The Muppets (2011)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $88,625,922Details
International Box Office $72,346,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $160,971,922
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $31,984,789 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $24,738,647 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $56,723,436
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Synopsis

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary and Gary's girlfriend, Mary, from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the studio, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,239,026 (33.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,440 opening theaters/3,440 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,446,363

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as The Muppets
International Releases: December 2nd, 2011 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
January 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
January 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
February 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
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Video Release: March 20th, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2188, 9/7/2011)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Muppets
Comparisons: vs. Dora and the Lost City of Gold
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Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, Corporate Malfeasance, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Dream Sequence, Robot, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Road Trip, TV Industry, Relationships Gone Wrong, Kidnap, Performing Arts, Coming of Age, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Puppets in a Live-Action World, Family Adventure
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 60 $29,239,026 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 38 $29,239,026 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 63 $41,664,693 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 38 $41,516,691 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 48 $47,956,227 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 12 $29,239,026 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 22 $41,664,693 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 11 $41,516,691 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 18 $59,159,975 Nov 25, 2011 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2011 2 $29,239,026   3,440 $8,500   $41,516,691 1
Dec 2, 2011 2 $11,082,755 -62% 3,440 $3,222   $56,357,170 2
Dec 9, 2011 4 $6,978,870 -37% 3,328 $2,097   $65,742,128 3
Dec 16, 2011 9 $3,520,926 -50% 2,808 $1,254   $70,994,571 4
Dec 23, 2011 10 $2,145,762 -39% 1,752 $1,225   $75,702,287 5
Dec 30, 2011 11 $2,662,191 +24% 1,541 $1,728   $82,529,452 6
Jan 6, 2012 15 $1,358,289 -49% 1,236 $1,099   $85,561,195 7
Jan 13, 2012 21 $573,868 -58% 547 $1,049   $86,409,396 8
Jan 20, 2012 28 $261,418 -54% 285 $917   $87,036,379 9
Jan 27, 2012 31 $212,903 -19% 206 $1,034   $87,314,426 10
Feb 10, 2012 32 $271,985   291 $935   $87,777,650 12
Feb 17, 2012 36 $207,263 -24% 269 $770   $88,067,260 13
Feb 24, 2012 39 $145,905 -30% 205 $712   $88,355,068 14
Mar 2, 2012 44 $79,202 -46% 138 $574   $88,479,901 15
Mar 9, 2012 56 $41,574 -48% 84 $495   $88,542,491 16
Mar 16, 2012 64 $21,928 -47% 52 $422   $88,586,976 17
Mar 23, 2012 66 $12,381 -44% 35 $354   $88,605,092 18
Mar 30, 2012 73 $8,464 -32% 21 $403   $88,625,922 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 23, 2011 2 $6,510,912     3,440 $1,893   $6,510,912 1
Nov 24, 2011 2 $5,766,753 -11%   3,440 $1,676   $12,277,665 2
Nov 25, 2011 2 $12,123,246 +110%   3,440 $3,524   $24,400,911 3
Nov 26, 2011 2 $10,927,021 -10%   3,440 $3,176   $35,327,932 4
Nov 27, 2011 2 $6,188,759 -43%   3,440 $1,799   $41,516,691 5
Nov 28, 2011 2 $1,072,282 -83%   3,440 $312   $42,588,973 6
Nov 29, 2011 2 $1,042,471 -3%   3,440 $303   $43,631,444 7
Nov 30, 2011 2 $809,272 -22% -88% 3,440 $235   $44,440,716 8
Dec 1, 2011 2 $833,699 +3% -86% 3,440 $242   $45,274,415 9
Dec 2, 2011 2 $2,721,975 +226% -78% 3,440 $791   $47,996,390 10
Dec 3, 2011 2 $5,134,456 +89% -53% 3,440 $1,493   $53,130,846 11
Dec 4, 2011 2 $3,226,324 -37% -48% 3,440 $938   $56,357,170 12
Dec 5, 2011 2 $571,567 -82% -47% 3,440 $166   $56,928,737 13
Dec 6, 2011 2 $682,444 +19% -35% 3,440 $198   $57,611,181 14
Dec 7, 2011 2 $567,704 -17% -30% 3,440 $165   $58,178,885 15
Dec 8, 2011 2 $584,373 +3% -30% 3,440 $170   $58,763,258 16
Dec 9, 2011 4 $1,672,046 +186% -39% 3,328 $502   $60,435,304 17
Dec 10, 2011 4 $3,268,931 +96% -36% 3,328 $982   $63,704,235 18
Dec 11, 2011 3 $2,037,893 -38% -37% 3,328 $612   $65,742,128 19
Dec 12, 2011 6 $408,232 -80% -29% 3,328 $123   $66,150,360 20
Dec 13, 2011 6 $476,100 +17% -30% 3,328 $143   $66,626,460 21
Dec 14, 2011 5 $419,949 -12% -26% 3,328 $126   $67,046,409 22
Dec 15, 2011 7 $427,236 +2% -27% 3,328 $128   $67,473,645 23
Dec 16, 2011 10 $854,714 +100% -49% 2,808 $304   $68,328,359 24
Dec 17, 2011 9 $1,541,563 +80% -53% 2,808 $549   $69,869,922 25
Dec 18, 2011 9 $1,124,649 -27% -45% 2,808 $401   $70,994,571 26
Dec 19, 2011 9 $588,340 -48% +44% 2,808 $210   $71,582,911 27
Dec 20, 2011 9 $678,834 +15% +43% 2,808 $242   $72,261,745 28
Dec 21, 2011 8 $586,401 -14% +40% 2,808 $209   $72,848,146 29
Dec 22, 2011 8 $708,379 +21% +66% 2,808 $252   $73,556,525 30
Dec 23, 2011 9 $928,676 +31% +9% 1,752 $530   $74,485,201 31
Dec 24, 2011 8 $607,133 -35% -61% 1,752 $347   $75,092,334 32
Dec 25, 2011 15 $609,953 n/c -46% 1,752 $348   $75,702,287 33
Dec 26, 2011 11 $1,123,575 +84% +91% 1,752 $641   $76,825,862 34
Dec 27, 2011 10 $1,014,029 -10% +49% 1,536 $660   $77,839,891 35
Dec 28, 2011 10 $1,012,427 n/c +73% 1,536 $659   $78,852,318 36
Dec 29, 2011 10 $1,014,943 n/c +43% 1,536 $661   $79,867,261 37
Dec 30, 2011 10 $1,104,535 +9% +19% 1,541 $717   $80,971,796 38
Dec 31, 2011 11 $823,487 -25% +36% 1,541 $534   $81,795,283 39
Jan 1, 2012 13 $734,169 -11% +20% 1,541 $476   $82,529,452 40
Jan 2, 2012 10 $1,031,621 +41% -8% 1,541 $669   $83,561,073 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 6 $12,277,665   3,440 $3,569   $12,277,665 1
Nov 25, 2011 2 $32,996,750 +169% 3,440 $9,592   $45,274,415 2
Dec 2, 2011 2 $13,488,843 -59% 3,440 $3,921   $58,763,258 3
Dec 9, 2011 4 $8,710,387 -35% 3,328 $2,617   $67,473,645 4
Dec 16, 2011 10 $6,082,880 -30% 2,808 $2,166   $73,556,525 5
Dec 23, 2011 10 $6,310,736 +4% 1,752 $3,602   $79,867,261 6
Dec 30, 2011 11 $4,335,645 -31% 1,541 $2,814   $84,202,906 7
Jan 6, 2012 16 $1,632,622 -62% 1,236 $1,321   $85,835,528 8
Jan 13, 2012 21 $939,433 -42% 547 $1,717   $86,774,961 9
Jan 20, 2012 29 $326,562 -65% 285 $1,146   $87,101,523 10
Feb 10, 2012 34 $354,332   291 $1,218   $87,859,997 13
Feb 17, 2012 34 $349,166 -1% 269 $1,298   $88,209,163 14
Feb 24, 2012 38 $191,536 -45% 205 $934   $88,400,699 15
Mar 2, 2012 41 $100,218 -48% 138 $726   $88,500,917 16
Mar 9, 2012 57 $64,131 -36% 84 $763   $88,565,048 17
Mar 16, 2012 62 $27,663 -57% 52 $532   $88,592,711 18
Mar 23, 2012 62 $24,747 -11% 35 $707   $88,617,458 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/12/2012 $0 0 1 1 $3,058,833 12/29/2018
Australia 9/30/2021 $276 1 1 1 $7,214,702 10/5/2021
Belgium 2/15/2012 $0 0 1 2 $1,220,246 12/6/2015
Brazil 12/2/2011 $0 0 1 4 $2,071,284 12/15/2015
Indonesia 1/27/2012 $0 0 1 1 $159,820 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/12/2012 $0 0 5 5 $21,916 12/29/2018
Spain 2/3/2012 $0 0 10 10 $3,276,120 12/6/2015
Ukraine 3/29/2012 $0 0 2 2 $37,988 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 2/10/2012 $0 0 140 437 $26,464,672 10/6/2015
 
