The Maze Runner (2014)

The Maze Runner poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $102,427,862Details
International Box Office $245,891,999Details
Worldwide Box Office $348,319,861
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $24,547,528 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $16,428,540 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $40,976,068
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Synopsis

When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,512,804 (31.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$34,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,604 opening theaters/3,638 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $135,136,431

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 771 $102,427,862
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 371 $245,891,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 455 $348,319,861

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
September 19th, 2014 (IMAX) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: September 11th, 2014 (Wide) (Malaysia)
September 12th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
September 18th, 2014 (Wide) (Argentina)
September 18th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
September 19th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
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Video Release: December 16th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, including some disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2326, 6/11/2014)
Running Time: 113 minutes
Franchise: The Maze Runner
Comparisons: vs. Looper
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Keywords: Young Adult Book Adaptation, Dystopia, Ensemble, Post Apocalypse, Robot, IMAX: DMR, Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gotham Group, Temple Hill Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, DayDay Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 125 $7,468,015 Oct 10, 2014 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 187 $10,130,687 Oct 10, 2014 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 102 $8,594,814 Oct 10, 2014 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 117 $11,659,238 Oct 10, 2014 24
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 21 $32,512,804 Sep 19, 2014 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 88 $32,512,804 Sep 19, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic September Day 30 $13,469,870 Sep 20, 2014 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2014 1 $32,512,804   3,604 $9,021   $32,512,804 1
Sep 26, 2014 2 $17,437,020 -46% 3,638 $4,793   $57,955,347 2
Oct 3, 2014 5 $11,634,764 -33% 3,605 $3,227   $73,556,159 3
Oct 10, 2014 8 $7,468,015 -36% 3,072 $2,431   $83,807,836 4
Oct 17, 2014 10 $4,387,445 -41% 2,155 $2,036   $90,724,728 5
Oct 24, 2014 13 $2,352,349 -46% 1,496 $1,572   $94,122,442 6
Oct 31, 2014 13 $2,272,263 -3% 1,620 $1,403   $97,002,434 7
Nov 7, 2014 14 $1,236,615 -46% 1,012 $1,222   $98,946,102 8
Nov 14, 2014 20 $632,918 -49% 524 $1,208   $100,062,303 9
Nov 21, 2014 22 $304,092 -52% 370 $822   $100,498,266 10
Nov 28, 2014 22 $337,033 +11% 275 $1,226   $101,043,326 11
Dec 5, 2014 24 $233,342 -31% 275 $849   $101,357,156 12
Dec 12, 2014 24 $188,683 -19% 241 $783   $101,620,746 13
Dec 19, 2014 27 $121,335 -36% 181 $670   $101,813,353 14
Dec 26, 2014 33 $124,389 +3% 137 $908   $102,031,111 15
Jan 2, 2015 37 $98,758 -21% 118 $837   $102,242,014 16
Jan 9, 2015 40 $60,964 -38% 95 $642   $102,333,052 17
Jan 16, 2015 50 $32,174 -47% 60 $536   $102,381,116 18
Jan 23, 2015 62 $18,110 -44% 42 $431   $102,413,606 19
Jan 30, 2015 65 $7,698 -57% 24 $321   $102,425,585 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 2014 P $1,100,000     2,200 $500   $1,100,000  
Sep 19, 2014 1 $11,260,861     3,604 $3,125   $11,260,861 1
Sep 20, 2014 1 $13,469,870 +20%   3,604 $3,737   $24,730,731 2
Sep 21, 2014 1 $7,782,073 -42%   3,604 $2,159   $32,512,804 3
Sep 22, 2014 1 $1,865,634 -76%   3,604 $518   $34,378,438 4
Sep 23, 2014 1 $2,390,967 +28%   3,604 $663   $36,769,405 5
Sep 24, 2014 1 $1,765,224 -26%   3,604 $490   $38,534,629 6
Sep 25, 2014 1 $1,983,698 +12%   3,604 $550   $40,518,327 7
Sep 26, 2014 2 $5,206,241 +162% -54% 3,638 $1,431   $45,724,568 8
Sep 27, 2014 2 $7,967,538 +53% -41% 3,638 $2,190   $53,692,106 9
Sep 28, 2014 3 $4,263,241 -46% -45% 3,638 $1,172   $57,955,347 10
Sep 29, 2014 2 $968,406 -77% -48% 3,638 $266   $58,923,753 11
Sep 30, 2014 2 $1,252,177 +29% -48% 3,638 $344   $60,175,930 12
Oct 1, 2014 2 $908,857 -27% -49% 3,638 $250   $61,084,787 13
Oct 2, 2014 2 $836,608 -8% -58% 3,638 $230   $61,921,395 14
Oct 3, 2014 4 $3,428,683 +310% -34% 3,605 $951   $65,350,078 15
Oct 4, 2014 5 $5,488,587 +60% -31% 3,605 $1,522   $70,838,665 16
Oct 5, 2014 5 $2,717,494 -50% -36% 3,605 $754   $73,556,159 17
Oct 6, 2014 4 $640,588 -76% -34% 3,605 $178   $74,196,747 18
Oct 7, 2014 4 $832,468 +30% -34% 3,605 $231   $75,029,215 19
Oct 8, 2014 4 $620,780 -25% -32% 3,605 $172   $75,649,995 20
Oct 9, 2014 4 $689,826 +11% -18% 3,605 $191   $76,339,821 21
Oct 10, 2014 8 $2,111,860 +206% -38% 3,072 $687   $78,451,681 22
Oct 11, 2014 7 $3,318,673 +57% -40% 3,072 $1,080   $81,770,354 23
Oct 12, 2014 7 $2,037,482 -39% -25% 3,072 $663   $83,807,836 24
Oct 13, 2014 8 $1,126,799 -45% +76% 3,072 $367   $84,934,635 25
Oct 14, 2014 7 $536,259 -52% -36% 3,072 $175   $85,470,894 26
Oct 15, 2014 7 $435,029 -19% -30% 3,072 $142   $85,905,923 27
Oct 16, 2014 7 $431,360 -1% -37% 3,072 $140   $86,337,283 28
Oct 17, 2014 10 $1,290,851 +199% -39% 2,155 $599   $87,628,134 29
Oct 18, 2014 10 $2,073,099 +61% -38% 2,155 $962   $89,701,233 30
Oct 19, 2014 10 $1,023,495 -51% -50% 2,155 $475   $90,724,728 31
Oct 20, 2014 10 $271,088 -74% -76% 2,155 $126   $90,995,816 32
Oct 21, 2014 11 $301,779 +11% -44% 2,155 $140   $91,297,595 33
Oct 22, 2014 10 $241,007 -20% -45% 2,155 $112   $91,538,602 34
Oct 23, 2014 10 $231,491 -4% -46% 2,155 $107   $91,770,093 35
Oct 24, 2014 13 $652,702 +182% -49% 1,496 $436   $92,422,795 36
Oct 25, 2014 13 $1,112,264 +70% -46% 1,496 $743   $93,535,059 37
Oct 26, 2014 13 $587,383 -47% -43% 1,496 $393   $94,122,442 38
Oct 27, 2014 13 $147,614 -75% -46% 1,496 $99   $94,270,056 39
Oct 28, 2014 13 $179,118 +21% -41% 1,496 $120   $94,449,174 40
Oct 29, 2014 13 $140,083 -22% -42% 1,496 $94   $94,589,257 41
Oct 30, 2014 13 $140,914 +1% -39% 1,496 $94   $94,730,171 42
Oct 31, 2014 15 $407,710 +189% -38% 1,620 $252   $95,137,881 43
Nov 1, 2014 12 $1,217,683 +199% +9% 1,620 $752   $96,355,564 44
