Monsters University (2013)

Monsters University poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $268,488,329Details
International Box Office $474,967,481Details
Worldwide Box Office $743,455,810
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $67,962,619 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $66,228,597 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $134,191,216
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Synopsis

Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a professional Scarer - and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike's plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot MU legacy James P. Sullivan, "Sulley", a natural-born Scarer. The pair's out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program. To make matters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$82,429,469 (30.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$200,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,004 opening theaters/4,004 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $356,002,967

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 21st, 2013 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: June 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
July 12th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 7th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: October 29th, 2013 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: Monsters, Inc.
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2013
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Keywords: Prequel, Delayed Sequel, College, Underdog, Monster, Bullies, Fraternity/Sorority, Scene in End Credits, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Disney-Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $250m 104 $250,940,258 Jul 23, 2013 33
Biggest 4th Tuesday 98 $1,931,131 Jul 16, 2013 26
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 91 $3,175,758 Jul 9, 2013 19
Fastest to $150m 102 $216,253,979 Jul 5, 2013 17
Fastest to $200m 102 $216,253,979 Jul 5, 2013 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 64 $19,716,347 Jul 5, 2013 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 102 $27,884,196 Jul 5, 2013 17
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 48 $7,573,068 Jul 2, 2013 12
Biggest 2nd Monday 56 $7,898,760 Jul 1, 2013 11
Biggest 2nd Sunday 86 $13,522,498 Jun 30, 2013 10
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 84 $45,607,745 Jun 28, 2013 10
Biggest 2nd Saturday 93 $17,668,664 Jun 29, 2013 9
Biggest 2nd Friday 85 $14,416,583 Jun 28, 2013 8
Biggest 1st Thursday 58 $9,492,291 Jun 27, 2013 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 59 $10,036,422 Jun 26, 2013 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 67 $11,848,064 Jun 25, 2013 5
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 90 $11,848,064 Jun 25, 2013 5
Fastest to $100m 106 $105,296,735 Jun 25, 2013 5
Biggest 1st Monday 97 $11,019,202 Jun 24, 2013 4
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 17 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 42 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 17 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 3 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 18 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 25 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 86 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 48 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top 2013 Theater Average 54 $20,587 Jun 21, 2013 3
Fastest to $50m 116 $59,207,090 Jun 22, 2013 2
Top Digital Animation Day Domestic 47 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1
Top G Day Domestic 7 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1
Top Kids Fiction Day Domestic 47 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1
Top Original Screenplay Day Domestic 75 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1
Biggest Domestic June Day 47 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 2013 1 $82,429,469   4,004 $20,587   $82,429,469 1
Jun 28, 2013 1 $45,607,745 -45% 4,004 $11,391   $170,433,193 2
Jul 5, 2013 4 $19,716,347 -57% 3,739 $5,273   $216,253,979 3
Jul 12, 2013 6 $10,631,576 -46% 3,142 $3,384   $237,771,003 4
Jul 19, 2013 10 $5,121,878 -52% 2,186 $2,343   $249,114,132 5
Jul 26, 2013 12 $2,854,838 -44% 1,470 $1,942   $255,467,026 6
Aug 2, 2013 16 $1,403,547 -51% 879 $1,597   $258,565,238 7
Aug 9, 2013 20 $683,659 -51% 405 $1,688   $260,171,175 8
Aug 16, 2013 24 $461,394 -33% 281 $1,642   $261,134,998 9
Aug 23, 2013 24 $391,041 -15% 243 $1,609   $261,811,232 10
Aug 30, 2013 20 $1,566,639 +301% 1,889 $829   $263,568,953 11
Sep 6, 2013 26 $452,119 -71% 596 $759   $264,989,136 12
Sep 13, 2013 25 $363,260 -20% 382 $951   $265,455,314 13
Sep 20, 2013 26 $303,958 -16% 314 $968   $265,840,988 14
Oct 4, 2013 21 $421,057   250 $1,684   $266,530,366 16
Oct 11, 2013 20 $356,823 -15% 235 $1,518   $267,047,978 17
Oct 18, 2013 22 $307,919 -14% 230 $1,339   $267,497,037 18
Nov 15, 2013 34 $90,011   145 $621   $268,317,681 22
Nov 22, 2013 39 $50,354 -44% 117 $430   $268,384,642 23
Nov 29, 2013 40 $38,130 -24% 97 $393   $268,449,861 24
