Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Independence Day: Resurgence poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $103,144,286Details
International Box Office $281,025,138Details
Worldwide Box Office $384,169,424
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $10,179,479 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $20,660,280 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $30,839,759
Further financial details...

Synopsis

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,039,944 (39.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$165,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,068 opening theaters/4,091 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $128,542,811

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 757 $103,144,286
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 309 $281,025,138
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 375 $384,169,424

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: June 24th, 2016 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: June 22nd, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 23rd, 2016 (Wide) (China)
June 23rd, 2016 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
June 23rd, 2016 (Wide) (Slovakia)
June 24th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
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Video Release: September 27th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and destruction, and for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2428 (Cert #50311), 6/8/2016)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Franchise: Independence Day
Comparisons: vs. Ghostbusters
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Keywords: Delayed Sequel, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Sequel With Lead Character Recast, Alien Invasion, Visual Effects, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 80 $16,718,966 Jul 1, 2016 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $22,019,157 Jul 1, 2016 10
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 83 $41,039,944 Jun 24, 2016 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 56 $41,039,944 Jun 24, 2016 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 2 $41,039,944   4,068 $10,088   $41,039,944 1
Jul 1, 2016 5 $16,718,966 -59% 4,091 $4,087   $72,876,039 2
Jul 8, 2016 8 $7,779,531 -53% 3,061 $2,541   $91,575,113 3
Jul 15, 2016 10 $3,521,282 -55% 2,290 $1,538   $98,587,725 4
Jul 22, 2016 16 $902,718 -74% 730 $1,237   $101,227,043 5
Jul 29, 2016 23 $293,779 -67% 227 $1,294   $101,964,419 6
Aug 5, 2016 27 $185,593 -37% 165 $1,125   $102,315,545 7
Aug 12, 2016 31 $148,641 -20% 156 $953   $102,555,598 8
Aug 19, 2016 33 $133,833 -10% 156 $858   $102,768,413 9
Aug 26, 2016 42 $64,771 -52% 112 $578   $102,872,258 10
Sep 2, 2016 35 $149,628 +131% 391 $383   $103,048,681 11
Sep 9, 2016 64 $16,760 -89% 42 $399   $103,137,295 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 23, 2016 P $4,000,000     0     $4,000,000  
Jun 24, 2016 2 $16,822,551     4,068 $4,135   $16,822,551 1
Jun 25, 2016 2 $14,110,771 -16%   4,068 $3,469   $30,933,322 2
Jun 26, 2016 2 $10,106,622 -28%   4,068 $2,484   $41,039,944 3
Jun 27, 2016 2 $3,777,247 -63%   4,068 $929   $44,817,191 4
Jun 28, 2016 2 $5,050,009 +34%   4,068 $1,241   $49,867,200 5
Jun 29, 2016 2 $3,527,074 -30%   4,068 $867   $53,394,274 6
Jun 30, 2016 2 $2,762,799 -22%   4,068 $679   $56,157,073 7
Jul 1, 2016 5 $4,695,711 +70% -72% 4,091 $1,148   $60,852,784 8
Jul 2, 2016 5 $6,153,316 +31% -56% 4,091 $1,504   $67,006,100 9
Jul 3, 2016 4 $5,869,939 -5% -42% 4,091 $1,435   $72,876,039 10
Jul 4, 2016 3 $4,962,960 -15% +31% 4,091 $1,213   $77,838,999 11
Jul 5, 2016 5 $2,544,830 -49% -50% 4,091 $622   $80,383,829 12
Jul 6, 2016 5 $1,811,079 -29% -49% 4,091 $443   $82,194,908 13
Jul 7, 2016 5 $1,600,674 -12% -42% 4,091 $391   $83,795,582 14
Jul 8, 2016 8 $2,230,715 +39% -52% 3,061 $729   $86,026,297 15
Jul 9, 2016 7 $3,245,014 +45% -47% 3,061 $1,060   $89,271,311 16
Jul 10, 2016 6 $2,303,802 -29% -61% 3,061 $753   $91,575,113 17
Jul 11, 2016 8 $870,132 -62% -82% 3,061 $284   $92,445,245 18
Jul 12, 2016 8 $1,084,969 +25% -57% 3,061 $354   $93,530,214 19
Jul 13, 2016 8 $803,586 -26% -56% 3,061 $263   $94,333,800 20
Jul 14, 2016 8 $732,643 -9% -54% 3,061 $239   $95,066,443 21
Jul 15, 2016 10 $978,651 +34% -56% 2,290 $427   $96,045,094 22
Jul 16, 2016 10 $1,476,674 +51% -54% 2,290 $645   $97,521,768 23
Jul 17, 2016 10 $1,065,957 -28% -54% 2,290 $465   $98,587,725 24
Jul 18, 2016 10 $461,607 -57% -47% 2,290 $202   $99,049,332 25
Jul 19, 2016 10 $588,064 +27% -46% 2,290 $257   $99,637,396 26
Jul 20, 2016 10 $419,928 -29% -48% 2,290 $183   $100,057,324 27
Jul 21, 2016 12 $267,001 -36% -64% 2,290 $117   $100,324,325 28
Jul 22, 2016 - $272,146 +2% -72% 730 $373   $100,596,471 29
Jul 23, 2016 - $393,706 +45% -73% 730 $539   $100,990,177 30
Jul 24, 2016 - $236,866 -40% -78% 730 $324   $101,227,043 31
Jul 25, 2016 - $115,419 -51% -75% 730 $158   $101,342,462 32
Jul 26, 2016 - $140,572 +22% -76% 730 $193   $101,483,034 33
Jul 27, 2016 - $95,643 -32% -77% 589 $162   $101,578,677 34
Jul 28, 2016 - $91,963 -4% -66% 589 $156   $101,670,640 35
Jul 29, 2016 - $88,144 -4% -68% 227 $388   $101,758,784 36
Jul 30, 2016 - $127,959 +45% -67% 227 $564   $101,886,743 37
Jul 31, 2016 - $77,676 -39% -67% 227 $342   $101,964,419 38
Aug 1, 2016 - $39,058 -50% -66% 227 $172   $102,003,477 39
Aug 2, 2016 - $48,860 +25% -65% 227 $215   $102,052,337 40
Aug 3, 2016 - $39,159 -20% -59% 227 $173   $102,091,496 41
Aug 4, 2016 - $38,456 -2% -58% 227 $169   $102,129,952 42
Aug 5, 2016 - $50,451 +31% -43% 165 $306   $102,180,403 43
Aug 6, 2016 - $78,655 +56% -39% 165 $477   $102,259,058 44
Aug 7, 2016 - $56,487 -28% -27% 165 $342   $102,315,545 45
Aug 8, 2016 - $21,326 -62% -45% 165 $129   $102,336,871 46
Aug 9, 2016 - $25,349 +19% -48% 165 $154   $102,362,220 47
Aug 10, 2016 - $22,631 -11% -42% 165 $137   $102,384,851 48
Aug 11, 2016 - $22,106 -2% -43% 165 $134   $102,406,957 49
Aug 12, 2016 - $41,109 +86% -19% 156 $264   $102,448,066 50
Aug 13, 2016 - $61,158 +49% -22% 156 $392   $102,509,224 51
Aug 14, 2016 - $46,374 -24% -18% 156 $297   $102,555,598 52
Aug 15, 2016 - $19,625 -58% -8% 156 $126   $102,575,223 53
Aug 16, 2016 - $22,313 +14% -12% 156 $143   $102,597,536 54
Aug 17, 2016 - $18,370 -18% -19% 156 $118   $102,615,906 55
Aug 18, 2016 - $18,674 +2% -16% 156 $120   $102,634,580 56
Aug 19, 2016 - $38,598 +107% -6% 156 $247   $102,673,178 57
Aug 20, 2016 - $57,754 +50% -6% 156 $370   $102,730,932 58
Aug 21, 2016 - $37,481 -35% -19% 156 $240   $102,768,413 59
Aug 22, 2016 - $9,366 -75% -52% 156 $60   $102,777,779 60
Aug 23, 2016 - $12,959 +38% -42% 156 $83   $102,790,738 61
Aug 24, 2016 - $8,327 -36% -55% 156 $53   $102,799,065 62
Aug 25, 2016 - $8,422 +1% -55% 156 $54   $102,807,487 63
Aug 26, 2016 - $16,461 +95% -57% 112 $147   $102,823,948 64
Aug 27, 2016 - $29,971 +82% -48% 112 $268   $102,853,919 65
Aug 28, 2016 - $18,339 -39% -51% 112 $164   $102,872,258 66
Aug 29, 2016 - $6,159 -66% -34% 112 $55   $102,878,417 67
Aug 30, 2016 - $8,495 +38% -34% 112 $76   $102,886,912 68
Aug 31, 2016 - $5,963 -30% -28% 112 $53   $102,892,875 69
Sep 1, 2016 - $6,178 +4% -27% 112 $55   $102,899,053 70
Sep 2, 2016 - $32,334 +423% +96% 391 $83   $102,931,387 71
Sep 3, 2016 - $57,376 +77% +91% 391 $147   $102,988,763 72
Sep 4, 2016 - $59,918 +4% +227% 391 $153   $103,048,681 73
Sep 5, 2016 - $37,814 -37% +514% 391 $97   $103,086,495 74
Sep 6, 2016 - $14,587 -61% +72% 391 $37   $103,101,082 75
Sep 7, 2016 - $10,867 -26% +82% 391 $28   $103,111,949 76
Sep 8, 2016 - $8,586 -21% +39% 391 $22   $103,120,535 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 2 $56,157,073   4,068 $13,805   $56,157,073 1
Jul 1, 2016 5 $27,638,509 -51% 4,091 $6,756   $83,795,582 2
Jul 8, 2016 8 $11,270,861 -59% 3,061 $3,682   $95,066,443 3
Jul 15, 2016 10 $5,257,882 -53% 2,290 $2,296   $100,324,325 4
Jul 22, 2016 17 $1,346,315 -74% 589 $2,286   $101,670,640 5
Jul 29, 2016 23 $459,312 -66% 227 $2,023   $102,129,952 6
Aug 5, 2016 27 $277,005 -40% 165 $1,679   $102,406,957 7
Aug 12, 2016 31 $227,623 -18% 156 $1,459   $102,634,580 8
Aug 19, 2016 38 $172,907 -24% 156 $1,108   $102,807,487 9
Aug 26, 2016 44 $91,566 -47% 112 $818   $102,899,053 10
Sep 2, 2016 36 $221,482 +142% 391 $566   $103,120,535 11
Sep 9, 2016 68 $23,751 -89% 42 $566   $103,144,286 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 6/24/2016 $1,180,026 314 314 771 $3,586,584 11/30/2018
Australia 6/24/2016 $3,600,436 537 537 1,726 $8,915,469 8/18/2016
Brazil 6/24/2016 $2,758,157 970 970 1,996 $8,725,523 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 6/24/2016 $66,878 0 0 0 $302,830 2/26/2019
China 6/23/2016 $35,330,000 58,879 58,879 96,647 $75,359,648 8/27/2018
Czech Republic 6/23/2016 $218,690 146 146 347 $720,360 12/31/2018
France 7/22/2016 $4,460,657 0 0 0 $10,213,367 8/17/2018
Germany 7/14/2016 $6,391,281 0 0 0 $16,958,476 8/19/2018
Hong Kong 6/24/2016 $2,553,335 132 132 263 $4,474,791 11/15/2018
India 6/24/2016 $3,500,000 0 0 0 $3,500,000 6/27/2016
Italy 6/24/2016 $0 0 0 0 $2,980,385 10/5/2016
Japan 7/8/2016 $6,059,331 0 0 0 $25,037,884 8/20/2018
Lithuania 7/1/2016 $47,587 23 77 189 $188,898 8/3/2016
Mexico 6/24/2016 $5,736,964 0 0 0 $14,098,458 7/27/2016
Netherlands 6/24/2016 $803,541 119 119 590 $2,493,388 8/9/2016
New Zealand 6/24/2016 $538,056 141 141 423 $1,151,834 8/8/2016
Norway 7/1/2016 $758,000 0 0 0 $758,000 7/22/2016
Poland 6/24/2016 $385,235 0 0 0 $1,324,316 11/17/2018
Portugal 6/24/2016 $133,678 70 70 244 $553,106 8/10/2016
Russia (CIS) 6/24/2016 $3,478,531 1,119 1,119 3,728 $6,777,053 12/31/2018
Slovakia 6/23/2016 $106,850 73 73 159 $282,155 8/18/2016
Slovenia 6/24/2016 $19,394 20 21 77 $73,952 8/3/2016
South Korea 6/22/2016 $5,462,550 926 926 1,714 $11,606,939 8/11/2016
Spain 7/1/2016 $1,628,587 678 678 2,003 $4,794,297 9/1/2016
Sweden 7/1/2016 $1,000,000 0 0 0 $1,000,000 7/22/2016
Taiwan 6/24/2016 $3,700,000 300 300 520 $5,936,900 10/30/2018
Turkey 6/24/2016 $264,604 338 338 1,278 $1,020,540 2/26/2019
United Arab Emirates 7/8/2016 $2,400,000 0 0 0 $2,400,000 12/20/2018
United Kingdom 6/24/2016 $6,911,968 610 610 2,179 $15,677,398 7/27/2016
 
