Mr. Poppers's Penguins (2011)

Mr. Poppers's Penguins poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $68,224,452Details
International Box Office $121,400,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $189,624,452
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $24,182,531 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $6,039,449 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $30,221,980
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In this family comedy, Mr. Popper, is a driven businessman who is clueless when it comes to the important things in life - until he inherits six penguins. Popper's penguins turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland - and the rest of his life upside-down. Filmed on a refrigerated soundstage with real Emperor Penguins, Mr. Popper's Penguins is a contemporary adaptation of the classic book.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,445,355 (27.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,339 opening theaters/3,342 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $92,743,962

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,293 $68,224,452
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 884 $121,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 977 $189,624,452
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $68,224,452
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 73 $121,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $189,624,452

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 17th, 2011 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox, released as Mr. Popper's Penguins
Video Release: December 6th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Mr. Popper's Penguins
MPAA Rating: PG for mild rude humor and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2170, 5/4/2011)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dora and the Lost City of Gold
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Keywords: Family Movie, Animal Lead, Dysfunctional Family, Inheritance, Corporate Life, Mid-Life Crisis, Family Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Davis Entertainment, Dune Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 234 $5,537,956 Jul 1, 2011 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 320 $7,891,412 Jul 1, 2011 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 2011 3 $18,445,355   3,339 $5,524   $18,445,355 1
Jun 24, 2011 5 $10,145,662 -45% 3,342 $3,036   $39,293,341 2
Jul 1, 2011 8 $5,537,956 -45% 2,861 $1,936   $50,562,678 3
Jul 8, 2011 9 $3,154,435 -43% 1,996 $1,580   $58,051,209 4
Jul 15, 2011 12 $1,368,355 -57% 1,002 $1,366   $61,473,016 5
Jul 22, 2011 13 $935,068 -32% 591 $1,582   $63,500,820 6
Jul 29, 2011 16 $467,542 -50% 412 $1,135   $64,625,469 7
Aug 5, 2011 19 $407,111 -13% 327 $1,245   $65,426,969 8
Aug 12, 2011 21 $386,856 -5% 294 $1,316   $66,094,291 9
Aug 19, 2011 25 $302,144 -22% 274 $1,103   $66,626,806 10
Aug 26, 2011 24 $261,040 -14% 239 $1,092   $67,029,427 11
Sep 2, 2011 33 $304,858 +17% 252 $1,210   $67,426,377 12
Sep 9, 2011 37 $162,541 -47% 226 $719   $67,701,506 13
Sep 16, 2011 34 $161,828 n/c 213 $760   $67,893,865 14
Sep 23, 2011 37 $109,085 -33% 153 $713   $68,038,540 15
Sep 30, 2011 42 $69,498 -36% 103 $675   $68,131,160 16
Oct 7, 2011 53 $36,778 -47% 68 $541   $68,181,940 17
Oct 14, 2011 68 $20,038 -46% 38 $527   $68,218,041 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 17, 2011 2 $6,369,445     3,339 $1,908   $6,369,445 1
Jun 18, 2011 3 $6,516,139 +2%   3,339 $1,952   $12,885,584 2
Jun 19, 2011 3 $5,559,771 -15%   3,339 $1,665   $18,445,355 3
Jun 20, 2011 3 $2,383,334 -57%   3,339 $714   $20,828,689 4
Jun 21, 2011 2 $2,751,773 +15%   3,339 $824   $23,580,462 5
Jun 22, 2011 2 $2,688,452 -2%   3,339 $805   $26,268,914 6
Jun 23, 2011 2 $2,878,765 +7%   3,339 $862   $29,147,679 7
Jun 24, 2011 5 $3,707,272 +29% -42% 3,342 $1,109   $32,854,951 8
Jun 25, 2011 5 $3,780,873 +2% -42% 3,342 $1,131   $36,635,824 9
Jun 26, 2011 5 $2,657,517 -30% -52% 3,342 $795   $39,293,341 10
Jun 27, 2011 5 $1,362,476 -49% -43% 3,342 $408   $40,655,817 11
Jun 28, 2011 5 $1,727,335 +27% -37% 3,342 $517   $42,383,152 12
Jun 29, 2011 4 $1,340,791 -22% -50% 3,342 $401   $43,723,943 13
Jun 30, 2011 4 $1,300,779 -3% -55% 3,342 $389   $45,024,722 14
Jul 1, 2011 8 $1,712,692 +32% -54% 2,861 $599   $46,737,414 15
Jul 2, 2011 8 $1,892,770 +11% -50% 2,861 $662   $48,630,184 16
Jul 3, 2011 7 $1,932,494 +2% -27% 2,861 $675   $50,562,678 17
Jul 4, 2011 7 $1,164,984 -40% -14% 2,861 $407   $51,727,662 18
Jul 5, 2011 8 $1,010,146 -13% -42% 2,861 $353   $52,737,808 19
Jul 6, 2011 6 $1,062,283 +5% -21% 2,861 $371   $53,800,091 20
Jul 7, 2011 6 $1,096,683 +3% -16% 2,861 $383   $54,896,774 21
Jul 8, 2011 9 $1,126,179 +3% -34% 1,996 $564   $56,022,953 22
Jul 9, 2011 10 $1,195,556 +6% -37% 1,996 $599   $57,218,509 23
Jul 10, 2011 10 $832,700 -30% -57% 1,996 $417   $58,051,209 24
Jul 11, 2011 9 $465,479 -44% -60% 1,996 $233   $58,516,688 25
Jul 12, 2011 9 $608,275 +31% -40% 1,996 $305   $59,124,963 26
Jul 13, 2011 9 $515,596 -15% -51% 1,996 $258   $59,640,559 27
Jul 14, 2011 9 $464,102 -10% -58% 1,996 $233   $60,104,661 28
Jul 15, 2011 13 $431,313 -7% -62% 1,002 $430   $60,535,974 29
Jul 16, 2011 13 $553,718 +28% -54% 1,002 $553   $61,089,692 30
Jul 17, 2011 12 $383,324 -31% -54% 1,002 $383   $61,473,016 31
Jul 18, 2011 12 $242,685 -37% -48% 1,002 $242   $61,715,701 32
Jul 19, 2011 12 $279,652 +15% -54% 1,002 $279   $61,995,353 33
Jul 20, 2011 12 $270,182 -3% -48% 1,002 $270   $62,265,535 34
Jul 21, 2011 12 $300,217 +11% -35% 1,002 $300   $62,565,752 35
Jul 22, 2011 - $304,423 +1% -29% 591 $515   $62,870,175 36
Jul 23, 2011 - $376,238 +24% -32% 591 $637   $63,246,413 37
Jul 24, 2011 - $254,407 -32% -34% 591 $430   $63,500,820 38
