The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,006,726Details
International Box Office $10,800,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $34,806,726
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,159,093 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,159,093
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou and his crew--Team Zissou--set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly non-existent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou's partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. A young airline co-pilot who may or may not be Zissou's son, a beautiful journalist assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and Zissou's estranged wife and co-producer, Eleanor, joins them on their voyage. They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$113,085 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:69.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/1,105 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $40,219,672

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 10th, 2004 (Limited) by Walt Disney
December 25th, 2004 (Expands Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: March 10th, 2005 (Wide) (New Zealand)
March 17th, 2005 (Limited), released as Um Peixe Fora de Água (Portugal)
March 18th, 2005 (Wide), released as The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Australia)
Video Release: May 27th, 2014 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity.
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Royal Tenenbaums
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Comedy Drama, Ensemble, Underwater, Revenge, Death of a Mentor
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 365 $8,050,335 Dec 31, 2004 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 356 $8,274,256 Dec 24, 2004 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 31 $49,394 Dec 17, 2004 10
Top 2004 Theater Average 3 $56,543 Dec 10, 2004 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2004 27 $113,085   2 $56,543   $113,085 1
Dec 17, 2004 31 $98,787 -13% 2 $49,394   $311,689 2
Dec 24, 2004 9 $4,547,181 +4,503% 1,105 $4,115   $4,955,054 3
Dec 31, 2004 11 $4,424,122 -3% 1,105 $4,004   $14,794,828 4
Jan 7, 2005 10 $2,744,639 -38% 1,105 $2,484   $19,449,138 5
Jan 14, 2005 19 $1,350,164 -51% 907 $1,489   $21,858,628 6
Jan 21, 2005 21 $527,088 -61% 425 $1,240   $22,968,168 7
Jan 28, 2005 28 $270,035 -49% 206 $1,311   $23,464,386 8
Feb 4, 2005 35 $147,179 -45% 126 $1,168   $23,710,521 9
Feb 11, 2005 45 $88,093 -40% 74 $1,190   $23,867,161 10
Feb 18, 2005 52 $44,950 -49% 51 $881   $23,955,785 11
Feb 25, 2005 62 $23,743 -47% 32 $742   $24,006,726 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2004 7 $2,405,132     1,103 $2,181   $2,405,132 16
Dec 26, 2004 8 $2,117,400 -12%   1,103 $1,920   $4,955,054 17
Dec 27, 2004 10 $1,514,000 -28%   1,103 $1,373   $6,469,000 18
Dec 28, 2004 10 $1,340,000 -11%   1,105 $1,213   $7,809,000 19
Jan 1, 2005 8 $2,067,396   -14% 1,105 $1,871   $13,428,721 23
Jan 2, 2005 10 $1,366,107 -34% -35% 1,105 $1,236   $14,794,828 24
Jan 3, 2005 8 $623,000 -54% -59% 1,105 $564   $15,418,000 25
Jan 4, 2005 8 $438,000 -30% -67% 1,105 $396   $15,856,000 26
Jan 5, 2005 6 $423,000 -3%   1,105 $383   $16,279,000 27
Jan 6, 2005 7 $425,000 n/c   1,105 $385   $16,704,000 28
Jan 7, 2005 10 $900,000 +112%   1,105 $814   $17,600,000 29
Jan 8, 2005 10 $1,156,530 +29% -44% 1,105 $1,047   $18,733,333 30
Jan 9, 2005 10 $715,805 -38% -48% 1,105 $648   $19,449,138 31
Jan 10, 2005 8 $268,000 -63% -57% 1,105 $243   $19,717,000 32
Jan 11, 2005 8 $293,000 +9% -33% 1,105 $265   $20,010,000 33
Jan 12, 2005 8 $249,000 -15% -41% 1,105 $225   $20,259,000 34
Jan 13, 2005 9 $249,000 n/c -41% 1,105 $225   $20,508,000 35
Jan 14, 2005 12 $600,000 +141% -33% 907 $662   $21,100,000 36
Jan 15, 2005 18 $540,160 -10% -53% 907 $596   $21,456,975 37
Jan 16, 2005 19 $401,653 -26% -44% 907 $443   $21,858,628 38
Jan 17, 2005 21 $261,955 -35% -2% 907 $289   $22,120,583 39
Feb 21, 2005 48 $9,674     51 $190   $23,965,459 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2004 25 $212,902   2 $106,451   $212,902 1
Dec 17, 2004 28 $194,971 -8% 2 $97,486   $407,873 2
Dec 24, 2004 10 $9,962,833 +5,010% 1,105 $9,016   $10,370,706 3
Dec 31, 2004 10 $6,333,793 -36% 1,105 $5,732   $16,704,499 4
Jan 7, 2005 10 $3,803,965 -40% 1,105 $3,443   $20,508,464 5
Jan 14, 2005 19 $1,932,616 -49% 907 $2,131   $22,441,080 6
Jan 21, 2005 21 $753,271 -61% 425 $1,772   $23,194,351 7
Jan 28, 2005 29 $368,991 -51% 206 $1,791   $23,563,342 8
Feb 4, 2005 36 $215,726 -42% 126 $1,712   $23,779,068 9
Feb 11, 2005 43 $131,767 -39% 74 $1,781   $23,910,835 10
Feb 18, 2005 51 $72,148 -45% 51 $1,415   $23,982,983 11
Feb 25, 2005 68 $23,743 -67% 32 $742   $24,006,726 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/18/2005 $122,462 22 52 283 $1,081,417 1/15/2021
New Zealand 3/10/2005 $0 0 1 6 $2,187 9/27/2022
Portugal 3/17/2005 $0 0 1 2 $184,546 7/5/2023
 
