The Legend of Hercules (2014)

The Legend of Hercules poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,848,538Details
International Box Office $40,104,781Details
Worldwide Box Office $58,953,319
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $8,332,830 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,539,760 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $12,872,590
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Hercules is a mythical Greek hero—the son of Zeus, a half-god, half-man—and blessed with extraordinary strength. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom. Through harrowing battles and gladiator-arena death matches, he embarks on a legendary odyssey to overthrow the King and restore peace to the land.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,868,318 (47.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,104 opening theaters/2,104 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,869,913

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,961 $18,848,538
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,300 $40,104,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,742 $58,953,319

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


Watch Now On

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Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 10th, 2014 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: April 29th, 2014 by Summit Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense combat action and violence, and for some sensuality.
(Rating bulletin 2302, 12/18/2013)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jumanji
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Gods and Goddesses, Royalty, Slavery, Political, Romance, Forbidden Romance, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Sword and Sandal, Heroic Adventure, Famously Bad
Source:Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Millennium Films, Summit Entertainment, Nu Boyana
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 291 $5,602,664 Jan 17, 2014 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 10, 2014 3 $8,868,318   2,104 $4,215   $8,868,318 1
Jan 17, 2014 13 $3,397,143 -62% 2,104 $1,615   $14,372,794 2
Jan 24, 2014 19 $1,232,828 -64% 1,371 $899   $17,045,036 3
Jan 31, 2014 22 $532,267 -57% 598 $890   $17,961,407 4
Feb 7, 2014 29 $233,261 -56% 248 $941   $18,389,068 5
Feb 14, 2014 41 $73,562 -68% 90 $817   $18,518,842 6
Feb 21, 2014 38 $102,060 +39% 110 $928   $18,647,973 7
Feb 28, 2014 45 $70,176 -31% 89 $788   $18,755,003 8
Mar 7, 2014 48 $40,486 -42% 61 $664   $18,821,279 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 10, 2014 2 $3,161,415     2,104 $1,503   $3,161,415 1
Jan 11, 2014 6 $3,493,324 +10%   2,104 $1,660   $6,654,739 2
Jan 12, 2014 5 $2,213,579 -37%   2,104 $1,052   $8,868,318 3
Jan 13, 2014 7 $600,892 -73%   2,104 $286   $9,469,210 4
Jan 14, 2014 9 $606,082 +1%   2,104 $288   $10,075,292 5
Jan 15, 2014 9 $482,113 -20%   2,104 $229   $10,557,405 6
Jan 16, 2014 9 $418,246 -13%   2,104 $199   $10,975,651 7
Jan 17, 2014 12 $904,931 +116% -71% 2,104 $430   $11,880,582 8
Jan 18, 2014 13 $1,476,852 +63% -58% 2,104 $702   $13,357,434 9
Jan 19, 2014 13 $1,015,360 -31% -54% 2,104 $483   $14,372,794 10
Jan 20, 2014 13 $757,752 -25% +26% 2,104 $360   $15,130,546 11
Jan 21, 2014 13 $242,040 -68% -60% 2,104 $115   $15,372,586 12
Jan 22, 2014 13 $227,431 -6% -53% 2,104 $108   $15,600,017 13
