The Guilt Trip (2012)

The Guilt Trip poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,134,215Details
International Box Office $4,608,102Details
Worldwide Box Office $41,742,317
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,888,115 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,389,464 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $10,277,579
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Synopsis

Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, and who better to accompany him than his overbearing mother Joyce. After deciding to start his adventure with a quick visit at mom's, Andy is guilted into bringing her along for the ride. Across 3,000 miles of ever-changing landscape, he is constantly aggravated by her antics, but over time he comes to realize that their lives have more in common than he originally thought. His mother's advice might end up being exactly what he needs.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,290,629 (14.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,431 opening theaters/2,431 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $50,119,249

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: January 24th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
January 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Israel)
February 7th, 2013 (Wide) (Lebanon)
February 7th, 2013 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
February 20th, 2013 (Wide) (Egypt)
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Video Release: April 30th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and some risque material.
(Rating bulletin 2248, 11/7/2012)
Running Time: 95 minutes
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Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, Road Trip, Inventor, Widow/Widower, Dysfunctional Family, Voiceover/Narration, Scene in End Credits, Family Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Michaels/Goldwyn
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 412 $6,441,509 Jan 4, 2013 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 236 $6,547,462 Dec 28, 2012 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 314 $9,509,798 Dec 28, 2012 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2012 6 $5,290,629   2,431 $2,176   $7,321,243 1
Dec 28, 2012 8 $6,547,462 +24% 2,431 $2,693   $20,957,818 2
Jan 4, 2013 9 $4,434,948 -32% 2,312 $1,918   $31,111,882 3
Jan 11, 2013 15 $1,901,160 -57% 1,606 $1,184   $34,464,057 4
Jan 18, 2013 22 $605,194 -68% 642 $943   $35,697,778 5
Jan 25, 2013 29 $268,464 -56% 352 $763   $36,239,918 6
Feb 1, 2013 34 $172,814 -36% 291 $594   $36,517,718 7
Feb 8, 2013 36 $108,025 -37% 225 $480   $36,695,562 8
Feb 15, 2013 47 $51,728 -52% 88 $588   $36,794,807 9
Feb 22, 2013 34 $137,528 +166% 186 $739   $36,961,592 10
Mar 1, 2013 43 $83,332 -39% 133 $627   $37,101,011 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 19, 2012 2 $1,029,734     2,431 $424   $1,029,734 1
Dec 20, 2012 2 $1,000,880 -3%   2,431 $412   $2,030,614 2
Dec 21, 2012 5 $1,489,795 +49%   2,431 $613   $3,520,409 3
Dec 22, 2012 6 $2,062,410 +38%   2,431 $848   $5,582,819 4
Dec 23, 2012 6 $1,738,424 -16%   2,431 $715   $7,321,243 5
Dec 24, 2012 6 $1,118,091 -36%   2,431 $460   $8,439,334 6
Dec 25, 2012 7 $2,611,450 +134%   2,431 $1,074   $11,050,784 7
Dec 26, 2012 8 $1,663,644 -36% +62% 2,431 $684   $12,714,428 8
Dec 27, 2012 9 $1,695,928 +2% +69% 2,431 $698   $14,410,356 9
Dec 28, 2012 9 $2,164,119 +28% +45% 2,431 $890   $16,574,475 10
Dec 29, 2012 8 $2,411,211 +11% +17% 2,431 $992   $18,985,686 11
Dec 30, 2012 8 $1,972,132 -18% +13% 2,431 $811   $20,957,818 12
Dec 31, 2012 8 $1,813,103 -8% +62% 2,431 $746   $22,770,921 13
Jan 1, 2013 8 $2,063,866 +14% -21% 2,431 $849   $24,834,787 14
