Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

Hotel Transylvania 2 poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $169,700,110Details
International Box Office $305,099,890Details
Worldwide Box Office $474,800,000
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $24,786,585 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $17,819,219 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $42,605,804
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Now that Dracula has opened the Hotel Transylvania's doors to humans, things are changing for the better; however, Drac is secretly worried that his half-human grandson, Dennis, isn't showing his vampire side. So, while Mavis and Johnny are away, Drac enlists his friends to help him put the boy through a "monster-in-training" boot camp. But things really get batty when Drac's cantankerous, old-school dad pays an unexpected visit.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$48,464,322 (28.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,754 opening theaters/3,768 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $216,966,807

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 331 $169,700,110
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 275 $305,099,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 $474,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 62 $169,700,110
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 57 $305,099,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 62 $474,800,000

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: September 25th, 2015 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: September 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Indonesia)
September 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Philippines)
September 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Trinidad)
September 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Argentina)
September 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Aruba)
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Video Release: December 22nd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images, action and rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2386, 8/12/2015)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Franchise: Hotel Transylvania
Comparisons: vs. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
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Keywords: Monster, Frankenstien's Monster, Mummy, Werewolf, Vampire, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Wedding Day, Dysfunctional Family, Screenplay Written By the Star, First Time Parents, Family Affair, Relatives Playing Relatives, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Kids Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 7th Wednesday 33 $928,908 Nov 11, 2015 48
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 127 $5,860,784 Oct 30, 2015 38
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 209 $7,691,854 Oct 30, 2015 38
Biggest 3rd Monday 61 $3,806,667 Oct 12, 2015 18
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 25 $20,420,392 Oct 9, 2015 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $26,800,278 Oct 9, 2015 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 24 $24,227,059 Oct 9, 2015 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 32 $31,796,256 Oct 9, 2015 17
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 35 $33,192,596 Oct 2, 2015 10
Biggest Domestic October Day 48 $15,712,076 Oct 3, 2015 9
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 6 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 69 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 74 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top PG Weekend Domestic 91 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 31 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 71 $20,751,428 Sep 26, 2015 2
Biggest Domestic September Day 11 $20,751,428 Sep 26, 2015 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2015 1 $48,464,322   3,754 $12,910   $48,464,322 1
Oct 2, 2015 2 $33,192,596 -32% 3,754 $8,842   $90,734,361 2
Oct 9, 2015 2 $20,420,392 -38% 3,768 $5,419   $116,942,033 3
Oct 16, 2015 5 $12,645,774 -38% 3,533 $3,579   $136,805,162 4
Oct 23, 2015 5 $8,883,348 -30% 3,154 $2,817   $148,175,890 5
Oct 30, 2015 4 $5,860,784 -34% 2,962 $1,979   $156,035,264 6
Nov 6, 2015 6 $3,604,740 -38% 2,274 $1,585   $161,348,144 7
Nov 13, 2015 9 $2,314,063 -36% 1,834 $1,262   $165,208,755 8
Nov 20, 2015 13 $818,361 -65% 828 $988   $166,445,102 9
Nov 27, 2015 18 $343,080 -58% 303 $1,132   $167,157,414 10
Dec 4, 2015 23 $173,978 -49% 248 $702   $167,380,873 11
Dec 11, 2015 28 $140,256 -19% 213 $658   $167,570,986 12
Dec 18, 2015 25 $196,557 +40% 230 $855   $167,803,439 13
Dec 25, 2015 29 $195,470 -1% 200 $977   $168,200,717 14
Jan 1, 2016 26 $303,326 +55% 196 $1,548   $168,774,344 15
Jan 8, 2016 25 $199,384 -34% 177 $1,126   $169,051,260 16
Jan 15, 2016 30 $169,715 -15% 157 $1,081   $169,263,697 17
Jan 22, 2016 34 $113,423 -33% 139 $816   $169,464,719 18
Jan 29, 2016 45 $69,705 -39% 109 $639   $169,559,753 19
Feb 5, 2016 47 $38,062 -45% 92 $414   $169,611,752 20
Feb 12, 2016 58 $16,461 -57% 35 $470   $169,638,024 21
Feb 19, 2016 58 $23,230 +41% 54 $430   $169,670,839 22
Feb 26, 2016 61 $20,082 -14% 32 $628   $169,692,572 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 25, 2015 1 $13,325,427     3,754 $3,550   $13,325,427 1
Sep 26, 2015 1 $20,751,428 +56%   3,754 $5,528   $34,076,855 2
Sep 27, 2015 1 $14,387,467 -31%   3,754 $3,833   $48,464,322 3
Sep 28, 2015 1 $2,338,978 -84%   3,754 $623   $50,803,300 4
Sep 29, 2015 1 $2,976,332 +27%   3,754 $793   $53,779,632 5
Sep 30, 2015 1 $1,974,312 -34%   3,754 $526   $55,753,944 6
Oct 1, 2015 1 $1,787,821 -9%   3,754 $476   $57,541,765 7
Oct 2, 2015 2 $7,497,650 +319% -44% 3,754 $1,997   $65,039,415 8
Oct 3, 2015 2 $15,712,076 +110% -24% 3,754 $4,185   $80,751,491 9
Oct 4, 2015 2 $9,982,870 -36% -31% 3,754 $2,659   $90,734,361 10
Oct 5, 2015 2 $1,395,879 -86% -40% 3,754 $372   $92,130,240 11
Oct 6, 2015 2 $1,849,391 +32% -38% 3,754 $493   $93,979,631 12
Oct 7, 2015 2 $1,239,684 -33% -37% 3,754 $330   $95,219,315 13
Oct 8, 2015 2 $1,302,326 +5% -27% 3,754 $347   $96,521,641 14
Oct 9, 2015 2 $5,296,872 +307% -29% 3,768 $1,406   $101,818,513 15
Oct 10, 2015 2 $8,869,886 +67% -44% 3,768 $2,354   $110,688,399 16
Oct 11, 2015 2 $6,253,634 -29% -37% 3,768 $1,660   $116,942,033 17
Oct 12, 2015 2 $3,806,667 -39% +173% 3,768 $1,010   $120,748,700 18
Oct 13, 2015 2 $1,355,918 -64% -27% 3,768 $360   $122,104,618 19
Oct 14, 2015 2 $944,205 -30% -24% 3,768 $251   $123,048,823 20
Oct 15, 2015 2 $1,110,565 +18% -15% 3,768 $295   $124,159,388 21
Oct 16, 2015 5 $3,351,218 +202% -37% 3,533 $949   $127,510,606 22
Oct 17, 2015 4 $5,655,865 +69% -36% 3,533 $1,601   $133,166,471 23
Oct 18, 2015 4 $3,638,691 -36% -42% 3,533 $1,030   $136,805,162 24
Oct 19, 2015 5 $658,445 -82% -83% 3,533 $186   $137,463,607 25
Oct 20, 2015 5 $731,826 +11% -46% 3,533 $207   $138,195,433 26
Oct 21, 2015 6 $508,526 -31% -46% 3,533 $144   $138,703,959 27
Oct 22, 2015 5 $588,583 +16% -47% 3,533 $167   $139,292,542 28
Oct 23, 2015 7 $2,196,778 +273% -34% 3,154 $697   $141,489,320 29
Oct 24, 2015 5 $4,112,089 +87% -27% 3,154 $1,304   $145,601,409 30
Oct 25, 2015 5 $2,574,481 -37% -29% 3,154 $816   $148,175,890 31
Oct 26, 2015 8 $473,845 -82% -28% 3,154 $150   $148,649,735 32
Oct 27, 2015 8 $574,904 +21% -21% 3,154 $182   $149,224,639 33
Oct 28, 2015 7 $475,286 -17% -7% 3,154 $151   $149,699,925 34
Oct 29, 2015 5 $474,556 n/c -19% 3,154 $150   $150,174,481 35
Oct 30, 2015 5 $1,778,540 +275% -19% 2,962 $600   $151,953,020 36
Oct 31, 2015 5 $1,905,762 +7% -54% 2,962 $643   $153,858,782 37
Nov 1, 2015 4 $2,176,482 +14% -15% 2,962 $735   $156,035,264 38
Nov 2, 2015 6 $426,139 -80% -10% 2,962 $144   $156,461,403 39
Nov 3, 2015 5 $677,574 +59% +18% 2,962 $229   $157,138,977 40
Nov 4, 2015 8 $269,329 -60% -43% 2,962 $91   $157,408,306 41
Nov 5, 2015 6 $335,098 +24% -29% 2,962 $113   $157,743,404 42
Nov 6, 2015 7 $798,812 +138% -55% 2,274 $351   $158,542,216 43
Nov 7, 2015 6 $1,756,037 +120% -8% 2,274 $772   $160,298,253 44
Nov 8, 2015 6 $1,049,891 -40% -52% 2,274 $462   $161,348,144 45
Nov 9, 2015 8 $165,634 -84% -61% 2,274 $73   $161,513,778 46
Nov 10, 2015 8 $283,877 +71% -58% 2,274 $125   $161,797,655 47
Nov 11, 2015 6 $928,908 +227% +245% 2,274 $408   $162,726,563 48
Nov 12, 2015 9 $168,129 -82% -50% 2,274 $74   $162,894,692 49
Nov 13, 2015 10 $513,912 +206% -36% 1,834 $280   $163,408,604 50
Nov 14, 2015 8 $1,125,562 +119% -36% 1,834 $614   $164,534,166 51
Nov 15, 2015 9 $674,589 -40% -36% 1,834 $368   $165,208,755 52
Nov 16, 2015 13 $104,908 -84% -37% 1,834 $57   $165,313,663 53
Nov 17, 2015 12 $134,228 +28% -53% 1,834 $73   $165,447,891 54
Nov 18, 2015 14 $92,036 -31% -90% 1,834 $50   $165,539,927 55
Nov 19, 2015 11 $86,814 -6% -48% 1,834 $47   $165,626,741 56
Nov 20, 2015 14 $159,603 +84% -69% 828 $193   $165,786,344 57
Nov 21, 2015 13 $377,478 +137% -66% 828 $456   $166,163,822 58
Nov 22, 2015 13 $281,280 -25% -58% 828 $340   $166,445,102 59
Nov 23, 2015 13 $124,415 -56% +19% 828 $150   $166,569,517 60
Nov 24, 2015 13 $137,555 +11% +2% 828 $166   $166,707,072 61
Nov 25, 2015 - $72,024 -48% -22% 828 $87   $166,779,096 62
Nov 26, 2015 - $35,238 -51% -59% 828 $43   $166,814,334 63
Nov 27, 2015 - $126,587 +259% -21% 303 $418   $166,940,921 64
Nov 28, 2015 - $135,808 +7% -64% 303 $448   $167,076,729 65
Nov 29, 2015 - $80,685 -41% -71% 303 $266   $167,157,414 66
Nov 30, 2015 - $15,142 -81% -88% 303 $50   $167,172,556 67
Dec 1, 2015 - $13,169 -13% -90% 303 $43   $167,185,725 68
Dec 2, 2015 - $9,959 -24% -86% 303 $33   $167,195,684 69
Dec 3, 2015 - $11,211 +13% -68% 303 $37   $167,206,895 70
Dec 4, 2015 - $35,998 +221% -72% 248 $145   $167,242,893 71
Dec 5, 2015 - $83,087 +131% -39% 248 $335   $167,325,980 72
Dec 6, 2015 - $54,893 -34% -32% 248 $221   $167,380,873 73
Dec 7, 2015 - $11,150 -80% -26% 248 $45   $167,392,023 74
Dec 8, 2015 - $13,249 +19% +1% 248 $53   $167,405,272 75
Dec 9, 2015 - $13,141 -1% +32% 248 $53   $167,418,413 76
Dec 10, 2015 - $12,317 -6% +10% 248 $50   $167,430,730 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2015 1 $57,541,765   3,754 $15,328   $57,541,765 1
Oct 2, 2015 2 $38,979,876 -32% 3,754 $10,384   $96,521,641 2
Oct 9, 2015 2 $27,637,747 -29% 3,768 $7,335   $124,159,388 3
Oct 16, 2015 5 $15,133,154 -45% 3,533 $4,283   $139,292,542 4
Oct 23, 2015 5 $10,881,939 -28% 3,154 $3,450   $150,174,481 5
Oct 30, 2015 5 $7,568,924 -30% 2,962 $2,555   $157,743,404 6
Nov 6, 2015 6 $5,151,288 -32% 2,274 $2,265   $162,894,692 7
Nov 13, 2015 9 $2,732,049 -47% 1,834 $1,490   $165,626,741 8
Nov 20, 2015 15 $1,187,593 -57% 828 $1,434   $166,814,334 9
Nov 27, 2015 20 $392,561 -67% 303 $1,296   $167,206,895 10
Dec 4, 2015 24 $223,835 -43% 248 $903   $167,430,730 11
Dec 11, 2015 28 $176,152 -21% 213 $827   $167,606,882 12
Dec 18, 2015 23 $398,365 +126% 213 $1,870   $168,005,247 13
Dec 25, 2015 27 $465,771 +17% 213 $2,187   $168,471,018 14
Jan 1, 2016 27 $380,858 -18% 196 $1,943   $168,851,876 15
Jan 8, 2016 27 $242,106 -36% 177 $1,368   $169,093,982 16
Jan 15, 2016 30 $257,314 +6% 157 $1,639   $169,351,296 17
Jan 22, 2016 36 $138,752 -46% 139 $998   $169,490,048 18
Jan 29, 2016 44 $83,642 -40% 109 $767   $169,573,690 19
Feb 5, 2016 50 $47,873 -43% 92 $520   $169,621,563 20
Feb 12, 2016 58 $26,046 -46% 35 $744   $169,647,609 21
Feb 19, 2016 63 $24,881 -4% 54 $461   $169,672,490 22
Feb 26, 2016 59 $27,620 +11% 32 $863   $169,700,110 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/24/2015 $1,943,694 208 208 1,336 $9,228,366 11/27/2018
Aruba 9/24/2015 $13,691 6 6 15 $54,966 12/30/2018
Australia 10/30/2015 $196,320 120 414 2,261 $8,689,621 10/20/2022
Austria 10/16/2015 $417,027 139 145 1,139 $1,856,251 6/9/2016
Bahrain 9/24/2015 $228,884 8 8 50 $688,922 12/30/2018
Belgium 10/7/2015 $514,967 120 120 1,089 $2,993,671 6/9/2016
Bolivia 10/1/2015 $324,040 37 37 226 $1,366,460 12/30/2018
Brazil 9/24/2015 $2,641,256 925 925 4,862 $10,803,311 6/9/2016
Bulgaria 9/25/2015 $214,083 0 60 435 $819,946 12/31/2018
Cambodia 10/1/2015 $42,692 14 14 24 $98,898 12/30/2018
Central America 9/24/2015 $1,406,233 263 263 1,196 $4,948,102 12/16/2015
Chile 9/24/2015 $665,848 57 116 656 $3,989,196 12/30/2018
China 10/27/2015 $8,150,000 23,655 23,655 34,214 $17,380,000 9/27/2018
Colombia 9/24/2015 $1,490,362 263 291 1,641 $5,416,051 12/30/2018
Croatia 10/22/2015 $92,075 68 68 413 $420,498 12/31/2018
Curacao 9/24/2015 $10,989 6 6 26 $56,901 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 9/24/2015 $351,566 129 129 953 $1,850,320 12/31/2018
Denmark 10/8/2015 $280,871 135 135 952 $2,238,124 6/9/2016
Dominican Republic 9/24/2015 $55,779 25 25 112 $207,932 12/30/2018
East Africa 10/2/2015 $2,155 1 1 3 $4,571 10/27/2015
Ecuador 9/25/2015 $709,624 106 106 516 $3,082,485 12/30/2018
Egypt 9/28/2015 $60,343 10 11 77 $329,587 12/30/2018
Estonia 10/23/2015 $94,974 14 30 130 $358,245 12/21/2015
Finland 10/16/2015 $259,750 135 144 853 $974,283 6/9/2016
France 10/7/2015 $2,805,437 594 674 4,632 $16,090,097 6/9/2016
Germany 10/15/2015 $3,320,469 1,008 1,129 8,414 $13,331,074 6/9/2016
Ghana 11/27/2015 $1,436 3 3 12 $20,237 12/31/2018
Greece 10/22/2015 $380,444 138 138 757 $1,442,885 6/9/2016
Hong Kong 10/1/2015 $542,129 116 116 335 $1,244,721 12/21/2015
Hungary 10/8/2015 $357,105 69 102 734 $1,347,351 12/31/2018
Iceland 9/25/2015 $48,354 18 18 84 $190,417 12/31/2018
India 11/6/2015 $308,058 232 232 322 $667,473 12/21/2015
Indonesia 9/23/2015 $1,351,180 256 256 638 $2,849,643 12/30/2018
Iraq 9/24/2015 $47,100 6 6 25 $108,303 12/30/2018
Israel 9/24/2015 $119,088 67 67 616 $2,216,969 12/31/2018
Italy 10/8/2015 $3,612,845 0 623 2,245 $11,568,171 12/21/2015
Jamaica 9/25/2015 $30,722 6 6 33 $104,161 12/30/2018
Japan 2/20/2016 $44,685 35 35 105 $127,816 6/9/2016
Jordan 9/24/2015 $101,808 6 6 53 $261,439 12/30/2018
Kenya 11/27/2015 $11,238 12 12 34 $33,519 12/31/2018
Kuwait 9/24/2015 $362,834 18 18 75 $935,201 12/30/2018
Latvia 10/23/2015 $81,611 17 29 112 $424,185 12/31/2018
Lebanon 9/24/2015 $171,648 20 20 119 $418,131 12/30/2018
Lithuania 10/23/2015 $160,893 23 91 236 $602,951 8/9/2016
Malaysia 9/24/2015 $1,159,493 151 189 609 $2,379,721 11/25/2015
Mexico 9/24/2015 $7,699,817 0 897 1,848 $23,925,696 12/21/2015
Mongolia 10/2/2015 $63,636 5 5 33 $205,711 12/30/2018
Netherlands 10/8/2015 $300,441 127 205 1,357 $3,458,925 6/9/2016
New Zealand 10/30/2015 $121,140 99 99 593 $906,932 10/19/2022
Nigeria 11/27/2015 $8,960 21 21 76 $63,491 12/31/2018
Norway 10/30/2015 $247,794 256 256 831 $1,070,163 6/9/2016
Oman 9/24/2015 $79,460 15 15 41 $169,000 12/30/2018
Pakistan 10/2/2015 $14,478 13 13 20 $42,247 12/30/2018
Peru 9/24/2015 $1,205,607 249 249 721 $4,044,637 12/30/2018
Philippines 9/23/2015 $1,631,424 193 193 369 $2,680,255 12/30/2018
Poland 10/9/2015 $1,574,450 212 229 1,805 $5,775,313 12/31/2018
Portugal 12/10/2015 $229,764 113 113 532 $1,388,916 3/2/2017
Qatar 9/24/2015 $192,453 6 8 45 $689,437 12/30/2018
Romania 10/30/2015 $372,114 87 87 429 $1,062,877 12/31/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/22/2015 $6,071,579 1,636 1,636 6,606 $17,746,250 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/15/2015 $41,713 39 42 281 $321,037 12/31/2018
Singapore 9/24/2015 $759,728 40 40 219 $1,827,903 12/16/2015
Slovakia 9/24/2015 $48,721 18 61 440 $990,229 6/9/2016
Slovenia 10/22/2015 $52,982 40 40 319 $426,345 6/9/2016
South Africa 10/2/2015 $310,764 104 118 709 $1,397,839 6/9/2016
South Korea 12/24/2015 $3,881,743 685 685 1,868 $9,463,538 6/9/2016
Spain 10/23/2015 $3,191,509 658 658 4,542 $12,348,919 6/9/2016
Suriname 9/24/2015 $9,866 2 2 12 $34,435 12/30/2018
Sweden 10/23/2015 $544,666 201 224 1,340 $3,307,545 6/9/2016
Syria 9/24/2015 $0 0 2 10 $15,399 12/30/2018
Taiwan 9/25/2015 $451,813 100 100 340 $1,673,939 11/25/2015
Thailand 10/1/2015 $348,575 100 100 234 $1,039,900 10/27/2015
Trinidad 9/23/2015 $152,427 17 19 92 $433,967 12/30/2018
Turkey 10/23/2015 $449,602 249 251 1,200 $2,182,972 2/26/2019
Ukraine 10/15/2015 $326,466 200 281 1,230 $1,981,115 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 9/24/2015 $1,328,650 79 79 354 $2,858,466 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 10/16/2015 $9,755,154 557 589 6,492 $31,294,340 6/9/2016
Uruguay 9/24/2015 $200,259 27 33 209 $621,245 12/31/2018
Venezuela 9/25/2015 $2,591,298 112 114 1,286 $28,634,152 6/9/2016
Vietnam 9/25/2015 $601,633 160 160 407 $1,743,465 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $5,052,118
 