Dec 13, 2013 43 $10,232   48 $213   $268,488,329 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 21, 2013 1 $30,473,099     4,004 $7,611   $30,473,099 1
Jun 22, 2013 1 $28,733,991 -6%   4,004 $7,176   $59,207,090 2
Jun 23, 2013 1 $23,222,379 -19%   4,004 $5,800   $82,429,469 3
Jun 24, 2013 1 $11,019,202 -53%   4,004 $2,752   $93,448,671 4
Jun 25, 2013 1 $11,848,064 +8%   4,004 $2,959   $105,296,735 5
Jun 26, 2013 1 $10,036,422 -15%   4,004 $2,507   $115,333,157 6
Jun 27, 2013 1 $9,492,291 -5%   4,004 $2,371   $124,825,448 7
Jun 28, 2013 1 $14,416,583 +52% -53% 4,004 $3,601   $139,242,031 8
Jun 29, 2013 1 $17,668,664 +23% -39% 4,004 $4,413   $156,910,695 9
Jun 30, 2013 1 $13,522,498 -23% -42% 4,004 $3,377   $170,433,193 10
Jul 1, 2013 1 $7,898,760 -42% -28% 4,004 $1,973   $178,331,953 11
Jul 2, 2013 1 $7,573,068 -4% -36% 4,004 $1,891   $185,905,021 12
Jul 8, 2013 4 $2,560,973   -68% 3,739 $685   $218,814,952 18
Jul 9, 2013 4 $3,175,758 +24% -58% 3,739 $849   $221,990,710 19
Jul 10, 2013 3 $2,639,182 -17%   3,739 $706   $224,629,892 20
Jul 11, 2013 3 $2,509,535 -5%   3,739 $671   $227,139,427 21
Jul 12, 2013 6 $3,316,488 +32%   3,142 $1,056   $230,455,915 22
Jul 13, 2013 6 $4,304,709 +30%   3,142 $1,370   $234,760,624 23
Jul 14, 2013 6 $3,010,379 -30%   3,142 $958   $237,771,003 24
Jul 15, 2013 5 $1,518,056 -50% -41% 3,142 $483   $239,289,059 25
Jul 16, 2013 5 $1,931,131 +27% -39% 3,142 $615   $241,220,190 26
Jul 17, 2013 6 $1,444,631 -25% -45% 3,142 $460   $242,664,821 27
Jul 18, 2013 6 $1,327,433 -8% -47% 3,142 $422   $243,992,254 28
Jul 19, 2013 10 $1,512,666 +14% -54% 2,186 $692   $245,504,920 29
Jul 20, 2013 10 $2,054,462 +36% -52% 2,186 $940   $247,559,382 30
Jul 21, 2013 9 $1,554,750 -24% -48% 2,186 $711   $249,114,132 31
Jul 22, 2013 9 $792,520 -49% -48% 2,186 $363   $249,906,652 32
Jul 23, 2013 9 $1,033,606 +30% -46% 2,186 $473   $250,940,258 33
Jul 24, 2013 9 $837,117 -19% -42% 2,186 $383   $251,777,375 34
Jul 25, 2013 9 $834,813 n/c -37% 2,186 $382   $252,612,188 35
Jul 26, 2013 13 $805,915 -3% -47% 1,470 $548   $253,418,103 36
Jul 27, 2013 13 $1,096,243 +36% -47% 1,470 $746   $254,514,346 37
Jul 28, 2013 12 $952,680 -13% -39% 1,470 $648   $255,467,026 38
Jul 29, 2013 11 $443,922 -53% -44% 1,470 $302   $255,910,948 39
Jul 30, 2013 11 $514,222 +16% -50% 1,470 $350   $256,425,170 40
Jul 31, 2013 13 $365,419 -29% -56% 1,470 $249   $256,790,589 41
Aug 1, 2013 13 $371,102 +2% -56% 1,470 $252   $257,161,691 42
Aug 2, 2013 - $400,381 +8% -50% 879 $455   $257,562,072 43
Aug 3, 2013 - $575,338 +44% -48% 879 $655   $258,137,410 44
Aug 4, 2013 - $427,828 -26% -55% 879 $487   $258,565,238 45
Aug 5, 2013 - $248,500 -42% -44% 879 $283   $258,813,738 46
Aug 6, 2013 - $276,103 +11% -46% 879 $314   $259,089,841 47
Aug 7, 2013 - $204,155 -26% -44% 879 $232   $259,293,996 48
Aug 8, 2013 - $193,520 -5% -48% 879 $220   $259,487,516 49
Aug 9, 2013 - $221,513 +14% -45% 405 $547   $259,709,029 50
Aug 10, 2013 - $268,192 +21% -53% 405 $662   $259,977,221 51
Aug 11, 2013 - $193,954 -28% -55% 405 $479   $260,171,175 52
Aug 12, 2013 - $124,730 -36% -50% 405 $308   $260,295,905 53
Aug 13, 2013 - $159,621 +28% -42% 405 $394   $260,455,526 54
Aug 14, 2013 - $111,465 -30% -45% 405 $275   $260,566,991 55
Aug 15, 2013 - $106,613 -4% -45% 405 $263   $260,673,604 56
Aug 30, 2013 - $303,541     1,889 $161   $262,305,855 71
Aug 31, 2013 - $600,089 +98%   1,889 $318   $262,905,944 72
Sep 1, 2013 - $663,009 +10%   1,889 $351   $263,568,953 73
Sep 2, 2013 - $717,416 +8%   1,889 $380   $264,286,369 74
Sep 3, 2013 - $99,012 -86%   1,889 $52   $264,385,381 75
Sep 4, 2013 - $64,594 -35%   1,889 $34   $264,449,975 76
Sep 5, 2013 - $87,042 +35%   1,889 $46   $264,537,017 77
Sep 9, 2013 - $25,221   -96% 596 $42   $265,014,357 81
Sep 11, 2013 - $25,277   -61% 596 $42   $265,067,070 83
Sep 12, 2013 - $24,984 -1% -71% 596 $42   $265,092,054 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 2013 1 $124,825,448   4,004 $31,175   $124,825,448 1
Jun 28, 2013 1 $71,712,184 -43% 4,004 $17,910   $196,537,632 2
Jul 5, 2013 8 $10,885,448 -85% 3,739 $2,911   $227,139,427 3
Jul 12, 2013 6 $16,852,827 +55% 3,142 $5,364   $243,992,254 4
Jul 19, 2013 9 $8,619,934 -49% 2,186 $3,943   $252,612,188 5
Jul 26, 2013 13 $4,549,503 -47% 1,470 $3,095   $257,161,691 6
Aug 2, 2013 18 $2,325,825 -49% 879 $2,646   $259,487,516 7
Aug 9, 2013 20 $1,186,088 -49% 405 $2,929   $260,673,604 8
Aug 16, 2013 25 $746,587 -37% 281 $2,657   $261,420,191 9
Aug 23, 2013 24 $582,123 -22% 243 $2,396   $262,002,314 10
Aug 30, 2013 20 $2,534,703 +335% 1,889 $1,342   $264,537,017 11
Sep 6, 2013 28 $555,037 -78% 596 $931   $265,092,054 12
Sep 13, 2013 26 $444,976 -20% 382 $1,165   $265,537,030 13
Oct 4, 2013 20 $581,846   250 $2,327   $266,691,155 16
Oct 11, 2013 21 $497,963 -14% 235 $2,119   $267,189,118 17
Nov 15, 2013 33 $106,618   145 $735   $268,334,288 22
Nov 22, 2013 39 $77,443 -27% 117 $662   $268,411,731 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/7/2021 $16 1 1 2 $18,726,579 1/19/2021
Spain 6/21/2013 $0 0 3 3 $14,627,988 12/13/2015
United Kingdom 7/12/2013 $0 0 82 161 $47,166,336 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $394,446,578
 