Jul 25, 2011 - $152,596 -40% -37% 591 $258   $63,653,416 39
Jul 26, 2011 - $172,321 +13% -38% 591 $292   $63,825,737 40
Jul 27, 2011 - $169,518 -2% -37% 591 $287   $63,995,255 41
Jul 28, 2011 - $162,672 -4% -46% 591 $275   $64,157,927 42
Jul 29, 2011 - $163,611 +1% -46% 412 $397   $64,321,538 43
Jul 30, 2011 - $181,505 +11% -52% 412 $441   $64,503,043 44
Jul 31, 2011 - $122,426 -33% -52% 412 $297   $64,625,469 45
Aug 1, 2011 - $71,302 -42% -53% 412 $173   $64,696,771 46
Aug 2, 2011 - $107,078 +50% -38% 412 $260   $64,803,849 47
Aug 3, 2011 - $114,545 +7% -32% 412 $278   $64,918,394 48
Aug 4, 2011 - $101,464 -11% -38% 412 $246   $65,019,858 49
Aug 5, 2011 - $128,153 +26% -22% 327 $392   $65,148,011 50
Aug 6, 2011 - $166,777 +30% -8% 327 $510   $65,314,788 51
Aug 7, 2011 - $112,181 -33% -8% 327 $343   $65,426,969 52
Aug 8, 2011 - $63,386 -43% -11% 327 $194   $65,490,355 53
Aug 9, 2011 - $79,534 +25% -26% 327 $243   $65,569,889 54
Aug 10, 2011 - $68,664 -14% -40% 327 $210   $65,638,553 55
Aug 11, 2011 - $68,882 n/c -32% 327 $211   $65,707,435 56
Aug 12, 2011 - $120,767 +75% -6% 294 $411   $65,828,202 57
Aug 13, 2011 - $152,606 +26% -8% 294 $519   $65,980,808 58
Aug 14, 2011 - $113,483 -26% +1% 294 $386   $66,094,291 59
Aug 15, 2011 - $56,850 -50% -10% 294 $193   $66,151,141 60
Aug 16, 2011 - $62,134 +9% -22% 294 $211   $66,213,275 61
Aug 17, 2011 - $56,520 -9% -18% 294 $192   $66,269,795 62
Aug 18, 2011 - $54,867 -3% -20% 294 $187   $66,324,662 63
Aug 19, 2011 - $90,138 +64% -25% 274 $329   $66,414,800 64
Aug 20, 2011 - $128,717 +43% -16% 274 $470   $66,543,517 65
Aug 21, 2011 - $83,289 -35% -27% 274 $304   $66,626,806 66
Aug 22, 2011 - $33,403 -60% -41% 274 $122   $66,660,209 67
Aug 23, 2011 - $40,973 +23% -34% 274 $150   $66,701,182 68
Aug 24, 2011 - $33,531 -18% -41% 274 $122   $66,734,713 69
Aug 25, 2011 - $33,674 n/c -39% 274 $123   $66,768,387 70
Aug 26, 2011 - $67,837 +101% -25% 239 $284   $66,836,224 71
Aug 27, 2011 - $117,897 +74% -8% 239 $493   $66,954,121 72
Aug 28, 2011 - $75,306 -36% -10% 239 $315   $67,029,427 73
Aug 29, 2011 - $21,135 -72% -37% 239 $88   $67,050,562 74
Aug 30, 2011 - $26,612 +26% -35% 239 $111   $67,077,174 75
Aug 31, 2011 - $23,422 -12% -30% 239 $98   $67,100,596 76
Sep 1, 2011 - $20,923 -11% -38% 239 $88   $67,121,519 77
Sep 2, 2011 - $70,286 +236% +4% 252 $279   $67,191,805 78
Sep 3, 2011 - $117,121 +67% -1% 252 $465   $67,308,926 79
Sep 4, 2011 - $117,451 n/c +56% 252 $466   $67,426,377 80
Sep 5, 2011 34 $80,351 -32% +280% 252 $319   $67,506,728 81
Sep 6, 2011 - $13,301 -83% -50% 252 $53   $67,520,029 82
Sep 7, 2011 - $10,046 -24% -57% 252 $40   $67,530,075 83
Sep 8, 2011 - $8,890 -12% -58% 252 $35   $67,538,965 84
Sep 9, 2011 - $38,996 +339% -45% 226 $173   $67,577,961 85
Sep 10, 2011 - $79,477 +104% -32% 226 $352   $67,657,438 86
Sep 11, 2011 - $44,068 -45% -62% 226 $195   $67,701,506 87
Sep 12, 2011 - $6,914 -84% -91% 226 $31   $67,708,420 88
Sep 13, 2011 - $8,363 +21% -37% 226 $37   $67,716,783 89
Sep 14, 2011 - $7,798 -7% -22% 226 $35   $67,724,581 90
Sep 15, 2011 - $7,456 -4% -16% 226 $33   $67,732,037 91
Sep 16, 2011 - $36,376 +388% -7% 213 $171   $67,768,413 92
Sep 17, 2011 - $77,021 +112% -3% 213 $362   $67,845,434 93
Sep 18, 2011 - $48,431 -37% +10% 213 $227   $67,893,865 94
Sep 19, 2011 - $8,190 -83% +18% 213 $38   $67,902,055 95
Sep 20, 2011 - $9,253 +13% +11% 213 $43   $67,911,308 96
Sep 21, 2011 - $8,520 -8% +9% 213 $40   $67,919,828 97
Sep 22, 2011 - $9,627 +13% +29% 213 $45   $67,929,455 98
Sep 23, 2011 - $25,577 +166% -30% 153 $167   $67,955,032 99
Sep 24, 2011 - $50,789 +99% -34% 153 $332   $68,005,821 100
Sep 25, 2011 - $32,719 -36% -32% 153 $214   $68,038,540 101
Sep 26, 2011 - $5,989 -82% -27% 153 $39   $68,044,529 102
Sep 27, 2011 - $5,437 -9% -41% 153 $36   $68,049,966 103
Sep 28, 2011 - $5,184 -5% -39% 153 $34   $68,055,150 104
Sep 29, 2011 - $6,512 +26% -32% 153 $43   $68,061,662 105
Sep 30, 2011 - $15,815 +143% -38% 103 $154   $68,077,477 106
Oct 1, 2011 - $34,026 +115% -33% 103 $330   $68,111,503 107
Oct 2, 2011 - $19,657 -42% -40% 103 $191   $68,131,160 108
Oct 3, 2011 - $3,566 -82% -40% 103 $35   $68,134,726 109
Oct 4, 2011 - $3,529 -1% -35% 103 $34   $68,138,255 110
Oct 5, 2011 - $2,818 -20% -46% 103 $27   $68,141,073 111
Oct 6, 2011 - $4,089 +45% -37% 103 $40   $68,145,162 112
Oct 7, 2011 - $9,051 +121% -43% 68 $133   $68,154,213 113
Oct 8, 2011 - $15,733 +74% -54% 68 $231   $68,169,946 114
Oct 9, 2011 - $11,994 -24% -39% 68 $176   $68,181,940 115
Oct 10, 2011 - $7,181 -40% +101% 68 $106   $68,189,121 116
Oct 11, 2011 - $2,751 -62% -22% 68 $40   $68,191,872 117
Oct 12, 2011 - $2,762 n/c -2% 68 $41   $68,194,634 118
Oct 13, 2011 - $3,369 +22% -18% 68 $50   $68,198,003 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 2011 3 $29,147,679   3,339 $8,729   $29,147,679 1
Jun 24, 2011 5 $15,877,043 -46% 3,342 $4,751   $45,024,722 2
Jul 1, 2011 8 $9,872,052 -38% 2,861 $3,451   $54,896,774 3
Jul 8, 2011 10 $5,207,887 -47% 1,996 $2,609   $60,104,661 4
Jul 15, 2011 13 $2,461,091 -53% 1,002 $2,456   $62,565,752 5
Jul 22, 2011 12 $1,592,175 -35% 591 $2,694   $64,157,927 6
Jul 29, 2011 16 $861,931 -46% 412 $2,092   $65,019,858 7
Aug 5, 2011 20 $687,577 -20% 327 $2,103   $65,707,435 8
Aug 12, 2011 21 $617,227 -10% 294 $2,099   $66,324,662 9
Aug 19, 2011 24 $443,725 -28% 274 $1,619   $66,768,387 10
Aug 26, 2011 26 $353,132 -20% 239 $1,478   $67,121,519 11
Sep 2, 2011 33 $417,446 +18% 252 $1,657   $67,538,965 12
Sep 9, 2011 38 $193,072 -54% 226 $854   $67,732,037 13
Sep 16, 2011 35 $197,418 +2% 213 $927   $67,929,455 14
Sep 23, 2011 40 $132,207 -33% 153 $864   $68,061,662 15
Sep 30, 2011 44 $83,500 -37% 103 $811   $68,145,162 16
Oct 7, 2011 50 $52,841 -37% 68 $777   $68,198,003 17
Oct 14, 2011 67 $26,449 -50% 38 $696   $68,224,452 18