International Total$305,099,890 10/20/2022

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
Jan 17, 20161320,459 320,459$5,467,031$5,467,0314
Jan 24, 20163148,380-54% 468,839$2,669,356$8,136,3875
Jan 31, 20164164,110+11% 632,949$2,441,957$10,578,3446
Feb 7, 2016662,271-62% 695,220$1,086,629$11,664,9737
Feb 14, 2016568,725+10% 763,945$1,030,188$12,695,1618
Feb 21, 2016841,687-39% 805,632$624,888$13,320,0499
Feb 28, 20161223,044-45% 828,676$382,300$13,702,34910
Mar 6, 20162914,108-39% 842,784$214,301$13,916,65011
Mar 13, 2016836,748+160% 879,532$379,607$14,296,25712
Mar 20, 20161135,553-3% 915,085$355,530$14,651,78713
Mar 27, 20161336,511+3% 951,596$388,842$15,040,62914
Apr 10, 2016207,570 970,565$70,780$15,302,68416
Nov 27, 20168191,576 1,326,760$2,084,347$19,465,88549
Jul 1, 20181720,963 1,446,067$97,688$20,512,007132
Jul 8, 20181432,369+54% 1,478,436$133,684$20,645,691133
Jul 15, 2018531,552-3% 1,509,988$127,470$20,773,161134
Jul 22, 2018726,806-15% 1,536,794$124,916$20,898,077135
Jul 29, 2018818,992-29% 1,555,786$94,960$20,993,037136
Aug 5, 2018820,900+10% 1,576,686$104,500$21,097,537137
Oct 14, 20181615,677 1,602,180$116,323$21,267,965147
Oct 21, 20181516,556+6% 1,618,736$82,780$21,350,745148
Oct 28, 20181417,490+6% 1,636,226$87,450$21,438,195149
Nov 25, 20185286,992 1,935,963$2,284,456$23,786,268153
Dec 2, 20181259,315-79% 1,995,278$472,147$24,258,415154

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
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Total
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Release
Jan 17, 20162339,235 339,235$7,003,894$7,003,8944
Jan 24, 20163107,169-68% 446,404$2,462,606$9,466,5005
Jan 31, 2016469,109-36% 515,513$1,087,354$10,553,8546
Feb 7, 2016835,112-49% 550,625$757,946$11,311,8007
Feb 14, 2016848,376+38% 599,001$738,817$12,050,6178
Feb 21, 2016926,314-46% 625,315$397,924$12,448,5419
Feb 28, 20161211,834-55% 637,149$198,232$12,646,77310
Mar 6, 20161313,394+13% 650,543$271,143$12,917,91611
Mar 13, 2016208,740-35% 659,283$190,370$13,108,28612
Mar 20, 20161411,891+36% 671,174$205,232$13,313,51813
Mar 27, 20161814,573+23% 685,747$229,988$13,543,50614

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Lead Ensemble Members

Adam Sandler    Count Dracula
Andy Samberg    Jonathan
Selena Gomez    Mavis
Kevin James    Frank/Frankenstein
David Spade    Griffin the Invisible Man
Steve Buscemi    Wayne
Keegan-Michael Key    Murray
Asher Blinkoff    Dennis
Jonny Solomon    Blobby
Sadie Sandler    Winnie
Sunny Sandler    Baby Dennis, Vampire Kid

