Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Kong: Skull Island
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $168,052,812Details
International Box Office $393,019,247Details
Worldwide Box Office $561,072,059
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $16,600,600 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $23,397,628 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $39,998,228
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Synopsis

The story of a diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers uniting to explore a mythical uncharted island in the pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful. Cut off from everything they know, the team ventures into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape a primal Eden in which humanity does not belong.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$61,025,472 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$185,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,846 opening theaters/3,846 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $201,963,138

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 338 $168,052,812
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 188 $393,019,247
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 200 $561,072,059

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 10th, 2017 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
March 10th, 2017 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: February 23rd, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
March 9th, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
March 10th, 2017 (Wide) (Argentina)
March 10th, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
March 10th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
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Video Release: July 18th, 2017 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2456 (Cert #50784), 12/21/2016)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Franchise: King Kong
MonsterVerse
Comparisons: vs. Godzilla
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Keywords: Creature Feature, Character POV shot, 1970s, Prequel, Reboot, Franchise Crossover, Visual Effects, Scene in End Credits, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros., Tencent Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic March Weekend 22 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 94 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 100 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 60 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 49 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 43 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top 2017 Theater Average 78 $15,867 Mar 10, 2017 3
Biggest Domestic March Day 45 $23,880,293 Mar 11, 2017 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 10, 2017 1 $61,025,472   3,846 $15,867   $61,025,472 1
Mar 17, 2017 2 $27,832,142 -54% 3,846 $7,237   $109,107,436 2
Mar 24, 2017 3 $14,670,653 -47% 3,666 $4,002   $133,747,891 3
Mar 31, 2017 5 $8,587,454 -41% 3,141 $2,734   $147,635,658 4
Apr 7, 2017 7 $5,576,182 -35% 2,753 $2,025   $156,305,906 5
Apr 14, 2017 10 $2,707,371 -51% 2,018 $1,342   $161,284,775 6
Apr 21, 2017 14 $1,491,445 -45% 1,203 $1,240   $163,915,391 7
Apr 28, 2017 16 $1,121,735 -25% 933 $1,202   $165,487,121 8
May 5, 2017 18 $507,959 -55% 653 $778   $166,300,039 9
May 12, 2017 22 $285,772 -44% 346 $826   $166,758,422 10
May 19, 2017 - $201,305 -30% 238 $846   $167,051,307 11
May 26, 2017 18 $271,187 +35% 246 $1,102   $167,383,296 12
Jun 2, 2017 21 $211,867 -22% 208 $1,019   $167,755,562 13
Jun 9, 2017 23 $150,155 -29% 171 $878   $167,986,460 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 9, 2017 P $3,700,000     0     $3,700,000  
Mar 10, 2017 1 $20,143,072     3,846 $5,237   $20,143,072 1
Mar 11, 2017 1 $23,880,293 +19%   3,846 $6,209   $44,023,365 2
Mar 12, 2017 1 $17,002,107 -29%   3,846 $4,421   $61,025,472 3
Mar 13, 2017 1 $5,348,046 -69%   3,846 $1,391   $66,373,518 4
Mar 14, 2017 1 $6,404,143 +20%   3,846 $1,665   $72,777,661 5
Mar 15, 2017 1 $4,619,039 -28%   3,846 $1,201   $77,396,700 6
Mar 16, 2017 1 $3,878,594 -16%   3,846 $1,008   $81,275,294 7
Mar 17, 2017 2 $7,292,753 +88% -64% 3,846 $1,896   $88,568,047 8
Mar 18, 2017 2 $12,257,255 +68% -49% 3,846 $3,187   $100,825,302 9
Mar 19, 2017 2 $8,282,134 -32% -51% 3,846 $2,153   $109,107,436 10
Mar 20, 2017 2 $2,244,002 -73% -58% 3,846 $583   $111,351,438 11
Mar 21, 2017 2 $3,737,125 +67% -42% 3,846 $972   $115,088,563 12
Mar 22, 2017 2 $2,107,082 -44% -54% 3,846 $548   $117,195,645 13
Mar 23, 2017 2 $1,881,593 -11% -51% 3,846 $489   $119,077,238 14
Mar 24, 2017 4 $3,687,223 +96% -49% 3,666 $1,006   $122,764,461 15
Mar 25, 2017 3 $6,466,098 +75% -47% 3,666 $1,764   $129,230,559 16
Mar 26, 2017 3 $4,517,332 -30% -45% 3,666 $1,232   $133,747,891 17
Mar 27, 2017 3 $1,268,499 -72% -43% 3,666 $346   $135,016,390 18
Mar 28, 2017 3 $1,737,061 +37% -54% 3,666 $474   $136,753,451 19
Mar 29, 2017 3 $1,192,441 -31% -43% 3,666 $325   $137,945,892 20
Mar 30, 2017 3 $1,102,312 -8% -41% 3,666 $301   $139,048,204 21
Mar 31, 2017 5 $2,370,419 +115% -36% 3,141 $755   $141,418,623 22
Apr 1, 2017 5 $3,776,216 +59% -42% 3,141 $1,202   $145,194,839 23
Apr 2, 2017 5 $2,440,819 -35% -46% 3,141 $777   $147,635,658 24
Apr 3, 2017 5 $693,175 -72% -45% 3,141 $221   $148,328,833 25
Apr 4, 2017 5 $1,020,645 +47% -41% 3,141 $325   $149,349,478 26
Apr 5, 2017 5 $680,094 -33% -43% 3,141 $217   $150,029,572 27
Apr 6, 2017 5 $700,152 +3% -36% 3,141 $223   $150,729,724 28
Apr 7, 2017 8 $1,528,622 +118% -36% 2,753 $555   $152,258,346 29
Apr 8, 2017 7 $2,533,784 +66% -33% 2,753 $920   $154,792,130 30
Apr 9, 2017 7 $1,513,776 -40% -38% 2,753 $550   $156,305,906 31
Apr 10, 2017 7 $507,695 -66% -27% 2,753 $184   $156,813,601 32
Apr 11, 2017 7 $730,096 +44% -28% 2,753 $265   $157,543,697 33
Apr 12, 2017 7 $532,484 -27% -22% 2,753 $193   $158,076,181 34
Apr 13, 2017 7 $501,223 -6% -28% 2,753 $182   $158,577,404 35
Apr 14, 2017 10 $920,522 +84% -40% 2,018 $456   $159,497,926 36
Apr 15, 2017 9 $1,054,292 +15% -58% 2,018 $522   $160,552,218 37
Apr 16, 2017 8 $732,557 -31% -52% 2,018 $363   $161,284,775 38
Apr 17, 2017 9 $334,109 -54% -34% 2,018 $166   $161,618,884 39
Apr 18, 2017 11 $319,568 -4% -56% 2,018 $158   $161,938,452 40
Apr 19, 2017 10 $244,462 -24% -54% 2,018 $121   $162,182,914 41
Apr 20, 2017 9 $241,032 -1% -52% 2,018 $119   $162,423,946 42
Apr 21, 2017 14 $398,182 +65% -57% 1,203 $331   $162,822,128 43
Apr 22, 2017 13 $710,026 +78% -33% 1,203 $590   $163,532,154 44
Apr 23, 2017 14 $383,237 -46% -48% 1,203 $319   $163,915,391 45
Apr 24, 2017 15 $109,060 -72% -67% 1,203 $91   $164,024,451 46
Apr 25, 2017 - $142,361 +31% -55% 1,203 $118   $164,166,812 47
Apr 26, 2017 15 $101,085 -29% -59% 1,203 $84   $164,267,897 48
Apr 27, 2017 15 $97,489 -4% -60% 1,203 $81   $164,365,386 49
Apr 28, 2017 - $280,371 +188% -30% 933 $301   $164,645,757 50
Apr 29, 2017 - $528,882 +89% -26% 933 $567   $165,174,639 51
Apr 30, 2017 - $312,482 -41% -18% 933 $335   $165,487,121 52
May 1, 2017 - $81,272 -74% -25% 933 $87   $165,568,393 53
May 2, 2017 - $103,485 +27% -27% 933 $111   $165,671,878 54
May 3, 2017 - $71,543 -31% -29% 933 $77   $165,743,421 55
May 4, 2017 - $48,659 -32% -50% 933 $52   $165,792,080 56
May 5, 2017 - $136,829 +181% -51% 653 $210   $165,928,909 57
May 6, 2017 - $238,306 +74% -55% 653 $365   $166,167,215 58
May 7, 2017 - $132,824 -44% -57% 653 $203   $166,300,039 59
May 8, 2017 - $42,120 -68% -48% 653 $65   $166,342,159 60
May 9, 2017 - $53,064 +26% -49% 653 $81   $166,395,223 61
May 10, 2017 - $40,420 -24% -44% 653 $62   $166,435,643 62
May 11, 2017 - $37,007 -8% -24% 653 $57   $166,472,650 63
May 12, 2017 - $80,313 +117% -41% 346 $232   $166,552,963 64
May 13, 2017 - $128,493 +60% -46% 346 $371   $166,681,456 65
May 14, 2017 - $76,966 -40% -42% 346 $222   $166,758,422 66
May 15, 2017 - $22,070 -71% -48% 346 $64   $166,780,492 67
May 16, 2017 - $27,321 +24% -49% 346 $79   $166,807,813 68
May 17, 2017 - $21,891 -20% -46% 346 $63   $166,829,704 69
May 18, 2017 - $20,298 -7% -45% 346 $59   $166,850,002 70
May 19, 2017 - $59,346 +192% -26% 238 $249   $166,909,348 71
May 20, 2017 - $87,744 +48% -32% 238 $369   $166,997,092 72
May 21, 2017 - $54,215 -38% -30% 238 $228   $167,051,307 73
May 22, 2017 - $15,437 -72% -30% 238 $65   $167,066,744 74
May 23, 2017 - $15,382 n/c -44% 238 $65   $167,082,126 75
May 24, 2017 - $14,420 -6% -34% 238 $61   $167,096,546 76
May 25, 2017 - $15,563 +8% -23% 238 $65   $167,112,109 77
May 26, 2017 - $67,315 +333% +13% 246 $274   $167,179,424 78
May 27, 2017 - $105,227 +56% +20% 246 $428   $167,284,651 79
May 28, 2017 - $98,645 -6% +82% 246 $401   $167,383,296 80
May 29, 2017 - $79,756 -19% +417% 246 $324   $167,463,052 81
May 30, 2017 - $29,561 -63% +92% 246 $120   $167,492,613 82
May 31, 2017 - $24,537 -17% +70% 246 $100   $167,517,150 83
Jun 1, 2017 - $26,545 +8% +71% 246 $108   $167,543,695 84
Jun 2, 2017 - $58,134 +119% -14% 208 $279   $167,601,829 85
Jun 3, 2017 - $92,446 +59% -12% 208 $444   $167,694,275 86
Jun 4, 2017 - $61,287 -34% -38% 208 $295   $167,755,562 87
Jun 5, 2017 - $19,834 -68% -75% 208 $95   $167,775,396 88
Jun 6, 2017 - $22,705 +14% -23% 208 $109   $167,798,101 89
Jun 7, 2017 - $18,617 -18% -24% 208 $90   $167,816,718 90
Jun 8, 2017 - $19,587 +5% -26% 208 $94   $167,836,305 91
Jun 9, 2017 - $41,092 +110% -29% 171 $240   $167,877,397 92
Jun 10, 2017 - $65,591 +60% -29% 171 $384   $167,942,988 93
Jun 11, 2017 - $43,472 -34% -29% 171 $254   $167,986,460 94
Jun 12, 2017 - $14,792 -66% -25% 171 $87   $168,001,252 95
Jun 13, 2017 - $17,825 +21% -21% 171 $104   $168,019,077 96
Jun 14, 2017 - $15,370 -14% -17% 171 $90   $168,034,447 97
Jun 15, 2017 - $18,365 +19% -6% 171 $107   $168,052,812 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 10, 2017 1 $81,275,294   3,846 $21,132   $81,275,294 1
Mar 17, 2017 2 $37,801,944 -53% 3,846 $9,829   $119,077,238 2
Mar 24, 2017 3 $19,970,966 -47% 3,666 $5,448   $139,048,204 3
Mar 31, 2017 5 $11,681,520 -42% 3,141 $3,719   $150,729,724 4
Apr 7, 2017 7 $7,847,680 -33% 2,753 $2,851   $158,577,404 5
Apr 14, 2017 10 $3,846,542 -51% 2,018 $1,906   $162,423,946 6
Apr 21, 2017 15 $1,941,440 -50% 1,203 $1,614   $164,365,386 7
Apr 28, 2017 17 $1,426,694 -27% 933 $1,529   $165,792,080 8
May 5, 2017 18 $680,570 -52% 653 $1,042   $166,472,650 9
May 12, 2017 23 $377,352 -45% 346 $1,091   $166,850,002 10
May 19, 2017 26 $262,107 -31% 238 $1,101   $167,112,109 11
May 26, 2017 18 $431,586 +65% 246 $1,754   $167,543,695 12
Jun 2, 2017 23 $292,610 -32% 208 $1,407   $167,836,305 13
Jun 9, 2017 22 $216,507 -26% 171 $1,266   $168,052,812 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/10/2017 $0 0 0 0 $3,867,279 1/1/2019
Australia 3/10/2017 $3,554,712 521 521 1,742 $9,885,966 5/4/2017
Brazil 3/10/2017 $3,400,000 0 0 0 $9,300,000 4/10/2017
Bulgaria 3/10/2017 $162,543 0 0 0 $457,726 2/26/2019
China 3/21/2017 $70,360,000 121,630 121,630 243,202 $168,188,000 8/13/2018
Czech Republic 3/10/2017 $184,939 101 101 297 $495,740 1/1/2019
France 3/10/2017 $4,000,000 0 0 0 $11,800,000 4/24/2017
Germany 3/10/2017 $3,200,000 0 0 0 $9,000,000 4/10/2017
Italy 3/10/2017 $1,540,393 0 0 0 $3,422,095 4/5/2017
Japan 3/24/2017 $3,500,000 0 0 0 $17,000,000 4/24/2017
Lithuania 3/10/2017 $76,263 126 126 273 $217,270 4/27/2017
Malaysia 3/10/2017 $2,600,000 0 0 0 $6,800,000 4/10/2017
Mexico 3/10/2017 $5,581,052 0 0 0 $14,000,000 4/24/2017
Netherlands 3/9/2017 $1,132,320 108 108 800 $4,048,378 11/2/2018
New Zealand 3/10/2017 $681,555 86 134 621 $1,735,052 4/18/2017
Poland 3/10/2017 $586,835 0 0 0 $1,844,380 1/1/2019
Portugal 3/10/2017 $268,093 73 76 327 $788,068 4/27/2017
Russia (CIS) 3/10/2017 $4,810,518 1,283 1,283 3,772 $10,500,000 1/1/2019
Slovakia 3/10/2017 $145,887 68 68 153 $316,217 4/21/2017
Slovenia 3/10/2017 $0 0 25 25 $58,079 3/23/2017
South Korea 2/23/2017 $0 0 984 2,098 $12,100,000 4/10/2017
Spain 3/10/2017 $1,640,367 413 413 2,008 $5,784,732 5/17/2017
Taiwan 3/10/2017 $3,600,000 0 0 0 $8,100,000 4/10/2017
Turkey 3/10/2017 $540,405 351 351 1,096 $1,595,403 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 3/10/2017 $7,575,680 567 602 2,699 $19,400,000 4/24/2017
Vietnam 3/10/2017 $2,200,000 377 377 377 $6,700,000 1/1/2019
 
