The Island (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $35,818,913Details
International Box Office $127,200,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $163,018,913
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,409,070 (34.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$120,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,122 opening theaters/3,138 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $58,841,356

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,559 $35,818,913
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 848 $127,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,160 $163,018,913

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 22nd, 2005 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
Video Release: December 13th, 2005 by Dreamworks Video, released as Island, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language.
Running Time: 136 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Transformers
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Keywords: Cloning, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Surprise Twist, Hitmen, Environment, Post Apocalypse, Conspiracy Theory, Corporate Malfeasance, Dream Sequence, Action Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Parkes+Macdonald Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 22, 2005 4 $12,409,070   3,122 $3,975   $12,409,070 1
Jul 29, 2005 7 $5,963,223 -52% 3,138 $1,900   $24,319,260 2
Aug 5, 2005 10 $3,117,486 -48% 2,138 $1,458   $30,944,371 3
Aug 12, 2005 15 $1,277,881 -59% 1,107 $1,154   $34,126,169 4
Aug 19, 2005 22 $402,257 -69% 451 $892   $35,255,603 5
Aug 26, 2005 33 $161,811 -60% 255 $635   $35,624,407 6
Sep 2, 2005 41 $68,359 -58% 151 $453   $35,778,381 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 22, 2005 3 $4,202,195     3,122 $1,346   $4,202,195 1
Jul 23, 2005 4 $4,559,644 +9%   3,122 $1,460   $8,761,839 2
Jul 24, 2005 4 $3,647,231 -20%   3,122 $1,168   $12,409,070 3
Jul 25, 2005 4 $1,650,847 -55%   3,122 $529   $14,059,917 4
Jul 26, 2005 4 $1,621,819 -2%   3,122 $519   $15,681,736 5
Jul 27, 2005 4 $1,422,830 -12%   3,122 $456   $17,104,566 6
Jul 28, 2005 4 $1,251,471 -12%   3,122 $401   $18,356,037 7
Jul 29, 2005 8 $1,779,830 +42% -58% 3,138 $567   $20,135,867 8
Jul 30, 2005 8 $2,235,289 +26% -51% 3,138 $712   $22,371,156 9
Jul 31, 2005 7 $1,948,104 -13% -47% 3,138 $621   $24,319,260 10
Aug 1, 2005 6 $974,739 -50% -41% 3,138 $311   $25,293,999 11
Aug 2, 2005 7 $881,570 -10% -46% 3,138 $281   $26,175,569 12
Aug 3, 2005 7 $828,159 -6% -42% 3,138 $264   $27,003,728 13
Aug 4, 2005 9 $823,157 -1% -34% 3,138 $262   $27,826,885 14
Aug 5, 2005 10 $926,429 +13% -48% 2,138 $433   $28,753,314 15
Aug 6, 2005 10 $1,171,681 +26% -48% 2,138 $548   $29,924,995 16
Aug 7, 2005 10 $1,019,376 -13% -48% 2,138 $477   $30,944,371 17
Aug 8, 2005 9 $481,137 -53% -51% 2,138 $225   $31,425,508 18
Aug 9, 2005 9 $502,308 +4% -43% 2,138 $235   $31,927,816 19
Aug 10, 2005 9 $476,882 -5% -42% 2,138 $223   $32,404,698 20
Aug 11, 2005 9 $444,271 -7% -46% 2,138 $208   $32,848,969 21
Sep 5, 2005 38 $20,645     151 $137   $35,799,026 46

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 22, 2005 4 $18,356,037   3,122 $5,880   $18,356,037 1
Jul 29, 2005 7 $9,470,848 -48% 3,138 $3,018   $27,826,885 2
Aug 5, 2005 10 $5,021,403 -47% 2,138 $2,349   $32,848,288 3
Aug 12, 2005 15 $2,005,058 -60% 1,107 $1,811   $34,853,346 4
Aug 19, 2005 22 $609,250 -70% 451 $1,351   $35,462,596 5
Aug 26, 2005 33 $247,426 -59% 255 $970   $35,710,022 6
Sep 2, 2005 42 $108,891 -56% 151 $721   $35,818,913 7

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Ewan McGregor    Lincoln Six-Echo
Scarlett Johansson    Jordan Two-Delta