Supporting Cast

Molly Shannon    Wanda
Fran Drescher    Eunice
Mel Brooks    Vlad
Megan Mullally    Linda
Nick Offerman    Grandpa Mike
Dana Carvey   
Rob Riggle    Bela
Chris Kattan    Kakie
Jon Lovitz    Phantom of the Opera
Robert Smigel    Marty, Harry Three-Eye, Navigator
Rose Abdoo    Ticket Agent
Luenell Campbell    Shrunken Heads
Jared Sandler    Tourist Driver
Melissa Sturm    Jogger #1/Tourist Passenger/Caren
Jennifer Lyter    Jogger #2
Paul Brittain    Pandragora
Nick Swardson    Kelsey
Chris Parnell    Fly
Doug Dale    Kal
Ethan Smigel    Troy
Roey Smigel    Yoga Monster Kid
Allen Covert    Candle Cake Monster
Ava Acres    Additional Voice
Stephen F. Apostolina    Additional Voice
Jaeden Bettencourt    Additional Voice
Meira Blinkoff    Additional Voice
Steve Blum    Additional Voice
Melendy Britt    Additional Voice
Laurel Carini    Additional Voice
David Cowgill    Additional Voice
Brian T. Delaney    Additional Voice
Jessica Gee-George    Additional Voice
Grant George    Additional Voice
Jackie Gonneau    Additional Voice
Nicholas Guest    Additional Voice
Kerry Gutierrez    Additional Voice
Todd Haberkorn    Additional Voice
Jess Harnell    Additional Voice
Patrick Harpin    Additional Voice
Carter Hastings    Additional Voice
Bridget Hoffman    Additional Voice
Mia Sinclair Jenness    Additional Voice
La'Ren Kimble    Additional Voice
Logan Kishi    Additional Voice
Lex Lang    Additional Voice
Aaron LaPlante    Additional Voice
Hunter Maki    Additional Voice
Mona Marshall    Additional Voice
Caitlin McKenna    Additional Voice
Michelle Murdocca    Additional Voice
Megan Richie    Additional Voice
Andre Robinson    Additional Voice
Carter Sand    Additional Voice
Cole Sand    Additional Voice
Joseph Sanfelippo    Additional Voice
Rachel Saydak    Additional Voice
Gunnar Sizemore    Additional Voice
Ava Tartakovsky    Additional Voice
Jacob Tartakovsky    Additional Voice
Lilah Tartakovsky    Additional Voice
Fred Tatasciore    Additional Voice
Kirk Thornton    Additional Voice
Kari Wahlgren    Additional Voice
Audrey Wasilewski    Additional Voice
Debra Wilson    Additional Voice
Jim Wise    Additional Voice
Matthew Wolf    Additional Voice
Michael-Leon Wooley    Additional Voice
Lynnanne Zager    Additional Voice
Wilber Zaldivar    Additional Voice
Allen Zyler    Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Genndy Tartakovsky    Director
Michelle Murdocca    Producer
Robert Smigel    Screenwriter
Adam Sandler    Screenwriter
Allen Covert    Executive Producer
Robert Smigel    Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren    Executive Producer
Mark Mothersbaugh    Composer
Skye Lyons    Co-Producer
Catherine Apple    Editor
Michael Kurinsky    Production Designer
Karl Edward Herbst    Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Lumley    Art Director
Craig Kellman    Character Designer
Robert Marianetti    Head of Story
David Wachtenheim    Head of Story
James Williams    Head of Layout
Alan Hawkins    Senior Animation Supervisor
Joshua Beveridge    Supervising Animator
Chad Ellis    Supervising Animator
Kevin Jackson    Supervising Animator
Jason Martinsen    Supervising Animator
Valerie Morrison    Supervising Animator
Jeff Panko    Supervising Animator
John Vassallo    Supervising Animator
Michelle L.M. Wong    Production Manager
Mario Capellari    Character CG Supervisor
Jason Greenblum    Character CG Supervisor
Andrew McPhillips    Character CG Supervisor
Michael Muir    Character CG Supervisor
Christopher Waegner    Character CG Supervisor
Mary Hidalgo    Casting Director
Keith Baxter    Story Artist
Dave Feiss*    Story Artist
Patrick Harpin    Story Artist
Brandon Jeffords    Story Artist
Jennifer Kluska    Story Artist
Denise Koyama    Story Artist
David Krentz    Story Artist
Donnie Long    Story Artist
John Norton    Story Artist
Darrell Rooney    Story Artist
Scott Santoro    Story Artist
Mike Smukavic    Story Artist
Paul Watling    Story Artist
Henry Yu    Story Artist
Stephen DeStefano    Character Designer
Andre Medina    Character Designer
Tony Siruno    Character Designer
Margaret Johnson-Holzendorf    Associate Editor
Adam Garner    First Assistant Editor
Tony Ferdinand    First Assistant Editor
Tim Reese    Assistant Editor
Brian Casper    Character Effects Supervisor
Christopher Alex Logan    Character Effects Supervisor
Jessica Smialek    Post-Production Supervisor
Tom Johnson    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay    Supervising Sound Editor
Ryan Collins    Sound Effects Editor
John Dunn    Sound Effects Editor
Curt Schulkey    Dialogue Editor
Andrew Dorfman    Music Editor
Tanya Noel Hill    Music Editor
James T. Sale    Additional Music
Brad Haehnel    Score Mixer

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

Home Market Releases for January 12th, 2016

January 12th, 2016

David Bowie: Blackstar

It is a busy week for first run releases with four of them on this week's list. Of these, The Martian is the biggest and the best. It would have been the Pick of the Week except for two things. One, the screener is late. Two, David Bowie passed away over the weekend. He died after an 18-month battle with cancer and just two days after his last album came out. This is the the most poignant Rock'n'Roll death since Freddie Mercury and it seems fitting to give Blackstar the title of Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Hotel Transylvania 2

January 10th, 2016

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania came out a few years ago. It cost $85 million to make, which is a lot of money by nearly every definition, but relatively cheap for a digitally animated film. The reviews were mixed, but it was a big financial hit. It came as no surprise that there was a sequel. Hotel Transylvania 2 did better than its predecessor in nearly every way, but it is still a second-tier digitally animated film. For a second-tier film like this to succeed, all it needs to do is entertain the kids while not making the parents want to flee the room right away. That's not a particularly high bar to set. Does this film manage to get above that bar? More...

International Box Office: Hunger Nearly Cracks Quarter Billion

November 25th, 2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 easily won the box office race on the international chart with $146.0 million in 87 markets for a worldwide opening of $248.7 million. Its biggest market was China, but it only managed third place there with $16.11 million. The film cracked $10 million in the U.K. with $14.10 million in 941 theaters and in Germany with $13.42 million on 1,002. The film's openings were lower than Part 1 managed in most markets (Germany and Latin American seem to be the biggest exceptions) but it is still doing well enough that it will break even before it reaches the home market. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Milestone for Spectre

November 19th, 2015

Spectre

Spectre again dominated the international box office earning $152.6 million in 92 markets for totals of $413.1 million internationally and $542.1 million worldwide. $500 million worldwide is enough to save face, but the film will need reach at least $600 million worldwide to have a shot at breaking even any time soon. It will likely need $700 million to $800 million to keep the studio happy. Fortunately, that seems very likely. The past weekend, the film opened in first place in China with $48.55 million. It also remained in top spot in the U.K. with $11.96 million in 617 theaters over the weekend for a three-week total of $118.39 million. It is now the fourth biggest hit in that market, while it has a shot at overtaking Skyfall for first place. It will need help from the holidays to get there. Will the movie still be in theaters come New Year's Day? Maybe. More...

International Box Office: Spectre Nearly Another Milestone

November 10th, 2015

Spectre

As expected, Spectre remained in first pulling in $117.8 million in 73 markets for totals of $223.1 million internationally and $293.1 million worldwide. This is almost as much as it cost to make, so if it can double this figure, it should be able to break even eventually. The film's biggest market was the U.K. where it added $19.99 million on 696 screens over the weekend for a total of $98.82 million. It has already overtaken Jurassic World for the biggest hit of the year in the U.K. and should have no trouble rocketing into the top five on the all-time chart there. The film's biggest opening was in Germany, where it pulled in $18.06 million on 1,460 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $20.26 million. This is about 15% lower than Skyfall's opening in that market. Likewise, the film wasn't as strong during its debut in Russia earning $6.29 million on 2,112 screens, compared to $8.27 million on 1,254 screens for Skyfall. At this pace, Spectre will definitely fail to match Skyfall, but anything close to $800 million will be enough to break even, perhaps before it reaches the home market. It all depends on how much its global advertising campaign cost. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases do Good, or is There More Grief for the Box Office?

November 5th, 2015

Spectre

I've been working at The Numbers for 13 years. The past two weekends were worst back-to-back weekends that I can recall and the numbers back that up. So thank goodness October is over and November has officially begun and with that, the Holiday Box Office season has begun. There are two potential monster hits opening wide this week: Spectre and The Peanuts Movie. Both are the latest installments of long running franchises. Spectre is the 26th Bond movie (not all of which are part of the official Bond franchise). The Peanuts Movie is based on a comic strip that started officially in the 1950s and has been turned into countless TV cartoons and a handful of TV specials over the years, but it hasn't had a theatrical release for decades. These two films should dominate the market and combined they might earn twice as much as all of the films last weekend earned. There should be huge growth compared to last year, when Big Hero 6 and Interstellar earned just over $100 million combined. We've had a really bad couple of weeks, but things should really turn around this weekend. More...

International Box Office: Spectre has Spectacular Start

November 5th, 2015

Spectre

Spectre opened in first place with $80.4 million during its seven-day opening weekend. That doesn't seem like a huge amount, especially considering some of the opening weekends we've seen on the international stage this year. However, there is a mitigating factor. It was only playing in six markets. This includes the U.K., where the film broke records with $62.82 million in 651 theaters. This is equivalent to a $300 million opening week here, which would be the record for a seven-day box office here. We shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves, as Bond films have a natural affinity for that market. It does mean Spectre has a real shot at a $100 million opening weekend here. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office is in Crisis Mode

November 2nd, 2015

Our Brand is Crisis

Most people expected the box office to be really weak this past weekend, but I don't think anyone anticipated this. How bad was this past weekend? All three new releases missed the Mendoza line* and there were no new releases in the top five. The overall box office was just $75 million, which was the lowest for the year and the fourth worst weekend in the past decade. This represents a 28% drop-off from last week and a 21% drop-off from the same weekend last year. 2015's overall lead over 2014 shrunk from 5.2% to 4.7%. The overall lead fell by $40 million at $8.69 billion to $8.31 billion. This is reason to panic, or it would be if Spectre wasn't opening on Friday. The film is breaking records in the U.K. and should be an explosive hit here. Hopefully it will do well enough that we can pretend the past two weeks never happened. More...

Friday Estimates: Halloween Haunts the Box Office

October 31st, 2015

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Because Halloween is a dead zone for the box office when it lands during the weekend, it has a major effect on the box office. Therefore, it is important for box office analysts to compare weekends where the holiday lands on the same day. This is a problem, because the last time Halloween landed on a Saturday was 2009. The only film to open wide that weekend was Michael Jackson's This is It, which is in no way similar to any of the movies that opened wide this weekend. The previous similar weekend was in 1998, but while Vampires is a closer match to Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, the box office has changed too much to compare the films. We're flying blind this weekend. Fortunately, even flying blind, it is easy to make one declaration: All three wide releases bombed. More...

Weekend Predictions: Halloween Horrors

October 29th, 2015

Our Brand is Crisis

Halloween is a dead zone for the box office, for the most part, and this year it lands on Saturday. Unless we are dealing with a horror film, it's going to be a bad weekend. There are two truly wide openings this weekend, Burnt and Our Brand is Crisis, neither of which are horror films. There is also one semi-wide release, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, which is a horror movie, but the buzz is so quiet I don't think it will matter. All three movies are earning bad reviews and it looks like the top three this weekend will be the same as they were last weekend. (There's a chance Goosebumps gets a big enough Halloween boost to climb into first place.) This weekend last year, there was only one new release in the top ten, Nightcrawler, which earned second place with just over $10 million. That's better than any one of the new releases will do this year; however, there's better depth this year, so I think 2015 will come out on top on the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Martian Completes Another Orbit

October 28th, 2015

The Martian

The Martian returned to first place with $30.0 million in 73 markets for totals of $218.8 million internationally and $385.0 million worldwide. The film's only major market opening was in France where it earned second place with $6.81 million on 560 screens. It also remained in first place in South Korea with $3.99 million on 731 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $28.43 million. I don't know if it has broken even yet, but it is very close to getting there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases were Hunted Down

October 26th, 2015

The Last Witch Hunter

Most of the new releases were not expected to do well at the box office. ... Almost no one saw this coming. We had some near-record bombs this weekend and even the best of the new releases were terrible. This left The Martian in first place; in fact, the top three spots and four of the top five were held by holdovers. The best new release, The Last Witch Hunter, barely cracked the $10 million mark. The overall box office fell 14% from last weekend to $105 million. This was also 9.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Midweek numbers were better this year than last year, so the year-over-year actually improved and 2015 now has a 5.2% lead over 2014 at $8.60 billion to $8.18 billion. More...

International Box Office: Ant-Man is Big Man in China

October 22nd, 2015

Ant-Man

Ant-Man made a triumphant return to the international chart with a first place, $43.5 million run in 3 markets for totals of $275.9 million internationally and $454.7 million worldwide. Nearly all of this weekend haul came from China, where the film opened in first place with $42.77 million. (Some are reporting it came in second place to Goodbye Mr. Loser, but they are comparing the film's weekly total to Ant-Man's opening weekend.) Depending on how much money the film cost to advertise worldwide, it might have broken even already. If not, it will get there very early in its home market run. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Goosebumps Leads Unstimulating Weekend

October 20th, 2015

Bridge of Spies

It is hard to get excited about the weekend box office results, as the top four films all missed predictions. (Granted, Bridge of Spies came within a rounding error of expectations.) Goosebumps did well for a live-action family film, but still not great. The Martian fell faster than anticipated, but it was Crimson Peak that was the biggest disappointment. Overall, the box office rose 2.5% from last weekend to $121 million. However, this was 7.6% lower than the same weekend last year. Had every film in the top five matched expectations, then this gap would have been reduced to just a percent or two. Despite this, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 by more than $400 million at $8.46 billion to $8.05 billion. It would take a few more weeks of year-over-year declines before I would be concerned. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Goosebumps Bump Off the Competition?