Rest of World $65,614,862
 
International Total$393,019,247 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 23, 20171359,919 359,919$6,104,226$6,104,2261
Jul 30, 2017293,236-74% 453,155$1,581,283$7,685,5092
Aug 6, 2017361,832-34% 514,987$1,048,671$8,734,1803
Aug 13, 2017534,177-45% 549,164$579,642$9,313,8224
Aug 20, 2017822,200-35% 571,364$376,512$9,690,3345
Aug 27, 20171412,464-44% 583,828$211,389$9,901,7236
Sep 3, 20171712,935+4% 596,763$219,378$10,121,1017
Sep 10, 20172011,953-8% 608,716$202,723$10,323,8248
Sep 17, 2017287,372-38% 616,088$0$10,323,8249
May 26, 2019157,802 916,944$58,515$15,721,06497
Jun 2, 20191515,188+95% 932,132$125,757$15,846,82198
Jun 9, 20191217,063+12% 949,195$0$15,846,82199

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 23, 20171329,238 329,238$8,582,915$8,582,9151
Jul 30, 2017376,612-77% 405,850$2,043,601$10,626,5162
Aug 6, 2017451,166-33% 457,016$1,363,572$11,990,0883
Aug 13, 2017629,642-42% 486,658$708,599$12,698,6874
Aug 20, 2017244,107+49% 530,765$710,785$13,409,4725
Aug 27, 2017916,424-63% 547,189$322,439$13,731,9116
Sep 3, 20171010,916-34% 558,105$292,135$14,024,0467
Sep 10, 20171014,279+31% 572,384$384,930$14,408,9768
Sep 17, 2017207,315-49% 579,699$192,772$14,601,7489
Oct 1, 2017185,899 588,607$155,693$14,836,64911
Oct 8, 2017167,620+29% 596,227$193,625$15,030,27412
Oct 15, 2017129,154+20% 605,381$142,918$15,173,19213
Oct 22, 2017189,886+8% 615,267$154,823$15,328,01514
Oct 29, 2017149,925n/c625,192$186,332$15,514,34715
Nov 5, 20171712,958+31% 638,150$200,169$15,714,51616
Nov 12, 20171711,039-15% 649,189$169,744$15,884,26017
Nov 19, 2017169,587-13% 658,776$150,396$16,034,65618
Nov 26, 20178129,600+1,252% 788,376$1,618,527$17,653,18319
Dec 3, 20171928,649-78% 817,025$466,377$18,119,56020
Jan 7, 2018179,023 878,450$138,821$19,489,06625
Jan 14, 2018167,177-20% 885,627$131,015$19,620,08126
Jan 21, 2018206,621-8% 892,248$99,514$19,719,59527
Jan 28, 20181712,821+94% 905,069$140,282$19,859,87728
Feb 25, 20181314,771 929,687$308,064$20,411,55732
Mar 4, 20181610,697-28% 940,384$182,039$20,593,59633

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Leading Cast

Tom Hiddleston    James Conrad
Samuel L. Jackson    Preston Packard
Brie Larson    Mason Weaver

