Lord of War (2005)

Lord of War
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,149,632Details
International Box Office $36,288,095Details
Worldwide Box Office $60,437,727
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $32,258,389 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $99,700 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $32,358,089
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,390,144 (38.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$42,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,814 opening theaters/2,814 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,671,701

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 16th, 2005 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: January 17th, 2006 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality
Running Time: 122 minutes
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Keywords: Mid-Life Crisis, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Voiceover/Narration, Child Soldier, Blood Diamonds, Arms Dealer, Crime Drama, 1980s, Addiction, Rehab / Former Addict, Narcotics, Interpol, Relationships Gone Wrong, Going Legit, One Last Job, Dysfunctional Family, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Sibling, Government Corruption
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: VIP Medienfonds 3, Ascendant Pictures, Saturn Films, Rising Star Productions, Copag V, Endgame Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2005 3 $9,390,144   2,814 $3,337   $9,390,144 1
Sep 23, 2005 6 $5,034,906 -46% 2,814 $1,789   $17,382,050 2
Sep 30, 2005 11 $2,462,153 -51% 2,125 $1,159   $21,642,637 3
Oct 7, 2005 18 $680,766 -72% 550 $1,238   $23,276,743 4
Oct 14, 2005 28 $225,867 -67% 194 $1,164   $23,820,517 5
Oct 21, 2005 43 $116,316 -49% 88 $1,322   $24,033,036 6
Oct 28, 2005 55 $43,693 -62% 45 $971   $24,127,895 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 16, 2005 3 $3,131,489     2,814 $1,113   $3,131,489 1
Sep 17, 2005 3 $3,802,177 +21%   2,814 $1,351   $6,933,666 2
Sep 18, 2005 3 $2,456,478 -35%   2,814 $873   $9,390,144 3
Sep 19, 2005 3 $787,105 -68%   2,814 $280   $10,177,249 4
Sep 20, 2005 3 $832,072 +6%   2,814 $296   $11,009,321 5
Sep 21, 2005 3 $673,293 -19%   2,814 $239   $11,682,614 6
Sep 22, 2005 3 $664,530 -1%   2,814 $236   $12,347,144 7
Sep 23, 2005 6 $1,459,203 +120% -53% 2,814 $519   $13,806,347 8
Sep 24, 2005 6 $2,146,444 +47% -44% 2,814 $763   $15,952,791 9
Sep 25, 2005 6 $1,429,259 -33% -42% 2,814 $508   $17,382,050 10
Sep 26, 2005 5 $478,546 -67% -39% 2,814 $170   $17,860,596 11
Sep 27, 2005 5 $459,164 -4% -45% 2,814 $163   $18,319,760 12
Sep 28, 2005 4 $425,193 -7% -37% 2,814 $151   $18,744,953 13
Sep 29, 2005 4 $435,531 +2% -34% 2,814 $155   $19,180,484 14
Sep 30, 2005 11 $706,751 +62% -52% 2,125 $333   $19,887,235 15
Oct 1, 2005 11 $1,049,119 +48% -51% 2,125 $494   $20,936,354 16
Oct 2, 2005 11 $706,283 -33% -51% 2,125 $332   $21,642,637 17
Oct 3, 2005 10 $234,874 -67% -51% 2,125 $111   $21,877,511 18
Oct 4, 2005 10 $256,552 +9% -44% 2,125 $121   $22,134,063 19
Oct 5, 2005 10 $225,959 -12% -47% 2,125 $106   $22,360,022 20
Oct 6, 2005 10 $235,955 +4% -46% 2,125 $111   $22,595,977 21
Oct 10, 2005 18 $110,977   -53% 550 $202   $23,387,720 25

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2005 3 $12,347,144   2,814 $4,388   $12,347,144 1
Sep 23, 2005 6 $6,833,340 -45% 2,814 $2,428   $19,180,484 2
Sep 30, 2005 11 $3,415,493 -50% 2,125 $1,607   $22,595,977 3
Oct 7, 2005 19 $998,673 -71% 550 $1,816   $23,594,650 4
Oct 14, 2005 28 $322,070 -68% 194 $1,660   $23,916,720 5
Oct 21, 2005 44 $167,482 -48% 88 $1,903   $24,084,202 6
Oct 28, 2005 53 $65,430 -61% 45 $1,454   $24,149,632 7

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
Feb 12, 200619106,419 1,116,146$2,231,936$23,058,7374
Feb 19, 20062367,432-37% 1,183,578$1,479,053$24,537,7905
Feb 26, 20062367,432n/c1,251,010$1,489,276$26,027,0666
Sep 2, 20073033,343 1,465,710$383,058$30,028,72485

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 11, 2023132,633 17,280$38,837$99,700908

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Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage    Yuri Orlov

