year are more bullish than that, so 2014 should continue its winning streak in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Dragons Invade China

August 20th, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster

How to Train Your Dragon 2 debuted in first place in China with $26.32 million. This helped the film earn first place on the international chart with $37.7 million in 28 markets for totals of $366.0 million internationally and $537.2 million worldwide. The film is already ahead of its predecessor internationally and worldwide, so the studio should be happy, even if it didn't earn as much domestically. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Holdovers Help, But Summer Stops

August 19th, 2014

Let’s Be Cops poster

Only one of the three wide releases this past weekend did reasonably well over the weekend. Despite earning reviews that were flirting with single-digits, Let's Be Cops was the best of the new releases this weekend earning an acceptable opening. On the other hand, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy held on well earning first and second places over the weekend. The overall box office plummeted from last weekend down 23% to $143 million, but this is still 2.5% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013, even though the gap shrunk a little bit at 4.5% or $6.75 billion to $7.07 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Turtles and Guardians Hold Off Newcomers

August 17th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Three lackluster debuts have allowed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy to keep the top two spots at the box office this weekend. Turtles will be down a fairly modest 57% in its second weekend for $28.4 million, and $117.6 million in total after two weekends. Guardians will be down 41% in its third weekend for a total of $222 million, and will remain on track to become the highest-grossing film of the Summer. Things look much less pretty for the openers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Summer End this Weekend?

August 14th, 2014

The Expendables 3 poster

The strong opening by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles allowed summer to be extended one more weekend. This week three films look to avoid flopping, thus signaling the end of summer, but in order to do so, they must defy critics. The Expendables 3 is the biggest of the three films opening this weekend, but the franchise appears to be on a downward trajectory. Let's Be Cops opened on Wednesday, but with simply awful reviews, the word-of-mouth could kill it by the time the weekend starts. Finally, The Giver is the latest Young Adult adaptation, but this genre has produced more flops than even midlevel hits. Frankly, the most interesting aspect of the weekend box office will likely be milestones reached by Guardians of the Galaxy and other movies, rather than the new releases. This weekend last year was also arguably the the end of summer. The Butler was the only movie to make more than $20 million, while three of the four wide releases opened in fifth place or weaker. It looks like 2014 will continue its winning streak. More...

International Box Office: Guarding Top Spot

August 13th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy remained in first place with $47.1 million in 50 markets over the weekend for a total of $138.8 million internationally and $315.3 million worldwide after just two weeks of release. It is already ahead of the lifetime total of The Incredible Hulk and should pass another Avengers film or two by this time next week. The film finished in first place in Australia with $6.08 million on 586 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.24 million. The film was pushed into second place in Russia with $6.01 million on 2,097 screens over the weekend for a total of $24.32 million after two weeks of release. It had a very similar result in the U.K. with the film landing in second place with $5.59 million on 561 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.24 million. More...

Per Theater Chart: The Admiral Roars to the Top

August 12th, 2014

What If poster

The Admiral: Roaring Currents had a stunning opening with an estimated $43,000 in its sole theaters. It will be interesting to see if the film can maintain this success as it expands wider. The overall box office leader, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, was second with an opening weekend average of $17,055. The Guardians of the Galaxy remained in the $10,000 club for the second weekend of its release earning an average of $10,305. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Turtles Topple Guardians

August 11th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Despite earning some of the worst reviews of the summer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles easily won the race for the top of the box office chart unseating Guardians of the Galaxy, which earned some of the best reviews. The rest of the new releases were well back. Overall, the box office was down from last weekend, but by less than 0.5% to $185 million. Compared to last year, the box office was 16% higher, which is a great result. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013, but the deficit was down to 4.4% or $300 million at $6.52 billion to $6.82 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Turtles Power to $65 Million

August 10th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn’t just overcome the bad guys in a movie this weekend. They also overcame almost universally-scathing reviews and an end-of-Summer release date to top the box office. With expectations going into the weekend ranging from the low 30s to $50 million or so, an opening that Paramount is projecting at $65 million as of Sunday morning is a triumph. Even with the prospect of steep declines in the weeks ahead, the film should hit $150 million domestically, and with international markets expected to be the film’s strong suit, a sequel or two are likely to follow. The weekend’s other openers have less rosy futures. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can any of the New Releases Overtake Guardians?

August 7th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Yep. It's August alright. There are four wide releases coming out this week, the largest of which is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is currently earning 17% positive reviews. It's not even the worst reviewed film of the weekend so far, as Into the Storm is a little worse. There are a couple of films that might earn overall positive reviews: The Hundred Foot Journey and Step Up All In. None of the new releases are on track to match Guardians of the Galaxy. In fact, all four combined won't make as much as Guardians of the Galaxy opened with last weekend. This weekend last year, there were also four wide releases, three of which earned more than $20 million. I don't think that will be true this year, but I think based on the strength of Guardians of the Galaxy and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 2014 will win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Guardians of the Global Box Office

August 6th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy opened in first place internationally with $67.4 million in 42 markets. This includes a number of major markets, led by Russia with $12.90 million on 2,097 screens and the U.K. with $10.70 million on 554 screens. It also earned first place in Brazil with $5.27 million on 472 screens. It wasn't as strong in South Korea with $3.83 million on 575 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.78 million. There was a massive local release in that market, so that partially explains that result. The film also opened in second place in Australia with $2.15 million on 244 screens, but this was just the film's previews. More...

Contest: Galaxy of Prizes: Winning Announcement

August 6th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

The winners of our Galaxy of Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Guardians Rides to the Rescue

August 6th, 2014

Calvary poster

The overall box office leader, The Guardians of the Galaxy, also led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $23,118 in just over 4,000 theaters. Second place went to Calvary, with an average of $18,537 in four theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Magic in the Moonlight, with an average of $11,396 in 65 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Help Summer Recover

August 5th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Finally! Finally we have a week where there's nothing but good news to talk about. Guardians of the Galaxy crushed high expectations breaking the August records for biggest day and biggest weekend. While Guardians dominated at the box office chart, Get On Up did okay in the counter-programming role. This helped the overall box office soar, rising 20% when compared to last weekend to $186 million. More importantly, this was 35% better that this weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 $6.26 billion to $6.62 billion, but the gap was closed a little bit at $360 million or 5.4%. More...

Weekend Estimates: Guardians Go Big, Up Opens Okay

August 3rd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

It was a big, big weekend at the box office with Guardians of the Galaxy pulling in an estimated $94 million. The majority of analysts thought it would break the August weekend record, but very few thought it would have one of the top five openings of the year. Additionally, the film earned some of the best reviews of the year and could become the biggest hit of the year... at least untill Mockingjay, Part 1 hits theaters in November. Get On Up did not do as well earning $14.03 million and grabbing third place along the way. This is barely more than Jersey Boys opened with in June. Its reviews should help it earn better legs and it wasn't an expensive movie to make, so the studio should be relatively happy with this start. More...

2014 Preview: August

August 1st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

July was... well... let's just pretend it didn't happen. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes did well, but week after week 2014 fell further behind 2013 in the year-to-date comparison. At the moment, we are roughly $400 million behind last year's pace and while I don't think August will continue the losing streak, there's really no chance August will put a dent in that number. It looks more and more likely that Guardians of the Galaxy will be a hit, especially given its early reviews, but it could be the last $100 million hit till October, if the bad buzz surrounding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turns into bad ticket sales. Last August there were two films that reached $100 million, plus two others that came close. This August might match that, while the biggest film this year should top the biggest film from last year. I think the slump 2014 is suffering through will end the first weekend and overall I think it will cut the deficit a little bit. That said, summer 2014 will still end as one of the worst recent summers at the box office. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Guardians Be the Biggest in the Galaxy?

July 31st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy will likely become the biggest hit of this August. It might become the biggest hit of any August. The buzz is powerful, as are the reviews, and this could add up to a record-breaking opening. It isn't the only film opening wide, as Get On Up is also coming out this weekend. That film is a biopic of James Brown and it is earning stellar reviews, but will be limited to the counter-programming role. This weekend last year, the box office was led by 2 Guns, which made $27.06 million during the weekend. Guardians of the Galaxy should make more than that during its opening day. It looks like 2014 should finally end the slump it is in. More...