Rest of World $9,531,850
 
International Total$10,800,000 7/5/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Lead Ensemble Members

Bill Murray    Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson    Ned Plimpton
Cate Blanchett    Jane Winslett-Richardson
Anjelica Huston    Eleanor Zissou
Willem Dafoe    Klaus Daimler
Jeff Goldblum    Hennessey
Michael Gambon    Drakoulias
Bud Cort    Bill Ubell

Supporting Cast

Noah Taylor    Vladimir Wolodarsky
Seu Jorge    Pele Dos Santos
Robyn Cohen    Anne-Marie Sakowitz
Waris Ahluwalia    Vikram Ray
Niels Koizumi    Bobby Ogata
Pawel Wdowczak    Renzo Pietro
Matthew Gray Gubler    Intern 1
Seymour Cassel    Esteban du Plantier
Antonio Monda    Festival Director
Isabella Blow    Antonia Cook
James Hamilton    Festival Photographer
Melanie Gerren    Mandeeza
Nazzareno "Neno" Piana*    Elderly Man
Rudd Simmons    Man In Yellow Shirt
Leonardo Giovannelli    Werner
Henry S.F. Cooper Jr.    Talk Show Host
Pietro Ragusa    Academic
Eric Chase Anderson    Air Kentucky Pilot
Robert Wilson    Air Kentucky Pilot
Don McKinnon    Air Kentucky Pilot
Alessio Santini    University Of North Alaska Intern
Paolo Sirignani    University Of North Alaska Intern
Andrew Weisell    University Of North Alaska Intern
Niccolo Senni    University Of North Alaska Intern
Andrea Guerra    University Of North Alaska Intern
Christiano Irrera    University Of North Alaska Intern
Vincenzo Recchia    University Of North Alaska Intern
Marco Ciarlitto    University Of North Alaska Intern
Tony Shafrazi    Larry Amin
Noah Baumbach    Phillip
Stefano Maria Ortolani    Italian Man In Audience
Sylvie Genin    French Woman In Audience
Jacques-Henri Lartigue    Lord Mandrake
Muzius Gordon Dietzmann    Javier
Gangyuan Xu    Cedric
Robin Scott    Hugo
Guglielmo Casciaro    Carl
Alessandro De Angelis    Hennessey Sailor
Andrea Bertone    Hennessey Sailor
Andriy Kachur    Hennessey Sailor
Roberto Salvi    Hennessey Sailor
Stefano Masciolini    Hennessey Sailor
Robert Sommer    Party Guest
Anna Orso    Party Guest
Ettore Conti    Party Guest
Robert Graham    Venezuelan General
Conrado Mendoza Dolor    Pirate
Eduardo Bautista Grantuza    Pirate
Simeon Maragigak Agelion    Pirate
Walter Cajapao Casapao    Pirate
Honorato Ilao Reyes    Pirate
Roderick Magbay    Pirate
Demetreo Castillo    Pirate
Thomas Carwgal de la Pena    Pirate
Edwarren Bantungon    Pirate
Levi Mikael De Ramon    Pirate
Aries Corales    Pirate
Aries Dolor Ilagon    Pirate
Joseph de los Reyes    Pirate
Dennis Rayos Martinez    Pirate
Tatyo Yamanouchi    Pirate
Wai Tung Wong    Pirate
Ging Fang Zhu    Pirate
Francis Dokyi    Water Taxi Driver
Begni Bok Dong    Young Ogata
Daniel Acon    Former Team Zissou, Antarctica
Alexander Hamilton    Former Team Zissou, Antarctica