Supporting Cast

John Goodman    William “Bill” Randa
Jing Tian    San
John Ortiz    Victor Nieves
Terry Notary    Kong
John C. Reilly    Hank Marlow
Toby Kebbell    Jack Chapman
Corey Hawkins    Houston Brooks
Jason Mitchell    Glenn Mills
Shea Whigham    Earl Cole
Thomas Mann    Reg Slivko
Marc Evan Jackson    Woodward
Will Brittain    Young Marlow
Eugene Cordero    Landsat Steve
Miyavi    Gunpei Ikari
Richard Jenkins    Senator Willis
Allyn Rachel    Secretary O’Brien
Robert Taylor    Athena Captain
James Michael Connor    General Ward
Thomas Middleditch    Jerry
Brady Novak    Base Guard
Peter Karinen    Chinook Pilot
Brian Sacca    Chinook Co-Pilot
Joshua Funk    Seismic Soldier
Daniel Malone    Boat Captain
Glenn Kiwi Hall    Boat Captain
Garreth Hadfield    Crew Chief
Shannon Brimelow    Kamikaze Pilot
Jon Quested    Dead Pilot
Korey Williams    Sunglasses Pilot
Dat Phan    Bar Thug
Cynthy Wu    Thug’s Girlfriend
Beth Kennedy    Marlow’s Wife
Bryan Chojnowski    Chicago Taxi Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jordan Vogt-Roberts    Director
Dan Gilroy    Screenwriter
Max Borenstein    Screenwriter
John Gatins    Story by
Dan Gilroy    Story by
Thomas Tull    Producer
Mary Parent    Producer
Jon Jashni    Producer
Alex Garcia    Producer
Eric McLeod    Executive Producer
Edward Cheng    Executive Producer
Tom Peitzman    Co-Producer
Larry Fong    Director of Photography
Stefan Dechant    Production Designer
Richard Pearson    Editor
Henry Jackman    Composer
Mary Vogt    Costume Designer
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Scott Benza    Animation Supervisor
Jeff White    Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Rosenbaum    Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric McLeod    Unit Production Manager
Richard Graves    First Assistant Director
Brian Avery Galligan*    Assistant Director
Jen Conroy*    Co-Producer
Tom Peitzman    Visual Effects Producer
Jill Brooks    ILM Visual Effects Executive Producer
Robert Weaver    ILM Visual Effects Supervisor
Debbi Bossi    Associate Producer
George Cottle    Stunt Coordinator
Spiro Razatos    Stunt Coordinator
Spiro Razatos    Second Unit Director
Doug Meerdink    Supervising Art Director
Stephen Christensen    Art Director
John Lord Booth III    Art Director
Aashrita Kamath    Assistant Art Director
Mike Piccirillo    Assistant Art Director
Cynthia La Jeunesse    Set Decorator
Dawn Gilliam    Script Supervisor
Guntis Sics    Sound Mixer
Kerry Thompson    Costume Supervisor
Bill Corso    Make up
Dennis Liddiard    Make up
Mia Kovero    Hairstylist
Laurel E. Kelly    Hairstylist
Mike Meinardus    Special Effects Supervisor
Bob Murawski    Additional Editor
Josh Schaeffer    Additional Editor
Sean Thompson    First Assistant Editor
Richard Conkling    First Assistant Editor
Peter Tackaberry    Assistant Editor
Michael Torres    Assistant Editor
Jonathan Thornhill    Assistant Editor
Matt Willard    Assistant Editor
Jack Dolman    Music Editor
Clint Bennett    Music Editor
David Chow    Set Designer
Mark Hitchler    Set Designer
Tex Kadonaga    Set Designer
Kevin Loo    Set Designer
Sam Page    Set Designer
Scott Schneider    Set Designer
Stella Vaccaro    Set Designer
Trinh Vu    Set Designer
Halli Cauthery    Additional Music
Alex Nelson Belcher    Additional Music
Stephen Hilton    Additional Music
Alan Meyerson    Score Mixer
Lauren Cooper    Location Manager
Al Nelson    Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Slanec    Supervising Sound Editor
Pete Horner    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Myers    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Johnson    Re-recording Mixer
Al Nelson    Sound Designer
Pete Horner    Sound Designer
Benjamin A. Burtt*    Sound Effects Editor
Pascal Garneau    Sound Effects Editor
William McGuigan    Sound Effects Editor
Brian Chumney    Dialogue Editor
Scott Curtis    Foley Mixer
Andy Gill    Stunt Coordinator-Second Unit
Kyle Gardiner    Stunt Coordinator

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

2017 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... The Shape of Water for Best Picture

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. We will announce the winners and have our reactions as they happen, while keeping track of how our readers did in predicting the outcomes. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in Italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. For example, I will be happy no matter who wins Best Supporting Actress. One last note: The contest is still going and the leading for Best Picture Switched from The Shape of Water to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to tied over the time I was writing this story. This is the closest I’ve ever seen it. Guessing the best picture correctly will go a long way to winning. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations

January 23rd, 2018

The Shape of Water

The Oscar nominations were announced starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year and no one has been able to adequately explain why to me. At least there were some interesting results this year. The Shape of Water led the way with 13 nominations, which is one below the current record and nearly as many as the next two films combined. Overall, there were seventeen films that earned two or more nominations. More...

2017 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I - First-Run Releases and Franchise Box Sets

November 23rd, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will tackle first run releases, and normally franchise box sets as well, but this year none jump out as essential additions to the Holiday Gift guide. Worse still, 2017 has been awful at the box office with potential blockbuster after potential blockbuster getting savaged by critics and struggling at the box office. Additionally, some of the biggest and some of the best have been on the home market for nearly half a year, meaning nearly everyone who would want them, already own them. That doesn’t mean there are no films worth adding to this list, but the list is a little shorter than usual. On a side note, two of the films on this year’s list are from the MCU and it would have been three, but Thor: Ragnarok is still in theaters. If you know someone who loves the MCU, but has all of the movies, then check out this site, which has some more unique gift ideas. I specifically like the Spider-man Drone. More...

Home Market Releases for July 18th, 2017

July 18th, 2017

Stalker

Last week, The Fate of the Furious scared away all of the competition. This week, the competition is still scared, as there’s very little in the way of top notch releases. Kong: Skull Island is by far the biggest new release of the week, while the next two biggest are The Promise and Free Fire. As for the best releases of the week, The Expanse: Season Two is a contender, but ultimately the Pick of the Week goes to the Stalker Criterion Collection Blu-ray. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Aliens Take a Bite Out of Thursday with $4.2 million in Previews

May 19th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant opened with $4.2 million in previews last night, which is about what we expected. Maybe it’s a bit higher that anticipated. In fact, it is a little better than the $3.7 million Kong managed. The film won’t have the same legs, as it is a sequel and those tend to be more front-loaded. Furthermore, its reviews have slipped to 72% positive, which isn’t good enough to truly help its legs. We predicted a little under $40 million, but now a little over $40 million seems more likely. More...

International Box Office: Ghost Comes to Life with $41.3 million

April 13th, 2017

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell rose to first place with $41.3 million in 57 markets for a two-week international total of $92.8 million. The film was aided by a first place debut in China. It earned $21.15 million over the weekend for a total opening of $21.49 million. It also opened in Japan with $3.2 million over the weekend. The film’s international running tally is nearly triple its domestic one and that spread will only grow. This will help the studio somewhat; however, it would need to make over $250 million internationally to have any real shot at breaking even.

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International Box Office: Beauty Nears $900 million With $66.5 million

April 5th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast completed the threepeat earning first place on the international chart with $66.5 million in 55 markets for totals of $480.8 million internationally and $874.1 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but it did do really well in a number of mid-level markets. Malaysia was the best earning $2.4 million, which is the second best opening in that market this year. Kong: Skull Island earned $2.6 million during its debut there. The Netherlands managed $1.8 million over the weekend for a total opening of $2.3 million, which is the best opening of the year so far. Likewise, it had the best openings of 2017 in both New Zealand ($1.4 million over the weekend and $1.7 million including previews) and in Chile ($1.5 million / $1.6 million). It will soon become the first film of 2017 to reach $1 billion worldwide and the 14th film from Disney to reach that milestone. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Boss Blasts Off while Ghost Cracks

April 4th, 2017

The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby beat expectations and earned first place with $50.20 million over the weekend. The strong competition pushed Beauty and the Beast into second place, but it nearly hit $400 million and it is on pace for $500 million, so I wouldn’t feel too bad for the film. On the other hand, you can feel bad for Ghost in the Shell, because an opening of just $18.68 million on a $110 million production budget is a disaster. Overall, the box office rose 16% from last week reaching $169 million. Compared to last year, the box office rose 28%, which is very impressive. Year-to-date, 2017 has pulled in $2.98 billion, putting it 6.1% or $170 million ahead of 2016’s pace. We are far enough into the year that a lead this big is significant. That doesn’t mean 2017 is guaranteed to come out ahead, but this is certainly reason to be optimistic. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases be the Boss of the Beast?

March 30th, 2017

The Boss Baby

Two new wide releases attempt to dethrone Beauty and the Beast this weekend, but I wouldn’t bet on either of them doing it. Earlier this week, it looked like Ghost in the Shell was a potential $100 million hit. Then its reviews collapsed. The Boss Baby, on the other hand, started with terrible reviews, but its buzz is growing despite this. This weekend last year, the best new release was God’s Not Dead 2, which opened with $7.6 million, and 2017 is in an excellent position to gain ground as a result. Granted, the top film that weekend was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with over $50 million and no film this week will match that, but the top three films last year earned just over $80 million, while the top three films this year should earn more than $100 million. More...

International Box Office: Beauty Holds Off King Kong with $119.2 million

March 30th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast remained in first place on the international chart with $119.2 million in 50 markets for totals of $373.3 million internationally and $692.3 million worldwide. The film had two major market openings this past weekend scoring first place in Australia with $10.02 million on 706 screens, including previews. It also topped the chart in France with $7.9 million over the weekend, $8.4 million including previews. Its biggest market overall was the U.K., where it added $15.41 million in 636 theaters over the weekend for a two-week total of $49.82 million. At the end of the weekend, Disney’s share of the worldwide box office was just over $300 million, so unless the movie cost more to advertise than it did to make, it has broken even. Furthermore, even if the film had no more major markets left to open in, it would be on pace to reach $1 billion to $1.1 billion worldwide. With Japan and a few more smaller markets left, it could top $1.2 billion. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Beast Blows Past $300 million with $90.43 million Weekend

March 27th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Our predictions for Beauty and the Beast was higher than average, but even we underestimated the film’s weekend box office numbers. It fell just 48% to $90.43 million, which was more than double the second place film, Power Rangers. This one-two punch helped the overall box office earn $202 million, but this was 23% lower than last weekend. It was also 20% lower than the same weekend last year. Granted, this weekend last year was the weekend Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice debuted, so a decline like this was expected. Year-to-date, 2017 has earned $2.75 billion, putting it 6.7% or $170 million ahead of last year’s pace. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Rangers Power Up with $3.6 million

March 24th, 2017

Power Rangers

Power Rangers easily dominated the other two new releases during Thursday previews earning $3.6 million. In fact, this is barely lower than the $3.7 million Kong: Skull Island earned just a couple of weeks ago. Does this mean Power Rangers will open with a similar amount, say $60 million? No. The film’s reviews are much weaker and the film has a much stronger Fanboy Effect. It does have a real shot at $40 million over the weekend, but our $37 million prediction seems like a safe bet at the moment. If the film is earning better legs, we will adjust this figure tomorrow. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can the Rangers Power Their Way to the Top?

March 23rd, 2017

Power Rangers

There are three wide releases this week, but none of them have a shot at topping Beauty and the Beast at the box office. In fact, all three films combined won’t make as much as Beauty and the Beast does this weekend. Of the three wide releases, Power Rangers has the best chance of box office success and it does have a shot at $100 million domestically. Life could become a midlevel hit and since it likely cost a lot less to make, it could be a bigger financial success. Finally there’s CHiPs, which has gained no traction with audiences. It will likely miss the top five. This weekend last year, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened with a then March record of $166.01 million. Nothing playing this weekend will match that. Beauty and the Beast might not make half that. Fortunately, 2017 has a $100 million lead on 2016, so one bad weekend in the year-over-year comparison won’t do too much damage. More...