Jan 23, 2014 13 $212,191 -7% -49% 2,104 $101   $15,812,208 14
Jan 24, 2014 - $308,352 +45% -66% 1,371 $225   $16,120,560 15
Jan 25, 2014 - $553,568 +80% -63% 1,371 $404   $16,674,128 16
Jan 26, 2014 - $370,908 -33% -63% 1,371 $271   $17,045,036 17
Jan 27, 2014 - $94,219 -75% -88% 1,371 $69   $17,139,255 18
Jan 28, 2014 - $104,905 +11% -57% 1,371 $77   $17,244,160 19
Jan 29, 2014 - $88,050 -16% -61% 1,371 $64   $17,332,210 20
Jan 30, 2014 - $96,930 +10% -54% 1,371 $71   $17,429,140 21
Jan 31, 2014 - $153,064 +58% -50% 598 $256   $17,582,204 22
Feb 1, 2014 - $275,101 +80% -50% 598 $460   $17,857,305 23
Feb 2, 2014 - $104,102 -62% -72% 598 $174   $17,961,407 24
Feb 3, 2014 - $51,997 -50% -45% 598 $87   $18,013,404 25
Feb 4, 2014 - $53,853 +4% -49% 598 $90   $18,067,257 26
Feb 5, 2014 - $45,020 -16% -49% 598 $75   $18,112,277 27
Feb 6, 2014 - $43,530 -3% -55% 598 $73   $18,155,807 28
Feb 7, 2014 - $57,620 +32% -62% 248 $232   $18,213,427 29
Feb 8, 2014 - $102,394 +78% -63% 248 $413   $18,315,821 30
Feb 9, 2014 - $73,247 -28% -30% 248 $295   $18,389,068 31
Feb 10, 2014 - $18,298 -75% -65% 248 $74   $18,407,366 32
Feb 11, 2014 - $18,193 -1% -66% 248 $73   $18,425,559 33
Feb 12, 2014 - $10,372 -43% -77% 248 $42   $18,435,931 34
Feb 13, 2014 - $9,349 -10% -79% 248 $38   $18,445,280 35
Feb 14, 2014 - $23,867 +155% -59% 90 $265   $18,469,147 36
Feb 15, 2014 - $25,923 +9% -75% 90 $288   $18,495,070 37
Feb 16, 2014 - $23,772 -8% -68% 90 $264   $18,518,842 38
Feb 17, 2014 - $11,546 -51% -37% 90 $128   $18,530,388 39
Feb 18, 2014 - $5,900 -49% -68% 90 $66   $18,536,288 40
Feb 19, 2014 - $4,865 -18% -53% 90 $54   $18,541,153 41
Feb 20, 2014 - $4,760 -2% -49% 90 $53   $18,545,913 42
Feb 21, 2014 - $25,042 +426% +5% 110 $228   $18,570,955 43
Feb 22, 2014 - $43,642 +74% +68% 110 $397   $18,614,597 44
Feb 23, 2014 - $33,376 -24% +40% 110 $303   $18,647,973 45
Feb 24, 2014 - $8,707 -74% -25% 110 $79   $18,656,680 46
Feb 25, 2014 - $9,864 +13% +67% 110 $90   $18,666,544 47
Feb 26, 2014 - $9,143 -7% +88% 110 $83   $18,675,687 48
Feb 27, 2014 - $9,140 n/c +92% 110 $83   $18,684,827 49
Feb 28, 2014 - $17,293 +89% -31% 89 $194   $18,702,120 50
Mar 1, 2014 - $31,157 +80% -29% 89 $350   $18,733,277 51
Mar 2, 2014 - $21,726 -30% -35% 89 $244   $18,755,003 52
Mar 3, 2014 - $7,234 -67% -17% 89 $81   $18,762,237 53
Mar 4, 2014 - $6,762 -7% -31% 89 $76   $18,768,999 54
Mar 5, 2014 - $5,576 -18% -39% 89 $63   $18,774,575 55
Mar 6, 2014 - $6,218 +12% -32% 89 $70   $18,780,793 56
Mar 7, 2014 - $8,923 +44% -48% 61 $146   $18,789,716 57
Mar 8, 2014 - $16,346 +83% -48% 61 $268   $18,806,062 58
Mar 9, 2014 - $15,217 -7% -30% 61 $249   $18,821,279 59
Mar 10, 2014 - $6,520 -57% -10% 61 $107   $18,827,799 60
Mar 11, 2014 - $6,841 +5% +1% 61 $112   $18,834,640 61
Mar 12, 2014 - $7,099 +4% +27% 61 $116   $18,841,739 62
Mar 13, 2014 - $6,799 -4% +9% 61 $111   $18,848,538 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 10, 2014 5 $10,975,651   2,104 $5,217   $10,975,651 1
Jan 17, 2014 13 $4,836,557 -56% 2,104 $2,299   $15,812,208 2
Jan 24, 2014 20 $1,616,932 -67% 1,371 $1,179   $17,429,140 3
Jan 31, 2014 22 $726,667 -55% 598 $1,215   $18,155,807 4
Feb 7, 2014 29 $289,473 -60% 248 $1,167   $18,445,280 5
Feb 14, 2014 40 $100,633 -65% 90 $1,118   $18,545,913 6
Feb 21, 2014 37 $138,914 +38% 110 $1,263   $18,684,827 7
Feb 28, 2014 42 $95,966 -31% 89 $1,078   $18,780,793 8
Mar 7, 2014 44 $67,745 -29% 61 $1,111   $18,848,538 9