Supporting Cast

Djimon Hounsou    Laurent
Sean Bean    Merick
Michael Clarke Duncan    Starkweather
Steve Buscemi    McCord
Ethan Phillips    Jones Three Echo
Max Baker    Chief of Incubation
Brian Stepanek    Gandu Three Echo
Noa Tishby    Community Announcer
Siobhan Flynn    Lima One Alpha
Troy Blendell    Laurent Team Member
Jamie McBride    Laurent Team Member
Kevin McCorkle    Laurent Team Member
Gary Nickens    Laurent Team Member
Kathleen Rose Perkins    Laurent Team Member
Richard Whiten    Laurent Team Member
Phil Abrams    OBGYN
Svetlana Efremova    Midwife
Katy Boyer    Harvest Surgeon
Randy Oglesby    Harvest Surgeon
Yvette Nicole Brown    Harvest Nurse
Taylor Gilbert    Harvest Nurse
Wendy Haines    Harvest Nurse
Tim Halligan    Institute Coroner
Glenn Morshower    Medical Courier
Michael Canavan    Extraction Room Doctor
Jimmy Smagula    Extraction Room Technician
Ben Tolpin    Extraction Room Technician
Robert Sherman    Agnate in Pod
Rich Hutchman    Dept. of Operations Supervisor
Gonzalo Menendez    Dept. of Operations Technician
Olivia Tracey    Dept. of Operations Agnate
Ray Xifo    Elevator Agnate
Mary Pat Gleason    Nutrition Clerk
Ashley Yegan    Stim Bar Bartender
Whitney Dylan    Client Services Operator
Mitzi Martin    Atrium Tour Guide
Lew Dauber    Tour Group Man
Shelby Leverington    Tour Group Woman
Don Creech    God-Like Man
Richard V. Licata    Board Member
Eamon Behrens    Censor
Alex Carter    Censor
Kevin Daniels    Censor
Grant Harrison    Censor
Kenneth Hughes    Censor
Brian Leckner    Censor
Dakota Mitchell    Censor
Martin Papazian    Censor
Phil Somerville    Censor
Ryan Tasz    Censor
Kirk Ward    Censor
Kelvin Han Yee    Censor
Shawnee Smith    Suzie
Chris Ellis    Aces & Spades Bartender
Don Michael Paul    Bar Guy
Eric Stonestreet    Ed the Trucker
James Granoff    Sarah's Son
James Hart    LAPD Officer
Craig Reynolds    LAPD Officer
Trent Ford    Calvin Klein Model
Sage Thomas    Girl at Beach
Jake Soldera    Little Boy in Line
Mark Christopher Lawrence    Construction Worker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Bay    Director
Caspian Tredwell-Owen    Screenwriter
Alex Kurtzman    Screenwriter
Roberto Orci    Screenwriter
Caspian Tredwell-Owen    Story Creator
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Michael Bay    Producer
Ian Bryce    Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Executive Producer
Mauro Fiore    Director of Photography
Nigel Phelps    Production Designer
Paul Rubell    Editor
Christian Wagner    Editor
Deborah L. Scott    Costume Designer
Steve Jablonsky    Composer
Steven P. Saeta    Associate Producer
Josh McLaglen    Associate Producer
Ken Bates    Associate Producer
Heidi Fugeman Lindelof*    Associate Producer
Matthew Cohan    Associate Producer
Josh McLaglen    Assistant Director
Eric Brevic    Second Unit Director
Mark Palansky    Second Unit Director
Steven P. Saeta    Production Manager
David Sandefur    Supervising Art Director
Jon Billington    Art Director
Sean Haworth    Art Director
Martin Whist    Art Director
Rosemary Brandenberg    Set Decorator
Mitchell Amundsen    Second Unit Camera
David B. Nowell    Additional Photography
Pete Romano    Underwater Photography
Anthony J. Scarano*    Costume Supervisor
Mitchell Kenney    Costume Supervisor
Nina Lucia    Associate Editor
Todd Miller    Associate Editor
Roger Barton    Additional Editor
John Murray    Additional Editor
Tom Muldoon    Additional Editor
Peter J. Devlin    Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Gary Bourgeois    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Beau Borders    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Tateum Kohut    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Assells    Sound Effects Editor
Dino R. Dimuro    Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Peter Staubli    Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Hogan    Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Payne    Sound Effects Editor
Dave McMoyler    Sound Effects Editor
Karen Vassar    Sound Effects Editor
David Werntz    Sound Effects Editor
Kimaree Long    Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly    Dialogue Editor
Patrick J. Foley    Dialogue Editor
Nancy Kyong Nugent    Dialogue Editor
David A. Whittaker    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Pinder    Music Editor
Del Spiva    Music Editor
Stephen Lotwis    Music Editor
Edouard F. Henriques III    Make up
Greg Funk    Make up
Yolanda Toussieng    Hairstylist
Kathe Swanson    Hairstylist
Blake Neely    Additional Music
Trevor Morris    Additional Music
Clay Duncan    Additional Music
Ramin Djawadi    Additional Music
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
Ken Bates    Stunt Coordinator
Kurt Bryant    Stunt Coordinator
Ken Bates    Second Unit Director