Rest of World $50,112,587
 
International Total$281,025,138 2/26/2019

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
Oct 23, 20161221,811 221,811$3,324,947$3,324,9474
Oct 30, 20161105,823-52% 327,634$1,586,287$4,911,2345
Nov 6, 2016442,240-60% 369,874$633,178$5,544,4126
Nov 13, 2016535,628-16% 405,502$534,064$6,078,4767
Nov 20, 2016723,071-35% 428,573$295,078$6,373,5548
Nov 27, 20162196,605+319% 525,178$1,208,529$7,582,0839
Dec 4, 20162028,626-70% 553,804$348,665$7,930,74810
Dec 25, 20163046,945 628,327$522,498$8,775,11913
Jan 1, 20171617,069-64% 645,396$184,004$8,959,12314
Jan 8, 20171815,147-11% 660,543$157,983$9,117,10615

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 23, 20161313,884 313,884$6,489,782$6,489,7824
Oct 30, 20161105,545-66% 419,429$2,180,717$8,670,4995
Nov 6, 2016445,137-57% 464,566$877,861$9,548,3606
Nov 13, 2016437,333-17% 501,899$600,043$10,148,4037
Nov 20, 20161020,354-45% 522,253$402,797$10,551,2008
Nov 27, 20169133,000+553% 655,253$1,538,444$12,089,6449
Dec 4, 20161233,558-75% 688,811$497,954$12,587,59810
Jan 1, 20171812,455 772,555$144,765$13,900,22114
Jan 8, 2017189,481-24% 782,036$109,939$14,010,16015
Jan 15, 2017178,157-14% 790,193$115,365$14,125,52516
Jan 22, 2017197,949-3% 798,142$126,025$14,251,55017
Jan 29, 20171319,472+145% 817,614$201,986$14,453,53618

