John Carter (2012)

John Carter poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $73,058,679Details
International Box Office $209,719,421Details
Worldwide Box Office $282,778,100
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $25,309,903 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $16,643,354 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $41,953,257
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Synopsis

"John Carter" - is an action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom. "John Carter" is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter, who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris. In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. 

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,180,188 (41.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$263,700,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,749 opening theaters/3,749 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $98,941,276

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 9th, 2012 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as John Carter
March 9th, 2012 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: March 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Egypt)
March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria)
March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Peru)
March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
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Video Release: June 5th, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.
(Rating bulletin 2204, 1/4/2011)
Running Time: 132 minutes
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Keywords: 3-D, Rescue, Culture Clash, Civil War, War, Development Hell, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Intertitle, Arranged Marriage, Surprise Twist, Faked Death, Non-Chronological, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Invented Language, IMAX: DMR, Set on Mars, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Jim Morris
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Apache, English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic March Weekend 79 $30,180,188 Mar 9, 2012 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2012 2 $30,180,188   3,749 $8,050   $30,180,188 1
Mar 16, 2012 3 $13,569,795 -55% 3,749 $3,620   $53,227,248 2
Mar 23, 2012 4 $5,073,832 -63% 3,212 $1,580   $62,407,212 3
Mar 30, 2012 6 $2,029,500 -60% 2,397 $847   $66,233,839 4
Apr 6, 2012 99 $830,305 -59% 1,015 $818   $67,983,652 5
Apr 13, 2012 17 $346,858 -58% 446 $778   $68,747,869 6
Apr 20, 2012 26 $168,381 -51% 244 $690   $69,032,659 7
Apr 27, 2012 32 $112,881 -33% 180 $627   $69,219,949 8
May 4, 2012 12 $1,494,367 +1,224% 349 $4,282   $70,760,807 9
May 11, 2012 15 $766,217 -49% 230 $3,331   $71,726,762 10
May 18, 2012 20 $368,994 -52% 114 $3,237   $72,157,379 11
Jun 1, 2012 29 $136,834   153 $894   $72,724,715 13
Jun 8, 2012 33 $89,840 -34% 102 $881   $72,884,435 14
Jun 15, 2012 39 $56,079 -38% 79 $710   $72,996,043 15
Jun 22, 2012 48 $29,654 -47% 43 $690   $73,058,679 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 8, 2012 P $500,000     0     $500,000  
Mar 9, 2012 1 $9,811,935     3,749 $2,617   $9,811,935 1
Mar 10, 2012 2 $12,327,417 +26%   3,749 $3,288   $22,139,352 2
Mar 11, 2012 2 $8,040,836 -35%   3,749 $2,145   $30,180,188 3
Mar 12, 2012 2 $2,534,120 -68%   3,749 $676   $32,714,308 4
Mar 13, 2012 2 $2,800,948 +11%   3,749 $747   $35,515,256 5
Mar 14, 2012 2 $2,038,339 -27%   3,749 $544   $37,553,595 6
Mar 15, 2012 2 $2,103,858 +3%   3,749 $561   $39,657,453 7
Mar 16, 2012 3 $3,968,487 +89% -60% 3,749 $1,059   $43,625,940 8
Mar 17, 2012 3 $5,721,170 +44% -54% 3,749 $1,526   $49,347,110 9
Mar 18, 2012 3 $3,880,138 -32% -52% 3,749 $1,035   $53,227,248 10
Mar 19, 2012 3 $1,090,084 -72% -57% 3,749 $291   $54,317,332 11
Mar 20, 2012 3 $1,221,862 +12% -56% 3,749 $326   $55,539,194 12
Mar 21, 2012 3 $932,199 -24% -54% 3,749 $249   $56,471,393 13
Mar 22, 2012 3 $861,987 -8% -59% 3,749 $230   $57,333,380 14
Mar 23, 2012 4 $1,367,110 +59% -66% 3,212 $426   $58,700,490 15
Mar 24, 2012 4 $2,236,991 +64% -61% 3,212 $696   $60,937,481 16
Mar 25, 2012 4 $1,469,731 -34% -62% 3,212 $458   $62,407,212 17
Mar 26, 2012 4 $424,500 -71% -61% 3,212 $132   $62,831,712 18
Mar 27, 2012 4 $512,303 +21% -58% 3,212 $159   $63,344,015 19
Mar 28, 2012 4 $423,673 -17% -55% 3,212 $132   $63,767,688 20
Mar 29, 2012 4 $436,651 +3% -49% 3,212 $136   $64,204,339 21
Mar 30, 2012 6 $544,834 +25% -60% 2,397 $227   $64,749,173 22
Mar 31, 2012 6 $891,823 +64% -60% 2,397 $372   $65,640,996 23
Apr 1, 2012 6 $592,843 -34% -60% 2,397 $247   $66,233,839 24
Apr 2, 2012 6 $205,261 -65% -52% 2,397 $86   $66,439,100 25
Apr 3, 2012 6 $274,231 +34% -46% 2,397 $114   $66,713,331 26
Apr 4, 2012 7 $193,582 -29% -54% 2,397 $81   $66,906,913 27
Apr 5, 2012 7 $246,434 +27% -44% 2,397 $103   $67,153,347 28
Apr 6, 2012 9 $292,732 +19% -46% 1,015 $288   $67,446,079 29
Apr 7, 2012 9 $327,425 +12% -63% 1,015 $323   $67,773,504 30
Apr 8, 2012 9 $210,148 -36% -65% 1,015 $207   $67,983,652 31
Apr 9, 2012 8 $121,261 -42% -41% 1,015 $119   $68,104,913 32
Apr 10, 2012 9 $102,917 -15% -62% 1,015 $101   $68,207,830 33
Apr 11, 2012 9 $95,703 -7% -51% 1,015 $94   $68,303,533 34
Apr 12, 2012 9 $97,478 +2% -60% 1,015 $96   $68,401,011 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2012 2 $39,657,453   3,749 $10,578   $39,657,453 1
Mar 16, 2012 3 $17,675,927 -55% 3,749 $4,715   $57,333,380 2
Mar 23, 2012 4 $6,870,959 -61% 3,212 $2,139   $64,204,339 3
Mar 30, 2012 7 $2,949,008 -57% 2,397 $1,230   $67,153,347 4
Apr 6, 2012 115 $0 -100% 1,015 $0   $68,401,011 5
Apr 13, 2012 17 $463,267   446 $1,039   $68,864,278 6
Apr 20, 2012 26 $242,790 -48% 244 $995   $69,107,068 7
Apr 27, 2012 32 $159,372 -34% 180 $885   $69,266,440 8
May 4, 2012 12 $1,694,105 +963% 349 $4,854   $70,960,545 9
May 11, 2012 17 $827,840 -51% 230 $3,599   $71,788,385 10
Jun 1, 2012 30 $206,714   153 $1,351   $72,794,595 13
Jun 8, 2012 33 $145,369 -30% 102 $1,425   $72,939,964 14
Jun 15, 2012 40 $89,061 -39% 79 $1,127   $73,029,025 15
Jun 22, 2012 53 $29,654 -67% 43 $690   $73,058,679 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/8/2012 $0 0 5 7 $2,915,604 12/29/2018
Austria 3/8/2012 $0 0 4 7 $1,120,944 12/6/2015
Brazil 3/9/2012 $0 0 3 9 $6,544,723 12/10/2015
Bulgaria 3/9/2012 $0 0 3 4 $560,026 12/29/2018
Egypt 3/7/2012 $0 0 2 4 $213,547 12/29/2018
Indonesia 3/14/2012 $0 0 1 1 $1,744,360 12/29/2018
Mexico 3/9/2012 $0 0 9 9 $12,093,015 12/6/2015
Peru 3/8/2012 $0 0 1 1 $1,395,122 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 3/8/2012 $0 0 7 21 $39,132 12/29/2018
Spain 3/9/2012 $0 0 13 13 $7,526,983 12/6/2015
Ukraine 3/8/2012 $0 0 1 1 $2,826,302 12/29/2018
Venezuela 3/9/2012 $0 0 1 1 $2,984,453 12/6/2015
 
