Moneyball (2011)

Moneyball poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $75,605,492Details
International Box Office $35,695,343Details
Worldwide Box Office $111,300,835
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $23,860,433 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $10,426,561 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $34,286,994
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball’s conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution—one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he’s tearing out the heart and soul of the game.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,501,302 (25.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,993 opening theaters/3,018 max. theaters, 6.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $102,774,396

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,145 $75,605,492
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,493 $35,695,343
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,659 $111,300,835

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 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 10th, 2011 (Wide) (Australia)
February 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
February 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
February 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Colombia)
May 4th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
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Video Release: January 10th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2189, 9/14/2011)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2012
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Keywords: Baseball, Underdog, Epilogue, Intertitle, Non-Chronological, Same Role, Multiple Actors, 2012 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Sports Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 126 $7,453,989 Oct 7, 2011 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 178 $10,621,695 Oct 7, 2011 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 104 $8,474,183 Oct 7, 2011 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 114 $12,075,440 Oct 7, 2011 17
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 70 $19,501,302 Sep 23, 2011 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 2 $19,501,302   2,993 $6,516   $19,501,302 1
Sep 30, 2011 2 $12,031,592 -38% 2,993 $4,020   $38,000,130 2
Oct 7, 2011 4 $7,453,989 -38% 3,018 $2,470   $49,207,167 3
Oct 14, 2011 6 $5,456,730 -27% 2,840 $1,921   $57,668,988 4
Oct 21, 2011 7 $3,981,852 -27% 2,353 $1,692   $63,640,746 5
Oct 28, 2011 9 $2,387,049 -40% 1,631 $1,464   $67,408,099 6
Nov 4, 2011 10 $1,786,441 -25% 1,278 $1,398   $70,213,831 7
Nov 11, 2011 11 $1,066,267 -40% 813 $1,312   $71,857,836 8
Nov 18, 2011 15 $512,387 -52% 409 $1,253   $72,641,291 9
Nov 25, 2011 22 $285,687 -44% 187 $1,528   $73,155,248 10
Dec 2, 2011 14 $570,147 +100% 1,004 $568   $73,787,485 11
Dec 9, 2011 26 $150,309 -74% 208 $723   $74,176,912 12
Dec 16, 2011 35 $75,535 -50% 98 $771   $74,317,363 13
Dec 23, 2011 30 $114,352 +51% 242 $473   $74,505,789 14
Dec 30, 2011 28 $205,193 +79% 250 $821   $74,961,642 15
Jan 6, 2012 27 $167,252 -18% 231 $724   $75,267,105 16
Jan 13, 2012 39 $78,478 -53% 128 $613   $75,421,171 17
Jan 20, 2012 44 $58,697 -25% 110 $534   $75,524,658 18
Jan 27, 2012 45 $50,233 -14% 81 $620   $75,605,492 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2011 1 $6,728,195     2,993 $2,248   $6,728,195 1
Sep 24, 2011 3 $8,374,497 +24%   2,993 $2,798   $15,102,692 2
Sep 25, 2011 3 $4,398,610 -47%   2,993 $1,470   $19,501,302 3
Sep 26, 2011 2 $1,445,889 -67%   2,993 $483   $20,947,191 4
Sep 27, 2011 1 $1,813,901 +25%   2,993 $606   $22,761,092 5
Sep 28, 2011 2 $1,473,481 -19%   2,993 $492   $24,234,573 6
Sep 29, 2011 2 $1,733,965 +18%   2,993 $579   $25,968,538 7
Sep 30, 2011 1 $3,829,418 +121% -43% 2,993 $1,279   $29,797,956 8
Oct 1, 2011 2 $5,537,246 +45% -34% 2,993 $1,850   $35,335,202 9
Oct 2, 2011 4 $2,664,928 -52% -39% 2,993 $890   $38,000,130 10
Oct 3, 2011 1 $852,592 -68% -41% 2,993 $285   $38,852,722 11
Oct 4, 2011 1 $1,061,172 +24% -41% 2,993 $355   $39,913,894 12
Oct 5, 2011 1 $953,698 -10% -35% 2,993 $319   $40,867,592 13
Oct 6, 2011 1 $885,586 -7% -49% 2,993 $296   $41,753,178 14
Oct 7, 2011 4 $2,214,597 +150% -42% 3,018 $734   $43,967,775 15
Oct 8, 2011 4 $3,229,205 +46% -42% 3,018 $1,070   $47,196,980 16
Oct 9, 2011 4 $2,010,187 -38% -25% 3,018 $666   $49,207,167 17
Oct 10, 2011 4 $1,020,194 -49% +20% 3,018 $338   $50,227,361 18
Oct 11, 2011 3 $706,807 -31% -33% 3,018 $234   $50,934,168 19
Oct 12, 2011 3 $623,973 -12% -35% 3,018 $207   $51,558,141 20
Oct 13, 2011 3 $654,117 +5% -26% 3,018 $217   $52,212,258 21
Oct 14, 2011 5 $1,718,563 +163% -22% 2,840 $605   $53,930,821 22
Oct 15, 2011 6 $2,535,903 +48% -21% 2,840 $893   $56,466,724 23
Oct 16, 2011 6 $1,202,264 -53% -40% 2,840 $423   $57,668,988 24
Oct 17, 2011 5 $447,408 -63% -56% 2,840 $158   $58,116,396 25
Oct 18, 2011 5 $563,280 +26% -20% 2,840 $198   $58,679,676 26
Oct 19, 2011 5 $496,351 -12% -20% 2,840 $175   $59,176,027 27
Oct 20, 2011 6 $482,867 -3% -26% 2,840 $170   $59,658,894 28
Oct 21, 2011 6 $1,325,990 +175% -23% 2,353 $564   $60,984,884 29
Oct 22, 2011 7 $1,816,378 +37% -28% 2,353 $772   $62,801,262 30
Oct 23, 2011 8 $839,484 -54% -30% 2,353 $357   $63,640,746 31
Oct 24, 2011 7 $279,284 -67% -38% 2,353 $119   $63,920,030 32
Oct 25, 2011 6 $394,857 +41% -30% 2,353 $168   $64,314,887 33
Oct 26, 2011 6 $356,472 -10% -28% 2,353 $151   $64,671,359 34
Oct 27, 2011 6 $349,691 -2% -28% 2,353 $149   $65,021,050 35
Oct 28, 2011 9 $629,522 +80% -53% 1,631 $386   $65,650,572 36
Oct 29, 2011 9 $1,150,386 +83% -37% 1,631 $705   $66,800,958 37
Oct 30, 2011 9 $607,141 -47% -28% 1,631 $372   $67,408,099 38
Oct 31, 2011 9 $305,584 -50% +9% 1,631 $187   $67,713,683 39
Nov 1, 2011 9 $247,280 -19% -37% 1,631 $152   $67,960,963 40
Nov 2, 2011 9 $223,121 -10% -37% 1,631 $137   $68,184,084 41
Nov 3, 2011 9 $243,306 +9% -30% 1,631 $149   $68,427,390 42
Nov 4, 2011 10 $586,629 +141% -7% 1,631 $360   $69,014,019 43
Nov 5, 2011 10 $836,450 +43% -27% 1,631 $513   $69,850,469 44
Nov 6, 2011 12 $363,362 -57% -40% 1,631 $223   $70,213,831 45
Nov 7, 2011 12 $124,885 -66% -59% 1,631 $77   $70,338,716 46
Nov 8, 2011 12 $149,905 +20% -39% 1,631 $92   $70,488,621 47
Nov 9, 2011 11 $129,970 -13% -42% 1,631 $80   $70,618,591 48
Nov 10, 2011 12 $172,978 +33% -29% 1,631 $106   $70,791,569 49
Nov 11, 2011 - $372,885 +116% -36% 813 $459   $71,164,454 50
Nov 12, 2011 - $488,088 +31% -42% 813 $600   $71,652,542 51
Nov 13, 2011 - $205,294 -58% -44% 813 $253   $71,857,836 52
Nov 14, 2011 - $61,379 -70% -51% 813 $75   $71,919,215 53
Nov 15, 2011 - $70,680 +15% -53% 813 $87   $71,989,895 54
Nov 16, 2011 - $72,652 +3% -44% 813 $89   $72,062,547 55
Nov 17, 2011 - $66,357 -9% -62% 813 $82   $72,128,904 56
Nov 18, 2011 - $145,690 +120% -61% 409 $356   $72,274,594 57
Nov 19, 2011 - $247,261 +70% -49% 409 $605   $72,521,855 58
Nov 20, 2011 - $119,436 -52% -42% 409 $292   $72,641,291 59
Nov 21, 2011 - $51,470 -57% -16% 409 $126   $72,692,761 60
Nov 22, 2011 - $72,832 +42% +3% 409 $178   $72,765,593 61
Nov 23, 2011 - $51,171 -30% -30% 187 $274   $72,816,764 62
Nov 24, 2011 - $52,797 +3% -20% 187 $282   $72,869,561 63
Nov 25, 2011 - $121,255 +130% -17% 187 $648   $72,990,816 64
Nov 26, 2011 - $117,339 -3% -53% 187 $627   $73,108,155 65
Nov 27, 2011 - $47,093 -60% -61% 187 $252   $73,155,248 66
Nov 28, 2011 - $14,211 -70% -72% 187 $76   $73,169,459 67
Nov 29, 2011 - $16,966 +19% -77% 187 $91   $73,186,425 68
Nov 30, 2011 - $14,341 -15% -72% 187 $77   $73,200,766 69
Dec 1, 2011 - $16,572 +16% -69% 187 $89   $73,217,338 70
Dec 2, 2011 15 $174,561 +953% +44% 1,004 $174   $73,391,899 71
Dec 3, 2011 14 $268,861 +54% +129% 1,004 $268   $73,660,760 72
Dec 4, 2011 15 $126,725 -53% +169% 1,004 $126   $73,787,485 73
Dec 5, 2011 - $52,541 -59% +270% 1,004 $52   $73,840,026 74
Dec 6, 2011 - $64,713 +23% +281% 1,004 $64   $73,904,739 75
Dec 7, 2011 - $59,071 -9% +312% 1,004 $59   $73,963,810 76
Dec 8, 2011 - $62,793 +6% +279% 1,004 $63   $74,026,603 77
Dec 9, 2011 - $43,412 -31% -75% 208 $209   $74,070,015 78
Dec 10, 2011 - $74,340 +71% -72% 208 $357   $74,144,355 79
Dec 11, 2011 - $32,557 -56% -74% 208 $157   $74,176,912 80
Dec 12, 2011 - $15,881 -51% -70% 208 $76   $74,192,793 81
Dec 13, 2011 - $16,806 +6% -74% 208 $81   $74,209,599 82
Dec 14, 2011 - $15,198 -10% -74% 208 $73   $74,224,797 83
Dec 15, 2011 - $17,031 +12% -73% 208 $82   $74,241,828 84
Dec 16, 2011 - $20,281 +19% -53% 98 $207   $74,262,109 85
Dec 17, 2011 - $36,046 +78% -52% 98 $368   $74,298,155 86
Dec 18, 2011 - $19,208 -47% -41% 98 $196   $74,317,363 87
Dec 19, 2011 - $10,732 -44% -32% 98 $110   $74,328,095 88
Dec 20, 2011 - $12,009 +12% -29% 98 $123   $74,340,104 89
Dec 21, 2011 - $23,213 +93% +53% 242 $96   $74,363,317 90
Dec 22, 2011 - $28,120 +21% +65% 242 $116   $74,391,437 91
Dec 23, 2011 - $48,463 +72% +139% 242 $200   $74,439,900 92
Dec 24, 2011 - $23,922 -51% -34% 242 $99   $74,463,822 93
Dec 25, 2011 - $41,967 +75% +118% 242 $173   $74,505,789 94
Dec 26, 2011 - $73,685 +76% +587% 242 $304   $74,579,474 95
Dec 27, 2011 - $58,788 -20% +390% 242 $243   $74,638,262 96
Dec 28, 2011 - $58,520 n/c +152% 242 $242   $74,696,782 97
Dec 29, 2011 - $59,667 +2% +112% 242 $247   $74,756,449 98
Dec 30, 2011 - $78,709 +32% +62% 250 $315   $74,835,158 99
Dec 31, 2011 - $61,537 -22% +157% 250 $246   $74,896,695 100
Jan 1, 2012 - $64,947 +6% +55% 250 $260   $74,961,642 101
Jan 2, 2012 - $54,417 -16% -26% 250 $218   $75,016,059 102
Jan 6, 2012 - $55,257   -30% 231 $239   $75,155,110 106
Jan 7, 2012 - $78,333 +42% +27% 231 $339   $75,233,443 107
Jan 8, 2012 - $33,662 -57% -48% 231 $146   $75,267,105 108
Jan 13, 2012 - $26,162   -53% 128 $204   $75,368,855 113
Jan 14, 2012 - $30,939 +18% -61% 128 $242   $75,399,794 114
Jan 15, 2012 - $21,377 -31% -36% 128 $167   $75,421,171 115
Jan 16, 2012 - $19,773 -8%   128 $154   $75,440,944 116
Jan 20, 2012 - $17,306   -34% 110 $157   $75,483,267 120
Jan 21, 2012 - $30,816 +78% n/c 110 $280   $75,514,083 121
Jan 22, 2012 - $10,575 -66% -51% 110 $96   $75,524,658 122
Jan 27, 2012 - $14,240   -18% 81 $176   $75,569,499 127
Jan 28, 2012 - $23,504 +65% -24% 81 $290   $75,593,003 128
Jan 29, 2012 - $12,489 -47% +18% 81 $154   $75,605,492 129