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

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June 21st, 2011

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June 18th, 2011

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December 23rd, 2005

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December 12th, 2005

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September 25th, 2005

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September 18th, 2005

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September 7th, 2005

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August 31st, 2005

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August 24th, 2005

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International Tourists Flock to the Island

August 17th, 2005

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August 10th, 2005

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Island Vacation

August 7th, 2005

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July 27th, 2005

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July 25th, 2005

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July 21st, 2005

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July 14th, 2005

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July 8th, 2005

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July 8th, 2005

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July 7th, 2005

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July 1st, 2005

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June 2nd, 2005

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May 18th, 2005

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  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,409,070 (34.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$120,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,122 opening theaters/3,138 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $58,841,356

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,559 $35,818,913
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 848 $127,200,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,160 $163,018,913

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 22nd, 2005 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
Video Release: December 13th, 2005 by Dreamworks Video, released as Island, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language.
Running Time: 136 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Transformers
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Cloning, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Surprise Twist, Hitmen, Environment, Post Apocalypse, Conspiracy Theory, Corporate Malfeasance, Dream Sequence, Action Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Parkes+Macdonald Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Ewan McGregor    Lincoln Six-Echo
Scarlett Johansson    Jordan Two-Delta

Supporting Cast

Djimon Hounsou    Laurent
Sean Bean    Merick
Michael Clarke Duncan    Starkweather
Steve Buscemi    McCord
Ethan Phillips    Jones Three Echo
Max Baker    Chief of Incubation
Brian Stepanek    Gandu Three Echo
Noa Tishby    Community Announcer
Siobhan Flynn    Lima One Alpha
Troy Blendell    Laurent Team Member
Jamie McBride    Laurent Team Member
Kevin McCorkle    Laurent Team Member
Gary Nickens    Laurent Team Member
Kathleen Rose Perkins    Laurent Team Member
Richard Whiten    Laurent Team Member
Phil Abrams    OBGYN
Svetlana Efremova    Midwife
Katy Boyer    Harvest Surgeon
Randy Oglesby    Harvest Surgeon
Yvette Nicole Brown    Harvest Nurse
Taylor Gilbert    Harvest Nurse
Wendy Haines    Harvest Nurse
Tim Halligan    Institute Coroner
Glenn Morshower    Medical Courier
Michael Canavan    Extraction Room Doctor
Jimmy Smagula    Extraction Room Technician
Ben Tolpin    Extraction Room Technician
Robert Sherman    Agnate in Pod
Rich Hutchman    Dept. of Operations Supervisor
Gonzalo Menendez    Dept. of Operations Technician
Olivia Tracey    Dept. of Operations Agnate
Ray Xifo    Elevator Agnate
Mary Pat Gleason    Nutrition Clerk
Ashley Yegan    Stim Bar Bartender
Whitney Dylan    Client Services Operator
Mitzi Martin    Atrium Tour Guide
Lew Dauber    Tour Group Man
Shelby Leverington    Tour Group Woman
Don Creech    God-Like Man
Richard V. Licata    Board Member
Eamon Behrens    Censor
Alex Carter    Censor
Kevin Daniels    Censor
Grant Harrison    Censor
Kenneth Hughes    Censor
Brian Leckner    Censor
Dakota Mitchell    Censor
Martin Papazian    Censor
Phil Somerville    Censor
Ryan Tasz    Censor
Kirk Ward    Censor
Kelvin Han Yee    Censor
Shawnee Smith    Suzie
Chris Ellis    Aces & Spades Bartender
Don Michael Paul    Bar Guy
Eric Stonestreet    Ed the Trucker