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 11, 20115514,256 514,256$8,737,209$8,737,2091
Dec 18, 20119220,245-57% 734,501$3,931,373$12,668,5822
Dec 25, 201112222,956+1% 957,457$3,342,110$16,010,6923
Jan 1, 20122850,461-77% 1,007,918$916,876$16,927,5684
Jan 8, 20122537,608-25% 1,045,526$695,372$17,622,9405
Feb 19, 20121071,449 1,184,617$1,322,521$20,187,58811

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 11, 2011690,221 90,221$2,283,501$2,283,5011

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Leading Cast

Jim Carrey    Tom Popper
Frank Welker    Bitey the Penguin, Lovey the Penguin, Loudy the Penguin, Stinky the Penguin, Nimrod the Penguin, Captian the Penguin

Supporting Cast

Carla Gugino    Amanda
Ophelia Lovibond   
Madeline Carroll    Molly
Clark Gregg   
Jeffrey Tambor   
David Krumholtz   
Philip Baker Hall    Bob
Angela Lansbury    Mrs. Van Gurdy
Dominic Chianese Sr.    Mr. Van Gurdy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Waters    Director
John Davis    Producer
Jessica Tuchinsky    Executive Producer
Mark Waters    Executive Producer
Derek Dauchy    Executive Producer
Joel Gotler    Executive Producer
Sean Anders    Screenwriter
John Morris    Screenwriter
Jared Stern    Screenwriter
Florian Ballhaus    Cinematographer
Stuart Wurtzel    Production Designer
Bruce Green    Editor
Rolfe Kent    Composer
Patricia Woodbridge    Art Director
Ellen Christiansen-De Jonge*    Set Decorator
Ann Roth    Costume Designer
Danny Michael    Costume Designer
Mark Mangini    Sound Designer
Mark Mangini    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Koyama    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Bero    Special Effects Coordinator
Richard E. Hollander    Visual Effects Supervisor
G. A. Aguilar    Stunt Coordinator
Stephen Pope    Stunt Coordinator
Blaise Corrigan    Stunt Coordinator
Linda Hill    Associate Producer
Stephen X. Apicella    Assistant Director
G. A. Aguilar    Second Unit Director
Lukasz Jogalla    Second Unit Director
Marci Liroff    Casting
Kathleen Chopin    Casting

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

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December 21st, 2011

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December 20th, 2011

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December 6th, 2011

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September 1st, 2011

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July 27th, 2011

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June 30th, 2011

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Cars 2 Leaves Critics in the Dust

June 27th, 2011

Despite what critics thought of the film, Cars 2 proved popular with moviegoers while Bad Teacher was also a hit in its counter-programing role. Their combined effort helped the overall box office grow 15% from last weekend to $176 million. That's 7% higher than the same weekend last year, which gives 2011 a much-needed win. The year is still $400 million behind last year's pace at $4.90 billion to $5.30 billion, but even little victories are important. Remember, 2010 was ahead of of 2009 by $300 million at the beginning of October, but just three months later, that lead had completely evaporated. Hopefully the reverse can happen this time around and 2011 can squeeze out a victory. However, for that to happen, it needs to slowly chip away and close the deficit. More...

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June 23rd, 2011

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Weekend Numbers: Lantern in the Green, But Overall Box Office in the Red

June 20th, 2011

The overall box office box office this past weekend was as expected, more or less. A few of the films did a little bit better, a few missed expectations, but not by a lot. This helped the box office grow by 11% from last weekend to $153 million. Unfortunately, this weekend last year saw the release of Toy Story 3, which made $110 million by itself, so year-over-year there was a 23% drop-off. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by 8% at $4.65 billion to $5.03 billion, but perhaps we can close that gap a little bit this coming weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Green Lantern Lights the Way

June 19th, 2011

As expected, Green Lantern led the way at the box office this weekend, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but a weak performance on Saturday and an expected further decline on Sunday will leave it with a fairly modest $52.69 million weekend, according to Warner Bros.' estimate. That puts it behind X-Men: First Class ($55 million) and Thor ($66 million) so far as opening weekends for superhero movies are concerned, and its reviews suggest it won't have the legs of the other two. Mr. Popper's Penguins also under-performed compared to original expectations, although its $18.2 million debut is in line with the numbers Fox was expecting going in to the weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Lantern Pull in the Green?

June 16th, 2011

After a strong start to the summer, which actually began in late April, we could hit a real roadblock this weekend. The only film earning any kind of buzz is Green Lantern, and not all of that buzz is good. Additionally, this weekend last year was dominated by Toy Story 3, which opened with $110 million. There is a chance the top five films won't make that much this year. More...

2011 Preview: June

June 1st, 2011

After a strong May in which most weekends saw growth year-over-year, there is finally some real optimism at the box office. Will that continue this month? It might be tough, as last June was actually pretty good, all things considered. It was certainly busier. This time around there are only seven wide releases, but the lack of competition should help each individual film reach its full potential, and there's a chance five of the seven films will earn more than $100 million at the box office. If less than three of them reach the century mark, it would be a huge shock. On the other hand, there's nothing opening this month that will compare to Toy Story 3, which earned more than $400 million last year. The only one that has a real shot to come close is Transformers: Dark of the Moon. However, since that film opens on a Wednesday the 29th of June and the Friday is the 1st of July, it is more of a July release and we will preview it at the beginning of next month. More...


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  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

In this family comedy, Mr. Popper, is a driven businessman who is clueless when it comes to the important things in life - until he inherits six penguins. Popper's penguins turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland - and the rest of his life upside-down. Filmed on a refrigerated soundstage with real Emperor Penguins, Mr. Popper's Penguins is a contemporary adaptation of the classic book.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,445,355 (27.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,339 opening theaters/3,342 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $92,743,962

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,293 $68,224,452
All Time International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 884 $121,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 977 $189,624,452
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $68,224,452
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 73 $121,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $189,624,452

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 17th, 2011 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox, released as Mr. Popper's Penguins
Video Release: December 6th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Mr. Popper's Penguins
MPAA Rating: PG for mild rude humor and some language.
(Rating bulletin 2170, 5/4/2011)
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dora and the Lost City of Gold
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Keywords: Family Movie, Animal Lead, Dysfunctional Family, Inheritance, Corporate Life, Mid-Life Crisis, Family Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Davis Entertainment, Dune Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 234 $5,537,956 Jul 1, 2011 17
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 320 $7,891,412 Jul 1, 2011 17

Leading Cast

Jim Carrey    Tom Popper
Frank Welker    Bitey the Penguin, Lovey the Penguin, Loudy the Penguin, Stinky the Penguin, Nimrod the Penguin, Captian the Penguin

