The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $258,241,522Details
International Box Office $701,116,914Details
Worldwide Box Office $959,358,436
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $43,997,097 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $63,102,667 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $107,099,764
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company, consisting of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all—a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself—the Dragon Smaug.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$73,645,197 (28.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$250,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,903 opening theaters/3,928 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $342,225,923

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 135 $258,241,522
All Time International Box Office 42 $701,116,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office 59 $959,358,436

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2013 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
December 13th, 2013 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
October 7th, 2015 (Exclusive) by Warner Bros. / Fathom Events, released as The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Extended Edition
International Releases: December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (South Korea)
December 13th, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
December 26th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
November 24th, 2021 (Wide) (South Korea)
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Video Release: April 8th, 2014 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.
PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.
(Rating bulletin 2325, 6/4/2014)
Running Time: 201 minutes
Franchise: Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2013
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Keywords: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Dragon, Prequel, Inbetwequel, Ensemble, Lord of the Rings, Motion Capture Performance, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Wingnut Films
Production Countries: New Zealand, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $250m 116 $250,053,591 Jan 23, 2014 42
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 275 $6,122,182 Jan 17, 2014 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 64 $15,675,220 Jan 3, 2014 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 123 $21,137,238 Jan 3, 2014 24
Biggest 4th Friday 85 $5,097,416 Jan 3, 2014 22
Biggest 3rd Thursday 28 $4,050,170 Jan 2, 2014 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 4 $7,792,174 Jan 1, 2014 20
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 26 $5,527,246 Dec 31, 2013 19
Fastest to $100m 141 $201,416,745 Dec 31, 2013 19
Fastest to $150m 115 $201,416,745 Dec 31, 2013 19
Fastest to $200m 115 $201,416,745 Dec 31, 2013 19
Biggest 3rd Monday 21 $6,513,554 Dec 30, 2013 18
Biggest 3rd Sunday 70 $8,441,089 Dec 29, 2013 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 74 $28,906,399 Dec 27, 2013 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 32 $28,906,399 Dec 27, 2013 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $39,147,810 Dec 27, 2013 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 86 $10,585,522 Dec 28, 2013 16
Biggest 3rd Friday 46 $10,005,121 Dec 27, 2013 15
Biggest 2nd Thursday 11 $10,523,771 Dec 26, 2013 14
Biggest Domestic Thursday 100 $10,523,771 Dec 26, 2013 14
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 18 $9,306,295 Dec 25, 2013 13
Biggest 2nd Monday 57 $7,823,089 Dec 23, 2013 11
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 13 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 54 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 63 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 30 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 20 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 98 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 31 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top 2013 Theater Average 64 $18,869 Dec 13, 2013 3
Fastest to $50m 126 $55,621,003 Dec 14, 2013 2
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 57 $31,190,587 Dec 13, 2013 1
Top Fantasy Day Domestic 35 $31,190,587 Dec 13, 2013 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 55 $31,190,587 Dec 13, 2013 1
Biggest Domestic December Day 35 $31,190,587 Dec 13, 2013 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 1 $73,645,197   3,903 $18,869   $73,645,197 1
Dec 20, 2013 1 $31,505,278 -57% 3,928 $8,021   $127,550,695 2
Dec 27, 2013 1 $28,906,399 -8% 3,928 $7,359   $189,375,945 3
Jan 3, 2014 3 $15,675,220 -46% 3,730 $4,202   $228,934,309 4
Jan 10, 2014 6 $8,022,353 -49% 3,075 $2,609   $242,101,455 5
Jan 17, 2014 12 $3,704,957 -54% 1,815 $2,041   $248,399,469 6
Jan 24, 2014 12 $2,147,414 -42% 1,285 $1,671   $252,201,005 7
Jan 31, 2014 15 $1,235,102 -42% 933 $1,324   $254,139,583 8
Feb 7, 2014 20 $688,196 -44% 537 $1,282   $255,273,041 9
Feb 14, 2014 24 $497,509 -28% 285 $1,746   $255,997,553 10
Feb 21, 2014 27 $293,130 -41% 266 $1,102   $256,511,541 11
Feb 28, 2014 31 $213,073 -27% 215 $991   $256,835,852 12
Mar 7, 2014 23 $344,209 +62% 333 $1,034   $257,272,183 13
Mar 14, 2014 26 $248,215 -28% 277 $896   $257,680,307 14
Mar 21, 2014 33 $135,467 -45% 224 $605   $257,913,843 15
Mar 28, 2014 31 $103,597 -24% 185 $560   $258,080,920 16
Apr 4, 2014 41 $60,720 -41% 130 $467   $258,181,971 17
Apr 11, 2014 50 $27,379 -55% 101 $271   $258,230,021 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 12, 2013 P $8,800,000     0     $8,800,000  
Dec 13, 2013 - $31,190,587     3,903 $7,991   $31,190,587 1
Dec 14, 2013 - $24,430,416 -22%   3,903 $6,259   $55,621,003 2
Dec 15, 2013 - $18,024,194 -26%   3,903 $4,618   $73,645,197 3
Dec 16, 2013 1 $6,202,204 -66%   3,903 $1,589   $79,847,401 4
Dec 17, 2013 1 $6,295,431 +2%   3,903 $1,613   $86,142,832 5
Dec 18, 2013 2 $4,855,421 -23%   3,903 $1,244   $90,998,253 6
Dec 19, 2013 2 $5,047,164 +4%   3,903 $1,293   $96,045,417 7
Dec 20, 2013 2 $8,626,059 +71% -72% 3,928 $2,196   $104,671,476 8
Dec 21, 2013 1 $12,270,560 +42% -50% 3,928 $3,124   $116,942,036 9
Dec 22, 2013 1 $10,608,659 -14% -41% 3,928 $2,701   $127,550,695 10
Dec 23, 2013 - $7,823,089 -26% +26% 3,928 $1,992   $135,373,784 11
Dec 24, 2013 - $5,265,696 -33% -16% 3,928 $1,341   $140,639,480 12
Dec 25, 2013 - $9,306,295 +77% +92% 3,928 $2,369   $149,945,775 13
Dec 26, 2013 1 $10,523,771 +13% +109% 3,928 $2,679   $160,469,546 14
Dec 27, 2013 2 $10,005,121 -5% +16% 3,928 $2,547   $170,474,667 15
Dec 28, 2013 1 $10,585,522 +6% -14% 3,928 $2,695   $181,060,189 16
Dec 29, 2013 1 $8,441,089 -20% -20% 3,928 $2,149   $189,501,278 17
Dec 30, 2013 - $6,513,554 -23% -17% 3,928 $1,658   $195,889,499 18
Dec 31, 2013 - $5,527,246 -15% +5% 3,928 $1,407   $201,416,745 19
Jan 1, 2014 2 $7,792,174 +41% -16% 3,928 $1,984   $209,208,919 20
Jan 2, 2014 2 $4,050,170 -48% -62% 3,928 $1,031   $213,259,089 21
Jan 3, 2014 - $5,097,416 +26% -49% 3,730 $1,367   $218,356,505 22
Jan 4, 2014 - $6,671,108 +31% -37% 3,730 $1,789   $225,027,613 23
Jan 5, 2014 - $3,906,696 -41% -54% 3,730 $1,047   $228,934,309 24
Jan 6, 2014 3 $1,301,012 -67% -80% 3,730 $349   $230,235,321 25
Jan 7, 2014 3 $1,568,252 +21% -72% 3,730 $420   $231,803,573 26
Jan 8, 2014 4 $1,171,342 -25% -85% 3,730 $314   $232,974,915 27
Jan 9, 2014 3 $1,104,187 -6% -73% 3,730 $296   $234,079,102 28
Jan 10, 2014 8 $2,045,067 +85% -60% 3,075 $665   $236,124,169 29
Jan 11, 2014 5 $3,689,798 +80% -45% 3,075 $1,200   $239,813,967 30
Jan 12, 2014 3 $2,287,488 -38% -41% 3,075 $744   $242,101,455 31
Jan 13, 2014 6 $618,160 -73% -52% 3,075 $201   $242,719,615 32
Jan 14, 2014 6 $783,236 +27% -50% 3,075 $255   $243,502,851 33
Jan 15, 2014 6 $594,455 -24% -49% 3,075 $193   $244,097,306 34
Jan 16, 2014 6 $597,206 n/c -46% 3,075 $194   $244,694,512 35
Jan 17, 2014 13 $894,220 +50% -56% 1,815 $493   $245,588,732 36
Jan 18, 2014 12 $1,751,111 +96% -53% 1,815 $965   $247,339,843 37
Jan 19, 2014 11 $1,059,626 -39% -54% 1,815 $584   $248,399,469 38
Jan 20, 2014 11 $835,207 -21% +35% 1,815 $460   $249,234,676 39
Jan 21, 2014 12 $321,185 -62% -59% 1,815 $177   $249,555,861 40
Jan 22, 2014 12 $247,274 -23% -58% 1,815 $136   $249,803,135 41
Jan 23, 2014 12 $250,456 +1% -58% 1,815 $138   $250,053,591 42
Jan 24, 2014 15 $500,275 +100% -44% 1,285 $389   $250,553,866 43
Jan 25, 2014 12 $1,001,289 +100% -43% 1,285 $779   $251,555,155 44
Jan 26, 2014 11 $645,850 -35% -39% 1,285 $503   $252,201,005 45
Jan 27, 2014 16 $162,222 -75% -81% 1,285 $126   $252,363,227 46
Jan 28, 2014 15 $213,005 +31% -34% 1,285 $166   $252,576,232 47
Jan 29, 2014 18 $159,753 -25% -35% 1,285 $124   $252,735,985 48
Jan 30, 2014 18 $168,496 +5% -33% 1,285 $131   $252,904,481 49
Jan 31, 2014 19 $337,645 +100% -33% 933 $362   $253,242,126 50
Feb 1, 2014 15 $657,114 +95% -34% 933 $704   $253,899,240 51
Feb 2, 2014 14 $240,343 -63% -63% 933 $258   $254,139,583 52
Feb 3, 2014 17 $108,140 -55% -33% 933 $116   $254,247,723 53
Feb 4, 2014 18 $124,460 +15% -42% 933 $133   $254,372,183 54
Feb 5, 2014 18 $102,396 -18% -36% 933 $110   $254,474,579 55
Feb 6, 2014 18 $110,266 +8% -35% 933 $118   $254,584,845 56
Feb 7, 2014 21 $157,707 +43% -53% 537 $294   $254,742,552 57
Feb 8, 2014 - $327,045 +107% -50% 537 $609   $255,069,597 58
Feb 9, 2014 - $203,444 -38% -15% 537 $379   $255,273,041 59
Feb 10, 2014 - $66,202 -67% -39% 537 $123   $255,339,243 60
Feb 11, 2014 - $69,494 +5% -44% 537 $129   $255,408,737 61
Feb 12, 2014 - $42,170 -39% -59% 537 $79   $255,450,907 62
Feb 13, 2014 - $49,137 +17% -55% 537 $92   $255,500,044 63
Feb 14, 2014 - $143,597 +192% -9% 285 $504   $255,643,641 64
Feb 15, 2014 - $198,004 +38% -39% 285 $695   $255,841,645 65
Feb 16, 2014 - $155,908 -21% -23% 285 $547   $255,997,553 66
Feb 17, 2014 - $108,755 -30% +64% 285 $382   $256,106,308 67
Feb 18, 2014 - $43,212 -60% -38% 285 $152   $256,149,520 68
Feb 19, 2014 - $34,465 -20% -18% 285 $121   $256,183,985 69
Feb 20, 2014 - $34,426 n/c -30% 285 $121   $256,218,411 70
Feb 21, 2014 - $74,913 +118% -48% 266 $282   $256,293,324 71
Feb 22, 2014 - $139,838 +87% -29% 266 $526   $256,433,162 72
Feb 23, 2014 - $78,379 -44% -50% 266 $295   $256,511,541 73
Feb 24, 2014 - $24,377 -69% -78% 266 $92   $256,535,918 74
Feb 25, 2014 - $32,251 +32% -25% 266 $121   $256,568,169 75
Feb 26, 2014 - $25,499 -21% -26% 266 $96   $256,593,668 76
Feb 27, 2014 - $29,111 +14% -15% 266 $109   $256,622,779 77
Feb 28, 2014 - $52,751 +81% -30% 215 $245   $256,675,530 78
Mar 1, 2014 - $100,171 +90% -28% 215 $466   $256,775,701 79
Mar 2, 2014 - $60,151 -40% -23% 215 $280   $256,835,852 80
Mar 3, 2014 - $21,106 -65% -13% 215 $98   $256,856,958 81
Mar 4, 2014 - $28,469 +35% -12% 215 $132   $256,885,427 82
Mar 5, 2014 - $18,237 -36% -28% 215 $85   $256,903,664 83
Mar 6, 2014 - $24,310 +33% -16% 215 $113   $256,927,974 84
Mar 7, 2014 - $87,309 +259% +66% 333 $262   $257,015,283 85
Mar 8, 2014 - $156,311 +79% +56% 333 $469   $257,171,594 86
Mar 9, 2014 - $100,589 -36% +67% 333 $302   $257,272,183 87
Mar 10, 2014 - $38,030 -62% +80% 333 $114   $257,310,213 88
Mar 11, 2014 - $44,069 +16% +55% 333 $132   $257,354,282 89
Mar 12, 2014 - $36,435 -17% +100% 333 $109   $257,390,717 90
Mar 13, 2014 - $41,375 +14% +70% 333 $124   $257,432,092 91
Mar 14, 2014 - $68,414 +65% -22% 277 $247   $257,500,506 92
Mar 15, 2014 - $110,032 +61% -30% 277 $397   $257,610,538 93
Mar 16, 2014 - $69,769 -37% -31% 277 $252   $257,680,307 94
Mar 17, 2014 - $22,326 -68% -41% 277 $81   $257,702,633 95
Mar 18, 2014 - $27,630 +24% -37% 277 $100   $257,730,263 96
Mar 19, 2014 - $23,585 -15% -35% 277 $85   $257,753,848 97
Mar 20, 2014 - $24,528 +4% -41% 277 $89   $257,778,376 98
Mar 21, 2014 - $35,656 +45% -48% 224 $159   $257,814,032 99
Mar 22, 2014 - $59,587 +67% -46% 224 $266   $257,873,619 100
Mar 23, 2014 - $40,224 -32% -42% 224 $180   $257,913,843 101
Mar 24, 2014 - $14,887 -63% -33% 224 $66   $257,928,730 102
Mar 25, 2014 - $15,975 +7% -42% 224 $71   $257,944,705 103
Mar 26, 2014 - $15,834 -1% -33% 224 $71   $257,960,539 104
Mar 27, 2014 - $16,784 +6% -32% 224 $75   $257,977,323 105
Mar 28, 2014 - $28,825 +72% -19% 185 $156   $258,006,148 106
Mar 29, 2014 - $47,903 +66% -20% 185 $259   $258,054,051 107
Mar 30, 2014 - $26,869 -44% -33% 185 $145   $258,080,920 108
Mar 31, 2014 - $10,147 -62% -32% 185 $55   $258,091,067 109
Apr 1, 2014 - $10,023 -1% -37% 185 $54   $258,101,090 110
Apr 2, 2014 - $9,964 -1% -37% 185 $54   $258,111,054 111
Apr 3, 2014 - $10,197 +2% -39% 185 $55   $258,121,251 112
Apr 4, 2014 - $17,570 +72% -39% 130 $135   $258,138,821 113
Apr 5, 2014 - $25,652 +46% -46% 130 $197   $258,164,473 114
Apr 6, 2014 - $17,498 -32% -35% 130 $135   $258,181,971 115
Apr 7, 2014 - $5,049 -71% -50% 130 $39   $258,187,020 116
Apr 8, 2014 - $5,502 +9% -45% 130 $42   $258,192,522 117
Apr 9, 2014 - $4,842 -12% -51% 130 $37   $258,197,364 118
Apr 10, 2014 - $5,278 +9% -48% 130 $41   $258,202,642 119
Apr 11, 2014 - $7,413 +40% -58% 101 $73   $258,210,055 120
Apr 12, 2014 - $12,334 +66% -52% 101 $122   $258,222,389 121
Apr 13, 2014 - $7,632 -38% -56% 101 $76   $258,230,021 122
Apr 14, 2014 - $2,271 -70% -55% 101 $22   $258,232,292 123
Apr 15, 2014 - $2,657 +17% -52% 101 $26   $258,234,949 124
Apr 16, 2014 - $2,822 +6% -42% 101 $28   $258,237,771 125
Apr 17, 2014 - $3,751 +33% -29% 101 $37   $258,241,522 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 1 $96,045,417   3,903 $24,608   $96,045,417 1
Dec 20, 2013 1 $64,424,129 -33% 3,928 $16,401   $160,469,546 2
Dec 27, 2013 2 $33,857,811 -47% 3,928 $8,620   $213,259,089 3
Jan 3, 2014 3 $20,820,013 -39% 3,730 $5,582   $234,079,102 4
Jan 10, 2014 6 $10,615,410 -49% 3,075 $3,452   $244,694,512 5
Jan 17, 2014 12 $5,359,079 -50% 1,815 $2,953   $250,053,591 6
Jan 24, 2014 14 $2,850,890 -47% 1,285 $2,219   $252,904,481 7
Jan 31, 2014 17 $1,680,364 -41% 933 $1,801   $254,584,845 8
Feb 7, 2014 21 $915,199 -46% 537 $1,704   $255,500,044 9
Feb 14, 2014 24 $718,367 -22% 285 $2,521   $256,218,411 10
Feb 21, 2014 26 $404,368 -44% 266 $1,520   $256,622,779 11
Feb 28, 2014 30 $305,195 -25% 215 $1,420   $256,927,974 12
Mar 7, 2014 24 $504,118 +65% 333 $1,514   $257,432,092 13
Mar 14, 2014 26 $346,284 -31% 277 $1,250   $257,778,376 14
Mar 21, 2014 31 $198,947 -43% 224 $888   $257,977,323 15
Mar 28, 2014 31 $143,928 -28% 185 $778   $258,121,251 16
Apr 4, 2014 42 $81,391 -43% 130 $626   $258,202,642 17
Apr 11, 2014 48 $38,880 -52% 101 $385   $258,241,522 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/26/2013 $12,878,006 633 633 715 $28,844,817 7/8/2021
New Zealand 12/12/2013 $0 0 7 18 $6,789,533 6/8/2021
South Korea 12/12/2013 $0 0 72 72 $15,163,022 12/1/2021
Spain 12/13/2013 $0 0 148 148 $20,824,242 6/18/2021
 