James Granoff    Sarah's Son
James Hart    LAPD Officer
Craig Reynolds    LAPD Officer
Trent Ford    Calvin Klein Model
Sage Thomas    Girl at Beach
Jake Soldera    Little Boy in Line
Mark Christopher Lawrence    Construction Worker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Bay    Director
Caspian Tredwell-Owen    Screenwriter
Alex Kurtzman    Screenwriter
Roberto Orci    Screenwriter
Caspian Tredwell-Owen    Story Creator
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Michael Bay    Producer
Ian Bryce    Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Executive Producer
Mauro Fiore    Director of Photography
Nigel Phelps    Production Designer
Paul Rubell    Editor
Christian Wagner    Editor
Deborah L. Scott    Costume Designer
Steve Jablonsky    Composer
Steven P. Saeta    Associate Producer
Josh McLaglen    Associate Producer
Ken Bates    Associate Producer
Heidi Fugeman Lindelof*    Associate Producer
Matthew Cohan    Associate Producer
Josh McLaglen    Assistant Director
Eric Brevic    Second Unit Director
Mark Palansky    Second Unit Director
Steven P. Saeta    Production Manager
David Sandefur    Supervising Art Director
Jon Billington    Art Director
Sean Haworth    Art Director
Martin Whist    Art Director
Rosemary Brandenberg    Set Decorator
Mitchell Amundsen    Second Unit Camera
David B. Nowell    Additional Photography
Pete Romano    Underwater Photography
Anthony J. Scarano*    Costume Supervisor
Mitchell Kenney    Costume Supervisor
Nina Lucia    Associate Editor
Todd Miller    Associate Editor
Roger Barton    Additional Editor
John Murray    Additional Editor
Tom Muldoon    Additional Editor
Peter J. Devlin    Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Gary Bourgeois    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Beau Borders    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Tateum Kohut    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Assells    Sound Effects Editor
Dino R. Dimuro    Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Peter Staubli    Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Hogan    Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Payne    Sound Effects Editor
Dave McMoyler    Sound Effects Editor
Karen Vassar    Sound Effects Editor
David Werntz    Sound Effects Editor
Kimaree Long    Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly    Dialogue Editor
Patrick J. Foley    Dialogue Editor
Nancy Kyong Nugent    Dialogue Editor
David A. Whittaker    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Pinder    Music Editor
Del Spiva    Music Editor
Stephen Lotwis    Music Editor
Edouard F. Henriques III    Make up
Greg Funk    Make up
Yolanda Toussieng    Hairstylist
Kathe Swanson    Hairstylist
Blake Neely    Additional Music
Trevor Morris    Additional Music
Clay Duncan    Additional Music
Ramin Djawadi    Additional Music
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
Ken Bates    Stunt Coordinator
Kurt Bryant    Stunt Coordinator
Ken Bates    Second Unit Director

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 21st, 2011

June 21st, 2011

It's another busy week for DVD / Blu-ray with four first-run releases coming out this week. Five if you include Cedar Rapids, which was had surprisingly brisk ticket sales in limited release. Cedar Rapids is also the only one of the big releases that I would consider for Pick of the Week honors. Despite the number of wide releases on this week's list, I'm going with an unorthodox choice for Pick of the Week, "Weird Al" Yankovic - Alpocalypse, but Louie: Season One on Blu-ray earns an honorable mention. More...

Featured Blu-ray review: The Island

June 18th, 2011

Michael Bay has been directing movies since 1995 and in that time, he's made eight films (not including the upcoming Transformers threequel). Of those eight films, only one, The Rock, has earned overall positive reviews. On the other hand, since his first place, Bad Boys, he's only had one film fail to reach $100 million at the box office. That film was The Island. In fact, this film is the least successful box office performer in his career, but does it deserve this distinction? More...

DVD Releases for November 18, 2008 - Part I

November 18th, 2008

It's a weird week for the DVD release report. According to Amazon, seven of the top ten releases come from two movies: WALL-E and Tropic Thunder. Add in the Spanish language edition and there are five versions of the former movie coming out this week, including the 3-Disc DVD and the 3-Disc Blu-ray, either one of which is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. The overall group of releases feels weaker than last week, but it is more than enough that it had to be split into two parts. Part two can be found here. More...