Supporting Cast

Carla Gugino    Amanda
Ophelia Lovibond   
Madeline Carroll    Molly
Clark Gregg   
Jeffrey Tambor   
David Krumholtz   
Philip Baker Hall    Bob
Angela Lansbury    Mrs. Van Gurdy
Dominic Chianese Sr.    Mr. Van Gurdy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Waters    Director
John Davis    Producer
Jessica Tuchinsky    Executive Producer
Mark Waters    Executive Producer
Derek Dauchy    Executive Producer
Joel Gotler    Executive Producer
Sean Anders    Screenwriter
John Morris    Screenwriter
Jared Stern    Screenwriter
Florian Ballhaus    Cinematographer
Stuart Wurtzel    Production Designer
Bruce Green    Editor
Rolfe Kent    Composer
Patricia Woodbridge    Art Director
Ellen Christiansen-De Jonge*    Set Decorator
Ann Roth    Costume Designer
Danny Michael    Costume Designer
Mark Mangini    Sound Designer
Mark Mangini    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Koyama    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Bero    Special Effects Coordinator
Richard E. Hollander    Visual Effects Supervisor
G. A. Aguilar    Stunt Coordinator
Stephen Pope    Stunt Coordinator
Blaise Corrigan    Stunt Coordinator
Linda Hill    Associate Producer
Stephen X. Apicella    Assistant Director
G. A. Aguilar    Second Unit Director
Lukasz Jogalla    Second Unit Director
Marci Liroff    Casting
Kathleen Chopin    Casting

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

Blu-ray Sales: Hanging Out on Top

December 21st, 2011

The Hangover II was the first of three new releases on top of this week's Blu-ray sales chart, selling 951,000 units while generating $16.89 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 42%, which was good for a comedy. More...

DVD Sales: Helping Itself to First Place

December 20th, 2011

New releases took four or five of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart this week. (The Smurfs is a bit of a complicated case, but more on that in a second.) First place went to The Help with 1.75 million units sold generating $29.78 million in revenue. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 6th, 2011

December 6th, 2011

I hate this time for year, because of the holidays. Due to the five-day Thanksgiving long weekend and the Christmas shipping rush, screeners are even more likely to arrive late. Most of the prime releases I'm supposed to review are still on route. It makes it hard to keep up to date on reviews, plus it makes it really hard to figure out what the Pick of the Week should be. The Help is in contention, but I want to see the Blu-ray first. In the end, I went with the The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Extended Trilogy Box Set on Blu-ray. More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: Mr. Popper's Penguins

December 6th, 2011

Mr. Popper's Penguins was a mid-summer family film about penguins. Penguins immediately bring to mind visions of snow. So the timing of the theatrical release is a bit puzzling, but the home market release is perfectly timed. It was a moderate hit in theaters, but will it do better on the home market? More...

International Box Office: Quarter Billion Reasons to Say Smurf

September 1st, 2011

For the third weekend in a row, The Smurfs earned first place on the international chart. This time they pulled in $26.82 million on 9,023 screens in 48 markets for a total of $258.27 million internationally and $384.22 million worldwide. It was a pretty slow weekend in terms of new releases (it earned $739,000 on 137 screens in Denmark) but that changes next weekend with an opening in Japan, while Australia and Italy are also just around the corner. Even if the film had no markets left to open in, it would still get to $300 million internationally and $400 million worldwide, but even with these three major markets, it probably won't hit any other major milestones. More...

International Box Office: Potter Powers into Second Place

July 27th, 2011

After just 12 days of release, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 raced into second place for the year on the international chart with $564.36 million, putting it just ahead of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. This includes its weekend haul of $119.54 million, which was earned on 16,529 screens in 60 markets, while its worldwide total reached $837.90 million, putting it into third place for the year, just behind Dark of the Moon. It is still miles away from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which is nearing $800 million internationally. I'm not saying the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 won't get there, but I'm also unwilling to bet money it will. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Dark of the Moon Burn Bright?

June 30th, 2011

It's Independence Day long weekend, which is generally one of the busiest weekend of the year. School kids are all out of school for summer, adults have Monday off, and it is the perfect time to celebrate by going to an air conditioned movie theater. Unfortunately, while there's a lot of hype surrounding the megawide release of the week, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the reality might not live up to the hype. It's already off to a slow start compared to last year's number one film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and since 2011 is still $400 million behind 2010, we can't afford a major loss this weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Cars 2 Leaves Critics in the Dust

June 27th, 2011

Despite what critics thought of the film, Cars 2 proved popular with moviegoers while Bad Teacher was also a hit in its counter-programing role. Their combined effort helped the overall box office grow 15% from last weekend to $176 million. That's 7% higher than the same weekend last year, which gives 2011 a much-needed win. The year is still $400 million behind last year's pace at $4.90 billion to $5.30 billion, but even little victories are important. Remember, 2010 was ahead of of 2009 by $300 million at the beginning of October, but just three months later, that lead had completely evaporated. Hopefully the reverse can happen this time around and 2011 can squeeze out a victory. However, for that to happen, it needs to slowly chip away and close the deficit. More...

Weekend Predictions: Can Cars 2 Keep Pixar's Winning Streak Alive?

June 23rd, 2011

While the summer blockbuster season starts the first weekend in May, for many school kids the summer is only just about to get into full gear. Cars 2 is arguably the most anticipated kids movie of the summer, possibly of the year. However, there are some signs it might not live up to past Pixar releases with a few predicting it might actually become the studio's first miss at the box office. This is bad news, as 2011 has started to fall further behind 2010's pace after a few bright weeks in late spring and early summer. This weekend last year wasn't particularly strong when it comes to new releases with Toy Story 3 repeating in top spot with just under $60 million, so there was an opportunity for the box office to recover some ground. Unfortunately, the number one film this year might not match that figure and there's not as much depth either. More...