Supporting Cast

Jared Leto    Vitaly Orlov
Bridget Moynahan    Ava Fontaine
Ian Holm    Simeon Weisz
Ethan Hawke    Valentine
Eamonn Walker    Baptiste Senior
Sammi Rotibi    Baptiste Junior
Eugene Lazarev    Uncle Dmitri
Jean Pierre Nshanian    Anatoly Orlov
Shake Toukhmanian    Irina Orlov
Jared Burke    Ukranian Mobster
Eric Uys    Ukranian Mobster
David Shumbris    Ukranian Mobster
Stewart Morgan    Ukranian Mobster
Jasper Lenz    Gregor
Stephen Gregor    Eli Kurtzman
Kobus Marx    Boris
Stephan de Abreu    Liev
Jeremy Crutchley    Arms Fair Salesman
Tanya Finch    Ingrid
Lize Jooste    Natasha
Yaseen Abdullah    Lebanese Customer
Donald Sutherland    Colonel Oliver Southern
David Harman    Colonel Oliver Southern
Neil Tweddle    Colonel Oliver Southern
Prosper Hakiziman    Somalian Freedom Fighter
Yi Chi Zhang    Borneo Officer
Sajad Khan    Mujahadeen Leader
John Sferopoulos    Freighter Captain
Gamiet Petersen    "Kono" Painter
Danie Struwig    Interpol Agent Ryan
Toni Caprari    Raoul
Jack Niccol    Young Nicolai
Annelene Terblanche    Angel
Stanislav Majer    Ukrainian Guard
Zdenek Pechacek    Ukraine Major
Weston Cage    Vladimir
Larissa Bond    Alena
Gugulethu "Gugu" Zulu*    Andre's Driver
Debbie Jones    Cheerleader Mariama
Mirriam Ngomani    Cheerleader Asura
Tayo Oyekoya    Liberian Lieutenant
Dexter Nwanya Jr    Hotel Africa Porter
Yule Masiteng    Head Porter
Liya Kebede    Faith
Jasmine Burgess    Gloria
Siyamthanda Ndlangalavu    Boy Lieutenant
Tanit Phoenix    Candy
Kutcha Hardy    Interpol Agent Maxwell
Konstantin Egorov    Aleksei
Vadim Dobrin    Leonid
Hlomla Dandala    Interpol Pilot
Tony Kgoroge    Mbizi
Jerry Mofokeng    Ernest
Mzwanele Jafta    General "No Living Thing"
Carlin April    Jewel
Masisi Ndlumbini    Sadio
Bupe Chanda    Saran
Sonni Genius Chidiebere    Monrovian Militiaman
Sydney Hall    Monrovian Militiaman
Nalu Tripician    Older Nicolai
Jonathan Ave    Interpol Agent James
Akin Omotoso    General Solomon
Steven Ruge    A.T.F Agent Callahan
Ali Mk    Sudan Border Guard
Mohamed Omar    Sudan Border Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Niccol    Director
Andrew Niccol    Screenwriter
Nicolas Cage    Producer
Norm Golightly    Producer
Andy Grosch    Producer
Chris Roberts    Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Producer
Andrew Niccol    Producer
Fabrice Gianfermi    Executive Producer
Bradley Cramp    Executive Producer
Gary Hamilton    Executive Producer
Christopher Eberts    Executive Producer
Andreas Schmid    Executive Producer
Michael Mendelsohn    Executive Producer
James D. Stern    Executive Producer
Jean-Vincent Puzo    Production Designer
Zach Staenberg    Editor
Antonio Pinto    Composer
Amir Mokri    Director of Photography
Douglas E. Hansen    Co-Producer
James E Vidal    Associate Producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos    Executive Line Producer
Darren Goldberg    Line Producer
Greig Buckle    Line Producer
Artemio Benki    Line Producer
Matthew Penry-Davey    Assistant Director
Michael Meador    Assistant Director
Natascha Tillmanns    Unit Production Manager
Theresa Ryan    Production Manager
Ivan Filus    Production Manager
Stephen Carter    Art Director
Michael Berg    Art Director
Martin Kurel    Art Director
Donna Hamilton    Set Decorator
Henry Du Rand    Set Decorator
Fred Du Preez    Set Decorator
Elisabetta Beraldo    Costume Designer
Kevin Ritter    Costume Supervisor
Marcia Patten    Costume Supervisor
Bob Morgan    Costume Supervisor
Moira Anne Meyer*    Costume Supervisor
Hana Kucerova    Costume Supervisor
Derek Mansvelt    Sound Mixer
Tod A. Maitland    Sound Mixer
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Dane A. Davis    Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Warren Lindemann    Supervising Sound Editor
Bill R. Dean    Sound Effects Editor
Stephanie Flack    Dialogue Editor
Julie Pearce    Music Editor
Eva Polywka    Make up
Christa Schoeman    Make up
Patricia Grande    Hairstylist
Feranada Luz    Hairstylist
Sue Michael    Make-up and Hair Designer
John Bissell    Music Supervisor
Mindy Marin    Casting Director
Christa Schamberger    Additional Casting
Anna Feyder    Additional Casting
Jessica Horvathova    Additional Casting
Eddie Yansick    Stunt Coordinator
Paul Siebert    Co-Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Riehle    Assistant Sound Editor