Rest of World $28,820,419
 
International Total$72,346,000 10/5/2021

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
Mar 25, 20121717,414 717,414$12,208,664$12,208,6641
Apr 1, 20123266,509-63% 983,923$4,801,080$17,009,7442
Apr 8, 20125348,450+31% 1,332,373$5,087,126$22,096,8703
Apr 15, 2012872,540-79% 1,404,913$1,389,446$23,486,3164
Apr 22, 20121048,606-33% 1,453,519$973,909$24,460,2255
Apr 29, 20121141,052-16% 1,494,571$820,892$25,281,1176
May 6, 20121838,645-6% 1,533,216$760,847$26,041,9647
May 13, 20122818,034-53% 1,551,250$361,050$26,403,0148
May 20, 20122615,429-14% 1,566,679$308,847$26,711,8619

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 25, 20121423,983 423,983$12,265,095$12,265,0951
Apr 1, 20123113,062-73% 537,045$2,972,700$15,237,7952
Apr 8, 20123158,234+40% 695,279$3,524,853$18,762,6483
Apr 15, 2012821,706-86% 716,985$574,182$19,336,8304
Apr 22, 2012178,994-59% 725,979$248,973$19,585,8035
Apr 29, 2012179,523+6% 735,502$258,952$19,844,7556
May 6, 2012158,361-12% 743,863$225,042$20,069,7977

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Lead Ensemble Members

Jason Segel    Gary
Amy Adams    Mary
Steve Whitmire    Kermit, Beaker, Statler, Rizzo
Dave Goelz    Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Bill Barretta    Swedish Chef, Rowlf, De. Teeth, Pepe the Prawn, Bobo, Fozzie Moopet
David Rudman    Scooter, Janice, Miss Poogy
Matt Vogel    Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Camilla, Sweetums, 80's Robot, Lew Zealand, Uncle Deadly, Rowlf Moopet, Crazy Harry

