National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $219,961,501Details
International Box Office $237,364,303Details
Worldwide Box Office $457,325,804
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $98,637,019 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,217,658 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $99,854,677
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$44,783,772 (20.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,832 opening theaters/3,832 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $333,516,858

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 184 $219,961,501
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 396 $237,364,303
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 288 $457,325,804
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 58 $219,961,501
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 78 $237,364,303
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 72 $457,325,804

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: December 21st, 2007 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: December 20th, 2007 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 20th, 2008 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some violence and action
Running Time: 124 minutes
Franchise: National Treasure
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2007
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Keywords: Treasure Hunters, Political, Kidnap, Hitmen, Chase Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Junction Entertainment, Saturn Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 174 $200,322,147 Jan 23, 2008 34
Fastest to $150m 167 $200,322,147 Jan 23, 2008 34
Fastest to $200m 167 $200,322,147 Jan 23, 2008 34
Fastest to $50m 198 $200,322,147 Jan 23, 2008 34
Biggest 5th Monday 58 $2,056,072 Jan 21, 2008 32
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 178 $7,550,254 Jan 18, 2008 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 233 $11,882,707 Jan 18, 2008 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 144 $9,606,326 Jan 18, 2008 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $15,118,586 Jan 18, 2008 31
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 100 $20,062,684 Jan 4, 2008 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 36 $20,062,684 Jan 4, 2008 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 57 $31,574,980 Jan 4, 2008 17
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 24 $9,679,556 Jan 1, 2008 12
Biggest 2nd Monday 37 $9,188,271 Dec 31, 2007 11
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 17 $36,672,708 Dec 28, 2007 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $60,232,786 Dec 28, 2007 10
Biggest 1st Thursday 46 $10,517,241 Dec 27, 2007 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 37 $12,441,267 Dec 26, 2007 6
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 82 $12,441,267 Dec 26, 2007 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 44 $13,656,128 Dec 25, 2007 5
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 62 $13,656,128 Dec 25, 2007 5
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 37 $44,783,772 Dec 21, 2007 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 78 $44,783,772 Dec 21, 2007 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2007 1 $44,783,772   3,832 $11,687   $44,783,772 1
Dec 28, 2007 1 $36,672,708 -18% 3,832 $9,570   $125,075,411 2
Jan 4, 2008 1 $20,062,684 -45% 3,762 $5,333   $170,870,795 3
Jan 11, 2008 4 $11,302,002 -44% 3,377 $3,347   $187,114,947 4
Jan 18, 2008 7 $7,550,254 -33% 2,963 $2,548   $197,433,099 5
Jan 25, 2008 8 $4,916,131 -35% 2,154 $2,282   $205,672,738 6
Feb 1, 2008 13 $2,963,552 -40% 1,733 $1,710   $209,792,593 7
Feb 8, 2008 14 $2,150,147 -27% 1,256 $1,712   $212,752,399 8
Feb 15, 2008 18 $1,317,124 -39% 850 $1,550   $214,682,908 9
Feb 22, 2008 23 $695,359 -47% 571 $1,218   $216,001,504 10
Feb 29, 2008 25 $422,985 -39% 389 $1,087   $216,599,988 11
Mar 7, 2008 30 $237,600 -44% 269 $883   $216,964,020 12
Mar 14, 2008 36 $165,786 -30% 177 $937   $217,216,391 13
Mar 21, 2008 24 $390,118 +135% 348 $1,121   $217,684,901 14
Mar 28, 2008 23 $376,565 -3% 320 $1,177   $218,309,061 15
Apr 4, 2008 24 $265,494 -29% 300 $885   $218,701,477 16
Apr 11, 2008 32 $192,029 -28% 253 $759   $218,979,290 17
Apr 18, 2008 34 $157,717 -18% 225 $701   $219,191,729 18
Apr 25, 2008 38 $109,845 -30% 179 $614   $219,342,259 19
May 2, 2008 39 $74,278 -32% 145 $512   $219,455,217 20
May 9, 2008 40 $66,543 -10% 115 $579   $219,548,127 21
May 16, 2008 24 $173,208 +160% 132 $1,312   $219,739,808 22
May 23, 2008 27 $94,013 -46% 87 $1,081   $219,867,511 23
May 30, 2008 41 $37,104 -61% 64 $580   $219,932,519 24
Jun 6, 2008 76 $8,091 -78% 26 $311   $219,953,463 25
Jun 13, 2008 97 $3,329 -59% 12 $277   $219,961,501 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 21, 2007 1 $16,739,339     3,832 $4,368   $16,739,339 1
Dec 22, 2007 1 $15,344,648 -8%   3,832 $4,004   $32,083,987 2
Dec 23, 2007 1 $12,699,785 -17%   3,832 $3,314   $44,783,772 3
Dec 24, 2007 1 $7,004,295 -45%   3,832 $1,828   $51,788,067 4
Dec 25, 2007 1 $13,656,128 +95%   3,832 $3,564   $65,444,195 5
Dec 26, 2007 1 $12,441,267 -9%   3,832 $3,247   $77,885,462 6
Dec 27, 2007 1 $10,517,241 -15%   3,832 $2,745   $88,402,703 7
Dec 28, 2007 1 $12,261,261 +17% -27% 3,832 $3,200   $100,663,964 8
Dec 29, 2007 1 $12,673,395 +3% -17% 3,832 $3,307   $113,337,359 9
Dec 30, 2007 1 $10,738,052 -15% -15% 3,832 $2,802   $124,075,411 10
Dec 31, 2007 1 $9,188,271 -14% +31% 3,832 $2,398   $133,263,682 11
Jan 1, 2008 1 $9,679,556 +5% -29% 3,832 $2,526   $142,943,238 12
Jan 2, 2008 1 $4,284,619 -56% -66% 3,832 $1,118   $147,227,857 13
Jan 3, 2008 1 $3,580,254 -16% -66% 3,832 $934   $150,808,111 14
Jan 4, 2008 1 $6,343,102 +77% -48% 3,762 $1,686   $157,151,213 15
Jan 5, 2008 1 $8,754,230 +38% -31% 3,762 $2,327   $165,905,443 16
Jan 6, 2008 1 $4,965,352 -43% -54% 3,762 $1,320   $170,870,795 17
Jan 7, 2008 2 $1,302,684 -74% -86% 3,762 $346   $172,173,479 18
Jan 8, 2008 2 $1,314,178 +1% -86% 3,762 $349   $173,487,657 19
Jan 9, 2008 2 $1,179,735 -10% -72% 3,762 $314   $174,667,392 20
Jan 10, 2008 2 $1,145,553 -3% -68% 3,762 $305   $175,812,945 21
Jan 11, 2008 4 $3,268,960 +185% -48% 3,377 $968   $179,081,905 22
Jan 12, 2008 4 $5,170,214 +58% -41% 3,377 $1,531   $184,252,119 23
Jan 13, 2008 5 $2,862,828 -45% -42% 3,377 $848   $187,114,947 24
Jan 14, 2008 4 $714,277 -75% -45% 3,377 $212   $187,829,224 25
Jan 15, 2008 4 $700,705 -2% -47% 3,377 $207   $188,529,929 26
Jan 16, 2008 3 $642,008 -8% -46% 3,377 $190   $189,171,937 27
Jan 17, 2008 3 $710,908 +11% -38% 3,377 $211   $189,882,845 28
Jan 18, 2008 7 $2,020,687 +184% -38% 2,963 $682   $191,903,532 29
Jan 19, 2008 5 $3,469,831 +72% -33% 2,963 $1,171   $195,373,363 30
Jan 20, 2008 8 $2,059,736 -41% -28% 2,963 $695   $197,433,099 31
Jan 21, 2008 5 $2,056,072 n/c +188% 2,963 $694   $199,489,171 32
Jan 22, 2008 6 $446,893 -78% -36% 2,963 $151   $199,936,064 33
Jan 23, 2008 8 $386,083 -14% -40% 2,963 $130   $200,322,147 34
Jan 24, 2008 7 $434,460 +13% -39% 2,963 $147   $200,756,607 35
Jan 25, 2008 11 $1,200,811 +176% -41% 2,154 $557   $201,957,418 36
Jan 26, 2008 8 $2,332,781 +94% -33% 2,154 $1,083   $204,290,199 37
Jan 27, 2008 10 $1,382,539 -41% -33% 2,154 $642   $205,672,738 38
Jan 28, 2008 9 $315,436 -77% -85% 2,154 $146   $205,988,174 39
Jan 29, 2008 11 $280,388 -11% -37% 2,154 $130   $206,268,562 40
Jan 30, 2008 11 $289,352 +3% -25% 2,154 $134   $206,557,914 41
Jan 31, 2008 11 $271,127 -6% -38% 2,154 $126   $206,829,041 42
Feb 1, 2008 13 $842,185 +211% -30% 1,733 $486   $207,671,226 43
Feb 2, 2008 12 $1,617,345 +92% -31% 1,733 $933   $209,288,571 44
Feb 3, 2008 14 $504,022 -69% -64% 1,733 $291   $209,792,593 45
Feb 4, 2008 14 $208,716 -59% -34% 1,733 $120   $210,001,309 46
Feb 5, 2008 14 $200,455 -4% -29% 1,733 $116   $210,201,764 47
Feb 6, 2008 14 $191,240 -5% -34% 1,733 $110   $210,393,004 48
Feb 7, 2008 14 $209,248 +9% -23% 1,733 $121   $210,602,252 49
Feb 8, 2008 14 $536,738 +157% -36% 1,256 $427   $211,138,990 50
Feb 9, 2008 13 $1,039,919 +94% -36% 1,256 $828   $212,178,909 51
Feb 10, 2008 14 $573,490 -45% +14% 1,256 $457   $212,752,399 52
Feb 11, 2008 15 $130,318 -77% -38% 1,256 $104   $212,882,717 53
Feb 12, 2008 15 $125,962 -3% -37% 1,256 $100   $213,008,679 54
Feb 13, 2008 15 $141,906 +13% -26% 1,256 $113   $213,150,585 55
Feb 14, 2008 17 $215,199 +52% +3% 1,256 $171   $213,365,784 56
Feb 15, 2008 17 $317,902 +48% -41% 850 $374   $213,683,686 57
Feb 16, 2008 17 $600,138 +89% -42% 850 $706   $214,283,824 58
Feb 17, 2008 17 $399,084 -34% -30% 850 $470   $214,682,908 59
Feb 18, 2008 16 $339,607 -15% +161% 850 $400   $215,022,515 60
Feb 19, 2008 - $94,370 -72% -25% 850 $111   $215,116,885 61
Feb 20, 2008 19 $91,821 -3% -35% 850 $108   $215,208,706 62
Feb 21, 2008 17 $97,439 +6% -55% 850 $115   $215,306,145 63
May 26, 2008 33 $17,229     87 $198   $219,884,740 158

