The Namesake (2007)

The Namesake
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,610,521Details
International Box Office $6,678,253Details
Worldwide Box Office $20,288,774
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $10,099,013 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $10,099,013
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$248,552 (1.8% of total gross)
Legs:7.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/335 max. theaters, 9.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,831,215

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,712 $13,610,521
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,774 $6,678,253
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,405 $20,288,774
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $13,610,521

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 9th, 2007 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: November 27th, 2007 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Namesake, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language.
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Monsoon Wedding
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Keywords: Family Drama, Immigration, South Asian, Set in New York, Set in New York City, Set in India
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2007 Theater Average 11 $41,425 Mar 9, 2007 3
Never Wide Domestic 67 $13,610,521 Mar 9, 2007 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2007 26 $248,552   6 $41,425   $248,552 1
Mar 16, 2007 17 $715,026 +188% 41 $17,440   $1,076,544 2
Mar 23, 2007 15 $1,306,816 +83% 117 $11,169   $2,640,299 3
Mar 30, 2007 12 $1,545,971 +18% 237 $6,523   $4,609,030 4
Apr 6, 2007 13 $1,715,144 +11% 335 $5,120   $6,881,956 5
Apr 13, 2007 17 $1,244,852 -27% 331 $3,761   $8,661,334 6
Apr 20, 2007 21 $755,540 -39% 327 $2,311   $9,796,225 7
Apr 27, 2007 18 $721,024 -5% 320 $2,253   $10,771,198 8
May 4, 2007 17 $486,033 -33% 282 $1,724   $11,482,531 9
May 11, 2007 18 $418,003 -14% 271 $1,542   $12,070,226 10
May 18, 2007 20 $333,121 -20% 253 $1,317   $12,556,868 11
May 25, 2007 22 $227,031 -32% 165 $1,376   $12,904,427 12
Jun 1, 2007 27 $120,003 -47% 127 $945   $13,147,618 13
Jun 8, 2007 31 $82,790 -31% 99 $836   $13,284,613 14
Jun 15, 2007 40 $52,211 -37% 60 $870   $13,379,834 15
Jun 22, 2007 42 $41,989 -20% 49 $857   $13,448,553 16
Jun 29, 2007 43 $21,530 -49% 24 $897   $13,494,515 17
Jul 6, 2007 49 $15,369 -29% 21 $732   $13,527,279 18
Jul 13, 2007 62 $6,650 -57% 10 $665   $13,542,286 19
Jul 20, 2007 73 $3,636 -45% 4 $909   $13,552,548 20
Jul 27, 2007 74 $6,403 +76% 10 $640   $13,560,970 21
Aug 3, 2007 90 $891 -86% 4 $223   $13,569,248 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 9, 2007 - $70,244     6 $11,707   $70,244 1
Mar 10, 2007 - $99,520 +42%   6 $16,587   $169,764 2
Mar 11, 2007 - $78,788 -21%   6 $13,131   $248,552 3
Mar 12, 2007 - $27,756 -65%   6 $4,626   $276,308 4
Mar 13, 2007 - $29,549 +6%   6 $4,925   $305,857 5
Mar 14, 2007 - $28,421 -4%   6 $4,737   $334,278 6
Mar 15, 2007 - $27,240 -4%   6 $4,540   $361,518 7
Mar 16, 2007 - $156,988 +476% +123% 41 $3,829   $518,506 8
Mar 17, 2007 - $314,985 +101% +217% 41 $7,683   $833,491 9
Mar 18, 2007 - $243,053 -23% +208% 41 $5,928   $1,076,544 10
Mar 19, 2007 - $55,953 -77% +102% 41 $1,365   $1,132,497 11
Mar 20, 2007 - $69,344 +24% +135% 41 $1,691   $1,201,841 12
Mar 21, 2007 - $67,054 -3% +136% 41 $1,635   $1,268,895 13
Mar 22, 2007 - $64,585 -4% +137% 41 $1,575   $1,333,480 14
Mar 23, 2007 - $334,251 +418% +113% 117 $2,857   $1,667,731 15
Mar 24, 2007 - $598,781 +79% +90% 117 $5,118   $2,266,512 16
Mar 25, 2007 - $373,787 -38% +54% 117 $3,195   $2,640,299 17
Mar 26, 2007 - $99,596 -73% +78% 117 $851   $2,739,895 18
