Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $161,321,843Details
International Box Office $718,443,294Details
Worldwide Box Office $879,765,137
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $43,658,524 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $20,707,992 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $64,366,516
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Synopsis

Scrat's nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he's been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$46,629,259 (28.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:18.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,881 opening theaters/3,886 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $218,470,207

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 367 $161,321,843
All Time International Box Office 38 $718,443,294
All Time Worldwide Box Office 76 $879,765,137
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 68 $161,321,843
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 7 $718,443,294
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 17 $879,765,137

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: June 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
June 27th, 2012 (Wide) (France)
June 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Sweden)
June 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
June 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
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Video Release: December 11th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild rude humor and action/peril.
(Rating bulletin 2224, 5/23/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: Ice Age
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, 3-D, Pirates, On a Boat, Prehistoric Times, Prologue, Epilogue, Intertitle, Dysfunctional Family, Letting Go, Disaster, Hallucinations, Revenge, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Coming of Age, Scene in End Credits, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Monday 94 $517,213 Sep 3, 2012 53
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 64 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 45 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 75 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 47 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3
Top PG Weekend Domestic 97 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 1 $46,629,259   3,881 $12,015   $46,629,259 1
Jul 20, 2012 2 $20,416,978 -56% 3,886 $5,254   $88,840,284 2
Jul 27, 2012 2 $13,352,646 -35% 3,869 $3,451   $114,899,860 3
Aug 3, 2012 4 $8,609,040 -36% 3,542 $2,431   $132,071,899 4
Aug 10, 2012 7 $6,380,929 -26% 3,103 $2,056   $143,694,981 5
Aug 17, 2012 11 $3,005,507 -53% 2,274 $1,322   $150,191,923 6
Aug 24, 2012 15 $1,751,301 -42% 1,550 $1,130   $153,500,076 7
Aug 31, 2012 17 $1,302,628 -26% 1,036 $1,257   $155,635,442 8
Sep 7, 2012 16 $834,216 -36% 763 $1,093   $157,173,660 9
Sep 14, 2012 21 $581,581 -30% 541 $1,075   $157,893,663 10
Sep 21, 2012 22 $540,114 -7% 420 $1,286   $158,561,292 11
Sep 28, 2012 24 $384,421 -29% 387 $993   $159,080,866 12
Oct 5, 2012 21 $300,232 -22% 300 $1,001   $159,473,262 13
Oct 12, 2012 21 $229,297 -24% 237 $967   $159,818,507 14
Oct 19, 2012 23 $192,308 -16% 222 $866   $160,072,506 15
Oct 26, 2012 26 $140,747 -27% 192 $733   $160,255,732 16
Nov 2, 2012 29 $125,740 -11% 157 $801   $160,420,830 17
Nov 9, 2012 31 $109,800 -13% 147 $747   $160,563,125 18
Nov 16, 2012 33 $87,149 -21% 132 $660   $160,692,109 19
Nov 23, 2012 37 $79,010 -9% 109 $725   $160,818,564 20
Nov 30, 2012 37 $51,840 -34% 102 $508   $160,884,069 21
Dec 7, 2012 37 $56,355 +9% 90 $626   $160,953,224 22
Dec 14, 2012 41 $45,736 -19% 84 $544   $161,011,391 23
Dec 21, 2012 45 $25,801 -44% 72 $358   $161,055,790 24
Dec 28, 2012 39 $41,480 +61% 62 $669   $161,130,056 25
Jan 4, 2013 44 $35,120 -15% 53 $663   $161,204,082 26
Jan 11, 2013 46 $28,572 -19% 48 $595   $161,239,971 27
Jan 18, 2013 49 $22,734 -20% 40 $568   $161,269,087 28
Jan 25, 2013 56 $19,015 -16% 33 $576   $161,299,492 29
Feb 1, 2013 64 $11,898 -37% 33 $361   $161,317,423 30

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 13, 2012 1 $16,728,341     3,881 $4,310   $16,728,341 1
Jul 14, 2012 1 $16,965,452 +1%   3,881 $4,371   $33,693,793 2
Jul 15, 2012 1 $12,935,466 -24%   3,881 $3,333   $46,629,259 3
Jul 16, 2012 1 $5,263,877 -59%   3,881 $1,356   $51,893,136 4
Jul 17, 2012 1 $6,804,326 +29%   3,881 $1,753   $58,697,462 5
Jul 18, 2012 1 $5,105,534 -25%   3,881 $1,316   $63,802,996 6
Jul 19, 2012 1 $4,620,310 -10%   3,881 $1,190   $68,423,306 7
Jul 20, 2012 2 $6,757,123 +46% -60% 3,886 $1,739   $75,180,429 8
Jul 21, 2012 2 $7,764,659 +15% -54% 3,886 $1,998   $82,945,088 9
Jul 22, 2012 2 $5,895,196 -24% -54% 3,886 $1,517   $88,840,284 10
Jul 23, 2012 2 $2,885,030 -51% -45% 3,886 $742   $91,725,314 11
Jul 24, 2012 2 $3,776,003 +31% -45% 3,886 $972   $95,501,317 12
Jul 25, 2012 2 $2,815,055 -25% -45% 3,886 $724   $98,316,372 13
Jul 26, 2012 2 $3,230,842 +15% -30% 3,886 $831   $101,547,214 14
Jul 27, 2012 4 $4,030,763 +25% -40% 3,869 $1,042   $105,577,977 15
Jul 28, 2012 2 $5,328,034 +32% -31% 3,869 $1,377   $110,906,011 16
Jul 29, 2012 2 $3,993,849 -25% -32% 3,869 $1,032   $114,899,860 17
Jul 30, 2012 2 $1,843,850 -54% -36% 3,869 $477   $116,743,710 18
Jul 31, 2012 2 $2,587,499 +40% -31% 3,869 $669   $119,331,209 19
Aug 1, 2012 2 $2,158,033 -17% -23% 3,869 $558   $121,489,242 20
Aug 2, 2012 2 $1,973,617 -9% -39% 3,869 $510   $123,462,859 21
Aug 3, 2012 4 $2,504,547 +27% -38% 3,542 $707   $125,967,406 22
Aug 4, 2012 4 $3,381,976 +35% -37% 3,542 $955   $129,349,382 23
Aug 5, 2012 4 $2,722,517 -19% -32% 3,542 $769   $132,071,899 24
Aug 6, 2012 4 $1,268,645 -53% -31% 3,542 $358   $133,340,544 25
Aug 7, 2012 4 $1,484,177 +17% -43% 3,542 $419   $134,824,721 26
Aug 8, 2012 5 $1,205,025 -19% -44% 3,542 $340   $136,029,746 27
Aug 9, 2012 5 $1,284,306 +7% -35% 3,542 $363   $137,314,052 28
Aug 10, 2012 7 $2,008,395 +56% -20% 3,103 $647   $139,322,447 29
Aug 11, 2012 7 $2,620,415 +30% -23% 3,103 $844   $141,942,862 30
Aug 12, 2012 7 $1,752,119 -33% -36% 3,103 $565   $143,694,981 31
Aug 13, 2012 7 $818,509 -53% -35% 3,103 $264   $144,513,490 32
Aug 14, 2012 7 $1,131,761 +38% -24% 3,103 $365   $145,645,251 33
Aug 15, 2012 8 $810,816 -28% -33% 2,847 $285   $146,456,067 34
Aug 16, 2012 8 $730,349 -10% -43% 2,847 $257   $147,186,416 35
Aug 17, 2012 11 $843,559 +16% -58% 2,274 $371   $148,029,975 36
Aug 18, 2012 11 $1,255,081 +49% -52% 2,274 $552   $149,285,056 37
Aug 19, 2012 11 $906,867 -28% -48% 2,274 $399   $150,191,923 38
Aug 20, 2012 11 $389,613 -57% -52% 2,274 $171   $150,581,536 39
Aug 21, 2012 11 $497,114 +28% -56% 2,274 $219   $151,078,650 40
Aug 22, 2012 12 $340,027 -32% -58% 1,930 $176   $151,418,677 41
Aug 23, 2012 12 $330,098 -3% -55% 1,930 $171   $151,748,775 42
Aug 24, 2012 15 $451,551 +37% -46% 1,550 $291   $152,200,326 43
Aug 25, 2012 15 $760,744 +68% -39% 1,550 $491   $152,961,070 44
Aug 26, 2012 14 $539,006 -29% -41% 1,550 $348   $153,500,076 45
Aug 27, 2012 13 $256,724 -52% -34% 1,550 $166   $153,756,800 46
Aug 28, 2012 13 $283,332 +10% -43% 1,550 $183   $154,040,132 47
Aug 29, 2012 15 $148,551 -48% -56% 1,211 $123   $154,188,683 48
Aug 30, 2012 - $144,131 -3% -56% 1,211 $119   $154,332,814 49
Aug 31, 2012 - $274,394 +90% -39% 1,036 $265   $154,607,208 50
Sep 1, 2012 - $506,352 +85% -33% 1,036 $489   $155,113,560 51
Sep 2, 2012 - $521,882 +3% -3% 1,036 $504   $155,635,442 52
Sep 3, 2012 - $517,213 -1% +101% 1,036 $499   $156,152,655 53
Sep 4, 2012 - $95,356 -82% -66% 1,036 $92   $156,248,011 54
Sep 5, 2012 - $50,622 -47% -66% 1,036 $49   $156,298,633 55
Sep 6, 2012 - $40,811 -19% -72% 1,036 $39   $156,339,444 56
Sep 7, 2012 - $139,625 +242% -49% 763 $183   $156,479,069 57
Sep 8, 2012 - $445,601 +219% -12% 763 $584   $156,924,670 58
Sep 9, 2012 - $248,990 -44% -52% 763 $326   $157,173,660 59
Sep 10, 2012 - $32,961 -87% -94% 763 $43   $157,206,621 60
Sep 11, 2012 - $41,014 +24% -57% 763 $54   $157,247,635 61
Sep 12, 2012 - $32,519 -21% -36% 763 $43   $157,280,154 62
Sep 13, 2012 - $31,928 -2% -22% 763 $42   $157,312,082 63
Sep 14, 2012 - $114,948 +260% -18% 541 $212   $157,427,030 64
Sep 15, 2012 - $292,849 +155% -34% 541 $541   $157,719,879 65
Sep 16, 2012 - $173,784 -41% -30% 541 $321   $157,893,663 66
Sep 17, 2012 - $38,147 -78% +16% 541 $71   $157,931,810 67
Sep 18, 2012 - $38,536 +1% -6% 541 $71   $157,970,346 68
Sep 19, 2012 - $25,890 -33% -20% 541 $48   $157,996,236 69
Sep 20, 2012 - $24,942 -4% -22% 541 $46   $158,021,178 70
Sep 21, 2012 - $121,002 +385% +5% 420 $288   $158,142,180 71
Sep 22, 2012 - $259,580 +115% -11% 420 $618   $158,401,760 72
Sep 23, 2012 - $159,532 -39% -8% 420 $380   $158,561,292 73
Sep 24, 2012 - $31,812 -80% -17% 420 $76   $158,593,104 74
Sep 25, 2012 - $35,638 +12% -8% 420 $85   $158,628,742 75
Sep 26, 2012 - $40,037 +12% +55% 420 $95   $158,668,779 76
Sep 27, 2012 - $27,666 -31% +11% 420 $66   $158,696,445 77
Sep 28, 2012 - $84,157 +204% -30% 387 $217   $158,780,602 78
Sep 29, 2012 - $182,349 +117% -30% 387 $471   $158,962,951 79
Sep 30, 2012 21 $117,915 -35% -26% 387 $305   $159,080,866 80
Oct 1, 2012 - $21,615 -82% -32% 387 $56   $159,102,481 81
Oct 2, 2012 - $26,346 +22% -26% 387 $68   $159,128,827 82
Oct 3, 2012 - $20,578 -22% -49% 387 $53   $159,149,405 83
Oct 4, 2012 - $23,625 +15% -15% 387 $61   $159,173,030 84
Oct 5, 2012 - $68,736 +191% -18% 300 $229   $159,241,766 85
Oct 6, 2012 - $134,849 +96% -26% 300 $449   $159,376,615 86
Oct 7, 2012 - $96,647 -28% -18% 300 $322   $159,473,262 87
Oct 8, 2012 - $50,008 -48% +131% 300 $167   $159,523,270 88
Oct 9, 2012 - $25,073 -50% -5% 300 $84   $159,548,343 89
Oct 10, 2012 - $17,924 -29% -13% 300 $60   $159,566,267 90
Oct 11, 2012 - $22,943 +28% -3% 300 $76   $159,589,210 91
Oct 12, 2012 - $57,925 +152% -16% 237 $244   $159,647,135 92
Oct 13, 2012 - $101,880 +76% -24% 237 $430   $159,749,015 93
Oct 14, 2012 - $69,492 -32% -28% 237 $293   $159,818,507 94
Oct 15, 2012 - $15,061 -78% -70% 237 $64   $159,833,568 95
Oct 16, 2012 - $13,615 -10% -46% 237 $57   $159,847,183 96
Oct 17, 2012 - $13,529 -1% -25% 237 $57   $159,860,712 97
Oct 18, 2012 - $19,486 +44% -15% 237 $82   $159,880,198 98
Oct 19, 2012 - $49,438 +154% -15% 222 $223   $159,929,636 99
Oct 20, 2012 - $85,857 +74% -16% 222 $387   $160,015,493 100
Oct 21, 2012 - $57,013 -34% -18% 222 $257   $160,072,506 101
Oct 22, 2012 - $10,429 -82% -31% 222 $47   $160,082,935 102
Oct 23, 2012 - $11,128 +7% -18% 222 $50   $160,094,063 103
Oct 24, 2012 - $9,621 -14% -29% 222 $43   $160,103,684 104
Oct 25, 2012 - $11,301 +17% -42% 222 $51   $160,114,985 105
Oct 26, 2012 - $34,070 +201% -31% 192 $177   $160,149,055 106
Oct 27, 2012 - $63,453 +86% -26% 192 $330   $160,212,508 107
Oct 28, 2012 - $43,224 -32% -24% 192 $225   $160,255,732 108
Oct 29, 2012 - $7,756 -82% -26% 192 $40   $160,263,488 109
Oct 30, 2012 - $9,300 +20% -16% 192 $48   $160,272,788 110
Oct 31, 2012 - $11,010 +18% +14% 192 $57   $160,283,798 111
Nov 1, 2012 - $11,292 +3% n/c 192 $59   $160,295,090 112
Nov 2, 2012 - $26,916 +138% -21% 157 $171   $160,322,006 113
Nov 3, 2012 - $60,565 +125% -5% 157 $386   $160,382,571 114
Nov 4, 2012 - $38,259 -37% -11% 157 $244   $160,420,830 115
Nov 5, 2012 - $7,840 -80% +1% 157 $50   $160,428,670 116
Nov 6, 2012 - $11,111 +42% +19% 157 $71   $160,439,781 117
Nov 7, 2012 - $6,061 -45% -45% 157 $39   $160,445,842 118
Nov 8, 2012 - $7,483 +23% -34% 157 $48   $160,453,325 119
Nov 9, 2012 - $23,066 +208% -14% 147 $157   $160,476,391 120
Nov 10, 2012 - $50,632 +120% -16% 147 $344   $160,527,023 121
Nov 11, 2012 - $36,102 -29% -6% 147 $246   $160,563,125 122
Nov 12, 2012 - $23,159 -36% +195% 147 $158   $160,586,284 123
Nov 13, 2012 - $6,150 -73% -45% 147 $42   $160,592,434 124
Nov 14, 2012 - $5,752 -6% -5% 147 $39   $160,598,186 125
Nov 15, 2012 - $6,774 +18% -9% 147 $46   $160,604,960 126
Nov 16, 2012 - $19,619 +190% -15% 132 $149   $160,624,579 127
Nov 17, 2012 - $41,660 +112% -18% 132 $316   $160,666,239 128
Nov 18, 2012 - $25,870 -38% -28% 132 $196   $160,692,109 129
Nov 19, 2012 - $8,633 -67% -63% 132 $65   $160,700,742 130
Nov 20, 2012 - $13,568 +57% +121% 132 $103   $160,714,310 131
Nov 21, 2012 - $16,095 +19% +180% 116 $139   $160,730,405 132
Nov 22, 2012 - $9,149 -43% +35% 116 $79   $160,739,554 133
Nov 23, 2012 - $28,833 +215% +47% 109 $265   $160,768,387 134
Nov 24, 2012 - $32,697 +13% -22% 109 $300   $160,801,084 135
Nov 25, 2012 - $17,480 -47% -32% 109 $160   $160,818,564 136
Nov 26, 2012 - $3,067 -82% -64% 109 $28   $160,821,631 137
Nov 27, 2012 - $4,287 +40% -68% 109 $39   $160,825,918 138
Nov 28, 2012 - $2,749 -36% -83% 109 $25   $160,828,667 139
Nov 29, 2012 - $3,562 +30% -61% 109 $33   $160,832,229 140
Nov 30, 2012 - $10,719 +201% -63% 102 $105   $160,842,948 141
Dec 1, 2012 - $25,806 +141% -21% 102 $253   $160,868,754 142
Dec 2, 2012 - $15,315 -41% -12% 102 $150   $160,884,069 143
Dec 3, 2012 - $2,772 -82% -10% 102 $27   $160,886,841 144
Dec 4, 2012 - $3,560 +28% -17% 102 $35   $160,890,401 145
Dec 5, 2012 - $3,028 -15% +10% 102 $30   $160,893,429 146
Dec 6, 2012 - $3,440 +14% -3% 102 $34   $160,896,869 147
Dec 7, 2012 - $9,777 +184% -9% 90 $109   $160,906,646 148
Dec 8, 2012 - $29,587 +203% +15% 90 $329   $160,936,233 149
Dec 9, 2012 - $16,991 -43% +11% 90 $189   $160,953,224 150
Dec 10, 2012 - $3,487 -79% +26% 90 $39   $160,956,711 151
Dec 11, 2012 - $2,995 -14% -16% 90 $33   $160,959,706 152
Dec 12, 2012 - $3,074 +3% +2% 90 $34   $160,962,780 153
Dec 13, 2012 - $2,875 -6% -16% 90 $32   $160,965,655 154
Dec 14, 2012 - $8,993 +213% -8% 84 $107   $160,974,648 155
Dec 15, 2012 - $23,033 +156% -22% 84 $274   $160,997,681 156
Dec 16, 2012 - $13,710 -40% -19% 84 $163   $161,011,391 157
Dec 17, 2012 - $3,096 -77% -11% 84 $37   $161,014,487 158
Dec 18, 2012 - $3,930 +27% +31% 84 $47   $161,018,417 159
Dec 19, 2012 - $4,302 +9% +40% 84 $51   $161,022,719 160
Dec 20, 2012 - $7,270 +69% +153% 84 $87   $161,029,989 161
Dec 21, 2012 - $7,827 +8% -13% 72 $109   $161,037,816 162
Dec 22, 2012 - $10,671 +36% -54% 72 $148   $161,048,487 163
Dec 23, 2012 - $7,303 -32% -47% 72 $101   $161,055,790 164
Dec 24, 2012 - $5,574 -24% +80% 72 $77   $161,061,364 165
Dec 25, 2012 - $4,967 -11% +26% 64 $78   $161,066,331 166
Dec 26, 2012 - $8,735 +76% +103% 64 $136   $161,075,066 167
Dec 27, 2012 - $13,510 +55% +86% 64 $211   $161,088,576 168
Dec 28, 2012 - $14,092 +4% +80% 62 $227   $161,102,668 169
Dec 29, 2012 - $15,801 +12% +48% 62 $255   $161,118,469 170
Dec 30, 2012 - $11,587 -27% +59% 62 $187   $161,130,056 171
Dec 31, 2012 - $9,543 -18% +71% 62 $154   $161,139,599 172
Jan 1, 2013 - $13,256 +39% +167% 62 $214   $161,152,855 173
Jan 2, 2013 - $8,390 -37% -4% 62 $135   $161,161,245 174
Jan 3, 2013 - $7,717 -8% -43% 62 $124   $161,168,962 175
Jan 4, 2013 - $10,126 +31% -28% 53 $191   $161,179,088 176
Jan 5, 2013 - $15,776 +56% n/c 53 $298   $161,194,864 177
Jan 6, 2013 - $9,218 -42% -20% 53 $174   $161,204,082 178
Jan 7, 2013 - $2,481 -73% -74% 53 $47   $161,206,563 179
Jan 8, 2013 - $1,643 -34% -88% 53 $31   $161,208,206 180
Jan 9, 2013 - $1,481 -10% -82% 53 $28   $161,209,687 181
Jan 10, 2013 - $1,712 +16% -78% 53 $32   $161,211,399 182
Jan 11, 2013 - $5,026 +194% -50% 48 $105   $161,216,425 183
Jan 12, 2013 - $14,022 +179% -11% 48 $292   $161,230,447 184
Jan 13, 2013 - $9,524 -32% +3% 48 $198   $161,239,971 185
Jan 14, 2013 - $1,488 -84% -40% 48 $31   $161,241,459 186
Jan 15, 2013 - $1,532 +3% -7% 48 $32   $161,242,991 187
Jan 16, 2013 - $1,705 +11% +15% 48 $36   $161,244,696 188
Jan 17, 2013 - $1,657 -3% -3% 48 $35   $161,246,353 189
Jan 18, 2013 - $4,772 +188% -5% 40 $119   $161,251,125 190
Jan 19, 2013 - $10,816 +127% -23% 40 $270   $161,261,941 191
Jan 20, 2013 - $7,146 -34% -25% 40 $179   $161,269,087 192
Jan 21, 2013 - $7,452 +4% +401% 40 $186   $161,276,539 193
Jan 22, 2013 - $1,532 -79% n/c 40 $38   $161,278,071 194
Jan 23, 2013 - $1,055 -31% -38% 40 $26   $161,279,126 195
Jan 24, 2013 - $1,351 +28% -18% 40 $34   $161,280,477 196
Jan 25, 2013 - $3,602 +167% -25% 33 $109   $161,284,079 197
Jan 26, 2013 - $9,474 +163% -12% 33 $287   $161,293,553 198
Jan 27, 2013 - $5,939 -37% -17% 33 $180   $161,299,492 199
Jan 28, 2013 - $1,763 -70% -76% 33 $53   $161,301,255 200
Jan 29, 2013 - $1,476 -16% -4% 33 $45   $161,302,731 201
Jan 30, 2013 - $1,480 n/c +40% 33 $45   $161,304,211 202
Jan 31, 2013 - $1,314 -11% -3% 33 $40   $161,305,525 203
Feb 1, 2013 - $2,682 +104% -26% 25 $107   $161,308,207 204
Feb 2, 2013 - $6,301 +135% -33% 25 $252   $161,314,508 205
Feb 3, 2013 - $2,915 -54% -51% 25 $117   $161,317,423 206
Feb 4, 2013 - $896 -69% -49% 17 $53   $161,318,319 207
Feb 5, 2013 - $939 +5% -36% 17 $55   $161,319,258 208
Feb 6, 2013 - $1,389 +48% -6% 17 $82   $161,320,647 209
Feb 7, 2013 - $1,196 -14% -9% 17 $70   $161,321,843 210

