The Host (2013)

The Host poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,623,701Details
International Box Office $37,853,350Details
Worldwide Box Office $64,477,051
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,150,560 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,197,107 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $11,347,667
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Synopsis

Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed. When Melanie, one of the few remaining "wild" humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,600,112 (39.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,202 opening theaters/3,202 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,301,773

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,199 $26,623,701
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,403 $37,853,350
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,574 $64,477,051

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 29th, 2013 (Wide) by Open Road
International Releases: March 22nd, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
March 27th, 2013 (Wide) (Norway)
March 27th, 2013 (Wide) (Sweden)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Croatia)
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Video Release: July 9th, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality and violence.
(Rating bulletin 2258, 2/6/2013)
Running Time: 88 minutes
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Keywords: Alien Invasion, Possessed, Fugitive / On the Run, End of the World, Romance, Love Triangle, Young Adult Book Adaptation, Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Open Road Films, IAV International, Silver Reel Entertainment, Nick Wechsler, Chockstone Pictures, Fickle Fish
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 83 $10,600,112 Mar 29, 2013 3
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 121 $15,396,058 Mar 29, 2013 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 40 $10,600,112 Mar 29, 2013 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 56 $15,396,058 Mar 29, 2013 3
Front-Loaded Opening Weekend 32 50.3% Mar 29, 2013 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 29, 2013 6 $10,600,112   3,202 $3,310   $10,600,112 1
Apr 5, 2013 8 $5,198,615 -51% 3,202 $1,624   $19,624,328 2
Apr 12, 2013 11 $2,383,023 -54% 2,172 $1,097   $23,428,483 3
Apr 19, 2013 14 $1,000,125 -58% 1,356 $738   $25,178,878 4
Apr 26, 2013 19 $379,907 -62% 611 $622   $25,866,993 5
May 3, 2013 22 $151,722 -60% 290 $523   $26,143,819 6
May 10, 2013 22 $156,452 +3% 301 $520   $26,366,036 7
May 17, 2013 28 $112,421 -28% 231 $487   $26,542,198 8
May 24, 2013 48 $22,092 -80% 59 $374   $26,609,448 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 29, 2013 4 $5,337,111     3,202 $1,667   $5,337,111 1
Mar 30, 2013 6 $3,487,001 -35%   3,202 $1,089   $8,824,112 2
Mar 31, 2013 6 $1,776,000 -49%   3,202 $555   $10,600,112 3
Apr 1, 2013 6 $1,201,011 -32%   3,202 $375   $11,801,123 4
Apr 2, 2013 6 $1,032,869 -14%   3,202 $323   $12,833,992 5
Apr 3, 2013 6 $795,309 -23%   3,202 $248   $13,629,301 6
Apr 4, 2013 6 $796,412 n/c   3,202 $249   $14,425,713 7
Apr 5, 2013 8 $1,843,023 +131% -65% 3,202 $576   $16,268,736 8
Apr 6, 2013 8 $2,193,197 +19% -37% 3,202 $685   $18,461,933 9
Apr 7, 2013 8 $1,162,395 -47% -35% 3,202 $363   $19,624,328 10
Apr 8, 2013 8 $319,412 -73% -73% 3,202 $100   $19,943,740 11
Apr 9, 2013 8 $428,012 +34% -59% 3,202 $134   $20,371,752 12
Apr 10, 2013 8 $325,463 -24% -59% 3,202 $102   $20,697,215 13
Apr 11, 2013 8 $348,245 +7% -56% 3,202 $109   $21,045,460 14
Apr 12, 2013 11 $748,011 +115% -59% 2,172 $344   $21,793,471 15
Apr 13, 2013 11 $1,062,003 +42% -52% 2,172 $489   $22,855,474 16
Apr 14, 2013 11 $573,009 -46% -51% 2,172 $264   $23,428,483 17
Apr 15, 2013 11 $171,902 -70% -46% 2,172 $79   $23,600,385 18
Apr 16, 2013 11 $220,034 +28% -49% 2,172 $101   $23,820,419 19
Apr 17, 2013 11 $176,027 -20% -46% 2,172 $81   $23,996,446 20
Apr 18, 2013 11 $182,307 +4% -48% 2,172 $84   $24,178,753 21
Apr 19, 2013 - $308,111 +69% -59% 1,356 $227   $24,486,864 22
Apr 20, 2013 - $460,011 +49% -57% 1,356 $339   $24,946,875 23
Apr 21, 2013 - $232,003 -50% -60% 1,356 $171   $25,178,878 24
Apr 22, 2013 - $71,920 -69% -58% 1,356 $53   $25,250,798 25
Apr 23, 2013 - $87,032 +21% -60% 1,356 $64   $25,337,830 26
Apr 24, 2013 - $75,022 -14% -57% 1,356 $55   $25,412,852 27
Apr 25, 2013 - $74,234 -1% -59% 1,356 $55   $25,487,086 28
Apr 26, 2013 - $118,013 +59% -62% 611 $193   $25,605,099 29
Apr 27, 2013 - $172,299 +46% -63% 611 $282   $25,777,398 30
Apr 28, 2013 - $89,595 -48% -61% 611 $147   $25,866,993 31
Apr 29, 2013 - $31,358 -65% -56% 611 $51   $25,898,351 32
Apr 30, 2013 - $34,180 +9% -61% 611 $56   $25,932,531 33
May 1, 2013 - $31,024 -9% -59% 611 $51   $25,963,555 34
May 2, 2013 - $28,542 -8% -62% 611 $47   $25,992,097 35
May 3, 2013 - $49,615 +74% -58% 290 $171   $26,041,712 36
May 4, 2013 - $69,461 +40% -60% 290 $240   $26,111,173 37
May 5, 2013 - $32,646 -53% -64% 290 $113   $26,143,819 38
May 6, 2013 - $15,307 -53% -51% 290 $53   $26,159,126 39
May 7, 2013 - $18,828 +23% -45% 290 $65   $26,177,954 40
May 8, 2013 - $15,062 -20% -51% 290 $52   $26,193,016 41
May 9, 2013 - $16,568 +10% -42% 290 $57   $26,209,584 42
May 10, 2013 - $44,829 +171% -10% 301 $149   $26,254,413 43
May 11, 2013 - $67,243 +50% -3% 301 $223   $26,321,656 44
May 12, 2013 - $44,380 -34% +36% 301 $147   $26,366,036 45
May 13, 2013 - $15,533 -65% +1% 301 $52   $26,381,569 46
May 14, 2013 - $17,086 +10% -9% 301 $57   $26,398,655 47
May 15, 2013 - $15,035 -12% n/c 301 $50   $26,413,690 48
May 16, 2013 - $16,087 +7% -3% 301 $53   $26,429,777 49
May 17, 2013 - $34,123 +112% -24% 231 $148   $26,463,900 50
May 18, 2013 - $50,843 +49% -24% 231 $220   $26,514,743 51
May 19, 2013 - $27,455 -46% -38% 231 $119   $26,542,198 52
May 20, 2013 - $10,982 -60% -29% 231 $48   $26,553,180 53
May 21, 2013 - $10,872 -1% -36% 231 $47   $26,564,052 54
May 22, 2013 - $10,545 -3% -30% 231 $46   $26,574,597 55
May 23, 2013 - $12,759 +21% -21% 231 $55   $26,587,356 56
May 24, 2013 - $7,566 -41% -78% 59 $128   $26,594,922 57
May 25, 2013 - $9,079 +20% -82% 59 $154   $26,604,001 58
May 26, 2013 - $5,447 -40% -80% 59 $92   $26,609,448 59
May 27, 2013 - $7,551 +39% -31% 59 $128   $26,616,999 60
May 28, 2013 - $3,272 -57% -70% 59 $55   $26,620,271 61
May 29, 2013 - $3,430 +5% -67% 59 $58   $26,623,701 62