Weekend Numbers: Lantern in the Green, But Overall Box Office in the Red

June 20th, 2011

The overall box office box office this past weekend was as expected, more or less. A few of the films did a little bit better, a few missed expectations, but not by a lot. This helped the box office grow by 11% from last weekend to $153 million. Unfortunately, this weekend last year saw the release of Toy Story 3, which made $110 million by itself, so year-over-year there was a 23% drop-off. Year-to-date, 2011 is behind 2010 by 8% at $4.65 billion to $5.03 billion, but perhaps we can close that gap a little bit this coming weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Green Lantern Lights the Way

June 19th, 2011

As expected, Green Lantern led the way at the box office this weekend, based on studio estimates released on Sunday, but a weak performance on Saturday and an expected further decline on Sunday will leave it with a fairly modest $52.69 million weekend, according to Warner Bros.' estimate. That puts it behind X-Men: First Class ($55 million) and Thor ($66 million) so far as opening weekends for superhero movies are concerned, and its reviews suggest it won't have the legs of the other two. Mr. Popper's Penguins also under-performed compared to original expectations, although its $18.2 million debut is in line with the numbers Fox was expecting going in to the weekend. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Lantern Pull in the Green?

June 16th, 2011

After a strong start to the summer, which actually began in late April, we could hit a real roadblock this weekend. The only film earning any kind of buzz is Green Lantern, and not all of that buzz is good. Additionally, this weekend last year was dominated by Toy Story 3, which opened with $110 million. There is a chance the top five films won't make that much this year. More...