Mar 27, 2007 - $108,188 +9% +56% 117 $925   $2,848,083 19
Mar 28, 2007 - $110,490 +2% +65% 117 $944   $2,958,573 20
Mar 29, 2007 - $104,486 -5% +62% 117 $893   $3,063,059 21
Mar 30, 2007 14 $423,214 +305% +27% 237 $1,786   $3,486,273 22
Mar 31, 2007 - $673,228 +59% +12% 237 $2,841   $4,159,501 23
Apr 1, 2007 - $449,529 -33% +20% 237 $1,897   $4,609,030 24
Apr 2, 2007 - $103,873 -77% +4% 237 $438   $4,712,903 25
Apr 3, 2007 12 $130,067 +25% +20% 237 $549   $4,842,970 26
Apr 4, 2007 - $153,834 +18% +39% 235 $655   $4,996,804 27
Apr 5, 2007 - $170,008 +11% +63% 235 $723   $5,166,812 28
Apr 6, 2007 - $516,025 +204% +22% 335 $1,540   $5,682,837 29
Apr 7, 2007 - $765,251 +48% +14% 335 $2,284   $6,448,088 30
Apr 8, 2007 - $433,868 -43% -3% 335 $1,295   $6,881,956 31
Apr 9, 2007 - $143,322 -67% +38% 335 $428   $7,025,278 32
Apr 10, 2007 - $130,068 -9% n/c 335 $388   $7,155,346 33
Apr 11, 2007 - $127,277 -2% -17% 335 $380   $7,282,623 34
Apr 12, 2007 - $133,859 +5% -21% 335 $400   $7,416,482 35
Apr 13, 2007 - $331,854 +148% -36% 331 $1,003   $7,748,336 36
Apr 14, 2007 - $600,892 +81% -21% 331 $1,815   $8,349,228 37
Apr 15, 2007 - $312,106 -48% -28% 331 $943   $8,661,334 38
Apr 16, 2007 - $90,392 -71% -37% 331 $273   $8,751,726 39
Apr 17, 2007 - $94,541 +5% -27% 331 $286   $8,846,267 40
Apr 18, 2007 - $102,343 +8% -20% 331 $309   $8,948,610 41
Apr 19, 2007 - $92,075 -10% -31% 331 $278   $9,040,685 42
Apr 20, 2007 - $208,663 +127% -37% 327 $638   $9,249,348 43
Apr 21, 2007 - $361,765 +73% -40% 327 $1,106   $9,611,113 44
Apr 22, 2007 - $185,112 -49% -41% 327 $566   $9,796,225 45
Apr 23, 2007 - $52,120 -72% -42% 327 $159   $9,848,345 46
Apr 24, 2007 - $61,438 +18% -35% 327 $188   $9,909,783 47
Apr 25, 2007 - $66,537 +8% -35% 327 $203   $9,976,320 48
Apr 26, 2007 - $73,854 +11% -20% 327 $226   $10,050,174 49
Apr 27, 2007 - $200,658 +172% -4% 327 $614   $10,250,832 50
Apr 28, 2007 - $342,555 +71% -5% 327 $1,048   $10,593,387 51
Apr 29, 2007 - $177,811 -48% -4% 327 $544   $10,771,198 52
Apr 30, 2007 - $50,069 -72% -4% 327 $153   $10,821,267 53
May 1, 2007 - $55,173 +10% -10% 327 $169   $10,876,440 54
May 2, 2007 - $62,964 +14% -5% 327 $193   $10,939,404 55
May 3, 2007 - $57,094 -9% -23% 327 $175   $10,996,498 56
May 4, 2007 - $132,369 +132% -34% 282 $469   $11,128,867 57
May 5, 2007 - $224,137 +69% -35% 282 $795   $11,353,004 58
May 6, 2007 - $129,527 -42% -27% 282 $459   $11,482,531 59
May 7, 2007 - $38,259 -70% -24% 282 $136   $11,520,790 60
May 8, 2007 - $40,647 +6% -26% 282 $144   $11,561,437 61
May 9, 2007 - $44,365 +9% -30% 282 $157   $11,605,802 62
May 10, 2007 - $46,421 +5% -19% 282 $165   $11,652,223 63
May 11, 2007 - $104,326 +125% -21% 271 $385   $11,756,549 64
May 12, 2007 - $181,884 +74% -19% 271 $671   $11,938,433 65
May 13, 2007 - $131,793 -28% +2% 271 $486   $12,070,226 66
May 14, 2007 - $33,566 -75% -12% 271 $124   $12,103,792 67
May 15, 2007 - $38,708 +15% -5% 271 $143   $12,142,500 68
May 16, 2007 - $41,223 +6% -7% 271 $152   $12,183,723 69
May 17, 2007 15 $40,024 -3% -14% 271 $148   $12,223,747 70
May 18, 2007 - $87,902 +120% -16% 253 $347   $12,311,649 71
May 19, 2007 - $150,990 +72% -17% 253 $597   $12,462,639 72
May 20, 2007 - $94,229 -38% -29% 253 $372   $12,556,868 73
May 21, 2007 - $28,679 -70% -15% 253 $113   $12,585,547 74
May 22, 2007 - $28,862 +1% -25% 253 $114   $12,614,409 75
May 23, 2007 - $30,448 +5% -26% 253 $120   $12,644,857 76
May 24, 2007 - $32,539 +7% -19% 253 $129   $12,677,396 77
May 25, 2007 - $50,300 +55% -43% 165 $305   $12,727,696 78
May 26, 2007 - $89,512 +78% -41% 165 $542   $12,817,208 79
May 27, 2007 - $87,219 -3% -7% 165 $529   $12,904,427 80
May 28, 2007 22 $66,569 -24% +132% 165 $403   $12,970,996 81
May 29, 2007 - $17,470 -74% -39% 165 $106   $12,988,466 82
