Julie & Julia (2009)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $94,125,426Details
International Box Office $37,390,752Details
Worldwide Box Office $131,516,178
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $49,083,235 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,879,833 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $53,963,068
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,027,956 (21.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,354 opening theaters/2,528 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $132,152,090

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 2009 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: December 8th, 2009 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language and some sensuality
Running Time: 122 minutes
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Easy There Tiger, Amy Robinson, Laurence Mark
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 5th Monday 79 $1,752,991 Sep 7, 2009 32
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 197 $5,324,583 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 280 $8,022,367 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 142 $7,077,574 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 151 $10,663,539 Sep 4, 2009 31

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2009 2 $20,027,956   2,354 $8,508   $20,027,956 1
Aug 14, 2009 4 $12,055,918 -40% 2,354 $5,121   $43,340,386 2
Aug 21, 2009 5 $8,800,674 -27% 2,463 $3,573   $59,088,965 3
Aug 28, 2009 6 $7,035,675 -20% 2,503 $2,811   $70,628,063 4
Sep 4, 2009 7 $5,324,583 -24% 2,528 $2,106   $78,964,977 5
Sep 11, 2009 10 $3,156,316 -41% 2,342 $1,348   $85,216,398 6
Sep 18, 2009 12 $1,914,186 -39% 2,003 $956   $88,460,267 7
Sep 25, 2009 14 $1,263,283 -34% 1,328 $951   $90,600,766 8
Oct 2, 2009 18 $687,252 -46% 782 $879   $91,845,115 9
Oct 9, 2009 23 $465,762 -32% 594 $784   $92,600,584 10
Oct 16, 2009 28 $246,959 -47% 295 $837   $93,081,747 11
Oct 23, 2009 34 $144,530 -41% 171 $845   $93,323,576 12
Oct 30, 2009 32 $106,529 -26% 139 $766   $93,486,212 13
Nov 6, 2009 37 $86,339 -19% 113 $764   $93,620,732 14
Nov 13, 2009 43 $55,274 -36% 72 $768   $93,723,567 15
Nov 20, 2009 26 $149,746 +171% 268 $559   $93,900,336 16
Nov 27, 2009 30 $135,211 -10% 229 $590   $94,125,426 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 7, 2009 2 $6,492,315     2,354 $2,758   $6,492,315 1
Aug 8, 2009 2 $7,536,561 +16%   2,354 $3,202   $14,028,876 2
Aug 9, 2009 2 $5,999,080 -20%   2,354 $2,548   $20,027,956 3
Aug 10, 2009 2 $2,760,887 -54%   2,354 $1,173   $22,788,843 4
Aug 11, 2009 2 $3,074,329 +11%   2,354 $1,306   $25,863,172 5
Aug 12, 2009 2 $2,731,249 -11%   2,354 $1,160   $28,594,421 6
Aug 13, 2009 2 $2,690,047 -2%   2,354 $1,143   $31,284,468 7
Aug 14, 2009 4 $3,649,289 +36% -44% 2,354 $1,550   $34,933,757 8
Aug 15, 2009 4 $4,851,323 +33% -36% 2,354 $2,061   $39,785,080 9
Aug 16, 2009 4 $3,555,306 -27% -41% 2,354 $1,510   $43,340,386 10
Aug 17, 2009 4 $1,630,146 -54% -41% 2,354 $693   $44,970,532 11
Aug 18, 2009 4 $1,901,060 +17% -38% 2,354 $808   $46,871,592 12