Supporting Cast

Chris Cooper    Tex Richman
Rashida Jones    Executive
Peter Linz    Walter
Alan Arkin    Tour Guide
Bill Cobbs    Grandfather
Ken Jeong    "Punch Teacher" Host
Jim Parsons    Human Walter
Eddie Pepitone    Postman
Kristen Schaal    Moderator
Sarah Silverman    Greeter
Eddie Sotelo    TV Executive
Raymond Ma    Elderly Asian Man
Shu Lan Tuan    Elderly Asian Woman
Donald Glover    Junior CDE Executive
Dahlia Waingort    TV Executive
Jonathan Palmer    Reporter One
Don Yanan    Reporter Two
Michael Albala    TV Executive
Julia Marie Franzese    "Punch Teacher" Kid
Gunner Smith    Gary Age 6
Connor Gallagher    Gary Age 9
Justin Marco    Gary Age 13
Cameron Kasal    Laughing Kid
Justin Tinucci    Laughing Kid
Alex Long    Laughing Kid
Aria Noelle Curzon    Waitress
Tyler Bunch    Additional Muppet Performer
Bruce Lanoil    Additional Muppet Performer
Michelan Sisti    Additonal Muppet Performer
Paul McGinnis    Additional Muppet Performer
Greg Ballora    Additional Muppet Performer
Tim Blaney    Additional Muppet Performer
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph    Additional Muppet Performer
Nathan Danforth    Additional Muppet Performer
Julia Gunn    Additional Muppet Performer
Tanya Haden    Additional Muppet Performer
Sean Johnson    Additional Muppet Performer
James Murphy    Additional Muppet Performer
Karen Prell    Additional Muppet Performer
David Skelly    Additional Muppet Performer
Art Vega    Additional Muppet Performer
Chase Woolner    Additional Muppet Performer
David Barclay    Additional Muppet Performer
Kevin Carlson    Additional Muppet Performer
Kristin Charney    Additional Muppet Performer
Alice Dinnean    Additional Muppet Performer
B.J. Guyer    Additional Muppet Performer
Patrick Johnson    Additional Muppet Performer
Len Levitt    Additional Muppet Performer
Michael Oosterom    Additional Muppet Performer
Mike Quinn    Additional Muppet Performer
Andy Stone    Additional Muppet Performer
Alex Villa    Additional Muppet Performer

Cameos

Emily Blunt    Herself
James Carville    Himself
Leslie Feist    Herself
Whoopi Goldberg    Herself
Selena Gomez    Herself
Dave Grohl    Himself
Neil Patrick Harris    Himself
Judd Hirsch    Himself
John Krasinski    Himself
Rico Rodriguez    Himself
Mickey Rooney    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Bobin    Director
Jason Segel    Screenwriter
Nicholas Stoller    Screenwriter
David Hoberman    Producer
Todd Lieberman    Producer
Jason Segel    Executive Producer
Nicholas Stoller    Executive Producer
John G. Scotti    Executive Producer
Martin G. Baker    Executive Producer
Don Burgess    Director of Photography
Steve Saklad    Production Designer
James Thomas    Editor
Rahel Afiley    Costume Designer
Christophe Beck    Composer
Bret McKenzie    Music Supervisor
Marcia Ross    Casting
Gail Goldberg    Casting
John G. Scotti    Unit Production Manager
Josh King    First Assistant Director
Brian F. Relyea    Second Assistant Director
Janet Muswell Hamilton    Visual Effects Supervisor and Producer
Alan Baumgarten    Additional Editor
Michael Rooney    Choreography
Bill Barretta    Associate Producer

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There are no wide releases opening this week, but that doesn't mean there definitely won't be a change at the top of the box office. The Fangirl Factor for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely eat away at its box office much more than the three family films, and this could leave The Muppets on top over the weekend. This is what happened last year with Tangled. Unfortunately for this year, Tangled started out much better and even if The Muppets holds on better as a percentage of its opening, that likely won't be enough to for the total box office to earn a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: A Thankless Way to End the Month

November 28th, 2011

November ended the same way it began, on a losing note. Of the three wide releases, only The Muppets really made an impact at the box office. Hugo was able to top expectations and it was the only film in the top five to do so, but it was also the smallest of the three new releases in the top five. This meant the overall box office was down 26% from last weekend to $164 million. That was behind last year's haul by 9% leaving 2011 further behind last year's pace. At the moment, the gap is close to 4% at $9.35 billion to $9.71 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight Tops Over Thanksgiving

November 27th, 2011

In spite of a hefty 70% weekend-to-weekend decline, Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will run out an easy winner at the box office over Thanksgiving, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Its $42 million Friday-Sunday performance is exactly in line with the $42 million earned by New Moon during its Thanksgiving weekend, but it is currently running about $9 million behind the second film in the franchise, suggesting a total gross of around $285 million. A bevy of family-friendly new releases will be unable to come all that close to the vampire film, although all studios involved are projecting strong business for the films in question throughout the Holiday Season. More...

Contest: Thanksgiving Leftovers

November 25th, 2011

Next week there are no wide releases. None. I'm not even sure any of the limited releases will have that much luck at the box office. (Sleeping Beauty has the most buzz, but the reviews are mixed.) So we are left with one of two options. A.) Skip this week's box office prediction contest. Or B.) go with a holdover. We're going with Option B using The Muppets as the target film in this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the second weekend box office number for The Muppets. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Gift Of The Magi on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Nickelodeon Favorites: Merry Christmas on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Three Reasons to Give Thanks

November 23rd, 2011

It's the Thanksgiving long weekend and that means families should be flooding theaters. Fortunately, there's plenty of choices, as there are three family films opening tonight: The Muppets, Arthur Chrstmas, and Hugo. Unfortunately, this direct competition will likely mean one or two of them won't be able to match their box office potential and the studio will end up disappointed. Also, it will be nearly impossible for any of them to top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 over the weekend. This weekend last year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 was the number one film, but Tangled came very, very close to overtaking it as both films came within $2 million of $50 million. I don't think any film will do that well this year, so we will likely see a sharp decline on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts Fifth-Biggest Opening Weekend

November 20th, 2011

Twilight-mania continues this weekend at the box office, as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is set to post a $139.5 million opening, according to Summit's Sunday estimate. That will be the fifth-biggest weekend in history, just behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which remains the best in the franchise with a $142.8 million debut, which was also posted the weekend before Thanksgiving, in 2009. Breaking Dawn's Friday performance of $72 million is the third-best day in history, also just a fraction behind New Moon's first day. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II continues to hold the records for biggest weekend and day. More...