International Total$474,967,481 1/19/2021

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
Nov 3, 20131923,155 923,155$15,361,299$15,361,2991
Nov 10, 20132415,126-55% 1,338,281$7,468,117$22,829,4162
Nov 17, 20133160,847-61% 1,499,128$3,048,051$25,877,4673
Nov 24, 20136131,531-18% 1,630,659$2,399,125$28,276,5924
Dec 1, 201310387,799+195% 2,018,458$6,255,198$34,531,7905
Dec 8, 20136281,222-27% 2,299,680$5,256,039$39,787,8296
Dec 15, 20136182,792-35% 2,482,472$3,180,581$42,968,4107
Dec 22, 20139265,068+45% 2,747,540$3,965,417$46,933,8278
Dec 29, 201311130,757-51% 2,878,297$2,211,101$49,144,9289
Jan 5, 20142346,126-65% 2,924,423$836,264$49,981,19210
Jan 12, 20143031,109-33% 2,955,532$618,447$50,599,63911
Jan 19, 20143022,431-28% 2,977,963$447,723$51,047,36212
Jan 26, 20143017,144-24% 2,995,107$308,421$51,355,78313

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 3, 20131853,786 853,786$20,653,989$20,653,9891
Nov 10, 20132219,259-74% 1,073,045$5,478,315$26,132,3042
Nov 17, 2013389,154-59% 1,162,199$2,110,854$28,243,1583
Nov 24, 2013771,461-20% 1,233,660$1,640,416$29,883,5744
Dec 1, 20131901,445+1,161% 2,135,105$17,956,784$47,840,3585
Dec 8, 20138118,175-87% 2,253,280$3,190,263$51,030,6216
Dec 15, 2013791,802-22% 2,345,082$2,340,274$53,370,8957
Dec 22, 20139173,883+89% 2,518,965$3,781,686$57,152,5818
Dec 29, 20131083,676-52% 2,602,641$2,002,846$59,155,4279
Jan 5, 20141821,841-74% 2,624,482$523,180$59,678,60710

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Leading Cast

Billy Crystal    Mike
John Goodman    Sullivan

Supporting Cast

Steve Buscemi    Randy
Helen Mirren    Dean Hardscrabble
Peter Sohn    Squishy
Joel Murray    Don
Sean Hayes    Terri
Dave Foley    Terry
Charlie Day    Art
Alfred Molina    Professor Knight
Tyler Labine    Greek Council President
Nathan Fillion    Johnny
Aubrey Plaza    Greek Council President
Bobby Moynihan    Chet
Noah Johnston    Young Mike
Julia Sweeney    Ms. Squibbles
Bonnie Hunt    Mrs. Graves
John Krasinski    Frank McCay
Bill Hader    Referee / Slug
Beth Behrs    PNK Carrie
Bob Peterson    Roz
Bob Bergen    Additional Voices
Donovan Patton    Additional Voices

Cameos

John Ratzenberger    Yeti

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dan Scanlon    Director
Kori Rae    Producer
John Lasseter    Executive Producer
Pete Docter    Executive Producer
Andrew Stanton    Executive Producer
Lee Unkrich    Executive Producer
Nicole Paradis Grindle    Associate Producer
Dan Scanlon    Story Creator
Daniel Gerson    Story Creator
Robert L. Baird    Story Creator
Daniel Gerson    Screenwriter
Robert L. Baird    Screenwriter
Dan Scanlon    Screenwriter
Randy Newman    Composer
Kelsey Mann    Story Supervisor
Jason Katz    Story Supervisor
Greg Snyder    Editor
Ricky Nierva    Production Designer
Sanjay Bakshi    Supervising Technical Director
Guido Quaroni    Supervising Technical Director
David Park    Production Manager
Scott Clark    Supervising Animator
Matt Aspbury    Director of Photography - Camera
Jean-Claude Kalache    Director of Photography - Lighting
Christian Hoffman    Character Supervisor
Sanjay Bakshi    Character Supervisor
David Eisenmann    Sets Supervisor
Christine Waggoner    Simulation Supervisor
Jon Reisch    Effects Supervisor
Jason Deamer    Character Designer
Robert Kondo    Set Designer and Shading
Robert Kondo    Lighting Design
Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi    Character Shading
David Ryu    Global Technology Supervisor
Alexander Kollopoulos    Rendering Supervisor
J.D. Northrup    Crowds Technical Supervisor
Adam Burke    Crowds Animation Lead
Tom Myers    Sound Designer
Kevin Reher    Casting Director
Natalie Lyon    Casting Director
Chris Montan    Executive Music Producer
Tom MacDougall    Music Supervisor
Paul Cichocki    Post-Production Supervisor

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

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Elysium returned to first place with $17.89 million on 5,056 screens in 55 markets for an international total of $97.87 million. The film earned second place in South Korea with an estimated $5 million on 588 screens, including weekday numbers. It earned first place in Italy, albeit with a lower opening of $2.06 million on 404 screens. The film has yet to open in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. More...

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August 28th, 2013

Jurassic Park earned first place in China with $32.08 on 3,000 screens, but that was for the full week. Over the weekend, the film's international weekend haul was $28.9 million on 3,373 screens in 11 markets for a total of $43.37 million during its 3-D re-release. Even with the tiny studio share in China, it makes sense to release films like this in 3-D there, because they didn't get a chance to see it in theaters the first time around. More...

International Box Office: Pacific Heats Up while Smurfs Feel a Little Blue

August 8th, 2013

Pacific Rim earned first place over the weekend with $53.0 million in 58 markets for a total of $200.4 million internationally and $293.3 million worldwide. It has made more internationally than it cost to make, but it will still need a lot of help to break even. The film's biggest market over the weekend was China, where it debuted in first place with $45 million. Unfortunately for the film, while studios take about 60% of the box office numbers in the United States (it varies per film) they only get about 20% of the box office in China. Or to be more accurate, they will only get about 20% of the box office, once the sales tax dispute is settled. Right now, they are getting nothing. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Treated Despicably

July 15th, 2013

There were two strong new releases this week, but Despicable Me 2 remained on top, even though it fell a little faster than expected. Grown Ups 2 was further evidence that bad reviews actually help Adam Sandler movies. Finally, Pacific Rim struggled, at least compared to its massive production budget. Overall, the total box office was $194 million, which is 15% lower than last weekend. However, last weekend was a holiday weekend, so this is a good hold. Compared to last year, the overall box office was 17% higher, which is a great result. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but by less than 1% at $5.81 billion to $5.86 billion. Unfortunately, next weekend 2013 will have to go against The Dark Knight Rises, so 2013 will likely lose a lot of ground. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pacific Rim Tower over Competition or Will Grown Ups Rise Up?

July 11th, 2013

There are two wide releases coming out this week, Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim, and depending on who you talk to, either one has shot at first place. However, most agree that Despicable Me 2 will repeat as the box office champ. There is a chance all three films could top $40 million at the box office, which would be great news in the year-over-year comparison. This weekend last year, Ice Age: Continental Drift opened with $46.63 million. That's a fine start, but I think Despicable Me 2 will top that during its sophomore stint and give 2013 a clear victory over 2012. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Despicable Lonely At the Top

July 9th, 2013

The July 4th long weekend resulted in a delay for some of the final box office numbers, but now that we have them, it was worth the wait. Despicable Me 2 scored an easy win with The Lone Ranger coming in a very, very distant second place. Fortunately, Despicable Me 2 made enough to compensate and the overall box office numbers were very strong. Over the three-day portion of the holiday weekend, $227 million was brought in. This is 19% higher than last weekend and 16% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. (Because July 4th falls on a different day each week, there's no way to compare the full holiday year-over-year.) Year-to-date, 2013 has earned $5.53 billion, which is 2.1% lower than last year's pace. It would only take a couple of solid wins for 2013 to earn the $118 million needed to catch up to 2012, but with The Dark Knight Rises looming ahead, that seems unlikely for now. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Despicable Be Picable?