International Box Office: Beast Mode Engaged as Beauty earns $180.0 million

March 22nd, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast dominated the international chart even more than it dominated the domestic one earning $180.0 million in 44 markets. The film’s worldwide opening was the second best for March, behind only Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; however, BvS opened truly worldwide, while Beauty and the Beast only opened in about two thirds of the international market. Unsurprisingly, the film’s biggest single market was China, where it pulled in $44.72 million over the weekend, $45.01 million including Thursday’s previews. It was also a monster hit in the U.K., where it earned $24.37 million in 567 theaters, which was the biggest March opening of all time in that market. The next biggest market was South Korea with $10.68 million on 1,625 screens over the weekend and $11.88 million in total. It also cracked $10 million in Mexico ($11.6 million); Germany ($10.7 million), and Brazil ($10.4 million). At this point, getting to $1 billion worldwide seems like a safe bet, especially with openings in France, Australia, Japan, and other markets left to go. We will of course track its progress there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Beast Smashes Record with a Beautiful $174.75 million Opening

March 21st, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast was expected to break records during its opening weekend, but its final tally of $174.75 million is still impressive, even compared to the expectations. The rest of the box office wasn’t hurt as badly as one would predict given the explosive hit at the top and that helped the overall box office grow by 59% to $261 million. This is almost double what it was this weekend last year. More importantly, this was enough to put 2017 in the lead in the year-over-year comparison. At the end of the weekend, 2017 had earned $2.39 billion, compared to $2.30 billion for 2016. Granted, this is partially due to a misalignment of monster hits, as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened the following weekend last year. That said, I really don’t think 2017 will fall behind given its current $95 million lead. More...

Friday Estimates: Beast Knocks Out Kong with $63.79 million

March 18th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

As expected, Beauty and the Beast earned first place on Friday. Its performance was a little better than expected, with Disney’s movie earning $63.79 million. To put this into perspective, this is more than Kong: Skull Island earned during its opening weekend. There are some confusing elements to deal with. Firstly, the reviews improved to 71% positive, which is still lower than anticipated, but good enough to not hurt the film’s legs. Additionally, it earned a solid A from CinemaScore. Strangely, the demographics changed, with women representing 72% of Friday’s audiences. That’s up from just under 60% during Thursday’s previews and a lot of times it goes in the other direction. So what does this mean for the future? The film just needs an internal multiplier above 2.6 to become the biggest March opening of all time. That seems very likely at this point. In fact, anything less than $175 million will be seen as a little disappointing. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Beauty have a Beastly Opening?

March 17th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast was always expected to be the biggest hit of the month. Now the prevailing wisdom has the film becoming the biggest March opening of all time. Even if it doesn’t match the high end of expectations, it is widely expected to earn more than the entire box office did this weekend last year. On the downside, The Belko Experiment isn’t expected to open in the top five, in fact, it could miss the Mendoza Line. Furthermore, holdovers like Kong: Skull Island and Logan will take a beating at the box office. Overall, the news looks great and 2017 should actually get ahead of 2016 for the first time all year. More...

International Box Office: Kong Just as Tall on the International Chart with $81.6 million

March 16th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island opened in first place on the international chart with $85.1 million in 65 markets, which is more than $3 million higher than Sunday’s estimates. The film’s biggest market was the U.K., where it earned $7.58 million in 567 theaters. It also did well in Mexico ($5.58 million); in Russia ($4.87 million on 1,283 screens); and in Australia ($3.55 million on 523). Impressively, the film broke the record for biggest opening in Vietnam with $2.2 million on 377 screens. More...

Contest: King of Predictions: Winning Announcement

March 16th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

The winners of our King of Predictions contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Kong: Skull Island’s opening weekend were... More...

Theater Averages: Shopper Goes on Buying Spree with $19,794

March 15th, 2017

Personal Shopper

Personal Shopper had the best theater average this past weekend earning an average of $19,794 in four theaters. The overall box office champ, Kong: Skull Island, earned $15,867. Raw was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,413 in two theaters. Meanwhile, The Sense of an Ending just missed the mark with an average of $9,923 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Kong Climbs to the Top of the Box Office with $61.03 million

March 14th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island dominated the box office earning $61.03 million over the weekend. This is much better than predicted and this if reports are true, this is because it was a huge hit with families. Skull Island’s success hurt Logan, which fell to second place with $38.11 million over the weekend. Overall, the box office fell 13% from last weekend, but that’s still 22% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date is even more impressive. Back-to-back wins for 2017 has cut 2016’s lead to 0.8% at just $17 million. If Beauty and the Beast does as well as some expect it to do, 2017 could take the lead by the end of this coming weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Skull Island Breaks King Kong Opening Weekend Record

March 12th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island is reigning over movie theaters this weekend, with Warner Bros. predicting a $61 million opening for the monster movie. This is a franchise that’s been rebooted so many times that it’s meaningful to compare this outing’s opening with previous incarnations. And I’m pleased to report that this is the best ever weekend for a reboot of a King Kong movie, topping King Kong’s $50.1 million, and King Kong’s $7 million. The bad news is that this outing doesn’t look so great when adjusted for inflation. The 2005 King Kong opened with an inflation-adjusted $65 million, and the 1933 original went on to make an inflation-adjusted $366 million at the box office… a number that’s a very distant prospect this time. In fact, once adjusted for inflation, this will probably be the lowest-grossing film to start a King Kong franchise, and the only one to miss $200 million at the domestic box office. More...

Friday Estimates: Kong Grows Larger with $20.2 million

March 11th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Friday was a great day for Kong: Skull Island, as it pulled in $20.2 million. This is better than predicted and certainly better than its Thursday previews would indicate. It could be a sign of long legs in theaters. On the one hand, the film’s reviews are 78% positive, which is good for a special effects driven blockbuster like this, but not amazing. Additionally, its CinemaScore was only a B plus. That’s not bad, but it is also not great. It is right on the border between hurting and helping a film’s legs. It would take a serious collapse on Saturday for Skull Island to miss $50 million over the weekend, while more than $55 million is a real possibility. Let’s go with $53 million. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Kong is a Little Short in its Debut with $3.7 million

March 10th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island is the only wide release of the week, so it is the only release that had previews last night. The results were… okay. The film earned $3.7 million, which is the third-best preview result for 2017 so far. However, it is a far cry from the $9.5 million Logan earned just last week. Granted, Logan was the latest installment of two franchises, so the Fanboy Effect was in full force, but Logan also earned better reviews and that helped its legs. Kong’s number is slightly better than than $3.6 million Pacific Rim earned during its previews, but it is low enough that I think we should adjust our prediction for the weekend down to about $42 million. We will have a better idea where it will end up tomorrow once we have Friday’s estimates. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Kong be King of the Box Office?

March 9th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

There’s only one new release this week, Kong: Skull Island, which should earn first place on the box office chart. Probably. Logan isn’t too far back as far as box office tracking and might repeat in first place. In order to do this, Logan would either have to hold on a lot better than most comic book movies do and / or Kong would have to miss expectations. This weekend last year, there were four wide releases; however, they only managed a little more than $35 million combined. Kong: Skull Island should top that with ease and that’s good news for 2017. Unfortunately, Zootopia earned more than $50 million and that will likely be out of reach for Kong, so 2017 will need to rely on its depth to win in the year-over-year competition. I’m optimistic that will happen. More...

Contest: The X-Factor: Winning Announcement

March 8th, 2017

Logan

The winners of our The X-Factor contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions to Logan’s opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Logan’s $88.41 million Start Suggests Long Legs

March 7th, 2017

Logan

The weekend belonged to Logan, as it opened with $88.41 million and easily earned first place. Second place went to Get Out, which held on far better than anticipated, while The Shack is on pace to become a midlevel hit. There was almost nothing but good news. Almost. Overall, the box office rose 53% from last weekend, earning $189 million. More importantly, the it was 16% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2017 is still behind 2016; however, that gap was nearly cut in half from its peak just a couple of weeks ago. 2017 is now behind by 2.7% at $1.92 billion to $1.97 billion. If 2017 can put together a few more weeks like this, then it could climb into the lead before April begins. That is a big “if” and I would be satisfied with cutting the gap in half by the end of the month. More...

Kong: Skull Island’s Final Trailer

March 6th, 2017

Big ape adventure with an ensemble cast led by Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and John C. Reilly opens on Friday ... Full Movie Details. More...

Contest: King of Predictions

March 3rd, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Next weekend, there is only one wide release: Kong: Skull Island. Unless something goes horribly wrong, it will open in first place. Because it is the only new release of the week, it is the only choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Kong: Skull Island.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprise consisting of their choice of either one TV on DVD release, two movies, or a kids package (could be a theatrical release, a couple of single-disc TV on DVD releases, or a full season TV on DVD release). Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

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

2017 Preview: March

March 1st, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

February was an okay month. The films that missed expectations were mostly balanced by the films that were pleasant surprises. Unfortunately, last February was amazing as Deadpool dominated the chart, so 2017 has fallen further behind 2016 and 2016’s lead is now about $100 million. It is not so bad that a good March won’t help 2017 back into the lead. Will that happen? We have some good news and some bad news. Good news: Every week there is one movie that has at least a shot at $100 million. Two of them, Logan and Beauty and the Beast, could reach $200 million or a lot more. Bad News: last March, both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earned more than $300 million. That’s a really powerful one-two punch and I don’t think we can replicate that this time around. On the other hand, last March, the third best film of the month was 10 Cloverfield Lane, while there were four films that were expected to open wide that earned less than $10 million at the box office. 2017 likely won’t be as good at the top, but I also don’t think it will have as many bombs either. If Beauty and the Beast reaches the very high end of expectations, then 2017 could even close the gap with 2016 entirely. I’ll be happy getting halfway there. More...