2011 Preview: June

June 1st, 2011

After a strong May in which most weekends saw growth year-over-year, there is finally some real optimism at the box office. Will that continue this month? It might be tough, as last June was actually pretty good, all things considered. It was certainly busier. This time around there are only seven wide releases, but the lack of competition should help each individual film reach its full potential, and there's a chance five of the seven films will earn more than $100 million at the box office. If less than three of them reach the century mark, it would be a huge shock. On the other hand, there's nothing opening this month that will compare to Toy Story 3, which earned more than $400 million last year. The only one that has a real shot to come close is Transformers: Dark of the Moon. However, since that film opens on a Wednesday the 29th of June and the Friday is the 1st of July, it is more of a July release and we will preview it at the beginning of next month. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 2011 3 $18,445,355   3,339 $5,524   $18,445,355 1
Jun 24, 2011 5 $10,145,662 -45% 3,342 $3,036   $39,293,341 2
Jul 1, 2011 8 $5,537,956 -45% 2,861 $1,936   $50,562,678 3
Jul 8, 2011 9 $3,154,435 -43% 1,996 $1,580   $58,051,209 4
Jul 15, 2011 12 $1,368,355 -57% 1,002 $1,366   $61,473,016 5
Jul 22, 2011 13 $935,068 -32% 591 $1,582   $63,500,820 6
Jul 29, 2011 16 $467,542 -50% 412 $1,135   $64,625,469 7
Aug 5, 2011 19 $407,111 -13% 327 $1,245   $65,426,969 8
Aug 12, 2011 21 $386,856 -5% 294 $1,316   $66,094,291 9
Aug 19, 2011 25 $302,144 -22% 274 $1,103   $66,626,806 10
Aug 26, 2011 24 $261,040 -14% 239 $1,092   $67,029,427 11
Sep 2, 2011 33 $304,858 +17% 252 $1,210   $67,426,377 12
Sep 9, 2011 37 $162,541 -47% 226 $719   $67,701,506 13
Sep 16, 2011 34 $161,828 n/c 213 $760   $67,893,865 14
Sep 23, 2011 37 $109,085 -33% 153 $713   $68,038,540 15
Sep 30, 2011 42 $69,498 -36% 103 $675   $68,131,160 16
Oct 7, 2011 53 $36,778 -47% 68 $541   $68,181,940 17
Oct 14, 2011 68 $20,038 -46% 38 $527   $68,218,041 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 17, 2011 2 $6,369,445     3,339 $1,908   $6,369,445 1
Jun 18, 2011 3 $6,516,139 +2%   3,339 $1,952   $12,885,584 2
Jun 19, 2011 3 $5,559,771 -15%   3,339 $1,665   $18,445,355 3
Jun 20, 2011 3 $2,383,334 -57%   3,339 $714   $20,828,689 4
Jun 21, 2011 2 $2,751,773 +15%   3,339 $824   $23,580,462 5
Jun 22, 2011 2 $2,688,452 -2%   3,339 $805   $26,268,914 6
Jun 23, 2011 2 $2,878,765 +7%   3,339 $862   $29,147,679 7
Jun 24, 2011 5 $3,707,272 +29% -42% 3,342 $1,109   $32,854,951 8
Jun 25, 2011 5 $3,780,873 +2% -42% 3,342 $1,131   $36,635,824 9
Jun 26, 2011 5 $2,657,517 -30% -52% 3,342 $795   $39,293,341 10
Jun 27, 2011 5 $1,362,476 -49% -43% 3,342 $408   $40,655,817 11
Jun 28, 2011 5 $1,727,335 +27% -37% 3,342 $517   $42,383,152 12
Jun 29, 2011 4 $1,340,791 -22% -50% 3,342 $401   $43,723,943 13
Jun 30, 2011 4 $1,300,779 -3% -55% 3,342 $389   $45,024,722 14
Jul 1, 2011 8 $1,712,692 +32% -54% 2,861 $599   $46,737,414 15
Jul 2, 2011 8 $1,892,770 +11% -50% 2,861 $662   $48,630,184 16
Jul 3, 2011 7 $1,932,494 +2% -27% 2,861 $675   $50,562,678 17
Jul 4, 2011 7 $1,164,984 -40% -14% 2,861 $407   $51,727,662 18
Jul 5, 2011 8 $1,010,146 -13% -42% 2,861 $353   $52,737,808 19
Jul 6, 2011 6 $1,062,283 +5% -21% 2,861 $371   $53,800,091 20
Jul 7, 2011 6 $1,096,683 +3% -16% 2,861 $383   $54,896,774 21
Jul 8, 2011 9 $1,126,179 +3% -34% 1,996 $564   $56,022,953 22
Jul 9, 2011 10 $1,195,556 +6% -37% 1,996 $599   $57,218,509 23
Jul 10, 2011 10 $832,700 -30% -57% 1,996 $417   $58,051,209 24