Nov 2, 2014 13 $646,870 -47% +10% 1,620 $399   $97,002,434 45
Nov 3, 2014 13 $187,851 -71% +27% 1,620 $116   $97,190,285 46
Nov 4, 2014 12 $255,367 +36% +43% 1,620 $158   $97,445,652 47
Nov 5, 2014 - $136,638 -46% -2% 1,620 $84   $97,582,290 48
Nov 6, 2014 - $127,197 -7% -10% 1,620 $79   $97,709,487 49
Nov 7, 2014 14 $360,948 +184% -11% 1,012 $357   $98,070,435 50
Nov 8, 2014 14 $585,600 +62% -52% 1,012 $579   $98,656,035 51
Nov 9, 2014 14 $290,067 -50% -55% 1,012 $287   $98,946,102 52
Nov 10, 2014 13 $154,779 -47% -18% 1,012 $153   $99,100,881 53
Nov 11, 2014 13 $210,158 +36% -18% 1,012 $208   $99,311,039 54
Nov 12, 2014 - $58,171 -72% -57% 1,012 $57   $99,369,210 55
Nov 13, 2014 - $60,175 +3% -53% 1,012 $59   $99,429,385 56
Nov 14, 2014 - $190,214 +216% -47% 524 $363   $99,619,599 57
Nov 15, 2014 - $296,681 +56% -49% 524 $566   $99,916,280 58
Nov 16, 2014 - $146,023 -51% -50% 524 $279   $100,062,303 59
Nov 17, 2014 - $34,540 -76% -78% 524 $66   $100,096,843 60
Nov 18, 2014 - $39,534 +14% -81% 524 $75   $100,136,377 61
Nov 19, 2014 - $31,996 -19% -45% 524 $61   $100,168,373 62
Nov 20, 2014 - $25,801 -19% -57% 524 $49   $100,194,174 63
Nov 21, 2014 - $82,488 +220% -57% 370 $223   $100,276,662 64
Nov 22, 2014 18 $140,674 +71% -53% 370 $380   $100,417,336 65
Nov 23, 2014 - $80,930 -42% -45% 370 $219   $100,498,266 66
Nov 24, 2014 - $38,901 -52% +13% 370 $105   $100,537,167 67
Nov 25, 2014 - $54,114 +39% +37% 370 $146   $100,591,281 68
Nov 26, 2014 - $67,647 +25% +111% 370 $183   $100,658,928 69
Nov 27, 2014 - $47,365 -30% +84% 370 $128   $100,706,293 70
Nov 28, 2014 - $133,152 +181% +61% 275 $484   $100,839,445 71
Nov 29, 2014 - $137,659 +3% -2% 275 $501   $100,977,104 72
Nov 30, 2014 - $66,222 -52% -18% 275 $241   $101,043,326 73
Dec 1, 2014 - $18,045 -73% -54% 275 $66   $101,061,371 74
Dec 2, 2014 - $24,009 +33% -56% 275 $87   $101,085,380 75
Dec 3, 2014 - $19,198 -20% -72% 275 $70   $101,104,578 76
Dec 4, 2014 - $19,236 n/c -59% 275 $70   $101,123,814 77
Dec 5, 2014 - $65,061 +238% -51% 275 $237   $101,188,875 78
Dec 6, 2014 - $109,460 +68% -20% 275 $398   $101,298,335 79
Dec 7, 2014 - $58,821 -46% -11% 275 $214   $101,357,156 80
Dec 8, 2014 - $17,345 -71% -4% 275 $63   $101,374,501 81
Dec 9, 2014 - $19,885 +15% -17% 275 $72   $101,394,386 82
Dec 10, 2014 - $18,457 -7% -4% 275 $67   $101,412,843 83
Dec 11, 2014 - $19,220 +4% n/c 275 $70   $101,432,063 84
Dec 12, 2014 - $52,175 +171% -20% 241 $216   $101,484,238 85
Dec 13, 2014 - $90,470 +73% -17% 241 $375   $101,574,708 86
Dec 14, 2014 - $46,038 -49% -22% 241 $191   $101,620,746 87
Dec 15, 2014 - $16,245 -65% -6% 241 $67   $101,636,991 88
Dec 16, 2014 - $20,446 +26% +3% 241 $85   $101,657,437 89
Dec 17, 2014 - $16,025 -22% -13% 241 $66   $101,673,462 90
Dec 18, 2014 - $18,556 +16% -3% 221 $84   $101,692,018 91
Dec 19, 2014 - $34,381 +85% -34% 181 $190   $101,726,399 92
Dec 20, 2014 - $48,917 +42% -46% 181 $270   $101,775,316 93
Dec 21, 2014 - $38,037 -22% -17% 181 $210   $101,813,353 94
Dec 22, 2014 - $27,801 -27% +71% 181 $154   $101,841,154 95
Dec 23, 2014 - $29,049 +4% +42% 181 $160   $101,870,203 96
Dec 24, 2014 - $11,443 -61% -29% 181 $63   $101,881,646 97
Dec 25, 2014 - $25,076 +119% +35% 137 $183   $101,906,722 98
Dec 26, 2014 - $42,028 +68% +22% 137 $307   $101,948,750 99
Dec 27, 2014 - $48,136 +15% -2% 137 $351   $101,996,886 100
Dec 28, 2014 - $34,225 -29% -10% 137 $250   $102,031,111 101
Dec 29, 2014 - $25,776 -25% -7% 137 $188   $102,056,887 102
Dec 30, 2014 - $29,086 +13% n/c 137 $212   $102,085,973 103
Dec 31, 2014 - $18,218 -37% +59% 137 $133   $102,104,191 104
Jan 1, 2015 - $39,065 +114% +56% 137 $285   $102,143,256 105
Jan 2, 2015 - $37,439 -4% -11% 137 $273   $102,180,695 106
Jan 3, 2015 - $39,341 +5% -18% 118 $333   $102,220,036 107
Jan 4, 2015 - $21,978 -44% -36% 118 $186   $102,242,014 108
Jan 5, 2015 - $8,903 -59% -65% 118 $75   $102,250,917 109
Jan 6, 2015 - $6,994 -21% -76% 118 $59   $102,257,911 110
Jan 7, 2015 - $6,658 -5% -63% 118 $56   $102,264,569 111
Jan 8, 2015 - $7,519 +13% -81% 118 $64   $102,272,088 112
Jan 9, 2015 - $16,069 +114% -57% 95 $169   $102,288,157 113
Jan 10, 2015 - $29,909 +86% -24% 95 $315   $102,318,066 114
Jan 11, 2015 - $14,986 -50% -32% 95 $158   $102,333,052 115
Jan 12, 2015 - $3,645 -76% -59% 95 $38   $102,336,697 116
Jan 13, 2015 - $4,183 +15% -40% 95 $44   $102,340,880 117
Jan 14, 2015 - $3,990 -5% -40% 95 $42   $102,344,870 118
Jan 15, 2015 - $4,072 +2% -46% 95 $43   $102,348,942 119
Jan 16, 2015 - $7,435 +83% -54% 60 $124   $102,356,377 120
Jan 17, 2015 - $15,198 +104% -49% 60 $253   $102,371,575 121
Jan 18, 2015 - $9,541 -37% -36% 60 $159   $102,381,116 122
Jan 19, 2015 - $8,803 -8% +142% 60 $147   $102,389,919 123
Jan 20, 2015 - $2,107 -76% -50% 60 $35   $102,392,026 124
Jan 21, 2015 - $1,610 -24% -60% 60 $27   $102,393,636 125
Jan 22, 2015 - $1,860 +16% -54% 60 $31   $102,395,496 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2014 1 $40,518,327   3,604 $11,243   $40,518,327 1
Sep 26, 2014 2 $21,403,068 -47% 3,638 $5,883   $61,921,395 2
Oct 3, 2014 4 $14,418,426 -33% 3,605 $4,000   $76,339,821 3
Oct 10, 2014 7 $9,997,462 -31% 3,072 $3,254   $86,337,283 4
Oct 17, 2014 10 $5,432,810 -46% 2,155 $2,521   $91,770,093 5
Oct 24, 2014 13 $2,960,078 -46% 1,496 $1,979   $94,730,171 6
Oct 31, 2014 13 $2,979,316 +1% 1,620 $1,839   $97,709,487 7
Nov 7, 2014 14 $1,719,898 -42% 1,012 $1,700   $99,429,385 8
Nov 14, 2014 20 $764,789 -56% 524 $1,460   $100,194,174 9
Nov 21, 2014 24 $512,119 -33% 370 $1,384   $100,706,293 10
Nov 28, 2014 24 $417,521 -18% 275 $1,518   $101,123,814 11
Dec 5, 2014 24 $308,249 -26% 275 $1,121   $101,432,063 12
Dec 12, 2014 25 $259,955 -16% 221 $1,176   $101,692,018 13
Dec 19, 2014 36 $214,704 -17% 137 $1,567   $101,906,722 14
Dec 26, 2014 33 $236,534 +10% 137 $1,727   $102,143,256 15
Jan 2, 2015 37 $128,832 -46% 118 $1,092   $102,272,088 16
Jan 9, 2015 39 $76,854 -40% 95 $809   $102,348,942 17
Jan 16, 2015 49 $46,554 -39% 60 $776   $102,395,496 18
Jan 23, 2015 62 $22,391 -52% 42 $533   $102,417,887 19
Jan 30, 2015 70 $9,975 -55% 24 $416   $102,427,862 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/18/2014 $0 0 142 233 $2,555,926 10/20/2015
Australia 9/18/2014 $117,060 107 319 1,884 $14,176,259 10/11/2017
Germany 10/16/2014 $0 0 41 43 $7,835,909 10/20/2015
Japan 5/22/2015 $1,233,201 0 0 0 $5,289,387 8/23/2018
Malaysia 9/11/2014 $0 0 4 4 $5,617,191 10/6/2015
Netherlands 9/26/2014 $0 0 37 37 $5,238,852 1/29/2018
Spain 9/19/2014 $0 0 1 2 $7,362,059 10/20/2015
Turkey 9/19/2014 $0 0 3 3 $2,638,390 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 10/10/2014 $0 0 2 2 $14,034,650 10/13/2015
 