Jan 2, 2013 9 $956,623 -54% -42% 2,431 $394   $25,791,410 15
Jan 3, 2013 9 $885,524 -7% -48% 2,431 $364   $26,676,934 16
Jan 4, 2013 9 $1,465,245 +65% -32% 2,312 $634   $28,142,179 17
Jan 5, 2013 9 $1,905,164 +30% -21% 2,312 $824   $30,047,343 18
Jan 6, 2013 10 $1,064,539 -44% -46% 2,312 $460   $31,111,882 19
Jan 7, 2013 9 $335,252 -69% -82% 2,312 $145   $31,447,134 20
Jan 8, 2013 9 $440,785 +31% -79% 2,312 $191   $31,887,919 21
Jan 9, 2013 10 $347,271 -21% -64% 2,312 $150   $32,235,190 22
Jan 10, 2013 10 $327,707 -6% -63% 2,312 $142   $32,562,897 23
Jan 11, 2013 - $597,451 +82% -59% 1,606 $372   $33,160,348 24
Jan 12, 2013 - $872,248 +46% -54% 1,606 $543   $34,032,596 25
Jan 13, 2013 - $431,461 -51% -59% 1,606 $269   $34,464,057 26
Jan 14, 2013 16 $135,486 -69% -60% 1,606 $84   $34,599,543 27
Jan 15, 2013 16 $185,335 +37% -58% 1,606 $115   $34,784,878 28
Jan 16, 2013 16 $147,116 -21% -58% 1,606 $92   $34,931,994 29
Jan 17, 2013 16 $160,590 +9% -51% 1,606 $100   $35,092,584 30
Jan 18, 2013 21 $173,086 +8% -71% 642 $270   $35,265,670 31
Jan 19, 2013 22 $259,886 +50% -70% 642 $405   $35,525,556 32
Jan 20, 2013 23 $172,222 -34% -60% 642 $268   $35,697,778 33
Jan 21, 2013 24 $119,552 -31% -12% 642 $186   $35,817,330 34
Jan 22, 2013 - $57,800 -52% -69% 642 $90   $35,875,130 35
Jan 23, 2013 - $45,948 -21% -69% 642 $72   $35,921,078 36
Jan 24, 2013 - $50,376 +10% -69% 642 $78   $35,971,454 37
Jan 25, 2013 - $70,028 +39% -60% 352 $199   $36,041,482 38
Jan 26, 2013 - $128,483 +83% -51% 352 $365   $36,169,965 39
Jan 27, 2013 - $69,953 -46% -59% 352 $199   $36,239,918 40
Jan 28, 2013 - $22,471 -68% -81% 352 $64   $36,262,389 41
Jan 29, 2013 - $31,813 +42% -45% 352 $90   $36,294,202 42
Jan 30, 2013 - $24,953 -22% -46% 352 $71   $36,319,155 43
Jan 31, 2013 - $25,749 +3% -49% 352 $73   $36,344,904 44
Feb 1, 2013 - $54,713 +112% -22% 291 $188   $36,399,617 45
Feb 2, 2013 - $85,697 +57% -33% 291 $294   $36,485,314 46
Feb 3, 2013 - $32,404 -62% -54% 291 $111   $36,517,718 47
Feb 4, 2013 - $14,283 -56% -36% 291 $49   $36,532,001 48
Feb 5, 2013 - $20,077 +41% -37% 291 $69   $36,552,078 49
Feb 6, 2013 - $18,362 -9% -26% 291 $63   $36,570,440 50
Feb 7, 2013 - $17,097 -7% -34% 291 $59   $36,587,537 51
Feb 8, 2013 - $31,270 +83% -43% 225 $139   $36,618,807 52
Feb 9, 2013 - $48,451 +55% -43% 225 $215   $36,667,258 53
Feb 10, 2013 - $28,304 -42% -13% 225 $126   $36,695,562 54
Feb 11, 2013 - $9,997 -65% -30% 225 $44   $36,705,559 55
Feb 12, 2013 - $11,545 +15% -42% 225 $51   $36,717,104 56
Feb 13, 2013 - $9,564 -17% -48% 225 $43   $36,726,668 57
Feb 14, 2013 - $16,411 +72% -4% 143 $115   $36,743,079 58
Feb 15, 2013 - $14,419 -12% -54% 88 $164   $36,757,498 59
Feb 16, 2013 - $20,696 +44% -57% 88 $235   $36,778,194 60
Feb 17, 2013 - $16,613 -20% -41% 88 $189   $36,794,807 61
Feb 18, 2013 - $10,509 -37% +5% 88 $119   $36,805,316 62
Feb 19, 2013 - $6,076 -42% -47% 88 $69   $36,811,392 63
Feb 20, 2013 - $6,492 +7% -32% 88 $74   $36,817,884 64
Feb 21, 2013 - $6,180 -5% -62% 88 $70   $36,824,064 65
Feb 22, 2013 - $39,740 +543% +176% 186 $214   $36,863,804 66
Feb 23, 2013 - $62,893 +58% +204% 186 $338   $36,926,697 67
Feb 24, 2013 - $34,895 -45% +110% 186 $188   $36,961,592 68
Feb 25, 2013 - $12,727 -64% +21% 186 $68   $36,974,319 69
Feb 26, 2013 - $15,422 +21% +154% 186 $83   $36,989,741 70
Feb 27, 2013 - $13,336 -14% +105% 186 $72   $37,003,077 71
Feb 28, 2013 - $14,602 +9% +136% 186 $79   $37,017,679 72
Mar 1, 2013 - $22,841 +56% -43% 133 $172   $37,040,520 73
Mar 2, 2013 - $37,725 +65% -40% 133 $284   $37,078,245 74
Mar 3, 2013 - $22,766 -40% -35% 133 $171   $37,101,011 75
Mar 4, 2013 - $6,935 -70% -46% 133 $52   $37,107,946 76
Mar 5, 2013 - $8,940 +29% -42% 133 $67   $37,116,886 77
Mar 6, 2013 - $8,444 -6% -37% 133 $63   $37,125,330 78
Mar 7, 2013 - $8,885 +5% -39% 133 $67   $37,134,215 79