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 1 $68,423,306   3,881 $17,630   $68,423,306 1
Jul 20, 2012 2 $33,123,908 -52% 3,886 $8,524   $101,547,214 2
Jul 27, 2012 2 $21,915,645 -34% 3,869 $5,664   $123,462,859 3
Aug 3, 2012 4 $13,851,193 -37% 3,542 $3,911   $137,314,052 4
Aug 10, 2012 7 $9,872,364 -29% 2,847 $3,468   $147,186,416 5
Aug 17, 2012 11 $4,562,359 -54% 2,274 $2,006   $151,748,775 6
Aug 24, 2012 14 $2,584,039 -43% 1,211 $2,134   $154,332,814 7
Aug 31, 2012 17 $2,006,630 -22% 1,036 $1,937   $156,339,444 8
Sep 7, 2012 18 $972,638 -52% 763 $1,275   $157,312,082 9
Sep 14, 2012 21 $709,096 -27% 541 $1,311   $158,021,178 10
Sep 21, 2012 20 $675,267 -5% 420 $1,608   $158,696,445 11
Sep 28, 2012 24 $476,585 -29% 387 $1,231   $159,173,030 12
Oct 5, 2012 21 $416,180 -13% 300 $1,387   $159,589,210 13
Oct 12, 2012 21 $290,988 -30% 237 $1,228   $159,880,198 14
Oct 19, 2012 23 $234,787 -19% 222 $1,058   $160,114,985 15
Oct 26, 2012 29 $180,105 -23% 192 $938   $160,295,090 16
Nov 2, 2012 31 $158,235 -12% 157 $1,008   $160,453,325 17
Nov 9, 2012 32 $151,635 -4% 147 $1,032   $160,604,960 18
Nov 16, 2012 37 $134,594 -11% 116 $1,160   $160,739,554 19
Nov 23, 2012 41 $92,675 -31% 109 $850   $160,832,229 20
Nov 30, 2012 40 $64,640 -30% 102 $634   $160,896,869 21
Dec 7, 2012 41 $68,786 +6% 90 $764   $160,965,655 22
Dec 14, 2012 46 $64,334 -6% 84 $766   $161,029,989 23
Dec 21, 2012 42 $58,587 -9% 64 $915   $161,088,576 24
Dec 28, 2012 39 $80,386 +37% 62 $1,297   $161,168,962 25
Jan 4, 2013 47 $42,437 -47% 53 $801   $161,211,399 26
Jan 11, 2013 46 $34,954 -18% 48 $728   $161,246,353 27
Jan 18, 2013 49 $34,124 -2% 40 $853   $161,280,477 28
Jan 25, 2013 58 $25,048 -27% 33 $759   $161,305,525 29
Feb 1, 2013 64 $16,318 -35% 25 $653   $161,321,843 30