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 4, 20141219,120 219,120$3,223,255$3,223,2551
May 11, 20142106,848-51% 325,968$1,598,446$4,821,7012
May 18, 2014749,133-54% 375,101$735,030$5,556,7313
May 25, 20141524,730-50% 399,831$368,724$5,925,4554
Jun 1, 20141822,115-11% 421,946$330,840$6,256,2955
Jun 8, 20143013,655-38% 435,601$204,279$6,460,5746
Jun 29, 20142713,486 466,827$204,717$6,949,0639

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 4, 2014199,258 99,258$1,873,991$1,873,9911
May 11, 2014535,464-64% 134,722$814,251$2,688,2422
May 18, 20141018,809-47% 153,531$431,851$3,120,0933
May 25, 20141810,047-47% 163,578$230,671$3,350,7644

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Leading Cast

Kellan Lutz    Hercules

Supporting Cast

Scott Adkins    King Amphitryon
Liam McIntyre    Soltiris
Liam Garrigan    Iphicles
Johnathon Schaech    Tarak
Roxanne McKee    Queen Alcmene
Gaia Weiss    Hebe
Rade Serbedzija    Chiron

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

Production and Technical Credits

Renny Harlin    Director
Daniel Giat    Screenwriter
Sean Hood    Screenwriter
Danny Lerner    Producer
Les Weldon    Producer
Boaz Davidson    Producer
Renny Harlin    Producer
Avi Lerner    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
John Thompson    Executive Producer
Sam McCurdy    Director of Photography
Luca Tranchino    Production Designer
Vincent Tabaillon    Editor
Sonu Mishra    Costume Designer
Tuomas Kantelinen    Composer
Kate Dowd    Casting Director
Lonnie Ramati    Co-Executive Producer
Sonya Savova    Art Director
Ivan Ranghelov    Art Director
Alexei Karagiaur    Art Director
Valya Mladenova    Set Decorator
Alessandro Troso    Set Designer
Adriano Giombini    Set Designer
Yosif Mladenov    Set Designer
Vladimir Kaloyanov    Sound Mixer
Trevor Gates    Sound Designer
Jonathan Miller    Supervising Sound Editor
Jonathan Wales    Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Richard 'Tricky' Kitting    Re-recording Mixer
Jason Gaya    Re-recording Mixer
Nikolay Gachev    Visual Effects Supervisor
Stanislav Dragiev    Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Coulter    Visual Effects Producer
Pini Klavir    Special Effects Supervisor
Mary Ellen Woods    Assistant Director
Petya Evtimova    Assistant Director
Isaac Florentine    Second Unit Director
Ross Clarkson    Second Unit Camera
Rowley Irlam    Stunt Coordinator
Diyan Hristov    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 29th, 2014

April 28th, 2014

According to Amazon, the top best selling new release of the week is Space Battleship Yamato on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Huh? This is a live action remake of a 1970s Anime series, and according to Amazon.com, it is the number one selling new release of the week. Either this is an incredibly slow week, or there's something wrong with Amazon.com's algorithm. It's mostly the former. Gloria is easily the best movie on this list, but the reviews on the DVD are weak. Star Trek: Enterprise: Season Four has a lot of extras and the season was arguably the best in the show's short run, but the Blu-ray is expensive and even the best season isn't as good as the average TNG season. I finally got to the review for Knights of Badassdom and I loved the Blu-ray, but I'm not sure there is a wide enough audience for the movie. I was tempted to go with Space Battleship Yamato as Pick of the Week. In the end, I went with Gloria. More...