IMAX: Summer Slump Hits IMAX

July 29th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy opens on IMAX this weekend and hopefully it will be a hit, because the format could use some good news. The second quarter numbers were released last week and there are some troubling signs. For instance, global ticket sales for DMR titles generate $216.0 million during the second quarter of 2014, which was down from the same time period of 2013. Granted, it was down by less than $4 million or just under 2%, which is much better than the overall market was like during the same time period. The average per screen box office fell more dramatically down 15% from $353,300 to $299,800. Obviously IMAX is still going strong and the continuing growth in total IMAX screens is evidence of that, but like non-IMAX theaters, they could really use a monster hit to boost the box office numbers. More...

Contest: Galaxy of Prizes

July 25th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Next weekend the summer film I'm most interested in seeing finally opens, Guardians of the Galaxy. In fact, out of all of the The Avengers: Phase Two films, this is the one I'm most interested in seeing. To celebrate, we have three T-shirts from Shirts.com, specifically their Superhero / Marvel collections. (You can choose any T-shirt on the site; we are just highlighting these collections.)

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win one of three coupons for Shirts.com. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win one of three coupons for Shirts.com. Finally, one additional entry will be chosen, regardless of the accuracy of their prediction, and that person will win the final of three coupons for Shirts.com. So if you are really bad at predicting box office numbers, this is the contest to enter. 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

Adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$94,320,883 (28.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$170,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,080 opening theaters/4,088 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $440,239,450

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 1st, 2014 (Wide) by Walt Disney
August 1st, 2014 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: July 31st, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
July 31st, 2014 (Wide), released as Guardians of the Galaxy (가디언즈 오브 갤럭시) (South Korea)
July 31st, 2014 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 7th, 2014 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 8th, 2014 (Wide), released as Guardians Of The Galaxy (Australia)
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Video Release: December 9th, 2014 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2330 (Cert #49201), 7/9/2014)
Running Time: 121 minutes
Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Guardians of the Galaxy
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2014
vs. Thor
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Keywords: Marvel Comics, Heist, End of the World, Alien Abduction, Orphan, Smuggler, Hitmen, Mercenaries, Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Redemption, Ensemble, Intertitle, Prologue, Terminal Illness, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Gratuitous Cameos, Prison, Prison Break, Cruel Wardens or Prison Guards, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Marvel Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Thursday 85 $224,259 Oct 9, 2014 70
Biggest 10th Wednesday 87 $228,921 Oct 8, 2014 69
Biggest 10th Tuesday 81 $270,901 Oct 7, 2014 68
Biggest 10th Sunday 79 $742,045 Oct 5, 2014 66
Biggest 10th Saturday 54 $1,461,506 Oct 4, 2014 65
Biggest 10th Friday 55 $801,532 Oct 3, 2014 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 95 $341,097 Sep 30, 2014 61
Biggest 9th Sunday 84 $969,405 Sep 28, 2014 59
Biggest 9th Saturday 56 $1,771,534 Sep 27, 2014 58
Biggest 9th Friday 64 $1,025,002 Sep 26, 2014 57
Biggest 8th Thursday 68 $476,867 Sep 25, 2014 56
Biggest 8th Sunday 69 $1,383,512 Sep 21, 2014 52
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 90 $5,242,286 Sep 19, 2014 52
Biggest 8th Saturday 54 $2,475,953 Sep 20, 2014 51
Biggest 8th Friday 63 $1,382,821 Sep 19, 2014 50
Biggest 7th Thursday 95 $557,622 Sep 18, 2014 49
Biggest 7th Wednesday 97 $586,451 Sep 17, 2014 48
Biggest 7th Tuesday 78 $778,903 Sep 16, 2014 47
Biggest 7th Sunday 60 $2,082,992 Sep 14, 2014 45
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 59 $8,102,358 Sep 12, 2014 45
Biggest 7th Saturday 25 $3,905,201 Sep 13, 2014 44
Fastest to $300m 81 $303,904,198 Sep 12, 2014 44
Biggest 7th Friday 59 $2,114,165 Sep 12, 2014 43
Biggest 6th Sunday 72 $2,599,715 Sep 7, 2014 38
Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend 54 $10,357,345 Sep 5, 2014 38
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 76 $10,357,345 Sep 5, 2014 38
Biggest 6th Saturday 30 $5,050,351 Sep 6, 2014 37
Biggest 6th Friday 61 $2,707,279 Sep 5, 2014 36
Biggest 5th Tuesday 96 $1,387,915 Sep 2, 2014 33
Biggest 5th Monday 7 $5,824,589 Sep 1, 2014 32
Biggest 5th Sunday 10 $7,015,565 Aug 31, 2014 31
Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend 24 $17,082,262 Aug 29, 2014 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 9 $17,082,262 Aug 29, 2014 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 31 $23,172,831 Aug 29, 2014 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 6 $22,906,851 Aug 29, 2014 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $31,074,130 Aug 29, 2014 31
Biggest 5th Saturday 39 $6,220,274 Aug 30, 2014 30
Biggest 5th Friday 47 $3,846,423 Aug 29, 2014 29
Biggest 4th Thursday 98 $1,562,456 Aug 28, 2014 28
Biggest 4th Tuesday 81 $2,109,302 Aug 26, 2014 26
Biggest 4th Sunday 97 $4,902,775 Aug 24, 2014 24
Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend 91 $17,202,212 Aug 22, 2014 24
Fastest to $250m 92 $251,456,069 Aug 22, 2014 24
Biggest 4th Saturday 78 $7,480,888 Aug 23, 2014 23
Biggest 4th Friday 95 $4,818,549 Aug 22, 2014 22
Biggest 3rd Thursday 97 $2,573,025 Aug 21, 2014 21
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 74 $3,511,416 Aug 19, 2014 19
Biggest 3rd Sunday 86 $7,821,106 Aug 17, 2014 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 97 $25,115,564 Aug 15, 2014 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 95 $10,353,882 Aug 16, 2014 16
Fastest to $150m 94 $204,486,397 Aug 15, 2014 15
Fastest to $200m 94 $204,486,397 Aug 15, 2014 15
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 81 $4,849,881 Aug 13, 2014 13
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 65 $6,609,534 Aug 12, 2014 12
Biggest 2nd Sunday 100 $12,865,127 Aug 10, 2014 10
Biggest 1st Wednesday 82 $8,808,382 Aug 6, 2014 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 66 $11,907,821 Aug 5, 2014 5
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 88 $11,907,821 Aug 5, 2014 5
Biggest 1st Monday 86 $11,722,356 Aug 4, 2014 4
Fastest to $100m 90 $106,043,239 Aug 4, 2014 4
Biggest 1st Sunday 84 $25,485,690 Aug 3, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic Sunday 97 $25,485,690 Aug 3, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic August Weekend 2 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic Opening Weekend 82 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Action Weekend Domestic 47 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 39 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Weekend Domestic 39 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 26 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top PG-13 Weekend Domestic 67 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Super Hero Weekend Domestic 38 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 38 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic Weekend 88 $94,320,883 Aug 1, 2014 3
Top 2014 Theater Average 48 $23,118 Aug 1, 2014 3
Fastest to $50m 86 $68,835,193 Aug 2, 2014 2
Biggest 1st Friday 80 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Biggest Domestic August Day 3 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Top Animation/Live Action Day Domestic 94 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Day Domestic 86 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Day 56 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Top Super Hero Day Domestic 85 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Top Walt Disney Day Domestic 90 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Biggest Domestic Friday 82 $37,845,336 Aug 1, 2014 1
Biggest Previews 65 $11,200,000 Jul 31, 2014 0

Lead Ensemble Members

Chris Pratt    Peter Quill
Zoe Saldana    Gamora
Dave Bautista    Drax
Vin Diesel    Groot
Bradley Cooper    Rocket