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2012 13 $2,030,614   2,431 $835   $2,030,614 1
Dec 21, 2012 8 $12,379,742 +510% 2,431 $5,092   $14,410,356 2
Dec 28, 2012 8 $12,266,578 -1% 2,431 $5,046   $26,676,934 3
Jan 4, 2013 9 $5,885,963 -52% 2,312 $2,546   $32,562,897 4
Jan 11, 2013 15 $2,529,687 -57% 1,606 $1,575   $35,092,584 5
Jan 18, 2013 23 $878,870 -65% 642 $1,369   $35,971,454 6
Jan 25, 2013 29 $373,450 -58% 352 $1,061   $36,344,904 7
Feb 1, 2013 34 $242,633 -35% 291 $834   $36,587,537 8
Feb 8, 2013 40 $155,542 -36% 225 $691   $36,743,079 9
Feb 15, 2013 42 $80,985 -48% 88 $920   $36,824,064 10
Feb 22, 2013 34 $193,615 +139% 186 $1,041   $37,017,679 11
Mar 1, 2013 41 $116,536 -40% 133 $876   $37,134,215 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/24/2013 $581,052 162 163 542 $1,622,699 12/14/2015
Egypt 2/20/2013 $5,079 5 5 22 $16,102 12/30/2018
Germany 4/18/2013 $96,718 101 105 206 $214,754 12/14/2015
Israel 1/31/2013 $101,798 19 22 109 $490,378 12/30/2018
Lebanon 2/7/2013 $22,897 7 7 11 $45,125 12/30/2018
New Zealand 2/28/2013 $26,179 30 30 30 $26,179 12/14/2015
Poland 3/8/2013 $60,429 55 56 111 $110,523 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 2/7/2013 $84,966 20 20 23 $134,019 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/8/2013 $649,744 316 316 718 $1,500,680 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $447,643
 
International Total$4,608,102 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 5, 20132195,364 195,364$3,319,234$3,319,2341
May 12, 2013589,423-54% 284,787$1,747,325$5,066,5592
May 19, 20131137,142-58% 321,929$741,354$5,807,9133
Jun 9, 20132613,937 364,427$158,882$6,536,8736
Jun 23, 20132018,894 395,116$188,562$6,843,2678

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 5, 2013443,424 43,424$936,222$936,2221
May 12, 20131125,550-41% 68,974$522,746$1,458,9682

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Leading Cast

Barbra Streisand    Joyce Brewster
Seth Rogen    Andrew Brewster

Supporting Cast

Julene Renee    kmart Receptionist
Zabryna Guevara    kmart Executive
John Funk    kmart Executive
Robert Curtis Brown    kmart Executive
Kathy Najimy    Gayle
Miriam Margolyes    Anita
Rose Abdoo    Diana
Tom Virtue    Mature Singles Man
Vivian Vanderwerd    Mature Single Woman
Worth Howe    Bob
Vicki Goldsmith    Young Joyce
Matthew Levinson    Toddler Andy
Joseph Levinson    Toddler Andy
Kevin O'Keefe    Budget Car Renter
Rick Gonzalez    Mark
Jeff Witzke    Middlesex Voice Over
Casey Wilson    Amanda
Steve Tom    OSH Executive
David Boller    Virginia Hotel Clerk
Gabrielle Gumbs    Stripper
Dale Dickey    Tammy
Analeis Lorig    Moonlight
Yvonne Strahovski    Jessica
Colin Hanks    Rob
Brandon Keener    Ryan McFee
Jeff Kober    Jimmy
Lorna Scott    Waitress
Kathleen Fletcher    Waitress
Kim Robillard    Emcee at Cattleman's Ranch
Brett Cullen    Ben Graw
Pedro Lopez    Hitchhiker
Jen Zaborowski    Caesar's Check-In Clerk
Fred Fletcher    Slots Player
Darryl Sivad    HSN Producer
Nora Dunn    Amy
Davis Neves    HSN Makeup Artist
Jackson Douglas    HSN Executive
Constance Esposito    HSN Executive
Adam Scott    Andrew Margolis, Jr.
Ari Graynor    Joyce Margolis
Patrick Harrigan    Man on Cell Phone
Shirley Charles    Frantic Mom
Dewain Robinson    Lost Son