International Box Office: Rio 2 Rise, Soldier Surges Past Milestones

April 17th, 2014

Rio 2 poster

Rio 2 raced to first place with $63.5 million on 20,008 screens in 65 markets for a total of $125.6 million after four weeks of release. This includes a first place debut in Mexico, where it earned $8.42 million on 2,627 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.97 million. This is about $3 million more than the first film's debut there. It also earned first place in Australia with $2.09 million on 278 screens, although this is weaker than its predecessor. It is still too soon to tell where it will finish internationally, as it has been doing better in some markets, but worse in others, when compared to Rio. That said, I think the studio should be happy overall. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Blow Up at the Box Office?

February 20th, 2014

Pompeii poster

There are two wide releases debuting this week, Pompeii and 3 Days to Kill. Neither film were expected to be big hits and I originally predicted $35 million for both films. Now it seems low expectations have dropped even further. Neither film has a shot at first place, which should come as no surprise, but now it looks like the two films will be battling for fifth place. The LEGO Movie will remain supreme over the weekend and will not only crush the competition this week, but will crush the competition from last year as well. Last year the two new releases were Snitch and Dark Skies, but the box office was led by Identity Thief. There's a slim chance The LEGO Movie will earn more than those three films earned combined (roughly $35 million). Even on the low end, it will earn more than the top two films earned last year. 2014 will continue to dominate 2013 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ride Cruises to the Finish Line

January 21st, 2014

Ride Along poster

It was a record-breaking weekend with Ride Along earning the biggest January opening weekend and the biggest MLK long weekend. Needless to say, it crushed expectations. Additionally, The Nut Job overcame terrible reviews to earn a solid opening, at least according to estimates. Overall, the box office pulled in $176 million over the three-day weekend, which is 26% more than the three-day weekend last week and last year. Over the four-day weekend, the box office pulled in $211 million, or 28% more than last year's MLK long weekend. That's great news, as 2014 was below 2013's pace. In fact, after this weekend, 2014 has pulled ahead of 2013 by 8% at $671 million to $621 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Survivor Be Lonely At the Top?

January 10th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

There is only one truly new wide release this weekend: The Legend of Hercules. This film is earning zero positive reviews and most analysts think it will miss the top five. Fortunately, there are a couple of limited releases expanding wide this weekend that should help compensate. Lone Survivor is the most obviously mainstream hit and it has been doing surprisingly well in limited release. Meanwhile, Her is probably too out there to be a mainstream hit, but its reviews suggest it should at least do well with those looking for Oscar-quality films. This weekend last year was the weekend Zero Dark Thirty expanded wide. It pulled in $24.44 million over the weekend, which is a figure Lone Survivor might match. Unfortunately for 2014, 2013 had much better depth at the box office, so even if the Lone Survivor does get to $25 million or beyond, it still looks like the year will continue lower than last year. More...

2014 Preview: January

January 1st, 2014

Jack Ryan poster

It's the first month of the new year, but the biggest hit might be a film released in December. Last month ended on a slow note with all five Christmas day releases failing to become hits, some more than others. (It's a little too soon to tell if The Wolf of Wall Street or The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will do well enough to break even any time soon, but neither is a serious hit.) There are still some December releases that will likely remain on the charts through the opening weekends of January, while there are some films that opened in limited release last month with a scheduled wide release this month. Of the purely January releases, I would guess Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit will be the biggest hit. Even then, it won't live up to the previous films in the franchise, even if you don't take inflation into account. Most of the rest of the new releases will be happy if they can become midlevel hits. Last January was led by Mama, which earned more than $70 million. I think Shadow Recruit will top that figure at the box office, while there are a similar number of likely box office bombs opening this year as there were last year. 2014 could start out ahead of 2013's pace, but it likely won't be a huge difference either way. More...

Contest: Sign Me Up

December 27th, 2013

It's the first Box Office Prediction contest of the year and it is an easy week to pick a target film, as the only wide release is Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Paranormal Activity is an established franchise, but this is the first film in the series not to open wide in October, so it will be interesting to see how moviegoers reach. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a signed poster for The Legend of Hercules, signed by Kellan Lutz.