Aug 19, 2009 4 $1,733,388 -9% -37% 2,354 $736   $48,604,980 13
Aug 20, 2009 4 $1,683,311 -3% -37% 2,354 $715   $50,288,291 14
Aug 21, 2009 5 $2,617,627 +56% -28% 2,463 $1,063   $52,905,918 15
Aug 22, 2009 5 $3,678,032 +41% -24% 2,463 $1,493   $56,583,950 16
Aug 23, 2009 4 $2,505,015 -32% -30% 2,463 $1,017   $59,088,965 17
Aug 24, 2009 5 $1,018,040 -59% -38% 2,463 $413   $60,107,005 18
Aug 25, 2009 3 $1,217,785 +20% -36% 2,463 $494   $61,324,790 19
Aug 26, 2009 3 $1,158,762 -5% -33% 2,463 $470   $62,483,552 20
Aug 27, 2009 3 $1,108,836 -4% -34% 2,463 $450   $63,592,388 21
Aug 28, 2009 7 $2,084,672 +88% -20% 2,503 $833   $65,677,060 22
Aug 29, 2009 6 $3,109,570 +49% -15% 2,503 $1,242   $68,786,630 23
Aug 30, 2009 6 $1,841,433 -41% -26% 2,503 $736   $70,628,063 24
Aug 31, 2009 5 $718,061 -61% -29% 2,503 $287   $71,346,124 25
Sep 1, 2009 5 $823,058 +15% -32% 2,503 $329   $72,169,182 26
Sep 2, 2009 5 $727,600 -12% -37% 2,503 $291   $72,896,782 27
Sep 3, 2009 4 $743,612 +2% -33% 2,503 $297   $73,640,394 28
Sep 4, 2009 7 $1,335,222 +80% -36% 2,528 $528   $74,975,616 29
Sep 5, 2009 8 $1,986,551 +49% -36% 2,528 $786   $76,962,167 30
Sep 6, 2009 6 $2,002,810 +1% +9% 2,528 $792   $78,964,977 31
Sep 7, 2009 6 $1,752,991 -12% +144% 2,528 $693   $80,717,968 32
Sep 8, 2009 6 $462,795 -74% -44% 2,528 $183   $81,180,763 33
Sep 9, 2009 7 $423,138 -9% -42% 2,528 $167   $81,603,901 34
Sep 10, 2009 7 $456,181 +8% -39% 2,528 $180   $82,060,082 35
Sep 11, 2009 10 $927,744 +103% -31% 2,342 $396   $82,987,826 36
Sep 12, 2009 9 $1,466,465 +58% -26% 2,342 $626   $84,454,291 37
Sep 13, 2009 10 $762,107 -48% -62% 2,342 $325   $85,216,398 38
Sep 14, 2009 10 $275,656 -64% -84% 2,342 $118   $85,492,054 39
Sep 15, 2009 9 $353,732 +28% -24% 2,342 $151   $85,845,786 40
Sep 16, 2009 7 $346,298 -2% -18% 2,342 $148   $86,192,084 41
Sep 17, 2009 6 $353,997 +2% -22% 2,342 $151   $86,546,081 42
Sep 18, 2009 12 $580,115 +64% -37% 2,003 $290   $87,126,196 43
Sep 19, 2009 12 $846,924 +46% -42% 2,003 $423   $87,973,120 44
Sep 20, 2009 13 $487,147 -42% -36% 2,003 $243   $88,460,267 45
Sep 21, 2009 11 $191,929 -61% -30% 2,003 $96   $88,652,196 46
Sep 22, 2009 10 $237,037 +24% -33% 2,003 $118   $88,889,233 47
Sep 23, 2009 9 $229,295 -3% -34% 2,003 $114   $89,118,528 48
Sep 24, 2009 9 $218,955 -5% -38% 2,003 $109   $89,337,483 49
Sep 25, 2009 14 $358,066 +64% -38% 1,328 $270   $89,695,549 50
Sep 26, 2009 13 $554,760 +55% -34% 1,328 $418   $90,250,309 51
Sep 27, 2009 11 $350,457 -37% -28% 1,328 $264   $90,600,766 52
Sep 28, 2009 12 $132,713 -62% -31% 1,328 $100   $90,733,479 53
Sep 29, 2009 12 $145,381 +10% -39% 1,328 $109   $90,878,860 54
Sep 30, 2009 13 $137,284 -6% -40% 1,328 $103   $91,016,144 55
Oct 1, 2009 13 $141,719 +3% -35% 1,328 $107   $91,157,863 56
Nov 20, 2009 - $44,329     268 $165   $93,794,919 106
Nov 21, 2009 - $63,744 +44%   268 $238   $93,858,663 107
Nov 22, 2009 - $41,673 -35%   268 $155   $93,900,336 108
Nov 27, 2009 - $51,598   +16% 229 $225   $94,041,813 113
Nov 28, 2009 - $53,244 +3% -16% 229 $233   $94,095,057 114
Nov 29, 2009 - $30,369 -43% -27% 229 $133   $94,125,426 115