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 29, 2013 6 $14,425,713   3,202 $4,505   $14,425,713 1
Apr 5, 2013 8 $6,619,747 -54% 3,202 $2,067   $21,045,460 2
Apr 12, 2013 11 $3,133,293 -53% 2,172 $1,443   $24,178,753 3
Apr 19, 2013 14 $1,308,333 -58% 1,356 $965   $25,487,086 4
Apr 26, 2013 19 $505,011 -61% 611 $827   $25,992,097 5
May 3, 2013 22 $217,487 -57% 290 $750   $26,209,584 6
May 10, 2013 24 $220,193 +1% 301 $732   $26,429,777 7
May 17, 2013 29 $157,579 -28% 231 $682   $26,587,356 8
May 24, 2013 48 $36,345 -77% 59 $616   $26,623,701 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/28/2013 $846,026 195 195 656 $2,480,450 12/14/2015
Belgium 4/17/2013 $137,094 41 42 83 $227,903 12/14/2015
Brazil 3/29/2013 $975,828 306 306 894 $2,536,491 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 4/5/2013 $11,687 12 12 35 $37,250 12/30/2018
Colombia 11/8/2013 $0 0 8 24 $138,367 12/30/2018
Croatia 3/28/2013 $18,198 14 15 61 $52,056 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 3/28/2013 $78,575 67 67 186 $202,897 12/30/2018
Denmark 3/28/2013 $209,131 56 56 129 $500,499 12/14/2015
Egypt 4/11/2013 $14,983 7 7 15 $31,178 12/30/2018
Estonia 4/5/2013 $17,496 6 6 12 $39,726 12/14/2015
Finland 3/29/2013 $100,810 60 60 121 $227,610 12/14/2015
France 4/17/2013 $1,461,953 517 517 1,031 $2,682,394 12/14/2015
Greece 4/11/2013 $5,607 46,829 46,829 46,859 $100,858 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 4/18/2013 $130,743 61 61 65 $182,838 12/14/2015
Hungary 3/28/2013 $97,397 35 35 175 $225,550 12/30/2018
Italy 3/28/2013 $613,604 209 209 354 $1,130,595 12/14/2015
Latvia 4/5/2013 $12,094 3 4 13 $41,084 12/30/2018
Lebanon 4/18/2013 $39,383 15 15 22 $47,232 12/30/2018
Lithuania 3/29/2013 $17,225 11 11 39 $68,227 12/14/2015
Malaysia 4/4/2013 $350,126 96 96 300 $781,469 12/14/2015
Netherlands 3/28/2013 $228,912 88 88 253 $519,741 12/14/2015
New Zealand 3/28/2013 $168,772 47 48 179 $455,904 12/14/2015
Norway 3/27/2013 $96,747 78 78 211 $418,021 12/14/2015
Philippines 3/30/2013 $103,230 65 75 162 $490,818 12/30/2018
Poland 4/5/2013 $308,564 127 143 490 $899,437 12/30/2018
Portugal 3/28/2013 $91,032 32 32 80 $210,843 12/14/2015
Romania 3/29/2013 $48,209 28 28 82 $119,155 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 3/28/2013 $2,687,324 784 796 2,000 $4,715,874 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 3/28/2013 $4,607 10 10 50 $10,370 12/30/2018
Singapore 3/28/2013 $155,210 23 23 52 $288,244 12/14/2015
Slovakia 4/4/2013 $33,842 36 36 64 $62,894 12/14/2015
Slovenia 3/28/2013 $14,396 9 9 36 $41,185 12/14/2015
South Africa 4/12/2013 $165,407 79 80 228 $379,711 12/14/2015
South Korea 4/4/2013 $164,107 244 244 244 $218,557 12/14/2015
Spain 3/22/2013 $1,084,151 360 360 1,479 $3,436,988 12/14/2015
Sweden 3/27/2013 $167,229 110 110 312 $773,158 12/14/2015
Switzerland 4/17/2013 $32,389 12 12 12 $35,946 12/14/2015
Taiwan 4/3/2013 $140,251 36 36 96 $507,795 12/14/2015
Thailand 4/4/2013 $200,705 49 49 123 $486,279 12/14/2015
Turkey 3/29/2013 $92,911 68 68 226 $312,904 12/30/2018
Ukraine 3/28/2013 $98,422 61 66 181 $210,296 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/18/2013 $194,471 36 36 50 $290,081 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/29/2013 $1,490,291 432 441 1,515 $5,248,157 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $5,986,318
 