Rest of World $169,755,210
 
International Total$209,719,421 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 10, 20124526,928 526,928$8,952,507$8,952,5071
Jun 17, 20126192,166-64% 719,094$3,409,025$12,361,5322
Jun 24, 2012993,419-51% 812,513$1,680,608$14,042,1403
Jul 1, 20121270,886-24% 883,399$1,264,606$15,306,7464
Jul 8, 20121259,508-16% 942,907$1,070,549$16,377,2955
Jul 15, 20121941,472-30% 984,379$744,008$17,121,3036
Jul 22, 20122425,655-38% 1,010,034$459,994$17,581,2977
Jul 29, 20122529,048+13% 1,039,082$522,283$18,103,5808
Aug 5, 20123020,381-30% 1,059,463$366,858$18,470,4389

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 10, 20121301,045 301,045$7,825,470$7,825,4701
Jun 17, 2012578,141-74% 379,186$1,922,642$9,748,1122
Jun 24, 2012440,651-48% 419,837$1,109,065$10,857,1773
Jul 1, 2012919,397-52% 439,234$523,380$11,380,5574
Jul 8, 20121119,760+2% 458,994$527,153$11,907,7105
Jul 15, 20121215,320-22% 474,314$392,328$12,300,0386
Jul 29, 20121413,734 495,929$329,352$12,788,5908

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Leading Cast

Taylor Kitsch    John Carter

Supporting Cast

Lynn Collins    Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium
Samantha Morton    Sola
Mark Strong    Matai Shang
Ciaran Hinds    Tardos Mors
Dominic West    Sab Than
James Purefoy    Kantos Kan
Bryan Cranston    Powell
Polly Walker    Sarkoja
Daryl Sabara    Edgar Rice Burroughs
Thomas Haden Church    Tal Hajus
Willem Dafoe    Tars Tarkas

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Stanton    Director
Jim Morris    Producer
Lindsey Collins    Producer
Colin Wilson    Producer
Andrew Stanton    Screenwriter
Mark Andrews    Screenwriter
Michael Chabon    Screenwriter
Edgar Rice Burroughs    Based on the story "A Princess of Mars"
Dan Mindel    Cinematographer
Eric Zumbrunnen    Editor
Michael Giacchino    Composer
Nathan Crowley    Production Designer
James Hambidge    Supervising Art Director
Naaman Marshall    Supervising Art Director
Mark Harris    Art Director
Phil Harvey    Art Director
Joseph Hodges    Art Director
John King    Art Director
Dean Wolcott    Art Director
Robert Woodruff    Art Director
Scott Zuber    Art Director
Susan Whitaker    Visual Effects Designer
Paki Smith    Set Decorator
Mayes C. Rubeo    Costume Designer
Chris Munro    Sound Mixer
Timothy Nielsen    Sound Designer
Jonathan Null    Supervising Sound Editor
Timothy Nielsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Johnson    Re-recording Mixer
Juan Peralta    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Scott R. Fisher    Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Chiang    Visual Effects Supervisor
Sue Rowe    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eamonn Butler    Animation Supervisor
Tom Struthers    Stunt Coordinator
Tommy Gormley    First Assistant Director
Mark Andrews    Second Unit Director
Robert Bruce McCleery    Second Unit Camera
Marcia Ross    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases Lose to the Game

July 4th, 2012

There were four new releases to reach the top ten on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, but none of them were able to unseat Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. That film remained in first place with 444,000 units / $11.08 million for the week lifting its totals to 1.90 million units / $44.59 million after two. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Shadows Brighten Blu-ray

June 27th, 2012

It was a nearly record-breaking week on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, which is very strange for this time of year. Granted, we had the last of the winter blockbusters, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, leading the new releases, but it was still better than expected. That film sold 1.77 million units generating $40.71 million for a for an opening week Blu-ray share of 54%. More...

Blu-ray Sales: John Carter Acts Up

June 20th, 2012

New releases dominated the Blu-ray sales chart just as much as it did the DVD sales chart. Two Blu-rays, John Carter and Act of Valor topped the list. John Carter led the way in terms of units with 965,000 units / $19.30 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just shy of 60%. The film is still going to lose money, but its high definition run should at least cut the loses a bit. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Get into the Act

June 18th, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week earning the top five spots. They also placed five more DVDs in the top twenty. Act of Valor led the way with 703,000 units / $11.94 million, which is a surprisingly strong start. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 19th, 2012

June 18th, 2012

There are a trio of wide releases coming out on the home market this weekend; however, two of them were box office bombs, while the only one that did reasonably well at the box office was absolutely eviscerated by critics. Project X will likely be the best selling new release of the week, but that's not a good sign, as it made just over $50 million in theaters. Additionally, according to Amazon.com, the top ten best selling new releases include a trio of catalogue titles making their Blu-ray debut. We are not talking about classics that are finally making the leap to high definition. We are talking about films like Newsies, which earned less than $3 million during its original theatrical run. As for potential Pick of the Week winners, there were a few contenders. Jeff, Who Lives At Home is an excellent film, but the DVD and the Blu-ray have absolutely no extras. Wilfred: Season One could be a winner, but I didn't get a chance to see the show when it first aired, and the DVD / Blu-ray is late. The screener is also late for Louie: Season Two, but at least I've seen season one and the DVD or Blu-ray is the best bet for Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: John Carter

June 14th, 2012

John Carter will go down in history as one of the biggest box office flops of all time. It is one of the most expensive movies to make, yet it has the lowest domestic box office numbers for a film that cost $200 million or more to make. (That's only counting films that we have reasonable production budget numbers for. There is a chance a studio would low-ball production budget numbers for a film that bombed.) It may end up losing more money than any other film previously made. But is it really that bad? Or did the film deserve to find a much, much larger audience? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 5th, 2012

June 5th, 2012

While summer is usually the slowest time of the year on the home market, this week is fantastic with a lot of prime releases, including first-run, TV on DVD releases, classics and limited releases. Unfortunately, the largest single category is, "Screener is Late". You will see that phrase countless times on this list. (Perhaps it's because last week was a short week due to Memorial Day.) It is especially hard to select a Pick of the Week, because I don't like handing out that title when the screener is late. There are a few likely candidates, including Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season, Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray, but I went with Tomboy on DVD. More...

