Monster (2003)

Monster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,469,210Details
International Box Office $29,731,111Details
Worldwide Box Office $64,200,321
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$86,831 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:9.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,093 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $58,470,847

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 24th, 2003 (Limited) by Newmarket Films
January 30th, 2004 (Expands Wide) by Newmarket Films
International Releases: March 25th, 2004 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: June 1st, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and sexual content, and for pervasive language
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Biography, Serial Killer, LGBTQ+, Prostitution, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 62 $676,870 Mar 19, 2004 89
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 31 $1,385,802 Mar 12, 2004 82
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 18 $2,123,915 Mar 5, 2004 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 82 $226,000 Mar 4, 2004 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 57 $293,000 Mar 3, 2004 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 57 $353,000 Mar 2, 2004 70
Biggest 10th Monday 90 $284,000 Mar 1, 2004 69
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 25 $2,006,422 Feb 27, 2004 68
Biggest 9th Wednesday 93 $284,000 Feb 25, 2004 64
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 19 $2,535,903 Feb 20, 2004 61
Biggest 8th Monday 78 $572,300 Feb 16, 2004 55
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 19 $3,237,258 Feb 13, 2004 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 378 $5,890,667 Feb 13, 2004 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 227 $6,932,053 Feb 13, 2004 54
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 21 $3,513,456 Feb 6, 2004 47
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 23 $3,369,353 Jan 30, 2004 40
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 311 $6,131,030 Jan 30, 2004 40
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 95 $2,052,238 Jan 23, 2004 33
Top 2003 Theater Average 20 $21,708 Dec 26, 2003 5
Widest Expansion Limited Release 77 1,089 Dec 24, 2003 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2003 46 $86,831   4 $21,708   $103,599 1
Jan 2, 2004 31 $230,642 +166% 14 $16,474   $455,848 2
Jan 9, 2004 19 $844,026 +266% 82 $10,293   $1,406,225 3
Jan 16, 2004 16 $1,510,795 +79% 221 $6,836   $3,268,436 4
Jan 23, 2004 13 $2,052,238 +36% 330 $6,219   $6,002,670 5
Jan 30, 2004 11 $3,369,353 +64% 668 $5,044   $10,454,638 6
Feb 6, 2004 9 $3,513,456 +4% 892 $3,939   $15,291,762 7
Feb 13, 2004 11 $3,237,258 -8% 1,093 $2,962   $19,762,717 8
Feb 20, 2004 12 $2,535,903 -22% 1,087 $2,333   $23,802,022 9
Feb 27, 2004 13 $2,006,422 -21% 968 $2,073   $26,815,006 10
Mar 5, 2004 10 $2,123,915 +6% 1,082 $1,963   $29,954,254 11
Mar 12, 2004 15 $1,385,802 -35% 1,012 $1,369   $32,112,739 12
Mar 19, 2004 16 $676,870 -51% 814 $832   $33,390,494 13
Mar 26, 2004 21 $274,903 -59% 574 $479   $33,954,784 14
Apr 2, 2004 31 $111,963 -59% 351 $319   $34,187,787 15
Apr 9, 2004 54 $47,013 -58% 111 $424   $34,282,333 16
Apr 16, 2004 52 $34,580 -26% 85 $407   $34,336,951 17
Apr 23, 2004 58 $28,690 -17% 66 $435   $34,383,171 18
Apr 30, 2004 80 $17,137 -40% 66 $260   $34,413,615 19
May 7, 2004 78 $10,900 -36% 35 $311   $34,431,443 20
May 14, 2004 96 $8,296 -24% 30 $277   $34,445,895 21
May 21, 2004 96 $7,911 -5% 22 $360   $34,458,169 22
May 28, 2004 119 $4,169 -47% 20 $208   $34,467,401 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2004 16 $294,300     221 $1,332   $3,562,736 27
Jan 26, 2004 10 $278,000   -6% 330 $842   $6,281,000 34
Jan 27, 2004 9 $295,000 +6%   330 $894   $6,576,000 35
Jan 28, 2004 10 $311,000 +5%   330 $942   $6,887,000 36
Jan 31, 2004 11 $1,649,466     668 $2,469   $9,754,913 39
Feb 1, 2004 9 $699,724 -58%   668 $1,047   $10,454,638 40
Feb 2, 2004 5 $359,000 -49% +29% 668 $537   $10,813,000 41
Feb 3, 2004 5 $384,000 +7% +30% 668 $575   $11,197,000 42
Feb 4, 2004 6 $340,000 -11% +9% 668 $509   $11,537,000 43
Feb 5, 2004 7 $299,000 -12%   668 $448   $11,778,000 44
Feb 6, 2004 8 $900,000 +201%   890 $1,011   $12,700,000 45
Feb 7, 2004 9 $1,605,748 +78% -3% 892 $1,800   $14,305,158 46
Feb 8, 2004 9 $986,604 -39% +41% 892 $1,106   $15,291,762 47
Feb 9, 2004 6 $318,000 -68% -11% 892 $357   $15,609,762 48
Feb 10, 2004 5 $367,000 +15% -4% 892 $411   $15,977,000 49
Feb 11, 2004 5 $318,000 -13% -6% 892 $357   $16,269,000 50
Feb 12, 2004 7 $283,000 -11% -5% 892 $317   $16,525,000 51
Feb 13, 2004 10 $700,000 +147% -22% 892 $785   $17,300,000 52
Feb 14, 2004 11 $1,437,245 +105% -10% 1,093 $1,315   $18,698,131 53
Feb 15, 2004 10 $1,064,586 -26% +8% 1,093 $974   $19,762,717 54
Feb 16, 2004 10 $572,300 -46% +80% 1,093 $524   $20,335,017 55
Feb 17, 2004 5 $380,000 -34% +4% 1,093 $348   $20,715,000 56
Feb 18, 2004 5 $330,000 -13% +4% 1,093 $302   $21,046,000 57
Feb 19, 2004 8 $270,000 -18% -5% 1,093 $247   $21,266,000 58
Feb 20, 2004 11 $700,000 +159% n/c 1,087 $644   $22,000,000 59
Feb 23, 2004 7 $287,000   -50% 1,087 $264   $24,089,000 62
Feb 24, 2004 5 $334,000 +16% -12% 1,087 $307   $24,423,000 63
Feb 25, 2004 8 $284,000 -15% -14% 1,087 $261   $24,707,000 64
Feb 26, 2004 8 $227,000 -20% -16% 1,067 $213   $24,809,000 65
Mar 1, 2004 6 $284,000   -1% 968 $293   $27,099,000 69
Mar 2, 2004 5 $353,000 +24% +6% 968 $365   $27,451,000 70
Mar 3, 2004 6 $293,000 -17% +3% 968 $303   $27,744,000 71
Mar 4, 2004 9 $226,000 -23% n/c 968 $233   $27,830,339 72
Mar 5, 2004 10 $600,000 +165%   1,082 $555   $28,400,000 73
Mar 6, 2004 10 $993,314 +66%   1,082 $918   $29,417,260 74
Mar 7, 2004 10 $536,994 -46%   1,082 $496   $29,954,254 75
Mar 8, 2004 7 $218,000 -59% -23% 1,082 $201   $30,172,000 76
Mar 9, 2004 6 $254,000 +17% -28% 1,082 $235   $30,426,000 77
Mar 10, 2004 6 $239,000 -6% -18% 1,082 $221   $30,665,000 78
Mar 11, 2004 9 $175,000 -27% -23% 1,082 $162   $30,727,000 79