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Production and Technical Credits

Cathy Sandrich    Casting Director
Amanda Mackey    Casting Director
Buck Damon    Music Supervisor
Christophe Beck    Composer
Danny Glicker    Costume Designer
Priscilla Nedd Friendly    Editor
Dana E. Glauberman    Editor
Nelson Coates    Production Designer
Oliver Stapleton    Director of Photography
Seth Rogen    Executive Producer
Barbra Streisand    Executive Producer
Mary McLaglen    Executive Producer
Dan Fogelman    Executive Producer
David Ellison    Executive Producer
Dana Goldberg    Executive Producer
Paul Schwake    Executive Producer
Lorne Michaels    Producer
John Goldwyn    Producer
Evan Goldberg    Producer
Dan Fogelman    Screenwriter
Anne Fletcher    Director
Mary McLaglen    Unit Production Manager
Joe Camp III    First Assistant Director
Malcom David Kelley    Second Assistant Director
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor

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

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: May 5th, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

New releases for this week were a little bit stronger than last week earning the top three spots on the DVD sales chart and three of the top four spots on the Blu-ray sales chart. Unfortunately, those three releases were the only new releases to chart. Additionally, while they finished higher than last week's new releases, they didn't sell that much more. The Silver Linings Playbook opened in first place with 379,000 units / $6.36 million on DVD and on Blu-ray with 210,000 units / $4.82 million. This is weaker than I was hoping for. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 36%, which is great for a dramedy. Since then, the film has sold 727,000 units / $12.04 million on DVD and 375,000 units / $8.57 million on Blu-ray. The film made more than $100 million domestically and earned an Oscar, so I was hoping for much more. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 30th, 2013

April 30th, 2013

Like I mentioned last week, this week the biggest release on the home market is Silver Linings Playbook, while there are a couple other sizable releases, like Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray. However, you quickly run into filler as you look down the list. Fortunately, Silver Linings Playbook is such a great movie that the Blu-ray Combo Pack would be Pick of the Week material, even during a busy week. It is not the only contender for that title. Even sight unseen, Kyatto-Ninden Teyandee Complete Series Megaset comes a close second, while Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three earned that title last week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Guilt Trip

April 28th, 2013

The Guilt Trip came out a week before Christmas, which is a great time of year to release a film. However, while it lived up to modest expectations, it was far from a hit at the box office. This is partially due to the huge amount of films released over the course of one week, but would it have thrived had it had the weekend to itself? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Catch-Up

January 3rd, 2013

All of the final box office numbers we're going to get are in, so let's take a look at the last two weeks at the box office. There were not a lot of changes with the final numbers and no film switched places, so there's not a lot to update. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained in top spot in both weeks with Django Unchained in close second this weekend and Jack Reacher a distant second the weekend before. The year ended with $10.76 billion, or about 5.8% higher than last year's total and just a hair above 2009's record total. More...

Christmas Weekend Wrap-Up

December 27th, 2012

This year, Christmas fell on a really awkward day and compounded with the smart decision for some studios to close the entire week, dealing with the weekend box office numbers is a little trickier this year. We are still stuck with a mixture of final numbers and studio estimates, but since we won't get absolute final numbers till likely January 2nd, we should at least talk about the numbers we have. We won't be able to compare the full weekend to last week or last year, because we don't have the full weekend numbers. But since most of the films failed to match expectations, things look grim. More...

Weekend Predictions: Christmas Cacophony

December 19th, 2012

For the next week, starting tonight and running till Christmas day, there are eight films opening wide, or at least wide enough to predict they will enter the top ten. Despite that level of competition, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will very likely remain in top spot. Jack Reacher looks to be the best of the new releases, at least for the weekend. Meanwhile, This is 40 probably won't start as fast, but Judd Apatow's films tend to have really good legs. Monsters, Inc. is debuting in 3D tonight, but is destined to be a midlevel hit and nothing more. The Guilt Trip is also opening tonight, but I'm not sure it has the buzz to even be a midlevel hit. The final new release of the weekend is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, but with an opening theater count of just 800, it will struggle just to reach to the top ten. And because Christmas lands on the Tuesday, and we won't have another weekend prediction column till Friday, we need to talk about the three Christmas day releases, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, and Parental Guidance. Last year, Christmas day landed on the Sunday, which makes the comparisons between weekends nearly impossible. I'm going to assume 2012 is going to come out ahead, mainly because they had nothing to compare to The Hobbit, so as long as this year's new releases are as strong as last years holdovers, victory is a safe bet. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...