Limited Releases are (Moon) Rising

May 25th, 2012

It should be a strong week on the limited release front. Not only are there a number of releases, but four of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Granted, not all four of them have a great shot at mainstream success. OC87 is earning perfect reviews so far, but it is a documentary about a man with mental illnesses, and that screams art house circuit. Oslo, 31 August is earning nearly perfect reviews, but it is a Norwegian film and those movies don't have a large built in audience, not even on the art house circuit. The Intouchables has made $300 million internationally and French films do have a built in audience, at least compared to other foreign language films. Moonrise Kingdom has amazing reviews, a proven director, and an impressive ensemble cast. If I were a betting man, I would put money on this movie. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Battleship Mothballed

May 21st, 2012

The Avengers continued its monster run and it crushed Battleship, The Dictator, and What to Expect When You're Expecting. In fact, The Avengers made more than the three new releases made combined. This is partially due to the film's strong hold, but in large part due to the newcomers' weaknesses, and this led to a 16% decline from last week to $143 million. Unfortunately, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides didn't show this weakness when it opened and the overall box office was a 15% lower than this weekend last year. 2012 still has a massive 16% lead over 2011 at $4.03 billion to $3.49 billion. Hopefully this is just a momentary blip and 2012 gets back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Predictions: Avengers Look to Complete the Hat Trick

May 17th, 2012

For the first time all month, there is more than one new release coming out. However, despite this, it looks like The Avengers will still reign on top of the box office chart. Only Battleship has a real shot at beating it, while The Dictator and What to Expect When You're Expecting combined probably won't make as much as The Avengers will over the weekend. This is a little worrisome, as last year saw the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which opened with $90 million. There's almost no chance any film will make that much this weekend. In fact, the top two films might not make that much combined. So will 2012 lose on the year-over-year comparison? Probably not, as this year has a little more depth. It could be uncomfortably close though. More...

International Box Office: Titanic International Run Would Sink an Iceberg

April 18th, 2012

Titanic 3D had an insane second weekend on re-release on the international chart earning $98.90 million on 10,066 screens in 69 markets for totals of $157.15 million internationally and $201.87 million worldwide. Its complete total is now $2.04 billion, which is a stunning figure. The majority of the film's weekend haul came from China, where it broke records with $67 million, which broke Transformers: Dark of the Moon's record opening weekend in that market. The film remained in top spot in Russia with $3.15 million on 972 screens for a total of $10.34 million after two. Its total in the U.K. rose to $12.68 million after two weeks of release, including $2.87 million on 429 screens this past weekend. At this point, I can imagine studio heads looking at every film that earned more than $300 million and trying to figure out if they can be converted to 3D or not. If it only costs $18 million to convert a film and it can make $200 million worldwide, it's an easy way to make money. Of course, it's also an easy way to over-saturate the market to the point of no return. More...

International Box Office: Wrath Fills Up on International Sales

April 5th, 2012

In a reversal of what happened domestically, Wrath of the Titans won the race on the international chart with an estimated $78 million in 60 markets. This includes some powerhouse results, like $12.66 million on 1,164 screens in Russia, which is more than The Hunger Games has made in two weeks. However, Russia tends to reward fantasy films over most other genres. It also did very well in Mexico ($5.09 million on 1,494 screens) and in Brazil ($4.05 million on 517). On the other hand, it struggled in the U.K. placing second with $3.52 million 466 screens. That's a weaker opening than it had here, given the relative size of the two markets. With a production budget of $150 million, it will likely need close to $400 million to break even before the home market. Anything more than $300 million will be enough to cover expenses, eventually, but probably won't be enough to greenlight a third installment in the franchise. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Hunger Remain the Fairest or Feel the Wrath of the Fanboy Effect?

March 30th, 2012

There are two saturation level releases coming out this week, Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror. Even so, there's a 99% likelihood that The Hunger Games will repeat on the top of the chart. Wrath of the Titans would have to nearly double its average prediction and / or The Hunger Games would have to collapse by a near record amount for there to be a new number one this weekend. Additionally, unless there's some catastrophic event that keeps people away from theaters nationwide, the overall box office should see massive growth from last year. In fact, even without The Hunger Games, there could be some growth from last year, as most analysts expect the two new releases from this year to be stronger than the three new releases from last year. The only downside is the lack of depth. John Carter should place sixth with $2 million over the weekend, but that wouldn't even be enough for a top ten finish last year. More...

International Box Office: Hunger Not as Filling Internationally

March 28th, 2012

The Hunger Games opened in first place internationally, but it wasn't as dominant as it was domestically. The film earned $59.25 million on 7,700 screens in 67 markets. That's a strong start for a film that cost $80 million to make, but it is a weak start for a film that opened with $152 million domestically. It open in first place in a number of major markets and did very well in Australia with $9.48 million on 471 screens. By comparison, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 made more than $12 million when it opened there last year. In the U.K. it made $7.77 million on 511 screens, compared to nearly $22 million for Breaking Dawn. It also opened in first place in Russia with $6.62 million on 1,165 screens, in Germany with $4.24 million on 613, in Mexico with $3.57 million on 1,362, in France with $3.55 million on 706, and in Brazil with $2.98 million on 636. These results are all good, but nowhere near as potent as its domestic opening. The film has yet to open in South Korea, Spain, Italy, and a few other markets, so it should earn about $200 million internationally and about $500 million worldwide. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office is Stuffed

March 26th, 2012

The buzz surrounding The Hunger Games became nearly deafening by the time it opened. There were some concerns that the film couldn't possible live up to the hype. However, not only did it live up to the hype, it crushed expectations and set records. Overall the box office pulled in $214 million, which is the ninth best combined weekend total and the best non-Holiday season weekend (Summer blockbuster season and the Thanksgiving to New Years holiday run). This was 93% higher than last weekend and 76% higher than the same weekend last year. Needless to say, 2012 stretched its lead over 2011, and it now sits 19% ahead of last year's pace at $2.41 billion to $2.02 billion. This is behind 2010's running tally of $2.69 billion, but ahead of 2009, which had $2.38 billion at this point of the year, so while we are not quite on a record-breaking pace, it has been a very good year so far. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Hungry are Moviegoers?

