Ouija (2014)

Ouija poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $50,856,010Details
International Box Office $52,444,622Details
Worldwide Box Office $103,300,632
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $6,207,427 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,890,943 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $8,098,370
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,875,995 (39.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,858 opening theaters/2,899 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $67,102,535

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,830 $50,856,010
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,910 $52,444,622
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,758 $103,300,632

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: October 24th, 2014 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: December 5th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
January 8th, 2015 (Wide) (Mexico)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
January 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Austria)
January 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing violent content, frightening horror images, and thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2333, 7/30/2014)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Franchise: Ouija
Comparisons: vs. Everything, Everything
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Keywords: Haunting, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror
Source:Based on Game
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse, Hasbro Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 48 $10,740,980 Oct 31, 2014 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 77 $14,570,593 Oct 31, 2014 10
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 82 $10,740,980 Oct 31, 2014 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 99 $19,875,995 Oct 24, 2014 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 1 $19,875,995   2,858 $6,955   $19,875,995 1
Oct 31, 2014 1 $10,740,980 -46% 2,899 $3,705   $34,803,950 2
Nov 7, 2014 4 $5,870,170 -45% 2,680 $2,190   $43,325,255 3
Nov 14, 2014 8 $2,965,585 -49% 2,382 $1,245   $48,045,650 4
Nov 21, 2014 12 $979,005 -67% 1,341 $730   $49,573,170 5
Nov 28, 2014 20 $387,790 -60% 456 $850   $50,327,385 6
Dec 5, 2014 25 $219,480 -43% 354 $620   $50,630,825 7
Dec 12, 2014 30 $138,785 -37% 250 $555   $50,820,940 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 23, 2014 P $911,000     2,061 $442   $911,000  
Oct 24, 2014 1 $8,301,410     2,858 $2,905   $8,301,410 1
Oct 25, 2014 1 $7,644,900 -8%   2,858 $2,675   $15,946,310 2
Oct 26, 2014 1 $3,929,685 -49%   2,858 $1,375   $19,875,995 3
Oct 27, 2014 3 $1,044,550 -73%   2,858 $365   $20,920,545 4
Oct 28, 2014 3 $1,328,585 +27%   2,858 $465   $22,249,130 5
Oct 29, 2014 4 $870,680 -34%   2,858 $305   $23,119,810 6
Oct 30, 2014 3 $943,160 +8%   2,858 $330   $24,062,970 7
Oct 31, 2014 1 $3,436,620 +264% -59% 2,899 $1,185   $27,499,590 8
Nov 1, 2014 1 $5,000,775 +46% -35% 2,899 $1,725   $32,500,365 9
Nov 2, 2014 5 $2,303,585 -54% -41% 2,899 $795   $34,803,950 10
Nov 3, 2014 4 $766,715 -67% -27% 2,899 $264   $35,570,665 11
Nov 4, 2014 6 $871,120 +14% -34% 2,899 $300   $36,441,785 12
Nov 5, 2014 7 $491,480 -44% -44% 2,899 $170   $36,933,265 13
Nov 6, 2014 7 $521,820 +6% -45% 2,899 $180   $37,455,085 14