Rest of World $629,495,300
 
International Total$701,116,914 12/1/2021

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
Apr 13, 20141655,268 655,268$11,270,610$11,270,6101
Apr 20, 20144288,712-56% 943,980$5,482,641$16,753,2512
Apr 27, 20144134,022-54% 1,078,002$2,549,098$19,302,3493
May 4, 2014496,152-28% 1,174,154$1,824,965$21,127,3144
May 11, 2014477,589-19% 1,251,743$1,454,018$22,581,3325
May 18, 2014654,073-30% 1,305,816$588,855$23,170,1876
May 25, 2014932,522-40% 1,338,338$614,991$23,785,1787
Jun 1, 20141432,851+1% 1,371,189$590,332$24,375,5108
Jun 8, 20141419,010-42% 1,390,199$189,910$24,565,4209
Jun 15, 20141227,200+43% 1,417,399$296,752$24,862,17210
Jun 22, 20141712,549-54% 1,429,948$238,306$25,100,47811
Jun 29, 20142413,693+9% 1,443,641$262,358$25,362,83612
Jul 6, 20142223,720+73% 1,467,361$450,443$25,813,27913
Jul 13, 20141922,471-5% 1,489,832$409,871$26,223,15014
Jul 20, 20141815,979-29% 1,505,811$191,588$26,414,73815
Jul 27, 20141516,323+2% 1,522,134$195,713$26,610,45116
Aug 3, 20142015,406-6% 1,537,540$182,561$26,793,01217
Aug 10, 20141918,224+18% 1,555,764$182,240$26,975,25218
Aug 24, 20142912,955 1,569,298$155,330$27,136,40720
Oct 26, 20142617,952 1,656,969$197,292$28,144,56329
Nov 2, 20143019,326+8% 1,676,295$212,393$28,356,95630
Nov 9, 2014840,285+108% 1,716,580$442,732$28,799,68831
Nov 16, 20141426,042-35% 1,742,622$286,202$29,085,89032
Nov 23, 20142523,769-9% 1,766,391$259,557$29,345,44733
Nov 30, 201425125,812+429% 1,892,203$1,059,337$30,404,78434
Dec 7, 20141869,728-45% 1,961,931$696,583$31,101,36735
Dec 14, 20141672,064+3% 2,033,995$719,919$31,821,28636
Dec 21, 201412133,184+85% 2,167,179$1,323,849$33,145,13537
Dec 28, 20148158,769+19% 2,325,948$1,533,709$34,678,84438
Jan 4, 20151356,096-65% 2,382,044$560,399$35,239,24339
Jan 11, 20152025,158-55% 2,407,202$251,328$35,490,57140
Jan 18, 20152216,795-33% 2,423,997$167,782$35,658,35341
Mar 1, 20152517,117 2,517,500$186,746$36,661,26747
Mar 15, 20153018,435 2,546,868$184,166$36,954,21649
Mar 29, 20152411,948 2,569,415$125,454$37,186,40251
Apr 5, 20152334,745+191% 2,604,160$350,924$37,537,32652
Apr 12, 20152328,554-18% 2,632,714$303,815$37,841,14153
Apr 19, 20152219,504-32% 2,652,218$203,622$38,044,76354
Apr 26, 20152714,805-24% 2,667,023$162,115$38,206,87855