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 2 $25,968,538   2,993 $8,676   $25,968,538 1
Sep 30, 2011 2 $15,784,640 -39% 2,993 $5,274   $41,753,178 2
Oct 7, 2011 3 $10,459,080 -34% 3,018 $3,466   $52,212,258 3
Oct 14, 2011 6 $7,446,636 -29% 2,840 $2,622   $59,658,894 4
Oct 21, 2011 6 $5,362,156 -28% 2,353 $2,279   $65,021,050 5
Oct 28, 2011 9 $3,406,340 -36% 1,631 $2,088   $68,427,390 6
Nov 4, 2011 10 $2,364,179 -31% 1,631 $1,450   $70,791,569 7
Nov 11, 2011 12 $1,337,335 -43% 813 $1,645   $72,128,904 8
Nov 18, 2011 18 $740,657 -45% 409 $1,811   $72,869,561 9
Nov 25, 2011 21 $347,777 -53% 187 $1,860   $73,217,338 10
Dec 2, 2011 14 $809,265 +133% 1,004 $806   $74,026,603 11
Dec 9, 2011 27 $215,225 -73% 208 $1,035   $74,241,828 12
Dec 16, 2011 34 $149,609 -30% 242 $618   $74,391,437 13
Dec 23, 2011 28 $365,012 +144% 242 $1,508   $74,756,449 14
Dec 30, 2011 29 $343,404 -6% 250 $1,374   $75,099,853 15
Jan 6, 2012 27 $242,840 -29% 231 $1,051   $75,342,693 16
Jan 13, 2012 38 $123,268 -49% 128 $963   $75,465,961 17
Jan 20, 2012 44 $89,298 -28% 110 $812   $75,555,259 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/10/2011 $0 0 1 1 $3,511,777 5/8/2023
Brazil 2/17/2012 $0 0 2 2 $682,587 12/6/2015
Colombia 2/17/2012 $0 0 3 3 $59,846 12/29/2018
Spain 2/3/2012 $0 0 3 3 $1,258,535 12/6/2015
 