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Leading Cast

Liam Hemsworth    Jake Morrison
Jeff Goldblum    David Levinson
Bill Pullman    Thomas J. Whitmore

Supporting Cast

Maika Monroe    Patricia Whitmore
Travis Tope    Charlie
William Fichtner    General Adams
Charlotte Gainsbourg    Dr. Catherine Marceaux
Judd Hirsch    Julius Levinson
Jessie Usher    Dylan Hiller
Brent Spiner    Dr. Brakish Okun
Vivica Fox    Jasmine
Angelababy    Rain
Sela Ward    President Lanford
Grace Huang    Lin Tang
Mckenna Grace    Daisy
Deobia Oparei    Dikembe
Patrick St. Esprit    Secretary of Defense Tanner
Garrett Wareing    Bobby
James A. Woods    Lt. Ritter
Ron Yuan    Weapons Engineer
Nicolas Wright    Floyd Rosenberg
Hays Welford    Felix
Zeb Sanders    Henry
Lance Lim    Kevin
Cory Kapahulehua    Moon Base Tug Pilot
Donovan Tyee Smith    Marcus
Ava Del Cielo    Young Mother
Nathaniel Augustson    Gas Station Attendant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roland Emmerich    Director
Roland Emmerich    Screenwriter
James A. Woods    Screenwriter
James Vanderbilt    Screenwriter
Dean Devlin    Screenwriter
Nicholas Wright    Screenwriter
Dean Devlin    Story by
Roland Emmerich    Story by
James A. Woods    Story by
Dean Devlin    Producer
Roland Emmerich    Producer
Harald Kloser    Producer
Ute Emmerich    Executive Producer
Larry Franco    Executive Producer
Carsten Lorenz    Executive Producer
Barry Chusid    Production Designer
Adam Wolfe    Editor
Harald Kloser    Composer
Thomas Wanker    Composer
Markus Forderer    Director of Photography
Roland Emmerich    Based on Characters Created by
Dean Devlin    Based on Characters Created by
Patrick M. Sullivan, Jr.    Art Director
Jay Hart    Set Decorator
Ernie Avila    Set Designer
Lisy Christl    Costume Designer
David Brownlow    Sound Mixer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Supervising Sound Editor
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Volker Engel    Visual Effects Supervisor
Amy Greene Vines    Line Producer
Jeffrey Harlacker    Associate Producer
K.C. Hodenfield    Assistant Director
John Papsidera    Casting Director
John Stoneham, Jr.    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Releases for December 13th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

The Twilight Zone

This is a strange week on the home market. We have one of the biggest domestic hits of the year, Suicide Squad, but it is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. (Granted, I’ve done fewer reviews this year and skipped a lot of terrible looking movies, like Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft, Gods of Egypt, Allegiant... Ben Hur, The Huntsman, The Legend of Tarzan. I could keep going. Wow! It was a bad year for $100 million movies.) After Suicide Squad, the next biggest release according to Amazon is the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition Blu-ray. That’s a huge drop in sales. As far as quality is concerned, I have to give a shout out to that World Series Blu-ray. Real fans want full games and this one provides them. On the other hand, I personally find baseball boring to watch. Unfortunately, there’s no one release that stands out as an obvious Pick of the Week, but instead we have a lot of releases that are close, but wouldn’t be close enough during a good week. The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the best, assuming you didn’t grab the individual seasons when they came out. More...

Home Market Releases for October 18th, 2016

October 18th, 2016

Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro

It’s a bad week for the home market. There are only two first-run releases and neither of them are worth picking up. There’s not a lot of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, etc. to make up the gap. However, there is one truly great release, Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro from The Criterion Collection. The Blu-ray costs a lot, but it is a must have for fans of Guillermo Del Toro, especially his earlier Spanish-language work: Cronos, The Devil’s Backbone, and Pan’s Labyrinth. More...

Home Market Releases for September 27th, 2016

September 27th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

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July 17th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

After a huge amount of speculation on how it would perform at the box office, Ghostbusters is coming in right in the middle of (a very wide range of) expectations. Sony is projecting a $46 million debut for the supernatural comedy, which is far from the disaster many had feared, but some way short of the top tier. It’s also not enough for first place, even though The Secret Life of Pets will be down 52% in its second weekend. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Ghosts have a Chance with $3.4 million in Previews

July 15th, 2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters earned $3.4 million in previews last night, which is ... a number. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a film like Ghostbusters to come out this summer, so it is hard to judge that figure. For example, The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist also pulled in $3.4 million during its previews and just over $40 million during its opening weekend. However, there’s not a lot of crossover between the two films, outside of the ghosts. Perhaps a better comparison is Central Intelligence which is an action / comedy and the “/ comedy” matters. That film earned $1.84 million during its previews and if Ghostbusters has the same multiplier, it will make $66 million. Ghostbusters did have louder buzz, even if a lot of that buzz was the “Feminists ruin everything” crowd whining, but it also has better reviews. On the other hand, Ghostbusters is part of a franchise, which is going to be more front-loaded. How about Independence Day: Resurgence? It’s a long-delayed sequel, so it has that in common. It earned $4 million on debut night, so if Ghostbusters has the same legs, it will make $35 million over the weekend, although the word-of-mouth is much better here. So we have a range of $35 million to $66 million, or almost exactly what we had for our prediction. We have learned nothing. Fortunately, we will have a much better picture this time tomorrow when Friday’s estimates are in. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: It’s No Secret that Life of Pets Will Get a Sequel

July 12th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

As expected, The Secret Life of Pets earned first place on the weekend box office chart. However, almost no one was expecting it to dominate the way that it did with $104.35 million. There are some calling this film the best opening for a non-franchise animation film, but let’s face the facts... Universal started work on two or three sequels as soon as Friday’s Estimates came in. Meanwhile, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates has a good opening in the role of counter-programming with $16.63 million. Overall, the box office pulled in $217 million, which was 14% more than last weekend. More importantly, it is 1.3% more than the same weekend last year. Granted, this is lower than ticket price inflation, but since most people assumed the weekend would suffer a serious decline, this should be seen as a major victory. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 grew a tiny bit hitting 2.4% at $6.00 billion to $5.86 billion. More...

International Box Office: Independence Day tops Chart, Dory Reaches $500 million Milestone

July 7th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence remained in first place on the international chart with $40.2 million in 64 markets for totals of $177.0 million internationally and $249.9 million worldwide. Its biggest new market was Spain, where it earned $1.7 million. Meanwhile, its biggest holdovers were China ($11.64 million over the weekend for a two-week total of $66.67 million) and the U.K. ($2.69 million in 603 theaters for a two-week total of $12.16 million). Overall, the movie is doing fine, but the film set up an obvious sequel, so the studio was obviously hoping for more than just fine. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dory Wins with $51.44 million, but Tarzan has Near Legendary Opening

July 6th, 2016

Finding Dory

The Fourth of July weekend went very well as two of the three new releases beat expectations. However, none of them were able to top Finding Dory, which earned its third win in a row. The Legend of Tarzan was very close in second place, which surprised a lot of analysts, but there might be a logical reason for its success. The Purge: Election Year more than tripled its production budget during its opening three-day weekend, so there’s no chance the studio isn’t giddy over that. The only real disappointment was The BFG, which got lost in the crowd. The overall box office was up from last week, which is a pleasant surprise. Granted, it grew by just under 1.0% to $192 million over the three-day weekend. More importantly, it was 41% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. Add in Monday, and the year-to-date lead rose to $120 million or 2.2% at $5.71 billion to $5.58 billion. More...