March 22nd, 2012

At the beginning of the month, most people were expecting The Hunger Games to have one of the biggest openings of March and one of the all-time biggest openings for a non-sequel film. However, that's changed... for the better. Instead of analysts predicting $70 million to $80 million over its opening weekend, expectations have grown to the point where it could earn over $100 million over the next three days and still be considered a disappointment. In fact, there are many who are predicting The Hunger Games will make more by itself than the entire industry made last year. Needless to say, if that happened, 2012 will make up for last week's 3.6% year-over-year decline in a huge way. More...

International Box Office: John Carter's International Run is Heavenly

March 21st, 2012

John Carter's international run is heavenly, at least compared to its domestic run. It's weak compared to its production budget. This weekend it added $40.7 million in 54 markets for a total of $126.10 million. It opened huge in China with $10.4 million, while it held on reasonably well in Russia earning $6.60 million on 939 screens over the weekend for a total of $26.10 million after two. At this pace, getting to $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide might be difficult. And that would be the minimum needed to save face. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: 21 Jumps High, but Overall Box Office Low

March 19th, 2012

2012's winning streak finally came to a close, but it was close. Overall the total box office was $111 million, which was 17% lower than last week and more importantly, down 3.6% compared to the same weekend last year. 21 Jump Street did hold up its end of the box office numbers, but since the only other new release in the top ten was Casa di me Padre, is wasn't enough. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011's pace by 16% at $2.16 billion to $1.87 billion. That lead will grow next weekend with the release of The Hunger Games, which could be record-breaking at the box office and is just as strong with critics. More...

Weekend Estimates: 21 Jumps to Top of Chart

March 18th, 2012

The industry will enjoy another solid weekend at the box office thanks to a healthy debut by 21 Jump Street, which will ride very positive reviews to about $35 million, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. Unfortunately, that probably won't be quite enough to give 2012 another win over 2011 -- somewhat surprisingly, because Limitless topped the chart last year with only $18.9 million, but the five movies that topped $10 million compared to three this year gives last year the edge. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Moviegoers Jump at a Quality Release?

March 15th, 2012

So far 2012 has brought hit after hit, but what has been lost in the box office success is the dearth of quality releases. Last weekend, there wasn't a single film in the top ten to earn overall positive reviews. (Although Doctor Seuss' The Lorax is very close to that level.) Fortunately that will change this weekend as 21 Jump Street is earning unbelievably positive reviews. It is the only wide release of the week, compared to three wide releases last year. On the other hand, the best of last year's crop, Limitless, opened with less than $20 million and all but the most pessimistic think 21 Jump Street will top that with ease and if the holdovers can hold on, we could see yet another win at the box office. More...

International Box Office: John Carter's Earthly Opening

March 14th, 2012

John Carter absolutely dominated the international box office; however, this is because of how wide it opened, not how strong its opening was. Over the weekend, it earned $66.12 million on 18,890 screens in 51 markets for a total opening of $68.93 million. Its per screen average was a mere $3,500, which is low for this type of release. There were some highlights, led by a first place, $16.55 million opening on 939 screens in Russia. It also opened in first place in Mexico with $3.42 million on 1,144, which is better than Journey 2: The Mysterious Island opened with earlier in the year. On the other hand, it's first place opening in the U.K. was more subdued at $3.07 million on 456 screens. More...

Contest: Answers for Everything: Winning Announcement

March 14th, 2012

The winners of our Answers for Everything contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX: John Carter Leaps Higher on IMAX

March 14th, 2012

John Carter had a poor start in theaters, but its IMAX numbers were strong by comparison. Out of the $30.18 million it earned domestically, approximately $5.0 million came on 289 IMAX screens. It added approximately $4.5 million on 194 IMAX screens on the international scene. Additionally, with openings in Japan, China and other markets still ahead, it still has a lot of box office potential. Granted, this isn't enough to break even, but at least it was a hit in one regard. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Lorax has a Sustainable Run

March 12th, 2012

As expected, Doctor Seuss' The Lorax led the way at the box office, but unfortunately, it was on the low end of expectations. Unfortunately, while John Carter did land on the high end of expectations, it really wasn't able to pick up the slack. Overall, the box office fell 21% from last week to $133 million. This was higher than the same weekend last year, but by only 3%. At least the streak is still intact and has now reached ten weeks. Year-to-date, 2012 has reached $2 billion and is now ahead of 2011 by 18% at $2.01 billion to $1.70 billion. Let's hope next week is just as lucrative. More...

Weekend Estimates: Carter Disaster Gives Weekend to Lorax

March 11th, 2012

Although John Carter's opening won't be as bad as the direst predictions, an anemic $30.6 million debut will condemn the film to the record books for all the wrong reasons and (in spite of good international numbers) almost certainly cause a write-down for Disney. Or more immediate embarrassment, the film will fail to win the weekend, coming in second to The Lorax, which is set to post $39.1 million in its second weekend, according to Universal's estimate. That combination of two $30 million plus films will give 2012 another weekend win over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Be Silent?

March 8th, 2012

Three films open wide release this week, but none of them look like they will compete with the Doctor Seuss' The Lorax for top spot. John Carter is the only one with a real shot at first place, but there's a chance it won't make half as much as The Lorax does over the next three days. Silent House is the best-reviewed new release of the week, and if it can remain above 60% positive, it will be the only film in the top ten with overall positive reviews. Finally there's A Thousand Words, but the less said about that film, the better. (It's opening in under 2,000 theaters with zero positive reviews.) Last year Battle: Los Angeles opened in first place with $35 million, a figure The Lorax should top, while the rest of the top ten look about same this year as last. The winning streak should continue. More...

Contest: Answers for Everything

March 2nd, 2012

Next week John Carter debuts, which could be a monster hit, or a $250 million boondoggle. No matter how well it does at the box office, it is 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 John Carter. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Answers to Nothing on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Stormhouse on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: March

March 1st, 2012

February continued 2012's winning streak, which has now reached eight weeks. Will that streak continue in March? I'm not sure it will. There are some very good signs. For instance, last March, only one film reached $100 million, Rango, while there were a couple others that cracked $75 million, Battle: Los Angeles and Limitless. Plus the final weekend of this month lines up with the first weekend of April last year, which also had a $100 million hit, Hop. This time around, things look a whole lot better at the top with a potential $200 million hit, The Hunger Games, and two more that should hit the century mark, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, and Wrath of the Titans. Plus a couple others, 21 Jump Street and John Carter of Mars, that could top $75 million. However, there are a few weeks that look soft when compared with last year. I suspect The Hunger Games will be such a huge hit that overall March 2012 will perform better than March 2011, but I also think there will be a couple weeks of year-over-year declines. On the plus side, very few films feel like filler; in fact, there are very few films, period. Over the next five weekends, only nine films are opening wide, which is odd for this time of year. In fact, it would be slow for the heart of summer, when most weeks have a blockbuster and one counter-programming film. Will this help the overall box office, as no films will be squeezed out? Or will the lack of choices hurt the box office? We will soon find out, but I remain cautiously optimistic. More...


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Synopsis

"John Carter" - is an action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom. "John Carter" is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter, who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris. In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. 