International Total$37,853,350 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 14, 20134144,244 144,244$2,586,295$2,586,2951
Jul 21, 2013846,524-68% 190,768$923,967$3,510,2622
Jul 28, 20131936,657-21% 227,425$728,008$4,238,2703
Aug 4, 20132418,294-50% 245,719$363,319$4,601,5894

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 14, 2013199,401 99,401$2,288,211$2,288,2111
Jul 21, 2013617,941-82% 117,342$446,021$2,734,2322
Jul 28, 2013919,353+8% 136,695$310,609$3,044,8413
Aug 4, 2013177,335-62% 144,030$175,096$3,219,9374

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Leading Cast

Saoirse Ronan    Melanie
Jake Abel    Ian O'Shea
Max Irons    Jared Howe
Diane Kruger    Jared Howe

Supporting Cast

William Hurt    Jeb
Chandler Canterbury   
Boyd Holbrook    Kyle O'Shea

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Niccol    Director
Andrew Niccol    Screenwriter
Stephenie Meyer    Story Creator
Nick Wechsler    Producer
Steve Schwartz    Producer
Paula Mae Schwartz    Producer
Jim Siebel    Executive Producer
Bill Johnson    Executive Producer
Marc Butan    Executive Producer
Claudia Bluemhuber    Executive Producer
Uwe R. Feuersenger    Executive Producer
Ray Angelic    Executive Producer
Roger Schwartz    Co-Producer
Meghan Hibbett    Co-Producer
Lizzy Bradford    Co-Producer
Roberto Schaefer    Cinematographer
Thomas J. Nordberg    Editor
Antonio Pinto    Composer
Andy Nicholson    Production Designer
Beat Frutiger    Art Director
Erin Benach    Costume Designer
Steve C. Aaron    Sound Mixer
Michael Babcock    Sound Designer
Michael Babcock    Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
David Giammarco    Re-recording Mixer
Ellen M. Somers    Visual Effects Producer
Scott Shapiro    Visual Effects Producer
Sam Hargrave    Stunt Coordinator
Nicholas Mastandrea    Assistant Director
Mindy Marin    Casting Director

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

Home Market Numbers: Host Makes the Most of the Home Market

September 23rd, 2013

There were a lot of new releases for the week of July 14th, 2013, but none of them were monster releases. In fact, The Host was the only film to sell more than 100,000 Blu-rays. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that the overall Blu-ray market was soft. Overall, 646,000 units were sold and $13.93 million in revenue was generated. This is a substantial increase from last week, up 19% in terms of units and 15% in terms of revenue. It was more or less flat compared last year, down 2% in terms of units, but up 9% in terms of revenue. The overall Blu-ray share rose to 24% in terms of units and 35% in terms of revenue. That will rise more when the summer blockbusters start coming out. More...