Nov 7, 2014 3 $1,917,485 +267% -44% 2,680 $715   $39,372,570 15
Nov 8, 2014 4 $2,706,830 +41% -46% 2,680 $1,010   $42,079,400 16
Nov 9, 2014 7 $1,245,855 -54% -46% 2,680 $465   $43,325,255 17
Nov 10, 2014 6 $589,580 -53% -23% 2,680 $220   $43,914,835 18
Nov 11, 2014 10 $697,135 +18% -20% 2,680 $260   $44,611,970 19
Nov 12, 2014 8 $241,250 -65% -51% 2,680 $90   $44,853,220 20
Nov 13, 2014 8 $226,845 -6% -57% 2,680 $85   $45,080,065 21
Nov 14, 2014 8 $1,000,440 +341% -48% 2,382 $420   $46,080,505 22
Nov 15, 2014 8 $1,392,330 +39% -49% 2,382 $585   $47,472,835 23
Nov 16, 2014 11 $572,815 -59% -54% 2,382 $240   $48,045,650 24
Nov 17, 2014 11 $143,590 -75% -76% 2,382 $60   $48,189,240 25
Nov 18, 2014 11 $177,490 +24% -75% 2,382 $75   $48,366,730 26
Nov 19, 2014 11 $132,155 -26% -45% 2,382 $55   $48,498,885 27
Nov 20, 2014 11 $95,280 -28% -58% 2,382 $40   $48,594,165 28
Nov 21, 2014 12 $302,230 +217% -70% 1,341 $225   $48,896,395 29
Nov 22, 2014 12 $456,015 +51% -67% 1,341 $340   $49,352,410 30
Nov 23, 2014 13 $220,760 -52% -61% 1,341 $165   $49,573,170 31
Nov 24, 2014 12 $114,015 -48% -21% 1,341 $85   $49,687,185 32
Nov 25, 2014 13 $133,480 +17% -25% 1,341 $100   $49,820,665 33
Nov 26, 2014 - $65,160 -51% -51% 566 $115   $49,885,825 34
Nov 27, 2014 - $53,770 -17% -44% 566 $95   $49,939,595 35
Nov 28, 2014 - $148,400 +176% -51% 456 $325   $50,087,995 36
Nov 29, 2014 - $175,550 +18% -62% 456 $385   $50,263,545 37
Nov 30, 2014 - $63,840 -64% -71% 456 $140   $50,327,385 38
Dec 1, 2014 - $22,620 -65% -80% 456 $50   $50,350,005 39
Dec 2, 2014 - $22,580 n/c -83% 456 $50   $50,372,585 40
Dec 3, 2014 - $20,520 -9% -69% 456 $45   $50,393,105 41
Dec 4, 2014 - $18,240 -11% -66% 456 $40   $50,411,345 42
Dec 5, 2014 - $67,260 +269% -55% 354 $190   $50,478,605 43
Dec 6, 2014 - $106,200 +58% -40% 354 $300   $50,584,805 44
Dec 7, 2014 - $46,020 -57% -28% 354 $130   $50,630,825 45
Dec 8, 2014 - $14,160 -69% -37% 354 $40   $50,644,985 46
Dec 9, 2014 - $14,330 +1% -37% 354 $40   $50,659,315 47
Dec 10, 2014 - $12,395 -14% -40% 354 $35   $50,671,710 48
Dec 11, 2014 - $10,445 -16% -43% 354 $30   $50,682,155 49
Dec 12, 2014 - $40,035 +283% -40% 250 $160   $50,722,190 50
Dec 13, 2014 - $67,565 +69% -36% 250 $270   $50,789,755 51
Dec 14, 2014 - $31,185 -54% -32% 250 $125   $50,820,940 52
Dec 15, 2014 - $10,085 -68% -29% 250 $40   $50,831,025 53
Dec 16, 2014 - $9,890 -2% -31% 250 $40   $50,840,915 54
Dec 17, 2014 - $7,610 -23% -39% 250 $30   $50,848,525 55
Dec 18, 2014 - $7,485 -2% -28% 250 $30   $50,856,010 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 1 $24,062,970   2,858 $8,420   $24,062,970 1
Oct 31, 2014 2 $13,392,115 -44% 2,899 $4,620   $37,455,085 2
Nov 7, 2014 6 $7,624,980 -43% 2,680 $2,845   $45,080,065 3
Nov 14, 2014 9 $3,514,100 -54% 2,382 $1,475   $48,594,165 4
Nov 21, 2014 14 $1,345,430 -62% 566 $2,377   $49,939,595 5
Nov 28, 2014 21 $471,750 -65% 456 $1,035   $50,411,345 6
Dec 5, 2014 25 $270,810 -43% 354 $765   $50,682,155 7
Dec 12, 2014 33 $173,855 -36% 250 $695   $50,856,010 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Austria 1/22/2015 $220,000 51 51 51 $220,000 4/21/2015
France 5/1/2015 $907,130 0 0 0 $1,742,307 8/21/2018
Germany 1/22/2015 $1,200,000 259 259 259 $3,088,410 8/22/2018
Italy 1/9/2015 $1,198,100 0 0 0 $2,219,716 11/6/2018
Mexico 1/8/2015 $2,369,437 0 639 639 $6,617,290 8/30/2018
South Korea 4/17/2015 $333,621 0 0 0 $398,956 8/29/2018
Spain 12/5/2014 $0 0 34 77 $2,536,085 11/27/2018
 