Supporting Cast

Lee Pace    Ronan
Michael Rooker    Yondu Udonta
Karen Gillan    Nebula
Djimon Hounsou    Korath
John C. Reilly    Corpsman Dey
Glenn Close    Nova Prime
Benicio del Toro    The Collector
Laura Haddock    Meredith Quill
Sean Gunn    Kraglin/On Set Rocket
Peter Serafinowicz    Denarian Saal
Christopher Fairbank    The Broker
Krystian Godlewski    On Set Groot
Wyatt Oleff    Young Quill
Gregg Henry    Grandpa
Janis Ahern    Meredith's Mother
Solomon Mousley    Meredith's Brother
Lindsay Morton    Meredith's Best Friend
Robert Firth    Dr. Fitzgibbon
Melia Kreiling    Bereet
Tom Proctor    Horuz
Nick Holmes    Horuz' Mate
Max Wrottesley    Sacrificed Nova Corpsman
Nicole Alexandria Shipley    Pretty Xandarian
Sharif Atkins    Nova Arresting Pilot
Brendan Fehr    Corpsman Dey's Partner
Tomas Arana    Kree Ambassador
Mikaela Hoover    Nova Prime's Assistant
Emmett J. Scanlan    Head Riot Guard
Dominic Grant    Angry Guard
Spencer Wilding    Mean Guard
Alison Lintott    Sad Woman With Horns
Alexis Rodney    Moloka Dar
Nathan Fillion    Montrous Inmate
Keeley Forsyth    Mottled Prisoner
Frank Gilhooley    Burly Prisoner
Alexis Denisof    The Other
Enzo Cilenti    Watchtower Guard
Richard Katz    One Legged Prisoner
Enoch Frost    Rifle Guard
Ronan Summers    "Drop The Leg" Guard
Ophelia Lovibond    Carina
Laura Ortiz    Tortured Pink Girl
Marama Corlett    Pit Boss
Rosie Jones    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Abidemi Sobande    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Alex Rose    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Ekaterina Zalitko    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Emily Redding    Lady of the Boot of Jemiah
Fred Fred    Cosmo the Space Dog
Stephen Blackehart    Knowhere Dispatcher
Jennifer Moylan-Taylor    Sad Krylorian Girl
Bruce MacKinnon    One-Eyed Ravager
Ralph Ineson    Ravager Pilot
Rob Zombie    Ravager Navigator Voice
Naomi Ryan    Nova Centurion
John Brotherton    Nova Starblaster Pilot
Graham Shiels    Alien Nova Pilot
James Gunn    Maskless Sakaaran
Douglas Robson    Maskless Sakaaran
Rachel Cullen    Corpsman Dey's Wife
Isabella Poynton    Corpsman Dey's Daughter
Imogen Poynton    Corpsman Dey's Daughter
David Yarovesky    Goth Ravager
Miriam Lucia    Crying Xandarian Citizen

Cameos

Stan Lee    Xandarian Ladie's Man

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Gunn    Director
James Gunn    Screenwriter
Nicole Perlman    Screenwriter
Kevin Feige    Producer
Louis D’Esposito    Executive Producer
Alan Fine    Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso    Executive Producer
Jeremy Latcham    Executive Producer
Nikolas Korda    Executive Producer
Stan Lee    Executive Producer
David J. Grant    Co-Producer
Jonathan Schwartz    Co-Producer
Ben Davis    Director of Photography
Charles Wood    Production Designer
Fred Raskin    Editor
Craig Wood    Editor
Hughes Winborne    Editor
Alexandra Byrne    Costume Designer
Stephane Ceretti    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susan Pickett    Visual Effects Producer
Tyler Bates    Composer
Dave Jordan    Music Supervisor
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Hermione Ninnim    Unit Production Manager
Nikolas Korda    Unit Production Manager
Jamie Christopher    First Assistant Director
Jamie Christopher    Associate Producer
Matthew Sharp    Second Assistant Director
Olivier Dumont    Associate Visual Effects Supervisor
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Matthew Wood    Supervising Sound Editor
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Peter MacDonald    Second Unit Director
Jonathan Taylor    Second Unit Director
Thomas Robinson Harper    Stunt Coordinator
James Young    Stunt Coordinator-Fight Coordinator
Raymond Chan    Supervising Art Director
Mike Stallion    Art Director
Mark Swain    Art Director
Tom Brown    Art Director
Jordan Crockett    Art Director
Paula Casarin    Script Supervisor
Jennifer Wood    Assistant Script Supervisor
Jesse Torres    Post-Production Supervisor
Meagan Costello    First Assistant Editor
Simon Morgan    First Assistant Editor
John Breinholt    First Assistant Editor
Emma McCleave    First Assistant Editor-UK
Ben Renton    Second Assistant Editor-UK
Louise Horishny    Third Assistant Editor-UK
Chris Tonick    Assistant Editor
Dylan Quirt    Assistant Editor
Heather Mullen    Assistant Editor
Todd Felderstein    Assistant Editor
Steve Durkee    Supervising Music Editor
Darrell Hall    Music Editor
Will Kaplan    Music Editor
Nashia Wachsman    Music Editor
Simon Hayes    Sound Mixer
Ricky Davis    Lighting Technician
Tim Neill    Lighting Technician
Jack Ridout    Lighting Technician
Terence Townsend    Lighting Technician
William Finch    Lighting Technician
Andrew Purdy    Lighting Technician
Patrick O'Flynn    Lighting Technician
Dan Grace    Costume Supervisor
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou    Make up
Andrew Simonin    Hairstylist
Richard Roberts    Set Decorator
David White    Special Makeup Effects Designer
Nicolas Aithadi    Visual Effects Supervisor
Jonathan Fawkner    Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Corbould    SFX Supervisor
Brad Semenoff    Dialogue/ADR Editor

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

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - And the Winner is... Birdman for Best Picture

February 22nd, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar ceremony is tonight and we will be live-blogging the winners... assuming I don't get bored and wander away. On a serious note, while my job is all about movies and I love watching movies, I love paying attention to box office numbers, I even love Awards Season. I hate ceremonies. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers. If I predicted a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award were not even nominated, plus a few I don't have a real opinion on. More...

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...

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...

DVD Sales: Left Behind Out in Front

January 24th, 2015

Left Behind led the new releases on the DVD chart, at least in terms of units sold, with 201,000. Its sales for the week were $2.05 million, giving it third place by that metric. This is not great for a first-run release, but not bad compared to the film's box office. It is also much better than its opening on Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: No Reward for Good Deeds

January 24th, 2015

The first set of new releases for Blu-ray didn't result in a change at the top, as The Equalizer remained on top of the chart during its sophomore stint. Over the week, it sold $143,000 / $3.48 million for two-week totals of 821,000 units / $17.08 million. This gives it a two-week Blu-ray share of 51%, which is good for an action film. It does have a slightly older target demographic, so that explains why it isn't as good as say... More...

Home Market Numbers: 2014, The Year the Home Market Froze

January 24th, 2015

We are getting back to weekly home market analysis this weekend, but before we do that, let's have a brief look at the home market in 2014. The overall winner was Frozen, which just destroyed the competition. It sold more Blu-rays (7.23 million units for $152.93 million) than the nearest competitor, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire sold total units, and had more combined sales than the next three best-selling films. It is the second-best selling Blu-ray off all time and will soon top Avatar for first place. Additionally, the film surpassed 10 million DVDs sold by a significant margin at 11.03 million units for $185.48 million, while its overall home market sales for the year were 18.27 million units for $338.41 million in total sales. 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...

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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 9th, 2014

December 9th, 2014

It is a very shallow week on the home market. Granted, Guardians of the Galaxy is coming out this week on DVD or 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack and it would be a clear contender for Pick of the Week even on the busiest of week. However, after that, there is a sharp decline in quality. Calvary and Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead are two very different movies, but both are contenders for Pick of the Week. In the end, I went with Guardians of the Galaxy as the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Guardians of the Galaxy

December 8th, 2014

At the moment, Guardians of the Galaxy is the highest grossing film released in 2014. (Mockingjay, Part 1 still has a chance of catching it, depending on how well it does over Christmas). It is also one the the best-reviewed wide releases of 2014. As a fan of Marvel Comics in general and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in particular, I had very high hopes for this film. Was the buzz warranted? Or was this a case of too much hype? More...