Blu-ray Sales: A Whole Host of New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

The week of July 14th, 2013 was a bit strange on the home market, as the Blu-ray sales chart and the DVD sales chart didn't line up very well. Granted, in both cases, new releases dominated, but unlike on DVD, The Host led the way on Blu-ray. It sold 103,000 units and generated $2.38 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 42%, which isn't bad for a film with a decidedly weak box run. More...

DVD Sales: Lots of Tempting New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

There were a ton of new releases to reach the top 30 of the July 14th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. This includes five films in the top six, which is impressive. (One could argue it is more a matter of quantity over quality.) Leading the way was Tyler Perry's Temptation, which sold 401,000 units and generated $2.97 million in revenue. This is a fine start, but nothing more. More...

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July 8th, 2013

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Weekend Wrap-Up: The Dead Rise

April 8th, 2013

Evil Dead led the way at the box office matching predictions (nearly) perfectly. It fell just a little short of the predicted $26 million, and it was the only film in the top five to miss expectations. This helped the overall box office hold up better than expected. Granted, it did fall 8.7% from last weekend to $134 million, but that was 8.8% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 is still taking a beating down 11% at $2.47 billion to $2.79 million, but this win is still helpful. If 2013 can string together a few more wins, then the start of summer and The Avengers won't sting quite as bad. More...

International Box Office: G.I. Joe Saves the World

April 3rd, 2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation opened in first place with $80.3 million in 54 markets, which is already more than its domestic pace, and it has yet to open in Japan and China. Clearly this film is going to do better internationally than it will domestically, which is a trend we have been seeing for a long time. The film's biggest opening came from Russia with $8.84 million on 1,267 screens. It was also the number one film in South Korea with $5.14 million on 761 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.98 million. Germany was close behind with $4.29 million on 461 screens for a total opening of $4.67 million. The film topped the chart in Mexico with $4.13 million on 1,503 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.94 million. It also earned first place in Australia ($4.04 million on 412 screens), in France ($3.42 million on 487), and in Brazil ($2.77 million on 492 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.08 million). On the other hand, it only managed second place in both the U.K. with $4.25 million on 419 screens and in Spain with $1.71 million on 515 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $2.51 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Close Enough

April 1st, 2013

While Easter Monday is a holiday up here in Canada, it's not in the United States and the weekend numbers have arrived. The numbers are good, or close enough to being good that I'm choosing to focus on the positive. G.I. Joe: Retaliation won the race for the top with an opening weekend that was a little better than expected. Meanwhile, Temptation also opened on the high end of expectations. On the other hand, The Host failed to live up to lowered expectations. Overall, the box office rose 6.1% from last week. Granted, it did fall compared to the same weekend last year, but it fell by less than 1% (0.99%) and compared to the year-to-date decline, that's positively glowing. I'm calling it a victory. That's right, 2013 has been so bad so far that I'm willing to call a 1% decline a victory. 2013 is still well behind 2012's pace at $2.27 billion to $2.59 billion, which is a deficit of 12% or nearly $330 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Joe, Croods and Perry Go Big Over Easter

March 31st, 2013

There's something for (almost) everyone this weekend, as a diverse group of films leads the pack over Easter. G.I. Joe: Retaliation will easily top the chart with an estimated $41.2 million from 3,719 theaters. While that's a little softer than the first film in the franchise, it can still claim a $11,000 per theater average and with a small boost from Spring Break this week it should hit $100 million domestically. Overseas prospects look even stronger. Tyler Perry's Temptation will be less of a draw internationally, but it has made a very solid start here with $22.3 million over opening weekend, also enough for a $10,000 average, and to secure third place. More...

Weekend Predictions: Box Office Retaliation or Surrender?

March 29th, 2013

It's Easter long weekend and three films will be battling for box office domination. G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the only one that really has a shot at success. The Host is earning some of the worst reviews for a wide release for the entire year, which is not surprising given the source material. Meanwhile, Temptation is not being screened for critics. It is likely The Croods will be pushed into second place, but should remain strong thanks to the holiday. This weekend last year was led by The Hunger Games with $58 million. There's almost no chance any new release will match that. In fact, there's a chance no film will top last year's second place film, Wrath of the Titans. 2013 is going to get slapped around again. More...