Rest of World $181,143,376
 
International Total$245,891,999 12/30/2018

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
Dec 21, 20143434,224 434,224$6,495,991$6,495,9911
Dec 28, 20144373,386-14% 807,610$5,309,549$11,805,5402
Jan 4, 20154134,326-64% 941,936$2,420,555$14,226,0953
Jan 11, 2015856,396-58% 998,332$1,096,902$15,322,9974
Jan 18, 2015839,163-31% 1,037,495$662,638$15,985,6355
Jan 25, 20151224,282-38% 1,061,777$363,259$16,348,8946
Feb 1, 20151617,838-27% 1,079,615$268,997$16,617,8917
Feb 8, 20151622,056+24% 1,101,671$235,779$16,853,6708
Feb 15, 20152425,147+14% 1,126,818$438,564$17,292,2349
Sep 20, 2015229,629 1,333,016$133,843$19,997,29940
Sep 27, 20152411,309+17% 1,344,325$147,017$20,144,31641

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 21, 20143315,164 315,164$6,300,126$6,300,1261
Dec 28, 20143244,054-23% 559,218$4,871,311$11,171,4372
Jan 4, 2015463,780-74% 622,998$1,457,363$12,628,8003
Jan 11, 2015820,799-67% 643,797$463,187$13,091,9874
Jan 18, 2015714,880-28% 658,677$267,700$13,359,6875
Jan 25, 20151111,403-23% 670,080$205,133$13,564,8206
Feb 1, 2015178,361-27% 678,441$150,252$13,715,0727
Feb 8, 2015925,442+204% 703,883$326,931$14,042,0038
Feb 15, 20152014,035-45% 717,918$251,784$14,293,7879
Sep 20, 2015165,979 766,037$109,837$15,177,73840

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Lead Ensemble Members

Dylan O’Brien    Thomas
Kaya Scodelario    Teresa
Thomas Brodie-Sangster    Newt
Will Poulter    Gally
Aml Ameen    Alby

Supporting Cast

Patricia Clarkson    Ava Paige
Ki Hong Lee    Minho
Blake Cooper    Chuck
Dexter Darden    Frypan
Chris Sheffield    Ben
Joe Adler    Zart
Alexander Flores    Winston
Jacob Latimore    Jeff
Randall D. Cunningham*    Clint
Don McManus    Masked Man
Michael Bow    Glader
Jerry Clark    Glader
Michel Deville    Glader
Mark Gibson    Glader
John Stockwell    Glader

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Ball    Director
Noah Oppenheim    Screenwriter
Grant Pierce Myers*    Screenwriter
T.S. Nowlin    Screenwriter
James Dashner    Story Creator
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein    Producer
Wyck Godfrey    Producer
Marty Bowen    Producer
Lee Stollman    Producer
Joe Hartwick Jr    Executive Producer
Edward Gamarra    Executive Producer
Lindsay Williams    Executive Producer
Enrique Chediak    Director of Photography
Marc Fisichella    Production Designer
Dan Zimmerman    Editor
John Paesano    Composer
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
Simonetta Mariano    Costume Designer
James Powers    Unit Production Manager
H.H. Cooper    First Assistant Director
Mirashyam Blakeslee    Second Assistant Director
Eric Brevig    Visual Effects Supervisor
Sue Rowe    Visual Effects Supervisor
Douglas Cumming    Art Director
Jessica L. Navran    Assistant Art Director
Chris Crane    Assistant Art Director
Jon Danniells    Set Decorator
Michelle C. Harmon    Set Designer
Wright McFarland    Set Designer
Doug Brode    Story Artist
Joel Venti    Story Artist
Ben Rothstein    Still Photographer
Steve Gehrke    Script Supervisor
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
David McKimmie    Post-Production Supervisor
P.J. Burch    Assistant Editor
Ai-Ling Lee    Supervising Sound Editor
John A Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Scott Puckett    Visual Effects Producer
Terri Dehaan    Costume Supervisor
Christine Bieselin Clark    Additional Costume Designer
Alexandra Casey    Assistant Costume Designer
Beth Day    Casting Associate
Judith Sunga    Casting Associate
Priscilla John    Additional Casting-U.K. Casting
Suzanne Smith-Crowley*    Additional Casting-New York Casting
Jessica Kelly    Additional Casting-New York Casting
Kate Geller    Additional Casting-Casting Associate (New York)
Stacy Kelly    Makeup
Aimee Stuit    Makeup
Budd Bird    Hairstylist
Amy Wood    Hairstylist
Elvis Jones    Special Make-up Effects
Lauren Thomas    Special Make-up Effects
Jamie Kelman    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Russell William Tyrrell    Special Effects Coordinator
Ai-Ling Lee    Sound Designer
Chuck Michael    Sound Effects Editor
Wayne Lemmer    Sound Effects Editor
Troy Robinson    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 December 16th, 2014

December 16th, 2014

It is getting very close to Christmas and while this means there are more and more people shopping, it also means the new releases are less likely to stand out in a sea of sales. The biggest release of the week is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is coming out on a 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack. However, it is also one of the worst big releases of the year. There are some releases that are contenders for Pick of the week, including Extant: Season 1 on DVD or Blu-ray, Tootsie on Blu-ray, and The Americans: Season 2 on DVD. In the end, I went with The Skeleton Twins on Blu-ray. More...

International Box Office: Century Weekend for Interstellar

November 20th, 2014

Interstellar poster

Interstellar remained in first place with $107.9 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $225.8 million internationally and $322.7 million worldwide. This might be enough to cover the film's production budget, but probably not. That said, by this time next week, its worldwide total will be close to $500 million, which should put the film in the black. This weekend the film opened in first place in China with $42.67 million during its five-day opening. Perhaps more impressively, the film grew by 6% in South Korea helping it remain in first place with $13.13 million on 1,410 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.24 million after two weeks of release. It didn't hold up quite as well in the U.K., but still remained in first place with $5.91 million on 576 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.11 million.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Dumb Leaves the Competition Smarting

November 18th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

There was some good news and bad news over the weekend. The good news was Dumb and Dumber To, which managed a stronger than expected opening, despite its reviews. The bad news was Beyond the Lights, which couldn't turn its reviews into box office success. That said, the good outweighed the bad and overall the box office was quite strong. It was still down 11% from last weekend to $140 million, but that's still 12% more than the same weekend last year. 2014 remains behind 2013's pace by 3.4% or $310 million at $8.72 billion to $9.03 billion, but every little victory will help soften the blow at the end of the year. More...

International Box Office: Interstellar Reaches for the Stars

November 13th, 2014

Interstellar poster

As expected, Interstellar opened in first place on the international chart earning $82.90 million on 14,800 screens in 62 markets during its opening weekend. As you may or may not know, we introduced a new comprehensive look at the international numbers, so there's little more than needs to be said here. I will point out that the film's opening in South Korea was particularly strong at $12.46 million on 1,310 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $14.21 million. The film also opened in first place in the U.K., with $8.53 million on 1,298 screens, which is about on par with its domestic opening, given the relative size of the two markets. Russia was close behind with $8.00 million on 1,800 screens. The film opened in China this week and those numbers should help the film remain in first place next weekend.

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International Box Office: Turtles Take Over China

November 6th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roared into first place with $34.9 million in 31 markets over the weekend for a running tally of $244.2 million internationally and $434.7 million worldwide. This includes a first place, $26.52 million opening in China. This is the film's last major market opening until it debuts in Japan in February. The film is aiming for $500 million worldwide by that time, but it is hard to tell how long a film's legs in China will be. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

International Box Office: Annabelle Takes Possession of Top Spot

October 29th, 2014

Annabelle poster

Annabelle rose from fifth to first place on the international market with $26.5 million in 62 markets for an international total of $126.7 million after a month of release. Obviously there will be another installment in this franchise. This past weekend, the film dominated Latin America earning first place in Mexico with $7.61 million on 2,742 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $10.87 million. This was double the original film's opening in that market. The film also earned top spot in Argentina ($1.4 million on 202 screens) and in Peru ($1.3 million). The film was pushed into second place in Brazil, but still managed $2.13 million on 388 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $11.35 million. More...