Rest of World $35,621,858
 
International Total$52,444,622 11/27/2018

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
Feb 8, 20155105,137 105,137$2,056,480$2,056,4801
Feb 15, 2015870,034-33% 175,171$1,369,865$3,426,3452
Feb 22, 20151732,594-53% 207,765$621,242$4,047,5873
Mar 1, 20151920,612-37% 228,377$357,000$4,404,5874
Mar 8, 20153014,718-29% 243,095$293,771$4,698,3585
Mar 22, 20152713,304 269,852$263,552$5,230,4327

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 8, 2015835,846 35,846$821,952$821,9521
Feb 15, 20151226,585-26% 62,431$546,595$1,368,5472

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Leading Cast

Olivia Cooke    Laine Morris

Supporting Cast

Daren Kagasoff    Trevor
Douglas Smith    Pete
Bianca Santos    Isabelle
Ana Coto    Sarah Morris
Shelley Hennig    Debbie Galardi
Sierra Heuermann    Doris Zander
Sunny May Allison    Doris (10 Years Old)
Lin Shaye    Paulina Zander
Claudia Katz    Mother
Vivis Vivis    Nona
Robyn Lively    Mrs. Galardi
Matthew Settle    Mr. Morris
Afra Tully    Young Laine
Claire Beale    Young Debbie
Izzie Galanti    Young Sarah
Morgan Peter Brown    Grief Counselor
Bill Watterson    Diner Manager
Kathleen Coyne    Mourner #1
Leigh Bush    Mourner #2
Jacob Lucas    Instituton Guard
Ken Blackwell    Internet Expert

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stiles White    Director
Stiles White    Screenwriter
Juliet Snowden    Screenwriter
Michael Bay    Producer
Andrew Form    Producer
Brad Fuller    Producer
Jason Blum    Producer
Bennett Schneir    Producer
Juliet Snowden    Executive Producer
Couper Samuelson    Executive Producer
Jeanette Volturno-Brill    Executive Producer
Brian Goldner    Executive Producer
Stephen Davis    Executive Producer
David Emmerichs    Director of Photography
Barry Robison    Production Designer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
Anton Sanko    Composer
Mary Jane Fort    Costume Designer
Nancy Nayor    Casting Director
Rick A. Osako    Co-Producer
Daniel Persitz    Co-Producer
Rick A. Osako    Unit Production Manager
James Moran    First Assistant Director
Eric Glasser    Second Assistant Director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.    Second Assistant Director
Phillip Dawe    Associate Producer
James Moran    Associate Producer
Laura Altmann    Production Designer
Steven Kaminsky    Post-Production Supervisor
Jeremy Woolsey    Art Director
Kristin V. Peterson    Set Decorator
Renetta G. Amador    Script Supervisor
Zsolt Magyar    Sound Mixer
Jim Schwalm    Special Effects Coordinator
Deborah Hall    Costume Supervisor
Anthony Gordon    Make up
Traci Smithe    Hairstylist
Mike Smithson    Special Make-up Effects
Jamison Goei    Visual Effects Supervisor
Kelly Oxford    Supervising Sound Editor
Darren "Sunny" Warkentin*    Supervising Sound Editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush    Re-recording Mixer
Adam Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Eric R. Brodeur    First Assistant Editor
Zig Gron    Music Editor
Lindsey Weissmueller    Casting Associate
Central Casting    Extras Casting
Matt Kennedy    Still Photographer
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Mike Gunther    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Numbers: Hitmen vs. Vampires

February 22nd, 2015

New releases grabbed the top two spots on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week ending February 8, with John Wick taking the top spot and Dracula Untold taking a close second place. Two other new releases debuted in the top ten: The Best of Me took fifth place, and Ouija took eighth.

This welcome shot of sales helped fuel a strong increase over last year for Blu-ray sales. Compared to last year, 21% more units were sold, and revenue jumped 17%. Overall, the Blu-ray share of home market sales ticked up a percentage point, to 43%.

While this week's Blu-ray numbers do represent a drop from last week, sales were down only 0.7% in terms of units sold and 7.5% in revenue, perhaps suggesting that slightly lower prices helped maintain sales of units and supported the increase from last year. More...

DVD Sales: Dracula's Debut Tells an Important Story

February 22nd, 2015

New releases occupied four of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart for the week ending February 8. The top spot went to Dracula Untold, with 237,000 units sold and $4.16 million in consumer spending during its first week of release. With this strong result, I think the odds of this film becoming the first of a franchise have increased.

Second place, just barely, went to The Best of Me, with 227,000 units sold and $3.45 million in consumer spending. The Best of Me edged out John Wick, sending it to third place with 227,000 units sold and $3.44 million in spending.

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Blu-ray Sales: Wick Lights up the Competition

February 22nd, 2015

The Blu-ray sales chart was dominated by two new releases. John Wick led the way with 301,000 units / $6.30 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 57%. The film was an action film with visual style, but not a ton of visual effects, so this is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 3rd, 2015

February 2nd, 2015

It is a slow week on the home market, and will remain a slow week until the winter blockbusters start coming out. According to Amazon.com, this week the biggest release is John Wick. Granted, the Blu-ray Combo Pack is Pick of the Week material, but the film only made $43 million at the box office, so it likely won't sell a lot on the home market. The other two contenders for Pick of the Week are The Overnighters on DVD or Blu-ray and Dear White People - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. Are three are worth picking up. The Overnighters is arguably the best, but I love the Film Noir style in John Wick, so I'm awarding that one the Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hero had a Big Opening