Contest: Double Down

November 18th, 2011

Next week there are three family films opening in theaters and, while Hugo is no longer going to open truly wide, both Arthur Christmas and The Muppets are opening in saturation level theater counts. It is likely the latter will be the biggest of the three new releases (although it will likely have to settle for second place) and it is the target film in this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Muppets. 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 The Devil's Double on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Boy Toy on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: November

November 1st, 2011

October was a bit of a write-off. After the last weekend of September, the 2011 box office was about $280 million behind 2010's pace, but after the final weekend in October, that gap increased to $340 million. November will obviously bring in more box office dollars than October did. After all, it has one of the most important long holiday weekends of the year, Thanksgiving. However, the important question is not, "Can this November top last month?" It's, "Can this November top last year?" The biggest hit of last November was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, which earned just shy of $300 million. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 should match that figure. Tangled reached $200 million and maybe Happy Feet 2 will match that figure, but that's far less certain. There's a chance The Muppets will match Megamind while Tower Heist should top Due Date. If Jack and Jill and / or Hugo can become surprise $100 million hits and one of the limited releases can become a monster hit, like The King's Speech was able to, then suddenly the box office looks whole lot rosier going into the final month of the year. It's possible, but it's kind of like getting a backdoor full house in Texas Hold'em to beat a straight. I wouldn't bet on it. On the other hand, there doesn't appear to be many Skyline, The Next Three Days or Faster films that bombed at the box office. So while we might not be as strong at the top, there is better depth this year and hopefully that will be enough. More...


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Synopsis

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary and Gary's girlfriend, Mary, from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the studio, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$29,239,026 (33.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,440 opening theaters/3,440 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,446,363

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2011 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as The Muppets
International Releases: December 2nd, 2011 (Wide) (Brazil)
January 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Argentina)
January 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Serbia and Montenegro)
January 27th, 2012 (Wide) (Indonesia)
February 3rd, 2012 (Wide) (Spain)
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Video Release: March 20th, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2188, 9/7/2011)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Muppets
Comparisons: vs. Dora and the Lost City of Gold
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Keywords: Gratuitous Cameos, Corporate Malfeasance, Voiceover/Narration, Prologue, Dream Sequence, Robot, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Road Trip, TV Industry, Relationships Gone Wrong, Kidnap, Performing Arts, Coming of Age, Character's Journey Shown on Map, Puppets in a Live-Action World, Family Adventure
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 60 $29,239,026 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 38 $29,239,026 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 63 $41,664,693 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 38 $41,516,691 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 48 $47,956,227 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 12 $29,239,026 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 22 $41,664,693 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 11 $41,516,691 Nov 25, 2011 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 18 $59,159,975 Nov 25, 2011 5

Lead Ensemble Members

Jason Segel    Gary
Amy Adams    Mary
Steve Whitmire    Kermit, Beaker, Statler, Rizzo
Dave Goelz    Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Bill Barretta    Swedish Chef, Rowlf, De. Teeth, Pepe the Prawn, Bobo, Fozzie Moopet
David Rudman    Scooter, Janice, Miss Poogy
Matt Vogel    Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Camilla, Sweetums, 80's Robot, Lew Zealand, Uncle Deadly, Rowlf Moopet, Crazy Harry

Supporting Cast

Chris Cooper    Tex Richman
Rashida Jones    Executive
Peter Linz    Walter
Alan Arkin    Tour Guide
Bill Cobbs    Grandfather
Ken Jeong    "Punch Teacher" Host
Jim Parsons    Human Walter
Eddie Pepitone    Postman
Kristen Schaal    Moderator
Sarah Silverman    Greeter
Eddie Sotelo    TV Executive
Raymond Ma    Elderly Asian Man
Shu Lan Tuan    Elderly Asian Woman
Donald Glover    Junior CDE Executive
Dahlia Waingort    TV Executive
Jonathan Palmer    Reporter One
Don Yanan    Reporter Two
Michael Albala    TV Executive
Julia Marie Franzese    "Punch Teacher" Kid
Gunner Smith    Gary Age 6
Connor Gallagher    Gary Age 9
Justin Marco    Gary Age 13
Cameron Kasal    Laughing Kid
Justin Tinucci    Laughing Kid
Alex Long    Laughing Kid
Aria Noelle Curzon    Waitress
Tyler Bunch    Additional Muppet Performer
Bruce Lanoil    Additional Muppet Performer
Michelan Sisti    Additonal Muppet Performer
Paul McGinnis    Additional Muppet Performer
Greg Ballora    Additional Muppet Performer
Tim Blaney    Additional Muppet Performer
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph    Additional Muppet Performer
Nathan Danforth    Additional Muppet Performer
Julia Gunn    Additional Muppet Performer
Tanya Haden    Additional Muppet Performer
Sean Johnson    Additional Muppet Performer
James Murphy    Additional Muppet Performer
Karen Prell    Additional Muppet Performer
David Skelly    Additional Muppet Performer
Art Vega    Additional Muppet Performer
Chase Woolner    Additional Muppet Performer
David Barclay    Additional Muppet Performer
Kevin Carlson    Additional Muppet Performer
Kristin Charney    Additional Muppet Performer
Alice Dinnean    Additional Muppet Performer
B.J. Guyer    Additional Muppet Performer
Patrick Johnson    Additional Muppet Performer
Len Levitt    Additional Muppet Performer
Michael Oosterom    Additional Muppet Performer
Mike Quinn    Additional Muppet Performer
Andy Stone    Additional Muppet Performer
Alex Villa    Additional Muppet Performer