Uncategorized

Hal Yamanouchi    Chief Pirate

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Anderson    Director
Wes Anderson    Screenwriter
Noah Baumbach    Screenwriter
Wes Anderson    Producer
Barry Mendel    Producer
Scott Rudin    Producer
Rudd Simmons    Executive Producer
Robert Yeoman    Director of Photography
Mark Friedberg    Production Designer
David Moritz    Editor
Milena Canonero    Costume Designer
Mark Mothersbaugh    Composer
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
Douglas Aibel    Casting Director
Enzo Sisti    Co-Producer
Daniel Beers    Associate Producer
Sam Hoffman    Assistant Director
Inti Carboni    Assistant Director (Italy)
Roman Coppola    Second Unit Director
Vito Colazzo    Unit Production Manager
Stefano Maria Ortolani    Supervising Art Director
Eugenio Ulissi    Art Director
Marco Trentini    Art Director
Simona Migliotti    Art Director
Giacomo Calo Carducci    Art Director
Gretchen Rau    Set Decorator
Stefano Falivene    Second Unit Photography
Margaux Bonhomme    Second Unit Photography (Marineland Antibes)
Laurent King    Second Unit Photography (Marineland Antibes)
Pete Romano    Underwater Photography
Patrick Sweeney    Animation Photography
Daniel R. Padgett    Additional Editor
Pawel Wdowczak    Production Sound Mixer
Gregory H. Watkins    Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
David Giammarco    Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter    Re-recording Mixer
David Giammarco    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott A. Jennings    Supervising Sound Editor
Jonathan A. Klein    Sound Effects Editor
Michael O'Farrell    Sound Effects Editor
David V. Butler    Dialogue Editor
Kim Drummond    Dialogue Editor
Gino Tomagnini    Key Makeup
Maria Teresa Corridoni    Key Hairstylist
Franco Maria Salamon*    Stunt Coordinator

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

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Synopsis

Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou and his crew--Team Zissou--set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly non-existent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou's partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. A young airline co-pilot who may or may not be Zissou's son, a beautiful journalist assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and Zissou's estranged wife and co-producer, Eleanor, joins them on their voyage. They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$113,085 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:69.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/1,105 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $40,219,672