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 6/28/2012 $0 0 265 1,601 $28,673,312 12/29/2018
Australia 6/28/2012 $4,748,725 490 564 3,082 $28,231,990 12/11/2015
Austria 7/2/2012 $1,343,158 100 105 1,197 $10,038,187 12/12/2015
Bahrain 6/28/2012 $15,465 1 1 44 $141,036 12/30/2018
Belgium 6/27/2012 $901,852 160 160 1,446 $7,446,543 12/12/2015
Bolivia 6/28/2012 $355,311 23 26 192 $1,693,488 12/29/2018
Brazil 6/29/2012 $0 0 899 5,868 $44,502,216 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 7/4/2012 $287,917 41 41 391 $1,785,316 12/30/2018
Chile 6/28/2012 $0 0 143 905 $13,783,204 12/29/2018
Colombia 6/29/2012 $0 0 299 1,469 $14,009,373 12/29/2018
Croatia 7/5/2012 $0 0 32 452 $1,081,662 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 6/28/2012 $0 0 61 612 $4,430,325 12/29/2018
Denmark 6/28/2012 $708,338 224 224 1,437 $4,803,226 12/12/2015
East Africa 6/29/2012 $2,872 1 1 2 $6,493 12/10/2015
Ecuador 6/29/2012 $0 0 89 469 $3,853,878 12/29/2018
Egypt 8/29/2012 $54,503 9 9 86 $362,817 12/30/2018
Estonia 7/6/2012 $0 0 14 74 $858,772 12/11/2015
Finland 6/29/2012 $688,939 190 190 1,129 $3,659,135 12/11/2015
France 6/27/2012 $0 0 841 5,496 $55,073,360 12/11/2015
Germany 7/2/2012 $11,435,048 820 825 11,109 $67,098,540 12/12/2015
Greece 7/5/2012 $671,741 138 138 759 $2,626,941 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 7/12/2012 $379,774 41 84 217 $4,926,445 12/11/2015
Hungary 7/5/2012 $0 0 62 620 $3,295,737 12/29/2018
Iceland 7/11/2012 $34,981 13 14 83 $231,236 12/29/2018
India 7/27/2012 $1,539,570 294 294 747 $4,245,635 12/11/2015
Indonesia 7/13/2012 $1,076,194 172 172 448 $2,934,364 12/29/2018
Iraq 6/28/2012 $0 0 1 5 $36,323 12/29/2018
Israel 6/28/2012 $0 0 65 432 $3,464,798 12/29/2018
Italy 9/28/2012 $7,138,559 838 858 2,980 $21,369,792 12/12/2015
Kenya 7/13/2012 $19,100 7 8 66 $83,401 12/29/2018
Kuwait 6/28/2012 $194,742 14 14 58 $716,009 12/29/2018
Latvia 7/6/2012 $0 0 20 200 $813,593 12/29/2018
Lebanon 6/28/2012 $0 0 14 51 $644,503 12/29/2018
Lithuania 7/4/2012 $0 0 18 186 $1,137,540 12/12/2015
Malaysia 7/12/2012 $193,136 122 157 700 $2,641,087 12/11/2015
Mexico 6/28/2012 $11,462,936 2,611 2,611 10,445 $46,845,580 12/11/2015
Netherlands 7/4/2012 $1,493,971 277 310 2,960 $9,635,288 12/12/2015
New Zealand 6/28/2012 $456,713 169 169 1,008 $3,627,683 12/11/2015
Nigeria 7/13/2012 $0 0 6 34 $91,531 12/29/2018
Norway 6/29/2012 $2,417,905 158 158 1,068 $11,660,952 12/13/2015
Oman 6/28/2012 $24,811 3 4 13 $104,156 12/29/2018
Peru 6/28/2012 $0 0 189 868 $9,834,504 12/29/2018
Philippines 7/12/2012 $1,047,708 194 194 459 $2,228,093 12/29/2018
Poland 7/6/2012 $1,525,558 271 271 2,121 $9,607,277 12/29/2018
Portugal 6/28/2012 $763,152 118 118 652 $3,894,573 12/12/2015
Qatar 6/28/2012 $46,699 3 3 22 $216,514 12/29/2018
Romania 7/6/2012 $0 0 57 480 $1,967,546 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 7/12/2012 $16,972,164 2,090 2,090 8,773 $52,445,008 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 7/5/2012 $0 0 26 416 $678,536 12/29/2018
Singapore 7/12/2012 $1,015,265 70 70 223 $2,311,351 12/11/2015
Slovakia 6/28/2012 $0 0 19 184 $1,756,109 12/12/2015
Slovenia 7/5/2012 $112,954 30 30 570 $1,090,147 12/12/2015
South Africa 6/29/2012 $0 0 81 254 $3,400,680 12/11/2015
South Korea 7/25/2012 $0 0 269 269 $4,549,342 12/11/2015
Spain 6/29/2012 $3,473,095 771 771 4,544 $19,602,660 12/12/2015
Sweden 6/27/2012 $1,284,411 200 200 1,593 $8,612,444 12/12/2015
Switzerland 7/2/2012 $0 0 87 407 $11,429,626 12/12/2015
Taiwan 7/13/2012 $883,062 63 65 295 $3,604,814 12/11/2015
Thailand 7/12/2012 $487,818 90 90 228 $1,034,591 12/11/2015
Turkey 6/29/2012 $0 0 381 1,968 $10,347,227 12/30/2018
Ukraine 7/12/2012 $1,339,019 157 157 1,091 $4,416,800 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 6/28/2012 $0 0 29 113 $3,283,654 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 6/29/2012 $1,310,811 134 550 6,057 $47,482,484 12/14/2015
Uruguay 6/29/2012 $0 0 17 76 $1,692,639 12/29/2018
Venezuela 7/20/2012 $2,056,823 132 132 914 $14,680,514 12/12/2015
Vietnam 7/18/2012 $550,736 55 55 228 $1,962,780 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $83,647,914
 
International Total$718,443,294 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 16, 20123653,972 653,972$10,901,713$10,901,7131
Dec 23, 20124566,057-13% 1,220,029$8,281,414$19,183,1272
Dec 30, 20124274,630-51% 1,494,659$5,481,615$24,664,7423
Jan 6, 20135209,661-24% 1,704,320$4,184,834$28,849,5764
Jan 13, 201310114,984-45% 1,819,304$2,295,081$31,144,6575
Jan 20, 20131071,611-38% 1,890,915$1,429,356$32,574,0136
Jan 27, 20131067,540-6% 1,958,455$1,299,470$33,873,4837
Feb 3, 20131447,951-29% 2,006,406$725,978$34,599,4618
Feb 10, 20131543,670-9% 2,050,076$668,588$35,268,0499
Feb 17, 20131397,341+123% 2,147,417$1,976,996$37,245,04510
Feb 24, 20132318,463-81% 2,165,880$360,767$37,605,81211
Mar 3, 20132524,958+35% 2,190,838$375,368$37,981,18012
Nov 30, 201415186,028 2,698,179$1,000,831$42,619,906103

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 16, 20124352,348 352,348$7,853,098$7,853,0981
Dec 23, 20125277,169-21% 629,517$5,479,101$13,332,1992
Dec 30, 2012889,519-68% 719,036$2,358,821$15,691,0203
Jan 6, 2013753,931-40% 772,967$1,426,113$17,117,1334
Jan 13, 20131125,569-53% 798,536$583,382$17,700,5155
Jan 20, 2013725,630n/c824,166$528,961$18,229,4766
Jan 27, 2013818,456-28% 842,622$380,897$18,610,3737
Feb 3, 20131312,970-30% 855,592$268,411$18,878,7848
Feb 10, 20131311,012-15% 866,604$230,006$19,108,7909
Feb 17, 20132011,896+8% 878,500$253,658$19,362,44810

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Leading Cast

Ray Romano    Manny
John Leguizamo    Sid
Denis Leary    Diego
Wanda Sykes    Sid's Ganny
Keke Palmer    Peaches

Supporting Cast

Nicki Minaj    Steffie
Drake    Ethan
Jennifer Lopez    Shira
Queen Latifah    Ellie
Seann William Scott    Crash
Josh Peck    Eddie
Peter Dinklage    Captian Gutt
Josh Gad    Louis
Nick Frost    Flynn
Aziz Ansari    Squint
Alan Tudyk    Milton/Hunky Siren
Kunal Nayyar    Gupta
Eddie Sotelo    Uncle Fungus
Joy Behar    Eunice
Alain Chabat    Silas
Heather Morris    Katie
Christopher Campbell    Creature Siren/Various
Karen Disher    Scratte
Jason Fricchione    Dumb Mammoth/Various
Ben Gleib    Marshall
George Jacobs    Beaver
James M. Palumbo    Panicked Start
Alexandra Romano    Meghan
Matthew D. Simmons    Teen Elk
Patrick Stewart    Ariscratle
Meghan Thurmeier    Baby Bird
Chris Wedge    Scrat
Keith Silverstein    Various Voices

Cameos

Ester Dean    Female Siren
Rebel Wilson    Raz

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Martino    Director
Michael Thurmeier    Director
Michael Berg    Screenwriter
Jason Fuchs    Screenwriter
Michael Berg    Story Creator
Lori Forte    Story Creator
Lori Forte    Producer
John C. Donkin    Producer
Chris Wedge    Executive Producer
Carlos Saldanha    Executive Producer
James M. Palumbo    Editor
David Ian Salter    Editor
John Powell    Composer
Renato Falcao    Director of Photography
Peter De Seve    Character Designer
Nash Dunnigan    Art Director
Christian Kaplan    Casting Director
Anthony Nisi    Production Manager
Christopher Campbell    Co-Editor
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Scott R. Lewis    Additional Re Recording Mixer
David Parker    Additional Re Recording Mixer
Randy Thom    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Silvers    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Guitteau    Sound Effects Editor
David Chrastka    Sound Effects Editor
Nia Hansen    Sound Effects Editor
Theresa Eckton    Sound Effects Editor
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Brian Chumney    Dialogue Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor
Adam Schlesinger    Additional Music
Ester Dean    Additional Music

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

DVD Sales: New Year, Old Releases

February 5th, 2013

This week is a little confusing on the home market, as there are two weeks of new releases to deal with. (Because Christmas landed on a Tuesday, new releases were spread throughout the week, including some the following Monday.) One of the old new releases topped the DVD sales chart, as Looper sold 553,000 units and generated $9.71 million during its first full week on the home market. This is better than I was expecting. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Take a Holiday

January 29th, 2013

New releases were even weaker than expected and none of them reached the top 30 of the DVD sales chart. The top five were identical to last week with Ted earning top spot for the third weekend in a row. It sold an additional 714,000 units generating $12.44 million in sales giving it totals of 3.42 million units / $57.68 million after three weeks of releases. More...

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases are Far From Perfect

January 25th, 2013

There were plenty of new releases to chart this week, but none of them were able to top the Blu-ray sales chart. In fact, most missed the top ten. This left Ted on top for the second weekend in a row with 558,000 units / $13.93 million giving it totals of 1.86 million units / $39.92 million after two. These are amazing Blu-ray totals for a comedy. More...

DVD Sales: Ted Takes Down the Competition

January 23rd, 2013

While there were a number of new releases to reach the to 30 of the DVD sales chart this week, Ted was able to remain in first place. It sold an additional 1.04 million units while generating $18.59 million, lifting its totals to 2.71 million units / $45.24 million after two weeks of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Ted Loves Being High (Definition)

January 22nd, 2013

Like it did on the DVD sales chart, Ted led a trio of new releases that placed high on the Blu-ray sales chart. The film earned first place with 1.28 million units / $25.64 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 43%. That's very strong for a comedy, even one aimed at the prime demographic for Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales: Ted Knocks Out Batman

January 22nd, 2013

Ted led a trio of new releases that placed high on the DVD sales chart. It earned first place with 1.67 million units and $26.66 million, which was better than I anticipated. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 25th, 2012

December 22nd, 2012

This year, Christmas day lands on the Tuesday, so it should come as no surprise there are not a lot of DVDs or Blu-ray coming out that day, or over the next week. (There are some films in this week's list that are definitely fillers, plus two late reviews, and I still could only get to a dozen releases.) However, there are some coming out during the week that are of interest and there are two that would be contenders for Pick of the Week in all but the busiest weeks. Justified: The Complete Third Season on DVD or Blu-ray is one such contender. However, in the end I went with Looper on DVD or Blu-ray as Pick of the Week. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 11th, 2012

December 10th, 2012

It's a terrible week on the home market from top to bottom, but for different reasons. There are a few really big releases at the top, Ted, Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Bourne Legacy, Girls: Season One, Futurama: Volume Seven. However, I am waiting for the final screener for all of them. (I did get a DVD screener for a couple.) After that glut of good releases, there's a sharp drop-off in sales potential. That doesn't mean there aren't other releases worth picking up, but I don't expect Following to sell 100,000 units on DVD or Blu-ray. It is the best release on this week's list and the winner of the Pick of the Week honor. On a side note, there are a ton of cheap releases with the word, "Django" in the title, obviously hoping to cash in on Django Unchained. There are also a lot of releases that I would describe as porn, or at least porn-lite. I assume those two trends are unrelated. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: Ice Age: Continental Drift

December 9th, 2012

I've seen all of the Ice Age films. I thought the first film was great and the second film was good, but I thought the third film was only average for a kids film. Will the franchise bounce back with Ice Age: Continental Drift? Or will the fourth film continue the decline? More...

International Box Office: Taken Over the Top

October 11th, 2012

Taken 2 was just as strong internationally as it was domestically earning first place with $55.23 million on 6,319 screens in 50 markets for a total of $66.79 million. The film had a trio of first place openings in major markets, starting with the U.K. with $11.85 million on 506 screens. It also opened in first place in France with $8.29 million on 561 screens and in Australia with $7.92 million on 246. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in Mexico with $2.54 million on 930 screens, in Russia with $2.00 million on 750, and in Spain with $1.24 million on 320. More...

International Box Office: Looper Leads, But Not as Lively

October 4th, 2012

Well... we found out why the Chinese box office numbers were extra late this week. There was an accounting error in Looper's previously reported numbers and it took time to sort things out. Instead of making $23 million to $25 million, it made about $6 million. That's actually still really good and better than it performed here, relative to the size of the two markets, but it wasn't a monster hit. The wide gap in the initial reported number and the final figure is an embarrassment, but hopefully it will spur China to build the infrastructure needed to collect box office data faster and more accurately. China might be the most important international market, but studios can't invest money into making movies aimed more at a Chinese market if they can't trust the box office numbers they get. The other numbers we had were accurate leading to a total weekend haul of $22.85 million on 2,506 million in 17 markets. It wasn't a hit in all of them, as it only managed third place in Brazil with $955,000 on 332 screens. The film is just starting its international run, so it is hard to predict where it will end up, but so far most signs are very positive. More...