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 13, 201411,098,806 1,098,806$24,671,747$24,671,7471
Apr 20, 20142286,113-74% 1,384,919$6,867,849$31,539,5962
Apr 27, 20142111,627-61% 1,496,546$2,703,360$34,242,9563
May 4, 2014372,593-35% 1,569,139$1,754,298$35,997,2544
May 11, 2014357,409-21% 1,626,548$1,367,935$37,365,1895
May 18, 2014350,125-13% 1,676,673$836,420$38,201,6096
May 25, 2014725,520-49% 1,702,193$608,105$38,809,7147
Jun 1, 2014918,784-26% 1,720,977$433,080$39,242,7948
Jun 8, 20141112,353-34% 1,733,330$199,978$39,442,7729
Jun 15, 2014932,044+159% 1,765,374$463,955$39,906,72710
Jun 22, 2014129,260-71% 1,774,634$221,590$40,128,31711
Jun 29, 2014187,434-20% 1,782,068$178,673$40,306,99012
Jul 6, 20141710,548+42% 1,792,616$253,995$40,560,98513
Jul 13, 20141510,131-4% 1,802,747$243,179$40,804,16414
Jul 20, 2014207,521-26% 1,810,268$181,370$40,985,53415
Jul 27, 2014187,935+6% 1,818,203$191,639$41,177,17316
Aug 3, 2014156,974-12% 1,825,177$165,423$41,342,59617
Aug 10, 2014177,135+2% 1,832,312$170,676$41,513,27218
Oct 12, 2014207,228 1,869,256$118,123$42,564,46227
Nov 9, 20144107,565 1,986,431$2,145,837$44,902,11331
Nov 16, 2014836,690-66% 2,023,121$738,790$45,640,90332
Nov 23, 20141417,994-51% 2,041,115$362,678$46,003,58133
Dec 7, 2014747,273 2,137,348$1,159,648$48,552,70135
Dec 14, 20141137,501-21% 2,174,849$859,694$49,412,39536
Dec 21, 2014964,276+71% 2,239,125$1,324,453$50,736,84837
Dec 28, 2014893,461+45% 2,332,586$1,927,272$52,664,12038
Jan 4, 2015725,297-73% 2,357,883$525,704$53,189,82439
Jan 11, 20151510,518-58% 2,368,401$219,453$53,409,27740
Jan 18, 2015147,544-28% 2,375,945$157,492$53,566,76941

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Leading Cast

Martin Freeman    Bilbo Baggins

Supporting Cast

Ian McKellen    Gandalf
Richard Armitage    Thorin
Ken Stott    Balin
Graham McTavish    Dwalin
William Kircher    Bifur
James Nesbitt    Bofur
Stephen Hunter    Bombur
Dean O'Gorman    Fili
Aidan Turner    Kili
John Callen    Oin
Peter Hambleton    Gloin
Jed Brophy    Nori
Mark Hadlow    Dori
Adam Brown    Ori
Orlando Bloom    Legolas
Evangeline Lilly    Tauriel
Lee Pace    Thranduil
Cate Blanchett    Galadriel
Benedict Cumberbatch    Smaug
Mikael Persbrandt    Beorn
Sylvester McCoy    Radagast
Luke Evans    Bard
Stephen Fry    Master of Laketown
Ryan Gage    Alfrid
John Bell    Bain
Peggy Nesbitt    Sigrid
Mary Nesbitt    Tilda
Manu Bennett    Azog
Lawrence Makoare    Bolg
Ben Mitchell    Narzug
Stephen Ure    Fimbul
Craig Hall    Galion
Robin Kerr    Elros
Eli Kent    Lethuin
Simon London    Feren
Brian Sergent    Spider
Peter Vere-Jones    Spider
Mark Mitchinson    Braga
Kelly Kilgour    Soury
Sarah Peirse    Hilda Bianca
Nick Blake    Percy
Dallas Barnett    Bill Ferny SNR
Matt Smith    Squint
Katie Jackson    Betsy Butterbur
Richard Whiteside    Butterbur SNR
Greg Ellis    Net Mender
Ray Henwood    Old Fisherman
Tim Gordon    Stallkeeper
Jabez Olssen    Fish Monger
Stephen Colbert    Laketown Spy
Evelyn McGee-Colbert    Laketown Spy
Peter Colbert    Laketown Spy
John Colbert    Laketown Spy
Norman Kali    Laketown Spy
Carter Nixon    Laketown Spy
Zane Weiner    Laketown Spy
Allan Smith    ORC Underling

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Jackson    Director
Fran Walsh    Screenwriter
Philippa Boyens    Screenwriter
Peter Jackson    Screenwriter
Guillermo del Toro    Screenwriter
J.R.R. Tolkien    Story Creator
Carolynne Cunningham    Producer
Zane Weiner    Producer
Fran Walsh    Producer
Peter Jackson    Producer
Alan Horn    Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich    Executive Producer
Ken Kamins    Executive Producer
Carolyn Blackwood    Executive Producer
Dan Hennah    Production Designer
Jabez Olssen    Editor
Howard Shore    Composer
Andrew Lesnie    Director of Photography
Philippa Boyens    Co-Producer
Eileen Moran    Co-Producer
Amy Hubbard    Casting Director
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Victoria Burrows    Additional Casting
Scot Boland    Additional Casting
Liz Mullane    Additional Casting
Miranda Rivers    Additional Casting
Ann Robinson    Additional Casting
Bob Buck    Costume Designer
Ann Maskrey    Costume Designer
Richard Taylor    Costume Designer
Joe Letteri    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Saindon    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Clayton    Animation Supervisor
Eric Reynolds    Animation Supervisor
Matthew Dravitzki    Associate Producer
Amanda Walker    Associate Producer
Ed Sheeran    Song Writer
Brigitte Yorke    Unit Production Manager
Zane Weiner    Unit Production Manager
Carolynne Cunningham    Assistant Director
Guy Campbell    Assistant Director
Andy Serkis    Second Unit Director
Peter King    Make-up and Hair Designer
Brent Burge    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Ward    Supervising Sound Editor
David Farmer    Sound Designer
Dave Whitehead    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Hedges    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Willsher    Music Editor
Simon Bright    Supervising Art Director
Andy McLaren    Art Director
Brad Mill    Art Director
Brian Massey    Art Director
Tony Johnson    Sound Mixer
Joshua Levinson    Post-Production Supervisor
Jason Canovas    Dialogue Editor
Martin Kwok    Dialogue Editor
Ray Beentjes    Dialogue Editor
Matt Stutter    Dialogue Editor
Nigel Scott    Music Editor
Adrian Medhurst    Recordist
Toby Lloyd    Recordist
Peter Best    Foley Mixer
Peter Smith    Foley Mixer
Stephen Gallagher    Foley Mixer
Stephanie Weststrate    Production Supervisor
Emma Cross    Assistant Director
Danielle Blake    Assistant Director
Byron Darling    Assistant Director
Bruno Du Bois    Assistant Director
Glenn Boswell    Stunt Coordinator
Mark Atkin    scale double - Thorin Oakenshield

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

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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 4th, 2014

November 5th, 2014

Christmas shopping season is definitely here. This week there is a flood of Christmas releases, as well as full-series TV on DVD Megasets. On the other hand, there isn't a flood of contenders for Pick of the Week. The biggest release of the week is Maleficent and I really liked the movie more than the average critic, but I don't think the DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack is Pick of the Week material. A Most Wanted Man is a better movie, but the DVD or Blu-ray release is weak. The same is true of Land Ho! on Blu-ray Combo Pack and The One I Love on DVD or Blu-ray. I haven't seen White Collar: Season 5 yet, but given the previous seasons, the DVD is Pick of the Week contender. I'm going with that selection and hopefully when the DVD arrives I won't regret that decision. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 15th, 2014

April 15th, 2014

It is a busy week on the home market with five films that either opened at least semi-wide or expanded semi-wide. However, unlike last week, there's no monster hit like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug leading the way. In fact, most of the semi-wide or wide releases on this week's list were critical and box office disappointments. Only Philomena did well with critics. Fortunately, it did well enough that it is a contender for Pick of the Week without even considering the extras on the DVD or Blu-ray. There are a few other new releases that are noteworthy, but most of them are catalog Blu-ray releases. These include Touch of Evil on Blu-ray and Double Indemnity on Blu-ray. In the end, I went with Touch of Evil, but I literally had to roll a dice to decide. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 8th, 2014

April 6th, 2014

It is a busy week on the home market with five wide releases / films that expanded wide among the new releases. This includes The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which is dominating the chart with four of the top six new releases. Of those four releases, the 3D Combo Pack is the best deal. August: Osage County earned a couple of Oscar nominations, which should help it sell well, but the Blu-ray Combo Pack isn't quite Pick of the Week material. There are some other releases that are definitely worth picking up, for smaller target audiences. I Am Divine on DVD should please fans of the character, but I'm not sure there's enough of them out there to give it Pick of the Week. Finally, Sofia the First: The Floating Palace on DVD is a must have for young girls, and quite a few young boys, but the appeal isn't wide enough justify being a Pick of the Week. In the end, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on 3D Combo Pack is the safest choice. More...

International Box Office: Empire Conquers the World

March 13th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release. The film earned first place in Russia with $8.43 million on 1,441 screens. It only managed second place in France, but with a still strong $6.08 million on 454 screens. It also had a string of first place finishes in a number of other major markets, including South Korea where it made $5.49 million on 720 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.42 million. Brazil was next with an opening of $5.64 million on 869 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.92 million, while Mexico was close behind with $5.47 million on 2,048. Germany took in $4.75 million on 580 screens over the weekend for a very healthy debut of $5.23 million. The U.K. earned a similar result with $4.62 million on 487, but that is one of the weaker results given the size of the market. Other major markets include Spain ($3.69 million on 710 screens); Italy ($3.33 million on 580); and Australia ($2.91 million on 467). The film has yet to open in China and Japan, but given its start in these markets, it hardly matters how well in does in those. More...

International Box Office: RoboCop Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Robocop poster

RoboCop debuted in China this past weekend and that helped it climb into first place internationally with $30.2 million in 75 markets for a total of $136.0 million internationally after a month of release. The film opened in top spot in China over the weekend with $20.67 million. The film also remained in first place in Brazil with $2.4 million on 756 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.3 million after two. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit's Journey Nearly at an End

February 27th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is nearly finished its international run and this week it debuted in China where it earned first place with 33.04 million 5,500 screens. The film is also playing in nine other markets, where it earned about $100,000 for a total weekend haul of $33.1 million. This lifts its totals to $637.1 million internationally and $893.7 million worldwide. The film opens in Japan this weekend and if it does well there, it could reach $1 billion worldwide. More...

International Box Office: Happy New Year!

February 5th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

It's Chinese New Year and the international box office was led by two Chinese films. The Monkey King earned first place with $46 million in 7 markets for a total opening of $54 million. Like most Chinese films, we don't have breakdowns of individual markets. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Rolling in the Money

January 29th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street remained in first place with $35.27 million on 5,472 screens in 40 markets for an international total of $125.49 million. This is already substantially more than the film has pulled in domestically, plus it has a number of major market debuts ahead. This past weekend, the film opened in first place in Australia with $4.46 million on 325 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.68 million. Meanwhile, it remained in first place in the U.K. with $5.95 million on 506 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.94 million after two weeks of release. It had a very similar weekend at the box office in Germany with $5.49 million on 597 screens, while it is $14.11 million in that market, also after two weeks of release. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Leads the Pack

January 23rd, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street rocketed from fifth place to first place with $32.84 million in 4,446 screens in 36 markets for an international total of $80.86 million over four weeks of release. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $7.65 million on 500 screens, while in Germany it earned first place with $6.66 million on 502 screens. Meanwhile, it made $3.62 million on 327 screens in Spain, earning first place in that market as well. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

International Box Office: Frozen Fights Its Way to the Top

January 15th, 2014

Frozen poster

After being in second place for a long time, Frozen finally scored first place with $27.8 million in 50 markets for totals of $394.6 million internationally and $711.9 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but it opens this weekend in South Korea and in Japan in March. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Survivor Be Lonely At the Top?