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

International Details - Da Vinci Sinks Poseidon

July 9th, 2006

Last minute updates in weekend numbers showed that it was The Da Vinci Code and not Poseidon grabbing the final spot in the top five. It was an exceedingly close race with the former film topping the latter by less than $3000 both with $5.68 million. The Da Vinci Code earned its box office on 4352 screens in 57 markets while Poseidon needed just 3584 in 48. On the other hand, their running tallies are worlds apart with The Da Vinci Code leading $507.68 million to $94.72 million. That film became just the 12th film to cross $500 million internationally and is less than $20 million from overtaking Finding Nemo for 10th place on the international charts. More...

DVD Releases for June 27, 2006

June 26th, 2006

It's an absolutely horrid week for DVD releases with six or seven contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, I have no idea how I'm going to afford to buy them all. But I will buy them all. Oh yes, I will buy them all. While the latest Masters of Horror collection was high on my list, as was Why We Fight - Buy from Amazon and Imagine Me & You - Buy from Amazon, (but for widely different reasons), I went with the criminally underrated Yellowbeard - Buy from Amazon as my DVD Pick of the Week. Maybe one day it will get the Special Edition treatment it so richly deserves. More...

Trio of New Openings Push Casanova Higher on International Charts

February 26th, 2006

Casanova opened in several major markets more than doubling its screen count, and that helped it climb to sixth place over the weekend. Its best market was Italy where the film came in third place with $1.05 million on 243 screens over the weekend and $1.14 million in total while it also managed a third place finish during a very close race in Spain with $919,000 on 250 screens. Its other major market debut was the U.K., but there it had to settle for fifth with $959,000 on 351 screens. Overall the film made $5.17 million on 1699 screens in 18 markets for an international total of just $11.68 million so far. More...

Flightplan Comes out on Top

February 11th, 2006

For the second week in a row, Flightplan lead the way on the rental charts taking in $8.22 million in DVD rentals. That was down just 15% from its opening, which pushed its total to $18.07 million so far. More...

Flightplan Soars to the Top of the Home Market

February 4th, 2006

Flightplan was the clear winner on this week's home market charts taking first on the rental charts with $9.66 million and also finishing first in sales, (as usual, no sales numbers were released). More...

Lord Battles to the Top

January 28th, 2006

Lord of War won the weekly race on the rental charts, taking in $7.40 million, or just over 30% of what it earned during its theatrical release. More...

International Round-up: Dick and Jane's Fun has Just Begun

January 22nd, 2006

A few more markets helped Fun with Dick and Jane remain flat last weekend at the international box office with $5.25 million on 1,458 screens in 18 markets for an early total of $18.09 million. Its best market was Mexico where it opened in first place with $1.87 million on 418 screens while in Germany the film added $1.47 million on 478 screens for a two-week total of $4.39 million. The film's biggest running total still came from Australia, where the film has managed $7.39 million after three weeks, including $710,000 over this past weekend. More...

DVD Releases for January 17, 2006

January 16th, 2006

It is a deceptively slow week for DVD releases. There are five wide releases coming out tomorrow, if you are willing to stretch the definition of wide a little bit, but of those five films only one earned a Tomatometer reading of above 50%, while the other four combined couldn't score that high. So it comes as no surprise that the DVD Pick of the Week came from the TV on DVD category as Titus - The Complete Third Season was clearly the best of the bunch, although Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room - Buy from Amazon and Junebug - Buy from Amazon are also worth checking out. More...

Clown has Kingly Run in South Korea

January 15th, 2006

The King and the Clown did something most films in South Korea can't, it showed strong legs. In fact, in grew by 22% to $5.76 million on 369 screens over the weekend and $16.82 million in total. More...

Not Quite Like Heaven

December 18th, 2005

Just Like Heaven dipped at the box office falling out of the top five with $4.53 million on 1609 screens in 30 markets over the weekend for an early total of $18.04 million internationally. Its best opening was in Belgium where it debuted in second place with $252,000 on 40 screens over the weekend and $290,000 in total. It also had debuts in Holland with $139,000 on 57 screens over the weekend and $167,000 overall, and in Greece with $116,000 on 24 and Norway with $113,000 on 26. Holdovers include Germany where the film dropped 24% to $890,000 on 273 screens for a total of $2.41 million so far, while in Spain the film fell 39% to 718,000 on 200 screens for a two-week total of $3.09 million. More...

International Details: Flightplan has Bumpy Landing

December 11th, 2005

Flightplan fell out of the top five with $5.13 million on 2,430 screens in 38 markets for a total of $94.65 million on the international scene. It did fall from second to sixth on this week's charts, but it should still reach $100 million by this time next week. Its best market of the weekend was the U.K. where it remained in second place with $2.14 million on 416 screens for a two-week total of $6.59 million. More...