Friday Estimates: The Purge Tops Chart, but Tarzan has Swinging Start

July 2nd, 2016

The Legend of Tarzan

The Purge: Election Year earned first place with on Friday with $14.47 million during its opening day. This is impressive for film that cost $10 million to make, but it is below the opening day for the first film. The holidays should help its internal multiplier, as will the critical reception. While its reviews have slipped below the overall positive level, they are still the best for the franchise. Additionally, its CinemaScore was B+, again the best for the franchise. This puts the film on pace for just under $40 million during its four-day weekend. This is very likely more than the film’s combined budget, so if it can make this much during the rest of its theatrical run, it will break even just on its domestic numbers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dory Looks to Complete Threepeat, while BFG looks for a Big Opening

June 30th, 2016

The BFG

It's the first weekend of July, which means I should probably start the monthly preview. (I'm kidding. Although, I did have a computer crash this morning and lost a few hours of work. Save early. Save often.) Like last week, Finding Dory should earn first place over the weekend, while there are a trio of wide releases hoping to take advantage of the holiday. The BFG is the biggest in terms of box office potential. The Legend of Tarzan is the biggest in terms of production budget. Finally, The Purge: Election Year is the biggest in terms of profitability. This weekend last year, Inside Out climbed over Jurassic World for first place, as both films earned just under $30 million, Finding Dory will make almost that much combined. More...

International Box Office: Independence Day gets Tricked out of Top Spot in China

June 30th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence started its international run in first place with $102.1 million in 57 markets. That's the good news. That bad news is that its biggest market was China, where it only managed second place with $36.09 million, including previews. In most of the rest of the world, the film did no better than it did here, relative to the size of the market. South Korea helped it out with a first place, $5.45 million opening on 926 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.49 million. It opened in second place in the U.K. with $6.91 million in 610 theaters, which is no better than its opening here. The film cost a lot to make, so it needs to do better than this to be seen as a financial hit. More...

Contest: Surge of Independence: Winning Announcement

June 30th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

The winners of our Surge of Independence contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Independence Day: Resurgence opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dory Defeats Alien Invasion with $72.96 million

June 28th, 2016

Finding Dory

As predicted, Finding Dory repeated as the box office champion and came very close to matching our prediction with $72.96 million over the weekend. This is well above Independence Day: Resurgence's opening of $41.04 million. The Shallows was great as a low-budget horror film. The other two films... let's not talk about them. Overall, the box office fell 19% from last weekend to $188 million; however, this is to be expected, given how big Finding Dory opened. The weekend box office was even better than the same weekend last year, albeit by only 2.3%, which is not enough to keep up with inflation. Likewise, the year-over-year comparison is not great either. 2016 still leads 2015, but only by $5.38 billion to $5.31 billion, which is a lead of just 1.2%. Hopefully this weekend's win is a sign of things turning around, but I'm not so sure of that. More...

Weekend Estimates: Independence Day is Fish Food

June 26th, 2016

Finding-Dory

Independence Day: Resurgence is getting crushed at the box office this weekend, thanks in part to a strong second weekend for Finding Dory, but mostly because it failed where the original succeeded. Back in 1996, Independence Day pretty much invented the event movie, as it became the film everyone wanted to watch over the July 4 holiday weekend. Its $50.2 million 3-day weekend fell fractionally short of the then-record $52.8 million earned by Batman Forever over its opening weekend in June, 1995, but the $96.1 million it earned over its first five days was unprecedented. Resurgence had a storied past to live up to, and is falling well short. More...

Friday Estimates: Dory swims to $23.21 million, Resurgence shrinks to $16.8 million

June 25th, 2016

Finding Dory

Finding Dory held on to first place on Friday and that’s not good news, at least not for the box office as a whole. The film pulled in $23.21 million last night, which puts it on track to earn approximately $76 million. We predicted $74 million, so I’m calling this a victory. This will give the film close to $290 million after just ten days of release and puts it on pace to reach $300 million late Monday / early Tuesday. It will obviously hit $400 million at this pace, and it could become the first film of 2016 and the first animated film of all time to reach the $500 million milestone. That’s not a sure thing, but I think it’s at least 50/50 at this point. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Independence Day Doesn't Really Surge

June 24th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence started its box office run with $4 million during Thursday previews. That's not good. That's twice as much as the $2 million Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows earned a few weeks ago, but half as much as the $8.2 million X-Men: Apocalypse earned the week before that. It is identical to Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, which opened last summer. If you compare its opening to all three films, taking into account Out of the Shadows' younger target audience and Apocalypse's Fanboy nature, then Resurgence will likely opened with between $50 million and $60 million. Hopefully it is performing better internationally. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Challenge Top Spot? Or Will Dory just Keep Swimming?

June 23rd, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

This is the last weekend in June and there are three wide releases hoping to challenge Finding Dory for top spot. I don’t think any of them will come close. Independence Day: Resurgence is the only new release with a shot at first place and it should come out on top on Friday. It better win on Friday, or the month will end on a soft note. The Shallows and Free State of Jones will be fighting for fourth place. The Shallows cost less than $20 million, so a fourth place finish wouldn’t be a bad start. On the other hand, Free State of Jones cost $65 million to make, so a fourth place finish would be a disaster. Also opening this week is The Neon Demon. It isn’t opening wide, but it is opening wide enough to compete for a slot in the top ten. This weekend last year, there were two wide releases that earned less than $50 million combined. On the other hand, the top two films, Jurassic World and Inside Out both earned more than $50 million. Can the top four this year out-earn the top four last year? I think they can. We might get an actual win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Remember Me: Winning Announcement

June 22nd, 2016

Finding Dory

The winners of our Remember Me contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Finding Dory opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Surge of Independence

June 17th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Next weekend is the last weekend in June and unfortunately for the two wide releases coming out, the buzz for these films hasn't really grown. Independence Day: Resurgence is going to be the number one new release, although it likely won't earn first place. Free State of Jones could become STX Entertainment's biggest hit, but that's not saying much. Independence Day: Resurgence could earn more during its opening weekend than Free State of Jones earns during its box office run. As such, Independence Day: Resurgence is the only real choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Independence Day: Resurgence.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize of previously reviews DVD and / or Blu-rays. I grabbed a few more boxes from storage, so we can do winner's choice again. The choices are, two movies, one TV on DVD release, three single-disc kids DVDs, or two items from the mystery box. Items from the mystery box are first come, first served, as I'm nearly out of them. 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 Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: June

June 1st, 2016

Finding Dory

May was great, as long as you don't compare it to last May. Captain America: Civil War was a monster hit and is closing in on $400 million, while both X-Men: Apocalypse and The Angry Birds Movie will earn over $100 million. Looking ahead, every week in June, there is one movie that should top $100 million; however, only Finding Dory is expected to make more than $200 million. In fact, that film is expected to make close to $400 million domestically and over $1 billion worldwide. Last June, there were two monster hits, Inside Out and Jurassic World, plus one $100 million hit, Spy. I don't see how 2016 will top that. Even if every film with a shot at $100 million gets to that milestone, 2016 still might not top last year's pace. Fortunately, 2016 does have a large lead and that could be enough to keep 2016 ahead of 2015's pace in the year-over-year competition. It could be really close at the end of the month, on the other hand. More...