January 10th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

There is only one truly new wide release this weekend: The Legend of Hercules. This film is earning zero positive reviews and most analysts think it will miss the top five. Fortunately, there are a couple of limited releases expanding wide this weekend that should help compensate. Lone Survivor is the most obviously mainstream hit and it has been doing surprisingly well in limited release. Meanwhile, Her is probably too out there to be a mainstream hit, but its reviews suggest it should at least do well with those looking for Oscar-quality films. This weekend last year was the weekend Zero Dark Thirty expanded wide. It pulled in $24.44 million over the weekend, which is a figure Lone Survivor might match. Unfortunately for 2014, 2013 had much better depth at the box office, so even if the Lone Survivor does get to $25 million or beyond, it still looks like the year will continue lower than last year. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Hits Half a Billion

January 9th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug began 2014 the same way it ended 2013, on top. This weekend it pulled in $58 million in 62 markets for totals of $527 million internationally and $756 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but did remain in fourth place in Russia with $9.6 million on 1,378 screens for a total of $42 million after three weeks of release. It was able to remain in top spot in Germany for the fourth weekend in a row with $8.6 million on 1,40 screens for a total of $75.1 million there. Granted, the film won't match An Unexpected Journey's debut, but it will end its run with well over $800 million worldwide, possibly even $900 million worldwide. There's no way to look at that figure and not call the movie a smashing success. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Goes Cold

January 7th, 2014

Frozen poster

The box office wasn't as boisterous as anticipated and this is partially due to the seasonal storm that hit the east coast. This is also partially due to weaker than expected numbers for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, which only managed second place in its debut. This allowed Frozen to return to top spot on the chart, even though it was a little weaker than expected. The overall box office fell 27% from last weekend down to $141 million. Compared to last year, the box office was down 4%, which isn't a good result, but it is also not terrible. Had The Marked Ones merely matched expectations, it would have been a virtual tie. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Win the New Year?

January 2nd, 2014

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is the only wide release opening on the first weekend of the year. The long running franchise will have to battle a weaker release date, franchise fatigue, and several holdovers that are still going strong. It still has a good shot at first place, as does Frozen. Frozen could win the weekend, with the help of families going out to the movies one last time before school starts again. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug probably won't extend its winning streak, but it should still be pull in quite a bit of money over the weekend. Last year the year started with Texas Chainsaw 3D earning more than $20 million. Django Unchained also topped $20 million over the weekend, albeit by the tiniest margin. We might have two $20 million films this weekend as well, with as many as five additional films earning more than $10 million. If 2014 doesn't win in the year-over-year comparison, it should at least be close. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Ends the Year On Top

January 1st, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

As it has the past couple of weeks, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped the international chart earning $99.7 million on 15,782 screens in 61 markets for totals of $424.8 million internationally and $615.1 million worldwide. The film opened in Australia on Boxing Day, but due to the holidays earning first place with a total opening of $12.9 million on 629 screens; however, this was a little behind An Unexpected Journey's debut there. On the other hand, the film set the record for biggest total opening in Poland with $5.6 million on 425 screens. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up and Holiday Schedule

December 30th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

Some studios are still closed and won't open till this time next week, so we won't have all of the final numbers for the past two weeks till then. We do have some final numbers, as well as some studio estimates that we can look at now. As for the upcoming week, it will look a lot like last week in terms of stories. We won't have a per theater chart, we might have an international top ten, while prediction, contest, and limited releases will be mostly normal. We might even have a review this weekend. (That's assuming some of the late screeners finally arrive, because at the moment I have nothing to review.) More...

Weekend Projections: Hobbit Top But Frozen Most Impressive

December 29th, 2013

Frozen poster

The Hobbit will extend its run at the top of the chart to three weekends, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, but Frozen is the real winner, with a 47% increase in box office from last weekend (the second-best in the top 10 behind Saving Mr. Banks), and a new entry in the record books as the second-most-successful film in its 6th weekend in theaters -- only Avatar tops it.

The rest of the chart is a mess of new releases enjoying varying degrees of success. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Treats or Lumps of Coal

December 27th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

It's the final weekend of the year and there are a lot of films fighting for spots in the top five, including five films that opened on Christmas Day. Unfortunately for those films, it looks like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will remain in first place for the third weekend in a row. The Wolf of Wall Street will likely be the biggest of the five new releases, but it is unlikely that it will have a shot at first place; it might only finish fifth. The other new releases are even weaker. Last year there were only three new releases for the final weekend of the year, but none of them bombed, so 2013 might end on a low note. 2013 should still win in the year-over-year comparison, but losing on the final weekend of the year is a bad sign for 2014's debut. More...

International Box Office: Desolation Brightens The Weekend

December 27th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was the biggest draw on the international chart last weekend adding $97.4 million on 16,840 screens in 56 markets for totals of $278.4 million internationally and $406.0 million worldwide after just two weeks of release. This includes a first place debut in Russia where it made $16.36 million on 2,125 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $19.11 million. This is more or less the same as the first film opened with. (An Unexpected Journey didn't open on Wednesday, but made $17.89 million on 2,128 screens during its three-day opening weekend.) More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Anchorman Anchor the Box Office or will Smaug Persist

December 19th, 2013

Anchorman 2 poster

This week there are two wide releases, Anchorman: The Legend Continues and Walking with Dinosaurs, as well as two limited releases expanding wide, American Hustle and Saving Mr. Banks. All four films will have to deal with last weekend's champion, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, as well as Frozen, which should do well thanks to the holidays. This weekend last year was pretty bad for a December weekend. Jack Reacher opened with $15.21 million, which put it a distant second place to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The Desolation of Smaug won't make as much as An Unexpected Journey did last year, but Anchorman has a shot at first place and so the combined strength should help the box office grow in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: The Hobbit Finds Treasure Abroad

December 19th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opened in first place on the international chart with $135.4 million on 16,405 screens in 49 markets. This includes a trio of markets where it topped $10 million. Germany led the way with $19.00 million on 874 screens, compared to $15.01 million earned by the previous film. The U.K. contributed $15.20 million on 580 screens, but that wasn't as strong as the $18.77 million earned by the first installment. France was third with $13.38 million on 909 screens, up from $11.12 million. It also placed first in a number of other major markets with Spain bringing in $7.05 million on 859 screens. It earned $6.24 million on 809 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.25 million. Mexico was up next with $5.07 million on 2,615 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.96 million. Italy and Brazil earned nearly identical results with $4.97 million on 720 screens and $4.86 million on 1,039 respectively. More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel: Winning Announcement

December 17th, 2013

The winner of our Spin the Wheel contest was determined and it is... More...

Per Theater Chart: Hustle Speeds to the Top

December 17th, 2013

American Hustle poster

American Hustle started its box office run in limited release with a stunning average of $123,409. This is the second best per theater average for the year, behind only Frozen. Saving Mr. Banks opened in 15 theaters earning an average of $27,558. It should do well in its upcoming expansion. Inside Llewyn Davis expanded, playing in 15 theaters over the weekend while its per theater average fell to $23,786. It will continue to expand. The overall box office leader, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $18,869. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Smaug Descends on Box Office

December 16th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

It's a good news / bad news weekend at the box office. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug earned first place with ease earning the fourth biggest December opening weekend of all time. On the other hand, it was a little weaker than expected opening on the low end of predictions. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas also underperformed by a significant degree, which didn't help the overall box office. The overall box office rose 59% to $147 million, which seems like a huge amount, till you realize last weekend was the weekend after Thanksgiving, which is historically one of the worst weekends of the year. If there wasn't a massive jump at the box office, it would have been fatal for the month. This was also higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by a smaller margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2013 is still ahead of 2012, but by less than 0.5% at $9.90 million to $9.85 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Clear Skies for Smaug

December 12th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

There are four noteworthy releases this week, although a couple of them are opening in limited release and expanding wide over the next couple of weeks. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug expected to be the biggest hit of the month, but not as big as An Unexpected Journey. Meanwhile Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas should be solid as counter-programming and better legs than most Tyler Perry. This weekend last year, An Unexpected Journey opened with $84.62 million. Most expect The Desolation of Smaug to miss that figure, perhaps by more than $10 million. However, the second best film last year was Rise of the Guardians, which only made $7.14 million. 2013 likely won't be as strong at the top, but it will certainly have better depth. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Calm Before the Winter Store

December 10th, 2013

Frozen poster

As expected, the box office was really soft this weekend with Frozen rising to the top with over $30 million. It was the only film that earned more than that amount, while The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was the only other film with significantly more than $5 million. Out of the Furnace was the only new release and while it barely topped $5 million, it still managed third place. The overall box office fell from 56% to just $92 million. As bad as that result is, it is still 15% higher than the same weekend last year. 2013 remains above 2012, albeit by a tiny margin of 0.3% at $9.75 billion to $9.72 billion. It wouldn't take much for 2013 to again lose its lead, so there's a lot to be interested in in the final few weeks of the year. More...

Weekend Projections: Frozen Top During Calm Between the Storms

December 8th, 2013

Frozen poster

Frozen will come out the winner at the box office this weekend, topping Catching Fire $31.6 million to $27 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Both films are down over 50% from last weekend's holiday frame, but Frozen enjoys an advantage as the more seasonal of the two and will likely maintain its lead, at least until The Hobbit blows them both away on Friday. More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel

December 6th, 2013

Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas. The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

On the other hand, there's no clear prize for this week's winner. We have something a little different this time around. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a random Blu-ray from the following list...

Just look at the app...

There are 21 possibly Blu-rays on that list, and the winner won't know which one they won till it arrives. I think this is kind of fun. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Oscar Glory Shine a Light on Dark?