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,180,188 (41.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$263,700,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,749 opening theaters/3,749 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $98,941,276

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 9th, 2012 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as John Carter
March 9th, 2012 (IMAX) by Walt Disney
International Releases: March 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Egypt)
March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria)
March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Peru)
March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
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Video Release: June 5th, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.
(Rating bulletin 2204, 1/4/2011)
Running Time: 132 minutes
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Keywords: 3-D, Rescue, Culture Clash, Civil War, War, Development Hell, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Intertitle, Arranged Marriage, Surprise Twist, Faked Death, Non-Chronological, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Invented Language, IMAX: DMR, Set on Mars, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, Heroic Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Jim Morris
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Apache, English

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Biggest Domestic March Weekend 79 $30,180,188 Mar 9, 2012 3

Leading Cast

Taylor Kitsch    John Carter

Supporting Cast

Lynn Collins    Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium
Samantha Morton    Sola
Mark Strong    Matai Shang
Ciaran Hinds    Tardos Mors
Dominic West    Sab Than
James Purefoy    Kantos Kan
Bryan Cranston    Powell
Polly Walker    Sarkoja
Daryl Sabara    Edgar Rice Burroughs
Thomas Haden Church    Tal Hajus
Willem Dafoe    Tars Tarkas

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Stanton    Director
Jim Morris    Producer
Lindsey Collins    Producer
Colin Wilson    Producer
Andrew Stanton    Screenwriter
Mark Andrews    Screenwriter
Michael Chabon    Screenwriter
Edgar Rice Burroughs    Based on the story "A Princess of Mars"
Dan Mindel    Cinematographer
Eric Zumbrunnen    Editor
Michael Giacchino    Composer
Nathan Crowley    Production Designer
James Hambidge    Supervising Art Director
Naaman Marshall    Supervising Art Director
Mark Harris    Art Director
Phil Harvey    Art Director
Joseph Hodges    Art Director
John King    Art Director
Dean Wolcott    Art Director
Robert Woodruff    Art Director
Scott Zuber    Art Director
Susan Whitaker    Visual Effects Designer
Paki Smith    Set Decorator
Mayes C. Rubeo    Costume Designer
Chris Munro    Sound Mixer
Timothy Nielsen    Sound Designer
Jonathan Null    Supervising Sound Editor
Timothy Nielsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Johnson    Re-recording Mixer
Juan Peralta    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Scott R. Fisher    Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Chiang    Visual Effects Supervisor
Sue Rowe    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eamonn Butler    Animation Supervisor
Tom Struthers    Stunt Coordinator
Tommy Gormley    First Assistant Director
Mark Andrews    Second Unit Director
Robert Bruce McCleery    Second Unit Camera
Marcia Ross    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: New Releases Lose to the Game

July 4th, 2012

There were four new releases to reach the top ten on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, but none of them were able to unseat Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. That film remained in first place with 444,000 units / $11.08 million for the week lifting its totals to 1.90 million units / $44.59 million after two. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Shadows Brighten Blu-ray

June 27th, 2012

It was a nearly record-breaking week on the Blu-ray sales chart this week, which is very strange for this time of year. Granted, we had the last of the winter blockbusters, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, leading the new releases, but it was still better than expected. That film sold 1.77 million units generating $40.71 million for a for an opening week Blu-ray share of 54%. More...

Blu-ray Sales: John Carter Acts Up

June 20th, 2012

New releases dominated the Blu-ray sales chart just as much as it did the DVD sales chart. Two Blu-rays, John Carter and Act of Valor topped the list. John Carter led the way in terms of units with 965,000 units / $19.30 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was just shy of 60%. The film is still going to lose money, but its high definition run should at least cut the loses a bit. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases Get into the Act

June 18th, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart this week earning the top five spots. They also placed five more DVDs in the top twenty. Act of Valor led the way with 703,000 units / $11.94 million, which is a surprisingly strong start. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 19th, 2012

June 18th, 2012

There are a trio of wide releases coming out on the home market this weekend; however, two of them were box office bombs, while the only one that did reasonably well at the box office was absolutely eviscerated by critics. Project X will likely be the best selling new release of the week, but that's not a good sign, as it made just over $50 million in theaters. Additionally, according to Amazon.com, the top ten best selling new releases include a trio of catalogue titles making their Blu-ray debut. We are not talking about classics that are finally making the leap to high definition. We are talking about films like Newsies, which earned less than $3 million during its original theatrical run. As for potential Pick of the Week winners, there were a few contenders. Jeff, Who Lives At Home is an excellent film, but the DVD and the Blu-ray have absolutely no extras. Wilfred: Season One could be a winner, but I didn't get a chance to see the show when it first aired, and the DVD / Blu-ray is late. The screener is also late for Louie: Season Two, but at least I've seen season one and the DVD or Blu-ray is the best bet for Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: John Carter

June 14th, 2012

John Carter will go down in history as one of the biggest box office flops of all time. It is one of the most expensive movies to make, yet it has the lowest domestic box office numbers for a film that cost $200 million or more to make. (That's only counting films that we have reasonable production budget numbers for. There is a chance a studio would low-ball production budget numbers for a film that bombed.) It may end up losing more money than any other film previously made. But is it really that bad? Or did the film deserve to find a much, much larger audience? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 5th, 2012

June 5th, 2012

While summer is usually the slowest time of the year on the home market, this week is fantastic with a lot of prime releases, including first-run, TV on DVD releases, classics and limited releases. Unfortunately, the largest single category is, "Screener is Late". You will see that phrase countless times on this list. (Perhaps it's because last week was a short week due to Memorial Day.) It is especially hard to select a Pick of the Week, because I don't like handing out that title when the screener is late. There are a few likely candidates, including Burn Notice: The Complete Fifth Season, Yellow Submarine on Blu-ray, but I went with Tomboy on DVD. More...

Limited Releases are (Moon) Rising

May 25th, 2012

It should be a strong week on the limited release front. Not only are there a number of releases, but four of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Granted, not all four of them have a great shot at mainstream success. OC87 is earning perfect reviews so far, but it is a documentary about a man with mental illnesses, and that screams art house circuit. Oslo, 31 August is earning nearly perfect reviews, but it is a Norwegian film and those movies don't have a large built in audience, not even on the art house circuit. The Intouchables has made $300 million internationally and French films do have a built in audience, at least compared to other foreign language films. Moonrise Kingdom has amazing reviews, a proven director, and an impressive ensemble cast. If I were a betting man, I would put money on this movie. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Battleship Mothballed

May 21st, 2012

The Avengers continued its monster run and it crushed Battleship, The Dictator, and What to Expect When You're Expecting. In fact, The Avengers made more than the three new releases made combined. This is partially due to the film's strong hold, but in large part due to the newcomers' weaknesses, and this led to a 16% decline from last week to $143 million. Unfortunately, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides didn't show this weakness when it opened and the overall box office was a 15% lower than this weekend last year. 2012 still has a massive 16% lead over 2011 at $4.03 billion to $3.49 billion. Hopefully this is just a momentary blip and 2012 gets back to its winning ways very soon. More...