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2007 1 $88,402,703   3,832 $23,070   $88,402,703 1
Dec 28, 2007 1 $62,405,408 -29% 3,832 $16,285   $150,808,111 2
Jan 4, 2008 1 $25,004,834 -60% 3,762 $6,647   $175,812,945 3
Jan 11, 2008 4 $14,069,900 -44% 3,377 $4,166   $189,882,845 4
Jan 18, 2008 5 $10,873,762 -23% 2,963 $3,670   $200,756,607 5
Jan 25, 2008 9 $6,072,434 -44% 2,154 $2,819   $206,829,041 6
Feb 1, 2008 14 $3,773,211 -38% 1,733 $2,177   $210,602,252 7
Feb 8, 2008 18 $2,763,532 -27% 1,256 $2,200   $213,365,784 8
Feb 15, 2008 18 $1,940,361 -30% 850 $2,283   $215,306,145 9
Feb 22, 2008 25 $870,858 -55% 571 $1,525   $216,177,003 10
Feb 29, 2008 25 $549,417 -37% 389 $1,412   $216,726,420 11
Mar 7, 2008 29 $324,185 -41% 269 $1,205   $217,050,605 12
Mar 14, 2008 37 $244,178 -25% 177 $1,380   $217,294,783 13
Mar 21, 2008 25 $637,713 +161% 348 $1,833   $217,932,496 14
Mar 28, 2008 26 $503,487 -21% 320 $1,573   $218,435,983 15
Apr 4, 2008 25 $351,278 -30% 300 $1,171   $218,787,261 16
Apr 11, 2008 34 $246,751 -30% 253 $975   $219,034,012 17
Apr 18, 2008 36 $198,402 -20% 225 $882   $219,232,414 18
Apr 25, 2008 38 $148,525 -25% 179 $830   $219,380,939 19
May 2, 2008 40 $100,645 -32% 145 $694   $219,481,584 20
May 9, 2008 43 $85,016 -16% 115 $739   $219,566,600 21
May 16, 2008 25 $206,898 +143% 132 $1,567   $219,773,498 22
May 23, 2008 30 $121,917 -41% 87 $1,401   $219,895,415 23
May 30, 2008 43 $49,957 -59% 64 $781   $219,945,372 24
Jun 6, 2008 77 $12,800 -74% 26 $492   $219,958,172 25
Jun 13, 2008 99 $3,329 -74% 12 $277   $219,961,501 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/20/2007 $2,682,808 347 347 694 $6,472,811 1/10/2017
 
Rest of World $230,891,492
 
International Total$237,364,303 1/10/2017

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
May 25, 200813,178,631 3,178,631$50,826,310$50,826,3101
Jun 1, 20081904,102-72% 4,082,733$14,307,776$65,134,0862
Jun 8, 20081463,444-49% 4,546,177$7,110,436$72,244,5223
Jun 15, 20083330,856-29% 4,877,033$5,303,622$77,548,1444
Jun 22, 20085152,460-54% 5,029,493$2,427,163$79,975,3075
Jun 29, 20086144,580-5% 5,174,073$2,203,414$82,178,7216
Jul 6, 2008884,795-41% 5,258,868$1,296,388$83,475,1097
Jul 13, 20081274,745-12% 5,333,613$1,252,308$84,727,4178
Jul 20, 20081552,131-30% 5,385,744$839,700$85,567,1179
Jul 27, 20081157,765+11% 5,443,509$885,988$86,453,10510
Aug 3, 20081745,751-21% 5,489,260$706,661$87,159,76611
Aug 10, 20081349,058+7% 5,538,318$756,121$87,915,88712
Aug 17, 20082134,916-29% 5,573,234$537,542$88,453,42913
Aug 24, 20082731,451-10% 5,604,685$482,568$88,935,99714
Aug 31, 20082827,447-13% 5,632,132$423,815$89,359,81215
Oct 5, 20083018,201 5,744,876$281,227$91,113,00820