International Box Office: Looper Leaps to the Top

October 4th, 2012

It looks like International numbers will be late this week, for reasons I hinted at earlier. Looper won the weekend race, but about two thirds of its opening weekend haul came from China which is notoriously slow for getting final box office numbers. (The same used to be true of Russia, but they've gotten a lot better.) Overall it is estimated the film made $36 million, including China, with first place openings in Russia ($5.09 million on 1,010 screens) and the U.K. ($3.92 million on 449). Resident Evil: Retribution was knocked to second place after two weeks on top, but held strong with $21.1 million over the weekend for running tally of $136.9 million after three. Finally, Ice Age: Continental Drift became the highest grossing animated film at the international box office and is on pace to become the first animated film to cross $700 million. More information will come when the weekend final numbers are out. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Brave the Competition

August 29th, 2012

The Expendables 2 remained in first place with $25.96 million on 5,672 screens in 33 markets for a total of $66.76 million. It debuted in first place in Spain with $2.45 million on 459 screens, which is significantly more than the original made in Spain when it opened. Meanwhile, it added $3.13 million on 815 screens in Russia, for a total of $14.22 million after two weeks of release in that market. This is more than its predecessor earned in total in Russia. More...

International Box Office: International Box Office is Essential for The Expendables

August 23rd, 2012

The Expendables 2 earned first place during its international debut with $23.01 million on 3,741 screens in 19 markets. It was led by Russia where it made $8.12 million on 804 during its opening weekend. It also topped the chart in Mexico ($3.32 million on 1,249) and in Italy ($1.91 million on 379). It only managed fourth place in the U.K. with $3.12 million on 451 screens. By comparison, The Expendables earned much less in Russia, Mexico, and Italy, but much more in the U.K. Overall, the sequel has made a little more than its predecessor, but it is too soon to tell where it will end up. More...

International Box Office: Rising to Another Milestone

August 15th, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises remained in first place with $35.1 million on 12,000 screens in 58 markets over the weekend. After nearly a month in release, it has $446.6 million internationally and $836.2 million worldwide. It became just the 33rd film to reach $800 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but has yet to open in Italy, while it should have enough left to get to $900 million with relative ease, getting to $1 billion will be a whole lot harder. More...

International Box Office: Rises Remains Top Draw

August 8th, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises held onto first place with $66.7 million on 15,400 screens in 58 markets lifting its totals to $378.1 million internationally and $732.0 million worldwide. Since last week, it cracked $300 million internationally and became just the 49th film to reach $700 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but still finished in first place in Mexico with $5.38 million on 2,370 screens and in Brazil with $4.76 million on 904 screens. In those two markets, it has two-week totals of $21.28 million and $15.28 million respectively. It was forced into second place in the U.K., but earned $6.67 million on 567 screens over the weekend for a total of $63.53 million after two. The film still has a few markets left to open in, including Italy, so it isn't quite done yet. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Can't Rise to the Occasion

August 6th, 2012

As I've mentioned before, for a film to repeat at the top of the box office, it generally just needs to earn a massive opening and to avoid a big fall during its sophomore stint. However, for a film to earn first place at the box office three times in a row, it needs help from weak new releases. This is certainly the case with The Dark Knight Rises. Granted, it did hold on better than expected this weekend, but the two new releases, Total Recall and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, were so far behind that The Dark Knight Rises would have won with ease, even if it just missed expectations. The weakness in the new releases resulted in the overall box office falling 8.5% from last week to just $123 million. More importantly, this was 27% lower than the same weekend last year. 2012 is still head of 2011's pace, but the margin has been reduced to just 4.2% at $6.80 billion to $6.53 billion. If things don't turn around soon, 2012 might relinquish its lead before the end of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Dark Knight Complete Threepeat, or Will Recall Rise to the Top?

August 2nd, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises should have a relatively easy time earning first place this weekend, but the new releases are stronger than last week. There are some that think Total Recall will earn first place, but there are also some who think it won't open with as much as the original opened with, despite more than 20 years of inflation and a change in the business that favors bigger opening weekends. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is playing counter-programming and while there's not a lot of direct competition in theaters, it is still aiming for a midlevel hit, and no more. Last year, Rise of the Planet of the Apes opened with more than $54 million and there's really no chance that will be replicated this weekend and August will very likely start out on a losing note. More...

International Box Office: Dark Knight Rises Rises in Sophomore Stint

August 2nd, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises overall numbers are still limited to studio estimates, but it was clearly the best film of the weekend with $126.2 million on 17,200 screens in 57 markets for a total of $252.0 million internationally and $539.1 million worldwide. Its best new market was France, where it made $10.91 million on 892 screens. It also dominated the box office in Mexico with $9.75 million on 2,765 screens and in Germany with $9.40 million on 718 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $11.40 million. Russia was close behind with $8.33 million on 1,312 screens. The film also earned first place in Brazil, but with $6.70 million on 944, which is a little more subdued, while it missed top spot in Japan with $4.76 million on 546 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.82 million. The film remained in first place in the U.K. with $11.42 million on 589 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $47.96 million. It also remained champion in Australia with $7.77 million on 628 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.00 million after two. On the other hand, it was pushed into second place in South Korea with $5.93 million on 807 screens over the weekend for a total of $27.67 million after two. So far, The Dark Knight Rises has been about on par with Ice Age: Continental Drift, maybe a little behind that film's pace, and it is on track to earn close to $600 million internationally and about $1 billion worldwide. This is a fantastic result, but still below expectations. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Rises Sinks, Watch Unseen

July 30th, 2012

That was a pretty bad week. The Dark Knight Rises fell faster than most people were expecting while The Watch flopped. Step Up Revolution came very close to matching expectations, but it was expected to struggle, so that's not saying much. Overall, the box office fell 42% from last week to $134 million, which was 25% lower than the same weekend last year. The swings we've seen at the box office are erratic, to be polite, but at least 2012 remains ahead of 2011, even if the margin shrunk to 5.5% at $6.61 billion to $6.27 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dark Knight Set to Dominate Again

July 26th, 2012

There's little doubt that The Dark Knight Rises will repeat as the box office champion this weekend. There are some questions regarding how much it will dominate the box office. Will it continue to match The Dark Knight's pace? Will it show the same legs as The Avengers did earlier this summer? Or will it collapse like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II did? There are also a few, very few, asking questions about The Watch and Step Up Revolution. Both films are opening wide, but neither film looks like it will be able to get anywhere beyond a midlevel hit and they are very unlikely to match last year's two wide releases, Cowboys and Aliens and The Smurfs. Fortunately, The Dark Knight Rises should earn enough to ensure a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Dark Knight's Limited Release Roars to the Top

July 26th, 2012

Some international numbers were late in reporting, others are still limited to studio estimates, but it is clear which film came out on top. The Dark Knight Rises only opened in 17 markets, but that was still enough to earn first place during its first weekend in international release. It managed $88 million on 7,173 screens in those 17 markets, with the U.K. leading the way with $22.23 million on 594 screens. South Korea was next with $15.65 million on 1,210 (including $12.90 million over the weekend proper), while Australia was right behind with $15.50 million on 628. It was not quite as potent in Spain, but it still earned first place with $4.17 million on 624 screens. The film will more than triple its market count this coming weekend with debuts in France, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, and many smaller markets, so it should rise even further. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Knight Rise, but Overshadowed by Darkness

July 23rd, 2012

There was tragedy over the weekend at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises, which is clearly a more important story than any box office numbers. However, we try to avoid politics here, and try to stick with the numbers, but the two stories might be hard to untangle. As expected, The Dark Knight Rises led the box office, but with a more subdued opening. It failed to match The Avengers's opening from earlier in the summer, but was the biggest from the franchise. It helped propel the overall box office to $230 million, which was 39% higher than last weekend and 21% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2012 now leads 2011 by 6.7% at $6.37 billion to $5.96 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: How High will The Dark Knight Rise?

July 19th, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises looks to crush the competition at the box office this weekend. No one is wondering if it will be the number one film this weekend. People are wondering if it will have the number one opening of all time. At the beginning the year, I would have put the odds of that happening at about 80%. However, after The Avengers opened with more than $200 million, the chance of The Dark Knight Rises breaking that record is now very slim. It has a better shot at earning more than the entire box office this weekend last year, or about $191 million. The odds of 2012 winning in the year-over-year comparison is nearly 100%. More...

International Box Office: International Releases hit an Iceberg

July 18th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift returned to top spot with $97.56 million on 14,354 screens in 64 markets for totals of $339.21 million internationally and $385.84 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $15.66 million on 522 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $20.27 million, including previews. It was just as powerful in Russia with $16.86 million on 2,090 screens. The film grew by 9% in Germany to $12.16 million on 825 screens over the weekend for a total of $31.20 million after two weeks of release. The film doesn't have a lot of markets left to open in, but it has already made enough to pay for its production budget and likely has covered a large chunk of its P&A budget. More...

Contest: Rising Water: Winning Announcement

July 18th, 2012

The winners of our Rising Water contest were determined and they are... More...

2016 is the Future of the Per Theater Chart

July 17th, 2012

One of two Obama related films topped the per theater chart this past weekend. 2016 earned $31,610 in its lone theater, which suggests potential to earn some measure of mainstream success; however, documentaries rarely get too far. The Imposter earned $22,379, also in one theater. This also suggests some potential, but again, it is a documentary. Easy Money earned an average of $12,342 in two theaters, while Ice Age: Continental Drift was right behind with an average of $12,015. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ice Age off to a Cold Start

July 16th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift opened on the low end of expectations. The rest of the top five did better than predicted, but that wasn't enough to compensate and the overall box office fell 16% from last weekend to $165 million. This was 37% lower than the same weekend last year, and less than Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II opened with. 2012 is still ahead of 2011, even if the margin is down to 6.6% at $6.05 billion to $5.68 million. The box office should bounce back next weekend with the release of The Dark Knight Rises. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ice Age Delivers Cool $46 Million

July 15th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift will deliver a very solid $46 million over the weekend, according to Fox's Sunday morning estimate. While that's down quite a bit from the franchise's high point, The Meltdown's $68 million in 2006, it is up from the $41.7 million debut of Dawn of the Dinosaurs. If word-of-mouth is decent enough, the film should enjoy four weeks of relatively light direct competition, and might become the first title from the franchise to top $200 million domestically. Even more encouragingly for Fox, it's living up to the gigantic performances of its predecessors internationally, having already topped $200 million and broken a number of national records. The franchise as a whole has now cruised past $2 billion in global box office receipts and stands behind only Shrek among animated franchises. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Ice Age Heat Up the Box Office?

July 12th, 2012

This weekend, Ice Age: Continental Drift has the weekend to itself, at least as far as new wide releases goes. It will still have to deal with holdovers, but The Amazing Spider-Man will likely be in a distant second place. Last year, the number one release was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, which opened with a then record $169.19 million. Ice Age won't match that. In fact, there's a chance Ice Age won't make that much during its entire run. 2012 box office is going to take a tumble this weekend. More...

International Box Office: Spidey Reboot Ensnares First Place

July 11th, 2012

After a narrow opening last weekend, The Amazing Spider-Man expanded worldwide this weekend taking first place with $127.49 million on 18,343 screens in 74 markets for an early total of $200.86 million internationally and $337.89 million worldwide. If it didn't make another dollar at the box office, it would still likely break even early in its home market run. The film's biggest opening was in the U.K. where it dominated the box office with $17.19 million on 552 screens. That is like opening with about $100 million here. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spider-Man Swings to $140 Million

July 8th, 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man has continued its strong performance through the weekend, adding another $65 million to the $75 million it accumulated through Thursday. Its $140 million total is ahead of Sony's pre-release prediction, but mostly in line with independent analysis. With only Ice Age: Continental Drift opening next weekend, it will have a clear couple of weeks to pick up the teenage crowd and something over $200 million, before being blown away by The Dark Knight Rises on July 20. The weekend's other two debutantes are less amazing. More...

Contest: Rising Waters

July 6th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift broke records during its international debut, which certainly improves its chances here. Additionally, it has the weekend box office to itself, so it could be the biggest animated hit of the year. It is also 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 Ice Age: Continental Drift . 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 iCarly: Season Four on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of The Backyardigans: We Arrrr Pirates! on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Ice Drifts to the Top

July 5th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift started its international run a little earlier than its domestic run, and if this is any indication, its box office chances here are fantastic. The film pulled in $80.31 million on 9,653 screens in 35 markets. This includes $12.23 million on 2,617 screens over the weekend in Mexico for a total opening there of $13.87 million, which was the third biggest opening of all time in that market. It also made $11.31 million on 841 screens in France, which was the biggest opening of the year. The film dominated Brazil with $6.56 million on 1,004. Its opening in Australia was not quite as strong with $5.02 million on 490 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.43 million, but that's still equivalent to $60 million here, given the relative size of the two markets. It broke the record for biggest opening in Argentina at $4.1 million on 284 screens, and did the same in a number of smaller Latin American markets ($3.2 million on 296 in Colombia, $3.1 million on 252 in Peru, etc.). I think its chances of reaching $1 billion worldwide are better than I previously thought. More...

2012 Preview: July

July 1st, 2012

June was not a good month. Of the twelve films that opened wide last month, only four beat expectations by any serious margin, while there were seven that we know will fail to match expectations and one that's too close to call. That's a really bad record. Granted, 2012 still has a huge advantage over 2011, but it did shrink over the month of June. Looking forward to July, we get mixed signals. On the one hand, last July there were two monster hits, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which I'm considering a July film even though it opened on June 29th, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Those two films combined earned more than $700 million. This time around the only guaranteed monster hit is The Dark Knight Rises and I don't think there are many analysts bullish enough to think it will make $700 million by itself. That's not to say analysts aren't bullish on the film's chances. Some think it will top The Avengers at the box office. If it fails to reach $500 million, it would be seen as a disappointment. On the other hand, last year there were four other films that topped $100 million, while this year there are only six other films, period, and only two of those, The Amazing Spider-man and Ice Age: Continental Drift, are sure things to hit $100 million. There is a chance The Dark Knight Rises will earn more than the rest of the wide releases earn combined. And if this movie bombs, there's little hope for the rest of the month. But that won't happen, right? More...


