The Hitcher (2007)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,379,582Details
International Box Office $4,476,064Details
Worldwide Box Office $20,855,646
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $9,276,925 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,276,925
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,818,239 (47.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:78.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,835 opening theaters/2,836 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,664,517

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 19th, 2007 (Wide) by Focus Features
Video Release: May 1st, 2007 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Hitcher, The
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, terror and language.
Running Time: 84 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Countdown
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Keywords: Road Trip, Slasher Horror, Sex Crimes, Falsely Accused, Framed, Serial Killer, Remake, Familicide
Source:Remake
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2007 4 $7,818,239   2,835 $2,758   $7,818,239 1
Jan 26, 2007 10 $3,632,975 -54% 2,836 $1,281   $13,433,020 2
Feb 2, 2007 19 $1,104,594 -70% 1,496 $738   $15,533,892 3
Feb 9, 2007 28 $331,362 -70% 580 $571   $16,237,220 4
Feb 16, 2007 55 $25,725 -92% 56 $459   $16,363,259 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2007 3 $2,900,000     2,831 $1,024   $2,900,000 1
Jan 20, 2007 4 $3,400,000 +17%   2,831 $1,201   $6,300,000 2
Jan 21, 2007 4 $1,500,000 -56%   2,831 $530   $7,818,239 3
Jan 22, 2007 4 $560,000 -63%   2,831 $198   $8,378,000 4
Jan 23, 2007 4 $515,000 -8%   2,831 $182   $8,893,000 5
Jan 24, 2007 7 $450,000 -13%   2,835 $159   $9,343,000 6
Jan 25, 2007 7 $450,000 n/c   2,835 $159   $9,800,045 7
Jan 26, 2007 10 $1,100,000 +144% -62% 2,836 $388   $10,900,000 8
Jan 27, 2007 10 $1,600,000 +45% -53% 2,836 $564   $12,500,000 9
Jan 31, 2007 12 $245,000   -46% 2,836 $86   $14,188,000 13
Feb 2, 2007 17 $410,000   -63% 1,496 $274   $14,840,000 15
Feb 9, 2007 - $110,000   -73% 580 $190   $16,020,000 22
Feb 19, 2007 57 $3,111     56 $56   $16,366,370 32

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2007 4 $9,800,045   2,835 $3,457   $9,800,045 1
Jan 26, 2007 10 $4,629,253 -53% 2,836 $1,632   $14,429,298 2
Feb 2, 2007 19 $1,476,560 -68% 1,496 $987   $15,905,858 3
Feb 9, 2007 30 $431,676 -71% 580 $744   $16,337,534 4
Feb 16, 2007 56 $42,048 -90% 56 $751   $16,379,582 5

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 6, 20077177,401 177,401$3,216,280$3,216,2801
May 13, 20071673,780-58% 251,181$1,474,862$4,691,1422

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

Leading Cast

Sean Bean    John Ryder

Supporting Cast

Sophia Bush    Grace Andrews
Zachary Knighton    Jim Halsey
Neal McDonough    Lt. Esteridge
Kyle Davis    Bufords' store clerk

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dave Meyers    Director
Eric Bernt    Screenwriter
Eric Red    Screenwriter
Jake Wade Wall    Screenwriter
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Steve Jablonsky    Composer
Kelly Port    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

DVD Releases for January 6, 2009

January 6th, 2009

The new year starts off like most on the home market, rather weak. There are few first run releases coming out this week, most of which are terrible. We do have one top-notch release though, Duckman - Season Three and Four, which is clearly the DVD Pick of the Week. More...

Home Market Dreaming of a Good Night

May 11th, 2007

For the past few weeks, new releases have dominated the home market, and while this week saw two holdovers in the top two spots, there were still plenty of new releases to place high on the charts. Leading the way were Night at the Museum with $9.08 million for the week and $20.64 million overall with Deja vu remaining in second place with $7.02 million this past week and $15.66 million in total. More...

DVD Releases for May 1, 2007

April 30th, 2007

It was a tough week to write this column, partially because of the selection of DVD coming out tomorrow, and partially because my DVD player had a meltdown while I was in the middle of reviewing Dinosaurs - The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons . (And then today my mouse stops working while my Internet connection has been sporadic all day. It's like my electronics are conspiring against me.) There were a few DVDs that were contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, but in the end I went with Dreamgirls - 2-Disc Showstopper Edition while giving Michael Palin's Around the World in 80 Days an honorable mention. More...

Epic Start for Critical Bomb

January 30th, 2007

Well, January is finally over and we survived. The final four entries tried their luck this weekend and while two earned enough to be considered box office successes, none came close to wowing critics. More...

Hitcher Walks a Lonely Road

January 23rd, 2007

The lone wide release of the weekend struggled to find an audience and even though most of the rest of the top five were able to beat expectations, the weekend box office was still way down. At just $100 million, the weekend was down 22% from last week and 17% from the same weekend last year. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 13 - January 19, 2007

January 20th, 2007

Another slow week, but its been that way for a while. I'm hoping that will change when the summer blockbusters start launching their full sites soon, in fact, Spider-Man 3's Official Site did go live this week, but it is mostly marked coming soon and too soon to give it the award just yet. More...