January 11th, 2013

With the Oscar nominations announced yesterday, most movie aficionados are focusing on that. This is great news for Zero Dark Thirty, which picked up five Oscars yesterday and should lead the box office this week. There are other films opening wide this week. This includes Gangster Squad, which should do acceptable business, even though its reviews are weak. Finally there's A Haunted House, which is an early contender for worst movie of the year. Last year, Contraband opened with just over $24 million and I think Zero Dark Thirty will top that. Overall, 2013 looks pretty good in comparison. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 24, 2008

August 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The International, Youth in Revolt, Fame and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 31, 2008

January 31st, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Duplicity, G.I. Joe, Public Enemies, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - December 25, 2007

December 25th, 2007

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company, consisting of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all—a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself—the Dragon Smaug.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$73,645,197 (28.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$250,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,903 opening theaters/3,928 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $342,225,923

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 135 $258,241,522
All Time International Box Office 42 $701,116,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office 59 $959,358,436

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2013 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
December 13th, 2013 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
October 7th, 2015 (Exclusive) by Warner Bros. / Fathom Events, released as The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Extended Edition
International Releases: December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (South Korea)
December 13th, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
December 26th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
November 24th, 2021 (Wide) (South Korea)
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Video Release: April 8th, 2014 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.
PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.
(Rating bulletin 2325, 6/4/2014)
Running Time: 201 minutes
Franchise: Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2013
vs. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Keywords: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Dragon, Prequel, Inbetwequel, Ensemble, Lord of the Rings, Motion Capture Performance, IMAX: DMR, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Wingnut Films
Production Countries: New Zealand, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $250m 116 $250,053,591 Jan 23, 2014 42
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 275 $6,122,182 Jan 17, 2014 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 64 $15,675,220 Jan 3, 2014 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 123 $21,137,238 Jan 3, 2014 24
Biggest 4th Friday 85 $5,097,416 Jan 3, 2014 22
Biggest 3rd Thursday 28 $4,050,170 Jan 2, 2014 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 4 $7,792,174 Jan 1, 2014 20
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 26 $5,527,246 Dec 31, 2013 19
Fastest to $100m 141 $201,416,745 Dec 31, 2013 19
Fastest to $150m 115 $201,416,745 Dec 31, 2013 19
Fastest to $200m 115 $201,416,745 Dec 31, 2013 19
Biggest 3rd Monday 21 $6,513,554 Dec 30, 2013 18
Biggest 3rd Sunday 70 $8,441,089 Dec 29, 2013 17
Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend 74 $28,906,399 Dec 27, 2013 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 32 $28,906,399 Dec 27, 2013 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $39,147,810 Dec 27, 2013 17
Biggest 3rd Saturday 86 $10,585,522 Dec 28, 2013 16
Biggest 3rd Friday 46 $10,005,121 Dec 27, 2013 15
Biggest 2nd Thursday 11 $10,523,771 Dec 26, 2013 14
Biggest Domestic Thursday 100 $10,523,771 Dec 26, 2013 14
Biggest 2nd Wednesday 18 $9,306,295 Dec 25, 2013 13
Biggest 2nd Monday 57 $7,823,089 Dec 23, 2013 11
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 13 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 54 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 63 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Weekend Domestic 30 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 20 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 98 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 31 $73,645,197 Dec 13, 2013 3
Top 2013 Theater Average 64 $18,869 Dec 13, 2013 3
Fastest to $50m 126 $55,621,003 Dec 14, 2013 2
Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Day Domestic 57 $31,190,587 Dec 13, 2013 1
Top Fantasy Day Domestic 35 $31,190,587 Dec 13, 2013 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 55 $31,190,587 Dec 13, 2013 1
Biggest Domestic December Day 35 $31,190,587 Dec 13, 2013 1

Leading Cast

Martin Freeman    Bilbo Baggins

Supporting Cast

Ian McKellen    Gandalf
Richard Armitage    Thorin
Ken Stott    Balin
Graham McTavish    Dwalin
William Kircher    Bifur
James Nesbitt    Bofur
Stephen Hunter    Bombur
Dean O'Gorman    Fili
Aidan Turner    Kili
John Callen    Oin
Peter Hambleton    Gloin
Jed Brophy    Nori
Mark Hadlow    Dori
Adam Brown    Ori
Orlando Bloom    Legolas
Evangeline Lilly    Tauriel
Lee Pace    Thranduil
Cate Blanchett    Galadriel
Benedict Cumberbatch    Smaug
Mikael Persbrandt    Beorn
Sylvester McCoy    Radagast
Luke Evans    Bard
Stephen Fry    Master of Laketown
Ryan Gage    Alfrid
John Bell    Bain
Peggy Nesbitt    Sigrid
Mary Nesbitt    Tilda
Manu Bennett    Azog
Lawrence Makoare    Bolg
Ben Mitchell    Narzug
Stephen Ure    Fimbul
Craig Hall    Galion
Robin Kerr    Elros
Eli Kent    Lethuin
Simon London    Feren
Brian Sergent    Spider
Peter Vere-Jones    Spider
Mark Mitchinson    Braga
Kelly Kilgour    Soury
Sarah Peirse    Hilda Bianca
Nick Blake    Percy
Dallas Barnett    Bill Ferny SNR
Matt Smith    Squint
Katie Jackson    Betsy Butterbur
Richard Whiteside    Butterbur SNR
Greg Ellis    Net Mender
Ray Henwood    Old Fisherman
Tim Gordon    Stallkeeper
Jabez Olssen    Fish Monger
Stephen Colbert    Laketown Spy
Evelyn McGee-Colbert    Laketown Spy
Peter Colbert    Laketown Spy
John Colbert    Laketown Spy
Norman Kali    Laketown Spy
Carter Nixon    Laketown Spy
Zane Weiner    Laketown Spy
Allan Smith    ORC Underling

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Jackson    Director
Fran Walsh    Screenwriter
Philippa Boyens    Screenwriter
Peter Jackson    Screenwriter
Guillermo del Toro    Screenwriter
J.R.R. Tolkien    Story Creator
Carolynne Cunningham    Producer
Zane Weiner    Producer
Fran Walsh    Producer
Peter Jackson    Producer
Alan Horn    Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich    Executive Producer
Ken Kamins    Executive Producer
Carolyn Blackwood    Executive Producer
Dan Hennah    Production Designer
Jabez Olssen    Editor
Howard Shore    Composer
Andrew Lesnie    Director of Photography
Philippa Boyens    Co-Producer
Eileen Moran    Co-Producer
Amy Hubbard    Casting Director
John Hubbard    Casting Director
Victoria Burrows    Additional Casting
Scot Boland    Additional Casting
Liz Mullane    Additional Casting
Miranda Rivers    Additional Casting
Ann Robinson    Additional Casting
Bob Buck    Costume Designer
Ann Maskrey    Costume Designer
Richard Taylor    Costume Designer
Joe Letteri    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Saindon    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Clayton    Animation Supervisor
Eric Reynolds    Animation Supervisor
Matthew Dravitzki    Associate Producer
Amanda Walker    Associate Producer
Ed Sheeran    Song Writer
Brigitte Yorke    Unit Production Manager
Zane Weiner    Unit Production Manager
Carolynne Cunningham    Assistant Director
Guy Campbell    Assistant Director
Andy Serkis    Second Unit Director
Peter King    Make-up and Hair Designer
Brent Burge    Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Ward    Supervising Sound Editor
David Farmer    Sound Designer
Dave Whitehead    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Hedges    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Willsher    Music Editor
Simon Bright    Supervising Art Director
Andy McLaren    Art Director
Brad Mill    Art Director
Brian Massey    Art Director
Tony Johnson    Sound Mixer
Joshua Levinson    Post-Production Supervisor
Jason Canovas    Dialogue Editor
Martin Kwok    Dialogue Editor
Ray Beentjes    Dialogue Editor
Matt Stutter    Dialogue Editor
Nigel Scott    Music Editor
Adrian Medhurst    Recordist
Toby Lloyd    Recordist
Peter Best    Foley Mixer
Peter Smith    Foley Mixer
Stephen Gallagher    Foley Mixer
Stephanie Weststrate    Production Supervisor
Emma Cross    Assistant Director
Danielle Blake    Assistant Director
Byron Darling    Assistant Director
Bruno Du Bois    Assistant Director
Glenn Boswell    Stunt Coordinator
Mark Atkin    scale double - Thorin Oakenshield

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

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...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 4th, 2014

November 5th, 2014

Christmas shopping season is definitely here. This week there is a flood of Christmas releases, as well as full-series TV on DVD Megasets. On the other hand, there isn't a flood of contenders for Pick of the Week. The biggest release of the week is Maleficent and I really liked the movie more than the average critic, but I don't think the DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack is Pick of the Week material. A Most Wanted Man is a better movie, but the DVD or Blu-ray release is weak. The same is true of Land Ho! on Blu-ray Combo Pack and The One I Love on DVD or Blu-ray. I haven't seen White Collar: Season 5 yet, but given the previous seasons, the DVD is Pick of the Week contender. I'm going with that selection and hopefully when the DVD arrives I won't regret that decision. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 15th, 2014

April 15th, 2014

It is a busy week on the home market with five films that either opened at least semi-wide or expanded semi-wide. However, unlike last week, there's no monster hit like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug leading the way. In fact, most of the semi-wide or wide releases on this week's list were critical and box office disappointments. Only Philomena did well with critics. Fortunately, it did well enough that it is a contender for Pick of the Week without even considering the extras on the DVD or Blu-ray. There are a few other new releases that are noteworthy, but most of them are catalog Blu-ray releases. These include Touch of Evil on Blu-ray and Double Indemnity on Blu-ray. In the end, I went with Touch of Evil, but I literally had to roll a dice to decide. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 8th, 2014

April 6th, 2014

It is a busy week on the home market with five wide releases / films that expanded wide among the new releases. This includes The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which is dominating the chart with four of the top six new releases. Of those four releases, the 3D Combo Pack is the best deal. August: Osage County earned a couple of Oscar nominations, which should help it sell well, but the Blu-ray Combo Pack isn't quite Pick of the Week material. There are some other releases that are definitely worth picking up, for smaller target audiences. I Am Divine on DVD should please fans of the character, but I'm not sure there's enough of them out there to give it Pick of the Week. Finally, Sofia the First: The Floating Palace on DVD is a must have for young girls, and quite a few young boys, but the appeal isn't wide enough justify being a Pick of the Week. In the end, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on 3D Combo Pack is the safest choice. More...

International Box Office: Empire Conquers the World

March 13th, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire poster

300: Rise of an Empire dominated the international box office earning first place with $87.8 million on 14,478 screens in 58 markets during its opening weekend of release. The film earned first place in Russia with $8.43 million on 1,441 screens. It only managed second place in France, but with a still strong $6.08 million on 454 screens. It also had a string of first place finishes in a number of other major markets, including South Korea where it made $5.49 million on 720 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.42 million. Brazil was next with an opening of $5.64 million on 869 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.92 million, while Mexico was close behind with $5.47 million on 2,048. Germany took in $4.75 million on 580 screens over the weekend for a very healthy debut of $5.23 million. The U.K. earned a similar result with $4.62 million on 487, but that is one of the weaker results given the size of the market. Other major markets include Spain ($3.69 million on 710 screens); Italy ($3.33 million on 580); and Australia ($2.91 million on 467). The film has yet to open in China and Japan, but given its start in these markets, it hardly matters how well in does in those. More...

International Box Office: RoboCop Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Robocop poster

RoboCop debuted in China this past weekend and that helped it climb into first place internationally with $30.2 million in 75 markets for a total of $136.0 million internationally after a month of release. The film opened in top spot in China over the weekend with $20.67 million. The film also remained in first place in Brazil with $2.4 million on 756 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.3 million after two. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit's Journey Nearly at an End

February 27th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is nearly finished its international run and this week it debuted in China where it earned first place with 33.04 million 5,500 screens. The film is also playing in nine other markets, where it earned about $100,000 for a total weekend haul of $33.1 million. This lifts its totals to $637.1 million internationally and $893.7 million worldwide. The film opens in Japan this weekend and if it does well there, it could reach $1 billion worldwide. More...