May 30, 2007 - $18,699 +7% -39% 165 $113   $13,007,165 83
May 31, 2007 - $20,450 +9% -37% 165 $124   $13,027,615 84
Jun 1, 2007 - $31,246 +53% -38% 127 $246   $13,058,861 85
Jun 2, 2007 - $52,821 +69% -41% 127 $416   $13,111,682 86
Jun 3, 2007 - $35,936 -32% -59% 127 $283   $13,147,618 87
Jun 4, 2007 - $13,311 -63% -80% 127 $105   $13,160,929 88
Jun 5, 2007 - $12,367 -7% -29% 127 $97   $13,173,296 89
Jun 6, 2007 - $13,245 +7% -29% 127 $104   $13,186,541 90
Jun 7, 2007 - $15,282 +15% -25% 127 $120   $13,201,823 91
Jun 8, 2007 - $21,565 +41% -31% 99 $218   $13,223,388 92
Jun 9, 2007 - $38,997 +81% -26% 99 $394   $13,262,385 93
Jun 10, 2007 - $22,228 -43% -38% 99 $225   $13,284,613 94
Jun 11, 2007 - $9,417 -58% -29% 99 $95   $13,294,030 95
Jun 12, 2007 - $9,940 +6% -20% 99 $100   $13,303,970 96
Jun 13, 2007 - $11,175 +12% -16% 99 $113   $13,315,145 97
Jun 14, 2007 - $12,478 +12% -18% 99 $126   $13,327,623 98
Jun 15, 2007 - $14,051 +13% -35% 60 $234   $13,341,674 99
Jun 16, 2007 - $22,344 +59% -43% 60 $372   $13,364,018 100
Jun 17, 2007 - $15,816 -29% -29% 60 $264   $13,379,834 101
Jun 18, 2007 - $5,774 -63% -39% 60 $96   $13,385,608 102
Jun 19, 2007 - $6,660 +15% -33% 60 $111   $13,392,268 103
Jun 20, 2007 - $6,993 +5% -37% 60 $117   $13,399,261 104
Jun 21, 2007 - $7,303 +4% -41% 60 $122   $13,406,564 105
Jun 22, 2007 - $11,067 +52% -21% 49 $226   $13,417,631 106
Jun 23, 2007 - $17,625 +59% -21% 49 $360   $13,435,256 107
Jun 24, 2007 - $13,297 -25% -16% 49 $271   $13,448,553 108
Jun 25, 2007 - $5,261 -60% -9% 49 $107   $13,453,814 109
Jun 26, 2007 - $7,471 +42% +12% 49 $152   $13,461,285 110
Jun 27, 2007 - $5,461 -27% -22% 37 $148   $13,466,746 111
Jun 28, 2007 - $6,239 +14% -15% 37 $169   $13,472,985 112
Jun 29, 2007 - $5,935 -5% -46% 24 $247   $13,478,920 113
Jun 30, 2007 - $8,745 +47% -50% 24 $364   $13,487,665 114
Jul 1, 2007 - $6,850 -22% -48% 24 $285   $13,494,515 115
Jul 2, 2007 - $3,394 -50% -35% 24 $141   $13,497,909 116
Jul 3, 2007 - $4,415 +30% -41% 24 $184   $13,502,324 117
Jul 4, 2007 - $5,653 +28% +4% 24 $236   $13,507,977 118
Jul 5, 2007 - $3,933 -30% -37% 24 $164   $13,511,910 119
Jul 6, 2007 - $4,347 +11% -27% 21 $207   $13,516,257 120
Jul 7, 2007 - $6,332 +46% -28% 21 $302   $13,522,589 121
Jul 8, 2007 - $4,690 -26% -32% 21 $223   $13,527,279 122
Jul 9, 2007 - $2,125 -55% -37% 21 $101   $13,529,404 123
Jul 10, 2007 - $2,153 +1% -51% 21 $103   $13,531,557 124
Jul 11, 2007 - $2,165 +1% -62% 21 $103   $13,533,722 125
Jul 12, 2007 - $1,914 -12% -51% 21 $91   $13,535,636 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2007 29 $361,518   6 $60,253   $361,518 1
Mar 16, 2007 18 $971,965 +169% 41 $23,706   $1,333,483 2
Mar 23, 2007 15 $1,729,576 +78% 117 $14,783   $3,063,059 3
Mar 30, 2007 13 $2,103,753 +22% 237 $8,877   $5,166,812 4
Apr 6, 2007 14 $2,249,670 +7% 335 $6,715   $7,416,482 5
Apr 13, 2007 17 $1,624,203 -28% 331 $4,907   $9,040,685 6
Apr 20, 2007 21 $1,009,489 -38% 327 $3,087   $10,050,174 7
Apr 27, 2007 19 $946,324 -6% 320 $2,957   $10,996,498 8
May 4, 2007 17 $655,725 -31% 282 $2,325   $11,652,223 9
May 11, 2007 19 $571,524 -13% 271 $2,109   $12,223,747 10
May 18, 2007 21 $453,649 -21% 253 $1,793   $12,677,396 11
May 25, 2007 23 $350,219 -23% 165 $2,123   $13,027,615 12
Jun 1, 2007 29 $174,208 -50% 127 $1,372   $13,201,823 13
Jun 8, 2007 33 $125,800 -28% 99 $1,271   $13,327,623 14
Jun 15, 2007 42 $78,941 -37% 60 $1,316   $13,406,564 15
Jun 22, 2007 41 $66,421 -16% 49 $1,356   $13,472,985 16
Jun 29, 2007 43 $38,925 -41% 24 $1,622   $13,511,910 17
Jul 6, 2007 50 $23,726 -39% 21 $1,130   $13,535,636 18
Jul 13, 2007 63 $13,276 -44% 10 $1,328   $13,548,912 19
Jul 20, 2007 74 $5,655 -57% 4 $1,414   $13,554,567 20
Jul 27, 2007 62 $13,790 +144% 10 $1,379   $13,568,357 21