Rest of World $30,182,598
 
International Total$35,695,343 5/8/2023

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
Jan 15, 20121425,685 425,685$7,232,388$7,232,3881
Jan 22, 20124174,780-59% 600,465$3,156,527$10,388,9152
Jan 29, 20124122,563-30% 723,028$2,233,098$12,622,0133
Feb 5, 2012888,864-27% 811,892$1,747,066$14,369,0794
Feb 12, 20121357,762-35% 869,654$1,036,828$15,405,9075
Feb 19, 20122029,926-48% 899,580$537,172$15,943,0796
Feb 26, 20121836,508+22% 936,088$639,620$16,582,6997
Mar 4, 20121839,490+8% 975,578$634,209$17,216,9088
Mar 11, 20122820,134-49% 995,712$348,318$17,565,2269
Oct 16, 20161912,891 1,547,154$50,791$22,884,031249

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 15, 20121154,913 154,913$3,136,101$3,136,1011
Jan 22, 2012283,530-46% 238,443$1,704,822$4,840,9232
Jan 29, 2012440,631-51% 279,074$898,498$5,739,4213
Feb 5, 2012735,179-13% 314,253$661,659$6,401,0804
Feb 12, 20121322,261-37% 336,514$455,086$6,856,1665
Feb 19, 20121226,388+19% 362,902$582,222$7,438,3886
Feb 26, 20121315,313-42% 378,215$320,939$7,759,3277
Mar 4, 20121212,984-15% 391,199$251,755$8,011,0828

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Oct 15, 202081 3
Oct 16, 202042 10
Oct 17, 202033 18
Oct 18, 202044 25
Oct 19, 202055 31
Oct 20, 202076 35

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Leading Cast

Brad Pitt    Billy Deane

Supporting Cast

Jonah Hill    Peter Brand
Philip Seymour Hoffman    Art Howe
Robin Wright    Sharon
Chris Pratt    Scott Hatteberg
Kerris Dorsey    Casey Beane
Reed Diamond   
Brent Jennings   
Ken Medlock   
Tammy Blanchard   
Jack McGee   
Vyto Ruginis   
Nick Searcy   
Glenn Morshower   
Reed Thompson   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bennett Miller    Director
Aaron Sorkin    Screenwriter
Stan Chervin    Story Creator
Michael Lewis    Based on the book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Michael De Luca    Producer
Rachael Horovitz    Producer
Brad Pitt    Producer
Scott Rudin    Executive Producer
Andrew S. Karsch    Executive Producer
Sidney Kimmel    Executive Producer
Mark Bakshi    Executive Producer
Steven Zallian    Screenwriter
Wally Pfister    Cinematographer
Christopher Tellefsen    Cinematographer
Jess Gonchor    Production Designer
Mychael Danna    Composer
Brad Ricker    Art Director
Nancy Haigh    Set Decorator
Kasia Walicka Maimone    Costume Designer
Ed Novick    Sound
Deb Adair    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bochar    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bochar    Supervising Sound Editor
Edwin Rivera    Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Andrew Robertson    Assistant Director
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Editor

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

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Blu-ray Sales: Ides of January

January 31st, 2012

January is typically a really bad month for the home market, and it is usually even worse for Blu-ray. Not only are there not many hits coming out, but those that are being released tend to be films that are better suited to DVD than Blu-ray (middling hits, dramas, etc.). This is certainly the case with this week's new releases. Leading the way on the Blu-ray sales chart was Ides of March, a political drama, with 116,000 units / $2.08 million. Its opening Blu-ray share was 39%, which is better than expected for the genre. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases have the Courage to Stand up to Holdovers

January 31st, 2012

It was a mixed week on the home market as far as new releases were concerned. On the one hand, four of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart were new releases. On the other hand, they were the only new releases to reach the top 30. Courageous was the best of the bunch selling 381,000 units and generating $6.47 million in opening week sales. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Moneyball Earns Greenbacks on Blu-ray

January 25th, 2012

Like it was on the DVD sales chart, there were three new releases to top the Blu-ray sales chart, although they finished in a slightly different order. Moneyball still led the way with 467,000 units / $9.74 million giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 44%, which is excellent for a drama. More...

DVD Sales: Moneyball Doesn't Hit a Home Run, but gets a Solid Double

January 24th, 2012

Moneyball led all new releases and the overall DVD sales chart with 601,000 units / $10.22 million during its first week of release. More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 24th, 2012

January 24th, 2012

There are three first run releases of note this week, including an Awards Season player, 50/50; the latest installment in a perennial horror franchise, Paranormal Activity 3; and big budget family film, Real Steel. Of those three, 50/50 is the best and a contender for Pick of the Week. Other contenders include Godzilla: The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and Wings on Blu-ray. However, I'm going with a late arrival: Moneyball on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Moneyball

January 21st, 2012

Moneyball opened in September, which is a terrible time of year to release a film, no matter what the studio is hoping for. It's the beginning of the school year, so the box office numbers will be weak, plus it is far too early for Awards Season. At least that's the case most years. Most September releases are terrible and usually more wide releases debuting during the month will have Tomatometer Scores that are below 20% positive than have overall positive scores. Strangely, this year there were four September releases that have gone on to earn nominations from at least one major awards committee. Moneyball has been leading that group (Warrior, Drive, and 50/50 are the other three) but will I add my voice to the choir singing the film's praise? Or will I be part of the minority of critics that were not drawn into the story? More...

Blu-ray Sales: Overall Sales are in Remission

January 19th, 2012

The Blu-ray sales chart was both busy and slow this week. On the one hand, there were five new releases that charted this week, including three in the top ten. On the other hand, only one of those new releases, Contagion, did any significant business. It was able to sell 274,000 units while generating $4.93 million in revenue, giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 40%. That's a very good share for a drama, but its overall home market run is disappointing. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 10th, 2012

January 9th, 2012

It's a pretty good week on the home market, for this time of year, with a number of releases that are worth checking out. This includes big budget releases, like Moneyball on Blu-ray Combo Pack, as well as TV on DVD releases like Doctor Who: Story 71: Invasion of the Dinosaurs and Story 83: The Android Invasion, as well as smaller releases like Higher Ground on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Unfortunately, it's not a particularly deep week for releases, and it isn't long before we start getting to DVDs and Blu-rays that would be ignored during a typically busy week. Not only that, but I'm still waiting for screeners for a number of bigger releases. One of these, Boardwalk Empire: Season One on Blu-ray, is the most likely candidate for Pick of the Week. More...