July 4th, 2013

It's July 4th, which means it is the Independence Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the year. There are two wide releases looking to compete with the holdovers for box office dollars, but it is clear that Despicable Me 2 has far more box office potential than The Lone Ranger has. Meanwhile, Kevin Hart: Let-Me-Explain should grab a spot in the top ten. Meanwhile, Monsters University, The Heat, and the rest of the holdovers should help the overall box office climb higher than last year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Some Reasons to be Excited

July 3rd, 2013

I'm So Excited led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $19,466 in five theaters. It should expand significantly, but it is weaker than most of Pedro Almodovar's previous films. The Heat finished in second place on the overall chart and on the per theater average chart with an average of $12,296. Monsters University was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,391. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Freeze Out Competition

July 2nd, 2013

As expected, Monsters University remained the top draw on the weekend box office chart. The Heat performed a little better than expected, but White House Down struggled. Overall, the box office fell 21% from last weekend to $190 million over the weekend. More importantly, this is 9% lower than the same weekend last year, meaning 2013 fell a little further behind 2012's pace. The difference is only $78 million or 1.5% at $5.18 billion to $5.26 billion, which is much better than it was earlier this year, so hopefully we can close that gap before too long. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Heat is Hot, White House is Down and Out

June 30th, 2013

As expected, Monsters University will retain the box office crown this weekend with Disney projecting a thoroughly respectable $46.2 million and a decline of 44% from its opening -- good by today's standards, and particularly good for a sequel (albeit one whose target demographic wasn't born when the original came out). The real action this weekend, though, is among the other films in the top five. The Heat will open with a robust $40 million or so, per Fox, which compares favorably to its forebear Bridesmaids' opening of $26.2 million in 2011 (although a fairer comparison might be the $41.6 million debut of The Hangover 3 in May). Three male-oriented action movies fill out the next three spots on the chart, and the competition was too much for White House Down. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Weekend Race be a Dead Heat?

June 28th, 2013

The final weekend of June has two wide releases that should be in a very close battle at the box office. The Heat and White House Down could finish within $1 million of each other over the weekend. Unfortunately, neither one really has a shot at first place. It looks like Monsters University will have no trouble repeating as champion at the box office. Comparisons to last year are a little complicated. The new releases last year were stronger than the new releases this year; however, this year's holdovers are better. So will 2013 win in the year-over-year comparison? Not sure, but it could be really close. More...

Contest: Burned Out: Winning Announcement

June 27th, 2013

The winners of our Burned Out contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Wide Releases Scare Away the Competition

June 25th, 2013

You can tell it's summertime, because the two wide releases topped the per theater chart this weekend. Monsters University earned first place on both the overall chart and the per theater average chart with an average of $20,587. World War Z placed second with $18,412. Unfinished Song earned an average of $12,864 in two theaters. The only holdover in the $10,000 club was 20 Feet from Stardom, which earned an average of $10,744 in six theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Graduate Magna Cum Laude

June 25th, 2013

It was a great week at the box office with both new releases, Monsters University and World War Z, topping predictions. The overall box office rose 18% to $240 million, which was the eighth biggest weekend of all time. The box office was 46% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but now by less than 1% at $4.88 billion to $4.93 billion. Maybe by the end of the month, 2013 will have completely caught up to 2012. The new releases will have to be stronger than anticipated, but it isn't out of the question. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pixar Tops Pitt on Monster Weekend

June 23rd, 2013

Pixar will record its 14th consecutive number one opening this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. Monsters University is set to posted about $82 million, according to Disney, which places it comfortably ahead of zombie actioner World War Z on $66 million. That start is a big relief for Paramount, which spent $190 million on the film and could have lost a lot of money if it failed. It will still need good legs and lots of overseas income to record a profit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Monsters School Zombies?

June 20th, 2013

There are two potential monster hits opening this weekend: Monsters University and World War Z. Not only should both of those films score with moviegoers, but Man of Steel's sophomore stint should be strong as well resulting in a powerful weekend box office. This weekend last year was led by Brave with $66.32 million, a figure Monsters University should top. Meanwhile this year has a lot more depth at the box office than last year did, so 2013 should earn a victory in the year-over-year comparison. This is great news, because 2013 is still far behind 2012. More...

Contest: Burned Out

June 13th, 2013

June continues next weekend with two potential blockbuster releases: Monsters University and World War Z. Both are earning strong reviews and both will have strong marketing behind them. It seems likely that Monsters University will open faster and is the better choice for target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Monsters University. 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 Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD, as well as $30 of merchandize from 5 Second Films. (That will be two T-shirts of your choice, or a T-shirt and a shot glass pack, or a poster and two shot glasses, or a hoodie, etc.) Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! In the meantime, check out the 5 Second Films Kickstarter. More...

2013 Preview: June

June 2nd, 2013

May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead. More...


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Synopsis

Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a professional Scarer - and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike's plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot MU legacy James P. Sullivan, "Sulley", a natural-born Scarer. The pair's out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program. To make matters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$82,429,469 (30.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$200,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,004 opening theaters/4,004 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $356,002,967

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 21st, 2013 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: June 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Spain)
July 12th, 2013 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
January 7th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: October 29th, 2013 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 102 minutes
Franchise: Monsters, Inc.
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2013
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Keywords: Prequel, Delayed Sequel, College, Underdog, Monster, Bullies, Fraternity/Sorority, Scene in End Credits, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Disney-Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $250m 104 $250,940,258 Jul 23, 2013 33
Biggest 4th Tuesday 98 $1,931,131 Jul 16, 2013 26
Biggest 3rd Tuesday 91 $3,175,758 Jul 9, 2013 19
Fastest to $150m 102 $216,253,979 Jul 5, 2013 17
Fastest to $200m 102 $216,253,979 Jul 5, 2013 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 64 $19,716,347 Jul 5, 2013 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 102 $27,884,196 Jul 5, 2013 17
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 48 $7,573,068 Jul 2, 2013 12
Biggest 2nd Monday 56 $7,898,760 Jul 1, 2013 11
Biggest 2nd Sunday 86 $13,522,498 Jun 30, 2013 10
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 84 $45,607,745 Jun 28, 2013 10
Biggest 2nd Saturday 93 $17,668,664 Jun 29, 2013 9
Biggest 2nd Friday 85 $14,416,583 Jun 28, 2013 8
Biggest 1st Thursday 58 $9,492,291 Jun 27, 2013 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 59 $10,036,422 Jun 26, 2013 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 67 $11,848,064 Jun 25, 2013 5
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 90 $11,848,064 Jun 25, 2013 5
Fastest to $100m 106 $105,296,735 Jun 25, 2013 5
Biggest 1st Monday 97 $11,019,202 Jun 24, 2013 4
Biggest Domestic June Weekend 17 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 42 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Digital Animation Weekend Domestic 17 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 3 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Kids Fiction Weekend Domestic 18 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic 25 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Biggest Domestic Sequel Weekend 86 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top Walt Disney Weekend Domestic 48 $82,429,469 Jun 21, 2013 3
Top 2013 Theater Average 54 $20,587 Jun 21, 2013 3
Fastest to $50m 116 $59,207,090 Jun 22, 2013 2
Top Digital Animation Day Domestic 47 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1
Top G Day Domestic 7 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1
Top Kids Fiction Day Domestic 47 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1
Top Original Screenplay Day Domestic 75 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1
Biggest Domestic June Day 47 $30,473,099 Jun 21, 2013 1