October 15th, 2015

Goosebumps

We are getting closer to Halloween and there are two scary movies opening wide this weekend. Goosebumps is a live-action family film and as we saw with Pan, those are rarely big hits. On the other hand, this film is earning great reviews and cost about 60% less to make, so even if it just matches Pan's opening, it will still have a shot at profitability. Crimson Peak is an old-fashioned Haunted House horror film, similar to The Woman in Black, but with a $55 million production budget. That might be too much to recoup. Finally there's Bridge of Spies, a Cold War era Spy Thriller. Its reviews are the best for this week, but its target audience isn't known for rushing out to see a movie opening weekend. This weekend last year, there were five films with more than $10 million, but only one with more than $20 million. This year, we should have the same number of $10 million movies, but at least two $20 million movies and perhaps even a $30 million movie. I think 2015 has the edge in the year-over-year comparison, but unless the new releases are bigger hits than most anticipate, it could be close. More...

International Box Office: Milestones for The Martian

October 14th, 2015

The Martian

The Martian remained in first place with $58.1 million in 75 markets for totals of $119.0 million internationally and $227.7 million worldwide. $200 million worldwide was the minimum needed for the studio to save face. If it can get to $300 million worldwide, then we start talking about profitability. I don't see a way it won't get to $300 million, perhaps as early as this time next week, while $500 million worldwide is a reasonable goal to aim for. Its biggest new market of the weekend was South Korea where it earned first place with $11.09 million on 1,132 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $13.00 million. It also dominated the chart in Russia with $8.18 million on 2,246 screens. On the other hand, it only managed second place in Germany with $3.85 million on 676 screens. As far as holdovers go, the film remained in first place in the U.K. with $5.96 million in 582 theaters over the weekend for a two-week total of $20.44 million. This is about on par with its run here, which bodes well for its worldwide total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Celebrates Double-Milestone on Top

October 13th, 2015

The Martian

There was some great news at the box office this weekend, as both The Martian and Hotel Transylvania 2 reached the century mark. On the other hand, Pan bombed performing even worse than expected. I don't think there's really any controversy in saying it bombed, as the $150 million movie opened with less than Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day made last year. The overall depth was also weak, which led to the box office falling 21% from last week and 20% from last year. 2015 is still way ahead of 2014, $8.30 billion to $7.87 billion, and it would take a serious collapse for that lead to evaporate before the end of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pan Pan Out?

October 9th, 2015

Pan

The only wide release of the week is Pan, which is being described as critically panned, because entertainment writers have a pathological need to use puns. I hate puns and I'm still guilty of this. Despite being the only new release, Pan isn't expected to open in first place, or even second place. The Martian is expected to repeat on top, while Hotel Transylvania 2 should have another strong hold remaining in second place. This weekend last year was in some ways the polar opposite, as there were four new releases in the top ten, plus another that opened in eleventh place. However, the result was the same, as Gone Girl remained in first place. The Martian should top Gone Girl's performance, while Hotel Transylvania 2 and Pan should match Dracula Untold and Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. However, after that, 2014's depth seems too strong and 2015 will likely lose in the year-over-year comparison. That's fine, as 2015's lead is huge and there are still a few (nearly) guaranteed monster hits left to open this year. More...

International Box Office: Mars is in Ascension

October 8th, 2015

The Martian

The Martian opened in first place with $45.2 million on 9,299 screens in 50 markets. This includes a first place, 10.01 million opening on 582 theaters in the U.K. This was the biggest opening for both the director and the star. The film had a similarly strong opening in Australia earning first place with $4.28 million on 582 screens. It also earned first place in Hong Kong ($2.26 million on 70 screens) and Taiwan ($1.68 million on 137 screens). It only managed second place in Italy with $2.53 million on 464 screens and in Mexico with $2.9 million on 1,757, while it debuted in third place in Brazil with $1.82 million on 507. Overall, the film it doing about as well internationally as it did here, which is good news for Fox. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Martian and Transylvania Help Box Office Remain Strong

October 6th, 2015

The Martian

It was an interesting weekend as The Martian was in a tight race with Gravity for Biggest October Weekend. It didn't quite set the record, but it came close enough to be the big story all weekend. Hotel Transylvania 2 held on better than expected, which helped the overall box office grow 8.3% from last week to $149 million. More importantly, the top two films this year were well ahead of the top two films last year, Gone Girl and Annabelle. This helped the overall box office grow 1.8% from the same weekend last year. Most people were not expecting that. Year-to-date, 2015 now has a 6.0% lead over 2014 at $8.14 billion to $7.68 billion. It would take a relatively serious collapse for 2015 to not come out on top at the end of the year. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Martian Orbits Gravity’s Record

October 4th, 2015

The Martian

Just a week after Hotel Transylvania 2 broke September’s weekend record, The Martian has a shot at setting a new mark for October, although it’s going to be a challenge. Fox is projecting the sci-fi thriller will make $55 million this weekend, just a fraction behind Gravity’s $55.8 million debut two years ago this weekend. There’s just a sliver of a chance that The Martian will take the record, but it would take a great performance on Sunday. More...

Friday Estimates: Martian Can’t Quite Escape Gravity’s Pull

October 3rd, 2015

The Martian

The Martian earned $2.5 million during its Thursday midnight showings and Fox is estimating a total of $18 million on Friday to easily win at the box office. By comparison, Gravity opened with $1.4 million during its midnight showings and $17.48 million on opening day. Gravity went on to earn $55.79 million opening weekend. Should The Martian have the same internal multiplier, it would pull in $57 million over the weekend, which is just ahead of the record for Biggest October Weekend. However, The Martian’s higher midnight showings and lower Friday-proper numbers likely means it will be a little more front-loaded, and it should pull in $53 million over the weekend. This is almost exactly what was predicted on Friday and it also means Gravity’s October record is likely safe for at least one more year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Martian's Opening be Out of This World?

October 2nd, 2015

The Martian

The Martian is the only true wide release this week, but it might not be the only new release in the top ten. The Sci-fi adventure film is earning award-worthy reviews and is also being praised for being an inspiring portrayal of science on the big screen. Sicario is expanding its theater count to 2,500, which should push it into the top five. The Walk opened in IMAX screens on Wednesday, but it missed the top ten place and it will likely fall. This weekend last year, Gone Girl and Annabelle both opened with between $37 million and $38 million. The Martian will open with more than either of those films opened with. However, it won't open with more than both of them combined. We will need good growth from Sicario and solid legs from Hotel Transylvania 2 to match last year's result. More...

International Box Office: Lost Finds Its Way to the Top

October 1st, 2015

Lost in Hong Kong

Lost in Hong Kong opened in first place in China and internationally with $106.80 million. This is better than Monster Hunt opened with, so if it has the same legs, the box office record in China will fall for the third time this year. Speaking of records, the overall Chinese box office rose to $5 billion with three months left in the year. This is amazing. More...

2015 Preview: October

October 1st, 2015

The Martian

September ended on a record note with the debut of Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, there was great depth and 2015's lead over 2014 grew to nearly $500 million. How do things look going forward? The month starts out with The Martian, which should have no trouble becoming the biggest hit of the month and might even top $200 million. On the other hand, no other film is expected to get to $100 million. There's only one or two that will even come close. Fortunately, last October was very similar with one $100 million hit, Gone Girl, while two other films came close, Annabelle and Fury. It looks like it will be up to the depth films from both years to determine which year comes out on top. More...

Contest: Family Fun: Winning Announcement

September 29th, 2015

The winners of our Family Fun contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Hotel Transylvania 2 opening weekend were... More...

Per Theater Chart: Sicario Continues to Chase Down the Competition

September 29th, 2015

Sicario

It is very rare for a limited release to repeat on top of the per theater chart, because if a film does well enough to lead the per theater chart, they tend to expand so much that repeating on top becomes nearly impossible. Sicario expanded from 6 to 59 theaters, but still managed first place with an average of $29,107. At this pace, it will expand semi-wide, at the very least. Lost in Hong Kong was next with an average of $19,916 in 27 theaters. It is already more than halfway to its first major milestone after just one weekend of release. I think more and more Chinese films will get limited releases here. 99 Homes was next with an average of $16,127 in two theaters. This is enough to suggest some potential to expand, especially if it can turn its reviews into Award Season Buzz. The overall box office champ, Hotel Transylvania 2, was next with an average of $12,910. The final film in the $10,000 club was Mississippi Grind with $12,434 in its lone theater. It looks like it will be another success for A24. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hotel Transylvania Climbs into the Record Book

September 28th, 2015

Everest

Hotel Transylvania 2 was surprisingly strong this past weekend, topping expectations and entering the record book. It wasn't the only new release of the week. The Intern matched expectations nearly perfectly. On the other hand, Everest struggled and The Green Inferno barely made a peep. The overall box office pulled in $138 million, which is 22% higher than last weekend and 29% higher than the same weekend last year. 2015's lead over 2014 has grown to $470 million or 6.3%. This year we have a running tally of $7.96 billion compared to $7.49 billion from last year. There's just three months left in the year, so 2015's lead looks safer and safer every passing weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hotel Transylvania 2 Breaks September Record

September 27th, 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2 is off to an impressive start this weekend with a new record weekend for September, according to Sony’s estimate released on Sunday. The animated comedy is expected to earn $47.5 million, beating the record held by the first film in the franchise, which debuted with $42.5 million this time in 2012. It’s also on the high end of expectations, which had it coming in the high 30s or low 40s. It’s a welcome turnaround for Adam Sandler, after a string of flops, but even more so for Sony Pictures, which has had a dismal year so far, with no film earning more than Pixels $76.7 million before now. More...

Friday Estimates: Hotel Fully Booked

September 26th, 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

As expected, Hotel Transylvania 2 earned first place on Friday, but it did so with an unexpectedly strong result. The film pulled in $13.25 million for the day; by comparison, this is 21% higher than the first film’s debut. Sequels do tend to be a little more front loaded than the original film, but this is still a fantastic start. For instance, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs had a 3.72 internal multiplier of (weekend box office divided by Friday box office) while its sequel had an internal multiplier of 3.68. Granted, that's a tiny drop, but the reviews of these two films dropped dramatically, which likely had some effect. On the other hand, the two Hotel Transylvania films have earned nearly identical reviews. Hotel Transylvania earned an internal multiplier of 3.88, so if that drops to about 3.7, then Hotel Transylvania 2 would pull in about $49 million over the weekend. That's seems excessive. On the other hand, even earning just over $42.5 million and breaking the September record would be disappointing after an opening day like this. More...

Weekend Predictions: Busy September Weekend is Quantity Over Quality

September 25th, 2015

The Intern

There are two wide releases this week, a wide expansion, and a semi-wide release. That's a lot of films to talk about. Of the three new films, none of them are earning more than 50% positive reviews. This is sadly typical of this time of year. Hotel Transylvania 2 is easily the biggest new release of the week and the only film with a shot at $40 million. The second wide release, The Intern, and the wide expansion, Everest, should be in a tight race for second place with $20 million each. On the other hand, The Green Inferno, the semi-wide release, is staring down the barrel of the Mendoza Line. If you look at the top three films from last year and compare them to the top three films from this year, they look about the same. The Equalizer's opening is on low the end of Hotel Transylvania 2's range of expectations. Additionally, the depth this year looks better than last year. 2015 should end the month on a high note in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Lovely Prizes: Winning Announcement

September 22nd, 2015

The winners of our Lovely Prizes contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Family Fun

September 18th, 2015

There are two wide releases and a semi-wide release coming out next week, but Hotel Transylvania 2 is the only one with a real shot at first place. As such, 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 Hotel Transylvania 2.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Modern Family: Season Six on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: September

September 1st, 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

As September begins, the box office is in a slump. August was terrible and only Straight Outta Compton escaped with its dignity intact. Fortunately, we expected August to be terrible, so the box office isn't any lower than anticipated. As for September, there are two wide releases expected to earn more than $100 million, which is better than most years. Those two films are Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Hotel Transylvania 2, both sequels. There are four other films that could become midlevel hits, so we have good depth as well. By comparison, last September there were also two $100 million hits, The Maze Runner and The Equalizer. However, there were only two midlevel hits, so it appears this year has better depth. Frankly, 2015 has such a large lead over 2014 that all it needs to do is maintain pace for the rest of the year to be considered a success. If September can help 2015 grow its lead, then the overall industry should be very happy. More...