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 7, 20101411,852 11,852$178,610$178,61094

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Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage    Ben Gates

Supporting Cast

Jon Voight    Patrick Gates
Harvey Keitel    Sadusky
Ed Harris    Mitch Wilkinson
Diane Kruger    Dr. Abigail Chase
Justin Bartha    Riley Poole
Bruce Greenwood    US President
Martin Maize    Danial
Timothy V. Murphy    Seth
Alicia Coppola    FBI Agent Spellman
Armando Riesco    FBI Agent Hendricks
Albert Hall    Dr. Nichols
Helen Mirren    Emily Appleton Gates
Ty Burrell    Connor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Turteltaub    Director
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Jon Turteltaub    Producer
Mike Stenson    Executive Producer
Chad Oman    Executive Producer
Barry Waldman    Executive Producer
Oren Aviv    Executive Producer
Charles Segars    Executive Producer
Gregory Poirier    Story Creator
Ted Elliott    Story Creator
Terry Rossio    Story Creator
Jim Kouf    Character Creator
Oren Aviv    Character Creator
Charles Segars    Character Creator
John Schwartzman    Cinematographer
Amir Mokri    Cinematographer
Dominic Watkins    Production Designer
William Goldenberg    Editor
David Rennie    Editor
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Linford    Additional Music
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor UK
Steve Durkee    Music Editor
Jeanette Surga    Supervising Music Editor
Shannon Mills    Sound Designer
Randall Wilkins    Set Designer

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

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International Top Five - Asterix Wins its Second Gold Medal

February 13th, 2008

Asterix At The Olympic Games remained on top of the charts with $24.52 million on 3925 screens in 25 markets for a total of $72.49 million after just two weeks. The film opened in first place in Spain with $2.75 million on 385 screens while it had to settle for second place in Italy with $1.86 million on 357 screens. Meanwhile it was down just 22% in Germany adding $2.29 million on 600 screens for a total of $6.76 million. In Russia it was down 51% during its second weekend, which is better than average for the market, as it picked up $2.19 million on 549 screens for a total of $7.58 million. As for its native market of France, the film was down 58%, but it still earned an easy first place with $9.80 million on 1078 screens for a total of $35.19 million. At this rate, it will take at least a week for the film to match its production budget, while it will likely have to wait till the home market for it to show a profit, but that should still make the studio happy. More...

International Details - Still Treasured

February 10th, 2008

National Treasure: The Book of Secrets slipped out of the top five, again, earning $6.94 million on 2702 screens in 34 markets for a total of $169.62 million. This includes a first place finish in Germany with $3.42 million on 641 screens for a total of $10.03 million after two there. The film opens in the U.K. this weekend and should have little trouble reaching $200 million before long. More...

International Top Five - The Very Best of the International Charts

January 30th, 2008

There was another record-breaking homegrown release in Russia as The Very Best Film earned topped spot on the international charts with $17.82 million on 790 screens in 2 markets. Of that, $16.48 million on 702 screens came from its home market, which is a record opening in that market. More...

Spartans Too Much for Rambo

January 29th, 2008

We are one month into 2008 and so far there are a lot more positives than negatives at the box office. On the negative side, the box office was down 7% from last weekend to $144 million. But on the positive side, that was an increase of 21% from the same weekend last year and year-to-date 2008 has a 16% lead on 2007. Granted, it is early and it is unlikely the box office will remain this hot for long, but it is still good news. More...

International Details - International Treasure

January 27th, 2008

National Treasure: The Book of Secrets fell from second to sixth, but it was relatively close with $8.37 million on 3883 screens in 36 markets for a total of $143.30 million. Even if the film had no more markets left to open in, it would reach $150 million and beyond. However, it has yet to open in Germany, the U.K., and France and should top its domestic total before it is done. More...

International Top Five - Legend even Bigger Abroad

January 16th, 2008

I Am Legend is getting ready to wrap up its international run, but it isn't slowing down. This weekend it grew by 32% to $40.18 million on 4951 screens in 44 markets for a total of $221.52 million topping $200 million internationally, just as it did domestically. Openings this week including a couple major markets led by Germany where it pulled in $10.89 million on 713 screens and easily taking first place, which is not a real shock as Will Smith is a huge draw in that market. On the other hand, it performed surprisingly strong in Italy where it also captured first place with a very impressive opening weekend of $8.52 million on 486 screens. Meanwhile in Australia the film fell 63%, but that was still enough to retain first place with $3.19 million on 338 screens over the weekend and $14.79 million in total. More...

Bucket Full of Cash

January 15th, 2008

It's the second weekend of January and we still haven't seen a January release top the charts. This time the biggest hit was a wide expansion from December, which not only finished first, but also helped the overall box office reach $130 million. This is about 7% lower than last weekend, but roughly 1% more than the same weekend last year, and this weekend last year was Martin Luther King Weekend, which helped boost the numbers. More...

Drop in the Bucket

January 10th, 2008

This week, we have three new wide release and there are also a couple of expansions. Add in several strong holdovers, and there could be quite a logjam on the top of the charts. Not every new release / wide expansion will take part in this bounty, with In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which could turn out to be the worst movie of the year, likely to miss out. More...

International Top Five - Holdovers Dominate International Box Office

January 10th, 2008

There wasn't a single new release in the top five; in fact, there wasn't a single new release to chart this week. This left I Am Legend in first place with $30.51 million on 3492 screens in 33 markets for a total of $167.97 million internationally. The film has million dollar openings in a trio of markets, the largest of which was Australia where it pulled in $8.41 million on 338 screens over the weekend and $8.58 million in total. In Greece it earned $1.30 million on 79 screens over the weekend and $1.88 million in total while in New Zealand it opened with $1.04 million on 65. Meanwhile it was down 43% in the U.K. to $7.39 million on 458 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.50 million after two weeks. More...

Treasure on Top, Call Surprises, but Juno is Real Winner

January 8th, 2008

The first weekend of 2008 was stronger than expected with the overall box office earning $140 million. This is 25% lower than last weekend, but that's to be expected. More importantly, it's 6% more than the same weekend last year and that's a great start to the new year. More...

One Missed Film

January 4th, 2008

With only one new release this weekend, and a sub-par one at that, holdovers will dominate the box office this weekend, just like they dominated the box office last weekend. The same group of holdovers might dominate the box office next weekend as well. 2008 is starting off really slow. More...

International Top Five - Ending the Year with Milestones

January 4th, 2008

I Am Legend maintained first place with $43.94 million on 3176 screens in 24 markets for a total of $117.91 million during its run. Its best opening this week came in the U.K. where it pulled in $13.01 million on 440 screens over the weekend and $21.84 million since Boxing Day. At this pace, even if the film had no markets left to open in, it would be able to reach $200 million internationally. And with debuts in Germany, Italy, Australia, and other major markets left to go, it should hit $300 million internationally and more than $500 million worldwide. More...