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

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Synopsis

Hercules is a mythical Greek hero—the son of Zeus, a half-god, half-man—and blessed with extraordinary strength. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom. Through harrowing battles and gladiator-arena death matches, he embarks on a legendary odyssey to overthrow the King and restore peace to the land.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,868,318 (47.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:32.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,104 opening theaters/2,104 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $24,869,913

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,961 $18,848,538
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,300 $40,104,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,742 $58,953,319

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 10th, 2014 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: April 29th, 2014 by Summit Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense combat action and violence, and for some sensuality.
(Rating bulletin 2302, 12/18/2013)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jumanji
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Gods and Goddesses, Royalty, Slavery, Political, Romance, Forbidden Romance, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Sword and Sandal, Heroic Adventure, Famously Bad
Source:Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Millennium Films, Summit Entertainment, Nu Boyana
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 291 $5,602,664 Jan 17, 2014 10

Leading Cast

Kellan Lutz    Hercules

Supporting Cast

Scott Adkins    King Amphitryon
Liam McIntyre    Soltiris
Liam Garrigan    Iphicles
Johnathon Schaech    Tarak
Roxanne McKee    Queen Alcmene
Gaia Weiss    Hebe
Rade Serbedzija    Chiron

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

Production and Technical Credits

Renny Harlin    Director
Daniel Giat    Screenwriter
Sean Hood    Screenwriter
Danny Lerner    Producer
Les Weldon    Producer
Boaz Davidson    Producer
Renny Harlin    Producer
Avi Lerner    Executive Producer
Trevor Short    Executive Producer
John Thompson    Executive Producer
Sam McCurdy    Director of Photography
Luca Tranchino    Production Designer
Vincent Tabaillon    Editor
Sonu Mishra    Costume Designer
Tuomas Kantelinen    Composer
Kate Dowd    Casting Director
Lonnie Ramati    Co-Executive Producer
Sonya Savova    Art Director
Ivan Ranghelov    Art Director
Alexei Karagiaur    Art Director
Valya Mladenova    Set Decorator
Alessandro Troso    Set Designer
Adriano Giombini    Set Designer
Yosif Mladenov    Set Designer
Vladimir Kaloyanov    Sound Mixer
Trevor Gates    Sound Designer
Jonathan Miller    Supervising Sound Editor
Jonathan Wales    Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Richard 'Tricky' Kitting    Re-recording Mixer
Jason Gaya    Re-recording Mixer
Nikolay Gachev    Visual Effects Supervisor
Stanislav Dragiev    Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Coulter    Visual Effects Producer
Pini Klavir    Special Effects Supervisor
Mary Ellen Woods    Assistant Director
Petya Evtimova    Assistant Director
Isaac Florentine    Second Unit Director
Ross Clarkson    Second Unit Camera
Rowley Irlam    Stunt Coordinator
Diyan Hristov    Stunt Coordinator

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 29th, 2014

April 28th, 2014

According to Amazon, the top best selling new release of the week is Space Battleship Yamato on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Huh? This is a live action remake of a 1970s Anime series, and according to Amazon.com, it is the number one selling new release of the week. Either this is an incredibly slow week, or there's something wrong with Amazon.com's algorithm. It's mostly the former. Gloria is easily the best movie on this list, but the reviews on the DVD are weak. Star Trek: Enterprise: Season Four has a lot of extras and the season was arguably the best in the show's short run, but the Blu-ray is expensive and even the best season isn't as good as the average TNG season. I finally got to the review for Knights of Badassdom and I loved the Blu-ray, but I'm not sure there is a wide enough audience for the movie. I was tempted to go with Space Battleship Yamato as Pick of the Week. In the end, I went with Gloria. More...

International Box Office: Rio 2 Rise, Soldier Surges Past Milestones

April 17th, 2014

Rio 2 poster

Rio 2 raced to first place with $63.5 million on 20,008 screens in 65 markets for a total of $125.6 million after four weeks of release. This includes a first place debut in Mexico, where it earned $8.42 million on 2,627 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.97 million. This is about $3 million more than the first film's debut there. It also earned first place in Australia with $2.09 million on 278 screens, although this is weaker than its predecessor. It is still too soon to tell where it will finish internationally, as it has been doing better in some markets, but worse in others, when compared to Rio. That said, I think the studio should be happy overall. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Blow Up at the Box Office?