Leading Cast

Billy Crystal    Mike
John Goodman    Sullivan

Supporting Cast

Steve Buscemi    Randy
Helen Mirren    Dean Hardscrabble
Peter Sohn    Squishy
Joel Murray    Don
Sean Hayes    Terri
Dave Foley    Terry
Charlie Day    Art
Alfred Molina    Professor Knight
Tyler Labine    Greek Council President
Nathan Fillion    Johnny
Aubrey Plaza    Greek Council President
Bobby Moynihan    Chet
Noah Johnston    Young Mike
Julia Sweeney    Ms. Squibbles
Bonnie Hunt    Mrs. Graves
John Krasinski    Frank McCay
Bill Hader    Referee / Slug
Beth Behrs    PNK Carrie
Bob Peterson    Roz
Bob Bergen    Additional Voices
Donovan Patton    Additional Voices

Cameos

John Ratzenberger    Yeti

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dan Scanlon    Director
Kori Rae    Producer
John Lasseter    Executive Producer
Pete Docter    Executive Producer
Andrew Stanton    Executive Producer
Lee Unkrich    Executive Producer
Nicole Paradis Grindle    Associate Producer
Dan Scanlon    Story Creator
Daniel Gerson    Story Creator
Robert L. Baird    Story Creator
Daniel Gerson    Screenwriter
Robert L. Baird    Screenwriter
Dan Scanlon    Screenwriter
Randy Newman    Composer
Kelsey Mann    Story Supervisor
Jason Katz    Story Supervisor
Greg Snyder    Editor
Ricky Nierva    Production Designer
Sanjay Bakshi    Supervising Technical Director
Guido Quaroni    Supervising Technical Director
David Park    Production Manager
Scott Clark    Supervising Animator
Matt Aspbury    Director of Photography - Camera
Jean-Claude Kalache    Director of Photography - Lighting
Christian Hoffman    Character Supervisor
Sanjay Bakshi    Character Supervisor
David Eisenmann    Sets Supervisor
Christine Waggoner    Simulation Supervisor
Jon Reisch    Effects Supervisor
Jason Deamer    Character Designer
Robert Kondo    Set Designer and Shading
Robert Kondo    Lighting Design
Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi    Character Shading
David Ryu    Global Technology Supervisor
Alexander Kollopoulos    Rendering Supervisor
J.D. Northrup    Crowds Technical Supervisor
Adam Burke    Crowds Animation Lead
Tom Myers    Sound Designer
Kevin Reher    Casting Director
Natalie Lyon    Casting Director
Chris Montan    Executive Music Producer
Tom MacDougall    Music Supervisor
Paul Cichocki    Post-Production Supervisor

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

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 15th, 2014

Frozen poster

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. Today we look at Best Animated Feature Film, which looked like it would be competitive for most of the year, then Frozen came out and instantly became the favorite. Is it the favorite? Or is there a dark horse out there? More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, and a clear picture is forming. 12 Years a Slave was again the recipient of the most nominations, but this time it was a tie, as it and American Hustle both grabbed seven nominations. If you look down the list of other multi-nominated films, you will find a number of familiar faces. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Despicable Me 2

December 9th, 2013

Despicable Me came out in 2010 and it was the first digitally animated film released by Universal. There was a lot of pressure to do well, because its level of success would not only determine if more Despicable Me movies would be made, but if the studio would continue to release digitally animated films in general. It beat expectations. Not only was it a great movie, but it earned more than $500 million worldwide on a $69 million budget. Needless to say, Despicable Me 2 was given the greenlight right away. However, can it live up to its predecessor? If not, is it still worth checking out? More...

Contest: Spin the Wheel

December 6th, 2013

Next week there are two wide releases, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas. The Desolation of Smaug is clearly going to be the winner and it is the only real choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

On the other hand, there's no clear prize for this week's winner. We have something a little different this time around. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless if they go over or not, will win a random Blu-ray from the following list...

Just look at the app...

There are 21 possibly Blu-rays on that list, and the winner won't know which one they won till it arrives. I think this is kind of fun. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Contest: FREEZE!: Winning Announcement

December 5th, 2013

The winner of our FREEZE! contest was determined and it is... More...

2013 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 24th, 2013

Thanksgiving is less than a week away and that means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and a ton of shopping. It also means the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. Over the next month, we will talk about TV on DVD releases, independent releases, foreign language releases, classics, etc. but this week we start with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, this year seems weaker than years past. Last year the biggest new release was The Avengers, which was also one of the best reviewed wide releases of the year. This year the biggest release is Iron Man 3, which earned good reviews, but not great reviews. Last year there were a ton of franchise box sets. This year has been pretty barren. In fact, I think the only franchise box set that's truly new and really worth picking up is... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 29th, 2013

October 28th, 2013

Like last week, the home market is rather slow this week. There are more than 200 new releases, which is a step up from last week when there were only 161, at least according to Amazon.com. But even so, this week is arguably worse, if you only look at the top releases. The number one release is Monsters University, but number two is R.I.P.D., which bombed both in theaters and with critics. There are not even a few limited releases to help fill out the list, like we had last week. In fact, I'm pretty sure the Christmas Releases outnumber the non-Christmas releases by a sizable margin. Fortunately, there are two contenders for Pick of the Week, including Monsters University on Blu-ray Collector's Edition or 3D Combo Pack and Degrassi: Season 12. The former is the Pick of the Week, while the latter takes home the rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Monsters University

October 26th, 2013

Monsters Inc. was a huge hit in 2001 earning close to $300 million domestically and more than $550 million worldwide. This summer, a prequel, Monsters University, came out and it earned a little less domestically, but more than $700 million worldwide. If you factor in inflation and the growth of international markets, this isn't as strong a run as the predecessor had, but still very profitable. Is the quality similar, i.e., not quite as strong as the original, but still worth checking out? And are any of the four releases worth picking up? More...