International Box Office: Happy New Year!

February 5th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

It's Chinese New Year and the international box office was led by two Chinese films. The Monkey King earned first place with $46 million in 7 markets for a total opening of $54 million. Like most Chinese films, we don't have breakdowns of individual markets. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Rolling in the Money

January 29th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street remained in first place with $35.27 million on 5,472 screens in 40 markets for an international total of $125.49 million. This is already substantially more than the film has pulled in domestically, plus it has a number of major market debuts ahead. This past weekend, the film opened in first place in Australia with $4.46 million on 325 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.68 million. Meanwhile, it remained in first place in the U.K. with $5.95 million on 506 screens over the weekend for a total of $17.94 million after two weeks of release. It had a very similar weekend at the box office in Germany with $5.49 million on 597 screens, while it is $14.11 million in that market, also after two weeks of release. More...

International Box Office: Wolf Leads the Pack

January 23rd, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street rocketed from fifth place to first place with $32.84 million in 4,446 screens in 36 markets for an international total of $80.86 million over four weeks of release. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $7.65 million on 500 screens, while in Germany it earned first place with $6.66 million on 502 screens. Meanwhile, it made $3.62 million on 327 screens in Spain, earning first place in that market as well. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

International Box Office: Frozen Fights Its Way to the Top

January 15th, 2014

Frozen poster

After being in second place for a long time, Frozen finally scored first place with $27.8 million in 50 markets for totals of $394.6 million internationally and $711.9 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but it opens this weekend in South Korea and in Japan in March. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Survivor Be Lonely At the Top?

January 10th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

There is only one truly new wide release this weekend: The Legend of Hercules. This film is earning zero positive reviews and most analysts think it will miss the top five. Fortunately, there are a couple of limited releases expanding wide this weekend that should help compensate. Lone Survivor is the most obviously mainstream hit and it has been doing surprisingly well in limited release. Meanwhile, Her is probably too out there to be a mainstream hit, but its reviews suggest it should at least do well with those looking for Oscar-quality films. This weekend last year was the weekend Zero Dark Thirty expanded wide. It pulled in $24.44 million over the weekend, which is a figure Lone Survivor might match. Unfortunately for 2014, 2013 had much better depth at the box office, so even if the Lone Survivor does get to $25 million or beyond, it still looks like the year will continue lower than last year. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Hits Half a Billion

January 9th, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug began 2014 the same way it ended 2013, on top. This weekend it pulled in $58 million in 62 markets for totals of $527 million internationally and $756 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but did remain in fourth place in Russia with $9.6 million on 1,378 screens for a total of $42 million after three weeks of release. It was able to remain in top spot in Germany for the fourth weekend in a row with $8.6 million on 1,40 screens for a total of $75.1 million there. Granted, the film won't match An Unexpected Journey's debut, but it will end its run with well over $800 million worldwide, possibly even $900 million worldwide. There's no way to look at that figure and not call the movie a smashing success. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Goes Cold

January 7th, 2014

Frozen poster

The box office wasn't as boisterous as anticipated and this is partially due to the seasonal storm that hit the east coast. This is also partially due to weaker than expected numbers for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, which only managed second place in its debut. This allowed Frozen to return to top spot on the chart, even though it was a little weaker than expected. The overall box office fell 27% from last weekend down to $141 million. Compared to last year, the box office was down 4%, which isn't a good result, but it is also not terrible. Had The Marked Ones merely matched expectations, it would have been a virtual tie. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Win the New Year?

January 2nd, 2014

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is the only wide release opening on the first weekend of the year. The long running franchise will have to battle a weaker release date, franchise fatigue, and several holdovers that are still going strong. It still has a good shot at first place, as does Frozen. Frozen could win the weekend, with the help of families going out to the movies one last time before school starts again. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug probably won't extend its winning streak, but it should still be pull in quite a bit of money over the weekend. Last year the year started with Texas Chainsaw 3D earning more than $20 million. Django Unchained also topped $20 million over the weekend, albeit by the tiniest margin. We might have two $20 million films this weekend as well, with as many as five additional films earning more than $10 million. If 2014 doesn't win in the year-over-year comparison, it should at least be close. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Ends the Year On Top

January 1st, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

As it has the past couple of weeks, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped the international chart earning $99.7 million on 15,782 screens in 61 markets for totals of $424.8 million internationally and $615.1 million worldwide. The film opened in Australia on Boxing Day, but due to the holidays earning first place with a total opening of $12.9 million on 629 screens; however, this was a little behind An Unexpected Journey's debut there. On the other hand, the film set the record for biggest total opening in Poland with $5.6 million on 425 screens. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up and Holiday Schedule

December 30th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

Some studios are still closed and won't open till this time next week, so we won't have all of the final numbers for the past two weeks till then. We do have some final numbers, as well as some studio estimates that we can look at now. As for the upcoming week, it will look a lot like last week in terms of stories. We won't have a per theater chart, we might have an international top ten, while prediction, contest, and limited releases will be mostly normal. We might even have a review this weekend. (That's assuming some of the late screeners finally arrive, because at the moment I have nothing to review.) More...

Weekend Projections: Hobbit Top But Frozen Most Impressive

December 29th, 2013

Frozen poster

The Hobbit will extend its run at the top of the chart to three weekends, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, but Frozen is the real winner, with a 47% increase in box office from last weekend (the second-best in the top 10 behind Saving Mr. Banks), and a new entry in the record books as the second-most-successful film in its 6th weekend in theaters -- only Avatar tops it.

The rest of the chart is a mess of new releases enjoying varying degrees of success. More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Treats or Lumps of Coal

December 27th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

It's the final weekend of the year and there are a lot of films fighting for spots in the top five, including five films that opened on Christmas Day. Unfortunately for those films, it looks like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will remain in first place for the third weekend in a row. The Wolf of Wall Street will likely be the biggest of the five new releases, but it is unlikely that it will have a shot at first place; it might only finish fifth. The other new releases are even weaker. Last year there were only three new releases for the final weekend of the year, but none of them bombed, so 2013 might end on a low note. 2013 should still win in the year-over-year comparison, but losing on the final weekend of the year is a bad sign for 2014's debut. More...

International Box Office: Desolation Brightens The Weekend

December 27th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was the biggest draw on the international chart last weekend adding $97.4 million on 16,840 screens in 56 markets for totals of $278.4 million internationally and $406.0 million worldwide after just two weeks of release. This includes a first place debut in Russia where it made $16.36 million on 2,125 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $19.11 million. This is more or less the same as the first film opened with. (An Unexpected Journey didn't open on Wednesday, but made $17.89 million on 2,128 screens during its three-day opening weekend.) More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Anchorman Anchor the Box Office or will Smaug Persist

December 19th, 2013

Anchorman 2 poster

This week there are two wide releases, Anchorman: The Legend Continues and Walking with Dinosaurs, as well as two limited releases expanding wide, American Hustle and Saving Mr. Banks. All four films will have to deal with last weekend's champion, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, as well as Frozen, which should do well thanks to the holidays. This weekend last year was pretty bad for a December weekend. Jack Reacher opened with $15.21 million, which put it a distant second place to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The Desolation of Smaug won't make as much as An Unexpected Journey did last year, but Anchorman has a shot at first place and so the combined strength should help the box office grow in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: The Hobbit Finds Treasure Abroad

December 19th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opened in first place on the international chart with $135.4 million on 16,405 screens in 49 markets. This includes a trio of markets where it topped $10 million. Germany led the way with $19.00 million on 874 screens, compared to $15.01 million earned by the previous film. The U.K. contributed $15.20 million on 580 screens, but that wasn't as strong as the $18.77 million earned by the first installment. France was third with $13.38 million on 909 screens, up from $11.12 million. It also placed first in a number of other major markets with Spain bringing in $7.05 million on 859 screens. It earned $6.24 million on 809 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.25 million. Mexico was up next with $5.07 million on 2,615 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.96 million. Italy and Brazil earned nearly identical results with $4.97 million on 720 screens and $4.86 million on 1,039 respectively. More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel: Winning Announcement

December 17th, 2013

The winner of our Spin the Wheel contest was determined and it is... More...

Per Theater Chart: Hustle Speeds to the Top

December 17th, 2013

American Hustle poster

American Hustle started its box office run in limited release with a stunning average of $123,409. This is the second best per theater average for the year, behind only Frozen. Saving Mr. Banks opened in 15 theaters earning an average of $27,558. It should do well in its upcoming expansion. Inside Llewyn Davis expanded, playing in 15 theaters over the weekend while its per theater average fell to $23,786. It will continue to expand. The overall box office leader, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, was the final film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $18,869. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Smaug Descends on Box Office

December 16th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

It's a good news / bad news weekend at the box office. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug earned first place with ease earning the fourth biggest December opening weekend of all time. On the other hand, it was a little weaker than expected opening on the low end of predictions. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas also underperformed by a significant degree, which didn't help the overall box office. The overall box office rose 59% to $147 million, which seems like a huge amount, till you realize last weekend was the weekend after Thanksgiving, which is historically one of the worst weekends of the year. If there wasn't a massive jump at the box office, it would have been fatal for the month. This was also higher than the same weekend last year, albeit by a smaller margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2013 is still ahead of 2012, but by less than 0.5% at $9.90 million to $9.85 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Clear Skies for Smaug

December 12th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

There are four noteworthy releases this week, although a couple of them are opening in limited release and expanding wide over the next couple of weeks. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug expected to be the biggest hit of the month, but not as big as An Unexpected Journey. Meanwhile Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas should be solid as counter-programming and better legs than most Tyler Perry. This weekend last year, An Unexpected Journey opened with $84.62 million. Most expect The Desolation of Smaug to miss that figure, perhaps by more than $10 million. However, the second best film last year was Rise of the Guardians, which only made $7.14 million. 2013 likely won't be as strong at the top, but it will certainly have better depth. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Calm Before the Winter Store

December 10th, 2013

Frozen poster

As expected, the box office was really soft this weekend with Frozen rising to the top with over $30 million. It was the only film that earned more than that amount, while The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was the only other film with significantly more than $5 million. Out of the Furnace was the only new release and while it barely topped $5 million, it still managed third place. The overall box office fell from 56% to just $92 million. As bad as that result is, it is still 15% higher than the same weekend last year. 2013 remains above 2012, albeit by a tiny margin of 0.3% at $9.75 billion to $9.72 billion. It wouldn't take much for 2013 to again lose its lead, so there's a lot to be interested in in the final few weeks of the year. More...

Weekend Projections: Frozen Top During Calm Between the Storms

December 8th, 2013

Frozen poster

Frozen will come out the winner at the box office this weekend, topping Catching Fire $31.6 million to $27 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Both films are down over 50% from last weekend's holiday frame, but Frozen enjoys an advantage as the more seasonal of the two and will likely maintain its lead, at least until The Hobbit blows them both away on Friday. More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel

December 6th, 2013

Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas. The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

On the other hand, there's no clear prize for this week's winner. We have something a little different this time around. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a random Blu-ray from the following list...