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Synopsis

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,039,944 (39.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$165,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,068 opening theaters/4,091 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $128,542,811

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 757 $103,144,286
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 309 $281,025,138
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 375 $384,169,424

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: June 24th, 2016 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: June 22nd, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 23rd, 2016 (Wide) (China)
June 23rd, 2016 (Wide) (Czech Republic)
June 23rd, 2016 (Wide) (Slovakia)
June 24th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
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Video Release: September 27th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and destruction, and for some language.
(Rating bulletin 2428 (Cert #50311), 6/8/2016)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Franchise: Independence Day
Comparisons: vs. Ghostbusters
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Keywords: Delayed Sequel, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Sequel With Lead Character Recast, Alien Invasion, Visual Effects, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 80 $16,718,966 Jul 1, 2016 10
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 134 $22,019,157 Jul 1, 2016 10
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 83 $41,039,944 Jun 24, 2016 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 56 $41,039,944 Jun 24, 2016 3

Leading Cast

Liam Hemsworth    Jake Morrison
Jeff Goldblum    David Levinson
Bill Pullman    Thomas J. Whitmore

Supporting Cast

Maika Monroe    Patricia Whitmore
Travis Tope    Charlie
William Fichtner    General Adams
Charlotte Gainsbourg    Dr. Catherine Marceaux
Judd Hirsch    Julius Levinson
Jessie Usher    Dylan Hiller
Brent Spiner    Dr. Brakish Okun
Vivica Fox    Jasmine
Angelababy    Rain
Sela Ward    President Lanford
Grace Huang    Lin Tang
Mckenna Grace    Daisy
Deobia Oparei    Dikembe
Patrick St. Esprit    Secretary of Defense Tanner
Garrett Wareing    Bobby
James A. Woods    Lt. Ritter
Ron Yuan    Weapons Engineer
Nicolas Wright    Floyd Rosenberg
Hays Welford    Felix
Zeb Sanders    Henry
Lance Lim    Kevin
Cory Kapahulehua    Moon Base Tug Pilot
Donovan Tyee Smith    Marcus
Ava Del Cielo    Young Mother
Nathaniel Augustson    Gas Station Attendant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Roland Emmerich    Director
Roland Emmerich    Screenwriter
James A. Woods    Screenwriter
James Vanderbilt    Screenwriter
Dean Devlin    Screenwriter
Nicholas Wright    Screenwriter
Dean Devlin    Story by
Roland Emmerich    Story by
James A. Woods    Story by
Dean Devlin    Producer
Roland Emmerich    Producer
Harald Kloser    Producer
Ute Emmerich    Executive Producer
Larry Franco    Executive Producer
Carsten Lorenz    Executive Producer
Barry Chusid    Production Designer
Adam Wolfe    Editor
Harald Kloser    Composer
Thomas Wanker    Composer
Markus Forderer    Director of Photography
Roland Emmerich    Based on Characters Created by
Dean Devlin    Based on Characters Created by
Patrick M. Sullivan, Jr.    Art Director
Jay Hart    Set Decorator
Ernie Avila    Set Designer
Lisy Christl    Costume Designer
David Brownlow    Sound Mixer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Supervising Sound Editor
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Volker Engel    Visual Effects Supervisor
Amy Greene Vines    Line Producer
Jeffrey Harlacker    Associate Producer
K.C. Hodenfield    Assistant Director
John Papsidera    Casting Director
John Stoneham, Jr.    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Releases for December 13th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

The Twilight Zone

This is a strange week on the home market. We have one of the biggest domestic hits of the year, Suicide Squad, but it is one of the worst movies I’ve seen this year. (Granted, I’ve done fewer reviews this year and skipped a lot of terrible looking movies, like Independence Day: Resurgence, Warcraft, Gods of Egypt, Allegiant... Ben Hur, The Huntsman, The Legend of Tarzan. I could keep going. Wow! It was a bad year for $100 million movies.) After Suicide Squad, the next biggest release according to Amazon is the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Collector's Edition Blu-ray. That’s a huge drop in sales. As far as quality is concerned, I have to give a shout out to that World Series Blu-ray. Real fans want full games and this one provides them. On the other hand, I personally find baseball boring to watch. Unfortunately, there’s no one release that stands out as an obvious Pick of the Week, but instead we have a lot of releases that are close, but wouldn’t be close enough during a good week. The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is the best, assuming you didn’t grab the individual seasons when they came out. More...

Home Market Releases for October 18th, 2016

October 18th, 2016

Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro

It’s a bad week for the home market. There are only two first-run releases and neither of them are worth picking up. There’s not a lot of limited releases, TV on DVD releases, etc. to make up the gap. However, there is one truly great release, Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro from The Criterion Collection. The Blu-ray costs a lot, but it is a must have for fans of Guillermo Del Toro, especially his earlier Spanish-language work: Cronos, The Devil’s Backbone, and Pan’s Labyrinth. More...

Home Market Releases for September 27th, 2016

September 27th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

It is a pretty good week on the home market with a few releases worth picking up. The biggest of these is Central Intelligence, but while it is worth picking up, it isn’t a contender for Pick of the Week. There are some smaller releases that were up for that title, including The Shallows, An American Werewolf in London and The Innocents. However, in the end, I went with Captain America: Civil War. The Blu-ray screener arrived late, and I held off on naming it Pick of the Week when it came out for that very reason. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pets Keep Trophy with $50 Million to Ghostbusters’ $46 Million

July 17th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

After a huge amount of speculation on how it would perform at the box office, Ghostbusters is coming in right in the middle of (a very wide range of) expectations. Sony is projecting a $46 million debut for the supernatural comedy, which is far from the disaster many had feared, but some way short of the top tier. It’s also not enough for first place, even though The Secret Life of Pets will be down 52% in its second weekend. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Ghosts have a Chance with $3.4 million in Previews

July 15th, 2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters earned $3.4 million in previews last night, which is ... a number. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a film like Ghostbusters to come out this summer, so it is hard to judge that figure. For example, The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist also pulled in $3.4 million during its previews and just over $40 million during its opening weekend. However, there’s not a lot of crossover between the two films, outside of the ghosts. Perhaps a better comparison is Central Intelligence which is an action / comedy and the “/ comedy” matters. That film earned $1.84 million during its previews and if Ghostbusters has the same multiplier, it will make $66 million. Ghostbusters did have louder buzz, even if a lot of that buzz was the “Feminists ruin everything” crowd whining, but it also has better reviews. On the other hand, Ghostbusters is part of a franchise, which is going to be more front-loaded. How about Independence Day: Resurgence? It’s a long-delayed sequel, so it has that in common. It earned $4 million on debut night, so if Ghostbusters has the same legs, it will make $35 million over the weekend, although the word-of-mouth is much better here. So we have a range of $35 million to $66 million, or almost exactly what we had for our prediction. We have learned nothing. Fortunately, we will have a much better picture this time tomorrow when Friday’s estimates are in. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: It’s No Secret that Life of Pets Will Get a Sequel

July 12th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

As expected, The Secret Life of Pets earned first place on the weekend box office chart. However, almost no one was expecting it to dominate the way that it did with $104.35 million. There are some calling this film the best opening for a non-franchise animation film, but let’s face the facts... Universal started work on two or three sequels as soon as Friday’s Estimates came in. Meanwhile, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates has a good opening in the role of counter-programming with $16.63 million. Overall, the box office pulled in $217 million, which was 14% more than last weekend. More importantly, it is 1.3% more than the same weekend last year. Granted, this is lower than ticket price inflation, but since most people assumed the weekend would suffer a serious decline, this should be seen as a major victory. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 grew a tiny bit hitting 2.4% at $6.00 billion to $5.86 billion. More...