Virgin Enjoys a Threepeat

January 7th, 2006

For the third week in a row, The 40-Year Old Virgin was the leader on both the rental and the sales charts. It ended the year on top with $8.51 million over the week, which was down just 1% from last week and enough to push its total to $27.48 after three weeks. More...

3.7 Million are Virgins No More

December 23rd, 2005

The 40-Year Old Virgin not only did it lead the way on the rental chart bringing in $10.18 million in combined rentals, ($9.82 million from DVDs and $370,000 from VHS), but it also led the way in sales with 3.7 million units sold. Sales totaled $65 million in its opening week. To put this in perspective, the home market release made more than $75 million during its opening week, which is more than the film earned during its first three weeks of theatrical release. More...

DVD Releases for December 13, 2005

December 12th, 2005

It's Special Edition week, with several such releases just screaming to become last minute Christmas gifts. Many of these are not A-List gifts and are more for people who are difficult to shop for. Even so, just a quick glance reveals more than half-a-dozen releases worthy of consideration for the DVD Pick of the Week, with The 40-Year Old Virgin - Unrated Widescreen Edition leading the way. Other choices include Airplane - Don't Call Me Shirley Edition, Gilmore Girls - The Complete Fifth Season, Rock 'n Roll High School - Rock On Edition, and The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season. And from the Better Late Than Never Category, there's Nothing - Buy from Amazon. More...

Mafia Sequel Squeezes into Top Five Again

September 25th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 again led its native market of South Korean with $4.81 million over the weekend and $12.78 million during its two-week run. And like last week, this was enough for the film to secure a place in the top five overall just beating out Pride and Prejudice. More...

Mafia Rubs Out Competition

September 18th, 2005

Marrying the Mafia 2 is the latest local film to lead the South Korean box office as it opened with $5.555 million on 449 screens, $7.515 million including Thursday. Not only was that easily enough for first place in its home market, but also put the film in third place on the overall international box office charts. More...

Madagascar Makes a Comeback

September 7th, 2005

Amazing openings in Italy and Scandinavia helped Madagascar jump back into the lead on the international charts with $11.6 million in 47 markets, which pushed its box office total to $291.5 million. Its biggest market was Italy, where the film benefited from the end of the slow summer session; with most theatres open again the film was able to grab $5.91 million over the weekend and $7.29 million if you include previews. Other first place openings included $1.45 million on 112 screens in Norway, $645,000 on 114 screens in Sweden, $600,000 on 82 screens in Denmark and $340,000 on 52 screens in Finland. The film has just a couple more markets left to open in, Thailand and the end of this month and Greece at the end of next month, but by then the film will have topped $300 million internationally and $500 million worldwide. More...

Box Office Slows as Summer Ends

August 31st, 2005

With the summer box office session coming to a close, the overall international returns slowed. However, The Island was still able to come out on top of the sluggish box office with $9.7 million at more than 4,800 screens in 48 markets for a total of $101.6 million so far. The film had a trio of openings this weekend, the best in terms of raw dollars was in Italy where the film managed $1.144 million on 322 screens, less than $2000 out of first place. It didn't have to settle for second place in Greece with $625,000 on 73 screens or in Sweden with $295,000 on 88. Holdovers continue to be the bane of this film as it fell by 40% during its second weekend in France. Even so, that was the best single market for the film at $2.1 million on 640 screens. More...

Island Still Leading International Destination

August 24th, 2005

The Island again topped the international charts with a rather tepid $12.4 million on nearly 5000 screens in 44 markets over the weekend. With this week's haul the Sci-Fi flick has reached $84.8 million internationally, which is nearly $50 million more than it earned domestically, allowing it to top $100 million worldwide. This weekend the film opened in a couple of French speaking markets in Europe earning the number one spot in France with $3.4 million on 640 screens and $694,000 on 64 screens in Belgium. Holdovers were generally weak including a 45% tumble in both the U.K. to $1.37 million on 412 screens and Germany to $859,500 on 725. On the other hand, the film is still performing well in South Korea adding another $511,000 to its $20.47 million total in that single market, which would be like earning more than $300 million domestically given the relative size of the two markets. More...