Cameos

Emily Blunt    Herself
James Carville    Himself
Leslie Feist    Herself
Whoopi Goldberg    Herself
Selena Gomez    Herself
Dave Grohl    Himself
Neil Patrick Harris    Himself
Judd Hirsch    Himself
John Krasinski    Himself
Rico Rodriguez    Himself
Mickey Rooney    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

James Bobin    Director
Jason Segel    Screenwriter
Nicholas Stoller    Screenwriter
David Hoberman    Producer
Todd Lieberman    Producer
Jason Segel    Executive Producer
Nicholas Stoller    Executive Producer
John G. Scotti    Executive Producer
Martin G. Baker    Executive Producer
Don Burgess    Director of Photography
Steve Saklad    Production Designer
James Thomas    Editor
Rahel Afiley    Costume Designer
Christophe Beck    Composer
Bret McKenzie    Music Supervisor
Marcia Ross    Casting
Gail Goldberg    Casting
John G. Scotti    Unit Production Manager
Josh King    First Assistant Director
Brian F. Relyea    Second Assistant Director
Janet Muswell Hamilton    Visual Effects Supervisor and Producer
Alan Baumgarten    Additional Editor
Michael Rooney    Choreography
Bill Barretta    Associate Producer

2012 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part IV

December 19th, 2012

There are only a few days left till Christmas and we are officially in the panic zone for gift shopping. This week we have our final installment of our annual Holiday Gift Guide. Part I dealt with first run releases, Part II dealt with TV on DVD releases, Part III dealt with limited releases, foreign titles, and classics. This week, we deal with some music, books, games, as well as releases from the first three parts that I forgot the first time around. As always, there are quite a few in that last category. (I also use this time to burn off some releases that arrived late. This way I can get through all of the late reviews quicker than normal and actually have enough time to celebrate Christmas.) More...

Blu-ray Sales: War Horse wins by a Nose

April 18th, 2012

This is becoming a pattern on the Blu-ray sales chart. Just like it has been for the past few weeks, new releases were soft. Granted, War Horse did top the Blu-ray sales chart, but with just 314,000 units / $7.84 million. Its opening week Blu-ray share was 36%, which is about average for the format. More...

DVD Sales: Hop Leaps Up

April 18th, 2012

There were not a lot of new releases to reach the top 30 on this week's DVD Sales Chart, but at least there was some action on top. Hop overtook Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked for first place with 729,000 units / $10.52 million for the week and 2.04 million units / $33.51 million after three. It is now just the third DVD of 2012 to sell 2 million units. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Families Happy to be Blu

April 10th, 2012

There were not many new releases on the Blu-ray sales chart and many of the top selling DVDs were family films, which tend to struggle on high definition. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked did grab first place, but with just 270,000 units / $6.29 million. Its opening week Blu-ray Share was just 23%, which is weak for the format as a whole and only average for the genre. More...

DVD Sales: Alvin Hops to the Top

April 10th, 2012

Family films led the way on the DVD Sales Chart this week taking the top three spots. This included one and a half new releases. The best selling DVD was Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked, which sold 893,000 units / $15.56 million during its first full week of release. This is well below the opening week numbers of its predecessors, but the franchise collapsed at the box office, so this result is not surprising. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Muppets Find it Easy to be Blu

April 4th, 2012

New releases really dominated the Blu-ray sales chart taking the top four spots and five of the top six. Leading the way was The Muppets with 967,000 units / $24.16 million. Its opening week Blu-ray ray share was 52%, which is stunning for a live action family film. In fact, it's would good for a visually impressive action film. More...

DVD Sales: Muppets Show How it's Done

April 3rd, 2012

New releases dominated the DVD sales chart earning the top three spots and five of the top ten. Leading the way was The Muppets with 884,000 units / $15.05 million. This is a little weaker than I would like, but perhaps it performed better on Blu-ray. I'm not overly optimistic, because live action kids movies tend to struggle on high definition. More...

Blu-ray Sales: Tintin Finds First Spot

March 28th, 2012

The Adventures of Tintin led all new releases and took top spot on the Blu-ray sales chart. It sold 504,000 units and generated $11.09 million in opening week sales. This represents an opening Blu-ray share of very nearly 50%, which is an excellent start for a kids film. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 20th, 2012

March 20th, 2012

It's another week were there are a lot of Awards Season players hitting the home market and a lot of screeners that are late. There are a trio of films that are high on the list of contenders for Pick of the Week. These include two serious drama / thrillers: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on Blu-ray Combo Pack and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Blu-ray. However, in the end, I went with the extreme other end of the serious scale with The Muppets's Wocka Wocka Value Pack More...

Featured DVD / Blu-ray Review: The Muppets

March 18th, 2012

The Muppets have lasted around 40 years starting as a TV special in 1974. However, as a franchise, it has been neglected for the past decade or so. When it was announced The Muppets would return to the big screen in more than a decade, there was a lot of excitement, but also a lot of trepidation. Would the series return to hits heights from the 1970s and 1980s? Or would it be mired in the doldrums of the 1990s and 2000s? More...

2012 Awards Season: Live Blogging the Oscars... Best Picture... The Arist

February 26th, 2012

It's Oscars night. (Actually, it's 3:43 in the morning as I'm typing this, but I thought I would get a jump on the celebration.) As I do every year, I will follow the announcements live and update our list of Oscar winners. However, this year I will be doing it a little differently and the list of nominees below will include the favorites as picked by our readers in Italics and as picked by me in Bold. So you can watch live and tell when I'm out of the running for our Oscar contest. (I figure it will take at least 17 wins out of 24 to come out on top. Maybe even 18 or 19 wins.) So, will The Artist be the big winner tonight as our readers predict? Or will Hugo score the upset? Stay tuned to fine out. More...