Awards Season: WGAs Welcome Same Group of Nominees

January 5th, 2012

The latest round of major nominations were released today with the WGA nominations. Like much of the rest of the previous announcements, the only surprise was the lack of surprises. Four of the five Original Screenplays earned other nominations in that category or other guild nominations. That number rises to five out of five for Adapted Screenplays. There's little doubt about what films are Oscar contenders at this point. The Documentary films category is a little more contentious, but it usually is. More...

Awards Season: PGAs Build Consensus

January 4th, 2012

The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Awards Season: SAG Spreads the Love

December 15th, 2011

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while The Help led the way with four nods, it wasn't the only film that earned multiple nominations. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Steel is Golden

October 10th, 2011

October started out with mixed results and it seems for every bit of good news there was equal and opposite bad news. Real Steel topped expectations, but Ides of March did not. The overall box office slipped by 4% from last weekend to $95 million, but it was higher than the same weekend last year. Growth was under 2%, meaning ticket sales were weaker. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010, but the gap was narrowed to 3% at $8.11 billion to $8.39 billion. There's still a chance we can catch up, but we are running out of time and can't afford any missteps. More...

Weekend Predictions: Box Office Needs to get Real

October 6th, 2011

September was a good month and 2011 was able to close the gap with 2010 by $60 million; however, it is still close to $300 million behind last year's pace. This weekend we could see that gap close a little further. There's only one wide release, Real Steel, but it should be bigger than any of last year's three wide releases. In fact, there's a tiny, but statistically significant, chance it could earn more during its opening weekend than the combined opening weekends of Life as We Know It, Secretariat, and My Soul to Take. Ides of March won't be as strong, but it should play counter-programming well enough to grab a solid second place. If the holdovers can hold their own, then the month should start off on a winning note. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Tale Tall During Sophomore Stint

October 3rd, 2011

It was a good news / bad news weekend and the box office. First the bad news. Only one of the four new wide releases made any real impact and this led to a 16% drop-off from last weekend to just $99 million. The good news is that's still 4% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by 3% at $7.99 billion to $8.27 billion, but at least there's a little hope left that we can turn things around, if October beats expectations. More...

Weekend Estimates: Top Three Shuffle, Three Poor Openings and a Surprise

October 2nd, 2011

The industry's slow period in September and October is traditionally a dumping ground for films that the studios would rather forget, but it also presents an opportunity for movies that would otherwise be swamped by the competition at busier times of year. This weekend provides a perfect example of this phenomenon, with two pictures aimed at church-going families coming out the big winners. Dolphin Tale dropped just 25% in its second weekend to jump from third to first on the chart, overtaking Moneyball, which had a good second weekend (down 35% to $12.5 million) and The Lion King, which ran out of steam a bit, but still crossed $400 million at the box office. But the bigger surprise was the $8.8 million opening for Courageous from what must have been 1,161 carefully-chosen theaters. Its $7,580 per theater average comfortably tops the list among wide releases. More...

Weekend Predictions: Do New Releases have a 50/50 Chance to Top the Chart?

September 29th, 2011

It's another busy week with three wide releases, plus another opening in just over 1,000 theaters, which is barely semi-wide. The widest release is What's Your Number?, but romantic comedies rarely have breakout success. The best-reviewed is 50/50, but its subject matter might make it hard to sell to audiences. Meanwhile, Dream House had an effective trailer, but there are still no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Courageous should grab a spot in the top ten, but it is not a sure bet. Unfortunately for the year-on-year comparison, none of the new releases look as strong as The Social Network, which opened this weekend last year. In fact, there's a slim chance all four of this year's wide release combined won't match The Social Network's $22.45 million. On the other hand, three of the four could crack $10 million, plus there are three holdovers that could do the same. Depth could be the key to victory in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: The Last Straw: Winning Announcement

September 27th, 2011

The winners of our The Last Straw contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases are Money, King Still Reigns

September 26th, 2011

It was a very good weekend at the box office, compared to the average for this time of year. None of the four wide releases were real bombs, although a couple opened soft, they were within the range of expectations. Also, The Lion King held on even better than expected leading the way for the second weekend in a row. This helped the film grow just over 16% from last weekend to $117 million. More importantly, the overall box office was close to 17% higher than this weekend last year. Not only did The Lion King top Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps's opening, so did Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by 4% at $7.85 billion to $8.14 billion, but a few more wins like this and that gap will start to close. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lion King Just Holds Off Moneyball and Dolphin Tale

September 25th, 2011

In a surprisingly strong weekend for September, The Lion King will enjoy a second weekend at the top of the chart, although only by a narrow margin over new entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Disney's animated classic will take in about $22 million this weekend, and now looks set to pass $400 million in lifetime domestic box office before its theatrical run is over, and it has a shot at topping Spider-Man to take a place in the all-time top 10. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Bring In the Money?

September 22nd, 2011

It's a busy week with four wide releases, including two that are opening at saturation level theater counts. With such a lot of competition, there's little chance all four will find a sizable audience this weekend. In fact, there's a chance none of them will be able to top The Lion King, leaving it on top for the second weekend in a row. If that happens, there's no telling how many classic films will get a 3D conversion. As for which release have the best shot at becoming the new box office king, Moneyball seems to be the consensus pick, but there is some debate as to how well the new releases will do. There's also some debate as to how well the overall box office will do compared to last year. There's a 50-50 chance the number one film this year will top Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, which earned just over $19 million last year, while the depth is a little better this year. More...

Contest: The Last Straw

September 16th, 2011

Early estimates for next week has all four wide releases opening in 3,000 theaters, plus or minus 100. Obviously the studios have high hopes for these films, but odds are only one or two of them will have any real impact at the box office. Paradoxically, while Moneyball could open in the fewest theaters, it has the best shot at the top of the box office. I certainly doubt any film will top its reviews. Regardless of the accuracy of this early prediction, it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Moneyball. 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 Straw Dogs on Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Dressed to Kill on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: September

September 1st, 2011

After a strong start, August ended on a really low note, and that's bad news for September, as it means the positive momentum we had is gone. Looking at the upcoming month, there are 18 films opening wide over five weekends (including one re-release) but only four or five of them have a real shot at being midlevel hits, and it is unlikely that all of them will get there. Worse still, there are no films opening this month that look like they will match The Town, which made more than $90 million last September. In fact, the selection of releases is so weak that the film I'm most looking forward to is a limited release that has already come out on Video on Demand, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. (It has seventeen reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and still not a negative one among them.) More...