2014 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 26th, 2014

This Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means this is Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and a ton of shopping. It also means the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. Over the next month, we will talk about TV on DVD releases, independent releases, foreign language releases, classics, etc. but this week we start with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. In some ways, this is better than last year, as there were a wider number of big releases that would make great gifts. However, in other ways it is much weaker. I can't think of a single big franchise box set that came out this year. There are some smaller ones, like the Halloween Box Set, but while the franchise has lasted ten installments and 30 years, how many can you really say are worth repeated viewing? Fortunately, there were plenty of great films to come out this year, starting with what is currently the biggest hit of the year. More...

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...

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...

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...

International Box Office: Lost in a Maze

October 1st, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner easily won the race for top spot on the international chart with $28.8 million in 62 markets for a three-week total of $92.4 million. This is already enough to cover its production budget, so the studio should be very, very happy. The film remained in first place in South Korea with $4.37 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.94 million after two weeks of release. It also topped the charts in Russia with $3.13 million on 1,486 screens for a two-week total of $10.49 million. The film has yet to open in Italy, the U.K., Germany, France, Japan, and others. It should surpass $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide before it is done. That is excellent for a film that cost $34 million to make. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Equalizer Has No Equal

September 30th, 2014

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer easily won the race for the top of the box office chart this weekend earning almost as much as the next two films combined. Those next two films were The Maze Runner and The Boxtrolls, both of which exceeded expectations, albeit by tiny margins. The strength of these three films helped the overall box office reach $106 million, which is 4% higher than last weekend. On the other hand, this was 2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.51 billion, which is a massive amount when you look at it without context. However, it is nearly $400 million or 4.9% lower than last year's pace, which is also a massive amount. It is technically possible for 2014 to catch up to 2013 before the end of the year, but only if October is a really strong month at the box office. It won't be. More...

International Box Office: Maze Runs Down Competition

September 24th, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

Just as it did on the domestic chart, The Maze Runner earned first place on the international chart. It did so with $38.0 million in 51 markets for an early total of $50.7 million. Its biggest market was Russia, where it placed first with $5.59 million on 1,748 screens, while South Korea was close behind with $4.88 million on 648 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.41 million. It also earned first place in Australia with $3.19 million on 305 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.31 million. The final major market debut of the weekend was Brazil, where it earned first place with $1.96 million on 316 screens. It slipped to second place in Mexico with $1.73 million on 996 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $5.92 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Maze Runs Laps Around Competetion

September 22nd, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner easily won the weekend box office race this past weekend beating expectations by a little bit with $32.51 million. Unfortunately, the other new releases were not as strong and their combined totals were about 25% lower than the number one film. Overall, the box office was $103 million, which is 14% higher than last weekend and 18% higher than the same weekend last year. This is a fantastic result, given the box office troubles of the past several weeks. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a large margin at $7.38 billion to $7.75 billion, which is a 4.8% deficit. Hopefully this win will help the box office going forward and the fall will be better than the summer was. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Milestone for Lucy

September 17th, 2014

Lucy poster

Since this time last week, Lucy topped $200 million internationally. Considering a significant number of people thought it wouldn't reach $200 million worldwide, this is a great result. Over the weekend, it remained in first place with $24.9 million in 59 markets for totals of $230.6 million internationally and $354.1 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Russia with $9.77 million on 1,013 screens, which was more than $9 million more than the second place film. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Deed has a Good Opening, but Box Office is still Bad

September 16th, 2014

No Good Deed poster

No Good Deed led the box office this weekend with a surprisingly robust opening of $24.25 million. This was more than double last week's number one movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. Dolphin Tale 2 also topped last week's number one film, even though it didn't live up to expectations. Overall, the box office pulled in $90 million, which was 37% more than last weekend. Unfortunately, this was still 13% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.26 billion, which isn't an insignificant amount. However, it is 5.2% or nearly $400 million behind last year's pace. 2014 still has a chance to catch up to last year, but the odds of it doing so are getting slimmer and slimmer each week. More...

Weekend Estimates: No Good Deed Enjoys Surprise Win

September 14th, 2014

No Good Deed poster

Movie fans are ignoring the critics this weekend and turning out in big numbers to see No Good Deed. The thriller, starring Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson will easily win the weekend with an estimated $24.5 million, in spite of earning only 17% positive reviews from critics. Audiences are giving the film a 71% positive score so far, which represents a huge difference of opinion. Dolphin Tale 2, which was considered the more likely weekend winner, and is enjoying excellent reviews from critics and moviegoers alike, is under-performing at the box office and should make about $16.5 million according to Warner Bros., down from the $19.2 million opening for the first film in the franchise. More...

Weekend Predictions: Box Office set to Bounce Back

September 11th, 2014

Dolphin Tale 2 poster

Last weekend was the worst weekend in more than a decade. This weekend the box office will bounce back, because it has to. It can't possibly get worse. There are two wide releases debuting this weekend: Dolphin Tale 2 and No Good Time. Neither film is expected to become a big hit; in fact, if either film earns more than $20 million over the weekend, I will be impressed. That said, they will still be a step up from what happened last weekend. The biggest news of the weekend will come from Guardians of the Galaxy, which will become the first film released in 2014 to top $300 million. This weekend last year, Insidious Chapter 2 opened with more than $40 million and the combined openings of the two new releases this weekend will likely be below that. Worse case scenario has neither film opening above last year's number two film, The Family. There's almost no chance 2014 will win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Lucy Makes a Return Trip to the Top

September 10th, 2014

Lucy poster

Lucy reclaimed top spot on the international chart with $26 million in 54 markets for totals of $193 million internationally and $314 million worldwide. I don't think a lot of people thought this movie would reach $300 million worldwide, so this is a great run. The film opened in second place in South Korea with $7 million, but includes weekday numbers. The film remained in first place in the U.K. with $1.96 million on 506 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.26 million after three weeks of release. Lucy opens in Russia and China this weekend and could remain in first place. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Fail to Protect Box Office

September 9th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

The weekend box office was an unmitigated disaster. Guardians of the Galaxy was the only film to crack $10 million over the weekend and there were no other releases that came close. The only new "wide" release was The Identical, and it missed the top ten. Overall, the box office fell 40% from last weekend to just $66 million. It goes without saying that this is the worst box office of the year so far. In fact, it is the fifth worst box office weekend since 2000 running 23% lower than the worst weekend from last year. The worst weekend from last year was this weekend last year, so that makes the comparison so much easier. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.15 billion, which is 5.1% lower than the last year's pace. Things better turn around soon, or we can say goodbye to any chance to catch up to last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will The Top Five be Identical to Last Week?

September 5th, 2014

The Identical poster

It's the weekend after Labor Day Weekend, which is historically the one of the two worst weekends of the year. Only the weekend after Thanksgiving really competes with it. This year there is only one wide release, The Identical, and it technically not opening truly wide. It is practically guaranteed that Guardians of the Galaxy will win the weekend box office race for the fourth time in its run and there likely won't be many changes in the top five. (As Above, So Below will drop out and The November Man will take its place.) This weekend last year, Riddick opened in first place with $19.03 million. No film this week it going to match that figure and the depth this year isn't going to help. Look for a big loss in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Dawn of a New Day for Apes

September 4th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rose from eighth to first place thanks to its debut in China. Overall, the film made $51.2 million in 29 markets for totals of $408.0 million internationally and $613.3 million worldwide. It dominated the box office in China with $45.13 million and if it has any legs in this market, it will reach $500 million internationally and $750 million worldwide is within reach after its run in Japan. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Grab Top, But Summer Ends on a Down Note

September 3rd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Labor Day Weekend was dominated by holdovers. The two new releases were As Above, So Below and The November Man, which opened in fourth and sixth places respectively. Guardians of the Galaxy remained in first place over the weekend and climbed into first place for the year in the process, overtaking fellow Marvel Film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Overall, the box office fell 4% from last weekend down to $110 million. Compared to last year, the box office was down 11%, which is troubling. Year-to-date, 2014 is now behind 2013 by a 4.5% margin at $7.07 billion to $7.40 billion. This is the weakest post-Labor Day weekend running tally since 2008 and that's before you look at ticket price inflation. With ticket price inflation, you have to go back to 2005. More...