International Box Office: Independence Day tops Chart, Dory Reaches $500 million Milestone

July 7th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence remained in first place on the international chart with $40.2 million in 64 markets for totals of $177.0 million internationally and $249.9 million worldwide. Its biggest new market was Spain, where it earned $1.7 million. Meanwhile, its biggest holdovers were China ($11.64 million over the weekend for a two-week total of $66.67 million) and the U.K. ($2.69 million in 603 theaters for a two-week total of $12.16 million). Overall, the movie is doing fine, but the film set up an obvious sequel, so the studio was obviously hoping for more than just fine. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dory Wins with $51.44 million, but Tarzan has Near Legendary Opening

July 6th, 2016

Finding Dory

The Fourth of July weekend went very well as two of the three new releases beat expectations. However, none of them were able to top Finding Dory, which earned its third win in a row. The Legend of Tarzan was very close in second place, which surprised a lot of analysts, but there might be a logical reason for its success. The Purge: Election Year more than tripled its production budget during its opening three-day weekend, so there’s no chance the studio isn’t giddy over that. The only real disappointment was The BFG, which got lost in the crowd. The overall box office was up from last week, which is a pleasant surprise. Granted, it grew by just under 1.0% to $192 million over the three-day weekend. More importantly, it was 41% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. Add in Monday, and the year-to-date lead rose to $120 million or 2.2% at $5.71 billion to $5.58 billion. More...

Friday Estimates: The Purge Tops Chart, but Tarzan has Swinging Start

July 2nd, 2016

The Legend of Tarzan

The Purge: Election Year earned first place with on Friday with $14.47 million during its opening day. This is impressive for film that cost $10 million to make, but it is below the opening day for the first film. The holidays should help its internal multiplier, as will the critical reception. While its reviews have slipped below the overall positive level, they are still the best for the franchise. Additionally, its CinemaScore was B+, again the best for the franchise. This puts the film on pace for just under $40 million during its four-day weekend. This is very likely more than the film’s combined budget, so if it can make this much during the rest of its theatrical run, it will break even just on its domestic numbers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dory Looks to Complete Threepeat, while BFG looks for a Big Opening

June 30th, 2016

The BFG

It's the first weekend of July, which means I should probably start the monthly preview. (I'm kidding. Although, I did have a computer crash this morning and lost a few hours of work. Save early. Save often.) Like last week, Finding Dory should earn first place over the weekend, while there are a trio of wide releases hoping to take advantage of the holiday. The BFG is the biggest in terms of box office potential. The Legend of Tarzan is the biggest in terms of production budget. Finally, The Purge: Election Year is the biggest in terms of profitability. This weekend last year, Inside Out climbed over Jurassic World for first place, as both films earned just under $30 million, Finding Dory will make almost that much combined. More...

International Box Office: Independence Day gets Tricked out of Top Spot in China

June 30th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence started its international run in first place with $102.1 million in 57 markets. That's the good news. That bad news is that its biggest market was China, where it only managed second place with $36.09 million, including previews. In most of the rest of the world, the film did no better than it did here, relative to the size of the market. South Korea helped it out with a first place, $5.45 million opening on 926 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.49 million. It opened in second place in the U.K. with $6.91 million in 610 theaters, which is no better than its opening here. The film cost a lot to make, so it needs to do better than this to be seen as a financial hit. More...

Contest: Surge of Independence: Winning Announcement

June 30th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

The winners of our Surge of Independence contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Independence Day: Resurgence opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Dory Defeats Alien Invasion with $72.96 million

June 28th, 2016

Finding Dory

As predicted, Finding Dory repeated as the box office champion and came very close to matching our prediction with $72.96 million over the weekend. This is well above Independence Day: Resurgence's opening of $41.04 million. The Shallows was great as a low-budget horror film. The other two films... let's not talk about them. Overall, the box office fell 19% from last weekend to $188 million; however, this is to be expected, given how big Finding Dory opened. The weekend box office was even better than the same weekend last year, albeit by only 2.3%, which is not enough to keep up with inflation. Likewise, the year-over-year comparison is not great either. 2016 still leads 2015, but only by $5.38 billion to $5.31 billion, which is a lead of just 1.2%. Hopefully this weekend's win is a sign of things turning around, but I'm not so sure of that. More...

Weekend Estimates: Independence Day is Fish Food

June 26th, 2016

Finding-Dory

Independence Day: Resurgence is getting crushed at the box office this weekend, thanks in part to a strong second weekend for Finding Dory, but mostly because it failed where the original succeeded. Back in 1996, Independence Day pretty much invented the event movie, as it became the film everyone wanted to watch over the July 4 holiday weekend. Its $50.2 million 3-day weekend fell fractionally short of the then-record $52.8 million earned by Batman Forever over its opening weekend in June, 1995, but the $96.1 million it earned over its first five days was unprecedented. Resurgence had a storied past to live up to, and is falling well short. More...

Friday Estimates: Dory swims to $23.21 million, Resurgence shrinks to $16.8 million

June 25th, 2016

Finding Dory

Finding Dory held on to first place on Friday and that’s not good news, at least not for the box office as a whole. The film pulled in $23.21 million last night, which puts it on track to earn approximately $76 million. We predicted $74 million, so I’m calling this a victory. This will give the film close to $290 million after just ten days of release and puts it on pace to reach $300 million late Monday / early Tuesday. It will obviously hit $400 million at this pace, and it could become the first film of 2016 and the first animated film of all time to reach the $500 million milestone. That’s not a sure thing, but I think it’s at least 50/50 at this point. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Independence Day Doesn't Really Surge

June 24th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence started its box office run with $4 million during Thursday previews. That's not good. That's twice as much as the $2 million Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows earned a few weeks ago, but half as much as the $8.2 million X-Men: Apocalypse earned the week before that. It is identical to Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, which opened last summer. If you compare its opening to all three films, taking into account Out of the Shadows' younger target audience and Apocalypse's Fanboy nature, then Resurgence will likely opened with between $50 million and $60 million. Hopefully it is performing better internationally. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Challenge Top Spot? Or Will Dory just Keep Swimming?

June 23rd, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

This is the last weekend in June and there are three wide releases hoping to challenge Finding Dory for top spot. I don’t think any of them will come close. Independence Day: Resurgence is the only new release with a shot at first place and it should come out on top on Friday. It better win on Friday, or the month will end on a soft note. The Shallows and Free State of Jones will be fighting for fourth place. The Shallows cost less than $20 million, so a fourth place finish wouldn’t be a bad start. On the other hand, Free State of Jones cost $65 million to make, so a fourth place finish would be a disaster. Also opening this week is The Neon Demon. It isn’t opening wide, but it is opening wide enough to compete for a slot in the top ten. This weekend last year, there were two wide releases that earned less than $50 million combined. On the other hand, the top two films, Jurassic World and Inside Out both earned more than $50 million. Can the top four this year out-earn the top four last year? I think they can. We might get an actual win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Remember Me: Winning Announcement

June 22nd, 2016

Finding Dory

The winners of our Remember Me contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Finding Dory opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Surge of Independence

June 17th, 2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

Next weekend is the last weekend in June and unfortunately for the two wide releases coming out, the buzz for these films hasn't really grown. Independence Day: Resurgence is going to be the number one new release, although it likely won't earn first place. Free State of Jones could become STX Entertainment's biggest hit, but that's not saying much. Independence Day: Resurgence could earn more during its opening weekend than Free State of Jones earns during its box office run. As such, Independence Day: Resurgence is the only real choice for the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Independence Day: Resurgence.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize of previously reviews DVD and / or Blu-rays. I grabbed a few more boxes from storage, so we can do winner's choice again. The choices are, two movies, one TV on DVD release, three single-disc kids DVDs, or two items from the mystery box. Items from the mystery box are first come, first served, as I'm nearly out of them. 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 Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: June