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Synopsis

Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball’s conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution—one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he’s tearing out the heart and soul of the game.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,501,302 (25.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,993 opening theaters/3,018 max. theaters, 6.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $102,774,396

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,145 $75,605,492
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,493 $35,695,343
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,659 $111,300,835

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 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 10th, 2011 (Wide) (Australia)
February 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
February 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
February 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Colombia)
May 4th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
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Video Release: January 10th, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2189, 9/14/2011)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Comparisons: Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2012
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Keywords: Baseball, Underdog, Epilogue, Intertitle, Non-Chronological, Same Role, Multiple Actors, 2012 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Sports Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 126 $7,453,989 Oct 7, 2011 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 178 $10,621,695 Oct 7, 2011 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 104 $8,474,183 Oct 7, 2011 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 114 $12,075,440 Oct 7, 2011 17
Biggest Domestic September Weekend 70 $19,501,302 Sep 23, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Brad Pitt    Billy Deane

Supporting Cast

Jonah Hill    Peter Brand
Philip Seymour Hoffman    Art Howe
Robin Wright    Sharon
Chris Pratt    Scott Hatteberg
Kerris Dorsey    Casey Beane
Reed Diamond   
Brent Jennings   
Ken Medlock   
Tammy Blanchard   
Jack McGee   
Vyto Ruginis   
Nick Searcy   
Glenn Morshower   
Reed Thompson   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bennett Miller    Director
Aaron Sorkin    Screenwriter
Stan Chervin    Story Creator
Michael Lewis    Based on the book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Michael De Luca    Producer
Rachael Horovitz    Producer
Brad Pitt    Producer
Scott Rudin    Executive Producer
Andrew S. Karsch    Executive Producer
Sidney Kimmel    Executive Producer
Mark Bakshi    Executive Producer
Steven Zallian    Screenwriter
Wally Pfister    Cinematographer
Christopher Tellefsen    Cinematographer
Jess Gonchor    Production Designer
Mychael Danna    Composer
Brad Ricker    Art Director
Nancy Haigh    Set Decorator
Kasia Walicka Maimone    Costume Designer
Ed Novick    Sound
Deb Adair    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bochar    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bochar    Supervising Sound Editor
Edwin Rivera    Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Andrew Robertson    Assistant Director
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Editor

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

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 23rd, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. We wrap up our look at the prestigious categories with the most prestigious of them all: Best Picture. This year there were nine nominees, but not all of them really have a shot at winning. (One of the nominations generated more outrage than anything else.) Is there a favorite? And are there any that have a legitimate shot at the upset? More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 22nd, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try to figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we will look at the two writing categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is not a particularly close race with one obvious favorite and a couple that are long shots with a shot. More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Actor

February 16th, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, and up next is Best Actor. This category is actually competitive with two actors in a relatively close race for the top. More...

2012 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actor

February 15th, 2012

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we will look at the four acting categories, and up next is Best Supporting Actor. This category is only slightly more competitive than Best Supporting Actress with almost all the evidence pointing to one winner. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Steel Grabs the Loot

February 8th, 2012

There was no competition on the Blu-ray sales chart, as Real Steel topped all new releases and holdovers by a healthy margin. It sold 799,000 units and generated $22.36 million in sales giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 54%. Hopefully we will see a lot more films crack 50% as the winter blockbusters start to come out. More...

DVD Sales: Real as Tough as Steel

February 8th, 2012

This was not a deep week for new releases, as only two of them cracked the top 30. (One major new release was only released as a Blu-ray / DVD combo pack, so we will get to those numbers shortly.) We did have a new number one on the DVD sales chart, as Real Steel sold 691,000 units and generated $12.03 million in revenue. This is not a great start, but it performed better on Blu-ray. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Ides of January

January 31st, 2012

January is typically a really bad month for the home market, and it is usually even worse for Blu-ray. Not only are there not many hits coming out, but those that are being released tend to be films that are better suited to DVD than Blu-ray (middling hits, dramas, etc.). This is certainly the case with this week's new releases. Leading the way on the Blu-ray sales chart was Ides of March, a political drama, with 116,000 units / $2.08 million. Its opening Blu-ray share was 39%, which is better than expected for the genre. More...

DVD Sales: New Releases have the Courage to Stand up to Holdovers

January 31st, 2012

It was a mixed week on the home market as far as new releases were concerned. On the one hand, four of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart were new releases. On the other hand, they were the only new releases to reach the top 30. Courageous was the best of the bunch selling 381,000 units and generating $6.47 million in opening week sales. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Moneyball Earns Greenbacks on Blu-ray

January 25th, 2012

Like it was on the DVD sales chart, there were three new releases to top the Blu-ray sales chart, although they finished in a slightly different order. Moneyball still led the way with 467,000 units / $9.74 million giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 44%, which is excellent for a drama. More...

DVD Sales: Moneyball Doesn't Hit a Home Run, but gets a Solid Double

January 24th, 2012

Moneyball led all new releases and the overall DVD sales chart with 601,000 units / $10.22 million during its first week of release. More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 24th, 2012

January 24th, 2012

There are three first run releases of note this week, including an Awards Season player, 50/50; the latest installment in a perennial horror franchise, Paranormal Activity 3; and big budget family film, Real Steel. Of those three, 50/50 is the best and a contender for Pick of the Week. Other contenders include Godzilla: The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and Wings on Blu-ray. However, I'm going with a late arrival: Moneyball on Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Moneyball

January 21st, 2012

Moneyball opened in September, which is a terrible time of year to release a film, no matter what the studio is hoping for. It's the beginning of the school year, so the box office numbers will be weak, plus it is far too early for Awards Season. At least that's the case most years. Most September releases are terrible and usually more wide releases debuting during the month will have Tomatometer Scores that are below 20% positive than have overall positive scores. Strangely, this year there were four September releases that have gone on to earn nominations from at least one major awards committee. Moneyball has been leading that group (Warrior, Drive, and 50/50 are the other three) but will I add my voice to the choir singing the film's praise? Or will I be part of the minority of critics that were not drawn into the story? More...

Blu-ray Sales: Overall Sales are in Remission

January 19th, 2012

The Blu-ray sales chart was both busy and slow this week. On the one hand, there were five new releases that charted this week, including three in the top ten. On the other hand, only one of those new releases, Contagion, did any significant business. It was able to sell 274,000 units while generating $4.93 million in revenue, giving it an opening week Blu-ray share of 40%. That's a very good share for a drama, but its overall home market run is disappointing. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 10th, 2012

January 9th, 2012

It's a pretty good week on the home market, for this time of year, with a number of releases that are worth checking out. This includes big budget releases, like Moneyball on Blu-ray Combo Pack, as well as TV on DVD releases like Doctor Who: Story 71: Invasion of the Dinosaurs and Story 83: The Android Invasion, as well as smaller releases like Higher Ground on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Unfortunately, it's not a particularly deep week for releases, and it isn't long before we start getting to DVDs and Blu-rays that would be ignored during a typically busy week. Not only that, but I'm still waiting for screeners for a number of bigger releases. One of these, Boardwalk Empire: Season One on Blu-ray, is the most likely candidate for Pick of the Week. More...

Awards Season: WGAs Welcome Same Group of Nominees

January 5th, 2012

The latest round of major nominations were released today with the WGA nominations. Like much of the rest of the previous announcements, the only surprise was the lack of surprises. Four of the five Original Screenplays earned other nominations in that category or other guild nominations. That number rises to five out of five for Adapted Screenplays. There's little doubt about what films are Oscar contenders at this point. The Documentary films category is a little more contentious, but it usually is. More...

Awards Season: PGAs Build Consensus

January 4th, 2012

The nominees for this year's Producers Guild of America were announced and there were not a lot of surprises. For instance, nine of the ten nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures also earned Golden Globe Nominations for either Best Drama or Best Musical / Comedy. Four of the five Animated films also did the same. It does make the Awards Season picture a lot clearer going forward, but it makes coming up with something to say much harder. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Awards Season: SAG Spreads the Love

December 15th, 2011

The SAG nominations were handed out this week, and while The Help led the way with four nods, it wasn't the only film that earned multiple nominations. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Steel is Golden

October 10th, 2011

October started out with mixed results and it seems for every bit of good news there was equal and opposite bad news. Real Steel topped expectations, but Ides of March did not. The overall box office slipped by 4% from last weekend to $95 million, but it was higher than the same weekend last year. Growth was under 2%, meaning ticket sales were weaker. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010, but the gap was narrowed to 3% at $8.11 billion to $8.39 billion. There's still a chance we can catch up, but we are running out of time and can't afford any missteps. More...