Treasure Tarnished but is Still Golden

January 2nd, 2008

2007 ended on a high note. Whole not every film was able to meet expectations, there was a trio of films that hit milestones, either just before the weekend, on the weekend, or just after the weekend ended. Overall the box office added $186 million over the weekend, which was up 16% from last weekend. More importantly, it was up 15% from the same weekend last year given 2007 a total box office of $9.68 billion, which was 4% more than 2006 and 2% more than 2004's record. Ticket sales, on the other hand, was flat down less than 0.1% from last year and this is the fourth down year out of five for this vital stat. More...

Trying to End on a High

December 28th, 2007

It's the final weekend of 2007 and, like most years, there are no wide releases to deal with. However, there are three films that opened wide on Christmas Day, as well as five films from the weekend, and two others from the weekend before that. All in all, there's plenty to discuss. More...

Juno Finds Treasure on the Per Theater Chart

December 27th, 2007

Only two films crossed the $10,000 mark this past weekend, and they were at the opposite ends of the spectrum. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets topped the list earning an average of $11,687 in 3,832 theaters while earning first place on the overall box office charts as well. On the other hand, it was a limited release, Juno, that scored the only other $10,000 run with an average of $11,230 in just over 300 theaters. More...

Box Office Treasure over Christmas

December 27th, 2007

Over five days, 8 wide releases debuted in theaters, which is an insane amount of competition. It comes as no surprise that only a couple excelled while almost half failed to find a real audience. Overall the three-day weekend brought in $160 million, which is within a rounding error of last weekend. Comparing it to last year, on the other hand, is moot since December 24th landed on the weekend, and it is one of the worst days at the box office. Without that issue, 2007 was up by 34% from 2006, but that is a misleading number. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of December 21, 2007

December 22nd, 2007

There's a big list of wide releases this week and that means there is a big list of big sites. There are three that stand out, but only one, National Treasure: Book of Secrets - Official Site, that can be given the Weekly Website Award. More...

A Treasure-trove of Wide Releases

December 20th, 2007

The weekend before Christmas sees five films opening in wide release, by varying degrees. We have has a record-setting holdover and a surprisingly strong kids film to deal with, not to mention the three films opening on Christmas day. This will make for a very, very crowded marketplace and it is hard to imagine all films earning a place with moviegoers. However, figuring out which films will be squeezed out is very difficult. More...

Contest - I'm Dreaming of a Late Christmas

December 14th, 2007

Our final box office prediction contest before Christmas, but don't think you can use this as a way of getting a Christmas gift because we won't get the official numbers until after Christmas is over. The target film this week is National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on Friday, December 21. 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 Halloween - Unrated Director's Cut. Meanwhile, 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 Kyle Cease: Weirder. Blacker. Dimpler. on DVD. In addition, since Sweeney Todd is also opening next weekend, one other entry chosen arbitrarily will win a copy of Inside the Actor's Studio with Johnny Depp. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2007 Preview: December

December 1st, 2007

It's been a while since we went into the final month of the year on such a down note. Since mid-September the box office has been down on a year-to-year comparison every weekend but two. There is some good news, including a competitive Oscar race and a strong group of films aiming for box office glory. While there are no films that appear to be heading for the monster hits territory, there are also no films that look like outright bombs. (Although a couple would be there if it weren't for the holidays.) Every week at least one Oscar contender and one box office giant are being released. This means that every weekend there is at least one film that should hit $100 million, or more. If five or more can reach that milestone, 2007 will set the record for most $100 million films in a year. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15, 2007

September 16th, 2007

A stronger week for website than we've seen in a few weeks, including the launch of a potential fall blockbuster. However, that site is mostly marked coming soon allowing Elizabeth - The Golden Age - Official Site to take the Weekly Website Award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 5 - August 11, 2007

August 12th, 2007

Another good week for movie sites with a few sites that either won in the past or could win in the future. This includes this weeks winner, The Brothers Solomon - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4, 2007

August 5th, 2007

Another big list of movie sites, but not much in the way of top-notch entries. For a movie site to be an award winner, I expect it to have all of the usual features, extras like clips, something interactive like a game, and background sound and animation. The film that best exemplifies that criteria is Stardust - Official Site, which is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2, 2007

June 2nd, 2007

A busy week for new sites with roughly a dozen making their first appearance on this week's list. However, it was a site making its last appearance, Knocked Up - Official Site, that was judged best-of-the-best. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 5, 2006

November 5th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for National Treasure 2, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, some DreamWorks digital animation movies and more. More...


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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$44,783,772 (20.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3,832 opening theaters/3,832 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $333,516,858

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 184 $219,961,501
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 396 $237,364,303
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 288 $457,325,804
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 58 $219,961,501
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 78 $237,364,303
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 72 $457,325,804

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: December 21st, 2007 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: December 20th, 2007 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 20th, 2008 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some violence and action
Running Time: 124 minutes
Franchise: National Treasure
Comparisons: Blockbusters, 2007
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Keywords: Treasure Hunters, Political, Kidnap, Hitmen, Chase Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Junction Entertainment, Saturn Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 174 $200,322,147 Jan 23, 2008 34
Fastest to $150m 167 $200,322,147 Jan 23, 2008 34
Fastest to $200m 167 $200,322,147 Jan 23, 2008 34
Fastest to $50m 198 $200,322,147 Jan 23, 2008 34
Biggest 5th Monday 58 $2,056,072 Jan 21, 2008 32
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 178 $7,550,254 Jan 18, 2008 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 233 $11,882,707 Jan 18, 2008 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 144 $9,606,326 Jan 18, 2008 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $15,118,586 Jan 18, 2008 31
Biggest Domestic January Weekend 100 $20,062,684 Jan 4, 2008 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 36 $20,062,684 Jan 4, 2008 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 57 $31,574,980 Jan 4, 2008 17
Biggest 2nd Tuesday 24 $9,679,556 Jan 1, 2008 12
Biggest 2nd Monday 37 $9,188,271 Dec 31, 2007 11
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 17 $36,672,708 Dec 28, 2007 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $60,232,786 Dec 28, 2007 10
Biggest 1st Thursday 46 $10,517,241 Dec 27, 2007 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 37 $12,441,267 Dec 26, 2007 6
Biggest Domestic Wednesday 82 $12,441,267 Dec 26, 2007 6
Biggest 1st Tuesday 44 $13,656,128 Dec 25, 2007 5
Biggest Domestic Tuesday 62 $13,656,128 Dec 25, 2007 5
Biggest Domestic December Weekend 37 $44,783,772 Dec 21, 2007 3
Top Contemporary Fiction Weekend Domestic 78 $44,783,772 Dec 21, 2007 3

Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage    Ben Gates

Supporting Cast

Jon Voight    Patrick Gates
Harvey Keitel    Sadusky
Ed Harris    Mitch Wilkinson
Diane Kruger    Dr. Abigail Chase
Justin Bartha    Riley Poole
Bruce Greenwood    US President
Martin Maize    Danial
Timothy V. Murphy    Seth
Alicia Coppola    FBI Agent Spellman
Armando Riesco    FBI Agent Hendricks
Albert Hall    Dr. Nichols
Helen Mirren    Emily Appleton Gates
Ty Burrell    Connor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Turteltaub    Director
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Jon Turteltaub    Producer
Mike Stenson    Executive Producer
Chad Oman    Executive Producer
Barry Waldman    Executive Producer
Oren Aviv    Executive Producer
Charles Segars    Executive Producer
Gregory Poirier    Story Creator
Ted Elliott    Story Creator
Terry Rossio    Story Creator
Jim Kouf    Character Creator
Oren Aviv    Character Creator
Charles Segars    Character Creator
John Schwartzman    Cinematographer
Amir Mokri    Cinematographer
Dominic Watkins    Production Designer
William Goldenberg    Editor
David Rennie    Editor
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Linford    Additional Music
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor UK
Steve Durkee    Music Editor
Jeanette Surga    Supervising Music Editor
Shannon Mills    Sound Designer
Randall Wilkins    Set Designer

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

DVD Sales - 10,000 Definitely Tops the Charts

July 8th, 2008

There were only five new releases to chart this week, but three of them occupied the top three spots. That included 10,000 B.C., which opened with 892,000 units sold and $15.54 million in revenue. More...