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2003 43 $208,438   4 $52,110   $225,206 2
Jan 2, 2004 31 $336,993 +62% 14 $24,071   $562,199 3
Jan 9, 2004 18 $1,195,442 +255% 82 $14,579   $1,757,641 4
Jan 16, 2004 16 $2,192,791 +83% 221 $9,922   $3,950,432 5
Jan 23, 2004 12 $3,134,853 +43% 330 $9,500   $7,085,285 6
Jan 30, 2004 11 $4,693,021 +50% 668 $7,025   $11,778,306 7
Feb 6, 2004 8 $4,747,153 +1% 892 $5,322   $16,525,459 8
Feb 13, 2004 11 $4,740,660 n/c 1,093 $4,337   $21,266,119 9
Feb 20, 2004 12 $3,542,465 -25% 1,087 $3,259   $24,808,584 10
Feb 27, 2004 13 $3,021,755 -15% 968 $3,122   $27,830,339 11
Mar 5, 2004 10 $2,896,598 -4% 1,082 $2,677   $30,726,937 12
Mar 12, 2004 12 $1,986,687 -31% 1,012 $1,963   $32,713,624 13
Mar 19, 2004 15 $966,257 -51% 814 $1,187   $33,679,881 14
Mar 26, 2004 20 $395,943 -59% 574 $690   $34,075,824 15
Apr 2, 2004 33 $159,496 -60% 351 $454   $34,235,320 16
Apr 9, 2004 49 $67,051 -58% 111 $604   $34,302,371 17
Apr 16, 2004 50 $52,110 -22% 85 $613   $34,354,481 18
Apr 23, 2004 60 $41,997 -19% 66 $636   $34,396,478 19
Apr 30, 2004 73 $24,065 -43% 66 $365   $34,420,543 20
May 7, 2004 78 $17,056 -29% 35 $487   $34,437,599 21
May 14, 2004 96 $12,659 -26% 30 $422   $34,450,258 22
May 21, 2004 95 $12,974 +2% 22 $590   $34,463,232 23
May 28, 2004 109 $5,978 -54% 20 $299   $34,469,210 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/25/2004 $359,319 45 46 429 $1,181,727 4/7/2020
 