Kong: Skull Island Trailer

November 18th, 2016

Big ape adventure with an ensemble cast led by Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and John C. Reilly opens March 10, 2017 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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Synopsis

The story of a diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers uniting to explore a mythical uncharted island in the pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful. Cut off from everything they know, the team ventures into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape a primal Eden in which humanity does not belong.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$61,025,472 (36.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:30.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$185,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,846 opening theaters/3,846 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $201,963,138

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 338 $168,052,812
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 188 $393,019,247
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 200 $561,072,059

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 10th, 2017 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
March 10th, 2017 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: February 23rd, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
March 9th, 2017 (Wide) (Netherlands)
March 10th, 2017 (Wide) (Argentina)
March 10th, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
March 10th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
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Video Release: July 18th, 2017 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2456 (Cert #50784), 12/21/2016)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Franchise: King Kong
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Comparisons: vs. Godzilla
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Keywords: Creature Feature, Character POV shot, 1970s, Prequel, Reboot, Franchise Crossover, Visual Effects, Scene in End Credits, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros., Tencent Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic March Weekend 22 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 94 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 100 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 60 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic 49 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 43 $61,025,472 Mar 10, 2017 3
Top 2017 Theater Average 78 $15,867 Mar 10, 2017 3
Biggest Domestic March Day 45 $23,880,293 Mar 11, 2017 2

Leading Cast

Tom Hiddleston    James Conrad
Samuel L. Jackson    Preston Packard
Brie Larson    Mason Weaver

Supporting Cast

John Goodman    William “Bill” Randa
Jing Tian    San
John Ortiz    Victor Nieves
Terry Notary    Kong
John C. Reilly    Hank Marlow
Toby Kebbell    Jack Chapman
Corey Hawkins    Houston Brooks
Jason Mitchell    Glenn Mills
Shea Whigham    Earl Cole
Thomas Mann    Reg Slivko
Marc Evan Jackson    Woodward
Will Brittain    Young Marlow
Eugene Cordero    Landsat Steve
Miyavi    Gunpei Ikari
Richard Jenkins    Senator Willis
Allyn Rachel    Secretary O’Brien
Robert Taylor    Athena Captain
James Michael Connor    General Ward
Thomas Middleditch    Jerry
Brady Novak    Base Guard
Peter Karinen    Chinook Pilot
Brian Sacca    Chinook Co-Pilot
Joshua Funk    Seismic Soldier
Daniel Malone    Boat Captain
Glenn Kiwi Hall    Boat Captain
Garreth Hadfield    Crew Chief
Shannon Brimelow    Kamikaze Pilot
Jon Quested    Dead Pilot
Korey Williams    Sunglasses Pilot
Dat Phan    Bar Thug
Cynthy Wu    Thug’s Girlfriend
Beth Kennedy    Marlow’s Wife
Bryan Chojnowski    Chicago Taxi Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jordan Vogt-Roberts    Director
Dan Gilroy    Screenwriter
Max Borenstein    Screenwriter
John Gatins    Story by
Dan Gilroy    Story by
Thomas Tull    Producer
Mary Parent    Producer
Jon Jashni    Producer
Alex Garcia    Producer
Eric McLeod    Executive Producer
Edward Cheng    Executive Producer
Tom Peitzman    Co-Producer
Larry Fong    Director of Photography
Stefan Dechant    Production Designer
Richard Pearson    Editor
Henry Jackman    Composer
Mary Vogt    Costume Designer
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Scott Benza    Animation Supervisor
Jeff White    Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Rosenbaum    Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric McLeod    Unit Production Manager
Richard Graves    First Assistant Director
Brian Avery Galligan*    Assistant Director
Jen Conroy*    Co-Producer
Tom Peitzman    Visual Effects Producer
Jill Brooks    ILM Visual Effects Executive Producer
Robert Weaver    ILM Visual Effects Supervisor
Debbi Bossi    Associate Producer
George Cottle    Stunt Coordinator
Spiro Razatos    Stunt Coordinator
Spiro Razatos    Second Unit Director
Doug Meerdink    Supervising Art Director
Stephen Christensen    Art Director
John Lord Booth III    Art Director
Aashrita Kamath    Assistant Art Director
Mike Piccirillo    Assistant Art Director
Cynthia La Jeunesse    Set Decorator
Dawn Gilliam    Script Supervisor
Guntis Sics    Sound Mixer
Kerry Thompson    Costume Supervisor
Bill Corso    Make up
Dennis Liddiard    Make up
Mia Kovero    Hairstylist
Laurel E. Kelly    Hairstylist
Mike Meinardus    Special Effects Supervisor
Bob Murawski    Additional Editor
Josh Schaeffer    Additional Editor
Sean Thompson    First Assistant Editor
Richard Conkling    First Assistant Editor
Peter Tackaberry    Assistant Editor
Michael Torres    Assistant Editor
Jonathan Thornhill    Assistant Editor
Matt Willard    Assistant Editor
Jack Dolman    Music Editor
Clint Bennett    Music Editor
David Chow    Set Designer
Mark Hitchler    Set Designer
Tex Kadonaga    Set Designer
Kevin Loo    Set Designer
Sam Page    Set Designer
Scott Schneider    Set Designer
Stella Vaccaro    Set Designer
Trinh Vu    Set Designer
Halli Cauthery    Additional Music
Alex Nelson Belcher    Additional Music
Stephen Hilton    Additional Music
Alan Meyerson    Score Mixer
Lauren Cooper    Location Manager
Al Nelson    Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Slanec    Supervising Sound Editor
Pete Horner    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Myers    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Johnson    Re-recording Mixer
Al Nelson    Sound Designer
Pete Horner    Sound Designer
Benjamin A. Burtt*    Sound Effects Editor
Pascal Garneau    Sound Effects Editor
William McGuigan    Sound Effects Editor
Brian Chumney    Dialogue Editor
Scott Curtis    Foley Mixer
Andy Gill    Stunt Coordinator-Second Unit
Kyle Gardiner    Stunt Coordinator

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

2017 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... The Shape of Water for Best Picture

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. We will announce the winners and have our reactions as they happen, while keeping track of how our readers did in predicting the outcomes. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in Italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. For example, I will be happy no matter who wins Best Supporting Actress. One last note: The contest is still going and the leading for Best Picture Switched from The Shape of Water to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to tied over the time I was writing this story. This is the closest I’ve ever seen it. Guessing the best picture correctly will go a long way to winning. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations

January 23rd, 2018

The Shape of Water

The Oscar nominations were announced starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year and no one has been able to adequately explain why to me. At least there were some interesting results this year. The Shape of Water led the way with 13 nominations, which is one below the current record and nearly as many as the next two films combined. Overall, there were seventeen films that earned two or more nominations. More...

2017 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I - First-Run Releases and Franchise Box Sets

November 23rd, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will tackle first run releases, and normally franchise box sets as well, but this year none jump out as essential additions to the Holiday Gift guide. Worse still, 2017 has been awful at the box office with potential blockbuster after potential blockbuster getting savaged by critics and struggling at the box office. Additionally, some of the biggest and some of the best have been on the home market for nearly half a year, meaning nearly everyone who would want them, already own them. That doesn’t mean there are no films worth adding to this list, but the list is a little shorter than usual. On a side note, two of the films on this year’s list are from the MCU and it would have been three, but Thor: Ragnarok is still in theaters. If you know someone who loves the MCU, but has all of the movies, then check out this site, which has some more unique gift ideas. I specifically like the Spider-man Drone. More...

Home Market Releases for July 18th, 2017

July 18th, 2017

Stalker

Last week, The Fate of the Furious scared away all of the competition. This week, the competition is still scared, as there’s very little in the way of top notch releases. Kong: Skull Island is by far the biggest new release of the week, while the next two biggest are The Promise and Free Fire. As for the best releases of the week, The Expanse: Season Two is a contender, but ultimately the Pick of the Week goes to the Stalker Criterion Collection Blu-ray. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Aliens Take a Bite Out of Thursday with $4.2 million in Previews

May 19th, 2017

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant opened with $4.2 million in previews last night, which is about what we expected. Maybe it’s a bit higher that anticipated. In fact, it is a little better than the $3.7 million Kong managed. The film won’t have the same legs, as it is a sequel and those tend to be more front-loaded. Furthermore, its reviews have slipped to 72% positive, which isn’t good enough to truly help its legs. We predicted a little under $40 million, but now a little over $40 million seems more likely. More...

International Box Office: Ghost Comes to Life with $41.3 million

April 13th, 2017

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell rose to first place with $41.3 million in 57 markets for a two-week international total of $92.8 million. The film was aided by a first place debut in China. It earned $21.15 million over the weekend for a total opening of $21.49 million. It also opened in Japan with $3.2 million over the weekend. The film’s international running tally is nearly triple its domestic one and that spread will only grow. This will help the studio somewhat; however, it would need to make over $250 million internationally to have any real shot at breaking even.

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International Box Office: Beauty Nears $900 million With $66.5 million

April 5th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast completed the threepeat earning first place on the international chart with $66.5 million in 55 markets for totals of $480.8 million internationally and $874.1 million worldwide. The film had no major market openings this past weekend, but it did do really well in a number of mid-level markets. Malaysia was the best earning $2.4 million, which is the second best opening in that market this year. Kong: Skull Island earned $2.6 million during its debut there. The Netherlands managed $1.8 million over the weekend for a total opening of $2.3 million, which is the best opening of the year so far. Likewise, it had the best openings of 2017 in both New Zealand ($1.4 million over the weekend and $1.7 million including previews) and in Chile ($1.5 million / $1.6 million). It will soon become the first film of 2017 to reach $1 billion worldwide and the 14th film from Disney to reach that milestone. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Boss Blasts Off while Ghost Cracks

April 4th, 2017

The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby beat expectations and earned first place with $50.20 million over the weekend. The strong competition pushed Beauty and the Beast into second place, but it nearly hit $400 million and it is on pace for $500 million, so I wouldn’t feel too bad for the film. On the other hand, you can feel bad for Ghost in the Shell, because an opening of just $18.68 million on a $110 million production budget is a disaster. Overall, the box office rose 16% from last week reaching $169 million. Compared to last year, the box office rose 28%, which is very impressive. Year-to-date, 2017 has pulled in $2.98 billion, putting it 6.1% or $170 million ahead of 2016’s pace. We are far enough into the year that a lead this big is significant. That doesn’t mean 2017 is guaranteed to come out ahead, but this is certainly reason to be optimistic. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases be the Boss of the Beast?