Just look at the app...

There are 21 possibly Blu-rays on that list, and the winner won't know which one they won till it arrives. I think this is kind of fun. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Oscar Glory Shine a Light on Dark?

January 11th, 2013

With the Oscar nominations announced yesterday, most movie aficionados are focusing on that. This is great news for Zero Dark Thirty, which picked up five Oscars yesterday and should lead the box office this week. There are other films opening wide this week. This includes Gangster Squad, which should do acceptable business, even though its reviews are weak. Finally there's A Haunted House, which is an early contender for worst movie of the year. Last year, Contraband opened with just over $24 million and I think Zero Dark Thirty will top that. Overall, 2013 looks pretty good in comparison. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 24, 2008

August 24th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The International, Youth in Revolt, Fame and more! More...

Cast Updates - January 31, 2008

January 31st, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Duplicity, G.I. Joe, Public Enemies, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - December 25, 2007

December 25th, 2007

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 1 $73,645,197   3,903 $18,869   $73,645,197 1
Dec 20, 2013 1 $31,505,278 -57% 3,928 $8,021   $127,550,695 2
Dec 27, 2013 1 $28,906,399 -8% 3,928 $7,359   $189,375,945 3
Jan 3, 2014 3 $15,675,220 -46% 3,730 $4,202   $228,934,309 4
Jan 10, 2014 6 $8,022,353 -49% 3,075 $2,609   $242,101,455 5
Jan 17, 2014 12 $3,704,957 -54% 1,815 $2,041   $248,399,469 6
Jan 24, 2014 12 $2,147,414 -42% 1,285 $1,671   $252,201,005 7
Jan 31, 2014 15 $1,235,102 -42% 933 $1,324   $254,139,583 8
Feb 7, 2014 20 $688,196 -44% 537 $1,282   $255,273,041 9
Feb 14, 2014 24 $497,509 -28% 285 $1,746   $255,997,553 10
Feb 21, 2014 27 $293,130 -41% 266 $1,102   $256,511,541 11
Feb 28, 2014 31 $213,073 -27% 215 $991   $256,835,852 12
Mar 7, 2014 23 $344,209 +62% 333 $1,034   $257,272,183 13
Mar 14, 2014 26 $248,215 -28% 277 $896   $257,680,307 14
Mar 21, 2014 33 $135,467 -45% 224 $605   $257,913,843 15
Mar 28, 2014 31 $103,597 -24% 185 $560   $258,080,920 16
Apr 4, 2014 41 $60,720 -41% 130 $467   $258,181,971 17
Apr 11, 2014 50 $27,379 -55% 101 $271   $258,230,021 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 12, 2013 P $8,800,000     0     $8,800,000  
Dec 13, 2013 - $31,190,587     3,903 $7,991   $31,190,587 1
Dec 14, 2013 - $24,430,416 -22%   3,903 $6,259   $55,621,003 2
Dec 15, 2013 - $18,024,194 -26%   3,903 $4,618   $73,645,197 3
Dec 16, 2013 1 $6,202,204 -66%   3,903 $1,589   $79,847,401 4
Dec 17, 2013 1 $6,295,431 +2%   3,903 $1,613   $86,142,832 5
Dec 18, 2013 2 $4,855,421 -23%   3,903 $1,244   $90,998,253 6
Dec 19, 2013 2 $5,047,164 +4%   3,903 $1,293   $96,045,417 7
Dec 20, 2013 2 $8,626,059 +71% -72% 3,928 $2,196   $104,671,476 8
Dec 21, 2013 1 $12,270,560 +42% -50% 3,928 $3,124   $116,942,036 9
Dec 22, 2013 1 $10,608,659 -14% -41% 3,928 $2,701   $127,550,695 10
Dec 23, 2013 - $7,823,089 -26% +26% 3,928 $1,992   $135,373,784 11
Dec 24, 2013 - $5,265,696 -33% -16% 3,928 $1,341   $140,639,480 12
Dec 25, 2013 - $9,306,295 +77% +92% 3,928 $2,369   $149,945,775 13
Dec 26, 2013 1 $10,523,771 +13% +109% 3,928 $2,679   $160,469,546 14
Dec 27, 2013 2 $10,005,121 -5% +16% 3,928 $2,547   $170,474,667 15
Dec 28, 2013 1 $10,585,522 +6% -14% 3,928 $2,695   $181,060,189 16
Dec 29, 2013 1 $8,441,089 -20% -20% 3,928 $2,149   $189,501,278 17
Dec 30, 2013 - $6,513,554 -23% -17% 3,928 $1,658   $195,889,499 18
Dec 31, 2013 - $5,527,246 -15% +5% 3,928 $1,407   $201,416,745 19
Jan 1, 2014 2 $7,792,174 +41% -16% 3,928 $1,984   $209,208,919 20
Jan 2, 2014 2 $4,050,170 -48% -62% 3,928 $1,031   $213,259,089 21
Jan 3, 2014 - $5,097,416 +26% -49% 3,730 $1,367   $218,356,505 22
Jan 4, 2014 - $6,671,108 +31% -37% 3,730 $1,789   $225,027,613 23
Jan 5, 2014 - $3,906,696 -41% -54% 3,730 $1,047   $228,934,309 24
Jan 6, 2014 3 $1,301,012 -67% -80% 3,730 $349   $230,235,321 25
Jan 7, 2014 3 $1,568,252 +21% -72% 3,730 $420   $231,803,573 26
Jan 8, 2014 4 $1,171,342 -25% -85% 3,730 $314   $232,974,915 27
Jan 9, 2014 3 $1,104,187 -6% -73% 3,730 $296   $234,079,102 28
Jan 10, 2014 8 $2,045,067 +85% -60% 3,075 $665   $236,124,169 29
Jan 11, 2014 5 $3,689,798 +80% -45% 3,075 $1,200   $239,813,967 30
Jan 12, 2014 3 $2,287,488 -38% -41% 3,075 $744   $242,101,455 31
Jan 13, 2014 6 $618,160 -73% -52% 3,075 $201   $242,719,615 32
Jan 14, 2014 6 $783,236 +27% -50% 3,075 $255   $243,502,851 33
Jan 15, 2014 6 $594,455 -24% -49% 3,075 $193   $244,097,306 34
Jan 16, 2014 6 $597,206 n/c -46% 3,075 $194   $244,694,512 35
Jan 17, 2014 13 $894,220 +50% -56% 1,815 $493   $245,588,732 36
Jan 18, 2014 12 $1,751,111 +96% -53% 1,815 $965   $247,339,843 37
Jan 19, 2014 11 $1,059,626 -39% -54% 1,815 $584   $248,399,469 38
Jan 20, 2014 11 $835,207 -21% +35% 1,815 $460   $249,234,676 39
Jan 21, 2014 12 $321,185 -62% -59% 1,815 $177   $249,555,861 40
Jan 22, 2014 12 $247,274 -23% -58% 1,815 $136   $249,803,135 41
Jan 23, 2014 12 $250,456 +1% -58% 1,815 $138   $250,053,591 42
Jan 24, 2014 15 $500,275 +100% -44% 1,285 $389   $250,553,866 43
Jan 25, 2014 12 $1,001,289 +100% -43% 1,285 $779   $251,555,155 44
Jan 26, 2014 11 $645,850 -35% -39% 1,285 $503   $252,201,005 45
Jan 27, 2014 16 $162,222 -75% -81% 1,285 $126   $252,363,227 46
Jan 28, 2014 15 $213,005 +31% -34% 1,285 $166   $252,576,232 47
Jan 29, 2014 18 $159,753 -25% -35% 1,285 $124   $252,735,985 48
Jan 30, 2014 18 $168,496 +5% -33% 1,285 $131   $252,904,481 49
Jan 31, 2014 19 $337,645 +100% -33% 933 $362   $253,242,126 50
Feb 1, 2014 15 $657,114 +95% -34% 933 $704   $253,899,240 51
Feb 2, 2014 14 $240,343 -63% -63% 933 $258   $254,139,583 52
Feb 3, 2014 17 $108,140 -55% -33% 933 $116   $254,247,723 53
Feb 4, 2014 18 $124,460 +15% -42% 933 $133   $254,372,183 54
Feb 5, 2014 18 $102,396 -18% -36% 933 $110   $254,474,579 55
Feb 6, 2014 18 $110,266 +8% -35% 933 $118   $254,584,845 56
Feb 7, 2014 21 $157,707 +43% -53% 537 $294   $254,742,552 57
Feb 8, 2014 - $327,045 +107% -50% 537 $609   $255,069,597 58
Feb 9, 2014 - $203,444 -38% -15% 537 $379   $255,273,041 59
Feb 10, 2014 - $66,202 -67% -39% 537 $123   $255,339,243 60
Feb 11, 2014 - $69,494 +5% -44% 537 $129   $255,408,737 61
Feb 12, 2014 - $42,170 -39% -59% 537 $79   $255,450,907 62
Feb 13, 2014 - $49,137 +17% -55% 537 $92   $255,500,044 63
Feb 14, 2014 - $143,597 +192% -9% 285 $504   $255,643,641 64
Feb 15, 2014 - $198,004 +38% -39% 285 $695   $255,841,645 65
Feb 16, 2014 - $155,908 -21% -23% 285 $547   $255,997,553 66
Feb 17, 2014 - $108,755 -30% +64% 285 $382   $256,106,308 67
Feb 18, 2014 - $43,212 -60% -38% 285 $152   $256,149,520 68
Feb 19, 2014 - $34,465 -20% -18% 285 $121   $256,183,985 69
Feb 20, 2014 - $34,426 n/c -30% 285 $121   $256,218,411 70
Feb 21, 2014 - $74,913 +118% -48% 266 $282   $256,293,324 71
Feb 22, 2014 - $139,838 +87% -29% 266 $526   $256,433,162 72
Feb 23, 2014 - $78,379 -44% -50% 266 $295   $256,511,541 73
Feb 24, 2014 - $24,377 -69% -78% 266 $92   $256,535,918 74
Feb 25, 2014 - $32,251 +32% -25% 266 $121   $256,568,169 75
Feb 26, 2014 - $25,499 -21% -26% 266 $96   $256,593,668 76
Feb 27, 2014 - $29,111 +14% -15% 266 $109   $256,622,779 77
Feb 28, 2014 - $52,751 +81% -30% 215 $245   $256,675,530 78
Mar 1, 2014 - $100,171 +90% -28% 215 $466   $256,775,701 79
Mar 2, 2014 - $60,151 -40% -23% 215 $280   $256,835,852 80
Mar 3, 2014 - $21,106 -65% -13% 215 $98   $256,856,958 81
Mar 4, 2014 - $28,469 +35% -12% 215 $132   $256,885,427 82
Mar 5, 2014 - $18,237 -36% -28% 215 $85   $256,903,664 83
Mar 6, 2014 - $24,310 +33% -16% 215 $113   $256,927,974 84
Mar 7, 2014 - $87,309 +259% +66% 333 $262   $257,015,283 85
Mar 8, 2014 - $156,311 +79% +56% 333 $469   $257,171,594 86
Mar 9, 2014 - $100,589 -36% +67% 333 $302   $257,272,183 87
Mar 10, 2014 - $38,030 -62% +80% 333 $114   $257,310,213 88
Mar 11, 2014 - $44,069 +16% +55% 333 $132   $257,354,282 89
Mar 12, 2014 - $36,435 -17% +100% 333 $109   $257,390,717 90
Mar 13, 2014 - $41,375 +14% +70% 333 $124   $257,432,092 91
Mar 14, 2014 - $68,414 +65% -22% 277 $247   $257,500,506 92
Mar 15, 2014 - $110,032 +61% -30% 277 $397   $257,610,538 93
Mar 16, 2014 - $69,769 -37% -31% 277 $252   $257,680,307 94
Mar 17, 2014 - $22,326 -68% -41% 277 $81   $257,702,633 95
Mar 18, 2014 - $27,630 +24% -37% 277 $100   $257,730,263 96
Mar 19, 2014 - $23,585 -15% -35% 277 $85   $257,753,848 97
Mar 20, 2014 - $24,528 +4% -41% 277 $89   $257,778,376 98
Mar 21, 2014 - $35,656 +45% -48% 224 $159   $257,814,032 99
Mar 22, 2014 - $59,587 +67% -46% 224 $266   $257,873,619 100
Mar 23, 2014 - $40,224 -32% -42% 224 $180   $257,913,843 101
Mar 24, 2014 - $14,887 -63% -33% 224 $66   $257,928,730 102
Mar 25, 2014 - $15,975 +7% -42% 224 $71   $257,944,705 103
Mar 26, 2014 - $15,834 -1% -33% 224 $71   $257,960,539 104
Mar 27, 2014 - $16,784 +6% -32% 224 $75   $257,977,323 105
Mar 28, 2014 - $28,825 +72% -19% 185 $156   $258,006,148 106
Mar 29, 2014 - $47,903 +66% -20% 185 $259   $258,054,051 107
Mar 30, 2014 - $26,869 -44% -33% 185 $145   $258,080,920 108
Mar 31, 2014 - $10,147 -62% -32% 185 $55   $258,091,067 109
Apr 1, 2014 - $10,023 -1% -37% 185 $54   $258,101,090 110
Apr 2, 2014 - $9,964 -1% -37% 185 $54   $258,111,054 111
Apr 3, 2014 - $10,197 +2% -39% 185 $55   $258,121,251 112
Apr 4, 2014 - $17,570 +72% -39% 130 $135   $258,138,821 113
Apr 5, 2014 - $25,652 +46% -46% 130 $197   $258,164,473 114
Apr 6, 2014 - $17,498 -32% -35% 130 $135   $258,181,971 115
Apr 7, 2014 - $5,049 -71% -50% 130 $39   $258,187,020 116
Apr 8, 2014 - $5,502 +9% -45% 130 $42   $258,192,522 117
Apr 9, 2014 - $4,842 -12% -51% 130 $37   $258,197,364 118
Apr 10, 2014 - $5,278 +9% -48% 130 $41   $258,202,642 119
Apr 11, 2014 - $7,413 +40% -58% 101 $73   $258,210,055 120
Apr 12, 2014 - $12,334 +66% -52% 101 $122   $258,222,389 121
Apr 13, 2014 - $7,632 -38% -56% 101 $76   $258,230,021 122
Apr 14, 2014 - $2,271 -70% -55% 101 $22   $258,232,292 123
Apr 15, 2014 - $2,657 +17% -52% 101 $26   $258,234,949 124
Apr 16, 2014 - $2,822 +6% -42% 101 $28   $258,237,771 125
Apr 17, 2014 - $3,751 +33% -29% 101 $37   $258,241,522 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2013 1 $96,045,417   3,903 $24,608   $96,045,417 1
Dec 20, 2013 1 $64,424,129 -33% 3,928 $16,401   $160,469,546 2
Dec 27, 2013 2 $33,857,811 -47% 3,928 $8,620   $213,259,089 3
Jan 3, 2014 3 $20,820,013 -39% 3,730 $5,582   $234,079,102 4
Jan 10, 2014 6 $10,615,410 -49% 3,075 $3,452   $244,694,512 5
Jan 17, 2014 12 $5,359,079 -50% 1,815 $2,953   $250,053,591 6
Jan 24, 2014 14 $2,850,890 -47% 1,285 $2,219   $252,904,481 7
Jan 31, 2014 17 $1,680,364 -41% 933 $1,801   $254,584,845 8
Feb 7, 2014 21 $915,199 -46% 537 $1,704   $255,500,044 9
Feb 14, 2014 24 $718,367 -22% 285 $2,521   $256,218,411 10
Feb 21, 2014 26 $404,368 -44% 266 $1,520   $256,622,779 11
Feb 28, 2014 30 $305,195 -25% 215 $1,420   $256,927,974 12
Mar 7, 2014 24 $504,118 +65% 333 $1,514   $257,432,092 13
Mar 14, 2014 26 $346,284 -31% 277 $1,250   $257,778,376 14
Mar 21, 2014 31 $198,947 -43% 224 $888   $257,977,323 15
Mar 28, 2014 31 $143,928 -28% 185 $778   $258,121,251 16
Apr 4, 2014 42 $81,391 -43% 130 $626   $258,202,642 17
Apr 11, 2014 48 $38,880 -52% 101 $385   $258,241,522 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/26/2013 $12,878,006 633 633 715 $28,844,817 7/8/2021
New Zealand 12/12/2013 $0 0 7 18 $6,789,533 6/8/2021
South Korea 12/12/2013 $0 0 72 72 $15,163,022 12/1/2021
Spain 12/13/2013 $0 0 148 148 $20,824,242 6/18/2021
 