2013 Preview: March

March 1st, 2013

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Synopsis

Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed. When Melanie, one of the few remaining "wild" humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,600,112 (39.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,202 opening theaters/3,202 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,301,773

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,199 $26,623,701
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,403 $37,853,350
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,574 $64,477,051

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: March 29th, 2013 (Wide) by Open Road
International Releases: March 22nd, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
March 27th, 2013 (Wide) (Norway)
March 27th, 2013 (Wide) (Sweden)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Australia)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Croatia)
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Video Release: July 9th, 2013 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality and violence.
(Rating bulletin 2258, 2/6/2013)
Running Time: 88 minutes
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Keywords: Alien Invasion, Possessed, Fugitive / On the Run, End of the World, Romance, Love Triangle, Young Adult Book Adaptation, Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Open Road Films, IAV International, Silver Reel Entertainment, Nick Wechsler, Chockstone Pictures, Fickle Fish
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 83 $10,600,112 Mar 29, 2013 3
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 121 $15,396,058 Mar 29, 2013 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 40 $10,600,112 Mar 29, 2013 3
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 56 $15,396,058 Mar 29, 2013 3
Front-Loaded Opening Weekend 32 50.3% Mar 29, 2013 3

Leading Cast

Saoirse Ronan    Melanie
Jake Abel    Ian O'Shea
Max Irons    Jared Howe
Diane Kruger    Jared Howe

Supporting Cast

William Hurt    Jeb
Chandler Canterbury   
Boyd Holbrook    Kyle O'Shea

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Niccol    Director
Andrew Niccol    Screenwriter
Stephenie Meyer    Story Creator
Nick Wechsler    Producer
Steve Schwartz    Producer
Paula Mae Schwartz    Producer
Jim Siebel    Executive Producer
Bill Johnson    Executive Producer
Marc Butan    Executive Producer
Claudia Bluemhuber    Executive Producer
Uwe R. Feuersenger    Executive Producer
Ray Angelic    Executive Producer
Roger Schwartz    Co-Producer
Meghan Hibbett    Co-Producer
Lizzy Bradford    Co-Producer
Roberto Schaefer    Cinematographer
Thomas J. Nordberg    Editor
Antonio Pinto    Composer
Andy Nicholson    Production Designer
Beat Frutiger    Art Director
Erin Benach    Costume Designer
Steve C. Aaron    Sound Mixer
Michael Babcock    Sound Designer
Michael Babcock    Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
David Giammarco    Re-recording Mixer
Ellen M. Somers    Visual Effects Producer
Scott Shapiro    Visual Effects Producer
Sam Hargrave    Stunt Coordinator
Nicholas Mastandrea    Assistant Director
Mindy Marin    Casting Director

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

Home Market Numbers: Host Makes the Most of the Home Market

September 23rd, 2013

There were a lot of new releases for the week of July 14th, 2013, but none of them were monster releases. In fact, The Host was the only film to sell more than 100,000 Blu-rays. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that the overall Blu-ray market was soft. Overall, 646,000 units were sold and $13.93 million in revenue was generated. This is a substantial increase from last week, up 19% in terms of units and 15% in terms of revenue. It was more or less flat compared last year, down 2% in terms of units, but up 9% in terms of revenue. The overall Blu-ray share rose to 24% in terms of units and 35% in terms of revenue. That will rise more when the summer blockbusters start coming out. More...

Blu-ray Sales: A Whole Host of New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

The week of July 14th, 2013 was a bit strange on the home market, as the Blu-ray sales chart and the DVD sales chart didn't line up very well. Granted, in both cases, new releases dominated, but unlike on DVD, The Host led the way on Blu-ray. It sold 103,000 units and generated $2.38 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 42%, which isn't bad for a film with a decidedly weak box run. More...

DVD Sales: Lots of Tempting New Releases

September 23rd, 2013

There were a ton of new releases to reach the top 30 of the July 14th, 2013 edition of the DVD sales chart. This includes five films in the top six, which is impressive. (One could argue it is more a matter of quantity over quality.) Leading the way was Tyler Perry's Temptation, which sold 401,000 units and generated $2.97 million in revenue. This is a fine start, but nothing more. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 9th, 2013

July 8th, 2013

It is a very busy week on the home market with four wide releases, five if you count Spring Breakers, which expanded semi-wide during its second weekend of release. None of these films were big hits at the box office. In fact, the five of them combined made $122 million. Additionally, only one of them earned good reviews. Fortunately, not only did Spring Breakers earn good reviews, its DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack are loaded, enough to be a contender for Pick of the Week. The other main contender is The Legend of Korra - Book One: Air. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for the screener for both of those releases, and I hate handing out the Pick of the Week when the screener is on its way. Because of that, I'm going with a late review, Wilfred: Season Two on DVD or Blu-ray. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Dead Rise

April 8th, 2013

Evil Dead led the way at the box office matching predictions (nearly) perfectly. It fell just a little short of the predicted $26 million, and it was the only film in the top five to miss expectations. This helped the overall box office hold up better than expected. Granted, it did fall 8.7% from last weekend to $134 million, but that was 8.8% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 is still taking a beating down 11% at $2.47 billion to $2.79 million, but this win is still helpful. If 2013 can string together a few more wins, then the start of summer and The Avengers won't sting quite as bad. More...