International Box Office: Guardians Have Double-Milestone Weekend

October 22nd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy return to top spot on the international chart this past weekend, it reached two major milestones along the way. Over the weekend, it pulled in $23.1 million in 22 markets for totals of $404.8 million internationally and $732.6 million worldwide. The film earned $37.97 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it $69.04 million after ten days of release. The film has yet to open in Italy and it might have a shot at $800 million worldwide by the time it ends its run there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fury et al are a Little Calmer than Expected

October 21st, 2014

Fury poster

The weekend box office was a little softer than expected, with Fury earning first place, but with much less than some were expecting. I was a little more conservative and I was still off by close to $10 million. The rest of the top five, on the whole, were also not quite as strong as expected, so the overall box office fell 11% from last weekend. However, it was 26% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the much more important figure. 2014 is still behind 2013 by more than $300 million, or 3.6%, at $8.05 billion to $8.36 billion, but if we can close the gap a little bit each week, we can at least make it a respectable race in the end. More...

International Box Office: Guardians Hit Gold in China, but Dracula Tops Chart

October 16th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold rose to first place with $33.9 million in 42 markets for a two-week total of $62.6 million. This week's biggest new market was Russia, where it pulled in first place with $9.81 million on 1,068 screens. It opened in second place in South Korea with $2.65 million on 477 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.29 million. Mexico led the holdovers with $2.78 million on 1,624 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $9.30 million in that market. More...

International Box Office: Breakup Breaks the Competition

October 9th, 2014

Xin Hua Lu Fang poster

Breakup Buddies led the way in China and overall with a weekend total of $38.0 million over the weekend for a six-day total of $94.13 million. That's fantastic start for a local film in this market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Gone Girl Arrives and Annabelle Scares the Competition

October 7th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

As expected, Gone Girl won the race for top spot on the box office chart this weekend. However, while it earned more than expected, Annabelle still managed to make it a really close race. These two films, as well as the rest of the top five, all beat predictions and this lead to the overall box office growing 38% to $147 million. More impressively, this was 16% better than the same weekend last year. I was not expected 2014 to come out ahead on the year-over-year comparison, which makes this win so much more spectacular. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a substantial margin of $370 million or 4.6% at $8.05 billion to $7.68 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the Box Office Chances Going, Going, Gone?

October 2nd, 2014

Gone Girl poster

The first weekend in October promises to be better than the average weekend in September was, but then again, it would practically have to. Gone Girl is aiming for first place and most analysts think it will get there. On the other, Annabelle has an outside shot at top spot over the weekend. That seems unlikely, but thanks to its genre, it has a better shot at earning first place on Friday's daily chart. The final wide release of the week is Left Behind, which as it turns out isn't opening truly wide. The buzz is so bad that some expect the film to open below the Mendoza Line. This weekend last year, Gravity opened in first place with $55.79 million. No film is going to open with that much money. In fact, all three wide releases combined might not make that much. 2014 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison, but frankly we should all be used to that by now. More...

International Box Office: Lost in a Maze

October 1st, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner easily won the race for top spot on the international chart with $28.8 million in 62 markets for a three-week total of $92.4 million. This is already enough to cover its production budget, so the studio should be very, very happy. The film remained in first place in South Korea with $4.37 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.94 million after two weeks of release. It also topped the charts in Russia with $3.13 million on 1,486 screens for a two-week total of $10.49 million. The film has yet to open in Italy, the U.K., Germany, France, Japan, and others. It should surpass $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide before it is done. That is excellent for a film that cost $34 million to make. More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Equalizer Has No Equal

September 30th, 2014

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer easily won the race for the top of the box office chart this weekend earning almost as much as the next two films combined. Those next two films were The Maze Runner and The Boxtrolls, both of which exceeded expectations, albeit by tiny margins. The strength of these three films helped the overall box office reach $106 million, which is 4% higher than last weekend. On the other hand, this was 2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.51 billion, which is a massive amount when you look at it without context. However, it is nearly $400 million or 4.9% lower than last year's pace, which is also a massive amount. It is technically possible for 2014 to catch up to 2013 before the end of the year, but only if October is a really strong month at the box office. It won't be. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will The Equalizer Equal Success?

September 25th, 2014

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer and The Boxtrolls opens wide this week. They are an action film and a family flick and the last weekend of September has been kind to both genres. The Equalizer could become the fastest opening film of the month, which might be enough to get it all the way to $100 million during its entire run. The Boxtrolls, on the other hand, is a Stop-motion animated film, which rarely rises above the midlevel hit. This weekend last year, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 opened with $34.02 million, which is right in the middle of the expected range for The Equalizer, plus the depth is better this year, so 2014 should win the year-over-year competition. More...

International Box Office: Maze Runs Down Competition

September 24th, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

Just as it did on the domestic chart, The Maze Runner earned first place on the international chart. It did so with $38.0 million in 51 markets for an early total of $50.7 million. Its biggest market was Russia, where it placed first with $5.59 million on 1,748 screens, while South Korea was close behind with $4.88 million on 648 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.41 million. It also earned first place in Australia with $3.19 million on 305 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.31 million. The final major market debut of the weekend was Brazil, where it earned first place with $1.96 million on 316 screens. It slipped to second place in Mexico with $1.73 million on 996 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $5.92 million. More...

Contest: Dynasty in the Making: Winning Announcement

September 24th, 2014

The winners of our Dynasty in the Making contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Maze Runs Laps Around Competetion

September 22nd, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner easily won the weekend box office race this past weekend beating expectations by a little bit with $32.51 million. Unfortunately, the other new releases were not as strong and their combined totals were about 25% lower than the number one film. Overall, the box office was $103 million, which is 14% higher than last weekend and 18% higher than the same weekend last year. This is a fantastic result, given the box office troubles of the past several weeks. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a large margin at $7.38 billion to $7.75 billion, which is a 4.8% deficit. Hopefully this win will help the box office going forward and the fall will be better than the summer was. More...

Weekend Estimates: Maze Runner Boosts Box Office

September 21st, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner will be the first film to top $30 million at the box office in six weeks, bringing a welcome boost to the industry at the beginning of the Fall season. With $32.5 million projected for the weekend, and overall positive reviews, Fox could have a modest new franchise on its hands. Things look less rosy for the weekend’s other wide releases. A Walk Among the Tombstones will have a disappointing debut around $13 million—the worst result for a wide release starring Liam Neeson since K-19: The Widowmaker back in 2002, or, if one takes inflation into account, the 1998 version of Les Miserables. This is Where I Leave You lands with a projected $11.86 million, and reviews that aren’t good enough to give it much hope of redemption via word of mouth. More...

Weekend Predictions: Which New Release Will Get Off to a Running Start?

September 18th, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

There are a trio of new wide releases this week, led by The Maze Runner, which is expected to top the box office chart and it is also currently earning the best reviews, although it is so close that it could change with a single new negative review. (It did change about five minutes after writing that, as it fell to second place.) The buzz for A Walk Among the Tombstones hasn't grown like I thought it would, but it still looks on pace to become a midlevel hit. On the other hand, This is Where I Leave You's chances are weakening and it looks like it won't finish in the top three. There is some good news. This weekend last year, Prisoners was the only film to earn more than $20 million, while Insidious Chapter 2 was the only other film to earn more than $10 million. This weekend, we could have five films earning more than $10 million and the number one film could earn more than $30 million. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Milestone for Lucy

September 17th, 2014

Lucy poster

Since this time last week, Lucy topped $200 million internationally. Considering a significant number of people thought it wouldn't reach $200 million worldwide, this is a great result. Over the weekend, it remained in first place with $24.9 million in 59 markets for totals of $230.6 million internationally and $354.1 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Russia with $9.77 million on 1,013 screens, which was more than $9 million more than the second place film. More...

Contest: Dynasty in the Making

September 12th, 2014

Three new releases enter the marketplace next weekend: The Maze Runner, This is Where I Leave You, and A Walk Among the Tombstones. I don't think any of them will be breakout hits, but The Maze Runner has the best chance to earn first place, even if its legs likely won't be very long. Because of this, it is the best choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Maze Runner.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Dynasty: The Final Season - Vol 1 & 2 Pack on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: September

September 1st, 2014

The Equalizer poster

August was a great month, it is as simple as that. Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy break records, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a surprise hit as well. These early gains led to an extended winning streak in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, 2014 is still more than $300 million behind 2013, but this is substantially less than the gap was before the month. Can September maintain this run? I'm not sure. Last September was strong compared to most Septembers with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 earning more than $100 million while Insidious Chapter 2 came relatively close. This year, there likely won't be any $100 million hits, but I think The Equalizer should at least come close. Meanwhile, there are some who think The Maze Runner will be the biggest hit of the month, but I'm not among them. There have been too many similar releases that have struggled to think this one will be a hit. I think September will get off to a terrible start, but overall I think it will be close to last year. More...