Rest of World $28,549,384
 
International Total$29,731,111 4/7/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Uncategorized

Christina Ricci    Selby Wall
Bruce Dern    Thomas
Pruitt Taylor Vince    Gene
Scott Wilson    Horton/Last "John"
Marco St. John    Evan/Undercover "John"
Charlize Theron    Aileen Wuornos

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

Production and Technical Credits

Patty Jenkins    Director
BT    Composer

DVD Releases for September 1st, 2009

August 31st, 2009

It's the calm before the storm on the home market. There's not a lot of TV on DVD releases this week, but that's temporary, while the summer blockbusters will start flooding the market in just two weeks. From that week till the end of the year, there will be a major blockbuster release coming out practically every week. As for this week, the list of top tier releases is not particularly strong, but there are a trio of DVD Pick of the Week contenders. These include Earth on Blu-ray, Supernatural - Season Four on DVD or Blu-ray, and Degrassi - The Next Generation - Season 8 on DVD. Each one has their draws and weaknesses, but all three are worthy of the title. More...

DVD Releases for August 19, 2008, Part I

August 18th, 2008

This is the week that Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour makes its debut on DVD and Blu-ray. This movie was a huge hit theatrically, so it will be interesting to see how well it sells on the home market. However, while it is certainly a very good deal, I'm not sure it is a real contender for DVD Pick of the Week. For that we have to look to Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles on either DVD or Blu-ray, but there are also a few other releases worth checking out. There are are plenty of other releases, so much so that we had to split this week's list into two. Look for part II here. More...

DVD Releases for June 1, 2004

May 31st, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. This was a hugely busy week for DVD releases. Taking a look at the list of releases we find almost 700 DVDs, unfortunately, it's mostly a case of quantity not quality. There are a LOT of re-releases coming out this week, many related to upcoming films. However, there is not one release that shouts Pick of the Week, so I didn't choose one. But there are so many DVD being released that there should be at least one to fit everyone's tastes. More...

It's a Sign of the Apocalypse, I Hope

March 17th, 2004

The reality-TV game show-esque film Games People Play came in first on the Per Theatre Average charts. It earned, well maybe not earned but made $12,346 in its lone theatre over the weekend. More...

Oscars Boost Box Office of Several Films

March 8th, 2004

With its 11 Oscar wins and huge jump in theatre count, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King should have had the largest post-Oscar jump at the box office. And while in raw dollars it did, it was the lesser known The Barbarian Invasions that had the biggest percent jump. The Canadian film and winner of Best Foreign Language Film jumped more than 137% at the box office. Its per theatre average also jumped by nearly 40%, compared to the nearly 20% drop by Return of the King. More...

Lost Independence

March 1st, 2004

The Oscars weren't the only award celebration held over the weekend as the IFP Independent Spirit Awards were also handed out. Lost in Translation was the big winner but plenty of other talent was rewarded. More...

Lording over the Oscars

February 29th, 2004

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King swept all the categories it was nominated for in winning a record-equaling 11 Oscars earlier this evening. Here is a list of the winners with reactions to be posted tomorrow. More...

