Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,889,042Details
International Box Office $19,598,160Details
Worldwide Box Office $34,487,202
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $8,145,364 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,145,364
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$97,260 (0.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/1,108 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,926,164

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,505 $14,889,042
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,528 $19,598,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,942 $34,487,202

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2008 (Limited) by Overture Films
Video Release: May 5th, 2009 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Running Time: 92 minutes
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Keywords: Romance, Romantic Drama, Set in London, December Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Overture Films, Process Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 369 $6,478,369 Jan 16, 2009 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 247 $5,011,596 Jan 16, 2009 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 248 $7,550,796 Jan 16, 2009 25
Top 2008 Theater Average 59 $17,034 Jan 2, 2009 11

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2008 35 $97,260   6 $16,210   $132,934 1
Jan 2, 2009 33 $102,206 +5% 6 $17,034   $350,947 2
Jan 9, 2009 30 $141,671 +39% 16 $8,854   $531,825 3
Jan 16, 2009 13 $4,299,805 +2,935% 1,054 $4,080   $4,299,805 4
Jan 23, 2009 17 $2,865,298 -33% 1,108 $2,586   $9,529,976 5
Jan 30, 2009 20 $1,227,208 -57% 893 $1,374   $11,694,498 6
Feb 6, 2009 25 $576,363 -53% 448 $1,287   $12,796,195 7
Feb 13, 2009 32 $346,184 -40% 248 $1,396   $13,372,036 8
Feb 20, 2009 37 $157,078 -55% 161 $976   $13,694,857 9
Feb 27, 2009 38 $164,913 +5% 181 $911   $13,936,316 10
Mar 6, 2009 35 $169,248 +3% 218 $776   $14,178,343 11
Mar 13, 2009 36 $157,426 -7% 203 $775   $14,413,492 12
Mar 20, 2009 38 $111,913 -29% 244 $459   $14,590,164 13
Mar 27, 2009 37 $64,408 -42% 135 $477   $14,716,436 14
Apr 3, 2009 49 $38,473 -40% 73 $527   $14,785,709 15
Apr 10, 2009 50 $34,738 -10% 35 $993   $14,840,421 16
Apr 17, 2009 59 $20,131 -42% 31 $649   $14,879,423 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2008 - $35,674     6 $5,946   $35,674 1
Dec 26, 2008 - $30,717 -14%   6 $5,120   $66,391 2
Dec 27, 2008 - $33,963 +11%   6 $5,661   $100,354 3
Dec 28, 2008 - $32,580 -4%   6 $5,430   $132,934 4
Dec 29, 2008 - $18,444 -43%   6 $3,074   $151,378 5
Dec 30, 2008 - $20,602 +12%   6 $3,434   $171,980 6
Dec 31, 2008 - $36,027 +75%   6 $6,005   $208,007 7
Jan 1, 2009 - $40,734 +13% +14% 6 $6,789   $248,741 8
Jan 2, 2009 - $35,353 -13% +15% 6 $5,892   $284,094 9
Jan 3, 2009 - $39,639 +12% +17% 6 $6,607   $323,733 10
Jan 4, 2009 - $27,214 -31% -16% 6 $4,536   $350,947 11
Jan 5, 2009 - $8,254 -70% -55% 6 $1,376   $359,201 12
Jan 6, 2009 - $9,789 +19% -52% 6 $1,632   $368,990 13
Jan 7, 2009 - $10,059 +3% -72% 6 $1,677   $379,049 14
Jan 8, 2009 - $11,105 +10% -73% 6 $1,851   $390,154 15
Jan 9, 2009 - $41,514 +274% +17% 16 $2,595   $431,668 16
Jan 10, 2009 - $62,536 +51% +58% 16 $3,909   $494,204 17
Jan 11, 2009 - $37,621 -40% +38% 16 $2,351   $531,825 18
Jan 12, 2009 - $12,282 -67% +49% 16 $768   $544,107 19
Jan 13, 2009 - $14,786 +20% +51% 16 $924   $558,893 20
Jan 14, 2009 - $16,011 +8% +59% 16 $1,001   $574,904 21
Jan 15, 2009 - $16,013 n/c +44% 16 $1,001   $590,917 22
Jan 16, 2009 12 $1,256,607 +7,747% +2,927% 1,054 $1,192   $1,847,524 23
Jan 17, 2009 13 $1,904,377 +52% +2,945% 1,054 $1,807   $3,751,901 24
Jan 18, 2009 13 $1,138,821 -40% +2,927% 1,054 $1,080   $4,890,722 25
Jan 19, 2009 14 $711,791 -37% +5,695% 1,054 $675   $5,602,513 26
Jan 20, 2009 13 $296,413 -58% +1,905% 1,054 $281   $5,898,926 27
Jan 21, 2009 10 $384,088 +30% +2,299% 1,054 $364   $6,283,014 28
Jan 22, 2009 11 $381,664 -1% +2,283% 1,054 $362   $6,664,678 29
Jan 23, 2009 - $815,943 +114% -35% 1,108 $736   $7,480,621 30
Jan 24, 2009 17 $1,288,674 +58% -32% 1,108 $1,163   $8,769,295 31
Jan 25, 2009 17 $760,681 -41% -33% 1,108 $687   $9,529,976 32
Jan 26, 2009 16 $208,207 -73% -71% 1,108 $188   $9,738,183 33
Jan 27, 2009 14 $256,671 +23% -13% 1,108 $232   $9,994,854 34
Jan 28, 2009 14 $219,893 -14% -43% 1,108 $198   $10,214,747 35
Jan 29, 2009 14 $252,543 +15% -34% 1,108 $228   $10,467,290 36
Jan 30, 2009 - $370,767 +47% -55% 893 $415   $10,838,057 37
Jan 31, 2009 - $583,742 +57% -55% 893 $654   $11,421,799 38
Feb 1, 2009 - $272,699 -53% -64% 893 $305   $11,694,498 39