Her Shoes Fall out of Fashion

December 4th, 2005

Here's this week's round-up of international box office numbers.

In Her Shoes fell out of the top five this week with $3.95 million on 2,050 screens in 23 markets for a $30.60 million international box office. The film held up amazingly well in Spain, dropping just 8% to $810,000 on 290 screens, but it wasn't as fortunate in France where it lost more than half its opening, earning $400,000 on 293 screens, falling out of the top ten in the process. It suffered a similar fate during its third weekend in the U.K. where it was down 55% to $736,000 on 268 screens, but the film already has $7.06 million there, which is better than its domestic run if you take into account the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

Zorro Leaves its Mark

November 27th, 2005

The Legend of Zorro fell from second to sixth this week and because of that its quest from $100 million internationally took a serious hit. Over the weekend the film pulled in $4.20 million on 4062 screens in 62 markets for a running tally of $80.73 million. In France the film fell 57% to $1.01 million over the weekend and $14.80 million during its four-week run while it had a similar drop-off in Spain where it was down 56% to $475,000 over the weekend and $9.10 million in total. The box office was less kind in Russia, (down 68% to $136,000); Germany, (down 70% to $232,000) and the U.K., (down 83% to $120,000). More...

Corpse Bridesmaid

November 20th, 2005

The Corpse Bride missed the top five by the narrowest of narrow margins losing out to Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $5.50 million to $5.45 million. The film earned its $5.45 million on 2586 screens in 28 markets pushing its total to $53.4 million total at the international box office. In South Korea the film fell 43% to $753,000 on 114 screens, which is better than average for the market. And the film is also doing well in Italy adding $764,000 on 268 screens to its $2.67 million running tally there, $700,000 in France for a $8 million box office, and $462,000 in Japan for a $7.0 million box office. More...

Chicken's Little Start on the International Scene is Lucrative

November 13th, 2005

Chicken Little started its international run with day-and-date debuts in 9 markets earning $5.54 million on 900 screens, just missing the top five in the process. Its best market was kid-friendly Mexico with $3.1 million on 600 screens, which is about on par with its opening domestically. On the other hand, the film broke records in Malaysia with $477,000 on 40 screens. Other results include a first place debuts in Russia with $1.1 million on 197 screens and in Taiwan with $463,000 on 18 screens, (including previews). More...

Zorro Steals the Show

November 6th, 2005

With The Legend of Zorro earning a nearly worldwide release this past weekend, and the imminent release of another juggernaut, there was little room for other releases this weekend on the international scene. More...

Surprise Twist on the International Charts

October 30th, 2005

Oliver Twist opened in two major markets over the weekend, placing second in both France with $2.4 million on 547 screens and Italy with $1.3 million on 301 screens. Other markets include $360,000 in the U.K. for a $3.6 million total there and $140,000 in Poland for $1.1 million. Add it up and you have $4.2 million for the weekend and $9.6 million in total. More...

Box Office Far from Heavenly

September 19th, 2005

The box office this weekend can best be described as mixed. No film beat expectations by a really significant margin and most of the new films struggled, pushing the overall box office down 2.2% from last week. On the other hand, the box office was up 7.9% from last year, which is the more important number at this point. Year-to-date 2005 has brought in $6.239 billion in ticket sales, which is 7% behind the same time period of 2004, but the gap is closing and with a strong final quarter 2005 may avoid a drop-off. More...

Heavenly Box Office

September 16th, 2005

It's another busy weekend at the box office with three films opening wide (although one of those film is getting a sub-2,000 theatre opening). Assuming the box office can maintain most of the momentum created since Labor Day weekend, we should see another strong year-to-year growth and that's much needed good news. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15

September 15th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Cry Wolf - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 2 - September 8

September 8th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Tideland - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 26 - September 1

September 1st, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Serenity - Official Site. More...

2005 Preview: September

September 1st, 2005

September is the prime dumping ground for movie studios, where the films that just didn't work get ditched to die an undignified death. So why are there no less than five movies opening wide that look like they should be reasonably good? Either the studios are trying to counteract the poor reputation September has, or I have really bad taste in movies.

This month is very difficult to predict for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fluidity of the release schedule with several films on the bubble for wide releases. In fact, there are almost as many films that may or may not open wide in September than there are films with a solid release schedule. Predicting what a film will earn without knowing if it will open wide is tricky because you have to figure out how much it would earn if it opens wide, how much it will earn if it goes the limited route, and what are the odds it will open wide versus a limited release. This resulting weighted average is lower than a similar prediction for a movie that is known to be opening wide, which makes the month look even worse that it otherwise would. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 19 - August 25

August 25th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Corpse Bride - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4

August 4th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Broken Flowers - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21

July 21st, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Official Site. More...