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Synopsis

Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, and who better to accompany him than his overbearing mother Joyce. After deciding to start his adventure with a quick visit at mom's, Andy is guilted into bringing her along for the ride. Across 3,000 miles of ever-changing landscape, he is constantly aggravated by her antics, but over time he comes to realize that their lives have more in common than he originally thought. His mother's advice might end up being exactly what he needs.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,290,629 (14.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,431 opening theaters/2,431 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $50,119,249

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 2012 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: January 24th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
January 31st, 2013 (Wide) (Israel)
February 7th, 2013 (Wide) (Lebanon)
February 7th, 2013 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
February 20th, 2013 (Wide) (Egypt)
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Video Release: April 30th, 2013 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and some risque material.
(Rating bulletin 2248, 11/7/2012)
Running Time: 95 minutes
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Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, Road Trip, Inventor, Widow/Widower, Dysfunctional Family, Voiceover/Narration, Scene in End Credits, Family Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Michaels/Goldwyn
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 412 $6,441,509 Jan 4, 2013 19
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 236 $6,547,462 Dec 28, 2012 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 314 $9,509,798 Dec 28, 2012 12

Leading Cast

Barbra Streisand    Joyce Brewster
Seth Rogen    Andrew Brewster

Supporting Cast

Julene Renee    kmart Receptionist
Zabryna Guevara    kmart Executive
John Funk    kmart Executive
Robert Curtis Brown    kmart Executive
Kathy Najimy    Gayle
Miriam Margolyes    Anita
Rose Abdoo    Diana
Tom Virtue    Mature Singles Man
Vivian Vanderwerd    Mature Single Woman
Worth Howe    Bob
Vicki Goldsmith    Young Joyce
Matthew Levinson    Toddler Andy
Joseph Levinson    Toddler Andy
Kevin O'Keefe    Budget Car Renter
Rick Gonzalez    Mark
Jeff Witzke    Middlesex Voice Over
Casey Wilson    Amanda
Steve Tom    OSH Executive
David Boller    Virginia Hotel Clerk
Gabrielle Gumbs    Stripper
Dale Dickey    Tammy
Analeis Lorig    Moonlight
Yvonne Strahovski    Jessica
Colin Hanks    Rob
Brandon Keener    Ryan McFee
Jeff Kober    Jimmy
Lorna Scott    Waitress
Kathleen Fletcher    Waitress
Kim Robillard    Emcee at Cattleman's Ranch
Brett Cullen    Ben Graw
Pedro Lopez    Hitchhiker
Jen Zaborowski    Caesar's Check-In Clerk
Fred Fletcher    Slots Player
Darryl Sivad    HSN Producer
Nora Dunn    Amy
Davis Neves    HSN Makeup Artist
Jackson Douglas    HSN Executive
Constance Esposito    HSN Executive
Adam Scott    Andrew Margolis, Jr.
Ari Graynor    Joyce Margolis
Patrick Harrigan    Man on Cell Phone
Shirley Charles    Frantic Mom
Dewain Robinson    Lost Son

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cathy Sandrich    Casting Director
Amanda Mackey    Casting Director
Buck Damon    Music Supervisor
Christophe Beck    Composer
Danny Glicker    Costume Designer
Priscilla Nedd Friendly    Editor
Dana E. Glauberman    Editor
Nelson Coates    Production Designer
Oliver Stapleton    Director of Photography
Seth Rogen    Executive Producer
Barbra Streisand    Executive Producer
Mary McLaglen    Executive Producer
Dan Fogelman    Executive Producer
David Ellison    Executive Producer
Dana Goldberg    Executive Producer
Paul Schwake    Executive Producer
Lorne Michaels    Producer
John Goldwyn    Producer
Evan Goldberg    Producer
Dan Fogelman    Screenwriter
Anne Fletcher    Director
Mary McLaglen    Unit Production Manager
Joe Camp III    First Assistant Director
Malcom David Kelley    Second Assistant Director
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor

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

Home Market Numbers: Massive Update: May 5th, 2013

June 22nd, 2013

New releases for this week were a little bit stronger than last week earning the top three spots on the DVD sales chart and three of the top four spots on the Blu-ray sales chart. Unfortunately, those three releases were the only new releases to chart. Additionally, while they finished higher than last week's new releases, they didn't sell that much more. The Silver Linings Playbook opened in first place with 379,000 units / $6.36 million on DVD and on Blu-ray with 210,000 units / $4.82 million. This is weaker than I was hoping for. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 36%, which is great for a dramedy. Since then, the film has sold 727,000 units / $12.04 million on DVD and 375,000 units / $8.57 million on Blu-ray. The film made more than $100 million domestically and earned an Oscar, so I was hoping for much more. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 30th, 2013