Feb 2, 2009 20 $117,438 -57% -44% 893 $132   $11,811,936 40
Feb 3, 2009 20 $128,094 +9% -50% 893 $143   $11,940,030 41
Feb 4, 2009 19 $137,644 +7% -37% 893 $154   $12,077,674 42
Feb 5, 2009 19 $142,158 +3% -44% 893 $159   $12,219,832 43
Feb 6, 2009 - $163,844 +15% -56% 448 $366   $12,383,676 44
Feb 7, 2009 - $262,487 +60% -55% 448 $586   $12,646,163 45
Feb 8, 2009 - $150,032 -43% -45% 448 $335   $12,796,195 46
Feb 9, 2009 - $50,420 -66% -57% 448 $113   $12,846,615 47
Feb 10, 2009 - $59,878 +19% -53% 448 $134   $12,906,493 48
Feb 11, 2009 - $59,181 -1% -57% 448 $132   $12,965,674 49
Feb 12, 2009 - $60,178 +2% -58% 448 $134   $13,025,852 50
Feb 13, 2009 - $74,683 +24% -54% 248 $301   $13,100,535 51
Feb 14, 2009 - $169,558 +127% -35% 248 $684   $13,270,093 52
Feb 15, 2009 - $101,943 -40% -32% 248 $411   $13,372,036 53
Feb 16, 2009 32 $61,251 -40% +21% 248 $247   $13,433,287 54
Feb 17, 2009 - $34,796 -43% -42% 248 $140   $13,468,083 55
Feb 18, 2009 - $33,771 -3% -43% 248 $136   $13,501,854 56
Feb 19, 2009 - $35,925 +6% -40% 248 $145   $13,537,779 57
Feb 20, 2009 - $47,086 +31% -37% 161 $292   $13,584,865 58
Feb 21, 2009 - $75,146 +60% -56% 161 $467   $13,660,011 59
Feb 22, 2009 - $34,846 -54% -66% 161 $216   $13,694,857 60
Feb 23, 2009 - $16,982 -51% -72% 161 $105   $13,711,839 61
Feb 24, 2009 - $19,695 +16% -43% 161 $122   $13,731,534 62
Feb 25, 2009 - $19,734 n/c -42% 161 $123   $13,751,268 63
Feb 26, 2009 - $20,135 +2% -44% 161 $125   $13,771,403 64
Feb 27, 2009 - $45,773 +127% -3% 181 $253   $13,817,176 65
Feb 28, 2009 - $74,278 +62% -1% 181 $410   $13,891,454 66
Mar 1, 2009 - $44,862 -40% +29% 181 $248   $13,936,316 67
Mar 2, 2009 - $17,105 -62% +1% 181 $95   $13,953,421 68
Mar 3, 2009 - $18,099 +6% -8% 181 $100   $13,971,520 69
Mar 4, 2009 - $19,572 +8% -1% 181 $108   $13,991,092 70
Mar 5, 2009 - $18,003 -8% -11% 181 $99   $14,009,095 71
Mar 6, 2009 - $49,828 +177% +9% 218 $229   $14,058,923 72
Mar 7, 2009 - $75,954 +52% +2% 218 $348   $14,134,877 73
Mar 8, 2009 - $43,466 -43% -3% 218 $199   $14,178,343 74
Mar 9, 2009 - $14,672 -66% -14% 218 $67   $14,193,015 75
Mar 10, 2009 - $20,915 +43% +16% 218 $96   $14,213,930 76
Mar 11, 2009 - $20,437 -2% +4% 218 $94   $14,234,367 77
Mar 12, 2009 - $21,699 +6% +21% 218 $100   $14,256,066 78
Mar 13, 2009 - $42,452 +96% -15% 203 $209   $14,298,518 79
Mar 14, 2009 - $70,644 +66% -7% 203 $348   $14,369,162 80
Mar 15, 2009 - $44,330 -37% +2% 203 $218   $14,413,492 81
Mar 16, 2009 - $13,897 -69% -5% 203 $68   $14,427,389 82
Mar 17, 2009 - $14,795 +6% -29% 203 $73   $14,442,184 83
Mar 18, 2009 - $18,692 +26% -9% 203 $92   $14,460,876 84
Mar 19, 2009 - $17,375 -7% -20% 203 $86   $14,478,251 85
Mar 20, 2009 - $33,402 +92% -21% 244 $137   $14,511,653 86
Mar 21, 2009 - $48,657 +46% -31% 244 $199   $14,560,310 87
Mar 22, 2009 - $29,854 -39% -33% 244 $122   $14,590,164 88
Mar 23, 2009 - $13,621 -54% -2% 244 $56   $14,603,785 89
Mar 24, 2009 - $15,588 +14% +5% 244 $64   $14,619,373 90
Mar 25, 2009 - $15,778 +1% -16% 244 $65   $14,635,151 91
Mar 26, 2009 - $16,877 +7% -3% 244 $69   $14,652,028 92
Mar 27, 2009 - $18,498 +10% -45% 135 $137   $14,670,526 93
Mar 28, 2009 - $27,791 +50% -43% 135 $206   $14,698,317 94
Mar 29, 2009 - $18,119 -35% -39% 135 $134   $14,716,436 95
Mar 30, 2009 - $6,024 -67% -56% 135 $45   $14,722,460 96
Mar 31, 2009 - $7,902 +31% -49% 135 $59   $14,730,362 97
Apr 1, 2009 - $8,678 +10% -45% 135 $64   $14,739,040 98
Apr 2, 2009 - $8,196 -6% -51% 135 $61   $14,747,236 99
Apr 3, 2009 - $12,182 +49% -34% 73 $167   $14,759,418 100
Apr 4, 2009 - $16,116 +32% -42% 73 $221   $14,775,534 101
Apr 5, 2009 - $10,175 -37% -44% 73 $139   $14,785,709 102
Apr 6, 2009 - $3,458 -66% -43% 73 $47   $14,789,167 103
Apr 7, 2009 - $5,255 +52% -33% 73 $72   $14,794,422 104
Apr 8, 2009 - $5,915 +13% -32% 73 $81   $14,800,337 105
Apr 9, 2009 - $5,346 -10% -35% 73 $73   $14,805,683 106
Apr 10, 2009 - $10,073 +88% -17% 35 $288   $14,815,756 107
Apr 11, 2009 - $16,392 +63% +2% 35 $468   $14,832,148 108
Apr 12, 2009 - $8,273 -50% -19% 35 $236   $14,840,421 109
Apr 13, 2009 - $4,097 -50% +18% 35 $117   $14,844,518 110
Apr 14, 2009 - $6,164 +50% +17% 35 $176   $14,850,682 111
Apr 15, 2009 - $3,973 -36% -33% 35 $114   $14,854,655 112
Apr 16, 2009 - $4,637 +17% -13% 35 $132   $14,859,292 113
Apr 17, 2009 - $5,162 +11% -49% 31 $167   $14,864,454 114
Apr 18, 2009 - $9,541 +85% -42% 31 $308   $14,873,995 115
Apr 19, 2009 - $5,428 -43% -34% 31 $175   $14,879,423 116
Apr 20, 2009 - $2,295 -58% -44% 31 $74   $14,881,718 117
Apr 21, 2009 - $2,492 +9% -60% 31 $80   $14,884,210 118
Apr 22, 2009 - $2,648 +6% -33% 31 $85   $14,886,858 119
Apr 23, 2009 - $2,184 -18% -53% 31 $70   $14,889,042 120