Weekend Estimates: Guardians Win Again on Sluggish Labor Day Weekend

August 31st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

A lackluster Summer comes to an end this weekend with an third weekend win for Guardians of the Galaxy, which, in the process becomes the top-grossing film of 2014. That’s reason to cheer for Disney and the Avengers franchise, not least because the movie Guardians overtakes is their previous franchise outing, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Marvel juggernaut was much too much for this weekend’s more low-key openers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Labor Day Be an Above Weekend?

August 28th, 2014

As Above, So Below poster

It's Labor Day Weekend, which is historically the worst long weekend of the year. This year As Above, So Below and The November Man are trying to avoid bombing this weekend. It looks like As Above, So Below will be a middling hit thanks in part to its low production budget. On the other hand, The November Man only managed fifth place during its opening day and it will likely get worse over the weekend. This leaves Guardians of the Galaxy with an easy path to first place for the weekend, and coincidentally, an easy path for first place for the year so far. Labor Day last year was led by One Direction: This is Us and there's really no chance the new releases this year will do the same. 2014 does have better depth, but I don't think that will be enough to continue the winning streak in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Lucy is Sky High

August 28th, 2014

Lucy poster

Lucy rocketed to first place with 34.0 million in 42 markets for totals of $104.4 million internationally and $218.1 million worldwide. Its biggest opening of the weekend came from Taiwan, where the movie opened with $6.2 million on 88 screens. The film also opened in first place in the U.K. with $5.10 million on 486 screens and in Spain with $3.32 million on 387. More impressively, it remained in first place in France with $4.43 million in 615 screens over the weekend for a total of $29.93 million after three weeks of release.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Holdovers Have Staying Power

August 26th, 2014

If I Stay poster

Of the three wide releases, none topped expectations and only If I Stay did decent business at the box office. It only managed third place, but it did have the best per theater average in the top twenty. This left holdovers atop of the box office chart with Guardians of the Galaxy returning to first place and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles slipping to second place. Overall, the box office was down 20% from last weekend to $115 million. However, this was 4.7% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the more important metric. Unfortunately, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a large margin of $330 million or 4.7% at $6.91 billion to $7.24 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Sin City Bombs

August 24th, 2014

If I Stay poster

Even though it is nine years since original movie opened with $29 million and topped a fairly lackluster April weekend, few predicted going into the Summer that Sin City: A Dame to Kill For would finish in 8th place on debut. In spite of little competition the neo-noir thriller will post about $6.5 million from 2,894 theaters, putting it in third place among the openers. Tearjerker If I Stay is the best new release this weekend, with an expected $16.35 million from 2,907 theaters, for a very respectable average of $5,600. It will be third overall behind Guardians of the Galaxy, which will pass $250 million today, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which falls to second place with $16.8 million this weekend and $145 million in total. With a little over $1 million separating the top three, it’s conceivable that the order could change when final results are reported on Monday. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases Will Kill or Be Killed

August 21st, 2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For poster

Last weekend, there were three wide releases, but only one of them did relatively well. This weekend, there are also three wide releases and hopefully they will perform better at the box office. There are some positive signs and some analysts think both Sin City: A Dame To Kill For and If I Stay will open with more than $20 million while When the Game Stands Tall could make more than $10 million. That's on the high side. On the low side, none of the new releases will open in first place and Guardians of the Galaxy and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be in a battle for first and second place. That said, this weekend last year, none of the three wide releases earned more than $10 million during the weekend and only two films in total reached that mark over the weekend. Even low-end expectations for this year are more bullish than that, so 2014 should continue its winning streak in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Dragons Invade China

August 20th, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster

How to Train Your Dragon 2 debuted in first place in China with $26.32 million. This helped the film earn first place on the international chart with $37.7 million in 28 markets for totals of $366.0 million internationally and $537.2 million worldwide. The film is already ahead of its predecessor internationally and worldwide, so the studio should be happy, even if it didn't earn as much domestically. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Holdovers Help, But Summer Stops

August 19th, 2014

Let’s Be Cops poster

Only one of the three wide releases this past weekend did reasonably well over the weekend. Despite earning reviews that were flirting with single-digits, Let's Be Cops was the best of the new releases this weekend earning an acceptable opening. On the other hand, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy held on well earning first and second places over the weekend. The overall box office plummeted from last weekend down 23% to $143 million, but this is still 2.5% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013, even though the gap shrunk a little bit at 4.5% or $6.75 billion to $7.07 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Turtles and Guardians Hold Off Newcomers

August 17th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Three lackluster debuts have allowed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Guardians of the Galaxy to keep the top two spots at the box office this weekend. Turtles will be down a fairly modest 57% in its second weekend for $28.4 million, and $117.6 million in total after two weekends. Guardians will be down 41% in its third weekend for a total of $222 million, and will remain on track to become the highest-grossing film of the Summer. Things look much less pretty for the openers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Summer End this Weekend?

August 14th, 2014

The Expendables 3 poster

The strong opening by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles allowed summer to be extended one more weekend. This week three films look to avoid flopping, thus signaling the end of summer, but in order to do so, they must defy critics. The Expendables 3 is the biggest of the three films opening this weekend, but the franchise appears to be on a downward trajectory. Let's Be Cops opened on Wednesday, but with simply awful reviews, the word-of-mouth could kill it by the time the weekend starts. Finally, The Giver is the latest Young Adult adaptation, but this genre has produced more flops than even midlevel hits. Frankly, the most interesting aspect of the weekend box office will likely be milestones reached by Guardians of the Galaxy and other movies, rather than the new releases. This weekend last year was also arguably the the end of summer. The Butler was the only movie to make more than $20 million, while three of the four wide releases opened in fifth place or weaker. It looks like 2014 will continue its winning streak. More...

International Box Office: Guarding Top Spot

August 13th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy remained in first place with $47.1 million in 50 markets over the weekend for a total of $138.8 million internationally and $315.3 million worldwide after just two weeks of release. It is already ahead of the lifetime total of The Incredible Hulk and should pass another Avengers film or two by this time next week. The film finished in first place in Australia with $6.08 million on 586 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.24 million. The film was pushed into second place in Russia with $6.01 million on 2,097 screens over the weekend for a total of $24.32 million after two weeks of release. It had a very similar result in the U.K. with the film landing in second place with $5.59 million on 561 screens over the weekend for a total of $23.24 million. More...

Per Theater Chart: The Admiral Roars to the Top

August 12th, 2014

What If poster

The Admiral: Roaring Currents had a stunning opening with an estimated $43,000 in its sole theaters. It will be interesting to see if the film can maintain this success as it expands wider. The overall box office leader, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, was second with an opening weekend average of $17,055. The Guardians of the Galaxy remained in the $10,000 club for the second weekend of its release earning an average of $10,305. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Turtles Topple Guardians

August 11th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Despite earning some of the worst reviews of the summer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles easily won the race for the top of the box office chart unseating Guardians of the Galaxy, which earned some of the best reviews. The rest of the new releases were well back. Overall, the box office was down from last weekend, but by less than 0.5% to $185 million. Compared to last year, the box office was 16% higher, which is a great result. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013, but the deficit was down to 4.4% or $300 million at $6.52 billion to $6.82 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Turtles Power to $65 Million

August 10th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn’t just overcome the bad guys in a movie this weekend. They also overcame almost universally-scathing reviews and an end-of-Summer release date to top the box office. With expectations going into the weekend ranging from the low 30s to $50 million or so, an opening that Paramount is projecting at $65 million as of Sunday morning is a triumph. Even with the prospect of steep declines in the weeks ahead, the film should hit $150 million domestically, and with international markets expected to be the film’s strong suit, a sequel or two are likely to follow. The weekend’s other openers have less rosy futures. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can any of the New Releases Overtake Guardians?