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2009 2 $31,284,468   2,354 $13,290   $31,284,468 1
Aug 14, 2009 4 $19,003,823 -39% 2,354 $8,073   $50,288,291 2
Aug 21, 2009 5 $13,304,097 -30% 2,463 $5,402   $63,592,388 3
Aug 28, 2009 5 $10,048,006 -24% 2,503 $4,014   $73,640,394 4
Sep 4, 2009 6 $8,419,688 -16% 2,528 $3,331   $82,060,082 5
Sep 11, 2009 10 $4,485,999 -47% 2,342 $1,915   $86,546,081 6
Sep 18, 2009 12 $2,791,402 -38% 2,003 $1,394   $89,337,483 7
Sep 25, 2009 13 $1,820,380 -35% 1,328 $1,371   $91,157,863 8
Oct 2, 2009 18 $976,959 -46% 782 $1,249   $92,134,822 9
Oct 9, 2009 23 $699,966 -28% 594 $1,178   $92,834,788 10
Oct 16, 2009 27 $344,258 -51% 295 $1,167   $93,179,046 11
Oct 23, 2009 36 $200,637 -42% 171 $1,173   $93,379,683 12
Oct 30, 2009 32 $154,710 -23% 139 $1,113   $93,534,393 13
Nov 6, 2009 38 $133,900 -13% 113 $1,185   $93,668,293 14
Nov 13, 2009 44 $82,297 -39% 72 $1,143   $93,750,590 15
Nov 20, 2009 31 $239,625 +191% 268 $894   $93,990,215 16
Nov 27, 2009 33 $135,211 -44% 229 $590   $94,125,426 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 13, 20092992,914 992,914$16,909,325$16,909,3251
Dec 20, 20096479,948-52% 1,472,862$8,173,514$25,082,8392
Dec 27, 200910362,609-24% 1,835,471$6,175,231$31,258,0703
Jan 3, 20101957,965-84% 1,893,436$987,144$32,245,2144
Jan 10, 20102059,403+2% 1,952,839$1,016,979$33,262,1935
Jan 17, 20101868,907+16% 2,021,746$1,179,688$34,441,8816
Jan 24, 20102442,056-39% 2,063,802$718,737$35,160,6187
Jan 31, 20102132,817-22% 2,096,619$560,843$35,721,4618
Feb 14, 20102943,073 2,161,369$744,732$36,839,25410
Feb 21, 20103040,922-5% 2,202,291$707,541$37,546,79511
May 9, 20101635,501 2,292,579$570,146$38,982,35822

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 13, 20091076,608 76,608$1,186,652$1,186,6521
Dec 20, 20096106,601+39% 183,209$1,651,249$2,837,9012
Dec 27, 20091940,440-62% 223,649$626,419$3,464,3203

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Leading Cast

Meryl Streep    Julia Child
Amy Adams    Julie Powell

Supporting Cast

Stanley Tucci    Paul Child
Chris Messina    Eric Powell
Linda Emond    Simone Beck
Mary Lynn Rajskub    Sarah
Jane Lynch    Dorothy McWilliams
Frances Sternhagen    Irma Rombauer
Vanessa Ferlito    Cassie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nora Ephron    Director
Nora Ephron    Screenwriter
Julie Powell    Based on the books "Julie & Julia"
Laurence Mark    Producer
Nora Ephron    Producer
Amy Robinson    Producer
Eric Steel    Producer
Scott Rudin    Producer
Donald J. Lee    Executive Producer
Dana Stevens    Executive Producer
Dianne Dreyer    Co-Producer
Stephen Goldblatt    Cinematographer
Richard Marks    Editor
Alexandre Desplat    Composer
Mark Ricker    Production Designer
Benjamin John Barraud    Art Director
Susan Bode Tyson*    Set Decorator
Ann Roth    Costume Designer
Tod A. Maitland    Sound Mixer
Ron Bochar    Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Dichter    Supervising Sound Mixer
Ron Bochar    Supervising Sound Mixer
Peter Bocossi    Stunt Coordinator
J.J. Sacha    Associate Producer
Jeffrey T. Bernstein    Assistant Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon    Second Unit Director
Francine Maisler    Casting
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler    Casting

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

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November 14th, 2009

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November 7th, 2009

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October 31st, 2009

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August 31st, 2009

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August 28th, 2009

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August 24th, 2009

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August 23rd, 2009

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August 11th, 2009

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August 9th, 2009

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  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,027,956 (21.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,354 opening theaters/2,528 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $132,152,090