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 2, 200725129,694 129,694$2,592,583$2,592,5831

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

Leading Cast

Kal Penn    Gogol

Supporting Cast

Tabu    Ashima
Irrfan Khan    Ashoke
Jacinda Barrett    Maxine
Zuleikha Robinson    Moushimi
Sahira Nair    Sonia

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mira Nair    Director
Sooni Taraporevala    Screenwriter
Mira Nair    Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher    Producer
Yasushi Kotani    Executive Producer
Ronnie Screwvala    Executive Producer
Taizo Son    Executive Producer

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

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March 27th, 2007

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Namesake Springs to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

March 13th, 2007

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$248,552 (1.8% of total gross)
Legs:7.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/335 max. theaters, 9.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,831,215

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,712 $13,610,521
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,774 $6,678,253
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,405 $20,288,774
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $13,610,521

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 9th, 2007 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: November 27th, 2007 by Fox Home Entertainment, released as Namesake, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language.
Running Time: 122 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Monsoon Wedding
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Keywords: Family Drama, Immigration, South Asian, Set in New York, Set in New York City, Set in India
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2007 Theater Average 11 $41,425 Mar 9, 2007 3
Never Wide Domestic 67 $13,610,521 Mar 9, 2007 0

Leading Cast

Kal Penn    Gogol

Supporting Cast

Tabu    Ashima
Irrfan Khan    Ashoke
Jacinda Barrett    Maxine
Zuleikha Robinson    Moushimi
Sahira Nair    Sonia

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mira Nair    Director
Sooni Taraporevala    Screenwriter
Mira Nair    Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher    Producer
Yasushi Kotani    Executive Producer
Ronnie Screwvala    Executive Producer
Taizo Son    Executive Producer

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

2007 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III

December 16th, 2007

This week, the Holiday Gift guide discusses movies as its theme, but not just any movie can get on this list. This is for smaller movies, ones that might have slipped past most people's attention. The top ten movies of the year would also make great gifts, but you don't need me to tell you about them. (Except to say The Simpsons Movie doesn't come out on DVD and Blu-Ray until Tuesday.) Here we have independent films, foreign films, and yes, a few Canadian films. ... Okay, more than a few Canadian films. More...

DVD Rentals - Waitress is Making a Living on the Home Market

December 10th, 2007

Only one new releases managed to reach the top five leaving Live Free or Die Hard with a clear number one finish adding $10.26 million to its total of $22.68 million after two weeks of release. More...

Award Season - Juno and Dylan Have Plenty of Spirit

November 29th, 2007

It's the official start of award season as the Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced. Several films received nods, but I'm Not There and Juno were the big hits. More...