April 30th, 2013

Like I mentioned last week, this week the biggest release on the home market is Silver Linings Playbook, while there are a couple other sizable releases, like Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three on Blu-ray. However, you quickly run into filler as you look down the list. Fortunately, Silver Linings Playbook is such a great movie that the Blu-ray Combo Pack would be Pick of the Week material, even during a busy week. It is not the only contender for that title. Even sight unseen, Kyatto-Ninden Teyandee Complete Series Megaset comes a close second, while Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three earned that title last week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Guilt Trip

April 28th, 2013

The Guilt Trip came out a week before Christmas, which is a great time of year to release a film. However, while it lived up to modest expectations, it was far from a hit at the box office. This is partially due to the huge amount of films released over the course of one week, but would it have thrived had it had the weekend to itself? More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Christmas Catch-Up

January 3rd, 2013

All of the final box office numbers we're going to get are in, so let's take a look at the last two weeks at the box office. There were not a lot of changes with the final numbers and no film switched places, so there's not a lot to update. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained in top spot in both weeks with Django Unchained in close second this weekend and Jack Reacher a distant second the weekend before. The year ended with $10.76 billion, or about 5.8% higher than last year's total and just a hair above 2009's record total. More...

Christmas Weekend Wrap-Up

December 27th, 2012

This year, Christmas fell on a really awkward day and compounded with the smart decision for some studios to close the entire week, dealing with the weekend box office numbers is a little trickier this year. We are still stuck with a mixture of final numbers and studio estimates, but since we won't get absolute final numbers till likely January 2nd, we should at least talk about the numbers we have. We won't be able to compare the full weekend to last week or last year, because we don't have the full weekend numbers. But since most of the films failed to match expectations, things look grim. More...