June 1st, 2016

Finding Dory

May was great, as long as you don't compare it to last May. Captain America: Civil War was a monster hit and is closing in on $400 million, while both X-Men: Apocalypse and The Angry Birds Movie will earn over $100 million. Looking ahead, every week in June, there is one movie that should top $100 million; however, only Finding Dory is expected to make more than $200 million. In fact, that film is expected to make close to $400 million domestically and over $1 billion worldwide. Last June, there were two monster hits, Inside Out and Jurassic World, plus one $100 million hit, Spy. I don't see how 2016 will top that. Even if every film with a shot at $100 million gets to that milestone, 2016 still might not top last year's pace. Fortunately, 2016 does have a large lead and that could be enough to keep 2016 ahead of 2015's pace in the year-over-year competition. It could be really close at the end of the month, on the other hand. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 2 $41,039,944   4,068 $10,088   $41,039,944 1
Jul 1, 2016 5 $16,718,966 -59% 4,091 $4,087   $72,876,039 2
Jul 8, 2016 8 $7,779,531 -53% 3,061 $2,541   $91,575,113 3
Jul 15, 2016 10 $3,521,282 -55% 2,290 $1,538   $98,587,725 4
Jul 22, 2016 16 $902,718 -74% 730 $1,237   $101,227,043 5
Jul 29, 2016 23 $293,779 -67% 227 $1,294   $101,964,419 6
Aug 5, 2016 27 $185,593 -37% 165 $1,125   $102,315,545 7
Aug 12, 2016 31 $148,641 -20% 156 $953   $102,555,598 8
Aug 19, 2016 33 $133,833 -10% 156 $858   $102,768,413 9
Aug 26, 2016 42 $64,771 -52% 112 $578   $102,872,258 10
Sep 2, 2016 35 $149,628 +131% 391 $383   $103,048,681 11
Sep 9, 2016 64 $16,760 -89% 42 $399   $103,137,295 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 23, 2016 P $4,000,000     0     $4,000,000  
Jun 24, 2016 2 $16,822,551     4,068 $4,135   $16,822,551 1
Jun 25, 2016 2 $14,110,771 -16%   4,068 $3,469   $30,933,322 2
Jun 26, 2016 2 $10,106,622 -28%   4,068 $2,484   $41,039,944 3
Jun 27, 2016 2 $3,777,247 -63%   4,068 $929   $44,817,191 4
Jun 28, 2016 2 $5,050,009 +34%   4,068 $1,241   $49,867,200 5
Jun 29, 2016 2 $3,527,074 -30%   4,068 $867   $53,394,274 6
Jun 30, 2016 2 $2,762,799 -22%   4,068 $679   $56,157,073 7
Jul 1, 2016 5 $4,695,711 +70% -72% 4,091 $1,148   $60,852,784 8
Jul 2, 2016 5 $6,153,316 +31% -56% 4,091 $1,504   $67,006,100 9
Jul 3, 2016 4 $5,869,939 -5% -42% 4,091 $1,435   $72,876,039 10
Jul 4, 2016 3 $4,962,960 -15% +31% 4,091 $1,213   $77,838,999 11
Jul 5, 2016 5 $2,544,830 -49% -50% 4,091 $622   $80,383,829 12
Jul 6, 2016 5 $1,811,079 -29% -49% 4,091 $443   $82,194,908 13
Jul 7, 2016 5 $1,600,674 -12% -42% 4,091 $391   $83,795,582 14
Jul 8, 2016 8 $2,230,715 +39% -52% 3,061 $729   $86,026,297 15
Jul 9, 2016 7 $3,245,014 +45% -47% 3,061 $1,060   $89,271,311 16
Jul 10, 2016 6 $2,303,802 -29% -61% 3,061 $753   $91,575,113 17
Jul 11, 2016 8 $870,132 -62% -82% 3,061 $284   $92,445,245 18
Jul 12, 2016 8 $1,084,969 +25% -57% 3,061 $354   $93,530,214 19
Jul 13, 2016 8 $803,586 -26% -56% 3,061 $263   $94,333,800 20
Jul 14, 2016 8 $732,643 -9% -54% 3,061 $239   $95,066,443 21
Jul 15, 2016 10 $978,651 +34% -56% 2,290 $427   $96,045,094 22
Jul 16, 2016 10 $1,476,674 +51% -54% 2,290 $645   $97,521,768 23
Jul 17, 2016 10 $1,065,957 -28% -54% 2,290 $465   $98,587,725 24
Jul 18, 2016 10 $461,607 -57% -47% 2,290 $202   $99,049,332 25
Jul 19, 2016 10 $588,064 +27% -46% 2,290 $257   $99,637,396 26
Jul 20, 2016 10 $419,928 -29% -48% 2,290 $183   $100,057,324 27
Jul 21, 2016 12 $267,001 -36% -64% 2,290 $117   $100,324,325 28
Jul 22, 2016 - $272,146 +2% -72% 730 $373   $100,596,471 29
Jul 23, 2016 - $393,706 +45% -73% 730 $539   $100,990,177 30
Jul 24, 2016 - $236,866 -40% -78% 730 $324   $101,227,043 31
Jul 25, 2016 - $115,419 -51% -75% 730 $158   $101,342,462 32
Jul 26, 2016 - $140,572 +22% -76% 730 $193   $101,483,034 33
Jul 27, 2016 - $95,643 -32% -77% 589 $162   $101,578,677 34
Jul 28, 2016 - $91,963 -4% -66% 589 $156   $101,670,640 35
Jul 29, 2016 - $88,144 -4% -68% 227 $388   $101,758,784 36
Jul 30, 2016 - $127,959 +45% -67% 227 $564   $101,886,743 37
Jul 31, 2016 - $77,676 -39% -67% 227 $342   $101,964,419 38
Aug 1, 2016 - $39,058 -50% -66% 227 $172   $102,003,477 39
Aug 2, 2016 - $48,860 +25% -65% 227 $215   $102,052,337 40
Aug 3, 2016 - $39,159 -20% -59% 227 $173   $102,091,496 41
Aug 4, 2016 - $38,456 -2% -58% 227 $169   $102,129,952 42
Aug 5, 2016 - $50,451 +31% -43% 165 $306   $102,180,403 43
Aug 6, 2016 - $78,655 +56% -39% 165 $477   $102,259,058 44
Aug 7, 2016 - $56,487 -28% -27% 165 $342   $102,315,545 45
Aug 8, 2016 - $21,326 -62% -45% 165 $129   $102,336,871 46
Aug 9, 2016 - $25,349 +19% -48% 165 $154   $102,362,220 47
Aug 10, 2016 - $22,631 -11% -42% 165 $137   $102,384,851 48
Aug 11, 2016 - $22,106 -2% -43% 165 $134   $102,406,957 49
Aug 12, 2016 - $41,109 +86% -19% 156 $264   $102,448,066 50
Aug 13, 2016 - $61,158 +49% -22% 156 $392   $102,509,224 51
Aug 14, 2016 - $46,374 -24% -18% 156 $297   $102,555,598 52
Aug 15, 2016 - $19,625 -58% -8% 156 $126   $102,575,223 53
Aug 16, 2016 - $22,313 +14% -12% 156 $143   $102,597,536 54
Aug 17, 2016 - $18,370 -18% -19% 156 $118   $102,615,906 55
Aug 18, 2016 - $18,674 +2% -16% 156 $120   $102,634,580 56
Aug 19, 2016 - $38,598 +107% -6% 156 $247   $102,673,178 57
Aug 20, 2016 - $57,754 +50% -6% 156 $370   $102,730,932 58
Aug 21, 2016 - $37,481 -35% -19% 156 $240   $102,768,413 59
Aug 22, 2016 - $9,366 -75% -52% 156 $60   $102,777,779 60
Aug 23, 2016 - $12,959 +38% -42% 156 $83   $102,790,738 61
Aug 24, 2016 - $8,327 -36% -55% 156 $53   $102,799,065 62
Aug 25, 2016 - $8,422 +1% -55% 156 $54   $102,807,487 63
Aug 26, 2016 - $16,461 +95% -57% 112 $147   $102,823,948 64
Aug 27, 2016 - $29,971 +82% -48% 112 $268   $102,853,919 65
Aug 28, 2016 - $18,339 -39% -51% 112 $164   $102,872,258 66
Aug 29, 2016 - $6,159 -66% -34% 112 $55   $102,878,417 67
Aug 30, 2016 - $8,495 +38% -34% 112 $76   $102,886,912 68
Aug 31, 2016 - $5,963 -30% -28% 112 $53   $102,892,875 69
Sep 1, 2016 - $6,178 +4% -27% 112 $55   $102,899,053 70
Sep 2, 2016 - $32,334 +423% +96% 391 $83   $102,931,387 71
Sep 3, 2016 - $57,376 +77% +91% 391 $147   $102,988,763 72
Sep 4, 2016 - $59,918 +4% +227% 391 $153   $103,048,681 73
Sep 5, 2016 - $37,814 -37% +514% 391 $97   $103,086,495 74
Sep 6, 2016 - $14,587 -61% +72% 391 $37   $103,101,082 75
Sep 7, 2016 - $10,867 -26% +82% 391 $28   $103,111,949 76
Sep 8, 2016 - $8,586 -21% +39% 391 $22   $103,120,535 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 2 $56,157,073   4,068 $13,805   $56,157,073 1
Jul 1, 2016 5 $27,638,509 -51% 4,091 $6,756   $83,795,582 2
Jul 8, 2016 8 $11,270,861 -59% 3,061 $3,682   $95,066,443 3
Jul 15, 2016 10 $5,257,882 -53% 2,290 $2,296   $100,324,325 4
Jul 22, 2016 17 $1,346,315 -74% 589 $2,286   $101,670,640 5
Jul 29, 2016 23 $459,312 -66% 227 $2,023   $102,129,952 6
Aug 5, 2016 27 $277,005 -40% 165 $1,679   $102,406,957 7
Aug 12, 2016 31 $227,623 -18% 156 $1,459   $102,634,580 8
Aug 19, 2016 38 $172,907 -24% 156 $1,108   $102,807,487 9
Aug 26, 2016 44 $91,566 -47% 112 $818   $102,899,053 10
Sep 2, 2016 36 $221,482 +142% 391 $566   $103,120,535 11
Sep 9, 2016 68 $23,751 -89% 42 $566   $103,144,286 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 6/24/2016 $1,180,026 314 314 771 $3,586,584 11/30/2018
Australia 6/24/2016 $3,600,436 537 537 1,726 $8,915,469 8/18/2016
Brazil 6/24/2016 $2,758,157 970 970 1,996 $8,725,523 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 6/24/2016 $66,878 0 0 0 $302,830 2/26/2019
China 6/23/2016 $35,330,000 58,879 58,879 96,647 $75,359,648 8/27/2018
Czech Republic 6/23/2016 $218,690 146 146 347 $720,360 12/31/2018
France 7/22/2016 $4,460,657 0 0 0 $10,213,367 8/17/2018
Germany 7/14/2016 $6,391,281 0 0 0 $16,958,476 8/19/2018
Hong Kong 6/24/2016 $2,553,335 132 132 263 $4,474,791 11/15/2018
India 6/24/2016 $3,500,000 0 0 0 $3,500,000 6/27/2016
Italy 6/24/2016 $0 0 0 0 $2,980,385 10/5/2016
Japan 7/8/2016 $6,059,331 0 0 0 $25,037,884 8/20/2018
Lithuania 7/1/2016 $47,587 23 77 189 $188,898 8/3/2016
Mexico 6/24/2016 $5,736,964 0 0 0 $14,098,458 7/27/2016
Netherlands 6/24/2016 $803,541 119 119 590 $2,493,388 8/9/2016
New Zealand 6/24/2016 $538,056 141 141 423 $1,151,834 8/8/2016
Norway 7/1/2016 $758,000 0 0 0 $758,000 7/22/2016
Poland 6/24/2016 $385,235 0 0 0 $1,324,316 11/17/2018
Portugal 6/24/2016 $133,678 70 70 244 $553,106 8/10/2016
Russia (CIS) 6/24/2016 $3,478,531 1,119 1,119 3,728 $6,777,053 12/31/2018
Slovakia 6/23/2016 $106,850 73 73 159 $282,155 8/18/2016
Slovenia 6/24/2016 $19,394 20 21 77 $73,952 8/3/2016
South Korea 6/22/2016 $5,462,550 926 926 1,714 $11,606,939 8/11/2016
Spain 7/1/2016 $1,628,587 678 678 2,003 $4,794,297 9/1/2016
Sweden 7/1/2016 $1,000,000 0 0 0 $1,000,000 7/22/2016
Taiwan 6/24/2016 $3,700,000 300 300 520 $5,936,900 10/30/2018
Turkey 6/24/2016 $264,604 338 338 1,278 $1,020,540 2/26/2019
United Arab Emirates 7/8/2016 $2,400,000 0 0 0 $2,400,000 12/20/2018
United Kingdom 6/24/2016 $6,911,968 610 610 2,179 $15,677,398 7/27/2016
 