August 7th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Yep. It's August alright. There are four wide releases coming out this week, the largest of which is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is currently earning 17% positive reviews. It's not even the worst reviewed film of the weekend so far, as Into the Storm is a little worse. There are a couple of films that might earn overall positive reviews: The Hundred Foot Journey and Step Up All In. None of the new releases are on track to match Guardians of the Galaxy. In fact, all four combined won't make as much as Guardians of the Galaxy opened with last weekend. This weekend last year, there were also four wide releases, three of which earned more than $20 million. I don't think that will be true this year, but I think based on the strength of Guardians of the Galaxy and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 2014 will win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Guardians of the Global Box Office

August 6th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy opened in first place internationally with $67.4 million in 42 markets. This includes a number of major markets, led by Russia with $12.90 million on 2,097 screens and the U.K. with $10.70 million on 554 screens. It also earned first place in Brazil with $5.27 million on 472 screens. It wasn't as strong in South Korea with $3.83 million on 575 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.78 million. There was a massive local release in that market, so that partially explains that result. The film also opened in second place in Australia with $2.15 million on 244 screens, but this was just the film's previews. More...

Contest: Galaxy of Prizes: Winning Announcement

August 6th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

The winners of our Galaxy of Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Guardians Rides to the Rescue

August 6th, 2014

Calvary poster

The overall box office leader, The Guardians of the Galaxy, also led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $23,118 in just over 4,000 theaters. Second place went to Calvary, with an average of $18,537 in four theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Magic in the Moonlight, with an average of $11,396 in 65 theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Guardians Help Summer Recover

August 5th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Finally! Finally we have a week where there's nothing but good news to talk about. Guardians of the Galaxy crushed high expectations breaking the August records for biggest day and biggest weekend. While Guardians dominated at the box office chart, Get On Up did okay in the counter-programming role. This helped the overall box office soar, rising 20% when compared to last weekend to $186 million. More importantly, this was 35% better that this weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 $6.26 billion to $6.62 billion, but the gap was closed a little bit at $360 million or 5.4%. More...

Weekend Estimates: Guardians Go Big, Up Opens Okay

August 3rd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

It was a big, big weekend at the box office with Guardians of the Galaxy pulling in an estimated $94 million. The majority of analysts thought it would break the August weekend record, but very few thought it would have one of the top five openings of the year. Additionally, the film earned some of the best reviews of the year and could become the biggest hit of the year... at least untill Mockingjay, Part 1 hits theaters in November. Get On Up did not do as well earning $14.03 million and grabbing third place along the way. This is barely more than Jersey Boys opened with in June. Its reviews should help it earn better legs and it wasn't an expensive movie to make, so the studio should be relatively happy with this start. More...

2014 Preview: August

August 1st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

July was... well... let's just pretend it didn't happen. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes did well, but week after week 2014 fell further behind 2013 in the year-to-date comparison. At the moment, we are roughly $400 million behind last year's pace and while I don't think August will continue the losing streak, there's really no chance August will put a dent in that number. It looks more and more likely that Guardians of the Galaxy will be a hit, especially given its early reviews, but it could be the last $100 million hit till October, if the bad buzz surrounding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turns into bad ticket sales. Last August there were two films that reached $100 million, plus two others that came close. This August might match that, while the biggest film this year should top the biggest film from last year. I think the slump 2014 is suffering through will end the first weekend and overall I think it will cut the deficit a little bit. That said, summer 2014 will still end as one of the worst recent summers at the box office. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Guardians Be the Biggest in the Galaxy?

July 31st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy will likely become the biggest hit of this August. It might become the biggest hit of any August. The buzz is powerful, as are the reviews, and this could add up to a record-breaking opening. It isn't the only film opening wide, as Get On Up is also coming out this weekend. That film is a biopic of James Brown and it is earning stellar reviews, but will be limited to the counter-programming role. This weekend last year, the box office was led by 2 Guns, which made $27.06 million during the weekend. Guardians of the Galaxy should make more than that during its opening day. It looks like 2014 should finally end the slump it is in. More...

IMAX: Summer Slump Hits IMAX

July 29th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy opens on IMAX this weekend and hopefully it will be a hit, because the format could use some good news. The second quarter numbers were released last week and there are some troubling signs. For instance, global ticket sales for DMR titles generate $216.0 million during the second quarter of 2014, which was down from the same time period of 2013. Granted, it was down by less than $4 million or just under 2%, which is much better than the overall market was like during the same time period. The average per screen box office fell more dramatically down 15% from $353,300 to $299,800. Obviously IMAX is still going strong and the continuing growth in total IMAX screens is evidence of that, but like non-IMAX theaters, they could really use a monster hit to boost the box office numbers. More...

Contest: Galaxy of Prizes

July 25th, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Next weekend the summer film I'm most interested in seeing finally opens, Guardians of the Galaxy. In fact, out of all of the The Avengers: Phase Two films, this is the one I'm most interested in seeing. To celebrate, we have three T-shirts from Shirts.com, specifically their Superhero / Marvel collections. (You can choose any T-shirt on the site; we are just highlighting these collections.)

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win one of three coupons for Shirts.com. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win one of three coupons for Shirts.com. Finally, one additional entry will be chosen, regardless of the accuracy of their prediction, and that person will win the final of three coupons for Shirts.com. So if you are really bad at predicting box office numbers, this is the contest to enter. 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
Aug 1, 2014 1 $94,320,883   4,080 $23,118   $94,320,883 1
Aug 8, 2014 2 $42,124,922 -55% 4,088 $10,305   $176,515,761 2
Aug 15, 2014 2 $25,115,564 -40% 3,697 $6,793   $222,661,385 3
Aug 22, 2014 1 $17,202,212 -32% 3,371 $5,103   $251,456,069 4
Aug 29, 2014 1 $17,082,262 -1% 3,462 $4,934   $275,379,530 5
Sep 5, 2014 1 $10,357,345 -39% 3,221 $3,216   $294,765,199 6
Sep 12, 2014 3 $8,102,358 -22% 3,104 $2,610   $305,987,190 7
Sep 19, 2014 6 $5,242,286 -35% 2,846 $1,842   $313,731,317 8
Sep 26, 2014 8 $3,765,941 -28% 2,451 $1,536   $319,169,216 9
Oct 3, 2014 9 $3,005,083 -20% 1,894 $1,587   $323,331,487 10
Oct 10, 2014 12 $1,824,863 -39% 1,291 $1,414   $326,094,767 11
Oct 17, 2014 13 $959,912 -47% 730 $1,315   $327,792,643 12
Oct 24, 2014 18 $554,531 -42% 402 $1,379   $328,650,120 13
Oct 31, 2014 21 $563,687 +2% 334 $1,688   $329,390,224 14
Nov 7, 2014 18 $415,000 -26% 296 $1,402   $329,805,224 15
Nov 14, 2014 23 $292,787 -29% 233 $1,257   $330,487,141 16
Nov 21, 2014 20 $471,000 +61% 324 $1,454   $331,041,783 17
Nov 28, 2014 17 $461,937 -2% 285 $1,621   $331,855,381 18
Dec 5, 2014 22 $266,761 -42% 276 $967   $332,226,145 19
Dec 12, 2014 25 $180,906 -32% 245 $738   $332,490,182 20
Dec 19, 2014 30 $104,971 -42% 206 $510   $332,657,316 21
Dec 26, 2014 34 $112,786 +7% 170 $663   $332,862,030 22
Jan 2, 2015 38 $89,733 -20% 154 $583   $333,055,258 23
Jan 9, 2015 42 $50,725 -43% 125 $406   $333,130,696 24
Jan 16, 2015 52 $26,958 -47% 65 $415   $333,172,112 25
Nov 13, 2020 7 $406,000   1,560 $260   $333,578,112 329
Nov 20, 2020 - $136,000 -67% 815 $167   $333,714,112 330

