House of Flying Daggers (2004)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $11,050,094Details
International Box Office $81,813,851Details
Worldwide Box Office $92,863,945
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$397,472 (3.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:11.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:15 opening theaters/1,189 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $18,372,428

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,139 $11,050,094
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,334 $81,813,851
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,948 $92,863,945

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 3rd, 2004 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: February 11th, 2005 (Wide), released as House Of Flying Daggers (Australia)
Video Release: April 19th, 2005 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality
Running Time: 119 minutes
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Keywords: Martial Arts, Foreign Language, Wire Fu, Action Adventure, Wuxia, Romance, Tang Dynasty, Ancient China, Government Corruption, Robin Hood Bandits, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong, Sex Crimes
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: China, Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2004 Theater Average 23 $26,498 Dec 3, 2004 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 3, 2004 19 $397,472   15 $26,498   $397,472 1
Dec 10, 2004 20 $205,416 -48% 15 $13,694   $723,017 2
Dec 17, 2004 15 $812,764 +296% 145 $5,605   $1,620,434 3
Dec 24, 2004 20 $662,342 -19% 165 $4,014   $2,733,303 4
Dec 31, 2004 21 $741,890 +12% 161 $4,608   $4,157,199 5
Jan 7, 2005 25 $552,031 -26% 142 $3,888   $5,011,446 6
Jan 14, 2005 16 $1,737,497 +215% 1,189 $1,461   $6,972,013 7
Jan 21, 2005 18 $1,005,586 -42% 1,017 $989   $8,953,950 8
Jan 28, 2005 23 $464,368 -54% 402 $1,155   $9,752,170 9
Feb 4, 2005 28 $236,595 -49% 187 $1,265   $10,159,445 10
Feb 11, 2005 35 $146,403 -38% 103 $1,421   $10,412,328 11
Feb 18, 2005 44 $95,000 -35% 84 $1,131   $10,569,000 12
Feb 25, 2005 41 $83,885 -12% 72 $1,165   $10,701,560 13
Mar 4, 2005 58 $35,732 -57% 43 $831   $10,779,434 14
Mar 11, 2005 49 $56,475 +58% 75 $753   $10,856,306 15
Mar 18, 2005 53 $53,055 -6% 75 $707   $10,928,042 16
Mar 25, 2005 57 $47,985 -10% 62 $774   $11,000,206 17
Apr 1, 2005 66 $17,569 -63% 28 $627   $11,041,228 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 17, 2004 15 $250,000     145 $1,724   $1,050,000 15
Dec 18, 2004 15 $319,000 +28%   145 $2,200   $1,364,000 16
Dec 19, 2004 15 $257,000 -19%   145 $1,772   $1,620,434 17
Jan 14, 2005 16 $500,000     1,189 $421   $5,700,000 43
Jan 15, 2005 16 $700,000 +40%   1,189 $589   $6,400,000 44
Jan 16, 2005 14 $600,000 -14%   1,189 $505   $6,972,013 45
Jan 17, 2005 14 $525,170 -12%   1,189 $442   $7,497,183 46
Feb 21, 2005 43 $20,000     84 $238   $10,589,751 81

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 3, 2004 20 $517,601   15 $34,507   $517,601 1
Dec 10, 2004 20 $290,069 -44% 15 $19,338   $807,670 2
Dec 17, 2004 17 $1,263,291 +336% 145 $8,712   $2,070,961 3
Dec 24, 2004 20 $1,344,348 +6% 165 $8,148   $3,415,309 4
Dec 31, 2004 21 $1,044,106 -22% 161 $6,485   $4,459,415 5
Jan 7, 2005 25 $775,101 -26% 142 $5,458   $5,234,516 6
Jan 14, 2005 15 $2,713,848 +250% 1,189 $2,282   $7,948,364 7
Jan 21, 2005 18 $1,339,438 -51% 1,017 $1,317   $9,287,802 8
Jan 28, 2005 22 $635,048 -53% 402 $1,580   $9,922,850 9
Feb 4, 2005 27 $343,075 -46% 187 $1,835   $10,265,925 10
Feb 11, 2005 34 $208,075 -39% 103 $2,020   $10,474,000 11
Feb 18, 2005 43 $143,675 -31% 84 $1,710   $10,617,675 12
Feb 25, 2005 43 $126,027 -12% 72 $1,750   $10,743,702 13
Mar 4, 2005 55 $56,129 -55% 43 $1,305   $10,799,831 14
Mar 11, 2005 51 $75,156 +34% 75 $1,002   $10,874,987 15
Mar 18, 2005 56 $77,234 +3% 75 $1,030   $10,952,221 16
Mar 25, 2005 59 $71,438 -8% 62 $1,152   $11,023,659 17
Apr 1, 2005 62 $26,435 -63% 28 $944   $11,050,094 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/11/2005 $146,510 107 108 483 $1,861,833 9/10/2020
 