November 10th, 2014

Big Hero 6 poster

We had two potential monster hits go at it over the weekend and it appears the competition was a little too much and neither Big Hero 6 nor Interstellar lived up to lofty expectations, although Big Hero 6 was close. Combined the two movies earned more than $100 million over the weekend, which is reason to celebrate, even if the rest of the box office barely registered. Overall, the box office rose 65% from last weekend reaching $157 million. Wow. Unfortunately, this was still 6.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Had Interstellar matched expectations, 2014 would have come out on top of the year-over-year comparison. Hopefully it will have better legs than Thor: The Dark World did, or this weekend could be another loss. I'm hopeful, because The Dark World was a pretty big Fanboy film. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija and Nightcrawler Lead Soft Halloween

November 3rd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween is over and the box office took a real hit. Ouija was the only film that was a pleasant surprise topping expectations and earning first place. Nightcrawler matched expectations, but due to the competition, landed in second place. The other two films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and Saw, were... well, the less said the better. Overall, the box office fell 18% to just $95 million. Worse still, this was 25% lower than the same weekend last year. There is mitigating circumstances, as this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and didn't have to suffer with Halloween landing on the Friday. Next weekend will bounce back, obviously, but 2014 is running out of time to catch up to 2013. Currently it is down by 3.3% at $8.33 billion to $8.62 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

Weekend Predictions: Halloween Scares Away New Releases

October 30th, 2014

Nightcrawler poster

Tomorrow is Halloween, which is one of the worst days of the year as far as box office numbers are concerned. I would argue only Christmas Eve is worse. Nightcrawler is the only truly wide release of the week, but it is not expected to be a hit. It will likely earn first place, but with only around $10 million. There are two other films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and the tenth anniversary release of Saw. Before I Go to Sleep is the third release from Clarius Entertainment whose first two releases bombed horribly. This one is expected to finish somewhere in-between the first two at the box office. The Saw franchise is the highest grossing horror franchise of all time, but will people really go to theaters to see it? I would assume fans of these movies likely own the film on Blu-ray, so staying at home would be more appealing. Worse still, this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and it shows. There were five films that earned more than $10 million, led by Ender's Game. This year, we might have no movies earning more than $10 million. Ouch.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija Wins, But Stars Softer Than Expected

October 28th, 2014

Ouija poster

As expected, Ouija won the race for first place, but it finished on the very low end of expectations. On the other hand, John Wick beat expectations earning second place. Overall, these two results balanced out, but this still resulted in the box office falling 12% from last weekend to $116 million. More importantly, it was 13% higher than the same weekend last year. 2014 is still behind 2013, but it is chipping away at the deficit, which has fallen to under $300 million at $8.20 billion to $8.49 billion. 2014 is still behind last year's pace by 3.4%, but if it can close that gap by the same amount in November and December, then at least by the end of the year, it will have closed the gap enough to call it a spiritual victory. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija Tops Wick

October 26th, 2014

Ouija poster

Teen horror movie Ouija will win this weekend at the box office with a solid $20 million debut and $7,000 theater average. With a budget reported at just $5 million, the movie is a sure-fire money maker for Universal, even with a shelf life of exactly eight days. By comparison, John Wick, which marks a return to form for Keanu Reeves, should have a longer run, based on its current reviews and word of mouth, but will have some ground to make up after opening with around $14 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ouija Will Win, But By How Much?

October 23rd, 2014

Ouija poster

It is not a good week at the box office for new releases. There are only two films opening wide, one of which is earning terrible reviews and the other is earning terrible buzz. At the moment, Ouija's Tomatometer Score is barely in the double-digits. That said, it is a horror film opening the week before Halloween, so it should make at least $20 million at the box office. On the other hand, John Wick's reviews are Award-worthy... but the buzz is so quiet, I doubt many award voters will see it. This weekend last year was led by Bad Grandpa, which opened in first place with $32.06. Maybe if Ouija is a surprise hit, it will match that figure. However, while 2013 looked better at the top, it had really weak depth beyond the top five, so 2014 will likely win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Gunning For Top Prize

October 17th, 2014

Next week, John Wick and Ouija both open wide, but Ouija is expected to make more during its opening weekend than John Wick is expected to make during its entire run. As such, it is the clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Ouija.

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 Annie Oakley: The Complete TV Series on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...