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Synopsis

Scrat's nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he's been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$46,629,259 (28.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:18.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,881 opening theaters/3,886 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $218,470,207

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 367 $161,321,843
All Time International Box Office 38 $718,443,294
All Time Worldwide Box Office 76 $879,765,137
All Time Domestic Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 68 $161,321,843
All Time International Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 7 $718,443,294
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Digital Animation Movies 17 $879,765,137

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: July 13th, 2012 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: June 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
June 27th, 2012 (Wide) (France)
June 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Sweden)
June 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
June 28th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
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Video Release: December 11th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild rude humor and action/peril.
(Rating bulletin 2224, 5/23/2012)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Franchise: Ice Age
Comparisons: vs. Ice Age: Collision Course
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, 3-D, Pirates, On a Boat, Prehistoric Times, Prologue, Epilogue, Intertitle, Dysfunctional Family, Letting Go, Disaster, Hallucinations, Revenge, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Coming of Age, Scene in End Credits, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Monday 94 $517,213 Sep 3, 2012 53
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 64 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 45 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 75 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 47 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3
Top PG Weekend Domestic 97 $46,629,259 Jul 13, 2012 3

Leading Cast

Ray Romano    Manny
John Leguizamo    Sid
Denis Leary    Diego
Wanda Sykes    Sid's Ganny
Keke Palmer    Peaches

Supporting Cast

Nicki Minaj    Steffie
Drake    Ethan
Jennifer Lopez    Shira
Queen Latifah    Ellie
Seann William Scott    Crash
Josh Peck    Eddie
Peter Dinklage    Captian Gutt
Josh Gad    Louis
Nick Frost    Flynn
Aziz Ansari    Squint
Alan Tudyk    Milton/Hunky Siren
Kunal Nayyar    Gupta
Eddie Sotelo    Uncle Fungus
Joy Behar    Eunice
Alain Chabat    Silas
Heather Morris    Katie
Christopher Campbell    Creature Siren/Various
Karen Disher    Scratte
Jason Fricchione    Dumb Mammoth/Various
Ben Gleib    Marshall
George Jacobs    Beaver
James M. Palumbo    Panicked Start
Alexandra Romano    Meghan
Matthew D. Simmons    Teen Elk
Patrick Stewart    Ariscratle
Meghan Thurmeier    Baby Bird
Chris Wedge    Scrat
Keith Silverstein    Various Voices

Cameos

Ester Dean    Female Siren
Rebel Wilson    Raz

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steve Martino    Director
Michael Thurmeier    Director
Michael Berg    Screenwriter
Jason Fuchs    Screenwriter
Michael Berg    Story Creator
Lori Forte    Story Creator
Lori Forte    Producer
John C. Donkin    Producer
Chris Wedge    Executive Producer
Carlos Saldanha    Executive Producer
James M. Palumbo    Editor
David Ian Salter    Editor
John Powell    Composer
Renato Falcao    Director of Photography
Peter De Seve    Character Designer
Nash Dunnigan    Art Director
Christian Kaplan    Casting Director
Anthony Nisi    Production Manager
Christopher Campbell    Co-Editor
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Scott R. Lewis    Additional Re Recording Mixer
David Parker    Additional Re Recording Mixer
Randy Thom    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Silvers    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Guitteau    Sound Effects Editor
David Chrastka    Sound Effects Editor
Nia Hansen    Sound Effects Editor
Theresa Eckton    Sound Effects Editor
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
Brian Chumney    Dialogue Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor
Adam Schlesinger    Additional Music
Ester Dean    Additional Music

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

DVD Sales: New Year, Old Releases

February 5th, 2013

This week is a little confusing on the home market, as there are two weeks of new releases to deal with. (Because Christmas landed on a Tuesday, new releases were spread throughout the week, including some the following Monday.) One of the old new releases topped the DVD sales chart, as Looper sold 553,000 units and generated $9.71 million during its first full week on the home market. This is better than I was expecting. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Take a Holiday

January 29th, 2013

New releases were even weaker than expected and none of them reached the top 30 of the DVD sales chart. The top five were identical to last week with Ted earning top spot for the third weekend in a row. It sold an additional 714,000 units generating $12.44 million in sales giving it totals of 3.42 million units / $57.68 million after three weeks of releases. More...

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases are Far From Perfect

January 25th, 2013

There were plenty of new releases to chart this week, but none of them were able to top the Blu-ray sales chart. In fact, most missed the top ten. This left Ted on top for the second weekend in a row with 558,000 units / $13.93 million giving it totals of 1.86 million units / $39.92 million after two. These are amazing Blu-ray totals for a comedy. More...

DVD Sales: Ted Takes Down the Competition

January 23rd, 2013

While there were a number of new releases to reach the to 30 of the DVD sales chart this week, Ted was able to remain in first place. It sold an additional 1.04 million units while generating $18.59 million, lifting its totals to 2.71 million units / $45.24 million after two weeks of release. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Ted Loves Being High (Definition)

January 22nd, 2013

Like it did on the DVD sales chart, Ted led a trio of new releases that placed high on the Blu-ray sales chart. The film earned first place with 1.28 million units / $25.64 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 43%. That's very strong for a comedy, even one aimed at the prime demographic for Blu-ray. More...

DVD Sales: Ted Knocks Out Batman

January 22nd, 2013

Ted led a trio of new releases that placed high on the DVD sales chart. It earned first place with 1.67 million units and $26.66 million, which was better than I anticipated. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 25th, 2012

December 22nd, 2012

This year, Christmas day lands on the Tuesday, so it should come as no surprise there are not a lot of DVDs or Blu-ray coming out that day, or over the next week. (There are some films in this week's list that are definitely fillers, plus two late reviews, and I still could only get to a dozen releases.) However, there are some coming out during the week that are of interest and there are two that would be contenders for Pick of the Week in all but the busiest weeks. Justified: The Complete Third Season on DVD or Blu-ray is one such contender. However, in the end I went with Looper on DVD or Blu-ray as Pick of the Week. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 11th, 2012

December 10th, 2012

It's a terrible week on the home market from top to bottom, but for different reasons. There are a few really big releases at the top, Ted, Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Bourne Legacy, Girls: Season One, Futurama: Volume Seven. However, I am waiting for the final screener for all of them. (I did get a DVD screener for a couple.) After that glut of good releases, there's a sharp drop-off in sales potential. That doesn't mean there aren't other releases worth picking up, but I don't expect Following to sell 100,000 units on DVD or Blu-ray. It is the best release on this week's list and the winner of the Pick of the Week honor. On a side note, there are a ton of cheap releases with the word, "Django" in the title, obviously hoping to cash in on Django Unchained. There are also a lot of releases that I would describe as porn, or at least porn-lite. I assume those two trends are unrelated. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: Ice Age: Continental Drift

December 9th, 2012

I've seen all of the Ice Age films. I thought the first film was great and the second film was good, but I thought the third film was only average for a kids film. Will the franchise bounce back with Ice Age: Continental Drift? Or will the fourth film continue the decline? More...

International Box Office: Taken Over the Top

October 11th, 2012

Taken 2 was just as strong internationally as it was domestically earning first place with $55.23 million on 6,319 screens in 50 markets for a total of $66.79 million. The film had a trio of first place openings in major markets, starting with the U.K. with $11.85 million on 506 screens. It also opened in first place in France with $8.29 million on 561 screens and in Australia with $7.92 million on 246. On the other hand, the film had to settle for second place in Mexico with $2.54 million on 930 screens, in Russia with $2.00 million on 750, and in Spain with $1.24 million on 320. More...

International Box Office: Looper Leads, But Not as Lively

October 4th, 2012

Well... we found out why the Chinese box office numbers were extra late this week. There was an accounting error in Looper's previously reported numbers and it took time to sort things out. Instead of making $23 million to $25 million, it made about $6 million. That's actually still really good and better than it performed here, relative to the size of the two markets, but it wasn't a monster hit. The wide gap in the initial reported number and the final figure is an embarrassment, but hopefully it will spur China to build the infrastructure needed to collect box office data faster and more accurately. China might be the most important international market, but studios can't invest money into making movies aimed more at a Chinese market if they can't trust the box office numbers they get. The other numbers we had were accurate leading to a total weekend haul of $22.85 million on 2,506 million in 17 markets. It wasn't a hit in all of them, as it only managed third place in Brazil with $955,000 on 332 screens. The film is just starting its international run, so it is hard to predict where it will end up, but so far most signs are very positive. More...

International Box Office: Looper Leaps to the Top

October 4th, 2012

It looks like International numbers will be late this week, for reasons I hinted at earlier. Looper won the weekend race, but about two thirds of its opening weekend haul came from China which is notoriously slow for getting final box office numbers. (The same used to be true of Russia, but they've gotten a lot better.) Overall it is estimated the film made $36 million, including China, with first place openings in Russia ($5.09 million on 1,010 screens) and the U.K. ($3.92 million on 449). Resident Evil: Retribution was knocked to second place after two weeks on top, but held strong with $21.1 million over the weekend for running tally of $136.9 million after three. Finally, Ice Age: Continental Drift became the highest grossing animated film at the international box office and is on pace to become the first animated film to cross $700 million. More information will come when the weekend final numbers are out. More...

International Box Office: Expendables Brave the Competition

August 29th, 2012

The Expendables 2 remained in first place with $25.96 million on 5,672 screens in 33 markets for a total of $66.76 million. It debuted in first place in Spain with $2.45 million on 459 screens, which is significantly more than the original made in Spain when it opened. Meanwhile, it added $3.13 million on 815 screens in Russia, for a total of $14.22 million after two weeks of release in that market. This is more than its predecessor earned in total in Russia. More...

International Box Office: International Box Office is Essential for The Expendables

August 23rd, 2012

The Expendables 2 earned first place during its international debut with $23.01 million on 3,741 screens in 19 markets. It was led by Russia where it made $8.12 million on 804 during its opening weekend. It also topped the chart in Mexico ($3.32 million on 1,249) and in Italy ($1.91 million on 379). It only managed fourth place in the U.K. with $3.12 million on 451 screens. By comparison, The Expendables earned much less in Russia, Mexico, and Italy, but much more in the U.K. Overall, the sequel has made a little more than its predecessor, but it is too soon to tell where it will end up. More...

International Box Office: Rising to Another Milestone

August 15th, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises remained in first place with $35.1 million on 12,000 screens in 58 markets over the weekend. After nearly a month in release, it has $446.6 million internationally and $836.2 million worldwide. It became just the 33rd film to reach $800 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but has yet to open in Italy, while it should have enough left to get to $900 million with relative ease, getting to $1 billion will be a whole lot harder. More...

International Box Office: Rises Remains Top Draw

August 8th, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises held onto first place with $66.7 million on 15,400 screens in 58 markets lifting its totals to $378.1 million internationally and $732.0 million worldwide. Since last week, it cracked $300 million internationally and became just the 49th film to reach $700 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but still finished in first place in Mexico with $5.38 million on 2,370 screens and in Brazil with $4.76 million on 904 screens. In those two markets, it has two-week totals of $21.28 million and $15.28 million respectively. It was forced into second place in the U.K., but earned $6.67 million on 567 screens over the weekend for a total of $63.53 million after two. The film still has a few markets left to open in, including Italy, so it isn't quite done yet. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Can't Rise to the Occasion

August 6th, 2012

As I've mentioned before, for a film to repeat at the top of the box office, it generally just needs to earn a massive opening and to avoid a big fall during its sophomore stint. However, for a film to earn first place at the box office three times in a row, it needs help from weak new releases. This is certainly the case with The Dark Knight Rises. Granted, it did hold on better than expected this weekend, but the two new releases, Total Recall and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, were so far behind that The Dark Knight Rises would have won with ease, even if it just missed expectations. The weakness in the new releases resulted in the overall box office falling 8.5% from last week to just $123 million. More importantly, this was 27% lower than the same weekend last year. 2012 is still head of 2011's pace, but the margin has been reduced to just 4.2% at $6.80 billion to $6.53 billion. If things don't turn around soon, 2012 might relinquish its lead before the end of the year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Dark Knight Complete Threepeat, or Will Recall Rise to the Top?

August 2nd, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises should have a relatively easy time earning first place this weekend, but the new releases are stronger than last week. There are some that think Total Recall will earn first place, but there are also some who think it won't open with as much as the original opened with, despite more than 20 years of inflation and a change in the business that favors bigger opening weekends. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is playing counter-programming and while there's not a lot of direct competition in theaters, it is still aiming for a midlevel hit, and no more. Last year, Rise of the Planet of the Apes opened with more than $54 million and there's really no chance that will be replicated this weekend and August will very likely start out on a losing note. More...