DVD Sales - A Fool and His Gold

July 1st, 2008

Fool's Gold led a quartet of new releases on the DVD sales chart this week, selling 595,000 units for opening week revenue of $10.65 million. More...

DVD Rentals - Golden Debut

July 1st, 2008

Just as it did on the sales chart, Fool's Gold led a all new releases on its way to placing first on the rental chart. However, it was a close race between it and Jumper. More...

DVD Sales - A New Day on the Sales Chart

June 23rd, 2008

New releases dominated the sales chart this week, taking four of the top five spots. That included The Bucket List, which earned first place with 1.10 million units sold and $17.98 million in revenue. More...

DVD Sales - Weak Competition the Secret to National Treasure's Success

June 18th, 2008

Another week with no powerhouse new releases has left National Treasure: Book of Secrets atop the DVD sales chart. During its third week in a row in first place, it sold 483,000 units for $7.45 million in revenue and running tallies of 4.91 million units and $78.33 million, which places it in third for the year. More...

DVD Rentals - Semi-Pro Jumps to the Top

June 18th, 2008

Semi-Pro led a trio of new releases on top of the rental charts this week, earning a solid $8.1 million in its first week. More...

DVD Sales - New Releases Sink on Sales Chart

June 10th, 2008

New releases did not make much of an impact on the home market this week while overall sales slumped dramatically. This is not unusual for this time of year, especially the week after the last winter blockbuster came out. That blockbuster, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, remained in first place on the sales chart, even after collapsing more than 70% to 941,000 units sold. Overall the film has sold 4.43 million units for $70.88 million in revenue, which places it fifth on the yearly chart. More...

DVD Rentals - Rambo Fights to the Top

June 10th, 2008

There were more new releases to reach the top 30 on the rental charts, including Rambo, which was the new number one rental with $8.55 million in revenue. However, that was the only new release in the top five. More...

DVD Sales - Treasure Richer on the Sales Chart

June 1st, 2008

The last of 2008's monster hits finally hit the home market last week, and it made quite an impact. National Treasure: Book of Secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3.49 million units sold and opening week sales of $55.77 million. More...

DVD Rentals - National Finds Treasure

June 1st, 2008

There were not many new releases to chart this week, but one of them, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, took first place with $8.66 million in rentals. More...

DVD Releases for May 20, 2008

May 20th, 2008

This week's list is dominated by Blu-ray releases. This is not surprising as this is the first week Paramount has released Blu-ray discs after dropping the format last August for an exclusive HD DVD commitment. However, it is another Blu-ray release that caught my eye: the National Treasure Blu-ray Two-Pack. This is the best format has to offer this week, but it is not the best movie coming out. If you want the DVD Pick of the Week, you have to grab Night of the Living Dead Buy from Amazon. More...

International Details - Step Up Falls Down and Out of the Top Five

April 6th, 2008

Step Up 2 The Streets fell more than 40% last weekend while dropping out of the top five. This was mainly due to the lack of major openings, while its holdover results were merely average. In the U.K. it was down 42% to $2.74 million on 351 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.32 million and in Australia it was down 44% to $1.31 million on 188 screens lifting its total to $5.10 million after two. Overall it added $7.38 million on 1615 screens in 27 markets for a total of $53.21 million, which was enough to lift its worldwide total to more than $100 million. More...

International Details - Race to the Top Ends Short

March 30th, 2008

The latest Indian movie to be released on the worldwide stage was Race, which earned $9.90 million on 1212 screens in 16 markets placing sixth on the international charts. It did very well in India, but exact numbers were not released. More...

International Details - Dozens of Countries for Old Men

March 16th, 2008

No Country For Old Men slipped out of the top five but still added $7.07 million on 1881 screens in 47 markets for a total of $60.56 million. It is on track to top its domestic box office shortly, which would give it $150 million worldwide. More...

International Details - International Auds Meet the Spartans

March 9th, 2008

Meet the Spartans made its first major push into the international market this past weekend earning sixth place with $7.94 million on 1653 screens in 14 markets for an early total of $12.90 million. Its biggest opening came in Germany where it scored second place with $3.01 million on 304 screens, however, it earned first place in both Mexico with $1.35 million on 543 screens and in Australia with $1.29 million on 211 screens. On the other hand, it fell by 59% during its second weekend in Russia pulling in $526,000 on 275 screens over the weekend for a total of $2.27 million after two. More...

International Top Five - Jumper Stays Aloft

February 27th, 2008

Jumper made another leap toward $100 million internationally after it pulled in $21.75 million on 3,984 screens in 40 markets over the weekend for a total of $60.42 million so far. The film opened in third place in France with $4.58 million on 586 screens while it remained in first in the U.K. with $2.97 million on 421 screens and in Spain with $2.25 million on 445 screens. In those two markets the film has pulled in $11.58 million and $6.65 million respectively, which is in line with its performance stateside. More...

International Top Five - Jump High on the International Charts

February 21st, 2008

Jumper landed on top of the international chart during its opening weekend with $29.37 million on 2828 screens in 30 markets, 20 of which the film opened in first place. These number one debuts include the U.K. where it earned $5.99 million on 406 screens and South Korea where it made $4.02 million on 429 screens over the weekend and $5.07 million in total. The film earned nearly identical result in Spain ($3.74 million on 447 screens) and in Russia ($3.71 million on 422 screens), while it earned $3.15 million on 273 screens in Australia placing first in all three markets. More...

International Top Five - Asterix Wins its Second Gold Medal

February 13th, 2008

Asterix At The Olympic Games remained on top of the charts with $24.52 million on 3925 screens in 25 markets for a total of $72.49 million after just two weeks. The film opened in first place in Spain with $2.75 million on 385 screens while it had to settle for second place in Italy with $1.86 million on 357 screens. Meanwhile it was down just 22% in Germany adding $2.29 million on 600 screens for a total of $6.76 million. In Russia it was down 51% during its second weekend, which is better than average for the market, as it picked up $2.19 million on 549 screens for a total of $7.58 million. As for its native market of France, the film was down 58%, but it still earned an easy first place with $9.80 million on 1078 screens for a total of $35.19 million. At this rate, it will take at least a week for the film to match its production budget, while it will likely have to wait till the home market for it to show a profit, but that should still make the studio happy. More...

International Details - Still Treasured

February 10th, 2008

National Treasure: The Book of Secrets slipped out of the top five, again, earning $6.94 million on 2702 screens in 34 markets for a total of $169.62 million. This includes a first place finish in Germany with $3.42 million on 641 screens for a total of $10.03 million after two there. The film opens in the U.K. this weekend and should have little trouble reaching $200 million before long. More...