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Synopsis

A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,875,995 (39.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:49.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,858 opening theaters/2,899 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $67,102,535

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,830 $50,856,010
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,910 $52,444,622
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,758 $103,300,632

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: October 24th, 2014 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: December 5th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
January 8th, 2015 (Wide) (Mexico)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
January 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Austria)
January 22nd, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
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Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing violent content, frightening horror images, and thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2333, 7/30/2014)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Franchise: Ouija
Comparisons: vs. Everything, Everything
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Keywords: Haunting, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror
Source:Based on Game
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse, Hasbro Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

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Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day) 48 $10,740,980 Oct 31, 2014 10
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 77 $14,570,593 Oct 31, 2014 10
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 82 $10,740,980 Oct 31, 2014 10
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 99 $19,875,995 Oct 24, 2014 3

Leading Cast

Olivia Cooke    Laine Morris

Supporting Cast

Daren Kagasoff    Trevor
Douglas Smith    Pete
Bianca Santos    Isabelle
Ana Coto    Sarah Morris
Shelley Hennig    Debbie Galardi
Sierra Heuermann    Doris Zander
Sunny May Allison    Doris (10 Years Old)
Lin Shaye    Paulina Zander
Claudia Katz    Mother
Vivis Vivis    Nona
Robyn Lively    Mrs. Galardi
Matthew Settle    Mr. Morris
Afra Tully    Young Laine
Claire Beale    Young Debbie
Izzie Galanti    Young Sarah
Morgan Peter Brown    Grief Counselor
Bill Watterson    Diner Manager
Kathleen Coyne    Mourner #1
Leigh Bush    Mourner #2
Jacob Lucas    Instituton Guard
Ken Blackwell    Internet Expert

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stiles White    Director
Stiles White    Screenwriter
Juliet Snowden    Screenwriter
Michael Bay    Producer
Andrew Form    Producer
Brad Fuller    Producer
Jason Blum    Producer
Bennett Schneir    Producer
Juliet Snowden    Executive Producer
Couper Samuelson    Executive Producer
Jeanette Volturno-Brill    Executive Producer
Brian Goldner    Executive Producer
Stephen Davis    Executive Producer
David Emmerichs    Director of Photography
Barry Robison    Production Designer
Ken Blackwell    Editor
Anton Sanko    Composer
Mary Jane Fort    Costume Designer
Nancy Nayor    Casting Director
Rick A. Osako    Co-Producer
Daniel Persitz    Co-Producer
Rick A. Osako    Unit Production Manager
James Moran    First Assistant Director
Eric Glasser    Second Assistant Director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.    Second Assistant Director
Phillip Dawe    Associate Producer
James Moran    Associate Producer
Laura Altmann    Production Designer
Steven Kaminsky    Post-Production Supervisor
Jeremy Woolsey    Art Director
Kristin V. Peterson    Set Decorator
Renetta G. Amador    Script Supervisor
Zsolt Magyar    Sound Mixer
Jim Schwalm    Special Effects Coordinator
Deborah Hall    Costume Supervisor
Anthony Gordon    Make up
Traci Smithe    Hairstylist
Mike Smithson    Special Make-up Effects
Jamison Goei    Visual Effects Supervisor
Kelly Oxford    Supervising Sound Editor
Darren "Sunny" Warkentin*    Supervising Sound Editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush    Re-recording Mixer
Adam Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Eric R. Brodeur    First Assistant Editor
Zig Gron    Music Editor
Lindsey Weissmueller    Casting Associate
Central Casting    Extras Casting
Matt Kennedy    Still Photographer
Ben Bray    Stunt Coordinator
Mike Gunther    Stunt Coordinator

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

Home Market Numbers: Hitmen vs. Vampires

February 22nd, 2015

New releases grabbed the top two spots on the Blu-ray sales chart for the week ending February 8, with John Wick taking the top spot and Dracula Untold taking a close second place. Two other new releases debuted in the top ten: The Best of Me took fifth place, and Ouija took eighth.

This welcome shot of sales helped fuel a strong increase over last year for Blu-ray sales. Compared to last year, 21% more units were sold, and revenue jumped 17%. Overall, the Blu-ray share of home market sales ticked up a percentage point, to 43%.

While this week's Blu-ray numbers do represent a drop from last week, sales were down only 0.7% in terms of units sold and 7.5% in revenue, perhaps suggesting that slightly lower prices helped maintain sales of units and supported the increase from last year. More...

DVD Sales: Dracula's Debut Tells an Important Story

February 22nd, 2015

New releases occupied four of the top five spots on the DVD sales chart for the week ending February 8. The top spot went to Dracula Untold, with 237,000 units sold and $4.16 million in consumer spending during its first week of release. With this strong result, I think the odds of this film becoming the first of a franchise have increased.

Second place, just barely, went to The Best of Me, with 227,000 units sold and $3.45 million in consumer spending. The Best of Me edged out John Wick, sending it to third place with 227,000 units sold and $3.44 million in spending.