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 7th, 2009 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: December 8th, 2009 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language and some sensuality
Running Time: 122 minutes
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Easy There Tiger, Amy Robinson, Laurence Mark
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 5th Monday 79 $1,752,991 Sep 7, 2009 32
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 197 $5,324,583 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 280 $8,022,367 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 142 $7,077,574 Sep 4, 2009 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 151 $10,663,539 Sep 4, 2009 31

Leading Cast

Meryl Streep    Julia Child
Amy Adams    Julie Powell

Supporting Cast

Stanley Tucci    Paul Child
Chris Messina    Eric Powell
Linda Emond    Simone Beck
Mary Lynn Rajskub    Sarah
Jane Lynch    Dorothy McWilliams
Frances Sternhagen    Irma Rombauer
Vanessa Ferlito    Cassie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nora Ephron    Director
Nora Ephron    Screenwriter
Julie Powell    Based on the books "Julie & Julia"
Laurence Mark    Producer
Nora Ephron    Producer
Amy Robinson    Producer
Eric Steel    Producer
Scott Rudin    Producer
Donald J. Lee    Executive Producer
Dana Stevens    Executive Producer
Dianne Dreyer    Co-Producer
Stephen Goldblatt    Cinematographer
Richard Marks    Editor
Alexandre Desplat    Composer
Mark Ricker    Production Designer
Benjamin John Barraud    Art Director
Susan Bode Tyson*    Set Decorator
Ann Roth    Costume Designer
Tod A. Maitland    Sound Mixer
Ron Bochar    Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Dichter    Supervising Sound Mixer
Ron Bochar    Supervising Sound Mixer
Peter Bocossi    Stunt Coordinator
J.J. Sacha    Associate Producer
Jeffrey T. Bernstein    Assistant Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon    Second Unit Director
Francine Maisler    Casting
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler    Casting

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

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Actress

March 5th, 2010

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Actress in a Lead Role, which, unlike many others, I don't think is a slam dunk. More...

Awards Season: Avatar Not Hurting for Oscar Nominations

February 2nd, 2010

Oscar nominations were announced at 5:38 this morning, continuing a tradition that have never been adequately explained to me. (Why so early in the morning? Does earning an Oscar nomination become sweeter if people have to wake you up to congratulate you?) Leading the way in nominations were Avatar and The Hurt Locker, both of which pick up nine nods each, many of them in the same categories. More...

DVD Sales: Holiday Wrap-Up

January 20th, 2010

Thanks to the holidays, DVD sales numbers were not reported on our usual schedule, but next week we should be back to normal, so it's a perfect time to wrap up some of the interesting notes from over the holidays.

The week after Black Friday saw the release of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Terminator Salvation, neither of which matched expectations, although made up for their poor DVD performance somewhat by selling well on Blu-ray. More...

Awards Season: Avatar Has a Golden Night

January 17th, 2010

Some might debate the predictive value of The Golden Globes. After all, they don't have all of the same categories as the Oscars, and the results for Best Picture in particular have varied from the Oscar result many times over the years. However, it is hard to argue with the free publicity a film gets from winning, and the big winner tonight was Avatar. More...

Awards Season: WGA Nominations are Written in Stone

January 12th, 2010

The WGA announced their nominations this week, which include eleven awards, three of which are for theatrical releases. More...

Awards Season: SAG Splits Up the Nominations

December 17th, 2009

The SAG nominations were announced this week, and the trend of the year continues with Up in the Air leading the way, but no one film dominating. This time around Up in the Air was in a three-way tie with Inglourious Basterds and Precious, which makes the race even more interesting. More...

Awards Season - Golden Globe Nominations are Up in the Air

December 16th, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations this week, but looking over the list of films chosen, it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner. Up in the Air did pick up six Golden Globe nominations, including several of the most prestigious nominations, but it is far from the only major player. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 8th, 2009

December 8th, 2009

According to Amazon, there are about 300 DVDs and Blu-ray being released or re-released this week and about half of them are Harry Potter releases. Well, maybe not, but it almost feels that way. The only one of these that is really worth picking up is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Blu-ray; in fact, it is the DVD Pick of the Week. Also sharing that honor is The Cove on DVD, Julie & Julia on DVD or Blu-ray, and Lost - Season Five on Blu-ray. My bank account is going to take a big hit this week. More...

International Details - Couples Charge Forward

November 14th, 2009

Couples Retreat expanded this past weekend but just missed the top five with $5.84 million on 1,373 screens in 18 markets for a total of $28.92 million after a month of release. The film opened in third place in Germany under the name All Inclusive, with $2.55 million on 338 screens while it also took third place in Mexico with $446,000 on 235 screens. Next up for the film is Spain next weekend and Italy the weekend after that, while it doesn't end its run until March when it opens in France. More...