Weekend Predictions: Box Office Needs to get Real

October 6th, 2011

September was a good month and 2011 was able to close the gap with 2010 by $60 million; however, it is still close to $300 million behind last year's pace. This weekend we could see that gap close a little further. There's only one wide release, Real Steel, but it should be bigger than any of last year's three wide releases. In fact, there's a tiny, but statistically significant, chance it could earn more during its opening weekend than the combined opening weekends of Life as We Know It, Secretariat, and My Soul to Take. Ides of March won't be as strong, but it should play counter-programming well enough to grab a solid second place. If the holdovers can hold their own, then the month should start off on a winning note. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Tale Tall During Sophomore Stint

October 3rd, 2011

It was a good news / bad news weekend and the box office. First the bad news. Only one of the four new wide releases made any real impact and this led to a 16% drop-off from last weekend to just $99 million. The good news is that's still 4% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by 3% at $7.99 billion to $8.27 billion, but at least there's a little hope left that we can turn things around, if October beats expectations. More...

Weekend Estimates: Top Three Shuffle, Three Poor Openings and a Surprise

October 2nd, 2011

The industry's slow period in September and October is traditionally a dumping ground for films that the studios would rather forget, but it also presents an opportunity for movies that would otherwise be swamped by the competition at busier times of year. This weekend provides a perfect example of this phenomenon, with two pictures aimed at church-going families coming out the big winners. Dolphin Tale dropped just 25% in its second weekend to jump from third to first on the chart, overtaking Moneyball, which had a good second weekend (down 35% to $12.5 million) and The Lion King, which ran out of steam a bit, but still crossed $400 million at the box office. But the bigger surprise was the $8.8 million opening for Courageous from what must have been 1,161 carefully-chosen theaters. Its $7,580 per theater average comfortably tops the list among wide releases. More...

Weekend Predictions: Do New Releases have a 50/50 Chance to Top the Chart?

September 29th, 2011

It's another busy week with three wide releases, plus another opening in just over 1,000 theaters, which is barely semi-wide. The widest release is What's Your Number?, but romantic comedies rarely have breakout success. The best-reviewed is 50/50, but its subject matter might make it hard to sell to audiences. Meanwhile, Dream House had an effective trailer, but there are still no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Courageous should grab a spot in the top ten, but it is not a sure bet. Unfortunately for the year-on-year comparison, none of the new releases look as strong as The Social Network, which opened this weekend last year. In fact, there's a slim chance all four of this year's wide release combined won't match The Social Network's $22.45 million. On the other hand, three of the four could crack $10 million, plus there are three holdovers that could do the same. Depth could be the key to victory in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: The Last Straw: Winning Announcement

September 27th, 2011

The winners of our The Last Straw contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases are Money, King Still Reigns

September 26th, 2011

It was a very good weekend at the box office, compared to the average for this time of year. None of the four wide releases were real bombs, although a couple opened soft, they were within the range of expectations. Also, The Lion King held on even better than expected leading the way for the second weekend in a row. This helped the film grow just over 16% from last weekend to $117 million. More importantly, the overall box office was close to 17% higher than this weekend last year. Not only did The Lion King top Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps's opening, so did Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Year-to-date, 2011 is still behind 2010 by 4% at $7.85 billion to $8.14 billion, but a few more wins like this and that gap will start to close. More...

Weekend Estimates: Lion King Just Holds Off Moneyball and Dolphin Tale

September 25th, 2011

In a surprisingly strong weekend for September, The Lion King will enjoy a second weekend at the top of the chart, although only by a narrow margin over new entries Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Disney's animated classic will take in about $22 million this weekend, and now looks set to pass $400 million in lifetime domestic box office before its theatrical run is over, and it has a shot at topping Spider-Man to take a place in the all-time top 10. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Bring In the Money?

September 22nd, 2011

It's a busy week with four wide releases, including two that are opening at saturation level theater counts. With such a lot of competition, there's little chance all four will find a sizable audience this weekend. In fact, there's a chance none of them will be able to top The Lion King, leaving it on top for the second weekend in a row. If that happens, there's no telling how many classic films will get a 3D conversion. As for which release have the best shot at becoming the new box office king, Moneyball seems to be the consensus pick, but there is some debate as to how well the new releases will do. There's also some debate as to how well the overall box office will do compared to last year. There's a 50-50 chance the number one film this year will top Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, which earned just over $19 million last year, while the depth is a little better this year. More...

Contest: The Last Straw

September 16th, 2011

Early estimates for next week has all four wide releases opening in 3,000 theaters, plus or minus 100. Obviously the studios have high hopes for these films, but odds are only one or two of them will have any real impact at the box office. Paradoxically, while Moneyball could open in the fewest theaters, it has the best shot at the top of the box office. I certainly doubt any film will top its reviews. Regardless of the accuracy of this early prediction, it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Moneyball. 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 Straw Dogs on Blu-ray. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Dressed to Kill on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: September