International Top Five - The Very Best of the International Charts

January 30th, 2008

There was another record-breaking homegrown release in Russia as The Very Best Film earned topped spot on the international charts with $17.82 million on 790 screens in 2 markets. Of that, $16.48 million on 702 screens came from its home market, which is a record opening in that market. More...

Spartans Too Much for Rambo

January 29th, 2008

We are one month into 2008 and so far there are a lot more positives than negatives at the box office. On the negative side, the box office was down 7% from last weekend to $144 million. But on the positive side, that was an increase of 21% from the same weekend last year and year-to-date 2008 has a 16% lead on 2007. Granted, it is early and it is unlikely the box office will remain this hot for long, but it is still good news. More...

International Details - International Treasure

January 27th, 2008

National Treasure: The Book of Secrets fell from second to sixth, but it was relatively close with $8.37 million on 3883 screens in 36 markets for a total of $143.30 million. Even if the film had no more markets left to open in, it would reach $150 million and beyond. However, it has yet to open in Germany, the U.K., and France and should top its domestic total before it is done. More...

International Top Five - Legend even Bigger Abroad

January 16th, 2008

I Am Legend is getting ready to wrap up its international run, but it isn't slowing down. This weekend it grew by 32% to $40.18 million on 4951 screens in 44 markets for a total of $221.52 million topping $200 million internationally, just as it did domestically. Openings this week including a couple major markets led by Germany where it pulled in $10.89 million on 713 screens and easily taking first place, which is not a real shock as Will Smith is a huge draw in that market. On the other hand, it performed surprisingly strong in Italy where it also captured first place with a very impressive opening weekend of $8.52 million on 486 screens. Meanwhile in Australia the film fell 63%, but that was still enough to retain first place with $3.19 million on 338 screens over the weekend and $14.79 million in total. More...

Bucket Full of Cash

January 15th, 2008

It's the second weekend of January and we still haven't seen a January release top the charts. This time the biggest hit was a wide expansion from December, which not only finished first, but also helped the overall box office reach $130 million. This is about 7% lower than last weekend, but roughly 1% more than the same weekend last year, and this weekend last year was Martin Luther King Weekend, which helped boost the numbers. More...

Drop in the Bucket

January 10th, 2008

This week, we have three new wide release and there are also a couple of expansions. Add in several strong holdovers, and there could be quite a logjam on the top of the charts. Not every new release / wide expansion will take part in this bounty, with In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which could turn out to be the worst movie of the year, likely to miss out. More...

International Top Five - Holdovers Dominate International Box Office

January 10th, 2008

There wasn't a single new release in the top five; in fact, there wasn't a single new release to chart this week. This left I Am Legend in first place with $30.51 million on 3492 screens in 33 markets for a total of $167.97 million internationally. The film has million dollar openings in a trio of markets, the largest of which was Australia where it pulled in $8.41 million on 338 screens over the weekend and $8.58 million in total. In Greece it earned $1.30 million on 79 screens over the weekend and $1.88 million in total while in New Zealand it opened with $1.04 million on 65. Meanwhile it was down 43% in the U.K. to $7.39 million on 458 screens over the weekend for a total of $36.50 million after two weeks. More...

Treasure on Top, Call Surprises, but Juno is Real Winner

January 8th, 2008

The first weekend of 2008 was stronger than expected with the overall box office earning $140 million. This is 25% lower than last weekend, but that's to be expected. More importantly, it's 6% more than the same weekend last year and that's a great start to the new year. More...

One Missed Film

January 4th, 2008

With only one new release this weekend, and a sub-par one at that, holdovers will dominate the box office this weekend, just like they dominated the box office last weekend. The same group of holdovers might dominate the box office next weekend as well. 2008 is starting off really slow. More...

International Top Five - Ending the Year with Milestones

January 4th, 2008

I Am Legend maintained first place with $43.94 million on 3176 screens in 24 markets for a total of $117.91 million during its run. Its best opening this week came in the U.K. where it pulled in $13.01 million on 440 screens over the weekend and $21.84 million since Boxing Day. At this pace, even if the film had no markets left to open in, it would be able to reach $200 million internationally. And with debuts in Germany, Italy, Australia, and other major markets left to go, it should hit $300 million internationally and more than $500 million worldwide. More...

Treasure Tarnished but is Still Golden

January 2nd, 2008

2007 ended on a high note. Whole not every film was able to meet expectations, there was a trio of films that hit milestones, either just before the weekend, on the weekend, or just after the weekend ended. Overall the box office added $186 million over the weekend, which was up 16% from last weekend. More importantly, it was up 15% from the same weekend last year given 2007 a total box office of $9.68 billion, which was 4% more than 2006 and 2% more than 2004's record. Ticket sales, on the other hand, was flat down less than 0.1% from last year and this is the fourth down year out of five for this vital stat. More...

Trying to End on a High

December 28th, 2007

It's the final weekend of 2007 and, like most years, there are no wide releases to deal with. However, there are three films that opened wide on Christmas Day, as well as five films from the weekend, and two others from the weekend before that. All in all, there's plenty to discuss. More...

Juno Finds Treasure on the Per Theater Chart

December 27th, 2007

Only two films crossed the $10,000 mark this past weekend, and they were at the opposite ends of the spectrum. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets topped the list earning an average of $11,687 in 3,832 theaters while earning first place on the overall box office charts as well. On the other hand, it was a limited release, Juno, that scored the only other $10,000 run with an average of $11,230 in just over 300 theaters. More...

Box Office Treasure over Christmas

December 27th, 2007

Over five days, 8 wide releases debuted in theaters, which is an insane amount of competition. It comes as no surprise that only a couple excelled while almost half failed to find a real audience. Overall the three-day weekend brought in $160 million, which is within a rounding error of last weekend. Comparing it to last year, on the other hand, is moot since December 24th landed on the weekend, and it is one of the worst days at the box office. Without that issue, 2007 was up by 34% from 2006, but that is a misleading number. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of December 21, 2007

December 22nd, 2007

There's a big list of wide releases this week and that means there is a big list of big sites. There are three that stand out, but only one, National Treasure: Book of Secrets - Official Site, that can be given the Weekly Website Award. More...

A Treasure-trove of Wide Releases

December 20th, 2007

The weekend before Christmas sees five films opening in wide release, by varying degrees. We have has a record-setting holdover and a surprisingly strong kids film to deal with, not to mention the three films opening on Christmas day. This will make for a very, very crowded marketplace and it is hard to imagine all films earning a place with moviegoers. However, figuring out which films will be squeezed out is very difficult. More...

Contest - I'm Dreaming of a Late Christmas

December 14th, 2007

Our final box office prediction contest before Christmas, but don't think you can use this as a way of getting a Christmas gift because we won't get the official numbers until after Christmas is over. The target film this week is National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on Friday, December 21. 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 Halloween - Unrated Director's Cut. Meanwhile, 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 Kyle Cease: Weirder. Blacker. Dimpler. on DVD. In addition, since Sweeney Todd is also opening next weekend, one other entry chosen arbitrarily will win a copy of Inside the Actor's Studio with Johnny Depp. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2007 Preview: December

December 1st, 2007

It's been a while since we went into the final month of the year on such a down note. Since mid-September the box office has been down on a year-to-year comparison every weekend but two. There is some good news, including a competitive Oscar race and a strong group of films aiming for box office glory. While there are no films that appear to be heading for the monster hits territory, there are also no films that look like outright bombs. (Although a couple would be there if it weren't for the holidays.) Every week at least one Oscar contender and one box office giant are being released. This means that every weekend there is at least one film that should hit $100 million, or more. If five or more can reach that milestone, 2007 will set the record for most $100 million films in a year. More...