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Synopsis

Now that Dracula has opened the Hotel Transylvania's doors to humans, things are changing for the better; however, Drac is secretly worried that his half-human grandson, Dennis, isn't showing his vampire side. So, while Mavis and Johnny are away, Drac enlists his friends to help him put the boy through a "monster-in-training" boot camp. But things really get batty when Drac's cantankerous, old-school dad pays an unexpected visit.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$48,464,322 (28.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,754 opening theaters/3,768 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $216,966,807

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 331 $169,700,110
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 275 $305,099,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 $474,800,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 62 $169,700,110
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 57 $305,099,890
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 62 $474,800,000

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: September 25th, 2015 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: September 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Indonesia)
September 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Philippines)
September 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Trinidad)
September 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Argentina)
September 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Aruba)
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Video Release: December 22nd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images, action and rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2386, 8/12/2015)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Franchise: Hotel Transylvania
Comparisons: vs. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
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Keywords: Monster, Frankenstien's Monster, Mummy, Werewolf, Vampire, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Wedding Day, Dysfunctional Family, Screenplay Written By the Star, First Time Parents, Family Affair, Relatives Playing Relatives, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Kids Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 7th Wednesday 33 $928,908 Nov 11, 2015 48
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 127 $5,860,784 Oct 30, 2015 38
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 209 $7,691,854 Oct 30, 2015 38
Biggest 3rd Monday 61 $3,806,667 Oct 12, 2015 18
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 25 $20,420,392 Oct 9, 2015 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $26,800,278 Oct 9, 2015 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 24 $24,227,059 Oct 9, 2015 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 32 $31,796,256 Oct 9, 2015 17
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 35 $33,192,596 Oct 2, 2015 10
Biggest Domestic October Day 48 $15,712,076 Oct 3, 2015 9
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 6 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 69 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 74 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top PG Weekend Domestic 91 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 31 $48,464,322 Sep 25, 2015 3
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 71 $20,751,428 Sep 26, 2015 2
Biggest Domestic September Day 11 $20,751,428 Sep 26, 2015 2

Lead Ensemble Members

Adam Sandler    Count Dracula
Andy Samberg    Jonathan
Selena Gomez    Mavis
Kevin James    Frank/Frankenstein
David Spade    Griffin the Invisible Man
Steve Buscemi    Wayne
Keegan-Michael Key    Murray
Asher Blinkoff    Dennis
Jonny Solomon    Blobby
Sadie Sandler    Winnie
Sunny Sandler    Baby Dennis, Vampire Kid

Supporting Cast

Molly Shannon    Wanda
Fran Drescher    Eunice
Mel Brooks    Vlad
Megan Mullally    Linda
Nick Offerman    Grandpa Mike
Dana Carvey   
Rob Riggle    Bela
Chris Kattan    Kakie
Jon Lovitz    Phantom of the Opera
Robert Smigel    Marty, Harry Three-Eye, Navigator
Rose Abdoo    Ticket Agent
Luenell Campbell    Shrunken Heads
Jared Sandler    Tourist Driver
Melissa Sturm    Jogger #1/Tourist Passenger/Caren
Jennifer Lyter    Jogger #2
Paul Brittain    Pandragora
Nick Swardson    Kelsey
Chris Parnell    Fly
Doug Dale    Kal
Ethan Smigel    Troy
Roey Smigel    Yoga Monster Kid
Allen Covert    Candle Cake Monster
Ava Acres    Additional Voice
Stephen F. Apostolina    Additional Voice
Jaeden Bettencourt    Additional Voice
Meira Blinkoff    Additional Voice
Steve Blum    Additional Voice
Melendy Britt    Additional Voice
Laurel Carini    Additional Voice
David Cowgill    Additional Voice
Brian T. Delaney    Additional Voice
Jessica Gee-George    Additional Voice
Grant George    Additional Voice
Jackie Gonneau    Additional Voice
Nicholas Guest    Additional Voice
Kerry Gutierrez    Additional Voice
Todd Haberkorn    Additional Voice
Jess Harnell    Additional Voice
Patrick Harpin    Additional Voice
Carter Hastings    Additional Voice
Bridget Hoffman    Additional Voice
Mia Sinclair Jenness    Additional Voice
La'Ren Kimble    Additional Voice
Logan Kishi    Additional Voice
Lex Lang    Additional Voice
Aaron LaPlante    Additional Voice
Hunter Maki    Additional Voice
Mona Marshall    Additional Voice
Caitlin McKenna    Additional Voice
Michelle Murdocca    Additional Voice
Megan Richie    Additional Voice
Andre Robinson    Additional Voice
Carter Sand    Additional Voice
Cole Sand    Additional Voice
Joseph Sanfelippo    Additional Voice
Rachel Saydak    Additional Voice
Gunnar Sizemore    Additional Voice
Ava Tartakovsky    Additional Voice
Jacob Tartakovsky    Additional Voice
Lilah Tartakovsky    Additional Voice
Fred Tatasciore    Additional Voice
Kirk Thornton    Additional Voice
Kari Wahlgren    Additional Voice
Audrey Wasilewski    Additional Voice
Debra Wilson    Additional Voice
Jim Wise    Additional Voice
Matthew Wolf    Additional Voice
Michael-Leon Wooley    Additional Voice
Lynnanne Zager    Additional Voice
Wilber Zaldivar    Additional Voice
Allen Zyler    Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Genndy Tartakovsky    Director
Michelle Murdocca    Producer
Robert Smigel    Screenwriter
Adam Sandler    Screenwriter
Allen Covert    Executive Producer
Robert Smigel    Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren    Executive Producer
Mark Mothersbaugh    Composer
Skye Lyons    Co-Producer
Catherine Apple    Editor
Michael Kurinsky    Production Designer
Karl Edward Herbst    Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Lumley    Art Director
Craig Kellman    Character Designer
Robert Marianetti    Head of Story
David Wachtenheim    Head of Story
James Williams    Head of Layout
Alan Hawkins    Senior Animation Supervisor
Joshua Beveridge    Supervising Animator
Chad Ellis    Supervising Animator
Kevin Jackson    Supervising Animator
Jason Martinsen    Supervising Animator
Valerie Morrison    Supervising Animator
Jeff Panko    Supervising Animator
John Vassallo    Supervising Animator
Michelle L.M. Wong    Production Manager
Mario Capellari    Character CG Supervisor
Jason Greenblum    Character CG Supervisor
Andrew McPhillips    Character CG Supervisor
Michael Muir    Character CG Supervisor
Christopher Waegner    Character CG Supervisor
Mary Hidalgo    Casting Director
Keith Baxter    Story Artist
Dave Feiss*    Story Artist
Patrick Harpin    Story Artist
Brandon Jeffords    Story Artist
Jennifer Kluska    Story Artist
Denise Koyama    Story Artist
David Krentz    Story Artist
Donnie Long    Story Artist
John Norton    Story Artist
Darrell Rooney    Story Artist
Scott Santoro    Story Artist
Mike Smukavic    Story Artist
Paul Watling    Story Artist
Henry Yu    Story Artist
Stephen DeStefano    Character Designer
Andre Medina    Character Designer
Tony Siruno    Character Designer
Margaret Johnson-Holzendorf    Associate Editor
Adam Garner    First Assistant Editor
Tony Ferdinand    First Assistant Editor
Tim Reese    Assistant Editor
Brian Casper    Character Effects Supervisor
Christopher Alex Logan    Character Effects Supervisor
Jessica Smialek    Post-Production Supervisor
Tom Johnson    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay    Supervising Sound Editor
Ryan Collins    Sound Effects Editor
John Dunn    Sound Effects Editor
Curt Schulkey    Dialogue Editor
Andrew Dorfman    Music Editor
Tanya Noel Hill    Music Editor
James T. Sale    Additional Music
Brad Haehnel    Score Mixer

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

Home Market Releases for January 12th, 2016

January 12th, 2016

David Bowie: Blackstar

It is a busy week for first run releases with four of them on this week's list. Of these, The Martian is the biggest and the best. It would have been the Pick of the Week except for two things. One, the screener is late. Two, David Bowie passed away over the weekend. He died after an 18-month battle with cancer and just two days after his last album came out. This is the the most poignant Rock'n'Roll death since Freddie Mercury and it seems fitting to give Blackstar the title of Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Hotel Transylvania 2

January 10th, 2016

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania came out a few years ago. It cost $85 million to make, which is a lot of money by nearly every definition, but relatively cheap for a digitally animated film. The reviews were mixed, but it was a big financial hit. It came as no surprise that there was a sequel. Hotel Transylvania 2 did better than its predecessor in nearly every way, but it is still a second-tier digitally animated film. For a second-tier film like this to succeed, all it needs to do is entertain the kids while not making the parents want to flee the room right away. That's not a particularly high bar to set. Does this film manage to get above that bar? More...

International Box Office: Hunger Nearly Cracks Quarter Billion

November 25th, 2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 easily won the box office race on the international chart with $146.0 million in 87 markets for a worldwide opening of $248.7 million. Its biggest market was China, but it only managed third place there with $16.11 million. The film cracked $10 million in the U.K. with $14.10 million in 941 theaters and in Germany with $13.42 million on 1,002. The film's openings were lower than Part 1 managed in most markets (Germany and Latin American seem to be the biggest exceptions) but it is still doing well enough that it will break even before it reaches the home market. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Milestone for Spectre

November 19th, 2015

Spectre

Spectre again dominated the international box office earning $152.6 million in 92 markets for totals of $413.1 million internationally and $542.1 million worldwide. $500 million worldwide is enough to save face, but the film will need reach at least $600 million worldwide to have a shot at breaking even any time soon. It will likely need $700 million to $800 million to keep the studio happy. Fortunately, that seems very likely. The past weekend, the film opened in first place in China with $48.55 million. It also remained in top spot in the U.K. with $11.96 million in 617 theaters over the weekend for a three-week total of $118.39 million. It is now the fourth biggest hit in that market, while it has a shot at overtaking Skyfall for first place. It will need help from the holidays to get there. Will the movie still be in theaters come New Year's Day? Maybe. More...

International Box Office: Spectre Nearly Another Milestone

November 10th, 2015

Spectre

As expected, Spectre remained in first pulling in $117.8 million in 73 markets for totals of $223.1 million internationally and $293.1 million worldwide. This is almost as much as it cost to make, so if it can double this figure, it should be able to break even eventually. The film's biggest market was the U.K. where it added $19.99 million on 696 screens over the weekend for a total of $98.82 million. It has already overtaken Jurassic World for the biggest hit of the year in the U.K. and should have no trouble rocketing into the top five on the all-time chart there. The film's biggest opening was in Germany, where it pulled in $18.06 million on 1,460 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $20.26 million. This is about 15% lower than Skyfall's opening in that market. Likewise, the film wasn't as strong during its debut in Russia earning $6.29 million on 2,112 screens, compared to $8.27 million on 1,254 screens for Skyfall. At this pace, Spectre will definitely fail to match Skyfall, but anything close to $800 million will be enough to break even, perhaps before it reaches the home market. It all depends on how much its global advertising campaign cost. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases do Good, or is There More Grief for the Box Office?

November 5th, 2015

Spectre

I've been working at The Numbers for 13 years. The past two weekends were worst back-to-back weekends that I can recall and the numbers back that up. So thank goodness October is over and November has officially begun and with that, the Holiday Box Office season has begun. There are two potential monster hits opening wide this week: Spectre and The Peanuts Movie. Both are the latest installments of long running franchises. Spectre is the 26th Bond movie (not all of which are part of the official Bond franchise). The Peanuts Movie is based on a comic strip that started officially in the 1950s and has been turned into countless TV cartoons and a handful of TV specials over the years, but it hasn't had a theatrical release for decades. These two films should dominate the market and combined they might earn twice as much as all of the films last weekend earned. There should be huge growth compared to last year, when Big Hero 6 and Interstellar earned just over $100 million combined. We've had a really bad couple of weeks, but things should really turn around this weekend. More...

International Box Office: Spectre has Spectacular Start

November 5th, 2015

Spectre

Spectre opened in first place with $80.4 million during its seven-day opening weekend. That doesn't seem like a huge amount, especially considering some of the opening weekends we've seen on the international stage this year. However, there is a mitigating factor. It was only playing in six markets. This includes the U.K., where the film broke records with $62.82 million in 651 theaters. This is equivalent to a $300 million opening week here, which would be the record for a seven-day box office here. We shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves, as Bond films have a natural affinity for that market. It does mean Spectre has a real shot at a $100 million opening weekend here. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office is in Crisis Mode

November 2nd, 2015

Our Brand is Crisis

Most people expected the box office to be really weak this past weekend, but I don't think anyone anticipated this. How bad was this past weekend? All three new releases missed the Mendoza line* and there were no new releases in the top five. The overall box office was just $75 million, which was the lowest for the year and the fourth worst weekend in the past decade. This represents a 28% drop-off from last week and a 21% drop-off from the same weekend last year. 2015's overall lead over 2014 shrunk from 5.2% to 4.7%. The overall lead fell by $40 million at $8.69 billion to $8.31 billion. This is reason to panic, or it would be if Spectre wasn't opening on Friday. The film is breaking records in the U.K. and should be an explosive hit here. Hopefully it will do well enough that we can pretend the past two weeks never happened. More...