Jul 11, 2011 9 $465,479 -44% -60% 1,996 $233   $58,516,688 25
Jul 12, 2011 9 $608,275 +31% -40% 1,996 $305   $59,124,963 26
Jul 13, 2011 9 $515,596 -15% -51% 1,996 $258   $59,640,559 27
Jul 14, 2011 9 $464,102 -10% -58% 1,996 $233   $60,104,661 28
Jul 15, 2011 13 $431,313 -7% -62% 1,002 $430   $60,535,974 29
Jul 16, 2011 13 $553,718 +28% -54% 1,002 $553   $61,089,692 30
Jul 17, 2011 12 $383,324 -31% -54% 1,002 $383   $61,473,016 31
Jul 18, 2011 12 $242,685 -37% -48% 1,002 $242   $61,715,701 32
Jul 19, 2011 12 $279,652 +15% -54% 1,002 $279   $61,995,353 33
Jul 20, 2011 12 $270,182 -3% -48% 1,002 $270   $62,265,535 34
Jul 21, 2011 12 $300,217 +11% -35% 1,002 $300   $62,565,752 35
Jul 22, 2011 - $304,423 +1% -29% 591 $515   $62,870,175 36
Jul 23, 2011 - $376,238 +24% -32% 591 $637   $63,246,413 37
Jul 24, 2011 - $254,407 -32% -34% 591 $430   $63,500,820 38
Jul 25, 2011 - $152,596 -40% -37% 591 $258   $63,653,416 39
Jul 26, 2011 - $172,321 +13% -38% 591 $292   $63,825,737 40
Jul 27, 2011 - $169,518 -2% -37% 591 $287   $63,995,255 41
Jul 28, 2011 - $162,672 -4% -46% 591 $275   $64,157,927 42
Jul 29, 2011 - $163,611 +1% -46% 412 $397   $64,321,538 43
Jul 30, 2011 - $181,505 +11% -52% 412 $441   $64,503,043 44
Jul 31, 2011 - $122,426 -33% -52% 412 $297   $64,625,469 45
Aug 1, 2011 - $71,302 -42% -53% 412 $173   $64,696,771 46
Aug 2, 2011 - $107,078 +50% -38% 412 $260   $64,803,849 47
Aug 3, 2011 - $114,545 +7% -32% 412 $278   $64,918,394 48
Aug 4, 2011 - $101,464 -11% -38% 412 $246   $65,019,858 49
Aug 5, 2011 - $128,153 +26% -22% 327 $392   $65,148,011 50
Aug 6, 2011 - $166,777 +30% -8% 327 $510   $65,314,788 51
Aug 7, 2011 - $112,181 -33% -8% 327 $343   $65,426,969 52
Aug 8, 2011 - $63,386 -43% -11% 327 $194   $65,490,355 53
Aug 9, 2011 - $79,534 +25% -26% 327 $243   $65,569,889 54
Aug 10, 2011 - $68,664 -14% -40% 327 $210   $65,638,553 55
Aug 11, 2011 - $68,882 n/c -32% 327 $211   $65,707,435 56
Aug 12, 2011 - $120,767 +75% -6% 294 $411   $65,828,202 57
Aug 13, 2011 - $152,606 +26% -8% 294 $519   $65,980,808 58
Aug 14, 2011 - $113,483 -26% +1% 294 $386   $66,094,291 59
Aug 15, 2011 - $56,850 -50% -10% 294 $193   $66,151,141 60
Aug 16, 2011 - $62,134 +9% -22% 294 $211   $66,213,275 61
Aug 17, 2011 - $56,520 -9% -18% 294 $192   $66,269,795 62
Aug 18, 2011 - $54,867 -3% -20% 294 $187   $66,324,662 63
Aug 19, 2011 - $90,138 +64% -25% 274 $329   $66,414,800 64
Aug 20, 2011 - $128,717 +43% -16% 274 $470   $66,543,517 65
Aug 21, 2011 - $83,289 -35% -27% 274 $304   $66,626,806 66
Aug 22, 2011 - $33,403 -60% -41% 274 $122   $66,660,209 67
Aug 23, 2011 - $40,973 +23% -34% 274 $150   $66,701,182 68
Aug 24, 2011 - $33,531 -18% -41% 274 $122   $66,734,713 69
Aug 25, 2011 - $33,674 n/c -39% 274 $123   $66,768,387 70
Aug 26, 2011 - $67,837 +101% -25% 239 $284   $66,836,224 71
Aug 27, 2011 - $117,897 +74% -8% 239 $493   $66,954,121 72
Aug 28, 2011 - $75,306 -36% -10% 239 $315   $67,029,427 73
Aug 29, 2011 - $21,135 -72% -37% 239 $88   $67,050,562 74
Aug 30, 2011 - $26,612 +26% -35% 239 $111   $67,077,174 75
Aug 31, 2011 - $23,422 -12% -30% 239 $98   $67,100,596 76
Sep 1, 2011 - $20,923 -11% -38% 239 $88   $67,121,519 77
Sep 2, 2011 - $70,286 +236% +4% 252 $279   $67,191,805 78
Sep 3, 2011 - $117,121 +67% -1% 252 $465   $67,308,926 79
Sep 4, 2011 - $117,451 n/c +56% 252 $466   $67,426,377 80
Sep 5, 2011 34 $80,351 -32% +280% 252 $319   $67,506,728 81
Sep 6, 2011 - $13,301 -83% -50% 252 $53   $67,520,029 82
Sep 7, 2011 - $10,046 -24% -57% 252 $40   $67,530,075 83
Sep 8, 2011 - $8,890 -12% -58% 252 $35   $67,538,965 84