Weekend Predictions: Avengers Look to Complete the Hat Trick

May 17th, 2012

For the first time all month, there is more than one new release coming out. However, despite this, it looks like The Avengers will still reign on top of the box office chart. Only Battleship has a real shot at beating it, while The Dictator and What to Expect When You're Expecting combined probably won't make as much as The Avengers will over the weekend. This is a little worrisome, as last year saw the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which opened with $90 million. There's almost no chance any film will make that much this weekend. In fact, the top two films might not make that much combined. So will 2012 lose on the year-over-year comparison? Probably not, as this year has a little more depth. It could be uncomfortably close though. More...

International Box Office: Titanic International Run Would Sink an Iceberg

April 18th, 2012

Titanic 3D had an insane second weekend on re-release on the international chart earning $98.90 million on 10,066 screens in 69 markets for totals of $157.15 million internationally and $201.87 million worldwide. Its complete total is now $2.04 billion, which is a stunning figure. The majority of the film's weekend haul came from China, where it broke records with $67 million, which broke Transformers: Dark of the Moon's record opening weekend in that market. The film remained in top spot in Russia with $3.15 million on 972 screens for a total of $10.34 million after two. Its total in the U.K. rose to $12.68 million after two weeks of release, including $2.87 million on 429 screens this past weekend. At this point, I can imagine studio heads looking at every film that earned more than $300 million and trying to figure out if they can be converted to 3D or not. If it only costs $18 million to convert a film and it can make $200 million worldwide, it's an easy way to make money. Of course, it's also an easy way to over-saturate the market to the point of no return. More...

International Box Office: Wrath Fills Up on International Sales

April 5th, 2012

In a reversal of what happened domestically, Wrath of the Titans won the race on the international chart with an estimated $78 million in 60 markets. This includes some powerhouse results, like $12.66 million on 1,164 screens in Russia, which is more than The Hunger Games has made in two weeks. However, Russia tends to reward fantasy films over most other genres. It also did very well in Mexico ($5.09 million on 1,494 screens) and in Brazil ($4.05 million on 517). On the other hand, it struggled in the U.K. placing second with $3.52 million 466 screens. That's a weaker opening than it had here, given the relative size of the two markets. With a production budget of $150 million, it will likely need close to $400 million to break even before the home market. Anything more than $300 million will be enough to cover expenses, eventually, but probably won't be enough to greenlight a third installment in the franchise. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Hunger Remain the Fairest or Feel the Wrath of the Fanboy Effect?

March 30th, 2012

There are two saturation level releases coming out this week, Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror. Even so, there's a 99% likelihood that The Hunger Games will repeat on the top of the chart. Wrath of the Titans would have to nearly double its average prediction and / or The Hunger Games would have to collapse by a near record amount for there to be a new number one this weekend. Additionally, unless there's some catastrophic event that keeps people away from theaters nationwide, the overall box office should see massive growth from last year. In fact, even without The Hunger Games, there could be some growth from last year, as most analysts expect the two new releases from this year to be stronger than the three new releases from last year. The only downside is the lack of depth. John Carter should place sixth with $2 million over the weekend, but that wouldn't even be enough for a top ten finish last year. More...

International Box Office: Hunger Not as Filling Internationally

March 28th, 2012

The Hunger Games opened in first place internationally, but it wasn't as dominant as it was domestically. The film earned $59.25 million on 7,700 screens in 67 markets. That's a strong start for a film that cost $80 million to make, but it is a weak start for a film that opened with $152 million domestically. It open in first place in a number of major markets and did very well in Australia with $9.48 million on 471 screens. By comparison, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 made more than $12 million when it opened there last year. In the U.K. it made $7.77 million on 511 screens, compared to nearly $22 million for Breaking Dawn. It also opened in first place in Russia with $6.62 million on 1,165 screens, in Germany with $4.24 million on 613, in Mexico with $3.57 million on 1,362, in France with $3.55 million on 706, and in Brazil with $2.98 million on 636. These results are all good, but nowhere near as potent as its domestic opening. The film has yet to open in South Korea, Spain, Italy, and a few other markets, so it should earn about $200 million internationally and about $500 million worldwide. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office is Stuffed

March 26th, 2012

The buzz surrounding The Hunger Games became nearly deafening by the time it opened. There were some concerns that the film couldn't possible live up to the hype. However, not only did it live up to the hype, it crushed expectations and set records. Overall the box office pulled in $214 million, which is the ninth best combined weekend total and the best non-Holiday season weekend (Summer blockbuster season and the Thanksgiving to New Years holiday run). This was 93% higher than last weekend and 76% higher than the same weekend last year. Needless to say, 2012 stretched its lead over 2011, and it now sits 19% ahead of last year's pace at $2.41 billion to $2.02 billion. This is behind 2010's running tally of $2.69 billion, but ahead of 2009, which had $2.38 billion at this point of the year, so while we are not quite on a record-breaking pace, it has been a very good year so far. More...

Weekend Predictions: How Hungry are Moviegoers?

March 22nd, 2012

At the beginning of the month, most people were expecting The Hunger Games to have one of the biggest openings of March and one of the all-time biggest openings for a non-sequel film. However, that's changed... for the better. Instead of analysts predicting $70 million to $80 million over its opening weekend, expectations have grown to the point where it could earn over $100 million over the next three days and still be considered a disappointment. In fact, there are many who are predicting The Hunger Games will make more by itself than the entire industry made last year. Needless to say, if that happened, 2012 will make up for last week's 3.6% year-over-year decline in a huge way. More...

International Box Office: John Carter's International Run is Heavenly

March 21st, 2012

John Carter's international run is heavenly, at least compared to its domestic run. It's weak compared to its production budget. This weekend it added $40.7 million in 54 markets for a total of $126.10 million. It opened huge in China with $10.4 million, while it held on reasonably well in Russia earning $6.60 million on 939 screens over the weekend for a total of $26.10 million after two. At this pace, getting to $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide might be difficult. And that would be the minimum needed to save face. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: 21 Jumps High, but Overall Box Office Low

March 19th, 2012

2012's winning streak finally came to a close, but it was close. Overall the total box office was $111 million, which was 17% lower than last week and more importantly, down 3.6% compared to the same weekend last year. 21 Jump Street did hold up its end of the box office numbers, but since the only other new release in the top ten was Casa di me Padre, is wasn't enough. Year-to-date, 2012 is still ahead of 2011's pace by 16% at $2.16 billion to $1.87 billion. That lead will grow next weekend with the release of The Hunger Games, which could be record-breaking at the box office and is just as strong with critics. More...