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Blu-ray Sales: Wick Lights up the Competition

February 22nd, 2015

The Blu-ray sales chart was dominated by two new releases. John Wick led the way with 301,000 units / $6.30 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 57%. The film was an action film with visual style, but not a ton of visual effects, so this is better than expected. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 3rd, 2015

February 2nd, 2015

It is a slow week on the home market, and will remain a slow week until the winter blockbusters start coming out. According to Amazon.com, this week the biggest release is John Wick. Granted, the Blu-ray Combo Pack is Pick of the Week material, but the film only made $43 million at the box office, so it likely won't sell a lot on the home market. The other two contenders for Pick of the Week are The Overnighters on DVD or Blu-ray and Dear White People - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. Are three are worth picking up. The Overnighters is arguably the best, but I love the Film Noir style in John Wick, so I'm awarding that one the Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Hero had a Big Opening

November 10th, 2014

Big Hero 6 poster

We had two potential monster hits go at it over the weekend and it appears the competition was a little too much and neither Big Hero 6 nor Interstellar lived up to lofty expectations, although Big Hero 6 was close. Combined the two movies earned more than $100 million over the weekend, which is reason to celebrate, even if the rest of the box office barely registered. Overall, the box office rose 65% from last weekend reaching $157 million. Wow. Unfortunately, this was still 6.5% lower than the same weekend last year. Had Interstellar matched expectations, 2014 would have come out on top of the year-over-year comparison. Hopefully it will have better legs than Thor: The Dark World did, or this weekend could be another loss. I'm hopeful, because The Dark World was a pretty big Fanboy film. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija and Nightcrawler Lead Soft Halloween

November 3rd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween is over and the box office took a real hit. Ouija was the only film that was a pleasant surprise topping expectations and earning first place. Nightcrawler matched expectations, but due to the competition, landed in second place. The other two films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and Saw, were... well, the less said the better. Overall, the box office fell 18% to just $95 million. Worse still, this was 25% lower than the same weekend last year. There is mitigating circumstances, as this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and didn't have to suffer with Halloween landing on the Friday. Next weekend will bounce back, obviously, but 2014 is running out of time to catch up to 2013. Currently it is down by 3.3% at $8.33 billion to $8.62 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija and Nightcrawler Tied at Top

November 2nd, 2014

Ouija poster

Halloween weekend will be fought to the finish at the box office, with newcomer Nightcrawler and horror flick Ouija neck and neck, based on Sunday’s projections. Open Road’s 3-day projected number for Nightcrawler is $10,909,000, which technically gives it the edge over Universal’s $10,900,240 prediction for Ouija, but Ouija as of this morning, so it will all come down to whether Nightcrawler can win Sunday by a large enough margin to steal the race at the end. The tracking we’re seeing suggests that Ouija will just squeak out a win, but it could still go either way. More...

Weekend Predictions: Halloween Scares Away New Releases

October 30th, 2014

Nightcrawler poster

Tomorrow is Halloween, which is one of the worst days of the year as far as box office numbers are concerned. I would argue only Christmas Eve is worse. Nightcrawler is the only truly wide release of the week, but it is not expected to be a hit. It will likely earn first place, but with only around $10 million. There are two other films of note: Before I Go to Sleep and the tenth anniversary release of Saw. Before I Go to Sleep is the third release from Clarius Entertainment whose first two releases bombed horribly. This one is expected to finish somewhere in-between the first two at the box office. The Saw franchise is the highest grossing horror franchise of all time, but will people really go to theaters to see it? I would assume fans of these movies likely own the film on Blu-ray, so staying at home would be more appealing. Worse still, this weekend last year was the first weekend of November and it shows. There were five films that earned more than $10 million, led by Ender's Game. This year, we might have no movies earning more than $10 million. Ouch.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Ouija Wins, But Stars Softer Than Expected

October 28th, 2014

Ouija poster

As expected, Ouija won the race for first place, but it finished on the very low end of expectations. On the other hand, John Wick beat expectations earning second place. Overall, these two results balanced out, but this still resulted in the box office falling 12% from last weekend to $116 million. More importantly, it was 13% higher than the same weekend last year. 2014 is still behind 2013, but it is chipping away at the deficit, which has fallen to under $300 million at $8.20 billion to $8.49 billion. 2014 is still behind last year's pace by 3.4%, but if it can close that gap by the same amount in November and December, then at least by the end of the year, it will have closed the gap enough to call it a spiritual victory. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ouija Tops Wick

October 26th, 2014

Ouija poster

Teen horror movie Ouija will win this weekend at the box office with a solid $20 million debut and $7,000 theater average. With a budget reported at just $5 million, the movie is a sure-fire money maker for Universal, even with a shelf life of exactly eight days. By comparison, John Wick, which marks a return to form for Keanu Reeves, should have a longer run, based on its current reviews and word of mouth, but will have some ground to make up after opening with around $14 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Ouija Will Win, But By How Much?