Weekend Predictions: Christmas Cacophony

December 19th, 2012

For the next week, starting tonight and running till Christmas day, there are eight films opening wide, or at least wide enough to predict they will enter the top ten. Despite that level of competition, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will very likely remain in top spot. Jack Reacher looks to be the best of the new releases, at least for the weekend. Meanwhile, This is 40 probably won't start as fast, but Judd Apatow's films tend to have really good legs. Monsters, Inc. is debuting in 3D tonight, but is destined to be a midlevel hit and nothing more. The Guilt Trip is also opening tonight, but I'm not sure it has the buzz to even be a midlevel hit. The final new release of the weekend is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, but with an opening theater count of just 800, it will struggle just to reach to the top ten. And because Christmas lands on the Tuesday, and we won't have another weekend prediction column till Friday, we need to talk about the three Christmas day releases, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, and Parental Guidance. Last year, Christmas day landed on the Sunday, which makes the comparisons between weekends nearly impossible. I'm going to assume 2012 is going to come out ahead, mainly because they had nothing to compare to The Hobbit, so as long as this year's new releases are as strong as last years holdovers, victory is a safe bet. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2012 6 $5,290,629   2,431 $2,176   $7,321,243 1
Dec 28, 2012 8 $6,547,462 +24% 2,431 $2,693   $20,957,818 2
Jan 4, 2013 9 $4,434,948 -32% 2,312 $1,918   $31,111,882 3
Jan 11, 2013 15 $1,901,160 -57% 1,606 $1,184   $34,464,057 4
Jan 18, 2013 22 $605,194 -68% 642 $943   $35,697,778 5
Jan 25, 2013 29 $268,464 -56% 352 $763   $36,239,918 6
Feb 1, 2013 34 $172,814 -36% 291 $594   $36,517,718 7
Feb 8, 2013 36 $108,025 -37% 225 $480   $36,695,562 8
Feb 15, 2013 47 $51,728 -52% 88 $588   $36,794,807 9
Feb 22, 2013 34 $137,528 +166% 186 $739   $36,961,592 10
Mar 1, 2013 43 $83,332 -39% 133 $627   $37,101,011 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 19, 2012 2 $1,029,734     2,431 $424   $1,029,734 1
Dec 20, 2012 2 $1,000,880 -3%   2,431 $412   $2,030,614 2
Dec 21, 2012 5 $1,489,795 +49%   2,431 $613   $3,520,409 3
Dec 22, 2012 6 $2,062,410 +38%   2,431 $848   $5,582,819 4
Dec 23, 2012 6 $1,738,424 -16%   2,431 $715   $7,321,243 5
Dec 24, 2012 6 $1,118,091 -36%   2,431 $460   $8,439,334 6
Dec 25, 2012 7 $2,611,450 +134%   2,431 $1,074   $11,050,784 7
Dec 26, 2012 8 $1,663,644 -36% +62% 2,431 $684   $12,714,428 8
Dec 27, 2012 9 $1,695,928 +2% +69% 2,431 $698   $14,410,356 9
Dec 28, 2012 9 $2,164,119 +28% +45% 2,431 $890   $16,574,475 10
Dec 29, 2012 8 $2,411,211 +11% +17% 2,431 $992   $18,985,686 11
Dec 30, 2012 8 $1,972,132 -18% +13% 2,431 $811   $20,957,818 12
Dec 31, 2012 8 $1,813,103 -8% +62% 2,431 $746   $22,770,921 13
Jan 1, 2013 8 $2,063,866 +14% -21% 2,431 $849   $24,834,787 14
Jan 2, 2013 9 $956,623 -54% -42% 2,431 $394   $25,791,410 15
Jan 3, 2013 9 $885,524 -7% -48% 2,431 $364   $26,676,934 16
Jan 4, 2013 9 $1,465,245 +65% -32% 2,312 $634   $28,142,179 17
Jan 5, 2013 9 $1,905,164 +30% -21% 2,312 $824   $30,047,343 18
Jan 6, 2013 10 $1,064,539 -44% -46% 2,312 $460   $31,111,882 19
Jan 7, 2013 9 $335,252 -69% -82% 2,312 $145   $31,447,134 20
Jan 8, 2013 9 $440,785 +31% -79% 2,312 $191   $31,887,919 21
Jan 9, 2013 10 $347,271 -21% -64% 2,312 $150   $32,235,190 22
Jan 10, 2013 10 $327,707 -6% -63% 2,312 $142   $32,562,897 23
Jan 11, 2013 - $597,451 +82% -59% 1,606 $372   $33,160,348 24
Jan 12, 2013 - $872,248 +46% -54% 1,606 $543   $34,032,596 25
Jan 13, 2013 - $431,461 -51% -59% 1,606 $269   $34,464,057 26
Jan 14, 2013 16 $135,486 -69% -60% 1,606 $84   $34,599,543 27
Jan 15, 2013 16 $185,335 +37% -58% 1,606 $115   $34,784,878 28
Jan 16, 2013 16 $147,116 -21% -58% 1,606 $92   $34,931,994 29
Jan 17, 2013 16 $160,590 +9% -51% 1,606 $100   $35,092,584 30
Jan 18, 2013 21 $173,086 +8% -71% 642 $270   $35,265,670 31
Jan 19, 2013 22 $259,886 +50% -70% 642 $405   $35,525,556 32
Jan 20, 2013 23 $172,222 -34% -60% 642 $268   $35,697,778 33
Jan 21, 2013 24 $119,552 -31% -12% 642 $186   $35,817,330 34
Jan 22, 2013 - $57,800 -52% -69% 642 $90   $35,875,130 35
Jan 23, 2013 - $45,948 -21% -69% 642 $72   $35,921,078 36
Jan 24, 2013 - $50,376 +10% -69% 642 $78   $35,971,454 37
Jan 25, 2013 - $70,028 +39% -60% 352 $199   $36,041,482 38
Jan 26, 2013 - $128,483 +83% -51% 352 $365   $36,169,965 39
Jan 27, 2013 - $69,953 -46% -59% 352 $199   $36,239,918 40
Jan 28, 2013 - $22,471 -68% -81% 352 $64   $36,262,389 41
Jan 29, 2013 - $31,813 +42% -45% 352 $90   $36,294,202 42
Jan 30, 2013 - $24,953 -22% -46% 352 $71   $36,319,155 43
Jan 31, 2013 - $25,749 +3% -49% 352 $73   $36,344,904 44
Feb 1, 2013 - $54,713 +112% -22% 291 $188   $36,399,617 45
Feb 2, 2013 - $85,697 +57% -33% 291 $294   $36,485,314 46
Feb 3, 2013 - $32,404 -62% -54% 291 $111   $36,517,718 47
Feb 4, 2013 - $14,283 -56% -36% 291 $49   $36,532,001 48
Feb 5, 2013 - $20,077 +41% -37% 291 $69   $36,552,078 49
Feb 6, 2013 - $18,362 -9% -26% 291 $63   $36,570,440 50
Feb 7, 2013 - $17,097 -7% -34% 291 $59   $36,587,537 51
Feb 8, 2013 - $31,270 +83% -43% 225 $139   $36,618,807 52
Feb 9, 2013 - $48,451 +55% -43% 225 $215   $36,667,258 53
Feb 10, 2013 - $28,304 -42% -13% 225 $126   $36,695,562 54
Feb 11, 2013 - $9,997 -65% -30% 225 $44   $36,705,559 55
Feb 12, 2013 - $11,545 +15% -42% 225 $51   $36,717,104 56
Feb 13, 2013 - $9,564 -17% -48% 225 $43   $36,726,668 57
Feb 14, 2013 - $16,411 +72% -4% 143 $115   $36,743,079 58
Feb 15, 2013 - $14,419 -12% -54% 88 $164   $36,757,498 59
Feb 16, 2013 - $20,696 +44% -57% 88 $235   $36,778,194 60
Feb 17, 2013 - $16,613 -20% -41% 88 $189   $36,794,807 61
Feb 18, 2013 - $10,509 -37% +5% 88 $119   $36,805,316 62
Feb 19, 2013 - $6,076 -42% -47% 88 $69   $36,811,392 63
Feb 20, 2013 - $6,492 +7% -32% 88 $74   $36,817,884 64
Feb 21, 2013 - $6,180 -5% -62% 88 $70   $36,824,064 65
Feb 22, 2013 - $39,740 +543% +176% 186 $214   $36,863,804 66
Feb 23, 2013 - $62,893 +58% +204% 186 $338   $36,926,697 67
Feb 24, 2013 - $34,895 -45% +110% 186 $188   $36,961,592 68
Feb 25, 2013 - $12,727 -64% +21% 186 $68   $36,974,319 69
Feb 26, 2013 - $15,422 +21% +154% 186 $83   $36,989,741 70
Feb 27, 2013 - $13,336 -14% +105% 186 $72   $37,003,077 71
Feb 28, 2013 - $14,602 +9% +136% 186 $79   $37,017,679 72
Mar 1, 2013 - $22,841 +56% -43% 133 $172   $37,040,520 73
Mar 2, 2013 - $37,725 +65% -40% 133 $284   $37,078,245 74
Mar 3, 2013 - $22,766 -40% -35% 133 $171   $37,101,011 75
Mar 4, 2013 - $6,935 -70% -46% 133 $52   $37,107,946 76
Mar 5, 2013 - $8,940 +29% -42% 133 $67   $37,116,886 77
Mar 6, 2013 - $8,444 -6% -37% 133 $63   $37,125,330 78
Mar 7, 2013 - $8,885 +5% -39% 133 $67   $37,134,215 79