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2008 51 $35,674   6 $5,946   $35,674 1
Dec 26, 2008 35 $213,067 +497% 6 $35,511   $248,741 2
Jan 2, 2009 34 $141,413 -34% 6 $23,569   $390,154 3
Jan 16, 2009 13 $6,073,761   1,054 $5,763   $6,664,678 5
Jan 23, 2009 16 $3,802,612 -37% 1,108 $3,432   $10,467,290 6
Jan 30, 2009 20 $1,752,542 -54% 893 $1,963   $12,219,832 7
Feb 6, 2009 24 $806,020 -54% 448 $1,799   $13,025,852 8
Feb 13, 2009 32 $511,927 -36% 248 $2,064   $13,537,779 9
Feb 20, 2009 32 $353,675 -31% 161 $2,197   $13,891,454 10
Feb 27, 2009 37 $237,692 -33% 181 $1,313   $14,009,095 11
Mar 6, 2009 35 $246,971 +4% 218 $1,133   $14,256,066 12
Mar 13, 2009 36 $222,185 -10% 203 $1,095   $14,478,251 13
Mar 20, 2009 36 $173,777 -22% 244 $712   $14,652,028 14
Mar 27, 2009 37 $95,208 -45% 135 $705   $14,747,236 15
Apr 3, 2009 50 $58,447 -39% 73 $801   $14,805,683 16
Apr 10, 2009 50 $53,609 -8% 35 $1,532   $14,859,292 17
Apr 17, 2009 60 $29,750 -45% 31 $960   $14,889,042 18