Friday Estimates: Halloween Haunts the Box Office

October 31st, 2015

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Because Halloween is a dead zone for the box office when it lands during the weekend, it has a major effect on the box office. Therefore, it is important for box office analysts to compare weekends where the holiday lands on the same day. This is a problem, because the last time Halloween landed on a Saturday was 2009. The only film to open wide that weekend was Michael Jackson's This is It, which is in no way similar to any of the movies that opened wide this weekend. The previous similar weekend was in 1998, but while Vampires is a closer match to Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, the box office has changed too much to compare the films. We're flying blind this weekend. Fortunately, even flying blind, it is easy to make one declaration: All three wide releases bombed. More...

Weekend Predictions: Halloween Horrors

October 29th, 2015

Our Brand is Crisis

Halloween is a dead zone for the box office, for the most part, and this year it lands on Saturday. Unless we are dealing with a horror film, it's going to be a bad weekend. There are two truly wide openings this weekend, Burnt and Our Brand is Crisis, neither of which are horror films. There is also one semi-wide release, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, which is a horror movie, but the buzz is so quiet I don't think it will matter. All three movies are earning bad reviews and it looks like the top three this weekend will be the same as they were last weekend. (There's a chance Goosebumps gets a big enough Halloween boost to climb into first place.) This weekend last year, there was only one new release in the top ten, Nightcrawler, which earned second place with just over $10 million. That's better than any one of the new releases will do this year; however, there's better depth this year, so I think 2015 will come out on top on the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Martian Completes Another Orbit

October 28th, 2015

The Martian

The Martian returned to first place with $30.0 million in 73 markets for totals of $218.8 million internationally and $385.0 million worldwide. The film's only major market opening was in France where it earned second place with $6.81 million on 560 screens. It also remained in first place in South Korea with $3.99 million on 731 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $28.43 million. I don't know if it has broken even yet, but it is very close to getting there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases were Hunted Down

October 26th, 2015

The Last Witch Hunter

Most of the new releases were not expected to do well at the box office. ... Almost no one saw this coming. We had some near-record bombs this weekend and even the best of the new releases were terrible. This left The Martian in first place; in fact, the top three spots and four of the top five were held by holdovers. The best new release, The Last Witch Hunter, barely cracked the $10 million mark. The overall box office fell 14% from last weekend to $105 million. This was also 9.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Midweek numbers were better this year than last year, so the year-over-year actually improved and 2015 now has a 5.2% lead over 2014 at $8.60 billion to $8.18 billion. More...

International Box Office: Ant-Man is Big Man in China

October 22nd, 2015

Ant-Man

Ant-Man made a triumphant return to the international chart with a first place, $43.5 million run in 3 markets for totals of $275.9 million internationally and $454.7 million worldwide. Nearly all of this weekend haul came from China, where the film opened in first place with $42.77 million. (Some are reporting it came in second place to Goodbye Mr. Loser, but they are comparing the film's weekly total to Ant-Man's opening weekend.) Depending on how much money the film cost to advertise worldwide, it might have broken even already. If not, it will get there very early in its home market run. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Goosebumps Leads Unstimulating Weekend

October 20th, 2015

Bridge of Spies

It is hard to get excited about the weekend box office results, as the top four films all missed predictions. (Granted, Bridge of Spies came within a rounding error of expectations.) Goosebumps did well for a live-action family film, but still not great. The Martian fell faster than anticipated, but it was Crimson Peak that was the biggest disappointment. Overall, the box office rose 2.5% from last weekend to $121 million. However, this was 7.6% lower than the same weekend last year. Had every film in the top five matched expectations, then this gap would have been reduced to just a percent or two. Despite this, 2015 is still ahead of 2014 by more than $400 million at $8.46 billion to $8.05 billion. It would take a few more weeks of year-over-year declines before I would be concerned. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Goosebumps Bump Off the Competition?

October 15th, 2015

Goosebumps

We are getting closer to Halloween and there are two scary movies opening wide this weekend. Goosebumps is a live-action family film and as we saw with Pan, those are rarely big hits. On the other hand, this film is earning great reviews and cost about 60% less to make, so even if it just matches Pan's opening, it will still have a shot at profitability. Crimson Peak is an old-fashioned Haunted House horror film, similar to The Woman in Black, but with a $55 million production budget. That might be too much to recoup. Finally there's Bridge of Spies, a Cold War era Spy Thriller. Its reviews are the best for this week, but its target audience isn't known for rushing out to see a movie opening weekend. This weekend last year, there were five films with more than $10 million, but only one with more than $20 million. This year, we should have the same number of $10 million movies, but at least two $20 million movies and perhaps even a $30 million movie. I think 2015 has the edge in the year-over-year comparison, but unless the new releases are bigger hits than most anticipate, it could be close. More...

International Box Office: Milestones for The Martian

October 14th, 2015

The Martian

The Martian remained in first place with $58.1 million in 75 markets for totals of $119.0 million internationally and $227.7 million worldwide. $200 million worldwide was the minimum needed for the studio to save face. If it can get to $300 million worldwide, then we start talking about profitability. I don't see a way it won't get to $300 million, perhaps as early as this time next week, while $500 million worldwide is a reasonable goal to aim for. Its biggest new market of the weekend was South Korea where it earned first place with $11.09 million on 1,132 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $13.00 million. It also dominated the chart in Russia with $8.18 million on 2,246 screens. On the other hand, it only managed second place in Germany with $3.85 million on 676 screens. As far as holdovers go, the film remained in first place in the U.K. with $5.96 million in 582 theaters over the weekend for a two-week total of $20.44 million. This is about on par with its run here, which bodes well for its worldwide total. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Celebrates Double-Milestone on Top

October 13th, 2015

The Martian

There was some great news at the box office this weekend, as both The Martian and Hotel Transylvania 2 reached the century mark. On the other hand, Pan bombed performing even worse than expected. I don't think there's really any controversy in saying it bombed, as the $150 million movie opened with less than Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day made last year. The overall depth was also weak, which led to the box office falling 21% from last week and 20% from last year. 2015 is still way ahead of 2014, $8.30 billion to $7.87 billion, and it would take a serious collapse for that lead to evaporate before the end of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pan Pan Out?

October 9th, 2015

Pan

The only wide release of the week is Pan, which is being described as critically panned, because entertainment writers have a pathological need to use puns. I hate puns and I'm still guilty of this. Despite being the only new release, Pan isn't expected to open in first place, or even second place. The Martian is expected to repeat on top, while Hotel Transylvania 2 should have another strong hold remaining in second place. This weekend last year was in some ways the polar opposite, as there were four new releases in the top ten, plus another that opened in eleventh place. However, the result was the same, as Gone Girl remained in first place. The Martian should top Gone Girl's performance, while Hotel Transylvania 2 and Pan should match Dracula Untold and Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. However, after that, 2014's depth seems too strong and 2015 will likely lose in the year-over-year comparison. That's fine, as 2015's lead is huge and there are still a few (nearly) guaranteed monster hits left to open this year. More...

International Box Office: Mars is in Ascension

October 8th, 2015

The Martian

The Martian opened in first place with $45.2 million on 9,299 screens in 50 markets. This includes a first place, 10.01 million opening on 582 theaters in the U.K. This was the biggest opening for both the director and the star. The film had a similarly strong opening in Australia earning first place with $4.28 million on 582 screens. It also earned first place in Hong Kong ($2.26 million on 70 screens) and Taiwan ($1.68 million on 137 screens). It only managed second place in Italy with $2.53 million on 464 screens and in Mexico with $2.9 million on 1,757, while it debuted in third place in Brazil with $1.82 million on 507. Overall, the film it doing about as well internationally as it did here, which is good news for Fox. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Martian and Transylvania Help Box Office Remain Strong

October 6th, 2015

The Martian

It was an interesting weekend as The Martian was in a tight race with Gravity for Biggest October Weekend. It didn't quite set the record, but it came close enough to be the big story all weekend. Hotel Transylvania 2 held on better than expected, which helped the overall box office grow 8.3% from last week to $149 million. More importantly, the top two films this year were well ahead of the top two films last year, Gone Girl and Annabelle. This helped the overall box office grow 1.8% from the same weekend last year. Most people were not expecting that. Year-to-date, 2015 now has a 6.0% lead over 2014 at $8.14 billion to $7.68 billion. It would take a relatively serious collapse for 2015 to not come out on top at the end of the year. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Martian Orbits Gravity’s Record

October 4th, 2015

The Martian

Just a week after Hotel Transylvania 2 broke September’s weekend record, The Martian has a shot at setting a new mark for October, although it’s going to be a challenge. Fox is projecting the sci-fi thriller will make $55 million this weekend, just a fraction behind Gravity’s $55.8 million debut two years ago this weekend. There’s just a sliver of a chance that The Martian will take the record, but it would take a great performance on Sunday. More...

Friday Estimates: Martian Can’t Quite Escape Gravity’s Pull

October 3rd, 2015

The Martian

The Martian earned $2.5 million during its Thursday midnight showings and Fox is estimating a total of $18 million on Friday to easily win at the box office. By comparison, Gravity opened with $1.4 million during its midnight showings and $17.48 million on opening day. Gravity went on to earn $55.79 million opening weekend. Should The Martian have the same internal multiplier, it would pull in $57 million over the weekend, which is just ahead of the record for Biggest October Weekend. However, The Martian’s higher midnight showings and lower Friday-proper numbers likely means it will be a little more front-loaded, and it should pull in $53 million over the weekend. This is almost exactly what was predicted on Friday and it also means Gravity’s October record is likely safe for at least one more year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Martian's Opening be Out of This World?

October 2nd, 2015

The Martian

The Martian is the only true wide release this week, but it might not be the only new release in the top ten. The Sci-fi adventure film is earning award-worthy reviews and is also being praised for being an inspiring portrayal of science on the big screen. Sicario is expanding its theater count to 2,500, which should push it into the top five. The Walk opened in IMAX screens on Wednesday, but it missed the top ten place and it will likely fall. This weekend last year, Gone Girl and Annabelle both opened with between $37 million and $38 million. The Martian will open with more than either of those films opened with. However, it won't open with more than both of them combined. We will need good growth from Sicario and solid legs from Hotel Transylvania 2 to match last year's result. More...

International Box Office: Lost Finds Its Way to the Top

October 1st, 2015

Lost in Hong Kong

Lost in Hong Kong opened in first place in China and internationally with $106.80 million. This is better than Monster Hunt opened with, so if it has the same legs, the box office record in China will fall for the third time this year. Speaking of records, the overall Chinese box office rose to $5 billion with three months left in the year. This is amazing. More...

2015 Preview: October

October 1st, 2015

The Martian

September ended on a record note with the debut of Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, there was great depth and 2015's lead over 2014 grew to nearly $500 million. How do things look going forward? The month starts out with The Martian, which should have no trouble becoming the biggest hit of the month and might even top $200 million. On the other hand, no other film is expected to get to $100 million. There's only one or two that will even come close. Fortunately, last October was very similar with one $100 million hit, Gone Girl, while two other films came close, Annabelle and Fury. It looks like it will be up to the depth films from both years to determine which year comes out on top. More...

Contest: Family Fun: Winning Announcement

September 29th, 2015

The winners of our Family Fun contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Hotel Transylvania 2 opening weekend were... More...

Per Theater Chart: Sicario Continues to Chase Down the Competition

September 29th, 2015

Sicario

It is very rare for a limited release to repeat on top of the per theater chart, because if a film does well enough to lead the per theater chart, they tend to expand so much that repeating on top becomes nearly impossible. Sicario expanded from 6 to 59 theaters, but still managed first place with an average of $29,107. At this pace, it will expand semi-wide, at the very least. Lost in Hong Kong was next with an average of $19,916 in 27 theaters. It is already more than halfway to its first major milestone after just one weekend of release. I think more and more Chinese films will get limited releases here. 99 Homes was next with an average of $16,127 in two theaters. This is enough to suggest some potential to expand, especially if it can turn its reviews into Award Season Buzz. The overall box office champ, Hotel Transylvania 2, was next with an average of $12,910. The final film in the $10,000 club was Mississippi Grind with $12,434 in its lone theater. It looks like it will be another success for A24. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hotel Transylvania Climbs into the Record Book

September 28th, 2015

Everest

Hotel Transylvania 2 was surprisingly strong this past weekend, topping expectations and entering the record book. It wasn't the only new release of the week. The Intern matched expectations nearly perfectly. On the other hand, Everest struggled and The Green Inferno barely made a peep. The overall box office pulled in $138 million, which is 22% higher than last weekend and 29% higher than the same weekend last year. 2015's lead over 2014 has grown to $470 million or 6.3%. This year we have a running tally of $7.96 billion compared to $7.49 billion from last year. There's just three months left in the year, so 2015's lead looks safer and safer every passing weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hotel Transylvania 2 Breaks September Record

September 27th, 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2 is off to an impressive start this weekend with a new record weekend for September, according to Sony’s estimate released on Sunday. The animated comedy is expected to earn $47.5 million, beating the record held by the first film in the franchise, which debuted with $42.5 million this time in 2012. It’s also on the high end of expectations, which had it coming in the high 30s or low 40s. It’s a welcome turnaround for Adam Sandler, after a string of flops, but even more so for Sony Pictures, which has had a dismal year so far, with no film earning more than Pixels $76.7 million before now. More...