DVD Releases for November 27, 2007

November 26th, 2007

Last Friday was Black Friday, one of the most important shopping days of the year. And Monday was Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year. So it goes without saying that releasing a DVD the day after the most important weekend of shopping ends is not a good idea. There are still several DVDs worth checking out, and a few contenders for the DVD Pick of the Week. However, there are a lot more sub-par releases and several that are contenders for worse movie of the year (half of which I had the task of reviewing). But let's concentrate on the positive end. The three best bets are Futurama - Bender's Big Score - Buy from Amazon, Namesake - Buy from Amazon, Waitress - Buy from Amazon. If I was forced to choose just one DVD, it would be Bender's Big Score, but all three earn the title of DVD Pick of the Week. Also of note, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series is also being released this week. More...

Thank Goodness for Organized Crime

May 1st, 2007

Only one film managed to top $10,000 on the per theater chart this weekend, as Triad Election pulled in $10,811 over the weekend and $12,696 since Wednesday, all in one theater. Zoo just missed that mark with $9,920, but only $7,810 of that came over the weekend. More...

Sheep Follow No One on the Per Theater Chart

April 10th, 2007

Killer of Sheep saw its per theater average grow to $15,864 this weekend, which was enough to claim top spot just ahead of Black Book's average of $12,502. More...

Falling to First Place on the Per Theater Charts

April 3rd, 2007

Journey from the Fall led the per theater charts this weekend with $99,080 in 6 theaters for an average of $16,513; its average fell less than 25% despite playing in 50% more theaters. The only other film to top $10,000 was Killer of Sheep which earned $26,154 in 2 theaters during its re-release for an average of $13,077. More...

Namesake Falls From Top Spot on Per Theater Chart

March 27th, 2007

There was a new leader on top of the Per Theater Chart as Journey from the Fall opened with $87,442 in 4 theaters for an average of $21,861. This pushed Namesake into second place with a still amazing average of $11,169; this film has show amazing resilience on this chart despite massive increases in its theater count. More...

Namesake Goes for Hat Trick

March 20th, 2007

Namesake was the top film on the Per Theater Chart for the second weekend in a row with an average of $17,440 in its 41 theaters. Second place went to the only newcomer in the $10,000 club, Hat Trick with $15,500 in its lone theater. The only other film to crack $10,000 was the overall box office leader, 300, which just managed that feat with $10,054. More...

Namesake Springs to the Top of the Per Theater Chart

March 13th, 2007

Namesake proved that Kal Penn could lead a drama better than he does most of his comedies. Over the weekend, the film pulled in nearly a quarter of a million dollars in just 6 theaters for an average of $41,425. That was well ahead of the overall box office leader, 300 and its still fantastic $22,844. The last film in the $10,000 club was a holdover, as Into Great Silence fell just 3.4% to $11,566 despite doubling its theater count to two. More...

Movie Website Updates for March 3 - March 9, 2007

March 10th, 2007

We are starting to see more and more summer blockbusters launching or updating their websites. However, this week it was still a spring release taking top spot as The Fracture - Official Site won the Weekly Website Award. More...

Many Theaters are Hosting Limited Releases this Weekend - Correction

March 9th, 2007

Good selection of limited releases this week with two that jump out as must-sees: Fido and The Host. Both are opening with a bigger push than expected, but that might not be enough to help them succeed. Correction: Fido doesn't come out in Canada until next Friday. I was confused because I've been seeing ads for it all week. Usually, when it comes to Canadian movies, you don't see ads this far in advance, if you see them at all. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 24 - March 2, 2007

March 2nd, 2007

Just an average week in terms of updates, but there are a couple sites of note including the winner of the Weekly Website Award, Wild Hogs - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 10 - February 16, 2007

February 17th, 2007

While the big summer blockbusters are sill M.I.A., there are plenty of other films to pick up the slack. This includes this week's winner, Bridge to Terabithia - Official Site. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - August 6, 2006