International Details - Not Taking Any Chances

November 7th, 2009

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs fell out of the top five but still earned $5.18 million on 2568 screens in 39 markets for a total of $52.45 million so far. This was only 31% lower than last weekend, with no major market openings. In fact, the film doesn't have another major market opening till it debuts in Australia at the end of the month, while it still has openings in Italy and Spain by the end of the year, and it doesn't end its run till early next year with openings in Germany and some midlevel markets. More...

International Details - An Ugly Milestone

October 31st, 2009

The Ugly Truth reached a major milestone over the weekend with $5.75 million on 2046 screens in 55 markets for a total of $102.27 million internationally. Its biggest market of the weekend was Spain, where it added $1.86 million on 360 screens for a total of $5.17 million. With a debut in Italy a few weeks away, it will likely fall sharply next weekend, but should have no trouble earning $200 million worldwide before its run is over. More...

International Details - Number Six for District Nine, Redux

October 25th, 2009

District 9 returned to sixth place with $6.20 million on 2233 screens in 44 markets for a total of $77.12 million international and $192.36 million. The film opened in first place in South Korea with $1.60 million on 287 screens over the weekend and $1.88 million in total. On the other hand, it had to settle for second place in Brazil with $865,000 on 204 screens over the weekend for a total of $968,000 and Mexico wasn't as strong with $666,000 on 250 screens, but that was still enough for second place. The film still has a couple markets left to open in, but none are major markets. This will make it hard to reach $100 million internationally, but it could make to $200 million worldwide by this time next week. More...

International details - Agora Speaks to the Masses

October 19th, 2009

Agora opened in first place in Spain and sixth place internationally with $7.90 million on 462 screens. This is great news, as the film cost $70 million to make and it will need a massive run to break even. It won't have to earn all of it in Spain, on the other hand, and should perform well throughout Europe and when it opens here. More...

International Details - Viking Still Pillaging International Box Office

September 26th, 2009

Vicky the Viking fell to sixth place with 7.40 million on 898 screens in 3 markets for a total of $24.55 million. Of that, $5.92 million was earned on 751 screens in Germany and it now has $18.94 million in its native market. More...

Final Starts Out on Top

August 31st, 2009

It was a great weekend at the box office as all but one film in the top five films met or exceeded expectations, some by large margins. This helped the box office pull in a very healthy total of $125 million over the weekend, which was just 1.7% lower than last week. More importantly, it was a stunning 28% higher than the same weekend last year. Wow. Granted, this weekend last year was Labor Day weekend, which is a terrible time at the box office, but this is still a fantastic result. Year-to-date, 2009 has pulled in $7.24 billion, which is 7.4% higher than last year's pace. More...

It's Going to be a Scary Weekend

August 28th, 2009

There are two horror sequels opening at saturation-level theater counts this week, both of which could open with near identical numbers over the next three days. This close race should add interest to the weekend box office, while 2009 should have little trouble maintaining its lead over last year, which had four wide releases, none of which topped $10 million. More...

Basterds are the Pride of the Charts

August 24th, 2009

Overall the box office was weaker than expected this weekend with only one of four releases meeting expectations, while the holdovers were not able to completely compensate. This led a 10.5% drop-off in ticket sales from last weekend; however, the $127 million total box office take is still 20% higher than the same weekend last year. 2009 stretched its year-to-date lead over 2008 to 6.9%, earning $7.06 billion to $6.60 billion so far. More...

Weekend Estimates: Basterds Scores Record Opening for Tarantino

August 23rd, 2009

Quentin Tarantino enjoyed the best opening of his career over the weekend, according to Weinstein Co.'s estimate released on Sunday morning. With $37.6 million, the movie tops his previous best, which is either Sin City (if you count his single scene as a legitimate directing credit) or Kill Bill: Volume 2, depending on your perspective. Either way, it's an impressive debut for a late Summer movie. More...