Hitching a Ride

January 19th, 2007

Just the one new wide release this weekend, which is surprising since there are five films opening or expanding wide next weekend. This weekend could handle one or two more wide releases and take some of the pressure off next weekend. But as it is now, The Hitcher will have little competition this weekend while next weekend at least two films will be squeezed out at the box office. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

Big list as I try to catch up after the holidays. I think I caught all the updates. Not only are there a lot of sites on this week's list, several of them are potential award winners with the best of the best being Smokin' Aces - Official Site. More...

2007 Preview: January

January 2nd, 2007

It is the beginning of a new year. A time to start fresh. So why do most of the new releases smell so stale? It's the January dumping ground, home to films that looked promising on paper but just didn't pan out. That doesn't mean there are no films that could be worth checking out. Out of the twelve new films opening wide this month (that's opening, not expanding), Smokin' Aces looks great and so does ... no, that's about it. Almost all of the new releases are likely to struggle at the box office and with critics alike. And to make matters worse, six of these new releases are going wide on the same weekend. This is complete madness and guarantees that at least two films that would otherwise succeed are going to fail. On the other hand, there are nearly a dozen films that have previously opened and are expanding wide (Children of Men and Pan's Labyrinth, for example), or are being re-released to grab some last minute Oscar buzz, (The Queen and The Last King of Scotland, among others). This makes for an incredibly busy month, but not one that will likely produce many hits.

Two additional notes... Firstly, Letters from Iwo Jima is expanding throughout the month but likely won't go wide until February. Secondly, The Dead Girl has a planned expansion on the 19th, but after struggling in limited release since opening last weekend, this seems unlikely. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 9 - December 15, 2006

December 16th, 2006

The end of year big movie rush continues, the last few big movies are launching their sites. And one such movie, Night at the Museum - Official Site, is the winning of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 2 - December 8, 2006

December 9th, 2006

Good week for websites with a number of candidates for the top spot. In the end I went with Ghost Rider - Official Site, but there's a few others here that will undoubtedly win in the coming weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 25 - December 1, 2006

December 2nd, 2006

Good week with plenty of strong site, but there was not a whole lot of competition at the very top as The Good Shephard - Official Site took home the Weekly Website Award. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 12, 2006

November 12th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Halloween, Saw 4, The Incredible Hulk and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 5, 2006

November 5th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for National Treasure 2, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, some DreamWorks digital animation movies and more. More...


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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,818,239 (47.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:78.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,835 opening theaters/2,836 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,664,517

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 19th, 2007 (Wide) by Focus Features
Video Release: May 1st, 2007 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Hitcher, The
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, terror and language.
Running Time: 84 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Countdown
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Road Trip, Slasher Horror, Sex Crimes, Falsely Accused, Framed, Serial Killer, Remake, Familicide
Source:Remake
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Sean Bean    John Ryder

Supporting Cast

Sophia Bush    Grace Andrews
Zachary Knighton    Jim Halsey
Neal McDonough    Lt. Esteridge
Kyle Davis    Bufords' store clerk

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dave Meyers    Director
Eric Bernt    Screenwriter
Eric Red    Screenwriter
Jake Wade Wall    Screenwriter
Jojo Villanueva    Music Supervisor
Steve Jablonsky    Composer
Kelly Port    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

DVD Releases for January 6, 2009

January 6th, 2009

The new year starts off like most on the home market, rather weak. There are few first run releases coming out this week, most of which are terrible. We do have one top-notch release though, Duckman - Season Three and Four, which is clearly the DVD Pick of the Week. More...

Home Market Dreaming of a Good Night

May 11th, 2007

For the past few weeks, new releases have dominated the home market, and while this week saw two holdovers in the top two spots, there were still plenty of new releases to place high on the charts. Leading the way were Night at the Museum with $9.08 million for the week and $20.64 million overall with Deja vu remaining in second place with $7.02 million this past week and $15.66 million in total. More...

DVD Releases for May 1, 2007

April 30th, 2007

It was a tough week to write this column, partially because of the selection of DVD coming out tomorrow, and partially because my DVD player had a meltdown while I was in the middle of reviewing Dinosaurs - The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons . (And then today my mouse stops working while my Internet connection has been sporadic all day. It's like my electronics are conspiring against me.) There were a few DVDs that were contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, but in the end I went with Dreamgirls - 2-Disc Showstopper Edition while giving Michael Palin's Around the World in 80 Days an honorable mention. More...

Epic Start for Critical Bomb

January 30th, 2007

Well, January is finally over and we survived. The final four entries tried their luck this weekend and while two earned enough to be considered box office successes, none came close to wowing critics. More...