March 30th, 2017

The Boss Baby

Two new wide releases attempt to dethrone Beauty and the Beast this weekend, but I wouldn’t bet on either of them doing it. Earlier this week, it looked like Ghost in the Shell was a potential $100 million hit. Then its reviews collapsed. The Boss Baby, on the other hand, started with terrible reviews, but its buzz is growing despite this. This weekend last year, the best new release was God’s Not Dead 2, which opened with $7.6 million, and 2017 is in an excellent position to gain ground as a result. Granted, the top film that weekend was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with over $50 million and no film this week will match that, but the top three films last year earned just over $80 million, while the top three films this year should earn more than $100 million. More...

International Box Office: Beauty Holds Off King Kong with $119.2 million

March 30th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast remained in first place on the international chart with $119.2 million in 50 markets for totals of $373.3 million internationally and $692.3 million worldwide. The film had two major market openings this past weekend scoring first place in Australia with $10.02 million on 706 screens, including previews. It also topped the chart in France with $7.9 million over the weekend, $8.4 million including previews. Its biggest market overall was the U.K., where it added $15.41 million in 636 theaters over the weekend for a two-week total of $49.82 million. At the end of the weekend, Disney’s share of the worldwide box office was just over $300 million, so unless the movie cost more to advertise than it did to make, it has broken even. Furthermore, even if the film had no more major markets left to open in, it would be on pace to reach $1 billion to $1.1 billion worldwide. With Japan and a few more smaller markets left, it could top $1.2 billion. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Beast Blows Past $300 million with $90.43 million Weekend

March 27th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Our predictions for Beauty and the Beast was higher than average, but even we underestimated the film’s weekend box office numbers. It fell just 48% to $90.43 million, which was more than double the second place film, Power Rangers. This one-two punch helped the overall box office earn $202 million, but this was 23% lower than last weekend. It was also 20% lower than the same weekend last year. Granted, this weekend last year was the weekend Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice debuted, so a decline like this was expected. Year-to-date, 2017 has earned $2.75 billion, putting it 6.7% or $170 million ahead of last year’s pace. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Rangers Power Up with $3.6 million

March 24th, 2017

Power Rangers

Power Rangers easily dominated the other two new releases during Thursday previews earning $3.6 million. In fact, this is barely lower than the $3.7 million Kong: Skull Island earned just a couple of weeks ago. Does this mean Power Rangers will open with a similar amount, say $60 million? No. The film’s reviews are much weaker and the film has a much stronger Fanboy Effect. It does have a real shot at $40 million over the weekend, but our $37 million prediction seems like a safe bet at the moment. If the film is earning better legs, we will adjust this figure tomorrow. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can the Rangers Power Their Way to the Top?

March 23rd, 2017

Power Rangers

There are three wide releases this week, but none of them have a shot at topping Beauty and the Beast at the box office. In fact, all three films combined won’t make as much as Beauty and the Beast does this weekend. Of the three wide releases, Power Rangers has the best chance of box office success and it does have a shot at $100 million domestically. Life could become a midlevel hit and since it likely cost a lot less to make, it could be a bigger financial success. Finally there’s CHiPs, which has gained no traction with audiences. It will likely miss the top five. This weekend last year, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened with a then March record of $166.01 million. Nothing playing this weekend will match that. Beauty and the Beast might not make half that. Fortunately, 2017 has a $100 million lead on 2016, so one bad weekend in the year-over-year comparison won’t do too much damage. More...

International Box Office: Beast Mode Engaged as Beauty earns $180.0 million

March 22nd, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast dominated the international chart even more than it dominated the domestic one earning $180.0 million in 44 markets. The film’s worldwide opening was the second best for March, behind only Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; however, BvS opened truly worldwide, while Beauty and the Beast only opened in about two thirds of the international market. Unsurprisingly, the film’s biggest single market was China, where it pulled in $44.72 million over the weekend, $45.01 million including Thursday’s previews. It was also a monster hit in the U.K., where it earned $24.37 million in 567 theaters, which was the biggest March opening of all time in that market. The next biggest market was South Korea with $10.68 million on 1,625 screens over the weekend and $11.88 million in total. It also cracked $10 million in Mexico ($11.6 million); Germany ($10.7 million), and Brazil ($10.4 million). At this point, getting to $1 billion worldwide seems like a safe bet, especially with openings in France, Australia, Japan, and other markets left to go. We will of course track its progress there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Beast Smashes Record with a Beautiful $174.75 million Opening

March 21st, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast was expected to break records during its opening weekend, but its final tally of $174.75 million is still impressive, even compared to the expectations. The rest of the box office wasn’t hurt as badly as one would predict given the explosive hit at the top and that helped the overall box office grow by 59% to $261 million. This is almost double what it was this weekend last year. More importantly, this was enough to put 2017 in the lead in the year-over-year comparison. At the end of the weekend, 2017 had earned $2.39 billion, compared to $2.30 billion for 2016. Granted, this is partially due to a misalignment of monster hits, as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened the following weekend last year. That said, I really don’t think 2017 will fall behind given its current $95 million lead. More...

Friday Estimates: Beast Knocks Out Kong with $63.79 million

March 18th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

As expected, Beauty and the Beast earned first place on Friday. Its performance was a little better than expected, with Disney’s movie earning $63.79 million. To put this into perspective, this is more than Kong: Skull Island earned during its opening weekend. There are some confusing elements to deal with. Firstly, the reviews improved to 71% positive, which is still lower than anticipated, but good enough to not hurt the film’s legs. Additionally, it earned a solid A from CinemaScore. Strangely, the demographics changed, with women representing 72% of Friday’s audiences. That’s up from just under 60% during Thursday’s previews and a lot of times it goes in the other direction. So what does this mean for the future? The film just needs an internal multiplier above 2.6 to become the biggest March opening of all time. That seems very likely at this point. In fact, anything less than $175 million will be seen as a little disappointing. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Beauty have a Beastly Opening?

March 17th, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast was always expected to be the biggest hit of the month. Now the prevailing wisdom has the film becoming the biggest March opening of all time. Even if it doesn’t match the high end of expectations, it is widely expected to earn more than the entire box office did this weekend last year. On the downside, The Belko Experiment isn’t expected to open in the top five, in fact, it could miss the Mendoza Line. Furthermore, holdovers like Kong: Skull Island and Logan will take a beating at the box office. Overall, the news looks great and 2017 should actually get ahead of 2016 for the first time all year. More...

International Box Office: Kong Just as Tall on the International Chart with $81.6 million

March 16th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island opened in first place on the international chart with $85.1 million in 65 markets, which is more than $3 million higher than Sunday’s estimates. The film’s biggest market was the U.K., where it earned $7.58 million in 567 theaters. It also did well in Mexico ($5.58 million); in Russia ($4.87 million on 1,283 screens); and in Australia ($3.55 million on 523). Impressively, the film broke the record for biggest opening in Vietnam with $2.2 million on 377 screens. More...

Contest: King of Predictions: Winning Announcement

March 16th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

The winners of our King of Predictions contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Kong: Skull Island’s opening weekend were... More...

Theater Averages: Shopper Goes on Buying Spree with $19,794

March 15th, 2017

Personal Shopper

Personal Shopper had the best theater average this past weekend earning an average of $19,794 in four theaters. The overall box office champ, Kong: Skull Island, earned $15,867. Raw was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,413 in two theaters. Meanwhile, The Sense of an Ending just missed the mark with an average of $9,923 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Kong Climbs to the Top of the Box Office with $61.03 million

March 14th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island dominated the box office earning $61.03 million over the weekend. This is much better than predicted and this if reports are true, this is because it was a huge hit with families. Skull Island’s success hurt Logan, which fell to second place with $38.11 million over the weekend. Overall, the box office fell 13% from last weekend, but that’s still 22% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date is even more impressive. Back-to-back wins for 2017 has cut 2016’s lead to 0.8% at just $17 million. If Beauty and the Beast does as well as some expect it to do, 2017 could take the lead by the end of this coming weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Skull Island Breaks King Kong Opening Weekend Record

March 12th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island is reigning over movie theaters this weekend, with Warner Bros. predicting a $61 million opening for the monster movie. This is a franchise that’s been rebooted so many times that it’s meaningful to compare this outing’s opening with previous incarnations. And I’m pleased to report that this is the best ever weekend for a reboot of a King Kong movie, topping King Kong’s $50.1 million, and King Kong’s $7 million. The bad news is that this outing doesn’t look so great when adjusted for inflation. The 2005 King Kong opened with an inflation-adjusted $65 million, and the 1933 original went on to make an inflation-adjusted $366 million at the box office… a number that’s a very distant prospect this time. In fact, once adjusted for inflation, this will probably be the lowest-grossing film to start a King Kong franchise, and the only one to miss $200 million at the domestic box office. More...

Friday Estimates: Kong Grows Larger with $20.2 million

March 11th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Friday was a great day for Kong: Skull Island, as it pulled in $20.2 million. This is better than predicted and certainly better than its Thursday previews would indicate. It could be a sign of long legs in theaters. On the one hand, the film’s reviews are 78% positive, which is good for a special effects driven blockbuster like this, but not amazing. Additionally, its CinemaScore was only a B plus. That’s not bad, but it is also not great. It is right on the border between hurting and helping a film’s legs. It would take a serious collapse on Saturday for Skull Island to miss $50 million over the weekend, while more than $55 million is a real possibility. Let’s go with $53 million. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Kong is a Little Short in its Debut with $3.7 million

March 10th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island is the only wide release of the week, so it is the only release that had previews last night. The results were… okay. The film earned $3.7 million, which is the third-best preview result for 2017 so far. However, it is a far cry from the $9.5 million Logan earned just last week. Granted, Logan was the latest installment of two franchises, so the Fanboy Effect was in full force, but Logan also earned better reviews and that helped its legs. Kong’s number is slightly better than than $3.6 million Pacific Rim earned during its previews, but it is low enough that I think we should adjust our prediction for the weekend down to about $42 million. We will have a better idea where it will end up tomorrow once we have Friday’s estimates. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Kong be King of the Box Office?