Nine Helps '09 Strive to Become Number One

August 18th, 2009

Nine was the lucky number over the weekend as District 9 topped the charts with better than expected results. Also, nine of the ten film talked about in Thursday's column met or exceeded expectations. This helped the box office bring in $142 million overall, which was only 3% lower than last weekend. More importantly, it was 14% higher than the same weekend last year, which was much better than expected. Year-to-date, 2009 has earned $6.86 billion in total revenue, which is 6.6% higher than last year's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: District 9 Tops Predictions with Big Opening Weekend

August 16th, 2009

District 9 showed that quality is still worth something at the box office this weekend by topping most predictions to score a healthy $37 million opening, according to Sony's estimate released on Sunday morning. While that's some way behind the $54.7 million earned by G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra last weekend, it was made in almost 1,000 theaters, and at a much lower cost to the studio. Profitability for the movie seems assured. More...

Nine Aiming at Number One

August 14th, 2009

As summer slows down, the number of new releases speeds up. This week we have five films with a shot at reaching the top ten, but only three of those are opening truly wide, and only one is a saturation-level release. It's hard to say if this week is much stronger or weaker than last year, but it should be close. More...

G.I. Joe Fires Up the Box Office

August 11th, 2009

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra topped expectations and that helped 2009 finally snap its month-long slump at the box office. Overall the industry brought in $146 million, which was 17% higher than last weekend, and more importantly, 22% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2009 has brought in $6.64 billion, which is 6.6% higher than 2008's pace; however, while that's impressive, it is seriously off its highs for the year and 2009 will need to work to make sure ticket sales don't fall behind last year's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: G.I. Joe Enlivens Late Summer Box Office

August 9th, 2009

While its hefty price tag means it's got a long way to go before it turns a profit, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra did enjoy a strong opening weekend at the US and international box office, according to Paramount's numbers, released on Sunday. The action flick stormed to $56.2 million in the US, the 4th biggest August weekend ever (see complete list) and picked up an estimated $44 million internationally for a $100 million worldwide opening. After a lukewarm reception from critics, Paramount reports a solid response from audiences, which bodes well for healthy numbers for a few weeks. More...

Go Joe!

August 7th, 2009

August begins with the movie industry hoping that summer will last at least one more week. There is some hope that we will have a $60 or $70 million opener this weekend, but even if G.I.Joe earns just half of that, it will be a better start than the top film from last year and hopefully that means 2009 will finally end its recent slump. More...