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
May 10, 20094282,686 282,686$4,237,463$4,237,4631
May 17, 20098106,469-62% 389,155$1,595,970$5,833,4332

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Uncategorized

Eileen Atkins   
Richard Schiff   
Dustin Hoffman    Harvey Shine
Emma Thompson    Kate
Kathy Baker   
James Brolin   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Hopkins    Director
Joel Hopkins    Screenwriter

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May 19th, 2009

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March 15th, 2009

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February 4th, 2009

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January 21st, 2009

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January 18th, 2009

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January 6th, 2009

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December 30th, 2008

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December 28th, 2008

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December 24th, 2008

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December 12th, 2008

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$97,260 (0.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/1,108 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,926,164

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,505 $14,889,042
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,528 $19,598,160
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,942 $34,487,202

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2008 (Limited) by Overture Films
Video Release: May 5th, 2009 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance, Romantic Drama, Set in London, December Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Overture Films, Process Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 369 $6,478,369 Jan 16, 2009 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 247 $5,011,596 Jan 16, 2009 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 248 $7,550,796 Jan 16, 2009 25
Top 2008 Theater Average 59 $17,034 Jan 2, 2009 11

Uncategorized

Eileen Atkins   
Richard Schiff   
Dustin Hoffman    Harvey Shine
Emma Thompson    Kate
Kathy Baker   
James Brolin   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Hopkins    Director
Joel Hopkins    Screenwriter

DVD Sales - Number One DVD Far From Curious

May 19th, 2009

There was only one major new release on DVD this week, and it comes as no surprise that it topped the sales chart. The movie was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and it sold 1.48 million units to generate $24.60 million in consumer spending at retail. More...

DVD Rentals - Button Up

May 19th, 2009

Just two new release charted this week, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which had three times as many rentals as the second place Bride Wars. More...

DVD Releases for May 5th, 2009 - Part II

May 5th, 2009

The last of the Best Picture Oscar Nominees hits the home market this week. And while the Blu-ray arrived late, the Two-Disc DVD of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. On the other hand, no other release on this week's list came close to be a contender for that title, and overall it was a rather slow week. Still not so slow that I didn't have to split this week's column into two parts, with the second part found here. More...

DVD Releases for May 5th, 2009 - Part I

May 5th, 2009

The last of the Best Picture Oscar Nominees hits the home market this week. And while the Blu-ray arrived late, the Two-Disc DVD of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. On the other hand, no other release on this week's list came close to be a contender for that title, and overall it was a rather slow week. Still not so slow that I didn't have to split this week's column into two parts, with the second part found here. More...

International Details - Reading Between the Lines

March 15th, 2009

The Reader nearly reached the top five with $5.14 million on 1169 screens in 17 markets for a total of $28.35 million. The film opened in a number of smaller markets, including Belgium where it placed fifth with $174,000 on 24 screens over the weekend and $225,000 in total. However, most of its money came from holdovers, like Germany, where the film added $2.89 million on 456 screens over the weekend for a total of $7.44 million after two. More...

Melancholy on the Per Theater Chart

February 4th, 2009

There was only one film with a per theater average of more than $10,000 this week, and that film was Medicine for Melancholy, which opened with $12,625 in its lone theater. More...