Rest of World $79,952,018
 
International Total$81,813,851 9/10/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Leading Cast

Zhang Ziyi    Mei

Uncategorized

Dandan Song    Yee
Andy Lau    Leo
Takeshi Kaneshiro    Jin

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

Production and Technical Credits

Zhang Yimou    Director

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February 20th, 2005

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January 26th, 2005

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January 25th, 2005

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January 14th, 2005

With three new films opening and two others expanding into wide release, there is a lot of competition for top spot. However, no film is standing out as the obvious choice for top spot, which makes for an exciting weekend. In fact, given the average reviews the race for top spot could be more entertaining than most of the movies in question. More...

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January 14th, 2005

Meet the Fockers continues as the most widely distributed movie this weekend, adding 25 theaters to reach a healthy 3,553 locations. In spite of big expansions for In Good Company (to 1,565 theaters) and House of Flying Daggers (to 1,190), two movies have significant openings. More...

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January 12th, 2005

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January 11th, 2005

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January 4th, 2005

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December 29th, 2004

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December 28th, 2004

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December 21st, 2004

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December 21st, 2004

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December 14th, 2004

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December 14th, 2004

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$397,472 (3.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:11.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:15 opening theaters/1,189 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $18,372,428

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,139 $11,050,094
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,334 $81,813,851
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,948 $92,863,945

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 3rd, 2004 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: February 11th, 2005 (Wide), released as House Of Flying Daggers (Australia)
Video Release: April 19th, 2005 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Martial Arts, Foreign Language, Wire Fu, Action Adventure, Wuxia, Romance, Tang Dynasty, Ancient China, Government Corruption, Robin Hood Bandits, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong, Sex Crimes
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: China, Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2004 Theater Average 23 $26,498 Dec 3, 2004 3

Leading Cast

Zhang Ziyi    Mei

Uncategorized

Dandan Song    Yee
Andy Lau    Leo
Takeshi Kaneshiro    Jin

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

Production and Technical Credits

Zhang Yimou    Director

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April 30th, 2005

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February 20th, 2005

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February 8th, 2005

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Fockers Flatten Competition

February 2nd, 2005

Meet the Fockers open in the U.K. over the weekend with an astounding $14.8 million on 456, which is more than four times the original's earnings there in 2000. That figure was also more than 8 times the second place film , and more than half the market's total box office. Add in a handful of openings in other, mostly smaller markets and the film brought in $19.2 million on 1,700 screens in 15 markets for a $58.8 million total so far. More...

Ocean Steals International Box Office Crown Back

January 26th, 2005

The International Box Office Race is certainly interesting, as Ocean's Twelve recaptured the lead this weekend with $14.4 million on 4,600 screens in 58 markets and now sits at $170.4 million internationally and $292.8 million worldwide. A large chunk of that total came from Japan, where the film earned $6.8 million (including sneak peaks) on 510 screens, while ending Howl's Moving Castle's nine week reign on top. While this was a strong performance, it was 20% lower that the original's debut in the same market. More...

Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

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January 14th, 2005

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Theater Counts: Fockers Still the Biggest Draw, But Stripes in the Race

January 14th, 2005

Meet the Fockers continues as the most widely distributed movie this weekend, adding 25 theaters to reach a healthy 3,553 locations. In spite of big expansions for In Good Company (to 1,565 theaters) and House of Flying Daggers (to 1,190), two movies have significant openings. More...