International Box Office: Dark Knight Rises Rises in Sophomore Stint

August 2nd, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises overall numbers are still limited to studio estimates, but it was clearly the best film of the weekend with $126.2 million on 17,200 screens in 57 markets for a total of $252.0 million internationally and $539.1 million worldwide. Its best new market was France, where it made $10.91 million on 892 screens. It also dominated the box office in Mexico with $9.75 million on 2,765 screens and in Germany with $9.40 million on 718 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $11.40 million. Russia was close behind with $8.33 million on 1,312 screens. The film also earned first place in Brazil, but with $6.70 million on 944, which is a little more subdued, while it missed top spot in Japan with $4.76 million on 546 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.82 million. The film remained in first place in the U.K. with $11.42 million on 589 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $47.96 million. It also remained champion in Australia with $7.77 million on 628 screens over the weekend for a total of $28.00 million after two. On the other hand, it was pushed into second place in South Korea with $5.93 million on 807 screens over the weekend for a total of $27.67 million after two. So far, The Dark Knight Rises has been about on par with Ice Age: Continental Drift, maybe a little behind that film's pace, and it is on track to earn close to $600 million internationally and about $1 billion worldwide. This is a fantastic result, but still below expectations. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Rises Sinks, Watch Unseen

July 30th, 2012

That was a pretty bad week. The Dark Knight Rises fell faster than most people were expecting while The Watch flopped. Step Up Revolution came very close to matching expectations, but it was expected to struggle, so that's not saying much. Overall, the box office fell 42% from last week to $134 million, which was 25% lower than the same weekend last year. The swings we've seen at the box office are erratic, to be polite, but at least 2012 remains ahead of 2011, even if the margin shrunk to 5.5% at $6.61 billion to $6.27 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dark Knight Set to Dominate Again

July 26th, 2012

There's little doubt that The Dark Knight Rises will repeat as the box office champion this weekend. There are some questions regarding how much it will dominate the box office. Will it continue to match The Dark Knight's pace? Will it show the same legs as The Avengers did earlier this summer? Or will it collapse like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II did? There are also a few, very few, asking questions about The Watch and Step Up Revolution. Both films are opening wide, but neither film looks like it will be able to get anywhere beyond a midlevel hit and they are very unlikely to match last year's two wide releases, Cowboys and Aliens and The Smurfs. Fortunately, The Dark Knight Rises should earn enough to ensure a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

International Box Office: Dark Knight's Limited Release Roars to the Top

July 26th, 2012

Some international numbers were late in reporting, others are still limited to studio estimates, but it is clear which film came out on top. The Dark Knight Rises only opened in 17 markets, but that was still enough to earn first place during its first weekend in international release. It managed $88 million on 7,173 screens in those 17 markets, with the U.K. leading the way with $22.23 million on 594 screens. South Korea was next with $15.65 million on 1,210 (including $12.90 million over the weekend proper), while Australia was right behind with $15.50 million on 628. It was not quite as potent in Spain, but it still earned first place with $4.17 million on 624 screens. The film will more than triple its market count this coming weekend with debuts in France, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, and many smaller markets, so it should rise even further. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Knight Rise, but Overshadowed by Darkness

July 23rd, 2012

There was tragedy over the weekend at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises, which is clearly a more important story than any box office numbers. However, we try to avoid politics here, and try to stick with the numbers, but the two stories might be hard to untangle. As expected, The Dark Knight Rises led the box office, but with a more subdued opening. It failed to match The Avengers's opening from earlier in the summer, but was the biggest from the franchise. It helped propel the overall box office to $230 million, which was 39% higher than last weekend and 21% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2012 now leads 2011 by 6.7% at $6.37 billion to $5.96 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: How High will The Dark Knight Rise?

July 19th, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises looks to crush the competition at the box office this weekend. No one is wondering if it will be the number one film this weekend. People are wondering if it will have the number one opening of all time. At the beginning the year, I would have put the odds of that happening at about 80%. However, after The Avengers opened with more than $200 million, the chance of The Dark Knight Rises breaking that record is now very slim. It has a better shot at earning more than the entire box office this weekend last year, or about $191 million. The odds of 2012 winning in the year-over-year comparison is nearly 100%. More...

International Box Office: International Releases hit an Iceberg

July 18th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift returned to top spot with $97.56 million on 14,354 screens in 64 markets for totals of $339.21 million internationally and $385.84 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in the U.K. with $15.66 million on 522 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $20.27 million, including previews. It was just as powerful in Russia with $16.86 million on 2,090 screens. The film grew by 9% in Germany to $12.16 million on 825 screens over the weekend for a total of $31.20 million after two weeks of release. The film doesn't have a lot of markets left to open in, but it has already made enough to pay for its production budget and likely has covered a large chunk of its P&A budget. More...

Contest: Rising Water: Winning Announcement

July 18th, 2012

The winners of our Rising Water contest were determined and they are... More...

2016 is the Future of the Per Theater Chart

July 17th, 2012

One of two Obama related films topped the per theater chart this past weekend. 2016 earned $31,610 in its lone theater, which suggests potential to earn some measure of mainstream success; however, documentaries rarely get too far. The Imposter earned $22,379, also in one theater. This also suggests some potential, but again, it is a documentary. Easy Money earned an average of $12,342 in two theaters, while Ice Age: Continental Drift was right behind with an average of $12,015. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ice Age off to a Cold Start

July 16th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift opened on the low end of expectations. The rest of the top five did better than predicted, but that wasn't enough to compensate and the overall box office fell 16% from last weekend to $165 million. This was 37% lower than the same weekend last year, and less than Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II opened with. 2012 is still ahead of 2011, even if the margin is down to 6.6% at $6.05 billion to $5.68 million. The box office should bounce back next weekend with the release of The Dark Knight Rises. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ice Age Delivers Cool $46 Million

July 15th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift will deliver a very solid $46 million over the weekend, according to Fox's Sunday morning estimate. While that's down quite a bit from the franchise's high point, The Meltdown's $68 million in 2006, it is up from the $41.7 million debut of Dawn of the Dinosaurs. If word-of-mouth is decent enough, the film should enjoy four weeks of relatively light direct competition, and might become the first title from the franchise to top $200 million domestically. Even more encouragingly for Fox, it's living up to the gigantic performances of its predecessors internationally, having already topped $200 million and broken a number of national records. The franchise as a whole has now cruised past $2 billion in global box office receipts and stands behind only Shrek among animated franchises. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Ice Age Heat Up the Box Office?

July 12th, 2012

This weekend, Ice Age: Continental Drift has the weekend to itself, at least as far as new wide releases goes. It will still have to deal with holdovers, but The Amazing Spider-Man will likely be in a distant second place. Last year, the number one release was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, which opened with a then record $169.19 million. Ice Age won't match that. In fact, there's a chance Ice Age won't make that much during its entire run. 2012 box office is going to take a tumble this weekend. More...

International Box Office: Spidey Reboot Ensnares First Place

July 11th, 2012

After a narrow opening last weekend, The Amazing Spider-Man expanded worldwide this weekend taking first place with $127.49 million on 18,343 screens in 74 markets for an early total of $200.86 million internationally and $337.89 million worldwide. If it didn't make another dollar at the box office, it would still likely break even early in its home market run. The film's biggest opening was in the U.K. where it dominated the box office with $17.19 million on 552 screens. That is like opening with about $100 million here. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spider-Man Swings to $140 Million

July 8th, 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man has continued its strong performance through the weekend, adding another $65 million to the $75 million it accumulated through Thursday. Its $140 million total is ahead of Sony's pre-release prediction, but mostly in line with independent analysis. With only Ice Age: Continental Drift opening next weekend, it will have a clear couple of weeks to pick up the teenage crowd and something over $200 million, before being blown away by The Dark Knight Rises on July 20. The weekend's other two debutantes are less amazing. More...

Contest: Rising Waters

July 6th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift broke records during its international debut, which certainly improves its chances here. Additionally, it has the weekend box office to itself, so it could be the biggest animated hit of the year. It is also 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 Ice Age: Continental Drift . 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 iCarly: Season Four on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of The Backyardigans: We Arrrr Pirates! on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

International Box Office: Ice Drifts to the Top

July 5th, 2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift started its international run a little earlier than its domestic run, and if this is any indication, its box office chances here are fantastic. The film pulled in $80.31 million on 9,653 screens in 35 markets. This includes $12.23 million on 2,617 screens over the weekend in Mexico for a total opening there of $13.87 million, which was the third biggest opening of all time in that market. It also made $11.31 million on 841 screens in France, which was the biggest opening of the year. The film dominated Brazil with $6.56 million on 1,004. Its opening in Australia was not quite as strong with $5.02 million on 490 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $6.43 million, but that's still equivalent to $60 million here, given the relative size of the two markets. It broke the record for biggest opening in Argentina at $4.1 million on 284 screens, and did the same in a number of smaller Latin American markets ($3.2 million on 296 in Colombia, $3.1 million on 252 in Peru, etc.). I think its chances of reaching $1 billion worldwide are better than I previously thought. More...

2012 Preview: July

July 1st, 2012

June was not a good month. Of the twelve films that opened wide last month, only four beat expectations by any serious margin, while there were seven that we know will fail to match expectations and one that's too close to call. That's a really bad record. Granted, 2012 still has a huge advantage over 2011, but it did shrink over the month of June. Looking forward to July, we get mixed signals. On the one hand, last July there were two monster hits, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which I'm considering a July film even though it opened on June 29th, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Those two films combined earned more than $700 million. This time around the only guaranteed monster hit is The Dark Knight Rises and I don't think there are many analysts bullish enough to think it will make $700 million by itself. That's not to say analysts aren't bullish on the film's chances. Some think it will top The Avengers at the box office. If it fails to reach $500 million, it would be seen as a disappointment. On the other hand, last year there were four other films that topped $100 million, while this year there are only six other films, period, and only two of those, The Amazing Spider-man and Ice Age: Continental Drift, are sure things to hit $100 million. There is a chance The Dark Knight Rises will earn more than the rest of the wide releases earn combined. And if this movie bombs, there's little hope for the rest of the month. But that won't happen, right? More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 1 $46,629,259   3,881 $12,015   $46,629,259 1
Jul 20, 2012 2 $20,416,978 -56% 3,886 $5,254   $88,840,284 2
Jul 27, 2012 2 $13,352,646 -35% 3,869 $3,451   $114,899,860 3
Aug 3, 2012 4 $8,609,040 -36% 3,542 $2,431   $132,071,899 4
Aug 10, 2012 7 $6,380,929 -26% 3,103 $2,056   $143,694,981 5
Aug 17, 2012 11 $3,005,507 -53% 2,274 $1,322   $150,191,923 6
Aug 24, 2012 15 $1,751,301 -42% 1,550 $1,130   $153,500,076 7
Aug 31, 2012 17 $1,302,628 -26% 1,036 $1,257   $155,635,442 8
Sep 7, 2012 16 $834,216 -36% 763 $1,093   $157,173,660 9
Sep 14, 2012 21 $581,581 -30% 541 $1,075   $157,893,663 10
Sep 21, 2012 22 $540,114 -7% 420 $1,286   $158,561,292 11
Sep 28, 2012 24 $384,421 -29% 387 $993   $159,080,866 12
Oct 5, 2012 21 $300,232 -22% 300 $1,001   $159,473,262 13
Oct 12, 2012 21 $229,297 -24% 237 $967   $159,818,507 14
Oct 19, 2012 23 $192,308 -16% 222 $866   $160,072,506 15
Oct 26, 2012 26 $140,747 -27% 192 $733   $160,255,732 16
Nov 2, 2012 29 $125,740 -11% 157 $801   $160,420,830 17
Nov 9, 2012 31 $109,800 -13% 147 $747   $160,563,125 18
Nov 16, 2012 33 $87,149 -21% 132 $660   $160,692,109 19
Nov 23, 2012 37 $79,010 -9% 109 $725   $160,818,564 20
Nov 30, 2012 37 $51,840 -34% 102 $508   $160,884,069 21
Dec 7, 2012 37 $56,355 +9% 90 $626   $160,953,224 22
Dec 14, 2012 41 $45,736 -19% 84 $544   $161,011,391 23
Dec 21, 2012 45 $25,801 -44% 72 $358   $161,055,790 24
Dec 28, 2012 39 $41,480 +61% 62 $669   $161,130,056 25
Jan 4, 2013 44 $35,120 -15% 53 $663   $161,204,082 26
Jan 11, 2013 46 $28,572 -19% 48 $595   $161,239,971 27
Jan 18, 2013 49 $22,734 -20% 40 $568   $161,269,087 28
Jan 25, 2013 56 $19,015 -16% 33 $576   $161,299,492 29
Feb 1, 2013 64 $11,898 -37% 33 $361   $161,317,423 30