International Box Office: G.I. Joe Saves the World

April 3rd, 2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation opened in first place with $80.3 million in 54 markets, which is already more than its domestic pace, and it has yet to open in Japan and China. Clearly this film is going to do better internationally than it will domestically, which is a trend we have been seeing for a long time. The film's biggest opening came from Russia with $8.84 million on 1,267 screens. It was also the number one film in South Korea with $5.14 million on 761 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.98 million. Germany was close behind with $4.29 million on 461 screens for a total opening of $4.67 million. The film topped the chart in Mexico with $4.13 million on 1,503 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.94 million. It also earned first place in Australia ($4.04 million on 412 screens), in France ($3.42 million on 487), and in Brazil ($2.77 million on 492 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.08 million). On the other hand, it only managed second place in both the U.K. with $4.25 million on 419 screens and in Spain with $1.71 million on 515 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $2.51 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Close Enough

April 1st, 2013

While Easter Monday is a holiday up here in Canada, it's not in the United States and the weekend numbers have arrived. The numbers are good, or close enough to being good that I'm choosing to focus on the positive. G.I. Joe: Retaliation won the race for the top with an opening weekend that was a little better than expected. Meanwhile, Temptation also opened on the high end of expectations. On the other hand, The Host failed to live up to lowered expectations. Overall, the box office rose 6.1% from last week. Granted, it did fall compared to the same weekend last year, but it fell by less than 1% (0.99%) and compared to the year-to-date decline, that's positively glowing. I'm calling it a victory. That's right, 2013 has been so bad so far that I'm willing to call a 1% decline a victory. 2013 is still well behind 2012's pace at $2.27 billion to $2.59 billion, which is a deficit of 12% or nearly $330 million. More...

Weekend Estimates: Joe, Croods and Perry Go Big Over Easter

March 31st, 2013

There's something for (almost) everyone this weekend, as a diverse group of films leads the pack over Easter. G.I. Joe: Retaliation will easily top the chart with an estimated $41.2 million from 3,719 theaters. While that's a little softer than the first film in the franchise, it can still claim a $11,000 per theater average and with a small boost from Spring Break this week it should hit $100 million domestically. Overseas prospects look even stronger. Tyler Perry's Temptation will be less of a draw internationally, but it has made a very solid start here with $22.3 million over opening weekend, also enough for a $10,000 average, and to secure third place. More...

Weekend Predictions: Box Office Retaliation or Surrender?

March 29th, 2013

It's Easter long weekend and three films will be battling for box office domination. G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the only one that really has a shot at success. The Host is earning some of the worst reviews for a wide release for the entire year, which is not surprising given the source material. Meanwhile, Temptation is not being screened for critics. It is likely The Croods will be pushed into second place, but should remain strong thanks to the holiday. This weekend last year was led by The Hunger Games with $58 million. There's almost no chance any new release will match that. In fact, there's a chance no film will top last year's second place film, Wrath of the Titans. 2013 is going to get slapped around again. More...