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

January 24th, 2012

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

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office on Scrooge-Like Run

December 13th, 2011

After an extended slump with only a few bright spots over the past couple months, expectations for this weekend were lowered. Unfortunately, the new releases managed to fail to live up to lowered expectations and we had the worst weekend of the year. That can't be right. It's the worst weekend in three years. The overall box office was down 7% from last weekend to just $75 million, while it was down 18% when compared with last year. With only a few weeks left in the year, 2011 is down by 4% to 2010 at $9.57 billion to $9.95 billion. At this point, 2011 has virtually no chance of catching up to 2010. In fact, the box office is so weak, I think it is wise to reduce all predictions by at least 10%. ... Maybe 20%. More...

Weekend Predictions: Winter is Looking Frightful

December 8th, 2011

We could be in for a bad weekend. Then again, most weekends this year have been bad. Neither New Year's Eve nor The Sitter are winning over many critics, while their box office potential might be even lower than previously expected. The only good news is that this time last year wasn't a great weekend at the box office either and, if one new release can be a pleasant surprise, there's still a chance 2011 can pull out a win. However, there are not many reasons to feel optimistic at this point. On the one hand, there is a chance the extended box office slump is just the new norm and the two back-to-back years of $10 billion were a fluke. On the other hand, maybe there is a pent up demand and as soon as a the big releases come out next week, we will see an explosion at the box office. We will know more after next week. More...

Contest: Thanksgiving Leftovers: Winning Announcement

December 8th, 2011

The winners of our Thanksgiving Leftovers contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Box Office was Left Starving

December 5th, 2011

Well that was depressing. No one was expecting a huge boom at the box office this weekend, but the overall results were even weaker than expected. In fact, at just $81 million it was the worst weekend of the entire year. Needless to say, the box office was down on a week-to-week basis plummeting 51%. Year-over-year there were also declines, albeit by a softer margin of 6%. Year-to-date, 2011 has pulled in $9.47 billion and it is now 4% behind last year's pace. There's almost no chance to close the gap in just four weeks and the only hope we have is to build momentum over the next four weeks, so that 2012 doesn't continue the year-over-year declines we've been suffering through for most of 2011. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight Wins Again on Slow Weekend

December 4th, 2011

Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will complete a hat-trick of wins this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday, but the fact that it can do so while falling almost 60% from last weekend shows just how weak business is overall. Based on the numbers reported so far, this will be the second-slowest weekend of the year, after the weekend of September 9 as moviegoers switch to Holiday shopping. More...

Contest: Double Down: Winning Announcement

December 1st, 2011

The winners of our Double Down contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Predictions: Leftovers are Getting Cold

December 1st, 2011

There are no wide releases opening this week, but that doesn't mean there definitely won't be a change at the top of the box office. The Fangirl Factor for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will likely eat away at its box office much more than the three family films, and this could leave The Muppets on top over the weekend. This is what happened last year with Tangled. Unfortunately for this year, Tangled started out much better and even if The Muppets holds on better as a percentage of its opening, that likely won't be enough to for the total box office to earn a win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: A Thankless Way to End the Month

November 28th, 2011

November ended the same way it began, on a losing note. Of the three wide releases, only The Muppets really made an impact at the box office. Hugo was able to top expectations and it was the only film in the top five to do so, but it was also the smallest of the three new releases in the top five. This meant the overall box office was down 26% from last weekend to $164 million. That was behind last year's haul by 9% leaving 2011 further behind last year's pace. At the moment, the gap is close to 4% at $9.35 billion to $9.71 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Twilight Tops Over Thanksgiving

November 27th, 2011

In spite of a hefty 70% weekend-to-weekend decline, Breaking Dawn, Part 1 will run out an easy winner at the box office over Thanksgiving, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Its $42 million Friday-Sunday performance is exactly in line with the $42 million earned by New Moon during its Thanksgiving weekend, but it is currently running about $9 million behind the second film in the franchise, suggesting a total gross of around $285 million. A bevy of family-friendly new releases will be unable to come all that close to the vampire film, although all studios involved are projecting strong business for the films in question throughout the Holiday Season. More...

Contest: Thanksgiving Leftovers

November 25th, 2011

Next week there are no wide releases. None. I'm not even sure any of the limited releases will have that much luck at the box office. (Sleeping Beauty has the most buzz, but the reviews are mixed.) So we are left with one of two options. A.) Skip this week's box office prediction contest. Or B.) go with a holdover. We're going with Option B using The Muppets as the target film in this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the second weekend box office number for The Muppets. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Gift Of The Magi on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Nickelodeon Favorites: Merry Christmas on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

Weekend Predictions: Three Reasons to Give Thanks

November 23rd, 2011

It's the Thanksgiving long weekend and that means families should be flooding theaters. Fortunately, there's plenty of choices, as there are three family films opening tonight: The Muppets, Arthur Chrstmas, and Hugo. Unfortunately, this direct competition will likely mean one or two of them won't be able to match their box office potential and the studio will end up disappointed. Also, it will be nearly impossible for any of them to top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 over the weekend. This weekend last year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 was the number one film, but Tangled came very, very close to overtaking it as both films came within $2 million of $50 million. I don't think any film will do that well this year, so we will likely see a sharp decline on the year-over-year comparison. More...