Notorious is Well Known on the Per Theater Chart

January 21st, 2009

Notorious opened in fourth place overall, but in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $12,514, which was just a fraction above The Wrestler and its average of $11,824. Revolutionary Road remained strong earning an average of $10,427 in 171 theaters. The overall number one film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, was next with $10,125. Finally, Slumdog Millionaire saw amazing growth and returned to the $10,000 Club with $10,050. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paul Blart Surprises on Another Great Box Office Weekend

January 18th, 2009

2009 is only two weekends old, and has already produced two excellent weekends at the box office. After three movies opened around $20 million last weekend, no less than four new movies will be close, or exceed that goal over the three-day part of the MLK weekend, and one of those has come from nowhere to top $30 million and record the second-biggest opening weekend in January (see chart). That movie is Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a poorly-reviewed comedy starring Kevin James, which opened with $33.8 million Friday-Sunday, according to Sony's estimate, and is set to reach $40 million with Monday's numbers included. Sony puts the success down, at least in part, to James's extensive promotional efforts around the country. Maybe hard work does pay off, even in the movie business. More...

Per Theater Chart Defiant

January 6th, 2009

Despite earning mixed reviews, Defiance topped the per theater chart with a massive average of $61,757 in two theaters, and that's over the weekend. In total the film made more than $200,000 in 2 theaters over five days. Gran Torino's per theater average grew by 26% to $34,957 in 84 theaters. At this point, it would be fair to say it has earned some measure of mainstream success, and it expands wide this weekend. Revolutionary Road saw its theater count grow from 3 to 38, while it still managed a per theater average of $25,946. The Wrestler also saw growth with an average of $24,323, and it should expand over the coming weeks. I'm not sure it will expand wide, but it should do reasonably well. Che continues its Oscar qualifying run earning an average of $17,742 in 2 theaters. Last Chance Harvey saw small growth to $17,034 in 6 theaters, but I'm not sure how far it will expand. Waltz with Bashir was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,713 in five theaters. More...

Revolution on the Per Theater Chart

December 30th, 2008

Revolutionary Road was nothing short of fantastic on the per theater chart earning a stunning $190,000 in just three theaters for an average of $63,304. Gran Torino saw both is theater count and per theater average grow earning more than $2 million in 84 theaters for a stunning average of $27,652; the film might not earn as many awards as some were expecting, but its box office potential is as high as ever. The Wrestler slipped to third place during is sophomore stint with an average of $21,529 in 18 theaters, but it too should earn some measure of mainstream success. Che continued its Oscar qualifying run with $35,000 in 2 theaters for an average of $17,252. Last Chance Harvey opened with nearly $100,000 in six theaters for an average of $16,210, which would have been very impressive though most of the year, but we've hit such a winning streak recently that is feels merely average. The overall box office leader, Marley & Me earned an average of $10,448, while Waltz with Bashir barely managed to enter the $10,000 club with an average of $10,004 in five theaters. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of December 26, 2008

December 28th, 2008

There are almost as many wide releases this week as there were total release last week. However, while there are several effective sites, and none that feel sub-standard, none rise to the level of the Weekly Website Award. More...

The Gift of Limited Releases

December 24th, 2008

There's not much time for limited releases to come out if they want to qualify for this year's Oscars, and while most of the potential Oscar have already come out, this week there are a few film that have a shot at earning Oscar nominations at the very least. More...

Awards Season - The Curious Case of the Frost/Nixon Globe Nominations

December 12th, 2008

The latest set of Awards Season nominations were handed out today as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations. There was not much in the way of surprises, and it is hard to look at one film and say it was the big winner, but Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button come the closest. More...

Cast Updates - August 7, 2008

August 7th, 2008

This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Edge of Darkness, Inglorious Bastards, Rachel Getting Married, and more! More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - August 7, 2008