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 10th, 2004 (Limited) by Walt Disney
December 25th, 2004 (Expands Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: March 10th, 2005 (Wide) (New Zealand)
March 17th, 2005 (Limited), released as Um Peixe Fora de Água (Portugal)
March 18th, 2005 (Wide), released as The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Australia)
Video Release: May 27th, 2014 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity.
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Royal Tenenbaums
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Comedy Drama, Ensemble, Underwater, Revenge, Death of a Mentor
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 365 $8,050,335 Dec 31, 2004 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 356 $8,274,256 Dec 24, 2004 17
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 31 $49,394 Dec 17, 2004 10
Top 2004 Theater Average 3 $56,543 Dec 10, 2004 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Bill Murray    Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson    Ned Plimpton
Cate Blanchett    Jane Winslett-Richardson
Anjelica Huston    Eleanor Zissou
Willem Dafoe    Klaus Daimler
Jeff Goldblum    Hennessey
Michael Gambon    Drakoulias
Bud Cort    Bill Ubell

Supporting Cast

Noah Taylor    Vladimir Wolodarsky
Seu Jorge    Pele Dos Santos
Robyn Cohen    Anne-Marie Sakowitz
Waris Ahluwalia    Vikram Ray
Niels Koizumi    Bobby Ogata
Pawel Wdowczak    Renzo Pietro
Matthew Gray Gubler    Intern 1
Seymour Cassel    Esteban du Plantier
Antonio Monda    Festival Director
Isabella Blow    Antonia Cook
James Hamilton    Festival Photographer
Melanie Gerren    Mandeeza
Nazzareno "Neno" Piana*    Elderly Man
Rudd Simmons    Man In Yellow Shirt
Leonardo Giovannelli    Werner
Henry S.F. Cooper Jr.    Talk Show Host
Pietro Ragusa    Academic
Eric Chase Anderson    Air Kentucky Pilot
Robert Wilson    Air Kentucky Pilot
Don McKinnon    Air Kentucky Pilot
Alessio Santini    University Of North Alaska Intern
Paolo Sirignani    University Of North Alaska Intern
Andrew Weisell    University Of North Alaska Intern
Niccolo Senni    University Of North Alaska Intern
Andrea Guerra    University Of North Alaska Intern
Christiano Irrera    University Of North Alaska Intern
Vincenzo Recchia    University Of North Alaska Intern
Marco Ciarlitto    University Of North Alaska Intern
Tony Shafrazi    Larry Amin
Noah Baumbach    Phillip
Stefano Maria Ortolani    Italian Man In Audience
Sylvie Genin    French Woman In Audience
Jacques-Henri Lartigue    Lord Mandrake
Muzius Gordon Dietzmann    Javier
Gangyuan Xu    Cedric
Robin Scott    Hugo
Guglielmo Casciaro    Carl
Alessandro De Angelis    Hennessey Sailor
Andrea Bertone    Hennessey Sailor
Andriy Kachur    Hennessey Sailor
Roberto Salvi    Hennessey Sailor
Stefano Masciolini    Hennessey Sailor
Robert Sommer    Party Guest
Anna Orso    Party Guest
Ettore Conti    Party Guest
Robert Graham    Venezuelan General
Conrado Mendoza Dolor    Pirate
Eduardo Bautista Grantuza    Pirate
Simeon Maragigak Agelion    Pirate
Walter Cajapao Casapao    Pirate
Honorato Ilao Reyes    Pirate
Roderick Magbay    Pirate
Demetreo Castillo    Pirate
Thomas Carwgal de la Pena    Pirate
Edwarren Bantungon    Pirate
Levi Mikael De Ramon    Pirate
Aries Corales    Pirate
Aries Dolor Ilagon    Pirate
Joseph de los Reyes    Pirate
Dennis Rayos Martinez    Pirate
Tatyo Yamanouchi    Pirate
Wai Tung Wong    Pirate
Ging Fang Zhu    Pirate
Francis Dokyi    Water Taxi Driver
Begni Bok Dong    Young Ogata
Daniel Acon    Former Team Zissou, Antarctica
Alexander Hamilton    Former Team Zissou, Antarctica