Weekend Estimates: Breaking Dawn Posts Fifth-Biggest Opening Weekend

November 20th, 2011

Twilight-mania continues this weekend at the box office, as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is set to post a $139.5 million opening, according to Summit's Sunday estimate. That will be the fifth-biggest weekend in history, just behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which remains the best in the franchise with a $142.8 million debut, which was also posted the weekend before Thanksgiving, in 2009. Breaking Dawn's Friday performance of $72 million is the third-best day in history, also just a fraction behind New Moon's first day. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II continues to hold the records for biggest weekend and day. More...

Contest: Double Down

November 18th, 2011

Next week there are three family films opening in theaters and, while Hugo is no longer going to open truly wide, both Arthur Christmas and The Muppets are opening in saturation level theater counts. It is likely the latter will be the biggest of the three new releases (although it will likely have to settle for second place) and it is the target film in this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for The Muppets. 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 The Devil's Double on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of Boy Toy on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: November

November 1st, 2011

October was a bit of a write-off. After the last weekend of September, the 2011 box office was about $280 million behind 2010's pace, but after the final weekend in October, that gap increased to $340 million. November will obviously bring in more box office dollars than October did. After all, it has one of the most important long holiday weekends of the year, Thanksgiving. However, the important question is not, "Can this November top last month?" It's, "Can this November top last year?" The biggest hit of last November was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, which earned just shy of $300 million. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 should match that figure. Tangled reached $200 million and maybe Happy Feet 2 will match that figure, but that's far less certain. There's a chance The Muppets will match Megamind while Tower Heist should top Due Date. If Jack and Jill and / or Hugo can become surprise $100 million hits and one of the limited releases can become a monster hit, like The King's Speech was able to, then suddenly the box office looks whole lot rosier going into the final month of the year. It's possible, but it's kind of like getting a backdoor full house in Texas Hold'em to beat a straight. I wouldn't bet on it. On the other hand, there doesn't appear to be many Skyline, The Next Three Days or Faster films that bombed at the box office. So while we might not be as strong at the top, there is better depth this year and hopefully that will be enough. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 25, 2011 2 $29,239,026   3,440 $8,500   $41,516,691 1
Dec 2, 2011 2 $11,082,755 -62% 3,440 $3,222   $56,357,170 2
Dec 9, 2011 4 $6,978,870 -37% 3,328 $2,097   $65,742,128 3
Dec 16, 2011 9 $3,520,926 -50% 2,808 $1,254   $70,994,571 4
Dec 23, 2011 10 $2,145,762 -39% 1,752 $1,225   $75,702,287 5
Dec 30, 2011 11 $2,662,191 +24% 1,541 $1,728   $82,529,452 6
Jan 6, 2012 15 $1,358,289 -49% 1,236 $1,099   $85,561,195 7
Jan 13, 2012 21 $573,868 -58% 547 $1,049   $86,409,396 8
Jan 20, 2012 28 $261,418 -54% 285 $917   $87,036,379 9
Jan 27, 2012 31 $212,903 -19% 206 $1,034   $87,314,426 10
Feb 10, 2012 32 $271,985   291 $935   $87,777,650 12
Feb 17, 2012 36 $207,263 -24% 269 $770   $88,067,260 13
Feb 24, 2012 39 $145,905 -30% 205 $712   $88,355,068 14
Mar 2, 2012 44 $79,202 -46% 138 $574   $88,479,901 15
Mar 9, 2012 56 $41,574 -48% 84 $495   $88,542,491 16
Mar 16, 2012 64 $21,928 -47% 52 $422   $88,586,976 17
Mar 23, 2012 66 $12,381 -44% 35 $354   $88,605,092 18
Mar 30, 2012 73 $8,464 -32% 21 $403   $88,625,922 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 23, 2011 2 $6,510,912     3,440 $1,893   $6,510,912 1
Nov 24, 2011 2 $5,766,753 -11%   3,440 $1,676   $12,277,665 2
Nov 25, 2011 2 $12,123,246 +110%   3,440 $3,524   $24,400,911 3
Nov 26, 2011 2 $10,927,021 -10%   3,440 $3,176   $35,327,932 4
Nov 27, 2011 2 $6,188,759 -43%   3,440 $1,799   $41,516,691 5
Nov 28, 2011 2 $1,072,282 -83%   3,440 $312   $42,588,973 6
Nov 29, 2011 2 $1,042,471 -3%   3,440 $303   $43,631,444 7
Nov 30, 2011 2 $809,272 -22% -88% 3,440 $235   $44,440,716 8
Dec 1, 2011 2 $833,699 +3% -86% 3,440 $242   $45,274,415 9
Dec 2, 2011 2 $2,721,975 +226% -78% 3,440 $791   $47,996,390 10
Dec 3, 2011 2 $5,134,456 +89% -53% 3,440 $1,493   $53,130,846 11
Dec 4, 2011 2 $3,226,324 -37% -48% 3,440 $938   $56,357,170 12
Dec 5, 2011 2 $571,567 -82% -47% 3,440 $166   $56,928,737 13
Dec 6, 2011 2 $682,444 +19% -35% 3,440 $198   $57,611,181 14
Dec 7, 2011 2 $567,704 -17% -30% 3,440 $165   $58,178,885 15
Dec 8, 2011 2 $584,373 +3% -30% 3,440 $170   $58,763,258 16
Dec 9, 2011 4 $1,672,046 +186% -39% 3,328 $502   $60,435,304 17
Dec 10, 2011 4 $3,268,931 +96% -36% 3,328 $982   $63,704,235 18
Dec 11, 2011 3 $2,037,893 -38% -37% 3,328 $612   $65,742,128 19
Dec 12, 2011 6 $408,232 -80% -29% 3,328 $123   $66,150,360 20
Dec 13, 2011 6 $476,100 +17% -30% 3,328 $143   $66,626,460 21
Dec 14, 2011 5 $419,949 -12% -26% 3,328 $126   $67,046,409 22
Dec 15, 2011 7 $427,236 +2% -27% 3,328 $128   $67,473,645 23
Dec 16, 2011 10 $854,714 +100% -49% 2,808 $304   $68,328,359 24
Dec 17, 2011 9 $1,541,563 +80% -53% 2,808 $549   $69,869,922 25
Dec 18, 2011 9 $1,124,649 -27% -45% 2,808 $401   $70,994,571 26
Dec 19, 2011 9 $588,340 -48% +44% 2,808 $210   $71,582,911 27
Dec 20, 2011 9 $678,834 +15% +43% 2,808 $242   $72,261,745 28
Dec 21, 2011 8 $586,401 -14% +40% 2,808 $209   $72,848,146 29
Dec 22, 2011 8 $708,379 +21% +66% 2,808 $252   $73,556,525 30
Dec 23, 2011 9 $928,676 +31% +9% 1,752 $530   $74,485,201 31
Dec 24, 2011 8 $607,133 -35% -61% 1,752 $347   $75,092,334 32
Dec 25, 2011 15 $609,953 n/c -46% 1,752 $348   $75,702,287 33
Dec 26, 2011 11 $1,123,575 +84% +91% 1,752 $641   $76,825,862 34
Dec 27, 2011 10 $1,014,029 -10% +49% 1,536 $660   $77,839,891 35
Dec 28, 2011 10 $1,012,427 n/c +73% 1,536 $659   $78,852,318 36
Dec 29, 2011 10 $1,014,943 n/c +43% 1,536 $661   $79,867,261 37
Dec 30, 2011 10 $1,104,535 +9% +19% 1,541 $717   $80,971,796 38
Dec 31, 2011 11 $823,487 -25% +36% 1,541 $534   $81,795,283 39
Jan 1, 2012 13 $734,169 -11% +20% 1,541 $476   $82,529,452 40
Jan 2, 2012 10 $1,031,621 +41% -8% 1,541 $669   $83,561,073 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 6 $12,277,665   3,440 $3,569   $12,277,665 1
Nov 25, 2011 2 $32,996,750 +169% 3,440 $9,592   $45,274,415 2
Dec 2, 2011 2 $13,488,843 -59% 3,440 $3,921   $58,763,258 3
Dec 9, 2011 4 $8,710,387 -35% 3,328 $2,617   $67,473,645 4
Dec 16, 2011 10 $6,082,880 -30% 2,808 $2,166   $73,556,525 5
Dec 23, 2011 10 $6,310,736 +4% 1,752 $3,602   $79,867,261 6
Dec 30, 2011 11 $4,335,645 -31% 1,541 $2,814   $84,202,906 7
Jan 6, 2012 16 $1,632,622 -62% 1,236 $1,321   $85,835,528 8
Jan 13, 2012 21 $939,433 -42% 547 $1,717   $86,774,961 9
Jan 20, 2012 29 $326,562 -65% 285 $1,146   $87,101,523 10
Feb 10, 2012 34 $354,332   291 $1,218   $87,859,997 13
Feb 17, 2012 34 $349,166 -1% 269 $1,298   $88,209,163 14
Feb 24, 2012 38 $191,536 -45% 205 $934   $88,400,699 15
Mar 2, 2012 41 $100,218 -48% 138 $726   $88,500,917 16
Mar 9, 2012 57 $64,131 -36% 84 $763   $88,565,048 17
Mar 16, 2012 62 $27,663 -57% 52 $532   $88,592,711 18
Mar 23, 2012 62 $24,747 -11% 35 $707   $88,617,458 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/12/2012 $0 0 1 1 $3,058,833 12/29/2018
Australia 9/30/2021 $276 1 1 1 $7,214,702 10/5/2021
Belgium 2/15/2012 $0 0 1 2 $1,220,246 12/6/2015
Brazil 12/2/2011 $0 0 1 4 $2,071,284 12/15/2015
Indonesia 1/27/2012 $0 0 1 1 $159,820 12/29/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 1/12/2012 $0 0 5 5 $21,916 12/29/2018
Spain 2/3/2012 $0 0 10 10 $3,276,120 12/6/2015
Ukraine 3/29/2012 $0 0 2 2 $37,988 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 2/10/2012 $0 0 140 437 $26,464,672 10/6/2015
 