February 20th, 2014

Pompeii poster

There are two wide releases debuting this week, Pompeii and 3 Days to Kill. Neither film were expected to be big hits and I originally predicted $35 million for both films. Now it seems low expectations have dropped even further. Neither film has a shot at first place, which should come as no surprise, but now it looks like the two films will be battling for fifth place. The LEGO Movie will remain supreme over the weekend and will not only crush the competition this week, but will crush the competition from last year as well. Last year the two new releases were Snitch and Dark Skies, but the box office was led by Identity Thief. There's a slim chance The LEGO Movie will earn more than those three films earned combined (roughly $35 million). Even on the low end, it will earn more than the top two films earned last year. 2014 will continue to dominate 2013 in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ride Cruises to the Finish Line

January 21st, 2014

Ride Along poster

It was a record-breaking weekend with Ride Along earning the biggest January opening weekend and the biggest MLK long weekend. Needless to say, it crushed expectations. Additionally, The Nut Job overcame terrible reviews to earn a solid opening, at least according to estimates. Overall, the box office pulled in $176 million over the three-day weekend, which is 26% more than the three-day weekend last week and last year. Over the four-day weekend, the box office pulled in $211 million, or 28% more than last year's MLK long weekend. That's great news, as 2014 was below 2013's pace. In fact, after this weekend, 2014 has pulled ahead of 2013 by 8% at $671 million to $621 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Survivor Be Lonely At the Top?

January 10th, 2014

Lone Survivor poster

There is only one truly new wide release this weekend: The Legend of Hercules. This film is earning zero positive reviews and most analysts think it will miss the top five. Fortunately, there are a couple of limited releases expanding wide this weekend that should help compensate. Lone Survivor is the most obviously mainstream hit and it has been doing surprisingly well in limited release. Meanwhile, Her is probably too out there to be a mainstream hit, but its reviews suggest it should at least do well with those looking for Oscar-quality films. This weekend last year was the weekend Zero Dark Thirty expanded wide. It pulled in $24.44 million over the weekend, which is a figure Lone Survivor might match. Unfortunately for 2014, 2013 had much better depth at the box office, so even if the Lone Survivor does get to $25 million or beyond, it still looks like the year will continue lower than last year. More...

2014 Preview: January

January 1st, 2014

Jack Ryan poster

It's the first month of the new year, but the biggest hit might be a film released in December. Last month ended on a slow note with all five Christmas day releases failing to become hits, some more than others. (It's a little too soon to tell if The Wolf of Wall Street or The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will do well enough to break even any time soon, but neither is a serious hit.) There are still some December releases that will likely remain on the charts through the opening weekends of January, while there are some films that opened in limited release last month with a scheduled wide release this month. Of the purely January releases, I would guess Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit will be the biggest hit. Even then, it won't live up to the previous films in the franchise, even if you don't take inflation into account. Most of the rest of the new releases will be happy if they can become midlevel hits. Last January was led by Mama, which earned more than $70 million. I think Shadow Recruit will top that figure at the box office, while there are a similar number of likely box office bombs opening this year as there were last year. 2014 could start out ahead of 2013's pace, but it likely won't be a huge difference either way. More...

Contest: Sign Me Up

December 27th, 2013

It's the first Box Office Prediction contest of the year and it is an easy week to pick a target film, as the only wide release is Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Paranormal Activity is an established franchise, but this is the first film in the series not to open wide in October, so it will be interesting to see how moviegoers reach. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a signed poster for The Legend of Hercules, signed by Kellan Lutz.