October 23rd, 2014

Ouija poster

It is not a good week at the box office for new releases. There are only two films opening wide, one of which is earning terrible reviews and the other is earning terrible buzz. At the moment, Ouija's Tomatometer Score is barely in the double-digits. That said, it is a horror film opening the week before Halloween, so it should make at least $20 million at the box office. On the other hand, John Wick's reviews are Award-worthy... but the buzz is so quiet, I doubt many award voters will see it. This weekend last year was led by Bad Grandpa, which opened in first place with $32.06. Maybe if Ouija is a surprise hit, it will match that figure. However, while 2013 looked better at the top, it had really weak depth beyond the top five, so 2014 will likely win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Gunning For Top Prize

October 17th, 2014

Next week, John Wick and Ouija both open wide, but Ouija is expected to make more during its opening weekend than John Wick is expected to make during its entire run. As such, it is the clear choice for the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Ouija.

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 Annie Oakley: The Complete TV Series on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a previously reviewed TV on DVD release. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2014 Preview: October

September 30th, 2014

Fury poster

September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 1 $19,875,995   2,858 $6,955   $19,875,995 1
Oct 31, 2014 1 $10,740,980 -46% 2,899 $3,705   $34,803,950 2
Nov 7, 2014 4 $5,870,170 -45% 2,680 $2,190   $43,325,255 3
Nov 14, 2014 8 $2,965,585 -49% 2,382 $1,245   $48,045,650 4
Nov 21, 2014 12 $979,005 -67% 1,341 $730   $49,573,170 5
Nov 28, 2014 20 $387,790 -60% 456 $850   $50,327,385 6
Dec 5, 2014 25 $219,480 -43% 354 $620   $50,630,825 7
Dec 12, 2014 30 $138,785 -37% 250 $555   $50,820,940 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 23, 2014 P $911,000     2,061 $442   $911,000  
Oct 24, 2014 1 $8,301,410     2,858 $2,905   $8,301,410 1
Oct 25, 2014 1 $7,644,900 -8%   2,858 $2,675   $15,946,310 2
Oct 26, 2014 1 $3,929,685 -49%   2,858 $1,375   $19,875,995 3
Oct 27, 2014 3 $1,044,550 -73%   2,858 $365   $20,920,545 4
Oct 28, 2014 3 $1,328,585 +27%   2,858 $465   $22,249,130 5
Oct 29, 2014 4 $870,680 -34%   2,858 $305   $23,119,810 6
Oct 30, 2014 3 $943,160 +8%   2,858 $330   $24,062,970 7
Oct 31, 2014 1 $3,436,620 +264% -59% 2,899 $1,185   $27,499,590 8
Nov 1, 2014 1 $5,000,775 +46% -35% 2,899 $1,725   $32,500,365 9
Nov 2, 2014 5 $2,303,585 -54% -41% 2,899 $795   $34,803,950 10
Nov 3, 2014 4 $766,715 -67% -27% 2,899 $264   $35,570,665 11
Nov 4, 2014 6 $871,120 +14% -34% 2,899 $300   $36,441,785 12
Nov 5, 2014 7 $491,480 -44% -44% 2,899 $170   $36,933,265 13
Nov 6, 2014 7 $521,820 +6% -45% 2,899 $180   $37,455,085 14
Nov 7, 2014 3 $1,917,485 +267% -44% 2,680 $715   $39,372,570 15
Nov 8, 2014 4 $2,706,830 +41% -46% 2,680 $1,010   $42,079,400 16
Nov 9, 2014 7 $1,245,855 -54% -46% 2,680 $465   $43,325,255 17
Nov 10, 2014 6 $589,580 -53% -23% 2,680 $220   $43,914,835 18
Nov 11, 2014 10 $697,135 +18% -20% 2,680 $260   $44,611,970 19
Nov 12, 2014 8 $241,250 -65% -51% 2,680 $90   $44,853,220 20
Nov 13, 2014 8 $226,845 -6% -57% 2,680 $85   $45,080,065 21
Nov 14, 2014 8 $1,000,440 +341% -48% 2,382 $420   $46,080,505 22
Nov 15, 2014 8 $1,392,330 +39% -49% 2,382 $585   $47,472,835 23