Numbers Readers Predicting Return of the King Oscar Sweep

February 29th, 2004

The final results are in from our Predict the Academy Awards Competition, and Numbers readers are forecasting a Lord of the Rings sweep at the ceremony tonight.

A stunning 90% of voters are calling for Lord of the Rings to win Best Picture and Peter Jackson to win Best Director - some of the strongest predictions we've seen in the 7 years we've been running the poll. The movie is also projected to win in every other category in which its nominated.

With no Rings stars nominated for acting awards though, some of the other results are still ripe for speculation. More...

Another Sign of Weakness

February 26th, 2004

No movie managed to beak the $10,000 per theatre average this weekend. Overall the best showing was The Battle of Algiers with $9,143. The best new limited release, Lost Boys of Sudan, finished in second place with $7,485. In the mean time, the best wide release was way down the list in 16th place. That film, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen could only manage an average of $3,736. More...

SAG Celebrates a Decade of Excellence

February 23rd, 2004

The 10th Annual Screen Actor Guild Awards were handed out on Sunday, and there were a not a whole lost of surprises this year. At least not if you take the Golden Globe awards into consideration. More...

They Couldn't have Dreamt of a Better Opening

February 12th, 2004

It's obvious The Dreamers wasn't hampered by its NC-17 rating. Not only is its per theatre average of $28,526 the best of the week, it was the best this year beating Big Fish by more than $8,000. More...

Mormons and Mountains

February 5th, 2004

Only two films topped $10,000 per theatre this week, but the race was top spot was close enough to make it an interesting weekend on the per theatre charts. Touching the Void remained in first place with $14,837, down just 24% percent from last weekend. In second place with $14,311 was Latter Days. It is particularly interesting to see Latter Days perform so well as Madstone Theaters pulled the from its theatres allegedly due to, 'aesthetic reasons.' More...

Filling the Void

January 29th, 2004

The mountain climbing documentary, Touching the Void, topped this week's Per Theatre Average chart. The film earned almost $100 thousand in just 5 theatres for an impressive average of $19,395. That was nearly double the second place contender, Empathy, which took in $11,975 in its only theatre. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

And the Golden Globe goes to ...

January 26th, 2004

Recapping last nights Golden Globes ceremony, here are the winners with a brief reaction below. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Weak Week on the Per Theatre Charts

January 21st, 2004

Not one movie made it to the $10,000 per theatre average, although a few came close. The debut of Along Came Polly came in first with $9,290 per theatre, while the second weekend for The Battle of Algiers was just behind with $9,240 per theatre. Perhaps the best performance was by Girl with a Pearl Earring, which saw an increase in both theatre count and per theatre average. More...

2003 SAG Nominations Announced

January 18th, 2004

On Thursday the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) Nominations were announced. Here is a list of all the nominations in theatrical categories as well as a brief reaction to them. More...

Having Designs on Top Spot

January 15th, 2004

The two documentaries about famous designer, Yves St. Laurent, finished first on the per theatre average this week. While its average of $15,385 was enough to take top spot, it is not particularly high for a movie opening in only one theatre and chances of mainstream success are not likely. More...

No Small Fry

January 6th, 2004

In an unusual turn of events, Big Fish saw its per theatre average jump this weekend to $20,356 in 125 theatres. This bodes very well for this Friday when it expands into more than 2000 theatres. Next weekend it may no longer be on top on the per theatre average chart, but should place well on the top five overall. More...

Monster Opening

December 30th, 2003

Three of the four movies that broke $10,000 per theatre last week also accomplished that feat this week. However, it was a new comer that took top spot. Monster earned over $100,000 since it opened on Christmas day and it had a weekend average of $21,708, which was more than $5000 above its nearest competitor. More...