Movie Website Updates for September 9 - September 15, 2007

September 16th, 2007

A stronger week for website than we've seen in a few weeks, including the launch of a potential fall blockbuster. However, that site is mostly marked coming soon allowing Elizabeth - The Golden Age - Official Site to take the Weekly Website Award this week. More...

Movie Website Updates for August 5 - August 11, 2007

August 12th, 2007

Another good week for movie sites with a few sites that either won in the past or could win in the future. This includes this weeks winner, The Brothers Solomon - Official Site. More...

Movie Website Updates for July 29 - August 4, 2007

August 5th, 2007

Another big list of movie sites, but not much in the way of top-notch entries. For a movie site to be an award winner, I expect it to have all of the usual features, extras like clips, something interactive like a game, and background sound and animation. The film that best exemplifies that criteria is Stardust - Official Site, which is the winner of the Weekly Website Award. More...

Movie Website Updates for May 27 - June 2, 2007

June 2nd, 2007

A busy week for new sites with roughly a dozen making their first appearance on this week's list. However, it was a site making its last appearance, Knocked Up - Official Site, that was judged best-of-the-best. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - November 5, 2006

November 5th, 2006

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for National Treasure 2, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, some DreamWorks digital animation movies and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2007 1 $44,783,772   3,832 $11,687   $44,783,772 1
Dec 28, 2007 1 $36,672,708 -18% 3,832 $9,570   $125,075,411 2
Jan 4, 2008 1 $20,062,684 -45% 3,762 $5,333   $170,870,795 3
Jan 11, 2008 4 $11,302,002 -44% 3,377 $3,347   $187,114,947 4
Jan 18, 2008 7 $7,550,254 -33% 2,963 $2,548   $197,433,099 5
Jan 25, 2008 8 $4,916,131 -35% 2,154 $2,282   $205,672,738 6
Feb 1, 2008 13 $2,963,552 -40% 1,733 $1,710   $209,792,593 7
Feb 8, 2008 14 $2,150,147 -27% 1,256 $1,712   $212,752,399 8
Feb 15, 2008 18 $1,317,124 -39% 850 $1,550   $214,682,908 9
Feb 22, 2008 23 $695,359 -47% 571 $1,218   $216,001,504 10
Feb 29, 2008 25 $422,985 -39% 389 $1,087   $216,599,988 11
Mar 7, 2008 30 $237,600 -44% 269 $883   $216,964,020 12
Mar 14, 2008 36 $165,786 -30% 177 $937   $217,216,391 13
Mar 21, 2008 24 $390,118 +135% 348 $1,121   $217,684,901 14
Mar 28, 2008 23 $376,565 -3% 320 $1,177   $218,309,061 15
Apr 4, 2008 24 $265,494 -29% 300 $885   $218,701,477 16
Apr 11, 2008 32 $192,029 -28% 253 $759   $218,979,290 17
Apr 18, 2008 34 $157,717 -18% 225 $701   $219,191,729 18
Apr 25, 2008 38 $109,845 -30% 179 $614   $219,342,259 19
May 2, 2008 39 $74,278 -32% 145 $512   $219,455,217 20
May 9, 2008 40 $66,543 -10% 115 $579   $219,548,127 21
May 16, 2008 24 $173,208 +160% 132 $1,312   $219,739,808 22
May 23, 2008 27 $94,013 -46% 87 $1,081   $219,867,511 23
May 30, 2008 41 $37,104 -61% 64 $580   $219,932,519 24
Jun 6, 2008 76 $8,091 -78% 26 $311   $219,953,463 25
Jun 13, 2008 97 $3,329 -59% 12 $277   $219,961,501 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 21, 2007 1 $16,739,339     3,832 $4,368   $16,739,339 1
Dec 22, 2007 1 $15,344,648 -8%   3,832 $4,004   $32,083,987 2
Dec 23, 2007 1 $12,699,785 -17%   3,832 $3,314   $44,783,772 3
Dec 24, 2007 1 $7,004,295 -45%   3,832 $1,828   $51,788,067 4
Dec 25, 2007 1 $13,656,128 +95%   3,832 $3,564   $65,444,195 5
Dec 26, 2007 1 $12,441,267 -9%   3,832 $3,247   $77,885,462 6
Dec 27, 2007 1 $10,517,241 -15%   3,832 $2,745   $88,402,703 7
Dec 28, 2007 1 $12,261,261 +17% -27% 3,832 $3,200   $100,663,964 8
Dec 29, 2007 1 $12,673,395 +3% -17% 3,832 $3,307   $113,337,359 9
Dec 30, 2007 1 $10,738,052 -15% -15% 3,832 $2,802   $124,075,411 10
Dec 31, 2007 1 $9,188,271 -14% +31% 3,832 $2,398   $133,263,682 11
Jan 1, 2008 1 $9,679,556 +5% -29% 3,832 $2,526   $142,943,238 12
Jan 2, 2008 1 $4,284,619 -56% -66% 3,832 $1,118   $147,227,857 13
Jan 3, 2008 1 $3,580,254 -16% -66% 3,832 $934   $150,808,111 14
Jan 4, 2008 1 $6,343,102 +77% -48% 3,762 $1,686   $157,151,213 15
Jan 5, 2008 1 $8,754,230 +38% -31% 3,762 $2,327   $165,905,443 16
Jan 6, 2008 1 $4,965,352 -43% -54% 3,762 $1,320   $170,870,795 17
Jan 7, 2008 2 $1,302,684 -74% -86% 3,762 $346   $172,173,479 18
Jan 8, 2008 2 $1,314,178 +1% -86% 3,762 $349   $173,487,657 19
Jan 9, 2008 2 $1,179,735 -10% -72% 3,762 $314   $174,667,392 20
Jan 10, 2008 2 $1,145,553 -3% -68% 3,762 $305   $175,812,945 21
Jan 11, 2008 4 $3,268,960 +185% -48% 3,377 $968   $179,081,905 22
Jan 12, 2008 4 $5,170,214 +58% -41% 3,377 $1,531   $184,252,119 23
Jan 13, 2008 5 $2,862,828 -45% -42% 3,377 $848   $187,114,947 24
Jan 14, 2008 4 $714,277 -75% -45% 3,377 $212   $187,829,224 25
Jan 15, 2008 4 $700,705 -2% -47% 3,377 $207   $188,529,929 26
Jan 16, 2008 3 $642,008 -8% -46% 3,377 $190   $189,171,937 27
Jan 17, 2008 3 $710,908 +11% -38% 3,377 $211   $189,882,845 28
Jan 18, 2008 7 $2,020,687 +184% -38% 2,963 $682   $191,903,532 29
Jan 19, 2008 5 $3,469,831 +72% -33% 2,963 $1,171   $195,373,363 30
Jan 20, 2008 8 $2,059,736 -41% -28% 2,963 $695   $197,433,099 31
Jan 21, 2008 5 $2,056,072 n/c +188% 2,963 $694   $199,489,171 32
Jan 22, 2008 6 $446,893 -78% -36% 2,963 $151   $199,936,064 33
Jan 23, 2008 8 $386,083 -14% -40% 2,963 $130   $200,322,147 34
Jan 24, 2008 7 $434,460 +13% -39% 2,963 $147   $200,756,607 35
Jan 25, 2008 11 $1,200,811 +176% -41% 2,154 $557   $201,957,418 36
Jan 26, 2008 8 $2,332,781 +94% -33% 2,154 $1,083   $204,290,199 37
Jan 27, 2008 10 $1,382,539 -41% -33% 2,154 $642   $205,672,738 38
Jan 28, 2008 9 $315,436 -77% -85% 2,154 $146   $205,988,174 39
Jan 29, 2008 11 $280,388 -11% -37% 2,154 $130   $206,268,562 40
Jan 30, 2008 11 $289,352 +3% -25% 2,154 $134   $206,557,914 41
Jan 31, 2008 11 $271,127 -6% -38% 2,154 $126   $206,829,041 42
Feb 1, 2008 13 $842,185 +211% -30% 1,733 $486   $207,671,226 43
Feb 2, 2008 12 $1,617,345 +92% -31% 1,733 $933   $209,288,571 44
Feb 3, 2008 14 $504,022 -69% -64% 1,733 $291   $209,792,593 45
Feb 4, 2008 14 $208,716 -59% -34% 1,733 $120   $210,001,309 46
Feb 5, 2008 14 $200,455 -4% -29% 1,733 $116   $210,201,764 47
Feb 6, 2008 14 $191,240 -5% -34% 1,733 $110   $210,393,004 48
Feb 7, 2008 14 $209,248 +9% -23% 1,733 $121   $210,602,252 49
Feb 8, 2008 14 $536,738 +157% -36% 1,256 $427   $211,138,990 50
Feb 9, 2008 13 $1,039,919 +94% -36% 1,256 $828   $212,178,909 51
Feb 10, 2008 14 $573,490 -45% +14% 1,256 $457   $212,752,399 52
Feb 11, 2008 15 $130,318 -77% -38% 1,256 $104   $212,882,717 53
Feb 12, 2008 15 $125,962 -3% -37% 1,256 $100   $213,008,679 54
Feb 13, 2008 15 $141,906 +13% -26% 1,256 $113   $213,150,585 55
Feb 14, 2008 17 $215,199 +52% +3% 1,256 $171   $213,365,784 56
Feb 15, 2008 17 $317,902 +48% -41% 850 $374   $213,683,686 57
Feb 16, 2008 17 $600,138 +89% -42% 850 $706   $214,283,824 58
Feb 17, 2008 17 $399,084 -34% -30% 850 $470   $214,682,908 59
Feb 18, 2008 16 $339,607 -15% +161% 850 $400   $215,022,515 60
Feb 19, 2008 - $94,370 -72% -25% 850 $111   $215,116,885 61
Feb 20, 2008 19 $91,821 -3% -35% 850 $108   $215,208,706 62
Feb 21, 2008 17 $97,439 +6% -55% 850 $115   $215,306,145 63
May 26, 2008 33 $17,229     87 $198   $219,884,740 158