2009 Preview: August

August 1st, 2009

July was a mixed month with several of the big hits failing to live up to great expectations, while still being big hits. There were no surprise hits, but no outright bombs either. No outright bombs is what the industry is hoping for August, but that seems less likely. We could see a monster hit opening on the first week, but that potential hit, G.I.Joe, could also be a monster bomb. There is at least one movie opening each week that I'm personally interested in, although for the most part it is not the widest release of the week that piques my interest. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2009 2 $20,027,956   2,354 $8,508   $20,027,956 1
Aug 14, 2009 4 $12,055,918 -40% 2,354 $5,121   $43,340,386 2
Aug 21, 2009 5 $8,800,674 -27% 2,463 $3,573   $59,088,965 3
Aug 28, 2009 6 $7,035,675 -20% 2,503 $2,811   $70,628,063 4
Sep 4, 2009 7 $5,324,583 -24% 2,528 $2,106   $78,964,977 5
Sep 11, 2009 10 $3,156,316 -41% 2,342 $1,348   $85,216,398 6
Sep 18, 2009 12 $1,914,186 -39% 2,003 $956   $88,460,267 7
Sep 25, 2009 14 $1,263,283 -34% 1,328 $951   $90,600,766 8
Oct 2, 2009 18 $687,252 -46% 782 $879   $91,845,115 9
Oct 9, 2009 23 $465,762 -32% 594 $784   $92,600,584 10
Oct 16, 2009 28 $246,959 -47% 295 $837   $93,081,747 11
Oct 23, 2009 34 $144,530 -41% 171 $845   $93,323,576 12
Oct 30, 2009 32 $106,529 -26% 139 $766   $93,486,212 13
Nov 6, 2009 37 $86,339 -19% 113 $764   $93,620,732 14
Nov 13, 2009 43 $55,274 -36% 72 $768   $93,723,567 15
Nov 20, 2009 26 $149,746 +171% 268 $559   $93,900,336 16
Nov 27, 2009 30 $135,211 -10% 229 $590   $94,125,426 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 7, 2009 2 $6,492,315     2,354 $2,758   $6,492,315 1
Aug 8, 2009 2 $7,536,561 +16%   2,354 $3,202   $14,028,876 2
Aug 9, 2009 2 $5,999,080 -20%   2,354 $2,548   $20,027,956 3
Aug 10, 2009 2 $2,760,887 -54%   2,354 $1,173   $22,788,843 4
Aug 11, 2009 2 $3,074,329 +11%   2,354 $1,306   $25,863,172 5
Aug 12, 2009 2 $2,731,249 -11%   2,354 $1,160   $28,594,421 6
Aug 13, 2009 2 $2,690,047 -2%   2,354 $1,143   $31,284,468 7
Aug 14, 2009 4 $3,649,289 +36% -44% 2,354 $1,550   $34,933,757 8
Aug 15, 2009 4 $4,851,323 +33% -36% 2,354 $2,061   $39,785,080 9
Aug 16, 2009 4 $3,555,306 -27% -41% 2,354 $1,510   $43,340,386 10
Aug 17, 2009 4 $1,630,146 -54% -41% 2,354 $693   $44,970,532 11
Aug 18, 2009 4 $1,901,060 +17% -38% 2,354 $808   $46,871,592 12
Aug 19, 2009 4 $1,733,388 -9% -37% 2,354 $736   $48,604,980 13
Aug 20, 2009 4 $1,683,311 -3% -37% 2,354 $715   $50,288,291 14
Aug 21, 2009 5 $2,617,627 +56% -28% 2,463 $1,063   $52,905,918 15
Aug 22, 2009 5 $3,678,032 +41% -24% 2,463 $1,493   $56,583,950 16
Aug 23, 2009 4 $2,505,015 -32% -30% 2,463 $1,017   $59,088,965 17
Aug 24, 2009 5 $1,018,040 -59% -38% 2,463 $413   $60,107,005 18
Aug 25, 2009 3 $1,217,785 +20% -36% 2,463 $494   $61,324,790 19
Aug 26, 2009 3 $1,158,762 -5% -33% 2,463 $470   $62,483,552 20
Aug 27, 2009 3 $1,108,836 -4% -34% 2,463 $450   $63,592,388 21
Aug 28, 2009 7 $2,084,672 +88% -20% 2,503 $833   $65,677,060 22
Aug 29, 2009 6 $3,109,570 +49% -15% 2,503 $1,242   $68,786,630 23
Aug 30, 2009 6 $1,841,433 -41% -26% 2,503 $736   $70,628,063 24
Aug 31, 2009 5 $718,061 -61% -29% 2,503 $287   $71,346,124 25
Sep 1, 2009 5 $823,058 +15% -32% 2,503 $329   $72,169,182 26
Sep 2, 2009 5 $727,600 -12% -37% 2,503 $291   $72,896,782 27
Sep 3, 2009 4 $743,612 +2% -33% 2,503 $297   $73,640,394 28
Sep 4, 2009 7 $1,335,222 +80% -36% 2,528 $528   $74,975,616 29
Sep 5, 2009 8 $1,986,551 +49% -36% 2,528 $786   $76,962,167 30
Sep 6, 2009 6 $2,002,810 +1% +9% 2,528 $792   $78,964,977 31
Sep 7, 2009 6 $1,752,991 -12% +144% 2,528 $693   $80,717,968 32
Sep 8, 2009 6 $462,795 -74% -44% 2,528 $183   $81,180,763 33
Sep 9, 2009 7 $423,138 -9% -42% 2,528 $167   $81,603,901 34
Sep 10, 2009 7 $456,181 +8% -39% 2,528 $180   $82,060,082 35
Sep 11, 2009 10 $927,744 +103% -31% 2,342 $396   $82,987,826 36
Sep 12, 2009 9 $1,466,465 +58% -26% 2,342 $626   $84,454,291 37
Sep 13, 2009 10 $762,107 -48% -62% 2,342 $325   $85,216,398 38
Sep 14, 2009 10 $275,656 -64% -84% 2,342 $118   $85,492,054 39
Sep 15, 2009 9 $353,732 +28% -24% 2,342 $151   $85,845,786 40
Sep 16, 2009 7 $346,298 -2% -18% 2,342 $148   $86,192,084 41
Sep 17, 2009 6 $353,997 +2% -22% 2,342 $151   $86,546,081 42
Sep 18, 2009 12 $580,115 +64% -37% 2,003 $290   $87,126,196 43
Sep 19, 2009 12 $846,924 +46% -42% 2,003 $423   $87,973,120 44
Sep 20, 2009 13 $487,147 -42% -36% 2,003 $243   $88,460,267 45
Sep 21, 2009 11 $191,929 -61% -30% 2,003 $96   $88,652,196 46
Sep 22, 2009 10 $237,037 +24% -33% 2,003 $118   $88,889,233 47
Sep 23, 2009 9 $229,295 -3% -34% 2,003 $114   $89,118,528 48
Sep 24, 2009 9 $218,955 -5% -38% 2,003 $109   $89,337,483 49
Sep 25, 2009 14 $358,066 +64% -38% 1,328 $270   $89,695,549 50
Sep 26, 2009 13 $554,760 +55% -34% 1,328 $418   $90,250,309 51
Sep 27, 2009 11 $350,457 -37% -28% 1,328 $264   $90,600,766 52
Sep 28, 2009 12 $132,713 -62% -31% 1,328 $100   $90,733,479 53
Sep 29, 2009 12 $145,381 +10% -39% 1,328 $109   $90,878,860 54
Sep 30, 2009 13 $137,284 -6% -40% 1,328 $103   $91,016,144 55
Oct 1, 2009 13 $141,719 +3% -35% 1,328 $107   $91,157,863 56
Nov 20, 2009 - $44,329     268 $165   $93,794,919 106
Nov 21, 2009 - $63,744 +44%   268 $238   $93,858,663 107
Nov 22, 2009 - $41,673 -35%   268 $155   $93,900,336 108
Nov 27, 2009 - $51,598   +16% 229 $225   $94,041,813 113
Nov 28, 2009 - $53,244 +3% -16% 229 $233   $94,095,057 114
Nov 29, 2009 - $30,369 -43% -27% 229 $133   $94,125,426 115