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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,390,144 (38.9% of total gross)
Legs:2.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$42,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,814 opening theaters/2,814 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $39,671,701

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 16th, 2005 (Wide) by Lionsgate
Video Release: January 17th, 2006 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Mid-Life Crisis, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Voiceover/Narration, Child Soldier, Blood Diamonds, Arms Dealer, Crime Drama, 1980s, Addiction, Rehab / Former Addict, Narcotics, Interpol, Relationships Gone Wrong, Going Legit, One Last Job, Dysfunctional Family, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Sibling, Government Corruption
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: VIP Medienfonds 3, Ascendant Pictures, Saturn Films, Rising Star Productions, Copag V, Endgame Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage    Yuri Orlov

Supporting Cast

Jared Leto    Vitaly Orlov
Bridget Moynahan    Ava Fontaine
Ian Holm    Simeon Weisz
Ethan Hawke    Valentine
Eamonn Walker    Baptiste Senior
Sammi Rotibi    Baptiste Junior
Eugene Lazarev    Uncle Dmitri
Jean Pierre Nshanian    Anatoly Orlov
Shake Toukhmanian    Irina Orlov
Jared Burke    Ukranian Mobster
Eric Uys    Ukranian Mobster
David Shumbris    Ukranian Mobster
Stewart Morgan    Ukranian Mobster
Jasper Lenz    Gregor
Stephen Gregor    Eli Kurtzman
Kobus Marx    Boris
Stephan de Abreu    Liev
Jeremy Crutchley    Arms Fair Salesman
Tanya Finch    Ingrid
Lize Jooste    Natasha
Yaseen Abdullah    Lebanese Customer
Donald Sutherland    Colonel Oliver Southern
David Harman    Colonel Oliver Southern
Neil Tweddle    Colonel Oliver Southern
Prosper Hakiziman    Somalian Freedom Fighter
Yi Chi Zhang    Borneo Officer
Sajad Khan    Mujahadeen Leader
John Sferopoulos    Freighter Captain
Gamiet Petersen    "Kono" Painter
Danie Struwig    Interpol Agent Ryan
Toni Caprari    Raoul
Jack Niccol    Young Nicolai
Annelene Terblanche    Angel
Stanislav Majer    Ukrainian Guard
Zdenek Pechacek    Ukraine Major
Weston Cage    Vladimir
Larissa Bond    Alena
Gugulethu "Gugu" Zulu*    Andre's Driver
Debbie Jones    Cheerleader Mariama
Mirriam Ngomani    Cheerleader Asura
Tayo Oyekoya    Liberian Lieutenant
Dexter Nwanya Jr    Hotel Africa Porter
Yule Masiteng    Head Porter
Liya Kebede    Faith
Jasmine Burgess    Gloria
Siyamthanda Ndlangalavu    Boy Lieutenant
Tanit Phoenix    Candy
Kutcha Hardy    Interpol Agent Maxwell
Konstantin Egorov    Aleksei
Vadim Dobrin    Leonid
Hlomla Dandala    Interpol Pilot
Tony Kgoroge    Mbizi
Jerry Mofokeng    Ernest
Mzwanele Jafta    General "No Living Thing"
Carlin April    Jewel
Masisi Ndlumbini    Sadio
Bupe Chanda    Saran
Sonni Genius Chidiebere    Monrovian Militiaman
Sydney Hall    Monrovian Militiaman
Nalu Tripician    Older Nicolai
Jonathan Ave    Interpol Agent James
Akin Omotoso    General Solomon
Steven Ruge    A.T.F Agent Callahan
Ali Mk    Sudan Border Guard
Mohamed Omar    Sudan Border Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Niccol    Director
Andrew Niccol    Screenwriter
Nicolas Cage    Producer
Norm Golightly    Producer
Andy Grosch    Producer
Chris Roberts    Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Producer
Andrew Niccol    Producer
Fabrice Gianfermi    Executive Producer
Bradley Cramp    Executive Producer
Gary Hamilton    Executive Producer
Christopher Eberts    Executive Producer
Andreas Schmid    Executive Producer
Michael Mendelsohn    Executive Producer
James D. Stern    Executive Producer
Jean-Vincent Puzo    Production Designer
Zach Staenberg    Editor
Antonio Pinto    Composer
Amir Mokri    Director of Photography
Douglas E. Hansen    Co-Producer
James E Vidal    Associate Producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos    Executive Line Producer
Darren Goldberg    Line Producer
Greig Buckle    Line Producer
Artemio Benki    Line Producer
Matthew Penry-Davey    Assistant Director
Michael Meador    Assistant Director
Natascha Tillmanns    Unit Production Manager
Theresa Ryan    Production Manager
Ivan Filus    Production Manager
Stephen Carter    Art Director
Michael Berg    Art Director
Martin Kurel    Art Director
Donna Hamilton    Set Decorator
Henry Du Rand    Set Decorator
Fred Du Preez    Set Decorator
Elisabetta Beraldo    Costume Designer
Kevin Ritter    Costume Supervisor
Marcia Patten    Costume Supervisor
Bob Morgan    Costume Supervisor
Moira Anne Meyer*    Costume Supervisor
Hana Kucerova    Costume Supervisor
Derek Mansvelt    Sound Mixer
Tod A. Maitland    Sound Mixer
Paul Massey    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Dane A. Davis    Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Warren Lindemann    Supervising Sound Editor
Bill R. Dean    Sound Effects Editor
Stephanie Flack    Dialogue Editor
Julie Pearce    Music Editor
Eva Polywka    Make up
Christa Schoeman    Make up
Patricia Grande    Hairstylist
Feranada Luz    Hairstylist
Sue Michael    Make-up and Hair Designer
John Bissell    Music Supervisor
Mindy Marin    Casting Director
Christa Schamberger    Additional Casting
Anna Feyder    Additional Casting
Jessica Horvathova    Additional Casting
Eddie Yansick    Stunt Coordinator
Paul Siebert    Co-Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Riehle    Assistant Sound Editor