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Synopsis

When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$32,512,804 (31.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$34,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,604 opening theaters/3,638 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $135,136,431

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 771 $102,427,862
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 371 $245,891,999
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 455 $348,319,861

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
September 19th, 2014 (IMAX) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: September 11th, 2014 (Wide) (Malaysia)
September 12th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
September 18th, 2014 (Wide) (Argentina)
September 18th, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
September 19th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
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Video Release: December 16th, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, including some disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2326, 6/11/2014)
Running Time: 113 minutes
Franchise: The Maze Runner
Comparisons: vs. Looper
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Keywords: Young Adult Book Adaptation, Dystopia, Ensemble, Post Apocalypse, Robot, IMAX: DMR, Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gotham Group, Temple Hill Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, DayDay Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 125 $7,468,015 Oct 10, 2014 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 187 $10,130,687 Oct 10, 2014 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 102 $8,594,814 Oct 10, 2014 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 117 $11,659,238 Oct 10, 2014 24
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 21 $32,512,804 Sep 19, 2014 3
Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic 88 $32,512,804 Sep 19, 2014 3
Biggest Domestic September Day 30 $13,469,870 Sep 20, 2014 2

Lead Ensemble Members

Dylan O’Brien    Thomas
Kaya Scodelario    Teresa
Thomas Brodie-Sangster    Newt
Will Poulter    Gally
Aml Ameen    Alby

Supporting Cast

Patricia Clarkson    Ava Paige
Ki Hong Lee    Minho
Blake Cooper    Chuck
Dexter Darden    Frypan
Chris Sheffield    Ben
Joe Adler    Zart
Alexander Flores    Winston
Jacob Latimore    Jeff
Randall D. Cunningham*    Clint
Don McManus    Masked Man
Michael Bow    Glader
Jerry Clark    Glader
Michel Deville    Glader
Mark Gibson    Glader
John Stockwell    Glader

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wes Ball    Director
Noah Oppenheim    Screenwriter
Grant Pierce Myers*    Screenwriter
T.S. Nowlin    Screenwriter
James Dashner    Story Creator
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein    Producer
Wyck Godfrey    Producer
Marty Bowen    Producer
Lee Stollman    Producer
Joe Hartwick Jr    Executive Producer
Edward Gamarra    Executive Producer
Lindsay Williams    Executive Producer
Enrique Chediak    Director of Photography
Marc Fisichella    Production Designer
Dan Zimmerman    Editor
John Paesano    Composer
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
Simonetta Mariano    Costume Designer
James Powers    Unit Production Manager
H.H. Cooper    First Assistant Director
Mirashyam Blakeslee    Second Assistant Director
Eric Brevig    Visual Effects Supervisor
Sue Rowe    Visual Effects Supervisor
Douglas Cumming    Art Director
Jessica L. Navran    Assistant Art Director
Chris Crane    Assistant Art Director
Jon Danniells    Set Decorator
Michelle C. Harmon    Set Designer
Wright McFarland    Set Designer
Doug Brode    Story Artist
Joel Venti    Story Artist
Ben Rothstein    Still Photographer
Steve Gehrke    Script Supervisor
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
David McKimmie    Post-Production Supervisor
P.J. Burch    Assistant Editor
Ai-Ling Lee    Supervising Sound Editor
John A Larsen    Supervising Sound Editor
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Scott Puckett    Visual Effects Producer
Terri Dehaan    Costume Supervisor
Christine Bieselin Clark    Additional Costume Designer
Alexandra Casey    Assistant Costume Designer
Beth Day    Casting Associate
Judith Sunga    Casting Associate
Priscilla John    Additional Casting-U.K. Casting
Suzanne Smith-Crowley*    Additional Casting-New York Casting
Jessica Kelly    Additional Casting-New York Casting
Kate Geller    Additional Casting-Casting Associate (New York)
Stacy Kelly    Makeup
Aimee Stuit    Makeup
Budd Bird    Hairstylist
Amy Wood    Hairstylist
Elvis Jones    Special Make-up Effects
Lauren Thomas    Special Make-up Effects
Jamie Kelman    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Russell William Tyrrell    Special Effects Coordinator
Ai-Ling Lee    Sound Designer
Chuck Michael    Sound Effects Editor
Wayne Lemmer    Sound Effects Editor
Troy Robinson    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 December 16th, 2014

December 16th, 2014

It is getting very close to Christmas and while this means there are more and more people shopping, it also means the new releases are less likely to stand out in a sea of sales. The biggest release of the week is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is coming out on a 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack. However, it is also one of the worst big releases of the year. There are some releases that are contenders for Pick of the week, including Extant: Season 1 on DVD or Blu-ray, Tootsie on Blu-ray, and The Americans: Season 2 on DVD. In the end, I went with The Skeleton Twins on Blu-ray. More...

International Box Office: Century Weekend for Interstellar

November 20th, 2014

Interstellar poster

Interstellar remained in first place with $107.9 million in 63 markets over the weekend for totals of $225.8 million internationally and $322.7 million worldwide. This might be enough to cover the film's production budget, but probably not. That said, by this time next week, its worldwide total will be close to $500 million, which should put the film in the black. This weekend the film opened in first place in China with $42.67 million during its five-day opening. Perhaps more impressively, the film grew by 6% in South Korea helping it remain in first place with $13.13 million on 1,410 screens over the weekend for a total of $35.24 million after two weeks of release. It didn't hold up quite as well in the U.K., but still remained in first place with $5.91 million on 576 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.11 million.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Dumb Leaves the Competition Smarting

November 18th, 2014

Dumb and Dumber To poster

There was some good news and bad news over the weekend. The good news was Dumb and Dumber To, which managed a stronger than expected opening, despite its reviews. The bad news was Beyond the Lights, which couldn't turn its reviews into box office success. That said, the good outweighed the bad and overall the box office was quite strong. It was still down 11% from last weekend to $140 million, but that's still 12% more than the same weekend last year. 2014 remains behind 2013's pace by 3.4% or $310 million at $8.72 billion to $9.03 billion, but every little victory will help soften the blow at the end of the year. More...

International Box Office: Interstellar Reaches for the Stars

November 13th, 2014

Interstellar poster

As expected, Interstellar opened in first place on the international chart earning $82.90 million on 14,800 screens in 62 markets during its opening weekend. As you may or may not know, we introduced a new comprehensive look at the international numbers, so there's little more than needs to be said here. I will point out that the film's opening in South Korea was particularly strong at $12.46 million on 1,310 screens over the weekend, for a total opening of $14.21 million. The film also opened in first place in the U.K., with $8.53 million on 1,298 screens, which is about on par with its domestic opening, given the relative size of the two markets. Russia was close behind with $8.00 million on 1,800 screens. The film opened in China this week and those numbers should help the film remain in first place next weekend.

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International Box Office: Turtles Take Over China

November 6th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roared into first place with $34.9 million in 31 markets over the weekend for a running tally of $244.2 million internationally and $434.7 million worldwide. This includes a first place, $26.52 million opening in China. This is the film's last major market opening until it debuts in Japan in February. The film is aiming for $500 million worldwide by that time, but it is hard to tell how long a film's legs in China will be. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

International Box Office: Annabelle Takes Possession of Top Spot

October 29th, 2014

Annabelle poster

Annabelle rose from fifth to first place on the international market with $26.5 million in 62 markets for an international total of $126.7 million after a month of release. Obviously there will be another installment in this franchise. This past weekend, the film dominated Latin America earning first place in Mexico with $7.61 million on 2,742 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $10.87 million. This was double the original film's opening in that market. The film also earned top spot in Argentina ($1.4 million on 202 screens) and in Peru ($1.3 million). The film was pushed into second place in Brazil, but still managed $2.13 million on 388 screens over the weekend for a three-week total of $11.35 million. More...

International Box Office: Guardians Have Double-Milestone Weekend

October 22nd, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy return to top spot on the international chart this past weekend, it reached two major milestones along the way. Over the weekend, it pulled in $23.1 million in 22 markets for totals of $404.8 million internationally and $732.6 million worldwide. The film earned $37.97 million in China, but that was for the full week, giving it $69.04 million after ten days of release. The film has yet to open in Italy and it might have a shot at $800 million worldwide by the time it ends its run there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fury et al are a Little Calmer than Expected

October 21st, 2014

Fury poster

The weekend box office was a little softer than expected, with Fury earning first place, but with much less than some were expecting. I was a little more conservative and I was still off by close to $10 million. The rest of the top five, on the whole, were also not quite as strong as expected, so the overall box office fell 11% from last weekend. However, it was 26% higher than the same weekend last year, which is the much more important figure. 2014 is still behind 2013 by more than $300 million, or 3.6%, at $8.05 billion to $8.36 billion, but if we can close the gap a little bit each week, we can at least make it a respectable race in the end. More...