Select Company

December 24th, 2003

Three movies open in limited release this week, two on Christmas, one more on Boxing Day. If you live in a bigger city and none of the wide releases interest you, you might want to check out these alternatives. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 19 - December 25

December 24th, 2003

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here is an abridged list of highlights, (including the winner for the week, Peter Pan - Official Site) plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. This week's list is abridged due to the holidays. Next week's will probably be the same, but it will return to normal in the New Year. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for November 29 - December 5

December 4th, 2003

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here's a list of highlights, plus one last look at websites for films opening this week.More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$86,831 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:9.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,093 max. theaters, 8.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $58,470,847

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 24th, 2003 (Limited) by Newmarket Films
January 30th, 2004 (Expands Wide) by Newmarket Films
International Releases: March 25th, 2004 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: June 1st, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and sexual content, and for pervasive language
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Serial Killer, LGBTQ+, Prostitution, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 62 $676,870 Mar 19, 2004 89
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 31 $1,385,802 Mar 12, 2004 82
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 18 $2,123,915 Mar 5, 2004 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 82 $226,000 Mar 4, 2004 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 57 $293,000 Mar 3, 2004 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 57 $353,000 Mar 2, 2004 70
Biggest 10th Monday 90 $284,000 Mar 1, 2004 69
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 25 $2,006,422 Feb 27, 2004 68
Biggest 9th Wednesday 93 $284,000 Feb 25, 2004 64
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 19 $2,535,903 Feb 20, 2004 61
Biggest 8th Monday 78 $572,300 Feb 16, 2004 55
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 19 $3,237,258 Feb 13, 2004 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 378 $5,890,667 Feb 13, 2004 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 227 $6,932,053 Feb 13, 2004 54
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 21 $3,513,456 Feb 6, 2004 47
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 23 $3,369,353 Jan 30, 2004 40
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 311 $6,131,030 Jan 30, 2004 40
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 95 $2,052,238 Jan 23, 2004 33
Top 2003 Theater Average 20 $21,708 Dec 26, 2003 5
Widest Expansion Limited Release 77 1,089 Dec 24, 2003 0

Uncategorized

Christina Ricci    Selby Wall
Bruce Dern    Thomas
Pruitt Taylor Vince    Gene
Scott Wilson    Horton/Last "John"
Marco St. John    Evan/Undercover "John"
Charlize Theron    Aileen Wuornos

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

Production and Technical Credits

Patty Jenkins    Director
BT    Composer

DVD Releases for September 1st, 2009

August 31st, 2009

It's the calm before the storm on the home market. There's not a lot of TV on DVD releases this week, but that's temporary, while the summer blockbusters will start flooding the market in just two weeks. From that week till the end of the year, there will be a major blockbuster release coming out practically every week. As for this week, the list of top tier releases is not particularly strong, but there are a trio of DVD Pick of the Week contenders. These include Earth on Blu-ray, Supernatural - Season Four on DVD or Blu-ray, and Degrassi - The Next Generation - Season 8 on DVD. Each one has their draws and weaknesses, but all three are worthy of the title. More...

DVD Releases for August 19, 2008, Part I

August 18th, 2008

This is the week that Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour makes its debut on DVD and Blu-ray. This movie was a huge hit theatrically, so it will be interesting to see how well it sells on the home market. However, while it is certainly a very good deal, I'm not sure it is a real contender for DVD Pick of the Week. For that we have to look to Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles on either DVD or Blu-ray, but there are also a few other releases worth checking out. There are are plenty of other releases, so much so that we had to split this week's list into two. Look for part II here. More...

DVD Releases for June 1, 2004

May 31st, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. This was a hugely busy week for DVD releases. Taking a look at the list of releases we find almost 700 DVDs, unfortunately, it's mostly a case of quantity not quality. There are a LOT of re-releases coming out this week, many related to upcoming films. However, there is not one release that shouts Pick of the Week, so I didn't choose one. But there are so many DVD being released that there should be at least one to fit everyone's tastes. More...

It's a Sign of the Apocalypse, I Hope

March 17th, 2004

The reality-TV game show-esque film Games People Play came in first on the Per Theatre Average charts. It earned, well maybe not earned but made $12,346 in its lone theatre over the weekend. More...

Oscars Boost Box Office of Several Films

March 8th, 2004

With its 11 Oscar wins and huge jump in theatre count, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King should have had the largest post-Oscar jump at the box office. And while in raw dollars it did, it was the lesser known The Barbarian Invasions that had the biggest percent jump. The Canadian film and winner of Best Foreign Language Film jumped more than 137% at the box office. Its per theatre average also jumped by nearly 40%, compared to the nearly 20% drop by Return of the King. More...