August 6th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a sequel to Madagascar and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2007 26 $248,552   6 $41,425   $248,552 1
Mar 16, 2007 17 $715,026 +188% 41 $17,440   $1,076,544 2
Mar 23, 2007 15 $1,306,816 +83% 117 $11,169   $2,640,299 3
Mar 30, 2007 12 $1,545,971 +18% 237 $6,523   $4,609,030 4
Apr 6, 2007 13 $1,715,144 +11% 335 $5,120   $6,881,956 5
Apr 13, 2007 17 $1,244,852 -27% 331 $3,761   $8,661,334 6
Apr 20, 2007 21 $755,540 -39% 327 $2,311   $9,796,225 7
Apr 27, 2007 18 $721,024 -5% 320 $2,253   $10,771,198 8
May 4, 2007 17 $486,033 -33% 282 $1,724   $11,482,531 9
May 11, 2007 18 $418,003 -14% 271 $1,542   $12,070,226 10
May 18, 2007 20 $333,121 -20% 253 $1,317   $12,556,868 11
May 25, 2007 22 $227,031 -32% 165 $1,376   $12,904,427 12
Jun 1, 2007 27 $120,003 -47% 127 $945   $13,147,618 13
Jun 8, 2007 31 $82,790 -31% 99 $836   $13,284,613 14
Jun 15, 2007 40 $52,211 -37% 60 $870   $13,379,834 15
Jun 22, 2007 42 $41,989 -20% 49 $857   $13,448,553 16
Jun 29, 2007 43 $21,530 -49% 24 $897   $13,494,515 17
Jul 6, 2007 49 $15,369 -29% 21 $732   $13,527,279 18
Jul 13, 2007 62 $6,650 -57% 10 $665   $13,542,286 19
Jul 20, 2007 73 $3,636 -45% 4 $909   $13,552,548 20
Jul 27, 2007 74 $6,403 +76% 10 $640   $13,560,970 21
Aug 3, 2007 90 $891 -86% 4 $223   $13,569,248 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 9, 2007 - $70,244     6 $11,707   $70,244 1
Mar 10, 2007 - $99,520 +42%   6 $16,587   $169,764 2
Mar 11, 2007 - $78,788 -21%   6 $13,131   $248,552 3
Mar 12, 2007 - $27,756 -65%   6 $4,626   $276,308 4
Mar 13, 2007 - $29,549 +6%   6 $4,925   $305,857 5
Mar 14, 2007 - $28,421 -4%   6 $4,737   $334,278 6
Mar 15, 2007 - $27,240 -4%   6 $4,540   $361,518 7
Mar 16, 2007 - $156,988 +476% +123% 41 $3,829   $518,506 8
Mar 17, 2007 - $314,985 +101% +217% 41 $7,683   $833,491 9
Mar 18, 2007 - $243,053 -23% +208% 41 $5,928   $1,076,544 10
Mar 19, 2007 - $55,953 -77% +102% 41 $1,365   $1,132,497 11
Mar 20, 2007 - $69,344 +24% +135% 41 $1,691   $1,201,841 12
Mar 21, 2007 - $67,054 -3% +136% 41 $1,635   $1,268,895 13
Mar 22, 2007 - $64,585 -4% +137% 41 $1,575   $1,333,480 14
Mar 23, 2007 - $334,251 +418% +113% 117 $2,857   $1,667,731 15
Mar 24, 2007 - $598,781 +79% +90% 117 $5,118   $2,266,512 16
Mar 25, 2007 - $373,787 -38% +54% 117 $3,195   $2,640,299 17
Mar 26, 2007 - $99,596 -73% +78% 117 $851   $2,739,895 18
Mar 27, 2007 - $108,188 +9% +56% 117 $925   $2,848,083 19
Mar 28, 2007 - $110,490 +2% +65% 117 $944   $2,958,573 20
Mar 29, 2007 - $104,486 -5% +62% 117 $893   $3,063,059 21
Mar 30, 2007 14 $423,214 +305% +27% 237 $1,786   $3,486,273 22
Mar 31, 2007 - $673,228 +59% +12% 237 $2,841   $4,159,501 23
Apr 1, 2007 - $449,529 -33% +20% 237 $1,897   $4,609,030 24
Apr 2, 2007 - $103,873 -77% +4% 237 $438   $4,712,903 25
Apr 3, 2007 12 $130,067 +25% +20% 237 $549   $4,842,970 26
Apr 4, 2007 - $153,834 +18% +39% 235 $655   $4,996,804 27
Apr 5, 2007 - $170,008 +11% +63% 235 $723   $5,166,812 28
Apr 6, 2007 - $516,025 +204% +22% 335 $1,540   $5,682,837 29
Apr 7, 2007 - $765,251 +48% +14% 335 $2,284   $6,448,088 30
Apr 8, 2007 - $433,868 -43% -3% 335 $1,295   $6,881,956 31
Apr 9, 2007 - $143,322 -67% +38% 335 $428   $7,025,278 32
Apr 10, 2007 - $130,068 -9% n/c 335 $388   $7,155,346 33
Apr 11, 2007 - $127,277 -2% -17% 335 $380   $7,282,623 34