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 21, 2007 1 $88,402,703   3,832 $23,070   $88,402,703 1
Dec 28, 2007 1 $62,405,408 -29% 3,832 $16,285   $150,808,111 2
Jan 4, 2008 1 $25,004,834 -60% 3,762 $6,647   $175,812,945 3
Jan 11, 2008 4 $14,069,900 -44% 3,377 $4,166   $189,882,845 4
Jan 18, 2008 5 $10,873,762 -23% 2,963 $3,670   $200,756,607 5
Jan 25, 2008 9 $6,072,434 -44% 2,154 $2,819   $206,829,041 6
Feb 1, 2008 14 $3,773,211 -38% 1,733 $2,177   $210,602,252 7
Feb 8, 2008 18 $2,763,532 -27% 1,256 $2,200   $213,365,784 8
Feb 15, 2008 18 $1,940,361 -30% 850 $2,283   $215,306,145 9
Feb 22, 2008 25 $870,858 -55% 571 $1,525   $216,177,003 10
Feb 29, 2008 25 $549,417 -37% 389 $1,412   $216,726,420 11
Mar 7, 2008 29 $324,185 -41% 269 $1,205   $217,050,605 12
Mar 14, 2008 37 $244,178 -25% 177 $1,380   $217,294,783 13
Mar 21, 2008 25 $637,713 +161% 348 $1,833   $217,932,496 14
Mar 28, 2008 26 $503,487 -21% 320 $1,573   $218,435,983 15
Apr 4, 2008 25 $351,278 -30% 300 $1,171   $218,787,261 16
Apr 11, 2008 34 $246,751 -30% 253 $975   $219,034,012 17
Apr 18, 2008 36 $198,402 -20% 225 $882   $219,232,414 18
Apr 25, 2008 38 $148,525 -25% 179 $830   $219,380,939 19
May 2, 2008 40 $100,645 -32% 145 $694   $219,481,584 20
May 9, 2008 43 $85,016 -16% 115 $739   $219,566,600 21
May 16, 2008 25 $206,898 +143% 132 $1,567   $219,773,498 22
May 23, 2008 30 $121,917 -41% 87 $1,401   $219,895,415 23
May 30, 2008 43 $49,957 -59% 64 $781   $219,945,372 24
Jun 6, 2008 77 $12,800 -74% 26 $492   $219,958,172 25
Jun 13, 2008 99 $3,329 -74% 12 $277   $219,961,501 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/20/2007 $2,682,808 347 347 694 $6,472,811 1/10/2017
 
Rest of World $230,891,492
 
International Total$237,364,303 1/10/2017

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
May 25, 200813,178,631 3,178,631$50,826,310$50,826,3101
Jun 1, 20081904,102-72% 4,082,733$14,307,776$65,134,0862
Jun 8, 20081463,444-49% 4,546,177$7,110,436$72,244,5223
Jun 15, 20083330,856-29% 4,877,033$5,303,622$77,548,1444
Jun 22, 20085152,460-54% 5,029,493$2,427,163$79,975,3075
Jun 29, 20086144,580-5% 5,174,073$2,203,414$82,178,7216
Jul 6, 2008884,795-41% 5,258,868$1,296,388$83,475,1097
Jul 13, 20081274,745-12% 5,333,613$1,252,308$84,727,4178
Jul 20, 20081552,131-30% 5,385,744$839,700$85,567,1179
Jul 27, 20081157,765+11% 5,443,509$885,988$86,453,10510
Aug 3, 20081745,751-21% 5,489,260$706,661$87,159,76611
Aug 10, 20081349,058+7% 5,538,318$756,121$87,915,88712
Aug 17, 20082134,916-29% 5,573,234$537,542$88,453,42913
Aug 24, 20082731,451-10% 5,604,685$482,568$88,935,99714
Aug 31, 20082827,447-13% 5,632,132$423,815$89,359,81215
Oct 5, 20083018,201 5,744,876$281,227$91,113,00820

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 7, 20101411,852 11,852$178,610$178,61094

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