September 1st, 2011

After a strong start, August ended on a really low note, and that's bad news for September, as it means the positive momentum we had is gone. Looking at the upcoming month, there are 18 films opening wide over five weekends (including one re-release) but only four or five of them have a real shot at being midlevel hits, and it is unlikely that all of them will get there. Worse still, there are no films opening this month that look like they will match The Town, which made more than $90 million last September. In fact, the selection of releases is so weak that the film I'm most looking forward to is a limited release that has already come out on Video on Demand, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. (It has seventeen reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and still not a negative one among them.) More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 2 $19,501,302   2,993 $6,516   $19,501,302 1
Sep 30, 2011 2 $12,031,592 -38% 2,993 $4,020   $38,000,130 2
Oct 7, 2011 4 $7,453,989 -38% 3,018 $2,470   $49,207,167 3
Oct 14, 2011 6 $5,456,730 -27% 2,840 $1,921   $57,668,988 4
Oct 21, 2011 7 $3,981,852 -27% 2,353 $1,692   $63,640,746 5
Oct 28, 2011 9 $2,387,049 -40% 1,631 $1,464   $67,408,099 6
Nov 4, 2011 10 $1,786,441 -25% 1,278 $1,398   $70,213,831 7
Nov 11, 2011 11 $1,066,267 -40% 813 $1,312   $71,857,836 8
Nov 18, 2011 15 $512,387 -52% 409 $1,253   $72,641,291 9
Nov 25, 2011 22 $285,687 -44% 187 $1,528   $73,155,248 10
Dec 2, 2011 14 $570,147 +100% 1,004 $568   $73,787,485 11
Dec 9, 2011 26 $150,309 -74% 208 $723   $74,176,912 12
Dec 16, 2011 35 $75,535 -50% 98 $771   $74,317,363 13
Dec 23, 2011 30 $114,352 +51% 242 $473   $74,505,789 14
Dec 30, 2011 28 $205,193 +79% 250 $821   $74,961,642 15
Jan 6, 2012 27 $167,252 -18% 231 $724   $75,267,105 16
Jan 13, 2012 39 $78,478 -53% 128 $613   $75,421,171 17
Jan 20, 2012 44 $58,697 -25% 110 $534   $75,524,658 18
Jan 27, 2012 45 $50,233 -14% 81 $620   $75,605,492 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2011 1 $6,728,195     2,993 $2,248   $6,728,195 1
Sep 24, 2011 3 $8,374,497 +24%   2,993 $2,798   $15,102,692 2
Sep 25, 2011 3 $4,398,610 -47%   2,993 $1,470   $19,501,302 3
Sep 26, 2011 2 $1,445,889 -67%   2,993 $483   $20,947,191 4
Sep 27, 2011 1 $1,813,901 +25%   2,993 $606   $22,761,092 5
Sep 28, 2011 2 $1,473,481 -19%   2,993 $492   $24,234,573 6
Sep 29, 2011 2 $1,733,965 +18%   2,993 $579   $25,968,538 7
Sep 30, 2011 1 $3,829,418 +121% -43% 2,993 $1,279   $29,797,956 8
Oct 1, 2011 2 $5,537,246 +45% -34% 2,993 $1,850   $35,335,202 9
Oct 2, 2011 4 $2,664,928 -52% -39% 2,993 $890   $38,000,130 10
Oct 3, 2011 1 $852,592 -68% -41% 2,993 $285   $38,852,722 11
Oct 4, 2011 1 $1,061,172 +24% -41% 2,993 $355   $39,913,894 12
Oct 5, 2011 1 $953,698 -10% -35% 2,993 $319   $40,867,592 13
Oct 6, 2011 1 $885,586 -7% -49% 2,993 $296   $41,753,178 14
Oct 7, 2011 4 $2,214,597 +150% -42% 3,018 $734   $43,967,775 15
Oct 8, 2011 4 $3,229,205 +46% -42% 3,018 $1,070   $47,196,980 16
Oct 9, 2011 4 $2,010,187 -38% -25% 3,018 $666   $49,207,167 17
Oct 10, 2011 4 $1,020,194 -49% +20% 3,018 $338   $50,227,361 18
Oct 11, 2011 3 $706,807 -31% -33% 3,018 $234   $50,934,168 19
Oct 12, 2011 3 $623,973 -12% -35% 3,018 $207   $51,558,141 20
Oct 13, 2011 3 $654,117 +5% -26% 3,018 $217   $52,212,258 21
Oct 14, 2011 5 $1,718,563 +163% -22% 2,840 $605   $53,930,821 22
Oct 15, 2011 6 $2,535,903 +48% -21% 2,840 $893   $56,466,724 23
Oct 16, 2011 6 $1,202,264 -53% -40% 2,840 $423   $57,668,988 24
Oct 17, 2011 5 $447,408 -63% -56% 2,840 $158   $58,116,396 25
Oct 18, 2011 5 $563,280 +26% -20% 2,840 $198   $58,679,676 26
Oct 19, 2011 5 $496,351 -12% -20% 2,840 $175   $59,176,027 27
Oct 20, 2011 6 $482,867 -3% -26% 2,840 $170   $59,658,894 28
Oct 21, 2011 6 $1,325,990 +175% -23% 2,353 $564   $60,984,884 29
Oct 22, 2011 7 $1,816,378 +37% -28% 2,353 $772   $62,801,262 30
Oct 23, 2011 8 $839,484 -54% -30% 2,353 $357   $63,640,746 31
Oct 24, 2011 7 $279,284 -67% -38% 2,353 $119   $63,920,030 32
Oct 25, 2011 6 $394,857 +41% -30% 2,353 $168   $64,314,887 33
Oct 26, 2011 6 $356,472 -10% -28% 2,353 $151   $64,671,359 34
Oct 27, 2011 6 $349,691 -2% -28% 2,353 $149   $65,021,050 35
Oct 28, 2011 9 $629,522 +80% -53% 1,631 $386   $65,650,572 36
Oct 29, 2011 9 $1,150,386 +83% -37% 1,631 $705   $66,800,958 37
Oct 30, 2011 9 $607,141 -47% -28% 1,631 $372   $67,408,099 38
Oct 31, 2011 9 $305,584 -50% +9% 1,631 $187   $67,713,683 39
Nov 1, 2011 9 $247,280 -19% -37% 1,631 $152   $67,960,963 40
Nov 2, 2011 9 $223,121 -10% -37% 1,631 $137   $68,184,084 41
Nov 3, 2011 9 $243,306 +9% -30% 1,631 $149   $68,427,390 42
Nov 4, 2011 10 $586,629 +141% -7% 1,631 $360   $69,014,019 43
Nov 5, 2011 10 $836,450 +43% -27% 1,631 $513   $69,850,469 44
Nov 6, 2011 12 $363,362 -57% -40% 1,631 $223   $70,213,831 45
Nov 7, 2011 12 $124,885 -66% -59% 1,631 $77   $70,338,716 46
Nov 8, 2011 12 $149,905 +20% -39% 1,631 $92   $70,488,621 47
Nov 9, 2011 11 $129,970 -13% -42% 1,631 $80   $70,618,591 48
Nov 10, 2011 12 $172,978 +33% -29% 1,631 $106   $70,791,569 49
Nov 11, 2011 - $372,885 +116% -36% 813 $459   $71,164,454 50
Nov 12, 2011 - $488,088 +31% -42% 813 $600   $71,652,542 51
Nov 13, 2011 - $205,294 -58% -44% 813 $253   $71,857,836 52
Nov 14, 2011 - $61,379 -70% -51% 813 $75   $71,919,215 53
Nov 15, 2011 - $70,680 +15% -53% 813 $87   $71,989,895 54
Nov 16, 2011 - $72,652 +3% -44% 813 $89   $72,062,547 55
Nov 17, 2011 - $66,357 -9% -62% 813 $82   $72,128,904 56
Nov 18, 2011 - $145,690 +120% -61% 409 $356   $72,274,594 57
Nov 19, 2011 - $247,261 +70% -49% 409 $605   $72,521,855 58
Nov 20, 2011 - $119,436 -52% -42% 409 $292   $72,641,291 59
Nov 21, 2011 - $51,470 -57% -16% 409 $126   $72,692,761 60
Nov 22, 2011 - $72,832 +42% +3% 409 $178   $72,765,593 61
Nov 23, 2011 - $51,171 -30% -30% 187 $274   $72,816,764 62
Nov 24, 2011 - $52,797 +3% -20% 187 $282   $72,869,561 63
Nov 25, 2011 - $121,255 +130% -17% 187 $648   $72,990,816 64
Nov 26, 2011 - $117,339 -3% -53% 187 $627   $73,108,155 65
Nov 27, 2011 - $47,093 -60% -61% 187 $252   $73,155,248 66
Nov 28, 2011 - $14,211 -70% -72% 187 $76   $73,169,459 67
Nov 29, 2011 - $16,966 +19% -77% 187 $91   $73,186,425 68
Nov 30, 2011 - $14,341 -15% -72% 187 $77   $73,200,766 69
Dec 1, 2011 - $16,572 +16% -69% 187 $89   $73,217,338 70
Dec 2, 2011 15 $174,561 +953% +44% 1,004 $174   $73,391,899 71
Dec 3, 2011 14 $268,861 +54% +129% 1,004 $268   $73,660,760 72
Dec 4, 2011 15 $126,725 -53% +169% 1,004 $126   $73,787,485 73
Dec 5, 2011 - $52,541 -59% +270% 1,004 $52   $73,840,026 74
Dec 6, 2011 - $64,713 +23% +281% 1,004 $64   $73,904,739 75
Dec 7, 2011 - $59,071 -9% +312% 1,004 $59   $73,963,810 76
Dec 8, 2011 - $62,793 +6% +279% 1,004 $63   $74,026,603 77
Dec 9, 2011 - $43,412 -31% -75% 208 $209   $74,070,015 78
Dec 10, 2011 - $74,340 +71% -72% 208 $357   $74,144,355 79
Dec 11, 2011 - $32,557 -56% -74% 208 $157   $74,176,912 80
Dec 12, 2011 - $15,881 -51% -70% 208 $76   $74,192,793 81
Dec 13, 2011 - $16,806 +6% -74% 208 $81   $74,209,599 82
Dec 14, 2011 - $15,198 -10% -74% 208 $73   $74,224,797 83
Dec 15, 2011 - $17,031 +12% -73% 208 $82   $74,241,828 84
Dec 16, 2011 - $20,281 +19% -53% 98 $207   $74,262,109 85
Dec 17, 2011 - $36,046 +78% -52% 98 $368   $74,298,155 86
Dec 18, 2011 - $19,208 -47% -41% 98 $196   $74,317,363 87
Dec 19, 2011 - $10,732 -44% -32% 98 $110   $74,328,095 88
Dec 20, 2011 - $12,009 +12% -29% 98 $123   $74,340,104 89
Dec 21, 2011 - $23,213 +93% +53% 242 $96   $74,363,317 90
Dec 22, 2011 - $28,120 +21% +65% 242 $116   $74,391,437 91
Dec 23, 2011 - $48,463 +72% +139% 242 $200   $74,439,900 92
Dec 24, 2011 - $23,922 -51% -34% 242 $99   $74,463,822 93
Dec 25, 2011 - $41,967 +75% +118% 242 $173   $74,505,789 94
Dec 26, 2011 - $73,685 +76% +587% 242 $304   $74,579,474 95
Dec 27, 2011 - $58,788 -20% +390% 242 $243   $74,638,262 96
Dec 28, 2011 - $58,520 n/c +152% 242 $242   $74,696,782 97
Dec 29, 2011 - $59,667 +2% +112% 242 $247   $74,756,449 98
Dec 30, 2011 - $78,709 +32% +62% 250 $315   $74,835,158 99
Dec 31, 2011 - $61,537 -22% +157% 250 $246   $74,896,695 100
Jan 1, 2012 - $64,947 +6% +55% 250 $260   $74,961,642 101
Jan 2, 2012 - $54,417 -16% -26% 250 $218   $75,016,059 102
Jan 6, 2012 - $55,257   -30% 231 $239   $75,155,110 106
Jan 7, 2012 - $78,333 +42% +27% 231 $339   $75,233,443 107
Jan 8, 2012 - $33,662 -57% -48% 231 $146   $75,267,105 108
Jan 13, 2012 - $26,162   -53% 128 $204   $75,368,855 113
Jan 14, 2012 - $30,939 +18% -61% 128 $242   $75,399,794 114
Jan 15, 2012 - $21,377 -31% -36% 128 $167   $75,421,171 115
Jan 16, 2012 - $19,773 -8%   128 $154   $75,440,944 116
Jan 20, 2012 - $17,306   -34% 110 $157   $75,483,267 120
Jan 21, 2012 - $30,816 +78% n/c 110 $280   $75,514,083 121
Jan 22, 2012 - $10,575 -66% -51% 110 $96   $75,524,658 122
Jan 27, 2012 - $14,240   -18% 81 $176   $75,569,499 127
Jan 28, 2012 - $23,504 +65% -24% 81 $290   $75,593,003 128
Jan 29, 2012 - $12,489 -47% +18% 81 $154   $75,605,492 129