Lost Independence

March 1st, 2004

The Oscars weren't the only award celebration held over the weekend as the IFP Independent Spirit Awards were also handed out. Lost in Translation was the big winner but plenty of other talent was rewarded. More...

Lording over the Oscars

February 29th, 2004

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King swept all the categories it was nominated for in winning a record-equaling 11 Oscars earlier this evening. Here is a list of the winners with reactions to be posted tomorrow. More...

Numbers Readers Predicting Return of the King Oscar Sweep

February 29th, 2004

The final results are in from our Predict the Academy Awards Competition, and Numbers readers are forecasting a Lord of the Rings sweep at the ceremony tonight.

A stunning 90% of voters are calling for Lord of the Rings to win Best Picture and Peter Jackson to win Best Director - some of the strongest predictions we've seen in the 7 years we've been running the poll. The movie is also projected to win in every other category in which its nominated.

With no Rings stars nominated for acting awards though, some of the other results are still ripe for speculation. More...

Another Sign of Weakness

February 26th, 2004

No movie managed to beak the $10,000 per theatre average this weekend. Overall the best showing was The Battle of Algiers with $9,143. The best new limited release, Lost Boys of Sudan, finished in second place with $7,485. In the mean time, the best wide release was way down the list in 16th place. That film, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen could only manage an average of $3,736. More...

SAG Celebrates a Decade of Excellence

February 23rd, 2004

The 10th Annual Screen Actor Guild Awards were handed out on Sunday, and there were a not a whole lost of surprises this year. At least not if you take the Golden Globe awards into consideration. More...

They Couldn't have Dreamt of a Better Opening

February 12th, 2004

It's obvious The Dreamers wasn't hampered by its NC-17 rating. Not only is its per theatre average of $28,526 the best of the week, it was the best this year beating Big Fish by more than $8,000. More...

Mormons and Mountains

February 5th, 2004

Only two films topped $10,000 per theatre this week, but the race was top spot was close enough to make it an interesting weekend on the per theatre charts. Touching the Void remained in first place with $14,837, down just 24% percent from last weekend. In second place with $14,311 was Latter Days. It is particularly interesting to see Latter Days perform so well as Madstone Theaters pulled the from its theatres allegedly due to, 'aesthetic reasons.' More...

Filling the Void

January 29th, 2004

The mountain climbing documentary, Touching the Void, topped this week's Per Theatre Average chart. The film earned almost $100 thousand in just 5 theatres for an impressive average of $19,395. That was nearly double the second place contender, Empathy, which took in $11,975 in its only theatre. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

And the Golden Globe goes to ...

January 26th, 2004

Recapping last nights Golden Globes ceremony, here are the winners with a brief reaction below. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Weak Week on the Per Theatre Charts

January 21st, 2004

Not one movie made it to the $10,000 per theatre average, although a few came close. The debut of Along Came Polly came in first with $9,290 per theatre, while the second weekend for The Battle of Algiers was just behind with $9,240 per theatre. Perhaps the best performance was by Girl with a Pearl Earring, which saw an increase in both theatre count and per theatre average. More...

2003 SAG Nominations Announced

January 18th, 2004

On Thursday the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) Nominations were announced. Here is a list of all the nominations in theatrical categories as well as a brief reaction to them. More...

Having Designs on Top Spot

January 15th, 2004

The two documentaries about famous designer, Yves St. Laurent, finished first on the per theatre average this week. While its average of $15,385 was enough to take top spot, it is not particularly high for a movie opening in only one theatre and chances of mainstream success are not likely. More...

No Small Fry

January 6th, 2004

In an unusual turn of events, Big Fish saw its per theatre average jump this weekend to $20,356 in 125 theatres. This bodes very well for this Friday when it expands into more than 2000 theatres. Next weekend it may no longer be on top on the per theatre average chart, but should place well on the top five overall. More...

Monster Opening

December 30th, 2003

Three of the four movies that broke $10,000 per theatre last week also accomplished that feat this week. However, it was a new comer that took top spot. Monster earned over $100,000 since it opened on Christmas day and it had a weekend average of $21,708, which was more than $5000 above its nearest competitor. More...