Twelve Takes Top Spot

January 12th, 2005

The race for first in the international marketplace continued to be close with three films within a couple million of each other. Leading the way was Ocean's Twelve with $17.5 million on 5200 screens in 54 markets; the film's international total now sits at $137 million, slightly more than half of what Ocean's Eleven finished with. The heist film did open well in several markets, which mostly balances out severe drop-offs due to the post-holiday. For instance, the film opened well in South Korea with $2.1 million on 150 screens and debuted in first place in Argentina, ($500,000), Portugal, (with $720,000) and in the Philippines, ($370,000.) More...

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January 11th, 2005

Four of last week's five films in the $10,000 club managed to repeat that feat this week with In Good Company continuing its reign on the charts. The film, which opens wide this week, dropped a mere 5% at the box office earning an average of $48,050 in three theatres. Well back at $17,619 was Million Dollar Baby, which did an amazing job holding onto its per theatre average despite increasing its theatre count from just 9 to 109. On the other hand, The Merchant of Venice dropped almost 30% to $12,237 even though its theatre count was unchanged. Another film holding up well despite massive gains in its theatre count was Hotel Rwanda with $11,155 on average in 105 theatres. Rounding out the $10,000 club was the only new wide release this weekend, White Noise with $10,665. More...

Company Done Good

January 4th, 2005

As you can probably guess from the grammatically incorrect headline, In Good Company took top spot on the Per Theatre Charts with an amazing $50,583 average in three theatres over the weekend and a total of $225,000 since the film opened on Wednesday. Coming in second is the oldest film in the $10,000 club, Million Dollar Baby, which saw its per theatre average jump to $30,164 in nine theatres and has already topped $1 million during its limited run. Hotel Rwanda also saw its per theatre average climb and earned $20,340 in 7 theatres and needs to expand quickly to take advantage of its strong start. Oscar hopeful, The Merchant of Venice, started well with nearly $70,000 over the weekend and over $100,000 since its Wednesday opening, which works out to a $17,467 average in 4 theatres. Rounding out the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Meet the Fockers with an average of $11,845. More...

Local Flicks Compete for International Crown

December 29th, 2004

Ocean's Twelve opening in another two markets, (Mexico and Belgium) helped the heist film finish first on the international charts with $22.6 million on 5,183 screens in 46 markets. The film opened well in Belgium where it easily took first place with $1.2 million on just 75 screens. That's up nearly 40% compared to the the original, but down nearly 10% in Euros. In Mexico the film could only manage $1.8 million on 550 screens for a rather limp per screen average. However, in most markets the film is not holding up as well as the studio would have liked. For instance, in Germany the film dropped by more than 50%, in France the decline was 44%. The only exception appears to be Italy where holidays and a serious boost to screen count helped the film climb 33% to $2.9 million over the weekend. More...

Million Dollar Weekend

December 28th, 2004

While it didn't actually earn $1 million this weekend, Million Dollar Baby did top the per theatre charts with an average of $21,066, while fellow Oscar hopeful, Hotel Rwanda, came in second place with a respectable $14,299 average in 7 theatres. Rounding out the $10,000 club was overall box office champion, Meet the Fockers with $13,110. More...

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December 21st, 2004

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Zissou's Run Goes Swimmingly

December 21st, 2004

During its second weekend of release, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou saw its per theatre average drop just 12.6% to land at $49,394, easily the best result this weekend. Next on the list are two new award season hopefuls, Million Dollar Baby with $22,494 in 8 theatres and The Aviator with $21,451 in 40 theatres. The second returning member of the $10,000 club rounds out the list as Bad Education earned an average of $12,816 to spend its fifth week on the list. More...

Zissou Living the High Life

December 14th, 2004

The highly anticipated release, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou easily topped the per theatre chart with $113 thousand in just two theatres for a $56,543 average. But since there was almost no doubt about whether the film would finish first, the real question is how well it stood up compared to Wes Anderson's previous release, The Royal Tenenbaums. That film, opened in 2001 with an average of $55,396 in five theatres, so taking into account the narrower release and inflation, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou debut is weaker, and with merely average reviews it probably won't have the legs either. More...