International Tourists Flock to the Island

August 17th, 2005

There are a lot of people at Dreamworks breathing a sigh of relief over this weeks international box office numbers. The Island, which was a huge bomb domestically, lead the international box office race with $13.9 million on 4200 screens in 33 markets. That's not a great result, but will probably save someone his or her job. Among its dozen or so debuts were second place finishes in the U.K. with $2.6 million on 413 screens, as well as a first place finish in Mexico with $1.91 million on 500 screens. Other openings include $1.2 million on 241 screens in Russia, $434,500 on 86 screens in the Netherlands, and $198,000 on 50 screens in Argentina. While holdovers were less impressive down 40% in Germany to $1.66 million, 55% in Spain to $1.13 million, and 55% in Australia to $435,000. Overall The Island has brought in $63 million internationally, almost a third of which came from South Korea at $19 million, including another $1 million this weekend. More...

British Sweet-tooth Keeps Charlie on Top

August 10th, 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had a reasonable drop-off during its second weekend in the U.K., which helped it maintain its first place position on the international charts with $14.36 million on more than 2,500 screens in 23 markets. In the U.K. the film fell 42% to $7.91 million for the weekend and a $34.6 million running tally, which is about 10% more than War of the Worlds's take during the same time period. There were no major opens this weekend, but it did score first place finishes in a handful of midlevel markets, Taiwan with $720,200 on 63 screens, Philippines with $330,000 on 30, and Argentina with $209,400 on 47. It is still very early in the film's run, but it has so far amassed $67.2 million internationally and $236 million worldwide and is quickly climbing the yearly charts. More...

Island Vacation

August 7th, 2005

The Island managed a couple of first place finished over the weekend, but the results were still less than impressive. In Australia the film opened with $1.404 million for a close victory while in Hong Kong it earned a disappointing $490,000 over the weekend and $520,000 including previews. It's best market continued to be South Korea with $3.167 million, down 38% from last weekend dropping to second place along the way. On the other hand, no wide openings and a mere 23% drop-off allowed the film to rise to first in New Zealand. Overall the film added $7.64 million to its $24.1 million running tally on the international scene and will opens in several markets this weekend including the U.K., Germany and Spain. More...

Madagascar is Fantastic on the International Stage

July 27th, 2005

It was a close race for top spot on the international charts this weekend but Madagascar just managed to pull ahead when the final figures were announced. The film added $24.6 million this weekend to its $190 million international total, including an incredible performances in both Germany and South Korea. The film was down just 14% during its second weekend adding $7.5 million to its $20.5 million running tally, if the film continues to show strong legs is could beat Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in the market. In south Korea the film rose by 14% to $2.65 million for the week and $5.41 million during its tun. Things weren't quite as rosy in the U.K. where the film dropped by 40% to $5.7 million for a total of $19.7 million so far. The film remained in first place in both Hong Kong, ($574,000) and Taiwan, ($375,000) while its only opening was in Venezuela where the film earned $360,000. More...

Box Office Crashes on a Deserted Island

July 25th, 2005

I guess analysts got caught up in the recent bit of good news at the box office because nobody was able to predict this weekend's disaster. Only one film in the top five was able to beat expectations by any real margin and every new film came up short. Speaking of coming up short, the overall box office fell by 16% from last weekend and 8.8% from last year. However, strong weekday numbers helped on the year-to-date comparison with 2005 at $4.983 billion, down 7.7% from 2004 while the summer season is 9.6% below last year's pace. More...

Second Helping of Chocolate

July 22nd, 2005

It looks like there will be a hard fought contest at the box office this weekend, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has a good shot at remaining number one. That's not to say there's no competition. In fact, there are two films opening at saturation levels, two more opening semi-wide and a limited release expanding enough that it should reach the top ten. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21

July 21st, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 8 - July 14

July 14th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Skeleton Key - Official Site. More...

Sneaking off to The Island

July 8th, 2005

The futuristic Sci-Fi Action movie, The Island, has a sneak peak this Saturday. And as promised, here is a complete listing of all 200 theatres the film will be playing at tomorrow. More...

Box Office Doom

July 8th, 2005

The Fantastic Four battle Dr. Doom and invading aliens this weekend. But the real competition comes from last year when Spider-Man 2 took home $45 million during its second weekend of release. And while no film will top that figure, the combination of strong starts and healthy holdovers could stop The Slump, but I wouldn't bet on it. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 1 - July 7

July 7th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Murderball - Official Site. More...