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 2 $25,968,538   2,993 $8,676   $25,968,538 1
Sep 30, 2011 2 $15,784,640 -39% 2,993 $5,274   $41,753,178 2
Oct 7, 2011 3 $10,459,080 -34% 3,018 $3,466   $52,212,258 3
Oct 14, 2011 6 $7,446,636 -29% 2,840 $2,622   $59,658,894 4
Oct 21, 2011 6 $5,362,156 -28% 2,353 $2,279   $65,021,050 5
Oct 28, 2011 9 $3,406,340 -36% 1,631 $2,088   $68,427,390 6
Nov 4, 2011 10 $2,364,179 -31% 1,631 $1,450   $70,791,569 7
Nov 11, 2011 12 $1,337,335 -43% 813 $1,645   $72,128,904 8
Nov 18, 2011 18 $740,657 -45% 409 $1,811   $72,869,561 9
Nov 25, 2011 21 $347,777 -53% 187 $1,860   $73,217,338 10
Dec 2, 2011 14 $809,265 +133% 1,004 $806   $74,026,603 11
Dec 9, 2011 27 $215,225 -73% 208 $1,035   $74,241,828 12
Dec 16, 2011 34 $149,609 -30% 242 $618   $74,391,437 13
Dec 23, 2011 28 $365,012 +144% 242 $1,508   $74,756,449 14
Dec 30, 2011 29 $343,404 -6% 250 $1,374   $75,099,853 15
Jan 6, 2012 27 $242,840 -29% 231 $1,051   $75,342,693 16
Jan 13, 2012 38 $123,268 -49% 128 $963   $75,465,961 17
Jan 20, 2012 44 $89,298 -28% 110 $812   $75,555,259 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/10/2011 $0 0 1 1 $3,511,777 5/8/2023
Brazil 2/17/2012 $0 0 2 2 $682,587 12/6/2015
Colombia 2/17/2012 $0 0 3 3 $59,846 12/29/2018
Spain 2/3/2012 $0 0 3 3 $1,258,535 12/6/2015
 
Rest of World $30,182,598
 
International Total$35,695,343 5/8/2023

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
Jan 15, 20121425,685 425,685$7,232,388$7,232,3881
Jan 22, 20124174,780-59% 600,465$3,156,527$10,388,9152
Jan 29, 20124122,563-30% 723,028$2,233,098$12,622,0133
Feb 5, 2012888,864-27% 811,892$1,747,066$14,369,0794
Feb 12, 20121357,762-35% 869,654$1,036,828$15,405,9075
Feb 19, 20122029,926-48% 899,580$537,172$15,943,0796
Feb 26, 20121836,508+22% 936,088$639,620$16,582,6997
Mar 4, 20121839,490+8% 975,578$634,209$17,216,9088
Mar 11, 20122820,134-49% 995,712$348,318$17,565,2269
Oct 16, 20161912,891 1,547,154$50,791$22,884,031249

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 15, 20121154,913 154,913$3,136,101$3,136,1011
Jan 22, 2012283,530-46% 238,443$1,704,822$4,840,9232
Jan 29, 2012440,631-51% 279,074$898,498$5,739,4213
Feb 5, 2012735,179-13% 314,253$661,659$6,401,0804
Feb 12, 20121322,261-37% 336,514$455,086$6,856,1665
Feb 19, 20121226,388+19% 362,902$582,222$7,438,3886
Feb 26, 20121315,313-42% 378,215$320,939$7,759,3277
Mar 4, 20121212,984-15% 391,199$251,755$8,011,0828

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Oct 15, 202081 3
Oct 16, 202042 10
Oct 17, 202033 18
Oct 18, 202044 25
Oct 19, 202055 31
Oct 20, 202076 35

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