2013 Preview: March

March 1st, 2013

February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 29, 2013 6 $10,600,112   3,202 $3,310   $10,600,112 1
Apr 5, 2013 8 $5,198,615 -51% 3,202 $1,624   $19,624,328 2
Apr 12, 2013 11 $2,383,023 -54% 2,172 $1,097   $23,428,483 3
Apr 19, 2013 14 $1,000,125 -58% 1,356 $738   $25,178,878 4
Apr 26, 2013 19 $379,907 -62% 611 $622   $25,866,993 5
May 3, 2013 22 $151,722 -60% 290 $523   $26,143,819 6
May 10, 2013 22 $156,452 +3% 301 $520   $26,366,036 7
May 17, 2013 28 $112,421 -28% 231 $487   $26,542,198 8
May 24, 2013 48 $22,092 -80% 59 $374   $26,609,448 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 29, 2013 4 $5,337,111     3,202 $1,667   $5,337,111 1
Mar 30, 2013 6 $3,487,001 -35%   3,202 $1,089   $8,824,112 2
Mar 31, 2013 6 $1,776,000 -49%   3,202 $555   $10,600,112 3
Apr 1, 2013 6 $1,201,011 -32%   3,202 $375   $11,801,123 4
Apr 2, 2013 6 $1,032,869 -14%   3,202 $323   $12,833,992 5
Apr 3, 2013 6 $795,309 -23%   3,202 $248   $13,629,301 6
Apr 4, 2013 6 $796,412 n/c   3,202 $249   $14,425,713 7
Apr 5, 2013 8 $1,843,023 +131% -65% 3,202 $576   $16,268,736 8
Apr 6, 2013 8 $2,193,197 +19% -37% 3,202 $685   $18,461,933 9
Apr 7, 2013 8 $1,162,395 -47% -35% 3,202 $363   $19,624,328 10
Apr 8, 2013 8 $319,412 -73% -73% 3,202 $100   $19,943,740 11
Apr 9, 2013 8 $428,012 +34% -59% 3,202 $134   $20,371,752 12
Apr 10, 2013 8 $325,463 -24% -59% 3,202 $102   $20,697,215 13
Apr 11, 2013 8 $348,245 +7% -56% 3,202 $109   $21,045,460 14
Apr 12, 2013 11 $748,011 +115% -59% 2,172 $344   $21,793,471 15
Apr 13, 2013 11 $1,062,003 +42% -52% 2,172 $489   $22,855,474 16
Apr 14, 2013 11 $573,009 -46% -51% 2,172 $264   $23,428,483 17
Apr 15, 2013 11 $171,902 -70% -46% 2,172 $79   $23,600,385 18
Apr 16, 2013 11 $220,034 +28% -49% 2,172 $101   $23,820,419 19
Apr 17, 2013 11 $176,027 -20% -46% 2,172 $81   $23,996,446 20
Apr 18, 2013 11 $182,307 +4% -48% 2,172 $84   $24,178,753 21
Apr 19, 2013 - $308,111 +69% -59% 1,356 $227   $24,486,864 22
Apr 20, 2013 - $460,011 +49% -57% 1,356 $339   $24,946,875 23
Apr 21, 2013 - $232,003 -50% -60% 1,356 $171   $25,178,878 24
Apr 22, 2013 - $71,920 -69% -58% 1,356 $53   $25,250,798 25
Apr 23, 2013 - $87,032 +21% -60% 1,356 $64   $25,337,830 26
Apr 24, 2013 - $75,022 -14% -57% 1,356 $55   $25,412,852 27
Apr 25, 2013 - $74,234 -1% -59% 1,356 $55   $25,487,086 28
Apr 26, 2013 - $118,013 +59% -62% 611 $193   $25,605,099 29
Apr 27, 2013 - $172,299 +46% -63% 611 $282   $25,777,398 30
Apr 28, 2013 - $89,595 -48% -61% 611 $147   $25,866,993 31
Apr 29, 2013 - $31,358 -65% -56% 611 $51   $25,898,351 32
Apr 30, 2013 - $34,180 +9% -61% 611 $56   $25,932,531 33
May 1, 2013 - $31,024 -9% -59% 611 $51   $25,963,555 34
May 2, 2013 - $28,542 -8% -62% 611 $47   $25,992,097 35
May 3, 2013 - $49,615 +74% -58% 290 $171   $26,041,712 36
May 4, 2013 - $69,461 +40% -60% 290 $240   $26,111,173 37
May 5, 2013 - $32,646 -53% -64% 290 $113   $26,143,819 38
May 6, 2013 - $15,307 -53% -51% 290 $53   $26,159,126 39
May 7, 2013 - $18,828 +23% -45% 290 $65   $26,177,954 40
May 8, 2013 - $15,062 -20% -51% 290 $52   $26,193,016 41
May 9, 2013 - $16,568 +10% -42% 290 $57   $26,209,584 42
May 10, 2013 - $44,829 +171% -10% 301 $149   $26,254,413 43
May 11, 2013 - $67,243 +50% -3% 301 $223   $26,321,656 44
May 12, 2013 - $44,380 -34% +36% 301 $147   $26,366,036 45
May 13, 2013 - $15,533 -65% +1% 301 $52   $26,381,569 46
May 14, 2013 - $17,086 +10% -9% 301 $57   $26,398,655 47
May 15, 2013 - $15,035 -12% n/c 301 $50   $26,413,690 48
May 16, 2013 - $16,087 +7% -3% 301 $53   $26,429,777 49
May 17, 2013 - $34,123 +112% -24% 231 $148   $26,463,900 50
May 18, 2013 - $50,843 +49% -24% 231 $220   $26,514,743 51
May 19, 2013 - $27,455 -46% -38% 231 $119   $26,542,198 52
May 20, 2013 - $10,982 -60% -29% 231 $48   $26,553,180 53
May 21, 2013 - $10,872 -1% -36% 231 $47   $26,564,052 54
May 22, 2013 - $10,545 -3% -30% 231 $46   $26,574,597 55
May 23, 2013 - $12,759 +21% -21% 231 $55   $26,587,356 56
May 24, 2013 - $7,566 -41% -78% 59 $128   $26,594,922 57
May 25, 2013 - $9,079 +20% -82% 59 $154   $26,604,001 58
May 26, 2013 - $5,447 -40% -80% 59 $92   $26,609,448 59
May 27, 2013 - $7,551 +39% -31% 59 $128   $26,616,999 60
May 28, 2013 - $3,272 -57% -70% 59 $55   $26,620,271 61
May 29, 2013 - $3,430 +5% -67% 59 $58   $26,623,701 62