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 31, 2014 P $11,200,000     0     $11,200,000  
Aug 1, 2014 1 $37,845,336     4,080 $9,276   $37,845,336 1
Aug 2, 2014 1 $30,989,857 -18%   4,080 $7,596   $68,835,193 2
Aug 3, 2014 1 $25,485,690 -18%   4,080 $6,246   $94,320,883 3
Aug 4, 2014 1 $11,722,356 -54%   4,080 $2,873   $106,043,239 4
Aug 5, 2014 1 $11,907,821 +2%   4,080 $2,919   $117,951,060 5
Aug 6, 2014 1 $8,808,382 -26%   4,080 $2,159   $126,759,442 6
Aug 7, 2014 1 $7,631,397 -13%   4,080 $1,870   $134,390,839 7
Aug 8, 2014 2 $12,312,683 +61% -67% 4,088 $3,012   $146,703,522 8
Aug 9, 2014 2 $16,947,112 +38% -45% 4,088 $4,146   $163,650,634 9
Aug 10, 2014 2 $12,865,127 -24% -50% 4,088 $3,147   $176,515,761 10
Aug 11, 2014 2 $5,343,905 -58% -54% 4,088 $1,307   $181,859,666 11
Aug 12, 2014 2 $6,609,534 +24% -44% 4,088 $1,617   $188,469,200 12
Aug 13, 2014 3 $4,849,881 -27% -45% 4,088 $1,186   $193,319,081 13
Aug 14, 2014 2 $4,226,740 -13% -45% 4,088 $1,034   $197,545,821 14
Aug 15, 2014 2 $6,940,576 +64% -44% 3,697 $1,877   $204,486,397 15
Aug 16, 2014 2 $10,353,882 +49% -39% 3,697 $2,801   $214,840,279 16
Aug 17, 2014 2 $7,821,106 -24% -39% 3,697 $2,116   $222,661,385 17
Aug 18, 2014 1 $2,884,902 -63% -46% 3,697 $780   $225,546,287 18
Aug 19, 2014 2 $3,511,416 +22% -47% 3,697 $950   $229,057,703 19
Aug 20, 2014 1 $2,623,129 -25% -46% 3,697 $710   $231,680,832 20
Aug 21, 2014 1 $2,573,025 -2% -39% 3,697 $696   $234,253,857 21
Aug 22, 2014 2 $4,818,549 +87% -31% 3,371 $1,429   $239,072,406 22
Aug 23, 2014 1 $7,480,888 +55% -28% 3,371 $2,219   $246,553,294 23
Aug 24, 2014 1 $4,902,775 -34% -37% 3,371 $1,454   $251,456,069 24
Aug 25, 2014 1 $1,662,402 -66% -42% 3,371 $493   $253,118,471 25
Aug 26, 2014 1 $2,109,302 +27% -40% 3,371 $626   $255,227,773 26
Aug 27, 2014 1 $1,507,039 -29% -43% 3,371 $447   $256,734,812 27
Aug 28, 2014 1 $1,562,456 +4% -39% 3,371 $463   $258,297,268 28
Aug 29, 2014 1 $3,846,423 +146% -20% 3,462 $1,111   $262,143,691 29
Aug 30, 2014 1 $6,220,274 +62% -17% 3,462 $1,797   $268,363,965 30
Aug 31, 2014 1 $7,015,565 +13% +43% 3,462 $2,026   $275,379,530 31
Sep 1, 2014 1 $5,824,589 -17% +250% 3,462 $1,682   $281,204,119 32
Sep 2, 2014 1 $1,387,915 -76% -34% 3,462 $401   $282,592,034 33
Sep 3, 2014 1 $974,670 -30% -35% 3,462 $282   $283,566,704 34
Sep 4, 2014 1 $841,150 -14% -46% 3,462 $243   $284,407,854 35
Sep 5, 2014 1 $2,707,279 +222% -30% 3,221 $841   $287,115,133 36
Sep 6, 2014 1 $5,050,351 +87% -19% 3,221 $1,568   $292,165,484 37
Sep 7, 2014 1 $2,599,715 -49% -63% 3,221 $807   $294,765,199 38
Sep 8, 2014 1 $721,759 -72% -88% 3,221 $224   $295,486,958 39
Sep 9, 2014 1 $941,747 +30% -32% 3,221 $292   $296,428,705 40
Sep 10, 2014 1 $728,882 -23% -25% 3,221 $226   $297,157,587 41
Sep 11, 2014 1 $727,245 n/c -14% 3,221 $226   $297,884,832 42
Sep 12, 2014 3 $2,114,165 +191% -22% 3,104 $681   $299,998,997 43
Sep 13, 2014 3 $3,905,201 +85% -23% 3,104 $1,258   $303,904,198 44
Sep 14, 2014 3 $2,082,992 -47% -20% 3,104 $671   $305,987,190 45
Sep 15, 2014 2 $578,865 -72% -20% 3,104 $186   $306,566,055 46
Sep 16, 2014 2 $778,903 +35% -17% 3,104 $251   $307,344,958 47
Sep 17, 2014 2 $586,451 -25% -20% 3,104 $189   $307,931,409 48
Sep 18, 2014 2 $557,622 -5% -23% 3,104 $180   $308,489,031 49
Sep 19, 2014 6 $1,382,821 +148% -35% 2,846 $486   $309,871,852 50
Sep 20, 2014 6 $2,475,953 +79% -37% 2,846 $870   $312,347,805 51
Sep 21, 2014 6 $1,383,512 -44% -34% 2,846 $486   $313,731,317 52
Sep 22, 2014 5 $364,039 -74% -37% 2,846 $128   $314,095,356 53
Sep 23, 2014 5 $448,190 +23% -42% 2,846 $157   $314,543,546 54
Sep 24, 2014 5 $382,862 -15% -35% 2,846 $135   $314,926,408 55
Sep 25, 2014 6 $476,867 +25% -14% 2,846 $168   $315,403,275 56
Sep 26, 2014 8 $1,025,002 +115% -26% 2,451 $418   $316,428,277 57
Sep 27, 2014 8 $1,771,534 +73% -28% 2,451 $723   $318,199,811 58
Sep 28, 2014 8 $969,405 -45% -30% 2,451 $396   $319,169,216 59
Sep 29, 2014 7 $284,311 -71% -22% 2,451 $116   $319,453,527 60
Sep 30, 2014 6 $341,097 +20% -24% 2,451 $139   $319,794,624 61
Oct 1, 2014 7 $273,729 -20% -29% 2,451 $112   $320,068,353 62
Oct 2, 2014 6 $258,051 -6% -46% 2,451 $105   $320,326,404 63
Oct 3, 2014 9 $801,532 +211% -22% 1,894 $423   $321,127,936 64
Oct 4, 2014 9 $1,461,506 +82% -18% 1,894 $772   $322,589,442 65
Oct 5, 2014 9 $742,045 -49% -23% 1,894 $392   $323,331,487 66
Oct 6, 2014 8 $214,336 -71% -25% 1,894 $113   $323,545,823 67
Oct 7, 2014 8 $270,901 +26% -21% 1,894 $143   $323,816,724 68
Oct 8, 2014 8 $228,921 -15% -16% 1,894 $121   $324,045,645 69
Oct 9, 2014 8 $224,259 -2% -13% 1,894 $118   $324,269,904 70
Oct 10, 2014 12 $504,205 +125% -37% 1,291 $391   $324,774,109 71
Oct 11, 2014 12 $818,411 +62% -44% 1,291 $634   $325,592,520 72
Oct 12, 2014 11 $502,247 -39% -32% 1,291 $389   $326,094,767 73
Oct 13, 2014 13 $309,686 -38% +44% 1,291 $240   $326,404,453 74
Oct 14, 2014 13 $160,905 -48% -41% 1,291 $125   $326,565,358 75
Oct 15, 2014 13 $143,133 -11% -37% 1,291 $111   $326,708,491 76
Oct 16, 2014 12 $124,240 -13% -45% 1,291 $96   $326,832,731 77
Oct 17, 2014 13 $280,706 +126% -44% 730 $385   $327,113,437 78
Oct 18, 2014 13 $451,835 +61% -45% 730 $619   $327,565,272 79
Oct 19, 2014 14 $227,371 -50% -55% 730 $311   $327,792,643 80
Oct 20, 2014 15 $79,077 -65% -74% 730 $108   $327,871,720 81
Oct 21, 2014 15 $83,222 +5% -48% 730 $114   $327,954,942 82
Oct 22, 2014 16 $70,854 -15% -50% 730 $97   $328,025,796 83
Oct 23, 2014 - $69,793 -1% -44% 730 $96   $328,095,589 84
Nov 13, 2020 - $123,000     1,560 $79   $333,295,112 2,297
Nov 14, 2020 - $185,000 +50%   1,560 $119   $333,480,112 2,298
Nov 15, 2020 - $98,000 -47%   1,560 $63   $333,578,112 2,299
Nov 20, 2020 - $40,000   -67% 815 $49   $333,618,112 2,304
Nov 21, 2020 - $63,000 +58% -66% 815 $77   $333,681,112 2,305
Nov 22, 2020 - $33,000 -48% -66% 815 $40   $333,714,112 2,306