Rest of World $28,820,419
 
International Total$72,346,000 10/5/2021

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
Mar 25, 20121717,414 717,414$12,208,664$12,208,6641
Apr 1, 20123266,509-63% 983,923$4,801,080$17,009,7442
Apr 8, 20125348,450+31% 1,332,373$5,087,126$22,096,8703
Apr 15, 2012872,540-79% 1,404,913$1,389,446$23,486,3164
Apr 22, 20121048,606-33% 1,453,519$973,909$24,460,2255
Apr 29, 20121141,052-16% 1,494,571$820,892$25,281,1176
May 6, 20121838,645-6% 1,533,216$760,847$26,041,9647
May 13, 20122818,034-53% 1,551,250$361,050$26,403,0148
May 20, 20122615,429-14% 1,566,679$308,847$26,711,8619

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 25, 20121423,983 423,983$12,265,095$12,265,0951
Apr 1, 20123113,062-73% 537,045$2,972,700$15,237,7952
Apr 8, 20123158,234+40% 695,279$3,524,853$18,762,6483
Apr 15, 2012821,706-86% 716,985$574,182$19,336,8304
Apr 22, 2012178,994-59% 725,979$248,973$19,585,8035
Apr 29, 2012179,523+6% 735,502$258,952$19,844,7556
May 6, 2012158,361-12% 743,863$225,042$20,069,7977

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