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

International Details - Da Vinci Sinks Poseidon

July 9th, 2006

Last minute updates in weekend numbers showed that it was The Da Vinci Code and not Poseidon grabbing the final spot in the top five. It was an exceedingly close race with the former film topping the latter by less than $3000 both with $5.68 million. The Da Vinci Code earned its box office on 4352 screens in 57 markets while Poseidon needed just 3584 in 48. On the other hand, their running tallies are worlds apart with The Da Vinci Code leading $507.68 million to $94.72 million. That film became just the 12th film to cross $500 million internationally and is less than $20 million from overtaking Finding Nemo for 10th place on the international charts. More...

DVD Releases for June 27, 2006

June 26th, 2006

It's an absolutely horrid week for DVD releases with six or seven contenders for DVD Pick of the Week, I have no idea how I'm going to afford to buy them all. But I will buy them all. Oh yes, I will buy them all. While the latest Masters of Horror collection was high on my list, as was Why We Fight - Buy from Amazon and Imagine Me & You - Buy from Amazon, (but for widely different reasons), I went with the criminally underrated Yellowbeard - Buy from Amazon as my DVD Pick of the Week. Maybe one day it will get the Special Edition treatment it so richly deserves. More...

Trio of New Openings Push Casanova Higher on International Charts

February 26th, 2006

Casanova opened in several major markets more than doubling its screen count, and that helped it climb to sixth place over the weekend. Its best market was Italy where the film came in third place with $1.05 million on 243 screens over the weekend and $1.14 million in total while it also managed a third place finish during a very close race in Spain with $919,000 on 250 screens. Its other major market debut was the U.K., but there it had to settle for fifth with $959,000 on 351 screens. Overall the film made $5.17 million on 1699 screens in 18 markets for an international total of just $11.68 million so far. More...

Flightplan Comes out on Top

February 11th, 2006

For the second week in a row, Flightplan lead the way on the rental charts taking in $8.22 million in DVD rentals. That was down just 15% from its opening, which pushed its total to $18.07 million so far. More...

Flightplan Soars to the Top of the Home Market

February 4th, 2006

Flightplan was the clear winner on this week's home market charts taking first on the rental charts with $9.66 million and also finishing first in sales, (as usual, no sales numbers were released). More...

Lord Battles to the Top

January 28th, 2006

Lord of War won the weekly race on the rental charts, taking in $7.40 million, or just over 30% of what it earned during its theatrical release. More...

International Round-up: Dick and Jane's Fun has Just Begun

January 22nd, 2006

A few more markets helped Fun with Dick and Jane remain flat last weekend at the international box office with $5.25 million on 1,458 screens in 18 markets for an early total of $18.09 million. Its best market was Mexico where it opened in first place with $1.87 million on 418 screens while in Germany the film added $1.47 million on 478 screens for a two-week total of $4.39 million. The film's biggest running total still came from Australia, where the film has managed $7.39 million after three weeks, including $710,000 over this past weekend. More...

DVD Releases for January 17, 2006

January 16th, 2006

It is a deceptively slow week for DVD releases. There are five wide releases coming out tomorrow, if you are willing to stretch the definition of wide a little bit, but of those five films only one earned a Tomatometer reading of above 50%, while the other four combined couldn't score that high. So it comes as no surprise that the DVD Pick of the Week came from the TV on DVD category as Titus - The Complete Third Season was clearly the best of the bunch, although Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room - Buy from Amazon and Junebug - Buy from Amazon are also worth checking out. More...

Clown has Kingly Run in South Korea

January 15th, 2006

The King and the Clown did something most films in South Korea can't, it showed strong legs. In fact, in grew by 22% to $5.76 million on 369 screens over the weekend and $16.82 million in total. More...