Sep 9, 2011 - $38,996 +339% -45% 226 $173   $67,577,961 85
Sep 10, 2011 - $79,477 +104% -32% 226 $352   $67,657,438 86
Sep 11, 2011 - $44,068 -45% -62% 226 $195   $67,701,506 87
Sep 12, 2011 - $6,914 -84% -91% 226 $31   $67,708,420 88
Sep 13, 2011 - $8,363 +21% -37% 226 $37   $67,716,783 89
Sep 14, 2011 - $7,798 -7% -22% 226 $35   $67,724,581 90
Sep 15, 2011 - $7,456 -4% -16% 226 $33   $67,732,037 91
Sep 16, 2011 - $36,376 +388% -7% 213 $171   $67,768,413 92
Sep 17, 2011 - $77,021 +112% -3% 213 $362   $67,845,434 93
Sep 18, 2011 - $48,431 -37% +10% 213 $227   $67,893,865 94
Sep 19, 2011 - $8,190 -83% +18% 213 $38   $67,902,055 95
Sep 20, 2011 - $9,253 +13% +11% 213 $43   $67,911,308 96
Sep 21, 2011 - $8,520 -8% +9% 213 $40   $67,919,828 97
Sep 22, 2011 - $9,627 +13% +29% 213 $45   $67,929,455 98
Sep 23, 2011 - $25,577 +166% -30% 153 $167   $67,955,032 99
Sep 24, 2011 - $50,789 +99% -34% 153 $332   $68,005,821 100
Sep 25, 2011 - $32,719 -36% -32% 153 $214   $68,038,540 101
Sep 26, 2011 - $5,989 -82% -27% 153 $39   $68,044,529 102
Sep 27, 2011 - $5,437 -9% -41% 153 $36   $68,049,966 103
Sep 28, 2011 - $5,184 -5% -39% 153 $34   $68,055,150 104
Sep 29, 2011 - $6,512 +26% -32% 153 $43   $68,061,662 105
Sep 30, 2011 - $15,815 +143% -38% 103 $154   $68,077,477 106
Oct 1, 2011 - $34,026 +115% -33% 103 $330   $68,111,503 107
Oct 2, 2011 - $19,657 -42% -40% 103 $191   $68,131,160 108
Oct 3, 2011 - $3,566 -82% -40% 103 $35   $68,134,726 109
Oct 4, 2011 - $3,529 -1% -35% 103 $34   $68,138,255 110
Oct 5, 2011 - $2,818 -20% -46% 103 $27   $68,141,073 111
Oct 6, 2011 - $4,089 +45% -37% 103 $40   $68,145,162 112
Oct 7, 2011 - $9,051 +121% -43% 68 $133   $68,154,213 113
Oct 8, 2011 - $15,733 +74% -54% 68 $231   $68,169,946 114
Oct 9, 2011 - $11,994 -24% -39% 68 $176   $68,181,940 115
Oct 10, 2011 - $7,181 -40% +101% 68 $106   $68,189,121 116
Oct 11, 2011 - $2,751 -62% -22% 68 $40   $68,191,872 117
Oct 12, 2011 - $2,762 n/c -2% 68 $41   $68,194,634 118
Oct 13, 2011 - $3,369 +22% -18% 68 $50   $68,198,003 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 17, 2011 3 $29,147,679   3,339 $8,729   $29,147,679 1
Jun 24, 2011 5 $15,877,043 -46% 3,342 $4,751   $45,024,722 2
Jul 1, 2011 8 $9,872,052 -38% 2,861 $3,451   $54,896,774 3
Jul 8, 2011 10 $5,207,887 -47% 1,996 $2,609   $60,104,661 4
Jul 15, 2011 13 $2,461,091 -53% 1,002 $2,456   $62,565,752 5
Jul 22, 2011 12 $1,592,175 -35% 591 $2,694   $64,157,927 6
Jul 29, 2011 16 $861,931 -46% 412 $2,092   $65,019,858 7
Aug 5, 2011 20 $687,577 -20% 327 $2,103   $65,707,435 8
Aug 12, 2011 21 $617,227 -10% 294 $2,099   $66,324,662 9
Aug 19, 2011 24 $443,725 -28% 274 $1,619   $66,768,387 10
Aug 26, 2011 26 $353,132 -20% 239 $1,478   $67,121,519 11
Sep 2, 2011 33 $417,446 +18% 252 $1,657   $67,538,965 12
Sep 9, 2011 38 $193,072 -54% 226 $854   $67,732,037 13
Sep 16, 2011 35 $197,418 +2% 213 $927   $67,929,455 14
Sep 23, 2011 40 $132,207 -33% 153 $864   $68,061,662 15
Sep 30, 2011 44 $83,500 -37% 103 $811   $68,145,162 16
Oct 7, 2011 50 $52,841 -37% 68 $777   $68,198,003 17
Oct 14, 2011 67 $26,449 -50% 38 $696   $68,224,452 18

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 11, 20115514,256 514,256$8,737,209$8,737,2091
Dec 18, 20119220,245-57% 734,501$3,931,373$12,668,5822
Dec 25, 201112222,956+1% 957,457$3,342,110$16,010,6923
Jan 1, 20122850,461-77% 1,007,918$916,876$16,927,5684
Jan 8, 20122537,608-25% 1,045,526$695,372$17,622,9405
Feb 19, 20121071,449 1,184,617$1,322,521$20,187,58811

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 11, 2011690,221 90,221$2,283,501$2,283,5011

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