Nov 16, 2014 11 $572,815 -59% -54% 2,382 $240   $48,045,650 24
Nov 17, 2014 11 $143,590 -75% -76% 2,382 $60   $48,189,240 25
Nov 18, 2014 11 $177,490 +24% -75% 2,382 $75   $48,366,730 26
Nov 19, 2014 11 $132,155 -26% -45% 2,382 $55   $48,498,885 27
Nov 20, 2014 11 $95,280 -28% -58% 2,382 $40   $48,594,165 28
Nov 21, 2014 12 $302,230 +217% -70% 1,341 $225   $48,896,395 29
Nov 22, 2014 12 $456,015 +51% -67% 1,341 $340   $49,352,410 30
Nov 23, 2014 13 $220,760 -52% -61% 1,341 $165   $49,573,170 31
Nov 24, 2014 12 $114,015 -48% -21% 1,341 $85   $49,687,185 32
Nov 25, 2014 13 $133,480 +17% -25% 1,341 $100   $49,820,665 33
Nov 26, 2014 - $65,160 -51% -51% 566 $115   $49,885,825 34
Nov 27, 2014 - $53,770 -17% -44% 566 $95   $49,939,595 35
Nov 28, 2014 - $148,400 +176% -51% 456 $325   $50,087,995 36
Nov 29, 2014 - $175,550 +18% -62% 456 $385   $50,263,545 37
Nov 30, 2014 - $63,840 -64% -71% 456 $140   $50,327,385 38
Dec 1, 2014 - $22,620 -65% -80% 456 $50   $50,350,005 39
Dec 2, 2014 - $22,580 n/c -83% 456 $50   $50,372,585 40
Dec 3, 2014 - $20,520 -9% -69% 456 $45   $50,393,105 41
Dec 4, 2014 - $18,240 -11% -66% 456 $40   $50,411,345 42
Dec 5, 2014 - $67,260 +269% -55% 354 $190   $50,478,605 43
Dec 6, 2014 - $106,200 +58% -40% 354 $300   $50,584,805 44
Dec 7, 2014 - $46,020 -57% -28% 354 $130   $50,630,825 45
Dec 8, 2014 - $14,160 -69% -37% 354 $40   $50,644,985 46
Dec 9, 2014 - $14,330 +1% -37% 354 $40   $50,659,315 47
Dec 10, 2014 - $12,395 -14% -40% 354 $35   $50,671,710 48
Dec 11, 2014 - $10,445 -16% -43% 354 $30   $50,682,155 49
Dec 12, 2014 - $40,035 +283% -40% 250 $160   $50,722,190 50
Dec 13, 2014 - $67,565 +69% -36% 250 $270   $50,789,755 51
Dec 14, 2014 - $31,185 -54% -32% 250 $125   $50,820,940 52
Dec 15, 2014 - $10,085 -68% -29% 250 $40   $50,831,025 53
Dec 16, 2014 - $9,890 -2% -31% 250 $40   $50,840,915 54
Dec 17, 2014 - $7,610 -23% -39% 250 $30   $50,848,525 55
Dec 18, 2014 - $7,485 -2% -28% 250 $30   $50,856,010 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2014 1 $24,062,970   2,858 $8,420   $24,062,970 1
Oct 31, 2014 2 $13,392,115 -44% 2,899 $4,620   $37,455,085 2
Nov 7, 2014 6 $7,624,980 -43% 2,680 $2,845   $45,080,065 3
Nov 14, 2014 9 $3,514,100 -54% 2,382 $1,475   $48,594,165 4
Nov 21, 2014 14 $1,345,430 -62% 566 $2,377   $49,939,595 5
Nov 28, 2014 21 $471,750 -65% 456 $1,035   $50,411,345 6
Dec 5, 2014 25 $270,810 -43% 354 $765   $50,682,155 7
Dec 12, 2014 33 $173,855 -36% 250 $695   $50,856,010 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Austria 1/22/2015 $220,000 51 51 51 $220,000 4/21/2015
France 5/1/2015 $907,130 0 0 0 $1,742,307 8/21/2018
Germany 1/22/2015 $1,200,000 259 259 259 $3,088,410 8/22/2018
Italy 1/9/2015 $1,198,100 0 0 0 $2,219,716 11/6/2018
Mexico 1/8/2015 $2,369,437 0 639 639 $6,617,290 8/30/2018
South Korea 4/17/2015 $333,621 0 0 0 $398,956 8/29/2018
Spain 12/5/2014 $0 0 34 77 $2,536,085 11/27/2018
 
Rest of World $35,621,858
 
International Total$52,444,622 11/27/2018

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
Feb 8, 20155105,137 105,137$2,056,480$2,056,4801
Feb 15, 2015870,034-33% 175,171$1,369,865$3,426,3452
Feb 22, 20151732,594-53% 207,765$621,242$4,047,5873
Mar 1, 20151920,612-37% 228,377$357,000$4,404,5874
Mar 8, 20153014,718-29% 243,095$293,771$4,698,3585
Mar 22, 20152713,304 269,852$263,552$5,230,4327

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 8, 2015835,846 35,846$821,952$821,9521
Feb 15, 20151226,585-26% 62,431$546,595$1,368,5472

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