Hitcher Walks a Lonely Road

January 23rd, 2007

The lone wide release of the weekend struggled to find an audience and even though most of the rest of the top five were able to beat expectations, the weekend box office was still way down. At just $100 million, the weekend was down 22% from last week and 17% from the same weekend last year. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 13 - January 19, 2007

January 20th, 2007

Another slow week, but its been that way for a while. I'm hoping that will change when the summer blockbusters start launching their full sites soon, in fact, Spider-Man 3's Official Site did go live this week, but it is mostly marked coming soon and too soon to give it the award just yet. More...

Hitching a Ride

January 19th, 2007

Just the one new wide release this weekend, which is surprising since there are five films opening or expanding wide next weekend. This weekend could handle one or two more wide releases and take some of the pressure off next weekend. But as it is now, The Hitcher will have little competition this weekend while next weekend at least two films will be squeezed out at the box office. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 30 - January 5, 2007

January 6th, 2007

Big list as I try to catch up after the holidays. I think I caught all the updates. Not only are there a lot of sites on this week's list, several of them are potential award winners with the best of the best being Smokin' Aces - Official Site. More...

2007 Preview: January

January 2nd, 2007

It is the beginning of a new year. A time to start fresh. So why do most of the new releases smell so stale? It's the January dumping ground, home to films that looked promising on paper but just didn't pan out. That doesn't mean there are no films that could be worth checking out. Out of the twelve new films opening wide this month (that's opening, not expanding), Smokin' Aces looks great and so does ... no, that's about it. Almost all of the new releases are likely to struggle at the box office and with critics alike. And to make matters worse, six of these new releases are going wide on the same weekend. This is complete madness and guarantees that at least two films that would otherwise succeed are going to fail. On the other hand, there are nearly a dozen films that have previously opened and are expanding wide (Children of Men and Pan's Labyrinth, for example), or are being re-released to grab some last minute Oscar buzz, (The Queen and The Last King of Scotland, among others). This makes for an incredibly busy month, but not one that will likely produce many hits.

Two additional notes... Firstly, Letters from Iwo Jima is expanding throughout the month but likely won't go wide until February. Secondly, The Dead Girl has a planned expansion on the 19th, but after struggling in limited release since opening last weekend, this seems unlikely. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 9 - December 15, 2006

December 16th, 2006

The end of year big movie rush continues, the last few big movies are launching their sites. And one such movie, Night at the Museum - Official Site, is the winning of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for December 2 - December 8, 2006

December 9th, 2006

Good week for websites with a number of candidates for the top spot. In the end I went with Ghost Rider - Official Site, but there's a few others here that will undoubtedly win in the coming weeks. More...

Movie Website Updates for November 25 - December 1, 2006

December 2nd, 2006

Good week with plenty of strong site, but there was not a whole lot of competition at the very top as The Good Shephard - Official Site took home the Weekly Website Award. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 12, 2006

November 12th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Halloween, Saw 4, The Incredible Hulk and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 5, 2006

November 5th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for National Treasure 2, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, some DreamWorks digital animation movies and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2007 4 $7,818,239   2,835 $2,758   $7,818,239 1
Jan 26, 2007 10 $3,632,975 -54% 2,836 $1,281   $13,433,020 2
Feb 2, 2007 19 $1,104,594 -70% 1,496 $738   $15,533,892 3
Feb 9, 2007 28 $331,362 -70% 580 $571   $16,237,220 4
Feb 16, 2007 55 $25,725 -92% 56 $459   $16,363,259 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2007 3 $2,900,000     2,831 $1,024   $2,900,000 1
Jan 20, 2007 4 $3,400,000 +17%   2,831 $1,201   $6,300,000 2
Jan 21, 2007 4 $1,500,000 -56%   2,831 $530   $7,818,239 3
Jan 22, 2007 4 $560,000 -63%   2,831 $198   $8,378,000 4
Jan 23, 2007 4 $515,000 -8%   2,831 $182   $8,893,000 5
Jan 24, 2007 7 $450,000 -13%   2,835 $159   $9,343,000 6
Jan 25, 2007 7 $450,000 n/c   2,835 $159   $9,800,045 7
Jan 26, 2007 10 $1,100,000 +144% -62% 2,836 $388   $10,900,000 8
Jan 27, 2007 10 $1,600,000 +45% -53% 2,836 $564   $12,500,000 9
Jan 31, 2007 12 $245,000   -46% 2,836 $86   $14,188,000 13
Feb 2, 2007 17 $410,000   -63% 1,496 $274   $14,840,000 15
Feb 9, 2007 - $110,000   -73% 580 $190   $16,020,000 22
Feb 19, 2007 57 $3,111     56 $56   $16,366,370 32

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2007 4 $9,800,045   2,835 $3,457   $9,800,045 1
Jan 26, 2007 10 $4,629,253 -53% 2,836 $1,632   $14,429,298 2
Feb 2, 2007 19 $1,476,560 -68% 1,496 $987   $15,905,858 3
Feb 9, 2007 30 $431,676 -71% 580 $744   $16,337,534 4
Feb 16, 2007 56 $42,048 -90% 56 $751   $16,379,582 5

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 6, 20077177,401 177,401$3,216,280$3,216,2801
May 13, 20071673,780-58% 251,181$1,474,862$4,691,1422

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