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 10, 2014 3 $8,868,318   2,104 $4,215   $8,868,318 1
Jan 17, 2014 13 $3,397,143 -62% 2,104 $1,615   $14,372,794 2
Jan 24, 2014 19 $1,232,828 -64% 1,371 $899   $17,045,036 3
Jan 31, 2014 22 $532,267 -57% 598 $890   $17,961,407 4
Feb 7, 2014 29 $233,261 -56% 248 $941   $18,389,068 5
Feb 14, 2014 41 $73,562 -68% 90 $817   $18,518,842 6
Feb 21, 2014 38 $102,060 +39% 110 $928   $18,647,973 7
Feb 28, 2014 45 $70,176 -31% 89 $788   $18,755,003 8
Mar 7, 2014 48 $40,486 -42% 61 $664   $18,821,279 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 10, 2014 2 $3,161,415     2,104 $1,503   $3,161,415 1
Jan 11, 2014 6 $3,493,324 +10%   2,104 $1,660   $6,654,739 2
Jan 12, 2014 5 $2,213,579 -37%   2,104 $1,052   $8,868,318 3
Jan 13, 2014 7 $600,892 -73%   2,104 $286   $9,469,210 4
Jan 14, 2014 9 $606,082 +1%   2,104 $288   $10,075,292 5
Jan 15, 2014 9 $482,113 -20%   2,104 $229   $10,557,405 6
Jan 16, 2014 9 $418,246 -13%   2,104 $199   $10,975,651 7
Jan 17, 2014 12 $904,931 +116% -71% 2,104 $430   $11,880,582 8
Jan 18, 2014 13 $1,476,852 +63% -58% 2,104 $702   $13,357,434 9
Jan 19, 2014 13 $1,015,360 -31% -54% 2,104 $483   $14,372,794 10
Jan 20, 2014 13 $757,752 -25% +26% 2,104 $360   $15,130,546 11
Jan 21, 2014 13 $242,040 -68% -60% 2,104 $115   $15,372,586 12
Jan 22, 2014 13 $227,431 -6% -53% 2,104 $108   $15,600,017 13
Jan 23, 2014 13 $212,191 -7% -49% 2,104 $101   $15,812,208 14
Jan 24, 2014 - $308,352 +45% -66% 1,371 $225   $16,120,560 15
Jan 25, 2014 - $553,568 +80% -63% 1,371 $404   $16,674,128 16
Jan 26, 2014 - $370,908 -33% -63% 1,371 $271   $17,045,036 17
Jan 27, 2014 - $94,219 -75% -88% 1,371 $69   $17,139,255 18
Jan 28, 2014 - $104,905 +11% -57% 1,371 $77   $17,244,160 19
Jan 29, 2014 - $88,050 -16% -61% 1,371 $64   $17,332,210 20
Jan 30, 2014 - $96,930 +10% -54% 1,371 $71   $17,429,140 21
Jan 31, 2014 - $153,064 +58% -50% 598 $256   $17,582,204 22
Feb 1, 2014 - $275,101 +80% -50% 598 $460   $17,857,305 23
Feb 2, 2014 - $104,102 -62% -72% 598 $174   $17,961,407 24
Feb 3, 2014 - $51,997 -50% -45% 598 $87   $18,013,404 25
Feb 4, 2014 - $53,853 +4% -49% 598 $90   $18,067,257 26
Feb 5, 2014 - $45,020 -16% -49% 598 $75   $18,112,277 27
Feb 6, 2014 - $43,530 -3% -55% 598 $73   $18,155,807 28
Feb 7, 2014 - $57,620 +32% -62% 248 $232   $18,213,427 29
Feb 8, 2014 - $102,394 +78% -63% 248 $413   $18,315,821 30
Feb 9, 2014 - $73,247 -28% -30% 248 $295   $18,389,068 31
Feb 10, 2014 - $18,298 -75% -65% 248 $74   $18,407,366 32
Feb 11, 2014 - $18,193 -1% -66% 248 $73   $18,425,559 33
Feb 12, 2014 - $10,372 -43% -77% 248 $42   $18,435,931 34
Feb 13, 2014 - $9,349 -10% -79% 248 $38   $18,445,280 35
Feb 14, 2014 - $23,867 +155% -59% 90 $265   $18,469,147 36
Feb 15, 2014 - $25,923 +9% -75% 90 $288   $18,495,070 37