Apr 12, 2007 - $133,859 +5% -21% 335 $400   $7,416,482 35
Apr 13, 2007 - $331,854 +148% -36% 331 $1,003   $7,748,336 36
Apr 14, 2007 - $600,892 +81% -21% 331 $1,815   $8,349,228 37
Apr 15, 2007 - $312,106 -48% -28% 331 $943   $8,661,334 38
Apr 16, 2007 - $90,392 -71% -37% 331 $273   $8,751,726 39
Apr 17, 2007 - $94,541 +5% -27% 331 $286   $8,846,267 40
Apr 18, 2007 - $102,343 +8% -20% 331 $309   $8,948,610 41
Apr 19, 2007 - $92,075 -10% -31% 331 $278   $9,040,685 42
Apr 20, 2007 - $208,663 +127% -37% 327 $638   $9,249,348 43
Apr 21, 2007 - $361,765 +73% -40% 327 $1,106   $9,611,113 44
Apr 22, 2007 - $185,112 -49% -41% 327 $566   $9,796,225 45
Apr 23, 2007 - $52,120 -72% -42% 327 $159   $9,848,345 46
Apr 24, 2007 - $61,438 +18% -35% 327 $188   $9,909,783 47
Apr 25, 2007 - $66,537 +8% -35% 327 $203   $9,976,320 48
Apr 26, 2007 - $73,854 +11% -20% 327 $226   $10,050,174 49
Apr 27, 2007 - $200,658 +172% -4% 327 $614   $10,250,832 50
Apr 28, 2007 - $342,555 +71% -5% 327 $1,048   $10,593,387 51
Apr 29, 2007 - $177,811 -48% -4% 327 $544   $10,771,198 52
Apr 30, 2007 - $50,069 -72% -4% 327 $153   $10,821,267 53
May 1, 2007 - $55,173 +10% -10% 327 $169   $10,876,440 54
May 2, 2007 - $62,964 +14% -5% 327 $193   $10,939,404 55
May 3, 2007 - $57,094 -9% -23% 327 $175   $10,996,498 56
May 4, 2007 - $132,369 +132% -34% 282 $469   $11,128,867 57
May 5, 2007 - $224,137 +69% -35% 282 $795   $11,353,004 58
May 6, 2007 - $129,527 -42% -27% 282 $459   $11,482,531 59
May 7, 2007 - $38,259 -70% -24% 282 $136   $11,520,790 60
May 8, 2007 - $40,647 +6% -26% 282 $144   $11,561,437 61
May 9, 2007 - $44,365 +9% -30% 282 $157   $11,605,802 62
May 10, 2007 - $46,421 +5% -19% 282 $165   $11,652,223 63
May 11, 2007 - $104,326 +125% -21% 271 $385   $11,756,549 64
May 12, 2007 - $181,884 +74% -19% 271 $671   $11,938,433 65
May 13, 2007 - $131,793 -28% +2% 271 $486   $12,070,226 66
May 14, 2007 - $33,566 -75% -12% 271 $124   $12,103,792 67
May 15, 2007 - $38,708 +15% -5% 271 $143   $12,142,500 68
May 16, 2007 - $41,223 +6% -7% 271 $152   $12,183,723 69
May 17, 2007 15 $40,024 -3% -14% 271 $148   $12,223,747 70
May 18, 2007 - $87,902 +120% -16% 253 $347   $12,311,649 71
May 19, 2007 - $150,990 +72% -17% 253 $597   $12,462,639 72
May 20, 2007 - $94,229 -38% -29% 253 $372   $12,556,868 73
May 21, 2007 - $28,679 -70% -15% 253 $113   $12,585,547 74
May 22, 2007 - $28,862 +1% -25% 253 $114   $12,614,409 75
May 23, 2007 - $30,448 +5% -26% 253 $120   $12,644,857 76
May 24, 2007 - $32,539 +7% -19% 253 $129   $12,677,396 77
May 25, 2007 - $50,300 +55% -43% 165 $305   $12,727,696 78
May 26, 2007 - $89,512 +78% -41% 165 $542   $12,817,208 79
May 27, 2007 - $87,219 -3% -7% 165 $529   $12,904,427 80
May 28, 2007 22 $66,569 -24% +132% 165 $403   $12,970,996 81
May 29, 2007 - $17,470 -74% -39% 165 $106   $12,988,466 82
May 30, 2007 - $18,699 +7% -39% 165 $113   $13,007,165 83
May 31, 2007 - $20,450 +9% -37% 165 $124   $13,027,615 84
Jun 1, 2007 - $31,246 +53% -38% 127 $246   $13,058,861 85
Jun 2, 2007 - $52,821 +69% -41% 127 $416   $13,111,682 86
Jun 3, 2007 - $35,936 -32% -59% 127 $283   $13,147,618 87
Jun 4, 2007 - $13,311 -63% -80% 127 $105   $13,160,929 88
Jun 5, 2007 - $12,367 -7% -29% 127 $97   $13,173,296 89
Jun 6, 2007 - $13,245 +7% -29% 127 $104   $13,186,541 90
Jun 7, 2007 - $15,282 +15% -25% 127 $120   $13,201,823 91
Jun 8, 2007 - $21,565 +41% -31% 99 $218   $13,223,388 92