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 13, 2012 1 $16,728,341     3,881 $4,310   $16,728,341 1
Jul 14, 2012 1 $16,965,452 +1%   3,881 $4,371   $33,693,793 2
Jul 15, 2012 1 $12,935,466 -24%   3,881 $3,333   $46,629,259 3
Jul 16, 2012 1 $5,263,877 -59%   3,881 $1,356   $51,893,136 4
Jul 17, 2012 1 $6,804,326 +29%   3,881 $1,753   $58,697,462 5
Jul 18, 2012 1 $5,105,534 -25%   3,881 $1,316   $63,802,996 6
Jul 19, 2012 1 $4,620,310 -10%   3,881 $1,190   $68,423,306 7
Jul 20, 2012 2 $6,757,123 +46% -60% 3,886 $1,739   $75,180,429 8
Jul 21, 2012 2 $7,764,659 +15% -54% 3,886 $1,998   $82,945,088 9
Jul 22, 2012 2 $5,895,196 -24% -54% 3,886 $1,517   $88,840,284 10
Jul 23, 2012 2 $2,885,030 -51% -45% 3,886 $742   $91,725,314 11
Jul 24, 2012 2 $3,776,003 +31% -45% 3,886 $972   $95,501,317 12
Jul 25, 2012 2 $2,815,055 -25% -45% 3,886 $724   $98,316,372 13
Jul 26, 2012 2 $3,230,842 +15% -30% 3,886 $831   $101,547,214 14
Jul 27, 2012 4 $4,030,763 +25% -40% 3,869 $1,042   $105,577,977 15
Jul 28, 2012 2 $5,328,034 +32% -31% 3,869 $1,377   $110,906,011 16
Jul 29, 2012 2 $3,993,849 -25% -32% 3,869 $1,032   $114,899,860 17
Jul 30, 2012 2 $1,843,850 -54% -36% 3,869 $477   $116,743,710 18
Jul 31, 2012 2 $2,587,499 +40% -31% 3,869 $669   $119,331,209 19
Aug 1, 2012 2 $2,158,033 -17% -23% 3,869 $558   $121,489,242 20
Aug 2, 2012 2 $1,973,617 -9% -39% 3,869 $510   $123,462,859 21
Aug 3, 2012 4 $2,504,547 +27% -38% 3,542 $707   $125,967,406 22
Aug 4, 2012 4 $3,381,976 +35% -37% 3,542 $955   $129,349,382 23
Aug 5, 2012 4 $2,722,517 -19% -32% 3,542 $769   $132,071,899 24
Aug 6, 2012 4 $1,268,645 -53% -31% 3,542 $358   $133,340,544 25
Aug 7, 2012 4 $1,484,177 +17% -43% 3,542 $419   $134,824,721 26
Aug 8, 2012 5 $1,205,025 -19% -44% 3,542 $340   $136,029,746 27
Aug 9, 2012 5 $1,284,306 +7% -35% 3,542 $363   $137,314,052 28
Aug 10, 2012 7 $2,008,395 +56% -20% 3,103 $647   $139,322,447 29
Aug 11, 2012 7 $2,620,415 +30% -23% 3,103 $844   $141,942,862 30
Aug 12, 2012 7 $1,752,119 -33% -36% 3,103 $565   $143,694,981 31
Aug 13, 2012 7 $818,509 -53% -35% 3,103 $264   $144,513,490 32
Aug 14, 2012 7 $1,131,761 +38% -24% 3,103 $365   $145,645,251 33
Aug 15, 2012 8 $810,816 -28% -33% 2,847 $285   $146,456,067 34
Aug 16, 2012 8 $730,349 -10% -43% 2,847 $257   $147,186,416 35
Aug 17, 2012 11 $843,559 +16% -58% 2,274 $371   $148,029,975 36
Aug 18, 2012 11 $1,255,081 +49% -52% 2,274 $552   $149,285,056 37
Aug 19, 2012 11 $906,867 -28% -48% 2,274 $399   $150,191,923 38
Aug 20, 2012 11 $389,613 -57% -52% 2,274 $171   $150,581,536 39
Aug 21, 2012 11 $497,114 +28% -56% 2,274 $219   $151,078,650 40
Aug 22, 2012 12 $340,027 -32% -58% 1,930 $176   $151,418,677 41
Aug 23, 2012 12 $330,098 -3% -55% 1,930 $171   $151,748,775 42
Aug 24, 2012 15 $451,551 +37% -46% 1,550 $291   $152,200,326 43
Aug 25, 2012 15 $760,744 +68% -39% 1,550 $491   $152,961,070 44
Aug 26, 2012 14 $539,006 -29% -41% 1,550 $348   $153,500,076 45
Aug 27, 2012 13 $256,724 -52% -34% 1,550 $166   $153,756,800 46
Aug 28, 2012 13 $283,332 +10% -43% 1,550 $183   $154,040,132 47
Aug 29, 2012 15 $148,551 -48% -56% 1,211 $123   $154,188,683 48
Aug 30, 2012 - $144,131 -3% -56% 1,211 $119   $154,332,814 49
Aug 31, 2012 - $274,394 +90% -39% 1,036 $265   $154,607,208 50
Sep 1, 2012 - $506,352 +85% -33% 1,036 $489   $155,113,560 51
Sep 2, 2012 - $521,882 +3% -3% 1,036 $504   $155,635,442 52
Sep 3, 2012 - $517,213 -1% +101% 1,036 $499   $156,152,655 53
Sep 4, 2012 - $95,356 -82% -66% 1,036 $92   $156,248,011 54
Sep 5, 2012 - $50,622 -47% -66% 1,036 $49   $156,298,633 55
Sep 6, 2012 - $40,811 -19% -72% 1,036 $39   $156,339,444 56
Sep 7, 2012 - $139,625 +242% -49% 763 $183   $156,479,069 57
Sep 8, 2012 - $445,601 +219% -12% 763 $584   $156,924,670 58
Sep 9, 2012 - $248,990 -44% -52% 763 $326   $157,173,660 59
Sep 10, 2012 - $32,961 -87% -94% 763 $43   $157,206,621 60
Sep 11, 2012 - $41,014 +24% -57% 763 $54   $157,247,635 61
Sep 12, 2012 - $32,519 -21% -36% 763 $43   $157,280,154 62
Sep 13, 2012 - $31,928 -2% -22% 763 $42   $157,312,082 63
Sep 14, 2012 - $114,948 +260% -18% 541 $212   $157,427,030 64
Sep 15, 2012 - $292,849 +155% -34% 541 $541   $157,719,879 65
Sep 16, 2012 - $173,784 -41% -30% 541 $321   $157,893,663 66
Sep 17, 2012 - $38,147 -78% +16% 541 $71   $157,931,810 67
Sep 18, 2012 - $38,536 +1% -6% 541 $71   $157,970,346 68
Sep 19, 2012 - $25,890 -33% -20% 541 $48   $157,996,236 69
Sep 20, 2012 - $24,942 -4% -22% 541 $46   $158,021,178 70
Sep 21, 2012 - $121,002 +385% +5% 420 $288   $158,142,180 71
Sep 22, 2012 - $259,580 +115% -11% 420 $618   $158,401,760 72
Sep 23, 2012 - $159,532 -39% -8% 420 $380   $158,561,292 73
Sep 24, 2012 - $31,812 -80% -17% 420 $76   $158,593,104 74
Sep 25, 2012 - $35,638 +12% -8% 420 $85   $158,628,742 75
Sep 26, 2012 - $40,037 +12% +55% 420 $95   $158,668,779 76
Sep 27, 2012 - $27,666 -31% +11% 420 $66   $158,696,445 77
Sep 28, 2012 - $84,157 +204% -30% 387 $217   $158,780,602 78
Sep 29, 2012 - $182,349 +117% -30% 387 $471   $158,962,951 79
Sep 30, 2012 21 $117,915 -35% -26% 387 $305   $159,080,866 80
Oct 1, 2012 - $21,615 -82% -32% 387 $56   $159,102,481 81
Oct 2, 2012 - $26,346 +22% -26% 387 $68   $159,128,827 82
Oct 3, 2012 - $20,578 -22% -49% 387 $53   $159,149,405 83
Oct 4, 2012 - $23,625 +15% -15% 387 $61   $159,173,030 84
Oct 5, 2012 - $68,736 +191% -18% 300 $229   $159,241,766 85
Oct 6, 2012 - $134,849 +96% -26% 300 $449   $159,376,615 86
Oct 7, 2012 - $96,647 -28% -18% 300 $322   $159,473,262 87
Oct 8, 2012 - $50,008 -48% +131% 300 $167   $159,523,270 88
Oct 9, 2012 - $25,073 -50% -5% 300 $84   $159,548,343 89
Oct 10, 2012 - $17,924 -29% -13% 300 $60   $159,566,267 90
Oct 11, 2012 - $22,943 +28% -3% 300 $76   $159,589,210 91
Oct 12, 2012 - $57,925 +152% -16% 237 $244   $159,647,135 92
Oct 13, 2012 - $101,880 +76% -24% 237 $430   $159,749,015 93
Oct 14, 2012 - $69,492 -32% -28% 237 $293   $159,818,507 94
Oct 15, 2012 - $15,061 -78% -70% 237 $64   $159,833,568 95
Oct 16, 2012 - $13,615 -10% -46% 237 $57   $159,847,183 96
Oct 17, 2012 - $13,529 -1% -25% 237 $57   $159,860,712 97
Oct 18, 2012 - $19,486 +44% -15% 237 $82   $159,880,198 98
Oct 19, 2012 - $49,438 +154% -15% 222 $223   $159,929,636 99
Oct 20, 2012 - $85,857 +74% -16% 222 $387   $160,015,493 100
Oct 21, 2012 - $57,013 -34% -18% 222 $257   $160,072,506 101
Oct 22, 2012 - $10,429 -82% -31% 222 $47   $160,082,935 102
Oct 23, 2012 - $11,128 +7% -18% 222 $50   $160,094,063 103
Oct 24, 2012 - $9,621 -14% -29% 222 $43   $160,103,684 104
Oct 25, 2012 - $11,301 +17% -42% 222 $51   $160,114,985 105
Oct 26, 2012 - $34,070 +201% -31% 192 $177   $160,149,055 106
Oct 27, 2012 - $63,453 +86% -26% 192 $330   $160,212,508 107
Oct 28, 2012 - $43,224 -32% -24% 192 $225   $160,255,732 108
Oct 29, 2012 - $7,756 -82% -26% 192 $40   $160,263,488 109
Oct 30, 2012 - $9,300 +20% -16% 192 $48   $160,272,788 110
Oct 31, 2012 - $11,010 +18% +14% 192 $57   $160,283,798 111
Nov 1, 2012 - $11,292 +3% n/c 192 $59   $160,295,090 112
Nov 2, 2012 - $26,916 +138% -21% 157 $171   $160,322,006 113
Nov 3, 2012 - $60,565 +125% -5% 157 $386   $160,382,571 114
Nov 4, 2012 - $38,259 -37% -11% 157 $244   $160,420,830 115
Nov 5, 2012 - $7,840 -80% +1% 157 $50   $160,428,670 116
Nov 6, 2012 - $11,111 +42% +19% 157 $71   $160,439,781 117
Nov 7, 2012 - $6,061 -45% -45% 157 $39   $160,445,842 118
Nov 8, 2012 - $7,483 +23% -34% 157 $48   $160,453,325 119
Nov 9, 2012 - $23,066 +208% -14% 147 $157   $160,476,391 120
Nov 10, 2012 - $50,632 +120% -16% 147 $344   $160,527,023 121
Nov 11, 2012 - $36,102 -29% -6% 147 $246   $160,563,125 122
Nov 12, 2012 - $23,159 -36% +195% 147 $158   $160,586,284 123
Nov 13, 2012 - $6,150 -73% -45% 147 $42   $160,592,434 124
Nov 14, 2012 - $5,752 -6% -5% 147 $39   $160,598,186 125
Nov 15, 2012 - $6,774 +18% -9% 147 $46   $160,604,960 126
Nov 16, 2012 - $19,619 +190% -15% 132 $149   $160,624,579 127
Nov 17, 2012 - $41,660 +112% -18% 132 $316   $160,666,239 128
Nov 18, 2012 - $25,870 -38% -28% 132 $196   $160,692,109 129
Nov 19, 2012 - $8,633 -67% -63% 132 $65   $160,700,742 130
Nov 20, 2012 - $13,568 +57% +121% 132 $103   $160,714,310 131
Nov 21, 2012 - $16,095 +19% +180% 116 $139   $160,730,405 132
Nov 22, 2012 - $9,149 -43% +35% 116 $79   $160,739,554 133
Nov 23, 2012 - $28,833 +215% +47% 109 $265   $160,768,387 134
Nov 24, 2012 - $32,697 +13% -22% 109 $300   $160,801,084 135
Nov 25, 2012 - $17,480 -47% -32% 109 $160   $160,818,564 136
Nov 26, 2012 - $3,067 -82% -64% 109 $28   $160,821,631 137
Nov 27, 2012 - $4,287 +40% -68% 109 $39   $160,825,918 138
Nov 28, 2012 - $2,749 -36% -83% 109 $25   $160,828,667 139
Nov 29, 2012 - $3,562 +30% -61% 109 $33   $160,832,229 140
Nov 30, 2012 - $10,719 +201% -63% 102 $105   $160,842,948 141
Dec 1, 2012 - $25,806 +141% -21% 102 $253   $160,868,754 142
Dec 2, 2012 - $15,315 -41% -12% 102 $150   $160,884,069 143
Dec 3, 2012 - $2,772 -82% -10% 102 $27   $160,886,841 144
Dec 4, 2012 - $3,560 +28% -17% 102 $35   $160,890,401 145
Dec 5, 2012 - $3,028 -15% +10% 102 $30   $160,893,429 146
Dec 6, 2012 - $3,440 +14% -3% 102 $34   $160,896,869 147
Dec 7, 2012 - $9,777 +184% -9% 90 $109   $160,906,646 148
Dec 8, 2012 - $29,587 +203% +15% 90 $329   $160,936,233 149
Dec 9, 2012 - $16,991 -43% +11% 90 $189   $160,953,224 150
Dec 10, 2012 - $3,487 -79% +26% 90 $39   $160,956,711 151
Dec 11, 2012 - $2,995 -14% -16% 90 $33   $160,959,706 152
Dec 12, 2012 - $3,074 +3% +2% 90 $34   $160,962,780 153
Dec 13, 2012 - $2,875 -6% -16% 90 $32   $160,965,655 154
Dec 14, 2012 - $8,993 +213% -8% 84 $107   $160,974,648 155
Dec 15, 2012 - $23,033 +156% -22% 84 $274   $160,997,681 156
Dec 16, 2012 - $13,710 -40% -19% 84 $163   $161,011,391 157
Dec 17, 2012 - $3,096 -77% -11% 84 $37   $161,014,487 158
Dec 18, 2012 - $3,930 +27% +31% 84 $47   $161,018,417 159
Dec 19, 2012 - $4,302 +9% +40% 84 $51   $161,022,719 160
Dec 20, 2012 - $7,270 +69% +153% 84 $87   $161,029,989 161
Dec 21, 2012 - $7,827 +8% -13% 72 $109   $161,037,816 162
Dec 22, 2012 - $10,671 +36% -54% 72 $148   $161,048,487 163
Dec 23, 2012 - $7,303 -32% -47% 72 $101   $161,055,790 164
Dec 24, 2012 - $5,574 -24% +80% 72 $77   $161,061,364 165
Dec 25, 2012 - $4,967 -11% +26% 64 $78   $161,066,331 166
Dec 26, 2012 - $8,735 +76% +103% 64 $136   $161,075,066 167
Dec 27, 2012 - $13,510 +55% +86% 64 $211   $161,088,576 168
Dec 28, 2012 - $14,092 +4% +80% 62 $227   $161,102,668 169
Dec 29, 2012 - $15,801 +12% +48% 62 $255   $161,118,469 170
Dec 30, 2012 - $11,587 -27% +59% 62 $187   $161,130,056 171
Dec 31, 2012 - $9,543 -18% +71% 62 $154   $161,139,599 172
Jan 1, 2013 - $13,256 +39% +167% 62 $214   $161,152,855 173
Jan 2, 2013 - $8,390 -37% -4% 62 $135   $161,161,245 174
Jan 3, 2013 - $7,717 -8% -43% 62 $124   $161,168,962 175
Jan 4, 2013 - $10,126 +31% -28% 53 $191   $161,179,088 176
Jan 5, 2013 - $15,776 +56% n/c 53 $298   $161,194,864 177
Jan 6, 2013 - $9,218 -42% -20% 53 $174   $161,204,082 178
Jan 7, 2013 - $2,481 -73% -74% 53 $47   $161,206,563 179
Jan 8, 2013 - $1,643 -34% -88% 53 $31   $161,208,206 180
Jan 9, 2013 - $1,481 -10% -82% 53 $28   $161,209,687 181
Jan 10, 2013 - $1,712 +16% -78% 53 $32   $161,211,399 182
Jan 11, 2013 - $5,026 +194% -50% 48 $105   $161,216,425 183
Jan 12, 2013 - $14,022 +179% -11% 48 $292   $161,230,447 184
Jan 13, 2013 - $9,524 -32% +3% 48 $198   $161,239,971 185
Jan 14, 2013 - $1,488 -84% -40% 48 $31   $161,241,459 186
Jan 15, 2013 - $1,532 +3% -7% 48 $32   $161,242,991 187
Jan 16, 2013 - $1,705 +11% +15% 48 $36   $161,244,696 188
Jan 17, 2013 - $1,657 -3% -3% 48 $35   $161,246,353 189
Jan 18, 2013 - $4,772 +188% -5% 40 $119   $161,251,125 190
Jan 19, 2013 - $10,816 +127% -23% 40 $270   $161,261,941 191
Jan 20, 2013 - $7,146 -34% -25% 40 $179   $161,269,087 192
Jan 21, 2013 - $7,452 +4% +401% 40 $186   $161,276,539 193
Jan 22, 2013 - $1,532 -79% n/c 40 $38   $161,278,071 194
Jan 23, 2013 - $1,055 -31% -38% 40 $26   $161,279,126 195
Jan 24, 2013 - $1,351 +28% -18% 40 $34   $161,280,477 196
Jan 25, 2013 - $3,602 +167% -25% 33 $109   $161,284,079 197
Jan 26, 2013 - $9,474 +163% -12% 33 $287   $161,293,553 198
Jan 27, 2013 - $5,939 -37% -17% 33 $180   $161,299,492 199
Jan 28, 2013 - $1,763 -70% -76% 33 $53   $161,301,255 200
Jan 29, 2013 - $1,476 -16% -4% 33 $45   $161,302,731 201
Jan 30, 2013 - $1,480 n/c +40% 33 $45   $161,304,211 202
Jan 31, 2013 - $1,314 -11% -3% 33 $40   $161,305,525 203
Feb 1, 2013 - $2,682 +104% -26% 25 $107   $161,308,207 204
Feb 2, 2013 - $6,301 +135% -33% 25 $252   $161,314,508 205
Feb 3, 2013 - $2,915 -54% -51% 25 $117   $161,317,423 206
Feb 4, 2013 - $896 -69% -49% 17 $53   $161,318,319 207
Feb 5, 2013 - $939 +5% -36% 17 $55   $161,319,258 208
Feb 6, 2013 - $1,389 +48% -6% 17 $82   $161,320,647 209
Feb 7, 2013 - $1,196 -14% -9% 17 $70   $161,321,843 210