Sideways is Golden

December 14th, 2004

Golden Globe Nominations were announced on Monday and as with the IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Sideways lead the pack with 7 nominations. This does not mean it is the favorite in any particular category, but it does help its chances of taking home some hardware on January 16th. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 3, 2004 19 $397,472   15 $26,498   $397,472 1
Dec 10, 2004 20 $205,416 -48% 15 $13,694   $723,017 2
Dec 17, 2004 15 $812,764 +296% 145 $5,605   $1,620,434 3
Dec 24, 2004 20 $662,342 -19% 165 $4,014   $2,733,303 4
Dec 31, 2004 21 $741,890 +12% 161 $4,608   $4,157,199 5
Jan 7, 2005 25 $552,031 -26% 142 $3,888   $5,011,446 6
Jan 14, 2005 16 $1,737,497 +215% 1,189 $1,461   $6,972,013 7
Jan 21, 2005 18 $1,005,586 -42% 1,017 $989   $8,953,950 8
Jan 28, 2005 23 $464,368 -54% 402 $1,155   $9,752,170 9
Feb 4, 2005 28 $236,595 -49% 187 $1,265   $10,159,445 10
Feb 11, 2005 35 $146,403 -38% 103 $1,421   $10,412,328 11
Feb 18, 2005 44 $95,000 -35% 84 $1,131   $10,569,000 12
Feb 25, 2005 41 $83,885 -12% 72 $1,165   $10,701,560 13
Mar 4, 2005 58 $35,732 -57% 43 $831   $10,779,434 14
Mar 11, 2005 49 $56,475 +58% 75 $753   $10,856,306 15
Mar 18, 2005 53 $53,055 -6% 75 $707   $10,928,042 16
Mar 25, 2005 57 $47,985 -10% 62 $774   $11,000,206 17
Apr 1, 2005 66 $17,569 -63% 28 $627   $11,041,228 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 17, 2004 15 $250,000     145 $1,724   $1,050,000 15
Dec 18, 2004 15 $319,000 +28%   145 $2,200   $1,364,000 16
Dec 19, 2004 15 $257,000 -19%   145 $1,772   $1,620,434 17
Jan 14, 2005 16 $500,000     1,189 $421   $5,700,000 43
Jan 15, 2005 16 $700,000 +40%   1,189 $589   $6,400,000 44
Jan 16, 2005 14 $600,000 -14%   1,189 $505   $6,972,013 45
Jan 17, 2005 14 $525,170 -12%   1,189 $442   $7,497,183 46
Feb 21, 2005 43 $20,000     84 $238   $10,589,751 81

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 3, 2004 20 $517,601   15 $34,507   $517,601 1
Dec 10, 2004 20 $290,069 -44% 15 $19,338   $807,670 2
Dec 17, 2004 17 $1,263,291 +336% 145 $8,712   $2,070,961 3
Dec 24, 2004 20 $1,344,348 +6% 165 $8,148   $3,415,309 4
Dec 31, 2004 21 $1,044,106 -22% 161 $6,485   $4,459,415 5
Jan 7, 2005 25 $775,101 -26% 142 $5,458   $5,234,516 6
Jan 14, 2005 15 $2,713,848 +250% 1,189 $2,282   $7,948,364 7
Jan 21, 2005 18 $1,339,438 -51% 1,017 $1,317   $9,287,802 8
Jan 28, 2005 22 $635,048 -53% 402 $1,580   $9,922,850 9
Feb 4, 2005 27 $343,075 -46% 187 $1,835   $10,265,925 10
Feb 11, 2005 34 $208,075 -39% 103 $2,020   $10,474,000 11
Feb 18, 2005 43 $143,675 -31% 84 $1,710   $10,617,675 12
Feb 25, 2005 43 $126,027 -12% 72 $1,750   $10,743,702 13
Mar 4, 2005 55 $56,129 -55% 43 $1,305   $10,799,831 14
Mar 11, 2005 51 $75,156 +34% 75 $1,002   $10,874,987 15
Mar 18, 2005 56 $77,234 +3% 75 $1,030   $10,952,221 16
Mar 25, 2005 59 $71,438 -8% 62 $1,152   $11,023,659 17
Apr 1, 2005 62 $26,435 -63% 28 $944   $11,050,094 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/11/2005 $146,510 107 108 483 $1,861,833 9/10/2020
 
Rest of World $79,952,018
 
International Total$81,813,851 9/10/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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