Weekend Estimates: 21 Jumps to Top of Chart

March 18th, 2012

The industry will enjoy another solid weekend at the box office thanks to a healthy debut by 21 Jump Street, which will ride very positive reviews to about $35 million, according to Sony's Sunday estimate. Unfortunately, that probably won't be quite enough to give 2012 another win over 2011 -- somewhat surprisingly, because Limitless topped the chart last year with only $18.9 million, but the five movies that topped $10 million compared to three this year gives last year the edge. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Moviegoers Jump at a Quality Release?

March 15th, 2012

So far 2012 has brought hit after hit, but what has been lost in the box office success is the dearth of quality releases. Last weekend, there wasn't a single film in the top ten to earn overall positive reviews. (Although Doctor Seuss' The Lorax is very close to that level.) Fortunately that will change this weekend as 21 Jump Street is earning unbelievably positive reviews. It is the only wide release of the week, compared to three wide releases last year. On the other hand, the best of last year's crop, Limitless, opened with less than $20 million and all but the most pessimistic think 21 Jump Street will top that with ease and if the holdovers can hold on, we could see yet another win at the box office. More...

International Box Office: John Carter's Earthly Opening

March 14th, 2012

John Carter absolutely dominated the international box office; however, this is because of how wide it opened, not how strong its opening was. Over the weekend, it earned $66.12 million on 18,890 screens in 51 markets for a total opening of $68.93 million. Its per screen average was a mere $3,500, which is low for this type of release. There were some highlights, led by a first place, $16.55 million opening on 939 screens in Russia. It also opened in first place in Mexico with $3.42 million on 1,144, which is better than Journey 2: The Mysterious Island opened with earlier in the year. On the other hand, it's first place opening in the U.K. was more subdued at $3.07 million on 456 screens. More...

Contest: Answers for Everything: Winning Announcement

March 14th, 2012

The winners of our Answers for Everything contest were determined and they are... More...

IMAX: John Carter Leaps Higher on IMAX

March 14th, 2012

John Carter had a poor start in theaters, but its IMAX numbers were strong by comparison. Out of the $30.18 million it earned domestically, approximately $5.0 million came on 289 IMAX screens. It added approximately $4.5 million on 194 IMAX screens on the international scene. Additionally, with openings in Japan, China and other markets still ahead, it still has a lot of box office potential. Granted, this isn't enough to break even, but at least it was a hit in one regard. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Lorax has a Sustainable Run

March 12th, 2012

As expected, Doctor Seuss' The Lorax led the way at the box office, but unfortunately, it was on the low end of expectations. Unfortunately, while John Carter did land on the high end of expectations, it really wasn't able to pick up the slack. Overall, the box office fell 21% from last week to $133 million. This was higher than the same weekend last year, but by only 3%. At least the streak is still intact and has now reached ten weeks. Year-to-date, 2012 has reached $2 billion and is now ahead of 2011 by 18% at $2.01 billion to $1.70 billion. Let's hope next week is just as lucrative. More...

Weekend Estimates: Carter Disaster Gives Weekend to Lorax

March 11th, 2012

Although John Carter's opening won't be as bad as the direst predictions, an anemic $30.6 million debut will condemn the film to the record books for all the wrong reasons and (in spite of good international numbers) almost certainly cause a write-down for Disney. Or more immediate embarrassment, the film will fail to win the weekend, coming in second to The Lorax, which is set to post $39.1 million in its second weekend, according to Universal's estimate. That combination of two $30 million plus films will give 2012 another weekend win over last year. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Be Silent?

March 8th, 2012

Three films open wide release this week, but none of them look like they will compete with the Doctor Seuss' The Lorax for top spot. John Carter is the only one with a real shot at first place, but there's a chance it won't make half as much as The Lorax does over the next three days. Silent House is the best-reviewed new release of the week, and if it can remain above 60% positive, it will be the only film in the top ten with overall positive reviews. Finally there's A Thousand Words, but the less said about that film, the better. (It's opening in under 2,000 theaters with zero positive reviews.) Last year Battle: Los Angeles opened in first place with $35 million, a figure The Lorax should top, while the rest of the top ten look about same this year as last. The winning streak should continue. More...

Contest: Answers for Everything

March 2nd, 2012

Next week John Carter debuts, which could be a monster hit, or a $250 million boondoggle. No matter how well it does at the box office, it is 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 John Carter. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Answers to Nothing on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Stormhouse on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2012 Preview: March