International Box Office: Elysium Returns to the Top

September 6th, 2013

Elysium returned to first place with $17.89 million on 5,056 screens in 55 markets for an international total of $97.87 million. The film earned second place in South Korea with an estimated $5 million on 588 screens, including weekday numbers. It earned first place in Italy, albeit with a lower opening of $2.06 million on 404 screens. The film has yet to open in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets, but it will need a lot of help to break even any time soon. More...

International Box Office: Jurassic Park Roars in China

August 28th, 2013

Jurassic Park earned first place in China with $32.08 on 3,000 screens, but that was for the full week. Over the weekend, the film's international weekend haul was $28.9 million on 3,373 screens in 11 markets for a total of $43.37 million during its 3-D re-release. Even with the tiny studio share in China, it makes sense to release films like this in 3-D there, because they didn't get a chance to see it in theaters the first time around. More...

International Box Office: Pacific Heats Up while Smurfs Feel a Little Blue

August 8th, 2013

Pacific Rim earned first place over the weekend with $53.0 million in 58 markets for a total of $200.4 million internationally and $293.3 million worldwide. It has made more internationally than it cost to make, but it will still need a lot of help to break even. The film's biggest market over the weekend was China, where it debuted in first place with $45 million. Unfortunately for the film, while studios take about 60% of the box office numbers in the United States (it varies per film) they only get about 20% of the box office in China. Or to be more accurate, they will only get about 20% of the box office, once the sales tax dispute is settled. Right now, they are getting nothing. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: New Releases Treated Despicably

July 15th, 2013

There were two strong new releases this week, but Despicable Me 2 remained on top, even though it fell a little faster than expected. Grown Ups 2 was further evidence that bad reviews actually help Adam Sandler movies. Finally, Pacific Rim struggled, at least compared to its massive production budget. Overall, the total box office was $194 million, which is 15% lower than last weekend. However, last weekend was a holiday weekend, so this is a good hold. Compared to last year, the overall box office was 17% higher, which is a great result. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but by less than 1% at $5.81 billion to $5.86 billion. Unfortunately, next weekend 2013 will have to go against The Dark Knight Rises, so 2013 will likely lose a lot of ground. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Pacific Rim Tower over Competition or Will Grown Ups Rise Up?

July 11th, 2013

There are two wide releases coming out this week, Grown Ups 2 and Pacific Rim, and depending on who you talk to, either one has shot at first place. However, most agree that Despicable Me 2 will repeat as the box office champ. There is a chance all three films could top $40 million at the box office, which would be great news in the year-over-year comparison. This weekend last year, Ice Age: Continental Drift opened with $46.63 million. That's a fine start, but I think Despicable Me 2 will top that during its sophomore stint and give 2013 a clear victory over 2012. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Despicable Lonely At the Top

July 9th, 2013

The July 4th long weekend resulted in a delay for some of the final box office numbers, but now that we have them, it was worth the wait. Despicable Me 2 scored an easy win with The Lone Ranger coming in a very, very distant second place. Fortunately, Despicable Me 2 made enough to compensate and the overall box office numbers were very strong. Over the three-day portion of the holiday weekend, $227 million was brought in. This is 19% higher than last weekend and 16% higher than the same three-day weekend last year. (Because July 4th falls on a different day each week, there's no way to compare the full holiday year-over-year.) Year-to-date, 2013 has earned $5.53 billion, which is 2.1% lower than last year's pace. It would only take a couple of solid wins for 2013 to earn the $118 million needed to catch up to 2012, but with The Dark Knight Rises looming ahead, that seems unlikely for now. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Despicable Be Picable?

July 4th, 2013

It's July 4th, which means it is the Independence Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends of the year. There are two wide releases looking to compete with the holdovers for box office dollars, but it is clear that Despicable Me 2 has far more box office potential than The Lone Ranger has. Meanwhile, Kevin Hart: Let-Me-Explain should grab a spot in the top ten. Meanwhile, Monsters University, The Heat, and the rest of the holdovers should help the overall box office climb higher than last year. More...

Per Theater Chart: Some Reasons to be Excited

July 3rd, 2013

I'm So Excited led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $19,466 in five theaters. It should expand significantly, but it is weaker than most of Pedro Almodovar's previous films. The Heat finished in second place on the overall chart and on the per theater average chart with an average of $12,296. Monsters University was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,391. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Freeze Out Competition

July 2nd, 2013

As expected, Monsters University remained the top draw on the weekend box office chart. The Heat performed a little better than expected, but White House Down struggled. Overall, the box office fell 21% from last weekend to $190 million over the weekend. More importantly, this is 9% lower than the same weekend last year, meaning 2013 fell a little further behind 2012's pace. The difference is only $78 million or 1.5% at $5.18 billion to $5.26 billion, which is much better than it was earlier this year, so hopefully we can close that gap before too long. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Heat is Hot, White House is Down and Out

June 30th, 2013

As expected, Monsters University will retain the box office crown this weekend with Disney projecting a thoroughly respectable $46.2 million and a decline of 44% from its opening -- good by today's standards, and particularly good for a sequel (albeit one whose target demographic wasn't born when the original came out). The real action this weekend, though, is among the other films in the top five. The Heat will open with a robust $40 million or so, per Fox, which compares favorably to its forebear Bridesmaids' opening of $26.2 million in 2011 (although a fairer comparison might be the $41.6 million debut of The Hangover 3 in May). Three male-oriented action movies fill out the next three spots on the chart, and the competition was too much for White House Down. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Weekend Race be a Dead Heat?

June 28th, 2013

The final weekend of June has two wide releases that should be in a very close battle at the box office. The Heat and White House Down could finish within $1 million of each other over the weekend. Unfortunately, neither one really has a shot at first place. It looks like Monsters University will have no trouble repeating as champion at the box office. Comparisons to last year are a little complicated. The new releases last year were stronger than the new releases this year; however, this year's holdovers are better. So will 2013 win in the year-over-year comparison? Not sure, but it could be really close. More...

Contest: Burned Out: Winning Announcement

June 27th, 2013

The winners of our Burned Out contest were determined and they are... More...

Per Theater Chart: Wide Releases Scare Away the Competition

June 25th, 2013

You can tell it's summertime, because the two wide releases topped the per theater chart this weekend. Monsters University earned first place on both the overall chart and the per theater average chart with an average of $20,587. World War Z placed second with $18,412. Unfinished Song earned an average of $12,864 in two theaters. The only holdover in the $10,000 club was 20 Feet from Stardom, which earned an average of $10,744 in six theaters. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Monsters Graduate Magna Cum Laude

June 25th, 2013

It was a great week at the box office with both new releases, Monsters University and World War Z, topping predictions. The overall box office rose 18% to $240 million, which was the eighth biggest weekend of all time. The box office was 46% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2013 is still behind 2012, but now by less than 1% at $4.88 billion to $4.93 billion. Maybe by the end of the month, 2013 will have completely caught up to 2012. The new releases will have to be stronger than anticipated, but it isn't out of the question. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pixar Tops Pitt on Monster Weekend

June 23rd, 2013

Pixar will record its 14th consecutive number one opening this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. Monsters University is set to posted about $82 million, according to Disney, which places it comfortably ahead of zombie actioner World War Z on $66 million. That start is a big relief for Paramount, which spent $190 million on the film and could have lost a lot of money if it failed. It will still need good legs and lots of overseas income to record a profit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Monsters School Zombies?