Rest of World $629,495,300
 
International Total$701,116,914 12/1/2021

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
Apr 13, 20141655,268 655,268$11,270,610$11,270,6101
Apr 20, 20144288,712-56% 943,980$5,482,641$16,753,2512
Apr 27, 20144134,022-54% 1,078,002$2,549,098$19,302,3493
May 4, 2014496,152-28% 1,174,154$1,824,965$21,127,3144
May 11, 2014477,589-19% 1,251,743$1,454,018$22,581,3325
May 18, 2014654,073-30% 1,305,816$588,855$23,170,1876
May 25, 2014932,522-40% 1,338,338$614,991$23,785,1787
Jun 1, 20141432,851+1% 1,371,189$590,332$24,375,5108
Jun 8, 20141419,010-42% 1,390,199$189,910$24,565,4209
Jun 15, 20141227,200+43% 1,417,399$296,752$24,862,17210
Jun 22, 20141712,549-54% 1,429,948$238,306$25,100,47811
Jun 29, 20142413,693+9% 1,443,641$262,358$25,362,83612
Jul 6, 20142223,720+73% 1,467,361$450,443$25,813,27913
Jul 13, 20141922,471-5% 1,489,832$409,871$26,223,15014
Jul 20, 20141815,979-29% 1,505,811$191,588$26,414,73815
Jul 27, 20141516,323+2% 1,522,134$195,713$26,610,45116
Aug 3, 20142015,406-6% 1,537,540$182,561$26,793,01217
Aug 10, 20141918,224+18% 1,555,764$182,240$26,975,25218
Aug 24, 20142912,955 1,569,298$155,330$27,136,40720
Oct 26, 20142617,952 1,656,969$197,292$28,144,56329
Nov 2, 20143019,326+8% 1,676,295$212,393$28,356,95630
Nov 9, 2014840,285+108% 1,716,580$442,732$28,799,68831
Nov 16, 20141426,042-35% 1,742,622$286,202$29,085,89032
Nov 23, 20142523,769-9% 1,766,391$259,557$29,345,44733
Nov 30, 201425125,812+429% 1,892,203$1,059,337$30,404,78434
Dec 7, 20141869,728-45% 1,961,931$696,583$31,101,36735
Dec 14, 20141672,064+3% 2,033,995$719,919$31,821,28636
Dec 21, 201412133,184+85% 2,167,179$1,323,849$33,145,13537
Dec 28, 20148158,769+19% 2,325,948$1,533,709$34,678,84438
Jan 4, 20151356,096-65% 2,382,044$560,399$35,239,24339
Jan 11, 20152025,158-55% 2,407,202$251,328$35,490,57140
Jan 18, 20152216,795-33% 2,423,997$167,782$35,658,35341
Mar 1, 20152517,117 2,517,500$186,746$36,661,26747
Mar 15, 20153018,435 2,546,868$184,166$36,954,21649
Mar 29, 20152411,948 2,569,415$125,454$37,186,40251
Apr 5, 20152334,745+191% 2,604,160$350,924$37,537,32652
Apr 12, 20152328,554-18% 2,632,714$303,815$37,841,14153
Apr 19, 20152219,504-32% 2,652,218$203,622$38,044,76354
Apr 26, 20152714,805-24% 2,667,023$162,115$38,206,87855

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 13, 201411,098,806 1,098,806$24,671,747$24,671,7471
Apr 20, 20142286,113-74% 1,384,919$6,867,849$31,539,5962
Apr 27, 20142111,627-61% 1,496,546$2,703,360$34,242,9563
May 4, 2014372,593-35% 1,569,139$1,754,298$35,997,2544
May 11, 2014357,409-21% 1,626,548$1,367,935$37,365,1895
May 18, 2014350,125-13% 1,676,673$836,420$38,201,6096
May 25, 2014725,520-49% 1,702,193$608,105$38,809,7147
Jun 1, 2014918,784-26% 1,720,977$433,080$39,242,7948
Jun 8, 20141112,353-34% 1,733,330$199,978$39,442,7729
Jun 15, 2014932,044+159% 1,765,374$463,955$39,906,72710
Jun 22, 2014129,260-71% 1,774,634$221,590$40,128,31711
Jun 29, 2014187,434-20% 1,782,068$178,673$40,306,99012
Jul 6, 20141710,548+42% 1,792,616$253,995$40,560,98513
Jul 13, 20141510,131-4% 1,802,747$243,179$40,804,16414
Jul 20, 2014207,521-26% 1,810,268$181,370$40,985,53415
Jul 27, 2014187,935+6% 1,818,203$191,639$41,177,17316
Aug 3, 2014156,974-12% 1,825,177$165,423$41,342,59617
Aug 10, 2014177,135+2% 1,832,312$170,676$41,513,27218
Oct 12, 2014207,228 1,869,256$118,123$42,564,46227
Nov 9, 20144107,565 1,986,431$2,145,837$44,902,11331
Nov 16, 2014836,690-66% 2,023,121$738,790$45,640,90332
Nov 23, 20141417,994-51% 2,041,115$362,678$46,003,58133
Dec 7, 2014747,273 2,137,348$1,159,648$48,552,70135
Dec 14, 20141137,501-21% 2,174,849$859,694$49,412,39536
Dec 21, 2014964,276+71% 2,239,125$1,324,453$50,736,84837
Dec 28, 2014893,461+45% 2,332,586$1,927,272$52,664,12038
Jan 4, 2015725,297-73% 2,357,883$525,704$53,189,82439
Jan 11, 20151510,518-58% 2,368,401$219,453$53,409,27740
Jan 18, 2015147,544-28% 2,375,945$157,492$53,566,76941

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

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