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 7, 2009 2 $31,284,468   2,354 $13,290   $31,284,468 1
Aug 14, 2009 4 $19,003,823 -39% 2,354 $8,073   $50,288,291 2
Aug 21, 2009 5 $13,304,097 -30% 2,463 $5,402   $63,592,388 3
Aug 28, 2009 5 $10,048,006 -24% 2,503 $4,014   $73,640,394 4
Sep 4, 2009 6 $8,419,688 -16% 2,528 $3,331   $82,060,082 5
Sep 11, 2009 10 $4,485,999 -47% 2,342 $1,915   $86,546,081 6
Sep 18, 2009 12 $2,791,402 -38% 2,003 $1,394   $89,337,483 7
Sep 25, 2009 13 $1,820,380 -35% 1,328 $1,371   $91,157,863 8
Oct 2, 2009 18 $976,959 -46% 782 $1,249   $92,134,822 9
Oct 9, 2009 23 $699,966 -28% 594 $1,178   $92,834,788 10
Oct 16, 2009 27 $344,258 -51% 295 $1,167   $93,179,046 11
Oct 23, 2009 36 $200,637 -42% 171 $1,173   $93,379,683 12
Oct 30, 2009 32 $154,710 -23% 139 $1,113   $93,534,393 13
Nov 6, 2009 38 $133,900 -13% 113 $1,185   $93,668,293 14
Nov 13, 2009 44 $82,297 -39% 72 $1,143   $93,750,590 15
Nov 20, 2009 31 $239,625 +191% 268 $894   $93,990,215 16
Nov 27, 2009 33 $135,211 -44% 229 $590   $94,125,426 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 13, 20092992,914 992,914$16,909,325$16,909,3251
Dec 20, 20096479,948-52% 1,472,862$8,173,514$25,082,8392
Dec 27, 200910362,609-24% 1,835,471$6,175,231$31,258,0703
Jan 3, 20101957,965-84% 1,893,436$987,144$32,245,2144
Jan 10, 20102059,403+2% 1,952,839$1,016,979$33,262,1935
Jan 17, 20101868,907+16% 2,021,746$1,179,688$34,441,8816
Jan 24, 20102442,056-39% 2,063,802$718,737$35,160,6187
Jan 31, 20102132,817-22% 2,096,619$560,843$35,721,4618
Feb 14, 20102943,073 2,161,369$744,732$36,839,25410
Feb 21, 20103040,922-5% 2,202,291$707,541$37,546,79511
May 9, 20101635,501 2,292,579$570,146$38,982,35822

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 13, 20091076,608 76,608$1,186,652$1,186,6521
Dec 20, 20096106,601+39% 183,209$1,651,249$2,837,9012
Dec 27, 20091940,440-62% 223,649$626,419$3,464,3203

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