Jun 9, 2007 - $38,997 +81% -26% 99 $394   $13,262,385 93
Jun 10, 2007 - $22,228 -43% -38% 99 $225   $13,284,613 94
Jun 11, 2007 - $9,417 -58% -29% 99 $95   $13,294,030 95
Jun 12, 2007 - $9,940 +6% -20% 99 $100   $13,303,970 96
Jun 13, 2007 - $11,175 +12% -16% 99 $113   $13,315,145 97
Jun 14, 2007 - $12,478 +12% -18% 99 $126   $13,327,623 98
Jun 15, 2007 - $14,051 +13% -35% 60 $234   $13,341,674 99
Jun 16, 2007 - $22,344 +59% -43% 60 $372   $13,364,018 100
Jun 17, 2007 - $15,816 -29% -29% 60 $264   $13,379,834 101
Jun 18, 2007 - $5,774 -63% -39% 60 $96   $13,385,608 102
Jun 19, 2007 - $6,660 +15% -33% 60 $111   $13,392,268 103
Jun 20, 2007 - $6,993 +5% -37% 60 $117   $13,399,261 104
Jun 21, 2007 - $7,303 +4% -41% 60 $122   $13,406,564 105
Jun 22, 2007 - $11,067 +52% -21% 49 $226   $13,417,631 106
Jun 23, 2007 - $17,625 +59% -21% 49 $360   $13,435,256 107
Jun 24, 2007 - $13,297 -25% -16% 49 $271   $13,448,553 108
Jun 25, 2007 - $5,261 -60% -9% 49 $107   $13,453,814 109
Jun 26, 2007 - $7,471 +42% +12% 49 $152   $13,461,285 110
Jun 27, 2007 - $5,461 -27% -22% 37 $148   $13,466,746 111
Jun 28, 2007 - $6,239 +14% -15% 37 $169   $13,472,985 112
Jun 29, 2007 - $5,935 -5% -46% 24 $247   $13,478,920 113
Jun 30, 2007 - $8,745 +47% -50% 24 $364   $13,487,665 114
Jul 1, 2007 - $6,850 -22% -48% 24 $285   $13,494,515 115
Jul 2, 2007 - $3,394 -50% -35% 24 $141   $13,497,909 116
Jul 3, 2007 - $4,415 +30% -41% 24 $184   $13,502,324 117
Jul 4, 2007 - $5,653 +28% +4% 24 $236   $13,507,977 118
Jul 5, 2007 - $3,933 -30% -37% 24 $164   $13,511,910 119
Jul 6, 2007 - $4,347 +11% -27% 21 $207   $13,516,257 120
Jul 7, 2007 - $6,332 +46% -28% 21 $302   $13,522,589 121
Jul 8, 2007 - $4,690 -26% -32% 21 $223   $13,527,279 122
Jul 9, 2007 - $2,125 -55% -37% 21 $101   $13,529,404 123
Jul 10, 2007 - $2,153 +1% -51% 21 $103   $13,531,557 124
Jul 11, 2007 - $2,165 +1% -62% 21 $103   $13,533,722 125
Jul 12, 2007 - $1,914 -12% -51% 21 $91   $13,535,636 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 9, 2007 29 $361,518   6 $60,253   $361,518 1
Mar 16, 2007 18 $971,965 +169% 41 $23,706   $1,333,483 2
Mar 23, 2007 15 $1,729,576 +78% 117 $14,783   $3,063,059 3
Mar 30, 2007 13 $2,103,753 +22% 237 $8,877   $5,166,812 4
Apr 6, 2007 14 $2,249,670 +7% 335 $6,715   $7,416,482 5
Apr 13, 2007 17 $1,624,203 -28% 331 $4,907   $9,040,685 6
Apr 20, 2007 21 $1,009,489 -38% 327 $3,087   $10,050,174 7
Apr 27, 2007 19 $946,324 -6% 320 $2,957   $10,996,498 8
May 4, 2007 17 $655,725 -31% 282 $2,325   $11,652,223 9
May 11, 2007 19 $571,524 -13% 271 $2,109   $12,223,747 10
May 18, 2007 21 $453,649 -21% 253 $1,793   $12,677,396 11
May 25, 2007 23 $350,219 -23% 165 $2,123   $13,027,615 12
Jun 1, 2007 29 $174,208 -50% 127 $1,372   $13,201,823 13
Jun 8, 2007 33 $125,800 -28% 99 $1,271   $13,327,623 14
Jun 15, 2007 42 $78,941 -37% 60 $1,316   $13,406,564 15
Jun 22, 2007 41 $66,421 -16% 49 $1,356   $13,472,985 16
Jun 29, 2007 43 $38,925 -41% 24 $1,622   $13,511,910 17
Jul 6, 2007 50 $23,726 -39% 21 $1,130   $13,535,636 18
Jul 13, 2007 63 $13,276 -44% 10 $1,328   $13,548,912 19
Jul 20, 2007 74 $5,655 -57% 4 $1,414   $13,554,567 20
Jul 27, 2007 62 $13,790 +144% 10 $1,379   $13,568,357 21

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 2, 200725129,694 129,694$2,592,583$2,592,5831

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