Not Quite Like Heaven

December 18th, 2005

Just Like Heaven dipped at the box office falling out of the top five with $4.53 million on 1609 screens in 30 markets over the weekend for an early total of $18.04 million internationally. Its best opening was in Belgium where it debuted in second place with $252,000 on 40 screens over the weekend and $290,000 in total. It also had debuts in Holland with $139,000 on 57 screens over the weekend and $167,000 overall, and in Greece with $116,000 on 24 and Norway with $113,000 on 26. Holdovers include Germany where the film dropped 24% to $890,000 on 273 screens for a total of $2.41 million so far, while in Spain the film fell 39% to 718,000 on 200 screens for a two-week total of $3.09 million. More...

International Details: Flightplan has Bumpy Landing

December 11th, 2005

Flightplan fell out of the top five with $5.13 million on 2,430 screens in 38 markets for a total of $94.65 million on the international scene. It did fall from second to sixth on this week's charts, but it should still reach $100 million by this time next week. Its best market of the weekend was the U.K. where it remained in second place with $2.14 million on 416 screens for a two-week total of $6.59 million. More...

Her Shoes Fall out of Fashion

December 4th, 2005

Here's this week's round-up of international box office numbers.

In Her Shoes fell out of the top five this week with $3.95 million on 2,050 screens in 23 markets for a $30.60 million international box office. The film held up amazingly well in Spain, dropping just 8% to $810,000 on 290 screens, but it wasn't as fortunate in France where it lost more than half its opening, earning $400,000 on 293 screens, falling out of the top ten in the process. It suffered a similar fate during its third weekend in the U.K. where it was down 55% to $736,000 on 268 screens, but the film already has $7.06 million there, which is better than its domestic run if you take into account the relative sizes of the two markets. More...

Zorro Leaves its Mark

November 27th, 2005

The Legend of Zorro fell from second to sixth this week and because of that its quest from $100 million internationally took a serious hit. Over the weekend the film pulled in $4.20 million on 4062 screens in 62 markets for a running tally of $80.73 million. In France the film fell 57% to $1.01 million over the weekend and $14.80 million during its four-week run while it had a similar drop-off in Spain where it was down 56% to $475,000 over the weekend and $9.10 million in total. The box office was less kind in Russia, (down 68% to $136,000); Germany, (down 70% to $232,000) and the U.K., (down 83% to $120,000). More...

Corpse Bridesmaid

November 20th, 2005

The Corpse Bride missed the top five by the narrowest of narrow margins losing out to Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $5.50 million to $5.45 million. The film earned its $5.45 million on 2586 screens in 28 markets pushing its total to $53.4 million total at the international box office. In South Korea the film fell 43% to $753,000 on 114 screens, which is better than average for the market. And the film is also doing well in Italy adding $764,000 on 268 screens to its $2.67 million running tally there, $700,000 in France for a $8 million box office, and $462,000 in Japan for a $7.0 million box office. More...

Chicken's Little Start on the International Scene is Lucrative

November 13th, 2005

Chicken Little started its international run with day-and-date debuts in 9 markets earning $5.54 million on 900 screens, just missing the top five in the process. Its best market was kid-friendly Mexico with $3.1 million on 600 screens, which is about on par with its opening domestically. On the other hand, the film broke records in Malaysia with $477,000 on 40 screens. Other results include a first place debuts in Russia with $1.1 million on 197 screens and in Taiwan with $463,000 on 18 screens, (including previews). More...

Zorro Steals the Show

November 6th, 2005

With The Legend of Zorro earning a nearly worldwide release this past weekend, and the imminent release of another juggernaut, there was little room for other releases this weekend on the international scene. More...

Surprise Twist on the International Charts

October 30th, 2005

Oliver Twist opened in two major markets over the weekend, placing second in both France with $2.4 million on 547 screens and Italy with $1.3 million on 301 screens. Other markets include $360,000 in the U.K. for a $3.6 million total there and $140,000 in Poland for $1.1 million. Add it up and you have $4.2 million for the weekend and $9.6 million in total. More...

Box Office Far from Heavenly

September 19th, 2005

The box office this weekend can best be described as mixed. No film beat expectations by a really significant margin and most of the new films struggled, pushing the overall box office down 2.2% from last week. On the other hand, the box office was up 7.9% from last year, which is the more important number at this point. Year-to-date 2005 has brought in $6.239 billion in ticket sales, which is 7% behind the same time period of 2004, but the gap is closing and with a strong final quarter 2005 may avoid a drop-off. More...

Heavenly Box Office

September 16th, 2005

It's another busy weekend at the box office with three films opening wide (although one of those film is getting a sub-2,000 theatre opening). Assuming the box office can maintain most of the momentum created since Labor Day weekend, we should see another strong year-to-year growth and that's much needed good news. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15

September 15th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Cry Wolf - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 2 - September 8

September 8th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Tideland - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 26 - September 1

September 1st, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Serenity - Official Site. More...