Friday Estimates: Hotel Fully Booked

September 26th, 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

As expected, Hotel Transylvania 2 earned first place on Friday, but it did so with an unexpectedly strong result. The film pulled in $13.25 million for the day; by comparison, this is 21% higher than the first film’s debut. Sequels do tend to be a little more front loaded than the original film, but this is still a fantastic start. For instance, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs had a 3.72 internal multiplier of (weekend box office divided by Friday box office) while its sequel had an internal multiplier of 3.68. Granted, that's a tiny drop, but the reviews of these two films dropped dramatically, which likely had some effect. On the other hand, the two Hotel Transylvania films have earned nearly identical reviews. Hotel Transylvania earned an internal multiplier of 3.88, so if that drops to about 3.7, then Hotel Transylvania 2 would pull in about $49 million over the weekend. That's seems excessive. On the other hand, even earning just over $42.5 million and breaking the September record would be disappointing after an opening day like this. More...

Weekend Predictions: Busy September Weekend is Quantity Over Quality

September 25th, 2015

The Intern

There are two wide releases this week, a wide expansion, and a semi-wide release. That's a lot of films to talk about. Of the three new films, none of them are earning more than 50% positive reviews. This is sadly typical of this time of year. Hotel Transylvania 2 is easily the biggest new release of the week and the only film with a shot at $40 million. The second wide release, The Intern, and the wide expansion, Everest, should be in a tight race for second place with $20 million each. On the other hand, The Green Inferno, the semi-wide release, is staring down the barrel of the Mendoza Line. If you look at the top three films from last year and compare them to the top three films from this year, they look about the same. The Equalizer's opening is on low the end of Hotel Transylvania 2's range of expectations. Additionally, the depth this year looks better than last year. 2015 should end the month on a high note in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Lovely Prizes: Winning Announcement

September 22nd, 2015

The winners of our Lovely Prizes contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Family Fun

September 18th, 2015

There are two wide releases and a semi-wide release coming out next week, but Hotel Transylvania 2 is the only one with a real shot at first place. As such, 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 Hotel Transylvania 2.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Modern Family: Season Six on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2015 Preview: September