March 1st, 2012

February continued 2012's winning streak, which has now reached eight weeks. Will that streak continue in March? I'm not sure it will. There are some very good signs. For instance, last March, only one film reached $100 million, Rango, while there were a couple others that cracked $75 million, Battle: Los Angeles and Limitless. Plus the final weekend of this month lines up with the first weekend of April last year, which also had a $100 million hit, Hop. This time around, things look a whole lot better at the top with a potential $200 million hit, The Hunger Games, and two more that should hit the century mark, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, and Wrath of the Titans. Plus a couple others, 21 Jump Street and John Carter of Mars, that could top $75 million. However, there are a few weeks that look soft when compared with last year. I suspect The Hunger Games will be such a huge hit that overall March 2012 will perform better than March 2011, but I also think there will be a couple weeks of year-over-year declines. On the plus side, very few films feel like filler; in fact, there are very few films, period. Over the next five weekends, only nine films are opening wide, which is odd for this time of year. In fact, it would be slow for the heart of summer, when most weeks have a blockbuster and one counter-programming film. Will this help the overall box office, as no films will be squeezed out? Or will the lack of choices hurt the box office? We will soon find out, but I remain cautiously optimistic. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2012 2 $30,180,188   3,749 $8,050   $30,180,188 1
Mar 16, 2012 3 $13,569,795 -55% 3,749 $3,620   $53,227,248 2
Mar 23, 2012 4 $5,073,832 -63% 3,212 $1,580   $62,407,212 3
Mar 30, 2012 6 $2,029,500 -60% 2,397 $847   $66,233,839 4
Apr 6, 2012 99 $830,305 -59% 1,015 $818   $67,983,652 5
Apr 13, 2012 17 $346,858 -58% 446 $778   $68,747,869 6
Apr 20, 2012 26 $168,381 -51% 244 $690   $69,032,659 7
Apr 27, 2012 32 $112,881 -33% 180 $627   $69,219,949 8
May 4, 2012 12 $1,494,367 +1,224% 349 $4,282   $70,760,807 9
May 11, 2012 15 $766,217 -49% 230 $3,331   $71,726,762 10
May 18, 2012 20 $368,994 -52% 114 $3,237   $72,157,379 11
Jun 1, 2012 29 $136,834   153 $894   $72,724,715 13
Jun 8, 2012 33 $89,840 -34% 102 $881   $72,884,435 14
Jun 15, 2012 39 $56,079 -38% 79 $710   $72,996,043 15
Jun 22, 2012 48 $29,654 -47% 43 $690   $73,058,679 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 8, 2012 P $500,000     0     $500,000  
Mar 9, 2012 1 $9,811,935     3,749 $2,617   $9,811,935 1
Mar 10, 2012 2 $12,327,417 +26%   3,749 $3,288   $22,139,352 2
Mar 11, 2012 2 $8,040,836 -35%   3,749 $2,145   $30,180,188 3
Mar 12, 2012 2 $2,534,120 -68%   3,749 $676   $32,714,308 4
Mar 13, 2012 2 $2,800,948 +11%   3,749 $747   $35,515,256 5
Mar 14, 2012 2 $2,038,339 -27%   3,749 $544   $37,553,595 6
Mar 15, 2012 2 $2,103,858 +3%   3,749 $561   $39,657,453 7
Mar 16, 2012 3 $3,968,487 +89% -60% 3,749 $1,059   $43,625,940 8
Mar 17, 2012 3 $5,721,170 +44% -54% 3,749 $1,526   $49,347,110 9
Mar 18, 2012 3 $3,880,138 -32% -52% 3,749 $1,035   $53,227,248 10
Mar 19, 2012 3 $1,090,084 -72% -57% 3,749 $291   $54,317,332 11
Mar 20, 2012 3 $1,221,862 +12% -56% 3,749 $326   $55,539,194 12
Mar 21, 2012 3 $932,199 -24% -54% 3,749 $249   $56,471,393 13
Mar 22, 2012 3 $861,987 -8% -59% 3,749 $230   $57,333,380 14
Mar 23, 2012 4 $1,367,110 +59% -66% 3,212 $426   $58,700,490 15
Mar 24, 2012 4 $2,236,991 +64% -61% 3,212 $696   $60,937,481 16
Mar 25, 2012 4 $1,469,731 -34% -62% 3,212 $458   $62,407,212 17
Mar 26, 2012 4 $424,500 -71% -61% 3,212 $132   $62,831,712 18
Mar 27, 2012 4 $512,303 +21% -58% 3,212 $159   $63,344,015 19
Mar 28, 2012 4 $423,673 -17% -55% 3,212 $132   $63,767,688 20
Mar 29, 2012 4 $436,651 +3% -49% 3,212 $136   $64,204,339 21
Mar 30, 2012 6 $544,834 +25% -60% 2,397 $227   $64,749,173 22
Mar 31, 2012 6 $891,823 +64% -60% 2,397 $372   $65,640,996 23
Apr 1, 2012 6 $592,843 -34% -60% 2,397 $247   $66,233,839 24
Apr 2, 2012 6 $205,261 -65% -52% 2,397 $86   $66,439,100 25
Apr 3, 2012 6 $274,231 +34% -46% 2,397 $114   $66,713,331 26
Apr 4, 2012 7 $193,582 -29% -54% 2,397 $81   $66,906,913 27
Apr 5, 2012 7 $246,434 +27% -44% 2,397 $103   $67,153,347 28
Apr 6, 2012 9 $292,732 +19% -46% 1,015 $288   $67,446,079 29
Apr 7, 2012 9 $327,425 +12% -63% 1,015 $323   $67,773,504 30
Apr 8, 2012 9 $210,148 -36% -65% 1,015 $207   $67,983,652 31
Apr 9, 2012 8 $121,261 -42% -41% 1,015 $119   $68,104,913 32
Apr 10, 2012 9 $102,917 -15% -62% 1,015 $101   $68,207,830 33
Apr 11, 2012 9 $95,703 -7% -51% 1,015 $94   $68,303,533 34
Apr 12, 2012 9 $97,478 +2% -60% 1,015 $96   $68,401,011 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2012 2 $39,657,453   3,749 $10,578   $39,657,453 1
Mar 16, 2012 3 $17,675,927 -55% 3,749 $4,715   $57,333,380 2
Mar 23, 2012 4 $6,870,959 -61% 3,212 $2,139   $64,204,339 3
Mar 30, 2012 7 $2,949,008 -57% 2,397 $1,230   $67,153,347 4
Apr 6, 2012 115 $0 -100% 1,015 $0   $68,401,011 5
Apr 13, 2012 17 $463,267   446 $1,039   $68,864,278 6
Apr 20, 2012 26 $242,790 -48% 244 $995   $69,107,068 7
Apr 27, 2012 32 $159,372 -34% 180 $885   $69,266,440 8
May 4, 2012 12 $1,694,105 +963% 349 $4,854   $70,960,545 9
May 11, 2012 17 $827,840 -51% 230 $3,599   $71,788,385 10
Jun 1, 2012 30 $206,714   153 $1,351   $72,794,595 13
Jun 8, 2012 33 $145,369 -30% 102 $1,425   $72,939,964 14
Jun 15, 2012 40 $89,061 -39% 79 $1,127   $73,029,025 15
Jun 22, 2012 53 $29,654 -67% 43 $690   $73,058,679 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/8/2012 $0 0 5 7 $2,915,604 12/29/2018
Austria 3/8/2012 $0 0 4 7 $1,120,944 12/6/2015
Brazil 3/9/2012 $0 0 3 9 $6,544,723 12/10/2015
Bulgaria 3/9/2012 $0 0 3 4 $560,026 12/29/2018
Egypt 3/7/2012 $0 0 2 4 $213,547 12/29/2018
Indonesia 3/14/2012 $0 0 1 1 $1,744,360 12/29/2018
Mexico 3/9/2012 $0 0 9 9 $12,093,015 12/6/2015
Peru 3/8/2012 $0 0 1 1 $1,395,122 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 3/8/2012 $0 0 7 21 $39,132 12/29/2018
Spain 3/9/2012 $0 0 13 13 $7,526,983 12/6/2015
Ukraine 3/8/2012 $0 0 1 1 $2,826,302 12/29/2018
Venezuela 3/9/2012 $0 0 1 1 $2,984,453 12/6/2015
 
Rest of World $169,755,210
 
International Total$209,719,421 12/29/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 10, 20124526,928 526,928$8,952,507$8,952,5071
Jun 17, 20126192,166-64% 719,094$3,409,025$12,361,5322
Jun 24, 2012993,419-51% 812,513$1,680,608$14,042,1403
Jul 1, 20121270,886-24% 883,399$1,264,606$15,306,7464
Jul 8, 20121259,508-16% 942,907$1,070,549$16,377,2955
Jul 15, 20121941,472-30% 984,379$744,008$17,121,3036
Jul 22, 20122425,655-38% 1,010,034$459,994$17,581,2977
Jul 29, 20122529,048+13% 1,039,082$522,283$18,103,5808
Aug 5, 20123020,381-30% 1,059,463$366,858$18,470,4389

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 10, 20121301,045 301,045$7,825,470$7,825,4701
Jun 17, 2012578,141-74% 379,186$1,922,642$9,748,1122
Jun 24, 2012440,651-48% 419,837$1,109,065$10,857,1773
Jul 1, 2012919,397-52% 439,234$523,380$11,380,5574
Jul 8, 20121119,760+2% 458,994$527,153$11,907,7105
Jul 15, 20121215,320-22% 474,314$392,328$12,300,0386
Jul 29, 20121413,734 495,929$329,352$12,788,5908

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