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 29, 2013 6 $14,425,713   3,202 $4,505   $14,425,713 1
Apr 5, 2013 8 $6,619,747 -54% 3,202 $2,067   $21,045,460 2
Apr 12, 2013 11 $3,133,293 -53% 2,172 $1,443   $24,178,753 3
Apr 19, 2013 14 $1,308,333 -58% 1,356 $965   $25,487,086 4
Apr 26, 2013 19 $505,011 -61% 611 $827   $25,992,097 5
May 3, 2013 22 $217,487 -57% 290 $750   $26,209,584 6
May 10, 2013 24 $220,193 +1% 301 $732   $26,429,777 7
May 17, 2013 29 $157,579 -28% 231 $682   $26,587,356 8
May 24, 2013 48 $36,345 -77% 59 $616   $26,623,701 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/28/2013 $846,026 195 195 656 $2,480,450 12/14/2015
Belgium 4/17/2013 $137,094 41 42 83 $227,903 12/14/2015
Brazil 3/29/2013 $975,828 306 306 894 $2,536,491 12/14/2015
Bulgaria 4/5/2013 $11,687 12 12 35 $37,250 12/30/2018
Colombia 11/8/2013 $0 0 8 24 $138,367 12/30/2018
Croatia 3/28/2013 $18,198 14 15 61 $52,056 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 3/28/2013 $78,575 67 67 186 $202,897 12/30/2018
Denmark 3/28/2013 $209,131 56 56 129 $500,499 12/14/2015
Egypt 4/11/2013 $14,983 7 7 15 $31,178 12/30/2018
Estonia 4/5/2013 $17,496 6 6 12 $39,726 12/14/2015
Finland 3/29/2013 $100,810 60 60 121 $227,610 12/14/2015
France 4/17/2013 $1,461,953 517 517 1,031 $2,682,394 12/14/2015
Greece 4/11/2013 $5,607 46,829 46,829 46,859 $100,858 12/14/2015
Hong Kong 4/18/2013 $130,743 61 61 65 $182,838 12/14/2015
Hungary 3/28/2013 $97,397 35 35 175 $225,550 12/30/2018
Italy 3/28/2013 $613,604 209 209 354 $1,130,595 12/14/2015
Latvia 4/5/2013 $12,094 3 4 13 $41,084 12/30/2018
Lebanon 4/18/2013 $39,383 15 15 22 $47,232 12/30/2018
Lithuania 3/29/2013 $17,225 11 11 39 $68,227 12/14/2015
Malaysia 4/4/2013 $350,126 96 96 300 $781,469 12/14/2015
Netherlands 3/28/2013 $228,912 88 88 253 $519,741 12/14/2015
New Zealand 3/28/2013 $168,772 47 48 179 $455,904 12/14/2015
Norway 3/27/2013 $96,747 78 78 211 $418,021 12/14/2015
Philippines 3/30/2013 $103,230 65 75 162 $490,818 12/30/2018
Poland 4/5/2013 $308,564 127 143 490 $899,437 12/30/2018
Portugal 3/28/2013 $91,032 32 32 80 $210,843 12/14/2015
Romania 3/29/2013 $48,209 28 28 82 $119,155 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 3/28/2013 $2,687,324 784 796 2,000 $4,715,874 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 3/28/2013 $4,607 10 10 50 $10,370 12/30/2018
Singapore 3/28/2013 $155,210 23 23 52 $288,244 12/14/2015
Slovakia 4/4/2013 $33,842 36 36 64 $62,894 12/14/2015
Slovenia 3/28/2013 $14,396 9 9 36 $41,185 12/14/2015
South Africa 4/12/2013 $165,407 79 80 228 $379,711 12/14/2015
South Korea 4/4/2013 $164,107 244 244 244 $218,557 12/14/2015
Spain 3/22/2013 $1,084,151 360 360 1,479 $3,436,988 12/14/2015
Sweden 3/27/2013 $167,229 110 110 312 $773,158 12/14/2015
Switzerland 4/17/2013 $32,389 12 12 12 $35,946 12/14/2015
Taiwan 4/3/2013 $140,251 36 36 96 $507,795 12/14/2015
Thailand 4/4/2013 $200,705 49 49 123 $486,279 12/14/2015
Turkey 3/29/2013 $92,911 68 68 226 $312,904 12/30/2018
Ukraine 3/28/2013 $98,422 61 66 181 $210,296 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/18/2013 $194,471 36 36 50 $290,081 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 3/29/2013 $1,490,291 432 441 1,515 $5,248,157 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $5,986,318
 
International Total$37,853,350 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 14, 20134144,244 144,244$2,586,295$2,586,2951
Jul 21, 2013846,524-68% 190,768$923,967$3,510,2622
Jul 28, 20131936,657-21% 227,425$728,008$4,238,2703
Aug 4, 20132418,294-50% 245,719$363,319$4,601,5894

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 14, 2013199,401 99,401$2,288,211$2,288,2111
Jul 21, 2013617,941-82% 117,342$446,021$2,734,2322
Jul 28, 2013919,353+8% 136,695$310,609$3,044,8413
Aug 4, 2013177,335-62% 144,030$175,096$3,219,9374

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