June 20th, 2013

There are two potential monster hits opening this weekend: Monsters University and World War Z. Not only should both of those films score with moviegoers, but Man of Steel's sophomore stint should be strong as well resulting in a powerful weekend box office. This weekend last year was led by Brave with $66.32 million, a figure Monsters University should top. Meanwhile this year has a lot more depth at the box office than last year did, so 2013 should earn a victory in the year-over-year comparison. This is great news, because 2013 is still far behind 2012. More...

Contest: Burned Out

June 13th, 2013

June continues next weekend with two potential blockbuster releases: Monsters University and World War Z. Both are earning strong reviews and both will have strong marketing behind them. It seems likely that Monsters University will open faster and is the better choice for target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Monsters University. 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 Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD, as well as $30 of merchandize from 5 Second Films. (That will be two T-shirts of your choice, or a T-shirt and a shot glass pack, or a poster and two shot glasses, or a hoodie, etc.) Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Burn Notice: Season Six on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! In the meantime, check out the 5 Second Films Kickstarter. More...

2013 Preview: June

June 2nd, 2013

May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 2013 1 $82,429,469   4,004 $20,587   $82,429,469 1
Jun 28, 2013 1 $45,607,745 -45% 4,004 $11,391   $170,433,193 2
Jul 5, 2013 4 $19,716,347 -57% 3,739 $5,273   $216,253,979 3
Jul 12, 2013 6 $10,631,576 -46% 3,142 $3,384   $237,771,003 4
Jul 19, 2013 10 $5,121,878 -52% 2,186 $2,343   $249,114,132 5
Jul 26, 2013 12 $2,854,838 -44% 1,470 $1,942   $255,467,026 6
Aug 2, 2013 16 $1,403,547 -51% 879 $1,597   $258,565,238 7
Aug 9, 2013 20 $683,659 -51% 405 $1,688   $260,171,175 8
Aug 16, 2013 24 $461,394 -33% 281 $1,642   $261,134,998 9
Aug 23, 2013 24 $391,041 -15% 243 $1,609   $261,811,232 10
Aug 30, 2013 20 $1,566,639 +301% 1,889 $829   $263,568,953 11
Sep 6, 2013 26 $452,119 -71% 596 $759   $264,989,136 12
Sep 13, 2013 25 $363,260 -20% 382 $951   $265,455,314 13
Sep 20, 2013 26 $303,958 -16% 314 $968   $265,840,988 14
Oct 4, 2013 21 $421,057   250 $1,684   $266,530,366 16
Oct 11, 2013 20 $356,823 -15% 235 $1,518   $267,047,978 17
Oct 18, 2013 22 $307,919 -14% 230 $1,339   $267,497,037 18
Nov 15, 2013 34 $90,011   145 $621   $268,317,681 22
Nov 22, 2013 39 $50,354 -44% 117 $430   $268,384,642 23
Nov 29, 2013 40 $38,130 -24% 97 $393   $268,449,861 24
Dec 13, 2013 43 $10,232   48 $213   $268,488,329 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 21, 2013 1 $30,473,099     4,004 $7,611   $30,473,099 1
Jun 22, 2013 1 $28,733,991 -6%   4,004 $7,176   $59,207,090 2
Jun 23, 2013 1 $23,222,379 -19%   4,004 $5,800   $82,429,469 3
Jun 24, 2013 1 $11,019,202 -53%   4,004 $2,752   $93,448,671 4
Jun 25, 2013 1 $11,848,064 +8%   4,004 $2,959   $105,296,735 5
Jun 26, 2013 1 $10,036,422 -15%   4,004 $2,507   $115,333,157 6
Jun 27, 2013 1 $9,492,291 -5%   4,004 $2,371   $124,825,448 7
Jun 28, 2013 1 $14,416,583 +52% -53% 4,004 $3,601   $139,242,031 8
Jun 29, 2013 1 $17,668,664 +23% -39% 4,004 $4,413   $156,910,695 9
Jun 30, 2013 1 $13,522,498 -23% -42% 4,004 $3,377   $170,433,193 10
Jul 1, 2013 1 $7,898,760 -42% -28% 4,004 $1,973   $178,331,953 11
Jul 2, 2013 1 $7,573,068 -4% -36% 4,004 $1,891   $185,905,021 12
Jul 8, 2013 4 $2,560,973   -68% 3,739 $685   $218,814,952 18
Jul 9, 2013 4 $3,175,758 +24% -58% 3,739 $849   $221,990,710 19
Jul 10, 2013 3 $2,639,182 -17%   3,739 $706   $224,629,892 20
Jul 11, 2013 3 $2,509,535 -5%   3,739 $671   $227,139,427 21
Jul 12, 2013 6 $3,316,488 +32%   3,142 $1,056   $230,455,915 22
Jul 13, 2013 6 $4,304,709 +30%   3,142 $1,370   $234,760,624 23
Jul 14, 2013 6 $3,010,379 -30%   3,142 $958   $237,771,003 24
Jul 15, 2013 5 $1,518,056 -50% -41% 3,142 $483   $239,289,059 25
Jul 16, 2013 5 $1,931,131 +27% -39% 3,142 $615   $241,220,190 26
Jul 17, 2013 6 $1,444,631 -25% -45% 3,142 $460   $242,664,821 27
Jul 18, 2013 6 $1,327,433 -8% -47% 3,142 $422   $243,992,254 28
Jul 19, 2013 10 $1,512,666 +14% -54% 2,186 $692   $245,504,920 29
Jul 20, 2013 10 $2,054,462 +36% -52% 2,186 $940   $247,559,382 30
Jul 21, 2013 9 $1,554,750 -24% -48% 2,186 $711   $249,114,132 31
Jul 22, 2013 9 $792,520 -49% -48% 2,186 $363   $249,906,652 32
Jul 23, 2013 9 $1,033,606 +30% -46% 2,186 $473   $250,940,258 33
Jul 24, 2013 9 $837,117 -19% -42% 2,186 $383   $251,777,375 34
Jul 25, 2013 9 $834,813 n/c -37% 2,186 $382   $252,612,188 35
Jul 26, 2013 13 $805,915 -3% -47% 1,470 $548   $253,418,103 36
Jul 27, 2013 13 $1,096,243 +36% -47% 1,470 $746   $254,514,346 37
Jul 28, 2013 12 $952,680 -13% -39% 1,470 $648   $255,467,026 38
Jul 29, 2013 11 $443,922 -53% -44% 1,470 $302   $255,910,948 39
Jul 30, 2013 11 $514,222 +16% -50% 1,470 $350   $256,425,170 40
Jul 31, 2013 13 $365,419 -29% -56% 1,470 $249   $256,790,589 41
Aug 1, 2013 13 $371,102 +2% -56% 1,470 $252   $257,161,691 42
Aug 2, 2013 - $400,381 +8% -50% 879 $455   $257,562,072 43
Aug 3, 2013 - $575,338 +44% -48% 879 $655   $258,137,410 44
Aug 4, 2013 - $427,828 -26% -55% 879 $487   $258,565,238 45
Aug 5, 2013 - $248,500 -42% -44% 879 $283   $258,813,738 46
Aug 6, 2013 - $276,103 +11% -46% 879 $314   $259,089,841 47
Aug 7, 2013 - $204,155 -26% -44% 879 $232   $259,293,996 48
Aug 8, 2013 - $193,520 -5% -48% 879 $220   $259,487,516 49
Aug 9, 2013 - $221,513 +14% -45% 405 $547   $259,709,029 50
Aug 10, 2013 - $268,192 +21% -53% 405 $662   $259,977,221 51
Aug 11, 2013 - $193,954 -28% -55% 405 $479   $260,171,175 52
Aug 12, 2013 - $124,730 -36% -50% 405 $308   $260,295,905 53
Aug 13, 2013 - $159,621 +28% -42% 405 $394   $260,455,526 54
Aug 14, 2013 - $111,465 -30% -45% 405 $275   $260,566,991 55
Aug 15, 2013 - $106,613 -4% -45% 405 $263   $260,673,604 56
Aug 30, 2013 - $303,541     1,889 $161   $262,305,855 71
Aug 31, 2013 - $600,089 +98%   1,889 $318   $262,905,944 72
Sep 1, 2013 - $663,009 +10%   1,889 $351   $263,568,953 73
Sep 2, 2013 - $717,416 +8%   1,889 $380   $264,286,369 74
Sep 3, 2013 - $99,012 -86%   1,889 $52   $264,385,381 75
Sep 4, 2013 - $64,594 -35%   1,889 $34   $264,449,975 76
Sep 5, 2013 - $87,042 +35%   1,889 $46   $264,537,017 77
Sep 9, 2013 - $25,221   -96% 596 $42   $265,014,357 81
Sep 11, 2013 - $25,277   -61% 596 $42   $265,067,070 83
Sep 12, 2013 - $24,984 -1% -71% 596 $42   $265,092,054 84