Select Company

December 24th, 2003

Three movies open in limited release this week, two on Christmas, one more on Boxing Day. If you live in a bigger city and none of the wide releases interest you, you might want to check out these alternatives. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 19 - December 25

December 24th, 2003

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here is an abridged list of highlights, (including the winner for the week, Peter Pan - Official Site) plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. This week's list is abridged due to the holidays. Next week's will probably be the same, but it will return to normal in the New Year. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for November 29 - December 5

December 4th, 2003

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here's a list of highlights, plus one last look at websites for films opening this week.More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2003 46 $86,831   4 $21,708   $103,599 1
Jan 2, 2004 31 $230,642 +166% 14 $16,474   $455,848 2
Jan 9, 2004 19 $844,026 +266% 82 $10,293   $1,406,225 3
Jan 16, 2004 16 $1,510,795 +79% 221 $6,836   $3,268,436 4
Jan 23, 2004 13 $2,052,238 +36% 330 $6,219   $6,002,670 5
Jan 30, 2004 11 $3,369,353 +64% 668 $5,044   $10,454,638 6
Feb 6, 2004 9 $3,513,456 +4% 892 $3,939   $15,291,762 7
Feb 13, 2004 11 $3,237,258 -8% 1,093 $2,962   $19,762,717 8
Feb 20, 2004 12 $2,535,903 -22% 1,087 $2,333   $23,802,022 9
Feb 27, 2004 13 $2,006,422 -21% 968 $2,073   $26,815,006 10
Mar 5, 2004 10 $2,123,915 +6% 1,082 $1,963   $29,954,254 11
Mar 12, 2004 15 $1,385,802 -35% 1,012 $1,369   $32,112,739 12
Mar 19, 2004 16 $676,870 -51% 814 $832   $33,390,494 13
Mar 26, 2004 21 $274,903 -59% 574 $479   $33,954,784 14
Apr 2, 2004 31 $111,963 -59% 351 $319   $34,187,787 15
Apr 9, 2004 54 $47,013 -58% 111 $424   $34,282,333 16
Apr 16, 2004 52 $34,580 -26% 85 $407   $34,336,951 17
Apr 23, 2004 58 $28,690 -17% 66 $435   $34,383,171 18
Apr 30, 2004 80 $17,137 -40% 66 $260   $34,413,615 19
May 7, 2004 78 $10,900 -36% 35 $311   $34,431,443 20
May 14, 2004 96 $8,296 -24% 30 $277   $34,445,895 21
May 21, 2004 96 $7,911 -5% 22 $360   $34,458,169 22
May 28, 2004 119 $4,169 -47% 20 $208   $34,467,401 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2004 16 $294,300     221 $1,332   $3,562,736 27
Jan 26, 2004 10 $278,000   -6% 330 $842   $6,281,000 34
Jan 27, 2004 9 $295,000 +6%   330 $894   $6,576,000 35
Jan 28, 2004 10 $311,000 +5%   330 $942   $6,887,000 36
Jan 31, 2004 11 $1,649,466     668 $2,469   $9,754,913 39
Feb 1, 2004 9 $699,724 -58%   668 $1,047   $10,454,638 40
Feb 2, 2004 5 $359,000 -49% +29% 668 $537   $10,813,000 41
Feb 3, 2004 5 $384,000 +7% +30% 668 $575   $11,197,000 42
Feb 4, 2004 6 $340,000 -11% +9% 668 $509   $11,537,000 43
Feb 5, 2004 7 $299,000 -12%   668 $448   $11,778,000 44
Feb 6, 2004 8 $900,000 +201%   890 $1,011   $12,700,000 45
Feb 7, 2004 9 $1,605,748 +78% -3% 892 $1,800   $14,305,158 46
Feb 8, 2004 9 $986,604 -39% +41% 892 $1,106   $15,291,762 47
Feb 9, 2004 6 $318,000 -68% -11% 892 $357   $15,609,762 48
Feb 10, 2004 5 $367,000 +15% -4% 892 $411   $15,977,000 49
Feb 11, 2004 5 $318,000 -13% -6% 892 $357   $16,269,000 50
Feb 12, 2004 7 $283,000 -11% -5% 892 $317   $16,525,000 51
Feb 13, 2004 10 $700,000 +147% -22% 892 $785   $17,300,000 52
Feb 14, 2004 11 $1,437,245 +105% -10% 1,093 $1,315   $18,698,131 53
Feb 15, 2004 10 $1,064,586 -26% +8% 1,093 $974   $19,762,717 54
Feb 16, 2004 10 $572,300 -46% +80% 1,093 $524   $20,335,017 55
Feb 17, 2004 5 $380,000 -34% +4% 1,093 $348   $20,715,000 56
Feb 18, 2004 5 $330,000 -13% +4% 1,093 $302   $21,046,000 57
Feb 19, 2004 8 $270,000 -18% -5% 1,093 $247   $21,266,000 58
Feb 20, 2004 11 $700,000 +159% n/c 1,087 $644   $22,000,000 59
Feb 23, 2004 7 $287,000   -50% 1,087 $264   $24,089,000 62
Feb 24, 2004 5 $334,000 +16% -12% 1,087 $307   $24,423,000 63
Feb 25, 2004 8 $284,000 -15% -14% 1,087 $261   $24,707,000 64
Feb 26, 2004 8 $227,000 -20% -16% 1,067 $213   $24,809,000 65
Mar 1, 2004 6 $284,000   -1% 968 $293   $27,099,000 69
Mar 2, 2004 5 $353,000 +24% +6% 968 $365   $27,451,000 70
Mar 3, 2004 6 $293,000 -17% +3% 968 $303   $27,744,000 71
Mar 4, 2004 9 $226,000 -23% n/c 968 $233   $27,830,339 72
Mar 5, 2004 10 $600,000 +165%   1,082 $555   $28,400,000 73
Mar 6, 2004 10 $993,314 +66%   1,082 $918   $29,417,260 74
Mar 7, 2004 10 $536,994 -46%   1,082 $496   $29,954,254 75
Mar 8, 2004 7 $218,000 -59% -23% 1,082 $201   $30,172,000 76
Mar 9, 2004 6 $254,000 +17% -28% 1,082 $235   $30,426,000 77
Mar 10, 2004 6 $239,000 -6% -18% 1,082 $221   $30,665,000 78
Mar 11, 2004 9 $175,000 -27% -23% 1,082 $162   $30,727,000 79