August 7th, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 3, 2008

August 3rd, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Haunting of Molly Hartley, Nothing Like the Holidays, Not Easily Broken and more! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2008 35 $97,260   6 $16,210   $132,934 1
Jan 2, 2009 33 $102,206 +5% 6 $17,034   $350,947 2
Jan 9, 2009 30 $141,671 +39% 16 $8,854   $531,825 3
Jan 16, 2009 13 $4,299,805 +2,935% 1,054 $4,080   $4,299,805 4
Jan 23, 2009 17 $2,865,298 -33% 1,108 $2,586   $9,529,976 5
Jan 30, 2009 20 $1,227,208 -57% 893 $1,374   $11,694,498 6
Feb 6, 2009 25 $576,363 -53% 448 $1,287   $12,796,195 7
Feb 13, 2009 32 $346,184 -40% 248 $1,396   $13,372,036 8
Feb 20, 2009 37 $157,078 -55% 161 $976   $13,694,857 9
Feb 27, 2009 38 $164,913 +5% 181 $911   $13,936,316 10
Mar 6, 2009 35 $169,248 +3% 218 $776   $14,178,343 11
Mar 13, 2009 36 $157,426 -7% 203 $775   $14,413,492 12
Mar 20, 2009 38 $111,913 -29% 244 $459   $14,590,164 13
Mar 27, 2009 37 $64,408 -42% 135 $477   $14,716,436 14
Apr 3, 2009 49 $38,473 -40% 73 $527   $14,785,709 15
Apr 10, 2009 50 $34,738 -10% 35 $993   $14,840,421 16
Apr 17, 2009 59 $20,131 -42% 31 $649   $14,879,423 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2008 - $35,674     6 $5,946   $35,674 1
Dec 26, 2008 - $30,717 -14%   6 $5,120   $66,391 2
Dec 27, 2008 - $33,963 +11%   6 $5,661   $100,354 3
Dec 28, 2008 - $32,580 -4%   6 $5,430   $132,934 4
Dec 29, 2008 - $18,444 -43%   6 $3,074   $151,378 5
Dec 30, 2008 - $20,602 +12%   6 $3,434   $171,980 6
Dec 31, 2008 - $36,027 +75%   6 $6,005   $208,007 7
Jan 1, 2009 - $40,734 +13% +14% 6 $6,789   $248,741 8
Jan 2, 2009 - $35,353 -13% +15% 6 $5,892   $284,094 9
Jan 3, 2009 - $39,639 +12% +17% 6 $6,607   $323,733 10
Jan 4, 2009 - $27,214 -31% -16% 6 $4,536   $350,947 11
Jan 5, 2009 - $8,254 -70% -55% 6 $1,376   $359,201 12
Jan 6, 2009 - $9,789 +19% -52% 6 $1,632   $368,990 13
Jan 7, 2009 - $10,059 +3% -72% 6 $1,677   $379,049 14
Jan 8, 2009 - $11,105 +10% -73% 6 $1,851   $390,154 15
Jan 9, 2009 - $41,514 +274% +17% 16 $2,595   $431,668 16
Jan 10, 2009 - $62,536 +51% +58% 16 $3,909   $494,204 17
Jan 11, 2009 - $37,621 -40% +38% 16 $2,351   $531,825 18
Jan 12, 2009 - $12,282 -67% +49% 16 $768   $544,107 19
Jan 13, 2009 - $14,786 +20% +51% 16 $924   $558,893 20
Jan 14, 2009 - $16,011 +8% +59% 16 $1,001   $574,904 21
Jan 15, 2009 - $16,013 n/c +44% 16 $1,001   $590,917 22
Jan 16, 2009 12 $1,256,607 +7,747% +2,927% 1,054 $1,192   $1,847,524 23
Jan 17, 2009 13 $1,904,377 +52% +2,945% 1,054 $1,807   $3,751,901 24
Jan 18, 2009 13 $1,138,821 -40% +2,927% 1,054 $1,080   $4,890,722 25
Jan 19, 2009 14 $711,791 -37% +5,695% 1,054 $675   $5,602,513 26
Jan 20, 2009 13 $296,413 -58% +1,905% 1,054 $281   $5,898,926 27
Jan 21, 2009 10 $384,088 +30% +2,299% 1,054 $364   $6,283,014 28
Jan 22, 2009 11 $381,664 -1% +2,283% 1,054 $362   $6,664,678 29
Jan 23, 2009 - $815,943 +114% -35% 1,108 $736   $7,480,621 30
Jan 24, 2009 17 $1,288,674 +58% -32% 1,108 $1,163   $8,769,295 31
Jan 25, 2009 17 $760,681 -41% -33% 1,108 $687   $9,529,976 32
Jan 26, 2009 16 $208,207 -73% -71% 1,108 $188   $9,738,183 33
Jan 27, 2009 14 $256,671 +23% -13% 1,108 $232   $9,994,854 34
Jan 28, 2009 14 $219,893 -14% -43% 1,108 $198   $10,214,747 35
Jan 29, 2009 14 $252,543 +15% -34% 1,108 $228   $10,467,290 36
Jan 30, 2009 - $370,767 +47% -55% 893 $415   $10,838,057 37
Jan 31, 2009 - $583,742 +57% -55% 893 $654   $11,421,799 38
Feb 1, 2009 - $272,699 -53% -64% 893 $305   $11,694,498 39
Feb 2, 2009 20 $117,438 -57% -44% 893 $132   $11,811,936 40
Feb 3, 2009 20 $128,094 +9% -50% 893 $143   $11,940,030 41
Feb 4, 2009 19 $137,644 +7% -37% 893 $154   $12,077,674 42
Feb 5, 2009 19 $142,158 +3% -44% 893 $159   $12,219,832 43
Feb 6, 2009 - $163,844 +15% -56% 448 $366   $12,383,676 44
Feb 7, 2009 - $262,487 +60% -55% 448 $586   $12,646,163 45
Feb 8, 2009 - $150,032 -43% -45% 448 $335   $12,796,195 46
Feb 9, 2009 - $50,420 -66% -57% 448 $113   $12,846,615 47
Feb 10, 2009 - $59,878 +19% -53% 448 $134   $12,906,493 48
Feb 11, 2009 - $59,181 -1% -57% 448 $132   $12,965,674 49