Uncategorized

Hal Yamanouchi    Chief Pirate

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Anderson    Director
Wes Anderson    Screenwriter
Noah Baumbach    Screenwriter
Wes Anderson    Producer
Barry Mendel    Producer
Scott Rudin    Producer
Rudd Simmons    Executive Producer
Robert Yeoman    Director of Photography
Mark Friedberg    Production Designer
David Moritz    Editor
Milena Canonero    Costume Designer
Mark Mothersbaugh    Composer
Randall Poster    Music Supervisor
Douglas Aibel    Casting Director
Enzo Sisti    Co-Producer
Daniel Beers    Associate Producer
Sam Hoffman    Assistant Director
Inti Carboni    Assistant Director (Italy)
Roman Coppola    Second Unit Director
Vito Colazzo    Unit Production Manager
Stefano Maria Ortolani    Supervising Art Director
Eugenio Ulissi    Art Director
Marco Trentini    Art Director
Simona Migliotti    Art Director
Giacomo Calo Carducci    Art Director
Gretchen Rau    Set Decorator
Stefano Falivene    Second Unit Photography
Margaux Bonhomme    Second Unit Photography (Marineland Antibes)
Laurent King    Second Unit Photography (Marineland Antibes)
Pete Romano    Underwater Photography
Patrick Sweeney    Animation Photography
Daniel R. Padgett    Additional Editor
Pawel Wdowczak    Production Sound Mixer
Gregory H. Watkins    Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
David Giammarco    Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter    Re-recording Mixer
David Giammarco    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott A. Jennings    Supervising Sound Editor
Jonathan A. Klein    Sound Effects Editor
Michael O'Farrell    Sound Effects Editor
David V. Butler    Dialogue Editor
Kim Drummond    Dialogue Editor
Gino Tomagnini    Key Makeup
Maria Teresa Corridoni    Key Hairstylist
Franco Maria Salamon*    Stunt Coordinator

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

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

June 28th, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel is the latest film from auteur director, Wes Anderson, and it is also his biggest box office hit. I liked some of his earlier films, but after The Life Aquatic and The Darjeeling Limited, I didn't consider myself a fan of his work. Then I saw The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom and I loved both. Because of this, I was super excited to see The Grand Budapest Hotel and its box office success caused my expectations to rise even more. Did they rise too high? Is this Wes Anderson's best movie, as well as his biggest hit? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 27th, 2014

May 26th, 2014

While summer time is a great time for theatrical releases, it is a terrible time on the home market. This week, there are nearly no first-run releases, and the one that came out, Endless Love, earned terrible reviews and failed to find an audience in theaters. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of other releases to make up for the lack of first-run releases. There are some catalog releases, like The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, which is coming out on Blu-ray. There are also some summer shows coming out on DVD ahead of the premiere of the latest season, like Suits: Season Three. There's not much in the way of contenders for Pick of the Week. Cheap Thrills is one such contender, but I'm still waiting for the DVD or the Blu-ray screener to arrive. This leaves Journey to the West on Blu-ray as the only choice for Pick of the Week. More...

Treasure Withstands Heavy Assault

May 21st, 2005

Three new films in the top five and two more than just missed could push National Treasure out of top spot. The film fell just 11% this week for $9.40 million in DVD rentals and $1.30 million in VHS rentals for a combined rentals of $10.70. The film also held up well in DVD dropping to second place. More...

DVD Releases for May 10, 2005

May 9th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It usually takes over four months for a film's theatrical release till its debut in DVD, and just over four months ago was the middle of January, which explains why there are some real low quality films on this week's list. However, there are also some top-notch choices, leading the way is the DVD pick of the Week - In Good Company - Buy from Amazon. More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Baby Takes Fifth in Close Race

March 20th, 2005

After gathering in all the data the winner for the race for fifth place is Million Dollar Baby, I think. It would need to lost more than 40% from last week's total and that's not taking into account its openings in South Korea at $1,515,672 and second place, its $110,000, third place debut in Finland, $86,000 in Russia, $50,000, second place debut in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, exact weekend totals are unknown but it is estimated at $6 million raising its international total to $43 million so far. More...