International Box Office: Guardians Hit Gold in China, but Dracula Tops Chart

October 16th, 2014

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold rose to first place with $33.9 million in 42 markets for a two-week total of $62.6 million. This week's biggest new market was Russia, where it pulled in first place with $9.81 million on 1,068 screens. It opened in second place in South Korea with $2.65 million on 477 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $4.29 million. Mexico led the holdovers with $2.78 million on 1,624 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $9.30 million in that market. More...

International Box Office: Breakup Breaks the Competition

October 9th, 2014

Xin Hua Lu Fang poster

Breakup Buddies led the way in China and overall with a weekend total of $38.0 million over the weekend for a six-day total of $94.13 million. That's fantastic start for a local film in this market. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Gone Girl Arrives and Annabelle Scares the Competition

October 7th, 2014

Gone Girl poster

As expected, Gone Girl won the race for top spot on the box office chart this weekend. However, while it earned more than expected, Annabelle still managed to make it a really close race. These two films, as well as the rest of the top five, all beat predictions and this lead to the overall box office growing 38% to $147 million. More impressively, this was 16% better than the same weekend last year. I was not expected 2014 to come out ahead on the year-over-year comparison, which makes this win so much more spectacular. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a substantial margin of $370 million or 4.6% at $8.05 billion to $7.68 billion. More...

Weekend Predictions: Are the Box Office Chances Going, Going, Gone?

October 2nd, 2014

Gone Girl poster

The first weekend in October promises to be better than the average weekend in September was, but then again, it would practically have to. Gone Girl is aiming for first place and most analysts think it will get there. On the other, Annabelle has an outside shot at top spot over the weekend. That seems unlikely, but thanks to its genre, it has a better shot at earning first place on Friday's daily chart. The final wide release of the week is Left Behind, which as it turns out isn't opening truly wide. The buzz is so bad that some expect the film to open below the Mendoza Line. This weekend last year, Gravity opened in first place with $55.79 million. No film is going to open with that much money. In fact, all three wide releases combined might not make that much. 2014 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison, but frankly we should all be used to that by now. More...

International Box Office: Lost in a Maze

October 1st, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner easily won the race for top spot on the international chart with $28.8 million in 62 markets for a three-week total of $92.4 million. This is already enough to cover its production budget, so the studio should be very, very happy. The film remained in first place in South Korea with $4.37 million on 655 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.94 million after two weeks of release. It also topped the charts in Russia with $3.13 million on 1,486 screens for a two-week total of $10.49 million. The film has yet to open in Italy, the U.K., Germany, France, Japan, and others. It should surpass $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide before it is done. That is excellent for a film that cost $34 million to make. More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Equalizer Has No Equal

September 30th, 2014

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer easily won the race for the top of the box office chart this weekend earning almost as much as the next two films combined. Those next two films were The Maze Runner and The Boxtrolls, both of which exceeded expectations, albeit by tiny margins. The strength of these three films helped the overall box office reach $106 million, which is 4% higher than last weekend. On the other hand, this was 2% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2014 has pulled in $7.51 billion, which is a massive amount when you look at it without context. However, it is nearly $400 million or 4.9% lower than last year's pace, which is also a massive amount. It is technically possible for 2014 to catch up to 2013 before the end of the year, but only if October is a really strong month at the box office. It won't be. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will The Equalizer Equal Success?

September 25th, 2014

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer and The Boxtrolls opens wide this week. They are an action film and a family flick and the last weekend of September has been kind to both genres. The Equalizer could become the fastest opening film of the month, which might be enough to get it all the way to $100 million during its entire run. The Boxtrolls, on the other hand, is a Stop-motion animated film, which rarely rises above the midlevel hit. This weekend last year, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 opened with $34.02 million, which is right in the middle of the expected range for The Equalizer, plus the depth is better this year, so 2014 should win the year-over-year competition. More...

International Box Office: Maze Runs Down Competition

September 24th, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

Just as it did on the domestic chart, The Maze Runner earned first place on the international chart. It did so with $38.0 million in 51 markets for an early total of $50.7 million. Its biggest market was Russia, where it placed first with $5.59 million on 1,748 screens, while South Korea was close behind with $4.88 million on 648 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $5.41 million. It also earned first place in Australia with $3.19 million on 305 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $3.31 million. The final major market debut of the weekend was Brazil, where it earned first place with $1.96 million on 316 screens. It slipped to second place in Mexico with $1.73 million on 996 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $5.92 million. More...

Contest: Dynasty in the Making: Winning Announcement

September 24th, 2014

The winners of our Dynasty in the Making contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Maze Runs Laps Around Competetion

September 22nd, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner easily won the weekend box office race this past weekend beating expectations by a little bit with $32.51 million. Unfortunately, the other new releases were not as strong and their combined totals were about 25% lower than the number one film. Overall, the box office was $103 million, which is 14% higher than last weekend and 18% higher than the same weekend last year. This is a fantastic result, given the box office troubles of the past several weeks. Year-to-date, 2014 is still behind 2013 by a large margin at $7.38 billion to $7.75 billion, which is a 4.8% deficit. Hopefully this win will help the box office going forward and the fall will be better than the summer was. More...

Weekend Estimates: Maze Runner Boosts Box Office

September 21st, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner will be the first film to top $30 million at the box office in six weeks, bringing a welcome boost to the industry at the beginning of the Fall season. With $32.5 million projected for the weekend, and overall positive reviews, Fox could have a modest new franchise on its hands. Things look less rosy for the weekend’s other wide releases. A Walk Among the Tombstones will have a disappointing debut around $13 million—the worst result for a wide release starring Liam Neeson since K-19: The Widowmaker back in 2002, or, if one takes inflation into account, the 1998 version of Les Miserables. This is Where I Leave You lands with a projected $11.86 million, and reviews that aren’t good enough to give it much hope of redemption via word of mouth. More...

Weekend Predictions: Which New Release Will Get Off to a Running Start?

September 18th, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

There are a trio of new wide releases this week, led by The Maze Runner, which is expected to top the box office chart and it is also currently earning the best reviews, although it is so close that it could change with a single new negative review. (It did change about five minutes after writing that, as it fell to second place.) The buzz for A Walk Among the Tombstones hasn't grown like I thought it would, but it still looks on pace to become a midlevel hit. On the other hand, This is Where I Leave You's chances are weakening and it looks like it won't finish in the top three. There is some good news. This weekend last year, Prisoners was the only film to earn more than $20 million, while Insidious Chapter 2 was the only other film to earn more than $10 million. This weekend, we could have five films earning more than $10 million and the number one film could earn more than $30 million. More...

International Box Office: Another Week, Another Milestone for Lucy

September 17th, 2014

Lucy poster

Since this time last week, Lucy topped $200 million internationally. Considering a significant number of people thought it wouldn't reach $200 million worldwide, this is a great result. Over the weekend, it remained in first place with $24.9 million in 59 markets for totals of $230.6 million internationally and $354.1 million worldwide. The film opened in first place in Russia with $9.77 million on 1,013 screens, which was more than $9 million more than the second place film. More...

Contest: Dynasty in the Making

September 12th, 2014

Three new releases enter the marketplace next weekend: The Maze Runner, This is Where I Leave You, and A Walk Among the Tombstones. I don't think any of them will be breakout hits, but The Maze Runner has the best chance to earn first place, even if its legs likely won't be very long. Because of this, it is the best choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Maze Runner.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Dynasty: The Final Season - Vol 1 & 2 Pack on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: September