March 9th, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

There’s only one new release this week, Kong: Skull Island, which should earn first place on the box office chart. Probably. Logan isn’t too far back as far as box office tracking and might repeat in first place. In order to do this, Logan would either have to hold on a lot better than most comic book movies do and / or Kong would have to miss expectations. This weekend last year, there were four wide releases; however, they only managed a little more than $35 million combined. Kong: Skull Island should top that with ease and that’s good news for 2017. Unfortunately, Zootopia earned more than $50 million and that will likely be out of reach for Kong, so 2017 will need to rely on its depth to win in the year-over-year competition. I’m optimistic that will happen. More...

Contest: The X-Factor: Winning Announcement

March 8th, 2017

Logan

The winners of our The X-Factor contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions to Logan’s opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Logan’s $88.41 million Start Suggests Long Legs

March 7th, 2017

Logan

The weekend belonged to Logan, as it opened with $88.41 million and easily earned first place. Second place went to Get Out, which held on far better than anticipated, while The Shack is on pace to become a midlevel hit. There was almost nothing but good news. Almost. Overall, the box office rose 53% from last weekend, earning $189 million. More importantly, the it was 16% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2017 is still behind 2016; however, that gap was nearly cut in half from its peak just a couple of weeks ago. 2017 is now behind by 2.7% at $1.92 billion to $1.97 billion. If 2017 can put together a few more weeks like this, then it could climb into the lead before April begins. That is a big “if” and I would be satisfied with cutting the gap in half by the end of the month. More...

Kong: Skull Island’s Final Trailer

March 6th, 2017

Big ape adventure with an ensemble cast led by Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and John C. Reilly opens on Friday ... Full Movie Details. More...

Contest: King of Predictions

March 3rd, 2017

Kong: Skull Island

Next weekend, there is only one wide release: Kong: Skull Island. Unless something goes horribly wrong, it will open in first place. Because it is the only new release of the week, it is the only choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Kong: Skull Island.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprise consisting of their choice of either one TV on DVD release, two movies, or a kids package (could be a theatrical release, a couple of single-disc TV on DVD releases, or a full season TV on DVD release). Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize, as described above. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

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

2017 Preview: March

March 1st, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

February was an okay month. The films that missed expectations were mostly balanced by the films that were pleasant surprises. Unfortunately, last February was amazing as Deadpool dominated the chart, so 2017 has fallen further behind 2016 and 2016’s lead is now about $100 million. It is not so bad that a good March won’t help 2017 back into the lead. Will that happen? We have some good news and some bad news. Good news: Every week there is one movie that has at least a shot at $100 million. Two of them, Logan and Beauty and the Beast, could reach $200 million or a lot more. Bad News: last March, both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earned more than $300 million. That’s a really powerful one-two punch and I don’t think we can replicate that this time around. On the other hand, last March, the third best film of the month was 10 Cloverfield Lane, while there were four films that were expected to open wide that earned less than $10 million at the box office. 2017 likely won’t be as good at the top, but I also don’t think it will have as many bombs either. If Beauty and the Beast reaches the very high end of expectations, then 2017 could even close the gap with 2016 entirely. I’ll be happy getting halfway there. More...