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 21, 2013 1 $124,825,448   4,004 $31,175   $124,825,448 1
Jun 28, 2013 1 $71,712,184 -43% 4,004 $17,910   $196,537,632 2
Jul 5, 2013 8 $10,885,448 -85% 3,739 $2,911   $227,139,427 3
Jul 12, 2013 6 $16,852,827 +55% 3,142 $5,364   $243,992,254 4
Jul 19, 2013 9 $8,619,934 -49% 2,186 $3,943   $252,612,188 5
Jul 26, 2013 13 $4,549,503 -47% 1,470 $3,095   $257,161,691 6
Aug 2, 2013 18 $2,325,825 -49% 879 $2,646   $259,487,516 7
Aug 9, 2013 20 $1,186,088 -49% 405 $2,929   $260,673,604 8
Aug 16, 2013 25 $746,587 -37% 281 $2,657   $261,420,191 9
Aug 23, 2013 24 $582,123 -22% 243 $2,396   $262,002,314 10
Aug 30, 2013 20 $2,534,703 +335% 1,889 $1,342   $264,537,017 11
Sep 6, 2013 28 $555,037 -78% 596 $931   $265,092,054 12
Sep 13, 2013 26 $444,976 -20% 382 $1,165   $265,537,030 13
Oct 4, 2013 20 $581,846   250 $2,327   $266,691,155 16
Oct 11, 2013 21 $497,963 -14% 235 $2,119   $267,189,118 17
Nov 15, 2013 33 $106,618   145 $735   $268,334,288 22
Nov 22, 2013 39 $77,443 -27% 117 $662   $268,411,731 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/7/2021 $16 1 1 2 $18,726,579 1/19/2021
Spain 6/21/2013 $0 0 3 3 $14,627,988 12/13/2015
United Kingdom 7/12/2013 $0 0 82 161 $47,166,336 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $394,446,578
 
International Total$474,967,481 1/19/2021

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
Nov 3, 20131923,155 923,155$15,361,299$15,361,2991
Nov 10, 20132415,126-55% 1,338,281$7,468,117$22,829,4162
Nov 17, 20133160,847-61% 1,499,128$3,048,051$25,877,4673
Nov 24, 20136131,531-18% 1,630,659$2,399,125$28,276,5924
Dec 1, 201310387,799+195% 2,018,458$6,255,198$34,531,7905
Dec 8, 20136281,222-27% 2,299,680$5,256,039$39,787,8296
Dec 15, 20136182,792-35% 2,482,472$3,180,581$42,968,4107
Dec 22, 20139265,068+45% 2,747,540$3,965,417$46,933,8278
Dec 29, 201311130,757-51% 2,878,297$2,211,101$49,144,9289
Jan 5, 20142346,126-65% 2,924,423$836,264$49,981,19210
Jan 12, 20143031,109-33% 2,955,532$618,447$50,599,63911
Jan 19, 20143022,431-28% 2,977,963$447,723$51,047,36212
Jan 26, 20143017,144-24% 2,995,107$308,421$51,355,78313

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 3, 20131853,786 853,786$20,653,989$20,653,9891
Nov 10, 20132219,259-74% 1,073,045$5,478,315$26,132,3042
Nov 17, 2013389,154-59% 1,162,199$2,110,854$28,243,1583
Nov 24, 2013771,461-20% 1,233,660$1,640,416$29,883,5744
Dec 1, 20131901,445+1,161% 2,135,105$17,956,784$47,840,3585
Dec 8, 20138118,175-87% 2,253,280$3,190,263$51,030,6216
Dec 15, 2013791,802-22% 2,345,082$2,340,274$53,370,8957
Dec 22, 20139173,883+89% 2,518,965$3,781,686$57,152,5818
Dec 29, 20131083,676-52% 2,602,641$2,002,846$59,155,4279
Jan 5, 20141821,841-74% 2,624,482$523,180$59,678,60710

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