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2003 43 $208,438   4 $52,110   $225,206 2
Jan 2, 2004 31 $336,993 +62% 14 $24,071   $562,199 3
Jan 9, 2004 18 $1,195,442 +255% 82 $14,579   $1,757,641 4
Jan 16, 2004 16 $2,192,791 +83% 221 $9,922   $3,950,432 5
Jan 23, 2004 12 $3,134,853 +43% 330 $9,500   $7,085,285 6
Jan 30, 2004 11 $4,693,021 +50% 668 $7,025   $11,778,306 7
Feb 6, 2004 8 $4,747,153 +1% 892 $5,322   $16,525,459 8
Feb 13, 2004 11 $4,740,660 n/c 1,093 $4,337   $21,266,119 9
Feb 20, 2004 12 $3,542,465 -25% 1,087 $3,259   $24,808,584 10
Feb 27, 2004 13 $3,021,755 -15% 968 $3,122   $27,830,339 11
Mar 5, 2004 10 $2,896,598 -4% 1,082 $2,677   $30,726,937 12
Mar 12, 2004 12 $1,986,687 -31% 1,012 $1,963   $32,713,624 13
Mar 19, 2004 15 $966,257 -51% 814 $1,187   $33,679,881 14
Mar 26, 2004 20 $395,943 -59% 574 $690   $34,075,824 15
Apr 2, 2004 33 $159,496 -60% 351 $454   $34,235,320 16
Apr 9, 2004 49 $67,051 -58% 111 $604   $34,302,371 17
Apr 16, 2004 50 $52,110 -22% 85 $613   $34,354,481 18
Apr 23, 2004 60 $41,997 -19% 66 $636   $34,396,478 19
Apr 30, 2004 73 $24,065 -43% 66 $365   $34,420,543 20
May 7, 2004 78 $17,056 -29% 35 $487   $34,437,599 21
May 14, 2004 96 $12,659 -26% 30 $422   $34,450,258 22
May 21, 2004 95 $12,974 +2% 22 $590   $34,463,232 23
May 28, 2004 109 $5,978 -54% 20 $299   $34,469,210 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/25/2004 $359,319 45 46 429 $1,181,727 4/7/2020
 
Rest of World $28,549,384
 
International Total$29,731,111 4/7/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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