September 1st, 2014

The Equalizer poster

August was a great month, it is as simple as that. Not only did Guardians of the Galaxy break records, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a surprise hit as well. These early gains led to an extended winning streak in the year-over-year comparison. Granted, 2014 is still more than $300 million behind 2013, but this is substantially less than the gap was before the month. Can September maintain this run? I'm not sure. Last September was strong compared to most Septembers with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 earning more than $100 million while Insidious Chapter 2 came relatively close. This year, there likely won't be any $100 million hits, but I think The Equalizer should at least come close. Meanwhile, there are some who think The Maze Runner will be the biggest hit of the month, but I'm not among them. There have been too many similar releases that have struggled to think this one will be a hit. I think September will get off to a terrible start, but overall I think it will be close to last year. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2014 1 $32,512,804   3,604 $9,021   $32,512,804 1
Sep 26, 2014 2 $17,437,020 -46% 3,638 $4,793   $57,955,347 2
Oct 3, 2014 5 $11,634,764 -33% 3,605 $3,227   $73,556,159 3
Oct 10, 2014 8 $7,468,015 -36% 3,072 $2,431   $83,807,836 4
Oct 17, 2014 10 $4,387,445 -41% 2,155 $2,036   $90,724,728 5
Oct 24, 2014 13 $2,352,349 -46% 1,496 $1,572   $94,122,442 6
Oct 31, 2014 13 $2,272,263 -3% 1,620 $1,403   $97,002,434 7
Nov 7, 2014 14 $1,236,615 -46% 1,012 $1,222   $98,946,102 8
Nov 14, 2014 20 $632,918 -49% 524 $1,208   $100,062,303 9
Nov 21, 2014 22 $304,092 -52% 370 $822   $100,498,266 10
Nov 28, 2014 22 $337,033 +11% 275 $1,226   $101,043,326 11
Dec 5, 2014 24 $233,342 -31% 275 $849   $101,357,156 12
Dec 12, 2014 24 $188,683 -19% 241 $783   $101,620,746 13
Dec 19, 2014 27 $121,335 -36% 181 $670   $101,813,353 14
Dec 26, 2014 33 $124,389 +3% 137 $908   $102,031,111 15
Jan 2, 2015 37 $98,758 -21% 118 $837   $102,242,014 16
Jan 9, 2015 40 $60,964 -38% 95 $642   $102,333,052 17
Jan 16, 2015 50 $32,174 -47% 60 $536   $102,381,116 18
Jan 23, 2015 62 $18,110 -44% 42 $431   $102,413,606 19
Jan 30, 2015 65 $7,698 -57% 24 $321   $102,425,585 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 2014 P $1,100,000     2,200 $500   $1,100,000  
Sep 19, 2014 1 $11,260,861     3,604 $3,125   $11,260,861 1
Sep 20, 2014 1 $13,469,870 +20%   3,604 $3,737   $24,730,731 2
Sep 21, 2014 1 $7,782,073 -42%   3,604 $2,159   $32,512,804 3
Sep 22, 2014 1 $1,865,634 -76%   3,604 $518   $34,378,438 4
Sep 23, 2014 1 $2,390,967 +28%   3,604 $663   $36,769,405 5
Sep 24, 2014 1 $1,765,224 -26%   3,604 $490   $38,534,629 6
Sep 25, 2014 1 $1,983,698 +12%   3,604 $550   $40,518,327 7
Sep 26, 2014 2 $5,206,241 +162% -54% 3,638 $1,431   $45,724,568 8
Sep 27, 2014 2 $7,967,538 +53% -41% 3,638 $2,190   $53,692,106 9
Sep 28, 2014 3 $4,263,241 -46% -45% 3,638 $1,172   $57,955,347 10
Sep 29, 2014 2 $968,406 -77% -48% 3,638 $266   $58,923,753 11
Sep 30, 2014 2 $1,252,177 +29% -48% 3,638 $344   $60,175,930 12
Oct 1, 2014 2 $908,857 -27% -49% 3,638 $250   $61,084,787 13
Oct 2, 2014 2 $836,608 -8% -58% 3,638 $230   $61,921,395 14
Oct 3, 2014 4 $3,428,683 +310% -34% 3,605 $951   $65,350,078 15
Oct 4, 2014 5 $5,488,587 +60% -31% 3,605 $1,522   $70,838,665 16
Oct 5, 2014 5 $2,717,494 -50% -36% 3,605 $754   $73,556,159 17
Oct 6, 2014 4 $640,588 -76% -34% 3,605 $178   $74,196,747 18
Oct 7, 2014 4 $832,468 +30% -34% 3,605 $231   $75,029,215 19
Oct 8, 2014 4 $620,780 -25% -32% 3,605 $172   $75,649,995 20
Oct 9, 2014 4 $689,826 +11% -18% 3,605 $191   $76,339,821 21
Oct 10, 2014 8 $2,111,860 +206% -38% 3,072 $687   $78,451,681 22
Oct 11, 2014 7 $3,318,673 +57% -40% 3,072 $1,080   $81,770,354 23
Oct 12, 2014 7 $2,037,482 -39% -25% 3,072 $663   $83,807,836 24
Oct 13, 2014 8 $1,126,799 -45% +76% 3,072 $367   $84,934,635 25
Oct 14, 2014 7 $536,259 -52% -36% 3,072 $175   $85,470,894 26
Oct 15, 2014 7 $435,029 -19% -30% 3,072 $142   $85,905,923 27
Oct 16, 2014 7 $431,360 -1% -37% 3,072 $140   $86,337,283 28
Oct 17, 2014 10 $1,290,851 +199% -39% 2,155 $599   $87,628,134 29
Oct 18, 2014 10 $2,073,099 +61% -38% 2,155 $962   $89,701,233 30
Oct 19, 2014 10 $1,023,495 -51% -50% 2,155 $475   $90,724,728 31
Oct 20, 2014 10 $271,088 -74% -76% 2,155 $126   $90,995,816 32
Oct 21, 2014 11 $301,779 +11% -44% 2,155 $140   $91,297,595 33
Oct 22, 2014 10 $241,007 -20% -45% 2,155 $112   $91,538,602 34
Oct 23, 2014 10 $231,491 -4% -46% 2,155 $107   $91,770,093 35
Oct 24, 2014 13 $652,702 +182% -49% 1,496 $436   $92,422,795 36
Oct 25, 2014 13 $1,112,264 +70% -46% 1,496 $743   $93,535,059 37
Oct 26, 2014 13 $587,383 -47% -43% 1,496 $393   $94,122,442 38
Oct 27, 2014 13 $147,614 -75% -46% 1,496 $99   $94,270,056 39
Oct 28, 2014 13 $179,118 +21% -41% 1,496 $120   $94,449,174 40
Oct 29, 2014 13 $140,083 -22% -42% 1,496 $94   $94,589,257 41
Oct 30, 2014 13 $140,914 +1% -39% 1,496 $94   $94,730,171 42
Oct 31, 2014 15 $407,710 +189% -38% 1,620 $252   $95,137,881 43
Nov 1, 2014 12 $1,217,683 +199% +9% 1,620 $752   $96,355,564 44
Nov 2, 2014 13 $646,870 -47% +10% 1,620 $399   $97,002,434 45
Nov 3, 2014 13 $187,851 -71% +27% 1,620 $116   $97,190,285 46
Nov 4, 2014 12 $255,367 +36% +43% 1,620 $158   $97,445,652 47
Nov 5, 2014 - $136,638 -46% -2% 1,620 $84   $97,582,290 48
Nov 6, 2014 - $127,197 -7% -10% 1,620 $79   $97,709,487 49
Nov 7, 2014 14 $360,948 +184% -11% 1,012 $357   $98,070,435 50
Nov 8, 2014 14 $585,600 +62% -52% 1,012 $579   $98,656,035 51
Nov 9, 2014 14 $290,067 -50% -55% 1,012 $287   $98,946,102 52
Nov 10, 2014 13 $154,779 -47% -18% 1,012 $153   $99,100,881 53
Nov 11, 2014 13 $210,158 +36% -18% 1,012 $208   $99,311,039 54
Nov 12, 2014 - $58,171 -72% -57% 1,012 $57   $99,369,210 55
Nov 13, 2014 - $60,175 +3% -53% 1,012 $59   $99,429,385 56
Nov 14, 2014 - $190,214 +216% -47% 524 $363   $99,619,599 57
Nov 15, 2014 - $296,681 +56% -49% 524 $566   $99,916,280 58
Nov 16, 2014 - $146,023 -51% -50% 524 $279   $100,062,303 59
Nov 17, 2014 - $34,540 -76% -78% 524 $66   $100,096,843 60
Nov 18, 2014 - $39,534 +14% -81% 524 $75   $100,136,377 61
Nov 19, 2014 - $31,996 -19% -45% 524 $61   $100,168,373 62
Nov 20, 2014 - $25,801 -19% -57% 524 $49   $100,194,174 63
Nov 21, 2014 - $82,488 +220% -57% 370 $223   $100,276,662 64
Nov 22, 2014 18 $140,674 +71% -53% 370 $380   $100,417,336 65
Nov 23, 2014 - $80,930 -42% -45% 370 $219   $100,498,266 66
Nov 24, 2014 - $38,901 -52% +13% 370 $105   $100,537,167 67
Nov 25, 2014 - $54,114 +39% +37% 370 $146   $100,591,281 68
Nov 26, 2014 - $67,647 +25% +111% 370 $183   $100,658,928 69
Nov 27, 2014 - $47,365 -30% +84% 370 $128   $100,706,293 70
Nov 28, 2014 - $133,152 +181% +61% 275 $484   $100,839,445 71
Nov 29, 2014 - $137,659 +3% -2% 275 $501   $100,977,104 72
Nov 30, 2014 - $66,222 -52% -18% 275 $241   $101,043,326 73
Dec 1, 2014 - $18,045 -73% -54% 275 $66   $101,061,371 74
Dec 2, 2014 - $24,009 +33% -56% 275 $87   $101,085,380 75
Dec 3, 2014 - $19,198 -20% -72% 275 $70   $101,104,578 76
Dec 4, 2014 - $19,236 n/c -59% 275 $70   $101,123,814 77
Dec 5, 2014 - $65,061 +238% -51% 275 $237   $101,188,875 78
Dec 6, 2014 - $109,460 +68% -20% 275 $398   $101,298,335 79
Dec 7, 2014 - $58,821 -46% -11% 275 $214   $101,357,156 80
Dec 8, 2014 - $17,345 -71% -4% 275 $63   $101,374,501 81
Dec 9, 2014 - $19,885 +15% -17% 275 $72   $101,394,386 82
Dec 10, 2014 - $18,457 -7% -4% 275 $67   $101,412,843 83
Dec 11, 2014 - $19,220 +4% n/c 275 $70   $101,432,063 84
Dec 12, 2014 - $52,175 +171% -20% 241 $216   $101,484,238 85
Dec 13, 2014 - $90,470 +73% -17% 241 $375   $101,574,708 86
Dec 14, 2014 - $46,038 -49% -22% 241 $191   $101,620,746 87
Dec 15, 2014 - $16,245 -65% -6% 241 $67   $101,636,991 88
Dec 16, 2014 - $20,446 +26% +3% 241 $85   $101,657,437 89
Dec 17, 2014 - $16,025 -22% -13% 241 $66   $101,673,462 90
Dec 18, 2014 - $18,556 +16% -3% 221 $84   $101,692,018 91
Dec 19, 2014 - $34,381 +85% -34% 181 $190   $101,726,399 92
Dec 20, 2014 - $48,917 +42% -46% 181 $270   $101,775,316 93
Dec 21, 2014 - $38,037 -22% -17% 181 $210   $101,813,353 94
Dec 22, 2014 - $27,801 -27% +71% 181 $154   $101,841,154 95
Dec 23, 2014 - $29,049 +4% +42% 181 $160   $101,870,203 96
Dec 24, 2014 - $11,443 -61% -29% 181 $63   $101,881,646 97
Dec 25, 2014 - $25,076 +119% +35% 137 $183   $101,906,722 98
Dec 26, 2014 - $42,028 +68% +22% 137 $307   $101,948,750 99
Dec 27, 2014 - $48,136 +15% -2% 137 $351   $101,996,886 100
Dec 28, 2014 - $34,225 -29% -10% 137 $250   $102,031,111 101
Dec 29, 2014 - $25,776 -25% -7% 137 $188   $102,056,887 102
Dec 30, 2014 - $29,086 +13% n/c 137 $212   $102,085,973 103
Dec 31, 2014 - $18,218 -37% +59% 137 $133   $102,104,191 104
Jan 1, 2015 - $39,065 +114% +56% 137 $285   $102,143,256 105
Jan 2, 2015 - $37,439 -4% -11% 137 $273   $102,180,695 106
Jan 3, 2015 - $39,341 +5% -18% 118 $333   $102,220,036 107
Jan 4, 2015 - $21,978 -44% -36% 118 $186   $102,242,014 108
Jan 5, 2015 - $8,903 -59% -65% 118 $75   $102,250,917 109
Jan 6, 2015 - $6,994 -21% -76% 118 $59   $102,257,911 110
Jan 7, 2015 - $6,658 -5% -63% 118 $56   $102,264,569 111
Jan 8, 2015 - $7,519 +13% -81% 118 $64   $102,272,088 112
Jan 9, 2015 - $16,069 +114% -57% 95 $169   $102,288,157 113
Jan 10, 2015 - $29,909 +86% -24% 95 $315   $102,318,066 114
Jan 11, 2015 - $14,986 -50% -32% 95 $158   $102,333,052 115
Jan 12, 2015 - $3,645 -76% -59% 95 $38   $102,336,697 116
Jan 13, 2015 - $4,183 +15% -40% 95 $44   $102,340,880 117
Jan 14, 2015 - $3,990 -5% -40% 95 $42   $102,344,870 118
Jan 15, 2015 - $4,072 +2% -46% 95 $43   $102,348,942 119
Jan 16, 2015 - $7,435 +83% -54% 60 $124   $102,356,377 120
Jan 17, 2015 - $15,198 +104% -49% 60 $253   $102,371,575 121
Jan 18, 2015 - $9,541 -37% -36% 60 $159   $102,381,116 122
Jan 19, 2015 - $8,803 -8% +142% 60 $147   $102,389,919 123
Jan 20, 2015 - $2,107 -76% -50% 60 $35   $102,392,026 124
Jan 21, 2015 - $1,610 -24% -60% 60 $27   $102,393,636 125
Jan 22, 2015 - $1,860 +16% -54% 60 $31   $102,395,496 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 2014 1 $40,518,327   3,604 $11,243   $40,518,327 1
Sep 26, 2014 2 $21,403,068 -47% 3,638 $5,883   $61,921,395 2
Oct 3, 2014 4 $14,418,426 -33% 3,605 $4,000   $76,339,821 3
Oct 10, 2014 7 $9,997,462 -31% 3,072 $3,254   $86,337,283 4
Oct 17, 2014 10 $5,432,810 -46% 2,155 $2,521   $91,770,093 5
Oct 24, 2014 13 $2,960,078 -46% 1,496 $1,979   $94,730,171 6
Oct 31, 2014 13 $2,979,316 +1% 1,620 $1,839   $97,709,487 7
Nov 7, 2014 14 $1,719,898 -42% 1,012 $1,700   $99,429,385 8
Nov 14, 2014 20 $764,789 -56% 524 $1,460   $100,194,174 9
Nov 21, 2014 24 $512,119 -33% 370 $1,384   $100,706,293 10
Nov 28, 2014 24 $417,521 -18% 275 $1,518   $101,123,814 11
Dec 5, 2014 24 $308,249 -26% 275 $1,121   $101,432,063 12
Dec 12, 2014 25 $259,955 -16% 221 $1,176   $101,692,018 13
Dec 19, 2014 36 $214,704 -17% 137 $1,567   $101,906,722 14
Dec 26, 2014 33 $236,534 +10% 137 $1,727   $102,143,256 15
Jan 2, 2015 37 $128,832 -46% 118 $1,092   $102,272,088 16
Jan 9, 2015 39 $76,854 -40% 95 $809   $102,348,942 17
Jan 16, 2015 49 $46,554 -39% 60 $776   $102,395,496 18
Jan 23, 2015 62 $22,391 -52% 42 $533   $102,417,887 19
Jan 30, 2015 70 $9,975 -55% 24 $416   $102,427,862 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/18/2014 $0 0 142 233 $2,555,926 10/20/2015
Australia 9/18/2014 $117,060 107 319 1,884 $14,176,259 10/11/2017
Germany 10/16/2014 $0 0 41 43 $7,835,909 10/20/2015
Japan 5/22/2015 $1,233,201 0 0 0 $5,289,387 8/23/2018
Malaysia 9/11/2014 $0 0 4 4 $5,617,191 10/6/2015
Netherlands 9/26/2014 $0 0 37 37 $5,238,852 1/29/2018
Spain 9/19/2014 $0 0 1 2 $7,362,059 10/20/2015
Turkey 9/19/2014 $0 0 3 3 $2,638,390 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 10/10/2014 $0 0 2 2 $14,034,650 10/13/2015
 