2005 Preview: September

September 1st, 2005

September is the prime dumping ground for movie studios, where the films that just didn't work get ditched to die an undignified death. So why are there no less than five movies opening wide that look like they should be reasonably good? Either the studios are trying to counteract the poor reputation September has, or I have really bad taste in movies.

This month is very difficult to predict for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fluidity of the release schedule with several films on the bubble for wide releases. In fact, there are almost as many films that may or may not open wide in September than there are films with a solid release schedule. Predicting what a film will earn without knowing if it will open wide is tricky because you have to figure out how much it would earn if it opens wide, how much it will earn if it goes the limited route, and what are the odds it will open wide versus a limited release. This resulting weighted average is lower than a similar prediction for a movie that is known to be opening wide, which makes the month look even worse that it otherwise would. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 19 - August 25

August 25th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Corpse Bride - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4

August 4th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Broken Flowers - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 15 - July 21

July 21st, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates, including this week's winner, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Official Site. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2005 3 $9,390,144   2,814 $3,337   $9,390,144 1
Sep 23, 2005 6 $5,034,906 -46% 2,814 $1,789   $17,382,050 2
Sep 30, 2005 11 $2,462,153 -51% 2,125 $1,159   $21,642,637 3
Oct 7, 2005 18 $680,766 -72% 550 $1,238   $23,276,743 4
Oct 14, 2005 28 $225,867 -67% 194 $1,164   $23,820,517 5
Oct 21, 2005 43 $116,316 -49% 88 $1,322   $24,033,036 6
Oct 28, 2005 55 $43,693 -62% 45 $971   $24,127,895 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 16, 2005 3 $3,131,489     2,814 $1,113   $3,131,489 1
Sep 17, 2005 3 $3,802,177 +21%   2,814 $1,351   $6,933,666 2
Sep 18, 2005 3 $2,456,478 -35%   2,814 $873   $9,390,144 3
Sep 19, 2005 3 $787,105 -68%   2,814 $280   $10,177,249 4
Sep 20, 2005 3 $832,072 +6%   2,814 $296   $11,009,321 5
Sep 21, 2005 3 $673,293 -19%   2,814 $239   $11,682,614 6
Sep 22, 2005 3 $664,530 -1%   2,814 $236   $12,347,144 7
Sep 23, 2005 6 $1,459,203 +120% -53% 2,814 $519   $13,806,347 8
Sep 24, 2005 6 $2,146,444 +47% -44% 2,814 $763   $15,952,791 9
Sep 25, 2005 6 $1,429,259 -33% -42% 2,814 $508   $17,382,050 10
Sep 26, 2005 5 $478,546 -67% -39% 2,814 $170   $17,860,596 11
Sep 27, 2005 5 $459,164 -4% -45% 2,814 $163   $18,319,760 12
Sep 28, 2005 4 $425,193 -7% -37% 2,814 $151   $18,744,953 13
Sep 29, 2005 4 $435,531 +2% -34% 2,814 $155   $19,180,484 14
Sep 30, 2005 11 $706,751 +62% -52% 2,125 $333   $19,887,235 15
Oct 1, 2005 11 $1,049,119 +48% -51% 2,125 $494   $20,936,354 16
Oct 2, 2005 11 $706,283 -33% -51% 2,125 $332   $21,642,637 17
Oct 3, 2005 10 $234,874 -67% -51% 2,125 $111   $21,877,511 18
Oct 4, 2005 10 $256,552 +9% -44% 2,125 $121   $22,134,063 19
Oct 5, 2005 10 $225,959 -12% -47% 2,125 $106   $22,360,022 20
Oct 6, 2005 10 $235,955 +4% -46% 2,125 $111   $22,595,977 21
Oct 10, 2005 18 $110,977   -53% 550 $202   $23,387,720 25

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2005 3 $12,347,144   2,814 $4,388   $12,347,144 1
Sep 23, 2005 6 $6,833,340 -45% 2,814 $2,428   $19,180,484 2
Sep 30, 2005 11 $3,415,493 -50% 2,125 $1,607   $22,595,977 3
Oct 7, 2005 19 $998,673 -71% 550 $1,816   $23,594,650 4
Oct 14, 2005 28 $322,070 -68% 194 $1,660   $23,916,720 5
Oct 21, 2005 44 $167,482 -48% 88 $1,903   $24,084,202 6
Oct 28, 2005 53 $65,430 -61% 45 $1,454   $24,149,632 7

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
Feb 12, 200619106,419 1,116,146$2,231,936$23,058,7374
Feb 19, 20062367,432-37% 1,183,578$1,479,053$24,537,7905
Feb 26, 20062367,432n/c1,251,010$1,489,276$26,027,0666
Sep 2, 20073033,343 1,465,710$383,058$30,028,72485

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 11, 2023132,633 17,280$38,837$99,700908

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