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2012 13 $2,030,614   2,431 $835   $2,030,614 1
Dec 21, 2012 8 $12,379,742 +510% 2,431 $5,092   $14,410,356 2
Dec 28, 2012 8 $12,266,578 -1% 2,431 $5,046   $26,676,934 3
Jan 4, 2013 9 $5,885,963 -52% 2,312 $2,546   $32,562,897 4
Jan 11, 2013 15 $2,529,687 -57% 1,606 $1,575   $35,092,584 5
Jan 18, 2013 23 $878,870 -65% 642 $1,369   $35,971,454 6
Jan 25, 2013 29 $373,450 -58% 352 $1,061   $36,344,904 7
Feb 1, 2013 34 $242,633 -35% 291 $834   $36,587,537 8
Feb 8, 2013 40 $155,542 -36% 225 $691   $36,743,079 9
Feb 15, 2013 42 $80,985 -48% 88 $920   $36,824,064 10
Feb 22, 2013 34 $193,615 +139% 186 $1,041   $37,017,679 11
Mar 1, 2013 41 $116,536 -40% 133 $876   $37,134,215 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/24/2013 $581,052 162 163 542 $1,622,699 12/14/2015
Egypt 2/20/2013 $5,079 5 5 22 $16,102 12/30/2018
Germany 4/18/2013 $96,718 101 105 206 $214,754 12/14/2015
Israel 1/31/2013 $101,798 19 22 109 $490,378 12/30/2018
Lebanon 2/7/2013 $22,897 7 7 11 $45,125 12/30/2018
New Zealand 2/28/2013 $26,179 30 30 30 $26,179 12/14/2015
Poland 3/8/2013 $60,429 55 56 111 $110,523 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 2/7/2013 $84,966 20 20 23 $134,019 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/8/2013 $649,744 316 316 718 $1,500,680 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $447,643
 
International Total$4,608,102 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 5, 20132195,364 195,364$3,319,234$3,319,2341
May 12, 2013589,423-54% 284,787$1,747,325$5,066,5592
May 19, 20131137,142-58% 321,929$741,354$5,807,9133
Jun 9, 20132613,937 364,427$158,882$6,536,8736
Jun 23, 20132018,894 395,116$188,562$6,843,2678

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 5, 2013443,424 43,424$936,222$936,2221
May 12, 20131125,550-41% 68,974$522,746$1,458,9682

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