Kong: Skull Island Trailer

November 18th, 2016

Big ape adventure with an ensemble cast led by Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and John C. Reilly opens March 10, 2017 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 10, 2017 1 $61,025,472   3,846 $15,867   $61,025,472 1
Mar 17, 2017 2 $27,832,142 -54% 3,846 $7,237   $109,107,436 2
Mar 24, 2017 3 $14,670,653 -47% 3,666 $4,002   $133,747,891 3
Mar 31, 2017 5 $8,587,454 -41% 3,141 $2,734   $147,635,658 4
Apr 7, 2017 7 $5,576,182 -35% 2,753 $2,025   $156,305,906 5
Apr 14, 2017 10 $2,707,371 -51% 2,018 $1,342   $161,284,775 6
Apr 21, 2017 14 $1,491,445 -45% 1,203 $1,240   $163,915,391 7
Apr 28, 2017 16 $1,121,735 -25% 933 $1,202   $165,487,121 8
May 5, 2017 18 $507,959 -55% 653 $778   $166,300,039 9
May 12, 2017 22 $285,772 -44% 346 $826   $166,758,422 10
May 19, 2017 - $201,305 -30% 238 $846   $167,051,307 11
May 26, 2017 18 $271,187 +35% 246 $1,102   $167,383,296 12
Jun 2, 2017 21 $211,867 -22% 208 $1,019   $167,755,562 13
Jun 9, 2017 23 $150,155 -29% 171 $878   $167,986,460 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 9, 2017 P $3,700,000     0     $3,700,000  
Mar 10, 2017 1 $20,143,072     3,846 $5,237   $20,143,072 1
Mar 11, 2017 1 $23,880,293 +19%   3,846 $6,209   $44,023,365 2
Mar 12, 2017 1 $17,002,107 -29%   3,846 $4,421   $61,025,472 3
Mar 13, 2017 1 $5,348,046 -69%   3,846 $1,391   $66,373,518 4
Mar 14, 2017 1 $6,404,143 +20%   3,846 $1,665   $72,777,661 5
Mar 15, 2017 1 $4,619,039 -28%   3,846 $1,201   $77,396,700 6
Mar 16, 2017 1 $3,878,594 -16%   3,846 $1,008   $81,275,294 7
Mar 17, 2017 2 $7,292,753 +88% -64% 3,846 $1,896   $88,568,047 8
Mar 18, 2017 2 $12,257,255 +68% -49% 3,846 $3,187   $100,825,302 9
Mar 19, 2017 2 $8,282,134 -32% -51% 3,846 $2,153   $109,107,436 10
Mar 20, 2017 2 $2,244,002 -73% -58% 3,846 $583   $111,351,438 11
Mar 21, 2017 2 $3,737,125 +67% -42% 3,846 $972   $115,088,563 12
Mar 22, 2017 2 $2,107,082 -44% -54% 3,846 $548   $117,195,645 13
Mar 23, 2017 2 $1,881,593 -11% -51% 3,846 $489   $119,077,238 14
Mar 24, 2017 4 $3,687,223 +96% -49% 3,666 $1,006   $122,764,461 15
Mar 25, 2017 3 $6,466,098 +75% -47% 3,666 $1,764   $129,230,559 16
Mar 26, 2017 3 $4,517,332 -30% -45% 3,666 $1,232   $133,747,891 17
Mar 27, 2017 3 $1,268,499 -72% -43% 3,666 $346   $135,016,390 18
Mar 28, 2017 3 $1,737,061 +37% -54% 3,666 $474   $136,753,451 19
Mar 29, 2017 3 $1,192,441 -31% -43% 3,666 $325   $137,945,892 20
Mar 30, 2017 3 $1,102,312 -8% -41% 3,666 $301   $139,048,204 21
Mar 31, 2017 5 $2,370,419 +115% -36% 3,141 $755   $141,418,623 22
Apr 1, 2017 5 $3,776,216 +59% -42% 3,141 $1,202   $145,194,839 23
Apr 2, 2017 5 $2,440,819 -35% -46% 3,141 $777   $147,635,658 24
Apr 3, 2017 5 $693,175 -72% -45% 3,141 $221   $148,328,833 25
Apr 4, 2017 5 $1,020,645 +47% -41% 3,141 $325   $149,349,478 26
Apr 5, 2017 5 $680,094 -33% -43% 3,141 $217   $150,029,572 27
Apr 6, 2017 5 $700,152 +3% -36% 3,141 $223   $150,729,724 28
Apr 7, 2017 8 $1,528,622 +118% -36% 2,753 $555   $152,258,346 29
Apr 8, 2017 7 $2,533,784 +66% -33% 2,753 $920   $154,792,130 30
Apr 9, 2017 7 $1,513,776 -40% -38% 2,753 $550   $156,305,906 31
Apr 10, 2017 7 $507,695 -66% -27% 2,753 $184   $156,813,601 32
Apr 11, 2017 7 $730,096 +44% -28% 2,753 $265   $157,543,697 33
Apr 12, 2017 7 $532,484 -27% -22% 2,753 $193   $158,076,181 34
Apr 13, 2017 7 $501,223 -6% -28% 2,753 $182   $158,577,404 35
Apr 14, 2017 10 $920,522 +84% -40% 2,018 $456   $159,497,926 36
Apr 15, 2017 9 $1,054,292 +15% -58% 2,018 $522   $160,552,218 37
Apr 16, 2017 8 $732,557 -31% -52% 2,018 $363   $161,284,775 38
Apr 17, 2017 9 $334,109 -54% -34% 2,018 $166   $161,618,884 39
Apr 18, 2017 11 $319,568 -4% -56% 2,018 $158   $161,938,452 40
Apr 19, 2017 10 $244,462 -24% -54% 2,018 $121   $162,182,914 41
Apr 20, 2017 9 $241,032 -1% -52% 2,018 $119   $162,423,946 42
Apr 21, 2017 14 $398,182 +65% -57% 1,203 $331   $162,822,128 43
Apr 22, 2017 13 $710,026 +78% -33% 1,203 $590   $163,532,154 44
Apr 23, 2017 14 $383,237 -46% -48% 1,203 $319   $163,915,391 45
Apr 24, 2017 15 $109,060 -72% -67% 1,203 $91   $164,024,451 46
Apr 25, 2017 - $142,361 +31% -55% 1,203 $118   $164,166,812 47
Apr 26, 2017 15 $101,085 -29% -59% 1,203 $84   $164,267,897 48
Apr 27, 2017 15 $97,489 -4% -60% 1,203 $81   $164,365,386 49
Apr 28, 2017 - $280,371 +188% -30% 933 $301   $164,645,757 50
Apr 29, 2017 - $528,882 +89% -26% 933 $567   $165,174,639 51
Apr 30, 2017 - $312,482 -41% -18% 933 $335   $165,487,121 52
May 1, 2017 - $81,272 -74% -25% 933 $87   $165,568,393 53
May 2, 2017 - $103,485 +27% -27% 933 $111   $165,671,878 54
May 3, 2017 - $71,543 -31% -29% 933 $77   $165,743,421 55
May 4, 2017 - $48,659 -32% -50% 933 $52   $165,792,080 56
May 5, 2017 - $136,829 +181% -51% 653 $210   $165,928,909 57
May 6, 2017 - $238,306 +74% -55% 653 $365   $166,167,215 58
May 7, 2017 - $132,824 -44% -57% 653 $203   $166,300,039 59
May 8, 2017 - $42,120 -68% -48% 653 $65   $166,342,159 60
May 9, 2017 - $53,064 +26% -49% 653 $81   $166,395,223 61
May 10, 2017 - $40,420 -24% -44% 653 $62   $166,435,643 62
May 11, 2017 - $37,007 -8% -24% 653 $57   $166,472,650 63
May 12, 2017 - $80,313 +117% -41% 346 $232   $166,552,963 64
May 13, 2017 - $128,493 +60% -46% 346 $371   $166,681,456 65
May 14, 2017 - $76,966 -40% -42% 346 $222   $166,758,422 66
May 15, 2017 - $22,070 -71% -48% 346 $64   $166,780,492 67
May 16, 2017 - $27,321 +24% -49% 346 $79   $166,807,813 68
May 17, 2017 - $21,891 -20% -46% 346 $63   $166,829,704 69
May 18, 2017 - $20,298 -7% -45% 346 $59   $166,850,002 70
May 19, 2017 - $59,346 +192% -26% 238 $249   $166,909,348 71
May 20, 2017 - $87,744 +48% -32% 238 $369   $166,997,092 72
May 21, 2017 - $54,215 -38% -30% 238 $228   $167,051,307 73
May 22, 2017 - $15,437 -72% -30% 238 $65   $167,066,744 74
May 23, 2017 - $15,382 n/c -44% 238 $65   $167,082,126 75
May 24, 2017 - $14,420 -6% -34% 238 $61   $167,096,546 76
May 25, 2017 - $15,563 +8% -23% 238 $65   $167,112,109 77
May 26, 2017 - $67,315 +333% +13% 246 $274   $167,179,424 78
May 27, 2017 - $105,227 +56% +20% 246 $428   $167,284,651 79
May 28, 2017 - $98,645 -6% +82% 246 $401   $167,383,296 80
May 29, 2017 - $79,756 -19% +417% 246 $324   $167,463,052 81
May 30, 2017 - $29,561 -63% +92% 246 $120   $167,492,613 82
May 31, 2017 - $24,537 -17% +70% 246 $100   $167,517,150 83
Jun 1, 2017 - $26,545 +8% +71% 246 $108   $167,543,695 84
Jun 2, 2017 - $58,134 +119% -14% 208 $279   $167,601,829 85
Jun 3, 2017 - $92,446 +59% -12% 208 $444   $167,694,275 86
Jun 4, 2017 - $61,287 -34% -38% 208 $295   $167,755,562 87
Jun 5, 2017 - $19,834 -68% -75% 208 $95   $167,775,396 88
Jun 6, 2017 - $22,705 +14% -23% 208 $109   $167,798,101 89
Jun 7, 2017 - $18,617 -18% -24% 208 $90   $167,816,718 90
Jun 8, 2017 - $19,587 +5% -26% 208 $94   $167,836,305 91
Jun 9, 2017 - $41,092 +110% -29% 171 $240   $167,877,397 92
Jun 10, 2017 - $65,591 +60% -29% 171 $384   $167,942,988 93
Jun 11, 2017 - $43,472 -34% -29% 171 $254   $167,986,460 94
Jun 12, 2017 - $14,792 -66% -25% 171 $87   $168,001,252 95
Jun 13, 2017 - $17,825 +21% -21% 171 $104   $168,019,077 96
Jun 14, 2017 - $15,370 -14% -17% 171 $90   $168,034,447 97
Jun 15, 2017 - $18,365 +19% -6% 171 $107   $168,052,812 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 10, 2017 1 $81,275,294   3,846 $21,132   $81,275,294 1
Mar 17, 2017 2 $37,801,944 -53% 3,846 $9,829   $119,077,238 2
Mar 24, 2017 3 $19,970,966 -47% 3,666 $5,448   $139,048,204 3
Mar 31, 2017 5 $11,681,520 -42% 3,141 $3,719   $150,729,724 4
Apr 7, 2017 7 $7,847,680 -33% 2,753 $2,851   $158,577,404 5
Apr 14, 2017 10 $3,846,542 -51% 2,018 $1,906   $162,423,946 6
Apr 21, 2017 15 $1,941,440 -50% 1,203 $1,614   $164,365,386 7
Apr 28, 2017 17 $1,426,694 -27% 933 $1,529   $165,792,080 8
May 5, 2017 18 $680,570 -52% 653 $1,042   $166,472,650 9
May 12, 2017 23 $377,352 -45% 346 $1,091   $166,850,002 10
May 19, 2017 26 $262,107 -31% 238 $1,101   $167,112,109 11
May 26, 2017 18 $431,586 +65% 246 $1,754   $167,543,695 12
Jun 2, 2017 23 $292,610 -32% 208 $1,407   $167,836,305 13
Jun 9, 2017 22 $216,507 -26% 171 $1,266   $168,052,812 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/10/2017 $0 0 0 0 $3,867,279 1/1/2019
Australia 3/10/2017 $3,554,712 521 521 1,742 $9,885,966 5/4/2017
Brazil 3/10/2017 $3,400,000 0 0 0 $9,300,000 4/10/2017
Bulgaria 3/10/2017 $162,543 0 0 0 $457,726 2/26/2019
China 3/21/2017 $70,360,000 121,630 121,630 243,202 $168,188,000 8/13/2018
Czech Republic 3/10/2017 $184,939 101 101 297 $495,740 1/1/2019
France 3/10/2017 $4,000,000 0 0 0 $11,800,000 4/24/2017
Germany 3/10/2017 $3,200,000 0 0 0 $9,000,000 4/10/2017
Italy 3/10/2017 $1,540,393 0 0 0 $3,422,095 4/5/2017
Japan 3/24/2017 $3,500,000 0 0 0 $17,000,000 4/24/2017
Lithuania 3/10/2017 $76,263 126 126 273 $217,270 4/27/2017
Malaysia 3/10/2017 $2,600,000 0 0 0 $6,800,000 4/10/2017
Mexico 3/10/2017 $5,581,052 0 0 0 $14,000,000 4/24/2017
Netherlands 3/9/2017 $1,132,320 108 108 800 $4,048,378 11/2/2018
New Zealand 3/10/2017 $681,555 86 134 621 $1,735,052 4/18/2017
Poland 3/10/2017 $586,835 0 0 0 $1,844,380 1/1/2019
Portugal 3/10/2017 $268,093 73 76 327 $788,068 4/27/2017
Russia (CIS) 3/10/2017 $4,810,518 1,283 1,283 3,772 $10,500,000 1/1/2019
Slovakia 3/10/2017 $145,887 68 68 153 $316,217 4/21/2017
Slovenia 3/10/2017 $0 0 25 25 $58,079 3/23/2017
South Korea 2/23/2017 $0 0 984 2,098 $12,100,000 4/10/2017
Spain 3/10/2017 $1,640,367 413 413 2,008 $5,784,732 5/17/2017
Taiwan 3/10/2017 $3,600,000 0 0 0 $8,100,000 4/10/2017
Turkey 3/10/2017 $540,405 351 351 1,096 $1,595,403 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 3/10/2017 $7,575,680 567 602 2,699 $19,400,000 4/24/2017
Vietnam 3/10/2017 $2,200,000 377 377 377 $6,700,000 1/1/2019
 
Rest of World $65,614,862
 
International Total$393,019,247 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 23, 20171359,919 359,919$6,104,226$6,104,2261
Jul 30, 2017293,236-74% 453,155$1,581,283$7,685,5092
Aug 6, 2017361,832-34% 514,987$1,048,671$8,734,1803
Aug 13, 2017534,177-45% 549,164$579,642$9,313,8224
Aug 20, 2017822,200-35% 571,364$376,512$9,690,3345
Aug 27, 20171412,464-44% 583,828$211,389$9,901,7236
Sep 3, 20171712,935+4% 596,763$219,378$10,121,1017
Sep 10, 20172011,953-8% 608,716$202,723$10,323,8248
Sep 17, 2017287,372-38% 616,088$0$10,323,8249
May 26, 2019157,802 916,944$58,515$15,721,06497
Jun 2, 20191515,188+95% 932,132$125,757$15,846,82198
Jun 9, 20191217,063+12% 949,195$0$15,846,82199

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jul 23, 20171329,238 329,238$8,582,915$8,582,9151
Jul 30, 2017376,612-77% 405,850$2,043,601$10,626,5162
Aug 6, 2017451,166-33% 457,016$1,363,572$11,990,0883
Aug 13, 2017629,642-42% 486,658$708,599$12,698,6874
Aug 20, 2017244,107+49% 530,765$710,785$13,409,4725
Aug 27, 2017916,424-63% 547,189$322,439$13,731,9116
Sep 3, 20171010,916-34% 558,105$292,135$14,024,0467
Sep 10, 20171014,279+31% 572,384$384,930$14,408,9768
Sep 17, 2017207,315-49% 579,699$192,772$14,601,7489
Oct 1, 2017185,899 588,607$155,693$14,836,64911
Oct 8, 2017167,620+29% 596,227$193,625$15,030,27412
Oct 15, 2017129,154+20% 605,381$142,918$15,173,19213
Oct 22, 2017189,886+8% 615,267$154,823$15,328,01514
Oct 29, 2017149,925n/c625,192$186,332$15,514,34715
Nov 5, 20171712,958+31% 638,150$200,169$15,714,51616
Nov 12, 20171711,039-15% 649,189$169,744$15,884,26017
Nov 19, 2017169,587-13% 658,776$150,396$16,034,65618
Nov 26, 20178129,600+1,252% 788,376$1,618,527$17,653,18319
Dec 3, 20171928,649-78% 817,025$466,377$18,119,56020
Jan 7, 2018179,023 878,450$138,821$19,489,06625
Jan 14, 2018167,177-20% 885,627$131,015$19,620,08126
Jan 21, 2018206,621-8% 892,248$99,514$19,719,59527
Jan 28, 20181712,821+94% 905,069$140,282$19,859,87728
Feb 25, 20181314,771 929,687$308,064$20,411,55732
Mar 4, 20181610,697-28% 940,384$182,039$20,593,59633

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