Feb 16, 2014 - $23,772 -8% -68% 90 $264   $18,518,842 38
Feb 17, 2014 - $11,546 -51% -37% 90 $128   $18,530,388 39
Feb 18, 2014 - $5,900 -49% -68% 90 $66   $18,536,288 40
Feb 19, 2014 - $4,865 -18% -53% 90 $54   $18,541,153 41
Feb 20, 2014 - $4,760 -2% -49% 90 $53   $18,545,913 42
Feb 21, 2014 - $25,042 +426% +5% 110 $228   $18,570,955 43
Feb 22, 2014 - $43,642 +74% +68% 110 $397   $18,614,597 44
Feb 23, 2014 - $33,376 -24% +40% 110 $303   $18,647,973 45
Feb 24, 2014 - $8,707 -74% -25% 110 $79   $18,656,680 46
Feb 25, 2014 - $9,864 +13% +67% 110 $90   $18,666,544 47
Feb 26, 2014 - $9,143 -7% +88% 110 $83   $18,675,687 48
Feb 27, 2014 - $9,140 n/c +92% 110 $83   $18,684,827 49
Feb 28, 2014 - $17,293 +89% -31% 89 $194   $18,702,120 50
Mar 1, 2014 - $31,157 +80% -29% 89 $350   $18,733,277 51
Mar 2, 2014 - $21,726 -30% -35% 89 $244   $18,755,003 52
Mar 3, 2014 - $7,234 -67% -17% 89 $81   $18,762,237 53
Mar 4, 2014 - $6,762 -7% -31% 89 $76   $18,768,999 54
Mar 5, 2014 - $5,576 -18% -39% 89 $63   $18,774,575 55
Mar 6, 2014 - $6,218 +12% -32% 89 $70   $18,780,793 56
Mar 7, 2014 - $8,923 +44% -48% 61 $146   $18,789,716 57
Mar 8, 2014 - $16,346 +83% -48% 61 $268   $18,806,062 58
Mar 9, 2014 - $15,217 -7% -30% 61 $249   $18,821,279 59
Mar 10, 2014 - $6,520 -57% -10% 61 $107   $18,827,799 60
Mar 11, 2014 - $6,841 +5% +1% 61 $112   $18,834,640 61
Mar 12, 2014 - $7,099 +4% +27% 61 $116   $18,841,739 62
Mar 13, 2014 - $6,799 -4% +9% 61 $111   $18,848,538 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 10, 2014 5 $10,975,651   2,104 $5,217   $10,975,651 1
Jan 17, 2014 13 $4,836,557 -56% 2,104 $2,299   $15,812,208 2
Jan 24, 2014 20 $1,616,932 -67% 1,371 $1,179   $17,429,140 3
Jan 31, 2014 22 $726,667 -55% 598 $1,215   $18,155,807 4
Feb 7, 2014 29 $289,473 -60% 248 $1,167   $18,445,280 5
Feb 14, 2014 40 $100,633 -65% 90 $1,118   $18,545,913 6
Feb 21, 2014 37 $138,914 +38% 110 $1,263   $18,684,827 7
Feb 28, 2014 42 $95,966 -31% 89 $1,078   $18,780,793 8
Mar 7, 2014 44 $67,745 -29% 61 $1,111   $18,848,538 9

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 4, 20141219,120 219,120$3,223,255$3,223,2551
May 11, 20142106,848-51% 325,968$1,598,446$4,821,7012
May 18, 2014749,133-54% 375,101$735,030$5,556,7313
May 25, 20141524,730-50% 399,831$368,724$5,925,4554
Jun 1, 20141822,115-11% 421,946$330,840$6,256,2955
Jun 8, 20143013,655-38% 435,601$204,279$6,460,5746
Jun 29, 20142713,486 466,827$204,717$6,949,0639

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
May 4, 2014199,258 99,258$1,873,991$1,873,9911
May 11, 2014535,464-64% 134,722$814,251$2,688,2422
May 18, 20141018,809-47% 153,531$431,851$3,120,0933
May 25, 20141810,047-47% 163,578$230,671$3,350,7644

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