Rest of World $50,112,587
 
International Total$281,025,138 2/26/2019

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
Oct 23, 20161221,811 221,811$3,324,947$3,324,9474
Oct 30, 20161105,823-52% 327,634$1,586,287$4,911,2345
Nov 6, 2016442,240-60% 369,874$633,178$5,544,4126
Nov 13, 2016535,628-16% 405,502$534,064$6,078,4767
Nov 20, 2016723,071-35% 428,573$295,078$6,373,5548
Nov 27, 20162196,605+319% 525,178$1,208,529$7,582,0839
Dec 4, 20162028,626-70% 553,804$348,665$7,930,74810
Dec 25, 20163046,945 628,327$522,498$8,775,11913
Jan 1, 20171617,069-64% 645,396$184,004$8,959,12314
Jan 8, 20171815,147-11% 660,543$157,983$9,117,10615

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 23, 20161313,884 313,884$6,489,782$6,489,7824
Oct 30, 20161105,545-66% 419,429$2,180,717$8,670,4995
Nov 6, 2016445,137-57% 464,566$877,861$9,548,3606
Nov 13, 2016437,333-17% 501,899$600,043$10,148,4037
Nov 20, 20161020,354-45% 522,253$402,797$10,551,2008
Nov 27, 20169133,000+553% 655,253$1,538,444$12,089,6449
Dec 4, 20161233,558-75% 688,811$497,954$12,587,59810
Jan 1, 20171812,455 772,555$144,765$13,900,22114
Jan 8, 2017189,481-24% 782,036$109,939$14,010,16015
Jan 15, 2017178,157-14% 790,193$115,365$14,125,52516
Jan 22, 2017197,949-3% 798,142$126,025$14,251,55017
Jan 29, 20171319,472+145% 817,614$201,986$14,453,53618

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