September 1st, 2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

As September begins, the box office is in a slump. August was terrible and only Straight Outta Compton escaped with its dignity intact. Fortunately, we expected August to be terrible, so the box office isn't any lower than anticipated. As for September, there are two wide releases expected to earn more than $100 million, which is better than most years. Those two films are Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Hotel Transylvania 2, both sequels. There are four other films that could become midlevel hits, so we have good depth as well. By comparison, last September there were also two $100 million hits, The Maze Runner and The Equalizer. However, there were only two midlevel hits, so it appears this year has better depth. Frankly, 2015 has such a large lead over 2014 that all it needs to do is maintain pace for the rest of the year to be considered a success. If September can help 2015 grow its lead, then the overall industry should be very happy. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2015 1 $48,464,322   3,754 $12,910   $48,464,322 1
Oct 2, 2015 2 $33,192,596 -32% 3,754 $8,842   $90,734,361 2
Oct 9, 2015 2 $20,420,392 -38% 3,768 $5,419   $116,942,033 3
Oct 16, 2015 5 $12,645,774 -38% 3,533 $3,579   $136,805,162 4
Oct 23, 2015 5 $8,883,348 -30% 3,154 $2,817   $148,175,890 5
Oct 30, 2015 4 $5,860,784 -34% 2,962 $1,979   $156,035,264 6
Nov 6, 2015 6 $3,604,740 -38% 2,274 $1,585   $161,348,144 7
Nov 13, 2015 9 $2,314,063 -36% 1,834 $1,262   $165,208,755 8
Nov 20, 2015 13 $818,361 -65% 828 $988   $166,445,102 9
Nov 27, 2015 18 $343,080 -58% 303 $1,132   $167,157,414 10
Dec 4, 2015 23 $173,978 -49% 248 $702   $167,380,873 11
Dec 11, 2015 28 $140,256 -19% 213 $658   $167,570,986 12
Dec 18, 2015 25 $196,557 +40% 230 $855   $167,803,439 13
Dec 25, 2015 29 $195,470 -1% 200 $977   $168,200,717 14
Jan 1, 2016 26 $303,326 +55% 196 $1,548   $168,774,344 15
Jan 8, 2016 25 $199,384 -34% 177 $1,126   $169,051,260 16
Jan 15, 2016 30 $169,715 -15% 157 $1,081   $169,263,697 17
Jan 22, 2016 34 $113,423 -33% 139 $816   $169,464,719 18
Jan 29, 2016 45 $69,705 -39% 109 $639   $169,559,753 19
Feb 5, 2016 47 $38,062 -45% 92 $414   $169,611,752 20
Feb 12, 2016 58 $16,461 -57% 35 $470   $169,638,024 21
Feb 19, 2016 58 $23,230 +41% 54 $430   $169,670,839 22
Feb 26, 2016 61 $20,082 -14% 32 $628   $169,692,572 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 25, 2015 1 $13,325,427     3,754 $3,550   $13,325,427 1
Sep 26, 2015 1 $20,751,428 +56%   3,754 $5,528   $34,076,855 2
Sep 27, 2015 1 $14,387,467 -31%   3,754 $3,833   $48,464,322 3
Sep 28, 2015 1 $2,338,978 -84%   3,754 $623   $50,803,300 4
Sep 29, 2015 1 $2,976,332 +27%   3,754 $793   $53,779,632 5
Sep 30, 2015 1 $1,974,312 -34%   3,754 $526   $55,753,944 6
Oct 1, 2015 1 $1,787,821 -9%   3,754 $476   $57,541,765 7
Oct 2, 2015 2 $7,497,650 +319% -44% 3,754 $1,997   $65,039,415 8
Oct 3, 2015 2 $15,712,076 +110% -24% 3,754 $4,185   $80,751,491 9
Oct 4, 2015 2 $9,982,870 -36% -31% 3,754 $2,659   $90,734,361 10
Oct 5, 2015 2 $1,395,879 -86% -40% 3,754 $372   $92,130,240 11
Oct 6, 2015 2 $1,849,391 +32% -38% 3,754 $493   $93,979,631 12
Oct 7, 2015 2 $1,239,684 -33% -37% 3,754 $330   $95,219,315 13
Oct 8, 2015 2 $1,302,326 +5% -27% 3,754 $347   $96,521,641 14
Oct 9, 2015 2 $5,296,872 +307% -29% 3,768 $1,406   $101,818,513 15
Oct 10, 2015 2 $8,869,886 +67% -44% 3,768 $2,354   $110,688,399 16
Oct 11, 2015 2 $6,253,634 -29% -37% 3,768 $1,660   $116,942,033 17
Oct 12, 2015 2 $3,806,667 -39% +173% 3,768 $1,010   $120,748,700 18
Oct 13, 2015 2 $1,355,918 -64% -27% 3,768 $360   $122,104,618 19
Oct 14, 2015 2 $944,205 -30% -24% 3,768 $251   $123,048,823 20
Oct 15, 2015 2 $1,110,565 +18% -15% 3,768 $295   $124,159,388 21
Oct 16, 2015 5 $3,351,218 +202% -37% 3,533 $949   $127,510,606 22
Oct 17, 2015 4 $5,655,865 +69% -36% 3,533 $1,601   $133,166,471 23
Oct 18, 2015 4 $3,638,691 -36% -42% 3,533 $1,030   $136,805,162 24
Oct 19, 2015 5 $658,445 -82% -83% 3,533 $186   $137,463,607 25
Oct 20, 2015 5 $731,826 +11% -46% 3,533 $207   $138,195,433 26
Oct 21, 2015 6 $508,526 -31% -46% 3,533 $144   $138,703,959 27
Oct 22, 2015 5 $588,583 +16% -47% 3,533 $167   $139,292,542 28
Oct 23, 2015 7 $2,196,778 +273% -34% 3,154 $697   $141,489,320 29
Oct 24, 2015 5 $4,112,089 +87% -27% 3,154 $1,304   $145,601,409 30
Oct 25, 2015 5 $2,574,481 -37% -29% 3,154 $816   $148,175,890 31
Oct 26, 2015 8 $473,845 -82% -28% 3,154 $150   $148,649,735 32
Oct 27, 2015 8 $574,904 +21% -21% 3,154 $182   $149,224,639 33
Oct 28, 2015 7 $475,286 -17% -7% 3,154 $151   $149,699,925 34
Oct 29, 2015 5 $474,556 n/c -19% 3,154 $150   $150,174,481 35
Oct 30, 2015 5 $1,778,540 +275% -19% 2,962 $600   $151,953,020 36
Oct 31, 2015 5 $1,905,762 +7% -54% 2,962 $643   $153,858,782 37
Nov 1, 2015 4 $2,176,482 +14% -15% 2,962 $735   $156,035,264 38
Nov 2, 2015 6 $426,139 -80% -10% 2,962 $144   $156,461,403 39
Nov 3, 2015 5 $677,574 +59% +18% 2,962 $229   $157,138,977 40
Nov 4, 2015 8 $269,329 -60% -43% 2,962 $91   $157,408,306 41
Nov 5, 2015 6 $335,098 +24% -29% 2,962 $113   $157,743,404 42
Nov 6, 2015 7 $798,812 +138% -55% 2,274 $351   $158,542,216 43
Nov 7, 2015 6 $1,756,037 +120% -8% 2,274 $772   $160,298,253 44
Nov 8, 2015 6 $1,049,891 -40% -52% 2,274 $462   $161,348,144 45
Nov 9, 2015 8 $165,634 -84% -61% 2,274 $73   $161,513,778 46
Nov 10, 2015 8 $283,877 +71% -58% 2,274 $125   $161,797,655 47
Nov 11, 2015 6 $928,908 +227% +245% 2,274 $408   $162,726,563 48
Nov 12, 2015 9 $168,129 -82% -50% 2,274 $74   $162,894,692 49
Nov 13, 2015 10 $513,912 +206% -36% 1,834 $280   $163,408,604 50
Nov 14, 2015 8 $1,125,562 +119% -36% 1,834 $614   $164,534,166 51
Nov 15, 2015 9 $674,589 -40% -36% 1,834 $368   $165,208,755 52
Nov 16, 2015 13 $104,908 -84% -37% 1,834 $57   $165,313,663 53
Nov 17, 2015 12 $134,228 +28% -53% 1,834 $73   $165,447,891 54
Nov 18, 2015 14 $92,036 -31% -90% 1,834 $50   $165,539,927 55
Nov 19, 2015 11 $86,814 -6% -48% 1,834 $47   $165,626,741 56
Nov 20, 2015 14 $159,603 +84% -69% 828 $193   $165,786,344 57
Nov 21, 2015 13 $377,478 +137% -66% 828 $456   $166,163,822 58
Nov 22, 2015 13 $281,280 -25% -58% 828 $340   $166,445,102 59
Nov 23, 2015 13 $124,415 -56% +19% 828 $150   $166,569,517 60
Nov 24, 2015 13 $137,555 +11% +2% 828 $166   $166,707,072 61
Nov 25, 2015 - $72,024 -48% -22% 828 $87   $166,779,096 62
Nov 26, 2015 - $35,238 -51% -59% 828 $43   $166,814,334 63
Nov 27, 2015 - $126,587 +259% -21% 303 $418   $166,940,921 64
Nov 28, 2015 - $135,808 +7% -64% 303 $448   $167,076,729 65
Nov 29, 2015 - $80,685 -41% -71% 303 $266   $167,157,414 66
Nov 30, 2015 - $15,142 -81% -88% 303 $50   $167,172,556 67
Dec 1, 2015 - $13,169 -13% -90% 303 $43   $167,185,725 68
Dec 2, 2015 - $9,959 -24% -86% 303 $33   $167,195,684 69
Dec 3, 2015 - $11,211 +13% -68% 303 $37   $167,206,895 70
Dec 4, 2015 - $35,998 +221% -72% 248 $145   $167,242,893 71
Dec 5, 2015 - $83,087 +131% -39% 248 $335   $167,325,980 72
Dec 6, 2015 - $54,893 -34% -32% 248 $221   $167,380,873 73
Dec 7, 2015 - $11,150 -80% -26% 248 $45   $167,392,023 74
Dec 8, 2015 - $13,249 +19% +1% 248 $53   $167,405,272 75
Dec 9, 2015 - $13,141 -1% +32% 248 $53   $167,418,413 76
Dec 10, 2015 - $12,317 -6% +10% 248 $50   $167,430,730 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 25, 2015 1 $57,541,765   3,754 $15,328   $57,541,765 1
Oct 2, 2015 2 $38,979,876 -32% 3,754 $10,384   $96,521,641 2
Oct 9, 2015 2 $27,637,747 -29% 3,768 $7,335   $124,159,388 3
Oct 16, 2015 5 $15,133,154 -45% 3,533 $4,283   $139,292,542 4
Oct 23, 2015 5 $10,881,939 -28% 3,154 $3,450   $150,174,481 5
Oct 30, 2015 5 $7,568,924 -30% 2,962 $2,555   $157,743,404 6
Nov 6, 2015 6 $5,151,288 -32% 2,274 $2,265   $162,894,692 7
Nov 13, 2015 9 $2,732,049 -47% 1,834 $1,490   $165,626,741 8
Nov 20, 2015 15 $1,187,593 -57% 828 $1,434   $166,814,334 9
Nov 27, 2015 20 $392,561 -67% 303 $1,296   $167,206,895 10
Dec 4, 2015 24 $223,835 -43% 248 $903   $167,430,730 11
Dec 11, 2015 28 $176,152 -21% 213 $827   $167,606,882 12
Dec 18, 2015 23 $398,365 +126% 213 $1,870   $168,005,247 13
Dec 25, 2015 27 $465,771 +17% 213 $2,187   $168,471,018 14
Jan 1, 2016 27 $380,858 -18% 196 $1,943   $168,851,876 15
Jan 8, 2016 27 $242,106 -36% 177 $1,368   $169,093,982 16
Jan 15, 2016 30 $257,314 +6% 157 $1,639   $169,351,296 17
Jan 22, 2016 36 $138,752 -46% 139 $998   $169,490,048 18
Jan 29, 2016 44 $83,642 -40% 109 $767   $169,573,690 19
Feb 5, 2016 50 $47,873 -43% 92 $520   $169,621,563 20
Feb 12, 2016 58 $26,046 -46% 35 $744   $169,647,609 21
Feb 19, 2016 63 $24,881 -4% 54 $461   $169,672,490 22
Feb 26, 2016 59 $27,620 +11% 32 $863   $169,700,110 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/24/2015 $1,943,694 208 208 1,336 $9,228,366 11/27/2018
Aruba 9/24/2015 $13,691 6 6 15 $54,966 12/30/2018
Australia 10/30/2015 $196,320 120 414 2,261 $8,689,621 10/20/2022
Austria 10/16/2015 $417,027 139 145 1,139 $1,856,251 6/9/2016
Bahrain 9/24/2015 $228,884 8 8 50 $688,922 12/30/2018
Belgium 10/7/2015 $514,967 120 120 1,089 $2,993,671 6/9/2016
Bolivia 10/1/2015 $324,040 37 37 226 $1,366,460 12/30/2018
Brazil 9/24/2015 $2,641,256 925 925 4,862 $10,803,311 6/9/2016
Bulgaria 9/25/2015 $214,083 0 60 435 $819,946 12/31/2018
Cambodia 10/1/2015 $42,692 14 14 24 $98,898 12/30/2018
Central America 9/24/2015 $1,406,233 263 263 1,196 $4,948,102 12/16/2015
Chile 9/24/2015 $665,848 57 116 656 $3,989,196 12/30/2018
China 10/27/2015 $8,150,000 23,655 23,655 34,214 $17,380,000 9/27/2018
Colombia 9/24/2015 $1,490,362 263 291 1,641 $5,416,051 12/30/2018
Croatia 10/22/2015 $92,075 68 68 413 $420,498 12/31/2018
Curacao 9/24/2015 $10,989 6 6 26 $56,901 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 9/24/2015 $351,566 129 129 953 $1,850,320 12/31/2018
Denmark 10/8/2015 $280,871 135 135 952 $2,238,124 6/9/2016
Dominican Republic 9/24/2015 $55,779 25 25 112 $207,932 12/30/2018
East Africa 10/2/2015 $2,155 1 1 3 $4,571 10/27/2015
Ecuador 9/25/2015 $709,624 106 106 516 $3,082,485 12/30/2018
Egypt 9/28/2015 $60,343 10 11 77 $329,587 12/30/2018
Estonia 10/23/2015 $94,974 14 30 130 $358,245 12/21/2015
Finland 10/16/2015 $259,750 135 144 853 $974,283 6/9/2016
France 10/7/2015 $2,805,437 594 674 4,632 $16,090,097 6/9/2016
Germany 10/15/2015 $3,320,469 1,008 1,129 8,414 $13,331,074 6/9/2016
Ghana 11/27/2015 $1,436 3 3 12 $20,237 12/31/2018
Greece 10/22/2015 $380,444 138 138 757 $1,442,885 6/9/2016
Hong Kong 10/1/2015 $542,129 116 116 335 $1,244,721 12/21/2015
Hungary 10/8/2015 $357,105 69 102 734 $1,347,351 12/31/2018
Iceland 9/25/2015 $48,354 18 18 84 $190,417 12/31/2018
India 11/6/2015 $308,058 232 232 322 $667,473 12/21/2015
Indonesia 9/23/2015 $1,351,180 256 256 638 $2,849,643 12/30/2018
Iraq 9/24/2015 $47,100 6 6 25 $108,303 12/30/2018
Israel 9/24/2015 $119,088 67 67 616 $2,216,969 12/31/2018
Italy 10/8/2015 $3,612,845 0 623 2,245 $11,568,171 12/21/2015
Jamaica 9/25/2015 $30,722 6 6 33 $104,161 12/30/2018
Japan 2/20/2016 $44,685 35 35 105 $127,816 6/9/2016
Jordan 9/24/2015 $101,808 6 6 53 $261,439 12/30/2018
Kenya 11/27/2015 $11,238 12 12 34 $33,519 12/31/2018
Kuwait 9/24/2015 $362,834 18 18 75 $935,201 12/30/2018
Latvia 10/23/2015 $81,611 17 29 112 $424,185 12/31/2018
Lebanon 9/24/2015 $171,648 20 20 119 $418,131 12/30/2018
Lithuania 10/23/2015 $160,893 23 91 236 $602,951 8/9/2016
Malaysia 9/24/2015 $1,159,493 151 189 609 $2,379,721 11/25/2015
Mexico 9/24/2015 $7,699,817 0 897 1,848 $23,925,696 12/21/2015
Mongolia 10/2/2015 $63,636 5 5 33 $205,711 12/30/2018
Netherlands 10/8/2015 $300,441 127 205 1,357 $3,458,925 6/9/2016
New Zealand 10/30/2015 $121,140 99 99 593 $906,932 10/19/2022
Nigeria 11/27/2015 $8,960 21 21 76 $63,491 12/31/2018
Norway 10/30/2015 $247,794 256 256 831 $1,070,163 6/9/2016
Oman 9/24/2015 $79,460 15 15 41 $169,000 12/30/2018
Pakistan 10/2/2015 $14,478 13 13 20 $42,247 12/30/2018
Peru 9/24/2015 $1,205,607 249 249 721 $4,044,637 12/30/2018
Philippines 9/23/2015 $1,631,424 193 193 369 $2,680,255 12/30/2018
Poland 10/9/2015 $1,574,450 212 229 1,805 $5,775,313 12/31/2018
Portugal 12/10/2015 $229,764 113 113 532 $1,388,916 3/2/2017
Qatar 9/24/2015 $192,453 6 8 45 $689,437 12/30/2018
Romania 10/30/2015 $372,114 87 87 429 $1,062,877 12/31/2018
Russia (CIS) 10/22/2015 $6,071,579 1,636 1,636 6,606 $17,746,250 12/30/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 10/15/2015 $41,713 39 42 281 $321,037 12/31/2018
Singapore 9/24/2015 $759,728 40 40 219 $1,827,903 12/16/2015
Slovakia 9/24/2015 $48,721 18 61 440 $990,229 6/9/2016
Slovenia 10/22/2015 $52,982 40 40 319 $426,345 6/9/2016
South Africa 10/2/2015 $310,764 104 118 709 $1,397,839 6/9/2016
South Korea 12/24/2015 $3,881,743 685 685 1,868 $9,463,538 6/9/2016
Spain 10/23/2015 $3,191,509 658 658 4,542 $12,348,919 6/9/2016
Suriname 9/24/2015 $9,866 2 2 12 $34,435 12/30/2018
Sweden 10/23/2015 $544,666 201 224 1,340 $3,307,545 6/9/2016
Syria 9/24/2015 $0 0 2 10 $15,399 12/30/2018
Taiwan 9/25/2015 $451,813 100 100 340 $1,673,939 11/25/2015
Thailand 10/1/2015 $348,575 100 100 234 $1,039,900 10/27/2015
Trinidad 9/23/2015 $152,427 17 19 92 $433,967 12/30/2018
Turkey 10/23/2015 $449,602 249 251 1,200 $2,182,972 2/26/2019
Ukraine 10/15/2015 $326,466 200 281 1,230 $1,981,115 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 9/24/2015 $1,328,650 79 79 354 $2,858,466 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 10/16/2015 $9,755,154 557 589 6,492 $31,294,340 6/9/2016
Uruguay 9/24/2015 $200,259 27 33 209 $621,245 12/31/2018
Venezuela 9/25/2015 $2,591,298 112 114 1,286 $28,634,152 6/9/2016
Vietnam 9/25/2015 $601,633 160 160 407 $1,743,465 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $5,052,118
 
International Total$305,099,890 10/20/2022

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
Jan 17, 20161320,459 320,459$5,467,031$5,467,0314
Jan 24, 20163148,380-54% 468,839$2,669,356$8,136,3875
Jan 31, 20164164,110+11% 632,949$2,441,957$10,578,3446
Feb 7, 2016662,271-62% 695,220$1,086,629$11,664,9737
Feb 14, 2016568,725+10% 763,945$1,030,188$12,695,1618
Feb 21, 2016841,687-39% 805,632$624,888$13,320,0499
Feb 28, 20161223,044-45% 828,676$382,300$13,702,34910
Mar 6, 20162914,108-39% 842,784$214,301$13,916,65011
Mar 13, 2016836,748+160% 879,532$379,607$14,296,25712
Mar 20, 20161135,553-3% 915,085$355,530$14,651,78713
Mar 27, 20161336,511+3% 951,596$388,842$15,040,62914
Apr 10, 2016207,570 970,565$70,780$15,302,68416
Nov 27, 20168191,576 1,326,760$2,084,347$19,465,88549
Jul 1, 20181720,963 1,446,067$97,688$20,512,007132
Jul 8, 20181432,369+54% 1,478,436$133,684$20,645,691133
Jul 15, 2018531,552-3% 1,509,988$127,470$20,773,161134
Jul 22, 2018726,806-15% 1,536,794$124,916$20,898,077135
Jul 29, 2018818,992-29% 1,555,786$94,960$20,993,037136
Aug 5, 2018820,900+10% 1,576,686$104,500$21,097,537137
Oct 14, 20181615,677 1,602,180$116,323$21,267,965147
Oct 21, 20181516,556+6% 1,618,736$82,780$21,350,745148
Oct 28, 20181417,490+6% 1,636,226$87,450$21,438,195149
Nov 25, 20185286,992 1,935,963$2,284,456$23,786,268153
Dec 2, 20181259,315-79% 1,995,278$472,147$24,258,415154

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 17, 20162339,235 339,235$7,003,894$7,003,8944
Jan 24, 20163107,169-68% 446,404$2,462,606$9,466,5005
Jan 31, 2016469,109-36% 515,513$1,087,354$10,553,8546
Feb 7, 2016835,112-49% 550,625$757,946$11,311,8007
Feb 14, 2016848,376+38% 599,001$738,817$12,050,6178
Feb 21, 2016926,314-46% 625,315$397,924$12,448,5419
Feb 28, 20161211,834-55% 637,149$198,232$12,646,77310
Mar 6, 20161313,394+13% 650,543$271,143$12,917,91611
Mar 13, 2016208,740-35% 659,283$190,370$13,108,28612
Mar 20, 20161411,891+36% 671,174$205,232$13,313,51813
Mar 27, 20161814,573+23% 685,747$229,988$13,543,50614

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.

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