2005 Preview: July

July 1st, 2005

July Starts with a bang, thanks to the long Independence Day weekend, but the rest of the month is solid, with a potential $100 million movie being released practically every weekend. It is also the first full month where school children are free meaning weekday numbers are almost as important as weekend grosses. On the other hand, the month isn't as strong as last year and there's a good chance the record breaking slump the box office is in will continue throughout the month. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 24 - June 30

June 30th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Pretty Persuasion - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 17 - June 23

June 23rd, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Chicken Little - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9

June 9th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Stealth - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2

June 2nd, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, The Perfect Man - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 13 - May 18

May 18th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, New Police Story - Official Site. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 18 - March 24

March 24th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Official Site. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 22, 2005 4 $12,409,070   3,122 $3,975   $12,409,070 1
Jul 29, 2005 7 $5,963,223 -52% 3,138 $1,900   $24,319,260 2
Aug 5, 2005 10 $3,117,486 -48% 2,138 $1,458   $30,944,371 3
Aug 12, 2005 15 $1,277,881 -59% 1,107 $1,154   $34,126,169 4
Aug 19, 2005 22 $402,257 -69% 451 $892   $35,255,603 5
Aug 26, 2005 33 $161,811 -60% 255 $635   $35,624,407 6
Sep 2, 2005 41 $68,359 -58% 151 $453   $35,778,381 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 22, 2005 3 $4,202,195     3,122 $1,346   $4,202,195 1
Jul 23, 2005 4 $4,559,644 +9%   3,122 $1,460   $8,761,839 2
Jul 24, 2005 4 $3,647,231 -20%   3,122 $1,168   $12,409,070 3
Jul 25, 2005 4 $1,650,847 -55%   3,122 $529   $14,059,917 4
Jul 26, 2005 4 $1,621,819 -2%   3,122 $519   $15,681,736 5
Jul 27, 2005 4 $1,422,830 -12%   3,122 $456   $17,104,566 6
Jul 28, 2005 4 $1,251,471 -12%   3,122 $401   $18,356,037 7
Jul 29, 2005 8 $1,779,830 +42% -58% 3,138 $567   $20,135,867 8
Jul 30, 2005 8 $2,235,289 +26% -51% 3,138 $712   $22,371,156 9
Jul 31, 2005 7 $1,948,104 -13% -47% 3,138 $621   $24,319,260 10
Aug 1, 2005 6 $974,739 -50% -41% 3,138 $311   $25,293,999 11
Aug 2, 2005 7 $881,570 -10% -46% 3,138 $281   $26,175,569 12
Aug 3, 2005 7 $828,159 -6% -42% 3,138 $264   $27,003,728 13
Aug 4, 2005 9 $823,157 -1% -34% 3,138 $262   $27,826,885 14
Aug 5, 2005 10 $926,429 +13% -48% 2,138 $433   $28,753,314 15
Aug 6, 2005 10 $1,171,681 +26% -48% 2,138 $548   $29,924,995 16
Aug 7, 2005 10 $1,019,376 -13% -48% 2,138 $477   $30,944,371 17
Aug 8, 2005 9 $481,137 -53% -51% 2,138 $225   $31,425,508 18
Aug 9, 2005 9 $502,308 +4% -43% 2,138 $235   $31,927,816 19
Aug 10, 2005 9 $476,882 -5% -42% 2,138 $223   $32,404,698 20
Aug 11, 2005 9 $444,271 -7% -46% 2,138 $208   $32,848,969 21
Sep 5, 2005 38 $20,645     151 $137   $35,799,026 46

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 22, 2005 4 $18,356,037   3,122 $5,880   $18,356,037 1
Jul 29, 2005 7 $9,470,848 -48% 3,138 $3,018   $27,826,885 2
Aug 5, 2005 10 $5,021,403 -47% 2,138 $2,349   $32,848,288 3
Aug 12, 2005 15 $2,005,058 -60% 1,107 $1,811   $34,853,346 4
Aug 19, 2005 22 $609,250 -70% 451 $1,351   $35,462,596 5
Aug 26, 2005 33 $247,426 -59% 255 $970   $35,710,022 6
Sep 2, 2005 42 $108,891 -56% 151 $721   $35,818,913 7

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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