Rest of World $181,143,376
 
International Total$245,891,999 12/30/2018

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
Dec 21, 20143434,224 434,224$6,495,991$6,495,9911
Dec 28, 20144373,386-14% 807,610$5,309,549$11,805,5402
Jan 4, 20154134,326-64% 941,936$2,420,555$14,226,0953
Jan 11, 2015856,396-58% 998,332$1,096,902$15,322,9974
Jan 18, 2015839,163-31% 1,037,495$662,638$15,985,6355
Jan 25, 20151224,282-38% 1,061,777$363,259$16,348,8946
Feb 1, 20151617,838-27% 1,079,615$268,997$16,617,8917
Feb 8, 20151622,056+24% 1,101,671$235,779$16,853,6708
Feb 15, 20152425,147+14% 1,126,818$438,564$17,292,2349
Sep 20, 2015229,629 1,333,016$133,843$19,997,29940
Sep 27, 20152411,309+17% 1,344,325$147,017$20,144,31641

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 21, 20143315,164 315,164$6,300,126$6,300,1261
Dec 28, 20143244,054-23% 559,218$4,871,311$11,171,4372
Jan 4, 2015463,780-74% 622,998$1,457,363$12,628,8003
Jan 11, 2015820,799-67% 643,797$463,187$13,091,9874
Jan 18, 2015714,880-28% 658,677$267,700$13,359,6875
Jan 25, 20151111,403-23% 670,080$205,133$13,564,8206
Feb 1, 2015178,361-27% 678,441$150,252$13,715,0727
Feb 8, 2015925,442+204% 703,883$326,931$14,042,0038
Feb 15, 20152014,035-45% 717,918$251,784$14,293,7879
Sep 20, 2015165,979 766,037$109,837$15,177,73840

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