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 13, 2012 1 $68,423,306   3,881 $17,630   $68,423,306 1
Jul 20, 2012 2 $33,123,908 -52% 3,886 $8,524   $101,547,214 2
Jul 27, 2012 2 $21,915,645 -34% 3,869 $5,664   $123,462,859 3
Aug 3, 2012 4 $13,851,193 -37% 3,542 $3,911   $137,314,052 4
Aug 10, 2012 7 $9,872,364 -29% 2,847 $3,468   $147,186,416 5
Aug 17, 2012 11 $4,562,359 -54% 2,274 $2,006   $151,748,775 6
Aug 24, 2012 14 $2,584,039 -43% 1,211 $2,134   $154,332,814 7
Aug 31, 2012 17 $2,006,630 -22% 1,036 $1,937   $156,339,444 8
Sep 7, 2012 18 $972,638 -52% 763 $1,275   $157,312,082 9
Sep 14, 2012 21 $709,096 -27% 541 $1,311   $158,021,178 10
Sep 21, 2012 20 $675,267 -5% 420 $1,608   $158,696,445 11
Sep 28, 2012 24 $476,585 -29% 387 $1,231   $159,173,030 12
Oct 5, 2012 21 $416,180 -13% 300 $1,387   $159,589,210 13
Oct 12, 2012 21 $290,988 -30% 237 $1,228   $159,880,198 14
Oct 19, 2012 23 $234,787 -19% 222 $1,058   $160,114,985 15
Oct 26, 2012 29 $180,105 -23% 192 $938   $160,295,090 16
Nov 2, 2012 31 $158,235 -12% 157 $1,008   $160,453,325 17
Nov 9, 2012 32 $151,635 -4% 147 $1,032   $160,604,960 18
Nov 16, 2012 37 $134,594 -11% 116 $1,160   $160,739,554 19
Nov 23, 2012 41 $92,675 -31% 109 $850   $160,832,229 20
Nov 30, 2012 40 $64,640 -30% 102 $634   $160,896,869 21
Dec 7, 2012 41 $68,786 +6% 90 $764   $160,965,655 22
Dec 14, 2012 46 $64,334 -6% 84 $766   $161,029,989 23
Dec 21, 2012 42 $58,587 -9% 64 $915   $161,088,576 24
Dec 28, 2012 39 $80,386 +37% 62 $1,297   $161,168,962 25
Jan 4, 2013 47 $42,437 -47% 53 $801   $161,211,399 26
Jan 11, 2013 46 $34,954 -18% 48 $728   $161,246,353 27
Jan 18, 2013 49 $34,124 -2% 40 $853   $161,280,477 28
Jan 25, 2013 58 $25,048 -27% 33 $759   $161,305,525 29
Feb 1, 2013 64 $16,318 -35% 25 $653   $161,321,843 30

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 6/28/2012 $0 0 265 1,601 $28,673,312 12/29/2018
Australia 6/28/2012 $4,748,725 490 564 3,082 $28,231,990 12/11/2015
Austria 7/2/2012 $1,343,158 100 105 1,197 $10,038,187 12/12/2015
Bahrain 6/28/2012 $15,465 1 1 44 $141,036 12/30/2018
Belgium 6/27/2012 $901,852 160 160 1,446 $7,446,543 12/12/2015
Bolivia 6/28/2012 $355,311 23 26 192 $1,693,488 12/29/2018
Brazil 6/29/2012 $0 0 899 5,868 $44,502,216 12/12/2015
Bulgaria 7/4/2012 $287,917 41 41 391 $1,785,316 12/30/2018
Chile 6/28/2012 $0 0 143 905 $13,783,204 12/29/2018
Colombia 6/29/2012 $0 0 299 1,469 $14,009,373 12/29/2018
Croatia 7/5/2012 $0 0 32 452 $1,081,662 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 6/28/2012 $0 0 61 612 $4,430,325 12/29/2018
Denmark 6/28/2012 $708,338 224 224 1,437 $4,803,226 12/12/2015
East Africa 6/29/2012 $2,872 1 1 2 $6,493 12/10/2015
Ecuador 6/29/2012 $0 0 89 469 $3,853,878 12/29/2018
Egypt 8/29/2012 $54,503 9 9 86 $362,817 12/30/2018
Estonia 7/6/2012 $0 0 14 74 $858,772 12/11/2015
Finland 6/29/2012 $688,939 190 190 1,129 $3,659,135 12/11/2015
France 6/27/2012 $0 0 841 5,496 $55,073,360 12/11/2015
Germany 7/2/2012 $11,435,048 820 825 11,109 $67,098,540 12/12/2015
Greece 7/5/2012 $671,741 138 138 759 $2,626,941 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 7/12/2012 $379,774 41 84 217 $4,926,445 12/11/2015
Hungary 7/5/2012 $0 0 62 620 $3,295,737 12/29/2018
Iceland 7/11/2012 $34,981 13 14 83 $231,236 12/29/2018
India 7/27/2012 $1,539,570 294 294 747 $4,245,635 12/11/2015
Indonesia 7/13/2012 $1,076,194 172 172 448 $2,934,364 12/29/2018
Iraq 6/28/2012 $0 0 1 5 $36,323 12/29/2018
Israel 6/28/2012 $0 0 65 432 $3,464,798 12/29/2018
Italy 9/28/2012 $7,138,559 838 858 2,980 $21,369,792 12/12/2015
Kenya 7/13/2012 $19,100 7 8 66 $83,401 12/29/2018
Kuwait 6/28/2012 $194,742 14 14 58 $716,009 12/29/2018
Latvia 7/6/2012 $0 0 20 200 $813,593 12/29/2018
Lebanon 6/28/2012 $0 0 14 51 $644,503 12/29/2018
Lithuania 7/4/2012 $0 0 18 186 $1,137,540 12/12/2015
Malaysia 7/12/2012 $193,136 122 157 700 $2,641,087 12/11/2015
Mexico 6/28/2012 $11,462,936 2,611 2,611 10,445 $46,845,580 12/11/2015
Netherlands 7/4/2012 $1,493,971 277 310 2,960 $9,635,288 12/12/2015
New Zealand 6/28/2012 $456,713 169 169 1,008 $3,627,683 12/11/2015
Nigeria 7/13/2012 $0 0 6 34 $91,531 12/29/2018
Norway 6/29/2012 $2,417,905 158 158 1,068 $11,660,952 12/13/2015
Oman 6/28/2012 $24,811 3 4 13 $104,156 12/29/2018
Peru 6/28/2012 $0 0 189 868 $9,834,504 12/29/2018
Philippines 7/12/2012 $1,047,708 194 194 459 $2,228,093 12/29/2018
Poland 7/6/2012 $1,525,558 271 271 2,121 $9,607,277 12/29/2018
Portugal 6/28/2012 $763,152 118 118 652 $3,894,573 12/12/2015
Qatar 6/28/2012 $46,699 3 3 22 $216,514 12/29/2018
Romania 7/6/2012 $0 0 57 480 $1,967,546 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 7/12/2012 $16,972,164 2,090 2,090 8,773 $52,445,008 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 7/5/2012 $0 0 26 416 $678,536 12/29/2018
Singapore 7/12/2012 $1,015,265 70 70 223 $2,311,351 12/11/2015
Slovakia 6/28/2012 $0 0 19 184 $1,756,109 12/12/2015
Slovenia 7/5/2012 $112,954 30 30 570 $1,090,147 12/12/2015
South Africa 6/29/2012 $0 0 81 254 $3,400,680 12/11/2015
South Korea 7/25/2012 $0 0 269 269 $4,549,342 12/11/2015
Spain 6/29/2012 $3,473,095 771 771 4,544 $19,602,660 12/12/2015
Sweden 6/27/2012 $1,284,411 200 200 1,593 $8,612,444 12/12/2015
Switzerland 7/2/2012 $0 0 87 407 $11,429,626 12/12/2015
Taiwan 7/13/2012 $883,062 63 65 295 $3,604,814 12/11/2015
Thailand 7/12/2012 $487,818 90 90 228 $1,034,591 12/11/2015
Turkey 6/29/2012 $0 0 381 1,968 $10,347,227 12/30/2018
Ukraine 7/12/2012 $1,339,019 157 157 1,091 $4,416,800 12/29/2018
United Arab Emirates 6/28/2012 $0 0 29 113 $3,283,654 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 6/29/2012 $1,310,811 134 550 6,057 $47,482,484 12/14/2015
Uruguay 6/29/2012 $0 0 17 76 $1,692,639 12/29/2018
Venezuela 7/20/2012 $2,056,823 132 132 914 $14,680,514 12/12/2015
Vietnam 7/18/2012 $550,736 55 55 228 $1,962,780 12/29/2018
 
Rest of World $83,647,914
 
International Total$718,443,294 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 16, 20123653,972 653,972$10,901,713$10,901,7131
Dec 23, 20124566,057-13% 1,220,029$8,281,414$19,183,1272
Dec 30, 20124274,630-51% 1,494,659$5,481,615$24,664,7423
Jan 6, 20135209,661-24% 1,704,320$4,184,834$28,849,5764
Jan 13, 201310114,984-45% 1,819,304$2,295,081$31,144,6575
Jan 20, 20131071,611-38% 1,890,915$1,429,356$32,574,0136
Jan 27, 20131067,540-6% 1,958,455$1,299,470$33,873,4837
Feb 3, 20131447,951-29% 2,006,406$725,978$34,599,4618
Feb 10, 20131543,670-9% 2,050,076$668,588$35,268,0499
Feb 17, 20131397,341+123% 2,147,417$1,976,996$37,245,04510
Feb 24, 20132318,463-81% 2,165,880$360,767$37,605,81211
Mar 3, 20132524,958+35% 2,190,838$375,368$37,981,18012
Nov 30, 201415186,028 2,698,179$1,000,831$42,619,906103

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 16, 20124352,348 352,348$7,853,098$7,853,0981
Dec 23, 20125277,169-21% 629,517$5,479,101$13,332,1992
Dec 30, 2012889,519-68% 719,036$2,358,821$15,691,0203
Jan 6, 2013753,931-40% 772,967$1,426,113$17,117,1334
Jan 13, 20131125,569-53% 798,536$583,382$17,700,5155
Jan 20, 2013725,630n/c824,166$528,961$18,229,4766
Jan 27, 2013818,456-28% 842,622$380,897$18,610,3737
Feb 3, 20131312,970-30% 855,592$268,411$18,878,7848
Feb 10, 20131311,012-15% 866,604$230,006$19,108,7909
Feb 17, 20132011,896+8% 878,500$253,658$19,362,44810

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