Feb 12, 2009 - $60,178 +2% -58% 448 $134   $13,025,852 50
Feb 13, 2009 - $74,683 +24% -54% 248 $301   $13,100,535 51
Feb 14, 2009 - $169,558 +127% -35% 248 $684   $13,270,093 52
Feb 15, 2009 - $101,943 -40% -32% 248 $411   $13,372,036 53
Feb 16, 2009 32 $61,251 -40% +21% 248 $247   $13,433,287 54
Feb 17, 2009 - $34,796 -43% -42% 248 $140   $13,468,083 55
Feb 18, 2009 - $33,771 -3% -43% 248 $136   $13,501,854 56
Feb 19, 2009 - $35,925 +6% -40% 248 $145   $13,537,779 57
Feb 20, 2009 - $47,086 +31% -37% 161 $292   $13,584,865 58
Feb 21, 2009 - $75,146 +60% -56% 161 $467   $13,660,011 59
Feb 22, 2009 - $34,846 -54% -66% 161 $216   $13,694,857 60
Feb 23, 2009 - $16,982 -51% -72% 161 $105   $13,711,839 61
Feb 24, 2009 - $19,695 +16% -43% 161 $122   $13,731,534 62
Feb 25, 2009 - $19,734 n/c -42% 161 $123   $13,751,268 63
Feb 26, 2009 - $20,135 +2% -44% 161 $125   $13,771,403 64
Feb 27, 2009 - $45,773 +127% -3% 181 $253   $13,817,176 65
Feb 28, 2009 - $74,278 +62% -1% 181 $410   $13,891,454 66
Mar 1, 2009 - $44,862 -40% +29% 181 $248   $13,936,316 67
Mar 2, 2009 - $17,105 -62% +1% 181 $95   $13,953,421 68
Mar 3, 2009 - $18,099 +6% -8% 181 $100   $13,971,520 69
Mar 4, 2009 - $19,572 +8% -1% 181 $108   $13,991,092 70
Mar 5, 2009 - $18,003 -8% -11% 181 $99   $14,009,095 71
Mar 6, 2009 - $49,828 +177% +9% 218 $229   $14,058,923 72
Mar 7, 2009 - $75,954 +52% +2% 218 $348   $14,134,877 73
Mar 8, 2009 - $43,466 -43% -3% 218 $199   $14,178,343 74
Mar 9, 2009 - $14,672 -66% -14% 218 $67   $14,193,015 75
Mar 10, 2009 - $20,915 +43% +16% 218 $96   $14,213,930 76
Mar 11, 2009 - $20,437 -2% +4% 218 $94   $14,234,367 77
Mar 12, 2009 - $21,699 +6% +21% 218 $100   $14,256,066 78
Mar 13, 2009 - $42,452 +96% -15% 203 $209   $14,298,518 79
Mar 14, 2009 - $70,644 +66% -7% 203 $348   $14,369,162 80
Mar 15, 2009 - $44,330 -37% +2% 203 $218   $14,413,492 81
Mar 16, 2009 - $13,897 -69% -5% 203 $68   $14,427,389 82
Mar 17, 2009 - $14,795 +6% -29% 203 $73   $14,442,184 83
Mar 18, 2009 - $18,692 +26% -9% 203 $92   $14,460,876 84
Mar 19, 2009 - $17,375 -7% -20% 203 $86   $14,478,251 85
Mar 20, 2009 - $33,402 +92% -21% 244 $137   $14,511,653 86
Mar 21, 2009 - $48,657 +46% -31% 244 $199   $14,560,310 87
Mar 22, 2009 - $29,854 -39% -33% 244 $122   $14,590,164 88
Mar 23, 2009 - $13,621 -54% -2% 244 $56   $14,603,785 89
Mar 24, 2009 - $15,588 +14% +5% 244 $64   $14,619,373 90
Mar 25, 2009 - $15,778 +1% -16% 244 $65   $14,635,151 91
Mar 26, 2009 - $16,877 +7% -3% 244 $69   $14,652,028 92
Mar 27, 2009 - $18,498 +10% -45% 135 $137   $14,670,526 93
Mar 28, 2009 - $27,791 +50% -43% 135 $206   $14,698,317 94
Mar 29, 2009 - $18,119 -35% -39% 135 $134   $14,716,436 95
Mar 30, 2009 - $6,024 -67% -56% 135 $45   $14,722,460 96
Mar 31, 2009 - $7,902 +31% -49% 135 $59   $14,730,362 97
Apr 1, 2009 - $8,678 +10% -45% 135 $64   $14,739,040 98
Apr 2, 2009 - $8,196 -6% -51% 135 $61   $14,747,236 99
Apr 3, 2009 - $12,182 +49% -34% 73 $167   $14,759,418 100
Apr 4, 2009 - $16,116 +32% -42% 73 $221   $14,775,534 101
Apr 5, 2009 - $10,175 -37% -44% 73 $139   $14,785,709 102
Apr 6, 2009 - $3,458 -66% -43% 73 $47   $14,789,167 103
Apr 7, 2009 - $5,255 +52% -33% 73 $72   $14,794,422 104
Apr 8, 2009 - $5,915 +13% -32% 73 $81   $14,800,337 105
Apr 9, 2009 - $5,346 -10% -35% 73 $73   $14,805,683 106
Apr 10, 2009 - $10,073 +88% -17% 35 $288   $14,815,756 107
Apr 11, 2009 - $16,392 +63% +2% 35 $468   $14,832,148 108
Apr 12, 2009 - $8,273 -50% -19% 35 $236   $14,840,421 109
Apr 13, 2009 - $4,097 -50% +18% 35 $117   $14,844,518 110
Apr 14, 2009 - $6,164 +50% +17% 35 $176   $14,850,682 111
Apr 15, 2009 - $3,973 -36% -33% 35 $114   $14,854,655 112
Apr 16, 2009 - $4,637 +17% -13% 35 $132   $14,859,292 113
Apr 17, 2009 - $5,162 +11% -49% 31 $167   $14,864,454 114
Apr 18, 2009 - $9,541 +85% -42% 31 $308   $14,873,995 115
Apr 19, 2009 - $5,428 -43% -34% 31 $175   $14,879,423 116
Apr 20, 2009 - $2,295 -58% -44% 31 $74   $14,881,718 117
Apr 21, 2009 - $2,492 +9% -60% 31 $80   $14,884,210 118
Apr 22, 2009 - $2,648 +6% -33% 31 $85   $14,886,858 119
Apr 23, 2009 - $2,184 -18% -53% 31 $70   $14,889,042 120