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 2014 1 $134,390,839   4,080 $32,939   $134,390,839 1
Aug 8, 2014 2 $63,154,982 -53% 4,088 $15,449   $197,545,821 2
Aug 15, 2014 2 $36,708,036 -42% 3,697 $9,929   $234,253,857 3
Aug 22, 2014 1 $24,043,411 -35% 3,371 $7,132   $258,297,268 4
Aug 29, 2014 1 $26,110,586 +9% 3,462 $7,542   $284,407,854 5
Sep 5, 2014 1 $13,476,978 -48% 3,221 $4,184   $297,884,832 6
Sep 12, 2014 3 $10,604,199 -21% 3,104 $3,416   $308,489,031 7
Sep 19, 2014 6 $6,914,244 -35% 2,846 $2,429   $315,403,275 8
Sep 26, 2014 8 $4,923,129 -29% 2,451 $2,009   $320,326,404 9
Oct 3, 2014 9 $3,943,500 -20% 1,894 $2,082   $324,269,904 10
Oct 10, 2014 12 $2,562,827 -35% 1,291 $1,985   $326,832,731 11
Oct 17, 2014 14 $1,262,858 -51% 730 $1,730   $328,095,589 12
Oct 24, 2014 18 $730,948 -42% 402 $1,818   $328,826,537 13
Nov 7, 2014 17 $804,130   296 $2,717   $330,194,354 15
Nov 14, 2014 23 $376,429 -53% 233 $1,616   $330,570,783 16
Nov 21, 2014 19 $822,661 +119% 324 $2,539   $331,393,444 17
Nov 28, 2014 20 $565,940 -31% 285 $1,986   $331,959,384 18
Dec 5, 2014 23 $349,892 -38% 276 $1,268   $332,309,276 19
Dec 12, 2014 26 $243,069 -31% 245 $992   $332,552,345 20
Dec 19, 2014 37 $196,899 -19% 206 $956   $332,749,244 21
Dec 26, 2014 34 $216,281 +10% 170 $1,272   $332,965,525 22
Jan 2, 2015 38 $114,446 -47% 154 $743   $333,079,971 23
Jan 9, 2015 43 $65,183 -43% 125 $521   $333,145,154 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/8/2014 $0 0 465 1,478 $23,444,382 3/29/2021
China 10/10/2014 $0 0 0 0 $86,346,368 8/13/2018
New Zealand 8/7/2014 $0 0 5 14 $3,092,151 9/21/2020
Russia (CIS) 7/31/2014 $0 0 98 105 $38,111,566 10/19/2022
South Korea 7/31/2014 $0 0 77 135 $10,015,876 5/3/2023
United Kingdom 7/31/2014 $0 0 85 176 $37,640,453 11/11/2020
 
Rest of World $238,517,487
 
International Total$437,168,283 5/3/2023

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
Dec 14, 201411,207,701 1,207,701$14,637,336$14,637,3361
Dec 21, 20142482,638-60% 1,690,339$7,813,909$22,451,2452
Dec 28, 20143470,882-2% 2,161,221$8,221,600$30,672,8453
Jan 4, 20153148,389-68% 2,309,610$2,219,899$32,892,7444
Jan 11, 2015579,681-46% 2,389,291$1,192,028$34,084,7725
Jan 18, 2015553,806-32% 2,443,097$804,938$34,889,7106
Jan 25, 20151129,930-44% 2,473,027$447,753$35,337,4637
Feb 1, 20151228,760-4% 2,501,787$430,250$35,767,7138
Feb 8, 20151423,155-19% 2,524,942$346,399$36,114,1129
Feb 15, 20151838,052+64% 2,562,994$568,497$36,682,60910
Feb 22, 20152621,910-42% 2,584,904$327,774$37,010,38311
Apr 5, 20152929,417 2,670,087$395,364$38,425,49417
May 7, 20171810,597 3,436,101$147,192$52,289,494126
May 21, 2017295,425 3,448,148$83,599$52,471,032128
Jun 18, 20173010,203 3,479,953$203,652$53,083,814132
Aug 27, 2017530,632 3,558,297$508,185$54,481,600142
Sep 3, 2017726,450-14% 3,584,747$527,942$55,009,542143
Sep 10, 20171220,868-21% 3,605,615$416,525$55,426,067144
May 13, 2018296,466 3,785,749$93,498$58,599,037179
May 5, 20192310,333 3,937,464$152,102$60,914,160230
Jun 2, 2019256,384 3,957,317$96,909$61,212,834234

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 14, 201412,264,583 2,264,583$45,269,014$45,269,0141
Dec 21, 20142472,610-79% 2,737,193$11,555,325$56,824,3392
Dec 28, 20142410,983-13% 3,148,176$8,215,549$65,039,8883
Jan 4, 20152100,126-76% 3,248,302$2,001,520$67,041,4084
Jan 11, 2015242,285-58% 3,290,587$1,010,617$68,052,0255
Jan 18, 2015436,249-14% 3,326,836$904,775$68,956,8006
Jan 25, 2015624,396-33% 3,351,232$608,918$69,565,7187
Feb 1, 20151023,400-4% 3,374,632$584,073$70,149,7918
Feb 8, 20151515,918-32% 3,390,550$397,304$70,547,0959
Feb 15, 20151325,442+60% 3,415,992$635,035$71,182,13010
Feb 22, 20151416,477-35% 3,432,469$410,759$71,592,88911
Mar 1, 20151811,072-33% 3,443,541$276,363$71,869,25212
Mar 8, 2015187,656-31% 3,451,197$191,086$72,060,33813
Mar 15, 20151710,758+41% 3,461,955$268,517$72,328,85514
Mar 22, 2015188,152-24% 3,470,107$203,464$72,532,31915
Apr 5, 20152011,866 3,484,180$297,825$72,885,53717
May 3, 2015149,541 3,517,337$244,071$73,734,43321
May 24, 2015165,381 3,537,127$138,446$74,234,54824
May 31, 2015177,258+35% 3,544,385$195,671$74,430,21925
May 7, 20171215,511 3,907,592$264,772$81,470,043126
May 14, 20171311,070-29% 3,918,662$186,564$81,656,607127
May 21, 2017178,272-25% 3,926,934$138,787$81,795,394128
Aug 20, 2017918,581 3,997,143$375,432$83,202,856141
Aug 27, 2017620,317+9% 4,017,460$416,096$83,618,952142
Sep 3, 2017196,695-67% 4,024,155$138,725$83,757,677143
Sep 10, 2017197,197+7% 4,031,352$151,252$83,908,929144
Oct 6, 20191315,952 4,134,083$317,436$85,988,702252

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