Swimming with Sharks

March 13th, 2005

Shark Tale finished its international run with a second place $2.08 million opening in Japan on 485 screens. Its $4,296 per screen average it quite low for the market and generally means the film won't have the usual legs films in Japan have. The film performed much better in Italy where it finished first again with $3.0 million, down just 23% during its sophomore stint. Overall it took in $5.2 million to raise its international total to $181 million, but without any more openings it might struggle to hit $200 million. More...

The Aviator Soars Higher than Before

March 6th, 2005

The Aviator beat weekend estimates by a substantial margin leading to a $5.9 million box office on 3000 screens in 34 markets. The multi-Oscar winning movie has hit $86.2 million internationally and will cross $200 million worldwide before too long. The film dropped a spot to fifth place in South Korea with $834,660 for the week and slipped to second in Australia with $798,000. The only market the film opened it was Argentina, where it easily took top spot with $232,000. More...

Twelve Tops the Best of the Rest

February 27th, 2005

Ocean's Twelve may have dropped out of the top five, but it is still going strong with $4.5 million on 1400 screens in 35 markets for an international box office of $225.8 million so far. No new openings means the heist film had to rely on holdovers likes its $2.5 million during its third weekend in the U.K. and $1.4 million during its fifth week of release in Japan, finishing second in both those markets. More...

Bah Humbug!

December 27th, 2004

Despite records set for biggest Christmas Day box office, the total box office over the weekend was down significantly from last year. This is partially due to Christmas Eve falling on a Friday, but also has to do with the poor selection of films being released. The weekend was up by 27% from last weekend, but down 28% from last year, leaving 2004 just 0.4% up on 2003 with $8.894 billion to $8.854 billion. With a lead of just $40 million going into the final stretch, 2004 will most likely finish slightly ahead of 2003 in terms of total box office, but will finish behind in term of ticket sales. More...

Crowded Christmas Weekend

December 24th, 2004

The busiest weekend of the year starts off with Christmas Eve, one of the slowest holiday nights of year. Because of this, it make predicting the weekend results much more difficult. Also adding to the difficulty, several films only open / go wide on Saturday. More...

Zissou's Run Goes Swimmingly

December 21st, 2004

During its second weekend of release, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou saw its per theatre average drop just 12.6% to land at $49,394, easily the best result this weekend. Next on the list are two new award season hopefuls, Million Dollar Baby with $22,494 in 8 theatres and The Aviator with $21,451 in 40 theatres. The second returning member of the $10,000 club rounds out the list as Bad Education earned an average of $12,816 to spend its fifth week on the list. More...