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2008 51 $35,674   6 $5,946   $35,674 1
Dec 26, 2008 35 $213,067 +497% 6 $35,511   $248,741 2
Jan 2, 2009 34 $141,413 -34% 6 $23,569   $390,154 3
Jan 16, 2009 13 $6,073,761   1,054 $5,763   $6,664,678 5
Jan 23, 2009 16 $3,802,612 -37% 1,108 $3,432   $10,467,290 6
Jan 30, 2009 20 $1,752,542 -54% 893 $1,963   $12,219,832 7
Feb 6, 2009 24 $806,020 -54% 448 $1,799   $13,025,852 8
Feb 13, 2009 32 $511,927 -36% 248 $2,064   $13,537,779 9
Feb 20, 2009 32 $353,675 -31% 161 $2,197   $13,891,454 10
Feb 27, 2009 37 $237,692 -33% 181 $1,313   $14,009,095 11
Mar 6, 2009 35 $246,971 +4% 218 $1,133   $14,256,066 12
Mar 13, 2009 36 $222,185 -10% 203 $1,095   $14,478,251 13
Mar 20, 2009 36 $173,777 -22% 244 $712   $14,652,028 14
Mar 27, 2009 37 $95,208 -45% 135 $705   $14,747,236 15
Apr 3, 2009 50 $58,447 -39% 73 $801   $14,805,683 16
Apr 10, 2009 50 $53,609 -8% 35 $1,532   $14,859,292 17
Apr 17, 2009 60 $29,750 -45% 31 $960   $14,889,042 18

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
May 10, 20094282,686 282,686$4,237,463$4,237,4631
May 17, 20098106,469-62% 389,155$1,595,970$5,833,4332

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