Zissou Living the High Life

December 14th, 2004

The highly anticipated release, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou easily topped the per theatre chart with $113 thousand in just two theatres for a $56,543 average. But since there was almost no doubt about whether the film would finish first, the real question is how well it stood up compared to Wes Anderson's previous release, The Royal Tenenbaums. That film, opened in 2001 with an average of $55,396 in five theatres, so taking into account the narrower release and inflation, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou debut is weaker, and with merely average reviews it probably won't have the legs either. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2004 27 $113,085   2 $56,543   $113,085 1
Dec 17, 2004 31 $98,787 -13% 2 $49,394   $311,689 2
Dec 24, 2004 9 $4,547,181 +4,503% 1,105 $4,115   $4,955,054 3
Dec 31, 2004 11 $4,424,122 -3% 1,105 $4,004   $14,794,828 4
Jan 7, 2005 10 $2,744,639 -38% 1,105 $2,484   $19,449,138 5
Jan 14, 2005 19 $1,350,164 -51% 907 $1,489   $21,858,628 6
Jan 21, 2005 21 $527,088 -61% 425 $1,240   $22,968,168 7
Jan 28, 2005 28 $270,035 -49% 206 $1,311   $23,464,386 8
Feb 4, 2005 35 $147,179 -45% 126 $1,168   $23,710,521 9
Feb 11, 2005 45 $88,093 -40% 74 $1,190   $23,867,161 10
Feb 18, 2005 52 $44,950 -49% 51 $881   $23,955,785 11
Feb 25, 2005 62 $23,743 -47% 32 $742   $24,006,726 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2004 7 $2,405,132     1,103 $2,181   $2,405,132 16
Dec 26, 2004 8 $2,117,400 -12%   1,103 $1,920   $4,955,054 17
Dec 27, 2004 10 $1,514,000 -28%   1,103 $1,373   $6,469,000 18
Dec 28, 2004 10 $1,340,000 -11%   1,105 $1,213   $7,809,000 19
Jan 1, 2005 8 $2,067,396   -14% 1,105 $1,871   $13,428,721 23
Jan 2, 2005 10 $1,366,107 -34% -35% 1,105 $1,236   $14,794,828 24
Jan 3, 2005 8 $623,000 -54% -59% 1,105 $564   $15,418,000 25
Jan 4, 2005 8 $438,000 -30% -67% 1,105 $396   $15,856,000 26
Jan 5, 2005 6 $423,000 -3%   1,105 $383   $16,279,000 27
Jan 6, 2005 7 $425,000 n/c   1,105 $385   $16,704,000 28
Jan 7, 2005 10 $900,000 +112%   1,105 $814   $17,600,000 29
Jan 8, 2005 10 $1,156,530 +29% -44% 1,105 $1,047   $18,733,333 30
Jan 9, 2005 10 $715,805 -38% -48% 1,105 $648   $19,449,138 31
Jan 10, 2005 8 $268,000 -63% -57% 1,105 $243   $19,717,000 32
Jan 11, 2005 8 $293,000 +9% -33% 1,105 $265   $20,010,000 33
Jan 12, 2005 8 $249,000 -15% -41% 1,105 $225   $20,259,000 34
Jan 13, 2005 9 $249,000 n/c -41% 1,105 $225   $20,508,000 35
Jan 14, 2005 12 $600,000 +141% -33% 907 $662   $21,100,000 36
Jan 15, 2005 18 $540,160 -10% -53% 907 $596   $21,456,975 37
Jan 16, 2005 19 $401,653 -26% -44% 907 $443   $21,858,628 38
Jan 17, 2005 21 $261,955 -35% -2% 907 $289   $22,120,583 39
Feb 21, 2005 48 $9,674     51 $190   $23,965,459 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2004 25 $212,902   2 $106,451   $212,902 1
Dec 17, 2004 28 $194,971 -8% 2 $97,486   $407,873 2
Dec 24, 2004 10 $9,962,833 +5,010% 1,105 $9,016   $10,370,706 3
Dec 31, 2004 10 $6,333,793 -36% 1,105 $5,732   $16,704,499 4
Jan 7, 2005 10 $3,803,965 -40% 1,105 $3,443   $20,508,464 5
Jan 14, 2005 19 $1,932,616 -49% 907 $2,131   $22,441,080 6
Jan 21, 2005 21 $753,271 -61% 425 $1,772   $23,194,351 7
Jan 28, 2005 29 $368,991 -51% 206 $1,791   $23,563,342 8
Feb 4, 2005 36 $215,726 -42% 126 $1,712   $23,779,068 9
Feb 11, 2005 43 $131,767 -39% 74 $1,781   $23,910,835 10
Feb 18, 2005 51 $72,148 -45% 51 $1,415   $23,982,983 11
Feb 25, 2005 68 $23,743 -67% 32 $742   $24,006,726 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/18/2005 $122,462 22 52 283 $1,081,417 1/15/2021
New Zealand 3/10/2005 $0 0 1 6 $2,187 9/27/2022
Portugal 3/17/2005 $0 0 1 2 $184,546 7/5/2023
 
Rest of World $9,531,850
 
International Total$10,800,000 7/5/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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